Zulu - The Third Book of the Shepherd of Hermas, which is called His Similitudes

IncwadiYesithathuYomalusiKaHermas, ebizwangokuthiUkufanaKwakhe

ISIFANISO1

1Yathikimi;NiyaziukuthininaeniyizincekuzeNkosi, nihlalalaphanjengokungathinisekuhambeni;ngoba idolobhalenulikudekakhulunalomuzi

2Ngakho-ke,umaniyaziidolobhalakinienizohlalakulo, kunganinithengaizindawolapha,nizipheukudla okumnandi,nezakhiwoezinhle,nezindluezingadingekile? Ngobalowooziphalezizintokulomuzi,akacabangi ukubuyelaemziniwakubo

3Omuntuoyisiwula,nongabazayo,nodabukile;ongaqondi ukuthizonkelezizintozingezabanyeabantu,futhi zingaphansikwamandlaomunyeumuntuNgobaiNkosi yalomuziithikuwe:Lalelaimithethoyami,nomauphume edolobhenilami.

4Ngakho-ke,yiniokufaneleuyenzeumauthobela umthethoedolobhenilakini?Ingabeungaphikaumthetho wakhongenxayefalakho,nomangenxayanomayiziphi izintoozibekile?Kodwaumauphika,beseubuyela edolobhenilakinikamuva,ngekewamukelwe,kodwa uzoxoshwalapho.

5Ngakho-ke,qaphelaukuthinjengendodakwelinyeizwe, awuzitholiokuningikunalokhookudingekayo,nokwanele kuwe;futhilungela,ukuthilaphouNkulunkulunoma iNkosiyalomuziekuxoshakuwo,ungaphikisana nomthethowakhe,ungeneemziniwakho;laphoungaphila khonangenjabuloyonkengokomthethowakhongaphandle kokwenzaokubi

6Ngakho-keqaphelanininaenikhonzauNkulunkulu, nimgcineezinhliziywenizenu:yenzaniimisebenzi kaNkulunkulu,nikhumbulaimiyaloyakhenezithembiso zakhe,azithembisile;futhiqinisekaniukuthiuzonenzela okuhle;umanigcinaimiyaloyakhe

7Ngakho-keesikhundlenisempahlaebeningayithenga, hlengaabasweleyoezintwenizabo,njengalokhowonke umuntuangakwenza;lungisaniabafelokazi,nahlulele izintandane,nichitheingceboyenunengceboyenu emisebenzinienjengale.

8Ngoba,ngenxayalokhuuNkulunkuluukucebisile,ukuze nifezeloluhlobolwezinkonzoKungconokakhulu ukwenzalokhu,kunokuthengaizindawonomaizindlu; ngobazonkeizintoezinjalozizoshabalalangalesisikhathi samanje

9KodwalokhoenizokwenzaegamenileNkosi, niyokutholaedolobhenilakini,futhiniyobanenjabulo ngaphandlekokudabukanomaukwesabaNgakho-ke ningafisiingceboyabezizwe;ngobaiyabhubhisaizinceku zikaNkulunkulu.

10Kodwathengisaningengceboyenueninayo,eningazuza ngayoenjabulweniengunaphakade.

11Futhiungaphingi,ungathintiumfaziwomunyeumuntu, futhiungamfisi;kodwafisalokhookungokwakho,khonakeuyakusindiswa

ISIFANISO2

1Njengobangangihambangiyaensimini,ngibhekai-elm nomvini,futhingizindlangezithelozawo,ingelosi yabonakalakimi,yathikimi:Yinileoyicabangayo isikhathiesidekangakangaphakathikwakho?

2Ngathikuye,Nkosi,ngicabangangalomvinikanyenalo mthiwesundungobaizithelozawozinhle.Wathikimi: Lemithiemibiliibekelweisibonelosezinceku zikaNkulunkulu

3Ngathikuye,Nkosi,bengifunaukwaziukuthilesi sibonelosemithioyishoyosihlanganisani.Lalela,kusho yena;uyayibonalemvininalemithiyesundu;Nkosi, ngathi,ngiyayibona, 4Lomvini,kushoyena,uyathelaizithelo,kodwaumvini ungomuthiongenazitheloKodwalomviningaphandle kokubaubekweyilomvini,futhiusekelweyiwo,ubungeke utheleizitheloeziningi;kodwaumaulelephansi, ubuzothelaizitheloezimbi,ngobaawulengangaphezu komvini;kanti,usekelwephezukomvini,uthelaizithelo zombiliwonakanyenalokho

5Ngakho-ke,bhekaukuthii-elmayinciphisi,kodwaithela izitheloeziningi,kunesivini.Ngathi,Nkosi,kanjaniukuthi ithelaizitheloeziningikunesivini?Ngoba,wathi,isivini esisekelwephezukwe-elmsithelaizitheloeziningi nezinhle;kanti,umasilalaphansi,besizothelaokuncane, futhilokhokubikakhulu

6Ngakho-ke,lesisifanisosinikezwaizinceku zikaNkulunkulu;futhisimelelaumuntuocebilenompofu. Ngaphendulangathi,“Nkosi,ngiboniselokhu.”Lalela, wathi;umuntuocebileunengcebo;kodwaeNkosini umpofu;ngobaunesithakazeloengcebweniyakhe,futhi uthandazakancaneeNkosini;futhiimithandazoayenzayo iyavilaphafuthiayinampoqo

7Ngakho-ke,laphoumuntuocebileenikezaompofulezo zintoazifunayo,umuntuompofuuthandazelaocebile eNkosini;futhiuNkulunkuluumnikaocebilezonkeizinto ezinhle,ngobaompofuucebileemthandazweni;futhi izicelozakhezinamandlaamakhulueNkosini

8Khona-keumuntuocebileukhonzaabampofukonke, ngobaebonaukuthiuJehovauyamlalela:futhilapho ethandakakhulufuthiengangabazi,uyamnikalokho akufunayo,futhiuyaqaphelaukuthiakukholuthoaluswele

9FuthiompofuubongaiNkosingenxayabacebileyo; ngobabobabilibenzaumsebenziwaboovelaeNkosini

10Ngakho-ke,kubantu,i-elmayicatshangwaukuthiithela izithelo;futhiabazifuthiabaqondiukuthiinkampaniyayo yengezwaemvinini,umviniuthelaukwandaokuphindwe kabili,kokubiliwonakanyene-elm

11KanjalonabampofuabathandazelaabacebileeNkosini, bayalalelwanguye;futhiingceboyaboiyanda,ngoba bakhonzaabampofungengceboyaboNgakho-kebobabili benziwaabahlanganyeliemisebenziniemihleyomunye nomunye

12Ngakho-ke,nomangubaniozokwenzalezizinto,ngeke ashiyweyiNkosi,kodwauyobhalwaencwadiniyokuphila

13Bayajabulalaboabacebile,futhiabazibonabenothile: ngobalowooqondayongalokhu,uzokwaziukukhonza abanyengandlelathile.

ISIFANISO3

1Wangibonisafuthiimithieminingienamaqabungaawo aphumile,futhieyayibonakalakimisengathiibunile,ngoba yonkeyayifana.Wathikimi,Uyayibonalemithi?Ngathi, Nkosi,ngiyabonaukuthiibukekanjengemithieyomile

2Waphendula,wathikimi;Lemithiifananabantuabahlala ezwenilamanjeNgaphendula:Nkosi,kunganiifana nemithieyomile?Ngoba,esho,abalungilenabangalungile abaziwaomunyekomunye;kodwabonkebayafanakuleli zwelamanje

3Ngobalelizwelinjengobusikakubantuabalungileyo, ngobaabaziwa,kodwabahlalaphakathikwezoni. 4Njengasebusikayonkeimithielahlekelweamaqabunga ayo,ifananemithieyomile;futhiayinakubonwaukuthi yimuphiowomilenokuthiyimuphioluhlaza:ngakho-ke kulelizwelamanjeabalungilenababiababonwakomunye nomunye;kodwabonkebayafana

ISIFANISO4

1Wangibonisafuthieminyeimithieminingi,eminyeyayo yayinamaqabunga,kantieminyeyayibonakalayomilefuthi ibunileWathikimi,Uyayibonalemithi?Ngaphendula ngathi,Nkosi,ngiyayibona;futhieminyeyomile,kanti eminyeigcweleamaqabunga

2Lemithi,kushoyena,eluhlaza,ingabantuabalungile abayodlaifalomhlabaozayo.Ngobaumhlabaozayo, uyihlobokwabalungileyo;kodwakuzoniubusika

3Ngakho-ke,laphoisihawuseNkosisizokhanya,khona-ke laboabakhonzauNkulunkulubazobonakala,futhibacace kubobonke.Ngobanjengobaehloboizithelozemithi yonkezibonakaliswafuthizibonakala,kanjalonemisebenzi yabalungileyoizomenyezelwafuthiibonakaliswe,futhi bayobuyiselwakulowomhlababejabulefuthibejabule 4Ngobaolunyeuhlobolwabantu,okungukuthiababi, njengemithioyibonileyomile,bayotholakalabomilefuthi bengenazithelokulelozweelihlukile;futhinjengokhuni olomileluyoshiswa;futhikuyobonakalaukuthibenze okubingasosonkeisikhathisokuphilakwabo; 5Futhibazoshiswangobabonilefuthiabaphendukanga ezonwenizabo;futhinazozonkeezinyeizizwezizoshiswa, ngobaazizangezimaziuNkulunkuluuMdaliwazo.

6Ngakho-kethelaizitheloezinhle,ukuzeizithelozakho zaziweehlobo;futhiuzigcineemisebenzinieminingi, ungakhubekisi.Ngobalaboabenzaimisebenzieminingi bonakakhulu;ngobabaxakekekakhulungezindabazabo, futhiabamkhonziuNkulunkulu

7FuthiumuntuongamkhonziuNkulunkuluangacela kanjaninomayinikuNkulunkulu,ayithole?Kodwalabo abamkhonzayobayacelafuthibatholelokhoabakufisayo 8Kodwa,umaumuntuenentoeyodwakuphelaokufanele ayilandele,angakhonza

uNkulunkulu,ngobaingqondoyakheayisuswanga kuNkulunkulukodwaumkhonzangengqondoemsulwa.

9Ngakho-ke,umawenzalokhu,ungaseubenezithelo ezwenielizayo;futhibonke,bonkeabayokwenzangendlela efanayo,bayothelaizithelo

ISIFANISO5

1Ngesikhathingizilaukudla,ngihlezientabeniethile, ngibongauNkulunkulungazozonkeizintoangenzelezona, bhekangabonaumalusi,owayevameukungikhuluma, ehleziecelenikwami,ethikimi:Yiniekulethelapha ekusenikangaka?Ngaphendulangathi,Nkosi,namuhla nginesiteshi.

2Waphendulawathi,“Kuyiniisiteshi?”Ngaphendula ngathi,“Kuyinilokhokuzila?”Ngaphendulangathi, “Ngizilaukudla,njengobabengilokhungikwenza”Wathi, “AnaziukuthikuyiniukuzilaukudlakuNkulunkulu;futhi lokhuakusikhoukuzilaukudlaenikuzilaukudla, okungasizingaluthokuNkulunkulu”

3Nkosi,ngathi,yiniekwenzaukhulumekanje? Waphendulawathi,Ngikusholokhu,ngobalokhuakusikho ukuzilaukudlakweqinisoocabangaukuthiukuzila;kodwa ngizokukhombisaukuthiyikuphiukuzilaukudla okuphelele,nokwamukelekayokuNkulunkulu.

4Lalelani,esho,iNkosiayifuniukuzilaukudla okungadingekileokunjalo:ngobangokuzilaukudlangale ndlela,awuthuthukisiluthongokulunga.

5Kodwaukuzilaukudlakwangempelayilokhu:Ungenzi luthoolubiempilweniyakho,kodwakhonzauNkulunkulu ngengqondoehlanzekile;futhiugcineimiyaloyakhefuthi uhambengokwemithethoyakhe,futhiungavumelinoma yisiphiisifisoesibisingeneengqondweni

6KodwathembelaeNkosini,ukuthiumawenzalezizinto, futhiumesaba,futhiugwemayonkeimisebenziemibi, uzophilakuNkulunkulu

7Umawenzalokhu,uzoqedaukuzilaukudlaokukhulu, nokuyamukelekayoeNkosini

8Lalelalesisifanisoengizosishokuwe,mayelananale ndaba.

9Umuntuothilewayenensimu,nezincekueziningi, watshalaisiviniendaweniethileyensimuyakhe njengenzaloyakhe;

10Esehambaeyaezwenielikude,wakhethaenye yezincekuzakheayecabangaukuthiithembekilekakhulu futhiiyamukeleka,wayinikaisiviniesandlenisakhe, wayiyalaukubaathatheiziviniUmaekwenzalokho,futhi egcwalisaumyalowakhe,wathembisaukumnika inkululekoyakhe.Futhiakamyalangaukubaenzelutho olwengeziwe;wahambakanjalowayaezwenielikude 11Ngemvakokubaleyoncekuisithathelowomyalelo, yenzanomayiniinkosiyayoeyayiyalile.Kwathilapho isitshaleisivini,yasitholasigcweleukhula,yaqala ukucabangangaphakathikwayo,ithi;

12Ngikwenzilelokhoinkosiyamieyangiyalangakho, manjengizoyimbalesisivini,futhiumasesivundiwe,sizoba sihlekakhulu;futhiumaukhulalususwa,luzothelaizithelo eziningifuthilungaminyaniswaukhula.

13Ngakhowaqalalomsebenzi,wawumba,wakhipha lonkeukhulaolwalukuwo;ngakho-keisivinisabasihle kakhulufuthisachuma,asizangesiminyanisweukhula.

14Ngemvakwesikhathiesithileumninisiviniwafikawaya esivinini,kwathilaphoebonaukuthisasibekwekahlefuthi simbiwe,nokhulaolwalukusoluqothukile,nezivini ziqhakaza,wajabulakakhulungokunakekelwakwenceku yakhe

15Ebizaindodanayakheayithandayo,futhieyayizoba yindlalifayakhe,nabanganebakheayevameukubonisana nabo;ubatshelalokhoayekuyaleincekuyakheukuba ikwenze,nalokhoincekuyakheeyayikwenzile okwengeziwe;futhingokusheshabayihalaliselaleyonceku, ngokuthiyayisitholeubufakaziobugcwelekangaka enkosiniyayo.

16Wabeesethikubo,Ngempelangithembiselenceku inkululekoyayo,umaigcinaumyaloengiyinikewona; futhiiwugcinile,futhingaphezukwalokhoyenze umsebenziomuhleesivininisami,okungijabulisekakhulu 17Ngakho-ke,ngalomsebenziawenzile,ngizomenza indlalifayamikanyenendodanayami,ngobalaphoebona okuhle,akakunakanga,kodwawakwenza 18LeliceboleNkosilamukelekakokubiliindodanayakhe nabanganebayo,ukuthiincekuyakheibeyindlalifakanye nendodanayakhe

19Ngemvanjekwalokhu,inkosiyomndeniyabiza abanganibayo,yathumelaukudlaokuhlukahlukenekuleyo ncekuesidlwenisayosakusihlwa

20Eseyamukele,wathathaokuningiokwakwaneleyena, wabelaokuseleyoizincekuezikanyenaye

21Kwathisebeyamukele,bathokoza,bafisaukuthiathole umusaomkhuluenkosiniyakhengalokhoayekwenzile kubo

22Inkosiyakheisizwilezonkelezizinto,yaphinde yagcwalainjabuloenkulu;yabizafuthiabanganebayo nendodanayayondawonye,yabatshelalokhoincekuyayo eyayikwenzilengokudlaeyayibathumelelekona

23Ngakho-kebavumelanakakhulunomninindlu;futhi kufaneleenzeleyoncekuibeyindlalifayayokanye nendodanayayo

24Ngathikuye:“Nkosi,angizazilezizifaniso,futhi anginakukuqonda,umaungangichazi”Uthi:

“Ngizakuchaziselakonkeengikukhulumilenawe,noma engikutshengisile.”

25GcinaimiyaleloyeNkosi,uzokwamukelwa,futhi uzobhalwangenanilalaboabagcinaimiyaleloyayoKodwa umangaphandlekwalezozintoiNkosiekuyalile, uzokwengezaokuthileokuhle;uzozithengelaisithunzi esikhulu,futhiubenomusaeNkosinikunalokho obekungafaneleubeyikho.

26Ngakho-keumauzogcinaimiyaleloyeNkosi,futhi wengezelezizikhundlakuzo,uzojabula;kodwa ikakhulukaziumauzoyigcinangokwemiyaleloyami.

27Ngathikuye:“Nkosi,nomayiniongiyalangayo, ngizoyigcina;ngokubangiyaziukuthiuzakubanami” Wathi,“Ngizobanawe,wenaowenzelesisinqumo;futhi ngiyobanabobonkelaboabahlosengendlelaefanayo”

28Lokhukuzilaukudla,kushoyena,ngenkathiugcina nemiyaloyeNkosi,kuhlekakhulu.Ngakho-kekwenze njalongaphambikokubaukugcine

29Okokuqala,ziqaphele,uzigcinekuzozonkeizenzo ezimbi,nakuwowonkeamazwiangcolile,nakuwowonke amasifisoamabi;futhiuhlanzeingqondoyakhokukho konkeubuzebalelizwelamanjeUmaugcinalezizinto, lokhukuzilaukudlakuyobaokulungile.

