Strength For Today – Day 3

₁Amehlo am ndiwajongis' enkalweni;

yaz'ba lovela ngaphi na uncedo lwam?

₂Umncedi wam *nguNdikhoyo,

yena ungumenzi wamazulu nehlabathi.

₃Yena wondibamba lungatyibiliki unyawo lwam;

kaloku akozeli, walusa mna.

₄Khangela, umalusi kaSirayeli akozeli,

engalali nokulala oku.

₅Kaloku nguNdikhoyo okwalusayo –

nguye okwenzela umthunzi.

₆Emini ilanga aliyi kukugqatsa;

kanti ke nenyanga ebusuku ayinakukwenza nto.

₇NguNdikhoyo ixhadi lakho lakubhek' umoya;

ewe, uya kukwalusa ungachukunyiswa nto.

₈Ngenene, uNdikhoyo uya kukwalusa,

xa uhambayo naxa ubuyayo,

kuqalela ngoku kude kube nini-nini.

₁Abo bakholosa *ngoNdikhoyo banjengentaba iZiyon,

yona ingasoze yashukunyiswa koko izinzile ngonaphakade.

₂Kwanjengokuba iintaba ziyingqongile iJerusalem

noNdikhoyo wenjenjalo ukubaphahla abantu bakhe,

nangoku kude kube ngunaphakade.

₁*Ndikhoyo, ndiyazibika kuwe;

ndikhala kuwe ndibindekile.

₂Awu, Nkosi, ndive ndiyakuthandaza,

usiphulaphule isikhungo sam.

₃Ukuba ubuzigcina izono zabantu, Ndikhoyo,

ngubani obengasindayo?

₄Kambe ke wena uyaxolela,

khon' ukuze uhlonitshwe.

₅Ndithembele ngokupheleleyo kuNdikhoyo;

ewe, ndikholosa ngelizwi lakhe.

₆Umoya wam ukholosa ngoNdikhoyo ngenzondelelo,

ngaphezu komlindi ojonge ukusa,

nangaphezu komantshingilane ojong' umsobomvu.

₇Sirayeli, thembela kuNdikhoyo, kuba yena unobubele,

futhi yena ukhulula ngokupheleleyo.

₈Ewe, yena uya kumkhulula uSirayeli

kuzo zonke izono zakhe.