To The Word – Day 165

₂“Koda kube nini untyuntya?

Hayi bo, khawubuyel' ezingqondweni, nathi ke sithethe!

₃Kutheni ukuba usiphathe okwezilwanyana?

Ngaba usibona siziziyatha ezinjalo?

₄Uyazenzakalisa ngalo msindo wakho.

Ngaba umhlaba mawujike ube yinkangala ukungqinela ukunyaniseka kwakho?

Uthi makudilik' amawa ezindaweni zawo?

₅“Hayi kaloku, isibane sesikhohlakali siza kucinywa,

futhi ke nelangatye laso soze liphinde livuthe.

₆Ukukhanya kuya kujika kube bubumnyama endlwini yaso;

ewe, isibane saso siya kucinywa.

₇Siza kuphelelwa kukunyantsula,

sikhutyekiswe kwalelaso iqhinga.

₈Iinyawo zaso ziya kugaxeleka kwisabatha,

size sigxalathelane siye kuthi gxwa emhadini.

₉Umgibe wosuka usithi hlasi ngesithende,

usiqhoge usibambe ntshilikithi!

₁₀Kaloku sibekelwe isabatha emhlabeni,

sacutshelwa unoxhaka endleleni yaso.

₁₁Lo mntu urhwaqeliswa zizoyikiso ngeenxa zonke;

zimthe mbende zimpheka zimophula.

₁₂Inkxwaleko imlambele;

uhlala ezingelwa sisithwakumbe.

₁₃Uthiwe mome sisifo esilenceza ulusu lwakhe;

ewe, kanye izibulo lokufa limgrenya amalungu omzimba.

₁₄Woqwengelwa apho kwelo nqugwala liyinqaba yakhe,

suka ukufa kumqweqwedisele kwikumkani yezoyikiso.

₁₅Akukho nto iyeyakhe iya kusala kwelo nqugwala lakhe;

kaloku isulfure evuthayo iya kusasazeka phezu kwalo.

₁₆Phants' apha iingcambu zakhe ziya koma,

kanti ke wona amasebe akhe atshaze phezulu phaya.

₁₇Udumo lwakhe luya kutshitsha elizweni,

negama lakhe lilibaleke ehlabathini.

₁₈Wogxothwa kweli lizwe lokukhanya, akhatshelwe ebumnyameni;

ewe, uya kunikw' uphum' aphele kwelimiweyo.

₁₉Akayi kushiya mlibo nanzala phakathi kwamawabo;

ngenene akayi kushiya nempunde le kwelakowabo.

₂₀Abasentshona bothi bakuyiva le ntlekele bakhamnqe;

kanti ke abasempuma bothi bakuva ngesi sibetho batsho babamb' ongezantsi!

₂₁Kuya kuba njalo ke kwindlu yesikhohlakali.

Ewe, injalo indawo yongamkhathalelanga uThixo!”

₂“Yaz'ba koda kube nini na nindingcungcuthekisa,

nindaphula nindikroboza ngamazwi?

₃Kunini niphoxisa ngam!

Aninantloni ukundihlasela kangaka?

₄Khona sekusithiwa ndonile,

ningena phi ke nina?

₅Eyona nto ngoku niyandivuyelela;

kuni ezi nkathazo zam zibonisa ubutyala bam.

₆Anisaboni ke nina ukuba nguThixo lo undifake kule ngxingwa?

Ewe kaloku, nguye ondigubungele ngomnatha.

₇“Ndiba ngakhwaza ndisithi: ‘Ugonyamelo!’

andifumani nokuhoywa oku!

Futhi ndibe ngazibika,

akukho bani undilamlelayo!

₈Yena uyivalile indlela yam ukuze ndingabi nakugqitha.

Iindlela zam uzithe zinzi ngobumnyama.

₉Yena undihlube iwonga lam,

wandihlutha naloo ntshinga bendinayo.

₁₀Undidilize macal' onke, ndee shwaka,

walincothula njengomthi ithemba lam.

₁₁Ingqumbo yakhe uyijolise kum;

undiphethe njengolona tshaba lwakhe.

