Ingoma 6

Abangane

1Sesiye ngaphi isithandwa sakho

wena omuhle kulabo bonke abesifazane?

Siqonde ngaphi isithandwa sakho

ukuze sikudingise sona?

Umlobokazi

2Isithandwa sami sehlele ngesivandeni saso,

endimeni yamaluba eziyoliso,

ukuzulazula ezivandeni

lokuqunta izimbali.

3Ngingowaso isithandwa sami, laso singesami;

uzithokozisa ngoba phakathi kwamaluba.

Umyeni

4Umuhle, sithandwa sami, njengeThiza,

uthandeka njengeJerusalema,

ulesithunzi njengamabutho ephethe uphawu lwempi.

5Susa amehlo akho kimi;

angihubula igwebu.

Inwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wembuzi

zisehla eGiliyadi.

6Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvu

zivela geziswa

yileyo ihamba laleyo efanana layo;

akula ehamba yodwa.

7Izihlathi zakho ezivalwe liveli lakho

zinjengezingxenye zesithelo sephomegranathi.

8Kungabe kukhona amakhosikazi angamatshumi ayisithupha,

labanye abafazi beceleni abangamatshumi ayisificaminwembili,

lezintombi ezipheleleyo ezingelakubalwa;

9kodwa ijuba lami, opheleleyo wami, wehlukene,

nguye yedwa kunina,

uyintandokazi yalowo owamzalayo.

Izintombi zambona zathi ubusisiwe;

amakhosikazi labafazi beceleni bambabaza.

Abangane

10Ngubani lo oqhamuka njengokusa,

omuhle njengenyanga, okhazimula njengelanga,

olobukhosi njengezinkanyezi ziludwendwe?

Umyeni

11Ngehlela esivandeni esilezithelo ezilenkelo

ngisiyabona amahlumela esigodini,

ngisiyabona ingabe amavini ayesenunkula yini

langabe amaphomegranathi ayeseqhakazile na.

12Ngisalibele nje

isifiso sami sangibeka ezinqoleni zobukhosi ezabantu bakithi.

Abangane

13Phenduka, phenduka, wena mShulamithi;

phenduka, phenduka, ukuze sikubuke!

Umyeni

Liyabe limbukelani umShulamithi

kungathi libuka umgido kaMahanayimi?