(By David.)
A Prayer for Guidance and Help
1 I offer you my heart, Lord God,
2 and I trust you.
Don't make me ashamed
or let enemies defeat me.
3 Don't disappoint any
of your worshipers,
but disappoint all
deceitful liars.
4 Show me your paths
and teach me to follow;
5 guide me by your truth
and instruct me.
You keep me safe,
and I always trust you.
6 Please, Lord, remember,
you have always
been patient and kind.
7 Forget each wrong I did
when I was young.
Show how truly kind you are
and remember me.
8 You are honest and merciful,
and you teach sinners
how to follow your path.
9 You lead humble people
to do what is right
and to stay on your path.
10 In everything you do,
you are kind and faithful
to everyone who keeps
our agreement with you.
11 Be true to your name, Lord,
by forgiving each one
of my terrible sins.
12 You will show the right path
to all who worship you.
13 Then they will have plenty,
and their children
will receive the land.
14 Our Lord, you are the friend
of your worshipers,
and you make an agreement
with all of us.
15 I always look to you,
because you rescue me
from every trap.
16 I am lonely and troubled.
Show that you care
and have pity on me.
17 My awful worries keep growing.
Rescue me from sadness.
18 See my troubles and misery
and forgive my sins.
19 Look at all my enemies!
See how much they hate me.
20 I come to you for shelter.
Protect me, keep me safe,
and don't disappoint me.
21 I obey you with all my heart,
and I trust you, knowing
that you will save me.
22 Our God, please save Israel
from all its troubles.
Mantooroo waatoo duwaaraŋo
Dawuda la Jabuuroo.
1 Hee Yaawe*, ŋa n sondomoo loo ite le kaŋ.
2 N na Alla, ŋa n jikoo loo ite le kaŋ.
Kana soŋ ŋa bula maloo kono.
Kana n jawoolu bula ì ye jele n na.
3 Kana soŋ moolu mennu ka tara i baturiŋ,
wolu ye bula maloo kono,
bari moolu malundi mennu la kuruŋyaa, daliila te a la.
4 Yaawe, i la siloolu yitandi n na,
i ye n karandi n taañaa la.
5 N kanda i la tooñaa kono, i ye n karandi,
kaatu ite le mu Alla ti meŋ ka n kiisa.
N jikoo ka tu semberiŋ ite le la luŋ-wo-luŋ.
6 Hee Yaawe, kana ñina i la konotodiyaa niŋ i la kanu bambaloo la,
i ka meŋ yitandi biriŋ koomanto.
7 Kana i miira tawunteeyaa junuboolu la,
ŋa mennu ke n na fondinkeeyaa waatoo kono.
Hee Yaawe, i miira n na
i la kanu bambaloo kamma la,
aniŋ i la beteyaa.
8 Yaawe beteyaata le, aduŋ a tilinta,
wo kamma la
a ka junubelaalu karandi a la siloolu la le.
9 A ka fammajiilaalu kanda tiliŋo le kono,
aduŋ a ka ì karandi a la siloo la le.
10 Yaawe ka kuwo bee taamandi tiliŋo
niŋ kanu bambaloo le kono moolu ye
mennu ka a la kambeŋo muta,
aniŋ a la yaamaroolu.
11 Yaawe, i too kamma la yamfa n na kuu jawoolu la,
ì siyaata le.
12 Moo-wo-moo ye Yaawe kuliyaa,
a be siloo yitandi la a maarii la le,
a ñanta ka taa meŋ na.
13 Wo maarii faŋo be tu la firiŋo le kono,
aduŋ a koomalankoolu le taa be ke la bankoo ti.
14 Moolu mennu ye Yaawe kuliyaa,
wolu le mu a la jiki moolu ti,
aduŋ a ka a la kambeŋo koyindi ì ma le.
15 Ŋa n ñaa tiliŋ Yaawe doroŋ ne la ka m maakoyi,
kaatu ate le si m bondi noo
n jawoolu la kutindiŋo daa.
16 Yaawe, n juubee, i ye balafaa n ye,
kaatu n kiideeta le, aduŋ n toorata.
17 N na niitooroo lafaakuuta le.
M bondi n na mantooroo kono.
18 I miira n na mantooroo niŋ n na ŋayiboo la,
i ye yamfa n na junuboolu bee la.
19 I miira n jawoolu la siyaañaa la,
aniŋ ì ye n koŋ jawuke ñaameŋ.
20 Dukaree, n niyo kanta, i ye n tankandi.
Kana soŋ ŋa bula maloo kono,
kaatu ŋa tankoo ñini ite le bulu.
21 Allamaa n na sootaaribaliyaa niŋ n na tiliŋo ye n tankandi,
kaatu n jikoo be ite le kaŋ.
22 Hee Alla, i la moolu, Banisirayilankoolu bondi
ì la mantoora kuwolu bee kono.
