1 Icompa ukaba nka musazanje,

uwonse ibere rya mama!

Gutyo, ndagusanze hanze,

nogusomaguye,

kandi nta n’umwe yoneguye.

2 Nokugiye imbere

nkakujana mu nzu ya mama,

we yanyigishije.

Noguhaye umuvinyu urimwo ibimota neza ukawunywa,

umutobe w’amapome yanje.

3 Ukuboko kwiwe kw’i bubamfu kuranseguye,

ukuboko kwiwe kw’i buryo kurambumbatiye.

4 Bakobwa b’i Yerusalemu, ndabihanikirije:

Ntimukome urukundo canke ngo murukangure,

gushika rwishakiye kuvyuka.

5 Urya ni nde aje ava mu bugaragwa

yegamiye umukunzi wiwe?

Nagukanguye uri musi y’igiti c’amapome;

aho ni ho nyoko wawe yagusamiye inda,

aho ni ho uwari ku gise yakwibarukiye.

6 Nshira ku mutima wawe nk’ikidodo,

nk’ikidodo ku kuboko kwawe;

kuko urukundo rukomeye nk’urupfu,

ishari ryarwo rigakomera nk’i kuzimu.

Ruturira nk’umuriro waka,

nk’urubeya rukomeye.

7 Amazi menshi ntashobora kuzimya urukundo;

inzuzi ntizishobora kuruzimanganya.

Niyo umuntu yotanga

ivyo atunze vyose mu nzu yiwe ngo agure urukundo,

yogawa rwose.

8 Dufise murumuna wacu,

kandi amabere yiwe ntarasonga.

Mbega tuzokorera iki murumuna wacu

ku musi azogira ubukwe?

9 Niyaba ari uruzitiro,

tuzokwubaka iminara y’ifeza kuri we.

Niyaba ari urugi,

tuzomwugaza ibihindizo vy’amasederi.

10 Ndi uruzitiro,

kandi amabere yanje ni nk’iminara.

Ni co gituma mu maso yiwe nabaye

nk’uwuzana akaneza.

11 Salomo yari afise uruzabibu i Bayali-Hamoni,

maze asigarana urwo ruzabibu abakozi biwe.

Umwe wese yasabwa kuriha shekeli igihumbi* z’ifeza

zihuye n’ivyamwa yamuye.

12 Yamara uruzabibu rwanje ni urwanje ubwanje;

izo shekeli igihumbi nuzigumirize, yewe Salomo.

Ariko amajana abiri* ni az’abitayeho inzabibu zarwo.

13 Wewe uba mu mirima

uri kumwe n’abagenzi bagukorera,

nyumvisha ijwi ryawe!

14 Hunga, mukunzi wanje,

umere nk’ingeregere

canke nk’inyana y’impongokazi

ku misozi yuzuye ibimota neza.