UBawo Ubiza Ookumkani Ukuba Benze Ubulungisa

UBawo wethu uthumela uYeremiya endlwini yokumkani ngokwayo. UYosiya wabamela abahlwempu, kwaza kwamlungela; oonyana bakhe bakha ngomsedare nangomsebenzi ongahlawulwayo. UShalum akasayi kuphinda alibone ikhaya lakhe, uYehoyakim ufumana umngcwabo weesile, uKoniya unyothulwa njengomsesane wokutywina.

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Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Yihla uye endlwini yokumkani wakwaYuda, ulithethe khona eli lizwi,

uthi: Live ilizwi likaBawo wethu, kumkani wakwaYuda, wena uhleli etroneni kaDavide — wena, nabakhonzi bakho, nabantu bakho abangena ngala masango. Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Yenzani ubulungisa nokulungileyo; mhlanguleni ophangiweyo esandleni somcinezeli. Ningoni owasemzini, nenkedama, nomhlolokazi, ningabenzeli gonyamelo, ningaphalazi gazi lingenatyala apha. Ukuba okunene niyakwenza oku, ookumkani abahleli etroneni kaDavide baya kungena ngala masango, bekhwele iinqwelo zokulwa namahashe — ukumkani, nabakhonzi bakhe, nabantu bakhe. Kodwa ukuba aniyi kuwaphulaphula la mazwi, ndifunga ngokwam, utsho uBawo wethu: le ndlu iya kuba ngumwewe.

Utsho uBawo wethu ngendlu yokumkani wakwaYuda ukuthi: Wena uyiGiliyadi kum, incotsha yaseLebhanon — kodwa ndiya kukwenza intlango, imizi engahlali mntu. Ndiya kukwahlulela abatshabalalisi, elowo enezikhali zakhe; baya kugawula imisedare yakho enconywayo, bayiphose emlilweni.

Iintlanga ezininzi ziya kudlula kulo mzi, zibuzane zodwa zithi: “Kungani na ukuba uNdikhoyo enze oku kulo mzi mkhulu?”

Ziya kuphendula zithi: “Ngenxa yokuba bawulahla umnqophiso kaBawo wabo, banqula thixo bambi, babakhonza.”

UBawo Uthetha ngoShalum

Musani ukumlilela ofileyo, ningambambazeleli; mlileleni kakhulu endaweni yoko lowo umkayo, kuba akayi kuphinda abuye,

Utsho uBawo wethu ngoShalum unyana kaYosiya, ukumkani wakwaYuda, owangena esikhundleni sikayise waba ngukumkani, waza wemka kule ndawo ukuthi: Akayi kuphinda abuye. Uya kufela apho bamthimbela khona, angaphindi alibone eli lizwe.

Yeha kulowo wakha indlu yakhe ngokungenabulungisa, namagumbi akhe aphezulu ngokungenabulungisa, owenza ummelwane wakhe asebenze ngelize angamniki umvuzo wakhe, othi: “Ndiya kuzakhela indlu enkulu, enamagumbi aphezulu abanzi,” athi ayikrolele iifestile ezibanzi, ayaleke ngomsedare, ayipeyinte ibomvu gqabhu.

Ngaba ulawula ngokuba udlula abanye ngomsedare? Uyihlo wadla wasela, kodwa wayesenza ubulungisa nokulungileyo, kwaza kwamlungela.

Wayesigwebela isihlwele nolihlwempu, kwaza kwalunga. Ngaba oku akukokwazi mna? utsho uBawo wethu. Kodwa amehlo akho nentliziyo yakho azinikele kuphela kwinzuzo yakho embi, nasekuphalazeni igazi elingenatyala, nasekwenzeni ucinezelo nogonyamelo.

Ngoko utsho uBawo wethu ngoYehoyakim unyana kaYosiya, ukumkani wakwaYuda ukuthi: Akukho bani uya kumlilela esithi: “Owu, mntakwethu!” okanye: “Owu, dade wethu!” Akukho bani uya kumlilela esithi: “Owu, nkosi!” okanye: “Owu, bungangamsha bakhe!” Uya kungcwatywa ngomngcwabo we-esile — arhuxwe aphoswe ngaphandle kwamasango aseJerusalem. Nyuka uye eLebhanon ukhale; phakamisa ilizwi lakho eBhashan; khala useAbharim, kuba zonke izithandwa zakho zityumkile. ^a Ndathetha kuwe ngamaxesha enu okonwaba, kodwa wena wathi: “Andiyi kuphulaphula.” Le yiyo indlela yakho kwasebuncinaneni bakho — akuliphulaphulanga ilizwi lam. “Umoya uya kubaqhuba bemke bonke abalusi bakho, nezithandwa zakho ziya kuya ekuthinjweni; wandule ke udane, ube nehlazo ngenxa yabo bonke ububi bakho. Wena uhlala eLebhanon, uzakhele indlu phakathi kwemisedare, hayi indlela oya kuncwina ngayo xa ikufikele inimba, ube buhlungu njengomfazi obelekayo!”

Ndihleli nje, utsho uBawo wethu, nokuba uKoniya unyana kaYehoyakim, ukumkani wakwaYuda, ebengumsesane wokutywina esandleni sam sokunene, bendiya kukuhlutha. “Ndiya kukunikela kwabo bafuna ubomi bakho, kwabo ubankwantyelayo — uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon namaBhabhilon. Ndiya kukusawula wena nonyoko owakuzalayo, niye kwelinye ilizwe, apho ningazalelwanga khona — nofela khona. Ke lona ilizwe abalangazelela ukubuyela kulo, abasayi kubuyela khona.”

Ngaba lo mntu uKoniya yimbiza edeliweyo, eyaphukileyo, isitya ekungekho bani usithandayo? Kungani na ukuba yena nabantwana bakhe basawulwe, baphoswe ezweni abangalaziyo? Lizwe, lizwe, lizwe, live ilizwi likaBawo wethu!

Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Mbhale lo mntu njengongenamntwana, indoda engayi kuba nampumelelo ngemihla yayo; kuba akukho namnye kwinzala yakhe oya kuba nempumelelo, akukho oya kuhlala etroneni kaDavide, okanye alawule kwakhona kwaYuda.