23 Sabasebuhlungwini lobukhulu endzaweni yalabafile; satsi sibuka ngetulu sabona Abrahama akhashane, anaLazaro.
Ngobe ungeke uvume kungiyekelela endzaweni yalabafile, nome-ke ungeke umvumele lotsandzekako wakho kutsi abole ethuneni.
Kodvwa, Nkulunkulu, umphefumulo wami uyakuwuhlenga emandleni ekufa ngobe uyawungemukela. Cabanga.
Ngobe umusa wakho mkhulu kimi, uwephulile umphefumulo wami ekujuleni kwekufa.
Lababi baya ekufeni, yebo, bonkhe labafulatsela Nkulunkulu.
Umuntfu lohlakaniphile uhamba ngendlela yekuphila lecondze etulu, khona ateyigwema indlela yekufa leya phansi emangcwabeni.
Tinyawo takhe tehlela ekufeni, tinyatselo takhe tihamba ngendlela leya ethuneni.
Indlela leya endzaweni yalabafile icala endlini yakhe, yewuke yehlele etindlini tekufa.
Lendvodza lasayitfumbile ayati kutsi akuyi lolubuyako lapho, nekutsi labangena kuye basemajukujukwini elithuna.
Kodvwa sewehliselwe phansi endzaweni yalabafile, emajukujukwini emgodzi.
“Indzawo yalabafile ngaphansi nayo iyanyakata itsakasele kutsi ikuhlangabete nawuta kuyo. Lendzawo ivusa umoya walasebalala kutsi itekuvusela bonkhe labo bebabaholi emhlabeni, ibente basukume etihlalweni tabo tebukhosi bonkhe nalababengemakhosi etive.
“Nawe-ke Khaphanawume, ucabanga kutsi uyawuphakanyiselwa ezulwini yini? Uyakwehliselwa endzaweni yalabafile, ngobe kube yayentiwe eSodoma imisebenti yemandla leyayentiwe kuwe, ngabe ikhona nalamuhla.
Futsi nangabe liso lakho likonisa, likupulute ulilahle khashane, kuncono kuwe kungena ekuphileni uneliso linye, kunekutsi ube nemehlo omabili, kantsi utawulahlwa esihogweni semlilo.”
Tinyoka, ntalo yemabululu! Nitakubalekela njani kulahlwa esihogweni?
Kepha mine ngitsi kini: Lowo lotfukutselela umnakabo, uyawulahlwa licala; nalowo lowetfuka umnakabo, uyakuba nelicala emtsetfweni; nalowo lotsi kumnakabo: ‘Silima,’ uyawufanelwa ngumlilo wesihogo.
Nangabe liso lakho langesekudla likonisa, likhokhe ulilahle; ngobe kuncono kuwe kulahlekelwa sitfo sinye semtimba kunekutsi umtimba wakho wonkhe ulahlwe uphelele esihogweni.
Bamemeta batsi: “Sinamsebenti muni nawe, Ndvodzana yaNkulunkulu, sewutele kutesivisa buhlungu yini sikhatsi sisengakefiki?”
Sase siyamemeta sitsi: ‘Babe Abrahama, ngihawukele ungitfumelele nango Lazaro enye sihloko semuno wakhe emantini atengiphotisa elulwimini, ngobe ngisebuhlungwini lobukhulu, ngiyasha!’
Lapho nginebanaketfu labasihlanu, efike abatjele kutsi bangete beta lapha kulendzawo lengikuyo.’
Yatsi nayibona Jesu, yakhala kakhulu, yaze yatilahla embikwakhe, yatsi: “Jesu, Ndvodzana yaNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe! Ufunani kimi? Ngiyakuncenga ngitsi ungangihluphi.”
“Kufa, kuphi kuncoba kwakho? Kufa, luphi ludvonsi lwakho?”
Nkulunkulu akazange atiyekele tingilosi letona, kodvwa watilahla kalasha emigodzini yebumnyama bebumnyama, kutsi titewugcinelwa kwehlulelwa.
Sathane labedukise leto tive wabanjwa, wajikwa echibini lemlilo lonesibabule, lapho bekukhona khona silo kanye nemphrofethi wemanga. Bayawuhlushwa batfoseke imini nebusuku phakadze naphakadze.