1 Ingoma yetingoma yaSolomoni.
2 Akangicabuze ngekwanga kwemlomo wakhe, ngobe lutsandvo lwakho lumnandzi, kwendlula liwayini.
3 Liyajabulisa liphunga lemakha akho; libito lakho linjengemakha latfululwako. Nguko nje tintfombi tikutsandza kangaka!
4 Ngitsatse ngihambe nawe, asisheshise! Inkhosi ayingingenise esigodlweni sayo. Siyajabula sikutsakasele; sitaludvumisa lutsandvo lwakho, siludvumise kwendlula liwayini. Kufanele kutsi bakutsandze.
5 Ngiluhlata, kodvwa ngiyatsandzeka, awu, madvodzakati aseJerusalema, ngiluhlata njengemathende aseKhedari; yebo, njengetindvwangu temathende aSolomoni.
6 Ningangibukisisi ngobe ngiluhlata, ngobe ngifuswe lilanga. Emadvodzana amake angitfukutselela, angenta ngalindza tivini, sakami sivini ngasiyekelela.
7 Ngitjele-ke, wena lengikutsandzako, ngukuphi lapho udlisa khona umhlambi wakho, nalapho tihlabulela khona timvu takho emini. Kudzingeke ngani kutsi ngifanane nemfati longaphansi kweveyili, ngehle ngenyuka ngasemihlambini yebangani bakho?
8 Nangabe awati, wena mfati lomuhle kakhulu, landzela etinyatselweni temhlambi wetimvu, uyewudlisa khona emazinyane etimbuti ngasemathendeni ebelusi.
9 Sitsandvwa sami, ngitakufananisa nelihhashi lelisikati leliboshelwe kulenye yetincola taFaro.
10 Tihlatsi takho timomondziya nje nase tinemacici, nentsamo yakho nase yegatjiswe ingcibo.
11 Sitakwentela emacici egolide lahlotjiswe ngesiliva.
12 Kwatsi inkhosi isesetafuleni layo, emakha ami ayitsela ngeliphunga lelimnandzi.
13 Longitsandzako unjengemgodla wemakha emure kimi, lolele emkhatsini wemabele ami.
14 Lotsandzekako wami, usicheke setimbali tehena kimi, letivela etivinini tase-Eni Gedi.
15 Maye, umuhle, sitsandvwa sami bo! Awu, maye, mahle emehlo akho! Kimi angematuba.
16 Maye, umuhle, sitsandvwa sami bo! Awu, maye, kona uyakhanga! Yebo, nembhedze wetfu utsite klaba!
17 Emakabha endlu yetfu angimisedari; imishayo yetfu ingimisayiphuresi.
1 Ngiyimbali yaseSharoni, umnduze wetigodzi.
2 Njengemnduze emkhatsini wemanyeva, unjalo lotsandzekako wami emkhatsini wetintfombi.
3 Njengesihlahla semahhabhula emkhatsini wetihlahla telihlatsi, unjalo lotsandzekako wami emkhatsini wemajaha. Ngiyakujabulela kuhlala emtfuntini wakhe, nesitselo sakhe siyanongotela, nangisinambitsa.
4 Ungitsetse wangiyisa endlini yelidzili, luphawu lwakhe kimi bekulutsandvo.
5 Ngiciniseni ngemagelebisi lomisiwe, ningihlumelelise ngemahhabhula, ngobe ngiyafa lutsandvo.
6 Umkhono wakhe wangesancele ungumcamelo wenhloko yami, nemkhono wakhe wangesekudla uyangigona.
7 Ngiyaniyala, madvodzakati aseJerusalema, ngetimphala nangetinyamatane letinsikati tesiganga, ngitsi: Ningaluvusi lutsandvo, futsi ningalunyakatisi, luze lutivukele lona.
8 Lalela, nasi sitsandvwa sami! Bukela, nanguya eta angcabisha engca etintsabeni, agiya etikwemagcuma.
9 Longitsandzako unjengemphala nanjengelitfole lemgankla. Bukela! Nango phela aseme emvakwelubondza lwakitsi, uhlola ngemafasitelo, alungute ngetikhala telutsango.
10 Longitsandzako wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Sukuma, sitsandvwa sami, lotsandzekako wami, wota sambe.
11 Buka la, busika sebendlulile, timvula setendlulile, atisekho.
12 Timbali setiyamila emhlabeni, sekufike sikhatsi sekuhlabela, nekububula kwematuba sekuvakele kulelive letfu.
13 Sihlahla semkhiwa sesitsela titselo taso tekucala, nemivini lebhahelako itsela liphunga layo lelimnandzi. Sukuma sambe, sitsandvwa sami, sitsandvwa sami lesihle, asambe nawe.”
