Isihlabelelo Sezihlabelelo
1:1 Isihlabelelo sezihlabelelo, esingesikaSolomoni.
1:2 Makangange ngokwanga komlomo wakhe, ngokuba uthando lwakho lungcono
kunewayini.
1:3 Ngenxa yephunga elimnandi lamafutha akho, igama lakho linjengamafutha
uthululwa, ngakho-ke izintombi ziyakuthanda.
1:4 Ngidonse, siyakugijima emva kwakho;
emakamelweni: siyakujabula, sithokoze ngawe, sikhumbule uthando lwakho
ngaphezu kwewayini: abaqotho bayakuthanda.
1:5 Ngimnyama, kodwa muhle, O madodakazi aseJerusalema, njengamatende ethempeli
iKedari, njengezilenge zikaSolomoni.
1:6 Ungabheki kimi, ngoba ngimnyama, ngoba ilanga libhekile
mina: izingane zikamama zangibhebha; bangenza umgcini we
izivini; kodwa isivini sami kangisigcinanga.
1:7 Ngitshele, O wena othandwa umphefumulo wami, lapho walusela, lapho wena
phumlisa umhlambi wakho emini, ngokuba ngibe njengalowo yini
uphambukela ngasemihlambini yabangane bakho na?
1:8 Uma ungazi, O muhlekazi phakathi kwabesifazane, phuma endleleni yakho
ezinyathelweni zomhlambi, waluse amazinyane akho ngasematendeni abelusi.
1:9 Ngikufanise, sithandwa sami, neqembu lamahhashi endaweni kaFaro
izinqola.
1:10 Izihlathi zakho zinhle ngezinhlu zemihlobiso, intamo yakho ngamaketanga egolide.
1:11 Sizokwenza kuwe imingcele yegolide nezikhonkwane zesiliva.
1:12 Lapho inkosi isahlezi etafuleni layo, inadi lami lithumela isiliva
iphunga layo.
1:13 Othandiweyo wami uyisixha semure kimi; uyalala ubusuku bonke
phakathi kwamabele ami.
1:14 Othandiweyo wami unjengehlukuzo lensimu ezivinini zasemanzini.
Engedi.
1:15 Bheka, umuhle, sithandwa sami; bheka, umuhle; unamajuba'
amehlo.
1:16 Bheka, umuhle, sithandwa sami, yebo, umnandi, futhi umbhede wethu uluhlaza.
1:17 Imishayo yendlu yethu iyimisedari, nemishayo yethu iyimisedari.