1 “Koga ngwenu ndosekwa ne batjetjana mundili,
ibo botate babo bandakabe ndilingila pasi,
ndisingake abashanganya ne mbgwa dze pkhwizi dzangu.
2 Naiko ndobuyigwa neni mu simba le maboko abo,
ngoti simba labo lapela mubali.
3 Bakapeleledziwa nge kusheta nenge zhala,
bepupuna mu shango yakawomelela ye tjilambanyika.
4 Betjela mazhani ana mwenyu mu matenjana
bebesa nti unoyi ntshwayilo kuzwidziyisa.
5 Banotatigwa kutjena pakati kwe bathu,
banomimiligwa sekunomimiligwa mbava.
6 Bakapelela begala mu phili dze mikukwana yakawoma,
mu mimwina ye shango ne mu makuwu.
7 Banomimila bali pakati kwe matenje,
bezwikubunganya mu mibabashulo.
8 Bana be zwilengwe! Bana be banolingigwa pasi,
bakatatigwa kutjena mu shango belidzigwa tjimi.
9 “Ngono ngwenu ndatjibe lumbo gwabo,
anditobhuda pa milomo yabo.
10 Banondishinyata, banomila kule kule nami,
abatotja naiko kundithwila mate mu buso.
11 Ngoti Ndzimu wakatoba nshongonshongo wangu ndikawobama,
bandishandukila, bakaposela tomo mbeli kwangu.
12 Ku luboko gwangu gwe luji banolingigwa pasi banomilika bendinginilila,
bebiga mapuzhu kuteya makumbo angu,
banobaka makuma anotathila kundinginilila.
13 Banokolomola zila yangu.
Banobhudilila mukundikolomodza,
akuna unobadziba.
14 Banongina se ungati nkoba wakazhuka,
banokomba bezha bekunguluka.
15 Lutjo gwakandiambala,
Gudzo langu latatigwa kutjena se phepo,
kubhudilila kwangu kwapadza se makole.
16 “Ngono ngwenu butjilo gwangu gobipila mbeli,
mazhuba angu e kudziyidzika anondikulila.
17 Busiku mafupa angu anopanda,
panda kunondipanda akutoma.
18 Nge masimba makulu zogwadza zotjinga tjiambalo tjangu,
zondipomba se iphika tje tjiambalo tjangu.
19 Wakandilashila mu dope,
ndotjinga hwuluba ne nlota.
20 Ndolilila kumuli, koga amutondidabila,
Ndoma mbeli kwenyu ngono amuna hanya nami.
21 Makandishandukila kube nkukutu mundili,
nge simba le luboko gwenyu mogwa nami.
22 Mondimilidzila mu phepo, munditathisa iyo,
mondihwuhwunganya mu matutu.
23 Dumbu, ndoziba kuti mondiyisa ku lufu,
ku ng'umba yakabigigwa bose banotjila.
24 “Dumbu, akuna ungamilidza luboko gugwe ali mu duluthulu le dongo,
mu kudziyidzika kukwe elila ekumbila bhatsho kene.
25 Apa andizolilila ibabo bakamanikana kene?
Andizohwila ngoni nshayi kene?
26 Koga ndakalindila bubuya, kukazha mbipo,
ndikati ndakamilila tjedza kukazha zhalima.
27 Moyo wangu wakati tshi! Andizodzikama.
Mazhuba e buyendasi anozha kundili.
28 Ndabe ntema koga kusi ngekutshwa ne zhuba,
ndomilika mu gubungano ndililila bhatsho.
29 Ndatjibe hama ye phungubgwe,
nkwinya we fukumudzi!
30 Ganda langu labe demadema, lokwakwanyuka,
mafupa angu anopisa nge nthuto.
31 Tjilidzo tjangu tje laya tjatjibe tje tjililo,
ne lunyanga gwangu gwabe nlidzo kuna bamu tjililo.
1 “Koga ngwenu ndosekwa ne batjetjana mundili,
ibo botate babo bandakabe ndilingila pasi,
ndisingake abashanganya ne mbgwa dze pkhwizi dzangu.
2 Naiko ndobuyigwa neni mu simba le maboko abo,
ngoti simba labo lapela mubali.
3 Bakapeleledziwa nge kusheta nenge zhala,
bepupuna mu shango yakawomelela ye tjilambanyika.
4 Betjela mazhani ana mwenyu mu matenjana
bebesa nti unoyi ntshwayilo kuzwidziyisa.
5 Banotatigwa kutjena pakati kwe bathu,
banomimiligwa sekunomimiligwa mbava.
6 Bakapelela begala mu phili dze mikukwana yakawoma,
mu mimwina ye shango ne mu makuwu.
7 Banomimila bali pakati kwe matenje,
bezwikubunganya mu mibabashulo.
8 Bana be zwilengwe! Bana be banolingigwa pasi,
bakatatigwa kutjena mu shango belidzigwa tjimi.
9 “Ngono ngwenu ndatjibe lumbo gwabo,
anditobhuda pa milomo yabo.
10 Banondishinyata, banomila kule kule nami,
abatotja naiko kundithwila mate mu buso.
11 Ngoti Ndzimu wakatoba nshongonshongo wangu ndikawobama,
bandishandukila, bakaposela tomo mbeli kwangu.
12 Ku luboko gwangu gwe luji banolingigwa pasi banomilika bendinginilila,
bebiga mapuzhu kuteya makumbo angu,
banobaka makuma anotathila kundinginilila.
13 Banokolomola zila yangu.
Banobhudilila mukundikolomodza,
akuna unobadziba.
14 Banongina se ungati nkoba wakazhuka,
banokomba bezha bekunguluka.
15 Lutjo gwakandiambala,
Gudzo langu latatigwa kutjena se phepo,
kubhudilila kwangu kwapadza se makole.
16 “Ngono ngwenu butjilo gwangu gobipila mbeli,
mazhuba angu e kudziyidzika anondikulila.
17 Busiku mafupa angu anopanda,
panda kunondipanda akutoma.
18 Nge masimba makulu zogwadza zotjinga tjiambalo tjangu,
zondipomba se iphika tje tjiambalo tjangu.
19 Wakandilashila mu dope,
ndotjinga hwuluba ne nlota.
20 Ndolilila kumuli, koga amutondidabila,
Ndoma mbeli kwenyu ngono amuna hanya nami.
21 Makandishandukila kube nkukutu mundili,
nge simba le luboko gwenyu mogwa nami.
22 Mondimilidzila mu phepo, munditathisa iyo,
mondihwuhwunganya mu matutu.
23 Dumbu, ndoziba kuti mondiyisa ku lufu,
ku ng'umba yakabigigwa bose banotjila.
24 “Dumbu, akuna ungamilidza luboko gugwe ali mu duluthulu le dongo,
mu kudziyidzika kukwe elila ekumbila bhatsho kene.
25 Apa andizolilila ibabo bakamanikana kene?
Andizohwila ngoni nshayi kene?
26 Koga ndakalindila bubuya, kukazha mbipo,
ndikati ndakamilila tjedza kukazha zhalima.
27 Moyo wangu wakati tshi! Andizodzikama.
Mazhuba e buyendasi anozha kundili.
28 Ndabe ntema koga kusi ngekutshwa ne zhuba,
ndomilika mu gubungano ndililila bhatsho.
29 Ndatjibe hama ye phungubgwe,
nkwinya we fukumudzi!
30 Ganda langu labe demadema, lokwakwanyuka,
mafupa angu anopisa nge nthuto.
31 Tjilidzo tjangu tje laya tjatjibe tje tjililo,
ne lunyanga gwangu gwabe nlidzo kuna bamu tjililo.