Incwadi Yokuqala YoMalusi KaHermas, ebizwa ngokuba yiMibono Yakhe UMBONO 1 1 Lowo wandikhulisayo wathengisa intombazana ethile eRoma; endathi ndayibona kwiminyaka emininzi emva koko, ndayikhumbula, ndaza ndayithanda njengodade wabo. Kwathi emva kwexesha elithile, ndayibona ihlamba emlanjeni iTyber; ndaza ndolula isandla sam kuyo, ndayikhupha emlanjeni. 2 Ndathi ndakumbona ndacinga ngaphakathi kwam, ndisithi, Hayi indlela ebendiya konwaba ngayo ukuba bendinomfazi onjalo, ngenxa yobuhle nesimilo! Oku ndakucinga ngaphakathi kwam; andizange ndicinge ngako. Kodwa kungekudala emva koko, njengoko ndandihamba ndicinga ngezi ngcinga, ndaqala ukumhlonipha lo thixo, ndicinga ngaphakathi kwam; indlela awayemhle ngayo. 3 Ndathi ndakuhamba kancinci, ndalala. Umoya wandithabatha, wandithwala ndaya ngasekunene, apho kungekho mntu wayenokudlula khona. Yayiyindawo ephakathi kwamatye, enomqadi omkhulu, kwaye amanzi ayengenakudluleka kuyo. 4 Ndathi ndakudlula kule ndawo, ndafika ethafeni; ndaza ndawa ngamadolo apho, ndaqalisa ukuthandaza eNkosini, ndaza ndavuma izono zam. 5 Ndathi ndisathandaza, izulu lavuleka, ndambona umfazi endandimnqwenela, endibulisa evela ezulwini, esithi, Hermas, molo! Ndamjonga, ndaphendula ndathi, Nkosikazi, wenza ntoni apha? Wandiphendula wathi, Ndinyuselwe apha ukuze ndikutyhole ngesono phambi kweNkosi. 6 Nkosikazi, ndathi, ungandikholisa na? Hayi, utshilo yena: kodwa yiva amazwi endiza kuwathetha kuwe. UThixo ohlala ezulwini, owenza zonke izinto ngaphandle kwento, waza wazindisa ngenxa yebandla lakhe elingcwele, unomsindo kuwe kuba wonile kum.
7 Ndaphendula ndathi kuye, Nkosikazi, ukuba ndikonile, ndixelele ukuba ndithethe phi, okanye phi, okanye nini na ilizwi elingafanelekanga okanye elingathembekanga kuwe? 8 Bendingakuhloneli na, ndingakuhloneli njengodade wethu, na? Kutheni na ke undicingela ezi zinto zimbi kangaka? 9 Waza wandincumela, wathi: Umnqweno wobubi uvukile entliziyweni yakho. Akubonakali ngathi yinto embi na kuwe ukuba indoda elungileyo ibe nomnqweno wobubi entliziyweni yayo? 10 Inene sisono, kwaye sikhulu kakhulu eso, kumntu onjalo; kuba umntu olilungisa ucinga ukuba kulungile. Kwaye ngelixa esenza njalo, kwaye ehamba ngokuthe tye, uya kuba neNkosi ezulwini enobubele kuye kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe. 11 Kodwa abo bacinga ububi ezintliziyweni zabo, bazithabathela ukufa nokuthinjwa; ingakumbi abo bathanda eli hlabathi langoku, baze bazizukise ngobutyebi babo, baze bangazikhathaleli izinto ezilungileyo ezizayo; imiphefumlo yabo iyazulazula, kwaye abazi apho bafanele balungise khona. 12 Ngoku ke le yimeko yabo baneengqondo ezimbini, abangathembeli eNkosini, nabadelelayo nabangayikhathaleliyo ubomi babo. 13 Kodwa thandaza eNkosini, kwaye iya kuphilisa izono zakho, nezono zendlu yakho yonke, nezabangcwele bayo bonke. 14 Akuba ethethe la mazwi amazulu avalwa, ndaza ndahlala ndigutyungelwe lusizi noloyiko; ndaza ndathi ngaphakathi kum, ukuba oku kubekwe kum ngenxa yesono, ndingasindiswa njani? 15 Okanye ndingathini na ukumbongoza uYehova ngenxa yezono zam ezininzi nezinkulu, Ndingambongoza ngawaphi amazwi ukuba andibabale? 16 Njengoko ndandicinga ngezi zinto, ndizicamngca ngazo, kwavela isihlalo phambi kwam soboya obumhlophe, obukhazimlayo njengekhephu. 17 Kweza ixhegokazi elinxibe ingubo eqaqambileyo, liphethe incwadi esandleni salo, lahlala lodwa, landibulisa, lisithi, Hermas, molo! Ndaza ndazaliswa lusizi, ndilila, ndaphendula ndathi, Molo, Nkosikazi! 18 Wathi kum, Kutheni ulusizi, Hermas, ongazange abe nomonde, nothobekileyo, kwaye ehlala echwayitile?
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Ndaphendula, ndathi kuye, Nkosikazi, ndibekwe ityala lomfazi obalaseleyo, ondixelela ukuba ndonile kuye. 19 Waphendula wathi, “Makube lee oko kumkhonzazana kaThixo. Kodwa kusenokwenzeka ukuba umnqweno wakhe uphakame entliziyweni yakho. Kuba ingcinga enjalo ibenza abakhonzi bakaThixo babe netyala lesono.” 20 Akufuneki ukuba ingcinga ecekisekayo enjalo ibe secaleni likaThixo: kwaye akufanele ukuba lowo uvunyiweyo nguMoya afune okubi; kodwa ngakumbi uHermas, ozibamba kuzo zonke iinkanuko ezimbi, kwaye ozele bubulula bonke, nobumsulwa obukhulu. 21 Nangona kunjalo iNkosi ayikucaphukeli kakhulu ngenxa yakho, kodwa ngenxa yendlu yakho, eyenze ububi eNkosini, nakubazali bayo. 22 Kwaye ngenxa yokuba ungabathandanga oonyana bakho, awuzange uyikhalimele indlu yakho, kodwa ubavumele ukuba baphile ngobubi; ngenxa yesi sizathu iNkosi ikucaphukisile: kodwa iya kuphilisa bonke ububi obenziwa endlwini yakho. Kuba ngenxa yezono zabo nobubi babo, utshabalaliswe ngokupheleleyo kwimicimbi yehlabathi. 23 Kodwa ngoku inceba kaThixo ikunike inceba kuwe nakwindlu yakho, yaza yakuthuthuzela kakhulu. Kodwa wena ke, musa ukubhadula, kodwa yiba nengqondo ephilileyo, kwaye uyithuthuzele indlu yakho. 24 Njengomsebenzi ovelisa umsebenzi wakhe, ewunikela kuye nabani na amthandayo; nawe uya kwenjenjalo ngokufundisa imihla ngemihla oko kunqunyulwe nje isono esikhulu. Ngenxa yoko ungayeki ukubaluleka oonyana bakho, kuba iNkosi iyazi ukuba baya kuguquka ngentliziyo yabo yonke, baze babhalwe encwadini yobomi. 25 Akuba etshilo oku, wongezelela kum esithi: Uya kundiva ndifunda?—Ndamphendula ndathi, Nkosikazi, ndiyakwenza. 26 Yiva ke ngoko, utshilo; kwaye evula incwadi awayifundayo, ngokumangalisayo, ngokumangalisayo, ngezinto endingenakuzigcina engqondweni yam. Kuba yayingamazwi ambi kakhulu, angenakuthwalwa ngumntu. 27 Kodwa amazwi akhe okugqibela ndawagcina engqondweni yam; kuba ayembalwa, kwaye ayeluncedo kakhulu kuthi. 28 Khangela iNkosi enamandla, eyathi ngamandla ayo angabonakaliyo, nangobulumko bayo obubalaseleyo yenza ihlabathi, yaza ngecebo layo elizukileyo yahombisa indalo yayo, yaza ngelizwi lamandla ayo yamisa izulu, yaza yaseka umhlaba phezu kwamanzi; yaza ngobu buhle bunamandla yaseka iBandla layo eliNgcwele, elilibusisileyo. 29 Khangelani, uya kususa amazulu, neentaba, neenduli, neelwandle; kwaye zonke izinto ziya kucaciswa kubanyulwa bakhe; ukuze abanike isithembiso asithembisileyo, ngembeko enkulu novuyo; ukuba baya kuyigcina imiyalelo kaThixo, abayifumene ngokholo olukhulu. 30 Akuba egqibile ukufunda, waphakama esihlalweni; kwaza kwafika abafana abane, baza bathwala isihlalo baya empuma. 31 Wandibiza, wachukumisa isifuba sam, wathi kum, Ngaba ukufunda kwam kuyakukholisa? Ndaphendula ndathi, Nkosikazi, ezi zinto zokugqibela ziyandikholisa; kodwa oko kwenzeka ngaphambili kwakunzima kwaye kunzima.
