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{\MT Ingoma Yezingoma



\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ingoma yezingoma kaSolomoni.


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{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q \VS{2}Kangange ngezangiwo zomlomo wakhe

\par }{\QB ngoba uthando lwakho lumnandi kulewayini.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Limnandi iphunga lamagcobo akho;

\par }{\QB ibizo lakho linjengamakha atheliweyo.

\par }{\QB Yikho izintombi zikuthanda kangaka!


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Ngithatha uhambe lami, kasiphangise!

\par }{\QB Inkosi kayingingenise endlini yayo.

\par }{\SP Abangane

\par }{\Q Siyathokoza njalo siyajabula ngawe;

\par }{\QB sizalubabaza uthando lwakho okudlula iwayini.

\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q Kabazenzi ukuba bakuthande!


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{\Q \VS{5}Ngimnyama kodwa ngiyabukeka,

\par }{\QB lina madodakazi aseJerusalema

\par }{\Q ngimnyama okwamathente aseKhedari,

\par }{\QB okwamakhetheni amathente kaSolomoni.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Linganginyonkolozi ngoba ngimnyama,

\par }{\QB ngimnyama ngenxa yokutshiswa lilanga.

\par }{\Q Abanewethu bangizondela

\par }{\QB bangenza umlindi wesivini;

\par }{\QB angabe ngisanaka esami isivini.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Akungitshele, wena engikuthandayo,

\par }{\QB uyelusela ngaphi imihlambi yezimvu zakho

\par }{\QB lokuthi ziphumula ngaphi izimvu zakho emini?

\par }{\Q Kungani ngisiba njengomfazi ombozileyo eceleni

\par }{\QB kwemihlambi yabangane bakho na?


\par }{\SP Abangane

\par }{\Q \VS{8}Nxa ungazi, wena omuhle okudlula bonke abesifazane,

\par }{\QB landela umkhondo wezimvu

\par }{\Q udlisele amazinyane embuzi zakho

\par }{\QB eduze lamathente abelusi.


\par }{\SP Umyeni

\par }{\Q \VS{9}Sithandwa sami, ngikufanisa lebhiza elisikazi

\par }{\QB elibotshwe enqoleni kaFaro.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Izihlathi zakho zinhle ngokuceciswa,

\par }{\QB intamo yakho ngobuhlalu obucazimulayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Sizakwenzela amacici egolide,

\par }{\QB ebalazwe ngesiliva.


\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q \VS{12}Khonapho inkosi isetafuleni

\par }{\QB amakha ami enadi alanquza iphunga lawo elimnandi.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Kimi isithandwa sami sinjengemfuko yemure

\par }{\QB ithe khoxo phakathi kwamabele ami.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Kimi isithandwa sami sinjengelixha lempoko zehena

\par }{\QB eliphuma esivinini se-Eni-Gedi.


\par }{\SP Umyeni

\par }{\Q \VS{15}Bakithi, umuhle njani sithandwa sami!

\par }{\QB Ngeqiniso umuhle!

\par }{\QB Amehlo akho angamajuba.


\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q \VS{16}Umuhle ngempela, sithandwa sami!

\par }{\QB Bakithi, uyabukeka!

\par }{\QB Umbheda wethu butshani obuluhlaza tshoko.


\par }{\SP Umyeni

\par }{\Q \VS{17}Izinsika zendlu yethu ngezomsedari

\par }{\QB lezintungo ngezefire.




\par }\Chap{2}{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Ngililuba laseSharoni,

\par }{\QB imbali yasezigodini.


\par }{\SP Umyeni

\par }{\Q \VS{2}Njengembali phakathi kwameva

\par }{\QB sinjalo isithandwa sami phakathi kwezintombi.


\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q \VS{3}Njengesihlahla se-aphula phakathi kwezihlahla zeganga

\par }{\QB sinjalo isithandwa sami phakathi kwamajaha.

