IiNdumiso 119 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

119 ¹Banoyolo abo indlela yabo ingenasiphako, abahamba ngemfundiso kaBawo wethu. ²Banoyolo abo bazigcinayo izingqino zakhe, abamfunayo ngentliziyo yabo yonke. ³Abenzi nabugwenxa; bahamba ngeendlela zakhe. ⁴Wena uyimisele imiyalelo yakho ukuba igcinwe ngenkuthalo. ⁵Akwaba iindlela zam beziqinisekile ekugcineni imimiselo yakho! ⁶Ndiya kwandula ndingadaniswa xa ndikhangela yonke imithetho yakho. ⁷Ndiya kubulela kuwe ngentliziyo ethe tye xa ndifunda izigwebo zakho zobulungisa. ⁸Ndiya kuyigcina imimiselo yakho; uze ungandishiyi kuphele.

⁹Angathini na umfana ukuyenza nyulu indlela yakhe? Ngokuyigcina ngokwelizwi lakho. ¹⁰Ngentliziyo yam yonke ndiyakufuna; uze ungandiyeki ndilahleke emithethweni yakho. ¹¹Ndiligcinile ilizwi lakho entliziyweni yam, ukuze ndingoni kuwe. ¹²Unoyolo wena, Bawo; ndifundise imimiselo yakho. ¹³Ngemilebe yomlomo wam ndibalisa zonke izigwebo zomlomo wakho. ¹⁴Endleleni yezingqiniso zakho ndinemihlali, njengokuba ndinobutyebi bonke. ¹⁵Ndiya kucamngca ngeziyalezo zakho, ndiwajonge amehlo am ezindleleni zakho. ¹⁶Ndinandipha imimiselo yakho; andiyi kululibala ilizwi lakho.

¹⁷Mphathe ngesisa umkhonzi wakho, ukuze ndiphile ndiligcine ilizwi lakho. ¹⁸Vula amehlo am, ukuze ndibone izimanga ezivela emfundisweni yakho. ¹⁹Ndingowasemzini ehlabathini; uze ungayifihli kum imithetho yakho. ²⁰Umphefumlo wam uqwengiwe kukulangazelela izigwebo zakho ngamaxa onke. ²¹Uyabakhalimela abanekratshi, abaqalekisiweyo, abalahleka emithethweni yakho. ²²Susa kum ingcikivo nendelelo, ngokuba ndizigcine izingqino zakho. ²³Nakuba izikhulu zihleli zithetha ngam, umkhonzi wakho ucamngca ngemimiselo yakho. ²⁴Izingqino zakho ziyintliziyo yam; zingamacebisi am.

²⁵Umphefumlo wam unamathele eluthulini; ndiphilise ngokwelizwi lakho. ²⁶Ndikuxelele iindlela zam, waza wandiphendula; ndifundise imimiselo yakho. ²⁷Ndiqondise indlela yemiyalelo yakho, ukuze ndicamngce ngezenzo zakho ezingummangaliso. ²⁸Umphefumlo wam unyibilika yintlungu; ndomeleze ngokwelizwi lakho. ²⁹Ndigcine ndikude nendlela yobuxoki, undibabale ngemfundiso yakho. ³⁰Ndiyinyulile indlela yokuthembeka; ndizibekile phambi kwam izigwebo zakho. ³¹Ndinamathele ezingqinisweni zakho, Bawo; uze ungandiyeki ndidaniswe. ³²Ndiya kubaleka endleleni yemithetho yakho, ngokuba uyenza banzi intliziyo yam.

³³Ndifundise, Bawo, indlela yemimiselo yakho, ndiya kuyigcina kude kuse esiphelweni. ³⁴Ndinike ingqondo, ukuze ndiyigcine imfundiso yakho ndiyithobele ngentliziyo yam yonke. ³⁵Ndikhokele emendweni wemithetho yakho, ngokuba ndiyawunandipha. ³⁶Thambekisa intliziyo yam ezingqinisweni zakho, ingathambekeli enzuzweni. ³⁷Jika amehlo am angabukeli emampungeni; undiphilise ngeendlela zakho. ³⁸Qinisa kumkhonzi wakho idinga lakho, elikwabo bakoyikayo. ³⁹Susa ingcikivo endiyoyikayo, kuba izigwebo zakho zilungile. ⁴⁰Ndiyayilangazelela imiyalelo yakho; ndiphilise ngobulungisa bakho.

