IINDUMISO 107

₁Mdumiseni *uNdikhoyo, kuba elungile;

ezakhe izibele zohlala zihleli.

₂Ewe, mabadanduluke batsho abasindisiweyo bakaNdikhoyo,

abo abakhululeyo esandleni sotshaba;

₃nditsho abo baqokelelwe kwizizwe ngezizwe,

empuma nasentshona, emantla nasezantsi.

₄Bambi babebhadula entlango,

bengenaso isixeko sokuma bazinze.

₅Ewe, babelamba benxanwa;

kwakugos' okwaphukayo beyoba.

₆Ke kaloku babhenela kuNdikhoyo bekhohliwe,

waza yena wabakhulula kwezo ngxaki zabo,

₇wabakhokela ngendlela ethe ngqo,

wada wabamisa esixekweni bazinza.

₈Mabambulele uNdikhoyo ngenxa yezibele zakhe ezingatshitshiyo,

nangenxa yezigigaba azenzela oonyana babantu.

₉Andithi kaloku uyamanelisa onxaniweyo,

aze amhluthise ngokulunga olambileyo!

₁₀Abanye babehlala esithokothokweni sobumnyama,

bengamabanjwa akhonkxwe ngemixokelelwane;

₁₁kuba kaloku bawavukela amazwi kaThixo,

bawudela ummiselo kaPhezukonke.

₁₂Babeziinxekenxeke, besebenza nzima;

babezizigede, kungekho bani ubasizayo.

₁₃Ke kaloku babhenela kuNdikhoyo besengxakini,

waza yena wabakhulula kwezo nkxwaleko zabo.

₁₄Wabakhupha esithokothokweni sobumnyama,

waziqhawula iimbophelelo zabo.

₁₅Mabambulele uNdikhoyo ngenxa yezibele zakhe ezingatshitshiyo,

nangenxa yezigigaba azenzela oonyana babantu.

₁₆Kaloku yena uyazifohloza iingcango zesinyithi,

aze azikroboze izibonda zentsimbi.

₁₇Bambi babencithekile ngenxa yezono zabo;

ngenxa yobugwenxa babo babexhwalekile.

₁₈Ukutya babengasafuni nokukubona;

kaloku babesebelikrobile ingcwaba.

₁₉Ke kaloku babhenela kuNdikhoyo besengxakini,

waza yena wabakhulula kwezo nkxwaleko zabo.

₂₀Wathetha ngelizwi, baza baphila;

ewe, wabahlangula ekufeni.

₂₁Mabambulele uNdikhoyo ngenxa yezibele zakhe ezingatshitshiyo,

nangenxa yezigigaba azenzela oonyana babantu.

₂₂Mabenze amadini okubulela,

batsholoze bemdumisa ngemisebenzi yakhe.

₂₃Abanye babehamba elwandle ngeenqanawa;

babephila kukurhweba elwandle.

₂₄Babeyibona imisebenzi emikhulu kaNdikhoyo;

nditsho imimangaliso yakhe elwandle.

₂₅Kaloku wathetha ngelizwi, kwavel' isaqhwithi,

aza ke wona amaza alatyuza.

₂₆Iinqanawa zaphatha kunyuka, zaphatha kuzika;

ke bona abarhwebi banxuba.

₂₇Batatazela badidizel' okwamanxila;

ewe, lalixubayele bexakiwe.

₂₈Ke kaloku babhenela kuNdikhoyo besengxakini,

waza yena wabakhulula kwezo nkxwaleko zabo.

₂₉Wasithothisa ke isaqhwithi,

aza ke amaza olwandle azola.

₃₀Ke kaloku bachulumacha kuba kuzolile,

waza ke wabafikisa kwizibuko ababelinqwenela.

₃₁Mabambulele uNdikhoyo ngenxa yezibele zakhe ezingatshitshiyo,

nangenxa yezigigaba azenzela oonyana babantu.

₃₂Ngoko ke mabamncome ebandleni labakhe,

bamdumise embizweni yamadoda amakhulu.

₃₃Ulojika imilambo ibe yinkangala,

imithombo ibe ngumqwebedu.

₃₄Ngenxa yenkohlakalo yabemi balo

elichumayo ulitsho libe yintlango.

₃₅Umajik' intlango ibe sisithabazi samanzi,

elibharhileyo litsho litsits' imithombo.

₃₆Uzimisa apho ke izilambi,

khon' ukuze zime zizinze.

₃₇Ziyalima, zizityalela izidiliya;

ewe, zivuna intabalala yendyebo.

₃₈Ngentsikelelo yakhe bazala bangayeki,

neenkomo zabo zihlala zisanda.

₃₉Suka ke bancipha ngamanani,

baza ke bathobeka,

ngenxa yengcinezelo, inkxwaleko, neentsizi.

₄₀Amatshawe uwagalele ngehlazo,

aba zizibhadu-bhadu zelibharhileyo.

₄₁Ke bona abahlelelekileyo uyabonyula ezinkathazweni,

abatsho bande ngokwemihlambi.

₄₂Athi akuyibona le nto amalungisa agcobe;

ke bona abangendawo baxakwe.

₄₃Olumkileyo makazigqale ezi zinto;

abantu mabaziqonde izibele zikaNdikhoyo.