AmaHubo 119

¹Babusisiwe labo abandlela zabo zingelansolo,

²Babusisiwe labo abagcina imilayo yakhe,

³Kaboni lutho;

⁴Wena ubekile izimiso

⁵He, aluba izindlela zami zithembekile

⁶Lapho-ke ngeke ngibe lenhloni

⁷Ngizakudumisa ngenhliziyo eqotho

⁸Ngizazilalela izimemezelo zakho;

⁹Ijaha lingaphila njani impilo ehlambulukileyo?

¹⁰Ngikudinga ngenhliziyo yami yonke;

¹¹Ilizwi lakho ngilifihlile enhliziyweni yami

¹²Udumo kalube kuwe, Oh Thixo;

¹³Ngezindebe zami ngiyayibala yonke

¹⁴Kuyangithokozisa ukulandela izimiso zakho

¹⁵Ngiyanakana ngezimiso zakho

¹⁶Ngiyathokoza ngezimemezelo zakho;

¹⁷Yenzele okuhle inceku yakho ukuba ngiphile;

¹⁸Vula amehlo ami ukuze ngibone

¹⁹Ngiyisihambi emhlabeni;

²⁰Umphefumulo wami uhugekile ngokulangazelela

²¹Uyabakhuza abaklolodayo,

²²Susa kimi ihlazo lokweyisa,

²³Loba ababusi behlangana ngami bengigcona,

²⁴Izimiso zakho ziyinjabulo yami;

²⁵Ngehliselwe phansi othulini;

²⁶Ngabalisa izindlela zami wangiphendula;

²⁷Ngenza ngizwisise imfundiso yezimiso zakho;

²⁸Umphefumulo wami ukhathele ngosizi;

²⁹Ngivikela ezindleleni zenkohliso;

³⁰Ngikhethe indlela yeqiniso;

³¹Ngibambelele ezimisweni zakho, Oh Thixo;

³²Ngigijima ngendlela yemithetho yakho,

³³Ngifundisa, Oh Thixo; ukulandela izimemezelo zakho;

³⁴Ngipha ukuzwisisa ukuze ngigcine umthetho wakho

³⁵Ngiqondisa endleleni yemilayo yakho,

³⁶Phendulela inhliziyo yami ezimisweni zakho

³⁷Phendula amehlo ami asuke ezintweni ezingesilutho;

³⁸Gcwalisa isithembiso sakho encekwini yakho,

³⁹Susa ihlazo engilesabayo,

⁴⁰Ngizilangazelela kanjani izimiso zakho!

⁴¹Sengathi uthando lwakho olungaphuthiyo lungeza kimi, Oh Thixo,

⁴²lapho-ke ngizamphendula lowo ongithukayo,

⁴³Ungangemuki emlonyeni ilizwi leqiniso,

⁴⁴Ngizahlala ngiwulalela umthetho wakho,

⁴⁵Ngizazihambela ngikhululekile,

⁴⁶Ngizakhuluma ngezimiso zakho phambi kwamakhosi

⁴⁷ngoba ngithokoza ngisemilayweni yakho

⁴⁸Ngizaphakamisa izandla zami emilayweni yakho engiyithandayo,

⁴⁹Khumbula ilizwi lakho encekwini yakho,

⁵⁰Induduzo yami phakathi kokuhlupheka kwami yile:

⁵¹Abaklolodayo bangihleka baze bakholise,

⁵²Ngiyayikhumbula imithetho yakho yekadeni, Oh Thixo,

⁵³Ngithukuthela ngife ngenxa yababi,

⁵⁴Izimemezelo zakho ziyiyo injongo yengoma yami

⁵⁵Ebusuku ngiyalikhumbula ibizo lakho, Oh Thixo,

⁵⁶Le yiyo injayelo yokwenza kwami:

⁵⁷Uyingxenye yami, Oh Thixo,

⁵⁸Ngiyabudinga ubuso bakho ngenhliziyo yami yonke;

⁵⁹Sengizihlolile izindlela zami

⁶⁰Ngizaphangisa ngingaphuzi

⁶¹Loba ababi bengangibopha ngentambo,

⁶²Phakathi kobusuku ngivukela ukukubonga

⁶³Ngingumngane kubo bonke abakwesabayo,

⁶⁴Umhlaba ugcwele uthando lwakho, Oh Thixo;

