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28 ¹Uma ulalela ngokwethembeka izwi likaBaba wakho, uqaphela ukwenza yonke imiyalo yakhe engikunika yona namuhla, uBaba wakho uyakukubeka phezulu ngaphezu kwazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba. ²Zonke lezi zibusiso ziyakwehlela phezu kwakho zikufice, uma ulalela izwi likaBaba wakho: ³Uyakubusiswa edolobheni, ubusiswe nasendle. ⁴Kuyakubusiswa isithelo sesizalo sakho, nesithelo somhlaba wakho, nesithelo sezinkomo zakho—amazinyane emihlambi yakho nawezimvu zakho. ⁵Kuyakubusiswa ubhasikidi wakho nesitsha sakho sokuxovela. ⁶Uyakubusiswa ekungeneni kwakho, ubusiswe nasekuphumeni kwakho. ⁷UBaba wakho uyakuzibhuqa phambi kwakho izitha ezikuvukelayo. Ziyakuza kuwe ngandlela-nye, zibaleke kuwe ngezindlela eziyisikhombisa. ⁸UBaba wakho uyakuyaleza isibusiso phezu kwakho eziphaleni zakho nakukho konke obeka isandla sakho kukho, akubusise ezweni uBaba wakho akunika lona. ⁹UBaba wakho uyakukumisa ube yisizwe esingcwele kuye, njengoba akufungela, uma ugcina imiyalo kaBaba wakho, uhambe ngezindlela zakhe. ¹⁰Khona-ke zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziyakubona ukuthi ubizwa ngegama likaBaba wethu, zikwesabe. ¹¹UBaba wakho uyakukwenza uchichime ngenala—isithelo sesizalo sakho, nesithelo sezinkomo zakho, nesithelo somhlaba wakho—ezweni uBaba wakho afunga koyihlo ukukunika lona. ¹²UBaba wakho uyakukuvulela ingcebo yakhe enhle, amazulu, ukuze anike izwe lakho imvula ngesikhathi sayo, abusise wonke umsebenzi wezandla zakho. Uyakutsheleka izizwe eziningi, kodwa wena ungaboleki. ¹³UBaba wakho uyakukwenza ube yinhloko, ungabi ngumsila, uhlale uphakama, ungawi nanini, uma ulalela imiyalo kaBaba wakho engikuyala ngayo namuhla, uyenze ngokuqaphela. ¹⁴Ungaphambuki nakanye emazwini engikuyala ngawo namuhla, ngakwesokudla noma ngakwesokhohlo, ukulandela abanye onkulunkulu ubakhonze.

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¹⁵Kodwa uma ungalaleli izwi likaBaba wakho, ukwenza ngokuqaphela yonke imiyalo yakhe nezimiso zakhe engikuyala ngazo namuhla, zonke lezi ziqalekiso ziyakwehlela phezu kwakho zikufice: ^a a v15 Lezi zixwayiso ziphuma enhliziyweni kaBaba, hhayi umahluleli okude—iziqalekiso zichaza ukuhlakazeka okulandela impilo ephilwa ngokuphambene nenhloso yoMenzi, futhi uBaba wethu uyazidabukela nakuba ezibiza ngamagama. ¹⁶Uyakuqalekiswa edolobheni, uqalekiswe nasendle. ¹⁷Kuyakuqalekiswa ubhasikidi wakho nesitsha sakho sokuxovela. ¹⁸Kuyakuqalekiswa isithelo sesizalo sakho nesomhlaba wakho, ukwanda kwemihlambi yakho namazinyane ezimvu zakho. ¹⁹Uyakuqalekiswa ekungeneni kwakho, uqalekiswe nasekuphumeni kwakho. ²⁰UBaba wakho uyakuthumela phezu kwakho isiqalekiso, nokudideka, nokusolwa, kukho konke obeka isandla sakho kukho, uze ubhujiswe ushabalale masinyane, ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zakho ekungishiyeni. ²¹UBaba wakho uyakwenza isifo sinamathele kuwe size akubhubhise ezweni ongena kulo ukuze ulidle