Intembauzyo
2 Amumwiimbile, amwiimbe nyimbo zyakumutembaula,
3 Amulidunde muzina lyakwe lisalala.+
Aikondwe myoyo yabaabo bayandaula Jehova.+
4 Amuyandaule Jehova+ anguzu zyakwe.
Amuyandaule busyu bwakwe ciindi coonse.
5 Amuyeeye milimo yakwe iigambya njaakacita,
Imaleele aakwe ambeta zyakazwa kumulomo wakwe,+
6 Nywebo nolunyungu* lwa Abrahamu mubelesi wakwe,+
Nywebo nobana ba Jakobo, nobantu bakwe basalidwe.+
7 Ngu Jehova Leza wesu.+
Imbeta zyakwe zili munyika yoonse.+
8 Uyeeya cizuminano cakwe lyoonse mane kukabe kutamani,+
Cisyomezyo ncaakasyomezya,* kumazyalani aali cuulu,+
9 Cizuminano ncaakapangana a Abrahamu,+
Acikonke ncaakakonka kuli Izaka,+
10 Eeco ncaakapanga kuti cibe mulawo kuli Jakobo
Akuti cibe cizuminano citamani kuli Israyeli,
11 Naakati, “Ndiyoomupa nyika ya Kanana+
Kuti ibe caabilo calukono lwanu.”+
12 Wakaamba boobo nobakacili mweelwe musyoonto,+
Inzya, nobakali basyoonto kapati, alimwi nobakali bamuzwamasi mucisi.+
13 Bakatuntulika kuzwa mucisi cimwi acimwi,
Kuzwa mubwami bumwi akuya kubantu bambi.+
14 Tanaakazumizya muntu uuli woonse kubapenzya,+
Pele wakasinsa bami akaambo kambabo,+
15 Kaamba kuti, “Mutasoli kubaguma bananike bangu,
Alimwi mutabacitili cintu cibi basinsimi bangu.”+
17 Wakabatumina mwaalumi kumbele lyabo,
Josefa ooyo iwakasambalwa kuti abe muzike.+
18 Bakaanga* maulu aakwe muziliba,+
Nsingo yakwe bakainjizya munsimbi;
19 Kusikila ciindi jwi lyakwe nolyakazuzikizyigwa,+
Ijwi lya Jehova ndilyakamusensemuna.
20 Mwami wakalailila kuti agusyigwe muntolongo,+
Imuleli wabantu wakamwaangununa.
21 Wakamupa kuba simalelo muŋanda yakwe,
Mweendelezi walubono lwakwe loonse,+
22 Kuti ayendelezye* basilutwe bakwe kweelana ambwayanda
Akuti ayiisye bamadaala bakwe busongo.+
23 Mpoonya Israyeli wakasika mu Egepita,+
Jakobo wakakkala kali mweenzu mucisi ca Hamu.
24 Leza wakapa kuti bantu bakwe bazyalane kapati;+
Wakapa kuti babe anguzu kwiinda basinkondonyina,+
25 Wakalekela myoyo yabo kuti icince akutalika kusulaika bantu bakwe,
Kuti bayandaule nzila yakupenzya babelesi bakwe.+
27 Bakacita zitondezyo zyakwe akati kabo,
Maleele aakwe mucisi ca Hamu.+
28 Wakatuma mudima, eelyo mucisi kwakasiya mbi;+
Tiibakakaka kuswiilila majwi aakwe.
29 Wakasandula maanzi aabo kuba bulowa
Akujaya nswi zyabo.+
30 Icisi cabo cakazula bacula,+
Bakanjila amumaanda aabami.
31 Wakalailila kuti kuboole mazimbwa
Atususuli muzilawo zyabo zyoonse.+
33 Wakanyonyoona misaansa amikuyu yabo
Akwaandaula masamu mucilawo cabo.
34 Wakalailila kuti kuboole cikwikwi,
Cikwikwi cicili ciniini citakonzyi kubalwa.+
35 Cakalya zimena ansi zyoonse izyakali mucisi,
Alimwi cakalya micelo iimena mubulongo.
36 Mpoonya wakajaya bana boonse bataanzi kuzyalwa mucisi cabo,+
Imatalikilo aanguzu zyabo zyakuzyala.
37 Wakagwisya bantu bakwe bana Israyeli kabajisi nsiliva angolida;+
Akati kamisyobo yakwe kunyina wakali kudadalika.
38 Bana Egepita bakakondwa ciindi bana Israyeli nobakazwa,
Nkaambo bana Egepita bakabayoowa kapati bana Israyeli.+
39 Wakatandabika kkumbi kuti libe cisitilizyo cabo+
Amulilo kutegwa kaubamunikila masiku.+
42 Nkaambo wakaibaluka cisyomezyo cakwe cisalala ncaakasyomezya mubelesi wakwe Abrahamu.+
43 Aboobo wakagusya bantu bakwe kabasekelela,+
Bantu bakwe basalidwe kaboongolola cakukondwa.
44 Wakabapa nyika yabamasi;+
Bakakona lubono ndobakabelekela canguzu bantu bamisyobo iimbi,+
45 Kutegwa batobele malailile aakwe+
Akubamba milawo yakwe.
Amumutembaule Ja!*