Imbawuzyo yaAsafu. ¹ Nchobeni Leza mubotu kuli Izilayeli, kulibaabo bali aamyoyo iisalala. ² Pesi mbuli ndime, mawulu angu akayadalika kuzwa munsi lyangu ³ akaambo kakuti ndakalinyemede kwakulisumpula aawo nindakabona kuzwidilila kwabasizibi. ⁴ Akambo kakuti tabakwe kuchiswa pe kusikila kukufwa kwabo, pesi balisimide akusaninwa kabotu. ⁵ Balangununwidwe kuzwa kukulemenwa kwabamwi baalumi; tabapenzegedwe pe mbuli bamwi baalumi. ⁷ Pesi kuti Leza nguubeteka; ulabika aansi alimwi ulanyampula. ⁸ Nkambo, Jehova mbwajisi mujanza nkomesi ifufumuka wayini, ivwelengene azintu zyiingi-zinunkilizyo, akutila aansi. Nkasimpe kuliboonse basizibi banyika bayonywa nkudyu yamelelezyo. ⁹ Pesi njoyinkilila kunembo kukubuzya eezyo nzyakachita; njoyimba akulumbayizya kuli Leza wa Jakkobbu. ¹⁰ Waamba kuti, ''Ndiyotenda woonse meja abasizibi, pesi meja abaluleme njowanyampula kujulu.'' ¹⁰ Nkinkaako bantu bakwe balachengunukila kulimbabo amanzi miingi alagwisigwa kuzwa kulimbabo. ¹¹ Balaamba kuti, ''Uzi buti Leza? Kuli luzibo na aSimajulu?'' ¹² Chenjela: bantu aaba balisofweede; tabalikataazyi pe, kabayobuvuba akuvubisya. ¹⁶ Nikuba ndakeezya kumvwisisisya zintu eezi, zyakandiyumina kapati. ¹⁷ Mpawo ndakiinka mung'anda yaLeza iisalala akuyomvwisisisya bwiime bwabo. ²¹ Nkaambo moyo wangu wakawusigwa, alimwi ndakachisigwa kapati. ²² Takwe nchindakazi alimwi ndakasweekeledwe kubonena mukati; ndakali mbuli munyama utakwe maanu kunembo lyako. ²³ Pesi ndili anduwe; ulajata luboko lwangu lyalulyo. ²⁴ Uyondeezya aluchenjezyo lwako akuyonditambula mubulemu bwako. ²⁵ Ngwani ngwendaawe kujulu kunze kwanduwe? Tawo pe umwi aanyika ngweyandisya kunze kwanduwe. ²⁶ Nyama yangu amoyo wangu ulawizuuka, pesi Leza ninguzu zyamoyo wangu achibela changu lyoonse. ²⁷ Aabo balikule anduwe bayooloba; uyonyonyoona boonse batasyomekene kulinduwe. ²⁸ Pesi mbuli ndime, nzyeyanda kuchita nkuswenenena Leza. Ndachita Mwami Jehova chichijilo changu. Ndiyowamba milimu yako yoonse.