Umthombo Ovulekayo Wokuhlanza
Kuvulwa umthombo wokugeza isono, izithixo nabaprofethi bamanga bayasuswa, nomalusi uyashaywa ukuze izimvu zihlakazeke. Ingxenye yesithathu iyadluliswa emlilweni icwengwe, aze athi bangabantwana bami, bona bathi, Baba wethu.
13 1Ngalolo suku kuyovuleka umthombo endlini kaDavide nakubantu baseJerusalema, ukuze babahlanze esonweni nasekungcoleni.
2Ngalolo suku, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, ngiyakunquma amagama ezithombe ezweni, angabe esakhunjulwa; ngiyakususa nabaprofethi nomoya wokungcola ezweni.
3Uma umuntu esaprofetha, uyise nonina abamzalayo bayakuthi kuye: “Umelwe ukufa, ngokuba ukhulume amanga egameni likaBaba wethu.” Lapho eprofetha, uyise nonina abamzalayo bayakumgwaza.
4Ngalolo suku bonke abaprofethi bayakuba namahloni ngombono wabo lapho beprofetha; futhi ngeke bembathe ingubo enoboya ukuze bakhohlise.
5Kodwa uyakuthi: “Angisona umprofethi; ngingumlimi, ngokuba umhlabathi ube yifa lami kusukela ebusheni bami.” 6Uma umuntu embuza athi: “Ayini la manxeba aphakathi kwezandla zakho?” uyakuthi: “Ngalinyazwa endlini yabangani bami.” a a v6 Inkulumo ethi “phakathi kwezandla zakho” iyisisho sasendulo samanxeba abonakala ngaphambili emzimbeni.
UMelusi Washaywa, Izimvu Zahlakazeka
7Vuka, nkemba, umelane nomelusi wami, umelane nendoda emi eduze kwami, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. Shaya umelusi, izimvu ziyakuhlakazeka; ngiyakuphendulela isandla sami kwabancane. b b v7 UJesu wasebenzisa leli vesi kuye ngobusuku aboshwa ngabo: “Ngiyakushaya umelusi, izimvu zomhlambi ziyakuhlakazeka” (Mathewu 26:31; Marku 14:27). 8Kuyakuthi ezweni lonke, kusho uBaba wethu, izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zinqunywe zibhubhe, kodwa ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu isale iphila kulo. 9Leyo ngxenye yesithathu yokugcina ngiyakuyingenisa emlilweni; ngiyakubacwenga njengesiliva, ngibavivinye njengegolide. Bayakubiza igama lami; ngiyakubaphendula. Khona ngiyakuthi: “Bangabantwana bami,” bona bayakuthi: “Baba wethu.”
