10 Kwathi nasesendleleni yokuyokuthenga amafutha lawo, umyeni wafika. Amatlawu ebegade azilungiselele angena naye ngemnyanyeni womtjhado. Umnyango wavalwa.
Zoke iimphili ebezingena ngemkhunjini bekungesiduna nesisikazi, kanjengombana uZimu agade ayale uNowa. USomnini wavalela uNowa ngaphakathi.
Ngalokho ngafunga elakeni lami ngathi, ‘Angeze bangene ekuphumuleni kwami.’ ”
“Yeke, hlalani nilindile ngombana anazi bona iKosenu izakuza nini.
Kodwana yazini lokhu: Nakube umninikhaya bekasazi bona isela lizakufika ngasiphi isikhathi sobusuku, ubazakuhlala alindile, ubangekhe avumela bonyana indlwakhe ifahlwe.
Nani-ke kumele nihlale nilindile ngombana iNdodana yoMuntu izakufika ngesikhathi eningakayilindeli ngaso.
“Phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa kwathiwa, ‘Nangu umyeni! Phumani nimhlangabeze!’
“Akusuye woke othi kimi, ‘Kosi, Kosi’ ozakungena embusweni wezulwini, kodwana kwaphela loyo owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini.
“Yembathani nilungele umsebenzi, neembani zenu zihlale zivutha,
Nasele umninimuzi asikimile wavala ibadi, nizakujama ngaphandle nikokode benirabhele nithi, ‘Kosi, yewusivulele.’ Kodwana uzakuphendula athi, ‘Anginazi, angazi nokobana nibuyaphi!’
nithokoze uBaba owanenza bona nifanelwe sisabelo elifeni labacwengileko embusweni wokukhanya.
Kwanje sengibekelwe isihlohlo sokulunga iKosi emgwebi olungileko ezanginikela sona mhlokho; kungasingimi kwaphela kodwana nabo boke abalangazelela ukubonakala kwayo.
Ngalokho lungiselelani iingqondo zenu, nizithibe; nibeke loke ithemba lenu emseni kaKrestu enizakuphiwa wona lokha nakabonakaliswako.
Qalani nango asiza ngamafu, amehlo woke azambona, ngitjho nalabo abamgwazako; izizwe zoke zephasi zizokulila ngaye. Iye, kuzokuba njalo! Amen.
Asithokoze sithabe, siphakamise idumo lakhe ngombana ubukhazi beMvana sebufikile, umlobokazi wayo selazilungisile.
Ofakazako ngezintwezi uthi: “Kwamambala, ngiyeza msinyana.” Amen. Yewuze Kosi Jesu!