Kukhosela ngaphansi kwemtfunti waSomandla
1Lowo lohlala ekusitsekeni
kuLosetikwako Konkhe
ukhosele ekhwapheni laSomandla.
2Angasho kuSimakadze atsi:
“Wena usiphephelo sami
nenqaba yami,
unguNkulunkulu wami
lengetsembele kuye.”
3Nguye-ke Simakadze
lotakwephula elugibeni lwebacuphi,
akuvikele nasetifeni letitsatselwanako.
4Uyawukusibekela ngetimphiko takhe,
uphephele ngaphansi kwemaphiko akhe,
kwetsembeka kwakhe kulihawu lekukuvikela.
5Awudzingi kwesaba tingoti tasebusuku,
nemicibisholo lentjuzako emini,
6nengoti lenkhulu levumbuka ebumnyameni,
namashayacotfule wesifo
lobhubhisako emini.
7Labatinkhulungwane bangawa eceleni kwakho,
nalabatinkhulungwane letilishumi
bawele ngasesandleni sakho sekudla,
kodvwa wena usale ungenamyocu.
8Uyawubuka nje kuphela ngemehlo akho,
ubone kujeziswa kwalababi.
9Ngobe wena Simakadze
umente waba siphephelo sakho,
Losetikwako Konkhe umente inqaba yakho.
10Ungeke wehlelwe ngemashwa,
nesifo singeke sisondzele ekhaya lakho.
11Ngobe Nkulunkulu
uyawuyala tingilosi takhe ngawe
tikulondvolote ekuhambeni kwakho konkhe.
12Tiyawukutsatsa
tikwetfwale ngetandla,
kuze lunyawo lwakho
lungete lwakhutjwa etjeni.
13Uyawuhamba etikwemabhubesi netinyoka,
ugcobagcobe etikwemawundlu emabhubesi
kanye nasetikwetinyoka.
14Nkulunkulu yena utsi:
“Njengobe naku
ubambelele kimi ngelutsandvo,
ngitamephula
ngimbeke endzaweni lephakeme,
ngimvikele ngobe alati libito lami.
15Uyawungibita ngiphendvule
ngibe naye ekuhluphekeni,
ngimuphe kuphepha nekuhlonipheka.
16Ngiyawumesutsisa
ngebudze bemalanga akhe
ngimkhombise
emandla ensindziso yami.”