AMahubo 107

107 ¹Bongani kuBaba wethu, ngokuba ulungile; uthando lwakhe lwesivumelwano lumi kuze kube phakade.

²Abahlengiweyo bakaBaba wethu mabasho njalo—labo abahlenga esandleni sesitha, ³wababutha emazweni, empumalanga nasentshonalanga, enyakatho nasolwandle.

⁴Abanye bazulazula ehlane, ezindaweni eziyihlane, bengayitholi indlela eya edolobheni abangahlala kulo. ⁵Belambile bomile, imiphefumulo yabo yaphela amandla. ⁶Bakhala kuBaba wethu ekuhluphekeni kwabo, wabakhulula osizini lwabo. ⁷Wabahola ngendlela eqondileyo, ukuze bafike edolobheni abangahlala kulo. ⁸Mababonge kuBaba wethu ngothando lwakhe lwesivumelwano, nangemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo kubantwana babantu. ⁹Ngokuba usuthisa umphefumulo olangazelelayo, agcwalise umphefumulo olambileyo ngezinto ezinhle.

¹⁰Abanye bahlala ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa, beyiziboshwa osizini nasemaketangeni ensimbi, ¹¹ngokuba babehlubukile emazwini kaBaba wethu, badelela iseluleko soPhezukonke. ¹²Ngakho wazithoba izinhliziyo zabo ngomsebenzi onzima; bakhubeka, kungekho osizayo. ¹³Bakhala kuBaba wethu ekuhluphekeni kwabo, wabasindisa osizini lwabo. ¹⁴Wabakhipha ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa, waqaqa amaketanga abo. ¹⁵Mababonge kuBaba wethu ngothando lwakhe lwesivumelwano, nangemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo kubantwana babantu. ¹⁶Ngokuba uyayiphihliza iminyango yethusi, anqamule imigoqo yensimbi.

¹⁷Abanye baba yiziwula ngenxa yezindlela zabo zokuhlubuka, bahlupheka ngenxa yezono zabo. ¹⁸Banengwa yikudla konke, basondela emasangweni okufa. ¹⁹Bakhala kuBaba wethu ekuhluphekeni kwabo, wabasindisa osizini lwabo. ²⁰Wathumela izwi lakhe, wabaphilisa, wabahlenga egodini. ²¹Mababonge kuBaba wethu ngothando lwakhe lwesivumelwano, nangemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo kubantwana babantu. ²²Mabanikele imihlatshelo yokubonga, balandise imisebenzi yakhe ngezingoma zokuthokoza.

²³Abanye behlela olwandle ngemikhumbi, benza amabhizinisi emanzini amakhulu. ²⁴Babona imisebenzi kaBaba wethu, izenzo zakhe ezimangalisayo ekujuleni. ²⁵Ngokuba wakhuluma, wavusa umoya onesiphepho owaphakamisela amagagasi phezulu. ²⁶Benyukela emazulwini, behlela ekujuleni; isibindi sabo sancibilika engozini yabo. ²⁷Bantengantenga, badiyazela njengezidakwa, lonke ikhono labo laginywa. ²⁸Bakhala kuBaba wethu ekuhluphekeni kwabo, wabakhipha osizini lwabo. ²⁹Wathulisa isiphepho saba yisihushuzo, amagagasi olwandle athula. ³⁰Bathokoza ngokuba amanzi aba nokuthula, wabahola wabayisa echwebeni ababelifisa. ³¹Mababonge kuBaba wethu ngothando lwakhe lwesivumelwano, nangemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo kubantwana babantu. ³²Mabamphakamise ebandleni labantu, bamdumise emhlanganweni wabadala.

³³Uphendula imifula ibe yihlane, imithombo yamanzi ibe umhlabathi owomileyo, ³⁴izwe elivundileyo libe yihlane losawoti, ngenxa yobubi babakhileyo kulo. ³⁵Uphendula ihlane libe ngamachibi amanzi, umhlabathi owomileyo ube yimithombo yamanzi. ³⁶Lapho uhlalisa abalambileyo, bakhe idolobha abangahlala kulo. ³⁷Bahlwanyela amasimu, batshale izivini ezithela isivuno esikhulu. ³⁸Uyababusisa, banda kakhulu, akayivumeli imfuyo yabo ukuba yehle.

³⁹Kuthi lapho bencishiswa, bethotshiswa ngocindezelo, nangenhlekelele, nangosizi, ⁴⁰uthela ukudelela phezu kwezikhulu, azenze zizulazule ehlane elingenandlela; ⁴¹kodwa uyabaphakamisa abaswele osizini, enze imindeni yabo ibe njengemihlambi. ⁴²Abalungileyo bayakubona bathokoze, bonke ububi buvala umlomo wabo.

⁴³Noma ngubani ohlakaniphileyo, makaqaphele lezi zinto, acabangisise ngothando lwesivumelwano lukaBaba wethu.