IINDUMISO 109

₁Thixo wam endimncomayo,

ngani ukuba uthi cwaka,

₂ndimangalelwa nje zizikhohlakali namaxoki?

Kaloku bona bandirhintyela ngobuxoki;

₃bathetha izinto ezimasikizi ngam;

bandihlasela ndingenzanga nto.

₄Ndandibathanda ndibathandazela,

kodwa bandibuyekeza ngokundityhola.

₅Ukulunga kwam bakubuyekeza ngobubi;

uthando lwam balubuyekeza ngentiyo.

₆Mmisele isibhoja lo mfo;

misa ofana naye ematyaleni.

₇Ematyaleni makafunyaniswe onile,

nomthandazo wakhe mawumgwebe.

₈Imihla yakhe mayinqanyulwe;

indawo yakhe mayithathwe ngomnye.

₉Abantwana bakhe mababe ziinkedama,

umfazi wakhe abe ngumhlolokazi.

₁₀Abantwana bakhe mababe zizibhadu-bhadu ezingqibayo;

mabajikeleze bazingele ukutya nasemabhodlweni.

₁₁Ombamba ulutho wanga angamthimba;

amandla akhe makaxhatshazwe ngabasemzini.

₁₂Ngamana akungebikho bani uvelana naye,

angabikho ozisizelayo ezo nkedama.

₁₃Ngamana yaphanza nenzala yakhe,

igama lakhe lingaphindi likhankanywe.

₁₄Ngamana wabuxhiba *uNdikhoyo ububi booyise,

buhlale phambi kwakhe nobubi bukanina.

₁₅Ngamana wabugcina njalo uNdikhoyo obu bubi;

igama lakhe malicime kuthi tu emhlabeni.

₁₆Kaloku lo mntu zange abakhathalele abahlelekileyo nabaxakekileyo,

koko wabadobelela abacinezelwa.

₁₇Wayengumqalekisi, naye ke makaqalekiswe;

zange athamsanqele, naye ke makangakuzuzi.

₁₈Ukuqalekisa wayekunxiba njengempahla:

makuthi nca emzimbeni njengamanzi;

makugqobhozele emathanjeni njengamafutha.

₁₉Ewe, makube njengengubo ayambathayo;

mihla le makube yibhanti ayibhinqayo.

₂₀Ndikhoyo, esi mayibe sisohlwayo sâbo bandimangalelayo,

abo bathetha kakubi ngam.

₂₁Kodwa ke, Mhlekazi Ndikhoyo,

ndivelele ngenxa yegama lakho;

ndihlangule ngenxa yezibele zakho.

₂₂Kaloku ndihlelelekile, ndixakekile;

futhi ke ndixhelekile.

₂₃Ndithe shwaka ngokwesithunzi samarhatya;

ndivuthuluke ngokwesinambuzane.

₂₄Nditsho ndanengevane kukungatyi;

andibhityanga, ndingumcinga!

₂₅Iintshaba zam ziphoxisa ngam;

zakundibona zihlunguzel' intloko.

₂₆Khawundincede, Ndikhoyo Thixo wam;

ndisindise ngokwezo zibele zakho!

₂₇Khawubethe baqonde ukuba nguwe lo,

nguwe ondihlangulayo, Ndikhoyo.

₂₈Mabathi bendiqalekisa nje, ube wena undithamsanqela;

bathi ntimfa ngehlazo abo bandihlaselayo.

Mna ke sicaka mandiphuphume yimincili.

₂₉Abandimangalelayo mabavathe ihlazo;

ewe, mabalithi wambu oku komnweba.

₃₀Ndiya kubhomboloza ndidumisa uNdikhoyo;

ndiya kumncoma phakathi kwezihlwele;

₃₁kuba yena uyamxhasa ohlelelekileyo,

amhlangule kwabo bamsingela phantsi.