1 Akwaba ubunjengomnakwethuObesanya amabeke kama!Bendingathi, ndíkufumene phandle, ndikwange,Bangàndideli noko.
2 Bendiya kukuqhuba, bendiya kukusa endlwini kama;Ubuya kundifundisa.Bendiya kukuseza iwayini eqholiweyo,Nencindi yomrharnate wam.
3 Isandla sayo sokhohlo besiya kuba phantsi kwentloko yam,Esokunene sayo sindiwole.
4 Zintombi zaseYerusalem, ndiyanifungisa,Ningáthini na ukuluvusa, ningáthini na ukuluvuselela uthando,Lude luthande?
5 Ngubani na lo unyuka evela entlango,Esayama intánda yakhe?Ngaphantsi komapile lo ndákuvusa wena.Khona apha waba nenimba ngawe unyoko,Khona apha waba nenimba owakuzalayo.
6 Ndíbeke njengomsesane wokutywina entliziyweni yakho, njengomsesane wokutywina engalweni yakho.Ngokuba uthando lunjengokufa, ukuba nengcwangu,Ubukhwele bunjengelabafileyo, ukuba lukhuni;Amalangatye abo ngamalangatye omlilo,Ngamadangatye kaYehova.
7 Amanzi amaninzi akanakulucima uthando;Imilambo ayinakuluntywilisela.Ingafanelana indoda irhole bonke ubuncwane bendlu yayo ngenxa yothando,Ingádelwa ideliwe.
8 Sìnomsakwethu omncinane,Akakabi namabele.Siya kuthini na ngomsakwethu,Mini aganelweyo?
9 Ukuba uludonga yena,Siya kwakha phezu kwalo uqoqo lwesilivere;Ukuba ungumnyango,Somrhaqa ngamaceba omsedare.*
10 Ndaba ludonga mna, namabele am anjengenqaba;Ndaza emehlweni ayo ndaba njengofumene uxolo.
11 USolomon ubenesidiliya eBhahali-amon,Isidiliya wasinikela kubagcini,Ukuze elowo azise iwaka lesilivere ngesiqhamo saso.
12 Isidiliya sam, esisesam, sona siselulawulweni lwam;Iwaka elo lelakho, Solomon;Amakhulu amabini ngawabagcini besiqhamo saso.
13 Wena uhleliyo emiyezweni,Amakholwane alibazela indlebe izwi lakho,Ndívise.
14 Dloba, ntánda yam,Uxelise ibhadi namankonyana amaxhamaEzintabeni zobulawu.