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.
Sa jeyyo, sɨ varɨ kʉva vavɨrɨ tʉkʉ, nɨ mʉvɨrɨ ʉmwɨ. Jeyyo, ˆcheene akɨlʉmanʼya Mʉlʉʉngʉ, mʉʉntʉ sɨ arɨ nanʉkʉla tʉkʉ."
Kweenda kwayímiriryaa, na kwatɨɨte mbavariri. Kweenda kusiina kɨvɨna tʉkʉ, sɨ kwiivaa kɨpeembe tʉkʉ na kusiina ukudamu tʉkʉ. Kweenda kwabwéeyyaa mʉʉntʉ ave matu, sɨ kwabwéeyyaa mʉʉntʉ iiririkane sa masáare yaachwe vii tʉkʉ, sɨ kwabwéeyyaa mʉʉntʉ akalale chaangʉ vii tʉkʉ, na sɨ kwabwéeyyaa mʉʉntʉ avɨɨke ʉvɨ mutimii tʉkʉ. Kweenda sɨ kweenda kʉsova ʉwoloki tʉkʉ, maa kaa, kweenda kweenda kɨmaarɨ. Kweenda kwayímiriryaa yoosi, kwarúmaa yoosi, kwiiláangyaa yoosi na kweenda kwachuunga mʉtɨma kʉrɨ yoosi.
Viivyo, valʉme voosaakwa vaveende vaki vaavo ja ˆvyeene veenda mɨvɨrɨ yaavo. Ʉra ˆeenda muki waachwe, iiyenda yeemweene. Kusiina mʉʉntʉ ˆʉʉsʉʉla mʉvɨrɨ waachwe mweeneevyo tʉkʉ, yeeye ʉʉhéeraa chóorya na ʉʉkwáataa neeja. Viivyo noo ˆvyeene Kirisitʉ abwéeyyaa kwa mpuka ya vaantʉ ˆvamuruma,
Maa kaa, baa nyuunyu nɨ kʉvawyɨɨra niise, kɨra mʉʉntʉ amweende muki waachwe ja ˆvyeene iiyenda, na muki karɨ areke kʉmʉnyemya mʉlʉme waachwe tʉkʉ.
Kɨkʉ́ʉ́lʉ kʉrɨ ayo yoosi mwiiyende, sa kwiiyenda noo kwakʉ́ndɨkanʼyaa vyoosi kwa wʉʉja vikava hamwɨ.