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\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Isiphrofethi esemukelwa nguHabhakhukhi umphrofethi.


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{\SH Insolo KaHabhakhukhi
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{\Q \VS{2}Koze kube nini, awu
{\ND{Thixo}}, ngicela usizo,

\par }{\QB kodwa ungalaleli na?

\par }{\Q Loba ngimemezela kuwe ngisithi, “Udlakela!”

\par }{\QB kodwa ungangihlengi na?


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Kungani ungitshengisa okungasimfanelo na?

\par }{\QB Kungani ubekezelela okungalunganga na?

\par }{\Q Ukuchitheka lodlakela kuphambi kwami; kulokulwa,

\par }{\QB lengxabano yandile.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Ngakho umthetho usuthundubezekile,

\par }{\QB lokulunga akusabi khona.

\par }{\Q Ababi baminyezela abalungileyo

\par }{\QB ukuze ukulunga konakaliswe.


\par }{\SH Impendulo
{\ND{KaThixo}}
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{\Q \VS{5}“Khangelani ezizweni libone

\par }{\QB njalo limangale kakhulu.

\par }{\Q Ngoba ensukwini zenu

\par }{\QB ngizakwenza into elingasoze liyikholwe,

\par }{\QB lanxa lingabe litsheliwe.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Sengivusa amaKhaladiya,

\par }{\QB lesiya isizwe esilesihluku lamawala,

\par }{\Q esitshaya sibhuqe umhlaba wonke,

\par }{\QB sithumba izindawo zokuhlala ezingasizo zaso.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Bayisizwe esesabekayo lesitshayisa uvalo;

\par }{\QB bangumthetho bona ngokwabo

\par }{\QB njalo baziphakamisa udumo lwabo.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Amabhiza abo alesiqubu esedlula esamahlosi,

\par }{\QB ayesabeka kulezimpisi kusihlwa.

\par }{\Q Amabhiza abo empi amatha ephulukundlela,

\par }{\QB abagadi bawo amabhiza bavela khatshana.

\par }{\Q Bandiza njengamanqe ehwitha ukudla,


\par }{\QB \VS{9}bonke beza belande udlakela.

\par }{\Q Amaxuku abo aqhubekela phambili njengomoya wasenkangala

\par }{\QB abuthe abathunjiweyo njengenhlabathi.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Baklolodela amakhosi,

\par }{\QB bahleke ababusi usulu.

\par }{\Q Wonke amadolobho avikelweyo bayawahleka;

\par }{\QB bakha amadundulu ngenhlabathi bawathumbe lawo madolobho.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Emva kwalokho badlula ngesiqubu njengomoya baqhubeke,

\par }{\QB abantu abalecala abamandla abo angunkulunkulu wabo.”


\par }{\SH Insolo Yesibili KaHabhakhukhi
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{\Q \VS{12}Awu
{\ND{Thixo}}, kawuveli phakade na?

\par }{\QB Nkulunkulu wami, Ngcwele wami, kasiyikufa.

\par }{\Q Awu
{\ND{Thixo}}, ubabekile ukuba bahlulele.

\par }{\QB Awu Dwala, ubamisile ukuba bajezise.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Amehlo akho ahlanzeke kakhulu ukuba akhangele okubi;

\par }{\QB awungeke ubekezelele okungalunganga.

\par }{\Q Pho kungani ubekezelela abachithayo na?

\par }{\QB Uthulelani lapho ababi

\par }{\QB beqeda labo abalunge kakhulu kulabo na?


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Wenze abantu bafana lenhlanzi olwandle,

\par }{\QB njengezidalwa zasolwandle ezingelambusi.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Isitha esibi siyazikhupha zonke ngewuka,

\par }{\QB siyazibamba ngembule laso,

\par }{\Q sizibuthele embuleni laso elidonswayo;

\par }{\QB ngalokho siyajabula sithokoze.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Ngakho-ke senzela imbule laso umhlatshelo,

\par }{\QB sitshisele imbule laso elidonswayo

\par }{\Q impepha ngoba ngenxa yembule laso

\par }{\QB sithe pekle phakathi kwenotho,

\par }{\QB sizitika ngokudla okumnandi.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Kuzamele siqhubeke sithulula umambule waso,

\par }{\QB sitshabalalisa izizwe kungekho sihawu na?


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\PoetryChap{2}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Ngizakuma esilindweni sami

\par }{\QB ngime phezu komthangala;

\par }{\Q ngizakhangela ukuba ngibone ukuthi uzakuthini kimi,

\par }{\QB lokuthi yimpendulo bani engizayitsho ngale insolo.


