1Inyamibwa mu ndirimbo za Salomo.
Umugeni:
2Ansome no gusomak'umunwa we,
Kukourukundounkunda rundutiravino.
3Imibavu yawe ihumuraneza,
Izina ryawe rimeze nk'amadahano atāmye,
Ni cyo gituma abakobwa bagukunda.
4Unkururetwiruke inyuma yawe tugukurikiye.
Umwami yanjyanye mu rugo rwe,
Tuzanezerwa tukwishimana,
Tuzasingizaurukundo rwawe tururutisha vino,
Bafite impamvu rwose bagukundira.
5Yemwe bakobwa b'i Yerusalemu mwe,
Ndirabura ariko ndi mwiza,
Nsa n'amahema y'Abakedari,
N'inyegamo za Salomo.
6Mwe kundeba nabi ni uko nirabura,
Nabitewe n'izuba ryambabuye.
Abahungu ba mama barandakariye,
Bangizeumurinzi w'inzabibu,
Arikouruzabibu rwanjye sinarurinze.
7Yewe uwo nkundishaumutima,
Mbwira ahouragira n'ahoubyagiza ku manywa,
Kuki namera nk'uwatwikiririwe,
Hafi y'imikumbi ya bagenzi bawe?
Umukwe:
8Nibautabizi, wa mugorewe,
Uri indatwa mu bagore.
Gendaukurikire mu nkōra y'umukumbi,
Uragire abana b'ihene bawe iruhande rw'amahema y'abungeri.
9Wa mukunzi wanjye we,
Nakugereranije n'ifarashi ikururaamagare ya Farawo.
10Mu misaya yawe ni heza hashotsemo imishunzi,
Ijosi ryawe ririmbishwa n'inigi z'amasaro y'igiciro cyinshi.
11Tuzakuremera imikufi y'izahabu,
Duteremo amabara y'ifeza.
Umugeni:
12Igiheumwami yabaga yicaye ku meza ye,
Impumuroy'amadahano yanjye yaratāmaga.
13Umukunzi wanjye yamereye nk'ishangi,
Iri hagati y'amabere yanjye.
Umukwe:
14Umukunzi wanjye amereye nk'uburabyo bwa Koferi,
Buba mu nzabibu zo muri Enigedi.
15Mukunzi wanjye we, uri mwiza,
Ni koko uri mwiza,
Amaso yawe ni nk'ay'inyana.
Umugeni:
16Dore uri mwiza mukunzi wanjye,
Niukuriuranezeza,
Uburiribwacu niubwatsi bugitoha.
17Inkingi z'inzu yacu ni imyerezi,
N'imishoro yayo ni imiberoshi.