IiNdumiso 78 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

78 ¹Phulaphulani imfundiso yam, bantu bam; bhekisani iindlebe zenu emazwini omlomo wam.

²Ndiya kuwuvula umlomo wam ngomzekeliso; ndiya kuthulula amaqhina amihla yakudala, ^a a v2 UMatewu usixelela ukuba oku kwazaliseka xa uYesu wayefundisa ngemizekeliso, etyhila oko bekufihliwe kususela ekudalweni kwehlabathi. ³izinto esizivileyo saye sazazi, esasixelelwa zona ngoobawo bethu. ⁴Asiyi kuzifihla kubantwana babo, koko siya kuxelela isizukulwana esizayo iindumiso zikaBawo wethu, amandla akhe, nemimangaliso awayenzileyo. ⁵Wamisa ubungqina kwaYakobi, wammisela umthetho kwaSirayeli, awawuyalela oobawo bethu ukuba bawufundise abantwana babo, ⁶ukuze sazi isizukulwana esizayo, zona, abantwana abangekazalwa, size siphakame sizixelele abantwana baso, ⁷ukuze babeke ithemba labo kuBawo wethu bangayilibali imisebenzi yakhe, koko bayigcine imiyalelo yakhe, ⁸bangafani noobawo babo, isizukulwana esineenkani nesivukelayo, isizukulwana esasingenantliziyo inyanisekileyo, nomoya waso ongathembekanga kuBawo wethu.

⁹Ama-Efrayim, exhobile ephethe isaphetha, abuya umva ngemini yedabi. ¹⁰Abawugcinanga umnqophiso kaBawo wethu, bala ukuphila ngokomthetho wakhe. ¹¹Bakulibala oko wayekwenzile, imimangaliso awayebabonisile yona. ¹²Phambi kwamehlo ooyise babo wenza imimangaliso, ezweni laseYiputa, kummandla waseTsowan. ^b b v12 ITsowan yayisisixeko esikhulu sasebukhosini samandulo, kwidelta yeNayile eYiputa, esikwabizwa ngokuba yiTanisi. ¹³Walwahlula ulwandle wabahambisa phakathi kwalo; wawenza amanzi ema njengodonga. ¹⁴Wabakhokela ngelifu emini, nobusuku bonke ngokukhanya komlilo. ¹⁵Wawaqhekeza amawa entlango, wabaseza amanzi amaninzi njengolwandle olunzulu. ¹⁶Wakhupha imijelo eliweni, wenza amanzi ehla njengemilambo.

¹⁷Kodwa baqhubeka besona kuye, bemvukela uPhezukonke, uBawo wethu, kulo ilizwe elomileyo. ¹⁸Bamlinga uBawo wethu ezintliziyweni zabo befuna ukutya abakunqwenelayo. ¹⁹Bathetha ngokuchasene noBawo wethu, besithi: “Ngaba uThixo angayilungisa na itafile entlango? ²⁰Inene, waliqhwaba ilitye, aza amanzi ampompoza, yaza imilambo yaphuphuma. Kodwa angabanika na isonka okanye abonelele abantu bakhe ngenyama?” ²¹Ngako oko, akuva uBawo wethu, wavutha ngumsindo; umlilo wavutha kuYakobi, waza umsindo wakhe wavukela uSirayeli, ²²ngenxa yokuba bengakholwanga kuBawo wethu bengalithembi usindiso lwakhe. ²³Kanti wawuyalela amazulu phezulu, wazivula iingcango zezulu; ²⁴wabanisela imana ukuba bayidle, wabanika ingqolowa yasezulwini. ²⁵Abantu badla isonka seengelosi; wabathumelela ukutya ngokutyaba. ²⁶Wavuthela umoya wasempumalanga emazulwini, waqhuba umoya wasezantsi ngamandla akhe. ²⁷Wabanisela inyama njengothuli, iintaka ezinamaphiko njengentlabathi yolwandle; ²⁸wazenza zawa phakathi kwenkampu yabo, zijikeleze iintente zabo. ²⁹Badla bahlutha, kuba wabanika oko bakunqwenelayo. ³⁰Kodwa bengekayeki ukunqwenela kwabo, ukutya kusesemilonyeni yabo, ³¹umsindo kaBawo wethu wavukela bona; wababulala abanamandla phakathi kwabo, wawabulala amadodana akwaSirayeli.

³²Nangona kunjalo, baqhubeka besona; nangona wayenze imimangaliso, abakholwanga. ³³Ngoko waziphelisa iintsuku zabo ngobuze, neminyaka yabo ngokothuka okukhawulezayo. ³⁴Wathi akubabulala, bamfuna; baguquka bamfuna ngenyameko uBawo wethu. ³⁵Bakhumbula ukuba uBawo wethu wayeliliwa labo, uPhezukonke engumkhululi wabo. ³⁶Kodwa bamyenga ngemilomo yabo, bexoka kuye ngeelwimi zabo; ³⁷iintliziyo zabo zazingathembekanga kuye, bengathembekanga nasemnqophisweni wakhe. ³⁸Kanti yena, ezele yimfesane, wazicamagushela izono zabo, akaza wababhubhisa. Amatyeli ngamatyeli wawubamba umsindo wakhe, akaza wabuvuthela bonke ubushushu bakhe. ³⁹Wakhumbula ukuba babeyinyama nje, umoya odlulayo ongabuyiyo.

