A Prayer for Help
1 When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
2 Save me, Lord,
from liars and deceivers.
3 You liars, what will God do to you?
How will he punish you?
4 With a soldier's sharp arrows,
with red-hot coals!
5 Living among you is as bad as living in Meshech
or among the people of Kedar.
6 I have lived too long
with people who hate peace!
7 When I speak of peace,
they are for war.
Mätu ta Ŋgaopa rota
1 Ondro ma'dete rriti ya oko, mayo drite OPI ri,
ago nda zatadri maro te.
2 Mipa ma, Äye,
ni kowe'bai ndi 'diodo'bai be rigyesi.
3 Ami kowe'bai, Lu oyena e'di ämiri ya?
Nda ezana ami 'da mu'du eŋwanyeya?
4 Ezana ami 'da ätu kyaka'da ro kyila'baazi rosi, asikyele emero si!
5 Orine ami lako orivoya rriti ro oso ori Meseka ya
kode lidri Kedara ro lako ronye.
6 Marite madaro
lidri se yana osoro taliatokpe lomvo lako.
7 Male maro taliatokpe; ondro mate ta taliatokpe ro ata oko,
ànya leyi iro ṛo kyila ayani.