Isihlabelelo Sezihlabelelo
6:1 Ushonephi othandiweyo wakho, wena muhlekazi phakathi kwabesifazane? uphi owakho
othandiweyo waphambuka? ukuze simdinge kanye lawe.
6:2 Othandiweyo wami wehlele ensimini yakhe, emibhedeni yeziqholo, ukuze aluse
emasimini, futhi ukubutha iminduze.
6:3 Mina ngingowothandiweyo wami, othandiweyo wami ungowami;
6:4 Umuhle, sithandwa sami, njengeTirisa, ubukeka njengeJerusalema, wesabeka.
njengebutho elinamabhanela.
6:5 Susa amehlo akho kimi, ngoba anginqobile;
umhlambi wezimbuzi ovela kwaGileyadi.
6:6 Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvu ezikhuphukela ekugezweni
bonke bazala amawele, kungekho noyedwa oyinyumba phakathi kwabo.
6:7 Amathempeli akho anjengesiqephu sehalananda phakathi kwezingubo zakho.
6:8 Kukhona izindlovukazi ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nezancinza ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, nezintombi
ngaphandle kwenombolo.
6:9 Ijuba lami, ophelele wami munye kuphela; uyedwa kunina, yena
ungokhethiweyo wakhe owamzalayo. Amadodakazi ambona, futhi
wambusisa; yebo, izindlovukazi kanye nezancinza, futhi bamdumisa.
6:10 Ngubani yena obheka njengokusa, emuhle njengenyanga, ecwebile njenge
ilanga, lesabekayo njengebutho eliphethe amabhanela?
6:11 Ngehlela ensimini yamantongomane ukuze ngibone izithelo esigodini, futhi
ukuze abone ukuthi umvini uyakhama yini, namapomegranati* ayakhama.
6:12 Noma ngike ngaqaphela, umphefumulo wami wangenza ngafana nezinqola Aminadibi.
6:13 Buya, buya, O Shulami; buya, buya, ukuze sikubuke.
Niyakubonani kumShulami na? Njengoba kwakuyiqembu lamabutho amabili.