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` Masithobe iintloko zethu ngoku sithandaze. Ngeli thubaiintloko zethu neentliziyo zethu zithotywe phambi

koThixo, i_ingaba bangaphi apha abanesicelo abangathandaukuba uThixo asikhumbule, ngokuphakamisa izandla zenu?Ngoku, bamba isicelo sakho entliziyweni yakho ngokunjengoko sithandaza.

2 Nkosi Yesu wena u_unguMthombo, uMthombo ongatshiyowoBomi, mpompoza ngokuphuma kuthi namhlanje, Nkosi,usicoce kuko konke ukungakholwa naso sonke isono, ukuze sibenokuba Phambi kwaKho, sisazi ukuba ikho intswelo phakathikwethu, yokuba sazi ukuba singaboni sibe_sibesingafanelwanga nayintsikelelo. Kodwa ngoko xa sicinga ngaWeWena wezayo wathabatha izono zethu! Ngoko, xa iGazi likho,ayi_ayisithi esiPhambi koThixo, nguYe. Lilizwi lethu njeliphumela kwiGazi laKhe. IGazi laKhe liyathetha. Owu Thixo,hlambulula iintliziyo zethu kwisono nasekungakholweni.

3 Siphe iminqweno yentliziyo yethu, kuba ngenenesineminqweno yokuKukhonza. Kwezi meko zityhafisayoneenkxwaleko, nezinto zeli hlabathi ezibekwe phezu kwethungamanye amaxesha, ukuze zisigqibelelise; sikrwele ngolohlobo. Ngoko Wena wathi, “Ningazitheli nqa ezi zilingozizayo.” Zisebenza nje okulungileyo ukuze zisigqibelelise,sizise kuloo ndawo. Ezi ntlango zinkulu zamava, apho abantuabangamalungisa babunjwa khona babe ziingcwele,si_siyaKubulela ngala mava, Nkosi. Asingekhe nakanjani nanangaluphi na uhlobo sifune ukwenza nantoni na echasenenentando yaKho. Kodwa siyathandaza, Bawo, ukuba kulentosisondezwe ngakumbi kuWe.

4 Naxa imithwalo inzima kangaka, asikwazi ukuhambelaphambili, ngoko siphakamisa izandla zethu sikhale kuBawowethu. Ngoko yiva useZulwini, Nkosi.

Siphilise, usenze siphile, ngenxa yoBukumkani bukaThixo.

Sikelela iLizwi laKho ngale ntsasa, Nkosi. ILizwi laKholiyiNyaniso.

5 Kwaye sihlanganisene apha ngoku enkonzweni.Sithandazela uMzalwana Neville, noMzalwana CappsnoMzalwana Collins, nabo bonke abanye abalungiseleli, nabo_nabo basayinela izimali, amadikoni, naye wonke umntuongumkhonzi nje, nabaziindwendwe abakumasango ethu.Wanga lo ungangumhla esiyakuwukhumbula ithuba elide,ngenxa yoBukho baKho.

