U-Obhadaya 1

¹Umbono Ka-Obhadaya.

²“Khangela, ngizakwenza ube mncinyane phakathi kwezizwe;

³Ukuzigqaja kwenhliziyo yakho sekukukhohlisile,

⁴Lanxa uqonga njengengqungqulu

⁵“Nxa amasela efike kuwe,

⁶Kodwa yeka ukuphangwa okuzakwenziwa u-Esawu,

⁷Bonke abamanyane lawe bazakuxotshela emngceleni;

⁸Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uThixo,

⁹Amabutho akho, wena Themani, azathuthumela,

¹⁰Ngenxa yodlakela kumfowenu uJakhobe,

¹¹Ngosuku owema ngalo khatshana

¹²Akumelanga weyise umfowenu

¹³Akumelanga ungene ngamasango abantu bami

¹⁴Akumelanga ume emahlukanandlela

¹⁵Usuku lukaThixo selusondele

¹⁶Njengokunatha elakwenzayo entabeni yami,

¹⁷Kodwa phezu kweNtaba iZiyoni kuzakuba lokusindiswa;

¹⁸Indlu kaJakhobe izakuba ngumlilo

¹⁹Abantu abavela eNegebi

²⁰Lelibutho labako-Israyeli abathunjwayo abaseKhenani

²¹Abakhululi bazakhwela iNtaba iZiyoni