Jenjedzo ngekwe phombgwekadzi
1 Nkololo wangu, londolodza matama angu,
kakale utjengete milayo yangu,
2 londolodza milayo yangu utjile
ubhate zwidiyo zwangu ne ludo gugo gose,
3 uzwisungilile mu zwinyala zwizo,
uzwikwale mu moyo uwo.
4 Uti ku butjenjedu, “U hazwadzi yangu,”
udane hwisiso nzwalani wepa moyo,
5 kuti ubakililike mu bamba,
fukula inoleba matama anosodzoloka.
6 Ngoti ndakashozhela
nge fesitere le ng'umba yangu,
7 ngono ndakabona pakati kwe basakatjenjela,
abona we tjilengwe pakati kwe bazhuzha,
8 e nyenyeledza ali mu zila epinda pa ndzibo uwe
etola zila inoyenda ku ng'umba ye fukula
9 kuli madekwana kwatjibhata,
mu zhalima le busiku.
10 Ipapo tjinyolotjo nkadzi kanshanganidza,
akaambala se fukula, wakatjenjelela ntome.
11 Nkadzi iwoyu unolebanya,
unotjutjula aatogala pasi,
12 unobe mu dzizila kabe mu matengeselo,
unolalila mu ndzibo mmwe ne mwe.
13 Unontshakatila e mputa,
unolebeleka akasima moyo eti kunli,
14 “Ndakadusa tjipo tje mbakisano
ngono nasi ndalipa zwandakagadzabwe,
15 ndizo ngwenu ndazha kukushanganidza,
ndakushaka ngono ndakuwana.
16 Ndawala bulawo gwangu ne matyila mabuya,
ana mibala yakanaka e jila le Egipiti,
17 ndafafayidza bulawo gwangu nge mafuta anonuhwilila,
e mira, gonde ne sinamoni.
18 Buya, tishathisane nge ludo kuswikila mangwanana,
ngatizwishathise nge ludo.
19 Ngobe nlume wangu aapo mu nzi,
wakatola gwendo bulefu,
20 wakayenda ne hwomo ye mari,
unowobuya tjose mwedzi uli ntjena”
21 Nge ndebo iye yakanaka unonkwekweredza,
ne matama awe anosodzoloka wakambhata.
22 Tjinyolotjo nzhuzha unonsala shule,
se ng'ombe ikwebegwa kunobulawa,
kene se phuka yabhatshigwa,
23 kuswikila thumo liipubula mabula,
se nyuni iwila mu dati,
aatoziba kuti unowolipa ne butjilo gugwe.
24 Ndizo ngwenu, imwi bakololo, mundibhulutane,
kakale muteedze kwazo matama e nlomo wangu.
25 Musi letje mimoyo yenyu ikapambukila ku zila dzidze,
musitongo lashikila mu zijana dzidze,
26 ngobe banjinji baakaliga, baakabulaya abana mbalo.
27 Ng'umba iye i zila inoyenda ka Satani,
idelukila ku ng'umba dze lufu.
Jenjedzo ngekwe phombgwekadzi
1 Nkololo wangu, londolodza matama angu,
kakale utjengete milayo yangu,
2 londolodza milayo yangu utjile
ubhate zwidiyo zwangu ne ludo gugo gose,
3 uzwisungilile mu zwinyala zwizo,
uzwikwale mu moyo uwo.
4 Uti ku butjenjedu, “U hazwadzi yangu,”
udane hwisiso nzwalani wepa moyo,
5 kuti ubakililike mu bamba,
fukula inoleba matama anosodzoloka.
6 Ngoti ndakashozhela
nge fesitere le ng'umba yangu,
7 ngono ndakabona pakati kwe basakatjenjela,
abona we tjilengwe pakati kwe bazhuzha,
8 e nyenyeledza ali mu zila epinda pa ndzibo uwe
etola zila inoyenda ku ng'umba ye fukula
9 kuli madekwana kwatjibhata,
mu zhalima le busiku.
10 Ipapo tjinyolotjo nkadzi kanshanganidza,
akaambala se fukula, wakatjenjelela ntome.
11 Nkadzi iwoyu unolebanya,
unotjutjula aatogala pasi,
12 unobe mu dzizila kabe mu matengeselo,
unolalila mu ndzibo mmwe ne mwe.
13 Unontshakatila e mputa,
unolebeleka akasima moyo eti kunli,
14 “Ndakadusa tjipo tje mbakisano
ngono nasi ndalipa zwandakagadzabwe,
15 ndizo ngwenu ndazha kukushanganidza,
ndakushaka ngono ndakuwana.
16 Ndawala bulawo gwangu ne matyila mabuya,
ana mibala yakanaka e jila le Egipiti,
17 ndafafayidza bulawo gwangu nge mafuta anonuhwilila,
e mira, gonde ne sinamoni.
18 Buya, tishathisane nge ludo kuswikila mangwanana,
ngatizwishathise nge ludo.
19 Ngobe nlume wangu aapo mu nzi,
wakatola gwendo bulefu,
20 wakayenda ne hwomo ye mari,
unowobuya tjose mwedzi uli ntjena”
21 Nge ndebo iye yakanaka unonkwekweredza,
ne matama awe anosodzoloka wakambhata.
22 Tjinyolotjo nzhuzha unonsala shule,
se ng'ombe ikwebegwa kunobulawa,
kene se phuka yabhatshigwa,
23 kuswikila thumo liipubula mabula,
se nyuni iwila mu dati,
aatoziba kuti unowolipa ne butjilo gugwe.
24 Ndizo ngwenu, imwi bakololo, mundibhulutane,
kakale muteedze kwazo matama e nlomo wangu.
25 Musi letje mimoyo yenyu ikapambukila ku zila dzidze,
musitongo lashikila mu zijana dzidze,
26 ngobe banjinji baakaliga, baakabulaya abana mbalo.
27 Ng'umba iye i zila inoyenda ka Satani,
idelukila ku ng'umba dze lufu.