Coração quebrantado
Deus está perto dos que têm o coração quebrantado. A Bíblia consola os aflitos: o sacrifício que Deus aceita é o espírito quebrantado e um coração contrito — jamais desprezará.
IMNDEWA kahabehi na iwanu awala iwatenyuke imimoyo,
na awala iwalihela chinu cha ukwihuwila.
Tsinambiko tsa Imulungu iyo iloho ihondeke,
ghumoyo ighuhondeke na ghwa ukwihulumsa, ghwe Imulungu, ng’ughubetsa baye.
Kowatenda awala iwatenyuke waleke ukutenyuka keli,
naye kowahonetsa ipfilonda pfawo.
Ilukuli lwangu na ghumoyo ghwangu pfohunguka,
lekeni Imlungu kalibambalawe lya ghumoyo ghwangu,
na lifungu lyangu matsuwa ghose ing’aghohupa.
Wabweda iwali wahingwa wa iloho,
kwaapfila ufalume wa kulanga wawo.
Wabweda awala wana ihutsuni,
kwaapfila watsokanzighwa.
Wabweda awala iwali wahole,
kwaapfila watsoihala isi.
Usungu iughalighwa ne Imulungu woghalusa ghumoyo, na kughala ukombotsi ulihela majuto. Lekeni usungu we chimunu womghala imunu mlifwa. Lelo mlole usungu iughalighwe ne Imulungu chautendile kuna mwemwe, mwemwe sambi muwa iwanu we ibidii, pfambama kulangusa mimoyo yenu pfainoghile, mwakwiduka na kwalangula, pfomninoghela kumbona na pfamwilapfa mwobama kona ihaki yotendeka. Mwemwe mlangusa ghendo ka mwahela totso mne chinu chino.
Lekeni yeye kanongela, "uluso wangu wakwenela, kwaapfila ingupfu yangu yokuwa ng’ulu ghendo hala haulihela ngupfu." Apfo nitseghoda kwa kudeng’elela pfanihungukighwe ngupfu ili ngupfu ya Kiristu ikale mchanya mwangu.