Palavras de consolo
A Bíblia é repleta de palavras de consolo para os aflitos. Deus está perto dos que sofrem e promete enxugar toda lágrima, renovar a esperança e restaurar o coração partido.
Deus está conosco
O Senhor é refúgio e fortaleza. Mesmo no vale da sombra da morte, não precisamos temer — Ele está ao nosso lado para nos consolar.
Loba ngidabula
esigodini sethunzi lokufa,
angiyikwesaba okubi
ngoba wena ulami;
intonga Yakho lodondolo Lwakho
kuyangiduduza.
UThixo uyikukhanya kwami lensindiso yami
ngizakwesaba bani na?
UThixo uyinqaba yokuphila kwami
ngubani engingamesaba na?
UThixo uyisiphephelo sabancindezelweyo,
uyinqaba ezikhathini zokuhlupheka.
Yinye into engiyicelayo kuThixo,
yilokhu engikudingayo:
ukuba ngihlale endlini kaThixo
zonke insuku zokuphila kwami,
ngibuke ubuhle bukaThixo,
lokuthi ngimdinge ethempelini lakhe.
Phela ngosuku lokuhlupheka
uzangilondoloza emzini wakhe,
uzangifihla esiphephelweni sethabanikeli lakhe
angimise phezulu kwedwala elisesiqongweni.
Ngoba ube ulithemba lami, Oh Thixo Wobukhosi,
ithemba lami kusukela ebutsheni bami.
Consolação e esperança
Deus consola os humildes e exalta os abatidos. Ele nunca nos desamparará.
UThixo ngokwakhe uhamba phambi kwakho njalo uzakuba lawe; kasoze akutshiye loba akufulathele. Ungesabi; ungapheli amandla."
Ungazesabi lezozizwe, uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho uzakulwela yena uqobo lwakhe.’
Angikulayanga na? Qina ube lesibindi, ungethuki njalo ungalahli ithemba, ngoba uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho uzakuba lawe loba kungaphi lapho oya khona."
Abaphansi uyabakhweza phezulu,
lalabo abakhalayo ubaphakamisela ekuphepheni.
Sengathi iNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu uqobo kanye loNkulunkulu uBaba owasithandayo kwathi ngomusa wakhe wasinika induduzo engapheliyo lethemba elihle
Descanso e renovação
Bem-aventurados os que choram, pois serão consolados. A Bíblia nos convida a descansar nos braços do Pai e encontrar paz para a alma.
Babusisiwe labo abakhalayo
ngoba bazakududuzwa.
Ngakho-ke, zithobeni ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esilamandla, ukuze aliphakamise ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. Yethulani kuye konke ukukhathazeka kwenu ngoba yena uyalikhathalela.
Ngipha isiboniso sokulunga kwakho,
ukuze izitha zami zisibone ziyangeke,
ngoba wena, Oh Thixo, usungisizile njalo wangiduduza.
Sengathi uthando lwakho olungaphuthiyo lungaba yinduduzo kimi,
njengesithembiso sakho encekwini yakho.
nxa ulala kawuyikwesaba;
uzalala ubuthongo obumnandi.
Konke Kulesikhathi Sakho
Zonke izinto zilesikhathi sazo,
konke okwenziwayo ngaphansi kwelanga kulesibanga sakho:
isikhathi sokuzalwa lesikhathi sokufa,
isikhathi sokuhlanyela lesikhathi sokusiphuna,
isikhathi sokubulala lesikhathi sokuphilisa,
isikhathi sokubhidliza lesikhathi sokwakha,
isikhathi sokukhala lesikhathi sokuhleka,
isikhathi sokulila lesikhathi sokugida,
isikhathi sokuchithiza amatshe lesikhathi sokuwabutha,
isikhathi sokugona lesikhathi sokunina,
isikhathi sokudinga lesikhathi sokukhalala,
isikhathi sokugcina lesikhathi sokulahla,
isikhathi sokudabula lesikhathi sokuthunga,
isikhathi sokuthula lesikhathi sokukhuluma,
isikhathi sokuthanda lesikhathi sokuzonda,
isikhathi sempi lesikhathi sokuthula.