30Ngakho-keyenzakanjaloUmausuqedileokulotshiwe ngaphambili,ngalolosukuozilangalo,awuyikunambitha luthongaphandlekwesinkwanamanzi;futhiumaubala inanilokudlaovameukukudlangezinyeizinsuku,uzobeka eceleniizindlekoobekufaneleuzikhokhengalolosuku, uzinikeabafelokazi,izintandanenabampofu

31Futhingaleyondlelauzophelelisaukuthotshiswa komphefumulowakho;ukuzelowootholakukhoanelise umphefumulowakhe,futhiumthandazowakheufike eNkosiniuNkulunkulungenxayakho

32Ngakho-keumauzoqedaukuzilakwakhongalendlela, njengobangikuyala,umhlatshelowakhouyokwamukeleka eNkosini,futhiukuzilakwakhokuyobhalwaencwadini yakhe.

33Lesisikhundla,esenziwengalendlela,sihlefuthi siyathandeka,futhisiyamukelekaeNkosiniUmauzigcina lezizintonabantwanabakhokanyenendluyakhoyonke, uzojabula

34Futhinomangubanilaphoezwalezizinto,azenze,naye uyojabula;futhinomayiniabayoyicelaeNkosini bayoyithola

35Ngamncengaukubaangichazeleumfanekisowepulazi, neNkosi,nesivini,nencekueyayibekeisivini;nokhula olwalukhishweesivinini;nendodanayakhenabangane bayoabayisaemkhandlwiniNgokubangiyaqondaukuthi lokhokwakuyimfanekiso.

36Wathikimi:“Unesibindisokucela;ngobaakufanele ucelelutho;ngobaumakufaneleukukutshengisa, uzoluboniswa.”

37Ngaphendulangathi:Nkosi,nomayiniozongibonisa yona,ngaphandlekokungichazelayona,ngizoyibonangeze, umangingaqondiukuthiiyini.Futhiumauzovezanoma yiziphiizifaniso,ungazamiukuzichaza,ngizozizwangeze

38Wangiphendulafuthi,ethi:Nomangubanioyinceku kaNkulunkulu,futhioneNkosienhliziyweniyakhe,ufisa ukuqondangaye,futhiuyakwamukela;futhiuchazazonke izintoezifanayo,futhiuyaqondaamazwieNkosiadinga ukubuzwa.

39Kodwalaboabavilaphayonabaphuzaukuthandaza, bayangabazaukufunaeNkosini;yizeiNkosiinobuhle obungavamilekangaka,kangangokuthiayipheliukubanika konkelaboabacelakuyo

40Ngakho-kewenaoqinisweyilesosithunywa esihloniphekile,futhiowamukeleisiphoesinamandla kangakasomthandazo;njengobaungavilaphi,kungani ungaceliukuqondaeNkosinimanje,futhiukuthole?

41Ngathikuye;njengobangikuphethe,kubalulekileukuthi ngikufunekuwe,futhingikucele;ngokubaungibonisa zonkeizinto,futhiukhulumanamiumaukhona.

42Kodwaumangingabonanomangizwelezizinto ungekho,bengizocelaiNkosiukuthiingibonisezona

43Waphendulawathi,Ngishilongaphambiliukuthi ubunobuqilifuthiunesibindi,ngobaubuzaincazeloyalezi zifanekiso

44Kodwangobausaphikelela,ngizokwembulelalo mfanekisoowufisayo,ukuzeukwazisebonkeabantu

45Ngakho-keyizwani,esho,niqondeIpulazi okukhulunywengalongaphambililimelelaumhlabawonke. INkosiyepulazinguyeowadalafuthiwaqedazonkeizinto, futhiwazinikaamandla

46IndodanayakheinguMoyaoNgcwele:inceku iyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu:isiviningabantuabasindiswayo IzigxoboziyizithunywaezibekwephezukwazoyiNkosi, ukuzezisekeleabantubayo.Ukhulaolusishulwaesivini, yizonoezenziweyizincekuzikaNkulunkulu

47Ukudlaamthumelelakonaesidlwenisakhesakusihlwa, kuyimiyaloayinikaabantubakhengeNdodanayakhe Abanganeababizelaukubonisananaye,yizingelosi ezingcweleazidalakuqala.Ukungabikhokomninindlu, yisikhathiesiselekuzekubesekufikenikwakhe.

48Ngathikuye,Nkosi,zonkelezizintozinhlekakhulu, ziyamangalisa,futhizinhle.Kodwa,ngaqhubeka,mina nomaomunyeumuntungaphandlekwakhe,ngabe ngiziqondilelezizinto?

49Ngakho-kemanje,mnumzane,ngitsheleengikucelayo. Waphendulawathi:“Ngibuzeukuthiufunani.”Ngathi: “KunganiiNdodanakaNkulunkulukulomfanekisoibekwa esikhundlenisenceku?”

50Lalelani,esho;iNdodanakaNkulunkuluayibekwanga esimwenisenceku,kodwaisemandleniamakhulunegunya Ngathikuye,'kanjani,mnumzane?Angikuqondi.'

51Ngoba,wathi,iNdodanayabekaizithunywazayophezu kwalabouBabaabanikelekuye,ukubabagcinengamunye wabo;kodwayenangokwakhewasebenzakakhulu, wahluphekakakhulu,ukuzeasuleiziphambekozabo 52Ngobaakukhosiviniesingambiwangaphandle komsebenziomkhulunobunzima.Ngakho-keesesulile izonozabantubakhe,wabakhombisaizindlelazokuphila, ebanikaumthethoayewutholekuBaba

53Uyabona,kushoyena,ukuthiuyiNkosiyabantubakhe, njengobaetholewonkeamandlakuYiseKodwakungani iNkosiyayisaiNdodanayayoekwelulekeni,mayelana nokwahlukanisaifa,nezingelosiezinhle,lalelamanje.

54LowoMoyaoNgcwele,owadalwakuqala,wabeka emzimbeniuNkulunkuluokufaneleahlalekuwo; okungukuthi,emzimbeniokhethiwe,njengoba kwakubonakalakukuhlekuyeNgakho-kelomzimbalapho uMoyaoNgcwelewangeniswakhona,wakhonzalowo Moya,wahambangokufanelenangokumsulwangesizotha; futhiakazangeawungcoliselowoMoya

55Ngakho-ke,ukubonaumzimbangasosonkeisikhathi ulalelauMoyaoNgcwele,futhiwasebenzakahle nangokuzithibanaye,futhiawuzangeuphelelweamandla nganomayisiphiisikhathi;lowomzimba,njengoba ukhathele,wakhulumangenhliziyoemnene,kodwa wamukelwangamandlakuNkulunkulungoMoyaoNgcwele, wamukelwanguye

56Ngobainkamboeqinilekangakayamjabulisa uNkulunkulu,ngobawayengangcoliswangaemhlabeni, egcinauMoyaoNgcweleNgakho-kewabizaukweluleka iNdodanayakhe,nezingelosiezinhle,ukuthikubenendawo ethileyokumaenikezwelomzimbaowawukhonzeuMoya oNgcwelengaphandlekokusolwa;funakubonakale sengathiulahlekelweumvuzowenkonzoyawo.

57Ngobawonkeumzimbaomsulwauzokwamukela umvuzowawo,otholakalaungenabala,laphouMoya oNgcweleumiselweukuhlalakhona.Ngakho-kemanje usunayoincazeloyalomfanekiso

58Nkosi,ngathi,sengiyaqondamanjeincazeloyakho, njengobangizwilelencazelo.Lalelafuthi,wathi:gcinalo mzimbawakhouhlanzekilefuthiumsulwa,ukuzeuMoya ohlalakuwoufakazengawo,futhiwahlulelweukuthi ubenawe.

59Qaphelafuthiukuthikungafakwaengqondweniyakho ukuthilomzimbauyabhubha,beseuwusebenzisakabi nganomaiyiphiinkanuko.Ngobaumaungcolisaumzimba wakho,uzongcolisanoMoyaoNgcwelengesikhathi esifanayo;futhiumaungcolisauMoyaoNgcwele,ngeke uphile

60Ngathi,Kuthiwaniumalokhungabesekwenzekile ngokungazi,ngaphambikokubaumuntuezwelamazwi; Angayitholakanjaniinsindiso,lowoongcoliseumzimba wakhengalendlela?

61Waphendulawathi,Ngokuphathelenenezenzozabantu zangaphambiliabazenzilengokungazi,uNkulunkulu kuphelaongakwaziukuzilungisa;ngobawonkeamandla angawakhe.

62Kodwamanjeziqaphele;futhinjengobauNkulunkulu enamandlaonkefuthienesihawu,uzokunikaikhambi kulokhoobekukwenzakabingaphambili,umaesikhathini esizayoungangcolisiumzimbanomoyawakho;

63Ngobabangabanganendawonye,futhiomunye akanakungcoliswakodwaomunyeuzobanjalo.Ngakho-ke zigcinezombilizimsulwa,futhiuzophilakuNkulunkulu

ISIFANISO6

1Njengobangangihleliekhaya,ngidumisauNkulunkulu ngazozonkeizintoengangizibonile;futhingangicabanga ngemiyalo,ukuthiyayimihlekakhulu,inkulu,ithembekile, futhiimnandi;futhiyayikwaziukulethaumuntu ensindisweni;ngathingaphakathikimi;Ngizojabulauma ngihambangalemiyalo,futhinomangubaniohambangayo uyophilakuNkulunkulu

2Ngisakhulumakanjengaphakathikwami,ngabonalowo ebengivameukumbonaehlezieduzekwami,wakhuluma kimikanje:

3Ungathandabuzinganingemiyaloyamiengikunikeyona? Mihle,ungangabazi,kodwathembelaeNkosini,futhi uzohambangayoNgobangizokunikaamandla okuyigcwalisa.

4Lemiyaloiwusizokulaboabazophendukaezonweni abazenzilengaphambili;umaesikhathiniesizayobengeke baqhubekekuzo.

5Ngakho-kenomangubaniophendukayo,lahlaniububi bezwelamanje,nembathebonkeubuhlenokulunga,ukuze nikwaziukugcinalemiyalo,ningabenisonakusukela manje

6Ngobaumanizigcinaningenasonokusukelaesikhathini esizayo,niyosusaizonozenueziningizangaphambilini Hambaningemiyaloyami,niyophilakuNkulunkulu:Lezi zintongizikhulumilekini.

7Eseshilolokhu,wanezela:“Masiyeendle, ngizokukhombisaabelusibezimvu”Ngaphendulangathi, “Mnumzane,masihambe.”

8Safikaensiminiethile,wangibonisalaphoumalusi osemusha,egqokekahle,enezingubozakheezinombala onsomi.Walusaimihlambiemikhulu;nezimvuzakhe zazigcweleinjabulo,nenjabuloenkulunenjabulo;futhi zazigxumagxuma,zigijimalaphanalaphaya

9Umalusiwanelisekakakhulungomhlambiwakhe;ubuso balowomalusibabujabule,bugijimabukhuphukaphakathi komhlambiwakhe

10Ingelosiyathikimi,Uyambonalomalusi?Ngaphendula, mnumzane,ngiyambonaYathikimi,louyisithunywa senjabulonenjabuloNgakho-kewonakalisaizingqondo zezincekuzikaNkulunkulu,futhiazisuseeqinisweni, ezijabulisangezinjabuloeziningi,besezibhubha

11NgobabayakhohlwaimiyalokaNkulunkuluophilayo, futhibaphilangokunethezekanasezinjabulwenieziyize, futhibonakaliswayingelosiembi,abanyebabobazebafe; kantiabanyebazebaphambuke.

12Ngaphendulangathi;Angiqondiukuthiushoukuthini, ngokuthiukufa,nokuwaLalela,kushoyena;zonkelezi zimvuozibonilezijabulekakhulu,yilezoeziyezasuka kuNkulunkuluphakade,futhizazinikelaezinkanukweni zalesisikhathisamanje

13Ngakho-kekulabaakukhoukubuyelaekuphileni, ngokuphenduka,ngobabangezelokhukwezinyeizono zabo,ukuthibahlambalazeigamaleNkosiLoluhlobo lwabantulumiselweukufa

14Kodwalezozimvuowazibonazingagxumi,kodwazidla endawenieyodwa,yizoezizinikeleenjabulweni nasezinjabulweningezenzo;kodwaazikhulumangalutho olubingokumeleneneNkosi

15Ngakho-kelababawileeqinisweni,ngakho-ke basenethembaelibekelwebonangokuphenduka.Ngoba ukukhubekaokunjalokusaseleithembalokuvuselelwa; kodwalaboabafileyobanyamalelephakade

16Saphindesaqhubekelaphambilikancane;wangibonisa umalusiomkhulu,owayenomuntuwasemaphandleni, egqokeisikhumbasembuziesimhlophe,ephethe isikhwamasakheehlombelakhe,esandlenisakheephethe indukuegcweleamafindo,futhieqinilekakhulu,neswebhu kwesinyeisandlasakhe;futhiubusobakhebabulukhuni futhibuhlungu;okwakwaneleukwesabisaumuntu; wayebukekakanjalo

17Wathathakulowomalusiosemncaneizimvuezaziphila ngokuzijabulisa,kodwaakazangeagxumephezulu naphansi;wazixoshaendaweniethileenamadwala amakhuluegcweleamevanamakhakhasi,kangangokuthi azikwazangaukuzikhululakuzo.

18Kodwabebanjweyibo,bedlaamevanamakhakhasi, bahlushwakakhulungokushaywakwakhe.Ngoba wayesabaqhuba,futhiakabanikangandawonomaisikhathi sokuma

19Ngakho-kelaphongibabonabeshaywakabuhlungufuthi behlushwa,ngabalusizingabo;ngobababehlushwa kakhulu,futhibabengenakhoukuphumula

20Ngathikumelusiowayenami:Nkosi,ngubanilomalusi ononyanongenamusa,ongenazwelangalezizimvu? Waphendulawathi:Lomalusiungomunyewezingelosi ezingcwelengempela,kodwaumiselweukujezisaizoni. 21Ngakho-kebakhululiwekuyelaboabaphambukile kuNkulunkulu,bakhonzaizinkanukonezinjabulozaleli zwe.Ngenxayalokhuubajezisayilowonalowo ngokwezinhluphekozakhe,ngobuhlunguobukhulu nobukhuluobuhlukahlukene

22Nkosi,ngathi,bengingazi,ukuthihlobolunilobuhlungu umuntungamunyeabhekananabo?Lalela,kushoyena; Ubuhlungunokuhluphekaokuninganayilokhoabantu ababhekananakhonsukuzonkeekuphilenikwabo kwamanjeAbanyebalahlekelwa;abanyeubumpofu; abanyeizifoezahlukahlukeneAbanyeabazinzile;abanye bahlushwaukulimalayilaboabangafaneleki;abanye bawelangaphansikwezinyeizilingoezininginezinkinga 23Ngobaabaningiabaneceboelingazinzilebahloseizinto eziningi,kodwaazibasizingalutho;futhibathi abaphumeleliemisebenziniyabo

24Abakhumbulilokhoabakwenzilekabi,futhi bakhonondangeNkosiNgakho-kelaphosebebhekenenazo zonkeizinhlobozokukhathazekanobunzima,khona-ke banikelwakimiukuzengibafundiseokuhle,futhi baqinisweokholwenilweNkosi,futhibakhonzeiNkosi zonkeizinsukuzaboeziselengengqondoemsulwa

25Futhiumabeqalaukuphendukaezonwenizabo,bese bekhumbulaimisebenziyaboabayenzilekabi,futhibanike uNkulunkuluudumo,bethi,UnguMahluleliolungileyo, futhibafanelweyizozonkeizintongokwezenzozabo.

26Khona-ke,ngenxayalokhookuseleekuphilenikwabo, bakhonzauNkulunkulungengqondoehlanzekile;futhi baphumelelakuyoyonkeimisebenziyabo,futhibathole eNkosininomayiniabayifisayo

27BesebebongaiNkosingokuthibanikelwekimi;futhi abasabekezelelaunya.

28Ngathikuye:“Nkosi,ngiyakuncengaukuthi usangiboniseintoeyodwamanje”Wathi,“Ucelani?” Ngathikuye:Ingabelaboabasukaekwesabeni uNkulunkulu,bahlushwaisikhathiesifanayonjengoba bejabulelainjabuloyaboyamanganezinjabulo?”

Wangiphendula:“Bahlushwangesikhathiesifanayo.”

29Ngathikuye;Ngakho-kebahlushwakancane;kantilabo abajabulelainjabuloyabobazebakhohlweuNkulunkulu, kufanelebabhekanenesijezisoesiphindwekasikhombisa.

30Wangiphendulawathi:Uyisiwula,futhiawuqondi ukuthilesisijezisosisebenzakanjaniNgathikuye:Nkosi, ukubebengikuqonda,bengingekengifiseukuthiungitshele.

31Lalelani,kushoyena,futhinifundeukuthiamandlaakho kokubiliayini,kokubiliinjabulokanyenesijezisoIhora lenjabuloliphelangaphakathikwesikhalasalo;kodwa ihoraelilodwalesijezisolinamandlaezinsuku ezingamashumiamathathuNgakho-kenomangubani ojabulelainjabuloyakheengamangangosukuolulodwa,

beseehlushwausukuolulodwa;lolosukuolulodwa lwesijezisolulingananesikhalasonyakawonke.

