¹ Ngoma dzongoma, dzaSoromoni. Djaya romwanakadzi retchireketa kunotchikomba tchake. ² Nditswodhe nomuswodho womuromo wako, rudo rako riri nani kupinda vinhu. ³ Mafuta ako akudzora anonhuwirira, zina rako rinobhudirira tingana prufume, nokudharoko asikana madjaha anokudha. ⁴ "Nditore! Ndatigogome!" Mukadzi atchadzibvunda patchake ega: "Mambo wandiundzisa mumba make". Mukadzi etchibvunza kumudiwa wake: "Inini nadakadhakara, mauri ndinofara, ndisiye ndipembere rudo rako, izwi zwinodharika vinhu. Kwagara kuripo kuti anakadzi amweni adhanane naiwewe. Mwanakadzi etchibvundza anakadzi adhoni: ⁵ "Inini nadakaswipirira, asi ndakanaka hangu, mwanasikana weanhu ekuJerusarema, wakaswipa tingana zwitumba zweKedari, anotikana tingana matchira aSoromoni. ⁶ Musandiningira ngokuti ndakaswipirira, ngokuti zuwa randiwipisa. Wana amai angu akagumbuka nainini, akandisiya kuti nditchegete munda womuvhinyu, asi munda wangu tchaiwo womuvinyu, andisi kukwanisa kuutchengeta". Mwanakadzi etchireketa kuno mudhiwa wake: ⁷ "Ndibvundze iwewe wandinodha, unouchira kupi mabhira ako? Anozorera kupi pakati pomasikati? Ngei ndaidhikana kuita tingana munhu akafikizwa pakati pomabhira eadhoni ako? Mudiwa wake wakamudhaira: ⁸ "Iwewe isingazwizi, wangarungamisa pakati poanakadzi ese, teera tsoka dzomabhira angu uye ucha mbudzi dzako padhuze pozwitumba zwoapfuzi. ⁹ Inini ndinokuezanisa, mudiwa wangu, nengoro yehatchi dzaFaro. ¹⁰ Hope yako yakarungama nezwirukwa; mutsipa wako nozwimapuwe zwinodhura. ¹¹ Nditchakuitira zwakarukwa zwendarama" Mwanakadzi etchidzireketa patchake: ¹² Mafuta angu anonuwira aifukidza mambo kumatii, panga akazorora pamubehda wake. ¹³ Mudhiwa wakaita tinga tchikwama tchemura nousiku pakati pmazamu angu. ¹⁴ Mudhiwa wangu kandiri wakaita tingana ndhai yomaruwa ehena pamunda womuvinyu paengedi" Mudhiwa wake etchimureketera: ¹⁵ "Ringira marungamirire awakaita, mudhiwa wangu; wakanyasa kurungama; madziso ako tingana endjiya". Mwanakadzi etchireketa kuno mudhiwa wake: ¹⁶ Ringira marungamirere awakaita, mudhiwa wangu, wakanguungamisa. Uye mawatire edhu anodhakadza. ¹⁷ dhungo dzonyumba yedhu yakaitwa nemaSidari, uye nhai dzayo Misipresi.