1The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.1.2 thy…: Heb. thy loves 3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. 4Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.1.4 the upright…: or, they love thee uprightly 5I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 6Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
7Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?1.7 as one…: or, as one that is veiled
8¶ If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents. 9I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots. 10Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. 11We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
12¶ While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 13A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.1.14 camphire: or, cypress 15Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.1.15 my love: or, my companion 16Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green. 17The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.1.17 rafters: or, galleries
11:1 1Bk 4:32Oluyimba lwa Sulemaani olusinga ennyimba zonna.
Omwagalwa
21:2 Lu 4:10Leka annywegere n’emimwa gye
kubanga okwagala kwo kusinga envinnyo,
31:3 a Lu 4:10 b Mub 7:1 c Zab 45:14n’amafuta go gawunya akaloosa akalungi;
erinnya lyo liri ng’amafuta agattululwa,
era abawala kyebava bakwagala.
41:4 Zab 45:15Baako ne gy’ontwala, yanguwa!
Kabaka ansembezezza kumpi nnyo antutte mu bisenge bye.
Abemikwano
Tunaasanyuka ne tukujagulizaamu;
era tunaatendereza okwagala kwo okusinga envinnyo.
Omwagalwa
Nga batuufu okukwegomba!
51:5 a Lu 2:14; 4:3 b Lu 2:7; 5:8; 5:16Ndi muddugavu, ndi mulungi,
Mmwe abawala ba Yerusaalemi
muli ng’eweema ez’e Kedali,1:5 Abantu b’e Kedali baali Bawalabu abaabeeranga mu bukiikaddyo obw’obuvanjuba wa Edomu. Baabeeranga mu weema ze baakolanga mu maliba g’embuzi enzirugavu.
era ng’entimbe za Sulemaani.
61:6 Zab 69:8; Lu 8:12Temuntunuulira kubanga ndi muddugavu,
olw’okuba omusana gunjokezza.
Batabani ba mmange baansunguwalira;
ne bandagira okukuuma ennimiro ez’emizabbibu.
Ennimiro yange ngigayaaliridde.
71:7 Lu 3:1-4; Is 13:20Ntegeeza ggwe gwe njagala, gy’oliisiza ekisibo kyo,
ne gy’owumuliza endiga zo mu ssaawa ez’omu ttuntu.
Lwaki mbeera ng’omukazi eyeebisse amaaso
nga nninaanye ebisibo eby’abanywanyi bo?
Abemikwano
81:8 Lu 5:9; 6:1Bw’oba nga tomanyi, ggwe omukyala asinga bonna obulungi,
goberera ekkubo endiga lye zikutte,
ogende oliisize embuzi zo ento,
okumpi n’eweema z’abasumba.
Owoomukwano
91:9 2By 1:17Omwagalwa wange,
nkugeraageranya n’embalaasi esika amagaali ga Falaawo.
101:10 a Lu 5:13 b Is 61:10Amatama go galabika bulungi ng’oyambadde ebikomo eby’oku matu,
n’ensingo yo nerabika bulungi ng’erimu eby’omu bulago eby’omuwendo.
11Tunaakukolera eby’oku matu ebya zaabu,
nga birina amapeesa aga ffeeza.
Omwagalwa
121:12 Lu 4:11-14Kabaka bwe yali ng’atudde ku mmeeza ye,
akawoowo kange ne kamuwunyira bulungi.
13Muganzi wange ali ng’ensawo eya kaloosa aka mooli1:13 Mooli kaloosa kalungi nnyo akakolebwa okuva mu balusamu nga kasangibwa mu Esiyopya, ne mu Buyindi, ne mu nsi za Buwalabu. Mooli yakozesebwanga ng’obuwoowo mu biseera ebyo gye ndi,
ng’awummulidde mu kifuba kyange.
141:14 a Lu 4:13 b 1Sa 23:29Muganzi wange ali ng’ekiganda eky’ebimuli ebya kofera1:14 Kofera kimuli ky’akaloosa kalungi, era kikolebwamu obuwoowo.
ebivudde mu nnimiro ez’emizabbibu ez’e Engedi.1:14 Engedi nsulo y’amazzi esangibwa ku luuyi olw’obugwanjuba bw’Ennyanja ey’Omunnyo, era we luli wamerawo ebimera ebyakaloosa bingi.
Owoomukwano
151:15 a Lu 4:7 b Lu 2:14; 4:1; 5:2, 12; 6:9Laba, oli mubalagavu, omwagalwa wange
oli mubalagavu olabika bulungi.
Amaaso go mayiba.
Omwagalwa
16Olabika bulungi muganzi wange,
era onsanyusa.
Ekitanda kyaffe kya muddo muto.
Owoomukwano
171:17 1Bk 6:9Emikiikiro gy’ennyumba yaffe mivule,
n’enzooba zaffe nkanaga.