\par }{\SH Impendulo
{\ND{KaThixo}}
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{\PP \VS{2}{\ND{UThixo}} waphendula wathi:

\par }{\Q “Loba phansi isibonakaliso

\par }{\QB usenze sicace ezicecedwini

\par }{\QB ukuze isithunywa sigijime laso.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Ngoba isibonakaliso silindela isikhathi esimisiweyo;

\par }{\QB sikhuluma ngesiphetho

\par }{\QB njalo kasiyikuba ngamanga.

\par }{\Q Lanxa siphuza, silindele;

\par }{\QB sizafika impela

\par }{\QB njalo kasiyikuphuza.


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{\Q \VS{4}Khangela, uyazigqaja;

\par }{\QB izifiso zakhe kazilunganga,

\par }{\QB kodwa olungileyo uzaphila ngokholo lwakhe.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Impela iwayini liyamkhohlisa;

\par }{\QB uyazikhukhumeza njalo kalakho ukuphumula.

\par }{\Q Ngoba uyisihwaba njengengcwaba,

\par }{\QB njalo kasuthi njengokufa,

\par }{\Q ubuthelela izizwe zonke kuye

\par }{\QB athumbe labantu bonke.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Bonke kabayikumchothoza na bamhleke besithi,

\par }{\Q ‘Maye kulowo obuthelela impahla zokwebiwa

\par }{\QB azinothise ngobugebenga!

\par }{\QB Koze kube nini lokhu kusenzakala na?’


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Labo olezikwelede kubo kabayikukujuma na?

\par }{\QB Kabayikuvuka bakuthuthumelise na?

\par }{\QB Lapho-ke uzakuba yinto yabo yokuhlutshwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Ngoba sewaphanga izizwe ezinengi,

\par }{\QB abantu abaseleyo bazakuphanga

\par }{\Q ngoba wachitha igazi labantu;

\par }{\QB watshabalalisa amazwe lamadolobho labo bonke abakuwo.


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{\Q \VS{9}Maye kulowo obumba umbuso ngenzuzo embi

\par }{\QB ukuba akhele isidleke sakhe phezulu

\par }{\QB ukuba abalekele ukuwelwa yingozi!


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Ucebe ukubhujiswa kwabantu abanengi,

\par }{\QB wayangisa indlu yakho, walahlekelwa yikuphila kwakho.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Amatshe omduli azakhala

\par }{\QB imijabo yamapulanka izasabela.


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{\Q \VS{12}Maye kulowo owakha idolobho ngokuchitha igazi

\par }{\QB akhe umuzi ngobudlwangudlwangu.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}{\ND{UThixo}} uSomandla kakumisanga na

\par }{\QB ukuthi umsebenzi uzinkuni zomlilo nje kuphela,

\par }{\QB lokuthi izizwe ziqeda amandla azo ngeze?


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Ngoba umhlaba uzagcwala ngolwazi lodumo
{\ND{lukaThixo}},

\par }{\QB njengamanzi egcwalisa ulwandle.


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{\Q \VS{15}Maye kulowo onika omakhelwane bakhe

\par }{\QB okunathwayo ekuthulula

\par }{\QB esigujini sewayini badakwe,

\par }{\QB ukuze akhangele imizimba yabo enqunu.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Uzakuba lehlazo elikhulu endaweni yodumo.

\par }{\QB Khathesi sekulithuba lakho! Natha uchayeke.

\par }{\Q Inkezo yesandla sokunene
{\ND{kaThixo}} iyeza kuwe,

\par }{\QB ihlazo lizamboza udumo lwakho.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Udlakela olwenze eLebhanoni luzakuqeda amandla,

\par }{\QB lokubulala kwakho izinyamazana kuzakuthuthumelisa.

\par }{\Q Ngoba uchithe igazi labantu;

\par }{\QB uchithe amazwe lamadolobho labo bonke abakuwo.


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{\Q \VS{18}Silosizo bani isithombe njengoba sibazwe ngumuntu?

\par }{\QB Kumbe isifanekiso esifundisa amanga?

\par }{\Q Ngoba lowo osenzayo uthemba isidalwa sakhe;

\par }{\QB wenza izithombe ezingeke zikhulume.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}Maye kulowo othi esigodweni, ‘Vuka uphile!’

\par }{\QB loba athi elitsheni elingaphiliyo, ‘Phaphama!’

\par }{\Q Linganika iseluleko na?

\par }{\QB Lembeswe ngegolide langesiliva,

\par }{\QB akulamphefumulo phakathi kwalo.”


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{\Q \VS{20}Kodwa
{\ND{uThixo}} usethempelini lakhe elingcwele;

\par }{\QB umhlaba wonke kawuthule phambi kwakhe.




