abezizwe uJehova ayeshilo ngabo kwabakwa-Israyeli ukuthi: Aniyikungena kubo, nabo bangangeni kini, ngokuba impela bayakuziphambukisa izinhliziyo zenu, zize zilandele onkulunkulu babo . Kulabo uSolomoni wanamathela ngothando.

Konke enikwenzayo akwenziwe ngothando.

Kuzakuba nathi umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuye uJesu Kristu iNdodana kaYise ngeqiniso nangothando. Ukuyala ngothando

Ngalokho ngiyanincenga ukuba nimphathe ngothando;

Bangibuyisele okubi ngokuhle, nenzondo ngothando lwami.

Ngidonse emva kwakho, sigijime; inkosi isingingenisile emakamelweni ayo. Abangane: Siyakujabula, sithokoze ngawe, sikhulume ngothando lwakho kunewayini. Umakoti: Kufanele ukuba bakuthande.

Sengingenile ensimini yami , dadewethu, makoti wami ; ngiyabutha imure lami namakha ami , ngiyadla amakhekheba ami kanye nezinyosi zami , ngiyaphuza iwayini lami kanye nobisi lwami. Abangane: Yidlani, bangane, niphuze, nisuthe ngothando. Ukulangazela komakoti Umakoti:

Ikhanda lakho kuwe linjengeKarmeli , nomyeko wekhanda lakho unjengokububende; kuboshiwe inkosi ngesiyendane. Umyeni ukhuluma ngothando lwakhe

Amanzi amaningi awanakulucima uthando, nemifula ayinakuluminzisa; uma umuntu ebeyakunika yonke impahla yendlu yakhe ngothando , nokho ubeyakwaliwa nokwaliwa. Umakoti nabafowabo Abangane:

Woza sizanelise ngothando kuze kuse, sijabule ngokuthandana.

uma ngizwa ngothando lwakho nokukholwa onakho eNkosini uJesu nakubo bonke abangcwele,

ngokuba nginokuthokoza okukhulu nenduduzo ngothando lwakho, ngokuba izinhliziyo zabangcwele zihlunyelelwe ngawe mzalwane. UPawulu ukhulumela u-Onesimu

njengalokho asikhethela kuye ngothando ngaphambi kokusekelwa kwezwe ukuba sibe ngcwele, singabi nakusolwa phambi kwakhe;

kodwa sithi sikhuluma iqiniso ngothando , sikhulele ngakho konke kuye oyinhloko, uKristu,

ngokuthobeka konke nobumnene, ngokubheka kade nokubekezelelana ngothando,

nikhonze ngothando kungathi kuseNkosini kungekubantu,

laba bashumayela ngothando, bazi ukuthi ngimiselwe ukuvikela ivangeli,

Ngokuba nina bazalwane nabizelwa ekukhululekeni . Kuphela ningakwenzi ukukhululeka kube yithuba enyameni, kepha khonzanani ngothando.

Ngokuba kuKristu Jesu akusizi lutho ukusoka nokungasoki , kepha kuphela ukukholwa okusebenza ngothando.

okunguyena futhi wasitshela ngothando lwenu ngoMoya. UPawulu ubakhulekela kuJesu

thandanani ngenhliziyo ngothando lobuzalwane ; ekwazisaneni nandulelane;

Ngokuba uma umzalwane wakho edabukiswa ngenxa yokudla, awusahambi ngothando. Ungambhubhisi ngokudla kwakho lowo amfelayo uKristu.

Ezinhluphekweni zabo zonke wahlupheka naye , ingelosi yobuso bakhe yabasindisa; ngothando lwakhe nangokuhawukel a kwakhe wabahlenga , wabanqukula, wabathwala zonke izinsuku zakuqala.

UJehova wabonakala kimi ekude , wathi: Ngikuthandile ngothando oluphakade; ngalokho ngikudonsile ngomusa.