Song of Solomon 2

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1Ngililuba laseSharoni,
imbali yasezigodini.
Umyeni

2Njengembali phakathi kwameva
sinjalo isithandwa sami phakathi kwezintombi.
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3Njengesihlahla se-aphula phakathi kwezihlahla zeganga
sinjalo isithandwa sami phakathi kwamajaha.
Kumnandi kimi ukuhlala emthunzini waso,
lezithelo zakhe ziyahlabusa kimi.
4Useke wangisa endlini yedili,
lophawu lwakhe kimi luthando.
5Ngiqinisani ngamavini awonyisiweyo,
lingivuselele ngama-aphula,
ngoba sengiyathiswa luthando.
6Ingalo yakhe yobunxele ngiyiqamele,
kuthi ingalo yakhe yokunene ingigonile.
7Madodakazi aseJerusalema,
ngiyaliqonqosela
ngezimpala langezimpalakazi zeganga.
Lingalunyakazisi loba liluvuse uthando
luze luzifunele lona.

8Zwanini! Yisithandwa sami!
Khangelani! Nansi siyeza,
siseqa ezintabeni
siqolotsha emaqaqeni.
9Isithandwa sami sinjengempala loba ithole lomziki.
Khangela! Nansiyana simi ngale komduli wakwethu,
sikhangele sibona emawindini,
silunguza ngezimbotshana.
10Isithandwa sami sakhuluma sathi kimi,
“Sukuma, sithandwa sami,
wena omuhle, woza sihambe.
11Khangela! Ubusika sebudlulile;
isikhathi sezulu sesidlule.
12Amaluba asebonakala emangweni;
isikhathi sokuhlabelela kwezinyoni sesifikile,
ukukhala kwamajuba
sekuzwakala elizweni lakithi.
13Umkhiwa usuthela izithelo zawo zakuqala;
amavini aqhakazayo aseletha iphunga elimnandi.
Sukuma, woza sithandwa sami;
wena omuhle wami, woza sihambe.”
Umyeni

14Juba lami elisezingoxweni zedwala,
ekusithekeni kwamawa entaba,
akungitshengise ubuso bakho,
akungizwise ilizwi lakho;
ngoba limnandi ilizwi lakho,
lobuso bakho buyabukeka.
15Sibambeleni amakhanka,
amakhanka amancinyane
onayo ezivinini,
izivini zethu esezithela.
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16Isithandwa sami ngesami lami ngingowakhe;
uzithokozisa ngoba phakathi kwamaluba.
17Akuze kube emadabukakusa
lapho kunyamalala khona izithunzi,
phenduka sithandwa sami,
ube njengempala
loba njengegogo elisengumntwana
phezu kwezintaba ezilamakhelekethe.