To The Word – Day 223

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.

₁Mdumiseni *uNdikhoyo, kuba elungile;

izibele zakhe zohlala zihleli.

₂Ewe, makatsho uSirayeli athi:

“Izibele zakhe soze zitshitshe.”

₃Ngokunjalo nendlu ka-Aron mayithi:

“Ngenene izibele zakhe soze zithini.”

₄Ewe, abamthobelayo uNdikhoyo mabathi:

“Izibele zakhe zifikelela ephakadeni.”

₅Xa ndandisebunzimeni ndabhenela kuNdikhoyo,

waza yena wasabela wandihlangula.

₆Andinadyudyu, kuba uNdikhoyo ungakum;

okokwakhe yena umntu akanakundenza nto konke.

₇Ngenene uNdikhoyo ungakum, uyandinceda;

ngoko ke ndiya kuboyisa abandithiyileyo.

₈Into ebhetele kukuzimela ngoNdikhoyo,

kunokuba uthembele ngomntu.

₉Kubhetele ukholose ngoNdikhoyo,

ndaweni yokukholosa ngamanene.

₁₀Ndakha ndarhawulwa ziintlanga,

kodwa egameni likaNdikhoyo ndaziqwakanisa.

₁₁Ewe, zazindirhawule mbombo zone,

kodwa ngamandla kaNdikhoyo ndalalisa ugodo.

₁₂Wena wakha wagutyungelwa libubu leenyosi?

Hayi, zazidangazela njengomlilo wameva,

kodwa ngamandla kaNdikhoyo ndaziswantsulisa.

₁₃Zazindityhala ndaphantse ndakhahlelwa phantsi,

kodwa nalapho uNdikhoyo wandinceda.

₁₄Ingoma yam namandla am nguNdikhoyo;

ewe kaloku, ndisindiswa nguye.

₁₅Nantso intsholo yoloyiso ivakala;

kaloku amalungisa ayamemelela,

athi: “Ubungangamsha bukaNdikhoyo bugqwesile;

₁₆amandla kaNdikhoyo abalasele;

ewe, ubungangamsha bukaNdikhoyo bugqwesile!”

₁₇Mna andiyi kufa; ndiya kudla ubomi,

ndibalise ngezenzo zikaNdikhoyo.

₁₈Yena undohlwaye kabukhali;

kambe ke akandiyekelanga ekufeni.

₁₉Khanindivulele amasango endlu kaThixo,

khon' ukuze ndingene ndidumise uNdikhoyo.

₂₀Nali isango lokungena kwaNdikhoyo;

ngamalungisa odwa angenayo ngalo.

₂₁Ndiyabulela kuba undivile;

kaloku wena ungumhlanguli wam.

₂₂Kaloku ilitye abalidelayo abakhi

laba lelona libalulekileyo lesiseko.

₂₃Ewe, lo ngumsebenzi kaNdikhoyo;

kambe ke thina uyasimangalisa.

₂₄Namhla kunamhla, yimini kaNdikhoyo;

masizonwabise sibe nemihlali ngayo.

₂₅Sisindise, siyakubongoza, Ndikhoyo!

Awu, siyatarhuzisa, Ndikhoyo; masiphumelele ngawe!

₂₆Banoyolo abangena ngegama likaNdikhoyo;

siyanithamsanqela thina sisendlwini kaNdikhoyo.

₂₇UNdikhoyo nguThixo, usikhanyisele.

Yenzani umngcelele wokubulela, niphethe amahlamvu,

ningqungqe, nilijikeleze iqonga lamadini.

₂₈UnguThixo wam, ndiyakubulela;

ubungangamsha bakho, Thixo, ndiya kububhengeza.

₂₉Mdumiseni uNdikhoyo, kuba elungile;

izibele zakhe zohlala zihleli.

₁Ndazibika *kuNdikhoyo ndixhwalekile;

yena wandiva, wasabela.

₂Ndathi: “Mhlekazi, ndihlangule

kumaxoki nakubakhohlisi.”

₃Nithi makenze ntoni ngani uThixo?

Nisalindele ntoni eyenye, maxokindini,

₄ngaphandle kotolo lwemfazwe olubukhali,

ngokunjalo neziko elimalahle avuthayo!

₅Athi ke mna, mnt' ubhacele kwaMesheki,

mna mntu uxhwarhe phakathi kwamaKedare!

₆Kunini ndihlalele ukungcuchalaza

phakathi koompayipheli.

₇Phi ke, ndisithi nje ndakuthetha,

basuke bahlab' umkhosi.