IsiHlabelelo SeziHlabelelo Chapter 4

1. Bheka, umuhle, sithandwa sami! Bheka, umuhle! Unamehlo amajuba emva kwemvakazi yakho; izinwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wezimbuzi owehla entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

2. Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvukazi ezisand' ukugundwa, ezikhuphuka zigeziwe, zinamawele zonke, kungekho neyodwa phakathi kwazo efelweyo.

3. Izindebe zakho zinjengomucu obomvu, umlomo wakho muhle; izihlathi zakho zinjengenxenye yepomegranati emva kwemvakazi yakho.

4. Intamo yakho injengombhoshongo kaDavide owakhiwe ngemihlobiso, okuphanyekwa kuwo amahawu ayinkulungwane, onke eyizihlangu zamaqhawe.

5. Amabele akho amabili anjengezixhumu ezimbili ezingamawele ensephe, ezidla phakathi kweminduze.

6. Lize liphole ilanga namathunzi abaleke, ngiyakuya entabeni yemure nasegqumeni lenhlaka.

7. Umuhle wonke, sithandwa sami, akukho sisihla kuwe.

8. Woza umuke nami eLebanoni, makoti wami, umuke nami eLebanoni, wehle esiqongweni sase-Amana, nasesiqongweni saseSeniri naseHermoni, simuke emihumeni yezingonyama, nasezintabeni zezingwe.

9. Ungaphucile inhliziyo yami, dadewethu, makoti wami; ungaphucile inhliziyo yami ngelinye lamehlo akho, ngomgexo munye wentamo yakho.

10. Lumnandi kangakanani uthando lwakho, dadewethu, makoti wami! Luhle kangakanani uthando lwakho, kunewayini, nephunga lamafutha akho kunamakha onke!

11. Izindebe zakho, makoti wami, ziyaconsa izinyosi; uju nobisi kukhona phansi kolimi lwakho, nephunga lezambatho zakho linjengephunga laseLebanoni.

12. Uyinsimu ehluthulelweyo, dadewethu, makoti wami, umthombo ohluthulelweyo nesiphethu esibekwe uphawu.

13. Amahlumela akho ayihlathi lamapomegranati anezithelo ezinqabileyo, ihena kanye nenadi,

14. inadi nesafroni, nomhlanga nokinamona, kanye nemithi yonke yenhlaka, nemure nomhlaba, nawo onke amakha amahle.

15. Siphethu sensimu, mthombo wamanzi aphilayo, sifufula saseLebanoni!

16. Vuka, moya wasenyakatho, uze wena Ningizimu, uphephethe ensimini yami, ukuze amakha ayo athaphuke; othandiweyo wami makangene ensimini yakhe, adle izithelo zayo ezinqabileyo.