\par }{\Q Kumnandi kimi ukuhlala emthunzini waso,

\par }{\QB lezithelo zakhe ziyahlabusa kimi.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Useke wangisa endlini yedili,

\par }{\QB lophawu lwakhe kimi luthando.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Ngiqinisani ngamavini awonyisiweyo,

\par }{\QB lingivuselele ngama-aphula,

\par }{\QB ngoba sengiyathiswa luthando.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Ingalo yakhe yobunxele ngiyiqamele,

\par }{\QB kuthi ingalo yakhe yokunene ingigonile.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Madodakazi aseJerusalema,

\par }{\QB ngiyaliqonqosela

\par }{\QB ngezimpala langezimpalakazi zeganga.

\par }{\Q Lingalunyakazisi loba liluvuse uthando

\par }{\QB luze luzifunele lona.


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{\Q \VS{8}Zwanini! Yisithandwa sami!

\par }{\QB Khangelani! Nansi siyeza,

\par }{\Q siseqa ezintabeni

\par }{\QB siqolotsha emaqaqeni.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Isithandwa sami sinjengempala loba ithole lomziki.

\par }{\QB Khangela! Nansiyana simi ngale komduli wakwethu,

\par }{\Q sikhangele sibona emawindini,

\par }{\QB silunguza ngezimbotshana.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Isithandwa sami sakhuluma sathi kimi,

\par }{\QB “Sukuma, sithandwa sami,

\par }{\QB wena omuhle, woza sihambe.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Khangela! Ubusika sebudlulile;

\par }{\QB isikhathi sezulu sesidlule.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Amaluba asebonakala emangweni;

\par }{\QB isikhathi sokuhlabelela kwezinyoni sesifikile,

\par }{\Q ukukhala kwamajuba

\par }{\QB sekuzwakala elizweni lakithi.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Umkhiwa usuthela izithelo zawo zakuqala;

\par }{\QB amavini aqhakazayo aseletha iphunga elimnandi.

\par }{\Q Sukuma, woza sithandwa sami;

\par }{\QB wena omuhle wami, woza sihambe.”


\par }{\SP Umyeni

\par }{\Q \VS{14}Juba lami elisezingoxweni zedwala,

\par }{\QB ekusithekeni kwamawa entaba,

\par }{\Q akungitshengise ubuso bakho,

\par }{\QB akungizwise ilizwi lakho;

\par }{\Q ngoba limnandi ilizwi lakho,

\par }{\QB lobuso bakho buyabukeka.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Sibambeleni amakhanka,

\par }{\QB amakhanka amancinyane

\par }{\Q onayo ezivinini,

\par }{\QB izivini zethu esezithela.


\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q \VS{16}Isithandwa sami ngesami lami ngingowakhe;

\par }{\QB uzithokozisa ngoba phakathi kwamaluba.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Akuze kube emadabukakusa

\par }{\QB lapho kunyamalala khona izithunzi,

\par }{\Q phenduka sithandwa sami,

\par }{\QB ube njengempala

\par }{\Q loba njengegogo elisengumntwana

\par }{\QB phezu kwezintaba ezilamakhelekethe.


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\PoetryChap{3}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Ubusuku bonke ngisembhedeni wami

\par }{\QB ngamdinga lowo othandwa yinhliziyo yami;

\par }{\QB ngamdinga kodwa kangimfumananga.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Sengivuka manje ngizulazule phakathi kwedolobho,

\par }{\QB emigwaqweni lasemagcekeni alo;

\par }{\Q ngizalibhudula ngidinga othandwa yinhliziyo yami.

\par }{\QB Kanjalo ngamdinga kodwa angaze ngamthola.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Abalindi bangifica belokhu

\par }{\QB benquma phakathi kwedolobho.

\par }{\QB “Like lambona yini lowo othandwa yinhliziyo yami?”


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Ngathi ngisedlula kubo

\par }{\QB ngabe ngimbona othandwa yinhliziyo yami.