₁₂Undikhuphele umkhosi wakhe;

undimbela izikanisi zokundihlasela;

ujikeleza umzi wam.

₁₃Unditsho ndabalekwa nangabantakwethu;

xa kungokunje nezihlobo zam ezi zihambela phaya!

₁₄Okwakuzizalamane zam zindishiyile,

ngokunjalo nabazalana nam bandilibele.

₁₅Abo babeziindwendwe zam abasandikhumbuli,

nezicakazana zam azisandazele nto,

sendithathwa njengowasemzini.

₁₆Ndakusibiza isicaka sam, asisabeli nokusabela oku,

nditsho nokuba ndiyasicenga.

₁₇Kanti nomfazi wam weenkomo selekhutyekiswa kukuphefumla kwam;

sendiliqaqa nakwabesizalo sikama.

₁₈Sendidelwe nangabantwana aba bembala;

bathi ndakuthi gqi bakrukrutheke yintsini.

₁₉Endandikade ndilala ngengub' enye nabo, bayandicaphukela;

ukanti nâbo ndibathandayo bandivukele.

₂₀Izihlunu zam sezithe nca emathanjeni,

nolusu lwam sendilonwaya ngamazinyo.

₂₁“Hoyina! Hoyina, balingane bam; khanibe nebuya-mbo!

Kaloku sisandla sikaThixo esi sindenze ndanje!

₂₂Ngani ukuba nani ninditshutshise njengoThixo?

Hayi kaloku, noko ngoku sekwanele!

₂₃Akwaba ebekho owabhalayo la mazwi am;

akwaba ebeshicilelwe encwadini!

₂₄Ngenene akwaba la mazwi ebekrolwe elityeni ngentsimbi ebukhali nangelothe,

khon' ukuze ahlale ehleli nanini nanini!

₂₅Kambe ke ndiyazi ukuba umkhululi wam ukho;

ekugqibeleni iya kuba nguye otshatshelayo ehlabathini.

₂₆Nokuba ulusu lwam lungade ludlavulwe sesi sifo,

noko uThixo yena ndiya kumbona ndidlavuke ndinjalo!

₂₇Ewe, ndiya kumbona ngala wam amehlo,

indim, ingenguye wumbi.

Loo nto ndiyilangazelela ngomxhelo wam wonke.

₂₈Ke nina nisuka nithi:

‘Hayi ukungcungcutheka kwakhe!

Yabe ingcambu yaloo nto ikuye ngenkqu.’

₂₉Kambe ke lilumkeleni ikrele elifunza kuni,

ikrele lengqumbo kaThixo ngenxa yesono;

liya kunenza niqonde ukuba ukhona umgwebi.”

₂“Ukudubeka kwam kundibangela ukuba mandiphendule;

kunditsho ndikungxamele ukuthetha.

₃Ngale ndlela undigxeka ngayo uyandihlaza,

kodwa ndiza kukuphendula ngengqiqo.

₄Ngaba akuyiqondi le nto, ingathi lisiko lidala nje?

Laqala kwaukufika komntu wokuqala ehlabathini.

₅Nditsho le nto yokuba ulonwabo lwesikhohlakali alubhekele phi.

Kaloku imincili yalowo ungamnquliyo uThixo yeyomzuzwana nje.

₆Ewe, yena angasisihandiba esiwakrobeleyo namazulu,

abe sisikhulu esintloko irheca amafu,

₇kodwa wosuka adake kuphele njengelindle lakhe,

baze abo bebembonile bathi: ‘Utshone phi na?’

₈Usuka athi shwaka njengephupha,

azimele njengombono wasebusuku,

angaze aphinde alanywe bani.

₉Ababehlala bembona abaphindi bambone,

futhi nendawo yakhe ingaze ibe samalama.

₁₀Abantwana bakhe baya kubabuyekeza abasweleyo,

izandla zakhe zibuyisele ubutyebi bakhe kubo.

₁₁Nakuba wayefudula enamandla ngeemini zobutsha bakhe,

kodwa ngoku loo mandla aya kulala eluthulini kunye naye.

