1 Butjenjedu gobaka ng'umba yago,
koga bulengwe ne maboko ago gukaikolomola,
2 Iye unoyenda nge thambunuko unotja Yahwe,
koga iye we zila dzakamonana unobalingila pasi.
3 Ndebo dze tjilengwe dzotjizhisila shamu mu ikamba tjatjo,
koga milomo ye batjenjedu inowobabakilila.
4 Pasina ng'ombe akuna mathunde,
koga mathunde manji anozhisiwa nge simba le ng'ombe.
5 Ntendeki unogalikabwe aatonyepa,
koga ntendeki we manyepkhwa unofema manyepkhwa.
6 Ndadi unoshakila butjenjedu suli,
koga luzibo gotjimbidza wanika ku nthu unohwisisa.
7 Thubukana ne tjilengwe,
ngobe atjina luzibo gwatjinga kupa.
8 Butjenjedu gwe wakatjenjela wulingisisa zila iye,
koga bulengwe gwe zwilengwe hwutjebela.
9 Ndzimu unoshima bathu babi,
koga unoda bakalulwama.
10 Moyo unoziba kugwadziwa kwawo,
kakale akuna wakashanganyila shatho nawo.
11 Ng'umba ye babi inowokolomogwa,
koga nshasha we bakatambunuka unowobhudilila.
12 Kuna zila inolingika yakatambunuka ku nthu,
koga bhelelo layo i zila ye lufu.
13 Moyo unohwa zogwadza ne mu tjiseko
ne bhelelo le shatho tjililo.
14 Nthu we meya mibi unogutshiwa nge mitjelo ye zwiyito zwizwe,
nlulwami naiye unogutshiwa nge mitjelo ye mishingo iye.
15 Tjilengwe tjoduma tjimwe ne tjimwe,
koga ntjenjedu unolinga kwaanoyenda.
16 Ntjenjedu unotja zwakabipa ebe ezwileya,
koga tjilengwe tjopaparika atjina njele.
17 Nthu una moywana unotjimbidza ayita zwithu nge bulengwe,
koga nthu unoluka mano mabi unobengwa.
18 Zwilengwe zowana thaka ye bulengwe,
koga bakatjenjela banoambadzwa tjiala tje luzibo.
19 Bathu babi banothigama mbeli kwe balulwami,
babi banothigama pa mikoba ye mizi ye bakalulwama.
20 Nshayi aatodiwa nenge mbakidzani naye dumbu,
koga nfumi una bazwalani basi bashoma.
21 Iye unolingila pasi mbakidzani naye ntjinyi,
koga una ludo mu bashayi una kushatha.
22 Ibo banoluka mano akabipa abatolashika kene?
Ibabo banoluka mano mabuya banogalikabgwe.
23 Kushinga kwazo kose kuna mbayilo,
koga balabala nge nlomo koyisa ku bushayi.
24 Tjiala tje bakatjenjela butjenjedu gwabo,
koga mbuyilo ye zwilengwe bulengwe gwazo.
25 Ntendeki we malebeswa unotjidza bathu,
koga unoleba manyepkhwa ntjebeli.
26 Mu kutja Yahwe nthu una kugalabgwe kwakasima,
ne bana babe banowobe ne dizhilo.
27 Kutja Yahwe nsenya we butjilo,
kuti nthu aleye dati le lufu.
28 Bukulu gwa Mambo goboneka nge bunjinji gwe bathu,
koga pasina bathu nkololo wa mambo unokolomoka.
29 Iye usingagwadze moyo tjinyolotjo una hwisiso hwulu,
koga unotjimbidza kupkhwita moyo unopaphidza bulengwe.
30 Meya yakatebama inopa butjilo mu mbili,
koga tjiba dzobodza mafupa.
31 Iye unotshambilidza nshayi unotuka Mbumbi uwe,
koga iye una ngoni ku bashayi unokudza Ndzimu.
32 Mbiimbi unowolashiwa ngekushinga bubi kukwe,
koga nlulwami unowana dizhilo ngekushinga zwibuya kukwe.
33 Butjenjedu gogala mu nkumbulo we nthu una njele,
koga mu mimoyo ye zwilengwe agutozibgwa.
34 Ndulamo inokudza ludzi,
koga tjibi mabhatisashoni mu ludzi gupi kene gupi.
35 Nlanda unoshinga zwibuya akatjenjela unodika kuna mambo,
koga usinga shinge nge butjenjedu unozwibengesa mambo.
