AMahubo 35

35 ¹Phikisana, Baba wami, nalabo abaphikisana nami; ulwe nalabo abalwa nami.

²Bamba isihlangu nehawu elincane, usukume ungisize. ³Hosha umkhonto nesijula uqondane nabangixoshayo; wothi emphefumulweni wami: “Mina ngiyinsindiso yakho.”

⁴Mabajabhe baphoxeke labo abafuna ukuphila kwami; mababuyiselwe emuva bahlazeke labo abaceba ukungilimaza. ⁵Mababe njengamakhoba phambi komoya, ingelosi kaBaba wethu ibaxosha. ⁶Mayibe mnyama ishelele indlela yabo, ingelosi kaBaba wethu ibaxosha.

⁷Ngokuba kungekho sizathu bawufihla umnatha wabo bewufihlela mina; kungekho sizathu bemba umgodi wokuphila kwami. ⁸Incithakalo mayimfikele engazelele; umnatha awufihlileyo mawumbambe; awele kuyona leyo ncithakalo.

⁹Khona umphefumulo wami uyakujabula kuBaba wami; uyakwethaba ngensindiso yakhe. ¹⁰Wonke amathambo ami ayakuthi: “Baba, ngubani onjengawe, okhulula ohluphekayo kongaphezu kwamandla akhe, ohluphekayo noswelayo kulowo omphangayo?”

¹¹Ofakazi abanonya bayasukuma; bangibuza ngezinto engingazaziyo. ¹²Bangiphindisela okubi esikhundleni sokuhle; umphefumulo wami ushiywe uwedwa. ¹³Kepha mina, besagula, ngangembethe izembatho zokulila; ngazithoba ngokuzila ukudla, umkhuleko wami wawulokhu ubuyela enhliziyweni yami. ^a a v13 “Umkhuleko wami wawulokhu ubuyela enhliziyweni yami” akucaci ukuthi kuchazani; kungenzeka kusho ukuthi imikhuleko kaDavide yayiqotho kodwa ingaphendulwa. ¹⁴Ngahambahamba sengathi ngililela umngane wami noma umfowethu; ngakhothama ngilila, njengolilela unina. ¹⁵Kepha ekukhubekeni kwami bajabula babuthana ndawonye; abahlaseli engingabazi babuthana ukumelana nami, bengidwengula bengayeki. ¹⁶Njengezihlekisi ezingamesabi uNkulunkulu edilini, bangigedlela amazinyo.

¹⁷Baba wami oyiNkosi, koze kube nini ubukele nje? Khulula umphefumulo wami ekubhubhiseni kwabo, ukuphila kwami okukodwa emabhubesini. ¹⁸Ngiyakukubonga ebandleni elikhulu; phakathi kwesixuku esinamandla ngiyakukudumisa. ¹⁹Izitha zami zamanga mazingangijabuleli, nalabo abangizondela ize bangaqhweqhwezi iso. ^b b v19 UJesu wawusebenzisa lo mbhalo kuye ngokwakhe — labo abamzonda “ize” — njengenzondo izwe elamkhombisa yona endleleni eya esiphambanweni (Johane 15:25). ²⁰Ngokuba abakhulumi ukuthula, kodwa baceba amacebo enkohliso ngabathule bezwe. ²¹Bangikhamisela imilomo yabo; bathi: “Ehe! Ehe! Amehlo ethu uqobo akubonile!”

²²Ukubonile, Baba wami; ungathuli. Baba wami oyiNkosi, ungabi kude nami. ²³Zivuse, uphaphame, ekungithetheleleni, ecaleni lami, Baba wami oyiNkosi! ²⁴Ngahlulele ngokulungileyo, Baba wami, ngokulunga kwakho, ungabavumeli bangijabulele. ²⁵Mabangasho ezinhliziyweni zabo ukuthi: “Ehe, yilokhu ebesikufuna!” Mabangasho ukuthi: “Simgwinyile.”

²⁶Mabajabhe bahlazeke kanyekanye labo abajabula ngenhlekelele yami; mabembathiswe amahloni nehlazo labo abaziphakamisa phezu kwami. ²⁷Labo abathokoza ngokuthethelelwa kwami mabamemeze ngenjabulo bathokoze; mabahlale besho ukuthi: “Mkhulu uBaba wethu, othokoza ngenhlalakahle yenceku yakhe!”

²⁸Khona ulimi lwami luyakukhuluma ngokulunga kwakho, ngodumo lwakho usuku lonke.