Yoobi
3 Nuumala-vo, Yoobi aahipacerya olavula, onatakhaliha nihiku aayariwe awe.*+ 2 Yoobi aahimmye wiira:
3 “Nimalamale nihiku naayariwe aka,+
Ni ohiyu waahimmwale wiira: ‘Ooyariwa mulopwana!’
4 Nihiku nle nikhale epiphi.
Muluku oliyale nihiku nne;
Ohikhale muthuko onimwaleela nihiku nle.
5 Epiphi yuulupale ekuxe nihiku nle.
Neeku na epula nikhale vasulu vaya.
Epiphi yoowoopiha ekhuneele waarya wa nihiku nle.
6 Kaaniphavela wiira ohiyu owo waakuxiwe ni epiphi yuulupale;+
Ohikhale ohakalala nihiku nne,
Nihiku nle nihiirele mpantta mahiku a mweeri.
7 Tthiri, ohiyu owo okhale mekhaya;
Ohiiwanyeye okhuwela wootteeliwa murima.
9 Itheneeri sa oxaka, siriipe;
Ohiyu ole, olipelele mahala ene okokola wa nihiku,
Ohiwehe waarya wa nsuwa oxaka.
10 Amaama akiyanre nihiku nenle;+
Nave miyo kinniphwanya mixankiho.
11 Xeeni kahaakhwiiye aka okathi kaayariwa aka?
Xeeni kahaakhwiiye aka okathi kaakhuma aka mmirimani?+
12 Xeeni amaama yaakaakhenle aya vamettoni vaya,
Nave yaakamwinhe aya mapele aya?
13 Vaakhanle wiira kihookhwa okathi ole, kaarowa wiiraka kimmaathale ene voomaaleleya;+
Kaarowa wiiraka kirupaka ni kiphumuryaka,+
14 Vamosa ni mamwene ni ale yaavaha miruku,
Yaawo yaatenke mapuro vano ari milepe,*
15 Aahiiso ni makhulupale yaarina eweero,
Yaawo ipa saya saasanrye eparatha.
16 Aahiiso xeeni kahaakhala aka ntoko erukulu yooyiihiwa;
Kahaalikana aka ni anamwane ahitonko woona okokola?
17 Wookhwaani, hata atakhali annihiya oxanka;
Weiwo, anniphumurya ale akhulumunwe.+
18 Weiwo, maperesu ootheene anniphumurya;
Khaniiwa nsu na mutthu onaakhanyererya ovara muteko.
19 Weiwo, mutthu oohaawa ni oothaaciri anoolikana,+
Nave epottha ennoopowa mmatatani mwa pwiya aya.
20 Xeeni Muluku onimuhiya awe mutthu onihaawa, nlelo okhalaka mukumi?*
Ni onaahiya awe atthu axankale, nlelo ari ene akumi?+
21 Xeeni atthu aniphavela aya okhwa, masi okhwa iwo ohinarwa?+
Awo anniphavela okhwa ovikana mihakhu soovithiwa,
22 Awo annitteeliwa murima vanceene,
Annihakalala okathi aniphwanya aya mahiye.
23 Xeeni Muluku onimuhiya awe ori ene mukumi, mutthu yoole ohinsuwela ephiro onirowa awe,
Yoowo orukureriwe ni Muluku?+
25 Etthu enikoopopiha yookiphwanya,
Nave etthu kinoova aka yookikhumelela.
26 Nkirina murettele, nnakhala omaaleleya hata nkiniphumurya,
Masi mixankiho sinootepa okirweela”.