To The Word – Day 218

₁Ngani na izizwe zisenza imbudumbudu nje?

Ngani na abantu besenza amayelenqe azé nje?

₂Ookumkani bemi bume,

neziphathamandla zenza amabhunga

okuvukela *uNdikhoyo nomthanjiswa wakhe, besithi:

₃“Masiziqhawule ezo mbophelelo zabo,

sikhululeke kuloo makhamandela abo.”

₄Lowo ungqendeve esihlalweni sakhe ezulwini uyabahleka;

uNdikhoyo usuka abagxwale.

₅Uya kusuka akhalimele ngomsindo,

abankwantyise ngengqumbo yakhe, athi:

₆“Ndim lo umisele lo kumkani wam phezu kweZiyon,

intaba yam ncakasana.”

₇Ewe, ndivakalisa isibhengezo sikaNdikhoyo esithi:

“Ungunyana wam wena; ndikuzele namhlanje.

₈Cela kum, ndikunike iintlanga zibe lilifa lakho,

namaphethelo ehlabathi abe ngawakho.

₉Wòzilawula ngegqudu lentsimbi,

ùzintlekeze zibe ziingceba oku kwezitya zomdongwe.”

₁₀Ngoko ke, nina bokumkani, lumkani,

nina ziphathamandla zelizwe, yalekani.

₁₁Mkhonzeni ngembeko uNdikhoyo,

nivuye ninokuzoyikela.

₁₂Khahlelani kuye unyana ngentobeko,

hleze aniqumbele nitshabalale endleleni;

kaloku umsindo wakhe uyakhawuleza.

Hayi uyolo lwabo bonke abazimela ngoNdikhoyo!

₁*UNdikhoyo ungukumkani;

uthe wambu isihomo nesithozela namandla.

Ewe, ulimise zinzi ihlabathi, aligungqi.

₂Isihlalo sakho, Ndikhoyo,

sasekwa kwantlandlolo;

wena wawukho kwanini-nini.

₃Iyagquma imilambo, Ndikhoyo,

ivakalisa isandi sayo;

iyavakala imigqumo yayo.

₄UNdikhoyo yingangalala yaphezulu;

unamandla kunamaza alephuzayo,

nangaphezu kwamaza agqumayo.

₅Imiqondiso yakho ayiguquki, Ndikhoyo;

iyingcwele ngenene indlu yakho, Ndikhoyo,

kuya kuda kube nini-nini.

₁Ngukumkani *uNdikhoyo, uyalawula;

malichwayite ke ngoko ihlabathi, nani ziqithi vuyani!

₂Ugqubuthele ngentshinyela yelifu,

nesithokothoko sobumnyama simsithile;

ngukumkani ogweba kakuhle, ngobulungisa.

₃Kulephuz' umlilo ngaphambi kwakhe,

uzitshise macal' onke iintshaba zakhe.

₄Imibane yakhe imenyezela kutsho kukhany' ehlabathini;

batsho bangcangcazele kukoyika bakuyibon' abemi balo.

₅Zitsho zinyibilik' iintaba phambi koNdikhoyo, zixel' umthwebeba;

nditheth' ingangalala yehlabathi liphela.

₆Sibonakalis' ubulungisa bakhe isibhakabhaka,

ze zonk' iintlanga ziluqond' udumo lwakhe.

₇Bahlala bedana bonk' abanqula imifanekiso;

nditshw' abo baqhayisa ngemifanekiso eqingqiweyo;

kuba zonk' *izithixo zikhahlela kuNdikhoyo.

₈Beva, bavuya abantu baseZiyon,

nezixeko zakwaJuda zachwayita,

ngenxa yezigqibo zakho, Thixo.

₉Kuba wena, Ndikhoyo, uyingangalal' ehlabathini;

uyingqonyela yazo zonke izithixo.

₁₀Nina bamthandayo uNdikhoyo, buthiyeni ububi;

kaloku yena uyabagcina abantu bakhe,

abahlangule esandleni sabantw' abakhohlakeleyo.

