18 ngobe nginitjela kutsi ngingeke ngiphindze ngilinatse leliwayini kusukela manje, kuze kufike umbuso waNkulunkulu.”
neliwayini lelijabulisa tinhlitiyo tabo, nemafutsa ekugcobisa buso bakhe buze bucwebetele, nekudla lokuyinsika yemphilo yemuntfu.
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.
Kulentsaba Simakadze longuSomandla utakwentela bantfu bonkhe lidzili lalokukhuluphele, lelimnandzi, yebo, lidzili leliwayini lelidzala lakadzeni, inyama lenhle kakhulu, netinhlobo letimnandzi teliwayini.
“Wotani, nonkhe nine lenomile, wotani emantini; nani nine lenite imali, sondzelani, nitsenge nidle! Wotani, nitsenge liwayini nelubisi ngaphandle kwemali nangaphandle kwetindleko.
“Ngesikhatsi salawo makhosi, Nkulunkulu welizulu uyawumisa umbuso longasoze wabhujiswa lutfo, futsi ngeke unikwe labanye bantfu. Uyawupitjita yonkhe leminye imibuso uyicedze, kodvwa wona uyawukuma kuze kube phakadze.
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.
Maye, live lakhe liyawuba lihle bo! Futsi liyawubukeka lilihle kakhulu. Lokutinhlavu kuyawukwenta tinsizwa tiphumelele, neliwayini lelisha lente emantfombatane ondleke.
Nami-ke ngitsi: UnguPhetro . Etikwalelidvwala ngiyakulakha libandla lami, nemandla ekufa angeke alehlule.
Kepha ngitsi kini: Kusukela lamuhla angisayiwunatsa kulesitselo semvini, kuyawudzimate kufike lelo langa lengiyakusinatsa ngalo nani sesisisha embusweni waBabe.”
Watsatsa nendzebe, watsi nasabongile, wabanika, bonkhe banatsa kuyo.
Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Angeke ngiphindze nginatse kulesitselo semvini, kuyawudzimate kube ngulelo langa nase ngisinatsa sisisha embusweni waNkulunkulu.”
Wanikwa liwayini lelalibhicwe nemure, kodvwa wala kulinatsa.
Jesu waphindza watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Bakhona labeme lapha emkhatsini wenu labangayikubona kufa bangakaboni Nkulunkulu abusa ngemandla.”
Ngalokufanako-ke, nanibona letintfo tenteka, nibokwati kutsi umbuso waNkulunkulu sewutawufika.
ngobe nginitjela kutsi: Ngingeke ngiphindze ngilidle futsi, lize ligcwaliseke embusweni waNkulunkulu.”
Ase nginitjele naliciniso kutsi, bakhona lapha emkhatsini wenu labangeyikufa bangakawuboni umbuso waNkulunkulu.”
Wasikhulula emandleni ebumnyama, wasibeka embusweni weNdvodzana yakhe letsandzekako.
“Kodvwa lomvini waphendvula, watsi: ‘Ngingacala ngilahle leliwayini lami lelingulona lijabulisa bonkulunkulu nemadvodza, ngiyewuhamba ngintengetela etikwetihlahla?’