UHoziya 2

2 ¹Tshela abafowenu uthi: “Bantu Bami,” nodadewenu uthi: “Ohawukelweyo.” ²Mncenge unyoko, mncenge—ngokuba akasiyo inkosikazi yami, nami angisiyo indoda yakhe—ukuze asuse ubufebe bakhe ebusweni bakhe, nokungathembeki kwakhe phakathi kwamabele akhe, ³funa ngimhlubule, ngimshiye enqunu njengangosuku azalwa ngalo; ngimenze abe njengehlane, ngimphendule abe yizwe elomileyo, ngimyekele afe ukoma. ⁴Abantwana bakhe angiyikubahawukela, ngokuba bangabantwana bobufebe. ⁵Unina ufebile; yena owabazalayo wenze okuhlazisayo. Wathi: “Ngiyakuxosha izithandwa zami, ezingipha isinkwa sami namanzi ami, uboya bami nelineni lami, amafutha ami nesiphuzo sami.”

⁶Ngakho sengizovimba indlela yakhe ngameva; ngiyakwakha udonga ngimzungeze, ukuze angazitholi izindlela zakhe. ⁷Uyakuzixosha izithandwa zakhe, kodwa angazibambi; uyakuzifuna, kodwa angazitholi. Khona uyakuthi: “Ngizobuyela endodeni yami yokuqala, ngokuba kwakungcono kimi ngaleso sikhathi kunamanje.” ⁸Akaqondanga ukuthi yimina engamnika okusanhlamvu, iwayini elisha, namafutha, yimina engamchithela isiliva negolide —abakuchitha kuBhali. ^a a v8 Ukuguqukela ku-'bona' kubonisa isiHebheru—abantu bakwa-Israyeli bathatha izipho ezanikwa yena bazisebenzisa ekukhonzeni uBhali.

⁹Ngakho ngiyakubuye ngithathe okusanhlamvu kwami lapho kuvuthwa, newayini lami elisha ngenkathi yalo; ngiyakubuyisa uboya bami nelineni lami, okwanikwa ukuze kusibekele ubunqunu bakhe. ¹⁰Manje ngiyakwembula amanyala akhe phambi kwamehlo ezithandwa zakhe, akekho oyakumkhulula esandleni sami. ¹¹Ngiyakuqeda konke ukuthokoza kwakhe—imikhosi yakhe, ukuthwasa kwezinyanga kwakhe, amaSabatha akhe, yonke imikhosi yakhe emisiweyo. ¹²Ngiyakuchitha imivini yakhe nemikhiwane yakhe, athi ngayo: “Lokhu kungumvuzo wami izithandwa zami ezangipha wona.” Ngiyakuyiphendula ibe yihlathi, zize izilwane zasendle zikudle. ¹³Ngiyakumjezisa ngenxa yezinsuku ashisela ngazo oBhali iminikelo, lapho azihlobisa ngamasongo nangemigexo, walandela izithandwa zakhe—kodwa mina wangikhohlwa, kusho uBaba wethu.

¹⁴“Ngakho, bheka, ngizomyenga ukuba abuyele kimi: ngiyakumholela ehlane, ngikhulume kamnandi enhliziyweni yakhe. ¹⁵Lapho ngiyakumbuyisela izivini zakhe, ngenze iSigodi sase-Akori sibe umnyango wethemba. Lapho uyakuphendula njengasezinsukwini zobusha bakhe, njengangosuku akhuphuka ngalo eGibhithe.” ^b b v15 ISigodi sase-Akori sisho “inkathazo”—indawo yokwehluleka kwakudala uBaba wethu akuphendula kube yiwona kanye umnyango wokungena ethembeni nasekubuyiselweni.

¹⁶Ngalolo suku, kusho uBaba wethu, uyakungibiza ngokuthi “ndoda yami,” ungabe usangibiza ngokuthi “Bhali wami.” ^c c v16 Injongo kaBaba wethu ukusondelana, hhayi ukubusa—ukubizwa ngokuthi “ndoda yami,” hhayi “nkosi yami.” Igama elithi “Bhali” lalisho kokubili: igama lansukuzonke elithi “inkosi” kanye negama lesithombe u-Israyeli ayesixoshile; akasayikwabelana ngenhliziyo yakhe naso. ¹⁷Ngiyakususa amagama oBhali emlonyeni wakhe; angasayikubizwa ngegama lawo. ¹⁸Ngalolo suku ngiyakwenza isivumelwano ngenxa yabo nezilwane zasendle, nezinyoni zezulu, nezilwanyana ezihamba emhlabathini; ngiyakuqeda umnsalo nenkemba nempi ezweni, ukuze bonke balale phansi bephephile. ¹⁹Ngiyakukulobola ube owami kuze kube phakade; ngiyakukulobola ube owami ngokulunga nangokwahlulela ngobuqotho, ngothando lwesivumelwano nangesihawu. ²⁰Ngiyakukulobola ube owami ngokuthembeka, khona uyakumazi uBaba wakho.

²¹Ngalolo suku ngiyakuphendula, kusho uBaba wethu—ngiyakuwaphendula amazulu, wona aphendule umhlaba; ²²umhlaba uphendule okusanhlamvu, iwayini elisha, namafutha, khona kuphendule uJizreyeli. ^d d v22 UJizreyeli usho ukuthi “uNkulunkulu uyahlwanyela.” Igama elake lasho ukuhlakazeka nokwahlulelwa manje seliba yisithembiso—uBaba wethu etshala abantu bakhe babuyele ezweni njengabakhe. ²³Ngiyakuzitshalela yena ezweni. Ngiyakumhawukela “Ongahawukelwa,” ngithi kothiwa “Hhayi Abantu Bami,” “Ningabantwana bami”; bona bathi, “UnguBaba wami.” ^e e v23 Ukuguquka sekuphelele: labo ababekade bebizwa ngokuthi “Hhayi Abantu Bami” manje sebengabantwana bakhe, bamphendula hhayi njengonkulunkulu okude kodwa njengoBaba—ubuhlobo incwadi yonke ebilokhu ibheke kubo.