Xhosa - The Third Book of the Shepherd of Hermas, which is called His Similitudes

IFANO1

1Wazawathikum;Niyaziukubaninaningabakhonzi beNkosi,nihlalaaphangokungathiniseluhambeni;kuba isixekosenusikudekakhulunesisixeko

2Ukubakengoko,niyayaziisixekosenuenizakuhlala kuso,kutheninithengaamasimiapha,nizenizilungiselele izintoezimnandi,nezakhiwoezintle,nezindlu ezingenamsebenzi?Kubalowouzilungiselelaezizinto kwesisixeko,akacingingokubuyelakwisixekosakhe

3Owumntuungesilumko,othandabuzayo,nolusizi; ongaqondiyoukubazonkeezizintozezabanyeabantu, kwayeziphantsikwamandlaomnyeumntuKubaiNkosi yesisixekoithikuwe:Gcinaimithethoyam,okanye uphumekwisixekosam.

4Ngokoke,uzakwenzantoniwenaothobelaumthetho kwisixekosakho?Ngabaungawukhanyelaumthetho wakhongenxayelifalakho,okanyengenxayazonaziphina ezozintouzinikileyo?Kodwaukubauyawukhanyela,uze emvakokoubuyelekwisixekosakho,awuyikwamkelwa, kodwauyakugxothwaapho.

5Ngokoke,qaphelaukubanjengomntuokwelinyeilizwe, awuzifumaniizintoezingaphezulukwezoziyimfuneko, kwayezanelewena?kwayeulungele,ukubaxauThixo okanyeiNkosiyaledolophuikugxothakuyo,ungachasa umthethowakhe,uzeungenekwisixekosakho;apho unokuphilakhonangovuyongokomthethowakho ngaphandlekokwenzaububi

6LumkanikengokoninabakhonzauThixo,nimgcine ezintliziywenizenu:yenzaniimisebenzikaThixo, nikhumbulaimiyaleloyakhenezithembisozakhe, azithembisileyo;niqinisekeukubauyakuzenzazilunge kuni;ukubaniyayigcinaimiyaleloyakhe

7Kengokoendaweniyezintoeningazithenga,hlawulelani abobasweleyokwiintswelozabo,njengokowonkeumntu enako;gwebaniabahlolokazi;gwebaniityalaleenkedama; nichitheubutyebibenunobutyebibenukwimisebenziefana nale.

8Kuba,ngenxayesisizathuuThixounityebisile,ukuze nikwaziukufezekisaoluhlobolweenkonzoKungcono kakhuluukwenzaoku,kunokuthengaimihlabaokanye izindlu;kubazonkeizintoezinjaloziyakutshabalalangeli xeshalangoku

9KodwaokoniyakukwenzaegamenileNkosi,niya kukufumanakwisixekosenu,nizenibenovuyongaphandle kosiziokanyeuloyikoNgokokemusaniukunqwenela ubutyebibeentlanga;kubabutshabalalisaabakhonzi bakaThixo.

10Kodwarhwebaningobutyebibenueninabo,eninokuthi ngabonifikelelekuvuyoolungunaphakade.

11Musaukukrexeza,ungamchukumisiumfaziwomnye umntu,ungamnqweneli;kodwanqwenelaoko kukumsebenziwakho,kwayeuyakusindiswa

ISIFANISO2

1Njengokondandihambandisiyaemasimini,ndiqwalasela i-elmkunyenomdiliya,ndazandacingangeziqhamozawo, ingelosiyabonakalakum,yathikum:Yintonileuyicingayo ixeshaelidekangakangaphakathikuwe?

2Ndathikuye,Nkosi,ndicingangalomdiliyakunyenalo mthiwesundukubaiziqhamozawozintle.Wazawathi kum;Lemithimibiniimiselweumzekelokubakhonzi bakaThixo

3Ndathikuye,Nkosi,ndingayaziukubaithininalemithi uyikhankanyileyo.Phulaphula,utshilo;uyayibonale mdiliyanalemithiyesundu;Nkosi,ndathi,Ndiyazibona, 4Lomdiliya,utsho,uvelisaiziqhamo,kodwaumthiweelmngumthiongenaziqhamoNangonakunjalo,lomdiliya ngaphandlekokubaubekwengulomthiwe-elm,kwaye uxhasweyiwo,awuyikuvelisaziqhamozininzi;kodwa uleleemhlabeni,uyakuvelisaiziqhamoezimbi,kuba awuzangeuxhonywekwi-elm;ngelixa,uxhaswekwi-elm, uvelisaiziqhamongokwawonangenxayoko.

5Ngokoke,khangelaindlelai-elmevelisangayoiziqhamo ezingaphantsi,kodwaezingakumbi,kunomdiliyaNdathi, Nkosi,ithwalanjaniiziqhamoezingaphezulukunomdiliya? Kuba,utshilo,umdiliyaoxhaswephezukwe-elmuvelisa iziqhamoezininzinezilungileyo;kanti,ukubaulele emhlabeni,awuzukuthwalantoingako,kwayeokokubi kakhulu

6Ngokoke,oluhlobolomfanekisoluchazwakubakhonzi bakaThixo;kwayelumeleindodaesisityebinehlwempu. Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi,ndiboniseoku.Yiva,watsho; isityebisinobutyebi;nangonakunjaloeNkosini sihlwempuzekile;kubasithandwabubutyebibaso,kwaye sithandazakancincieNkosini;kwayeimithandazo ayenzayoiyavilaphakwayeayinakunyanzelwa 7Ngokoke,xaisityebisinikelauncedokubantu abasweleyo,umntuolihlwempuuthandazelaabantu abazizityebieNkosini;kwayeuThixounikaisityebizonke izintoezilungileyo,kubaumntuolihlwempuusisityebi emthandazweni;kwayeizicelozakhezinamandla amakhulueNkosini

8Keisityebisilungiselelazonkeizintokumahlwempu, kubasiqondaukubasiyaviwayiNkosi;kwayeokukhona sivumakwayesingathandabuzi,simnikaokosikufunayo, kwayesikhathaleleukubaakukhontoiswelayokuye.

9IhlwempulibulelaiNkosingenxayesityebi;kuba bobabinibenzaumsebenziwaboovelaeNkosini

10Ngokoke,ebantwini,i-elmayicingelwaukubaivelisa siqhamo;kwayeabazinokubaabaqondiukubaiqelalayo longezwakumdiliya,umdiliyauvelisaukwanda okuphindwekabini,kokubinikuwonakumdiliya.

11KanjalonamahlwempuathandazaeNkosiningenxa yezityebi,ayaviwanguye;ubutyebibawobuyanda,kuba ekhonzaamahlwempungobutyebibawo.Ngokoke bobabinibenzaamadlelanengemisebenziemihleyomnye nomnye

12Nabaninakengokoozenzayoezizinto,akayikushiywa yiNkosi,kodwauyakubhalwaencwadiniyobomi 13Banoyoloabobazizityebi,abazicingelaukubabayanda; kubalowouqondayooku,uyakubanakhoukunceda abanyengandlelaithile

IFANO3

1Waphindawandibonisaimithiemininzienamagqabi awomileyo,kwayeebonakalakumukubaomile,kuba yonkeyayifanaWathikum,Uyayibonalemithi?Ndathi, Nkosi,ndiyabonaukubaifananemithieyomileyo 2Waphendula,wathikum;Lemithiifananabantuabahlala kwelihlabathilangokuNdaphendula:Nkosi,kutheniifana nemithieyomileyo?Kuba,utshilo,akukhomntuulungileyo, nongengolungileyo,owaziwayoomnyekomnye;kodwa bonkebayafanakwelihlabathilangoku 3Kubaelihlabathilinjengobusikakubantuabalungileyo, kubaabaziwa,kodwabahlalaphakathikwaboni 4Njengasebusikayonkeimithiephulukenenamagqabiayo, ifananemithieyomileyo;kwayeayinakubonwaukuba yeyiphieyomileyoneyiphieluhlaza:ngokunjalokweli hlabathilangokuakukhomntuulungileyonongendawo obonwaomnyekomnye;kodwabonkebayafana.

ISIFANISO4

1Waphindawandibonisaeminyeimithiemininzi,eminye yayoyayinamagqabi,eminyeyayibonakalayomilekwaye yomile.Wathikum,Uyayibonalemithi?Ndaphendula ndathi,Nkosi,ndiyayibona;eminyeyomile,eminyeizele ngamagqabi

2Lemithi,utsho,eluhlaza,ngamalungisaayakulidlailifa ihlabathielizayo.Kubaihlabathielizayo,lihlobo kwabalungileyo;kodwakubonibubusika.

3Kengoko,xaincebayeNkosiiyakukhanya,abo bakhonzauThixobayakubonakaliswa,bazebacacekubo bonkeKubanjengokoehlotyeniisiqhamosomthiwonke sibonakaliswakwayesibonakala,ngokunjalonemisebenzi yabalungileyoiyakwaziswakwayeibonakaliswe,kwaye bayakubuyiselwakwelohlabathibevuyakwayebevuya 4Kubaolunyeuhlobolwabantu,okokukuthiabangendawo, njengemithioyibonileyoyomile,bayakufunyanwabomile kwayebengenaziqhamokwelohlabathilimbi;kwaye njengomthiowomileyobayakutshiswa;kwayekuya kubonakalaukubabenzeububingalolonkeixeshalobomi babo;

5Kwayebayakutshiswangenxayokubabonilekwaye abaguqukangakwizonozabo,kwayenazozonkeezinye iintlangaziyakutshiswa,ngenxayokubaabavumanga uThixouMdaliwabo

6Ngokokevelisaiziqhamoezilungileyo,ukuzeiziqhamo zakhozaziweehlotyeni;kwayeuzigcinekwimibaemininzi, kwayeungakhubekiKubaabobabandakanyekakwimiba emininzi,bonakakhulu;kubabaxakekeyimicimbiyabo, kwayeabamkhonziuThixo

7KwayeumntuongamkhonziyouThixoangacelanjani nantoninakuThixo,azeayifumane?Kodwaabo bamkhonzayo,bayacelabazebafumaneinto abayinqwenelayo

8Kodwa,ukubaumntuunentoenyekuphela anokuyilandela,angakhonza uThixo,kubaingqondoyakheayisuswangakuThixo kodwaumkhonzangengqondoecocekileyo.

9Ukuba,kengoko,uyakwenzaoku,unokufumana isiqhamokwihlabathielizayo;kwayebonke,abobaya kwenzaokufanayo,bayakuvelisaisiqhamo.

ISIFANISO5

1Njengokondandizilaukutya,ndihleliphantsientabeni ethile,ndibulelauThixongazozonkeizintoandenzelezona, ndabonaumalusi,owayesolokoethethanam,ehleliecaleni kwam,esithikum:Yintoniekuziseaphakusasakangaka? Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi,namhlanjendinendawo yokuhlala

2Waphendulawathi,Yintoniisikhululo?Ndaphendula ndathi,kukuzilaukutya.Wathi,Kukuzilaukutyaokunjani oko?Ndaphendulandathi,Ndizilaukutya,njengoko bendisolokondisenzaAnazi,utshilo,ukubakuthetha ukuthiniukuzilaukutyakuThixo;kwayeokuakukuko ukuzilaukutyaenikuzilaukutya,okungancedinganto kuThixo

3Ndathi,Nkosi,yintoniekwenzauthethengoluhlobo? Waphendulawathi,Ndiyithethaloonto,kubaokuakukuko ukuzilaukutyaokwenyaniocingaukubaukuzila;kodwa ndizakukubonisaukubayintoniukuzilaukutya okupheleleyo,nokwamkelekileyokuThixo

4Phulaphulani,watsho,iNkosiayifuniukuzilaukutya okungeyomfunekookunjalo;kubangokuzilaukutyangale ndlela,awuqhubekinobulungisa

5Kodwaukuzilaukutyaokunyanisekileyoyile:Musa ukwenzanantoninaembiebominibakho,kodwakhonza uThixongengqondoecocekileyo;kwayeugcineimiyalelo

yakhekwayeuhambengokwemiyaleloyakhe,ungavumeli naluphinaumnqwenoombiukubaungeneengqondweni.

6KodwathembaeNkosini,ukubaukubauyazenzaezi zinto,kwayeuyoyika,kwayeuphepheyonkeimisebenzi emibi,uyakuphilakuThixo.

7Ukubauyakwenzaoku,uyakugqibaukuzilaokukhulu, nokulungileyoeNkosini

8Phulaphulaniumzekelisoendizakunicebisawona, malunganalomba

9Umntuothilewayenentsimi,enabakhonziabaninzi, watyalaisidiliyakwindawoethileyentsimiyakhe,ukuze afumaneinzalayakhe;

10Ethabathauhambooluyakwilizweelikude,wakhetha omnyewabakhonzibakheawayecingaukubauthembekile kwayeuyamkholisa,wazawamnikaisidiliya;wamyalela ukubaathatheizidiliyaUkubawayekwenzaoko,aze awuzalisekiseumyalelowakhe,wathembisaukumnika inkululekoyakheAkazangeamyalelenokubaenzenantoni naengaphezulu;wazakewayakwilizweelikude

11Emvakokubaloomkhonziethatheloomyalelophezu kwakhe,wenzakonkeokoinkosiyakheyayimyalelekona Wazawakubaebekeisidiliyaesibotshelelweyo, wasifumanasizelelukhula,waqalaukucingangaphakathi kwakhe,esithi;

12Ndenzeokoinkosiyamindiyalelekona,ngokundiza kukumbaesisidiliya,kwayexasivunyiwe,siyakubasihle ngakumbi;kwayexaukhulaluncothulwa,luyakuvelisa iziqhamoezingaphezulukwayealuyikuminxwalukhula

13Ngokokewaqalisalomsebenzi,wawumba,waza wancothulalonkeukhulaolwalukuwo;wazakeisidiliya sabasihlekakhulukwayesachuma,singaminxekanga lukhula.

14Emvakwexeshaelithileinkosiyesidiliyayafikayaya esidiliyeni,yazayakubonaukubasibekwekakuhlekwaye sigrunjiwe,kwayeukhulaolwalukusoluncothulwe,kwaye imidiliyaichuma,yavuyakakhulungokunyamekela kwesicakasayo.

15Ebizaunyanawakheawayemthanda,nowayezakuba yindlalifayakhe,nabahlobobakheawayeqhele ukubonisananabo;ubaxelelaokowayemyaleleukuba akwenzeumkhonziwakhe,nokokwenziwengumkhonzi wakhengakumbi;bazangokonangokobavuyisananaloo mkhonzi,ngokubawayefumeneubungqinaobupheleleyo kangakaenkosiniyakhe

16Wazawathikubo,Inenendithembiselomkhonzi inkululekoyakhe,ukubauyawugcinaumyaleloendimnike wona;wazawawugcina,kwayengaphandlekokowenze umsebenziolungileyokwisidiliyasam,ntoleyo endikholisiweyokakhulu.

17Ngakooko,ngenxayalomsebenziawenzileyo,ndiya kumenzaindlalifayamkunyenonyanawam,kubaxa wabonaokulungileyo,akazangeakutyeshele,kodwa wakwenza

18EliceboleNkosilakholisaunyanawakhenabahlobo bakhe,lokubaumkhonziwakheabelilifakunyenonyana wakhe

19Kungekudalaemvakoko,inkosiyosaphoyabiza abahlobobayo,yathumelaiintlobongeentlobozokutya kuloomkhonziemvakwesidlosayosangokuhlwa 20Akubaewamkele,wathabathaokuninzikuwookwanele yena,wazaokuseleyowakwabelaabanyeabakhonzi.

21Bakubabeyifumene,bavuya,benqwenelaukubainkosi yakheifumaneubabaloolukhulungakumbingenxayoko yakwenzayokubo.

22Inkosiyakheyakuvazonkeezizinto,yavuyakwakhona; yazayabizaabahlobobayononyanawayo,yabaxelelaoko kwenziweyincekuyayongokutyaeyayibathumelelekona 23Ngokokebavumelanangakumbinomninindlu;ngoko keumkhonzilowoufaneleukumenzaindlalifayakhe kunyenonyanawakhe

24Ndathikuye,Nkosi,andizaziezizifaniso,kwaye andinakuyiqonda,ngaphandlekokubaundichazelezona. Ndizakukucaciselazonkeizintoendizithethileyokuwe, okanyeendizibonisileyokuwe

25GcinaimiyaleloyeNkosiuzeukholeke,kwayeuya kubhalwakwinanilabobagcinaimiyaleloyayoKodwa ukubangaphandlekwezozintoiNkosiikuyaleleyo,uya kongezaintoelungileyo;uyakuzithengelaisidimaesikhulu, kwayeubenobubelengakumbieNkosinikunokuba ubungayikubanjalo

26UkubakengokouyakuyigcinaimiyaleloyeNkosi, kwayewongezeezindawokuzo,uyakuvuya;kodwa ngakumbiukubauyakuyigcinangokwemiyaleloyam

27Ndathikuye,Nkosi,konkeondiyalelakona,ndiya kukugcina;kubandiyaziukubauyakubanamNdiyakuba nawe,utshilo,wenaowenzeisigqiboesinjalo;kwayendiya kubanabobonkeabobacebangendlelaefanayo.

28Olukuzilaukutya,utsho,ngelixaugcinanemiyalelo yeNkosi,kulungilekakhuluNgokokeyibanjalo ngaphambikokubaukugcine

29Okokuqala,zilumkele,uzigcinekuzozonkeizenzo ezingendawo,nakuwoonkeamazwiangcolileyo,nakuyo yonkeiminqwenoemibi;kwayeuhlambululeingqondo yakhokuyoyonkeinkohlisoyalenkquboyezintoUkuba uyakuzigcinaezizinto,olusukulokuzilaluyakuba lulungile.

