Mukunga wu Zakaliya
67 Zakaliya, tata di mwana wufuluka mu Mpeve Yilongo na wutona mu bikula ebu:
68 «Masiika ku Mfumu, Nzambi yi Isaeli,
yandi wizi sadisa mukangu andi mpe kudidi wo.
69 Wutuheeni mumvuukisi wu lulendo
mu kanda di Davidi, kisadi kyandi.
70 Bonso bu kasamuna myo mu ntama, mu munwa
wu mimbikudi myandi milongo:
71 Mu tukuula mu moko ma mitantu myeto
na bakwe tu belanga.
72 Ni hahoho, kalonkidi bumbote bwandi ku zinkaka zeto
na kabambukidi moyo luwawanu lwandi lu longo.
73 Bonso, budi ndefi yi kadya ku nkaka eto Abalahami,
74 mu tukuula mu moko ma mitantu myeto,
mwanki tumusadila kondo bunkuta,
75 mu bulongo na mu ludedomo
mu kizingu kyeto kimvimba.
76 Ngeye mwana ani, wuna ba mumbikudi wu Nzambi yi Zangama,
mu dyambu ti, wuna tekila ku mutwala wu Mfumu, mu mukubikila nzila,
77 mu zabikisa ku mukangu andi ti yandi waabakuula,
bu kaabalemvokila masumu mawu.
78 Mu dyambu ti Nzambi eto muntu wunkenda na wuluzolo kadi,
yandi waakukyenzola mu kukya kwa fuma ku yulu kufwanani bonso ntangu yikwe tubukanga,
79 mu kyenzola bantu badi mu kati dimpimpa na mu tombe ki lufwa,
mpe mu tutwadisa mu nzila yi kiyenge.»