ISihlabelelo Sezihlabelelo 6

₁Uyephi othandiweyo wakho,

wena omuhle kakhulu

phakathi kwabesifazane na?

Ushonephi othandiweyo wakho

sikufunise?

₂Othandiweyo wami

wehlele esivandeni sakhe,

emibhedeni yamakha,

welusele ezivandeni,

ukuze akhe iminduze.

₃Mina ngingowothandiweyo wami,

nothandiweyo wami ungowami.

Welusela phakathi kweminduze.

₄Sithandwa sami,

umuhle njengeThirisa,

uyabukeka njengeJerusalema,

uyahlonipheka njengempi.

₅Susa amehlo akho kimi,

ngokuba ayangisanganisa,

izinwele zakho

zifana nomhlambi wezimbuzi

wehla entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

₆Amazinyo akho

afana nomhlambi wezimvukazi

zikhuphuka kade zigezwa,

zinamaphahla, kungekho neyodwa

efelweyo kuzo.

₇Njengocezu lwehananadi,

zinjalo izihlathi zakho

ngale kwemvakazi yakho.

₈Ondlunkulu bangamashumi

ayisithupha,

izancinza zingamashumi

ayisishiyagalombili,

izintombi azinakubalwa.

₉Kodwa ijuba lami,

opheleleyo wami,

munye qhwaba;

uzelwe yedwa kunina,

uyikhethelo lalowo owamzalayo.

Amadodakazi ambona qede

ambize ngobusisiweyo,

ondlunkulu nezancinza

bambona maqede bamhashe.

₁₀Ngubani lo obukeka

njengentathakusa,

omuhle njengenyanga,

okhanya njengelanga,

ohlonipheka njengempi na?

₁₁Ngehlele esivandeni samantongomane

ukuyobona izithelo eziluhlaza

esihosheni,

nokubona ukuthi

ngabe umvini usuqhakazile

namahananadi asekhahlele.

₁₂Ngingazelele nje ukulangazelela kwami

kwangibeka ezinqoleni zempi,

zabantu benkosana yami.

₁₃Buya, buya mShulami!

Buya, buya ukuze sikubuke!

Yini enizoyibona

kumShulami na?

Kunjengokusina phakathi

kwamaqembu amabili.