To The Word – Day 161

₂“Ngaba xa umntu enokukuphendula awungekhathazeki kodwa?

Phofu ke ibingubani onokuthula nje?

₃Khumbula kaloku ukuba baninzi abantu obaqeqeshileyo,

ubakhuthaza ubomeleza abazandla zinomkhinkqi!

₄Ngamazwi akho ubaxhasile abakhubekayo,

wabaqinisa abamadolo agevezelayo.

₅Namhlanje ke kungawe, naku ke wena ungenakunyamezela;

ewe, zidla kuwe, ngoku ke wena suka wadideka.

₆Andithi na kaloku wena ukholosa ngokuhlonela uThixo?

Ewe kaloku, qamela ngobunyulu beendlela zakho, ukholose!

₇“Hayi kaloku, khawuzikise ukucinga;

ngubani owakha wabhanga emsulwa?

Ingubani khona owakhe watshabalala kodwa engenabala?

₈Ke kwawam amava, abalima ububi, batyale inkathazo,

bavuna loo nto bayilimileyo.

₉Ewe kaloku, ngokuphefumla nje kukaThixo batsho badake;

ngenene yena ufutha kube kanye batsho baphel' emehlweni!

₁₀Bona banjengeengonyama ezikroboke amazinyo:

nokuba ziyagquma zibhavumle ngokurhwaqelisayo,

₁₁ziyatshabalala kukuswela amaxhoba,

nawo amathole azo asuke abe ziintsali.”

₁₂“Ndakha ndee rhithi udaba bunkente-nkente;

ewe, iindlebe zam zeva amarhe ngathi kuyasetyezwa.

₁₃Kanye ngaloo mathuba emiva-ndedwa yemibono ebusuku,

xa kanye ndikobentlombe,

₁₄suka ndarhwaqela ndankwantya,

ada amathambo am anengevane.

₁₅Nako ke kusithi phinzi into phambi kwam;

hayi ke, ndahlathuzela ngamanwele!

₁₆Nantso ke, suka yema bhunxe!

Hayi, andibanga nakuyinakana mpela.

Phofu wona umthinzi wabe uphambi kwam –

hayi ke, kwathi cwaka,

ndada ndeva ilizwi lisithi:

₁₇‘Ngab' ingenzeka na into yokuba umntu abe lilungisa kunoThixo?

Umntu angaba nyulu ngaphezu koMdali wakhe?

₁₈Andithi na kaloku nezicaka zakwakhe akazithembi?

Nditsho nezithunywa zakhe azimkholisi kwaphela.

₁₉Babengoobani ke abantu abahlala ezindlwini zodaka,

abantu abasiseko siluthuli,

abasuka batyumke njengenundu?

₂₀Umntu ungambona ekhona kusasa,

kanti ke kuya kuthi kurhatyela abe selengasekho;

ewe, utshabalala kuphele engakhange aqondakale!

₂₁Kaloku nelo nqugwala lakhe lisuka lincothulwe,

ke yena afe engekabufumani bona ubulumko!’ ”

₁“Danduluka kaloku, ukhale,

ubone ukuba ukhona oya kuphendula!

He-e-e, uza kubhenela kwesiphi ke ngoku isithunywa?

₂Ngenene izityhakala zizigwinta ngengcwangu yazo;

lona ikhwele yimfeketho ephelela ekufeni.

₃Ndakha ndasibona isityhakala sihluma;

suka ke mna ndaliqalekisa elo khaya laso.

₄Oonyana baso basesichengeni;

nasenkundleni basisisulu,

akukho bani ubahlangulayo.

₅Isivuno saso sityiwa zizilambi,

zisicubungula naphakathi kwameva.

Amabawa ayaburhogola ubutyebi baso.

₆Kaloku inkxwaleko ayiphumi luthulini,

ibe ke nenkathazo ayintshuli mhlabeni.

₇Umntu nenkathazo ngumtya nethunga,

kwanjengokuba intlantsi ihamba nomlilo!”

₈“Kambe ke, ukuba ibindim, bendiya kubhenela kuThixo,

ndiyaneke phambi kwakhe imeko yam.

₉Kaloku nguye owenza izigigaba ezingenakugoca-gocwa;

imimangaliso yakhe ayiphele ndawo.

₁₀Nguye onisa imvula emhlabeni,

amasimi awanyakamise ngamanzi.

₁₁Yena ngumphakamisi wabadelekileyo;

ke bona abasezinyembezini uyabathuthuzela.

₁₂Kaloku yena uyaliphuthisa icebo lesindwebi,

ize imizamo yaso ibuye nemband' esikhova.

₁₃Izilumko uzitsho zixakane nobuqhokolo bazo,

ize imizabalazo yazo yobuqhophololo ibhange ngesaquphe.

