INgoma Yezingoma
6 “Uyengaphi usomoya wakho,
Wena olitshatshazi phakathi kwabesifazana?
Uqonde ngaphi usomoya wakho?
Wothi sikuncedise ukumdinga.”
2 “Usomoya wami uye engadini yakhe,
Emibhedeni yamaluba anukelelayo,
Ukuze ayekwelusa phakathi kwezingadi,
Njalo ayekukha amaluba.+
3 Mina ngingokasomoya wami
Losomoya wami ngowami+
Welusile endaweni elamaluba.”+
4 “Umuhle njengeThiriza*+ sthandwa sami,+
Umuhle njengeJerusalema,+
Uyamangalisa njengamabutho agombolozele amafulegi awo.+
5 Susa amehlo akho+ kimi,
Ngoba ayangithumba.
Inwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wembuzi,
Owehla emehlweni yeGiliyadi.+
6 Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvu,
Izimvu ezisanda kugeziswa,
Zonke izimvu zakhona zizele amaphahla,
Kayikho leyodwa elahle izinyane layo.
7 Njengocezu lweharinathi,
Zinjalo izihlathi* zakho phakathi kweveyili yakho.
9 Munye kuphela olijuba lami,+ ongelasici.
Unguyedwana kanina,
Uyintandokazi yalowo owamzalayo.
Intombi ziyambona njalo zithi uyathokoza,
Indlovukazi labanye abafazi bayamdumisa.
10 ‘Ngubani lo omuhle njengelanga liphuma,
Omuhle njengenyanga egcweleyo,
Ohlanzeke njengokukhanya kwelanga,
Omangalisa njengamabutho agombolozele amafulegi awo?’”+
11 “Ngehla ngaya engadini elezihlahla ezilezithelo,+
Ukuze ngiyebona okutsha okukhulayo esigodini,
Ngiyebona ukuthi izihlahla zamagilebisi sezihlumile* yini,
Lokuthi izihlahla zamaharinathi sezilamaluba na.
12 Ngathi ngisalibele,
Isifiso sami sangithatha*
Sangibeka enqoleni zabantu bakithi abangabahlonitshwa.”*
13 “Phenduka, phenduka, awu mShulamithi!
Phenduka, phenduka bo
Ukuze sikubuke!”
“Kanti limkhangelani umShulamithi?”+
“Unjengomgido wamaqembu amabili.”*