Indawo eTafileni kaBawo wethu
Owasemzini owoyika ukwahlulwa nomthenwa ozibiza ngokuba ngumthi owomileyo bobabini banikwa indawo ngaphakathi kwendlu kaBawo wethu, negama elingcono kunoonyana neentombi. Kwandula ke ilizwi lihle: abalindi bakwaSirayeli baziimfama, izinja ezithe cwaka, abalusi abanxilileyo abalindele okungakumbi.
56 1Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Gcinani isigwebo, nenze okulungileyo, kuba usindiso lwam luya kuza kungekudala, nobulungisa bam sele buza kutyhilwa. 2Unoyolo lowo owenza oku, umntu obambelele ngokuqinileyo kuko: ogcina isabatha angayihlambeli, azigcine ekwenzeni nabuphi na ububi.
3Owasemzini oziqamanisileyo noBawo wethu makangatsho athi: “Inene uBawo wethu uya kundahlula ebantwini bakhe”; nomthenwa makangatsho athi: “Ndingumthi owomileyo nje kuphela.” a a v3 “Umthi owomileyo” ufuzisela umntu ongenabantwana—ngoko akukho bani wokuqhubela phambili igama lakhe emva kokufa.
4Kuba utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: “Kwabathenwa abagcina iisabatha zam, abanyulayo oko kundikholisayo, babambelele emnqophisweni wam, 5kubo ndiya kubanika ngaphakathi kwendlu yam nangaphakathi kweendonga zam isikhumbuzo negama elingcono kunoonyana neentombi; ndiya kubanika igama elingunaphakade elingayi konqanyulwa. b b v5 Kwabo bangenako ukuba nabantwana babo, uBawo wethu uthembisa into engcono kunoonyana neentombi: indawo endlwini yakhe negama elingayi konqanyulwa naphakade. Ubume bosapho buphiwa nguBawo wethu, abuzuzwa ngomnombo. 6Nabo basemzini baziqamanisa noBawo wethu, ukuze balungiselele kuye, bathande igama likaBawo wethu, babe ngabakhonzi bakhe—wonke ogcina isabatha angayihlambeli, abambelele emnqophisweni wam, 7aba ndiya kubanyusela entabeni yam engcwele, ndibanike uvuyo endlwini yam yomthandazo; imibingelelo yabo namadini abo anyukayo aya kwamkelwa esibingelelweni sam, ngokuba indlu yam iya kubizwa ngokuba yindlu yomthandazo yezizwe zonke. c c v7 Indlu kaBawo wethu yayihlala ihloselwe ukwamkela zonke izizwe, kungekuphela nje uhlanga olunye — waza uYesu walibanga eli dinga xa wasusa abathengisi kumabala etempile (Mateyu 21:13). 8Sisibhengezo seNkosi uBawo wethu esi, yena ohlanganisayo abagxothiweyo bakwaSirayeli: Ndiya kuhlanganisa nabanye kubo, ngaphandle kwabo sebehlanganisiwe.”
Abalindi Abangayi Kubona
9Nina marhamncwa onke asendle, yizani nidle—nina marhamncwa onke asehlathini. 10Abalindi bakwaSirayeli ziimfama, bonke bephela; abazi nto. Bonke ziizinja ezithe cwaka ezingakwaziyo ukukhonkotha, baphupha, balele phantsi, bethanda ukulala ubuthongo. 11Izinja zinendlala enkulu; azihluthi. Bangabalusi abangenangqondo; bonke bajike baya endleleni yabo, elowo enzuzweni yakhe, bonke bephela. 12Bathi: “Yizani, masithabathe iwayini; masisele sihluthe kwisiselo esinxilisayo. Nangomso kuya kuba njenganamhla, kuninzi kungaphaya kwawo onke umlinganiso.”
