IsiHlabelelo seziHlabelelo Chapter 5
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Sengingenile ensimini yami , dadewethu, makoti wami ; ngiyabutha imure lami namakha ami , ngiyadla amakhekheba ami kanye nezinyosi zami , ngiyaphuza iwayini lami kanye nobisi lwami. Abangane: Yidlani, bangane, niphuze, nisuthe ngothando. Ukulangazela komakoti Umakoti:
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Bengilele, kepha inhliziyo yami ibiphapheme ; kuyizwi lothandiweyo wami elingqongqotha lithi : Ngivulele, dadewethu, sithandwa sami , juba lami , opheleleyo wami, ngokuba ikhanda lami ligcwele amazolo , nesihluthu sami amaconsi asebusuku.
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Ngikhumulile isambatho sami , ngingasifaka kanjani ? Ngigezile izinyawo zami, ngingazingcoliselani na?
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Othandiweyo wayesengenisa isandla sakhe embotsheni , izibilini zami zamhawukela.
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Ngavuka ukumvulela othandiweyo wami ; izandla zami zaconsa imure , neminwe yami imure elimanzi phezu kwezibambo zesihluthulelo.
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Ngamvulela-ke othandiweyo wami , kepha othandiweyo wami ubephendukile, wamuka; umphefumulo wami wawuphela ngokukhuluma kwakhe, ngamfuna, kepha angamthola; ngambiza, kodwa akaphendula.
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Abalindi bangifuman a behambahamba emzini , bangishaya, bangilimaza; abalindi bezingange bangaphuca imvakazi yami. Ukuphendulana komyeni nomakoti
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Ngiyanifungisa, madodakazi aseJerusalema, uma nimfumana othandiweyo wami, ukuba nimtshele ukuthi ngiyafa uthando. Abangane:
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Othandiweyo wakho udlula ngani omunye, wena muhlekazi phakathi kwabesifazane, na? Othandiweyo wakho udlula kuphi omuny e ukuba usifungise kanjalo na? Umakoti:
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Othandiweyo wami uyakhazimula ngobumhlophe , ubomvu, uyabonakala phakathi kwezigidi.
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Ikhanda lakhe liyigolide elihle elicwengekileyo; isihluthu sakhe sinententezo, simnyama njengegwababa.
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Amehlo akhe anjengamajuba ngasemifuleni yamanzi , ageziwe ngobisi ehlezi ngasemifudlaneni egcweleyo.
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Izihlathi zakhe ziyizindima zamakha ezithaphuka iphunga, nezindebe zakhe ziyiminduze econsa imure elimanzi.
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Izingalo zakhe ziyizindilinga zegolide , okufakwe kuzo amakrisolithe ; isidumbu sakhe sinjengokwenziwe ngophondo lwendlovu , sembesiwe ngamasafire.
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Imilenze yakhe iyizinsika zetshe elimhlophe ezisekelwe ezinyaweni zegolide elihle; ukubukeka kwakhe kunjengeLebanoni, kukhethekile njengemisedari.
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Umlomo wakhe umnandi , uyanxaneleka wonke ; yilowo ongothandiweyo wami, yilowo ongumngane wami, nina madodakazi aseJerusalema.