Indawo Engcwele Eseluthuthu

Umhobe wobulumko ka-Asafu.

Indawo engcwele itshisiwe yaqhekezwa ngamazembe, akusekho mprofeti ushiyekileyo, kwaye akukho bani owaziyo ukuba oku kuya kuhlala ixesha elingakanani. UAsafu ukhumbuza uBawo wakhe ngemisebenzi yamandulo—ukwahlula ulwandle, ukutyumza uLeviyatan, ukumisa ihlobo nobusika—aze acele ukuba akhangele umnqophiso.

Isahluko 74.

Owu Bawo wethu, kutheni usilahlile naphakade na? Kutheni umsindo wakho uqhuma ngokuchasene nezimvu zedlelo lakho?

Khumbula ibandla lakho, owalithenga kudala, owalikhulula ukuba libe sisizwe selifa lakho—iNtaba yeZiyon, apho uhlale khona. Zibhekise iinyawo zakho kula mabhodlo angunaphakade, yonke intshabalalo ezisiweyo lutshaba kwindawo engcwele.

Iintshaba zakho zigqumile ngaphakathi kwendawo yakho yokuhlangana; zamisa eyazo iibhanile njengemiqondiso. Zazinjengamadoda ephakamisa amazembe phezulu ehlathini elishinyeneyo lemithi. Ngoku ke ziwuqhekeza wonke umsebenzi walo okroliweyo ngezembe nangesando. Zayitshisa indawo yakho engcwele; zayihlambela zayidilizela phantsi indawo yokuhlala yegama lakho. Zathi ngaphakathi kuzo: “Siza kuzicola kunye zonke iindawo zabo zokuhlangana.” Zazitshisa zonke iindawo zokuhlangana zikaBawo wethu elizweni.

Asiboni miqondiso yethu; akusekho mprofeti, kwaye akukho namnye phakathi kwethu owaziyo ukuba kuya kuba kunini na. Koda kube nini na, Bawo wethu, utshaba luya kugculela? Ingaba lotshaba luya kulinyelisa igama lakho naphakade na? Kutheni usibambezela isandla sakho, isandla sakho sokunene? Sikhuphe esifubeni sengubo yakho uze uphelise!

Kodwa uBawo wethu unguKumkani wam kususela kumandulo, esenza usindiso kuwo wonke umhlaba.

Walwahlula ulwandle ngamandla akho; waziqhekeza iintloko zamarhamncwa aselwandle phezu kwamanzi. Wazityumza iintloko zikaLeviyatan; wamnikela njengokutya kwezidalwa zasentlango. Wayivula imithombo nemisinga; wayomisa imilambo ebisoloko ibaleka. Lolwakho usuku, bobakho nobusuku; wayimisa inyanga nelanga. Wayimisa yonke imida yomhlaba; wenza ihlobo nobusika.

Khumbula oku—utshaba luyagculela, Bawo wethu, kwaye abantu abazizidenge balinyelisa igama lakho. Ungabunikeli ubomi behobe lakho emarhamncweni asendle; ungabulibali naphakade ubomi babaxhwalekileyo bakho. ^a

Khangela umnqophiso, kuba iindawo ezimnyama zelizwe zizele ziindawo zogonyamelo. Abanyhashiweyo mabangabuyi benentloni; amahlwempu nabasweleyo mabalidumise igama lakho.

Vuka, Bawo wethu, uwuthethelele umcimbi wakho; khumbula indlela isidenge esikugculela ngayo imini yonke. Ungayilibali ingxolo yeentshaba zakho, isiphithiphithi sabo bakuvukelayo, esikhula ngokukhula amaxesha onke.