Incwadi Yokuqala Yomalusi KaHermas, ebizwa ngokuthi Imibono Yakhe UMBONO 1 1 Owangikhulisa wathengisa intombazane ethile eRoma; lapho ngiyibona eminyakeni eminingi kamuva, ngayikhumbula, ngaqala ukuyithanda njengodadewethu. Kwathi ngemva kwesikhathi esithile, ngayibona igeza emfuleni iTyber; ngabe sengiyiphakamisela isandla sami, ngayikhipha emfuleni. 2 Kwathi lapho ngimbona ngacabanga ngaphakathi kwami, ngathi, “Yeka indlela okufanele ngijabule ngayo uma nginomfazi onjalo, kokubili ngenxa yobuhle nokuziphatha kahle.” Lokhu ngacabanga ngaphakathi kimi; futhi angizange ngicabange lutho. Kodwa ngemva kwesikhathi esifushane, njengoba ngangihamba futhi ngicabanga ngale micabango, ngaqala ukuhlonipha lesi sidalwa sikaNkulunkulu, ngicabanga ngaphakathi kimi; ukuthi wayehloniphekile futhi emuhle kangakanani. 3 Kwathi sengihambile kancane, ngalala. Umoya wangithatha, wangithwala ngaya endaweni ethile ngakwesokunene, lapho kungekho muntu owayengadlula khona. Kwakuyindawo phakathi kwamadwala, eqongile kakhulu, futhi amanzi angadluleki kuyo. 4 Lapho sengidlule kule ndawo, ngafika ethafeni; futhi lapho ngaguqa ngamadolo, ngaqala ukuthandaza eNkosini, nokuvuma izono zami. 5 Kwathi ngisathandaza, izulu lavuleka, ngabona owesifazane engangimfisa, engibingelela evela ezulwini, ethi, “Herma, sawubona!” Ngambheka, ngaphendula ngathi, “Nkosikazi, wenzani lapha?” Wangiphendula wathi, “Ngiphakanyiselwe lapha ukuzokumangalela ngesono phambi kweNkosi.” 6 Nkosikazi, ngathi, “Ungangikholisa?” Cha,” kusho yena: “Kodwa lalela amazwi engizowakhuluma kuwe. UNkulunkulu ohlala ezulwini, owenza zonke izinto
ngaphandle kweze, futhi owazandisa ngenxa yebandla lakhe elingcwele, ukuthukuthelele ngoba wonile kimi.” 7 Ngaphendula ngathi kuye: “Nkosikazi, uma ngonile kuwe, ngitshele ukuthi ngikhulume kuphi, noma kuphi, noma nini izwi elibi noma elingathembekile kuwe?” 8 Angikaze ngikuhloniphe njengowesifazane njalo, angikaze ngikuhloniphe njengodadewethu njalo, pho kungani ungicabangela lezi zinto ezimbi kangaka? 9 Wabe esengihleka, wathi: “Isifiso sobubi sivukile enhliziyweni yakho. Awuboni yini ukuthi kuyinto embi ukuthi umuntu olungileyo abe nesifiso esibi enhliziyweni yakhe?” 10 Ngempela kuyisono, futhi lokho kuyinto enkulu kakhulu kumuntu onjalo; ngoba umuntu olungileyo ucabanga ukuthi kulungile. Futhi ngenkathi enza kanjalo, futhi ehamba ngobuqotho, iNkosi ezulwini iyoba nomusa kuye kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe. 11 Kodwa labo abacabanga okubi ezinhliziyweni zabo, bazithathela ukufa nokuthunjwa; futhi ikakhulukazi labo abathanda leli zwe lamanje, futhi abaziqhayisa ngengcebo yabo, futhi ababheki izinto ezinhle ezizayo; imiphefumulo yabo iyazulazula, futhi abazi ukuthi izolungisa kuphi. 12 Manje yilesi isimo salabo abanhliziyombili, abangathembi iNkosi, futhi abadelela futhi abanganaki ukuphila kwabo. 13 Kodwa thandaza eNkosini, futhi izophulukisa izono zakho, nezono zendlu yakho yonke, nezabangcwele bayo bonke. 14 Ngokushesha nje lapho esekhulume la mazwi amazulu avalwa, futhi ngahlala ngigcwele ukudabuka nokwesaba; futhi ngathi ngaphakathi kimi, uma lokhu kubekwe kimi ngenxa yesono, ngingasindiswa kanjani? 15 Noma ngingamncenga kanjani uJehova ngenxa yezono zami eziningi nezinkulu, futhi ngingamncenga ngamazwi angakanani ukuba abe nomusa kimi? 16 Njengoba ngangicabanga ngalezi zinto, futhi ngizindla ngazo, bheka isihlalo esibekwe phambi kwami soboya obumhlophe kakhulu, sikhanya njengeqhwa. 17 Kwafika isalukazi esigqoke ingubo ekhanyayo, siphethe incwadi esandleni saso, sahlala sodwa, sangibingelela, sathi, Hermas, sawubona! Mina ngigcwele usizi, futhi ngikhala, saphendula sathi, Sawubona, Nkosikazi!
