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IPHIMBO L IKA NKULUNKULU NGA L OLU IZINSUKU ZOKUGCINA Kuyinhlanhla ngempela ukubuya ngibe phakathi kwalababantu baseSpeyini futhi kulokhu ukusa. Futhi angazi noma uJim uyakuthola yini lokhu. O, uthola ukuqopha. Ngisalokhu nginalo irekhode ikhwaya encane yaseSpeyini eyalenza ngenkathi ngilapha ngaphambili noMfowethu Garcia. Futhi ngiyalikhohlwa leloculo elincane ababevame ukungiculela lona. Kodwa, o, ngangilithanda kanjani pho lelo! Nalabobantwana manje bonke sebekhulile futhi bashadile. Ngiyaye ngizwe kubo ngasikhathi. Futhi ngihambe ngangena kulokhu ukusa ngase ngibona uJoseph omncane, futhi manje ngempela kwenze okuthize kimi, futhi ngijabule ngempela ukunibona. 2 Futhi, manje, nginegama elilodwa engingalisho ngesiPenishi. Ningathanda ukulizwa na? “Haleluya!” Angisoze ngalikhohlwa igama. Ngangizama ukuthola owesifazane oyisithulu ukuba angizwe ngesinye isikhathi. Manje, ngingahle ngisho lokhu ngokungesikho konke, niyabo, kodwa engilikhumbula kahle hle lalithi “oiga.” Kunjalo na? Ngizwe. Yizwa, “oiga.” Futhi manje–ke angisoze ngakhohlwa, “Gloria a Dios!” Kuyamangalisa nje! O, ngaba nethuba ukuba ngibe sezansi ekomkhulu, iDolobha laseMexico, ngikhuluma nabo ezansi lapho. Ngangijabule kanjani pho! Futhi ngangivame uku… 3 NgangiseFinland emva kokuba ngangilapha. Futhi njalo kungikhumbuza ngokukhuluma kowesifazane omncane ongumFinishi. Bangenyusele kulokho abakubiza ngokuthi i “bethany.” Sonke isizwe sinombono waso uqobo. (Mina, nizwa ukuwawaza komsindo, ngabe ngisondele kakhulu kulokho na? Nizwa kahle, kukanjani lokho?) Lona wesifazane omncane, wayengumuntu omncane othandekayo. Kodwa wayefana nami, wayethanda kaninginingi ukukhuluma. Nomhumushi…wayekhuluma asheshise impela, no— nomhumushi wayengakwazi ukukusho asheshise ngokwenele kulokho ayefuna ukukusho. Futhi wayema nobuso bakhe babubabomvu, wathi, “Nginakho phakathi okwalabobafo ukuqeketha.” 4 Kodwa, niyazi, ngiqaphelile ukuthi zonke i—izinyoni zonke zikhala ngesiNgisi, izinja zikhonkotha ngesiNgisi, izingane zikhala ngesiNgisi. Ngiyamangala ukuthi yin’indaba ngathi empeleni. Kodwa ngamunye wethu ucabanga ukuthi

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IPHIMBO LIKANKULUNKULU

NGALOLU IZINSUKU ZOKUGCINA

Kuyinhlanhla ngempela ukubuya ngibe phakathikwalababantu baseSpeyini futhi kulokhu ukusa. Futhi

angazi noma uJim uyakuthola yini lokhu. O, uthola ukuqopha.Ngisalokhu nginalo irekhode ikhwaya encane yaseSpeyinieyalenza ngenkathi ngilapha ngaphambili noMfowethuGarcia. Futhi ngiyalikhohlwa leloculo elincane ababevameukungiculela lona. Kodwa, o, ngangilithanda kanjani pho lelo!Nalabobantwana manje bonke sebekhulile futhi bashadile.Ngiyaye ngizwe kubo ngasikhathi. Futhi ngihambe ngangenakulokhu ukusa ngase ngibona uJoseph omncane, futhi manjengempela kwenze okuthize kimi, futhi ngijabule ngempelaukunibona.2 Futhi, manje, nginegama elilodwa engingalishongesiPenishi. Ningathanda ukulizwa na? “Haleluya!” Angisozengalikhohlwa igama. Ngangizama ukuthola owesifazaneoyisithulu ukuba angizwe ngesinye isikhathi. Manje,ngingahle ngisho lokhu ngokungesikho konke, niyabo, kodwaengilikhumbula kahle hle lalithi “oiga.” Kunjalo na? Ngizwe.Yizwa, “oiga.” Futhi manje–ke angisoze ngakhohlwa, “Gloriaa Dios!” Kuyamangalisa nje! O, ngaba nethuba ukuba ngibesezansi ekomkhulu, iDolobha laseMexico, ngikhuluma naboezansi lapho. Ngangijabule kanjani pho! Futhi ngangivameuku…3 NgangiseFinland emva kokuba ngangilapha. Futhi njalokungikhumbuza ngokukhuluma kowesifazane omncaneongumFinishi. Bangenyusele kulokho abakubiza ngokuthii “bethany.” Sonke isizwe sinombono waso uqobo. (Mina,nizwa ukuwawaza komsindo, ngabe ngisondele kakhulukulokho na? Nizwa kahle, kukanjani lokho?) Lona wesifazaneomncane, wayengumuntu omncane othandekayo. Kodwawayefana nami, wayethanda kaninginingi ukukhuluma.Nomhumushi…wayekhuluma asheshise impela, no—nomhumushi wayengakwazi ukukusho asheshise ngokwenelekulokho ayefuna ukukusho. Futhi wayema nobuso bakhebabubabomvu, wathi, “Nginakho phakathi okwalabobafoukuqeketha.”4 Kodwa, niyazi, ngiqaphelile ukuthi zonke i—izinyonizonke zikhala ngesiNgisi, izinja zikhonkotha ngesiNgisi,izingane zikhala ngesiNgisi. Ngiyamangala ukuthi yin’indabangathi empeleni. Kodwa ngamunye wethu ucabanga ukuthi

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ulwimi lwethu—lwethu luyoba wulwimi lwesikhathi seminyakaeyiNkulungwane; kusobala. Kodwa thina esemukele uMoyaoNgcwele, lelo yiqiniso, ngoba sinolwimi lwaseZulwini.

5 SinoMfowethu Rowe lapha onathi kulokhu ukusa,usomaqhinga ovela eWashington. Ngikholwa ukuthi wasebenzaphansi koMongameli abahlanu noma abayisithupha,oMongameli abayisikhombisa. Futhi niyazi ukuthi ngizwakanjani ngimi lokhu, kulomsamo, ngikhuluma, nendodaenjalo ihlezi emva kwami. Kodwa ubufakazi bayo njalobabungobugqame ngempela kimi, futhi ikakhulukazingenkathi i…Ngikholwa ukuthi yayingumLuthela, umangingaphosisi, phakathi kokuthi yiKatolika noma umLuthela,umLuthela. Futhi yathi yayi…into ethize ngokugaqazelaphansi kwethende emhlanganweni wamaPentecostal, futhiyasukuma…Ekugcineni yayithola indlela yayo yokuya ealtare,futhi, ngenkathi yenza, iNkosi yehlela phezu kwayo futhiyayibusisa ngangokuthi…Ngicabanga ukuthi ingakhulumacishe ngezilwimi eziyisikhombisa ezehlukene. Futhi yathiyaluzama olulodwa, “alusebenzanga,” yase izama olunye,“alusebenzanga.” Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi ingakhulumaisiPenishi ngokufanayo njengoba nonke ningakwenza. Ngakhoya—yazizama zonke, futhi azangasebenza. Futhi, niyabo, niyaziini, uNkulunkulu waba muhle kakhulu, Uyehla futhi uyinikaulwimi engakaze iluzame ngaphambili, yathi, “Luyasebenza!”Kunjalo. Ngicabanga ukuthi yileyondlela okuyoba ngayongaphesheya.

6 Izinkumbulo eziningi engizibamba enhliziyweni yamingebandla elincane enhla, ngikholwa ukuthi li…o,ngiyakhohlwa ukuthi likuphi. Lingapha ndawondawo lisondeleeMgwaqeni uTonto. Futhi ngiyalikhumbula lelo. Ngingacabangangegama “uMgwaqo uTonto,” lapho ibandla iSpanish Apostoliclake labakhona.

7 Bengithi kumelusi, “Lena bekungaba yindawo enhleukuba nemvuselelo,” inqwaba yendawo, ibandla elisha, abantuabakahle. Ngakho ngicabanga ukuthi belingahambisananemvuselelo ngoluny’usuku. Khulekani kulokho, ningene futhinibe nemvuselelo. Manje, ngithemba ukuthi kuyimpinda njeyalokho esasinakho ngale kwelinye ibandla. Ngiyakhumbulangimi egcekeni, ngencike ngale kothango, phansi phezulunomgwaqo, ngokuzama ukusuka lapho ngesikhathisasebusuku, impela kwakungukuxhuxhuma engingakazengikukhohlwe. Futhi ngine—nerekhode lamanenekaziamancane, amakhosazana nabazalwane abacula futhi benzairekhode. Futhi babezama ukucula elithi “Kholwa Kuphela,”futhi babengalitholi kahle nje, niyazi. Babethi esikhundlenisokuthi “kholwa kuphela,” babelikhipha bathi “yeonea kholwa,”niyabo.

