Samu
Mwaso wa Asafu.
50 Njambi ya binjambi, Yehova,* nendeka.
Asana baje batunga ha lifuti-libu
Kutunda ku butuhukilo bwa litangwa kutwala ku bulahukilo bwa litangwa.
2 Njambi ali na kutwila ceke mu Siyone, nganda yaibwa manene.
3 Njambi yetu aija, co kasa kwoloka kulu.
Halutwe lwendi hali tuhya tuje tunyongesa,
Co lihunzi lyakama lya kutenuka linamuzengeleka.
4 Asana lilu na lifuti-libu
Mangana asompe banu bendi ngwendi:
5 “Njikungulwileni banu bange ba kulongwa,
Baje banalikumiiya nange ha kwana mulambu.”
6 Melu ali na kwambulula kusungama kwendi,
Mwafwa Njambi ikeye Lyaako. (Sela)
7 “Tolilileni eni banu bange, co njendeka.
Obe Isalele, njana bukaleho bwa kukuhisa.
Yange Njambi, Njambi yobe.
8 Kunjikwendekela mwafwa ya milambu yobe
Nambe mwafwa ya bwana bwobe bwa mutunu bwa kwenyeka buje buli ku mesho ange simbu yoshe.
9 Kunjapandele kwambata ngombe wa nkomba mu njibo yobe
Nambe bimembe* mu limba lyobe.
10 Mwafwa tusitu boshe ba mu shwata bapwa bange
Nameme bikashama ba ha malundu oshe bange.
11 Njizibuka tuzila boshe ba ha malundu.
Tusitu babangi-bangi ba mu shwata bapwa bange.
12 Nga njinatsi njala kunjikuleke,
Mwafwa lifuti-libu na byoshe byakalaho byapwa byange.
13 Kuma njilya situ ya bingombe
Na kunwa maninga a bimembe ndi?
14 Mweseni kukandelela kuli Njambi mangana kupwe mulambu weni kuli ikeye.
Lingeni bimunalikumiiya kuli Wahakamwa Manene.
15 Njisaneni mu simbu ya bukalu.
Njikamyamena, co mukanjishangazala.”
16 Oloni Njambi akaleka munu wamubi ngwendi:
“Iya nakwana lisesa lya kwendeka bya mashiko ange
Nambe kwendeka bya cikumiiyo cange?
18 Muukamono mwizi ukazibi kubwaha,*
Co ukalikwatasana na baka-bukoi.
19 Ukapangesa kanwa kobe mu kushandola biñanda byabibi,
Co makuli analamama ku ndaka yobe.
20 Ukatumama na kwendeka mwamubi ndolome yobe.
Ukajombolola tupenga twendi.*
21 Muwalingile ebi byuma njolokele kulu.
Ngeci wasinganyekele ngwobe njifwa ngwe yobe.
Oloni hano njikwendekela,
Co njikuleka mulonga wobe.
22 Shukulu-kambu anukeni ebi byuma, yeni muli na kwibala Njambi
Mangana keti njimisanyozole sanyu-sanyu kwa kujeneka nou amyamena.
23 Uje amwesa kukandelela kupwa mulambu wendi anjishangazala,
Co uje atwalelelaho kukabangeya ngila ya kusungama
Njimulingisa amone kwobola kwa Njambi.”