UYobhi Uyaphendula: Kungani Na Abangendawo Benempumelelo?

UYobhi uphendula ngobungqina abahlobo bakhe abangabukhathaleliyo: abangendawo bayaguga babe namandla, abantwana babo bayangqungqa, baze bafe benoxolo emva kokuxelela uThixo ukuba abashiye. Abazeleyo nabakrakra bobabini balala phantsi eluthulini. Intuthuzelo yabo, utsho, bubuxoki.

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Wandula uYobhi waphendula wathi: “Phulaphulani ngenyameko amazwi am, oko kube yintuthuzelo endininika yona. Ndinyamezeleni ndisathetha, nithi, ndakuba ndithethile, niqhubeke nihlekisa. Ke mna, isikhalo sam na sichasene nomntu nje? Yini na ukuba ndingaphelelwa ngumonde? Ndikhangeleni nimangaliswe, nibeke isandla senu emlonyeni wenu. Xa ndikukhumbulayo oku, ndiyothuka, ingcangcazelo ibambe inyama yam. Yini na ukuba abangendawo baqhubeke bedla ubomi, baguge, bande ngamandla? Abantwana babo bazinzile bekhuselekile nabo phambi kwamehlo abo, nenzala yabo phambi kwamehlo abo. Izindlu zabo zikhuselekile zingenaloyiko, akukho ntonga kaThixo iwa phezu kwabo. Inkunzi yabo iyazala ingaze iphuthe; imazi yabo iyazala ingaphunzi. Baphuma abantwana babo abancinane njengomhlambi, baze abantwana babo baqakathe. Bavuma ingoma ngeengqongqo nangohadi, benze imihlali ngesandi sogwali. Bagqitha imihla yabo bexhamla ubuncwane, baze bahle beselwelabafileyo benoxolo. Kanti bathi kuThixo: ‘Sishiye! Asinaluthando lokuzazi iindlela zakho. Ungubani na uSomandla, ukuze simkhonze? Yinzuzoni na enokusizuzela ukuthandaza kuye?’ Kodwa impumelelo yabo ayikho ezandleni zabo; andifuni kwahlulelana necebo labangendawo. Sithi, sicimeka kangaphi na isibane sabangendawo? Sibafikela kangaphi na isithonga sabo? UThixo wabela kangaphi na iintlungu ngengqumbo yakhe? Banjengomququ kangaphi na phambi komoya, njengomququ othatyathwa sisaqhwithi? Nithi: ‘UThixo ubeke isohlwayo somntu phezu kwabantwana bakhe.’ Makambuyekeze yena lo mntu, ukuze akwazi. Amehlo akhe makayibone intshabalalo yakhe, aze asele ingqumbo kaSomandla. Kuba uyikhathalela ntoni na indlu yakhe emva kwakhe, xa iinyanga zakhe zinqunyulwe? Ukho na onokufundisa uThixo ukwazi, ekubeni nguye ogweba abo baphezulu? Omnye ufa esomelele kuphela, onwabile konke kwaye egcinakele, umzimba wakhe utyebile, umongo wamathambo akhe usamanzi. Omnye ufa enomphefumlo okrakrayo, engazanga axhamle nabumnandi. Balala kunye eluthulini, zize iimpethu zibagubungele bobabini. Yabonani, ndiyazazi izicamango zenu, namacebo enu okundona. Kuba nithi: ‘Iphi na kaloku indlu yesidwangube? Iphi na intente ababehlala kuyo abangendawo?’ Anizanga na nibabuze abo bahamba iindlela? Aniyi kuvuma na ubungqina abalunikayo, bokuba umntu ongendawo usindiswa ngemini yesithonga, ukuba uyahlangulwa ngemini yengqumbo? Ngubani na omjamelayo ebusweni ngenxa yeendlela zakhe, ngubani na ombuyekezayo ngoko akwenzileyo? Uthwalwa asiwe engcwabeni, kuhlale kulindwe ingcwaba lakhe. Umhlaba wentlambo umnandi kuye; bonke bayamlandela, baye abo babengaphambi kwakhe bengenakubalwa. Ngoko ke ningandithuthuzela njani na ngamazwi angento? Iimpendulo zenu zibubuxoki bodwa.”