16 Ngobe iNkhosi lucobo lwayo iyakwehla ezulwini ngelivi lenhlokomo, nangeliphimbo lengilosi lenkhulu, nangelicilongo laNkulunkulu. Labo labafe bakholwa nguKhristu bayawuvuka kucala.
Lalelani la, uyeta ngemafu, onkhe emehlo ayawumbona, ngisho nabo bonkhe labamgwaza, nato tonkhe tive temhlaba tiyawukhala tilile ngaye. Yebo, akube njalo. Amen.
Kepha ngulowo nalowo uyawuvuka ngesigaba sakhe: Khristu kucala, bese kuba ngulabo lababaKhristu ekubuyeni kwakhe.
Ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawufika ngenkhatimulo yeYise, ikanye netingilosi tayo, ngulapho-ke iyawukhokhela wonkhe umuntfu njengekwenta kwakhe.
“INdvodzana yeMuntfu nayita ngenkhatimulo yayo netingilosi tayo tonkhe, iyawuhlala esihlalweni sayo sebukhosi,
bese uletsa kuphumula kini nine lenihluphekako, kanye nakitsi ngesikhatsi iNkhosi Jesu yembulwa ivela ezulwini, ikanye netingilosi tayo letinemandla.
Ngalelo langa kuyawukhala licilongo lelikhulu. Labo lababelahlekile bedukela e-Asiriya, nalabo lababetfunjelwe eGibhithe bayakuta batewukhonta Simakadze entsabeni lengcwele, eJerusalema.
Bazalwane, macondzana nekubuya kweNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu nekuhlangana kwetfu kuye sinincenga,
Atsi kubo: “Madvodza aseGalile, nimeleni nibuke etulu? LoJesu, lotsetfwe lapha kini wayiswa ezulwini, uyawubuya futsi ngayo yona leyo ndlela njengobe nimbonile nje aya ezulwini.”
Simakadze uyawube sewuyabonakala kubo, umcibisholo wakhe uyawugijima njengembane. INkhosi Simakadze iyawushaya impalampala, iyawushuca ngetivunguvungu taseningizimu,
Nkulunkulu ukhuphuke ngenhlokomo, Simakadze wenyuke nakukhala licilongo.
Kepha lilanga leNkhosi liyawufika njengelisela, mhlazana emazulu ayakwendlula ngekuhlokoma; tonkhe tisekelo temkhatsi tiyakusha tincibilike, umhlaba nemisebenti lekuwo kuyawusha.
Ekuseni ngelilanga lesitsatfu kwaba nekudvuma nemibane, lifu lelimnyama labonakala etikwentsaba, kwase kuvakala licilongo lelakhala kakhulukati. Bonkhe bantfu lapha enkambu betfuka batfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba.
Kwatsi kusenjalo ngabona lusweti lundiza emkhatsini welizulu. Ngaluva lumemeta ngelivi lelikhulu lutsi: “Maye! Maye! Maye kulabakhile emhlabeni, nasekukhala emacilongo lasetawushaywa tingilosi letintsatfu!”
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Usho kona. Noko ngitsi kini: “ ‘Kusukela manje seniyakuyibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ihleti ngesekudla saLonemandla, ita ngemafu asezulwini.’ ”
Ngase ngiva livi ezulwini litsi: “Bhala naku: Babusisiwe labafile bafela eNkhosini kusukela kulesikhatsi.” Moya waphendvula watsi: “Babusisiwe ngempela! Bayawuphumula ekusebenteni kwabo kamatima, ngobe tento tabo tiyabalandzela.”
Ngisho naMikhayeli, ingilosi lenkhulu, mhlazane abangisana naSathane ngesidvumbu saMosi, akazange asayikhiphe inhlamba, kuze amehlule. Lakusho nje kwaba kutsi: “INkhosi ayikukhalimele.”
Jabula kakhulu, Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni! Memeta ngekujabula, Ndvodzakati yaseJerusalema! Ase ubuke, inkhosi yakho ita kuwe, ilungile, futsi iphetse insindziso, ita itfobekile, igibele embongolweni, etikwelitfole lembongolo, inkhonyane yembongolo.
“Uyini wena, wena ntsaba lenemandla? EmbikwaZerubhabheli uyawuba litsafa lelibekile. Yena-ke uyawubeka litje lekwephetsa lithempeli, kumenyetwe kutsiwe: ‘Nkulunkulu akalibusise! Nkulunkulu akalibusise!’ ”
Ngelilanga leNkhosi ngangikuMoya, ngase ngiva emvakwami livi lelikhulu, shangatsi lelicilongo,
“Kute emashwa latakwehlela Jakobe, Israyeli angeke abe nelusizi. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, unabo; kumenyetwa nekudvunyiswa kweNkhosi kusemkhatsini wabo.
Simakadze uyabhavumula embikwalemphi yakhe. Emabutfo akhe manyenti ngalokungabaleki; banemandla labo labalalela umyalo wakhe. Lilanga laSimakadze likhulu, liyesabeka. Ngubani nje longemelana nalo?
Batsi bantfu nabakuva lokudvuma nekukhala kwelicilongo babona nemibane nentfutfu yembese intsaba, bonkhe bantfu betfuka batfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba, bema bucalu.
Nonkhe nine tive, shayani tandla. Hlokomani, nidvumise Nkulunkulu!
Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kukhona labanye la emkhatsini wenu labangeyikuva kufa, badzimate bayibone iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita embusweni wayo.”
nalabo lasebafa bakuKhristu nabo babhubha.
Kepha manje Khristu wavuswa kulabafile, waba ngumvuli wendlela kulabo labatawuvuka kulabafile.
Nonkhe nilindzele kuchamuka kweNdvodzana yakhe ezulwini, layivusa kulabafile. LeNdvodzana nguJesu losikhulula elulakeni lolutako.
Shangatsi Nkulunkulu, longuBabe wetfu, yena matfupha neNkhosi yetfu Jesu angacondzisa indlela yetfu kini.
Ngase ngibona tingilosi letisikhombisa time embikwaNkulunkulu, tanikwa emacilongo lasikhombisa.