SongOfSongs (6/8)  

1. Siye ngaphi isithandwa sakho, wena omuhle phakathi kwabesifazana? Siphendukele ngaphi isithandwa sakho, ukuze sisidinge kanye lawe?
2. Isithandwa sami sehlele esivandeni saso, emibhedeni yamakha, ukudla ezivandeni, lokukha imiduze.
3. Ngingowesithandwa sami, lesithandwa sami singesami, esidla phakathi kwemiduze.
4. Umuhle, mngane wami, njengeTiriza, uyabukeka njengeJerusalema, uyesabeka njenge butho eliphethe iziboniso.
5. Susa amehlo akho kimi ngoba ayanginqoba. Inwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wembuzi zisehla eGileyadi.
6. Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvukazi ezikhuphuka ekugezisweni, okuthi zonke zazo zizele amaphahla, njalo kungekho eyinyumba phakathi kwazo.
7. Inhlafuno zakho phakathi kweveyili lakho zinjengocezu lwepomegranati*.
8. Kukhona izindlovukazi ezingamatshumi ayisithupha, labafazi abancane abangamatshumi ayisificaminwembili, lezintombi ezingelanani.
9. Linye ijuba lami, opheleleyo wami, nguye yedwa kunina, ongokhethiweyo wakhe owamzalayo. Amadodakazi ambona, ambusisa, izindlovukazi labafazi abancinyane, bambabaza.
10. Ngubani lo obonakala njengokusa, omuhle njengenyanga, ocwebileyo njengelanga, owesabeka njenge butho eliphethe iziboniso?
11. Ngehlela esivandeni senkelo ukubona okuhlumayo esigodini, ukubona ukuthi ivini liyahluma, amapomegranati* ayakhahlela yini.
12. Ngingakazi umphefumulo wami wangenza ngaba njenge zinqola zikaAminadibi.
13. Phenduka, phenduka, mShulami, phenduka, phenduka, ukuze sikubuke. Limbukelani umShulami? Kunjengexuku lamabutho amabili.

  SongOfSongs (6/8)