UBawo wethu uBiza amaSirayeli ukuba Aziphendulele

Ukunyulwa kuthetha ukubuzwa, hayi ukukhululwa. Uluhlu lwemibuzo lubonisa ukuba izinto zinezizathu: ingonyama igquma kuba inexhoba, yaye iNkosi uBawo wethu ayenzi nto ingatyhilanga kubaprofeti bayo — ngoko izindlu zeempondo zeendlovu zakwaSamari ziya kuwa.

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Live eli lizwi uBawo wethu alithethileyo echasene nani, nyana bakaSirayeli—echasene nalo lonke usapho endalunyusa eYiputa:

Kuzo zonke izizwe zehlabathi, ndiyanazi nina nodwa; ngenxa yoko ndiya kubuza kuni zonke izono zenu.

Bahamba bobabini ndawonye na, bengavumelananga ukuba badibane? Igquma na ingonyama ehlathini ingenaxhoba? Liyakhala na ithole lengonyama emgongxweni walo lingabambanga nto? Iwile na intaka emgibeni emhlabeni kungekho sibatha kuyo? Usuka na umgibe emhlabeni kungabanjwanga nto? Ukuba kuthe kwavuthelwa isigodlo emzini, abangethuthumeli na abantu? Ukuba kuthe kwafika ububi emzini, akusiwo na umsebenzi kaBawo wethu? Inene, iNkosi uBawo wethu ayenzi nto ingatyhilanga mfihlelo yayo kubakhonzi bayo abaprofeti. Igqumile ingonyama— ngubani ongayikoyika? Ithethile iNkosi uBawo wethu— ngubani ongenakuprofeta?

Vakalisani phezu kwezimboniselo eAshdode naphezu kwezimboniselo ezweni laseYiputa, nithi: “Hlanganisanani ezintabeni zakwaSamari, niyibone ingxokozelo enkulu ephakathi kwaso, nokucudiswa okuphakathi kwaso.” Abakwazi ukwenza okulungileyo, utsho uBawo wethu—abo baqwebela ugonyamelo namaxhoba ezimboniselweni zabo.

Ngoko itsho iNkosi uBawo wethu: Utshaba luya kulirhawula ilizwe, ludilize iinqaba zakho, luphange izimboniselo zakho.

Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Njengokuba umalusi ehlangula imilenze emibini okanye iqhekeza lendlebe emlonyeni wengonyama, ngokunjalo nabo nyana bakaSirayeli abahleli kwaSamari baya kuhlangulwa—kunye nembombo yesililo, iqhekeza lesilili. Yivani, ningqine ngokuchasene nendlu kaYakobi, itsho iNkosi uBawo wethu, uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini: Ngemini endiya kubetha ngayo amaSirayeli ngenxa yezikreqo zawo, ndiya kubetha nezibingelelo zaseBheteli; iimpondo zesibingelelo ziya kunqanyulwa, ziwele emhlabeni. Ndiya kubetha indlu yobusika kunye nendlu yasehlotyeni; izindlu zeempondo zeendlovu ziya kutshabalala, nezindlu ezinkulu ziya kuphela, utsho uBawo wethu.