IINDUMISO 105

₁Bulelani *uNdikhoyo, ninqule igama lakhe,

nizibalisel' iintlanga ngezintw' asenzele zona.

₂Mombeleleni, mbongeni,

zixeleni izintw' ezimangalisayo asenzele zona!

₃Qhayisani ngegama lakhe;

mabachwayite abo bamnqulayo uNdikhoyo!

₄Lufuneni kuNdikhoyo uncedo;

mfuneni aph' akhoyo ngawo onke amaxesha.

₅Ze nizikhumbule izinto asenzele zona:

imimangaliso ayenzileyo,

nemithetho ayiwisileyo.

₆Nina niyinzala yesicaka sakhe uAbraham,

nilusapho lukaYakobi umnyulwa wakhe.

₇UThixo wethu nguNdikhoyo;

yeyehlabathi lonke imithetho yakhe.

₈Akasokuwulibala naphakade umnqophiso wakhe,

awawenzela izizukulwana ngezizukulwana.

₉Ndixel' umnqophiso awawenza noAbraham,

kwanesifungo asenze kuIsake.

₁₀Kaloku wamnik' ummiselo uNdikhoyo uYakobi,

wamnik' umnqophis' ongasoz' uphel' uSirayeli,

₁₁esithi: “Wena ndokunik' umhlaba waseKanana,

ube sisabelo selifa lakho.”

₁₂Babengabantw' abambalwa nje, bengazelwe nto;

babengabaphambukeli kuphela nje kuloo mhlaba.

₁₃Babebhadula kumazwe ngamazwe;

besuka kolunye ulawulo baye kolunye.

₁₄Kodwa uThixo akavumanga ukuba batsaliswe nzima;

ude wazohlwaya neekumkani ngenxa yabo.

₁₅Watsho esithi: “Ze ningabachukumisi abathanjiswa bam,

ningakhe nibenzakalise abashumayeli bam.”

₁₆Ekubeni evelise indlala elizweni labo uNdikhoyo,

nokutya kwabo wakuphelisa mpela,

₁₇wabathumela uJosefu wabandulela,

wathengiswa waba likhoboka.

₁₈Amaqatha akhe adliswa ngamatyathanga,

waminxwa nasemqaleni ngamakhamandela,

₁₉lada lazaliseka ilizwi awayelithethile,

ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lamngqinela.

₂₀Ikumkani yamhlangula,

umlawuli wezizwe wamkhulula,

₂₁yamenza intloko yomzi wayo,

yamnika igunya lokulawula konke okwayo,

₂₂yamnika iwonga kunamaphakathi ayo,

kwanegunya lokuqeqesha bonke ooceba bayo.

₂₃Naye uYakobi waya eJiputa,

waba ngummi elizweni lakwaHam.

₂₄UNdikhoyo wabanika inzala eninzi abantu bakhe,

wabanika amandla kunababandezeli babo.

₂₅Wawafaka intiyo amaJiputa,

ukuze azikhohlise izicaka zakhe.

₂₆Emva koko uthumele uMosis isicaka sakhe

kunye noAron umnyulwa wakhe.

₂₇Babonakalisa imiqondiso yamandla kaThixo,

benza nemimangaliso eJiputa.

₂₈UThixo wezisa ubumnyama emhlabeni,

kuba engalivanga amaJiputa ilizwi lakhe.

₂₉Amanzi emilambo ajika aligazi,

zafa zaphela nezo ntlanzi zabo.

₃₀Axhuma-xhuma amaxoxo kwelo lizwe,

angena nkqu nasemagumbini ekumkani.

₃₁Watheth' uThixo, kwavela ibubu leempukane,

nebubu lezibawu zalityhutyha lonke elo.

₃₂Kwawa isichotho endaweni yemvula,

kwamenyezel' imiban' eyoyikekayo apho.

₃₃Yavuthuluk' imithi yemidiliya namakhiwane,

yawa yaphela imithi kweli lizwe.

₃₄Watheth' uThixo, kwavel' iinkumbi,

zatsho ngenyambalala yomqikela.

₃₅Zalubhuqa lonk' uhlaza lwalapho,

zayibhuqa yonke imveliso yomhlaba.

₃₆Wawabulala onk' amavela-tanci,

nditheth' onke amazibulo amaJiputa.

₃₇Wawakhupha amaSirayeli,

emka epheth' igolide nesiliva,

kungekho namny' ubikwa hlaba kubantu bakhe.

₃₈Avuya amaJiputa akumka amaSirayeli;

kaloku ayeselewoyika.

₃₉Wabasitha ngelif' emini abantu bakhe,

wabakhanyisela ngesithatha somlil' ebusuku.

₄₀Bakucel' ukutya kwavel' izagwityi,

wabanik' isonka esivel' ezulwini, bahlutha.

₄₁Wavul' iliwa, ampompoza amanzi,

kwavel' imisinga, yacand' enkangala.

₄₂Kaloku wakhumbula isithembiso sakhe,

esingumnqophiso wakhe noAbraham isicaka sakhe.

₄₃Wabandulula bechwayitile abantu bakhe,

abanyulwa bakhe behamba besombela.

₄₄Wabanika amazwe ezinye izizwe,

basixhamla isiqhamo sokubila kwazo,

₄₅khon' ukuze bayithobel' imithetho yakhe,

bagcine nemiyalelo yakhe.

Makabongwe uNdikhoyo!