Omapsalme
Eilikano laDavid.
17 Omwene Jehova, uda eindilo lange, opo ndi yukifilwe oinima;
Yandja elitulemo, eshi handi ku lilile ekwafo;
Pwilikina keilikano lange lihe na koshi.
2 Ninga etokolo la yuka ponhele yange;
Omesho oye naa mone osho sha yuka.
3 Owa konakona omutima wange, owa nongonona nge oufiku;
Owa koshola nge;
Oto ka mona kutya inandi pangela omhangela yasha ii,
Nokanya kange inaka nyona sha.
4 Shi na sha naasho hashi longwa kovanhu;
Metwokumwe nondjovo yomilungu doye, onda henuka eendjila domunyeki.
5 Eenghatu dange nadi kale momalila oye,
Opo eemhadi dange diha ye omufenu.
6 Kalunga kange, ohandi ku ifana, molwaashi oto nyamukula nge.
Pakalekela okutwi kwoye* kwaame. Uda eendjovo dange.
7 Ulika ohole yoye i na oudiinini monghedi ikumwifi,
Omuxupifi waavo tava kongo eameno keke loye lokolulyo,
Omolwaavo ve ku tukululila oshibofa.
8 Amene nge ngaashi omuni yeisho loye;
Tuvikile nge momudidimbe womavava oye.
9 Amene nge kovakolokoshi, ovo tava ponokele nge,
Kovatondi vange vongaho,* ovo va dingilila nge.
10 Kave na ouxwenge;*
Ohava popi nelinenepeko nomakanya avo;
11 Paife, ove tu kondeka;
Ohava kongo omhito ve tu etele oshiponga.*
12 Ova fa onghoshi ya hala okunyanyaula po oshihakanwa shayo moinhimbu,
Ngaashi onghoshi yonyasha ye livata po ya nangela.