Oviimbo
OMUKANDA WA VALI
(Oviimbo 42-72)
Ko wokutumbula-mo. O Masikili.* Otyovana va Kolaa.+
42 Huku yange, ame nesuka* unene noove,
Ngombambi yaliwa nohunga ihanda omaande.
2 Ame naliwa* unene nohunga, ohunga yatyo o Huku nesuka nae, Huku wokuna omwenyo.+
Onalupi mandyiende ponthele ya Huku?+
3 Ononkhuka mbange ombo ndyihimamena, ombo ndyilalela.
Onthiki aiho ovanthu vankhwela otyo vati: “Huku yove uli-pi?”+
4 Ovipuka ovio ame ndyivihinangela, mandyikwikulila omutima wange,*
Mokonda ame netyiliya okweenda-enda novanthu ovanyingi.
Ankho ndyilipulukwa vala komutwe wavo, andyikehika kondywo ya Huku,
Otyo ndyiivite ovanthu vakwiilila otyo vapandula,
Ovanthu ovanyingi-nyingi veli motyipito.+
5 Oityi nakalela notyiho?+
Oityi nahahavalela?
6 Huku yange, nehulilwa.+
Otyo ndyikuhinangelela,+
Motyilongo tyo Solondau, pokatanga-tanga komphunda Helemoo,
Momphunda Misale.
7 Omeva okwaya kohi, aihana omeva okwaya kohi,
Otyo onomphupa mbove mbwivala.
Omakufikufi ove aeho okwatutumba, ekahi nokunthumina.+
8 Komutenya Siovaa makakala nolwembia olunene naame,
Kounthiki mandyikemwimbila otyiimbo tyae, elikwambelo liokwita ku Huku yomwenyo wange.+
9 Mandyipulu Huku, onkhanda yange mandyiti:
“Oityi wandimbwilwa?+
Oityi ndyilingilwa onya nonondyale mbange, pahe ndyienda-enda tyeliuunga?”+
10 Onondyale mbange mbunkhwela mbundyele umwe tyokuhanda okundyipaa,*
Onthiki aiho vankhwela otyo vati: “Huku yove uli-pi?”+
11 Oityi nakalela* notyiho?
Oityi nahangayalela?