Bible Reading Plan – Day 147

₁Sengingenile ensimini yami,

dadewethu, makoti wami;

ngiyabutha imure* lami namakha ami,

ngiyadla amakhekheba ami kanye nezinyosi zami,

ngiyaphuza iwayini lami kanye nobisi lwami.

Yidlani, bangane,

niphuze, nisuthe ngothando.

₂Bengilele,

kepha inhliziyo yami ibiphapheme;

kuyizwi lothandiweyo wami elingqongqotha lithi:

“Ngivulele, dadewethu,

sithandwa sami,

juba lami, opheleleyo wami,

ngokuba ikhanda lami ligcwele amazolo,

nesihluthu sami amaconsi asebusuku.”

₃Ngikhumulile isambatho sami,

ngingasifaka kanjani?

Ngigezile izinyawo zami,

ngingazingcoliselani na?

₄Othandiweyo wayesengenisa isandla sakhe embotsheni,

izibilini zami zamhawukela.

₅Ngavuka ukumvulela othandiweyo wami;

izandla zami zaconsa imure,*

neminwe yami imure elimanzi

phezu kwezibambo zesihluthulelo.

₆Ngamvulela-ke othandiweyo wami,

kepha othandiweyo wami ubephendukile,

wamuka;

umphefumulo wami wawuphela ngokukhuluma kwakhe,

ngamfuna, kepha angamthola;

ngambiza,

kodwa akaphendula.

₇Abalindi bangifumana

behambahamba emzini,

bangishaya, bangilimaza;

abalindi bezingange bangaphuca imvakazi yami.

₈Ngiyanifungisa, madodakazi aseJerusalema,

uma nimfumana othandiweyo wami,

ukuba nimtshele ukuthi ngiyafa uthando.

₉Othandiweyo wakho udlula ngani omunye,

wena muhlekazi phakathi kwabesifazane, na?

Othandiweyo wakho udlula kuphi omunye

ukuba usifungise kanjalo na?

₁₀Othandiweyo wami uyakhazimula ngobumhlophe, ubomvu,

uyabonakala phakathi kwezigidi.

₁₁Ikhanda lakhe liyigolide elihle elicwengekileyo;

isihluthu sakhe sinententezo,

simnyama njengegwababa.

₁₂Amehlo akhe anjengamajuba ngasemifuleni yamanzi,

ageziwe ngobisi ehlezi ngasemifudlaneni egcweleyo.

₁₃Izihlathi zakhe ziyizindima zamakha ezithaphuka iphunga,

nezindebe zakhe ziyiminduze

econsa imure* elimanzi.

₁₄Izingalo zakhe ziyizindilinga zegolide,

okufakwe kuzo amakrisolithe;*

isidumbu sakhe sinjengokwenziwe ngophondo lwendlovu,

sembesiwe ngamasafire.*

₁₅Imilenze yakhe iyizinsika zetshe elimhlophe

ezisekelwe ezinyaweni zegolide elihle;

ukubukeka kwakhe kunjengeLebanoni,

kukhethekile njengemisedari.*

₁₆Umlomo wakhe umnandi,

uyanxaneleka wonke;

yilowo ongothandiweyo wami,

yilowo ongumngane wami,

nina madodakazi aseJerusalema.

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.

₁Zinhle kangakanani izinyawo zakho

ezicathulweni zazo,

wena ndodakazi yesikhulu!

Amathanga akho ayizindilinga anjengemihlobiso,

umsebenzi wezandla zengcweti.

₂Inkaba yakho ingumkhele oncweliweyo,

ongasweli iwayini elixutshanisiweyo;

isisu sakho siyinqwaba kakolweni,

ibiyelwe ngeminduze.

₃Amabele akho amabili anjengezixhumu ezimbili

ezingamawele ensephe.