32 Wathi kum, Ezi zinto zokugqibela zezabalungileyo, kodwa ezi zingaphambili zezabavukeli nabeentlanga. 33 Njengoko wayethetha nam, kwavela amadoda amabini, amthwala emagxeni awo aya empuma apho kwakukho khona isitulo. 34 Waza wemka ngovuyo; kwaye njengoko wayehamba, wathi kum, Hermas, yomelela. UMBONO 2 1 Njengoko ndandisendleleni eya eCuma, malunga nexesha elifanayo nelo ndandihamba ngalo kunyaka ongaphambili, ndaqala ukukhumbula umbono endandinawo ngaphambili. Waza kwakhona umoya wandithwala, wandizisa kwindawo enye, endandikuyo kunyaka ongaphambili. 2 Ndathi ndakufika kuloo ndawo, ndawa ngamadolo, ndaza ndaqalisa ukuthandaza eNkosini, nokuzukisa igama layo, kuba indibone ndifanelekile, kwaye indityhilele izono zam zangaphambili. 3 Ndathi ndakuvuka ekuthandazeni, ndabona phambi kwam ixhegokazi endandilibone kunyaka ophelileyo, lihamba lifunda kwincwadi ethile. 4 Yathi kum, Ungazixelela na ezi zinto abanyulwa bakaThixo? Ndaphendula ndathi kuye, Nkosikazi, andinakukwazi ukugcina izinto ezininzi kangaka engqondweni yam, kodwa ndinike incwadi, ndize ndizibhale phantsi. 5 Yithabathe, utshilo, uze undibuyisele yona. 6 Ndakuba ndiyifumene, ndaya bucala ndaya kwindawo ethile yentsimi, ndaza ndabhala bonke oonobumba, kuba andifumananga malungu. 7 Ndathi ndakugqiba oko kwakubhaliwe encwadini, incwadi yabanjwa ngequbuliso esandleni sam, kodwa andizange ndimbone. 8 Emva kweentsuku ezilishumi elinesihlanu, xa ndandizilile ukutya, ndaza ndayibongoza iNkosi ngokunyaniseka konke, ulwazi lombhalo lwatyhileka kum. Ngoku umbhalo wawusithi: 9 Imbewu yakho, Hermas, yonakele eNkosini, yaza yabangcatsha abazali bayo, ngenxa yobubi bayo obukhulu. Kwaye babizwa ngokuba ngabangcatshi babazali babo, baza baqhubeka nokungcatsha kwabo. 10 Ngoku ke bongeze amanyala kwezinye izono zabo, kunye nokungcola kobubi babo; ngaloo ndlela bazalise umlinganiselo wobugwenxa babo. Kodwa ke wena gxeka oonyana bakho ngala mazwi onke; nomfazi wakho, oya kuba ngudadewenu; kwaye makafunde ukuzibamba ulwimi lwakhe, athetha ngalo kakubi. 11 Wothi ke, xa eziva ezi zinto, azibambe, afumane inceba. 12 Kwaye nabo baya kufundiswa, xa uya kuba ubagxekile ngala mazwi, iNkosi eyalele ukuba atyhileke kuwe. 13 Baya kuthi ke baxolelwe izono zabo, abazenzileyo ngaphambili, nezono zabo bonke abangcwele abaye bona kude kube namhlanje; ukuba baya kuguquka ngeentliziyo zabo zonke, baze basuse onke amathandabuzo ezintliziyweni zabo. 14 Kuba iNkosi ifungile ngozuko lwayo ngabanyulwa bayo, yagqiba kanye ngeli xesha, ukuba nabani na othe wona ngoku, akayi kusindiswa. 15 Kuba inguquko yamalungisa iphelile; imihla yokuguquka izalisekile kubo bonke abangcwele; kodwa
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kubantu beentlanga, kukho inguquko kude kube ngumhla wokugqibela. 16 Ke ngoko uya kuthi kwabo baphetheyo ebandleni; mabalungiselele iindlela zabo ngobulungisa, ukuze bafumane isithembiso ngokupheleleyo ngozuko olukhulu. 17 Yimani ngokuqinileyo ke nina benzi bobulungisa niqhubeke nikwenza, ukuze nimke kunye neengelosi ezingcwele. 18 Ninoyolo nina nonke, abaya kunyamezela uvavanyo olukhulu oluzayo, nabani na ongayi kulahla ubomi bakhe. 19 Kuba iNkosi ifungile ngoNyana wayo, ukuba nabani na okhanyela uNyana wayo kunye naye, esoyika ubomi bakhe, naye uya kumkhanyela kwihlabathi elizayo. 20 Kodwa abo bangasayi kuze bamkhanyele, uya kuba nenceba kubo ngenxa yenceba yakhe enkulu kakhulu. 21 Kodwa wena, Hermas, musa ukukhumbula ububi ababenzileyo oonyana bakho, ungamlibali udadewenu, kodwa lumka ukuba balungise izono zabo zangaphambili. 22 Kuba baya kufundiswa yile mfundiso, ukuba awuyi kukhumbula oko bakwenzileyo ngobubi. 23 Kuba ukukhumbula ububi kuvelisa ukufa, kodwa ukulibala kwabo kuvelisa ubomi obungunaphakade. 24 Kodwa nina, MaHermits, niye nahlangabezana neenkathazo ezininzi zehlabathi ngenxa yeziphambeko zendlu yenu, kuba nizityeshele, njengezinto ezingezizo zenu; kwaye nixakeke ngokupheleleyo yimisebenzi yenu emikhulu. 