Tusimpi 4
Busongo ncintu cipati
1 Nobana bangu, amuswiilile kulaya kwauso, muteye matwi kuti kamumvwisya zintu. 2 Mebo ndamupa malailile mabotu, nkaako mutasiyi kwiisya kwangu. 3 Nkecili mwana muŋanda mwataata, nkecili musyoonto kandicili endikke buyo, 4 taata wakandiiisya wakati, “Moyo wako ubambe majwi oonse ngendikwaambila, ubambe malailile aangu kuti upone. 5 Koba musongo, koba simaanu, utalubi majwi aangu nikuba kwaasiya. 6 Utasowi busongo, buyookukwabilila, ubuyandisye, buyookubamba. 7 Busongo ncintu cipati, nkaako bujane, bujane nkaambo buyookupa kumvwisya zintu. 8 Ubulemeke, buyookusumpula, ubukakatile buyookuletela bulemu. 9 Buyookubikka musini mubotu amutwe wako. Buyookupa musini wabulemu.”
10 Mwanaangu, swiilila utambule ncendikwaambila, ndendilyo noyooongola. 11 Ndakutondezya nzila yabusongo, akukweenzya munzila ziluzi. 12 Waakweenda tokooyoolebwa pe, waakuzuza tokooyoolifumpula. 13 Kokakatila kumalailile, utaaleki waabambe kabotu, nkaambo mbobuumi bwako. 14 Utalyati munzila zyabasizibi, nikuba kweenda munzila zyabantu babi. 15 Kozileya, uteendi mulinzizyo, zileke ugame nkoya buyo. 16 Balo tabooni ccita basaanguna kucita cibi, balaba azilabila mane kusikila bawisye umwi. 17 Balalya cinkwa ncobajana mububi, balanywa waini ngobanyanga bantu.
18 Pele nzila yabaluleme ili mbuli mumuni wakubucedo, uungwengwemuka mane kusikila zuba libale. 19 Nzila yabasizibi ili mbuli mudima mulemu, tabazi cibafumpula pe.
20 Mwanaangu, koswiilila ncendikwaambila, komvwisisisya majwi aangu. 21 Atazwi mulinduwe, majwi aaya mulinduwe, abambe mumoyo wako. 22 Nkaambo mbuumi kumuntu waajana, alaponya mubili wamuntu woonse. 23 Kwiinda zyoonse eezi, bamba moyo wako nkaambo nkekasensa kabuumi. 24 Utaambi majwi aataluleme naaba asyoonto, utakanani majwi mabi. 25 Meso aako kaalangide buyo kumbele, utanoocebauki. 26 Kotelaika kweenda kwamaulu aako koenda munzila zili kabotu. 27 Utanooleyauki, lesya maulu aako kububi.