Akukho Thixo Wumbi
Ukuthobela kuzisa imvula, uvuno, uxolo, noBawo wabo ehamba phakathi kwabo; ukwala kuzisa isohlwayo esikhulayo, kasixhenxe kuphindwe kasixhenxe, kuphele ngokuthinjwa nelizwe elingenabani. Kodwa nkqu nangolo hlobo, ukuba bayazivuma izono zabo, uyawukhumbula umnqophiso—kuba eselenguBawo wabo.
26 1“Nize ningazenzeli izithixo ezililize, ningamisi mfanekiso uqingqiweyo nokuba sisimiso selitye, ningabi nalitye eliqingqiweyo ezweni lenu ukuba niqubude kulo; kuba ndinguBawo wenu.
2“Nize niligcine isabatha zam, niyoyike ingcwele yam; ndinguBawo wenu.
3“Ukuba nithe nahamba ngemimiselo yam, nayigcina imithetho yam, nayenza, 4ndoninika imvula ngexesha layo; ilizwe livelise ungeniselo lwalo, nemithi yasendle ivelise iziqhamo zayo. 5Ukubhula koninqamlela ukuvunwa kweediliya, nokuvunwa kweediliya kuninqamlela ukuhlwayela; nidle isonka senu nihluthe, nihlale nikholosile ezweni lenu.
6“Ndoninika uxolo ezweni; nilale kungekho bani uninkwantyisayo. Ndowasusa amarhamncwa amabi ezweni, kungabikho krele lidlule ezweni lenu. 7Nosukela iintshaba zenu, ziwe phambi kwenu ngekrele. 8Nibahlanu kuni nosukela ikhulu, nibalikhulu kuni nosukela amawaka alishumi; ziwe iintshaba zenu phambi kwenu ngekrele.
9“Ndoniphethukela, ndiniqhamise, ndinandise, ndiwumise umnqophiso wam nani. 10Nodla okudala, okugcinwe imihla emide, nikhuphe okudala ningenisa okutsha. 11Ndowumisa umnquba wam phakathi kwenu, nentliziyo yam ingenicekisi. 12Ndohamba phakathi kwenu, ndibe nguBawo wenu, nina nibe ngabantwana bam. 13NdinguBawo wenu, owanikhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa, ukuze ningabi saba ngabakhonzi bamaYiputa. Ndayaphula imivalo yedyokhwe yenu, ndanihambisa nithe nkqo.
Uqeqesho lukaBawo wethu
14“Ke ukuba anithanga nindiphulaphule, anayenza yonke le mithetho, 15ukuba nithe nayicekisa imimiselo yam, umphefumlo wenu wawadela amasiko am, nangayenza yonke imithetho yam, naza nawaphula umnqophiso wam, 16nam ke ndenjenje kuni: ndonifikisela uqhiphulo-mbilini olungesiquphe, isifo sephepha necesina ezitshabalalisa amehlo, zinciphise umphefumlo. Niyihlwayele ilize imbewu yenu, kuba ziya kuyidla iintshaba zenu. 17Ndobubhekisa ubuso bam kuni: nibulawe phambi kweentshaba zenu, nilawulwe ngabanithiyileyo, nisabe kungekho bani unisukelayo.
18“Nasemva kwezi zinto, ukuba anithanga nindiphulaphule, ndoniqeqesha kasixhenxe ngenxa yezono zenu, 19ndibuyaphule ubuqhophololo benu obunamandla, ndilenze izulu lenu libe njengesinyithi, nomhlaba wenu ube njengobhedu. 20Amandla enu achithakale ngelize: ilizwe lenu lingaveliseli ungeniselo lwalo, nemithi yasezweni ingaziveliseli iziqhamo zayo.
21“Ukuba nithe nahamba nichasene nam, anavuma ukundiphulaphula, ndoyongeza imivumbo kasixhenxe ngenxa yezono zenu. 22Ndonithumela amarhamncwa asendle. Woniphanga abantwana benu, atshabalalise iinkomo zenu, aninciphise nibe mbalwa, neendlela zenu zibe senkangala.
