UJoweli 1

1 ¹Izwi likaBaba wethu elafika kuJoweli, indodana kaPhethuweli. ^a a v1 Abaprofethi ngokwabo bambiza uBaba — u-Isaya 63:16, uJeremiya 31:9, noMalaki 2:10 — ngakho i-FHB ihumusha igama elithi YHWH ngokuthi “uBaba wethu” lapha, ebonakalisa lokho abakwembula. ²Zwanini lokhu, nina badala; lalelani, nonke enihlala kuleli zwe. Kwake kwenzeka yini okunje ezinsukwini zenu, noma ezinsukwini zokhokho benu? ³Tshelani abantwana benu ngalokhu, abantwana benu mababatshele abantwana babo, nabantwana babo isizukulwane esilandelayo. ⁴Lokho okushiywe yisikhonyane esisikayo, kwadliwa yisikhonyane esiyinqwaba; lokho okushiywe yisikhonyane esiyinqwaba, kwadliwa yisikhonyane eseqayo; lokho okushiywe yisikhonyane eseqayo, kwadliwa yisikhonyane esibhubhisayo. ^b b v4 Lawa magama amane abiza amagagasi alandelanayo noma izinhlobo zezikhonyane; isiHebheru siwaqoqela ndawonye ukukhombisa incithakalo ephelele — lokho okwashiywa yigagasi elilodwa, kwadliwa yilelo elilandelayo. ⁵Vukani, nina zidakwa, nikhale; lilani, nonke baphuzi bewayini, ngenxa yewayini elimnandi, ngokuba linqunyulwe ezindebeni zenu.

⁶“Ngokuba isizwe sihlasele izwe lami, esinamandla nesingenakubalwa; amazinyo aso angamazinyo ebhubesi, sinezingavula zebhubesikazi. ⁷Sichithile imivini yami, saphihliza umkhiwane wami; sihlubule amaxolo awo sawalahla, sashiya amagatsha awo eze emhlophe.”

⁸Lilani njengentombi egqoke izingubo zokulila ngenxa yomyeni wobusha bayo. ⁹Umnikelo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo kunqunyuliwe endlini kaBaba wethu; abapristi, izikhonzi zikaBaba wethu, bayalila. ^c c v9 “Indlu kaBaba wethu” ithatha indawo yethi “indlu kaSimakade” yezinye izinguqulo zesiNgisi ukuze kubuyiswe incazelo yobuhlobo — indlu kaNkulunkulu iyikhaya likaBaba. ¹⁰Insimu ichithekile, umhlabathi uyalila; ngokuba amabele abhujisiwe, iwayini elisha lomile, amafutha aphelile. ¹¹Yangekani, nina balimi; lilani, nina balimi bemivini, ngenxa yokolweni nebhali, ngokuba isivuno sensimu sibhubhile. ¹²Umvini womile, nomkhiwane ubunile; ihalananda, isundu, nehhabhula—yonke imithi yasendle yomile. Impela injabulo ibunile yasuka kubo bonke abantu.

Buyelani kuBaba Wenu

¹³Gqokani izingubo zokulila nililile, nina bapristi; lilani, nina zikhonzi zelati. Wozani, nichithe ubusuku nigqoke izingubo zokulila, nina zikhonzi zikaBaba; ngokuba umnikelo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo kugodliwe endlini kaBaba wenu. ¹⁴Memezelani ukuzila ukudla; bizani umhlangano ongcwele. Buthani abadala nabo bonke abahlala ezweni endlini kaBaba wethu, nikhale kuBaba wethu. ¹⁵Maye ngalolu suku! Ngokuba usuku lukaBaba wethu luseduze, luyokuza njengencithakalo evela kuSomandla. ^d d v15 Ezinye izinguqulo zithi “usuku lukaSimakade.” I-FHB iqamba uMuntu okuwusuku lwakhe: uBaba wethu, oza ukuzovikela nokubuyisa abantwana bakhe. ¹⁶Ukudla akunqunyulwanga yini phambi kwamehlo ethu—injabulo nentokozo kususiwe endlini kaBaba wethu? ¹⁷Imbewu ishwabene emhlabathini owomile; iziphala zichithekile, izinqolobane zidiliziwe, ngokuba amabele omile. ¹⁸Yeka ukububula kwezilwane! Imihlambi yezinkomo izulazula ididekile ngokuba ingenalo idlelo; ngisho nemihlambi yezimvu iyahlupheka. ¹⁹Kuwe, Baba wethu, ngiyakhala, ngokuba umlilo uqede amadlelo asehlane, nelangabi lishisile yonke imithi yasendle. ²⁰Ngisho nezilwane zasendle ziyakhala kuwe, ngokuba imifudlana yomile, nomlilo uqede amadlelo asehlane.