Khumbula, Bawo wethu

Abasindileyo bathetha kunye bedwelisa oko kuseleyo: ukuthenga amanzi abo, amakhoboka abalawulayo, abafazi abonakaliswayo, amadoda amakhulu ahlaziswayo, ukududa okujike kwaba sisijwili. Bavuma isono, bavume ukuba uBawo wethu ulawula ngonaphakade, baze babuze ukuba kutheni ebalibala. Akufiki mpendulo.

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Khumbula, Bawo wethu, oko kwehlileyo kuthi; khangela, ubone ukucukucezwa kwethu. Ilifa lethu linikwe abasemzini, imizi yethu abaphambukeli. Siziinkedama, singenaboyise; oomama bethu banjengabahlolokazi. Siwathenga amanzi ethu ukuba siwasele; neenkuni zisibiza imali. Abasisukelayo basezintanyeni zethu; sityhafile, singaphuny-zwa. Sazilulamekisa eYiputa nase-Asiriya ukuze sizuze isonka esaneleyo. Oobawo bethu bona, abasekho; ke thina sithwala isohlwayo sabo. Amakhoboka ayasilawula; akukho bani wokusihlangula esandleni sawo. Sibeka ubomi bethu engozini ukuze sizuze isonka sethu, ngenxa yekrele elisentlango. Ulusu lwethu lushushu njengeziko, lutshiswe bubushushu obuvuthayo bendlala. Abafazi bayonakaliswa eZiyon, iintombi emizini yakwaYuda. Abathetheli baxhonywa ngezandla zabo; amadoda amakhulu akabekwa. Amadodana abulaleka ematyeni okusila; amakhwenkwe ayaxinga phantsi kwemithwalo yeenkuni. Amadoda amakhulu asishiyile isango lomzi, amadodana akushiyile ukugwala kwawo. Imihlali yeentliziyo zethu iphelile; ukududa kwethu kujike kwaba sisijwili. Siwile isithsaba entloko yethu. Yeha thina, kuba sonile! Ngenxa yoku intliziyo yethu ityhafile; ngenxa yezi zinto amehlo ethu afiphele. Kuba iNtaba yeZiyon ikusenkangala; iimpungutye ziyazulazula phezu kwayo.

Wena, Bawo wethu, uhleli etroneni ngonaphakade; itrone yakho imi kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana. Yini na ukuba usilibale ngonaphakade, usishiye imihla emininzi kangaka? Sibuyisele kuwe, Bawo wethu, size sibuye; yenza mitsha imihla yethu njengakuqala, ^a ngaphandle kokuba usicekisile kuphele, waza wasiqumbela ngokungaphezu komlinganiselo.