23“Ukuba nale nto ayinibuyiseli kum, naza nahamba nichasene nam, 24nam ke ndohamba ndichasene nani, ndinibethe, nam, kasixhenxe ngenxa yezono zenu. 25Ndonizisela ikrele, ukuphindezela umnqophiso. Nakuhlanganisana emizini yenu, ndothumela indyikitya yokufa phakathi kwenu, ninikelwe esandleni sotshaba. 26Ndakuyaphula imbuyiselo yenu yesonka, abafazi abalishumi boyosa ezikweni elinye, bayilinganisele ngobunzima—nidle ningahluthi.
27“Ke ukuba nakweli naninjalo anithanga nindiphulaphule, naza nahamba nichasene nam, 28ndohamba ndichasene nani ngomsindo, ndiniqeqeshe, nam, kasixhenxe ngenxa yezono zenu. 29Nodla inyama yoonyana benu, nidle inyama yeentombi zenu. 30Ndozitshabalalisa izinganga zenu, ndiwagawule amaqonga enu eziqhumiso, ndifumbe izidumbu zenu phezu kwezidumbu zezithixo zenu, umphefumlo wam unicekise. 31Ndoyenza imizi yenu ibe ngamanxuwa, ndiziphanzise iingcwele zenu, ndingalijoji ivumba lenu elithozamisayo. 32Mna ndolibharhisa ilizwe; ziya kumangaliswa zizo iintshaba zenu ezihlala kulo. 33Ndonichithachitha ezintlangeni, ndinisukele ndikhuphe ikrele; lize libharhe ilizwe lenu, yenziwe amanxuwa imizi yenu. 34Lize ke ilizwe lizixhamle iisabatha zalo yonke imihla yokubharha kwalo, nisezweni leentshaba zenu; lize liphumle, lizixhamle iisabatha zalo. 35Yonke imihla yokubharha kwalo liyaphumla—ukuphumla ebelingakufumananga ngeesabatha zenu, nahlala kulo.
36“Abaseleyo kuni—ndiya kubeka ubuthathaka ezintliziyweni zabo ezweni leentshaba zabo. Isandi segqabi elibhudlwa ngumoya siya kubasukela; babaleke njengokubaleka ikrele, bawe kungekho bani ubasukelayo. 37Bokhubekisana omnye komnye njengokungathi basaba ikrele, kungekho bani ubasukelayo, bangabi nako ukuma phambi kweentshaba zenu. 38Notshabalala phakathi kweentlanga, nilidliwe lilizwe leentshaba zenu. 39Abaseleyo kuni botshabalala ebugwenxeni babo ezweni leentshaba zenu; nangenxa yobugwenxa booyise, botshabalala kunye nabo.
40“Ke ukuba bathe babuvuma ubugwenxa babo nobugwenxa booyise, ekumenezeni abameneza ngako kum, nangokuba bahamba bechasene nam, 41Ngako oko nam ndahamba ndichasene nabo, ndabasa ezweni leentshaba zabo—ukuba ke intliziyo yabo engalukanga ithe yazithoba, baza barhola ityala labo, a a v41 Intliziyo engalukanga: intliziyo evaliweyo nelukhuni, engekazinikeli kuThixo — ithatyathwe kulwaluko njengomqondiso womnqophiso wokuba ngowakhe. 42Ndiya kuwukhumbula umnqophiso wam noYakobi, kananjalo nomnqophiso wam no-Isake, kananjalo nomnqophiso wam no-Abraham, ndiya kuwukhumbula nomhlaba. 43Umhlaba uya kushiywa ngabo, uzonwabele iisabatha zawo usenkangala kungekho bona; baya kurhola ityala labo, ngenxa yokuba bawadela amasiko am, yaza intliziyo yabo yayicekisa imimiselo yam. 44Nangona kunjalo, besekwelo zwe leentshaba zabo, andiyi kubadela okanye ndibacekise ndide ndibatshabalalise, ndiwuphule umnqophiso wam nabo, kuba ndinguBawo wabo. 45Ngenxa yabo ndiya kuwukhumbula umnqophiso wookhokho babo, endabakhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa phambi kwamehlo eentlanga, ukuze ndibe nguBawo wabo: ndinguBawo wenu.”
46Le yimimiselo, namasiko, nemiyalelo awayinikayo uBawo wethu phakathi kwakhe noonyana bakaSirayeli entabeni yeSinayi, ngesandla sikaMoses.