Ukukhanya kukaBawo wethu Akunakunqandwa
Isiphatho sezibane segolide esondliwa yiminquma emibini siphendula ukudimazeka kukaZerubhabheli ngenxa yetempile encinane engagqitywanga. Ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuye: kungengamandla, kungengegunya, kodwa kungoMoya wam. Izandla ezabeka isiseko ziya kuyigqiba; makungabikho bani udela izinto ezincinane.
4 1Saza ke isithunywa ebesithetha nam sabuya, sandivusa, njengomntu ovuswa ebuthongweni. 2Sathi kum: “Ubona ntoni na?” Ndathi: “Ndibona isiphatho sezibane segolide, nesitya ngaphezulu kwaso, nezibane ezisixhenxe, nemibhobho esixhenxe kwisibane ngasinye esiphezu kwaso.
3Kukho iminquma emibini emi ngasecaleni laso, omnye ngasekunene kwesitya, omnye ngasekhohlo kwaso.”
4Ndaza ndathi kwisithunywa ebesithetha nam: “Ziyintoni na ezi zinto, nkosi yam?”
5Saphendula isithunywa ebesithetha nam sathi: “Awazi na ukuba ziyintoni na ezi zinto?” Ndathi: “Hayi, nkosi yam.”
6Saza sathi kum: “Nali ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuZerubhabheli, lisithi: Kungengamandla, kungengegunya, kodwa kungoMoya wam, utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini. 7Ungubani na wena, ntaba enkulu? Phambi koZerubhabheli uya kuba lithafa. Uya kulikhupha ilitye lencopho, kudandulukwa kusithiwa: “Lubabalo, lubabalo kulo!”
8Laza lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:
9Izandla zikaZerubhabheli zasibeka isiseko sale ndlu; izandla zakhe ziya kuyigqiba. Niya kwandula nazi ukuba uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini undithumele kuni. 10Ngubani na odele imini yezinto ezincinane? Baya kugcoba, bebona intambo yokulinganisa esandleni sikaZerubhabheli. Ezi zinto zisixhenxe zingamehlo kaBawo wethu, abhekabheka kulo lonke ihlabathi.”
11Ndaza ndathi kuso: “Yintoni na le minquma mibini, emi ngasekunene nangasekhohlo kwesiphatho sezibane?” 12Ndabuya ndathi: “Yintoni na amasebe amabini eminquma, asemacaleni emibhobho emibini yegolide ethulula ioli yegolide?”
13Saza sathi kum: “Awazi na ukuba ziyintoni na ezi zinto?” Ndathi: “Hayi, nkosi yam.”
14Saza sathi: “Aba ngabathanjiswa ababini abemi ngakwiNkosi yehlabathi lonke.”
