Lwiimbo lwa Solomoni 1
Lwiimbo lwakusaanguna
Mukaintu
1 Noondimyonta caluyando,
2 nkaambo luyando lwako lulasangalazya kwiinda waini.
3 Bweema bwatufuta twako bulabotelezya,
zina lyako ndibotu mbuli muunde watufuta twaungulwa.
Ani ncenciceeco basimbi ncobakuyanda!
4 Atutizyanye, katuya ube simalelo wangu ukandinjizye muŋanda yako.
Tulasekelela akukondwa mulinduwe,
tulalulumbaizya luyando lwako kwiinda waini. Baliluleme kukuyanda.
5 Ndasiya nikuba boobo ndeebeka,
nobakaintu bamu Jelusalemu,
ndasiya mbuli matente aaku Keda,
mbuli zisitilizyo zyaŋanda ya Solomoni.
6 Mutandinongi akaambo kakuti ndasiya, ndizuba lyakanditenta.
Bana bokwesu balombe bakandinyemena akundibelesya mumyuunda yamisaansa,
cakuti ndakabula ciindi cakulibamba.
7 Ndaambila, O muyandwi wangu,
nkoo nkuli nkoembelela butanga bwako ankozibutya sikati?
Sena ncibotu kuti nkenjabuzenta akati kamatanga abeenzinyoko?
Mwaalumi
8 Naa tozi, omukaintu ookeebelwa nzoka mubwina,
utobele mikondo yambelele ukacezye tupongo twako kumbali aazilawo zyabeembezi.
9 O muyandwi wangu uli muyumu akubota mbuli bbiza mpwizi lyankalaki ya Falo.
10 Masaya aako mabotu nkaambo katunkwinta-nkwinta tulengelela,
nsingo yako nimbotu nkaambo katutenta twabulungu.
11 Tulakupangila tuwenge twangolida tucekawidwe nsiliva.
Mukaintu
12 Mwami naakeengede atebule lyakwe wakamvwa muunde watufuta twangu.
13 Muyandwi wangu undibedelede mbuli kakoto kansende kali akati kankolo zyangu.
14 Muyandwi wangu undibedelede mbuli nsende zyamaluba aahena,
aazwa mumyuunda yamisaansa yaku Engedi.
Mwaalumi
15 Kaka uleebeka, o muyandwi wangu, ncoebelwa nzoka mubwina,
ocitubya meso mbuli ciziba camukupa.
Mukaintu
16 Ino ulimubotu, omuyandwi wangu,
ncobeni utumpusya moyo, mweemvwe mbobulo bwesu.
17 Zicinda zyaŋanda yesu nzyamukamba, masomo ngamipulanga.