I

Iminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziningi idlulile,

futhi isintu sisathokozela ukukhanya nomoya onikwe nguNkulunkulu,

sisaphefumula umphefumulo okhishwe nguNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe,

sisathokozela izimbali, izinyoni, izinhlanzi kanye nezinambuzane ezidalwe nguNkulunkulu,

futhi sithokozela zonke izinto ezinikezwe nguNkulunkulu;

imini nobusuku kusaqhubeka nokudedelana;

izinkathi zonyaka ezine ziyadedelana ngokujwayelekile;

amahansi andiza esibhakabhakeni ayahamba kulobu busika, futhi asabuya entwasahlobo elandelayo;

izinhlanzi emanzini aziyishiyi neze imifula namachibi—ikhaya lazo.

II

Izihlonono emhlabathini zicula ngokuzinikela ngezinsuku zehlobo;

izinyendle otshanini zivungazela kamnandi zihambisana nomoya ekwindla;

amahansi ahlangana abe yimihlambi, ngenkathi izinkozi zihlala zizodwa;

imihlambi yamabhubesi iziphilisa ngokuzingela;

amaphiva aziqheli otshanini nasezimbalini….

Lonke uhlobo lwesidalwa esiphilayo phakathi kwezinto zonke siyahamba siphinde sibuye, bese sihamba futhi,

izinguquko eziyisigidi zenzeka ngokucwayiza kweso—

kodwa okungaguquki yizazela zemvelo kanye nemithetho yokuphila.

Ziphila ngaphansi kokuhlinzeka nokondla kukaNkulunkulu,

futhi akekho ongaguqula izazela zazo zemvelo,

futhi akekho ongaphazamisa imithetho yazo yokuphila,

futhi akekho ongaphazamisa imithetho yazo yokuphila.

Kwethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni