4 Kodvwa nine, bazalwane, anikho ebumnyameni, anikafaneli kutunywa ngulelo langa njengekutunywa lisela.
inkemba leniyesabako itanikhandza khona lapho, nalendlala leniyesabako itanilandzela ize iyenikhandza eGibhithe, lapho nitawufike nifele khona.
“Kusukela ngesikhatsi saseGibeya, awu Israyeli, seloku niyona, futsi seloku nisachubeka niyona.” Imphi ingeke ibakhandze yini lababi eGibeya?
Kodvwa lamavi ami netimiso tami, lengabayala ngako ngemlomo webaphrofethi, tinceku tami, akuzange kufike yini etindlebeni taboyihlomkhulu? Base bayaphendvuka batsi: ‘Simakadze longuSomandla wente kitsi loko lobekusifanele ngekwetindlela tetfu nangalesikwentako, njengobe abesatimisele kukwenta.’ ”
Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kuyawuba ncono eveni laseSodoma nelaseGomora ngelilanga lekwehlulela kunakulowo muti.”
“Ticaphelisiseni! Ningatifaki kakhulu emadzilini nasekunatseni lokudzakanako, nasekunakeni tintfo talomhlaba, funa lelo langa linitume;
Utawuvula emehlo abo, kuze besuke ebumnyameni bagucukele ekukhanyeni besuke nasemandleni aSathane baye kuNkulunkulu, kuze batsetselelwe tono tabo babelwe nendzawo emkhatsini walabahlantwe ngekukholwa kimi.’ ”
Ngaphandle kwaloko umphindziseli losihlobo sengati semufi lofuna kumbulala, kungenteka amcoshe aze amkhandze, nangabe libanga lilidze kakhulu, bese uyambulala, nome ngabe abengakafaneli kubulawa, ngobe lomakhelwane wakhe amfele ngesiphosiso.
“Kodvwa nangabe ningamlaleli Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ningayilandzeli ngekucophelela yonkhe lemiyalo yakhe netimiso takhe lengininika tona lamuhla, tonkhe leticalekiso tiyawukwehlela etikwenu tinehlule:
“Tonkhe leticalekiso tiyawunehlela, tinilandzele tize tinehlule tinibhubhise, ngobe anizange nimlalele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngesikhatsi aniyala kutsi niyigcine imiyalo kanye netimiso takhe.
Wasikhulula emandleni ebumnyama, wasibeka embusweni weNdvodzana yakhe letsandzekako.
Ngobe nine ngekwenu nati kahle kamhlophe kutsi lilanga leNkhosi liyawufika, njengelisela lifika ebusuku.
Kepha lilanga leNkhosi liyawufika njengelisela, mhlazana emazulu ayakwendlula ngekuhlokoma; tonkhe tisekelo temkhatsi tiyakusha tincibilike, umhlaba nemisebenti lekuwo kuyawusha.
Noko nginibhalela umyalo lomusha, buciniso bawo lobubonakala kuJesu nakini, ngobe bumnyama buyendlula nekukhanya lokunguko sibili sekuvele kuyakhanya.
“Lalelani! Ngiyawufika njengelisela! Ubusisiwe lolindzile, agcine tingubo takhe kutsi angahambi ngcunu, kudzimate kubonakale lihlazo lakhe.”
Khumbula-ke loko lokwemukele wakuva, ukugcine, uphendvuke. Nangabe awuvuki ucaphele, ngitawuta kuwe ngikutume njengelisela, ngeke usati sikhatsi lengiyawukufikela ngaso.