1 A Yave, Nzambi wumvutulanga landi.
2 Telama kuaku ngeyo zuzi di ntoto ;
3 Nate thangu mbi batu bambimbi, a Yave ?
4 Bawu balembo muangisa mambu ma luniemo.
5 Bawu balembo diatidila batu baku, a Yave,
6 Balembo vondi difuola ayi nkebi ;
7 Balembo tubi : “Yave kakadi mona
8 Lukeba beno bakambulu diela luidi va khatitsika batu !
9 Niandi wutula dikutu kalendi wa ko e ?
10 Niandi weti vana makanda thumbudulu makanda
11 Yave zebi mayindu ma mutu ;
12 Lusakumunu kuidi mutu wowo weti vana thumbudulu, a Yave,
13 Weti kumvana lusadusu mu bilumbu bi phasi
14 Bila Yave kalendi yekula batu bandi ko
15 Tsambusu yela buela ba diaka yisonga
16 Nani wela kuthelumina va ntuala batu bambimbi e ?
17 Enati Yave kasia kuphana lusadusu ko
18 Mu thangu ndituba ; “kulu kuama kueka sialumuka” ;
19 Mu thangu mayindu maba mawombo mu minu ;
20 Kundu ki luyalu ki batu bamvanganga mambimbi
21 Bankutakananga mu nuanisa batu basonga
22 Vayi Yave wuyika suamunu kiama kingolo ;
23 Wela kuba vutudila mu diambu di masumu mawu,