Esambo
Wa Davidɛ.
א [Alef]
2 Vɔ wayoma esadi oko adiyo+
Ndo wayɔlɛngɛ oko adiyo w’eyoyo w’ashi wa djɛsɛ.
ב [Bet]
4 Ngɛnangɛna lo yɛdikɔ y’efula le Jehowa,
Ko nde ayokokotshɛ nsaki y’otema ayɛ.
ג [Gimel]
6 Nde ayosala dia sambo kayɛ k’ɔlɔlɔ ngamula oko osase wa pindju,
Ndo losembwe layɛ oko yanyi ya midi.
ד [Dalet]
Totshimbake wɔɔngɔ l’ɔtɛ w’onto
Latondoya dia nkotsha tokanyi tande.+
ה [He]
ו [Waw]
10 Etena ka tshitshɛ keto kambotshikala, ko kanga kɔlɔ hatonga nto;+
Wɛ ayoshishima lo dihole diande,
Ko nde hatonga nto.+
ז [Zayin]
12 Kanga kɔlɔ mbɔtwɛka onto ɔlɔlɔ sheke;+
Nde mbokakatanyiɛka wanyu.
13 Koko Jehowa ayowɔla,
Nɛ dia Nde mbeyaka dia lushi lande layoya.+
ח [Het]
14 Akanga wa kɔlɔ sɔmɔlaka tokuwa tawɔ ta ta ndo minɛka* eta awɔ
Dia nkɔsha ɔmɛnyi mfɔnu ndo ose wola,
Dia ndjaka wanɛ wele mboka yawɔ yekɔ esembɔki.
15 Koko lokuwa lawɔ la ta layotondola etema awɔ vɔamɛ;+
Eta awɔ wayohembɔ.
ט [Tet]
16 Tshitshɛ yele la onto ɔlɔlɔ ndeka
Lokema lele l’efula k’akanga wa kɔlɔ.+
17 Nɛ dia anya w’akanga wa kɔlɔ wayohembɔma,
Koko Jehowa ayosukɛ anto w’ɛlɔlɔ.
י [Yod]
18 Jehowa mbeyaka kɛnɛ kakomɛ wanɛ waha la onongo,*
Ndo etenyi kawɔ k’okitɔ kayotshikala pondjo pondjo.+
19 Vɔ hawotoshama nsɔnyi l’etena ka mpokoso;
Vɔ wayonga la diangɔ tshavutshavu l’etena ka ndjala.
כ [Kaf]
20 Koko akanga wa kɔlɔ wayolanyema;+
Atunyi wa Jehowa wayeta oko adiyo w’ateketa;
Vɔ wayeta oko edinga.
ל [Lamed]
22 Atshɔkwami Ande wayokita nkɛtɛ,
Koko wanɛ wadjama mananu oma le Nde wayolanyema.+
מ [Mem]
נ [Nun]
25 Dimi laki dikɛnda ndo wonya ɔnɛ laya osombe,
Koko dimi talɛnaka onto ɔlɔlɔ akalema,+
26 Tena tshɛ nde sɔndjanaka la kɛtshi,+
Ndo anande wayɔtshɔkwama.
ס [Samek]
27 Tshika kɔlɔ ndo sala kɛnɛ kele ɔlɔlɔ,+
Ko wɛ ayotshikala pondjo.
28 Nɛ dia Jehowa nangaka losembwe,
Ndo nde hatokalɛ ekambi ande wa kɔlamelo.+
ע [Ayin]
פ [Pe]
צ [Tsade]
32 Kanga kɔlɔ atendaka onto ɔlɔlɔ,
Atoyangaka dia mbodiaka.
ק [Kof]
34 Longamɛ le Jehowa ndo yela mboka kande,
Ko nde ayokodiya dia wɛ nkita nkɛtɛ.
Wɛ ayɛna+ lam’ayolanyema akanga wa kɔlɔ.+
ר [Resh]
35 Dimi lakɛnyi kanga esehe, onto a kɔlɔ
Ahama oko osongo wele l’akatshi efula lo nkɛtɛ yawɔ.+
ש [Shin]
37 Endaka onto laha la onongo,*
Okaka sso le onto ɔlɔlɔ,+
Nɛ dia nshi yayaye y’onto akɔ yayonga wɔladi.+
38 Koko wanɛ tshɛ wasala kɔlɔ wayolanyema;
Nshi yayaye y’akanga wa kɔlɔ yayohembɔma.+
ת [Taw]
40 Jehowa ayowakimanyiya ndo ayowatsha.+
Nde ayowatsha oma le akanga wa kɔlɔ ndo ayowashimbɛ,
Nɛ dia vɔ ndjashɛka le nde.+