Tauni Amba Lu ro ndi Taoti be
1 OPI, nyena ma te ago mini ma te.
2 Mini ŋgacini se mabe oyena te;
nyani tavousu maro unina ṛo ni pere lozo si.
3 Nya ma ondreni, abavoya ago lolivoya;
ago nyani taoye cini maro unina.
4 Ca teinye dri märi ata ako,
mini tase ma oyebe atane ṛote nja OPI.
5 Mi orivoya ŋgulu malomvosi;
nyani ma gaga mbara miro si.
6 Ta miro ma uniro mu'du nonye ono orivoya gyuru märi;
ndrani tauni maro drisi.
7 Moyina eŋwaro ni mirisi ya?
mämuna eŋwaro lozo ni mirisi ya?
8 Ondro ka'do moyi ca le vo'buyakuru ya mi kpa orivoya lau;
ondro ka'do mu'du ca le vuru 'bädri avo roya, mi kpa orivoya lau.
9 Ondro ka'do mämu ca le kitu ituvoya 'buzele
ago mari ca le ädu gyi'desi roya aŋgoya,
10 ca lau nyelepena ma ndi,
ago mipana ma ndi.
11 Ondro ka'do mata ca makye: “Ŋgätini kada'do ma,
ago ŋgaeyi ŋgulu malomvosi kotozaru vouni ro,”
12 caoko vouni ko vouni yi miri,
ago ŋgäkyi orivoya voeyieyiro miri oso kitu ronye.
Vouni orivoya oso ŋgaeyi ronye miri.
13 Mi'ba ŋga lomvo ro maro ṛoni kyiti;
mi'ba ma ṛoni kpakyialo ya endre roya.
14 Märäṛu mi tana mi'ba ma te talaroro ro ago liŋgyiekye;
losi cini miro orivoya liŋgyiekye.
Mini ma teṛo kadoro.
15 Ada'do kowa maro kote ni miri,
tana mabe ugu omba ndrwiro ya endre roya
ulunjute kpakyialo taoti si lau.
16 Mindre mate teinye ma utiako.
U'du se atibe märi
vona cini egyite buku miro ya,
ṛo teinye dri aza ànyaro ri etoako.
17 Äye Lu, tavousu miro orivoya rritiro märi unine;
ànya orivoya amba!
18 Ondro aba mati ànya gwo, ànya a'dona ndrani siŋgwa drisi.
Mabe mi upi ma gi orivoya 'du mibe.
19 Äye Lu, aba male miri takozi'bai tufune!
minja siomba'bai ni maresi.
20 Ànya kayi takozi ata ta miro ta;
ànya kayi takozi ata ävuru miro ya.
21 Äye OPI, ya maro ka oso ànya se yana kabe oso milomvo lomvo!
Malezo ànya se kayibe ogbo mibe ro.
22 Ya maro orivoya osoro ndra ànya lomvo;
ma ànya ondre oso kyila'baazii maro ronye.
23 Nyena ma, Äye Lu, ago mini tausu ya maro ro;
nyojo ma ago mini tausu ya maro ro.
24 Mindre, ondro ka'do tausu undiro aza ka'dote ma ya,
nyewe tesi ago nyelepe ma liti äduako ya.
(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
The Lord Is Always Near
1 You have looked deep
into my heart, Lord,
and you know all about me.
2 You know when I am resting
or when I am working,
and from heaven
you discover my thoughts.
3 You notice everything I do
and everywhere I go.
4 Before I even speak a word,
you know what I will say,
5 and with your powerful arm
you protect me
from every side.
6 I can't understand all of this!
Such wonderful knowledge
is far above me.
7 Where could I go to escape
from your Spirit
or from your sight?
8 If I were to climb up
to the highest heavens,
you would be there.
If I were to dig down
to the world of the dead
you would also be there.
9 Suppose I had wings
like the dawning day
and flew across the ocean.
10 Even then your powerful arm
would guide and protect me.
11 Or suppose I said, “I'll hide
in the dark until night comes
to cover me over.”
12 But you see in the dark
because daylight and dark
are all the same to you.
13 You are the one
who put me together
inside my mother's body,
14 and I praise you because of
the wonderful way
you created me.
Everything you do is marvelous!
Of this I have no doubt.
15 Nothing about me
is hidden from you!
I was secretly woven together
out of human sight,
16 but with your own eyes you saw
my body being formed.
Even before I was born,
you had written in your book
everything about me.
17 Your thoughts are far beyond
my understanding,
much more than I
could ever imagine.
18 I try to count your thoughts,
but they outnumber the grains
of sand on the beach.
And when I awake,
I will find you nearby.
19 How I wish that you would kill
all cruel and heartless people
and protect me from them!
20 They are always rebelling
and speaking evil of you.
21 You know I hate anyone
who hates you, Lord,
and refuses to obey.
22 They are my enemies too,
and I truly hate them.
23 Look deep into my heart, God,
and find out everything
I am thinking.
24 Don't let me follow evil ways,
but lead me in the way
that time has proven true.