א [Aʹleph]
119 Balipaalwa aba kaele mu myendele yabo,+
Abenda mu mafunde ya kwa Yehova.+
2 Balipaalwa abasunga amashiwi ayo atwibukishako;+
Abamufwaya no mutima onse.+
3 Tabacita ifyabipa.+
Benda mu nshila shakwe.+
4 Ni mwe mwatwebele+
Ukubika amano ku kukonka ifipope fyenu.+
5 Iye kanshi imibele yandi nga yapampamina+
Pa kukonka ifipope fyenu!+
6 Ninshi te kuti mbe ne nsoni,+
Nga nakonka amafunde yenu yonse.+
7 Ndemulumbanishisha mu bulungami bwa mutima wandi,+
Ilyo nasambilila ubupingushi bwenu ubwalungama.+
8 Ndekonka ifipope fyenu.+
Shi mwindekelesha.+
ב [Behth]
9 Bushe umulumendo+ kuti asangulula shani imibele yakwe?
Ni pa kuisunga ukulingana ne cebo cenu.+
10 Nimufwaya no mutima wandi onse.+
Mwileka nshe amafunde yenu.+
11 Ifyebo fyenu nafisungila mu mutima wandi,+
Pa kuti nimubembukila.+
12 Mwalicindama, mwe Yehova.
Nsambilisheni ifipope fyenu.+
13 Ku milomo yandi nalisabankanya+
Ubupingushi bonse ubwa mu kanwa kenu.+
14 Nsansamukila mu fyebo ifyo mutwibukishako,+
Nga filya nsansamukila mu fyuma fimbi.+
15 Nkabika amano ku fipope fyenu,+
Kabili nkabika amano ku nshila shenu.+
16 Ifipope fyenu e fyo nkatemwisha.+
Nshakalabe icebo cenu.+
ג [Giʹmel]
17 Citileni umubomfi wenu ifisuma, pa kuti mbe no mweo+
Pa kuti ndekonka icebo cenu.+
18 Nshibuleni amenso, pa kuti mone+
Ifipesha amano ifya mu mafunde yenu.+
19 Ine ndi mulebeshi fye mu calo ici.+
Mwimfisa amafunde yenu.+
20 Umweo wandi naunaka sana ku kufuluka+
Ubupingushi bwenu inshita yonse.+
21 Mwaebaula abaituntumba abatiipwa,+
Abashikonka amafunde yenu.+
22 Fumyeni pali ine umuseebanya ne misuula,+
Pantu ndakonka ifyebo ifyo mutwibukishako.+
23 Bacilolo na bo baikala; balanshanya ifibi pali ine.+
Lelo umubomfi wenu ena, abika amano ku fipope fyenu.+
24 Kabili ifyebo ifyo mutwibukishako nalifitemwisha,+
E baume abampanda amano.+
ד [Daʹleth]
25 Umweo wandi walemenena ku lukungu.+
Nsungeni uwa mweo ukulingana ne cebo cenu.+
26 Ninondolola imibele yandi, pa kuti munjasuke.+
Nsambilisheni ifipope fyenu.+
27 Nengeni ukwiluka umwalola ifipope fyenu,+
Pa kuti mbike amano ku fipesha amano fyenu.+
28 Nafufiwa utulo pa mulandu wa bulanda.+
Njimyeni ukulingana ne cebo cenu.+
29 Fumyenimo inshila ya bufi muli ine,+
Kabili nangeni uluse lwenu pa kunsambilisha amafunde yenu.+
30 Ninsala inshila ya cishinka.+
Nimona ukuti ubupingushi bwenu bwaliba fye bwino.+
31 Naikalilila ku fyebo ifyo mutwibukishako.+
Mwe Yehova, mwinenga insoni.+
32 Umwaya amafunde yenu e mo nakulaenda,+
Pantu mwakusha umutima wandi pa kuti amafunde yenu na yambi yekalemo.+
ה [He]
33 Mwe Yehova, nsambilisheni ifipope fyenu,+
Pa kuti ndefikonka fyonse.+
34 Nengeni ukwiluka, pa kuti ndekonka amafunde yenu+
Pa kuti ndeyakonka no mutima onse.+
35 Nengeni ukwenda mu nshila ya mafunde yenu,+
Pantu e mo nsansamukila.+
36 Alwileni umutima wandi ku fyebo mutwibukishako,+
Kabili mwiwalwila ku kufwaya ubunonshi.+
37 Lengeni amenso yandi ukukanalolesha ifya fye;+
Nengeni ukwenda mu nshila yenu ukuti mbe uwa mweo.+
38 Fisheni icebo cenu ku mubomfi wenu,+
Icebo icimulenga ukuba na katiina kuli imwe.+
39 Lekeni ukuseebana kwandi uko ntiina kufumepo,+
Pantu ubupingushi bwenu busuma.+
40 Moneni, mfuluka ifipope fyenu.+
Mu bulungami bwenu e mo munsungile uwa mweo.+
ו [Waw]
41 Kabili lekeni imicitile yenu iya cikuuku ibe pali ine, mwe Yehova,+
