Ntembezelo unokumbila bhatsho
1 Ndomilidzila meya yangu kumuli Yahwe.
2 Ndzimu wangu, ndogalabgwe mu muli,
musindiletje abhakhwa nge shoni.
Musiletje zwita zwangu
zwikazwikudza pezhugwi kwangu.
3 Musiletjedze ibabo banogalabgwe
mu muli bakabhakhwa nge shoni.
Letjani ibabo bana yemula
dze kutjebela ba bhakhwe nge shoni.
4 Mundithame ndizibe zila dzenyu Yahwe,
mundidiye zila dzenyu.
5 Munditungamile mu malebeswa enyu, mundidiye,
ngoti ndimwi Ndzimu we jidzo langu;
Ndogalamoyo mu muli zhuba lose.
6 Kumbulani ngoni dzenyu Yahwe,
nenge ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike,
ngoti zwodwa kule zwili yapo.
7 Musikumbule tjibi tje butjetjana gwangu,
kene kutjuluka nlayo kwangu.
Mundikumbule kuyendidzana
nge ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike,
muthamila ndulamo yenyu Yahwe!
8 Yahwe bakalulwama kakale bakatambunuka;
ndizo banodiya batjinyi zila yabo.
9 Banotungamila banozwiyisa
pasi muna tjakalulwama.
Banodiya banozwiyisa pasi
kutobela zila yabo.
10 Dzose zila dza Yahwe ludo ne kugalikabgwe,
kuna banotobela tjidumano ne milayo yabo.
11 Ngekwe zina lenyu Yahwe,
mundizwiibhatigwe kutjinya kwangu,
ngoti kutjinya kwangu kukulu.
12 Ndiani kene nthu unotja Yahwe?
Banowon'diya zila yaakafanila shalula.
13 Iye unowobhudilila mu butjilo,
ne bana babe banowothuwa shango.
14 Buzwalani gwa Yahwe gumuna banobatja
ngono banobathama kuti bazibe tjidumano tjabo.
15 Mesho angu anogala akalinga kuna Yahwe,
ngoti banowodusa makumbo angu mu gwanga.
16 Shandukilani ku ndili mundihwile ngoni,
ngoti ndimu bushoma kakale ndadziyidzika.
17 Kudziyidzika kwangu kwakula,
mundiduse mu kuhwazogwadza kwangu.
18 Lingani kudziyila kwangu ne kudziyidzika kwangu,
ndizo mundizwiibhatigwe jinyo langu lose.
19 Bonani kuti zwita zwangu zwingapani,
nenge kuti bakandibenga kungapani.
20 Tjengetani butjilo gwangu, mundiangule,
musindiletje abhatisiwa shoni,
ngoti ndotizhila kumuli.
21 Dzene malebeswa ne kutambunuka
zwinganditjengeta, ngoti ndakalinga imwi.
22 Ndzimu, dzutunulani Iziraela,
mu kudziyidzika kwayo kose.
A Prayer for Guidance and Protection
1 To you, O Lord, I offer my prayer;
2 in you, my God, I trust.
Save me from the shame of defeat;
don't let my enemies gloat over me!
3 Defeat does not come to those who trust in you,
but to those who are quick to rebel against you.
4 Teach me your ways, O Lord;
make them known to me.
5 Teach me to live according to your truth,
for you are my God, who saves me.
I always trust in you.
6 Remember, O Lord, your kindness and constant love
which you have shown from long ago.
7 Forgive the sins and errors of my youth.
In your constant love and goodness,
remember me, Lord!
8 Because the Lord is righteous and good,
he teaches sinners the path they should follow.
9 He leads the humble in the right way
and teaches them his will.
10 With faithfulness and love he leads
all who keep his covenant and obey his commands.
11 Keep your promise, Lord, and forgive my sins,
for they are many.
12 Those who have reverence for the Lord
will learn from him the path they should follow.
13 They will always be prosperous,
and their children will possess the land.
14 The Lord is the friend of those who obey him
and he affirms his covenant with them.
15 I look to the Lord for help at all times,
and he rescues me from danger.
16 Turn to me, Lord, and be merciful to me,
because I am lonely and weak.
17 Relieve me of my worries
and save me from all my troubles.
18 Consider my distress and suffering
and forgive all my sins.
19 See how many enemies I have;
see how much they hate me.
20 Protect me and save me;
keep me from defeat.
I come to you for safety.
21 May my goodness and honesty preserve me,
because I trust in you.
22 From all their troubles, O God,
save your people Israel!