Amapinda
31 Aya e mashiwi ya kwa Lemuele imfumu, ubukombe bwacindama+ ubo nyina amupeele pa kumulungika:+
2 Cinshi ndesosa, we mwana wandi, kabili cinshi, we mwana wa mwi fumo+ lyandi, kabili cinshi, we mwana wa milapo yandi?+
3 Wionawila amaka yobe ku banakashi,+ kabili inshila shobe wileka shiye umulobela ishamfumu.+
4 We mwana wandi Lemuele, tacalinga ishamfumu ukunwa umwangashi nangu abalaashi ukusosa abati: “Ifya kunwa ifikola fili kwi?”+ 5 epali umuntu anwa no kulaba ifipope, apondamika no mulandu wa bana ba balanda.+ 6 Peeleni ifya kunwa ifikola ku bali apepi no kufwa+ kabili peeleni umwangashi ku baleshikitika imitima.+ 7 Lekeni anwe no kulaba ku bupiina bwakwe, no kukanaibukisha kabili amacushi yakwe.
8 Landilako abashingailandila abene,+ kabili pokololako bonse abaletwalwa ku kwipaiwa.+ 9 Asamuna akanwa kobe, pingwila imilandu mu bulungami no kulubulwilako umulanda no mupiina.+
א [ʼAʹleph]
10 Umukashi wa mano nani engamusanga?+ Umutengo wakwe walicila pa wa bakorali.
ב [Behth]
11 Umutima wa mwina mwakwe walimucetekela, kabili lyonse alanonkelamo.+
ג [Giʹmel]
12 Alambula umwina mwakwe ubusuma, te bubi iyo, inshiku shonse isha mweo wakwe.+
ד [Daʹleth]
13 Afwaya insalu ya masako ya mpaanga ne ya kolokondwe, no kupangako fyonse ifyo alefwaya.+
ה [Heʼ]
14 Aba nga mato ya ba makwebo.+ Afumya ifya kulya ukutali no kufileta ku mwakwe.
ו [Waw]
15 Abuuka ku macaca,+ no kupeela ifya kulya ku ba mu ng’anda yakwe ne fyo abakashana bakwe bafwile ukupoka.+
ז [Zaʹyin]
16 Abebeta ibala no kulishita;+ ifyo iminwe yakwe yanonka e fyo aliminako ibala lya myangashi.+
ח [Chehth]
17 Akosha umusana, alenga na maboko yakwe ukuba na maka.+
ט [Tehth]
18 Amona ukuti umulimo wakwe nauwama; inyali yakwe taishima ubushiku.+
י [Yohdh]
19 Amaboko yakwe yekata akamuti ka kupangilako ubushishi, ne minwe yakwe ifumbata umupeto wa kukoselako.+
כ [Kaph]
20 Afungulwila iminwe yakwe ku balanda, no kuboko kwakwe atambalikila ku bapiina.+
ל [Laʹmedh]
21 Tasakamana ifyo cikaba ku ba mu ng’anda yakwe mu nshita ya mpepo, pantu aba mu ng’anda yakwe bonse belikanya ifya kufwala.+
מ [Mem]
22 Alaipangila ifya kufimbana.+ Ifya kufwala fyakwe, fya nsalu sha kolokondwe ne shakashikila.+
נ [Nun]
23 Umwina mwakwe+ alishibikwa pa mpongolo,+ ilyo ekala na bakalamba ba calo.
ס [Saʹmekh]
24 Abila ne fya kufwala fya mu kati+ no kufishitisha, ne mishipi ashitisha kuli bashimakwebo.
ע [ʽAʹyin]
25 Amaka no bucindami e fya kufwala fyakwe,+ kabili tasakamana ifikesa ku ntanshi.+
פ [Peʼ]
26 Aasamuna akanwa kakwe no kusosa ifya mano,+ ne funde lya cikuuku lyaba pa lulimi lwakwe.+
צ [Tsa·dhehʹ]
27 Alangalila bwino ifilecitika mu ng’anda yakwe, kabili ifya kulya fya mu bunang’ani talyako.+
ק [Qohph]
28 Abana bakwe abaume baima no kumweba ati alipaalwa;+ umwina mwakwe aima, no kumutasha.+
ר [Rehsh]
29 Abana banakashi+ abengi ba mano, lelo iwe—wacila bonse.+
ש [Shin]
30 Ukuyemba kulabepa,+ ukumoneka bwino na ko kwa fye;+ lelo umwanakashi uutiina Yehova alatashiwa.+
ת [Taw]
31 Mupeeleni ifisabo fya minwe yakwe,+ kabili lekeni pa mpongolo bamutashe pa mulandu wa milimo yakwe.+