Kabili mpususheni ukulingana ne cebo cenu,+
42 Pa kuti njasuke uulenseebanya,+
Pantu mu cebo cenu e mo nacetekela.+
43 Kabili mwipoka icebo ca cine mu kanwa kandi,+
Pantu nalolela ubupingushi bwenu.+
44 Kabili lyonse nkalakonka amafunde yenu,+
Umuyayaya, umuyayaya.+
45 Kabili nakulaenda umwapabuka,+
Pantu nimfwayafwaya mu fipope fyenu.+
46 Nkalanda na pa fyebo ifyo mutwibukishako pa ntanshi ya shamfumu,+
Kabili nshakabe ne nsoni.+
47 Kabili nkatemwisha amafunde yenu+
Ayo natemwa.+
48 Nkemisha amaboko yandi ku mafunde yenu ayo natemwa,+
Na ku fipope fyenu nkabikako amano.+
ז [Zaʹyin]
49 Ibukisheni icebo mwasosele ku mubomfi wenu,+
Ico mwanenga ukulolela.+
50 Ici e cinsansamusha mu kucula kwandi,+
Pantu icebo cenu cinenga ukuba uwa mweo.+
51 Abaituntumba bampumya icibi.+
Lelo ku mafunde yenu nshafumako.+
52 Njibukisha ubupingushi bwenu ubwabako ukufuma umuyayaya, mwe Yehova,+
No kuisansamusha.+
53 Ninkalipa sana pa mulandu wa babifi,+
Abasha amafunde yenu.+
54 Ifipope fyenu fili nge nyimbo sha malumbo kuli ine+
Mu ng’anda umo njikala ngo mulebeshi.+
55 Naibukisha ishina lyenu ubushiku, mwe Yehova,+
Pa kuti nsunge amafunde yenu.+
56 Ici na co candi,
Pantu ndakonka ifipope fyenu.+
ח [Chehth]
57 Yehova e cakaniko candi;+
Nindaya ukuti nakulakonka ifyebo fyenu.+
58 Napapaata imwe no mutima wandi onse.+
Mbeleleni uluse ukulingana ne cebo cenu.+
59 Nintontonkanya pa mibele yandi,+
Pa kuti mbweseshe amakasa yandi ku fyebo fyenu ifyo mutwibukishako.+
60 Nalyangufyenye, no kukanashingashinga+
Ukukonka amafunde yenu.+
61 Imyando ya babifi yalimpombele.+
Nshalabile amafunde yenu.+
62 Ubushiku pa kati ndeema ku kumutasha+
Pa bupingushi bwenu ubwalungama.+
63 Abanandi ni abo abamutiina,+
Na bakonka ifipope fyenu.+
64 Mwe Yehova, icikuuku cenu caba fye mpanga yonse pano isonde.+
Nsambilisheni ifipope fyenu.+
ט [Tehth]
65 Mwalicitila umubomfi wenu ifisuma,+
Mwe Yehova, ukulingana ne fyo mwasosele.+
66 Nsambilisheni ubusuma,+ amano+ no kwishiba,+
Pantu nacetekela mu mafunde yenu.+
67 Ilyo amacushi yali tayalaisa pali ine nalebembuka mu kuluba,+
Lelo nomba ndakonka ifyebo fyenu.+
68 Muli basuma kabili mucita ifisuma.+
Nsambilisheni ifipope fyenu.+
69 Abaituntumba bambepesha ubufi.+
Lelo ine, nakulakonka ifipope fyenu no mutima wandi onse.+
70 Imitima yabo yatikama nga mafuta.+
Lelo ine, amafunde yenu e yo natemwisha.+
71 Cili fye bwino kuli ine ukuti mpite mu kucula uku,+
Pa kuti nsambilile ifipope fyenu.+
72 Amafunde+ ya mu kanwa kenu yabelako ukungafwa,+
Yawama ukucila golde iingi na silfere.+
י [Yohdh]
73 Iminwe yenu e yampangile no kuleka mbeko.+
Nengeni ukwiluka, pa kuti nsambilile amafunde yenu.+
74 Abamutiina e basekelela ilyo bamona,+
Pantu nalolela icebo cenu.+
75 Mwe Yehova, nalishiba ukuti ubupingushi bwenu bwalilungama+
No kuti ni pa mulandu wa cishinka cenu mwansalapwila.+
76 Lekeni icikuuku cenu, cinsansamushe,+
Ukulingana ne cebo cenu ku mubomfi wenu.+
77 Lekeni uluse lwenu lwise pali ine, pa kuti mbe no mweo;+
Pantu amafunde yenu e yo natemwisha.+
78 Lekeni abaituntumba balengwe insoni, pantu bambepa apabula umulandu.+
Lelo ine, nakulatontonkanya pa fipope fyenu.+
79 Lekeni abamutiina,
Abaishiba ne fya kutwibukishako fyenu,+ baalukile kuli ine.+
80 Lekeni umutima wandi ulekonka ifipope fyenu ukwabula ukulufyanya,+
Pa kuti nilengwa insoni.+
כ [Kaph]
