Isiphephelo Sethu Namandla Ethu
Kumqondisi wokuhlabelela. Elamadodana kaKora. Ngendlela ethi Alamoti. Ingoma.
Noma umhlaba ungaguquka, nezintaba zishelele zingene olwandle, lo muzi unomfula ogeleza phakathi kwawo noHlala kuwo. UBaba wethu wephula iminsalo futhi ushisa izihlangu kuze kuphele impi, bese ekhuluma umusho wakhe owodwa: thulani, nazi.
46 1uBaba wethu uyisiphephelo sethu namandla ethu, usizo oluseduze njalo ngezikhathi zenhlupheko. 2Ngakho ngeke sesabe, noma umhlaba udilika nezintaba ziwela enzikini yolwandle, 3noma amanzi alo eduma egwebhiza, noma izintaba zithuthumela ngenxa yokugubha kwalo.
4Kukhona umfula, imifudlana yawo ijabulisa umuzi kaBaba wethu, indawo engcwele yokuhlala yoPhezukonke. 5uBaba wethu uphakathi kwawo; ngeke unyakaziswe. uBaba wethu uzowusiza lapho sekusa. 6Izizwe ziyaxokozela, imibuso iyantengantenga; uphakamisa izwi lakhe, umhlaba uyancibilika. 7uBaba wamabutho asezulwini unathi; uNkulunkulu kaJakobe uyinqaba yethu. a a v7 “uBaba wamabutho asezulwini” uhumusha isihloko sesiHebheru somlawuli wawo wonke amabutho asezulwini — uBaba ofanayo oyinqaba enganyakaziswa yabantu bakhe.
8Wozani, nibone imisebenzi kaBaba wethu, owaletha incithakalo engaka emhlabeni. 9Wenza izimpi ziphele kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba; wephula umnsalo, aqamule umkhonto, ushisa izihlangu ngomlilo.
10“Thulani, nazi ukuthi nginguBaba. Ngiyophakanyiswa phakathi kwezizwe; ngiyophakanyiswa emhlabeni.” b b v10 Ezinye izinguqulo zithi “yazi ukuthi nginguNkulunkulu”; i-FHB izwa uBaba embula igama lakhe, ebiza ngisho nezizwe ezixokozelayo ukuba ziyeke ukulwa zimazi njengoBaba.
11uBaba wamabutho asezulwini unathi; uNkulunkulu kaJakobe uyinqaba yethu.
