Oviimbo
Otya Ndaviti.
א [Alefe]
37 Wahanumane mokonda yonondingavivi,
Nii wahateme-ko ko vokulinga ovivi.+
2 Mavakakukuta liwa-liwa ngeholi,+
Avakauvuka ngeholi liatalala.
ב [Bete]
4 Vasa ehambu enene* mu Siovaa,
Ngwe mekekwavela etyi omutima wove wahanda.
ג [Gimel]
6 Ouviuki wove mekeuliaimisa aukala ngatyina kutya,
Ouviuki wove mekeukalesa ngekumbi komutenya-tenya.
ד [Dalete]
Wahanumanene omunthu,
Mokonda vala onomphango mbae onombi mbukahi nokweenda nawa.+
ה [He]
ו [Wau]
ז [Sayine]
12 Onondingavivi mbupanga okulinga omapita vokulinga evi viaviuka.+
Mbukweka komayo mokonda mbevenumanena.
13 Mahi Siovaa makayola onondingavivi,
Mokonda utyii okuti onthiki yambo maihiki-po.+
ח [Hete]
14 Vokulinga ovivi vanana-mo omitunga viavo, avaomo* ononkhondyi mbavo,
Opo vatokese wokwaetesa onkhenda nomuhepi,
Opo vaipae wokweendela mondyila yaviuka.
15 Mahi omutunga wavo maukatiula omitima viavo mwene.+
Ononkhondyi mbavo mambukateywa-teywa.
ט [Tete]
16 Hahe vali etyi tyehehi tyo wokulinga evi viaviuka,
Tyipona otyinyingi tyonondingavivi ononyingi.+
17 Mokonda omavoko onondingavivi maakateywa-teywa,
Mahi Siovaa makakwatesako vokulinga evi viaviuka.
י [Yode]
19 Ponthiki yovihuna kamavakakunda.
Pononthiki mbondyala mavakakala nokulia okunyingi-nyingi.
כ [Kafe]
20 Mahi onondingavivi mambukankhia.+
Onondyale mba Siovaa mambukanyima-ko ngomunkhima womalihilo,
Mambukanyima-ko ngomwihi.
ל [Lamede]
22 Ava Huku apa elao mavakapiñgana ohi,
Mahi ava ateyela onkhano mavakanyimwa-ko.+
מ [Meme]
נ [Nune]
25 Nali omukwendye pahe nakulupa,
Mahi nkhele nali hinemone omuviuki wayekwa-po,+
26 Omuviuki ulevalesa nomutima auho,+
Ovana vae mavakayambwa.
ס [Sameke]
27 Lityilika kovivi olingi oviwa,+
Opo ukakale-ko apeho.
28 Mokonda Siovaa uhole ouviuki,
Kamayeke-po ovakwatyili kwe.+
ע [Ayine]
פ [Pe]
30 Momulungu wo vokulinga evi viaviuka mutunda onondunge,
Elaka liavo lipopia evi viaviuka.+
צ [Tsade]
32 Ondingavivi ilavesa wokulinga evi viaviuka,
Opo imwipae.
33 Mahi Siovaa kamayekela ondingaviwa peke liondingavivi,+
Nii kamavele onombei ondingaviwa tyina akoyeswa.+
ק [Kofe]
34 Kevelela ku Siovaa, olandula ondyila yae,
Ngwe mekekunkhimaneka opo upiñgane ohi.
Tyina onondingavivi mbunyimwa-ko+ ove mokelitalela-ko.+
ר [Lese]
35 Namona ondingavivi, omukalavi,
Wahanduka ngomuti wayova nawa, wekulila apa wamena.+
ש [Sin]
37 Tala omunthu wokwahavelwa onombei,*+
Tala nawa ondingaviwa,
Mokonda omunthu oo, komutwe wandyila makakala nombembwa.+
38 Mahi onondingavivi ambuho mambukahanywa-ko.
Vokulinga ovivi kamavakamona natyike komutwe wandyila.+
ת [Tau]
40 Siovaa mevekwatesako, eveyovola.+
Mekeveyakulila kondingavivi, eveyovola,
Mokonda vaholama mwe.+