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\par }\PoetryChap{1}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Kuthule kuthe cwaka!

\par }{\QB Yeka lelidolobho elalinyakazela abantu!

\par }{\Q Selinjengomfelokazi,

\par }{\QB kanti lalilodumo phakathi kwezizwe.

\par }{\Q Lona elaliyindlovukazi phakathi kwezigodi,

\par }{\QB khathesi seliyisigqili.


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{\Q \VS{2}Linjengowesifazane okhala kabuhlungu ebusuku,

\par }{\QB inyembezi zithe hlikilili ezihlathini.

\par }{\Q Kakho phakathi kwazo

\par }{\QB zonke izithandwa zakhe ongamduduza.

\par }{\Q Bonke abangane bakhe bamhlamukele;

\par }{\QB sebeyizitha zakhe.


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{\Q \VS{3}UJuda useye ebugqilini

\par }{\QB ngemva kokuhlupheka lokudonsa nzima.

\par }{\Q Usehlala phakathi kwabezizwe;

\par }{\QB akatholi ndawo yokuphumula.

\par }{\Q Bonke abamzingelayo bamxhumile

\par }{\QB ephakathi kokuhlupheka kwakhe.


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{\Q \VS{4}Iyalila imigwaqo eya eZiyoni,

\par }{\QB ngoba kasekho ozayo emikhosini yalo emisiweyo.

\par }{\Q Wonke amasango alo asekhohlakele,

\par }{\QB abaphristi balo bayabubula,

\par }{\Q amantombazana alo ayagomela,

\par }{\QB lona lidabukile kakhulu.


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{\Q \VS{5}Izitha zalo sezingababusi balo;

\par }{\QB ziyaklamasa.

\par }{\Q {\ND{UThixo}} ulehlisele usizi

\par }{\QB ngenxa yezono zalo ezinengi.

\par }{\Q Abantwabalo bathunjiwe,

\par }{\QB baba yizigqili zezitha.


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{\Q \VS{6}Kuphelile konke ukubenyezela

\par }{\QB kweNdodakazi yaseZiyoni.

\par }{\Q Amakhosana ayo asenjengezimpala

\par }{\QB ezingatholi amadlelo;

\par }{\Q zibalekile zilambile zingelamandla

\par }{\QB zibalekela umzingeli.


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{\Q \VS{7}Ngezinsuku zokuhlupheka lokuntula,

\par }{\QB iJerusalema iyayikhumbula inotho

\par }{\QB eyayingeyayo ngensuku zayo.

\par }{\Q Kuthe abantu bayo sebewela ezandleni zezitha,

\par }{\QB akubanga khona ongayinceda.

\par }{\Q Zayikhangela nje izitha zayo

\par }{\QB zahleka ukuchitheka kwayo.


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{\Q \VS{8}IJerusalema yonile kakhulu,

\par }{\QB ngakho isingcolile.

\par }{\Q Bonke ababeyihlonipha sebeyidelela,

\par }{\QB ngoba sebebonile ubuze bayo;

\par }{\Q yona ngokwayo ibubula

\par }{\QB ize ifulathele.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{9}Ukungcola kwayo kwabhixa izidwaba zayo;

\par }{\QB kayinakanga ikusasa yayo.

\par }{\Q Ukuwa kwayo kwesabeka,

\par }{\QB kungekho oyiduduzayo.

\par }{\Q “Oh
{\ND{Thixo}}, ake ukhangele ukuhlupheka kwami,

\par }{\QB ngoba isitha sesinqobile.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{10}Isitha saphanga

\par }{\QB yonke inotho yayo;

\par }{\Q yabona izizwe ezingakholwayo

\par }{\QB zingena endlini yayo engcwele,

\par }{\Q bona labo owabanqabela

\par }{\QB ukungena phakathi kwebandla lakho.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{11}Bonke abantu bayo bayagomela

\par }{\QB behamba bedinga ukudla;

\par }{\Q bathengisa inotho yabo eligugu ngokudla

\par }{\QB ukuze bangafi.

\par }{\Q “Oh
{\ND{Thixo}}, ake ungihawukele

\par }{\QB ngoba sengidelelwa.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{12}“Kakusilutho kini yini lina lonke elidlula lapha?

\par }{\QB Ake likhangele nje libone.