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18 Wathi kimi, “Kungani udabuke kangaka, Hermas, ongazange abe nesineke, futhi abe nesizotha, futhi ahlale ejabule?” Ngaphendula, ngathi kuye, “Nkosikazi, ngibekwe icala lowesifazane omuhle kakhulu, ongitshela ukuthi ngonile kuye.” 19 Waphendula wathi: “Makube kude nenceku kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi isifiso sayo sivukile enhliziyweni yakho. Ngoba ngempela umcabango onjalo wenza izinceku zikaNkulunkulu zibe necala lesono.” 20 Futhi akufanele kube nomcabango onjalo onengekayo encekwini kaNkulunkulu: futhi akufanele lowo ovunyelwe nguMoya afise okubi; kodwa ikakhulukazi uHermas, ozithiba kuzo zonke izinkanuko ezimbi, futhi ogcwele ubulula bonke, nobumsulwa obukhulu. 21 Kodwa iNkosi ayithukutheleli kakhulu ngenxa yakho, kodwa ngenxa yendlu yakho, eyenzé okubi eNkosini, nakubazali bayo. 22 Futhi ngenxa yokuthi ngenxa yothando lwakho ngamadodana akho, awuzange ubayale indlu yakho, kodwa ubavumele ukuba baphile ngobubi; ngenxa yalesi sizathu iNkosi ikuthukuthelele: kodwa izophulukisa bonke ububi obenziwa endlini yakho. Ngoba ngenxa yezono zabo nobubi babo, ugcwele izindaba zasemhlabeni. 23 Kodwa manje isihawu sikaNkulunkulu sihawukele wena nendlu yakho, sikududuzile kakhulu. Kodwa wena, ungazulazuli, kodwa yiba nengqondo eqotho, ududuze indlu yakho. 24 Njengomsebenzi oletha umsebenzi wakhe, ewunikela kunoma ubani amthandayo; nawe uzokwenza njalo ngokufundisa nsuku zonke lokho okunqunyiwe isono esikhulu. Ngakho-ke ungayeki ukululeka amadodana akho, ngoba iNkosi iyazi ukuthi azophenduka ngenhliziyo yawo yonke, futhi azobhalwa encwadini yokuphila. 25 Kwathi esekushilo lokhu, wanezela kimi wathi: Uzongizwa ngifunda?—Ngamphendula ngathi, Nkosikazi, ngizokuzwa. 26 Lalela-ke, kusho yena; futhi evula incwadi ayifunda, ngokukhazimulayo, okukhulu, nangokumangalisayo, izinto engingenakuzikhumbula. Ngoba kwakungamazwi asabekayo, angenakuthwalwa muntu. 27 Kodwa amazwi akhe okugcina ngawagcina engqondweni yami, ngoba ayembalwa, futhi ayewusizo olukhulu kithi. 28 Bhekani iNkosi enamandla, eyadala umhlaba ngamandla ayo angabonakali, nangokuhlakanipha kwayo okuhle kakhulu, yahlobisa isidalwa sayo ngecebo layo elikhazimulayo, yaqinisa izulu ngezwi lamandla ayo, yasekela umhlaba phezu kwamanzi; futhi ngalobu buhle obunamandla yamisa iBandla layo eliNgcwele, elibusisile. 29 Bheka uzosusa amazulu, nezintaba, amagquma, nolwandle; futhi zonke izinto zizocaciswa kwabakhethiweyo bakhe; ukuze abanike isithembiso asithembisile, ngodumo olukhulu nenjabulo; uma nje bezogcina imiyalelo kaNkulunkulu, abayitholile ngokholo olukhulu. 30 Kwathi eseqedile ukufunda, wasukuma esihlalweni; bheka, kwafika izinsizwa ezine, zasithwala isihlalo zasiyisa empumalanga. 31 Wangibiza, wathinta isifuba sami, wathi kimi, Ingabe ukufunda kwami kukuthokozisile? Ngaphendula ngathi, Nkosikazi, lezi zinto zokugcina ziyangithokozisa; kodwa okwandulelayo kwakukhulu futhi kunzima.
32 Wathi kimi, lezi zinto zokugcina zingezabalungileyo, kodwa okungenhla kungezabahlubuki nabezizwe. 33 Kwathi esakhuluma nami, kwavela amadoda amabili, amthatha emahlombe awo aya empumalanga lapho kwakukhona khona isihlalo. 34 Wahamba ngokuthokoza; kwathi esehamba, wathi kimi: “Herma, yiba nesibindi.” UMBONO 2 1 Njengoba ngangisendleleni eya eCuma, cishe ngesikhathi esifanayo engangihamba ngaso ngonyaka odlule, ngaqala ukukhumbula umbono enganginawo ngaphambili. Futhi umoya wangithatha futhi, wangiyisa endaweni efanayo, engangikuyo ngonyaka odlule. 2 Kwathi lapho ngifika endaweni, ngawa ngamadolo ami, ngaqala ukuthandaza eNkosini, nokudumisa igama layo, ukuthi ingibone ngifanele, futhi ingivezile izono zami zangaphambili. 3 Kwathi lapho ngivuka ekuthandazeni, bheka, ngabona phambi kwami isalukazi engangisibonile ngonyaka odlule, sihamba futhi sifunda encwadini ethile. 4 Wathi kimi, “Ungabatshela yini labakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu lezi zinto?” Ngaphendula ngathi kuye, “Nkosikazi, angikwazi ukukhumbula izinto eziningi kangaka, kodwa nginike incwadi, ngizoyibhala phansi.” 5 “Yithathe,” kusho yena, “ubone ukuthi uyayibuyisela kimi.” 6 Ngokushesha nje lapho sengiyitholile, ngaya eceleni endaweni ethile ensimini, ngabhala zonke izinhlamvu, ngoba angitholanga ama-syllable. 7 Kwathi nje lapho sengiqedile lokho okwakubhalwe encwadini, incwadi yathathwa esandleni sami ngokuzumayo, kodwa angiyibonanga. 8 Ngemva kwezinsuku eziyishumi nanhlanu, lapho sengizilile ukudla, futhi nganxusa iNkosi ngobuqotho bonke, ulwazi lombhalo lwembulwa kimi. Manje umbhalo wawuyilokhu: 9 Inzalo yakho, Herma, yonile eNkosini, futhi ihlubukile abazali bayo, ngenxa yobubi bayo obukhulu. Futhi ibizwe ngokuthi abahlubuki babazali bayo, futhi iqhubeke nokuhlubuka kwayo. 10 Manje sebenezele ubufebe kwezinye izono zabo, kanye nokungcola kobubi babo; ngalokho bagcwalise isilinganiso sobubi babo. Kepha wena gxeka amadodana akho ngawo wonke lawa mazwi; nomkakho, ozoba ngudadewenu, makafunde ukubamba ulimi lwakhe, aluhlambalazayo. 11 Futhi lapho ezwa lezi zinto, uyozibamba, athole isihawu. 12 Futhi nabo bazofundiswa, uma usubathethisile ngala mazwi, iNkosi eyale ukuba embulwe kuwe. 13 Khona-ke izono zabo ziyothethelelwa, abazenzile ngaphambili, kanye nezono zabo bonke abangcwele abonile kuze kube namuhla; uma bephenduka ngezinhliziyo zabo zonke, futhi basuse konke ukungabaza ezinhliziyweni zabo. 14 Ngoba iNkosi ifungile ngenkazimulo yayo ngabakhethiweyo bayo, yanquma kulesi sikhathi ukuthi uma umuntu 5 enza isono ngisho namanje, akayikusindiswa. 15 Ngoba ukuphenduka kwabalungileyo kuyaphela; izinsuku zokuphenduka ziyagcwaliseka kubo bonke