32Bhekaukuthizingakiizinsukuumuntuaphishekela izinjabulozakhe,iminyakaeminingikangakaajeziswa ngayo.Ngakho-keuyabonaukuthiisikhathisokuzijabulisa emhlabenisifushane;kodwaesobuhlungunezinhlupheko siningikakhulu

33Ngaphendulangathi;Nkosi,njengobangingaziqondi nhlobolezizikhathizenjabulonobuhlungu; Ngiyakuncengaukuthiuzichazengokucacilengabo Wangiphendula,wathi:Ubuwulabakhobusakunamathela.

34Akungconoyiniukuhlanzaingqondoyakho,ukhonze uNkulunkulu?Qaphela,funalaphoisikhathisakho sesifikile,ufunyanweungehlakaniphile.Ngakho-keyizwa, njengobauthanda,ukuzeuqondekalula

35Lowoozinikelangosukuolulodwaezinjabulwenizakhe nasezinjabulwenizakhe,futhienzenomayini umphefumulowakheoyifisayo,ugcweleubuwula obukhulu,futhiakaqondiakwenzayo,kodwausuku olulandelayouyakhohlwalokhoakwenzilengayizolo.

36Ngobainjabulonenjabuloyezweakukhunjulwa,ngenxa yobuwulaobukuyoKodwalaphoubuhlungu nokuhluphekakwehlelaumuntungosuku,empeleni ukhathazekaunyakawonkengemvakwalokho;ngoba isijezisosakhesihlalasiqinileenkumbulweniyakhe

37Ngakho-keuyakukhumbulangosiziunyakawonke;bese ekhumbulainjabuloyakheeyizekanyenokuthokoza,futhi aqondeukuthingenxayalokhowajeziswa

38Ngakho-kenomangubaniozinikeleezinjabulweni ezinjalo,uyajeziswakanjalo;ngobalaphoesephile, wazinikelaekufeni.

39Ngathikuye:Nkosi,yiziphiizinjabuloezilimazayo? Waphendulawathi:Lokhokuyinjabuloyawowonke umuntuakwenzayongokuzithandela.

40Ngobaumuntuothukuthele,eneliseinkanukoyakhe, ubonainjabulokuyo;kanjalonesiphinginesidakwa; umnyundelinomqambimanga;umuntuohahayo nomphangi;futhinomaubaniowenzanomayiniefana nalezi,ngobaelandelaisimosakheesibi,uthola ukwanelisekangokukwenza

41Zonkelezizinjabulonezinjabuloziyalimaza ezincekwinizikaNkulunkuluNgenxayalezizinto ziyahlushwafuthiziyajeziswa.

42Kukhonafuthiinjabuloelethainsindisokubantu Kwabaningi,laphobenzaokuhle,bayakujabulela,futhi bakhangwayizintoezikujabulisayo.

43ManjelenjabuloinenzuzoezincekwinizikaNkulunkulu, futhiilethaukuphilakubantuabanjalo;kodwalezonjabulo ezilimazayo,esezishiwongaphambilini,ziletha ukuhluphekakanyenesijeziso

44Futhinomangubaniohlalakuzo,futhiangaphenduki kulokhoakwenzile,uyozibangelaukufa.

ISIFANISO7

1Ngemvakwezinsukuezimbalwangabonalowomuntu owayekhulumanamingaphambili,ensiminiefanayo,lapho ngangibonekhonalabobelusi.Wathikimi:“Ufunani?”

2Nkosi,ngathi,ngizeukuzoncengaukuthiuyaleumalusi, ongumfundisiwesijeziso,ukubaaphumeendliniyami, ngobaungihluphakakhulu.

3Waphendulawathi:“Kudingekileukubaubekezelele ubunzimanokuhlupheka;ngokubaingelosienhleiyale kanjalongawe,ngobaizokuvivinya.”

4Nkosi,ngathi:Ngingonecalalinielikhulukangaka, ukuzenginikelwekulesisithunywa?Lalela,wathi:Unecala lezonoeziningingempela,kodwaaziziningikangako ukuthiunikelwekulesisithunywa

5Kodwaindluyakhoyenzeizonoeziningineziphambeko, ngakho-kelesosithunywaesihlesidabukilengezenzozaso sayalaukuthiuzweubuhlunguokwesikhashana;ukuze bobabilibaphendukekulokhoabakwenzile,futhi bazihlanzekuzozonkeizinkanukozalesisimisosamanje 6Ngakho-kelaphosebephendukile,bahlanjululwe,khonakelesosithunywaesimiselweisijezisosakhosiyakusuka. 7Ngathikuye;Nkosi,umabeziphathengendlelayokuthi bathukutheliseleyongelosienhle,kodwangenzenimina?

Waphendulawathi:Ngekebahlushwengenyeindlela, ngaphandlekokuthiwena,oyinhlokoyomndeni,uhlupheke 8Ngobanomayiniozoyihlupheka,kumelebayizwe; kodwaumanjeuzohlalauqinile,ngekebezwenoma yikuphiukukhathazeka

9Ngaphendulangathi;Kodwa,mnumzane,bhekanabo manjebaphendukangezinhliziyozabozonke.Ngiyazi, kushoyena,ukuthibaphendukangezinhliziyozabozonke; kodwa-keucabangaukuthiiziphambekozabo abaphendukayoziyasulwangokushesha?

10Cha,azikhookwamanje;kodwalowoophendukayo kufaneleahlupheumphefumulowakhefuthiazibonakalise ethobekilekuzozonkeizindabazakhe,futhiabhekane nokuhluphekaokuninginokuhlukahlukene

11Futhilaphoesehluphekengakhokonkeokwakumiselwe yena;mhlawumbelowoowamenza,nowadalazonke ezinyeizinto,uzoshukunyiswaisihawukuye,futhiamnike ikhambi;futhiikakhulukaziumaebonainhliziyoyakhe, ephendukayo,ukuthiimsulwakuyoyonkeimisebenzi emibi

12Kodwaokwamanjekukuhlekuwe,nasendliniyakho, ukubalusizi;futhikudingekileukuthiubekezeleleusizi olukhulu,njengobaingelosiyeNkosieyakunginikela, iyalile

13KunalokhobonganiiNkosi,ngobayazi okwakuzokwenzeka,yakubonakufaneleukuthiikubikezele ukuthiubunzimabuzokwehlela,wenaongakwazi ukubuthwala

14Ngathikuye:Nkosi,yibanaminawe,futhi ngizobhekanakalulananomayiluphiusizi.Wathi,ngizoba nawe;futhingizoncengaisithunywaesibekwephezu kwesijezisosakho,ukuthisinciphiseukuhluphekakwaso kuwe.

15Futhingaphezukwalokhouzohluphekaisikhashananje; beseubuyiselwaesimwenisakhosangaphambili;qhubeka ngokuthobekakwengqondoyakho.

16LalelaiNkosingenhliziyoehlanzekile;wena,nendlu yakho,nabantwanabakho;futhiuhambengemiyalo engikunikeyona;khona-keukuphendukakwakhokungaba okuqinilenokumsulwa

17Futhiumauzigcinalezizintoendliniyakho,izinkinga zakhozizosukakuwe.

18Futhikonkeukukhathazekakuyosukangendlela efanayokubobonkelabo,nomangubaniohambangale miyalo.

ISIFANISO8

1Wangibonisafuthiindawoephansieyayimbozeamasimu nezintaba,laphobonkeababizwangegamaleNkosibabeza khonangaphansikomthunziwayo.

2Futhieduzekwalowomhlangakwakumiingelosi yeNkosiephakemekakhulufuthiephakeme;yanquma amagatshakulowomhlangangengwegweenkulu;futhi yelulaisandlakubantuababengaphansikomthunziwalowo mhlanga,cisheubudeobungangefidielilodwa

3Kwathilaphobonkesebezithathile,wabekaeceleni igwegwelakhe,umuthiwaqhubekauphelele,njengoba ngangiwubonilengaphambiliNgamangala,futhingazindla ngaphakathikimi.

4Khona-kelowomalusiwathikimi;Ungamangaliukuthi lowomuthiuhlalauphelele,naphezukokuthiamagatsha amaningikangakaanqunyiwekuwo,kodwahlala isikhashana,ngobamanjeuzoboniswaukuthiishoukuthini leyongelosi,eyanikaabantulezozinduku

5Ngakhowaphindawafunaizindukukubo,futhingendlela efanayonaleyowonkeumuntuayezitholilengayo, wabizwakuye,wabuyiselaindukuyakhe;okwathilapho eseyitholile,wayihlola.

6Kwabanyewawamukelaomilefuthiobolile,futhi njengobaayethintwayinundu;lawowayalaukuba ahlukaniswenabanyefuthiabekwewodwa.Abanye banikelangezindukuzabozomilengempela,kodwa abazangebathintweyinundu:nawowayalaukubaabekwe wodwa

7Ezinyezanikelangezindukuzazozomileingxenye;lezi nazozahlukaniswa;ezinyezanikelangezindukuzazo zomileingxenyefuthizaqhekeka;lezinazozabekwa zodwa;ezinyezalethaizindukuzazozomileingxenyekanti ezinyeziluhlazaingxenye,futhilezizabekwazodwa ngendlelaefanayo.

8Abanyebalethaizindukuzaboizingxenyeezimbili eziluhlaza,kantieyesithathueyomile;nazozahlukaniswa; abanyebalethaizindukuzaboizingxenyeezimbiliezomile, neyesithathueluhlaza;nazozabekwazodwa

9Abanyebanikelangezindukuzaboezomilekancane, (ngobazazincanekakhulu,okungukuthi,izihlokozazo zomile)kodwazazinezimfa,futhilezizazibekwengendlela efanayozodwa.Ezindukuzabanyekwakukhonaokuluhlaza okuncane,kantiezinyezomile;lezizazibekwazodwa 10Abanyebeza,balethaizindukuzaboeziluhlaza njengobababezamukele,futhiiningilabantulaletha izindukuzabokanjalo;futhiisithunywasajabulakakhulu ngazo,futhinazozahlukaniswazodwa

11Abanyebalethaizindukuzabohhayieziluhlazakuphela, kodwaezigcweleamagatsha;futhilezizabekwaeceleni, zamukelwayingelosingenjabuloenkuluAbanyebaletha izindukuzaboeziluhlazangamagatsha,kanyenalezo ezinezithelokuzo

12Laboababenezindukuezinjalo,babejabulekakhulu; futhiingelosingokwayoyazijabulelakakhulu;nomalusi owayeminamiwayengajabulekangakongazo

13IngelosikaJehovayayalaukubakulethweimiqhele; kwalethwaimiqheleeyenziwengamasundu;ingelosi yabekaimiqhelekulawomadodaatholekuwoamagatsha amashaanezithelo;yayalaukubaangeneembhoshongweni 14Wathumelanalaboembhoshongweni,laphowathola khonaamagatshaangenazithelo,ebabekauphawuNgoba

babenenguboefanayo,okungukuthi,emhlophenjengeqhwa; abayalangayoukubabangeneembhoshongweni.Wenza kanjalokulaboababuyiselaizindukuzaboeziluhlaza njengobaayezamukele;wabanikainguboemhlophe, wabathumelakanjaloukubabangeneembhoshongweni. 15Esekwenzilelokhu,wathikumelusiowayenami, “Ngiyahamba;kodwathumelalabangaphakathi kwezindonga,yilowonalowoayeendaweniokufanele ukuhlalakuyo;qalauhloleizindukuzabo,kodwauzihlole ngokucophelelaukuzekungabikhomuntuokukhohlisayo Kodwaumakukhonaophunyukayokuwe,ngizomlingaealtare”Eseshilolokhukumelusi,wahamba

16Ngemvakokubaesehambile,umalusiwathikimi: Masithatheizindukukuzo,sizitshale;umakungenzeka ziphindezikhulezibeluhlazaNgathikuye:Nkosi,lezo zindukuezomilezingaphindezikhulezibeluhlazakanjani?

17Wangiphendulawathi:Lowomuthiungumhlengethwa, futhiuhlalauthandaukuphilaNgakho-keumalezizinduku zingatshalwa,zitholeumswakamaomncane,eziningizazo zizolulama.

18Ngakho-kengizozama,futhingizothelaamanziphezu kwabo,futhiumakukhonakuboongaphila,ngizojabula naye;kodwaumakungenjalo,okungenaningalendlela ngizotholakalangingayinakangaingxenyeyami 19Wabeesengiyalaukubangibabize;bonkebezakuye, ngamunyeendaweniayemikuyo,bamnikaizindukuzabo; okwathiesezamukele,wazitshalangayinyengokwezigaba zayoezahlukene

20Ngemvakokubaesezitshalilezonke,wazithelaamanzi amaningi,kangangokuthizambozwangamanzi,futhi azizangezibonakalengaphezukwazo.Ngemvakwalokho, laphoesezinisele,wathikimi:Masihambe,futhingemva kwesikhashanasizobuyasizivakashele

21Ngobalowoowadalalesisihlahla,wayezobenzabaphile bonkelaboabatholaizindukukuso.Futhingithembaukuthi manjenjengobalezizindukuziniselwakanjalo,eziningi zazozitholaemanzini,zizolulama.

22Ngathikuye,Nkosi,ngitsheleukuthilomuthiusho ukuthini?Ngobangimangazwekakhuluukuthingemva kokubaamagatshaamaningikangakaenqunyiwe, usabonakalausaphelele;futhiakukholuthoolubonakala lusasele,okungimangazakakhulu

23Waphendulawathi,“Lalelani.Lomuthiomkhulu ombozaamathafanezintaba,nomhlabawonke, ungumthethokaNkulunkulu,osakazwaemhlabeniwonke” 24ManjelomthethouyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu, eshunyayelwakuwowonkeumhlabaAbantuabame ngaphansikomthunziwawo,yilaboabazwileintshumayelo yakhe,futhibakholwa.

25Ingelosienkulunehloniphekileoyibonile yayinguMikayeli,onamandlaphezukwabantubakhe,futhi obabusayo.Ngobautshaleumthethoezinhliziywenizalabo abakholwayo;ngakho-keuyabavakashelalaboabanike umthetho,ukuzeaboneukuthibawugcinileyini

26Futhiuhlolaindukuyomuntungamunye;futhikulabo, abaningiababuthakathaka:ngobalezozinduku zingumthethoweNkosiKhona-keuyababonabonkelabo abangawugcinangaumthetho,aziindawoyabobonke.

27Ngathikuye,Nkosi,kunganiethumeleabanye embhoshongweni,washiyaabanyelaphakuwe? Waphendulawathi,laboabaphuleumthetho,abawuthole kuye,bashiyweemandleniami,ukuzebaphenduke

ezonwenizabo:kodwalaboabagcwalisaumthethofuthi bawugcina,bangaphansikwamandlaakhe.

28Kodwa-ke,ngathi,bangobanilaboabangena embhoshongwenibethwesweumqhele?Waphendulawathi bonkelaboabalwenodeveli,bamnqobile,bathweswe umqhele;futhiyibolabo,abayebahluphekangezinto ezinzima,ukuzebagcineumthetho

29Kodwalaboabashiyaizindukuzaboziluhlaza,futhi zinamagatshaamasha,kodwazingenazithelo,babekezelele ubunzimangenxayomthethoofanayo,kodwaabazange bafe;futhiabazangebaphikeumthethowaboongcwele.

30Laboabanikelangezindukuzaboeziluhlazanjengoba babezamukela,yilaboababethobekilefuthibelungile,futhi abayebaphilangengqondoemsulwakakhulu,futhibagcina imiyalelokaNkulunkulu

31Okunyeozakwazi,laphosengizibhekilelezozinduku engizitshalilefuthingazinisela.

32Ngemvakwezinsukuezimbalwasabuya,futhiendaweni efanayokwakumileyongelosiekhazimulayo,futhingama eduzekwayo,Yabeisithikimi:Bhincaithawula, ungikhonze

33Ngazibophangethawulaelihlanzekile,elenziwe ngendwangueqinile.Kwathilaphoengibonangigqoke futhingilungeleukumkhonza,wathi:Bizalabobantu abamisweizindukuzabo,yilowonalowongokwesigaba sakhenjengobaebanike.

34Wangiyisaensimini,ngababizabonke,bonkebama bemingomumongokwezigabazaboezahlukeneWabe esethikubo;yilowonalowomakathatheindukuyakhe, ayilethekimiBaqalangokulethaeyabo,eyayinenduku eyomilefuthiibolile.

35Futhilaboababenezindukuezisaqhubeka,wayalaukuba bamebodwaBasebefikalaboababenezindukuezomile kodwazingabolile.Abanyebabobalethangezindukuzabo eziluhlaza;abanyebomilefuthibabolile,njengokungathi bathintweyinundu

36Laboababebanikauhlaza,wabayalaukubabamebodwa; kodwalaboababenezindukuezomilenezibolile,wababeka ecelenikohlobolokuqalaKwasekufikalabo ababenezindukuezomilenengxenye,futhiziqhekekile: abaningibabobayekaizindukuzaboeziluhlaza,futhi zingasasebenzi

37Abanyebazilethaziluhlazangamagatsha,nezithelo emagatsheni,njengalaboababengenaenqabeniAbanye bazilethazomile,kodwazingabolile;kantiabanye bazinikelanjengobazazinjalongaphambili,zomilekancane, futhiziqhekekile

38Wayalaukubabonkelababahlukane;abanyebodwa, abanyengokwezigabazabo.

