IZaga 9

9 ¹Ukuhlakanipha—uJesu, ukuhlakanipha kukaBaba wethu—kwakhile indlu yakho; kubazile izinsika zakho eziyisikhombisa. ²Kuhlabile izilwane zakho; kuxubile iwayini lakho; kuphinde kwadeka itafula lakho. ³Kuthumele izintombi zakho ukuba zimemeze zisezindaweni eziphakeme zedolobha: ⁴“Noma ngubani ongenalwazi, makangene lapha!” Kulowo oswele ukuqonda kuthi, ⁵“Woza, udle isinkwa sami, uphuze iwayini engilixubile. ⁶Lahla izindlela zakho zobuwula, uphile; uhambe ngendlela yokuqonda.” ⁷Lowo oqondisa isideleli uzilethela ihlazo, nalowo okhuza omubi uyalimala. ⁸Ungakhuzi isideleli, funa akuzonde; khuza ohlakaniphileyo, uyakukuthanda. ⁹Yala ohlakaniphileyo, uyokwengeza ukuhlakanipha kwakhe; fundisa olungileyo, uyokufunda nakakhulu. ¹⁰Ukwesaba uBaba wethu kuyisiqalo sokuhlakanipha, nokwazi oNgcwele kungukuqonda. ¹¹Ngokuba ngami izinsuku zakho ziyakwandiswa, neminyaka iyakwengezwa ekuphileni kwakho. ¹²Uma uhlakaniphile, uhlakaniphele wena; uma udelela, uyakubhekana nakho wena wedwa.

Isimemo Esiyimbumbulu Sobuwula

¹³Owesifazane onguBuwula unomsindo; uyisiwula, akazi lutho. ¹⁴Uhlala emnyango wendlu yakhe, esihlalweni ezindaweni eziphakeme zedolobha, ¹⁵ememeza labo abadlulayo, abahamba beqonde phambili ngendlela yabo: ¹⁶“Noma ngubani ongenalwazi, makangene lapha!” Kulowo oswele ukuqonda uthi, ¹⁷“Amanzi antshontshiweyo amnandi, nesinkwa esidliwa ngasese siyajabulisa.” ¹⁸Kodwa akazi ukuthi abafileyo balapho, nokuthi izethekeli zakhe zisezinzulwini zengcwaba.