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| 1. | Khangela, umuhle, mngane wami, khangela, umuhle. Amehlo akho angawamajuba ngaphakathi kweveyili lakho; inwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wembuzi zisehla entabeni iGileyadi. |
| 2. | Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvukazi ezigundiweyo, ezikhuphuka ekugezisweni, okuthi zonke zazo zizele amaphahla, njalo kungekho eyinyumba phakathi kwazo. |
| 3. | Indebe zakho zinjengentambo ebomvu, lenkulumo yakho yinhle. Inhlafuno zakho phakathi kweveyili lakho zinjengocezu lwepomegranati*. |
| 4. | Intamo yakho injengomphotshongo kaDavida owakhiwe waba yindlu yezikhali, okulenga kuwo amahawu ayinkulungwane, wonke ayizihlangu zamaqhawe. |
| 5. | Amabele akho womabili anjengabantwana bomziki, abangamaphahla empala, abadla phakathi kwemiduze. |
| 6. | Kuze kube semadabukakusa, lamathunzi abaleke, mina ngizakuya entabeni yemure*, leqaqeni lwempepha. |
| 7. | Wena wonke umuhle, mngane wami, kakukho sici kuwe. |
| 8. | Woza lami si suke eLebhanoni, makoti wami, lami si suke eLebhanoni. Khangela usengqongeni yeAmana, engqongeni yeSeniri leyeHermoni, ezimbalwini zezilwane, entabeni zezingwe. |
| 9. | Uyithumbile inhliziyo yami, dadewethu, makoti, uyithumbile inhliziyo yami ngelinye lamehlo akho, ngesigqizo esisodwa sentamo yakho. |
| 10. | Luhle kangakanani uthando lwakho, dadewethu, makoti! Lungcono kangakanani uthando lwakho kulewayini, lephunga lamagcobo akho kulamakha wonke. |
| 11. | Indebe zakho, makoti, zithonta njeng ohlanga loluju; uluju lochago kungaphansi kolimi lwakho, lephunga lezembatho zakho linjengephunga leLebhanoni. |
| 12. | Uyisivande esikhiyiweyo, dadewethu, makoti, umthombo okhiyiweyo, isiphethu esinanyekwe ngophawu. |
| 13. | Amahlumela akho ayisivande samapomegranati*, lezithelo ezimnandi, ihena* lenadi*, |
| 14. | inadi* lesafroni*, ikhalamu* lekinamoni*, lezihlahla zonke zempepha, imure lenhlaba, lamakha wonke aqakathekileyo; |
| 15. | umthombo wezivande, umgodi wamanzi aphilayo, lezifula ezivela eLebhanoni. |
| 16. | Vuka, moya wenyakatho, uze lawe, moya weningizimu, uphephethe esivandeni sami ukuze amakha aso ageleze aphume. Kasize isithandwa sami esivandeni saso, sidle izithelo zaso ezimnandi. |
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