30NgokokeyenzanjaloEmvakokubaukwenzile okubhaliweyongaphambili,ngaloominiuzilangayoakuyi kungcamlantokonkekonkengaphandlekwesonka namanzi;kwayeubaleubungakananibokutyaoqhele ukukutyangezinyeiintsuku,uyakubekaecaleniiindleko obufaneleukuzihlawulangaloomini,uzinikeumhlolokazi, iinkedama,namahlwempu

31Kwayengaloondlelauyakufezekisaukuthotywa komphefumlowakho;ukuzelowoufumanayoanelise umphefumlowakhe,azeumthandazowakheunyukeuye eNkosiniuThixongenxayakho.

32Ukubakengokouyakukwenzauzilolwakhongolu hlobo,njengokondikuyalelayo,umbingelelowakhouya kwamkelekaeNkosini,kwayeukuzilakwakhokuya kubhalwaencwadiniyakhe

33Esisikhundla,senziwengoluhlobo,silungilekwaye siyathandeka,kwayesiyamkelekaeNkosini.Ezizinto ukubauyakuzigcinanabantwanabakhokunyenendlu yakhoyonke,uyakubanoyolo

34Nabaninaxaezivaezizinto,azeazenze,uyakuba noyolo;kwayenantoninaabayicelayoeNkosinibaya kuyifumana

35Kwayendamcelaukubaandichazeleumzekeliso wefama,neNkosi,nowesidiliya,nowesicakaesasibeke isidiliya;nokhulaolwaluncothulweesidiliyeni;nonyana wakhenabahlobobakheawabathabathabayakucebakunye nayeKubandiyaqondaukubaloomzekelisowawufana

36Wathikum,Unesibindikakhuluekuceleni;kuba akufunekiucelento;kubaukubakufanelekileukukubonisa, uyakukubonisa.

37Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi,nantoninaozakundibonisa yona,ngaphandlekokuyichaza,ndizakuyibonangelize, ukubaandiqondiukubayintoninaKwayeukubaucebisa nayiphinaimizekeliso,kwayeungayichazi,ndizakuyiva ngelize.

38Wandiphendulakwakhona,esithi:Nabanina ongumkhonzikaThixo,kwayeeneNkosientliziyweni yakhe,unqwenelaukuqondangaye,azeayamkele;kwaye uchazayonkeintoefananayo,azeaqondeamazwieNkosi afunaukubuzwa

39Kodwaabobanqenayonabacothayoukuthandaza, bayathandabuzaukufunaeNkosini;nangonaiNkosi inobubeleobungaqhelekanga,kangangokubaayiphezi ukubanikazonkeizintoabobayicelayo.

40Wenakengokooqinisiweyoyiloomthunywa uhloniphekileyo,kwayeufumeneisiphoesinamandla kangakasomthandazo;ekubeniungengonqeni,kutheni ungaceliukuqondaeNkosini,uzeukufumane?

41Ndathikuye;ekubenindikukho,kuyimfunekoukuba ndikufunekuwe,ndikubuze;kubaundibonisazonkeizinto, kwayeuthethanamxaukho

42Kodwaukubandingazibonaokanyendiziveezizintoxa ungekho,ndingacelaiNkosiukubaindibonisezona.

43Wazawaphendulawathi,Nditshilokancinci ngaphambiliukubaubunobuqilikwayeunesibindi,kuba ubuzaintsingiseloyezizifaniso

44Kodwangenxayokubausaqhubeka,ndizakukutyhilela lomzekelisouwufunayo,ukuzeukwazisebonkeabantu.

45Yivanikengoko,utshilo,niqonde.Ifama ekhankanyiweyongaphambiliimelaumhlabawonke INkosiyefamangulowowadalawazawagqibazonkeizinto, wazawazinikaamandla.

46UnyanawakhenguMoyaoyiNgcwele:umkhonzi nguNyanakaThixo:isidiliyangabantuabasindisayo. IzibondangabathunywaababekwephezukwaboyiNkosi, ukuxhasaabantubayoUkhulaoluncothulwaesidiliya, zizonoezenziwangabakhonzibakaThixo

47Ukutyaawamthumelelakonaesidlwenisakhe, yimiyaleloawayinikaabantubakhengoNyanawakhe Abahloboawababizayoukubabacebisanenaye,ziingelosi ezingcweleawaqalaukuzidalaUkungabikhokomnini wendlu,lixeshaeliseleyoukuzakwakhe

48Ndathikuye,Nkosi,zonkeezizintozibalaselekakhulu, ziyamangalisa,kwayezilungileKodwa,ndaqhubeka, ngabamnaokanyeomnyeumntungaphandlekwakhe, nangonaengazangealumkekangaka,bendingaziqondaezi zinto?

49Ngokoke,nkosi,ndixeleleintoendiyicelayo Waphendulawathi,Ndibuzeintooyifunayo.Kutheni, ndathi,uNyanakaThixokulomzekeliso,ebekweendaweni yomkhonzi?

50Phulaphula,utshilo;uNyanakaThixoakabekwanga kwimekoyomkhonzi,kodwausemandleniamakhulu negunyaNdathikuye,'njani,mnumzana?Andiqondi' 51Kuba,watsho,uNyanawabekaizithunywazakhephezu kwabouYisewabanikelakuye,ukubabagcinebonke; kodwayenangokwakhewasebenzakakhulu,waza wabandezelekakakhulu,ukuzeacimeizigqithozabo.

52Kubaakukhosidiliyasinokumbiwangaphandle komsebenziomkhulukunyeneentlungu.Ngenxayoko, emvakokubaecimileizonozabantubakhe,wababonisa iindlelazobomi,ebanikaumthethoawawufumanakuYise 53Uyabona,watsho,ukubauyiNkosiyabantubakhe, ekubeniefumeneonkeamandlakuYiseKodwakutheni iNkosiyamcebisauNyanawayo,malunganokwahlulailifa, kunyeneengelosiezilungileyo,yivangoku.

54LooMoyaoyiNgcwele,owadalwakuqala,wabeka emzimbeniuThixoawayezakuhlalakuwo;okokukuthi, emzimbeniokhethiweyo,njengokokwakubonakala kulungilekuyeLomzimbakengokouMoyaoyiNgcwele wangeniswakuwo,wakhonzalooMoya,wahamba ngokuchanekileyonangokucocekileyongokuthobeka; kwayeakazangeawungcoliselooMoya

55Ngokoke,ukubonaumzimbangamaxeshaonke uthobelauMoyaoyiNgcwele,kwayeusebenze ngokufanelekileyonangokucocekileyonaye,kwaye ungatyhafinangaliphinaixesha;loomzimbaudiniwe wathethangenenengobukhoboka,kodwauvunyiwe ngamandlanguThixongoMoyaoyiNgcwele,wamkelwa nguye

56KubaikhondoelinjaloeliqinileyolamkholisauThixo, kubawayengangcolangaemhlabeni,egcinauMoya oyiNgcweleWabizakengokoukubaacebiseuNyana wakhe,neengelosiezilungileyo,ukubakubekhoindawo ethileyokumaenikwelomzimbaowawukhonzeuMoya oyiNgcweleungenatyala;hlezeubonakalengathi ulahlekelwengumvuzowenkonzoyawo

57Kubawonkeumzimbaococekileyouyakufumana umvuzowawo;lowoufunyenweungenabala,aphouMoya oyiNgcweleumiselweukubaahlalekhona.Kwayengoku ninayoingcacisoyalomzekeliso

58Mnumzana,ndathi,ngokundiyayiqondaintsingiselo yakho,ekubenindiyivilelengcaciso.Mamelangakumbi, watsho:gcinalomzimbawakhoucocekilekwaye ucocekile,ukuzeuMoyaoyakuhlalakuwoungqinengawo, azeagwetyweukubaubenawe.

59Kwakhonalumkaukubakungafakwaengqondweni yakhoukubalomzimbauyatshabalala,uzeuwusebenzise kakubinangayiphinainkanukoKubaukuba uyawungcolisaumzimbawakho,uyakwangaxeshanyeuya kumngcolisauMoyaoyiNgcwele;kwayeukuba uyawungcolisauMoyaoyiNgcwele,awuyikuphila

60Ndathi,Kuthekaniukubaokubekusenziwengokungazi, ngaphambikokubaumntuevelamazwi;Angalufumana njaniusindiso,lowoungcoliseumzimbawakhengolu hlobo?

61Waphendulawathi,Ngokuphatheleleizenzozabantu zangaphambiliabazenzileyongokungazi,nguThixo kuphelaonokuzilungisa;kubaonkeamandlaangawakhe 62Kodwangokuzilinde;kwayeekubeniuThixo enamandlaonkekwayeenenceba,uyakunikaisicombululo kokoubukwenzakakubingaphambili,ukubakwixesha elizayoawuyikungcolisaumzimbanomoyawakho; 63Kubabangamadlelanekunye,kwayeomnye akanakungcoliswakodwaomnyeuyakubanjaloNgokoke zigcinenizombinizicocekile,kwayeuyakuphilakuThixo.

ISIFANISO6

1Njengokobendihleliekhaya,ndidumisauThixongazo zonkeizintoendizibonileyo;kwayendicingangemiyalelo, ukubayayilungilekakhulu,inkulu,ithembekile,kwaye iyathandeka;kwayeleyoyayinokukwaziukuzisaumntu elusindisweni;ndatshonjalongaphakathikum;Ndiyakuba noyoloukubandiyakuhambangokwalemiyalelo,kwaye nabaninaoyakuhambangayouyakuphilakuThixo

2Ndithendisathethangoluhlobongaphakathikwam, ndambonalowobendiqheleukumbonaehleliecalenikwam, wazawathethanamngoluhlobo:

3Uthandabuzantoningemiyaleloyamendikunikeyona?

Ilungile,ungathandabuzi,kodwathembelaeNkosini, kwayeuyakuhambangayoKubandiyakukunikaamandla okuyizalisekisa

4Lemiyaleloiluncedokwabobayakuguqukakwezozono babezenzilengaphambili;ukubakwixeshaelizayoabayi kuqhubekabezenza

5Ngokoke,nabaninaoguqukayo,lahlaniububibehlabathi langoku,nambathebonkeubulungisa,ukuzenibenako ukuyigcinalemiyalelo,ningabisaphindanenzeisono 6Kubaukubaniyazigcinaesonwenikwixeshaelizayo,niya kuzisusaizonozenuzangaphambiliezininziHambani ngemiyaleloyam,nizeniphileleuThixo:Ezizinto ndizithethilekuni.

7Akubaetshilooku,wongezelelaathi,masihambesiye endle,ndizendikuboniseabelusibezimvuNdaphendula ndathi,nkosi,masihambe

8Safikakwintsimiethile,wazaaphowandibonisaumalusi oselula,onxibekakuhle,enxibeiingubozakheezimfusa. Wazawondlaimihlambiemikhulu;kwayeizimvuzakhe zazizelelulonwabo,kwayezivuyakakhulukwayezivuya; kwayezazitsiba,zibalekaaphanaphaya.

9Kwayeumalusiwayenelisekekakhulungumhlambi wakhe;kwayeubusobaloomalusibabunovuyo,bubaleka bunyukabunyukaphakathikomhlambiwakhe.

10Ingelosiyathikum,Uyambonanalomalusi?

Ndaphendulandathi,nkosi,ndiyambonaYathikum,lo ngumthunywawolonwabonolonwaboNgenxayoko wonakalisaiingqondozabakhonzibakaThixo,aze abaguqulebasukeenyanisweni,ebavuyisangolonwabo oluninzi,bazebatshabalale.

11KubabayayilibalaimiyalelokaThixoophilayo,baze baphilekubunewunewunakwiziyoloezingento,baze bonakalisweyingelosiembi,abanyebabobadebafe; abanyebadebaphambuke

12Ndaphendulandathi;Andiqondiukubauthethaukuthini, ngokuthiukufa,nokuwa.Yiva,utsho;zonkeezizimvu uzibonileyozivuyakakhulu,zezozimkileyokuThixo ngonaphakade,zazazazinikelakwiinkanukozalemihla 13Ngokokeababantuababuyinganguqukoebomini,kuba bongezeokukwezinyeizonozabo,ukubabanyeliseigama leNkosiAbabantubamiselweukufa 14Kodwaezozimvuuzibonileyozingatsibi,kodwazisidla ndaweninye,zezozizinikelengokwenenekwiziyolo neziyolo;kodwaazithethangantoimbinxamnyeneNkosi 15Kengokoababawileenyanisweni,ngokoke basenethembaelibekwengenxayaboenguqukweniKuba ukukhubekaokunjalokusekhoithembalokuvuselelwa; kodwaabobafileyo,banyamalelengonaphakade.

16Saphindasayaphambilikancinci;wazawandibonisa umalusiomkhulu,owayenomfanekisoongaqhelekanga, onxibeulusulwebhokhweolumhlophe,ephetheingxowa yakheegxalabenilakhe,esandlenisakhekukhointonga egcweleamaqhina,kwayeiqinilekakhulu,nesabhokhwe kwesinyeisandlasakhe;kwayeubusobakhebabubukhali kwayebumuncu;ngokwaneleyoukoyikisaumntu; yayinjaloinkangelekoyakhe.

17Wathabathakuloomalusiuselulaizimvuezaziphila ngolonwabo,kodwaazizangezitsibephezulunasezantsi; wazawazigxothakwindawoethileengumgxobhozoezele yimevanamakhakakhaka,kangangokubaazizangezikwazi ukuzikhululakuzo

18Kodwabebanjwekuzo,besityaamevanamakhakakhaka, kwayebabehlushwakabuhlungungokubethwakwakhe Kubawayesabagxotha,engabanikindawookanyeixesha lokuma.

19Ngokoke,ndakubabonabetywatyushwakabuhlungu, bebandezelekile,ndababuhlungungenxayabo;kuba babebandezelekilekakhulu,bengenalonokuphumla.

20Ndathikumalusiowayenam,Nkosi,ngubanilomalusi ukhohlakeleyonongenanceba,ongenaluvelwanokwezi zimvu?Waphendulawathi,Lomalusingeneneungomnye weengelosiezingcwele,kodwaumiselweukohlwayaaboni 21Kengokobahlangulwekuyeabobaphambukile kuThixo,bazabakhonzaiinkanukoneziyolozelihlabathi. Ngenxayesisizathuubagwebangamnyengokweentlungu zakhe,ngentlunguenzimaneyahlukeneyo

22Nkosi,ndathi,ndingathandaukwazi,luhloboluni lweentlunguezifunyanwangumntungamnye?Mamela, watsho;Iintlunguneentlunguezininzizezoabantu bazifumanayoimihlangemihlakubomibabobangoku. Kubaabanyebalahlekelwa;abanyebahlupheka;abanye bagulangezifoezahlukeneyo.Abanyeabanelisekanga; abanyebabandezelekangabobangafanelekanga;abanye bawelaphantsikwezinyeiimvavanyoezininzikunye neengxaki.

23Kubaabaninziabaneceboelingaqinisekangabajonge izintoezininzi,kodwaazibancedinganto;kwayebathi abaphumelelikwimisebenziyabo

24Abakhumbulintobayenzileyokakubi,bazebakhalaze eNkosiniXakengokobeyakuvaubunzimanobunzima, bayakunikezelwakumukuzebafumaneimfundiso elungileyo,bazebaqinisweelukholwenilweNkosi,baze bakhonzeiNkosiyonkeimihlayaboeseleyongengqondo ecocekileyo.

25Kwayexabeqalaukuguqukaezonwenizabo,kengoko bayakhumbulaimisebenziyaboabayenzileyokakubi,baze banikeuThixoimbeko,besithi,UnguMgwebiolungileyo, kwayebafanelwekukuvaubunzimakuzozonkeizinto ngokwezenzozabo

26Emvakoko,ubomibabobonkeobuseleyo,bakhonza uThixongengqondoecocekileyo;bazebaphumelelekuyo yonkeimisebenziyabo,bazebafumaneeNkosininantoni naabayinqwenelayo.

27BazeemvakokobabuleleiNkosiukubabanikelwekum; kwayeabasanyamezelekiyinkohlakalo

28Ndathikuye,Nkosi,ndiyakucelaukubaundiboniseinto enyengokuWathi,ucelantonina?Ndathikuye,Ngaba abobashiyauloyikolukaThixo,bahlushwaixesha elifanayonaxabenandiphaulonwabolwabolobuxoki

kunyenolonwabo?Wandiphendulawathi:Bahlushwa ixeshaelinye.

29Ndathikuye;Kengokobahlushwakancinci;ngelixa abobayonwabelaulonwabolwabokangangokuba bamlibaleuThixo,bafanelebanyamezeleisohlwayo esiphindwekasixhenxe

30Wandiphendulawathi,Usisidenge,awuqondinokuba esisigwebosisebenzanjanina.Ndathikuye:Nkosi,ukuba bendisiqonda,bendingayikufunaukubaundixelele

31Mamelani,utshilo,nizenifundeukubaamandlaazo zombiniziyintoni,zombiniulonwabokunyenesohlwayo. Iyureyolonwaboiphelangaphakathikwendawoyayo; kodwaiyureenyeyesohlwayoisebenzanjengeentsuku ezingamashumiamathathu.Nabaninakengokouyolo lwakhelobuxokiusukuolunye,azeahlushweusukuolunye; loominienyeyesohlwayoilingananendawoyonyaka wonke.