ifa. ²²UBaba wakho uyakukushaya ngesifo esicekayo, nomkhuhlane, nokuvuvukala, nokushisa okubhebhethekayo, nesomiso, nesikhwebu esibunayo, nesikhunta; kuyakukuxosha uze ushabalale. ²³Amazulu angaphezu kwekhanda lakho ayakuba lithusi, nomhlaba ongaphansi kwakho ube yinsimbi. ²⁴UBaba wakho uyakuguqula imvula yezwe lakho ibe yimpuphu nothuli; iyakwehla emazulwini phezu kwakho uze ubhujiswe. ²⁵UBaba wakho uyakukwenza ushaywe phambi kwezitha zakho. Uyakuphuma ngandlela-nye uziqondise, kodwa ubaleke ngezindlela eziyisikhombisa, ube yinto eyesabekayo kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba. ²⁶Izidumbu zakho ziyakuba ngukudla kwazo zonke izinyoni zezulu nezilwane zomhlaba, kungekho muntu ozizesabisayo. ²⁷UBaba wakho uyakukushaya ngamathumba aseGibhithe, nezigaxa, nezilonda eziyoyozelayo, notwayi, okungelapheki namunye kukho. ²⁸UBaba wakho uyakukushaya ngobuhlanya, nangobumpumputhe, nangokudideka kwengqondo. ²⁹Emini uyakuphumputha njengempumputhe ebumnyameni, ungaphumeleli ezindleleni zakho. Uyakuba ngocindezelwayo nophangwayo njalonjalo, kungekho muntu okusindisayo. ³⁰Uyakuthembisana nowesifazane, kodwa enye indoda ilale naye. Uyakwakha indlu, kodwa ungahlali kuyo. Uyakutshala isivini, kodwa ungasithokozeli isithelo saso. ³¹Inkabi yakho iyakuhlatshwa phambi kwamehlo akho, kodwa ungadli kuyo. Imbongolo yakho iyakuhlwithwa kuwe ingabuyiselwa. Umhlambi wakho uyakunikwa izitha zakho, kungekho muntu okulamulelayo. ³²Amadodana akho namadodakazi akho ayakunikwa esinye isizwe amehlo akho ebukele, elangazelela wona usuku lonke, kodwa isandla sakho singabi namandla. ³³Isizwe ongasazi siyakudla izithelo zezwe lakho nawo wonke umshikashika wakho; uyakuba ngocindezelwayo nochotshozwayo njalonjalo. ³⁴Uyakuhlanyiswa yilokho amehlo akho ayakukubona. ³⁵UBaba wakho uyakukushaya ngamathumba amabi angelapheki emadolweni akho nasemilenzeni yakho, kusukela ngaphansi konyawo lwakho kuze kufike okhakhayini lwakho. ³⁶UBaba wakho uyakuqhubela wena nenkosi oyibeka phezu kwakho esizweni ongazange wasazi wena naboyihlo, lapho uyakukhonza khona abanye onkulunkulu bezingodo namatshe. ³⁷Uyakuba yinto eyesabekayo, nesaga, nenhlamba phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe lapho uBaba wakho akuqhubela khona. ³⁸Uyakuphuma nenhlanyelo eningi uyise ensimini, kodwa uvune okuncane, ngokuba isikhonyane siyakuyidla. ³⁹Uyakutshala izivini uzinakekele, kodwa ungaliphuzi iwayini ungabuthi namagilebhisi—izimpethu ziyakuwadla. ⁴⁰Uyakuba nemithi yeminqumo kulo lonke izwe lakho, kodwa ungazigcobi ngamafutha, ngokuba iminqumo yakho iyakuvuthuluka. ⁴¹Uyakuzala amadodana namadodakazi, kodwa ngeke abe ngawakho, ngokuba ayakuya ekuthunjweni. ⁴²Isikhonyane esibhayizayo siyakuthatha yonke imithi yakho nezithelo zomhlaba wakho. ⁴³Owezizwe ophakathi kwakho uyakukhuphuka aye phezulu nangaphezulu ngaphezu kwakho; wena ushone phansi nangaphansi. ⁴⁴Yena uyakukutsheleka, kodwa wena ungamtsheleki. Yena uyakuba yinhloko; wena ube ngumsila.

