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.
Kaanyuma, Apwiiya Nlhuku aheera, "Khavalhonke unhiya ntu ulha vekha awe. Paahi etu kinomuupa nkhunanawe o unkaviha, o umphwanelha."
Apwiiya Nlhuku nkaamuupa nthiyana ukhuma nnipararini ni ummwiiha wa nlhopwana. Paahi ntu nkeera,
"Wo ikekhiaye, vano etu ulha phi nokiphwanelha,
nikhuva nikushiye mmakhuvani mwaka, ni iruttu ikhumme mwiiruttuni mwaka.
‘Nthiyana’ phi nchina nawe ukhalhawaya oupiye ukhuma wa nlhopwana."
Phi nlhatu etu no nlhopwana waahiya athumwanawe ni anumwanawe, ni ulhutaana ni ahanu awe ni ukhalha iruttu imoka.
Wo chiichammo etu, yayo kahena attu elhi tho, nansho iruttu imoka. Paahi, chilhutanihiye ni Nlhuku, ntu himwalhaanihe."
Ntu ri ni nrima wo uttuna noovilhelha, nowaalhoha akina ri ni nrima wo uttuna kharina ihache, khaneechoona ni wala khaneefuna. Ntu ri ni nrima wo uttuna khanhiya umanya, khanothotha ifaida awe, ama khanrushiya chitema mena khanoopuwelha chittu cho unanara chivinre, khanottapelhelha chittu cho uhilhoka, nansho nottapelhelha chittu cho ikeekhene. Ntu ri ni nrima wo uttuna noovilhelha chonkhaye, noorumelhelha, nookhulhuvelha chonkhaye ni winkelha chittu chonkhaye.
Paahi etu, manyaalhopwana anothananiya wiira yaattuneke manyaahanu aya thoko chinottuna aya iruttu chaya ashinene. Ntu neettuna mwanene, nowaattuna ahanu awe. Attu khanovenga iruttu chaya. Nansho, anoolhiha ni wiishunga, thoko Kuristo chinopanga awe wo nlhoko wa attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo.
Nansho anowaachani ni inyu mwaatti, kila nlhopwana nothananiya wiira aattuneke ahanu awe thoko chineettuna awe mwanene ni kila nthiyana nothananiya aalhoheke owannyawe.
Uthepa yayo onkhaye ayo, mwiinanelheke uttunana, ukhalhawaya uttunana phi nolhutaaniha kila ittu ukhalha umokaru utiminre.
Malheheriyo makina makina
"Nlhopwana thenlhe naanano hirwee ukhotoni wala hivahiye ntheko nkina uriwoothe. Ahiiyeke akhalheke chiicho iyaakha imoka, wiira akhalheke uwaani apuheke ni ahanu awe.