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| 1. | Zinhle kangakanani izinyawo zakho emanyathelweni, ndodakazi yenkosana! Amalunga amathangazi akho anjengemiceciso, umsebenzi wezandla zengcitshi. |
| 2. | Inkaba yakho i njengo mganu oyingubhe ongasweli iwayini elixutshanisiweyo. Isisu sakho si njenge nqumbi yengqoloyi ezingelezelwe yimiduze. |
| 3. | Amabele akho womabili anjengabantwana bomziki, abangamaphahla empala. |
| 4. | Intamo yakho injengomphotshongo wempondo zendlovu. Amehlo akho ayiziziba zeHeshiboni ngasesangweni leBeti-Rabimi. Impumulo yakho injengomphotshongo weLebhanoni okhangelene leDamaseko. |
| 5. | Ikhanda lakho phezu kwakho linjengeKharmeli, lenwele zekhanda lakho zinjengokuyibubende; inkosi ibotshwe emikhandlweni. |
| 6. | Umuhle kangakanani, njalo uthandeka kangakanani, thando, ezinjabulweni. |
| 7. | Lobu ubude bakho bunjengesihlahla selala, lamabele akho njengamaxha. |
| 8. | Ngathi: Ngizakhwela esihlahleni selala ngibambe ingatsha zaso. Khathesi-ke amabele akho azakuba njengamahlukuzo evini, lephunga lamakhala akho linjengama-aphula, |
| 9. | lolwanga lwakho lunjengewayini elihle eliya kusithandwa sami kakuhle, kusenza indebe zabaleleyo zikhulume. |
| 10. | Ngingowesithandwa sami, lesifiso saso singakimi. |
| 11. | Woza, sithandwa sami, kasiphumele egangeni, silale ebusuku emizaneni; |
| 12. | kasivuke ngovivi siye ezivinini, sibone ukuthi amavini asehluma, ekhupha impoko, lokuthi amapomegranati* akhahlele yini. Lapho ngizakunika uthando lwami. |
| 13. | Amamandrake* akhupha iphunga elimnandi, langasemasangweni ethu kukhona zonke inhlobo zezithelo ezimnandi kakhulu, ezintsha lezindala, e ngizibekele wena, sithandwa sami. |
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