Amor de casal
O amor de casal é celebrado na Bíblia como dom sagrado. O Cântico dos Cânticos exalta a beleza do amor conjugal — íntimo, exclusivo e forte como a morte.
Abaho MNDEWA Mulungu kalonga, "Havilumbile munhu ino kukala yeiyeka. Nomtendela wa kumtaza yalumbile kumwake heyo."
Abaho MNDEWA Mulungu kamtenda mtwanzi kulawa mulubavu luja na kumgala ha ija imunhu. Na ija imunhu kalonga,
"Ino iyo zege mmizege yangu
na lukuli mulukuli lwangu.
Avo kokemigwa mtwanzi kwavija kababazuligwa kulawa mwa mbigalo."
Sama ya kilamso kino mbigalo kowaleka tataake na mamaake na kuilumba na mtwanzi wake, na hewo wowa lukuli lumwe.
Avo sio wabili, ila lukuli lumwe. Kwavija kiyalumbile Mulungu, haduhu munhu yondayakimamazule."
Noge domtenda munhu yazaganye, yawe na moyo unogile, sambiyawe na migongo, sambiyawe na matopa, sambiyawe na kibuli, sambiyazahile mbuli zake mwenyego, sambiyone lusango himahima, sambiyalundize gehile. Noge hadimtenda munhu yadeng’helele gehile, ila domtenda munhu yadeng’helele mbuli ya kweli. Noge domtenda munhu sambiyadonhe, sambiyaileke nhamanila, yatamanile mbuli zose, na yazaganye mbuli zose.
Na kila mbigalo yamnogele mtwanzi wake kamba voyolunogela lukuli lwake. Munhu yomnogela mtwanzi wake kokiinogela mwenyego. Kwavija haduhu munhu yoyose yolwihila lukuli lwake, ila kolugwaa mandia na kulutendela vululonda, kamba Kilisto voyowatendela wanhu wamtogole heyo,
Ila kila munhu mmwanza wenu kolondigwa yamnogele mtwanzi wake kamba viyokinogela mwenyego, na mtwanzi kolondigwa yamuhishimile mbigalo wake.
Uhaleka gano gose, ivazeni noge ajo divifunga hamoja vinhu vino vose muuhamoja wa kweli.