Song of Solomon 1
Wimbo ulio bora wa Solomoni.
2 Let him kiss me with the kiss of his mouth: for thy breasts are better than wine,
Unibusu kwa busu la kinywa chako, kwa maana upendo wako unafurahisha kuliko divai.
3 Smelling sweet of the best ointments. Thy name is as oil poured out: therefore young maidens have loved thee.
Manukato yako yananukia vizuri, jina lako ni kama manukato yaliyomiminwa. Ndiyo sababu wanawali wanakupenda!
4 Draw me: we will run after thee to the odour of thy ointments. The king hath brought me into his storerooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, remembering thy breasts more than wine: the righteous love thee.
Nichukue twende nawe, na tufanye haraka! Mfalme na anilete ndani ya vyumba vyake. Marafiki Tunakushangilia na kukufurahia, tutasifu upendo wako zaidi kuliko divai. Mpendwa Tazama jinsi ilivyo bora wakupende!
5 I am black but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Cedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Mimi ni mweusi, lakini napendeza, enyi binti za Yerusalemu, mweusi kama mahema ya Kedari, kama mapazia ya hema la Solomoni.
6 Do not consider me that I am brown, because the sun hath altered my colour: the sons of my mother have fought against me, they have made me the keeper in the vineyards: my vineyard I have not kept.
Usinikazie macho kwa sababu mimi ni mweusi, kwa sababu nimefanywa mweusi na jua. Wana wa mama yangu walinikasirikia na kunifanya niwe mtunza mashamba ya mizabibu. Shamba langu mwenyewe la mizabibu nimeliacha.
7 Shew me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou liest in the midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of thy companions.
Niambie, wewe ambaye ninakupenda, unalisha wapi kundi lako la kondoo na ni wapi unapowapumzisha kondoo wako adhuhuri. Kwa nini niwe kama mwanamke aliyefunikwa shela karibu na makundi ya rafiki zako?
8 If thou know not thyself, O fairest among women, go forth, and follow after the steps of the flocks, and feed thy kids beside the tents of the shepherds.
Kama hujui, ewe mwanamke mzuri kuliko wote, fuata nyayo za kondoo, na kulisha wana-mbuzi wako karibu na hema za wachungaji.
9 To my company of horsemen, in Pharao’s chariots, have I likened thee, O my love.
Mpenzi wangu, ninakufananisha na farasi jike aliyefungwa katika mojawapo ya magari ya vita ya Farao.
10 Thy cheeks are beautiful as the turtledove’s, thy neck as jewels.
Mashavu yako yanapendeza yakiwa na vipuli, shingo yako ikiwa na mikufu ya vito.
11 We will make thee chains of gold, inlaid with silver.
Tutakufanyia vipuli vya dhahabu, vyenye kupambwa kwa fedha.
12 While the king was at his repose, my spikenard sent forth the odour thereof.
Wakati mfalme alipokuwa mezani pake, manukato yangu yalisambaza harufu yake nzuri.
13 A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, he shall abide between my breasts.
Mpenzi wangu kwangu mimi ni kifuko cha manemane kati ya matiti yangu.
14 A cluster of cypress my love is to me, in the vineyards of Engaddi.
Mpenzi wangu kwangu mimi ni kama kishada cha maua ya mhina kutoka mashamba ya mizabibu ya En-Gedi.
15 Behold thou art fair, O my love, behold thou art fair, thy eyes are as those of doves.
Tazama jinsi ulivyo mzuri, mpenzi wangu! Tazama jinsi ulivyo mzuri! Macho yako ni kama ya hua.
16 Behold thou art fair, my beloved, and comely. Our bed is flourishing.
Tazama jinsi ulivyo mzuri, mpenzi wangu! Ee, tazama jinsi unavyopendeza! Na kitanda chetu ni cha majani mazuri.
17 The beams of our houses are of cedar, our rafters of cypress trees.
Nguzo za nyumba yetu ni mierezi, na mapao yetu ni miberoshi.