1 Butjenjedu gobaka ng'umba yago,
koga bulengwe ne maboko ago gukaikolomola,
2 Iye unoyenda nge thambunuko unotja Yahwe,
koga iye we zila dzakamonana unobalingila pasi.
3 Ndebo dze tjilengwe dzotjizhisila shamu mu ikamba tjatjo,
koga milomo ye batjenjedu inowobabakilila.
4 Pasina ng'ombe akuna mathunde,
koga mathunde manji anozhisiwa nge simba le ng'ombe.
5 Ntendeki unogalikabwe aatonyepa,
koga ntendeki we manyepkhwa unofema manyepkhwa.
6 Ndadi unoshakila butjenjedu suli,
koga luzibo gotjimbidza wanika ku nthu unohwisisa.
7 Thubukana ne tjilengwe,
ngobe atjina luzibo gwatjinga kupa.
8 Butjenjedu gwe wakatjenjela wulingisisa zila iye,
koga bulengwe gwe zwilengwe hwutjebela.
9 Ndzimu unoshima bathu babi,
koga unoda bakalulwama.
10 Moyo unoziba kugwadziwa kwawo,
kakale akuna wakashanganyila shatho nawo.
11 Ng'umba ye babi inowokolomogwa,
koga nshasha we bakatambunuka unowobhudilila.
12 Kuna zila inolingika yakatambunuka ku nthu,
koga bhelelo layo i zila ye lufu.
13 Moyo unohwa zogwadza ne mu tjiseko
ne bhelelo le shatho tjililo.
14 Nthu we meya mibi unogutshiwa nge mitjelo ye zwiyito zwizwe,
nlulwami naiye unogutshiwa nge mitjelo ye mishingo iye.
15 Tjilengwe tjoduma tjimwe ne tjimwe,
koga ntjenjedu unolinga kwaanoyenda.
16 Ntjenjedu unotja zwakabipa ebe ezwileya,
koga tjilengwe tjopaparika atjina njele.
17 Nthu una moywana unotjimbidza ayita zwithu nge bulengwe,
koga nthu unoluka mano mabi unobengwa.
18 Zwilengwe zowana thaka ye bulengwe,
koga bakatjenjela banoambadzwa tjiala tje luzibo.
19 Bathu babi banothigama mbeli kwe balulwami,
babi banothigama pa mikoba ye mizi ye bakalulwama.
20 Nshayi aatodiwa nenge mbakidzani naye dumbu,
koga nfumi una bazwalani basi bashoma.
21 Iye unolingila pasi mbakidzani naye ntjinyi,
koga una ludo mu bashayi una kushatha.
22 Ibo banoluka mano akabipa abatolashika kene?
Ibabo banoluka mano mabuya banogalikabgwe.
23 Kushinga kwazo kose kuna mbayilo,
koga balabala nge nlomo koyisa ku bushayi.
24 Tjiala tje bakatjenjela butjenjedu gwabo,
koga mbuyilo ye zwilengwe bulengwe gwazo.
25 Ntendeki we malebeswa unotjidza bathu,
koga unoleba manyepkhwa ntjebeli.
26 Mu kutja Yahwe nthu una kugalabgwe kwakasima,
ne bana babe banowobe ne dizhilo.
27 Kutja Yahwe nsenya we butjilo,
kuti nthu aleye dati le lufu.
28 Bukulu gwa Mambo goboneka nge bunjinji gwe bathu,
koga pasina bathu nkololo wa mambo unokolomoka.
29 Iye usingagwadze moyo tjinyolotjo una hwisiso hwulu,
koga unotjimbidza kupkhwita moyo unopaphidza bulengwe.
30 Meya yakatebama inopa butjilo mu mbili,
koga tjiba dzobodza mafupa.
31 Iye unotshambilidza nshayi unotuka Mbumbi uwe,
koga iye una ngoni ku bashayi unokudza Ndzimu.
32 Mbiimbi unowolashiwa ngekushinga bubi kukwe,
koga nlulwami unowana dizhilo ngekushinga zwibuya kukwe.
33 Butjenjedu gogala mu nkumbulo we nthu una njele,
koga mu mimoyo ye zwilengwe agutozibgwa.
34 Ndulamo inokudza ludzi,
koga tjibi mabhatisashoni mu ludzi gupi kene gupi.
35 Nlanda unoshinga zwibuya akatjenjela unodika kuna mambo,
koga usinga shinge nge butjenjedu unozwibengesa mambo.