UMalaki 1 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

1 ¹Lilizwi likaBawo wethu kuSirayeli, elathethwa ngomlomo kaMalaki. ^a a v1 Igama elithi Malaki lithetha ukuthi "umthunywa wam" — lihambelana nencwadi ephetha iTestamente eNdala ngokuvakalisa umthunywa olungisa indlela.

²Uthi uBawo wethu: “Ndanithanda.” “Kodwa nina niyabuza nisithi, ‘Usithande njani na?’ UEsawu wayengengomnakwabo kaYakobi na?” utsho uBawo wethu. “Noko ndamthanda uYakobi, ³kodwa uEsawu ndamthiya. Ilizwe lakhe leentaba ndalenza inkangala, ilifa lakhe ndalishiyela oodyakalashe basentlango.” ⁴UEdom usenokuthi: “Siqhekekile, kodwa siya kuwakha kwakhona amanxuwa.” Kodwa utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: “Baya kwakha bona, kodwa mna ndiya kuyidiliza. Baya kubizwa ngokuba liLizwe loNgendawo, abantu uBawo wethu anomsindo kubo ngonaphakade.” ⁵Aya kukubona oko amehlo enu, nize nithi, “Mkhulu uBawo wethu—ngaphaya kwemida kaSirayeli!”

Ababingeleli abalidelayo igama likaBawo

⁶“Unyana uyamhlonela uyise, nesicaka inkosi yaso. Ukuba ndinguyihlo, luphi na uhlonelo lwam? Ukuba ndiyinkosi, luphi na uloyiko lwam? utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini kuni ababingeleli abalidelayo igama lam. Kodwa niyabuza nisithi, ‘Silidele njani na igama lakho?’” ^b b v6 Apha uBawo wethu uzibiza ngokuthi nguBawo ngokucacileyo, abe ebuza kubantwana bakhe uhlonelo olunikwa ngunyana ngokwendalo — isikhalo sentliziyo esigqityhela le ncwadi yonke.

⁷“Nibeke ukudla okuyinqambi esibingelelweni sam, nize nibuze, ‘Sikwenze njani na inqambi?’ Ngokuthi itafile kaBawo wethu iyadeleka. ⁸Xa nisondeza isilwanyana esiyimfama, oko akububi na? Sondezani eziziqhwala nezigulayo—oko akububi na? Sondezani kurhuluneli wenu—uya kukholiswa nini na? Uya kunamkela na?” utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini.

⁹“Ngoku thandazani kuBawo wethu ukuba asibabale. Ngeminikelo enjalo evela ezandleni zenu, uya kwamkela namnye kuni na?” utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini.

¹⁰“Akwaba omnye kuni ebeya kuvala iingcango, ningabi savuthela imililo engenamsebenzi esibingelelweni sam! Andikholiswa nini,” utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, “ndaye ndingayi kwamkela mnikelo ezandleni zenu. ¹¹Ukususela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuse ekutshoneni kwalo igama lam liya kuba likhulu kweentlanga. Ezindaweni zonke kuya kurhunyelwa isiqhumiso neminikelo ehlambulukileyo egameni lam, ngenxa yokuba igama lam liya kuba likhulu kweentlanga,” utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini. ¹²“Kodwa nina niyayihlambela, nisithi itafile kaBawo wethu oyiNkosi iyinqambi, nokudla kwayo kungadeleka.”

¹³“Nithi, ‘Hayi umthwalo!’ niyifinyile ngokuyidela,” utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini. “Nizisa izilwanyana ezibiweyo, eziziqhwala, nezigulayo zibe ngumnikelo—ndingazamkela na ezandleni zenu?” utsho uBawo wethu.

¹⁴“Uqalekisiwe umqhathi onenkunzi egqibeleleyo emhlambini wakhe, ayibhambathise, kodwa abingelele isilwanyana esinesiphako kuBawo wethu oyiNkosi. Kuba ndinguKumkani omkhulu,” utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, “negama lam loyikeka kweentlanga.”