Isiyeleliso ngeenhlobongi
1Ndodanami, londa amezwami,
ufihle imiyalwami ehliziywenakho.
2Nawulonda imiyalwami uzakuphila.
Iye, ulonde ifundiswami njengehlavu yelihlo lakho;
3ibophelele eminwenakho,
uyitlole emiqebethwini yehliziywakho.
4Yithi ekuhlakanipheni: “Wena ungudadwethu”,
bese ubiza ukuzwisisa ngesihlobo sakho.
5Lokho kuzakulonda esihlobongini,
iye, emfazini otjhili onamezwi abutjhelelezi.
6Lokha nangisefesidereni lekumbami
ngihlola emlukweni wefesidere,
7ngabona hlangana nabanganalwazi,
ngayelela hlangana namasokana
umuntu omutjha onganangqondo
8adlula ehla ngendledlana
eduze nejika lekumba yesihlobongi,
anqombe nca ngekumbenaso,
9nakuhlwako entambama,
sele kuthoma ukurhwaqela.
10Qala, nangu umfazi azomhlangabeza,
embethe zobungwadla, anobuqili;
11akhulumela futhi, anganakuthula
begodu alunywa ziinyawo:
12njenje useendledlaneni,
njenje usetatawini ledorobho;
emajikeni woke ucuphile.
13Wamtjhuba wamumanga,
akhange abe neenhloni, wathi kuye:
14“Namhlanje ngifeza iimfungo zami,
yeke nginomhlabelo wetjhebiswano ekhaya.
15Ngalokho ngiphume bona ngikuhlangabeze,
bengiseze ngikufuna, nje-ke ngikufumene!
16Ngendlale umbhedami ngamatjhila
iye, amibalabala welineni abuya eGibhide.
17Ngiwufafaze ngemire,
iqolo lesikghopha nesinamoni.
18Yewize sizanelise ngomseme bekuse,
iye, sizitike ngethando!
19Qala, indodami ayikho ekhayapha,
ithethe ikhambo elide.
20Ibhade imbadayo yemali,
izabe ibuye inyanga nayigcweleko.”
21Wamsomasoma ngelimu elithambileko,
wamwunga ngeembhena ezibutjhelelezi.
22Khonapho isidlhadlhakazeso sasuka samlandela,
njengekomo isiya ebuhlabelweni
nehlokwayo irhobelwe ngomutja,
23kufikela lapha umkhonto uhlaba khona isibindi sayo.
Sinjengenyoni irhabela esifini
ingalemuki bonyana izakulahlekelwa yipilo.
24Nje-ke ndodanami, yewungilalele
yelela amezwami.
25Ungavumeli ihliziywakho
iphendukele eendleleni zesihlobongi,
ungakhambakhambi emizilenaso.
26Banengi abongazimbi esibawisileko,
sibulele iwoma elikhulu.
27Ikumbaso imasango wokuya ekufeni,
ehlela phasi emalawini wokufa.
