UISAYA 54

₁Danduluka utyibele, ludlolondini Jerusalem!

Ewe, hlabel' ingoma umemelele kaloku,

nawe, wen' ungazange wayiva inimba.

Kaloku lona usizana loba ngunobantwana;

loba ngaphezu kwakhe umfaz' onendoda.

Ewe, *nguNdikhoyo oyithethileyo loo nto.

₂Yandise loo ndawo uhlala kuyo;

sukuthandabuza, yolule nemikhusane yentente yakho;

zandise iintsontelo, uzibethelele ziqine izikhonkwane.

₃Kaloku uza kunabela macalana onke;

isizukulwana sakho siya kuzithimba izizwe,

umhlaba ubuyele kuso,

size sime kwezo zixeko zingamabhodlo.

₄Musa ukuxhala, awuyi kungena hlazweni;

ungaphithizeli, awusayi kuthotywa.

Ihlazo lobutsha bakho lona lolibaleka,

ungabi sasikhumbula nesingcikivo sobuhlolokazi.

₅Kaloku nguMenzi wakho indoda yakho;

igama lakhe ke nguNdikhoyo uSomandla.

NguYedwa kaSirayeli uMkhululi wakho;

kuthiwa nguThixo wehlabathi jikelele.

₆Ngoku uNdikhoyo uphinde wakubuyela,

njengomfazi osel' enomvandedwa kukushiywa,

nditsho umfazana owaliweyo.

Kodwa ke uThixo wakho uthi:

₇“Ndakulahla okomzuzwana nje kuphela;

ngoku ke ndikubuyisa sendiyimvuze-mvuze luthando.

₈Ndakufulathela ndinengqumbo okomzuzwana nje;

ngoku ke ndikuthanda ngothando olungenabuyambo;

ewe, ndiyavakalelwa ngenxa yakho.”

Utsho ke uNdikhoyo uMkhululi wakho.

₉“Ngexesha likaNowa ndenza isifungo

sokungaphindi ndilintywilisele ihlabathi.

Nangoku ke ndithi soze ndiphinde ndicaphuke;

andiphindi ndikukhalimele ngoburhalarhume.

₁₀Ewe, iintaba zingadilika,

ke zona iinduli zinyamalale,

kodwa izibele zothando lwam soze zinqamke kuwe,

nomnqophiso wam woxolo soze ushukume.”

Utsho ke yena uNdikhoyo okukhathaleleyo.

₁₁“Jerusalem exhwalekileyo, sixekondini siselusizini,

nkedamandini engenaye nomthuthuzeli,

mna ndiza kukwakha ngamatye odidi,

iziseko zakho ndizizinzise ngamatye anqabileyo.

₁₂Iinqaba zakho ndozakha ngeerubhi,

amasango ndiwakhe ngamatye abengezelayo,

iindonga ndizijikeleze ngamatye anqabileyo.

₁₃Oonyana bakho baya kufundiswa *nguNdikhoyo,

ikamva labo ndilithi jize ngenkqubela noxolo.

₁₄Ndokuxhasa ngobulungisa nolungelelwano;

ingcinezelo sobe ibe sakuchukumisa,

futhi akusayi kugrogriswa mntu konke.

₁₅Nabani na okuhlaselayo uchasene nam;

umntu olwa nawe akasayi kuphumelela.

₁₆“Kaloku umtyhidi udalwe ndim lo;

ubasa umlilo aze atyhide izixhobo.

Kwankqu nejoni elitshabalalisayo lidalwe kwandim lo,

nditsho elo lisebenzisa ezo zixhobo.

₁₇Nezo zixhobo zixonxwe ngenxa yakho soze zikutshabalalise,

uya kumphendula nabani na okumangalelayo.

Lilo ke elo ilifa lezicaka zikaNdikhoyo;

ewe, mna ndozithi jize ngoloyiso.”

Etshilo nje ke uNdikhoyo utshilo!