Mhlabeleleni Ihubo Elisha
Ubizo lomculo omusha olusekelwe esimangalweni esisodwa: izwe likhona ngoba uBaba wethu wakhuluma. Uchitha amacebo ezizwe, ubona ngaphakathi kwayo yonke inhliziyo ayibumba, futhi akahlabeki umxhwele ngamabutho namahhashi empi. Iso lakhe liphezu kwalabo abalindele uthando lwakhe.
33 1Jabulani kuBaba wethu, nina balungileyo; ukudumisa kufanele abaqotho. 2Bongani uBaba wethu ngehabhu; mdlaleleni umculo ngogubhu olunezintambo eziyishumi. 3Mhlabeleleni ihubo elisha; dlalani ngobuciko, ngomkhosi wenjabulo.
4Ngokuba izwi likaBaba wethu liqotho, nawo wonke umsebenzi wakhe wenziwa ngokwethembeka. 5Uthanda ukulunga nobulungiswa; umhlaba ugcwele uthando lwesivumelwano lukaBaba wethu.
6Ngezwi likaBaba wethu amazulu enziwa, nalo lonke ibutho lawo ngomoya womlomo wakhe. 7Uqoqa amanzi olwandle njengenqwaba; ubeka ukujula kolwandle ezinqolobaneni zakhe. 8Umhlaba wonke mawumesabe uBaba wethu; bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni mabathuthumele phambi kwakhe. 9Ngokuba wakhuluma, kwaba khona; wayala, kwema kwaqina.
10UBaba wethu uyasichitha iseluleko sezizwe, asenze singabi lutho; uphazamisa amacebo abantu. 11Iseluleko sikaBaba wethu simi kuze kube phakade, amacebo enhliziyo yakhe kuzo zonke izizukulwane.
12Sibusisiwe isizwe uBaba waso onguBaba wethu, abantu abakhethileyo ukuba babe yifa lakhe. 13Esezulwini uBaba wethu uyabheka phansi; uyababona bonke abantu. 14Esendaweni yakhe yokuhlala ubheka bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni. 15Ubumba zonke izinhliziyo zabo; uyakuqonda konke abakwenzayo.
16Ayikho inkosi esindiswa yibukhulu bebutho layo; iqhawe alikhululwa ngamandla alo amakhulu. 17Ihhashi liyinkohliso yethemba lokunqoba; naphezu kwamandla alo amakhulu, alikwazi ukusindisa.
18Kodwa iso likaBaba wethu likulabo abamesaba yena, kulabo abathembela othandweni lwakhe lwesivumelwano, 19ukuze akhulule umphefumulo wabo ekufeni, abagcine bephila endlaleni.
20Umphefumulo wethu ulindele uBaba wethu; ungumsizi wethu nesihlangu sethu. 21Ngokuba inhliziyo yethu iyajabula kuye, ngokuba sithembela egameni lakhe elingcwele. 22Uthando lwakho lwesivumelwano, Baba, malube phezu kwethu, njengoba sithemba kuwe.