Yobe
16 Yobe atawira:
2 “Ine ndabva kale pinthu pizinji ninga pyenepi.
Imwe nee musandibalangaza, basi ene musathimizira nyatwa zanga!+
3 Kodi mafala anewa akusowa basa anamala lini?
Ninji cinakucitisa kulonga tenepo?
4 Ine mbidakwanisambo kulonga ninga imwe.
Khala pinandicitikira piri kucitikira imwe,
Mbidalonga mafala adidi toera kukusandikani,
Mbandikusukusirani nsolo.+
5 Ine nee mbidacita pyenepi, mbwenye mbidakuwangisani na mafala a pamulomo panga,
Cibalangazo ca pamulomo panga mbacidakukhurudzani.+
6 Ndingalonga, kubva kupha kwanga nkhabe kumala,+
Ndingasiya kulonga, kubva kupha kwanga kunapunguka mpaka papi?
7 Mbwenye cincino iye andinetesa;+
Iye afudza anthu onsene a panyumba panga.
8 Kusiyapo pyenepi, imwe musandiphata, anango asaona umboni wa pyenepi,
Kuonda kwanga kusapereka umboni thangwi ya ine.
9 Ukali wace wandikhadzula, iye asandiida.+
Iye asakikiriza mano ace kuna ine.
Nyamalwa wanga asandituzulira maso.*+
10 Iwo asafungula milomo yawo toera kundimeza,+
Iwo asandimenya mbama mwakupwaza;
Asagumanyikana azinji toera athimbane na ine.+
11 Mulungu asandipereka m’manja mwa aphale,
Iye asandiponya m’manja mwa anyakuipa.+
12 Ine ndikhali mwadidi pyanga, mbwenye iye andifudza;+
Andiphata na kunkhodolo, mbandinyedza;
Pontho iye asandiyang’ana toera kunditcunyusa.
13 Anyamauta ace asandizungulira;+
Iye asalasa mpswiyo zanga,+ mbakhonda kundibvera ntsisi;
Iye asabhoma nyongo yanga pantsi.
14 Ndine ninga mpanda wakuti iye asausiya mabenga-mabenga;
Iye asandithamangira ninga pinacita nyankhondo.
16 Nkhope yanga yafuira thangwi yakulira,+
N’khundu mwa maso anga muli na cidima,
17 Mbwenye manja anga nee acita pinthu pyakuipa,
Pontho phembero yanga ndi yakucena.
18 Iwe mataka, leka kubisa ciropa canga!+
Mbileke kuoneka mbuto toera kupumisa kulira kwanga!
19 Ngakhale cincino, mboni wanga ali kudzulu;
Ule wakuti anakwanisa kundicitira umboni, ali kudzulu.
21 Mbaoneke anafuna kugwanda nseru pakati pa munthu na Mulungu,
Ninga pinacitika kuna munthu adasumirana na ndzace.+
22 Thangwi pyaka pidasala ndi pyakucepa,
Inde ndinaenda, mbwenye nee ndinabwerera.+