UISAYA 48

“Khanibek' iindlebe,

ndlu kaYakobi;

nditsho nina babizwa ngoSirayeli,

nina bomnombo kaJuda,

nina bafunga igama likaNdikhoyo,

nina bathi banqula uThixo kaSirayeli,

kodwa ngenene nisitsho nje ngomlomo!

₂Kanti kwanina niyazidla,

niqhayisa ngokuthi nina ningabemi besixeko sikaNdikhoyo;

nithi nina nixhomekeke kuThixo kaSirayeli,

ogama linguNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke.

₃“Kudala-dala ndatsho kwangonoquku;

ewe, ndazixela izinto eziza kuhla,

kamva ke ndatsho suka zenzeka njengoko.

₄Kambe ke wena bendisazi ukuba uneenkani nqwa nesele,

ntondini eqinis' intamo,

lityendini lenyengane!

₅Kungoko ndazibhengeza kwakudala ezi zinto,

izehlo ndazixela ngaphambi kokuba zenzeke,

khon' ukuze wena ungabi nako ukuthi leyo yimisebenzi *yezithixo ozinqulayo.

₆Konke endakuxelayo kwenzekile.

Vuma kaloku!

Kanti ke ngoku ndiza kuxela into entsha,

imfihlakalo eningazange nayazi.

₇Ewe, ndiyidala ngoku;

into enje zange yenzeke ngaphambili.

Okanye ke ngowusithi ubuyazi kakade.

₈Zange uve uqonde nakuqonda,

kuba ubungenako kakade.

Bendikwazi ukuba wena awuthembekanga;

ndiyakwazi ukuba ungumvukeli owaziwayo.

₉Ngenxa yegama lam ndibuya nganeno ngomsindo;

ngenxa yodumo lwam ndiyazithibaza

ukuze ndingakutshabalalisi.

₁₀Andinivavanyanga eziko okwesiliva,

kodwa ndinivavanye ngehambo-nzima.

₁₁Kungenxa yam ukuba ndenjenje;

soze ndiliyekele ngehlazo igama lam,

kungekho bani wosizuza neso sihomo.

Andinikisi ngaso; sesam ndodwa.”

₁₂*UNdikhoyo uthi:

“Bek' iindlebe uphulaphule, Yakobi,

nditsho wena, Sirayeli endakubizayo.

Mna ndinguNdikhoyo: ndingowokuqala,

ndikwangowokugqibela.

₁₃Ndim owamisa iziseko zehlabathi;

ndim lo owawatwabululayo amazulu.

Ndithetha ngelizwi, zisuke zibekho.

₁₄Qokelelanani niphulaphule xa ninonke.

Kakade sisiphi *isithixo esinokuvakalisa into enjengale?

Ndinyule oza kuhlasela iBhabheli.

Yena uza kwenza oko kufunwa ndim.

₁₅Kaloku ndim ngokwam endathethayo,

ndim endambizayo, ndamthi jize ngempumelelo.

₁₆Khawusondele ke uphulaphule.

Kwasekuqaleni ndathetha ngokuphandle,

futhi nokufezeka kwazo kokwam.”

Ewe, uMhlekazi uNdikhoyo undithumile,

wandixhobisa ngoMoya wakhe.

₁₇Utsho ke *uNdikhoyo,

uMkhululi wakho,

uYedwa kaSirayeli:

“Mna ndinguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho.

Ndikufundisa nje kaloku ndiyakunceda;

ndikufaka endleleni ekufaneleyo.

₁₈Akwaba wawuyiphulaphule imiyalelo yam.

Ngelumpompoza njengamanzi uloyiso lwakho,

budlobe okwamaza ubulungisa bakho.

₁₉Ngeba ke namhlanje inzala yakho yinyambalala engenakubalwa,

lingaze linqanyulwe igama lakho,

kananjalo lingaze litshabalale.”

₂₀Phuman' eBhabheli; washiyeni amaKaledi!

Bhengezani ngemihlali;

ewe, memezani nazis' abantu bonke, nithi:

“UNdikhoyo usihlangule isicaka sakhe uYakobi.”

₂₁Ngokuya wayebakhokela kwinkqantosi ebharhileyo

abantu bakhe zange bafe lunxano;

wabakhuphela amanzi eliweni,

suka waliqhekeza, aza ampompoz' amanzi!

₂₂Ewe, uNdikhoyo uthi:

“Akukho ukonwaba kwabakhohlakeleyo!”