Ihubo Elisha Lomhlaba Wonke
Ingoma entsha ingeyobuthunywa — memezelani imisebenzi kaBaba wethu ezizweni, lethani umnikelo, nibatshele ukuthi uyabusa. Abanye onkulunkulu bayize elenziwe ngezandla. Ngisho nolwandle, amasimu nemithi yehlathi kuyabizwa ukuba kujabulele uMahluleli ozayo.
96 1Hlabelelani kuBaba wethu ihubo elisha; hlabelelani kuBaba wethu, mhlaba wonke.
2Hlabelelani kuBaba wethu, bongani igama lakhe; memezelani insindiso yakhe usuku nosuku. 3Landani izenzo zakhe ezinenkazimulo phakathi kwezizwe, imisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo phakathi kwabantu bonke. 4Ngokuba mkhulu uBaba wethu, ufanele kakhulu ukudunyiswa; uyesabeka ngaphezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu. 5Ngokuba bonke onkulunkulu babantu bayizithombe, kodwa uBaba wethu wenza amazulu. 6Inkazimulo nobukhosi kuphambi kwakhe; amandla nobuhle kusendlini yakhe engcwele.
7Nikani uBaba wethu, nina nonke mindeni yabantu, nikani uBaba wethu inkazimulo namandla. 8Nikani uBaba wethu inkazimulo efanele igama lakhe; lethani umnikelo, ningene emagcekeni akhe. 9Khulekani kuBaba wethu ebuhleni bobungcwele; thuthumelani phambi kwakhe, mhlaba wonke. 10Thini phakathi kwezizwe: “UBaba wethu uyabusa! Izwe limi liqinile; alisoze lanyakaziswa. Uyakwahlulela abantu ngobulungiswa.”
11Amazulu awajabule, umhlaba uthokoze; ulwandle luhlokome, nakho konke okulugcwalisayo. 12Insimu kayethabe, nakho konke okukuyo; khona zonke izihlahla zehlathi ziyakuhlabelela ngenjabulo. 13Phambi kukaBaba wethu, ngokuba uyeza, ngokuba uyeza ukwahlulela umhlaba. Uyakwahlulela izwe ngokulunga, nabantu ngokuthembeka kwakhe.
