BUKU NINA
A'do Ŋgye Lu ro
1 Lu orivoya endaro kado lidri Yisaraele ro ri,
ànya se ya wäṛiro be ri.
2 Oko ka'dobe ma, aba nonye ono mije taoyi te;
aba ono taoma maro te ti okyene
3 tana ma orivoya yaoko be driuŋgyi'bai lomvo;
ondro mandre ŋga kado ka'dote takozi'ba ri owo.
4 Ànya ezayiru kote ni lomvoluwu ri;
ànya orivoya mbararo ago jiŋgyiri.
5 Ànya a'doyi kote rriti ya oso azii ka'dobe ronye;
ànya ezayiru kote oso lidri azi ronye.
6 Ta'doro ànya soyi driuŋgyi te oso 'bela kyembe ro ronye;
ago siomba oso boŋgo runduṛuro ronye;
7 ya ànyaro ka taundi lofo,
ago drî ànyaro orivoya twi tausu undiro be.
8 Ànya kayi lidri azi ugu ago kayi ta undiro ata;
ànya orivoya driuŋgyi be ago kayi ozionya 'di ezane.
9 Ànya kayi taundi ata Lu vo'buyakuru ya lomvo
ago kayi ata driuŋgyi si lidri 'bädri ya ri.
10 Ta'dota lidri Lu ro zami kpate ànya re ago sote ànya vo
ago mayi kpate ta ànyaro ya.
11 Ànya kayi ata ekye: “Lu unina eŋwaya?
Nda se Fondra ono ndi tauni be ya?”
12 Mindre takozi'bai laba oso inye;
Ànya orivoya rriti ako ago kayi ugu ŋga usu ndra.
13 Inye'do ma'ba andivo maro te wäṛi;
ago maye takozi kote ono a'dona te takaci ako ya?
14 Äye Lu, nyeza ma te tu cini si;
ago kyenoŋbo cini si mi'bi ma te.
15 Ondro ka'do matate makye: “Matana ta iyi ndi;”
'dooko aba ma'dona ndi kowe oga'ba ro lidri miro ri.
16 Oko ondro mojote ta ono tavona usune mbara,
oko a'dote rritiro märi,
17 madale moyite Yekalu mi Lu ro ya.
'Dooko mäni tase a'dona 'da takozi'bai ri te.
18 Endaro mi'bana ànya 'da voi toretorero ya
ago mi'ba ànya ko'deyi riya.
19 Utufu ànya te ndriŋwa;
turi tufu ànya te kpeye.
20 Ànya laba oso tori kabe taezi ondro äpimi te ronye;
ondro mipimite oko tana cini jete.
21 Ondro ya maro kosote,
ago tausu maro kenjirute oko,
22 ma'dote tauniako ago amama ro;
ma'dote oso koronya ronye ago mäni mi kote.
23 Caoko ondoalo ma ori loto mire,
ago nya drì maro ätini.
24 Nya ni ma lepe ŋgaemba miro si
ago äduro oko miruna ma 'da taoro si.
25 'Dise aza ma'dobe sina vo'buyakuru ya ni a'di ya, ko toto ni mi ya?
Ago male ŋgaaza kote 'bädri ya ni mi drisi.
26 Lomvo maro ndi drî maro be unina ndi a'done mbaraako,
oko Lu orivoya mbara maro;
nda ni orivoya se malebe äduako owo.
27 Ànya se kabe mi e'be endaro enjiruna 'da;
nyutufuna ànya se orivoya ta'diriako miri 'da.
28 Oko märi, ishwene 'de Lu re ni kadopara,
mi OPI Mbaraekye ni vo rugagaro maro
mitina tase cini nda koyebe tana 'da.
BOOK THREE
(Psalms 73–89)
The Justice of God
1 God is indeed good to Israel,
to those who have pure hearts.
2 But I had nearly lost confidence;
my faith was almost gone
3 because I was jealous of the proud
when I saw that things go well for the wicked.
4 They do not suffer pain;
they are strong and healthy.
5 They do not suffer as other people do;
they do not have the troubles that others have.
6 And so they wear pride like a necklace
and violence like a robe;
7 their hearts pour out evil,
and their minds are busy with wicked schemes.
8 They laugh at other people and speak of evil things;
they are proud and make plans to oppress others.
9 They speak evil of God in heaven
and give arrogant orders to everyone on earth,
10 so that even God's people turn to them
and eagerly believe whatever they say.
11 They say, “God will not know;
the Most High will not find out.”
12 That is what the wicked are like.
They have plenty and are always getting more.
13 Is it for nothing, then, that I have kept myself pure
and have not committed sin?
14 O God, you have made me suffer all day long;
every morning you have punished me.
15 If I had said such things,
I would not be acting as one of your people.
16 I tried to think this problem through,
but it was too difficult for me
17 until I went into your Temple.
Then I understood what will happen to the wicked.
18 You will put them in slippery places
and make them fall to destruction!
19 They are instantly destroyed;
they go down to a horrible end.
20 They are like a dream that goes away in the morning;
when you rouse yourself, O Lord, they disappear.
21 When my thoughts were bitter
and my feelings were hurt,
22 I was as stupid as an animal;
I did not understand you.
23 Yet I always stay close to you,
and you hold me by the hand.
24 You guide me with your instruction
and at the end you will receive me with honor.
25 What else do I have in heaven but you?
Since I have you, what else could I want on earth?
26 My mind and my body may grow weak,
but God is my strength;
he is all I ever need.
27 Those who abandon you will certainly perish;
you will destroy those who are unfaithful to you.
28 But as for me, how wonderful to be near God,
to find protection with the Sovereign Lord
and to proclaim all that he has done!