UHlaziyo-mnqophiso 28 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

28 ¹Kothi, ukuba uthe wayiphulaphula ngenyaniso izwi likaBawo wakho, ukhathalele ukuyenza yonke imithetho yakhe endikuwisela wona namhla, uBawo wakho uya kukubeka phezulu ngaphezu kwazo zonke iintlanga zomhlaba. ²Zoza phezu kwakho zonke ezi ntsikelelo, zikufumane, ukuba uthe waliphulaphula izwi likaBawo wakho: ³Wosikeleleka emzini, usikelelwe emaphandleni. ⁴Sosikeleleka isiqhamo sesizalo sakho, neziqhamo zomhlaba wakho, neziqhamo zemfuyo yakho — inkonyana yeenkomo zakho namatakane empahla yakho emfutshane. ⁵Yosikeleleka ingobozi yakho, nomkhombe wakho wokuxovulela. ⁶Wosikeleleka ekungeneni kwakho, usikelelwe nasekuphumeni kwakho. ⁷UBawo wakho wozenza ziwiswe phambi kwakho iintshaba ezikuvukelayo. Ziya kuphuma zize kuwe ngandlela-nye, zibaleke phambi kwakho ngeendlela ezisixhenxe. ⁸UBawo wakho wokuwisela phezu kwakho intsikelelo koovimba bakho, nakuyo yonke into osa kuyo isandla sakho, akusikelele kwelo zwe akunika lona uBawo wakho. ⁹UBawo wakho uya kukumisa ube sisizwe esingcwele kuye, njengoko wakufungelayo, xa uthe wayithobela imithetho kaBawo wakho, walandela iindlela zakhe. ¹⁰Zoza zibone ke zonke izizwe zomhlaba ukuba ubizwe ngegama likaBawo wethu, zikoyike. ¹¹UBawo wakho wokwandisa ngokulungileyo — isiqhamo sesizalo sakho, neziqhamo zemfuyo yakho, neziqhamo zomhlaba wakho — kwelo zwe uBawo wakho wawufungela ooyihlo ukuba akunike lona. ¹²UBawo wakho wokuvulela ubuncwane bakhe obulungileyo, amazulu, ukuze anike ilizwe lakho imvula yalo ngexesha layo, asikelele yonke imisebenzi yezandla zakho. Woboleka iintlanga ezininzi, wena ungaboleki. ¹³UBawo wakho wokwenza intloko, ungabi ngumsila, usoloko usenyuka, ungaze uwe, ukuba uthe wayiphulaphula imithetho kaBawo wakho endikuwisela wona namhla, ukhathalele ukuyenza. ¹⁴Uze ungatyeki kuwo onke amazwi endikuwisela wona namhla, ngasekunene nangasekhohlo, ukuze ulandele thixo bambi, ubakhonze.

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¹⁵Kodwa ukuba uthe akwaliphulaphula izwi likaBawo wakho, akkhathalela ukuyenza yonke imithetho yakhe nemimiselo yakhe endikuwisela wona namhla, zoza phezu kwakho zonke ezi ziqalekiso, zikufumane: ^a a v15 Ezi zilumkiso ziphuma entliziyweni kaBawo, kungekhona kumgwebi okude — iziqalekiso zichaza ukuqhekeka okulandela ubomi obuphilwe ngokuchasene nenjongo yoMenzi, yaye uBawo wethu uyazikhalela nokuba uyazibiza. ¹⁶Woqalekiswa emzini, uqalekiswe emaphandleni. ¹⁷Yoqalekiswa ingobozi yakho, nomkhombe wakho wokuxovulela. ¹⁸Soqalekiswa isiqhamo sesizalo sakho neziqhamo zomhlaba wakho, nokwanda kweenkomo zakho, namatakane empahla yakho emfutshane. ¹⁹Woqalekiswa ekungeneni kwakho, uqalekiswe nasekuphumeni kwakho. ²⁰UBawo wakho woyithumela phezu kwakho isiqalekiso, nodungadungo, nokukhalinyelwa kuyo yonke into osa kuyo isandla sakho, ude utshatyalaliswe, ubhubhe ngokukhawuleza, ngenxa yobubi bemisebenzi yakho ekundilahleni