147 Amumutembaule Ja!
Ncibotu kumwiimbila nyimbo zyakumutembaula Leza wesu;
Cilanoneezya alimwi cileelela kumutembaula!+
2 Jehova uyaka Jerusalemu;+
Ulayobolola bana Israyeli bamwaikide.+
3 Ulabaponya aabo batyompedwe mumoyo;
Alimwi ulaanga zilonda zyabo.
4 Ulabala mweelwe wanyenyeezi;
Ulaziita zyoonse mazina aazyo.+
5 Mwami wesu mupati alimwi ulijisi nguzu zinji kapati;+
Busongo bwakwe tabweeli.+
6 Jehova ulababusya babombe myoyo,+
Pele babi ubafwusila ansi.
7 Amwiimbile Jehova nyimbo zyakulumba;
Amwiimbe nyimbo zyakutembaula Leza wesu kumwi kamulizya kantimbwa,
8 Ooyo uuvwumba majulu amakumbi,
Ooyo uupa nyika mvwula,+
Ooyo uupa kuti bwizu bumene+ mumalundu.
9 Uupa banyama cakulya,+
Abana babacikwangala ibalilila cakulya.+
10 Takkomanini nguzu zyabbiza;+
Nokuba kubotelwa akaambo kanguzu zyamaulu aamuntu.+
11 Pele Jehova ulabakkomanina aabo bamuyoowa,+
Aabo balindila luyando lwakwe lutamani.+
12 Komulemeka Jehova, O Jerusalemu.
Kotembaula Leza wako, O Ziyoni.
13 Nguuyumya mpingizyo zyamilyango yamunzi wako;
Nguuleleka bana bako ibali mulinduwe.
14 Nguuleta luumuno mucilawo cako;+
Nguukukkutya wiiti mubotu kapati.+
15 Nguutuma mulawo wakwe anyika;
Ijwi lyakwe lileenda cakufwambaana.
16 Nguutuma caanda cili mbuli boya bwambelele;+
Nguumwaya civwulamabwe mbuli mulota.+
17 Nguulosya civwulamabwe cakwe mbuli mikusu yansima.+
Ino nguni uukonzya kuliyumya kumpeyo yakwe?+
18 Nguutuma jwi lyakwe eelyo zilanyenguluka.
Ulapa kuti muwo wakwe wuunge,+ eelyo maanzi alakunka.
19 Waambila Jakobo ijwi lyakwe,
Waambila Israyeli malailile aakwe alimwi ambeta zyakwe.+
20 Kunyina cisi cimbi ncaacitila boobu;+
Kunyina ncebazyi kujatikizya mbeta zyakwe.
Amumutembaule Ja!+