1 Ndipho Ayubu achijibu achiamba,
2 “Kpweli ninamanya kukala ni vivyo,
3 Ichikala mutu analonda kulumbana naye,
4 Iye ana ikima na ni mwenye nguvu
5 Iye ausaye myango bila ya yo yenye kumanya,
6 Iye asumbisaye dunia na kuyuusa kula phatuphe
7 Nkuamuru dzuwa risituluke, naro rikahenda vivyo,
8 Iye macheye nkuhandika ko mlunguni,
9 Iye ariyeumba nyenyezi ziihwazo Dubu na Orioni,
10 Iye ahendaye mambo makulu ambago mwanadamu kaweza kugaelewa
11 Iye nkutsapa phephi nami, ela mino simuona,
12 Avwatulapho, ni ani awezaye kumzuwiyaa?
13 Mlungu kandazuwiya tsukizize.
14 Mino ndamjibudze,
15 Dzagbwe sina lawama, siweza kumjibu,
16 Hata nchimuiha naye achinijibu,
17 Mana ananipiga na phuto
18 Kaniricha angaa nisohe,
19 Ichikala ni kushindana nguvu, mino simuweza bii!
20 Dzagbwe sina lawama, kanwa yangu ingeniamula,
21 Dzagbwe sina lawama, maisha nagaona tagana mana,
22 Gago gosi ni mamwenga, kpwa hivyo naamba,
23 Mashaka garehapho chifo gafula,
24 Dunia inatiywa mikononi mwa atu ayi,
25 Maisha gangu ga mairo kuriko azolaye,
26 Ga mairo dza dau chirotengezwa na magugu,
27 Ichikala ndaamba, ‘Nindaricha kulalama nilalamikako,
28 bado ningeogopha go mashaka ganiphahago,
29 Ichikala ndahukumiwa kukala ni mkosa,
30 Hata nikaoga na rongʼondo,
31 chisha undanitiya dibwani,
32 Mana iye si mwanadamu dza mimi, hata niweze kumjibu,
33 Taphana muamuli kahi yehu,
34 Mlungu naaniusire yo fwimboye,
35 Phapho ndipho ndiphogomba bila kumuogopha,