7 “Bawani nizakuphiwa; funani nizakufumana; kokodani nizakuvulelwa
Khona mhlokho iinceku zaka-Isaka zafika zambikela ngomthombo eziwembileko, zathi: “Siwafumene amanzi!”
UZimu waziveza kuSolomoni ebusuku ngebhudango eGibiyoni wathi: “Bawa okufunako ngikuphe.”
Wena Somnini, ulalela ukulangazela kwabathobileko, iye, ihliziywabo uyayikhuthaza nendlebakho uyibeke kibo,
Isikhohlakali siyazitjhaya, asinandaba noSomnini; woke amahlelwaso akanaZimu.
Akudunyiswe wena Somnini! Ngifundise iimiso zakho.
Ihliziywami ikhumbula bona uthe: “Funani ubuso bami!” Nje-ke, ubuso bakho Somnini, ngizabufuna,
Phakamisani uSomnini kanye nami, sikhulise ibizo lakhe kanyekanye.
Thaba kuSomnini, uzakunikela iimfiso zehliziywakho.
Ngibizani ngelanga lembandezeleko, mina ngizanitjhaphulula, nina nizangihlonipha.”
Lokhu kuzamthabisa uSomnini ukudlula umhlabelo wekomo, iye, ikunzi eneempondo neenqatha ezihlukene kabili.
Labo abathi, “Arha! Arha!” babuyiselwe emuva ngebanga lokudana kwabo.
Mbala, wena Somandla ulungile begodu uyacolela, ukwethembeka kwakho kukhulu kibo boke abalila kuwe.
Ngithanda labo abangithandako, abangifunako bayangifunyana.
Ebhudangweni ngavuka ngazulazula ngedorobheni, ngehla ngenyuka eendledlaneni nematatawini. Ngathi ngizakufunana othandwa mphefumulwami. Yeke ngamfuna, kodwana azange ngimfumane.
Ngambala, nina bantu beZiyoni, bahlali beJerusalema, anisazukulila. USomnini uzakuba nomusa kini ekuzwakaleni kwesililo senu. Iye, nakasizwako uzasiphendula.
‘Nawungibizako, ngizakuphendula bengikutjele izinto ezikulu nezifihlakeleko ongazaziko.’
Ngambala nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini ekumbeni ka-Israyeli: “Ngifunani; yeke nizakuphila.
“Godu ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona nangabe ababili benu ephasini bavumelana ngananyana yini eniyikhombelako, uBaba osezulwini uzanenzela yona.
Nanikholwako, nizakwamukela nanyana yini eniyikhombelako ngomthandazo.”
Kodwana funani qangi umbuswakhe nakho koke ukulunga kwakhe, nje-ke koke lokhu nakho nizakuphiwa khona.
Nakube-ke nina, ngitjho nanyana nikhohlakele kangaka nje, nikwazi ukupha abantwabenu izipho ezihle, kangangani-ke uYihlo osezulwini! Uzabapha izipho ezihle khulu labo abambawako.
ngombana loyo naloyo obawako uzakuphiwa, ofunako uzakufumana, nokokodako uzakuvulelwa.
Ngalokho ngiyanitjela bona nanyana yini eniyikhombela ngomthandazo, kholwani bona seniyifumene, ngambala izakuba ngeyenu.
Nasele umninimuzi asikimile wavala ibadi, nizakujama ngaphandle nikokode benirabhele nithi, ‘Kosi, yewusivulele.’ Kodwana uzakuphendula athi, ‘Anginazi, angazi nokobana nibuyaphi!’
Yeke uJesu watjela abafundi bakhe umfanekiso abakhombisa bonyana bafanele bahlale bathandaza njalo bangapheli amandla.
Azange ningikhethe nina, kodwana mina ngikhethe nina. Nganikhetha bona niyokuthela iinthelo nokobana iinthelwezo zihlale ukuze nanyana yini eniyibawa ngebizo lami uBaba aninikele yona.
Nanihlala kimi namezwami ahlala kini, nizakubawa nanyana yini enikufunako, nizakwenzelwa.
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ingathana bewazi isipho sakaZimu, nokobana ngubani othi kuwe, ‘Ngiseza’ bewuzambawa, yena ubazakupha amanzi wokuphila.”
Labo abaphikelele njalo ukwenza okulungileko, barhuluphele iphazimulo nedumo nokungabhubhi; uzobapha ukuphila okungapheliko.
Akakho noyedwa olemukako, akakho noyedwa ofuna uZimu.
Kodwana ngaphandle kokukholwa akwenzeki ukumthokozisa uZimu ngombana loyo otjhidela kuZimu kufanele akholwe bona ukhona nokobanyana uyabavuza labo abamfunako.
Umthandazo wokukholwa uzamsindisa ogulako, uSomnini amvuse, nanyana enze izono uzakulitjalelwa zona.
samukeliswa koke esikubawa kuye ngombana silonda imiyalwakhe besenze lokho okumthokozisako.