1Bheka, umuhle, sithandwa sami! Bheka, umuhle! Unamehlo amajuba emva kwemvakazi yakho; izinwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wezimbuzi owehla entabeni yakwaGileyadi.
2Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvukazi ezisand' ukugundwa, ezikhuphuka zigeziwe, zinamawele zonke, kungekho neyodwa phakathi kwazo efelweyo.
3Izindebe zakho zinjengomucu obomvu, umlomo wakho muhle; izihlathi zakho zinjengenxenye yepomegranati* emva kwemvakazi yakho.
4Intamo yakho injengombhoshongo kaDavide owakhiwe ngemihlobiso, okuphanyekwa kuwo amahawu ayinkulungwane, onke eyizihlangu zamaqhawe.
5Amabele akho amabili anjengezixhumu ezimbili ezingamawele ensephe, ezidla phakathi kweminduze.
6Lize liphole ilanga namathunzi abaleke, ngiyakuya entabeni yemure* nasegqumeni lenhlaka.
7Umuhle wonke, sithandwa sami, akukho sisihla kuwe.
8Woza umuke nami eLebanoni, makoti wami, umuke nami eLebanoni, wehle esiqongweni sase-Amana, nasesiqongweni saseSeniri naseHermoni, simuke emihumeni yezingonyama, nasezintabeni zezingwe.
9Ungaphucile inhliziyo yami, dadewethu, makoti wami; ungaphucile inhliziyo yami ngelinye lamehlo akho, ngomgexo munye wentamo yakho.
10Lumnandi kangakanani uthando lwakho, dadewethu, makoti wami! Luhle kangakanani uthando lwakho, kunewayini, nephunga lamafutha akho kunamakha onke!
11Izindebe zakho, makoti wami, ziyaconsa izinyosi; uju nobisi kukhona phansi kolimi lwakho, nephunga lezambatho zakho linjengephunga laseLebanoni.
12Uyinsimu ehluthulelweyo, dadewethu, makoti wami, umthombo ohluthulelweyo nesiphethu esibekwe uphawu.
13Amahlumela akho ayihlathi lamapomegranati* anezithelo ezinqabileyo, ihena* kanye nenadi,*
14inadi* nesafroni,* nomhlanga nokinamona,* kanye nemithi yonke yenhlaka, nemure* nomhlaba, nawo onke amakha amahle.
15Siphethu sensimu, mthombo wamanzi aphilayo, sifufula saseLebanoni!
16Vuka, moya wasenyakatho, uze wena Ningizimu, uphephethe ensimini yami, ukuze amakha ayo athaphuke; othandiweyo wami makangene ensimini yakhe, adle izithelo zayo ezinqabileyo.