Isandla Sakhe Asifutshane
Akukho nto imbi ngokuva kukaBawo wethu; sisono esithe sema phakathi. Abantu bakuchaza ngokwabo, bephuthaphutha eludongeni emini enkulu, belindele ubulungisa obungafikiyo. Akukho bani ongenelelayo, ngoko uyazixhobisa, afike njengoMkhululi kwabo baguqukayo.
59 1Khangela, isandla sikaBawo wethu asifutshane kangangokuba singabi nako ukusindisa, nendlebe yakhe ayibuthuntu kangangokuba ingabi nako ukuva. 2Kodwa ubugwenxa benu bunahlule kuBawo wenu, nezono zenu zibusithelisile ubuso bakhe kuni, ukuze angeve. 3Kuba izandla zenu zingcoliswe ngegazi, neminwe yenu ngesono; imilebe yenu ithethe ubuxoki, ulwimi lwenu lumbombozela ukungendawo. 4Akukho bani obizela okusesikweni, akukho bani ommela ngenyaniso. Bakholosa ngento engento, bethetha ubuxoki; bamithe inkathazo, bazale ububi. 5Bafukamela amaqanda emarhamba, baluke ubulembu besigcawu; odla amaqanda abo uyafa, lithi lakutyunyuzwa elinye kuphume irhamba. 6Ubulembu babo abunakuba zizambatho, abanakuzigubungela ngoko bakwenzileyo. Imisebenzi yabo yimisebenzi yobugwenxa, nezandla zabo zizele lugonyamelo. 7Iinyawo zabo zigidimela ebubini, bakhawuleza ukuphalaza igazi elingenatyala. Iingcinga zabo ziingcinga zobugwenxa; intshabalalo nokonakala kusezindleleni zabo zonke. 8Indlela yoxolo abayazi, akukho kusesikweni emendweni wabo. Iindlela zabo bazenze zagoba; akukho namnye ohamba kuzo owaziyo uxolo. 9Ngako oko okusesikweni kukude kuthi, nobulungisa abufikeleli kuthi. Silindele ukukhanya, kodwa nanko ubumnyama; silindele ukuqaqamba, kodwa sihamba esithokothokweni. 10Siphuthaphutha udonga njengemfama; njengabangenamehlo siphuthaphutha. Sikhubeka emini enkulu ngokungathi kuserhatyeni; phakathi kwabomeleleyo sinjengabafileyo. 11Sonke sivungama njengeebhere, sincwina ngosizi njengamavukuthu. Silindele okusesikweni, kodwa akukho; silindele usindiso, kodwa lukude kuthi. 12Kuba izikreqo zethu zininzi phambi kwakho, nezono zethu zisingqina nxamnye nathi. Izikreqo zethu zinathi, nobugwenxa bethu siyabazi: 13ukukreqa nokumkhanyela uBawo wethu, ukubuya umva ekulandeleni uBawo wethu, ukuthetha ingcinezelo nemvukelo, ukuyila nokumbombozela amazwi obuxoki aphuma entliziyweni.
14Ngoko okusesikweni kubuyiselwe umva, nobulungisa bumi kude; kuba inyaniso ikhubekile esidlangalaleni, nobuqotho abunakungena. 15Inyaniso ayikho, lowo osuka ebubini uyaphangwa. UBawo wethu wakubona, kwaba kubi emehlweni akhe ukuba kungekho kusesikweni. 16Wabona ukuba akukho mntu, wamangaliswa kukuba kungekho bani ongenelelayo; ngako oko ingalo yakhe yazisa usindiso, nobulungisa bakhe bamxhasa. a a v16 UBawo wethu wabona ukuba akukho bani unokusindisa, ngako oko wathumela ingalo yakhe — amandla osindiso lwakhe. UYohane uchaza ingalo kaBawo wethu njengoYesu (uYohane 12:38). 17Wambatha ubulungisa njengesikhuselo sesifuba, wathwala isigcinantloko sosindiso entloko; wambatha izambatho zokugwetyelwa, wazigubungela ngekhwele njengengubo.
18Ngokwezenzo zabo, uya kubuyekeza ngokunjalo: ingqumbo kubabandezeli bakhe, impindezelo kwiintshaba zakhe; eziqithini ezikude uya kubanika oko bakufaneleyo. 19Ngoko baya kuloyika igama likaBawo wethu ukususela entshonalanga, nozuko lwakhe ekuphumeni kwelanga; kuba uya kufika njengomlambo ogaleleka ngamandla, oqhutywa ngumoya kaBawo wethu. 20Uya kufika ke uMkhululi eZiyon, kwabo bakaYakobi abaguqukayo ezonweni zabo, utsho uBawo wethu. b b v20 UPawulos uyicaphula le ndinyana engokubuya kukaYesu — kumaRoma 11:26. UMkhululi ofika eZiyon ukuza kuqokelela abantwana bakaBawo wethu nguYesu.
21“Ke mna, nguwo lo umnqophiso wam nabo,” utsho uBawo wethu: “uMoya wam ophezu kwakho, namazwi am endiwabeke emlonyeni wakho, awayi kumka emlonyeni wakho, nasemlonyeni woonyana bakho, nasemlonyeni woonyana boonyana bakho,” utsho uBawo wethu, “kususela ngoku kuse ephakadeni.”