To The Word – Day 161

₂“Uma kulingwa ukukhulunywa kuwe,

uyakukhathazeka na?

Kepha ngubani ongazibamba, angakhulumi, na?

₃Bheka, uqondisile abaningi;

uqinisile izandla ezibuthakathaka.

₄Amazwi akho amisile okhubekayo;

usimamisile amadolo athuthumelayo.

₅“Kepha sekufikile kuwe, uyakhathazeka;

kuyakuthinta wena, uyashaywa luvalo.

₆Ukumesaba kwakho uNkulunkulu akusilo ithemba lakho yini,

nokuphelela kwezindlela zakho akusiso isisekelo sakho na?

₇Ake ukhumbule ukuthi ngubani owake wachithwa engenacala na?

Babhujiswaphi abalungileyo na?

₈Njengokubona kwami abalima okubi

bahlwanyele ukona, bayakuvuna.

₉Babhubha ngokuphephetha kukaNkulunkulu;

ngomoya wentukuthelo yakhe bayaphela.

₁₀Ukubhonga kwengonyama nezwi lebhubesi kuyaphela,

namazinyo amabhongo ayaphuka.

₁₁Ibhubesi elinamandla liyabhubha ngokuswela impango;

amawundlu ebhubesikazi ayahlakazeka.

₁₂“Kwanyenyiselwa kimi izwi,

indlebe yami yabamba ukunyenyezwa kwalo.

₁₃Ngokudlala kwemicabango ivuswe yimibono yasebusuku,

lapho abantu sebehlelwe ngubuthongo obunzima,

₁₄ngafikelwa yingebhe nokuthuthumela

okwaqhaqhazelisa onke amathambo ami.

₁₅Kwadlula umoya ebusweni bami;

uboya bomzimba wami bavuka.

₁₆Kwema okuthile, kepha angaqonda ukubonakala kwakho;

isimo sasiphambi kwamehlo ami;

kwathula;

ngase ngizwa izwi, lathi:

₁₇‘Umuntu ulungile kunoNkulunkulu na?

Umuntukazana uhlambulukile kunoMenzi na?

₁₈Bheka, nasezincekwini zakhe akethembi,

nezingelosi zakhe uyazibeka icala;

₁₉kakhulu kangakanani abahlezi ezindlini zodaka,

abazisekelo zabo zisothulini,

abachotshozwa njengenundu.

₂₀Bagxotshwa kusukela ekuseni kuze kube kusihlwa;

babhubha kuze kube phakade benganakwa muntu.

₂₁Intambo yetende labo ayisishulwa yini phakathi kwabo,

bafe bengazelele, na?’

₁“Ake umemeze; ukhona okuphendulayo na?

Uyakuphendukela kumuphi kwabangcwele na?

₂Ngokuba isiwula siyabulawa ngukukhathazeka,

nomhawu uyachitha oyisiphukuphuku.

₃Mina ngibonile isiwula sigxilile,

kepha ngaqalekisa indlu yaso ngokuzumayo.

₄Abantwana baso bakude nokusindiswa,

bachotshozwa esangweni;

akakho obophulayo,

₅abakuvuna kwabo kudliwa ngabalambileyo,

bakukhipha nasemeveni;

abanxanelayo basezela impahla yabo.

₆Ngokuba usizi aluveli othulini,

nokuhlupheka akuphumi emhlabathini,

₇ngokuba umuntu uzalelwa ukuhlupheka,

njengokuba izinhlansi ziqhashela phezulu.

₈“Kodwa mina bengiyakumfuna uNkulunkulu;

kuNkulunkulu bengiyakubeka indaba yami,

₉yena owenza izinto ezinkulu ezingaphenyekiyo,

izimangaliso ezingenakubalwa,

₁₀yena onisa imvula emhlabeni,

athume amanzi ebusweni bamasimu,

₁₁ukuze aphakamise abayizimpofana nabadabukileyo

baphakanyiselwe ukusindiswa.

₁₂Uyachitha amacebo abanobuqili,

ukuze izandla zabo zingabi nakufeza umgomo wabo.