\par }{\Q Kambe kukhona ukuhlupheka okulingana lokwami,

\par }{\QB khona lokhu engakwehliselwayo,
{\ND{nguThixo}}

\par }{\QB ngosuku lokuvutha kolaka lwakhe?


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{\Q \VS{13}Wehlisa umlilo uvela phezulu,

\par }{\QB wawehlisela phakathi kwamathambo ami.

\par }{\Q Wangithiya ezinyaweni ngomambule,

\par }{\QB wangibuyisela emuva.

\par }{\Q Wangenza ngaba lesizungu,

\par }{\QB ngaswela amandla ilanga lonke.


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{\Q \VS{14}Izono zami zisongwe zaba lijogwe;

\par }{\QB ngezandla zakhe wazelukela ndawonye.

\par }{\Q Zetheswe entanyeni yami,

\par }{\QB uThixo wangiqeda amandla.

\par }{\Q Usengifuqele kulabo

\par }{\QB engingeke ngimelane labo.


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{\Q \VS{15}UThixo kabemukelanga

\par }{\QB bonke abangabebutho lami;

\par }{\Q usebize impi ukuthi ingihlasele,

\par }{\QB ichoboze zonke izinsizwa zami.

\par }{\Q Esihluzweni sakhe sewayini,
{\ND{uThixo}} unyathelele phansi

\par }{\QB iNdodakazi yakoJuda eGcweleyo.


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{\Q \VS{16}Yikho ngilila,

\par }{\QB amehlo ami empompoza inyembezi.

\par }{\Q Kakho oseduze ongangiduduza,

\par }{\QB kakho ongavusa umphefumulo wami.

\par }{\Q Abantwabami sebeswela

\par }{\QB ngoba isitha sinqobile.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{17}IZiyoni yelulile isandla sayo

\par }{\QB kodwa kakho oyiduduzayo.

\par }{\Q {\ND{UThixo}} usekumisile ngoJakhobe

\par }{\QB ukuthi abakhelene laye babe yizitha zakhe;

\par }{\Q iJerusalema isiphenduke

\par }{\QB yaba yinto engcolileyo kubo.


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{\Q \VS{18}“{\ND{UThixo}} ulungile,

\par }{\QB kodwa ngaphikisana lomlayo wakhe.

\par }{\Q Lalelani bantu lonke;

\par }{\QB khangelani ukuhawula kwami.

\par }{\Q Izinsizwa lezintombi zami zonke

\par }{\QB sezaya ekuthunjweni.


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{\Q \VS{19}Ngakhala kulabo engidlelana labo,

\par }{\QB kodwa banginina.

\par }{\Q Abaphristi bami labadala bami

\par }{\QB babhubhela phakathi kwedolobho

\par }{\Q besadinga ukudla,

\par }{\QB ukuze baziphilise.


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{\Q \VS{20}Ake ubone, Oh
{\ND{Thixo}}, ukuthi ngihlupheka njani!

\par }{\QB Ngiyatsha ngaphakathi kwami,

\par }{\Q ngidungekile enhliziyweni yami,

\par }{\QB ngoba bengilihlongandlebe.

\par }{\Q Ngaphandle, inkemba iyadabukisa;

\par }{\QB ngaphakathi, yikufa kodwa.


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{\Q \VS{21}Abantu bakuzwile ukububula kwami,

\par }{\QB kodwa kakho ongangiduduza.

\par }{\Q Zonke izitha zami zikuzwile ukuhlupheka kwami;

\par }{\QB ziyathokoza ngalokhu okwenzileyo.

\par }{\Q Sengathi ungalufikisa lolusuku owalumisayo,

\par }{\QB ukuze labo babe njengami.


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{\Q \VS{22}Abuvele kuwe bonke ububi babo;

\par }{\QB yenza kubo konke

\par }{\Q okwenzileyo kimi

\par }{\QB ngenxa yezono zami zonke.

\par }{\Q Kunengi ukububula kwami,

\par }{\QB lenhliziyo yami iphela amandla.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\BB \par }


\PoetryChap{2}{\Q \VerseOne{1}UThixo wembese iNdodakazi yeZiyoni

\par }{\QB ngeyezi lolaka lwakhe!

\par }{\Q Ubutaklazele phansi ubunkanyankanya buka-Israyeli

\par }{\QB busuka ezulwini busiya emhlabeni;

\par }{\Q kasinakanga isenabelo sakhe

\par }{\QB mhla wentukuthelo yakhe.


