29 – Amadimoni

Inyoka yayiliqili okudlula zonke izinyamazana zeganga uNkulunkulu ayezenzile. Yathi kowesifazana, “Kambe uNkulunkulu watsho ngeqiniso wathi, ‘Lingadli noma yisiphi isihlahla esivandeni’?” Owesifazana wathi enyokeni, “Singadla izithelo zezihlahla esivandeni, kodwa uNkulunkulu watsho wathi, ‘Lingazidli izithelo zesihlahla esiphakathi laphakathi kwesivande, njalo lingasithinti, funa life.’ ” Inyoka yathi kowesifazana, “Kalisoze life ngempela. Ngoba uNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi lingasidla amehlo enu azavuleka, beselisiba njengoNkulunkulu, lazi okuhle lokubi.” Kwathi owesifazana ngokubona ukuthi izithelo zesihlahla leso zaziyikudla okuhle njalo zibukeka emehlweni, njalo zisweleka ukuzuza ukuhlakanipha, wakha ezinye wadla. Wapha njalo ezinye indoda yakhe eyayilaye khonapho, layo yadla.

Yikho uJehova uNkulunkulu wathi kowesifazana, “Kuyini lokhu osukwenzile na?” Owesifazana wathi, “Inyoka ingikhohlisile, ngadla.” Ngakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wasesithi enyokeni, “Ngokuba usukwenzile lokhu, “Uthukiwe ngaphezu kwezifuyo zonke kanye lezinyamazana zonke zeganga! Uzahuba phansi ngesisu sakho njalo uzakudla uthuli zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho. Njalo ngizafaka ubutha phakathi kwakho lowesifazana, laphakathi kwenzalo yakho leyowesifazana; uzahlifiza ikhanda lakho, njalo wena uzamnqanda isithende sakhe.”

Kwathi abantu sebesanda ngobunengi emhlabeni, bezala amadodakazi, amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona ukuthi amadodakazi abantu ayemahle, bazikhethela abawafunayo bawathatha. Kwathi uJehova wasesithi, “UMoya wami kawuyikuphikisana lomuntu ngokungapheliyo, ngoba yena ngowenyama nje; izinsuku zakhe zizakuba likhulu elilamatshumi amabili kuphela.” AmaNefilimi ayesemhlabeni ngalezozinsuku  —  njalo langemuva  —  lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu angenela amadodakazi abantu azala lawo abantwana. Ayengamaqhawe ekadeni, amadoda endumela.

Bangabe besanikela loba yiwuphi umnikelo kubonkulunkulu babo bezimbuzi labo ababaxhwalisayo. Lesi siyisimiso sabo esingapheliyo lakuzizukulwane ezizayo.’

“ ‘Lingayi kwabayizangoma loba lidinge izanuse ngoba bazalingcolisa. Mina yimi uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.

“ ‘Ngizamhlamuka lowo oya ezangomeni lezanuseni njengesiphingi sazo ngokulandelana lazo. Ngizamkhupha kwabakibo.

“ ‘Indoda loba umfazi ovumisayo loba oyisanusi phakathi kwenu kabulawe. Bakhandeni ngamatshe. Yindaba yabo.’ ”

bona abamema amadoda ako-Israyeli ukuba eze emihlatshelweni yabonkulunkulu babo. Abantu laba babesidla ukudla kwabonkulunkulu laba njalo bebakhothamele. Ngakho u-Israyeli wahlanganyela ekukhonzeni uBhali wasePhewori. Yikho uNkulunkulu wabathukuthelela kakhulu.

Akungabi lamuntu phakathi kwenu ozakwenza umhlatshelo ngendodana yakhe loba indodakazi yakhe ngomlilo, kangabi yisanuse loba ocasisa ngemibono ocasisa imilingo njalo ophathelene lobuthakathi, ophosayo, loba olamadlozi loba olemimoya loba okhangelele kwabafileyo.

Benza imihlatshelo kuwo kumadimoni, wona angayisuye uNkulunkulu  —  onkulunkulu ababengazange babazi, onkulunkulu ababesanda kuvela, onkulunkulu ababengakhonzwa ngoyihlo.

Lapho-ke abako-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova bakhonza uBhali.

Emva kokuba amaFilisti esethumbe ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, alithatha e-Ebhenezeri alisa e-Ashidodi. Aphinda alithwala alisa ethempelini likaDagoni. Kwathi abantu base-Ashidodi bevuka ekuseni kakhulu okwalandelayo, nango uDagoni, ewele phansi ngobuso phambi kwebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova! Bamthatha uDagoni bambeka endaweni yakhe. Kodwa ngakusasa ekuseni bathi bevuka, nango uDagoni, ewele phansi ngobuso phambi kwebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova! Ikhanda lakhe lezandla kwakugumukile kuthe qekele eduze lomnyango; kwakusele umzimba wakhe kuphela. Ngalokho-ke kuze kube lamhla abaphristi bakaDagoni labanye nje abangena ethempelini likaDagoni kabanyatheli ekuqaliseni komnyango. Isandla sikaJehova sasinzima phezu kwabantu base-Ashidodi laseduze kwayo; wehlisela incithakalo phezu kwabo yabahlupha langamathumba. Kwathi abantu base-Ashidodi bebona okwakusenzakala, bathi, “Ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikankulunkulu ka-Israyeli akumelanga lihlale lathi lapha, ngoba isandla sakhe sinzima phezu kwethu laphezu kukaDagoni unkulunkulu wethu.”

Ngalesosikhathi uMoya kaJehova wawususukile kuSawuli, umoya omubi owavela kuJehova usumchukuluza. Izinceku zikaSawuli zathi kuye, “Khangela, umoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu uyakuchukuluza. Akuthi inkosi yethu ilaye izinceku zayo ezilapha ukuba ziyidingele umuntu okwaziyo ukutshaya ichacho. Uzalitshaya lapho umoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu ufika kuwe; uzakuzwa ngcono.”

Kwakusithi umoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu ungafika kuSawuli, uDavida athathe ichacho lakhe alitshaye. Lapho-ke uSawuli wayephumula; ezwe ngcono, lomoya omubi usuke kuye.

Ngelanga elalandelayo umoya omubi wavela kuNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kukaSawuli ngamandla. Wayephrofetha endlini yakhe, lapho uDavida wayetshaya ichacho njengenjwayelo yakhe. USawuli wayephethe umkhonto ngesandla sakhe,

Kodwa umoya omubi owavela kuJehova wafika kuSawuli ehlezi endlini yakhe ephethe umkhonto wakhe ngesandla. Kwathi uDavida etshaya ichacho,

USolomoni walandela u-Ashithorethi unkulunkulu wamaSidoni, loMoleki unkulunkulu onengekayo wama-Amoni. Ngalokho uSolomoni wona phambi kukaJehova; kazange alandele uJehova ngokupheleleyo, njengokwakwenziwe nguyise uDavida. Eqaqeni olusempumalanga yeJerusalema, uSolomoni wakhela unkulunkulu onengekayo wamaMowabi uKhemoshi, loMoleki unkulunkulu onengekayo wama-Amoni indawo yomhlatshelo.

UMikhaya waqhubekela phambili wathi, “Ngakho zwana ilizwi likaJehova elithi, “Ngabona uJehova ehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi lamabandla wonke asezulwini emi ngakwesokunene sakhe lakwesokhohlo sakhe. Njalo uJehova wathi, ‘Ngubani ozahugela u-Ahabi ekuhlaseleni iRamothi Gileyadi ukuze ayefela khonale na?’ “Omunye waqamba lokhu, lomunye okwakhe. Ekucineni kwasekuvela umoya, wema phambi kukaJehova wathi, ‘Mina ngizamhuga.’ UJehova wabuza wathi, “ ‘Uzakwenza ngandlela bani?’ Umoya waphendula wathi, “ ‘Ngizahamba ngiyekuba ngumoya wamanga emilonyeni yabo bonke abaphrofethi bakhe. UJehova wathi, “ ‘Uzaphumelela ukumhuga. Hamba uyekwenza.’ “Ngakho khathesi uJehova usefake umoya wenkohliso emilonyeni yabaphrofethi bakho bonke laba. UJehova usekumisele ukubhujiswa.”

Bayephula yonke imilayo kaJehova wabo, bazenzela izithombe ezikhandiweyo ezamathole amabili, benza insika ku-Ashera. Bakhothamela zonke izinkanyezi zezulu, njalo bakhonza uBhali. Benza umhlatshelo ngamadodana lamadodakazi abo emlilweni. Babevumisa njalo besenza ubuthakathi, bazinikela ekwenzeni okubi phambi kukaJehova bamthukuthelisa.

Wakwenza njalo uJosiya ukususa izangoma, labahlahluli, labonkulunkulu basezindlini, lezithombe kanye lazo zonke izinto zamanyala ezazikhona koJuda laseJerusalema. Lokhu kwakuyikugcwalisa izimiso zomlayo owawulotshwe encwadini umphristi uHilikhiya ayifumana ethempelini likaJehova.

USawuli wafa ngoba wayengathembekanga kuJehova; kaligcinanga ilizwi likaJehova wakhe waze wayadinga ukuqondiswa yizangoma,

USathane wasemelana labako-Israyeli njalo wafuqela uDavida ukuba abale abantu bako-Israyeli.

Wasekhetha abakhe abaphristi wababeka ezindaweni zokukhonzela, labezithombe zezimbuzi lezamathole ayenzenzile.

Wanikela amadodana akhe emlilweni eSigodini saseBheni Hinomi, wenza imilingo, ukuvumisa, lokuthakatha njalo wayahlahlula lakwabalemimoya. Wenza okubi kakhulu phambi kukaJehova, wamthukuthelisa.

Ngelinye ilanga izingilosi zaziletha phambi kukaJehova, loSathane weza lazo. UJehova wathi kuSathane, “Uvela ngaphi?” USathane wamphendula uJehova wathi, “Ngivela ekuzulazuleni emhlabeni, ngihambahamba ngisiya le lale.” UJehova wasesithi kuSathane, “Usuke wayinanzelela yini inceku yami uJobe? Kakho emhlabeni onjengaye; kalasici, uqondile, indoda emesabayo uNkulunkulu, exwaya okubi.” USathane waphendula wathi, “Kambe uJobe umesaba uNkulunkulu kungelalutho na? Kawumbiyelanga ngothango yini yena lendlu yakhe, kanye lakho konke alakho? Uwubusisile umsebenzi wezandla zakhe kuze kuthi imihlambi yakhe yezimvu leyezinkomo igcwale ilizwe lonke. Kodwa akuwelule isandla sakho uchithe konke alakho, uzabona uzakuthuka ekukhangele.” UJehova wathi kuSathane, “Kulungile, konke alakho kusezandleni zakho, kodwa yena ngokwakhe ungamthinti.” Kwathi-ke uSathane wasesuka phambi kukaJehova.

