UMalakhi 2

2 ¹Manje, bapristi, lo myalo ngowenu.

²Uma ningayikulalela, futhi ningakubeki ezinhliziyweni zenu ukudumisa igama lami, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, ngiyakuthumela isiqalekiso phezu kwenu ngiqalekise nezibusiso zenu. Sengizqalekisile kakade, ngokuba ningakubeki ezinhliziyweni zenu. ³Ngiyakuyikhuza inzalo yenu, nginininde ubulongwe ebusweni benu—ubulongwe bemikhosi yenu—bese nithwalwa kanye nabo. ⁴Khona-ke niyakwazi ukuthi yimi engithumele lo myalo kini, ukuze isivumelwano sami noLevi sime, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. ⁵“Isivumelwano sami naye sasiyikuphila nokuthula; ngamnika kona ukuba kuphathwe ngenhlonipho, wangihlonipha wathuthumela phambi kwegama lami. ⁶Imfundiso yeqiniso yayisemlonyeni wakhe, kungekho okubi ezindebeni zakhe. Wahamba nami ngokuthula nangobuqotho, wabuyisa abaningi esonweni. ⁷Izindebe zompristi zigcina ulwazi, abantu bafuna imfundiso emlonyeni wakhe, ngokuba uyisithunywa sikaBaba wamabutho asezulwini. ⁸Kodwa nina naphambuka endleleni, nakhubekisa abaningi ngemfundiso yenu; nasona isivumelwano sikaLevi, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. ⁹Ngakho-ke nami nganenza nadelelwa naba phansi phambi kwabantu bonke, ngokuba ningazigcinanga izindlela zami kodwa nakhetha ubuso emfundisweni yenu.”

Ukungathembeki Komunye Komunye NakuBaba

¹⁰Asinaye yini sonke uBaba munye? Akusiye yini uBaba munye owasidalayo? Pho sikhaphelanani omunye komunye, singcolisa isivumelwano saboyise bethu? ¹¹UJuda akathembekile; kwenziwe into enengekayo kwa-Israyeli naseJerusalema. UJuda ungcolisile indawo engcwele kaBaba wethu, ayithandayo, washada indodakazi kankulunkulu wabezizwe. ¹²UBaba wethu makamnqume ematendeni kaJakobe umuntu owenza lokhu—noma ngubani—noma engolethela umnikelo kuBaba wamabutho asezulwini.

¹³Nento yesibili eniyenzayo: nisibekela i-alithare likaBaba wethu ngezinyembezi, nikhala nibubula, ngokuba engasawunaki umnikelo noma ukuwamukela ngenjabulo esandleni senu. ¹⁴Niyabuza nithi: “Ngani na?” Ngenxa yokuthi uBaba wethu ube ngufakazi phakathi kwakho nomkakho wobusha bakho, omkhaphele—yize engumngane wakho, umkakho ngesivumelwano. ¹⁵UBaba akanenzanga yini nina nomkakho naba munye? Ngomzimba nangomoya, ningabakhe. Pho ufunani? Abantwana abangabakaNkulunkulu abavela ekuhlanganeni kwenu. Ngakho qapha umoya wakho; makungabikho okhaphela umfazi wobusha bakhe.

¹⁶“Ngokuba ngiyakuzonda ukwahlukanisa umshado,” kusho uBaba wethu, uBaba ka-Israyeli, “naye wonke osibekela ingubo yakhe ngodlame,” kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. Ngakho qapha umoya wakho; ungabi ngongathembekile.

¹⁷Nimkhathazile uBaba wethu ngamazwi enu. Kodwa niyabuza nithi: “Simkhathaze ngani na?” Ngokuthi: “Bonke abenza okubi balungile emehlweni akhe, uyathokoza ngabo”—noma: “Uphi uBaba wobulungiswa?”