32Khawujongeukubazingaphiiintsukuumntualandela ulonwabolwakhe,iminyakaemininzikangakaagwetywa ngayo.Uyabonakengokoukubaixeshalolonwabo lwehlabathilifutshane;kodwaelolentlunguneentlungu lingaphezulukakhulu

33Ndaphendulandathi;Nkosi,kubaandiqondikwaphela lamaxeshaolonwaboneentlungu; Ndiyakubongozaukubauzichazengokucacileyomalunga nabo.Wandiphendula,esithi:Ubudengebakho busakunamathela

34Akufanelanganaukubauhlambululeingqondoyakho, umkhonzeuThixo?Lumka,hlezexaixeshalakholifikile, ufunyanweungengongqondoYivangoko,njengoko uthanda,ukuzeuqondelulangakumbi.

35Lowouzinikelangosukuolunyekwiziyolozakhe neziyolozakhe,azeenzekonkeokufunwangumphefumlo wakhe,uzelebubudengeobukhulu,akaqondiakwenzayo, kodwausukuolulandelayouyalibalaokoakwenzileyo ngosukuolungaphambili

36Kubaulonwabonolonwabolwehlabathialukhunjulwa, ngenxayobuyathaobuvelakuzo.Kodwaxaintlungu nentlunguzifikakumntungosuku,uyakhathazekaunyaka wonkeemvakoko;kubaisohlwayosakhesihlalasiqinile kwinkumbuloyakhe

37Ngenxayokouyikhumbulangosiziunyakawonke;aze emvakokoayikhumbuleintokozoyakheengenamsebenzi novuyo,azeaqondeukubangenxayokowohlwaywa

38Ngokokebonkeabazinikelakwiziyoloezinjalo, bohlwaywangaloondlela;kubaxababephila,bazinikela ekubenibafanelwekukufa

39Ndathikuye,Nkosi,zeziphiizintoezibangelauvuyo ezibi?Waphendulawathi,Loontoibangelauvuyokumntu wonkeayenzayongokuzithandela

40Kubaumntuonomsindo,esanelisainkanukoyakhe, uyayibonauyolokuyo;kwayengokokeumkrexezinenxila; umntuonyelisanoxoki;umntuonqwenelekayonoqhathayo; kwayenabaninaowenzanantoninaefananale,ngenxa yokubaelandelaisimilosakheesibi,ufumanaulwaneliseko ngokwenzaoko

41Zonkeezizintoziyolisayoneziyoloziyingozi kubakhonzibakaThixo.Ngenxayezizinto bayathuthunjelwakwayebayagwetywa

42Kukwakhonolonwabooluzisausindisoebantwini Kwabaninzi,xabesenzaokulungileyo,bayakuvuyela,baze batsalwezizintoezibavuyisayo

43NgokuolulonwaboluluncedokubakhonzibakaThixo, kwayeluzisaubomikubantuabanjalo;kodwaezozonwabo zibuhlungu,ebezikhankanyiwengaphambili,zizisa iintuthumbonesohlwayo

44Kwayenabaninaohlalakuzo,azeangaguqukikoko akwenzileyo,uyakuziziselaukufa

ISIFANISO7

1Emvakweentsukuezimbalwandambonaloomntu wayethethanamngaphambili,kwintsimienye,apho ndandibonekhonaabobalusiWathikum,Ufunantonina?

2Nkosi,ndatsho,ndizekukucelaukubauyaleleumalusi, ongumfundisiwesohlwayo,ukubaaphumeendlwiniyam, kubaundihluphakakhulu

3Wathikeyena,Kuyimfunekoukubaunyamezele ubunzimaneentlungu;kubaingelosielungileyoikuwisele umthethongaloonto,kubaizakukuvavanya

4Nkosiyam,ndathi;Ndenzesonosininaesikhulu kangaka,ukubandinikelwekulomthunywa?Phulaphula, watsho:Unetyalangenenelezonoezininzi,kodwaazininzi kangakoukubaunikelwekulomthunywa

5Kodwaindluyakhoyenzeizonoezininzinezigqitho, kwayengenxayokoloomthunywaulungileyoebuhlungu ngenxayezenzozabowayalelaukubaubandezeleke okwethutyana;ukuzebobabinibaguqukekoko bakwenzileyo,bazebazihlambekuzozonkeiinkanukozeli hlabathilangoku

6Kengoko,xabeguqukabazebahlambuluke,loo mthunywaumiselwephezukwesohlwayosakho,uya kumkakuwe.

7Ndathikuye;Nkosi,ukubabayebaziphethengendlela eyabangelaukubaloongelosiilungileyoithukuthele, kodwandenzentoni?Waphendulawathi:Abanakuhlushwa ngenyeindlela,ngaphandlekokubawena,oyintloko yosapho,ubandezeleke

8Kubanantoninaozakubandezelekangayo,kufuneka bayive;kodwalogamanjeusamikakuhle,abanakuva naluphinausizi

9Ndaphendulandathi;Kodwa,mhlekazi,khangelanabo ngokubaguqukangeentliziyozabozonkeNdiyazi,utsho, ukubabaguqukangeentliziyozabozonke;kodwakengoko ucingaukubaizigqithozaboabaguqukayoziyacinywa ngokonangoko?

10Hayi,azikhookwangoku;kodwalowouguqukileyo umeleahlupheumphefumlowakheazeazibonakalise ethobekilekuzozonkeizintozakhe,azeahlangabezane neentlunguezininzinezahlukahlukeneyo

11Kwayexaethewabandezelekazizintozonke ezimiselweyongenxayakhe;mhlawumbilowowamenzayo, nowadalazonkeezinyeizintongaphandlekoko,uya kushukunyiswayimfesanekuye,azeamnikeunyango oluthile;kwayengakumbiukubauyakuyibonaintliziyo yakhe,eguqukayo,ukubaicocekekuyoyonkeimisebenzi emibi.

12Kodwaokwangokukulungilekuwe,nakwindluyakho, ukubanibelusizi;kwayekuyimfunekoukubaninyamezele intlunguenkulu,njengokoingelosiyeNkosieyaninikela kum,iyalele

13Kunoko,bulelanieNkosini,kubaisaziokokuza kwenzeka,ikucingeukubaikufaneleukubaixele

kwangaphambiliukubaimbandezeloizakukufika,wena unakoukuyithwala.

14Ndathikuye;Nkosi,yibanamnawe,kwayendiya kunyamezelaubunzimangokululaWathi,ndizakubanawe; kwayendizakumbongozaumthunywaobekwephezu kwesohlwayosakho,ukubaanciphiseiintlunguzakhe kuwe

15Kwayengaphezukokouyakubandezeleka okwethutyananje;uzeemvakokoubuyiselwekwimeko yakhoyangaphambili;qhubekakuphelangokuthobeka kwengqondoyakho.

16ThobelaiNkosingentliziyoecocekileyo;wena,nendlu yakho,nabantwanabakho;kwayeuhambekwimiyalelo endiyinikewena;kwayeemvakokoinguqukoyakho inokuqinakwayeicoceke

17Kwayeukubauyakuzigcinaezizintoendlwiniyakho, iingxakizakhoziyakunyamalalakuwe.

18Kwayeyonkeinkathazoiyakumkakubobonkeabo, nabaninaoyakuhambangokwemiyalelo

ISIFANISO8

1Kwakhonawandibonisaumqoloophantsi owawugubungelaamasimineentaba,phantsikomthunzi wawokwafikabonkeabobabebizwangegamaleNkosi

2Kwayeecalenikwaloomngcunubekwakumiingelosi yeNkosiebalaseleyonephakamileyo;yazayagawula amasebekuloomngcunubengegwegweelikhulu;yaza yolulaisandlasayokubantuababephantsikomthunziwaloo mngcunube,ngokungathiyayimalunganeenyawoubude

3Bakubabonkebezithathile,wabekaecaleniigwegwe lakhe,wazaumthiwaqhubekauphelele,njengoko bendiwubonilengaphambiliNdamangaliswa,ndaza ndacingangaphakathikum.

4Wazaloomalusiwathikum;Musaukumangaliswa kukubaloomthiuhlalauphelele,nangonaamasebe amaninzikangakaenqunyulwekuwo,kodwahlalakancinci, kubangokuuzakuxelelwaukubaithethaukuthiniloo ngelosi,eyanikaabantuezontonga

5Waphindawafunaiintongakubo,kwayengendlela efanayonaleyowonkeumntuawazifumanangayo, wabizwakuye,wazawabuyiselaintongayakhe;akuba eyifumene,wayihlola.

6Kwabanyewawafumanaomilekwayeebolile,kwaye njengokoechukunyisweyinundu;ezowayalelaukuba zahlulwekwezinyezibekwezodwa.Ezinyezazinika iintongazazozomilengokwenene,kodwa azichukunyiswangayinundu:nazowayalelaukubazibekwe zodwa.

7Ezinyezazisaiintongazazozomilekancinci;nazo zazahlulwaEzinyezazisaiintongazazozomilekancinci kancinci;nazozazahlulwazodwa.Ezinyezazisaiintonga zazozomilekancincikancinci,kwayenazozazaliswa zodwa

8Abanyebazisaiintongazabozibembiniziluhlaza, nesesithathuesomileyo;nazozahlukaniswa;abanyebazisa iintongazabozibembinizimile,nesesithathuziluhlaza; zazanazozabekwazodwa.

9Abanyebanikelaiintongazaboezomileyokancinci, (kubazazincincikakhulu,okokukuthi,iintlokozazo zomile)kodwazazineengxande,kwayeezizazibekwe ngendlelaefanayozodwaKwiintongazezinyekwakukho

uhlazaoluncinci,kwayeezinyezomile;kwayeezi zazibekwezodwa.

10Abanyebeza,bazabazisaiintongazaboeziluhlaza njengokobabezamkele,kwayeuninzilwabantulwazisa iintongazabongoluhlobo;kwayeisithunywasavuya kakhulungazo,bazanabobahlukaniswabodwa

11Abanyebazisaiintongazabokungekuphelanje eziluhlaza,kodwaezizelengamasebe;kwayelaabekwa ecaleni,amkelweyingelosingovuyoolukhuluAbanye bazisaiintongazaboeziluhlazangamasebe,kwayenazo zizeleneziqhamokuzo.

12Abobabeneentongaezinjalo,babevuyakakhulu;kwaye ingelosingokwayoyavuyakakhulungazo;nomalusi owayeminam,wayenganelisekangakangakozizo.

13IngelosiyeNkosiyayalelaukubakungenisweizithsaba; kwazakwangeniswaizithsabaezenziwengamasundu;yaza ingelosiyawathwesaabobantuyafumanaamasebeamatsha aneziqhamokwiintongazabo;yazayawayalelaukuba angeneenqabeni

14Wathumelanaboenqabeni,aphowafumanakhona amasebeangenaziqhamo,ebatywinaKubababenengubo efanayo,okokukuthi,emhlophenjengekhephu;awathi mabangenengayoenqabeni.Wenzanjalokekwabo babuyiselaiintongazaboeziluhlazanjengoko wayezamkele;ebanikainguboemhlophe,waza wabathumelaukubabayeenqabeni.

15Emvakokubaekwenzileoku,wathikumalusi owayenam,Ndiyakuhamba;kodwathumelaezi ngaphakathikweendonga,nganyeiyekwindawo ekufaneleyoukuhlalakuyo;qalauhloleiintongazazo, kodwauzihlolisisengenyamekoukuzekungabikhomntu ukukhohlisayo.Kodwaukubakukhonabaninaobalekayo kuwe,ndiyakuzivavanyaesibingelelweniEmvakokuba etshilokumalusi,wemka.

16Emvakokubaemkile,umalusiwathikum:Masithabathe iintongakuzo,sizityale;ukubamhlawumbizingakhulazibe luhlazakwakhona.Ndathikuye:Nkosi,zingakhulanjani ezontongazomileyozibeluhlazakwakhona?

17Wandiphendulawathi,Loomthingumngcunube,kwaye uhlalauthandaukuphilaUkubakengokoezintongaziya kutyalwa,zifumaneukufumaokuncinci,ezininzizazoziya kuphila

18Ngenxayokondiyakuzama,kwayendizakugalela amanziphezukwabo,kwayeukubanabaninakubo unokuphila,ndiyakuvuyakunyenaye;kodwaukuba akunjalo,ubuncinanengalendlelandiyakufunyanwa ndingayityeshelangaeyamindima

19Wazawandiyalelaukubandibabize;bazabonkebeza kuye,ngamnyekwisikhundlaawayemikuso,bamnika iintongazakhe;akubaezifumene,wazityalanganyenganye ngokweendidizayoezahlukeneyo

20Emvakokubaezityalilezonke,wazithululelaamanzi amaninzi,kangangokubazagqunywangamanzi, azabonakalangaphezukwazoEmvakokoakuba ezinkcenkceshele,wathikum:Masihambe,kwayeemva kwexeshaelifutshanesizakubuyelasizesizityelele 21Kubalowowadalalomthi,wayeyakubavumelabonke abobafumanaiintongakuwobaphile.Kwayendiyathemba ngokuukubaezintongazinkcenkceshelwangoluhlobo, uninzilwazozifumanaukufuma,ziyakuphila

22Ndathikuye,Nkosi,ndixeleleukubalomthiumele ntonina?Kubandimangalisiwekakhulu,ukubaemva

kokubaamasebeamaninzikangakaenqunyulwe,ubonakala ngathiusephelele;kwayeakukhontoincinciebonakala ngathiisele,endimangalisakakhulu.

23Waphendulawathi,PhulaphulaniLomthimkhulu ogubungelaamathafaneentaba,nomhlabawonke, ngumthethokaThixo,opapashwakwihlabathiliphela 24NgokulomthethonguNyanakaThixo,oshunyayelwa kuzozonkeiziphelozomhlaba.Abantuabamephantsi komthunziwawo,ngabobayivileyointshumayeloyakhe, bazabakholwa

25Ingelosienkulunehloniphekileyoowayibonayo yayinguMikayeli,onamandlaphezukwabantubakhe, kwayeuyabalawulaKubautyaleumthethoezintliziyweni zabobakholwayo;kwayengenxayokouyabatyelelaabo abanikeumthetho,ukuzeaboneukubabawugcinilena

26Uyayihlolaintongayomntungamnye;kwayekubo, baninziababuthathaka:kubaezontongazingumthetho weNkosiEmvakokouyabaqondabonkeabo bangawugcinangaumthetho,esaziindawoyabobonke 27Ndathikuye,Nkosi,kutheniethumeleabanyeenqabeni, azeabanyeabashiyeaphakuwe?Waphendulawathi,abo baphuleumthetho,abawufumenekuye,bashiywe emandleniam,ukuzebaguqukeezonwenizabo:kodwaabo bawuzalisekisayoumthethobazabawugcina,baphantsi kwamandlaakhe

28Kodwake,ndathi,ngoobaniabobangenaenqabeni bethwesweisithsaba?Waphendulawathibonkeabobalwe noMtyholi,bamoyisile,bathwesweisithsaba;kwayengabo abo,babandezelekezizintoezinzima,ukuzebagcine umthetho

29Kodwaabobashiyaiintongazaboziluhlaza,kwaye zinamasebeamatsha,kodwabengenaziqhamo, ngokwenenebanyamezeleubunzimangenxayomthetho ofanayo,kodwaabazangebafe;kwayeabazange bawukhanyeleumthethowaboongcwele.

30Abobanikezelangeentongazaboeziluhlazanjengoko babezamkela,ngabobabethobekilekwayebelungile, kwayebaphilengengqondoecocekileyokakhulu,kwaye bagcinaimiyalelokaThixo

31Okuseleyouzakukwazi,xandicingangaloontonga ndizityalileyondazandazinkcenkceshela

32Emvakweentsukuezimbalwasabuya,kwayekuloo ndawokwakumiloongelosiizukileyo,ndazandema ecalenikwayo,Yazayathikum:Bhinqaitawuli, undikhonze

33Ndazibophangetawuliecocekileyo,eyenziwengelaphu elirhabaxaWathiakundibonandinxibe,ndilungele ukumkhonza,wathi,Bizaloomadodaaneentonga ezityalwe,ngamnyengokoluhlulwakhenjengoko wayebanike

34Wandizisaentsimini,ndababizabonke,bazabonke bemabelungilengokweendidizaboezahlukeneyo.Waza wathikubo;ngamnyemakathabatheintongayakhe,ayizise kumBazakuqalabazisaeyabo,eyayineentongaezomileyo nezibolileyo.

35Wayalelaukubaezontongazazozihlalezinjalo,ukuba zimezodwaZazakezezaezontongazazozomilekodwa zingabolanga.Ezinyezazozaziseleziluhlaza;ezinye zomilekwayezibolile,ngokungathizichukunyiswe yinundu

36Abobabezinikauhlaza,wabayalelaukubabamebodwa; kodwaabobabeneentongaezomileyonezibolileyo,

wabayalelaukubabamengohlobolokuqalaKwaza kwafikaezozazineentongaezomileyo,zaqhekekaphakathi: ezininzizazozazinikaiintongazazoeziluhlaza,zaza zangamaqakala

37Abanyebazinikaeziluhlazaezinamasebe,neziqhamo emasebeni,njengabobangenaenqabeniAbanyebazinika zomile,kodwazingabolanga;kwayeabanyebazinika njengokozazinjalongaphambili,zomilekancinci,kwaye ziqhekekile

38Wabayalelabonkeukubabahlukane,abanyebodwa, abanyebabengamaqelaabo.

