Umkhuleko kuSanta Barbara ukuthi kushiwo namuhla ukucela usizo lwakhe

UNkulunkulu okhanyisa amazulu agcwalise okujulile,
shisa emabeleni ethu, njalo,
ilangabi lomhlatshelo.
Kwenze kushise kunelangabi
igazi eligijima emithanjeni yethu,
isiqubulo njengengoma yokunqoba.
Lapho inhlabamkhosi ikhala emigwaqweni yedolobha,
lalela ukushaya kwezinhliziyo zethu
uzinikele ekulahlelweni kabusha.
Uma uqhudelana nezinkozi ngakuwe
asikhuphuke, sisekele isandla sakho esigoqiwe.
Lapho umlilo ongathandeki uvutha.
shisa ububi obucashile
emakhaya amadoda,
hhayi ingcebo eyandisayo
amandla oBaba.
Nkosi, singabathwali besiphambano sakho futhi
ingozi isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla.
Usuku olungenabungozi aluphili, kusukela
kithina esikholwayo ukufa kungukuphila, kungukukhanya;
ngokwesaba kokuwa, ekufuthekeni kwamanzi;
esihogweni somlilo, impilo yethu ingumlilo,
ukholo lwethu nguNkulunkulu.
Ngomfel' ukholo kaSanta Barbara.
Ngakho-ke makube njalo.