1. Ebusuku embhedeni wamingamfuna othandwa ngumphefumulo wami;ngamfuna, kepha angimtholanga.
2. Ngiyakuvuka, ngihambahambe emzini,ezitaladini nasezigcawini;ngiyakufuna othandwa ngumphefumulo wami;ngamfuna, kepha angimtholanga.
3. Abalindi bangifumanabehambahamba emzini:“Nimbonile othandwa ngumphefumulo wami na?”
4. Ngangidlule kancane nje kubo;ngase ngimthola othandwa ngumphefumulo wami;ngambamba, angivumanga ukuba ahambe,ngaze ngamngenisa endlini kamamenasekamelweni lowangikhulisayo.
5. Ngiyanifungisa,madodakazi aseJerusalema,ngezinsephe nangezindluzelekazi zasendleukuba ningalunyakazisi,ningaluvusi uthando,lungakavumi.
6. Ngubani owenyuka ehlane njengezinsika zomusi,eqhole ngemure* nangenhlaka,nangawo onke amakha omthengi, na?
7. Bheka, luhlaka lukaSolomoni!Amaqhawe angamashumi ayisithupha aluzungezileemaqhaweni akwa-Israyeli.
8. Onke aphethe izinkemba,afundile ukulwa;yilowo nalowo muntu unenkemba yakhe okhalweni lwakhengokwesaba ebusuku.
9. Inkosi uSolomoni izenzele uhlaka ngemithi yaseLebanoni.
10. Yenza izinsika zalo ngesiliva,nephansi lalo ngegolide,nesihlalo salo ngokububende,ubuphakathi balo bugandaywe ngothandolwamadodakazi aseJerusalema.