Imephu yendlela yoBomi – Day 5

₂Kuve ukukhala kwam, kumkani wam, Thixo wam,

xa ndithandazayo kuwe.

₃Uyawuva umthandazo wam, Ndikhoyo, kwakusasa:

kwakusasa ndizibika kuwe, ndilinde impendulo.

₂Ziphakamiseleni esibingelelweni izandla zenu,

nimbonge nimncome uNdikhoyo.

₁Mombeleleni *uNdikhoyo, nonke hlabathi!

₂Mnquleni uNdikhoyo nivuya,

nize kuye nisombela iingom' ezimyoli!

₃Yazin' ukuba uNdikhoyo nguThixo;

nguye owasidalayo, yaye singabakhe,

singabantu bakhe, singumhlambi wakhe.

₄Ngenani nibulela emasangweni akhe;

ngenani ngeendumiso endlwini yakhe;

mbuleleni, nidumise igama lakhe!

₅Kaloku lilunga uNdikhoyo;

izibele zakhe ziya kuhlala zihleli,

ahlale ethembekile kude kube nini-nini.

₁Mfo wam, sukuyilibala imfundiso yam,

koko mayihlale ihleli imiyalelo yam engqondweni yakho.

₂Kaloku imfundiso yam iya kukongezela imihla emininzi,

ikwandisele iminyaka noxolo.

₃Ungaze wahlukane nentembeko nokunyaniseka.

Maxa onke ezi zinto mazibe sisivatho entanyeni yakho.

Ewe, zikrole elucwecweni lwentliziyo yakho.

₄Ukuba uyayenza ke loo nto uya kuhlala wamkelekile,

ube negama elihle kuThixo nasebantwini.

₁Yiphulaphuleni, bonyana, ingqeqesho kayihlo;

yigqaleni, khon' ukuze nizuze ukuqonda.

₂Ndininika eyona mfundiso iyiyo,

ngoko ke musani ukuwutyeshela umyalelo wam.

₃Ngokuya ndandiseyinkwenkwana katata,

ndiselula, ndinguyedwa kamama,

₄utata wayendiyala athi:

“Wazikise engqondweni yakho amazwi am,

ungayilibali imiyalelo yam;

yigcine imithetho yam, uphile.

₅Thabatha, nabu ubulumko, nantsi ingqiqo!

Ungaze wahlukane okanye ushenxe kumazwi omlomo wam!

₁₃Ungaze wahlukane nengqeqesho, koko bambelela kuyo;

yilondoloze, kuba ibubomi bakho.