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6 Silapha silindele ngokukhulu ngale ntsasa, Nkosi.Siqaphele okwethutyana, sibiziwe sahlanganiswa. Siyaqondaukuba kungenjongo ethile. Yanga injongo yaKhoingaphunyezwa, Nkosi. Kuba sikucela oko eGameni likaYesu,njengoko sizinikela. Amen.7 Kumnandi kakhulu ukuba lapha nokuhlanganisana kulenkonzo izele ngabantu. Bendingalindelanga ukuba kungakhonomnye apha kusasanje, ngokuba bendingazi njengokupheleleyo, okwam, ukuba ndizakubakho apha.8 Sisandula ukungena sivela ePhiladelphia. Ngoko ndiyendangena, ndicinga ukuba bekuzakunyanzeleka ukuba ndiyee-Arizona ngokukhawuleza okukhulu, ukuya kuqhuba inkonzoyomngcwabo womhlobo wam, uAptain Jim Moseley,othandeka kakhulu, umfana endamkhokelela kuKristukungekudala kwixesha elidlulileyo, abo bafo bathathubakwaMoseley. Omnye wabo ke uwile, wayekwinqwelo ngenyeimini, waze wasweleka ngoko nangoko. Walala apho emlilweniiiyure ezilishumi ngaphambi kokuba bamfumane. Ngoko uLeeunamashumi amabini anesibhozo eminyaka, inkosikazi yakheinamashumi amabini anesithandathu, u_ushiya abantwanaabancinane abathathu; omdala, unesixhenxe. Yinto elusizikakhulu. Kwaye, bona^Ekumngeniseni kwabo, kuyekwanyanzeleka ukuba bamngcwabe ngecawe elandelayo.Ngoko ndiye nje^Andikwazanga kuya. Ndaze nje ndabhala,okanye ndathumela ngocingo, oko bendizakukuthetha, okanyeoko ngendikuthethile kumngcwabo kaMzalwana uMoseley.Ezinye zezinto asinakuziqonda, kodwa nangoko Uyenza ukubayonke into isebenze ngokulungileyo nje.9 Silapha ukuze sikhonze iNkosi, ngale ntsasa, sisaziukuba_ukuba_ukuba sikholwa kuThixo, ukuba sikholwaukuba Uyakwenza ukuba yonke into ibe yelungileyo njengokuchanekileyo. Kungabi namsebenzi nokuba iyintoni na,nokuba iqhubeka kanjani na, siyazi ukuba imelwe kuku“sebenza oko kulungileyo.” Wasithembisa loo nto.Inyanzelekile ukuba ibe lolo hlobo kanye. Ngamanyeamaxesha asiyiqondi loo nto, size sibe ngabaxakayo ngamanyeamaxesha, kodwa nangoko siyazi ukuba yiNyaniso leyo, kubaiBhayibhile ithi yiNyaniso. Yaye iBhayibhile kuthi, nguThixoekwimo yombhalo.10 Ngoku, simelwe kukulibeka kwindawo ethile ukhololwethu. Yaye ukuba_ukuba mna okanye nabani na kuthiebomini, wazama ukuba nempumelelo waze wayifumana,ngamaxesha amaninzi, wangusozigidi, kodwa siyakwenzantoni ngaloo nto? Simelwe kukuhla sifike esiphelweni sendlela,ibe_ibe luncedo lwantoni loo nto kuthi ngoko? ’Yabona? Yayeimali i_iyinto nje ebhaliweyo, yinto yokutshintshiselana,kodwa awungeke uyitshintshise ngobo Bomi. NguThixokuphela onoBomi.

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11 Ngoko si_siyaqonda ukuba silapha kwimo yesithunzi.Yaye okoko sikhona isithunzi, kunyanzelekile ukuba kubekhouqobo. Akunakubakho sithunzi lungekho uqobo lwento,’yabona, ngokuba kungenxa yoqobo lwento ekuthi kwenzekeisithunzi. Njengokuba ubunokuba nesithunzi somfanekisowento ethile. Imelwe kukuba ibekho loo nto ndaweni ithile,kungenjalo ukuze ibethe, ukukhanya kubethe kwelo lisolekhamera, kungenjalo bekungayi kubakho kwa_kwasithunzi.Ngoko xa sibona ukuba ubomi bethu bulapha kwisithunzi,siyakwazi ukuba sikumfanekiselo wobomi obuthile kwindawoethile, ngoko siyazi ukuba lukho uqobo kwindawo ethilelokuba ukukhanya kubethe kubo, baze benza isithunzi sentoethile apha phezu komhlaba. Thina ke siseso sithunzi kuphela.Yinto leyo eluqobo ikwindawo ethile. Ukuba akunjalo,ndingoyena mntu ulahlekiswe kakubi ehlabathini; ndibuchithengelize ubomi bam. Kodwa ndiyazi, ngaphandle kwesithunzisokuthandabuza, ukuba lukho. ’Yabona? Kungoko silapha nje.’Yabona?12 Ndiyanibona nina bantu kulo ilizwe, ngokuqaphelangemizuzwana embalwa, ukuze ngamanye amaxesha kubengokuqikelela, ize loo nto indenze ndizive ndimncinanekakhulu ndakufika kwinkonzo enjengale; ukucinga ukubandazi abantu apha abahambe amakhulu eemayile, ukwenzelanje ukuza kuba lapha okwemizuzu embalwa yenkonzo,ukuhlala nje apha.13 Omnye umfazi usandula kwenza intetho, wangena ngenyeimini wathi, “Ndiboniseni ukuba ihambe phi na loo ndoda,ndize ndihambe emva kwayo, phezu komhlaba,” wathi,“Ndiyakuphila.” Ngoku, abantu bekholelwa kuwe ngolo hlobo,ube ungummeli kaKristu, ngoko simelwe kukwenza ntoni?Simelwe kukulumka kakhulu, ngokuba awuzitshabalalisiwena kuphela ngokubi, utshabalalisa abanye abobakulandelayo.14 Ngoko, andazi hlelo okanye nantoni na endinokunisa kuyo.Inye kuphela into endilubeke kuyo ukholo lwam. Ukubaniyakholwa kum, landelani oko ndinixelela kona. Ngokuba,ndiyakholwa kwiBhayibhile, liLizwi likaThixo elo. Ezinyeizinto ziyasilela. Mna nje^Yena buBomi. Yena uliLizwi.15 Ngoku, ndiyazi ukuba nina^Ndakufika apha, ndinigcinaixesha elide. Ndithandaze kuThixo, ndakuziva ndifuna ukuzaapha namhlanje. Ndibe nokudlana iindlebe okuninzineminxeba, njalo-njalo. Kuye kwafuneka ndihlanganenabanye babo ngale ntsasa. Ndaze ndathi, “Ke, uMzalwanaNeville ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo uyakundicelandithethe.” BekungolwesiHlanu ngoko. Ndaza ndathi,“UMzalwana Neville ngokuqinisekileyo uza kundicelandithethe. Ukuze xa ndithetha, ngoko ndiyathandaza,Thixo^” Kushushu kakhulu, bekushushu kakhulu. Waze

