Otyiimbo tya Salomau
6 “Omukwendye wove uli-pi,
Uli-pi wove muhikwena omuwa vali ku vakwenyi?
Omuwa wove waviuka-pi?
Twende tukemwoovole.”
2 “Omukwendye wange, walauka no kotyitaka tyae,
Waya komiti viae viombao yombasamu,
Waya wakalisila pokati kovitaka,
Otyo alisa otyo atokola ononthemo.+
3 Omukwendye wange, mwene owange,
Ame ndyi-womukwendye wange.+
Ulisila mohika yononthemo.”+
4 “Muhikwena wange ndyihole,+ ove umuwa ngo Tilisa,*+
Ove umuwa ngo Selusalei,+
Wehiwa, wehiwa umwe ngovita viliseta nomapandela vikalwa.+
5 Hihande ñgeno unthala,+
Omaiho ove, antheya omutima.
Onohuki mbove uti vala otyihaa tyonongi onoina,
Onongi mbulauka momilu vyo Sileyande.+
6 Omayo ove omawa atwela, uti vala onongi,
Onongi mbakohwa pahe,
Onongi mbatyita oviketa vivali-vivali,
Naike yankhisa otyiketa tyayo.
7 Elesu lihiwisa otyipala tyove,
Omapanda ove uti vala ovimbembu vye lomaa.
8 Ngakuka-kala ononkhai-hamba 60,
Akukala ovakai 80, ononthawa,
Hamwe akukala ovahikwena ovanyingi-nyingi,+
9 Mahi wike vala opomba,+ oe vala wehena otyinthembia.
Ina oe vala atyita,
Ina oe vala ehole.*
Ava ovahikwena okumumona vemuti: Wehambu.
Ononkhai-hamba, nononthawa, vemunkhimaneka.
10 ‘Olie una ulaima,* ulaima ngatyina ngo kounthiki kuna omwii,
Omuwa ngohanyi yaoya,
Wasukuka ngotyimimi tyekumbi,
Wehiwa ngovita viliseta nomapandela vienda movilwa?’”+
11 “Naile kotyiteta tyomiti ominongela,+
Nakatalele ovifo vyo melola,*
Nakatalele etyi omuti wonouva wapapula,*
Nakatalele etyi omilomaa viatema.
12 Nakati vala ñgana,
Etyi nahandele-vo tyokukatala ovipuka ovio tyanthwala,
Tyanthwala pomatemba ovanthu vankhimana* votyilongo tyange.”
13 “Kondoka, kondoka kuno Sulamita!
Kondoka, kondoka,
Kondoka twahanda tukutale!”
“Oityi muhuvila tyina mutala Sulamita?”+
“Ngwe wafwa otyiimbo tyinyanwa mononthanda onombali!”*