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{\Q \VS{2}UThixo kabanga lozwelo lapho eginya

\par }{\QB yonke imizi kaJakhobe;

\par }{\Q ngolaka lwakhe udilizele phansi

\par }{\QB izinqaba zeNdodakazi kaJuda.

\par }{\Q Usewuchithile umbuso wakhe,

\par }{\QB lababusi bawo wababhuqa phansi, baba lehlazo.


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{\Q \VS{3}Ngolaka lwakhe olwesabekayo,

\par }{\QB usegumule zonke impondo zika-Israyeli.

\par }{\Q Usegodle isandla sakhe sokunene

\par }{\QB lapho kuqhamuka isitha.

\par }{\Q Utshise koJakhobe njengelangabi

\par }{\QB elihangula konke okuseduze.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{4}Usethiye idandili lakhe njengesitha;

\par }{\QB isandla sakhe sokunene sesiqaphile.

\par }{\Q Njengesitha usebabulele bonke

\par }{\QB ababebahle ebusweni;

\par }{\Q usethele ulaka lwakhe olungumlilo

\par }{\QB phezu kwethente leNdodakazi yeZiyoni.


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{\Q \VS{5}UThixo unjengesitha;

\par }{\QB usemginyile u-Israyeli.

\par }{\Q Useziginyile zonke izigodlo zakhe,

\par }{\QB wabhidliza zonke izinqaba zakhe.

\par }{\Q Usekwandisile ukukhala lokulilela

\par }{\QB iNdodakazi kaJuda.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{6}Usetshaye wakhukhula umuzi wakhe njengensimu;

\par }{\QB usebhidlize indawo yakhe yokuhlanganela.

\par }{\Q {\ND{UThixo}} usenze iZiyoni yakhohlwa

\par }{\QB imikhosi yayo emisiweyo lamaSabatha ayo;

\par }{\Q olakeni lwakhe olwesabekayo,

\par }{\QB ukhukhulele khatshana oyinkosi longumphristi.


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{\Q \VS{7}{\ND{UThixo}} uselikhalele i-alithari lakhe,

\par }{\QB wafulathela indlu yakhe engcwele.

\par }{\Q Usenikele imithangala yezigodlo zakhe

\par }{\QB ezandleni zesitha;

\par }{\Q seziklabalala endlini
{\ND{kaThixo}}

\par }{\QB sengathi lilanga lomkhosi omisiweyo.


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{\Q \VS{8}{\ND{UThixo}} wazimisela ukudilizela phansi

\par }{\QB umthangala ohonqolozele iNdodakazi yeZiyoni.

\par }{\Q Welula intambo yesilinganiso sakhe,

\par }{\QB akaze agodla isandla sakhe esibhidlizayo.

\par }{\Q Wenza izinsika lemithangala kwalila;

\par }{\QB kanyekanye kwatshabalala.


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{\Q \VS{9}Amasango akhe asegqibelekile;

\par }{\QB izinti zawo zephulwe zabhidlizwa.

\par }{\Q Inkosi yayo lamakhosana ayo achithizelwe kwabezizwe,

\par }{\QB umthetho kawusekho,

\par }{\Q labaphrofethi bakhe kabasayamukeli

\par }{\QB imibono evela
{\ND{kuThixo}}.


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{\Q \VS{10}Abadala beNdodakazi yeZiyoni

\par }{\QB bahlezi emhlabathini bathule zwi;

\par }{\Q bazithele ngothuli emakhanda abo,

\par }{\QB bazembathisa amasaka.

\par }{\Q Izintombi zeJerusalema

\par }{\QB zimbozele amakhanda azo phansi.


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{\Q \VS{11}Amehlo ami ayehluleka ngokukhala,

\par }{\QB ngiyatsha ngaphakathi kwami,

\par }{\Q inhliziyo yami idabukile,

\par }{\QB ngoba abantu bakithi babhujisiwe,

\par }{\Q njalo abantwana lensane ziyaqaleka

\par }{\QB emigwaqweni yomuzi.


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{\Q \VS{12}Zithi kubonina,

\par }{\QB “Singaphi isinkwa lewayini?”

\par }{\Q zilokhu ziqaleka njengamadoda alimeleyo

\par }{\QB emigwaqweni yomuzi,

\par }{\Q ziphela umphefumulo

\par }{\QB ezandleni zabonina.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{13}Kambe ngingathini kuwe na?