39Kwabesekufikalezoezazinezindukueziluhlaza,kodwa ziqhekekileLezizazikhululaizindukuzazoziluhlaza zonke,futhizemangokulandelanakwazo.Umalusi wajabulangazo,ngobazonkezazishintshile,futhi zikhululekileezindongenizazo

40Basebenikelangezindukuzabo,ezazinengxenye eluhlazanengxenyeyomileEzinyezazozatholakala ziluhlazangokuphelele,ezinyeingxenyeyomile;ezinye ziluhlaza,zinamahlumelaamasha.Bonkelababathunyelwa kude,yilowonalowoendaweniyakheefanele

41Basebenikelangezindukuzabo,ezazinazongaphambili zibeziluhlaza,kantieyesithathuyomile.Eziningizazo zanikelangezindukuzazoeziluhlaza;eziningizomile

ingxenye;ezinyezomilekodwazingabolileNgakholezi zathunyelwa,ngayinyeendaweniyayoefanele.

42Kwasekufikalaboababenezintizaboezimbiliezomile kanyenezintathueziluhlaza;abaningibabobalethaizinti zaboingxenyeyomile,ezinyeezomilenezibolile;ezinye ingxenyeyomileneziqhekekile;kodwaezimbalwa eziluhlazaBonkelabababekwayilowonalowoesigabeni sakhe.

43Basebefakaizindukuzabo,okwakukhonakuzo okuluhlazaokuncane,kantiezinyezomileIzindukuzabo eziningizaziluhlaza,zinamagatshaamancane,zinezithelo phezukwazo,kantiezinyezaziluhlazangokuphelele

44Umalusiebonaleziwajabulakakhulu,ngoba wayezitholilezinjalo;nazozahambangendlelayazo efanele

45Manjengemvakokuhlolazonkeizindukuzabo,wathi kimingikutshelileukuthilomuthiuthandaukuphila: uyabonaukuthibangakiabaphendukile,futhibafinyelele ensindisweniMnumzane,ngathi,ngiyakubona

46Ukuzenazi,kushoyena,ukuthiubuhlenomusa weNkosimkhulu,futhikufaneleuhlonishwe;owanikeza umoyawakhekulaboabatholakalebefaneleukuphenduka 47Ngaphendulangathi,Nkosi,kunganibonke bengaphendukanga?Waphendulawathi,LaboiNkosi eyayibabonekusengaphambiliukuthibazobamsulwa, nokuthibazomkhonzangayoyonkeinhliziyoyabo, wabanikaukuphenduka

48Kodwakulaboababonaukukhohlisanobubibabo,futhi waqondaukuthibabengekebabuyelekuyengeqiniso;kubo wenqabanomayikuphiukubuyelaekuphendukeni,funa baphindebahlambalazeumthethowakhengamazwiamabi. 49Ngathikuye;Manje,Nkosi,ngaziseukuthiiyiniindawo yabobonkelaboabadeleizindukuzabo,nokuthiisabelo sabosingakanani;ukuzekuthilaphobengazangebalugcine lonkeuphawulwabo,kodwabaluchitheuphawu abalutholile,bezwefuthibakholwelezizinto,bavume izenzozaboezimbifuthibaphenduke;

50Futhiumasemukelafuthiuphawulwabokuwe,dumisa uNkulunkulu,ngobawabanesihawukubo,wakuthumela ukubauvuseleleimimoyayabo

51Lalelani,kushoyena:laboizindukuzaboezitholakale zomilefuthizibolile,futhisengathizithintweyinundu; bangabahlubukinabakhaphelibebandla.

52Labokanyenezinyeizenzozaboezimbi,nabo bahlambalazeiNkosi,futhibaphikaigamalayo ababelibizile.Ngakho-kebonkelababafilekuNkulunkulu: futhiuyabonaukuthiakekhokuboophendukile,yize bezwileimiyaloyamiobanikeyonaNgakho-keukuphila kukudekakhulukulababantu.

53Labofuthiabayekeizindukuzabozomile,kodwa zingabolanga,abazangebabekudenaboNgoba bebeyizintozamanga,futhibalethaizimfundisoezimbi; futhibaphambukiseizincekuzikaNkulunkulu:kodwa ikakhulukazilaboabonile;bengabavumeliukubababuyele ekuphendukeni,kodwabezivimbelangezimfundisozabo zamanga

54Ngakho-kelababanethemba;futhiuyabonaukuthi abaningibabobaphendukile,kusukelangesikhathi owabekangasoimiyaleloyamiphambikwabo;futhi abaningibasazophendukaKodwalaboabangaphenduki bayolahlekelwakokubiliukuphendukanokuphila.

55Kodwalaboabaphendukile,indawoyaboisiqalile ukubangaphakathikwezindongazokuqala,futhiabanye babobazebangenangishonasembhoshongweni.Ngakhoke,kushoyena,uyabonaukuthiekuphendukenikwezoni kukhonaukuphila;kodwakulaboabangaphenduki,ukufa kuyalungiselelwa

56Manjelalelaningalaboabanikelangezindukuzabo ezomileingxenyefuthizigcweleimifantu.Laboizinduku zaboezazimileingxenyekuphela,bangabaza;ngoba abaphilifuthiabafile

57Kodwalaboabalethangezindukuzabo,hhayinje kuphelaezomilekodwafuthiezigcweleimifantu, bangabazayofuthibakhulumakabi;abasusalabo abangekho,futhiabangakazebabenokuthulaphakathi kwabo,futhiabanomonangomunyenomunye

58Kodwalabofuthibaphenduka;ngobauyabonaukuthi abanyebalababaphendukile.

59Manjebonkelabobaloluhloboabaphenduke ngokushesha,bayobanendawoembhoshongweni;kodwa laboabayebaphuzakakhuluekuphendukenikwabo, bayohlalangaphakathikwezindonga;kodwalaboabangeke baphenduke,kodwabaqhubekenokwenzakwabookubi, bayokufaukufa.

60Ngokuphathelenenalaboababenezindukuzabo eziluhlaza,kodwaziqhekekile;bangabantuababehlala bethembekilefuthibelungile,kodwababenomona nokuxabanaphakathikwabomayelananesithunzi nobukhulu

61Manjebonkeabanjalobayizefuthiabanakuqonda, njengobabephikisanangalezizinto

62Nomakunjalo,njengobabelungilengenyeindlela,uma bezozwalemiyalobezozilungisa,futhingokuncenga kwamibaphendukengokuzumayo;ekugcinenibazohlala embhoshongweni,njengalaboabaphendukengeqiniso nangokufanele.

63Kodwaumanomaubaniephindelaekuphikisaneni kwakhe;uzovalelwangaphandlekombhoshongo,futhi uzolahlekelwayimpiloyakhe.Ngobaimpiloyalabo abagcinaimiyaleloyeNkosiixhomekeekwenzenilokho abakuyalezwayo;hhayingokubusa,nomanganomayisiphi esinyeisithunzi

64Ngobangokubekezelanangokuthobekakwengqondo, abantubayotholaukuphila;kodwangokuvukelaumbuso nokwedelelaumthetho,bayozithengelaukufa

65Laboababenengxenyeeyomilenengxenyeeluhlaza, yilaboabahilelekeezindabenieziningizomhlaba,futhi abangahlangenenabangcweleNgenxayalokhoingxenye yaboiyaphila,kantiingxenyeifile

66Ngakho-keabaningibalabaselokhubezwaimiyalo yami,baphenduka,baqalaukuhlalaembhoshongweni Kodwaabanyebabobawilengokuphelele;kulaba akusekhondawoyokuphenduka.

67Ngobangenxayezintshisekelozabozamanje, bahlambalazefuthibaphikauNkulunkulu:futhingenxa yalobububibalahlekelweukuphila.Futhikulabaabaningi basabaza;lababangasebabuye;futhiumabephenduka ngokushesha,bayobanendawoembhoshongweni;kodwa umabezophuzakakhulu,bayohlalangaphakathi kwezindonga;kodwaumabengekebaphenduke,bayokufa 68Ngokuqondenenalaboababenezingxenyeezimbili zezindukuzaboeziluhlaza,kantieyesithathuyomile;baye baphikaiNkosingezindlelaeziningiKulaboabaningi

baphenduke,batholaindawoembhoshongweni:futhi abaningibasukengokuphelelekuNkulunkulu.Laba balahlekelweukuphilakwabongokuphelele.

69Futhiabanyebesesimwenisokungabaza,bavuse ukungezwani:lababangasebabuye,umabephenduka ngokuzumayofuthibangaqhubekinezinkanukozabo; kodwaumabeqhubekanokwenzaokubibayokufa 70Laboabanikelangezindukuzaboizingxenyeezimbili ezomile,kantiezinyeeziluhlaza;yilaboababethembekile ngempela,kodwabonkebecebilefuthibegcweleizinto ezinhle;futhingenxayalokhobafisaukubanodumo phakathikwabezizweabangaphandle,futhingalokho bawelaekuziqhenyeniokukhulu,futhibaqalaukugxila ezindabenieziphakeme,nokushiyaiqiniso.

71Futhiabazangebazihlanganisenabangcwele,kodwa baphilanabezizwe;futhilokhukuphilakwabonakala kujabulisakakhulukubo.Nokhoabazangebasuke kuNkulunkulu,kodwabaqhubekaekukholweni;kodwa abazangebenzeimisebenziyokholo

72Ngakho-keabaningibalababaphendukile,baqala ukuhlalaembhoshongweniKodwaabanyeabasaphila phakathikwabantubezizwe,futhibephakanyisiwengezinto zabozokuzidela,bawangokuphelelekuNkulunkulu, balandelaimisebenzinobubibezizweNgakho-kelolu hlobolwabantulubalwaphakathikwabantuabangabazi eVangelini.

73Abanyebalababaqalaukungabazaezingqondwenizabo; bephelelwayithembangenxayezenzozaboezimbiukuze bafinyeleleensindisweni:Abanyebenziwabangabaza kanjalo,bavusanokungezwani

74Ngakho-kekulaba,nakulaboabathingenxayezenzo zabobangabaza,kusekhonaithembalokubuya;kodwa kumelebaphendukengokushesha,ukuzeindawoyaboibe sembhoshongweni.Kodwalaboabangaphenduki,kodwa beqhubekanokuzijabulisakwabo,baseduzenokufa.

75Ngokuphathelenenalaboababenikelangezindukuzabo eziluhlaza,ngaphandlekweziqongozabo,ezazingomile kuphela,futhizinemifantu;labababehlalabelungile, bethembekile,futhibeqothophambikukaNkulunkulu: nokhobonakancane,ngenxayezinjabulozaboeziyize nemicabangoengeluthoababenayongaphakathikubo 76Ngakho-keabaningibabolaphobezwaamazwiami, baphendukangokushesha,baqalaukuhlala embhoshongweniNomakunjaloabanyebaba nokungabaza,kantiabanyeezingqondwenizabo zokungabazabanezelaukungezwani.Ngakho-kekulaba kusenethembalokubuyela,ngobababehlalabelungile; kodwangekebashukunyiswekanzima

77Ngokuqondenenalabo,okokugcina,abanikela ngezindukuzabozomile,ngaphandlekweziqongozabo kuphela,ezaziluhlazazodwa:yilaboabakholwengempela kuNkulunkulu,kodwabaphilaebubini;kodwabengasuki kuNkulunkulu:behlalebephetheigamaleNkosi ngokuzithandela;futhibemukelakalulaezindlinizabo izincekuzikaNkulunkulu.

78Ngakho-kebezwalezizintobaphenduka,baphenduka ngaphandlekokulibala,baphilangokulungakonkeAbanye babobafa;abanyebabhekananezilingoeziningikalula, bekhumbulaizenzozaboezimbi

79Kwathieseqedileukuchazazonkeizindukuzakhe,wathi kimi,Hamba,utshelebonkeabantuukuthibaphenduke, baphilekuNkulunkulu:ngobaiNkosi,ishukunyiswe

ngesihawuesikhulu,ingithumileukubangishumayele ukuphendukakubobonke.

80Ngishonakulaboabangafaneleukutholainsindiso ngenxayezenzozaboezimbiKodwaiNkosiizobekezela, futhiigcineisimemoesenziwayiNdodanayayo.

81Ngathikuye,Nkosi,ngithembaukuthibonkelapho bezwalezizinto,bazophendukaNgobangithembaukuthi wonkeumuntuovumaamacalaakhe,futhiesabaiNkosi, uzobuyelaekuphendukeni

82Wathikimi,Nomangubanioyophendukangezinhliziyo zakhezonke,azihlanzekuzozonkeizintoezimbi engizikhulumilengaphambili,futhiangangezilutho ezonwenizakhe,uyotholaeNkosiniikhambilobubibakhe bangaphambili,umaengekeangabazelemiyalo,futhi aphileleuNkulunkulu

83Kodwalaboabazoqhubekanokwengeza eziphambekwenizabo,futhibesaqhubekanokuxoxa nezinkanukozezwelamanje,bazozigwebelaukufaKodwa hambangalemiyalo,futhinomangubaniohambangayo, futhiayisebenzisekahle,uyophilakuNkulunkulu.

84Esengitshengisilezonkelezizinto,wathi; Ngizokukhombisaokunyeezinsukwiniezimbalwa

ISIFANISO9

1Ngemvakokubasengibhaleimiyalelonezifanekiso zikaMalusi,iNgelosiyokuphenduka;wezakimi,wathi kimi,NgizokukhombisazonkelezozintouMoya azikhulumanawengaphansikomfanekisoweBandla NgobalowoMoyauyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu

2Futhingenxayokuthiwawubuthakathakaemzimbeni, awuzangeutshelweyingelosi,wazewaqiniswanguMoya, wandangamandla,ukuzeubonenengelosi

3Ngobangalesosikhathiukwakhiwakombhoshongo kwabonakalakahlekakhulufuthikukhazimulisakuwe yisonto;nokhowazibonazonkeizintoezaboniswakuwe njengokungathiyintombi.

4Kodwamanjeusukhanyiselweyingelosi,kodwanokho ngoMoyaofanayoKodwakufaneleucabangelezonke izintongokucophelela;ngobayingakhongithunyelwe endliniyakhoyilesosithunywaesihloniphekile,ukuze laphousubonezonkeizintongamandla,ungesabi njengakuqala.

5Wangiyisaendaweniephakemeyentabae-Arcadia, sahlalaesiqongwenisayoWangibonisaithafaelikhulu, nezintabaeziyishuminambiliezizungezilengezithombe ezahlukene

6EyokuqalayayimnyamanjengomsiEyesibili yayibushelelezi,ingenazoizimila.Eyesithathuyayigcwele amevanamakhakhasiEyesineyayinezimilaezomile ingxenye;ingxenyeyayoengenhlayayiluhlaza,kodwaleyo elandelayoimpandeyayoyomile;kantiezinyeizimila, laphoilangalishisa,zomile

7Intabayesihlanuyayimikhulukakhulu;kodwa yayinezimilaeziluhlaza.Intabayesithuphayayigcwele imifantu,eminyeincane,kantieminyeikhudlwana;futhi kulemifantukwakhulautshani,obungaqhakazi,kodwa obabubonakalasengathibuyabuna.

8Intabayesikhombisayayinamadleloamahle,futhi yayithelakahle;zonkeizinhlobozezinkomo,nezinyoni zezulu,zazidlakuyo;futhilaphozidlakakhulukuyo, kulaphoutshanibakhulakhonakakhulu

9Intabayesishiyagalombiliyayigcweleimithombo,futhi kuleyomithombokwakuniselwazonkeizinhlobo zezidalwazikaNkulunkulu.Intabayesishiyagalolunye yayingenamanzinhlobo,kodwayayingenawonhlobo amanzi;futhiyondlaizinyokaezibulalayo,nezibhubhisayo kubantu

10Intabayeshumiyayigcweleimithiemide,futhi inomthunziwonke;ngaphansikomthunziwayokwakulele izinkomoziphumulefuthizidla

11Intabayeshuminanyeyayigcweleimithiemidekakhulu; futhileyomithiyayibonakalaigcweleizinhloboeziningana zezithelo;kangangokuthinomaubaniowayeyibona wayengenakukhethangaphandlekokufisaukudlaizithelo zayo.

12Intabayeshuminambiliyayimhlopheyonke,futhi inesimoesihlekakhulu,futhiyonangokwayoyazinika ubuhleobuhlekakhulu.

13Phakathikwethafaelilodwawangibonisaidwala elikhuluelimhlophe,elalivelaethafeni,futhiidwala laliphakemekunezintaba,futhilaliyisikwele; kangangokuthilalibonakalalikwaziukusekelaumhlaba wonke

14Kwakubonakalakimiukuthikukudala,kodwa kwakunesangoelisha,okwakubonakalasengathilisanda kuqoshwakuloManjelelosangolalikhanyangaphezu kwelangauqobo;kangangokuthingakujabulelakakhulu ukukhanyakwalo

15Ngasesangwenikwakumiizintombieziyishuminambili; ezinezazozazimiemakhoneniesango,kimizazibonakala ziphakeme,nakubaezinyenazozazizinhle;futhizazimi ezingxenyeniezinezesango.

16Kwanezelafuthiemseniwalezozintombi,ukuthizazimi ngababili,zigqokeizingubozelineni,futhiziboshwekahle, izingalozazozangakwesokudlazikhululekile,sengathi zizophakamisaumthwaloothile;ngobazazihlotshiswe kanjalo,futhizijabulekakhulufuthizilungele

17Laphongibonalokhu,ngazibuzangokwamiukubona izintoezinkulunezinhlekangaka.Futhingaphinde ngababazangenxayalezozintokazi,ukuthizazinhlefuthi zithambile;futhizazimingokuqina nangokungaguquguquki,sengathizizothwalaizululonke 18Njengobangangicabangakanjalongaphakathikwami, umalusiwathikimi:Ucabanganingaphakathikwakho, futhiukhathazekile,futhiuzigcwalisangokukhathazeka?

