Kushuba bugalo gwe Ndzimu
1 Bugalo gwenyu gwakanaka sene,
imwi Yahwe we Mibunga!
2 Meya yangu yakamushuba kwazo,
inotshwigwa kubona magalo a Yahwe,
moyo wangu ne meya yangu zombila Ndzimu nge shatho.
3 Ne zhazho ina nzi,
ne nyenganyenga inozwibakila shaka,
paingagadza majindana ayo,
pa zwibeso zwenyu, imwi Yahwe Masimbawose,
Mambo wangu ne Ndzimu wangu.
4 Bakakombolegwa ibabo banogala mu ng'umba yenyu,
bemba bemukudza misi yose.
5 Bakakombolegwa balume be simba labo limumuli,
ibo bakazwimisila mu mimoyo yabo kutathila ku Ziyoni,
6 sekwa kwabanopalama guku le Bhakha
banolithama pathu pe misenya,
vula dze nseulo na idzobo dzopafukidza nge madziba.
7 Banodwilila besima,
Ndzimu we midzimu unowobong'wa mu Ziyoni.
8 Imwi Yahwe Ndzimu we mibunga, ihwani ntembezelo wangu,
bhulutanani, imwi Ndzimu wa Jakubo!
9 Bonani tjivikili tjedu, imwi Ndzimu,
lingani mu buso gwe nzhodziwa wenyu.
10 Ngobe zhuba ling'ompela mu ng'umba yenyu loyita,
pa tjiwulu (1 000) pamwe pathu.
Ndingabe ntjengeti we nkoba mu ng'umba ye Ndzimu wangu,
pana kuti ndigale mu mishasha ye bubi.
11 Ngobe Yahwe Ndzimu i zhuba ne tjivikili,
banokupa kuzwalana ne kuteta.
Akuna tjakanaka Yahwe tjabanonyima
ibabo banoyenda mu lebeswa.
12 Imwi Yahwe Ndzimu Masimbawose,
bakakombolegwa ibabo banogalabgwe mu muli.
Kushuba bugalo gwe Ndzimu
1 Bugalo gwenyu gwakanaka sene,
imwi Yahwe we Mibunga!
2 Meya yangu yakamushuba kwazo,
inotshwigwa kubona magalo a Yahwe,
moyo wangu ne meya yangu zombila Ndzimu nge shatho.
3 Ne zhazho ina nzi,
ne nyenganyenga inozwibakila shaka,
paingagadza majindana ayo,
pa zwibeso zwenyu, imwi Yahwe Masimbawose,
Mambo wangu ne Ndzimu wangu.
4 Bakakombolegwa ibabo banogala mu ng'umba yenyu,
bemba bemukudza misi yose.
5 Bakakombolegwa balume be simba labo limumuli,
ibo bakazwimisila mu mimoyo yabo kutathila ku Ziyoni,
6 sekwa kwabanopalama guku le Bhakha
banolithama pathu pe misenya,
vula dze nseulo na idzobo dzopafukidza nge madziba.
7 Banodwilila besima,
Ndzimu we midzimu unowobong'wa mu Ziyoni.
8 Imwi Yahwe Ndzimu we mibunga, ihwani ntembezelo wangu,
bhulutanani, imwi Ndzimu wa Jakubo!
9 Bonani tjivikili tjedu, imwi Ndzimu,
lingani mu buso gwe nzhodziwa wenyu.
10 Ngobe zhuba ling'ompela mu ng'umba yenyu loyita,
pa tjiwulu (1 000) pamwe pathu.
Ndingabe ntjengeti we nkoba mu ng'umba ye Ndzimu wangu,
pana kuti ndigale mu mishasha ye bubi.
11 Ngobe Yahwe Ndzimu i zhuba ne tjivikili,
banokupa kuzwalana ne kuteta.
Akuna tjakanaka Yahwe tjabanonyima
ibabo banoyenda mu lebeswa.
12 Imwi Yahwe Ndzimu Masimbawose,
bakakombolegwa ibabo banogalabgwe mu muli.