UISAYA 47

“Yihla esihlalweni, ntombindini Bhabheli;

ewe, yiza nawe ukhe ugqush' eluthulini.

Wena wakhe wayinzwakazi yentombi;

oko kuguda nokuthamba ngoku kumkile.

₂Thath' ilitye, usil' ingqolowa;

ewe kaloku, sikhulule isigqubuthelo;

finyeza kaloku, uwel' imilambo.

₃Kaloku ngoku buza kudlula ubuze bakho;

awukho kukuphoxeka nalihlazo.

Kaloku mna ndiza kuziphindezela;

ibe ke andizi kuba nalusini konke.”

₄UMkhululi wethu nguYedwa kaSirayeli;

igama lakhe nguNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke.

₅UNdikhoyo uthi:

“Yithi cwaka, ntombindini Bhabheli, uhlale ebumnyameni.

Kaloku wena ngoku akusayi kuthiwa uyikumkanikazi yezizwe.

₆Besendinomsindo ngakubantu bam;

ndide ndalishwabulela ilifa labo;

suka ndabayekela esandleni sakho.

Ke wena awubanga nanceba konke,

neengwevu usuke wagadalala nakuzo.

₇Ubusithi wena woba sisimakade,

uhlale uhleli uyikumkanikazi.

Khange uzikhathaze nganto;

khange uzidube nangokujonga isiphelo.

₈“Phulaphula ke, wena mthandi weziyolo;

nditsho wena uzicingela ukuba ukhuselekile,

nditsho wena uzilinganisa noThixo,

wena othi nguwe okhoyo, akukho wumbi.

Ubusithi wena soze ube mhlolokazi;

soze ulahlekelwe bantwana.

₉Kodwa ngephanyazo nje – ngamini-nye –

ilahleko yabantwana kunye nobuhlolokazi

iza kukufikela nawe zikho ezo ngwebedla zakho,

ekho loo makhubalo akho namaqwili;

ewe, zofika ziphelelise.

₁₀Ubusithi uza kukhuselwa yinkohlakalo;

usithi akukho bani ukubonayo.

Ubulumko bakho nolwazi bukulahlekisile;

usitsho nje ukuthi nguwe okhoyo, akukho wumbi.

₁₁Ngoku wena uzelwa sisithwakumbe,

ibe nemilingo yakho ayinakuma ngaphambili.

Uza kuqutyulwa sisibetho ongenakusingxengxezela,

ufikelwe sisihelegu ongazange wasicinga.

₁₂“Bambelela kuloo makhubalo nezo ziphondo,

njengoko kaloku walunyulelwa kuzo!

Hleze kuthi kanti zisenokunceda;

mhlawumbi ngazo ungazigrogrisa iintshaba.

₁₃Namacebiso lawo akuqobile;

mabeze kaloku oosiyazi bakuhlangule,

nditsho abo bacalula iinkwenkwezi,

abo bazoba amazulu ngezigaba zawo,

abo baphicotha ubume benyanga nganye,

baze bambulule baxele izinto ezizayo.

₁₄Bona baza kufana nemvuthuluka yengca,

kuze kuthi gqi umlilo ubatshise.

Sobe babe nako nokuzihlangula;

amadangatye onqanqaza batsho bathi shuu!

Kaloku lowo asinguwo umlilo wokothiwa.

₁₅Usizo lwazo luphelel' apho ezo zazi zakho walunyulelwa kuzo.

Zonke zophephetheka ngeendlela zazo,

kube kungekho bani ungakuhlangulayo!”