UHlaziyo-mnqophiso 9 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

9 ¹Yiva, Sirayeli: namhla uyiwela iYordan ukuba ungene ugqogqe iintlanga ezinkulu nezomelele kunawe—imizi emikhulu enqatyiselwe ezulwini. ²Ngabantu abade nabakhulu, inzalo yama-Anaki, wena owaziyo, nothe weva kusithiwa ngabo: “Ngubani onokuthi nkqi phambi koonyana baka-Anaki?” ³Yazi namhla: uBawo wakho uwela phambi kwakho engumlilo odlayo. Uya kubatshabalalisa, abathobe phambi kwakho; uya kubagqogqa ubabhangise ngokukhawuleza, njengoko uBawo wakho akuxelele.

⁴Emva kokuba uBawo wakho ebagqogqile phambi kwakho, uze ungatsho entliziyweni yakho ukuthi: “Ngenxa yobulungisa bam uBawo wethu undizisile apha ukuba ndidle ilifa leli lizwe”—kungenxa yobubi bezi ntlanga le nto ebagqogqa ngayo phambi kwakho. ⁵Asingenxa yobulungisa bakho nokuthe tye kwentliziyo yakho ukuba ungene ulithabathe ilizwe labo, kodwa ngenxa yobubi bezi ntlanga uBawo wakho uzigqogqa phambi kwakho, nokuze aligcine ilizwi awafungayo uBawo wakho kooyihlo—uAbraham, noIsake, noYakobi. ⁶Yazi ke: uBawo wakho ukunika eli lizwe lihle ukuba ulidle ilifa, kungengenxa yobulungisa bakho, ngokuba ungabantu abantamo ilukhuni.

Abantu Abamlingayo uBawo Wabo

⁷Khumbula, ungalibali indlela owamqumbisa ngayo uBawo wakho entlango. Ukususela kwimini owaphuma ngayo eYiputa wada wafika kule ndawo, ube uphikisana noBawo wakho. ⁸EHorebhe wamqumbisa uBawo wakho, waza uBawo wakho wakuqumbela kakhulu, wada walunga ukukutshabalalisa. ^a a v8 IHorebhe ligama elimbi lentaba yeSinayi, intaba apho uBawo wethu awanika khona umnqophiso. ⁹Xa ndenyuka intaba ukuya kwamkela amacwecwe amatye, amacwecwe omnqophiso awawenzayo uBawo wakho nawe, ndahlala entabeni iimini ezimashumi mane nobusuku obumashumi mane, ndingadli sonka ndingaseli manzi. ¹⁰UBawo wakho wandinika amacwecwe amabini amatye, abhalwe ngomnwe wakhe, enawo onke amazwi awawathethayo nawe entabeni ephuma phakathi komlilo, ngemini yentlanganiso. ¹¹Emva kweemini ezimashumi mane nobusuku obumashumi mane, uBawo wakho wandinika amacwecwe amabini amatye, amacwecwe omnqophiso.

¹²Waza uBawo wakho wathi kum: “Vuka, khawuleza wehle apha, kuba abantu bakho owabakhuphayo eYiputa bazonakalisile. Bakhawuleza basuka endleleni endayalela ngayo; bazenzele isithixo esityhidiweyo.”

¹³Ngaphezu koko, uBawo wakho wathi kum: “Ndibakhangele aba bantu—ngabantu abantamo ilukhuni. ¹⁴Ndiyeke ndedwa; ndiya kubatshabalalisa, ndilicime igama labo phantsi kwezulu, ndikwenze uhlanga olunamandla nolubaninzi kunabo.”

¹⁵Ndaza ndajika ndehla entabeni, yona ivutha ngumlilo, amacwecwe omabini omnqophiso esezandleni zam zombini. ¹⁶Ndakhangela, ndabona ukuba wone kuBawo wakho: uzenzele ithole elityhidiweyo, usuka ngokukhawuleza endleleni akuwisele umthetho ngayo uBawo wakho. ¹⁷Ndaza ndawathabatha amacwecwe omabini, ndawalahla eziphuma ezandleni zam zombini, ndawaqhekeza phambi kwamehlo akho. ¹⁸Ndawa phambi koBawo wakho njengasekuqaleni, iimini ezimashumi mane nobusuku obumashumi mane, ndingadli sonka, ndingaseli manzi, ngenxa yesono sakho sonke owasenzayo, usenza okubi emehlweni koBawo wakho, umqumbisa. ¹⁹Kuba ndandiwoyika umsindo noburhalarhume obuvuthayo abenabo uBawo wakho ngakuwe, elungele ukukutshabalalisa. Kodwa uBawo wakho wandiphulaphula nangelo xesha. ²⁰UBawo wakho wamqumbela kakhulu uAron, elungele ukumtshabalalisa, ndaza ndamthandazela uAron nangelo xesha. ²¹Ndasithabatha isono sakho, ithole owalenzayo, ndalitshisa ngomlilo, ndalityumza, ndalisila kakuhle lada lacoleka njengothuli, ndaza ndaluphosa uthuli lwalo emfuleni owawusehla uphuma entabeni. ²²NaseTabhera, naseMasa, naseKibroti-hatahava wamqumbisa uBawo wakho. ²³Xa uBawo wakho wakuthuma eKadeshe-bharneha, esithi: “Nyuka, ulithabathe ilizwe endikunike lona,” waphikisa umlomo kaBawo wakho, ungakholwa kuye ungaliphulaphuli izwi lakhe. ²⁴Ube uphikisana noBawo wakho ukususela kwimini endakwazi ngayo. ²⁵Ndawa ke phambi koBawo wakho ezo ntsuku zimashumi mane nobo busuku bumashumi mane ndaqungquluza phantsi khona, ngokuba uBawo wakho wayethe uya kukutshabalalisa. ²⁶Ndathandaza kuBawo wakho, ndathi: “Bawo wam oyiNkosi, musa ukubatshabalalisa abantu bakho, ilifa lakho, owabakhululayo ngobukhulu bakho wabakhupha eYiputa ngesandla esithe nkqi. ^b b v26 UMoses uwa phambi koBawo wethu, ambongozele abantu abangenakubasindisa yedwa — isithunzi soMlamli omkhulu, uYesu, obeya kuma phakathi koBawo wethu nabantwana bakhe ukubabongozela. ²⁷Khumbula abakhonzi bakho uAbraham, noIsake, noYakobi. Ungakhangeli iinkani zaba bantu, nobubi babo, nesono sabo. ²⁸Hleze abantu belizwe owasikhupha kulo bathi: ‘UThixo akaba nako ukubangenisa ezweni awabathembisa ngalo, wabathiya, ngoko ke wabakhuphela ukuba ababulalele entlango.’ ²⁹Kuba bangabantu bakho, ilifa lakho, owabakhuphayo ngamandla akho amakhulu nangengalo eyolukileyo.”