Kwelinye ilanga njalo izingilosi zaziletha phambi kukaJehova, loSathane laye weza lazo ukuziletha kuye. UJehova wasesithi kuSathane, “Uvela ngaphi?” Wamphendula uJehova uSathane wathi, “Ngivela ekuzulazuleni emhlabeni ngihambahamba ngisiya le lale kuwo.” UJehova wasesithi kuSathane, “Usuke wayinanzelela yini inceku yami uJobe? Kakho emhlabeni onjengaye; kalasici, uqondile, indoda emesabayo uNkulunkulu, exwaya okubi. Ulokhu emi kubo ubuqotho bakhe lanxa wangiqhubezela ukuthi ngimdilize kungelasizatho.” USathane waphendula wathi, “Isikhumba ngesikhumba! Umuntu anganikela loba yini alayo ukusiza impilo yakhe. Kodwa yelula isandla sakho umtshaye inyama lamathambo akhe, uzabona uzakuthuka ekukhangele.” UJehova wathi kuSathane, “Kulungile, usezandleni zakho, kodwa ungayithinti impilo yakhe.” Yikho uSathane wasesuka phambi kukaJehova wathela uJobe izilonda ezibuhlungu kusukela ngaphansi kufika esicholo sekhanda lakhe.

Benza imihlatshelo ngamadodana abo lamadodakazi abo kumadimoni. Bachitha igazi elalingelacala, igazi lamadodana lamadodakazi abo, abenza ngabo imihlatshelo yezithombe zaseKhenani, ilizwe langcola ngegazi labo.

Ithuna ngaphansi liyanyakaza ukuba likuhlangabeze ekufikeni kwakho. Livusa imimoya yabafayo ukuba ikubingelele  —  bonke labo ababengababusi emhlabeni; libenza basukume ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi  —  bonke labo ababengamakhosi ezizwe. Bazaphendula bonke, bazakuthi kuwe, “Lawe usubuthakathaka njengathi, usube njengathi.” Bonke ubukhosi bakho sebehliselwe phansi ethuneni, kanye lomsindo wamachacho akho. Impethu zendlaliwe ngaphansi kwakho, inhlavane zikwembesile.

Yeka ukuwa kwakho uvela ezulwini wena nkanyezi yekuseni, ndodana yokusa! Uphoselwe phansi emhlabeni, wena owake wehlisela izizwe phansi! Wathi enhliziyweni yakho, “Ngizakwenyukela ezulwini, ngizaphakamisela isihlalo sami sobukhosi ngaphezu kwezinkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu. Ngizahlala ebukhosini phezu kwentaba yombuthano ezingqongweni zentaba engcwele. Ngizakwenyukela ngaphezu kwezingqongo zamayezi; ngizazenza njengoPhezukonke.” Kodwa ulethwe phansi ethuneni, ekuzikeni kwegodi.

Labo abakubonayo bakudonsela amehlo, bayacabanga ngowakudalelwayo bathi: “Nguyena lo na umuntu owanyikinya umhlaba wenza imibuso yaqhaqhazela, umuntu owenza umhlaba waba lugwadule, owadiliza amadolobho awo kazavumela abathunjwayo bakhe ukubuyela ekhaya na?”

Lingathokozi, lonke lina maFilisti, lisithi intonga eyalitshayayo yephukile; ngoba empandeni yenyoka leyana kuzavela inhlangwane, inzalo yayo izakuba yinyoka elobuthi obutshokayo.

Ngalolosuku, uJehova uzajezisa ngenkemba yakhe, inkemba yakhe eyesabekayo, enkulu elamandla, uLeviyathani inyoka endizayo, uLeviyathini inyoka egoqanayo; uzayibulala inunu yasolwandle.

Isiqalekiso mayelana lezinyamazana zeNegebi sithi: kulo lonke ilizwe lobunzima losizi, elezilwane lezilwanekazi, elamabululu lezinyoka ezeqayo izithunywa zithwala inotho yazo ngemihlane yabobabhemi, impahla yazo eligugu ziyithwale ngamalunda amakamela, zikusa ebantwini abangayikuba losizo kuzo.

“Memezelani libike phakathi kwezizwe, phakamisani uphawu lilubike; lingafihli lutho, kodwa lithi, ‘IBhabhiloni izathunjwa, iBheli izayangiswa, iMariduki ibe lokwesaba. Izifanekiso zayo zizayangiswa, izithombe zayo zibe lokwesaba.

“Ndodana yomuntu, khala isililo ngenkosi yaseThire uthi kuyo: ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: “ ‘Wawuyisibonelo sokuphelela ugcwele inhlakanipho lobuhle obupheleleyo. Wawuse-Edeni isivande sikaNkulunkulu; waceca ngawo wonke amatshe aligugu: irubhi, lethophazi le-emeralidi, ikhrisolithe, i-onikisi lejaspa, isafire, ithukhwayizi lebherili. Izibonakaliso zakho lezisekelo kwakwenziwe ngegolide; kwalungiswa ngosuku owadalwa ngalo. Wagcotshwa njengekherubhi elondlayo, ngoba ngakumisela lokho. Wawuphezu kwentaba engcwele kaNkulunkulu; wahamba phakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo. Wawungelasici ezindleleni zakho kusukela ngosuku owadalwa ngalo ububi baze bafunyanwa kuwe.

Ngenxa yokuthengisa kwakho ezindaweni ezinengi wagcwala udlakela, wasusona. Ngakho ngakususa uhlazekile entabeni kaNkulunkulu, njalo ngakuxotsha, wena kherubhi elondlayo, phakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo. Inhliziyo yakho yazigqaja ngenxa yobuhle bakho, njalo wonakalisa inhlakanipho yakho ngenxa yobucwazicwazi bakho. Ngakho ngakuphosela emhlabeni; ngakwenza umbukiso phambi kwamakhosi. Ngezono zakho ezinengi lokuthengisa lobuqili usungcolise izindawo zakho ezingcwele. Ngakho ngaphemba umlilo phakathi kwakho wakutshisa wakuqeda, njalo ngakwenza waba ngumlotha emhlabathini phambi kwabo bonke ababekhangele. Zonke izizwe ezazikwazi zithithibele ngawe; usufike ekucineni okwesabekayo njalo kawuyikuba khona futhi.’ ”

Waseqhubeka wathi, “Ungesabi, Danyeli. Kulokhu kwasukela mhla ubeka ingqondo yakho ukuzuza ukuzwisisa lokuzithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu wakho, amazwi akho ezwakala, yikho ngilapha ngenxa yalokho. Kodwa inkosi yombuso wasePhesiya yangivimbela okwezinsuku ezingamatshumi amabili lanye. Kwasekusithi uMikhayeli, omunye wamakhosana amakhulu, weza ezongisiza, ngokuba ngangivalelwe khonale yinkosi yasePhesiya.

Ngakho wasesithi, “Uyakwazi nje ukuthi kungani ngize kuwe na? Masinyane ngizabuya ukuzakulwa lenkosi yasePhesiya, kuthi ngingahamba, kuzakuza inkosi yaseGirisi; kodwa ngizaqala ngikutshele okulotshiweyo eNcwadini yeQiniso. (Kakho ongelekelelayo ukumelana labo ngaphandle kukaMikhayeli inkosana yakho.

Yase ingitshengisa uJoshuwa umphristi omkhulu emi phambi kwengilosi kaJehova, loSathane emi kwesokunene sakhe emmangalela. UJehova wathi kuSathane, “UJehova uyakukhuza, Sathane! UJehova oyikhethileyo iJerusalema, uyakukhuza! Umuntu lo kasisikhuni esihwatshwe sibhebha na?”

“Ngalelolanga ngizawasusa amabizo ezithombe elizweni ukuze zingakhunjulwa njalo,” kutsho uJehova uSomandla. “Ngizabasusa abaphrofethi kanye lomoya wokungcola phakathi kwelizwe.

UJesu waseholwa nguMoya umusa enkangala waselingwa ngumoya omubi. Wazila ukudla okwezinsuku ezingamatshumi amane, lobusuku obungamatshumi amane, wacina eselambile kakhulu. Umlingi weza kuye wathi, “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu tshela amatshe la abe yisinkwa.” UJesu waphendula wathi, “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Umuntu kaphili ngesinkwa kuphela, kodwa ngelizwi lonke eliphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu.’ ” Omubi wasemthatha emusa emzini ongcwele wammisa esiqongweni sethempeli. Wathi, “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziphosele phansi. Phela kulotshiwe ukuthi: “ ‘Uzayala izingilosi zakhe ngawe, zizakugama ngezandla zazo, ukuze ungatshayeleli unyawo lwakho elitsheni,’ ” UJesu wamphendula wathi, “UMbhalo oNgcwele uthi njalo, ‘Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho.’ ” Waphinda njalo omubi wamusa entabeni ephakemeyo kakhulu wamtshengisa yonke imibuso yomhlaba lobukhazikhazi bayo. Wathi, “Ngizakunika konke lokhu aluba nje ungakhothama ungikhonze.” UJesu wathi kuye, “Suka kimi, Sathane! Ngokuba uMbhalo oNgcwele uthi: ‘Khonza iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ukhonze yena yedwa.’ ” Omubi wasemtshiya, izingilosi zeza zamnakekela.

Udumo lwakhe lwanda kulo lonke elaseSiriya, abantu babaletha kuye bonke ababegula belezifo ezahlukeneyo, labo ababesebuhlungwini obukhulu, abaphethwe ngamadimoni, abalesithuthwane labayizilima, bonke wabasilisa.

“Kakusibo bonke abathi kimi, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi’ abazangena embusweni wezulu, kodwa ngulowo kuphela owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini. Abanengi bazakuthi kimi ngalolosuku, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi, kasiphrofethanga ngegama lakho na, njalo ngegama lakho sakhupha amadimoni senza lezimangaliso?’ Lapho-ke ngizabatshela kakuhle ngithi, ‘Ngivele kangilazi. Xekani kimi, lina benzi bobubi!’

Sekuntambama abanengi ababelamadimoni balethwa kuye wayikhupha imimoya ngelizwi njalo wasilisa bonke abagulayo.

