Lumbo gwa Dafite embila ntungamili.
Ntembezelo we kusunungugwa mu zwita
1 Kowobe kwe tjibaka tjingapani Yahwe?
Apa mowondikangang'wila tjose kene?
Mowondisumbikila buso
gwenyu kuswikila lini kene?
2 Ndowodzikitadzila zogwadza
kuswikila lini kene?
Apa ndowobe ne buyendasi
mu moyo wangu zhuba lose kene?
Kowobe kwe tjibaka tjingapani
zwita zwangu zwindikulila kene?
3 Mundilinge Yahwe Ndzimu wangu, mundidabile.
Mundisimise kuti ndisiyizele hwope dze lufu.
4 Tjita tjangu tjingadwa tjiti, “Ndankunda,”
zwita zwangu zwingashatha kwazo kuti ndakundiwa.
5 Koga ndogalabgwe mu ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike;
moyo wangu unowoshatha mu jidzo lenyu.
6 Ndowombila Yahwe,
ngoti bakandithamila kwakalulwama.
(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
A Prayer for the Lord's Help
1 How much longer, Lord,
will you forget about me?
Will it be forever?
How long will you hide?
2 How long must I be confused
and miserable all day?
How long will my enemies
keep beating me down?
3 Please listen, Lord God,
and answer my prayers.
Make my eyes sparkle again,
or else I will fall
into the sleep of death.
4 My enemies will say,
“Now we've won!”
They will be greatly pleased
when I am defeated.
5 I trust your love,
and I feel like celebrating
because you rescued me.
6 You have been good to me, Lord,
and I will sing about you.