Ubuhle Bemvelo
Bheka umuhle, umuhle sithandwa sami! umuhle.
Izinwele zakho zinjengomhlami wezimbuzi owehla entabeni.
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Ngabe Ngiyazibongelela
Umoya wami uphansi, futhi udangele.
Omakhelwane bayangihleka, izitha zijabule.
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Inkosi Nomlobokazi Wayo
Inhliziyo yami iyachichima ngendaba enhle,
Igama engilicambe ngeNkosi.
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Masimbonge UJehova Ngemiphefumulo Yethu Masimbonge
Masimbonge uJehova silibize igama lakhe,
Sizazise izenzo zakhe phakathi kwabantu,
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Ukube Bengazi
Konke bekukuhle emehlweni ethu,
Izinto sizenza ngokubambisana,
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Ngisindise Ungihawukele
Ngikhala kuwe Mvelinqangi ophezukonke,
Ngikhala kuwe wena ophelelisa konke okwami,
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Uyohlala Ungowami
Enhliziyweni yami uyohlala ingunaphakade.
Kimi uligugu, kimi ubalulekile, kimi uyikho konke.
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Ukuphuza Kowesifazana
Uletha siphi isithombe uma ungowesifazana ophuzayo?
Unaliphi ikusasa ngoba uhlala ubhucabhuca etshwaleni?
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Iithelela Emibi
Ukulahleka kwakho kube nemithelela emibi empilweni yami.
Ubungumuntu, futhi ubuyincenye ephelelisa konke okwami.
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Ubuhle Bemvelo
Ubuhle Bemvelo
Bheka umuhle, umuhle sithandwa sami! umuhle.
Izinwele zakho zinjengomhlami wezimbuzi owehla entabeni.
Amazinyoi akho anjengomhlambi wezimvu ezisandwa kugundwa.
Izindebe zakho zinjengomucu obomvu, umlomo wakho muhle kakhulu.
Izihlathi zakho zinjengenxenye yepomegraneti.
Intamo yakho injengombhoshongo kaDavide,
owakhiwe ngemihlobiso emihlo.
Umuhle sithandwa sami! umuhle.
Izindebe zakho ziyaconsa izinyosi,
Uju nobisi kukhona phansi kolwimi lwakho.
Iphunga lezembatho zakho linjengephunga laseLebanoni.
Uyinsimu ehluthulelwe sithandwa sami,
Umthombo ohluthulelweyo nesiphephu esibekwe uphawu.
Uyisiphephu sensimu, umthombo wamanzi aphilayo,
Isifulafula saseLebanoni.
Umuhle sithandwa sami! umuhle.
Sithandwa sami uyakhazimula uyabonakala phakathi kwezigidi.
Ikhanda lakho liyigolide elicwenekileyo.
Isihluthu sakho sinententezo, simnyama njengegwababa.
Amehlo akho anjengamajuba ngasemifuleni yamanzi.
Izihlathi zakhe ziyizindima zamakha ezithaphuka iphunga.
Izingalo zakho ziyindilinga zegolide.
Ukubukeka kwakho kunjengeLebanoni.
Inkaba yakho ingumkhele oncweliweyo.
Isisu sakho siyinnqwaba kakolweni, obiyelwe ngeminduze.
Amathanga akho anjengezindilinga eziyimihlobiso.
Imilenze yakho iyizinsika zetshe elimhlophe,
Ezisekelweni ezinyaweni zegolide elihle.
Izinyawo zakho zinhle ezicathulweni zazo.
Bheka umuhle sithandwa sami! umuhle.
by Paiva Nkosinathi