14 Tuba lami lelisemifantfwini yemadvwala, etindzaweni tekubhaca emaceleni etintsaba, ngikhombise buso bakho, ungivise neliphimbo lakho; ngobe liphimbo lakho liyanongotela, nebuso bakho buyatsandzeka.
15 Sibambeleni timphungutja, timphungutja letincane, ngobe ngito letibhubhisa tivini, yebo, tivini tetfu letibhahelako.
16 Longitsandzako wami ngedvwa; nami ngiwakhe yedvwa, udlisa umhlambi wakhe emkhatsini weminduze.
17 Kuze kudzabuke kusa, kubaleke titfunti, buya, wena longitsandzako, bani njengemphala nanjengemgankla losemncane nawusemagcumeni langemahhelekehle.
1 Onkhe emalanga ebusuku, nangilele embhedzeni wami, bengimfuna lowo lotsandvwa yinhlitiyo yami; ngamfuna, kodvwa angizange ngimtfole.
2 Ngitawuvuka-ke nyalo, ngiyewuyaluka nasedolobheni, etitaladini talo nasetinkhundleni talo. Ngiyawuphenya lowo lotsandvwa yinhlitiyo yami. Ngako ngamfunisisa, kodvwa angimtfolanga.
3 Balindzi basebusuku bangitfola ngesikhatsi bajikeleta ekhatsi edolobheni. Ngatsi kubo: “Nimbonile yini lotsandvwa yinhlitiyo yami?”
4 Ngatsi nje ngitsi shelele kubo, ngase ngiyamtfola lotsandvwa yinhlitiyo yami. Ngamgaca ngemikhono ngamnkonkoshela, ngangabe ngisamyekela, ngaze ngayawumngenisa endlini ketfu, endlini yalowo lowangetfwala.
5 Ngiyaniyala, madvodzakati aseJerusalema, ngetimphala nangetinyamatane letinsikati tesiganga, ngitsi: Ningaluvusi lutsandvo, futsi ningalunyakatisi, luze lutivukele lona.
6 Ngubani loya lokhuphuka achamuka ehlane, lofanana nensika yentfutfu, lotsaphuka emakha emure newemphepho leyakhiwe ngato tonkhe tinongo temhwebi?
7 Bukela! Sihlalo saSolomoni lesetfwalwako, sisingatfwe tingwazi letingema-60, emadvodza lahlonipheke kakhulu ka-Israyeli,
8 onkhe ahlome ngetinkemba, onkhe bokadzebona etimphini, nguleyo ifake inkemba yayo engculwini, ilungele kulwa nalokwesabisanako kwasebusuku.
9 Inkhosi Solomoni yatakhela leso sihlalo: Yasakha ngetingodvo taseLebanoni.
10 Tinsika taso watakha ngesiliva, kwatsi liphansi laso walenta ngegolide. Sihlalo sona sentiwa ngalokubukhwebeletane; lonkhe lingekhatsi laso lakhiwa ngebunono, lakhiwa ngetintfombi taseJerusalema.
11 Phumani, nine madvodzakati aseSiyoni, nitewubukela inkhosi Solomoni, nasafake umchele wakhe, umchele lawetfweswa ngunina ngelilanga lagidzisa ngalo umfati, mhlazana inhlitiyo yakhe ijabulile.
1 Maye, umuhle, sitsandvwa sami! Maye, umuhle bo! Emehlo akho ngaphansi kweveyili yakho afanana nematuba. Tinwele takho tifanana nemhlambi wetimbuti, yebo, wetimbuti natehla eNtsabeni iGileyadi.
2 Ematinyo akho afanana nemhlambi wetimvu letisandza kuhhulwa, natikhuphuka ekugezweni. Nguleyo ihamba naleyo leliphahla kanye nayo, kute nayinye lehamba ngayodvwa.
3 Tindzebe temlomo wakho tinjengetincotfo letiboshiwe letibovu, umlomo wakho uyatsandzeka. Tinhlafuno takho ngaphansi kweveyili yakho tinjengetincetu temahananandza.
4 Intsamo yakho injengembhoshongo waDavide, lowakhiwe ngemihlobiso, uyindingilizi, kuwo kulenga emahawu layinkhulungwane, onkhe angemahawu etingwazi tasemphini.
5 Emabele akho lamabili anjengemazinyane lamabili, yebo, njengemazinyane langemaphahla emphala, ladla emkhatsini weminduze.