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abangcwele; kodwa kwabezizwe, kukhona ukuphenduka kuze kube lusuku lokugcina. 16 Ngakho-ke uyotshela labo abaphethe ibandla; ukuthi bahlele izindlela zabo ngokulunga, ukuze bamukele ngokugcwele isithembiso ngenkazimulo enkulu. 17 Ngakho-ke yimani niqinile nina enisebenza ukulunga futhi niqhubeke nikwenza, ukuze ukuhamba kwenu kube nezingelosi ezingcwele. 18 Nibusisiwe nina nonke enizokhuthazelela ukulingwa okukhulu okuseduze, nanoma ubani ongeke aphike ukuphila kwakhe. 19 Ngokuba iNkosi ifungile ngeNdodana yayo, ukuthi noma ngubani ophika iNdodana yayo kanye nayo, esaba impilo yayo, nayo izomphika ezweni elizayo. 20 Kodwa labo abangeke bamphike, ngesihawu sakhe esikhulu kakhulu uzoba nomusa kubo. 21 Kodwa wena, Herma, ungakhumbuli ububi obenziwe ngamadodana akho, futhi ungamnaki udadewenu, kodwa qaphela ukuthi balungisa izono zabo zangaphambili. 22 Ngoba bazofundiswa yile mfundiso, uma ungakukhumbuli lokho abakwenzile ngobubi. 23 Ngoba ukukhumbula okubi kuveza ukufa, kodwa ukukhohlwa kwabo kuveza ukuphila okuphakade. 24 Kodwa nina, Ma-Hermits, nibhekane nezinkinga eziningi zomhlaba ngenxa yeziphambeko zendlu yenu, ngoba nizidebesele, njengezinto ezingezona ezakho; futhi nimatasa kakhulu ngebhizinisi lenu elikhulu. 25 Noma kunjalo, ngenxa yalesi sizathu uzosindiswa, ngoba awusukanga kuNkulunkulu ophilayo, futhi ubumsulwa bakho kanye nokuzibamba kwakho kuzokulondoloza, uma uqhubeka kukho. 26 Yebo, bayosindisa bonke abenza izinto ezinjalo, futhi bahambe ngobumsulwa nangokungasoleki. 27 Labo abalolu hlobo bayonqoba konke ukungahloniphi uNkulunkulu, futhi baqhubeke kuze kube phakade. 28 Babusisiwe bonke abenza ukulunga, abayikubhujiswa phakade. 29 Kodwa uzakuthi, Bheka, kuza isivivinyo esikhulu. Uma kukuhle kuwe, mnqabe futhi. 30 UJehova useduze nalabo abaphendukela kuye, njengoba kulotshiwe encwadini kaHeldam noModali, abaprofetha kubantu bakwa-Israyeli ehlane. 31 Ngaphezu kwalokho, bazalwane, kwembulwa kimi, ngesikhathi ngilele, yinsizwa enhle kakhulu, ithi kimi, Ucabangani ngalowo wesifazane omdala owathola kuye incwadi; ungubani? Ngaphendula, nginguSybil. 32 Udukile, wathi, “Akayena.” Ngaphendula ngathi, “Ungubani-ke, mnumzane?” Wangiphendula wathi, “Yibandla likaNkulunkulu.” 33 Ngathi kuye, Pho kungani ebonakala esemdala? Ngakho-ke, wathi, useyinkosikazi endala, ngoba wayengowokuqala kukho konke okudaliweyo, futhi umhlaba wenzelwa yena. 34 Ngemva kwalokhu ngabona umbono ekhaya endlini yami, futhi isalukazi engangisibonile ngaphambili, seza kimi sangibuza ukuthi, ngabe sengiyihambisile yini incwadi yaso kubadala bebandla? Ngaphendula ngathi, angikayithumeli. 35 Waphendula wathi, Wenze kahle, ngoba nginezinye izinto engizokutshela zona. Kodwa uma sengiqedile wonke amazwi, azoqondwa kahle ngabakhethiweyo.
36 Uzobhala izincwadi ezimbili, bese uthumela eyodwa kuKlementi nenye kuGrapte. Ngoba uKlementi uzoyithumela emizini yangaphandle, ngoba kuvunyelwe kuye ukwenza kanjalo; kodwa uGrapte uzoyala abafelokazi nezintandane. 37 Kodwa uzofunda kulo muzi kanye nabadala bebandla. UMBONO 3 1 Umbono engawubona, bazalwane, yilo. 2 Ngesikhathi ngizila ukudla kaningi futhi ngithandaza eNkosini, ukuba ingibonise isambulo, eyayisithembise owesifazane osekhulile ukuthi uzosibonisa sona; ngalobo busuku wabonakala kimi, wathi kimi: 3 Ngoba uzihlupha kanjalo, futhi ufisa ukwazi zonke izinto, woza ensimini, lapho uthanda khona, futhi cishe ngehora lesithupha, ngizobonakala kuwe, ngikubonise lokho okumele ukubone. 4 Ngambuza, ngathi: Nkosikazi, uye kuyiphi ingxenye yensimu? Waphendula wathi, nomaphi lapho uthanda khona, khetha indawo enhle neyimfihlo kuphela. Ngaphambi kokuba ngiqale ukukhuluma nokumtshela indawo, wathi kimi: Ngizoza lapho uthanda khona. 5 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, ngangisensimini, futhi ngaqaphela amahora ngafika endaweni lapho ngangimmisele ukuba eze khona. 6 Ngabona isihlalo sibekwe; sasingumcamelo welineni, futhi phezu kwaso kwenekwe isembozo selineni elicolekileyo. 7 Lapho ngibona lezi zinto zihlelekile ngale ndlela, nokuthi kwakungekho muntu endaweni, ngaqala ukumangala, izinwele zami zaphakama, futhi kwangithinta uhlobo oluthile lokwesaba; ngoba ngangingedwa. 8 Kodwa, lapho sengibuyile engqondweni yami, futhi ngikhumbula inkazimulo kaGadi, futhi ngiba nesibindi, ngawa ngamadolo ami, futhi ngaqala ukuvuma izono zami njengakuqala. 9 Ngesikhathi ngenza lokhu, isalukazi seza lapho nezinsizwa eziyisithupha engangizibonile ngaphambili, sama ngemuva kwami njengoba ngangithandaza, sangizwa ngithandaza futhi ngivuma izono zami eNkosini. 10 Futhi engithinta, wathi: Yeka ukuthandazela izono zakho kuphela; thandazela nokulunga, ukuze uthole ingxenye yakhe endlini yakho. 11 Wangiphakamisa endaweni, wangibamba ngesandla, wangiletha esihlalweni; wathi ezinsizweni: Hambani, nakhe. 12 Lapho sebehambile, sesisele sodwa, wathi kimi: “Hlala lapha.” Ngamphendula ngathi: “Nkosikazi, ake kuhlale abadala kuqala.” Waphendula wathi: “Hlala phansi njengoba ngikutshela.” 13 Kwathi lapho ngifuna ukuhlala ngakwesokunene, akangivumelanga, kodwa wangibonisa ngesandla sakhe ukuthi ngihlale ngakwesokhohlo. 14 Ngakho-ke, njengoba ngangicabanga futhi ngigcwele usizi, ukuthi akangivumeli ukuba ngihlale ngakwesokunene, wathi kimi: “Hermes, kungani udabukile?” 15 Indawo engakwesokunene ingeyabo labo asebefinyelele kuNkulunkulu, futhi bahluphekile ngenxa yegama lakhe. Kodwa kusekuningi okusele kuwe, ngaphambi kokuba uBanat ahlale nabo.
