Isikhalo sikaHeman sisuka enzonzobileni
Ingoma. Umhobe woonyana bakaKora. Kumqhubi weengoma, ngohlobo lweMahalati-leanoti. Umhobe wobulumko kaHeman umEzra.
Eyona ndumiso ibuhlungu. UHeman ukhala imini nobusuku, ebalelwa kwabafileyo, ecinezelwe phantsi kwengqumbo, abahlobo bakhe besusiwe nguBawo athandaza kuye. Ubuza enokuba ingcwaba lingamdumisa na, angafumani mpendulo, ize indumiso iphele ebumnyameni ingenaguquko.
88 1Bawo wosindiso lwam, emini ndiyakhala, nasebusuku ndikhala phambi kwakho. 2Umthandazo wam mawuze phambi kwakho; thoba indlebe yakho kwisikhalo sam. 3Kuba umphefumlo wam uzele ziinkxwaleko, nobomi bam busondela engcwabeni. 4Ndibalelwa kwabo behlela equleni; sendifana nomntu ongenamandla. 5Ndilahliwe phakathi kwabafileyo, njengababuleweyo abalele engcwabeni, ongasabakhumbuliyo, kuba banqunyulwe esandleni sakho. 6Undibeke enzonzobileni yequla, kwiindawo ezimnyama, enzulwini. 7Ingqumbo yakho inzima phezu kwam, undikhukhulisa ngawo onke amaza akho.
8Ubasusile abahlobo bam kude nam; undenze into enezothe kubo. Ndivalelwe ndingenakuphuma; 9iliso lam liyafiphala kukulila. Yonke imihla ndibiza kuwe, Bawo wam; ndolula izandla zam kuwe. 10Ngaba wenzela abafileyo imimangaliso na? Ngaba abaswelekileyo bayavuka bakudumise na?
11Ngaba uthando lwakho lomnqophiso luyavakaliswa engcwabeni, nokuthembeka kwakho kwiNtshabalalo na? a a v11 Abhadon: ligama lesiHebhere elithetha 'intshabalalo,' igama lendawo enzulu kakhulu yabafileyo. 12Ngaba imimangaliso yakho iyaziwa ebumnyameni na, nobulungisa bakho kwilizwe lokulibala na? 13Kodwa mna ndikhala kuwe ndicela uncedo, Bawo wam; kusasa umthandazo wam uza phambi kwakho. 14Yini na, Bawo wam, ukuba uwulahle umphefumlo wam? Yini na ukuba undifihlele ubuso bakho? 15Ndixhwalekile, ndisondele ekufeni kwasebutsheni bam, ndithwele izoyikiso zakho; ndiphelelwe lithemba. 16Umsindo wakho ovuthayo udlule phezu kwam; uhlaselo lwakho oloyikekayo luyanditshabalalisa. 17Ziyandijikeleza njengomkhukula imini yonke; ziyandingqinga kunye. 18Ususile isithandwa nomhlobo kude nam; abahlobo bam basebumnyameni.