Ngikhashelwe Umngane Wami Siqu

Kumqondisi womculo: ngezinto zomculo ezinezintambo. Ihubo lokuhlakanipha likaDavide.

Ukwesaba nokuthuthumela; umhubi ufisa amaphiko ejuba ukuze andizele ehlane. Ubuhlungu obukhulu akubona udlame olugcwalisa umuzi, kodwa ngumlingane wakhe, umngane oseduze owahamba naye endlini kaBaba wethu, wabe esephula ukwethembeka.

Isahluko 55.

Yizwa umkhuleko wami, Baba wami, ungazifihli ekunxuseni kwami umusa. Ngilalele ungiphendule; angizoli ekukhalazeni kwami, ngiyabubula, ngenxa yezwi lesitha, ngenxa yokucindezela kwababi. Ngokuba bangehlisela inkathazo, futhi ngentukuthelo bangibambela igqubu. Inhliziyo yami iyasonteka ngaphakathi kwami; izethuso zokufa ziwele phezu kwami. Ukwesaba nokuthuthumela kuyangifikela, novalo lungigubuzele. Ngathi: “Awu, sengathi nginganamaphiko njengejuba! Bengingandiza ngiye kophumula.

Yebo, bengingazulazula ngiye kude; bengingakhosela ehlane. ^a Bengingaphuthuma endaweni yami yokukhosela, kude nomoya ovunguzayo nesivunguvungu.” Badidanise, Baba oyiNkosi; hlukanisa inkulumo yabo, ngokuba ngibona udlame nombango edolobheni. Imini nobusuku bayazulazula phezu kwezindonga zalo; ububi nenkathazo kuphakathi kwalo. Incithakalo iphakathi kwalo; ukucindezela nenkohliso akusuki ezitaladini zalo. Ngokuba akusona isitha esingiklolodelayo—lokho bengingakuthwala; akusona ongizondayo oziphakamisayo phezu kwami—kuye bengingacasha. Kodwa nguwe, umuntu olingana nami, umkhaphi wami nomngane wami oseduze. Thina esasihlanganyela ubudlelwane obumnandi ndawonye, esahamba nesixuku saya endlini kaBaba wethu. Ukufa makubehlele; mabehlele ethuneni besaphila, ngokuba ububi busendaweni yabo yokuhlala, phakathi kwabo impela. Kodwa mina ngibiza kuBaba wami, uBaba wami uzongisindisa. Kusihlwa nasekuseni nasemini bebade ngiyakhala ngibubule, uyalizwa izwi lami. Uwuhlengile umphefumulo wami ngokuthula empini ebimelene nami, nakuba bebaningi abangivukelayo.

uBaba wethu uzokuzwa abathobe—yena ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi kusukela endulo. Ngokuba abaguquki, Umkhapheli uphakamisele izandla zakhe kulabo abanokuthula naye; wephule isivumelwano sakhe. Inkulumo yakhe yayibushelelezi kunebhotela, kodwa impi yayisenhliziyweni yakhe; amazwi akhe ayethambe kunamafutha, kodwa ayeyizinkemba ezihoshiwe. Beka umthwalo wakho kuBaba wethu, uzokusekela; akasoze avumele olungileyo ukuba anyakaziswe. Kodwa wena, Baba wami, uzobehlisa phansi emgodini wokubhujiswa; amadoda achitha igazi nenkohliso ngeke aphile ngisho nengxenye yezinsuku zawo. Kodwa mina ngizokwethemba kuwe.