AMahubo 40

40 ¹Ngamlinda ngesineke uBaba wethu; waphendukela kimi wezwa ukukhala kwami. ²Wangikhuphula emgodini wokubhujiswa, odakeni olujiyile; wamisa izinyawo zami edwaleni, wenza izinyathelo zami zaqina.

³Wafaka emlonyeni wami ihubo elisha, ihubo lokudumisa uBaba wethu. Abaningi bayakubona besabe, babeke ithemba labo kuBaba wethu. ⁴Ubusisiwe umuntu owenza uBaba wethu abe yithemba lakhe, ongaphendukeli kwabazidlayo, kulabo abagijimela amanga.

⁵Ziningi, Baba, izimangaliso ozenzile, nemicabango yakho ngathi; akekho ongaqhathaniswa nawe. Uma bengingamemezela ngizilande, beziyoba ziningi kunokubalwa. ⁶Umhlatshelo nomnikelo awuzange uwufune, kodwa uzivulile izindlebe zami. Umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wesono awuzange uwudinge. ⁷Ngase ngithi: “Ngilapha, ngizile—emqulwini wencwadi kulotshiwe ngami.”

⁸Ngifisa ukwenza intando yakho, Baba; umthetho wakho usenhliziyweni yami. ⁹Ngishumayele izindaba ezinhle zokulunga ebandleni elikhulu; angizivalanga izindebe zami, Baba, njengoba wazi.

¹⁰Angikufihlanga ukulunga kwakho enhliziyweni yami; ngikhulumile ngokuthembeka kwakho nangensindiso yakho. Angilusithanga uthando lwakho lwesivumelwano neqiniso lakho ebandleni elikhulu. ¹¹Ungasigodli isihawu sakho esimnene kimi, Baba; uthando lwakho lwesivumelwano neqiniso lakho makungilonde njalo.

¹²Ngokuba izinhlupheko ezingenakubalwa ziyangihaqa; izono zami zingifikele, angisaboni. Ziningi kunezinwele zekhanda lami, nenhliziyo yami iyangiphela amandla. ¹³Ake, Baba, ungikhulule; Baba, sheshisa ungisize. ¹⁴Bonke abafuna ukuthatha ukuphila kwami mabajabhe bahlazeke; abafisa ukubhujiswa kwami mababuyiselwe emuva benamahloni.

¹⁵Labo abathi kimi: “Aha! Aha!” mabethuke ngenxa yehlazo labo. ¹⁶Kodwa bonke abakufunayo mabajabule bathokoze ngawe; labo abathanda insindiso yakho mabasho njalo bathi: “Mkhulu uBaba wethu!” ¹⁷Mina-ke, ngimpofu ngiyaswela; sengathi uBaba oBusayo angacabanga ngami. Wena ungumsizi wami nomkhululi wami; ungalibali, Baba.