Ntembezelo unokumbila butjilo gulefu
1 Ndotizhila kumuli Yahwe;
thamani kuti ndisitongo bhatisiwa shoni.
2 Mu bululwami gwenyu munditjidze kakale mundigwile;
munditeedze kakale munditjidze.
3 Ibeni shongwe ye dizhilo langu.
Ibeni luswingo gwakasima, kuti nditjidziwe,
ngobe mu shongwe yangu kakale mu luswingo gwangu.
4 Munditjidze, imwi Ndzimu wangu,
mundiduse mu simba le babi,
mu kubhakhwa nge basingazibe ndulamo kakale
bana mimoyo mikukutu mu kushinga bubi.
5 Imwi She Yahwe, ndimwi kugalabgwe kwangu,
ndakagalabgwe mu muli Yahwe
kudwa mu butjetjana gwangu.
6 Ndakanayila imwi kudwa mu kuzwagwa kwangu;
ndimwi makandidusa mu ntumbu wa mmeyangu.
Ndodwilila nge kumukudza.
7 Ku banji ndakabe ndinga tjilema,
koga imwi mu dizhilo langu lakasima.
8 Nlomo wangu uzhele kumukudza,
ne kukudza zina lenyu zhuba lose.
9 Musindilashe mu nsi we kukwegula kwangu;
musindifupatile andapelegwa nge masimba.
10 Zwita zwangu zolebeleka nge kwangu,
ibabo banoshaka ndibulaya banolangana.
11 Banoti, “Muntatamile mu mbhate,
Ndzimu wankanlasha
akuna ungantjidza.”
12 Imwi Ndzimu, musibe kule nami;
Imwi Ndzimu wangu, libilidzani kundibhatsha!
13 Ibabo banonditilika nlandu
ngababhatisiwe shoni kakale banyeledziwe;
ibabo banoshaka kundihwisa zogwadza
ngabadadigwe bashayigwe hanya kunobhatisa shoni.
14 Koga imi ndowodwilila ndigalabgwe,
kakale ndowodwilila ndimukudza kakale kanjinji.
15 Nlomo wangu unowoleba ngekwe mishingo yenyu ye ndulamo,
ne ngekwe mishingo yenyu ye jidzo zhuba lose,
nenguba ili minji kusina tjilizanyo.
16 Ndowozha ndikudza mishingo mikulu ya She Yahwe,
ndowokudza ndulamo yenyu koga.
17 Imwi Ndzimu, kudwila mu butjetjana gwangu makandidiya,
ndizo ndodwilila ndikudza mishingo yenyu inotjenamisa.
18 Ndizo ne mu nsi we kukwegula ne kuthunya nsholo,
imwi Ndzimu musindilashe,
kuswikila ndileba ngekwe simba lenyu gulu
mu zwizekugwana zose zwinowozha.
19 Simba lenyu nenge ndulamo yenyu, imwi Ndzimu,
zoswika pezhugwi zhugwi,
imwi makathama zwithu zwikulu,
imwi Ndzimu, ndiani unonga imwi kene?
20 Imwi makathama kuti ndibone kudziyidzika
kunjinji ne zogwadza zwinjinji
mowondimusa kakale;
kudwa pasi pasi kwe shango
mowondimilidzila pezhugwi kakale.
21 Mowopapha kukudziwa kwangu,
mukandinyaladza kakale.
22 Ndowomukudzabo nge dende
ndimukudzila kugalikabgwe kwenyu imwi Ndzimu.
Ndowomba njimbo dzinomukudza
ndilidza tjilidzo tje laya,
imwi N'yengemali we Iziraela.
23 Nlomo wangu unowomimila ngoshatha
andimumbila njimbo dzinomukudza;
na iyo meya yangu yamakatjidza.
24 Zhuba lose lulimi gwangu gowolebeleka
ngekwe bululwami gwe bhatsho yenyu,
ngobe ibabo bakagwisa kundihwisa zogwadza
bakabhatisiwa shoni, bakashayigwa ngoni.