\par }{\QB Ngingakulinganisa lani,

\par }{\QB wena Ndodakazi yaseJerusalema?

\par }{\Q Kambe ngingakufanisa lani

\par }{\QB ukuze ngikududuze,

\par }{\QB wena Ndodakazi eGcweleyo yaseZiyoni?

\par }{\Q Inxeba lakho lizike njengolwandle.

\par }{\QB Ngubani ongakwelapha na?


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{\Q \VS{14}Imibono yabaphrofethi bakho

\par }{\QB yayikhohlisa ingasizi lutho;

\par }{\Q kabasivezanga obala isono sakho

\par }{\QB ukuze ungehlelwa yikuthunjwa.

\par }{\Q Ukuvumisa abalenzela khona

\par }{\QB kwakungamanga, kulikhohlisa.


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{\Q \VS{15}Bonke abedlula eceleni kwakho

\par }{\QB batshaya izandla ngawe;

\par }{\Q bahleka iNdodakazi yaseJerusalema

\par }{\QB baze banikine amakhanda besithi,

\par }{\Q “Kambe yiwo yini umuzi lo

\par }{\QB owawuthiwa yibuhle obupheleleyo,

\par }{\QB igugu lomhlaba wonke jikelele?”


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{\Q \VS{16}Zonke izitha zakho zikukhamisele imilomo;

\par }{\QB ziyakuhleka zikugedlela amazinyo

\par }{\Q zisithi, “Sesimnqobile.

\par }{\QB Selize lafika ilanga esasililindele;

\par }{\QB kade salilindela.”


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{\Q \VS{17}{\ND{UThixo}} usekwenzile ayekuhlosile;

\par }{\QB useligcwalisile ilizwi lakhe,

\par }{\QB alikhuluma kudala.

\par }{\Q Ukuwisile engakuzweli usizi,

\par }{\QB uvumele isitha santela phezu kwakho,

\par }{\QB uluphakamisile uphondo lwezitha zakho.


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{\Q \VS{18}Inhliziyo zabantu

\par }{\QB ziyakhala eNkosini.

\par }{\Q Awu, mthangala weNdodakazi yaseZiyoni,

\par }{\QB kazigeleze njengomfula inyembezi zakho,

\par }{\QB ebusuku lemini;

\par }{\Q ungaziphi ikhefu,

\par }{\QB lamehlo akho ungawaphi ukuphumula.


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{\Q \VS{19}Phakama, nqongoloza ebusuku,

\par }{\QB lapho kuqalisa imilindo yebusuku;

\par }{\Q thulula inhliziyo yakho njengamanzi

\par }{\QB phambi kukaThixo.

\par }{\Q Phakamisela izandla zakho kuye,

\par }{\QB uncengela impilo yabantwabakho,

\par }{\Q abaqalekiswa yindlala

\par }{\QB ekuqaliseni kwemigwaqo yonke.


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{\Q \VS{20}Ake ukhangele,
{\ND{Thixo}}, ube lozwelo:

\par }{\QB Ngubani osewake wamphatha kanje?

\par }{\Q Abesifazane badle inzalo yabo yini,

\par }{\QB abantwana ababondlileyo na?

\par }{\Q Umphristi lomphrofethi

\par }{\QB babulawe endlini engcwele
{\ND{kaThixo}} na?


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{\Q \VS{21}Abatsha labadala babhazalele ndawonye

\par }{\QB ebhuqwini lwemigwaqo;

\par }{\Q izinsizwa zami lezintombi

\par }{\QB zibulewe ngenkemba.

\par }{\Q Ubabulele ngosuku lokuthukuthela kwakho;

\par }{\QB awaze waba lesihawu lapho ubabulala.


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{\Q \VS{22}“Njengokunxusela idili,

\par }{\QB wanginxusela izitha inxa zonke.

\par }{\Q Ngosuku lolaka
{\ND{lukaThixo}},

\par }{\QB kakho owaphunyukayo loba owasilayo;

\par }{\Q bonke engangibanakekela lengabondlayo

\par }{\QB babulewe yisitha sami.”


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{\BB \par }


\PoetryChap{3}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Yimi umuntu olubonileyo usizi

\par }{\QB ngenxa yoswazi lokuthukuthela
{\ND{kukaThixo}}.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Ungixotshile, wangiphumputhekisa

\par }{\QB emnyameni hatshi ekukhanyeni;


\par }{\Q \VS{3}ngempela usengiphakamisele isandla sakhe,

\par }{\QB waphindaphinda ilanga lonke.