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8 Futhi ngiyakhumbula uRebekah, indodakazi yami,uSarah, namanje bathi, “Babayi, cula, dlala lelorekhodeelincane lencane…” Esikhundleni sokuthi bathi “iSpenishi,”babengenakulikhuluma lelogama, bathi, “amantombazaneaseSpinashi, amantombazane amancane asesipinashi eculaelithi ‘Kholwa Kuphela.’”9 Awu, ngiyakhumbula bawulandela umhlangano. Imvuseleloyayisekhona ngaleyonkathi, futhi balandela umhlanganoyonk’indlela ukuya eWest Coast. Nento encane yabambelelaokwehange enhliziyweni yami ngenkathi sisuka eCalifornia,uMfowethu Moore nami, noMfowethu Brown, enhla leekomkhulu. Futhi ngenkathi ngehla ngidlula kuleyondlungalobobusuku, labobantwanyana bemi lapho becula lelo,“Uyakunakekela.” Nike nalizwa. “Libalele noma limathunzi,Uyakunakekela.” Izikhathi eziningi ezizweni zangaphandle,phezu kwezinkundla zempi zombangowezwe, ngizama ukulethauMlayezo kaKristu, ngangiwakhumbula lawomantombazanenabafana bengiculela leloculo, “Uyakunakekela. Libalele nomalimathunzi, Usalokhu ekunakekela.” Ngakho lolo kube lugqoziolukhulu, usizo.10 Ngihlangana nomelusi wenu okahle, futhi ngijabula kakhuluukubona ukuthi ibandla liyaphila futhi ninalendlu enkululapha, ihlalisa bonke, inqwaba yendawo yokupaka. Indawoyangempela nje ezandleni zikaMoya oNgcwele, uma njesingaMthola ukuba sikubone futhi sazi ukuthi sibiza imvuselelo.Yena, ngikholwa ukuthi Ubengayinikeza eyodwa.11 Manje, kulobubusuku sisebandleni likaMfowethu Outlaw,ibandla iJesus Name, ngale kwelinye icala. NoMfowethuOutlaw, ngikholwa ukuthi e…yibandla leApostolic, naye.Ngicabanga ukuthi nje ubiza igama lakhe, ibandla, iJesus Name.Ngicabanga ukuthi ungowephostoli ngenkolelo. Futhi ngakhosizoba lapho kulobubusuku. Futhi manje asisho ebandlenilaseSpeyini ukuthi, “manje wozani laphaya,” ngoba uhlalaesikhundleni sakho somsebenzi. Bese kuthi–ke kuzobakhonaukubuthana okukhulu koSomaBhizinisi abangamaKristu,kuqala ngoLwesine, emva kokuba izinkonzo sezivalilekwamanye amabandla, ngoLwesine. Nalengqungquthela,bazoba nezikhulumi ezigqamile, futhi ngakho uOral Roberts,nomunye umfowethu oyiMethodisti osanda kusindiswanje, futhi basho ukuthi uyisikhulumi esishisayo. Futhingiqinisekile ukuthi nizozijabulela lezizingqungquthela. Nanibantwana eningamabhungu namatshitshi, banokubuthanalapho kwamabhungu namatshitshi futhi, njengoba umfowethuememezelile nje. Nginabantwana bami lapho ngakhobangangena kulokhu. Futhi ngakho manje wozani, sizojabulaukuba nani. INkosi inibusise nonke.12 Futhi manje ngifuna ukuphenya eBhayibhelini futhingifunde amanye eZwi laKhe elibusisiweyo. Futhi ngikhethe

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kulokhu ukusa, okwesikhashana esincane nje, angifuniukunibamba isikhathi eside kakhulu, enye indikimba, futhi enyeyazo itholakala kuSamuweli I, enye itholakala kuIsaya. Futhingithanda ukufunda kuIsaya kuqala. Futhi ngi…13 Nizwa kahle, macala onke na? Phakathi kwalamamayikhi,abonakala enokuzwela kakhulu kimi, angazi ukuthi yingani.Nizwa kahle khona lapho, phakamisa isandla sakho. Kuhle,kuhle.14 Manje, ngithe nje ukusha izwi kancanyana, kusobala, lokhokusukela ekukhulumeni kakhulu. Futhi selokhu kwasukelangilapha nalo abazalwane baseSpeyini, cishe eminyakenieyishumi nesithupha edlule, ngiqagele, mhlawumbe cisheiminyaka eyishumi nesithupha noma ishumi nesikhombisaeyedlula, awu, kade ngishumayela selokhu kwasukela lapho.Ngakho bengikhathele–ke, ngishilo, futhi ngisakhathele, kodwangisaqhubeka ngomusa kaNkulunkulu.15 Manje asiphenye kuIsaya 40, isahluko 40 sikaIsaya;nesahluko 1, noma isahluko 3 sikaSamuweli I. Futhi sisabambelezozindawo senzela ukufundwa kweZwi, ngithanda manjeukuba sikhothamise amakhanda ethu okomzuzwana nje senzeleumkhuleko.16 Baba wethu waseZulwini, siyabonga namhlanjengalenhlanhla yokuma kulendawo engcwele ethandekayoenikelwe kuNkulunkulu nangomsebenzi waKhe. Futhi njengobasazi ukuthi izinceku zaKho ime emva kwalomsamo lapha nomaipulpiti izikhathi eziningi, nangempilo enikelwe enkonzweniyaKho.17 Nalokhu kulokhu ukusa kubuyisa izinkumbulo,izinkumbulo zemvuselelo ebiqala nje, noMoya oNgcweleowehlile ngesimo sokuKhanya okukhulu, njengeNsika yoMlilo,futhi Kwakhuluma ukuthi uMlayezo ufanele ushaneleumhlaba. Futhi manje namhlanje lowo ngumlando. UMlayezosewokheleke ngendoda enkulu, emva kokuWubona, njengoOral Roberts noTommy Osborn, noTommy Hicks nabaningiabanye. Nangemizamo esiyiveze sindawonye, sibona uMlayezosewokhele imililo yezimvuselelo kuzo zonke izizwe phansikweZulu, ngoMlayezo wephentekoste. Kulokhu sinikelaizibongo nendumiso kuWe, ONkulunkulu onaMandla.18 Futhi manje sikhulekela ukuthi Uzobeka esimweni inhliziyoyethu, ilungele uHlwitho olukhulu oluzokwenzeka masinyane,siyakholwa. Futhi uma izinhliziyo zethu zingekho esimwenisalokho noma sanoma yini enye Osibekele yona, sikhulekelaukuthi Usithethelele iphutha lethu, futhi uzokhuluma kithinamhlanje ngeZwi laKho. Busisa umelusi walelibandla,abadikoni balo, abaphatheli, nalo lonke uquqaba, amalunga.Busisa lelikhwaya elincane, nomshayi wopiyano, abashayibezinsimbi. Bonke kanyekanye, babusise labo abangena

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emasangweni alendawo. Kwangathi bangaphuma beguquliwenjalo ngesikhathi, basondele kakhudlwana kuWe kunomabebenjalo ngenkathi bengena. Siphe khona, Baba. Futhikwangathi lokho kungaba njalo, ngisho nakulokhu ukusa,ngokuba sikucela eGameni likaJesu. Amen.19 Manje siphenya eNcwadini kaIsaya, isahluko 40, siyafunda.

Duduzani, nibaduduze abantu bami, ushouNkulunkulu…Qungani iJerusalema isibindi, nimemezele

kulo, ukuthi ukulwa kwalo sekuphelile, nokuthibuhlanguliwe ububi balo: ngokuba lamukelisweesandleni seNKOSI ngokuphindiweyo ngazo…izonozalo.Izwi lomemezayo ehlane lithi, “Lungisani indlela

yeNKOSI, nihlelembe oqwathuleni umgwaqo omkhulukaNkulunkulu wethu.Zonke izigodi ziyakuphakanyiswa, nentaba

namagquma kuyakwehliswa: amagebhugebhuayakuhlelenjwa, nemigoxigoxi iyakuba-yithafa:Inkazimulo yeNkosi iyakubonakaliswa, yonk’inyama

ikubone kanyekanye: ngokuba umlomo weNKOSI

ukhulumile.Manje eNcwadini kaSamuweli, uSamuweli I, isahluko 3,

ngifuna ukufunda ivesi 1, 2, nele 19.Umntwana uSamuweli wayikhonza iNKOSI phambi

kukaEli. Izwi leNKOSI lalingavamile ngalezozinsuku;nombono wawuyivelakancane.Kwathi ngalesosikhathi; uEli elele endaweni yakhe,

amehlo akhe ayeqale ukufiphala, waze wangaba-nakhoukubona;Isibani sikaNkulunkulu sasingakacimi uSamuweli

elele ethempelini leNKOSI, lapho kwakukhonaumphongolo kaNkulunkulu,INKOSI yambiza…wathi yena, Ngilapha.

Ivesi 19USamuweli wakhula, iNKOSI yayinaye, Ayiwisanga

phansi nelilodwa lamazwi ayo.20 O, leyo bekungaba yindikimba eyenele ebesingakhulumangayo lapha inyanga, futhi besingadonsa eningi ingqikithikulendikimba enhle kakhulu. Kodwa kulokhu ukusa, futhi njesinemizuzu ethi ayibe ngamashumi amabili ukuba siphumengesikhathi esifanele kweyethu…Ngiqagele uSonto sikoleusuphelile noma mhlawumbe ulandela lokhu, angazi. Kodwa,nokho, ngifuna ukusebenzisa indikimba yokuthi, IPhimboLikaNkulunkulu NgaLolu Izinsuku Zokugcina.

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21 Yisikhathi esigqame kakhulu kimi. Siyaqonda ukuthi laphoesikhuluma khona emiBhalweni, ukuthi wathi, “Umbonowawuyivelakancane ngezinsuku zikaSamuweli.” Ngakho–ke,“Lapho okungekho khona umbono,” iBhayibheli lathi,“abantu bayabhubha.” Sifanele sibe nombono. Nemibono uzakubaprofethi, futhi yiZwi leNkosi elikhulume kubo.22 Futhi sithola ukuthi uEli wayengesuye umprofethi,uEli wayengumpristi. Futhi wayesegugile, namehlo akheayesefiphala, futhi wayengasakwazi ukubona ukubaahambahambe,wayeyindoda enkulu esindayo. Futhiwayeseqaleukuyekela umsebenzi weNkosi uhambe ungenziwe.23 Naleyo yinto ethize njengoba injalo okwanamhlanje.Ngicabanga ibandla, inhlangano namahlelo, kade esensiminiisikhathi eside, futhi aqala ukwenqena. Nomsebenzi weNkosiusushiywa ungenziwe, iZwi leQiniso, ngoba ibandla, kulonauqobo, seliphenduke labona kalufifi. Futhi sidinga, namhlanje,iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu ukuba likhulume phakathi kwethu,lisibuyisele emuva.24 Futhi, niyabo, uEli wayelale phansi, ne…ukubona kwakhekwase kwehluleka. Wayengumpristi. Futhi babenombonooyivelakancane ovela eNkosini. Nalesosidingo esikhulu!25 Futhi uNkulunkulu uthembise ukuhlangabezana nesidingosehora. Ukwenza njalo lokho. Futhi sidinga iPhimbolikaNkulunkulu namhlanje, ukuhlangabezana nesidingosehora, ukuhlangabezana nesikhathi esiphila kuso. Futhi emvakokuba Esekwethembisile, singaphumula siqinisekile ukuthiUzosigcina isithembiso saKhe. Lokho ngukwethemba ikholwaelinakho kuMenzi waLo, ukuthi Wethembisa ukuhlangabezananesidingo.26 Futhi, namhlanje, isizathu esisodwa ukuthi ibandlalisesimweni elikuso, yingoba kunamaphimbo amaningi kakhulu,amany’amaphimbo amaningi kakhulu ukuheha ibandlaePhimbweni likaNkulunkulu, sekuze kungabazeke impelaukuthi abaningi bayolizwa iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu nakubaLakhuluma ngqo phakathi kwabo. Mhlampe babengaLiqondingisho, ngoba Lalingaba yinto engaziwa kubo. Bazifake bonauqobo babamaphakathi kakhulu impela emaphimbweni osuku!27 Futhi uma siqaphela, ekufundweni komBhalo wethu, ukuthiiPhimbo likaNkulunkulu lalingaziwa kubo.28 Futhi seliphenduke laba ngaleyondlela namhlanje,ukuthi iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu…Maningi kakhulu amanyeamaphimbo. Bese kuthi–ke uma uNkulunkulu ethembisaukuthi Uyosinika Lelo, futhi uma amanye amaphimboephambene nePhimbo likaNkulunkulu, khona–ke kufanele kubeyiphimbo lesitha sethu, ukusidida, ukuba singaliqondi iPhimbolikaNkulunkulu ngenkathi Likhuluma.

