Umfazi neNamba

Umfazi okhulelweyo, nenamba elinde ukuba idle umntwana wakhe. Umntwana uxwilelwa etroneni kaBawo wethu, umfazi abalekele entlango, aze uMikayeli ayiphose inamba iphume ezulwini. Yoyisiwe, iphethuka kwabanye abantwana bakhe—iqumbile kuba ixesha layo lifutshane.

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Kwabonakala umqondiso omkhulu ezulwini: umfazi owayambethe ilanga, inyanga iphantsi kweenyawo zakhe, enesithsaba seenkwenkwezi ezilishumi elinambini entloko. Wayekhulelwe edanduluka eneenimba zokuzala, eneminzunzu yokuzala.

Kwabonakala omnye umqondiso ezulwini: inamba enkulu ebomvu njengomlilo, ineentloko ezisixhenxe, neempondo ezilishumi, nezithsaba ezisixhenxe ezintlokweni zayo. Umsila wayo warhuqa isinye kwizithathu zeenkwenkwezi zezulu, waziphosa emhlabeni. Yema inamba phambi komfazi obesele eza kuzala, ilungele ukudla umntwana wakhe ngethuba lokuzalwa kwakhe. Wazala unyana, umntwana oyinkwenkwe—uYesu—oya kulawula zonke iintlanga ngentonga yesinyithi. Kodwa umntwana wakhe waxwilelwa phezulu kuBawo wethu nasetroneni yakhe. Wabalekela entlango umfazi, waya kwindawo awayilungisayo uBawo wethu, ukuba ondliwe khona iintsuku eziliwaka elinamakhulu amabini anamanci mathandathu.

Kwabakho imfazwe ezulwini: uMikayeli nezithunywa zakhe balwa nenamba, nenamba nezithunywa zayo balwa nabo. Kodwa yayingenawo amandla, zaza zaphulukana nendawo yazo ezulwini. Yaphoswa emhlabeni inamba enkulu—inyoka yamandulo ebizwa ngokuba nguMtyholi noSathana, umlukuhli wehlabathi liphela—kunye nezithunywa zayo.

Ndeva izwi elikhulu ezulwini lisithi: “Ngoku lufikile usindiso lukaBawo wethu, namandla, nobukumkani bakhe, negunya likaKrestu wakhe. Kuba ummangaleli wabazalwana bethu, lowo ubamangalela phambi koBawo wethu imini nobusuku, uphoswe phantsi.” Bamoyisa ngegazi leMvana nangelizwi lobungqina babo; abazange basithande ubomi babo, ude wesa ekufeni. Ngenxa yoko yibani nemihlali, nina mazulu nani nihleli kuwo! Kodwa yeha kuwe hlabathi nawe lwandle, kuba uMtyholi wehlele kuni enobushushu obukhulu, esazi ukuba ixesha lakhe lifutshane.

Yakubona ukuba iphoswe emhlabeni, inamba yamsukela umfazi owayezele umntwana oyinkwenkwe. Umfazi wanikwa amaphiko amabini okhozi olukhulu, ukuze abhabhele kwindawo awayilungiselelwayo entlango, apho aya kondliwa khona ixesha, namaxesha, nesiqingatha sexesha, engafikeleleki kwinyoka. Inyoka yagxoba amanzi njengomlambo emlonyeni wayo isukela umfazi, ukuze imkhukulise ngoonogumbe. Umhlaba wamnceda umfazi, wawuvula umlomo wawo wawuginya umlambo owawugxotshwe yinamba emlonyeni wayo. Yamqumbela umfazi inamba, yaya kulwa nenzala yakhe eseleyo—abo bagcine imithetho kaBawo wethu nababambelele kubungqina bukaYesu.