1 Ndingenile emyezweni wam, dade wethu, mtshakazi wam;Ndiyikhile imore* yam kunye netyeleba lam;Ndiyidlile intlango yam kunye nencindi yam;Ndiyiséle iwayini yam kunye namasi am.Yidlani bethu,Selani nibe mnandi, zintánda.
2 Ndilele, yona intliziyo yam iphaphamile.Yiva, nantso intánda yam inkqonkqoza, isithi,Ndivulele, dade wethu, vukuthu lam, ngqibeleli yam,Ngokuba intloko yam izele ngumbethe,Isihlwitha sam sizele ngamathontsi obusuku.
3 Ndathi, Sendikhulule nengubo yam yangaphantsi; ndothini na ukubuya ndinxibe?Sendizihlambile iinyawo zam, ndothini na ukubuya ndizidyobhe?
4 Intánda yam yasolula isandla sayo ngekroba;Kwasika esiswini ngenxa yayo.
5 Ndavuka ndaya kuyivulela intánda yam,Nezandla zam zavuza imore;Neminwe yam, imore eyivuzelayoEsiphathweni sesitshixo.
6 Ndayivulela mna intánda yam;Ke yona intánda yam ibijike yemka.Ndemkelwa ngumbilini yakuthetha;Ndayifuna, andayifumana;Ndayibiza, àyasabela.
7 Bandifumana abalindi abajikajika phakathi komzi,Bandibetha, bandilimaza;Abalindi beendonga bandihlutha ingubo yam yokwaleka ekrelekrele.
8 Ndiyanifungisa, zintombi zaseYerusalem, ukuba nithe nayifumana intánda yam,Into enoyixelela yona, nothi, ndiyafa luthando.
9 Iyintoni na intánda yakho kunezinye iintánda,Wena nzwakazindini phakathi kweentokazi?Iyintoni na intánda yakho kunezinye,Ukuba wenjenje ukusifungisa?
10 Intánda yam iqaqambile, iyingqombela,Iyeyongamileyo ngaphezu kwamawaka alishumi.
11 Intloko yayo iyigolide engcwengiweyo, ecikizekileyo;Isihlwitha sayo siziinduli ngeenduli, simnyama njengehlungulu.
12 Amehlo ayo anjengawamavukuthu, engasemifuleni yamanzi,Ezihlamba ngamasi, ehleli njengamatye afakwe kakuhle.
13 Izidlele zayo zinjengemityino yetyeleba, njengezigánga zezityalo zokuqhola;Umlomo wayo unjengeenyibiba, uvuza imore ezivuzelayo.
14 Izandla zayo ziintonga zegolide, zifakwe amatye aseTarshishe,Isibili sayo siluphondo lwendlovu, lukrwilwe ngesafire.*
15 Imilenze yayo ziintsika zemarmore* emhlophe, zifakwe ezisekweni zegolide engcwengiweyo.Isithomo sayo sinjengeLebhanon, sisihle njengemisedare.*
16 Ikhuhlangubo layo linobumnandi; inqwenelekile yona iphela.Yiyo leyo intánda yam; nguye lowo uwethu,Zintombi zaseYerusalem.