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16 Kodwa qhubeka njengoba wenza ngobuqotho bakho, futhi uzohlala nabo: njengabo bonke abanye abenza imisebenzi yabo, futhi abazothwala lokho abakuthwalile. 17 Ngathi kuye: Nkosikazi, bengizokwazi ukuthi yini abayihluphekile? Ngakho-ke, lalela, kusho yena: izilwane zasendle, ukushaywa, ukuboshwa, neziphambano ngenxa yegama lakhe. 18 Ngenxa yalokhu isandla sokunene sobungcwele singesabo, nesabo bonke abanye abayohlupheka ngenxa yegama likaNkulunkulu; kodwa isandla sokhohlo singesabanye. 19 Kodwa izipho nezithembiso kungokwabo bobabili, abangakwesokudla, nabangakwesokunxele; kuphela ukuthi abahlezi ngakwesokunene banodumo olungaphezu kwabanye. 20 Kodwa ufisa ukuhlala ngakwesokunene nabo, kodwa amaphutha akho maningi. Kodwa uzohlanzwa emaphutheni akho, njengoba nabo bonke abangangabazi bezohlanzwa kuzo zonke izono abazenzile kuze kube namuhla. 21 Kwathi eseshilo lokhu wayezohamba. 22 Ngakho-ke, ngiwela phansi phambi kwezinyawo zakhe, ngaqala ukumncenga, ngenxa yeNkosi, ukuthi angibonise umbono ayewuthembisile. 23 Wabe esephinda wangibamba ngesandla, wangiphakamisa, wangihlalisa esihlalweni ohlangothini lwesobunxele; ephethe intonga ethile ekhanyayo, wathi kimi, Uyayibona leyo nto enkulu? Ngaphendula ngathi, Nkosikazi, angiboni lutho. 24 Waphendula wathi: “Awuboni yini phambi kwakho umbhoshongo omkhulu owakhiwe phezu kwamanzi, onamatshe ayizikwele acwebezelayo?” 25 Ngoba umbhoshongo wawakhiwe esigcawini yilaba bafana abayisithupha ababeze naye. 26 Kodwa amadoda amaningi ayizinkulungwane aletha amatshe; amanye awakhipha ekujuleni, amanye awathwala emhlabathini, awanika izinsizwa eziyisithupha. Athatha akwakha. 27 Ngokuphathelene nalawo matshe akhishwe ekujuleni, bawafaka wonke esakhiweni; ngoba ayecwebezelisiwe, futhi izikwele zawo zazihambisana kahle, ngakho-ke elinye lalihlangene ngendlela yokuthi kwakungekho ndawo yokubonakala lapho ayehlangana khona, kangangokuthi wonke umbhoshongo wabonakala sengathi wakhiwe njengetshe elilodwa. 28 Kodwa ngokuphathelene namanye amatshe asuswa emhlabathini, amanye awazange asetshenziswe, amanye awafaka esakhiweni. 29 Ngokuqondene nalezo ezazenqatshiwe, ezinye bazisika, baziphonsa kude nombhoshongo; kodwa ezinye eziningi zazo zazilele zizungeze umbhoshongo, abangazange bazisebenzise esakhiweni. 30 Ngoba ezinye zazo zazinokhahlo, ezinye zinemifantu kuzo, ezinye zazimhlophe futhi ziyindilinga, okwakungafanele ukwakhiwa kombhoshongo. 31 Kodwa ngabona amanye amatshe ephonswa kude nombhoshongo, ewela emgwaqweni omkhulu, kodwa angaqhubeki nendlela, kodwa asuswa endleleni aya endaweni eyihlane. 32 Abanye ngababona bewela emlilweni bevutha; abanye bawela eduze kwamanzi, kodwa abakwazanga ukuzigingqa kuwo, nakuba babefisa kakhulu ukuwela emanzini.
33 Kwathi esengitshengisile lezi zinto wayezohamba; kodwa ngathi kuye, Nkosikazi, kungisiza ngani ukubona lezi zinto, ngingaqondi ukuthi zisho ukuthini? 34 Waphendula wathi kimi: Uhlakaniphile kakhulu, ngoba ufisa ukwazi lezo zinto eziphathelene nombhoshongo. Yebo, ngathi, Nkosikazi, ukuze ngizimemezele kubazalwane, futhi bajabule, futhi ukuzwa lezi zinto kungadumisa uNkulunkulu ngenkazimulo enkulu. 35 Wayesethi: “Baningi abazokuzwa, futhi lapho sebezwile, abanye bazojabula, abanye bakhale. Kodwa ngisho nalaba, uma bephenduka, nabo bazojabula.” 36 Ngakho-ke zwanini engizokusho ngomfanekiso wombhoshongo, futhi emva kwalokhu ningasangikhathazi ngesambulo. 37 Ngoba lezi zambulo zinesiphelo, njengoba zigcwalisekile. Kodwa ungayeki ukufisa izambulo, ngoba uphuthuma kakhulu. 38 Ngokuqondene nombhoshongo owubona wakhiwe, yimina, okungukuthi ibandla, eselivele kuwe kokubili manje nangaphambili. Ngakho-ke buza ukuthi yini oyifunayo ngombhoshongo, ngizokwembulela yona, ukuze ujabule nabangcwele. 39 Ngathi kuye: Nkosikazi, ngoba ubungibona ngifanele ukwamukela kuwe isambulo sazo zonke lezi zinto, ngitshele zona. 40 Wangiphendula wathi: “Noma yini okufanele yembulwe kuwe izokwembulwa; inhliziyo yakho mayibe neNkosi kuphela, ungangabazi ngalokho okubonayo.” 41 Ngambuza, Nkosikazi, kungani umbhoshongo wakhiwe phezu kwamanzi? Waphendula wathi, Ngikushilo ngaphambili ukuthi ubuhlakaniphe kakhulu ukubuza ngokucophelela mayelana nesakhiwo, ngakho-ke uzothola iqiniso. 42 Ngakho-ke zwanini ukuthi kungani umbhoshongo wakhiwe phezu kwamanzi: ngoba impilo yakho iyasindiswa ngamanzi, ngoba yasungulwa ngezwi legama elinamandla nelihloniphekile, futhi isekelwa amandla angabonakali kanye nobuhle bukaNkulunkulu. 43 Ngaphendula ngathi kuye, Lezi zinto ziyathandeka kakhulu; kodwa, nkosikazi, zingobani lezo zinsizwa eziyisithupha ezakhayo? 44 Laba, kusho yena, bayizingelosi zikaNkulunkulu, ezamiswa kuqala, futhi iNkosi ezinikele kuzo zonke izidalwa zayo, ukuze zizenze futhi zakhiwe, futhi zibuse phezu kwazo. Ngoba ngalezi zinto ukwakhiwa kombhoshongo kuzoqedwa. 45 Futhi obani abanye abaletha amatshe kubo? 46 Futhi bayizingelosi ezingcwele zeNkosi; kodwa abanye bangcono kakhulu kunalaba. Ngakho-ke lapho konke ukwakhiwa kombhoshongo sekuqediwe, bonke bayodla ndawonye eceleni kombhoshongo, futhi bayodumisa uNkulunkulu, ngoba isakhiwo sombhoshongo sesiqediwe. 47 Ngambuza, ngithi, Ngingathanda ukwazi isimo samatshe, nokuthi asho ukuthini? 48 Waphendula, wathi kimi, Ungcono kunabo bonke abanye ukuthi lokhu kwembulwe kuwe? Ngoba kukhona abanye phambi kwakho, futhi bangcono kunawe, okufanele babonakaliswe kubo le mibono. 49 Noma kunjalo, ukuze igama likaNkulunkulu lidunyiswe, lembulwe kuwe, futhi lizokwembulwa kuwe, ngenxa yalabo abangabazayo, futhi abacabanga ezinhliziyweni zabo ukuthi lezi zinto zinjalo noma cha.
