1 Ingilozi yangitjengisa umlambo wamanzi wokuphila, udarhe njengerhalasi, ugeleza uvela esihlalweni sobukhosi bakaZimu neMvana,
namtjhana amanzi welwandle arhuba, abhubhudlha amagwebu neentaba zidengezeliswa kubhodla kwalo.
Ngizakwenza imilambo igeleze emibunjwaneni enganalitho neeyalu emirhuleni. Ngizakuguqula irhalawumba libe sitete negagadu lehlabathi libe mithombo.
Maye! Nabe ungayelela imiyalwami, ukuphumelela kwakho bekuzakuba njengomlambo nokulunga kwakho njengamagagasi welwandle.
Ngambala, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Qalani, sele ngizokuvula ukuthula kugelezele eJerusalema njengomlambo nomnono wezizwe njengomlanjana ophuphumako, nimunye benisingathwe edinini lalo, nidunduzelwe emathangenalo.
Wena Somnini, themba laka-Israyeli, boke abakudelako bazakurhubutjhwa. Amabizo wabamnyefulako azakutlolwa endaweni yabafileko ngombana badele uSomnini, omthombo wamanzi wokuphila.
“Mbala abantu bami benze izinto ezimbi ezimbili: Bangihlubukile mina, iye, mina mthombo wokuphila, bazembela imiphathamanzi, imiphathamanzi esasambileko engeze yamumatha amanzi!
Mhlokho amanzi agelezako azakugobhoza aphuma eJerusalema; ingcenye yawo izakugelezela ngelwandle elingepumalanga bese amanye agelezela ngelwandle elingetjingalanga, ubusika nehlobo.
Nangabe uZimu uphazimulisiwe kiyo, khona uZimu uzakuphazimulisa iNdodana kuye, begodu lokho uzakwenza msinyana.
“Lokha nasele afikile uMsizi, engizamthumela abuya kuBaba, uMoya weqiniso ovela kuBaba, uzokufakaza ngami.
kodwana ngiloyo naloyo osela amanzi engizamupha wona angekhe abe asoma godu. Amanzi engizamupha wona azakuphenduka isiyalu ngaphakathi kwakhe simondle ngamanzi wokuphila okungapheliko.”
Sele akhutjhulelwe ngesigomeni sakaZimu, wamukela kuYise isithembiso sakaMoya oCwengileko, nje-ke uthulule lokho nani enikubonako nenikuzwako.
Isambulo sakaKrestu asinikelwa nguZimu bonyana abonise iinceku zakhe okufanele kwenzeke msinyana. Lokho wakwenza ngokuthumela ingilozi ukuyobonisa inceku yakhe uJwanisi,
Bewunephazimulo kaZimu nokukhanya okunjengobuphaziphazi obuligugu njengelitje elihle khulu ijasiperi elidarhe njengomabula.
Nje-ke wathi kimi: “Sekwenziwe! Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, ukuthoma nokuphela. Owomileko ngizamseza amanzi ngesihle emthonjeni wamanzi wokuphila.
Enye yeengilozi ezilikhomba eziphethe izitja ezilikhomba ezizele iinhlupheko ezilikhomba zokuphela, yeza kimi yafese yathi: “Yiza ngikutjengise umlobokazi, umkaMvana.”
UMoya nomlobokazi bathi: “Yiza!” Nozwako akatjho athi: “Yiza!” Omunye nomunye owomileko akeze; nanyana ngubani othandako akathathe amanzi wokuphila ngesihle.
Ingilozi yathi kimi: “Amezwi la athembekile aliqiniso ngombana uSomnini uZimu wemimoya yabaphorofidi, wathumela ingilozi yakhe bona izokutjengisa iinceku zakhe lokho okuzokwenzeka msinyana.”
Ohlulako ngizomnikela ilungelo lokuhlala nami esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, kuzakuba njengombana nami ngahlula bengahlala noBaba esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.
Yeke ngezwa zoke iimbunjwa ezulwini nephasini, iye, nezingaphasi kwephasi nangelwandle, ngitjho nakho koke okukikho kukhalela kusithi: “Kiloyo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi nakiyo iMvana akube lidumo, iphazimulo namandla ngokungapheliko nini nanini.”
Nje-ke ngabona iMvana ijame kwanga ihlatjiwe, iphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphakathi kwezinye iimbunjwa eziphilako kanye nahlangana nabaphathi. Beyineempondo ezilikhomba namehlo alikhomba okumimoya elikhomba yakaZimu ethunyelwe kilo loke iphasi.
ngombana iMvana ephakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi izakuba ngumelusi wabo. Izabadosela emithonjeni yamanzi wokuphila, uZimu abasule zoke iinyembezi emehlweni wabo.”