Zabuli 40

¹Nimbeta Mndewa Imulungu,

²Kanilava kulawa mdisimo da kubanangigwa,

³Keka lwila lwa sambi mmulomo wangu,

⁴Kamweda imunhu yomtamanila Mndewa Imulungu,

⁵Go Mndewa Imulungu, Imulungu wangu kutenda mbuli za unzonza.

⁶Gweye hulonda nhosa na sadaka,

⁷Abaho nilonga, “Lola niye niza,

⁸Go Mndewa Imulungu, nosulukila kutenda gaja goulonda,

⁹Niwapetela iwanhu mbuli ya haki na ukombola wako mumting'hano mkulu,

¹⁰Sifisile haki yako mmoyo wangu,

¹¹Go Mndewa Imulungu, sikuudikimilize bazi jako,

¹²Kwavija magazo hagapetigwa ganizunguluka,

¹³Go Mndewa Imulungu, utogole kunikombola,

¹⁴Wose ozahila kuusegesa ugima wangu,

¹⁵Waja okala onisimanga,

¹⁶Avo wose okuzahila,

¹⁷Lakini niye mkiwa na nolonda vinhu,