Bible Reading Plan – Day 146

₂Makangange ngokwanga komlomo wakhe!

Ngokuba uthando lwakho lumnandi kunewayini.

₃Amafutha akho anephunga elimnandi;

igama lakho linjengamafutha athululiweyo;

ngalokho izintombi ziyakuthanda.

₄Ngidonse emva kwakho, sigijime;

inkosi isingingenisile emakamelweni ayo.

Siyakujabula, sithokoze ngawe,

sikhulume ngothando lwakho kunewayini.

Kufanele ukuba bakuthande.

₅Ngimnyama, kepha ngimuhle,

madodakazi aseJerusalema,

njengamatende akwaKedari,

njengezilenge zikaSolomoni.

₆Ningangibuki ukuthi ngimnyamana,

ngokuba ilanga lingifusile.

Amadodana kamame angifutha,

angenza umlindizivini,

kepha isivini esingesami angisilindanga.

₇Ngitshele wena othandwa ngumphefumulo wami

ukuthi waluselaphi,

uphumuzaphi umhlambi emini,

ngokuba yini ukuba ngibe njengowesifazane odukileyo

ngasemihlambini yabangane bakho na?

₈Uma ungakwazi

wena muhlekazi phakathi kwabesifazane,

phuma uhambe ezinyathelweni zomhlambi,

waluse amazinyane akho

ngasematendeni abelusi.

₉Ngikufanisa nehhashi lensikazi lezinqola zikaFaro,

sithandwa sami.

₁₀Izihlathi zakho zinhle

kangakanani zinezintambo zobuhlalu,

nentamo yakho ineminaka.

₁₁Siyakukwenzela izintambo zobuhlalu begolide,

namaqhosha esiliva.

₁₂Inkosi isahlezi ngasetafuleni layo

inadi* lami lathaphuka iphunga lalo.

₁₃Othandiweyo wami ungumshuqulu

wemure* kimi,

olele phakathi kwamabele ami.

₁₄Othandiweyo wami uyihlukuzo lezimbali zehena*

ezivinini zase-Eni Gedi.

₁₅Bheka, umuhle, sithandwa sami!

Bheka, umuhle!

Unamehlo amajuba.

₁₆Bheka, umuhle, othandiweyo wami!

Yebo, umnandi, nesilili sethu siluhlaza.

₁₇Imishayo yendlu yethu iyimisedari,*

nemiqhadi iyimisayipuresi.*

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.

₁Ebusuku embhedeni wami

ngamfuna othandwa ngumphefumulo wami;

ngamfuna, kepha angimtholanga.

₂Ngiyakuvuka, ngihambahambe emzini,

ezitaladini nasezigcawini;

ngiyakufuna othandwa ngumphefumulo wami;

ngamfuna, kepha angimtholanga.

₃Abalindi bangifumana

behambahamba emzini:

“Nimbonile othandwa ngumphefumulo wami na?”

₄Ngangidlule kancane nje kubo;

ngase ngimthola othandwa ngumphefumulo wami;

ngambamba, angivumanga ukuba ahambe,

ngaze ngamngenisa endlini kamame

nasekamelweni lowangikhulisayo.

₅Ngiyanifungisa,

madodakazi aseJerusalema,

ngezinsephe nangezindluzelekazi zasendle

ukuba ningalunyakazisi,

ningaluvusi uthando,

lungakavumi.

₆Ngubani owenyuka ehlane njengezinsika zomusi,

eqhole ngemure* nangenhlaka,

nangawo onke amakha omthengi, na?

₇Bheka, luhlaka lukaSolomoni!

Amaqhawe angamashumi ayisithupha aluzungezile

emaqhaweni akwa-Israyeli.

₈Onke aphethe izinkemba,

afundile ukulwa;

yilowo nalowo muntu unenkemba yakhe okhalweni lwakhe

ngokwesaba ebusuku.

₉Inkosi uSolomoni izenzele uhlaka ngemithi yaseLebanoni.

₁₀Yenza izinsika zalo ngesiliva,

nephansi lalo ngegolide,

nesihlalo salo ngokububende,

ubuphakathi balo bugandaywe ngothando

lwamadodakazi aseJerusalema.

₁₁Phumani nina madodakazi aseJerusalema,

nibone inkosi uSolomoni,

inomqhele eyawuqheliswa ngunina

ngosuku lokugcagca kwayo

nangomhla wokuthokoza kwenhliziyo yayo.

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 sase-Amana,

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 esibekwe 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!

₁₆Vuka, moya wasenyakatho,

uze wena Ningizimu,

uphephethe ensimini yami,

ukuze amakha ayo athaphuke;

othandiweyo wami makangene ensimini yakhe,

adle izithelo zayo ezinqabileyo.