Ho Yilenda Kumuwana Yandi
Yobi wisi zola kifulu kya pfundusu, ka mvita ku. Ho kalenda kuwana homa Nzambi kazinga, buna kakahana mulonga wandi ku thwala ya yandi amana kakatangamina wa masonga. Kaasi Nzambi kenina ku tsosu ku, ka ku ndamba ku, amana wisi hanga mana kazola. Yobi wisi zimbula ni kakalubuka hanga wolu, kaasi wusi kala mu wonga.
23 1Amana Yobi wávutula: 2«Ka lelu, khondu yama yenina ya khadi; koku kwandi kwenina kwa zitu mbatanana bibimu byama. 3Ho yizaya homa yiwana yandi, ndangu yisa kuna homa kandi! 4Yihana zusi dyama ku thwala ya yandi amana yibasisa munwa wama yi ndinga za phaka. 5Yílonguka mameni mana kavutula meni, amana yibakisa mana kazimbula kwena meni. 6Kafinda phaka yi meni mu kutoka kwa ngolu zandi? Nana—kyedika kanyukila. 7Hahana, mutu walungila kazonza yi yandi, amana yikala konda kikalu mvula yi mvula kwena zusi dyama. 8Kaasi yuka ni yenda ku tsosu, yandi keku hahana; amana ku ndamba yimuwanaku. 9Tangwa kasala kisalu ku londi, yímumonaku; tangwa kábaluka ku banda, yimuwanaku. 10Kaasi yandi kazaya nzila yama yina yilandanga; tangwa kameka meni, yilubuka hanga wolu. 11Kulu dyama didinamini mu bitambi byandi; yilundidi nzila yandi amana yitotaku. 12Yíkatukaku mu mutsiku wa malebu mandi; yizindikidi mameni ma munwa wandi kuluta madya mama ma kosu kilumbu. 13Kaasi yandi kenina wuna kafwaniku mu kusoba—nani walenda kumuvutula? Mana kasodi, kahanga. 14Mukuma kalúngisa mana kátangamina kikuma kyama, amana mambu ma lawu ma mutindu wuna menina mu dibanza dyandi. 15Yuka ni, yiyúka bweya ku thwala ya yandi; tangwa yisi yindula mamana, bweya bwandi bunkwatidi. 16Nzambi wákhitula mbundu yama lembalemba; Nzambi wa ngolu zoosu wánkwatisa bweya. 17Kaasi phipha yikangaku munwa wama, keti mudima wa lawu wuna wisweka mbunzu yama.»