Oviimbo
Otya Ndaviti.
3 Yelula eonga liove nokankhava kove, olwisa ava vekahi nokundyeva.+
Mphopile* okuti: “Ame ndyiyovo liove.”+
4 Vokwovola okumphola omwenyo* vapenyenyekwe avakundiswa.+
Vokupanga okundyipaa vakondoke tyakunda.
5 Vakale ngoviyaya vienda nomphepo.
Oandyu ya Siovaa ivetaate.+
6 Tyina oandyu ya Siovaa ivetaata,
Ondyila yavo inthikovele, aisese.
7 Mokonda vanthela eliva anehena etyi nalinga.
Vanthyeyela* etoto anehena etyi nalinga.
9 Mahi ame mandyihambukilwa* Siovaa,
Mandyihambukilwa okuyovola kwae.
10 Omankhipa ange aeho maakati:
“Siovaa, olie ukahi ngoove?
13 Mahi pweetyi vavelele ame navalele onongosa.
Ine ndyilimonesa* ononkhumbi andyikala tyahali,
Tyina elikwambelo liange liahakumbululilwe,*
14 Ndyihamba-hamba vala nokulila, ngoti ndyilila epanga, ngo ou ulila mukwavo velilandula nae.
Ndyilipetamena tyokweihamenwa, ngo ou ulila ina.
15 Mahi etyi nelipunduka avahambukwa, aveho aveliongiya.
Aveliongiya vandyolamene na vanthokese.
Vanthipaula mahi no ngootyo avahati filuu.
17 Siovaa, atee-pi monthale vala?
18 Ame mandyikupandulila pokati kovaunyingi.+
Andyikuhivilikila pokati kovanthu ovanyingi-nyingi.
19 Wahayeke ava vokundyele anehena etyi nalinga vahambukilwe ononkhumbi mbange.
Wahayeke ava vokundyele anehena etyi nalinga+ veliteyele keiho nomalusoke omavi.+
20 Mokonda kavapopi onondaka mbombembwa.
Mahi vapanga okuipaa ovana-mbembwa votyilongo, avehena etyi valinga.+
21 Vaikula unene omilungu viavo opo vanthendeleye, avati:
“Oe umwe wetyilinga twemumona nomaiho etu.”
22 Siovaa, ove wetyimona umwe, wahaniange-ko vala.+
Siovaa, wahankhalele kokule.+
23 Pahuka-po oya okundyakulila,
Siovaa, Huku yange, ndyamene-vo momphela yange.
24 Nkhoyese-vo mokonda ove umuviuki+ Siovaa Huku yange.
Wahayeke vahambukilwe ononkhumbi mbange.
25 Vehelipopile okuti: “Wolo umwe! Etyi twahandele twetyivila.”*
Nii vahatie: “Onthwe twemunyina-po.”+
26 Aveho vapenyenyekwe avakundu,
Vana vahambukilwa ononkhumbi mbange.
Aveho vokulipaka-ko tyina vanthala vavale olukundo, vaunduke.
27 Mahi vana vahambukilwa ouviuki wange, vakwiilile.
Vapopie-popie okuti:
“Siovaa wokuhambukilwa ombembwa yovaumbili vae, ankhimanekwe.”+