| 1. | Inyamibwa mu ndirimbo za Salomo. Umugeni: |
| 2. | Ansome no gusoma k’umunwa we, Kuko urukundo unkunda rundutira vino. |
| 3. | Imibavu yawe ihumura neza, Izina ryawe rimeze nk’amadahano atāmye, Ni cyo gituma abakobwa bagukunda. |
| 4. | Unkurure twiruke inyuma yawe tugukurikiye. Umwami yanjyanye mu rugo rwe, Tuzanezerwa tukwishimana,Tuzasingiza urukundo rwawe tururutisha vino,Bafite impamvu rwose bagukundira. |
| 5. | Yemwe bakobwa b’i Yerusalemu mwe, Ndirabura ariko ndi mwiza,Nsa n’amahema y’Abakedari,N’inyegamo za Salomo. |
| 6. | Mwe kundeba nabi ni uko nirabura, Nabitewe n’izuba ryambabuye. Abahungu ba mama barandakariye, Bangize umurinzi w’inzabibu, Ariko uruzabibu rwanjye sinarurinze. |
| 7. | Yewe uwo nkundisha umutima, Mbwira aho uragira n’aho ubyagiza ku manywa, Kuki namera nk’uwatwikiririwe, Hafi y’imikumbi ya bagenzi bawe? Umukwe: |
| 8. | Niba utabizi, wa mugore we, Uri indatwa mu bagore. Genda ukurikire mu nkōra y’umukumbi, Uragire abana b’ihene bawe iruhande rw’amahema y’abungeri. |
| 9. | Wa mukunzi wanjye we, Nakugereranije n’ifarashi ikurura amagare ya Farawo. |
| 10. | Mu misaya yawe ni heza hashotsemo imishunzi, Ijosi ryawe ririmbishwa n’inigi z’amasaro y’igiciro cyinshi. |
| 11. | Tuzakuremera imikufi y’izahabu, Duteremo amabara y’ifeza. Umugeni: |
| 12. | Igihe umwami yabaga yicaye ku meza ye, Impumuro y’amadahano yanjye yaratāmaga. |
| 13. | Umukunzi wanjye yamereye nk’ishangi, Iri hagati y’amabere yanjye. Umukwe: |
| 14. | Umukunzi wanjye amereye nk’uburabyo bwa Koferi, Buba mu nzabibu zo muri Enigedi. |
| 15. | Mukunzi wanjye we, uri mwiza, Ni koko uri mwiza, Amaso yawe ni nk’ay’inyana. Umugeni: |
| 16. | Dore uri mwiza mukunzi wanjye, Ni ukuri uranezeza, Uburiri bwacu ni ubwatsi bugitoha. |
| 17. | Inkingi z’inzu yacu ni imyerezi, N’imishoro yayo ni imiberoshi. |