Verse 1: Ngiyintebe yaseSharoni, nomnduze wezigodi.
Verse 2: Njengomnduze phakathi kwameva, sinjalo isithandwa sami phakathi kwezintombi.
Verse 3: Njengomapula phakathi kwemithi yasehlathini, unjalo othandiweyo wami phakathi kwamadodana. Ngahlala phansi emthunzini wakhe ngokwenama okukhulu, nesithelo sakhe sasimnandi emlonyeni wami.
Verse 4: Ungingenisile endlini yewayini, nebhandela lakhe phezu kwami liluthando.
Verse 5: Ngiphaseni ngezigaxa zezithelo zomvini ezomileyo, ngihlumelele ngama-apula, ngokuba ngiyafa uthando.
Verse 6: Isandla sakhe sokhohlo siphansi kwekhanda lami, nesokunene siyangigona.
Verse 7: Ngiyanifungisa, madodakazi aseJerusalema, ngezinsephe nangezindluzelekazi zasendle ukuba ningalunyakazisi, ningaluvusi uthando, lungakavumi.
Verse 8: Nanto izwi lothandiweyo wami! Bheka, uyeza eqa ezintabeni, etshekula emagqumeni.
Verse 9: Othandiweyo wami unjengensephe noma njengesixhumu sendluzele; bheka, umi emva kodonga lwakwethu; uyalunguza emafasiteleni, ubonakala ngaseheleni.
Verse 10: Othandiweyo wami wakhuluma, wathi kimi: “Vuka, sithandwa sami, muhlekazi wami; woza sihambe,
Verse 11: ngokuba bheka, ubusika budlulile; imvula isiphelile, yamuka;
Verse 12: izimbali ziyabonakala emhlabeni, nesikhathi sokuthena imivini sesisondele, nezwi lehobhe liyezwakala ezweni lakithi.
Verse 13: Umkhiwane uthela amakhiwane awo aluhlaza, imivini inezimbali, ithaphuka iphunga layo; vuka, sithandwa sami, muhlekazi wami; woza sihambe.”
Verse 14: Juba lami elisemifantwini yamadwala nasekusithekeni kweziwa, mangibone ubuso bakho, ngizwe izwi lakho, ngokuba izwi lakho limnandi, nobuso bakho buhle.
Verse 15: Sibambeleni izimpungushe, izimpungushe ezincane ezichitha izivini, ngokuba izivini zethu zinezimbali.
Verse 16: Othandiweyo wami ungowami, mina ngingowakhe; uyalusa phakathi kweminduze.
Verse 17: Kuze kuphole ilanga, namathunzi abaleke, mawube njengensephe, wena othandiweyo wami, nanjengesixhumu sendluzele ezintabeni eziqhekezekileyo.