25 Nangona kunjalo, ngenxa yesi sizathu uya kusindiswa, kuba awumkanga kuThixo ophilayo, kwaye ubulula bakho kunye nokuzibamba kwakho kuya kukulondoloza, ukuba uya kuhlala kuzo. 26 Ewe, baya kubasindisa bonke abenza izinto ezinjalo, baze bahambe ngobumsulwa nangokungafihlisi. 27 Abo balolu hlobo baya koyisa konke ukungahloneli Thixo, baze baqhubeke kude kube bubomi obungunaphakade. 28 Banoyolo bonke abenza ubulungisa, abayi kutshabalala ngonaphakade. 29 Kodwa uya kuthi, Khangela, kukho uvavanyo olukhulu oluzayo. Ukuba kulungile kuwe, mkhanyele kwakhona. 30 INkosi ikufutshane nabo babuyela kuye, njengoko kubhaliwe encwadini kaHeldam noModal, abaprofetha kubantu bakwaSirayeli entlango. 31 Ngaphezu koko, bazalwana, kwatyhilwa kum, njengoko ndandilele, yindoda entle kakhulu, isithi kum, Ucinga ntoni ngaloo mfazi umdala owafumana kuye incwadi; ngubani yena? Ndaphendula, ndinguSybil. 32 Uyaphazama, wathi, ‘Akanguye.’ Ndaphendula ndathi, ‘Ngubani ke, mnumzana?’ Wandiphendula wathi, ‘Libandla likaThixo.’ 33 Ndathi kuye, Kutheni ke ngoko ebonakala emdala? Ngoko ke, utshilo, ungumfazi omdala, kuba wayengowokuqala kuyo yonke indalo, kwaye ihlabathi lenzelwe yena. 34 Emva koku ndabona umbono ekhaya endlwini yam, kwaye ixhegokazi endandilibonile ngaphambili, leza kum laza landibuza, ukuba ndilinike na incwadi yalo kubadala bebandla? Ndaza ndaphendula ndathi, andikaliniki. 35 Waphendula wathi, Wenze kakuhle, kuba ndinamazwi athile endifuna ukukuxelela wona. Kodwa xa ndigqibile onke amazwi, aya kuqondakala ngokucacileyo ngabanyuliweyo.
36 Uze ubhale iincwadi ezimbini, uze uthumele enye kuKlementi nenye kuGrapte. Kuba uKlementi uza kuyithumela kwizixeko zasemzini, kuba uvumelekile ukwenza njalo; kodwa uGrapte uya kubaluleka abahlolokazi neenkedama. 37 Kodwa uya kufunda kwesi sixeko kunye nabadala bebandla. UMBONO 3 1 Umbono endiwubonileyo, bazalwana, ngulo. 2 Xa ndandizila ukutya rhoqo ndithandaza eNkosini, ukuba indityhilele isityhilelo, eyayisithembise ukuba iza kusibonakalisa kum ngumfazi omdala; ngobo busuku yabonakala kum, yaza yathi kum: 3 Ngenxa yokuba uzibandezela ngolu hlobo, kwaye unqwenela ukwazi zonke izinto, yiza entsimini, apho ufuna khona, kwaye malunga neyure yesithandathu, ndiya kubonakala kuwe, ndikubonise oko kufuneka ukubone. 4 Ndambuza, ndisithi: Nkosikazi, uye kweyiphi indawo yentsimi? Waphendula wathi, naphi na apho uthanda khona, khetha kuphela indawo elungileyo neyimfihlo. Kwaye ngaphambi kokuba ndiqale ukuthetha nokumxelela indawo, wathi kum: Ndiya kuza apho uthanda khona. 5 Bendisentsimini ke ngoko, bazalwana, ndaza ndazigcina iiyure ndaza ndafika kwindawo endandimmisele ukuba eze kuyo. 6 Ndabona isihlalo sibekwe; sasingumqamelo welinen, kwaye phezu kwaso kwandlalwe isigqubuthelo selinen ecikizekileyo. 7 Ndakubona ezi zinto zicwangciswe ngolu hlobo, nokuba akukho mntu kuloo ndawo, ndaqala ukumangaliswa, iinwele zam zema, kwaye uhlobo oluthile loloyiko lwandibamba; kuba ndandindedwa. 8 Kodwa, ndakuba ndibuyele ezingqondweni, ndakhumbula uzuko lukaGadi, ndaza ndakhuthazeka, ndawa ngamadolo, ndaza ndaqalisa kwakhona ukuvuma izono zam njengangaphambili. 9 Kwaye ngelixa ndisenza oku, ixhegokazi leza apho kunye namadoda amathandathu aselula endandiwabonile ngaphambili, lema emva kwam njengoko ndandithandaza, laza landiva ndithandaza kwaye ndivuma izono zam eNkosini. 10 Wandichukumisa, wathi: Yeka ukuthandazela izono zakho kuphela; thandazela nobulungisa, ukuze ufumane inxalenye yakhe endlwini yakho. 11 Wandiphakamisa kuloo ndawo, wandibamba ngesandla, wandizisa esihlalweni; wathi kubafana: Hambani niye kwakha. 12 Bakuba bemkile, sabe sisodwa, wathi kum: Hlala apha. Ndamphendula ndathi: Nkosikazi, mabahlale kuqala abo badala. Waphendula wathi, Hlala phantsi njengoko ndikuxelela. 13 Kwaye xa ndandifuna ukuhlala ngasekunene, akazange andivumele, kodwa wandinika umqondiso ngesandla sakhe, ukuba ndihlale ngasekhohlo. 14 Njengoko ndandicinga, ndizele lusizi, ukuba angandivumeli ukuba ndihlale ngasekunene, wathi kum, Hermes, kutheni ulusizi nje? 15 Indawo engasekunene yeyabo abo sele befikelele kuThixo, baza babandezeleka ngenxa yegama lakhe.
