UBawo Uthethelela Ityala Lakhe
UBawo wethu ubasa ematyaleni abantu bakhe phambi kweentaba, ababuze ukuba wabenza ntoni na ukuba abadinise. Impendulo kuloko akufunayo icacile: yenza okusesikweni, thanda inceba, uhambe ngokuthobeka noBawo wakho. Emva koko sifika isigwebo: ukudla ungahluthi, nokuhlwayela ungavuni.
6 1Yiva oko akuthethayo uBawo wethu: Yima, ulithethelele ityala lakho phambi kweentaba; ziliphulaphule izwi lakho iinduli.
2Phulaphulani, zintaba, ityala likaBawo wethu, nani ziseko ezihleliyo zehlabathi; kuba uBawo wethu unetyala ngabantu bakhe, yaye uya kubambana noSirayeli.
3Bantwana bam, ndenze ntoni na kuni? Ndinidinise ngantoni na? Ndiphenduleni! 4Kuba ndaninyusa ezweni laseYiputa, ndanikhulula endlwini yobukhoboka; ndathuma phambi kwenu uMoses, uAron, noMiriyam. 5Bantwana bam, khumbulani oko wakucebayo uBhalaki ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, noko wamphendula ngako uBhileham unyana kaBhehore, ethabathela eShitim ukusa eGiligali, ukuze niyazi imisebenzi yobulungisa kaBawo wenu. a a v5 UBhalaki wamqesha uBhileham ukuba aqalekise uSirayeli (Numeri 22–25); uhambo oluthabathela eShitim ukusa eGiligali lukhumbuza ngokuthembeka kukaBawo wethu kude kube sekungeneni eLizweni lesithembiso (Yoshuwa 3–4).
6Ndofika nantoni na xa ndiza phambi koBawo wethu? Ndoqubuda njani na phambi koBawo wethu osezulwini? Ndoza kuye namadini atshiswayo, namathole eminyaka mnye na? 7Uya kukholiswa na uBawo wethu ngamawaka eenkunzi zezimvu, ngemilambo elishumi lamawaka yeoli? Ndoza kunikela ngamazibulo am ngenxa yokreqo lwam, ngomntwana womzimba wam ngenxa yesono somphefumlo wam na? 8Ukuxelele oko kulungileyo; yaye uBawo wethu ufuna ntoni na kuwe ngaphandle kokwenza okusesikweni, ukuthanda inceba, nokuhamba ngokuthobeka noBawo wakho? b b v8 Apho iinguqulelo ezindala zifunda ukuthi “hamba ngokuthobeka noThixo wakho,” iFHB iva ukusondelelana oku ligqithisa lona eli lizwi: uBawo wethu umema abantwana bakhe ukuba bahambe ecaleni kwakhe, kungekuphela nje ukuthobela uthixo okude.
Isohlwayo SikaBawo Siyawa
9Izwi likaBawo wethu libiza umzi—yaye kubobulumko obuqinileyo ukoyika igama lakho—“Phulaphula, sizwe, nalowo usimiseleyo! 10Busekho na ubuncwane bokungendawo endlwini yongendawo, nomlinganiso omfutshane oqalekisiweyo? 11Ndomgwebela na omsulwa lowo unezikali ezinobuqhetseba, onengxowa yamatye obumenemene okulinganisa? 12Izityebi zakho zizele lugonyamelo, abemi bakho bathetha ubuxoki, zaye iilwimi zabo zizele yinkohliso. 13Ngoko ke mna ndiqalile ukukubetha, ndikwenza inkangala ngenxa yezono zakho. 14Uya kudla kodwa ungahluthi, luze luhlale phakathi kwakho ukulamba kwakho; uya kuqwebela kodwa ungaphephisi, noko ukuphephisileyo ndokunikela ekreleni. 15Uya kuhlwayela kodwa ungavuni; uya kuxovula iminquma kodwa ungabi naoli yokuthambisa, uxovule neediliya kodwa ungaseli iwayini. 16Kuba uyigcine imimiselo kaOmri nayo yonke imisebenzi yendlu ka-Ahabhi, waye wahamba ngeendlela zabo; ngoko ndokwenza inkangala, abemi bakho babe yintlekisa, uthwale nokungcikivwa kwabantwana bam.” c c v16 U-Omri noAhabhi bebengabanye bookumkani ababekhohlakele kunene bakwaSirayeli, bedume ngokukhokelela isizwe ekunquleni izithixo okukhulu (1 Kumkani 16–21).
