16 Esandleni sakhe bekaphethe iinkwekwezi ezilikhomba, emlonyenakhe kwavela isabula ebukhali ncazombili, ubuso bakhe baphazima njengelanga elibaleleko.
lokha iinkwekwezi zokusa nazibhina ndawonye, namadodana woke kaZimu narhuwelela ngethabo?
Uyaqaleka wena kunabantu boke; isisa sithululelwe eembheneni zakho ngombana uZimu ukubusise isiphelani.
Ngubani lo olunguza entunjeni omuhle inga yinyezi, okhanya njengelanga nomanyazela njengamabutho aphethe iimpawu na?
Iye, lizakugweba abadududu ngokulunga, kwabasweleko bephasi liqinte ngokulinganako. Lizakurhadla iphasi ngentonga yeembhena zalo; ngomphefumulo womlomalo libhubhise iinkhohlakali.
Inyezi egcweleko izakudana, ilanga libe neenhloni ngombana uSomnini uMninimandlawoke uzakubusa, entabeni yeZiyoni neJerusalema, aveze iphazimulwakhe ebaphathini babantu bakhe.”
Wenza umlomami waba njengesabula ebukhali, wangifihla emthunzini wesandla sakhe; wangenza ngaba msubela ophazimako wangithukusa ngesilandeni sakhe.
Abahlakaniphileko bazakukhanya njengokudarha komkayi, kuthi labo abadosela abanye emthethweni wokulunga, bakhanye nini nanini njengeenkwekwezi.
Lasoloko likhula belafika emkhambathini womkayi, laphosa phasi ezinye zeendalwa ezilapho, okutjho iinkwekwezi, lagadanga phezu kwazo.
“Kodwana kini enesaba ibizo lami, kuzakuphuma ilanga lokulunga linokuphilisa emisebenalo. Nizakuphuma nitune njengamathole nakaphuma egoqweni.
Lapho-ke waphazimuliswa phambi kwabo. Ubuso bakhe baphazima njengelanga nezambatho zakhe zaba mhlophe zakhanya.
Kwathi emini ekulu ngisesendleleni, wena ohloniphekileko, ngabona umkhanyo omkhulu kunelanga uphazima, wangizombeleza nalabo ebengikhamba nabo.
Yamukelani isindiso ibe sikupuru, ilizwi lakaZimu libe yisabula kaMoya.
Mbala ilizwi lakaZimu liphilile, linamandla, libukhali kunesabula esika mahlangothi womabili. Lihlaba lingene beliyofika ehlanganweni yomphefumulo nommoya, amalungu nommongo; likwazi ukuhlukanisa imicabango nemizindlo yehliziyo.
Ifihlakalo yeenkwekwezi ezilikhomba ozibonileko ngesidleni sami kanye nezinti zegolide zeembani ezilikhomba zingilokhu: Iinkwekwezi ezilikhomba ziziingilozi zamabandla alikhomba nezinti zeembani ezilikhomba zegolide zimabandla alikhomba.”
Ngabona enye ingilozi enamandla amakhulu yehla ezulwini, iphuthelwe lilifu inezungu leKosi ehloko. Ubuso bayo bebunjengelanga nemilenzayo injengeensika zomlilo.
Kwavela isibonakaliso esimangazako ezulwini: Umfazi embethe ilanga, inyezi ingaphasi kweenyawo zakhe, ehloko athwele isihlohlo seenkwekwezi ezilitjhumi nambili.
Emlonyenakhe kuphuma isabula ebukhali, ngayo urhayila izizwe begodu uzazibusa ngentonga yesimbi. Uzakugadangela ubutlhodlhelo bobukhali nebelaka lakaZimu uMninimandlawoke.
Inengi labulawa ngesabula eyaphuma emlonyeni waloyo okhwele injomani; nje-ke zoke iinyoni zayidla bezayiqala nje inyama yeendumbu zabo.
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla le-Efesu tlola uthi: Naku umlayezo waloyo ophethe iinkwekwezi ezilikhomba esandleni sakhe sesidla, okhamba hlangana nezinti zeembani zegolide ezilikhomba:
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla lePhergamu tlola uthi: Naka amezwi waloyo ophethe isabula ebukhali ngapha nangapha:
Nje-ke phenduka! Nakungasinjalo ngiyeza kuwe masinyana kobana ngilwe nabo ngesabula yomlomami.
“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.
U-Ehudi wazenzela isabulana ebukhali mahlangothi woke nengaba masentimitha amatjhumi amathathu ubude, wayibophelela enyongenakhe yangesigomeni ngaphakathi kwezambatho zakhe.
“Azibhubhe bunjalo zoke izitha zakho, Somnini! Kodwana abangani bakho bafane nelanga, lona eliphuma ngamandlalo.” Yeke inarha yaba nokuthula iminyaka ematjhumi amane.