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29 Futhi siyaqaphela kwakuyinto efanayo naleyo ngoElinangoSamuweli, kodwa uEli waqonda khona manjalo ukuthikwakunguNkulunkulu. Futhi ngokoqobo kwakunguku—kuthuka kuEli. Ngoba, iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu likhulumakuSamuweli, lalimtshele ngezenzo ezingalungile zikaEli,ngokuba wayetotose amadodana akhe, futhi ayethatha imaline—nenyama emihlatshelweni. Lokho kwakungalungile.Futhi ayenza izinto ngokungalungile, eziphambene neZwilikaNkulunkulu.

30 NoSamuweli wayene…into kuphela uSamuweliayengayenza, kwakungukukhuluma impela. Futhi wayengotheukuba madolonzima kancane ukwenzenjalo, ngobakwakuphambene nayo impela indawo ayethunyelweukukhuliswa kuyo, uEli nasethempelini. Kodwa uEli wathi,“Khuluma uqhubeke.” Niyabo? Futhi wamtshela khona impelaokwakuzokwenzeka, ukuthi uSamuweli…noma, “Usukuluka Eli lwase luphelile, njengompristi,” ngoba uNkulunkuluwayekhulumile, noNkulunkulu wayethumela uMlayezo waKhengoSamuweli umprofethi. Ukuzalwa okuyinqaba impela,enikelwe eNkosini kusukela esengumntwana. UNkulunkuluwakhuluma kuye, njengomntwana, futhi wayemlungiselelaumsebenzi owawumhlalele. Nesikhathi sikaEli sasesiphela.

31 Kunamaphimbo amaningi kakhulu emhlabeni namhlanje,ukuthi ngokoqobo kuyinto el’khuni, ngoba kuthulisa iPhimbolokungaPhezu kwemvelo. Maningi kakhulu amaphimboezihlakaniphi, amaphimbo amakhulu endoda enamandlaayizihlakaniphi, ukuthi, ezimweni zawo zokuhlakanipha,azamazamisa ngisho izizwe. Awasibo nje abantu bangobusuku,kodwa azamazamisa izizwe, ehlanganisa izinhlangano ezinkulundawonye, imikhankaso emikhulu, efekethisiwe. Nomuntuubengathi ukudideka kancanyana. Kwenele ukubadida,ngokuthi lezizinto ziqhubeka kanjani futhi ziphumelele. Futhikunamaphimbo a—avukayo futhi enze lezizinto, futhi kubangelaiPhimbo likaNkulunkulu ukuba libekwe le emuva ndawondawo,iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu langeQiniso.

32 “NePhimbo likaNkulunkulu,” bathi, “sizokwazikanjani ukuthi yiPhimbo likaNkulunkulu na?” Ngoba,okwanamhlanje…Ngaleyonkathi lalikumprofethioqinisekisiwe. Manje, namhlanje, sazi kanjani ukuthiyiPhimbo likaNkulunkulu, ngoba ngukubonakaliswakweZwi lomprofethi. Lona ngumprofethi kaNkulunkulu.NePhimbo likaNkulunkulu langeqiniso libuyisa kuphela lowoowangeqiniso, ophilayo, uNkulunkulu oPhezu kwemvelo,neZwi laKhe elingaPhezu kwemvelo, nokubonakaliswa kweZwileQiniso elingaPhezu kwemvelo. Khona–ke siyazi ukuthiLiyiPhimbo likaNkulunkulu. Ngoba, naleyo Super-…Kuningikakhulu okunye kwezinye izindawo zamazinga, okucishe impela

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nje kulithulise Lelo. Kodwa, khumbulani, Liyokhazimula,Liyovela! Liyokwenza.

33 Manje, kunephimbo namhlanje ezweni lezombusazwe. Leloyiphimbo elikhulu. Nabantu, ngokoqobo, ngalolusuku olukhululwezombusazwe, bayo…Konke kuxoveke emabandleni abonayo yonke into. Futhi izikhathi eziningi, ukuthi sisandakuba nakho nje maduze, ukuthi iphimbo lezombusazwengempela liqinile kunePhimbo likaNkulunkulu emabandleni,kungenjalo abantu baseMelika bebengasoze benza lokhoabakwenzile nje. Niyabo? Ngabe abazange bakwenze. UkubaiPhimbo likaNkulunkulu beliyogcinwa liphila ebandleni, ngabeabawenzanga lelo amaphutha. Kodwa iphimbo lezombusazweliqine kakhulu impela emhlabeni namhlanje kunePhimbolikaNkulunkulu, sekuze kwathi abantu bathengisa ngobuzibulobabo bobuKristu ngenxa yokudlana okuthandwa ngabantu,imfundo, namandla ezombusazwe. Kuyihlazo nje ukukubona.Yona impela into isizwe sakithi esenziwa ngayo, esenziwengayo, abantu babuyela emuva ngqo base—base bevotelainto ukuba ingene esayishiyela elinye izwe. Ne nePlymouthRock, neMayflower nawo, beza ngapha futhi—futhi bakhalomnotho omkhulu esinawo. Yiyonanto impela esayilwelakanzima kangaka ukuba siphume kuyo, sesizibuyisele emuvangqo ekukhamfuneni kwayo, ngoba iBhayibheli likhulumangokuthi kuyoba ngaleyondlela.

34 Nenqubo kaEli, umpristi esikhundleni somprofethi.Umprofethi uyiZwi. Nompristi wayeyibandla.

35 Futhi sekuze kwangena endaweni enjalo sekuzekuqale ukuxega kakhulu ukuthi iZwi alaziwa kubantu.AbaLitholi. Manje–ke ungaLikhuluma, futhi abaLiqondi, ngobaabaqeqeshelwe kuLo. UPawulu wathi, “Uma icilongo linikezaizwi elingaqondakali, ubani ozokwazi ukuthi azilungiseleleimpi na?”

36 Abantu baqeqeshelwe i—i—iphimbo lebandla, icilongolebandla, “Sinamaningi kuSonto sikole wethu kunoma abanyebenawo.” Lokho akusho lutho. “Sinokuningi ehlelwenilethu kunoma abanye benakho. Sinelikhulu kunawo onkephakathi kwamahlelo.” Niyabo, lokho kusohlobweni lwephimboabantu abaliqeqeshelwe. Emgwaqeni, bayaphuma ukubabathole abantu futhi babangenise. Amashumi ezinkulungwaneaphindwe kazinkulungwane emkhankasweni omkhulu, futhibabangenise. Yini abayikhathelele na? “Sinebandla elikhulukunawo onke. Sinenhlangano yebandla enkulu ukwedlulazonke. SinoSonto sikole onamalunga aphakeme kunawo onke.Sinemeya yedolobha eza ebandleni lethu.” Lokho kungahle kubekuhle konke, kodwa uma lelobandla elifanayo lingaqeqeshelweiPhimbo likaNkulunkulu, iCilongo leVangeli, lisiza ngani na?

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37 Futhi uma into ivuka njengoba nje ivukile phakathikukahulumeni wethu, kwenzekeni na? Ibandla alilazangaiPhimbo leCilongo, futhi abazanga ukuthi bazokwenzenjani.Isithembiso esikhulu sempumelelo, isiqhwaga esiyisihlakaniphisiyangena, futhi zayeqa ngqo yona impela into iBhayibhelielayibikezelayo, futhi zayingenisa. Niyabo, iphimbolezombusazwe! Futhi kwafakazisa ukuthi kweqa ngaphezuluiPhimbo lezenkolo, kungenjalo babengeke benze abakwenzayo,iPhimbo leVangeli. Ngoba sithenjiswa inqwaba yezinto,sithenjiswa impumelelo, futhi akungabazeki kodwa sizoyithola.38 Kodwa, noma kunjalo, lokho akusho noma yini ekholweni.Phenyani ngale eNcwadini yamaHeberu, esahlukweni11, lalelani lowoPawulu oNgcwele ekhuluma, ukuthibanjani, ezinsukwini, “Bazulazula bembethe izikhumbazezimvu nezikhumba zezimbuzi, wayeswela, bengenandawo,bengenakungena emzini.”39 Ngangifunda eMkhandlwini waseNayisiya, ngenkathiizindabamlonyeni ezinkulu ziqubuka eNayisiya, eRoma,iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu emva kokufa kukaKristu,eMkhandlwini omkhulu waseNayisiya, ngenkathi ibandlaelikhulu elamela lokho okwakufanele, babefuna iBhayibheli.Nabaphenduke eRoma bebandla lokuqala laseRomababejovele imibhedesho, ukuba bathi, isibonelo nje, njengobasinoKhisimuzi.40 UKhisimuzi, uKristu akazange nje azalwe ngosukuzingamashumi amabili-nanhlanu ku—kuDisemba kunomangabe ngazalwa. Ngani, amagquma aseJudiya lalineqhwa, futhiU…Kuphambana nazo zonke ezinye iziprofetho zeBhayibheli.Wazalwa entwasahlobo, njengoba onke amawundlu ezalwa.Wazalelwani endlini yokukhweza izimpahla esikhundlenisendlu na? WayeyiWundlu. Wayengagijimeli ngani njephezulu ealtare noma ealtare laKhe lapho Abethelwa khona,isiphambano na? Waholelwa esiphambanweni. Uholela imvuekuhlatshweni. WayeyiWundlu. Manje–ke Wazalwa ngenkathiamawundlu lizalwa.41 Kodwa, niyabo, ukwenza lokho, babenosuku lokuzalwakukankulunkulu welanga, okungukuthi, emgudwini wokumakwelanga, i—ilanga ezinsukwini ezinhlanu kusukela kuDisembazingamashumi amabili kuya kuDisemba zingamashumiamabili-nanhlanu, kucishe linganyakazi nhlobo, ilanga. Li—lishintshashintsha kancane usuku ngalunye, liya ngokuba lidengokuba lide ngokuba lide lize lishaye usuku olude kunazozonke ngoJulayi. Bese kuthi–ke, ngoDisemba, usuku lwaloolufishane kunazo zonke. Bese kuthi–ke lesosikhathi esincanesamashumi amabili-nanhlanu, kusukela zingamashumiamabili kuya zingamashumi amabili-nanhlanu, babenesekisiyamaRoma nomgubho wokuzalwa kukankulunkulu welanga.Ngakho manje–ke uJupita, owayengunkulunkulu wamaRoma,

