Lwiimbo lwa Solomoni 8
1 Ma, nooli munyinandumi wangu, wakanyonsegwa abaama,
nokunga ndakujana mumugwagwa wamunzi, ndakumyonta kaatakwe autuyeeyela.
2 Nindakuletelela kwesu ooko nkundakazyalilwa,
ooko nkubakandilaya nkekupa waini mukali, cakunywa cizwa kumicelo kuti unywe.
3 Ijanza lyakwe lyacimwensi ndendilitulisya ulindikumbete ajanza lyakwe lyalulyo.
4 Amundisyomezye nobakaintu bamu Jelusalemu kuti tamukoonyonganya zyaluyando lwesu.
Lwiimbo lwacisambomwe
Bakaintu
5 Nguni ooyu uuza buza uuzwida munkanda uukumbetene amuyandwi wakwe?
Mukaintu
Ndakakubusya kuzwa munsi amoolenji, ooko nkookamitilwa akuzyalilwa.
6 Utayandi uumbi kunze lyandime. Utakumbati uumbi kunze lyandime.
Luyando ndukali mbuli lufu. Buzuba mbukali mbuli lufu lwini,
bulavutuka mbuli mabanga-banga aamulilo, bulakutenta mbuli mulilo mukali.
7 Taakwe maanzi naavula buti akonzya kuuzima,
taakwe noliba zambangulwe likonzya kuuzima.
Kuti umwi wasola kuula luyando ulasampuka buyo.
Banyinandumi bamukaintu
8 Tujisi mucizi wesu uucibbubbuzya nkolo, ino tukacite buti buzuba mbwayooselwa?
9 Naali bwaanda nitwamukwabilila amaanda malamfu aansiliva aakusompelela,
naali citendele nitwamupinga ampinzyo zyamukamba.
Mukaintu
10 Ndili bwaanda, nkolo zyangu ziliimvwi mbuli maanda malamfu.
Muyandwi wangu ulizi kuti ndimaninide mulinguwe.
Mwaalumi
11 Solomoni wakalijisi muunda wansaansa mubusena butegwa Baalihamoni.
Wakalekela balimi kuti buubambe, balo bakali kubbadela masyekeli aansiliva aali cuulu kumweelwe wamicelo.
12 Solomoni aboole atambule mali aali cuulu
balimi abalo baabane mali aali myaanda yobilo.
Ndijisi muunda wansaansa uundigeme.
13 Andimvwe jwi lyako omuyandwi wangu, beenzuma balindila kuti bakuswiilile nokanana.
Mukaintu
14 Boola kulindime omuyandwi wangu, mbuli njeleele,
mbuli mwanaa nsya atala aazilundu zimenede tununkilizyo.