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Kodwa kusekho okuninzi okuseleyo kuwe, ngaphambi kokuba uhlale nabo uBanat. 16 Kodwa qhubeka njengoko wenzayo ngokunyaniseka kwakho, kwaye uya kuhlala nabo: njengabanye bonke abenza imisebenzi yabo, baze bathwale oko bakuthweleyo. 17 Ndathi kuye: Nkosikazi, ndingayazi ukuba yintoni le babandezeleke ngayo? Yiva ke ngoko, utshilo yena: amarhamncwa asendle, ukubethwa, ukuvalelwa entolongweni, neminqamlezo ngenxa yegama lakhe. 18 Ngenxa yesi sizathu isandla sokunene sobungcwele sisesabo, nesabo bonke abanye abo baya kubandezeleka ngenxa yegama likaThixo; kodwa esasekhohlo sisesabanye. 19 Kodwa izipho nezithembiso zezabo bobabini, kwabo basekunene, nakwabo basekhohlo; kuphela kwabo bahleli ngasekunene banozuko olungaphezulu kwabanye. 20 Kodwa unqwenela ukuhlala ngasekunene nabo, kodwa iziphene zakho zininzi. Kodwa uya kuhlanjululwa kwiziphene zakho, njengokuba bonke abangathandabuziyo beya kuhlanjululwa kuzo zonke izono abazenzileyo kude kube namhlanje. 21 Akuba etshilo oku, wayeza kumka. 22 Ke ngoko, ndawa phantsi phambi kweenyawo zakhe, ndaqalisa ukumcenga, ngenxa yeNkosi, ukuba andibonise umbono awayewuthembisile. 23 Waphinda wandibamba ngesandla, wandiphakamisa, wandihlalisa esihlalweni ngasekhohlo; ephethe intonga ethile ekhanyayo, wathi kum, Uyayibona loo nto inkulu? Ndaphendula ndathi, Nkosikazi, andiboni nto. 24 Waphendula wathi, Awuboni na phambi kwakho inqaba enkulu, eyakhelwe phezu kwamanzi, enamatye acwebezelayo aqingqiweyo? 25 Kuba inqaba yayakhiwe phezu kwesikwere ngaba bafana bathandathu ababeze nayo. 26 Kodwa amawaka amaninzi amadoda azisa amatye; amanye awakhupha emanzini anzongonzongo, amanye awathwala emhlabeni, awanika abafana abathandathu. Bawathabatha bawakha. 27 Ngokuphathelele loo matye akhutshiweyo enzonzobileni, bawafaka onke kwisakhiwo; kuba ayekhazimlisiwe, kwaye izikwere zawo zaziphendulana ngokuchanekileyo, kwaye ngoko elinye ladityaniswa ngendlela efanayo, kangangokuba kwakungekho ndawo yokubonwa apho ladibana khona, kangangokuba yonke inqaba yabonakala ngathi yakhiwe ngelitye elinye. 28 Kodwa malunga namanye amatye asuswe emhlabeni, amanye awazange asetyenziswe, amanye awafaka kwisakhiwo. 29 Ke ezo zazingafunwayo, ezinye bazisika, baziphosa kude nenqaba; kodwa ezinye ezininzi zazilele zijikeleze inqaba, abangazisebenzisanga kwisakhiwo. 30 Kuba ezinye zezi zazirhabaxa, ezinye zazineemfanta kuzo, ezinye zazimhlophe kwaye zingqukuva, zingafanelekanga ukwakhiwa kwenqaba. 31 Kodwa ndabona amanye amatye ephoswe kude nenqaba, aze awele endleleni enkulu, kodwa angaqhubeki nendlela, kodwa aqengqeleka esuka endleleni aya kwindawo eyintlango. 32 Abanye ndibabonile bewela emlilweni bevutha; abanye bawela kufutshane namanzi, kodwa abazange bakwazi ukuziqengqela kuwo, nangona babenqwenela kakhulu ukuwela emanzini.
33 Akuba endibonisile ezi zinto wayeza kuhamba; kodwa ndathi kuye, Nkosikazi, kundinceda ngantoni ukubona ezi zinto, ndingaziqondi ukuba zithetha ukuthini? 34 Waphendula wathi kum: Uneqhinga kakhulu, kuba unqwenela ukwazi ezo zinto zinxulumene nenqaba. Ewe, ndatsho, Nkosikazi, ukuze ndizivakalise kubazalwana, baze bavuyiswe, baze bazive ezi zinto bamzukise uThixo ngozuko olukhulu. 35 Wathi ke yena, Baninzi abaya kuva, bathi xa beva, abanye bavuye, abanye balile; ukanti nabo aba, ukuba bayaguquka, baya kuvuya. 36 Yivani ngoko into endiyithethayo ngomzekeliso wenqaba, kwaye emva koku musani ukundikhathaza ngesityhilelo. 37 Kuba ezi zityhilelo zinesiphelo, njengoko zizalisekile. Kodwa ungayeki ukunqwenela izityhilelo, kuba ungxamisekile kakhulu. 38 Ngokuphathelele inqaba oyibonayo yakhiwe, ndim, oko kukuthi ibandla, eliye labonakala kuwe ngoku nangaphambili. Ke ngoko cela into oyifunayo malunga nenqaba, kwaye ndiza kuyityhila kuwe, ukuze uvuye kunye nabangcwele. 39 Ndathi kuye, Nkosikazi, kuba ubucinga ukuba ndifanele ukufumana kuwe isityhilelo sazo zonke ezi zinto, ndixelele zona. 40 Wandiphendula wathi, Nantoni na ekufanele ukuba ityhileke kuwe iya kutyhilwa; kodwa intliziyo yakho mayibe neNkosi, ungathandabuzi nantoni na oya kuyibona. 41 Ndambuza, Nkosikazi, kutheni le nqaba yakhiwe phezu kwamanzi? Waphendula wathi, Benditshilo ngaphambili kuwe ukuba ubulumkile kakhulu ukubuza ngenkuthalo malunga nesakhiwo, ngoko ke uya kufumana inyaniso. 42 Yivani ke ngoko isizathu sokuba inqaba yakhiwe phezu kwamanzi: kuba ubomi bakho buya kusindiswa ngamanzi. Kuba busekelwe lilizwi legama elinamandla nelihloniphekileyo, kwaye buxhaswa ngamandla angabonakaliyo nobuhle bukaThixo. 43 Ndaphendula ndathi kuye, Ezi zinto zintle kakhulu; kodwa, nkosikazi, ngoobani abo bafana bathandathu bakhayo? 44 Baziingelosi zikaThixo, utshilo, ezamiselwa kuqala, kwaye iNkosi izinike zonke izidalwa zayo, ukuba zizenzele kwaye zakha, kwaye zilawule phezu kwazo. Kuba ngabo ukwakhiwa kwenqaba kuya kugqitywa. 45 Ngoobani abanye abazisela amatye? 46 Kananjalo ziingelosi ezingcwele zeNkosi; kodwa ezinye zibalasele ngaphezu kwezi. Ke ngoko xa lonke ulwakhiwo lwenqaba lugqityiwe, bonke baya kubhiyozela kunye ecaleni kwenqaba, baze bamzukise uThixo, kuba ulwakhiwo lwenqaba lugqityiwe. 47 Ndambuza, ndisithi, Ndingayazi imeko yamatye, kunye nentsingiselo yawo, yintoni na? 48 Waphendula, wathi kum, Ngaba ungcono kunabo bonke abanye ukuba oku kutyhileke kuwe? Kuba kukho abanye phambi kwakho, kwaye bangcono kunawe, abo le mibono kufuneka ibonakaliswe kubo. 49 Nangona kunjalo, ukuze igama likaThixo lizukiswe, liye latyhilwa kuwe, ngenxa yabo bathandabuzayo, nabacinga ezintliziyweni zabo ukuba ezi zinto zinjalo okanye akunjalo.
