6 Kodwana umhlolokazi ozinikelele ebumnandini, ufe asaphila.
Ephasinapha niphile ngokuzigedla nokuzithokozisa, ninonisele iinhliziyo zenu mayelana nelanga lokuhlatjwa.
Njengokuzidumisa nokutamasa kwalo, linikeleni isilinganiso sehlupheko nesizi elingako ngombana lizitjela ehliziywenalo lithi, ‘Ngihlezi njengendlovukazi, angisuye umhlolokazi, begodu nesizi angekhe ngalibona!’
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leSardisi tlola uthi: Naka amezwi waloyo ophethe imimoya elikhomba yakaZimu kanye neenkwekwezi ezilikhomba, uthi ngiyayazi imisebenzakho begodu udume ngelokuthi uyaphila kanti ufile.
ngombana indodanami le beyifile nje-ke iyaphila, beyilahlekile nje-ke itholakele.’ Yeke bathoma ukugidinga.
Kodwana kufanele sigide sithabe ngombana umfowenu lo bekafile, kodwana gadesi uyaphila, bekalahlekile, kodwana ufunyenwe.’ ”
ngombana kukhanya okwenza koke kubonakale. Kungalokho kuthiwa: “Phaphama wena oleleko, uvuke kabafileko, nje-ke uKrestu uzakukhanya kuwe!”
Nakungini, benifile eemphambekweni nezonweni zenu,
Kwathi kungakabi malanga mangaki ngemva kwalapho, indodana encani yabutha koke enakho, yemuka yaya enarheni ekude. Nayifika lapho yathuthudlha loke ilifa layo ngokuphila umathanda.
Kodwana wamphendula wathi: “Yewungilandele, lisa abafileko babulungane.”
Nani-ke ebegade nifile ngokona kwenu nangokungasoki enyameni yenu, uZimu wanenza abaphilako kanye naye lokha nakasithethelela kizo zoke iimphambeko zethu.
wasenza saphila ngoKrestu nanyana besifile ngeemphambeko. Yeke kungomusa bona nibe ngabasindisiweko.
Alo-ke ngizakuthi emphefumulwenami: Mphefumulo, unepahla enengi engathatha iminyaka. Zigedle, ugome bewusele uthokoze!’
Kanti beniyokubonani na? Umuntu owembethe izambatho zakanokutjho? Awa, abantu abembatha izambatho ezibizako bebahlale emnonweni bafunyanwa ngeengodlweni!
Labo abakhe bagoma iinkhanakhana bagelagela eendledlaneni batlhaphile. Iye, labo ebebembatha ezibubende gadesi baphendla ezaleni.
Indodakazi yeZiyoni kimi beyifana namadlelo amahle.
“Yehla, ufese uhlale ethulini, wena tlawu eliyindodakazi iBhabheli. Hlala phasi ehlabathini enganasihlalo sobukhosi, wena ndodakazi yamaKasidi. Awusenakubizwa bonyana ungothambileko nodedesako.
kodwana esikhundleni salokho, kwaba nethabo netokozo. Nahlaba iinkomo, izimvu neembuzi nagoma inyama, nasela newayini, nathi: “Asigomeni, sisele ngombana ngomuso sizokufa.”
Umuntu natotosa inceku ebutjheni bayo, ekugcineni izakuragalala.
Ngithi pilohle, pilode kuye nomndenakhe. Sengathi umsebenzakhe ungakhula udlondlobale.
USamyela wathi: “Yenilethapha u-Agagi ikosi yama-Amalekhi leyo.” U-Agagi weza athwele ihloko adlumbana bonyana: “Nakumahlungu wokufa aphele kade.”
Ngitjho nomfazi ophakathi kwenu othambileko nodedesa khulu, ongekhe agadanga ubunyonyo ngendlela adedesa ngayo, mhlokho angeze atlhuwela indodakhe ayithanda khulu, indodanakhe nendodakazakhe.
Ngitjho nendoda ephakathi kwenu ethambileko ngombana ikhuliswe ngokutotoswa khulu, mhlokho ayizukutlhuwela umfowayo, umkayo emthanda khulu kanye nomntwanayo esele kusele yena yedwa zwi.
“Bekunomuntu ebegade asikhumkani, ambatha izambatho ezibubende nezelineni ecolisiweko ngamalanga.
kodwana ungawudli umuthi wokwazi koke ngombana mhlana uwudlako uzokufa kokufa.”
Kilabo kunabakhukhutha bangene izindlu bafike bathumbe besifazana abanyariyako, abadiselwa zizono zabo nabaphethwe ziinkanuko ezahlukeneko;