Isihlabelelo Sezihlabelelo
4:1 Bheka, umuhle, sithandwa sami; bheka, umuhle; unamajuba'
amehlo akho phakathi kwezihluthu zakho: izinwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wezimbuzi ophuma phakathi
entabeni yaseGileyadi.
4:2 Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvu ezigundiwe, owakhuphuka
kusukela ekugezeni; kuwo wonke amawele, kungekho oyinyumba phakathi kwawo
bona.
4:3 Izindebe zakho zinjengomucu obomvu, nokukhuluma kwakho kumnandi
amathempeli anjengesiqephu sehalananda phakathi kwezihluthu zakho.
4:4 Intamo yakho injengombhoshongo kaDavide, owakhiwe endaweni yezikhali, lapho
kulenga amahawu ayinkulungwane, zonke izihlangu zamaqhawe.
4:5 Amabele akho amabili anjengamaphuphu amabili ensephe angamawele, adla phakathi kwawo
iminduze.
4:6 Kuze kuphume ilanga, namathunzi abaleke, ngiyofika kimi
entabeni yemure, nasegqumeni lenhlaka.
4:7 Umuhle, sithandwa sami; akukho ndawo kuwe.
4:8 Woza nami eLebanoni, makoti wami, kanye nami eLebanoni
esiqongweni sase-Amana, esiqongweni saseSeniri naseHermoni, esiqongweni sezingonyama
emihumeni, ezintabeni zezingwe.
4:9 Uyithumbile inhliziyo yami, dadewethu, makoti wami; ungihlukumezile
ngenhliziyo ngelinye lamehlo akho, ngeketanga elilodwa lentamo yakho.
4:10 Luhle kangakanani uthando lwakho, dadewethu, makoti wami! lungcono kangakanani uthando lwakho
kunewayini! nephunga lamafutha akho kunamakha onke.
4:11 Izindebe zakho, makoti wami, ziconsa njengezinyosi; uju nobisi kuphansi.
ulimi lwakho; iphunga lezembatho zakho linjengephunga leLebanoni.
4:12 Insimu ezungezwe udadewethu, makoti wami; umthombo ovaliweyo, umthombo
ivaliwe.
4:13 Izitshalo zakho ziyinsimu yamapomegranati, nezithelo ezinhle;
i-camphire, ne-spikenard,
4:14 Spikenard nesafroni; ukhula nesinamoni, nazo zonke izihlahla ze
inhlaka; imure* nenhlaba kanye nazo zonke iziqholo ezinhle.
4:15 Umthombo wamasimu, umthombo wamanzi aphilayo, nemifudlana evela
Lebanon.
4:16 Vuka, O moya wasenyakatho; woza wena ningizimu; vuthela esivandeni sami, ukuze
iziqholo zalo zingaphuma. Othandiweyo wami makangene ensimini yakhe, futhi
udle izithelo zakhe ezimnandi.