Ntembezelo unokumbila bhatsho
1 Ndodana imwi Yahwe, shongwe yangu,
musilambe kundihwa.
Ha mungandinyalalila,
ndowonga ibabo banongina mu gomba.
2 Ihwani tjililo tjangu,
ndililila kumuli ndishaka bhatsho,
ndimilidzila maboko
ku bugalo gwenyu gwakayengemala.
3 Musindikakatile kuzhe ne babi,
na ibabo bashingi be bubi,
banoleba kunyalala ne babakidzani babo,
koga mu mimoyo yabo kuna busada.
4 Mubalipe kuyendidzana ne mishingo yabo,
kuyendidzane ne mbipo ye mishingo yabo.
Mubalipe kuyendidzana ne mishingo ye maboko abo.
Mubape mbhayilo wakabalingisana.
5 Ngobe abana hanya nge mishingo ya Yahwe,
kene mishingo ye maboko abo,
banowobalobesa bakasitjababumbe kakale.
6 Yahwe ngabakudziwe,
ngobe bakahwa kukumbila kwangu.
7 Yahwe ndibo simba langu ne tjivikili tjangu,
moyo wangu unogalabgwe mu bali.
Ndizo ndobhatshiwa ne moyo wangu wakashatha,
ndobakudza nge lumbo gwangu gwe kuboka.
8 Yahwe ndibo simba le bathu babo,
ndilo dizhilo linotjidza nzhodziwa wabo.
9 Tjidzani bathu benyu,
kombolelani thaka yenyu.
Ibeni nlisi wabo, mubabhabhe nge kusingapele.
Ntembezelo unokumbila bhatsho
1 Ndodana imwi Yahwe, shongwe yangu,
musilambe kundihwa.
Ha mungandinyalalila,
ndowonga ibabo banongina mu gomba.
2 Ihwani tjililo tjangu,
ndililila kumuli ndishaka bhatsho,
ndimilidzila maboko
ku bugalo gwenyu gwakayengemala.
3 Musindikakatile kuzhe ne babi,
na ibabo bashingi be bubi,
banoleba kunyalala ne babakidzani babo,
koga mu mimoyo yabo kuna busada.
4 Mubalipe kuyendidzana ne mishingo yabo,
kuyendidzane ne mbipo ye mishingo yabo.
Mubalipe kuyendidzana ne mishingo ye maboko abo.
Mubape mbhayilo wakabalingisana.
5 Ngobe abana hanya nge mishingo ya Yahwe,
kene mishingo ye maboko abo,
banowobalobesa bakasitjababumbe kakale.
6 Yahwe ngabakudziwe,
ngobe bakahwa kukumbila kwangu.
7 Yahwe ndibo simba langu ne tjivikili tjangu,
moyo wangu unogalabgwe mu bali.
Ndizo ndobhatshiwa ne moyo wangu wakashatha,
ndobakudza nge lumbo gwangu gwe kuboka.
8 Yahwe ndibo simba le bathu babo,
ndilo dizhilo linotjidza nzhodziwa wabo.
9 Tjidzani bathu benyu,
kombolelani thaka yenyu.
Ibeni nlisi wabo, mubabhabhe nge kusingapele.