Lwiimbo Lwa Solomoni
2 “Mbubonya mbuli mpana akati kamamvwa
Mbwabede muyandwa wangu akati kabana basimbi.”
3 “Mbubonya mbuli cisamu camaapele akati kazisamu zyamusyokwe,
Mbwabede muyandwa wangu akati kabana basankwa.
Ndiliyandide kapati kukkala mucimvwule cakwe,
Alimwi mucelo wakwe ulanona kapati mukanwa lyangu.
4 Wakandinjizya muŋanda yapobwe,*
Alimwi ndembela yakwe iyakali kundivwupaula nduyando.
5 Amundikatalusye azibbuubbu zyamisaansa miyumu;+
Amundikkutye amicelo yamaapele,
Nkaambo luyando lwandijaya.
6 Ijanza lyakwe lyalumwensyi lili kunsi aamutwe wangu,
Alimwi janza lyakwe lyalulyo lilindikumbatide.+
7 Ndikonkezya ndinywe, nobana basimbi bamu Jerusalemu,
Kwiinda muli bananja alimwi ansya+ zyamusyokwe kuti:
Mutasoli kubusya naa kukulwaizya luyando mulindime ccita mane lulitalikile lwini.+
8 Ndimvwide jwi lyamuyandwa wangu!
Amubone! Nguulya ulaboola,
Uzyaabutanta malundu, uzyaabusotauka atulundu.
9 Muyandwa wangu uli mbuli nanja, mbuli mwana wansya.+
Nguulya wiimvwi kunze aabwaanda bwesu,
Kalanga amawindo,
Kasondela mumawindo aabupulo-pulo.
10 Muyandwa wangu waambaula, wandaambila kuti:
‘Nyamuka, omuyandwa wangu,
Yebo omusimbi wangu mubotu, boola tweende.
11 Bona! Mupeyo wamana.*
Imvwula yamana, yaunka.
12 Maluba-luba alibonya mucisi,+
Ciindi cakukwezyula zisyango casika,+
Alimwi kulila kwanziba kulalimvwisya mucisi cesu.+
13 Inkuyu zyakusaanguna zyatalika kubizwa mumukuyu;+
Misaansa yafwulula akununkilila.
Nyamuka, boola, yebo omuyandwa wangu.
Omusimbi wangu mubotu, boola tweende.
14 Yebo onziba yangu iili muŋanzi zyamandomba,+
Mubusena busisikide bwakujeleele,
Leka nkubone, ndimvwe jwi lyako,+
Nkaambo jwi lyako lilakondelezya alimwi uboneka kabotu.’”+
15 “Amutujatile bamwaaba,
Bamwaaba bacili baniini ibanyonyoona myuunda yamisaansa,
Nkaambo myuunda yesu yamisaansa yafwulula.”
16 “Muyandwa wangu nguwangu, ambebo ndili wakwe.+