Indawo eTafuleni likaBaba wethu
Umfokazi owesaba ukuhlukaniswa nabanye, nomthenwa ozibiza ngokuthi uyisihlahla esomile, bobabili banikwa indawo ngaphakathi endlini kaBaba wethu, negama elingcono kunelamadodana namadodakazi. Bese izwi liyashintsha: abalindi bakwa-Israyeli bayizimpumputhe, bayizinja eziyisimungulu, abelusi abadakiwe abalindele okwengeziwe.
56 1Nakhu okushiwo nguBaba wethu: Gcinani ubulungiswa nenze okulungileyo, ngokuba insindiso yami iyeza masinyane, nokulunga kwami sekuzakwambulwa. 2Ubusisiwe lowo owenza lokhu, umuntu obambelela kukho ngokuqinileyo: ogcina iSabatha engalingcolisi, futhi ozibamba ekwenzeni konke okubi.
3Owezizwe ozihlanganise noBaba wethu makangasho athi: “UBaba wethu uzongihlukanisa impela nabantu bakhe”; nomthenwa makangasho athi: “Ngiyihlahla nje elomileyo.” a a v3 ‘Ihlahla elomileyo’ lifanekisela umuntu ongenabantwana—ngakho-ke ongenamuntu ozoqhubeka negama lakhe emva kokufa.
4Ngokuba nakhu okushiwo nguBaba wethu: “Kubathenwa abagcina amaSabatha ami, abakhetha lokho okuthokozisa mina, nababambelela esivumelwaneni sami, 5ngiyakubapha endlini yami naphakathi kwezindonga zami isikhumbuzo negama elingcono kunamadodana namadodakazi; ngiyakubapha igama elingunaphakade elingayikunqunywa. b b v5 Kulabo ababengenakuba nabantwana ngokwemvelo, uBaba wethu uthembisa okungcono kunamadodana namadodakazi: indawo endlini yakhe negama elingasoze lanqunywa. Ubunjalo bomndeni buphiwa nguBaba wethu, abuzuzwa ngozalo. 6Nabezizwe abazihlanganisa noBaba wethu, ukuba bakhonze kuye, bathande igama likaBaba wethu, nokuba babe yizinceku zakhe—wonke ogcina iSabatha engalingcolisi, ababambelela esivumelwaneni sami, 7laba ngiyakubakhuphulela entabeni yami engcwele, ngibajabulise endlini yami yomkhuleko; imihlatshelo yabo neminikelo yokushiswa kuyakwamukeleka e-altare lami, ngokuba indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi yindlu yomkhuleko yazo zonke izizwe. c c v7 Indlu kaBaba wethu yayihloselwe ukwamukela zonke izizwe kusukela ekuqaleni, hhayi isizwe esisodwa kuphela—futhi uJesu wasibanga lesi sithembiso lapho ehlanza amagceke ethempeli (Mathewu 21:13). 8Nakhu okumenyezelwa nguBaba oyiNkosi, obutha abaxoshiweyo bakwa-Israyeli: Ngiyakubutha nabanye kubo, ngaphezu kwalabo asebebuthiwe.”
Abalindi Abangeke Babone
9Nina nonke zilo zasendle, wozani nizodla—nina nonke zilo zasehlathini. 10Abalindi bakwa-Israyeli bayizimpumputhe, bonke; abazi lutho. Bonke bayizinja ezithuleyo ezingenakukhonkotha, eziphupha, zilele phansi, zithanda ukulala. 11Izinja zinobuhwaba obukhulu; azisuthi neze. Zingabelusi abangenakuqonda; zonke ziphendukele endleleni yazo, yilowo nalowo enzuzweni yakhe, bonke ngabanye. 12“Wozani,” bathi, “ake ngilande iwayini; masiphuze size sisuthe ngotshwala obunamandla. Nekusasa liyakuba njenganamuhla, libe likhulu ngokungalinganiseki.”
