[1] Imbani mwachimwemwe kwa Mulungu mphamvu yathu; Fuwulani mokweza kwa Mulungu wa Yakobo!
[2] Yambani nyimbo, imbani tambolini imbani pangwe wolira bwino ndi zeze.
[3] Imbani lipenga la nyanga ya nkhosa yayimuna pa mwezi watsopano, ndi pamene mwezi waoneka wonse, pa tsiku la phwando;
[4] ili ndi lamulo kwa Israeli, langizo la Mulungu wa Yakobo.
[5] Iye anapereka lamulolo kwa zidzukulu za Yosefe pamene anatuluka kulimbana ndi Igupto, kumene tinamva chiyankhulo chimene sitinachidziwe.
[6] Iye akunena kuti, “Ine ndinachotsa zolemetsa pa mapewa awo; Manja awo anamasulidwa mʼdengu.
[7] Pa mavuto anu munayitana ndipo ndinakulanditsani, ndinakuyankhani kuchokera mʼmitambo ya mabingu; ndinakuyesani pa madzi a ku Meriba. q4 Sela
[8] “Imvani anthu anga, ndipo ndidzakuchenjezani ngati mungathe kumvetsera, Inu Israeli!
[9] Musadzakhale ndi mulungu wachilendo pakati panu; musadzagwadire mulungu wina.
[10] Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu, amene ndinakutulutsani mʼdziko la Igupto. Yasamani kukamwa kwanu ndipo ndidzakudyetsani.
[11] “Koma anthu anga sanandimvere; Israeli sanandigonjere.
[12] Kotero ndinawasiya ndi mitima yawo yosamverayo kuti atsate zimene ankafuna.
[13] “Anthu anga akanangondimvera, Israeli akanatsatira njira zanga,
[14] nʼkanafulumira motani kuti ndigonjetse adani awo ndi kutembenuza mkono wanga kulimbana ndi amaliwongo!
[15] Iwo amene amadana ndi Yehova akanakhwinyata pamaso pake, ndipo chilango chawo chinakakhala mpaka kalekale.
[16] Koma inu mukanadyetsedwa tirigu wabwino kwambiri; ndikanakukhutitsani ndi uchi wochokera pa thanthwe.”