1. Ma'heo'o, néhekôsaehetanéme'tovâtse naa God, you are my sheep-man and néohkeameonó'eotseše. Násáa'o'hémetanóhe hová'êhéstónêhéva. you guide me along in correctness. I am not lacking in anything. 2. Néohkêhosotómêšeme tséxhoxo'ôhtsévo'o'e. Néohkêho'eotseše You rest me where there is green growth. You bring me tséxhe'kotóomóéha. to where there is calm water. 3. Néohkeévâhetótaetanó'seše. Néohkeameotseše You re-gladden me. You lead me along xanoveméónéva tséheševéstomeveto. on the straight path as you have promised me. 4. Héva hó'nêšêsóhpêhné'tómo tséhnêhpea'enó'néto Even though I walk through where it is totally dark nâhtsêsaa'e'tóhtâhéhe tséhvé'amevé'ôhtsémeto. Néhótooma'ove. I will not be afraid because you go along with me. You shield me. 5. Némó'oxe hénêhéóhe tsésto'semâhevóohtomévôse You invite me to feast there where they are all going to see it, tsénêsétama'ese. "Vá'ôhtáma," néheše. Naa néno'pévená'so'enoxe. my enemies. "Welcome," you tell me. And you fill me up good. 6. Tsétâhe'éševo'êstanéhévéto nêstseméhoxe. Naa a'eneto As long as I'm living you will love me. And forever nêstsevésêstanomevâtse. I will live with you.
Mâhene'étamêstse Ma'heo'o. Névé'taomeametano. Completely depend on God. Do not go along with your own thinking. Amemé'etanó'tovoo'o netao'o tséévêhešéveto naa Always remember him (in) everything that you do and nêstseameonó'eotseha. he'll guide you along well.
(modern Cheyenne version)
9) Ma'heo'o Tsehehe'tovatsemenoto tsehestoestoveto
God the one who is our father who is
he'amo'omee'e, momoxeono'atamaneto.
in above-realm, I wish for you to be respected.
10) Néhvéhonoo'êstse. Momoxeaahtoneto hetseno
(Come) Sit as chief! I wish for you to be listened to here
ho'eva hapo'e tsehešeaahtoneto henêheohe he'amo'omee'e.
on earth likewise as you are listened to there in above-realm.
11) Hetsetseha ešeeva nexhoxomemeno.
Today feed us.
12) Vonetano'tôtse nâhtavêsevo'eetâhestonanotse hapo'e
Forget about our bad-doings likewise
tseohkêheševonetano'tomovotse vo'êstaneo'o tsehavêsevo'eehaetsee'e.
as we forget about them people what they do bad to us.
13) Néxhoonéstanó'tovemeno vonôhóha'óvâhtséstóva.
Restrain us from temptation.
Naa tsehma'heóneveto névéhonoo'e, nehohaatamaahe, naa
And since you are God you sit as chief, you are very powerful, and
nevo'ho'êho'hevatamaahe hetsetseha naa a'ene'xoveva.
you have a lighted character now and forever.
4. Méhosanestôtse éohkevé'šeoéhnovâhéstove, éohkevé'šêhoto'âhéstove naa
Love makes you patient, makes you kind and
máto éohkêsáavé'šee'hanósetanóhtovêhane, éohkêsáavé'šêháo'ótâhtséstovêhane,
also it does not make you envious, does not make you brag,
naa máto éohkêsáavé'šeno'kêháatamâhtséstovêhane.
and also does not make you selfish/think only about yourself.
5. Méhosanestôtse évé'šepévoéstomó'hestove, ésáano'ketanóhtovêhane,
Love makes you a nice person, not selfish,
éohkêsáahetósemé'emo'eehaehe tséhešêhávêsévo'eese.
isn't bothered by how one is treated.
6. Onó'etanóhtovee'êstse évé'šepévomóhtâhéstove.
Thinking righteously makes you feel good.
7. Méhosanestôtse éohkevé'šeó'tôsétanóhtove, naa máto
Love makes you want to keep trying, and also
éohketó'nêšeamene'étaméstove Ma'heo'o.
keeps you depending on God.
8a. Eohkêsáavé'šenéhnetametanóhtovêhane.
It doesn't make you want to give up.
Ma'heóne-mâhta'sóomâhéva By means of the Holy Spirit éméhosanéstove, there is love, éhetótaetanóhtove, there is rejoicing, éévaa'xaótâhtséstove, there is shaking hands with each other again (=reconciliation), éóehnovâhéstove, there is patience, éhoto'âhéstove, naa there is kindness, and épévoéstomó'hêstove, there is good character, éoné'seómetanóhtove, there is honest thinking, éována'xaetanóhtove, naa there is calm thinking, and éohkenôhtóvetó'hanâhtséstove. there is knowing how to stop oneself.
The Lord's Prayer (Our Father)