Pomilonga domuBabilon
1 Komilonga daBabilon,
oko twa li omutumba hatu lili,
eshi hatu dimbulukwa Sion.
2 Ouxumbafeta vetu otwe va tulikile komidime daako,
3 osheshi ovapiki vetu okwa li va hala tu va imbile po,
novahepeki vetu ove tu findila, tu nyakukwe tava ti:
“Tu imbileni po eimbilo limwe lomomaimbilo aSion!”
4 Ohatu dulu ngahelipi mbela okwiimba
eimbilo lOmwene medu lounailongo?
5 Ngeno ove, ndi ku dimbwe, Jerusalem,
eke lange lokolulyo ngeno nali fipatele!
6 Elaka lange ngeno nali kanyatele kondakona,
ngeenge ihandi ku dimbulukwa,
ngeenge itandi ku tetekelifa, Jerusalem,
komesho yoihafifi yange aishe.
7 Omwene, efiku lomupya waJerusalem,
kala we li xweenenena ovana vaEdom,
eshi va ingidile tava ti:
“Shi ngumauneni po, shi ngumauneni po,
nashi xulifwe po sheke!”
8 Omona okakadona kaBabilon, omuhanauni ove!
Omunelao oyou, te ku alulile ashishe,
eshi wa nyona kufye.
9 Omunelao oyou, ta kwata ouhanana voye,
ndele te va shataula po komamanya.
Pomilonga domuBabilon
1 Komilonga daBabilon,
oko twa li omutumba hatu lili,
eshi hatu dimbulukwa Sion.
2 Ouxumbafeta vetu otwe va tulikile komidime daako,
3 osheshi ovapiki vetu okwa li va hala tu va imbile po,
novahepeki vetu ove tu findila, tu nyakukwe tava ti:
“Tu imbileni po eimbilo limwe lomomaimbilo aSion!”
4 Ohatu dulu ngahelipi mbela okwiimba
eimbilo lOmwene medu lounailongo?
5 Ngeno ove, ndi ku dimbwe, Jerusalem,
eke lange lokolulyo ngeno nali fipatele!
6 Elaka lange ngeno nali kanyatele kondakona,
ngeenge ihandi ku dimbulukwa,
ngeenge itandi ku tetekelifa, Jerusalem,
komesho yoihafifi yange aishe.
7 Omwene, efiku lomupya waJerusalem,
kala we li xweenenena ovana vaEdom,
eshi va ingidile tava ti:
“Shi ngumauneni po, shi ngumauneni po,
nashi xulifwe po sheke!”
8 Omona okakadona kaBabilon, omuhanauni ove!
Omunelao oyou, te ku alulile ashishe,
eshi wa nyona kufye.
9 Omunelao oyou, ta kwata ouhanana voye,
ndele te va shataula po komamanya.
