ISIHLABELELO SEZIHLABELELO 7

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.