1 “Mimi náika chilagane na matso gangu,
2 Mtalo wangu ni utu wani kula kpwa Mlungu ariye dzulu,
3 Dze, mafwa tagaphaha asio na haki,
4 Ikale Mlungu kaona njira zangu,
5 Ichikala nkaishi kpwa kugomba handzo,
6 (Nanipimwe na mizani iriyo sawa-sawa,
7 Ichikala náricha njira ya sawa, nchiaphuka,
8 phahi naniphande na wanjina arye,
9 Ichikala moyo wangu wahamirwa ni mchetu,
10 phahi mkpwazangu naamjitire mutu wanjina,
11 Mana riro rindakala kosa kulu,
12 mana uho ungekala moho uochao Abadoni,
13 Ichikala nábera maneno ga muhendadzi-kazi wangu mlume au mchetu,
14 mino ndahendadze Mlungu ndiphoniunukira?
15 Ye ariyeniumba siye ariyeumba aho atumishi?
16 Ichikala namlafya mchiya chochosi aricholonda,
17 au nárya chakurya machiyangu,
18 (mana kula udide wangu nárera anachiya avi ni ise yao,
19 nikale náona mutu anafwa kpwa kukosa nguwo,
20 na simuphere mavwazi ga nyoya za mangʼondzi gangu go mtiya dzoho,
21 Ichikala naunula mkpwono wangu chinyume cha anachiya,
22 phahi richa kombefupha rangu rinyotoke kula pho fuzini,
23 Mana naogopha mafwa kula kpwa Mlungu,
24 Napho nahenda zahabu kukala kuluphiro rangu,
25 Ichikala nafwahirwa ni unji wa utajiri wangu,
26 Kala nálola dzuwa wakati ririphokala rinangʼala,
27 na moyo wangu kushawishika kuviabudu chisiri,
28 Riri naro ringekala kosa ra kutiywa adabu ni aamuli,
29 Ichikala náhamirwa ni kubanangbwa kpwa iye ariyenimena,
30 (kanwa yangu taidzangbwehenda dambi
31 kalapho atu a mwangu nyumbani taadzangbweamba,
32 (Takuna mjeni ariyelala kondze njirani,
33 sifwitsire dambi yangu dza atu anjina ahendavyo,
34 kpwa sababu ya kuogopha likumundi ra atu
35 Kalapho phangekala mutu wa kuniphundza!
36 Kpwa kpweli ningegatsukula phangu mafuzini,
37 Ningemuolangira gosi nrigohenda,
38 Ichikala tsi yangu nkurira chinyume changu
39 na kurya mavunoge bila ya kugariphira,
40 richa miya imere badala ya nganu,