3 Kwabonakala esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini. Qala nango unomrhaso omkhulu obomvu, oneenhloko ezilikhomba, iimpondo ezilitjhumi neenhlohlo ezilikhomba eenhlokweni zakhe.
USomnini unesabula esabekako, ekulu nenamandla. Mhlokho, ngesabulakhe uzohlunguphaza unomrhaso okuyinyoka emsinyana nonomlambo okuyinyoka emasonge. Uzokubulala nenyoka yamanzi.
Vuka, vuka! Zembathise amandla, wena ngalo kaSomnini! Vuka njengemalangeni wakade, iye, njengeenzukulwaneni zekadeni. Kanti akusuwe wena ngalo kaSomnini owarhabelela uRahabu, wahlaba unomrhasokazi loyo na?
Ihloko yaka-Israyeli baphathi neenkhulu, umsila kube baphorofidi abafundisa amanga.
Njengombana ubone iinyawo namazwani ebekanengcenye emdaka wombumbi nesimbi, lokho kuzakuba mbuso ohlukeneko: Ukuqina kwesimbi kuzakuba kiwo. Njengombana ubone isimbi ihlanganiswe nomdaka,
iye, ingcenye yamazwani bekuyisimbi nengcenye imdaka, ngendlela enjalo ingcenye yombuso lowo izakuba ngeqinileko, enye ibe ngebuthakathaka.
Godu ngabuza nangeempondo ezilitjhumi ehloko yaso nangalelo elamilako kwase kuthi ezinye iimpondo ezintathu zasuswa phambi kwalo, okutjho iphondo ebelinamehlo nomlomo okhuluma ukuzazi begodu livelele kunezinye.
Nakuziimpondo ezilitjhumi zona, zitjho bona embusweni lowo, kuzakuvela amakhosi alitjhumi. Nje-ke enye izakuvela emva kwawo, yona izakwehluka kunamanye wokuthoma begodu izakumadlha phasi amakhosi amathathu.
Kwavela isibonakaliso esimangazako ezulwini: Umfazi embethe ilanga, inyezi ingaphasi kweenyawo zakhe, ehloko athwele isihlohlo seenkwekwezi ezilitjhumi nambili.
Kuthe bona unomrhaso abone bonyana upharwe phasi ephasini, wazuma umfazi osanda ukubeletha umntwana womsana.
Ngalokho unomrhaso wabila khulu ngomfazi loyo, nje-ke wasuka wayokusahlela boke abantwana bakhe, okutjho labo abalalela imiyalo yakaZimu nababambelele ebufakazini bakaJesu.
Umsila wakhe wawola ingcenye yesithathu yeenkwekwezi zezulu, waziwululela ephasini. Nje-ke unomrhaso wajama phambi komfazi obekasele azokubeletha ukuze azokudla umntwanakhe loyo emva kobana abelethiwe.
Kwaba khona ipi ezulwini; uMikhayeli neengilozi zakhe bekalwa nonomrhaso; unomrhaso neengilozi zakhe bazibuyiselela,
Ngalokho waphoswa phasi unomrhaso omkhulu, inyoka endala ekuthiwa nguMtjoli noSathana, umkhohlisi wephasi loke; iye, waphoselwa ephasini neengilozi zakhe zalahlwa naye.
Ngabona isibandana senyuka siphuma elwandle, sineempondo ezilitjhumi neenhloko ezilikhomba. Phezu kweempondo zaso lezo bekuneenhlohlo ezilitjhumi kuthi phezu kweenhloko kube namagama weenhlamba.
Isibandana engasibonako besifana nengwe, iinyawo zaso zifana nezebhere, umlomo ufana newebhubezi. Nje-ke unomrhaso wasinikela amandla nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi kanye negunya.
Abantu balotjha unomrhaso ngombana bekathwese isibandana igunya, begodu balotjha isibandana bathi: “Ngubani ofana nesibandana, ngubani ongalwa naso na?”
Ngabona esinye isibonakaliso esikhulu nesirarako ezulwini: Bekuziingilozi ezilikhomba egade zineenhlupheko ezilikhomba, ekungezokugcina ngombana ngazo ilaka lakaZimu liphelisiwe.
Ngabona imimoya emithathu esilapheleko efana neenrhwarhwa iphuma ngemlonyeni wakanomrhaso nangemlonyeni wesibanda godu nangemlonyeni womphorofidi wamanga.
“Iimpondo ezilitjhumi ozibonileko zimakhosi alitjhumi agade angakanikelwa ubukhosi bonyana abuse, kodwana asazokunikelwa ilungelo lokobana abe makhosi abuse isikhathi esifitjhani kanye nesibanda.
Iimpondo ezilitjhumi ozibonileko, zona kanye nesibandana zizakuzonda ingwadla; zizayenza umonakalo ibe hlubule; zizakudla inyama yayo beziyiqothule ngomlilo.
Kodwana ingilozi yathi kimi: “Urarwa yini kangaka na? Ngizokutjela ifihlakalo yomfazi lo kanye neyesibanda esimthweleko esineenhloko ezilikhomba neempondo ezilitjhumi.
Amehlo wakhe anjengamalangabu womlilo, ehloko yakhe kuneenhlohlo ezinengi; begodu unebizo elitloliweko kodwana lingekhe laziwa mumuntu ngaphandle kwakhe kwaphela.
Yabamba unomrhaso okutjho inyoka endala (godu ebizwe bona nguDeveli noSathana) yambopha ikulungwana yeminyaka,