UISAYA 34

₁Sondelani, zizwe, niphulaphule;

inzwi kaloku nakuni, zintlanga.

Maliphulaphule ihlabathi nenzaliseko yalo;

ihlabathi nemveliso yalo yonke malimamele.

₂Kalok' *uNdikhoyo ulwa nazo zonke izizwe,

uxabene nayo yonk' imikhosi yazo.

Wozibhubhisa xa zizonke,

zonke azixhaxhe kuphele.

₃Izidumbu aziyi kungcwatywa;

zothi xakalala ziqungquluze – mh-mh-mh!

Iintaba zonyepha ligazi labo.

₄Iinkwenkwezi nemikhosi yazo zonke zosuka zisumke zinyamalale;

isibhakabhaka sosongwa ngathi ngumqulu,

iinkwenkwezi zivuthuluke okwamagqabi,

zitshaze ngathi ngamagqab' omdiliya nomkhiwane.

₅Emazulwini umkhonto wam uxhaphile;

nanko usihlela e-Edom,

abantu abagwetyw' intshabalalo.

₆Umkhonto kaNdikhoyo wodad' egazini;

ewe, utsho waxhapha ngamanqatha

ngathi ligazi lamatakane neebhokhwe,

namanqatha ezintso zenkunz' egusha.

EBhozera uNdikhoyo uya kwenza idini;

ewe, yoba ngamatyadidi kwaEdom.

₇Abantu baya kuwa njengenqu;

bafane neenkunzi ezindala nezingamathole.

Umhlaba uya kufuma ligazi,

nothuli lunyephe ngamafutha.

₈Ngemini yakhe uNdikhoyo wophindezela,

unyaka wembuyekezo ngenxa yeZiyon.

₉Imilamb' e-Edom yoba mnyama,

umhlaba ufane nesalfure;

umhlaba wofana netha evuthayo.

₁₀Wodangazela imini nobusuku,

umsi utsho ngomlembelele othunquzayo,

kube zizizukulwana ngezizukulwana libharhile,

kungaze kunqumle mntu khona,

₁₁ilizwe limiwe sisikhova nesihulu-hulu,

limiwe ngookhwalimanzi namahlungulu.

UThixo wolibharhisa kwakhona elakwaEdom,

libe njengelamandulo kungekadalwa nto.

₁₂Sobe kubekho kumkani ulawulayo;

izinxiba-mxhaka zophel' emehlweni.

₁₃Izakhiwo zomila ameva nobobo,

iinqaba zambathwe lutshungu nesinama.

Yoba sisikhululo soodyakalashe,

ibe likhaya lezikhova.

₁₄Koba lapho angqungqa khona amarhamncwa,

zikhwazane khona neendimoni.

Yoxhwarha khona nerhorho yobusuku,

izula-zule iphathe kuphumla.

₁₅Isikhova siya kwakha sizalele khona;

zofukama zide ziqandusele,

ziwakhulisele khona amathole azo.

Oontloyiya boqokelelana bonwabisane khona.

₁₆Khangela encwadini kaNdikhoyo ufunde:

Kwezi zilo akukho singekhoyo,

kungekho nesingenaqabane laso,

kuba lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo,

nguMoya wakhe oya kuziqokelela.

₁₇Isekwanguye oya kuzabela

azinike inxaxheba ngazinye ngazinye.

Elo yoba likhaya lazo naphakade,

zime khona izizukulwana ngezizukulwana.