UHosiya 2

¹“Tshono kubafowenu uthi, ‘Bantu bami,’ ngabodadewenu uthi, ‘Bathandekayo bami.’ ”

²“Mkhuze unyoko, mkhuze,

³Funa ngimhlubule abe nqunu,

⁴Kangiyikubonakalisa uthando lwami ebantwaneni bakhe,

⁵Unina ubeyisifebe,

⁶Ngakho-ke indlela yakhe ngizayivala ngamahlahla ameva;

⁷Uzaxotshana lezithandwa zakhe kodwa angazifici,

⁸Kavumanga ukuthi yimi engamnika amabele,

⁹Ngakho-ke ngizawathatha amabele ami lapho esevuthiwe,

¹⁰Ngakho khathesi ngizahlazulula ukuxhwala bakhe

¹¹Ngizayiqeda yonke imikhosi yakhe yokuthokoza:

¹²Ngizatshabalalisa izivini zakhe lezihlahla zakhe zemikhiwa,

¹³Ngizamjezisela insuku atshisela ngazo

¹⁴“Ngakho sengizamhuga;

¹⁵Lapho-ke ngizambuyisela izivini zakhe,

¹⁶Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uThixo,

¹⁷Ngizawasusa amabizo aboBhali ezindebeni zakhe;

¹⁸Ngalolosuku ngizabenzela isivumelwano

¹⁹Ngizakwendisela kimi kuze kube nininini;

²⁰Ngizakwendisa ngokuthembeka,

²¹Ngalolosuku ngizasabela,”

²²lomhlaba uzasabela emabeleni

²³Ngizazihlanyelela yena elizweni;