UHlaziyo-mnqophiso 16 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

16 ¹Yigcine inyanga enguAbhibhi, wenze ipasika kuBawo wakho, kuba ngenyanga enguAbhibhi uBawo wakho wakukhupha eYiputa ebusuku. ²Yibingelele ipasika kuBawo wakho ngempahla emfutshane neenkomo, kuloo ndawo aya kuyinyula uBawo wakho ukuba alihlalise igama lakhe khona. ^a a v2 Indawo apho uBawo wanyula ukumisa igama lakhe khona yayisalathisa kusasa kolo suku abantwana bakhe baya kumnqula ngalo naphi na, ngomoya nangenyaniso, ngoYesu. ³Uze ungadli isonka esinegwele kunye nayo. Iintsuku ezisixhenxe uze udle izonka ezingenagwele kunye nayo—isonka sembandezelo—ngokuba waphuma ezweni laseYiputa ngobungxamo, ukuze uwukhumbule umhla owaphuma ngawo ezweni laseYiputa, yonke imihla yobomi bakho. ⁴Makungafunyanwa gwele kuwo wonke ummandla wakho iintsuku ezisixhenxe; nenyama oyibingelelayo ngokuhlwa ngosuku lokuqala mayingabi ngumbeko kude kuse. ⁵Akuvumelekanga ukuba uyibingelele ipasika nakomnye wemizi yakho akunikayo uBawo wakho, ⁶koko kuloo ndawo aya kuyinyula uBawo wakho ukuba alihlalise igama lakhe khona, uze uyibingelele khona ipasika—ngokuhlwa, lakutshona ilanga, ngelo xesha waphuma ngalo eYiputa. ⁷Yipheke uyidle kuloo ndawo aya kuyinyula uBawo wakho, wandule ke ngengomso ujike uye ezintenteni zakho. ⁸Udle izonka ezingenagwele eminye imihla emithandathu; ngomhla wesixhenxe, hlanganisanani ngengqungquthela kuBawo wakho—ungenzi msebenzi.

Umthendeleko weeVeki

⁹Uze uzibalele iiveki ezisixhenxe; qala ukubala iiveki ezisixhenxe ukususela ekungeneni korhengqa engqoloweni engekavunwa. ¹⁰Wenze umthendeleko weeveki kuBawo wakho: umnikelo wokuqhutywa yintliziyo wesandla sakho, ngangentsikelelo akusikelele ngayo uBawo wakho. ¹¹Uze uvuye phambi koBawo wakho—wena, nonyana wakho, nentombi yakho, nesicaka sakho nesicakazana sakho, nomLevi osemizini yakho, nowasemzini, nenkedama, nomhlolokazi ophakathi kwakho—kuloo ndawo aya kuyinyula uBawo wakho ukuba alihlalise igama lakhe khona. ¹²Khumbula ukuba wawusisicaka eYiputa, uze uyigcine ngenyameko le mimiselo.

Umthendeleko weeMinquba

¹³Wenze umthendeleko weminquba iintsuku ezisixhenxe, xa uthe wahlanganisa esandeni sakho nasesixovulelweni sakho. ^b b v13 Iiminquba: zizigcawu zethutyana ezenziwa ngamasebe, ezikhumbuza iminyaka amaSirayeli awayibhadula entlango. ¹⁴Uze uvuye emthendelekweni wakho—wena, nonyana wakho, nentombi yakho, nesicaka sakho, nesicakazana sakho, nomLevi, nowasemzini, nenkedama, nomhlolokazi osemizini yakho. ¹⁵Wenze umthendeleko kuBawo wakho iintsuku ezisixhenxe, kuloo ndawo aya kuyinyula, ngokuba uya kukusikelela kongeniselo lwakho lonke nasemsebenzini wonke wezandla zakho—ukuze uvuye kuphele. ¹⁶Izihlandlo ezithathu ngomnyaka onke amadoda akho aze abonakale phambi koBawo wakho kuloo ndawo aya kuyinyula: emthendelekweni wezonka ezingenagwele, nasemthendelekweni weeveki, nasemthendelekweni weminquba. Uze angabonakali phambi kwakhe engaphethe lutho. ¹⁷Elowo makanikele ngangesipho sesandla sakhe, ngangentsikelelo akunikileyo uBawo wakho.

Abagwebi noBulungisa Obuthe Tye

¹⁸Umise abagwebi nababhali kuyo yonke imizi akunikayo uBawo wakho, isizwe ngesizwe, ukuba bawagwebe abantu ngesigwebo esithe tye. ¹⁹Uze ungasijiki isigwebo, ungamkeli sicengo, ungakhethi buso; kuba isicengo siyawamfamekisa amehlo ezilumko, siphenula amazwi amalungisa. ²⁰Sukela ubulungisa, ubulungisa bodwa, ukuze uphile, ulidle ilifa ilizwe akunikayo uBawo wakho.

Nqula uBawo Wakho Yedwa

²¹Uze ungazityaleli nawuphi na umthi ube ngu-Ashera ngasesibingelelweni sikaBawo wakho osakhayo. ²²Uze ungazimiseli simiso samatye, awasithiyayo uBawo wakho.