Okupula ekwatho
Episalomi lyaDavid
1 Omuwa, sigo uunake to dhimbwa ndje?
Sigo aluhe?
Sigo uunake to holama ndje?
2 Osigo uunake ndi na okwiidhidhimikila uudhigu?
Sigo uunake iimpwiyu yu udha momutima gwandje, omutenya nuusiku?
Sigo uunake aatondi yandje
taa nyanyukilwa oluhepo lwandje?
3 Omuwa, Kalunga kandje,
tala ndje e to yamukula ndje.
Shunithila ndje oonkondo;
ino etha, ndi se.
4 Ino etha, aatondi yandje ya tye:
“Ngashingeyi otwe mu sinda!”
Ino ya etha, ya nyanyukilwe okugwilapo kwandje.
5 Ngame ondi inekela ohole yoye;
otandi nyanyukwa, sho to hupitha ndje.
6 Omuwa, otandi ku imbile,
oshoka owa ningile ndje uuwanawa.
Elididimiko lomufininikwa
Epsalme laDavid, la pewa enyakwa lolwiimbo.
1 Omwene, fiyo onaini
to kala wa dimbwa nge shili?
Fiyo onaini to holeke nge oshipala shoye?
2 Fiyo onaini ndi nokuhumbata oisho
momwenyo wange,
noluhodi momutima wange efiku nefiku?
Fiyo onaini omuyelani wange
ta ka shishimana e dule nge?
3 Omwene, Kalunga kange, tale nge, ude nge!
Pashukifa omesho ange,
ndiha ka nangale meemhofi defyo!
4 Omushindani wange aha shiive okutya:
“Ame onde mu finda”,
novatondi vange vaha kalukile nge,
ngeenge handi pundauka.
5 Ndelenee ame handi lineekele efilonghenda loye:
omutima wange nau ka nyakukilwe ekwafo loye.
6 Ame ohandi imbile Omwene,
osheshi Ye a ningila nge ouwa.