Manje usho kanje uSimakade
owakudala wena Jakobe,
nowakubumba wena Israyeli, uthi:
“Ungesabi ngokuba ngikuhlengile,
ngikubize ngegama lakho;
ungowami.
Uma udabula emanzini,
Mina ngiyokuba nawe,
nemifula ayiyukukukhukhula;
nalapho udabula emlilweni,
awuyukusha;
ilangabi aliyukukushisa.
Ngokuba Mina nginguSimakade
uNkulunkulu wakho,
oNgcwele ka-Israyeli
uMsindisi wakho.
IGibhithe ngilinikele laba yinhlawulo yakho;
iKhushe neShebha esikhundleni sakho.
Ngokuba uyigugu emehlweni ami,
uhloniphekile, futhi ngiyakuthanda;
ngiyonikela abantu esikhundleni sakho,
nezizwe esikhundleni sokuphila kwakho.
Ungesabi, ngokuba nginawe,
ngiyakuletha abozalo lwakho
bevela empumalanga,
ngikuqoqe nasentshonalanga.
Ngiyothi kuyo inyakatho:
‘Bakhulule,’
nakuyo iningizimu, ngithi:
‘Ungabagodli.’
Lethani amadodana ami
asuka ezweni elikude,
namadodakazi ami
avela emikhawulweni yomhlaba,
yilowo nalowo obizwa ngeGama lami,
engimdalele udumo lwami,
ngambumba, futhi ngamenza.”
Lethani abantu abayizimpumputhe
bebe benamehlo,
nabayizithulu
bebe benezindlebe.
Izizwe zonke mazihlangane ndawonye;
abantu bonke babuthane.
Ngubani phakathi kwabo ongasho lokhu,
asitshele izinto zakuqala na?
Mabalethe ofakazi babo
ukuze bazobafakazela,
mabezwe bese bethi:
“Kuliqiniso.”
“Ningofakazi bami,” kusho uSimakade,
“nenceku yami engiyikhethileyo,
ukuze nazi, futhi ningikholwe,
niqonde ukuthi Mina nginguye.
Akukho nkulunkulu owenziwa ngaphambi kwami,
futhi akekho oyokwenziwa ngasemuva kwami.
Mina, Mina nginguSimakade,
ngaphandle kwami akekho uMsindisi.
Ngishilo, ngasindisa, ngamemezela,
ngesikhathi kungakabi bikho nkulunkulu
wabezizwe phakathi kwenu.
Nina ningofakazi bami,” kusho uSimakade.
“Mina nginguNkulunkulu.
Mina nginguye kwasemandulo.
Akekho ongakusindisa okusesandleni sami,
ngiyenza,
ngubani ongakuvimba lokho na?”
Usho kanje uSimakade uMhlengi wenu
oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uthi:
“Ngenxa yenu ngithumele eBhabhele,
ngiyobehlisa bonke ababalekileyo,
namaKhaledi ngemikhumbi,
bememeza ngenjabulo.
Mina nginguSimakade oNgcwele wenu,
uMdali ka-Israyeli, iNkosi yenu.”
Usho kanje uSimakade
odala indlela olwandle,
nomkhondo emanzini anamandla,
okhipha izinqola zempi;
amahhashi, impi, namaqhawe,
kulale uyaca kanyekanye
kungabe kusavuka.
Kucishwe, kucinywe
njengentambo yesibani.
“Ningakhumbuli izinto zakuqala,
ningazindli ngezindaba zasendulo.
Bhekani, sengizokwenza okusha,
kuqhamuka khona manje;
niyakubona na?
Yebo, ngiyokwenza indlela ehlane,
nemifula kwahlongasibi.
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