Mätu ta Ŋgaopeṛe rota
1 OPI kozatadri miro tu rriti rosi!
Opi Lu Yakoba ro kagaga mi!
2 Nda kezi ŋgaopa miri ni Yekalu ndaro yasi
ago kozo ŋgaopa miri ni 'Bereŋwa Zaiona yasi.
3 Nda koyi ta ŋgapäṛi cini miro ro
ago ka'do yai'dwesi ta ŋgapäṛi ozaro miro rota.
4 Nda kozo ŋgase ya miro kolebe
ago ko'ba taora cini miro ka'do kado.
5 Mitrena 'da riyä si ŋgaopeṛe miro tana ro
ago mèŋgana bere amaro 'da kuru ävuru Lu amaro roya.
OPI koza taeji cini miro tadrina.
6 Yauono mäni ndi anjioko OPI kani 'bädri'ba onjionji ndaro opa;
OPI ka tadri ndaro oza ni vo'buyakuru alokado ndaro yasi
ago OPI kani ŋgaopeṛe para ozo ndäri mbara ndaro si.
7 Lidri azaka yi ta ànyaro arabia kyila roya
ago rukäna yi ta farasii ànyaro ya; oko màyi ta amaro OPI Lu amaro ya.
8 Lidri oso nonye ono pälina 'da ago o'dena 'da,
oko màŋgana 'da ago mèdrena 'da ŋgyiri.
9 Nyozo ŋgaopeṛe 'bädri'ba ri, Äye OPI,
miza tadri amaro ondro màte läziuzi owo.
A Prayer for Victory
1 May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble!
May the God of Jacob protect you!
2 May he send you help from his Temple
and give you aid from Mount Zion.
3 May he accept all your offerings
and be pleased with all your sacrifices.
4 May he give you what you desire
and make all your plans succeed.
5 Then we will shout for joy over your victory
and celebrate your triumph by praising our God.
May the Lord answer all your requests.
6 Now I know that the Lord gives victory to his chosen king;
he answers him from his holy heaven
and by his power gives him great victories.
7 Some trust in their war chariots
and others in their horses,
but we trust in the power of the Lord our God.
8 Such people will stumble and fall,
but we will rise and stand firm.
9 Give victory to the king, O Lord;
answer us when we call.