'Bädri'ba ka Aro'boya Oye Lu ri ta Ŋgaopeṛe rota
1 Nyäräṛu OPI gaga'ba maro,
nda ka ma emba ni ta kyila rota
ago kani ma ede ta kyilaoye rota.
2 Nda orivoya gaga'ba maro ago voondre'ba maro,
mbaravo maro ago opa'ba maro,
gaga'ba maro ago ma ruopa ndra.
Nda kani tu'dei apebeṛe ezina ma zele.
3 OPI, lidri e'di yi miri ta ndaro otine;
ago miri ta ndaro usune ya?
4 Lidri orivoya oso lawa ronye;
u'dui ndaro laba orivoya
oso lindri kabe ugu lävu 'do ronye.
5 Äye OPI, miwa vokuru uŋbo, ago nyikyi vuru;
mido 'bereŋwai, ànya kolofoyi kätu robe.
6 Nyezo leko sionyi 'bu ro ro kepere kyila'baazii miro robe;
mi'bo ätu miro ago mi'ba ànya kuguyi umu.
7 Nyefo vuru ni kurusi,
nyewe ago mipa ma ni gyi ociekye yasi,
mipa ma ni mbara atrai ro yasi,
8 se itiyi taŋgye ko
ago kayi kowe oga ruäṛu si.
9 Maŋgona loŋgo to'di 'da miri, Äye Lu;
ma'bina kudi iba si 'da miri.
10 Mise nya mbara ozo ni 'bädri'bai ri
ago mipa Dawidi ruindu'ba miro te.
11 Mipa ma ni kyila'baazii maro siomba be risi;
mipa ma ni mbara atrai ro yasi,
se itiyi taŋgye ko
ago kayi koweoga ruäṛu si.
12 Mi'ba ŋgwàagoro amaro agoànji ànyaro si
kadoyi oso ŋgakyi'dikyi'dii se konde omba te ronye,
ago ndiriŋwa amaro ka'do
oso läŋgyiri se itirabe cukui zo'desi roya ronye.
13 Mi'ba kyiroi amaro ogane twi,
ŋga owaowaro dritoto rosi.
Mi'ba timele amaro lowo amaro yasi
utine kutu ro ago kutu 'bute ro.
14 Mi'ba tii amaro kilitiyi lowaro
teinye rriti utiro ako kode uje ako.
Mi'ba liyi rriti ro ka'do i'do
litiŋwà amaro yasi.
15 Tu'dei se äṛuna be nonye ni kado
lidri se Lu nayi ni OPI orivoya ni kado!
(By David.)
A Prayer for the Nation
1 I praise you, Lord!
You are my mighty rock,
and you teach me
how to fight my battles.
2 You are my friend, my fortress,
where I am safe.
You are my shield,
and you made me the ruler
of our people.
3 Why do we humans mean anything
to you, our Lord?
Why do you care about us?
4 We disappear like a breath;
we last no longer
than a faint shadow.
5 Open the heavens like a curtain
and come down, Lord.
Touch the mountains
and make them send up smoke.
6 Use your lightning as arrows
to scatter my enemies
and make them run away.
7 Reach down from heaven
and set me free.
Save me from the mighty flood
8 of those lying foreigners
who never tell the truth.
9 In praise of you, our God,
I will sing a new song,
while playing my harp.
10 By your power, kings win wars,
and your servant David is saved
from deadly swords.
11 Won't you keep me safe
from those lying foreigners
who never tell the truth?
12 Let's pray that our young sons
will grow like strong plants
and that our daughters
will be as lovely as columns
in the corner of a palace.
13 May our barns be filled
with all kinds of crops.
May our fields be covered
with sheep by the thousands,
14 and every cow have calves.
Don't let our city be captured
or any of us be taken away,
and don't let cries of sorrow
be heard in our streets.
15 Our Lord and our God,
you give these blessings
to all who worship you.