₄Intamo yakho injengoMbhoshongo woPhondo lweNdlovu;

amehlo akho angamachibi aseHeshiboni

ngasesangweni laseBati Rabimi;

impumulo yakho injengombhoshongo waseLebanoni

obhekene neDamaseku.

₅Ikhanda lakho kuwe linjengeKarmeli,

nomyeko wekhanda lakho unjengokububende;

kuboshiwe inkosi ngesiyendane.

₆Umuhle, umnandi kangakanani

wena othandwa ngenjabulo!

₇Isimo sakho siyisundu,

namabele akho omabili anjengamahlukuzo.

₈Ngathi: “Ngiyakukhwela esundwini,

ngibambe amagatsha alo.”

Amabele akho mawabe ngamahlukuzo omvini,

nephunga lokuphefumula kwakho njengama-apula,*

₉nomlomo wakho njengewayini

elihle elihamba lehle kamnandi,

lewuka ngezindebe nangamazinyo.

₁₀Mina ngingowothandiweyo wami,

uyanginxanela.

₁₁Woza wena othandiweyo wami,

siye endle,

silale emizaneni.

₁₂Masivuke ekuseni, siye ezivinini,

sibone uma umvini uqhakazile,

nezimbali zawo uma zivulekile,

namapomegranati* uma ekhahlele.

Lapho ngiyakukunika uthando lwami.

₁₃Amamandragora* athaphuka iphunga,

nangaseminyango yethu

kukhona izinhlobo zonke zezithelo ezinqabileyo,

ezintsha nezindala,

engizibekele wena othandiweyo wami.

₁Sengathi nga unjengomfowethu

owancela amabele kamame!

Uma bengikufumana phandle,

bengiyakukwanga ngingadelelwa muntu.

₂Bengiyakukuhola,

ngikuyise endlini kamame;

ubuyakungifundisa;

bengiyakukuphuzisa iwayini eliyolisiweyo,

amanzi ompomegranati* wami.

₃Isandla sakhe sokhohlo

besiyakubaphansi kwekhanda lami,

nesokunene sakhe besiyakungigona.

₄Ngiyanifungisa,

madodakazi aseJerusalema,

ukuba ningalunyakazisi,

ningaluvusi uthando,

lungakavumi.

₅Ngubani owenyuka ehlane

encike kothandiweyo wakhe na?

Phansi komapula* ngakuvusa;

lapho unyoko wayenemihelo ngawe,

khona lapho wayenemihelo owakuzalayo.

₆Ngifake njengophawu enhliziyweni yakho,

njengophawu engalweni yakho,

ngokuba uthando lunamandla njengokufa;

isikhwele silukhuni njengendawo yabafileyo;

amalangabi alo angamalangabi omlilo,

ilangabi likaJehova.

₇Amanzi amaningi awanakulucima uthando,

nemifula ayinakuluminzisa;

uma umuntu ebeyakunika yonke impahla yendlu yakhe ngothando,

nokho ubeyakwaliwa nokwaliwa.

₈Sinodadewethu omncane,

kanawo amabele;

siyakwenza njani ngodadewethu ecelwa na?

₉Uma elugange,

siyakwakha phezu kwakhe umbhoshongwana wesiliva;

uma eyisicabha,

siyakumvalela ngamapulangwe omsedari.*

₁₀Ngilugange,

namabele ami anjengemibhoshongo;

khona ngaba semehlweni

akhe njengofumene ukuthula.

₁₁USolomoni wayenesivini eBali Hamoni;

wasinika isivini kubaphathi;

baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo,

izinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane zesiliva ngezithelo zaso.

₁₂Isivini esingesami siphambi kwami;

inkulungwane mayibe ngeyakho, Solomoni,

namakhulu amabili abe ngawabaphathi bezithelo zaso.

₁₃Wena ohlala emasimini,

abangane balalela izwi lakho;

ake ungizwise lona.

₁₄Shesha, othandiweyo wami,

ufane nensephe

nesixhumo sendluzele

ezintabeni zamakha.