81 Umweo wandi naunaka nga nshi ku kufwaya ukupususha kwenu;+
Pantu ndolela icebo cenu.+
82 Amenso yandi yanaka ku kufwaya icebo cenu,+
Kabili ndeti: “Ni lilali mukansansamusha?”+
83 Pantu naba nge nyambi+ iili pa cushi.
Nshalaba ifipope fyenu.+
84 Bushe inshiku sha mubomfi wenu shaba shinga?+
Ni lilali mukapingula abancusha?+
85 Abaituntumba banyimbila amacinga ukuti banjikate,+
Abashikonka amafunde yenu.+
86 Amafunde yenu yonse ya cishinka.+
Lelo bena bancusha apabula umulandu. Ngafweni.+
87 Kwashala panono nga bamfumya pa calo;+
Lelo ine nshasuula ifipope fyenu.+
88 Lekeni mbe no mweo ukulingana ne cikuuku cenu,+
Pa kuti ndekonka ifyebo fyenu ifyo mutwibukishako ififuma mu kanwa kenu.+
ל [Laʹmedh]
89 Icebo cenu, mwe Yehova,+
Caiminina umuyayaya mu muulu.+
90 Icishinka cenu ca ku nkulo ne nkulo.+
Mwalishimpa icalo, ukuti ciminine umuyayaya.+
91 Fyaiminina ukufika na lelo ukulingana no bupingushi bwenu,+
Pantu ifi fyonse fibombelo fyenu.+
92 Ine mbula kutemwisha amafunde yenu,+
Nga nafwila fye mu bucushi bwandi.+
93 Nshakalabe ifipope fyenu umuyayaya,+
Pantu e mo mwambakila uwa mweo.+
94 Ndi muntu wenu. Shi mpususheni,+
Pantu nimfwayafwaya mu fipope fyenu.+
95 Ababifi nine bapembelela, ukuti banjipaye.+
Lelo ine ntontonkanya pa fyebo fyenu ifya kutwibukishako.+
96 Nalimona ukuti ifintu fyonse fyalipelebela.+
Lelo amafunde yenu tapaba ico yashalandapo.
מ [Mem]
97 Amafunde yenu naliyatemwa icine cine!+
Akasuba konse e yo ntontonkanyapo.+
98 Amafunde yenu yanenga ukuba uwa mano ukucila abalwani bandi,+
Pantu yandi umuyayaya.+
99 Pali bakasambilisha bandi bonse tapaba nangu umo uwancila amano,+
Pantu ifya kutwibukishako fyenu e fyo ntontonkanyapo,+
100 Nalicila abakalamba mu kwiluka,+
Pantu ndasunga ifipope fyenu.+
101 Ntalusha amakasa yandi ku kwenda mu nshila yonse iibi,+
Pa kuti ndekonka icebo cenu.+
102 Ku bupingushi bwenu nshafumako,+
Pantu mwalinsambilisha.+
103 Ifyo ifyebo fyenu ifyatelela mu kanwa kandi,
Fyalowa ukucila ubuci mu kanwa kandi!+
104 Ifipope fyenu e fyanenga ukuti ndeiluka.+
E co napatila inshila ya bufi yonse.+
נ [Nun]
105 Icebo cenu ni nyali ku makasa yandi,+
Kabili lubuuto mu nshila yandi.+
106 Nindapa umulapo, kabili nkaufishapo,+
Umulapo wa kulaumfwila ubupingushi bwenu ubwalungama.+
107 Nincushiwa apakalamba.+
Mwe Yehova, nsungeni uwa mweo ukulingana ne cebo cenu.+
108 Mwe Yehova, lekeni imituulo ya mu kanwa kandi iya kuitemenwa imusekeshe,+
Kabili nsambilisheni ubupingushi bwenu.+
109 Lyonse naba mu kapoosa mweo;+
Lelo amafunde yenu nshayalaba.+
110 Ababifi banteya iciteyo,+
Lelo ku fipope fyenu nshafumako.+
111 Nimpokelela ifya kutwibukishako ukuti fibe fyandi umuyayaya,+
Pantu e filenga umutima wandi ukusansamuka.+
112 Nayalwila umutima wandi ku kukonka amafunde yenu+
Umuyayaya, ukufika ku mpela.+
ס [Saʹmekh]
113 Aba mitima ibili nalibapata,+
