War and peace – Day 2

₁*InguNdikhoyo nje ondikhanyiselayo,

inguye nje ondisindisayo, ndingoyika ntoni?

InguNdikhoyo nje inqaba yam, ndingoyika bani?

₂Xa bendidlavula abantw' abakhohlakeleyo,

iintshaba zam nabandileqayo,

kokhubeka kwabona, bawe.

₃Nokuba ndingade ndingqongwe ngumkhosi,

andiyi kuba naluvalo konke.

Nokuba ndirhawulwe yimfazwe,

ndiya kuthembela ngoNdikhoyo.

₄Ndinqwenela into enye kuphela kuNdikhoyo,

ndaye ndifuna yona kanye:

le yokuba ze ndihlale kwaNdikhoyo yonke imihla yobomi bam,

ndiqwalasele ubuhle bakhe, ndimfune endlwini yakhe.

₅Kaloku wondikhusela enqabeni yakhe ngexesha lobubi,

andifihle engontsini endlwini yakhe,

ndithi ngcu phezulu eliweni.

₆Ngoko ke ndiya kuzikrobela iintshaba ezindingqongileyo,

ndinikele uNdikhoyo idini endlwini yakhe,

ndinemivuyo ndicula, ndivumela uNdikhoyo.

₇Ndive, Ndikhoyo, xa ndizibika kuwe;

yiba nenceba kum, undiphulaphule.

₈Kweli wena uthi: “Funani ubuso bam,”

intliziyo yam yathi: “Ewe, ndiyafuna ukukubona, Ndikhoyo.”

₉Mus' ukuzifihla kum, Ndikhoyo,

ungasilahli ngomsindo isicaka sakho.

Wena mncedi wam, mus' ukundilahla;

uzungandishiyi, Thixo wam, Mkhululi wam.

₁₀Xa ndilahlwe ngubawo noma,

wondichola yena uNdikhoyo.

₁₁Ndifundise indlela yakho, Ndikhoyo,

undikhokele endleleni elungileyo,

kuba zininzi iintshaba zam.

₁₂Uzungandiyekeli kwabandivukelayo,

kuba andivukele amangqina obuxoki,

afutha ukundenzakalisa.

₁₃Ngenene ndobuxhamla kambe ububele bukaNdikhoyo

lo gama ndisadla amazimba.

₁₄Thembela kuNdikhoyo; yomelela, ube nesibindi!

Ewe, thembela kuNdikhoyo wena!