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Nzila ya ubala
1 Ubala kamba munhu yazengile ng'anda yake,
ng'anda ili na mhanda saba*.
2 Kachinja wanyama wa nyimwilinyimwili,
kaihanganya divai yake,
vivija kaitanda meza.
3 Kawatuma wasang'hanaji zake wa kitwanzi kudibuga,
wawakeme wanhu kulawa kila hanhu henuke.
4 “Munhu yoyose yeli zozolo yeze hano!”
Na kwa yoyose hagelegeza goya,
5 “Izo uje ndiya,
na ung'we divai inihanganye.
6 Mweye mizozolo lekeni kukala kamba avo ili mupate kuwa wagima,
kwelelezeni nzila ya nzewele.”
7 Yomzuma munhu yeli na bezi kokwambulila maligo,
yomkomhokela mtenda gehile kokwambulila kulumila.
8 Sambi umzume munhu yeli na bezi kwavija kokwihila,
mzume munhu yeli na ubala, heyo kokunogela.
9 Mfunze munhu yeli na ubala,
na heyo kokwengeza kuwa na ubala.
Mfunze mwene haki na heyo kogendelela kuifunza.
10 Kumdumba Mndewa Imulungu awo mwanduso wa ubala,
na kumtanga ija yang'alile ako kuwa na nzewele.
11 Kwa kutazigwa na niye ubala siku zako zokwengezigwa,
kokwengeziligwa miyaka mingi muugima wako.
12 Kamba kuna ubala, okufaya gweye mwenyego,
na kamba wahaubezeli, gweye mwenyego ayo yonda upate hasala.
Nzila ya ubozi
13 Mtwanzi mbozi kana gubu,
mbozi na hatanga kinhu.
14 Kokala hamulango wa ng'anda yake,
kokwika kigoda chake hanhu henuke kudibuga.
15 Kowakema wanhu obita nzila,
awo ochola mna izisang'hano zao.
16 “Munhu yoyose yeli zozolo yeze hano!”
Na kwa yoyose hagelegeza goya,
17 “Mazi gebigwe gamulile ng'hani,
na gate didigwa kinyelegezi damulile ng'hani.”
18 Lakini hatanga kamba wafile wamumo,
wageni wa mtwanzi ayo wa hasi kuzimu.
* 9:1 Namba saba yolagusa kinhu kitelele