UHlaziyo-mnqophiso 4 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

4 ¹Ngoku ke, Sirayeli, phulaphulani imimiselo namasiko endinifundisa ukuba niwenze, ukuze niphile, niye nilihluthe ilizwe aninika lona uBawo wenu, uThixo wooyihlo. ²Ningongezi kwilizwi endiniwisela lona, ningathabathi kulo, ukuze niyigcine imithetho kaBawo wenu endiniwisela yona. ³Amehlo enu ngokwawo akubonile oko akwenzayo uBawo wenu eBhahali-pehore: watshabalalisa phakathi kwenu wonke umntu owalandela uBhahali wasePehore. ⁴Ke nina enanamathela kuBawo wenu, uNdikhoyo, nisaphila nonke namhla. ⁵Yabonani, ndinifundise imimiselo namasiko, njengoko wandiwisela umthetho uBawo wenu, ukuba niwenze ezweni eningena kulo ukuba nilihluthe. ⁶Wagcineni niwenze; kuba oku bubulumko benu nengqiqo yenu phambi kwezizwe, eziya kuthi zakuweva onke la masiko zithi: “Olu hlanga lukhulu luluntu olunobulumko nolunengqiqo ngenene.” ⁷Luluphi na uhlanga olukhulu olunothixo osondeleyo kulo njengoko uBawo wethu esondela kuthi, ngamaxesha onke esimbiza ngawo? ⁸Sesiphi na isizwe esikhulu esinemimiselo namasiko anobulungisa, njengalo mthetho wonke endiwubekayo phambi kwenu namhla?

⁹Kodwa lumkani, nizigcine kunene, ukuze ningazilibali izinto amehlo enu azibonileyo, zingemki entliziyweni yenu yonke imihla yenu. Nizazise koonyana benu nakoonyana boonyana benu.

¹⁰Khumbulani imini enema ngayo phambi koBawo wenu eHorebhe, mhla wathi kum: “Ndibuthele abantu kum, ndibenze beve amazwi am, ukuze bafunde ukundoyika ngayo yonke imihla yobomi babo emhlabeni, bafundise oonyana babo.”

¹¹Nasondela nema emazantsi entaba, intaba isitsha ngumlilo, ude umlilo use phakathi kwezulu — igqunywe bubumnyama, nelifu, nesithokothoko esikhulu. ¹²UBawo wenu wathetha kuni ephakathi komlilo. Naliva isandi samazwi, kodwa anibonanga nambonakalo — izwi lodwa. ¹³Wanixelela umnqophiso wakhe, waniwisela umthetho ukuba niwugcine — aMazwi aLishumi — wawabhala emacwecweni amabini amatye. ¹⁴UBawo wenu wandiwisela umthetho ngoko ukuba ndinifundise imimiselo namasiko eniya kuwagcina ezweni eniwelela kulo ukuba nilihluthe.

Akukho Mfanekiso Unokumfanekisa uBawo Wenu

¹⁵Ngoko zigcineni kunene kakhulu, kuba anibonanga nambonakalo mhla uBawo wenu wathetha kuni eHorebhe ephakathi komlilo, ¹⁶lumkani ningazonakalisi ngokuzenzela umfanekiso oqingqiweyo, ongumfanekiso wayo nantoni na into, umfanekiso wendoda okanye wenkazana, ¹⁷umfanekiso waso nasiphi na isilo esisemhlabeni, umfanekiso wayo nayiphi na intaka enamaphiko ephaphazela esibhakabhakeni, ¹⁸umfanekiso wayo nantoni na enambuzelayo emhlabeni, umfanekiso wayo nayiphi na intlanzi esemanzini aphantsi komhlaba. ¹⁹Ningawaphakamiseli emazulwini amehlo enu, nithi nakubona ilanga, nenyanga, neenkwenkwezi — wonke umkhosi wasezulwini — nilukuhlwe ukuba niqubude kuzo, nikhonze, ezo zinto uBawo wenu wababela zonke izizwe eziphantsi kwalo lonke izulu. ²⁰UBawo wenu wanithabatha, wanikhupha eYiputa, eziko lesinyithi, ukuze nibe ngabantu bakhe, ilifa lakhe, njengoko ninjalo namhla. ^a a v20 I“ziko lesinyithi” lifanekisa iziko elishushu kakhulu lomkhandi wesinyithi — umfanekiso kaMoses wembandezelo ecudisayo nehlambululayo yobukhoboka eYiputa. ²¹UBawo wenu wandiqumbela ngenxa yenu, wafunga esithi andiyi kuyiwela iYordan, andiyi kungena nasezweni elihle aninika lona uBawo wenu ukuba libe lilifa lenu. ²²Ndimelwe kukufa kweli lizwe; andiyi kuyiwela iYordan. Ke nina niyawela ukuba nithabathe elo lizwe lihle. ²³Lumkani ningawulibali umnqophiso uBawo wenu awawenza nani, nizenzele umfanekiso oqingqiweyo ongumfanekiselo wayo nantoni na uBawo wenu analele yona. ²⁴Kuba uBawo wenu ngumlilo otshayo, nguBawo onekhwele. ²⁵Xa senizele oonyana nabazukulwana, senaluphala ezweni elo, nithi nenze ngokungendawo, ngokuzenzela umfanekiso oqingqiweyo ongumfanekiselo wayo nantoni na, nenze okubi emehlweni kaBawo wenu, nimqumbise, ²⁶namhla ndibiza izulu nehlabathi ukuba angqine ngakuni: niya kutshabalala msinyane niphela ezweni eniwela iYordan ukuba nilihluthe. Imihla yenu apho iya kuba mbalwa; niya kutshatyalaliswa niphela. ²⁷UBawo wenu uya kunichithachitha phakathi kwezizwe, nisale nibambalwa phakathi kweentlanga athe uBawo wenu waniqhubela kuzo. ²⁸Apho niya kukhonza oothixo bomthi namatye, umsebenzi wezandla zomntu, abangaboniyo, abangeviyo, abangadliyo, abangeziva nevumba. ²⁹Kodwa nisuke apho niya kumfuna uBawo wenu, nimfumane, ukuba nithe namfuna ngentliziyo yenu yonke nangomphefumlo wenu wonke. ³⁰Xa nisembandezelweni, zaye zonke ezi zinto zinifikele ngemihla ezayo, niya kubuyela kuBawo wenu, niliphulaphule izwi lakhe. ³¹UBawo wenu nguBawo onenceba; akayi kunishiya, akayi kunitshabalalisa, engayi kuwulibala umnqophiso awawufungela ooyihlo.

