Umthandazo wokubawa isisa sakaZimu
1Umthandazo kaMosi, umuntu kaZimu.
Somandla, wena ube siphephelo sethu
iinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana!
2Wena bewunguZimu nini nanini,
iintaba zingakabi khona,
iye, ungakavezi iphasi nelizwe.
3Ubuyisela obhubhako ethulini
ngokuthi kwaphela:
“Buyani nina bantu.”
4Ngambala, emehlwenakho iminyaka eyikulungwana
injengelanga linye,
iye, ilanga layizolo elidlulileko;
ifana nesikhathi sinye somlindo wobusuku.
5Wena uqeda abantu,
ekuseni baba njengobuthongo obudlulileko;
babe njengotjani obuphelako:
6Iye, ekuseni buyahluma,
kodwana ntambama buphetha
ngokutjhwaba, bubune.
7Itukuthelwakho iyasiqothula,
ubukhali bakho buyasethusa.
8Wena ubeke amacalethu phambi kwakho,
iye, okufihliweko phambi kwakho emkhanyweni.
9Amalangethu ayaphela ngelaka lakho
neminyakethu siyiphetha ngokububula.
10Iminyaka yokuphila kwethu imatjhumi alikhomba,
nasiqinileko ibe matjhumi abunane;
kodwana ubuhle bayo bunobudisi nesizi.
Mbala iminyakethu idlula masinyana
bese thina siyaphapha semuke.
11Ngubani owazi amandla wetukuthelwakho,
njengombana ilaka lakho lilikhulu,
lifana nokwesabeka kwakho na?
12Somnini, sifundise ukubala amalangethu
ukuze sizuze ihliziyo enokuhlakanipha.
13Buya Somnini!
Kuzabe kube nini na?
Tlhuwela iinceku zakho.
14Ekuseni yewusisuthise ngokwethembeka kwakho
ukuze sithabe, sename emalangenethu woke.
15Siphe amalanga wokujabula,
abe ngangalawo owasibetha ngawo;
iye, njengeminyakeni esabona ngayo okumbi.
16Umsebenzakho awubonakale eencekwini zakho
nephazimulwakho ebantwaneni bazo.
17Somandla, Zimethu,
kwanga isisa sakho singaba phezu kwethu!
Nzinzisa umsebenzi wezandla zethu,
iye, uqinise umsebenzi wezandla zethu.
