1Zaze zazinhle izinyawo zakho ezimbadadeni, wena ndodakazi yesikhulu! Amathanga akho ayizindilinga anjengemihlobiso, umsebenzi wezandla zengcweti.
2Inkaba yakho iyisitsha esiyindilinga esingalintuli iwayini elixutshiweyo, isisu sakho simbulungene okwendundumana kakolo, ebiyelwe ngeminduze.
3Amabele akho amabili anjengamazinyane amabili, amaphahla ayizixhumo zensephe.
4Intamo yakho ifana nombhoshongo wophondo lwendlovu, amehlo akho afana namachibi aseHeshibhoni, ngasesangweni eBhathi Rabhimi; ikhala lakho linjengombhoshongo waseLebhanoni, obhekene neDamaseku.
5Ikhanda lakho linjengeKharimeli, nomyeko okulo usabukhwebezane, inkosi ibambeke njengomthunjwa emiyekweni.
6Umuhle ngokubabazekayo wena sithandwa, futhi uyangenamisa!
7Isiqu sakho sifana nesihlahla sesundu, namabele akho afana namahlukuzo alo.
8Ngithi: “Ngizokhwela esihlahleni sesundu, ngibambelele emagatsheni aso.” Ngiyakucela, sengathi isifuba sakho singafana namahlukuzo omvini, nephunga lokuphefumula kwakho lifane namahhabhula,
9nolwanga lwakho lufane newayini elihle, elehla kabushelelezi kothandiweyo wami, lewuka ezindebeni nasemazinyweni.
10Mina ngingowothandiweyo wami, naye uyangilangazelela.
11Woza, wena othandiweyo wami, siye endle, silale emizaneni.
12Masivuke ekuseni siye ezivinini, siyobona ukuthi umvini usuqhakazile, nezimbali zawo sezivulekile, nokuthi amahananadi asekhahlele. Kulapho ngiyokunikeza khona uthando lwami.
13Amamandragora athaphuka iphunga elimnandi, ngaseminyango yethu kukhona zonke izinhlobo zezithelo zekhethelo, ezintsha nezindala, engizibekele wena, othandiweyo wami.