Ukunqwenela Kwakhe Kukum
Indoda iyamdumisa ithabathela ezinyaweni zakhe ezisezimbadadeni ukuya ezinweleni zakhe, imvuyela ekuhleni. Akakuphephi oko. Uthi umnqweno ngowabo bobabini, nangowakhe, aze amkhokele baphume baye ezidiliyeni nasemizaneni, apho amgcinele khona iziqhamo.
7 1Hayi ubuhle beenyawo zakho zisezimbadadeni, ntombi yesidwangube! Amathanga akho ayinqila anjengamatye anqabileyo, umsebenzi wezandla zomkroli onobuchule. 2Inkaba yakho sisitya esiyinqila esingaswelekiyo yiwayini exutyiweyo. Isisu sakho yimfumba yengqolowa ejikeleziweyo ziinyibiba. 3Amabele akho omabini anjengamathole amabini, ngamawele ebhadi. 4Intamo yakho injengenqaba yeempondo zeendlovu. Amehlo akho angamachibi aseHeshbhon, ngasesangweni laseBhati-rabhim. Impumlo yakho injengenqaba yaseLebhanon, ejonge ngaseDamasko. 5Intloko yakho ikuthi jize njengeKarmele, neenwele zakho ezijingayo zinjengengubo emfusa; ukumkani uthinjiwe zizimvandede zazo. 6Hayi ubuhle nokumnandi kwakho, thandwa, nazo zonke iziyolo zakho! 7Isiqu sakho sinjengomthi wesundu, namabele akho anjengezihloko zawo. 8Ndathi: “Ndiya kunyuka umthi wesundu, ndibambe iziqhamo zawo.” Amabele akho ngamana aba njengezihloko zomdiliya, nevumba lokuphefumla kwakho libe njengamaapile, 9nomlomo wakho ube njengeyona wayini ilungileyo. Ivuza kamnandi ngenxa yentanda yam, ityibilika kakuhle emilebeni nasemazinyweni.
10Ndingowesithandwa sam, naye unqwenela mna. 11Yiza, sithandwa sam, masiphume siye emasimini, silale ebusuku emizaneni. 12Masivuke kusasa siye ezidiliyeni, sibone ukuba imidiliya iselukhahlambeni na, ukuba iintyantyambo zivulekile na, neerharnate zityatyambile na. Khona apho ndiya kukunika uthando lwam. 13Amathuma akhupha ivumba lawo, naphezu kweminyango yethu zonke iziqhamo ezinconywayo, ezintsha nezindala, endikuqwebele zona, sithandwa sam. a a v13 Amathuma abezizityalo ezivumba limnandi, ebekukholelwa kakhulu kwelamandulo ukuba avuselela umnqweno wothando aze omeleze inzalo.