38 Lowo lonemahloni ngami, nangemavi ami, kulesitukulwane lesonakele nalesiphingako, neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuba nemahloni ngaye, nayifika ebukhosini beYise kanye netingilosi letingcwele.”
Kwakugeleta umfula wemlilo, siyalu sawo sicubuka embikwakhe. Tinkhulungwane tetinkhulungwane tatimsingatsile. Tinkhulungwane letilishumi tiphindvwe katinkhulungwane letilishumi tatime embikwakhe. Behluleli bahlala phansi. Tincwadzi tavulwa.
“Embonweni wami wasebusuku, ngabona embikwami kwakume umuntfu labenjengendvodzana yemuntfu, abehla ngemafu asezulwini. Wasondzela kuloLophila Phakadze Naphakadze, waholeleka ebukhoneni bakhe.
Niyawubalekela ngasesigodzini sentsaba yami, ngobe lesigodzi siyawufikela e-Aseli. Yebo, niyawubaleka njengamhlazane nibalekela kutamatama kwemhlaba ngesikhatsi sa-Uziya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Simakadze-ke longuNkulunkulu wami uyawube sewuyefika kanye nabo bonkhe labangcwele bakhe.
Kepha yena waphendvula watsi: “Situkulwane lesibi nalesiphingako ngekungetsembeki kuNkulunkulu sifuna sibonakaliso, kepha singeke sisitfole ngisho nasinye, ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona, umphrofethi.
INdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawutfumela tingilosi tayo tiyewubutsa tikhiphe konkhe lokubanga kona nabo bonkhe benti balokubi embusweni wayo,
Ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawufika ngenkhatimulo yeYise, ikanye netingilosi tayo, ngulapho-ke iyawukhokhela wonkhe umuntfu njengekwenta kwakhe.
Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kukhona labanye la emkhatsini wenu labangeyikuva kufa, badzimate bayibone iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita embusweni wayo.”
Situkulwane lesibi nalesiphingako ngekungetsembeki kuNkulunkulu sifuna sibonakaliso, kepha ngeke sisitfole ngisho nasinye ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona.” Wesuka lapho, wahamba.
“Lapho-ke kuyawubonakala sibonakaliso seNdvodzana yeMuntfu esibhakabhakeni; tonkhe tive temhlaba tiyawukhala natibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita ngemafu elizulu, ngemandla, nangenkhatimulo lenkhulu.
“INdvodzana yeMuntfu nayita ngenkhatimulo yayo netingilosi tayo tonkhe, iyawuhlala esihlalweni sayo sebukhosi,
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Usho kona. Noko ngitsi kini: “ ‘Kusukela manje seniyakuyibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ihleti ngesekudla saLonemandla, ita ngemafu asezulwini.’ ”
Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Timphungutja tinemigodzi, netinyoni tinetidleke, kodvwa iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ite indzawo yekulala iphumule.”
“Lapho-ke bayawuyibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita ngemafu inemandla lamakhulu nebukhosi.
Jesu watsi: “Nginguye; ngitsi: Niyawuyibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ihleti ngesekudla saSomandla, ita ngemafu elizulu.”
Ingabe angakhiphani umuntfu kuhlenga umphefumulo wakhe?
Wabaphendvula watsi: ‘Nginitjela kutsi: Ngulowo lonako, uyakwengetelwa; kodvwa lowo longenalutfo, uyakwemukwa naloko lokuncane lanako.
Nangabe umuntfu unemahloni ngami nangemavi ami, neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuba nemahloni ngaye nayita ngenkhatimulo yayo nangebukhosi beYise kanye neyetingilosi letingcwele.
Livi waba ngumuntfu, wahlala kanye natsi, agcwele umusa neliciniso. Sayibona inkhatimulo yakhe, lengeyalotelwe yedvwa kuYise.
Wase utsi kuye: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nitawubona lizulu livulekile netingilosi taNkulunkulu tehla tenyuka etikweNdvodzana yeMuntfu.”
