Zabuli 38

¹Go Mndewa Imulungu, sikuunizume kwa ng'hasiliki yako,

²Misale yako inihoma,

³Haduhu hanhu haholile mulukuli lwangu,

⁴Nzambi zangu zinigubika,

⁵Milonda yangu yola na yonung'ha,

⁶Ninamizwa hasi na kuhumuluswa,

⁷Kigudi changu kimema usungu,

⁸Nonyolila na kuhondigwa,

⁹Go Mndewa, vose vinisulukila kuvijuwa,

¹⁰Moyo wangu odunda,

¹¹Mbwiga zangu na wayangu, okala kutali na niye mbuli ya utamu wangu,

¹²Waja ozahila ugima wangu, otega mitego yao,

¹³Niye na kamba mvugu, sihulika,

¹⁴Ona na kamba munhu hahulika, imunhu hedikaga mbuli bule.

¹⁵Go Mndewa Imulungu, niye nokubeta gweye,

¹⁶Kwavija niye nilonga, “Sikuuwaleke wadeng'helele mbuli yangu,

¹⁷Kwavija na mmabehi kugwa,

¹⁸Nolonga gehile gangu,

¹⁹Iwanhu onihila wana nguvu,

²⁰Oniliha gehile kwa gaja ganogile ganitendile,

²¹Go Mndewa Imulungu, sikuundeke,

²²Go Mndewa, Mkombola wangu, wize hima unitaze.