(A psalm by David for Jeduthun, the music leader.)
God Is Powerful and Kind
1 Only God can save me,
and I calmly wait for him.
2 God alone is the mighty rock
that keeps me safe
and the fortress
where I am secure.
3 I feel like a shaky fence
or a sagging wall.
How long will all of you
attack and assault me?
4 You want to bring me down
from my place of honor.
You love to tell lies,
and when your words are kind,
hatred hides in your heart.
5 Only God gives inward peace,
and I depend on him.
6 God alone is the mighty rock
that keeps me safe,
and he is the fortress
where I feel secure.
7 God saves me and honors me.
He is that mighty rock
where I find safety.
8 Trust God, my friends,
and always tell him
each of your concerns.
God is our place of safety.
9 We humans are only a breath;
none of us are truly great.
All of us together weigh less
than a puff of air.
10 Don't trust in violence
or depend on dishonesty
or rely on great wealth.
11 I heard God say two things:
“I am powerful,
12 and I am very kind.”
The Lord rewards each of us
according to what we do.
Taoyi Ŋgagaga Lu roya
1 Ma loli usu toto ni Lu resi;
ŋgaopa maro ka ikyi ni nda resi.
2 Nda toto ni gaga'ba maro ago opa'ba maro;
nda ni vo rugagaro maro,
mänina ko milo'bene ndra.
3 Ami cini mìrina lidri alo gotane tuna mu'du moda
se mbarana te oso tiṛi se kate o'de ronye, ndrani aga se eperebe ronye ya?
4 Nyà gialo nda logo vuru ni vo ndaro 'dioro ro yasi;
ami riyä si koweoga voya.
Nyà ata 'diäṛu ro atana,
oko nyà 'di otri ya amiro ya.
5 Ma loli usu toto ni Lu resi;
tana ma mi maro o'ba nda dri.
6 Nda toto ni gaga'ba maro ago opa'ba maro;
nda ni vo rugagaro maro,
mänina ko milo'bena.
7 Ŋgaopa maro ndi taoro be ätiru Lu dri;
nda ni gaga'ba mbaraekye maro;
nda orivoya vo ruda'doro maro.
8 Mìyi ta Lu ya tu cini si, ami lidri.
Nyìti rriti cini amiro tana ndäri,
tana nda ni ruda'dovo amaro.
9 Lidri cini laba oso abe lawa äfu ronye;
'desiro kode giṛiŋwà ro ojorere kadona i'do.
Ojo ànya be ŋga ŋgaojoro si, läŋgyi ànyaro i'do;
ànya orivoya täwu pari ti ni lawa ri.
10 Miyi ta miro ko siomba ya;
mi'ba mi ko ŋga aza litine ŋga kugu rosi;
ondro a'do miro ŋgaamba be ka ca liti,
nyätiru ko ànya dri.
11 Lu atate;
ago merite ndrani pere alo drisi,
anjioko mbara orivoya ni ndaro,
12 ago ŋgalu 'duro ni miro Äye OPI.
Tana nya päläti ozo 'dicini ri oso taoye ndaro ronye.