Phakathi Kwabazonda Ukuthula
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Isihambi sesikhathele ukuhlala phakathi kwabantu abaphendula amazwi akhe okuthula ngempi. Ukhalaza kuBaba wethu ngezilimi ezinamanga, uphendulwa ngomfanekiso wemicibisholo yeqhawe namalahle avuthayo, abese esho igama lokudingiswa kwakhe: iMesheki, amatende aseKedari.
120 1Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngakhala kuBaba wethu, wangiphendula.
2Ngikhulule, Baba wami, ezindebeni ezinamanga, olimini olukhohlisayo. 3Uyakukunikani uBaba wethu, wengezeni futhi kuwe, wena limi olukhohlisayo? 4Okweqhawe, imicibisholo ebukhali, kanye namalahle avuthayo esihlahla somshanelo. a a v4 Isihlahla somshanelo yisihlahlakazana sasogwadule esenza amalahle ashisa ngamandla futhi isikhathi eside kakhulu.
5Maye kimi, ngokuba ngihlala eMesheki, ngokuba ngakhe phakathi kwamatende aseKedari! b b v5 IMesheki yayikude enyakatho, iKedari yona yayikude eningizimu-mpumalanga ogwadule lwase-Arabiya — izindawo ezisemaphethelweni ahlukene omhlaba owaziwayo, eziqanjwe ndawonye ukuze zifanekise impilo ehaqwe yizihambi ezinobutha. 6Sekuyisikhathi eside kakhulu ngihlala phakathi kwabazonda ukuthula. 7Mina ngingowokuthula; kodwa lapho ngikhuluma, bona bangabempi.