⁴¹Mayifike kum inceba yakho, Bawo, usindiso lwakho ngokwedinga lakho. ⁴²Ndoba nempendulo kulowo ungcikiva mna, kuba ndikholose ngelizwi lakho. ⁴³Ungalisusi tu ilizwi lenyaniso emlonyeni wam, kuba ithemba lam lisezigwebweni zakho. ⁴⁴Ndiya kuwugcina rhoqo umyalelo wakho, ngonaphakade naphakade. ⁴⁵Ndohamba ndikhululekile, kuba ndiyifunile imiyalelo yakho. ⁴⁶Ndothetha ngezingqiniso zakho phambi kookumkani, ndingayi kudaniswa. ⁴⁷Ndiyayinandipha imithetho yakho, endiyithandayo. ⁴⁸Ndiziphakamisela izandla zam kuyo imithetho yakho endiyithandayo, ndiya kucamngca ngemimiselo yakho.

⁴⁹Khumbula ilizwi lakho kumkhonzi wakho, owandenza ndathemba kulo. ⁵⁰Le yintuthuzelo yam ekubandezelweni kwam, kukuba idinga lakho liyandiphilisa. ⁵¹Abanekratshi bandigculela kakhulu, kodwa andiphambuki emyalelweni wakho. ⁵²Xa ndicinga ngezigwebo zakho zamandulo, Bawo, ndiyathuthuzeleka. ⁵³Ndibanjwa ngumsindo ovuthayo ngenxa yabangendawo, abawushiyayo umyalelo wakho. ⁵⁴Imimiselo yakho ibiziingoma zam apho ndahlala khona. ⁵⁵Ndiyalikhumbula igama lakho ebusuku, Bawo, ndiwugcine umyalelo wakho. ⁵⁶Le ntsikelelo yehlele kum, kukuba ndiyigcinile imiyalelo yakho.

⁵⁷UBawo wam usisabelo sam; ndithembisa ukugcina amazwi akho. ⁵⁸Ndikubongoza ngentliziyo yam yonke; undibabale ngokwedinga lakho. ⁵⁹Xa ndicinga ngeendlela zam, ndibhekisa iinyawo zam ezingqinisweni zakho. ⁶⁰Ndiyakhawuleza, ndingalibali, ukuyigcina imithetho yakho. ⁶¹Nakuba iintambo zabangendawo zindithandele, andiyilibali imfundiso yakho. ⁶²Phakathi kobusuku ndavuka ndikubonge ngenxa yezigwebo zakho zobulungisa. ⁶³Ndingumhlobo wabo bonke abakoyikayo wena, nabayigcinayo imiyalelo yakho. ⁶⁴Umhlaba uzele yinceba yakho, Bawo; ndifundise imimiselo yakho.

⁶⁵Umenzele okulungileyo umkhonzi wakho, Bawo, ngokwelizwi lakho. ⁶⁶Ndifundise ukuqonda okuhle nokwazi, kuba ndiyakholwa yimithetho yakho. ⁶⁷Ndalahleka ngaphambi kokuba ndibandezelwe, kodwa ngoku ndiyaligcina ilizwi lakho. ⁶⁸Ulungile, wenza okulungileyo; ndifundise imimiselo yakho. ⁶⁹Abanekratshi bandiqambela ubuxoki, kodwa ngentliziyo yam yonke ndizigcine iziyalezo zakho. ⁷⁰Intliziyo yabo ityebe njengenqatha, ingenamvakalelo, kodwa mna ndiyawunandipha umyalelo wakho. ⁷¹Kulungile kum ukuba ndacinezelwa, ukuze ndifunde imimiselo yakho. ⁷²Imfundiso yomlomo wakho ilungile kum ngaphezu kwamawaka egolide nesilivere.

⁷³Izandla zakho zindenzile zandibumba; ndiphe ingqondo ukuze ndifunde imithetho yakho. ⁷⁴Abo bakoyikayo baya kundibona bavuye, ngokuba ndithembele elizwini lakho. ⁷⁵Ndiyazi, Bawo, ukuba izigwebo zakho zinobulungisa, nokuba undicinezele ngokuthembeka. ⁷⁶Inceba yakho mayindithuthuzele ngokwedinga lakho kumkhonzi wakho. ⁷⁷Mayifike kum imfesane yakho, ukuze ndiphile; ngokuba ndinoyolo ngemfundiso yakho. ⁷⁸Mabadaniswe abakhukhumali, ngokuba bandone ngobuxoki; ke mna ndiya kucamngca ngeziyalezo zakho. ⁷⁹Mababuyele kum abo bakoyikayo, abo bazaziyo izingqino zakho. ⁸⁰Intliziyo yam mayibe msulwa emimiselweni yakho, ukuze ndingadaniswa.