39Kwazakwafikaezozikhunizazoziluhlaza,kodwa ziqhekekileEzizihlanguleiintongazazoziluhlaza,zaza zemangokweemfunozazo.Umalusiwavuyangazo,kuba zonkezazitshintshile,kwayezikhululekilekwiintambo zazo

40Emvakokobanikelangeentongazabo, ezazinesiqingathaesiluhlazanesiqingathaesomileyoKula matyekwafunyanwaamanyeeluhlazangokupheleleyo, amanyeisiqingathaesomileyo;amanyealuhlaza, enamahlumelaamatshaBonkeababathunyelwakude, ngamnyekwinqanabalakheelifanelekileyo

41Emvakokobanikelaiintongazabo,ezazinazo ngaphambilizibeziindawoezimbinieziluhlaza,kwaye eyesithathuyomileUninzilwazolwanikelangeentonga zazoeziluhlaza;ezininzizisiqingathazomile;ezinye zomilekodwazingabolangaNgokokeezizathunyelwa, nganyeisiyakwindawoyayoefanelekileyo

42Kwazakwafikaabobabeneentongazaboezimbini ezomileyo,nowesithathuoluhlaza;uninzilwazolwazisa iintongazazoezomileyo,ezinyeezomileyonezibolileyo; ezinyeezomileyoneziqhekekileyo;kodwazimbalwa eziluhlazaZonkeezizazibekwenganyengokwenqanaba layo.

43Emvakokobafakaiintongazabo,aphokwakukho uhlazaoluncincingaphambili,kwayeezinyezomile Uninzilweentongazabolwaluluhlaza,zinamasebe amancinci,zineziqhamophezukwazo,kwayeezinye ziluhlazangokupheleleyo

44Wazaumalusiwakubonaokuwavuyakakhulu,kuba wayekufumenekunjalo;nazozayangokwemiyaleloyazo efanelekileyo

45Emvakokubaehlolisisezonkeiintongazabo,wathikum ndikuxeleleukubalomthiuthandaubomi:uyabonaukuba bangaphinaabaguqukileyo,bazabafikelelaelusindisweni Mnumzana,ndatsho,ndiyakubona.

46Ukuzenazi,utsho,ukubaukulunganencebayeNkosi inkulu,kwayeifaneleihlonitshwe;eyabanikaumoyawayo abobafunyenwebefaneleukuguquka.

47Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi,kuthenikebonke bengaguqukanga?Waphendulawathi,Aboiingqondozabo iNkosiyayibabonekwangaphambilibabeyakubanyulu, bazebamkhonzengeentliziyozabozonke,wabanika ukuguquka

48Kodwaabowabubonaubuqhophololonobubibabo, wazawaqondaukubaabayikubuyelakuyengenene;kubo walaukubababuyeleenguqukweni,hlezebaphinde banyeliseumthethowakhengamazwiamabi.

49Ndathikuye;Ngoku,Nkosi,ndazise,ukubaiphiindawo yabobonkeabobanikelengeentongazabo,kwayeiyintoni nainxalenyeyabo;ukuzexabenokubaabazangebaligcine lonkeuphawulwabo,kodwabachitheuphawu

abalufumeneyo,bevebazebakholweezizinto,babe nokuvumaizenzozaboezimbibazebaguquke; 50Kwayexabefumanakwakhonauphawulwabokuwe, banokumzukisauThixo,ngokubawashukunyiswa yimfesanengabo,wazawakuthumelaukubauhlaziye imimoyayabo

51Phulaphulani,watsho:aboiintongazabozifunyenwe zomilekwayezibolile,kwayengathizichukunyiswe yinundu;ngabaphambukelinabangcatshibebandla

52Abo,kunyenezinyeizenzozabozolwaphulo-mthetho, nabobayebanyelisaiNkosi,bazabalikhanyelaigamalayo elalibizwaphezukwaboNgenxayokobonkeababafile kuThixo:kwayeuyabonaukubaakukhonamnyekubo oguqukileyo,nangonabeyivileimiyaleloyamoyinikebona. Kulamadodakengokoubomibukudekakhulu

53Kananjaloabobanikeleiintongazabozomile,kodwa zingabolanga,ababangakudenabo.Kuba bebengabobuxoki,bazebaziseiimfundisoezimbi;kwaye baphambukiseabakhonzibakaThixo:kodwangakumbiabo bonileyo;bengabavumeliukubababuyeleenguqukweni, kodwabebathintelangeemfundisozabozobuxoki

54Kengokoababanethemba;kwayeuyabonaukuba uninzilwaboluguqukile,ukususelakwixeshaowabeka ngaloimiyaleloyamphambikwabo;kwayeabaninzi ngakumbibasayakuguqukaKodwaabobangaguqukiyo bayakulahlekelwakokubiniyinguqukonobomi.

55Kodwaabobaguqukileyo,indawoyaboiqalileukuba ngaphakathikweendongazokuqala,kwayeabanyebabo badebangenaenqabeniUyabonakengoko,utshilo,ukuba ekuguqukenikwabonikukhoubomi;kodwakwabo bangaguqukiyo,ukufakulungiselelwe.

56Khawuvengokumalunganabobanikelangeentonga zaboezomileyonezeleziimfantaAboiintongazabo zomilekancinci,ngabathandabuzayo;kubaabaphilikwaye abafanga.

57Kodwaabobanikelangeentongazabo,kungekuphela njeezomileyokodwanezizeleziimfanta, bangamathandabuzokwayebathethakakubi;abathintela abobangekhoyo,kwayeabangazangebabenoxolo phakathikwabo,kwayebanomonaomnyekomnye

58Nangonakunjalo,nakwabobanikwainguquko;kuba uyabonaukubaabanyebabobaguqukile

59Ngokubonkeabobaloluhloboabaguquke ngokukhawuleza,bayakubanendawoenqabeni;kodwa abobayebacothangakumbiekuguqukenikwabo,baya kuhlalangaphakathikweendonga;kodwaabo bangaguqukiyo,kodwaabayakuqhubekanezenzozabo ezimbi,bayakufaukufa

60Ngokuphatheleleabobabeneentongazaboeziluhlaza, kodwaziqhekekile;bangabantuababehlalabethembekile kwayebelungile,kodwababenomonanengxabanophakathi kwabomalunganesidimanobukhulu.

61Ngokubonkeabanjalobangamampungekwaye abanakuqonda,njengokobephikisanaomnyenomnyengezi zinto.

62Nangonakunjalo,ekubenibelungilengenyeindlela, ukubaxabeyakuvalemiyalelobayakuzilungisa,baze ngokundicengakwambaguqukengequbuliso;ekugqibeleni bayakuhlalaenqabeni,njengabobaguqukengokwenene nangokufanelekileyo

63Kodwaukubanabaninauyakubuyelakwimpikiswano yakhekwakhona;uyakuvalelwangaphandlekwenqaba,

azeaphulukanenobomibakheKubaubomibabobagcina imiyaleloyeNkosibuxhomekekeekwenzeniokobayalelwe kona;kungekhonakwigunya,okanyenakwesiphinaesinye isidima

64Kubangokunyamezelanangokuthobekakwengqondo, abantubayakufikelelaebomini;kodwangokuvukelana nokudelelaumthetho,bayakuzithengelaukufa

65Abobabenesiqingathaesomileyonesiqingatha esiluhlaza,ngabobabandakanyekakwimicimbiemininzi yehlabathi,kwayeabamanyananganabangcweleNgenxa yesosizathuisiqingathasabosiyaphila,kwayeisiqingatha sifile

66Ngenxayokouninzilwabaukususelangexeshaabathe bavaimiyaleloyam,baguquka,bazabaqalisaukuhlala enqabeniKodwaabanyebabobawilengokupheleleyo; kuboakusekhondawoyokuguquka

67Kubangenxayezilangazelelozabozangoku, bamnyelisilebazabamkhanyelauThixo:kwayengenxa yobububibaphulukenenobomiKwayekuboabaninzi basenamathandabuzo;ababasenokubuya;kwayeukuba bayakuguqukangokukhawuleza,bayakubanendawo enqabeni;kodwaukubabayakucothangakumbi,baya kuhlalangaphakathikweendonga;kodwaukubaabayi kuguquka,bayakufa

68Ngokuphatheleleabobabeneziqwengaezibini zeentongazaboeziluhlaza,neyesithathueyomileyo;baye bayikhanyelaiNkosingeendlelaezininziKuboabaninzi baguqukile,bazabafumanaindawoenqabeni:kwaye abaninzibamshiyilengokupheleleyouThixoAba balahlekelwebubomingokupheleleyo

69Kwayeabanyebekwimekoyokuthandabuza,bavuse iingxabano:ababasenokubuya,ukubabayakuguquka ngequbulisobazebangaqhubekineenkanukozabo;kodwa ukubabayakuqhubekanokwenzaububibayakufa.

70Abobanikelangeentongazaboiinxalenyeezimbini ezomileyo,kwayeenyeeluhlaza;ngaboabo bebethembekilengokwenene,kodwabetyebilekwaye bezelezizintoezilungileyo;kwayengenxayoko banqwenelaukubanodumophakathikwabahedeni abangaphandle,bazangaloondlelabawelakwikratshi elikhulu,bazabaqalisaukujolisakwizintoeziphakamileyo, nokushiyainyaniso

71Abazangebazibandakanyenabangcwele,kodwabahlala nabantubeentlanga;kwayeobubomibabonakala bubumnandingakumbikuboNangonakunjalo abamshiyangauThixo,kodwabaqhubekaelukholweni; kuphelaabazangebenzeimisebenziyokholo

72Ngenxayokoabaninzikubobaguqukile,bazabaqalisa ukuhlalaenqabeni.Kantiabanyeabasahlalaphakathi kwabantubeentlanga,bazebaphakanyiswazizintozabo ezingento,bawangokupheleleyokuThixo,bazabalandela imisebenzinobubibeentlanga.Ngokokeoluhlobo lwabantulubalwaphakathikwabantuabangaziwayo kwiVangeli

73Abanyekwababaqalaukuthandabuzaezingqondweni zabo;bephelelwelithembangenxayezenzozaboezimbi ukuzebangazebafikeleleelusindisweni:Abanye bethandabuzangolohlobo,bavusaiingxabano.

74Kengoko,kwaba,nakwabobathingenxayezenzozabo bathandabuze,kusekhoithembalokubuya;kodwabamele baguqukengokukhawuleza,ukuzeindawoyaboibe

senqabeniKodwaabobangaguqukiyo,kodwabaqhubeke nolonwabolwabo,basondeleekufeni.

75Ngokuphatheleleabobabenikelangeentongazabo eziluhlaza,ngaphandlekweentlokozabo,ezazimile kuphela,kwayezinemingxuma;abababehlalabelungile, bethembekile,kwaye2bethetyephambikoThixo: nangonakunjalobonakancinci,ngenxayolonwabolwabo olungenantoneengcingaezingenamsebenziababenazo ngaphakathikubo

76Ngenxayokoabaninzibaboxabevaamazwiam, baguqukangokonangoko,bazabaqalisaukuhlalaenqabeni. Nangonakunjaloabanyebaqalaukuthandabuza,kwaye abanyekwiingqondozaboezithandabuzayobongeza iingxabano.Kubokengokokusekhoithembalokubuyela, kubababesolokobelungile;kodwaabayikushukunyiswa nzima

77Ngokuphatheleleabo,okokugqibela,banikela ngeentongazaboezomileyo,iintlokozabo zazingafakwangakuphela,ezaziluhlazazodwa:ngabo bakholelwangokwenenekuThixo,kodwabaphilaebubini; kodwabengamshiyiuThixo:besolokobethweleigama leNkosingokuzithandela;kwayebebamkelangokulula ezindlwinizaboabakhonzibakaThixo.

78Ngenxayokobakuvaezizintobabuya,bazabaguquka ngokukhawuleza,baphilangobulungisabonkeAbanye babobafa;abanyebanyamezelaizilingoezininzi, bekhumbulaizenzozaboezimbi

79Akubaegqibileukuchazazonkeizintongazakhe,wathi kum,Hamba,uthikubobonkeabantumabaguquke, bancedebaphileleuThixo:kubaiNkosi,ishukunyiswe yincebaenkulu,indithumileukubandishumayeleinguquko kubobonke.

80Kwanakwabongenxayezenzozaboezimbi, abafanelangaukufikelelaelusindisweni.KodwaiNkosiiya kubanomonde,izeigcineisimemoesenziwenguNyana wayo

81Ndathikuye,Nkosi,ndiyathembaukubabonkexabeya kuvaezizinto,bayakuguquka.Kubandiyathembaukuba wonkeumntuovumayoizenzozakhezolwaphulo-mthetho, azeathabatheuloyikolweNkosi,uyakubuyela enguqukweni

82Wathikum,Nabaninaoyakuguqukangeentliziyo zakhezonke,azeazihlambululekuzozonkeizintoezimbi endizikhankanyileyongaphambili,azeangongezinto kwizonozakhe,uyakufumanaeNkosiniunyangolwezono zakhezangaphambili,ukubaakayikuthandabuzale miyalelo,azeaphileleuThixo

83Kodwaabobayakuqhubekabesongezakwizigqitho zabo,bazebaqhubekebethethaneenkanukozehlabathi langoku,bayakuzigwebelaukufaKodwawenahamba ngalemiyalelo,kwayenabaninaohambangayo,aze ayisebenzisengokufanelekileyo,uyakuphilakuThixo.

84Emvakokubaendibonisilezonkeezizinto,wathi;Ndiza kukubonisaezinyekwiintsukuezimbalwa

IFANO9

1Emvakokubandibhaleimiyalelokunyeneemfano zoMalusi,iNgelosiyoGuquko;wezakum,wathikum, NdizakukubonisazonkeezozintouMoyaazithethileyo kuwephantsikomfanekisoweBandla.KubalooMoya unguNyanakaThixo

2Kwayengenxayokubawawubuthathakaemzimbeni, awuzangeuxelelweyingelosi,dewomelezwenguMoya, wandangamandla,ukuzeukwazinokubonaingelosi.

3Kubangeloxeshaukwakhiwakwenqabakwakuboniswe kakuhlekakhulukwayekukuhlekakhululibandla;nangona kunjalo,wazibonazonkeizintoeziboniswekuwe ngokungathizibonisweyintombi

4Kodwangokuukhanyiselweyingelosi,kodwanguMoya ofanayoKodwakufunekauziqwalaselezonkeizinto ngenkuthalo;kubakungokondithunyelweendlwiniyakho nguloomthunywauhloniphekileyo,ukuzexauthe wakubonakonkengamandla,ungoyikinjengangaphambili

5Wandikhokelelakwindawoephakamileyoyentaba eArcadia,sahlalaphezukwayo.Wandibonisaithafa elikhulu,neentabaezilishumielinambiniezijikelezileyo ngemifanekisoeyahlukeneyo

6Eyokuqalayayimnyamanjengomsi.Eyesibini yayithambile,ingenazoizityaloEyesithathuyayizele ngamevanamakhakakhakaEyesineyayinemifuno eyomileyoisiqingatha;aphoinxalenyeyayoephezulu yayiluhlaza,kodwaemvakokoingcambuyayomile;kwaye ezinyeizityalo,xailangalishushu,zomile

7Intabayesihlanuyayimiqolombakakhulu;kodwa yayinemifunoeluhlazaIntabayesithandathuyayizele yimiqolomba,eminyeincinci,eminyeingaphezulu;kwaye kulemiqolombakwakhulaingca,ingachumanga,kodwa eyayibonakalangathiiyabuna

8Intabayesixhenxeyayinamadleloamahle,kwaye yayineziqhamoezipheleleyo;kwayezonkeiintlobo zeenkomo,neentakazezulu,zazisidlakuyo;kwaye okukhonabesondlakuyo,kokukhonaingcayayikhula ngcononangakumbi.

9Intabayesibhozoyayizeleyimithombo,kwayekuloo mithombokwakunkcenkceshelwazonkeiintlobozezidalwa zikaThixo.Intabayesithobayayingenamanzikonkekonke, kodwayayingenawongokupheleleyoamanzi;kwaye yondlaiinyokaezibulalayo,nezitshabalalisaabantu.

10Intabayeshumiyayizeleyimithiemide,nenemithunzi yonke;phantsikomthunziwayoiinkomozazileleziphumle kwayezityaukutya

11Intabayeshumielinanyeyayizeleyimithietyebileyo; kwayeloomithiyayibonakalaizeleziintlobongeentlobo zeziqhamo;kangangokubanabaninaowayeyibona wayengenakukhethangaphandlekokunqwenelaukutya kwiziqhamozayo

12Intabayeshumielinesibiniyayimhlopheiyonke,kwaye inomtsalanekakhulu,kwayeyonangokwayoyazinika ubuhleobuhlekakhulu

13Phakathikwethafawandibonisailityeelikhulu elimhlophe,elaliphumaethafeni,kwayeilityelaliphakame ngaphezukwezontaba,kwayelaliyisikwere; kangangokubalalibonakalalikwaziukuxhasaihlabathi liphela

14Kumyayibonakalangathiindala,kodwayayinesango elitsha,elalibonakalangathilisandul’ukugrunjwakulo. Ngokuelosangolalikhanyangaphayakwelangangokwalo; kangangokubandamangaliswakakhulukukukhanyakwalo 15Ngasesangwenikwakumiiintombiezilishumi elinambini;ezinekuzoezazimiezimbombenizesango, kumzazibonakalazibalaseleyo,nangonaezinye zazixabisekile;kwayezazimikwiinxalenyeezinezesango.

