97 Yehova naba imfumu!+ Isonde nalyange.+
Ne fishi ifingi nga nshi fisekelele.+
2 Amakumbi ne kumbi ilyafitula nafimushinguluka;+
Pa bulungami na pa bupingushi e palimbwa icipuna cakwe ica bufumu.+
3 Umulilo ulefuma ku ntanshi yakwe,+
No koca abalwani bakwe konse konse.+
4 Inkuba shakwe shasanike pano calo;+
Isonde lyalimwene no kututuma nga nshi.+
5 Impili shalisungulwike kwati lipula pa mulandu wa kwa Yehova,+
Pa mulandu wa kwa Shikulu wa pano isonde ponse.+
6 Imyulu ilashimika ubulungami bwakwe,+
Na bantu na bantu bonse balimona ubukata bwakwe.+
7 Lekeni bonse abapepa ifyabaswa bekatwe insoni,+
Abaitakishisha pali balesa aba fye.+
Mukontamineni mwe balesa bonse.+
8 Sione alyumfwile kabili alisekelele,+
Ne mishi ya kwa Yuda yalyangile+
Pa mulandu wa fya bupingushi fyenu mwe Yehova.+
9 Pantu imwe, mwe Yehova, ni mwe Mwapulamo pano isonde ponse;+
Mwalisumbukisha ukucila balesa bonse.+
10 Mwe batemwa Yehova,+ pateni ifyabipa.+
Alinda imyeo ya ba cishinka bakwe;+
No kubapokolola mu minwe ya babifi.+
11 Ulubuuto lwabyashisha uwalungama,+
No kusekelela kwaisa ku batambalala imitima.+
12 Sekeleleni muli Yehova, mwe balungami,+
Kabili tasheni ishina lyakwe ilya mushilo ilya cibukisho.+