Wimbo wa Sulemani 1
1 Wimbo ulio bora wa Solomoni.
This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.
2 Unibusu kwa busu la kinywa chako, kwa maana upendo wako unafurahisha kuliko divai.
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
3 Manukato yako yananukia vizuri, jina lako ni kama manukato yaliyomiminwa. Ndiyo sababu wanawali wanakupenda!
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
4 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!
Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
5 Mimi ni mweusi, lakini napendeza, enyi binti za Yerusalemu, mweusi kama mahema ya Kedari, kama mapazia ya hema la Solomoni.
I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
6 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.
Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
7 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?
Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
8 Kama hujui, ewe mwanamke mzuri kuliko wote, fuata nyayo za kondoo, na kulisha wana-mbuzi wako karibu na hema za wachungaji.
If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
9 Mpenzi wangu, ninakufananisha na farasi jike aliyefungwa katika mojawapo ya magari ya vita ya Farao.
I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Mashavu yako yanapendeza yakiwa na vipuli, shingo yako ikiwa na mikufu ya vito.
Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
11 Tutakufanyia vipuli vya dhahabu, vyenye kupambwa kwa fedha.
We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
12 Wakati mfalme alipokuwa mezani pake, manukato yangu yalisambaza harufu yake nzuri.
While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
13 Mpenzi wangu kwangu mimi ni kifuko cha manemane kati ya matiti yangu.
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
14 Mpenzi wangu kwangu mimi ni kama kishada cha maua ya mhina kutoka mashamba ya mizabibu ya En-Gedi.
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
15 Tazama jinsi ulivyo mzuri, mpenzi wangu! Tazama jinsi ulivyo mzuri! Macho yako ni kama ya hua.
How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
16 Tazama jinsi ulivyo mzuri, mpenzi wangu! Ee, tazama jinsi unavyopendeza! Na kitanda chetu ni cha majani mazuri.
How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.
17 Nguzo za nyumba yetu ni mierezi, na mapao yetu ni miberoshi.
The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.
