Oko Basixelela Kona Oobawo Bethu
Kumongameli wokuvuma. Umhobe wobulumko woonyana bakaKora.
Abantu bacengceleza uloyiso oobawo babo abaluchazayo, baze baluthelekise nexesha langoku: bagxothiwe, baphangiwe, bathengiswe ngexabiso elingento, bayintlekisa phakathi kweentlanga — yaye, bayagxininisa, ngaphandle kokuba bawushiye umnqophiso. Umthandazo uphela ngokubuza uBawo wabo ukuba kutheni elele.
44 1Bawo wethu, siyivile ngeendlebe zethu; oobawo bethu basixelele umsebenzi owawenzayo ngemihla yabo, ngemihla yamandulo. 2Ngesandla sakho wazigxotha iintlanga, kodwa wabatyala oobawo bethu; wazityumza izizwe, kodwa wabakhulula oobawo bethu. 3Kuba abazange balithabathe ilizwe ngekrele labo, nengalo yabo ayizange ibasindise; kodwa yayisisandla sakho sokunene, nengalo yakho, nokukhanya kobuso bakho— kuba wawukholisekile ngabo.
4Wena unguKumkani wam, Bawo wethu; yalela uloyiso lukaYakobi. 5Ngawe sibuyisela emva iintshaba zethu; ngegama lakho sibanyathela abo basivukelayo. 6Kuba andikholosi ngesaphetha sam, nekrele lam alindisindisi. 7Kodwa wena usisindisile ezintshabeni zethu, wabahlazisa abo basithiyayo. 8Siqhayisile ngoBawo wethu imini yonke, yaye siya kulidumisa igama lakho ngonaphakade. a a v8 Sela: uphawu lomculo okanye lwenkonzo kulo mhobe, mhlawumbi lubonisa ukunqumama okanye umzuzu wokucamngca ngokuzolileyo.
9Kodwa ngoku usigatyile, wasihlazisa, yaye awusaphumi nemikhosi yethu. 10Usibuyisela emva phambi kotshaba, yaye abo basithiyayo basiphanga ngokuthanda kwabo. 11Usinikela njengezimvu ezizakudliwa, yaye usichithachithile phakathi kweentlanga. 12Uthengisa abantu bakho ngexabiso elingento, yaye akuzuzi nto ngokuthengiswa kwabo. 13Usenza sibe yintlekisa kubamelwane bethu, sihlekwe sidelwe ngabo basingqongileyo. 14Usenza sibe ngumzekeliso phakathi kweentlanga, isizwe ezithi ezinye iintlanga zinikine intloko ngaso. 15Imini yonke ihlazo lam liphambi kwam, neentloni zigqume ubuso bam, 16ngenxa yelizwi lomngcikivi nomthuki, phambi kotshaba oluziphindezelayo.
17Konke oku kusihlele, kodwa asikulibalanga wena, yaye asingcatshanga umnqophiso wakho. 18Intliziyo yethu ayibuyanga umva, namanyathelo ethu akaphambukanga endleleni yakho, 19nangona usityumzile kwiindawo zeempungutye, wasigubungela ngobumnyama obunzulu. 20Ukuba besililibele igama likaBawo wethu okanye solule izandla zethu kuthixo wasemzini, 21ebengayi kukufumanisa na uBawo wethu oku? Kuba uyazazi iimfihlelo zentliziyo. 22Kodwa ngenxa yakho siyabulawa imini yonke; sibalelwa njengezimvu zokuxhelwa. b b v22 UPawulos uphakamisa esi sikhalo ngqo ukuchaza amakholwa abandezelekayo ngenxa yokulandela uYesu — kodwa “kuzo zonke ezi zinto singaphezu kwabaloyisayo ngaye lowo wasithandayo” (KwabaseRoma 8:36-37). UBawo wethu akaze abashiye abantwana bakhe, nokuba ukuthembeka kuxabisa yonke into.
23Vuka! Kutheni ulele na, Bawo oLawulayo? Ziphaphamise; ungasigatyi ngonaphakade. 24Kutheni ubufihla na ubuso bakho, ulibale imbandezelo yethu nengcinezelo yethu? 25Kuba sikhotheme eluthulini; umzimba wethu unamathele emhlabeni. 26Vuka uncede thina! Sihlangule ngenxa yothando lwakho lomnqophiso.
