Umtshakazi kaBawo wethu ongathembekanga
Isimangalo sikaBawo wethu ngakumfazi ongathembekanga, omele uSirayeli: umhlube abe ze, umvingce indlela yakhe, abuyise ingqolowa noboya awayekubalele kubathandi bakhe. Emva koko ilizwi liphela liguquke ngokupheleleyo. Uya kumkhokela aye entlango, athethe entliziyweni yakhe, amzeke kwakhona.
2 1Yithi kubantakwenu: “Bantu bam,” nakoodade benu: “Benzelwe inceba.” 2Mbongozeni unina, mbongozeni—kuba akangomfazi wam, nam andiyondoda yakhe—ukuze abususe ubuhenyukazi bakhe ebusweni bakhe, nokungathembeki kwakhe phakathi kwamabele akhe, 3hleze ndimhlube abe ze njengaloo mini azalwa ngayo; ndimenze abe njengentlango, ndimguqule abe lilizwe elomileyo, ndimyeke afe linxano. 4Abantwana bakhe andiyi kubenzela nceba, kuba bangabantwana bobuhenyukazi. 5Unina wabo uhenyuzile; lowo wabazalayo wenze into elihlazo. Wathi: “Ndiya kubasukela abathandi bam, abandinika isonka sam namanzi am, uboya bam neflakisi yam, ioli yam nesiselo sam.”
6Ngako oko, yabona, ndiza kuyivingca indlela yakhe ngemithana enameva; ndiya kumbiyela ukuze angayifumani imendo yakhe. 7Uya kubasukela abathandi bakhe, kodwa angabafumani; uya kubafuna, kodwa angababoni. Wandule ke athi: “Ndiya kubuyela kuyo indoda yam yokuqala, kuba kwakulungile kum ngelo xesha kunangoku.” 8Akaqondanga ukuba ndim owamnikayo ingqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli, ndim owamthululela isilivere negolide— awayisebenzisayo bona kuBhahali. a a v8 Ukuguquka kube "bona" kubonisa isiHebhere—abantu bakwaSirayeli bazithabatha izipho ebeziphiwe yena, bazisebenzisela ukukhonza uBhahali.
9Ngako oko ndiya kuyibuyisa ingqolowa yam xa ivuthwa, newayini yam entsha ngexesha layo; ndiya kubuyisa uboya bam neflakisi yam, obebunikwe ukugubungela ubuze bakhe. 10Ngoku ndiya kubutyhila ubuze bakhe emehlweni abathandi bakhe, kungabikho namnye uya kumhlangula esandleni sam. 11Ndiya kuluphelisa lonke uvuyo lwakhe—imithendeleko yakhe, ukuthwasa kweenyanga zakhe, iisabatha zakhe, onke amaxesha akhe amisiweyo. 12Ndiya kuzibhuqa izidiliya zakhe nemikhiwane yakhe, awathi ngayo: “Le yimivuzo yam endayinikwa ngabathandi bam.” Ndiya kuziguqula zibe lityholo, zidliwe ziinyamakazi. 13Ndiya kumbuza imihla awaqhumisela ngayo ngamadini kooBhahali, xa wayezihombisa ngamasongo nangezivatho, ebasukela abathandi bakhe—kodwa mna wandilibala, utsho uBawo wethu.
14“Ngako oko, yabona, ndiza kumbuyisela kum: ndiya kumkhokelela entlango, ndithethe kakuhle entliziyweni yakhe. 15Khona apho ndiya kuzibuyisela kuye izidiliya zakhe, ndiyenze intili yaseAkore ibe ngumnyango wethemba. Khona apho uya kuphendula njengakwimihla yobutsha bakhe, njengaloo mini anyuka ngayo ephuma eYiputa.” b b v15 Intili yaseAkore ithetha "inkathazo"—indawo yokusilela kwakudala uBawo wethu akuguqula kube ngumnyango kanye ongena ethembeni nasekubuyiseleni.
16Ngaloo mini, utsho uBawo wethu, uya kundibiza ngokuthi: “ndoda yam,” ungabi sandibiza ngokuthi: “Bhahali wam.” c c v16 Injongo kaBawo wethu kukusondelelana, hayi ukulawula—ukuba abizwe ngokuthi "ndoda yam," kungabi ngu"nkosi yam." "UBhahali" wayeligama lemihla ngemihla elithetha "inkosi" kwanegama lesithixo awayesisukela amaSirayeli; akayi kuba sabelana ngentliziyo yakhe naso. 17Ndowasusa amagama ooBhahali emlonyeni wakhe; akusayi kubuya kukhankanywe ngamagama awo. 18Ngaloo mini ndobenzela umnqophiso neenyamakazi zasendle, neentaka zezulu, nezinto ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni; ndosaphula isaphetha nekrele nemfazwe ezweni, ukuze bonke balale bekholosile. 19Ndokwendisela kum ngonaphakade; ndokwendisela kum ngobulungisa nangomgwebo, ngenceba nangemfesane. 20Ndokwendisela kum ngokuthembeka, uze umazi uBawo wakho.
21Ngaloo mini ndophendula, utsho uBawo wethu—ndophendula emazulwini, wona aphendule emhlabeni; 22nomhlaba uphendule ingqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli, zona ziphendule uYizereli. d d v22 UYizereli uthetha ukuthi “UThixo uyahlwayela.” Igama elalikhe lathetha ukuchithachitha nomgwebo ngoku liba sisithembiso—uBawo wethu etyala abantu bakhe kwakhona ezweni njengabakhe. 23Ndozityalela yena ezweni. Ndoyenzela inceba leyo yayithiwa “Akukho-Nceba,” kwabo bebethiwa “Asingobantu-Bam” ndithi kubo: “Ningabantwana bam”; baze bona bathi: “UnguBawo wam.” e e v23 Ukutshintsha kugqityiwe ngokupheleleyo: abo bebekhe babizwa ngokuba “Asingobantu-Bam” ngoku bangabantwana bakhe, yaye bamphendula kungekhona njengothixo okude, kodwa njengoBawo—ubudlelwane obu lonke eli ncwadi belisoloko lubhekisa kubo.
