Ubuhle bomakoti osinayo

1 Zinhle kangakanani izinyawo zakho

ezicathulweni zazo,

wena ndodakazi yesikhulu!

Amathanga akho ayizindilinga anjengemihlobiso,

umsebenzi wezandla zengcweti.

2 Inkaba yakho ingumkhele oncweliweyo,

ongasweli iwayini elixutshanisiweyo;

isisu sakho siyinqwaba kakolweni,

ibiyelwe ngeminduze.

3 Amabele akho amabili anjengezixhumu ezimbili

ezingamawele ensephe.

4 Intamo yakho injengoMbhoshongo woPhondo lweNdlovu;

amehlo akho angamachibi aseHeshiboni

ngasesangweni laseBati Rabimi;

impumulo yakho injengombhoshongo waseLebanoni

obhekene neDamaseku.

5 Ikhanda lakho kuwe linjengeKarmeli,

nomyeko wekhanda lakho unjengokububende;

kuboshiwe inkosi ngesiyendane.

Umyeni ukhuluma ngothando lwakhe

6 Umuhle, umnandi kangakanani

wena othandwa ngenjabulo!

7 Isimo sakho siyisundu,

namabele akho omabili anjengamahlukuzo.

8 Ngathi: “Ngiyakukhwela esundwini,

ngibambe amagatsha alo.”

Amabele akho mawabe ngamahlukuzo omvini,

nephunga lokuphefumula kwakho njengama-apula,*

9 nomlomo wakho njengewayini

elihle elihamba lehle kamnandi,

lewuka ngezindebe nangamazinyo.

Umnyeni:

10 Mina ngingowothandiweyo wami,

uyanginxanela.

11 Woza wena othandiweyo wami,

siye endle,

silale emizaneni.

12 Masivuke ekuseni, siye ezivinini,

sibone uma umvini uqhakazile,

nezimbali zawo uma zivulekile,

namapomegranati* uma ekhahlele.

Lapho ngiyakukunika uthando lwami.

13 Amamandragora* athaphuka iphunga,

nangaseminyango yethu

kukhona izinhlobo zonke zezithelo ezinqabileyo,

ezintsha nezindala,

engizibekele wena othandiweyo wami.