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50 Batshele ukuthi zonke lezi zinto ziyiqiniso, nokuthi akukho lutho kuzo olungelona iqiniso; kodwa zonke ziqinile futhi zimi ngeqiniso. 51 Manje zwanini ngamatshe asesakhiweni. 52 Amatshe ayisikwele namhlophe avumelana kahle ezinhlanganisweni zawo, ngabaphostoli, nababhishobhi, nodokotela, nabefundisi, abathi ngesihe sikaNkulunkulu bangene, babusa, bafundisa futhi bakhonza ngobungcwele nangokuthobeka kwabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, kokubili labo abalele, nabasasele; futhi bahlale bevumelana nabo, futhi babe nokuthula ngaphakathi kwabo, futhi bezwana. 53 Ngenxa yalokho, izixhumanisi zazo zihlangana ndawonye ekwakhiweni kombhoshongo. 54 Labo abakhishwa ekujuleni bafakwe esakhiweni, futhi abaxhumanisa nabo bavumelana namanye amatshe asevele akhiwe, yilabo asebelele, futhi abahluphekile ngenxa yegama leNkosi. 55 Futhi ziyini ezinye amatshe, nkosikazi, alethwa emhlabeni? Bengingazi ukuthi ayini. 56 Waphendula wathi: “Labo abalele phansi futhi abangacwebezeli, yibo uNkulunkulu abamukele, ngoba bahambe emthethweni weNkosi, futhi baqondisa izindlela zabo emiyalweni yayo.” 57 Labo abalethwayo futhi bafakwa ekwakhiweni kombhoshongo, bangabantu abasha okholweni nabathembekile. Futhi laba bayalwa yizingelosi ukuba benze kahle ngoba ububi abutholakali kubo. 58 Kodwa bangobani labo ababenqaba, futhi bababeka eceleni kombhoshongo? 59 Bangabantu abonile futhi abazimisele ukuphenduka; ngenxa yalokho abaphonswanga kude nombhoshongo, ngoba bazoba usizo ekwakheni, uma bephenduka. 60 Ngakho-ke labo abangakaphenduki, uma bephenduka, bayoqina okholweni; okungukuthi, uma bephenduka manje, ngesikhathi umbhoshongo usakhiwa. Ngoba uma isakhiwo sizophela ngeke kube khona indawo yokuba bafakwe kuso, kodwa bazolahlwa; ngoba unaleli lungelo kuphela ozophuma manje aye embhoshongweni. 61 Kodwa ubungazi ukuthi obani abaqoshwe phansi, baphonswa kude nombhoshongo? Nkosikazi, ngathi, ngiyayifisa. 62 Bangabantwana bobubi, ababekholelwa ekuzenziseni kuphela, kodwa abasukanga ezindleleni zabo ezimbi; ngenxa yalesi sizathu ngeke basindiswe, ngoba abanalo usizo kulesi sakhiwo ngenxa yezono zabo. 63 Ngakho-ke bayanqunywa, futhi balahlwe kude, ngenxa yentukuthelo yeNkosi, nangenxa yokuthi bayivusele intukuthelo ngokumelene nabo. 64 Ngokuphathelene nenani elikhulu lamatshe owabonile ebekwe nxazonke kombhoshongo, kodwa angafakwanga ezakhiweni; lawo aqinile, yilawo awazi iqiniso, kodwa angaqhubekanga kuwo, futhi angahlanganiswanga nabangcwele, ngakho-ke awasizi ngalutho. 65 Labo abanemifantu phakathi kwabo, yilabo abagcina ukungezwani ezinhliziyweni zabo, futhi abangahlali ngokuthula; abanobungane lapho bekhona nabafowabo, kodwa ngokushesha nje lapho behlukana, ububi babo buyaqhubeka ezinhliziyweni zabo: lezi yimifantu ebonakala kulawo matshe.
66 Labo abakhubazekile nabafushane, yilabo abakholwe ngempela, kodwa basagcwele ububi kakhulu: ngenxa yalesi sizathu bakhubazekile futhi abaphelele. 67 Kodwa ayini amatshe amhlophe nayindilinga, nkosikazi, futhi ayini angafanele ukwakhiwa kombhoshongo? 68 Yaphendula yathi kimi: Kuyoze kube nini uhlala uyisiwula futhi ungenakuqonda, ubuza konke futhi ungaqondi lutho? 69 Bangabantu abanokholo ngempela, kodwa abanayo yonke ingcebo yaleli zwe lamanje. Ngakho-ke uma kuvela noma yiziphi izinkinga, ngenxa yengcebo yabo kanye nokuhwebelana, bayaphika iNkosi. 70 Ngaphendula ngathi kuye, “Ngakho-ke bayoba usizo nini eNkosini?” Lapho ingcebo yabo iqedwa, kusho yena, lapho bejabulela khona, khona-ke bayoba usizo eNkosini ekwakheni kwayo.” 71 Ngoba njengetshe eliyindilinga, ngaphandle kokuba linqunywe, futhi lilahlwe kancane, ubukhulu balo abunakwenziwa bube yisikwele, kanjalo nalabo abacebile kuleli zwe, ngaphandle kokuba ingcebo yabo incishiswe, abanakwenziwa babe nenzuzo eNkosini. 72 Funda lokhu kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho; ngesikhathi ucebile, wawungelutho; kodwa manje usunenzuzo, futhi ulungele impilo oyithathile; ngoba nawe wake waba ngomunye walawo matshe. 73 Ngokuphathelene namanye amatshe owawabona elahliwe kude nombhoshongo, agijima endleleni, awela phansi endleleni aya ezindaweni ezingenalutho, yibo abakholwa ngempela, kodwa ngokungabaza kwabo bashiye indlela yeqiniso, becabanga ukuthi bangathola engcono. Kodwa bayazulazula futhi balusizi, beya ezindleleni ezingenalutho. 74 Khona-ke ngalawo matshe awela emlilweni futhi ashiswa, yilabo abaye basuka kuNkulunkulu ophilayo kuze kube phakade; futhi akukaze kufike ezinhliziyweni zabo ukuphenduka, ngenxa yothando abanalo ezifisweni zabo nasebubini ababenzayo. 75 Futhi ziyini ezinye eziwele emanzini, zangakwazi ukugingqika emanzini? 76 Bayilabo abalizwile izwi, futhi ababezimisele ukubhapathizwa egameni leNkosi; kodwa becabanga ngobungcwele obukhulu obudingwa yiqiniso, bazihoxisile, futhi baphinde bahamba ngokwezifiso zabo ezimbi. 