5 Waqala kibo ngapha nangapha ngokuthukuthela nangokukhathazeka okukhulu ngebanga leenhliziyo zabo ezilikhuni, yeke wathi endodeni: “Thabulula isandla sakho.” Yasithabulula, saphola pholi.
wazisola bewanyama bona umenzeleni umuntu ephasini.
Ikosi uJerobhowamu yathi emuntwini kaZimu: “Yewungirabhelele kuSomnini uZimakho bese uyangithandazela bonyana isandla sami sibuyele esigeni.” Yeke umuntu kaZimu warabhela kuSomnini, ngambala isandla sekosi sabuyela esigeni.
Into leyo yangikghabhudlha khulu, yeke ngafuthela ngaphandle kwelawelo yoke ipahla kaThobiya yangendlini.
Iminyaka ematjhumi amane isizukulwaneso sangikghabhudlha. Nje-ke ngathi, ‘Sibabantu abaphambene ngehliziyo, neendlela zami asiziyeleli.’
Nje-ke wathi emuntwini loyo: “Thabulula isandla sakho.” Yeke wasithabulula, sathabuluka, safana nesinye.
UJesu wathi kibo: “Ngikuphi okuvumelekileko ngeSabatha: ukwenza okuhle namkha ukwenza okumbi, ukusindisa ipilo namkha ukubulala na?” Kodwana bathula bathi du.
IKosi yamphendula yathi: “Nina bazenzisi ndina! Akwenzeki bona omunye nomunye wenu atjhaphulule ikomakhe namkha udumbanakhe ngesibayeni amdose ayomseza amanzi na?
UJesu wawabona wathi kiwo: “Khambani niyoziveza kubaphristi.” Kuthe asakhamba, ahlanjululwa.
Wabaqala boke, wathi emuntwini loyo: “Thabulula isandla sakho.” Wasithabulula, isandla sakhe sabuyela esigeni ngokupheleleko.
Wathi kuye: “Khamba uyokuhlamba ngesizibeni seSilowama.” (Ibizweli litjho ukuthi Thunyiwe). Yeke wakhamba wayokuhlamba, wabuya sele abona.
Angithandi bazalwana bona ningabi nelwazi ngefihlakalo le ukuze ningakhohliseki: ukukhunyalala kwehlele ingcenye ka-Israyeli kufikela lapha isibalo esipheleleko sabatjhili singena khona soke.
Kodwana imikhumbulwabo yathundubazwa ngombana bekube kunamhlanjesi isiyayeso sisese njengombana besinjalo lokha nakufundwa isivumelwano esidala. Azange sisuswe ngombana sisuka kwaphela lokha umuntu nakuKrestu.
Imikhumbulwabo isebumnyameni, bahlukaniswe nendlela yokuphila evela kuZimu ngokungayeleli kwabo ngebanga lobukhuni beenhliziyo zabo.
Thukuthelani, kodwana ningoni. Akungatjhingi ilanga nisathukuthele,
Ningamdabukisi uMoya oCwengileko kaZimu enabekwa ngaye itshwayo mayelana nelanga lokuhlengwa.
Iminyaka ematjhumi amane, isizukulwaneso sangikghabhudlha. Nje-ke ngathi, ‘Sibabantu abaphambene ngehliziyo neendlela zami asiziyeleli.’
Bobani labo abathukuthelela iminyaka ematjhumi amane na? Angithi ngilabo abonako, iindumbu zabo zaradlhwa erhalawumbeni?
begodu nalapho sele aphelelisiwe, waba mthombo wesindiso wabo boke abamlalelako,
barhuwelela iintaba namadwala bathi: “Welani phezu kwethu nisisithe ebusweni balowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi nebukhalini beMvana!
Nje-ke alahla abosingazimu abaphakathi kwawo, athoma ukulotjha uSomnini. USomnini waba nesirhawu ngesizi lama-Israyeli.
UJonathani wasikima etafuleni asilingeke khulu, akhange agome mhlokho ngombana gade akhubekile ngepatho eziinhloni uyise aphatha ngayo uDavida.