1 Nsi̱mo sya Solomooni̱, mukama wa I̱saaleeli̱, mutabani̱ wa Dhau̱dhi̱:
2 Sikukoonela bantu kumanya magheji, kuhana
3 Sikugubha ku̱kwegheesi̱ya niikuwo okole bya magheji,
4 Sikugubha kufoola abatali na magheji kutunga magheji
5 Muntu mugheji akaaku̱u̱ghu̱wagha nsi̱mo esi eeyongela kwegha.
6 Akukengagha lu̱si̱mo kandi makulu ghaaluwo.
7 Ku̱hu̱ti̱ya Mukama niiyo ntandiko ya kwetegheeleli̱ya,
8 Mwana wanje, ooghu̱waghe ebi si̱ye so waawe nkukuhabula
9 Ebi tu̱ku̱kwegheesi̱ya bikuleka obe na ngeso sisemeeye,
10 Mwana wanje, basi̱i̱si̱ mbaanakwoheei̱ye,
11 Mbanaku̱ghi̱li̱ye bati, “Wiise tughende,
12 tukubasanga bali boomi̱i̱li̱ kandi bali kusemeeye,
13 Tukutunga bintu bya mughaso,
14 wiise tughende hamui,
15 Mwana wanje, otaghenda na bantu aba
16 Bakwanguuyagha kukola kintu ki̱bhi̱i̱hi̱ye
17 Takili na mughaso kutegha kati̱mba,
18 Bantu ngʼaba bakweleetelejagha lu̱ku̱,
19 Eki niikiyo kikubaaghʼo abali na mululu ghwa sente,
20 Wamagheji akwete kubilikila nʼelaka lyamaani̱ mu nguudhe,
21 Akwete kubilikila nʼelaka lyamaani̱ haa maageeti̱ ghaa kibugha
22 Akwete kughila ati, “Enu̱we abatali na magheji, mu̱ku̱hi̱ki̱ya haa kuukala mutali na magheji?
23 Mu̱u̱ghu̱we ebi nkubahabula.
24 Nkubabilikilagha, ngila nti mwise ewanje,
25 Mukaghaya ebi naabahanuliiye byona
26 Obu mulitunga bijibu, nanje dhee ndiseka
27 Ndibaseekeelela obu kubona-bona kulibahi̱kʼo nga kyegha,
28 Nahabweki mulimbilikila, bhaatu tandibakuukamu.
29 Nanga mukooha magheji
30 Mukabhenga ebi naabahanuliiye
31 Nahabweki mulitunga mpeela haabwa mulingo ghu̱bhi̱i̱hi̱ye mwakaayemu
32 Bantu abateetegheleei̱ye baku̱ku̱waagha nanga kubhenga magheji
33 Bhaatu weena oghu aku̱ntegheeleeli̱ya akuukala mu bu̱si̱nge