1 The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
Wimbo ulio bora, wa Sulemani.
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth:
For thy love is better than wine.
Kubusu na anibusu kwa kinywa chake. Maana pambaja zako zapita divai;
3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments
Thy name is as ointment poured forth,
Therefore do the virgins love thee.
Manukato yako yanukia vizuri; Jina lako ni kama marhamu iliyomiminwa; Kwa hiyo wanawali hukupenda.
4 Draw 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.
Nivute nyuma yako, na tukimbie; Mfalme ameniingiza vyumbani mwake. Tutafurahi na kukushangilia; Tutazinena pambaja zako kuliko divai; Ndiyo, ina haki wakupende.
5 I am black, but comely,
O ye daughters of Jerusalem,
As the tents of Kedar,
As the curtains of Solomon.
Mimi ni mweusi-mweusi, lakini ninao uzuri, Enyi binti za Yerusalemu, Mfano wa hema za Kedari, Kama mapazia yake Sulemani.
6 Look 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.
Msinichunguze kwa kuwa ni mweusi-mweusi, Kwa sababu jua limeniunguza. Wana wa mamangu walinikasirikia, Waliniweka niwe mlinzi wa mashamba ya mizabibu; Bali shamba langu mwenyewe sikulilinda.
7 Tell 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?
Nijulishe, ee mpendwa wa nafsi yangu, Ni wapi utakapolisha kundi lako, Ni wapi utakapolilaza adhuhuri. Kwa nini niwe kama aliyefungiwa kidoto, Karibu na makundi ya wenzako?
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.
Usipojua, wewe uliye mzuri katika wanawake, Shika njia uzifuate nyayo za kondoo, Na kuwalisha wana-mbuzi wako Karibu na hema za wachungaji.
9 I have compared thee, O my love,
To a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
Mpenzi wangu, nimekulinganisha Na farasi katika magari ya Farao.
10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels ,
Thy neck with chains of gold .
Mashavu yako ni mazuri kwa mashada, Shingo yako kwa mikufu ya vito.
11 We will make thee borders of gold
With studs of silver.
Tutakufanyizia mashada ya dhahabu, Yenye vifungo vya fedha.
12 While the King sitteth at his table,
My spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
Muda mfalme alipoketi juu ya matakia, Nardo yangu ilitoa harufu yake.
13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me;
He shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
Mpendwa wangu ni kama mfuko wa manemane Ukilazwa usiku maziwani mwangu.
14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire
In the vineyards of Engedi.
Mpendwa wangu ni kama kishada cha hina, Katika mizabibu huko Engedi.
15 Behold, thou art fair, my love;
Behold, thou art fair;
Thou hast doves' eyes.
Tazama, u mzuri, mpenzi wangu, U mzuri, macho yako ni kama ya hua.
16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved,
Yea, pleasant:
Also our bed is green.
Tazama, u mzuri, mpendwa wangu, Wapendeza, na kitanda chetu ni majani;
17 The beams of our house are cedar,
And our rafters of fir.
Nguzo za nyumba yetu ni mierezi, Na viguzo vyetu ni miberoshi.
