UYOBI 28

₁“Ewe, ikho imigodi yesiliva; ngokunjalo zikho neendawo zokuhluza igolide.

₂Abantu bemba isinyithi emhlabeni,

baze banyibilikise ubhedu olusematyeni.

₃Nenzonzobila yobumnyama abantu bayayihlola-hlola;

baphicotha namathumbu omhlaba,

baze bembe bacubungule kwimiwewe enzongo-nzongo yenzonzobila.

₄Kude lé kwelimiweyo,

apho kungazange kwathi cakatha mntu,

abantu bayemba bavule imigodi,

bajinga-jinge kwalunkcwe,

bebotshelelwe ngeentambo.

₅Phezulu apha lo mhlaba uvelisa ukudla;

kanti ngaphantsi phaya ubhukuqwa ngathi ngumlilo.

₆Kumatye omhlaba kuphuma iisafire,

kanti ke lona uthuli lwawo luvelisa igolide.

₇Amaxhalanga ngokwawo akazazi iindlela zasemigodini phaya,

ngokunjalo zange zalanywa naliliso likakhetshe.

₈Amarhamncwa anyalasayo akazange athi cakatha unyawo apho,

nkqu nengonyama ayizange yadlula khona.

₉Kaloku abantu baqhekeza bagqale nditsho nenyengane le;

ewe, neentaba ngokwazo bayazibhukuqa, bazisiphule neengcambu.

₁₀Basuka bagqobhoze iitonela emaweni,

lize iliso labo liwabhaqe amatye axabisekileyo.

₁₁Imithombo yakhona bayayivingca ingampompozi,

baze bazidandalazise izinto ezifihlakeleyo.

₁₂“Kambe ke, bungaze bufumaneke phi ubulumko?

Khona lona ulwazi lungazuzwa phi?

₁₃Ewe, ubulumko abunakufumaneka ebantwini;

kaloku akukho namnye ulaziyo nexabiso labo.

₁₄Andithi na kaloku kwankqu neenzonzobila ezinzongo-nzongo,

nditsho neelwandle, ziyabulandula?

₁₅Kaloku bona abungekhe bufumaneke nangegolide ecikizekileyo,

kanti nentabalala yesiliva ayinako ukubuhlawula.

₁₆Neyona golide yaseOfire iyalaba-laba kwixabiso labo;

nditsho namatye exabiso, nokuba yionike okanye yisafire.

₁₇Ewe, abunakulinganiswa negolide,

ukanti abunakuthelekiswa nayo nemveliso yegolide,

nditsho nayo neglasi yodidi.

₁₈Asisathethi ke ngeekorale neekristale,

kuba kaloku bona ubulumko bubalasele ngexabiso,

ndithi bugqwesa kwaiiperile.

₁₉Ewe, netopazi yaseKushe ayinakulinganiswa nabo,

ngokunjalo abunakuthengwa nangeyona ihluziweyo igolide.

₂₀Ke, ngaba uphi owona mthombo wobulumko?

Umntu angalufumana phi ulwazi?

₂₁Abubonakali kuzo zonke izinto eziphilileyo,

nditsho nakweyona intingayo intaka.

₂₂Ewe, nokufa nentshabalalo, zombini ziyavuma,

zithi: ‘Luvakele nje umingi-mingi ngabo ezindlebeni zethu!’

₂₃NguThixo kuphela owaziyo ngobulumko;

nguye owaziyo umthombo wabo.

₂₄Kaloku yena ubona nditsho namaphethelo ehlabathi,

kuba kuye akukho nanye into efihlakeleyo phantsi kwamazulu.

₂₅Ngokuya uThixo wayemisela umoya amandla awo,

namanzi ewacandela umda wawo,

₂₆nemvula eyenzela ummiselo wayo,

nombane ewalathisa indlela,

₂₇kanye ngelo thuba ke uThixo wabubona wabuphicotha ubulumko,

waza ke wabumisela wabugoca-goca.

₂₈Ke uluntu waluyalela wathi:

‘Niyabona, ofuna ubulumko makathobele uThixo;

ofuna ukuzuza ulwazi makabucezele ububi.’ ”