16Kwakhonakongezelelakububelebaloomantombazana, ukubaayemingababini,enxibeiingubozelinen,kwaye ebhinqekakuhle,iingalozawozasekunenezikhululekile, ngokungathizizakuphakamisaumthwaloothile;kuba zazihonjiswengolohlobo,kwayezazichwayitilekakhulu kwayezilungile

17Ndakubonaoku,ndamangaliswandimukubonaizinto ezinkulunezihloniphekileyo.Ndazandaphinda ndamangaliswaziintombiezo,ukubazazintlekwaye zithambile;kwayezazimingokuqina nangokungaguquguqukiyo,ngokungathizazizakuthwala izululonke

18Kwayenjengokondandicinganjalongaphakathikwam, umalusiwathikum:Ucingantoningaphakathikuwe, kwayeuphazamisekile,kwayeuzizalisangexhala?

19Musaukucinga,ngokungathiulumkile,ngezinto ongazaziyo,kodwathandazaeNkosini,ukuzeube nokukwaziukukuqonda:izintoezizayoawunakukuqonda, kodwauyakubonaokokuphambikwakho

20Musakengokoukuxhalabangezintoongenakuzibona; kodwaqondaezouzibonayo

21Musaukufunaukwazi;kwayendizakukubonisazonke izintoendifanelendizixelelewena;kodwakuqala qwalaselaokokusaseleyo

22Akubaetshilookukum,ndaphakamisaamehlo,ndaza ndabonaamadodaamathandathuamadenahloniphekileyo esiza;ubusobawobonkebabufana;kwayebabizaiqela elithilelamadoda;kwayeabobabezeekubizenikwabo nabobabebadekwayebenomzimbaomkhulu

23Kwayeabobathandathubabayalelaukubabakheinqaba ethilephezukwelosango.Kwazakwaqalangokonangoko ingxoloenkuluyaloomadodaebalekangaphanangapha esangweni,awayehlanganiseneukuzeakheinqaba

24Kodwaezontombizimingasesangwenizaqondaukuba ukwakhiwakwenqabakuzakukhawuleziswangabo.Zaza zolulaizandlazazo,ngokungathizizakufumanaintoethile kuzo.

25Emvakokoloomadodamathandathuayalelaukuba akhupheamatyekwindawoethileenzulu,aze awalungiseleleukwakhainqabaKwayekwaphakanyiswa amatyeamhlophealishumi,ayisikwere,kwaye anganqunyulwangaajikelezileyo

26Emvakokoloomadodamathandathuabizaiintombi ezilishumi,azaaziyalelaukubazithwaleonkeamatye awayezakufakwakwisakhiwo,azeazithwalengesango ukuzeziwanikeabobabezakwakhainqaba.

27Kwangokoiintombizaqalazonkekunyeukuphakamisa loomatye,awayekhutshwengaphambilienzonzobileni

28¶Kwayeabobabemingasesangwenibabephethe amatyengendlelayokubaloomatyeayebonakalangathi ngawonaanamandlaabekwekwiikona,amanyeabekwe emacaleni.

29Bawathwalakeonkeamatye,bawangenisangesango bawanikelakubakhi,njengokobabeyalelwe; abawamkelayoezandlenizabo,bakhangawo.

30Kodwaesisakhiwosakhiwephezukwelolityelikhulu, naphezukwesango;kwayengazozonkeezinqaba zazixhaswe.Kodwaukwakhiwakwamatyealishumi kwazalisalonkeisango,elaqalaukwakhiwanjengesiseko saloonqaba

31Emvakwaloomatyealishumikwaphumaamanye amashumiamabinianesihlanuenzonzobileni;kwayela

abekwakwisakhiwosenqabaefanayo;ephakanyiswe phezuluzezontombizinyulu,njengokoezinyezazinjalo ngaphambili.

32Emvakokokwaphakamaabanyeabahlanunamashumi amathathu;nabobafakwangendlelaefanayokumsebenzi ofanayoEmvakokokwaveliswaamanyeamatye angamashumiamane,kwayeonkelaongezwa ekwakhiwenikwaloonqaba.

33Ngokokekwaqalaukubaneendidiezinekwisiseko saloonqaba;kwayeamatyeayekaukunyukaenzonzobileni; kwayenabobakhayobaphumlakancinci.

34Kwakhonaloomadodamathandathuayalelaisihlwele, ukubasikhupheamatyekwezontabazilishumielinesibini ukuzekwakhiweloonqabainye.

35Ngokokebasikaamatyeanemibalaeyahlukeneyo ezintabenizonke,bawazisa,bawanikaiintombi;zathi zakuwamkela,zawathwala,zawasaekwakhiweni kwenqaba,

36Aphoxazazakhiwezabamhlophe,zazazahlukakwinto ezaziyiyongaphambili;kubazonkezazifana,zaza zatshintshaimibalayazoyangaphambiliKwayeezinye zafikelelwangamadodangokwawo,awathixaengena esakhiweni,aqhubekanjengokoayefakwe.

37Lamatyeawazangeabemhlophe,okanyeahluke kwintoawayeyiyongaphambili;kubaawazangeathwalwe ziintombiezinyulungesango.Ngenxayokolamatye ayengathandekikwisakhiwo:awathi,xaloomadoda mathandathuewabona,ayalelaukubaasuswe,azeabekwe kwakhonakwindawoawayekhutshwekuyo

38Bazabathikwabobabeziseloomatye:Ningasondeli kuthinaliphinailityelesisakhiwo,kodwaniwabeke phantsiecalenikwenqaba,kwayeezintombi zingawathwalazizeziwafikelelekuthi

39Kubangaphandlekokubabathwalwezezintombi zinyulungalesango,abanakuyitshintshaimibalayabo;ke ngokomusaniukusebenzanzima

40Ngaloominikwagqitywaukwakhiwa,kodwainqaba yayingekagqitywa;kubayayizakwakhiwakamva,ngoko kekwabakhoukulibazisekaokuthilekuyo

41Kwayelamadodamathandathuayalelaabobabesakha ukubabahambe,kwayengokungathibaphumle okwethutyana;kodwaayalelaezontombiukuba zingaphumienqabeni;ngokuzabonakalakumngathi zishiyweukubaziyilinde

42Xabonkebamkileyo,ndathikuloomalusi;Nkosi, kutheniukwakhiwakwenqabakungagqitywanga?Kuba ayinakugqitywa,utshilo,ideifikeiNkosiyayo,izeivume isakhiwo;ukubaufumananawaphinaamatyekuyo angalungangaanokutshintshwa;kubalenqabayakhiwe ngokwentandoyakhe

43Nkosi,ndatsho,ndingayaziintoethethwakukwakhiwa kwalenqaba;njengokubandingaxelelwangalengxondorha, nangelisango

44Ngokuphatheleleiintaba,neentombiezinyulu,namatye aphumaenzonzobileni,kwayeanganqunyulwanga,kodwa afakwakwisakhiwokanyenjengokoayephuma;kwaye kutheniamatyealishumiabekwakuqalakwisiseko;emva kokoamashumiamabinianesihlanu;emvakokoamashumi amathathuanesihlanu;emvakokoamashumiamane?

45Kwakhonamalunganalamatyeabekwekwisakhiwo, aphindaakhutshwe,abuyeasiweendaweniyawo?Ndicela,

zalisekisaumnqwenowomphefumlowammalunganazo zonkeezizintouzeundibonisezonke.

46Yathikum;Ukubaawuyikubabuthuntu,uyakwazi konke,kwayeuyakubonazonkeezinyeizintoeziza kwenzekakulenqaba;kwayeuyakuqondangenkuthalo zonkeezizintozifanayo

47Emvakweentsukuezimbalwasafikakwindawo esasihlelikuyongaphambili;wathikum,Masihambesiye enqabeni;kubaiNkosiyayoiyakuzaizeiyihlole

48Ngokokesifikileapho,asifumanangamntungaphandle kwezontombizinyuluapho.Wazawababuzaukubangaba iNkosiyaloonqabaifikileaphona?Baphendulabathi,uza kubalaphongokuukuzeahloleisakhiwo

49Emvakwexeshaelifutshanekakhulundabonaisihlwele esikhulusamadodasifika,kwayephakathikwawoindoda endekangangokubayayidlulainqabangobude

50Wayengqongwengabobathandathu,ababekhokela isakhiwongaphambili,nabobonkeabanyeabobabesakha loonqaba,nabanyeabaninziabanesidimaesikhulu:kwaye iintombiezazigcinainqabazabalekazayakumhlangabeza, zamanga,zazazaqalisaukuhambakufutshanenaye

51Kodwawajongaisakhiwongononopheloolukhulu kangangokubawabambaonkeamatye;wazawabetha wonkeumntungentongaawayeyiphethengesandlasakhe: 52Ezinyezazo,zithezabethwakangaka,zajikazaba mnyamanjengomsi;ezinyezazirhabaxa;ezinye zazibonakalangathizinemifantu;ezinyezazibonakala zikhubazekile:ezinyezazingekhomnyamaokanye zimhlophe;ezinyezazibonakalazibukhali,kwaye azivumelaninamanyeamatye,kwayeezinyezazizele ngamabala.

53Eziyayiziindidiezahlukeneyozamatyeangazange afumanekeefanelekilekwisakhiwo;zonkeezoiNkosi yayiyaleleukubazikhutshweenqabeni,zibekwe kufutshanenayo,kunyenamanyeamatyeekufunekaaziswe azeabekwekwiindawozawo

54Abobabesakha,bambuzaukubaufunakuthathwe amatyeabekwekweyiphinaintaba,endaweniyalawo ayebekweecaleniKodwawabalelaukubabawazise ezintabeni,wazawayalelaukubabawakhuphekwintsimi ethileeyayikufutshane

55Ngokokebembaemasimini,bazabafumanaamatye amaninziacwebezelayoanesikwere,kwayeamanye ayejikelezileNangonakunjalo,bonkeabobafunyanwa kuloontsimibathathwa,bazabathwalwangesangongabo mantombazana;kwayeabobabesikwerebafakwa kwiindawozabobakhutshelwangaphandle 56Kodwaezozingqukuvaazizangezifakwekwisakhiwo, kubazaziqinile,kwayebekuyakuthathaixeshaelide ukuzisika;kodwazazibekwezijikelezeinqaba, ngokungathizizakunqunyulwazibemacalaomabiniemva koko,zizezifakwekwisakhiwo;kubazazimhlophekakhulu. 57¶Akubonaokulowowayeyintlokokwisidima,nenkosi yenqabayonke,wabizaumalusiowayenamwazawamnika amatyeawayelahliwekwayeabekwengeenxazonke zenqaba,wathikuye:Hlambululalamatyengononophelo olukhulu,uzeuwafakeekwakhiwenikwenqaba,ukuze avumelanenamanye;kodwalawoangafanelaniyonamanye, alahlwekudenenqaba

58Akubaemyalelenjalo,wemka,nabobonkeababeze nayeenqabeni;kodwaezontombizazisamekufutshane nenqabaukuzeziyigcine

59Ndathikuloomalusi,Lamatye,ekubenielahliwe, angabuyelanjaniekwakhiwenikwalenqaba?Waphendula wathi:Ndizakunqumlainxalenyeenkuluphambikwala matye,ndizendiwafakekwisakhiwo,azeavumelane namanye.

60Ndathi,Nkosi,bazakukwazinjaniukuzalisaindawo efanayo,xabezakunqunyulwakangaka?Waphendula wathi:Abobafunyanwabengabancincikakhulubaza kufakwaembindiniwesakhiwo,kwayeabakhulubaza kubekwangaphandle,bazebabagcinengaphakathi 61Akubaetshilokum,wongezelelaathi:Masihambe, kwayeemvakweentsukuezintathusiyakubuya,kwaye ndizakuwabekalamatye,seleehlanjululwe,enqabeni 62Kubabonkeababajikelezeinqababamele bahlanjululwe,hlezeumninindluafikengequbuliso,aze afumaneabobajikelezeinqababengacocekanga;aze acaphukekakhulu,kangangokubalamatyemakangaze abekweekwakhiwenikwalenqaba,kwayendiyakubonwa ukubaandizangendiyikhathaleleimiyaleloyenkosiyam 63Kengokosakufikaemvakweentsukuezintathu enqabeni,wathikum:Masiwahloleonkelamatye,size siboneukubangowuphinakuwoonokungenaesakhiweni Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi,masibone.

64Kwayeokokuqalasaqalaukuqwalaselaabo babemnyama;kubabafunyanwabenjengokobabenjaloxa babekhutshwaenqabeni;ngokokewayalelaukuba bakhutshweenqabenibazebabekwebodwa

65Wazawahlolaezozazirhabaxa;wazawayalelaukuba ezininzizazozinqunqwe,kwayezifakweziintombi ezinyulukwisakhiwosenqaba;ngokokebazithatha,baza bazifakaembindiniwesakhiwo;wazawayalelaukuba ezinyezibekwekunyenezimnyama,kubanazozazisele zimnyama

66Emvakokowacingangezozazizeleyimiqolomba,waza wayalelaukubazisuswe,ukuzezongezwekwezinye izakhiwoziintombiezifanayo

67Ezizabekwangaphandlekubazafunyanwaziphelele; kodwaintsalelangenxayobuninzibeentandazazo yayingenakukwaziukuhlaziywa,kwayekengoko zaphoswakudenokwakhiwakwenqaba

68Wazawacingangabobabekhubazekile;abaninzikubo babenemingxuma,bazababamnyama;abanye babenemingxumaemikhulu;wayalelaukubaleibekwe kunyenabobabeselebenqatshelwe

69Kodwaabanyebakubabehlanjululwebazabaguquka, wayalelaukubabafakweesakhiweni.Ngokokeezontombi zazithwala,zazazafakwaphakathiesakhiweni,kuba zazibuthathakanje

70Emvakwezizintowahlolaezozafunyanwazimhlophe kwayezimnyama;kwayeezininzizazongokuzazimnyama; nazowayalelaukubazibekwephakathikwabobaphoswe kude.

71Ezinyezafunyanwazimhlophengokupheleleyo;ezo zathathwaziintombi,zazazafakwakwinqabaefanayo; kwayeezizabekwangaphandle,kubazafunyanwa ziphelele;ukuzezihlalekwezozazibekwephakathi,kuba akukhontoyanqunyulwakuzo

72Emvakokowajongaezozaziqinilekwayezibukhali; kodwazimbalwakwezizasetyenziswa,kuba zazingenakunqunyulwa,kubazafunyanwaziqinilekakhulu: kodwaezinyezadalwa,zazazafakwaziintombiembindini wesakhiwo,kubazazibuthathakangakumbi

73Wazawaqwalaselaezozazinamabala;ezimbalwakuzo zafunyanwazimnyama,zazaezizathwalwazayiswa kwabanye.Ezinyezazimhlophekwayeziphelele;zaza zafakwaziintombiezinyulukwisakhiwo,zazazabekwa ngaphandle,ngenxayamandlaazo.

74Emvakokowezakuqwalaselaloomatyeayemhlophe nangqukuva:wazawathikum,Sizakwenzantoningala matye?Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi,andazi.

75Waphendulawathi,Awucingintokengezizinto? Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi,andiqondiobubuchule; andingomqobiwamatye,kwayeandinakuthethanto.

76Wathi,Awuboninaukubazijikelezilekakhulu?Ngoku ukuzendizenzezibemacalaomabini,kufunekandinqumle izintoezininzikuzo;nangonakunjalo,kuyimfunekoukuba ezinyezazozingeneekwakhiwenikwenqaba

77Ndaphendulandathi;Ukubakuyimfuneko,kutheni uzibhidekisa,kwayeungakhetha,ukubaunokukhetha phakathikwabo,uzeubafakekwisakhiwo

78Phezukokowakhethaezonazinkulunezikhazimlayo, wazawazilinganisa;akubaegqibile,iintombizazithatha, zazazazifakangaphandlekwesakhiwo

79Kwayeukuphumlaokuseleyokwathwalwa kwabuyiselwakwintsimiefanayoaphobathathwakhona; nangonakunjalo,abazangebaphoswe;kuba,utshilo, akukabikhomfunekoingakokulenqaba,ezakwakhiwa; kwayemhlawumbiiNkosiiyakubekalamatyekwesi sakhiwo,kubaamhlophekakhulu

80Emvakokokwabizwaabafaziabalishumielinesibini abahloniphekileyo,benxibeinguboemnyama,benxibe, bekhululekileemagxeni,kwayeiinwelezabozikhululekile Abababebonakalakumnjengabafazibasemaphandleni.

81Kwayeumalusiwabayalelaukubabathabatheloomatye ayephoswengaphandlekwesakhiwo,bazebawabuyisele ezintabeniaphoayethathwekhona.

82Bazababathabathabonkengovuyo,bazababathwala bababuyiselakwiindawozaboaphobabethathwekhona

83Xakungekhonalinyeilityeelijikelezeinqaba,wathi kum,Masijikelezelenqaba,siboneukubakukhonto ifunekayonakuyo

84Ngokokesaqalisaukuyijikeleza;wazaxawabona ukubayakhiwekakuhle,waqalisaukuvuyakakhulu;kuba yayinesakhiwoesihlekakhulu,kangangokubanabanina owayesibonileumeleukubawayesithandaisakhiwo.

85Kubayayibonakalangathiyilityeelinyekuphela,kwaye akukhonanyeindawoebonakalakuyo;kodwa yayibonakalangathiyonkeyayiqhekezwekwilityeelinye.

