Ntembezelo we kukunda ne kubgwilizila
1 Imwi, Ndzimu wandinokudza, musinyalale koga!
2 Ngobe milomo mibibi ne ye bupitipiti inondikuwelela,
banoleba nge kwangu manyepkhwa.
3 Banondipomba nge matama e lubengo
kakale bendigwisa ndisina nlandu.
4 Banoshandula ludo gwangu nge kundibenga,
nenguba kwakajalo ndobatembezelela.
5 Ndizo bakandibokela ndulamo nge mbipo,
bakandibengela ludo gwangu.
6 Banoti, “Mumbigile nthu mbiimbi mbeli kukwe,
nthu unontilika nlandu ngaame ku luji gugwe.
7 Ha esumikilisiwa, ngaawang'we nlandu,
ntembezelo uwe ngautogwe se tjibi.
8 Mazhuba awe ngaabe mashomanana,
dzene mmwe angatola mamo awe.
9 Dzene bana babe bangabe siyang'wa
nenge nkadzi uwe kabe tjilikadzi.
10 Dzene bana babe bangadzungayila beyenda bekumbila,
dzene bangatakhwa mu matongo abanogala.
11 Dzene baanokolota bangantapila kose kwaanako,
dzene bathu basingazibgwe bangantolela zwizwalo zwe dukuta lile.
12 Dzene kungasheta unonhwilangoni,
nenguba ali iye ungahwilangoni siyang'wa dzidze.
13 Dzene lutshinga gugwe gungalobesiwa,
dzene zina lile lingafidziwa mu tjizekugwana tje bubili.
14 Dzene matjinyo a tate babe angakumbugwa mbeli kwa Yahwe,
ne tjibi tja mmeyabe tjikasibukushiwe,
15 ngazwidwilile zwili mbeli kwa Yahwe,
ne kukumbugwa kukwe kulashiwe mu shango.
16 Ngobe aazotongo kumbula kulakidza ngoni,
koga wakadziyidza bashayi ne basheti
ne be mimoyo yakapaluka kuswikila befa.
17 Wakabe eda kulonga bhiso, bhiso ngalibe munlibo.
Azobe eda kukombolegwa, makombolelo ngaabe kutjena naye.
18 Wakazwiambadza bhiso se tjiambalo tjitje,
dzene lingang'wila mu mbili uwe se vula,
se mafuta mu mafupa awe.
19 Ngalinge tjiambalo tjaanozwipomba nditjo,
se mwandabula waanozwisunga ndiwo zhuba ne zhuba.”
20 Dzene ikoko kungabe mbayilo we banonditilika nlandu muna Yahwe,
wa ibabo banoleba mbipo nge butjilo gwangu.
21 Koga imwi, Yahwe She wangu,
mundimile ngekwe zina lenyu,
ngobe ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike gwakalulwama,
mundisunungule.
22 Ngobe ndi nshayi kakale ndi nsheti,
ne moyo wangu wakabhayika mukati kwangu.
23 Ndopinda se ntutshi we madekwana,
ndoshashamugwa se phashu.
24 Zwidwi zwangu zolengezha ngozwinyima zojiwa,
anditjina nyama pa mbili.
25 Ndatjibe sapa muna ibabo banonditilika nlandu,
ha bendibona, banodzungudza misholo.
26 Mundibhatshe imwi Yahwe, Ndzimu wangu!
Munditjidze kuyendidzana nge ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike.
27 Thamani kuti bazibe kuti igogu luboko gwenyu,
imwi Yahwe, makuthama.
28 Bangabalonga bhiso, koga imwi mowokombolela.
Dzene bagwisi bangu bangabhatisiwa shoni,
nlanda wenyu ngaashathe.
29 Bagwisi bangu ngabalengudzike,
shoni ngadzibakombole bange basakaambala.
30 Nge nlomo wangu ndowoyisa mboko hwulu kuna Yahwe,
ndowokudza Yahwe pakati kwe mbunga we bathu.
31 Ngobe banoma ku luboko gwe luji gwe basheti,
kuti babatjidze muna ibabo bangabalashila mu lufu.
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