⁸¹Umphefumlo wam uphelelwa ngamandla ulangazelela usindiso lwakho; ndithembele elizwini lakho. ⁸²Amehlo am adinwa kukubonisela idinga lakho; ndithi: “Wondithuthuzela nini na?” ⁸³Ngokuba ndaba njengentsuba yewayini esemsini, kodwa andiyilibali imimiselo yakho. ^a a v83 Intsuba yewayini exhonywe egumbini elinomsi iyatshwabana ibe mnyama — umfanekiso wembongi wokubhuntsha kwayo ngokwayo. ⁸⁴Mingakanani na imihla yomkhonzi wakho? Uya kubagweba nini na abo bandisukela? ⁸⁵Abakhukhumali bandigrumbele imigongxo; abangahambi ngokwemfundiso yakho. ⁸⁶Yonke imithetho yakho ithembekile; bandisukela ngobuxoki; ndincede! ⁸⁷Baphantse bandiphelisa emhlabeni, kodwa andiyishiyanga imiyalelo yakho. ⁸⁸Ngenceba yakho ndiphilise, ukuze ndizigcine izingqino zomlomo wakho.

⁸⁹Ngonaphakade, Bawo, ilizwi lakho limi liqinisekile emazulwini. ⁹⁰Ukuthembeka kwakho kumi kuzo zonke izizukulwana; ulisekile ihlabathi, lazinza. ⁹¹Kumi kunanamhla ngokwemimiselo yakho, ngokuba zonke izinto zingabakhonzi bakho. ⁹²Ukuba imfundiso yakho ibingabi luyolo lwam, ndinge ndaphela ekucinezelekeni kwam. ⁹³Andisayi kuze ndiyilibale imiyalelo yakho, ngokuba undiphilise ngayo. ⁹⁴Ndingowakho; ndisindise, ngokuba ndiyifunile imiyalelo yakho. ⁹⁵Abangendawo bandilalele ukuze bandibulale, kodwa ndiyazigqala izingqino zakho. ⁹⁶Ndisibonile isiphelo sezinto zonke ezigqibeleleyo, kodwa umthetho wakho unobubanzi obukhulu kunene.

⁹⁷Yhini na ukuthanda kwam imfundiso yakho! Ndicamngca ngayo imini yonke. ⁹⁸Umthetho wakho undenze ndilumke ngaphezu kweentshaba zam, ngokuba uhlala unam. ⁹⁹Ndinengqiqo ngaphezu kwabafundisi bam bonke, ngokuba ndicamngca ngezingqiniso zakho. ¹⁰⁰Ndiqonda ngaphezu kwamadoda amakhulu, ngokuba ndiyigcinile imiyalelo yakho. ¹⁰¹Ndizibamba iinyawo zam kuzo zonke iindlela ezimbi, ukuze ndiligcine ilizwi lakho. ¹⁰²Andiphambuki kwizigwebo zakho, kuba wena ngokwakho undifundisile. ¹⁰³Hayi, ukuba mnandi kwamazwi akho ekunambitheni kwam, mnandi ngaphezu kobusi emlonyeni wam! ¹⁰⁴Ngeziyalezo zakho ndiba nengqondo; ngenxa yoko ndiyazithiya zonke iindlela zobuxoki.

¹⁰⁵Ilizwi lakho lisisibane ezinyaweni zam, nokukhanya endleleni yam. ¹⁰⁶Ndifungele, ndakuqinisa, ukuba ndizigcine izigwebo zakho zobulungisa. ¹⁰⁷Ndicinezelwe kakhulu; ndiphilise, Bawo, ngokwelizwi lakho. ¹⁰⁸Yamkela indumiso endiyirhumela ngokuzithandela, Bawo, undifundise izigwebo zakho. ¹⁰⁹Umphefumlo wam ndibambe esandleni sam ngamaxa onke, kodwa andiyilibali imfundiso yakho. ¹¹⁰Abangendawo bandithiyele umgibe, kodwa andiphambuki emyalelweni wakho. ¹¹¹Izingqino zakho zililifa lam ngonaphakade, kuba ziyimihlali yentliziyo yam. ¹¹²Ndiyibhekisa intliziyo yam ekwenzeni imimiselo yakho ngonaphakade, kuse ekupheleni.

