UJOBE 30

₁Kepha manje abancane ngeminyaka kunami bayangihleka,

oyise babo engangibadelela

ukuba ngingababeki naphakathi kwezinja zezimvu zami.

₂Yebo, namandla ezandla zabo angangisiza kanjani,

abantu abaphelile iziphika, na?

₃Bondile ngokuswela nangendlala;

baququda ugwadule oluyize, olwaluyilohle nakuqala.

₄Bayakha imifino kasawoti ezihlahleni;

izimpande zezinwele zingukudla kwabo.

₅Bayaxoshwa phakathi kwabantu;

bamemeza emva kwabo njengasemva kwamasela.

₆Bahlala ezigodini ezesabekayo,

nasemihumeni yomhlaba, naseziweni.

₇Bayakhonya phakathi kwezihlahla;

phansi kwezimbabazane bayabuthana,

₈bengabantwana beziwula, abantwana babangenamagama,

beshaywa, bexoshwa ezweni.

₉Manje sengihaywa yibo,

yebo, sengiyisaga sabo.

₁₀Bayanengwa yimi, bemi kude nami;

abayeki ukungikhafulela ngamathe.

₁₁Bakhululile imicilo yabo, bangithobisa;

balahlile itomu phambi kwami.

₁₂Ngakwesokunene kuvuka amachwensa;

agudlumeza izinyawo zami,

anginqwabelela izindlela zokubhubhisa.

₁₃Achitha umkhondo wami;

asebenzela ukubhujiswa kwami engazibambi.

₁₄Angena kungathi ngesikhala esibanzi;

phakathi kwencithakalo atheleka phezu kwami.

₁₅Ingebhe ithululwa phezu kwami;

njengomoya luyaxoshwa udumo lwami;

inhlalakahle yami iyadlula njengefu.

₁₆Manje umphefumulo wami uthululiwe phakathi kwami;

izinsuku zosizi zingibambile.

₁₇Ebusuku amathambo ami ayabhotshozwa, asuke kimi;

ubuhlungu obungigedlayo abuphumuli.

₁₈Ngamandla amakhulu umzimba wami wonakele;

unamathela kimi njengentamo yesambatho sami.

₁₉Ungiphonsile odakeni;

sengifana nothuli nomlotha.

₂₀Ngikhala kuwe, kepha awungiphenduli;

ngimi lapha, uyangibuka nje.

₂₁Uyaguquka ukuze ungiphathe ngonya;

ngamandla esandla sakho uyangizingela.

₂₂Uyangiphakamisela emoyeni, ungikhwelisa kuwo,

wenze ukuba ngincibilike ngokuhlokoma kwesivunguvungu.

₂₃Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi ungiyisa ekufeni

nasendlini yokubuthana kwabaphilayo bonke.

₂₄Kepha umuntu angelule isandla sakhe encithakalweni,

akhale uma esengozini, na?

₂₅Angimkhalelanga yini ozinsuku zakhe zazilukhuni na?

Umphefumulo wami awuhawukelanga abampofu na?

₂₆Lapho ngabheka okuhle, kwafika okubi;

ngalindela ukukhanya, kwafika ubumnyama.

₂₇Izibilini zami ziyaxhuxhuzela, aziphumuli;

izinsuku zosizi zingehlele.

₂₈Ngihamba ngimnyama, kungenziwanga yilanga;

ngisukuma ebandleni ngikhala.

₂₉Ngingumfowabo wamakhanka,

nomngane wezintshe.

₃₀Isikhumba sami simnyama, siyebuza kimi;

amathambo ami ashile ngokushisa.

₃₁Ihabhu* lami seliphenduké isililo,

nomtshingo wami uyizwi labakhalayo.