Yoba
33 “Ilaña ichi dinu, Yoba, mwani tiyililaku mazu ami;
Tiyililaku yuma yejima yinukuhosha.
2 Mwani tiyaña! Natela kwasama kanwa kami;
Idimi dami* datela kuhosha.
3 Mazu ami ashimunaña kwoloka kwamuchima wami,+
Nawa nyivumbu yami yashimunaña choloka yuma yineluka.
5 Ñaakuli neyi wukutwesha;
Nleji yitoñojoka yeyi; diloñeshi.
6 Tiyaña! Ami nidi tuhu neyi eyi kumesu aNzambi walala;
Ninami anwumbili nandambu.+
7 Dichi bayi wuntiya womaku,
Nawa yuma yinukuhosha bayi yikutiyisha womaku.
8 Ilaña natiyeña chiwunahosheña,
Mwalala, nadiña nakutiya mazu eyi akwila nawu,
9 ‘Nidi wutooka, hinikweti nshidiku;+
Nidi wakadi majilu, hinikweti chiluwaku.+
10 Ilaña Nzambi wakeñaña hohu yiluwa mudi ami
Wammonaña nindi nidi chilumbu chindi.+
11 Washaña nyendu yami mumpompa;
Watalaña mwejima munayaña.’+
12 Ilaña wunaluwañeshi hakuhosha awa mazu, dichi nukukwakula:
Nzambi wabadika chikupu muntu wafwaña.+
13 Muloñadi chiwunakutoobela hadi Yena?+
Muloña wakwila waakula mazu eyi ejima wanyi, tahindi?+
14 Muloña Nzambi wahoshaña kapampa kamu nikamuchiyedi,
Ilaña kwosi niwumu washañaku maana,
15 Muchilota, chimwenu chawufuku,+
Mpinji yakupukilañawu antu mutulu twatweni
Henohu anakaami mutudidi twawu.
16 Kuhiñahu wenzununaña matu awu+
Nawa wayichichimikaña* nshimbi jindi,
17 Kulonda afumishi muntu kuyuma yatama+
Nikukiña muntu kulonda abuli kudivwimba.+
19 Muntu amubabeshaña nakuyeña hakadidi kindi
Ninakukata kwatwalekañahu mumafwaha indi,
20 Kulonda mujimba windi* wuheli dinkendi,
Nawa wakaanaña niyakuda yayiwahi.+
21 Mujimba windi wakosaña chikupu,
Nawa mafwaha indi adiña aswama amwekanaña.*
22 Wumi windi waswinaña kwakwihi nebuku;*
Wumi windi waswinaña kudi antu aletaña kufwa.
23 Neyi kudi yena kukwinza ntemesha,*
Mukakuhakwilaku hadi akakuhakwilaku 1,000,
Nakumuleja muntu yuma yaloña,
24 Kuhiñahu Nzambi amutiyila luwi nakuhosha nindi,
Nawani ifutu danyiloña!+
26 Wakamulembelela Nzambi,+ owu wamba kamwiteja,
Nawa wakamona kumesu Indi nakudikuwa namuzañalu,
Nzambi wakafuntisha kuloña Kwindi kudi muntu wafwaña.
27 Owu muntu wakashimuna* kudi antu nindi,
‘Navulumuni+ nawa naheñeshi mwaloña,
Ilaña natambwili yuma yinatela kubula kutambwila.*
29 Mwamweni, Nzambi welaña yuma yejimiyi
Kudi muntu, mapampa ayedi hela asatu,
30 Hakwila amufumishi yena* kwibuku,*
Kulonda adiluñishi nachejeji chawumi.+
31 Shakuku maana Yoba! Ntiyilili!
Mwenakuhu, nawa nukutwalekahu kuhosha.
32 Neyi wudi namazu akuhoshahu, ñaakuli,
Hoshaku, muloña inakukeña kukuyiñisha.
33 Neyi wudana mazu akuhoshahu, watela kuntiyilila;
Mwenakuhu, nawa nukukudizisha maana.”