Itywina Phezu Kwentliziyo
Umfazi unqwenela ukuba abonakalise uthando lwakhe ekuhleni engadelwa, acele ukubekwa njengetywina phezu kwentliziyo yakhe. Uthando lomelele njengokufa, lilangatye likaBawo wethu elingenakucinywa yimilambo, nemali ingaluhlazisa. Uzikhethele yena.
8 1Akwaba ubunjengomnakwethu kum, owanya emabeleni kama! Ukuba bendikufumene phandle, bendiya kukwanga, kungabikho bani undidelayo. 2Bendiya kukukhokela, ndikungenise endlwini kama—lowo owandifundisayo. Bendiya kukuseza iwayini eqholiweyo, incindi yerharnate yam. 3Isandla sakhe sokhohlo siphantsi kwentloko yam, saye isandla sakhe sokunene siyandiwola. 4Ndiyaniyala, zintombi zaseYerusalem: musani ukuluvusa okanye niluphaphamise uthando lude luthande ngokwalo.
5Ngubani lo onyuka ephuma entlango, ayame kulowo amthandayo? Phantsi komthi weapile ndakuvusa; apho unyoko wayenenimba ngawe, apho lowo wakuzalayo wanenimba.
6Ndibeke njengetywina phezu kwentliziyo yakho, njengetywina phezu kwengalo yakho; kuba uthando lomelele njengokufa, ubukhwele balo buqinile njengelabafileyo. Luvutha njengomlilo, ilangatye kanye likaBawo wethu. a a v6 Umlilo wothando apha ubizwa ngegama likaThixo ngokwakhe — olu thando luvutha ngelangatye kanye likaBawo wethu, umthombo onzulu kunene walo lonke uthando lokwenyaniso nolungacimekiyo. 7Amanzi amaninzi awanakulucima uthando, nemilambo ayinakulukhukula. Ukuba umntu ebenganikela bonke ubutyebi bendlu yakhe ngenxa yothando, bebuye kudeleka kuphele.
8Sinodade wethu omncinane, engenamabele. Siya kumenzelani na udade wethu ngomhla aya kucelwa ngawo? 9Ukuba uludonga, siya kwakha phezu kwakhe inqaba yesilivere; kodwa ukuba ulucango, siya kumvingca ngeeplanga zemisedare.
10Ndandiludonga, namabele am ayenjengeenqaba; ngoko emehlweni akhe ndaba njengofumene uxolo. 11USolomon wayenesidiliya eBhahali-hamon; wasiqeshisa kubalimi, elowo wayeya kuzisa iwaka lesilivere ngeziqhamo zaso. 12Isidiliya sam, esisesam ngokwam, siphambi kwam. Iwaka ngelakho, Solomon, aze amakhulu amabini abe ngawabo bazigcinayo iziqhamo zaso.
13Wena uhleli emiyezweni, abalingane bam baphulaphule izwi lakho; ndivumele ndilive.
14Khawuleza, sithandwa sam, ube njengebhadi okanye njengethole lexhama phezu kweentaba zobulawu.