Lokho Obaba Bethu Abasitshela Khona
Kumqondisi wokuhlabelela. Ihubo lokuhlakanipha lamadodana kaKora.
Abantu baphinda ukunqoba okwalandiswa ngoyise, bese bekuqhathanisa nesikhathi samanje: bahlakazekile, baphangiwe, bathengiswe ngentengo ephansi, bayinhlekisa phakathi kwezizwe — futhi, bagcizelela ukuthi lokhu kwenzeke bengasishiyanga isivumelwano. Umthandazo uphetha ngokubuza uBaba wabo ukuthi kungani elele.
44 1Baba wethu, sizwile ngezethu izindlebe; obaba bethu basitshelile umsebenzi owawenza ezinsukwini zabo, ezinsukwini zasendulo. 2Ngesandla sakho wazixosha izizwe, kodwa wabatshala obaba bethu; wabachoboza abantu, kodwa wabakhulula obaba bethu. 3Ngokuba abalithathanga izwe ngenkemba yabo, nengalo yabo ayibasindisanga; kodwa kwakuyisandla sakho sokunene, nengalo yakho, nokukhanya kobuso bakho— ngokuba wawuthokoza ngabo.
4UyiNkosi yami, Baba wethu; yala ukunqoba kukaJakobe. 5Ngawe siyazihlehlisa izitha zethu; ngegama lakho siyabanyathela abasivukelayo. 6Ngokuba angethembi umnsalo wami, nenkemba yami ayingisindisi. 7Kodwa wena usisindisile ezitheni zethu, wabajabhisa abasizondayo. 8Siziqhenya ngoBaba wethu usuku lonke, futhi siyakulidumisa igama lakho kuze kube phakade. a a v8 Sela: uphawu lomculo noma lwenkonzo ehubweni, okungenzeka lukhombisa ukuma noma umzuzu wokuzindla ngokuthula.
9Kodwa manje ususilahlile wasihlazisa, awusaphumi namabutho ethu. 10Usenza sihlehle phambi kwesitha, nabasizondayo bayasiphanga ngokuthanda kwabo. 11Usinikela njengezimvu ezizodliwa, wasihlakaza phakathi kwezizwe. 12Uthengisa abantu bakho ngentengo encane kakhulu, awuzuzi lutho ngokuthengiswa kwabo. 13Usenza sibe yinhlekisa komakhelwane bethu, sihlekwa sideliwe yilabo abasizungezile. 14Usenza sibe yisaga phakathi kwezizwe, isizwe ezinye izizwe ezisinikinela amakhanda. 15Usuku lonke ihlazo lami liphambi kwami, amahloni angembozile ubuso bami, 16ngenxa yezwi lohlambalazayo nothukayo, phambi kobuso besitha esiziphindiselayo.
17Konke lokhu kwehlele phezu kwethu, kodwa asikukhohliwe wena, asisephulanga isivumelwano sakho. 18Inhliziyo yethu ayibuyelanga emuva, nezinyathelo zethu aziphambukanga endleleni yakho, 19noma nje ususichobozile endaweni yezimpungushe, wasimboza ngobumnyama obujulile. 20Uma besikhohliwe igama likaBaba wethu noma selulele izandla zethu kunkulunkulu wabezizwe, 21ubengeke yini uBaba wethu akuthole lokho? Ngokuba uyazazi izimfihlo zenhliziyo. 22Kodwa ngenxa yakho siyabulawa usuku lonke; sibalwa njengezimvu zokuhlatshwa. b b v22 UPawulu waliphakamisa khona leli khala ukuchaza amakholwa ahluphekela ukulandela uJesu — kodwa “kukho konke lokhu singaphezu kwabanqobi ngaye owasithandayo” (KwabaseRoma 8:36-37). UBaba akaze abalahle abantwana bakhe, noma nje ukuthembeka kubiza konke.
23Vuka! Ulaleleni, Baba oBusayo? Ziphaphamise; ungasilahli kuze kube phakade. 24Ubufihlelani ubuso bakho, ukhohlwe ukuhlupheka kwethu nokucindezelwa kwethu? 25Ngokuba sikhotheme othulini; umzimba wethu unamathele emhlabathini. 26Vuka usize thina! Sihlenge ngenxa yothando lwakho lwesivumelwano.
