War and peace – Day 1

₁Lowo uhleli ekhuselwe nguPhezukonke,

uhlala esemthunzini kaSomandla.

₂Yena uya kuthi: “*Ndikhoyo, ungumkhuseli wam;

uyinqaba yam, wena Thixo, ndiya kuthembela kuwe.”

₃Kuba nguye okuhlangula emgibeni wabakugcayiseleyo

nakubhubhani wesifo,

₄akwambathise ngamaphiko akhe, akufihle ekhusini lakhe,

kube likhaka nekhuselo lakho ukuthembeka kwakhe.

₅Akuyi koyika zingozi zasebusuku,

nakuhlaselwa ngequbuliso emini,

₆nabhubhani wangobusuku,

nasifo sigqugqisayo emini emaqanda.

₇Nokuba kungawa iwaka ecaleni kwakho,

neshumi lamawaka liwe likungqonge,

akusayi kuchukunyiswa nto wena.

₈Uya kuqwalasela ukubone ngamehlo akho

ukohlwaywa kwawo amatshijolo.

₉Ngenxa yokuba uthembele ngoNdikhoyo,

wamenza umkhuseli wakho uPhezukonke,

₁₀akuyi kuhlelwa bubi;

akuyi kusondela nasibetho emzini wakho.

₁₁Kaloku woziwisela umthetho ngawe izithunywa zakhe

wokuba zikugcine endleleni yakho,

₁₂zikufunqule hleze ukhubeke elityeni.

₁₃Wonyathela phezu kweengonyama neenyoka,

unyhashe amathol' eengonyama noogqoloma.

₁₄Ngenxa yokuba endithanda, ndomhlangula;

ndimphakamise, kuba elazi igama lam.

₁₅Akuzibika kum, ndiya kumva;

ndiya kuba naye ezimbandezelweni,

ndimhlangule, ndimbek' ezimbekweni,

₁₆ndimvuze ngobomi obude,

ndimbonise ukuba ndiyasindisa.