Isibane sikaBawo wethu

Isahluko semilinganiselo neenjongo: iwayini egxekayo, izikali ezinyanisekileyo, umthengi othetha ehlisa ixabiso aze agabe ngesithengo sakhe, amafa aphangwa kwangethuba. Siyavuma ukuba akukho mntu unokuthi unentliziyo ehlambulukileyo, size sibize umoya womntu ngokuba sisibane sikaBawo wethu, esigocagoca iindawo zangaphakathi.

Isahluko 20.

Iwayini ingumgxeki, nesiselo esinxilisayo sivusa ingxabano, lowo ugxadazela phantsi kwaso akanabulumko. Unkwantyiso lokumkani lunjengokuvungama kwengonyama; lowo umqumbisayo wonakalisa ubomi bakhe. Luzuko emntwini ukuzigcina kude nengxabano, kodwa sonke isidenge sikhawulezela ukubambana. Ivila aliyi kulima ngexesha lokwindla; ngoko ekuvuneni liya kufuna isivuno lingafumani nto. Amacebo entliziyo yomntu angamanzi anzongonzongo, kodwa lowo unengqondo uyawarhola. Baninzi abantu abavakalisa inceba yabo, kodwa othembekileyo—ngubani na onokumfumana? Amalungisa ahamba ngokugqibelela kwawo; banoyolo abantwana bawo emva kwawo! Ukumkani ohleli etroneni yokugweba uyabuhlunga bonke ububi ngamehlo akhe. Ngubani na onokuthi: “Ndiyigcinile intliziyo yam ihlambulukile; ndihlambulukile esonweni sam”? Amatye okulinganisa angalinganiyo nee-efa ezingalinganiyo— uBawo wethu uyazicekisa zombini. Nomntwana ubonakala ngezenzo zakhe, ngokuba into ayenzayo ihlambulukile ithe tye kusini na. Indlebe evayo neliso elibonayo—uBawo wethu uwenze omabini. Musa ukuthanda ubuthongo, hleze uhlwempuzeke; vula amehlo akho, woba nokudla okuninzi. “Akunto, akunto!” utsho umthengi—aze aphume agabe ngesithengo sakhe. Kukho igolide nobuninzi bekorale, kodwa imilebe ethetha ukwazi bubutyebi obunqabileyo. Thabatha ingubo yalowo omela owasemzini; uyibambe njengesibambiso xa esenjenjalo ngabasemzini. Ukutya akuzuzileyo umntu ngenkohliso kumnandi, kodwa emva koko umlomo uzaliswa ngumhlaba onamatye. Amacebo aqiniseka ngeengcebiso; ngoko yilwe imfazwe ngesikhokelo sobulumko kuphela. Onolwimi uyabhentsisa izinto ezifihliweyo; ngoko musa ukuhlala nomntu ochwechwayo. Lowo utshabhisa uyise nokuba ngunina—isibane sakhe sofinyezwa ebumnyameni obumnyama kunene. Ilifa alizuzileyo umntu ngokukhawuleza kakhulu ekuqaleni aliyi kusikelelwa ekupheleni. Musa ukuthi: “Ndiya kuphindezela ububi ngobubi.” Lindela uBawo wethu, yena uya kukuhlangula. UBawo wethu uyawacekisa amatye okulinganisa angalinganiyo, nezikali ezinenkohliso azilunganga. Ukunyathela komntu kulungiswa nguBawo wethu; angathini ke umntu ukuqonda indlela yakhe? Ngumgibe ukuphololoza uzingcwalisele into, uze emva koko uqiqe ngesibhambathiso. Ukumkani olumkileyo uyabahlunga abangendawo, aze aqhube ivili lokubhula phezu kwabo. Umoya womntu usisibane sikaBawo wethu, ophengulula yonke indawo engaphakathi. Ukumkani ugcinwa yinceba nokuthembeka; itrone yakhe ixhaswa yinceba. Uzuko lwamadodana ngamandla awo, kodwa ubungangamsha bamaxhego zizimvi. Imivumbo engxabalalayo iyabukhucula ububi, nezibetho zihlambulula indawo engaphakathi.