1 Ndvodzana yami, lalelisisa kuhlakanipha kwami, ubeke indlebe ekucondzeni kwami.
Lalelisisa uvisise kahle emavi alabahlakaniphile, ubambisise ngengcondvo lwati lengikuhlephulela lona.
Ndvodzana yami, bambisisa emavi ami, ubeke indlebe yakho emavini ami.
Ndvodzana yami, yemukela loku lengikufundzisa kona, uyigcine imiyalo yami.
“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni!’ ”
“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni! “ ‘Loncobako ngiyawumnika lokukwemana lefihliwe, ngiphindze ngimnike litje lelimhlophe, nelibito lelisha, lelibhalwe etjeni, lelingatiwa ngumuntfu ngaphandle kwalowo lolemukelako.’ ”
“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni! “ ‘Lowo loncobako ngeke kumente lutfo kufa kwesibili.’ ”
Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, khumbulani naku: Ngulowo nalowo muntfu akasheshe kuva, ephute kukhuluma, ephute nekutfukutsela;
Lonendlebe yekuva akeve.”
Madvodzana ami, yilaleleni ngekucophelela imiyalo yeyihlo, khona nitawuba nekucondza.
“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni! “ ‘Loncobako ngiyawumnika kutsi adle esihlahleni sekuphila, lesisePharadisi yaNkulunkulu.’ ”
Ningatiyengi nje nitsi: ‘Sinaye Abrahama longubabe wetfu,’ ngobe ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Nkulunkulu angamvusela Abrahama bantfwana kulamatje.
Ndvodzana yami, gcina umyalo weyihlo, ungayilahli imfundziso yenyoko.
Ngabona sicunjana setinsizwa letatingenako kuhlakanipha, emkhatsini wato ngabona lenye leyayingenalwati.