77 Waqeda kanjalo-ke incazelo yombhoshongo. 78 Kodwa njengoba ngangisaphuthuma, ngambuza, Ingabe kukhona ukuphenduka okuvunyelwe kuwo wonke lawo matshe alahliwe kanjalo? futhi ayengafanele ukwakhiwa kombhoshongo; futhi ingabe azoyithola indawo kulo mbhoshongo? 79 Bangase baphenduke, kusho yena, kodwa abakwazi ukungena kulo mbhoshongo; kodwa bazobekwa esigabeni esiphansi kakhulu, futhi ngemva kwalokho bazobe sebehlushwe, futhi bagcwalise izinsuku zezono zabo. 80 Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu bazosuswa, ngoba bamukele izwi lokulunga: bese besuswa ezinhluphekweni zabo, uma bezoba nokuqonda kweqiniso ezinhliziyweni zabo ngalokho abakwenzile kabi. 81 Kodwa uma bengenalo lolu lwazi ezinhliziyweni zabo, ngeke basindiswe ngenxa yobulukhuni bezinhliziyo zabo. 82 Ngakho-ke lapho sengiqedile ukumbuza ngazo zonke lezi zinto, wathi kimi: “Ufuna ukubona okunye?” Futhi
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njengoba ngangifisa ukukubona, ngajabula kakhulu ebusweni. 83 Ngakho-ke wangibheka emuva, wamomotheka kancane, wathi kimi, Uyababona abesifazane abayisikhombisa eduze kombhoshongo? Nkosikazi, ngathi, Ngiyababona. 84 Lo mbhoshongo, ephendula, usekelwa yibo, ngokomyalo weNkosi; ngakho-ke lalela imiphumela yabo. 85 Owokuqala kubo, obamba ngesandla sakhe, ubizwa ngokuthi uKholo, nguyena okhethiweyo oyosindiswa. Owesibili, obhince kahle, futhi obukeka njengowesilisa, ubizwa ngokuthi uKuzithiba: uyindodakazi yoKholo. 86 Ngakho-ke noma ngubani ozomlandela uyojabula empilweni yakhe yonke, ngoba uzoyeka yonke imisebenzi emibi, ekholelwa ukuthi uma ezibamba kukho konke ukufisa, uyoba yindlalifa yokuphila okuphakade. Futhi baphi abanye abahlanu, nkosikazi, ngathi mina,? 87 Bangamadodakazi omunye nomunye, ephendula,. Eyokuqala ibizwa ngokuthi Ubulula; okulandelayo Ubumsulwa; okwesithathu Isizotha; bese kuba yiSiyalo; kanti okokugcina kwakho konke yiSisa. Ngakho-ke uma usuqedile imisebenzi kamama wabo, uzokwazi ukwenza zonke izinto. 88 Nkosikazi, kusho mina, bengingazi ukuthi yibuphi ubuhle obukhethekile obunazo zonke lezi. 89 Yizwa-ke, kuphendula yena; banezimfanelo ezilinganayo, futhi izimfanelo zabo zihlangene, futhi ziyalandelana njengoba bazalwa. 90 Ekukholweni kuvela ukuzithiba; ekuzithibeni, ebumnyameni; ekubumnyameni, ebumnyameni; ekubumnyameni, ebumnyameni; ekuzithibeni, ekuzithibeni naseSisa. Ngakho-ke imisebenzi yalokhu ingcwele, imsulwa, futhi ilungile. 91 Ngakho-ke noma ngubani oyokhonza laba, futhi abambelele emisebenzini yabo, uyoba nendlu yakhe yokuhlala embhoshongweni nabangcwele bakaNkulunkulu. 92 Ngabe sengimbuza mayelana nezikhathi, ukuthi ngabe ukuphela sekuseduze yini; 93 Kodwa wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ethi, O siwula! Awukaboni yini umbhoshongo usakhiwa? Ngakho-ke lapho umbhoshongo usuqediwe, wakhiwe, uzophela; futhi ngempela uzophela maduze. 94 Kodwa ungabe usangibuza eminye imibuzo. Lokho osekushiwo kungakwanelisa wena nabo bonke abangcwele ukuze nithole ukuqabuleka kwemimoya yenu. Ngoba lezi zinto azembulwanga kuwe wedwa, kodwa ukuze uzenze zaziwe kubo bonke. 95 Ngakho-ke, O Hermes, emva kwezinsuku ezintathu kufanele uqonde la mazwi engiqala ukuwakhuluma kuwe, ukuze uwakhulume ezindlebeni zabangcwele; ukuze lapho sebezwile futhi bawenze, bahlanzwe ebubini babo, nawe kanye nabo. 96 Ngakho-ke ngilaleleni, O madodana ami, nginikhulise ngobulula obukhulu, nangobumsulwa, nangokuthobeka ngenxa yothando lukaNkulunkulu, oluye lwawela phezu kwenu ngokulunga, ukuze ningcweliswe futhi nilungisiswe kukho konke isono nobubi; kodwa ngeke niyeke ukwenza kwenu okubi. 97 Ngakho-ke ngilaleleni, nibe nokuthula omunye nomunye, nivakashelane, namukelane, futhi ningajabuli izidalwa zikaNkulunkulu zodwa. 98 Nikani ngokukhululeka labo abaswele. Ngoba abanye ngokudla ngokukhululeka kakhulu bathola ubuthakathaka
enyameni yabo, futhi balimaze imizimba yabo; kuyilapho inyama yabanye abangenakho ukudla, ibuna, ngoba bafuna ukondliwa okwanele, futhi imizimba iyadliwa. 99 Ngakho-ke lokhu kungazithibi kuyalimaza kini, nina enakho, futhi eningabatsheli abasweleyo. Lungiselela isahlulelo esizonifikela. 100 Nina eniphakeme kakhulu, funani abalambile, umbhoshongo ungakaqedwa. Ngoba lapho umbhoshongo usuqediwe, niyobe nizimisele ukwenza okuhle, futhi ngeke nithole ndawo kuwo. 101 Ngakho-ke qaphelani nina enizibonga ngengcebo yenu, funa mhlawumbe babubule abaswele, bese ukububula kwabo kukhuphukela kuNkulunkulu, bese nivalelwa ngaphandle nezimpahla zenu ngaphandle kwesango lombhoshongo. 102 Bhekani manje ngiyanixwayisa nina enibekwe phezu kwebandla, futhi enithanda izihlalo eziphakeme, ningafani nalabo abenza okubi. 