1 Thuzi dzakafa dzonuhwisa zwizholo zwakabipa,
saikoko bulengwe butukununu gokulila butjenjedu ne gudzo.
2 Moyo we ntjenjedu unolinga zwakalulwama,
koga we tjilengwe unolinga zwakabipa.
3 Nenguba tjilengwe tjiyenda mu zila, atjina mano,
koga tjoyenda tjilakidza mmwe ne mmwe kuti tjilengwe.
4 Ha mbusi ekugwadzila moyo, usibhude pa uyapo,
ngoti kugadzikana kozwimba milandu mikulu.
5 Kuna bubi gwandakabona mu shango,
godwa pa kuleyanya kwe babusi,
6 bulengwe gowanika mu mamo manjinji a pezhugwi,
koga bafumi bali mu mamo a pasi.
7 Ndakabona balanda bakatatha mbizi,
ne makulukota betshamba ne gumbo se balanda.
8 Iye unotsha gomba unowowila mu lili,
ne nyoka inowoluma iye unowothuka guma.
9 Iye uno pkhwanya mabgwe unowokubadziwa ndiwo,
naiye unophapha hwuni unowokubadziwa ne mbatsha dze hwuni.
10 Shathu ha lakapuma, ngono nthu asakalikuswa,
wakafanila kushingisa masimba,
koga butjenjedu gobhatsha nthu kubhudilila.
11 Ha nyoka ingaluma isathu ikalapiwa,
nlapi haatjina nshingo.
12 Matama e nlomo we ntjenjedu anompa gudzo,
koga milomo ye tjilengwe inotjibulaya.
13 Tjotanga ne kuleba bulengwe tjikanopedza tjileba bubi
gwe bupengo.
14 Tjilengwe tjobalabala, akuna unoziba kuti mangwana kowobeni,
hakuna ungaleba kuti kowoshingikalani shule kwatjo.
15 Kushinga kwe tjilengwe kotjinyadza kwatjinopelela
tjisingatjazibe zila inoyenda ku nzi nkulu.
16 Yee mme wee! Mapalala imwi shango ha mambo wenyu ali itojana,
ne makulukota enyu ana nzano mangwanana.
17 Wakakombolegwa iwe shango, ha mambo uwo akazwagwa mu nsha we bushe,
ne makulukota enyu ebe ne nzano mu tjibaka tjakalingisana,
kuti ba sime, kusikuti balaladze.
18 Nge busimbe denga le ng'umba lowila,
ne kusazwibhatila ne maboko ng'umba ino na.
19 Nzano wakathamigwa kushatha,
ne nkumbi we zhambi wakathamigwa zipisa butjilo,
ne mari i dabilo ye tjimwe ne tjimwe.
20 Ne mu nkumbulo uwo, usitongolonga mambo bhiso,
kene uli mu ng'umbana iyo ye bulalo usilonge bafumi bhiso,
ngobe nyuni ye phepo inga senga hwi lilo,
kene tjimwe tjina mapapilo tjingasenga matama awo.
1 Thuzi dzakafa dzonuhwisa zwizholo zwakabipa,
saikoko bulengwe butukununu gokulila butjenjedu ne gudzo.
2 Moyo we ntjenjedu unolinga zwakalulwama,
koga we tjilengwe unolinga zwakabipa.
3 Nenguba tjilengwe tjiyenda mu zila, atjina mano,
koga tjoyenda tjilakidza mmwe ne mmwe kuti tjilengwe.
4 Ha mbusi ekugwadzila moyo, usibhude pa uyapo,
ngoti kugadzikana kozwimba milandu mikulu.
5 Kuna bubi gwandakabona mu shango,
godwa pa kuleyanya kwe babusi,
6 bulengwe gowanika mu mamo manjinji a pezhugwi,
koga bafumi bali mu mamo a pasi.
7 Ndakabona balanda bakatatha mbizi,
ne makulukota betshamba ne gumbo se balanda.
8 Iye unotsha gomba unowowila mu lili,
ne nyoka inowoluma iye unowothuka guma.
9 Iye uno pkhwanya mabgwe unowokubadziwa ndiwo,
naiye unophapha hwuni unowokubadziwa ne mbatsha dze hwuni.
10 Shathu ha lakapuma, ngono nthu asakalikuswa,
wakafanila kushingisa masimba,
koga butjenjedu gobhatsha nthu kubhudilila.
11 Ha nyoka ingaluma isathu ikalapiwa,
nlapi haatjina nshingo.
12 Matama e nlomo we ntjenjedu anompa gudzo,
koga milomo ye tjilengwe inotjibulaya.
13 Tjotanga ne kuleba bulengwe tjikanopedza tjileba bubi
gwe bupengo.
14 Tjilengwe tjobalabala, akuna unoziba kuti mangwana kowobeni,
hakuna ungaleba kuti kowoshingikalani shule kwatjo.
15 Kushinga kwe tjilengwe kotjinyadza kwatjinopelela
tjisingatjazibe zila inoyenda ku nzi nkulu.
16 Yee mme wee! Mapalala imwi shango ha mambo wenyu ali itojana,
ne makulukota enyu ana nzano mangwanana.
17 Wakakombolegwa iwe shango, ha mambo uwo akazwagwa mu nsha we bushe,
ne makulukota enyu ebe ne nzano mu tjibaka tjakalingisana,
kuti ba sime, kusikuti balaladze.
18 Nge busimbe denga le ng'umba lowila,
ne kusazwibhatila ne maboko ng'umba ino na.
19 Nzano wakathamigwa kushatha,
ne nkumbi we zhambi wakathamigwa zipisa butjilo,
ne mari i dabilo ye tjimwe ne tjimwe.
20 Ne mu nkumbulo uwo, usitongolonga mambo bhiso,
kene uli mu ng'umbana iyo ye bulalo usilonge bafumi bhiso,
ngobe nyuni ye phepo inga senga hwi lilo,
kene tjimwe tjina mapapilo tjingasenga matama awo.