\par }{\Q Ngambamba angaze ngamyekela ukuba ahambe

\par }{\QB ngaze ngamletha endlini kamama,

\par }{\QB endlini yakhe lowo owangizalayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Madodakazi aseJerusalema, ngiyaliqonqosela

\par }{\QB ngezimpala langezimpalakazi zeganga.

\par }{\Q Lingalunyakazisi loba liluvuse uthando

\par }{\QB luze luzifunele lona.


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{\Q \VS{6}Ngubani lo ozayo eqhamuka enkangala

\par }{\QB kungathi yisikhatha sentuthu,

\par }{\Q eziqhole ngamakha emure lenhlaka eyenziwe

\par }{\QB ngemihlobo yonke yezinongo zomthengisi?


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Khangela! Yinqola kaSolomoni,

\par }{\QB isekelwe ngamabutho angamatshumi ayisithupha,

\par }{\QB angabathenjwa abayinqaba ko-Israyeli,


\par }{\Q \VS{8}bonke begqize izinkemba enqulwini,

\par }{\QB bonke sebake bazilwa izimpi,

\par }{\Q ngulowo lalowo inkemba yakhe eceleni kwakhe,

\par }{\QB elungele ukuhlatshwa komkhosi ebusuku.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Inkosi uSolomoni yazenzela inqola leyo;

\par }{\QB yayenza ngezigodo zeLebhanoni.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Imijabo yayo yayenza ngesiliva,

\par }{\QB isisekelo sayo yasenza ngegolide.

\par }{\Q Isihlalo sayo yasithungela ilembu eliyibubende

\par }{\QB ingaphakathi yayo yaceciswa ngothando

\par }{\QB ngamadodakazi aseJerusalema.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Phumani phandle madodakazi aseZiyoni,

\par }{\QB libone iNkosi uSolomoni ithwele umqhele,

\par }{\Q umqhele ewetheswa ngunina mhla welanga atshada ngalo,

\par }{\QB ilanga inhliziyo yakhe yathokoza ngalo.




\par }\Chap{4}{\SP Umyeni

\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Kayisibuhle bakho, sithandwa sami!

\par }{\QB Awu, ayisibuhle, bakithi!

\par }{\QB Amehlo akho embeswe liveli, angamajuba.

\par }{\Q Inwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wembuzi

\par }{\QB zisehla entabeni iGiliyadi.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvu zisanda kugundwa,

\par }{\QB zivela geziswa yileyo ihamba laleyo efanana layo;

\par }{\QB kayikho ethe qekele yodwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Izindebe zakho zinjengozwezwe olubomvu;

\par }{\QB muhle umlomo wakho.

\par }{\Q Izihlathi zakho ezembeswe liveli lakho

\par }{\QB ezinjengephomegranathi elidatshulwe phakathi.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Intamo yakho injengomphotshongo wokulinda kaDavida,

\par }{\QB owakhiwa waba muhle kakhulu;

\par }{\Q kulengiswe kuwo amahawu ayinkulungwane,

\par }{\QB wonke angamahawu amaqhawe.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Amabele akho omabili anjengamazinyane amabili,

\par }{\QB njengamaphahla amazinyane empala

\par }{\QB adla utshani phakathi kwezimbali.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Nxa kusesemadabukakusa

\par }{\QB izithunzi zingakabaleki emuntwini,

\par }{\Q ngizakuya entabeni yemure

\par }{\QB laseqaqeni lwamakha amnandi.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Umuhle kakhulukazi, ntokazi yami;

\par }{\QB kakulanto engenhle kuwe.


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{\Q \VS{8}Woza, mlobokazi wami, sisuke eLebhanoni,

\par }{\QB woza sisuke eLebhanoni.

