Abenza isithombe esibaziweyo bayize bonke;
izinto zabo ezithandekayo aziyikusiza;
ofakazi babo ababoni, futhi abazi;
bayakujabhiswa.
Ngubani owenzile uNkulunkulu,
ngubani obumbile isithombe esibaziweyo
esingesokusiza na?
Bheka, bonke abangane bakhe bayakujabha,
nezisebenzi zingabantu nje.
Mabahlangane bonke, beme;
bayakwesaba, bajabhe kanyekanye.
Umkhandi wensimbi wenza imbazo,
asebenze emalahleni,
ayibumbe ngezando,
ayisebenze ngamandla ezingalo zakhe;
uyalamba, angabikho amandla;
akaphuzi amanzi, uyadangala.
Umbazi uyelula intambo,
adwebe umuthi ngokubomvu,
awenze ngezibazo,
adwebe ngekompasi,*
awenze ngomfanekiso womuntu,
ngobuhle bomuntu,
ukuba uhlale endlini.
Uyazigawulela imisedari,*
athathe imikhoba nama-oki,*
awaqinise phakathi kwemithi yehlathi;
uyatshala umfire,* imvula iwukhulise.
Bese kuba ngokomuntu ukuba abase ngakho;
uthatha kuwo, othe;
uyawuphemba, enze isinkwa;
wenza unkulunkulu, akhuleke kuye,
enze nesithombe esibaziweyo,
akhothambele kuso.
Ushisa inxenye yawo emlilweni;
phezu kwale nxenye uyadla inyama,
ose izoso, asuthe;
yebo, uyotha athi:
“Halala! Sengifudumele,
ngibonile umlilo.”
Ngokuseleyo kuwo uyakwenza unkulunkulu nesithombe;
uyakhothamela kuso, akhuleke kuso,
athandaze kuso, athi:
“Ngophule; ungunkulunkulu wami.”
Abazi, abaqondi,
ngokuba unamekile amehlo abo ukuze bangaboni,
nezinhliziyo zabo ukuze bangaqondi.
Akakho okhumbulayo,
nokwazi nokuqonda akukho kokuba kuthiwe:
“Ngishisile inxenye yawo ngomlilo,
ngenzile isinkwa phezu kwamalahle awo,
ngosile inyama, ngayidla;
ngingenza okuseleyo kuwo kube yisinengiso,
ngikhothamele umbhuku womuthi,” na?
Udla umlotha;
inhliziyo ekhohlisiweyo imdukisile;
akanakophula umphefumulo wakhe nokuba athi:
“Akukho yini amanga kwesokunene sami na?”