1How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
1 Doonkoy jine bora se. Dawda wane no.
2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?
2 Hala waatifo, ya Rabbi? Ni ga dinya ay gaa pat no? Waatifo no ni ga fay da ni moyduma tuguyaŋ ay se?
3Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;
3 Ay go ga saaware ay bina ra, Ay bina goono ga hasara zaari me-a-me. Waatifo n'a ga ban? Ay ibara du beeray ay boŋ. Waatifo n'a ga ban?
4Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him”; Lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.
4 Ya Rabbi ay Irikoyo, ma laakal ye, ma tu ay se. M'ay moy no kaari, zama ay ma si buuyaŋ jirbi te.
5But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.
5 Zama ay ibara ma si ne: «Ay te a boŋ zaama!» Ay yanjekaarey mo ma si farhã waati kaŋ ay zinji.
6I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.
6 Amma ay de ni baakasinay suujo gaa. Ay bina ga farhã ni faaba sabbay se. Ay ga baytu te Rabbi se zama a boriyandi ay se.