Isokana
1Maye, zihle kangangani iinyawo zakho,
ngaphakathi kwamapatlagwanakho,
wena ndodakazi yekosana!
Amathangakho andulungu njengomjeka,
afana nomsebenzi wezandla zakasosino.
2Ikabakho isikurwana esiyindulungu,
esihlala sinewayini elineenungo.
Isisu sakho silitjathwana lekoroyi
elizombelezwe mamakhwa.
3Amabelakho anjengeentsephana ezimbili,
iye, anjengamaphahla wetsephe.
4Intamakho injengombhotjhongo wamazinyo wendlovu.
Amehlwakho asiziba seRhetjhibhoni,
esisesangweni leBhathi-Rabhimu.
Ipumulwakho injengombhotjhongo weLibhanoni,
oqalene neDamaseku.
5Ihlokwakho ikufaneza njengentaba yeKarameli.
Umyekwakho unzima begodu uyaphazima
nekosi iyakhungatheka ngawo.
6Maye, umuhle kangangani, uyakarisa
wena othandeka ngokuthokozisa!
7Ijamo lakho linjengesundu
namabelakho anjengamahlukuzo weenthelo zalo.
8Ngathi, “Ngizakhwela umuthi wesundu;
ngikhe amathuthumbalo.”
Amabelakho akabe njengamahlukuzo wediribe
nephunga lokuphefumula kwakho libe njengelamahabhula,
9umlomakho ube njengewayini eliphambili.
Esithandweni sami iwayini lehla butjhelelezi;
iye, litlelezela eembheneni ezitlerebede.
Intombi
10Ngingowesithandwa sami,
yeke sona siyangilulukela.
11Yewize sithandwa sami,
namba siye emmangweni,
sibe nobusuku emizaneni.
12Asivukele ekuseni eemvandeni zesidiribe,
siyokubona bonyana iindiribe ziyahluma,
amaqumbazo ayahloma
nokobana amarharinada ayathuthumba na.
Lapho-ke, ngizakunikela ithando lami.
13Ikofe iphafuza iphunga layo,
emasangwenethu kuneenthelo ezimnandi zodwa,
kukhona ezitja nezidala
engikubekele zona sithandwa sami.
