Isiphelo Sifikile

Ilizwi likaBawo wethu lisisiphelo nje. Asiyonkuthazo enexesha eliseleyo: intshabalalo ifikile, umthengi nomthengisi ngokufanayo baphulukana nayo yonke into, isilivere negolide ziphoswa ezitratweni njengezingento. Umprofeti, umbingeleli, nendoda enkulu bonke baphelelwa licebo. Akukho nto ithanjiswayo apha.

Isahluko 7.

Lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wethu, lisithi:

Wena ke, nyana womntu, itsho ngoku iNkosi uBawo wethu kwilizwe lakwaSirayeli: Isiphelo! Isiphelo sifike ezimbombeni zone zelizwe. Ngoku isiphelo siphezu kwakho; umsindo wam ndiya kuwuthumela ngakuwe. Ndiya kugweba ngokweendlela zakho, ndize ndizise onke amasikizi akho phezu kwakho. Iliso lam alisayi kukuconga, ndingabi nanceba; ndiya kukubuyekeza ngokweendlela zakho, aze amasikizi akho abe phakathi kwakho. Wandule ke wazi ukuba ndinguBawo wakho. Utsho oku iNkosi uBawo wethu: Intlekele! Intlekele engazange ifane nenye—yabona, iyeza! Sifikile isiphelo! Isiphelo sifikile! Sizivusile ngakuwe— yabona, siyeza! Intshabalalo ifikile kuwe, wena uhleli ezweni. Lifikile ixesha; usondele umhla—umhla womothuko, kungekho kuduma kovuyo ezintabeni. ^a Kungekudala ngoku ndiya kuyithulula ingqumbo yam phezu kwakho, ndiwukhuphe umsindo wam ngakuwe. Ndiya kugweba ngokweendlela zakho, ndize ndizise onke amasikizi akho phezu kwakho. Iliso lam alisayi kukuconga, ndingabi nanceba; ndiya kukubuyekeza ngokweendlela zakho, aze amasikizi akho abe phakathi kwakho. Wandule ke wazi ukuba ndinguBawo wakho, lowo obethayo. Yabona, umhla! Yabona, uyeza! Intshabalalo iphumile; intonga idubulile, ukukhukhumala kuhlumile. Ugonyamelo luvukele lwaba yintonga yenkohlakalo. Akuyi kusala namnye kubo—nenkitha yabo, nobutyebi babo—kungekho nto ixabisekileyo phakathi kwabo. Lifikile ixesha; ufikile umhla. Othengayo makangavuyi, nothengisayo angenzi sijwili, kuba ingqumbo iphezu kwenkitha yabo yonke. Othengisayo akayi kubuyela koko akuthengisileyo, nangona bobabini besaphila. Kuba umbono ochasene nenkitha yabo yonke awuyi kubuyiswa, yaye ngenxa yesono sakhe akukho namnye onokububamba ubomi bakhe.

Balivuthele ixilongo balungisa yonke into, kodwa akukho namnye oya emfazweni, kuba ingqumbo yam iphezu kwenkitha yabo yonke. Ikrele lingaphandle; isibetho nendlala zingaphakathi. Lowo usendle uya kufa likrele, size lowo usemzini—indlala nesibetho ziya kumdla yena. Abo basindayo kubo baya kubalekela ezintabeni njengamahobe asezihlanjeni, bonke bebubula, elowo ngenxa yesono sakhe. Zonke izandla ziya kuwa, onke amadolo abe ngamanzi. Baya kwambatha iingubo zokuzila, luze unkwantyo lubagubungele; ihlazo liya kuba phezu kwabo bonke ubuso, zize zonke iintloko zichetywe zibe ze. Baya kuyiphosa isilivere yabo ezitratweni, yaye igolide labo liya kuphathwa njengento eyinqambi. Isilivere yabo negolide labo ayinakubahlangula ngemini yengqumbo yam. Ayinakuyanelisa indlala yabo okanye izalise izisu zabo, kuba yayisisikhubekiso esabakhokelela esonweni. Babezingca ngobuhle bezihombo zabo, bazisebenzisa ekwenzeni imifanekiso yabo elisikizi nezithixo zabo ezilisikizi. Ngenxa yoko ndenze ezi zinto zaba yinto eyinqambi kubo. Ndiya kuzinikela ezi zinto njengamaxhoba kwabasemzini, nanjengexhoba kwabangendawo behlabathi, baze bayenze inqambi. Ndiya kubususa ubuso bam kubo, baze bayenze inqambi indawo yam exabisekileyo; izihange ziya kungena kuyo zize ziyenze inqambi. Khanda umxokelelwane! Kuba ilizwe lizele ngamatyala egazi, umzi uzele lugonyamelo. Ndiya kuzisa ezona zimbi iintlanga ukuba zihluthe izindlu zabo. Ndiya kukuphelisa ukukhukhumala kwabanamandla, zize iindawo zabo ezingcwele zenziwe inqambi. Xa ifika ingcutheko, baya kufuna uxolo, kodwa lungabikho. Kuya kufika intlekele phezu kwentlekele, nodaba phezu kodaba. Baya kufuna umbono kumprofeti, kodwa umyalelo uya kubhubha kumbingeleli, necebo kumadoda amakhulu. Ukumkani uya kwenza isijwili, umthetheli wogqunywa kukuphelelwa lithemba, zize izandla zabantu belizwe zingcangcazele. Ndiya kubaphatha ngokwendlela yabo, ndibagwebe ngokwezigwebo zabo. Baze bazi ukuba ndinguBawo wabo.