AMahubo 107

₁Bongani uSimakade ngokuba muhle,

umusa wakhe umi ingunaphakade.

₂Abahlengiweyo bakaSimakade mabasho njalo,

labo abahlenge esandleni sesitha,

₃wabaqoqa emazweni,

kusukela empumalanga,

entshonalanga,

enyakatho, nasolwandle.

₄Bazulazula ehlane,

abaze bayithola indlela yokuya emzini

ababezohlala kuwo.

₅Belambile futhi bomile,

imiphefumulo yabo yaphelelwa ngamandla.

₆Base bekhala kuSimakade ekuhluphekeni kwabo,

wayesebakhulula ezinsizini zabo.

₇Wabahola ngendlela eqondileyo

ukuze baye emzini ababezohlala kuwo.

₈Mabambonge uSimakade ngomusa wakhe

nangezimangaliso zakhe kubantwana babantu.

₉Ngokuba Yena usuthise

umphefumulo olangazelelayo,

nenhliziyo elambileyo wayigcwalisa ngokuhle.

₁₀Labo ababehlezi ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa,

bekhungethwe wusizi nenhlupheko,

₁₁ngokuba baphambana namazwi kaNkulunkulu,

basidelela iseluleko soPhezukonke.

₁₂Inhliziyo yabo wayithobisa ngokuhlupheka,

bawa, kepha akubanga bikho obasizayo.

₁₃Ekuhluphekeni kwabo bakhala kuSimakade,

Yena wabakhulula ezinsizini zabo.

₁₄Wabakhipha ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa,

wagqabula izibopho zabo.

₁₅Mabambonge uSimakade ngomusa wakhe

nangezimangaliso zakhe kubantwana babantu.

₁₆Ngokuba wephule amasango ethusi,

wanquma imigoqo yensimbi.

₁₇Babe yiziwula ngenxa yeziphambeko zabo

nangenxa yobubi babo, bahlushwa.

₁₈Inhliziyo yabo yenyanya konke ukudla,

basondela emasangweni okufa.

₁₉Base bekhala kuSimakade ekuhluphekeni kwabo,

wayesebakhulula ezinsizini zabo.

₂₀Wathumela izwi lakhe, wabaphilisa,

wabahlenga emathuneni abo.

₂₁Mabambonge uSimakade ngomusa wakhe,

nangezimangaliso zakhe kubantwana babantu.

₂₂Mabanikele iminikelo yokubonga,

balande imisebenzi yakhe ngokwethaba.

₂₃Abanye behlela olwandle ngemikhumbi,

bahwebelana emanzini amaningi.

₂₄Labo bayibona imisebenzi kaSimakade

nezimangaliso zakhe ekujuleni,

₂₅ngokuba wakhuluma,

wavusa umoya wesiphepho

owaphakamisa amadlambi olwandle.

₂₆Bakhuphukela emazulwini,

babuye behlela ezinzulwini zolwandle,

umphefumulo wadangala ngenxa yosizi.

₂₇Bayendayenda, bantengezela njengodakiweyo,

konke ukuhlakanipha kwabo kwaphela nya.

₂₈Base bekhala kuSimakade ekuhluphekeni kwabo,

wayesebakhulula ezinsizini zabo.

₂₉Wathulisa isiphepho, kwathula du,

kwathula namadlambi olwandle.

₃₀Base bethokoza,

ngokuba kwaba ngukuthula,

wabaholela ethekwini lokufisa kwabo.

₃₁Mabambonge uSimakade ngomusa wakhe

nangezimangaliso zakhe kubantwana babantu.

₃₂Mabamphakamise ebandleni labantu,

bamdumise emhlanganweni wamalunga.

₃₃Imifula wayiphendula ihlane,

nemithombo yamanzi, isigagadu,

₃₄nezwe elivundileyo laba wugwadule lukasawoti

ngenxa yobubi yababehleli kulo.

₃₅Ihlane waliphendula amachibi amanzi,

nomhlabathi owomileyo,

imithombo yamanzi.

₃₆Wabahlalisa khona abalambileyo,

bakha khona umuzi, bahlala kuwo.

₃₇Balima amasimu, batshala isivini,

kwabathelela izithelo.

₃₈Wababusisa, banda kakhulu,

akaze ayinciphisa imfuyo yabo.

₃₉Babuye bancipha,

bathotshiswa ngokucindezelwa,

ngezinkathazo nangosizi.

₄₀Izikhulu wazithela ngendelelo,

wabazulazulisa ehlane kungenandlela.

₄₁Kepha owentulayo, wamtakula osizini,

imindeni yabo wayenza yaba njengomhlambi.

₄₂Olungileyo uyokubona lokho, ajabule,

bonke ububi buvale imilomo yabo.

₄₃Ngubani ohlakaniphileyo na?

Makakuqaphelisise lokhu;

bawuqonde umusa kaSimakade.