¹¹³Ndiyabathiya abantliziyombini, kodwa ndiyayithanda imfundiso yakho. ¹¹⁴Wena uyindawo yam yokuzimela nekhaka lam; ndithemba elizwini lakho. ¹¹⁵Mkani kum, nina benzi bobubi, ukuze ndiyigcine imithetho kaBawo wam. ¹¹⁶Ndixhase ngokwedinga lakho, ukuze ndiphile, undingayeki ndibe neentloni ngethemba lam. ¹¹⁷Ndixhase, ndisindise, ndithi gqala kuyo imimiselo yakho ngamaxa onke. ¹¹⁸Uyabagibisela phantsi bonke abaphambuka emimiselweni yakho, kuba ubuqhophololo babo bulilize. ¹¹⁹Bonke abangendawo behlabathi ubalahla njengamanyele; ngenxa yoko ndiyazithanda izingqino zakho. ¹²⁰Inyama yam iyangcangcazela kukoyika wena, ndiyazoyika nezigwebo zakho.

¹²¹Ndenze okusesikweni nokululungileyo; musa ukundiyekela kubacinezeli bam. ¹²²Mqinisekisele okulungileyo umkhonzi wakho; mabangandicinezeli abanekratshi. ¹²³Amehlo am ayaphela elinde usindiso lwakho nenzaliseko yedinga lakho lobulungisa. ¹²⁴Mphathe umkhonzi wakho ngokwenceba yakho, undifundise imimiselo yakho. ¹²⁵Ndingumkhonzi wakho; ndinike ingqondo, ukuze ndizazi izingqino zakho. ¹²⁶Lixesha lokuba enze uBawo wethu, kuba imfundiso yakho yaphuliwe. ¹²⁷Ngenxa yoko ndiyithanda imithetho yakho ngaphezu kwegolide, ngaphezu kwegolide ecoliweyo. ¹²⁸Ngenxa yoko ndithi yonke imiyalelo yakho ithe tye; ndiyazithiya zonke iindlela zobuxoki.

¹²⁹Izingqino zakho ziyamangalisa; ngenxa yoko umphefumlo wam uyazigcina. ¹³⁰Ukutyhileka kwamazwi akho kuyakhanyisa; kunika ingqondo kwabangenalwazi. ¹³¹Ndiyawuvula umlomo wam ndikhefuzele, ngokuba ndiyayilangazelela imithetho yakho. ¹³²Bheka kum undibabale, njengoko kusisiko sakho kwabo balithandayo igama lakho. ¹³³Zinzisa amanyathelo am ngokwedinga lakho, singabi nabulawuli phezu kwam nasinye isono. ¹³⁴Ndikhulule kucinezelo lwabantu, ukuze ndiyigcine imiyalelo yakho. ¹³⁵Bukhanyise ubuso bakho kumkhonzi wakho, undifundise imimiselo yakho. ¹³⁶Amehlo am aphalaza imijelo yeenyembezi, ngenxa yokuba abantu bengayigcini imfundiso yakho.

¹³⁷Ulilungisa wena, Bawo, nezigwebo zakho zithe tye. ¹³⁸Uzimisele ngobulungisa izingqino zakho, nangokuthembeka konke. ¹³⁹Ikhwele lam liyandiqwenga, ngenxa yokuba iintshaba zam zilibala amazwi akho. ¹⁴⁰Idinga lakho licikidekile, umkhonzi wakho uyalithanda. ¹⁴¹Ndimncinane ndidelekile, kodwa andiyilibali imiyalelo yakho. ¹⁴²Ubulungisa bakho bulungisa ngonaphakade, nemfundiso yakho iyinyaniso. ¹⁴³Inkxwaleko nembandezelo zindifikele, kodwa imithetho yakho iluncuthu kum. ¹⁴⁴Izingqino zakho zinobulungisa ngonaphakade; ndiphe ingqondo ukuze ndiphile.