86¶Ndathindakuqwalaselangenyamekoukuba yayiyinqabaenjani,ndavuyakakhulu:wazawathikum, Zisaaphaikalikakunyenamaqokobheamancinci,ukuze ndizaliseizithubazamatyeakhutshwekwisakhiwo,ndize ndiwafakekwakhona;kubazonkeizintoezijikelezeinqaba kufunekazenziwezilingane.

87Ndenzanjengokowayendiyalele,wazawathikum, Lungelaukundinceda,kwayelomsebenziuzakugqitywa ngokukhawuleza.

88Kengokowagcwalisaiindawozaloomatye,waza wayalelaukubaindawoejikelezeinqabaihlanjululwe

89Emvakokoezontombizathabathaiibhesom,zaza zahlambululayonkeindawoejikelezileyozazazasusa yonkeinkunkuma,zazazaphosaamanziphezukwayo;nto leyoeyenzekayo,indawoyabantle,nenqabayabantle.

90Wazawathikum,Konkengokukucocekile:ukuba iNkosiingafikaigqibeinqaba,ayiyikufumananto ingasikhalazelangayo.

91AkubaetshilookuwayezakuhambaKodwa ndayibambaingxowayakhe,ndazandaqalisa ukumbongozangenxayeNkosi,ukubaandichazelezonke izintoandibonisezona

92Wathikum,Ndinomsebenziomncinciokwangoku; kodwandizakukuchazelazonkeizintongequbulisoHlala aphangenxayamndidendifike

93Ndathikuye,Nkosi,ndizakwenzantoniaphandedwa? Waphendulawathi,Awuwedwa,kubazonkeezintombi zikuwe

94Ndathi,Nkosi,ndinikenikubo.Wazawababizawathi kubo,Ndiyamnikelakunilomntundidendifike

95Ngokondahlalanezontombizinyulu:ngokuzazivuya kwayezinembekokum;ingakumbiezine,ezazibonakala zibalaseleyophakathikwazo

96¶Zathiezontombikum,loomalusiakayikubuyela aphanamhlanje.Ndathikuzo,Ndingenzantoninake?

Zathi,Mlindenikudekubengokuhlwa,ukubamhlawumbi angafikaathethenawe;kodwaukubaakunjalo,hlalanathi adeafe.

97Ndathikubo,Ndizakumlindakudekubengokuhlwa; kodwaukubaakafikangangeloxesha,ndizakuyaekhaya, ndizendibuyeaphakwakhonakusasaolulandelayo.

98Bandiphendulabathi,Unikelwekuthi,awunakusuka kuthiNdathi,Ndihlalephina?

99Baphendulabathi,Uzakulalanathinjengomnakwethu, kungekhonanjengomyeni;kubaungumnakwethu,kwaye sikulungeleukususelangokuukuhlalanawe;kuba uthandekakakhulukuthi.

100Nangonakunjalo,ndandineentloniukuqhubekanabo Kodwalowowayebonakalaengoyenaubalaseleyophakathi kwabo,wandanga,wazawaqalisaukundincamisa.Kwaye abanyexabebonaukubandincanyisiwenguye,baqala ukundincamisanjengomzalwana;bazabandikhokela encotsheni,badlalanam.

101Abanyebabobabeculaiindumiso,abanyebacula ikwayalakunyenaboKodwamnandandihambahamba naboencotsheni,ndivuyabuthule,ndibonakalangathi ndikhulendiselulakwakhona

102Xakwafikaubusuku,ndandingathandaukuyaekhaya ngokonangoko,kodwabandibambezele,kwayeabazange bandivumeleukubandihambeNgenxayokondaqhubeka nabongobobusukukufutshanenenqabaefanayo.

103Ngokobandlalaiingubozabozelinenemhlabeni;baza bandibekaphakathi,kwayeabazangebenzentoyimbi, bathandazakuphela.

104Ndathandazanabondingayeki,okanyengaphantsi kwaboBathibakundibonandithandazangolohlobo, bavuyakakhulu;ndazandahlalaaphonabokwadakwaba yiminielandelayo

105SathisakubasinquleuThixo,wafikaumalusiwathi kubo:Anizangenimlimazelomntu.Baphendulabathi, MbuzeniNdathikuye,Nkosi,ndifumeneulwaneliseko olukhulungokubandihlalenabo

106Wathikum,Udlanjani?Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi, ndichitheubusukubonkendiphulaphuleamazwieNkosi Bakwamkelekakuhlekengoko,watsho;ndathi,Nkosi, kulungilekakhulu.

107Waphendulawathi,Ngabangokuuyakuyaziinto obuyifuna?Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi,ndiyakuyenza: kwayekuqalandiyakucelaukubaundibonisezonkeizinto ngokulandelelanaendizicelileyo

108Waphendulawathi,Ndiyakwenzakonkeongathanda ukubandikwenze,kwayeandiyikukufihlantokuwe

109¶Okokuqala,Nkosi,ndathi,ndixelele,elilitye,neli sangolithethaukuthini?Mamela,watsho;elilitye,neli sango,nguNyanakaThixoNdaphendulandathi,Nkosi, kunokwenzekanjanioko;kubailiwalidala,kodwaisango litsha.

110Phulaphulani,watsho,Owumntuungento!nize niqondeUNyanakaThixomdalakakhulukunasonasiphi naisidalwa;kangangokubawayekunyenoYiseekudalweni kwezintozonke

111Kodwakengokoisangolitsha,kubawabonakala ngemihlayokugqibelaekuzalisekenikwexesha;ukuzeabo bayakuzuzausindiso,bangenengaloebukumkanini bukaThixo

112Uzibonile,utshilo,ezomatyeezazithwalwangesango, indlelaezazibekwangayoekwakhiwenikwenqaba;kodwa ezozingathwalwangangesango,zathunyelwakwiindawo zazo?

113Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi,ndiyibonileWatshonjalo, akukhomntuuyakungenaebukumkaninibukaThixo, ngaphandlekwalowouthabathaigamaloNyanakaThixo.

114Kubaukubaubungangenakusonasiphinaisixeko,size esosixekosijikelezweludonga,sibenesangoelinye kuphela,ubungangenanakwesosixekongaphandlekweso sango?

115Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi,ndingenzanjaningenye indlela?Njengokoke,watshoyo,bekungayikubakhoenye indlelayokungenakuloomzingaphandlekwesangolawo, ngokokeakukhomntuunokungenaebukumkanini bukaThixo,ngaphandlekwegamaloNyanawakhe, omthandayokakhulu

116Wathikum,Ngabaubonileinkithayabobakhaloo nqaba?Mnumzana,ndatsho,ndiyibonile.Waphendula wathi,Zonkeezoziingelosi,zihloniphekilengesidimasazo 117NgaboiNkosiijikelezwengathiludonga:kodwa isangonguNyanakaThixo,okuphelakwendlelayokuza kuThixoKubaakukhomntuuyakuyakuThixo, ngaphandlekoNyanawakhe.

118Ubonekwakhona,utshilo,amadodaamathandathu, kwayephakathikwawoloondodainkuluihloniphekileyo, eyayihambahambaencotsheni,yazayalahlaamatyeavela encotsheni?

119Nkosi,ndatsho,ndibabonileWaphendulawathi,loo ndodaindeyayinguNyanakaThixo:kwayeezozintandathu zaziziingelosizakheezibalaseleyo,ezimizimngqongile ngasekunenenangasekhohlo

120Kwezingelosizibalaseleyoakukhonamnyeoza kuThixongaphandlekwakheWongezelelaathi,Nabanina ongalithabathiyoigamalakhe,akayikungena ebukumkaninibukaThixo.

121¶Ndathike,Yintonilenqaba?Le,utshilo,libandla Kwayeyintoni,Nkosi,ezintombizinyulu?Wathikum,Ezi zimimoyaezingcwele,kubaakukhomntuunokungena ebukumkaninibukaThixo,ngaphandlekokubaaba bambathiseinguboyabo

122Kubaakuyikukuncedangantoukulithabathaigama loNyanakaThixo,ngaphandlekokubauyakufumana

nesambathosabokuboKubaezintombizingamandla oNyanakaThixo.Ngokokeumntuuyakulithwalaigama lakhengeze,ngaphandlekokubauyakunikwaamandla akhe

123Wathikum,Uzibonileezomatyezilahliweyo? Banegamaeli,kodwaabanxibangangubozaboNdathi, Nkosi,yintoniinguboyabo?Amagamaabokanye,utshilo, yinguboyabo.

124KengokonabaninaophetheigamaloNyanakaThixo, umeleukubanawoaawabizeamagamaabo;kubauNyana kaThixonayengokwakheuphetheamagamaabo.

125Ngokuphatheleleloomatye,waqhubeka,awathi akunikezelwangezandlazawo,wawabonaehleli esakhiweni,ayenxitywengamandlaawo;ngenxayeso sizathuubonayonkeinqabaenombalaofanayonelitye, kwayeyenziwengokungathililityeelinye

126NgokunjalonabobakholwayokuThixongoNyana wakhe,bambatheumoyawakheKhangelanikuyakubakho umoyaomnye,nomzimbaomnye,nombalaomnye weengubozabo;kwayebonkeabayakufikelelakoku,abo bayakuthwalaamagamaezintombizinyulu

127Ndathi,Nkosi,kuthenikeloomatyealahliweyo, ekubeninawoethwalwangesango,azeanikelwangezandla zezintombiukuyakwisakhiwosalenqaba?

128Ukubona,utshilo,uqapheleukuphandangenkuthalo kuzozonkeizinto,uvenangokuphatheleleloomatye alahliweyoBonkeababamkelaigamaloNyanakaThixo, kwayengaloondlelabanikwaamandlaezintombi

129Emvakokubabewamkelelamoya,bagqibelela,baza baziswakwinanilabakhonzibakaThixo;bazabaqalaukuba ngumzimbaomnye,nokubanesambathoesinye,kuba babenikweubulungisaobufanayo,ababebusebenzisa ngokufanayo

130Kodwaemvakokobayakubanjwaabobafazi ubabonileyobenxibeinguboemnyama,bekhululekile emagxeniabokwayeiinwelezabozikhululekile;bagxila kwiinkanukozabokubo,behendwabubuhlebabo;kwaye banxityiswangamandlaabo,kwayebalahlaiimpahla zeentombi

131NgenxayokobagxothwaendlwinikaThixo,baza banikelwakwabobafaziKodwaabobangonakaliswanga bubuhlebabo,bahlalaendlwinikaThixoOku,utshilo, yintsingiseloyaloomatyealahliweyo.

132¶Ndathi,Nkosi,kuthekaniukubakukhonawaphina kulamadodaaguqukayo,alahleiminqwenoyawoyala bafazi,aguquke,abuyelekulamantombazana,azeaphinde anxibeisidimasawo,akayikungenaendlwinikaThixona?

133Bayakungena,watsho,ukubabayakuyishiyayonke imisebenziyabobafazi,bazebaphindebasebenzise amandlaezintombizinyulu,bazebahambekwimisebenzi yabo

134Kwayengenxayesisizathukukhoindawoyokuma kwisakhiwo,yokubaukubabayakuguquka,banokongezwa ekwakhiwenikwalenqaba;kodwaukubaabayikuguquka, abanyebanokwakhiwakwiindawozabo,bazebaphoswe ngokupheleleyo

135NgenxayezizintozonkendiyibuleleiNkosi,kuba ishukunyisweyincebakubobonkeabobabizwangegama layo,yathumelakuthiingelosiyenguqukoukubailawule thinabonayokuyo;nokubaihlaziyeimimoyayethu eyayiseleiphantseyaphela,kwayeeyayingenaloithemba losindiso,kodwangokuihlaziyekileekuvuseleleniubomi

136Ndathike,Ndibonisengoku,Nkosi,kuthenilenqaba ingakhiwangaemhlabeni,kodwayakhiwephezukwelitye, naphezukwesango?Waphendulawathi,Usisidenge,kwaye awunakuqonda,yiyoloontoubuzaoku

137Ndathi,Mnumzana,kufunekandibuzezonkeizinto kuwe,kubaandiqondintokonkekonkeKubazonke iimpendulozakhozinkulukwayezibalaseleyo;kwaye kunzimaukubaumntuaziqonde.

138Yivani,utshilo:IgamaloNyanakaThixolikhulukwaye alinamida,kwayeihlabathiliphelalixhaswayiloUkubake ngoko,ndatshomna,zonkeizidalwazikaThixozixhaswa nguNyanawakhe,kutheniengenakubaxhasaabo bamenyiweyonguye,nabaphetheigamalakhe,nabahamba ngemiyaleloyakhe?

139Awubonina,utshilo,ukubauyabaxhasa,abobathwala igamalakhengentliziyoyaboyonke?Kengokousisiseko sabo,kwayeuyabaxhasangovuyoabobangalikhanyeliyo igamalakhe,kodwabalithwalangokuzithandela

140Ndathike:Nkosi,ndixeleleamagamaezintombi; nawabobafazibabenxibeinguboemnyama.

141Mamelani,utshilo,amagamaezontombizinamandla ngakumbi,nizenimeezimbombenizesangoNgala magamaazo:

142ElokuqalalibizwangokubaluKholo;elesibini liQondelelo;elesithathu,liMandla;elesine,liNyamezelo; ezinyeezimiphantsikwezi,buBulula,ubumsulwa, ubuNgcwela,uvuyo,iNyaniso,ukuqonda,iMvumelwano, uThando

143Nabaninakengokoophethelamagama,namagama oNyanakaThixo,uyakungenaebukumkaninibukaThixo 144Khawuvengoku,utshilo,amagamaabobafazi, ababenxibeinguboemnyama.Kula,banengabona baphambili:elokuqalayiNkohlakalo;elesibini, yiNkohlakalo;elesithathu,yiNkohlakalo;elesine,yiNwabo. 145Kwayeezinyeezilandelayozibizwangoluhlobo,Usizi, Ububi,Inkanuko,Umsindo,Ukuxoka,Ubuyatha,Ikratshi, neNzondo.IsicakasikaThixo,esithwalalemimoya,siya kububonaubukumkanibukaThixo,kodwaasiyikungena kubo

146Kodwa,Mnumzana,ngoobanilamatyeathathwe enzonzobileniazaafakwakwisakhiwo?Ishumi,utshilo, elalibekwekwisiseko,lixeshalokuqala;elilandelayo lamashumiamabinianesihlanu,elesibini,lamadoda alungileyo

147Abangamashumiamathathuanesihlanuabalandelayo, ngabaprofetinabalungiselelibeNkosi.Kwaye abangamashumiamane,ngabapostilenabafundisi bokushumayelakoNyanakaThixo

148Ndathi,Nkosi,kuthenilentoiintombizifakeloo matyekwisakhiwoemvakokubazithwalwengesango?

Wathi,Ngenxayokubaeziziqalezathwalaloomimoya, kwayeazizangezimkeomnyekomnye,amadoda kwimimoya,okanyeoomoyaebantwini:

149Kodwaimimoyayahlanganiswanaloomadodakwada kwayiminiyokufakwawo;ukubaayengenazoezimimoya, ngewayengenakuncedaekwakhenilenqaba

150Ndathi,Nkosi,ndiboniseokungakumbiWaphendula wathi,Ubuzantonina?Kuthenilamatyeephuma enzonzobileni,azeabekwekwisakhiwosalenqaba, ekubenikudalaethweleloomoyaungcwele

151Kwakuyimfuneko,watsho,ukubabanyukengamanzi, ukuzebaphumleKubababengenakungenaebukumkanini

bukaThixongenyeindlela,ngaphandlekokulahlaukufa kobomibabobangaphambili.

152Ngokoke,ekubenibefile,batywinwangetywina loNyanakaThixo,bazabangenaebukumkaninibukaThixo 153KubaphambikokubaumntuamkeleigamaloNyana kaThixo,umiselweukufa;kodwaxaefumanaolotywino, ukhululwaekufeni,azeanikweubomi

154Ngokulootywinangamanziobhaptizo,aphoabantu behlelakhonaphantsikwesibophelelosokufa,kodwa benyukabemiselweubomi

155Ngenxayokokenabobashunyayelwaoluphawu,baza balusebenzisa,ukuzebangeneebukumkaninibukaThixo 156Ndathi,Kuthenike,mnumzana,lamatye angamashumiamanenawoenyukanawoephuma enzonzobileni,seleefumenelootywina?

157Waphendulawathi,KubaabaBapostilenabafundisi, abashumayelaigamaloNyanakaThixo,besifaemva kokubabefumeneukholonamandlaakhe,bashumayela kwabobabefilengaphambili;bazababanikaolutywino

158Behlakebangenaemanzinikunyenabo,baza baphindabanyukaKodwaababehlabesaphila,baza baphindabavukabephila:kantiabobabefilengaphambili, behlabefile,kodwabaphindabavukabephila;

159Ngenxayezizintokengokobafumanaubomi,baza bamaziuNyanakaThixo:ngenxayesosizathubezanabo, bazabafanelekaukungenaekwakhiwenikwenqaba;kwaye abazangebanqunyulwe,kodwabafakwabonke;kubabafa belungile,kwayebemsulwakakhulu;kuphelaoluphawu lwalungekhokubo

160Ngaloondlelaunayoingcacisoyezizinto

161¶Ndaphendulandathi:Nkosi,ndixelelengokuukuba yintoniephatheleleezontaba,kuthenizahlukekangaka; ezinyeziluhloboolunye,ezinyeziluhloboolunye

162Yiva,utshilo;Ezintabazilishumielinambini ozibonayo,zizizweezilishumielinambini,ezenzaihlabathi liphelaNgenxayokouNyanakaThixoushunyayelwakubo, ngabowabathumelakubo.