Wathi ekufikeni kwakhe ngakwelinye icele lelizwe lamaGadarini wahlangabezwa ngamadoda amabili ayekhwelwe ngamadimoni eqhamuka emathuneni. Babetshinga bebheda, kungasadluli muntu ngaleyondlela. Bamemeza bathi, “Ufunani ngathi, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu? Uze lapha ukuzasi-chukuluza singakafiki isikhathi esimisiweyo na?” Bucwala kwabo kwakulomhlambi omkhulu wezingulube usidla. Amadimoni amncenga uJesu athi, “Nxa usikhupha sithumele emhlambini wezingulube.” Wathi kuwo, “Hambani!” Aphuma ayangena ezingulubeni, kwathi umhlambi wonke waqubuka waqonda iliwa lodonga wagxumukela echibini wafela emanzini. Labo ababezelusile izingulube baphaphatheka baqonda edolobheni bayabika konke lokhu, besitsho lalokho okwenzakala kulawomadoda ayelamadimoni.

Ekuphumeni kwalezoziphofu, kwalethwa kuJesu indoda eyayikhwelwe lidimoni iyisimungulu. Kwathi idimoni selikhutshwiwe indoda leyo eyayiyisimungulu yakhuluma. Ixuku labantu lamangala abantu bathi, “Akukaze kubonwe okunje ko-Israyeli.” Kodwa abaFarisi bathi, “Amadimoni uwakhupha ngenkosi yamadimoni.”

UJesu wabizela ndawonye abafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambili wabapha amandla okukhupha imimoya emibi lokusilisa zonke izifo lemikhuhlane.

Philisani abagulayo, vusani abafileyo, hlambululani abalobulephero likhuphe amadimoni. Lamukelisiwe kungelambadalo, lani phanini kungelambadalo.

Basebeletha kuye indoda eyayiledimoni, eyayiyisiphofu njalo iyisimungulu. UJesu wayisilisa yakwazi ukukhuluma lokubona. Bonke abantu bamangala bathi, “Kambe lo angabe uyiNdodana kaDavida na?”

Kodwa kwathi abaFarisi bekuzwa lokhu bathi, “Kungamandla kaBhelizebhubhi umuntu lo axotsha ngawo amadimoni.” UJesu wayeyazi imicabango yabo wasesithi kubo, “Yilowo lalowo umbuso owehlukene phakathi kawumi. Nxa uSathane exotsha uSathane udabukene phakathi. Pho umbuso wakhe ungema kanjani? Uma mina ngikhupha amadimoni ngoBhelizebhubhi, pho abantu benu bawakhupha ngani? Kungakho yibo abalehlulelayo. Kodwa uma ngikhupha amadimoni ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, kutsho ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile kini. “Loba njalo, umuntu angangena kanjani endlini yesiqhwaga aphange izimpahla zaso ngaphandle kokuba aqale asibophe isiqhwaga leso? Lapho-ke usengayiphanga indlu yaso. “Lowo ongemanga lami umelana lami, lalowo ongabuthi lami uyachithiza. Yikho ngiyalitshela ngithi siphi lasiphi isono lesithuko sizathethelelwa, kodwa ukuthuka uMoya akuyi kuthethelelwa. “Lowo okhuluma okubi ngeNdodana uzathethelelwa, kodwa lowo okhuluma okubi ngoMoya oNgcwele akazukuthethelelwa kuleli iphakade lasephakadeni elizayo.

“Nxa umoya omubi uphuma emuntwini uhamba uzula enkangala udinga ukuphumula kodwa ungakufumani. Ubususithi, ‘Ngizabuyela endlini engaphuma kuyo.’ Uthi ufika ufice indlu ingelamuntu, ithanyeliwe yahlanzeka, konke kumi kuhle. Ubusuhamba uyothatha eminye imimoya eyisikhombisa exhwale okudlula wona, ingene ihlale khona. Isicino salowomuntu sibi okudlula ekuqaleni. Kuzakuba njalo kulesi sizukulwane esixhwalileyo.”

Nxa umuntu esizwa ilizwi ngombuso kodwa engabambisisi, omubi uyeza ahwithe lokho obekuhlanyelwe enhliziyweni. Yiyole inhlanyelo eyahlanyelwa endleleni.

UJesu wabatshela omunye umzekeliso: “Umbuso wezulu unjengomuntu owahlanyela inhlanyelo enhle ensimini yakhe. Kodwa kwathi ngesikhathi wonke umuntu elele, isitha sakhe seza sahlanyela ukhula phakathi kwengqoloyi, sahamba. Kwathi ingqoloyi isikhahlele yabumba amazimba ukhula lalo lwavela. “Izisebenzi zomnininsimu zeza kuye zathi, ‘Mnumzana, kanti kawuhlanyelanga yini imbewu elungileyo ensimini yakho na? Pho ukhula luvele ngaphi?’ “Waphendula wathi, ‘Kwenziwe yisitha lokhu.’ Zambuza izisebenzi zathi, ‘Uyafuna yini ukuthi siyelusiphuna na?’

Insimu yilizwe, njalo inhlanyelo enhle imele amadodana ombuso. Ukhula lungamadodana omubi, njalo isitha esiluhlanyelayo nguSathane. Isivuno siyikuphela komhlaba, njalo abavuni yizingilosi. “Njengalokhu ukhula lusitshunwa lutshiswe emlilweni, kuzakuba njalo ekupheleni komhlaba.

Ngizakupha amakhiye ombuso wasezulwini; loba kuyini okubophayo emhlabeni kuzabotshwa ezulwini, njalo loba kuyini okuthukululayo emhlabeni kuzathukululwa ezulwini.”

Kusukela ngalesosikhathi uJesu waqalisa ukuchazela abafundi bakhe ukuthi wayemele aye eJerusalema ayehlupheka ngezinto ezinengi ezandleni zabadala, abaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho, njalo lokuthi wayemele abulawe kuthi ngelanga lesithathu avuswe aphile. UPhethro wamdonsela eceleni waqalisa ukumsola. Wathi, “Ngeke kwenzeke, Nkosi! Lokhu kakusoze kwafa kwenzeka kuwe!” UJesu waphendula wathi kuPhethro, “Sukela emva kwami, Sathane! Uyisikhubekiso kimi; engqondweni yakho kawulazo izinto zikaNkulunkulu, kodwa ucabanga ezabantu.”

Yathi, “Nkosi, ake uhawukele indodana yami. Ilesithuthwane esiyijumayo kanengi, iyahlupheka kakhulu. Kanengi iwela emlilweni kumbe emanzini. Ngiyilethile kubafundi bakho kodwa behlulekile ukuyisilisa.” UJesu waphendula wathi, “Hawu, lina sizukulwane esingakholwayo lesonakeleyo. Ngizahlala lani kuze kube nini na? Ngizalibekezelela kuze kube nini na? Mletheni lapha kimi umfana lowo.” UJesu walikhuza idimoni laphuma emfaneni wahle wasila kusona lesosikhathi.

“Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi, ingqe yikuphi elikubophayo emhlabeni kuzabotshwa ezulwini, njalo lokho elikuthukululayo emhlabeni kuzathukululwa ezulwini.

“Lina zinyoka! Lina nkunkuma yezinhlangwana! Lizaphepha kanjani ukuba lilahlelwe esihogweni na?

“INkosi izakuthi kulabo abasekhohlo kwayo, ‘Xekani kimi lina elithukiweyo liye emlilweni wanininini owalungiselwa uSathane lezingilosi zakhe.

wahlala khona enkangala izinsuku ezingamatshumi amane elingwa nguSathane. Wayehlala lezinyamazana zeganga, ekhonzwa yizingilosi.

Baya eKhaphenawume, kwathi sekufike iSabatha uJesu waya esinagogini waqalisa ukufundisa. Abantu bamangaliswa yikufundisa kwakhe ngoba wayefundisa njengomuntu ololwazi, hatshi njengabafundisi bomthetho. Khonokho nje indoda eyayisesinagogini labo eyayiphethwe ngumoya omubi yamemeza yathi, “Ufunani kithi, Jesu waseNazaretha? Ulande ukuzasibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ungubani  —  ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu!” “Thula!” kukhwaza uJesu. “Phuma kuye!” Umoya omubi wayidlukuluza ngamandla indoda waphuma kuyo unqongoloza. Abantu bamangala baze babuzana bathi, “Kuyini lokhu? Yikufundisa okutsha  —  okulokwazi! Futhi ulaya imimoya emibi imlalele.”

Ngaleyontambama ilanga selitshonile abantu baletha kuJesu bonke abagulayo labaphethwe ngamadimoni. Idolobho lonke lagcwala emnyango, uJesu wasilisa abanengi ababelezifo ezehlukeneyo. Njalo wakhupha amadimoni amanengi, kodwa kaze awavumela amadimoni ukuthi akhulume ngoba ayemazi ukuthi ungubani.

Kanjalo walibhoda lonke elaseGalile etshumayela emasinagogini abo njalo ekhupha amadimoni.

Kwakusithi imimoya emibi ingambona iguqe phambi kwakhe imemeze ithi, “UyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” Kodwa wayiqonqosela ukuthi ingaze yakhuluma ukuthi ungubani.

Wehlukanisa abalitshumi lambili wabamisa ukuba ngabaphostoli ababezakuba laye ukuze abathume ezindaweni bayotshumayela lokuba lamandla okukhupha amadimoni.

Kwathi abafundi bomthetho abehla bevela eJerusalema bathi, “Ungenwe nguBhelizebhubhi! Uxotsha amadimoni ngenkosi yamadimoni.” Yikho uJesu wasebabiza wakhuluma labo ngemizekeliso: “Kambe uSathane angamkhupha kanjani uSathane? Aluba umbuso udabukene uvukelana, lowombuso ngeke ume. Uma indlu ivukelana, leyondlu ngeke ime. Njalo nxa uSathane eziphikisa, edabukene, ngeke ame; useyatshabalala. Phela kakho ongangena endlini yesiqhwaga, abuthe izimpahla zaso ngaphandle kokuthi aqale asibophe lesosiqhwaga, anduba ayiphange indlu yaso. Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi zonke izono lezihlambazo zabantu zizathethelelwa. Kodwa loba ngubani ohlambaza uMoya oNgcwele akayikufa wathethelelwa; ulecala lesono saphakade.” Wakutsho lokhu ngokuba babesithi, “Ulomoya omubi.”

Umlimi uhlanyela ilizwi. Abanye abantu bafana lenhlanyelo esendleleni okuhlanyelwe khona ilizwi. Bonela ukuthi balizwe uSathane uyafika alithathe ilizwi elihlanyelwe kubo.

