Yoba
18 Bilidadi+ mwini Shuwa waakwili nindi:
2 “Wukuleka mpinjinyi kuhosha chamuchidiwu?
Mwekeshaku kashinshi kulonda dinu tuhoshi.
4 Hela chakwila wukuditabola eyi aweni* muloña wakuzuwa,
Komana iseki dikushala chisayikila muloña waneyi,
Indi kwiji ilola dikufuma heluña hidashakama?
5 Chalala, chejeji chawantu atama akachijima,
Nawa muzuzu wakesi kindi hiwakatoñekaku.+
6 Chakadi nikujina, chejeji mwitenti dindi chakekala mwidima,
Nawa inoñu hewulu dindi akadijima.
7 Ntampu jindi jatampulañayi nañovu anajihihishi,
Nawa kuleja kwindi yomweni kwakamudimbwisha.+
8 Nyendu yindi yakamwiñija mukaleñi,
Nawa wakendaña hawanda wakaleñi.
10 Anamuswekeli mwonji hamaseki,
Nawa muhetu wudi munjila yindi.
11 Akakutiyisha woma amuchiinishaña kutubadi twejima+
Nikumunuñamu chikupu.
13 Ikowa dindi anadiidi;
Chikatu chafwana* chinadi yiidi yindi.
16 Nyiji yindi kwishina yakooma,
Ninyitayi yindi kwiwulu yakooma.
17 Hiyamba kamwanuka cheñi hesekiku,
Nawa ijina dindi hiyakadiiluka mumukwakwaku.*
18 Akamufumisha muchejeji nakumutwala mumwidima
Nawa akamuhaña mumpata yawushi.
19 Hakekala namwana niamuchisaka hakachi kawantu jindiku,
Nawa kwiluña kwakashakamañayi* hikwakekala muntu wamumiku.
20 Neyi ifuku dindi dinashiki, antu kuMujika akahayama
Nawa antu kuMusela akafwa mutentu.
21 Ichi dichamwekenaña itenti damuntu welaña yuma yatama
Niiluña damuntu wabula kumwiluka Nzambi.”