UBawo Wethu Yedwa NguThixo

³²Khumbulani imihla yamandulo egqithileyo, kususela kwimini awamdala ngayo uBawo wethu umntu emhlabeni, nibuze kwasesiphelweni esinye sezulu kuse kwesinye: ingaba yakha yabakho na into enkulu kangaka, yakha yaviwa na? ³³Ingaba sakha sakho na isizwe esiva izwi likathixo lithetha liphakathi komlilo, njengani, saza saphila? ³⁴Okanye ukhona na uthixo owakha wazilingela ukuzithabathela uhlanga phakathi kolunye uhlanga, ngezilingo, nemiqondiso, nezimanga, nemfazwe, nesandla esithe nkqi, nengalo eyolukileyo, nokoyikeka okukhulu, njengako konke anenzele khona uBawo wenu eYiputa phambi kwamehlo enu? ³⁵Oku kwaboniswa kuni, ukuze nazi ukuba uBawo wethu nguye uBawo; akukho wumbi ngaphandle kwakhe. ^b b v35 Xa uMoses esithi akukho Thixo ngaphandle koBawo, ubiza loo Thixo mnye uYesu amtyhila njengoBawo — ubunye obubamba uBawo, noNyana, noMoya ndawonye babe nguThixo omnye. ³⁶Emazulwini wanivisa izwi lakhe ukuze aniqeqeshe; emhlabeni wanibonisa umlilo wakhe omkhulu, naweva amazwi akhe ephakathi komlilo. ³⁷Ngenxa yokuba wayebathanda ooyihlo, wayinyula imbewu yabo emva kwabo, wanikhupha eYiputa ngokwakhe, ngamandla akhe amakhulu, ³⁸egxotha phambi kwenu izizwe ezikhulu nezomelele kunani, ukuze aningenise, aninike ilizwe lazo libe lilifa lenu, njengoko kunjalo namhla. ³⁹Yazini namhla, nibeke entliziyweni yenu, ukuba uBawo wethu nguye uBawo ezulwini phezulu nasemhlabeni phantsi; akukho wumbi. ⁴⁰Gcina imimiselo yakhe nemithetho yakhe, endikuwiselayo namhla, ukuze kulunge kuwe nakoonyana bakho abasemva kwakho, uhlale imihla emide ezweni akunika lona uBawo wakho ngonaphakade.

UMoses Wahlula Imizi Yokusabela

⁴¹Waza uMoses wahlula imizi emithathu ngaphesheya kweYordan ngasempumalanga, ⁴²ukuze umbulali obulele ummelwane wakhe ngengozi, engamthiyile ngaphambili, abalekele komnye kule mizi, aphile: ⁴³IBhetsere entlango ehewu, yamaRubhen; neRamoti eGiliyadi, yakwaGadi; neGolan eBhashan, yamaManase.

Umthetho UMoses Awubeka Phambi KwamaSirayeli

⁴⁴Nguwo lo umthetho awawubekayo uMoses phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli. ⁴⁵Zezi izingqino, nemimiselo, namasiko awathetha uMoses koonyana bakaSirayeli ekuphumeni kwabo eYiputa. ⁴⁶Ngaphesheya kweYordan ngasempumalanga, esihlanjeni esimalunga neBhete-pehore, ezweni likaSihon ukumkani wama-Amori owayehleli eHeshbhon, awamxabelayo uMoses namaSirayeli ekuphumeni kwabo eYiputa. ⁴⁷Balihlutha ilizwe lakhe nelizwe lika-Ogi ukumkani waseBhashan, ookumkani bobabini bama-Amori ababehleli ngaphesheya kweYordan ngasempumalanga, ⁴⁸lithabathela eArohere, engasemlanjaneni oyiArnon, lada lesa entabeni yeSiyon (eyiHermon leyo), ⁴⁹neArabha yonke ngaphesheya kweYordan ngasempumalanga, lada lesa elwandle lweArabha, phantsi kwamaxandeka asePisga.