Oviimbo
א [Alefe]
119 Vena ehambu ovovana vahavelwa onombei* monondyila mbavo,
Vana vaendela vala motyitumino tya Siovaa.+
3 Ovanthu ovo kavalingi ovivi.
Vaendela monondyila mbae.+
4 Ove otyo watuma,
Tyokuti ovitumino viove vilandulwe umwe nawa-nawa.+
5 Ine ondyila yange yatwile-vo vala ñgeno hahe,+
Ñgeno naendela movitumino viove!
6 Ñgeno katyankhundisile,+
Okweendela movitumino viove aviho.
7 Mandyikuhivilika nomutima wange waviuka,
Tyina namanoñgonoka onomphela mbove mbaviuka.
8 Mandyiendela mweetyi tyapopia ovitumino viove.
Ove wahandyeke-po-vo onthyi-po.
ב [Bete]
9 Oñgeni omukwendye masukukisa ondyila yae?
O mokukala tyavindya, aendela mondaka yove.+
10 Ame ndyikwovola nomutima wange auho.
Wahandyeke ndyipambuke movitumino viove.+
12 Hivilikwa-vo ove Siovaa,
Ndongese-vo etyi ovitumino viove vipopia.
13 Ndyipopia nomulungu wange,
Ovitumino aviho wapopia vionomphela.
16 Ovitumino viove ndyivihole unene,
Himalimbwa ondaka yove.+
ג [Gimel]
17 Ndinge-vo onkhenda ame muundapi wove,
Opo ndyikale nomwenyo andyitavela ondaka yove.+
18 Mphahule-vo komaiho ndyimone-po nawa,
Ndyitale ovipuka vihuvisa vituka kotyitumino tyove.
19 Nalinga onthunda-vilongo motyilongo nehei,+
Wahanthyoleke-vo ovitumino viove.
20 Ame ndyipeleya onomphela mbove,
Otyo tyindia vala omwenyo* apeho.
21 Ove uvekandukila vokulipaka-ko,
Vokwahingwa vayapuka movitumino viove.+
22 Mphole-vo* momukwele no momutomba,
Mokonda ame ndyitavela tyina undondola.
23 No putyina omanene atyo ameliongiya aahimbika okumphopia,
Ame muundapi wove ndyisoka* vala kovitumino viove.
ד [Dalete]
25 Nelinyongamena* vala mombundu yeheke,+
Nthyupise-vo ngeetyi ondaka yove yapopia.+
26 Nekupopila onondyila mbange ove onkhumbulula,
Ndongese-vo etyi tyipopia ovitumino viove.+
28 Nolumphoki hilumono,* mokonda naetesa onkhenda.
Mphameke-vo ngeetyi ondaka yove ipopia.
29 Nthyondovole-vo ondyila yomatutu,+
Ndinge-vo onkhenda ondongesa otyitumino tyove.
30 Nahula kondyila yotyili,+
Ndyityii okuti onomphela mbove mbaviuka.
31 Nakakatela monondondoi mbove.+
Ove Siovaa, wahandyeke ndyisoye.*+
32 Mandyilumbana* pokulandula onondyila mbovitumino viove,
Mokonda wevitaindyila omphangu monthulo yange.*
ה [He]
34 Mphe-vo ekungunyiko,
Ndyitavele otyitumino tyove,
Ndyityitavele nomutima wange auho.
35 Nthyongolele-vo ndyiendele monondyila mbovitumino viove,+
Mokonda okuvitavela vinthyambukiswa.
36 Yendelekela omutima wange konondongwa mbove,
Weheuyeke uyendamene kotyipululu.+
39 Ndyovole-vo molukundo olu lunkhalesa omapita,
Mokonda onomphela mbove onongwa.+
40 Tala! Ndyipeleya ovitumino viove.
Mouviuki wove nkhalese-vo nomwenyo.
ו [Wau]
41 Ndyilie-vo kolwembia lwove olunene, Siovaa,+
Ndyovole-vo ngeetyi wapopia.*+
42 Opo ndyityivile okukumbulula una unkhwela,
Mokonda ndyiyumba onthumbi mondaka yove.
43 Wahamphole otyili tyondaka yove momulungu wange,
Mokonda ndyili nokukevela vala momphela yove.
