Ingoma Yetingoma 6

₁Uyephi lolokutsandzako wakho, wena lomuhle kunabo bonkhe besifazane?

Ujikele ngakuyiphi indlela

lona lokutsandzako wakho,

khona sitekufunisa yena?

₂Longitsandzako wami wehlele engadzeni yakhe,

emibhedzeni yetitfombo tetinandzisi,

kuyekwelusa umhlambi wakhe etingadzeni

kanye nekubutsa iminduze.

₃Mine ngiwalongitsandzako wami, yedvwa;

nalongitsandzako wami,

ungewami ngedvwa,

welusa umhlambi wakhe emkhatsini weminduze.

₄Umuhle, sitsandvwa sami, unjengeThisa,

umuhle njengeJerusalema,

uhlonipheke njengemabutfo

laphetse imijekwa yawo.

₅Susa emehlo akho kimi, ayangisindza.

Tinwele takho tinjengemhlambi wetimbuti

natewuka tehla eGileyadi.

₆Ematinyo akho anjengemhlambi wetimvu

natikhuphuka tiphuma ekugezweni.

Nguleyo naleyo ihamba naleliphahla kanye nayo,

kute nayinye lehamba ngayodvwa.

₇Tinhlafuno takho ngaphansi kweveyili yakho

tinjengetincetu temahananandza.

₈Kungaba nemakhosikati langema-60,

nemaphovela langema-80,

netintfombi letingenakubalwa,

₉kodvwa lituba lami,

lowakheke kahle wami,

yena wehluke yedvwa ngebuhle,

uyindvodzakati leyodvwa kunina,

ligcabi lalowo lowalitala.

Tintfombi tatsi natimbona,

tambita tatsi ungulobusisiwe;

emakhosikati nemaphovela amdvumisa.

₁₀Ngubani lona lochamuka njengekusa

lomuhle njengenyeti,

akhanye njengelilanga,

atsatse emehlo njengetinkhanyeti

ekushulunganeni kwato?

₁₁Ngehlela entansi ensimini yemantongomane,

kuyawubuka kuhluma lokusha esigodzini,

ngiyewubuka kutsi imivini seyidvumbile yini

nemahananandza kutsi abesabhahela yini.

₁₂Ngatsi ngingakacapheli,

kulangatela kwami kwangibeka

emkhatsini wetincola tebukhosi tebantfu bami.

₁₃Buya, buya,

wena ntfombi yaseShulami;

buya, buya, khona sitekubuka!

Nitayibukelani intfombi yaseShulami,

igidza emkhatsini wemabutfo lamabili?