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Walunga ngokuba asithumele imvula athoboze obo bushushubebudlulise kakhulu, asinike intsasa elungileyo kusasanje.Ndiyathandaza ukuba ukulunga kwaKhe kube nokutshizangamnye kuni nonke, ukuze nihlale nikukhumbula ukubalapha ngale ntsasa. Lwanga ubabalo lwaKhe neentsikelelozingaphezu kwenu!16 Phezolo ndityelele umhlobo wam ogulayo, uMzalwana BillDauch. Andimboni apha kusasanje. Ngandlela ithile,andimboni. Oo, nanku. U^Ewe. Yaye bendicinga, “Ixhegoelinamashumi alithoba eminyaka ubudala, libe lisavuthuzai_ilizwe, linqumla koozintlango, liqabele ngaphaya kweentabaezinekhephu neendlela ezimtyibilizi. Alinyanzelekanga ukubalenze loo nto. UThixo ulunge kakhulu kulo; alinyanzelekangaukuba liyenze loo nto. Linokuhlala ekhaya libe nezicakaezilenzela umoya, ukuba belifuna njalo.” Kodwa, kukho intoethile eyenzekayo kuBill Dauch, wazalwa ngokutsha. Kwazekwathi kwakwenzeka, kwakho into ethile engena entliziyweniyakhe, ukuze konke akuphilelayo kube kukuza kwezi nkonzo.Ukuze ukuba ndiyakuba ngumlomo osetyenziswa nguThixo,ndingamlahlekisa umhlobo? Kungcono ndife. Ngokomandinixelele ngokuchanekileyo oko kuyiNyaniso ephumakule Bhayibhile. Ngoko, liLizwi likaThixo elo. Ndiphinda njeoko Akuthethileyo.

Ngoku ndifuna ukufunda elinye eliphuma eBhayibhileni.17 Phambi kokuba sifunde, ndingathanda uku_ukuthindiyakholwa ukuba ngokuhlwanje bubusuku bomthendeleko.Ke nina ningabalapha ekuhlaleni^Kakade, abanye abantungenene bayakuhamba bebuyela kumakhaya abo, kubabamelwe kukuya emsebenzini. Nina ningabalapha ekuhlaleniebandleni, nikhumbule, abazalwana baya kukhuphaumthendeleko ngokuhlwanje.

