To The Word – Day 54

₁Amazulu abalisa ngobungangamsha bukaThixo,

nesibhakabhaka sixela umsebenzi wezandla zakhe.

₂Imini ixelela imin' elandelayo,

nobusuku bubikela ubusuk' obulandelayo.

₃Akukho ntetho namazwi nasandi sivakalayo;

₄kodwa kukho intlokoma kulo lonk' elimiweyo,

nebali lazo liwugqibe wonk' umhlaba.

UThixo ulakhele esibhakabhakeni ilanga.

₅Liphuma linyalasa njengomyen' ephum' entangeni,

nanjengembalek' engxamel' ukubalek' elugqatsweni.

₆Liphum' emaphethelwen' esibhakabhaka,

liye kutshw' emaphethelweni kwelinye icala;

akukho nto inokusinda kwingqatsini yalo.

₇Ugqibelele won' umyalelo *kaNdikhoyo:

uhlaziya amandla.

Uthembekile wona,

kub' unik' isiyatha

ubulumko.

₈Imimiselo kaNdikhoyo ilungile: ivuyis' intliziyo.

Imithetho kaNdikhoyo inyulu: ikhanyisel' amehl' indlela.

₉Kulungil' ukunqul' uNdikhoyo; koba njalo nanini-nini.

Ziyinyanis' izigqibo zakhe, yaye zilunge kwaphela.

₁₀Zinqweneleka ngaphezu kwegolide,

nditheth' igolid' engcwengileyo;

zimnandi ngaphezu kobusi,

ewe, ndixel' ikhephelele lenqatha lobusi.

₁₁Ngaphezu koko ziyasilulek' isicaka sakho,

yaye ngumvuz' omkhulu ukukuthobela.

₁₂Kambe ke ngubani oziqiqayo iziphoso zakhe?

Ndikhulul' ezonweni endingaziqondiyo.

₁₃Ndikhusel' ezonwen' ezibangwa likratshi,

hleze zindongamele.

Ndiyakwandul' ukuba msulwa

ndakuba ndikhululekil' ezonweni ezoyikekayo.

₁₄Ngamana angamkeleka kuwe, Ndikhoyo,

amazwi am neengcamango zentliziyo yam,

wena mkhuseli wam nomkhululi wam.

₁Mbongen' *uNdikhoyo!

Bambani ngazibini kuba ulungile uNdikhoyo.

Kaloku izibele zakhe ziya kuhlala zikho ngonaphakade.

₂Ngubani onokubalisa ngezenzo ezidumileyo zikaNdikhoyo;

ingubani onokumbonga ngokufezekileyo?

₃Hay' uyolo lwabo bathobela imithetho yakhe;

nditheth' abo bahlala besenza okulungileyo.

₄Uzundikhumbule, Ndikhoyo, xa ubonelel' abantu bakho;

ungandishiyi, Ndikhoyo, xa ubahlangulayo.

₅Nam maze ndiyibon' inkqubela yabanyulwa bakho,

ndize ndivuye kunye nabantu bakho,

ndilixhamle ibhongo neqhayiya labantu bakho.

₆Nathi sone njengookhokho,

sikwenzile ukungcola nobubi.

₇Xa babeseJiputa oomawokhulu

zange bazinanze izenzo zakhw' ezidumileyo;

bazilibala izibele zakho,

basuka bamvukel' uPhezukonke kuLwandl' oluBomvu.

₈Kodwa wabahlangula uNdikhoyo ngenxa yegama lakhe,

khon' ukuze bawaqonde amandla akhe.

₉Wawis' izwi, lwaza loma qoko uLwandle oluBomvu;

wabaweza kuloo nzonzobila,

banga bahamb' enkangala.

₁₀Wenjenjal' ukubakhulula esandleni sotshaba;

wabahlangula kubabandezeli babo.

₁₁Zagutyungelwa ngamanzi iintshaba zabo,

akwasinda namnye kuzo.

₁₂Bandul' ukuziqonda ke izithembiso zikaNdikhoyo,

baza badomboza betyibela ngemibongo.

₁₃Kwakamsinya bazilibala izintw' abenzele zona,

benza ukuthanda kwabo bengajonge cebiso kuye.

₁₄Entlango bangenwa kukubawa,

baza bamlinga uThixo kuloo nkangala.

