Ntembezelo we kubgwilizila babiibi
1 Apa imwi balauli motongoleba tje malebeswa kene?
Apa motongosumikilisa bathu kwakatambunuka kene?
2 Aa, moalakana zwisakalulwama mu mimoyo yenyu;
moshingisa maboko enyu kugwa mu shango.
3 Babi banopanduka batjazwagwa;
banotjinya kudwa mukuzwagwa kwabo,
beleba manyepkhwa.
4 Bana bushungu gunonga gwe nyoka
se thumbi isingahwe inozwizwina zebe,
5 kuti ndizo isihwe hwi le bazanisi be nyoka
na ibabo banolidzila nyoka nyele bedzizanisa kene bedzitshumwayidza,
6 Ndzimu, vunani meno abo;
simulani meno e shumbana idzedzi, Yahwe!
7 Ngabanyelele, se vula yawunga;
ngabatshambiwe se bushwa bawomelele.
8 Ngabange mannyongovi tjinonyelela mu dope;
bange mwana washayiwa, usabona ilo zhuba.
9 Tjinyolotjo hali dzenyu dzisathu dzikahwa moto we mihwa,
minyolo kene inothuta, dzene Ndzimu ungabatshwayila ukabalasha!
10 Balulwami banowoshatha abebona mbuzuludzo ithamwa;
banowongula makumbo abo mu malopa e babi.
11 Bathu banowoti,
“Nge malebeswa balulwami banowana mbayilo.
Nge malebeswa Ndzimu unosumikilisa mu shango.”
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