Tsiku la Abambo: kwa abambo anga okondedwa
M'dziko lino muli munthu wotero
kupirira zovuta popanda kudandaula kuti andithandize,
osati wolankhula bwino, ndipo khalani chete ndi ine.
Sangakhale mamiliyoni,
koma nthawi zonse siyani zabwino kwa ine.
Iye si munthu wamphamvu kwambiri,
koma ndiye ngwazi yayikulu mu mtima mwanga.
Munthu uyu, ndi bambo!
Kwa zaka zambiri amakhala mu sutikesi,
kugwira ntchito kutali ndi kwawo.
Osatopa ndikudandaula moyo,
nthawi zonse amanyamula zovuta zilizonse pamapewa awo,
osapambana konse kubanja.
Iye ndi munthu yense!
Atate,
ndi wapadera kuti
bambo wabwino kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi!
Kuthokoza kwa bambo anga kuti
yesetsani kundidzutsa .
Munditeteze ku mphepo ndi mvula, ndipo mundichitire ine mwamphamvu.
Ndiphunzitseni momwe ndingakhalire padziko lapansi, ndikundikonda moyo wonse!
Kuthokoza ndikopepuka,
sindingathe kufotokoza chikondi changa kwa abambo anga!
Zikomo ndi zazifupi kwambiri'
sindingathe kufotokoza khama la abambo anga!
Koma ine ndikufunabe kunena zimenezo
Abambo, zikomo! Ndimakukondani!
Kwa zaka zambiri.
ndife banja lomwe limathandizidwa ndi mvula kapena mvula.
Theka loyamba la moyo wanga, munandilera
ndipo moyo wanga wonse, ndidzakutetezani!
Tikapambana,
chisangalalo cha atate chimabisika mumtima mwake nthawi zonse;
koma nthawi zonse amatuluka mosazindikira.
Iwo amatiyang’ana, maso ake ali bata
ndi chilimbikitso ndi chiyembekezo.
Chiyembekezo chimenechi, monga mvula ya masika, chimatilimbikitsa.
kutilimbikitsa kutsata maloto,
ndi kukhala chilimbikitso chathu kupitiriza kupita patsogolo.
Sitidziwa chikondi cha makolo athu kwa ife mpaka titakhala makolo.
Monga mwana wamwamuna kapena wamkazi,
ndikufunirani abambo athu thanzi labwino ndi moyo wautali!
Pa Tsiku la Abambo mu June,
bambo aliyense pa dziko lapansi mtendere ndi chisangalalo!