Mikeya
7 Tatiei, ndyienda napi! Ndyikahi ngomunthu
Wakaovola ovinyango pokwenye,
Ahavasi onouva mbesala-sala-ko pokuteya,
Ahavasi ompha naike yonouva alie,
Tupu ahavasi omakuyu okutetekela okupia ehole unene.*
Aveho vayeva vakwavo opo vanengule ohonde.+
Munthu na munthu utela eliva opo akwate una velikwai nae.
3 Omavoko avo alunguka kokulinga ovivi.+
Onkhalamutwe utumina nonya,
Omukoyesi ulipumwa-po pokukoyesa,+
Omunthu wankhimana upopila aveho etyi ahanda,*+
Aveho otyo vapanga okulinga.
4 Ukahi vali nawa puvo, wafwa omakete,
Omuviuki vali puvo, nongandyo yomakete hahe vali.
Makuya onthiki ovalavi vavo mavapopi nonthiki mavakoyeswa.+
Ngootyo aveho mavakakala tyahulilwa.+
5 Wahayumbe onthumbi mu una mweenda nae,
Wahayumbe onthumbi mepanga liove enene.+
Tala nawa etyi upopila una ulala ponthele yove.
7 Mahi ame mandyikala tyalunguka okukevelela ku Siovaa.+
Mandyikevela noumphwa-lundo* ku Huku yeyovo liange.+
Huku yange manthehelela.+
8 Wahandinge omukwele ove ndyale* yange.
Namphila natokela pohi, haa mandyikatuka;
Namphila ndyikala menthiki, haa Siovaa makala otyimimi tyange.
9 Mandyikoleleya onyengo ya Siovaa
Mokonda nalinga onkhali kwe,+
Atee andyamena momphela yange, andingi ouviuki.
Ngwe manthwala kotyimimi;
Mandyimono ouviuki wae.
10 Ondyale yange nae meketyimona,
Makakunda unene mokonda wati:
“Siovaa Huku yove uli-pi?”+
Mandyimumono nomaiho ange.
Ngwe makaliatwa-liatwa ngonthata monondyila.
11 Oyo onthiki mavakatunga ovimato viavo nomamanya.
Onthiki oyo konondimbu makukahondovolwa.*
12 Monthiki oyo maveya kwoove,
Mavakatunda ko Asilia no komapunda-umbo o Isitu,
Mavakatunda ko Isitu atee Kondongi;*
Mavakatunda kelunga atee kelunga, komphunda atee komphunda.+
13 Eheke malikakala tyehena natyike,
Mokonda yetyi ovanthu valio valinga.*
14 Nomphangoti yove lisa otyunda tyepingo liove, ovanthu vove,+
Ankho vakala aveke motyiteta, mokati kongole.
Vakalile ko Mbasaa no ko Sileyande,+ ngeetyi ankho valinga-le kohale.
15 “Mandyikemulekesa ovipuka vihuvisa,
Ngo pononthiki mwatunda kotyilongo tyo Isitu.+
16 Ovanthu vovilongo mavekevimona, mavakakunda na apa vena ononkhono.+
Mavekelikwata komulungu,
Avakapata omakutwi.
17 Mavakalasa eheke ngononyoka.+
Mavakasauluka* pomaluto avo tyiteketa avalingi ngovinyama viokweendela keimo.
Mavekeya ku Siovaa Huku yetu nokwateketa,
Avakakala nowoma noove.”+
18 Okuti kuna vali Huku ukahi ngoove?
Ove weevela ononkhali,+ kusuku novivi viovanthu vokwahupa kepingo liove.+
Huku kamakakala tyanumana apeho,
Mokonda uhambukilwa olwembia olunene.+
19 Ngwe makakala vali nokankhenda+ noonthwe, akanyima-ko* ononkhali mbetu.
Makayumba ononkhali mbetu ambuho kohi yelunga.+
20 Mokalekesa okuti umukwatyili ku Sakoo,
Okakala nolwembia olunene na Ambalayau,
Ngeetyi kohale wapopilile ovakwaukulu vetu, oane.+