97 A, nditanja mbwenu dangu linu! Ndighanaghana nalo zuŵa lose.
Kweni mu dangu la Ambuya ndimo mwe likondwa lake; ndipo mu dangu lawo ndimo warunguruka msana ndi usiku.
pakuti zeru yikazanga mu mtima wako, ndipo chinjeru chikaŵanga chakukondweska ku mzimu wako;
Ehe, mo nditanjiya virunguchizgu vinu, Ambuya! Nditaskeni, kwakuyana ndi chifundu chinu.
Buku ili la marangu lireke kutuwa mu mlomo wako, kweni ughanaghanenge nagho msana ndi usiku, alinga kuti uŵenge wakughaphwere kuchita chose chakulembeka mwaku lo, mwaku ichi ukasakatanga ndipo kukaŵanga ndi usakati wamampha.
Nditumbika ndi kwanja malangulu ghinu; mu virunguchizgu vinu ndirungurukenge.
Mzimu wangu usunga visimisimi vinu; ndipo nditivyanja ukongwa.
Wo ŵatanja dangu linu ŵendi chivekeru chakufikapo, ndipo kulivi ko kakaŵaguŵiskanga.
Nditanja malangulu ghinu kwakuruska golide, kwakuruska golide lakwengeka.
Ndipo wakalisunganga ndi wakaŵerenganga mwaku lo mazuŵa ghose gha umoyo wake, alinga kuti wasambilenge kopa Ambuya Chiuta wake, pakusunga mazu ghose gha dangu ili ndi malangulu yagha, ndi kughachita.
Nditiŵatinkha ŵanthu ŵa mitima yiŵi, kweni nditanja dangu linu.
Mweniyo wakana ŵanasi wapenja kafukwa kakusosomolana, kurwana ndi cheruzgu chose chakurunjika.
Ndirungurukenge ndi viringuchizgu vinu; ndikulereska pa nthowa zinu.
Mukuvwiya malangulu ghinu ndikankhaŵiya, chifukwa ndigho nditanja.