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Abangane
1 Sesiye ngaphi isithandwa sakho
wena omuhle kulabo bonke abesifazane?
Siqonde ngaphi isithandwa sakho
ukuze sikudingise sona?
Umlobokazi
2 Isithandwa sami sehlele ngesivandeni saso,
endimeni yamaluba eziyoliso,
ukuzulazula ezivandeni
lokuqunta izimbali.
3 Ngingowaso isithandwa sami, laso singesami;
uzithokozisa ngoba phakathi kwamaluba.
Umyeni
4 Umuhle, sithandwa sami, njengeThiza,
uthandeka njengeJerusalema,
ulesithunzi njengamabutho ephethe uphawu lwempi.
5 Susa amehlo akho kimi;
angihubula igwebu.
Inwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wembuzi
zisehla eGiliyadi.
6 Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvu
zivela geziswa
yileyo ihamba laleyo efanana layo;
akula ehamba yodwa.
7 Izihlathi zakho ezivalwe liveli lakho
zinjengezingxenye zesithelo sephomegranathi.
8 Kungabe kukhona amakhosikazi angamatshumi ayisithupha,
labanye abafazi beceleni abangamatshumi ayisificaminwembili,
lezintombi ezipheleleyo ezingelakubalwa;
9 kodwa ijuba lami, opheleleyo wami, wehlukene,
nguye yedwa kunina,
uyintandokazi yalowo owamzalayo.
Izintombi zambona zathi ubusisiwe;
amakhosikazi labafazi beceleni bambabaza.
Abangane
10 Ngubani lo oqhamuka njengokusa,
omuhle njengenyanga, okhazimula njengelanga,
olobukhosi njengezinkanyezi ziludwendwe?
Umyeni
11 Ngehlela esivandeni esilezithelo ezilenkelo
ngisiyabona amahlumela esigodini,
ngisiyabona ingabe amavini ayesenunkula yini
langabe amaphomegranathi ayeseqhakazile na.
12 Ngisalibele nje
isifiso sami sangibeka ezinqoleni zobukhosi ezabantu bakithi.
Abangane
13 Phenduka, phenduka, wena mShulamithi;
phenduka, phenduka, ukuze sikubuke!
Umyeni
Liyabe limbukelani umShulamithi
kungathi libuka umgido kaMahanayimi?