INgoma Yezingoma
8 “Aluba ubunjengomnewethu,
Owamunya emabeleni kamama.
Bengizakuqabuza+ nxa ngingakuthola phandle,
Njalo kakho obezangisola.
Bengizakunika iwayini elinukelelayo,
Umhluzi wamaharinathi.
3 Isandla sakhe senxele besizakuba ngaphansi kwekhanda lami,
Isandla sakhe sokudla singigone.+
4 Ngiyalifungisa lina madodakazi aseJerusalema,
Lingazami ukuvusa uthando kimi luze luzivukele lodwa.”+
5 “Ngubani lo othutsha evela enkangala,
Egone usomoya wakhe?”
“Ngakuvusa ngaphansi kwesihlahla sama-apula.
Lapho unyoko aba lemihelo yakho khona.
Lapho lowo owakuzalayo ahelelwa khona.
6 Ngifaka ngibe njengophawu enhliziyweni yakho
Ngibe njengophawu engalweni yakho,
Ngoba uthando lulamandla njengokufa,+
Lokuzinikela okupheleleyo kuyaphikelela njengengcwaba.
Amalangabi othando angumlilo ovuthayo, ilangabi likaJah.*+
Nxa umuntu ubengathenga uthando ngayo yonke inotho alayo,
Inotho leyo* ibizakweyiswa kakhulu.”
8 “Silomnawethu oyinkazana,+
Njalo kakaphuhli.
Sizamenzelani umnawethu,
Ngelanga azacelwa ngalo?”
9 “Nxa engumduli,
Sizakwakha phezu kwakhe inqaba yesiliva,
Kodwa nxa engumnyango,
Sizamvala ngepulanka lomsedari.”
10 “Ngingumduli,
Amabele ami anjengezinqaba.
Ngakho emehlweni akhe sengibe
Njengalowo osethole ukuthula.
11 USolomoni wayelensimu yamagilebisi+ eBhali-hamoni.
Waseqhatshisa insimu leyo ebantwini,
Ngamunye wayebhadala inhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-1 000 nxa esevunile.
12 Ngilayo insimu yamagilebisi ebiza mina.
Awu Solomoni, inhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-1 000 ngezakho,
Ezingu-200 ngezalabo abakhangela izithelo zayo.”
13 “Awu wena ohlala ezingadini,+
Abangane balindele ukuzwa ilizwi lakho.
Akuthi ngilizwe.”+
14 “Phangisa somoya wami,
Ugijime njengempala,+
Loba njengezinyane lomziki,
Phezu kwezintaba zezihlahlakazana zamakha.”