Nongezi 9

¹Ubala kamba munhu yazengile ng'anda yake,

²Kachinja wanyama wa nyimwilinyimwili,

³Kawatuma wasang'hanaji zake wa kitwanzi kudibuga,

⁴“Munhu yoyose yeli zozolo yeze hano!”

⁵“Izo uje ndiya,

⁶Mweye mizozolo lekeni kukala kamba avo ili mupate kuwa wagima,

⁷Yomzuma munhu yeli na bezi kokwambulila maligo,

⁸Sambi umzume munhu yeli na bezi kwavija kokwihila,

⁹Mfunze munhu yeli na ubala,

¹⁰Kumdumba Mndewa Imulungu awo mwanduso wa ubala,

¹¹Kwa kutazigwa na niye ubala siku zako zokwengezigwa,

¹²Kamba kuna ubala, okufaya gweye mwenyego,

¹³Mtwanzi mbozi kana gubu,

¹⁴Kokala hamulango wa ng'anda yake,

¹⁵Kowakema wanhu obita nzila,

¹⁶“Munhu yoyose yeli zozolo yeze hano!”

¹⁷“Mazi gebigwe gamulile ng'hani,

¹⁸Lakini hatanga kamba wafile wamumo,