Isikhalo Esivela Othulini
Umkhuleko womuntu ohluphekayo, lapho esephela amandla, ethululela isililo sakhe phambi kukaBaba wethu.
Umkhuleko wendoda egulayo: izinsuku zinjengentuthu, amathambo ashisa, umlotha uyisinkwa, iphapheme ebusuku njengondlunkulu oyedwa ophahleni. Phakathi nendawo iyayeka ukuzichaza bese iphendukela ekwakhiweni kabusha kweZiyoni nakuBaba ohlala isikhathi eside kunamazulu aguga njengezingubo.
102 1Zwana umkhuleko wami, Baba wethu; ukukhala kwami kokucela usizo makufike kuwe. 2Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwami. Thambekisela indlebe yakho kimi; ngosuku engikubiza ngalo, ungiphendule masinyane.
3Ngokuba izinsuku zami ziyanyamalala njengentuthu, namathambo ami ayasha njengeziko lomlilo. 4Inhliziyo yami ishayiwe yabuna njengotshani; ngize ngikhohlwe ukudla isinkwa sami. 5Ngenxa yokububula kwami, sengonde ngasala yisikhumba namathambo. 6Nginjengesikhova sasehlane sasogwadule, njengesikhova emanxiweni. a a v6 Isikhova sasogwadule nesikhova esiphakathi kwamanxiwa kwakuyizinyoni zezindawo ezishiyiweyo, ezichithekileyo — imifanekiso ecacile yesizungu esiphelele nokulahlwa. 7Ngilala ngiphapheme; senginjengentaka eyodwa ephahleni lwendlu. 8Usuku lonke izitha zami ziyangiklolodela; abangithukuthelelayo basebenzisa igama lami njengesiqalekiso. 9Ngokuba ngidla umlotha njengesinkwa, ngixube okuphuzwayo kwami nezinyembezi, 10ngenxa yentukuthelo yakho nolaka lwakho; ngokuba wangiphakamisa wangilahla kude. 11Izinsuku zami zinjengethunzi eselidlula, mina ngibuna njengotshani.
12Kodwa wena, Baba wethu, uhlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi kuze kube phakade; udumo lwakho lumi kuzo zonke izizukulwane. 13Uyakusukuma, ube nesihawu ngeZiyoni, ngokuba sekuyisikhathi sokuyibonisa umusa; isikhathi esimisiwe sesifikile. 14Ngokuba izinceku zakho ziyawathokozela amatshe ayo, zibe nesihawu ngothuli lwayo. 15Izizwe ziyakwesaba igama likaBaba wethu, nawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba ayakwesaba inkazimulo yakho. 16Ngokuba uBaba wethu uyakuyakha iZiyoni; uyakubonakala enkazimulweni yakhe. 17Uyakuwulalela umkhuleko wabampofu, angakudeleli ukunxusa kwabo.
18Lokhu makulotshwelwe isizukulwane esizayo, ukuze abantu abazakudalwa badumise uBaba wethu: 19ukuthi wabheka phansi esendaweni yakhe engcwele ephakeme; esezulwini uBaba wethu wawugqolozela umhlaba, 20ukuze ezwe ukububula kwesiboshwa, akhulule labo abagwetshelwe ukufa, 21ukuze igama likaBaba wethu limenyezelwe eZiyoni, nodumo lwakhe eJerusalema, 22lapho izizwe nemibuso kubuthana ndawonye ukuba kukhonze uBaba wethu.
23Uwaphulile amandla ami endleleni; ufinyezile izinsuku zami. 24Ngakho ngathi: “Baba wami, ungangisusi phakathi kokuphila kwami—wena oneminyaka emi kuzo zonke izizukulwane. 25Endulo wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba, namazulu angumsebenzi wezandla zakho. b b v25 AmaHeberu 1:10-12 asebenzisa la mazwi kuJesu — iNkosi yethu uJesu, iNdodana ephakade uBaba wethu adala ngayo zonke izinto. 26Ziyakubhubha, kodwa wena uyakuhlala; zonke ziyakuguga njengengubo. Uyakuziguqula njengezivatho, zidlule. 27Kodwa wena ulokhu unjalo, neminyaka yakho ayisoze yaphela. 28Abantwana bezinceku zakho bayakuhlala bevikelekile, nenzalo yabo iyakuma iqinile phambi kwakho.”
