Dumani kuBawo wethu, Hlabathi Lonke

Kumqondisi weculo. Ingoma. Umhobe.

Lonke ihlabathi libizelwa ukuba lijonge into enye ayenzayo uBawo wethu: ulwandle lwaguquka lwaba ngumhlaba owomileyo. Emva koko ilizwi lithoba libe bubungqina bomntu ngokwakhe—savavanywa sacwengwa njengesiliva, abantu bakhwela ezintlokweni zethu, waza wasikhuphela kwindawo yenala.

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Dumani ngovuyo kuBawo wethu, hlabathi lonke! Vumani uzuko lwegama lakhe; yenzani ube nozuko udumiso lwakhe. Yithini kuBawo wethu: “Hayi, ukoyikeka kwezenzo zakho! Ngamandla akho amakhulu iintshaba zakho ziyaqhuqha phambi kwakho. Lonke ihlabathi liyakunqula, likudumise wena; badumisa igama lakho.”

Yizani nibone imisebenzi kaBawo wethu, owoyikekayo ngezenzo zakhe kubo bonke abantu. Waluguqula ulwandle lwaba ngumhlaba owomileyo; bawela umlambo ngeenyawo. Khona apho savuya ngaye. Ulawula ngamandla akhe ngonaphakade; amehlo akhe ayazilinda izizwe— abavukeli mabangaziphakamisi.

Bongani uBawo wethu, nina zizwe zonke; masivakale isandi sokudunyiswa kwakhe, yena osigcine phakathi kwabaphilayo, akazivumela zatyibilika iinyawo zethu. Kuba wena, Bawo wethu, usivavanyile; usicwengile njengokucwengwa kwesiliva. Wasingenisa emnatheni; wabeka umthwalo ocinezelayo emihlana yethu. Wavumela abantu ukuba bakhwele ezintlokweni zethu; sacanda emlilweni nasemanzini, kodwa wasikhuphela kwindawo yenala. ^a

Ndiya kungena endlwini yakho neminikelo etshiswayo; ndiya kuzihlawula izibhambathiso zam kuwe, izibhambathiso ezathethwa yimilebe yam waza umlomo wam wazithembisa ngexesha ndandisenkathazweni. Ndiya kunikela kuwe iminikelo etshiswayo yezilwanyana ezityetyisiweyo, nomsi weenkunzi zeegusha ezibingelelweyo; ndiya kunikela ngeenkunzi zeenkomo neebhokhwe.

Yizani nive, nonke nina nimoyikayo uBawo wethu, ndonibalisela oko akwenzele umphefumlo wam. Ndakhala kuye ngomlomo wam, yaye udumiso oluphezulu lwaluselulwimini lwam. Ukuba bendisithandela isono entliziyweni yam, ngeyingamamelanga uBawo oseBukhosini. Kodwa inene uBawo wethu uyivile; uwuphulaphule umthandazo wam. Makabongwe uBawo wethu, ongawulahlanga umthandazo wam okanye wasusa uthando lwakhe lomnqophiso kum!