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iThemplethi:Ukurhoxiswa Ngoko nangoko

(Isaiah i.)
(Ngu. W. W. G.)
UYehova uyathetha
Nani, ntlanga zomhlaba,
Umangele kulw'izulu,
Elo khaya liphezulu.
Bek'indlebe wena Zulu,
Wena khaya lobunyulu:
Ndimangalel'u"Akunani";
Ndideliwe ndinguMDali.
Olu sapho ndilondlile,
Ngoku lingoo-"Qelesile,"
Kanti ndizikhulisele,
Aba bantu ndizondlele.
Qhiphu kanye! abandazi,
Kwanekhaya abalazi,-
Kant'iiqwarha kwaneenkomo,
Ziyamazi umninizo.
Aba bantu baphelile
Bangoo "Zweliqhelesile"
Sebe kăkă-kamupetu,
Sebengenwe nazimpethu.
Sekuthamba ixhalanga;
Umphefumlo uyanuka,
Yhiloo ntshontsho, yeloo fuqa,
Yomphefumlo oneqgitha
Ndimangele kuwe mhlaba,-
Kuba nguwe umdlezana,
Owanyisa abantwana,
Sebebhede ama"dlaba."
Bayanuka, bathe bhutyu,
Mna, Yise, ndithe kruqu;
Ndibabiza ngamax'onke,
Ndibameme ngako konke.
Bazonele ngokwenene,
Umdlezana makaphuse;
Omalanga babalele,
Ze bachithwe naziimfazwe.
Bangalima baphandule,
Ngamakhuba baqandule,-
Ith'imvula ndiyibambe,
Imibethe ndiyivimbe.
Bangakhupha nemijelo,
Ndoyomisa imilambo;
Bangafuya oozimfuyo
Zozinkomo kuthi, "mho";
Noomahashe noozigusha;
Ozimali, nenciniba;
Ozibhokhwe neenqanawa;
Senditshilo,-Ziyatshaba
Sel'iNdim nje, omangele
Kule nkundla ndikhathele.
Ningabuyanga kwaphela,-
Senifile, kwa impela.
UngoWam umhlaba,
Noko ningoo"Bhed'idlaba."
Ndininike ngesi sisa;
Ndinenzela nindisola.
Ndonigxotha kulo mhlaba.
Ndinigxothe kwelaa khaya;
Isiphelo ke yhini na?
Singu-Athi! athi ke mna.
Zihlambeni zicoceni,
Obu bubi, bulahleni;
Khanipheze, nqumamani,
Ukwenz'ifa kufundeni.
phungulani imithwalo
Yabo babandezelweyo;
Gwebelani iinkedama,
Kufuneni ukugweba.
Nabo nabahlolokazi,
Ukuze bangasileli,-
Yenzani ubulungisa,
Xa niphethe ukugweba.
Khanize ke khe sixoxe.
NoYehova sidibene:
Nokwizono sekumrholo,-
UYehova sel'etshilo,-
Zobamhlophe ngokwekhephu,
Zibemhlophe njengomqhaphu,
Zibe weza, njengoboya
Buhlanjiwe obegusha.
Noth'ukuba ninemvume,
Okunye ke nilungile,
Ilungelo lalo mhlaba,
Ndoninika, nolixhamla.
Okanye ke nimangala,
Senibheda kwanedlaba,
Nakutshaba ngal'wikrele,-
UYehova uthethile.