IINDUMISO 118

₁Mdumiseni *uNdikhoyo, kuba elungile;

izibele zakhe zohlala zihleli.

₂Ewe, makatsho uSirayeli athi:

“Izibele zakhe soze zitshitshe.”

₃Ngokunjalo nendlu ka-Aron mayithi:

“Ngenene izibele zakhe soze zithini.”

₄Ewe, abamthobelayo uNdikhoyo mabathi:

“Izibele zakhe zifikelela ephakadeni.”

₅Xa ndandisebunzimeni ndabhenela kuNdikhoyo,

waza yena wasabela wandihlangula.

₆Andinadyudyu, kuba uNdikhoyo ungakum;

okokwakhe yena umntu akanakundenza nto konke.

₇Ngenene uNdikhoyo ungakum, uyandinceda;

ngoko ke ndiya kuboyisa abandithiyileyo.

₈Into ebhetele kukuzimela ngoNdikhoyo,

kunokuba uthembele ngomntu.

₉Kubhetele ukholose ngoNdikhoyo,

ndaweni yokukholosa ngamanene.

₁₀Ndakha ndarhawulwa ziintlanga,

kodwa egameni likaNdikhoyo ndaziqwakanisa.

₁₁Ewe, zazindirhawule mbombo zone,

kodwa ngamandla kaNdikhoyo ndalalisa ugodo.

₁₂Wena wakha wagutyungelwa libubu leenyosi?

Hayi, zazidangazela njengomlilo wameva,

kodwa ngamandla kaNdikhoyo ndaziswantsulisa.

₁₃Zazindityhala ndaphantse ndakhahlelwa phantsi,

kodwa nalapho uNdikhoyo wandinceda.

₁₄Ingoma yam namandla am nguNdikhoyo;

ewe kaloku, ndisindiswa nguye.

₁₅Nantso intsholo yoloyiso ivakala;

kaloku amalungisa ayamemelela,

athi: “Ubungangamsha bukaNdikhoyo bugqwesile;

₁₆amandla kaNdikhoyo abalasele;

ewe, ubungangamsha bukaNdikhoyo bugqwesile!”

₁₇Mna andiyi kufa; ndiya kudla ubomi,

ndibalise ngezenzo zikaNdikhoyo.

₁₈Yena undohlwaye kabukhali;

kambe ke akandiyekelanga ekufeni.

₁₉Khanindivulele amasango endlu kaThixo,

khon' ukuze ndingene ndidumise uNdikhoyo.

₂₀Nali isango lokungena kwaNdikhoyo;

ngamalungisa odwa angenayo ngalo.

₂₁Ndiyabulela kuba undivile;

kaloku wena ungumhlanguli wam.

₂₂Kaloku ilitye abalidelayo abakhi

laba lelona libalulekileyo lesiseko.

₂₃Ewe, lo ngumsebenzi kaNdikhoyo;

kambe ke thina uyasimangalisa.

₂₄Namhla kunamhla, yimini kaNdikhoyo;

masizonwabise sibe nemihlali ngayo.

₂₅Sisindise, siyakubongoza, Ndikhoyo!

Awu, siyatarhuzisa, Ndikhoyo; masiphumelele ngawe!

₂₆Banoyolo abangena ngegama likaNdikhoyo;

siyanithamsanqela thina sisendlwini kaNdikhoyo.

₂₇UNdikhoyo nguThixo, usikhanyisele.

Yenzani umngcelele wokubulela, niphethe amahlamvu,

ningqungqe, nilijikeleze iqonga lamadini.

₂₈UnguThixo wam, ndiyakubulela;

ubungangamsha bakho, Thixo, ndiya kububhengeza.

₂₉Mdumiseni uNdikhoyo, kuba elungile;

izibele zakhe zohlala zihleli.