Yoba
19 Yoba waakwili nindi:
4 Neyi chalala nakoñeli chiluwa,
Hichiluwa chami.
5 Neyi mukutwalekahu kuditohesha hadi ami,
Nakuhosha nenu chachiwahi chimunakunhoshola,
6 Ilukenu nenu, Nzambi diyi wunanluwañeshi,
Nawa nanlawuli mukaleñi kindi.
7 Tiyenu! Nabidikaña nami, ‘Anankatishe-e!’ ilaña kwosi wañakulañaku;+
Nadilaña nami ankwashi, ilaña kwosi wankwashañaku.+
8 Najiki njila yami nambañu yamalola nawa kwila nihita nehi;
Nabuti njila jami namwidima.+
9 Nantambuli kulema
Nawa nafumishi chibañula kumutu wami.
10 Wanhumonaña kutubadi twejima sampu nakisiki;
Wabwitaña kuchiñeja kwami neyi mutondu.
11 Kuzuwa kwindi kwanshikenaña,
Nawa wammonaña neyi nidi chilumbu chindi.+
12 Mazanvu indi anjita enzaña hamu nakunchika,
Nawa anteekelaña chilombu nakunyeñumuka itenti dami.
13 Yena nayihañili amanakwami evumu dimu kwakulehi nanami,
Nawa antu añiluka ananshiyi.+
14 Antaña jami anayi dehi,
Nawa antu inelukili chikupu ananvulameni.+
15 Enyi mwitala dami+ nianduñu jami awambanda anakummona neyi muntu abula kwilukawu;
Nidi ñiinza kumesu awu.
16 Natambikaña ñamba yami, ilaña hañakulañaku;
Namulembelelaña nakanwa kami nami antiyili wushona.
17 Muuya wami wunekali chuma chawuzondu kudi ñodami,+
Nawa nidi ivumba datama kudi amanakwami evumu dimu.*
18 Nianyana anyanya ansupishaña;
Neyi nahinduki, atachikaña kunkuwa.
20 Mafwaha ami analamati kwikowa dami nikumusunyi wami,+
Nawa napulukili kwikowa dakumazewu ami.
21 Ntiyilenu luwi, enu akwetu, ntiyilenu luwi,
Muloña chikasa chaNzambi yomweni chinankwati.+
23 Mazu ami kachi ayisonekeli,
Kachi ayisonekeli mumukanda!
24 Chiña ayibazilili helola haya nyaaka,
Nansonekeshi yachikuñu niyansumbu!
26 Neyi ikowa dami anadikisañani dehi,
Ilaña musunyi wami wuchidi hamujimba, nakamumona Nzambi,
27 Nakamumona ami aweni,
Owu inakamona namesu ami, bayi amuntu wacheñiku.+
Ilaña mukachi kami inakutiya woma!*
28 Muloña munakuhosha nenu, ‘Tunakumukabisha munjilanyi?’+
Chineli kukala kunakufuma kudi ami.