Ekapiitulo 1

1 Ntjipo omatjipo, wa nen'ne na Salomao. Wa nthiyana m'motja awulumaka amweettyaawe: 2 Okivahe epeetjo ni peetjo yo wamalakuni wa, nifento naa nooreera wovirikana tho ni eviinyu. 3 Makhura aa owottihaniya anaanukhela saana; ntjinanaa noreera toko onukhela wo makhura owoottiya, vano athiyana oreeratja ayo anawufenta. 4 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: 5 Nttapala naka nooreera, nanlelo kiri oreera, assaana apinaatamu o Jerusalem, oriipa toko etenda tjo Quedar, tjooreera toko ekurtina tja Salomao. 6 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: 7 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: 8 Waahitjuweleke, oreeresa tjinene eriyari waathiya, othare enya tjo pwittipwithi tjaka ni olihere epuri tja tjophiyaru n'yo wakhiviru wa etenda tjaamakamputji. 9 10 11 Kinawulikanihera, mwaaraka, 12 13 14 Amwene wonkomalyaaya wa meesa, 15 ''Wee ohoreera, nifento naka; manan'na tjireera lya; mentho aa ari toko ekhuntta''. Nthiyana ole awulumanaka amwette awe: 16 " Nkaweha manan'na tjireralya, awan'nyaka, manan'na tjireeralya. Miri tjikithi tjinphwanela nkoriihu. 17 Eviga tjonupa tjihu tjiri tjo cedro, mirittatja tjiri tjo cipreste.