₁₄Kwakuba njalo ke kutsho kuhlw' emini kuzo;

kuthi kusemin' emaqanda, zona zitotobe ziphampathe ngathi kukwabhadakazi!

₁₅NguThixo obakhuselayo abahlelelekileyo ekutyholweni;

nguye obahlangula esandleni sabomeleleyo.

₁₆Ngoko ke likhona ithemba nakumahlwempu;

ke zona izikhohlakali zitsho zisikw' umlomo!

₁₇“Ewe, unenyhweba umntu olulekwa nguThixo;

ngoko ke sukuyidela ingqeqesho kaSomandla!

₁₈Kaloku yena uyenzakalisa, abuye abophe;

kanti kwayena uyabetha, abuye aphilise ngezandla zakhe.

₁₉Yena uyaphinda-phinda ukukuhlangula ezinkathazweni,

kanti ke ekugqibeleni akuyi kuba sachukunyiswa bubi.

₂₀Ngexesha lendlala uya kukuhlangula ekufeni;

ukanti emfazweni uya kukusindisa ekreleni.

₂₁Ngokunjalo uya kukukhusela kwintlebendwane,

ungabi naxhala ngexesha lonxunguphalo.

₂₂Unxunguphalo nendlala ziya kuba yimfeketho kuwe,

ungawaxhaleli namarhwamncwa ehlabathi.

₂₃Uya kunqophisana namatye asemathambekeni,

kubekho uxolo phakathi kwakho namarhamncwa asendle.

₂₄Umzi wakho uya kuhlala ukhuselekile,

nasesibayeni uthi wakukhangela ufike ziphelele.

₂₅Inzala yakho iya kuba yinyambalala,

isizukulwana sakho sinabe njengengca emhlabeni.

₂₆Uya kudla ubomi ude ukhokhobe,

nqwa nengqolowa engavunwayo lingekafiki ixesha.

₂₇“Uyabona, siziphicothile ezi zinto, yaye zinjalo;

yiva ke, uziqonde ubunyaniso bazo kuwe.”

₂“Akwaba iinkxwaleko zam beziveyishwe kakuhle,

iinzingo zam zalinganiswa esikalini.

₃Ubunzima bazo bebuya kudlula nakobentlabathi yaselwandle;

ewe, yiyo loo nto amazwi am asuke aba rhabaxa.

₄Kaloku iintolo zikaSomandla zindibinzile,

ubuhlungu bazo butyhutyh' umzimba;

izoyikiso zikaThixo zindiphahlile.

₅Ngaba likhe likhonye na iqwarha ikho ingca eluhlaza?

Khona, yona inkomo uthi inganxakama zikho iindiza?

₆Into emtyuba ingatyiwa na ngaphandle kwetyuwa?

Inayo na incasa incindi yomxoxozi?

₇Mna ukutya okunjalo andikuchukumisi;

ndingathi khe ndayenza loo nto kubuye.

₈Akwaba uThixo angandiphendula,

awufezekise umnqweno wam

₉wokuba uThixo avume ukundixusha,

asiyekele isandla sakhe, abunqamle ubomi bam.

₁₀Into enjalo ke ingandithuthuzela;

ewe, naphakathi kweentlungu ndingavuya ndichulumache,

kuba andizange ndaphikisana namazwi alowo uNgcwele.

₁₁“Ngaba ndisenawo na amandla okuqhubela phambili ndiphila?

Khona, siphelo sini sona eso ukuba ndingade ndinyamezele?

₁₂Bendililitye na kakade?

Ngaba ndisisinyithi?

₁₃Ngenene mna ngokwam andisenawo amandla okuzinceda,

futhi nempumelelo yam ndiphuncukene nayo.

₁₄“Intlungu yomntu imelwe kukukhathalelwa zizihlobo zakhe,

nditsho nokuba yena selekutyeshele ukumhlonela uSomandla.

₁₅Kambe amawethu anobuqhokolo,

afana nentlambo emanzi atshayo.

₁₆Iba namanzi amdaka anomkhenkce,

apho linyibilikela khona ikhephu,

₁₇kodwa lithi lakubalela aphele,

lakuba shushu asuke ome qoko!

₁₈Iinqwelo ziyaphambuka endleleni yazo, ziye kuyo,

kodwa zifike zife namthanyana kuba kusenkangala.

₁₉Iinqwelo zaseTema zikhangela amanzi,

nabahambi baseShebha baphunguza benethemba.

₂₀Kambe ke basuka badane ngenxa yelo themba labo,

kuba bathi bakuya kule ntlambo bafike baphoxeke.

₂₁“Ngoku ke nani ninjalo,

kuba nithe nakusibona isibetho endisifumeneyo

nasuka nathi rhubaxa noyika.

