UYOBHI 3

₃Mayidake imini endazalwa ngayo,

Nobusuku ekwathiwa, Kukhawulwé indoda.

₄Loo mini mayibe bubumnyama,

Angayinyamekeli uThixo phezulu,

Kungayibengezeli ukukhanya.

₅Mayikhululwe ngentlawulelo bubumnyama nethunzi lokufa,

Makulale amafu phezu kwayo;

Mayidandathekiswe kokungcolisa imini.

₆Obo busuku — masibubambe isithokothoko;

Mabungavuyi phakathi kwemihla yomnyaka;

Mabungangeni enanini leenyanga.

₇Yabona, obo busuku mabube ludlolo;

Makungezi kumemelela kubo.

₈Mababuqalekise abaqalekisi bemihla,

Abaxhobele ukuxhokonxa ileviyatan.•

₉Mazibe mnyama iinkwenkwezi zomso wabo obomvu;

Mabulinde ukufika kokukhanya, kungabikho;

Bungaziboni iinkophe zesifingo;

₁₀Ngokuba bungazivalanga iingcango zesizalo esandizalayo,

Bungabusithelisanga ububi emehlweni am.

₁₁Ibe iyini na ukuba ndingàfeli embilinini,

Ndingàphumi umphefumlo ndisavela esizalweni?

₁₂Kube kungani na ukuba amadolo andihlangabeze?

Ibe iyini na ukuba andihlangabeze amabele, ukuze ndiwanye?

₁₃Kuba ngoku ngendiba ndilele, ndazola;

Ngendiba ndalala ubuthongo, ndandula ukuphumla

₁₄Nokumkani namaphakathi elizwe,

Abo bazakheláyo amanxuwa;

₁₅Nabathetheli abanegolide,

Abazizalisayo izindlu zabo ngesilivere.

₁₆Ngendiba andikho, njengemvambilini eselelweyo;

Njengabantwana abangabonanga kukhanya.

₁₇Kuba apho, abangendawo bakuyekile ukugungqa;

Khona apho bayaphumla abaphelelwe ngamandla.

₁₈Abakhonkxiweyo bonwabile ndaweninye;

Àbasaliva izwi lomqhubi.

₁₉Omncinane nomkhulu — khona bayalingana;

Ikhoboka likhuluekile enkosini yalo.

₂₀Yini na ukuba abasebubini ábanike ukukhanya,

Nabamphefumlo ukrakra abanike ubomi?

₂₁Ábalindé ukufa, kusuke kungabikho;

Ábakumbayo ngaphezu kobutyebi obuselelweyo;

₂₂Ábavuya bade bagcobe,

Babe nemihlali, xa bathe bafumanana nengcwaba?

₂₃Ukuba ukukhanya akunike umfo ondlela isitheleyo,

Obiyelweyo nguThixo ngeenxa zonke?

₂₄Kuba endaweni yesonka sam kuza ukugcuma,

Kuphalazeka njengamanzi ukubhonga kwam.

₂₅Kuba ndinkwantya kokunkwantyisayo, kwaza kwandifikela,

Into endinxunguphala yiyo indizele.

₂₆Ndathi, ndingàchulumachanga ndingàzolanga, ndingàphumlanga,

Kweza ke ukugungqa.