Yobo
18 Biledada+ muena Shuhi wakandamuna ne:
2 “Nebikengele mutantshi bule kayi bua nuenu kulekela kuakula mêyi a nunku?
Lejayi lungenyi bua tushishe kuakula.
4 Nansha wewe mudipandulule* tupese tupese bua tshiji tshiebe,
Nebalekele buloba bua bualu buebe anyi?
Peshi dibue dinene nediumbuke pa muaba wadi anyi?
5 Eyowa, butoke bua bantu babi nebujime,
Ne ludimi lua kapia kende kaluakukenka to.+
6 Bulelela, butoke budi mu ntenta wende nebulue mîdima,
Ne muendu udi pa mutu pende newujime.
7 Tshidia tshiende tshia bukole ntshipidike,
Ne lungenyi luende luine nelumukulule.+
8 Bualu makasa ende neamufikishe mu bukondo,
Ne yeye neatue eku ne eku pa nshinga yabu.
9 Buteyi nebumukuate ku tshikankanyi;
Disoka nedimukuate.+
10 Mbamuelele muonji musokoka mu buloba,
Ne buteyi budi mu njila wende.
11 Malu adi azakeja adi amutshinyisha nseke yonso+
Ne amulondakaja mu makasa ende.
13 Dikoba diende ndidiike;
Disama dipite bukole dia lufu* didi didia bidimba biende.
14 Badi bamumbusha mu bukubi bua ntenta wende,+
Baya nende too ne kudi mukalenge wa malu adi akuatshisha buôwa bukole.*
16 Miji yende neyume muinshi muende,
Ne matamba ende neafubidile pa mutu pende.
17 Tshivulukilu tshia bualu buende netshijimine pa buloba,
Ne dîna diende kadiakumanyika* mu musesu nansha.
18 Nebamuipate ku butoke bua kuyaye mu mîdima
Ne nebamuipate pa buloba budi bumenesha bintu.
19 Kakuikala ne bana anyi tunkanunuina munkatshi mua tshisamba tshiende to,
Ne kakuikala ne muntu mushale ne muoyo muaba udiye musombele nansha.*
20 Padi dituku diende dilua, bantu ba miaba ya ku Ouest nebumvue bibi be!
Ne buôwa bukole nebukuate bantu ba miaba ya ku Est.
21 Etshi ke tshidi tshifikila ntenta ya muenji wa malu mabi
Ne muaba wa muntu udi kayi mumanye Nzambi.”