Ntembezelo unokumbila bhatsho
1 Nge hwi langu ndolilila kuna Yahwe
nge hwi langu ndotembezela kuna Yahwe.
2 Ng'ong'ola kwangu ndokuzhisa mbeli kwabo,
ndoleba kudziyidzika kwangu mbeli kwabo.
3 Ha ndipela meya,
moziba zila yangu.
Mu zila yandinotobela
bakanditshila bhuzha.
4 Lingani ku luboko gwangu gwe luji mubone,
akuna iye una hanya nami,
akuna dizhilo landisalila,
akuna una tjimwe nami.
5 Ndomulilila, imwi Yahwe,
ndoti, “Ndimwi dizhilo langu,
gobe langu mu shango ye batjili.”
6 Hwililani tjililo tjangu,
ngobe ndopelegwa nge simba.
Mundiangule mu bagwadzisi bangu,
ngobe banondikulila.
7 Mundiduse mu ng'umba ye busungwa,
kuti ndizo ndiboke zina lenyu.
Balulwami banowondipoteleka,
ngobe mowondithamila ndulamo nge buzhalo.
A Prayer for Help
1 I call to the Lord for help;
I plead with him.
2 I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.
3 When I am ready to give up,
he knows what I should do.
In the path where I walk,
my enemies have hidden a trap for me.
4 When I look beside me,
I see that there is no one to help me,
no one to protect me.
No one cares for me.
5 Lord, I cry to you for help;
you, Lord, are my protector;
you are all I want in this life.
6 Listen to my cry for help,
for I am sunk in despair.
Save me from my enemies;
they are too strong for me.
7 Set me free from my distress;
then in the assembly of your people I will praise you
because of your goodness to me.