Abụ Ọma 72
1 Abụ nke Solomọn. O Chineke, jiri ikpe ziri ezi mejupụta eze. Nyekwa nwa eze ezi omume gị.
Of Solomon. Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.
2 Ọ ga-eji ezi omume chịa ndị gị, jiri ikpe ziri ezi chịa ndị a na-emegbu.
May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.
3 Ka ugwu niile wetara ndị mmadụ ịba ụba; ugwu nta niile wetakwara ha mkpụrụ ezi omume.
May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.
4 Ọ ga-ekpepụta ndị a na-emegbu nʼetiti ndị mmadụ, zọpụtakwa ụmụntakịrị ndị nọ na mkpa; ọ ga-egwepịa onye mmegbu.
May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.
5 Ka ọ dịgide ruo mgbe niile dịka anyanwụ na-adịgide, dịka ọnwa na-adịgidekwa ruo ọgbọ niile.
May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.
6 Ọ ga-adị ka mmiri na-ezokwasị ala ubi a sụrụ asụ, dịka mmiri ozuzo na-ede elu ala.
May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.
7 Nʼoge ndụ ya, ka ndị ezi omume too, na-awasa; ịba ụba ga-ejupụta ebe niile ruo mgbe ọnwa agaghị adịkwa.
In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.
8 Ọ ga-achị site nʼosimiri ruo osimiri, na-esite nʼiyi ukwu. ruo na nsọtụ niile nke ụwa
Let his kingdom be from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 Ebo niile ndị bi nʼọzara ga-akpọ isiala nye ya, ndị iro ya niile ga-abụ ndị e wedara nʼala.
Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.
10 Ndị eze Tashish na mba niile dị nʼebe dị anya, ga-atụ ụtụ wetara ya; e, ọ bụladị ndị eze si Sheba na Seba, ga-ewetara ya ọtụtụ onyinye.
Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores.
11 Ndị eze niile ga-akpọ isiala nye ya, mba niile ga-ejekwara ya ozi.
Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants.
12 Nʼihi na ọ ga-azọpụta ndị nọ na mkpa mgbe ha kpọkuru ya. Ọ ga-azọpụtakwa ndị ogbenye na-enweghị onye ga-enyere ha aka.
For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.
13 Ọ ga-enwe ọmịiko nʼahụ ndị na-enweghị ike, na ndị nọ na mkpa, ọ ga-azọpụta ndị nọ na mkpa site nʼọnwụ.
He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.
14 Ọ ga-azọpụta ha site na mkpagbu na ihe ike, nʼihi na ndụ ha dị oke ọnụahịa nʼanya ya.
He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.
15 Ka ọ dị ogologo ndụ! Ka e nye ya ọlaọcha e wetara na Sheba. Ka ndị mmadụ na-ekpere ya ekpere mgbe niile, ma gọziekwa ya ogologo ụbọchị niile.
May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day.
16 Ka mkpụrụ ọka jupụta nʼebe niile nʼala a; ka ha na-efufegharị nʼelu ugwu niile. Ka mkpụrụ ubi ya wasaa dịka Lebanọn; ka mmadụ jupụta nke ọma nʼobodo dịka ahịhịa ndụ nke ọhịa.
May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the grass of the earth.
17 Ka aha ya na-adịgide ruo mgbe ebighị ebi; ka ọ na-adịgide ruo mgbe niile dịka anyanwụ si adịgide. A ga-esite na ya gọzie mba niile, a ga-akpọ ya onye a gọziri agọzi.
May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.
18 Otuto dịrị Onyenwe anyị Chineke, Chineke nke Izrel, onye naanị ya na-arụ ọrụ ebube dị iche iche.
Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders.
19 Otuto dịrị aha ya dị ebube ruo ebighị ebi; ka ụwa niile jupụta nʼebube ya.
Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.
20 Nke a bụ ọgwụgwụ ekpere Devid nwa Jesi.
The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.
