Ukuba Kutheni uSomandla Engamiseli Maxesha

UYobhi ubuza ukuba kutheni uSomandla engamiseli maxesha omgwebo. Udwelisa oko kungaphendulwayo: amatye omda ashenxisiweyo, inkomo yomhlolokazi ethatyathiweyo, amahlwempu alala ze emvuleni yeentaba, ababulali namasela abasebenza ebumnyameni, lo gama abafayo bencwina uThixo engabeki bani tyala.

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“Kutheni uSomandla engawamiseli amaxesha omgwebo? Kutheni abo bamaziyo bengayiboni imihla yakhe? Abangendawo bashenxisa amatye omda; bahlutha imihlambi baze bayaluse ngokungathi yeyabo. Baqhuba iesile lenkedama; bathabatha inkomo yomhlolokazi njengesibambiso. Batyhala abasweleyo endleleni, ukuze amahlwempu elizwe anyanzeleke ukuba azimele. Khangela—njengamaesile asendle entlango, amahlwempu aphuma aye emsebenzini wawo, efuna ukutya; inkangala ivelisa isonka sabantwana bawo. Bavuna ukutya kweenkomo emasimini angengawabo, babhikice isidiliya sabangendawo. Balala ubusuku behamba ze, bengenazambatho, bengenasigubungelo sokunqanda ingqele. Banetha ziimvula zeentaba, baqolobelele eliweni ngokuswela isithe. Umntwana oyinkedama uhluthwa ebeleni, nosana lwehlwempu lubanjwa njengesibambiso. Bahamba ze, bengenazambatho; belambile, bethwele izithungu. Phakathi kwemiyezo yeminquma bakhama ioli; basebenza ezixovulelweni zewayini, kodwa benxaniwe. Emzini abafayo bayancwina, nemiqala yabangxwelerhiweyo ikhalela uncedo—kodwa uThixo akabeki bani ityala ngenxa yobubi.

“Bakho abo bavukela ukukhanya; abazazi iindlela zayo bengahlali emendweni wako. Ekuseni umbulali uyavuka ukubulala abahlwempu nabasweleyo, aze ebusuku abhadule njengesela. Iliso lomkrexezi lilinda ukuhlwa, esithi: ‘Akukho liso liya kundibona,’ aze agcine ubuso bakhe busithelisiwe. Ebumnyameni bagqobhoza izindlu; emini bazivalele bodwa, kuba abafuni nto yakwenza nokukhanya. Kuba ubumnyama obunzulu buyintsasa kubo bonke; baqhelene nezoyikiso zobumnyama.

“Kodwa nina nithi bakhawuleza phezu kwamanzi; isabelo sabo selizwe siqalekisiwe, akukho bani ubheka ezidiliyeni zabo. Njengokuba imbalela nobushushu kuthwala ikhephu elinyibilikayo, ngokunjalo ingcwaba liyabahlutha abo bonileyo. Isizalo esabazalayo siyabalibala; impethu izitika ngabo; abasakhunjulwa, bube ubungendawo buphulwe njengomthi. Baqwenga umfazi odlolo ongazaliyo, bengamenzeli nceba umhlolokazi.

“Kodwa ngamandla akhe uThixo uyabarhuqa abanamandla; uyavuka, akukho bani uqinisekileyo ngobomi bakhe. UThixo ubayeka baphumle bekhuselekile, baze bayame ngako, kodwa amehlo akhe akwiindlela zabo. Baphakanyiswa okomzuzwana, baze bangabikho; bathotywa bahlanganiselwe njengabanye bonke, banqunyulwe njengezikhwebu zengqolowa. Ukuba oku akunjalo, ngubani na onokundingqina ndilixoki, awenze amazwi am abe lilize?”