UYobi: Ukho ongakum ondithethelayo kweliphezulu

1 Ke uYobi waphendula wenjenje:

2 “Zonke ezi zinto nindixelela zona sendikhe ndaziva ngaphambili;

inene, xa ninonke ningabathuthuzeli abangento.

3 Ngaba le ntshwaqane yenu ayinasiphelo?

Nomelezwa yintoni kangaka engxoxweni?

4 Nam bendingathethayo ngolo hlobo xa ibinini abakule meko ndikuyo;

bendiya kuthetha nani ndimana ndichan’ amagama,

ndide ndimane ndihlunguzela intloko.

5 Bendiya kunomeleza ngamacebiso,

ndinithuthuzele ngamazwi alalanisayo.

6 “Kambe ke, nokuba ndiyathetha, intlungu le ayisuki;

kanti ke nokuba ndithule, kusafana.

7 Hayi ke, ngoku uThixo undiqobile;

usapho lwam uluvuthulule bhuqe!

8 Ndifunyenwe nguye, kwaza oko kwaba bubungqina bokundityhola;

ukonakala komzimba wam bubungqina obundidobelelayo.

9 Ngale ngqumbo yakhe undiqwengile wandenzakalisa;

undisinekele ngaloo mazinyo akhe;

yena mchasi wam uyandijamela.

10 Abantu bathetha ngam bendigxeka;

bandimpakaza esidleleni ngengcikivo,

bebonke badibana ngokundichasa.

11 UThixo undiyekele ngezaphula-mthetho,

wandinikela ezandleni zezikhohlakali.

12 Mna bendingacingele nto, suka ke yena wandintlekeza,

wandibamba ngobhongwana, wandiqwenga.

Ewe, mna sendiyeyona nto ajolise kuyo.

13 Abeentolo bakhe bandirhawule;

undincule izintso engenalusini,

wayiphalazela emhlabeni inyongo yam.

14 Undingxwelerhe wada wandiqusha;

ufunzela kum okwejoni.

15 “Ngoku sendithe wambu ezokuzila;

uphondo lwam luseluthulini.

16 Sendilile ndada ndambatsha;

ke wona amehlo am ade af’ amnyama.

17 Kambe ke phofu mna andinabundlongo-ndlongo,

nomthandazo wam kuThixo awunakumbi.

18 “Yini na, mhlaba!

Sukulingcwab’ igazi lam!

Isikhalo sam masivakale!

19 Kaloku nangoku ingqina lam lisemazulwini;

ewe, ukho ongakum ondithethelelayo kweliphezulu.

20 Sendiyintlekisa nakwizihlobo zam;

ke iinyembezi zam ndiziphalaza phambi koThixo.

21 Akwaba ebenokulamla phakathi komntu noThixo

njengoko ebakho umlamli phakathi komntu nomhlobo wakhe!

22 Kuba kaloku akuseminyaka mingaphi ndithathe uhambo olungabuyiyo.”