Uhadi Lwam Lulungiselelwe Isijwili
Ngoku oonyana babantu endandingayi kubathemba nezinja zomhlambi wam bandenza ingoma yabo, bandtshicele ebusweni. Amathambo akhe atsha ebusuku. Uthi uBawo wethu umphosele eludakeni, aphendule izikhalo zakhe ngokumkhangela nje.
30 1“Kodwa ngoku abancinane kunam bayandihleka—amadoda ooyise endandiya kwala ukubeka ndawonye nezinja zomhlambi wam. 2Yayindincedani na amandla ezandla zabo? Igqithile imfulathelo yamandla abo. 3Bengamarhoqorhoqo ngenxa yobuhlwempu nendlala, baqhwaya umhlaba owomileyo esithokothokweni senkangala neyabhuqiweyo. 4Babekha umfino otyabileyo phakathi kwamatyholo, neengcambu zonwele zisisidlo sabo. a a v4 Umfino otyabileyo nonwele zizityalo zasentlango ezitsatsayo — ukudla kwabaseswelana kunene, lokugqibela. 5Bagxothwa ebantwini; abantu babehlaba umkhosi emva kwabo njengokuba kuhlatywa emva kwesela. 6Babefanele ukuhlala ezingxingweni zemilanjana eyomileyo, emingxunyeni yomhlaba nasemaweni. 7Phakathi kwamatyholo babekhonya; phantsi kwerhabulo babefukamelana. 8Yinzala engenazingqondo, engenamagama, yagxothwa ezweni.
9“Ke ngoku ndibe yingoma yabo yokundigculela; ndiyintlekisa kubo. 10Bandithiye ndibe nezothe, bazikhwebule kum; abanqeni ukunditshicela ebusweni. 11Ngenxa yokuba uThixo ewuthukululile umtya wesaphetha sam, wandithoba, baxakaxela ukuzibamba phambi kwam. 12Ngasekunene kwam kuvuka inkohlakali; bazityhalela bucala iinyawo zam, bakhe iidamba zokundingqinga zentshabalalo. 13Bayayikrazula indlela yam; bazuza inzuzo ekusindekeni kwam, kungabikho obathintelayo. 14Basondela njengokungathi kungothanda olubanzi; phakathi kwengxangxasi bagaleleka betyhuda. 15Iinkwantyiso zikhululelwe phezu kwam; uzuko lwam luqhutyelwa kude njengomoya, nokwanda kwam kudlule njengelifu.
16“Ke ngoku ubomi bam buphalala ngaphakathi kwam; imihla yembandezelo indibambile. 17Ebusuku amathambo am ahlatywa ngaphaya, nezinhlungu ezindlumeleyo aziphumli. 18Ngamandla amakhulu ingubo yam iyajijwa; indibopha nkqi njengomqala wengubo yam yangaphantsi. 19UBawo wethu undiphosile edakeni, ndaba njengothuli nothuthu.
20“Ndikhala kuwe ndicela uncedo, kodwa akundiphenduli; ndiyaphakama, wena undandela ngamehlo. 21Uguqukele ekundiphatheni ngenkohlakalo; ngamandla esandla sakho uyandihlasela. 22Uyandiphakamisela emoyeni undikhwelise kuwo; uyandiwohlozela elwandileni lomoya onamandla. 23Kuba ndiyazi ukuba uya kundihlisela ekufeni, endlwini emiselwe bonke abaphilayo.
24“Noko akukho bani wolula isandla ephuma emanxuweni, okanye adanduluke ecela uncedo xa esesindekeni? 25Andizange na ndililele lowo imini yakhe yayinzima? Umphefumlo wam awuzange na ube buhlungu ngenxa yohlwempu? 26Kodwa ndithe ndakulindela okulungileyo, kwafika okubi; ndithe ndakulindela ukukhanya, kwehla ubumnyama. 27Izibilini zam ziyavutha, azithuli; imihla yembandezelo iphendule phambi kwam. 28Ndihamba ndimnyama, kungengenxa yelanga; ndiyaphakama ebandleni, ndidanduluke ndicela uncedo. 29Ndibe ngumzalwana weempungutye, nedlelane leenciniba. 30Ulusu lwam luguquke lube mnyama, lusuke kum, amathambo am atshe yicesina. 31Uhadi lwam lujike lwaba sisijwili, ugwali lwam lwaba lilizwi lokulila.”