Song of Solomon 4
1 Uyazi, umuhle sithandwa sami! Uyazi, umuhle! Amehlo akho angamajuba ngale kwemvakazi yakho. Izinwele zakho zifana nomhlambi wezimbuzi wehla entabeni yakwaGileyadi.
2 Amazinyo akho afana nomhlambi wezimvukazi ezisanda kugundwa, zikhuphuka zivela kogezwa, zonke zinamaphahla, kungekho neyodwa efelweyo kuzo.
3 Izindebe zomlomo wakho zifana nomucu obomvu, umlomo wakho muhle, ufana nocezu lwehananadi, ngale kwemvakazi yakho.
4 Intamo yakho ifana nombhoshongo kaDavide onemigqa okuphanyekwa kuyo izikhali; inkulungwane yamahawu iphanyekwe kuwo, zonke izihlangu zamaqhawe.
5 Amabele akho amabili anjengamazinyane, izixhumo zendluzelakazi ezingamaphahla, ziklabe phakathi kweminduze.
6 Kuze kuphole ilanga, namathunzi abaleke, ngizoya entabeni yemure nasegqumeni lenhlaka.
7 Umuhle ngokuphelele sithandwa sami, akukho sici kuwe.
8 Woza sisuke eLebhanoni, makoti wami, usuke nami eLebhanoni, wehle esiqongweni se-Amana nasesiqongweni seShiniri naseHermoni, sisuke emiphandwini yamabhubesi nasezintabeni zezingwe.
9 Ungephuce inhliziyo yami, dadewethu, makoti wami. Ungephuce inhliziyo yami ngokungibuka kanye nje ngeso lakho, nangomucu owodwa nje womgexo wentamo yakho.
10 Lumnandi kangakanani uthando lwakho, dadewethu, makoti wami! Lumnandi kakhulu kangakanani uthando lwakho, ukwedlula iwayini, nephunga lamakha akho, kunawo wonke amakha!
11 Izindebe zomlomo wakho ziconsa njengamakhekheba ezinyosi; makoti wami, uju nobisi kungaphansi kolimi lwakho, iphunga lezingubo zakho linjengephunga laseLebhanoni.
12 Uyisivande esihluthulelwe, ungumthombo ohluthulelweyo, isiphethu esibekwe uphawu, dadewethu, makoti wami.
13 Izitshalo zakho ziyisivande samahananadi esithela izithelo zekhethelo; ihena elinamanadi,
14 inadi nesafroni, nomhlanga nesinamoni, nazo zonke izihlahla zenhlaka, zemure, zenhlaba, nazo zonke izinhlobo zamakha ekhethelo.
15 Isiphethu sezivande, umthombo wamanzi aphilayo, ogeleza uvela eLebhanoni!
16 Vuka, moya wasenyakatho, woza moya waseningizimu, uphephethe esivandeni sami, amakha aso athaphuke; othandiweyo wami makeze esivandeni sakhe, adle izithelo zaso zekhethelo.