₂₂Ngaba ndikhe ndathi kuni: ‘Ndipheni into,’

okanye ndathi: ‘Khanindinyobele ubani ngaloo ndyebo yenu’?

₂₃Ngaba ndikhe ndathi: ‘Ndihlanguleni esandleni sotshaba,’

okanye ndathi: ‘Ndihlawuleleni koongalo-nkulu’?

₂₄Hayi ke, khanindifundise; ndothi cwaka!

Ewe, ndiboniseni apho ndiphambuke khona!

₂₅Kambe ke wona amazwi athe ngqo aluncedo;

ukanti ke ezi ngxoxo zenu ngaba ziphuhlisa ntoni?

₂₆Ngaba nifuna ukulungisa oko ndikuthethileyo,

amazwi omntu oselencamile niwenze intetho engumoya?

₂₇Nina nixolele ukwenza amaqashiso nangenkedama,

nisenge inzuzo nangesona sihlobo senu.

₂₈“Kambe ke ngoku khanindijongisise,

kuba andisoze ndinixokise ndijongene nani.

₂₉Ngoku ndiyanithandaza, khanibuyeke ubugqwetha;

sanukundisingela phantsi – ndililungisa kule nto.

₃₀Ngaba nithi kunesikhwa na ukuthetha kwam?

Nithi andisakwazi ukwahlukanisa phakathi kokubi nokuhle?”

₁“Ke bona ubomi bomntu yimbulaleko emhlabeni;

imihla yakhe ngumzabalazo onjengobomi bomqeshwa.

₂Imihla yakhe injengeyekhoboka elisoloko lilangazelela ukuhlwa;

injengeyomqeshwa olangazelela umvuzo wakhe.

₃Ewe, esam isabelo ziinyanga ngeenyanga zokulambatha;

mna ndabelwe ubusuku beenzingo.

₄Xa ndilalayo ndithi: ‘Yaz'ba kuya kusa nini na?’

Nobo busuku ke busuka bube bude gqitha,

ke mna ndibe ndimbola-mboleka kude kuse.

₅Umzimba wam wambethe iimpethu nothuli;

ulusu lona lucandekile, luyabhidla.

₆“Imihla yam ikhawuleza okomatshini wokuluka;

iya kufikelela esiphelweni ingaginyisi mathe.

₇Khawukhumbule ke, kuba ubomi bam bunjengomphunga;

amehlo am akasoze aphinde akubone okuhle.

₈Nâbo bandibonayo ngoku soze babe sandibona;

ndiya kuphel' emehlweni undijongile.

₉Njengokuqhabalakana nokunyamalala kwamafu

unjalo ofayo, akaphindi abuye.

₁₀Akaphindi eze ekhayeni lakhe,

angabi sazana nendawo yakhe.

₁₁“Hayi khona, andiyi kuthi cwaka!

Ndiya kuwuphalaza umva-ndedwa wam, ndikhale ndibindekile!

₁₂Ngani ke ukuba ude undimisele umlindi?

Ngaba ndilulwandle, okanye isilo solwandle?

₁₃Ndakulala ndiye ndicinge ukuba umandlalo wam wondithuthuzela,

ndithi ubuthongo bondithomalalisa.

₁₄Kodwa wena usuka undirhwaqelise ngamaphupha;

usuka undivingcele ngemibono.

₁₅Ndide ke mna ndikhethe ukukrwitshwa;

kanye ndinyula ukufa kunokuphila kulo mzimba wam.

₁₆Ewe kambe, ndidikiwe bobu bomi;

kakade andiyi kuphila ngonaphakade.

Hayi ndiyekeni, kuba ubomi bam bunjengomphunga.

₁₇“Yaz'ba uyintoni na umntu, le nto umxabise kangaka;

ngani ukuba umzondelele kangaka?

₁₈Ewe, yonke imihla uyamphicotha;

ngayo yonke imizuzu uyamvavanya.

₁₉Hayi kaloku, khawuthi gu kancinci;

khawundiyeke ndikhe ndiginy' amathe!

₂₀Ke ukuba ndiyona, ikukhathaza ngani loo nto, wena Malusi woluntu?

Ngani ukuba ndibe selisweni lakho kangaka?

Ngaba ndingumthwalo ongako kuwe?

₂₁Ngaba awungendixoleli na isono sam,

ubulibale ubutyala bam?

Kuba ke ngoku ndiza kulala kobandayo;

uthi undifuna ndibe ndingasekho!”

₇“Hayi uyolo lwabaluxolelweyo ukreqo lwabo nguThixo,

abazono zabo zingcwatyiweyo.

₈Unoyolo lowo ithe iNkosi ayazibalela kuye izono zakhe.”