ISAMBULO 10
Ingilozi nomsongo omncani
1Ngabona enye ingilozi enamandla amakhulu yehla ezulwini, iphuthelwe lilifu inezungu leKosi ehloko. Ubuso bayo bebunjengelanga nemilenzayo injengeensika zomlilo. 2Ngesandleni sayo beyiphethe umsongo omncani ovuliweko. Beyitlakalajile ibeke inyawo layo langesidleni elwandle, langesinceleni yalibeka ehlabathini. 3Yarhuwelela ngelizwi elikhulu elizwakala njengokubhodla kwebhubezi. Kuthe nayirhuwelelako, kwezwakala imidumo elikhomba. 4Lokha nakuzwakala imidumo elikhomba nami besele ngizilungiselele ukutlola, kodwana ngezwa ilizwi livela ezulwini lisithi: “Kugibe ngephawu lokho okukhulunywe midumo elikhomba, ungakutloli.”
5Ingilozi engayibonako itlakalajele ngelwandle nehlabathini
yaphakamisela isidla ezulwini,
6yafunga ngaloyo ophila nini nanini,
owabumba izulu nokukilo, iphasi nokukilo, ilwandle nokukilo, yathi: “Angekhe kusaba khona ukuriyada! 7Kodwana emalangeni lokha ingilozi yekhomba nasele izokuvuthela ipalapala yayo, ifihlakalo kaZimu izakupheleliswa njengombana amemezela eencekwini zakhe, abaphorofidi.”
8Nje-ke ilizwi engalizwako likhuluma lisezulwini labuye lakhuluma nami godu lathi: “Khamba uyokuthatha umsongo ovulekileko esandleni sengilozi etlakalajele phezu kwelwandle nehlabathini.”
9Yeke ngaya engilozini ngafese ngayibawa bona inginikele umsongo omncani loyo. Yona yathi kimi: “Yewuwuthathe uwugome! Uzokubaba ngendeni yakho kodwana ube mnandi njengeliju ngemlonyeni wakho.”
10Ngawuthatha-ke umsongo omncani loyo esandleni sengilozi ngawugoma. Waba mnandi njengeliju ngemlonyeni wami, kodwana kuthe lokha nangiqedako ukuwugoma, wangijikela wababa ngendeni. 11Nje-ke kwathiwa kimi: “Kufanele ubuye uphorofide godu ngabantu abanengi, ngezizwe, ngeenlimi nangamakhosi.”
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