kwakho. ²¹UBawo wakho woyenza indyikitya yokufa inamathele kuwe, ade akutshabalalise kuphele kwelo zwe uya kungena kulo ukuze ulihluthe. ²²UBawo wakho wokubetha ngesifo sephepha, nangecesina, nangodumbo, nangobushushu obutshisayo, nangembalela, nangembabala, nexoshomba; zokusukela ude ubhubhe. ²³Amazulu angaphezu kwentloko yakho oba lubhedu, umhlaba ongaphantsi kwakho ube sisinyithi. ²⁴UBawo wakho woyiguqula imvula yelizwe lakho ibe ngumgubo nothuli; yohla emazulwini iwe phezu kwakho, ude utshatyalaliswe. ²⁵UBawo wakho wokwenza uwiswe phambi kweentshaba zakho. Wophuma ngandlela-nye usiya kuzo, ubaleke ngeendlela ezisixhenxe, ube ngunkwantyiso kuzo zonke izikumkani zomhlaba. ²⁶Izidumbu zakho zoba kukudla kweentaka zonke zezulu, namarhamncwa omhlaba, kungabikho bani uzothusayo. ²⁷UBawo wakho wokubetha ngamathumba aseYiputa, nangezithubi, nangezilonda ezivuthayo, nangokudlathuka, okungenakho ukuphiliswa. ²⁸UBawo wakho wokubetha ngobugeza, nangobumfama, nangokudideka kwengqondo. ²⁹Emini enkulu wophumputha njengemfama ebumnyameni, ungaphumeleli ezindleleni zakho. Wosoloko ucinezelwa, uphangwa imihla ngemihla, kungabikho bani ukusindisayo. ³⁰Wogana umfazi, kodwa amlale omnye umfo. Wakhe indlu, kodwa ungahlali kuyo. Wotyala isidiliya, kodwa ungadli kuso. ³¹Inkomo yakho yoxhelwa phambi kwamehlo akho, kodwa ungadli kuyo. Iesile lakho loxhwilwa kuwe, lingabuyiselwa. Impahla yakho emfutshane yonikelwa ezintshabeni zakho, kungabikho bani ukuhlangulayo. ³²Oonyana bakho neentombi zakho bonikelwa kwabanye abantu, amehlo akho ekhangele, elangazelela bona imini yonke, kodwa isandla sakho singabi namandla. ³³Isizwe ongabaziyo sodla indyebo yelizwe lakho, nawo wonke umsebenzi wakho; wosoloko ucinezelwa, utyunyuzwa imihla ngemihla. ³⁴Uya kuphambana kukubona kwamehlo akho oko uya kukubona. ³⁵UBawo wakho wokubetha ngamathumba amabi angenakuphiliswa emadolweni akho nasemilenzeni, kuthabathele entendeni yonyawo lwakho kuse elukakayini phezulu. ³⁶UBawo wakho wokuqhubela, kunye nokumkani oya kumisa phezu kwakho, kwisizwe ongabaziyo wena nooyihlo, uye kukhonza khona thixo bambi, imithi namatye. ³⁷Woba ngunkwantyiso, nomzekeliso, nento yentsini, phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe apho uBawo wakho aya kukuqhubela khona. ³⁸Wobuthwala imbewu eninzi uye entsimini, kodwa uvune okuncinane, ngokuba yoyidla inkumbi. ³⁹Wotyala, uzigcine izidiliya, kodwa ungaseli iwayini, ungazivuni iidiliya — ngokuba zoyidliwa yimpethu. ⁴⁰Woba nemithi yeminquma kuwo wonke umda wakho, kodwa ungazithambisi ngeoli, ngokuba iminquma yakho iya kuvuthuluka. ⁴¹Uya kuzala oonyana neentombi, kodwa abayi kuhlala bengabakho, kuba baya kuya ekuthinjweni. ⁴²Iinkumbi ezinqunquthayo ziya kuyihlutha yonke imithi yakho neziqhamo zomhlaba wakho. ⁴³Owolunye uhlanga ophakathi kwakho uya kuya esenyuka ngaphezu kwakho; wena uhle usiya ezantsi. ⁴⁴Yena uya kukuboleka, kodwa wena akuyi kumboleka. Yena uya kuba yintloko; wena ube ngumsila.

