Ntembezelo we ndziyili
1 Yahwe, musinditjemele makagwadzamoyo,
kene kundilaya nge bushongola.
2 Misebe yenyu yakadzikila mundili,
ne tjiazha tjenyu tjandikatsha.
3 Akutjina mamuko mu mbili wangu,
nge kugwadzamoyo kwenyu,
akutjina mamuko mu mafupa angu nge tjibi tjangu.
4 Ngobe tjibi tjangu tjakandipinda,
tjotjinga ntolo unondilemela.
5 Mbonje dzangu dzonyikishila kakale dzonuhwa
nge bulengwe gwangu.
6 Ndakagogonyala ndakagoba,
zhuba lose, ndoyendayenda ndilila.
7 Mbili wangu unopisa,
akuna kuzwihwa mu mbili wangu.
8 Anditjina gwangu ndapelegwa,
ndogomela nge kuhwazogwadza kwe moyo wangu.
9 She, zose zwandakashuba mozwiziba,
kugomela kwangu akuzosumbikala kumuli.
10 Moyo wangu unoloba, matatabuko angu anopela,
ne mesho angu aatjabona.
11 Bazwalani bangu ne bakwinya bangu
bamilile kulekule nge mbonje dzangu,
ne makamu angu amile kutjena nami.
12 Ibabo banovima butjilo gwangu bakanditeya;
ibabo banoshaka kundihwisa zogwadza
banoleba ngekwe kundikubadza,
banolangana bupitipiti zhuba lose.
13 Koga ndonga bhubuzebe, anditohwa,
ndonga mbebebe isingalebeleke.
14 Ee, ndonga nthu usingahwe,
ne nlomo uwe usingalebeleke.
15 Koga ndimilile imwi Yahwe,
ndimwi Yahwe Ndzimu wangu munowodabila.
16 Ndotembezela nditi,
“Tjikulu musiletje bakashatha nge kwangu,
ibabo banondikuwelela ha ndisodzoloka!”
17 Ndabepejo ngowa,
gwadziwa akutopela mundili.
18 Ndozwileba jinyo langu;
ndohwisiwa zogwadza nge tjibi tjangu.
19 Babengi bangu imi ndisina nlandu nabo bakasima,
banjinji banondibenga kusi nge fanilo.
20 Ibabo banobgwilizila ndulamo nge bubi
banonditjinya zina ngoti ndoshinga ndulamo.
21 Musindilashe Yahwe.
Ndzimu wangu, musibekule nami.
22 Libilidzilani kundibhatsha,
imwi She jidzo langu.
(A psalm by David to be used when an offering is made.)
A Prayer in Times of Trouble
1 When you are angry, Lord,
please don't punish me
or even correct me.
2 You shot me with your arrows,
and you struck me
with your hand.
3 My body hurts all over
because of your anger.
Even my bones are in pain,
and my sins 4 are so heavy
that I am crushed.
5 Because of my foolishness,
I am covered with sores
that stink and spread.
6 My body is twisted and bent,
and I groan all day long.
7 Fever has my back in flames,
and I hurt everywhere.
8 I am worn out and weak,
moaning and in distress.
9 You, Lord, know every one
of my deepest desires,
and my noisy groans
are no secret to you.
10 My heart is beating fast.
I feel weak all over,
and my eyes are red.
11 Because of my sickness,
no friends or neighbors
will come near me.
12 All who want me dead
set traps to catch me,
and those who want
to harm and destroy me
plan and plot all day.
13 I am not able to hear
or speak a word;
14 I am completely deaf
and can't make a sound.
15 I trust you, Lord God,
and you will do something.
16 I said, “Don't let them laugh
or brag when I slip and fall.”
17 I am about to collapse
from constant pain.
18 I told you my sins,
and I am sorry for them.
19 Many deadly and powerful
enemies hate me,
20 and they repay evil for good
because I try to do right.
21 You are the Lord God!
Stay nearby
and don't desert me.
22 You are the one who saves me.
Please hurry and help.