UYOBI 29

₂“Awu, akwaba ibinokubuyiselwa kum imihla yamandulo,

ngokuya uThixo wayesandilondolozile,

₃xenikweni isibane sakhe besikhanya phezu kwentloko yam,

xa ndanditabhata nasebumnyameni endikhanyisela.

₄Ewe, ngaloo mihla yamfamlibe ndandimi kakuhle;

bendilala ngangubo-nye noThixo emzini wam.

₅USomandla wayengakum ngoko,

ndiphahlwe ngabantwana bam.

₆Ngaloo mihla amasi ayedlal' abantwana kwam;

ke yona iminquma ichuma nasematyeni, ithulula ioyile.

₇“Ndandisithi ndakufika enkundleni ngasesangweni,

ndakuthi zinzi phakathi kwamadoda amakhulu,

₈abafana bathi gu bucala,

ke zona iingwevu zime ngeenyawo.

₉Ewe, ayesuka aphel' emqaleni kumatshawe,

ufike selethe khebevu!

₁₀Izikhulu zazisithi cwaka

ngathi ulwimi lukhulekiwe enkalakahleni.

₁₁Abandiva ndithetha babendincoma,

kanti ababona izinto endizenzayo babendingqinela.

₁₂Kaloku ndandisabela ndiwahlangule amahlwempu esakukhala;

ukanti ndazibonelela neenkedama ezazingenamncedi.

₁₃Ababesindakala ndaza ndabanceda babendincoma,

ukanti nabahlolokazi ndandibanceda batsho baba neengoma ezintliziyweni zabo.

₁₄Ndandivatha ubulungisa njengesinxibo sam;

ukwenza okulungileyo kwakuyingubo yam neqhiya yam.

₁₅Ndandingamehlo kwiimfama,

ndiziinyawo koqhwalelayo.

₁₆Ndandingutata kumahlwempu,

neengxaki zabasemzini bendizithabathela kum.

₁₇Yayindim umaphul' iimpondo kwizibhoja,

amaxhoba azo ndiwathi hlasi emilonyeni yazo.

₁₈“Ndandisithi: ‘Ndiya kukhula ndide ndikhokhobe endlwini yam,

nemihla yam ibe mininzi njengentlabathi.’

₁₉Ndandifana nomthi ongcambu zinabele emanzini,

omasebe asoloko elalelwa ngumbethe.

₂₀Udumo lwam lwaluhlala luhlaziyeka,

amandla am engapheli nokuphela.

₂₁“Ndandisithi ndakuthetha kutsho kuthi cwaka,

abantu bewaphulaphula amacebiso am.

₂₂Ndandilebela xa ndithethayo, kungekho mntu unokongeza;

kaloku amazwi am ayezika njengemvula.

₂₃Ndandilangazelelwa oku kwemvula,

amazwi am bewaginya oku komhlaba uginy' imvula entlakohlaza.

₂₄Babekhuthazeka ndakuncuma;

ukukhululeka kobuso bam bekubomeleza.

₂₅Ndandingqendeva njengomnumzana, ndithethe kume ngam;

ndandibakhokela njengenjengele kwimikhosi yayo;

ndandibaxhasa njengothuthuzela abadakumbileyo.”