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