UYOBI 3

₃“Ngamana zange wathwasa umhla endazalwa ngawo;

nditsho nobo busuku apho kwathiwa: ‘Namhlanje kukhawulwe indoda!’

₄Akwaba loo mini yayingumnyam' ombonde-mbonde;

mini leyo noThixo kweliphezulu angayihoyanga;

mini ingazange yabonana nokukhanya!

₅Ngeyambathiswe sisiphitha-nyongo sobumnyama;

ngeyisityekelwe ziingqimba zamafu.

Loo mini ngeyirhwaqeliswe sisithokothoko sobumnyama;

₆nobo busuku ngebambathiswe sisithokothoko,

suka àbabalelwa kwimihla yonyaka,

àbakhankanywa phakathi kweentsuku zeenyanga.

₇Ewe, akwaba obo busuku babuludlolo;

akwaba kwakungavakalanga kumemelela kubo.

₈Iinkintsela zokuqalekisa imihla ngeziyiqalekisile loo mini;

ngeziyifunze ngengwenya.

₉Iinkwenkwezi zangorhatya ngezimnyama;

loo mini ngeyilindele ukusa kodwa kungaze kufike,

nomsobomvu ungaze uthi chapha!

₁₀Kaloku ayizivalanga iingcango zesizalo esandizalayo,

ayandiphephisa kule nkxwaleko ndikuyo.

₁₁“Kwakungani ndingafi ndingekazalwa nje,

okanye ndife ndisazalwa?

₁₂Ngani ukuba uma andisingathe emadolweni?

Khona, kwakutheni ukuba andincancise ibele?

₁₃Kuba xa bekungenjalo, ngendalala ndazola;

ewe, ngendiphumle kobandayo,

₁₄ndawonye nezikumkani namaphakathi,

lawo awavusayo amanxuwa;

₁₅ngoku ngendikunye namatshawe,

azindlu zazizele yigolide nesiliva.

₁₆Ngani ukuba ndingafihlwanga njengomphunzo,

njengemveku engalibonanga ilanga?

₁₇Kaloku apho nezikhohlakali azikhathazi mntu,

nabadiniweyo baxhamla ukuphumla.

₁₈Khona amabanjwa azonwabele;

ahlukene nokungxoliswa yinduna yawo.

₁₉Apho bandawonye abaphakamileyo nabaphantsi,

nkqu nekhoboka likhululekile kumninilo.

₂₀“Ngani ukuba abaza kubandezeleka balibone ilanga,

abangcungcuthekayo babudle ubomi?

₂₁Bona balangazelela ukufa, kungafiki noko;

bakuzingela ngathi bafuna ubutyebi.

₂₂Abavuyi bayachulumacha,

bachwayitile xa bedibana nengcwaba.

₂₃Ngani ukuba balibone ilanga abandlela imfiliba,

abo babiyelweyo nguThixo?

₂₄Kuba ukutya kwam yincwina;

ukugcuma kumpompoza njengamanzi.

₂₅Kuba ndihlelwa zezo zinto zindinkwantyisayo;

ezindinxunguphalisayo zezona zindihlelayo.

₂₆Andinako ukuzola, ndingenako nokonwaba;

Andifumani kuphumla, kuba ndasoloko ndijijitheka.”