UMalakhi 3

3 ¹Bhekani, ngithuma isithunywa sami, siyakulungisa indlela phambi kwami. Khona-ke ngokuzumayo iNkosi eniyifunayo iyakufika ethempelini layo—uJesu, isithunywa sesivumelwano enithokoza ngaso. Bhekani, uyeza, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. ^a a v1 Isithunywa esilungisa indlela nguJohane uMbhapathizi, neNkosi efika ethempelini layo nguJesu—isithunywa sesivumelwano. UMarku uqala iVangeli lakhe ngawo kanye lawa mazwi (Marku 1:2). ²“Kodwa ngubani ongalubekezelela usuku afika ngalo? Ngubani ongema lapho ebonakala? Unjengomlilo womcwengi, njengensipho yomwashi. ³Uyakuhlala ecwenga ehlanza isiliva; uyakuhlanza amadodana kaLevi, awacwenge njengegolide nesiliva, bese beletha iminikelo kuBaba wethu ngokulunga. ⁴Khona-ke umnikelo wakwaJuda nowaseJerusalema uyakumthokozisa uBaba wethu, njengasezinsukwini zasendulo, njengeminyakeni yangaphambili.”

⁵Ngiyakusondela kini ukuzonahlulela, ngibe ufakazi osheshayo omelene nabathakathi, neziphingi, nalabo abafunga amanga, abakhwabanisa isisebenzi ngomholo waso, abacindezela umfelokazi nentandane, abachiliza owezizwe, abangangesabiyo, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini.

Buyelani kuBaba Wenu

⁶Ngokuba mina, uBaba wenu, angiguquki; ngakho-ke nina, bantwana bakaJakobe, anibhujiswanga.

⁷Kusukela ezinsukwini zokhokho benu naphambuka ezimisweni zami anazigcina. Buyelani kimi, nami ngiyakubuyela kini, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. Kodwa nina niyabuza nithi, ‘Siyakubuyela kanjani na?’

⁸Umuntu angamphanga yini uBaba wakhe? Kodwa nina niyangiphanga. Kepha niyabuza nithi, ‘Sikuphange ngani na?’ Ngokweshumi nangeminikelo. ⁹Niqalekisiwe ngesiqalekiso, ngokuba niyangiphanga—nina sizwe sonke. ¹⁰Lethani okweshumi okuphelele enqolobaneni, ukuze kube khona ukudla endlini yami. Ngivivinyeni ngalokhu, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, nibone ukuthi angiyikunivulela yini amafasitela asezulwini nginithululele isibusiso, kuze kungabe kusaba khona isidingo. ¹¹Ngiyakunikhuzela odlayo, ukuze angachithi isithelo somhlabathi wenu, nomvini wenu osensimini ungaphuthi ukuthela, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. ¹²Khona-ke izizwe zonke ziyakunibiza ngokuthi nibusisiwe, ngokuba niyakuba yizwe elijabulisayo, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini.

¹³Amazwi enu ayelukhuni ngokumelene nami, kusho uBaba wethu. Kodwa niyabuza nithi, ‘Sikhulumeni ngokumelene nawe na?’

¹⁴Nathi, ‘Kuyize ukukhonza uNkulunkulu. Sizuzani ngokugcina umyalo wakhe nangokuhamba sikhala njengabalilayo phambi kukaBaba wamabutho asezulwini?’ ¹⁵Manje sibiza abazidlayo ngokuthi babusisiwe. Abenza okubi bayachuma; ngisho bevivinya uNkulunkulu baphunyuke.

¹⁶Khona-ke labo abamesabayo uBaba wethu bakhulumisana, yena walalela wezwa. Kwalotshwa umqulu wesikhumbuzo phambi kwakhe ngenxa yalabo abamesabayo nabaligugu igama lakhe.

¹⁷Bayakuba ngabami, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, ngosuku engenza ngalo, babe yigugu lami elikhethekile. Ngiyakubahawukela njengoba uyise ehawukela indodana yakhe emkhonzayo. ¹⁸Niyakubuye nibone umehluko phakathi kwabalungileyo nababi, phakathi kokhonza uBaba wethu nongamkhonzi.