⁴⁵Zonke ezi zishwabulo ziya kuza phezu kwakho, zikusukele zikufumane ude utshatyalaliswe, ngenxa yokuba ungaliphulaphulanga izwi likaBawo wakho, ukuba ugcine imithetho yakhe nemimiselo yakhe awakuwisela yona. ⁴⁶Ziya kuba ngumqondiso nezimanga kuwe nakwimbewu yakho ngonaphakade. ⁴⁷Ngenxa yokuba ungamkhonzanga uBawo wakho ngovuyo nangentliziyo echwayitileyo, xa wawunobuninzi bezinto zonke, ⁴⁸uya kukhonza iintshaba uBawo wakho azithuma zikuchase, usendlaleni, usenxanweni, usebuzeni, nasekuhlwempuzekeni okukhulu. Uya kubeka idyokhwe yesinyithi entanyeni yakho ade akutshabalalise. ⁴⁹UBawo wakho uya kukuzisela uhlanga oluvela kude, oluvela esiphelweni sehlabathi, lundanda njengokhozi; uhlanga ongayi kuluqonda ulwimi lwalo, ⁵⁰uhlanga olubuso bukhohlakeleyo, olungayi kububeka ubuso bexhego, lungenanceba kubantwana. ⁵¹Luya kusidla isiqhamo semfuyo yakho neziqhamo zomhlaba wakho ude utshatyalaliswe, lungakushiyeli ngqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli, nenkonyana yenkomo yakho, netakane lempahla yakho emfutshane, lude lukubhubhise. ⁵²Luya kukungqinga emizini yakho yonke zide ziwe iindonga zakho eziphakamileyo ezinqatyisiweyo okholose ngazo, elizweni lakho lonke. Luya kukungqinga emizini yonke elizweni lonke akunike lona uBawo wakho. ⁵³Wandule ke, ekungqingweni nasembandezelweni akuwisele yona utshaba lwakho, udle isiqhamo sesizalo sakho, inyama yoonyana neentombi akunike zona uBawo wakho. ⁵⁴Indoda ethambileyo kakhulu neyonwabe kunene phakathi kwakho iya kuba neliso elibi kumnakwayo, nakumfazi osesifubeni sayo, nakubantwana bayo abaselayo, ⁵⁵ingavumi ukunika namnye kubo inyama yabantwana bayo ayidlayo, ngenxa yokuba kungaselanga nto kuyo ekungqingweni nasembandezelweni akuwisele yona utshaba lwakho emizini yakho yonke. ⁵⁶Umfazi othambileyo kakhulu nowonwabe kunene phakathi kwakho, oyinto engazange ilinge ukubeka intende yonyawo lwayo emhlabeni ngenxa yokonwaba nokuthamba, uya kuba neliso elibi kwindoda esifubeni sayo, nakunyana wayo nakwintombi yayo, ⁵⁷kwanomhlapho wayo ophuma phakathi kweenyawo zayo, nabantwana ayabazalayo, kuba iya kubadla ngasese ngenxa yokuswela yonke into, ekungqingweni nasembandezelweni akuwisele yona utshaba lwakho emizini yakho. ⁵⁸Ukuba akuzukunyamekela ukuwenza onke amazwi alo mthetho abhalwe kule ncwadi, ukuba uloyike eli gama lizukileyo noyikekayo—uBawo, ⁵⁹uBawo wakho uya kuzisa izibetho ezibalulekileyo phezu kwakho naphezu kwembewu yakho—izibetho ezikhulu, ezihlala ixesha elide, nezifo ezinobuhlungu, ezihlala ixesha elide. ⁶⁰UBawo wakho uya kukubuyisela zonke izifo zaseYiputa owawuzoyika, zinamathele kuwe. ⁶¹Sonke isifo naso sonke isibetho esingabhalwanga kule ncwadi yomthetho, uBawo wakho uya kukuzisela sona kanjalo ude utshatyalaliswe. ⁶²Wena owawumninzi njengeenkwenkwezi zezulu, uya kusala umncinane, ngenxa yokuba ungaliphulaphulanga izwi likaBawo wakho. ⁶³Njengoko uBawo wakho wayevuyiswa kukwenzela okulungileyo nokukwandisa, uya kunjalo ke uBawo wakho ukuvuyiswa kukukonakalisa nokukutshabalalisa, uncothulwe elizweni ongena kulo ukuze ulihluthe. ⁶⁴UBawo wakho uya kukuchithachitha phakathi kwabantu bonke, ethabathela kwelinye icala lehlabathi ukuya kwelinye, ukhonze khona thixo bambi, imithi namatye, ongabaziyo wena nooyihlo. ⁶⁵Phakathi kwezo ntlanga akuyi kufumana kuphumla, nendawo yokuphumla intende yonyawo lwakho. Apho uBawo wakho uya kukunika intliziyo engcangcazelayo, namehlo aphela, nomphefumlo otyhafileyo. ⁶⁶Ubomi bakho buya kuxhoma buthandabuzeka phambi kwakho. Ebusuku nasemini uya kunkwantya, ungaqinisekanga ngobomi bakho. ⁶⁷Kusasa uya kuthi: “Akwaba bekuhlwile!” kuthi kwakuhlwa uthi: “Akwaba bekusile!”—ngenxa yoloyiko oluzalise intliziyo yakho, nangenxa yezinto amehlo akho aya kuzibona. ⁶⁸UBawo wakho uya kukubuyisela eYiputa ngeenqanawa, ngendlela endathi akuyi kuyibona kwakhona. Apho niya kuzithengisa ezintshabeni zenu, nibe ngamakhoboka amadoda nabafazi, kodwa kungabikho namnye oya kunithenga.