Ongumbiro yongurova
Epsalme ra David.
1 Ami me ku kove, Muhona;
hakahana okundjivatera!
Arikana, ndji zuvira, tji me ku kove.
2 Yakura ongumbiro yandje otja
ombunguhiro yomoro omuwa,
nomayerero womake wandje otja
ombunguhiro yongurova.
3 Muhona, twa po ondjeverero
potjinyo tjandje;
tjevera omambo aehe ngu me hungire.
4 Ndji tjaera komeripura wokuvanga
okutjita ouvi nokutja e ha kara
nehore novanauvi,
nokutja e ha ri ovikurya vyawo ovitjate.
5 Omundu omusemba ma sora
okundjitona nokundjivyura morusuvero,
nungwari ami himee yakura ondjiririsa yovanauvi,
orondu aruhe mbi kumba kutja
ouvi wawo au ha toṋa.
6 Ovanane vawo tji mave undurirwa
pehi okuza ketjo,
ovandu vawo otji mave yakura kutja
omambo wa Muhona ouatjiri.
7 Otja ehi romakunino punga ari ura
novitumbehi omutaure tja zu nokutaura ro,
omaṱupa wawo opunga amaye
rimbara potjinyo tjeyendo.
8 Nungwari ami me kara pokuriyameka kove,
Muhona, Ndjambi wandje.
Me paha omaundiro move;
o ndji esa kutja mbi koke!
9 Ndji tjevera kozombate nḓu ve
ndji twira po na kozongwehe
zaimba mbe tjita ouvi.
10 Ovanauvi ve esa ve wire
mozombate zawo oveni,
ami ngunda ame kapita nokuhinooma.
(A psalm by David.)
A Prayer for the Lord's Protection
1 I pray to you, Lord!
Please listen when I pray
and hurry to help me.
2 Think of my prayer
as sweet-smelling incense,
and think of my lifted hands
as an evening sacrifice.
3 Help me to guard my words
whenever I say something.
4 Don't let me want to do evil
or waste my time doing wrong
with wicked people.
Don't let me even taste
the good things they offer.
5 Let your faithful people
correct and punish me.
My prayers condemn the deeds
of those who do wrong,
so don't let me be friends
with any of them.
6 Everyone will admit
that I was right
when their rulers are thrown
down a rocky cliff,
7 and their bones lie scattered
like crushed rocks
on top of a grave.
8 You are my Lord and God,
and I look to you for safety.
Don't let me be harmed.
9 Protect me from the traps
of those violent people,
10 and make them fall
into their own traps
while you help me escape.
