1 "Bumambo gwekudzimu gungafananisiwa nebasikana bali gumi bakatola zwivoneko zwabo kuti banohanganidza nkwaha. 2 Bahanu babo baka beli zwilengwe, bahanu baka bakatjenjela. 3 Bezwilengwe bakatola zwivoneko, bakasatola mafuta; 4 koga bakatjenjela bakatola mafuta bakasa muzwidla nemuzwivoneko. 5 Nkwaha wakanonoka swika, bakadza bakatshumwayila bakadza bakayizela."

6 "Kwakati kwabapakati kwebusiku kukamimigwa kuyi, ‘Lingani, nkwaha! bhudani muwun’hanganidze.’ 7 Basikana bose bakamuka, bakalulamisa zwivoneko zwabo. 8 Bezwilengwe bakati kubakatjenjela, ‘Mutipeni bo mafuta, ngobe zwivoneko zwedu zweedzima.’ 9 Koga bakatjenjela bakahandula beti, ‘Swiyo akasitilizane iswi namwi; kuhine muyende kuna banotengesa muzwitengele enyu.’ 10 Bakati bayenda benotenga, nkwaha akasala eswika, baka bakazwilulamisa bakangina naye mun’umba yenzano webukwe; kukahhaligwa nkoba."

11 "Hule kwelubaka basikana ibabaya bamwe bakahanduka, beti, ‘He, He, mutihhulile.’ 12 Koga wakahandula eti, ‘Lebeswa, ndoti kumuli, imwi anditomuziba.’ "

13 "Galani makamilila, ngobe amutoziba hhuba nelubaka."