1 Go Mndewa Imulungu, Imulungu wangu, kumwako gweye nokimbilila, nikombole na umhonye na wose onikweleleza niye.
Mndewa Imulungu ayo inimkimbilile, habali monongela, “Guluka kamba ndege ako kulugongo,
Mndewa Imulungu, Imulungu wangu, ulole na unidike, ugamwemwesele meso gangu, buleavo nowasa utulo wa ifa.
Lakini niye noutamanila unogelo wako hawishaga, moyo wangu odeng'helela ukombola wako.
Mndewa Imulungu ayo dibwe jangu, na ngome yangu na mkombola wangu, Imulungu wangu na dibwe jangu dinikimbilile, na ngao ya ukombola wangu na ngome yangu.
Kwavija gweye koibwinha taa yangu, Mndewa Imulungu konimwemwesela mdiziza.
Mndewa Imulungu, kumwako notamanila, sikuunhende nyone kinyala, sikuuwatende awo onihila waniseke nahahumwa.
Mndewa Imulungu, uwalihe, kwavija nikala bila kitala, nikutamanila gweye bila kunyawanyawa.
Go Mndewa Imulungu, winuke! Nihonye gweye Imulungu wangu! Gweye kowabena zisaya iwanhu wose onihila, kowabena imizino iwanhu wehile.
Niye nokutogola na sinyamala bule. Gweye Mndewa Imulungu, Imulungu wangu nokushukulu milele.
Gweye Mndewa Imulungu, Imulungu wangu, nikulilila unitaze, na gweye kunihonya.
Ugima wangu wammakono gako, unikombole na iwanhu onihila, unikombole na iwanhu onidununza.
Iwanhu wehile opata magazo mengi, lakini iwanhu omtamanila Mndewa Imulungu, ozungulukwa na unogelo wake hawishaga.
Abaho nochola kuupango wa nhosa wa Imulungu, heyo konigwaa deng'ho na konitenda niseke. Nokushukulu kwa bango gweye Imulungu, Imulungu wangu.
Na heyo konikema, ‘Gweye kwa tatangu, Imulungu wangu, dibwe da ukombola wangu.’
Lakini wayangu wanicholile nao wawadumbiza iwanhu, ila niye nimkweleleza Mndewa Imulungu, Imulungu wangu kwa moyo wangu wose.
Kubitila heyo momtogola Imulungu yamzilibule kwa wafile na kamgwaa ukulu, avo momtogola na momtamanila Imulungu.
Avo, wanhu waja ogaya kamba viyolonda Imulungu, wagendelele kutenda ganogile na wailave wenyego kwa Ija yawaumbile, ayo yotamaniligwa.