Lwiimbo lwa Solomoni 3
1 Busiku boonse nkendede abulo,
ndalikuyeeya yooyo ngwenjanda,
ndali kumuyeeya pele ndimujaneyi.
2 Ndakati, Eembuke, ndiime-ime mumunzi,
mumigwagwa amuzisambalilo, ndiyandaule yooyo ngwenjanda.
Aboobo ndakamuyandaula, pele tiindakamujana.
3 Balindizi bakandijana ciindi nibakali kweendeenda mumunzi.
Ndakababuzya kuti, “Sena mwamubona ooyo ngwenjanda?”
4 Mbundakabainda-inda buyo, nkujana ngooyu ngwenjanda.
Ndakamujatilila. Nsiindakamuleka kuti andisiye,
mane kusikila nindakamusisya kwesu,
ooko nkundakazyalilwa muzyuli.
5 Amundisyomezye nobakaintu bamu Jelusalemu,
amukonkezye muzina lyanjeleele alyansya kuti
tamukoonyonganya luyando lwesu.
Lwiimbo lwatatu
Mukaintu
6 Nguni ooyu uuza buza uuzwida munkanda uuli mbuli musumpuululu wabusi,
uununkilila mula, atununkilizyo toonse tuuzigwa abasambazi?
7 Amulange! Basempwide Solomoni mucisempwido cakwe,
ulasindikilwa abasilumamba bali makumi aali cisambomwe, balemenede ba Baisilayeli.
8 Boonse basyomekede mapanga.
Boonse balicibwene kulwana,
umwi aumwi usyomekede panga mukasolo,
balilibambilide nkondo iibuka masiku.
9 Mwami Solomoni wakalipangila cisempwido,
wakacipanzya amapulanga aaku Lebanoni.
10 Wakacipangila myeendo yansiliva,
tako lyaco lyakazilulwidwe angolida.
Cuuno caco cakali cacisombo,
mukati mwakasyingululwa kabotu-kabotu cabuuya abamakaintu baku Jelusalemu.
11 Amuzwe, nobakaintu ba Ziyoni muzoobone mwami Solomoni,
kasamide musini, musini ooyo ngobakamusamika banyina mubuzuba mbwaakakwata,
mubuzuba oobo mbwaakali kusekelela.