Ngavula, Kodwa Wayesehambile
Uthi ufikile engadini yakhe. Bese owesifazane elandisa ngobusuku angabaza ngabo emnyango wavula sekwephuzile, wathola esehambile. Esamfuna, abalindi bamshaya. Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi yini emehlukanisayo, uyamchaza kusukela ekhanda kuze kube ezinyaweni.
5 1Ngingenile engadini yami, dadewethu, makoti wami; ngibuthile imure yami kanye nesinongo sami, ngidlile ikhekheba lami kanye noju lwami, nginathile iwayini lami kanye nobisi lwami. Dlanini, bangane; phuzani, niphuze kakhulu, zithandani!
2Ngangilele, kodwa inhliziyo yami yayiphapheme. Umsindo—isithandwa sami siyangqongqoza: “Ngivulele, dadewethu, sithandwa sami, juba lami, wena ophelele, ngokuba ikhanda lami limanzi te ngamazolo, izinwele zami ngamaconsi obusuku.” 3Ngangiyikhumulile ingubo yami—ngingayigqoka kanjani futhi? Ngangigezile izinyawo zami—ngingazingcolisa kanjani? 4Isithandwa sami safaka isandla saso esikheleni somnyango, inhliziyo yami yagubhazela ngaphakathi kimi. 5Ngavuka ukuze ngivulele isithandwa sami, izandla zami zaconsa imure, iminwe yami yaconsa imure egobhozayo, eziphathweni zomshudo womnyango. 6Ngasivulela isithandwa sami, kodwa isithandwa sami sase siphendukile sahamba. Umphefumulo wami waphela amandla lapho sikhuluma. Ngasifuna, kodwa angisitholanga; ngasibiza, kodwa asiphendulanga. 7Abalindi bangifica lapho bezungeza umuzi; bangishaya, bangilimaza; bathatha ingubo yami kimi, labo balindi bezindonga. 8Ngiyanifungisa, madodakazi aseJerusalema, uma nisifica isithandwa sami, nisitshele ukuthi ngigula uthando. 9Sihlukene ngani isithandwa sakho kwesinye isithandwa, wena omuhle kunabo bonke abesifazane? Sihlukene ngani isithandwa sakho kwesinye isithandwa, uze usifungise kanjalo?
10Isithandwa sami siyakhazimula futhi sibomvana, sivelele phakathi kwabayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. 11Ikhanda laso liyigolide elihle kunalo lonke; izinwele zaso ziyagoqana, zimnyama njengegwababa. 12Amehlo aso anjengamajuba eceleni kwemifudlana yamanzi, ageziswe ngobisi, afakwe njengamatshe ayigugu endaweni yawo. 13Izihlathi zaso zinjengezivande zezinongo, izindunduma zamakhambi anuka kamnandi. Izindebe zaso ziyiminduze, ziconsa imure egobhozayo. 14Izingalo zaso ziyizinduku zegolide, ezihlotshiswe ngamatshe ayigugu. Umzimba waso uyizinyo lendlovu elilolongiweyo, elihlotshiswe ngamasafire. 15Imilenze yaso iyizinsika ze-alabasta, zimiswe ezisekelweni zegolide elihle. Ukubukeka kwaso kunjengeLebanoni, sikhethekile njengemisedari. 16Umlomo waso umnandi uqobo, futhi sifiseleka ngokuphelele. Lesi yisithandwa sami, futhi lesi ngumngane wami, madodakazi aseJerusalema.
