Memezela Oko Akwenzileyo

Umnqophiso no-Abraham ubaliswa kwakhona njengekhonkco lezithembiso ezigcinwayo: uYosefu esemixokelelwaneni yada ilizwi lakhe lazaliseka, izibetho eziphezu kweYiputa, nabantu abakhutshwa benesilivere nengoma, kungekho namnye kubo okhubekayo. Owoqhubekayo nguBawo okhumbulayo.

Isahluko 105.

Bulelani kuBawo wethu; nqulani igama lakhe; zenzeni zaziwe izenzo zakhe phakathi kwezizwe. Vumani kuye, nihlabele iindumiso kuye; balisani ngayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo. Zingcani egameni lakhe elingcwele; iintliziyo zabo bafuna uBawo wethu mazivuye. Funani uBawo wethu namandla akhe; bufuneni ubuso bakhe ngamaxesha onke.

Khumbulani imimangaliso ayenzileyo, izimanga zakhe, nezigwebo awazivakalisayo, nina bantwana baka-Abraham umkhonzi wakhe, nina bonyana bakaYakobi, abanyulwa bakhe. Nguye uBawo wethu; izigwebo zakhe zizalise umhlaba wonke.

Uyawukhumbula umnqophiso wakhe ngonaphakade, ilizwi awalimisela izizukulwana eziliwaka, umnqophiso awawenza no-Abraham, isifungo awasifungela u-Isake, awawuqinisekisa kuYakobi njengommiselo, kuSirayeli njengomnqophiso ongunaphakade,

wathi: “Ndiya kukunika ilizwe laseKanan libe lilifa lakho.”

Besebancinane ngenani, bembalwa nje, bengabaphambukeli kulo, bebhadula besuka kolunye uhlanga besiya kolunye, besuka kobunye ubukumkani besiya kolunye uhlanga, akavumela nokuba ngubani ukuba abacinezele bona; ngenxa yabo wawakhalimela ookumkani:

“Musani ukubachukumisa abathanjiswa bam; ningabenzi nto imbi abaprofeti bam.”

Wabizela indlala kulo ilizwe, wakunqumla konke ukutya kwabo. Wayethume indoda phambi kwabo—uYosefu, owathengiswa waba likhoboka. Bazenzakalisa iinyawo zakhe ngamakhamandela; intamo yakhe yafakwa kwiintsimbi, wada kwafika ixesha lokuzaliseka kwelizwi lakhe, laza ilizwi likaBawo wethu lamngqinela. Ukumkani wathumela wamkhulula; umlawuli wezizwe wamkhulula. Ukumkani wamenza uYosefu inkosi yendlu yakhe, umlawuli wako konke anako, ukuze uYosefu abayalele iinkosana zokumkani ngokuthanda kwakhe, afundise amadoda amakhulu akhe ubulumko.

Waza uSirayeli wafika eYiputa; uYakobi wahlala njengowasemzini kwilizwe lakwaHam. ^a Waza uBawo wethu wabenza baqhama kakhulu abantu bakhe, wabenza baba namandla ngaphezu kweentshaba zabo. Wazijika iintliziyo zabo ukuba babathiye abantu bakhe, baceba amayelenqe ngabakhonzi bakhe.

Wathuma uMoses umkhonzi wakhe, no-Aron awayemnyulile. Benza imiqondiso yakhe phakathi kwabo, nemimangaliso yakhe kwilizwe lakwaHam. Wathumela ubumnyama, wenza ilizwe laba mnyama, waza uMoses no-Aron abazange baphikise amazwi akhe. Wawajika amanzi abo aba ligazi, wazibulala iintlanzi zabo. Ilizwe labo lanyakazela ngamasele, kwada kwasemagumbini okulala ookumkani babo. Wathetha, zeza imibundu yeempukane, neengcongconi kuwo wonke ummandla wabo. Wabanika isichotho endaweni yemvula, nomlilo olenyayo kulo lonke ilizwe labo. Wayibetha imidiliya yabo nemikhiwane yabo, wayaphula imithi yelizwe labo. Wathetha, zeza iinkumbi, amabungu angenakubalwa, zaza zazidla zonke izityalo zelizwe labo, zakudla konke ukuvela kwamasimi abo. Waza wawabulala onke amazibulo elizwe labo, iintlahlela zamandla abo onke.

Waza wamkhupha uSirayeli enesilivere negolide, akwabakho namnye owakhubekayo phakathi kwezizwe zakhe. IYiputa yavuya ekumkeni kwabo, kuba uloyiko lwabo lwaluyihlele iYiputa. Waneka ilifu laba sisigubungelo, nomlilo ukuba ukhanyise ebusuku. Bacela, waza wazisa izagwityi, wabahluthisa ngesonka sasezulwini. Waliqhekeza ilitye, agqabhuka amanzi; ampompoza entlango njengomlambo.

Kuba wasikhumbula isithembiso sakhe esingcwele ku-Abraham umkhonzi wakhe. Ngoko wabakhupha abantu bakhe ngovuyo, abanyulwa bakhe ngengoma. Wabanika amazwe ezizwe, bathabatha oko ezinye izizwe zazisebenzele nzima ngako, ukuze bayilondoloze imimiselo yakhe, bayigcine imithetho yakhe. Haleluya!