UMtshumayeli 12

1Khumbula uMdali wakho

ngezinsuku zobutsha bakho,

kungakafiki insuku zokuhlupheka

njalo kusondele leminyaka

lapho ozakuthi,

“Angizuzi kuthokoza kuyo”

2andubana ilanga lokukhanya

kanye lenyanga lezinkanyezi kufiphale,

lamayezi achitheke

ngemva kwezulu;

3lapho abalindi bendlu

bezathuthumela,

amadoda aqinileyo akhokhobe,

labacholi batshiye umsebenzi

ngoba sebebalutshwana,

kuthi labalunguzayo ngamawindi

sebebona lufifi;

4lapho iminyango ephumela emigwaqweni isivaliwe

lomsindo wokuchola usufiphala;

lapho abantu besethuswa yikukhala kwenyoni,

lezingoma zazo zincipha;

5lapho abantu sebesesaba izindawo eziphakemeyo

lezingozi emigwaqweni;

lapho isihlahla se-alimondi sesiqhakaza

lentethe isihamba ngokuzihudula nje

njalo kungasekho ukulangazelela.

Lapho-ke umuntu usesiya ekhaya lakhe

laphakade njalo abalilayo

bagcwale emigwaqweni.

6Mkhumbule intambo yesiliva ingakaqamuki,

kumbe umganu wegolide ungakabhidlizwa;

lodiwo lungakahlikizwa emthonjeni,

loba ivili lephulwe emgodini wamanzi,

7kuthi umhlabathi ubuyele emhlabathini

lapho owavela khona,

lomphefumulo ubuyele kuNkulunkulu

onguye owawuphayo.

8“Ize! Ize!” kutsho uMtshumayeli,

“Konke kuyize!”

Isiphetho Sendaba

9UMtshumayeli wayehlakaniphile, njalo esabela abantu ulwazi. Wazidla ingqondo wadingisisa wamisa kuhle izaga ezinengi. 10UMtshumayeli wadingisisa ukuze azuze amazwi ayiwonawona, kwathi-ke konke akulobayo kwaqonda njalo kuliqiniso.

11Amazwi abahlakaniphileyo anjengenswazi zokwethusa izimvu, izitsho zabo eziqoqiweyo zinjengezipikili ezibethelwe zatshona, zivela kuMalusi munye. 12Limuka, ndodana yami, loba kuyini okudlula lapho.

Ukulotshwa kwezincwadi ezinengi akulamkhawulo, njalo ukufunda kakhulu kuhlukuluza umzimba.

13Manje-ke konke sekuzwakele;

nansi isiphetho sendaba:

Mesabe uNkulunkulu ugcine imiyalo yakhe,

ngoba lo yiwo wonke umlandu womuntu.

14Ngoba uNkulunkulu uzazahlulela zonke izenzo,

lalokho okufihliweyo

loba kuhle loba kubi.