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50 Baxelele ukuba zonke ezi zinto ziyinyani, kwaye akukho nto kuzo engeyonyani; kodwa zonke ziqinile kwaye zizinzile ngokwenene. 51 Khawuve ke ngoku malunga namatye akwisakhiwo. 52 Amatye ayisikwere namhlophe avumelana ngokuchanekileyo kwiindawo zawo, ngabapostile, noobhishophu, noogqirha, nabefundisi, abathe ngenceba kaThixo bangena, baza balawula, baza bafundisa baza balungiselela ngobungcwele nangokuthobeka kwabanyulwa bakaThixo, abo baleleyo, nabasaseleyo; kwaye basoloko bevumelana nabo, kwaye babe noxolo ngaphakathi kwabo, kwaye baye bava omnye nomnye. 53 Ngenxa yeso sizathu izihlanganisi zazo zidibana ngokuchanekileyo ekwakhiweni kwenqaba. 54 Abo bakhutshwayo emanzini anzulu baze bafakwe kwisakhiwo, kwaye abo badibanisayo bavumelana namanye amatye asele ekhiwe, ngabo sele belele, kwaye babandezelekile ngenxa yegama leNkosi. 55 Kwaye ngoobani amanye amatye, nkosikazi, aziswa emhlabeni? Ndingayazi ukuba ngawaphi. 56 Waphendula wathi, Abo balele emhlabeni, abangakhazimliswanga, ngabo uThixo abakholekileyo kubo, kuba bahambe emthethweni weNkosi, baza baqondisa iindlela zabo kwimiyalelo yayo. 57 Abo baziswayo baze babekwe ekwakhiweni kwenqaba, ngabaselula elukholweni nabathembekileyo. Kwaye aba bayalwa ziingelosi ukuba benze okulungileyo kuba ubugwenxa abufumaneki kubo. 58 Kodwa ngoobani abo babalahlayo, baza bababeka ecaleni kwenqaba? 59 Ngabo abonileyo kwaye bazimisele ukuguquka; ngenxa yeso sizathu abaphoswanga kude nenqaba, kuba baya kuba luncedo ekwakheni, ukuba baya kuguquka. 60 Ke ngoko abo bangekaguquki, ukuba baya kuguquka, baya komelela elukholweni; oko kukuthi, ukuba bayaguquka ngoku, ngelixa inqaba isakhiwa. Kuba ukuba isakhiwo siya kugqitywa akuyi kubakho ndawo yokuba bafakwe kuyo, kodwa baya kulahlwa; kuba nguye kuphela onelungelo elinjalo ngoku oya kuba ngaphandle enqabeni. 61 Kodwa ngaba ungazi ukuba ngoobani abo banqunyulwe, baza baphoswa kude nenqaba? Nkosikazi, ndatsho, ndiyayinqwenela. 62 Bangabantwana bobugwenxa, ababekholelwa kuphela kubuhanahanisi, kodwa bengazange basuke kwiindlela zabo ezimbi; ngenxa yesi sizathu abayi kusindiswa, kuba abanamsebenzi kwisakhiwo ngenxa yezono zabo. 63 Ngenxa yoko bayasikwa, kwaye baphoswa kude, ngenxa yomsindo weNkosi, nangenxa yokuba bayicaphukisile ukuba ibe nomsindo nxamnye nabo. 64 Ngokuphathelele inani elikhulu lamanye amatye owabonileyo ebekwe ejikeleze inqaba, kodwa engafakwanga kwizakhiwo; lawo aqinileyo, ngalawo ayaziyo inyaniso, kodwa angazange aqhubeke kuyo, kwaye angazange adibane nabangcwele, kwaye ngenxa yoko awancedi nganto. 65 Abo banemiqolomba phakathi kwabo, ngabo bagcina ukungavisisani ezintliziyweni zabo omnye komnye, kwaye bangahlali ngoxolo; abanobuhlobo xa bekunye nabazalwana babo, kodwa kwangoko nje ukuba bahlukane, ububi babo buyaqhubeka ezintliziyweni zabo: ezi ziqolomba ezibonakala kuloo matye.
66 Abo bakhubazekileyo nabafutshane, ngabo bakholwayo ngenene, kodwa basesebaninzi abazele bububi: ngenxa yesi sizathu bakhubazekile kwaye abaphelelanga. 67 Kodwa zithini iilitye ezimhlophe nezingqukuva, nkosikazi, kwaye zeziphi ezingafanelekanga ukwakhiwa kwenqaba? 68 Waphendula wathi kum: Koda kube nini na uhlala ungesilumko kwaye ungenakuqonda, ubuza yonke into kwaye ungaqondi nto? 69 Bangabantu abanokholo ngenene, kodwa bonke banobutyebi beli hlabathi langoku. Ngoko ke, xa kuvela naziphi na iingxaki, ngenxa yobutyebi babo kunye nokurhweba, bayayikhanyela iNkosi. 70 Ndaphendula ndathi kuye, Baya kuba luncedo nini na eNkosini? Xa ubutyebi babo bunqunyulwa, utsho, apho baya kunandipha khona, baya kuba luncedo eNkosini ekwakheni kwayo. 71 Kuba njengelitye elingqukuva, ngaphandle kokuba linqunyulwe, lize lilahlwe kancinci, ubukhulu balo abunakwenziwa bube sikwere, ngokunjalo abo bazizityebi kweli hlabathi, ngaphandle kokuba ubutyebi babo buncitshiswe, abanakwenziwa bube luncedo eNkosini. 72 Funda oku kumava akho; xa wawusisityebi, wawungenanzuzo; kodwa ngoku unenzuzo, kwaye ufanelekile ubomi obubuthathe; kuba nawe wawukhe waba lelinye lala matye. 73 Ngokuphathelele amanye amatye owabonileyo alahlwe kude nenqaba, abaleka endleleni, aphuma endleleni aya kwiindawo ezingenanto, ngabo bakholwayo ngenene, kodwa ngenxa yokuthandabuza kwabo bayishiyile indlela yenyaniso, becinga ukuba banokufumana engcono. Kodwa bayazulazula kwaye balusizi, besiya kwiindlela ezingenanto. 74 Ngoko ke ngenxa yaloo matye awela emlilweni aza atsha, ngabo abo baye bamshiya ngonaphakade uThixo ophilayo; kwaye akuze kufike ezintliziyweni zabo ukuba baguquke, ngenxa yothando abanalo kwiinkanuko zabo nobubi ababenzayo. 75 Zithini ke ezinye eziwe emanzini, zaza azakwazi ukuqengqeleka emanzini? 76 Ngabo abo balivileyo ilizwi, baza bavuma ukubhaptizwa egameni leNkosi; kodwa becinga ngobungcwele obukhulu obufunwa yinyaniso, baye bazirhoxa, baza bahamba kwakhona ngokweenkanuko zabo ezimbi. 77 Wayigqiba ngaloo ndlela ingcaciso yenqaba. 78 Kodwa ndisangxamile, ndambuza, Ngaba kukho inguquko evunyelweyo kuwo onke loo matye alahliweyo ngolu hlobo? kwaye ayengafanelekanga ukwakhiwa kwenqaba; kwaye ngaba aya kufumana indawo kule nqaba? 79 Basenokuguquka, watsho yena, kodwa abanakungena kule nqaba; kodwa baya kubekwa kwinqanaba eliphantsi kakhulu, kwaye emva koko baya kuba bebandezelekile, baze bazalise imihla yezono zabo. 80 Kwaye ngenxa yesi sizathu baya kususwa, kuba befumene ilizwi lobulungisa: baze ke basuswe kwiimbandezelo zabo, ukuba baya kuba nokuqonda okunyanisekileyo ezintliziyweni zabo oko bakwenzileyo ngendlela engafanelekanga. 81 Kodwa ukuba abayi kuba nalo olu lwazi ezintliziyweni zabo, abayi kusindiswa ngenxa yobulukhuni beentliziyo zabo.
