Minkunga 42

BUKU YIMMUADI

Phuila yi Nzambi ndieti mona

Nkunga bana ba babakala ba Kole kuidi pfumu minyimbidi.

1Boso bummoninanga disofi phuila yi nlangu,

buawu bobo muelꞌama wididi phuila yi ngeyo ;

Nzambi ama.

2Muelꞌama wulembo moni phuila yi Nzambi,

Phuila yi Nzambi yi moyo.

Thangu mbi ndiela nkuenda ayi ndiela dengana Nzambi e ?

3Matsuela mama mawu maba bidia biama

mu builu ayi muini bu babedi ku khambanga mu lumbu kimvimba :

“Kuevi kuidi Nzambi aku e ?”

4Mambu momo ndieti tebukila moyo

banga minu ndintiamuna muelꞌama :

buevi ndibedi kuendilanga va kimosi

ayi nkangu wu batu, mu kuba diatisa mu ntanda

nate ku nzo Nzambi

mu biyoko bi khini ayi mu phutudulu yi matondo

va khatitsika batu bawombo badi mu nyengo.

5Bila mbi vongidi bobo, a muelꞌama e ?

Bila mbi muelꞌama wulembo niongina

mu khati ama e ?

Tula diana diaku mu Nzambi bila ndiela kunzitisa diaka ;

Mvulusi ama ayi Nzambi ama.

6Muelꞌama widi wuvonga mu khati nitu ama

Diawu ndiela kutebukilanga moyo

tona ku tsi yi Yolidani, ku zitsongi zi miongi

mi Elimoni ayi tona ku mongo wu Mizali.

7Kiza kieta tela kiza kinkaka

mu khumbulu yi minlangu mu zithadi ziaku.

Mayo maku mamo mafioti ayi manneni ma mbukimini.

8Mu muini, Yave wumfidisanga luzolo luandi

Mu builu nkungꞌandi widi va minu

lusambulu kuidi Nzambi yi luzingu luama.

9Ndintuba kuidi Nzambi,

ditadi diama di ngolo :

“Bila mbi wunzimbikini e ?

Bila mbi mfueti diatilanga mu phasi,

yamusungu kuidi mbeni e ?”

10Mimvesi miama milmbo moni phasi yi lufua ;

batu bobo bandendi bu balembo mfingi

bu beti ku khambanga mu lumbu kimvimba ti :

“Kuevi kuidi Nzambi aku e ?”

11Bila mbi vongidi bobo, a muelꞌama e ?

Bila mbi wulembo niongina mu khati ama e ?

Tula diana diaku mu Nzambi

bila ndiela kunzitisa diaka ;

niandi Mvulusi ama ayi Nzambi ama.