Ibuyambo

1 Intlango nomqwebedu ziya kuchulumacha;

elibharhileyo loba nemihlali liqhakraze njengentyatyambo.

2 Intlango yomemelela idlokove luvuyo;

yoba yinzwakazi enjengeentaba zaseLebhanon,

yochuma njengamasimi aseKarmele naseSharon.

Bonke bobubona ubungangamsha *bukaNdikhoyo,

bucace ubuhandiba nokomelela koThixo wethu.

3 Izandla ezinomkhinkqi mazomelele,

namadolo anengevane atsho adlamke.

4 Thetha namagwala, uthi:

“Qinani, ningabi nentaka!

Kaloku uyeza uThixo wenu;

uza epheth’ impindezelo.

Nank’ egush’ imbuyekezo;

ewe, uza kunihlangula.”

5 Kaloku ke kobona nemfama le yembala,

zitsho zivuleke neendlebe zesithulu,

6 nesiqhwala sidlobe sitsiba-tsibe okwempunzi;

nezimumu zomemelela ngemihlali.

Kaloku kompompoza amanzi nasentlango,

kugqabhuke imilambo nakwelibharhileyo.

7 Intlabathi evuthayo yojika ibe lichibi,

umhlab’ okhothekileyo uphanjwe yimithombo.

Asisathethi ke ngeendawo zikadyakalashe,

kuba zona zoba yimigxobhozo yemizi neengcongolo.

8 Apho ke kothi tyaba uhola;

leyo ke kothiwa yindlela yobungcwele

ekungekho namoni woze athi cakatha kuyo,

nasiyatha solahlekisa mntu kuyo.

9 Kuyo soze kubekho ngonyama,

ingasoze ihanjwe narhamncwa;

kuphela ngabakhululwe nguNdikhoyo

abaya kudakasa kuloo ndlela.

10 Abasindisiweyo nguNdikhoyo bobuyela eZiyon benemihlali,

bengqungqa bememelela ngochulumacho.

Soze babe sazana neentsizi nenkxwaleko;

boxhamla ulonwabo naphakade.