Oviimbo
Ko wokutumbula-mo. Otyiimbo “Tyononthemo.” Otyovana va Kolaa.+ O Masikili.* Otyiimbo tyonthyole.
45 Omutima wange ukahi nokuveta unene mokonda yotyipuka tyimwe otyiwa.
Ame nati: “Motyiimbo tyange* mandyiimbi-mo ohamba.”+
Elaka liange likale ngeinya+ liomuhoneki umwe* omunongo.+
2 Ove, umulenga vali kovanthu aveho.
Komilungu viove+ kutunda onondaka mbuteya omutima.
Mokonda yotyo, apeho Huku mekupe elao.+
4 Enda nouwa wove opo tyikweende nawa.
Velama konkhambe,+ olwila otyili nouviuki, oamena vokweliola omutima.+
Enkhanya liove liokulio malikalinga* ovipuka vihuvisa unene.
5 Onohevo mbove mbatwa, mbutokesa ovanthu aveho veli komutwe wove.+
Mbutiula omitima vionondyale mbohamba.+
7 Ove okuviukisa otyo uhole,+ tyokupengesa utyiyele.+
Otyo Huku, Huku yove, ekulembulila+ nomulela wehambu+ tyipona omapanga ove.
8 Ovikutu viove aviho, vianikiswa nawa nombao yomila no yendombo, no yo akasiya.
Mombala onene yokwafiviswa nomayo ondyamba, mwiivalela ovihumba vikuhambukiswa.
9 Ovana ovahikwena vonohamba veli pokati kovahikwena vove vokwankhimana.
Tembwa otyilongo utai kokulio kwove, welifiviswa noolu yo ko Ofili.+
10 Tehelela nkhelo, tehelela nawa oyendeleka okutwi kwove.
Kotyilongo tyove no keumbo lya ho, limbwako.
12 Omona omufikwena wo ko Tilu, pena etyi mekwetela.
Ovalume vokwamona vali, mavakaovola okupandwa noove.*
14 Wavala ovikutu viatungwa nawa* atwalwe kohamba.
Ovafikwena omapanga ae vekahi nokumulandula, mavatwalwa kohamba.
15 Mavatwalwa tyahambukwa unene, otyo vahela.
Mavanyingila mombala yohamba.
16 Ovana vove mavakapinga pomphangu yovakwaukulu vove.
Mokevepa otyilinga tyokutumina ohi aiho.+
17 Enyina liove mandyikelikungunyikisa ovanthu aveho vekeya.+
Mokonda yotyo, ovanthu mavekekuhivilika apeho-apeho.