103 Futhi ngempela bathwala ubuthi babo emabhokisini, kodwa nina niqukethe ubuthi benu kanye nokutheleleka ezinhliziyweni zenu, futhi ngeke nikuhlanze, futhi nixube ingqondo yenu nenhliziyo ehlanzekile, ukuze nithole isihawu eNkosini eNkulu. 104 Qaphelani, bantwana bami, ukuthi ukungezwani kwenu kunganiphuci izimpilo zenu. Nizobafundisa kanjani abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, uma nina ngokwenu nifuna ukulungiswa? Ngakho-ke yalanani, futhi nibe nokuthula phakathi kwenu, ukuze mina, ngimi phambi kukayihlo, ngizilandisele eNkosini. 105 Kwathi lapho eseqedile ukukhuluma nami, izinsizwa eziyisithupha ezazakha, zeza zamthwala zamyisa embhoshongweni; kwathi ezinye ezine zahlala esihlalweni ayehlezi kuso, nazo zabuyela embhoshongweni. Angizange ngibone ubuso balaba, ngoba babengifulathele. 106 Njengoba ehamba, ngambuza ukuthi angambulele ukuthi yini ephathelene nezinhlobo ezintathu, abonakala ngazo kimi. 107 Kodwa waphendula wathi kimi, mayelana nalezi zinto kufanele ubuze okunye, ukuze zembulwe kuwe. 108 Manje, bazalwane, embonweni wokuqala ngonyaka odlule, wabonakala kimi esemdala kakhulu, ehleli esihlalweni. 109 Komunye umbono, wayenobuso obusha ngempela, kodwa inyama nezinwele zakhe kwase kukhulile; kodwa wayekhuluma nami ngimi, futhi wayejabule kakhulu kunakuqala. 110 Embonweni wesithathu, wayemncane kakhulu kuzo zonke izici, futhi emuhle emehlweni; kuphela wayenezinwele zomuntu osekhulile; kodwa wayebukeka ejabule, wahlala esihlalweni. 111 Ngakho-ke ngangidabukile kakhulu ngalezi zinto, kwaze kwaba yilapho sengiqonda umbono. 112 Ngakho-ke ngabona lona wesifazane osekhulile embonweni wasebusuku ethi kimi, Yonke imithandazo idinga ukuthotshiswa. Ngakho-ke zila ukudla, uzofunda eNkosini lokho okucelayo. Ngakho-ke ngazila ukudla ngolunye usuku. 113 Ngalobo busuku insizwa yabonakala kimi yathi, Kungani uvame ukufisa izambulo emithandazweni yakho? Qaphela ukuthi ngokucela izinto eziningi, ungalimazi umzimba. Lezi zambulo mazikwanelise.
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114 Uyabona yini izambulo eziphawuleka kakhulu kunalezo osuvele uzitholile? 115 Ngaphendula ngathi kuye, Nkosi, ngicela lokhu kuphela ngenxa yabantu abathathu besalukazi ababonakala kimi, ukuze iSambulo siphelele. 116 Wangiphendula wathi, Awunangqondo, kodwa ukungabaza kwakho kukwenza ube njalo; ngoba inhliziyo yakho ayinayo iNkosi. 117 Ngaphendula ngathi, Kodwa sizofunda lezi zinto ngokucophelela kuwe. 118 Yizwani-ke, kusho yena, mayelana nezibalo enizibuza ngazo. 119 Okokuqala, embonweni wokuqala wabonakala kuwe ngesimo sowesifazane osekhulile ehlezi esihlalweni, ngoba umoya wakho omdala wawusubolile, futhi ungenamandla, ngenxa yobuthakathaka bakho, kanye nokungabaza kwenhliziyo yakho. 120 Ngoba njengoba asebekhulile bengenalo ithemba lokuzivuselela, futhi bengenakulindela lutho ngaphandle kokuhamba kwabo; kanjalo nawe, njengoba ubuthakathaka ngenxa yezindaba zakho zomhlaba, wazinikela ebuvila, futhi ungalahli ukukhathazeka kwakho eNkosini: futhi umqondo wakho wadideka, futhi uguga ngenxa yosizi lwakho. 121 Kodwa, mnumzane, bengingazi ukuthi kungani ehlale esihlalweni? 122 Waphendula wathi, ngoba wonke umuntu obuthakathaka uhlala esihlalweni ngenxa yobuthakathaka bakhe, ukuze ubuthakathaka bakhe buqiniswe. Ngakho-ke bheka umfanekiso wombono wokuqala. 123 Embonweni wesibili wambona emi, enobuso obusha, futhi ejabule kakhulu kunobakhe bokuqala; kodwa inyama yakhe nezinwele zakhe kwase kukudala. Lalelani, kusho yena, nalomfanekiso. 124 Uma umuntu eguga, uzilahla ngenxa yobuthakathaka bakhe nobumpofu, futhi akalindeli lutho ngaphandle kosuku lokugcina lokuphila kwakhe. 125 Kodwa ngokuzumayo ifa liyashiywa kuye, futhi ezwa ngakho, avuke; futhi esejabule, wembatha amandla amasha. Manje akasahlali phansi, kodwa umi, futhi ukhululiwe osizini lwakhe lwangaphambili; futhi akahlali, kodwa wenza ngobuqhawe. 126 Ngakho-ke, senizwile iSambulo uNkulunkulu asanivezela sona ngoba uNkulunkulu enesihawu kini, wavuselela umoya wenu, nabeka eceleni ubuthakathaka benu, namandla enu, naqina okholweni; uNkulunkulu, ebona amandla enu, wajabula. 127 Ngenxa yalesi sizathu wanikhombisa ukwakhiwa kombhoshongo, futhi uzonikhombisa ezinye izinto, uma nizoba nokuthula ngenhliziyo yenu yonke phakathi kwenu. 128 Kodwa embonweni wesithathu wambona esemncane, emuhle futhi ejabule, futhi enobuso obuthule. 129 Ngoba sengathi kufika izindaba ezinhle kumuntu odabukile, ukhohlwa ngokushesha ukudabuka kwakhe, futhi anganaki lutho olunye ngaphandle kwezindaba ezinhle azizwile; futhi okunye uyaduduzeka, nomoya wakhe uvuselelwa ngenjabulo ayitholile: ngisho nawe uvuselelwe emoyeni wakho ngokubona lezi zinto ezinhle. 130 Futhi ngalokho owambona ehlezi ebhentshini, kusho isikhundla esiqinile; ngoba ibhentshi linezinyawo ezine futhi limile liqinile. Ngisho nomhlaba ngokwawo usekelwa yizinto ezine.
