17 UMoya nomlobokazi bathi: “Yiza!” Nozwako akatjho athi: “Yiza!” Omunye nomunye owomileko akeze; nanyana ngubani othandako akathathe amanzi wokuphila ngesihle.
Abesaba uSomnini, baphahlwa yingilozi mazombe, ibenyule.
Nizakukha amanzi ngokuthaba emthonjeni wesindiso.
Nabantu abanengi bazakuza bathi: “Nambani sikhuphukeleni entabeni kaSomnini, ethempelini lakaZimu kaJakopo ukuze asifundise iindlela zakhe kobana sikhambe ngemizilakhe.” Mbala, umthetho uzakuvela eZiyoni nelizwi lakaSomnini eJerusalema.
Yewize wena kumba kaJakopo, namba sikhambe ekukhanyeni kwakaSomnini.
Bazakubuza indlela eya eZiyoni baphendukele nganeno bathi, ‘Yizani sizihlanganiseni noSomnini ngesivumelwano sanini nanini esingeze sakhohlweka.’
Umuntu loyo wangibuyisela ebungenweni bethempeli. Qala, amanzi avinyilika ngaphasi kombunjwana wethempeli, agelezela ngepumalanga njengombana ithempeli beliqale ngepumalanga. Amanzi gade ehlela phasi avela ngesewula yethempeli, ngesewula ye-aldari.
Izizwe zoke zizakuhlangana zithi: “Nambani sikhambeni, senyukeleni entabeni kaSomnini, ekumbeni kaZimu wakaJakopo. USomnini uzasifundisa imithetho yakhe; ukuze sikhambe ngeendlela zakhe.” Ngambala kuzakubethwa umthetho eZiyoni, kuphume ilizwi lakaSomnini eJerusalema.
Kwathi bona abafundi ababili bamuzwe atjho njalo, balandela uJesu.
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ingathana bewazi isipho sakaZimu, nokobana ngubani othi kuwe, ‘Ngiseza’ bewuzambawa, yena ubazakupha amanzi wokuphila.”
Umfazi wathi kuye: “Mnimzana! Awunanto yokukha, begodu umthombo lo uyatjhinga. Uzawafumanaphi amanzi wokuphila lawo na?
kodwana ngiloyo naloyo osela amanzi engizamupha wona angekhe abe asoma godu. Amanzi engizamupha wona azakuphenduka isiyalu ngaphakathi kwakhe simondle ngamanzi wokuphila okungapheliko.”
“Yizani nizokubona umuntu ongitjele koke engakhe ngakwenza. Angaba nguKrestu na?”
Ngelanga lamaphelelo neliqakathekileko lomnyanya, uJesu wasikima wathi ngelizwi elikhulu: “Loyo owomileko akeze kimi azokusela.
Kodwana kwanjesi sele balungisiswa ngomusakhe njengesipho ngokuhlengwa okukuKrestu Jesu,
Asikamukeli ummoya wephasi kodwana samukele uMoya obuya kuZimu ukuze sizwisise lokho uZimu asiphe khona ngesihle.
Ngezwa ilizwi libuya ezulwini lisithi: “Tlola uthi: Babusisiwe labo abafako bafela kuSomnini kusukela gadesi.” UMoya ocwengileko uthi: “Iye, bazakuphumula ekukhandlekeni kwabo ngombana imisebenzi yabo izabalandela.”
“Onendlebe akezwe lokho uMoya akutjhoko emabandleni. “Loyo owahlulako ngiyomnikela ilungelo lokobanyana adle emthini wokuphila osepharadesi lakaZimu.”
Ngabona umuzi ocwengileko, iJerusalema elitjha, lehla livela kuZimu ezulwini, lilungiswe njengomlobokazi aqobotjhelele umyeni wakhe.
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.”
Ingilozi yangitjengisa umlambo wamanzi wokuphila, udarhe njengerhalasi, ugeleza uvela esihlalweni sobukhosi bakaZimu neMvana,
“Ngimi mina Jesu engithumele ingilozi yami kini kobana izokufakaza ngezintwezi emabandleni. Ngimurabhu nomlibo kaDavida, ikhwezi lokusa elinyamazelako.”
ngombana iMvana ephakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi izakuba ngumelusi wabo. Izabadosela emithonjeni yamanzi wokuphila, uZimu abasule zoke iinyembezi emehlweni wabo.”