Isihlabelelo somyeni ngobuhle bomakoti
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 saseAmana,
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 esibekwé 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!
Ukuphendulana komyeni nomakoti
16Vuka, moya wasenyakatho,
uze wena-Ningizimu,
uphephethe ensimini yami,
ukuze amakha ayo athaphuke;
othandiweyo wami makangene ensimini yakhe,
adle izithelo zayo ezinqabileyo.
