Indlela Yenceku Ephakathi Kwamanzi Obusuku
Esivebeni esimnyama sobusuku, lapho ukuthula kumemeza,
Inceku yaphezulu, egoqwe ukukhanya, ihamba phezu kwamanzi,
Ebheke ekhaya laphakade likaYise, umqaphi we-infinite,
Indlela yokukholwa ngolwandle olumnyama lokufa uqobo.
Izikhonkwane ezikhohliwe zintanta, izimfihlo zihlebe amagagasi,
Amademoni embuthanweni wamathunzi, nge-angener nenkohliso efihliwe,
Amaphimbo emoyeni, echoes ngokungabaza kwasendulo nokwesaba,
Bazama ukuphambukisa ukuthula, ukucisha ukukhanya okungcwele.
Kepha inceku, iso lihlelwe ekukhanyeni komhlahlandlela, alizenzi,
Ukukholwa kwakhe kuyindlu yokukhanyisela ebusuku, ebhulohlwini libhekise kwaphakade.
Enhliziyweni, iculo lethemba liyavela, likhulu kunokuduma kwezulu,
“Ukuhamba kuwe, baba, ngezivunguvungu kanye nezithunzi.”
Zonke izinyathelo ziwukuvuma, isenzo sokuvukela ebumnyameni,
Ngokukhanya kwaphezulu njengesihlangu, nothando njengenkemba,
Ukuthuthuka kwendlela engcwele, i-interpid, inhliziyo yakho ivutha nge-certinty,
Ukuthi kungekho okubi, akukho mthunzi, ongaphula isibopho sezulu.
“Ngeke sesabe,” kusho uJehova, ngezwi lephula kwalasha,
“Ngoba unami, umalusi wami, ngisho nasesigodini sesithunzi sokufa.”
Futhi-ke, iBetheneen izipoki zesikhathi esedlule kanye namanje,
Hamba, ungavikeleki, umpuli wokukhanya kwaphezulu.
Uzofika endlini kababa, lapho yonke into ithola khona okushiwo,
Lapho ulwandle lokufa luguqulwa lube emanzini empilo evuselelwe.
Lapha, phakathi kwezingelosi ezihlabelela nabangcwele abamukelayo,
Inceku iphinde ithole indawo yayo, eceleni kothando olungapheli.
Le yindlela uhambo okwenzeka ngayo, ubungqingili nezingozi nezivunguvungu,
Inceku kaNkulunkulu, ikhanyise futhi ingenakunqotshwa okholweni lwakhe,
Ufundisa lokho kwabafileyo bobusuku obujulile,
Ukukhanya kothando lwaphezulu kuhlala kuqondisa, kuvikela, nokunqoba.