AmaHubo 89

¹Ngizahlabelela ngothando lukaThixo olukhulu lanininini;

²Ngizamemezela ukuthi uthando lwakho lumi luqinile laphakade,

³Wathi, “Sengenze isivumelwano lalowo okhethiweyo wami,

⁴‘Ngizawumisa umndeni wakho laphakade,

⁵Amazulu ayazidumisa izimanga zakho, Oh Thixo,

⁶Phela ngubani onjengoThixo phakathi kwabaphilayo ezulwini na?

⁷Enhlanganisweni yabangcwele uNkulunkulu uyesatshwa kakhulu;

⁸Yebo Thixo Nkulunkulu Somandla, ngubani onjengawe na?

⁹Uyabusa phezu kolwandle olugubhazelayo;

¹⁰Wamchoboza uRahabi njengomunye wababuleweyo;

¹¹Ngawakho amazulu, ngowakho njalo lomhlaba;

¹²Wayidala inyakatho kanye leningizimu;

¹³Ingalo yakho igcwele amandla;

¹⁴Ukulunga lokwahlulela kuhle yikho okuyinsika yesihlalo sakho sobukhosi;

¹⁵Babusisiwe labo asebekufundile ukukubabaza,

¹⁶Bayathokoza ngebizo lakho ilanga lonke;

¹⁷Ngoba uyibukhosi babo lamandla abo,

¹⁸Ngempela isihlangu sethu ngesikaThixo, iNkosi yethu

¹⁹Endulo wakhuluma ngombono,

²⁰Sengifumane uDavida inceku yami;

²¹Isandla sami sizamsekela;

²²Akulasitha esizamncindezela ukuthi athele kuso;

²³Ngizazichoboza izitha zakhe phambi kwakhe

²⁴Uthando lwami oluthembekileyo luzaba laye,

²⁵Ngizabeka isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle,

²⁶Uzamemeza kimi athi, ‘UnguBaba,

²⁷Njalo ngizamisa abe lizibulo lami,

²⁸Ngizalugcina uthando lwami kuye laphakade,

²⁹Inzalo yakhe ngizayimisa nini lanini,

³⁰Aluba amadodana akhe edela umlayo wami

³¹nxa besephula izimemezelo zami

³²ngizajezisa isono sabo ngoswazi,

³³kodwa kangiyikulususa uthando lwami kuye,

³⁴Kangiyikusephula isivumelwano sami

³⁵Ngavele ngafunga kanye ngobungcwele bami

³⁶ukuthi inzalo yakhe izaqhubeka laphakade

³⁷sizakuma laphakade njengenyanga,

³⁸Kodwa usumalile, usumlahlile,

³⁹Ususikhalele isivumelwano lenceku yakho

⁴⁰Usuyibhidlizile yonke imiduli yakhe,

⁴¹Bonke abedlula khona bamphangile;

⁴²Usuphakamisile isandla sokunene sezitha zakhe;

⁴³Uyibuyisele emuva inkemba yakhe ebukhali

⁴⁴Usuyiqedile inkazimulo yakhe

⁴⁵Uluqumile lwaba lufitshane usuku lobutsha bakhe;

⁴⁶Koze kube nini, Oh Thixo? Uzazifihla kokuphela na?

⁴⁷Khumbula ukwedlula masinyane kwempilo yami.

⁴⁸Ngumuntu bani ongaphila angaze abona ukufa,

⁴⁹Oh Thixo, lungaphi uthando lwakho lwakudala olukhulu,

⁵⁰Khumbula, Thixo ukuthi inceku yakho iklolodelwa njani,

⁵¹izigcono izitha zakho eziklolode ngazo, Oh Thixo,

⁵²Udumo kalube kuThixo laphakade!