12 Mndu aleidima kindo, mndu o wuwicho, Nekyeida njienyi na dumbu lya odetso.
Mndu mnyamaṟi nyi akuṟumisha ipfo langonyi tsake, Mndu muumu nyi alehanyi na Ruwa na impiṟa.
Dumbu lyake liichuo oseso Na mtambo na mbaka shi ya olimi loke kuichuo wunyamaṟi na wuwicho,
Njechiwika oshangunyi lo meso hako; idedo lya wuwichopfo; iṟunda lya iwo wa mkiika njilisuo, lyechikulunga na inyipfo.
Madedo ha dumbu lyake ni wuwicho na mtambo, Nyi adeye iwuta mecha na wuṟango.
Ambuya, madumbu hawo haichuo shirumo, dumbunyi kowo kui oshu, kipfa nyiu ekyeicho?
Dumbu lya mndu o wusumhanyi liichi shilya sheidikio; Kyaindi dumbu lya walai wasumhanyi lyededa odetso.
Wulohi wo wahendeli wochiwakiṟa, Indi waṟiingi wechiwado ipfo mtambonyi yawo wawenyi.
Mndu alawaṟi kindo nyekesuma rina lya wunyamaṟi; Dumbunyi lyake kuwode modo forumatsa.
Motsingiṟa nekehia mawicho, Mopfuṟana dumbu nekewuta mawicho.
Mowuta mawicho nekeadanyia madumbu ha wuwicho mowongo nekedeha kudu koke iadanyia olimi lo ngafu.
Kundu ukiṟo na njia tsa mawicho, Na wandu wededa halawaṟi;
Kipfa mndu mtimbiri nyi asuiṟiye Mndumii, Indi shiṟike shake nyi kimu na wahoṟotsu.
Dumbu lya wutimbiri ulekane nalyo, Na madumbu hededa wuporu ukae naho haleshe.
Nawode wudetsi mrimenyi, kasanyia wukika kiheri kyose, Nekyewaaya mbeu tsa maloyano.
Iindia Mndumii nyi isuo wuwicho, Orikiki na ikushela; na njia njiwicho; Na dumbu lya wulemeshi nalyo njilisuo.
Kikunja kimu kiwewode mkuyu njicha mnu cha kiheri kesambuo mkuyu ya kuwoka. Kikunja kya kawi kiwewode mkuyu njiwicho mnu tsilechiwa ma iliyo.
Nyo mui malea ha njoka, mumanye ideda kindo kicha, mui wawicho? Kifa ikyo kiichuo mrimenyi na dumbu lyo nakyo lyechihamba.
Ma ipfo kiidi kyanu muweny kochiamka-pfo weṟdeda kya mkika wechikuruya wa kiloshyonyi ora lo kowo.
Hamu na iki wakakuichiwiṟa idokuo na iṟahaṟaha nja tsa wandu. Indi chi wai wadoko tupupfo indi na wemelemele na wadimi-dimi wededadeda shilasumhanyi.
Nkyo kimwenenge muhende kuatuo orio ngafu yose na wumbafu wufo wudo.
Nalo olimi nyi modo, nyi lui wumangi wuichuo wumbafu. Olimi lukukerye kiidi kya shiwungo shadu kifanyitsa mbihu fose kiweatsa kidung'anyitso kya mbuka lui-waatse nyi Gehena.
Kyaindi Eliabu, wawae o Dawidi kiheri aleicho Dawidi kyechikapa sumu na wandu nalesuuya Dawidi, kahamba, “Nki kyakuende na iya? Nyiu omdeeya machondi kulya patenyi Njiichi wutimbiri wopfo na wuwicho wopfo. Nokuchea tupu iambuya shida.”