Ngimbo
Lungimbo lua Davidi.
144 Yehowa atumbuishiwe, muene udi Seso diami,
wana longesa mago ami ha gulua ita,
wana longesa mino yami ha guluisa mbalagaji jiami.
2 Muene wana gungumonesela guzumba gua giamatshidia, udi fundo diami diakola,
fundo diami diabonga dia gulengela, muhuluishi wami,
udi tshibu yami, fundo diami dia gulengela;
muene wana gungukuatesa ha guhinyina athu.
3 Oo Yehowa, muthu udi nanyi hagula umumone,
mun’a muthu udi nanyi hagula ukambe gumujiya?
4 Muthu udi gifua muhehe wa githuhu;
masugu a monyo wenji adi gifua vule didi mutota.
5 Oo Yehowa, shigula* dilu, ubulumuge hashi;
kuata milundu, izole mishi.
6 Henyesa mvula, mbalagaji jimuangane;
sonona mifula yaye, abuise tunga-tunga.
7 Sununa koko diaye gosa fundo wana khala,
unguhuluise gu matshipha-tshipha a meya,
ha mago* a ngenji,
8 jinyi jiana mba mambo
nu jiana thuphula koko diawo dia madia ha gudiloga ndaga jia mambo.*
9 Oo Nzambi, mbanguguyimbila lungimbo luhe-luhe.
Mbanguyimba ngimbo* nu gima gia gushigila miziki gidi nu shinga kumi ha gugutumbuisa,
10 aye wana bingisa* mafumu,
aye wana huluisa muenya mudimo waye Davidi gu phogo ya khusa yana bata gufua.
11 Nguhuluise ha mago a ngenji,
jinyi jiana mba mambo
nu jiana thuphula koko diawo dia madia ha gudiloga ndaga jia mambo.
12 Ngenyi an’etu a mala mbaakhala gifua an’a mitshi idi mukula muphushi,
an’etu a akhetu gifua makunji a ha khomo a gusembega muabonga mukunda nu inzo ya fumu.
13 Jinzo jietu jia gubambela ima mbajizala nu mbuto jia maluholo agasue;
shitu jietu mbajidivudisa mu temu, inunu nu inunu.
14 Ngombe jietu jinyi jidi gu mavumo mbajishigo munamana nga guselula;
mbagushigo mukhala nu milolo ya gikenene mu mabala-bala etu.
15 Gusuanguluga gudi nu athu anyi adi mutagana nu ndaga jia luholo elu!
Gusuanguluga gudi nu athu anyi Nzambi wawo udi Yehowa!