6 Ningakhathazeki ngalitho kodwana kikho koke, iimbawo zenu azaziwe nguZimu ngomthandazo nangokuncenga okunokuthokoza.
Nanyana kunjalo Somnini, Zimami, nokho bengithi uSomnini akatjheje umthandazo wencekwakhe kanye nesibawo sayo sesirhawu. Lalela isililo kanye nomthandazo othandazwa yincekwakho phambi kwakho namhlanjesi.
Ikosi uHezekhiya kanye nomphorofidi u-Isaya umsa ka-Amosi balilela uZimu ezulwini ngomthandazo ngendaba le.
Ngifuna ukufundisa abaphambukako iindlela zakho ukuze izoni ziphendukele kuwe.
Mina ngilila kuZimu, nje-ke uSomnini uzangisindisa.
Ilimu lakhe libutjhelelezi kunamafutha wepehlo, kodwana ihliziywakhe inelunya; amezwakhe athambile kunamafutha, kodwana ayisabula erhwatjhiweko.
KukuZimu ukusindiswa nokwaziwa kwami; idwala lobuphephelo nerholo lami nguZimu.
Umhlabelo weenkhohlakali usinyenyiso kuSomnini, kodwana uthokoziswa mthandazo wabaqotho.
Nawunikela okwenzako kuSomnini, amasu wakho azakuphumelela.
Zuba lami elisemipharwini yedwala, endaweni esithekileko yeliwa akhese ungitjengise ubuso bakho, ngizwise iphimbo lakho! Kazi iphimbo lakho libutjhelelezi nobuswana bakho buyakarisa.
“Ngemva kobana nginikele uBharurhu umsa kaNeriya isivumelwano sentengo, ngathandaza kuSomnini:
‘Nawungibizako, ngizakuphendula bengikutjele izinto ezikulu nezifihlakeleko ongazaziko.’
UTjhedreke, uMitjhaka no-Abhedinigo baphendula ikosi bathi: “Nebukadinetsari, akudingeki bona thina sikuphendule ngendaba le.
Kuthe lokha uDanyela nalemuka bonyana incwadi itlikitliwe, wenza njengesiqhelo: Wangena ngendlinakhe waya elawini elingehla, elinefesidere elivulekela nca ngeJerusalema. Waguqa kathathu ngelanga wathandaza athokoza uZimakhe.
Lokha nabanibambako, ningakhathazeki kobana nizokuthini namkha niyibeke njani indaba, nakufika isikhathi nizanikukelwa bona nithini
Owamukela imbewu eyawela hlangana nameva ngiloyo ozwa ilizwi, kodwana amatshwenyeko wepilo le, kanye nokuyengwa bugwili, kwayiminyanisa bekwayenza yangaba neenthelo.
Yeke ningakhathazeki ngelingomuso ngombana ilingomuso lizakukhathalela kwalo. Elinye nelinye ilanga lineenkathazo zalo ezaneleko.”
Ningabi njengabo ngombana uYihlo wazi enikudingako ningakambawi.
IKosi yamphendula yathi: “Marta, Marta-ke! Ukhathazeka bewuwurubajeke ngezinto ezinengi,
UJesu wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Yeke-ke ngiyanitjela bona ningatshwenyeki ngepilwenu ukobana nizokugomani namkha nitshwenyeke ngemizimbeni ukobana nizokwembathani.
“Yeke ningabeki iinhliziyo zenu ekuthini nizagomani namkha niseleni, ningatshwenyeki ngalokho
Yeke uJesu watjela abafundi bakhe umfanekiso abakhombisa bonyana bafanele bahlale bathandaza njalo bangapheli amandla.
Alo, nithi uZimu angeze abazwela abakhethiweko bakhe, abalilela kuye imini nobusuku na? Uzalokhu abaphayela ngeqadi na?
Bewulikhoboka lokha nawubizwako na? Akungakutshwenyi lokho, nanyana-ke nange unethuba lokukhululeka kuhle bona wenze njalo.
Ngifuna bona ningatshwenyeki ngalitho. Indoda engakathathi ikhathalela iindaba zeKosi, ifuna ukwazi bona ingayithabisa njani iKosi.
njengombana nani nihlanganyele ekusisizeni ngemithandazo yenu. Nje-ke abanengi bazasithokozela malungana nomusa ongaka esiwuphiwe ngemithandazo yabanengi.
nihlale njalo nithokoza uZimu uBaba ngakho koke, ebizweni leKosethu uKrestu Jesu.
Thandazani nikuMoya ngeenkhathi zoke ngayo yoke imihlobohlobo yemithandazo kanye neembawo. Nisakhumbule lokho, yelelani begodu ngeenkhathi zoke hlalani nithandazela boke abacwengileko.
Ukuthula kwakaKrestu akubuse eenhliziyweni zenu, iye lokho enabizelwa kikho emzimbeni munye. Begodu yibani nokuthokoza.
Koke enikwenzako, kungaba ngelizwi namkha ngezenzo, kwenzeni koke ebizweni leKosi uJesu, ngayo nithokoze uZimu uBaba.
Zinikeleni ngokupheleleko emthandazweni, nilinde kiwo ngokuthokoza.
Kokuthoma ngiyabawa bona ukuncenga, ukuthandaza, ukubawela abanye nokuthokoza kwenzelwe abantu boke,
Umhlolokazi onganabani, osele asele yedwa, ubeke ithemba lakhe kuZimu, uhlala ekuncengeni nekuthandazeni ubusuku nemini.
Ukuphela kwezinto zoke kubandamele, yeke ncamani nizikhuze ukuze nikwazi ukuthandaza.
Fumbelani woke amatshwenyeko wenu kuye ngombana yena uyanikhathalela.
UHana waphendula wathi: “Awa kosami! Ngimfazi onommoya owurubajekileko. Angikaseli iwayini nanyana utjwala. Bengizibubula phambi kwakaSomnini.
UDavida gade asengozini ngombana abantu bebakhuluma ngokumkhanda ngamatje. Woke umuntu gade abilile emmoyeni ngebanga lamadodanabo namadodakazabo. Kodwana uDavida wafunyana amandla kuSomnini uZimakhe.
USamyela wathatha ilitje walijamisa phakathi kweMitsipha neTjheni. Walithiya ibizo wathi yi-Ebheni-Ezeri asithi: “Bekube lapha uSomnini usisizile.”