Kwathi uJesu ephuma esikepeni kwaqhamuka emathuneni indoda elomoya omubi yamhlangabeza. Indoda le yayihlala emathuneni, kungaselamuntu ongayibopha loba langeketane. Ngoba yayihlezi ibotshiwe izandla lezinyawo kodwa iqamule amaketane iqamule lezinsimbi ezinyaweni zayo. Kwakungekho muntu owayelamandla okuyinqoba. Ubusuku lemini yayihlaba umkhosi isemathuneni lasezintabeni, izisike ngamatshe. Yathi ibona uJesu isebucwala yagijima yafika yazilahla phansi ngamadolo phambi kwakhe. Yaklabalala yathi, “Ufunani ngami Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Funga kuNkulunkulu ukuthi kawuzukungichukuluza!” Ngoba uJesu wayesethe kuyo, “Phuma kuyo indoda le, wena moya omubi!” UJesu waseyibuza wathi, “Ungubani ibizo lakho?” Yaphendula yathi, “Ibizo lami nguLigiyoni, ngokuba sibanengi.” Yamncenga uJesu futhi futhi ukuthi angabaxotshi kulowommango. Kwakulomhlambi omkhulu wezingulube usidla ewatheni lentaba eduze khonapho. Amadimoni amncenga uJesu athi, “Sithumele ezingulubeni; sivumele singene kuzo.” Wabavumela, baphuma omoya ababi bayangena ezingulubeni. Umhlambi wazo lowo owawungaba yizinkulungwane ezimbili wathi zimu wehla eliweni lechibi wagalula. Labo ababezelusile izingulube babaleka bayabika lokho edolobheni kanye lasemaphandleni, yikho abantu baqubuka bayabona lokho okwakwenzakele. Bathi befika kuJesu bayibona indoda eyayikade ikhwelwe ngamadimoni ngobunengi bawo, ihlezi khonapho, igqokile njalo ingqondo isibuyile, besaba kakhulu. Labo ababekubonile kusenzakala batshela abantu okwenzakalayo endodeni eyayikhwelwe ngamadimoni  —  balandisa njalo langezingulube. Abantu basebemncenga uJesu ukuthi asuke emmangweni wakibo. Kwathi uJesu esengena esikepeni indoda leyo eyayikade ilamadimoni yamncenga ukuthi ahambe layo. UJesu kayivumelanga, kodwa wathi kuyo, “Hamba ekhaya kwabakini ubatshele ukuba iNkosi ikwenzele okunganani, lokuthi ibe lesihawu kuwe.”

Wabiza abalitshumi lambili beza kuye, wabathumela ngababili wabapha amandla phezu kwemimoya emibi.

Basuka bahamba betshumayela ukuthi abantu kabaphenduke. Bakhupha amadimoni amanengi, bagcoba abantu abanengi abagulayo ngamafutha babaphilisa.

Owesifazana owayelendodakazi yakhe encinyane eyayikhwelwe ngumoya omubi wonela ukuzwa ngaye weza wayazilahla ezinyaweni zakhe. Umfazi lo wayengumGiriki, owazalelwa eFenikhe yaseSiriya. Wancenga uJesu ukuthi akhuphe idimoni endodakazini yakhe. Wamtshela wathi kuye, “Qala uyekele abantwana badle basuthe, ngokuba kakulunganga ukuthatha ukudla kwabantwana ukuphosele izinja zabo.” Wathi owesifazana, “Yebo, Nkosi, kodwa izinja lazo ezingaphansi kwetafula ziyadla imvuthuluka.” UJesu wamtshela wathi, “Ngenxa yempendulo enhle kangaka usungahamba; idimoni seliphumile endodakazini yakho.” Owesifazana wabuyela ekhaya wafumana umntanakhe elele embhedeni, idimoni selihambile.

Waqalisa ukubafundisa ngokuthi iNdodana yoMuntu imele ihlupheke kakhulu yaliwe ngabadala, labaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho lokuthi kwakumele ibulawe kuthi ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu ivuke njalo. Wakukhuluma kamhlophe lokho, uPhethro wasemdonsela eceleni wamkhuza. Kodwa waphenduka wakhangela abafundi bakhe, wasemkhuza uPhethro wathi, “Suka emuva kwami, Sathane! Kawunakani ngezinto zikaNkulunkulu, kodwa ngezinto zabantu.”

Kwaphendula indoda ethile exukwini yathi, “Mfundisi, ngikulethele indodana yami ekhwelwe ngumoya omenza abe yisimungulu. Uthi ungamjuma umlahlele phansi. Usuka abhubhudle amagwebu, agedle amazinyo, ome qha umzimba. Ngibacelile abafundi bakho ukuthi bawukhuphe umoya kodwa behluleka.” UJesu waphendula wathi, “Hawu, lina sizukulwane esingakholwayo, ngizahlala lani kuze kube nini na? Ngilibekezelele kuze kube nini? Mletheni kimi umfana.” Basebemletha kuye. Umoya wonela ukumbona uJesu wamlahla phansi umfana wazigiqagiqa ekhihliza amagwebu ngomlomo. UJesu wabuza uyise womfana wathi, “Sekulesikhathi esinganani enje umfana?” Wathi, “Kusukela ebuntwaneni. Kuhlezi kumphosela emlilweni loba emanzini kufuna ukumbulala. Kodwa aluba kukhona ongakwenza ake usihawukele usisize.” UJesu wathi, “Uthi ‘ongakwenza’? Yonke into iyenzakala kulowo okholwayo.” Masinyane uyise womfana wamemeza wathi, “Ngiyakholwa; ake ungisize ngehlule ukungakholwa kwami!” UJesu esebona ukuthi ixuku laligijimela kuye wawukhuza umoya omubi wathi, “Wena moya oyisacuthe lesimungulu, ngiyakulaya mina, ngithi phuma kuye ungaphindi ungene kuye futhi.” Umoya waklabalala wamgiqa phansi umfana wamhlukuluza waphuma. Umfana wathi daca waba yisidumbu, abanengi bathi, “Usefile.” Kodwa uJesu wambamba ngesandla wamdonsa wammisa ngezinyawo wema. UJesu esesukile wayangena endlini abafundi bakhe bambuza ngasese bathi, “Kungani sehlulekile ukuwuxotsha na?” Waphendula wathi, “Lolu uhlobo luphuma ngomthandazo kuphela.”

UJesu esevukile ekuseni ngelanga lokuqala evikini waqala wabonakala kuMariya Magadalena yena lowo ayekhuphe kuye amadimoni ayisikhombisa.

Loba ngubani okholwayo abhaphathizwe uzasindiswa, kodwa lowo ongakholwayo uzalahlwa. Lezi zibonakaliso zizabalandela labo abakholwayo: Ngebizo lami bazakhupha amadimoni; bazakhuluma ngezindimi ezintsha;

UJesu, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele, wabuya evela eJodani waqhutshwa nguMoya wamusa enkangala, lapho alingwa khona nguSathane okwezinsuku ezingamatshumi amane. Kadlanga lutho ngalezonsuku, kodwa wacina eselambile ekupheleni kwazo. USathane wathi kuye, “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, tshela ilitshe leli ukuthi libe yisinkwa.” UJesu waphendula wathi, “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Umuntu kaphili ngesinkwa kuphela.’ ” USathane wamholela endaweni ephakemeyo wamtshengisa masinyane yonke imibuso yomhlaba. Wasesithi kuye, “Ngizakunika amandla phezu kwayo kanye lobukhazikhazi bayo, ngokuba ngikuphiwe lokhu, njalo ngingapha loba ngubani engifuna ukumupha. Yikho ungaze ungikhonze, konke kuzakuba ngokwakho.” UJesu waphendula wathi, “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Khonza iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ubambelele kuye yedwa.’ ” USathane wamholela eJerusalema wayammisa engqongeni yethempeli. “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu,” kusitsho uSathane, “ziphosele phansi usuka lapha. Phela kulotshiwe, kuthiwa: “ ‘Uzathuma izingilosi zakhe kuwe zikulinde ngokunanzelela; zizakuphatha ngezandla zazo, ukuze ungatshayeleli unyawo lwakho elitsheni.’ ” UJesu waphendula wathi, “Kuthi: ‘Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho.’ ” Kwathi uSathane esedelile ngokumlinga konke lokhu, wamtshiya, kuze kuzuzakale isikhathi esingcono.

Bamangaliswa yikufundisa kwakhe ngoba intshumayelo yakhe yayilesisindo. Esinagogeni lapho kwakulendoda eyayiphethwe lidimoni, umoya ongcolileyo. Yaklabalala ngelizwi layo lonke yathi, “Hawu! Ufunani kithi, Jesu waseNazaretha? Ulande ukuza sibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ungubani  —  ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu!” “Thula!” watsho ngolaka uJesu. “Phuma kuye!” Idimoni layilahla phansi indoda phambi kwabo bonke laphuma lingayilimazanga indoda. Bonke abantu bamangala kakhulu bakhulumisana bathi, “Yikufundisa bani lokhu? Ulaya imimoya emibi ngegunya langamandla layo iphume!”

Kwathi ilanga selitshona, abantu baletha kuJesu bonke ababe lemikhuhlane eyehlukeneyo wabaphilisa ngokubeka izandla phezu kwalowo lalowo ngamunye. Phezu kwalokho, amadimoni aphuma kwabanengi ememeza esithi, “Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu!” Kodwa wawakhuza kazawavumela ukuthi akhulume ngokuba ayemazi ukuthi unguKhristu.

ababeze ukuza muzwa lokuzakwelatshwa izifo zabo. Labo ababehlutshwa ngomoya ababi basiliswa,

Ngasona leso sikhathi uJesu wasilisa abanengi ababelezifo, lemikhuhlane lemimoya emibi, wathungulula iziphofu ezinengi.

kanye labesifazana ababephilisiwe emimoyeni emibi lezifeni: uMariya (owayethiwa nguMagadalena) okwakuphume kuye amadimoni ayisikhombisa;

“Nansi incazelo yomzekeliso: Inhlanyelo iyilizwi likaNkulunkulu. Labo abasendleleni ngabalizwayo, kodwa uSathane eze alihluthune ilizwi ezinhliziyweni zabo, ukuze bangakholwa basindiswe.

