1 Zinhle kangakanani izinyawo zakhoezicathulweni zazo,wena ndodakazi yesikhulu!Amathanga akho ayizindilinga anjengemihlobiso,umsebenzi wezandla zengcweti.
2 Inkaba yakho ingumkhele oncweliweyo,ongasweli iwayini elixutshanisiweyo;isisu sakho siyinqwaba kakolweni,ibiyelwe ngeminduze.
3 Amabele akho amabili anjengezixhumu ezimbiliezingamawele ensephe.
4 Intamo yakho injengoMbhoshongo woPhondo lweNdlovu;amehlo akho angamachibi aseHeshiboningasesangweni laseBati Rabimi;impumulo yakho injengombhoshongo waseLebanoniobhekene neDamaseku.
5 Ikhanda lakho kuwe linjengeKarmeli,nomyeko wekhanda lakho unjengokububende;kuboshiwe inkosi ngesiyendane.
6 Umuhle, umnandi kangakananiwena othandwa ngenjabulo!
7 Isimo sakho siyisundu,namabele akho omabili anjengamahlukuzo.
8 Ngathi: “Ngiyakukhwela esundwini,ngibambe amagatsha alo.”Amabele akho mawabe ngamahlukuzo omvini,nephunga lokuphefumula kwakho njengama-apula,*
9 nomlomo wakho njengewayinielihle elihamba lehle kamnandi,lewuka ngezindebe nangamazinyo.
10 Mina ngingowothandiweyo wami,uyanginxanela.
11 Woza wena othandiweyo wami,siye endle,silale emizaneni.
12 Masivuke ekuseni, siye ezivinini,sibone uma umvini uqhakazile,nezimbali zawo uma zivulekile,namapomegranati* uma ekhahlele.Lapho ngiyakukunika uthando lwami.
13 Amamandragora* athaphuka iphunga,nangaseminyango yethukukhona izinhlobo zonke zezithelo ezinqabileyo,ezintsha nezindala,engizibekele wena othandiweyo wami.