uYesu, uNamandla Okusindisa

Kufika umntu evela kwaEdom eneengubo ezithe ngqombela ligazi, esinyathele yedwa isixovulelo, engenabani wokunceda. Kwandula ke inkumbulo ithambe: uBawo wethu wabandezeleka kwimbandezelo yabantu bakhe, wabathwala, bada bamphixanisa uMoya wakhe. Iphela ngokubuza ukuba iphi na imfesane yakhe.

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Ngubani na lo ovela kwaEdom, eneengubo eziyingqombela evela eBhotsera, lo unobungangamsha ezambathweni zakhe, ehamba ngamandla akhe amakhulu? “Ndim, ovakalisa ubulungisa, onamandla okusindisa.” ^a

Yini na ukuba zibe bomvu izambatho zakho, iingubo zakho zibe ngathi zezonyathela esixovulelweni?

“Ndisinyathele ndedwa isixovulelo, kwaye kwizizwe akubangakho namnye onam; ndazicumza ngomsindo wam ndazinyathela ngengqumbo yam; igazi lazo lobomi lachaphazela izambatho zam, ndaza ndazingcolisa zonke izambatho zam. Kuba imini yempindezelo yayisentliziyweni yam, waza wafika umnyaka wabakhululwa bam. Ndakhangela, kodwa kwakungekho bani wokunceda; ndamangaliswa kukuba kungekho bani wokundixhasa; ngoko ingalo yam yandizisela usindiso, yaza ingqumbo yam yandixhasa. Ndazinyathela izizwe ngomsindo wam; ndazinxilisa ngengqumbo yam, ndaza ndaliphalazela emhlabeni igazi lazo lobomi.”

Ndiya Kubalisa Uthando lukaBawo wethu

Ndiya kubalisa inceba kaBawo wethu, indumiso yakhe, ngako konke asenzeleyo thina, nokulunga okukhulu akubonakalisileyo kwindlu kaSirayeli, ngokwemfesane yakhe, ngokobuninzi benceba yakhe.

Kuba wathi: “Inene bangabantu bam, abantwana abangenabuxoki.” Waza waba nguMsindisi wabo.

Kuyo yonke imbandezelo yabo naye wabandezeleka, saza isithunywa sobuso bakhe sabasindisa; ngothando lwakhe nangemfesane yakhe wabahlangula; wabaphakamisa, wathwala yonke imihla yamandulo. Kodwa bona bagwilika, bawenza buhlungu uMoya wakhe oyiNgcwele; ngoko wajika waba lutshaba lwabo, waza yena ngokwakhe walwa nabo. Waza wakhumbula imihla yamandulo, kaMoses nabantu bakhe. Uphi na lowo wabakhupha elwandle, kunye nabalusi bemihlambi yakhe? Uphi na lowo wabeka uMoya wakhe oyiNgcwele phakathi kwabo, owolula ingalo yakhe ezukileyo ngasekunene kukaMoses, owawahlula amanzi phambi kwabo ukuze azenze igama elingunaphakade, owabakhokela ezinzulwini? Njengehashe entlango, abakhubekanga. Njengemfuyo eyehlela entilini, uMoya kaBawo wethu wabanika ukuphumla. Ngoko wabakhokela abantu bakho, ukuze uzenzele igama elizukileyo.

Khangela Phantsi Usezulwini

Khangela phantsi usezulwini, ubone, usendaweni yakho yokuhlala engcwele nezukileyo. Liphi na ikhwele lakho nemisebenzi yakho yamandla? Ukushukuma kwembilini yakho nemfesane yakho kuthintelwe kum. Kuba wena unguBawo wethu, nangona u-Abraham engazi thina, noSirayeli engasivumi thina; wena unguBawo wethu; igama lakho nguMkhululi wethu kususela kwanaphakade. Yini na, Bawo wethu, usibhadulisa ezindleleni zakho, uyiqaqadekise intliziyo yethu, ukuze singakoyiki? Buya ngenxa yabakhonzi bakho, izizwe ezililifa lakho. Okwexeshana abantu bakho abangcwele badle ilifa; iintshaba zethu ziyinyathele ingcwele yakho. Sibe njengabo ungazange ubalawule, njengabo bangabizwanga ngegama lakho.