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Isiphrofethi NgeKhushi
1 Maye ngelizwe elilokuphaphazela kwempiko
emifuleni yaseKhushi,
2 elithuma izithunywa zihamba olwandle
ngezikepe zemihlanga phezu kwamanzi.
Hambani, zithunywa ezilejubane,
liye ebantwini abade abalejwabu elibutshelezi,
ebantwini abesatshwayo ezindaweni zonke,
isizwe esilolaka, esilolimi olungaziwayo,
esilizwe laso lehlukaniswe yimifula.
3 Lonke lina bantu bomhlaba,
lina elihlala emhlabeni,
lapho uphawu luphakanyiswa phezu kwezintaba
lizalubona,
lalapho uphondo lukhala
lizaluzwa.
4 Lokhu yikho uThixo akutshoyo kimi:
“Ngizakwala ngithule,
ngikhangele ngisendaweni yami yokuhlala,
njengokucwebezela kokutshisa ekukhanyeni kwelanga,
lanjengenkungu yamazolo ngesikhathi sokuvuna.”
5 Ngoba kungakavunwa, lapho ukukhahlela sekudlule,
amaluba esesiba livini elivuthiweyo,
uzaquma amahlumela ngamahloka okuthena,
aqume lengatsha ezinabayo, azisuse.
6 Zonke zizatshiyelwa izinyoni zasezintabeni ezidla inyama,
lezinyamazana zeganga;
izinyoni zizakudla ihlobo lonke,
izinyamazana zeganga ubusika bonke.
7 Ngalesosikhathi izipho zizalethwa kuThixo uSomandla
zivela ebantwini abade abalamajwabu abutshelezi,
zivela ebantwini abesatshwayo ezindaweni zonke.
Isizwe esilolaka, esilolimi olungaziwayo,
esilizwe laso lehlukaniswe yimifula,