3 Lekani kundikwekwetela pabodzi nawakuyipa, naawo am'phata basa lakuyipa; awo anilewa-lewa mafala yan'delekho kwawan'khalisana nawo, koma mitima ichilewa bzakuyipa.
Imwepo muniwona, muniwona nthamu nakushupika kwamunthu muntakula m'manja mwanu, munthu watsoka am'bzipeleka kwayimwe, ndimwe n'thandizi wankhungwa.
Nkamwa mwake mudadzala nakutembelela, nakunama nakupondelela, kuntsi kwalilimi lake kuna umaluku nakuyipa basi.
Wentse akhala wamagunkha basi, wanthu ali kunamizana.
Ntima wangu ngawuleke kulemelela kubzakuyipa, kubzipasa basa nabzinthu bzakuyipa, muchipani chawanthu an'chita bzakuyipa; lekani kuti ndidye bzakudya bzankhuli!
Lekani kuchosa n'zimu wangu pabodzi nawakuyipa, lekani kuchosa umoyo wangu pabodzi nawanthu wakutaya gazi,
Ankumbuka bzakuyipa ali pakugonela pake, am'bziyikha munjila ili lini bwino, anilamba lini chakuyipa.
Ko thangwe lanyi iwe unsamwa, iwe munthu wankhondo? Ntsisi za Mulungu zanayine ntsiku yentse.
Mafala yake yakhadafewa kupita mafuta, koma nkati mwantima wake mukhana nkhondo. Mafala yake yakhadafewa kupita mafuta, koma yakhali mabhemba yakupsolomolewa kale.
Chadidi ankumbuka kumugwesela pantsi, achimuchosa pambuto yake yapadzulu, ankondwa kwene-kwene kulewa magunkha. Namilomo yawoyo achidalisa, koma nkati mwamitima achitembelela. Selah.
Wonani wakuyipa ankumbuka bzakuyipa, nthawe zentse am'phata mimba yanthamu, am'bala magunkha.