Kwathi uJesu esehla okhunjini wahlangabezwa yindoda ephethwe lidimoni iqhamuka ngasedolobheni. Indoda le yayisilesikhathi eside ingavunuli zigqoko, ingahlali endlini, kodwa ihlala emathuneni. Yathi ibona uJesu, yahlaba umkhosi yazilahla ezinyaweni zakhe iklabalala ngelizwi elikhulu isithi, “Ufuna ukungenzani, Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngiyakuncenga, ungaze wangichukuluza!” Ngokuba uJesu wayeseyale umoya omubi ukuthi uphume kuleyondoda. Izikhathi ezinengi wawumdumela, kwale loba wayebotshwe ngamaketane ezandleni lezinyaweni njalo ehlezi elindiwe, wayewaqamula amaketane idimoni limfuqele enkangala. UJesu wambuza wathi, “Ungubani ibizo lakho?” “NginguLigiyoni,” waphendula, ngoba amadimoni amanengi ayengene kuye. Amncenga futhi futhi ukuthi angawalayi ukuthi ayewolokothela eMgodini oNgelamkhawulo. Umhlambi omkhulu wezingulube wawusidla khonapho eceleni koqaqa. Amadimoni acela uJesu ukuthi awavumele ukuyangena kuzo, laye wawavumela. Amadimoni aphuma endodeni ayangena ezingulubeni, umhlambi wathi zimu ubaleka wayakhalakathela eliweni wagxumukela echibini wagalula. Labo ababelusile izingulube lezo bonela ukubona okwasekwenzakele babaleka bayabika edolobheni lemmangweni wakhona, abantu base beqonda khonale ukuyabona okwasekwenzakele. Bathi befika kuJesu bayifumana indoda okwakukhutshwe kuyo amadimoni ihlezi ezinyaweni zikaJesu, igqokile njalo ingqondo isibuyile; besaba kakhulu. Labo ababebonile kusenzakala batshela abantu ukuthi indoda eyayiphethwe lidimoni yasiliswa njani. Kwasekusithi bonke abantu bommango wamaGerasene bamcela uJesu ukuthi kasuke kubo ngokuba babekhulelwa yikwesaba. Ngakho wangena esikepeni wahamba. Indoda leyo eyakhutshwa amadimoni yamncenga ukuthi ahambe layo, kodwa uJesu wala wathi, “Buyela ekhaya uyofakaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukwenzeleni.” Yikho indoda yahamba yafakaza kulo lonke idolobho konke uJesu ayeyenzele khona.

UJesu esebizele abaLitshumi Lambili ndawonye wabapha amandla lemvumo ukuthi bakhuphe wonke amadimoni, belaphe lemikhuhlane,

Enye indoda exukwini yamemeza yathi, “Mfundisi, ngiyakuncenga ukuthi uke ukhangele indodana yami, ngoba inguye yedwa umntwana engilaye. Umoya uyamjuma abeseklabalala; uyamgiqa ajanquke abesebhubhudla amagwebu emlonyeni. Usuhlezi udlala ngaye nje usufuna ukumqeda. Bengicele abafundi bakho ukuthi bawuxotshe kodwa behlulekile.” UJesu waphendula wathi, “Hawu, sizukulwane esingakholwayo, esixhwalileyo, ngihlale lani kuze kube nini ngilokhu ngilibekezelela na? Ilethe lapha indodana yakho.” Kwathi lapho umfana elokhu esalethwa kuye idimoni lambhuqa phansi ebhinqika. Kodwa uJesu wawukhuza umoya omubi, wamsilisa umfana wambuyisela kuyise. Bonke bamangala kakhulu ngobukhulu bukaNkulunkulu. Kwathi wonke umuntu esamangele ngalokho uJesu ayekwenzile, wathi kubafundi bakhe,

Abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili babuya bethokoza bathi, “Nkosi, lamadimoni ayasithobela ngebizo lakho.” Waphendula wathi, “Ngimbonile uSathane esiwa njengombane esuka ezulwini. Ngiliphile amandla okugxoba izinyoka lezinkume lokunqoba wonke amandla esitha; kakukho okuzalilimaza. Kodwa lingathatshiswa yikuthi imimoya iyazithoba kini, kodwa thokoziswani yikuthi amabizo enu alotshiwe ezulwini.”

UJesu wayekhupha idimoni elaliyisimungulu. Lathi idimoni selisuka, indoda eyayiyisimungulu yakhuluma, ixuku labantu lamangala. Kodwa abanye bathi, “Ukhupha amadimoni ngoBhelizebhubhi induna yamadimoni.” Abanye bamlinga ngokumcela isiboniso esivela ezulwini. UJesu wayeyazi imicabango yabo wasesithi kubo: “Lowombuso odabukeneyo uyadilika, lendlu edabukeneyo izakuwa. Aluba uSathane edabukene phakathi, umbuso wakhe ungema kanjani na? Ngikutsho lokhu ngoba lithi mina ngikhupha amadimoni ngoBhelizebhubhi. Pho, uma ngikhupha amadimoni ngoBhelizebhubhi, abalandeli benu bawakhupha ngobani? Yebo kambe, sekuyibo abazakuba ngabehluleli benu. Kodwa nxa ngikhupha amadimoni ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu, lapho-ke umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile kini.

“Nxa indoda eqinileyo, ihlome yaphelela, ilinde indlu yayo, izimpahla zayo zivikelekile. Kodwa kungahlasela olamandla kulayo ayehlule uyayemuka izikhali indoda le ebikade ithembele kuzo abesesahlukanisa impango. “Lowo ongemanga lami umelana lami, lalowo ongabuthiyo lami uyachithiza. “Lapho umoya omubi uphuma emuntwini, uyaphumputheka enkangala udinga ukuphumula kodwa ungakufumani. Ubususithi, ‘Ngizabuyela endlini engayitshiyayo.’ Uthi ufika, ufumane leyondlu ithanyelwe yahlanzeka yalungiswa kuhle. Ubusuhamba uyogwegwa eminye imimoya eyisikhombisa emibi okudlula wona, ingene ihlale khona. Isiphetho yikuthi isimo saleyondoda sizaba sibi kulesakuqala.”

khonapho kulowesifazana owayengenwe ngumoya wamenza isilima okweminyaka elitshumi leficamibili. Wayegogekile esehluleka ukuhlala aqonde.

Manje-ke owesifazana lo oyindodakazi ka-Abhrahama, obebotshwe nguSathane okweminyaka eminengi, elitshumi leficamibili, lithi kangakhululwa yini ngeSabatha kulokho obekumbophile?”

USathane wasengena kuJudasi owayethiwa ngu-Iskariyothi, omunye wabali-Tshumi lambili. UJudasi waya kubaphristi abakhulu lezikhulu zabavikeli bethempeli wabonisana labo ukuthi amnikele njani uJesu.

“Simoni, Simoni uSathane usecele ukulihlungula lonke njengengqoloyi. Kodwa sengikukhulekele wena, Simoni, ukuthi ukholo lwakho lungehluleki. Akubokuthi nxa usubuyile kimi uqinise abafowenu.”

Lingabakayihlo, uSathane, ngakho lifuna ukusenza isifiso sikayihlo. Wavele waba ngumbulali mdabuko wakhe, kazema eqinisweni, ngokuba uvele engelalo iqiniso. Uthi nxa ewaqamba amanga, akhulume ulimi lomdabuko wakhe ngokuba ungusomangase loyise wamanga.

Amazwi aphinda enza abaJuda badabukana. Abanengi kubo bathi, “Uledimoni, njalo uyawumana okobuhlanya. Limlalelelani?” Kodwa abanye bathi, “La kayisiwo mazwi omuntu oledimoni. Idimoni lingawavula njani amehlo esiphofu?”

Kwathi sekudekwa ukudla kwakusihlwa uSathane wayevele esemtshutshisile uJudasi Isikariyothi, indodana kaSimoni, ukuthi anikele uJesu.

UJesu waphendula wathi, “Kungulowo engizamupha ucezu lwesinkwa nxa sengisitshebile emganwini.” Kwathi esesitshebile isinkwa wasiqhubela uJudasi Isikariyothi, indodana kaSimoni. Wonela ukusithatha isinkwa uJudasi uSathani wasengena kuye. “Lokho osufuna ukukwenza, wohlukwenze masinyane,” kusitsho uJesu kuye,

UPhethro wasesithi, “Ananiya, kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi uSathane usegabhele inhliziyo yakho usuze uqamba amanga kuMoya oNgcwele, wazigcinela ingxenye yemali eliyizuzileyo ngesiqinti senu na? Kanti besingesisenu yini singakathengiswa? Njalo lapho sesithengisiwe, imali ibingaqondananga lani na? Kuyini okubangele ukuthi ukhumbule ukwenza into enje na? Kawuqambelanga muntu amanga lawo kodwa uwaqambele uNkulunkulu.”

Amaxuku abantu abuthana eqhamuka emizini eyayiseduze kweJerusalema, beletha abagulayo babo lalabo ababehlukuluzwa yimimoya emibi, kwathi bonke basiliswa.

Omoya ababi baphuma ebantwini abanengi beklabalala, njalo abanengi ababome imihlubulo labayizilima basiliswa.

ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani uJesu waseNazaretha ngoMoya oNgcwele langamandla, lokuthi wahamba izindawana zonke esenza ubuhle njalo esilisa bonke ababesemandleni omubi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayelaye.

Kodwa u-Elima isanuse (phela yikho ibizo lakhe elikutshoyo) waphikisana labo wazama ukuphambukisa usibalukhulu ekukholweni. Kwasekusithi uSawuli, owayethiwa njalo nguPhawuli, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wamjolozela u-Elima wathi, “Wena ungumntwana kaSathane lesitha sakho konke okulungileyo! Ugcwele zonke izinhlobo zokudlelezela. Kawuyikufa wakhawula yini ukuhlinikeza izindlela eziqondileyo? Khathesi-ke isandla seNkosi sizakutshaya. Uzakuba yimpumputhe, awuzukubona ukukhanya kwelanga okwesikhathi esithile.” Masinyane wehlelwa yinkungu lomnyama, waphumputha, waswela umuntu wokumhola ngesandla. Kwathi usibalukhulu esekubonile lokho okwakwenzakele wakholwa, ngoba wamangaliswa yimfundiso ngeNkosi.

