Nkunga
Nkung’a Davidi.
א [Alefe]
37 Kufungi makasi ko mu kuma kia yimpumbulu
Ngatu mwena mimpanga-mambi e kimpala.+
2 Kadi nzaki beyuma nze titi,+
Belengela nze titi yankunzu.
ב [Bete]
4 Yangalela muna Yave,
Yandi olungisa zolela ya ntim’aku.
ג [Ngimele]
6 Otemesa unsongi waku nze ntemo wa nkielelo,
E ziku kiaku nze mwini a midi.
ד [Dalete]
7 Kala pi-i vana vena Yave+
Umvingila kuna luzindalalu.
Kutokani ko mu kuma kia ndiona
Osikidi muna makani mandi mambi.+
ה [He]
ו [Wau]
Ke bekala vo diaka ko.+
ז [Zayine]
12 Yimpumbulu besokelanga ansongi mambu mambi;+
Bekubakweteselanga meno.
13 Kansi Yave okubasevanga,
Kadi ozeye wo vo e lumbu kiau se kilwaka.+
ח [Hete]
14 E yimpumbulu bavolele nsosolo yo fumbika mfumba miau
Kimana babwisa mumbona-mpasi ye nsukami,
Bavonda awana bekangalelanga muna nzil’a unsongi.
15 Kansi, e nsosolo au utobola e ntima miau;+
E mfumba miau mitololwa.
ט [Tete]
16 Efi lekwa kena fiau o nsongi fisundidi o wete
Ke mu ulolo wa yimpumbulu yayingi ko.+
17 Kadi moko ma yimpumbulu metololwa,
Kansi, Yave osadisa ansongi.
י [Yoda]
19 Ke befusuka nsoni ko muna ntangw’a mpasi;
Muna lumbu ya mvengele, bekala ye ulolo wa madia.
כ [Kafe]
ל [Lamede]
22 Awana basambulwa kwa Nzambi bevua nza,
Kansi, awana basibwa kwa yandi fukiswa befukiswa.+
מ [Meme]
נ [Nune]
26 Ntangwa zawonso osompekanga kuna mvevo,+
Wan’andi besambulwa.
ס [Sameke]
27 Vengomoka muna mbi, vanga o wete,+
Wasikila yakwele mvu.
ע [Ayini]
פ [Pe]
30 O nu’a ansongi mambu ma ngangu uvovanga,
O lubini lwandi luvovanga mambu ma ziku.+
צ [Tsade]
32 E kimpumbulu kikondelelanga o nsongi,
Muna vava kumvonda.
ק [Kofe]
34 Sia vuvu muna Yave, landa nzil’andi,
Okutundidika kimana wavua e nza.
Vava yimpumbulu befwaswa,+ ngeye omona wo.+
ר [Rese]
35 Mbwene kimpumbulu una vo nkwa nsoki
Wayalangana nze nti wasavuka vana ntoto andi.+
ש [Sin]
37 Tala o munkondwa tumbu,*
Sia sungididi muna nsongi,+
Kadi e zingu kiandi kuna ntwala kia luvuvamu.+
38 Kansi, asumuki awonso fwaswa befwaswa;
E zingu kia yimpumbulu kuna ntwala sukiswa kisukiswa.+
ת [Tau]
40 Yave okubasadisa yo kubakûla.+
Okubakûla vana moko ma kimpumbulu yo kubavuluza,
Kadi kwa yandi batinini.+