IINDUMISO 18

₁Ndiyakuthanda, Ndikhoyo, mandla am.

₂NguNdikhoyo iliwa lam; nguye inqaba yam; nguye umkhuseli wam.

Xa ndizimele ngoThixo wam ndihlala ndikhuselekile.

Nguye ikhaka lam, nguye ondigcina ndifihlakele.

₃Ndithi ndakukhala kuNdikhoyo,

asuke andithi hlasi kwiintshaba zam.

Ngenene, makabongwe uNdikhoyo!

₄Bendirhintyelwe ziintambo zokufa,

amaza arhaxayo endigubungele.

₅Ukufa bekundirhangqile,

ingcwaba selivuleke lithe ng'aa.

₆Ndazibika kuNdikhoyo ndikuloo ngxingongo,

ndalucela uncedo kuThixo wam.

Wandiva engqendeve ebhotwe lakhe,

savakala kuye isikhalo sam.

₇Suka wagungqa wanyikima umhlaba,

nditsho neziseko zeentaba zashukuma,

kuba uThixo wayenomsindo.

₈Kwathi phoko umsi emathatheni akhe,

walephuza amadangatye ngomlomo,

kuliqika amalahle avuthayo.

₉Wasikrazula isibhakabhaka, wehla,

ethe zukuva phezu kwelifu elimnyama.

₁₀Wandanda ngenqwelo *yezithunyw' ezimaphiko

itshebeleza ngesantya emoyeni.

₁₁Wayethiwe gqume sisithokothoko, kumnyama thsu;

engqingwe ziingqimba zamafu anemvula.

₁₂Kwaw' isichotho namalahl' avuthayo,

ziphuma kumban' ongaphambi kwakhe,

zagqobhoza kuloo ntshinyela yamafu.

₁₃Wazongoma esibhakabhakeni uNdikhoyo,

lavakal' ilizwi loPhezukonke,

satsho isichotho nemibane.

₁₄Wadubula ngeentolo zakhe, zee qhu saa iintshaba,

eziswantsulisa ngokugqekreza kwemibane.

₁₅Ewe, watsho zoma qoko iilwandle,

kwatsho kwavela neziseko zelizwe,

wakukhalima, wena Ndikhoyo,

ugragramela iintshaba unomsindo.

₁₆Wehla, wandithi hlasi uNdikhoyo,

wandihlangula kumanzi enzonzobila.

₁₇Wandihlangula kwiintshaba zam

nakwabo bandichasayo, bendivuyelela.

₁₈Bandihlasela ndisengxingweni,

wandikhusela yena uNdikhoyo.

₁₉Wandihlangula ndisengozini,

wandisindisa kuba ekholisekile ndim.

₂₀Wandivuza uNdikhoyo, kuba ndandilungisa;

wandithamsanqela, kuba ndimsulwa.

₂₁Umthetho kaNdikhoyo ndiyawuthobela;

andimfulathelanga uThixo wam.

₂₂Yonke imiyalelo yakhe ndiyigcinile;

andiyaphulanga imithetho yakhe.

₂₃Uyandazi ukuba andonanga;

ndiyazilumla ekwenzeni ububi.

₂₄Ngoko ke uyandivuza, kuba ndisenza okulungileyo;

uyandivuza, kuba akukho sikhwa kum.

₂₅Uthembekile, Ndikhoyo, kwabo bathembekileyo;

ubenzela ububele abo bandlela zithe tse.

₂₆Umsulwa kwabo bamsulwa;

uchasene nabo bangamatshijolo.

₂₇Ungumsindisi wabathobekileyo;

uyabathoba abo banekratshi.

₂₈Usisibane sokundikhanyisela, wena Ndikhoyo;

undigxothela ubumnyama, wena Thixo.

₂₉Ewe, ngawe ndingawuchitha-chitha nomkhosi,

ngamandla akho ndilutsibe nongqameko lwawo.

₃₀Hayi bo, zigqibelele izinto azenzayo lo Thixo!

Hayi ukuthembeka kwelizwi lakhe!

Uyabakhusela bonke abo bathembela ngaye.

₃₁NguNdikhoyo yedwa uThixo;

nguye kuphela osikhuselayo.

₃₂Ewe, nguThixo ondinika amandla;

nguye oyenza iphumelele indlela yam.

₃₃Undicondobisa kuhle njengenxala,

ndichankcathe emaweni ndingatyibiliki.

₃₄Undiqhelisa ukulwa edabini,

andifundise ukugoba isaphetha esomeleleyo.

₃₅Ndikhoyo, undinike ikhaka lokuhlanganisa,

wandixhasa ngesandla sakho esinamandla;

undibonelele ndatsho ndazimaseka.

₃₆Undimise endaweni ephangaleleyo;

azinakutyibilika kuyo iinyawo zam.

₃₇Ndizisukela ndizifumane iintshaba zam;

andijiki ndide ndizitshabalalise.

₃₈Ndizithi ntshinte-ntshinte zingavuki tu,

ziqungquluze apho phambi kwam.

₃₉Undinika amandla edabini,

undoyisele iintshaba zam.

₄₀Ziyandoyika iintshaba zam;

abandithiyileyo ndibatshabalalisile.

₄₁Ziba ngafuna uncedo, zingancedwa bani;

ziba ngazibika kuNdikhoyo, angaphenduli.

₄₂Mna ndizicumza zibe njengothuli luphetshethwa ngumoya,

ndizinyhashe okodaka endleleni.

₄₃Wandihlangula kubavukeli,

walimisa igunya lam ezizweni,

ndada ndaphatha nabo bendingabazi.

₄₄Bayandithobela bakuwuva umthetho wam;

ndikhahlelwe nangabasemzini abantu,

₄₅bephuma kwiinqaba zabo begubha,

bephelelwe sisibindi xa bebonke.

₄₆Huntshu! Khul' ud' ukhokhobe, Ndikhoyo!

Mawubongwe, wena mkhuseli wam,

Thixo ongumhlanguli wam!

₄₇Wena undoyisela iintshaba zam;

wena ugoba iintlanga zitsho zindikhahlele;

₄₈wena undihlangula kwabandichasayo!

Ewe, undoyisele iintshaba zam,

wandikhusela kubaphalazi-gazi.

₄₉Ngoko ke ndiya kukubonga phakathi kwezizwe,

ndityibele ndivuma umbongo wakho, Ndikhoyo.

₅₀NguThixo omnika uloyiso ukumkani,

omenzele izibele umthanjiswa wakhe,

uDavide nayo yonke inzala yakhe kude kuse ephakadeni.