18 Ngoku, ndilindele ukubizwa kokugqibela kokuya e-Afrika.Abangekhe, abaya kundivumela njengomseki mabandla.Ngoko inye indlela endinokungena ngayo, ezantsi^NdiyaeKenya, e-Uganda, nase_naseTanganyika. Kwaye inye indlelaendinokungena ngayo^Kuqala, amabandla akayikundivumela ndingene, kuba afuna ukuba ndishumayele intoethile ekweli cala nakweliya icala, ezantsi e-Afrika. Kwayeandiyi kungena ngolo hlobo. Andisayi kuba ngumhana-hanisingokokude ndenze loo nto. Ngoko kuphakathi kokubandibaxelele, “Hayi, mhlekazi, ndiya kushumayela nje kanyeoko uThixo akubeka entliziyweni yam, kuphelele apho ke.”’Yabona? Ndiqinisekile oko akuyi kuba yiloo nto bazamaukuba ndiyishumayele. Ngoko, ubhaptizo likabathathu emnye,nezinto ezinjalo ezifana naleyo, nokuxoxisana nabo. Hayi.19 Kodwa ndiye ndacelwa ukuba ndiye kwingqungquthelaenkulu, kaMzalwana Boze. Usecicini nje lokuza ekuboneni

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ukukhanya kwemini koko sikholwa kona. Ke ngoko ndimcelileukuba ndingene ngokungathi ndikutyelelo lokuzingela. Ukubabathe bandivumela ndangena, njengokuya ekuzingeleni^Ukuba ndinokufumana umntu oyakuthi bandithathela ukubandiye kuzingela, ngoko ndakungena apho, ugqirha_ugqirhaukho kulaa ndlu yommeli, ungumhlobo wam osenyongweni,ophuma eChicago. Nje ukuba ndingene apho, uyakuthi,“Kulungile, nanku uMzalwana Branham elapha kweli cala.Masibe nenkonzo.” Ngoko, xa sendilapho, indlu yommeliayinako ukundijika. Ukuba bona^Ngoko bazamaukuyisebenza iphumelele ngoku. Ngoko ndiyathemba ukubai^Ukuba kuyintando kaThixo, kuyakusebenzeka ngolohlobo. ’Yabona? Ku_Kunikelwe kuYe nje. Ukubaayenzekanga, ngoko ndiyakunazisa. Andingekhe^20 Ukuba kube yintando kaThixo, ngoko, ndifuna ukuthethangaMaxilongo aSixhenxe, kwaye loo nto iyakuba yinkonzoyamalunga neentsuku ezisibhozo, kwaye azisayi kuba laphakulo mnquba, mhlawumbi. Sizama ukufumana iziko elikhululezemidlalo apha.21 Ngoku andizange ndicinge, ngeliziko likhulu litshalezemidlalo lisakhiwayo apha phezulu, kukulandawo kanyendabona kuyo uYesu okokuqala embonweni. Ngoku yakhiwe,iholo enkulu yakhiwe kanye phezu kwaloo ndawo inye. Ndayakanye kuloo ndawo ngenye imini, ukuya kuyibona. Ndathindakukhangela ndaMbona ekhangele ngasempuma,niyakhumbula nindiva ndinixelela loo nto, ngethubandandilapho phandle ndithandazela utata;ndi_ndiyinkwenkwe encinane, umshumayeli nje osengumfana.Kulapho apho Ndambona khona. Ukunyathela, ndikhangelekuYe; intloko yaKhe ke yayijongiswe ecaleni xa uvela ngakum.Ndahamba njalo, ndithinta isikhohlela, kwintsimi yotyanibemitshayelo. Ndahlala ndijongile, Waze akajika konke. Ndazendabiza iGama laKhe, “Yesu.” Waze Waguquka, wakhuphaiingalo zaKhe, yaye yiloo nto kuphela endayikhumbulayokwade kwaxa kuthi qheke ukusa. Ndaze ndabuya ndiphumakuloo ntsimi, ndihamba sekusondela ukuthi qheke kwemini.

Ngoko mhlawumbi iNkosi iyakundivumela ukubandishumayele loo Matywina aSixhenxe apho. Nokuba kuphina, intando kaThixo mayenziwe.22 Tyhilani kwiBhayibhile zenu ngoku, ku-Isayaesamahla-^ isahluko sama-53 sika-Isaya.

