Intembauzyo
Masikili.* Intembauzyo ya Asafu.+
78 Amuswiilile mulawo* wangu, nobantu bangu;
Amucenjeke matwi aanu kumajwi aazwa kumulomo wangu.
2 Ndilajalula mulomo wangu akwaamba kasimpi.
Ndilalabika tulabi twakaindi.+
3 Zintu nzyotwakamvwa alimwi nzyotuzyi,
Eezyo nzyobakatulwiida bamataateesu,+
4 Tatukoozisisa pe kubana babo;
Tuyoolwiida zyalani liboola+
Milimo iitembaulika ya Jehova anguzu zyakwe,+
Izintu zigambya nzyaakacita.+
5 Wakapa ciyeekezyo kuli Jakobo
Akubikka mulawo mu Israyeli;
Wakalailila bamataateesu
Kuti zintu eezyi bakazizyibye bana babo,+
6 Ikutegwa zyalani liboola,
Nkokuti bana ibayoozyalwa, bakazizyibe.+
Mpoonya abalo bakazilwiide bana babo.+
7 Eelyo aaba bayoosyoma Leza.
8 Aboobo tabakabi mbuli bamausyi,
Izyalani lyabantu basicinguni alimwi ibazangi,+
Izyalani lyabantu ibakajisi myoyo iitakkalikene*+
Alimwi ibakajisi muuya wakutasyomeka kuli Leza.
9 Bana Efraimu bakajisi mata,
Pele bakavwuuluka akutija mubuzuba bwankondo.
13 Wakaandula lwizi kutegwa abazabusye,
Wakapa kuti maanzi aime mbuli bwaanda.+
14 Wakabasololela akkumbi isyikati
Mpoonya busiku boonse amumuni wamulilo.+
15 Wakaandula mandomba munkanda,
Wakabanywisya maanzi mane bakkuta mbuli kuti banywa kumaanzi malamfwu.+
16 Wakapa kuti tulonga tukunke kuzwa mumwala
Akupa kuti maanzi apoomoke kuyaansi mbuli milonga.+
17 Nokuba boobo bakazumanana kumubisyila
Kwiinda mukuzangila Mupatikampatila mucimpayuma;+
18 Bakasunka Leza mumyoyo yabo+
Kwiinda mukulilila cakulya ncobakali kulombozya.
19 Aboobo bakaamba zintu zibi kuli Leza,
Bakati: “Sena Leza ulakonzya kutubambila tebulu lyazyakulya munkanda?”+
20 Amubone! Walo wakauma ndomba
Cakuti maanzi akapoomoka, atwalo tulonga twakapaya.+
Nokuba boobo bakati: “Sena alimwi ulakonzya kutupa cinkwa,
Naa kupa bantu bakwe nyama?”+
21 Lino Jehova naakabamvwa, wakanyema kapati;+
Aboobo mulilo+ wakavwutukila Jakobo,
Abukali bwakwe bwakabukila Israyeli+
22 Akaambo kakuti tiibakamusyoma Leza;+
Tiibakasyoma kuti ulakonzya kubafwutula.
23 Aboobo wakalailila julu lijisi makumbi aasiya mbi,
Alimwi wakajalula milyango yakujulu.
26 Wakapa kuti muwo wakujwe wuunge kujulu
Akuti muwo wakumusanza ubbubbule munguzu zyakwe.+
27 Wakabalosyela nyama nji mbuli lusuko,
Inzya, bayuni banji mbuli musenga wakulwizi.
28 Wakabalosyela mukati kankambi yakwe,
Ikuzinguluka matente aakwe oonse.
29 Aboobo bakalya akumena cabulyato;
Wakabapa ncobakali kuyandisya.+
30 Pele kabatanamana kulya cakulya ncobakali kulombozya,
Ciindi zyakulya zyabo nozyakacili mukanwa lyabo,
31 Bukali bwa Leza bwakababukila.+
Wakabajaya baalumi babo basinguzu kapati;+
Wakanyonyoona balombwana bamu Israyeli.
33 Aboobo wakamanizya mazuba aabuumi bwabo mbuli kuti muya buyo,+
Amyaka yabuumi bwabo kwiinda muzintu zitayeeyelwi iziyoosya.
