AMahubo 78

78 ¹Lalelani, bantu bami, imfundiso yami; bekani izindlebe zenu emazwini omlomo wami.

²Ngiyakuvula umlomo wami ngomfanekiso; ngiyakuthulula amazwi ayimfumbe asendulo, ^a a v2 UMathewu usitshela ukuthi lokhu kwagcwaliseka lapho uJesu efundisa ngemifanekiso, embula lokho obekufihlakele selokhu kwaqala umhlaba. ³izinto esizizwile sazazi, obaba bethu abasitshela zona. ⁴Ngeke sizifihle ezinganeni zabo, kodwa siyakusitshela isizukulwane esizayo izindumiso zikaBaba wethu, amandla akhe, nezimangaliso azenzileyo. ⁵Wamisa ubufakazi kwaJakobe, wabeka umthetho kwa-Israyeli, awuyala obaba bethu ukuba bawufundise abantwana babo, ⁶ukuze isizukulwane esizayo sazi zona, abantwana abangakazalwa, basukume bazitshele abantwana babo, ⁷ukuze babeke ithemba labo kuBaba wethu bangayikhohlwa imisebenzi yakhe, kodwa bagcine imiyalo yakhe, ⁸bangabi njengoyise, isizukulwane esinenkani nesihlubukayo, isizukulwane esasinenhliziyo engathembekile, omoya waso ongathembekanga kuBaba wethu.

⁹Abakwa-Efrayimi, behlomile bephethe umnsalo, babuyela emuva ngosuku lwempi. ¹⁰Abasigcinanga isivumelwano sikaBaba wethu, benqaba ukuphila ngomthetho wakhe. ¹¹Bakhohlwa lokho akwenzayo, izimangaliso ayebabonisa zona. ¹²Phambi kwamehlo oyise wenza izimangaliso, ezweni laseGibhithe, esifundeni saseSowani. ^b b v12 ISowani kwakuyidolobha lasebukhosini lasendulo esigcemeni somfula iNayile eGibhithe, elibuye libizwe ngokuthi iThanisi. ¹³Walwahlukanisa ulwandle wabadabulisa; wenza amanzi ema njengodonga. ¹⁴Wabahola ngefu emini, nobusuku bonke ngokukhanya komlilo. ¹⁵Waqhekeza amadwala ehlane, wabanika amanzi amaningi njengolwandle olunzulu. ¹⁶Wakhipha imifudlana edwaleni, wenza amanzi ehla njengemifula.

¹⁷Kodwa baqhubeka ukona kuye, behlubuka koPhezukonke, uBaba wethu, ezweni elomileyo. ¹⁸Bamlinga uBaba wethu ezinhliziyweni zabo ngokufuna ukudla ababekukhanukela. ¹⁹Bakhuluma bemelene noBaba wethu, bathi: “Kambe uNkulunkulu angayendlala itafula ehlane na? ²⁰Yiqiniso, washaya idwala, amanzi aphuma ngamandla, imifudlana yachichima. Kodwa angabuye anike isinkwa noma alungiselele abantu bakhe inyama na?” ²¹Ngakho-ke, lapho uBaba wethu ezwa, wathukuthela; umlilo wavutha kuJakobe, nolaka lwakhe lwavukela u-Israyeli, ²²ngokuba babengakholwa kuBaba wethu, bengathembi insindiso yakhe. ²³Nokho wayala amafu aphezulu, wavula iminyango yezulu; ²⁴wabanethisela imana ukuba badle, wabanika okusanhlamvu kwasezulwini. ²⁵Abantu badla isinkwa sezingelosi; wabathumelela ukudla okuningi. ²⁶Wavumela umoya wasempumalanga emazulwini, waqhuba umoya waseningizimu ngamandla akhe. ²⁷Wabanethisela inyama njengothuli, izinyoni ezinamaphiko njengesihlabathi solwandle; ²⁸wazenza zawa phakathi kwekamu labo, nxazonke zamatende abo. ²⁹Badla basutha, ngokuba wabanika lokho ababekukhanukela. ³⁰Kodwa bengakakuyeki ukukhanuka kwabo, ukudla kusesemilonyeni yabo, ³¹ulaka lukaBaba wethu lwavukela bona; wabulala abanamandla kakhulu phakathi kwabo, wawisa izinsizwa zakwa-Israyeli.

³²Naphezu kwakho konke lokhu, baqhubeka bona; naphezu kwezimangaliso zakhe, abakholwanga. ³³Ngakho waqeda izinsuku zabo ngeze, neminyaka yabo ngokwesaba okuzumayo. ³⁴Lapho ebabulala, bamfuna; baphenduka bamfuna ngenkuthalo uBaba wethu. ³⁵Bakhumbula ukuthi uBaba wethu wayeyidwala labo, oPhezukonke wayengumhlengi wabo. ³⁶Kodwa bamyenga ngemilomo yabo, beqamba amanga kuye ngezilimi zabo; ³⁷izinhliziyo zabo zazingathembekile kuye, bengathembekanga esivumelwaneni sakhe. ³⁸Nokho yena, egcwele isihawu, wasithethelela isono sabo, akababhubhisa bona. Izikhathi ngezikhathi walubamba ulaka lwakhe, akayikhululanga yonke intukuthelo yakhe. ³⁹Wakhumbula ukuthi babeyinyama nje, umoya odlulayo ongabuyi.