6 Kudzimate kudzabuke kusa, titfunti tibaleka, ngiyawukhuphukela entsabeni yemure nasegcumeni lemphepho.
7 Umuhle wonkhe, sitsandvwa sami; kute nalesincane sici kuwe.
8 Wota nami sisuke eLebanoni, makoti wami, wota sambe nawe lapha eLebanoni. Yehla esicongweni sase-Amana, esicongweni saseSeniri, ingcongwane yeHemoni, sisuke emhumeni wemabhubesi, nakuso sidleke sekudlalela tingwe.
9 Uyitfumbile inhlitiyo yami, dzadzewetfu, makoti wami. Uyitfumbile inhlitiyo yami ngekungikha kanye nje ngemehlo akho, ngelucu lunye nje lwengcibe yentsamo yakho.
10 Maye, lumnandzi bo lutsandvo lwakho, dzadzewetfu, makoti wami. Lujabulisa kangakanani-ke lutsandvo lwakho kuneliwayini, neliphunga lemakha akho limnandzi kunelesinongo!
11 Tindzebe temlomo wakho tintfontsa kunongotela lokunjengekweluju lwetinyosi, makoti wami. Lubisi neluju kungaphansi kwelulwimi lwakho. Kutsaphuka kwemakha etingubo takho kunjengalokwa kwaseLebanoni.
12 Utungeletwe ngelutsango njengengadze, dzadzewetfu, makoti wami. Usiyalu lesakhelwe lutsango, umtfombo lobekwe luphawu.
13 Tilimo takho tilihlatsi lemahananandza lanetitselo telikhetselo, nehena, nenadi,
14 inadi nesafroni, ikalamu nesinamoni, nayo yonkhe inhlobo yesihlahla semphepho, nesemure, nesenhlaba, nato tonkhe tinandzisi leticolisakele.
15 Ngingumtfombo wasengadzeni, siyalu semanti lagobhotako, lageleta ehla esuka eLebanoni.
16 Vuka, moya wasenyakatfo, ute nawe, moya waseningizimu! Hhusha etikwengadze yami, kuze kutsaphuka kwemakha ayo kwandze kabanti. Longitsandzako akete engadzeni yakhe atewunambitsa titselo tayo telikhetselo.
1 Sengifikile engadzeni yami, dzadzewetfu, mntfwanaketfu, ngibutse imure yami nemakha ami. Ngiludlile luhlanga lwami lwetinyosi neluju; sengilinatsile liwayini lami nelubisi lwami. Dlanini, bomngami, ninatse; natsisisani lutsandvo, nine titsandzani.
2 Ngalala, kodvwa inhlitiyo yami ayizange seyibutsi cutfu butfongo. Lalela! Longitsandzako uyanconcotsa, utsi: “Ngivulele, dzadzewetfu, sitsandvwa sami, tuba lami, wena longenasici wami. Inhloko yami seyinetfwe ngematolo, tinwele tami tinemswakama wasebusuku.”
3 Ngiwukhumulile umjiva wami, ngiphindze ngiwembatse yini? Ngitigezile tinyawo tami, ngiphindze ngitingcolise yini?
4 Longitsandzako wami wase ufaka sandla sakhe esikhaleni semnyango, inhlitiyo yami yase icala kumhawukela.
5 Ngase ngiyavuka ngayawuvulela longitsandzako wami; sandla sami sasintfontsa imure, tingalo tami tigeleta imure, lapha etibambeni tesivalo.
6 Ngamvulela longitsandzako wami, kodvwa longitsandzako wami abesahambile, angasekho. Inhlitiyo yami yayiphumele kuye ngesikhatsi akhuluma. Ngamfuna, kodvwa angizange ngimtfole. Ngambita, kodvwa akazange asabele.
7 Balindzi basebusuku bangitfola ngesikhatsi bajikeleta ekhatsi edolobheni. Bangidzindza ngendvuku, bangilimata; bangemuka lijazi lami, labo balindzi betibondza!
8 Ngiyaniyala, madvodzakati aseJerusalema, nanimtfola longitsandzako, nitamtjela kutsini? Nibomtjela kutsi ngiyafa lutsandvo.
9 Unjani yena lona lotsandzekako wakho, uncono yini kunalabanye, wena lomuhle kunabo bonkhe besifazane? Kantsi lomkhwenyane wakho muhle kwendlula bonkhe yini, lokwekutsi ungaze usitjele kanjalo?