₁₅Wabenzela izicelo zabo,

kodwa wabathumela ngobhubhani wesifo.

₁₆Bammonela uMosis apho entlango,

nditsho naso isicaka sikaNdikhoyo uAron.

₁₇Wavuleka wona umhlaba waginya uDatan,

wagqumelela uAbhiram kunye neqela lakhe.

₁₈Kwagqabhuk' umlilo phakathi kwabo,

awabhuq' onk' amatshijolo amalangatye.

₁₉Babumba ithole eHorebhe,

baza banqula kwaloo mfanekiso bawenzileyo.

₂₀Ngale ndlela isihomo sikaThixo

basinika umfanekiso wenkomo, into edla utyani.

₂₁Bamfulathela uMsindisi wabo,

kanye lo wabenzela izinto ezintle eJiputa.

₂₂Hay' ubukhulu bezinto abenzela zona kwelakwaHam;

hay' ukukhwankqisa kwemimangaliso kuLwandl' oluBomvu!

₂₃Yiyo ke loo nto athe nge-ebabhangisile uThixo

ukuba uMosis isicaka sakhe wayengabamelanga,

athibaz' ingqumbo kaThixo bangatshabalali.

₂₄Balicekisa ilizwe elihle kakhulu,

kuba babengazikholelwa izithembiso zikaThixo.

₂₅Babehlala ezintenteni bekrokra,

bengawuthobeli umyalelo kaNdikhoyo.

₂₆Wamis' isibhozo efung' esithi

wobayeka bafel' aph' enkangala,

₂₇ize inzala yab' ayichitha-chithe phakathi kweentlanga,

ibe ziintsalu apho kumazw' asemzini.

₂₈Basuka bazibandakanya nabanquli bakaBhali wasePehore,

batya nokutya kwamadini *ezithixo.

₂₉Bamcaphukisa uNdikhoyo ngezenzo zabo,

kwabakho ubhubhani wesifo phakathi kwabo.

₃₀Waphakama wabangxengxezela uPineyasi,

saza sathomalala isibetho eso.

₃₁Ngale nto ke wabalelwa kumalungisa,

wahlala ekhunjulwa izizukulwana ngezizukulwana.

₃₂Nangasemithonjeni yeMeribha bamqumbisa uNdikhoyo,

waba sengxakini uMosis ngenxa yabo.

₃₃Bamcaphukisa uMosis

ngangokuba wada wathetha amazwi angemahle konke.

₃₄Abazange bazitshabalalise iintlanga

njengoko babeyalelwe nguNdikhoyo.

₃₅Basuka bendiselana nazo,

bafunda namasiko azo.

₃₆Banqula izithixo abantu bakaThixo,

nto leyo ke yaba ngumgibe wabo.

₃₇Babinga oonyana neentombi zabo,

besenzela iindimoni amadini.

₃₈Baliphalaz' igaz' elingenatyala,

nditheth' eloonyana neentombi zabo

ababebanikela kwizithixo zaseKanana;

labubutyadidi ke elo zwe lelo gazi.

₃₉Benjenjalo ke ukuzixabhela;

benjenjalo ukuzenyelisa bamfulathela uThixo.

₄₀UNdikhoyo wavutha ngumsindo,

waza wabacaphukela abantu bakhe.

₄₁Wabayekela ezandleni zeentlanga,

baba phantsi kolawulo lweentshaba zabo.

₄₂Zababandezel' iintshaba,

bahlala kabuhlungu phantsi kwazo.

₄₃Kwaba kaninzi-ninzi ebahlangula uNdikhoyo,

kodwa bakhetha ukungamva,

beyela zwabha esonweni;

₄₄Kambe ke wabuya wayigqala uNdikhoyo imbandezelo yabo,

wabeva bakuzibika kuye;

₄₅wazikhumbula nezithembiso zakhe kubo,

waba nenceba ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu,

₄₆wabatsho basizelwa ngababandezeli babo.

₄₇Sisindise, Ndikhoyo, Thixo wethu,

siqokelele phakathi kweentlanga, ukuze sikubulele,

silibonge igama lakho elingcwele.

₄₈Makabongwe uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli

kususela ngoku kude kube nini-nini!

Bonk' abantu mabathi: “Huntshu!”

Mawubongwe wena, Ndikhoyo.