Oviimbo

Otyiwa unene okuhilivika* Huku yetu noviimbo,

Otyiwa unene okumuhivilika, oe umwe uhiwa okuhivilikwa!+

 2 Siovaa uli nokutunga o Selusalei,+

Uli nokukongolola ova Isilayeli ankho vayandyaneswa.+

 3 Huku uhakula vokuna omitima viateka-teka,

Ukuta-kuta nawa povipute viavo.

 4 Ononthungululu umbuvalula umwe ambuho,

Ambuho umbutumbula omanyina.+

 5 Tatekulu yetu omunene, una ononkhono ononene,+

Evi ei kavilifwe pano, kavieelekwa.+

 6 Siovaa uyela-po ovanthu onondalawa,+

Mahi ava onondingavivi uveyumba pohi.

 7 Pandulei Siovaa noviimbo.

Landulei motyisandyi amuhivilika Huku yetu noviimbo,

 8 Huku wokuhika eulu aliho nomakaka,

Una ulokesa ombila opo italaleke eheke,+

Una umenesa eholi+ monomphunda.

 9 Ovinyama uvipa okulia,+

Upa okulia omailona ekwaila tyina eliyava ondyala.+

10 Kambuhambukilwa ononkhono mbonkhambe,+

Nii omipindi viakola viomukwendye kavimutamphula-mo omutima.+

11 Mahi Siovaa uhole vokumutila,+

Uhole vokukevelela vala molwembia lwae olunene.+

13 Omakumba opomapito epunda-umbo liove, weekolesa vali,

Ape elao ovana vove vakala-mo.

14 Weeta ombembwa motyilongo tyove,+

Ekwavela otiliku yokukahi vali nawa* ikutuuka umwe.+

15 Ngwe utuma otyitumino tyae keheke,

Ondaka yae aikatyatyala.

16 Utokesa ongandyi itwela ngomainya omangonga.+

Uhandula omakoko ongandyi atwela ngetwe.+

19 Uhikiya ondaka yae ku Sakoo,

Utolela Isilayeli ovitumino viae nonomphela mbae.+

20 Petupu vali ovanthu votyilongo natyike alinga ngootyo.+

Ovanthu ovo, konomphela mbae vetupu-ale etyi vei-ko.