IsiHlabelelo SeziHlabelelo
1 Isihlabelelo sezihlabelelo,* esingesikaSolomoni: +
2 “Kwangathi ungangiqabula ngomlomo wakho,
Ngoba indlela obonisa ngayo uthando ingcono kunewayini. +
3 Amafutha akho anephunga elimnandi. +
Igama lakho linjengamafutha anuka kamnandi athululwayo. +
Yingakho izintombi zikuthanda.
4 Ngithathe ngihambe nawe;* masigijime.
Inkosi ingingenise emakamelweni ayo angaphakathi!
Masijabule sithokoze ndawonye.
Masikhulume* ngothando lwakho ngami, uthando lwakho lungcono kunewayini.
Bakuthanda* kufanele.
5 Ngimnyama kodwa ngimuhle, O madodakazi aseJerusalema,
Njengamatende aseKhedari, + njengezindwangu zamatende + kaSolomoni.
6 Ningangigqolozeli ngoba ngimnyama,
Ngoba ngishiswe ilanga.
Amadodana kamama ayengithukuthelele;
Angimisa ukuba ngibe umlindi wamasimu amagilebhisi,
Kodwa angibanga umlindi kweyami insimu yamagilebhisi.
7 Wena engikuthanda kakhulu ngitshele,
Ukuthi udla kuphi umhlambi wakho, +
Ukuthi uwulalisa kuphi emini.
Kungani kufanele ngibe njengowesifazane ozimboze ubuso*
Phakathi kwemihlambi yabangani bakho?”
8 “Wena omuhle kakhulu phakathi kwabesifazane, uma ungazi,
Hamba ulandele imikhondo* yomhlambi
Weluse amazinyane akho ezimbuzi eduze kwamatende abelusi.”
9 “Sithandwa sami, ngikufanisa nehhashi* lensikazi eliphakathi kwezinqola zikaFaro. +
10 Izihlathi zakho zinhle njengoba ufake ubucwebe,*
Nentamo yakho inemigexo yobuhlalu.
11 Sizokwenzela imihlobiso* yegolide
Efakwe isiliva.”
12 “Njengoba inkosi ihleli etafuleni layo eliyisiyingi,
Amakha ami + akhipha iphunga elimnandi.
13 Isithandwa sami sinjengesikhwama semure kimi +
Sichitha ubusuku bonke sisemabeleni ami.
14 Isithandwa sami sinjengesitshalo esinuka kamnandi kimi *+
Phakathi kwamasimu amagilebhisi ase-Eni-gedi.” +
15 “Waze wamuhle sithandwa sami.
Ave umuhle! Amehlo akho awamajuba.” +
16 “Lalela! Umuhle sithandwa sami futhi umnandi. +
Umbhede wethu uphakathi kwamahlamvu.
17 Izingodo zendlu yethu* ezomsedari,
Uphahla lwethu olwezihlahla zomjunipha.