44 Mandyitwalako okutavela otyitumino tyove,
Apeho-apeho mandyityitavela.+
46 Mandyipopila komutwe wonohamba onondongwa mbove,
Okutyipopia kamatyinkhundisa.+
47 Ovitumino viove ndyivihole unene,
Ndyivihole umwe unene.+
ז [Zayine]
49 Hinangela ondaka wamphopilile ame muundapi wove,
Ondaka impha ekevelelo.
50 Otyo, otyo tyimphameka tyina ndyina ononkhumbi,+
Ondaka yove inkhalesa nomwenyo.
51 Vokuna onkhango vandinga omukwele,
Mahi ame hiyapuka motyitumino tyove.+
53 Ame ndyinkhila ononyengo onondingavivi,
Vana vayeka-po otyitumino tyove.+
54 Ovitumino viove oviimbo viange ndyiimba,
Apa ndyili* ovio vala ndyiimba.
55 No kounthiki ndyihinangela enyina liove, Siovaa,+
Opo ndyiendele motyitumino tyove.
56 Otyo, ame apeho otyo ndyilinga
Mokonda ndyitavela ovitumino viove.
ח [Hete]
59 Ndyihole okuyunga onondyila mbange,
Opo ndyiendele vali monondongwa mbove.+
60 Ame ndyilumbana, hisete,
Hisete okutavela ovitumino viove,+
61 Omapanda onondingavivi anthyika,
Mahi ovitumino viove hivilimbwa.+
62 Mokati kovinthiki ndyipinduka-po ndyikupandule,+
Mokonda yonomphela mbove mbaviuka.
64 Siovaa, ohi yeyula olwembia lwove olunene.+
Ndongese-vo ovitumino viove.
ט [Tete]
65 Watekula nawa omuundapi wove,
Ngeetyi wapopile Siovaa.
66 Ndonge-vo onondunge nenoñgonoko,+
Mokonda nayumba onthumbi movitumino viove.
67 Pweetyi apa neheli mononkhumbi, nayapukile mweetyi upopia,*
Mahi pahe ndyiendela monondaka mbove.+
68 Ove ukahi nawa,+ novilinga viove oviwa.
Ndongese-vo ovitumino viove.+
69 Nakondya nokutendeleywa no vokuna onkhango,
Mahi ame ndyitavela ovitumino viove nomutima wange auho.
71 Nalingile nakondyele novitateka,+
Opo ndyinoñgonoke etyi ovitumino viove vipopia.
72 Otyitumino wapopia, kwaame otyiwa unene,+
Otyiwa vali tyipona koolu onyingi-nyingi nopalata onyingi-nyingi.+
י [Yode]
73 Ame natungwa nomavoko ove, ove wanthunga.
Mphe-vo onondunge,
Ndyinoñgonoke ovitumino viove.+
74 Vokuna owoma noove, vati vala tuki kwaame avahambukwa,
Mokonda mondaka yove omo nayumba onthumbi.+
75 Siovaa, ame ndyityii okuti onomphela mbove mbaviuka,+
Wamonesa tupu ononkhumbi omokonda youkwatyili wove.+
78 Vokulipaka-ko vakunde,
Mokonda vandinga onya anehena etyi nalinga.*
Mahi ame mandyisoko* unene kovitumino viove.+
79 Vokukutila vahule vali kwaame,
Vokwii onondaka mbove mbokulondola.
כ [Kafe]
83 Ame nakala vala ngonthenda yombandwa yakukutiswa nomwihi,
Mahi kovitumino viove hilimbwa-ko.+
84 Ononthiki onoñgapi ame muundapi wove mandyikevelela?
Onalupi moongela omphela ava vokundyeva?+
85 Vokuna onkhango vanthyeyela etoto,
Vokupatana otyitumino tyove.
86 Ovitumino viove aviho viyumbwa onthumbi.
Ndyiyewa anehena etyi nalinga. Endyu umphopile!+
87 Kwakambele vala katutu, kombanda yeheke maa vamphola-ko,
Mahi ame hayekele-po ovitumino viove.
88 Nthyupise-vo molwembia lwove olunene,
Ndyiendele monondaka mbove mbokulondola wapopia.
ל [Lamede]
89 Siovaa, ondaka yove maikala-kala-ko vala apeho,
Maikala-ko apeho keulu oko.+
90 Otyili tyove apeho oko tyili, veya-ko apeho vetyivasa.+
Apa waika ohi opo vala kaihondauluka.+
91 Ovilinga walinga na hono oko vili vala,*
Mokonda aviho ove vala viundapela.
