Iindumiso zikaSolomon INTSHAYELELO Nazi ezinye zeengoma ezimnandi kakhulu zoxolo novuyo ezisemhlabeni. Sekunjalo imvelaphi yazo, umhla wokubhalwa kwazo, kunye nentsingiselo echanekileyo yeendinyana ezininzi zihlala zingenye yeemfihlakalo ezinkulu zoncwadi. Zifikile kuthi ngencwadi enye neyakudala kakhulu ngolwimi lwesiSiriya. Ngokucacileyo loo mbhalo yinguqulelo evela kwisiGrike santlandlolo. Ingxoxo egxekayo iqhubekile malunga nala ma-Ode; enye yezona ngcaciso zivakalayo kukuba ziingoma zamaKristu asandul’ ukubhaptizwa enkulungwane yokuqala. Ngokumangalisayo azinazo iintsingiselo zembali. Ukukhanya kwazo akubonakalisi ezinye iintsuku. Aziboleki kwiTestamente Endala okanye kwiincwadi zeVangeli. Ukuphefumlelwa kwezi ndinyana kuphuma ngqo. Zikukhumbuza amazwi ka-Aristides athi, "Abantu abatsha abaxutywe nento engcwele nabo." Nantsi amandla kunye nokuqonda esinokufumana okufanayo kuphela kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zeZibhalo. Ngenxa yezi ndumiso zimangalisayo, sinelungelo lokuguqulela uJ. Rendel Harris, MA., iNgcali ehloniphekileyo yaseClare College, eCambridge. Uthi ngazo: "Akukho nto ibonakala ngathi wonke umntu uyavumelana ngayo ngaphandle kokuba iiOde zinobuhle obukhethekileyo kwaye zixabiseke kakhulu ngokomoya." I-ODE 1 1 INkosi injengesithsaba entlokweni yam, andiyi kuhlala ndingenaye. 2 Bandilukele isithsaba senyaniso, kwaye sabangela ukuba amasebe akho ahlume kum. 3 Kuba ayifani nesithsaba esibunileyo esingadubuliyo; kodwa uhlala phezu kwentloko yam, kwaye utyatyambile phezu kwentloko yam. 4 Iziqhamo zakho zikhule ngokupheleleyo, zigqibelele, zizele lusindiso lwakho. I-ODE 2 (Akukho nxalenye yale Ode eyakha yachongwa.)
I-ODE 3 1 . . . Ndanxiba: 2 Amalungu akhe anaye, kwaye ndimi phezu kwawo, kwaye uyandithanda: 3 Kuba bendingafanele ukwazi ukumthanda iNkosi, ukuba ibingandithandi. 4 Kuba ngubani na onokukwazi ukwahlula uthando, ngaphandle kolo luthandwayo? 5 Ndiyamthanda lowo uThandekayo, kwaye umphefumlo wam uyamthanda: 6 Apho kukho ukuphumla kwakhe, ndilapho nam; 7 Andiyi kuba ngumphambukeli, kuba eNkosini Ephakamileyo nenenceba akukho sikhalazo. 8 Ndidibene ne-I-run, kuba uMthandi umfumene uMthandi, 9 Kwaye ngenxa yokuba ndiya kumthanda Lowo, onguNyana, ndiya kuba ngunyana; 10 Kuba lowo unamathele kuLowo ungafiyo, naye uya kuba ngongafiyo; 11 Kwaye lowo unandiphayo ngoLowo Uphilayo, uya kuphila. 12 Lo nguMoya weNkosi, ongaxokiyo, ofundisa oonyana babantu ukuba bazi iindlela zayo. 13 Yiba nobulumko, uqonde, kwaye ulumke. Haleluya. I-ODE 4 1 Akukho mntu, Thixo wam, otshintsha indawo yakho engcwele; 2 Kwaye akunakwenzeka ukuba ayitshintshe aze ayibeke kwenye indawo, kuba akanalo igunya kuyo. 3 Uyila indawo yakho engcwele ngaphambi kokuba wenze ezinye iindawo: 4 Oko kungaphezulu akuyi kutshintshwa ngabo bancinci kunabo. 5 Ubanike intliziyo yakho, Nkosi, abakholwayo bakho; Awuyi kukha uphelelwe lithemba, ungaze ungabi naziqhamo. 6 Kuba iyure enye yokholo lwakho ixabiseke ngaphezu kwayo yonke imihla neminyaka. 7 Kuba ngubani na oya kugqoka isisa sakho aze azive ebuhlungu? 8 Kuba uphawu lwakho luyaziwa: kwaye izidalwa zakho ziyazi: kwaye imikhosi yakho (yasezulwini) iyayilawula: kwaye iingelosi ezinyuliweyo zinxibe ngalo. 9 Usinike ubudlelane bakho; akungenxa yokuba wawusidinga thina, kodwa kungenxa yokuba sasikudinga thina; 10 Sithululele umbethe wakho, usivulele imithombo yakho etyebileyo, esithululela ubisi nobusi. 11 Kuba akukho nguquko kuwe, ukuba uguquke kuyo nayiphi na into oyithembisileyo;