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base–ke bekujovela, ekubeni bathi–ke, “Sizothatha iNdodanakaNkulunkulu nosuku lokuzalwa kukankulunkulu welanga,sihlanganise lokho ndawonye futhi kube ngumgubho omkhuluowodwa.” Lokho kuphambene! Futhi, o, imijovo eminingiabayibeka phakathi lapho!42 Kwase kuthi–ke ngenkathi lawo indoda yeqinisokaNkulunkulu eyayifuna ukuhlala neZwi, njengoPolycarp,uIrenaeus, uMartin, lawo amakhulu, asekuqaleni, indodaengcwele eyayifuna ukuhlala neQiniso. Futhi ngenkathi elethangoMkhandlu waseNayisiya, abanye balabobantu babekadebenqatshiwe kakhulu kwaze kwangena abaprofethi bevelaehlane bengenalutho abayicabekile kodwa isiqephu sesikhumbasemvu, ukuhlala kulowomkhandlu. Kodwa babelazi iZwileNkosi. Kodwa ukuthandwa ngabantu, lezozinsuku eziyishuminanhlanu zezombusazwe ezinegazi, futhi baLeqa ngaphezulu.Sase–ke siba neminyaka eyinkulungwane yezikhathi zonyakawobumnyama, niyabo.43 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wethembisa ukuthi leloCilongolalizokhala futhi. Njalo abantu ulalela iPhimbo leZwi leqiniso,njalo hlola okwenzayo ngeZwi.44 Iphimbo lezombusazwe. Futhi thina eMelika nalo lonkeizwe, sinephimbo elikhulumayo elizwakala kakhulu namhlanje,nalelo yiphimbo laseHollywood. Lithumbe izwe. Ake kuphumeumuntu-mumbe eHollywood nento ethize, uyithola isisezwenilonke. Manje, siyaqaphela ukuthi babeke iphethini labesifazanebakithi, engutsheni yabo, izitayela zabo zezinwele. Babekeleyongubo.45 Ibandla belifanele lazi iPhimbo leCilongo likaNkulunkulukulokho! Kodwa kunokuningi kakhulu ukudideka ngoba ubonaabanye benzenjalo, izibonelo. Ungalokothi uzenzele iphethiniemva kwalolohlobo lwesibonelo, ngoba singesibhubhayo. Njaloyizwa iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu, Akushoyo ngalo.46 Bese kuthi–ke siyaqaphela, eHollywood, bavusa izinto.Futhi nje ake ngikhulume nje umzuzwana ngalokhungaphambi kokuba siqhubeke. Kwakune—nento ephumayokungekudala, ukuthi i—indoda eHollywood…Akukhookumelene nendoda manje, ingefayo uKristu ayifelayo,kodwa nje ukunikhombisa. Baqambe into encane ebizwangokuthi, abantwanyana babevame ukuyibiza ngokuthi i“isondo elidlalwa ngokutshikizisa umzimba,” isondo elidlalwangokutshikizasa umzimba, noma okuthize. Futhi uma nakenayiqaphela into enobunhlamba nezinto ezilandela lesosigaba,kubantwana abancane. Lokho akulungile.47 Manje, iHollywood isigcwele a—abalwa ngezibhamu.Manje, noma ubani owazi umlando, uyazi ukuthi labobantuemuva lapho ngalezo zinsuku, lowo kwakuyilabo abalwangezibhamu njenga—ngabafo abehlukene, babengesizo

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izakhamizi ezihloniphekile, babengamambuka, babefana no AlCapone noDillinger. Banomdlalo waseHollywood abawubiza,kwi—kwitelevishini, bawubiza nge, “Ntuthu yesibhamu.” Futhingezwa ngomqaphelisi ngoluny’usuku ukuthi umfo owudlalayo,uArness noma okuthize, noma uArness, noma ngiyalikhohlwaukuthi ubani igama lakhe, futhi ufanele ukuthatha…UmeleuMatt Dillon owayeyiphoyisa eliphatha isifunda eKansas.NoMatt Dillon wayephuzi njengonogwaja. Wadubula indodaangamashumi amabili-nesishiyagalombili ngemuva, abantuabangenacala, ephumela ngaphandle kweDolobha laseDodgefuthi elinde ehlathini. Futhi uma kuza indoda, lowomuntu-mumbe wayembiza futhi amtshele ukuthi kwakuza isigelekeqesedlula, bese–ke ehlala phandle lapho, uma indoda ingena,wayeyidubula ngemuva. Manje sithola ukuthi u “ngumfoomkhulu” owehlayo. Ngani, ngokoqobo ku—kudumisa isono.Kodwa abantwana abancane bezwe lakithi banganitshelaokuningi ngoMatt Dillon kunoma benganitshela ngoJesu Kristu.I—i—izitolo, izitolo ezithengisa izinto zosheleni, nomnyangowezingubo zokugqoka, silenga sigcwele ezincane—ezincanezezibhamu zamathoyizi, nezigqoko ezincane o—obungazithenganomaphi. Kulungile ukugqoka lokho, kodwa ngi—ngiyanitshelanje, niyabo. Manje–ke ba—ba, izwe lezohwebo, licosha leyontofuthi lenze izigidi zamadola ngayo.48 Sinalokhu esikubiza ngo “Suku lukaPatricks oNgc,”sinalokhu esibiza lezi nga “maholide ezenkolo.” Nezwelezohwebo likucoshile, futhi benza izigidi zamadola.“USuku lukaMama,” isixheke sezimbali. Ngani, nsuku zonkekufanele kube wusuku oluhloniphekile kumama. Uphumelendawondawo, eyedwa, hamba uyombona. Lokho bekungabizaukwedlula yonke imbali obungamthumelela yona, kumbe nomayini enye. Niyabo, kodwa bayakucosha. Yiphimbo, futhi—futhisikuhlanganisa phakathi thaqa nakho. Ngempela akufanele.Kodwa nizokwenzenjani na? Niyabo, nje si—si…49 Ngizama ukufinyelela ephuzwini lapha ukunitshela intoethize, engiyikholwayo. IPhimbo liyivelakancane, iPhimbolikaNkulunkulu.50 Manje, sithola ukuthi bahola ngesitayela. Futhi senakenaqaphela, abafana bethu abasebancane usephenduke u“Ricky” no “Elvis.” Unomntwana obizwa ngalelo, lishintshengokukhulu ukushesha, umbize ngonamba “wani” noma “thu,”noma okuthize. Ungakwenzi, lokho kubi kabi…Wena uthi,“Mehluko muni ochazwa yigama na?” Ngani, impela, lichazaokuthize. Igama lakho lenza isimilo sempilo yakho. “Manje,Mfowethu Branham, usekubalulekeni kwezinombolo.” Qhabo,angisuye! Ngiku ISHOKANJE INKOSI!Kwakungani ngenkathiuJakobe, waphila ngegama lakhe, njengo—njengomkhohlisi,umqineli, uJakobe. Futhi ngenkathi uNkulunkulu emshintsha,Washintsha igama lakhe. UNkulunkulu washintsha uSawule

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waba nguPawulu, uSimoni waba nguPetru. Impela, linentoethize. NoRicky noElvis, namagama anjengalelo, yigamalesimodeni laseMelika eliphosa ingane ngokuzenzekelayo ingenengqo kulokho. Niyabona ukuthi ngiqonde ukuthini na?51 Manje, ngithemba ukuthi angi…Kungcono ngesekele futhingingadedi kakhulu kulengatsha lapha, (niyabona ukuthingiqonde ukuthini na?) ukuthi ningaqondi. Kodwa zonkelezizinto akuqondwa ngisho nangumuntu ojwayelekile nje.Abakubambi, ngoba banenkambiso eyodwa. Yilokho kuphelaabakulalelayo, lawomaphimbo.52 Kunephimbo lezazi zokudabuka kwezinto, ubuKhomanisi,bethembisa into ethize abangenakuhlala ngayo. Futhinokho ipesente elikhulu labantu baseMelika basongelekekubuKhomanisi. Manje, kade ngisebuKhomanisini, ezindawenizobuKhomanisi, njalo, eJalimani, empumalanga yeBerlin.Babenezindlu ezinkulukazi ukukhombisa ngaphandle. Ubokeuhambe ngaphakathi kwazo, aziqediwe ngisho. Ngumnothowamanga, bazama ukufuqela ngale into ethize.53 Futhi, eRashiya, indawo yokuzalwa kobuKhomanisi…Okungukuthi, iminyaka eminingi eyedlula, ngenkathingisengumshumayeli ongumfana nje, ngingathi iminyakaengamashumi amathathu-nantathu eyadlula, ngenkathiubuNazi, ubuFashizimu, nobuKhomanisi buvela, ngathi,“Ngikhuluma eGameni leNkosi! Bonke bayophethelakubuKhomanisi.” Kodwa, senake nacabanga, uNkulunkuluusishiyele umgwaqo ophahlwe yizihlahla ukuba siphume ngawo,uma nje besizowuthatha. Linye kuphela ipesente eRashiyaelingubuKhomanisi, ipesente elilodwa, kodwa bayipesenteelilawulayo. Ipesente elilodwa lobuKhomanisi…ipesenteelilodwa leRashiya ngubuKhomanisi, njalo, kodwa bayalawula.54 Nento efanayo, iHollywood yindawo eyodwa, kodwabayalawula.55 Cishe okukodwa kokuthathu noma okubili kokuthathukwenani labantu bonke ezweni baseUnited States liyaesontweni, futhi ngamalunga esonto, kodwa balawulalawomahlelo.56 Okudingwa ngubuKhomanisi laphaya yiPhimbolikaNkulunkulu elivuka phakathi kwabo, futhi Lingabubekaehlazweni.57 EFinland, ngenkathi lowomfana omncane evuswakwabafileyo ngalolosuku, futhi babengiletha ngokuqhelengezikwele ezintathu, lapho lomfo omncane avuswa khona,ofile; amasosha angamaKhomanisi, amaRashiya, emi laphongesaluthe samaRashiya, nezinyembezi zehla ezihlathinizawo. Athi, “Siyokwemukela uNkulunkulu ongavusaabafileyo.” Kungukunganaki kwebandla eliKatolika nebandlalamaLuthela, nawo onke lawomabandla, futhi athathe yonke