Lelo amafunde yenu naliyatemwa.+
114 Ni mwe ica kufisamamo candi kabili ni mwe inkwela yandi.+
Pantu ndolela icebo cenu.+
115 Ntalukeni, mwe ncitatubi mwe,+
Pa kuti nsunge amafunde ya kwa Lesa wandi.+
116 Ngafwilisheni ukulingana ne cebo cenu, pa kuti mbe uwa mweo,+
Kabili mwileka nengwe insoni mu kulolela kwandi.+
117 Nkosheni, ukuti mpusuke,+
Na ine nkalalolekesha amafunde yenu lyonse.+
118 Bonse abashikonka amafunde yenu mwabapoosa;+
Pantu ni ncenjeshi kabili ba bufi.+
119 Ababifi bonse aba pano isonde mwabafumyapo nga munyela.+
E co natemenwa ifyebo fyenu ifya kutwibukishako.+
120 Umubili wandi watutuma pa mulandu wa kutiina imwe;+
Kabili naliba no mwenso pa mulandu wa bupingushi bwenu.+
ע [Aʹyin]
121 Napingula mu mulinganya kabili nacita icalungama.+
Mwimpeela ku bamfyenga!+
122 Beni iciikatilo ca kuti mukacitila umubomfi wenu icisuma.+
Shi mwileka abaituntumba bamfyenge.+
123 Amenso yandi yanaka ku kufwaya ukupususha kwenu+
Ne fyebo fyenu ifyalungama.+
124 Citeni ku mubomfi wenu ukulingana ne cikuuku cenu,+
Kabili nsambilisheni amafunde yenu.+
125 Ndi mubomfi wenu.+ Nengeni ukwiluka,+
Pa kuti njishibe ifya kutwibukishako fyenu.+
126 Ni nshita ya kuti mucitepo cimo mwe Yehova.+
Nabapula mu mafunde yenu.+
127 E co natemenwa amafunde yenu+
Ukucila golde, golde iyalopololwa.+
128 E co mwena amafunde yenu yonse ayalanda pa fintu fyonse ukuti yalilungama;+
Napata inshila yonse iya bufi.+
פ [Pe]
129 Ifyebo fyenu ifya kutwibukishako fyaliwamisha.+
E co mfikonkela.+
130 Ilyo ifyebo fyenu fyasokololwa fipeela ulubuuto,+
Filenga abashaishibisha bailuka.+
131 Nayasamisha akanwa, no kupeemashika,+
Pa mulandu wa kufuluka amafunde yenu.+
132 Alukileni kuli ine no kumbelela uluse,+
Ukulingana no bupingushi bwenu ku batemwa ishina lyenu.+
133 Shimpeni intampulo shandi mu fyebo fyenu,+
Kabili mwileka icabipa nangu cimo cinteke.+
134 Mpokololeni ku muntu onse uwa bucenjeshi,+
Na ine nkakonka amafunde yenu.+
135 Lekeni icinso cenu cisanikile umubomfi wenu,+
Kabili nsambilisheni ifipope fyenu.+
136 Amenso yandi yapongolola imilonga ya menshi+
Pa mulandu wa kuti tabakonka amafunde yenu.+
צ [Tsa·dhehʹ]
137 Mwe Yehova, mwalilungama,+
No bupingushi bwenu bwalitambalala.+
138 Ifya kutwibukishako+ fyenu fyalilungama
Kabili fya cishinka nga nshi.+
139 Cankalipa nga nshi,+
Pa mulandu wa kuti abalwani bandi balilaba ifyebo fyenu.+
140 Ifyebo fyenu fyalilopololwa icine cine,+
No mubomfi wenu alifitemwa.+
141 Ine nshacindama kabili ndi wa fye.+
Lelo nshalaba ifipope fyenu.+
142 Ubulungami bwenu bulungami bwa muyayaya,+
Na mafunde yenu ya cine.+
143 Ukucula na mafya fyalinsangile.+
Lelo amafunde yenu naliyatemenwe.+
144 Ifya kutwibukishako fyenu fyalilungama umuyayaya.+
Nengeni ukwiluka, pa kuti mbe no mweo.+
ק [Qohph]
145 Nakuuta no mutima wandi onse.+ Njasukeni, mwe Yehova.+
Nkalakonka ifipope fyenu.+
