INgoma Yezingoma
2 “Njengeluba eliphakathi kwameva,
Sinjalo isthandwa sami phakathi kwezintombi.”
3 “Njengesihlahla sama-apula esiphakathi kwezihlahla zeganga,
Unjalo usomoya wami phakathi kwamajaha.
Ngiyafisa kakhulu ukuhlala emthunzini wakhe,
Isithelo sakhe siyahlabusa kimi.
4 Wangingenisa endlini yedili,*
Njalo uthando lwakhe lwaluluphawu phezu kwami.
5 Ngivuselelani ngamakhekhe amagilebisi awonyisiweyo,+
Lingiqinise ngama-apula
Ngoba uthando luyangigulisa.
6 Isandla sakhe senxele singaphansi kwekhanda lami,
Isandla sakhe sokudla singigonile.+
Lingazami ukuvusa uthando kimi luze luzivukele lodwa.+
8 Ngiyamuzwa usomoya wami uyeza!
Khangelani nanguya usebuya,
Ukhwela ezintabeni, weqa amaqaqa.
9 Usomoya wami unjengempala, unjengezinyane lomziki,+
Nanguyana umi ngemuva komduli wethu,
Ulunguze emawindini,
Ulunguze ngezikhala zamawindi.
10 Usomoya wami uyakhuluma, uthi kimi:
‘Sukuma sthandwa sami,
Woza sihambe sqabhobho sami.
11 Khangela ubusika sebudlulile.*
Akuselazulu, selihambile.
12 Amaluba asebonakala elizweni,+
Isikhathi sokuthena izihlahla sesifikile,+
Sekuzwakala ukukhala kwejuba elizweni lakithi.+
13 Izithelo zokuqala+ zomkhiwa sezivuthwa;
Izihlahla zamagilebisi sezilamaluba njalo sezikhipha iphunga elimnandi.
Sukuma somoya wami ubuye.
Woza sihambe sqabhobho sami.
14 Awu juba lami elisengoxweni zedwala+
Elisendaweni ezicatshileyo eliweni,
Akuthi ngikubone phela ngizwe ilizwi lakho,+
Ngoba ilizwi lakho limnandi futhi umuhle.’”+
15 “Sibambeleni amakhanka,
Imidlwane yamakhanka edala umonakalo emasimini amagilebisi
Ngoba izihlahla zamagilebisi ezisemasimini ethu sezilamaluba.”
16 “Usomoya wami ngowami lami ngingowakhe.+