19Ungacabangisengathiuhlakaniphile,ngalokho ongakuqondi,kodwathandazaeNkosini,ukuzeukwazi ukukuqonda;lokhookuzayoawukwaziukukuqonda, kodwauyakubonalokhookuphambikwakho

20Ngakho-keungakhathazekingezintoongaziboni;kodwa qondalokhookubonayo

21Yekaukubanelukuluku;ngizokukhombisakonke okufanelengikutshelekhona;kodwaqalaucabange ngalokhookusasele

22Kwathiesekushilolokhukimingaphakamisaamehlo, bhekangabonaamadodaayisithuphaamadenahloniphekile eza;ubusobawobonkebabufana;futhibabizaisixuku esithilesamadoda;futhilaboababezalaphobebizwanabo babebadefuthibeqinile.

23Laboabayisithuphababayalaukubabakhe umbhoshongoothilephezukwalelosangoNgokushesha kwaqalaumsindoomkhuluwalabobantuababegijima

laphanalaphayaesangweni,ababehlangeneukuzokwakha umbhoshongo.

24Kodwalezozintombiezazimingasesangwenizaqaphela ukuthiukwakhiwakombhoshongokwakuzosheshiswayizo Zasezelulaizandlazazo,sengathizazizotholaokuthile kuzoukuzezenze

25Khona-kelawomadodaayisithuphaayalaukubaathathe amatsheendaweniethileejulile,futhiawalungiselele ukwakhaumbhoshongoFuthikwaphakanyiswaamatshe amhlopheayishumi,ayisikwele,futhiangaqoshwanga nxazonke.

26Khona-kelawomadodaayisithuphaabizaizintombi eziyishumikubo,futhiabayalaukubabathwalewonke amatsheokwakufaneleafakweesakhiwenifuthi bawathwalengesangoukuzebawalethekulabo ababezokwakhaumbhoshongo

27Ngokusheshaizintombizaqalazonkendawonye ukuphakamisalawomatshe,ayekhishweekujuleni

28Laboababemingasesangwenibabephetheamatshe ngendlelayokuthilawomatsheayebonakalaenamandla kakhuluabekweemakhoneni,amanyeafakwaemaceleni

29Ngakho-kebathwalawonkeamatshe,bawangenisa ngesangobawanikelakubakhi,njengobababeyaliwe; abawamukelaezandlenizabo,bakhangawo

30Kodwalesisakhiwosakhiwephezukwalelodwala elikhulu,naphezukwesango;futhingalezizintowonke umbhoshongowawusekelweKodwaukwakhiwa kwamatsheayishumikwagcwalisalonkeisango,elaqala ukwakhiwanjengesisekelosalowombhoshongo

31Ngemvakwalawomatsheayishumikwavelaamanye amahlanunamashumiamabiliephumaekujuleni;futhi lawaabekwaesakhiwenisombhoshongoofanayo; ephakanyiswayilawomantombi,njengobaabanye babenjalongaphambili.

32Ngemvakwalokhukwavelaamanyeangamashumi amathathunanhlanu;nawoafakwangendlelaefanayo emsebenziniofanayo.Kwabesekukhishwaamanye amatsheangamashumiamane,futhiwonkelawaanezelwa ekwakhiwenikwalowombhoshongo

33Ngakhokwaqalaukubanezinhluezineesisekelweni salowombhoshongo;amatsheayekaukuphakama ekujuleni;futhinalaboabakhabaphumulakancane 34Lawomadodaayisithuphaaphindaayalaisixukuukuba sikhipheamatshekulezozintabaeziyishuminambiliukuze kwakhiweumbhoshongoofanayo

35Ngakhobasikakuzozonkeizintabaamatsheanemibala eyahlukahlukene,bawalethabawanikaizintombi;lapho sebewamukelebawathwala,bawanikelaekwakhiweni kombhoshongo,

36Laphozakhiwazabamhlophe,zahlukakulokho ezaziyikhongaphambili;ngobazonkezazifana,futhi zashintshaimibalayazoyangaphambili.Abanye bafinyelelwaphezulungamadodauqobo,okwathilapho engenaesakhiweni,baqhubekanalokhoababefakwekukho

37Lawaawazangeabemhlophe,futhiawazangeahluke kulokhoayeyikhongaphambili;ngobaawazangeathwalwe yizintombingesangoNgakho-kelawamatshe ayengathandekiesakhiweni:okwathilapholawomadoda ayisithuphaewabona,ayalaukubaasuswe,abekwefuthi endawenilaphoakhishwekhona

38Basebethikulaboababelethalawomatshe: Ningasiphakamiselinomayimaphiamatshealesisakhiwo,

kodwaniwabekephansieduzekombhoshongo,futhilezi zintombizingawathwalaziwafinyelelekithi.

39Ngobangaphandlekokubabathwalweyilezizintombi ngalelisango,abanakushintshaimibalayabo;ngakho-ke ningasebenzeliize.

40Ngakho-keukwakhiwakwaqedwangalolosuku,nokho umbhoshongo wawungakaqedwa; ngoba wawusuzokwakhiwakamuva,ngakho-kekwasekukhona ukulibazisekaokwenziwengawo

41Lamadodaayisithuphaayalalaboabakhayoukuba bahambe,futhinjengobakwakunjaloukuthibaphumule isikhashana;kodwaayalalawomadodakaziukuthi angasukiembhoshongweni;manjekwabonakalakimi ukuthiashiyweukuzeawuqaphe.

42Laphobonkesebehambile,ngathikulowomalusi:Nkosi, kunganiukwakhiwakombhoshongokungaqedwa?Ngoba ngekekuqedwe,esho,kuzekufikeiNkosiyawo,futhi ivumeisakhiwo;ukuthiumaetholanomayimaphiamatshe kuwoangemahleangashintshwa;ngobalombhoshongo wakhiwengokwentandoyakhe.

43Nkosi,ngathi,bengingaziukuthiukwakhiwakwalo mbhoshongokushoukuthini;njengobafuthi bengizokwaziswangalelidwala,nalelisango.

44Futhingokuphathelenenezintaba,nezintombi,namatshe aphakamaephumaekujuleni,futhiangasikwanga,kodwa afakwaesakhiweninjengobanjeephuma;nokuthikungani amatsheayishumiabekwakuqalaesisekelweni;kwase kubaamashumiamabilinanhlanu;kwasekubaamashumi amathathunanhlanu;kwasekubaamashumiamane?

45Futhimayelananalamatsheafakwaesakhiweni, aphindeakhishwe,ayisweendaweniyawo?Ngicela ugcwalise,ngiyacela,isifisosomphefumulowamingazo zonkelezizintofuthiungibonisekonke

46Wathikimi;Umaungekeubeyisithukuthezi,uzokwazi konke,futhiuzobonazonkeezinyeizintoezizokwenzeka kulombhoshongo;futhiuzoqondangokucophelelazonke lezizifaniso.

47Ngemvakwezinsukuezimbalwasafikaendaweni efanayolaphosasihlelikhonangaphambili;wathikimi, Masihambesiyeembhoshongweni;ngobaiNkosiyawo izofikaizowuhlola

48Ngakhosafikalapho,asitholangamuntungaphandle kwalezozintombilapho.WazibuzaukuthiiNkosiyalowo mbhoshongoyayifikilelaphona?Baphendulabathiuzoba laphomanjeukuzohlolaisakhiwo

49Ngemvakwesikhashananjengabonaisixukuesikhulu samadodasiza,futhiphakathikwawokwakukhonaumuntu omudekakhulu,kangangokuthiwadlulaumbhoshongo ngokuphakama.

50Bekukhonalaboabayisithuphaababephetheisakhiwo ngaphambili,kanyenabobonkeabanyeababesakhelowo mbhoshongo,kanyenabanyeabaningiabanesithunzi esikhulu:futhiizintombiezazigcinaumbhoshongo zagijimaukuyomhlangabeza,zamanga,zaqalaukuhamba eduzekwakhe.

51Kodwawahlolaisakhiwongokucophelelaokukhulu kangangokuthiwabambawonkeamatshe;washayawonke umuntungendukuayeyiphethengesandlasakhe: 52Ezinyezazozathizishaywazabamnyamanjengomlotha; ezinyezazinolaka;ezinyezazibukekasengathizinemifantu kuzo;ezinyezazibonakalazikhubazekile:ezinye zazingemnyamafuthizingemhlophe;ezinyezazibukeka

zibukhali,futhiazivumelaninamanyeamatshe,kanti ezinyezazigcweleamabala.

53Lezikwakuyizinhloboezininganazalawomatshe angatholakalangaafaneleesakhiweni;konkeuJehovaayala ukubakukhishweembhoshongweni,kubekweeduze kwawo,kanyenamanyeamatsheokumelealethweabekwe ezindawenizawo

54Laboabakhayobambuzaukuthiufunaaletheamatshe avelakuyiphiintabaukuzeabekweesikhundlenisalawo ayebekweeceleniKodwawabanqabelaukubabathathe nomayiliphielivelaezintabeni,wayalaukubabathathe ensiminiethileeyayiseduze

55Ngakho-kebambaensimini,batholaamatsheamaningi acwebezelayoayizikwele,kanyenamanyeayeyindilinga. Kodwa-ke,bonkeabatholakalakuleyonsimubathathwa, bathwalwangesangoyilabobesifazane;futhilabo ababeyizikwelebafakwaezindawenizalaboabakhishwa. 56Kodwaeziyindilingaazifakwangaesakhiweni,ngoba zaziqinile,futhikwakuzothathaisikhathiesiningiukuzisika; kodwazabekwazizungezeumbhoshongo,njengokungathi zizosikwazibeyizikwele,besezifakwaesakhiweni;ngoba zazimhlophekakhulu

57¶Lapholowoowayeyinhlokongesithunzi,nenkosi yombhoshongowonkeekubonalokhu,wabizaumalusi owayenami,wamnikaamatsheayenqatshiwefuthiabekwe nxazonkezombhoshongo,wathikuye:Hlanzalawamatshe ngokucophelela,uwafakeekwakhiwenikombhoshongo, ukuzeavumelanenamanye;kodwalawoangafanelani namanye,alahlwekudenombhoshongo

58Esemyalilekanjalo,wahamba,nabobonkeababeze nayeembhoshongweni;kodwalezozintombizazisamile eduzekombhoshongoukuzeziwuqaphe.

59Ngathikulowomalusi,Lamatshe,njengobaelahliwe, angabuyelakanjaniekwakhiwenikwalombhoshongo? Waphendulawathi:Ngizosikaingxenyeenkuluphambi kwalamatshe,futhingizowafakaesakhiweni,futhi azovumelananamanye.

60Ngathi,Nkosi,bazokwazikanjaniukugcwalisaindawo efanayo,laphobezonqunywakangaka?Waphendulawathi: Laboabazotholakalabebancanekakhulubazofakwa phakathikwesakhiwo,kantiabakhulubazobekwa ngaphandle,futhibagcinwengaphakathi 61Laphoeseshilolokhukimi,wanezela:Masihambe,futhi ngemvakwezinsukuezintathusizobuya,futhingizofakala matshe,esehlanziwe,embhoshongweni 62Ngobabonkelabaabaseduzenombhoshongokumele bahlanzwe,funaumninindluafikengokuzumayo,athole laboabaseduzenombhoshongobengcolile;futhi bathukuthelekakhulu,kangangokuthilamatsheakufanele afakweekwakhiwenikwalombhoshongo,futhi ngizobhekwanjengomuntuonganakiimiyaloyenkosiyami

63Ngakho-kelaphosifikaembhoshongweningemva kwezinsukuezintathu,wathikimi:“Akesihlolewonke lawamatshe,siboneukuthiyiliphikuwoelingangena esakhiweni.”Ngaphendulangathi:“Mnumzane,ake sibone”

64Okokuqalasaqalaukucabangangalaboababemnyama; ngobabatholakalabenjengobababenjalolaphobekhishwa embhoshongweni;ngakho-kewayalaukubabasuswe embhoshongwenifuthibabekwebodwa 65Wabeesehlolalezoezazinokhahlo;wayalaukuthi eziningizazozigawulwe,futhizifakweyizintombi

esakhiwenisombhoshongo;ngakhobazithatha,bazifaka phakathikwesakhiwo;wayalaukuthiezinyezibekwe kanyenezimnyama,ngobanazozasezimnyama.

66Ngokulandelayowacabangangalawoayegcwele imifantu,futhiamaningiawowayalaukubaasuswe,ukuze anezelwekwenyeindawoyesakhiwoyizintombiezifanayo 67Lezizabekwangaphandlengobazatholakalaziphelele; kodwaokuselengenxayobuningibemifantuyazo kwakungenakushintshwa,ngakho-kezalahlwakude nokwakhiwakombhoshongo

68Wabeesecabangangalaboababelimele;abaningibabo babenemifantu,futhibabamnyama;abanyebabeyimifantu emikhulu;labawayalaukubababekwenalabo ababenqatshiwe.

69Kodwaabanyesebehlanziwefuthisebeguqukile,wayala ukubabafakweesakhiweniNgakho-kelezozintombi zathatha,zafakwaphakathikwesakhiwe,ngoba zazibuthakathaka

70Ngemvakwalokhuwahlolalezoezazitholakale zimhlopheingxenyekantizimnyamaingxenye;futhi eziningizazozasezimnyamamanje;nazowayalaukuba zibekwephakathikwalaboababelahliwe

71Ezinyezatholakalazimhlophengokuphelele;lezo zathathwayizintombi,zafakwaembhoshongweniofanayo; futhilezizabekwangaphandle,ngobazatholakalaziphelele; ukuzezihlalekulezoezazibekwephakathi,ngobaakukho luthoolwalunqunyiwekuzo

72Ngokulandelayowabhekalezoezaziqinilefuthi zibukhali;kodwazimbalwazazoezasetshenziswa,ngoba zazingenakunqunywa,ngobazatholakalaziqinilekakhulu: kodwaezinyezakhiwa,futhizafakwayizintombiphakathi nesakhiwo,ngobazazibuthakathakakakhulu.

73Wabeesebhekalezoezazinamabala;ezimbalwazazo zatholakalazimnyama,futhilezizayiswakwabanye. Ezinyezazimhlophefuthiziphelele;futhizafakwa yizintombiesakhiweni,futhizabekwangaphandle,ngenxa yamandlaazo.

74Ngemvakwalokhuwacabangangalawomatshe ayemhlophefuthieyindilinga:wathikimi: “Sizokwenzenjaningalawamatshe?”Ngaphendulangathi: “Nkosi,angazi”

75Waphendulawathi,“Awucabangilutho-kengalokhu?” Ngaphendulangathi,“Mnumzane,angiqondilobubuciko; futhiangisiyeumqophiwamatshe,futhiangikwazi ukutshelalutho”

76Wathi,Awuboniukuthiziyindilingakakhulu?Manje ukuzengizenzezibeyizikwele,kumelenginqumeokuningi kuzo;nokho,kubalulekileukuthiezinyezazozingene ekwakhiwenikombhoshongo.

77Ngaphendulangathi;Umakudingeka,kungani uzixakekisa,futhiungakhetha,umaunokukhethaphakathi kwabo,beseubafakaesakhiweni.

78Phezukwalokhuwakhethaezinkulunezikhanyayo, wazilinganisa;okwathilaphoeseqedileizintombi zazithathelaphezulu,zazifakangaphandlekwesakhiwo.

79Futhiokuseleokwasalakwathathwakwabuyiselwa ensiminiefanayolaphookwathathwakhona;nokho, akuzangekulahlwe;ngoba,kushoyena,akukabikhona ukuswelekaokuncanekwalombhoshongo,ozokwakhiwa; futhimhlawumbeiNkosiizofakalamatshekulesisakhiwo, ngobaamhlophekakhulu.

80Kwabesekubizwaabesifazaneabayishuminambili abahloniphekile,bembetheinguboemnyama,bebhincile, emahlombeaboekhululekile,nezinwelezabozikhululekile. Labababebonakalakiminjengabesifazane basemaphandleni.

81Futhiumalusiwabayalaukubabathathelawomatshe ayephonsweesakhiweni,bawabuyiseleezintabenilapho ayethathwekhona.

82Basebebaphakamisabonkengenjabulo,babathatha bababuyiselaezindawenizabolaphobabethathwekhona

83Kwathikungasekhonelitsheelilodwaelizungeze umbhoshongo,wathikimi,Masihambesizungezelo mbhoshongo,siboneukuthikukhonayiniokuntulekayo kuwo.

84Ngakho-kesaqalaukuyizungeza;kwathilaphoebona ukuthiyayakhiwekahle,waqalaukujabulakakhulu;ngoba yayinesakhiwoesihlekakhulu,kangangokuthinomaubani owayesibonilekumelweukubawayesithandaisakhiwo

85Ngobakwakubonakalasengathikonke kwakungamatsheelilodwakuphela,futhiakukhondawo ehlanganisiweeyabonakala;kodwakwakubukekasengathi konkekwakuqoshweedwalenielilodwa

86¶Kwathilaphongicabangangokucophelelaukuthi yayiyinqabaenjani,ngajabulakakhulu:wathikimi,Letha laphailayisinamagobolondoamancane,ukuzengigcwalise izikhalazalawomatsheakhishweesakhiweni,ngiwafake futhi;ngobazonkeizintoeziphathelenenombhoshongo kumelezenziwezilingane

87Ngenzanjengobaangiyala,wathikimi,Lungela ukungisiza,futhilomsebenziuzophelangokushesha

88Ngakho-kewagcwalisaizikhalazalawomatshe,wayala ukubaindawoezungezeumbhoshongoihlanzwe.