\par }{\Q Yehla emaweni ase-Amana,

\par }{\QB wehle esiqongweni saseSeniri, isiqongo seHemoni,

\par }{\Q ezimbalwini zezingonyama

\par }{\QB lezintabeni okuhlala ingwe kuzo.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Uyithumbile inhliziyo yami, dadewethu, mlobokazi wami;

\par }{\QB uyithumbile inhliziyo yami

\par }{\Q ngokungithi jeqe ngamehlo akho,

\par }{\QB langengqongqo elilodwa lobuhlalu bakho.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Luthokozisa kanganani uthando lwakho,

\par }{\QB dadewethu, mlobokazi wami!

\par }{\Q Lumnandi kakhulu kulewayini,

\par }{\QB lephunga lamakha akho

\par }{\QB kulawo wonke amafutha!


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Izindebe zakho ziconsa ubumnandi njengoluju, mlobokazi wami;

\par }{\QB uchago loluju kungaphansi kolimi lwakho.

\par }{\Q Iphunga lezivunulo zakho

\par }{\QB linjengeleLebhanoni.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Uyisivande esibiyelweyo, dadewethu, mlobokazi wami;

\par }{\QB ungumthombo obiyelweyo,

\par }{\QB lesiphethu esihuqelweyo sagcikwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Izilimo zakho ziyisivande samaphomegranathi

\par }{\QB alezithelo ezinhle zilehena lenadi,


\par }{\QB \VS{14}inadi lesafuroni,

\par }{\QB ikhalamu lesinamoni,

\par }{\QB lemihlobo yonke yezihlahla zempepha,

\par }{\QB imure lenhlaba lazozonke iziyoliso zekhethelo.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Uyisiphethu sesivandeni,

\par }{\QB umthombo ogeleza amanzi

\par }{\QB ugeleza usehla eLebhanoni.


\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q \VS{16}Vuka moya wenyakatho,

\par }{\QB woza moya weningizimu!

\par }{\Q Phephetha esivandeni sami,

\par }{\QB ukuze amakha aso agcwale indawo yonke.

\par }{\Q Akuthi isithandwa sami size esivandeni saso

\par }{\QB sikholise izithelo zaso zekhethelo.




\par }\Chap{5}{\SP Umyeni

\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Sengingenile esivandeni sami, dadewethu, mlobokazi wami;

\par }{\QB sengiyibuthile imure yami lesiyoliso sami.

\par }{\Q Sengizidlile inhlanga zami loluju lwami;

\par }{\QB sengiyinathile iwayini yami lochago lwami.

\par }{\SP Abangane

\par }{\Q Dlanini, bangane, linathe;

\par }{\QB nathani lizidele, lina zithandani.


\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q \VS{2}Ngalala kodwa inhliziyo yami ivukile.

\par }{\QB Zwana! Isithandwa sami siyaqoqoda:

\par }{\Q “Ngivulela, dadewethu, sithandwa sami,

\par }{\QB juba lami, wena ongelasiyinga.

\par }{\Q Ikhanda lami ligcwele amazolo,

\par }{\QB inwele zami zilobumanzi bobusuku.”


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Sengisikhulule isigqoko sami

\par }{\QB ngisigqoke futhi na?

\par }{\Q Sengizigezile inyawo zami

\par }{\QB ngibuye ngizingcolise futhi na?


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Isithandwa sami sangenisa isandla saso embotsheni yomnyango;

\par }{\QB inhliziyo yami yagubhazela ifuna sona.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Ngavuka ngayasivulela isithandwa sami,

\par }{\QB izandla zami zijuluka imure,

\par }{\Q iminwe yami igeleza imure,

\par }{\QB phezu kwezibambo zekhiye.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Ngasivulela isithandwa sami,

\par }{\QB kodwa isithandwa sami sasesisukile, sasesihambile.

\par }{\Q Inhliziyo yami yadangala ngoba sesihambile.

\par }{\QB Ngasithalaza kodwa ngasiswela.

\par }{\QB Ngasimemeza kodwa kasisabelanga.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Abalindi bangibona

\par }{\QB ngesikhathi bebhodabhoda, behlola idolobho.

