UHOSIYA 2

₂“Thethani nonyoko nimmangalele.

Kaloku akasemfazi wam;

nam ke andindoda yakhe.

Yitshoni ahlukane nobuhenyu bakhe,

akuyeke ukukrexeza akutsala ngamabele akhe.

₃Kungenjalo ndomhluba abe ze,

abe njengamhla wazalwa.

Ndomenza abe njengentlango,

abe matwa nelo libharhileyo,

ndimbulale ngonxano.

₄Andiyi kuba nanceba kubantwana bakhe;

kaloku ngabantwana bobuhenyu.

₅Unina usuke wahenyuza;

lowo ubazeleyo wenze okuziintlondi.

Kaloku yena wathi:

‘Ndiya kulandelana nezithandwa zam

ezindinik' ukutya namanzi,

uboya nelinen,

amafutha kunye nesiselo.’

₆Ndosuka ndimbiyele ngobobo;

ndomakhel' udonga ndimvingcele,

athinteleke kwindlela ahamba ngayo.

₇Wosukelana nezithandwa zakhe,

phofu angaze azifumane.

Uya kuba ngafuna-funa

ibe yinqaba ukuzifumana,

ade asuke athi:

‘Mandibuyele kwindoda yam yokuqala;

kwakubhetele ngoko kunangoku.’

₈Kaloku yena akaqondi

ukuba yayindim omnikayo

ingqolowa newayini namafutha,

ndimvava ngesiliva negolide,

waza wanqula *uBhali ngayo.

₉Ngoko ke ndoyihlutha

ingqolowa ngexesha layo,

newayini ngethuba elimisiweyo;

ewe, ndomhlutha uboya kunye nelinen,

izinto afihla ubuze bakhe ngazo.

₁₀Ndosuka ke mna ndilityhile ihlazo lakhe

phambi kwezithandwa zakhe,

angahlangulwa bani kum.

₁₁Ndoyinqamla imibhiyozo yakhe –

nditsho amatheko enyanga entsha,

kananjalo *nawoMhla wokuPhumla –

yonke imisitho yakhe emisiweyo.

₁₂Ndoyibharhisa imithi yediliya nekhiwane,

le athi yena ukuyibiza:

‘Ngumvuzo endiwunikwe zizithandwa zam.’

Ndoyenza ibe lihlathi,

idliwe ziinyamakazi zasendle.

₁₃Ewe, ndiya kumohlwaya

ngenxa yemihla awayenqula uBhali

emenzela iziqhumiso,

ezihombisa ngamaso nemisesane,

esukelana nezithandwa zakhe,

esuke wandilibala ke mna.”

Lowo ke ngumlomo *kaNdikhoyo.

₁₄“Ndosuka ke mna ndicenga-cengane naye;

ndomthundezela entlango,

ndithethe naye kakuhle.

₁₅Ukususela apho ndombuyisela izidiliya zakhe,

yona iNtili yeAkore ndiyenze ibe lisango lethemba.

Yena uya kundamkela,

azinikezele kum njengakwimihla yobutsha bakhe,

mhla waphuma kwelaseJiputa.

₁₆“Ngaloo mini wondibiza uthi: ‘Myeni wam,’

ungabi sathi: ‘Bhali wam.’”

Utsho umlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₁₇“Ndosusa kwa-amagama athi: ‘Bhali,’

angabi sabikho emlonyeni wakhe,

angabi saphinda akhunjulwe.

₁₈Ngaloo mini ndobenzela umnqophiso

namarhamncwa asendle,

kunye neentaka zezulu,

nezinto ezirhubuluza emhlabeni.

Isaphetha nekrele nemfazwe

ndozinqamla kweli hlabathi,

ukuze konke nje kube luxolo.

₁₉Ndiya kukungeja, ndimanyane nawe ngonaphakade;

ewe, ndokungeja ngobulungisa nangokusemthethweni,

ngokunyaniseka nangenceba.

₂₀Ndokumanya nam ngentembeko,

khon' ukuze undazi mna *Ndikhoyo.

₂₁“Ngaloo mini ndophendula;

ndowaphendula amazulu,

nawo awuphendule umhlaba.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₂₂“Nawo umhlaba uya kuphendula,

uvelise ingqolowa newayini namafutha,

zona eziyimpendulo kwiYizereli.

₂₃Ndozihlwayelela yena emhlabeni,

ndimenzele inceba lowo bekusakuthiwa nguAkenzelwanga-nceba.

Kwabo kuthiwa: ‘Asibantu bam,’

ndiya kuthi: ‘Ningabantu bam,’

bona bathi kum: ‘Wena unguThixo wethu.’ ”