¹ Ini ndiri ruwa ropamharanano, ruwa romumutcheto mobhahari" Mwanarume unoreketa: " ² "Tingana ruwa pakati pomunzwa, magarire awakaita, mudhiwa wangu, pakati poana eachamwari dzangu" Mwanakadzi unoreketa kaari: ³ Tingana muti wokudamasiko uripakati pochangu, diwona maitire akaita mudhiwa wangu pakati peanarume amweni madjaya. Inini ndinogara pabvute rako nomufaro, uye mutchero unotapira parirumi rangu. ⁴ Ayena wandiundzisa mumbuto yokurhira uye djira pamusoro pangu irudgho" Mwanakadzi etchireketa kunomudhiwa wake: ⁵ "Ndisimbise nouvha wakawomeswa uye ditondhorese nedamasco, ngokuti ndirikufa ngorudo". Mwanakadzi urikureketa kaari: ⁶ " Moko wako bhoswe ngaugare pasi pomusro wango uye moko wako kwawo kaundi barasari" Mwanakadzi urikureketera anakadzi amweni: ⁷ "Inini ndinodha kuti undipikire, anaeDjerusarema, ndinokupikirai ngodzoma uye nechiri dzomuchango, ngadzisati piringanidze patinonanga techinta rudo". Mwanakadzi unodzireketera: ⁸ Ndirikuzwa kurira komudhiwa wangu! Ayena urikuuya, etchimhuka mumakomo, etchimhuka mumutundhu. ⁹ Mudhiwa wangu wakatingana dzoma tingana tchichiri; wonai, ayena urikusure komadziro edhu, etchiringisa nomabhori enyumba, etchidhongorira nopomabhiri enyumba. ¹⁰ Mudiwa wangu wareketa nainini, etchiti: 'Muka, mudhiwa wangu, wakarungama wangu, uya nainini. ¹¹ Kutondhora kapera; mbvura yaima kunaya uye yaenda; ^{12 13} maruwa anouya panyika; yaguma nguwa yokugurira uye yokurira kochiri uye nokurira kondjiya kurikuzika kunyika yedhu; muzambiringa irikuswukisa maambiringa awo, mauvha aakuita masakani, anophangisa kukura kawo. Muka, mudhiwa wangu, wakarungama wangu, uye uuye. ¹⁴ Ndiya yangu unofamba nomutcheto mobhuwe, mumapako emakomo, imira ndimbowone hope yako. Imira ndibozwe izwi rako, ngokuti izwi rako rinotapira uye hope yako yakarungama'". Mwanakadzi unoreka kaari ega: ¹⁵ Ndubhatirei matcherhe, matcherwe madhoko arikurha mauvha, ngokuti muuvah dzedhu dzano masakani. ¹⁶ Mudhiwa wangu, gwangu, uye inini ndiri wake; ayena unofudzira pakati pochango rakanaka". Manakadzi etchireketa kunomudhiwa wake: ¹⁷ "Wirira, mudhiwa wangu, kupeperera kukuedza kusati kafuridza uye mabvute apere. Wirira ngokukasika; ita tingana dzoma, kana tinga chiri mumatundhu akakura.