1. Dzanja la Yehova linandikhalira, ndipo anaturuka nane mu mzimu wa Yehova, nandiika m'kati mwa cigwa, ndico codzala ndi mafupa;
2. ndipo anandipititsa pamenepo pozungulira ponse, ndipo taonani, anali aunyinji pacigwa pansi, ndipo anaumitsitsa.
3. Ndipo anati kwa ine, Wobadwa ndi munthu iwe, mafupa awa nkukhala ndi moyo kodi? Ndipo ndinati, Ambuye Yehova, mudziwa ndinu.
4. Pamenepo anati kwa ine, Nenera kwa mafupa awa, nuti nao, Mafupa ouma inu, imvani mau a Yehova.
5. Atero Ambuye Yehova kwa mafupa awa, Taonani, ndidzalonga mpweya mwa inu, ndipo mudzakhala ndi moyo.
6. Ndipo ndidzakuikirani mtsempha, ndi kufikitsira inu mnofu, ndi kukuta inu ndi khungu, ndi kulonga mpweya mwa inu; ndipo mudzakhala ndi moyo; motero mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Yehoya.
7. M'mwemo ndinanenera monga anandiuza, ndipo ponenera ine panali phokoso; ndipo taonani, panali gobede gobede, ndi mafupa anasendererana, pfupa kutsata pfupa linzace.
8. Ndipo ndinapenya, taonani, panali mitsempha pa iwo, panadzaponso mnofu, ndi khungu linawakuta pamwamba pace; koma munalibe mpweya mwa iwo.