8 UZimu ungufakazi wami bona nginihlulukela kangangani noke ngesirhawu sakaKrestu Jesu.
Nanyana ngingaba njengombana nginje, kwanga ngingaba nofakazi phakathi kweendalwa zezulu, ozokukhuluma indabami keliphezulu,
Ngalokho ihliziywami ilila njengeharibha ngoMowabi, nomphefumulwami utlhuwela iKhiri-Rheresethi.
Yehlisa amehlwakho usezulwini, ubone usendawenakho ecwengileko nenedumo. Iphi itjisakalwakho namandlakho na? Isirhawu sakho nomusakho kugodliwe kithi.
U-Efrayimu yindodanami ethandekako kimi, iye, umntwana othokozelwa nguyise: Njengombana vane ngikhulume ngaye, ngihlala ngimkhumbula. Ngebanga lalokho ihliziywami ibethela eduze ngaye. Mbala, ngizakuba nesisa kuye.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Ngesirhawu esikhulu sakaZimethu, ukusa kuzakudabuka kuvela phezulu,
UZimu engimlotjha ngommoyami nengitjhumayela ivangeli leNdodanakhe, ungufakazami bonyana ngihlala nginikhumbula njalo emthandazwenami,
Ngikhuluma iqiniso kuKrestu, angirhwayi amanga; nonembezami uyakuqinisa lokho ngoMoya oCwengileko,
ngombana sihlala sithabile njalo lokha nasibuthakathaka kodwana nina ninamandla. Nje-ke imithandazwethu kukobana nipheleliswe.
Asikanigodleli amazizo wethu kodwana nina nisigodlele wenu.
Nje-ke ithando lakhe ngani landa khulu nakakhumbula ukuzithoba kwenu noke nokumamukela kwenu ngokwesaba nokuthuthumela.
Lokhu enginitlolela khona kuliqiniso phambi kwakaZimu.
Noke nibantwana bakaZimu ngokukholwa kuKrestu Jesu
Bantwana bami enginomrhelo ngabo kufikela uKrestu abunjwe ngaphakathi kwenu,
Yeke nakube kukhona ukukhuthazeka kuKrestu, nakukhona ukududuzwa okuvela ethandweni, kukhona nehlanganyelo kaMoya godu kukhona umusa nezwelo,
Bekatjhisekela ukuzonibona noke, kodwana wakhathazeka ngombana besele nizwile bona bekagula.
Nje-ke, bazalwana abathandekako nengibahlulukeleko, nina enikuthaba kwami kanye nesihlohlo sami, kakarelani eKosini ngayo indlela leyo, bathandekako.
Ngithanda nazi bonyana ngirubaruba kangangani ngani nangalabo abaseLawodikeya, boke abanengi esingazange khesibonane nabo ubuso nobuso.
Yeke njengabakhethiweko bakaZimu, abacwengileko nabathandekako, yembathani isirhawu, ukulunga, ukuthobeka, ubumnene nokubekezela.
Niyazi bona asizange sisebenzise ubuqili namkha sizitjhatjhanise sifihle ubumarhamaru; uZimu ungufakazi wethu.
Besinithanda kangangombana sathokozela ukwabelana nani ingasi ivangeli lakaZimu kwaphela kodwana ngitjho namaphilwethu ngombana nibe ngabathandeka khulu kithi.
Ngokukhumbula iinyembezi zakho, ngilangazelela ukukubona khona ihliziywami izakuzala ithabo.
Nje-ke ngimthumela bona abuyele kuwe njengomuntu oyihliziywami.
Iye mfowethu, ngenzela isisa ngebanga leKosi, uvuselele ihliziywami kuKrestu.
Alo, ithando lakaZimu lingahlala njani emuntwini othi anomnotho wephaseli, abone umzalwana wakhe aswela kodwana angabi nesisa kuye na?