Joel 1

¹Ulonzi wa Mkulu Nguluwi naumuyila Yoeli, mwana wa Petueli.

²Mhulichize chinhu achi hemwe wasekulu,

³Muwasimile wana wa hemwe mbuli ayi,

⁴Nzije zilingutemanga nazijivaba mizuchila,

⁵Hemwe mlingugala, mgale na kulila,

⁶Nzije nyinji naziivaba isi ya hetwe,

⁷Naziwifya mizabibu ja hetwe,

⁸Mlile kota mhinza yavalile ivalo lya igunila

⁹Nhambiko za nyhule na za kunwa za haduhu kuli ng'handa ya Mkulu Nguluwi.

¹⁰Migunda jahela chinhu,

¹¹Mlombocheze hemwe mlingulima,

¹²Mizabibu najikala,

¹³Hemwe watambika, mvale migunila mlombocheze,

¹⁴Mlavye mzilo leka wanhu wesele kulya,

¹⁵Tochona kwa chiwalo cha lila zuwa lya Mkulu Nguluwi,

¹⁶Ndaze, vilyo vya hetwe naviwifigwa kuno tulola.

¹⁷Nyhadikwa zangola hali misanga,

¹⁸Lole migongolo vyojilingulila kwa masinzo.

¹⁹Ndangukulilila hegwe, gwa Mkulu Nguluwi,

²⁰Migongolo ja kisolo jangukulilila,