Amalumbo
Ulwimbo lwa kwa Asafi.+
79 Mwe Lesa inko nashisansa ubupyani bwenu;+
Nashikowesha itempele lyenu ilya mushilo;+
Nashonaula Yerusalemu ica kuti ili fye ifitantaala.+
2 Nashipeela ifyuni fya mulwelele ifitumbi fya babomfi benu pa kuti filye
Kabili nashipeela ifiswango fya mu mpanga imibili ya baba ne cishinka kuli imwe.+
3 Nashipongolola umulopa wabo nga menshi
Ukushinguluka Yerusalemu, kabili takuli uushelepo uwa kuti abashiike.+
5 Ni lilali mwe Yehova mukaleka ukukalipa? Bushe mukatwalilila fye ukukalipa?+
Bushe ni lilali ubukali bwenu bukaleka ukupya ngo mulilo?+
8 Mwitupeela umulandu pa membu ishacitile ifikolwe fyesu.+
Angufyanyeni ukutubelela uluse,+
Pantu tuli mu bwafya ubukalamba.
9 Twafweni mwe Lesa mwe batupususha,+
Pa mulandu we shina lyenu ilya bukata;
Tupususheni kabili tweleleni* imembu pa mulandu we shina lyenu.+
10 Cinshi inko shingalalandila ashiti: “Ali kwi Lesa wabo?”+
Lekeni tukamoneko uko inko shikeshiba ukuti
Mwalilandula pa mulopa wa babomfi benu abo shaipaya.+
11 Umfweni ifyo umufungwa aleteta.+
Bomfyeni amaka yenu ayakalamba* pa kuti mupusushe* abo bapingula ukuti bafwile ukufwa.*+