Ngoku, siyathemba ukuba uThixo uyakusisikelelakwimizamo yethu ebuthathaka yokuhlangana ngale ntsasa.Sisandula ukuhla sivela ePhiladelphia aphobendikwingqungquthela yaMadoda angooSomashishini beFullGospel, ndiphulaphule ubungqina babo obahlukeneyo njalonjalo, phaya phezulu.

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23 Ngoko mna, kwindlela ehlayo, bendi^uBilly Paul kunyenam, noRebekah nentombane encici yakwa Collins, uBettyCollins omncinci. UBilly ke ngumntu olala kakhulu, uBeckyungcono yena, kwaye ndi^uBetty kunye nam sancokola.Wabe yena ehleli emva kunye noBecky, kwisitulo sangasemva.Ndaza ndabona into ethile endleleni, kwenzeka; kwaye, ndathindakwenza njalo, kwakho into endichukumisayo. Yaye uBetty,ukuba ukhona apha, uqaphele ndiye ndayeka ukuthethandaqalisa ukubhala into ethile. Kulapho ndiwufumene khonaumxholo wale ntsasa.24 Ngoku masime ngeenyawo zethu. Ukuba si^Ngoku simengokuhlonela iLizwi likaThixo, njengoko ndifunda kwesama-53 ku-Isaya.

Ngubani na okholiweyo ludaba lwethu? nengalokaYEHOVA ityhileke kubani na?Qaphela, ngumbuzo, indawo yokuqala.

Kuba yena umkhonzi unyuka njengegatya phakathikwakhe, njengehlumelo eliphuma e^zwenielingumqwebedu: engenasithomo nabungangamelasakukhangela, akwabakho kubonakala ukubamasimnqwenele.

Udeliwe ushiyiwe ngabantu; yindodaenomvandedwa,^eqhelene nesifo: wanga ngulowokusitheliswa kuye ubuso; udeliwe, thina ke asambeka.

Okwenene uzithabathele phezu kwakhe izifo zethu,wathwala umvandedwa wethu: ke thina besibaungobandezelwayo, nguThixo, ungocinezelwa nguye.

Kanti yena uhlatywe ngenxa yezikreqo zethu,watyunyuzwa ngenxa yezenzo zethu ezigwenxa:ubetho lokuba sibe noxolo thina lube luphezu kwakhe;siphiliswe ngemivumbo yakhe.

Thina sonke salahleka njengegusha; sabheka elowoendleleni yakhe; waza uYEHOVA wamwelangobugwenxa bethu sonke.

Wakhandaniswa, wa^wazithoba, engawuvuliumlomo wakhe: njengemvana esiwa ekuxhelweni,nanjengegusha^esisidenge phambi kwabachebibayo, akawuvula umlomo wakhe.

Uthatyathwe ekuxinweni nasematyaleni:esizukulwaneni sakhe ngubani na owathelekelelaukuthi? unqanyulwe ezweni labaphilileyo:ubandezelwe ngenxa yesikreqo sabantu bakowabo.

Lamiswa nawaboni ingcwaba lakhe, ke labanosisityebi akuba efile; ekubeni engenzangalugonyamelo, kungabangakho nkohliso emlonyeniwakhe.

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UYEHOVA wathanda ukumtyumza; no^kumvisaisifo: xa uthe umphefumlo wakhe wawenza idiniletyala, woyibona imbewu yakhe, abe nemihla emide,ukuthanda kukaYEHOVA kube nempumelelo ngesandlasakhe.

Ngokwaphuka komphefumlo wakhe wobona,aneliswe: ngokwazi kwakhe umkhonzi wam olilungisauyakugwebela^abaninzi; athwale yena izenzo zaboezigwenxa.

Ngako oko ndiyakumahlulela isahlulo nabakhulu,alabe^nabanegunya ixhoba; ngethuba lokubaewuminyele umphefumlo wakhe: wavuma ukubalelwanabakreqi; akubon’ukuba usithabathele phezu kwakheisono sabaninzi, ebathandazele abakreqi.

