37 Kepha ngelilanga lelikhulu lekugcina lemkhosi, Jesu wasukuma wema, wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Nakukhona lowomile, akete kimi anatse.
Lilanga ngelilanga kusukela kulekucala kwaze kwaba kulekugcina, Ezra abebafundzela kulencwadzi yemtsetfo waNkulunkulu. Lomkhosi bawugubha emalanga lasikhombisa, kwatsi ngelilanga lesiphohlongo bahlangana ndzawonye, njengobe kwakusho lomtsetfo.
Tandla tami ngitiphakamisela kuwe, umphefumulo wami womela wena njengemhlabatsi lowomele imvula. Cabanga.
Umphefumulo wami womele Nkulunkulu, yena lowo Nkulunkulu lophilako. Ngiyawufika nini ngibonakale embikwaNkulunkulu?
Nkulunkulu, wena unguNkulunkulu wami! Ngifuna wena. Umphefumulo wami womele wena, umtimba wami ulambele wena, eveni lelomile naleligagadzekile, live lelite emanti.
Kuhlakanipha kumemeta etitaladini; kumemeta kakhulu nasetimakethe.
Utsi kambe kuhlakanipha akumemeti yini? Kona kucondza akuliphakamisi yini liphimbo lako?
Ngiyabatsandza laba labangitsandzako, nalabo labangifunisisako bayangitfola;
Kumemeta kakhulu emasangweni elidolobha nasetimphundvwini temasango kutsi:
Kutfumele tincekukati tako kutsi tiphume tiye kuyawumemeta eticongweni telidolobha,
Sengifikile engadzeni yami, dzadzewetfu, mntfwanaketfu, ngibutse imure yami nemakha ami. Ngiludlile luhlanga lwami lwetinyosi neluju; sengilinatsile liwayini lami nelubisi lwami. Dlanini, bomngami, ninatse; natsisisani lutsandvo, nine titsandzani.
Ngekujabula niyawukha emanti emitfonjeni yensindziso.
“Khulumani kahle kubaseJerusalema, nimemetele kubo kutsi umshikashika wabo wemsebenti sewuphelelisiwe, nekutsi licala lesono sabo selihlawulelwe, nekutsi sebatfole ngalokuphindziwe esandleni saSimakadze ngaletono tabo.”
Livi litsi: “Memeta.” Mine ngitsi: “Ngimemete kutsini?” “Bonkhe bantfu banjengetjani, nako konkhe kudvuma kwabo kunjengembali yesiganga.
Ngobe ngiyawutfululela emanti eveni lelomile, nemifula emhlabatsini lowomile; ngiyawutfululela Moya wami kubantfwana bakho, nesibusiso sami etitukulwaneni takho.
“Wotani, nonkhe nine lenomile, wotani emantini; nani nine lenite imali, sondzelani, nitsenge nidle! Wotani, nitsenge liwayini nelubisi ngaphandle kwemali nangaphandle kwetindleko.
Bekani indlebe, nite kimi; vanini, kuze imiphefumulo yenu itewuphila. Ngitakwenta sivumelwane saphakadze nani, nginiphe tibusiso lengatetsembisa Davide.
Nkulunkulu utsi: “Kumemetele ngelivi lelikhulu, ungatibambi. Phakamisa livi lakho njengelicilongo. Tjela bantfu bami kuhlubuka kwabo, indlu yakaJakobe tono tayo.
Awu Simakadze, mandla ami nesiphephelo sami, nqaba yami ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka, tive tiyakuta kuwe tisuka emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba, titsi: “Bobabe betfu babengenalutfo ngaphandle kwabonkulunkulu labalite, tithico letingenamsebenti letingazange setibentele lutfo loluhle.
“Hamba uyewumemetela eJerusalema, ukhulume beva utsi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Ngiyakukhumbula kutinikela kwakho ebusheni bakho, kutsi wawungitsandza kanjani usengumakoti, wangilandzela kulo lonkhe lihlane, eveni lelalingakahlanyelwa lutfo.
Emabulo etintfo letiphilako naletinwabutelako kuyawuphila nome ngukuphi lapho ayawugeletela khona. Kuyawuphetfuka incumbi yetinhlanti lapho, ngobe lamanti ageletela khona ente lamanti lamunyu abe mnandzi; ngako lapho lamanti ageletela khona, konkhe kuyawuphila.
Emalanga lasikhombisa niyawube niletsa umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo kuSimakadze, ngelilanga lesiphohlongo niyawuba nemkhosi longcwele niletse umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo kuSimakadze; lowo ngumgidvo lomkhulu lapho ningayiwusebenta lutfo khona.
