Lwiimbo Lwa Solomoni
6 “Yebo omubotu kwiinda bamakaintu boonse,
Ino waya kuli muyandwa wako?
Ino watozya kuli muyandwa wako?
Leka tukugwasye kumuyandaula.”
2 “Muyandwa wangu waselemukila kumuunda wakwe,
Kumibundu yazisyango zinunkilila,
Kukweembela mumyuunda
Akuyoocela mpana.+
3 Mebo ndili wakwe muyandwa wangu,
Awalo muyandwa wangu nguwangu.+
Walo uleembela akati kampana.”+
4 “Uli mubotu mbuli Tiriza,*+ omuyandwa wangu,+
Uli mubotu mbuli Jerusalemu,+
Ulakondelezya kapati mbuli makamu aabasikalumamba bazingulukide ndembela zyabo.+
Masusu aako ali mbuli butanga bwampongo
Ziselemuka kumingenyu yaku Gileadi.+
6 Meno aako ali mbuli butanga bwambelele
Izyazwa aakusanzyigwa,
Zyoonse buyo zizyala maanga,
Alimwi akati kanzizyo kunyina iisowa bana banjiyo.
7 Mbuli cipaanzi camucelo wapomegranite
Mbwaabede masaya aako mucitambala cako.
9 Pele kuli buyo omwe ooyo uuli nenziba yangu,+ ooyo ookwangu uutakwe kampenda.
Kuli buyo omwe ooyo uuli alikke kuli banyina.
Walo ngobayanda* kapati banyina bakamuzyala.
Bana basimbi nobamubona, balamulumbaizya;
Banamalelo abamwanakasuwa abalo balamutembaula kabati.
10 ‘Ino nguni ooyu uumweka* mbuli bucedo,
Mubotu mbuli mwezi uuzwide,
Uusalala mbuli mumuni wazuba,
Uukondelezya kapati mbuli makamu aabasikalumamba bazingulukide ndembela zyabo?’”+
11 “Ndakaselemukila kumuunda wazisamu zyamicelo iili mbuli nyemu+
Kutegwa ndikabone naa ndelema zyakasonsa mukkuti,*
Kutegwa ndikabone naa musaansa wakasyuuka,*
Akuti naa zisamu zyamapomegranite zyakafwulula.
13 “Joka, joka okuno, yebo omu Sulamiwe!
Joka, joka okuno,
Kutegwa tukubone!”
“Nkaambo nzi ncomumulanga mu Sulamiwe?”+
“Uli mbuli cizyano cankamu zyobilo!”*