⁴⁰Kukangaki behlubuka kuye ehlane, bemdabukisa ogwaduleni! ⁴¹Baphindaphinda bamlinga uBaba wethu, bamcunula oNgcwele ka-Israyeli. ⁴²Abawakhumbulanga amandla akhe, usuku abahlenga ngalo kumcindezeli, ⁴³lapho ebonisa izibonakaliso zakhe eGibhithe, izimangaliso zakhe esifundeni saseSowani. ⁴⁴Waphendula imifula yabo yaba yigazi, abakwazanga ukuphuza emifudlaneni yabo. ⁴⁵Wathuma imihlambi yezimpukane eyabadla bona, namaxoxo ayebabhubhisa. ⁴⁶Wanika isibungu izilimo zabo, isikhonyane isivuno sabo. ⁴⁷Wabhubhisa imivini yabo ngesichotho, nemikhiwane yabo ngongqwaqwane. ⁴⁸Wanikela izinkomo zabo esichothweni, imfuyo yabo emibaneni. ⁴⁹Wathululela phezu kwabo ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo—intukuthelo, ukufutheka, nosizi—iviyo lezingelosi ezibhubhisayo. ⁵⁰Wavulela ulaka lwakhe indlela; akabayekanga ekufeni, kodwa wanikela ukuphila kwabo esifweni. ⁵¹Wawabulala wonke amazibulo aseGibhithe, ulibo lwamandla abo ematendeni kaHamu. ^c c v51 Amatende kaHamu: igama lenkondlo laseGibhithe; uHamu wayeyindodana kaNowa nokhokho wamaGibhithe. ⁵²Kodwa wabakhipha abantu bakhe njengezimvu, wabahola njengomhlambi ehlane. ⁵³Wabahola bephephile, ngakho babengesabi, kodwa ulwandle lwazimboza izitha zabo. ⁵⁴Wabaletha emngceleni wakhe ongcwele, entabeni isandla sakhe sokunene esayizuza. ⁵⁵Waxosha izizwe phambi kwabo, wababela ifa labo ngokwezabelo, wahlalisa izizwe zakwa-Israyeli emizini yazo.

⁵⁶Nokho bamlinga, bahlubuka kuBaba wethu, oPhezukonke, abazigcinanga izimiso zakhe. ⁵⁷Babuyela emuva, bangathembeki njengoyise; basonteka njengomnsalo okhohlisayo. ⁵⁸Bamthukuthelisa ngezindawo zabo eziphakemeyo, bavusa umona wakhe ngezithombe zabo. ^d d v58 Izindawo eziphakeme: izindawo zokukhonzela eziqongweni zamagquma lapho u-Israyeli ayekhonza khona onkulunkulu bezizwe, okwakwenqatshelwe ngaphansi komthetho kaNkulunkulu. ⁵⁹Lapho uBaba wethu ezwa, wathukuthela, wamlahla nya u-Israyeli. ⁶⁰Walishiya itabernakele laseShilo, itende ayehlala kulo phakathi kwabantu. ⁶¹Wanikela amandla akhe ekuthunjweni, ubukhazikhazi bakhe ezandleni zezitha. ⁶²Wanikela abantu bakhe enkembeni, wathukuthelela ifa lakhe. ⁶³Umlilo waqeda izinsizwa zabo, izintombi zabo zazingenalo iculo lomshado. ⁶⁴Abapristi babo bawa ngenkemba, abafelokazi babo abakwazanga ukukhala.

⁶⁵Khona uBaba oBusayo wavuka njengasebuthongweni, njengeqhawe elivuswa yiwayini. ⁶⁶Wazibuyisela emuva izitha zakhe, waziphatha ngehlazo elingunaphakade. ⁶⁷Walahla itende likaJosefa, akasikhethanga isizwe sakwa-Efrayimi; ⁶⁸kodwa wakhetha isizwe sakwaJuda, iNtaba iSiyoni, ayithandayo. ⁶⁹Wakha indlu yakhe engcwele njengezindawo eziphakemeyo, njengomhlaba awumisa kwaphakade. ⁷⁰Wakhetha uDavide inceku yakhe, wamthatha ezibayeni zezimvu; ⁷¹ekwaluseni izimvu ezincelisayo wamletha ukuba aluse uJakobe abantu bakhe, u-Israyeli ifa lakhe. ⁷²Wabalusa ngobuqotho benhliziyo, wabahola ngobuchule bezandla. ^e e v72 UDavide umelusi oyinkosi ukhomba phambili kuJesu, indodana kaDavide nomalusi omuhle ohola abantu bakhe ngenhliziyo ethembekileyo.