163Kodwakutheni,ndathi,bahlukile,kwayebonke bengabantuabaqhelekileyo?Waphendulawathi, PhulaphulaniEzozizwezilishumielinambinieziphethe ihlabathiliphela,ngabantuabalishumielinambini

164Kwayenjengokouzibonileezintabazahlukile,nazo zinjalo.Ngokokendizakukuvulelaintsingiselokunye nezenzozeentabazonke

165Kodwakuqala,mhlekazi,ndatsho,ndiboniseoku; Ekubeniezintabazahlukilekangaka,zivumelanenjani ekwakhiwenikwalenqaba;zazazaziswakumbalaomnye; kwayeazikhazimlikangakokunezoziphumaenzonzobileni?

166Kuba,waphendulawathi,zonkeiintlangaeziphantsi kwezulu,zilivilezazazakholwakwigamaelinyeloNyana kaThixoababizwangalo

167Ngenxayokoke,emvakokubabefumeneuphawu lwakhe,bonkebenziweabaxhamlibokuqondaokufanayo nolwaziolufanayo;kwayeukhololwabonothandolwabo belufana;kwayebathweleimimoyayezintombikunye negamalakhe

168Kengokoisakhiwosalenqabasabonakalasinombala ofanayo,kwayesakhanyanjengokukhanyakwelanga.

169Kodwaemvakokubabevumelenengolohlobo ngamxhelomnyekwaqalaukubakhoumzimbaomnye wabobonke;nangonakunjaloabanyebabobazingcolisa, bazabalahlwakuhlobolwabalungileyo,bazababuyela

kwimekoyaboyangaphambili,bazababababingakumbi kunangaphambili.

170¶Ndathimna,nkosi,babenjaninaabobabemazi iNkosi?Waphendulawathi:Ukubalowoungamaziyo iNkosiuphilangobubi,isohlwayosobubibakhesiya kumlandela

171KodwalowouyaziyoiNkosi,ufaneleukuzikhwebula ngokupheleleyokuyoyonkeinkohlakalo,azeabe ngumkhonziwobulungisangakumbinangakumbi

172Kwayeakabonakalinakuweukubawonengakumbi lowoufaneleukulandelaukulunga,ukubaukhetha inxalenyeyesono;kunalowowonayoengawaziamandla kaThixo?

173Ngenxayokoabangokwenenebamiselweukufa; kodwaabobayaziyoiNkosi,bazababonaimisebenziyayo emangalisayo,ukubabayakuphilangobubi,baya kohlwaywakabini,kwayebayakufangonaphakade.

174Njengokoubonileukubaemvakokubaamatye ephoswengaphandlekwenqaba,awayelahliwe;anikelwa kwimimoyaengendawonekhohlakeleyo;kwayewayibona inqabaicocekilekangaka,ngokungathiyonkeyenziwe ngelityeelinye:

175NgokokeibandlalikaThixo,xalizakuhlanjululwa: (abangendawonabangengabo,abakhohlakeleyo nabathandabuzayo,nabobonkeabayebaziphathakakubi kulo,benzaiintlobongeentlobozesono,bekhutshelwa ngaphandle)bayakubangumzimbaomnye,kwayekuya kubakhoukuqondaokunye,imbonoenye,ukholoolunye, nothandoolufanayo

176KwayekeuNyanakaThixouyakuvuyaphakathi kwabo,azeabamkeleabantubakhengentandoemsulwa.

177Ndathikemna;Nkosi,zonkeezizintozinkulukwaye zihloniphekile;kodwangokundiboniseisiphumo namandlaeentabazonke:ukuzewonkeumphefumlo othembelaeNkosini,xauzivaezizintouzukiseigama lakheelikhulu,elimangalisayo,nelingcwele

178Yiva,utshilo,iintlobongeentlobozezintaba,oko kukuthi,zezizweezilishumielinambini.

179¶Abobakholelwakwintabayokuqala,emnyama, ngabobaphambukileelukholweni;bathethaizintoezimbi nxamnyeneNkosi;bazabangcatshaabakhonzibakaThixo 180Ababagwetyelweukufa,akukhonguqukokubo: kwayengenxayokobamnyama,kubauhlobolwabolubi.

181Kwintabayesibinieyayigudileyo,ngabahanahanisi, abakholwayo,nabafundisibobubi:kwayeababalandelayo kokukungasentla,abangenazoiziqhamozobulungisa.

182Kubanjengokubaintabayaboingenaziqhamokwaye ingenaziqhamo,ngokunjalonabantuabanjalobanegama lokubangamaKrestu,kodwaabanalukholo;kwayeakukho siqhamosenyanisokubo

183Nangonakunjalokukhoindawoeseleyokubo yokuguquka,ukubabayakuyilandelangequbuliso:kodwa ukubabayakulibazisa,nabobayakubangabaxhamli bokufakunyenolohlobolungentla

184Ndathi,Mnumzana,kuthenikukhoindawoeseleyo kwabobaguqukayo,kungekhonakwabobangaphambili, ekubeniizonozaboziphantsezifane?

185Ngokoke,utshilokuboabakukhoukubuyelaebomini ngenguquko,kubaabazangebanyeliseiNkosiyabo,kwaye abazangebangcatsheabakhonzibakaThixo;kodwa ngokulangazelelakwaboinzuzobakhohliseabantu,

bebakhokelangokweenkanukozabozaboni;ngenxayoko bayakubandezelekangenxayalento.

186Nangonakunjalokusekhoindawoyaboyokuguquka, kubaabathethangantoimbinxamnyeneNkosi

187¶Abobavelaentabeniyesithathueyayinameva namakhakakhaka,ngabobakholwayo,kodwaabanyebabo babezizityebi,abanyebexakekezizintoezininzi: amakhakakhakabubutyebibabo:ameva,ezozinto babexakekekuzo

188Ngokuabobaxakekekwiingxakiezininzi, nakwiintlobongeentlobozemicimbi,abazibandakanyi nabakhonzibakaThixo,kodwabayaphambuka,bebizwa zizintoabaxinezelekileyongazo

189Ngokokeabobazizityebi,ngobunzimabayazinikela kwincokoyabakhonzibakaThixo,besoyikaukubahleze kucelwentokuboNgenxayokoababayakungena ebukumkaninibukaThixongenkani.

190Kubanjengokubaabantubehambanzimabengenazo izambathophezukwameva,ngokunjaloababantuabayi kungenaebukumkaninibukaThixongenkankulu.

191Nangonakunjalokukhoukubuyelakubobonkeaba baguqukayo;ukubabayakubuyelakuyongokukhawuleza; ukuzengenxayokubangemihlayaboyangaphambili babengayithandiukusebenza,kwixeshaelizayo banokwenzaokulungileyo

192Ukubakengokobathebaguqukabayakwenza imisebenziyobulungisa,bayakuphila;kodwaukubabaya kuqhubekakwiindlelazaboezimbi,bayakunikelwakwabo bafazibayakubabulala

193¶Ngokuphatheleleintabayesine,eyayinemifuno emininzi,inxalenyeyayoephezuluiluhlaza,kodwa iingcambuzomile,kwayeezinyezazozichukunyiswe bubushushubelangaziyabuna;

194Lithethaabobathandabuzayo,abakholiweyo,nabanye abaphetheiNkosingeelwimizabo,kodwabengenayo entliziyweniyabo:ngenxayokoingcayaboyomile, ayinangcambu;kubabaphilangamazwikuphela,kodwa imisebenziyaboifile.

195Ngokokeabaabafangaokanyeabaphili,kwayebonke bayathandabuzaKubaabobathandabuzayoabaluhlaza kwayeababomi;okokukuthi,abafangakwayeabaphili 196Kubanjengokoimifunoyomaxaibonwalilanga; ngokunjalonabathandabuzayobakubabevile ngentshutshiso,bazeboyikeiingxaki,babuyelakwizithixo zabo,bazebazikhonzekwakhona,bazebabeneentloni zokuthwalaigamaleNkosiyabo.

197Oluhlobolwamadodakengokoalufilekwayealuphili; nangonakunjalonaboababangaphila,ukubabaya kuguqukangoku;kodwaukubaakunjalo,baya kunikezelwakwabobafazi,abayakubabulala

198¶Ngokuphatheleleintabayesihlanuenamatye,kodwa inengcaeluhlaza:bangabantuabanjaloabakholwayo, abathembekileyongenene,kodwabakholelwanzima; kwayebanesibindi,kwayebayazikhukhumeza;abo bekunokuthiwabayazizonkeizinto,kodwangokwenene abazinto

199Ngenxayoko,ngenxayokuthemba,ulwazi luyanyamalalakubo;kwayekungenaukuzithemba okungacwangciswangakubo 200Kodwabaziphakamisa,njengabantuabalumkileyo; nangonabezizidenge,kodwababonakalangathi bangabafundisi

201Ngenxayobubuwulaabaninzikubo,ngelixa beziphakamisa,babangamampungekwayebangenanto. Kubaubugangakunyenokuzithembaokungentongumoya ombikakhulu

202Ngenxayokouninzilwabaluyalahlwa;kodwaabanye bayayiqondaimpazamoyabo,baguquke,bazabazithoba kwabobaziyo

203Kwayekubobonkeabanyeabaloluhlobokukho inguqukoevunyelweyo;kubababengengaboabangendawo kangakonjengezidenge,njengabangenakuqonda

204Ukubakengokoababayakuguquka,bayakuphila kuThixo;kodwaukubaakunjalo,bayakuhlalanabobafazi, abayakwenzaububibabokubo

205¶Kubangokubhekiselekwintabayesithandathu enemiqolombaemikhulunemincinci,ngaboabo bakholwayo;kodwaabobabenemiqolombaemincincikubo ngabobabeneengxabanophakathikwabo;kwayengenxa yeengxabanozabobayaphelaelukholweni;

206Nangonakunjalouninzilwabaluguqukile,kwayekuya kubanjalokenakwabanyexabeyakuvaimiyaleloyam; kubaiimpikiswanozabozincinci,kwayebayakubuyela lulaenguqukweni

207Kodwaabobanemingxumaemikhulu,bayakuba njengamatyeaqinileyo,bekhumbulainzondo nezikhubekiso,kwayebezeleyingqumbophakathikwabo Abakengokobaphoswangaphandlekwenqaba,kwaye abavumiukufakwakwisakhiwosayo;kubaoluhlobo lwabantualuyikuphilaubomi

208UThixowethuneNkosiyethu,olawulazonkeizinto, kwayeunamandlaphezukwazozonkeizidalwazakhe, akayikuzikhumbulaizonozethu,kodwauyaxoliswalula ngabobavumaizonozabo:kodwaumntu,ebuthathaka, ediniwe,kwayeezelezizono,uhlalaenomsindonxamnye nomntu;ngokungathikusemandleniakheukumsindisa okanyeukumtshabalalisa.

209Kodwamna,njengengelosiebekwephezu kwenguqukoyenu,ndiyaniyala,ukubanabaninaphakathi kwenuonenjongoenjalomakayibekeecaleni,azeabuyele enguqukweni;kwayeiNkosiiyakuziphilisaizonozenu zangaphambili,ukubaniyakuzihlambululakulomoya ungendawo;kodwaukubaaniyikukwenza,niyakunikelwa kuyeekufeni

210¶Ngokuphatheleleintabayesixhenxeaphoutyani lwaluluhlazakwayeluchumakhona,kwayeyonkeintaba yayithembekile;kwayezonkeiintlobozeenkomozazidla ngotyanibayo,kwayeokukhonautyaniludliwakakhulu, kokukhonaluchumangakumbi: 211Bangabantuabakholwayo,kwayebabesoloko belungilekwayebethetye;kwayebengenamahluko phakathikwabo,kodwabesavuyangabakhonzibakaThixo, bembatheumoyawezintombi;kwayebebesoloko bekulungeleukubonisaincebakubobonkeabantu,benika bonkeabantuimisebenziyabongaphandlekokugxeka, kwayengaphandlekokucinga 212NgenxayokoiNkosiibonaubululababonobumsulwa babo,yabongezakwimisebenziyezandlazabo,yabanika ubabalokuyoyonkeimisebenziyabo 213Kodwamna,endiyingelosiemiselwephezu kwenguqukoyenu,ndiyanikhuthaza,ukubabonkeabalolu hlobobaqhubekebenenjongoefanayo,ukuzeimbewuyenu ingasuswangonaphakade.

214KubaiNkosiinivavanyile,yazayanibhalakuni ngokwenanilethu;kwayeyonkeimbewuyenuiyakuhlala noNyanakaThixo;kubanonkeningabamoyawakhe.

215¶Ngokuphatheleleintabayesibhozoaphokwakukho imithomboemininzi,aphozonkeiintlobozezidalwa zikaThixozankcenkceshelwakhona;ngabobakholwayo ngabaPostileiNkosieyabathumelakulolonkeihlabathi ukubabashumayele;

216Kwayeabanyebabonjengabafundisibaye bashumayelabazabafundisangokusulungekileyo nangokunyanisekileyo,kwayeabazangebavumele nakancinciiminqwenoemibi,kodwabayebahambarhoqo ebulungiseninasenyanisweni

217Ngokokeababathethaphakathikweengelosi.

218¶Kwakhona;malunganentabayesithobaeyintlango, ezeleziinyoka;ngabobakholwayo,kodwababenamabala amaninzi:

219Abangabalungiseleliabenzaubulungiselelibabo ngendlelaengafanelekanga;bephangaimpahla yabahlolokazineenkedama;bazebazikhonzebona, kungekhonaabanye,ngezintoabazifumeneyo

220Aba,ukubabaqhubekanoluthando,bazinikelaekufeni, kwayeabayikubanathembalokuphila.Kodwaukubabaya kuguquka,bazebafezeubulungiselelibabo ngokunyaniseka,banokuphila

221Kebonaabobafunyenwebengenankani,bangabanjalo abayebalikhanyelaigamaleNkosi,ababuyelangaeNkosini kwakhona,kodwababanobundlobongelakwaye badlamkile;abazibhokoxikubakhonzibakaThixo;kodwa behlukanisiwenabo,bayebalahlekelwabubomibabo ngokungakhathaliokuncinci.

222Kubanjengomdiliyaoshiyweeluthangweni, ungatyalwanga,uyatshabalala,uminxekelukhula,aze ekuhambenikwexeshaabeyindle,ayekeukubaluncedo kwinkosiyawo;ngokunjalooluhlobolwabantuluphelelwe lithemba,kwayeludiniwe,luqaleukubalungenamsebenzi kwiNkosiyalo.

223Nangonakunjalo,ababantu,emvakwayoyonkeloo nto,bavumelekileukuguquka,ukubaabayikufunyanwa bemkhanyeleuKristuezintliziywenizabo;kodwaukuba nabaninakubouyakufunyanwaemkhanyeleentliziyweni yakhe,andinakwaziukubaumntuonjaloangabufumanana ubomi.

224Ndithikengokoukubanabaninaukhanyele, makabuyeleenguqukwenikulemihla;kuba akunakwenzekaukubanabaninangokuukhanyeleiNkosi, afumaneusindisokamva:nangonakunjaloinguquko icetyiswakwabobebekhanyelengaphambili

225Kodwalowouzakuguqukaumeleakhawuleze aguquke,ngaphambikokubaukwakhiwakwalenqaba kugqitywe:kungenjalouyakunikelwaekufeningabo bafazi.

226Kodwaabobakhubazekileyongabakhohlisi;kwaye abobaxubanayo,ngabaziinyokaowazibonayo zidityaniswekuloontaba.

227Kubanjengokubaityhefuyeenyokaibulalaabantu, ngokunjaloamazwiabantuabanjaloayabatshabalalisaaze abatshabalalise.Ngenxayokobayalimalaelukholweni lwabo,ngenxayolohlobolobomiababuphilayo

228Nangonakunjalo,abanyebabo,emvakokuguquka, basindisiwe,kwayenabanyebohloboolufanayobaya

kusindiswa,ukubabayakuguquka;kodwaukubaakunjalo, bayakufangabobafaziabanawoamandlanamandlaabo.

229¶Kubangokubhekiselekwintabayeshumi,apho kwakukhoimithiegqumeiinkomo,ngabobakholwayo, kwayeabanyebabobebengababhishophu,okokukuthi, abalawulibeecawa

230Amanye,ngamatyeanjaloangazangeazenzelewona ngokuzenzisa,kodwangengqondoechwayitileyoavuselela abakhonzibakaThixo

231Keabobabekwephezukobulungiseleliobuphantsi; kwayebakhuseleamahlwempunabahlolokazi;kwaye bahlalabegcinaincokoenyulu:ngokokenabobakhuselwe yiNkosi

232Nabaninaokwenzayooku,uyakuzukiswayiNkosi; kwayeindawoyakheiphakathikweengelosi,ukubauya kuqhubekanokuthobelaiNkosikudekubesekupheleni

233¶Ngokuphatheleleintabayeshumielinanyeapho kwakukhoimithiezeleziziqhamoezahlukeneyo,ngabo bakholwayo,bazabafa,ngenxayegamaleNkosi;baze banyamezelangengqondoevumayo,bazabanikelaubomi babongeentliziyozabozonke

234Ndathi,Kuthenike,mnumzana,nifumanazonkeezi ziqhamo,kodwaezinyezintlekunezinye?

