ISIHLABELELO SEZIHLABELELO 2

₁Ngiyintebe yaseSharoni,

nomnduze wezigodi.

₂Njengomnduze phakathi kwameva,

sinjalo isithandwa sami phakathi kwezintombi.

₃Njengomapula* phakathi kwemithi yasehlathini,

unjalo othandiweyo wami phakathi kwamadodana.

Ngahlala phansi emthunzini wakhe ngokwenama okukhulu,

nesithelo sakhe sasimnandi emlonyeni wami.

₄Ungingenisile endlini yewayini,

nebhanela* lakhe phezu kwami liluthando.

₅Ngiphaseni ngezigaxa zezithelo zomvini ezomileyo,

ngihlumelele ngama-apula*,

ngokuba ngiyafa uthando.

₆Isandla sakhe sokhohlo siphansi kwekhanda lami,

nesokunene siyangigona.

₇Ngiyanifungisa, madodakazi aseJerusalema,

ngezinsephe nangezindluzelekazi zasendle

ukuba ningalunyakazisi, ningaluvusi uthando,

lungakavumi.

₈Nanto izwi lothandiweyo wami!

Bheka, uyeza eqa ezintabeni,

etshekula emagqumeni.

₉Othandiweyo wami unjengensephe

noma njengesixhumu sendluzele;

bheka, umi

emva kodonga lwakwethu;

uyalunguza emafasiteleni,

ubonakala ngaseheleni.

₁₀Othandiweyo wami wakhuluma,

wathi kimi:

Vuka, sithandwa sami,

muhlekazi wami; woza sihambe,

₁₁ngokuba bheka, ubusika budlulile;

imvula isiphelile,

yamuka;

₁₂izimbali ziyabonakala emhlabeni,

nesikhathi sokuthena imivini sesisondele,

nezwi lehobhe liyezwakala ezweni lakithi.

₁₃Umkhiwane uthela amakhiwane awo aluhlaza,

imivini inezimbali,

ithaphuka iphunga layo;

vuka, sithandwa sami,

muhlekazi wami; woza sihambe.

₁₄Juba lami elisemifantwini yamadwala

nasekusithekeni kweziwa,

mangibone ubuso bakho,

ngizwe izwi lakho,

ngokuba izwi lakho limnandi,

nobuso bakho buhle.

₁₅Sibambeleni izimpungushe,

izimpungushe ezincane

ezichitha izivini,

ngokuba izivini zethu zinezimbali.

₁₆Othandiweyo wami ungowami,

mina ngingowakhe;

uyalusa phakathi kweminduze.

₁₇Kuze kuphole ilanga,

namathunzi abaleke,

mawube-njengensephe,

wena othandiweyo wami,

nanjengesixhumu sendluzele

ezintabeni eziqhekezekileyo.