Izaga 8

¹Ukuhlakanipha kakumemezi yini?

²Emiqolweni yezindlela,

³emasangweni angena phakathi kwedolobho,

⁴“Ngimemeza lina, madoda;

⁵Lina eliyizithutha, zuzani ukuqonda;

⁶Lalelani ngoba ngilitshela izinto eziqakathekileyo;

⁷Umlomo wami ukhuluma okuliqiniso,

⁸Wonke amazwi omlomo wami aqondile;

⁹Kulowo ozwisisayo wonke alungile;

¹⁰Khetha iseluleko sami kulesiliva,

¹¹ngoba ukuhlakanipha kuligugu okudlula amarubhi,

¹²Mina, kuhlakanipha, ngihlala ndawonye lokuqondisisa;

¹³Ukwesaba uThixo yikuzonda ububi;

¹⁴Ukweluleka lokwahlulela okuhle kungokwami;

¹⁵Amakhosi abusa ngenxa yami

¹⁶amakhosana abusa ngami,

¹⁷Ngiyabathanda labo abangithandayo,

¹⁸Kimi kukhona inotho lodumo,

¹⁹Izithelo zami zingcono kulegolide elicengiweyo;

²⁰Ngihamba ngendlela yokulunga,

²¹ngiyabela inotho kulabo abangithandayo

²²UThixo wangenza ngaba khona

²³ngaba khona ekudabukeni kwezinto,

²⁴Kungakabi lezilwandle, ngasengizelwe,

²⁵izintaba zingakamiswa ensikeni zazo,

²⁶uThixo engakawenzi umhlaba lamaganga,

²⁷Ngangikhona uThixo ehlela kuhle izulu,

²⁸esenza amayezi emkhathini

²⁹ebeka imingcele yolwandle

³⁰Ngalesosikhathi ngangingumbumbi eceleni kwakhe.

³¹ngithokoza ngomhlaba wakhe wonke

³²Ngakho-ke, madodana ami, ngilalelani;

³³Lalelani imfundiso yami ukuze lihlakaniphe;

³⁴Ubusisiwe lowomuntu ongilalelayo,

³⁵Ngoba lowo ongifumanayo uzuza ukuphila

³⁶Kodwa lowo owehlulekayo ukungifumana uyazilimaza;