1 Rwiyo Rukuru rwaSoromoni:
2 Ngaanditsvode hake nokutsvoda kwomuromo wake. Nokuti rudo rwako runofadza kupfuura waini.
3 Kunhuwirira kwamafuta enyu kunofadza; zita renyu rakafanana namafuta anonhuwirira adururwa. Hazvishamisi kuti mhandara dzinokudai!
4 Nditorei muende neni, ngatikurumidzei. Mambo ngaandipinze mudzimba dzake dzomukati.
Tinokupembererai nokukufarirai, ticharumbidza rudo rwenyu kupfuura waini.
Regai zvenyu mhandara dzikudei!
5 Kusviba ndakasviba zvangu, vanasikana veJerusarema, asi ndakanaka hangu, ndakasviba samatende eKedhari, kana kuti samaketeni apamawindo eimba yaSoromoni.
6 Musanditarisisa nokuda kwoutema hwangu, nokuti ndakasvibiswa nezuva. Vanakomana vamai vangu vakanditsamwira vakandiita kuti ndichengete minda yemizambiringa; munda wangu chaiwo wemizambiringa ndakaushayira nguva.
7 Ndiudze, iwe mudiwa wangu, kwaunofudzira makwai ako nokwaunozorodzera makwai ako masikati. Ko, ndichaitirei somukadzi akafukidza chiso chake pedyo namakwai eshamwari dzako?
8 Kana usingazivi, iwe mukadzi akanaka kukunda vamwe, chitevera makwara amakwai ugondofudzira mbudzana dzako pedyo namatende avafudzi.
9 Ndinokufananidza, iwe mudiwa wangu, nebhiza rakasungwa pane imwe yengoro dzaFaro.
10 Matama ako akashongedzwa zvakanaka nemhete, mutsipa wako nezvuma zvamatombo anokosha.
11 Tichakugadzirira mhete dzenzeve dzegoridhe nesirivha.
12 Mambo paakanga agere patafura yake, munhuwi wamafuta andainge ndazora wakapararira.
13 Mudiwa wangu, kwandiri akaita sakahomwe kemura kanogara pakati pamazamu angu.
14 Mudiwa wangu, kwandiri akaita sesumbu ramaruva machena anobva mubindu remizambiringa yeEni Gedhi.
15 Kunaka here kwawakaita uku, mudiwa wangu! Aa, wakazonaka! Meso ako injiva chaidzo!
16 Wakanaka sei, mudiwa wangu! Aa, unofadza! Uye uvato hwedu hwakasvibira.
17 Nhungo dzeimba yedu ndedzomusidhari; mbariro dzacho ndedzomupaini.