25 Bawo Thixo, iLizwi laKho lisiSibane, ukuKhanyaokukhanyisa indlela yekholwa ngalinye liye kungena PhambikoThixo, njengokuba Lisithwala njengelanteni esesandlenisethu. Awusinikanga ngokwaneleyo ukuze sibone isipheloukusuka ekuqalekeni, futhi, kodwa ndihamba ngokholo.Kodwa njengokuba umntu ebenokuhamba enqumla ihlathielimnyama ebusuku, kwaye yiloo ndawo esikuyo; ukukhanyaakubambileyo, kubonelela ngenyathelo emva kwelinye nje.Kodwa indlela encinane, nakuba ibheka phezulu, hamba njengokuKhanya. Kwaye kwanga ukuKhanya kungakhanyanamhlanje phezu kweLizwi. Ukuze kusikhokele inyathelo libelinye ukuya eBukumkanini bukaThixo. Kuba sikucelaeGameni likaYesu. Amen.

Hlalani.26 Ingongoma endiziva ukuba mandithethe ngayo kwibandlanamhlanje ithi: Umsebenzi Wobugcisa.

Kungakhangeleka gxebe iyinto engaqhelekangauku_ukufunda iSibhalo esinjengesi, ese_esomnye weyonamifanekiso yokugruzulwa nokugetyengwa yeBhayibhile, ukuzexa iBhayibhile isitsho, ukuthi, “Lo Mkhonzi ugqibeleleyowakhandaniswa, wagruzulwa, wakrazulwa,” ukantiingongoma ephuma kuloo nto, ibe yenjengo, MsebenziWobugcisa. Kungumnqa kakhulu. Kodwa ndi^27 Ingqondo yam iyacinga, ngale ntsasa, njengokubasithabatha uhambo lokubuyela emva, ndenza njalo mna,okweminyaka embalwa. Ndandimenyelwe phezulu eForestLawn, e_eCalifornia, phaya entla kweLos Angeles. Injongoyam yokuqala yokunyukela apho yayikukuya kutyelelai_ingcwaba lika_lika-Aimee Semple McPherson, umsekiwenkqubo yenkolo yamaFour Square. Ndaye ndayakwi_kwingcwaba lakhe. Kwaye nakubeninda_ndandingavumelani naloo mfazi, ukuba abengumlungiseleli, kodwa, nangoko, entliziyweni yam,

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ndiyakuthakazelela ndikuhloniphile oko_oko wayemelekona, nge_ngelo lixa, neentshutshiso nezinto ezinjaloawamelwa kukuthi adlule kuzo, nangethuba lakhe lokubakhoapha emhlabeni. Nangenxa ke yo_yonyana wakheothandekayo, ongumhlobo wam osenyongweni, uRolfMcPherson.28 Sikunye neqela labalungiseleli, senyuka saya apho. Bonake^Sasingenaxesha lakuya kungena ku_ku^ngaphakathikwi_kwindawo apho kutshiswa khona imizimba, ibei_imizimba i_ikwibhokisi encinane ecaleni kodonga.29 Apho ke babenezinto ezimangalisa kakhulu, ezinjengeSidloSangokuhlwa sokugqibela. Sikhanyiselwa ke ngokukhanyakwelanga ngenene. Apho ke bane_banesithinteli esibanikasona^Bakungena ngaphakathi, kuyakhanya; kuzeba_bakuqalisa ukuthetha, kuye kusiba mnyama. Emvakomzuzwana kuba mnyama konke, baze ngoko abantubaphume. Bafumane iSidlo sangokuhlwa.30 Umfazi ke owayenaloo mfihlelo yokuba inkqonkqwa njanina loo glasi ukuba ingene ukuba ingene kule ndawo, kuba,benze le mifanekiso, kuba, i_ivela kusapho lulonke,kwiminyaka emininzi eyadlulayo. Ubugcisa obo ke banikelwanje kubantwana, waze owokugqibela wangumfazi.Babelungisa lo mfanekiso. Baya ekubeni baxonxe batshisei_iglasi beyenza shushu, ingokaJudas Skariyot, yazeyagqabhuka. Ke ngoko bayizama kwakhona, yazayagqabhuka kwakhona. Wathi ke yena, “Mhlawumbi iNkosiayifuni mfanekiso wotshaba lwaYo ecaleni kwaYo.” Wathi,“Ukuba ithe yadubula kwakhona, asiyi kuwugqibezela lomfanekiso.” Kodwa yabambelela ngelo thuba. Ngoko, kakade,yayiyinto emangalisayo leyo, ukuba izinto ezinjalo zibezinokwenzeka.