₁₃Uyabamba abahlakaniphileyo ebuqilini babo;

isiluleko soyisigwegwe siyachithwa ngokuphuthuma.

₁₄Emini bahlangana nobumnyama,

baphumputha emini njengasebusuku.

₁₅Uyasindisa enkembeni yemilomo yabo,

yebo, abampofu esandleni sonamandla.

₁₆Ompofu usenethemba;

ububi buvala umlomo wabo.

₁₇“Bheka, ubusisiwe lowo muntu uNkulunkulu amlayayo;

ngalokho ungadeleli ukukhuzwa nguSomandla.

₁₈Ngokuba uma ezwisa ubuhlungu,

ubuye abophe;

uyalimaza, kepha izandla zakhe zibuye zelaphe.

₁₉Uyakophula ezinhluphekweni eziyisithupha;

yebo, nakweziyisikhombisa awuyikuthintwa ngokubi.

₂₀Endlaleni uyakukuhlenga ekufeni

nasempini emandleni enkemba.

₂₁Uyakufihlwa enkalivasini* yolimi;

awuyikwesaba lapho kufika ukuchitha.

₂₂Uyakuhleka incithakalo nendlala,

nezilo zomhlaba awuyikuzesaba.

₂₃Ngokuba unesivumelwano namatshe asendle;

izilo zasendle zihlalisana kahle nawe.

₂₄Uyakwazi ukuthi itende lakho linokuthula;

uyakuhambela indlu yakho,

awuyikusilalelwa lutho.

₂₅Uyakwazi ukuthi inzalo yakho iyakuba nkulu,

abantwana bakho babe njengotshani bomhlaba.

₂₆Uyakufika ethuneni usuthi ngobudala

njengeqhinqa lamabele ngesikhathi salo.

₂₇Bheka, lokho sikuphenyile; kunjalo;

kuzwe, uzazele khona.”

₂“Sengathi ukuncokolozwa kwami

ngabe kulinganiswe nokulinganiswa,

inhlupheko yami ibekwe esilinganisweni kanyekanye.

₃Ngokuba manje iyasinda kunesihlabathi solwandle;

ngalokho amazwi ami ayengukubheda.

₄Ngokuba imicibisholo kaSomandla ikimi;

isihlungu sayo siphuzwa ngumoya wami;

izesabiso zikaNkulunkulu ziyangehlela.

₅Imbongolo yasendle iyakhala yini inotshani na?

Inkabi iyakhonya isekudleni kwayo na?

₆Okudumayo kungadliwa ngaphandle kukasawoti na?

Kukhona ukuklwabusa kokumhlophe kweqanda na?

₇Umphefumulo wami uyala ukukuthinta,

kungukudla okunengekayo kimi.

₈“Sengathi isicelo sami singenziwa,

uNkulunkulu angiphe lokhu engikubhekayo.

₉Yebo, sengathi uNkulunkulu angangichoboza,

athukulule isandla sakhe, anginqume.

₁₀Lokho ngakube kuhlale kube yinduduzo yami,

yebo, ngabe ngijabule ebuhlungwini obungahawukeliyo

ukuthi angigodlanga amazwi oNgcwele.

₁₁Ayini amandla ami ukuba ngingaze ngethembe na?

Ukuphela kwami kuyini ukuba ngingaze ngibekezele na?

₁₂Pho, amandla ami angamandla amatshe yini?

Inyama yami iyithusi na?

₁₃Akusikho yini ukuthi alukho usizo kimi;

ukusindiswa kususwa kimi.

₁₄“Odangeleyo nga ehawukelwa ngumngane wakhe;

kepha ukumesaba uSomandla kuyayekwa.

₁₅Abafowethu bambuluzile njengomfula,

njengemithonjana yemifula eshayo,

₁₆emnyama ngeqhwa,

lapho ungqoqwane ezisitheza khona,

₁₇kepha ngesikhathi sokufudumala inyamalale,

ishe endaweni yayo, lapho libalele.

₁₈Abahamba ngezindlela zayo bayaphambuka,

benyukela oqwathuleni, babhubhe.

₁₉Izihambi zakwaThema zabheka;

izindwendwe zakwaSheba zazihlalela.

