Ñimbo ya Mitōto
Kudi mukulu wa bañomba; pa Mute-Labene.* Lwimbo lwa Davida.
א [Aleph]
2 Nkasangalanga ne kusepelela modi;
Nkembilanga dijina dyobe mitendelo, a Mwine wa Peulu Mwine.+
ב [Beth]
3 Shi balwana nami abanyema,+
Bakakukala ne koneka ku meso obe.
4 Mwanda ubingijanga mambo ami moloke;
Ushikete pa lupona lobe utyiba mambo na boloke.+
ג [Gimel]
5 Ubafunina mizo+ ne konakanya babi,
Ubabule dijina dyabo nyeke ne nyekeke.
ה [He]
ו [Waw]
9 Yehova ukekala kinyemeno kya mutyima-ntenke* kya yewa ususulwa,+
Kinyemeno kya mutyima-ntenke mu bitatyi bya tusua.+
ז [Zayin]
11 Imbilai Yehova mitendelo, aye ushikete mu Ziona;
Yukijai bilongwa byandi mu bantu.+
12 Mwanda Yewa ulubula kinongo kya mashi abo wibavulukanga;+
Kakelwapo kudila kwa yewa umweshibwa malwa.+
ח [Heth]
13 A Yehova, ntōkelwe mutyima, tala malwa amwesha boba banshikilwe,
Abe unangulanga ku bibelo bya lufu,+
14 Amba nsapule bilongwa byobe bya kutendelwa mu bibelo bya mwanā Ziona mwana-mukaji,+
Ne kusangela bilongwa byobe bya lupandilo.+
ט [Teth]
15 Mizo ibaponena mu lubao loyakolele;
Kulu kwayo kubapi mu bukonde boifile.+
16 Yehova uyukene pa butyibi bwafikidijanga.+
Mubi wapi mu dikinga dya mwingilo wa makasa andi aye mwine.+
Hikaioni.* (Sela)
י [Yod]
17 Babi bakanyemena ku Kibundu,*
Mizo yonso ivulaminwa Leza.
כ [Kaph]
19 A Yehova, imana! Kokaleka muntu wa kufwa anekenye.
Mizo ityibilwe mambo mu meso obe.+
20 Wiikwatyije moyo, a Yehova,+
Mizo iyuke amba i bantu’tu ba kufwa. (Sela)