Nsumuinu
23 Paudi usomba bua kudia ne mukalenge,
Welangana meji bimpe a tshidi kumpala kuebe;
2 Teka kele mu diminu diebe*
Biwikale udi ne mudi.*
3 Kujingi biakudia biende bishême ne muoyo mujima,
Bualu mbiakudia bidi bidinga.
4 Kudisunsudi bua kupeta bubanji.+
Lekela ne leja muudi ne lungenyi.*
5 Paudi welaku mêsu ebe, kabuenaku,+
Bualu mu bulelela, nebuase masala bu nyunyi wa mukanku, nebubuke muulu.+
6 Kudi biakudia bia muena bukonkoto to;*
Kujingi biakudia biende bishême ne muoyo mujima,
7 Bualu yeye udi anu bu muntu udi wenda wenza makumi.*
Udi ukuambila ne: “Diaku, nuaku,” kadi ki ntshidiye musue kuamba* to.
8 Neuluke tupese tua biakudia tuuvua mudie
Ne mêyi a disakidila neaye mu tshianana.
10 Kutentemunyi tshimanyinu tshia mukalu tshia kale+
Peshi kukepeshi budimi bua bana badi bafuishe batatuabu.
12 Teka muoyo webe ku mubelu
Ne ditshi diebe ku mêyi a dimanya.
13 Kubengi bua kunyoka muana wa balume.*+
Wewe mumutute ne lukodi, kakufua to.
15 Muananyi, muoyo webe wowu mupete meji,
Nunku muoyo wanyi meme neusanke.+
16 Munda muanyi* nemuikale ne disanka
Padi mishiku yebe yakula malu makane.
17 Muoyo webe kawalakanyi benji ba mpekatu,+
Kadi ikala ne ditshina dia Yehowa dituku dijima,+
18 Nunku dîba adi newikale ne matuku atshilualua mimpe+
Ne ditekemena diebe kadiakumbushibua to.
19 Teleja, muananyi, ulue muena meji,
Ne lombola muoyo webe mu njila mululame.
20 Kuikadi munkatshi mua bantu badi banua mvinyo wa bungi,+
Munkatshi mua bantu badi basukumina munyinyi,+
21 Bualu mukuatshiki wa maluvu ne mudiavi nebabuele mu bupele,+
Ne dibungila nedivuadike muntu mikusu.
22 Teleja tatuebe wakakulela,
Ne kupetudi mamuebe anu bualu wakulakaji to.+
24 Tatuende wa muntu muakane neikale ne disanka bushuwa;
Muntu udi ulela muana wa meji neasanke bua bualu buende.
25 Tatuebe ne mamuebe nebasanke,
Ne mamu wakakulela neikale ne disanka.
26 Muananyi, mpesha muoyo webe,
Ne mêsu ebe asanke bua njila yanyi.+
28 Yeye udi walamina anu bu munyengianganyi wa bintu;+
Udi uvudija bungi bua bantu balume badi kabayi ne lulamatu.
29 Nnganyi udi ne diakabi? Nnganyi udi ne kanyinganyinga?
Nnganyi udi ne matandu? Nnganyi udi udilakana?
Nnganyi udi ne mputa kakuyi bualu? Nnganyi udi ne mêsu matekete?*
31 Kutangidi bukunze bua mvinyo
Padiye wengelela mu dikopo ne upueka bimpe bimpe,
32 Bualu ku ndekelu udi usuma bu nyoka,
Ne udi upatula mulungu bu wa nyoka wa lulengu.
33 Mêsu ebe neamone bintu bia dikema,
Ne muoyo webe newakule bintu bibi.+
34 Nunku newikale bu muntu udi mulale munkatshi mua mbuu,
Bu muntu udi mulale pa lusongo lua mutshi wa tshilamba tshitubu baludika natshi mazuwa.
35 Wewe newambe ne: “Mbankume, kadi tshivua mumvue.*
Mbantute, kadi tshivua mumanye.
Nembike dîba kayi?+
Ndi dijinga ne kunua kabidi.”*