Inceba Yakhe Imi Ngonaphakade
Imbali enye kodwa icala elinye, njengovumo. Balibala elwandle, banqwenela entlango, benza ithole, benikela ngabantwana babo. Kaninzi kaninzi uBawo wethu wabanikela, weva ukukhala kwabo, kodwa wawukhumbula umnqophiso wakhe.
106 1Haleluya! Bulelani kuBawo wethu, kuba elungile; uthando lwakhe lomnqophiso lumi ngonaphakade.
2Ngubani onokuzibalisa izenzo zamandla zikaBawo wethu, okanye avakalise lonke udumo lwakhe? 3Banoyolo abo bagcina okusesikweni, abasoloko besenza okulungileyo.
4Ndikhumbule, Bawo wethu, ngobubele obubonisa abantu bakho; uze kum ngosindiso lwakho, 5ukuze ndibone impumelelo yabanyulwa bakho, ndivuye novuyo lwesizwe sakho, ndigcobe kunye nelifa lakho.
6Sonile, njengookhokho bethu; senze okungalungileyo, senze ngenkohlakalo. 7Xa ookhokho bethu babeseYiputa, abazange baziqwalasele imimangaliso yakho; abazange balukhumbule ubuninzi bothando lwakho lomnqophiso, koko bavukela ngaselwandle, eLwandle oluBomvu. a a v7 NgesiHebhere: Yam Suf, “uLwandle lweNgcongolo.” 8Kodwa wabasindisa ngenxa yegama lakhe, ukuze amandla akhe amakhulu aziwe. 9Walukhalimela uLwandle oluBomvu, lwaza lwoma; wabakhokela emanzini anzulu njengokungathi kusentlango. 10Wabasindisa esandleni salowo wayebathiya, waza wabahlangula esandleni sotshaba. 11Amanzi azigubungela iintshaba zabo; akuzange kusale namnye kuzo. 12Baza bawakholelwa amazwi akhe; bacula indumiso yakhe.
13Kodwa bakhawuleza bayilibala imisebenzi yakhe; abazange balindele icebo lakhe. 14Entlango banikezela kwinkanuko, baza enkangala bamlinga uBawo wethu. 15Ngoko wabanika oko bakucelayo, kodwa wathumela isifo esibhityisayo phakathi kwabo. 16Enkampini bamonela uMoses, bamonela no-Aron, ongcwele kaBawo wethu. 17Umhlaba wavuleka waginya uDatan, wagquma iqela lika-Abiram. 18Umlilo wavutha eqeleni labo; idangatye latshisa abangendawo.
19EHorebhe benza ithole baza baqubuda kumfanekiso otyhidiweyo. 20Batshintsha uzuko lwabo ngomfanekiso wenkomo etya ingca. 21Bamlibala uBawo wethu, uMsindisi wabo, owayenze izinto ezinkulu eYiputa, 22imimangaliso ezweni lakwaHam, izenzo ezoyikekayo ngaseLwandle oluBomvu. b b v22 Ilizwe lakwaHam ligama lamandulo lombongo elithetha iYiputa. 23Ngoko wathi uya kubatshabalalisa —ukuba uMoses, onyuliweyo wakhe, ebengemanga esikhewini phambi kwakhe, ukuze abuyise umsindo wakhe ekubatshabalaliseni.
24Baza balidela ilizwe elihle; abazange basikholelwe isithembiso sakhe. 25Bakrokra ezintenteni zabo, abazange baliphulaphule ilizwi likaBawo wethu. 26Ngoko wasiphakamisa isandla sakhe wafunga ukuba uya kubawisa entlango, 27ukuwisa inzala yabo phakathi kweentlanga aze abachithachithe kuwo onke amazwe.
28Bazibophelela kuBhahali wasePehor baza badla imibingelelo enikelwe koothixo abangenabomi. 29Bamcaphukisa ngezenzo zabo, kwaza kwaqhambuka isibetho phakathi kwabo. 30Kodwa uFinehas wema wangenelela, saza sanqunyanyiswa isibetho. 31Kwaza oku kwabalelwa kuye njengobulungisa, kuzo zonke izizukulwana ngonaphakade. 32Emanzini aseMeribha bamcaphukisa, kwaza kwambela kakubi uMoses ngenxa yabo, 33kuba bawenza umoya wakhe wakrakra, waza wathetha ngamawala.
34Abazange bazitshabalalise izizwe, njengoko uBawo wethu wayebayalele, 35kodwa baxubana neentlanga baza bafunda iindlela zazo. 36Bakhonza izithixo zabo, ezaba ngumgibe kubo. 37Babingelela oonyana babo neentombi zabo kwiidemon. 38Baphalaza igazi elimsulwa, igazi loonyana babo neentombi zabo, ababingelela ngabo kwizithixo zaseKanan, laza ilizwe lenziwa inqambi ligazi. 39Bazenza inqambi ngezenzo zabo, bahenyuza ngemisebenzi yabo.
40Ngoko umsindo kaBawo wethu wavutha kubantu bakhe, waza walicekisa ilifa lakhe. 41Wabanikela ezizweni, baza abo babebathiyile babalawula. 42Iintshaba zabo zacinezela bona, baza bathotyelwa phantsi kwamandla azo. 43Izihlandlo ezininzi wabahlangula, kodwa kuwo onke amacebo abo babezimisele ukuvukela, baza batshona ezantsi esonweni sabo. 44Kodwa wayikhangela imbandezelo yabo akuva isikhalo sabo. 45Ngenxa yabo wawukhumbula umnqophiso wakhe, waza waguquka ngokobuninzi bothando lwakhe oluthembekileyo. 46Wenza bonke ababathimbileyo baba nemfesane kubo.
47Sisindise, Bawo wethu, usihlanganise siphume phakathi kweentlanga, ukuze sibulele kwigama lakho elingcwele size sigcobe kudumo lwakho.
48Makabongwe uBawo kaSirayeli, ukususela ephakadeni kuse ephakadeni! Bonke abantu mabathi: “Amen!” Haleluya!