ISihlabelelo Sezihlabelelo 4

₁Uyazi, umuhle sithandwa sami!

Uyazi, umuhle!

Amehlo akho angamajuba

ngale kwemvakazi yakho.

Izinwele zakho zifana

nomhlambi wezimbuzi

wehla entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

₂Amazinyo akho

afana nomhlambi wezimvukazi

ezisanda kugundwa,

zikhuphuka zivela kogezwa,

zonke zinamaphahla,

kungekho neyodwa

efelweyo kuzo.

₃Izindebe zomlomo wakho

zifana nomucu obomvu,

umlomo wakho muhle,

ufana nocezu lwehananadi,

ngale kwemvakazi yakho.

₄Intamo yakho ifana

nombhoshongo kaDavide

onemigqa okuphanyekwa kuyo izikhali;

inkulungwane yamahawu

iphanyekwe kuwo,

zonke izihlangu zamaqhawe.

₅Amabele akho amabili

anjengamazinyane,

izixhumo zendluzelakazi

ezingamaphahla,

ziklabe phakathi kweminduze.

₆Kuze kuphole ilanga,

namathunzi abaleke,

ngizoya entabeni yemure

nasegqumeni lenhlaka.

₇Umuhle ngokuphelele

sithandwa sami,

akukho sici kuwe.

₈Woza sisuke eLebhanoni,

makoti wami,

usuke nami eLebhanoni,

wehle esiqongweni se-Amana

nasesiqongweni seShiniri

naseHermoni,

sisuke emiphandwini yamabhubesi

nasezintabeni zezingwe.

₉Ungephuce inhliziyo yami,

dadewethu, makoti wami.

Ungephuce inhliziyo yami

ngokungibuka kanye nje

ngeso lakho,

nangomucu owodwa nje

womgexo wentamo yakho.

₁₀Lumnandi kangakanani

uthando lwakho,

dadewethu, makoti wami!

Lumnandi kakhulu kangakanani

uthando lwakho,

ukwedlula iwayini,

nephunga lamakha akho,

kunawo wonke amakha!

₁₁Izindebe zomlomo wakho

ziconsa njengamakhekheba ezinyosi;

makoti wami,

uju nobisi kungaphansi

kolimi lwakho,

iphunga lezingubo zakho

linjengephunga laseLebhanoni.

₁₂Uyisivande esihluthulelwe,

ungumthombo ohluthulelweyo,

isiphethu esibekwe uphawu,

dadewethu, makoti wami.

₁₃Izitshalo zakho ziyisivande

samahananadi

esithela izithelo zekhethelo;

ihena elinamanadi,

₁₄inadi nesafroni,

nomhlanga nesinamoni,

nazo zonke izihlahla zenhlaka,

zemure, zenhlaba,

nazo zonke izinhlobo

zamakha ekhethelo.

₁₅Isiphethu sezivande,

umthombo wamanzi aphilayo,

ogeleza uvela eLebhanoni!

₁₆Vuka, moya wasenyakatho,

woza moya waseningizimu,

uphephethe esivandeni sami,

amakha aso athaphuke;

othandiweyo wami

makeze esivandeni sakhe,

adle izithelo zaso zekhethelo.