Bonga uBawo wethu, Mphefumlo wam

EkaDavide.

Uluhlu lwezibele zikaBawo wethu ezingafanele zilitshalwe—izono ezixolelweyo, izifo eziphiliswayo, ubomi obuhlangulwe engcwabeni. Embindini kukho umzekeliso: njengokuba intliziyo kayise ifudumalela abantwana bakhe, njalo neyakhe iyasifudumalela. Uyakhumbula ukuba siluthuli.

Isahluko 103.

Bonga uBawo wethu, mphefumlo wam; nako konke okuphakathi kwam, bonga igama lakhe elingcwele!

Bonga uBawo wethu, mphefumlo wam, ungalibali nokunye kwezibele zakhe, yena oxolela zonke izono zakho, ophilisa zonke izifo zakho, ohlangula ubomi bakho engcwabeni, okuthwesa isithsaba sothando lomnqophiso nemfesane, okwanelisa ngezinto ezilungileyo lonke ixesha lokuphila kwakho, ukuze ubutsha bakho buhlaziywe njengobokhozi.

uBawo wethu wenza ubulungisa nokusesikweni kubo bonke abacinezelweyo.

Wazazisa iindlela zakhe kuMoses, izenzo zakhe kubantwana bakwaSirayeli. uBawo wethu unemfesane nobabalo, uzeka kade umsindo, uzele luthando lomnqophiso. Akayi kusoloko esola, engayi kuhlala enomsindo ngonaphakade. Akasiphathi ngokwezono zethu, engasibuyekezi ngokobugwenxa bethu. Kuba njengoko amazulu ephakamile ngaphezu komhlaba, lukhulu ngokunjalo uthando lwakhe lomnqophiso kwabo bamoyikayo; njengokuba impumalanga ikude entshonalanga, ngokunjalo uBawo wethu uzisusile kude izono zethu kuthi.

Njengoko intliziyo kayise ifudumalela abantwana bakhe, ngokunjalo intliziyo kaBawo wethu iyabafudumalela abo bamoyikayo. Kuba uyayazi indlela esibunjwe ngayo; uyakhumbula ukuba siluthuli. Imihla yabantu injengengca; bachuma njengentyatyambo yasendle; kuba umoya uyadlula phezu kwayo, ize ingabikho, nendawo yayo ingabe isayikhumbula. Kodwa uthando lomnqophiso lukaBawo wethu lusukela kwaphakade luse kwaphakade kwabo bamoyikayo, nobulungisa bakhe kubantwana babantwana, kwabo bawugcinayo umnqophiso wakhe, nabakhumbulayo ukuyenza imiyalelo yakhe.

uBawo wethu uyimisile itrone yakhe emazulwini, nobukumkani bakhe bulawula phezu kweento zonke.

Bongani uBawo wethu, nina zingelosi zakhe, nina magorha anamandla enza ilizwi lakhe, nithobela onke amazwi akhe! Bongani uBawo wethu, nina mikhosi yakhe yonke, nina zicaka zakhe ezenza ukuthanda kwakhe! Bongani uBawo wethu, nina misebenzi yakhe yonke, kuzo zonke iindawo zobukumkani bakhe. Bonga uBawo wethu, mphefumlo wam!