Kukumbila bhatsho
1 Imwi Yahwe, Ndzimu we jidzo langu,
ndolila ndili mbeli kwenyu siku ne sikati.
2 Ndokumbila kuti ntembezelo wangu uzhe mbeli kwenyu,
hwililani tjililo tjangu.
3 Ngobe meya yangu izhele kudziyidzika,
ne butjilo gwangu gosedzela ku gomba le lufu.
4 Ndobaligwa muna ibabo banoyenda ku gomba le lufu.
Ndonga nlume usina simba,
5 ndonga ibabo bakalashigwa bapakati kwe bafi,
ndonga bakabulawa balele mu zwikumbu,
ndonga ibabo basingatjaalakane,
ngobe bakathubugwa mu kuwana bhatsho yenyu.
6 Makandibiga pasi pasi kwe gomba,
mukatikati kwakati zwititi.
7 Bushongola gwenyu gondilemela,
kakale gondivuna mitshibha.
8 Makathama kuti bakwinya bangu bandiambuke
makandithama abe tjithu tjinobatjisa.
Ndakabhatshigwa kuti ndizo ndisitongo pudzumuka.
9 Mesho angu apofupadziwa nge buyendasi.
Zhuba nge zhuba ndomudana, imwi Yahwe,
ndosuka maboko anngu mbeli kwenyu.
10 Apa moshingila bafi matjenamiso kene?
Apa mitutshi inomilika kumukudza kene?
11 Apa ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike
golebgwa mu bugalo gwe bafi kene?
Kene kugalikabgwe kwenyu
kolebgwa mu gomba le golomodzo kene?
12 Apa makaabadzo enyu anozibgwa mu zhalima,
kene mishingo yenyu ye ndulamo inolebgwa
ngekwayo mu shango ye kukanganika kene?
13 Koga imi, imwi Yahwe, ndolilila kumuli,
mangwanana ntembezelo wangu
ndowoyisa mbeli kwenyu.
14 Imwi Yahwe, apa ini mundilashila kutjena kene?
Ini mundisumbikila buso gwenyu kene?
15 Tjinga kudwa mu butjetjana gwangu
ndili mu busungwa kakale ndili pejo nge lufu,
ndakadziyidziwa nge kutjisa kwenyu
ngono ndatjizwitoboka.
16 Bushongola gwenyu gondikulila,
kutjisa kwenyu kondikolomola.
17 Zhuba lose zwakandipoteleka
se nsundila zwakandifukidza.
18 Makathama kuti bazwalani bangu bandiambuke,
zhalima ndilo nzwalani wangu nkulu.
Kukumbila bhatsho
1 Imwi Yahwe, Ndzimu we jidzo langu,
ndolila ndili mbeli kwenyu siku ne sikati.
2 Ndokumbila kuti ntembezelo wangu uzhe mbeli kwenyu,
hwililani tjililo tjangu.
3 Ngobe meya yangu izhele kudziyidzika,
ne butjilo gwangu gosedzela ku gomba le lufu.
4 Ndobaligwa muna ibabo banoyenda ku gomba le lufu.
Ndonga nlume usina simba,
5 ndonga ibabo bakalashigwa bapakati kwe bafi,
ndonga bakabulawa balele mu zwikumbu,
ndonga ibabo basingatjaalakane,
ngobe bakathubugwa mu kuwana bhatsho yenyu.
6 Makandibiga pasi pasi kwe gomba,
mukatikati kwakati zwititi.
7 Bushongola gwenyu gondilemela,
kakale gondivuna mitshibha.
8 Makathama kuti bakwinya bangu bandiambuke
makandithama abe tjithu tjinobatjisa.
Ndakabhatshigwa kuti ndizo ndisitongo pudzumuka.
9 Mesho angu apofupadziwa nge buyendasi.
Zhuba nge zhuba ndomudana, imwi Yahwe,
ndosuka maboko anngu mbeli kwenyu.
10 Apa moshingila bafi matjenamiso kene?
Apa mitutshi inomilika kumukudza kene?
11 Apa ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike
golebgwa mu bugalo gwe bafi kene?
Kene kugalikabgwe kwenyu
kolebgwa mu gomba le golomodzo kene?
12 Apa makaabadzo enyu anozibgwa mu zhalima,
kene mishingo yenyu ye ndulamo inolebgwa
ngekwayo mu shango ye kukanganika kene?
13 Koga imi, imwi Yahwe, ndolilila kumuli,
mangwanana ntembezelo wangu
ndowoyisa mbeli kwenyu.
14 Imwi Yahwe, apa ini mundilashila kutjena kene?
Ini mundisumbikila buso gwenyu kene?
15 Tjinga kudwa mu butjetjana gwangu
ndili mu busungwa kakale ndili pejo nge lufu,
ndakadziyidziwa nge kutjisa kwenyu
ngono ndatjizwitoboka.
16 Bushongola gwenyu gondikulila,
kutjisa kwenyu kondikolomola.
17 Zhuba lose zwakandipoteleka
se nsundila zwakandifukidza.
18 Makathama kuti bazwalani bangu bandiambuke,
zhalima ndilo nzwalani wangu nkulu.