IINDUMISO 69

₁Awu, khawundihlangule, Thixo!

Ndithe gabhu ngentamo emanzini.

₂Ndiyazika eludakeni olubizelayo,

apho kungekho nokuxhathisa.

Ndithe dyumpu esizibeni;

umsinga uyandintywilisela.

₃Sendikhale zada zoma,

kungokunje ndom' umqala;

amehlo afiphele kukujong' enkalweni,

ndilangazelela wena, Thixo wam.

₄Abo bandithiyileyo ngaphandle kwesizathu

bagqitha inani leenwele zentloko yam.

Zizigantsontso ezifuna ukunditshabalalisa,

ezindihlasela ngokundityhola.

Ndingathini ukuhlawula ndingebanga nje?

₅Ke wena, Thixo wam, uyasazi isono sam;

amatyala am' aselubala kuwe.

₆Awu, *Ndikhoyo, Thixo onamandla onke,

mandingabahlazisi abo bakholosa ngawe;

abakulangazelelayo mabangangcikivwa

ngenxa yam, Thixo kaSirayeli.

₇Kaloku kungenxa yakho ndinyeliswa nje;

ngoku sendintywil' ehlazweni.

₈Sendaba yintlanga kumawethu;

ndingumhambi kwiinto zikabawo.

₉Ke kona ukuzondelela indlu yakho kundongamele;

izithuko zabakunyelisayo ziphezu kwam.

₁₀Ndalila ezimathontsi, ndizila ukutya,

kodwa naleyo yaba sisingcikivo.

₁₁Ndithi ndakunxiba ezirhwexayo zokuzila

ndisuke ndibe ngundaba-mlonyeni.

₁₂Bancokola ngam ezimbuthweni;

sendide ndayingoma yamanxila.

₁₃Kambe ke, Ndikhoyo, mna ndiyakuthandaza.

Ngeli xesha lifanelekileyo, Thixo,

nangenxa yendyebo yezibele zothando lwakho,

khawuncede undiphendule.

Ngenxa yokuthembeka kwakho ndihlangule;

naku sendizika eludakeni.

₁₄Ndisindise ezintshabeni zam;

ndikhuphe emanzini anzongonzongo.

₁₅Ewe, mandingantywiliselwa ngumsinga;

mandingarhaxwa kwisiziba esimnyama;

mandingaginywa yinzonzobila.

₁₆Hayi ubuhle bezibele zakho!

Ndikhoyo, ndivelele undiphendule;

ewe, ngokobuninzi beenceba zakho ndive!

₁₇Musa ukusifulathela isicaka sakho.

Ndibandezelekile; nceda undiphendule.

₁₈Sondela undisindise;

ndikhulule ezintshabeni zam.

₁₉Uyayazi indlela endingcikivwa ngayo;

uyazi ukuba andinto yanto, ndihlazekile;

uyazazi zonke iintshaba zam.

₂₀Izinyeliso ziwaphule umoya wam;

kungokunje ndivikivekile.

Ndathemba ukukhuzwa, kodwa nya!

Nokuthuthuzelwa andakufumana.

₂₁Ndaweni yokutya ndanikwa ityhefu;

endaweni yamanzi yaba yiviniga.

₂₂Mabenzakaliswe kwakukutya kwabo,

amatheko abo abe ngumgibe kubo.

₂₃Mabamfanyekiswe bangaboni;

umzimba wabo mawutyhutyhwe lidumbe.

₂₄Mabagutyungelwe yingqumbo yakho;

mabatshiswe ngumsindo wakho.

₂₅Mawube linxuwa umzi wabo,

makungahlali nabani kuwo,

₂₆kuba bayamtshutshisa ombethileyo,

baphoxise ngaye omenzakalisileyo.

₂₇Bancine ngesona sohlwayo;

mabaphoswe yinceba yakho.

₂₈Mabacinywe kwincwadi yoludwe lwabaphilayo,

mabangadweliswa namalungisa.

₂₉Kambe ke ndiyajwaqeka yintlungu;

ndonyule undisindise, Thixo.

₃₀Ndiya kumemelela ndibonge uThixo;

ndiya kumncoma ndidomboze.

₃₁Lo ke wona umbulelo ubalasele;

ungaphezulu kokubulela ngethole kuNdikhoyo,

uyidlula lee inkunzi yenkomo.

₃₂Ke bona abahlelelekileyo baya kuvuya;

abamlangazelelayo uThixo bokhuthazeka.

₃₃Kaloku uNdikhoyo uyabeva abahlelelekileyo;

akabacekisi abakhe ababanjiweyo.

₃₄Dandulukani, mazulu nani hlabathi, nimbonge,

nani zilwandle nako konke okushukumayo kuni!

₃₅Kuba uThixo uya kuyisindisa iZiyon,

aphinde azakhe izixeko zakwaJuda.

Izicaka zakhe ziya kuba ngabemi bakhona,

₃₆izizukulwana zona zidle ilifa,

bathi nabamthandayo bahlale khona.