1
Mimi ni ua la uwandani, Ni nyinyoro ya mabondeni.
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.
2
Kama nyinyoro kati ya miiba, Kadhalika mpenzi wangu kati ya binti.
Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
3
Kama mpera kati ya miti ya msituni, Kadhalika mpendwa wangu kati ya vijana. Naliketi kivulini mwake kwa furaha, Na matunda yake naliyaonja kuwa matamu.
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
4
Akanileta mpaka nyumba ya karamu, Na bendera yake juu yangu ni mapenzi.
He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.
5
Nishibisheni zabibu, niburudisheni kwa mapera, Kwa maana nimezimia kwa mapenzi.
Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
6
Mkono wake wa kushoto uko chini ya kichwa changu, Nao wa kuume unanikumbatia!
His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
7
Nawasihi, enyi binti za Yerusalemu, Kwa paa na kwa ayala wa porini, Msiyachochee mapenzi, wala kuyaamsha, Hata yatakapoona vema yenyewe.
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
8
Sikiliza! Ni mpendwa wangu! Tazama, anakuja, Akiruka milimani, akichachawa vilimani.
Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
9
Mpendwa wangu ni kama paa, au ayala. Tazama, asimama nyuma ya ukuta wetu, Achungulia dirishani, atazama kimiani.
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
10
Mpendwa wangu alinena, akaniambia, Ondoka, mpenzi wangu, mzuri wangu, uje zako,
My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
11
Maana tazama, kaskazi imepita, Masika imekwisha, imekwenda zake;
For now the winter is past; the rain is over and gone.
12
Maua yatokea katika nchi, Wakati wa kupelea umefika, Na sauti ya mwigo husikiwa kwetu.
The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing has come, and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land.
13
Mtini wapevusha tini zake, Na mizabibu inachanua, Inatoa harufu yake nzuri; Ondoka, mpenzi wangu, mzuri wangu, uje zako.
The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”
14
Hua wangu, mafichoni mwa jabali, Katika sitara za magenge, Nitazame uso wako, nisikie sauti yako, Maana sauti yako ni tamu na uso wako mzuri.
O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.
15
Tukamatie mbweha, Wale mbweha wadogo, Waiharibuo mizabibu, Maana mizabibu yetu yachanua.
Catch for us the foxes—the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—for our vineyards are in bloom.
16
Mpendwa wangu ni wangu, na mimi ni wake; Hulisha kundi lake penye nyinyoro.
My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
17
Hata jua lipunge, na vivuli vikimbie, Unigeukie, mpendwa wangu, Nawe uwe kama paa, au ayala, Juu ya milima ya Betheri.
Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.