Ilizwi Lifikela uYoweli

Isibetho senkumbi esitshabalalisayo siba ngumfanekiso woMhla kaNdikhoyo ozayo—nombizo ongxamisekileyo wokubuyela. Isibongozo sikaBawo wethu asikho kwiingubo ezikrazukileyo kodwa kwiintliziyo ezijikileyo.

Isahluko 1.

Ilizwi likaBawo wethu elafikela uYoweli unyana kaPetuweli. ^a Yivani le nto, nina madoda amakhulu; phulaphulani, nonke nina bemi beli lizwe. Kwakha kwabakho na into enjengale ngemihla yenu, nokuba kungemihla yooyihlo? Baxeleleni abantwana benu ngayo, nabantwana benu mababaxelele abantwana babo, nabantwana babo kwizizukulwana ezilandelayo. Oko kwasindiswayo yinkumbi enqunquthayo, kwadliwa yinkumbi ehlaselayo; oko kwasindiswayo yinkumbi ehlaselayo, kwadliwa yinkumbi etsibayo; kananjalo oko kwasindiswayo yinkumbi etsibayo, kwadliwa yinkumbi etshabalalisayo. ^b Vukani, nina banxilayo, nilile; bhombolozani, nonke nina baselayo iwayini, ngenxa yewayini enencasa, kuba inqunyulwe emlonyeni wenu.

“Kuba uhlanga lulingenile ilizwe lam, luliqela, lungenakubalwa; amazinyo alo angamazinyo engonyama, luneengxagu zengonyamakazi. Luyibhuqile imidiliya yam, lwawaphula umkhiwane wam; luwuhlubile umngxunya walo, lwawulahla, kwasala amasebe alo eze, emhlophe.”

Bhomboloza njengentombi ebhinqe ezirhwexayo ngenxa yendoda yobutsha bayo. Umnikelo wengqolowa nomnikelo wesiselo unqunyulwe endlwini kaBawo wethu; ababingeleli, abalungiseleli bakaBawo wethu, balila. ^c Intsimi ibhuqiwe, umhlaba uyalila; kuba ingqolowa itshabalalisiwe, iwayini entsha itshile, ioli iphelile. Danani, nina balimi; bhombolozani, nina balimi bediliya, ngenxa yengqolowa nerhasi, kuba isivuno sentsimi siphelile. Umdiliya utshile, umkhiwane uyabuna; irharnate, isundu, neapile—yonke imithi yentsimi itshile. Inene, uvuyo lubunile kubo bonke abantu.

Buyelani kuBawo Wenu

Bhinqani ezirhwexayo nenze isijwili, nina babingeleli; bhombolozani, nina balungiseleli besibingelelo. Yizani, nilale ngezirhwexayo, nina balungiseleli bakaBawo wam; kuba umnikelo wengqolowa nomnikelo wesiselo uvinjelwe endlwini kaBawo wenu. Memani uzilo lokudla; bizani intlanganiso engcwele. Hlanganisani amadoda amakhulu nabo bonke abemi beli lizwe endlwini kaBawo wethu, nikhale kuBawo wethu. Yoo, usuku! Kuba usuku lukaBawo wethu lusondele, luya kuza njengentshabalalo evela kuSomandla. ^d Akunqunyulwanga na ukutya kanye phambi kwamehlo ethu—uvuyo nemihlali kwemkile endlwini kaBawo wethu? Iinkozo zishwabene emhlabeni owomileyo; izindlu zokugcina ukutya zingamanxuwa, oovimba badiliziwe, kuba ingqolowa itshile. Hayi, ukuncwina kwezilwanyana! Imihlambi yeenkomo iyabhadula ididekile ngokuba zingenadlelo; kwanemihlambi yezimvu iyabandezeleka. Kuwe, Bawo wethu, ndikhala, kuba umlilo udle amadlelo asentlango, nelangatye litshisile yonke imithi yasendle. Kwaneenyamakazi zikhala kuwe, kuba imilanjana itshile, umlilo udle amadlelo asentlango.

Imibhalo esemazantsi

^aUJoweli 1:1 — Abaprofeti ngokwabo bammisela igama uBawo — uIsaya 63:16, uYeremiya 31:9, uMalaki 2:10 — ngoko iFHB iyirhumisa iYHWH ngokuthi “uBawo wethu” apha, ibonakalisa oko bakutyhilayo.
^bUJoweli 1:4 — La magama mane abiza amaza okanye iintlobo zeenkumbi ezilandelanayo; isiHebhere siwaqokelela ndawonye ukubonakalisa intshabalalo epheleleyo — oko kwasindiswa lelinye iliza, kwadliwa lelilandelayo.
^cUJoweli 1:9 — “Indlu kaBawo wethu” ithabatha indawo yethi “indlu kaNdikhoyo” yezinye iinguqulelo zesiNgesi ukubuyisa intsingiselo yobudlelwane — indlu kaThixo likhaya likaBawo.
^dUJoweli 1:15 — Ezinye iinguqulelo zifunda “usuku lukaNdikhoyo.” IFHB imbiza ngegama uMntu onobu busuku: uBawo wethu, oza kukhusela nokubuyisela abantwana bakhe.