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{\Q \VS{4}Usenze ijwabu lami laluphala,

\par }{\QB wangephula amathambo.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Ungihanqile wangihonqolozela

\par }{\QB ngosizi langobunzima.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Ungenze ngahlala emnyameni

\par }{\QB njengalabo abafa kudala.


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{\Q \VS{7}Ungihonqolozele ngenqaba ukuze ngingaphunyuki;

\par }{\QB ungibophe nko ngamaketane.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Kuthi lanxa ngimemeza loba ngidinga usizo,

\par }{\QB awuvalele phandle umkhuleko wami.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Uvale indlela yami ngamatshe;

\par }{\QB waphambukisa izindlela zami.


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{\Q \VS{10}Njengebhele licathamile,

\par }{\QB njengesilwane sicatshile,


\par }{\Q \VS{11}wangihudulela eceleni kwendlela, wangifohloza,

\par }{\QB wangitshiya ngingelamsizi.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Wadonsa idandili lakhe,

\par }{\QB ngaba yikudla kwemitshoko yakhe.


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{\Q \VS{13}Wangiciba enhliziyweni

\par }{\QB ngemitshoko evela emxhakeni wakhe.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Ngaba yinhlekisa ebantwini bakithi bonke;

\par }{\QB sengitshona ngiyingoma eyinhlekisa kubo.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Ungigqibe ngemithi ebabayo,

\par }{\QB wanginathisa inyongo.


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{\Q \VS{16}Ungihlafunise ukhethe ngamazinyo;

\par }{\QB wangigiqa ebhuqwini.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Ngincitshiwe ukuthula;

\par }{\QB angisakwazi ingabe iyini impumelelo.


\par }{\Q \VS{18}Ngakho ngithi, “Sebuphelile ubucwazicwazi bami,

\par }{\QB lakho konke engangikulindele
{\ND{kuThixo}}.”


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{\Q \VS{19}Ngikhumbula ukuhlupheka lokuntula kwami,

\par }{\QB ubumunyu lenyongo.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}Konke ngikukhumbula kamhlophe,

\par }{\QB umoya wami wephukile.


\par }{\Q \VS{21}Kodwa ngikhumbula lokhu

\par }{\QB ngibe lethemba:


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{\Q \VS{22}Ngenxa yothando olukhulu
{\ND{lukaThixo}} kasibhujiswanga,

\par }{\QB ngoba isihawu sakhe kasipheli.


\par }{\Q \VS{23}Siba sitsha ukusa kwamalanga;

\par }{\QB kukhulu ukuthembeka kwakho.


\par }{\Q \VS{24}Ngiyazitshela ngithi, “{\ND{UThixo}} uyisabelo sami;

\par }{\QB ngakho ngizalindela yena.”


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{\Q \VS{25}{\ND{UThixo}} ulungile kulowo omethembayo,

\par }{\QB kulowo omdingayo;


\par }{\Q \VS{26}kuhle ukulinda ngokuthula,

\par }{\QB ukulindela insindiso
{\ND{kaThixo}}.


\par }{\Q \VS{27}Kuhle ukuthi umuntu alithwale ijogwe

\par }{\QB ngesikhathi esesemutsha.


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{\Q \VS{28}Kahlale yedwa ngokuthula,

\par }{\QB ngoba
{\ND{uThixo}} ulibeke phezu kwakhe.


\par }{\Q \VS{29}Kembele ubuso bakhe ethulini,

\par }{\QB mhlawumbe ithemba lizakuba khona.


\par }{\Q \VS{30}Kaphe isihlathi sakhe kulowo ofuna ukumhlankala,

\par }{\QB agcwale ihlazo.


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{\Q \VS{31}Ngoba uThixo kabalahli abantu

\par }{\QB kuze kube nini lanini.


\par }{\Q \VS{32}Loba engaletha ubuhlungu, uzatshengisa uzwelo,

\par }{\QB lukhulu kakhulu uthando lwakhe olungapheliyo.


\par }{\Q \VS{33}Ngoba kehliseli ukuhlupheka

\par }{\QB losizi ebantwini ngokuthanda.


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{\Q \VS{34}Ukuhlifiza ngezinyawo

\par }{\QB zonke izibotshwa elizweni,


\par }{\Q \VS{35}ukuncitsha umuntu amalungelo akhe

\par }{\QB phambi koPhezukonke,


\par }{\Q \VS{36}ukungahluleli kuhle,

\par }{\QB kambe uThixo uyabe engaziboni izinto ezinjalo na?


