Intembawuzyo ya Asafu. ¹ Leza wimikila mumbungano isalala akkati kabaleza ulapa lubeteko. ² Kwechiindi chilamfu chilibiyeni nuyobeteka chakutalulama akuyotondezya chakusalula kuli basizibi ? sela ³ Kwabilila bafwaba abatakwe bamawisi, bamba zyelelo zyaba dyaminidwe abayanda lugwasya. ⁴ Gwisya bafwaba ababulide; bavune kuzwa kujanza lyabasizibi. ⁵ Nikuba balizi na kumvwisya, balempeta mumudima, zyoonse ntalisyo zyanyika zyawa. ⁷ Baleenda kuzwa kuli zimwi inguzu kuya kuli zimwi nguzu; umwi awumwi wabo alibonye kunembo lya Leza mu Ziyoni. ⁸ Jehova Leza wamakamu, mvwa nkombyo yangu, Leza wa Jakkobbu, swilizya kuli nzyendi mukwamba! Selah ⁹ Leza, langisisya intobo yesu, tondezya chiyandisyo kuli bananikidwe. ¹⁰ Kwabuzuba bomwe mumbuwa zyako kuli mbubo kwinda chuulu. Nichalikubota ndibe mbuli sikulinda mulyango mung'anda ya Leza wangu, kwinda kukkala mumadumba abasizibi. ¹¹ Nkambo Jehova Leza ndizuba alimwi nintobo yesu; Jehova uyopa luzyalo abulemu; tagwisyi chintu chibotu kuzwa kulaabo beenda mukusyomekana. ¹² Jehova wamakamu, ulilongezezegwe muntu usyoma mulinduwe.