IZaga 7 - IsiZulu 2020

Isixwayiso Ngowesifazane Ophingayo

1 Ndodana yami,

gcina amazwi ami,

uzilondele imiyalelo yami.

2 Gcina imiyalelo yami, uphile,

nemfundiso yami,

njengenhlamvu yeso lakho.

3 Kubophele eminweni yakho,

ukulobe esibhebheni senhliziyo yakho.

4Yisho kukho ukuhlakanipha uthi:

“Wena ungudadewethu,”

ubize ukuqonda, ukubize ngokuthi

yisihlobo sakho,

5 ukuze kukuvikele kowesifazane ondindayo,

nakowezizwe onamazwi athophayo.

6 Ngisefasiteleni lendlu yami,

ngalunguza ngekhethini lami,

7 ngabona phakathi kwabangenalwazi,

ngabona phakathi kwabasha insizwa engenakuqonda,

8 idlula emgwaqweni eduze negumbi lakhe,

ibheke ngasendlini yakhe;

9 kwasekuhwelela kusihlwa,

esigayegayeni sobusuku nobumnyama.

10 Bheka, owesifazane wamhlangabeza

egqokise okwesifebe, ezembozile.

11 Uyaphishaphisheka akanakuthula;

izinyawo zakhe azivumi

ukuhlala endlini yakhe,

12 manje usesemigwaqweni,

nanguya esesezigcawini,

uyacutha emajikeni wonke.

13 Uyayibamba, uyayiqabula, engenamahloni,

uthi kuyo:

14 “Namuhla ngiyenzile iminikelo yokuthula;

ngazigcwalisa izithembiso zami.

15Ngakho-ke ngiphumile ngizokuhlangabeza,

ngizofuna ubuso bakho,

manje sengikutholile.

16 Umbhede wami wendlalwe ngezindwangu zokwemboza,

nelineni laseGibhithe elinemishu.

17 Umbhede wami ngiwufafaze ngemure,

ngenhlaba nangekinamona.

18Woza sizanelise ngothando kuze kuse;

sijabule ngokuthandana.

19Indoda yami ayikho ekhaya;

ithathe uhambo olude.

20 Ithathe isikhwama semali ngesandla;

iyoze ibuye ekhaya ngokudilingana kwenyanga.”

21 Uyiphambukisa ngamazwi akhe amaningi ahehayo;

uyiyenga ngokuthopha kwezindebe zakhe.

22Iyamlandela masinyane njengenkabi iya ekuhlatshweni

nanjengenyamazane ingena esihibeni;

23 uze umcibisholo uhlabe esibindini sayo;

isheshela ogibeni njengenyoni,

ingazi ukuthi lubekelwe ukuphila kwayo.

24 Ngakho-ke bantwana, ngizweni,

nilalele amazwi aphuma emlonyeni wami.

25 Inhliziyo yakho mayingaphambukeli ezindleleni zakhe,

ungahambi emikhondweni yakhe.

26 Ubawisile abaningi, bafa;

ubulele izindimbane.

27 Indlu yakhe iyindlela

eqonde endaweni yabafileyo,

eyehlela emakamelweni okufa.