31 Kodwa, ngoko, enye yezona zinto ziphambili yathiyandinika umdla eForest Lawn, yayingokaMichelangelo,umkroli omkhulu, u_umfanekiso oqingqiweyo kaMoses.U_Ungophindiweyo ukwenziwa apho, kakade. Asingulowawakuqala, kodwa wawungu_ngumsebenzi wobugcisaophambili. Yaye njengokuba ndandimile ndawukhangela,nda_ndayithanda loo nto, into ethile eyakhangelekangokungathi i (mele)nento ethile kuyo.32 Ndiyayithanda imisebenzi yobugcisa, kakhulu kakhulu.Ndiyakholwa ukuba uThixo ukho kwizinto zobugcisa.Ndiyakholwa ukuba uThixo ukho emculweni. Ndiyakholwaukuba uThixo ukho kwindalo. UThixo ukwindawo yonke.Kwaye nantoni na engaphandle kwento yakuqalaingumguqulelwa. UThixo ukho kumxhentso; hayi olu hlobolokudanisa nilwenza apha. Kodwa xa oonyana neentombizikaThixo zikuMoya kaThixo, ’yabona, nanko ke umxhentso.

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Kodwa okufana nokuba sibe nokuzamana nawo kude kubeyintsimbi yesibini ngale ntsasa, phaya emgceni, lowongumguqulelwa wawo.33 Kodwa, lo, nalo msebenzi wathi uMichelangelowa_wawenza, wa_wamthabatha okuthile ukuze abenokwenza loo_loo nto. Wayeyindoda ebalulekileyo, kwaye okokwathabatha inxenye yobomi bakhe, ngokuba yayiyemininzi,iminyaka emininzi yokukrola. Athabathe nje le_lenyengane,ahlale njalo elikrola. Kwaye, ’yabona, yiloo ndoda kuphela,umbumbi ngokwakhe, onayo engqondweni yakhe ukubayintoni na leyo azama ukuyenza. Nguye, nguye kuphela.Ungenyuka uthi kuye, “Ulinkqonkqela ntoni elo litye?”Kumntu wangaphandle, ongaziyo ukuba yintoni naesentliziyweni yakhe, yimfeketho kuye. Kodwa kuloo ndoda,umkroli ngokwakhe, u_unawo u_mbono engqondweni yakhe,wento azama ukuyenza, kwaye uzama ukuvelisa oko anakoengqondweni yakhe ukwimo yo_yomfanekiso oqingqiweyo.Naso isizathu sokuba abe umba kuloo matye.34 Kwaye oku, ukukwenza, kumelwe ukuqala ngendlelaeyiyo, ekuqalekeni, uze ulandele umzekelo othile. ’Yabona?Awunakufumana nje iceba elincinane, uqalise, “Sizakuwenzakanje; hayi, ndiyakholwa^” Hayi, umelwe kukubanomfuziselo ochanekileyo. Kwaye engqondweni yakhe umelwekukuba naloo mfuziselo. Kwaye akanakuphuma esuke kuloomfuziselo. Ngoku, ukuze abe nako ukwenza oku,kwanyanzeleka ukuba azobe engqondweni yakhe, ngokubaasinayo imifanekiso yenene kaMoses, kodwa wabanomfanekiso ngqondweni engqondweni yakhe, ukubawayekhangeleka njani na eneneni uMoses.35 Ngoku, umxonxi wenene uyaphefumlelwa, njengembongiyenene, okanye nawuphi na umculi, owezomculo, nokubayeyiphi na kwezo zinto. Konke okwenene kumelwe kukuzangempefumlelo. UMichelangelo umelwe kukuba wabanempefumlelo yokuba wayekhangeleka njani na uMoseseneneni. Waze wayibamba engqondweni yakhe, loo ntowayemelwe kukuba wayeyiyo uMoses. Ngoko wayivelisa kweloceba likhulu lelitye lenyengane, eyenza ibe ngokomfuziselolowo, esihla, aze ayilole esihla, wade wafumana umfanekisooyinene waloo nto anokuba wayeyiyo engqondweni yakhe.36 Waze wathi akuyenza igqibelele kangako yonke loo nto,esuse zonke iindawo ezitsolo, wakhuhla yonke indawo, amehloangalungileyo nje, zonke iinwele, neendevu, yonke into yayiloondlela iyiyo, wema mgama wawujonga. Ndi_ndicingange_ngemininzi, iminyaka emininzi yomsebenzi onzima,nendlela ekwakufanele ukuba ahlale ewubambe ngayo loombono mnye ngalo lonke ixesha, engqondweni yakhe, waloonto wayeza kuyenza. Uze ucinge nje, loo mbonowawusengqondweni yakhe iminyaka emininzi, ukuze awenze

