Misyungu
1 Misyungu ja Solomo mwanache jwa Daudi mwenye jwa Ayisalayeli:
2 Jakumkamuchisya mundu kupata lunda soni maloŵe gakwamuka.
Soni kuti apikanichisye yakuŵecheta yalunda.
3 Kuti mundu apate maloŵe gakumjamuka gakumkamuchisya kuŵa jwakupikanichisya yindu,
Jwakulungama, jwakusagula chenene yindu, soni jwangali chinyengo.
4 Jakumkamuchisya mundu jwangamanyilila yindu kuti aŵe jwakalamuka.
Jakumkamuchisya mnyamata kuti aŵe jwakumanyilila yindu soni kuti aŵe jwaganisya chenene.
5 Mundu jwalunda akusapikanila soni akusalijiganya yindu yejinji.
Mundu jwakupikanichisya yindu akusapata lunda lwakumlongolela.
6 Kuti aŵe jwakupikanichisya msyungu soni maloŵe gakusawusya kugapikanichisya,
Kuti apikanichisyeje maloŵe ga ŵandu ŵalunda soni maloŵe gawo gakuluŵika.
7 Kumjogopa Yehofa jili ndanda ja kumanyilila yindu.
Ŵandu ŵakuloŵelape ni ŵakusalunyosya lunda soni maloŵe gakwamuka.
8 Mwanangu mpikanileje yakumjamuka baba ŵenu,
Soni mkanyosyaga yindu yakumsalila mama ŵenu.
9 Pakuŵa yili mpela singwa jamaluŵa gakusalala kumtwe kwenu
Soni yili mpela chuma chakusalala m’lukosi mwenu.
10 Mwanangu naga ŵandu ŵakulemwa akulinga kumnyenjelela mmwejo mkakunda.
11 Naga akumsalila kuti, “Kwende tulongane.
Kwende tukajuŵilile ŵandu kuti tukawulaje.
Chitukajuŵe panepakwe kuti tukalindilileje ŵandu ŵangalemwa ni kwawulaga pali pangali magongo.
12 Chitukamile jemanjajo ali ŵaumi mpela mwagakusatendela Malembe.*
Chitukamile ŵamtundu mpela ŵandu ŵakwawula kwisimbo.
13 Kwende tukasumule yindu yamtengo wapenani yakwete jemanjajo.
Chitugumbasye nyumba syetu ni yindu yachitusumuleyo.
14 Kwende tuŵe yimpepe,
Chitukagaŵane mwakulandana yindu yachitukajiŵeyo.”
15 Mwanangu mkakuya jemanjajo.
Sajo syenu sikajenda palitala lyawo,
16 Pakuŵa sajo syawo sikusawutuchila kukutenda yakusakala.
Jemanjaji akusawutuchila kukuwulaga ŵandu.
17 Yisyene, kutega lwawu chijuni chili mkulola kuli kwangakamuchisya.
18 Ni ligongo lyakwe ŵandu ŵakulemwaŵa akusajuŵa kuti awulaje ŵandu.
Jemanjaji akusajuŵa malo gakusisika kuti atyosye umi wa ŵandu ŵane.
19 Yeleyi ni yakusatenda ŵandu ŵakusasaka kupata yindu mwachinyengo,
Mwamti yindu yapatileyo yichityosya umi wa jemanjajo.
20 Lunda lusyesyene lukugumila mumsewu.
Lukugumila mwakwesya maloŵe m’maluŵala ga mumsinda.
21 Lukugumila m’malekano ga m’misewu jakupita ŵandu ŵajinji,
M’mageti gakwinjilila mumsinda kuti:
22 “Ana jemanja ŵangamanyilila yindu chimŵepe ŵangamanyilila yindu mpaka chakachi?
Ana jemanja ŵandu ŵakunyosya chimpitilisye kusangalala ni kwanyosya ŵandu ŵane mpaka chakachi?
Ana jemanja ŵandu ŵakuloŵela chimpitilisye kuŵengana ni kumanyilila yindu mpaka chakachi?
23 Mpikanile maloŵe gangu gakwamuka.
Pelepo une chinjimkusulila msimu wangu.
Une chinjitenda yakuti jemanja mmanyilile maloŵe gangu.
24 Ligongo une naŵilasile nambo jemanja mwapitilisye kukana.
Une nampele mkono wangu kuti namkamuchisye, nambo jemanja nganimsaka kuti namkamuchisye.
25 Jemanja mwapitilisye kuganyosya malangiso gangu gosope
Soni mwakanile kwamuka kwangu.
26 Unesoni chinjiseka yindu yakogoya payichimgwila jemanja.
Chinjimnyosya jemanja payichimtendechela yindu yamkusayijogopa,
27 Pandaŵi jele yindu yamkusayijogopa yichiyika mpela wula jamachili,
Soni pandaŵi jele yakogoya yichiyika pa jemanja mpela wula jambungo,
Pandaŵi jele yakusawusya soni yindu yakogoya yichiyika pa jemanja.
28 Pandaŵi jeleji jemanjajo chachiŵa ali mkumbilanga une, nambo une ngasinjanga.
Jemanjaji chachisosasosa une, nambo ngasambata,
29 Ligongo lyakuti jemanjaji ŵaŵenganaga ni kumanyilila yindu,
Soni jemanjaji nganasagula kumjogopa Yehofa.
30 Jemanjaji ŵakanile malangiso gangu.
Nganachimbichisya kwamuka kwangu kosope.
31 Myoyo jemanjaji chachisimana ni yakuyichisya ya matala gawogo.
Soni chachisimana ni yakogoya ligongo lya yakutenda yawoyo.
32 Pakuŵa kusapuka kwa ŵandu ŵangamanyilila yindu kuchawulaga jemanjajo,
Soni ungayikosya yindu wa ŵandu ŵakuloŵela kuchajonanga jemanjajo.
33 Nambo jwakumbikanila une chachitama mwangajogopa chilichose
Soni yindu yakogoya ngasiyimsokonasya jwalakwejo.”