¹⁴⁵Ndikhala ngentliziyo yam yonke; ndiphendule, Bawo! Ndiya kuyigcina imimiselo yakho. ¹⁴⁶Ndiyakubiza; ndisindise, ukuze ndizigcine izingqino zakho. ¹⁴⁷Ndivuka kungekasi, ndikhala ndicela uncedo; ndithembele emazwini akho. ¹⁴⁸Amehlo am ayavuka ngaphambi kwemilindo yobusuku, ukuze ndicamngce ngedinga lakho. ^b b v148 Ubusuku babahlulwa baba yimilindo emiselweyo (ngesiqhelo iintlobo ezintathu okanye ezine); imbongi ivuka ngaphambi komlindo ngamnye ukuze ithandaze. ¹⁴⁹Liphulaphule ilizwi lam ngothando lwakho lomnqophiso; Bawo, ngokwezigwebo zakho ndiphilise. ¹⁵⁰Bayasondela abo bandisukela ngenjongo embi; bakude nemfundiso yakho. ¹⁵¹Kodwa wena ukufuphi, Bawo, nemithetho yakho yonke iyinyaniso. ¹⁵²Kudala ndisazi ngezingqiniso zakho ukuba uzisekile ngonaphakade.

¹⁵³Khangela iintsizi zam undihlangule, kuba andiyilibali imfundiso yakho. ¹⁵⁴Thetha ityala lam undikhulule; ndiphilise ngokwedinga lakho. ¹⁵⁵Usindiso lukude kwabangendawo, kuba bengayifuni imimiselo yakho. ¹⁵⁶Inkulu imfesane yakho, Bawo; ndiphilise ngokwezigwebo zakho. ¹⁵⁷Baninzi abandisukelayo neentshaba zam, kodwa andiphambuki ezingqinisweni zakho. ¹⁵⁸Ndibakhangela ngothiyo abangathembekanga, ngenxa yokuba bengaligcini ilizwi lakho. ¹⁵⁹Qwalasela indlela endiyithandayo ngayo imiyalelo yakho! Ndiphilise, Bawo, ngothando lwakho lomnqophiso. ¹⁶⁰Isiqukumjelo selizwi lakho yinyaniso, nazo zonke izigwebo zakho zobulungisa zihleli ngonaphakade.

¹⁶¹Izikhulu zindisukela ngelize, kodwa intliziyo yam iyawoyika amazwi akho. ¹⁶²Ndiyavuyiswa lilizwi lakho njengomntu ofumana ubutyebi obukhulu. ¹⁶³Ndiyabuthiya ndibucekise ubuxoki, kodwa ndiyayithanda imfundiso yakho. ¹⁶⁴Kasixhenxe ngemini ndikudumisa ngenxa yezigwebo zakho zobulungisa. ¹⁶⁵Abo bayithandayo imfundiso yakho banoxolo olukhulu; akukho nto inokubakhubekisa. ¹⁶⁶Ndithembele kusindiso lwakho, Bawo, kwaye ndiyayigcina imithetho yakho. ¹⁶⁷Umphefumlo wam uyazigcina izingqino zakho; ndizithanda kakhulu. ¹⁶⁸Ndiyayigcina imiyalelo yakho nezingqino zakho, kuba zonke iindlela zam ziphambi kwakho.

¹⁶⁹Masifike phambi kwakho isikhalo sam, Bawo; ndinike ingqondo ngokwelizwi lakho. ¹⁷⁰Masifike phambi kwakho ukutarhuzisa kwam; ndihlangule ngokwelizwi lakho. ¹⁷¹Imilebe yomlomo wam iya kuyimpompoza indumiso, kuba undifundise imimiselo yakho. ¹⁷²Ulwimi lwam luya kuvuma ngelizwi lakho, kuba yonke imithetho yakho ilungisa. ¹⁷³Masikulungele ukundinceda isandla sakho, kuba ndiyinyule imiyalelo yakho. ¹⁷⁴Ndilangazelela usindiso lwakho, Bawo, kwaye umyalelo wakho uyimihlali yam. ¹⁷⁵Mawuphile umphefumlo wam, ukudumise, kwaye mazindincede izigwebo zakho. ¹⁷⁶Ndilahlekile njengemvu elahlekileyo; mfune umkhonzi wakho, kuba andiyilibali imithetho yakho. ^c c v176 Le ndumiso inde kunazo zonke iphela ngokuvuma ukubhadula nangesikhungo sokuba uBawo eze kumfumane — yona kanye intliziyo yomalusi ayibonakalisayo uYesu xa eshiya amashumi asithoba anesithoba aye kufuna igusha enye eyabhadulayo (Luka 15:4-6).