Icipande 9
1
Amano yaliikulila ing'anda yaiko; yali shimpamo inceshi cine lubali, ukubommfya amabwe.
2
Naipaya nenama yaiko, naisankanya nomwangashi waiko, kabili napekanya netebulo.
3
Naituma naba bomfi baiko abnakashi aleita ukufuma muncende ishamumusumba ishasansama sana.
4
''Naani imbuluwa mano? lekeni aalulukile kuno!'' kuli uyo onse uwabulwa amano yasuma alelanda ati.
5
''Iseni mulye ifyakulya fyandi nokunwa umwangashi impekenye.
6
Sheni imisango yenu iyabula amano nokuba aba mweo, endeni munshila yamucetekanya.
7
Uulungika uupumya apokelela umusalula, nao onse uulungika amubifi apokelela umusalula.
8
Wilalungika uupumya nangu akakupata, lungika umuntu wamano nao akakutemwa.
9
Pela kumuntu wamano nao akalundako ukusambilila kwakwe.
10
Akatina kakwa yawe entendekelo yamano, nokwishiba uwamushilo kwiluka.
11
Pantu ukupitila muli ine emo inshiku shikafulilako. nemyaka shamweo obe shikabikwako.
12
Ngoli wamano, uliwamano palobe kabili ngolapumya, ukaisendela wemwine.
13
Umwanakashi wabuwelewele taishiba, kantu tafundwa kabili tapali ico aishiba.
14
Ekala pa mwinshi wa ng'anda yakwe, pa cipuna muncende ishasansama sana isha musumba.
15
Aleita kubapitanshila, kubantu abashile patuka munshila shabo.
16
''Umuwelewele onse apatulile kuno,'' alanefi kuli bonse abashakwata umutima. wamano,
17
''Amenshi yakwiba yalilowa, no mukate wa mubumfisolo walikwata mulyo,''
18
Lelo taishiba ukuti abafwa ababkulya, abaitaba ubwite bwakwe bonse baba mu mikonko ya nshishi.