Oviimbo
O Masikili.* Otyiimbo tya Asafe.+
78 Tehelelei-vo vanthu vange, tehelelei ovitumino viange,*
Yendelekelei okutwi kwenyi konondaka mbutunda momulungu wange.
2 Mandyiikula omulungu wange andyipopi omuhe.
Mandyipopi ononthengele-popia mbo kohale-hale.+
3 Evi tweivaile neevi twamwene-mwene,
Evi ovo tate vetupopailile,+
4 Kamatukeviholeka kovana vavo.
Matukahipululila ava mavakatyitwa,+
Ononkhono ononene mba Siovaa novipuka ovinene alinga,+
Ovipuka vihuvisa ehole okulinga.+
5 Wapaka mu Sakoo etyi tyimuhinangailisa,
Omu mu Isilayeli apake-mo ovitumino.
Wapopilile ovakulu vetu vo kohale
Opo vahipululile ovana vavo ovipuka ovio,+
6 Opo vana mavekeya,
Vana nkhele vehenetyitwe vekevinoñgonoke.+
Navo avekevihipululila-vo vali ovana vavo.+
7 Otyo ñgeno tyekevekwatesako okuyumba onthumbi mu Huku.
8 Ine otyo valingile otyo ñgeno kavalingile lwovakulu vavo kohale,+
Ava ankho vokwehetavela, vena onkhango,
Ovanthu vokuna omitima vivali,*+
Ovanthu Huku ahayumbile vali onthumbi.
9 Vokwatukile mu Efalaii vamanekele ononkhondyi mbavo,
Mahi monthiki yokulwa avakahomboka.
12 Huku walingile ovipuka vihuvisa otyo ovakulu vavo vo kohale vetyeete,+
Motyilongo tyo Isitu, mofika yo Sowaa.+
14 Komutenya wevelulikile nekaka,
Otyinthiki atyiho evelulika nomutemo wotupia.+
15 Wavambulile ononkhanda moluhandya,
Evepe omeva avakowa, omeva atyo uti atunda monyombo kohi.+
16 Wapolele omeva monkhanda,
Aatyutyumuka, aakangongomoka ngondongi.+
17 Mahi ngwe ankho vakalela vala okumulinga onkhali,
Etyi veli moluhandya kavetavelele Komunene.+
18 Vahandele okulitalela-po na* Huku,
19 Avapopi omapita Huku,
Avati: “Okuti moluhandya muno Huku utyivila okutwavelela-mo okulia?”+
20 Talai! Wavetele monkhanda,
Amutundu omaande, amutyutyumuka omeva.+
“Okuti pahe metyivili okutwavela okulia,
Okwovolela ovanthu vae ohitu metyivili?”+
21 Etyi Siovaa eveiva anumana unene.+
Sakoo akatukilwa notupia,+
Ou Isilayeli akatukilwa nonyengo yae,+
22 Mokonda kavayumbile onthumbi mu Huku.+
Kavayumbile-ko onthumbi okuti metyivili umwe okuveyovola.
23 Huku atumu omakaka o meulu,
Aikula omapito o keulu.
24 Evetokesila omanaa valie.
Eveavela ovilia vyo keulu.+
26 Akatula omphepo meulu koutundilo,
Atahe omphepo nononkhono mbae, omphepo yo kombwelo.+
27 Evetokesila ohitu onyingi-nyingi ilifwe pombundu yeheke,
Oviila ovinyingi-nyingi vilifwe poluheke lwo kelunga.
28 Evitokesila monthanda yavo,
Avilisete nonohinge mbavo.
29 Avali umwe avekuta unene.
Evepe etyi vahanda.+
30 Mahi tyina nkhele vehenekambe-ko,
Tyina nkhele okulia kwavo kuli vala momulungu,
31 Onyengo ya Huku aivekatukila.+
Aipaa ovalume vatyo vokwapama.+
Atokesa ovakwendye ova Isilayeli.
33 Otyo ononthiki mbavo embunyimina-ko, ambuvombo-ko liwa ngomphepo.+
Omanima avo eemane-ko novihuna viatumbuka vala.
34 Mahi apeho tyina ameveipaa, ngwe vemutaindya.+
Vakondoka ku Huku avemutaindya,
35 Mokwahinangela okuti Huku oe Onkhanda yavo,+
36 Mahi vahandele okumukemba nomilungu viavo,
Okumukemba nomalaka avo.
Apeho tyina amanumana ulikondola omutima,+
Kauyulile-mo onyengo yae aiho.
40 Mehoko otyo vakalela vala tyokwehemutavela.+
Moluhandya otyo vakalela vala tyokumutokotesa omutwe.+
42 Kavahinangelele okuvoko kwae,*
Kavahinangelele onthiki ina eveyovolele* kondyale,+
43 Kavahinangelele ovipuka ovinene alingile mo Isitu,+
Omaelema alingile mofika yo Sowaa,
44 Etyi atyitulile omaande omilola vyo Nilu aakala ohonde,+
Atyehetavela okunwa omaande omomilola viavo.
46 Ovikuna viavo eviavela ovimphunia-mphunia viokulia unene.
Ovikuna viavo vepwilile nokulima eviavela ovimphunia-mphunia ovinyingi.+
47 Ahanye-po omiti viavo vionouva nongandavila,+
Omikuyu viavo evihanye-po nombila yomamanya.
49 Weveuyulilile onyengo yae yatokota,
Onyengo nolunuma, nononkhumbi.
Ovita vionoandyu avivemonesa emone.
50 Onyengo yae eihongela ondyila.
51 Kombanda yatyo aipaa oviveli aviho viomo Isitu,+
Vana vatetekelele okweta kouye, eveipaela monohinge mbo ko Kaa.
52 Pahe ovanthu vae evepolo-mo ngovipako.+
Evehongolela ngonongi moluhandya.
54 Eveeta motyilongo tyae tyikola,+
Otyilongo etyi tyonomphunda alwila etyipolo-ko nenkhanya liae liokulio.+
55 Wataata-mo ovanthu vovilongo ovikwavo otyo vatala.+
Akwata ongoi yokweeleka evetetaila onofika.+
Aveho vokwatuka mu Isilayeli evepumphika momaumbo avo.+
57 Avaende nohika avalingi ononkhembi ngovakulu vokweveeta kouye.+
Kavayumbilwe vali onthumbi, valinga ngonkhondyi yalunduluka.+
58 Ankho vakalela vala okumunumanesa nonomphangu mbavo mbaya peulu.+
59 Etyi Huku etyiiva anumana,+
Ayale ova Isilayeli ehevehande umwe vali.
61 Wayekele otyilimbo tyononkhono mbae tyitwalwe koukonde.
Omunkhima wae euyekela peke liondyale.+
62 Ovanthu vae evepakula komutunga,+
Evenumanena unene.
63 Ovakwendye vatyo vapwa kotupia.
Ava ovahikwena vatyo ankho kavanepwa-le vali avaimbilwa-po-vo oviimbo.*
66 Ataata onondyale mbae.+
Embukundisa umwe ambahakundauluka vali.
67 Ayale ohinge ya Susee,
Ahakoyo vokwatuka mu Efalaii.