89Khona-kelezozintombizathathaama-besom,zahlanza yonkeindawoezungezilezasusayonkeimfucuza,zathela amanziphezukwayo;okwathilaphokwenziwalokho, indawoyabamnandi,nombhoshongowabamuhle

90Wabeesethikimi,Konkesekuhlanzekilemanje:uma iNkosiifikaukuzoqedaumbhoshongo,ngekeitholelutho lokukhonondangathi

91LaphoeseshilolokhuwayezohambaKodwa ngambambaisikhwamasakhe,ngaqalaukumncenga ngenxayeNkosi,ukubaangichazelekonkeangitshengise khona.

92Wathikimi,Nginomsebenziomncaneokwamanje; kodwangizokuchazelakonkengokuzumayoHlalalapha ngizengifike.

93Ngathikuye,Nkosi,ngenzenilaphangedwa? Waphendulawathi,Awuwedwa,njengobazonkelezi zintombizinawe.

94Ngathi,Nkosi,nginikenikuboWabeesebabizawathi kubo:“Ngiyamnikelakinilomuntungizengifike”

95Ngakhongahlalanalezozintombi:manjezazijabule futhizinomusakimi;ikakhulukaziezine,ezazibonakala zingconokakhuluphakathikwazo

96¶Khona-kelezozintokazizathikimi,lowomalusi ngekeabuyelaphanamuhlaNgathikuzo:“Pho-ke ngenzeni?”Zaphendulazathi:“Mlindenikuzekuhlwe,uma mhlawumbeengaseezeakhulumenawe;kodwauma kungenjalo,hlalanathiazeafike”

97Ngathikubo,Ngizomlindakuzekuhlwe;kodwauma engafikingalesosikhathi,ngizoyaekhaya,ngibuyelapha futhingakusasaekuseni

98Bangiphendulabathi,“Usunikelwekithi,awukwazi ukusukakithi.”Ngathi,“Ngizohlalaphi?”

99Baphendulabathi,“Uzolalanathinjengomfowethu, hhayinjengomyeni;ngobaungumfowethu,futhi sesikulungeleukuhlalanawekusukelamanje;ngoba uthandekakakhulukithi”

100NokhonganginamahloniokuqhubekanaboKodwa lowoowayebonakalaengomkhulukunabobonke, wangigona,waqalaukungiqabulaKwathiabanyelapho bebonaukuthingiqabulwenguye,nabobaqala ukungiqabulanjengomfowethu;bangiholanxazonke zombhoshongo,badlalangami

101Abanyebabobahlabelelaamahubo,abanyebakha ikwayaranabo.Kodwaminangangihambanabo embhoshongweni,ngijabulabuthule,futhingibonakala sengathisengikhulilefuthi

102Laphosekuhlwile,ngangizobuyelaekhaya ngokushesha,kodwabangivimba,futhiabangivumelanga ukubangihambeNgakho-kengaqhubekanabongalobo busukueduzekombhoshongoofanayo.

103Ngakhobandlalaizingubozabozelineniphansi; bangibekaphakathi,futhiabazangebenzeluthoolunye, bathandazakuphela.

104Ngathandazanabofuthingingayeki,nomangaphansi kwaboLaphobengibonangithandazangaleyondlela, bajabulakakhulu;futhingaqhubekalaphonabokwaze kwabausukuolulandelayo

105KwathisesikhulekeleuNkulunkulu,umalusiweza wathikubo:AnizangenimlimazelomuntuBaphendula bathi,MbuzeniNgathikuye,Nkosi,ngitholeukwaneliseka okukhulungokuthingihlalenabo.

106Wathikimi,“Udlakanjani?”Ngaphendulangathi, “Mnumzane,ngidleubusukubonkengamazwieNkosi” Bakwamukelekahle-ke,kushoyena;ngathi,“Mnumzane, kuhlekakhulu.”

107Waphendulawathi,“Usuyafunaukwazimanjeukuthi yiniobuyifisa?”Ngaphendulangathi,“Nkosi,ngiyakwenza; futhiokokuqalangiyakuncengaukuthiungibonisezonke izintongokulandelanaengizicelezona”

108Waphendulawathi,Ngizokwenzakonkeongathanda ukungikwenza,futhiangiyikukufihlalutho

109¶Okokuqala,Nkosi,ngathi,ngitshele,kushoukuthini lelidwala,nalelisango?Lalela,wathi;lelidwala,naleli sango,yiNdodanakaNkulunkuluNgaphendulangathi, Nkosi,kungenzekakanjanilokho;njengobaidwalalidala, kodwaisangolisha.

110Lalela,wathi,Omuntuoyisiwula!futhiuqonde INdodanakaNkulunkuluindalakakhulukunanomayisiphi isidalwa;kangangokuthiyayisesigungwininoYise ekudalwenikwezintozonke

111Kodwa-keisangolisha,ngobawabonakala ezinsukwinizokugcinaekugcwalisekenikwesikhathi; ukuzelaboabayotholainsindiso,bangenengayo embuswenikaNkulunkulu

112Ukewawabona,kushoyena,lawomatsheayethwalwa ngesango,ukuthiabekwakanjaniekwakhiweni kombhoshongo;kodwalawoangathwalwangangesango, athunyelwaezindawenizawo?

113Ngaphendulangathi,Nkosi,ngikubonileWathi, “AkukhomuntuozangenaembuswenikaNkulunkulu, ngaphandlekwalowoozakwamukelaigamaleNdodana kaNkulunkulu”

114Ngobaumaungangenakunomayimuphiumuzi,futhi lowomuziubiyelwengodonga,futhiunesangoelilodwa kuphela,ungangenayinikulowomuzingaphandlekwalelo sango?

115Ngaphendulangathi,Nkosi,ngingenzakanjaningenye indlela?Ngakho-ke,njengobaesho,ngekekubekhona enyeindlelayokungenakulowomuzingaphandle kwesangolawo,ngakho-keakekhoongangenaembusweni kaNkulunkulu,ngaphandlekwegamaleNdodanayakhe, ethandekayokakhulukuye

116Wathikimi,“Uyabubonayiniubuningibalaboabakha lowombhoshongo?”“Mnumzane,”kushomina, “Ngiwubonile”Waphendulawathi,“Bonkelabo bayizingelosi,bahlonishwangesithunzisabo.”

117INkosiizungezweyibolabonjengokungathiludonga: kodwaisangoliyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu,okuwukuphela kwendlelayokuzakuNkulunkulu.Ngobaakekhooya kuNkulunkulu,ngaphandlekweNdodanayakhe

118Ubonefuthi,kushoyena,amadodaayisithupha, naphakathikwawolowomuntuomkhuluohloniphekile, owayehambahambaembhoshongweni,futhiwenqaba amatsheavelaembhoshongweni?

119Nkosi,ngathi,ngibabonile.Waphendulawathi,lowo muntuomudewayeyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu:futhilabo abayisithuphababeyizingelosizakheezihloniphekile kakhulu,ezimizimzungezilengakwesokunene nangakwesobunxele

120Kulezizingelosiezinhlekakhuluakekhonoyedwaoza kuNkulunkulungaphandlekwakheWanezela,Ngakho-ke nomangubaniongalithathiigamalakhe,ngekeangene embuswenikaNkulunkulu.

121¶Ngasengithi,Iyinilenqaba?Lona,esho,yibandla. Futhi,Nkosi,bayinilababayizintombi?Wathikimi,Laba bangomoyaabangcwele,ngokubaakekhoongangena embuswenikaNkulunkulu,umalababengamembathisi izingubozabo

122Ngobangekekukusizengaluthoukuthathaigama leNdodanakaNkulunkulu,ngaphandlekokuthinawe wamukeleinguboyabokuboNgobalezizintombi zingamandlaeNdodanakaNkulunkuluNgakho-keumuntu uyoliphathangezeigamalakhe,ngaphandlekokuthinaye aphiweamandlaakhe

123Wathikimi,Uwabonilelawomatshealahliwe? Ngempelababenegama,kodwaabagqokangaizingubo zaboNgathi,Nkosi,iyiniinguboyabo?Amagamaabo uqobo,kushoyena,ayinguboyabo.

124Ngakho-kenomangubaniobizwangegamaleNdodana kaNkulunkulu,kufaneleabizwangamagamaakhe;ngoba neNdodanakaNkulunkulunayouqoboibizwangamagama abo

125Ngokuphathelenenalawomatshe,waqhubeka, njengobaethunyelwengezandlazabo,owabonaukuthi aseleesakhiweni,ayegqokiswengamandlaawo;yingakho ubonawonkeumbhoshongoonombalaofanayonedwala, futhiwenziwenjengetsheelilodwa.

126KanjalonalaboabakholwekuNkulunkulungeNdodana yakhe,bembetheumoyawakheBhekanikuyobanomoya owodwa,nomzimbaowodwa,nombalaowodwa wezingubozabo;futhibonkeabayofinyelelalokhu, abayothwalaamagamaalezizintombi

127Ngathi,Nkosi,kungani-kelawomatsheayenqatshiwe, njengobanawoathwalwangesango,futhialethwa ngezandlazalezizintombiesakhiwenisalombhoshongo?

128Ukubona,wathi,qaphelaukubuzangenkuthalokuzo zonkeizinto,uzwefuthingalawomatshealahliwe.Bonke lababamukelaigamaleNdodanakaNkulunkulu,futhi ngalokhobanikwaamandlaalezizintombi

129Ngakho-kesebewamukelelawamimoya,bapheleliswa, futhibalethwaenaninilezincekuzikaNkulunkulu;futhi baqalaukubaumzimbaowodwa,futhibabenengubo eyodwa,ngobababene-3ukulungaokufanayo, abakusebenzisangokufanayo

130Kodwangemvakwalokhobabanjwalabobesifazane obabonilebembetheinguboemnyama,bekhululekile emahlombeabonezinwelezabozikhululekile;bagxila izifisozabokubo,belingwangobuhlebabo;futhi bagqokiswaamandlaabo,futhibalahlaizingubo zezintombi

131Ngakho-kebaxoshwaendlinikaNkulunkulu, banikelwakulabobesifazane.Kodwalabo abangonakaliswangaubuhlebabo,bahlalaendlini kaNkulunkuluLokhu,kushoyena,kuyincazeloyalawo matshealahliwe.

132¶Ngathi,Nkosi,kuthiwaniumanomaubanikulaba bantuephenduka,alahleisifisosabosalabobesifazane, aphenduke,abuyelekulababesifazane,agqokefuthiubuhle bakhe,abayikungenaendlinikaNkulunkuluna?

133Bazongena,kushoyena,umabezoyekayonke imisebenziyalabobesifazane,futhibavuseleleamandla alezizintombi,futhibahambeemisebenziniyabo

134Futhingenxayalesisizathukukhonaukuma esakhiweni,ukuthiumabephenduka,bangangezwa ekwakhiwenikwalombhoshongo;kodwauma bengaphenduki,abanyebangakhiwaezindawenizabo, ukuzebalahlwengokuphelele.

135NgenxayazozonkelezizintongibongeiNkosi,ukuthi ishukunyisweyisihawukubobonkelaboababizwa ngegamalayo,yasithumelelaingelosiyokuphendukaukuba isiphathethinaesibonilekuyo;nokuthiivuseleleimimoya yethueyayicisheyaphela,futhiesasingenaloithemba lokusindiswa,kodwamanjesesivuselelweekuvuselelweni kokuphila

136Ngasengithi,Ngitshelemanje,Nkosi,kunganilo mbhoshongoungakhiwangaphansi,kodwaphezu kwedwala,naphezukwesango?Waphendulawathi, Uyisiwula,futhiawunakuqonda,yingakhoubuzalokhu.

137Ngathi,Nkosi,kumelengikubuzezonkeizinto,ngoba angiqondiluthonhloboNgobazonkeizimpendulozakho zinkulufuthizinhlekakhulu;futhiumuntuangaziqondi.

138Lalelani,esho:IgamaleNdodanakaNkulunkulu likhulufuthialinamingcele,futhiumhlabawonkeusekelwa yilo.Ngakho-keuma,ngishomina,zonkeizidalwa zikaNkulunkuluzisekelwayiNdodanayakhe,kunganiyena engafaneleasekelenalaboabamenyiweyiyo,futhi abaphetheigamalayo,futhiabahambangemiyaloyayo?

139Awuboniyini,kushoyena,ukuthiuyabasekela,labo abaphetheigamalakhengenhliziyoyaboyonke?Ngakhokeuyisisekelosabo,futhiuyabasekelangenjabulolabo abangaliphikiigamalakhe,kodwaabaliphatha ngokuzithandela

140Ngathi:Nkosi,ngitsheleamagamaalezizintombi; nawalabobesifazaneababembetheinguboemnyama

141Lalelani,kushoyena,amagamaalezozintombi ezinamandlakakhulu,nimeemakhoneniesango.Lawa amagamaazo:

142ElokuqalalibizwangokuthiuKholo;elesibili iContinence;elesithathu,Amandla;elesine,ukubekezela; okunyeokumingaphansikwalokhu,Ubulula,Ubumsulwa, Ubumsulwa,Ukujabula,Iqiniso,Ukuqonda,Isivumelwano, Uthando.

143Ngakho-keyilowonalowoobizwangalamagama, namagamaeNdodanakaNkulunkulu,uyakungena embuswenikaNkulunkulu.

144Lalelanimanje,kushoyena,amagamaalabo besifazane,ababembetheinguboemnyamaKulaba,abane bayinhloko:elokuqalayiBuqola;elesibili,Ukungazithibi; elesithathu,Ukungathembeki;elesine,Injabulo

145Futhiokunyeokulandelayokubizwakanje,Usizi, Ububi,Inkanuko,Intukuthelo,UkuqambaAmanga, Ubuwula,Ukuziqhenya,NenzondoIncekukaNkulunkulu, ephethelemimoya,izobonaumbusokaNkulunkulu ngempela,kodwangekeingenekuwo.

146Kodwa,Nkosi,ayinilawomatsheakhishwaekujuleni afakwaesakhiweni?Ayishumi,kushoyena,abekwe esisekelweni,ayinkathiyokuqala;amashumiamabili nanhlanualandelayo,eyesibili,yamadodaalungileyo

147Abangamashumiamathathunanhlanuabalandelayo, ngabaprofethinezikhonzizeNkosi.Futhiabangamashumi amane,ngabaphostolinabafundisibokushumayela iNdodanakaNkulunkulu

148Ngathi,Nkosi,kunganiizintombizafakangisho nalawomatsheesakhiweningemvakokubazithwalwe ngesango?Wathi,Ngobalababaqalebathwalalawo mimoya,futhiabazangebasukekomunye,nomaamadoda emimoyeni,nomaimimoyaemadodeni:

149Kodwaimimoyayahlanganiswanalabobantukwaze kwabausukulokufakwabo;okwathiukubebabengenalo lemimoya,ngabeabawusizoekwakhiwenikwalo mbhoshongo.

150Ngathi,Nkosi,ngiboniselokhuokwengeziwe.

Waphendulawathi,Ubuzani?Kunganilamatsheaphuma ekujuleni,abekwaesakhiwenisalombhoshongo,njengoba kudalaayethwelelawomoyaongcwele

151Kwakudingeka,kushoyena,ukubabakhuphuke ngamanzi,ukuzebaphumule.Ngobababengenakungena embuswenikaNkulunkulungenyeindlela,ngaphandle kokulahlaukufakokuphilakwabokwangaphambili

152Ngakho-kesebefile,babekwauphawungophawu lweNdodanakaNkulunkulu,bangenakanjaloembusweni kaNkulunkulu

153Ngobangaphambikokubaumuntuamukeleigama leNdodanakaNkulunkulu,unqunyelweukufa;kodwauma etholalolophawu,uyakhululwaekufeni,futhiabelwe ukuphila.

154Manjelolophawulungamanziobhapathizo,lapho abantubehlelakhonangaphansikwesibophosokufa, kodwabakhuphukebemiselweukuphila.

155Ngakho-kenakubokwashunyayelwaloluphawu,futhi balusebenzisa,ukuzebangeneembuswenikaNkulunkulu 156Ngathi,Pho-ke,kunganilamatsheangamashumi amaneenyukanawoephumaekujuleni,eseveleetholelolo phawu?

157Waphendulawathi,NgobalababaPhostolinabafundisi, abashumayelaigamaleNdodanakaNkulunkulu,befa

ngemvakokwamukelaukholonamandlaayo,bashumayela kulaboababefilengaphambili;futhibabanikaloluphawu. 158Ngakho-kebehlelaemanzinikanyenabo,baphinde bakhuphukaKodwalababehlabesaphila,baphinde bakhuphukabephila:kantilaboababengasekho ngaphambili,behlabefile,kodwabaphindebavukabephila; 159Ngakho-kebatholaukuphilangalezizinto,bayazi iNdodanakaNkulunkulu:ngenxayalokhobezanabo,futhi bafanelekelaukungenaekwakhiwenikombhoshongo;futhi abazangebanqunywe,kodwabafakwabonke;ngobabafa belungile,futhibemsulwakakhulu;yiloluphawukuphela olwalungekhokubo

160Ngakho-keunencazeloyalezizinto

161Ngaphendulangathi:Nkosi,ngitshelemanjeukuthi yiniephathelenenalezozintaba,kunganizihlukekangaka; ezinyezinesimoesisodwa,kantiezinyezinesimoesinye

162Lalela,wathi;Lezizintabaeziyishuminambili ozibonayo,ziyizizweeziyishuminambili,ezakhaumhlaba wonkeNgakho-keiNdodanakaNkulunkuluishunyayelwa kubo,yilaboabathumekubo.

