Ukwethembela kuZimu
1Ingoma; irhubo lakaDavida.
2Zimu, ihliziywami inzinzile;
ngizakuvuma, ngidumise.
Mphefumulwami, 3vuka!
Ngeenara zamaharibha
ngizakuphaphamisa ukusa.
4Somnini, ngizakuthokoza hlangana nezizwe;
ngikudumise phakathi kwabantu.
5Ukwethembeka kwakho kuphakeme njengamazulu
neqiniso lakho lilulekele emafini.
6Zimu, phakama ngaphezu kwamazulu,
iphazimulwakho ayibe ngaphezu kwephasi loke.
7Sindisa ngesidla sakho
ukuze abathandekako kuwe batjhaphuluke.
Ngiphendule!
8UZimu uthembisile endawenakhe ecwengileko wathi:
“Ngokuthakasa ngizohlukanisa iTjhekemu,
ngilinganise umrhoba weSukothi.
9Ngeyami iGiliyadi, ngeyami iManase!
I-Efrayimu iyingwanami,
iJuda iyintongami yobukhosi.
10IMowabi isisitja sami sokuhlambela;
phezu kwe-Edomu ngiphosa ipatlagwana lami;
Ngikuhlokomela ngokwenama wena Filistiya!”
11Ngubani ozangisa edorobheni elinemithangala?
Ngubani ozangihlahla angise kwa-Edomu na?
12Angitjho nguwe, Zimu osilahlileko,
wangasaphumi ipi namabuthwethu?
13Akhese usisize esitheni
ngombana isizo lomuntu lililize.
14NgoZimu sizakuba nesibindi,
uZimu ngokwakhe uzazigadangela phasi
izitha zethu.
