1 Kayisibuhle bakho, sithandwa sami!

Awu, ayisibuhle, bakithi!

Amehlo akho embeswe liveli, angamajuba.

Inwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wembuzi

zisehla entabeni iGiliyadi.

2 Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvu zisanda kugundwa,

zivela geziswa yileyo ihamba laleyo efanana layo;

kayikho ethe qekele yodwa.

3 Izindebe zakho zinjengozwezwe olubomvu;

muhle umlomo wakho.

Izihlathi zakho ezembeswe liveli lakho

ezinjengephomegranathi elidatshulwe phakathi.

4 Intamo yakho injengomphotshongo wokulinda kaDavida,

owakhiwa waba muhle kakhulu;

kulengiswe kuwo amahawu ayinkulungwane,

wonke angamahawu amaqhawe.

5 Amabele akho omabili anjengamazinyane amabili,

njengamaphahla amazinyane empala

adla utshani phakathi kwezimbali.

6 Nxa kusesemadabukakusa

izithunzi zingakabaleki emuntwini,

ngizakuya entabeni yemure

laseqaqeni lwamakha amnandi.

7 Umuhle kakhulukazi, ntokazi yami;

kakulanto engenhle kuwe.

8 Woza, mlobokazi wami, sisuke eLebhanoni,

woza sisuke eLebhanoni.

Yehla emaweni ase-Amana,

wehle esiqongweni saseSeniri, isiqongo seHemoni,

ezimbalwini zezingonyama

lezintabeni okuhlala ingwe kuzo.

9 Uyithumbile inhliziyo yami, dadewethu, mlobokazi wami;

uyithumbile inhliziyo yami

ngokungithi jeqe ngamehlo akho,

langengqongqo elilodwa lobuhlalu bakho.

10 Luthokozisa kanganani uthando lwakho,

dadewethu, mlobokazi wami!

Lumnandi kakhulu kulewayini,

lephunga lamakha akho

kulawo wonke amafutha!

11 Izindebe zakho ziconsa ubumnandi njengoluju, mlobokazi wami;

uchago loluju kungaphansi kolimi lwakho.

Iphunga lezivunulo zakho

linjengeleLebhanoni.

12 Uyisivande esibiyelweyo, dadewethu, mlobokazi wami;

ungumthombo obiyelweyo,

lesiphethu esihuqelweyo sagcikwa.

13 Izilimo zakho ziyisivande samaphomegranathi

alezithelo ezinhle zilehena lenadi,

14 inadi lesafuroni,

ikhalamu lesinamoni,

lemihlobo yonke yezihlahla zempepha,

imure lenhlaba lazozonke iziyoliso zekhethelo.

15 Uyisiphethu sesivandeni,

umthombo ogeleza amanzi

ugeleza usehla eLebhanoni.

16 Vuka moya wenyakatho,

woza moya weningizimu!

Phephetha esivandeni sami,

ukuze amakha aso agcwale indawo yonke.

Akuthi isithandwa sami size esivandeni saso

sikholise izithelo zaso zekhethelo.