- Bufana nomzali kubantwana
ububele bukaNdikhoyo kwabamnik' imbeko. - Xa niyigcina imiyalelo yam, noba nihlala nikholose ngokuthandwa ndim. Xelisani mna endiyilulameleyo imiyalelo kaBawo, ndihlala ndikholose ngokuthandwa nguye.
- Uze ungabulali, uze ungakrexezi, uze ungebi, uze ungangqini buxoki, beka uyihlo nonyoko, uze umthande ummelwane wakho kanye ngale ndlela uzithanda ngayo nawe.
- Ndithi sanukuzikrazula izinxibo,
koko zisoleni kukrazuk' iintliziyo.
Buyelani kuNdikhoyo uThixo wenu;
kaloku yena unesisa kwanemfobe,
uza kade umsindo,
yimvuze-mvuze ngobubele;
ewe, unebuyambo, akananqala. - Hayi bo! Mayingabi sithi, Ndikhoyo;
ewe, makudunyiswe igama lakho,
ngenxa yezibele nokunyaniseka kwakho! - Aa! Bayethe, Mhlekazi!
Hayi uyolo lomntu omthobelayo uNdikhoyo,
oyilangazelelayo imiyalelo yakhe. - Kuba xa simanyene noKrestu, ukwaluka nokungaluki akubalulekanga, into ebalulekileyo lukholo olucaciswa luthando.
- Hayi, eli lizwe abalizuzanga ngenxa yezikhali,
bengaphumelelanga ngenxa yezigalo zabo;
koko kwakungenxa yegunya nezigalo zakho
nefuthe lobukho bakho, njengoko babethandeka kuwe. - Nokuthi umthande yena ngentliziyo iphela, nangengqiqo iphela, nangamandla ephela, nokuthi umthande ummelwane wakho kanye ngale ndlela uzithanda ngayo, kungaphezulu lee kunayo yonke imibingelelo namadini atshiswayo.
- Ziphephe iinkanuko zobutsha; phuthuma ukulungisa, ukholo, uthando, noxolo, umanyene nabo bonke abayinqula ngokunyaniseka iNkosi.
- Nenkqu yothando ivela kuMhlekazi.
Kaloku wena, Nkosi, uyazelelela,
umntu umvuza ngokwemisebenzi yakhe.
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