Ndituvwa, ndi liŵavu langu litenthema, mlomo wangu umbwambwantha pa mazu ghinu; chiwozga chisere mu viwanga vyangu, nditenthema mukati mwangu. Ndirindizgenge kwa chisisi zuŵa la suzgu lo liziya wo ŵasere kwaku ifwe ndi nkhondo.
Ndikatandikanga mukwawu wangu paku iyo, ndipo wakakorekanga mu chiŵana changu, ndikamuwezgiyanga ku Babiloni kwenikuwa ndiko ndikaserenga nayo pa cheruzgu chifukwa cha mrando wa chigaruka wo wandichitiya.
Ndiyani wangama paurongo pa ukari wawo? Ndiyani waziŵa kukunthiyapo mu chifundizi cha ukari wawo? Ukari wawo upungulika nge ndi moto, ndi majalawi ghasweka ndi iwo.
Chifukwacho ukari wangu ndi kukwiya kwangu vingudika ndi vingukole mu msumba yaku Yuda ndi mu miseu ya Yerusalemu; ndipo vinguŵa phasulu ndi mapopa, nge ndimo kuliri msana wale.