UMtshumayeli 11

Isinkwa Emanzini

1Phosela isinkwa sakho phezu kwamanzi,

ngoba ngemva kwensuku ezinengi uzasifumana futhi.

2Yabela abayisikhombisa, yebo abayisificaminwembili,

ngoba kawuwazi umonakalo ongehlela elizweni.

3Nxa amayezi ethwele, anisa izulu emhlabathini.

Aluba isihlahla singawela eningizimu loba enhla,

silala khonapho esiwele khona.

4Lowo onanzelela umoya kayikuhlanyela;

lowo okhangela amayezi akazukuvuna.

5Njengoba ungayazi indlela yomoya,

loba ukubunjwa komzimba esiswini sikanina,

yikho ungeke uzwisise umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu,

uMenzi wezinto zonke.

6Hlanyela inhlanyelo yakho ekuseni,

kuthi ntambama uphumuze izandla zakho,

ngoba kawukwazi okuzaphumelela,

kumbe yilokhu loba yilokhuyana,

langabe kokubili kuzalunga ngokufananayo.

Khumbula UMenzi Wakho UseseMutsha

7Ukukhanya kumnandi,

njalo kuhle emehlweni ukubona ilanga.

8Umuntu angaze aphile iminyaka emingaki,

kayikholise yonke.

Kodwa makakhumbule insuku zobumnyama,

ngoba zizabe zizinengi.

Konke okuzakuza kuyize.

9Jabula nsizwa usesemutsha,

uvumele inhliziyo yakho ikuthokozise ensukwini zobutsha bakho.

Landela izindlela zenhliziyo yakho

lakho konke amehlo akho akubonayo,

kodwa yazi ukuthi ngenxa yazo zonke lezizinto

uNkulunkulu uzakumisa ekwahlulelweni.

10Ngakho-ke, susa ukukhathazeka enhliziyweni yakho

ulahlele kude inhlupheko zomzimba wakho,

ngoba ubutsha lamadlabuzane kuyize.