₁₂“Inkohlakalo inganambitheka kamnandi emlonyeni wakhe,

ade ayigushe phantsi kolwimi.

₁₃Anganamathela kuyo angavumi ukwahlukana nayo,

asuke akhethe ukuhlala eyimumathile ngenkalakahla.

₁₄Kodwa ke oko kutya kwakhe esiswini sakhe kosuka kukrakre,

kube ngathi yityhefu yephimpi.

₁₅Kaloku umntu okhohlakeleyo ubutyebi ubuginya ajike abuhlanze;

uThixo ubugrumba nakweso sisu sakhe.

₁₆Isikhohlakali simfimfitha ubuhlungu bamaphimpi,

buze busibinze kanye oku kobuhlungu berhamba.

₁₇Asihlali side sibone imilambo empompoza amanzi,

okanye iintlambo ezinkcenkceza ubusi namasi.

₁₈Ukubulaleka kwaso kufuneka sikuncame

singakhange sikuxhamle;

kaloku asilifumani ithuba lokubutya ubutyebi baso,

sinambithe imveliso yokurhweba kwaso.

₁₉Andithi na kaloku sona saphila kukucinezela abahlelelekileyo;

izindlu sizifumana singazakhanga?

₂₀“Kaloku ukunyoluka komntu okhohlakeleyo akunasiphelo;

ulixhoba leminqweno yakhe.

₂₁Utya konke, angashiyi nto;

ngoko ke ngoku inkqubela yakhe isuke yanqamka.

₂₂Uthi xa asencotsheni yempumelelo ahlelwe ziinzima;

zisuke zimfikele ngamandla iinkathazo.

₂₃Angatya yena ahluthe mpu,

kodwa uThixo wosuka amnisele ngengqumbo yakhe,

amohlwaye ngokumzisela imfazwe.

₂₄Xa azama ukuphepha ikrele elenziwe ngentsimbi

uya kuchanwa lutolo lobhedu, lumbinze luphumele.

₂₅Xa elikhupha emqolo,

encothula intloko yalo ekhazimlayo enyongweni,

wosuka onganyelwe kukunkwantya.

₂₆Yonke indyebo yakhe yovuthuluka iphele,

kuthi gqi umlilo ongaphenjwanga mntu

utshabalalise okushiyekileyo endlwini yakhe.

₂₇Amazulu osuka awadandalazise amatyala akhe,

ke lona ihlabathi lisuke limvukele.

₂₈Indlu yakhe iya kukhukuliswa,

imke nomsinga wamanzi ngemini yengqumbo kaThixo.

₂₉Naso ke isabelo uThixo asinika abakhohlakeleyo;

ewe, elo lilifa abamisele lona uThixo.”

₂“Khanibek' iindlebe nindiphulaphule;

leyo ke yoba yeyona ntuthuzelo kum.

₃Khanindinyamezele nam ndikhe ndithethe;

emva koko ke ningaqhubela phambili niphoxise.

₄“Ke mna ndifanele ukukhathazeka;

kaloku andixabananga nomntu nje.

₅Jongani kum: niya kumangaliswa,

nibamb' ongezantsi.

₆Nam ndithi ndakuyicinga le nto indihleleyo ndisuke ndikhwankqiswe,

ndize ndifikelwe kukungcangcazela komzimba.

₇Ngani ukuba abakhohlakeleyo bayizuze inyhweba yokukhula bade babe badala,

baxhamle ukomelela nenkqubela?

₈Bakhula babe nabantwana nabazukulwana;

ewe, baba nenyhweba yokusibukela isizukulwana sabo.

₉Emizini yabo bonwabile, abakhathazwa nto;

uThixo akabayekeli ngezibetho.

₁₀Kubo iinkunzi ziyazizalisa iimazi, zingashiyi nanye;

ibe ke neemazi zabo ziyazala zingaphunzi.

₁₁Owabo umlisela utaka-taka ngokwamatakane;

abantwana babo bayadloba-dloba.

₁₂Ungafika bememelela bekhatshwa ziintambula neengqongqo;

bangqungqa benemincili bebetha iifluthi.

