Mukambausi 1
Zintu zyoonse nzyabuyo
1 Ngaaya majwi aa Mukambausi mwanaa Devedi mwami mu Jelusalemu.
2 Nzyabuyo! Nzyabuyo! mbwaamba Mukambausi. Ncobeni nzyabuyo! Zintu zyoonse nzyabuyo. 3 Ino muntu ujana mpindu nzi mumilimo yakwe yoonse njacita ansi aano? 4 Mazyalani alaza alimwi alainda, pele nyika ilikkede lyoonse alyoonse. 5 Zuba lilazwa akubbila, lilafwambaana kupilukila ooko nkolizwida. 6 Luuwo lulaungila kumusanza, akunyonena kunyika, lulazinguluka akupilukila nkoluzwida. 7 Milonga yoonse ikunkila mulwizi, nikuba boobo lwizi taluzuli. Milonga ilapilukila nkukonya ooko nkwiitalikila. 8 Zintu zyoonse zilakatazya citaambiki. Liso talicimwi kubona, kutwi takucimwi zyakumvwa. 9 Cakaliwo ciyoobako alimwi, cakacitika ciyoocitika alimwi. Taakwe nociba comwe ceenzu ansi aano. 10 Sena kuli cimwi cintu muntu ncanga wati, “Bona, eeci ncipya?” Cakaliwo kale kaindi-kaindi, cakaliwo kale katutanazyalwa. 11 Bantu bakaindi-kaindi tabaciyeeyegwi abalo baciyooboola tabakayeeyegwi abaabo bayooza musule lyabo mbubonya.
Busongo mbwabuyo
12 Mebo nde Mukambausi, ndakali mwami mu Isilayeli mumunzi wa Jelusalemu. 13 Ndakabikka moyo wangu mukwiiya kuti ndizibisye kwiindila mubusongo zyoonse eezyo zicitwa ansi aano. Ilakatazya milimo eeyo Leza njapede bantu!
14 Ndakabona zintu zyoonse zicitwa ansi aano, zyoonse nzyabuyo, cili mbuli kutandaanya luuwo. 15 Cintu cipilingene tacikonzyi koololwa, citazulide tacikonzyi kubalilizigwa.
16 Ndakayeeya kuti, “Amubone ndakomena ndaba musongo kwiinda boonse aabo bakalela kale mu Jelusalemu nketana mebo. Ndimusongo alimwi ndijisi luzibo lunji.” 17 Ndakayandisya kuti ndizibe zyabuyo, abufuba-fuba mbobubede, pele ndakajana kuti acalo eeci cili mbuli kutandaanya luuwo. 18 Busongo bunji buletela mause manji, luzibo lunji luletela mapenzi manji.