235Phulaphulani,watsho:Nabaninaoyewabandezeleka ngenxayegamaleNkosiuhlonitshwayiNkosi;kwaye zonkeizonozaboziyacinywa,kubabayebabandezeleka ngenxayegamaloNyanakaThixo

236Khawuvengoku,ukubakutheniiziqhamozabo zahlukile,kwayeabanyebabobadlulaabanye,abobathe baziswaphambikwabagwebi,bazababuzwa, abayikhanyelaiNkosi,kodwababandezelekangengqondo elungeleyo;ababahloniphekilengakumbieNkosini.Ke ngokoiziqhamoezilungileyozezi

237Kodwaabobabenoloyikonabathandabuzayo,baze bagqibakwelokubabamvumeokanyebamkhanyele uKristu,kodwabebandezeleke;iziqhamozabozincinci, ngenxayokubalengcingayangenaezintliziywenizabo.

238Kubayingcingaembinembiukubaisicakasicinge ukubasiyakuyikhanyelanainkosiyasoLumkanikenina nineengcingaezinjalo,ukuzelengcingaingahlalikuni, nizenifekuThixo

239Kodwaninanibandezelekangenxayegamalakhe, nifaneleniyihlonipheiNkosi,kubaikubonileukuba ikufaneleukubizwangegamalayo;nokubanifanele ukukhululwakuzozonkeizonozenu

240Kuthenikengokoningazibalelininaninoyolo?Ewe, ndicingaukubaukubakukhoumntuphakathikwenu obandezelekayo,wenzaumsebenziomkhulu?KubaiNkosi ininikaubomi,kwayeaniqondi.Kubaiziphambekozenu zazinicinezela;kwayeukubabeningakhangenibandezeleke ngenxayegamalayo,ngokungenifileeNkosini, 241Ngenxayokondithethaokukunininanicingaukuba niyakuvumaokanyeniyakumkhanyela;vumaniukuba nineNkosinjengoThixowenu;hlezenangaliphinaixesha nimkhanyele,ninganikelwakwiimbophelelo.

242Kubazonkeiintlangaziyabagwebaabakhonzibazo abangafuniyoiinkosizazo;nicingaukubaiNkosiiza kwenzantonikini,ninaninamandlaazozonkeizinto?

243Ngokokesusaniezintliziywenizenulamathandabuzo, ukuzeniphilengonaphakadekuThixo

244Ngokuphatheleleintabayeshumielinesibini, eyayimhlophe,ngabobakholwayonjengabantwana

abanyanisekileyo,abangazangebangenekwiingcingazabo, nabangazangebaziukubasiyintoninaisono,kodwa bahlalabeqhubekanengqibeleloyabo.

245Ngenxayokooluhlobolwabantualuyikuthandabuza konkekonkeukubabayakubudlailifaubukumkani bukaThixo;kubaabazangebayingcolisenangayiphina indlelaimiyalelokaThixo,kodwabaqhubeke ngokunyanisekakwimekoefanayoyonkeimihlayobomi babo

246Ngokoke,nabanina,utshilo,oyakuhlala njengabantwanaabangenabubi;uyakubanodumo ngaphezukwabobonkeendithethengabo:kubabonke abantwanaabanjalobayahlonitshwayiNkosi,kwaye bahlonelwanjengabokuqalakubobonke.

247Ninoyolokeninaabayakususaububikuni,nambathe ubumsulwa;ngokubaniyakuyibonaiNkosikuqala

248Emvakokubaegqibileukuchazazonkeiintaba,ndathi kuye,Nkosi,ndibonisengokuukubayintonienxulumene namatyeakhutshweethafeni,azaafakwaenqabeni egumbinilabobangazangebamkelwe:

249Ngokuphathelelenalawomatyeangqukuvaongezwe ekwakhiwenikwenqaba:kunyenalawoayesaqhubeka ejikeleza.

250¶Khawuvengoku,utsho,malunganamatyeakhutshwe ethafeniayakwakhiwakwinqaba,azeabekwekwigumbi labobanqatshelweyo;ziingcambuzaloontabaimhlophe.

251Ngenxayokoke,ngenxayokubaabobabekholelwa kuloontabababemsulwakakhulu;inkosiyalenqaba yayalelaukubaabobabevelakwiingcambuzalentaba babekwekwisakhiwo

252Kubawayesaziukubaukubazibekwekwesisakhiwo ziyakuqhubekazikhanya;kwayeakukhonamnyekuzooza kwenziwamnyamakwakhona

253Kodwaukubawayenokongezangalendlelakwezinye iintaba,ngewayephantsewafunaukuphindaayekutyelela inqabaazeayicoce

254Ngokuonkelamatyeamhlophengamadodaaselula akholiweyo,okanyeazakukholwa;kubaonkealuhlobo olunyeLuyolooluhlobo,kubaalunatyala

255Mamelaningokunangalamatyeajikelezileyo nakhazimlayo:onkelaaphumakulentabaimhlophe Kodwakengokoafumanekaejikelezileyo,kubaubutyebi bawobubenzebabamnyamakancincikwinyanisokwaye bawakhazimlisaamehloabo:

256NangonakunjaloabazangebamkeeNkosini,kwaye akukhonalinyeilizwielibieliphumayoemlonyeniwabo; kodwakonkeubulungisa,nesidima,nenyaniso

257Ngokoke,xaiNkosiyabonaingqondoyabo,nokuba bangayihombisainyaniso,yayalelaukubabaqhubeke belungile,nokubaubutyebibabobuncitshiswe:

258Kubawayengafuniukubazithathwengokupheleleyo, ukuzezenzeokulungileyongokokuseleyo,ziphilele uThixo;kubanazoziluhlobooluhle

259Ngenxayokokwanqunyulwakancincikubo,baza bafakwakwisakhiwosalenqaba.

260¶Ngokuphatheleleezinyeezazisajikeleza,kodwa ezingafunyanwangazifanelekileukwakhiwakwalenqaba, kubaazikafumaniuphawu;zathwalwazabuyiselwa endaweniyazo,kubazafunyanwazijikelezilekakhulu

261Kodwaelihlabathilangokukufunekalisuswekubo, kunyenezintozaboezingabalulekanga;bazeke bafanelekeleubukumkanibukaThixoKubabamele

bangeneebukumkaninibukaThixo,kubauThixo ulusikeleleoluhlobolumsulwa.

262Ngokokeakukhonamnyekubooyakukhubeka;kuba nangonanabaninakuboehendwangumtyholi enokukhubeka,uyakubuyelakwiNkosiyakheuThixo kungekudala

263Mna,ingelosiyenguquko,ndinibonaninoyolo,nina bamsulwanjengabantwanaabancinci,kubaisabelosenu silungilekwayesihloniphekileeNkosini

264Kwayendithikuninonkeenifumeneolutywina; gcinaniubulula,kwayeningakhumbuliizonoezenziwe ngani,kwayeningaqhubekinisebubini,okanyeebukrakra, ngenkumbuloyezono

265Kodwayibanimoyamnye,nizenilungiseleleamayeza ezintlungu,niwasusekuni;ukuzeinkosiyezimvuivuye ngayo;kubaiyakuvuya,ukubaiyakufumanayonke iphelele.

266Kodwaukubanayiphinakwezizimvuiyakufunyanwa ichithachithiwe,Yehaiyakubangabelusi;kodwaukuba abelusingokwabobayakuchithachithwa,bayakuphendula bathinikwinkosiyesibayasezimvu?Ngababayakuthi bakhathazwezizimvu?Kodwaabayikukholelwa

267Kubayintoengakholelekiyoukubaumalusiahlupheke ngumhlambiwakhe;kwayeuyakohlwaywangakumbi ngobuxokibakhe

268Ngokundingumalusi;kwayengokukodwandimele ndinikeingxelongawe

269¶Ngokokezilumkeleningelixainqabaisakhiwa INkosiihlalakwabobathandauxolo;kubauxolo luthandwa;kodwaikudekakhulunabobaxabanayo,nabo bazelelububi.

270Ngokokembuyiseleumoyauphelele,njengoko niwamkeleyoKubaukubaunikaumntuozakugqiba inguboentshanepheleleyo,uyakulindelaukubaayifumane iphelelekwakhona;ukubakengokoumntuozakugqiba ayibuyiselekuweikrazukile,uyakuyifumanana?

271Ubungayikubanomsindokwangokuna;uzeumgxeke, uthi:Ndikunikeinguboyamyonke;kutheniuyikrazule, wayenzayangabalulekangakum?Ngokuayindincedi nganto,ngenxayokukrazulwaokwenzileyokuyo Ubungayikuthethakonkeokukumntuohlambaimpahla, ngenxayokukrazulwakwayokwinguboyakho?

272Ukubakengokoubuyakuyikhathalelainguboyakho, ukhalazengokubaawuyifumanangaiphelele;ucingaukuba iNkosiiyakuyenzantoni,eyakunikauMoyawayouphelele, kwayewenauyiphelisileukubaingabinamsebenzi, kangangokubaayinamsebenzieNkosiniyayo?Kuba yonakaliswenguwe,ayisayikubanamsebenzikuye

273AyiyikwenzanjalonaiNkosingoMoyawayo,ngenxa yesenzosakho?Ngokungathandabuzekiyo,ndatsho,iya kwenzaokufanayokubobonkeaboiyakubafumana behlalabekhumbulaukwenzakala.

274Musaniukunyathelaphantsikweenyawozakhengoko, wathi,incebayakhe;kodwamzukiseni,kubaunomonde omkhulungeziphosozenu,kwayeakafaninomnyewenu; kodwaguqukani,kubaokokuyakubaluncedokuni

275¶Zonkeezizintozibhaliweyongasentla,mnamalusi, ingelosiyenguquko,ndizibonisilendazandazithetha kubakhonzibakaThixo

276Ukubakengokoniyakukholwanizeniwaphulaphule lamazwi,nihambengawo,nilungiseiindlelazenu,niya

kuphilaKodwaukubaniqhubekaebubini,nikhumbula ububi,akukhosonosinjalosiyakuphilakuThixo.

277Zonkeezizintoebezizakuthethwandimndizidlulisele kuweWazaumalusiwathikum,Ngabauzibuzilezonke izintokum?Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi,ndizibuzile.

278Kuthenike,ngoko,watsho,ungabuzangamalunga neendawozalamatyeabekwekwisakhiwo,ukuze ndikuchazelenaweloonto?Ndaphendulandathi, Mnumzana,ndiyilibeleYivake,utshilo,malunganala matye

279Ngaboabongokubevelemiyalelo,bazabaguquka ngeentliziyozabozonke;

280YazaiNkosiyakubonaukubainguqukoyaboilungile kwayeicocekile,nokubabanokuqhubekanayo,yayalela ukubaizonozabozangaphambilizicinyweKubaezi ndawozazizizonozabo,kwayekengokozenziwe zalinganaukuzezingabonakali.

ISIFANISO10

1Emvakokubandibhalelencwadi,ingelosieyayindinike loomalusi,yangenaendlwiniendandikuyoyazayahlala ebhedini,kwayeloomalusiwayemingasekunenekwakhe.

2Wandibizawazawathikum;Ndikunikelewenanendlu yakhokulomalusi,ukuzeukhuselwenguyeNdathi,Ewe, Nkosi.

3Ukubakengoko,utshilo,uyakukhuselwakuzozonke iinkathazonakuyoyonkeinkohlakalo,kwayeuphumelele kuyoyonkeintethoelungileyonomsebenzi;kwayeube nayoyonkeisidimanobulungisa;hambakuloomiyalelo akunikeyona,kwayeuyakubanolawulophezukwaso sonkeisono.

4Kubaukubauyayigcinaloomiyalelo,yonkeiminqweno nolonwabolwelihlabathilangokuluyakubaphantsi kwakho;kwayeimpumeleloiyakukulandelakuyoyonke imisebenzielungileyo

5Ngokokemthabathelekuweuzukolwakhenokuthobeka, uzeuxelelebonkeukubauhloniphekilekwayeudumile kuThixo,kwayeuyinkosanaenegunyaelikhulukwaye inamandlakwisikhundlasayo

6Kuyekuphelaamandlaokuguqukaanikezelwa kwihlabathiliphelaAkabonakalinakuweukubaunegunya elikhulu?

7Kodwaninaniyawudelelaububelebakhe,kunye nokuthobekakwakheanihlafunangako

8Ndathikuye,Nkosi,mbuzeukususelakwixesha awangenangaloendlwiniyamukubandenzenantonina ngokungalungelelananga,okanyendimkhubekisile ngantonina?

9Ndiyazi,utshilo,ukubaawenzanganto ngokungalungelelananga,kwayeakuyikuyenzaintoenjalo kamva;ngokokendithethaezizintonaweukuzeuhlale uhleli;kubaundinikeingxeloentlengawe

10Kodwauyakuthethaezizintokwabanye,ukuzeabo baguqukileyo,okanyeabayakuguquka,babenengqondo efanayonawe;kwayeandinikeingxeloentlengabo,kwaye namndingenzaokufanayoeNkosini

11Ndaphendulandathi,Nkosi,ndivakalisakubobonke abantuimisebenziemangalisayokaThixo;kwaye ndiyathembaukubabonkeabayithandayonabakhebona ngaphambili,xabevaezizinto,bayakuguquka,baze baphilekwakhona

12Qhubekakengoko,watsho,kulenkonzo,uzeuyifeze Kwayenabaninaowenzangokwemiyaleloyalomalusi, uyakuphila;kwayeuyakubanozukoolukhuluapha naphayaeNkosini

13Kodwaabobangayigciniyoimiyaleloyakhe,baya kusabaubomibabo,kwayebangabachasibayoKwayeabo bangayilandeliyoimiyaleloyakhe,bayakuzinikelaekufeni, kwayewonkeumntuuyakubanetyalalegazilakhe.

14Kodwandithikuwe,gcinalemiyalelo,kwayeuya kufumanaunyangolwezonozakhozonke

15¶Ngaphezukoko,ndithumeleezintombiukubazihlale nawe;kubandibonileukubazinobubelekakhulukuwe Ngokokeuyakubanazonjengabancedibakho,ukuze ugcinekakuhleimiyaleloakunikeyona;kubalemiyalelo ayinakugcinwangaphandlekwezintombi

16Kwayendiyabonaukubabazimiselekangakananiukuba nawe;kwayendiyakubayalelanokubabangaphumibonke endlwiniyakho

17Kuphelayihlambululeindluyakho,kubabayakuhlala endlwiniecocekileyongokulula.Kubabacocekilekwaye bamsulwa,kwayebakhuthele;kwayebonkebanobubele eNkosini

18Ukubakengoko,uyakuyigcinaindluyakhoicocekile, bayakuhlalanaweKodwaukubaayizukungcoliswa kangako,bayakuphumakwangokoendlwiniyakho:kuba ezintombiazinakunyamezelanaluphinauhlobo lokungcola

19Ndathikuye,Nkosiyam,ndiyathembaukubandiya kubakholisa,ukuzebahlalebevuyaukuhlalaendlwiniyam Kwayenjengokolowoundinikeyena,engakhalazingam; ngokunjalonaboabayikukhalaza.

20Wazawathikuloomalusi:Ndiyabonaukubaumkhonzi kaThixouyakuphilaazeayigcinelemiyalelo,azeazibeke ezintombikwindawoyokuhlalaecocekileyo.

21Akubaetshilooku,wandibuyiselakulowoumalusi, wazawabizaiintombi,wathikuzo:Ekubenindibonaukuba nizakuhlalaendlwiniyalomntu,ndiyamncomayena nendluyakhekuni,ukuzeningaphumiendlwiniyakhe.

Kwayebawaphulaphulangokuzithandelalamazwi 22Wathikum,Hambangobukrotiebulungiselelinibakho; xelelabonkeabantuizintoezinkuluzikaThixo,uze ufumaneubabalokulomsebenzi

23Kwayenabaninaohambangalemiyalelo,uyakuphila, azeonwabeebominibakheKodwalowoungayinakiyo, akayikuphila,kwayeuyakubanosiziebominibakhe 24Xelelabonkeukubanabaninaonokwenzaokulungileyo, angayekiukuzilolongakwimisebenzielungileyo,kuba kuyingenelokuboKubandingathandaukubabonkeabantu bakhululwekwiingxakiabaphantsikwazo.

25Kubalowoufuna,azeathwaleubunzimaebominibakhe bemihlangemihla,usentlungwinienkulunasebunzimeni Ngokoke,nabaninaohlangulaumphefumloonjalo ekuswelekeni,ufumanauvuyoolukhulukuye

26Kubalowoubandezelekangenxayeengxakiezinjalo ubandezelekangokufanayo,ngokungathiubotshelelwe kwiintamboKwayeabaninzingenxayeengxakiezinjalo, bengakwaziukuzithwala,bakhethenokuzitshabalalisa

27Ngokokelowouyaziyointlekeleyomntuonjalo,aze angamkhululikuyo,wenzaisonoesikhulu,kwayeunetyala legazilakhe

28Ngokokeziqheliseniemisebenziniemihle,njengoko bonkeabafumeneamandlaeNkosini;hlezekuthi,xa

nilibalaukuyenza,ukwakhiwakwenqabakugqitywe;kuba ngenxayenuisakhiwosiyekile.

29Ngaphandlekokubangokokenizakukhawulezisa ukwenzakakuhle,inqabaiyakugqitywa,kwayeniya kuvalelwangaphandlekwayo.

30Emvakokubaethethenam,wavukaebhediniwaza wemka,ethabathaumalusineentombi

31Kodwauthekumuzakubuyiselaumalusineentombi endlwiniyamAmen