Isihlabelelo Sezihlabelelo ISAHLUKO 1 1 Isihlabelelo sezihlabelelo esingesikaSolomoni. 2 Makangange ngokwanga komlomo wakhe, ngokuba uthando lwakho lungcono kunewayini. 3 Ngenxa yephunga elimnandi lamafutha akho igama lakho linjengamafutha athululwayo; ngalokho izintombi ziyakuthanda. 4 Ngidonse, siyakugijima emva kwakho; inkosi ingingenise emakamelweni ayo; siyakujabula, sithokoze ngawe, sikhumbule uthando lwakho kunewayini; abaqotho bayakuthanda. 5 Ngimnyama, kepha ngimuhle, madodakazi aseJerusalema, njengamatende akwaKedari, njengezilenge zikaSolomoni. 6 Ningangibheki, ngokuba ngimnyama, ngokuba ilanga lingibonile; abantwana bakamama bangithukuthelela; bangenza umlindi wezivini; kodwa isivini sami kangisigcinanga. 7 Ngitshele, wena othandwa ngumphefumulo wami, ukuthi walusela kuphi umhlambi wakho, lapho uphumlisa khona umhlambi wakho emini, ngokuba kungani ngibe njengodukileyo ngasemihlambini yabangane bakho na? 8 Uma ungazi, wena muhlekazi phakathi kwabesifazane, phuma uhambe ezinyathelweni zomhlambi, waluse amazinyane akho ngasematendeni abelusi. 9 Ngikufanise, sithandwa sami, neviyo lamahhashi ezinqoleni zikaFaro. 10 Izihlathi zakho zinhle ngezinhlobonhlobo zamatshe ayigugu, intamo yakho ngamaketanga egolide. 11 Siyakukwenzela izingcezu zegolide ezinezikhonkwane zesiliva. 12 Inkosi isahlezi etafuleni layo, inadi lami likhipha iphunga lalo. 13 Othandiweyo wami uyisixha semure kimi; ulala phakathi kwamabele ami ubusuku bonke. 14 Othandiweyo wami unjengehlukuzo lekamufi ezivinini zase-Engedi kimi. 15 Bheka, umuhle, sithandwa sami; bheka, umuhle; unamehlo amajuba. 16 Bheka, umuhle, sithandwa sami, yebo, umnandi, nombhede wethu uluhlaza. 17 Imishayo yendlu yethu iyimisedari, nemishayo yethu iyimisedari. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ngiyimbali yaseSharoni, nomnduze wezigodi. 2 Njengomnduze phakathi kwameva, sinjalo isithandwa sami phakathi kwamadodakazi. 3 Njengomapula phakathi kwemithi yasehlathini, unjalo othandiweyo wami phakathi kwamadodana. Ngahlala phansi emthunzini wakhe ngokuthokoza okukhulu, nesithelo sakhe sasimnandi emlonyeni wami. 4 Wangingenisa endlini yedili, ibhanela lakhe phezu kwami liluthando.
5 Ngisekeleni ngezigaxa zezithelo zomvini, ngiduduze ngama-apula, ngokuba ngiyafa uthando. 6 Isandla sakhe sokhohlo siphansi kwekhanda lami, nesokunene siyangigona. 7 Ngiyanifungisa, madodakazi aseJerusalema, ngezinsephe nangezindluzelekazi zasendle, ukuba ningaluvusi, ningaluvusi uthando, lungakathandi. 8 Izwi lothandiweyo wami! bheka, uyeza egxuma phezu kwezintaba, etshekula emagqumeni. 9 Othandiweyo wami unjengensephe nendluzele; 10 Othandiweyo wami wakhuluma, wathi kimi: Vuka, sithandwa sami, muhlekazi wami, uze. 11 Ngokuba bheka, ubusika budlulile, imvula idlulile, ayisekho; 12 Izimbali ziyavela emhlabeni; isikhathi sokuhlabelela kwezinyoni sesifikile, nezwi likahobhe lizwakele ezweni lakithi; 13 Umkhiwane uthela amakhiwane awo aluhlaza, nezivini ezinezithelo zomvini ziphunga elimnandi. Vuka, sithandwa sami, muhlekazi wami, uze; 14 Juba lami elisemifantwini yedwala, ekusithekeni kwezikhwelo, mangibone ubuso bakho, ngizwe ilizwi lakho; ngokuba limnandi izwi lakho, nobuso bakho buhle. 15 Sibambeleni izimpungushe, izimpungushe ezincane ezonakalisa izivini, ngokuba izivini zethu zinezithelo zomvini. 16 Othandiweyo wami ungowami, mina ngingowakhe; 17 Kuze kuphole ukusa, namathunzi abaleke, phenduka, sithandwa sami, ube njengensephe nezinyane lendluzele ezintabeni zaseBeteri. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Ebusuku embhedeni wami ngamfuna othandwa ngumphefumulo wami; ngamfuna, kepha angimtholanga. 2 Sengiyakusukuma, ngihambahambe emzini ezitaladini nasezitaladini ngiyakufuna othandwa ngumphefumulo wami; ngamfuna, kepha angimfumananga. 3 Abalindi bangifumana bezulazula emzini, ngathi kubo: "Nimbonile othandwa ngumphefumulo wami na?" 4 Kwaba isikhashana nje ngasuka kubo, ngamfumana othandwa ngumphefumulo wami; 5 Ngiyanifungisa, madodakazi aseJerusalema, ngezinsephe nangezindluzelekazi zasendle, ukuba ningaluvusi, ningaluvusi uthando, lungakathandi. 6 Ngubani lo ophuma ehlane njengezinsika zomusi, eqhole ngemure nenhlaka, nangawo wonke amakha omthengisi na? 7 Bheka, umbhede wakhe ongokaSolomoni; amaqhawe angamashumi ayisithupha ngakulo, amaqhawe akwaIsrayeli. 8 Bonke baphethe izinkemba, bafundiswe ukulwa, yilowo nalowo unenkemba ethangeni lakhe ngenxa yokwesaba ebusuku. 9 Inkosi uSolomoni yazenzela inqola ngokhuni lwaseLebanoni. 10 Izinsika zalo wazenza ngesiliva, isisekelo salo ngegolide, isihlalo salo ngokunsomi, ungaphakathi walo ugandaywe ngothando lwamadodakazi aseJerusalema. 11 Phumani, madodakazi aseSiyoni, nibone inkosi uSolomoni inomqhele unina ayewuthweswe ngawo ngosuku lobuthenwa bayo nangosuku lwentokozo yenhliziyo yayo.