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{\Q \VS{37}Ngubani ongatsho ulutho lwenzakale

\par }{\QB nxa lungavunyelwanga nguThixo na?


\par }{\Q \VS{38}Akuveli emlonyeni woPhezukonke

\par }{\QB ukuthi kuyehla inhlupheko lezinto ezinhle na?


\par }{\Q \VS{39}Pho kungani umuntu ophilayo esola

\par }{\QB nxa ejeziselwa izono zakhe na?


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{\Q \VS{40}Kasilingeni njalo sihlole izindlela zethu,

\par }{\QB sibuyele
{\ND{kuThixo}}.


\par }{\Q \VS{41}Asiphakamiseleni inhliziyo lezandla zethu

\par }{\QB kuNkulunkulu ezulwini sithi:


\par }{\Q \VS{42}“Sonile sahlamuka,

\par }{\QB njalo kawusithethelelanga.


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{\Q \VS{43}Uzigubuzele ngolaka waxhumana lathi;

\par }{\QB ubhubhisile ungelazwelo.


\par }{\Q \VS{44}Uzisibekele ngeyezi

\par }{\QB ukuze kungafinyeleli mkhuleko kuwe.


\par }{\Q \VS{45}Usenze saba ngamanyala lengcekeza

\par }{\QB phakathi kwezizwe.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{46}Izitha zethu zonke zivule imilomo yazo

\par }{\QB zezwakala zisihoza.


\par }{\Q \VS{47}Sesihlukuluzwe yikuthuthumela lokukhilikithela,

\par }{\QB ukudilika lokubhidlika.”


\par }{\Q \VS{48}Imifula yezinyembezi iyajuluka emehlweni ami

\par }{\QB ngoba abantu bakithi babhujisiwe.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{49}Amehlo ami azajuluka kokuphela,

\par }{\QB engelakuphumula,


\par }{\Q \VS{50}{\ND{UThixo}} aze akhangele phansi

\par }{\QB esezulwini, angibone.


\par }{\Q \VS{51}Engikubonayo kuthelela usizi emphefumulweni wami

\par }{\QB ngenxa yabesifazane bonke bomuzi wakithi.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{52}Labo ababa yizitha zami kungelasizatho,

\par }{\QB bangizingela njengenyoni.


\par }{\Q \VS{53}Bazama ukuquma impilo yami emgodini

\par }{\QB bangijikijela ngamatshe;


\par }{\Q \VS{54}amanzi asibekela ikhanda lami,

\par }{\QB ngabona ukuthi okwami sekuphelile.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{55}Ngalimemezela ibizo lakho, Oh
{\ND{Thixo}},

\par }{\QB ngisekujuleni komgodi.


\par }{\Q \VS{56}Wezwa ukuncenga kwami: “Ungavali indlebe zakho

\par }{\QB nxa ngikhalela ukwenyulwa.”


\par }{\Q \VS{57}Wasondela lapho ngikumemeza,

\par }{\QB wathi kimi, “Ungesabi.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{58}Oh Thixo, wasamukela isikhalazo sami;

\par }{\QB wahlenga ukuphila kwami.


\par }{\Q \VS{59}Ububonile
{\ND{Thixo}}, ububi obenziwe kimi.

\par }{\QB Ngisekela kulobubunzima!


\par }{\Q \VS{60}Usubonile ukujula kokusonga kwabo,

\par }{\QB lamacebo abo wonke ngami.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{61}Awu
{\ND{Thixo}}, uzwile inhlamba zabo,

\par }{\QB wonke amacebo abo ngami,


\par }{\Q \VS{62}ukunyenyeza lokungunguna kwabo ngami

\par }{\QB ukusa kwamalanga.


\par }{\Q \VS{63}Ake ubabone! Bahlezi kumbe bajamile,

\par }{\QB bayangihleka ngezingoma zabo.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{64}Awu
{\ND{Thixo}}, akubaphindisele ngokubafaneleyo,

\par }{\QB ngalokho okwenziwe yizandla zabo.


\par }{\Q \VS{65}Basibekele ngelembu ezinhliziyweni zabo,

\par }{\QB isiqalekiso sakho sehlele phezu kwabo!