146 Nakuuta kuli imwe. Shi mpususheni!+
Na ine nkalakonka ifyo mutwibukishako.+
147 Nashibuka lucelocelo ilyo pafiitile,+ ukuti nkuute mutuule.+
Ifyebo fyenu e fyo ndolela.+
148 Amenso yandi yatangilila ubulinde bwa bushiku,+
Pa kuti ntontonkanye pa fyebo fyenu.+
149 Shi umfweni ishiwi lyandi ukulingana ne cikuuku cenu.+
Mwe Yehova, nengeni ukuba uwa mweo ukulingana no bupingushi bwenu.+
150 Nabapalama abakonkelela imibele ya kuilekelesha;+
Nabataluka na ku mafunde yenu.+
151 Mwaliba mupepi, mwe Yehova,+
Kabili amafunde yenu yonse ya cine.+
152 Ukutula ku kale nalishiba ifyebo fimo fimo ifyo mutwibukishako,+
Pantu mwafibikileko ukuba ifya muyayaya.+
ר [Rehsh]
153 Shi moneni ukucula kwandi, no kumpususha;+
Pantu nshalaba amafunde yenu.+
154 Shi ndubulwileni no kungafwa;+
Nsungeni uwa mweo ukulingana ne fyebo fyenu.+
155 Ipusukilo lyalitaluka ku babifi,+
Pantu mu fipope fyenu tabafwayafwayamo.+
156 Uluse lwenu, mwe Yehova, lwingi icine cine.+
Nengeni ukuba uwa mweo ukulingana no bupingushi bwenu.+
157 Abancusha na balwani bandi bengi.+
Lelo ku fyebo mutwibukishako nshafumako.+
158 Nalimona abantu ababepa,+
Kabili ndomfwa ubunani, pantu tabakonka ifyebo fyenu.+
159 Shi moneni ifyo natemwa ifipope fyenu.+
Mwe Yehova, nengeni ukuba uwa mweo ukulingana ne cikuuku cenu.+
160 Icebo cenu conse ca cine,+
Kabili ubupingushi bwenu bonse ubwalungama bwa muyayaya.+
ש [Sin] nelyo [Shin]
161 Bacilolo bancusha apabula umulandu,+
Lelo umutima wandi waba na katiina ku fyebo fyenu.+
162 Ndesekelela pa fyebo fyenu+
Ifyo umo asekelela pa kusanga ifipe fya kupokolola ifingi.+
163 Nalipata ubufi,+ kabili lyonse mona ubufi nge ca bunani.+
Nalitemwa amafunde yenu.+
164 Numbanya imwe imiku cinelubali (7) mu bushiku bumo+
Pa bupingushi bwenu ubwalungama.+
165 Abatemwa amafunde yenu balaba no mutende uwingi,+
Kabili kuli bena takwaba ica kuipununako.+
166 Nalolela ukupususha kwenu, mwe Yehova,+
Ninsunga na mafunde yenu.+
167 Ndakonka ifyebo mutwibukishako,+
Kabili nalifitemwisha.+
168 Ndakonka ifipope fyenu ne fyebo mutwibukishako,+
Pantu imibele yandi yonse yaba pa ntanshi yenu.+
ת [Taw]
169 Lekeni ukupapaata kwandi kumfwike kuli imwe, mwe Yehova.+
Nengeni ukwiluka ukulingana ne cebo cenu.+
170 Lekeni ukulomba kwandi ukwa kumbelela uluse kumfwike kuli imwe.+
Mpokololeni ukulingana ne cebo cenu.+
171 Lekeni imilomo yandi imulumbanye,+
Pantu munsambilisha ifipope fyenu.+
172 Lekeni ululimi lwandi lwimbe ulwimbo lwa fyebo fyenu,+
Pantu amafunde yenu yonse yalilungama.+
173 Lekeni ukuboko kwenu kungafwe,+
Pantu ifipope fyenu e fyo nasala.+
174 Nafuluka ukupususha kwenu, mwe Yehova,+
Na mafunde yenu naliyatemwa.+
175 Lekeni ntwalilile uwa mweo no kulamulumbanya,+
Kabili lekeni ubupingushi bwenu bulengafwa.+
176 Naendauka nge mpaanga iilubile.+ Fwayeni umubomfi wenu,+
Pantu nshalaba amafunde yenu.+