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82 Ndathi ke ndakugqiba ukumbuza ngazo zonke ezi zinto, wathi kum, Ngaba ungathanda ukubona enye into? Ndaza ndanqwenela ukuyibona, ndachwayita kakhulu. 83 Ngoko ke wandijonga ngasemva, waza wancuma kancinci, wathi kum, Uyababona abafazi abasixhenxe abajikeleze inqaba? Nkosikazi, ndatsho, Ndiyababona. 84 Le nqaba, waphendula wathi, ixhaswa ngabo, ngokomyalelo weNkosi: yiva ke ngoko imiphumo yabo. 85 Owokuqala kubo, obamba ngesandla sakhe, ubizwa ngokuba luKholo, ngabo abanyuliweyo baya kusindiswa. Owesibini, obhinqileyo, kwaye ebonakala eyindoda, ubizwa ngokuba yiZila: yintombi yoKholo. 86 Nabani na ke ngoko oza kumlandela uya kuba noyolo ebomini bakhe bonke, kuba uya kuzinxwema kuyo yonke imisebenzi emibi, ekholelwa ukuba ukuba uya kuzibamba kuyo yonke inkanuko, uya kuba yindlalifa yobomi obungunaphakade. Kwaye ngoobani abanye abahlanu, nkosikazi, ndatsho mna,? 87 Baziintombi zomnye nomnye. Eyokuqala ibizwa ngokuba yiSimplicity; elandelayo yiInnocence; eyesithathu yiTomasi; ize ibe yiLuleko; kwaye eyokugqibela yiCharity. Ngoko ke, xa ugqibile imisebenzi kamama wabo, uya kukwazi ukwenza zonke izinto. 88 Nkosikazi, ndatsho mna, ndingathanda ukwazi ukuba zeziphi iimpawu ezintle ezinazo zonke ezi. 89 Yiva ke ngoko, waphendula yena; baneempawu ezifanayo, kwaye iimpawu zabo zidibene, kwaye ziyalandelana njengoko bazalwa. 90 KuKholo kuvela Ukuzila; kuKuzila, Ukulula; kuKulula, Ukungamsulwa; kuKungabi Natyala, Ukuthozama; kuKuzila, Ukuziqeqesha kunye noThando. Ngoko ke imisebenzi yezi zinto ingcwele, inyulu, kwaye ilungile. 91 Nabani na ke ngoko oya kubakhonza aba, aze abambelele kwimisebenzi yabo, uya kuba nendawo yakhe yokuhlala enqabeni kunye nabangcwele bakaThixo. 92 Ndaza ndambuza malunga namaxesha, ukuba isiphelo sifikile na ngoku; 93 Kodwa wadanduluka ngelizwi elikhulu, esithi, Sidengendini! Awukayiboni na inqaba esakhiweyo? Ke ngoko xa inqaba igqityiwe, yakhiwe, iya kuphela; kwaye ngenene iya kugqitywa kungekudala. 94 Kodwa ungandibuzi mibuzo. Oko kuthethiweyo kunokwanelisa wena nabo bonke abangcwele ukuze nihlaziyeke emoyeni wenu. Kuba ezi zinto azityhilwanga kuwe wedwa, kodwa ukuze uzenze zibonakale kubo bonke. 95 Kuba ke ngoko, Owu Hermes, emva kweentsuku ezintathu umele uwaqonde la mazwi ndiqala ukuwathetha kuwe, ukuze uwathethe ezindlebeni zabangcwele; ukuze xa beya kube bewavile baze bawenze, bahlanjululwe ebubini babo, nawe ube kunye nabo. 96 Ndiphulaphuleni ke ngoko, Owu nyana bam, ndinikhulise ngobulula obukhulu, nangobumsulwa, nangokuthobeka ngenxa yothando lukaThixo, oluye lwawela phezu kwenu ngobulungisa, ukuze ningcwaliswe nize nigwetyelwe kuso sonke isono nobungendawo; kodwa aniyi kuyeka ukwenza kwenu ububi. 97 Ngoku ke ndiphulaphuleni, nize nibe noxolo omnye nomnye, nize nityelelane, namkelene, nize ningayonwabeli izidalwa zikaThixo zodwa. 98 Nikelani ngesisa kwabo basweleyo. Kuba abanye ngokutya ngokukhululekileyo bafumana ubuthathaka enyameni yabo, baze bonzakalise imizimba yabo; ngelixa
inyama yabanye abangenako ukutya, iyabuna, kuba befuna ukondliwa okwaneleyo, kwaye imizimba iyadliwa. 99 Ngenxa yoko oku kungazeyisi kuyalimaza nina, nina ninako, kwaye ningabaxeleli abo basweleyo. Lungiselela umgwebo oza kunifikela. 100 Nina babalaseleyo, khangelani abo balambileyo, ngelixa inqaba ingekagqitywa. Kuba xa inqaba igqityiwe, niya kuzimisela ukwenza okulungileyo, kwaye aniyi kufumana ndawo kuyo. 101 Lumkani, ke ngoko, nina niqhayisa ngobutyebi benu, hleze mhlawumbi bancwine abo basweleyo, baze ukuncwina kwabo kunyuke kuye uThixo, nize nivalelwe ngaphandle kweempahla zenu ngaphandle kwesango lenqaba. 102 Yabonani ngoku ndiyanilumkisa nina bamiselwe phezu kwebandla, kwaye nithanda izihlalo eziphezulu, musani ukufana nabo benza ububi. 103 Kwaye ngenene bathwala ityhefu yabo emabhokisini, kodwa nina niqulathe ityhefu yenu nosulelo ezintliziyweni zenu, kwaye aniyi kuzicoca, kwaye nixube ingqondo yenu nentliziyo ecocekileyo, ukuze nifumane inceba kuKumkani Omkhulu. 104 Lumkani, bantwana bam, ukuba iingxabano zenu zinganihluthi ubomi benu. Niza kubafundisa njani abanyulwa bakaThixo, xa nina nifuna ukulungiswa? Ngenxa yoko, yalanani, nibe noxolo phakathi kwenu, ukuze mna, ndimi phambi koyihlo, ndikwazi ukuphendula ngani eNkosini. 105 Akuba egqibile ukuthetha nam, abafana abathandathu ababesakha, beza bamthwala bamsa enqabeni; nabanye abane bathabatha isihlalo awayehleli kuso, nabo babuyela enqabeni. Andizange ndibone ubuso baba bantu, kuba babendijongile. 106 Njengoko wayehamba, ndambuza, ukuba andixelele into ephathelele ezi ntlobo zintathu, awayebonakala ngazo kum. 107 Kodwa yaphendula yathi kum, malunga nezi zinto kufuneka ubuze ezinye, ukuze zityhileke kuwe. 108 Ngoku, bazalwana, kumbono wokuqala kunyaka ophelileyo, wabonakala kum emdala kakhulu, ehleli esitulweni. 109 Komnye umbono, wayenobuso obutsha ngenene, kodwa inyama neenwele zakhe zazindala; kodwa wayethetha nam emi, kwaye wayechwayitile ngaphezu kwexesha lokuqala. 110 Kumbono wesithathu, wayemncinci kakhulu kuzo zonke iindlela, kwaye emhle emehlweni; kuphela wayeneenwele zomntu omdala; kodwa wayejongeka echwayitile, waza wahlala esihlalweni. 111 Ngoko ke ndandibuhlungu kakhulu malunga nezi zinto, ndide ndibe nokuqonda umbono. 112 Ngenxa yoko ndabona ixhegokazi elifanayo embonweni wobusuku lisithi kum, Yonke imithandazo ifuna ukuthotywa. Zila ke ngoko, kwaye uya kufunda eNkosini oko ukucelayo. Ndazila ke ngoko ngenye imini. 113 Kwangobo busuku umfana othile wabonakala kum waza wathi, Kutheni uhlala unqwenela iZityhilelo emithandazweni yakho? Lumka ukuba ngokubuza izinto ezininzi, ungalimazi umzimba. Ezi Zityhilelo mazikwanelise. 114 Ngaba unokubona iZityhilelo eziphawulekayo ngaphezu kwezo sele uzifumene?
