Hayi Ukuba Mikhulu Imisebenzi Yakho
Uhambo kwilizwe elisebenzayo: imithombo ezihlanjeni, iintaka ezakha amakhaya kumasebe, iingonyama ezizingela ebusuku, abantu abaphuma besiya emsebenzini ekuseni, iinqanawa elwandle, noLeviyatan owenzelwa ukuba adlale khona. Konke kulindele ngomlomo ovulekileyo ukuba uBawo wethu akuzalise.
104 1Mbonge uBawo wethu, mphefumlo wam. Bawo wethu, umkhulu kakhulu; wambethe ubungangamsha nobunganga.
2Uzithi wambu ngokukhanya njengokungathi yingubo; uwolula amazulu njengoncwadi lweminquba. 3Ubeke imiqadi yamagumbi akhe aphezulu phezu kwamanzi; wenza amafu abe yinqwelo yakhe; uhamba phezu kwamaphiko omoya. 4Wenza imimoya ibe zizithunywa zakhe, namalangatye omlilo abe ngabakhonzi bakhe. a a v4 Incwadi yamaHebhere isicaphula esi sicatshulwa ukuze ibonise ukuba uBawo wethu wenza nde umoya nomlilo abe ngabakhonzi bakhe — ngelixa uNyana elawula njengomlawuli, kungekhona njengomkhonzi.
5Walimisa ihlabathi phezu kweziseko zalo, ukuze lingaze lishukunyiswe. 6Walisibekelisa ngenzonzobila njengokungathi yingubo; amanzi ema phezu kweentaba. 7Ngokukhalima kwakho abaleka; ngesandi sendudumo yakho angxama emka. 8Iintaba zenyuka, izihlambo zahla, zaya endaweni owazimisela yona. 9Wamisa umda angenakuwugqitha, ukuze angaze aphinde alisibekele ihlabathi.
10Wenza imithombo impompoze ezihlanjeni; iqukuqela phakathi kweenduli. 11Iseza zonke iinyamakazi zasendle; amaesile asendle apholisa unxano lwawo. 12Ngasemacaleni azo iintaka zezulu zenza ikhaya lazo; zivuma phakathi kwamasebe. 13Unkcenkceshela iintaba ephuma emagumbini akhe aphezulu; ihlabathi lihluthe sisiqhamo somsebenzi wakho. 14Wenza utyani buhlume ngenxa yeenkomo, nemifuno ukuze abantu bayilime, ekhupha ukudla ehlabathini, 15newayini evuyisa intliziyo yomntu, neoli yokwenza ukuba ubuso bakhe bukhanye, nesonka esomeleza intliziyo yomntu. 16Imithi kaBawo wethu inkcenkceshelwa ngokuzeleyo, imisedare yaseLebhanon awayityalayo. 17Kuyo iintaka zakha iindlwane zazo; ingwamza inekhaya layo emisipresi. 18Iintaba eziphakamileyo zezeebhokhwe zasendle; amawa aliqhusheko leembila.
19Wenza inyanga ukuba iphawule amaxesha amisiweyo; ilanga liyalazi ixesha lalo lokutshona. 20Wenza ubumnyama, kube bubusuku, xa zonke iinyamakazi zasehlathini zinyakazela. 21Amathole eengonyama abharhulela ixhoba lawo, efuna ukudla kwawo kuBawo wethu. 22Xa liphuma ilanga, asithela abuthume emingxunyeni yawo. 23Abantu baphuma baye emsebenzini wabo, nasekusebenzeni kwabo kude kuhlwe.
24Hayi ukuba mininzi imisebenzi yakho, Bawo wethu! Yonke wayenza ngobulumko; ihlabathi lizele zizidalwa zakho. 25Nalu ulwandle, olukhulu olubanzi, oluzele zizidalwa ezingenakubalwa, izinto eziphilileyo ezincinane nezinkulu. 26Apho iinqanawa zihamba zibuya, noLevitan, lowo wamyilayo ukuba adlale kulo. b b v26 ULevitan: irhamncwa lolwandle elirhumayo elalikwisithethe samaHebhere amandulo, apha libonakaliswa njengesidalwa sikaThixo ngokwakhe esidlalayo elwandle.
27Zonke ezi zikhangele kuwe, ukuba uzinike ukudla kwazo ngexesha elimisiweyo. 28Xa ubanika, bayaqokelela; wakuvula isandla sakho, bazaliswa zizinto ezilungileyo. 29Wakubusithelisa ubuso bakho, bayothuka; wakuwususa umoya wabo, bayafa babuyele eluthulini lwabo. 30Wakuwuthuma uMoya wakho, bayadalwa, uze uhlaziye ubuso bomhlaba.
31Maluhlale uzuko lukaBawo wethu ngonaphakade; makabe nemihlali uBawo wethu ngemisebenzi yakhe. 32Ukhangela ehlabathini, lize linyikime; achukumise iintaba, zize ziqhume.
33Ndiya kuvuma kuBawo wethu ngayo yonke imihla yobomi bam; ndiya kumdumisa uBawo wethu lo gama ndisaphila. 34Ukucamngca kwam makukholeke kuye, kuba mna ndinemihlali ngoBawo wethu. 35Mabatshabalale aboni ehlabathini, bangabi sabakho abangendawo. Mbonge uBawo wethu, mphefumlo wam. Haleluya!