Vuka, Bawo wethu
Kumqondisi wokucula. Umhobe kaDavide. Ingoma.
Ingoma yomngcelele. UBawo wethu ukhwela ephuma enkangala echitha iintshaba zakhe, kwaye lowo mnye otshabalalisa ookumkani ubizwa ngokuba nguyise weenkedama nomthetheleli wabahlolokazi, obahlalisa ekhayeni ababodwa, aze awakhuphele empumelelweni amabanjwa.
68 1Makavuke uBawo wethu; mazichithwe iintshaba zakhe, baze abo bamthiyayo basabe phambi kwakhe. 2Njengokuba umsi uphetshethwa, baphephethe ngokunjalo; njengokuba umthwebeba unyibilika phambi komlilo, mabatshabalale ngokunjalo abangendawo phambi koBawo wethu. 3Kodwa mabavuye amalungisa; mabagcobe phambi koBawo wethu; mabadlamke luvuyo. 4Vumani kuBawo wethu, dumisani igama lakhe; phakamiselani ingoma lowo ukhwele ecanda iinkqantosi—igama lakhe nguBawo wethu—nigcobe phambi kwakhe. 5Uyise weenkedama nomthetheleli wabahlolokazi nguBawo wethu endaweni yakhe engcwele. 6UBawo wethu ubahlalisa ekhayeni ababodwa; uwakhuphela empumelelweni amabanjwa, kodwa abavukeli bahlala emhlabeni owomileyo. 7Bawo wethu, xa waphuma phambi kwabantu bakho, xa wahamba enkangala, 8wanyikima umhlaba, zanisa imvula amazulu phambi koBawo wethu, Lowo waseSinayi, phambi koBawo wakwaSirayeli. 9Bawo wethu, wanisa imvula ngokundyondya; walihlaziya ilifa lakho xa selidiniwe. 10Umhlambi wakho wafumana ikhaya kuwo; ngokulunga kwakho, Bawo wethu, wabalungiselela abasweleyo. 11UBawo oyiNkosi uyalikhupha ilizwi; likhulu iqela labafazi abavakalisa iindaba ezilungileyo: 12Ookumkani bemikhosi bayasaba, bayasaba, logama owasetyhini osekhaya ehlula amaxhoba. 13Nokuba nilala phakathi kweebuhlanti zezimvu— amaphiko ehobe agubungelwe ngesilivere, iintsiba zalo zibengezela ngegolide. a a v13 Ihobe elibengezelayo lisenokufanekisela uzuko lwabantu bakaThixo nasekuphumleni kwabo, okanye amaxhoba anobutyebi athwalelwe ekhaya emva kokoyisa. 14Xa uSomandla wabachitha ookumkani apho, kwana ikhephu eZalmon. 15Wena ntaba inobungangamsha, ntaba yaseBhashan; wena ntaba eneencopho ezininzi, ntaba yaseBhashan! 16Yini na ukuba nikhangele ngomona, zintaba zineencopho ezininzi, kule ntaba ayinqwenelayo uBawo wethu ukuba ibe likhaya lakhe? Ewe, uBawo wethu uya kuhlala apho ngonaphakade. 17Iinqwelo zokulwa zikaBawo wethu zingamashumi amawaka, amawaka ngamawaka; uBawo oyiNkosi uphakathi kwazo; iSinayi isendaweni engcwele. 18Wenyuka waya phezulu, uqhuba umkhosi wabathinjwa emva kwakho; wamkela izipho ebantwini, nkqu naphakathi kwabavukeli, ukuze uBawo wethu ahlale apho. b b v18 UPawulos ucaphula le vesi eyithetha ngoYesu — xa enyuka wakhokela abathinjwa ekukhululekeni, waza wabanika izipho abantu bakhe (kwabase-Efese 4:8). Uloyiso oluvunywa yile ndumiso ngoBawo wethu luzuzwe lwaza lwabelwana ngalo ngoNyana. 19Makabongwe uBawo oyiNkosi, imihla ngemihla; uyasithwala— uBawo wosindiso lwethu.
20UBawo wethu kuthi nguLowo usindisayo; yaye iindlela zokuphepha ekufeni zezikaBawo oyiNkosi. 21Kodwa uBawo wethu uya kuzityumza iintloko zeentshaba zakhe, ukhakhayi olunoboya lwalowo uqhubeka ehamba ezonweni zakhe.
22Wathi uBawo oyiNkosi: “Ndiya kubabuyisa eBhashan; ndiya kubabuyisa enzonzobileni yolwandle, 23ukuze uzihlambe iinyawo zakho egazini lazo, ukuze iilwimi zezinja zakho zifumane isabelo sazo kuloo ntshaba.”
24Bayayibona imingcelele yakho, Bawo wethu, imingcelele kaBawo wam, ukumkani wam, osingisa endaweni engcwele. 25Ngaphambili iimvumi, ngasemva abadlali bezixhobo zomculo, phakathi kwabo amabhinqa aselula abetha iingqongqo: 26Mbongeni uBawo wethu ebandleni elikhulu; mbongeni uBawo wethu, nina niphuma emthonjeni kaSirayeli! 27Nanko uBhenjamin, oyena mncinane, ebakhokela, iinkosana zakwaYuda ngesihlwele sazo, iinkosana zakwaZebhulon, iinkosana zakwaNafetali. 28UBawo wakho uwamisele amandla akho; bonakalisa ubukhulu bakho, Bawo wethu, njengoko wasenzela ngaphambili. 29Ngenxa yetempile yakho eJerusalem, ookumkani baya kukuzisela izipho. 30Khalimela irhamncwa laseengcongolweni, umhlambi weenkunzi kunye namathole ezizwe. Nyathela phantsi abo banxanelwe isilivere; chitha izizwe ezikholiswa yimfazwe. c c v30 Irhamncwa laseengcongolweni kusenokwenzeka lingxwelerha okanye imvubu — umfuziselo wamandulo weYiputa ozimela ezingcongolweni zeNayile. 31Baya kuza abathunywa bevela eYiputa; iKushi iya kukhawuleza ukwolula izandla zayo kuBawo wethu. 32Mibuso yomhlaba, vumani kuBawo wethu; dumisani uBawo oyiNkosi, 33lowo ukhwele emazulwini, amazulu amandulo—phulaphulani, ukhupha ilizwi lakhe, ilizwi lakhe elinamandla. 34Nikani amandla kuBawo wethu, obungangamsha bakhe buphezu koSirayeli, onamandla akhe asesibhakabhakeni. 35Uyoyikeka uBawo wethu endaweni yakhe engcwele; uBawo wakwaSirayeli—nguye onika amandla nokomelela ebantwini bakhe. Makabongwe uBawo wethu!