Lapho Umhlabathi Udilika
Kumqondisi womculo. Ngomculo othi “Umnduze weSivumelwano.” Ihubo legolide likaDavide, elokufundisa, lapho elwa ne-Aramu Naharayimi ne-Aramu Sobha, nalapho uJowabi ebuya wabulala ama-Edomi ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili eSigodini seSawoti.
Ngemuva kokwehlulwa isizwe sikusho ngokusobala: usilahlile, uwunyakazisile umhlaba wawuqhekeza, usiphuzise iwayini lasenza sadiyazela. Impendulo ngukuziqhenya kukaBaba wethu uqobo ngobunikazi bakhe phezu kweShekemu, iMowabi ne-Edomi, nesinqumo esisodwa: ukusindisa komuntu kuyize.
60 1Baba wethu, usilahlile; uzidilizile izivikelo zethu; ubuthukuthele—manje usibuyisele! 2Uwenze umhlaba wazamazama; uwuqhekezile. Phulukisa iminkenke yawo, ngokuba uyantengantenga. 3Ubonise abantu bakho izinto ezilukhuni; usiphuzise iwayini elisenze sadiyazela. 4Unikile ibhanela kulabo abakwesabayo, ukuze baqoqane kulo phambi komnsalo. a a v4 Amazwi athi ‘phambi komnsalo’ asho ukubhekana nokuhlasela kwezitha — ibhanela lokuba baqoqane kulo besadutshulwa.
5Ukuze izithandwa zakho zikhululwe, sisindise ngesandla sakho sokunene, usiphendule.
6UBaba wethu ukhulumile ebungcweleni bakhe, wathi: “Ngiyakwethaba; ngiyakwaba iShekemi ngilinganise iSigodi saseSukoti. 7IGileyadi ngeyami, noManase ngowami; u-Efrayimi uyisigqoko sokuvikela ikhanda lami, uJuda uyintonga yami yobukhosi. 8IMowabi yindishi yami yokugeza; ngiphonsa imbadada yami phezu kwe-Edomi; ngihlokoma ngokunqoba phezu kweFilistiya.” b b v8 Ukuphonsa imbadada phezu kwendawo kwakuyisenzo sasendulo sokubanga ubunikazi nobukhosi phezu kwayo.
9Ngubani oyongiyisa emzini oqinisiweyo? Ngubani oyongihola aye nami e-Edomi? 10Awusilahlanga yini, Baba wethu? Awusaphumi, Baba wethu, namabutho ethu. 11Siphe usizo ekumelaneni nezitha zethu, ngokuba usindiso lomuntu luyize. 12NgoBaba wethu siyakwenza ngobuqhawe; nguye oyakunyathela izitha zethu.
