1A Yave, Nzambi wumvutulanga landi.
2Telama kuaku ngeyo zuzi di ntoto ;
3Nate thangu mbi batu bambimbi, a Yave ?
4Bawu balembo muangisa mambu ma luniemo.
5Bawu balembo diatidila batu baku, a Yave,
6Balembo vondi difuola ayi nkebi ;
7Balembo tubi : “Yave kakadi mona
8Lukeba beno bakambulu diela luidi va khatitsika batu !
9Niandi wutula dikutu kalendi wa ko e ?
10Niandi weti vana makanda thumbudulu makanda
11Yave zebi mayindu ma mutu ;
12Lusakumunu kuidi mutu wowo weti vana thumbudulu, a Yave,
13Weti kumvana lusadusu mu bilumbu bi phasi
14Bila Yave kalendi yekula batu bandi ko
15Tsambusu yela buela ba diaka yisonga
16Nani wela kuthelumina va ntuala batu bambimbi e ?
17Enati Yave kasia kuphana lusadusu ko
18Mu thangu ndituba ; “kulu kuama kueka sialumuka” ;
19Mu thangu mayindu maba mawombo mu minu ;
20Kundu ki luyalu ki batu bamvanganga mambimbi
21Bankutakananga mu nuanisa batu basonga
22Vayi Yave wuyika suamunu kiama kingolo ;
23Wela kuba vutudila mu diambu di masumu mawu,