Malunga nokuthandaza
5“Xa uthandazayo, uze ungabi njengabahanahanisi, bona bathand' ukuthandaza bemi *ezindlwini zesikhungo nasezikoneni zezitalato, ngenjongo yokuba babonwe ngabantu. Inene, sebewufumene umvuzo wabo. 6Ke wena, xa uthandazayo, ngena egumbini lakho, uluvale ucango, uthandaze kuYihlo ongabonwayo. Ke uYihlo, yena obona okwenzeka emfihlekweni, wokuvuza.
7“Ngoko ke, xa nithandazayo, ze ningenzi milembelele ingento, njengabangakholwayo, bona baba boviwa ngenxa yamazwi abo amaninzi. 8Ze ningafani nabo, kuba uYihlo uyakwazi enikusweleyo ningekaceli. 9Thandazani ke ngoko nina nithi:
“ ‘Bawo wethu osezulwini:
Malaziwe lihlonelwe igama lakho,
10malongame ulawulo lwakho,
makwenziwe ukuthanda kwakho, emhlabeni njengasezulwini.
11Sibonelele kwiintswelo zethu zemihla ngemihla;
12usixolele amatyala ethu,
njengokuba nathi sibaxolela abasonayo;
13ungasiyekeli ekulingweni,
koko sihlangule kumtyholi;
[kuba ngenene nguwe olawulayo,
namandla ngawakho, nodumo, kude kube ngunaphakade! Amen.]’
14“Kaloku xa nibaxolela abantu izigqitho zabo, uYihlo osezulwini wonixolela nani. 15Xa ningabaxoleli abantu izigqitho zabo, noYihlo akayi kunixolela iziphoso zenu.”