⁶⁵Senzele okuhle isisebenzi sakho

⁶⁶Ngifundisa ulwazi lokwahlulela okufaneleyo,

⁶⁷Ngingakabi sekuhluphekeni ngalahleka,

⁶⁸Ulungile njalo okwenzayo kulungile;

⁶⁹Lokuba abaklolodayo bengibhaceke ngamanga,

⁷⁰Inhliziyo zabo zilolunya kazilazwelo,

⁷¹Kwakukuhle kimi ukuthi ngihlutshwe

⁷²Umthetho ophuma emlonyeni wakho uligugu kimi

⁷³Izandla zakho zangenza zangibumba,

⁷⁴Sengathi labo abakwesabayo bangathokoza nxa bengibona,

⁷⁵Ngiyazi, Thixo, ukuthi imithetho yakho ilungile,

⁷⁶Sengathi uthando lwakho olungaphuthiyo lungaba yinduduzo kimi,

⁷⁷Isihawu sakho kasize kimi ukuze ngiphile,

⁷⁸Sengathi abaklolodayo bangayangiswa ngokungigcona ngingonanga lutho;

⁷⁹Sengathi labo abakwesabayo bangaphendukela kimi,

⁸⁰Sengathi inhliziyo yami ingaba msulwa ngezimiso zakho,

⁸¹Umphefumulo wami uyacikizeka ngokulangazelela insindiso yakho,

⁸²Amehlo ami aseze efiphala ngokulinda isithembiso sakho;

⁸³Lanxa nginjengesixaxa sewayini esesikhumba sifuswe entuthwini,

⁸⁴Inceku yakho izalinda kuze kube nini na?

⁸⁵Abaklolodayo bangigebhela amagodi,

⁸⁶Yonke imilayo yakho ithembekile,

⁸⁷Baphose bangesula emhlabeni,

⁸⁸Ngivuselela ngomusa wakho olothando,

⁸⁹Ilizwi lakho, Oh Thixo, kalipheli lanini;

⁹⁰Ukuthembeka kwakho kukhona kuzozonke izizukulwane;

⁹¹Imithetho yakho imi lanamhla lokhu,

⁹²Aluba umthetho wakho ubungesiyo injabulo yami

⁹³Kangisoze ngafa ngayilibala imithetho yakho,

⁹⁴Ngisindisa ngoba ngingowakho;

⁹⁵Ababi balindele ukungichitha,

⁹⁶Kukho konke ukuphelela ngibona kulomkhawulo;

⁹⁷Oh, ngiwuthanda kangakanani umthetho wakho!

⁹⁸Imilayo yakho iyangihlakaniphisa kulezitha zami,

⁹⁹Ngicacile ukuqedisisa kwami kulabafundisi bami,

¹⁰⁰Ngiyezwisisa okudlula abadala,

¹⁰¹Inyawo zami kaziyinyathelanga layiphi indlela embi

¹⁰²Kangiphambukanga emithethweni yakho,

¹⁰³Amazwi akho anambitheka kamnandi kimi,

¹⁰⁴Ngiyazuza ukuqedisisa emithethweni yakho;

¹⁰⁵Ilizwi lakho liyisibane ezinyaweni zami

¹⁰⁶Sengenzile isifungo ngasiqinisa,

¹⁰⁷Sengihlupheke kakhulu;

¹⁰⁸Yamukela, Oh Thixo,

¹⁰⁹Loba ngihlezi ngizibona sengingene engozini,

¹¹⁰Ababi sebengithiye ngomjibila

¹¹¹Izimiso zakho ziyilifa lami laphakade;

¹¹²Inhliziyo yami izimisele ukugcina imilayo yakho

¹¹³Ngiyabazonda abantu abangongqondombili,

¹¹⁴Uyisiphephelo sami lesihlangu sami;

¹¹⁵Sukani kimi lina benzi bobubi,

¹¹⁶Ngisekela njengesithembiso sakho ukuze ngiphile;

¹¹⁷Ngiqinisa ukuze ngikhululwe;

¹¹⁸Uyabalahla bonke labo abaphambuka ezimisweni zakho,

¹¹⁹Bonke ababi bomhlaba uyabalahlela kude njengezibi;

