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Intokozo Yabahlengiweyo
1 Inkangala lelizwe elomileyo kuzathokoza;
inkangala izajabula iqhakaze.
Njengeluba
2 izakhahlela,
ithokoze kakhulu, ihlabele isithi.
Inkazimulo yaseLebhanoni izanikezwa kuyo
ubuhle beKhameli leSharoni,
kuzabona inkazimulo kaThixo
lobukhosi bukaNkulunkulu wethu.
3 Qinisani izandla ezibuthakathaka,
liqinise lamadolo axegayo;
4 tshonini kulabo abalezinhliziyo ezilokwesaba lithi:
“Qinani, lingesabi;
uNkulunkulu wenu uzakuza,
uzakuza ezophindisela,
ajezise ngokulunga
uzakuza ukuba alikhulule.”
5 Lapho-ke amehlo eziphofu azavuleka,
lezindlebe zezacuthe zivuleke.
6 Lapho-ke abaqhulayo bazakweqa njengempala,
izimungulu zihlabele ngokuthokoza.
Amanzi azampompoza ogwaduleni,
izifula zigeleze enkangala.
7 Itshebetshebe elitshisayo lizakuba yisiziba,
umhlabathi owomileyo ube yimithombo echaphaka amanzi.
Ezindaweni amakhanka ake ahlala kuzo,
utshani lemihlanga lebhuma kuzakhula khona.
8 Njalo kuzakuba lomgwaqo omkhulu:
uzathiwa yiNdlela yobuNgcwele,
izakuba ngeyalabo abahamba ngokuqonda.
Abangcolileyo kabayikuhamba kuwo;
uzakuba ngowalabo abahamba kuleyoNdlela lezithutha
ezonayo kaziyikuhambahamba kuwo.
9 Akuyikuba lesilwane khona,
loba esinye isilo esilolaka; sivuke kuwo
kaziyikutholwa khona.
Kodwa abahlengiweyo yibo kuphela abazahamba lapho,
10 njalo labahlengiweyo bakaThixo bazabuyela.
Bazangena eZiyoni behlabelela,
intokozo engapheliyo izakuba ngumqhele emakhanda abo.
Bazakuba lokuthula lenjabulo,
usizi lokububula kuzaphela.