Mukambausi 6:1-12
6 Kuli penzi alimbi ndindabona ansi aano, alimwi lilacitika-citika akati kabantu, ilyakuti:
2 Leza mwini-mwini ulapa muntu buvwubi, lubono alimwi abulemu, cakuti taakwe cintu cili coonse ncalombozya;* nokuba boobo Leza mwini-mwini tamuzumizyi kulya zintu eezyo, pele muzwakule nguuzilya. Eeci ncabuyo alimwi ndipenzi lipati.
3 Ikuti muntu wazyala bana bali 100, alimwi wapona myaka minji akucembaala, pele tazilyi zintu zyakwe zibotu katanaunka mucuumbwe,* masimpe inga ndaamba kuti kasowe kali kabotu kwiinda nguwe.+
4 Nkaambo aaka taakwe ncikakaboolela alimwi kakaunka mumudima, alimwi zina lyankako livwumbidwe mudima.
5 Nokuba kuti tiikakalibona zuba nokuba kuzyiba cintu cili coonse, ncimwi buyo, kalo kali kabotu* kwiinda muntu ooyo.+
6 Ino cigwasya buti kupona myaka iili 2,000, pele kakunyina kukkomana? Sena boonse tabaunki buyo kubusena bomwe?+
7 Milimo yoonse njabeleka canguzu muntu ubelekela buyo da lyakwe;+ nokuba boobo nzala yakwe taimani pe.
8 Nkaambo ino musongo umwiinda buti mufwubafwuba?+ Ino mucete cimugwasya buti kucizyiba mbwayelede kucita kutegwa azumanane kupona?*
9 Ncibotu kukkomana acintu ncaabwene meso aako kwiinda kwiile kuzemba kuyandaula zintu nzyolombozya. Acalo eeci ncabuyo, nkutandaanya buyo muwo.
10 Kufwumbwa cintu ciliko, cakaulikwa kale zina, alimwi muntu ulizyibidwe mbwabede; takonzyi kukazyanya* ayooyo uujisi nguzu zinji kapati kwiinda nguwe.
11 Mukuvwula kwamajwi,* azyalo zintu zyabuyo zilavwula; aboobo ino nimpindu nzi njajana muntu mulinzizyo?
12 Ino nguni uuzyi cintu ciinda kubota ncayelede kucita muntu mubuumi, mumazuba masyoonto aabuumi bwakwe bwabuyo aayo ngamanizya mbubonya mbuli cinzimweemwe?+ Nkaambo ino nguni uukonzya kwaambila muntu ciyoocitika ansi aano musyule lyakwe aakuunka?
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa “kunyina cintu ncapengede.”
^ Naa “alimwi tanaunka mucuumbwe.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “kalalyookezya kapati.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “kweenda kumbele lyabantu baumi.”
^ Naa “kuliiminina.”
^ Naa ambweni, “kwazintu.”
