Lwiimbo, intembawuzyo yaDeviti, ¹ Moyo wangu ulipangikidwe, Leza! Ndiyoyimba, iyi, ndiyoyimba ndumbayizyo abulemu bwangu boonse. ² Bukw, siba alimwi weembe; ndiyobusya lundindiwana. ³ Ndiyoopa kulumba kulinduwe, Jehova, aakati kabantu; ndiyoyimba ndumbayizyo kulinduwe aakati kamanyika. ⁴ Nkaambo busyomesi bwachizuminano chako mbupati kwiinda majulu; abululami bwami bwako busika kumajulu. ⁵ Ngawunyampulwe, Leza, aajulu lyamajulu, abulemu bwako ngabunyampulwe aajulu lyanyika yoonse. ⁶ Kuchitila kuti aabo mboyanda bakonzye kuvunwa, tuvune akuboko kwako kwalulyo alimwi undisandule. ⁶ Aboobo takoyogwisigwa; muntu ululeme uyoyibulukwa kwalyonse. ⁷ Tayoowi makani mabi pe; ukkedwe kaango, usyoma muli Jehova. ⁷ Leza wambuula mubusalali bwakwe; ''Ndiyobotelwa; ndiyowanzznia Syekkemu akwaaba Mumpata waSakkoti. ⁸ Gliyadi nguwangu, alimwi Manase nguwangu; Ifulemu alakwe ningwaani yangu; Juda musako wangu. ⁸ Moyo wakwe ulikkede, katakwe kuyoowa, mane akabone kuzundwa kwaba sinkondonyina. ⁹ Ulapa chakwaba kubachete; bululami bwakwe buliimvwi nji kwalyoonse; uyosumpulwa abulemu. ⁹ Mowabbu nchisambilo changu; aajulu lyaIdomu ndiyowaala nsangu yangu; ndiyowompolola muluzundo akaambo kaFilisitiya. ¹⁰ Ngwani uutakandete kuchisi chisimide? Ngwani uutakanditole kuli Idomu?'' ¹⁰ Sizibi uyozibona eezi alimwi uyonyema; uyoluma ntwino mumaxchise alimwi uyoyeemuka chakumana; chiyandisyo chabasizibi chiyoloba. ¹¹ Leza, totukakide na? Toyinki kunkondo ampi yesu. ¹² Tupe lugwasyo aatala asinkondoma, nkaambo lugwasyo lwamuntu ndwabuyo. ¹³ Tuyozunda alugwasyo lwaLeza; uyolyatila aansi basinkondoma.