UYOBHI 33

₁Kodwa khawukuve, Yobhi, ukuthetha kwam,

Uwabekele indlebe amazwi am onke.

₂Khawubone, ndiwuvulile umlomo wam,

Luyathetha ulwimi lwam ekhuhlangubeni lam.

₃Akukuthi tye kwentliziyo yam amazwi am;

Ukwazi komlomo wam ákuthetha kanyulu.

₄UMoya kaThix wandenza,

Nokuphefumla kukaSomandla kundidlise ubomi.

₅Ukuba ùnako, ndiphendule;

Yakha uluhlu amazwi phambi kwam; misa.

₆Ùyabona, njengawe ndingokaThixo;

Ndacatshulwa eludongweni nam.

₇Yabona, ukothusa kwam akuyi kukudandathekisa;

Nokushicilela kwam akuyi kuba nzima phezu kwakho.

₈Okunene, ùthethe ezindlebeni zam,

Ndaliva ilizwi lokukhuluma, lisithi,

₉Ndiqaqambile, andinalukreqo;

Ndiguxiwe, andinabugwenxa.

₁₀Yabona, ufuna izizekabani zokuthibana nam,

Úthi ndilutshaba lwakhe.

₁₁Úzifaka iinyawo zam esitokisini,•

Úwulinga wonke umendo wam.

₁₂Yabona akulungisi ngaloo nto; ndokuphendula;

Kuba uThixo yena mkhulu kunomntu.

₁₃Yini na ukuba ubambane naye,

Kuba engaphenduli ngeendawo zakhe zonke?

₁₄Kanti, hayi, ngendlela enye uThixo uyathetha,

Nangezimbini, ke akukhathalwa.

₁₅Ephupheni, embonweni wasebusuku,

Bakuwelwa bubuthongo obukhulu abantu,

Ekozeleni elukhukweni;

₁₆Uzityhila oko iindlebe zabantu,

Akutywine akuvingce ukuthethiswa kwabo,

₁₇Ukuze amthinte umntu ekwenzeni into,

Agubungele uqhankqalazo lomfo;

₁₈Awunqande umphefumlo wakhe esihogweni,

Nobomi bakhe bungagqitheli emkhontweni.

₁₉Wohlwaywa umntu ngumvandedwa esililini sakhe,

Nayimfazwe esimakade emathanjeni akhe;

₂₀Ubomi bakhe bukwale ukudla,

Nomphefumlo wakhe wale ukudla okunqwenelekayo.

₂₁Iyadleka inyama yakhe, ingabonakali,

Avele amathambo akhe abengabonakali.

₂₂Úyasondela ke esihogweni umphefumlo wakhe,

Nobomi bakhe kubabulali.

₂₃Ukuba ke kuthe kwakho isithunywa sezulu

Esimlamlelayo, noko sisinye ewakeni,

Sokùmxelela umntu okumfaneleyo:

₂₄Wómbabala, athi,

Mkhulule, angehli aye esihogweni,

Kuba ndilufumene ucamagusho.

₂₅Isuka ibe nentlahla inyama yakhe;

Ubuyela emihleni yobudodana bakhe;

₂₆Uthandaza kuThixo, akholiswe yena nguye;

Abubone ubuso bakhe eduma;

Yena ambuyekeze ke umntu ubulungisa bakhe.

₂₇Lo úvuma ebantwini, athi,

Bendonile, ndakúgwenxa okuthe tye,

Akwalinganiselwa kum njengoko noko.

₂₈Úwukhulúle umphefumlo wam, ukuba ungagqitheli esihogweni,

Nobomi bam bókubona ukukhanya.

₂₉Yabona, oko konke uyakwenza uThixo

Izihlando ezibini nezithathu kumfo,

₃₀Ukuba abuyise umphefumlo wakhe esihogweni,

Ukhanye ngokukhanya kobomi.

₃₁Baza indlebe, Yobhi, phulaphula kum;

Yithi tu, ndithethe mna.

₃₂Ke ukuba ùnokuthetha, ndíphendule;

Thetha, kuba ndifuna ukukugwebela.

₃₃Ukuba akukho, phulaphula kum wena;

Yithi tu, ndikufundise ubulumko.