Duwaa, mansa ye
Meŋ be suukuulaa ñaatonkayaa la: Dawuda la Jabuuroo le mu.
1 Allamaa Yaawe* ye i la duwaa jaabi
mantooroo waatoo la.
Allamaa Yaakuba la Alla ye i tankandi
ka bo niŋ a too la.
2 Allamaa a ye maakoyiroo dii i la
ka bo a Batudulaa Senuŋo to,
a ye deemaaroo dii i la ka bo Siyoni* Konkoo to.
3 Allamaa a ye i la sadaalu* bee muta,
a ye soŋ i la jani sadaalu la.
S4 Allamaa a ye i jusulaa kuwolu ke i ye,
ka i la natoolu bee timmandi.
5 Wo to le m̀ be wuuri la seewoo kono,
i la nooroo kaŋ,
ka ǹ na bandeeroolu wulindi n na Alla tooyaa la.
Allamaa Yaawe ye kuwolu bee ke i ye,
i ye a daani mennu la.
6 Silaŋ ŋa a loŋ ne ko,
Yaawe be a la tomboŋ mansa maakoyi la le.
A be a jaabi la le
ka bo a la Arijana senuŋo kono,
ka a jawoolu noo a ye baake,
ka bo niŋ a sembe baa la.
7 Doolu ka tara jikiriŋ keleraŋ sareetoolu* le la,
doolu, suwoolu,
bari ntolu ka tara jikiriŋ Yaawe,
m̀ Maarii Alla too le la.
8 Wo moolu be taki la le, ì ye boyi,
bari ntolu be wuli la le, ŋà bambaŋ.
9 Hee Yaawe ǹ na duwaa jaabi niŋ ŋà i kumandi,
i ye mansa maakoyi ka nooroo ke.
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.
