Yoba
4 Komana muntu wakadi majilu nateli kuvwalika mudi muntu wamajilu?+
Inehi!
5 Neyi mafuku indi ayichinda,
Naambala yatukweji twindi yidi naneyi;
Wunamupimini hakukumina kulonda abuli kumotokahu.+
6 Fumishaku mesu eyi hadi yena kulonda anookihu,
Sampu namanishi dehi ifuku dindi,+ neyi muntu aneñijiwu mudimu.
7 Muloña nimutondu wukweti kuchiñeja.
Neyi anawutemi, wukusapuka cheñi,
Nawa nyitayi yawu yikutwalekahu kukula.
8 Neyi muji wawu wupama mwiseki
Nawa chishinji chawu chuumina mwiseki,
9 Neyi chitiya menji chikusapuka;
Nawa chikwidisha nyitayi neyi mutondu wawuha.
10 Ilaña muntu wafwaña nawa ñovu jindi jamanaña;
Neyi muntu nafwi, wudi kudihi?+
11 Menji amanaña mukaluñalwiji,
Nawa kaloña komaña.
12 Muntu niyena wakaamaña nawa hahindukañaku.+
Chakala hohu iwulu didi kwoku, hakahindukaku,
Nawa kwosi wakumuhindwisha mutuluku.+
13 Yayo-o wadi kunsweka kwami Mwijamu,*+
Wadi kunsweka sampu kuzuwa kweyi kunahiti dehi,
Wadi kuntoñwela mpinji yakuñanuka!+
14 Neyi muntu nafwi, komana wakahanda cheñi?+
15 Wakatambika, nawa nakakwakula.+
Wakakeñesha* mudimu wakumakasa eyi.
16 Ilaña, wunatwalekihu kutala hejima hinnakudata;
Wunakuntala hohu kulonda wumoni nshidi yami.
17 Nshidi yami wunayikasili mwipakumuna,
Nawa wunalamiki yiluwa yami nawupombu.
18 Neyi chahumukaña mpidi nikuchikeka
Niilola difuma mudashakamaña,
19 Neyi menji chiyanoñeshaña malola
Nawa mpupa yisenda maseki,
Dichi chiwunajiyishi nikuchiñeja kwamuntu wafwaña.
20 Wamuchikaña sampu nanoñi;+
Wamuhimpaña mmwekenu yindi, nawa wamutemeshaña mwijamu.
21 Anyanindi anayilemeshi, ilaña hanelukiku;
Anekali akehelamu, ilaña neluki wanyi.+
22 Watiyaña hohu kukata hachidiyi mumujimba;
Wadilaña hohu hachidiyi wamumi.”