Ukulu wa Imulungu mna ukuumba
1 Kulanga kotangatsa utunitso wa Imulungu,
na lilanga lyopeta isang’ano ya ghamoko ghake,
2 imisi imwe mbaka imisi ingi,
tsakonesa ukumanya chilo chimwe mbaka chilo ichikutsa.
3 Kuduhu malonga, wala lugha,
na litsi lyao ng’alihulikika baye,
4 lekeni imbuli yawo yenela mna isi yose,
na ghamalonga ghawo ghapfika kwaitsighila isi,
kuko kulanga kalikila hema litsuwa.
5 Nalyo lyolawa kama immale iyokwela pfayolawa kuchumba kwake,
lyodeng’elela kulonga munu mmale yana ngupfu iyowinza inzila yake.
6 Lyolawa kulawa ubali umwe wa kulanga,
lyotsunguluka mbaka ubali ungi,
na kuduhu chinu chochose ichidaha ukuhepa ukusoma kwake.
Ghamalaghitso gha Imulungu
7 Ghamalangulitso gha IMNDEWA ghenelela,
ghomwing’a imunu ugima,
imiko ya IMNDEWA yotogholeka,
yomwing’a hekima imunu ayula iyalihela nayo.
8 Imilongotso ya IMNDEWA inogha ghendo,
yotenda ghumoyo ghudeng’elele,
na laghitso lya IMNDEWA lyomeletseka,
lyomwemwesela tsinenge.