Ngelinye ilanga sathi sisiya endaweni yokukhuleka sahlangana lentombazana eyayiyisigqili, ilomoya wokubonisa ikusasa. Yayizuzela abanini bayo imali enengi ngalokhokuhlahlula. Intombazana le yalandela uPhawuli lathi sonke imemeza isithi, “Amadoda la ayizinceku zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, alitshela indlela yokusindiswa.” Yakwenza lokhu okwezinsuku ezinengi. Ekucineni uPhawuli kwamjinga lokho waphenduka wathi kuwo umoya, “Ngiyakulaya ngebizo likaJesu Khristu ukuthi uphume kuyo!” Umoya wahle waphuma kuyo khonapho. Abanikazi bentombazana bathi ngokunanzelela ukuthi ithemba labo lokuzuza imali lase linyamalele, bababamba oPhawuli loSila babadonsela enkundleni yokuthengisa ukuba bayoqondana leziphathamandla.

UNkulunkulu wenza imimangaliso engajayelekanga ngoPhawuli. Izifinyo lamathawulo okwakuthintiswe yena kwakusiwa kwabagulayo bahle basile emikhuhlaneni yabo lemimoya emibi iphume kubo.

Abanye abaJuda ababebhoda bexotsha imimoya emibi bazama ukubiza ibizo leNkosi uJesu kulabo ababekhwelwe ngamadimoni. Babesithi, “Ngebizo likaJesu uPhawuli atshumayela ngaye, ngikulaya ukuthi uphume.” Ababesenza lokhu ngamadodana ayisikhombisa kaSkeva umphristi omkhulu wabaJuda. Umoya omubi waphendula wathi, “UJesu ngiyamazi, loPhawuli ngiyamazi, kodwa lina lingobani na?” Kwasekusithi indoda eyayilomoya omubi yabeqela yabehlula bonke. Yabatshaya okuzwayo baze baphuma endlini bebaleka benqunu njalo besopha igazi.

Abanengi ababehlahlula baletha ndawonye izincwadimgoqwa zabo bazitshisa obala. Bathi sebehlolile izindleko zalezozincwadimgoqwa kwabonakala kungaba ngamadrakhima ayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu.

Ngizakulamulela ebantwini bakini lakwabeZizwe. Ngikuthuma ukuthi uvule amehlo abo, ubaphendule basuke ebumnyameni baye ekukhanyeni, njalo basuke emandleni kaSathane baye kuNkulunkulu ukuze bemukele ukuthethelelwa kwezono lendawo phakathi kwalabo abangcwelisiweyo ngokukholwa kimi.’

Ngoba ngiyakholwa ukuthi loba yikufa kumbe ukuphila, loba yizingilosi kumbe amadimoni, loba likhathesi kumbe isikhathi esizayo, loba kungamandla bani, loba kuyikuphakama kumbe ukutshona, loba olunye ulutho kukho konke okudaliweyo, akuyikusehlukanisa lothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKhristu uJesu iNkosi yethu.

Impendulo kaNkulunkulu kuye yathini na? Yathi, “Ngizigodlele mina ngokwami abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa abangamguqelanga ngamadolo uBhali.”

UNkulunkulu wokuthula uzamchoboza masinyane uSathane ngaphansi kwezinyawo zenu. Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu kawube lani.

umuntu lo mnikeleni kuSathane, ukuze imvelo yakhe yesono ichithwe lomoya wakhe usindiswe ngosuku lweNkosi.

Lingancitshani ngaphandle kokuba kungokuvumelana njalo okwesikhatshana, ukuze lizinikele ekukhulekeni. Libuye lihlangane futhi ukuze uSathane angalilingi ngenxa yokusilela kokuzithiba kwenu.

Hatshi, kodwa imihlatshelo yabangakholwayo inikelwa kumadimoni, hatshi kuNkulunkulu, njalo kangifuni ukuba libe ngabahlanganyela lamadimoni. Kalingeke linathe inkomitsho yeNkosi lenkomitsho yamadimoni njalo, alingeke libe lokuhlanganyela etafuleni leNkosi lasetafuleni lamadimoni. Sizama ukuvusa umona weNkosi na? Kambe silamandla kulayo na?

ukuze uSathane angasiqilibezeli. Ngoba amacebo akhe siyawazi.

Lanxa ivangeli lethu limboziwe, limbozwe kulabo ababhubhayo. Unkulunkulu walesisikhathi usenqunde izingqondo zabangakholwayo, ukuze bangakuboni ukukhanya kwevangeli lenkazimulo kaKhristu, ongumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.

Yikuzwana bani okukhona phakathi kukaKhristu loBheliyali na? Yikuhambelana bani okholwayo alakho longakholwayo na?

Izikhali esilwa ngazo akusizo zikhali zasemhlabeni. Kodwa zilamandla kaNkulunkulu okudiliza izinqaba. Sichitha inkani lokuzazisa konke okuzibekayo kumelane lokwazi uNkulunkulu, njalo siyayithumba yonke imicabango ukuba siyenze ibe ngemlalelayo uKhristu.

Kodwa ngiyesaba ukuthi njengo-Eva owakhohliswa yibuqili benyoka, izingqondo zenu zingaphanjulwa kancane ekuzinikeleni kwenu kuKhristu okuqotho lokungelasici.

Ngoba abantu abanjalo bangabaphostoli bamanga, izisebenzi ezikhohlisayo, ezizenza abaphostoli bakaKhristu. Akumangalisi ngoba loSathane uqobo uzenza ingilosi yokukhanya. Ngakho akumangalisi uma izinceku zakhe zizenza izinceku zokulunga. Isiphetho sazo sizakuba ngokufanele izenzo zazo.

Ukuze ngenqabele ukuzikhukhumeza ngenxa yalezizambulo ezinkulu kakhulukazi, ngahlatshwa ngameva emzimbeni wami, ayisithunywa sikaSathane, ukuba angihluphe.

ngaphezu kokubusa konke lobukhosi, lamandla kanye lombuso, lamabizo wonke angatshiwo, kungasikho ngalesisikhathi kuphela kodwa lakuleso esizayo.

elaliphila kuzo lapho lalilandela izindlela zalo umhlaba lezombusi wombuso wasemoyeni, umoya osebenzayo lakhathesi kulabo abangalaleliyo.

Injongo yakhe yayiyikuthi khathesi, ngebandla, ukuhlakanipha okukhulu kukaNkulunkulu kwaziswe ababusi labaphathi emibusweni yasezulwini,

Ekuthukutheleni kwenu lingenzi isono: Ilanga kalingatshoni lilokhu lithukuthele, njalo lingamniki uSathane indawo yokugxila.

Fakani isihlangu esipheleleyo sikaNkulunkulu ukuze lanelise ukumelana lamacebo kaSathane. Ngoba kasilwi lenyama legazi, kodwa silwa lababusi, lemibuso kanye lamandla omhlaba lo ogcwele ubumnyama, silwe njalo lamabutho emimoya emibi emibusweni yasemazulwini. Ngakho-ke fakani isihlangu esipheleleyo sikaNkulunkulu, ukuze kuthi lapho usuku lobubi lufika libe lamandla okugxila, kuthi lalapho selenze konke, lime.

Phezu kwakho konke lokhu, thathani ihawu lokukholwa elizacitsha ngalo yonke imitshoko evuthayo yomubi.

Kwathi eselahlise imibuso lababusi izikhali, wenza umbukiso oyinhlekisa ngabo, wabanqoba ngesiphambano.

Ngoba sasifuna ukuza kini  —  impela mina Phawuli, ngazama kanengi, kodwa uSathane wasivimbela.

Lingavumeli muntu elikhohlisa langayiphi indlela, ngoba lolosuku kaluyikufika umvukela uze wenzakale lomuntu ongelamthetho abonakaliswe, umuntu omiselwe ukubhujiswa. Uzaphikisa azikhukhumeze ezintweni zonke ezithiwa Nkulunkulu loba ezikhonzwayo, aze azihlalise ethempelini likaNkulunkulu, amemezele ukuthi yena unguNkulunkulu. Kalisakhumbuli yini ukuthi ngisekini ngangijwayele ukulitshela izinto lezi? Khathesi selikwazi okumvimbelayo, ukuze abonakaliswe ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. Ngoba amandla afihlakeleyo okungabi lamthetho asesebenza; kodwa lowo owavimbelayo khathesi uzaqhubeka esenza njalo aze asuswe endleleni. Lapho-ke lowo ongelamthetho uzabonakaliswa, lowo iNkosi uJesu ezamchitha ngomoya womlomo wayo imqede ngenkazimulo yokufika kwayo. Ukufika kwalowo ongelamthetho kuza kuya mayelana lomsebenzi kaSathane obonakaliswa kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezimangaliso zamanga, izibonakaliso kanye lezimanga, kanye lezinhlobo zonke zobubi obukhohlisa ababhubhayo. Bayabhubha ngoba bala ukuthanda iqiniso ukuba basindiswe.

Kodwa iNkosi ithembekile, izaliqinisa ilivikele komubi.

Phakathi kwabo kuloHimenayo lo-Elekizanda, esengibanikele kuSathane ukuba bafundiswe ukungahlambazi uNkulunkulu.

Akumelanga kube ngosanda kukholwa, hlezi azikhukhumeze abe ngaphansi kokwahlulelwa kunye loSathane. Njalo kumele abe ngodume ngokuhle kwabangaphandle, ukuze angangeni ehlazweni lasemjibileni kaSathane.

Umoya utsho ngokucacileyo ukuthi ngezikhathi zokucina abanye bazalahla ukukholwa balandele imimoya ekhohlisayo lezinto ezifundiswa ngamadimoni.

Abanye bavele sebedukile balandela uSathane.

Ngoba uNkulunkulu kasiphanga umoya wobugwala, kodwa umoya wamandla, lowothando kanye lowokuzithiba.

lokuthi bazaphaphama baphunyuke emjibileni kaSathane, obathumbele ukuba benze intando yakhe.

Njengoba abantwana belomzimba legazi, laye wahlanganyela ebuntwini babo ukuze kuthi ngokufa kwakhe amchithe lowo ophethe amandla okufa  —  okutsho uSathane  —

Uyakholwa ukuthi kuloNkulunkulu oyedwa. Kulungile! Lamadimoni ayakukholwa lokhu  —  njalo ayathuthumela.

Kodwa uma ligcine umhawu lokulangazela kobukhwele ezinhliziyweni zenu, lingazincomi ngakho kumbe liphike iqiniso. “Ukuhlakanipha” okunjalo kakwehli kuvela ezulwini kodwa ngokwasemhlabeni, akusikomoya, ngokomubi.

Ngakho-ke zehliseni kuNkulunkulu. Menqabeni uSathane, uzalibalekela.

Zithibeni, liqaphele. Isitha senu, uSathane, siyazulazula njengesilwane esibhongayo sidinga esingamudla.