\par }{\Q \VS{66}Xhumana labo ngolaka, ubabhubhise

\par }{\QB ngaphansi kwamazulu
{\ND{kaThixo}}.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\BB \par }


\PoetryChap{4}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Yeka igolide eselilahlekelwe yikukhazimula kwalo,

\par }{\QB igolide elicolekileyo selijujukile!

\par }{\Q Amatshe aligugu angcwele aselahliwe

\par }{\QB ekuqaliseni kwemigwaqo yonke.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{2}Yeka izinsizwa zaseZiyoni ezincomekayo,

\par }{\QB ezake zaba lesisindo njengegolide,

\par }{\Q okwamanje sezingathi zimbiza zebumba,

\par }{\QB umsebenzi wezandla zombumbi!


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{3}Ngitsho lamakhanka asemunyisa

\par }{\QB abantwabawo emabeleni awo,

\par }{\Q kodwa abantu bami kabaselazwelo

\par }{\QB njengezintshe enkangala.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{4}Ngenxa yokoma, ulimi losane

\par }{\QB lunamathele elwangeni lomlomo;

\par }{\Q abantwana bancenga becela isinkwa

\par }{\QB kodwa kakho obaphayo.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{5}Labo ababesidla izibiliboco

\par }{\QB sebeyiziceli emigwaqweni.

\par }{\Q Labo abondliwa ebutifitifini

\par }{\QB sebelala esilotheni.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{6}Isijeziso sabantu bakithi

\par }{\QB sikhulu kuleseSodoma,

\par }{\Q yona eyabhujiswa ngomzuzwana,

\par }{\QB akwaze kwaba lasandla esazama ukunceda.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{7}Amakhosana abo ayekhazimula kulongqwaqwane,

\par }{\QB emhlophe nke kulochago,

\par }{\Q imizimba yabo ibomvana njengamatshe ohlobo lwerubhi,

\par }{\QB ukubukeka kwabo kunjengelitshe elikhazimulayo.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{8}Kodwa manje sebemnyama kulomsizi;

\par }{\QB kabasananzwa langubani emigwaqweni.

\par }{\Q Isikhumba sabo sesinamathele emathanjeni abo;

\par }{\QB sesome okogodo.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{9}Bangcono labo ababulawa ngenkemba,

\par }{\QB kulalabo abafa ngendlala;

\par }{\Q bazaca baphele, bekhukhuzwa yindlala

\par }{\QB ngoba kungelakudla okuvela emasimini.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{10}Ngezandla zabo abesifazane abalesihelo,

\par }{\QB bapheke abantwababo,

\par }{\Q babenza ukudla kwabo

\par }{\QB ngesikhathi abantu bakithi bebulawa.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{11}{\ND{UThixo}} ubhodlisile intukuthelo yakhe;

\par }{\QB uluthulule ulaka lwakhe olwesabekayo.

\par }{\Q Uwulumathisile umlilo eZiyoni,

\par }{\QB watshisa izisekelo zayo.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{12}Amakhosi omhlaba ayengakholwa,

\par }{\QB labantu basemhlabeni babengakholwa

\par }{\Q ukuthi izitha labahlaseli bangangena

\par }{\QB emasangweni eJerusalema.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{13}Kodwa kwenzakala ngenxa yezono zabaphrofethi bakhona,

\par }{\QB lamanyala abaphristi bakhona,

\par }{\Q abachitha igazi labalungileyo

\par }{\QB ngaphakathi kwalo iJerusalema.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{14}Manje sebephumputha emigwaqweni

\par }{\QB njengabantu abayiziphofu.

\par }{\Q Sebengcoliswe ligazi

\par }{\QB kakuselamuntu ongathinta izembatho zabo.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{15}Abantu bayabaxotsha bathi, “Sukani! Lingcolile!

\par }{\QB Sukani! Sukani! Lingasithinti!”

\par }{\Q Nxa bebaleka bentula,

\par }{\QB abantu bezizwe bathi,

\par }{\QB “Ngeke bahlale lapha njalo.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{16}{\ND{UThixo}} ngokwakhe ubahlakazile;

\par }{\QB kasabalondolozi.

\par }{\Q Abaphristi kabasahlonitshwa,

\par }{\QB labadala kabasananzwa.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{17}Phezu kwalokho, amehlo ethu afiphala

\par }{\QB elindele ize engaboni sizo;

\par }{\Q siseziqongweni zethu zokulinda,

\par }{\QB salinda silindele isizwe esasingelancedo kithi.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{18}Abantu babesicwathela indawo zonke,

\par }{\QB ngakho sasesisesaba ukuhamba emigwaqweni yethu.

