1 Mbiimbi unotizha nenguba kusina unotatana naye,
koga balulwami bakasimamoyo se shumba.
2 Shango ha ina jinyo inobe ne batungamili banjinji,
koga ha kuna balume bana kuhwisisa ne luzibo
ingagadzikana kwe tjibaka.
3 Nshayi unotshambilidza bashayi
ivula inona ikuba isiya kusina tjinojiwa.
4 Ibabo basingatobele nlayo banolumbidza babi,
koga ibo banotobela nlayo banogwisana nabo.
5 Bathu babi abatohwisisa kutambunuka,
koga ibo banoshaka Yahwe banonhwisisa kwakapelela.
6 Nshayi unoyenda zila dzakatambunuka,
unopinda mfumi unotobela zila dzakakombama.
7 Iye unotjengeta nlayo nkololo wakatjenjela,
koga nkwinya we magovu unobhatisa tate babe shoni.
8 Iye unopaphidza fumwa iye nge kuzwalisa mari,
unokubunganyila iwoyo una buthu ku bashayi.
9 Iye unozwina zebe kuti asihwe nlayo
ne ntembezelo uwe unoshimisa.
10 Iye unotungamilila bakatambunuka ku zila yakabipa,
unowowila mu gomba lile,
koga basina nlandu banowobe ne thaka yakanaka.
11 Nfumi wakatjenjela muna awe mesho,
koga nshayi wakatjenjela, unombonyolola.
12 Ha balulwami bekunda, kobe ne kushatha kukulu,
koga ha batjinyi bemusa nsholo, balume banobgwata.
13 Iye unosumbika matjinyo awe aatobhudilila,
koga iye unoadusila patjena ebuya ealasha unowohwigwa ngoni.
14 Kwakakombolegwa nthu unotja Yahwe tjibaka tjose,
koga iye unokukutadza moyo uwe unowowila mu mbatsha.
15 Se shumba inobomba kene bhira ikutjulukila,
ndizo zwinoyita mbusi we mbiimbi pezhugwi kwe bashayi.
16 Mbusi usina hwisiso ntshambilidzi we moyo wakabipa,
koga unoshima kutjiba unowopaphidza mazhuba awe.
17 Ha nlume e lemegwa ne lopa le nthu waakabulaya,
ngaabe ntizhi kuswikila e fa,
kushaye unombhatsha.
18 Iye unotjila asina nlandu unowotjidziwa,
koga iye we zila dzakaleleka unowowila mu gomba.
19 Iye unolima nnda uwe unowowana zojiwa zwinjinji,
koga iye unotobelela zwisina nshingo unowobe ne bushayi bukulu.
20 Nthu unogalamoyo unowobe ne makombolelo akawanda,
koga iye una phupu dze fumwa haangashaye shamu.
21 Kushalawula bathu akuzonaka,
koga ne bhemu le tjiwunga nthu unowotjinya.
22 Nthu unonyimana unotizhilila fumwa,
koga aatoziba kuti kusheta kowonzhila.
23 Iye unotjemela mmwe unowoti shule kadiwa kwazo,
kupinda iye unotjebela nge lulimi.
24 Iye unotolela tate babe kene mmeyabe,
ekoti, “Ikoku atekuli tjinya,”
nkwinya we nthu unotjinya.
25 Nthu we govu unogwisanya,
koga iye unogalamoyo muna Yahwe unowobhudilila.
26 Iye unogalamoyo mu nkumbulo uwe tjilengwe,
koga iye unoyenda mu butjenjedu unowosungunugwa.
27 Iye unopa bashayi aatowosheta,
koga iye unosumbika mesho unowowana bhiso.
28 Ha babiibi bemusa nsholo, balume banobgwata,
ngono ha beloba balulwami banopaphidzika.
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