Ngoba uma uNkulunkulu engaziyekelanga izingilosi ekwenzeni kwazo isono, kodwa wazisa egehena, wazifaka emigodini emnyama ukuba zigcinelwe ukwahlulelwa;

Bantwana abathandekayo, lesi yisikhathi sokucina; njalo njengoba lizwile ukuthi umphikuKhristu uyeza, lakhathesi abanengi abaphika uKhristu sebekhona. Sikwazi kanjalo ukuthi lesi yisikhathi sokucina. Baphuma besuka kithi, kodwa impela babengasibo bakithi. Ngoba aluba babengabakithi, babezahlala lathi; kodwa ukusuka kwabo kwatshengisa ukuthi kakho kubo owayengowakithi. Kodwa lina ligcotshiwe ngoNgcwele, njalo lonke liyalazi iqiniso. Kangililobeli ngoba iqiniso lingalazi, kodwa ngokuba lilazi langenxa yokuthi akulamanga aphuma eqinisweni. Umqambi wamanga ngubani? Ngumuntu ophikayo ukuthi uJesu unguKhristu. Umuntu onjalo ngumphikuKhristu  —  uphika uYise leNdodana.

Lowo owenza izono ngokaSathane ngoba uSathane wenza izono kusukela ekuqaleni. INdodana kaNkulunkulu yabonakala ukuze ichithe imisebenzi kaSathane. Kakho ozelwe nguNkulunkulu ozaqhubeka esenza izono, ngoba ezelwe nguNkulunkulu. Sibazi kanje ukuthi abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngobani kanye lokuthi abangabantwana bakaSathane ngobani: Lowo ongenzi okulungileyo kasuye mntakaNkulunkulu; loba lowo ongamthandiyo umfowabo.

Bazalwane abathandekayo, lingaze labakholwa omoya bonke, kodwa bahloleni omoya ukuba libone langabe bavela kuNkulunkulu, ngoba abaphrofethi bamanga abanengi sebekhona emhlabeni.

Lingamazi kanje uMoya kaNkulunkulu: Umoya wonke ovumayo ukuthi uJesu Khristu weza engumuntu uvela kuNkulunkulu, kodwa wonke umoya ongamvumiyo uJesu kawuveli kuNkulunkulu. Lowo ngumoya womphikuKhristu, elezwayo ukuthi uyeza njalo osukhona khathesi emhlabeni.

Siyakwazi ukuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kanye lokuthi umhlaba wonke ungaphansi kwamandla omubi.

Abakhohlisi abanengi, abangavumiyo ukuthi uJesu Khristu weza engumuntu, sebekhona emhlabeni. Lowomuntu onjalo ungumkhohlisi lomphikuKhristu. Qaphelani ukuba lingalahlekelwa yilokho elakusebenzelayo, kodwa ukuba livuzwe okupheleleyo. Lowo odlulela phambili angabe esaqhubeka ngemfundiso kaKhristu kalaye uNkulunkulu; lowo oqhubekayo ngemfundiso uloBaba leNdodana. Uma umuntu esiza kini engalethi imfundiso le, lingamngenisi ezindlini zenu njalo lingamamukeli. Lowo omamukelayo uyahlanganyela emisebenzini yakhe emibi.

Lezingilosi ezingagcinanga izikhundla zazo zamandla kodwa zadela ikhaya lazo  —  lezi wazigcina ebumnyameni, zibotshwe ngamaketane angaqamukiyo zilindele ukwahlulelwa ngoSuku olukhulu.

Kodwa lengilosi enkulu uMikhayeli, lapho ephikisana loSathane ngesidumbu sikaMosi, kazange alokothe ukumthuka ngenhlamba, kodwa wathi, “INkosi kayikukhuze!”

Ngiyazazi izinhlupheko zakho kanye lobuyanga bakho  —  kanti-ke unothile! Ngiyakwazi ukuhlambaza kwalabo abathi bangamaJuda bengayisiwo, kodwa beyisinagogi sikaSathane. Ungazesabi izinhlupheko esezizakwehlela. Ngiyakutshela ukuthi uSathane uzabeka abanye benu entolongweni ukuba alilinge, njalo lizahlukuluzwa okweminyaka elitshumi. Thembeka, lanxa kuselungeni lokufa, mina ngizakupha umqhele wokuphila.

Ngiyakwazi lapho ohlala khona. Ikanti wena uqhubeke uqotho ebizweni lami. Kawukuphikanga ukukholwa kwakho kimi, lasezinsukwini zika-Antiphasi, ufakazi wami othembekileyo, owabulawayo edolobheni lakini  —  lapho uSathane ahlala khona.

Manje-ke ngithi kwabanye benu eThiyathira, kini elingabambelelanga emfundisweni yakhe njalo lingafundanga okuthiwa yizimfihlo ezizikileyo zikaSathane (kangiyikulethesa omunye umthwalo):

Ngizakwenza labo abangabesinagogi likaSathane, abathi bangamaJuda bona bengayisiwo, kodwa beqamba amanga  —  ngizabenza beze kuwe bawele phansi ngasezinyaweni zakho bavume ukuthi ngikuthandile.

Ingilosi yesihlanu yakhalisa icilongo layo, ngasengibona inkanyezi eyavela emkhathini iwela emhlabeni. Inkanyezi leyo yayiphiwe ikhiye yoMgodi ongelamkhawulo. Isivule umgodi ongelamkhawulo kwaphuma kuwo inthuthu efana lentuthu ephuma esithandweni somlilo esikhulukazi. Ilanga lomkhathi kwaba mnyama ngentuthu eyaphuma emgodini ongelamkhawulo. Entuthwini leyo kwaphuma izintethe zehlela phansi emhlabeni ziphiwe amandla anjengawezinkume zasemhlabeni. Zazitshelwe ukuthi zingalimazi tshani basemhlabeni loba olunye ulutho olwamilayo loba isihlahla, kodwa kuphela labobantu ababengelalo uphawu lukaNkulunkulu emabunzini abo. Zazingaphiwanga amandla okubabulala, kodwa ukubazwisa ubuhlungu okwezinyanga ezinhlanu. Ubuhlungu ababuzwayo babufana lobodonsi lwenkume lapho itinyela umuntu. Ngalezozinsuku abantu bazadinga ukufa, kodwa bazakuswela; bazafisa ukufa, kodwa ukufa kuzababalekela. Izintethe lezo zazifana lamabhiza alungele impi. Emakhanda azo zazigqoke ulutho olwalunjengemiqhele yegolide, ubuso bazo babufana lobuso babantu. Uboya bazo babunjengezinwele zabesifazana, amazinyo azo enjengamazinyo esilwane. Zazilezivikelo zesifuba ezinjengezivikelo zensimbi, njalo umdumo wezimpiko zazo wawunjengomdumo wamabhiza amanengi lezinqola zempi kugijimela empini. Zazilemisila lezindonsi njengezinkume, njalo emisileni yazo zazilamandla okuzwisa abantu ubuhlungu okwezinyanga ezinhlanu. Inkosi yazo ezazilayo yingilosi yoMgodi ongelamkhawulo, ebizo layo ngesiHebheru lalingu-Abhadoni, ngesiGriki lingu-Apholiyoni.

Abanengi boluntu ababengabulawanga yizifo lezi bajinge bengaphenduki emisebenzini yezandla zabo; kabayekelanga ukukhonza amadimoni, lezithombe zegolide, lezesiliva, lezethusi, lezamatshe kanye lezezigodo  —  izithombe ezingeke zibone loba zizwe loba zihambe.

Kuzakuthi lapho sebeqedile ukuphrofetha kwabo, isilo esiphuma eMgodini ongelamkhawulo sizabahlasela, sibehlule sibabulale.

Kwabuya kwabonakala esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini: umgobho omkhulukazi obomvu olamakhanda ayisikhombisa lezimpondo ezilitshumi kanye lemiqhele eyisikhombisa emakhanda awo. Umsila wawo wakhucula ingxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi emkhathini waziphosela emhlabeni. Umgobho wema phambi kowesifazana owayesezabeletha, ukuze kuthi umntwana angazalwa uhle umtshwabadele.

Kwaba lempi ezulwini. UMikhayeli lezingilosi zakhe balwa lomgobho, kwathi umgobho kanye lezingilosi zawo lawo walwa labo. Kodwa wawungelamandla kangako, njalo wona lezingilosi zawo balahlekelwa yindawo yabo ezulwini. Umgobho omkhulu waphoselwa phansi  —  inyoka leyana endala ethiwa ngoMubi loba uSathane, odukisa umhlaba wonke. Waphoselwa emhlabeni, ekanye lezingilosi zakhe. Ngasengisizwa ilizwi elikhulu ezulwini lisithi: “Khathesi ukusindiswa sekufikile lamandla kanye lombuso kaNkulunkulu wethu, kanye lobukhosi bukaKhristu wakhe. Ngoba ummangaleli wabazalwane bethu, obamangalelayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu emini lebusuku, usephoselwe phansi. Bamnqobile ngegazi leWundlu langelizwi lobufakazi babo; kabakuthandanga kakhulu ukuphila kwabo ukuba besabe ukufa. Ngakho-ke thokozani, lina mazulu kanye lani elihlala kuwo! Kodwa maye kuwo umhlaba lolwandle ngoba omubi useze phansi kini! Ugcwele intukuthelo, ngoba uyakwazi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sifitshane.”

Kwathi umgobho ubona ukuthi wawusuphoselwe emhlabeni, wamdinga owesifazana owayezale umntwana wesilisa. Owesifazana lowo wayephiwe amaphiko amabili okhozi olukhulu, ukuze andizele endaweni ayilungiselwayo enkangala, lapho ayezagcinwa khona okwesikhathi, lezikhathi, lengxenye yesikhathi, lapho inyoka eyayingeke ifike khona. Inyoka yasikhupha amanzi emlonyeni wayo angathi ngumfula ukuze ifice owesifazana imkhucule ngesikhukhula. Kodwa umhlaba wasiza owesifazana ngokuvula umlomo wawo wasuginya umfula owawukhutshwe ngumgobho emlonyeni wawo. Ngakho umgobho wamthukuthelela owesifazana, wasusuka usiyakulwa impi lenzalo yonke yowesifazana  —  labo abagcina imilayo kaNkulunkulu babambelele lakubufakazi bukaJesu. Umgobho wema ekhunjini lolwandle.

