Strength For Today – Day 1

₁*InguNdikhoyo nje ondalusayo,

ndingaswela ntoni na?

₂Nguye ondikhaphelela kumadlelo aluhlaza,

andikhokelele kwimilambo empompozayo,

₃nditsho ndihlaziyeke emphefumlweni.

Undithundezela kwezona ndlela zilungileyo,

ukuze lidunyiswe igama lakhe.

₄Ngoko ke, nokuba ndihamba kwiingxondorha ezimnyama,

andinadyudyu.

Kaloku ungakum, wena Ndikhoyo;

isagweba sakho nebhunguza lakho lixhadi lam.

₅Undamkela okondwendwe oluxabisekileyo,

uqukeze ude undihlinzeke ngesidlo, iintshaba zam zibukele.

Ngenene, iyaphuphuma indebe yam.

₆Ngoko ke ndiya kulandelwa kokulungileyo nabububele,

umzi wakho ube likhaya lam yonke imihla yobomi bam.

₁*InguNdikhoyo nje ondikhanyiselayo,

inguye nje ondisindisayo, ndingoyika ntoni?

InguNdikhoyo nje inqaba yam, ndingoyika bani?

₂Xa bendidlavula abantw' abakhohlakeleyo,

iintshaba zam nabandileqayo,

kokhubeka kwabona, bawe.

₃Nokuba ndingade ndingqongwe ngumkhosi,

andiyi kuba naluvalo konke.

Nokuba ndirhawulwe yimfazwe,

ndiya kuthembela ngoNdikhoyo.

₄Ndinqwenela into enye kuphela kuNdikhoyo,

ndaye ndifuna yona kanye:

le yokuba ze ndihlale kwaNdikhoyo yonke imihla yobomi bam,

ndiqwalasele ubuhle bakhe, ndimfune endlwini yakhe.

₅Kaloku wondikhusela enqabeni yakhe ngexesha lobubi,

andifihle engontsini endlwini yakhe,

ndithi ngcu phezulu eliweni.

₆Ngoko ke ndiya kuzikrobela iintshaba ezindingqongileyo,

ndinikele uNdikhoyo idini endlwini yakhe,

ndinemivuyo ndicula, ndivumela uNdikhoyo.

₇Ndive, Ndikhoyo, xa ndizibika kuwe;

yiba nenceba kum, undiphulaphule.

₈Kweli wena uthi: “Funani ubuso bam,”

intliziyo yam yathi: “Ewe, ndiyafuna ukukubona, Ndikhoyo.”

₉Mus' ukuzifihla kum, Ndikhoyo,

ungasilahli ngomsindo isicaka sakho.

Wena mncedi wam, mus' ukundilahla;

uzungandishiyi, Thixo wam, Mkhululi wam.

₁₀Xa ndilahlwe ngubawo noma,

wondichola yena uNdikhoyo.

₁₁Ndifundise indlela yakho, Ndikhoyo,

undikhokele endleleni elungileyo,

kuba zininzi iintshaba zam.

₁₂Uzungandiyekeli kwabandivukelayo,

kuba andivukele amangqina obuxoki,

afutha ukundenzakalisa.

₁₃Ngenene ndobuxhamla kambe ububele bukaNdikhoyo

lo gama ndisadla amazimba.

₁₄Thembela kuNdikhoyo; yomelela, ube nesibindi!

Ewe, thembela kuNdikhoyo wena!

₁UThixo ulihlathi nenqaba yethu;

ngexesha leenkathazo uluncedo oluhlala lulungile.

₂Ngoko ke asoyiki lutho, nokuba ihlabathi lingazama-zama,

nokuba iintaba zingaphoswa enzulwini yolwandle.

₃Hayi, amanzi alo angade agqume alephuze amagwebu,

iintaba zingcangcazeliswe kukulephuza kwawo.

₄Kukho umlambo omisinga isivuyisayo isixeko sikaThixo,

esilikhaya elingcwele likaPhezukonke.

₅UThixo uthe zinzi apho kuso.

Ngoko ke asinakuze sitshabalale,

kuba yena usinceda kwasekuseni.

₆Izizwe ziyaphithizela;

izikumkani ziyabhukuqwa.

Lakuhlokoma ilizwi lakhe

ihlabathi litsho linyibilike.

₇*UNdikhoyo uSomandla ungakuthi;

ihlathi lethu nguThixo kaYakobi.

₈Yizani nibone akwenzileyo uNdikhoyo.

Ewe, uliphanzisile ihlabathi.

₉Ngumaphelis' iimfazwe ehlabathini jikelele.

Uyasiqoboza isaphetha,

awuvikive umkhonto,

amakhaka awantumek' umlilo.

₁₀Uthetha ngelizwi athi:

“Phezani, ndim uThixo.

Ndizivelele izizwe;

nehlabathi ndilikrobele.”

₁₁UNdikhoyo uSomandla ungakuthi;

ihlathi lethu nguThixo kaYakobi.