Sondelani, Zintlanga Zonke

Iintlanga zibizelwa ukuva into eyoyikekayo: ikrele likaBawo wethu lihluthi kwaEdom, igazi ezintabeni, imilambo iguqulwe yaba yibhitumene, nomsi ongaze uyeke ukunyuka. Izikhova neempungutye zidla ilifa lamanxuwa, elinyeliswe ngomnatha wesiphithiphithi. Akukho kuphola kunikwayo—koko ukuthethelelwa kweZiyon kuphela.

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Sondelani, zintlanga, niphulaphule; bekani indlebe, nina zizwe! Malive ihlabathi noko kulizalisayo, ilizwe, nako konke elikuveliswayo. Kuba uBawo wethu uzele yingqumbo kuzo zonke iintlanga, nobushushu bakhe buchasene nayo yonke imikhosi yazo. Uzisingele phantsi, wazinikela ekuxhelweni. Abahlatyiweyo bazo baya kuphoswa ngaphandle, linyuke ivumba lezidumbu zabo, zibaleke neentaba ligazi labo. Zonke iinkwenkwezi zezulu ziya kubola, namazulu asongwe njengencwadi. Wonke loo mkhosi weenkwenkwezi uya kubuna, njengegqabi elibunayo liwe emdiliyeni, njengekhiwane elitshwabeneyo emkhiwaneni.

Xa ikrele lam seliselile lahlutha emazulwini, khangela—lehlela emgwebeni kwaEdom, phezu kwabantu endibasingele phantsi. UBawo wethu unekrele; lihluthi ligazi, lityebe linqatha, ligazi lamaxhwane neebhokhwe, nenqatha lezintso zeenkunzi zezimvu. Kuba uBawo wethu unedini eBhotsera, ukuxhela okukhulu ezweni lakwaEdom. Iinqu ziya kuwa kunye nazo, neethole zeenkunzi kunye namagorha. Ilizwe labo liya kusela lahlutha ligazi, nomhlaba wabo utyebe linqatha. Kuba uBawo wethu unomhla womgwebo, umnyaka wokuphindezela kwityala leZiyon. Imilanjana yakwaEdom iya kuguqulwa ibe yibhitumene, nomhlaba wayo ube yisulfure, nelizwe layo libe yibhitumene evutha. Ubusuku nemini ayiyi kucinywa; umsi wayo uya kunyuka ngonaphakade. Kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana iya kuba senkangala; akukho bani uya kuyidlula naphakade. Ingcwangube nesikhova ziya kulihlutha; ifubesi nehlungulu ziya kuhlala kuyo. UBawo wethu uya kuyolula phezu kwayo ulutya lokulinganisela lwesiphithiphithi, nentambo yokulinganisela yobuze. Izinhanha zayo aziyi kuba nanto apho zinokuyibiza ngokuba bubukumkani, nabathetheli bayo bonke baya kuba luchuku. Imithana enameva iya kuzenaba iimboniselo zayo, imbovane namakhakakhaka iinqaba zayo. Iya kuba likhaya leempungutye, indawo yokuhlala yeenciniba. Iingwe zasendle ziya kuqubisana nezingci, neebhokhwe zasendle zibizane; apho kananjalo isidalwa sasebusuku siya kuhlala sizifumanele indawo yokuphumla. Apho isikhova siya kwakha indlu sizale amaqanda aso, siwachamsele siqokelele amathole aso phantsi kwethunzi laso; apho kananjalo oontloyiya baya kuhlanganisana, elowo nelakhe iqabane.

Phengululani incwadi kaBawo wethu nifunde: akukho nanye yazo eya kubakho ingekhoyo, akukho nanye eya kuswela iqabane layo. Kuba umlomo wakhe uwumise, noMoya wakhe uziqokelele. Uzenzele iqashiso; isandla sakhe sizabele isabelo sazo ngolutya. Ziya kulihlutha ngonaphakade, zihleli apho kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana.