IZAFOBE 30

₂“Kaloku ndisesona sidenge ebantwini;

kwaye ingqondo yomntu ayikho kum.

₃Zange ndabufunda ubulumko;

andimazi lowo uyiNgcwele kanye.

₄Kanti ke, ngubani oselekhe waya ezulwini wabuya wehla;

ingubani owakha wawubamba ngezakhe izanda umoya?

Khona, ngubani owakha wabamba amanzi wawaqhinela ngesondo lengubo yakhe;

ingubani khona owamisa imida yehlabathi?

Khawutsho kaloku, ukuba unolwazi!

Ngubani igama lakhe;

ingubani unyana wakhe?

₅“Yonke into ayithethayo uThixo ithembekile;

ulikhaka kwabazimela ngaye.

₆Musa ukongeza kwintetho yakhe,

hleze akukhalimele, budandalaze ubuxoki bakho.”

₇Awu, Bawo, zimbini nje qha izinto endizicelayo kuwe;

ewe, ndiphe zona ndingekafi!

₈Ndikhwebule kubuqhetseba nokuxoka;

mandingade ndibe sisityebi okanye ndihlwempuzeke,

nto nje ndiqhekezele isonka sam semihla ngemihla,

₉hleze ndikukhanyele ndakuhlutha,

ndisuke ndithi: “Kuxa engubani yena *uNdikhoyo?”

Ukanti ke naxa ndihlwempuzekile ndingasuka ndibe,

ndihlazise igama likaThixo wam.

₁₀Isicaka sukusigxeka enkosini yaso,

hleze sikushwabulele ube nobutyala.

₁₁Abanye abantu bayamshwabulela uyise,

bangamthamsanqelisi nonina.

₁₂Bona bazicingela ukuba banyulu,

kodwa babe bengazange bahlambuluka.

₁₃Aba bantu bazicingela bhetele.

Awu, baziphakamisile kambe!

₁₄Basisizukulwana esimazinyo aziingxavula okwekrele,

esimabamba abukhali okwemela,

khon' ukuze baxhaphaze amahlwempu ehlabathini,

ewe, nditsho abasweleyo phakathi kwabantu.

₁₅Ikhalane lineentombi ezimbini;

zithi: “Ndiphe! Ndiphe!”

Ewe, zintathu izinto ezingahluthiyo,

gxebe, zine ezingasoze zithi: “Kwanele!”:

₁₆elabafileyo;

umfazi ongafumani bantwana;

umhlaba onxaniweyo;

nomlilo ongatshoyo ukuthi: “Kwanele!”

₁₇Amehlo omntu ophoxisa ngoyise nocekisa ukuthobela unina

aya kuxholwa ngamahlungulu, anqwamzwe ngamaxhalanga.

₁₈Kukho izinto ezintathu eziyintsonkotha kum;

gxebe, zine endingaziqondiyo:

₁₉ukubhabha kokhozi esibhakabhakeni;

ukurhubuluza kwenyoka elulwalweni;

ukuhamba kwenqanawa enzulwini yolwandle;

ukuthandana komfana nentombi.

₂₀Inje indlela yomfazi okrexezayo:

Uyadla, asule umlomo,

athi: “Andenzanga nto imbi!”

₂₁Zintathu izinto ezilishukumisayo ihlabathi;

gxebe, zine elingenako ukuzinyamezela:

₂₂kukuba phantsi kwekhoboka eliye laba ngukumkani,

okanye isiyatha xa sithe sahlutha kukutya;

₂₃kukuba phantsi kwebhinqa ebelingafunwa elide latshata,

okanye isicakazana xa sithe sathatha indawo yenkosikazi yaso.

₂₄Kukho izinto ezine ezincinane emhlabeni,

kodwa zilumke gqitha.

₂₅Iimbovane ziluhlanga oluethe-ethe,

kodwa ziqokelela ukutya ehlotyeni.

₂₆Iimbila zisisizwe esingenamandla,

kanti zimisa izindlu zazo emaweni.

₂₇Iinkumbi azinankosi,

kodwa zihamba amaqela ngamaqela.

₂₈Icikilishe yinto ongayibamba nangesandla sakho,

kodwa liyafumaneka nakumabhotwe ookumkani.

₂₉Zintathu izinto ezibukelekayo xa zihamba;

gxebe, zine ezichul' ukunyathela:

₃₀yingonyama, igorha phakathi kwezilwanyana,

yona ingahlehliyo nakweyiphi na into;

₃₁ngumqhagi ondolosayo;

yinkunzi yebhokhwe;

ngukumkani ephahlwe ngumkhosi wakhe.

₃₂Ukuba wenze izinto zobudenge waziphakamisa,

okanye ukuba uthe waceba ububi,

khawuthi xha!

₃₃Wakulucofa ucwambu kuvela ibhotolo,

wakuyixhimfa impumlo isuka yophe,

wakuxhokonxa umsindo kugqabhuka imbambano.