Mbonge uSimakade, mphefumulo wami,
konke okungaphakathi kimi
makulibonge igama lakhe elingcwele.
Mbonge uSimakade, mphefumulo wami,
ungaze wakhohlwa yimisebenzi yakhe yonke yomusa,
Yena othethelela zonke izono zakho,
owelapha zonke izifo zakho,
okhulula ukuphila kwakho ekubhujisweni,
okuqhelisa ngomusa nangobubele,
osuthisa ukulangazelela kwakho ngokuhle,
ubusha bakho bubuyiswe njengokhozi.
USimakade ubenzela bonke
abacindezelweyo ukulunga nobulungiswa.
Wamazisa uMose izindlela zakhe,
nabantu bakwa-Israyeli, izenzo zakhe.
USimakade unobubele nesihawu,
uyephuza ukuthukuthela, uvame umusa.
Akathethi njalonjalo,
akayigcini intukuthelo yakhe
kuze kube phakade.
Akasiphathi njengokufanele izono zethu,
akasivuzi njengokwamacala ethu.
Ngokuba njengokuphakama kwezulu phezu komhlaba,
unjalo umusa wakhe phezu kwabamesabayo.
Njengokuba impumalanga yahlukene nentshonalanga,
uzidedise kangako iziphambeko zethu.
Njengalokhu uyise ebahawukela abantwana bakhe,
kanjalo noSimakade uyabahawukela abamesabayo.
Ngokuba uyazi ukuthi sibunjwe kanjani,
uyakhumbula ukuthi siluthuli nje.
Izinsuku zomuntu zinjengotshani;
ukhahlela njengembali yasendle,
ipheshethwa ngumoya, bese inyamalala,
nendawo yayo ingabe isayazi.
Kepha umusa kaSimakade uphezu kwabamesabayo
phakade naphakade,
nokulunga kwakhe kubantwana babantwana,
abagcina isivumelwane sakhe,
bakhumbule ukwenza iziyalezo zakhe.
USimakade umise isihlalo sakhe
sobukhosi ezulwini,
umbuso wakhe ubusa
phezu kwakho konke.
Bongani uSimakade nina zingelosi zakhe,
nina maqhawe anamandla
enigcina izwi lakhe
nilalele okushiwo yilo.
Bongani uSimakade
nina mabandla akhe wonke,
nina zinceku zakhe
enenza intando yakhe.
Bongani uSimakade,
nina misebenzi yakhe yonke
ezindaweni zonke zombuso wakhe.
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