\par }{\Q Sasesiphelelwe, insuku zethu sezibaliwe,

\par }{\QB ngoba isiphetho sethu sesifikile.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{19}Abasixotshayo babelejubane

\par }{\QB kulengqungqulu emkhathini;

\par }{\Q baxotshana lathi ezintabeni

\par }{\QB njalo basicathamela enkangala.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{20}Ogcotshiweyo
{\ND{kaThixo}}, oyikuphila kwethu uqobo,

\par }{\QB wabanjwa emijibileni yabo.

\par }{\Q Sakhumbula ukuthi ngaphansi kwesithunzi sakhe

\par }{\QB sizahlala phakathi kwezizwe.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{21}Jabula uthokoze, wena Ndodakazi yase-Edomi,

\par }{\QB wena ohlala elizweni lase-Uzi.

\par }{\Q Kodwa lakuwe izafika inkezo le;

\par }{\QB uzanatha udakwe, unqunulwe.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{22}Ndodakazi yaseZiyoni, isijeziso sakho sizaphela;

\par }{\QB akayikwelula isikhathi sokuthunjwa kwakho.

\par }{\Q Kodwa, maye kuwe Ndodakazi yase-Edomi, uzakujezisa ngesono sakho,

\par }{\QB achaye obala ububi bakho.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\BB \par }


\PoetryChap{5}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Oh
{\ND{Thixo}}, khumbula okusehleleyo

\par }{\QB khangela ubone ukuyangeka kwethu.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Ilifa lethu seliphiwe abezizweni,

\par }{\QB imizi yethu yathathwa ngabemzini.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Sesizintandane ezingelaboyise,

\par }{\QB omama sebenjengabafelokazi.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Amanzi okunatha siyawathenga;

\par }{\QB inkuni zethu zikhutshelwa imali.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Labo abasixotshayo basihlezi ezithende;

\par }{\QB sikhathele asilakuphumula.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Sazinikela kwabeGibhithe labe-Asiriya

\par }{\QB ukuze sizuze isinkwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Okhokho benza isono kodwa kabasekho,

\par }{\QB thina yithi esesijeziswa.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Sibuswa yizigqili,

\par }{\QB kakho osikhululayo ezandleni zazo.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Isinkwa sisithola ngendlela eyingozi

\par }{\QB ngenxa yenkemba ekhona enkangala.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Isikhumba sethu sitshisa njengeziko,

\par }{\QB silomkhuhlane wendlala.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Abesifazane bayahlukuluzwa eZiyoni

\par }{\QB kanye lezintombi ezigcweleyo emadolobheni akoJuda.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Amakhosi alengisiwe ngezandla zawo;

\par }{\QB abadala abasahlonitshwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Izinsizwa ziyahoqiswa ematsheni okuchola;

\par }{\QB abafana babhensiswa yimithwalo yenkuni.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Abadala sebesukile esangweni lomuzi;

\par }{\QB izinsizwa sezithule ukuhlabelela.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Ukuthokoza akusekho ezinhliziyweni zethu;

\par }{\QB ukugida kwethu sekuphenduke ukukhala.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Umqhele usuwile ekhanda lethu.

\par }{\QB Maye thina, ngoba sonile!


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Ngenxa yalokhu inhliziyo zethu zibuthakathaka;

\par }{\QB ngenxa yalezizinto amehlo ethu ayafiphala,


\par }{\Q \VS{18}ngoba intaba iZiyoni silugwadule,

\par }{\QB sekucathama amakhanka kuyo.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{19}Wena, Oh
{\ND{Thixo}}, busa nini lanini;

\par }{\QB ubukhosi bakho buhlezi kuzozonke izizukulwane.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}Kungani uhlezi usikhohlwa?

\par }{\QB Usifulathelelani isikhathi eside kangaka na?


\par }{\Q \VS{21}Sibuyisele kuwe, Oh
{\ND{Thixo}}, ukuze siphenduke;

\par }{\QB buyisa kabutsha insuku zethu njengezakudala,


\par }{\Q \VS{22}ngaphandle kokuba nxa ususilahle kokuphela

\par }{\QB wasizondela ngokungalinganisekiyo.

\par }