UHABHAKUKI 2

₁Ndophuma ndime emboniselweni yam,

ndothi ngxishi phaya enqabeni,

ndibonisele ndive oko akuthethayo kum,

nempendulo yakhe kwisimangalo sam.

₂*UNdikhoyo undiphendule esithi:

“Wubhale lo mbono –

wukrole ngokucacileyo emacwecweni,

ube nokufundwa nangogqitha ebaleka.

₃Lo mbono ubhekiselele kwixesha elimisiweyo,

kwaye uxhinele ixesha lesiphelo,

ibe ke awuyi kuphosisa.

Noba ngathi uyalibazisa, wulindele;

ewe, uya kufika ngokuqinisekileyo ungenakuthintelwa nto.

₄“Uyabona, lowo ukhukhumeleyo unentliziyo embi enxaxhileyo;

ke yena olilungisa wophila ngokuthembeka kwakhe.

₅Yona iwayini iyakhohlisa;

umntu imenza azidle angazinzi.

Sisinyolu-nyolu esikhamise njengengcwaba,

nqwa nokufa soze ahluthe,

nokuba uzihlanganisela kuye zonke iintlanga,

azibuthele kuye izizwe zonke.

₆“Abazi kuphoxisa ngaye kodwa,

bahlekise ngaye bemenza isigculelo,

besithi: ‘Mawoo ke, maqokelel' okungekuko okwakho,

wena ozityebisa ngokuphanga impahla ekubanjiswe ngayo!

Yaz'ba koda kube nini na kunje?’

₇Abanamatyala kuwe bosuka bakuvukele ngequbuliso;

bokujikela bakutsho ungcangcazele,

ibe nguwe kanye lowo uphangwayo.

₈Kaloku uxhaphaze izizwe ezininzi;

wena ke woxhatshazwa ngamasalela azo.

Kaloku uliphalazile igazi lomntu;

ewe, uyitshabalisile imihlaba,

wabhuq' iidolophu nabemi bazo.

₉“Mawoo kowakha umzi ngenzuzo yobuqhophololo,

ayimise indlu yakhe kwiindawo eziphezulu

ukuze asinde nakweyiphi inkxwaleko.

₁₀Uzifuthele imbubho izizwe ezininzi,

nkqu nendlu yakho wayigalela ngehlazo,

wabeka ubomi bakho esichengeni.

₁₁Amatye odonga osuka abhomboloze,

imiqadi yophahla ithelele.

₁₂“Mawoo kowakha isixeko ngokuphalaza igazi,

kulowo useka iidolophu ngobugwenxa!

₁₃Akatshongo na uNdikhoyo uSomandla

ukuthi imigudu yeentlanga lilifa lomlilo?

Nezizwe ke zifumana zibulaleka.

₁₄Ke wona umhlaba uya kuphuphuma kukubuqonda ubungangamsha bukaNdikhoyo,

okwamanzi agubungele ulwandle.

₁₅“Mawoo ububi bomntu oseza ummelwane wakhe,

lowo umkhelela utywala kumphanda wakhe,

amseze ade ayayatheke kukunxila,

aze ke abukele ihlazo lobuze bakhe.

₁₆Uya kugutyungelwa lihlazo, ingebubo ubungangamsha.

Nawe sela unxile ugxadazele.

Iyahamba ibhekile yomgwebo kaNdikhoyo;

yofika nakuwe,

ubungangamsha bakho bugutyungelwe lihlazo.

₁₇Ugonyamelo olwenze eLebhanon lokufikela;

uya kunkwantya yimbubho oyenzele izilwanyana.

Kaloku uliphalazile igazi labantu;

ewe, uyitshabalalisile imihlaba,

wabhuq' iidolophu nabemi bazo.

₁₈“Unaxabiso lini umfanekiso,

into eqingqwe yingcibi?

Sinceda ntoni isithixo esifundisa inkohliso?

Umenzi waso uqamela ngobuchule,

aze enze into engathethiyo.

₁₉Mawoo kothi emthini: ‘Vuka!’

othetha nelitye elifileyo, athi: ‘Phakama!’

Ungakufundisa ntoni umfanekiso,

into etyatyekwa ngegolide nesiliva?

Hayi, ayinamphefumlo tu!

₂₀Ke yena uNdikhoyo usendlwini yakhe engcwele;

malithi cwaka phambi kwakhe lonke ihlabathi.”