Memeza Ngamandla — Qamba Isilonda Ngegama
Abantu bayazila ukudla bese bekhala ngokuthi uBaba wethu akaqaphelanga. Uyabaphendula ukuthi bazila becindezela izisebenzi zabo futhi belwa. Ukuzila akufunayo ukuthukulula amaketanga, ukwabelana ngesinkwa, nokungenisa endlini abangenamakhaya. Benze lokho, ukukhanya kwabo kuyoqhamuka njengokusa.
58 1“Memeza ngamandla, ungagodli; phakamisa izwi lakho njengecilongo. Memezela kubantu bami ukuvukela kwabo, nasendlini kaJakobe izono zabo.
2“Kodwa imihla ngemihla bayangifuna mina, bathokoza ukwazi izindlela zami, njengesizwe esenza okulungileyo esingabushiyanga ubulungiswa bukaBaba wabo. Bacela kimi izahlulelo ezilungileyo; bathokoza ukusondela kuBaba wethu. 3Kungani sizilile ukudla, kodwa wena awubonanga lokhu? Kungani sithobe imiphefumulo yethu, kodwa wena awunaki na?’ Bheka—ngosuku lokuzila kwenu nilandela izifiso zenu, niqhubezela zonke izisebenzi zenu ngenkani.
4“Bhekani—nizila ukudla kuphela ukuze nixabane nilwe nishaye ngesibhakela esibi. Ningeke nizile ukudla njengoba nenza namuhla nilindele ukuba izwi lenu lizwakale ezulwini. 5Ngabe yilolu uhlobo lokuzila engilukhethayo, usuku lokuba umuntu azithobe? Kungukuthoba ikhanda kuphela njengomhlanga, nokwendlala indwangu yesaka nomlotha phansi kwakhe? Yilokhu yini enikubiza ngokuzila, usuku olujabulisa uBaba wenu?
6“Akusikho yini lokhu ukuzila engikukhethayo: ukuxegisa amaketanga enkohlakalo, ukuthukulula izintambo zejoka, ukukhulula abacindezelweyo, nokwaphula lonke ijoka? 7Akusikho yini ukwabelana isinkwa sakho nabalambile, nokungenisa abampofu abangenamakhaya endlini yakho; lapho ubona ohambaze, umgqokise, ungazifihli enyameni yakho negazi lakho?
8“Khona-ke ukukhanya kwakho kuyakuqhakaza njengokusa, nokuphola kwakho kuyakuhluma ngokushesha; ukulunga kwakho kuyakuhamba phambi kwakho, nenkazimulo yami iyakuba ngumvikeli wakho ongemuva.”
9Khona-ke uyakubiza, mina ngiphendule; uyakukhala ucela usizo, mina ngithi, ‘Nangu mina.’ Uma ususa ijoka phakathi kwakho, umunwe okhombayo nenkulumo embi,
10“uma uzinikela kwabalambile usuthise isifiso sabahluphekayo, khona-ke ukukhanya kwakho kuyakuphuma ebumnyameni, nobusuku bakho buyakuba njengemini enkulu. 11Ngiyakukuhola njalonjalo, ngikusuthise ezindaweni ezomileyo; ngiqinise amathambo akho. Uyakuba njengensimu ethelelwayo, njengomthombo wamanzi angapheliyo. 12Abantu bakho bayakwakha kabusha amanxiwa asendulo; uyakumisa izisekelo zakudala. Uyakubizwa ngokuthi uMlungisi Wesikhala, uMvuseleli Wemigwaqo Yokuhlalwa. a a v12 ‘Isikhala’ wumfantu noma ukuphuka odongeni lomuzi; lesi sihloko sifanekisa umuntu olungisa umonakalo abuyisele izivikelo.
13“Uma unqanda unyawo lwakho ekwephuleni iSabatha, ekulandeleni izifiso zakho ngosuku lwami olungcwele; uma ubiza iSabatha ngokuthi liyintokozo uhloniphe usuku lwami olungcwele; uma ulihlonipha ngokungahambi ngezindlela zakho, ungalandeli izifiso zakho noma ukhulume amazwi ayize, 14khona-ke uyakuthola injabulo yakho kimi, mina ngikugibelise ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zezwe ngikondle ngefa likayihlo uJakobe—ngokuba umlomo kaBaba wenu ukhulumile.”
