UBawo Ubuyisela Umbingeleli Omkhulu
UYoshuwa umbingeleli omkhulu umi enxibe izambatho ezingcolileyo, uMmangaleli emi ngasecaleni kwakhe. Isityholo asiphendulwa ngempikiswano: uBawo wethu wenza ukuba kususwe izambatho ezingcolileyo kuye, kunikwe ezihle, kususwe ubutyala belizwe ngemini enye, livakaliswe neGatya.
3 1Wandula wandibonisa uYoshuwa umbingeleli omkhulu emi phambi kwesithunywa sikaBawo wethu, uMmangaleli emi ngasekunene kwakhe ukuze ammangalele.
2Wathi uBawo wethu kuMmangaleli: “Makakukhalimele, Mmangaleli! Makakukhalimele yena oyinyulileyo iYerusalem! Le ndoda asilosibonda sivutha esihluthwe emlilweni na?”
3Ke kaloku uYoshuwa wayambethe izambatho ezingcolileyo njengoko wayemi phambi kwesithunywa. 4Wathi kwabo babemi phambi kwakhe: “Msuseni izambatho zakhe ezingcolileyo.” Waza wathi kuYoshuwa: “Khangela, ndibususile ubutyala bakho kuwe, ndiza kukwambathisa izambatho ezihle.”
5Ndaza ndathi: “Mbekeni unkontsho oluhlambulukileyo entlokweni yakhe.” Balubeka ke unkontsho entlokweni yakhe, bamambathisa, kumi isithunywa sikaBawo wethu.
6Saza isithunywa sikaBawo wethu samwisela ngokungqongqo umthetho uYoshuwa, sathi:
7“Utsho uBawo wethu wemikhosi ukuthi: Ukuba uthe wahamba ngeendlela zam, wawugcina umthetho wam, wena uya kulawula indlu yam, uzongamele intendelezo yam, ndikunike indawo phakathi kwaba bemi apha. 8Khawuve ke ngoku, Yoshuwa mbingeleli omkhulu, wena nabalingane bakho abahleli phambi kwakho, kuba bangamadoda angumqondiso: ndiza kuzisa umkhonzi wam, iGatya. a a v8 IGatya lelinye lawona magama acace gca eTestamenteni eNdala achaza uMesiya ozayo, azaliseka ngoYesu, uMkhonzi athunywa nguBawo wethu (Yeremiya 23:5; Isaya 11:1). 9Khangela ilitye endilibeke phambi koYoshuwa: amehlo asixhenxe kwelo litye linye. Ndiya kukrola umbhalo walo, utsho uBawo wethu wemikhosi, ndisuse ubutyala beli lizwe ngamini-nye. b b v9 Amehlo asixhenxe kweli litye amela ukhathalelo lukaThixo olupheleleyo, olubukeleyo, phezu komhlaba wonke. 10Ngaloo mini, utsho uBawo wethu wemikhosi, elowo uya kumema ummelwane wakhe phantsi komdiliya wakhe naphantsi komkhiwane wakhe.”
