UYOBI 8

₂“Mfondini, koda kube nini ushwaqa,

usenza imbudede yamazwi afana nomoya obhudlayo?

₃Uthi uThixo angakujika okulungileyo?

Uthi uSomandla angabugqwetha ubulungisa?

₄Ukuba abantwana bakho bawaphule ummiselo wakhe,

yena ke ubawisele isohlwayo esibafaneleyo.

₅Into omawuyenze wena kukuzibika kuThixo,

ubuse umbongoze uSomandla.

₆Ukuba ungumntu onyanisekileyo omsulwa,

ngenene uya kukuva, akubuyekeze ngomzi wakho.

₇Ewe, ubunayo inkqubela ngaphambili,

kodwa ayinakulinganiswa nendyebo owoba nayo esiphelweni.

₈Khawuphonononge ulande imbali yemihla yamandulo;

phicotha ufunde kumava amanyange.

₉Kaloku thina singabayizolo, asazi nto,

nemihla yethu emhlabeni idlula njengesithunzi.

₁₀Ke bona baya kukululeka, bathethe nawe;

ewe, bangakuphokozela kuloo vimba wolwazi lwabo, bathi:

₁₁‘Ngaba ingaphuma na imizí apho kungekho mgxobhozo?

Uthi ingakhula ingcongolo apho kungekho manzi?

₁₂Zithi zingekalungeli kukhiwa,

zimbatshe kuqala kunezinye izityalo.’

₁₃Iba njalo indlela yabo bonke abamlibalayo uThixo;

ewe, ithemba lâbo bangamnquliyo uThixo liyadaka.

₁₄Kaloku bona bangqiyama ngentambo yesigcawu,

lisuke ke elo themba labo linqamke.

₁₅Bayama ngendlu yesigcawu, ibe ke yona ingaqinanga;

babambelela kuyo ngoku yona igqashu-gqashu.

₁₆Bahluma okwesityalo esinamanzi esibethwa yimitha yelanga,

sona esinwenwa siphinyele egadini.

₁₇Iingcambu zaso zibhijela amatye,

zibambelele kuwo.

₁₈Phofu ke uthi wakusincothula,

kungabi sabonakala ukuba sasikhe sakho.

₁₉Uyabona, injalo indlela yokukhula kwaso:

indawo yaso ithathwa sesinye.

₂₀“Ewe, uThixo akamlahli umntu othembekileyo,

kodwa akangeke azomeleze izandla zabenzi bokubi.

₂₁Ngoko ke úya kulubuyisela uncumo emlonyeni wakho,

nemilebe yakho ibobotheke yimincili.

₂₂Ke bona abakuthiyileyo baya kwambathwa lihlazo;

kanti ke yona imizi yabakhohlakeleyo iya kubhanga.”