UYOBI 30

₁“Xa kunamhlanje-nje sendisisigculelo nakubafana abayise bendingabazele nto,

ebendingeze ndabashiya nezinja zam ezalusa iigusha.

₂Bebeligquba nje ekungekho yalo,

amabhetye-bhetye angenakwenza nto tu!

₃Bangamahlwempu alambayo, ahamba ngobusuku,

ufike enqunquda iingcambu emqwebedwini phaya.

₄Balamba kangangokuba ungafika besimba iinqoba emqwebedwini,

bade batye neengcambu zemithi.

₅Abantu babagxothile phakathi kwabo;

basuke babahewula bangathi bachil' isela!

₆Kuye kwanyanzeleka ukuba baye kuhlala emiqolombeni,

emingxunyeni, nasezimfanteni emaweni.

₇Bakhonya phakathi kwamatyholo,

ufike sebethe buthalala phantsi kwemithi.

₈Awu, ziinjubaqa;

sisizukulwana soongantweni eside sagxothwa nakwelakowazo!

₉“Ngoku ke sebendicabela nasezingomeni zabo;

ewe, sendisisimbo nesigculelo sabo.

₁₀Ewe, ngoku bandidelile, bayandenyanya;

bathi bangandibona banditshicele ebusweni!

₁₁Ngenxa yokuba uThixo undiyekele ndatsho ndangugqush' eluthulini,

nabo ke ngoku baziqhawule iintambo zokulawulwa ndim.

₁₂Ngasekunene bafunzela ukundihlasela belihlokondiba;

ewe, bayandijoka, futhi sebezimisele ukundihlabanisela.

₁₃Bayandiqhiwulela endleleni, befuna ukundigqiba,

besithi: ‘Akanabani ongamncedayo.’

₁₄Bandihlasela ngathi batyhoboza kwindawo ebanzi;

baphoseka kum becanda amabhodlo.

₁₅Ngoku ke sendirhawulwe kukunkwantya;

isidima sam sivuthuluke ngathi siyavuthelwa,

ukukhuseleka kwam kubhange oku komfankungu.

₁₆“Ngoku ndisebugxwayibeni,

kuba imihla yenkathazo indibambile.

₁₇Ebusuku ndiqaqanjelwa nangamathambo la;

iintlungu ezindidlayo azipheli.

₁₈Ndigxavulwa ngeempahla zokunxiba, ndidlakazeliswe;

ndiyakrwitshwa sisambatho, ndibanjwe ngobhongwana.

₁₉UThixo undiphose eludakeni;

andisento, sendifana nothuli nothuthu.

₂₀Ndiba ngakhala ndikubongoza, akundiphenduli;

ndiba ngazibika kuwe, akundihoyi.

₂₁Wena ngoku ujike wandikhohlakalela,

undihlasela ngengalo yakho enamandla.

₂₂Uyandiphakamisa undiyekele ngomoya undibhudle;

ndiyaqotha-qotheka ndiqwengwa sisaqhwithi.

₂₃Ndiyaqonda ke ukuba undinikezela ekufeni,

apho baya kuphelela khona bonke abaphilayo.

₂₄“Kambe akukho hlwempu elizibikayo endingalincedanga,

nditsho elaliphakamisela izandla kum licela uncedo.

₂₅Andithi na kaloku ndandilila kunye nabasezingxakini,

umphefumlo wam udandatheka ngenxa yamahlwempu?

₂₆Mna ndithe ndijonge okuhle kwathi gqi okubi;

bendilindele ukukhanya, suka kwathi nyalulu ubumnyama.

₂₇Ndithiwe fithi lunxunguphalo, alundiphe thuba;

imihla ngemihla ndihlangatyezwa yinkathazo.

₂₈Ukukhanya akukho, ndihamba ndigutyungelwe bubumnyama;

into endiyenzayo embizweni kukuzibika.

₂₉Ngoku sendingumlingane woodyakalashe;

ewe, ndiliqabane leenciniba.

₃₀Ulusu lwam selujike lwamnyama, futhi luyaxobuka,

ibe ke nomzimba wam lo uyagcadeka.

₃₁Ihapu yam ngoku seyijike yaba yeyesililo,

nefluthi yam ngoku seyisenza isijwili.”