1 Ubusuku bonke emandlalweni wam

ndahlala ndimlindele olangazelelwa yintliziyo yam;

ndaba ngamjonga kodwa andamfumana.

2 Ndosuka ndivuke ndihamba-hambe esixekweni,

ndijikeleze ezitalatweni nasemabaleni;

ndomzingela lowo ulangazelelwa yintliziyo yam.

Ewe, ndaba ngathalaza andamfumana.

3 Ke bona abalindi bandibhaqa;

bona babehamba-hamba bejikeleza isixeko:

“Ngaba khange nisibone isithandwa sam?”

4 Ukubanje ndahlukane nabo

suka ndagaxeleka kuye ndamfumana.

Hayi ke, ndambamba andamyeka,

ndaza ndaya naye endlwini kamama,

kwigumbi lalowo ndakhawulwa nguye.

5 Zintombi zaseJerusalem, ndinifungisa

amanxala namabhadi asemathambekeni:

Sanukuluxhokonxa ningaluphembeleli uthando;

luyekeni lude luzivukele ngokwalo.

6 Ngubani na lo uthi gqi entlango,

lo ngathi ngumqulu womsi?

Nditsho lo uqholwe ngesiqhumiso nentlaka

esiphuma kwiziqholo zabarhwebi.

7 Tyhini, yinqwelo kaSolomon!

Ukhatshwa ngamashumi amathandathu amajoni,

ezona ngcungela zamagorha akwaSirayeli.

8 Onke agaxel’ amakrele;

onke ngoompondo zihlanjiwe emfazweni.

Ngalinye lixakath’ ikrele;

selilungel’ izigigaba zobusuku.

9 Ukumkani uSolomon uzenzele inqwelo,

eyenza ngamaplanga omthi waseLebhanon.

10 Iintsika zayo zityatyekwe ngesiliva,

amazantsi ayo atyatyekwa ngegolide.

Isihlalo sona sênziwa ngelaphu elimsobo;

umphakathi ke wona uthungwe ngobunono

zezo ntombi zaseJerusalem.

11 Phumani, zintombi zaseZiyon;

khanikhangele nimbone ukumkani uSolomon.

Nanko ethwele isithsaba sobukhosi,

eso wasithweswa ngunina

mhla zawelan’ iindonga,

mhla intliziyo yakhe yaphuphuma luvuyo!