Umthetho womlomo wakho muhle
kunezinkulungwane zegolide nezesiliva.
Ngenziwe yizandla zakho, zangibumba,
ngiphe umqondo ukuze ngifunde imiyalo yakho.
Abakwesabayo bayakujabula lapho bengibona,
ngokuba ngethemba izwi lakho.
Ngiyazi Simakade,
ukuthi izehlulelo zakho zilungile,
nokuthi ngokwethembeka wangijezisa.
Umusa wakho mawube yinduduzo
encekwini yakho, ngokwezwi lakho.
Ububele bakho mabuze kimi,
ukuze ngiphile,
ngokuba umthetho wakho uyintokozo yami.
Abazikhukhumezayo mabajabhe,
ngokuba bangicindezela ngaphandle kwesizathu;
nokho mina ngizozindla ngeziyalezo zakho.
Abakwesabayo nababaziyo ubufakazi bakho
mabaphendukele kimi.
Inhliziyo yami mayibe msulwa
ezimisweni zakho,
ukuze ngingajabhi.
Umphefumulo wami ulangazelela insindiso yakho;
ngiyalethemba izwi lakho.
Amehlo ami alangazelela izwi lakho, ngithi:
“Uyakungiduduza nini na?”
Noma senginjengemvaba entuthwini,
izimiso zakho angizikhohlwa.
Zingaki izinsuku zenceku yakho na?
Uyakubehlulela nini abangizingelayo na?
Abaqhoshayo bangimbela imigodi,
labo abaphambene nomthetho wakho.
Yonke imiyalo yakho yethembekile,
ngihlushwa ngaphandle kwesizathu; ngisize.
Bacishe bangiqeda emhlabeni,
kodwa angizishiyanga iziyalezo zakho.
Ngesihawu sakho hlenga impilo yami,
ukuze ngibugcine ubufakazi bakho
obusho ngomlomo wakho.
Simakade, izwi lakho
limi liqinile ezulwini,
kuze kube phakade.
Ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane
ukwethembeka kwakho kukhona;
wamisa umhlaba; usemi.
Ngokwezehlulelo zakho
kusekhona nanamuhla,
ngokuba konke kuyizinceku zakho.
Ukuba umthetho wakho
ubungesiyo intokozo yami,
ngabe ngibhubhele ekuhluphekeni kwami.
Iziyalezo zakho angiyukuzikhohlwa
kuze kube phakade,
ngokuba ungiphilisile ngazo.
Ngingowakho, ngisindise,
ngokuba ngizifunile iziyalezo zakho.
Izikhohlakali zicuthele ukungibhubhisa,
kodwa mina ngigcina ubufakazi bakho.
Ngibonile ukuthi konke kunesiphetho,
kodwa umyalo wakho ubanzi kakhulu.
Umthetho wakho ngiwuthanda kakhulu.
Ngizindla ngawo usuku lonke.
Ngemiyalo yakho, ngiyahlakanipha kunezitha zami,
ngokuba inami kuze kube phakade.
Nginokuqonda okubedlula bonke abangifundisayo,
ngokuba ngizindla ngobufakazi bakho.
Ngiqonda ukwedlula izingwevu,
ngokuba ngigcina iziyalezo zakho.
Ngiyazinqanda izinyawo zami
ezindleleni zonke zokubi,
ukuze ngigcine izwi lakho.
Ezehlulelweni zakho, angichezuki,
ngokuba Wena uyangifundisa.
Anambitheka kamnandi amazwi akho,
adlula uju emlonyeni wami.
Ngeziyalezo zakho ngizuza ukuqonda,
ngalokho-ke ngiyazizonda zonke izindlela zamanga.
Izwi lakho liyisibani ezinyaweni zami
nokukhanya endleleni yami.
Ngifungile,
futhi ngakuqinisekisa
ukuthi ngizozigcina izehlulelo zakho ezilungileyo.
Simakade, ngihlupheka kakhulu,
ngiphilise ngokwezwi lakho.
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