“ ‘Ngelilanga leli-15 lenyanga yesikhombisa, nase nibutse sonkhe sivuno selive lenu, niyawugcina lomkhosi waSimakadze emalanga lasikhombisa. Lilanga lekucala liyawuba lekuphumula, kodvwa nangelilanga lesiphohlongo ningenti lutfo.
Kuhlakanipha kumesaba Simakadze. Uyamemeta edolobheni utsi: “Lalelani nine bantfu lenibutsana edolobheni!
Simakadze longuSomandla uyakubavikela bantfu bakhe. Bayawubhubhisa bancobe ngematje etilingi. Bayawunatsa ingati babhodle kube shangatsi ngungeliwayini; bayawucitsa ingati yetitsa tabo iphuphume njengesitja lesisetjentiswa ekunyenyeteni emakona aselatini.
“ ‘Ngelilanga lesiphohlongo niyawuba nemhlangano longcwele; ningatsintsi lutfo lolungumsebenti.
“Wotani kimi, nine nonkhe lenikhatsele nalenisindvwa yimitfwalo, ngitaniphumuta.
Nguye lona abekhuluma ngaye umphrofethi Isaya nakatsi: “Livi lalomemeta ehlane litsi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkhosi, nente imikhondvo yayo icondze.’ ”
Babusisiwe labalambele bomele kulunga, ngobe bayakwesutsiswa.
Yena watsi: “Ngilivi lalomemeta ehlane, atsi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkhosi,’ njengobe asho Isaya, umphrofethi.”
Jesu watsi kuye: “Mine ngiyindlela, neliciniso, nekuphila. Kute longeta kuBabe nakangeti ngami.
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Kube mane bewusati sipho saNkulunkulu nekutsi ngubani lona lotsi: ‘Nginatsise,’ ngabe ucele kuye, yena abetakunika emanti laphilako.”
Lomfati watsi: “Nkhosi, awunalutfo lwekukha, kantsi nalomtfombo uyashona; pho, utawatsatsaphi lawo manti laphilako?
Kepha lowo loyawunatsa emanti lengiyawumnika wona, angeke aphindze ome naphakadze; ngobe emanti lengiyawumnika wona, ekhatsi kuye ayawuba ngumtfombo wemanti laphuphumako, kube kuphila lokuphakadze.”
Kepha anivumi kuta kimi kuze phela nitewuba nekuphila.
Jesu watsi kubo: “Mine ngisinkhwa sekuphila, lowo lota kimi, angeke alambe; nalowo lokholwa ngimi, angeke aphindze ome.
“Konkhe langipha kona Babe kutawuta kimi; lotako kimi, angeke ngimlahlele ngephandle.
Ngobe inyama yami ikudla sibili, nengati yami isinatfo sibili.
Jesu wakhuluma ngelivi lelikhulu afundzisa ethempelini, watsi: “Niyangati, futsi niyati nekutsi ngiphumaphi; mine-ke angikatiteli lapha, kodvwa lowo longitfumile, leningamati nine, ucinisile.
Ningeke ninatse endzebeni yeNkhosi niphindze niyewunatsa endzebeni yemadimoni. Ningeke nihlanganyele esidlweni seNkhosi niphindze nihlanganyele esidlweni semadimoni.
Bonkhe banatsa sinatfo sinye saMoya, ngobe banatsa edvwaleni laMoya lelabalandzela. Yebo, lelo dvwala lalinguKhristu.
Ngalokufananako watsatsa indzebe emvakwekudla kwakusihlwa, watsi: “Lendzebe sivumelwane lesisha, lesentiwe ngengati yami; yentani loku ngetikhatsi tonkhe, naninatsa kuyo, kuze ningikhumbule.”
Ngobe ngaMoya munye tsine sonkhe sabhajatiswa kutsi sibe ngumtimba munye, nome singemaJuda nome singemaGriki, nome sitigcili, nome singulabakhululekile, tsine sonkhe sanatsiswa Moya munye.
Ningadzakwa, ngobe kuvela kuko inkhanuko, kodvwa gcwaliswani ngaMoya.
Wase utsi kimi: “Sekwentekile. Mine ngingu-Alfa na-Omega, sicalo nesiphetfo. Lowo lowomile ngiyawumnika lilungelo lekunatsa mahhala emtfonjeni wemanti ekuphila.
Lengilosi yase ingikhombisa umfula wemanti ekuphila, wawukhanya njengengilazi lekhanya kubonakale ngale. Emanti awo abegeleta aphuma esihlalweni sebukhosi saNkulunkulu neseliWundlu.
Moya namakoti batsi: “Kota!” Wonkhe umuntfu lovako akatsi: “Kota!” Lowo lowomile akete; nalowo lofuna emanti ekuphila, akawanatse mahhala.