IZILILO 3

₁Mna ndiyindoda eyivileyo imbandezelo

ngenxa yentonga yomsindo wakhe.

₂Undibhexeshile wandenza ndahamba ebumnyameni endaweni yokukhanya.

₃Ewe, isandla sakhe sindijikele saphindelela imini yonke.

₄Unditsho ndashwabana ulusu nenyama;

uwaphule amathambo am.

₅Undingqingile wandirhangqa ngeenzingo nentlupheko.

₆Undenze ndahlala ebumnyameni, ndangathi ngabo bafa mandulo.

₇Undibiyele macala onke ukuze ndingabi nakuphuma;

undikhonxe ngamakhamandela obhedu andisindayo.

₈Naxa ndikhala ndicela uncedo,

uyawuthintela umthandazo wam.

₉Umgaqo wam uwuvale ngamatye aqingqiweyo;

iindlela zam uzenze zaba goso-goso.

₁₀Njengebhere elaleleyo, nanjengengonyama ezifihlileyo,

₁₁undikhuphe emendweni wandiqwenga,

wandishiya apho ndingxwelerhekile.

₁₂Wasityeda isaphetha sakhe,

wandimisa ndayitekeni yeentolo zakhe.

₁₃Undosele ngaphakathi ngeentolo zomphongolo wakhe.

₁₄Ndaba yintlekisa yabantu bonke bakowethu,

bephoxisa ngam imini yonke ngeengoma ezingam.

₁₅Wandikakaza ndanela imithana ekrakra,

wandiseza ndahlutha umhlonyane.

₁₆Amazinyo am uwaphule ngegrabile,

wandinyhasha eluthulini.

₁₇Ndiluhluthiwe lwemka kum uxolo,

ndawalibala amathuba enkqubela.

₁₈Ngoko ndithi: “Liphelile iwonga lam

nako konke ebendithembele kuko *kuNdikhoyo.”

₁₉Zikhumbule iimbandezelo zam nokubhadula kwam –

umhlonyane nenyongo.

₂₀Ndahlala ndizikhumbula ezo zinto,

waye umphefumlo udakumbile ngaphakathi kum.

₂₁Konke oku ndiya kukugcina entliziyweni yam;

ngoko ke ndohlala ndinethemba.

₂₂Kungenxa yezibele zikaNdikhoyo singatshabalalanga nje,

kuba inceba yakhe ayinasiphelo.

₂₃Zihlala zintsha imihla ngemihla;

kukhulu ukuthembeka kwakhe.

₂₄Umoya wam uthi: “Isabelo sam nguNdikhoyo;

ngako oko ndiya kukholosa ngaye.”

₂₅UNdikhoyo ulungile kwabo bathembele ngaye,

kwabo bamfunayo.

₂₆Kulungile ukuthi cwaka,

uthembe usindiso oluvela kuNdikhoyo.

₂₇Kulungile ukuba umntu ayithwale kwasebutsheni bakhe idyokhwe.

₂₈Makahlale yedwa athi cwaka,

kuba uyithwaliswe nguNdikhoyo.

₂₉Makaguqe, ubuso buthi nqo eluthulini –

lisenokubakho ithemba.

₃₀Makanikele isidlele sakhe kulowo unga angambetha,

akwamkele ukuhlaziswa, anele kuko.

₃₁Kaloku iNkosi ayimlahli ngonaphakade umntu wayo.

₃₂Nakuba eyizisa intlungu ubuya abe nemfesane.

Kaloku lungako uthando lwakhe olungazange lwaphela.

₃₃Asingomnqweno wakhe ukuthumela imbandezelo okanye inkxwaleko koonyana babantu.

₃₄Ukuwacumza ngonyawo onke amabanjwa emhlabeni,

₃₅nokugqwetha ityala lomntu emehlweni kaPhezukonke,

₃₆nokungayilamli ngobulungisa imbambano yomntu –

ingaba iNkosi ayiziboni ezi zinto?

₃₇Ngubani onokuthetha kwenzeke xa iNkosi ingamyalelanga?

₃₈Azizi ngokutsho kukaPhezukonke na izinto ezimbi nezilungileyo?

₃₉Kungani na ukuba umntu abe nezikhalazo lo gama esaphila,

xa esohlwaywa ngenxa yezono zakhe?

₄₀Masikhe siziphengulule sizigocagoce iindlela zethu,

size sibuyele kuNdikhoyo.

₄₁Iintliziyo zethu kunye nezandla zethu

masiziphakamisele kuThixo ezulwini, sithi:

₄₂“Sikreqile, sakuvukela,

waza wena akwasixolela.”

₄₃Wena wambethe umsindo wasisukela,

wasibulala ungenanceba.

₄₄Uzigqubuthele ngelifu

ukuze kungabikho mthandazo ufikelelayo kuwe.

₄₅Usenze inkunkuma nomququ phakathi kwezizwe.

₄₆Zonke iintshaba zethu ziphoxisa ngathi.

₄₇Siyangcungcutheka phakathi kwemihadi imbhubho nentshabalalo.

₄₈Amehlo am agxiza iinyembezi

kuba abantu bakowethu bayatshabalala.

₄₉Iinyembezi ziyaqukuqela ukuphuma emehlweni am,

zaye aziyi kuyeka, zingayi kunqamka,

₅₀de uNdikhoyo akhangele esezulwini abone.

₅₁Endikubonayo kuwenza buhlungu umphefumlo wam

ngenxa yeentombi zonke zesixeko sakowethu.

₅₂Abo baziintshaba zam ngaphandle kwesizathu

bandizingela njalo oku kwentaka.

₅₃Bazama ukundibulala ngokundeyelisela emhadini,

baza bandigibisela ngamatye.

₅₄Andigubungela amanzi,

ndada ndathi: “Kuphelile okwam!”

₅₅Ewe, Ndikhoyo, ndilibizile igama lakho ndisezantsi emhadini.

₅₆Undivile ndikubongoza ndisithi:

“Musa ukuyivingca indlebe yakho xa ndibhenela kuwe ndicela uncedo.”

₅₇Usondele ndakukubiza,

wathi: “Musa ukoyika.”

₅₈Ewe, Nkosi, undilamlele,

wabuhlangula ubomi bam.

₅₉Ndikhoyo, uyibonile ingcinezelo ebendikuyo;

nceda undilamlele kwityala lam.

₆₀Uyibonile indlela abaziphindezela ngayo kum,

nawo onke amayelenqe abo ngam.

₆₁Kwowu, Ndikhoyo, uzivile izinyeliso zabo

nawo onke amayelenqe abo ngam.

₆₂Iintetho neengcamango zabo zichasene nam imihla yonke.

₆₃Bakhangele: behleli, behamba, benza amagwijo ngam.

₆₄Ndikhoyo, babuyekeze ngokufanelekileyo ngokwezenzo zezandla zabo.

₆₅Ziqaqadekise iintliziyo zabo, size sibe phezu kwabo isiqalekiso sakho.

₆₆Basukele usemsindweni,

ubatshabalalise baphele phantsi kwezulu likaNdikhoyo.