Umphefumulo Owomayo
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Ehlukanisiwe nethempeli, eklolodelwa ngokuthi 'Uphi uNkulunkulu wakho?', umhubi ukhumbula esahola isixuku somkhosi angasakwazi ukuhlanganyela naso. Kabili ubuza umphefumulo wakhe odangele, futhi uwuphendula ngendlela efanayo: themba kuBaba wethu, ngiyophinde ngimdumise.
42 1Njengendluzele ekhefuzelela imifula yamanzi, kanjalo umphefumulo wami ukhefuzelela wena, Baba wami.
2Umphefumulo wami womela uBaba wami, womela uBaba ophilayo. Ngingeza nini ngibonakale phambi kwakhe? 3Izinyembezi zami ziye zaba ukudla kwami imini nobusuku, lapho bethi kimi usuku lonke: “Uphi uNkulunkulu wakho?”
4Lezi zinto ngiyazikhumbula, ngithulula umphefumulo wami: indlela engangihamba ngayo nesixuku ngibahole saya endlini kaBaba wethu, ngemisindo yenjabulo nangezingoma zokudumisa, isixuku esikhulu sigubha umkhosi.
5Udabukeleni, mphefumulo wami, uphithizelelani ngaphakathi kwami? Themba kuBaba wethu; ngokuba ngiyophinda ngimdumise, insindiso yami noBaba wami.
6Baba wami, umphefumulo wami udabukile ngaphakathi kwami; ngalokho ngiyakukhumbula wena ngisezweni laseJordani neHermoni, ngisentabeni iMizari.
7Inzulu ibiza inzulu ngomdumo wezimpophoma zakho; onke amaza akho namagagasi akho adlule phezu kwami. 8Emini uBaba wethu uyala uthando lwakhe lwesivumelwano, nasebusuku ingoma yakhe inami, umkhuleko kuBaba wokuphila kwami.
9Ngithi kuBaba wami, idwala lami: “Ungikhohlweleni? Ngihambelani ngizila ngenxa yokucindezela kwesitha?” 10Njengenxeba elibulalayo emathanjeni ami, izitha zami ziyangiklolodela, lapho zithi kimi usuku lonke: “Uphi uNkulunkulu wakho?”
11Udabukeleni, mphefumulo wami, uphithizelelani ngaphakathi kwami? Themba kuBaba wethu; ngokuba ngiyophinda ngimdumise, insindiso yami noBaba wami.
