Ugwadule Luyaqhakaza
Ihlane ngokwalo litshelwa ukuba lijabule. Kubantu abanezandla ezithuthumelayo nezinhliziyo ezikhathazekile izwi lithi uBaba wabo uyeza yena ngokwakhe. Amehlo ezimpumputhe ayavuleka, izinyonga zigxuma, amanzi aqhamuka esihlabathini esishisayo, nomgwaqo ohlanzekile uqonda ekhaya lapho iziwula zingenakuduka khona.
35 1Ihlane nomhlaba owomile kuyakuthokoza; ugwadule luyakujabula luqhakaze njengembali. 2Luyakuqhakaza kakhulu lujabule ngenjabulo nangokuhlabelela. Inkazimulo yaseLebhanoni iyakunikwa kulo, ubukhazikhazi beKarmeli neSharoni. Bayakuyibona inkazimulo kaBaba wethu, ubukhosi bukaBaba wethu. a a v2 ILebhanoni, iKarmeli, neSharoni kwakuyizifunda zakwa-Israyeli wasendulo ezazidumile ngamahlathi azo aluhlaza, amaseleka avundileyo, nobuhle bemvelo — ayebizwa njengophawu lobukhazikhazi.
3Qinisani izandla ezibuthakathaka, niqinise amadolo axegayo. 4Yithini kwabanezinhliziyo ezikhathazekile: “Yibani nesibindi; ningesabi! Bhekani, uBaba wenu uyakuza nobulungiswa, nempindiselo kaBaba wethu. Uyakuza anisindise.”
5Khona-ke amehlo ezimpumputhe ayakuvulwa, nezindlebe zezithulu zivulwe. b b v5 Lapho uJohane uMbhapathizi ebuza esentolongweni ukuthi uJesu wayenguye yini Lowo omele eze, uJesu waphendula ngala mazwi kanye — izimpumputhe zibona, izithulu zizwa, izishosha zeqa — ekhomba inkonzo yakhe yokuphulukisa njengokufika kokusindisa uBaba wethu akuthembisa isikhathi eside (Mathewu 11:5; Luka 7:22). 6Khona-ke isishosha siyakweqa njengendluzele, nolimi lwesimungulu luyakuhlabelela ngenjabulo. Ngokuba amanzi ayakumpompoza ehlane, nemifula ogwadule. 7Isihlabathi esishisayo siyakuba yichibi, nomhlaba owomileyo ube yimithombo yamanzi; endaweni lapho izimpungushe zilala khona, utshani buyakuba yimihlanga nekhwani.
8Umgwaqo omkhulu uyakuba khona, indlela, futhi uyakubizwa ngokuthi iNdlela yobuNgcwele. Abangcolileyo abayikuhamba kuwo; ungowalowo ohamba leyo ndlela—ngisho iziwula aziyikuduka. 9Akuyikuba khona bhubesi lapho, nasiphi isilwane esiphangayo ngeke sihambe kuwo; ngeke sitholakale lapho. Kodwa abahlengiweyo bayakuhamba lapho, 10nabakhululiweyo bakaBaba wethu bayakubuya. Bayakufika eZiyoni behlabelela, injabulo engunaphakade iphezu kwamakhanda abo; intokozo nenjabulo kuyakufika kubo, kuthi usizi nokububula kubaleke.
