1 Weye Mndewa Mulungu, nokutanga wize kumwangu himahima,
unihulike vonikupula.
2 Mbuli yonikupula uihokele fana ubani,
kwinula makono kwangu kuwe fana nhosa ya ichigulogulo.
3 Weye Mndewa Mulungu, wike mkalizi muna umulomo wangu,
muladi sekenilonge mbuli zihile.
4 Unikimilile sekenitende mbuli zihile,
sekenizowele sang'hano zihile,
hamwe na wanhu wotenda mbuli zihile,
hata sekenije ndiya zawo za madambwa.
5 Munhu yotenda mbuli zinogile yanitaguse na izakuwa ubazi,
yanikalikile na izakuwa fana mavuta muna iditwi jangu,
ditwi jangu sekedileme.
Mbali sileka kupula muladi sekenitende fana viwotenda wanhu wotenda mbuli zihile.
6 Wasemi wawo vondawagwisigwe kuna imiluwe,
wanhu wezategeleza mbuli zangu kwaviya zinoga.
7 Wezalonga, "Fana munhu viyolima na kuhimbula isi,
niivo mavuha yetu vondayapwililisigwe hana ihanhu ha kwingilila kuzimu."
8 Nokuhuwila weye Mndewa Mulungu, Mndewa wangu,
nokukimbilila weye sekeunileke nidanganike.
9 Unikimilile sekeningile muna umtego wawo,
kulawa kuna imitego ya wanhu wotenda mbuli zihile.
10 Wanhu wotenda mbuli zihile wagwe muna zinyavu zawo wenyewo,
mbali niye nifose vinogile.