92 Ine ha-tyetyi ndyihole otyitumino tyove,
Mononkhumbi nakondya nambo ñgeno omo nankhila.+
93 Ame nii himalimbwa ovitumino viove,
Mokonda ovio vianthyupisa.+
95 Onondingavivi vahanda okunthyanya-ko,
Mahi ame ndyipeleleka vala konondaka mbove mbokulondola.
96 Ame ndyihole okumona ovipuka aviho viviuka aviahamane,
Mahi otyitumino tyove tyitupu apa tyahulila.*
מ [Meme]
97 Ame ndyihole unene otyitumino tyove!+
Otyo vala ndyisoka* onthiki aiho.+
98 Otyitumino tyove tyampha ounongo, nakala vali omunongo konondyale mbange,+
Mokonda ndyikala vala natyo apeho-apeho.
99 Nakungunyika vali nawa ovipuka ku aveho vandongesile,+
Mokonda ndyisoka* nawa konondaka mbove mbokundondola.
100 Ndyilinga vali vionondunge tyipona onombwale,
Mokonda ndyitavela ovitumino viove.
101 Hitavela okweendela mondyila ombi,+
Opo ndyiendela mweetyi wapopia.
102 Hianye ovitumino viove vionomphela,
Mokonda ove wandongesa.
104 Ndyilinga tupu vionondunge ovitumino viove.+
Otyo nayalela onondyila ambuho mbounkhembi.+
נ [Nune]
106 Napopia andyiane, mandyityilingi,
Mandyitavela onomphela mbove mbaviuka.
107 Ononkhumbi nakondya nambo kambulifwe pano.+
Siovaa ndyovole-vo ngeetyi wapopia.+
108 Mbambavo hambukilwa-vo evi ndyikupa kotyali tyange, viokukuhivilika*+ Siovaa,
Ndongese-vo onomphela mbove.+
110 Onondingavivi vanthela eliva,
Mahi ame hipambuka movitumino viove.+
111 Onondaka mbove mbokulondola ombo mandyipolo-po,
Mokonda ombo mbuhambukiswa omutima wange.+
112 Ame nakoya-po okutavela* ovitumino viove,
Apeho-apeho ovio mandyitavela atee apa mandyikehulila.
ס [Sameke]
115 Nthyondovokei onwe vokulinga ovivi,+
Mwene ame ndyitavele ovitumino vya Huku yange.
116 Ndyake-vo mba ngeetyi wapopile,
Opo nkhele ndyiende-ko.+
Nayumba-vo onthumbi oko, wahandyeke-vo ndyikunde.+
118 Ove uveyele aveho vapambuka movitumino viove,+
Mokonda ononkhembi vena omatutu.
119 Weveyumbahi onondingavivi ambuho kombanda yeheke, weveyumbahi ngolisu.+
Otyo ame ndyiholele onondaka mbove mbokundondola.
120 Owoma noove untheketesa olutu.*
Ndyina owoma nonomphela mbove.
ע [Ayine]
121 Ame ndyilinga evi viaviuka, vikahi nawa.
Wahandyekele-vo peke lya vana vandinga onya!
122 Ndyiyumbe-ko-vo onthumbi yokuti ame muundapi wove mandyikala nawa.
Vokuna onkhango vahandinge-vo onya.
125 Ndyimuundapi wove, mphe-vo ekungunyiko,+
Ndyinoñgonoke onondaka mbove mbokulondola.
126 Ou pahe omuvo Siovaa melipake-po,+
Mokonda valiatela kotyitumino tyae.
127 Otyo ndyiholelele ovitumino viove,
Ndyivihole vali koolu, ndyivihole umwe vali koolu yakangulwa.+
פ [Pe]
129 Onondaka mbove mbokulondola mbuhuvisa.
Otyo ndyimbutavelela.*
131 Pahe nayuhama vala, ndyitwa vala otyenyo,
Mokonda nasuka unene novitumino viove.+
134 Nthyukulule-vo* kovanthu ava vokundinga onya,
Ndyiendele movitumino viove.
