Abụ Ọma 142

1 Abụ maskil nke Devid. Mgbe ọ nọ nʼọgba nkume. Ekpere. Etikuru m Onyenwe anyị mkpu akwa; ewelitara m olu m rịọ Onyenwe anyị ka o meere m ebere.

Maskil to/for David in/on/with to be he in/on/with cave prayer voice my to(wards) LORD to cry out voice my to(wards) LORD be gracious

2 Ekwupụtara m ihe na-esogbu m nʼihu ya, gwakwa ya ahụhụ nke m nọ nʼime ya.

to pour: pour to/for face: before his complaint my distress my to/for face: before his to tell

3 Mgbe mmụọ m dara mba nʼime m, ọ bụ gị maara ụzọ m. Nʼụzọ ebe m na-esi aga ka ndị mmadụ siiri m ọnya.

in/on/with to enfeeble upon me spirit my and you(m. s.) to know path my in/on/with way this to go: walk to hide snare to/for me

4 Lee anya nʼaka nri m ma hụ na ọ dịghị onye ọbụla na-eche ihe banyere m. Enweghị m ebe mgbaba. Ọ dịghị onye ọbụla ihe banyere m na-emetụta nʼobi.

to look right and to see: see and nothing to/for me to recognize to perish refuge from me nothing to seek to/for soul my

5 Ana m etiku gị mkpu akwa, o Onyenwe anyị, na-asị, “Gị bụ ebe mgbaba m, oke m nʼala ndị dị ndụ.”

to cry out to(wards) you LORD to say you(m. s.) refuge my portion my in/on/with land: country/planet [the] alive

6 Gee ntị na mkpu akwa m, nʼihi na anọ m nʼọnọdụ ihe isiike; gbapụta m site nʼaka ndị na-achụ m ọsọ, nʼihi na ha siri ike karịa m.

to listen [emph?] to(wards) cry my for to languish much to rescue me from to pursue me for to strengthen from me

7 Mee ka m nwere onwe m site nʼụlọ mkpọrọ, ka m nwee ike too aha gị. Mgbe ahụ ndị ezi omume ga-agba m gburugburu nʼihi ịdị mma gị nʼebe m nọ.

to come out: send [emph?] from locksmith soul: myself my to/for to give thanks [obj] name your in/on/with me to surround righteous for to wean upon me