10 Longitsandzako wami uyakhanga ngelibala; uyabonakala ngisho nome sebahlangene baba tinkhulungwane letilishumi.
11 Inhloko yakhe iyigolide lecengiwe cobo; tinwele takhe tiyakhephuka njengemagagasi, kantsi timnyama njengelihhwabayi.
12 Emehlo akhe anjengematuba langasemitfonjeni yemanti, agezwe ngelubisi, ahleti ngasemfuleni.
13 Tihlatsi takhe tinjengemibhedze yetitfombo tetinandzisi letitsaphukisa liphunga lato. Tindzebe temlomo wakhe tinjengeminduze lentfontsa emakha emure.
14 Imikhono yakhe injengemigcala yegolide lokufakwe kuyo ematje laligugu. Umtimba wakhe ushelela njengematinyo endlovu, uhlotjiswe ngemasafire.
15 Imilente yakhe ifanana netinsika letibatwe ngelitje lelimhlophe, letibekwe etisekelweni tegolide lecengekile. Lutsi lwemtimba wakhe lufanana neLebanoni, likhetselo lemisedari yayo.
16 Umlomo wakhe ukunongotela cobo lwako; yena empeleni muhle ngalokuphelele. Lowo-ke ngulongitsandzako wami, ungumngani wami, nine madvodzakati aseJerusalema.
1 Uyephi lolokutsandzako wakho, wena lomuhle kunabo bonkhe besifazane? Ujikele ngakuyiphi indlela lona lokutsandzako wakho, khona sitekufunisa yena?
2 Longitsandzako wami wehlele engadzeni yakhe, emibhedzeni yetitfombo tetinandzisi, kuyekwelusa umhlambi wakhe etingadzeni kanye nekubutsa iminduze.
3 Mine ngiwalongitsandzako wami, yedvwa; nalongitsandzako wami, ungewami ngedvwa, welusa umhlambi wakhe emkhatsini weminduze.
4 Umuhle, sitsandvwa sami, unjengeThisa, umuhle njengeJerusalema, uhlonipheke njengemabutfo laphetse imijekwa yawo.
5 Susa emehlo akho kimi, ayangisindza. Tinwele takho tinjengemhlambi wetimbuti natewuka tehla eGileyadi.
6 Ematinyo akho anjengemhlambi wetimvu natikhuphuka tiphuma ekugezweni. Nguleyo naleyo ihamba naleliphahla kanye nayo, kute nayinye lehamba ngayodvwa.
7 Tinhlafuno takho ngaphansi kweveyili yakho tinjengetincetu temahananandza.
8 Kungaba nemakhosikati langema-60, nemaphovela langema-80, netintfombi letingenakubalwa,
9 kodvwa lituba lami, lowakheke kahle wami, yena wehluke yedvwa ngebuhle, uyindvodzakati leyodvwa kunina, ligcabi lalowo lowalitala. Tintfombi tatsi natimbona, tambita tatsi ungulobusisiwe; emakhosikati nemaphovela amdvumisa.
10 Ngubani lona lochamuka njengekusa lomuhle njengenyeti, akhanye njengelilanga, atsatse emehlo njengetinkhanyeti ekushulunganeni kwato?
11 Ngehlela entansi ensimini yemantongomane, kuyawubuka kuhluma lokusha esigodzini, ngiyewubuka kutsi imivini seyidvumbile yini nemahananandza kutsi abesabhahela yini.
12 Ngatsi ngingakacapheli, kulangatela kwami kwangibeka emkhatsini wetincola tebukhosi tebantfu bami.
13 Buya, buya, wena ntfombi yaseShulami; buya, buya, khona sitekubuka! Nitayibukelani intfombi yaseShulami, igidza emkhatsini wemabutfo lamabili?
1 Maye, tinhle tinyawo takho kuleto tincabule tato, awu, ndvodzakati yemntfwanenkhosi! Ematsanga akho atindingilizi njengemachuzu, umsebenti wesandla sachwephesha.
2 Inkhaba yakho isiyingiliti injengenkomishi lengenasibambo lengahlali ingenalo liwayini leliphiswe kahle. Sisu sakho siyindvundvuma yakolo letungeletwe ngiminduze.
3 Emabele akho anjengemazinyane lamabili, yebo, emaphahla emphala.
4 Intsamo yakho injengembhoshongo lowakhiwe ngematinyo endlovu. Emehlo akho angemachibi aseHeshboni ngasesangweni laseBhathi Rabhimu. Likhala lakho linjengembhoshongo waseLebanoni lobuke ngaseDamaseko.
