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Isiphrofethi NgeMowabi
1 Isiqalekiso esimayelana leMowabi:
I-Ari eMowabi itshabalalisiwe,
idilizwe ngobusuku obubodwa.
IKhiri eMowabi itshabalalisiwe;
idilizwe ngobusuku obubodwa.
2 IDibhoni iya phezulu ethempelini layo;
ezindaweni zayo eziphakemeyo ukuyalila;
iMowabi ililela iNebho leMedebha.
Amakhanda wonke aphuciwe;
indevu zonke zigeliwe.
3 Ezindleleni bagqoka amasaka,
phezu kwezimpahla zezindlu lasezindaweni zabantu bonke,
bayalila bonke,
baphele amandla ngokulila.
4 IHeshibhoni le-Eliyale kuyakhala,
amazwi akho azwakala laseJahazi.
Ngakho-ke amabutho aseMowabi ayakhala,
inhliziyo zawo zidangele.
5 Inhliziyo yami ikhalela iMowabi,
ababalekayo bayo babaleka baze bayefika kude eZowari;
kude njengase-Egilathi Shelishiya.
Bahamba ngendlela eya eLuhithi,
bakhala ohanjweni lwabo;
endleleni eya eHoronayimi
balilela ukubhujiswa kwabo.
6 Amanzi aseNimirimi acitshile,
utshani bubunile,
uhlaza kalusekho,
akukho lutho oluluhlaza oluseleyo.
7 Ngakho inotho abayizuzileyo bayigcina,
bayithwalela ngaphetsheya kweSifula semiDubu.
8 Ukuklabalala kwabo kuzwakele emngceleni waseMowabi,
ukukhala kwabo kufika kude e-Egilayimi,
ukulila kwabo kufika eBheri-Elimi.
9 Amanzi aseDimoni agcwele igazi
kodwa ngizajinge ngilethe okunengi phezu kweDimoni,
isilwane phezu kwababalekayo baseMowabi,
lakulabo abazasala elizweni.