38 wathi kibo: “Umphefumulwami ubhodwe lisizi bekube sekufeni. Hlalani lapha nilinde kanye nami.”
Ngenganyelwa misinga yokufa, ivalo lendawo yabafileko langifikela; ngehlelwa yimbandezelo nesizi.
Lezi zizinto engizikhumbulako lokha nangithulula umphefumulwami: Ngakhamba newoma, ngaya endlini kaZimu ngokuhlokoma nokudumisa, isiqubuthu sagidinga umnyanya.
Sengiyihlubulile ingubami. Ngingayembatha njani godu na? Sengiqophe iinyawo zami. Ngingabuya ngizingcolise njani na?
“Bekuyintando kaSomnini kobana iqhobozwe: Wayibangela ukugula; mbala, wenza ipilwayo umhlabelo wehlawulo. Izakubona umphumela wembewu; izakuphila isikhathi eside nentando kaSomnini izakuphumelela ngesandla sayo.”
Ngalokho ngizayinikela isabelo hlangana nabanengi, izakwabelana ipango nabanamandla, ngokunikela kwayo ipilo ekufeni nangokubalelwa nabaphambekako. Yona yathwala izono zabanengi, yazikhuba ngebanga labaneemphambeko.”
Yanyazeka beyalahlwa babantu, yaba mumuntu weensizi, yazi ukugula, njengomuntu osithezelwa ubuso. Iye, yanyazeka begodu azange siyihloniphe,
“Ngalokho hlalani nilindile ngombana ilanga nesikhathi anisazi.”
Wathi kibo: “Ummoyami ulisizi khulu bekube sekufeni. Salani lapha nihlale niqaphile.”
“Nje-ke ihliziywami itshwenyekile, alo ngingathini na? Kghani ngithi, ‘Baba, ngisindise esikhathinesi’? Awa, kungesizathwesi kobana ngize esikhathinesi.
Yena ongazange agodle iNdodanakhe, kodwana wayinikela ngebanga lethu soke, akazukusinikela koke ngayo na?
Wamenza bona abe sisono ngebanga lethu loyo ongazange asazi isono ukuze kuthi kuye sibe ngabalungisisiweko bakaZimu.
UKrestu wasihlenga esithuwelelisweni somthetho ngokobana yena abe sithuweleliso esikhundleni sethu ngombana umtlolo uthi: “Umuntu ohlonywe esigodweni uthuweleliswe nguZimu”,
Yena ngokwakhe wathwala izono zethu emzimbenakhe emthini ukuze sife esonweni siphile ekulungeni. Ngemivuvu yakhe naphiliswa
ngombana noKrestu wahlupheka kwaba kanye ngenca yezono zethu. Iye, olungileko wafela abangakalungi ukuze anilethe kuZimu. Wabulawa ngokwenyama, kodwana wavuswa ngoMoya,
Ukuphela kwezinto zoke kubandamele, yeke ncamani nizikhuze ukuze nikwazi ukuthandaza.