461 UNkulunkulu Ubeka Ithemba Lakhe Ngokuphelele Kumuntu
I
Kusuka ekuqaleni kuze kube namuhla,
yisintu kuphela esibe nendlela
yokukhuluma noNkulunkulu, sixoxe noNkulunkulu.
Phakathi kwazo zonke izidalwa, zonke izinto eziphilayo,
yisintu kuphela esimazwi aso angaletha
futhi akhulume noNkulunkulu, axoxe noNkulunkulu.
Kusukela kwaqala ukuphatha Kwakhe,
uNkulunkulu ubelokhu elinde umnikelo owodwa kuphela—
inhliziyo yomuntu, ukuze ayihlanze futhi ayihlomise,
futhi enze umuntu enelise futhi athandwe nguNkulunkulu,
umuntu enelise futhi athandwe nguNkulunkulu.
II
Ngezindlebe zokulalela namehlo abonayo,
imiqondo nolimi, intando ekhululekile,
umuntu angezwa uNkulunkulu, angahamba noNkulunkulu.
Angayazi intando kaNkulunkulu, amukele umsebenzi Wakhe.
Futhi uNkulunkulu ufisa umuntu, ufuna umuntu
ozoba ngumngane Wakhe onomqondo ofana nowakhe ozohamba Naye.
Kusukela kwaqala ukuphatha Kwakhe,
uNkulunkulu ubelokhu elinde umnikelo owodwa kuphela—
inhliziyo yomuntu, ukuze ayihlanze futhi ayihlomise,
futhi enze umuntu enelise futhi athandwe nguNkulunkulu,
umuntu enelise futhi athandwe nguNkulunkulu.
III
O uNkulunkulu angenza umuntu athandwe Nguye, agweme ububi futhi ahloniphe Yena.
Le nto eyodwa ayilindele selokhu kwaba phakade.
Kusukela kwaqala ukuphatha Kwakhe,
uNkulunkulu ubelokhu elinde umnikelo owodwa kuphela—
inhliziyo yomuntu, ukuze ayihlanze futhi ayihlomise,
futhi enze umuntu enelise futhi athandwe nguNkulunkulu,
umuntu enelise futhi athandwe nguNkulunkulu.