⁴⁰Kukangaphi na bemvukela entlango, bemenza buhlungu enkangala! ⁴¹Baphinda baphinda bamlinga uBawo wethu, bamcaphukisa oyiNgcwele wakwaSirayeli. ⁴²Abawakhumbulanga amandla akhe, imini awabakhulula ngayo kumcinezeli, ⁴³mhla wabonakalisa imiqondiso yakhe eYiputa, imimangaliso yakhe kummandla waseTsowan. ⁴⁴Wayijika yaligazi imilambo yabo, abaze bakwazi ukusela emijelweni yabo. ⁴⁵Wathumela imibundu yeempukane eyabadlayo bona, namasele awabatshabalalisayo. ⁴⁶Wanikela izityalo zabo kwimbungeza, isivuno sabo kwiinkumbi. ⁴⁷Wayitshabalalisa imidiliya yabo ngesichotho, nemikhiwane yabo ngomkhenkce. ⁴⁸Wazinikela ezichothweni iinkomo zabo, imfuyo yabo kwimibane yezulu. ⁴⁹Wawuvuthulula phezu kwabo umsindo wakhe ovuthayo—ingqumbo, ukubhavuma, nenkxwaleko—umkhosi weengelosi ezitshabalalisayo. ⁵⁰Wawulungiselela indlela umsindo wakhe; akabasindisa ekufeni, koko wabunikela ubomi babo kwisibetho. ⁵¹Wawabulala onke amazibulo aseYiputa, intlahlela yamandla abo ezintenteni zikaHam. ^c c v51 Iintente zikaHam: ligama lesihobe laseYiputa; uHam wayengunyana kaNowa, nokhokho wamaYiputa. ⁵²Kodwa wabakhupha abantu bakhe njengezimvu, wabakhokela njengomhlambi entlango. ⁵³Wabakhokela ngokukhuselekileyo, abaze boyika, kodwa ulwandle lwazigubungela iintshaba zabo. ⁵⁴Wabazisa emdeni wakhe ongcwele, kuloo ntaba isandla sakhe sokunene esayizuzayo. ⁵⁵Wazigxotha izizwe phambi kwabo, wababela ilifa labo ngomgca, wazihlalisa izizwe zakwaSirayeli emakhayeni azo.

⁵⁶Kanti bamlinga bamvukela uBawo wethu, uPhezukonke, abayigcina imimiselo yakhe. ⁵⁷Babuya umva bangathembeki njengoobawo babo; bagoba njengesaphetha esikhohlisayo. ⁵⁸Bamcaphukisa ngeziganga zabo zonqulo, bavuselela ukhwele lwakhe ngezithixo zabo. ^d d v58 Iindawo eziphakamileyo: izindlu zonqulo ezisencotsheni zeenduli apho uSirayeli wayenqula khona oothixo bezinye izizwe, into eyayalelwe ngumthetho kaThixo. ⁵⁹Wathi akuva uBawo wethu, wavutha ngumsindo wamlahla kuphele uSirayeli. ⁶⁰Wawushiya umnquba waseShilo, intente awayehlala kuyo phakathi kwabantu. ⁶¹Wawanikela ekuthinjweni amandla akhe, ubungangamsha bakhe ezandleni zeentshaba. ⁶²Wabanikela ekreleni abantu bakhe, waza wavutha ngumsindo kwilifa lakhe. ⁶³Umlilo wawadla amadodana abo, neentombi zabo azange zibe nayo ingoma yomtshato. ⁶⁴Ababingeleli babo bawa likrele, abahlolokazi babo abaze bakwazi ukulila.

⁶⁵Wandula ke uBawo oyiNkosi wavuka ngathi ebuthongweni, njengegorha elivuswa yiwayini. ⁶⁶Wazibetha wazigxotha iintshaba zakhe, wazihlazisa ngehlazo elingunaphakade. ⁶⁷Wayala intente kaYosefu, akasinyula isizwe sakwa-Efrayim; ⁶⁸koko wanyula isizwe sakwaYuda, iNtaba yeZiyon, awayithandayo. ⁶⁹Wayakha indlu yakhe engcwele njengeendawo eziphakamileyo, njengomhlaba awawumisa ngonaphakade. ⁷⁰Wamnyula uDavide isicaka sakhe, wamthabatha ezibayeni zezimvu; ⁷¹ekwaluseni izimvu ezanyisayo wamzisa ukuba aluse uYakobi, abantu bakhe, uSirayeli ilifa lakhe. ⁷²Wabalusa ngentliziyo enyanisekileyo, wabakhokela ngezandla ezinobuchule. ^e e v72 UDavide, ukumkani ongumalusi, ukhomba phambili kuYesu, uNyana kaDavide nomalusi olungileyo okhokela abantu bakhe ngentliziyo ethembekileyo.