Isihlabelelo Sezihlabelelo
2:1 Ngiyimbali yaseSharoni, nomnduze wezigodi.
2:2 Njengomnduze phakathi kwameva, sinjalo isithandwa sami phakathi kwamadodakazi.
2:3 Njenge-apula phakathi kwemithi yasehlathini, unjalo othandiweyo wami phakathi
amadodana. Ngahlala phansi emthunzini wakhe ngentokozo enkulu, nesithelo sakhe
yayimnandi ekunambitheni kwami.
2:4 Wangingenisa endlini yedili, futhi ibhanela lakhe phezu kwami kwakuwuthando.
2:5 Ngiqinise ngezigaxa zezithelo zomvini, ngiduduze ngama-apula, ngokuba ngiyafa uthando.
2:6 Isandla sakhe sokhohlo siphansi kwekhanda lami, futhi esokunene siyangigona.
2:7 Ngiyanifungisa, O madodakazi aseJerusalema, ngezinsephe nangezindluzelekazi
yasendle, ukuze ningaluvusi, ningaluvusi uthando lwami, lungakathandi.
2:8 Izwi lothandiweyo wami! bheka, uyeza egxuma phezu kwezintaba;
ukweqa phezu kwamagquma.
2:9 Othandiweyo wami unjengensephe noma ithole lendluzele; bheka, umi ngemva kwethu
odongeni, ulunguza emafasiteleni, eziveza ngesango
ulethi.
2:10 Othandiweyo wami wakhuluma, wathi kimi: Vuka, sithandwa sami, muhlekazi wami, udle.
suka.
2:11 Ngokuba bheka, ubusika sebudlulile, imvula isidlulile, ayisekho;
2:12 Izimbali ziyavela emhlabeni; isikhathi sokuhlabelela kwezinyoni yi
woza, futhi izwi lehobhe liyezwakala ezweni lakithi;
2:13 Umkhiwane uthela amakhiwane awo aluhlaza, futhi imivini ithela izithelo
amagilebhisi anika iphunga elimnandi. Vuka, sithandwa sami, muhlekazi wami, uze uhambe.
2:14 O juba lami, esemifantwini yedwala, ekusithekeni
izitebhisi, mangibone ubuso bakho, ngizwe izwi lakho; ngobumnandi
yizwi lakho, nobuso bakho buhle.
2:15 Sibambeleni izimpungushe, izimpungushe ezincane ezichitha imivini, ngenxa yezivini zethu.
babe namagilebhisi athambile.
2:16 Othandiweyo wami ungowami, futhi mina ngingowakhe;
2:17 Kuze kuphole ukusa, namathunzi abaleke, phenduka, sithandwa sami, ube
unjengensephe noma ithole lendluzele ezintabeni zaseBetheri.