Saasaatoo la duwaa, ka Alla la maakoyiroo ñini
Meŋ be suukuulaa ñaatonkayaa la: Dawuda la Jabuuroo le mu.
1 Neemoo be moo le ye meŋ ka moo koririŋolu hati,
Yaawe* be a tankandi la le mantooroo waatoo la.
2 Yaawe be a tanka la le ka a tu baluwo to.
A be neema la a ma bankoo kaŋ ne.
A te a tu la a jawoolu ye ì sawoo soto a la.
3 Yaawe le be a deemaa la niŋ saasaa ye a landi,
ate le be a murundi la jaatikendeyaa to.
4 Nte kumata le ko, “Hee Yaawe, hiina n na,
i ye n kendeyandi,
kaatu ŋa junuboo le ke i la.”
5 N jawoolu ka kuma jawoolu le fo m ma ko,
“Muna a te faa la baŋ,
fo a too si buruka fereŋ?”
6 Niŋ meŋ naata n juubee,
a ka kuma kenseŋolu le fo,
wo ye a tara jawuyaa le be faariŋ a sondomoo kono.
Niŋ a fintita banta,
a ka taa danteeroo le la taariŋ.
7 Mennu bee ye n koŋ ka n na kuwo dukuduku ñoo ye le.
Ì ka kuu jawoo le ŋaniya n ye.
8 Ì ka a fo le ko, “Kooroo le kupita a kaŋ,
a te wuli la a noo to kotenke.”
9 Hani n teeri kendoo, n laata meŋ na,
n niŋ a ka deŋ n na domoroo la,
a yelemata n jawoo ti le.
10 Dukaree Yaawe, balafaa n ye,
i ye n kendeyandi, fo n si n joo ì to.
11 Ŋa a loŋ ñiŋ ne to ko,
n na kuwo ye i kontaani le,
bayiri n jawoolu te a fo la ko,
ì ye i kutu n na le.
12 I ye i buloo duŋ n koto le,
n na sootaaribaliyaa kaŋ,
aduŋ i ye n sabatindi i fee le fo fawu.
13 Tentoo be Yaawe ye, Banisirayila la Alla,
ka bo saayiŋ ka taa fo abadaa.
Amiin! Amiin!
A Prayer in Sickness
1 Happy are those who are concerned for the poor;
the Lord will help them when they are in trouble.
2 The Lord will protect them and preserve their lives;
he will make them happy in the land;
he will not abandon them to the power of their enemies.
3 The Lord will help them when they are sick
and will restore them to health.
4 I said, “I have sinned against you, Lord;
be merciful to me and heal me.”
5 My enemies say cruel things about me.
They want me to die and be forgotten.
6 Those who come to see me are not sincere;
they gather bad news about me
and then go out and tell it everywhere.
7 All who hate me whisper to each other about me,
they imagine the worst about me.
8 They say, “He is fatally ill;
he will never leave his bed again.”
9 Even my best friend, the one I trusted most,
the one who shared my food,
has turned against me.
10 Be merciful to me, Lord, and restore my health,
and I will pay my enemies back.
11 They will not triumph over me,
and I will know that you are pleased with me.
12 You will help me, because I do what is right;
you will keep me in your presence forever.
13 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel!
Praise him now and forever!
Amen! Amen!
