UTsofare Uphinda Uphendula

UTsofare uphendula ngokuphithizela kwakhe, achaze uloyiso olufutshane lwendoda engendawo: iginya ubutyebi ize ibugabhe, igcine ububi phantsi kolwimi lwayo bude bube bubuhlungu bamaphimpi. Ubiza oku ngokuba sisabelo asimisela uThixo, akanikeli nto yimbi.

Isahluko 20.

Waphendula ke uTsofare umNotsalimuna, wathi: “Kungenxa yoko izicamango zam ezikhathazekileyo zindinyanzela ukuba ndiphendule, ngenxa yesiphithiphithi esingaphakathi kwam. Ndiva ukukhalinyelwa okundicukucezayo, waza umoya ophuma engqondweni yam undiqhuba ukuba ndiphendule. Inene uyazi ukuba kwaye kunjani na kwakudala, kususela oko umntu wabekwa emhlabeni: uloyiso longendawo lufutshane, nemihlali yongahloneli Thixo ngumzuzwana nje. Nokuba ikratshi lakhe lifikelela emazulwini, nentloko yakhe ichukumisa amafu, uya kutshabalala ngonaphakade, njengomswane wakhe; abo babembonile baya kubuza, bathi: ‘Uphi na?’ Uya kuphaphazela emke njengephupha, angabi safunyanwa, agxothwe njengombono wobusuku. Iliso elalimbonile aliyi kuphinda limbone; indawo yakhe ayiyi kuphinda imkhangele. Abantwana bakhe baya kucela kumahlwempu; izandla zakhe mazibuyise ubutyebi bakhe. Amandla obutsha azalise amathambo akhe aya kulala naye eluthulini. Nokuba ububi bumnandi emlonyeni wakhe, aze abufihle phantsi kolwimi lwakhe, nokuba engavumi ukuba abuyeke buhambe, aze abugcine emlonyeni wakhe, kanti ukudla kwakhe kuya kuba muncu esiswini sakhe; kube bubuhlungu bamaphimpi ngaphakathi kwakhe. Uginya ubutyebi kodwa abuhlanze; uThixo ubukhupha esiswini sakhe. Umunya ubuhlungu bamaphimpi; amazinyo erhamba ayambulala. Akayi kuze ayibone imilanjana, imilambo ebaleka ubusi namasi. Umelwe kukubuyisa isiqhamo somsebenzi wakhe engakuginyanga; akayi kuyinandipha inzuzo yorhwebo lwakhe. Kuba wawacudisa waza wawashiya amahlwempu; wayihlutha indlu angayakhanga. Ngenxa yokuba isisu sakhe sasingenaxolo, akayi kusinda neento awazikhanukayo. Akusalanga nto ayidlayo; ngako oko ukuchuma kwakhe akuyi kuhlala. Ebuninzini bezinto zakhe ezininzi, usizi luya kumfikela; ubunzima bonke bentsizi buya kuza phezu kwakhe. Xa esizalisile isisu sakhe, uThixo uya kumthululela umsindo wakhe ovuthayo, awunise phezu kwakhe ube kukudla kwakhe. Nokuba esaba isixhobo sesinyithi, utolo lobhedu luya kumgqobhoza. Uyalurhola, luphume emzimbeni wakhe; incam ebengezelayo iphume enyongweni yakhe. Iinkwantyiso ziwela phezu kwakhe. Ubumnyama obupheleleyo bubulalele ubutyebi bakhe; umlilo ongaphenjwanga mntu uya kumdla, uze udle nento eseleyo ententeni yakhe. Amazulu aya kubutyhila ubutyala bakhe, nomhlaba uya kumvukela. Bonke ubutyebi bendlu yakhe buya kuthwalwa busuke, bukhukuliswe ngemini yengqumbo kaThixo. Sesi isabelo somntu ongendawo esivela kuThixo, lelo lifa alimiselweyo nguThixo.”