Sihlabelelo sentalelwane yaKhora, lesetfulwe kumhlabelisi kutsi sihlatjelwe ngendlela letsi: “Sifo lesiluhlupho.” Imaskili yaHemani um-Ezra.
881Simakadze,
Nkulunkulu wensindziso yami.
Ngikhala kuwe imini nebusuku.
2Shangatsi umkhuleko wami ungefikela kuwe,
beka indlebe yakho,
uve kukhala kwami.
3Ngobe umphefumulo wami ugcwele tinsizi,
nekuphila kwami sekusondzele ethuneni.
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30:7
Mat. 28:19
Imis. 2:9
Ngibalwa kanye nalabacondze emgodzini,
nginjengendvodza lete emandla.
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Sengibalelwa kulabafile njengalababulewe,
lese balala emathuneni,
bona labo longasabakhumbuli,
yebo, lese bancunywa kuwe.
6Ungifake emgodzini lojule kunayo yonkhe,
etindzaweni letimnyama nasetingungwini.
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Jer. 31:12
Lulaka lwakho luyangisindza.
Emagagasi akho ayangicindzetela. Cabanga.
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Bangani bami ubakhweshisile kimi,
wangenta ngaba sinengiso kubo.
Ngivalelekile, angikhoni kuphuma.
9Liso lami liyafa ngenca yelusizi,
ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze,
imini nebusuku
ngiphakamisa tandla tami,
ngikhuleka kuwe.
10Labafile uyabentela yini timanga?
Bayavuka yini emathuneni bakudvumise? Cabanga.
11Umusa wakho
kungakhulunywa yini ngawo ethuneni?
Kwetsembeka kwakho
kungakhulunywa yini ngako ekubhujisweni?
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Timangaliso takho
tingatiwa yini ebumnyameni?
Kulunga kwakho
kuyatiwa yini eveni
lalabo labangasakhumbuli?
13Kodvwa mine, Simakadze,
ngikhala kuwe, ngicela lusito,
kutsi kusa
ube uhlangabetana nemkhuleko wami.
14Awu, Simakadze!
Ungilahlelani?
Ungifihlelelani buso bakho?
15Ngihlupheke kakhulu ngabasengotini yekufa,
kwasebusheni bami;
ngashaywa luvalo, ngasangana.
16Lulaka lwakho loluvutsako lungehlele,
kwesabisa kwakho kungicedzile.
17Kungitungeleta njengemanti onkhe emalanga,
kungitungeleta kanyekanye.
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Sihlobo sami nemngani wami
ubacoshile, bakhashane nami;
bumnyama sebungumngani wami.