UIsaya 40 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

40 ¹Thuthuzelani, thuthuzelani abantu bam, utsho uBawo wenu. ²Thethani ngobubele eYerusalem, nize nivakalise kuyo ukuba umsebenzi wayo onzima ugqityiwe, ukuba ubugwenxa bayo buxolelwe, ukuba yamkele esandleni sikaBawo wethu okuphindwe kabini ngenxa yezono zayo zonke.

³Izwi lidanduluka lisithi: Entlango, lungisani indlela kaBawo wethu; yenzani umendo othe tye enkangala kaBawo wethu. ^a a v3 Zone iiVangeli ezine zisibhekisa kuYohane umBhaptizi esi siprofeto sezwi elimemeza entlango, olungiselela uYesu indlela (Marko 1:3, Mateyu 3:3, Luka 3:4, Yohane 1:23). Lowo olungiselelwa indlela nguYesu, ekuza ngaye uBawo wethu ebantwini bakhe. ⁴Zonke izihlambo ziya kuphakanyiswa phezulu, zithotywe zonke iintaba neenduli; umhlaba omagingxigingxi uya kuthi tye, neendawo ezirhabaxa zibe lithafa. ⁵Luya kutyhilwa ke uzuko lukaBawo wethu, baze bonke abantu balubone kunye, kuba umlomo kaBawo wethu uthethile.

⁶Izwi lithi: “Memeza!” Ndaza ndathi mna: “Ndomemeza ntoni na?” Bonke abantu banjengotyani, konke nokuthembeka kwabo kunjengentyantyambo yasendle. ⁷Utyani buyabuna, intyantyambo iyavuthuluka xa umphefumlo kaBawo wethu uvuthela kubo; inene, abantu bangutyani. ⁸Utyani buyabuna, intyantyambo iyavuthuluka, kodwa ilizwi likaBawo wethu limi ngonaphakade.

⁹Nyuka uye entabeni ende, wena Ziyon, mthunywa weendaba ezilungileyo; phakamisa ilizwi lakho ngamandla, wena Yerusalem, mthunywa weendaba ezilungileyo. Liphakamise, ungoyiki; yithi kwimizi yakwaYuda: “Nanku uBawo wenu!” ¹⁰Yabona, uBawo oyiNkosi uza enamandla, nengalo yakhe iyamlawulela; yabona, umvuzo wakhe unaye, nentlawulelo yakhe ihamba phambi kwakhe. ¹¹Uya kuwalusa umhlambi wakhe njengomalusi; uya kuwabutha amatakane ezingalweni zakhe awathwale esifubeni sakhe; azikhokele ngobunono ezo zanyisayo. ^b b v11 uBawo wethu ngumalusi obutha amatakane akhe, awathwale esifubeni sakhe. UYesu wasithabatha esi sinakekelo sinye somalusi xa wathi: “Ndim umalusi olungileyo” (Yohane 10:11). ¹²Ngubani na olinganise amanzi ngentende yesandla sakhe, walinganisa namazulu ngobubanzi besandla sakhe, wavalela uthuli lwehlabathi emlinganisweni, wazilinganisa iintaba ezikalini neenduli esikalini? ¹³Ngubani na olathe uMoya kaBawo wethu, okanye owamyalayo engumcebisi wakhe? ¹⁴Wabuza kubani na, waza wenziwa waqonda ngubani? Ngubani owamfundisa indlela yobulungisa, wamfundisa ukwazi, waza wambonisa indlela yengqondo? ¹⁵Iintlanga zinjengethontsi elivela emphandeni, zibalwa njengothuli olusezikalini; uzithabatha iziqithi njengothuli olucoliweyo. ¹⁶iLebhanon ayanele ukwenza umlilo, nezilwanyana zayo azanele idini elinyukayo. ¹⁷Zonke iintlanga zinjengento engento phambi kwakhe; zibalwa nguye njengento engaphantsi kwento engento, nobuze. ¹⁸Niya kumfanisa nabani na ke uBawo wethu? Okanye nomfanisa namfanekiso mni na? ¹⁹Umfanekiso oqingqiweyo! Ingcibi iyawutyhida, umkhandi wegolide awuyaleke ngegolide, awutyhidele imixokelelwane yesilivere. ²⁰Lowo uhlwempuzekileyo ongenakuwunikela umnikelo onjalo unyula umthi ongaboliyo; ufuna ingcibi enobuchule ukuba amisele umfanekiso ongayi kuwa. ²¹Anazi na? Aniva na? Anixelelwanga na kwasekuqalekeni? Aniqondanga na kususela kwiziseko zehlabathi? ²²Uhleli etroneni ngaphezu kwesibhakabhaka sehlabathi, abemi balo abangezantsi benjengemicikwane; wolula amazulu njengomkhusane ocekethekileyo, ewamise njengentente yokuhlala kuyo. ²³Wenza abathetheli babe yinto engento, abenze abalawuli behlabathi babe lilize. ²⁴Basuke batyalwe nje, bahlwayelwe nje, isiqu sabo sisandul' ukugxila emhlabeni, aze aphefumle kubo babune, isaqhwithi sibaphephethe njengomququ.

²⁵“Niya kundifanisa nabani na ke, ukuze ndifane naye?” utsho oyiNgcwele.

²⁶Phakamiselani amehlo enu emazulwini nibone: ngubani na owazidalayo ezi zinto? Nguye okhupha umkhosi wazo ngokwamanani awo, ezibiza zonke ngamagama azo; ngenxa yobukhulu bamandla akhe nokomelela kwegunya lakhe, akukho nanye engekhoyo. ²⁷Yini na ukuba uthi, Yakobi, ukhalaze, Sirayeli, usithi, “Indlela yam ifihlakele kuBawo wethu, yaye uBawo wam akalunanzi ilungelo lam”? ²⁸Anikwazi na? Anivanga na? UBawo wethu nguBawo ongunaphakade, uMdali weziphelo zehlabathi. Akatyhafi, akadinwa; ingqondo yakhe ayinakuphengululwa. ²⁹Unika amandla kotyhafileyo, andise ukomelela kwabangenamandla. ³⁰Nkqu nabaselula baya kutyhafa badinwe, namadodana aya kuwa ephelelwe; ³¹kodwa abo balindela uBawo wethu baya kuwahlaziya amandla abo; baya kubhabha ngamaphiko njengamaxhalanga; baya kubaleka bangadinwa; baya kuhamba bangatyhafi.