Imihla Yam Ngumphunga Nje

UYobhi ufanisa ubomi bakhe nokusebenza kwekhoboka nokulinda komqeshwa umvuzo: ubusuku bokuzibhija-bhija, ulusu olukrazukayo. Akayi kuthi tu. Uyijika indumiso ibe krakra, ebuza ukuba kutheni uThixo embukele umntu ngokusondeleyo kangaka, ecela ukuba akreqe amehlo.

Isahluko 7.

“Abantu abanabunzima bomsebenzi na emhlabeni, nemihla yabo ayinjengeyomqeshwa na? Njengekhoboka elilangazelela umthunzi, nanjengomqeshwa olindele umvuzo wakhe, ngokunjalo ndabelwa iinyanga zobuze, nobusuku beentsizi ndabelwa bona. Xa ndilele phantsi ndithi: Ndovuka nini na? Kodwa bona ubusuku buyaroxa, ndizibhija-bhija kude kuse. Inyama yam yambethwe ziimpethu namagadi omhlaba; ulusu lwam luyaqina, lubuye lukrazuke. Imihla yam inamendu ngaphezu kwesaphetha somaluki, iza ekupheleni kwayo ingenathemba. Khumbula ukuba ubomi bam bungumphunga nje; andisayi kuphinda ndibone nto ilungileyo. Iliso elindibona ngoku alisayi kuphinda lindibone; amehlo akho aya kuba phezu kwam, ndibe ndingasekho. Njengelifu elibunayo lingabi sabonakala, ngokunjalo lowo owehlela kwelabafileyo akenyuki; akabuyeli endlwini yakhe, nendawo yakhe ayisamazi.

“Ngenxa yoko andiyi kuvala umlomo wam; ndiya kuthetha ngengcungcutheko yomoya wam, ndikhale ngokukrakra komphefumlo wam. Ndilulwandle na, okanye ndilirhamncwa lolwandle, ukuba umise umlindi phezu kwam? Xa ndithi: Isilili sam siya kundithuthuzela, isingqengqelo sam siya kusiphungula isikhalo sam, undoyikisa ke ngamaphupha, undithuthumelise ngemibono, kangangokuba ndingakhetha ukukrwitshwa nokufa kunalo mzimba wam. Ndiyaphela; andiyi kuphila ngonaphakade. Ndiyeke, kuba imihla yam ngumphunga nje.

“Yintoni na umntu, le nto umenze mkhulu kangaka, uze ubeke intliziyo yakho kuye, umvelele yonke imiso, umlinge yonke imizuzwana? Kude kube nini na ususe amehlo akho kum, undiyeke ndithi qheke ukuginya amathe am? Ukuba ndonile, ndikwenze ntoni na kuwe, wena mlindi wabantu? Yini na ukuba undenze into oyixunelayo, kangangokuba ndibe ngumthwalo kum? Yini na ukuba ungasixoleli isono sam, ubususe ubugwenxa bam? Kuba kungekudala ndiya kulala eluthulini; uya kundifuna, kodwa ndibe ndingasekho.”