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20 Ou Sofale+ omu Naamaa, ati:
2 “Naame mandyipopi, pena tyimwe tyahankhalesile nawa mombungo,
Natokota omutima, mandyipopi.
3 Onondaka neiva apa, ame hembuhandele.
Nakungunyika etyi neiva,* otyo matyimphe okupopia-po.
4 Noove mwene utyii umwe,
Otyo tyikala-le ngootyo nkhele tya kohale, nkhele vala omunthu* apakelwe kombanda yohi,+
5 Ove utyii okuti, ondolo yondingavivi itupu-ale ononthiki,
6 Ngalinga-linga omunene akatoma peulu,
Ou omutwe wae automo pomakaka,
7 Makavomba-ko, ahakamonaika vali, makavomba-ko ngondye yae.
Vokwemumwene-mwene mavekelipula, mavati: ‘Vakwe ya uli-pi?’
8 Makalimbuwa vala ngondyoi, kavekemumona vali.
Mavekemulimbwa ngemonekelo vamwene kounthiki.
9 Omaiho ankho emumona, kamaekemumona-mona vali,
Apa akalaile, kapekemumona-mona vali.+
10 Ovana vae, mavekelifefa kovahepi,
Olumono apolele ku vakwavo, omavoko ae maekelukondola.+
11 Omankhipa ae, ankho nkhele ena umwe ononkhono mboukwendye,
Mahi ononkhono ombo, ombo umwe mai nambo meheke.
12 Mwene ine otyivi momulungu wae tyihoholola,
Otyivi utyiholeka kohi yelaka,
13 Upaka otyivi momulungu, ehetyinthi-mo,
Akala vala natyo momulungu,
14 Etyi alia matyikahanyanyena meimo.
Molutu lwae matyilingi ngoti oulio* wetunga-lutwo.
15 Olumono anyinine, meluhandye-mo,
Huku memuhini-lo aluho.
16 Makahipa oulio wetunga-lutwo.
Aa omayo ombuta, maekemuleka.*
17 Kakamona-mona vali omeva ahateka,
Kakamona-mona vali owiki umoma, kakamona vali ongundi.
19 Kakalia-ko, mokonda walinga onya omuhepi, emusi-po.
Wapomba ondywo ahatungile.
20 Mahi omutima wae kamautulu-ale.
Olumono lwae, kamalukemuyovola.
21 Petupu etyi tyimuhupila-po eliuutulule.
Otyo olumono lwae, lwahamakalela ehimbwe.
22 Olumono lwae lulinga umwe olunyingi, otyiho pahe hatyo tyimulia!
Oluhepo malukemweendela, alukemupupukila nononkhono.
23 Tyina pahe ameyulisa eimo liae,
Huku mekemutuma onyengo yae yatokota,
Mekeilokesa aimuloko, ainyingila umwe momala ae.
24 Tyina enda-nkholo ovihongati viokwanthilwa novivela,
Onohevo mbonkhondyi yanthilwa notyitasu, mambumuli-ko.
25 Matyiti umwe ohevo imwe ulinana-yo momwongo,
Ei onkhwavo yalaima ulinana-yo kehuli.*
Otyo, matyikemupa owoma.+
26 Makukala enthiki limwe enene, malikakevela olumono lwae.
Makapia motupia twehena ou wetunthiakana.
Ononkhumbi, mambukalia ava vamahupu mekaka liae.
27 Eulu malikahololola onkhali alinga,
Ohi aikemukatukila.
28 Makuya omeva omanyingi-nyingi maakaya neumbo liae.
Maakalinga omeva amwe omanyingi monthiki yonyengo ya Huku.*
29 Oyo ondyambi Huku apa omunthu ondingavivi,
Oyo ondyambi Huku anakela omunthu oo.”