\par }\Chap{3}{\SH Umkhuleko KaHabhakhukhi
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}Umkhuleko kaHabhakhukhi umphrofethi.
{\TL{NgeShigiyonothi}}.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}{\ND{Thixo}}, ngizwile ngodumo lwakho;

\par }{\QB ngiyazesaba izenzo zakho, awu
{\ND{Thixo}}.

\par }{\Q Zivuselele ensukwini zethu,

\par }{\QB yenza zazakale esikhathini sethu;

\par }{\QB ekuthukutheleni khumbula isihawu.


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{\Q \VS{3}UNkulunkulu wavela eThemani,

\par }{\QB oNgcwele wavela eNtabeni iPharani.

\par }{\Q Inkazimulo yakhe yasibekela amazulu

\par }{\QB lokudunyiswa kwakhe kwagcwala umhlaba wonke.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Ubucwazicwazi bakhe babunjengokuphuma kwelanga;

\par }{\QB imisebe yaphazima esandleni sakhe

\par }{\QB lapho amandla akhe ayefihlwe khona.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Isifo sahamba phambi kwakhe,

\par }{\QB umkhuhlane walandela amanyathelo akhe.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Wasukuma, wanyikinya umhlaba;

\par }{\QB wakhangela, waqhaqhazelisa izizwe.

\par }{\Q Izintaba zasendulo zabhidlika

\par }{\QB lamaqaqa akudala adilika.

\par }{\QB Izindlela zakhe ngezanini lanini.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Ngabona amathente aseKhushani ephakathi kosizi,

\par }{\QB lezindawo zokuhlala zaseMidiyani zisebuhlungwini.


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{\Q \VS{8}Awu
{\ND{Thixo}}, imifula wawuyithukuthelele na?

\par }{\QB Ulaka lwakho lwavuthela izifula na?

\par }{\Q Ulwandle wawuluthukuthelele na

\par }{\QB lapho ugade amabhiza akho

\par }{\QB lezinqola zakho zempi ezinqobayo?


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Idandili lakho ulembule,

\par }{\QB ufune imitshoko eminengi.

\par }{\Q Uqhekeze umhlaba ngemifula;


\par }{\QB \VS{10}izintaba zakubona zajanqula,

\par }{\Q izikhukhula zamanzi zedlula,

\par }{\QB ulwandle lwahlokoma,

\par }{\QB lwaphakamisela amagagasi alo phezulu.


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{\Q \VS{11}Ilanga lenyanga kwema mpo emazulwini

\par }{\QB ekubenyezeleni kwemitshoko yakho entwezayo,

\par }{\QB ekuphazimeni kwemitshoko yakho ecazimulayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Wanyathela umhlaba ngolaka,

\par }{\QB wabhula izizwe ngentukuthelo.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Waphuma ukuba ukhulule abantu bakho,

\par }{\QB ukuba usindise ogcotshiweyo wakho.

\par }{\Q Umkhokheli welizwe lobubi umchobozile,

\par }{\QB wamebula kusukela ekhanda kusiya enyaweni.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Umhlabe ikhanda ngomkhonto wakhe

\par }{\QB lapho amabutho akhe ephume ngesiqubu ukuba asihlakaze,

\par }{\Q ethokoza kungani asezakudla

\par }{\QB abahluphekayo abebecatshile.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Wanyathela ulwandle ngamabhiza akho,

\par }{\QB uqubula amanzi amanengi.


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{\Q \VS{16}Ngezwa, inhliziyo yami yatshaya,

\par }{\QB izindebe zami zabikizeliswa ngumsindo;

\par }{\Q amathambo ami angenwa yikubola,

\par }{\QB imilenze yami yaqhaqhazela.

\par }{\Q Kodwa ngizalindela ngesineke usuku lomonakalo

\par }{\QB ukuba lufike esizweni esihlasela esethu.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Lanxa isihlahla somkhiwa singanunkuli

\par }{\QB lamavini engekho emivinini;

\par }{\Q lanxa ama-oliva engathelanga,

\par }{\QB lamasimu engabanga lokudla,

\par }{\Q lanxa kungelazimvu esibayeni

\par }{\QB lenkomo zingekho ezibayeni,


\par }{\Q \VS{18}kodwa ngizathokoza
{\ND{kuThixo}},

\par }{\QB ngizajabula kuNkulunkulu uMsindisi wami.


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{\Q \VS{19}{\ND{UThixo}} Wobukhosi ungamandla ami;

\par }{\QB wenza inyawo zami zibe njengezempala,

\par }{\QB ungenza ngihambe ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.

\par }{\D Ngeyomqondisi womculo. Ezigincini zami.
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