1 Pa ndakabe ndili mu bulawo busiku
ndakanshaka, tjido tje moyo wangu,
ndakan'vima anshaya,
ndakandana, koga akasindidabile.
2 Ndowomilika ngwenu ha tendeleka ne nzi nkulu
mu dzizila ne mu matengeselo,
ndowonshaka iye wandinoda kwazo,
ndakan'vima, koga andizombona.
3 Balindi bakandiwana,
sekwa bakabe beyenda yenda mu nzi nkulu.
“Matongobona poni nthu wangu we pa moyo kene?”
4 Kwakati kusathu kukanoti ngayi ndisinobapinda,
ndikabe ndashangana newe pa moyo,
ndakan'gumbatila, asitongo nletja
kuswikila ndan'kotosa ku nzi wa mme bangu,
kunoti ku ng'umba ye wakandizwisenga.
5 Ndotunisa tjose, imwi bakololokadzi be Jerusalema,
nge phala kene phalapala dze shango,
musitange ludo,
kuswikila guzwilakidza agushaka.
Lumbo gwe butatu
6 Ndiyani iwowuje waswika unodwa ku tjilambanyika,
unonga bhulubusi,
lina nnuhwo we mira ne motsha
ne zwizholo zose zwe ntengesi kene?
7 Tjidzobona, i ngwa ya Solomoni!
Ina mikwita ye balume bali makumi matathatu (60),
mu mikwita ye balume be Iziraela,
8 bose bakashakatila zwibhayano,
bana luzibo gwe ngwa,
mmwe ne mmwe akadedela thumo pa thunji
akalinda tjibaka tjainowolobana busiku.
9 Mambo Solomoni wakazwibezhela koloyi
ye lukuni gwe Lebanoni.
10 Wakathama zwibhali zwayo nge siliva,
kushule yakathamiwa nge golide,
tjigalo tjayo tjina mbala nshaba wakabondelela,
mukati kwatjo tjakakuyungiwa kunodika
ne bakololokadzi be Jerusalema.
11 Bhudani imwi bakololokadzi be Ziyoni,
mu bone Mambo Solomoni,
aka ambala tjiala tjaakambadziwa na mmeyabe
mu zhuba le ndobolo iye,
mu zhuba le kushatha kwe moyo uwe.
Beautiful Dreams
She Speaks:
1 While in bed at night,
I reached for the one I love
with heart and soul.
I looked for him,
but he wasn't there.
2 So I searched through the town
for the one I love.
I looked on every street,
but he wasn't there.
3 I even asked the guards
patrolling the town,
“Have you seen the one
I love so much?”
4 Right after that, I found him.
I held him and would not let go
until I had taken him
to the home of my mother.
5 Young women of Jerusalem,
promise me by the power
of deer and gazelles,
never to awaken love
before it is ready.
The Groom and the Wedding Party
Their Friends Speak:
6 What do we see approaching
from the desert
like a cloud of smoke?
With it comes the sweet smell
of spices, including myrrh
and frankincense.
7 It is King Solomon
carried on a throne,
surrounded by sixty
of Israel's best soldiers.
8 Each of them wears a sword.
They are experts at fighting,
even in the dark.
9 The throne is made of trees
from Lebanon.
10 Its posts are silver,
the back is gold,
and the seat is covered
with purple cloth.
You women of Jerusalem
have taken great care
to furnish the inside.
11 Now come and see the crown
given to Solomon by his mother
on his happy wedding day.