Lwiimbo lwa Solomoni 2
Mukaintu
1 Ndikaluba-luba kaku Syaloni, mpana zyamumakkuti.
Mwaalumi
2 Mbuli kaluba-luba akati kamamvwa,
mbwabede muyandwi wangu akati kabakaintunyina.
Mukaintu
3 Mbuli maapulo akati kacisaka mbwabede muyandwi wangu akati kabakubusi.
Ndilabotelwa kukkala munsi lyacimvule cakwe amicelo yakwe ilandinonena.
4 Wandinjizya muŋanda yakwe yapobwe,
ndembela yakali atala yangu nduyando.
5 Ndiyumye-yumye azibunge zyansaansa,
ndikatulusye amicelo yamaapulo,
nkaambo luyando lwandijaya.
6 Ulindigwabikide ajanza lyakwe lyalumwensi,
ulindikumbete ajanza lyakwe lyalulyo.
7 Amundisyomezye, nobakaintu bamu Jelusalemu,
amukonkezye muzina lyanjeleele alyansya,
kuti tamukooyoonyonganya luyando lwesu.
Lwiimbo lwabili
Mukaintu
8 Swiilila omuyandwi wangu!
Bona ngooyu wasika uzabutantalika azilundu.
Uzabusotooka tulundu.
9 Muyandwi wangu uli mbuli nsya,
uli mbuli mwanaa njeleele mweenze.
Bona nguulya uliimvwi kusule abwaanda bwesu.
Ulalanga ampulungwido, ulasondela acipulo.
10 Muyandwi wangu wakandaambila kuti,
Mwaalumi
“Nyamuka, omuyandwi wangu,
oocebeka wangu, atweendeende.
11 Langa mupeyo wamana, mvula yamana yainka,
12 munyika kwazwa maluba-luba ciindi cakwiimba casika,
tomvwide kulila kwanziba munyika yesu!
13 Mikuyu yatalika kuzyala.
Kununkilila kwamisaansa iifulula kwalimvwisya.
Nyamuka omuyandwi wangu ooebeka wangu,
atweendeende.”
14 Nziba yangu iyubide muŋanzi zyamwaala,
musisikide munselelo lyazilundu,
andikubone kubusyu, andimvwe jwi lyako,
nkaambo jwi lyako ndibotu busyu bwako buleebeka.
15 Amutujatile bamwaaba,
ntuunga bamwaaba tunyonyoona misaansa,
misaansa yesu iifulula.
Mukaintu
16 Muyandwi wangu nguwangu, ambebo ndiwakwe,
17 weembelela mumaluba-luba.
Kusikila kubucedo mudima wamwaika nopilukila omuyandwi wangu,
kumunzi wako mbuli nsya, mbuli mwanaa njeleele mweenze muzilundu.