UJOWELI 1

₂Hoyina, zingwevu zakowethu!

Yivani, nonke bemi beli lizwe!

Nikhonje nakha nayibona into enje?

Khona kwimihla yamanyange yakhe yakho phi?

₃Ke, yixeleni kubantwana benu;

nabo ze bayixelele abantwana babo,

ukuze nabo bayixelele isizukulwana esizayo.

₄Oko kushiywe ngumqikela kudliwe yinkumbi;

okushiywe yinkumbi kudliwe ngumkhothululi;

ukanti okushiywe ngumkhothululi kudliwe ngumnqunquthi!

₅Vukani, nitshw' esofelweyo, manxila;

lilani nonke nigixe, baseli bewayini.

Ewe, bhombolozani ngenxa yewayini entsha –

kaloku sobe nibe saphinda niyirhabule.

₆Kaloku eli lizwe lihlaselwe ngumkhosi;

ewe, ziingwanyalala eziyinyambalala.

Ngenene zizinto ezimazinyo angxavula okwengonyama.

Ngonyamakazi yakwabani emabamba anje?

₇Isidiliya sam usibhuqe bhuqiyane,

imithi yam yomkhiwane wayitshabalalisa.

Ewe, uyixoze wada wayixobula,

wageqa noomaxolo ejuba phaya.

Ewe, iziphunzi zasala zimhlophe wee.

₈Ngoko ke hlahlambani nixel' umfazana ozilayo

eswelekelwe ngumyeni wakhe.

₉Okokwayo iminikelo yeenkozo,

ngokunjalo neminikelo yewayini,

inqamkile endlwini *kaNdikhoyo.

Ngoko ke ababingeleli bayagixa;

nditsho abo bangabalungiseleli bakaNdikhoyo.

₁₀Kaloku nanko amasimi eze,

nomhlaba ngokwawo uyabhomboloza.

Kaloku ingqolowa itshabalele,

newayini yembala inqamkile.

Asisathethi ke ngamafutha omnquma.

₁₁Ewe, ncamani, nina balimi,

nihlahlambe, batyali bomdiliya,

nangenxa yengqolowa nerhasi.

Ngenene isivuno samasimi sitshatyalalisiwe.

₁₂Umdiliya usuke woma khwahla;

kanti wona umkhiwane uswamile.

Oomirharnati, isundu, nom-apile,

suka yabharha yonk' imithi.

Nasebantwini imivuyo iphelile.

₁₃Ke nina, babingeleli, fakan' ezokufelwa nizile;

bhombolozani, balungiseleli baseqongeni.

Yambathani ezokuzila nasebusuku,

nditsho nina, balungiseleli bakaThixo wam,

ngenxa yeminikelo yeenkozo nethululwayo.

Kaloku yona inqamkile endlwini yoThixo wenu.

₁₄Bhengezani ithuba lokuzila;

ewe, miselani imbizo eyodwa.

Waqokeleleni amadod' amakhulu;

xa bebonke abemi beli lizwe

mabeze endlwini kaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu,

bakhale kuye.

₁₅Hay' ukoyikeka kwaloo mini!

Ewe, imini kaNdikhoyo isemnyango!

Yogaleleka ipheth' intshabalalo evela kuSomandla.

₁₆Kaloku kona ukutya suka kwanqanyulwa phambi kwamehlo ethu.

Asisathethi ke ngemivuyo nolonwabo –

alusekho nasendlwini kaThixo wethu.

₁₇Imbewu isuka ingunde phantsi kwamagade.

Udladla ngokwalo seludlakadlaka,

noozisele ngokwazo zidibekile.

Kaloku ingqolowa itshile.

₁₈Nâzo izilwanyana zigxwala,

imihlambi yeenkomo ikhohliwe.

Kaloku amadlelo azo akaphethe nto,

ukanti ke neegusha zixhwithekile.

₁₉Ewe, Ndikhoyo, ndibhenela kuwe.

Kaloku amadlelo ethu atshile;

nemithi yonke irhawuke yaphela,

kwanga ilenywa lidangatye.

₂₀Abhenele kuwe amarhamncwa nezilwanyana.

Kaloku imithombo yamanzi itshe qoko;

ewe, amadlelo asuke abharha.