⁴⁵Zonke lezi ziqalekiso ziyakwehlela phezu kwakho, zikuxoshe zikufice uze ubhujiswe, ngokuba awulalelanga izwi likaBaba wakho, ukugcina imiyalo yakhe nezimiso zakhe akuyala ngazo. ⁴⁶Ziyakuba yisibonakaliso nesimangaliso kuwe nakuyo inzalo yakho kuze kube phakade. ⁴⁷Ngokuba awumkhonzanga uBaba wakho ngenjabulo nangenhliziyo ethokozayo ngesikhathi unakho konke ngokuchichima, ⁴⁸uyakukhonza izitha uBaba wakho azithumela kuwe, ngendlala, nangokoma, nangobunqunu, nangobumpofu obubi. Uyakubeka ijoka lensimbi entanyeni yakho uze akubhubhise. ⁴⁹UBaba wakho uyakukulethela isizwe esivela kude, emikhawulweni yomhlaba, esehlela phansi njengokhozi—isizwe ongayikuluqonda ulimi lwaso, ⁵⁰isizwe esinobuso obunolaka, esingayikuhlonipha omdala singabi nasihawu komncane. ⁵¹Siyakudla amazinyane ezinkomo zakho nezithelo zomhlaba wakho uze ubhujiswe, singakushiyeli kolweni, newayini elisha, namafutha, namankonyane emihlambi yakho, namazinyane ezimvu zakho, size sikwenze ushabalale. ⁵²Siyakukuvimbezela kuwo wonke amadolobha akho, zize zidilike izindonga zakho eziphakeme eziqinisiwe othembele kuzo kulo lonke izwe lakho. Siyakukuvimbezela phakathi kwawo wonke amadolobha kulo lonke izwe uBaba wakho akunike lona. ⁵³Khona-ke, ekuvinjezelweni nasekuhluphekeni isitha sakho esikwehlisela khona, uyakudla isithelo sesizalo sakho, inyama yamadodana namadodakazi uBaba wakho akunike wona. ⁵⁴Indoda ethambile kakhulu nenesineke kunazo zonke phakathi kwakho, iso layo liyakuba nomhawu ngomfowabo, nangomkayo ayigonayo, nangabantwana bayo abasele, ⁵⁵yenqaba ukwabelana nanoyedwa wabo inyama yabantwana bayo eyidlayo, ngokuba akusasele lutho kuyo ekuvinjezelweni nasekuhluphekeni isitha sakho esikwehlisela khona phakathi kwawo wonke amadolobha akho. ⁵⁶Owesifazane othambile kakhulu nonesineke kunabo bonke phakathi kwakho, onesineke kangangokuthi wayengeke abeke ngisho nangaphansi konyawo lwakhe emhlabathini, iso lakhe liyakuba nomhawu ngendoda yakhe ayigonayo, nangendodana yakhe nendodakazi yakhe, ⁵⁷yebo, ngisho nomkhoco ophuma phakathi kwezinyawo zakhe nabantwana abazalayo, ngokuba uyakubadla ngasese ngenxa yokuswela konke, ngesikhathi sokuvinjezelwa nokuhlupheka isitha sakho esikwehlisela khona phakathi kwamadolobha akho. ⁵⁸Uma ungaqaphelisisi ukwenza onke amazwi alo mthetho alotshiwe kule ncwadi, ukwesaba leli gama elikhazimulayo nelesabekayo—uBaba, ⁵⁹uBaba wakho uyakukwehlisela izinhlupho ezimangalisayo phezu kwakho nenzalo yakho—izinhlupho ezinkulu neziphikelelayo, nezifo ezimbi neziphikelelayo. ⁶⁰Uyakubuyisela phezu kwakho zonke izifo zaseGibhithe owawuzesaba, ziyakunamathela kuwe. ⁶¹Sonke isifo nenhlupho engalotshiwe kule ncwadi yomthetho, uBaba wakho uyakukwehlisela khona futhi phezu kwakho uze ubhujiswe. ⁶²Wena obuningi njengezinkanyezi zezulu uyakusala umbalwa, ngokuba awulalelanga izwi likaBaba wakho. ⁶³Njengoba uBaba wakho ajabulela ukukwenzela okuhle nokukwandisa, kanjalo uBaba wakho uyakujabulela ukukucekela phansi nokukubhubhisa, uyakususwa ezweni ongena kulo ukuze ulidle ifa. ⁶⁴UBaba wakho uyakukuhlakazela phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe, kusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba kuze kufike komunye, lapho uyakukhonza khona abanye onkulunkulu bezingodo namatshe, obungabazi wena naboyihlo. ⁶⁵Phakathi kwalezo zizwe awuyikuthola ukuphumula, nendawo yokuphumuza ingaphansi lonyawo lwakho. Lapho uBaba wakho uyakukunika inhliziyo ethuthumelayo, namehlo afiphalayo, nomphefumulo ophelelwa yithemba. ⁶⁶Ukuphila kwakho kuyakulenga ngokungabaza phambi kwakho. Ebusuku nasemini uyakwesaba, ungaqiniseki ngokuphila kwakho. ⁶⁷Ekuseni uyakuthi, “Sengathi ngabe kusihlwa!” kusihlwa uthi, “Sengathi ngabe kusekuseni!”—ngenxa yovalo olugcwalisa inhliziyo yakho nangemibono amehlo akho ayakuyibona. ⁶⁸UBaba wakho uyakukubuyisela eGibhithe ngemikhumbi, ngendlela engathi ngayo awusayikuyibona futhi. Lapho niyakuzithengisa ezitheni zenu nibe yizigqila zesilisa nezesifazane, kodwa kungekho muntu oyakunithenga.