17 Benta imihlatjelo emadimonini langasiye Nkulunkulu, bonkulunkulu labangazange sebaze babati, bonkulunkulu lababesandza kuvela nje, bonkulunkulu boyihlo labebangazange sebabesabe.
Sebaphambuke ngekushesha kuloko lengabayala ngako; sebancibilikise igolide benta litfole lelidvuna. Balikhotsamela balikhonta, badzimate batsi: ‘Israyeli! Nangu-ke nkulunkulu wakho lowakukhipha eveni laseGibhithe.’ ”
Ningatfutfumeli, ningesabi. Angizange ngikumemetele yini loku, ngakhuluma ngako kungakenteki kadzeni? Nine nibofakazi bami. Kukhona yini lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami? Cha, kute lelinye Lidvwala, kute nalinye lengilatiko.”
Atinamsebenti walutfo, tintfo nje tekuhlekisa, kuyawutsi nakufika kwehlulelwa kwato, tibhubhe.
Ngobe bangishiyile mine, benta lendzawo yaba yabonkulunkulu betive, bashise imihlatjelo kuyo kubonkulunkulu labangabati, bona kanye naboyisemkhulu, ngisho nemakhosi akaJuda, bagcwalise lendzawo ngengati lengenacala.
ngenca yebubi lobentiwe ngulabo bantfu. Bangicunula, ngabatfukutselela ngekutfuncisa kwabo imphepho nangekukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu labangazange babati bona kanye nani naboyihlo.
Kufanele bangasakuphindzi kunikela imihlatjelo yabo kuletithico letisatimbuti, labaphinga nato. Loku kutawuba ngumtsetfo wetitukulwane ngetitukulwane.’
“Nake nangiletsela yini imihlatjelo neminikelo kuleminyaka lengema-40 ehlane, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli?
Ngako-ke macondzana nekudla kudla lokuhlatjelwe tithico siyati kutsi: “Kute sithico lesiphilako,” nekutsi: “Nkulunkulu munye kuphela, kute lomunye.”
ungacali umvumele, futsi ungamlaleli. Ungabi naluvelo ngaye. Ungamphephisi, futsi ungamvikeli.
“Simakadze uyakunisakatela emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive, kusuka ngala kwemhlaba kuye ngale kwawo. Lapho-ke niyawukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu labentiwe ngelugodvo, nangelitje, leningazange senibati nine ngisho nabokhokho benu imbala.
Bangenta ngaba nesikhwele ngalokungesiye nkulunkulu. Bangitfukutselisa ngetithico tabo letingenamsebenti. Ngiyawubenta babe nemona ngalabo labangesiso sive. Ngiyawubatfukutselisa ngesive lesingenakucondza.
Moya ukhuluma ngalokusebaleni kutsi ngetikhatsi tekugcina labanye bayawuhlubuka ekukholweni, balandzele imimoya ledukisako netimfundziso temadimoni.
Kepha bantfu lababesele bangete bafa kuletinhlupho, abazange baphendvuke emisebentini yetandla tabo. Kodvwa bachubeka bakhonta emadimoni netithico tegolide, netesiliva, netelitfusi, netelitje, netemitsi: tintfo letingaboni, naletingeva, naletingahambi.
Nabakhetsa bonkulunkulu labasha, kwefika imphi emasangweni emadolobha; kwabate lihawu nesikhali lokwabonakala kulabati-40 000 baka-Israyeli.