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115 Ndaphendula ndathi kuye, Mnumzana, ndicela le nto inye kuphela ngenxa yabantu abathathu bexhegokazi elabonakala kum, ukuze iSityhilelo siphelele. 116 Wandiphendula wathi, Awunangqondo, kodwa amathandabuzo akho akwenza ube njalo; kuba intliziyo yakho ayinayo iNkosi. 117 Ndaphendula ndathi, Kodwa siza kufunda ezi zinto ngononophelo ngakumbi kuwe. 118 Yivani ke ngoko, utsho, malunga nezibalo enizibuza ngazo. 119 Kwaye okokuqala, kumbono wokuqala wabonakala kuwe ekwimo yomfazi omdala ehleli esitulweni, ngenxa yokuba umoya wakho omdala wawubolile, kwaye ungenamandla, ngenxa yobuthathaka bakho, nokungaqiniseki kwentliziyo yakho. 120 Kuba njengokuba abantu abadala bengenathemba lokuzihlaziya, bengalindelanga nto ngaphandle kokuhamba kwabo; nawe, ubuthathaka ngenxa yemicimbi yakho yehlabathi, wazinikela kubuvila, ungalahli ixhala lakho eNkosini: kwaye ingqondo yakho yadideka, kwaye uyaluphala ngenxa yosizi lwakho. 121 Kodwa, mnumzana, ndingayazi ukuba kutheni ehleli esitulweni? 122 Waphendula wathi, kuba wonke umntu obuthathaka uhlala esihlalweni ngenxa yobuthathaka bakhe, ukuze ubuthathaka bakhe buhlale buqinile. Ngoko ke khangela umfanekiso wombono wokuqala. 123 Kumbono wesibini umbone emi, enobuso obutsha, kwaye echwayitile ngaphezu kobakhe bokuqala; kodwa inyama yakhe neenwele zakhe zazindala. Phulaphulani, utshilo, nalo mzekeliso. 124 Xa umntu ekhula, uyazidela ngenxa yobuthathaka bakhe nobuhlwempu bakhe, kwaye akalindeli nto ngaphandle komhla wokugqibela wobomi bakhe. 125 Kodwa ngequbuliso ilifa liyashiywa kuye, aze akuve oko, aze avuke; aze abe nomdla, anxibe amandla amatsha. Kwaye ngoku akasahlali phantsi, kodwa umi, aze akhululwe kwintlungu yakhe yangaphambili; kwaye akahlali, kodwa wenza ngobugorha. 126 Ngoko ke nina, nithe nakuva iSityhilelo uThixo asityhile kuni ngenxa yokuba uThixo ebenenceba kuni, waza wavuselela umoya wenu, nabeka ecaleni ubuthathaka benu, namandla enu, naza naqina elukholweni; waza uThixo, ebona amandla enu, wavuya. 127 Ngenxa yesi sizathu wanibonisa ukwakhiwa kwenqaba, kwaye uya kunibonisa ezinye izinto, ukuba niza kuba noxolo ngentliziyo yenu yonke omnye komnye. 128 Kodwa kumbono wesithathu umbone esemncinci, emhle kwaye echwayitile, kwaye enobuso obuzolileyo. 129 Kuba ngathi kufika iindaba ezilungileyo kumntu odakumbileyo, ngoko nangoko uyalibala intlungu yakhe, aze angakhathaleli nto ngaphandle kweendaba ezilungileyo azivileyo; aze okokugqibela athuthuzelwe, kwaye umoya wakhe uhlaziyekile ngovuyo alufumeneyo: ngokunjalo nawe uhlaziyekile emoyeni wakho ngokubona ezi zinto zilungileyo. 130 Kwaye ngenxa yoko wambona ehleli ebhentshini, oko kubonisa indawo eqinileyo; kuba ibhentshi ineenyawo ezine kwaye ime ngokuqinileyo. Kwaye nehlabathi ngokwalo lixhaswe zizinto ezine.
