1Atu ayi nkuchimbira dzagbwe taazoreswa,
ela enye haki ni jasiri dza simba.
2Taifa ra fujo nkuzula vilongozi anji,
ela mutu wa achili na marifwa nkuhenda tsi ikakala na amani.
3Mchiya achionera mnyonje,
ni dza mvula kulu ibanangayo mimea.
4Atu avundzao shariya nkulika ayi,
ela atu alungao shariya anapingana na uyi.
5Atu ayi taaelewa haki,
ela atu amuogophao Mwenyezi Mlungu anaielewa chikamilifu.
6Baha mchiya alungaye haki
kuriko tajiri alungaye njira mbii.
7Mwana agbwiraye shariya ana achili,
ela alunganaye na atu aroho anaifya ise.
8Mutu aenjerezaye utajiriwe kpwa kuhala riba kulu na fwaida kulu
anamkusanyira mutu ndiyeonera mbazi achiya.
9Mutu akahalaye kusikira shariya
hata mavoyoge ganatsukiza Mlungu.
10Mutu achengaye-chengaye atu a haki kuhenda dambi
andagbwa mwenye mwakpwe dibwani,
ela atu asio na ila andarisi manono.
11Mutu tajiri nkudziona wa achili mwakpwe moyoni,
ela mutu mchiya ariye na achili andammanya.
12Enye haki achishinda atu nkuhererwa,
ela atu ayi achitawala atu nkuchimbirira mafwitsoni.
13Mutu afwitsaye dambize kandaongokerwa,
ela mutu akubaliye makosage na kugaricha andaonerwa mbazi.
14Baha mutu amuogophaye Mlungu siku zosi,
ela mutu wa likakado andapata tabu.
15Viratu simba angurumavyo au dubu ashambuliyavyo,
ndivyo ahendavyo mutu mui anaphotawala achiya.
16Mtawala asiye na ufahamu nkuonera atu sana,
ela atsukirirwaye zuluma na hongo andaenjereza sikuze.
17Mutu asikiraye kuhukumika na kosa ra kuolaga,
andakala mchimbizi hadi kufwakpwe, usimterye mriche!
18Mutu mkamilifu andativywa ni Mlungu,
ela mutu wa handzo andabanangbwa.
19Mutu arimaye mundawe andakala na chakurya chinji,
ela alungaye mambo ga upuzi andakala mchiya.
20Mutu muaminifu andaphaha baraka nyinji;
ela azoreraye utajiri wa mairo-mairo kandakosa kutiywa adabu.
21Kubaguwa atu sio vinono tse;
ela atu nkuhenda mai kpwa ajili ya chipande cha mkpwahe.
22Mutu mchoyo nkuzorera mali
wala kafikiri kukala uchiya undamphaha.
23Mutu aonyaye ayae mwishowe andamendzwa
kuriko mutu adzipendekezaye na maneno manono.
24Mutu aiyiraye ise au nine alafu aambe: “Siro kosa,”
mwana hiye a kundi ra atu anaobananga.
25Mutu mchoyo nkusunganya atu ahehe,
ela mutu akuluphiraye Mwenyezi Mlungu andaongokerwa.
26Mutu anayekuluphira achilize mwenye ni mzuzu,
ela mutu aishiye kpwa ikima andakala salama.
27Mutu alavyaye kpwa achiya kandaphungukirwa,
ela mutu aremaye kulavya andalaniwa vyenye.
28Atu ayi achitawala atu nkuchimbira achadzifwitsa,
ela achiuka mamlakani, enye haki nkuenjerezeka.