\par }{\Q Bangitshaya bangilimaza;

\par }{\QB bangihlubula bathatha ibhatshi lami,

\par }{\QB labobalindi bemiduli!


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Lina madodakazi aseJerusalema, ngiyaliqonqosela

\par }{\QB nxa lisithola isithandwa sami lizasitshelani?

\par }{\QB Sitsheleni ukuthi mina sengiyathiswa luthando.


\par }{\SP Abangane

\par }{\Q \VS{9}Isithandwa sakho singcono ngani kulezinye izithandwa

\par }{\QB wena omuhle okudlula bonke abesifazane?

\par }{\Q Singcono ngani isithandwa sakho kulezinye

\par }{\QB osungaze usiqonqosele kangaka?


\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q \VS{10}Isithandwa sami siyakhazimula sincwaba,

\par }{\QB siyabonakala laphakathi kwezinkulungwane ezilitshumi.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Ikhanda laso liligolide elicengwe kakhulu;

\par }{\QB inwele zaso ziyibulembu,

\par }{\QB zimnyama okwewabayi.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Amehlo aso anjengamajuba

\par }{\QB esezifuleni ezilamanzi,

\par }{\Q agezwe ngochago,

\par }{\QB amiswa njengamatshe engcebo.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Izihlathi zaso zinjengendima yeziyoliso

\par }{\QB ezilephunga lamakha.

\par }{\Q Izindebe zaso zinjengezimbali,

\par }{\QB ziconsa imure.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Izingalo zaso yimiqwayi yegolide

\par }{\QB elixutshwe ngekhrisolithe.

\par }{\Q Umzimba waso unjengophondo lwendlovu olulolongiweyo

\par }{\QB lwaceciswa ngamasafire.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Imilenze yaso yizinsika zelitshe

\par }{\QB eliqinileyo elibutshelezi

\par }{\QB elimiswe ezisekelweni zegolide elicengekileyo.

\par }{\Q Isithombo saso sinjengeLebhanoni,

\par }{\QB njengemisedari yakhona eyebanga laphezulu.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Umlomo waso uyibumnandi qobo lwabo;

\par }{\QB siyabukeka ngokupheleleyo.

\par }{\Q Lesi yiso isithandwa sami, yena umngane wami,

\par }{\QB we madodakazi aseJerusalema.




\par }\Chap{6}{\SP Abangane

\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Sesiye ngaphi isithandwa sakho

\par }{\QB wena omuhle kulabo bonke abesifazane?

\par }{\Q Siqonde ngaphi isithandwa sakho

\par }{\QB ukuze sikudingise sona?


\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q \VS{2}Isithandwa sami sehlele ngesivandeni saso,

\par }{\QB endimeni yamaluba eziyoliso,

\par }{\Q ukuzulazula ezivandeni

\par }{\QB lokuqunta izimbali.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Ngingowaso isithandwa sami, laso singesami;

\par }{\QB uzithokozisa ngoba phakathi kwamaluba.


\par }{\SP Umyeni

\par }{\Q \VS{4}Umuhle, sithandwa sami, njengeThiza,

\par }{\QB uthandeka njengeJerusalema,

\par }{\QB ulesithunzi njengamabutho ephethe uphawu lwempi.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Susa amehlo akho kimi;

\par }{\QB angihubula igwebu.

\par }{\Q Inwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wembuzi

\par }{\QB zisehla eGiliyadi.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvu

\par }{\QB zivela geziswa

\par }{\Q yileyo ihamba laleyo efanana layo;

\par }{\QB akula ehamba yodwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Izihlathi zakho ezivalwe liveli lakho

\par }{\QB zinjengezingxenye zesithelo sephomegranathi.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Kungabe kukhona amakhosikazi angamatshumi ayisithupha,

\par }{\QB labanye abafazi beceleni abangamatshumi ayisificaminwembili,

\par }{\QB lezintombi ezipheleleyo ezingelakubalwa;


\par }{\Q \VS{9}kodwa ijuba lami, opheleleyo wami, wehlukene,

\par }{\QB nguye yedwa kunina,

\par }{\QB uyintandokazi yalowo owamzalayo.