131 Ngakho-ke labo abaphenduka ngokuphelele, bayoba basha; futhi labo abaphenduka ezonweni zabo ngenhliziyo yabo yonke, bayoqiniswa. 132 Manje usunalo iSambulo ngokugcwele, ungabe usacela ukuthi kube khona okunye okwembulwa kuwe. 133 Kodwa uma kukhona okuzokwembulwa, kuzobonakaliswa kini. UMBONO 4 1 Ngabona umbono, bazalwane, ezinsukwini ezingamashumi amabili ngemva kombono wokuqala; umfanekiso wosizi oluseduze. Ngangihamba endleleni yasensimini. 2 Manje ukusuka endleleni yomphakathi ukuya endaweni engaya kuyo kungamakhilomitha ayishumi; kuyindlela engavamile kakhulu. 3 Njengoba ngangihamba ngedwa ngancenga iNkosi ukuthi iqinisekise izambulo eyayingibonise zona ngeBandla layo elingcwele: 4 Futhi anganika ukuphenduka kuzo zonke izinceku zakhe ezazikhubekisiwe, ukuze igama lakhe elikhulu nelihloniphekile likhazimuliswe, futhi ngoba wangibona ngifanele ukuba abonise izimangaliso zakhe kuye, futhi, ukuze ngimdumise, futhi ngimbonge. 5 Futhi bheka ngandlela-thile izwi langiphendula; Ungangabazi, Hermas. Ngakho-ke ngaqala ukucabanga, futhi ngathi ngaphakathi kimi: Kungani kufanele ngingabaze, njengoba ngizinzile kangaka eNkosini, futhi ngibone izinto ezinhle kangaka? 6 Bengihambe ibangana nje, bazalwane, lapho bheka ngibona uthuli lukhuphukela ezulwini. Ngaqala ukusho ngaphakathi kimi, ingabe kukhona umhlambi wezinkomo ozayo, ophakamisa uthuli olungaka? 7 Kwakuyibanga elingangebanga elide ukusuka kimi. Futhi bheka ngabona uthuli lukhuphuka kakhulu, kangangokuthi ngaqala ukusola ukuthi kukhona okungavamile kukho. 8 Ilanga lakhanya kancane: bheka, ngabona isilo esikhulu, njengesikhova; kwaphuma izinkumbi zomlilo emlonyeni waso. Ukuphakama kwaso kwakucishe kube ngamafidi ayikhulu, futhi sasinekhanda elifana nesitsha esikhulu sobumba. 9 Ngaqala ukukhala, futhi ngathandaza eNkosini ukuba ingikhulule kukho. Ngabe sengikhumbula izwi engangilizwile; Ungangabazi, Hermas. 10 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, njengoba ngembathe ukholo oluvela kuNkulunkulu, futhi ngikhumbula ukuthi ngubani owangifundisa izinto ezinkulu, ngazinikela ngokomzimba esilweni. 11 Manje isilo safika ngendlela yokuthi, sengathi singase siqede umuzi ngokushesha. 12 Ngasondela kuso, isilo selula wonke umzimba waso phansi, asikhiphanga lutho ngaphandle kolimi lwaso, futhi asizange sizinyakazise ngaze ngadlula kuso. 13 Manje isilo sasinemibala emine ekhanda laso; okokuqala omnyama, bese kuba nombala obomvu nogazi, bese kuba nombala wegolide, bese kuba nombala omhlophe. 14 Ngemva kwalokho sengidlule kuyo, futhi sengihambe ibanga elingamamitha angu-30, bheka kwangihlangabeza intombi ethile, ihlobe kahle sengathi isanda kuphuma ekamelweni layo lomakoti, igqoke okumhlophe, igqoke
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izicathulo ezimhlophe, nesembozo ebusweni bayo, futhi imbozwe izinwele ezicwebezelayo. 15 Manje ngangazi ngemibono yami yangaphambili ukuthi kwakuyibandla, futhi ngemva kwalokho ngajabula kakhulu. Wangibingelela ethi, Sawubona, O Ndoda! Ngaphendula isibingelelo, ngithi, Nkosikazi, Sawubona! 16 Waphendula wathi kimi, “Awuzange uhlangane nalutho, O muntu?” Ngaphendula ngathi, “Nkosikazi, ngihlangane nesilo esinjalo, esasibonakala singakwazi ukugwinya abantu bonke; kodwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, nangomusa wakhe oyingqayizivele, ngasinda kuso.” 17 Uphunyuke kahle kukho, kusho yena, ngoba uphonse konke ukukhathazeka kwakho kuNkulunkulu, wavula inhliziyo yakho kuye, ukholelwa ukuthi ubungavikeleka ngegama lakhe elikhulu nelihloniphekile. 18 Ngenxa yalokhu iNkosi ithume ingelosi yayo, ephezu kwesilo, egama laso linguHegrin, yavala umlomo waso, ukuze singakugwinyi. Uphunyukile ekulingweni okukhulu ngokholo lwakho, nangenxa yokuthi awuzange ungabaze ngesilo esibi kangaka. 19 Ngakho-ke hambani niyotshela abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu izinto ezinkulu aniphe zona, nithi kubo, lesi silo siwumfanekiso wecala elizofika. 20 Ngakho-ke, uma nizilungiselele, ningaphunyuka kukho, uma inhliziyo yenu ihlanzekile futhi ingenabala; futhi uma nizokhonza uNkulunkulu zonke izinsuku zenu ezisele ngaphandle kokukhononda. 21 Phonsa zonke izinkathazo zakho eNkosini, yona iyakuziqondisa. Kholwani nguNkulunkulu, nina eningabazayo, ngokuba unamandla okwenza konke; angalususa ulaka lwakhe kini, akuthumelele usizo nokulondeka. 22 Maye kwabangabazayo, kulabo abazozwa la mazwi, bawadelele; ngabe kungcono kubo ukuba babengazalwanga. 23 Ngabe sengimbuza ngemibala emine eyayinalesi silo ekhanda laso. Kodwa wangiphendula wathi: Uyafuna ukwazi futhi ukuthi ubuza ngalezi zinto. Kodwa ngathi kuye, Nkosikazi, ngibonise ukuthi ziyini. 24 Lalela, kusho yena; Umnyama owawubona umele izwe ohlala kulo. Umbala ovuthayo nowegazi ubonisa ukuthi le nkathi kumele ibhujiswe ngomlilo negazi. 25 Ingxenye yegolide yinina eniphunyukile kuyo. Ngoba njengoba igolide livivinywa ngomlilo, futhi lenziwa libe nenzuzo, nani nivivinywa ngendlela efanayo nina enihlala phakathi kwabantu baleli zwe. 26 Ngakho-ke labo abayokhuthazela kuze kube sekupheleni, futhi bavivinywe yibo bayohlanzwa. Futhi njengoba igolide, ngalesi sivivinyo, lihlanzwa futhi lilahlekelwa yimfucuza yalo, kanjalo nani niyolahla lonke usizi nezinkinga, futhi nihlanzwe ukuze kwakhiwe umbhoshongo. 27 Kodwa umbala omhlophe umelela isikhathi sezwe elizayo, lapho abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu beyohlala khona: ngoba abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu bayoba msulwa futhi bangabi nasici kuze kube ukuphila okuphakade. 28 Ngakho-ke ningayeki ukukhuluma lezi zinto ezindlebeni zabangcwele. Nansi umfanekiso wosizi olukhulu oluzayo; olungeke lube yize kini, uma nithanda. Ngakho-ke khumbulani izinto engizishilo kini. 29 Esekhulume lokhu, wahamba; kodwa angibonanga ukuthi uyaphi. Kodwa ngokuzumayo ngezwa umsindo,
ngaphenduka, ngesaba, ngoba ngangicabanga ukuthi lesi silo siza ngakimi.