¹ Kanshi umuntu ali nekito iyikosele pakyalo? ishiku shakwe tashili koti shawamulimo? ² Koti musha aketekela ukufwaya ifishingwa fya kingulo, koti wamulimo abebelela ukupoka ludalama__ ³ Efyo naba ukwikala nemyeshi iya lukoso; napelwa amakatasho ukwisula ubushiku ⁴ Ilinalala panshi, nalabila nemwine, "kobuka isa pindi nobushiku bwakukya isa pindi?' naisukwa ukwalauka ukufika nakukukya. ⁵ Umubili wafwikwa namacila ne motoyo lukuku; nefilonda mukanda fyakosa kabili nokusungulika nokubwela ku bubishi. ⁶ Ishiku shangi shilukupita ulubilo ukukila u_wakuposa; balapita ukubula ukuketekela. ⁷ Balesa, baleta mukalango ukwebati ubumi bwangi nilubebesha; amenso takamonepo ifiweme. ⁸ Amenso abalesa, abamona, tabakamona; amenso abalesa akaba pai nemo, lomba shakabepo. ⁹ Fyeka amakubi yashimangana nokuya, efyo kaya panshi nokubwela yoo. ¹⁰ Takabwele kuñanda yakwe; nangu ni pusha yakwe taikamwishiba. ¹¹ Penka shikakanya akanwa; kalabila kumupashi wangi; kalilishanya nafikokoma ku mweo wangi. ¹² Nangu ndi kishoiba nangu kishiba kyabukingo iki mwabika ukukingilila nemo? ¹³ Ili nalabila, 'kani umupunda ukatekene sha nemo, nawakufunda ukufwa ukulilishanya,' ¹⁴ Penka mukasunga nefiloto nokututumya ukupitila mufiloto, ¹⁵ ukwebati sale ukupenga nefwa ukukila ukulama amafupa angi. ¹⁶ Nakanamina umweo wangi; ukwebati ibe lyonse nobumi; ndekeni nemwine ishiku shangi shalukoso. ¹⁷ Umuntu ninani wanga mufwila, ukwebati umuketekele, ¹⁸ ukwebati umufwile ukutatika kumakya nokumwesha ipindi yonse? ¹⁹ Nilinga kingaba yobe ukukeba ukufuma kuli nemo, kumenso yobe ndeke bushimwa ipindi itali ukumina amate yangi? ²⁰ Nangu nabifya, kingakita shani kuli webo, mwebabona abalalume? nindo mwekeba pali nemo, ukwebati naba ndikipito? ²¹ Nindo tamubweshesha ububi bwangi nokufumya ifibipile? pano ndukulala panshi mulukungu; mukafwaya kine, lomba shikabapo