8 “Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega,” kutjho uSomnini uZimu, okhona nogade avele akhona nozako.
Kuthe u-Abramu naneminyaka ematjhumi alithoba nethoba, uSomnini wabonakala kuye wathi: “NginguZimu oSabekako, nawukhamba nami uzakuba msulwa.
Inga uZimu oSabekako angakubusisa, wande ngembeleko ukuze kuvele iinkoro ngeenkoro kuwe.
UZimu wathi kuye: “NginguZimu oSabekako. Yanda ngembeleko ukuze kuvele iinkoro ngeenkoro kuwe, ubelethe namakhosi.
Kwanga uZimu oSabekako anganenzela umusa phambi komuntu loyo ukuze abuyise umfowenu loya noBhenjamini. Akusenani, nakumele ngilahlekelwe bantwana nakhona sekulungile.”
UJakopo wathi kuJosefa: “UZimu oSabekako waziveza kimi eLuzi enarheni yeKanana, wangibusisa
iye, usizwa nguSabekako onguZimu kayihlo. UZimu uyakwenyela abe akubusise ngeembusiso zamazulu aphezulu, iimbusiso zamanzi azikileko neembusiso zamabele nesibeletho.
UZimu wathi kuMosi: “Nginguye enginguye. Nakhu ozakutjela ama-Israyeli, ‘UNginguye ungithume kini.’ ”
Ngaziveza ku-Abrahamu, u-Isaka nakuJakopo njengoZimu oSabekako, kodwana angizange ngibazise ibizo lami elithi Somnini.
Ngubani owenze nobangele lokhu nolawule iinzukulwana kusuka ekuthomeni na? Ngimi, mina Somnini osithomo nekupheleni ngikhona.
USomnini uthi: “Nina ma-Israyeli, nibofakazi bami. Iye, wena Israyeli uyincekwami engiyikhethileko ukuze wazi bewukholwe kimi begodu ulemuke bonyana nginguye onguye. Azange khekube noZimu omunye ngaphambi kwami begodu angeze kwaba khona omunye.
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.
Mbala, sibelethelwe umntwana, siphiwe indodana. Umbuso uzakuba semahlombayo, izakubizwa bona nguMlulekimmangalisi, uZimumandla, uBabasiphelani noKosikuthula,
isitjho somuntu olalela amezwi kaZimu, nobona isambulo soSabekako, obona kuhle nakasemmoyeni:
Mina ngizakuba nguYihlo, nina-ke nibe madodana namadodakazami. Kutjho uSomnini uMninimandla woke.”
lisithi: “Tlola lokho okubonako encwadini, ukuthumele emabandleni alikhomba, okutjho e-Efesu, eSimirna, ePherigamo, eThiyathira, eSaridisi, eFiladelfiya neLawodikeya.”
Ngathi nangimbonako ngaduleka phasi eenyaweni zakhe njengofileko. Wabeka isandla sakhe sesidla phezu kwami wathi: “Ungesabi, ngingewokuthoma newokuphela;
UJwanisi, kiwo amabandla alikhomba we-Asiya: Kini akube mumusa nokuthula okuvela kuye okhona nogade avele akhona nozako, nakiyo imimoya elikhomba ephambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi
bathi: “Siyakuthokoza Somnini, Zimu Mninimandlawoke, wena okhona nogade uvele ukhona, iye, siyakuthokoza ngombana uthethe amandlakho amakhulu, uthomile uyabusa.
Bavuma irhubo lakaMosi inceku kaZimu kanye nerhubo leMvana, basithi: “Mikhulu iyababazeka imisebenzakho, wena Somnini Zimu Mninimandla! Zilungile begodu ziliqiniso iindlela zakho, wena Kosi yezizwe zoke.
Lokhu kumimoya yamadimoni agila iziga; begodu iya emakhosini wephasi loke ukuwabutha bona alwe ipi ngelanga elikhulu lakaZimu uMninimandlawoke.
Ngezwa i-aldari liphendula lithi: “Iye, Somnini Zimu Mninimandla, iingwebo zakho zilungile begodu ziliqiniso!”
Emlonyenakhe kuphuma isabula ebukhali, ngayo urhayila izizwe begodu uzazibusa ngentonga yesimbi. Uzakugadangela ubutlhodlhelo bobukhali nebelaka lakaZimu uMninimandlawoke.
Ngezwa godu ekungathi lilizwi lesiqubuthu esikhulu elihlokoma njengokurhuba kwamanzi amanengi nomdumo omkhulu wokuraramba lirhuwelela lisithi: “Haleluya! USomnini uZimethu, uMninimandlawoke uyabusa.
“Godu kiyo ingilozi yebandla leSmirna tlola uthi: Naka amezwi avela kiloyo ongowokuthoma newokuphela, owafako wabuye waphila godu:
Azange ngalibona ithempeli hlangana nomuzi ngombana ithempeli lawo linguSomnini uZimu uMninimandlawoke neMvana.
Nje-ke wathi kimi: “Sekwenziwe! Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, ukuthoma nokuphela. Owomileko ngizamseza amanzi ngesihle emthonjeni wamanzi wokuphila.
Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, wokuthoma nowamaphelelo, iye, ukuthoma nokuphela.
Iimbunjwa ezine lezi bezineempiko ezisithandathu ngasinye, zembethwe mamehlo ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Bezingaqedi ukurhuba imini nobusuku zithi: “Ucwengile, ucwengile, ucwengile, uSomnini uZimu uMninimandlawoke, obekavele akhona, okhona nozako!”