136 Ononkhuka momaiho ange mbulaumuka vala,
Mokonda ovanthu kavetavela otyitumino tyove.+
צ [Tsade]
138 Onondaka ove upopia mbokulondola mbaviuka,
Mbuyumbwa umwe onthumbi.
139 Ombili yandia,+
Mokonda onondyale mbange mbalimbwa onondaka mbove.
141 Pahe ame, ame-lie, ame ndyipenywa vala.+
Mahi ovitumino viove hevilimbilwe.
143 Namphila ndyimona emone novitateka,
Ame mandyitwalako okuhumba ovitumino viove.
144 Onondaka mbove mbokulondola mbaviuka apeho-apeho.
Mphe-vo enoñgonoko+ ndyikale nomwenyo.
ק [Kofe]
145 Ame ndyiliyava nomutima auho. Nkhumbulule-vo Siovaa.
Mandyiendela movitumino viove.
146 Ndyiliyava kwoove, ndyovole-vo!
Mandyitavela onondaka mbove mbokulondola.
147 Ndyipinduka-po tyina kwehenetye-ale* andyiliyave opo unkhwateseko,+
Mokonda monondaka mbove omo napamena.
148 Vokuyunga kounthiki tyina vehenehimbike-ale ame napahula-le komaiho,
149 Iva-vo ondaka yange molwembia lwove olunene.+
Siovaa, nthyupise-vo mokonda evi ulinga viaviuka.
150 Vokulinga evi vikundisa* ovovo veya.
Veli kokule notyitumino tyove.
152 Apa nanoñgonoka onondaka mbove mbokulondola okohale unene,
Ove wembupaka-ko mbukale-kale-ko apeho.+
ר [Lese]
153 Tala-vo ononkhumbi ndyina-mbo, nthyukulule-vo,+
Mokonda ame hilimbwa otyitumino tyove.
155 Eyovo liakala kokule no vokulinga ovivi,
Mokonda kavataindya ovitumino viove.+
156 Okankhenda kove okanene Siovaa.+
Nthyupise-vo mokonda evi ulinga viaviuka.
157 Ndyina ovanyingi vandyeva, vahanthyande.+
Mahi ame hapambukile monondaka mbove mbokulondola.
158 Vokweenda vakwavo konyima tyina ndyivetala vanthoyesa,
Mokonda kavalandula etyi upopia.+
159 Tala vala, ame ndyihole ovitumino viove!
Siovaa, ndyovole-vo molwembia lwove olunene.+
160 Omwii wondaka yove otyili,+
Ombu onomphela mbove mbokwaviuka omba apeho.
ש [Sim; Shim]
161 Omanene atyo akalela vala okundyeva+ anehena etyi nalinga,
Mahi momutima wange ndyina onthilo onene nonondaka mbove.+
162 Ame ndyihambukilwa ondaka yove,+
Ndyiihambukilwa ngou wapunda ovipuka viondyale yae.
164 Monthiki ike ndyiwana-wana okukuhivilika atee tyivasa pepandu-vali
Mokonda onomphela mbove mbaviuka.
166 Mweevi ulinga vieeta eyovo, omo vala napamena Siovaa,
Ame ndyitavela ovitumino viove.
167 Onondaka mbove mbulondola ndyimbutavela,
Otyipuka ndyimbuhole otyinene.+
168 Ame ndyitavela ovitumino viove nonondaka mbove mbulondola,
Mokonda evi ndyilinga aviho ove uvii.+
ת [Tau]
169 Tyina ndyiliyava opo unkhwateseko, tyihike-vo kwoove Siovaa.+
Mphe-vo ekungunyiko nondaka yove.+
170 Tyina ndyiita undinge okankhenda, tyihike-vo kwoove.
Ndyovole-vo ngeetyi wapopile.*
171 Omilungu viange vimoma omunkhima wove,+
Mokonda ove undongesa ovitumino viove.
172 Elaka liange liimbe ondaka yove,+
Tyeetyi ovitumino viove aviho viaviuka.
173 Okuvoko kwove kukale-vo ponthele yange kundyake,+
Mokonda ame nakoya-po okutavela ovitumino viove.+
174 Ndyipeleya eyovo litunda kwoove Siovaa,
Ndyihole unene otyitumino tyove.+
175 Ndyeke-vo ndyikale-ko nomwenyo opo ndyikuhivilike.+
Ovitumino viove vionomphela vilinge viokunkhwatesako.