Onongengeya
א [Alefe]*
1 Epunda-umbo liokweyulile ovanthu, pahe liesala alike!+
Epunda-umbo liokwali vali unene ovanthu pokati kovilongo, pahe liesala ngomukai omuhepe!+
Una wokwali onkhai-hamba pokati komapunda-umbo omanene,* pahe wakala omupika!+
ב [Bete]
2 Ulala nokulila unene,+ motyipala tyae mweyula ononkhuka.*
Ponombalehi mbae ambuho, kapesalele nawike opo emuungumanese.+
Omapanga ae aeho, emweenda konyima.+ Vakala onondyale mbae.
ג [Gimel]
3 Sundaa wapita koukonde,+ kononkhumbi. Wakakondya noupika.+
Pahe, una okukala pokati kovanthu vovilongo.+ Kekahi nokuvasa apa apululukilwa.
Onondyale mbae ambuho vemukwata pweetyi ehulilwa.
ד [Dalete]
4 Omatapalo okwenda ko Siyau alula, mokonda petupu omunthu uya kovipito.+
Onombundi mbayo ambuho, mbahanyauka.+ Ovanakwa vayo vekahi nokusona.
Ovafikwena vayo* vekahi nokulila unene, ngwe yeihamenwa unene.
ה [He]
5 Onondyale mbae, pahe ovo vemutumina.* Onondyale mbae vetupu otyiho notyipuka natyike.+
Siovaa wemweetela omalwihamo mokonda yononkhali mbae ononyingi.+
Ovana vae vatyindwa-po nondyale yae, vatwalwa koupika.+
ו [Wau]
6 Omunkhima auho womona omukainthu wa Siyau,+ watyindwa-po.
Ovatumini vae vekahi ngonombambi mbehena ohika yokulila.
Vaenda tyepwila ponthele yomunthu wokuvemonesa ononkhumbi.
ז [Sayine]
7 Mononthiki o Selusalei yakala tyehulilwa, ayehena apa ikala, yahinangela
Ovipuka aviho oviwa yali navio kononthiki mbo kohale.+
Pweetyi ovanthu vayo vatokela pomavoko ondyale, apahamoneka ou uvekwatesako,+
ח [Hete]
8 O Selusalei yalinga onkhali onene.+
Otyo yakalela otyipuka tyitoyesa.
Aveho veinkhimanaikile, pahe veitomba, mokonda vamona omapenge ayo.+
Ikema, ikahi nokuhondovoka+ otyo yakunda.
ט [Tete]
9 Ouhayo wayo uli monosaya mbayo.
Kayasokele oku ihungi.+
Otyipuka yahanyauka-po tyihuvisa. Itupu nawike uyuungumanesa.
Siovaa, tala-vo ononkhumbi mbange, mokonda ondyale yange, yelipaka-ko.+
י [Yode]
10 Ondyale yatyinda-po omalumono ae aeho.+
Ngwe wamona ovanthu vovilongo vanyingila momphangu yae onthyukuki,+
Vana wailika okunyingila mewaneno liove.
כ [Kafe]
11 Ovanthu vayo aveho vekahi nokusona. Vekahi nokutaindya ombolo.+
Ovipuka viavo viakolela, vevikumana no tyokulia, opo vahupe.*
Siovaa tala, tala-vo, nakala omukai* wahasilivila.
ל [Lamede]
12 Okuti etyi katyilekesa natyike kwoonwe vokulamba ondyila?
Talei, amunoñgonoka!
Okuti kuna olwihamo lulifwe pwolu naetelwa,
Olwihamo Siovaa ankhalesa nalo monthiki yonyengo yae yatokota?+
מ [Meme]
13 Wapola otupia keulu etutumu mwaame, opo tuyoke omankhipa ange aeho.+
Wayalela onomphai mbange owanda. Wankhuluminya opo ndyikondoke konyima.
Wankhalesa omukai wasiwa-po.
Ndyihimama tyavela onthiki aiho.
נ [Nune]
14 Ononkhali mbange mbakutwa ngokanga, wembukuta ambuho nokuvoko kwae.
Mbatenthekwa pekohi liange, ononkhono mbange ambupu-mo.
Siovaa wamphakula pomavoko a vana nehevili okulwa navo.+
ס [Sameke]
15 Siovaa wayumba-hi ovalume vononkhono vali mwaame.+
Wankhongela ovanthu ovanyingi opo vamiangaule ovakwendye vange.+
Siovaa waliata-liata omona omufikwena wa Sundaa, wemuliataila momphangu yokuhinina onouva.+
ע [Ayine]
16 Ndyikahi nokulila mokonda yovipuka ovio.+ Ndyikahi nokutokesa ononkhuka.*
Una upondola okunkhengelela nokumphameka,* uli kokule naame.
Ovana vange vahanywa-ko, mokonda ondyale yetuvila.
פ [Pe]
17 Siyau watandaveka omavoko.+ Petupu nawike upondola okumuungumanesa.
Siovaa watuma onondyale ambuho mbeliseta na Sakoo opo mbumulwise.+
O Selusalei yakala otyipuka tyitoyesa kuvo.+
צ [Tsade]
18 Siovaa omuviuki,+ mokonda, ame mwene nehetavelele ovitumino viae.*+
Tehelelei onwe vanthu vovilongo aviho, talei olwihamo lwange.
Ovana vange ovahikwena* novakwendye, vatwalwa koukonde.+
ק [Kofe]
19 Naihana onombalehi mbange, mahi ngwe vandyenda konyima.+
ר [Lese]
20 Tala-vo Siovaa, ndyili mononkhumbi ononene.
Omala ange eli nokututumba.*
Omutima wange mokati kange waihamenwa, mokonda nalinga wokwehetavela.+
Kondye, omutunga wipaa.+ Mokati kondywo, mukahi ngononkhia.
ש [Shin]
21 Ovanthu vetyiivite umwe tyina ndyikema. Mahi nawike uya okunkhengelela.
Onondyale mbange ambuho veiva ononkhumbi mbange.
Ngwe vahambukwa mokonda mbatuka kwoove.+
Mahi ove mokaeta onthiki wanaka,+ onthiki mavakakala ngaame.+
ת [Tau]
22 Ovivi viavo aviho vihike-vo kwoove, ovekoyesa nonyengo onene,+
Ngeetyi wankhoyesa nonyengo onene, mokonda yononkhali mbange ambuho.
Mokonda ndyikahi nokusona unene, omutima wange wavela.