Omupangeli wopahalo laKalunga
Epsalome laDavid.
1 Onda hala okwiimba ouwanghenda nouyuki.
Omwene, Oove, nda hala ndi ku shikile.
2 Mokweenda kwange onda hala ndi diinine ouyuki.
Akutu, onaini to uya kwaame?
Meumbo lange onda hala
ndi kale mo nomutima wa yela.
3 Omesho ange inandi hala oku a talifa oinima ilengifa;
ohandi tondo okuliikifa omatauluko,
aha ehene kwaame a kanyatele nge.
4 Ekonda nali kale kokule nomutima wange,
owii inandi u hala nande.
5 Ou ta ambe mukwao meholeko,
oye handi mu nyonauna po;
ou e nomesho taa nyikifa oukengeli
nomutima wa nyika elitumbaleko,
ye ota nyonyodolifa nge.
6 Omesho ange otaa tale ovadiinini vomoshilongo,
vo va kale pwaame;
omweendi wondjila ya yuka, oye na kalele nge.
7 Meumbo lange inamu kala ou ta ende nekonda;
omupopi woipupulu ita kala koshipala shange.
8 Keshe tuu ongula onda hala okudima po
ovadudu aveshe vomoshilongo,
ame ndi kombolole po moshilando shOmwene
ovaningi vowii aveshe.
A King's Promise
1 My song is about loyalty and justice,
and I sing it to you, O Lord.
2 My conduct will be faultless.
When will you come to me?
I will live a pure life in my house
3 and will never tolerate evil.
I hate the actions of those who turn away from God;
I will have nothing to do with them.
4 I will not be dishonest
and will have no dealings with evil.
5 I will get rid of anyone
who whispers evil things about someone else;
I will not tolerate anyone
who is proud and arrogant.
6 I will approve of those who are faithful to God
and will let them live in my palace.
Those who are completely honest
will be allowed to serve me.
7 No liar will live in my palace;
no hypocrite will remain in my presence.
8 Day after day I will destroy
the wicked in our land;
I will expel all who are evil
from the city of the Lord.
