Oviimbo
Ko wokutumbula-mo. Opo tyilandulwe novihumba. O Masikili.* Otya Ndaviti.
2 Nthehelele-vo nawa, onkhumbulula.+
Otyiho ndyina-tyo katyinkhalesa nawa.+
Ame nalimbililwa,
3 Mokonda yetyi ondyale ikahi nokupopia,
Noonya yonondingavivi.
Vapaka kombanda yange ononkhumbi ononyingi,
Vanumana unene naame, vamphakela onkhongo.+
5 Ndyina unene owoma, ndyiteketa vala,
Ndyikalela vala okulinga omatwenyonga.
6 Ame apeho ndyiti: “Ine nali nomavava ngopomba,
Ñgeno nanthanana,* andyii nooku kwahamphe otyiho!
7 Ñgeno naya umwe nkholo no kokule-kule,+
Andyikalapela moluhandya.+ (Selaa)
8 Ñgeno nakanyaukila apa petavela okuholama,
Kokule nonyengo yomphepo, kokule nepuku-puku.”
9 Siovaa, vengwangwanesa ohanya-hanya onomphango mbavo,*+
Mokonda namona ovivi nomalwei mepunda-umbo.
10 Otyitenya notyinthiki veliseta-seta kombanda yovimato viepunda-umbo.
Mokati kalio muna ovivi nononkhumbi.+
11 Pokati kalio pena ehanyu.
Oonya nounkhembi nii kavitundu-ale popalasa yalio.+
12 Ou ukahi nokunkhwela ha-ndyale yange-ko,+
Ñgeno netyivila okukoleleya.
Ou unkhatukila ha-ndyale yange-ko,
Ñgeno netyivila okumuholama.
14 Twali omapanga omanene.
Twaendaile atuho atwii kondywo ya Huku, motyiumbe-umbe tyovanthu.
15 Ononkhia mbuvekwate!+
Vaye nomwenyo Kondyembo.*
Mokonda, ovivi vikala pokati kavo no mokati kavo.
16 Mahi ame mandyiliyave ku Huku,
Siovaa mandyovola.+
17 O kongulohi, o komuhuka, o komutenya, ndyikalela vala otyiho, ndyikema,*+
Ngwe wiiva ondaka yange.+
18 Mandyovola* kwaava vandwisa, mamphe* ombembwa,
Mokonda ndyikahi nokulwiswa novanthu ovanyingi-nyingi.+
Vana vehena onthilo na Huku,
Kamavetavela okupiluluka.+
21 Onondaka mbae mbukahi vali nawa tyipona ongundi,+
Mahi momutima wae muna vala omalwei.
Onondaka mbae mbukahi vali nawa komulela,
Mahi mbukahi ngomitunga viapolwa movilalo.+
Nii kamayeke omuviuki atoke.*+
23 Mahi ove Huku yange, mokevetwala metoto liaya vali kohi.+
Ovanthu ovo ononkhembi, vokwipaa, mavakankhia vala tyina nkhele ovakwendye.+
Mahi ame mandyiyumbu onthumbi mwoove.