ISIHLABELELO SEZIHLABELELO 6

₁Othandiweyo wakho uyephi,

wena-muhlekazi phakathi kwabesifazane;

ushonephi othandiweyo wakho

ukuba simfune kanye nawe na?

₂Othandiweyo wami wehlele ensimini yakhe,

ezindimeni zamakha,

ukuba aluse ensimini,

akhe iminduze.

₃Mina ngingowothandiweyo wami,

nothandiweyo wami ungowami,

lapho alusa phakathi kweminduze.

₄Umuhle, sithandwa sami, njengeTirisa,

umnandi njengeJerusalema,

kepha wesabeka njengezimpi.

₅Susa amehlo akho kimi,

ngokuba ayangiphaphathekisa;

izinwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wezimbuzi

owehla entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

₆Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvukazi

ezikhuphuka zigeziwe,

zinamawele zonke,

kungekho neyodwa phakathi kwazo efelweyo.

₇Izihlathi zakho zinjengenxenye yepomegranati*

emva kwemvakazi yakho.

₈Amakhosikazi angamashumi ayisithupha,

nezancinza zingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili,

nezintombi azinakubalwa.

₉Kepha ijuba lami, opheleleyo wami munye nje;

ungoyedwa kunina,

ungokhethiweyo wakhe owamzalayo.

Amantombazana ayambona, athi ubusisiwe;

amakhosikazi nezancinza bayamdumisa.

₁₀Ngubani lo olunguza njengokusa,

emuhle njengenyanga,

ecwebile njengelanga,

kepha esabeka njengezimpi, na?

₁₁Ngehlela ensimini yamantongomane

ukuyobona uhlaza lwesigodi,

nokubona uma imivini iqhakazile,

namapomegranati* uma ekhahlele.

₁₂Ngingakakwazi ukulangazela kwami kwangibeka

enqoleni yabantu benkosana yami.

₁₃Phenduka, phenduka, mShulamiti!

Phenduka, phenduka ukuba sikubuke!

Nibonani kumShulamiti?

Kunjengokusina kwaseMahanayimi.