IZAGA 9 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

Isimemo sokuhlakanipha nesobudlhadlha

1Unokuhlakanipha uzakhele ikumba,

wazibazela iinsika ezilikhomba.

2Uhlabe isitjhebo, wawumela iwayini,

wendlala itafula

3bewathuma iincekukazi zakhe.

Ubiza asesiqongolweni sedorobho uthi:

4“Wena onganalwazi jikela lapha!”

Abuye athi kabanganangqondo:

5“Yizani nizogoma ukudla kwami,

nisele newayini lami engiliwumeleko.

6Fulathelani ubudlhadlha,

khona nizakuphila

benikhambe endleleni yokuzwisisa.

7Loyo osola isinyefuli,

uzibizela ihlamba.

Naloyo okhalimela isikhohlakali

ufumana ukurhubutjhwa.

8Nawukhalimela isinyefuli sizakuzonda,

kodwana nawukhalimela ohlakaniphileko, uzakuthanda.

9Nawunikela ilwazi kohlakaniphileko,

uzakwanda ngobuhlakani;

nawufundisa olungileko,

uzazengezela ingqondo.

10“Ukwesaba uSomnini kukuthoma kokuhlakanipha

nokwazi oCwengileko kukuzwisisa.

11Ngami amalangakho azakwanda,

kungezelelwe neminyaka yokuphila kwakho.

12Nakube uhlakaniphile,

ukuhlakanipha kwakho kuzakuhlomulisa,

nakube usinyefuli,

uzazithwalela umthwalo wedwa.”

13Unobudlhadlha unetjhada

akakhalimeki begodu akanalwazi.

14Uhlala emnyango wekumbakhe,

esihlalweni esisesiqongolweni sedorobho,

15urhuwelela abadlula ngendlela,

labo abakhamba ngendlela enqombileko, uthi:

16“Wena onganalwazi jikela lapha!”

Abuye athi kabanganangqondo:

17“Amanzi wokwetjiwa ehla esiphundu,

nokugoma kwangemsitheleni kuyanandipha!”

18Kodwana abalemuki bonyana abafileko balapho

neenthekeli zobudlhayela obusamfazi

zisekuzikeni kweliba.