Usuku lweSt

I-Ireland ijabulela umlando omude wemishwana ye-pithy, imithandazo enamandla, namagama ahlakaniphile noma ahlakaniphile avela ezindebeni nasemaphakheni asezingcweti ezidumile, abalobi kanye nabashushumbisi bezincwadi. Nazi izintandokazi ezimbalwa ezithandayo zase-Ireland ukuze amagama akho ahlomele kahle ukugcoba usuku olukhethekile noma abusise umcimbi ongcwele. Sláinte !

Lapho ama-Irish Eyes Emoya

Uma amehlo ase-Irish ehleka

Ngokuqinisekile kufana nesitshalo sekuseni.

E-lilt ye-Irish laugh,

Ungase uzwe izingelosi zihlabelela.

Lapho izinhliziyo zase-Ireland zijabula,

Wonke umhlaba ubonakala uqhakazile futhi unama-gay.

Futhi lapho amehlo ase-Irish ehleka,

Yebo, bayaliba inhliziyo yakho.

Izibusiso zase-Irish

Kwangathi umgwaqo ungakhuphuka ukukuhlangabeza,

Kwangathi umoya ungahlala njalo emhlane wakho,

Kwangathi ilanga lingakhanyisa ebusweni bakho,

futhi imvula iyancipha emasimini akho,

futhi size sihlangane futhi,

Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angakubeka entendeni yesandla sakhe.

Kwangathi Ungakujabulela Izibusiso Ezincane Kunazo Zonke

Umsebenzi othembekile wokuhlala nawe.

Ukudla okunamandla ukukusekela.

Owesifazane omuhle ukukuthanda.

Futhi i-wink evela kuNkulunkulu ongenhla.

Kwangathi ungaphila impilo ende, ugcwele injabulo nempilo. Ngesikhwama esigcwele igolide, njengengcebo yakho encane.

Kwangathi amaphupho owawubathanda kakhulu, yibo okugcwaliseka. Umusa osakazekayo, qhubeka ubuyela kuwe.

Kwangathi ubungane obenzayo bube yibo abakhuthazelayo; futhi wonke amafu akho amafu, yiba amancane ngokuqinisekile.

Futhi sithembela kuYe, Lowo sonke esikuthandaza kuye; Kwangathi ingoma ingagcwalisa inhliziyo yakho, zonke izinyathelo zendlela.

Kwangathi iNkosi ingakubusisa

Kwangathi uJehova angakubusisa futhi akugcine;

Kwangathi uJehova angakukhanyisa ubuso bakhe, abe nomusa kuwe;

Kwangathi uJehova angaphendulela ubuso bakhe kuwe futhi akunike ukuthula. (Numeri 6: 24-26)

Phuma ku-Shamrock

Kukhona isitshalo esithandekayo esikhula esiqhingini sethu,

'NginguSt. Patrick ngokwakhe, ngokuqinisekile, lokho kuyisibeka;

Futhi ilanga lokusebenza kwakhe ngenjabulo lahleka,

Futhi ngamazolo avela esweni lakhe ngokuvamile kumanzi.

Ikhula ngesikhumba, ngokusebenzisa i-brake, nge-mireland,

Futhi bayibiza ngokuthi uShrock omncane othandekayo wase-Ireland.

Umkhuleko we-Breastplate kaSt. Patrick

Ngibopha kimi namuhla

Igama eliqinile likaZiqu-zintathu,

Ngokuncenga okufanayo

I-Three in One kanye no-One in Three.

Ngibopha lokhu namuhla kimi kuze kube phakade

Ngamandla okukholwa, ukuzalwa kukaKristu;

Ukubhapathizwa kwakhe eJordani,

Ukufa kwakhe esiphambanweni ngensindiso yami;

Ukuphuma kwakhe emgodini we-spicèd,

Ukugibela kwakhe ngendlela yasezulwini,

Ukuza kwakhe ngosuku lokubhujiswa

Ngibopha kimi namuhla.

Ngibopha kimi amandla

Ngothando olukhulu lwamakherubi;

Umnandi 'Wenze kahle' ehora lesahlulelo,

Isevisi yama-seraphim,

Ukholo lwabaVangeli, igama labaPhostoli,

Imithandazo yamabhishobhi, imiqulu yabaprofethi,

Zonke izenzo ezinhle ezenziwe eNkosini

Nokuhlanzeka kwemiphefumulo eyizintombi.

Ngibopha kimi namuhla

Ubuhle benkanyezi buchaza izulu,

Ukukhanya kwelanga okukhazimulayo okunikeza i-ray,

Ukukhanya kwenyanga kusihlwa,

Ukukhanyisa kombani ngaphandle kwamahhala,

Ukushaqeka okuvunguza umoya okuvunguzayo,

Umhlaba ozinzile, ulwandle olujulile usawoti

Emadwaleni amadala angunaphakade.

Ngibopha kimi namuhla

Amandla kaNkulunkulu ukubamba nokuhola,

Iso lakhe ukubuka, amandla akhe ukuhlala,

Indlebe yakhe ukulalela isidingo sami.

Ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu wami ukufundisa,

Isandla sakhe ukuqondisa, isihlangu sakhe sokugcina;

Izwi likaNkulunkulu ukunginika inkulumo,

Umkhosi wakhe wasezulwini ukuba ngiqaphe.

Ngokumelene nezigibe zedemoni,

Isici esinika isilingo amandla,

Izinkanuko zemvelo ezilwa ngaphakathi,

Amadoda enzondo abambe inkambo yami;

Noma bambalwa noma abaningi, kude noma eduze,

Kuzo zonke izindawo nakuzo zonke amahora,

Ngokumelene nobutha babo obusabekayo

Ngibopha lezi zinto ezingcwele.

Ngokumelene nazo zonke izinhlamvu zikaSathane namacebo,

Ngokumelene namanga amanga okuhlubuka,

Ngokumelene nolwazi olungcolisa,

Ngokumelene nokukhonza izithombe kwenhliziyo,

Ngokumelene nobuciko obubi be-wizard,

Ngokumelene nesilonda sokufa nokushiswa,

I-wave engxenyeni, i-shaft enobuthi,

Ngilondoloze, uKristu, kuze kubuyele.

UKristu abe nami, uKristu ngaphakathi kwami,

UKristu emva kwami, uKristu ngaphambi kwami,

UKristu eceleni kwami, uKristu anginqobe,

UKristu ukududuza nokubuyisela kimi.

UKristu ngaphansi kwami, uKristu phezu kwami,

UKristu ngokuthula, uKristu engozini,

UKristu ezinhliziyweni zabo bonke abangithandayo,

UKristu emlonyeni womngane nomfokazi.

Ngibopha kimi igama,

Igama eliqinile likaZiqu-zintathu,

Ngokuncenga okufanayo,

I-Three in One kanye no-One in Three.

Ngobani yonke imvelo idalwe,

UBaba ongunaphakade, uMoya, iZwi:

Dumisani uJehova wensindiso yami,

Insindiso ivela kuKristu iNkosi.