10 “Qinisekani bonyana aninyazi ngitjho namunye wabancancanaba. Ngambala ngiyanitjela bona iingilozi zabo ezulwini zihlala njalo ziphambi kwakaBaba ezulwini,
U-Absalomu wahlala iminyaka emibili yoke eJerusalema angabonani nekosi.
UMikaya waragela phambili wathi: “Yeke lalela okwatjhiwo nguSomnini nangimbona ahlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi aphahlwe mkhambathi woke wezulwini, ngesigomeni nangesinceleni sakhe
Amadoda ebekaseduze nayo bekunguKaritjhena, uTjhetari, u-Adimata, uTaritjhitjhi, uMeresi, uMarisena noMemukani okuziinkhulu ezilikhomba zePheresiya neMediya. Iinkhulwezo bezinesikhundla esiphakamileko embusweni begodu bezikghona ukukhuluma nekosi ngesikhathi soke.
Ngiloyo onyaza abaninwa nguZimu, kodwana ahloniphe abesaba uSomnini; ongephuli isifungo nanyana sibuhlungu,
Kodwana mina ngizazizwela ubukhona bakho ngisendawenakho yokulunga. Lokha nangivukako ngizakwaneliswa kuzibonakalisa kwakho.
Nasi isihlupheki esalilako, uSomnini wasizwa, wasisindisa kizo zoke iinhlupheko.
Mbala, uzakuyala iingilozi zakhe ngawe, zikulonde eendleleni zoke zakho;
USomnini uMninimandlawoke uthi: “Phaphama wena sabula, ujamelane nomelusami; iye, ujamelane nomrholi webandla lami. Kghedlha umelusi ukuze izimvu ziphadlhalale. Ngizakujika isandla sami sibe naphezu kokuncancazana.
“Ngubani odelela ilanga lezinto ezincani? Abantu bazakujabula lokha nababona uZerubhabheli aphethe isinqophisamakho. “Iimbani ezikhombezi, mamehlo kaSomnini athalaza ephasini loke.”
Kwathi asakhumbula lokho, ingilozi kaSomnini yazibonakalisa kuye ebhudangweni yathi: “Josefa, sizukulwana sakaDavida, ungesabi ukuthatha uMariya abe mkakho ngombana lokho akubambileko kubuya kuMoya oCwengileko.
Umhlanga otshinyekileko ayizukuwukhambiselela nesibani esififiyelako ayizukusicima, kufikela lapha iphumelelisa khona ukulunga, kuhlule.
Ngokunjalo-ke noYihlo ezulwini akathandi bona kudurhe ngitjho noyedwa wabancancanaba.
Kodwana nanyana ngubani obangela omunye wabancanaba abakholwa kimi bona one, kuzakuba ngcono kuye kobana abotjhelelwe ilitje lokugaya entanyeni bese acwiliswe ekuzikeni kwelwandle.
Kwathi bona izazi zikhambe, ingilozi kaSomnini yazibonakalisa kuJosefa ngebhudango yathi: “Vuka uthathe umntwana nonina nibalekele eGibhide. Hlalani lapho benginitjele ngombana uHerode uzokufunana nomntwana kobana ambulale.”
Ngemva kokuhlongakala kwakaHerode, ingilozi kaSomnini yazibonakalisa kuJosefa ngebhudango eGibhide,
Yeke izakuthuma iingilozi zayo ngokulila okukhulu kwepalapala. Zona zizakubuthelela abakhethekileko bayo emagumbini womane wephasi, ukusuka ehlangothini elinye lomkayi bekube kukelinye.
Ingilozi yamphendula yathi: “NginguGabhariyeli; ngijame ebukhoneni bakaZimu. Ngithunywe bona ngizokhuluma nawe, ngikutjele iindaba ezimnandezi.
“Loyo onilalelako, nami uyangilela; loyo onalako nami uyangala kodwana owala mina, wala loyo ongithumileko.”
“Kwafika isikhathi sokobana isikhombeli sihlongakale, iingilozi zafika zasithatha zasibeka hlanu kwaka-Abrahamu. Isikhumkani naso sahlongakala, sabulungwa.
Kwathi langelinye ngesimbi yesithathu malangantambama waba nombono. Ngokucacileko wabona ingilozi kaZimu ifika kuye isithi: “Korneliyasi!”
Bona bathi: “Uyarhapha!” Kodwana nalokhu aphikelele bona liqiniso, bathi: “Yingilozakhe.”
Msinyazana ngebanga lokobana uHerode angakhange adumise uZimu, ingilozi kaSomnini yamdula phasi, bewadliwa ziimpethu, wafa.
Ebusuku bayizolo kuze ingilozi kaZimu engingowakhe nengimlotjhako yajama ngakimi,
Kodwana phakathi kobusuku ingilozi kaSomnini yavula iminyango yesikhungo, yabakhuphela ngaphandle yathi kibo:
Alo, umgwebelani-ke umfowenu na? Namkha kubayini uqalela umfowenu phasi na? Soke nje sizokujama phambi kwesihlalo sokugweba sakaZimu
Kuhle ukuzigoba ungagomi inyama, ungaseli iwayini namkha ungenzi nanyana yini ezokubangela bona umzalwana wakho akhubeke.
Thina esidzimeleleko kufanele sinyamezelele ukuhluleka kwabatekatekako, singazithabisi thina sodwa.
Kanti aninamakhaya lapha ningagomela beniselele khona na? Namkha ninyaza ibandla lakaZimu benirhubutjhe labo abanganalitho na? Ngizakuthini kini na? Nginibuke ngalokho na? Nakanye!
Yeke akungabikhona namunye omnyazako! Nasele akhamba, mlayeliseni ngokuthula abuyele kimi ngombana ngimlindele kanye nabazalwana.
Kilabo ababuthakathaka, ngaba buthakathaka ukuze ngizuze ababuthakathaka. Ngibe ngikho koke kibo boke abantu ukuze kuthi ngeendlela zoke ngisindise abathileko.
Mina Powula ngenyama, ngiyanincenga ngobumnene nangokuthobeka kwakaKrestu, iye, mina engizithobako lokha nangiphambi kwenu, kodwana nginesibindi lokha nangingekho kini!
ngombana kuthiwa: “Nakuziincwadi zakhe zona, zinesisindo begodu zitjhubile, kodwana yena siqu sakhe akanasithunzi, nekulumakhe ayazisi.”
Bazalwana, nakube kukhona obhajwe esonweni, nina enilawulwa nguMoya, mfakeni endleleni ngommoya omuhle. Kodwana zitjhejeni kobana nani ningalingeki.
Nje-ke nanyana ngubani owala lokhu akali umthetho womuntu kodwana wala uZimu, onguye oninikela uMoyakhe oCwengileko.
Akungabikhona umuntu onyaza ubutjha bakho, kodwana yiba sibonelo kabakholwako ngokukhuluma nangokuziphatha, ngethando, ngokukholwa nangepilo emsulwa.
“Kanti iingilozi azisiyo yoke imimoya elotjhako nethunyelwe bona isize labo abazokuzuza isindiso na?”
ngombana uKrestu azange angene endaweni ecwengileko eyakhiwe ngezandla zabantu emfanekiso nje waleyo ekungiyo, kodwana wangena ezulwini ngokwalo, khona azasijamela phambi kwakaZimu.
Nje-ke ngabona iingilozi ezilikhomba zijame phambi kwakaZimu; zanikelwa iimpalapala ezilikhomba.