¹ Waenda kupi mudhiwa wako, ooh wakarungamisa pakati poanakadzi? Waenda nedhii ripi mudhiwa wako, kuitira kuti timuswange naimwimwi? Musikana djaha retchidzireketera: ² Mdhiwa wangu waenda kumunda womafurori, kumbundo dzomuti inonuwira, kuti auchire kumunda womafurori uye kuti aunganidze mafurori. ³ Inini ndiri womudhiwa wangu, uye mudhiwa wangu gwangu; ayena unoucha pakati pomafurori etchidhakazwa, Mudhiwa wake mwanakadzi etchimubvundza: ⁴ Iwewe wakarungama tingana Tiriza, mudhiwa wangu, unodhiwa tingana Djerusarema, unoremekedza tingana masoja ano mabhandera awo. ⁵ Furatirisa madziso ako kure ainini, ngokuti awona andichupha. Bvudzi rako rakatingana dhanga rombhudzi retchiterera kugomo reGiriadhi. ⁶ Mazino ako akatingana dhanga romabhira retchikwira nokunosukirwa. Umwe naumwe unomatwinzi, apananumwe hake asina arikutchengeta. ⁷ Matama ako akaita tingana dhmbu rorama kusure komumbure. Mudhiwa womukadzi etchidzireketera: ⁸ Ariyo anaamambokadzi anoita makumi matanhatu, zwikomba zwinokwana makumi masere uye nemamndara dzisingaerengeki madjaha. ⁹ Asi ndjiya yangu, uyani wakakwana wangu, ndiye ega; mwana womusikana umwe ega wamamake; ndiyena ega unodhikwana kunauye wakamubhara, Anaearimi angu akamuwona uye akamudhaidza wakakomborerwa; anaeasikana amambo nezwikomba akamuwona, uye akamuyemura. Aneasikana amambo uye nezwikomba akareketei: ¹⁰ "Ndiyani uyu unouya tingana kurikuyedza, wakarungama tingana mwedzi, unonyetukira tingana zuwa, unosimbisa tingana masodja nomabhamdera awo?". Mudhiwa womanakadzi etchidzireketera: ¹¹ Inini ndakatchita kumuti yomufura kuti ndibowona zwiro zwiswa zwiri mumutcheto mebhahari, kuti ndiwone muuva dzanga dzoo bhudha masakani, uye kana kuti muti yomutamba yanaga inomaruwa. ¹² Inini ndanga ndakafara kakuzwa tingana ndanga ndeifamba mungoro dzoumamambo. Mudhiwa womwanakadzi etchimureketera: ¹³ Wirira, wirira, musika wanaka. Wirira, Wirira kuitira kuti ndibhokuwone. Musikana etchireketa kuno mudhiwa wake: Ngei urikundiringisa, musikana wakanaka, tingana kuti ndirikutamba pakati poanhu anotamba?