1 Yaga na makuva gomwami Lemueli; ubutumwa bwa mama wewe ya mwegidza.
Mwana wange, u tegidze ugutu ku lyegidza lya dada wowo Na u ta leka lilaga lya mama wowo:
Makuva ga Aguru mwana wa Jakeh; ubutumwa. Mundu a volera Ithieli, a volera Ithieli na Ukali:
Kigira mu lisadza amaveere ama guta ga loleka, Na mu limina amolu amasahi ga twulanga; Na ndiyo mu livukidza ubutima lihing'ana li loleka.
Ni kindu ki, mwana wange? Kandi ni kindu ki, mwana weinda yange? Kandi ni kindu ki, mwana welila gana lyange?
Mwana wange, u gumire amalago ga dada wowo, Na u ta leka lilaga lya mama wowo:
lwa nduka kwidzulidzwa lisuuvira lilyo lya u veye nalyo li ta li lyobugadi; lya li ho ku matsyambiri mu guuku wowo Lois nomu mama wowo Eunike; kandi nduki kulola ligali ive u veye nalyo.
kandi kutwula bwana bwoke wa manya mang'oda matakatifu, aga nyala kukugerihidza kuduka ku buhonnyi bwelisuuvira li veye mu Kristo Yesu.