5 Inhloko yakho iyakuchelisa njengeNtsaba iKhameli. Tinwele takho tinjengendvwangu lebukhwebeletane yebukhosi, inkhosi ibanjwe njengesigcili, ikhangwa ngimichino yato.
6 Maye, umuhle, kantsi futsi uyajabulisa, awu, sitsandvwa, ngebuhle bakho!
7 Lutsi lwemtimba wakho lunjengesihlahla selisundvu, nemabele akho anjengetitfungo tetitselo.
8 Ngatsi: “Ngitasekhwela lesihlahla selisundvu, ngitatikha titselo taso.” Shangatsi emabele akho angaba njengetikhehle temavini, kutsaphuka kwemakha ekuphefumula kwakho kube njengemahhabhula,
9 nemlomo wakho ube njengeliwayini lelendlula tonkhe tinhlobo. Shangatsi liwayini lingacondza ngco kulongitsandzako wami, lishelele kamnandzi etindzebeni takhe temlomo nasematinyweni akhe.
10 Mine ngiwalongitsandzako, naye uyangilangatelela.
11 Wota, wena longitsandzako, sambe siye esigangeni, busuku asibucitsele emitini.
12 Asivuke ekuseni siye etivinini siyewubona kutsi tihlahla temivini atikadvumbi yini, nekutsi imidvumba yato seyichakazile yini, nekutsi emahananandza asabhahele yini wona, ngulapho-ke ngitakunikela khona lutsandvo lwami.
13 Emamandraki asatsaphuka emakha awo, nangasemnyango wetfu kunabo bonkhe bunandzi, lobusha nalobudzala, lengisolo ngabulondvolotela wena, sitsandvwa sami.
1 Kube mane bewungumnaketfu lowamunya bele linye nami kumake! Lapho-ke kube bengingakukhandza ungaphandle, bengitawuvele ngikucabuze, bekuyawubate ngisho namunye labeyakungedzelela.
2 Bengitakuhola ngikumikise endlini ketfu, lapho bewutangifundzisa khona. Bengiyakukunika liwayini lelivangiwe kutsi ulinatse, emanti lamnandzi emahananandza ami.
3 Umkhono wakhe wangesancele ungumcamelo wenhloko yami, nemkhono wakhe wangesekudla uyangigona.
4 Ngiyaniyala, madvodzakati aseJerusalema, ngitsi: Ningaluvusi lutsandvo, futsi ningalunyakatisi, luze lutivukele lona.
5 Ngubani lona lochamuka ehlane eyeme kulamtsandzako? Ngakuvusa ngaphansi kwesihlahla semahhabhula; ngulapho-ke lapho unyoko akwemitsela khona, ngulapho-ke lona labephetfwe ngumhelo, akubelekela khona.
6 Ngibeke njengeluphawu etikwenhlitiyo yakho, yebo, njengeluphawu emkhonweni wakho; ngobe lutsandvo lunemandla njengekufa, sikhwele salo asitfobiseki, sinjengelithuna. Lushisa njengemlilo lovutsako, yebo, njengelilangabi lelinemandla.
7 Emanti lamanyenti ngeke alucime lutsandvo, nemifula ingeke ilukhukhule. Nome ngabe umuntfu abenganikela ngawo wonkhe umcebo wasekhaya lakhe kuze atewutsenga lutsandvo, loko bekuyawuba yinhlekisa yodvwa nje.
8 Sinadzadzewetfu lomncane, usengakaphumi ngisho nemabele. Siyakwenta njani ngalodzadzewetfu, nangabe kukhona lofuna kumenta umkakhe?
9 Nangabe yena alubondza, etikwakhe sitakwakha imibhoshongo yesiliva; nangabe yena asivalo, sitamvalela ngemicabo yemisedari.
10 Ngilubondza, emabele ami anjengemibhoshongo. Ngako-ke emehlweni akhe sengibe ngumuntfu loletsa kweneliseka.
11 Solomoni abenensimi yemivini eBhali Hamoni; wase ucashisa lesivini sakhe kubacashi. Kwakufanele kube ngulowo nalowo aletse loko lokusitselo saso, kube tinhlavu tesiliva letiyinkhulungwane.
12 Kodvwa lesi sivini sami, ngimi lengingephana ngaso; awu, Solomoni, letinhlavu takho letiyinkhulungwane, kantsi tinhlavu letingema-200 talabo labanakekela titselo taso.
13 Wena lohlala etingadzeni uhlale nebangani labakusingatsile, ngivise liphimbo lakho!
14 Phumela ebaleni, wena longitsandzako, bani njengemgankla, nome-ke njengelizinyane lenyamatane, etintsabeni letigcwele emakha.