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imali, futhi akha izinhlangano, futhi abantu bengabaniki lutho.Baphila njengabobonke abanye abantu. Kune…58 Okudingwa yiRashiya ngumprofethi ukuba avukeenkundleni eneZwi leNkosi, elinga—elingavala umlomo.Manje–ke lelopesente elingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunyeliyokwengamela.59 Okudingwa yiMelika yiPhimbo lomprofethi kaNkulunkulu,ongasukuma futhi agxeke iHollywood, futhi agxeke lezizintoeGameni likaJesu Kristu, neBandla likaMoya oNgcweleliyokwengamela. Kuningi kakhulu ukudideka, niyabo,amaphimbo amaningi kakhulu okuphambana naLo.60 Ibandla, iphimbo lalo, ngalinye lifuna amalunga amaningi.IBaptisti ifuna onke, iMethodisti ifuna onke, iPresbyterian.Sonke sinalawa. NeKatolika ibukeka sengathi izokuthathakonke, futhi azokwenza. Impela lelo yiPhimbo likaNkulunkululiphuma, laleliBhayibheli. Azobusa.61 Kodwa uNkulunkulu oPhezu Konke ekugcineni uyobusa.AbaNgcwele bayokwengamela, ngoluny’usuku, iBhayibhelilasho njalo. Bayokwengamela.62 Inqwaba yamaphimbo asabeka kangaka! Manje–kekunephimbo lomprofethi wamanga. Lelo yiphimbo elibikabi, indoda ezibiza ngomprofethi. Umprofethi, kusobala,ngumshumayeli. Igama lesimanje “umprofethi” ngokoqobokusho “indoda eshumayela phansi kokuphefumulelwa.”Futhi kunendoda emayo futhi izibize ngomprofethi, futhiiphike iZwi likaNkulunkulu, iphike iQiniso likaNkulunkulu.Kunamaphimbo amaningi kakhulu!63 Emizuzwaneni embalwa nje edlule, bekunomfowethuphandle lapho engilayela ukuthi angingene kanjani phezululapha, kodwa ngi…ngiqagele umangele ukuthi kunganingenyuke ngomgwaqo ngase ngijika ngase ngibuya. Umaukhona, mfowethu, bengilalele into ethize, bekungabanganibethu—bethu abangamakhaladi, inigro. Banethempelilapha, futhi balibiza ngokuthi, “iElija Mohamede,” nomaokuthize, “iElija Mohamade esencane.” Ivuka nephimbo,futhi bethi bayiphimbo elizokhipha i—isizwe samakhaladikulenxushunxushu. Lokho, niyabo, yona impela into, iSulumanilabo—labo—labo lilapha, ababo abakholwa nguMohamede.Ngani, aniboni yini, leso yiso impela isendlalelo sakho,kuyiphutha!64 Abantu abangamakhaladi, njengabelungu nje, abantuabansundu, nabantu abampofu, hhayi ukubuyela emuvakubuMohamede, kodwa ukubuyela kuKristu, yona impelaimigomo iBhayibheli eliyifundisayo. UbuMohamedebuphambene neZwi. Manje, ngibe nenhlanhla yokuholelaizinkulungwane eziyishumi zabakaMohamede kuKristungesikhathi esisodwa eThekwini, eNingizimu Afrika. Akuvezi

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lutho kodwa isayense ephathelene nengqondo. Futhi isayenseephathelene nengqondo ilungile inqobo nje uma isayenseephathelene nengqondo ingaliphiki iZwi. Kodwa umaisayense ephathelene nengqondo iphika iZwi, khona–keisayense ephathelene nengqondo iyiphutha. Inikeza iphimboelingaqondakali. Kunezinye izinto zonke eziyokwedlulangaphandle kweZwi likaNkulunkulu, uJesu washo njalo,“Kodlula amazulu nomhlaba, kepha iZwi laMi alisoze ledlula.”Ngakho, niyabo sifanele sihlale neZwi, iPhimbo.65 Eziningi kakhulu izinto ezididanayo! Abantu bayasukuma,abalazi iZwi, futhi basho izinto, futhi mhlawumbe kuzwakalakunomqondo impela. UbuKhomanisi buzwakala buyintoenomqondo impela, “Wonk’umuntu uyafana. Abasekhoongxiwankulu, bonke bangamaKhomanisi.” Senake namaukuba nicabange ukuthi leyo yimvuselelo yamanga,ubuKhomanisi bungamanga na? Futhi wakwenza kuphikube yiphethini konke na? U…UJesu wathi, “Imimoyaemibili iyosondelana kakhulu, iyodukisa abaKhethiweyo umakungenzeka.” Futhi yonk’into uDeveli anayo, kuyimpendukezeloyalokho uNkulunkulu akudalayo. Isono si—singukulungakuphendukezelwe. Amanga ayiQiniso limelwe ngokungesikho.Ukuphinga kuyi—yi, isenzo uNkulunkulu asimisela kuso,siphendukezelwe. Konke ukungakholwa kuyimpendukezeloyokukholwa. Ufanele uphike iQiniso ukuze uthathe i—impendukezelo. Niyabo, qondisani lamaphimbo, ahloleningeZwi futhi nibone ukuthi ayiQiniso yini.66 O, besingaqhubeka kanjani siqhubeke, ngalamaphimbo.anamhlanje, kodwa isikhathi sethu sesedlule. Kodwa,amaphimbo amaningi kakhulu abantu abangazi ukuthibazokwenzenjani. IMethodisti ekugcineni izozwa umshumayeliwamaBaptisti, bayoya laphaya, bayohlala lapho isikhashanabese kuthi–ke beya kwiLuthela. NakumaPentecostal,banamaqembu ehlukene, elinye liyogijimela kwelinye, nelinyekwelinye, bese–ke kuya emuva naphambili. Kukhombisa ukuthiawugxilile. Yizwa iPhimbo laKhe! Nanti, lilotshwe ephepheni,iPhimbo, iPhimbo liyoqiniswa uma LiyiQiniso.67 Izwe lebandla alazi ukuthi lizokwenzenjani, izwelezombusazwe lisenxushunxushwini. Yonk’into ibonakalaisenxushunxushwini. Abafo babaleka besuka lapha, enyeinto iyavuka, enye ijakhethe, elinye ibhantshi. NgenkathingiseRoma, banezipikili eziqinisekisiwe ezehlukene eziyishuminesishiyagalolunye esabethelwa esandleni sikaJesu; futhizintathu kuphela, kodwa nokho banerekhode ukuthi yishuminesishiyagalolunye ezehlukene. Manje, kwenza mehlukomuni ukuthi ubani onezipikili na? UKristu akazangeasishiyele izipikili ukuba sizikhonze, Wasishiyela uMoyaoNgcwele, ngeZwi laKhe! “Lezizibonakaliso ziyakubalandelaabakholwayo, bayoba nesipikili sasekuqaleni”? “Bayoba

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ne…Lezizibonakaliso ziyakubalandela abakholwayo, bayobangabehlelo eNgaliqalayo”? Alikho aliqalayo. Niyabona ukuthiiphimbo liphambene kanjani na?68 Kodwa, “Lezizibonakaliso ziyakubalandela abakholwayo;ngeGama laMi bayakukhipha amademoni.” Nanto iZwi.“Bayokhuluma ngezilimi ezintsha; baphathe izinyoka,lokho akuyikuba nangozi. Uma bephuza okubulalayo,akuyikubakhathaza. Uma bebeka izandla zabo phezukwabagulayo phezu kwabagulayo, bayakusinda.” Futhibhekisisani lezizinto kuhlanganisa nawo wonke umBhalondawonye.69 Manje, lokho kodwa akuyikukuqinisa, nhlobo. Yilapho thinamaPentecostal esifika khona emgwaqeni ongesiwo. Akashongoyini uJesu, “Abaningi bayakuza kiMi ngalolosuku, futhi bathi,‘Nkosi, angenzanga yini imisebenzi yamandla ngeGama laKhona? Angiprofethanga yini ngeGama laKho na? Angikwenzangayini konke lokhu ngeGama laKho na?’” Futhi uJesu wathi,“Sukani kiMi, nina benzi bokubi, aNgizange nginazi.” Niyabo,bodadewethu nabafowethu, yingani ngisigxeka kangaka futhingisibeka icala lesisizukulwane na? Ungahle ukhulume ngoliminjengolwabantu neziNgelosi, ungahle usine eMoyeni macalaonke ebandleni, lokho akuhlangene naLo.70 Ngibabonile abakaMohamede besina bezungeza kanjalo.Ngimzwile udokotela…ikamu lenyangamthakathikazi,ngabona abathakathikazi besukuma futhi bakhulumengezilimi, futhi bakuhumushe, futhi basho khona impelaokwakuzokwenzeka, futhi kwenzeka ngaleyondlela. Ngibonengisho nepensela liphakama futhi libhala ngezilimiezingaziwa, futhi munye kuphela lapho ongakufunda, futhikwakungokukaDeveli. Ungeke wesekela isiphethelo sakhosaPhakade phezu kwelinye idlingozi. USathane angazifanisananoma yiliphi lalawomadlingozi. Hhayi…KungukwaziuKristu, into eshintshayo empilweni yakho. Bhekisisa impiloyakho futhi uyenze iphethini neZwi, bese ubona ukuthi ukuphi.Uthatha uhlu lwezokuqukethwe, impela.71 Ngaphezu kwakho konke ukuzifanisa nabanye abantu,amaphimbo amanga, abaprofethi bamanga, zonke lezi ezinyeizinto equbukayo, uJesu wayesalokhu ethi, ngaphezu kwakhokonke lokhu, “Uma noma yimuphi umuntu eyokuzwaiPhimbo laMi futhi alandele emva kwaMi.” UyiZwi.Lalelani, Ukuthuma kwaKhe kithi namhlanje, kuwo wonkelamaphimbo. Okungukuthi, ngithe bekungathatha amahoraukuveza onke lamaphimbo. Futhi kuyadida kubantu, kuyintoefikiselana umunyu. Futhi, empeleni, awulitholi ithubalesibili, ufanele uLithathe manje. Ungahle ungalitholi ithubakulobubusuku. Ungahle ungalitholi ithuba kusasa. Limanje!“Uma uzwa iPhimbo laMi, ungayenzi lukhuni inhliziyoyakho, njengasezinsukwini zokucunula. Isikhathi simanje.

