Kungani uSomandla Engabeki Izikhathi

UJobe ubuza ukuthi kungani uSomandla engagcini khalenda yokwahlulela. Ubala izinto ezingaphenduleki: amatshe emingcele asusiwe, inkabi yomfelokazi ithunjiwe, abampofu belala benqunu emvuleni yasezintabeni, ababulali namasela besebenza ebumnyameni, kuyilapho abafayo bebubula futhi uNkulunkulu engabeki muntu cala.

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“Kungani uSomandla engabekeli izikhathi zokwahlulela na? Kungani labo abamaziyo bengaziboni izinsuku zakhe? Ababi bayawasusa amatshe emingcele; bathumba imihlambi bayiklabise kungathi ngeyabo. Baxosha imbongolo yentandane; bathatha inkabi yomfelokazi ibe yisibambiso. Basunduzela abaswele ngaphandle kwendlela, kangangokuthi abampofu bezwe baphoqeleka ukucasha. Bheka—njengezimbongolo zasendle ehlane, abampofu baphuma baye emsebenzini wabo, befuna ukudla; ihlane libanika isinkwa sabantwana babo. Bavuna ukudla emasimini angewona awabo, bakhothoze isivini sababi. Balala ubusuku behamba ze, bengenazingubo, bengenasembeso emakhazeni. Bamanzi te yimvula yasezintabeni, baqoqane edwaleni ngokuswela isiphephelo. Intandane ihluthulwa ebeleni, nosana lompofu luthathwa lube yisibambiso. Bahamba ze, bengenazingubo; belambile, bethwele izithungu. Phakathi kwezihlahla zeminqumo bakhama amafutha; banyathela izikhamo zewayini, kodwa bona bomile. Emzini abafayo bayabubula, nemiphimbo yabalimele iyakhala icela usizo—kodwa uNkulunkulu akabeki muntu cala ngobubi.

“Bakhona labo abahlubuka ukukhanya; abazazi izindlela zakho futhi abahlali emikhondweni yakho. Ngovivi umbulali uyavuka ukuba abulale abampofu nabaswele, ebusuku anyonyobe njengesela. Iso lesiphingi lilindela ukuhwalala, licabanga, ‘Alikho iso eliyongibona,’ afihle ubuso bakhe. Ebumnyameni bagqekeza izindlu; emini bazivalela, ngokuba abafuni lutho ngokukhanya. Ngokuba ubumnyama obukhulu buwukusa kubo bonke; bajwayelene nezethuso zobumnyama.

“Kodwa nithi balula phezu kobuso bamanzi; isabelo sabo sezwe siqalekisiwe, akekho ophendukela ezivinini zabo. Njengoba isomiso nokushisa kuntshontsha iqhwa elincibilikayo, kanjalo ithuna lihlwitha abonile. Isizalo esabazala siyabakhohlwa; impethu iyazitika ngabo; abasakhunjulwa, nobubi buyaphohlozwa njengomuthi. Baphanga owesifazane oyinyumba ongazali, bangabi namusa kumfelokazi.

“Kodwa ngamandla akhe uNkulunkulu uyabahudula abanamandla; uyavuka, akekho oqinisekileyo ngokuphila kwakhe. UNkulunkulu uyabavumela baphumule ngokulondeka, bancike kukho, kodwa amehlo akhe asezindleleni zabo. Baphakanyiswa isikhashana, bese bephela; behliselwa phansi baqoqwe njengabanye bonke, banqunywe njengezikhwebu zamabele. Uma kungenjalo, ngubani ongaveza ukuthi ngingumqambimanga, enze amazwi ami angabi lutho?”