Esambo
Le ɔnɔmbɔdi; kongɛma lo “Alɛmbɔlɛmbɔ.” Diohwelo. Wa Asafu.+ Ngɛngu.
80 Olami w’Isariyɛlɛ le, ohokame,
Wɛ latalɔmbɔla Yɔsɛfu oko olui w’ɛkɔkɔ.+
4 Jehowa Nzambi kanga lolembelembe le, polo l’etena kakɔna kayoyohetsha* dɔmbɛlɔ di’anto ayɛ?+
5 Wɛ mbaleshaka asɔyi oko mbo ya ndɛ,
Ndo wɛ mbanɔshaka asɔyi oko ashi lo yɛdikɔ y’efula.
6 Wɛ mbetawɔka dia asukanyi aso mana l’ɔtɛ aso;
Atunyi aso wekɔ lo ntetemala tɔɔla oko walangawɔ.+
7 Nzambi kanga lolembelembe le, otokaloya;
Otɔhɛtshɛ elungi kayɛ, dia sho shimbamɛ.+
8 Wɛ akasale dia ɔkɔdi wa vinyɔ+ monɔ oma l’Edjibito.
Wɛ akatshanya wedja ko akawonɛ.+
9 Wɛ akɔmbɛɛ dihole dikambo diawɔ,
Vɔ wakasɔngɛ edio ndo wakalole lo wodja.+
10 Akona wakakombama la dɛdi diawɔ,
Ndo elondo wa Nzambi la ntahe yawɔ.
12 Lande na kamboyotola mpele di’ave dia l’ekambɔ ka vinyɔ,+
Ko wanɛ tshɛ weta laawɔ wombaka elowa wa lɔkɔ?+
13 Nsombo y’okonda yambokihandjola vwa,
Ndo nyama ya ngala ya l’okonda yɔlɛ diangɔ dia lɔkɔ.+
14 Nzambi kanga lolembelembe le, lam’alangayɛ, okalole.
Enda oma l’olongo kele ɛna!
16 Lɔ lambotshumbama la dja,+ lambɔkɔtama.
Vɔ wambolanyema la lohango layɛ.*
17 Lonya layɛ lasuke onto lele lo lonya layɛ l’omi,
Ɔna onto lakayakeketsha dikambo diayɛ wɛmɛ.+
18 Ko sho hatotokooka ɔkɔngɔ.
Ototshike la lɔsɛnɔ, kele katelɛke* lokombo layɛ.
19 Jehowa Nzambi kanga lolembelembe le, otokaloya;
Otɔhɛtshɛ elungi kayɛ, dia sho shimbamɛ.+