Esambo
Wa Davidɛ.
3 Owedia dikɔnga diayɛ ndo shɔka ya ta* dia ndɔsha wanɛ wambitshanya.+
Ombute* wate: “Dimi kele panda kayɛ.”+
4 Wanɛ watsha lɔsɛnɔ* lami wenga washame nsɔnyi ndo wakitshakitshame.+
Wanɛ wadja sheke dia ndanyami wakalole ɛkɔngɔkɔngɔ la nsɔnyi.
5 Vɔ wayale oko fufudi lo lɔpɛpɛ;
Ondjelo wa Jehowa awatshanya.+
6 Mboka kawɔ kayale wodjima ndo ɔsɛlɔ
Etena kawatshanya ondjelo wa Jehowa.
7 Nɛ dia vɔ wakashɛ ɔtɛyi dia mindami wondanda;
Vɔ wakatshime difuku otshimatshima dikambo diami.*
9 Koko dimi* layɔngɛnangɛnaka le Jehowa;
Dimi layongaka la ɔlɔ lo etsha ande wa panda.
10 Weka ami tshɛ wayota vate:
“Jehowa le, ele oko wɛ?
Wɛ tshungolaka ɔnɛ laha l’ekimanyielo oma le wanɛ wele la wolo,+
Ɔnɛ laha l’ekimanyielo ndo ose wola oma le wanɛ waahɔtɔla diangɔ.”+
11 Ɛmɛnyi wa kɔlɔ wambotomba,+
Wamimbola akambo wahameye.
13 Koko etena kakiwɔ la hemɔ, dimi lakalɔtɛ dikoto;
Dimi lakayasoya* lo nkila mbo ya ndɛ,
Ndo lam’aki dɔmbɛlɔ diami kokadimɔma,*
14 Dimi laketetaka oko onto lele l’otanda w’ɔngɛnyi ami kana w’ɔnalengo;
Dimi lakakotamaka la lonyangu, oko onto lalela nyango.
15 Koko etena kakamatakana, vɔ wakangɛnangɛna ndo wakasangana;
Vɔ wakasangana woholami dia kɔmɔlami;
Vɔ wakambatshatsha ndo vɔ kɔmbɔlama.
17 Jehowa le, polo l’etena kakɔna kayoyendaka tsho?+
18 Ko dimi layokosha losaka lo etshumanelo ka woke;+
Layokotombola l’atei w’elui wa weke w’anto.
19 Tetawɔke dia wanɛ wayaetɛ atunyi ami wetetɛ ngɛnangɛna l’ɔtɛ ami;
Tetawɔke dia wanɛ wampetsha ohetshahetsha+ pɛnɔlɛmi washo lo yoho ya kɔlɔ.+
20 Nɛ dia vɔ hawɔtɛkɛta ɛtɛkɛta wa wɔladi,
Koko la lokeso tshɛ vɔ kongɛka dia ndɔsha akanga wa wɔladi wa lo wodja.+
21 Vɔ mbasɛka enyɔ awɔ hwe dia fundami,
Wata vate: “Aah! Aah! Washo aso wambɛna dui diakɔ.”
22 Jehowa le, wɛ ambɛna dui nɛ. Totshikalake ki.+
Jehowa le, taanganake etale la mi.+
23 Emɔ ndo etɔ dia sambɛmi,
Jehowa Nzambi kami le, onsambee.
24 Onombosha lo ndjela losembwe+ layɛ, wɛ Jehowa Nzambi kami;
Tetawɔke dia vɔ ngɛnangɛna l’ɔtɛ ami.
25 Vɔ watoyatɛke pondjo vate: “Aah! Tambokondja kɛnɛ kakatalongamɛka.”*
Vɔ watotake pondjo vate: “Tambɔɔmɛna.”+
26 Vɔ tshɛ washame nsɔnyi ndo walɔmbɔ,
Wanɛ wangɛnangɛna l’ɔtɛ wa mpokoso kami.
Wanɛ wayafuna l’ɔtɛ ami wakombame la nsɔnyi ndo wakitshakitshame.
27 Koko wanɛ wangɛnangɛna lo losembwe lami wade ekoko w’ɔngɛnɔngɛnɔ;
Vɔ watake tena tshɛ vate:
“Jehowa atombɔme, nde langɛnangɛna lo wɔladi w’okambi ande.”+