UHlaziyo-mnqophiso 30 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

30 ¹Kothi, xa zithe zonke ezi zinto zafika kuwe, intsikelelo nesiqalekiso endizibeke phambi kwakho, uze uzikhumbule phakathi kwazo zonke iintlanga apho uBawo wakho akugxothele khona, ²ube uza kubuyela kuBawo wakho, uliphulaphule izwi lakhe ngako konke endikuwisela umthetho ngako namhla, wena nabantwana bakho, ngentliziyo yakho yonke nangomphefumlo wakho wonke, ³wandule ke uBawo wakho akubuyisele ekuthinjweni, intliziyo yakhe iguqukele kuwe ngemfesane, aphinde akubuthe kuzo zonke izizwe apho uBawo wakho akuchithachithele khona. ⁴Ukuba uthe wachithachithwa ukuya eziphelweni zamazulu, uBawo wakho wokubutha ekhona apho, akuthabathe ekhona apho. ⁵UBawo wakho wokuzisa ezweni elalilifa looyihlo; wolidla ilifa, akusikelele akwandise ngaphezu kooyihlo. ⁶UBawo wakho woyalusa intliziyo yakho nentliziyo yembewu yakho, ukuze umthande uBawo wakho ngentliziyo yakho yonke nangomphefumlo wakho wonke, ube nokuphila. ^a a v6 UBawo wethu uthembisa ukuba uya kuwenza ngokwakhe lo msebenzi wangaphakathi — eguqula intliziyo ukuze abantwana bakhe bamthande ngokwenene. Lo ngoguquko lwentliziyo oluzalisekiswa ngumnqophiso omtsha, xa uMoya ubhala uthando ngaphakathi kwethu. ⁷UBawo wakho wozisa zonke ezi ziqalekiso phezu kweentshaba zakho naphezu kwabo bakuthiyayo bakusukela. ⁸Uya kubuya ulive izwi likaBawo wakho, uyenze yonke imithetho yakhe endikuwisela namhla. ⁹UBawo wakho wokusikelela ngokungaphezulu kuwo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zakho, kwisiqhamo sesizalo sakho, nakwisiqhamo seenkomo zakho, nakwisiqhamo somhlaba wakho, kube kuhle. Kuba uBawo wakho uya kubuya akuyolele okuhle kwakho, njengokuba wayebayolele ooyihlo, ¹⁰xa ulive izwi likaBawo wakho, ugcine imithetho yakhe nemimiselo yakhe ebhaliweyo kule ncwadi yomyalelo, ubuyele kuBawo wakho ngentliziyo yakho yonke nangomphefumlo wakho wonke.

Kufuphi Kunokuba Ucinga

¹¹Lo mthetho ndikuwisela namhla awunzima kakhulu kuwe, awukho kude. ¹²Awukho emazulwini, ukuba ungade uthi: “Ngubani na oya kusinyukela emazulwini, awuthabathe, awuzise kuthi, ukuze siwuve siwenze?” ¹³Awukho nangaphaya kolwandle, ukuba ude uthethe uthi: “Ngubani na oya kuwela ulwandle ngenxa yethu, awuthabathe, awuzise kuthi, ukuze siwuve siwenze?” ¹⁴Kuba ilizwi likufuphi kakhulu kuwe, lisemlonyeni wakho nasentliziyweni yakho, ukuze ulenze. ^b b v14 UPawulos uliphatha eli vesi echaza iindaba ezilungileyo ngokwazo — ilizwi lokholo elikufuphi nathi, elisemlonyeni nasentliziyweni yethu, esithi ngalo sithembele kuYesu size sisindiswe. ¹⁵Yabona, ndibeke phambi kwakho namhla ubomi nokuhle, ukufa nobubi. ¹⁶Ukuba uthe wayiphulaphula imithetho kaBawo wakho namhla, umthande, uhambe ngeendlela zakhe, ugcine imithetho yakhe nemimiselo yakhe namasiko akhe, wophila wande, akusikelele ezweni oya kulo ukuba ulime. ¹⁷Kodwa ukuba intliziyo yakho ithe yatyeka, akavuma ukuphulaphula, waza warhwetyelwa ekuqubudeni koothixo bambi nasekubakhonzeni, ¹⁸ndiyakuxelela namhla ukuba inene niya kutshabalala, aniyi kuba nemihla emide ezweni eniwelela kulo iYordan ukuba niye kulo nilime. ¹⁹Namhla ndibiza amazulu nehlabathi ukuba abe lingqina phakathi kwenu: ndibeke phambi kwakho ubomi nokufa, intsikelelo nesiqalekiso. Nyula ubomi, ukuze uphile wena nabantwana bakho, ²⁰umthande uBawo wakho, ulive izwi lakhe, unamathele kuye, kuba yena bubomi bakho nobude bemihla yakho, ukuze uhlale ezweni awalifungela kooyihlo uBawo wakho, uAbraham, uIsake, noYakobi, ukuba abanike lona.