\par }{\Q Izintombi zambona zathi ubusisiwe;

\par }{\QB amakhosikazi labafazi beceleni bambabaza.


\par }{\SP Abangane

\par }{\Q \VS{10}Ngubani lo oqhamuka njengokusa,

\par }{\QB omuhle njengenyanga, okhazimula njengelanga,

\par }{\QB olobukhosi njengezinkanyezi ziludwendwe?


\par }{\SP Umyeni

\par }{\Q \VS{11}Ngehlela esivandeni esilezithelo ezilenkelo

\par }{\QB ngisiyabona amahlumela esigodini,

\par }{\Q ngisiyabona ingabe amavini ayesenunkula yini

\par }{\QB langabe amaphomegranathi ayeseqhakazile na.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Ngisalibele nje

\par }{\QB isifiso sami sangibeka ezinqoleni zobukhosi ezabantu bakithi.


\par }{\SP Abangane

\par }{\Q \VS{13}Phenduka, phenduka, wena mShulamithi;

\par }{\QB phenduka, phenduka, ukuze sikubuke!

\par }{\SP Umyeni

\par }{\Q Liyabe limbukelani umShulamithi

\par }{\QB kungathi libuka umgido kaMahanayimi?


\par }{\BB \par }


\PoetryChap{7}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Zinhle kakhulu inyawo zakho emanyathelweni,

\par }{\QB awu ndodakazi yenkosana!

\par }{\Q Amathebe mahle anjengamatshe aligugu,

\par }{\QB ingathi abunjwa kuhle yingcitshi.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Inkaba yakho yindingilizana yesiphathelo esihle

\par }{\QB esihlala sigcwele iwayini elixutshiweyo.

\par }{\Q Ukhalo lwakho luyinqunjana yengqoloyi

\par }{\QB ezingelezwe yizimbali.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Amabele akho anjengamazinyane amabili,

\par }{\QB njengamaphahla empala.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Intamo yakho injengomphotshongo wempondo zendlovu.

\par }{\Q Amehlo akho ayiziziba zeHeshibhoni

\par }{\QB eduze lesango laseBhathi Rabhimi.

\par }{\Q Impumulo yakho injengomphotshongo waseLebhanoni

\par }{\QB ukhangele eDamaseko.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Ikhanda lakho lingumqhele kuwe njengentaba iKhameli.

\par }{\QB Inwele zakho zingumceciso wobukhosi;

\par }{\QB inkosi ithunjiwe ngamagoda azo.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Wamuhle bantu njalo uyathokozisa,

\par }{\QB wena sithandwa, ngezintokozo zakho!


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Uluthi lwakho luthe klwi, njengesihlahla sephamu,

\par }{\QB lamabele akho anjengelixha lezithelo.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Ngathi, “Ngizakhwela esihlahleni sephamu;

\par }{\QB ngizaziphatha lezozithelo zalo.”

\par }{\Q Sengathi amabele akho angaba njengamaxha evini,

\par }{\QB amakha okuphefumula kwakho abe njengama-aphula,


\par }{\QB \VS{9}lomlomo wakho ube njengewayini elidlula wonke.

\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q Sengathi iwayini lelo lingaya kusithandwa sami,

\par }{\QB ligeleze kakuhle ezindebeni lasemazinyweni.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Ngingowaso isithandwa sami,

\par }{\QB silangathela mina.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Woza, sithandwa sami, kasihambe siye emaphandleni,

\par }{\QB kasiyolala emizini.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Kasihambe ekuseni ezivinini

\par }{\QB ukuyabona ingabe amavini asenunkula na,

\par }{\Q ingabe amaluba amaphomegranathi awo aseqhakazile

\par }{\QB lapho ngizakupha uthando lwami.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Izihlahla zamamandraki zikhupha iphunga elimnandi,

\par }{\QB kuthi emnyango wakwethu kube lezibiliboco zonke

\par }{\Q ezintsha lezindala,

\par }{\QB engikubekele zona, sithandwa sami.


