Mikeya
Omphunda yondywo ya Siovaa,+
Maikakala onene ailambe onomphunda mbaya peulu,
Maikaya unene peulu ailambe ovipunda,
Ovanthu vovilongo aviho oko mavakaya.+
2 Ovanthu vomihoko ovanyingi mavekeya, avati:
“Endywei, tulondei komphunda ya Siovaa,
Kondywo ya Huku ya Sakoo.+
Meketulongesa onondyila mbae,
Onthwe atukaendela monondyila mbae.”
Mokonda ko Siyau makukatunda otyitumino,*
Ko Selusalei akukatunda ondaka ya Siovaa.
3 Makaongela omphela ovanthu ovanyingi,+
Makaviukisa ovitateka viovanthu ovanyingi vovilongo vyo kokule.
Omitunga viavo, mavekevinthila omatemo,
Omaonga avo, mavekeenthila onotisola mbokulombolola omiti.+
Otyilongo kamatyikakatukila vali otyilongo otyikwavo nomutunga,
Nii kamavakalongeswa vali okulwa.+
4 Munthu na munthu mapumphama* momuti wae wonouva, momukuyu wae,+
Petupu ou mekevetilisa owoma,+
Mokonda o Siovaa* womambamba ovita wetyipopia.
5 Munthu na munthu makaendela menyina lya huku yae,
Mahi onthwe matukaendela menyina lya Siovaa Huku yetu+ atee-tee.
6 Siovaa wati: “Monthiki oyo,
Mandyikakongolola ava valemana,*
Andyikawaneka ava velivomba-vomba,+
Aveho naava nalingile onya.
7 Vana ankho valemana* mavakahupa-po,+
Vana vokwatuminwe kokule mandyikevekalesa elongo liapama;+
Siovaa mekevetumina komphunda Siyau,
Okuhimbikila pehepano atee-tee.
8 Mahi ove mutala wonongi,
Omphunda yomona wa Siyau omufikwena,+
Ouhamba womona wo Selusalei omufikwena, maukondoka kwoove.+
9 Ove ukahi nokuliyavela mokonda yatyi?
Ove utupu ohamba?
Ine wokukupakela-mo wankhia?
Okuti otyo wakalela nomalwihamo nga ana omukai akala nao pokukutula?+
10 Himbika okulikukutila, otyo ukema mokonda yolwihamo mona wa Siyau,
Ngeetyi omukai ukutula akala,
Mokonda pahe motundu mepunda-umbo okakala mohika.
Moende kokule-kule Kombambilonia,+
Ove oko mokayovolwa;+
Oko Siovaa mekekuyovola pomavoko onondyale mbove.+
11 Pahe ovanthu vovilongo ovinyingi mavakahonyekwa opo vekulwise;
Mavakati: ‘Siyau asiliswe,
Otyo tyimoneke kwoonthwe tyina matyilingwa.’
12 Mahi ngwe kavanoñgonoka omalusoke a Siovaa,
Tupu kavanoñgonoka etyi ahanda;
Mokonda mekeveongiya ngovilia viateywa pahetyino vikahi potyipale.
13 Katuka tyopa* ovilia mona wa Siyau;+
Mokonda mandyikekulinga ngongombe ina onombinga mbotyivela,
Omakondyo ayo o otyivela otyitasu,
Ove mokamiangula ovanthu ovanyingi.+
Mokapakulila Siovaa ovipuka viavo vamonena mokuvaka,
Omalumono avo mokeepakulila Tatekulu yohi aiho.”+