IMIZEKELISO 18 - isiXhosa 1975

1Ozahlulayo ufuna umnqweno wakhe;

Into yonke ezimasayo uyayivungamela.

2Isinyabi asikunanzile ukuqonda;

Ke sinanzé ukuzityhila kwentliziyo yaso.

3Ekuzeni kongendawo kuza ukudela,

Ukungcikiva, nokucukuceza.

4Ngamanzi anzulu amazwi omlomo wendoda,

Ngumlanjana obalekayo, lithende lobulumko.

5Ukukhetha ubuso bongendawo akulungile;

Nokugqwetha ilungisa ekuthetheni ityala.

6Imilebe yomlomo wesinyabi ingena ekubambaneni,

Nomlomo waso ubiza amanqindi.

7Umlomo wesinyabi uyasitshabalalisa,

Nemilebe yomlomo waso sisirhintyelo somphefumlo waso.

8Amazwi entlebi yimithamo emnandi;

Yona ihla iye ezingontsini zombilini.

9Nohilizayo eshishinini lakhe

Ngumninawa kaSokonakalisa.

10Yinqaba ende eliqele igama likaYehova;

Ilungisa ligidimela kulo, libe sengxondeni.

11Ubuncwane besityebi sisixeko saso esiliqele;

Bunjengodonga oluphakamileyo emabhongweni aso.

12Phambi kwentshabalalo iyazidla intliziyo yendoda;

Phambi kozuko lululamo.

13Ophendula ilizwi engekeva,

Kukumatha oko kuye, nehlazo.

14Umoya wendoda uyasinyamezela isifo sayo;

Ke umoya odakumbileyo, ngubani na ongawuthwalayo?

15Intliziyo yonengqondo irhweba ukwazi;

Nendlebe yezilumko ifuna ukwazi.

16Isipho somntu siyamgabulela,

Simse phambi kwabakhulu.

17Únga úlilungisa oqalelayo etyaleni lakhe;

Uza ummelwane wakhe, amgocagoce.

18Liphelisa ingxabano iqashiso,

Libahlule abanamandla.

19Umzalwana ekukreqiweyo kuye ulukhuni ngaphezu kwesixeko esiliqele,

Neengxabano zinjengomvalo woxande olude.

20Ngesiqhamo somlomo wendoda uyahlútha umbilini wayo;

Iyahlútha ngongeniselo lomlomo wayo.

21Ukufa nokuphila kusemandleni olwimi;

Abaluthandayo baya kudla isiqhamo salo.

22Othe wafumana umfazi, ufumene okulungileyo;

Uzuzé okulikholo kuYehova.

23Ihlwempu lithetha ngezibongozo;

Isityebi siphendula ngokulukhuni.

24Indoda enezihlobo iyachithwa;

Kukho sithandwa sinamathelayo kunomzalwana.