UZimu uvikela iZiyoni
1Ingoma; irhubo; kumaKhorarhi.
2Mkhulu uSomnini uZimethu,
ubabazeka khulu emzinakhe.
Intabakhe ecwengileko,
3yihle ngejamo layo,
ikujabula kwenarha yoke.
Le yintaba yeZiyoni
engetlhagwini yomuzi kaSomnini omkhulu.
4UZimu ongaphakathi kwemibhotjhongo yomuzi lo,
waziwa bona ubuphephelo.
5Lokha amakhosi nabuthanako,
arhwanta ndawonye.
6Kodwana nabona lokho, akhena,
abethwa livalo, abhebhula iinthende.
7Lapho gade angenwe mamanzi emadolweni,
aba neenhlungu njengomfazi obelethako,
8nanjenganyana ummoya wepumalanga
uphadlha imikhumbi yokurhweba.
9Njengombana sizwile, ngokunjalo sibonile
emzini kaSomnini uMninimandlawoke,
ekumumuzi kaZimethu:
UZimu uwunzinzisa isiphelani.
10Zimu, sizindla ngokwethembeka kwakho,
lokha nasingaphakathi kwethempeli lakho.
11Njengebizo lakho Zimu,
kunjalo ukudunyiswa kwakho:
Kufikelela emikhawulweni yephasi.
Isandla sakho sokudla sigcwele ukulunga!
12Ngalokho intaba yeZiyoni ayijabule,
imizana yakwaJuda yename
ngebanga leengwebo zakho.
13Zombani iZiyoni,
niyibhode mazombe
nibale nemitlomogwayo.
14Qalisisani kuhle imibundu yomthangalayo,
nitlaye emibhotjhongwenayo,
ukuze nibikele iinzukulwana ezizako,
15nithi: “Lo, nguZimu wamambala!
UnguZimethu nini nanini.
Usivikela ekufeni.”
