AMARHUBO 143

Somnini, yizwa umthandazwami

ngobuqotho bakho;

beka indlebe esibaweni sami,

ungiphendule ngokulunga kwakho.

₂Incekwakho ungayimangaleli,

ngombana akunamuntu ophilako

ongolungileko phambi kwakho.

₃Mbala, isitha sizumene nami,

sagandelela phasi ipilwami,

sangihlalisa ebumnyameni

njengalabo esele bahlongakala kade.

₄Ngalokho ummoyami ngaphakathi kwami udambile;

ihliziywami inevalo.

₅Ngakhumbula imihla yekadeni,

ngazindla ngemisebenzakho yoke,

ngayelela okwenziwe zizandla zakho.

₆Nje-ke ngelulela izandla zami kuwe;

umphefumulwami womele wena

njengenarha elibhudu.

₇Somnini, ngiphendule masinyana;

ummoyami ulangazelela wena.

Ungabufihli ubuso bakho kimi

ukuze ngingafani nabawela ngemgodini.

₈Ngizwise ukwethembeka kwakho ekuseni,

ngombana kuwe ngibeka ithemba lami.

Ngikhombise indlela ekufuze ngikhambe ngayo,

ngombana umphefumulwami uyakulangazelela.

₉Somnini, ngenyule ezitheni zami;

kuwe ngibeka ithemba lami.

₁₀Ngifundise ukwenza intandwakho,

ngombana wena unguZimami.

UMoyakho olungileko akangirhole,

angikhambise ehlabathini elelezekileko.

₁₁Ngebanga lebizo lakho, Somnini,

londa ipilwami.

Iye, ngokulunga kwakho

ngikhuphe ematshwenyekweni.

₁₂Ngokuthembeka kwakho phelisa izitha zami,

bewubhubhise boke abajamelani bami,

ngombana ngiyincekwakho.