Zabuli 31

¹Kumwako gweye Mndewa Imulungu, nokimbilila,

²Unihulike na unikombole sambi baha,

³Kwavija gweye ayo dibwe jangu na ngome yangu.

⁴Kunilava mna ulwavu wanitegele,

⁵Mmakono gako noika loho yangu,

⁶Niye nowehila iwanhu otambikila vinyago,

⁷Nodeng'helela na kusekelela unogelo wako hawishaga,

⁸Gweye hunilekile nigeligwe mmakono ga iwanhu onihila,

⁹Go Mndewa Imulungu, unyonele bazi,

¹⁰Ugima wangu udonha kwa lusikisiki,

¹¹Iwanhu onihila onibezeli,

¹²Nisemwigwa kamba munhu yadanganike,

¹³Nohulika wanhu wengi oinyong'onyela,

¹⁴Lakini niye nokutamanila gweye, Mndewa Imulungu.

¹⁵Ugima wangu wammakono gako,

¹⁶Unimwemwesele kihanga chako niye msang'hanaji wako,

¹⁷Sikuundeke nigwe kinyala gweye Mndewa Imulungu,

¹⁸Ifunge imilomo ya iwanhu awo iwavizi,

¹⁹Lola unogelo wako viwili mkulu,

²⁰Kowafisa hanhu hanogile aho houkala,

²¹Yatogolwe Mndewa Imulungu,

²²Na niye nilonga kwa bwembwe jangu,

²³Mnogeleni Mndewa Imulungu, mweye iwanhu zake wose.

²⁴Mugangamale na mufunge umoyo,