Laa waati duwaa
Meŋ be suukuulaa ñaatonkayaa la: A si ke niŋ kontiŋolu la. Dawuda la Jabuuroo le mu.
1 Niŋ ŋa i kumandi, i danku m ma,
ite Alla meŋ mu n na tiliŋo sababoo ti.
I ye dahaa dii n na le, mantooroo waatoo kono,
balafaa n ye, i ye n na duwaa jaabi.
2 Janniŋ muŋ tuma le mu,
alitolu moolu be tu la nte la horoma kuwo ke la n ye maloo ti,
ka filibanteeyaa kanu,
aniŋ ka bula faniyaa nooma?
S3 Bari ali si a loŋ ko,
Yaawe* ye moo tilindiŋolu le tomboŋ
ka ke a la moolu ti.
Niŋ ŋa Yaawe kumandi, a be n danku la le.
4 Ali si kamfaa, bari a kana ali duŋ junuboo to.
Ali ali sondomoolu kiitindi,
niŋ ali be laariŋ ali la laaraŋo kaŋ,
aduŋ ali si i deyi.
S5 Ali sadaalu* bo, ko a ñanta ñaameŋ,
aduŋ ali si dankeneyaa Yaawe la.
6 Jamaa le ka ñininkaaroo ke ko, “Muna,
m̀ be kuu betoo domandiŋ je noo la le baŋ?”
Yaawe, i ñaa diyaa m̀ fee, i ye neema m̀ ma.
7 I ye nte jusulandi le ka tambi n jawoolu la,
hani ì ye siimaŋolu niŋ miŋ feŋ diimaalu soto ñaa-wo-ñaa.
8 M be n laa la le dek, ŋa siinoo kayira kono,
kaatu ite Yaawe doroŋ ne ka n sabatindi tankoo kono.
Evening Prayer for Help
1 Answer me when I pray,
O God, my defender!
When I was in trouble, you helped me.
Be kind to me now and hear my prayer.
2 How long will you people insult me?
How long will you love what is worthless
and go after what is false?
3 Remember that the Lord has chosen the righteous for his own,
and he hears me when I call to him.
4 Tremble with fear and stop sinning;
think deeply about this,
when you lie in silence on your beds.
5 Offer the right sacrifices to the Lord,
and put your trust in him.
6 There are many who pray:
“Give us more blessings, O Lord.
Look on us with kindness!”
7 But the joy that you have given me
is more than they will ever have
with all their grain and wine.
8 When I lie down, I go to sleep in peace;
you alone, O Lord, keep me perfectly safe.