¹²⁰Inyama yami iyathuthumela ngokukwesaba;

¹²¹Ngenzile okulungileyo lokufaneleyo;

¹²²Qinisa impilakahle yenceku yakho;

¹²³Amehlo ami asefiphala elokhu ekhangele insindiso yakho,

¹²⁴Yenza encekwini yakho ngokothando lwakho,

¹²⁵Ngiyinceku yakho; ngipha ukuqedisisa

¹²⁶Sekuyisikhathi sakho sokuthi wenze okwakho, Oh Thixo

¹²⁷Ngoba ngiyayithanda imilayo yakho kulegolide,

¹²⁸njalo njengoba ngisithi imithetho yakho ilungile,

¹²⁹Izimiso zakho ziyamangalisa;

¹³⁰Ukwambulwa kwamazwi akho kuletha ukukhanya;

¹³¹Ngivula umlomo wami ngikhefuzele,

¹³²Phendukela kimi ube lomusa kimi,

¹³³Qondisa izinyathelo zami ngokwelizwi lakho;

¹³⁴Ngihlenga ekuncindezelweni ngabantu,

¹³⁵Yenza ubuso bakho bukhanye encekwini yakho,

¹³⁶Imifula yezinyembezi iyajuluka emehlweni ami,

¹³⁷Ulungile wena Thixo,

¹³⁸Izimiso ozibekileyo zilungile;

¹³⁹Ukutshiseka kwami kuyangicoba,

¹⁴⁰Izithembiso zakho zihlolisisiwe kakhulu,

¹⁴¹Loba ngingumuntukazana ngiseyiswa,

¹⁴²Ukulunga kwakho kumi laphakade

¹⁴³Uhlupho losizi kuyakungehlele,

¹⁴⁴Izimiso zakho zihlezi zilungile;

¹⁴⁵Ngiyamemeza ngayo yonke inhliziyo yami;

¹⁴⁶Ngiyakubiza, ngisindisa mina

¹⁴⁷Ngivuka emathathakusa ngikhale kuwe ngicela usizo;

¹⁴⁸Amehlo ami alala ekhangele ngemilindo yonke yobusuku,

¹⁴⁹Zwana ilizwi lami ngokuya kothando lwakho;

¹⁵⁰Labo abakha amasu amabi baseduze,

¹⁵¹Ikanti useduze, wena Thixo,

¹⁵²Sekukade ngafunda ezimisweni zakho

¹⁵³Khangela ukuhawula kwami ungikhulule,

¹⁵⁴Ake ungimele ukuze ungihlenge;

¹⁵⁵Insindiso ikhatshana kwababi,

¹⁵⁶Isihawu sakho sikhulu, Oh Thixo

¹⁵⁷Zinengi izitha ezingihluphayo,

¹⁵⁸Ngikhangela abangakholwayo ngibenyanye,

¹⁵⁹Ake ubone ukuthi ngiyithanda kanganani imithetho yakho;

¹⁶⁰Wonke amazwi akho aqinisile;

¹⁶¹Ababusi bayangihlupha kungelasizatho,

¹⁶²Isithembiso sakho siyangithokozisa

¹⁶³Amanga ngiyawazonda njalo ngiyawenyanya

¹⁶⁴Ngikudumisa kasikhombisa ngelanga

¹⁶⁵Kukhulu ukuthula abalakho labo abathanda umthetho wakho,

¹⁶⁶Ngiyilindele insindiso yakho, Oh Thixo

¹⁶⁷Ngiyazilalela izimiso zakho,

¹⁶⁸Ngiyayilalela imithetho yakho lezimiso zakho,

¹⁶⁹Sengathi ukukhala kwami kungafika kuwe, Oh Thixo

¹⁷⁰Sengathi ukuncenga kwami kungafika kuwe;

¹⁷¹Sengathi indebe zami zingageleza indumiso yakho,

¹⁷²Sengathi ulimi lwami lungalihlabela ilizwi lakho,

¹⁷³Sengathi isandla sakho singalungela ukungisiza,

¹⁷⁴Ngilangazelela insindiso yakho, Oh Thixo

¹⁷⁵Kangiphile ukuze ngikudumise,

¹⁷⁶Ngiphambukile njengemvu elahlekileyo.