Lesicumbi samphendvula satsi: “Sivile emtsetfweni kutsi Khristu uyawuphila kuze kube phakadze. Kepha wena usho kanjani kutsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itawuphakanyiswa? Ngubani yona leNdvodzana yeMuntfu?”
Uyiphile emandla ekwehlulela, ngobe iyiNdvodzana yemuntfu.
Baphendvula batsi: “Khoneliyuse, indvuna yelibutfo, usitfumile. Uyindvodza lelungile naleyesaba Nkulunkulu, futsi uhlonishwa ngiso sonkhe sive semaJuda. Watjelwa yingilosi lengcwele kutsi akumeme ute emtini wakhe, kuze atewuva emavi akho.”
Baphostoli balishiya Liqoqo, batfokota kakhulu ngekwetfwala lihlazo ngenca yelibito laJesu.
Anginamahloni ngeliVangeli, ngobe lingemandla aNkulunkulu ekusindzisa bonkhe bantfu labakholwako, kucala emaJuda, kulandzele emaGriki.
Kodvwa akube khashane nami kutigabatisa ngaphandle kwesiphambano seNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu; ngesiphambano sakhe live lifile kimi, nami ngifile kulo.
Wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze wachamuka eSinayi, kwasa kitsi nakavela eSeyiri, wakhanya aseNtsabeni iPharani. Wefika achamuka etinkhulungwaneni talabangcwele, weta kuvutsa umlilo ngasesandleni sakhe sangesekudla.
Empeleni liyini litsemba letfu, nome injabulo, nome umchele wemsebenti wetfu lesingatibonga ngawo embikweNkhosi yetfu Jesu ekubuyeni kwayo? Akusini yini?
kuze kutsi icinise tinhlitiyo tenu tingabi nacala, kodvwa tibe ngcwele ebukhoneni baNkulunkulu, longuBabe, nakufika iNkhosi yetfu Jesu nabo bonkhe labangcwele bakhe.
kungako nje ngihlupheka nanyalo. Kodvwa ngite emahloni, ngobe ngiyamati lengetsembele kuye, futsi ngineliciniso kutsi yena unawo emandla ekukulondvolota loko lakubeke kimi, kuze kube ngalelo langa.
Shangatsi iNkhosi ingaba nebubele kubaka-Onesiforusi, labevame kungihlumelelisa njalo, ngobe abengenamahloni ngekuboshwa kwami.
Ngako-ke ungabi nemahloni ngekufakaza ngeNkhosi yetfu. Ubete emahloni nangami, siboshwa sayo, kodvwa hlanganyela nami ekuhluphekeleni liVangeli ngemandla aNkulunkulu.
Esikhundleni saloko, babelangatelela live lelincono, lokusho kutsi: lizulu. Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu akanamahloni kutibita ngekutsi nguNkulunkulu wabo, ngobe ubalungiselele lelo khaya.
Wabona kutsi kwetfukwa ngenca yaKhristu kwakungumcebo loncono kunemcebo waseGibhithe, ngobe phela abebheke umvuzo.
Ngako-ke asiphumele kuye ngephandle kwenkambu setfwalisane naye lihlazo lakhe;
Aniketsembeki, ninjengetiphingi. Anati yini kutsi kutsandzana nelive kubutsa kuNkulunkulu? Lofisa kuba ngumngani welive, utenta sitsa kuNkulunkulu.
Lowo lophika iNdvodzana, ute Nkulunkulu uYise; kantsi lowo lovuma iNdvodzana unaye, Nkulunkulu uYise.
Bantfwabami, hlalani kuye, khona kutawutsi nakachamuka sibe nesibindzi sibete emahloni sinyibe kuye ekufikeni kwakhe.
uyawunatsa liwayini lentfukutselo yaNkulunkulu lelinekuphelela kwemandla alo latselwa endzebeni yelulaka lwakhe. Uyawuhlushwa aviswe buhlungu ngemlilo nangesibabule, embikwetingilosi letingcwele nasembikweliWundlu.