Esambo
Le ɔnɔmbɔdi. Wa ana w’apami wa Kɔra.+ Ngɛngu.
49 Nyu anto tshɛ, nyohokame dui nɛ.
Nyu wanɛ tshɛ wodjashi l’andja,* nyodje yimba,
2 Oyadi wa totshitshɛ kana wa weke,*
Akanga w’ɛngɔnyi kana ase wola.
3 Onyɔ ami wayɔtɛkɛta awui wa lomba,
Ndo ekanelo ka yimba k’otema+ ami kayɛnya yimba.
4 Dimi layodja yimba lo yokedi;
Dimi layolembetshiya ɔkɛla ami la lɔsɛsɛ.
6 Wanɛ wayaɛkɛ lo lomombo+ lawɔ
Ndo wanɛ wafuna dikambo dia ɔngɔnyi+ awɔ w’efula,
7 Ndooko onto l’atei awɔ lakoka ntshungola ɔnango
Kana mbisha Nzambi oshinga w’etshungwelo dikambo diande,+
8 (Oshinga w’etshungwelo wa nsɛnɔ* yawɔ wekɔ la nɛmɔ di’efula
Diele vɔ hawokokaki pondjo mfuta);
10 Nde mɛnaka dia kaanga akanga wa tomba mvɔka;
Ɛpɔka ndo kanga enginya mvɔka kaamɛ,+
Ndo vɔ pombaka ntshika ɔngɔnyi awɔ le anto akina.+
11 Kɛnɛ kakombolawɔ l’etei kawɔ ele dia mvudu yawɔ ntshikala pondjo,
Mvudu yawɔ y’apɛma lo lɔlɔnga la lɔlɔnga.
Vɔ wakɔlɛ bɛtshi diawɔ dia nkɛtɛ nkombo yawɔ vɔamɛ.
13 Ɔnɛ ele mboka k’akanga wa dinginya+
Ndo ka wanɛ waayela, wangɛnangɛna ɛtɛkɛta awɔ w’anyanya. (Sela)
14 Vɔ wambɔsɔnama otsha lo Diombo* oko ɛkɔkɔ.
Nyɔi kayowalama;
Anto wosembwe wayowaolɛ+ la pindju.
16 Tokake wɔma l’ɔtɛ wambɔngɔna onto ɔmɔtshi,
L’ɔtɛ wambohama lotombo la luudu lande,
17 Nɛ dia etena kavɔnde, nde+ hatshu kaanga la ɛngɔ;
Lotombo lande hatoholɔ kaamɛ la nde.+
18 Nɛ dia lo nshi ya lɔsɛnɔ lande, nde akayaandolaka ndamɛ.*+
(Anto kotombolaka etena kamboyɔngɔna.)+
19 Koko l’ekomelo nde ndjelaka lɔlɔnga la watshɛnde.
Vɔ hawɛnaki osase nto pondjo.
20 Onto lahashihodia dui sɔ, kaanga kalɛmiyamande,+
Nde haleki nyama yavɔ.