17 Ngathi nangimbonako ngaduleka phasi eenyaweni zakhe njengofileko. Wabeka isandla sakhe sesidla phezu kwami wathi: “Ungesabi, ngingewokuthoma newokuphela;
Emva kwesikhathi esithileko ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika ku-Abramu ngesambulo lathi: “Ungesabi Abramu. Ngisihlangu sakho, nomvuzwakho uzaba mkhulu.”
Ungiphahle ngaphambili nangemuva nesandla sakho singehla kwami.
UMosi wathi ebantwini: “Ningesabi benidlhamazele. Lindani nibone isindiso kaSomnini azanenzela yona namhlanjesi. Ngiyanitjela ngithi amaGibhide eniwabona namhlanjesi la, angeze benisawabona godu.
UMosi wathi ebantwini: “Ningesabi ngombana uZimu uze bona anizizinye nokobana nimesabe ukuze ningoni.”
NginguZimu kayihlo, uZimu ka-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo.” UMosi wagubuzesa ubuso bakhe ngombana bekesaba ukuqala uZimu.
Nje-ke ungesabi ngombana nginawe, ungethuki ngombana nginguZimakho. Ngiyakuqinisa bengiyakusiza, ngikugugudlhele ngesidla sami sokuphumelela.
Ngubani owenze nobangele lokhu nolawule iinzukulwana kusuka ekuthomeni na? Ngimi, mina Somnini osithomo nekupheleni ngikhona.
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini iKosi nomhlengi wakwa-Israyeli, iye, uSomnini uMninimandlawoke uthi: “Ngingowokuthoma newokugcina, ngaphandle kwami akunaZimu omunye.
“Ngilalela wena Jakopo, wena Israyeli engakubizako: Nginguye enginguye; ngingowokuthoma newokugcina.
Nangikubizako begade useduze nami, wathi kimi: “Ungesabi.”
Njengezungu leKosi ngelanga lezulu, beyinjalo koke iphazimulo mazombe. Lokhu bekukubonakala kwephazimulo kaSomnini. Lokha nangibona lokho, ngawa ngobuso ngezwa ilizwi likhuluma.
“Nje-ke yathi kimi, ‘Danyela, ungesabi ngombana kusukela elangeni lokuthoma owazimisela ngalo kobana uzwisise nokuzithoba kwakho phambi kwakaZimu, amezwakho alalelwe begodu ngize ngebanga lawo.
“Kuthe lokha nasele akhulume nami amezwi lawo, ngaqalisa ubuso phasi, ngasala ngikakamele.
Nangizwa lokho, amathumbami adlhabhaza, iimbhena zomlomami zahlengezela ngetjhadelo, umzimbami wakoropana, amadolwami ageba. Ngarhawuka ngebanga lelanga lamatlhuwo, ngebanga lezehlo ezizokwehlela abasahleli.
Kodwana khonokho uJesu wathi kibo: “Yibani nesibindi! Ngimi, ningesabi!”
Abalindi besaba khulu bebaqhaqhazela, baba njengabantu abafileko.
Ingilozi yakhuluma nabafazi yathi: “Ningesabi ngombana ngiyazi bona nifuna uJesu obekabethelwe esiphambanweni.
Omunye wabo omfundi uJesu agade amthanda, bekazeyame ngaye.
UPitrosi watjhuguluka wabona umfundi ogade athandwa nguJesu abalandela. Lo ngiloyo ebekazigudle ngoJesu ngephasika nowabuza wathi: “Kosi, ngubani ozokuthengisa na?”
lisithi: “Tlola lokho okubonako encwadini, ukuthumele emabandleni alikhomba, okutjho e-Efesu, eSimirna, ePherigamo, eThiyathira, eSaridisi, eFiladelfiya neLawodikeya.”
UJwanisi, kiwo amabandla alikhomba we-Asiya: Kini akube mumusa nokuthula okuvela kuye okhona nogade avele akhona nozako, nakiyo imimoya elikhomba ephambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi
“Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega,” kutjho uSomnini uZimu, okhona nogade avele akhona nozako.
“Godu kiyo ingilozi yebandla leSmirna tlola uthi: Naka amezwi avela kiloyo ongowokuthoma newokuphela, owafako wabuye waphila godu:
Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, wokuthoma nowamaphelelo, iye, ukuthoma nokuphela.