IZAFOBE 31

₂“Awu, mtanam, sana lwesizalo sam,

nyana wezibhambathiso zam,

₃amandla akho musa ukuwaqoba ngamankazana,

iindlela zakho ungazilahleli kwabo babhangisa ookumkani!

₄“Lemweli, iwayini ayibafanelanga ookumkani,

ewe, ookumkani ayibafanelanga;

iziphathamandla akulunganga zizinikele etywaleni.

₅Kaloku zakusela zitsho ziwulibale umthetho,

zingabi sawakhathalela amalungelo abantu abahlelelekileyo.

₆Utywala bufanele abo kungasekho thuba kubo,

abo baminxekileyo ziinzingo.

₇Kaloku bona bakusela bayabulibala ubuhlwempu babo,

bangabi sazikhumbula neengxaki zabo.

₈“Thetha ubamele abantu abangakwaziyo ukuzithethelela;

ncedisana nabo uwakhusele amalungelo eendwayinge.

₉Bamele ubabonelele ngokwasemthethweni;

ncedisana nabo abahlelelekileyo nabasweleyo.”

₁₀Awu, akanqabe ngako umfazi onesidima!

Lingaphezulu lee nakumatye anqabileyo ixabiso lakhe!

₁₁Onjalo uthenjiwe mpela yindoda yakhe,

futhi ke ayihlelelekanga nganto.

₁₂Uyiphatha kakuhle, kungabi kakubi,

yonke imihla yobomi bakhe.

₁₃Uthatha umqhaphu newulu,

asebenze ngenkuthalo ngezandla zakhe.

₁₄Uhamba njengeenqanawa zabarhwebi,

efuna ukutya kosapho nakwelikude.

₁₅Uvuka kusathi qhekre ukusa,

alungiselele usapho ukutya,

anike izicakazana zakhe imiyalelo.

₁₆Uyayigqala intsimi, aze ayithenge,

athathe kwimali ayisebenzeleyo, atyale isidiliya.

₁₇Usoloko ebhinqa omfutshane;

iingalo zakhe zimelana nawo wonke umsebenzi.

₁₈Uyayiqwalasela inzuzo yokushishina kwakhe;

isibane sakhe asicimi ebusuku.

₁₉Izandla zakhe aziyeki ukuphotha,

neminwe yakhe ayisuki kumashini wokuluka.

₂₀Isandla sakhe sisoloko sivulekile kumahlwempu;

ewe, izinwe zakhe zifikelela nakwabasweleyo.

₂₁Akanaxhala noba selikhithika,

kuba kaloku usapho lwakhe lunezingayiwayo iimpahla zobusika.

₂₂Uzenzela iingubo zokwandlala ezihonjisiweyo kunene;

unxiba ezelaphu elihle elimsobo.

₂₃Nendoda yakhe iyaziwa enkundleni ngasemasangweni,

apho ihlala khona namadoda amakhulu elizwe.

₂₄Uthunga impahla entle yokunxiba, athengise ngayo;

wenza imixwayo ayithengise kubarhwebi.

₂₅Uthiwe jize ngamandla nesidima,

ibe ke akanaxhala ngengomso.

₂₆Xa evula umlomo uthetha ngobulumko;

xa enika iziluleko oko ukwenza ngenceba.

₂₇Ulalusile ikhaya lakhe;

akasidli isonka sobuvila.

₂₈Abantwana bakhe bayamhlonela, bathi unoyolo;

nendoda yakhe ungayiva imncoma, isithi:

₂₉“Baninzi abafazi abenza imisebenzi emihle;

kodwa wena ubagqwesa bonke!”

₃₀Umfazi onomtsalane angakukhohlisa, ke bona ubuhle buyatshitsha;

kuphela ngumfazi ohlonela *uNdikhoyo oya kubongwa.

₃₁Ncoma umwonge ngenxa yoko kwenziwa zizandla zakhe;

ewe, makutyibelwe kudombozwe ngemisebenzi yakhe naphaya emasangweni.