To The Word – Day 70

₁Phulaphulani, nonke zizwe!

Yivani, nonke bemi behlabathi!

₂Iindidi zonke maziphulaphule,

izityebi ngokunjalo namahlwempu!

₃Ngoku ndiza kuphokoza ubulumko,

iingcamango zam zizal' ukuqiqa.

₄Ndiza kujongana nentsonkotha;

ndiza kuyichaza ngengoma yehapu.

₅Ndingoyika ntoni ngemihla yobubi,

xa ndingqongwe yinkohlakalo yabakhohlisi,

₆abantu abaqamele ngobutyebi,

abaqhayisa ngentabalala yobutyebi?

₇Umntu akanako ukusindisa umntu;

akanako ukunika uThixo ixabiso lobomi bakhe.

₈Nakanye! Kaloku ixabiso lobomi bomntu likhulu.

Alifikeleleki mpela-mpela

₉elo linokumenza abe sisimakade,

angaze alibone ingcwaba.

₁₀Uyabona, kaloku nezilumko ziyafa,

izidenge kwanezityhakala!

Ubutyebi babushiya kwabakhoyo.

₁₁Amangcwaba likhaya labo naphakade.

Baya kuhlala khona njalo-njalo,

nakuba babefudula benemihlaba ebizwa ngabo.

₁₂Umntu akanako ukukuphepha ukufa ngokuba esisinhanha.

Hayi bo! Uyatshabalala njengezilwanyana.

₁₃Nâso ke isiphelo sabasweli-kuqonda,

abo bakhohliswa ziingcinga zabo.

₁₄Bamiselwe ukufa njengeegusha;

bona baxhatshazwa kukufa.

Bathi ngqo behlele engcwabeni,

onke amathambo abo avuthuluke,

kuba kaloku bona abasekho.

₁₅Ke mna ke, uThixo uya kundikhulula;

uya kundihlangula andithathele kuye.

₁₆Sukuxhala wakubona umntu ehluma,

wakubona ubutyebi bakhe bukhula.

₁₇Akanakuhamba nabo xa afayo;

ubutyebi buya kusala ngasemva.

₁₈Nakuba ebezicingela ukuba wonwabile ngokuya ebesaphila,

nokuba ebenconywa ngempumelelo,

₁₉wohamba aye kuhlala namanyange

angaze abonane nokukhanya.

₂₀Umntu osisinhanha, kodwa engenangqiqo,

uyafana nje nezilwanyana ezi zitshabalalayo.

₁*UNdikhoyo, uThixo uSomandla, uyathetha;

ubhekisa kwihlabathi jikelele,

ukususela empumalanga kuye entshonalanga.

₂UThixo ubengezela eZiyon,

isixeko esibalaseleyo ngobuhle.

₃Uyeza uThixo wethu;

yena akayi kuthi tu.

Phambi kwakhe kudangazela umlilo;

uphahlwe sisitshu sesivungu-vungu.

₄Umema amazulu kwanehlabathi,

xa aza kugweba abantu bakhe.

₅Uthi: “Bahlanganiseleni kum abam abathembekileyo,

abanqophisene nam ngombingelelo.”

₆Amazulu ngokwawo abalisa ngobulungisa bukaThixo;

kaloku umgwebi ikwanguye ngokwakhe.

₇“Khaniphulaphule, bantu bam, ndithethe;

ndiyakumangalela, Sirayeli.

Mna Thixo ndinguThixo wakho.

₈Andiyigxeki imibingelelo yakho;

amadini akho atshiswayo asoloko ephambi kwam.

₉Kambe azisamkeleki iinkunzi zakho zeenkomo;

ngokunjalo neebhokhwe zemihlambi yakho.

₁₀Kaloku zezam zonke izilwanyana

neenyamakazi ezikumawaka-waka eenduli.

₁₁Xa zizonke iintaka ndiyazazi;

nezinambuzane zamathafa zezam.

₁₂“Xa bendingalambayo, bendingayi kukubikela.

Kaloku lelam ihlabathi nezinto zalo.

₁₃Ngaba ndiyayitya inyama yeenkunzi?

Khona, ndiyalisela igazi leebhokhwe?

₁₄Umbingelelo wakho kuThixo mayibe kukubulela,

uzifezekise izithembise zakho kuPhezukonke.

₁₅Zibike kum xa usengxakini;

mna ndiya kukuhlangula, ke wena undidumise.”

₁₆Kambe ke kwabo bakhohlakeleyo uThixo uthi:

“Ngani ukuba niyicengceleze imithetho yam,

nincokole ngomnqophiso wam?

₁₇Kaloku niyayenyanya ingqeqesho;

aniyithobeli nemiyalelo yam.

₁₈Nakudibana nesela, nihlobana nalo;

abakrexezi niyevana nabo.

₁₉“Usoloko uthetha kakubi;

uqhelene nentlebendwane.

₂₀Uncokola kakubi ngamawethu;

uhleba nomntakanyoko lo.

₂₁Ndinibukele nizenza ezi zinto,

andathetha nada nacinga ukuba nam ndifana nani.

Kodwa ke ngoku ndiyakhalima;

ndilaneka phambi kwenu ityala.

₂₂“Phulaphulani, nina bangandikhathalelanga,

hleze ndiniqwenge, angabikho nonqandayo.

₂₃Obingelela ngokubulela uyandidumisa;

uzilungiselela ukusindiswa nguThixo.”