Sumu ya Solomoni
Nkhamupenja, kweni nkhamusanga chara.+
Nkhamupenja, kweni nkhamusanga chara.
3 Ŵalinda awo ŵakuzingilira mu msumba ŵakanisanga.+
‘Kasi mwamuwonako uyo nkhumutemwa?’*
4 Nkhati naŵajumpha,
Nkhamusanga uyo nkhumutemwa.*
Nkhademelera kwa iyo, nkhamuleka chara,
M’paka nkhamutolera mu nyumba ya amama,+
Mu chipinda chamukati cha uyo wakanibaba.
5 Nkhumulapizgani, imwe ŵana ŵanakazi ŵa Yerusalemu,
Na mphoyo kweniso mbaŵala zamuthondo kuti:
Mungayezganga chara kusunkhunya panji kuwuska chitemwa mwa ine m’paka chikhumbe chekha.”+
6 “Kasi ntchivichi icho chikwiza nga ni mizati ya josi kufuma ku mapopa,
Chakununkhira mure na lubani,
Na viwufu vyakununkhira vyose vya wamalonda?”+
7 “Wonani! Ni gileta la Solomoni.
Vinkhara 60 vyalizingilizga,
Ŵanalume ŵankhongono ŵa Israyeli,+
8 Wose ŵali na lupanga,
Wose ŵali kusambizgika nkhondo.
Waliyose wali na lupanga lwake mu chiwuno
Kuti wavikilire ku wofi wa usiku.”
9 “Ni gileta laufumu la Themba Solomoni
Ilo lili kujipangira na makuni gha ku Lebanoni.+
10 Ntchindamiro zake ni zasiliva,
Vikhozgero vyake vyagolide.
Pakukhala pali weya utchesamu,
Mukati mwake mwatozgeka mwaluso
Na ŵana ŵanakazi ŵa Yerusalemu.”