Ntembezelo unokumbila butjilo gulefu
1 Ndotizhila kumuli Yahwe;
thamani kuti ndisitongo bhatisiwa shoni.
2 Mu bululwami gwenyu munditjidze kakale mundigwile;
munditeedze kakale munditjidze.
3 Ibeni shongwe ye dizhilo langu.
Ibeni luswingo gwakasima, kuti nditjidziwe,
ngobe mu shongwe yangu kakale mu luswingo gwangu.
4 Munditjidze, imwi Ndzimu wangu,
mundiduse mu simba le babi,
mu kubhakhwa nge basingazibe ndulamo kakale
bana mimoyo mikukutu mu kushinga bubi.
5 Imwi She Yahwe, ndimwi kugalabgwe kwangu,
ndakagalabgwe mu muli Yahwe
kudwa mu butjetjana gwangu.
6 Ndakanayila imwi kudwa mu kuzwagwa kwangu;
ndimwi makandidusa mu ntumbu wa mmeyangu.
Ndodwilila nge kumukudza.
7 Ku banji ndakabe ndinga tjilema,
koga imwi mu dizhilo langu lakasima.
8 Nlomo wangu uzhele kumukudza,
ne kukudza zina lenyu zhuba lose.
9 Musindilashe mu nsi we kukwegula kwangu;
musindifupatile andapelegwa nge masimba.
10 Zwita zwangu zolebeleka nge kwangu,
ibabo banoshaka ndibulaya banolangana.
11 Banoti, “Muntatamile mu mbhate,
Ndzimu wankanlasha
akuna ungantjidza.”
12 Imwi Ndzimu, musibe kule nami;
Imwi Ndzimu wangu, libilidzani kundibhatsha!
13 Ibabo banonditilika nlandu
ngababhatisiwe shoni kakale banyeledziwe;
ibabo banoshaka kundihwisa zogwadza
ngabadadigwe bashayigwe hanya kunobhatisa shoni.
14 Koga imi ndowodwilila ndigalabgwe,
kakale ndowodwilila ndimukudza kakale kanjinji.
15 Nlomo wangu unowoleba ngekwe mishingo yenyu ye ndulamo,
ne ngekwe mishingo yenyu ye jidzo zhuba lose,
nenguba ili minji kusina tjilizanyo.
16 Ndowozha ndikudza mishingo mikulu ya She Yahwe,
ndowokudza ndulamo yenyu koga.
17 Imwi Ndzimu, kudwila mu butjetjana gwangu makandidiya,
ndizo ndodwilila ndikudza mishingo yenyu inotjenamisa.
18 Ndizo ne mu nsi we kukwegula ne kuthunya nsholo,
imwi Ndzimu musindilashe,
kuswikila ndileba ngekwe simba lenyu gulu
mu zwizekugwana zose zwinowozha.
19 Simba lenyu nenge ndulamo yenyu, imwi Ndzimu,
zoswika pezhugwi zhugwi,
imwi makathama zwithu zwikulu,
imwi Ndzimu, ndiani unonga imwi kene?
20 Imwi makathama kuti ndibone kudziyidzika
kunjinji ne zogwadza zwinjinji
mowondimusa kakale;
kudwa pasi pasi kwe shango
mowondimilidzila pezhugwi kakale.
21 Mowopapha kukudziwa kwangu,
mukandinyaladza kakale.
22 Ndowomukudzabo nge dende
ndimukudzila kugalikabgwe kwenyu imwi Ndzimu.
Ndowomba njimbo dzinomukudza
ndilidza tjilidzo tje laya,
imwi N'yengemali we Iziraela.
23 Nlomo wangu unowomimila ngoshatha
andimumbila njimbo dzinomukudza;
na iyo meya yangu yamakatjidza.
24 Zhuba lose lulimi gwangu gowolebeleka
ngekwe bululwami gwe bhatsho yenyu,
ngobe ibabo bakagwisa kundihwisa zogwadza
bakabhatisiwa shoni, bakashayigwa ngoni.