₁₁Ilitha lokukhanya lithe thaa phezu kwamalungisa;

banemincili abantw' abantliziyo zinyulu.

₁₂Gcobani nonke malungisa,

nibulel' uNdikhoyo ngezintw' ezintl' anenzele zona.

₁Mombelelen' ingoma entsha *uNdikhoyo,

kuba unenzele izinto ezintle.

Kaloku woyisile ngamandla akhe nangegunya lakhe.

₂UNdikhoyo ulutyhilile usindiso lwakhe,

wabuveza ezintlangeni ubulungisa bakhe.

₃Wasigcina isithembiso sakhe kumaSirayeli.

Uthe ngcembe ngezibele nangentembeko;

lwabonwa ngumntu wonk' ehlabathini uloyiso lukaThixo wethu.

₄Mombeleleni ngemihlali uNdikhoyo, nonke hlabathi!

Dandulukani, nimemelele, nivum' imibongo!

₅Mbongeni uNdikhoyo ngesandi sengoma yehapu;

mbethelen' uncuthu lwengoma ngehapu.

₆Bethan' amaxilongo, kukhal' isigodlo,

nenz' intshol' emnandi phambi koNdikhoyo ukumkani.

₇Gquma, wena lwandle, nako konk' okukuwe;

nawe hlabathi, hlabel' ingoma!

₈Bethan' izandla, milambo;

nani zinduli, mombelelen' uNdikhoyo!

₉Kuba uza kuligweb' ihlabathi,

alawule konke ngobulungisa, engenamkhethe.

₁*UNdikhoyo ngukumkani, uyalawula;

mazimnike imbeko izizwe!

Ungqendeve esihlalweni engqongwe *zizithunywa ezimaphiko;

malingcangcazele ihlabathi!

₂UNdikhoyo yingangalala eZiyon;

ngumlawuli wazo zonk' iintlanga.

₃Malidunyiswe ngumntu wonk' igama lakhe elindilekileyo!

Kaloku yena nguyedwa okhethekileyo.

₄Wena kumkani, ngangalala, mthandi wokulungileyo;

nguwe owezisa ubulungisa kwaYakobi,

wawis' izigwebo kakuhle ungenamkhethe.

₅Mbongeni uNdikhoyo uThixo wethu;

zikhahleleni ngasezinyaweni zakhe.

Kaloku yena unobungangamsha.

₆UMosis noAron yayingababingeleli bakhe;

uSamweli yayingomnye wababemnqula;

bonke bazibika kuNdikhoyo, wabeva.

₇Wayethetha nabo ekwintshinyela yelifu,

kuba babeyithobela imiyalelo nemithetho yakhe.

₈Ewe, Ndikhoyo, Thixo, wabeva abantu bakho;

wababonisa ukuba unguThixo oxolelayo,

kodwa ukwangoyohlwayayo intw' embi.

₉Mbongeni uNdikhoyo uThixo wethu.

Mnquleleni entabeni yakhe eyodwa!

Kaloku ungcwele uNdikhoyo uThixo wethu.

₁*UNdikhoyo wathi enkosini yam ukumkani:

“Hlala ngakum kweli wonga,

lo gama ndikoyisela iintshaba zakho.”

₂Ulawulo lwakho uNdikhoyo woluqalisa eZiyon.

Ke wena zilawule iintshaba zakho.

₃Amatshawe akho ozincama engaqhutywa,

evethe eziyokoyoko zoloyiso,

mhla wagagana notshaba lwakho.

Kusasa ngejekejeke lobuthelana okombethe ulutsha.

₄UNdikhoyo akayi kujika, kuba wafunga wathi:

“Wena ungumbingeleli wodidi lukaMelkizedeki

oya kuhlala ehleli.”

₅Ke yona iNkosi ingakuwe;

mhla yacaphuka iya kuzibhangisa izikumkani.

₆Iya kuzingenela ngomgwebo izizwe,

zitsho ziqungquluze izidumbu zabantu;

ewe, iya kuzivikiva iziphathamandla jikelele.

₇Ukumkani uya kusela ecaleni kwendlela;

ngako ke aqingqe ethwel' indwe.