UBawo wethu Ujongana Nabalusi Abangaphumeleli
Abalusi bakwaSirayeli bazondla bodwa, bawuyeka umhlambi wachithakala. UBawo wethu uwuthabatha umhlambi, ethembisa ukuba uya kuzifuna ngokwakhe ezidukileyo, abophe ezophukileyo, agwebe phakathi kwezimvu ezityebileyo nezibhityileyo ezithi zidudule ezibuthathaka. Kumiselwa umalusi omnye, umkhonzi wakhe uDavide.
34 1Lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wethu, lisithi:
2“Nyana womntu, profeta ngokuchasene nabalusi bakwaSirayeli. Profeta uthi kubo, kubalusi: Itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: Yeha, kubalusi bakwaSirayeli abazondlayo bodwa! Abalusi abamelwe na kukondla umhlambi? 3“Nina nidle amafutha, ninxibe uboya, nixhele iinkomo ezityetyisiweyo, kodwa anowondla umhlambi. 4Anizomelezanga ezibuthathaka, anizphilisanga ezifileyo, anizbophanga ezophukileyo, anizbuyisanga ezilahlekileyo, anizfunanga ezidukileyo. Endaweni yoko nizlawula ngesandla esiqinileyo nangolunya. 5Zachithachitheka ngokuba zingenamalusi, zaza zakuchithwa zaba kukudla kwazo zonke iinyamakazi zasendle. 6Zaduka izimvu zam kuzo zonke iintaba nakwiinduli zonke eziphakamileyo, zachithachitheka kulo lonke ihlabathi, kungekho bani uzifunayo nozikhangelayo.
7“Ngako oko, nina balusi, liveni ilizwi likaBawo wethu: 8Ndihleli nje, utsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu: ngenxa yokuba umhlambi wam waphangwa, waba kukudla kwazo zonke iinyamakazi zasendle, ungenamalusi, nabalusi bam bengawufuni umhlambi wam, besuka bazondla bona, bengawondli umhlambi wam, 9ngako oko, nina balusi, liveni ilizwi likaBawo wethu: 10Itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: Ndichasene nabalusi. Ndowubiza umhlambi wam esandleni sabo, ndiwuyekise ukwalusa kwabo, ukuze bangabi sawondla. Ndowutsala umhlambi wam emlonyeni wabo; izimvu zam aziyi kuba kukudla kwabo.”
11Kuba itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: “Mna ngokwam ndoziphengulula izimvu zam, ndizikhathalele. a a v11 Apha uBawo wethu uthabatha umsebenzi womalusi ngokwakhe — yiloo ntliziyo uYesu ayibangayo xa esithi: “Ndim umalusi olungileyo” (Yohane 10:11). UBawo ophengululayo uba nguNyana ozincamela izimvu ubomi bakhe. 12“Njengokuba umalusi ewalusa umhlambi wakhe ochithachithekileyo, xa ephakathi kwawo, ndoziphatha ngokunjalo izimvu zam. Ndozihlangula kuzo zonke iindawo abezachithachithekele kuzo ngemini yamafu nobumnyama. 13Ndozikhupha ezizweni, ndizihlanganise emazweni, ndizise ezweni lazo. Ndozalusa ezintabeni zakwaSirayeli, ezihlanjeni, nakuzo zonke iindawo abantu abahleli kuzo ezweni. 14Ndozondla edlelweni elihle; iincopho zeentaba zakwaSirayeli ziya kuba lidlelo lazo. Zoza ziphumle apho edlelweni elihle, zidle edlelweni elinamafutha ezintabeni zakwaSirayeli.” 15Mna ngokwam ndowalusa umhlambi wam, ndiwuphumze, utsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu. 16Ndozifuna ezilahlekileyo, ndizibuyise ezidukileyo, ndizibophe ezophukileyo, ndizomeleze ezibuthathaka, kodwa ndozitshabalalisa ezityebileyo nezomeleleyo. Ndozalusa ngobulungisa.
17Nina, mhlambi wam, itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: “Ndogweba phakathi kwemvu nemvu, phakathi kweenkunzi zeegusha neebhokhwe. 18“Akwanele na ukuba nidle edlelweni elona lihle, ningawunyatheli omnye? Akwanele na ukuba nisele amanzi acocekileyo, ningawagxobhi omnye ngeenyawo zenu? 19Umhlambi wam umelwe na kukudla oko nikunyathelileyo, usele oko nikugxobhileyo ngeenyawo zenu?”
20Ngako oko itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu kuzo ukuthi: “Mna ngokwam ndogweba phakathi kwemvu etyebile nemvu ebhityileyo. 21“Ngenxa yokuba nituthuza ngecala nangegxalaba, nidlove zonke ezibuthathaka ngeempondo zenu, nada nazigxotha, 22ndowusindisa umhlambi wam; aziyi kubuya zibe lixhoba. Ndogweba phakathi kwemvu nemvu. 23Ndozimisela umalusi omnye, umkhonzi wam uDavide; yena uya kuzalusa; yena uya kuzalusa, abe ngumalusi wazo. b b v23 Kwiinkulungwane emva kokufa kukaDavide, uBawo wethu uthembisa ngomalusi omnye ophuma kwindlu kaDavide, oya kuwalusa umhlambi wakhe ngonaphakade. UYesu ngulowo Malusi — “Ndim umalusi olungileyo... kuya kubakho mhlambi mnye, malusi mnye” (Yohane 10:11, 16). 24Mna, uBawo wethu, ndoba nguBawo wabo; umkhonzi wam uDavide abe sisikhulu phakathi kwabo. Mna, uBawo wethu, nditshilo.
25“Ndoba nomnqophiso woxolo nabo, ndisuse iinyamakazi zasendle ezweni, ukuze bahlale bekholosile entlango, balale emahlathini. 26Ndobenza bona nommandla ojikeleze induli yam intsikelelo, ndithumele iziphango ngexesha lazo—iziphango zentsikelelo. 27Imithi yasendle yovelisa iziqhamo zayo, umhlaba uvelise indyebo yawo; abantu bohlala bekholosile ezweni labo. Baya kwazi ukuba ndinguBawo wabo xa ndiyaphula imivalo yedyokhwe yabo, ndibahlangula esandleni sabo bebakhonzisa. 28Iintlanga aziyi kubuya zibaphange, neenyamakazi zasendle aziyi kubadla. Bohlala bekholosile, kungekho bani ubagubhisayo. 29Ndobanika ilizwe elidume ngendyebo; abayi kubuya babandezelwe yindlala kulo, bengabuyi bathwale isingcikivo seentlanga. 30Baya kwazi ukuba mna, uBawo wabo, ndinabo, nokuba bona, indlu kaSirayeli, bangabantu bam, utsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu. 31Nina niziimvu zam, izimvu zedlelo lam, yaye ndinguBawo wenu, utsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu.”
