IsiHlabelelo seziHlabelelo 4

₁Bheka, umuhle, sithandwa sami!

Bheka, umuhle!

Unamehlo amajuba emva kwemvakazi yakho;

izinwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wezimbuzi

owehla entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

₂Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvukazi

ezisand' ukugundwa,

ezikhuphuka zigeziwe,

zinamawele zonke,

kungekho neyodwa phakathi kwazo efelweyo.

₃Izindebe zakho zinjengomucu obomvu,

umlomo wakho muhle;

izihlathi zakho zinjengenxenye yepomegranati*

emva kwemvakazi yakho.

₄Intamo yakho injengombhoshongo

kaDavide owakhiwe ngemihlobiso,

okuphanyekwa kuwo amahawu ayinkulungwane,

onke eyizihlangu zamaqhawe.

₅Amabele akho amabili anjengezixhumu ezimbili

ezingamawele ensephe,

ezidla phakathi kweminduze.

₆Lize liphole ilanga

namathunzi abaleke,

ngiyakuya entabeni yemure*

nasegqumeni lenhlaka.

₇Umuhle wonke, sithandwa sami,

akukho sisihla kuwe.

₈Woza umuke nami eLebanoni,

makoti wami,

umuke nami eLebanoni,

wehle esiqongweni sase-Amana,

nasesiqongweni saseSeniri naseHermoni,

simuke emihumeni yezingonyama,

nasezintabeni zezingwe.

₉Ungaphucile inhliziyo yami,

dadewethu, makoti wami;

ungaphucile inhliziyo yami ngelinye

lamehlo akho,

ngomgexo munye wentamo yakho.

₁₀Lumnandi kangakanani uthando lwakho,

dadewethu, makoti wami!

Luhle kangakanani uthando lwakho,

kunewayini,

nephunga lamafutha akho

kunamakha onke!

₁₁Izindebe zakho, makoti wami,

ziyaconsa izinyosi;

uju nobisi kukhona

phansi kolimi lwakho,

nephunga lezambatho zakho

linjengephunga laseLebanoni.

₁₂Uyinsimu ehluthulelweyo,

dadewethu, makoti wami,

umthombo ohluthulelweyo

nesiphethu esibekwe uphawu.

₁₃Amahlumela akho ayihlathi lamapomegranati*

anezithelo ezinqabileyo,

ihena* kanye nenadi,*

₁₄inadi* nesafroni,*

nomhlanga nokinamona,*

kanye nemithi yonke yenhlaka,

nemure* nomhlaba,

nawo onke amakha amahle.

₁₅Siphethu sensimu,

mthombo wamanzi aphilayo,

sifufula saseLebanoni!

₁₆Vuka, moya wasenyakatho,

uze wena Ningizimu,

uphephethe ensimini yami,

ukuze amakha ayo athaphuke;

othandiweyo wami makangene ensimini yakhe,

adle izithelo zayo ezinqabileyo.