The Beginning – Day 13

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

₉Uhambela umhlaba, unisa imvula,

uwuvundisa kakhulu;

umfula kaNkulunkulu ugcwele amanzi;

ubalungisela abantu ukudla,

ngokuba uwulungisa kanjalo umhlaba.

₁₀Umatisa imisele yawo,

ulalisa amasoyi awo;

uwuthambisa ngezihlambi,

ubusise okumila kuwo.

₁₁Umnyaka uyawuhlobisa ngobumnene bakho,

nemikhondo yakho iconsa amafutha.

₁₂Amadlelo asehlane ayaconsa;

amagquma abhinca injabulo.

₁₃Amadlelo embethe izimvu,

nezigodi zisibekelwe ngamabele;

konke kuyajabula, kuhlabelele.

We begin the year declaring the truth that God created the heavens and earth and proclaiming that the earth is the Lord’s and everything in it.