Isihlabelelo Sezihlabelelo
7:1 Zinhle kangakanani izinyawo zakho ngezicathulo, O ndodakazi yesikhulu! amalunga
amathanga akho anjengamagugu, umsebenzi wezandla zobuqili
isisebenzi.
7:2 Inkaba yakho injengesitsha esiyindilinga esingenatshwala;
njengenqwaba kakolweni ezungezwe iminduze.
7:3 Amabele akho amabili anjengamaphuphu amabili ensephe angamawele.
7:4 Intamo yakho injengombhoshongo wophondo lwendlovu; amehlo akho njengamachibi ezinhlanzi phakathi
iHeshiboni ngasesangweni laseBati-Rabimi; ikhala lakho linjengombhoshongo waseLebanoni
elibheke ngaseDamaseku.
7:5 Ikhanda lakho phezu kwakho linjengeKarmeli, futhi izinwele zekhanda lakho like
onsomi; inkosi ibanjelwe emagalaji.
7:6 Yeka ukuthi umuhle futhi uthandeka kangakanani, O sithandwa, ezintweni ezijabulisayo!
7:7 Lesi siqu sakho sinjengesihlahla sesundu, namabele akho amahlukuzo
amagilebhisi.
7:8 Ngathi, Ngizokhuphukela emthini wesundu, Ngiyobamba amagatsha
Manje amabele akho ayakuba njengamahlukuzo omvini
iphunga lekhala lakho njengama-apula;
7:9 Futhi uphahla emlonyeni wakho like iwayini elingcono kakhulu othandekayo wami, elihamba
phansi kamnandi, okwenza izindebe zabaleleyo zikhulume.
7:10 Mina ngingowothandiweyo wami, futhi isifiso sakhe ngakimi.
7:11 Woza, sithandwa sami, masiphume siye ensimini; singene endlini
imizana.
7:12 Masivuke ekuseni, siye ezivinini; ake sibone ukuthi umvini uyaqhakaza yini;
noma kuvela amagilebhisi athambile, namapomegranati aqhakazile, khona
ngizokunika izithandwa zami.
7:13 Amamandragora iphunga, futhi emasangweni ethu kukhona zonke izinhlobo ezijabulisayo
izithelo ezintsha nezindala, engizibekele wena, sithandwa sami.