UYOBHI 24 - isiXhosa 1975

1Yini na ukuba kungàbekwa maxesha nguSomandla?

Yini na ukuba abamaziyo bangaziboni iimini zakhe?

2Kushenxiswa imilimandlela;

Kuphangwa imihlambi, yaluswe.

3Kuqhutywa kumkiwe ne-esile lenkedama,

Kubanjiswe ngenkomo yomhlolokazi.

4Kugilwa amahlwempu endleleni,

Bazímele ndawonye abaziintsizana belizwe.

5Khangela, njengamaesile asendle entlango,

Baphuma ngomsebenzi wabo, befuna kwakusasa into yokudla;

Inkqantosi sisonka sabantwana kubo.

6Esisimini bavuna ukutya kwabo,

Babhikice esidiliyeni songendawo.

7Balala zé bengenangubo,

Àbananto yokuzigubungela engqeleni,

8Bayanetha sisiphango seentaba;

Bancathama ngeliwa, bengenandawo yakuzímela.

9Kuhluthwa ebeleni iinkedama,

Koniwe abaziintzisana.

10Bahamba zé, bengenangubo;

Bathwala izithungu, belambile.

11Phakathi kweendonga zâbaya bakhama ioli,

Baxovula ezixovulelweni zewayini, benxaniwe noko.

12Emizini kugula amadoda,

Nomphefumlo wabangxwelerhiweyo uyakhala;

Kanti uThixo akathi bubuhilihili.

13Ngabo abo bagwilika ekukhanyeni;

Abanakwazana neendlela zako,

Abahlali ezingqushwini zako.

14Kusathi qhiphu ukusa, kuvuka isihange,

Sibulale iintsizana namahlwempu;

Ebusuku sibe njengesela.

15Iliso lomkrexezi ligciné ungcwalazi;

Ùthi, Akukho liso liya kundalama,

Anxibe isigqubuthelo ebusweni.

16Bagqobhoza izindlu emnyameni;

Emini bayazivalela,

Abazani nokukhanya.

17Ngokuba ubumnyama obuthe shinyi bukukuza kokusa kubo bonke;

Ngokuba bazana nokhwankqiso lobumnyama obuthe shinyi.

18Bayakhawuleza phezu kwamanzi;

Sitshabhisiwe isabelo sabo ehlabathini;

Abasasingi endleleni yesidiliya.

19Amanzi ekhephu ahluthwa ngumqwebedu nakukubalela;

Aboni bahluthwa lelabafileyo.

20Sibalibele isizalo; iimpethu ziyabamunya,

Ababi sakhunjulwa;

Baphulwe ke njengomthi ubugqwetha.

21Bamphanga kakubi oludlolo, ongazalanga;

Abangamenzelanga okulungileyo umhlolokazi.

22Wolula imihla yeembalasane ngamandla akhe,

Ziphakame bezise zibuncamile ubomi.

23Uzinika inkoloseko, zayame,

Amehlo akhe abe phezu kweendlela zazo,

24Ziphakame: kube mzuzwana zingabikho.

Zithe ngqu, zibuthiwe njengabanye bonke,

Zinqanyulwe njengesikhwebu sengqolowa.

25Ukuba kanti akunjalo, ngubani na owondenza othetha amanga,

Akwenze into engento ukuthetha kwam?