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Lesi yisikhathi esemukelekile ukuthi uma noma yimuphiumuntu eyokuzwa iPhimbo laMi.” Lokho kukhombisa ukuthiiPhimbo laKhe belisangalokhu lilapho phakathi kwayo yonkeinxushunxushu. Usalokhu enalo iPhimbo! Ngani na? IPhimbolaKhe liyohlala njalonjalo. Nanti, “Kodlula amazulu nomhlaba,kepha iPhimbo laMi alisoze ledlula,” iZwi laKhe.72 Ake nje sithathe, asithi, eminye imizuzu emihlanu,ngokushesha. Ningayithatha, nizohlala isikhathi eside kangako,noma imizuzu embalwa na? Manje, ngizojaha. Asithathenje abanye abalizwa leliPhimbo futhi baLihlonipha. UkuthiLabenza kanjani benza, ukuthi Labenza benzeni. Manjengizokwedlula inqwaba yo—yomBhalo lapha, ukuze njengiqonde ngqo kini. Ukuthi Laziguqula kanjani izimpilozabo futhi bonke elalingabo, ukuthi baba kanjani ngumuntuoyinqaba, sikubiza ngo “muntu oyinqaba.” Wonke umuntuowake wakholwa uNkulunkulu, wayethathwa njengomuntuoyinqaba. Ngoba, uma usenkambweni yezwe, kukhonaokungalungile kuwe. Ukuba ngumKristu uzofanele ubengumuntu oyinqaba. “Ngokuba bonke labo abaphilangokumesaba uNkulunkulu kuKristu bayakuhlushwa yizwe.Wayesezweni, nezwe lenziwa ngaYe, nezwe aliMazanga.”Ngokusheshamanje, lalelisisani njengoba sivala.73 UAdamu walizwa iPhimbo laKhe, ekupholeni kwakusihlwa,futhi wayenenhlanganyelo naYe. Kwakungekho kulahlwakuAdamu. Walizwa iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu, wayesethi,“Baba, manje sengiyacambalala phansi ukuba ngilale.”Wayesecambalala phansi, noEva engalweni yakhe, ibhubesi,ingwe, nezilwane zasendle ziqube ngqo zimzungeze,kwakungekho-kulimaza, ingekho indlela yokuthola ukugula,ingekho indlela yokumangala uma engavuka ekuseni, bazovuka.UAdamu walizwa iPhimbo laKhe ngendlela ayefanele aLizwengayo.74 Kodwa ngoluny’usuku wezwa iphimbo lomkakhe. Kungconongikushiye kanjalo lokho okwesikhashana. Kodwa walalelaiphimbo elingafanele, nokho kwakungumkakhe, ifindoelisondele kunawo onke ayenawo emhlabeni. Kunganiengazange, njengoJobe, “Ukhulumisa okomfazi oyisiwula”?Futhi ukuba kwakungaba njalo, sonke isintu sasiyophilaesikhundleni sokufa. Laguqula indlela yezidalwa ezingabantunesikhathi. Kodwa wezwa iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu,wayenenhlanganyelo naLo, kodwa ngenkathi ejika…Wazi kanjani ukuthi umkakhe wayenze okungalungile na?Khumbulani, wawubukeka emehlweni.75 Sicabanga ukuthi namhlanje ukuthi inhlangano yethu,ibandla, sicabanga ukuthi impumelelo yethu namhlanjenguNkulunkulu emamatheka phezu kwethu. Kubukekakukuhle. Kwakubukeka kukuhle ngenkathi uMikaya ema laphophambi kwabaprofethi abangamakhulu amane, nezwe lonke

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lalingelabo, namaFilisti ayephezu kwalo, noma amaSiriya,kwakubukeka kukuhle. Lababaprofethi wayesho, “Phumelalapho, lelo lingelethu. Lithathe!” Kodwa lalingesilo iPhimbolikaNkulunkulu. NoMikaya wajika wayeseqalekisa iphimbo.Futhi wayazi kanjani ukwenza lokho na? Ngoba umbonowakhe wawuhambisana neZwi ngqo. Yileyondlela kuphelayokulethemba nokulibona namhlanje, kufanele kube seZwini.76 Manje–ke niqaphelile yini emva kokuba uAdamu elaleleelinye iphimbo ngaphandle kwePhimbo likaNkulunkulu,umkakhe uqobo. Nebandla lilalela iphimbo lenhlangano yalo,ijovela kubo izivumokholo esikhundleni seZwi, ibavumelabaphile noma ngayiphi indlela abafuna ngayo. Inqobo njeuma beya esontweni nelunga lebandla elithize, yilokhookusemqoka. Ukuxhumana okusondelene okwedlula konkeikholwa elinakho emhlabeni, kubo, yibandla. Kodwa ikholwa,ikholwa langempela; ukuxhumana okusondelene okwedlulakonke nguMoya oNgcwele, yiZwi likaNkulunkulu.77 Ngakho niyathola ukuthi uAdamu wasiqonda isimo sakhe,futhi wezwa iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu limemeza futhi, futhiwayesembethe amaqabunga omkhiwane ngaleyonkathi. Kodwakwakuyiphimbo lokulahlwa, “Nikwenzeleni lokhu na?”78 Ngiyamangala uma iMelika namhlanje, noma izweemsindweni walo wezenkolo, njengoba linjalo, neMelikaigwinya, igwinywa lombolozi, kuzoba yinkolo kazwelonkemasinya nje. [Akuqoshwanga eteyipini—Umhl.]79 Ubani ohlezi phambi kwami na? Ngiyazi ukuthingamateyipu futhi lizoya emhlabeni jikelele. Sinezinhlelozamateyipu, ukuthi yonke imiLayezo ifaka wonke umhlaba,onke amanye amazwe.80 Awu, manje uma nizobuka futhi nibone, nimi njeemaqabungeni omkhiwane. Nxa iPhimbo likaNkulunkululeqiniso liphuma, abazi ukuthi bazokwenzenjani ngalo.Liyadida, abazi ukuthi bazokwenzenjani.81 Ngokushesha, uNowa wezwa iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu.Lalilungiselela ukusindisa impilo yakhe, futhi walandela iziyalofuthi wama.82 Uma umuntu ezwa iPhimbo…Manje lalelani, kubambenilokhu kahle ngempela. Ningehluleki. Uma umuntu ezwaiphimbo lento ethize, futhi uma Lifakazelwa ukuthi liyiPhimbolikaNkulunkulu, futhi lingesikhathi, bese kuthi–ke lelo liphumelivela kumuntu, kodlula amazulu nomhlaba kepha leloZwilingedlule.83 UNowa wezwa iPhimbo, futhi lalahla izwe. Futhibamedelela ngoba uMlayezo wakhe—wakhe awubambisananganokuzuza ngezimpumelelo kwabo, kodwa lana futhi labhubhisaumhlaba wonke. Niyabo? Iphimbo lakhe elaphumayo, imbewuyayilele lapho. Yonke iminyaka kade kuyindlela efanayo.

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84 USamuweli, wethuka ngenkathi ezwa iPhimbolikaNkulunkulu, ukuthi waye…uqhubeka nokugxeka uEli,indoda eyayimkhulisile. Indoda eyayikade ingubabayi kuyefuthi yayikade imkhulisile futhi yamondla.85 Bafowethu abangabefundisi, ngingakwenza na? Abefundisi,isikhathi esiningi, phezu kwezinkundla zabo zobuhlelonesivumokholo, izincwadi zabo ezibachazayo ephakethenilabo, lakho impela okuthanjiswe ngamanzi, yona impelainhlangano ebakhulisile futhi yabondla futhi yabakhulisa futhingokwendawo eyiyonayona yabafaka ebandleni, futhi yabafakaenhlanganweni yebandla, nizofanele ninuck’ phansi kulokhoabakufundisayo. Niyabo? Bekuyoba yinto esabeka kakhulukanjani encekwini kaNkulunkulu yeqiniso ukuzwa iPhimbolikaNkulunkulu nokuzodingeka ubuyele kuleyonhlanganoefanayo engumama, uthi, “Uyalahlwa ngoba awulemukelileliZwi.” Into enje pho!

Kwakul’khuni kuSamuweli. Kodwa wayengumprofethi,wayedingeka akwenze. Kungakhathaleki noma ngabekwakulimaza noma qha,wayedingeka akwenze noma kanjani.86 NoMose walizwa iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu. Wayegcweleisayense yezenkolo. Wayeyazi yonke imininingwane, kodwakwehluleka. Wezwa iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu, uMose akazangeafane.87 Futhi akukho-muntu ongafani neze. Ungahle uzweezindlebeni zakho i—iPhimbo likhuluma, kodwa uma uzwaenhliziyweni yakho, iPhimbo likhuluma, niyabo, khona–keuyezwa. Awuboni ngeso lakho. Uyabuka ngeso lakho, ubonangenhliziyo yakho. Ubona into ethize, uthi, “Angiyiboninje,” uqonde ukuthi awuyiqondi. Awuzwa ngezindlebe zakho,uzwa ngenhliziyo yakho. Izikhathi eziningi izindlebe zenuizwa iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu leqiniso, futhi Liwela kuwenjengamanzi ehlela emhlane wedada. Kodwa uma uzwangempela, uzwa ngenhliziyo yakho.88 Futhi yonke isayense yezenkolo uMose ayenayo,wayengakaze alizwe iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu. Kodwangoluny’usuku uNkulunkulu wabiza lomelusi wezimvuoneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ubudala ngaleecaleni elilodwa wayesekhuluma kuye, wayeseLibamba.Wafakazisa ukuthi WayenguNkulunkulu. Into yokuqala AyenzekuMose, kwakungukuqinisekisa iZwi laKhe, “Ngiyehla,Ngiyakukhumbula eNgakwethembisa.”89 Nalokhu yilokho Akwethembisela izinsuku zokugcina.Uyovusa abantu kwabeZizwe, nazo zonke izithembiso.90 “Lokhu Ngikwethembisile.” Wathi, “Mose, khumulaizicathulo zakho.” Ngamany’amazwi, Lihloniphe. “Manjephonsa phansi udondolo lwakho.” Ne—nenduku eyomileyasogwadule yaphenduka inyoka, noMose wayibamba, futhi

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yabuyela esimweni sayo futhi. Niyabo? Wazi ukuthi lowokwakunguNkulunkulu, ngoba uNkulunkulu washo, iZwilikaNkulunkulu, iZwi ayelikhuluma, lathi, “Phonsa phansiinduku esesandleni sakho.” Lelo yiZwi likaNkulunkulu.Ungazami ukwenza into efanayo, lelo akusilo iZwilikaNkulunkulu kuwe, lelo yiZwi likaNkulunkulu kuMose.Nanti iZwi likaNkulunkulu kuwe! Phonsa phansi induku.”Yaphenduka inyoka. Lathi, “Manje uyayesaba na? Yicosheuyibambe ngomsila,” futhi yabuye yabuyela emuva. IZwilikaNkulunkulu kuye. Wenzani na? UNkulunkulu waqinisekisaiZwi laKhe.91 Ngathola ucingo lapha ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlulecishe, kwakukade, o, cishe sekungunyaka, sekwedlule ngaphezungonyaka. Inenekazi elincane ekugcineni kokuxhumanangothelefoni, nomshumayeli oyiBaptisti nomshumayelieyiPentocostal. Lathi, “Mfowethu Branham, iNkosi ingenzeumprofethikazi.”

