Sombe
29 Sombe apopi,* ati:
2 “Ndyipeleya umwe ñgeno tyitavela okukondoka konohanyi mbalamba-le,
Kononthiki Huku ankho andyunga nawa,
3 Kononthiki ankho aliaimisila otyimimi tyae komutwe wange,
Etyi ankho ame ndyienda notyimimi tyae menthiki,+
4 Pononthiki ankho nkhele ndyitalala,
Etyi mekaka liange+ ankho muna oupanga na Huku,
5 Etyi Omuvili wa Atyiho ankho nkhele ena ame,
Etyi ovana* vange aveho ankho nkhele vandyongelela,
6 Etyi onomphai mbange ankho mbuliata mongundi,
Etyi ononkhanda ankho mbundyuyulila omulela,+
7 Etyi ankho ndyienda kombundi yepunda-umbo,+
Andyipumphama kotyipundi tyange popalasa.+
8 Ovakwendye ankho vamona avanthyila ondyila,*
Novakulu ankho vakatuka avakala lutai.+
9 Ovanene vatyo ankho vati umwe puti,
Ankho velikwata komulungu.
10 Novalume umwe vokwankhimana ankho kavapopi vali.
Nelaka liavo likakanyena meulu liomulungu.
11 Nomunthu undyiva-ndyiva vala unthyole,
Ava vamona-mona-le aveho ankho onombangi mbange vandyamena.
14 Okulinga oviwa ankho tyalinga omuvalo wange.
Okulinga oviwa ankho tyilinga ngekapote liange,* atyilingi ngombuya yange.
15 Ame nali omaiho omumphoki,
Andyikala ovikalo viotyilema.
17 Ame ankho ondingavivi ndyiiteya otyiyeli,+
Andyihukulula komayo ayo etyi yakwata.
18 Ame ndyipopia okuti: ‘Mandyinkhila meumbo liange* mwene,+
Ombu ononthiki mbange mambulingi ononyingi-nyingi, ambulifu poluheke.
19 Omii viange mavitandavela avikehika momeva,
Eyombo malikalala konompha mbange otyinthiki atyiho.
20 Omunkhima wange apeho ukala omupe,
Ei onkhondyi peke liange ikalela vala okuyaha.’
21 Aveho ankho vanthehelela nawa,
Ankho vati umwe filuu, avatehela onondunge kwaame.+
22 Ndyiti vala manee okupopia, ngwe avahapopi vali natyike.
Onondaka mbange ankho mbunyingila umwe nawa* momakutwi avo.
23 Vankhevelela umwe ngo ou ukevelela ombila.
Vaikula omilungu viavo ngatyina vanwa omaande ombila yonkhalula.+
24 Tyina ankho vamamono nevehambukilwa, ngwe ankho tyivehuvisa.
Otyimimi tyitunda kotyipala tyange ankho tyivetulisa omutima.*