Yoba
27 Yoba watwajijile kwamba byambo* byanji amba:
2 “Kine byonkatu Lesa byo aji na bumi, yenka wakana kunchibila mambo,+
Byonkatu wa Bulume Bonse byo aji na bumi, yenka wandengela amiwa* kwikala na bulanda,+
3 Byonkatu byo nkipema
Ne muya ufuma kwi Lesa byo aji mu myona yami,+
4 Byatunwa byami kechi bikamba byatama ne;
Ne lujimi wami kechi ukalupula byambo bya bujimbijimbi ne!
5 Kechi nakonsha kwimutela’mba mwaoloka ne!
Kufikatu ne byo nkafwa, kechi nkasankilapo* bulumbuluke bwami ne.+
6 Nkatwajijila kukwachisha bololoke bwami kabiji kechi nkebuleka ne;+
Muchima wami kechi ukanzhachisha* moba onse a bumi bwami* ne.
7 Mulwanyi wami ekale nobe mubi,
Aba bankozha bekale nobe bantu babula koloka.
9 Nanchi Lesa ukomvwa kujila kwanji
Umvwe bya malwa byamufikila nyi?+
10 Nangwa nanchi aye ukasangalela mu wa Bulume Bonse nyi?
Nanchi ukamwitanga Lesa bimye byonse nyi?
11 Nsakwimufunjisha bulume* bwa Lesa;
Kafwako nangwa kimo kyo nsakufya pa mambo a wa Bulume Bonse ne.
12 Umvwai! Umvwe anweba bonse mwamonapo kala bimwesho,
Mambo ka o mwambila bintu byatutu?
13 Akino kyo kintu kyafuma kwi Lesa kyo baabilapo muntu mubi,+
Kya buswanyi kitambula bantu bakanama kufuma ku wa Bulume Bonse.
14 Umvwe baana banji bavula, bakafwa ku mpoko,+
Kabiji ba mu kisemi kyanji kechi bakekala na kajo kavula ne.
15 Aba bakashalapo bakafwa na kinkunka,
Kabiji kechi bakebajila ku bakazhi babo bafwilwa ne.
16 Umvwe walumbika siliva nobe maloba
Ne kwituujila bivwalo byawama nobe buchimba,
17 Nangwa kya kuba wibituula pamo,
Muntu waoloka ye ukebivwala,+
Ne bantu babula mambo bo bakabana siliva wanji.
18 Nzubo yo ashimika yanekenatu nobe nzubo ya kakilongolo ko batela’mba ka kisungu,
Nobe ka kimpampa+ kashimika kasopa.
19 Ukalaala saka anonka bino kafwako byo akabungizha;
Byo akalabamo, kechi ukataanapo kintu nangwa kimo ne.
20 Moyo mukatampe umufikila nobe muyulo wa mema;
Luvula umukumpula bufuku.+
21 Mwela ufuma ku musela ukamusenda, ne kumutwala;
Ukamulelula kumufumya pa mpunzha yanji.+