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.
(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.