₂₀Zajabha, ngokuba zazibhekile;

sezifike khona zadana.

₂₁Ngokuba kalokhu seniyize nje;

nibona okwesabisayo niyesaba.

₂₂Ngasho yini ukuthi: ‘Ngipheni,

ninginike isipho empahleni yenu,’ na?

₂₃noma: ‘Ngikhululeni esandleni sesitha,

ningihlenge esandleni sezidlova,’ na?

₂₄“Ngifundiseni, khona ngiyakuthula mina,

ningiqondise lapho ngiduke khona.

₂₅Ukukhuluma okuqotho kunamandla,

kepha ukusolwa nokusolwa yinina kusizani na?

₂₆Nicabanga yini ukusola amazwi,

lokhu ukukhuluma kophelelwa ithemba kungumoya nje na?

₂₇Yebo, nenza inkatho ngentandane,

nithengisa ngomngane wenu.

₂₈Manje, qalani ukungibuka;

kuyakuba sobala,

uma ngiqamba amanga.

₂₉Ake niphenduke,

kungabikho ukungalungi,

nibuye niphenduke;

indaba yami ilungile.

₃₀Kukhona ukungalungi olimini lwami yini,

ulwanga lwami alunakuqonda okubi na?

₁“Umuntu akasempini yini emhlabeni,

imihla yakhe ayinjengemihla yomqashwa na?

₂Njengenceku ekhefuzelela ithunzi,

nanjengomqashwa obheka umvuzo wakhe,

₃kanjalo ngithole ifa lezinyanga zokubi;

ngimiselwe ubusuku bezinhlupheko.

₄Lapho ngilala phansi,

ngisho ngithi:

‘Ngingavuka nini,’

ngokuba ubusuku bude;

ngigcwele ukubinyabinyeka kuze kuse.

₅Inyama yami yembesiwe izimpethu namagade othuli;

isikhumba sami siyaphola,

sibuye sibhicike.

₆“Imihla yami iyashesha kunesaluko,

iphela ingenathemba.

₇Khumbula ukuthi ukuphila kwami kungumoya;

iso lami aliyikubuye libone okuhle.

₈Iso longibonayo alisayikungibuka;

amehlo akho esekimi, angisekho.

₉Ifu liphela lihamba;

kanjalo owehlele endaweni yabafileyo akasayikukhuphuka.

₁₀Kasayikubuyela endlini yakhe;

indawo yakhe ayisayikumazi.

₁₁“Ngalokho nami angiyikubamba

umlomo wami;

ngiyakukhuluma osizini lomoya wami,

ngikhale ngomunyu womphefumulo wami.

₁₂Ngilulwandle yini,

ngingumkhomo yini,

ukuze ungibekele abalindi?

₁₃Lapho ngithi umbhede wami uyakungiduduza,

ukhukho lwami lungithwalise ukukhala kwami,

₁₄uyangesabisa ngamaphupho,

ungethusa ngemibono,

₁₅ukuze umphefumulo wami ukhethe ukuklinywa

nokufa kunalawa mathambo ami.

₁₆Ngiyanengwa yiwo;

mangingahlali njalo;

ngiyeke, ngokuba imihla yami iyize.

₁₇Uyini umuntu ukuba umkhulise,

nokuba ubeke inhliziyo yakho kuye,

₁₈nokuba umhambele ekuseni njalo,

umhlole njalonjalo, na?

₁₉Koze kube nini uyeka ukungibheka na?

Ngiyeke, ngize ngiminze amathe ami.

₂₀Noma ngonile,

ngenzeni kuwe mlindi wabantu na?

Ungimiseleni ngibe yisigcibisholo sakho,

ngize ngibe ngumthwalo nakimi, na?

₂₁Awuthetheleli ngani isiphambeko sami,

ususe isono sami, na?

Ngokuba manje ngiyakulala phansi othulini;

uyakungifunisisa, kepha angiyikubakho.”

₇“Babusisiwe abathethelelwe izeqo zabo,

nabazono zabo zisitshekelwe;

₈ubusisiwe umuntu

iNkosi engayikumbalela isono.

U-Abrahama wamukeliswa isithembiso ngokukholwa.”