Izingoma zikaSolomoni ISINGENISO Nazi ezinye zezingoma ezinhle kakhulu zokuthula nenjabulo emhlabeni. Kodwa imvelaphi yazo, usuku lokubhalwa kwazo, kanye nencazelo eqondile yamavesi amaningi kusalokhu kungenye yezimfihlakalo ezinkulu zokubhala. Zifikile kithi ngencwadi eyodwa neyasendulo kakhulu ngolimi lwesiSiriya. Ngokusobala leyo ncwadi iyinguqulo esuselwa esiGrekini sokuqala. Impikiswano egxekayo ibilokhu iqhubeka phakathi kwala ma-Ode; enye yezincazelo ezinengqondo kakhulu ukuthi ziyizingoma zamaKristu asanda kubhapathizwa ekhulu lokuqala. Zintula ngendlela exakile izingcaphuno zomlando. Ukukhanya kwazo akubonakalisi ezinye izinsuku. Aziboleki eTestamenteni Elidala noma emaVangelini. Ukuphefumulelwa kwala mavesi kungokoqobo. Akukhumbuza amazwi ka-Aristides athi, "Abantu abasha abaxubene nento engcwele." Nansi amandla nokuqonda esingathola ukufana nakho kuphela ezingxenyeni eziphakeme kakhulu zemiBhalo. Ngenxa yalezi zincazelo ezimangalisayo zemfihlakalo, sibonga ukuhumusha kwethu ku-J. Rendel Harris, MA., uMhlonishwa waseClare College, eCambridge. Uthi ngazo: "Akubonakali sengathi kukhona okuvunyelwana ngakho yiwo wonke umuntu ngaphandle kokuthi ama-Ode anobuhle obuyingqayizivele futhi anenani eliphakeme ngokomoya." I-ODE 1 1 INkosi isekhanda lami njengomqhele, futhi angiyikuba ngaphandle kwayo. 2 Bangilukela umqhele weqiniso, futhi wenza amagatsha akho ahlume kimi. 3 Ngoba akunjengomqhele obunile ongahlumi; kodwa uhlala phezu kwekhanda lami, futhi uqhakazile phezu kwekhanda lami. 4 Izithelo zakho zikhule ngokugcwele futhi ziphelele, zigcwele insindiso yakho. I-ODE 2 (Akukho ngxenye yale Ode eyake yatholakala.)
I-ODE 3 1 . . . Ngifake: 2 Futhi amalungu akhe anaye. Futhi ngimi phezu kwawo, futhi uyangithanda: 3 Ngoba bengingeke ngazi ukuthi ngingayithanda kanjani iNkosi, uma ibingangithandi. 4 Ngoba ngubani okwazi ukuhlukanisa uthando, ngaphandle kwalolo oluthandwayo? 5 Ngiyamthanda oThandekayo, nomphefumulo wami uyamthanda: 6 Futhi lapho kukhona ukuphumula kwakhe, nami ngilapho; 7 Futhi angiyikuba ngumfokazi, ngoba eNkosini ePhezukonke nenesihawu akukho ukukhononda. 8 Ngihlangene no-I-run, ngoba uMthandi umtholile Othandekayo, 9 Futhi ngoba ngizomthanda lowo, oyiNdodana, ngizoba yindodana; 10 Ngoba lowo ohlangene nalowo ongafiyo, naye ngokwakhe uyoba ngongafiyo; 11 Futhi lowo ojabula ngoMuntu ophilayo, uyophila. 12 Lona nguMoya weNkosi, ongaqambi amanga, ofundisa abantwana babantu ukwazi izindlela zayo. 13 Hlakanipha, uqonde futhi uqaphele. Haleluya. I-ODE 4 1 Akukho muntu, O Nkulunkulu wami, ongashintsha indawo yakho engcwele; 2 Futhi akunakwenzeka ukuthi ayishintshe ayibeke kwenye indawo, ngoba akanawo amandla phezu kwayo. 3 Wawuyiklama indawo yakho engcwele ngaphambi kokuba wenze ezinye izindawo: 4 Lokho okungokudala ngeke kushintshwe yilabo abancane kunabo. 5 Ubanike inhliziyo yakho, Nkosi, abakholwayo bakho; awusoze wahluleka, awusoze waphelelwa yizithelo. 6 Ngoba ihora elilodwa lokholo lwakho liyigugu kakhulu kunezinsuku neminyaka yonke. 7 Ngoba ngubani ongafaka umusa wakho, alimale? 8 Ngoba uphawu lwakho luyaziwa: nezidalwa zakho ziyazi: namabutho akho (asezulwini) ayaluthola: nezingelosi ezikhethiwe zilugqokile. 9 Usinike ubudlelwano bakho; kwakungengenxa yokuthi wawusidinga thina, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi thina siyakudinga. 10 Thela amazolo akho phezu kwethu, uvule imithombo yakho ecebileyo esithululela ubisi noju. 11 Ngoba akukho ukuphenduka kuwe ukuze uphenduke kunoma yini oyithembisile: 12 Futhi ukuphela kwabonakala phambi kwakho: ngoba lokho okunike, unikele ngesihle;