163Kodwakungani,ngathi,bahlukile,futhibonke bangabantuabangomfanekiso?Waphendulawathi, Lalelani.Lezozizweeziyishuminambilieziphethe umhlabawonke,zingabantuabayishuminambili

164Futhinjengobauzibonilelezizintabazihlukile,nazo zihlukile.Ngakho-kengizokuvulelaincazelonezenzozazo zonkeizintaba

165Kodwaokokuqala,mnumzane,ngathi,ngiboniselokhu; Njengobalezizintabazihlukekangaka,zivumelanekanjani ekwakhiwenikwalombhoshongo;futhizalethwaembala owodwa;futhiazikhanyikangakokunezoeziphuma ekujuleni?

166Ngoba,waphendulawathi,zonkeizizweezingaphansi kwezulu,zezwilefuthizakholwaegamenielifanayo leNdodanakaNkulunkuluezibizwangalo.

167Ngakho-kesebetholeuphawulwakhe,bonkesebebe ngabahlanganyelibokuqondaokufanayokanyenolwazi olufanayo;futhiukhololwabokanyenothandolwabokuye kwabaokufanayo;futhibathwaleimimoyayalezizintombi kanyenegamalakhe

168Ngakho-keukwakhiwakwalombhoshongo kwabonakalakunombalaofanayo,futhikwakhanya njengokukhanyakwelanga.

169Kodwangemvakwalokhosebevumelenekanjalo ngamqondomunyekwaqalaukubakhonakomzimba owodwawabobonke;nokhoabanyebabobazingcolisa, baxoshwaohlotshenilwabalungile,baphindebabuyela esimwenisabosangaphambili,babababikakhulu kunakuqala.

170¶Ngathi,mnumzane,babebabikangakananilabo ababemaziuJehova?Waphendulawathi:Umalowo ongamaziuJehovaephilangobubi,isijezisosobubibakhe siyakumlandela

171KodwalowoomaziyoiNkosi,kufaneleagwemeububi bonke,kodwaabeyincekuyokulungakakhulu.

172Futhiakabonakaliyinikuweukuthiuyonakakhulu lowookufanelealandeleubuhle,umaekhethaingxenye yesono;kunalowoowonayoengawaziamandla kaNkulunkulu?

173Ngakho-kelababamiselweukufa;kodwalabo abayaziyoiNkosi,futhiababoneimisebenziyayo

emangalisayo,umabephilangobubi,bayojeziswakabili, futhibayokufaphakade.

174Ngakho-kenjengobaubonileukuthingemvakokuba amatsheephonswengaphandlekombhoshongo, ayenqatshiwe,anikelwaemimoyeniemibinenonya;futhi wawubonaumbhoshongouhlanzekekangaka,sengathi wonkewawenziwengetsheelilodwa:

175Ngakho-keibandlalikaNkulunkulu,lapho selihlanjululwe:(ababinabazenzisi,ababinabangabazayo, nabobonkeabayebaziphathakabikulo,futhibenza izinhloboezahlukenezesono,bexoshwa)bayobaumzimba owodwa,futhikuyobanokuqondaokukodwa,umbono owodwa,ukholoolulodwa,nothandoolufanayo

176Khona-keiNdodanakaNkulunkuluiyojabulaphakathi kwabo,futhiiyokwamukelaabantubayongentando emsulwa

177Ngathi;Nkosi,zonkelezizintozinkulufuthi zihloniphekile;kodwamanjengiboniseumphumela namandlaezintabazonke:ukuzewonkeumphefumulo othembelaeNkosini,laphouzwalezizintouhloniphe igamalayoelikhulu,elimangalisayo,nelingcwele

178Lalela,kushoyena,izinhlobonhlobozalezizintaba, okungukuthi,zezizweeziyishuminambili.

179¶Laboabakholweentabeniyokuqala,emnyama, yilaboabahlubukileekukholweni;futhibakhulumaizinto ezimbingokumeleneneNkosi;futhibakhaphelaizinceku zikaNkulunkulu

180Lababagwetshelweukufa,akukhoukuphendukakubo: ngakho-kebamnyama,ngobauhlobolwabolubi

181Entabeniyesibilieyayibushelelezi,kukhonaabazenzisi, abakholiwe,nabafundisibobubi:futhilababaseduze kwalokhuokungenhla,abangenazoizithelozokulunga.

182Ngobanjengobaintabayaboingenazithelofuthi ingenazithelo,kanjalonabantuabanjalobanegama lamaKristu,kodwaabanaloukholo;futhiakukhosithelo seqinisokubo

183Nomakunjalo,kuseleithubalabolokuphenduka,uma bezokulandelangokuzumayo:kodwaumabezolibala,nabo bayobaabahlanganyelibokufakanyenaloluhlobo olungenhla

184Ngathi,Nkosi,kunganikuseleithubakulabo lokuphenduka,hhayikulaboabangenhla,njengobaizono zabozicishezifane?

185Ngakho-ke,wathikulabakukhonaukubuyela ekuphileningokuphenduka,ngobaabazangebahlambalaze iNkosiyabo,futhiabazangebakhapheleizinceku zikaNkulunkulu:kodwangesifisosabosenzuzobakhohlise abantu,bebaholangokwezifisozezoni;ngakho-ke bayohluphekangenxayalento.

186Nomakunjalo,kusekhonaindawoyaboyokuphenduka, ngobaabakhulumangaluthoolubingokumeleneneNkosi

187¶Laboabavelaentabeniyesithathueyayinameva namakhakhasi,yilaboabakholwayo,kodwaabanyebabo babecebile,abanyebethathekangezintoeziningi: amakhakhasiayingceboyabo:ameva,lezozinto ababehilelekekuzo

188Manjelaboabahilelekeemisebenzinieminingi, nasezindabeniezahlukahlukene,abazihlanganisinezinceku zikaNkulunkulu,kodwabayazulazula,bexoshwayilezo zindabaabaxinweyizo

189Ngakho-kelaboabacebile,ngobunzimabayazinikela engxoxweniyezincekuzikaNkulunkulu,besabaukuthi

hlezekucelweluthokuboNgakho-kelabangekebangene embuswenikaNkulunkulu.

190Ngobanjengobaabantubehambakanzima bengenazicathulophezukwameva,kanjalonalababantu abayikungenakalulaembuswenikaNkulunkulu.

191Nomakunjalo,bonkelababavunyelweukubuyela ekuphendukeni;umabezobuyelakukhongokushesha; ukuzengenxayokuthiezinsukwinizabozangaphambili bayebayekaukusebenza,esikhathiniesizayobangenza okuhle

192Ngakho-keumasebephendukilebeyokwenza imisebenziyokulunga,bayophila;kodwaumabeqhubeka ezindlelenizaboezimbi,bayonikelwakulabobesifazane abazobabulala.

193¶Ngokuphathelenenentabayesine,eyayinemifino eminingi,ingxenyeyayoengenhlailuhlaza,kodwa izimpandezomile,futhiezinyezazozithintwaukushisa kwelangaziyabuna;

194Lishoabangabazayo,abakholiwe,kanyenabanye abaphetheiNkosingezilimizabo,kodwabengenayo enhliziyweniyabo:ngakho-keutshanibabobomile, abunampande;ngobabaphilangamazwikuphela,kodwa imisebenziyaboifile.

195Ngakho-kelabaabafilefuthiabaphili,futhibonke bayangabazaNgobaabangabazayoabaluhlazafuthi ababomile;okungukuthi,abafilefuthiabaphili.

196Ngobanjengobaizimilazomalaphozibonakalailanga; kanjalonabangabazayongokusheshanjelaphobezwa ngokushushiswa,futhibesabaizinkinga,babuyela ezithombenizabo,bazikhonzefuthi,futhibabenamahloni okuphathaigamaleNkosiyabo.

197Loluhlobolwamadodaalufilefuthialuphili;nokho nalababangaphila,umabephendukamanje;kodwauma kungenjalo,bazonikelwakulabobesifazane,abazobabulala.

198¶Ngokuphathelenenentabayesihlanuenamadwala, kodwainotshaniobuluhlaza:bangabantuabanjalo abakholiwe,futhiabathembekilengempela,kodwa bakholwakanzima;futhibanesibindi,futhibayaziqhenya; okucatshangwaukuthibazizonkeizinto,kodwaabazilutho ngempela

199Ngakho-ke,ngenxayalokhukuqiniseka,ulwazi luyanyamalalakubo;futhikungenaukucabanga okungazelelwekubo.

200Kodwabaziphakamisa,futhinjengabantu abahlakaniphile;futhinakubabeyiziwula,kodwa babonakalabengabafundisi.

201Manjengenxayalobubuwulaabaningibabo, ngenkathibezikhukhumeza,sebephendukeizefuthi bangenalutho.Ngobaisibindinokuzethembaokuyize kungumoyaomubikakhulu

202Ngakho-keabaningibalababayalahlwa;kodwaabanye bavumaiphuthalabo,baphenduke,bazithobakulabo abaziyo

203Futhikubobonkeabanyebaloluhlobokukhona ukuphendukaokuvunyelwe;ngobababengebonaababi kangakonjengeziwula,futhibabengenakuqonda

204Ngakho-keumalababephenduka,bayophila kuNkulunkulu;kodwaumakungenjalo,bayohlalanalabo besifazane,abazosebenzisaububibabokubo

205¶Ngobangokuphathelenenentabayesithupha enemifantuemikhulunemincane,yilaboabakholwayo; kodwalaboababenemifantuemincaneyilabo

ababenezimpikiswanophakathikwabo;futhingenxa yezingxabanozabobayaphelaekukholweni; 206Nomakunjaloabaningibalababaphendukile,futhi bazokwenzakanjalonabanyelaphobezwaimiyaloyami; ngobaizimpikiswanozabozincane,futhibazobuyelakalula ekuphendukeni

207Kodwalaboabanemifantuemikhulu,bayoba njengamatsheaqinile,bekhumbulaamagqubu neziphambeko,futhibegcweleintukuthelophakathikwabo Ngakho-kelababaphonswaembhoshongweni,futhi benqatshwaukufakwaesakhiwenisawo;ngobaloluhlobo lwabantualusozelwaphila

208UNkulunkuluwethuneNkosiyethu,obusaphezu kwezintozonke,futhionamandlaphezukwazozonke izidalwazakhe,ngekeakhumbuleiziphambekozethu, kodwauthotshiswakalulayilaboabavumaizonozabo: kodwaumuntunjengobaebuthakathaka,efa,ebuthakathaka, futhiegcweleizono,uphikelelaentukuthelweniyakhe kumuntu;njengokungathikusemandleniakheukumsindisa nomaukumbhubhisa.

209Kodwamina,njengengelosiebekwephezu kokuphendukakwenu,ngiyaniyala,ukuthinomaubani phakathikwenuonenhlosoenjalomakayibekeeceleni, abuyeleekuphendukeni;futhiiNkosiizophulukisaizono zenuzangaphambili,umanizihlanzakulomoyaomubi; kodwaumaningakwenzi,niyonikelwakuyeekufeni.

210¶Ngokuphathelenenentabayesikhombisalapho utshanibabuluhlazafuthibuqhakazakhona,nentabayonke ithembekile;nazozonkeizinhlobozezinkomozazidla otshaninibayo,futhilaphoutshanibudliwakakhulu, yilaphobukhulakhonakakhulu:

211Bangabantuabakholwayo,futhibabehlalabelungile futhibeqotho;futhibengenakhoukwahlukanaphakathi kwabo,kodwababesajabulangezincekuzikaNkulunkulu, njengobabegqokeumoyawalezizintombi;futhibebelokhu belangazelelaukubonisaisihawukubobonkeabantu,bepha bonkeabantuimisebenziyabongaphandlekokusola, nangaphandlekokucabanga.

212Ngakho-keiNkosiibonaubululababonobumsulwa babo,yabengezelaemisebenziniyezandlazabo,yabanika umusakuyoyonkeimisebenziyabo

213Kodwamina,engiyingelosiebekwephezu kokuphendukakwenu,ngiyanikhuthaza,ukuthibonke abaloluhlobobaqhubekeenhlosweniefanayo,ukuzeinzalo yenuingasishulwakuzekubephakade

214NgobaiNkosiinivivile,futhiinibhaleleenaninilethu; futhiyonkeinzaloyenuiyohlalaneNdodanakaNkulunkulu; ngobanonkeningomoyawakhe

215¶Ngokuphathelenenentabayesishiyagalombililapho kwakukhonaimithomboeminingiemikhulu,laphozonke izinhlobozezidalwazikaNkulunkuluzaniselwakhona; yilaboabakholwangabaPhostoliiNkosieyabathumela emhlabeniwonkeukubabashumayele;

216Futhiabanyebabonjengabafundisibayebashumayela futhibafundisangobumsulwanangobuqotho,futhi abazangebavumelenomayikuphiukunqotshwayizifiso ezimbi,kodwabayebahambanjaloekulungeni naseqinisweni.

217Ngakho-kelababanezingxoxozabophakathi kwezingelosi

218¶Futhi;ngokuphathelenenentabayesishiyagalolunye eyihlane,egcweleizinyoka;yilaboabakholwayo,kodwa babenamabalaamaningi:

219Lababangabashumayeliabenzainkonzoyabo ngendlelaengafanele;bephangaizimpahlazabafelokazi nezintandane;futhibezikhonzabona,hhayiabanye, ngezintoabazitholile

220Laba,umabeqhubekanokuhaha,bazinikelaekufeni, futhingekebabenethembalokuphilaKodwauma bezoguquka,futhibezofezainkonzoyabongobuqotho, bangaphila.

221Laboabatholwebenonya,yilaboabaphikeigama leNkosi,futhiabangabuyelangaeNkosinifuthi,kodwa sebebenonyafuthibenobudlova;abazinikeleezincekwini zikaNkulunkulu;kodwanjengobabehlukanisiwenabo, balahlekelweyizimpilozabongokunganakiokuncane 222Ngobanjengomvinioshiyweothangweni, ongakavuthwa,uyabhubhafuthiuminyanisweukhula,futhi ngokuhambakwesikhathiubayindle,futhiuyekeukuba usizoenkosiniyawo;kanjalololuhlobolwabantu abaphelelweyithemba,futhibedabukile,sebeqalileukuba yizeeNkosiniyabo

223Kodwa-ke,kulaba,empeleni,kukhonaukuphenduka okuvunyelwe,umabengekebatholakaleezinhliziyweni zaboukuthibamphikauKristu;kodwaumanomayimuphi walabaetholakalaemphikangenhliziyoyakhe,angazi ukuthionjaloangakutholayiniukuphila

224Ngakho-kengithiumaumuntuephikile,kufanele abuyeleekuphendukenikulezizinsuku;ngoba akunakwenzekaukuthinomaubaniophikaiNkosimanje, angazuzainsindisokamuva:nomakunjaloukuphenduka kuphakanyiswakulaboabaphikilengaphambili.

225Kodwalowoozophendukakumelweasheshe ukuphendukakwakhe,ngaphambikokubakuqedwe ukwakhiwakwalombhoshongo:ngaphandlekwalokho uzonikelwayilabobesifazaneekufeni

226Kodwalaboabalimeleyiboabakhohlisayo;futhilabo abaxubanabodwa,yibolabaizinyokaenazibonazixubene kuleyontaba

227Ngobanjengobaubuthibezinyokabubulalaabantu, kanjalonamazwiabantuabanjaloayabathelelafuthi ababhubhiseNgakho-kebayalimalaokholwenilwabo, ngenxayalolohlobolokuphilaabaluphilayo.

228Kodwaabanyebabo,sebephendukile,basindiswa, futhikanjalonabanyebohloboolufanayobayakusindiswa, umabephenduka;kodwaumakungenjalo,bayokufayilabo besifazaneabanawoamandlanamandla

229¶Ngobangokuphathelenenentabayeshumi,lapho kwakukhonakhonaimithiembozeizinkomo,yilabo abakholiwe,futhiabanyebabobebengababhishobhi, okungukuthi,ababusibamabandla

230Amanye,angamatsheangazangeazenzelewona, kodwangengqondoejabuleajabulisaizinceku zikaNkulunkulu

231Khona-kelaboababekelwephezukwezinkonzo eziphansi;futhibavikeleabampofunabafelokazi;futhi bahlalebegcinaingxoxoemsulwa:ngakho-kenabo bavikelweyiNkosi.

232Nomangubaniozokwenzalokhu,uyadunyiswa yiNkosi;futhiindawoyakheiphakathikwezingelosi,uma eqhubekanokulalelaiNkosikuzekubesekupheleni.

233¶Ngokuphathelenenentabayeshuminanyelapho kwakukhonakhonaimithiethweleizinhloboeziningi zezithelo,yilaboabakholwayo,bahluphekangenxayegama leNkosi;futhibabekezelengengqondoekulungele,futhi banikelengokuphilakwabongezinhliziyozabozonke.

