Abụ Ọma 121

1 Abụ nrigo. Aga m eweli anya m abụọ elu, lee ha nʼelu ugwu niile, olee ebe inyeaka ga-esi bịara m?

song to/for step to lift: raise eye my to(wards) [the] mountain: mount from where? to come (in): come helper my

2 Inyeaka m na-esite nʼaka Onyenwe anyị, onye kere eluigwe na ụwa bịa.

helper my from from with LORD to make heaven and land: country/planet

3 Ọ gaghị ekwe ka ụkwụ gị gbụchapụ, onye na-eche gị nche na-amụ anya oge niile;

not to give: allow to/for yoke foot your not to slumber to keep: guard you

4 nʼezie onye na-eche Izrel nche adịghị arahụ ụra, ọ dịghị atụkwa oru ụra.

behold not to slumber and not to sleep to keep: guard Israel

5 Onyenwe anyị na-eche gị nche, Onyenwe anyị bụ ndo gị nʼaka nri gị;

LORD to keep: guard you LORD shadow your upon hand right your

6 anyanwụ agaghị achagbu gị nʼehihie, ọnwa agaghị etigbukwa gị nʼabalị.

by day [the] sun not to smite you and moon in/on/with night

7 Onyenwe anyị ga-edebe gị ka ihe ọjọọ ọbụla ghara ịdakwasị gị. Ọ ga na-eche ndụ gị nche mgbe niile.

LORD to keep: guard you from all bad: evil to keep: guard [obj] soul: life your

8 Onyenwe anyị ga-echebe gị mgbe ị na-apụ na mgbe ị na-abata abata, site ugbu a ruo mgbe niile ebighị ebi.

LORD to keep: guard to come out: come you and to come (in): come you from now and till forever: enduring