Otyiimbo tya Salomau
1 Otyiimbo tya Salomau, otyiimbo tyimwe otyiwa.*+
2 “Nthyipe ombesu, nthyipe ombesu nomulungu wove,
Otyipuka unthyole tyimphepela-po, tyipepa vali kovinyu.+
Enyina liove linikila nawa, uti vala okamulela kena apa kanengukila.+
Otyo ovafikwena vekuholelele.
4 Wahanthye-po twende atuho,* tukahateke.
Ohamba yandyeta mondywo yayo, ainthwala koluhinyi!
Onthwe tuhambukwe, ame ove ndyihole.
Ove unthyole, evi ulinga tuvipopie,* soka evi ulinga vipepa, vipepa vali kovinyu.
Hanthupu ovafikwena vekuhole!
5 Vahikwena vo mo Selusalei, ame nanthikovela vala, mahi ndyimuwa,
Ndyimuwa ngonohinge mbo ko Kendale,+ nafwa ovinyanga+ vyo konohinge mba Salomau.
6 Mwahanthalei vala etyi nanthikovela apa ñgana,
Tyandinga ñgaa omutenya vala.
Onomphange mbange* vanumana.
Vanthumine ndyikayunge omapia omiti vionouva,
Mahi ame kepia liange liomiti vionouva, anahai-ko.
Ntholele-vo vala nahakakuve-kuve vala ngomukai welihika motyipala nelesu*
Nahakakuve-kuve vala pokati konongi mba vakwenyi.”
8 “Ove muwa wange, ove umuwa vali kovafikwena aveho,
Ine kukwii, landula momakondyo onongi,
Ovikombo viove vitwala no konohinge mbovanthita ngako ukalisila.”
9 “Muwa wange, okukutala uti onkhambe oina pokati komatemba a Falaoo.*+
10 Omulami uhiwiswa otyipala tyove,*
Okupaka ovilanda pomunyino, okuhiwa kwatyo no oviale.
11 Onthwe matukuvaleka omilami vioolu,
Oolu yahonya nopalata.”
12 “Na tyina ohamba ipumphi maili,
Ikatehela ombao yange iivala okunika.+
13 Muwa wange, ove umbinga yange yombao yomila,+
Ombinga ndyilaleka pokati komavele ange.
15 “Watalele, ove umuwa, umuwa muhikwena wange ndyihole!
Ove umulenga, womaiho opomba.”+
16 “Ame nkhuhole muwa, ove umuwa mukwendye wange. Ove untheya omutima!+
Oula wetu, uli apa payova nawa.
17 Omitalekwa viondywo yetu,* omisendulu,
Oluhoka lwatyo, omingalaviya.