34 Pele lyoonse naakali kubajaya, bakali kumuyandaula;+
Bakali kujokela akuyandaula Leza,
35 Bakali kwiibaluka kuti Leza ngonguwe wakali Ndomba yabo+
36 Pele bakasola kumweena amilomo yabo
Akuti bamucenge amilaka yabo.
Ziindi zinji wakali kulilesya kunyema+
Muciindi cakubusya bukali bwakwe boonse.
42 Tiibakayeeya nguzu zyakwe,*
Ibuzuba obuya naakabavwuna* kuli sinkondonyina,+
43 Mbwaakacita zitondezyo zyakwe mu Egepita+
Amaleele aakwe mucooko ca Zoani,
44 Alimwi ambwaakasandula tulonga twa Nile kuba bulowa+
Cakuti tiibakacili kukonzya kunywa maanzi kuzwa mutulonga twabo.
46 Zisyango zyabo wakazipa cikwikwi icilya kapati,
Eezyo nzyobakali kupengela wakazipa cikwikwi.+
47 Misaansa yabo wakainyonyoona acivwulamabwe+
Ayalo mikuyu yabo wakainyonyoona acivwulamabwe.
48 Banyama babo ibanyamuna ntundu wakabaaba kucivwulamabwe+
Azyalo zivwubwa zyabo wakazyuumya tulabo.*
49 Wakabatondezya bukali bwakwe butaambiki,
Kunyema, kukalala alimwi amapenzi,
Nkamu zyabangelo zyakatumwa kuleta mapenzi.
50 Wakabambila bukali bwakwe nzila.
Taakwe naakabeengelela kuti batafwi;
Alimwi wakabaaba* kucilwazi cijaya.
51 Mpoonya kumamanino wakajaya bana boonse bataanzi kuzyalwa bamu Egepita,+
Imatalikilo aanguzu zyabo zyakuzyala mumatente aa Hamu.
52 Kumane wakagusya bantu bakwe mbuli butanga bwambelele+
Alimwi wakabasololela mbuli butanga munkanda.
54 Eelyo wakabaleta kucilawo cakwe cisalala,+
Inyika eeyi yamalundu njaakalijanina ajanza lyakwe lyalulyo.+
55 Wakatanda masi aakali kumbele lyabo;+
Wakabaabila lukono ndwaakabapimina acipimyo;+
Wakapa kuti misyobo yabana Israyeli ikkale mumaanda aabo.+
56 Pele bakazumanana kumusunka akumuzangila Leza Mupatikampatila;+
Tiibakazibikkila maano ziyeekezyo zyakwe.+
57 Kunze lyaboobo, bakamufwutatila akuba basilweeno mbubonya mbuli bamausyi.+
Tiibakali kusyomeka mbubonya mbuli buta butebede.+
58 Bakazumanana kumunyemya akaambo kamasena aabo aakukombela,+
Alimwi bakamukalazya* akaambo kazikozyanyo zyabo zibezedwe.+
59 Leza wakamvwa eelyo wakanyema,+
Aboobo wakamukakila limwi Israyeli.
60 Mpoonya kumamanino wakalilekelezya tente lyakukombela lyaku Silo,+
Itente oomo mwaakali kukkala akati kabantu.+
61 Aboobo wakalekela citondezyo canguzu zyakwe kuti citolwe mubuzike;
Abweebesi bwakwe wakabwaaba mumaanza aabasinkondonyina.+
62 Wakaaba bantu bakwe kupanga+
Alimwi wakanyemena lukono lwakwe.
63 Mulilo wakabaumpa cakumaninina balombwana bakwe,
Alimwi banakalindu bakwe tiibakaimbilwa nyimbo zyabwiinga.*
66 Mpoonya wakabatanda basinkondonyina;+
Wakapa kuti babe amasampu aatamani.
67 Wakalikaka tente lya Josefa;
Taakwe naakasala musyobo wa Efraimu.
69 Wakayaka cikombelo cakwe kuti cikkalilile mbubonya mbuli majulu,*+
Mbuli nyika eeyo njaakabamba kuti kailiko lyoonse mane kukabe kutamani.+