Lowo Obona Ongenamsizi
Kumqondisi wokuhlabelela. Ihubo likaDavide.
Umthandazo womuntu ogulayo, owethembele esithembisweni: uBaba wethu uyamsekela onaka abangenalusizo. Izivakashi ziqoqa amahemuhemu bese ziphuma ziyowasakaza; izitha zibala ukuthi uzofa nini. Isibhakela esibuhlungu kunazo zonke ngesomngane owethembekile owadla isinkwa sakhe.
41 1Ubusisiwe lowo onakekela ongenamsizi; uBaba wethu uyakumkhulula ngosuku lokuhlupheka. 2uBaba wethu uyakumvikela amgcine ephila; uyakuthiwa ubusisiwe ezweni. Awuyikumnikela entandweni yezitha zakhe. 3uBaba wethu uyakumsekela embhedeni wakhe wokugula; ekuguleni kwakhe uyakumbuyisela empilweni epheleleyo.
4Mina ngathi: “Baba, yiba nomusa kimi; ungiphilise, ngokuba ngonile kuwe.” 5Izitha zami zikhuluma okubi ngami, zithi: “Uyakufa nini, libhubhe igama lakhe?” 6Lapho othile eza ukungibona, ukhuluma amazwi ayize, kanti enhliziyweni yakhe uqongelela inhlebo; bese ephuma asakaze leyo nhlebo.
7Bonke abangizondayo bayahlebezelana ngami; bangiceba okubi. 8“Into ebulalayo ithululelwe phezu kwakhe; akasayikuvuka lapho elele khona.” 9Ngisho umngane wami oseduze engangimethemba, owayesidla isinkwa sami, usengifulathele. a a v9 UJesu wawucaphuna leli vesi ngobusuku akhashelwa ngabo, ebiza uJuda njengomngane owabelana naye isinkwa wayesemfulathela (Johane 13:18).
10Kodwa wena, Baba, yiba nomusa kimi, ungivuse, ukuze ngibaphindisele. 11Ngalokhu ngiyazi ukuthi uyathokoza ngami: ngokuba isitha sami asimemezi ngokunqoba phezu kwami. 12Kodwa mina, uyangisekela ebuqothweni bami, ungimise phambi kwakho kuze kube phakade.
13Makabusiswe uBaba wethu, kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade. Amen nAmen.