18 Wena, Simakadze, wenyukela entsabeni lendze, watfumba labanyenti labatfunjiwe, wemukele tipho kubantfu, watemukela ngisho nakubo labamelene nawe, kuze uhlale khona wena, Simakadze.
“Kodvwa vele, Nkulunkulu angahlala yini emhlabeni kanye nebantfu? Emazulu, ngisho nemazulu laphakeme kunawo onkhe, ngeke wenele kuwo. Kangakanani-ke lelithempeli lengikwakhele lona!
Simakadze watsi enkhosini yami: “Hlala lapha ngesekudla sami, ngize ngifake titsa takho ngaphansi kwetinyawo takho.”
Ngubani loyakwenyuka intsaba yaSimakadze? Ngubani loyakuma endzaweni yakhe lengcwele?
Nkulunkulu ukhuphuke ngenhlokomo, Simakadze wenyuke nakukhala licilongo.
Inhlangano yetive ayisondzele ikuhace, bese uyayibusa usesihlalweni sakho sebukhosi.
Wayidzikila indlu yakhe lengcwele leseShilo, lithende labehlala kulo emkhatsini webantfu,
Lomubi akayiyekele indlela yakhe lembi, nalokhohlakele ayekele imicabango yakhe lemibi. Akaphendvuke abuyele kuSimakadze, uyawuba nemusa kuye, akabuyele kuNkulunkulu wetfu, ngobe uyawumtsetselela ngenkhululeko.
Ngobe nguloko lokushiwo nguLophakeme Losetulu, lolibito lakhe linguLongcwele, utsi: “Ngihlala etulu endzaweni lengcwele, kodvwa nakuye lodzabukile nalotfobekile emoyeni, kutewuvuselela umoya walabatfobekile nekuvuselela tinhlitiyo talabephukile emoyeni.
“Sebubonkhe budze balelidolobha kutungeleta lonkhe buyawuba ngemakhilomitha langaba yimfica. “Libito lalelidolobha kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi sekuyawutsiwa: ngusimakadze ulapha.”
Simakadze uyabhavumula embikwalemphi yakhe. Emabutfo akhe manyenti ngalokungabaleki; banemandla labo labalalela umyalo wakhe. Lilanga laSimakadze likhulu, liyesabeka. Ngubani nje longemelana nalo?
Kepha hambani nifundze kutsi kusho kutsini kutsi: ‘Ngifuna sihawu, hhayi umhlatjelo;’ ngobe angiketeli kubita labalungile kepha toni.”
Jesu asavukile ekufeni ekuseni ngeliSontfo, lilanga lekucala evikini, watibonakalisa kucala kuMariya waseMagdala, lona labekhiphe kuye emadimoni lasikhombisa.
nekutsi egameni lakhe kumelwe kushunyayelwe etiveni tonkhe kuphendvuka kube kutsetselelwa kwetono, kucalwe eJerusalema.
Mine-ke ngiyawunitfumelela sipho lesetsenjiswa nguBabe; kodvwa hlalani eJerusalema, nize nemukeliswe emandla lavela ngetulu.”
Asababusisa, watsatfwa kubo [wenyuselwa ezulwini.]
Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Umuntfu nakangitsandza, uyawugcina emavi ami. Babe uyawumtsandza. Tsine-ke naBabe siyawuta kuye, sihlale naye.
Kodvwa noko nginitjela liciniso: Kuncono kini kutsi ngihambe, ngobe nangingahambi, angeke ete kini uMeluleki. Kodvwa nangihamba, ngitamtfumela kini.
Nkulunkulu ngekwatinchanti kwakhe nangentsandvo yakhe abesakumisile kutsi Jesu uyawuniketwa kini; nine-ke nambulala ngekumbetsela esiphambanweni ngetandla tetoni.
Bonkhe bagcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele; base bakhuluma ngaletinye tilimi, njengobe Moya wabapha kuphumisela.
Ngako-ke Ananiyase wahamba, wangena endlini wabeka tandla etikwaSawula. Watsi: “Mzalwane, Sawula, iNkhosi Jesu lebonakele kuwe endleleni ingitfumile kutsi ubone futsi, ugcwaliswe ngaMoya Longcwele.”
Kodvwa-ke Nkulunkulu sewulukhombisile lutsandvo lwakhe kitsi ngekutsi sisetoni Khristu wafa esikhundleni setfu.
Nhlanganyelo yini lesemkhatsini welithempeli laNkulunkulu netithico? Ngobe tsine silithempeli laNkulunkulu lophilako; njengobe Nkulunkulu watsi: “Ngiyawuhlala kubo, ngihambe emkhatsini wabo; ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona bayawuba sive sami.”
Wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze wachamuka eSinayi, kwasa kitsi nakavela eSeyiri, wakhanya aseNtsabeni iPharani. Wefika achamuka etinkhulungwaneni talabangcwele, weta kuvutsa umlilo ngasesandleni sakhe sangesekudla.
Kuye kutfukuswe emagugu onkhe ekuhlakanipha newekwati.
Emtimbeni waKhristu kuhlala kuphelela konkhe kwebuNkulunkulu.
LeNdvodzana ibonakalisa bukhosi nebunjalo bonkhe baNkulunkulu. Isimise indalo yonkhe ngelivi layo lelinemandla. Yatsi kube yente intsetselelo yetono tebantfu, yahlala ezulwini ngesekudla saNkulunkulu Somandla.
Njengobe sinemPhristi Lomkhulu kakhulu, Jesu iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, lodzabule emazulu, asibambelele kuso sivumo sekukholwa kwetfu.
lapho Jesu angena khona njengemvuli wendlela lomele tsine, waba ngumPhristi Lomkhulu loyawuhlala akhona phakadze naphakadze, ngekuma kwaMelkhisedeki.
Umnyombo waloku lesesikushito ngunankhu: Tsine-ke sinalonjalo umPhristi Lomkhulu, losewahlala ngesekudla saLomkhulu losesihlalweni sebukhosi ezulwini.
Yena sewahamba waya ezulwini, lapho asahleti khona ngesekudla saNkulunkulu; emagunya, nemandla, netingilosi sekwabekwa ngaphansi kwakhe loJesu.
Imfihlakalo yaletinkhanyeti letisikhombisa lotibone esandleni sami sangesekudla, naletibane letisikhombisa ngule: Letinkhanyeti letisikhombisa tingilosi temabandla lasikhombisa; naletibane letisikhombisa ngemabandla lasikhombisa.”
Ngeva livi liphuma esihlalweni sebukhosi limemeta kakhulu litsi: “Nalo likhaya laNkulunkulu likubantfu. Nkulunkulu utawuhlala emkhatsini wabo, bona babe bantfu bakhe. Nkulunkulu cobo lwakhe uyawuhlala nabo, abe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
“Vuka, vuka, Debhora! Vuka, vuka uhlabele ingoma! Sukuma, Bharaki! Tfumba batfunjwa bakho, wena msa wa-Abinowami.