Yombi
3 Munima yebi, Yombi washangumukile kwendeka na kusinga litangwa lyasemukile.* 2 Yombi wendekele ngwendi:
3 “Litangwa linjasemukile linyonge,
Na butsiki bubendekele ngwabo, ‘Mwana wa munalume nasemuka!’
4 Lije litangwa lipwe lisusulungu.
Njambi wa mwilu keti alyake mbunge.
Ceke keti cilitwile.
5 Lisusulungu lyakama* lilyambatele eli litangwa.
Lishelwa lya nyonzi lilifwike.
Byoshe bije bikazibalesa litangwa bilizibise lyoba.
6 Buje butsiki buzibale manene.
Keti bubwahelele ha matangwa a mu mwaka,
Co keti babutandele ku matangwa a mu ngonde.
7 Cili bene, keti kukale munu asemuka ha butsiki buje.
Keti kuzibike bingunda bya kubwahelela.
8 Baje bakasingi litangwa babusinge,
Baje basa kwindula Leviatani.*
9 Bingongonosi bya mangwezi byobu butsiki bizibale.
Obu butsiki bulisine ngoco kubandamena ceke,
Co keti bumone kukya kwa litangwa.
10 Mwafwa kubwashokele bikolo bya mwimo lya banana.
Nambe kushweka bukalu ku mesho ange.
11 Mwafwa bika kunjatsile munjasemukile?
Mwafwa bika kunjanyongele munjatundile mwimo lya banana?
12 Bika bikwakelelele mabuli aje anjitambwile
Na mabele aje anjijamwesele?
13 Mwafwa simbu ino ngwe njinalala kulu.
Ngwe njinalala na kulihwimina
14 Hamolika na bimyene ba ha lifuti-libu na baka-kubanangula,
Baje balitungilile myela yabo ije inapwoni bingundu,*
15 Nambe hamo na bamyata baje bakele na goldi,
Baje binjibo byabo byashulile na siuva.
16 Mwafwa bika kunjatubakanene
Nambe kutsa simbu kanda njimone ceke?
17 Mu bimbumbo, na banu bababi bene banatundu ku bukalu,
Na baje banajuka banahwimi.
18 Mapanditi boshe balimo bali mu kwoloka,
Kubesi na kuziba lijwi lya munu abasindiya kupanga.
19 Banu bakama na babandondo baje balimo, boshe cifwa cimo,
Na ndungo uje alimo napatuka kuli shukulu yendi.
20 Bika byakanena ceke kuli uje ali na kuyanda
Na kuyoya kuli baje bali manene mu bishoti?
21 Mwafwa bika bakashungwiya kutsa, oloni kucesi kwija?
Bakacitondo kutubakana mubakatondela byuma bya seho bya kushweka,
22 Bakalisamba manene,
Bakabwahelela mubakawana cihilo.
23 Bika byakanena ceke ku munu uje nazimbala mu ngila,
Uje yanazikinina Njambi?
24 Binyengo bikebyo binapu byakulya byange,
Co njili na kutwalelelaho kuteta ngwe mema ali na kwitika.
25 Mwafwa binjinalijujukilile binaija hali yange,
Co binjinakele na kutewa binanjizila.
26 Kunjesi mu kwoloka, njili mu bishoti, kunjawanene kuhwima,
Oloni bukalu buli na kutwalelelaho kunjizila.”