UMIKA 7

₁Mawoo! Hayi ubugxwayiba endikubo!

Sendifana nokhwahlaza iziqhamo,

obhikica esidiliyeni ehlotyeni.

Phi ke? Akukho nesihloko esi seediliya sokuba nditye!

Akusekho neli lolibo ikhiwane!

₂Akasekho amadoda anyanisekileyo emhlabeni;

amadoda athe ngqo suka athi shwaka.

Akhoyo alalela ukuphalaza igazi;

elowo uzingela umntakwabo ngomnatha.

₃Izandla zabo zozibini zinobuchule ekwenzeni ububi.

Ooziphathamandla bafunana nezicengo.

Abalawuli bathe thwanga kukunyotywa.

Izikhulu zifezekisa iminqweno yazo.

Ewe, badibene ngokufutha amayelenqe.

₄Noyena ubalaseleyo kubo nqwa nokhula;

kunoyena uthembekileyo kubhetele kwabobo.

Ngoku igalelekile imini yesohlwayo;

yiphaphele oku komlindi.

Eli ngoku lixesha lokudideka kwabo.

₅Musa ukuthembela ngommelwane.

Hayi, sukubambelela kumhlobo.

Ewe ngenene, wabale amazwi akho,

nditsho nkqu nakulowo ulele esifubeni sakho.

₆Kaloku noonyana bayabadela ooyise;

iintombi zivukelana nabo noonina;

umolokazana uvukelana nonina-zala;

iintshaba zomntu zoba ngabendlu yakhe.

₇Kambe ke mna ndijonge *kuNdikhoyo;

ewe, ndikholosa ngoThixo olusindiso lwam.

UThixo wam yena uya kundiva.

₈Nina zintshaba, sanukundivuyelela.

Nakuba ndiwile nje ndobuya ndivuke.

Ndingade ndibe ngathi ndisebumnyameni

kodwa yena *uNdikhoyo kukukhanya kwam.

₉Kaloku ndimonile uNdikhoyo.

Ngoko ke ndoyithwala ingqumbo yakhe,

ade ke abuye andithethelele,

abuye andilungisele.

Yena wondibeka ekukhanyeni,

nditsho ndibubone ubulungisa bakhe.

₁₀Notshaba lwam lotsho lubone;

luya kwambathiswa lihlazo.

Nditsho olo belufudula lusithi kum:

“Ude abe phi na lo Ndikhoyo unguThixo wakho?”

Ewe, amehlo am aya kukubona ukuwa kwalo,

lunyhashwe ngeenyawo okodaka ezitalatweni.

₁₁Iyeza imini yokwakhiwa kweendonga zakho.

Ngaloo mini iya kwandiswa imida yakho.

₁₂Ngaloo mini baya kufika bevela eAsiriya nakwizixeko zaseJiputa,

bethabathela eJiputa, bade baye kutsho kumlambo iEfrati,

bephuma elwandle, bee xhaxhe ngolunye ulwandle,

bethabathela entabeni, baye kuthi gaa ngenye intaba.

₁₃Lo mhlaba wona woba yinkangala;

ewe, ngenxa yabemi bawo,

nangenxa yezinto abazenzileyo.

₁₄Ewe, *Ndikhoyo, baluse abantu bakho;

ngaloo ntonga yalusa ilifa lakho,

elo ke lizihlalela emahlathini

kuloo madlelo mahle kunene.

Mabatye eBhashan naseGiliyadi;

ewe, mabadle ngendeb' endala.

₁₅“Njengakwimihla yokuphuma kwenu eJiputa

ndobabonisa imimangaliso yam.”

₁₆Izizwe zothi zingabona zinyoshoze

nakuba bezisakuba namandla.

Zosuka ke zibamb' ongezantsi,

zithi ti, zivingcek' iindlebe.

₁₇Zosuka zity' uthuli njengeenyoka;

zofana nezidalwa ezirhubuluzayo,

eziphuma emingxunyeni zingcangcazela.

Ziya kunkwantya phambi koNdikhoyo uThixo wakho,

zitsho zoyike ngenxa yakho.

₁₈Kodwa nguwuphi uThixo onjengawe?

Nguwuphi oxolela ubugwenxa,

angazihoyi iziphoso zamasalela elifa lakhe?

Wena akuhlali uqumbile ngonaphakade;

kaloku uyimvuze-mvuze bububele.

₁₉Nangoku wobuya uvelane nathi,

izono zethu uzinyathele ngeenyawo,

uzilahle lee iziphoso zethu,

uzintywilisele enzulwini yolwandle.

₂₀Wena uya kunyaniseka kuYakobi,

uya kubuya ngenceba kuAbraham,

njengoko wabhambathisayo ngesifungo koobawo,

kudala-dala ngemihla yamandulo.