₁₃Obabo ubomi babudla ngentlutha nenzolo,

baze bathi nyubelele baye kutshona kwelemimoya ngaphandle kwamagingxi-gingxi.

₁₄Izikhohlakali zithi kuThixo: ‘Suka kuthi!

Asinamdla wakuzazi iindlela zakho.’

₁₅Zisuka zithi:

‘Kuxa engubani yena uSomandla ukuba singade simbuse?

Khona, nzuzoni esiyifumanayo ngokumnqula?’

₁₆Kambe impumelelo yazo ayixhomekekanga ezandleni zazo.

Mna andihambisani necebo lâbo bantu bakhohlakeleyo.

₁₇“Kukangaphi isibane sesikhohlakali sicinywa?

Kukangaphi zingundaniselwa zizibetho?

Andithi na kaloku uThixo abakhohlakeleyo ubahlomlela ingqumbo yakhe,

₁₈aze abavuthele baphephetheke njengengca enqunqiweyo,

bavuthuluke njengomququ unyuka nesaqhwithi?

₁₉Ngaba uThixo usibekela abantwana isohlwayo sabazali?

Hayi bo; makohlwaye abo bonileyo ngokwabo,

khon' ukuze nabo baqonde.

₂₀Abo bonileyo mabaxhamle isohlwayo,

basele ingqumbo kaSomandla.

₂₁Kakade ke, umntu uwukhathalele ngani umzi wakhe xa yena engasekho,

xa iinyanga zakhe azibalelweyo kobu bomi seziphelile?

₂₂“Ngubani ongafundisa uThixo ulwazi?

Nezithwala-ndwe zaphezulu zisesandleni sakhe nje!

₂₃Bambi bafa bethe gabhu kwintlala-kahle nenkqubela;

bafa bengazele nto bekhuselekile.

₂₄Ewe, bafikelwa kukufa iimvaba zabo zizele ngamasi;

nangokwasempilweni bayimiqaba-qaba.

₂₅Ukanti ke bambi bafa benxunguphele,

bengazange bayive nokuyiva intlala-kahle.

₂₆Kambe ke bonke bayafa bangcwatywe,

baze ke babe lixhoba leempethu.

₂₇Ewe, ndiyakubona ukuyila kweengqiqo zenu,

ngokunjalo naloo mayelenqe niwayilayo ukuchasana nam.

₂₈Niyawaza kubuza ke nithi:

‘Uphi umzi wesikhulu xa kunamhlanje-nje?

Iphi loo ndlu sasiyenzela kuyo inkohlakalo?’

₂₉Ngaba anikhe nibuze na kwabalikhenkethileyo ilizwe?

Ke, ngaba anikayiqondi ingxelo yabo?

₃₀Le yokuba ngomhla wesithwakumbe isikhohlakali siyasinda,

sihlangulwe kuyo ingqumbo!

₃₁Akukho mntu ujongana naso asimangalele,

kungekho bani usibuyekezayo ngezenzo zaso.

₃₂Sisiwa emangcwabeni,

lilindwe ingcwaba laso.

₃₃Amagada entlambo alala athi ncwaba phezu komzimba waso.

Bonke abantu bayasilandela ukuya apho;

kanti sandulelwe linani elingenakubalwa.

₃₄“Ningathini ke ukufuna ukundithomalalisa ngamazwi alambathayo?

Zonke iingxoxo zenu bubuvuvu obungeyonyaniso.”

“Ndingophilayo nje, itsho iNkosi, aya kugoba kum onke amadolo,

zimdumise uThixo zonke iilwimi.”

“Ngenxa yoko ndiya kukudumisa phakathi kweentlanga,

ndiliculele indumiso igama lakho.”

“Yibani nemihlali ndawonye nabantu bakhe, nina zintlanga.”

“Yidumiseni iNkosi, nonke nina zintlanga;

yibongeni, nonke nina zizwe.”

“Liya kubakho iHlumelo likaJese.

Uya kuvela oya kulawula iintlanga.

Ziya kuthembela kuye izizwe.”

“Abo bangaxelelwanga nto ngaye, baya kubona;

nabo bengevanga nto, baya kuqonda.”