Indlu Engcwele Isisemlotheni
Ihubo lokuhlakanipha lika-Asafa.
Indlu engcwele ishisiwe yaphahlazwa ngezimbazo, akusekho mprofethi, futhi akekho owaziyo ukuthi lokhu kuyothatha isikhathi esingakanani. U-Asafa ukhumbuza uBaba wakhe ngomsebenzi wakudala — ukwahlukanisa ulwandle, ukuchoboza uLeviyathani, ukumisa ihlobo nobusika — amcele ukuba abheke isivumelwano.
74 1Baba wethu, usilahleleni kuze kube phakade? Intukuthelo yakho ivuthelani izimvu zedlelo lakho?
2Khumbula ibandla lakho, owalithenga endulo, owalihlenga ukuba libe yisizwe selifa lakho—iNtaba iZiyoni, lapho owahlala khona. 3Qondisa izinyathelo zakho kulamanxiwa angunaphakade, kukho konke ukubhubhisa isitha esikulethe endlini engcwele.
4Izitha zakho zibhongile phakathi endaweni yakho yokuhlangana; zamisa amaduku azo abe yizimpawu. 5Zazifana namadoda ayephakamisela amazembe phezulu ehlathini lezihlahla. 6Manje seziphahlaza konke okubaziweyo kwayo ngembazo nangesando. 7Zayishisa ngomlilo indlu yakho engcwele; zayingcolisa zayibhidlizela phansi indawo yokuhlala yegama lakho. 8Zathi ezinhliziyweni zazo: “Sizozichoboza ndawonye zonke izindawo zabo zokuhlangana.” Zashisa zonke izindawo zokuhlangana zikaBaba wethu ezweni.
9Asiboni zibonakaliso zethu; akusekho mprofethi, futhi akekho phakathi kwethu owaziyo ukuthi kuyoze kube nini. 10Kuyoze kube nini, Baba wethu, isitha siklolodele? Isitha siyohlambalaza igama lakho kuze kube phakade na? 11Ugodlelani isandla sakho, isandla sakho sokunene? Sikhiphe esifubeni sengubo yakho uqede nya!
12Kepha uBaba wethu uyiNkosi yami kusukela endulo, owenza insindiso emhlabeni wonke.
13Walwahlukanisa ulwandle ngamandla akho; waphula amakhanda ezilo zasolwandle phezu kwamanzi. 14Wawachoboza amakhanda kaLeviyathani; wamnika njengokudla ezidalweni zasehlane. 15Waqhekeza imithombo nemifudlana; wawomisa imifula ebigeleza njalonjalo. 16Usuku lungolwakho, nobusuku bungobakho; wamisa inyanga nelanga. 17Wamisa yonke imingcele yomhlaba; wenza ihlobo nobusika.
18Khumbula lokhu—isitha siyakloloda, Baba wethu, nesizwe esiyisiwula sihlambalaza igama lakho. 19Ungakunikeli ukuphila kwejuba lakho ezilweni zasendle; ungakhohlwa kuze kube phakade ukuphila kwabahluphekayo bakho. a a v19 “Ijuba lakho” kuwumfanekiso onothando wezinkondlo obhekise kubantu bakaNkulunkulu, u-Israyeli.
20Bheka isivumelwano, ngokuba izindawo ezimnyama zezwe zigcwele izikhundla zodlame. 21Ongcindezelweyo makangabuyeli emuva enamahloni; abampofu nabaswele mabadumise igama lakho.
22Vuka, Baba wethu, umele udaba lwakho; khumbula ukuthi isiwula sikukloloda usuku lonke. 23Ungakhohlwa umsindo wezitha zakho, ukuxokozela kwalabo abakuvukelayo, okulokhu kukhula njalonjalo.
