1 Sesiye ngaphi isithandwa sakho

wena omuhle kulabo bonke abesifazane?

Siqonde ngaphi isithandwa sakho

ukuze sikudingise sona?

2 Isithandwa sami sehlele ngesivandeni saso,

endimeni yamaluba eziyoliso,

ukuzulazula ezivandeni

lokuqunta izimbali.

3 Ngingowaso isithandwa sami, laso singesami;

uzithokozisa ngoba phakathi kwamaluba.

4 Umuhle, sithandwa sami, njengeThiza,

uthandeka njengeJerusalema,

ulesithunzi njengamabutho ephethe uphawu lwempi.

5 Susa amehlo akho kimi;

angihubula igwebu.

Inwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wembuzi

zisehla eGiliyadi.

6 Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvu

zivela geziswa

yileyo ihamba laleyo efanana layo;

akula ehamba yodwa.

7 Izihlathi zakho ezivalwe liveli lakho

zinjengezingxenye zesithelo sephomegranathi.

8 Kungabe kukhona amakhosikazi angamatshumi ayisithupha,

labanye abafazi beceleni abangamatshumi ayisificaminwembili,

lezintombi ezipheleleyo ezingelakubalwa;

9 kodwa ijuba lami, opheleleyo wami, wehlukene,

nguye yedwa kunina,

uyintandokazi yalowo owamzalayo.

Izintombi zambona zathi ubusisiwe;

amakhosikazi labafazi beceleni bambabaza.

10 Ngubani lo oqhamuka njengokusa,

omuhle njengenyanga, okhazimula njengelanga,

olobukhosi njengezinkanyezi ziludwendwe?

11 Ngehlela esivandeni esilezithelo ezilenkelo

ngisiyabona amahlumela esigodini,

ngisiyabona ingabe amavini ayesenunkula yini

langabe amaphomegranathi ayeseqhakazile na.

12 Ngisalibele nje

isifiso sami sangibeka ezinqoleni zobukhosi ezabantu bakithi.

13 Phenduka, phenduka, wena mShulamithi;

phenduka, phenduka, ukuze sikubuke!

Liyabe limbukelani umShulamithi

kungathi libuka umgido kaMahanayimi?