Akayi Kubalahla Abakhe

Isikhalazo ngabantu ababulala imihlolokazi nabaphambukeli becinga ukuba akukho bani ubonayo. Impendulo yingqiqo: lowo watyala indlebe akeva na? Iphela ngokobuqu—unyawo lwam lwalutyibilika, lwaza uthando lukaBawo wam lomnqophiso lwandixhasa.

Isahluko 94.

Bawo wethu ozisa ubulungisa—Bawo wethu; Bawo wethu ozisa ubulungisa, khanya! Vuka, Mgwebi womhlaba; baphe abanekratshi oko bakufaneleyo. Koda kube nini na abangendawo, Bawo—koda kube nini na abangendawo begcoba?

Bathulula amazwi ekratshi; bonke abenzi bobubi bayaqhayisa. Bayabatyumza abantu bakho, Bawo, bacinezele ilifa lakho. Babulala umhlolokazi nomphambukeli, babulale neenkedama. Bathi: “UNdikhoyo akaboni; uThixo kaYakobi akananzi.”

Qwalaselani, nina baswele ingqondo phakathi kwabantu; nina ziyatha, nolumka nini na? Lowo watyala indlebe akeva na? Lowo wabumba iliso akaboni na? Lowo uqeqesha izizwe akazohlwayi na—yena ofundisa uluntu ulwazi? UBawo wethu uyazazi iingcinga zoluntu, ukuba zingumoya nje.

Unoyolo umntu omqeqeshayo, Bawo, omfundisa emthethweni wakho, umnike ukuphumla kwimihla yenkathazo, de kumbelwe abangendawo umhadi. Kuba uBawo wethu akayi kubashiya abantu bakhe; akayi kulilahla ilifa lakhe. Kuba ubulungisa buya kubuyela kumalungisa, baze babulandele bonke abanyulu ngentliziyo.

Ngubani oya kundimela kwabangendawo? Ngubani oya kundimela kubenzi bobubi? Ukuba uBawo wethu ebengelulo uncedo lwam, ngekwakudala umphefumlo wam wahlala ekuthuleni kokufa. Xa ndathi: “Unyawo lwam luyatyibilika,” inceba yakho, Bawo, yandixhasa. Xa amaxhala ayemaninzi ngaphakathi kum, intuthuzelo yakho yawuvuyisa umphefumlo wam.

Isihlalo sobukhosi esonakeleyo singazibandakanya nawe na—eso simisela intswela-bulungisa ibe ngumthetho? Bayahlangana bavukele ubomi belungisa, bagwebele ukufa ongenatyala. Kodwa uBawo wethu ube yinqaba yam, uBawo wethu ube liliwa lokusabela kwam. Uya kusibuyisela isono sabo phezu kwabo, abatshabalalise ngenxa yobungendawo babo; uBawo wethu uya kubatshabalalisa.