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₁Ebusuku embhedeni wami

ngamfuna othandwa ngumphefumulo wami;

ngamfuna, kepha angimtholanga.

₂Ngiyakuvuka, ngihambahambe emzini,

ezitaladini nasezigcawini;

ngiyakufuna othandwa ngumphefumulo wami;

ngamfuna, kepha angimtholanga.

₃Abalindi bangifumana

behambahamba emzini:

“Nimbonile othandwa ngumphefumulo wami na?”

₄Ngangidlule kancane nje kubo;

ngase ngimthola othandwa ngumphefumulo wami;

ngambamba, angivumanga ukuba ahambe,

ngaze ngamngenisa endlini kamame

nasekamelweni lowangikhulisayo.

₅Ngiyanifungisa,

madodakazi aseJerusalema,

ngezinsephe nangezindluzelekazi zasendle

ukuba ningalunyakazisi,

ningaluvusi uthando,

lungakavumi.

₆Ngubani owenyuka ehlane njengezinsika zomusi,

eqhole ngemure* nangenhlaka,

nangawo onke amakha omthengi, na?

₇Bheka, luhlaka lukaSolomoni!

Amaqhawe angamashumi ayisithupha aluzungezile

emaqhaweni akwa-Israyeli.

₈Onke aphethe izinkemba,

afundile ukulwa;

yilowo nalowo muntu unenkemba yakhe okhalweni lwakhe

ngokwesaba ebusuku.

₉Inkosi uSolomoni izenzele uhlaka ngemithi yaseLebanoni.

₁₀Yenza izinsika zalo ngesiliva,

nephansi lalo ngegolide,

nesihlalo salo ngokububende,

ubuphakathi balo bugandaywe ngothando

lwamadodakazi aseJerusalema.

₁₁Phumani nina madodakazi aseJerusalema,

nibone inkosi uSolomoni,

inomqhele eyawuqheliswa ngunina

ngosuku lokugcagca kwayo

nangomhla wokuthokoza kwenhliziyo yayo.