INGOMA YAZO IINGOMA 3 - isiXhosa 1975

Umtshakazi ulangazelela umyeni

1Esililini sam ebusuku ndamfuna lowo uthandwa ngumphefumlo wam;

Ndamfuna andamfumana.

2Ndathi, Ndokha ndivuke, ndijikajike phakathi komzi,

Ezindaweni zembutho nasezitratweni;

Ndiya kumfuna lowo uthandwa ngumphefumlo wam.

Ndamfuna andamfumana.

3Abalindi abajikajika phakathi komzi bandifumana;

Ndathi kubo, Khe nambona na lowo uthandwa ngumphefumlo wam?

4Ndithe ndisandula ukudlula kancinane kubo,

Ndamfumana lowo uthandwayo ngumphefumlo wam;

Ndambamba, andamyeka,

Ndada ndamzisa endlwini kama,

Engontsini yowandikhawulayo.

5Zintombi zaseYerusalem, ndinifungisa

Amabhadikazi namaxhamakazi asendle,

Ukuba ningàluvusi, ukuba ningaluvuseleli uthando,

Lude luthande.

Ukuphelekwa kwesingqengqelo sokumkani ongumyeni

6Ngubani na lo, unyuka evela entlango njengemiqulu yomsi,

Eqhunyiselwa ngemore• nentlaka emhlophe,

Ithatyathwe emigutyeni yonke yomrhwebi?

7Yabona, sisingqengqelo sikaSolomon,

Siphahlwe ngamagorha angamashumi amathandathu

Kumagorha akwaSirayeli.

8Onke aphethe amakrele, afundiswe ukulwa,

Lilelo linekrele ethangéni lalo

Ngenxa yokoyika ebusuku.

9Ukumkani uSolomon uzenzele ithala

Ngemithi yaseLebhanon.

10Iintsika zalo uzenze ngesilivere,

Isayamo salo ngegolide, umqamelo walo ngento emfusa,

Umphakathi walo ubekelelwe ngothando,

Luvela ezintombini zaseYerusalem.

11Phumani, zintombi zaseZiyon, nimkhangele ukumkani uSolomon,

Enesithsaba, awasinxitywa ngunina ngemini yokuzeka kwakhe,

Nangemini yokuvuya kwentliziyo yakhe.