Ngabuya ngabona isilo siphuma elwandle. Sasilezimpondo ezilitshumi lamakhanda ayisikhombisa, silemiqhele elitshumi phezu kwezimpondo zaso, njalo ekhanda ngalinye kulebizo elihlambazayo. Isilo engasibonayo sasinjengengwe, kodwa silezinyawo ezifana lezebhere lomlomo onjengowesilwane. Umgobho wanika isilo leso amandla awo lesihlalo sawo sobukhosi kanye lelungelo elikhulu. Elinye lamakhanda esilo leso lalingathi lalike laba lenxeba elibulalayo, kodwa inxeba elibulalayo lelo laselipholile. Umhlaba wonke wamangala wasilandela isilo. Abantu bawukhonza umgobho ngoba wawunike isilo ilungelo, lesilo basikhonza babuza bathi, “Ngubani onjengesilo? Ngubani ongalwa impi laso na?” Isilo saphiwa umlomo ukuba sikhulume amazwi okuzigqaja lokuhlambaza kanye lokuthi sisebenzise amandla aso okwezinyanga ezingamatshumi amane lambili. Savula umlomo waso ukuba sihlambaze uNkulunkulu lokuba sichothoze ibizo lakhe lendawo yakhe yokuhlala kanye lalabo abahlala ezulwini. Sasiphiwe amandla okulwa impi labangcwele kanye lokubanqoba. Saphiwa lamandla phezu kwezizwana zonke, labantu, lezindimi kanye lezizwe zonke. Bonke abantu abahlala emhlabeni bazasikhonza isilo leso  —  bonke abalamabizo abo angalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila eyeMvana eyabulawayo kusukela ekudalweni komhlaba. Lowo olendlebe, kezwe. Uma umuntu kumele aye ekuthunjweni, uzakuya ekuthunjweni. Uma umuntu kumele abulawe ngenkemba, uzabulawa ngayo inkemba. Lokhu kufuna ukubekezela okuqinileyo lokuthembeka kwabangcwele.

Ngabuya ngabona esinye isilo siphuma emhlabeni. Sasilezimpondo ezimbili njengemvana, kodwa sikhuluma njengomgobho. Sasisebenzisa wonke amandla esilo sakuqala esikhundleni saso, njalo senza umhlaba labahlezi kuwo bakhonze isilo sakuqala, esinxeba laso elibubulayo eselapholayo. Njalo senza izibonakaliso ezinkulu lezimangalisayo, kanye lokwenza ukuthi umlilo wehlele phansi usuka ezulwini usiza emhlabeni abantu bezibonela. Ngenxa yezibonakaliso saphiwa amandla okumela isilo sakuqala, sakhohlisa abahlezi emhlabeni. Sabalaya ukuba bamise isifanekiso sokuhlonipha isilo esalinyazwa ngenkemba kodwa saphila. Saphiwa amandla okuba isifanekiso sesilo sakuqala sisinike umphefumulo, ukuze sikhulume njalo sibangele ukuthi bonke abalayo ukukhonza isifanekiso babulawe. Njalo sabamba abantu bonke ngamandla, abancane labakhulu, abanothileyo labayanga, abakhululekileyo kanye lezigqili, ukuba babekwe uphawu ezandleni zabo zokudla loba emabunzini abo, ukuze angabi khona ozathenga kumbe athengise ngaphandle kokuba elophawu lolo, olulibizo lesilo leso loba inombolo yebizo laso. Lokhu kufuna inhlakanipho. Uma umuntu elengqondo ebonayo, kayicabange inombolo yesilo, ngoba yinombolo yomuntu. Inombolo yaso ngama-666.

Ingilosi yesithathu yazilandela yathi ngelizwi elikhulu, “Nxa umuntu angakhonza isilo lesifanekiso saso abekwe uphawu lwaso ebunzini loba esandleni, laye uzanatha iwayini lentukuthelo kaNkulunkulu, elithelwe ngamandla agcweleyo enkomitshini yolaka lwakhe. Uzachukuluzwa ngesolufa elitshisayo phambi kwezingilosi ezingcwele laphambi kweWundlu. Intuthu yokuchukuluzwa kwabo ithunqa kuze kube nininini. Akukho suku lokuphumula loba ubusuku kulabo abakhonza inyamazana lesifanekiso sayo, loba lowo obekwa uphawu lwebizo layo.”

Ingilosi yesihlanu yathululela umganu wayo phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi sesilo, umbuso waso wembeswa ngumnyama. Abantu baxhanxatha izilimi zabo ngobuhlungu,

Ngabuya ngabona imimoya emibi emithathu eyayifana lamaxoxo; yaphuma emlonyeni womgobho, lasemlonyeni wesilo kanye lasemlonyeni womphrofethi wamanga. Yimimoya yamadimoni eyenza izibonakaliso ezimangalisayo, njalo iyahamba iye emakhosini omhlaba wonke iwaqoqela impi ngosuku olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu uSomandla.

Enye yezingilosi eziyisikhombisa ezazilemiganu eyisikhombisa yeza kimi yathi, “Woza ngikutshengise ukujeziswa kwesiphingi esikhulu, sihlezi phezu kwamanzi amanengi. Amakhosi omhlaba afeba laso njalo abahlezi emhlabeni badakwa yiwayini yobufebe baso.” Ingilosi yasingithatha ngiseMoyeni yangisa enkangala. Khonapho ngabona owesifazana ehlezi phezu kwenyamazana ebomvu gebhu eyayigcwele amabizo ahlambazayo, njalo yayilamakhanda ayisikhombisa lezimpondo ezilitshumi. Owesifazana lowo wayegqoke okulubende lokubomvu gebhu, njalo wayekhazimula ngegolide, langamatshe aligugu kanye langobuhlalu. Esandleni sakhe wayephethe inkomitshi, igcwele izinto ezenyanyekayo kanye lamanyala obufebe bakhe. Umbhalo lo wawulotshiwe ebunzini lakhe: IMFIHLAKALO IBHABHILONI ENKULU UNINA WEZIPHINGI KANYE LAMANYALA OMHLABA. Ngabona ukuthi owesifazana lowo wayedakwe ligazi labangcwele, igazi lalabo abafakazela uJesu. Ekumboneni kwami, ngamangala kakhulu. Ingilosi yasisithi kimi, “Kungani umangala? Ngizakuchazela imfihlakalo yowesifazana leyenyamazana ayigadileyo, elamakhanda ayisikhombisa lezimpondo ezilitshumi.

Inyamazana oyibonileyo yake yaba khona, khathesi kayisekho, njalo izaphuma eMgodini ongelamkhawulo iye ekubhujisweni kwayo. Abahlezi emhlabeni abalamabizo abo angalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila kusukela ekudalweni komhlaba bazamangala lapho bebona leyo inyamazana, ngoba yake yaba khona, khathesi kayisekho, kodwa izavela. “Lokhu kufuna ingqondo elokuhlakanipha. Amakhanda ayisikhombisa ngamaqaqa ayisikhombisa owesifazana ahlezi phezu kwawo. Njalo angamakhosi ayisikhombisa. Amahlanu asewile, eyodwa ikhona, enye kayikaveli, kodwa nxa isisiza kumele ihlale isikhatshana. Inyamazana eyake yaba khona, njalo khathesi engasekho, yinkosi yesificamibili. Ngenye yalawo ayisikhombisa njalo isisiya ekubhujisweni kwayo. “Izimpondo ezilitshumi ozibonileyo ngamakhosi alitshumi angakatholi mbuso, kodwa azathola amandla obukhosi okwehora elilodwa kanye lenyamazana. Anjongo yinye njalo azakupha inyamazana amandla awo kanye lelungelo.

Azakulwa impi leWundlu, kodwa iWundlu lizawanqoba ngoba liyiNkosi yamakhosi loMbusi wababusi  —  njalo lizakuba lilababiziweyo balo, abangabalandeli abakhethiweyo labathembekileyo.” Ingilosi yabuya yathi kimi, “Amanzi owabonileyo, lapho isiphingi esihlezi khona, ngabantu bemihlobo yonke, amaxuku, lezizwe kanye lezindimi. Inyamazana lezimpondo ezilitshumi ozibonileyo kuzasizonda isiphingi. Zizasichitha zisitshiye size; zizakudla inyama yomzimba waso zisitshise ngomlilo. Ngoba uNkulunkulu ubeke ezinhliziyweni zazo ukuba afeze injongo yakhe ngokuvuma ukunika isilo amandla azo okubusa, amazwi kaNkulunkulu aze agcwaliseke. Owesifazana ombonileyo lidolobho elikhulu elibusa amakhosi omhlaba.”

Yamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu yathi: “Idilikile! Idilikile iBhabhiloni eNkulu! Isibe likhaya lamadimoni Lommango wabomoya ababi, Lommango wezinyoni zonke ezingcolileyo lezenyanyekayo.

Ngabuya ngabona isilo lamakhosi asemhlabeni lamabutho awo ebuthanele ukulwa impi lomgadi webhiza kanye lebutho lakhe. Kodwa isilo sathunjwa, ndawonye lomphrofethi wamanga owayenze izibonakaliso ezimangalisayo emele sona. Ngalezizibonakaliso wabedukisa labo ababebekwe uphawu lwesilo bakhonza isifanekiso sayo. Sona lomphrofethi wamanga baphoselwa bephila echibini lomlilo wesolufa elivuthayo. Abanye babo, babulawa ngenkemba eyaphuma emlonyeni womgadi webhiza, njalo izinyoni zonke zazitika ngenyama yemizimba yabo.

Ngabona ingilosi isehlela phansi isuka ezulwini, ilesihluthulelo soMgodi ongelamkhawulo iphethe ngesandla sayo iketane elikhulu. Yabamba umgobho, inyoka endala leyana, engoMubi loba uSathane, yambopha okweminyaka eyinkulungwane. Yamphosela eMgodini ongelamkhawulo, yakhiya, yawuvala silikici, ukumvimbela ukuba angakhohlisi izizwe futhi kuze kuphele iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Emva kwalokho kumele akhululwe okwesikhatshana.

Iminyaka eyinkulungwane isidlule, uSathane uzakhululwa entolongweni yakhe, aphume ukuyakhohlisa izizwe emagumbini amane omhlaba  —  uGogi loMagogi  —  ukuba abaqoqele impi. Ngobunengi bangangenhlabathi ekhunjini lolwandle. Badabula phakathi komhlaba bahonqolozela izihonqo zabantu bakaNkulunkulu, idolobho alithandayo. Kodwa kwehla umlilo uvela ezulwini wabaqothula.

Omubi, owayebakhohlisile, waphoselwa echibini lesolufa elivuthayo, lapho okwakuphoselwe khona inyamazana lomphrofethi wamanga. Bazachukuluzwa emini lebusuku kuze kube nininini.