Oko Umgodi Angenakukumba

Abembi bomba batyhubela ematyeni befuna isilivere neesafire, baye apho lingazanga lakhangela khona ixhalanga. Kodwa ubulumko abunakumbiwa nokuthengwa; unzonzobila nolwandle zithi abukho apha. NguThixo yedwa owaziyo indawo yabo, waza wathi emntwini: yoyika uThixo, umke ebubini.

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“Inene ikhona indawo yokumba isilivere, nendawo apho igolide icocwa khona. Isinyithi sithatyathwa eluthulini, lsize ubhedu luncibilikiswe eliweni. Umntu umisa umda ebumnyameni; ukhangela kude kuse ekupheleni amatye asemhlabeni asesithokothokweni nasethunzini elinzulu. Wemba umhadi kude nalapho kuhlala khona abantu, kwiindawo ezingazanga zanyathelwe ngunyawo lomntu; apho bajingajinga bezamazama, kude lee nabani na. Ihlabathi—kuyo kuphuma ukudla, kodwa ngaphantsi kwayo iguqulwa ngokungathi ngumlilo. Amatye ayo aneesafire, luthuli lwayo lunegolide. Yindlela engaziwayo nalixhalanga, engazanga liyibone iliso lokhetshe. Amarhamncwa anekratshi akazanga ayinyathele, nengonyama ayizange iyinyathele. Umntu usolula isandla sakhe eliweni leqhwitha, aziphethule iintaba ezingcanjini zazo. Ugqobhoza imijelo ematyeni, liwabone iliso lakhe onke amatye anqabileyo. Uyayithintela imijelo yamanzi, azirhole azise ekukhanyeni izinto ezifihlakeleyo.

“Kodwa bona ubulumko—bungafunyanwa phi na? Iphi na indawo yengqondo? Umntu akazi ixabiso labo, abufumaneki ezweni labaphilileyo. Unzonzobila luthi: ‘Akukho kum,’ luthi nolwandle: ‘Akukho nakum.’ Abunakuthengwa ngegolide ecocekileyo, nexabiso labo alinakulinganiswa ngesilivere. Abunakulinganiswa negolide yakwaOfire, nelitye lebherilo elinqabileyo nesafire. Igolide nekristale azinakulingana nabo, bungananiselwa neempahla zegolide ecocekileyo. Ikorale nekristale azinakubalwa; ixabiso lobulumko lingaphezu kweerubhi. Itopazi yakwaKushi ayinakulingana nabo, bungalinganiswa negolide ecocekileyo.

“Buphuma phi na ke ngoko ubulumko? Iphi na indawo yengqondo? Bufihlakele emehlweni abo bonke abaphilileyo, bufihlwe nakwiintaka zezulu. INtshabalalo noKufa buthi: “Ngeendlebe zethu sive udaba lwabo.”

“UThixo uyayiqonda indlela eya kubo, nendawo yabo uyayazi yena. Kuba yena ukhangela ekupheleni kwehlabathi, abone yonke into ephantsi kwamazulu. Xa wawunika umoya ubunzima bawo, wawalinganisa amanzi, xa wenzela imvula ummiselo, nendlela yombane, wandula ke wabubona ubulumko wavakalisa; wabuzinzisa, wabuphengulula.

Wathi ke ebantwini: ‘Ukoyika uThixo—bubo obo ubulumko, nokushiya ububi kuyingqondo.’”