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Uhadi Lwam Lulungiselelwe Isijwili

Ngoku oonyana babantu endandingayi kubathemba nezinja zomhlambi wam bandenza ingoma yabo, bandtshicele ebusweni. Amathambo akhe atsha ebusuku. Uthi uBawo wethu umphosele eludakeni, aphendule izikhalo zakhe ngokumkhangela nje.

Isahluko 30.

“Kodwa ngoku abancinane kunam bayandihleka—amadoda ooyise endandiya kwala ukubeka ndawonye nezinja zomhlambi wam. Yayindincedani na amandla ezandla zabo? Igqithile imfulathelo yamandla abo. Bengamarhoqorhoqo ngenxa yobuhlwempu nendlala, baqhwaya umhlaba owomileyo esithokothokweni senkangala neyabhuqiweyo. Babekha umfino otyabileyo phakathi kwamatyholo, neengcambu zonwele zisisidlo sabo. a a v4 Umfino otyabileyo nonwele zizityalo zasentlango ezitsatsayo — ukudla kwabaseswelana kunene, lokugqibela. Bagxothwa ebantwini; abantu babehlaba umkhosi emva kwabo njengokuba kuhlatywa emva kwesela. Babefanele ukuhlala ezingxingweni zemilanjana eyomileyo, emingxunyeni yomhlaba nasemaweni. Phakathi kwamatyholo babekhonya; phantsi kwerhabulo babefukamelana. Yinzala engenazingqondo, engenamagama, yagxothwa ezweni.

“Ke ngoku ndibe yingoma yabo yokundigculela; ndiyintlekisa kubo. Bandithiye ndibe nezothe, bazikhwebule kum; abanqeni ukunditshicela ebusweni. Ngenxa yokuba uThixo ewuthukululile umtya wesaphetha sam, wandithoba, baxakaxela ukuzibamba phambi kwam. Ngasekunene kwam kuvuka inkohlakali; bazityhalela bucala iinyawo zam, bakhe iidamba zokundingqinga zentshabalalo. Bayayikrazula indlela yam; bazuza inzuzo ekusindekeni kwam, kungabikho obathintelayo. Basondela njengokungathi kungothanda olubanzi; phakathi kwengxangxasi bagaleleka betyhuda. Iinkwantyiso zikhululelwe phezu kwam; uzuko lwam luqhutyelwa kude njengomoya, nokwanda kwam kudlule njengelifu.

“Ke ngoku ubomi bam buphalala ngaphakathi kwam; imihla yembandezelo indibambile. Ebusuku amathambo am ahlatywa ngaphaya, nezinhlungu ezindlumeleyo aziphumli. Ngamandla amakhulu ingubo yam iyajijwa; indibopha nkqi njengomqala wengubo yam yangaphantsi. UBawo wethu undiphosile edakeni, ndaba njengothuli nothuthu.

“Ndikhala kuwe ndicela uncedo, kodwa akundiphenduli; ndiyaphakama, wena undandela ngamehlo. Uguqukele ekundiphatheni ngenkohlakalo; ngamandla esandla sakho uyandihlasela. Uyandiphakamisela emoyeni undikhwelise kuwo; uyandiwohlozela elwandileni lomoya onamandla. Kuba ndiyazi ukuba uya kundihlisela ekufeni, endlwini emiselwe bonke abaphilayo.

“Noko akukho bani wolula isandla ephuma emanxuweni, okanye adanduluke ecela uncedo xa esesindekeni? Andizange na ndililele lowo imini yakhe yayinzima? Umphefumlo wam awuzange na ube buhlungu ngenxa yohlwempu? Kodwa ndithe ndakulindela okulungileyo, kwafika okubi; ndithe ndakulindela ukukhanya, kwehla ubumnyama. Izibilini zam ziyavutha, azithuli; imihla yembandezelo iphendule phambi kwam. Ndihamba ndimnyama, kungengenxa yelanga; ndiyaphakama ebandleni, ndidanduluke ndicela uncedo. Ndibe ngumzalwana weempungutye, nedlelane leenciniba. Ulusu lwam luguquke lube mnyama, lusuke kum, amathambo am atshe yicesina. Uhadi lwam lujike lwaba sisijwili, ugwali lwam lwaba lilizwi lokulila.”