234Ngathi,Pho-ke,kungani,mnumzane,nitholazonke lezizithelongempela,kodwaezinyezinhlekunezinye?

235Lalelani,kushoyena:Nomangubaniohlupheke ngenxayegamaleNkosiuhlonishwayiNkosi;futhizonke izonozakheziyasulwa,ngobauhluphekengenxayegama leNdodanakaNkulunkulu.

236Akenizwemanje,ukuthikunganiizithelozabo zihlukile,futhiabanyebabobadlulaabanye,labo abalethwaphambikwabahluleli,futhibebuzwa, abaphikangaiNkosi,kodwabahluphekangengqondo ekulungele;lababahlonishwakakhulueNkosiniNgakhokeizitheloezinhlekakhuluyilezi.

237Kodwalaboababesabafuthibenokungabaza,futhi bexoxisanengokuthikufanelebavumenomabamphike uKristu,kodwabahlupheke;izithelozabozincane,ngoba lomcabangowangenaezinhliziywenizabo

238Ngobakungumqondoomubinombiukuthiinceku icabangeukuthiizophikayiniinkosiyayo.Ngakho-ke qaphelanininaeninemicabangoenjalo,ukuzelomqondo ungahlalikini,nifekuNkulunkulu

239Kodwaninaenihluphekangenxayegamalakhe, kufanelenidumiseiNkosi,ngobaikubonileukuthi ikufaneleukubizwangegamalayo;nokuthikufanele nikhululwekuzozonkeizonozenu

240Ngakho-kekunganiningaziboninijabula?Yebo, nicabangaukuthiumaumuntukiniehlupheka,wenza umsebenziomkhulu?NgokubaiNkosiininikaukuphila, kodwaanikuqondiNgokubaiziphambekozenu zanicindezela;futhiumabeningahluphekangangenxa yegamalayo,ngabesenifileeNkosinimanje, 241Ngakho-kengisholokhukinienicabangaukuthi niyamvumanomaniyamphika;vumaniukuthinineNkosi enguNkulunkuluwenu;funanomanininimphika, ninganikelwaezibophweni

242Ngobazonkeizizweziyajezisaizincekuzazoeziphika amakhosiazo;nicabangaukuthiiNkosiizokwenzelaninina eninamandlaazozonkeizinto?

243Ngakho-kesusanilokhukungabazaezinhliziyweni zenu,ukuzeniphilephakadekuNkulunkulu

244Ngokuphathelenenentabayeshuminambili, eyayimhlophe,yilaboabakholwenjengabantwanaabaqotho, abangazangebangeneemicabangweniyaboembi,futhi abakazebaziukuthiisonosiyini,kodwabahlalebeqhubeka nobuqothobabo.

245Ngakho-keloluhlobolwabantuluyodlaifalombuso kaNkulunkulungokungangabazeki;ngobaabakaze bangcoliseimiyalokaNkulunkulunganomaiyiphiindlela, kodwabaqhubekengobuqothobesesimweniesifanayo zonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwabo

246Ngakho-kenomangubani,esho,oyoqhubeka njengabantwanaabangenabubi,uyohlonishwakakhulu kunabobonkeengikhulumengabo:ngobabonke abantwanaabanjalobayadunyiswayiNkosi,futhi babhekwanjengabaphambilikubobonke

247Ngakho-kenibusisiweninaenizosusaububibonkekini, nembatheubumsulwa;ngokubaniyakubonaiNkosikuqala.

248Kwathieseqedileukuchazazonkeizintaba,ngathi kuye,Nkosi,akeungibonisefuthiukuthikumayelananani amatsheakhishweethafeni,afakwaembhoshongweni ekamelwenilalaboababenqatshiwe:

249Ngokuphathelenenalawomatsheayindilingaafakwa ekwakhiwenikombhoshongo:kanyenalabo ababesaqhubekanokuzungeza

250¶Lalelanimanje,kushoyena,mayelananalawo matsheakhishwaethafeniayaekwakhiweni kombhoshongo,abekwaekamelwenilalabo ababenqatshiwe;ayizimpandezaleyontabaemhlophe.

251Ngakho-kengenxayokuthilaboababekholelwakuleyo ntabababengenacala;inkosiyalombhoshongoyayala ukuthilaboababeyizimpandezalentababafakwe esakhiweni

252Ngobawayaziukuthiumazifakwakulesisakhiwo zizoqhubekazikhanya;futhingekekusadingekaukuthi kubekhonakuzoezizokwenziwazibemnyama

253Kodwaukubewayengezengalendlelakwezinye izintaba,ngabecishewayezodingaukuphindeavakashele umbhoshongofuthiawuhlanze

254Manjewonkelawamatsheamhlopheayizinsizwa ezikholiwe,nomaezizokholwa;ngobazonkeziluhlobo olufanayoLuyajabulaloluhlobo,ngobaalunacala

255Lalelanimanjengalawomatsheayindilinga nakhanyayo:wonkelawaangowalentabaemhlophe. Kodwa-keatholakalaeyindilinga,ngobaingceboyawo ibafiphazilekancaneeqiniswenifuthiyakhazimulaamehlo awo:

256Nomakunjalo,abakazebaphambukeeNkosini,futhi akukholizwielibieliphumaemilonyeniyabo;kodwa konkeukulunga,nobuhle,neqiniso.

257Ngakho-kelaphoiNkosiibonaingqondoyabo,nokuthi bahlobiseiqiniso,yayalaukubabaqhubekenokuhle, nokuthiingceboyaboincishiswe:

258Ngobawayengafuniukubazithathwengokuphelele, ukuzezenzeokuhlengalokhookusele,futhiziphilele uNkulunkulu;ngobanazoziluhlobooluhle.

259Ngakho-kekwabakhonaukunqamukaokuncanekubo, ngakhobafakwaekwakhiwenikwalombhoshongo 260¶Ngokuphathelenenabanyeababesalokhubezungezile, futhiabangatholakalangabefanelekileukwakhiwakwalo mbhoshongo,ngobaabakawutholiuphawu;bayiswa endaweniyabo,ngobabatholakalebezungezilekakhulu

261Kodwalelizwelamanjekumelwelisuswekubo,kanye nezintozaboeziyizezengcebo;besebefanelekelaumbuso kaNkulunkuluNgobakumelwebangeneembusweni kaNkulunkulu,ngobauNkulunkuluubusiseloluhlobo olungenacala.

262Ngakho-keakekhooyokhubekangaloluhlobo;ngoba nomaubanikuboolingwangudeveliangakhubeka, uzobuyelaeNkosiniyakheuNkulunkulungokushesha.

263Minangelosiyokuphendukangiyanibheka njengababusisiweyo,nomaubaniongenacala njengabantwanaabancane,ngobaisabelosenusihlefuthi sihloniphekileeNkosini

264Futhingithikininonkeenitholeloluphawu;gcinani ubulula,futhiningakhumbuliamacalaeniwenzile,futhi ningaqhubekiebubini,nomaebuhlungwini, ngokukhumbulaamacala

265Kodwayibaninomoyamunye,niletheamakhambi alezizinhluphoezimbi,niwasusekini;ukuzeinkosi

yezimvuijabulengakho;ngobaizojabula,umaithola konkekuphelele.

266Kodwaumanomaiyiphiyalezizimvuitholakala ihlakazekile,mayekubelusi;kodwaumaabelusingokwabo behlakazekile,bazophendulabathinienkosiniyesibaya sezimvu?Bazothibakhathazwayizimvu?Kodwangeke bakholwe

267Ngobakuyintoemangalisayoukuthiumalusikufanele ahluphekengenxayomhlambiwakhe;futhiuyojeziswa kakhulungamangaakhe

268Manjengingumalusi;futhiikakhulukazikufanele ngilandisengani

269¶Ngakho-keziqapheleningenkathiumbhoshongo usakhiwa.INkosiihlalakulaboabathandaukuthula; ngokubaukuthulakuyathandeka;kodwaikude nabaphikisanayonalaboabagcweleububi

270Ngakho-kembuyiseleumoyauphelele,njengobanawe wamukeleNgobaumaunikaumphekiinguboentsha nephelele,uzolindelaukuyitholaiphelelefuthi;ngakho-ke umaumphekiekubuyiselakuweiklebhukile,ungayithola?

271Ubungekeyiniuthukuthelengokushesha;umsole,uthi: Ngikunikeinguboyamiyonke;kunganiuyiklebhule, wayenzayabayizekimi?Manjeayisizingaluthokimi, ngenxayokuklebhukakwakhookwenzilekuyoUbungeke yiniukushokonkelokhukumuntuohlanzaizingubo, ngenxayokuklebhukakwakheengutsheniyakho?

272Ngakho-keumaukhathazekangenguboyakho, ukhonondengokuthiawuyitholangaiphelele;ucabanga ukuthiiNkosiizokwenzani,eyakunikauMoyawayo uphelele,futhiwenawayenzayabayizengokuphelele, kangangokuthiayinakusizaeNkosiniyayo?Ngoba njengobayonakaliswenguwe,ayisekhousizokuye.

273Ngakho-keiNkosingekeyenzeokufanayongoMoya wayo,ngenxayesenzosakho?Akungabazeki,ngathi, izokwenzaokufanayokubobonkelaboezobathola beqhubekanokukhumbulaukulimala

274Ngakho-keninganyatheliphansikonyawolwakhe, wathi,isihawusakhe;kodwakunalokhomdumiseni,ngoba uyabekezelakakhulungeziphambekozenu,futhiakafani nomunyewenu;kodwaphendukani,ngobalokhokuzosiza kini

275¶Zonkelezizintoezibhalwengenhla,minamalusi, ingelosiyokuphenduka,ngizibonisilefuthingizikhulumile ezincekwinizikaNkulunkulu

276Ngakho-keumanikholwafuthinilalelalamazwi, nihambengawo,nilungiseizindlelazenu,niyophila. Kodwaumaniqhubekaebubini,nasekukhumbuleniokubi, asikhoisonoesinjaloesiyophilakuNkulunkulu

277Zonkelezizintookwakumelwezikhulunyweyimi ngizinikilekanjeWayesethiumalusikimi,Uzibuzile zonkeizintokimi?Ngaphendulangathi,Nkosi,ngizibuzile

278Pho-ke,wathi,kunganiungabuzangangezikhalazala matsheabekweesakhiweni,ukuzengikuchazelenalokho nawe?Ngaphendulangathi,Nkosi,ngikukhohliweYizwake,kushoyena,nangalawa.

279Yilaboasebezwilelemiyalomanje,futhi sebephendukengezinhliziyozabozonke; 280KwathilaphoiNkosiibonaukuthiukuphenduka kwabokuhlefuthikuhlanzekile,nokuthibangaqhubeka kukho,yayalaukubaizonozabozangaphambilizisulwe Ngobalezizindawozaziyizonozabo,ngakho-kezenziwe zalinganaukuzezingaveli

ISIFANISO10

1Ngemvakwalokhosengibhalelencwadi,ingelosi eyayinginikelekulowomalusi,yangenaendlini engangikuyoyahlalaembhedeni,lowomalusiwema ngakwesokunenesakhe

2Wabeesengibizawathikimi;Ngikunikelewenanendlu yakhokulomalusi,ukuzeuvikelekenguye.Ngathi,Yebo, Nkosi

3Ngakho-ke,uma,wathi,uzovikelwakuzozonke izinhluphonakubobonkeubudlova,futhiuphumelele kuwowonkeamazwinemisebenziemihle;futhiube nobuhlebonkenokulunga;hambakuleyomiyaloakunike yona,futhiuzobanamandlaphezukwesonosonke.

4Ngobaumaugcinaleyomiyalo,zonkeizinkanuko nenjabuloyalelizwelamanjezizothotshelwanguwe;futhi impumeleloizokulandelakuyoyonkeimisebenziemihle.

5Ngakho-kethathaisithunzisakhekanyenesizothasakhe kuwe,futhiutshelebonkeukuthiuhloniphekilefuthi udumilekuNkulunkulu,futhiuyisikhuluesinamandla amakhulufuthiunamandlaesikhundlenisakhe

6Kuyekuphelaamandlaokuphendukaanikezwa emhlabeniwonke.Akabonakaliyinikuwenjengonegunya elikhulu?

7Kodwaniyadelelaubuhlebakhe,kanyenesizotha asihlafunakini.

8Ngathikuye:Nkosi,mbuzekusukelangesikhathiengena endliniyamiukuthingenzeintoengahlelekileyini,noma ngimkhubekisilengalutho?

9Ngiyazi,wathi,ukuthiawenzangaluthongokungafanele, futhiawusozewenzeintoenjalokamuva;ngakho-ke ngikhulumalezizintonaweukuzeukhuthazele;ngokuba ungitsheleokuhlengawe

10Kodwauzokhulumalezizintokwabanye,ukuzelabo abaphendukile,nomaabazophenduka,babenomqondo ofanayonawe;futhianginikeumlandoomuhlengabo,nami ngenzeokufanayoeNkosini.

11Ngaphendulangathi:Nkosi,ngimemezelakubobonke abantuimisebenziemangalisayokaNkulunkulu;futhi ngithembaukuthibonkeabayithandayofuthiabonile ngaphambili,laphobezwalezizinto,bazophenduka, baphile

12Ngakho-keqhubekanikulenkonzo,niyifeze.Futhi nomangubaniowenzangokwemiyaloyalomalusi, uyophila;futhiuyobanodumoolukhulukokubililapha kanyenaseNkosini.

13Kodwalaboabangagciniimiyaloyakhe,babalekela ukuphilakwabo,futhibayizithazayoFuthilabo abangalandeliimiyaloyakhe,bayozinikelaekufeni,futhi wonkeumuntuuyobanecalalegazilakhe

14Kodwangithikuwe,gcinalemiyalelo,futhiuzothola ikhambilezonozakhozonke.

15¶Ngaphezukwalokho,ngithumelelezizintombiukuba zihlalenawe;ngobangibonileukuthizinomusakakhulu kuwe.Ngakho-keuzobanazonjengabasizibakho,ukuze ugcinekangconoimiyaloakunikeyona;ngobalemiyalo ayinakugcinwangaphandlekwalezizintombi

16Futhingiyabonaukuthibazimiselekangakananiukuba nawe;futhingizobayalaukuthibonkebangaphumiendlini yakho

17Kuphelahlanzaindluyakho,ngobabayohlalakalula endliniehlanzekile.Ngobabahlanzekilefuthibamsulwa, futhibakhuthele;futhibonkebanomusaeNkosini.

18Ngakho-ke,umaindluyakhoihlanzekile,bazohlala nawe.Kodwaumaingangcoliswangakangako,bazophuma ngokusheshaendliniyakho;ngobalezizintombiazikwazi ukubekezelelanomayiluphiuhlobolokungcola

19Ngathikuye:Nkosi,ngithembaukuthingizobajabulisa kangaka,ukuzebahlalebejabuleleukuhlalaendliniyami Futhinjengobalowoonginikeyena,engangikhonondi; kanjalonabongekebakhononde.

20Wabeesethikulowomalusi:Ngiyabonaukuthiinceku kaNkulunkuluizophilafuthiigcinelemiyalelo,futhiibeke lezizintombiendaweniehlanzekile.

21Eseshilolokhu,wangibuyiselakulowomalusi,wabiza izintombi,wathikuzo:Njengobangibonaukuthinizohlala endliniyalomuntukalula,ngiyamncomayenanendlu yakhekini,ukuzeningaphuminhloboendliniyakheFuthi bawalalelangokuzithandelalamazwi

22Wayesethikimi:“Qhubekangobuqhaweenkonzweni yakho;memezelakubobonkeabantuizintoezinkulu zikaNkulunkulu,khona-keuzotholaumusakulenkonzo”

23Futhinomangubaniohambangalemiyalo,uyophila, futhiajabuleempilweniyakheKodwalowooyoyidebesela, ngekeaphile,futhiuyobanenjabuloempilweniyakhe

24Tshelanibonkeukuthinomangubaniongenzaokuhle, angayekiukuzilolongaemisebenziniemihle,ngoba kuyabazuzisaNgobangifisasengathibonkeabantu bangakhululwaezinkingeniababhekenenazo

25Ngobalowoofuna,futhiohlushwaubunzimaempilweni yakheyansukuzonke,usebuhlungwiniobukhulu nasekudingeni.Ngakho-kenomangubaniokhulula umphefumuloonjaloekudingeni,utholainjabuloenkulu kuye.

26Ngobalowoodabukilengenxayobunzimaobunjalo uhluphekangendlelaefanayo,njengokungathiuboshiwe Futhiabaningingenxayezinhlekeleleezinjalo, bengenakukwaziukuzithwala,bakhethengisho nokuzibhubhisa

27Ngakho-kelowoowaziinhlekeleleyomuntuonjalo, angamkhululikuyo,wenzaisonoesikhulu,futhiunecala legazilakhe

28Ngakho-kezivocavoceniemisebenziniemihle,njengoba njenitholeamandlaeNkosini;funakuthilaphoniphuza ukuyenza,ukwakhiwakombhoshongokuqedwe;ngoba ngenxayenuisakhiwosimisiwe.

29Ngakho-kengaphandlekokuthinishesheukwenzakahle, umbhoshongouzoqedwa,futhinizovalelwangaphandle kwawo.

30Ngemvakokubaesekhulumenamikanjalo,wavuka embhedeniwahamba,ethathaumalusinezintombi

31Kodwawathikimiuzobuyiselaumalusinezintombi endliniyamiAmen