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Intokozo Yabahlengiweyo
Inkangala lelizwe elomileyo kuzathokoza;
inkangala izajabula iqhakaze.
Njengeluba izakhahlela,
ithokoze kakhulu, ihlabele isithi.
Inkazimulo yaseLebhanoni izanikezwa kuyo
ubuhle beKhameli leSharoni,
kuzabona inkazimulo kaThixo
lobukhosi bukaNkulunkulu wethu.
 
Qinisani izandla ezibuthakathaka,
liqinise lamadolo axegayo;
tshonini kulabo abalezinhliziyo ezilokwesaba lithi:
“Qinani, lingesabi;
uNkulunkulu wenu uzakuza,
uzakuza ezophindisela,
ajezise ngokulunga
uzakuza ukuba alikhulule.”
 
Lapho-ke amehlo eziphofu azavuleka,
lezindlebe zezacuthe zivuleke.
Lapho-ke abaqhulayo bazakweqa njengempala,
izimungulu zihlabele ngokuthokoza.
Amanzi azampompoza ogwaduleni,
izifula zigeleze enkangala.
Itshebetshebe elitshisayo lizakuba yisiziba,
umhlabathi owomileyo ube yimithombo echaphaka amanzi.
Ezindaweni amakhanka ake ahlala kuzo,
utshani lemihlanga lebhuma kuzakhula khona.
 
Njalo kuzakuba lomgwaqo omkhulu:
uzathiwa yiNdlela yobuNgcwele,
izakuba ngeyalabo abahamba ngokuqonda.
Abangcolileyo kabayikuhamba kuwo;
uzakuba ngowalabo abahamba kuleyoNdlela lezithutha
ezonayo kaziyikuhambahamba kuwo.
Akuyikuba lesilwane khona,
loba esinye isilo esilolaka; sivuke kuwo
kaziyikutholwa khona.
Kodwa abahlengiweyo yibo kuphela abazahamba lapho,
10 njalo labahlengiweyo bakaThixo bazabuyela.
Bazangena eZiyoni behlabelela,
intokozo engapheliyo izakuba ngumqhele emakhanda abo.
Bazakuba lokuthula lenjabulo,
usizi lokububula kuzaphela.