Okupula ekwatho
Episalomi lyezimo lyaKora; Eimbilo. Oshitewo shaHeman omuesrahi
1 Omuwa Kalunga, omuhupithi gwandje,
otandi lili esiku kehe,
nuusiku wo otandi ya kungoye.
2 Uva egalikano lyandje;
pulakena, sho tandi ku kugile ekwatho!
3 Omaudhigu ogendji oga gwile ndje;
ondi li popepi nokusa.
4 Eso olye eta ndje mo,
nokaku na ngo ta kwatha.
5 Onda yalulilwa mokati kaasi,
ongaashi aadhipagwa ya lala momayendo,
mbo itaaya dhimbulukiwa we
noitaa mono we ekwatho lyoye.
6 Owu umbile ndje muule wombila,
momilema dholumbogo oluleeleka.
7 Ongeyo yoye oya dhigupalela ndje,
oya hwamena ndje ya fa omulilo.
8 Owe etha ookuume kandje ya thige ndje po;
onda ningi oshikungitha kuyo.
Onde edhililwa mo noite vulu okuya ontuku.
9 Omeho gandje oga nama kuudhigu.
Omuwa, ohandi ku ithana esiku kehe
nohandi ku yeluthile omaako gandje megalikano.
10 Aasi oho ya longele tuu iikumitha?
Itaa yumuka ando e taye ku hambelele?
11 Esilohenda lyoye ohali tumbulwa tuu mombila,
nenge mehala lyehanagulo
ohamu popiwa tuu uudhiginini woye?
12 Iikumithalonga yoye ohayi monika tuu mehala lyomilema,
nenge uuwanawa woye otau tseyika tuu
moshilongo shaambo ya dhimbiwa?
13 Omuwa, otandi ku indile ekwatho;
ongula kehe otandi ku galikana.
14 Omuwa, omolwashike to ekelehi ndje?
Omolwashike to etha ndje?
15 Onda kala muudhigu okuza muugundjuka wandje
nonda kala popepi neso.
Onda pwa po molwokukala megeelo lyoye.
16 Ongeyo yoye otayi taukile ndje;
omaponokelo goye omadhigu otaga nyanyula ndje.
17 Esiku kehe mbika ayihe oya dhingoloka ndje
ngaashi efundja tali zi koombinga adhihe.
18 Owa pitika nookuume kandjelela ye ethe ndje;
omilema adhike ndi li nadho.