Nsumuinu
25 Eyi kabidi nnsumuinu ya Solomo,+ ivua bantu ba Hezikiya+ mukalenge wa Yuda bafundulule:*
2 Butumbi bua Nzambi nkulama bualu busokoka,+
Ne butumbi bua bakalenge nkukonkonona bualu bimpe bimpe.
3 Anu mudi diulu ditumbuke ne buloba buye ndondo,
Ke mudi muoyo wa bakalenge kawuyi kukonkonona.
4 Umbusha manyanu ku tshiamu tshia arjan,
Ne tshiotshi netshipatuke tshilengeja bimpe.+
5 Umbusha muntu mubi kumpala kua mukalenge,
Ne nkuasa wende wa bumfumu neajadikibue bikole mu buakane.+
6 Kuditumbishi nkayebe kumpala kua mukalenge,+
Ne kusombi munkatshi mua bantu banene,+
7 Bualu mbimpe yeye akuambile ne: “Banda kuneku,”
Pamutu pa yeye kukupuekesha milongo kumpala kua muntu munene.+
8 Kuyi ne lukasa ku tshilumbu,
Bualu, ntshinyi tshiwenza palua muinebe kukupuekesha milongo?+
9 Lumbulula tshilumbu tshiebe ne muinebe,+
Kadi kusokolodi malu avuabu bakuambile mu musokoko to,*+
10 Bua muntu udi uteleja kalu kukufuisha bundu;
Ne wewe uvua mutangalaje lumu lubi* ludi kaluyi mua kualukila.
11 Bu bimuma bia pome bia or mu bitekelu bia arjan
Ke mudi dîyi diamba mu tshikondo tshiakane.+
12 Bu kakanu ka or ka ku ditshi ne tshilengejilu tshia or muimpe
Ke mudi mufidi wa mibelu wa meji kudi ditshi didi diteleja.+
13 Anu bu mashika a neje mu dituku dia dinowa
Ke mudi mutuadi wa mukenji wa lulamatu kudi muntu udi mumutume,
14 Bu matutu ne lupepele bidi kabiyi bikebesha mvula
Ke mudi muntu udi uditumbisha bua dipa didiye katshia kayi muanji kufila.*+
16 Wewe mupete buitshi, diaku anu buudi nabu dijinga,
Bualu wewe mudie bupite bungi, udi mua kubuluka.+
17 Diata dikasa diebe mu nzubu mua muinebe anu ku misangu,
Bua yeye kakutshioki ne kakukinyi.
18 Bu tshibonge tshia mvita ne muele wa mvita ne mukete musakisha
Ke mudi muntu udi ufidila muinende bumanyishi bua dishima.+
19 Mudi dînu didi dikoseke anyi dikasa didi ditebuka
Ke mudi kueyemena muntu udi kayi wa kueyemena* mu bikondo bia ntatu.
20 Bu muntu udi uvula tshilamba dituku dia mashika
Ne bu mvinyo wa buanji mupongoluela pa shota*
Ke mudi muntu udi wimbila muoyo wa kanyinganyinga misambu.+
21 Muena lukuna webe* yeye ne nzala, mupesha biakudia;
Yeye ne nyota, mupesha mâyi a kunua,+
22 Bualu wewe newikale umunguijila makala a kapia pa mutu wende,*+
Ne Yehowa neakufute.
23 Lupepele lua ku nord ludi lukebesha mvula,
Ne ludimi lua bijanu ludi lukebesha mpala wa luonji.+
24 Mbimpe kusombela pa ditumba dia musaka wa nzubu
Pamutu pa kusombela mu nzubu umue ne mukaji muena matandu.*+
26 Bu mushimi wa bitotshi ne tshina tshia mâyi tshinyanguke
Ke mudi muntu muakane udi uteketa kumpala kua* muntu mubi.