1 Ngililuba laseSharoni,

imbali yasezigodini.

2 Njengembali phakathi kwameva

sinjalo isithandwa sami phakathi kwezintombi.

3 Njengesihlahla se-aphula phakathi kwezihlahla zeganga

sinjalo isithandwa sami phakathi kwamajaha.

Kumnandi kimi ukuhlala emthunzini waso,

lezithelo zakhe ziyahlabusa kimi.

4 Useke wangisa endlini yedili,

lophawu lwakhe kimi luthando.

5 Ngiqinisani ngamavini awonyisiweyo,

lingivuselele ngama-aphula,

ngoba sengiyathiswa luthando.

6 Ingalo yakhe yobunxele ngiyiqamele,

kuthi ingalo yakhe yokunene ingigonile.

7 Madodakazi aseJerusalema,

ngiyaliqonqosela

ngezimpala langezimpalakazi zeganga.

Lingalunyakazisi loba liluvuse uthando

luze luzifunele lona.

8 Zwanini! Yisithandwa sami!

Khangelani! Nansi siyeza,

siseqa ezintabeni

siqolotsha emaqaqeni.

9 Isithandwa sami sinjengempala loba ithole lomziki.

Khangela! Nansiyana simi ngale komduli wakwethu,

sikhangele sibona emawindini,

silunguza ngezimbotshana.

10 Isithandwa sami sakhuluma sathi kimi,

"Sukuma, sithandwa sami,

wena omuhle, woza sihambe.

11 Khangela! Ubusika sebudlulile;

isikhathi sezulu sesidlule.

12 Amaluba asebonakala emangweni;

isikhathi sokuhlabelela kwezinyoni sesifikile,

ukukhala kwamajuba

sekuzwakala elizweni lakithi.

13 Umkhiwa usuthela izithelo zawo zakuqala;

amavini aqhakazayo aseletha iphunga elimnandi.

Sukuma, woza sithandwa sami;

wena omuhle wami, woza sihambe."

14 Juba lami elisezingoxweni zedwala,

ekusithekeni kwamawa entaba,

akungitshengise ubuso bakho,

akungizwise ilizwi lakho;

ngoba limnandi ilizwi lakho,

lobuso bakho buyabukeka.

15 Sibambeleni amakhanka,

amakhanka amancinyane

onayo ezivinini,

izivini zethu esezithela.

16 Isithandwa sami ngesami lami ngingowakhe;

uzithokozisa ngoba phakathi kwamaluba.

17 Akuze kube emadabukakusa

lapho kunyamalala khona izithunzi,

phenduka sithandwa sami,

ube njengempala

loba njengegogo elisengumntwana

phezu kwezintaba ezilamakhelekethe.