uBaba Uvula Inkantolo
Ihubo lika-Asafa.
UBaba wethu ubiza inkantolo bese efakaza ngabantu bakhe. Isikhalo sakhe akusikho ukuthi imihlatshelo mincane — uyisebenzi yazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo — kodwa ukukhonza kwabantu abaphindaphinda isivumelwano sakhe kanti bagijima namasela. Ufuna ukubongwa nendlela eguquliwe.
50 1oNamandla, uBaba wethu, ukhulumile; ubizile umhlaba kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube sekushoneni kwalo. 2EseZiyoni, epheleleyo ngobuhle, uBaba wethu uyakhazimula. 3uBaba wethu uyeza, ngeke athule; phambi kwakhe umlilo uyashwabadela, nxazonke zakhe kunesiphepho esinamandla. 4Ubiza amazulu phezulu, nomhlaba, ukuze ahlulele abantu bakhe.
5“Buthelani kimi abathembekile bami, abenza isivumelwano nami ngomhlatshelo.”
6Amazulu ayamemezela ukulunga kwakhe, ngokuba uBaba wethu ngokwakhe ungumahluleli. a a v6 USela uyimpawu yenkonzo noma yomculo, okungenzeka ikhombisa ukuthulela noma isikhawu; incazelo yayo eqondile ayiqinisekile.
7“Zwanini, bantu bami, ngizakukhuluma; Israyeli, ngizakufakaza ngimelene nawe: nginguBaba wakho. 8Angikusoli ngemihlatshelo yakho; iminikelo yakho yokushiswa ihlala iphambi kwami. 9Angiyikuthatha inkunzi endlini yakho, nezimbuzi ezibayeni zakho. 10Ngokuba zonke izilwane zehlathi zingezami, nezinkomo ezisezintabeni eziyinkulungwane. 11Ngiyazazi zonke izinyoni zezintaba, konke okunyakazayo endle kungokwami. 12Uma benginendlala, bengingeke ngikutshele, ngokuba umhlaba ungowami, nakho konke okukuwo. 13Ngiyayidla yini inyama yezinkunzi, noma ngiliphuze igazi lezimbuzi?’
14“Nikela kimi umnikelo wokubonga, ukhokhe izithembiso zakho koPhezukonke. b b v14 ‘Umnikelo wokubonga’ kwakungumhlatshelo wokuzithandela owawulethwa ethempelini njengesenzo sokukhonza ngokubonga. 15Ungibize mhla usenhluphekweni; ngizakukhulula, uzakungihlonipha.’
16“Kepha komubi uBaba wethu uthi: ‘Yiliphi ilungelo onalo lokulanda imithetho yami, noma uphimisele isivumelwano sami ngezindebe zakho? 17Uyakuzonda ukuyalwa, uwalahla amazwi ami. 18Lapho ubona isela, uhlangana nalo, ugijima neziphingi. 19Unikela umlomo wakho ebubini, nolimi lwakho lweluka inkohliso. 20Uhlala phansi ukhulume kabi ngomfowenu; unyundele indodana kanyoko. 21Lezizinto uzenzile, ngathula; ubucabanga ukuthi nginjengawe nje. Kodwa manje ngiyakusola, ngibeke icala phambi kwamehlo akho.’
22“Qonda lokhu manje, wena okhohlwa yimi, funa ngikudabule, kungabikho okukhululayo. 23Lowo oletha umnikelo wokubonga uyangihlonipha; nakulowo ohamba ngendlela eqondileyo ngizakumbonisa insindiso yami.”
