Akukho Siphako Kuwe
Indoda iyamdumisa umfazi uphawu ngalunye, imbize umtshakazi wayo nodade wayo, ithi akukho siphako kuye. Ungumyezo otshixiweyo, umthombo otywiniweyo, owayo yedwa. Ekupheleni uyaphendula, ubiza umoya, avule loo myezo ngokwakhe.
4 1Hayi, ubuhle bakho, sithandwa sam, hayi, ubuhle bakho! Amehlo akho ngamahobe ngasemva kwesigqubuthelo sakho. Iinwele zakho zinjengomhlambi weebhokhwe ezehla emaxandekeni aseGiliyadi. 2Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi weemazi zeegusha ezisandul' ukuchetywa, ezinyuka zivela ekuhlanjweni, zonke zizele amawele, akukho nanye kuzo elahlekelwe litakane layo. 3Imilebe yakho injengosinga olubomvu, umlomo wakho umhle. Imihlathi yakho injengezahlulo zerharnate ngasemva kwesigqubuthelo sakho. 4Intamo yakho injengenqaba ende kaDavide, eyakhelwe ngemikrozo yamatye; kuyo kuxhonywe amawaka amakhaka, ngalinye likhaka legorha. 5Amabele akho omabini anjengamathole amabini exhama, ngamawele ebhadi, adla phakathi kweenyibiba. 6Ide iphephezele imini, abaleke namathunzi, ndoya entabeni yemore nasendulini yentlaka emhlophe. 7Umhle uphele, sithandwa sam; akukho siphako kuwe.
8Yiza nam uphume eLebhanon, mtshakazi wam; yiza nam uphume eLebhanon. Khangela usuka encotsheni yeAmana, encotsheni yeSenire neHermon, emigongxweni yeengonyama, ezintabeni ekuhlala kuzo iingwe. 9Uyithimbile intliziyo yam, dade wethu, mtshakazi wam; uyithimbile intliziyo yam ngokundijonga kube kanye kwamehlo akho, ngelinye ilitye lesidanga sakho. 10Hayi, ubuhle bothando lwakho, dade wethu, mtshakazi wam! Lugqithe kakhulu uthando lwakho kwewayini, nevumba leeoli zakho kubo bonke ubulawu! 11Imilebe yakho ivuza ubuncwane, mtshakazi wam; ubusi nobisi buphantsi kolwimi lwakho, nevumba lezambatho zakho linjengevumba laseLebhanon.
12Ngumyezo otshixiweyo udade wethu, mtshakazi wam, ngumthombo otshixiweyo, liqula elitywiniweyo. 13Amasebe akho angumyezo weerharnate, uneziqhamo ezinconywayo, nehena nenadusi, 14inadusi nesafron, ikalamo nesinamon, nayo yonke imithi yentlaka emhlophe, imore nemihlaba, kunabo bonke ubulawu obuhle kunene. a a v14 Ikalamo lulophu olunevumba elimnandi olusetyenziswa njengobulawu. 15Ungumthombo womyezo, iqula lamanzi aphilayo, nemilanjana equkuqela ivela eLebhanon. 16Vuka, moya wasentla, uze, moya wasezantsi! Futha phezu komyezo wam, ukuze buvuze ubulawu bawo. Makangene isithandwa sam emyezweni wawo, adle iziqhamo zawo ezinconywayo.