Ngathi, “Kuhle.”92 Lathi, “Uyazi, ngiyatshelwa ukuthi wathi wa—wafakazaukuthi inkonzo yami yiyingekaNkulunkulu.”93 Manje, ngangingenakukwenza lokho, kuphambene neZwi.Ngakho ngathi, “Nenekazi, leso yisiphosiso angikwazi ngishonawe.”94 Nomshumayeli oyiBaptisti, ngamuzwa, ngamuzwaumshumayeli oyiPentecostal. Lathi, “Awu, nginomhlanganolapha.” Lase lithi, “INkosi yenza izinto ezinkulu.”95 Ngathi, “Ngiyabonga ngalokho.” Lathi…Ngathi, “Isikeyakutshela noma yini okwamanje na?”

Lathi, “Yebo, ngiphethe uhlelo olukhulu ngesandla.”96 Ngathi, “Kuyamangalisa.” Ngathi, “Manje, luyini uhlelolwakho na?” Ngathi, “Ikutshele ini iNkosi na?”97 “Yathi, ‘Yana ePhoenix, eArizona, mhla ziwukuthi–nokuthi,ngizobe–ke sengikunikeza iMayini yeGolide yomDashieyalahlekayo, futhi uzothatha leligolide elitholakala phakathilapho futhi uzoxhasa izithunywa zenkolo umhlaba jikelele.’”Sibe sazi sonke ukuthi iMayini yomDashi eyalahlekaiyinganekwane. “Ngakho Yasho.”98 Ngathi, “Awu, ngizokutshela ukuthi uzothola kanjani ukuthingabe okukaNkulunkulu yini noma qha.” Ngathi, “Yiba laphongalolosuku. Futhi uma kunguwe othola iMayini yomDashieyalahlekayo, khona–ke nguNkulunkulu. Uma ungayitholiiMayini yomDashi eyalahlekayo, khona–ke uphenduke beseukhipha lowomoya wamanga kuwe.” Kutholakala kanjalo–keukuthi ngabe nguNkulunkulu noma qha.

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99 UNkulunkulu wathi, “Mose, yiphonse phansi induku, futhiizojika ibe yinyoka.” Wakwenza. Wathi, “Yicoshe futhi izobayinduku futhi.” Wakwenza.100 Uma uNkulunkulu enza isithembiso senkonzo ngaloluizinsuku zokugcina, Uzosiqinisa ngayo impela nje indlelaAthi Uyosenza ngayo. Khona–ke uyazi ukuthi unePhimboelifanele. Ulalele iNto efanele, ngoba yiZwi liqiniswa. Niyabo?O, kanjani…Ngiyaxolisa, ngi…Kulungile.101 UMose wenza ngokwehlukile. Bukani ukuthi yi—yinto exakekanjani uMose ayenzile. Manje, njalo uma ulandela iPhimbolikaNkulunkulu uyahlanya, ezweni. Ngosuku olulandelayo,kutholakala uMose, nomkakhe ehlezi phezu komnyuzi,nomncinyana enqulwini yakhe, noma leso yisiningizimu,“umntwana” enqulwini yakhe, futhi babelapho. Lelikhehlanentshebe ilenga kanje, nekhanda lalo elinempandlalicwebezela, induku esandleni salo, lihola imbongolo encane,lehlela ngqo ngaseGibhithe lihamba ngokukhulu ukusheshaelingakwenza. Omuny’umuntuwathi, “Mose, uyaphi na?”102 “Ngehlela eGibhithe, ukuyoyidla into.” Lapho ayekadeehlulekile njengensizwa, wayehlulekile njengendoda yezempi,kodwa lapha wayehlela ukuyolidla. Futhi wakwenza. Nganina? Wayelizwile iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu futhi waLibonaliqinisekiswa lalolusuku, ngezinto eyayizoba sosukwini lwakhe.Wakubona.103 UPawulu, umFarisi ozazisayo, egcwele nje isayenseyezenkolo ngakho konke ayengakwenza, kodwa ngoluny’usukuwezwa iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu. Wabona iNsika yoMlilo,futhi wazi ukuthi kwakukhona into ethize ehlukile. Yaguqulaimpilo yakhe. Akunandaba ukuthi bangaki abaFarisi, bangakioGamaliyeli kumbe noma yini enye eyayingamemeza uPawulu,“unephutha, unephutha,” uPawulu, ngenkathi ezwa iPhimbolikaNkulunkulu, wazi ukuthi LaliyiQiniso.104 UPetru, ekholwa njengoba wayengabanjalo, egcinaamasiko abadala, wayengenakudla noma iyiphi inyama.Qhabo, mnumzane. Wayengenalutho ayengalenza ngakhonhlobo. Wayegcina amasiko ngempela abadala, eZwiningqo. Kwenzekani na? Ngeliny’ilanga wezwa iPhimbolikaNkulunkulu, “Ungakubizi lokho okujwayelekilenokungahlanzekile, uma ngikwenza kuhlanzeke.” Wayeyindodaesiguqukile. Wayeselungele ukuya noma yikuphi lapho iNkosiemthume khona.105 Sengivala, ngingahle ngisho lokhu. Kwakunendodangesinye esikhathi eyayiyikholwa. Yayikade isifile izinsukuezine. Yayisethuneni, inuka, ibolile, kodwa yezwa iPhimbolikaNkulunkulu likhuluma, “Lazaru, phuma!” Futhi Lakhiphaindoda emva kokuba isifile futhi yabola, belifanele lenzeniebandleni elisenokuphila kulo na? Belifanele libavuse,

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emfucumfucwini yawo onke lamaphimbo esikhulume ngawo,ezenkolo, ezombusazwe, iHollywood, zonke iziprofetho zamanganezinto ephumileyo. Phakathi kwakho konke, iPhimbolikaNkulunkulu leqiniso liyobiza indoda, efile esonweninaseziphambukweni, ekuphileni futhi. Belifanele lithatheibandla elihlubukile futhi lilibizele ekuphileni futhi. Impela!106 Khumbulani, sengivala, ngisho lokhu, ngizobe sengivala–ke.UJesu wathi, “Isikhathi siyofika, lapho wonke owayesethunenieyolizwa iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu.” Futhi nizoLizwa.Akunandaba ukuthi simo sini okuso, uzoLizwa noma kanjani.Futhi abanye babo abaphuma emathuneni, bayoza ekulahlweni.Bezwa iPhimbo, kodwaLiyalahla. Futhi uma uLizwa namhlanje,“Namhlanje, emva kwesikhathi eside kangaka, uma nilizwaiPhimbo laMi, ningazenzi lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu, njengobanenza ngezinsuku zokucunula.” Futhi uma nina bantubePentecostal uzenza iqembu phandle ezivumweni–kholofuthi, kokwezwe, “benesimo sokumesaba uNkulunkulu kephaAmandla akho bewaphika,” ngaphambi kokuba nivukeekuvukeni ukuba nilahlwe, ngoba iPhimbo likaNkulunkuluelikhuluma kini manje ngeZwi liyonilahla ngalolosuku.107 Uma uyikholwa elisivivi nje, iPhimbo likaNkulunkululiyamemeza enhliziyweni yakho kulokhu ukusa, “uyikholwaelisivivi,” kungcono uphenduke!108 Wena owesilisa, besifazane, bafana namantombazane,ongamphileli uKristu, nePhimbo likaNkulunkulu likhulumakuwe ngeZwi laKhe futhi lithi “yeka ukwenza lokho,”ngcono ukwenze. Ngoba uzoLizwa futhi ngoluny’usuku, futhiLizokulahla. Ungeke waLiphika Likhuluma kuwe manje. Futhi,khumbulani, liqoshiwe.109 Nalabo owenza okufanele futhi ozwa iPhimbo laKhe,uyovukela ekulungeni, eNkazimulweni, eZulwini.110 Ngakho uzozwa iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu ngesinyeisikhathi. Mhlawumbe ngokuzwakala kancane kulokhu ukusaLikhuluma enhliziyweni yakho, ukuthi ufanele ukuphendukaendleni ohamba ngayo, uphendukele kuNkulunkulu. Manje,khumbulani; bayoliqopha leloPhimbo elikhuluma enhliziyweniyakho, eZulwini. Futhi ngoluny’usuku uma uJesu esebiza, nawowonke lowo osethuneni, bonke, abalungile nabangalungile,bayovuka. Bese kuthi–ke lona leliPhimbo elifanayo liyonyenyezalibuyele kuwe ngqo, “EPhoenix, eArizona, ngeSonto elithizeekuseni, ngenkathi umfundisi enihlalisa isikhathi esidekangaka, ekhuluma ngePhimbo, ngakhuluma kini; nganitshelanina besifazane ukuba niyeke izinwele zenu zikhule, yekaniukugqoka ngokungenasimilo; ngatshela wena wesilisa ukubauyeke lokho kuqamba amanga, ukubhema; ngatshela ninabashumayeli ukuba nibuyele eZwini likaNkulunkulu.”Niyabona ukuthi ngiqonde ukuthini na? Kunjalo.

