IRhubo
Kumnqophisi. Irhubo lamadodana kaKhorarhi. Ingoma.
49 Yenizwe lokhu, noke nina ntjhaba.
Tjhejani, noke nina zakhamuzi zephasi,
2 Abancani nabakhulu,
Abanjingileko nabatlhagako.
3 Umlomami uzokukhuluma ukuhlakanipha,
Ukuzindla kwehliziywami+ kuzokutjengisa ukuzwisisa.
4 Ngizokutjheja isaga;
Ngizokuhlathulula isirarejo sami ngeharibha.
5 Kubayini kufuze ngisabe ngeenkhathi ezibudisi,+
Nangibhodwe bubumbi balabo abalinga ukungiketula?
6 Labo abathembela ebunjingeni babo+
Abazikhakhazisa ngomnothwabo omkhulu,+
7 Akekho namunye wabo ongahlenga umfowabo
Namkha anikele uZimu isihlengo bona amhlenge,+
8 (Inani lesihlengo sokuphila kwabo liligugu khulu
10 Uyabona ukuthi ngitjho nabantu abahlakaniphileko bayafa;
Iindlhadlha nabanganangqondo babhubha ndawonye,+
Begodu kufuze batjhiyele abanye umnothwabo.+
11 Ngeenhliziyweni zabo bafisa ngasuthi izindlu zabo zingahlala ngokungapheliko,
Amatendabo ahlale iinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana.
Bathiyelela iinarha zabo ngamagamabo.
12 Kodwana umuntu, ngitjho nanyana ahlonitjhwa, angekhe ahlale;+
Akasingcono kuneembandana ezibhubhako.+
13 Le yindlela yeendlhadlha+
Neyalabo abazilandelako, abathatjiswa mamezwi wazo alilize. (Sela)
14 Bazokwabelwa eThuneni* njengezimvu.
Ukufa kuzobelusa;
Abalungileko bazobabusa+ ekuseni.
15 Kodwana uZimu uzongihlenga emandleni weThuna,*+
Ngombana uzongibamba. (Sela)
16 Ungathuswa kukuthi umuntu uyanjinga,
Ukuthi uburhanyarhanya bendlwakhe buyanda,
17 Ngombana nakahlongakalako akazukukhamba nalitho;+
Uburhanyarhanya bakhe angekhe behlele naye phasi.+
18 Ngombana nakasaphilako uyazikwakwazelela.+
(Abantu bayakudumisa nawuphumelelako.)+
19 Kodwana ekugcineni uhlanganyela nesizukulwana sabokhokho bakhe.
Angekhe basakubona ukukhanya.
20 Umuntu ongakuzwisisiko lokhu, ngitjho nanyana ahlonitjhwa,+
Akasingcono kuneembandana ezibhubhako.