\par }{\BB \par }


\PoetryChap{8}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Aluba nje unjengomfowethu kimi,

\par }{\QB owondliwa emunya emabeleni kamama!

\par }{\Q Lapho-ke, nxa ngikufica phandle,

\par }{\QB ngithi loba ngikwanga,

\par }{\QB angabikhona ongisolayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Ngabe ngiyakudonsa

\par }{\QB ngikuse endlini kamama

\par }{\QB yena owangikhulisayo.

\par }{\Q Ngabe ngikupha iwayini elixutshiweyo unathe,

\par }{\QB uluju lwamaphomegranathi ami.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Ingalo yakhe yobunxele ngiyiqamele

\par }{\QB kuthi ingalo yakhe yokunene ingigonile.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Madodakazi aseJerusalema, ngiyaliqonqosela:

\par }{\QB Lingalunyakazisi loba liluvuse uthando

\par }{\QB luze luzifunele lona.


\par }{\SP Abangane

\par }{\Q \VS{5}Ngubani lo oqhamukayo evela enkangala na,

\par }{\QB eyeme isithandwa sakhe?

\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q Ngikuvusile ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-aphula;

\par }{\QB kulapho unyoko akumithela khona,

\par }{\QB kulapho ahelelwa wakuzalela khona.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Ngibeka ngibe njengesidindo enhliziyweni yakho,

\par }{\QB njengesidindo engalweni yakho;

\par }{\Q ngoba uthando lulamandla njengokufa,

\par }{\QB ubukhwele balo kabuyekethisi njengengcwaba.

\par }{\Q Luyatshisa njengomlilo obhebha kakhulu,

\par }{\QB njengelangabi elivuthayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Impophoma zamanzi ngeke zilucime uthando;

\par }{\QB imifula ngeke ilukhukhule.

\par }{\Q Nxa umuntu enganika

\par }{\QB yonke inotho yomuzi wakhe

\par }{\QB ngenxa yothando kungaba yinhlekisa.


\par }{\SP Abangane

\par }{\Q \VS{8}Silentombazana engumnawethu,

\par }{\QB njalo kayikaphuhli.

\par }{\Q Sizamenzelani kambe umnawethu

\par }{\QB mhla sekuthiwa uyacelwa?


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Uba engumduli,

\par }{\QB sizakwakha imiphotshongo yesiliva phezu kwakhe.

\par }{\Q Uba engumnyango,

\par }{\QB sizamvala ngamapulanka esihlahla somsedari.


\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q \VS{10}Ngingumduli,

\par }{\QB lamabele ami anjengemiphotshongo.

\par }{\Q Yikho-nje emehlweni akhe

\par }{\QB sengifana lalowo olethe ukusuthiseka.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}USolomoni wayelesivini eBhali Hamoni;

\par }{\QB wasiqhatshisela ebalimini isivini sakhe.

\par }{\Q Munye ngamunye kwakumele athele umthelo wezithelo zawo

\par }{\QB ongamashekeli esiliva ayinkulungwane.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Kodwa esami isivini ngesami ukupha santando;

\par }{\QB amashekeli lawo ayinkulungwane ngawakho, bakithi Solomoni,

\par }{\QB lamakhulu amabili amashekeli ngawalabo abalondoloza izithelo zawo.


\par }{\SP Umyeni

\par }{\Q \VS{13}Wena ohlala ezivandeni labangane

\par }{\QB bekususa isizungu,

\par }{\QB ake ngilizwe ilizwi lakho!


\par }{\SP Umlobokazi

\par }{\Q \VS{14}Masihambe, sithandwa sami,

\par }{\QB woba njengembabala

\par }{\Q kumbe njengejongosana lomziki

\par }{\QB ezintabeni ezigcwele amakha.

\par }