Bawo Wam, Kutheni Ukude Kangaka?
Kumongameli weemvumi; ngengoma ethi, “Ixhamakazi Lokusa.” Umhobe kaDavide.
Obandezelekayo ogculelwa njengombungu, amathambo akhe ekhumkile emalungwini, izandla neenyawo zihlatyiwe, benza amaqashiso ngeengubo zakhe—kanti ebanjwe nguBawo obenguye kwasesizalweni. Isikhalo asizange sibuyiswe; siphenduka indumiso efika esiphelweni sehlabathi.
22 1Thixo wam, Thixo wam, kutheni undishiyile na? Kutheni ukude kangaka ekundisindiseni, ukude kangaka neencwino zam zentlungu? a a v1 UYesu wathandaza la mazwi okuqala alo mhobe esemnqamlezweni. Wonke lo mhobe ngowakhe — uqala kwintlungu enzima yokushiywa, use ekunqulweni kwazo zonke iintlanga.
2Bawo wam, ndikhala emini, kodwa akuphenduli; ebusuku, kodwa andifumani kuphumla.
3Kanti wena ungcwele, uhleli etroneni yeendumiso zikaIsrayeli. 4Ookhokho bethu bakholosa ngawe; bakholosa, waza wabahlangula. 5Bakhala kuwe baza basindiswa; bakholosa ngawe abazange badane.
6Kodwa mna ndingumbungu, andingomntu, ndigculelwa ngabantu, ndidelwa luluntu. 7Bonke abandibonayo bayandigculela; bayandinyelisa, behlunguzela iintloko, besithi: 8Ukholosa ngoThixo; makamhlangule uThixo. UBawo wethu makamsindise, ekubeni uBawo wethu enoyolo ngaye.
9Kanti nguwe owandikhuphayo esizalweni; wandenza ndathemba ndisemabeleni kamama. 10Ukususela ekuzalweni ndanikelwa kuwe; ukususela esizalweni sikamama ube unguBawo wam.
11Musa ukuba kude kum, kuba inkathazo ikufuphi, kungekho bani ongancedayo.
12Iinkunzi ezininzi zindijikelezile; iinkunzi ezinamandla zaseBhashan zindirhangqile. 13Njengeengonyama ezigqumayo ziqwenga ixhoba lazo, zivula kakhulu imilomo yazo zikhangele kum. 14Ndiphalaziwe njengamanzi, onke amathambo am akhumkile emalungwini awo. Intliziyo yam iphenduke umthofu; inyibilika ngaphakathi kwam. 15Amandla am omile njengodongwe olomiswe lilanga, ulwimi lwam lunamathele elwangeni lwam; undilalisa eluthulini lokufa.
16Izinja zindijikelezile; iqela labenzi-bobubi lindirhangqile; bazihlabile izandla zam neenyawo zam. b b v16 Lo mhobe wabhalwa kwiminyaka eliwaka ngaphambi kokuba kuqhelwe ukubethelelwa emnqamlezweni; ezi nkcukacha — izandla neenyawo ezihlatshiweyo, nezambatho ezahlulahlulweyo ezilandelayo — zazaliseka emnqamlezweni kaYesu. 17Ndinako ukuwabala onke amathambo am; abantu bayandijamela bendincumela. 18Babelana ngezambatho zam phakathi kwabo, benza amaqashiso ngengubo yam.
19Kodwa wena, Bawo wam, musa ukuba kude; wena ungamandla am—khawuleza uze kundinceda. 20Hlangula ubomi bam ekreleni, ubomi bam obuxabisekileyo emandleni ezinja. 21Ndisindise emlonyeni wengonyama; emaphondweni eenkomo zasendle undiphendule. c c v21 Apha ngumongo wotshintsho womhobe: ixesha elidlulileyo elingalindelekanga — “undiphendule” — libonakalisa ukholo oluqinisekileyo lokuba uThixo sele ephendule.
22Ndiya kulivakalisa igama lakho kubazalwana bam; phakathi kwebandla ndiya kukudumisa. d d v22 ITestamente eNtsha ibeka esi sibhalo emlonyeni kaYesu — uNyana ovukileyo evakalisa igama likaBawo phakathi kwabazalwana noodadewabo angenazintloni zokubabiza ngokuba ngabakhe. 23Nina nimoyikayo uBawo wethu, mdumiseni! Nonke nzala kaYakobi, mzukiseni! Moyikeni ngentlonelo, nonke nzalo kaIsrayeli! 24Kuba akakudelanga, akakugculelanga ukubandezeleka kobandezelekileyo; akabusithelisanga ubuso bakhe kuye, koko ukuphulaphule ukukhala kwakhe ecela uncedo.
25Indumiso yam ivela kuwe ebandleni elikhulu; phambi kwabo bamoyikayo ndiya kuzizalisa izibhambathiso zam. 26Ababandezelekileyo baya kudla bahluthe; abo bafuna uBawo wethu baya kumdumisa —iintliziyo zenu mazidle ubomi ngonaphakade!
27Zonke iziphelo zomhlaba ziya kukhumbula zibuyele kuBawo wethu, zonke iintsapho zeentlanga ziya kuqubuda phambi kwakhe. 28Kuba ubukumkani bobukaBawo wethu, yaye ubusa phezu kweentlanga.
29Bonke abazizityebi behlabathi baya kutya banqule; bonke abehlela eluthulini baya kuguqa phambi kwakhe—abo bangenako ukuzigcina bephila. 30Inzala iya kumkhonza; izizukulwana ezizayo ziya kuxelelwa ngoBawo oLawulayo. 31Ziya kuza zivakalise ubulungisa bakhe kubantu abangekazalwa— kuba uBawo wethu ukwenzile oku.