Izithixo Ezifileyo, uBawo wethu Ophilayo

Izithixo zibekwa ecaleni koBawo ophilayo: umthi ogawulwayo, ube ubethelelwe ume nkqo ukuze ungawi, uthwalwe kuba ungenako ukuhamba. Wenza ihlabathi, aduduma phezu kwalo. Kwandula ke umzi uqokelele umthwalo wawo wokuya ekuthinjweni, aze uYeremiya acele ukuba ohlwaywe ngokusesikweni, kungekhona ngomsindo.

Isahluko 10.

Liveni ilizwi uBawo wethu alithethayo kuni, ndlu kaSirayeli.

Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ningayifundi indlela yeentlanga, ningoyiki nemiqondiso esezulwini, nokuba iintlanga ziyayoyika.

Kuba izithethe zezizwe zililize: umntu ugawula umthi ehlathini, aze ingcibi iwubaze ngesixholo sayo. Bawuhombisa ngesilivere nangegolide; bawuqinisa ngesando nangeznipho ukuze ungashukumi. Njengesikhoxo emasimini amathanga, izithixo zabo azinakuthetha; zimelwe kukuthwalwa, kuba azinakuhamba. Ningaboyiki, kuba azinakwenza bubi, kananjalo azinamandla okwenza okulungileyo.

Akukho namnye onjengawe, Bawo wethu; mkhulu wena, negama lakho likhulu ngamandla. Ngubani ongayi kukoyika, Kumkani weentlanga? Oku kokwakho ngokokulungileyo, kuba phakathi kwazo zonke izilumko zeentlanga nakuzo zonke izikumkani zazo, akukho namnye onjengawe. Bonke bangabangenangqondo nezidenge; imfundiso yabo ivela kwizithixo ezililize—akuyonto yimbi ngaphandle komthi. Isilivere ekhandiweyo iziswa ivela eTarshishe, negolide ivela e-Ufazi, isetyenzwe ziingcibi nabanyibilikisi begolide; iingubo zazo zimsi nemfusa—zonke zingumsebenzi wezandla zezilumko. Kodwa uBawo wethu nguye oyiNyaniso; nguye uBawo ophilayo noKumkani ongunaphakade. Ngengqumbo yakhe uyagungqa umhlaba, neentlanga azinakuyinyamezela intukuthelo yakhe.

Yitsho kubo: “Oothixo abangazenzanga izulu nomhlaba baya kutshabalala emhlabeni naphantsi kwamazulu.” Nguye owenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe, owaliseka ihlabathi ngobulumko bakhe, waza wawolula amazulu ngengqondo yakhe. Xa edumayo, amanzi asemazulwini ayagquma; wenza inkungu inyuke ivela eziphelweni zomhlaba. Wenza imibane yemvula, awukhuphe umoya kwizindlu zakhe zokugcina. Wonke umntu ungenangqondo engenalwazi; wonke umnyibilikisi wegolide udaniswa zizithixo zakhe, kuba imifanekiso yakhe etyhidiweyo libuxoki, kungekho kuphefumla kuyo. Zililize, ziyintlekisa; ngexesha lokohlwaywa kwazo ziya kutshabalala. ISabelo sikaYakobi asinjengezi zinto, kuba nguye lowo wabumba zonke izinto, noSirayeli lisizwe selifa lakhe; uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ligama lakhe. ^a

Ukuthinjwa Okuzayo

Qokelela isiqhuma sakho emhlabeni, wena uhleli ungqingiwe.

Kuba utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Khangela, ngeli xesha ndiya kubaphosa ngaphandle abemi beli lizwe, ndibazisele imbandezelo ukuze bayive.

Yeha mna ngenxa yenxeba lam! Umvumbo wam unzima. Kodwa ndathi: “Inene sisifo sam esi, ndimelwe kukusithwala.” Intente yam itshatyalalisiwe, zaqhawuka zonke izintya zam. Abantwana bam bandishiyile, abasekho; akusekho namnye oseleyo wokuphinda ayitwabulule intente yam okanye amise amalengalenga am. Kuba abalusi baphelelwe yingqondo, abamfunanga uBawo wethu; ngenxa yoko abaphumelelanga, wachithakala wonke umhlambi wabo. Phulaphulani! Nalu udaba lusiza— ingxokolo enkulu evela ezweni lasentla— ukwenza imizi yakwaYuda ibe ngamanxuwa, ibe yindawo yokuhlala kweempungutye. Ndiyazi, Bawo wethu, ukuba indlela yomntu ayiyoyakhe; akukho mntu uhambayo onako ukwalathisa amanyathelo akhe.

Umthandazo kaYeremiya wokucela inceba

Ndohlwaye, Bawo wethu, kodwa ngobulungisa—kungabi ngomsindo wakho, hleze undenze ndibe yinto engento. Yithulule ingqumbo yakho phezu kweentlanga ezingakwaziyo, naphezu kwezizwe ezingalibiziyo igama lakho; kuba bamdlile uYakobi—bamdla bamgqiba—balibharhisa idlelo lakhe.