Ekapiitulo 1
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Ntjipo omatjipo, wa nen'ne na Salomao. Wa nthiyana m'motja awulumaka amweettyaawe:
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Okivahe epeetjo ni peetjo yo wamalakuni wa, nifento naa nooreera wovirikana tho ni eviinyu.
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Makhura aa owottihaniya anaanukhela saana; ntjinanaa noreera toko onukhela wo makhura owoottiya, vano athiyana oreeratja ayo anawufenta.
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Okikuse! Nithyawe! ''Athiyana yuulumaka veekha: ''Mwene oyo hokiwana nkuarto wawe''. Athiyana awuulumanaka amweettiawe: Kiri otteeliya, ni wee kinaakhala otteeliya, okihiye koone nifento naa, wooreera vaava woovirikana tho ni eviinyu. Oteene yaale anufenta ari otjaaliya''. Athiyana ale yaahimeryaka athiyana akina:
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Nttapala naka nooreera, nanlelo kiri oreera, assaana apinaatamu o Jerusalem, oriipa toko etenda tjo Quedar, tjooreera toko ekurtina tja Salomao.
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N'hikiwehe kontha kooreera, kontha ntjuwa ninookipaha. Assaana anumwanaka ari orusiya ni mi, ayena akihiyale wo wiira kisunke evinyu, maasi evinyu aka, akinkhuitiri osunka''. Nthiyana ole ulumanaka amwettaawe:
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Okihimeerye, wee kinufenta aka, onlihera vai epwittipwithi tja! Tjim'mumulaka vai epwittipwithi tjaa! Kontha kaakela okhala manaka nthu oneetteetta eriyari yo ntjitji asikhuaawe!''. Amweettya awe ahaakhula:
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Waahitjuweleke, oreeresa tjinene eriyari waathiya, othare enya tjo pwittipwithi tjaka ni olihere epuri tja tjophiyaru n'yo wakhiviru wa etenda tjaamakamputji.
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Kinawulikanihera, mwaaraka,
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Amwene wonkomalyaaya wa meesa,
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''Wee ohoreera, nifento naka; manan'na tjireera lya; mentho aa ari toko ekhuntta''. Nthiyana ole awulumanaka amwette awe:
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" Nkaweha manan'na tjireralya, awan'nyaka, manan'na tjireeralya. Miri tjikithi tjinphwanela nkoriihu.
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Eviga tjonupa tjihu tjiri tjo cedro, mirittatja tjiri tjo cipreste.