131 Ke ngoko abo baguquka ngokugqibeleleyo, baya kuba batsha; kwaye abo baguqukayo kwizono zabo ngentliziyo yabo yonke, baya kuzinza. 132 Ngoku ke ufumene iSityhilelo ngokupheleleyo, ungaceli ukuba kubekho nto ingaphezulu etyhiliweyo kuwe. 133 Kodwa ukuba kukho into eza kutyhilwa, iya kutyhilwa kuni. UMBONO 4 1 Ndabona umbono, bazalwana, kwiintsuku ezingamashumi amabini emva kombono wokuqala; umfuziselo wembandezelo ezayo. Ndandihamba endleleni yasendle. 2 Ukusuka kwindlela kawonke-wonke ukuya kwindawo endandiye kuyo kumalunga neekhilomitha ezilishumi; yindlela enabantu abambalwa kakhulu. 3 Kwaye njengoko ndandihamba ndedwa ndayibongoza iNkosi ukuba iqinisekise iZityhilelo eyayindibonise zona ngeBandla layo elingcwele: 4 Kwaye anganika bonke abakhonzi bakhe ababekhubekile inguquko, ukuze igama lakhe elikhulu nelihloniphekileyo lizukiswe, nangenxa yokuba undibone ndifanelekile ukuba abonise imimangaliso yakhe kuye, kwaye, ukuze ndimzukise, ndimbulele. 5 Kwaye khangela ngathi lilizwi elindiphendulayo; Ungathandabuzi, Hermas. Ngenxa yoko ndaqala ukucinga, ndaza ndathi ngaphakathi kum; kutheni ndingathandabuzi, ekubeni ndizinzile kangaka yiNkosi, kwaye ndibone izinto ezizukileyo kangaka? 6 Bendihambe kancinci, bazalwana, xa ndabona uthuli lunyuka lusiya ezulwini. Ndaqala ukuthi ngaphakathi kum, ngaba kukho umhlambi weenkomo ozayo, ophakamisa uthuli olungaka? 7 Kwakumalunga nebanga elide ukusuka kum. Ndaza ndabona uthuli lunyuka ngakumbi nangakumbi, kangangokuba ndaqalisa ukurhanela ukuba kukho into engaqhelekanga kuyo. 8 Ilanga lakhanya kancinci: ndaza ndabona irhamncwa elikhulu, njenge-whale; kwaphuma iinkumbi ezivuthayo emlonyeni walo. Ukuphakama kwerhamncwa kwakumalunga neenyawo ezilikhulu, kwaye intloko yalo yayifana nesitya esikhulu sodongwe. 9 Ndaqalisa ukulila, ndaza ndathandaza eNkosini ukuba indihlangule kuyo. Ndaza ndakhumbula ilizwi endandilivile; Ungathandabuzi, Hermas. 10 Ngoko ke, bazalwana, ndisamkela ukholo oluvela kuThixo, ndikhumbula ukuba ngubani owandifundisa izinto ezinkulu, ndazinikela ngokwam kwirhamncwa. 11 Ngoku irhamncwa leza ngendlela yokuba, ngokungathi linokuwutshabalalisa umzi ngoko nangoko. 12 Ndasondela kuyo, yaza irhamncwa landisa lonke iqhekeza layo emhlabeni, laza alakhupha nto ngaphandle kolwimi lwayo, laza lazishukumisa de ndadlula kuyo. 13 Ngoku irhamncwa lalinemibala emine entlokweni yalo; kuqala umnyama, emva koko umbala obomvu nogazi, emva koko umbala wegolide, uze emva koko ube mhlophe. 14 Emva koko ndidlule kuyo, ndaza ndahamba phambili malunga neenyawo ezilishumi elinesithathu, ndabona intombi ethile indihlangabeza, ihonjiswe kakuhle ngokungathi isandul’ ukuphuma kwigumbi layo lomtshakazi, inxibe ezimhlophe, inxibe izihlangu
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ezimhlophe, inesigqubuthelo ebusweni bayo, igqunywe ziinwele ezikhazimlayo. 15 Ngoku ndazi ngemibono yam yangaphambili ukuba yayilibandla, kwaye ngoko ke ndavuya ngakumbi. Wandibulisa esithi, Molo, Owu Ndoda! Ndaphendula umbuliso, ndisithi, Nkosikazi, Molo! 16 Waphendula wathi kum, Ngaba akukho nto ikuhlangabezileyo, ndoda? Ndaphendula ndathi, Nkosikazi, ndihlangabeze isilo esinjalo, esasibonakala ngathi sinokuqwenga abantu bonke; kodwa ngamandla kaThixo, nangenceba yakhe ekhethekileyo, ndasinda kuso. 17 Uyiphephe kakuhle loo nto, watsho, kuba uphose lonke ixhala lakho kuThixo, waza wavula intliziyo yakho kuye, ukholelwa ukuba awunakukhuseleka ngaphandle kwegama lakhe elikhulu nelihloniphekileyo. 18 Ngenxa yesi sizathu iNkosi ithumele ingelosi yayo, ephezu kwerhamncwa, egama linguHegrin, yaza yavala umlomo walo, ukuze lingakubimbi. Uphunyukile kwisilingo esikhulu ngokholo lwakho, nangenxa yokuba awuzange uthandabuze ngesilo esoyikekayo kangaka. 19 Hambani ke ngoko, niye kubaxelela abanyulwa bakaThixo izinto ezinkulu aninike zona, nize nithi kubo, esi silo singumfanekiso wetyala eliza kuza. 20 Ukuba ke ngoko, nizilungiselele, ninokuphuncuka kuyo, ukuba intliziyo yenu ihlambulukile kwaye ayinabala; kwaye ukuba niya kumkhonza uThixo yonke imihla yenu eseleyo ngaphandle kokukhalaza. 21 Lahlelani onke amaxhala enu eNkosini, yaye uya kuwakhokela. Kholwani kuThixo, nina nithandabuzayo, kuba unako ukwenza zonke izinto; angayisusa ingqumbo yakhe kuni, aze anithumelele uncedo nokhuseleko. 22 Yeha kwabo bathandabuzayo, abo baya kuva la mazwi, baze bawadele: ngekungcono kubo ukuba babengazalwanga. 23 Ndambuza ke ngemibala emine eyayinalo eli rhamncwa entlokweni yalo. Kodwa wandiphendula wathi: Kwakhona unomdla wokuba ubuza ngezi zinto. Kodwa ndathi kuye, Nkosikazi, ndibonise ukuba ziyintoni na. 24 Yiva, watsho yena; Umnyama owubonileyo umele ihlabathi ohlala kulo. Umbala ovuthayo nogazi ubonisa ukuba eli xesha kufuneka litshatyalaliswe ngomlilo negazi. 25 Inxalenye yegolide ningaba, nina nisindileyo kuyo. Kuba njengoko igolide ivavanywa ngomlilo, ize yenziwe ibe nenzuzo, nani nivavanywa ngendlela efanayo nina nihlala phakathi kwabantu beli hlabathi. 26 Ke ngoko, abo baya kunyamezela kude kube sekupheleni, baze bavavanywe ngabo baya kuhlanjululwa. Kwaye njengoko igolide, ngolu vavanyo, icocwa kwaye ilahlekelwa yinkunkuma yayo, ngokunjalo nani niya kulahla lonke usizi neengxaki, nize nihlambuluke ukuze kwakhiwe inqaba. 27 Kodwa umbala omhlophe ubonisa ixesha lehlabathi elizayo, apho abanyulwa bakaThixo baya kuhlala khona: kuba abanyulwa bakaThixo baya kuba nyulu kwaye bangabi nabala kude kube bubomi obungunaphakade. 28 Ngenxa yoko musani ukuyeka ukuthetha ezi zinto ezindlebeni zabangcwele. Nanku umfanekiso wembandezelo enkulu eza kuza; leyo, ukuba nithanda, ayiyi kuba yinto kuni. Zikhumbuleni ke ngoko izinto endizithethileyo kuni. 29 Emva kokuba ethethe la mazwi, wemka; kodwa andizange ndibone apho aye khona. Kodwa ngequbuliso
ndeva isandi, ndaza ndajika, ndinoloyiko, ndandicinga ukuba esi silo siza kum.
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