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LeloPhimbo elihashazayo lithi, “Kungafanela.”111 Uma ngangizoza njengoNikodemu, ngangiyobe ngisalokhungizama ukufinyelela lapho. Ngangiyoza kuYe, futhi ngiphumelapha ogwadule ndawondawo, futhi ngithi, “Nkosi Nkulunkulu,ngilapha, ngiguqule manje. Ngibumbe ngendlela yaKho.”Buyelani eZwini. Ndawondawo lapho enibona khonaukuthi niyasuka eZwini, buyelani ngqo kulokho, ngobaiketango liqine kakhulu ekuxhumaneni kwalo okubuthakathakakhulu. Futhi noma yikuphi empilweni yakho ukuthiushiye umyalo kaNkulunkulu, ukuba ukhonze isiko, yilaphoiketango lakho lizogqabuka khona akunandaba ukuthi ugxilekangakanani kwenye into. Bambelela esandleni sikaNkulunkuluesingaguqukiyo.112 Asikhuleke. Namhlanje, emva kwesikhathi eside kangaka,Nkosi, Washo ukuthi Uyokhuluma, Uyoloba imithetho yaKhoezibhebheni zezinhliziyo. Angazi ukuthi yini emi phambikwami. Into kuphela engazi ukuyenza ngukuthatha iZwilaKho bese ngiLisabalalisa, impela Liyohlala phansi kwamanyeamadwala ndawondawo. Ngiyakhuleka. Nkulunkulu, ukuthiUzokhuluma kuwo wonke umuntu omusha wonke ophakathinendima yempilo, umuntu omdala, noma kungaba ngubani.Khuluma enhliziyweni yami, Nkosi. Khuluma kulezizinhliziyozabefundisi. Khuluma enhliziyweni yebandla.113 Siyakhuleka, Baba, ukuthi namhlanje sizozwa iPhimbolaKho. Futhi siyazi, njengoba kwakunjalo ngezinsukuzikaSamuweli, umbono oyivelakancane uyinto eyivelakancane,futhi kwashaqisa abantu. Kunjalo nanamhlanje. Sinamaphuphonabaphuphi, sinezikhulumi nabahumushi, kodwa umbonooyivelakancane uvela neZwi leNkosi, futhi waqondisa…Siyakhuleka, Baba waseZulwini, ukuthi leloPhimboelalimemeza ehlane, lungisani indlela yeNkosi,” ukuthisiyakholwa ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele unikeza leloPhimbofuthi namhlanje, “Lungiselelani ukuFika kweNkosi!” FuthiLiyinqaba kanjani, ngoba maningi kakhulu amanye amaphimboukuLenza ndikindiki nokuLikhipha, kodwa Lingelinomusaezindlebeni zalabo abaLizwayo. Ngikhulekela ukuthi uMoyaoNgcwele manje uzokwenza umsebenzi ezinhliziyweni zethusonke.114 Futhi sisakhothamisa amakhanda ethu, futhi ngithembaukuthi izinhliziyo zethu zikhotheme. Uma wazi ndawondawoukuthi awulalelanga empilweni yakho, wazi ukuthi umBhaloothize, ukuthi uyazi ukuthi lokho ngukufundisa kweBhayibheliukuthi kade awubambisananga nawo, ngoba into ethize,iphimbo leHollywood likwenze wenza into ehlukile. Indawoethize ukuthi nina befundisi uthole indawo eBhayibhelini,lelo yiQiniso ngempela, kodwa uyazi inhlangano yakhoibingakukhipha uma ufundise Lokho, futhi uyazi ukuthiyiQiniso ngokoqobo. Kini bantu enithatha into engalungile,

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eniphila impilo engafanele. Nina bobaba nomama ongazamiukuqondisa abantwana benu, ningazami ukubakhulisa.Ningazama ngawo onke amandla enu, futhi bayaqhubeka ngqongokwezwe noma kanjani, kodwa nibeka isibonelo phambikwabo. Futhi uma ningakwenzi, iPhimbo likaNkulunkululikhuluma kini, “Ningakwenzi lokho.”115 Futhi manje nawo onke amakhanda ekhotheme nawo onkeamehlo evaliwe, futhi kwangathi uNkulunkulu waseZulwiniangabuka phansi ezinhliziyweni zalowo muntu olambile futhiothola indawo lapho besephutheni. Nanesandla siphakamelekuNkulunkulu, uthi, “Nkosi, ngilifisa ngeqiniso iPhimbo laKhoukuba likhiphe konke ukungakholwa, nazozonke izinto engafaninaWe, futhi ungenze ngibe yilokho Obungathanda ngibe yikho,”ningaziphakamisa izandla zenu. Nisa…INkosi inibusise.UNkulunkulu anibusise.116 Manje–ke iBhayibheli lathi, uJesu wathi, naphezu kwawoonke lawa amaphimbo, “Nokho uma umuntu eyozwa iPhimbolaMi.” AMlandele, uzosithola isifiso sakho.117 Nkosi, isikhathi siyabaleka. Kodwa iBhayibhelilasho ukuthi, “Abaningi abakholwa, babhaphathizwa.”Ngiyakhuleka, Baba waseZulwini, ukuthi bonke laboabaphakamise izandla zabo ekuvumeni kweqiniso, ukuthiiZwi likaNkulunkulu abalifundile, futhi babona ukuthi kadebesephutheni. Angizange ngiwubuke uhhafu wabo. Akusikhookwami ukubuka, kungokwaKho ukubuka Nkosi. Uyayaziinjongo nempokophelo emva kwesandla esiphakamile. Makuthibona, kusukela kulo lelihora, bazimisele enhliziyweni yabo,“Kusukela kulolusuku, emva kwalokhu, ngizothatha iZwilikaNkulunkulu nePhimbo likaNkulunkulu, bese ngiLilandelaakunandaba ukuthi intengo iyini.” Futhi bakhumbuleemqondweni wabo, lapho behamba, iculo lembongi, “UJesuufanele athwale isiphambano yedwa, futhi lonke izwelihambe likhululekile na? Qhabo, kunesiphambano sawowonke umuntu; kunesiphambono sami. Nalesisiphambanoesihlukaniselwe ngiyosithwala ngize ngikhululwe ukufa.” “Besekuthi–ke uma iPhimbo likaNkulunkulu likhuluma, ngiyophumangisekulungeni kwaKhe, ngokuba ngilandele iPhimbo laKhe,iPhimbo leZwi laKhe.” Ngibanikela kuWe manje, Nkosi,eGameni likaJesu Kristu.118 Manje sisakhothamise amakhanda ethu, wena owenzaukuvuma kwakho nesithembiso sakho. Ngiyamangala ngomfanaomncane ohlezi lapha, esonta ikhanda lakhe elijikisa. FuthikunePhimbo lebandla, “NgiyiNkosi Ephilisa zonke izifo zenu.”Lelo yiPhimbo ebandleni. Futhi nonke nina eninesidingosokuphiliswa, futhi niphila impilo ehlukaniselwe kulolonkeiZwi likaNkulunkulu enaziyo ukuthi liqinisile, futhi ninesidingosokuphiliswa, angazi noma ubungasiphakamisa nje isandla

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sakho. Phakamisa isandla sakho, “Nkosi, nginesidingosokuphiliswa.” Kulungile.119 Manje, gcina lelophimbo enhliziyweni yakho, “NgiyiNkosiephilisa zonke izifo zaKho.” Khumbulani, uma iZwiselikhulunyiwe, Lizofanele lifezeke. UJesu washo, uMarku11:22, “Uma nithi kulentaba ‘Nqukuleka,’ futhi ningangabazienhliziyweni yenu, kodwa nikholwe ukuthi enikushilokuzofezeka, ningaba nakho enikushiloyo.”120 Manje, ngamunye ngendlela yethu uqobomanje, khothamisaikhanda lakho, yenza ukuvuma kwakho, “Nkosi, ngiyalikholwaiZwi laKho. Ngiyalizwa iPhimbo laKho lingitshela ukuthi Wenaunguyena izolo, namuhla, naphakade.” Ngizohamba ngehle besengibeka izandla phezu kwalomntwana, ngoba mncane kakhuluukwazi ukuthi konke kumayelana nani, umfana omncaneoyigugu, othi akalingane nangonyaka noJoseph wami omncane.Futhi ngifuna nonke ukuba nibe nikhuleka, nikhuleka, Nkosi,ngiyalizwa iPhimbo laKho. Ngiyakholwa.”121 Baba waseZulwini, siletha lezizethameli kuWe ukubazisindiswe umzimba wazo. Futhi, Nkosi, lapha kuhleziumntwana omncane bandla, uheha ukunaka kwami ngasosonkeisikhathi eMlayezweni, ukubona umzali ehlala lapho ebambeumfo omncane. Ukubona isayense yezemithi, akukho thembalomfo omncane. KunePhimbo likaNkulunkulu eleqa yonkeinto. Futhi njengoba lelibandla lijoyine ndawonye ukwenzayonke imiyalo engaziyo ukuthi yenziwa kanjani, okuseleyokungokwaKho, Baba. Ngiyehla futhi ngibeka izandla phezukwalowomntwana.122 Baba Nkulunkulu, eGameni likaJesu Kristu, ngiyakulahlalokhu. Makuthi amandla kaNkulunkulu, ukuphilisakukaNkulunkulu…Kwangathi kungaba khona omkhuluumehluko kuye emizuzwini emihlanu elandelayo. Kwangathibonke bangeza kuNkulunkulu, ngenxa yenkazimulo yakho.123 Baba waseZulwini, Wanikeza isithembiso. Yilokho kuphelaengikwaziyo, Wanikeza isithembiso. Sesenziwe, njengobakushiwo, “Uma nithi kulokhu,” futhi ngiyasho kuwo onkeamademoni okugula noma okuhlushwa abopha lezizethameli,abopha lababantu, bonke omoya bokungakholwa. Ngithi,“Sukani kubantu, ngeGama likaJesu Kristu!” Manje, siyazikulotshiwe, futhimanje sekushiwo,makwenziwe, ekuhlonipheninasenkazimulweni kaNkulunkulu. Futhi eGameni likaJesuKristu kuyacelwa.124 Manje, nina eningahle nikholwe, futhi nikholwa,akunandaba ukuthi kwenzekani, anidingi ukuba njalo,imbewu iqathakele lapho. Leyonto encane ethize phakathikini, leloPhimbo. Umzali walomntwana, akunandaba ukuthiisimo somntwana sinjani, niyakholwa yini ukuthi imbewukaNkulunkulu iqathakele enhliziyweni yenu, ukuthi lowomfana

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uzosinda na? Nonke niyakhuleka, nikhulekelana, niyakholwaukuthi imbewu kaNkulunkulu iqathakele enhliziyweniyenu, “ukugula kwami sekuphelile”? Manje–ke umkhulekowokukholwa usukhulekelwe nina, shayelani phansi lesosigxobo.Futhi uma uSathane eke azame, buyani ngqo, “Ngimikulelobandla laseSpeyini, leloSonto ekuseni, umkhulekowokukholwa wakhulekelwa mina. Futhi uNkulunkuluwethembisa!” Umkhuleko wokukholwa uyakumsindisa ogulayofuthi uNkulunkulu uyakubavusa. Kuzofanele kufezeke.Niyakukhola, thanini, “Amen.” UNkulunkulu anibusise. Manjengizobuyisela inkonzo kuMfowethu Rose, ngicabanga kanjalolapha, Mfowethu Jewel Rose.

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