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ngokuchanekileyo ube yiloo nto wawuyiyo! Waba nombonokuqala, indlela ekwakufanele asebenze ngayo ngokwaloombono, exhuzula esihla! Waze wathi akufika ekubeni awenzeugqibelele, wade wagqibelela ngenene; wema wajonga kuwoakugqiba ngaloo ntsasa, ephethe ihamile esandleni sakhe.

Waze waphenjelelwa kakhulu akujonga kuwo, ngokubaumbono wengqondo yakhe wawumi phambi kwakhe, uyintoebonakalayo. Into awayeyibonile, noko^loo nto wayeqondaukuba wayeyiyo uMoses, yayiyiyo leyo iyinto emileyo phambikwakhe, into awayenayo entliziyweni yakhe yonke le minyaka.Yokubulaleka, neeyure zosizi nokuxinzeleleka, nabagxeki,nayo yonke enye into, kodwa nangoko wahlala kanye kunyenaloo mbono wade wagqitywa.37 Waze wathi wakuba ugqityiwe, wema phaya ephetheihamile, okanye ihamile yomxonxi, esandleni sakhe, wazewakhangela kuloo mfanekiso uqingqiweyo. Yaze impembeleloyombono awawubonayo, wokuba awenze njani na,yamphembelela kangangokuba ade^Impembelelo yamhlelangokokude angabikho zingqondweni, waze wawubethaedolweni, wathi, “Thetha!”38 Ngoku kukho isiva kulo mfanekiso uqingqiweyo mkhulu,edolweni, kwidolo lasekunene. Entla kwedolo nje kancinane,malunga nee-iintshi ezintandathu, kukho indawo (Ndafakaisandla sam kuyo) ingakaya ubunzulu.39 Emva kokuba wachitha lonke elo xesha, kwiminyakanyaka, ekwenzeni lento; ukuze ephantsi kwe_kwempembeleloyokubona kuzaliseke oko wayekubonile entliziyweni yakhenasembonweni, enqwenela ukukubona, kwakugqibekile.Kwaze kwathi kwakuba kugqityiwe, waphenjelelwa kangakokuko ngokokude acinge ukuba umsebenzi ongowakhewobugcisa unokuthetha naye. Waze wawubetha emlenzeni,wakhwaza, “Thetha!” Loo nto ke yenza isiva kuwo. Yenzaisiva kuloo mfanekiso uqingqiweyo.40 Kum, eso siva yayisiso esawenza ukuba ube ngumsebenziwobugcisa. Ngoku, mhlawumbi_ingqondo enokucingangokwahlukileyo kunoko, usenokucinga ukuba loo ntoyawonakalisa. Hayi, kum, loo nto_loo nto yawenza okowawukuko. Wona_Wona^Ngokuba emva kweminyakaemininzi kangako yomsebenzi onenkathalo nokubulaleka,nempefumlelo, njalo njalo, yokwenza wona, nokubulalekakwakhe akuzange kube lilize. Wawugqibelele, yaye kungokowakhwazayo, “Thetha!” Ngokuba, wayebone phambi kwakheoko (wayethe) waba nako ukukuphumeza, esenza kuzalisekeumbono owawusengqondweni yakhe. Kwaye ngoko ke,ephantsi kwempembelelo, wenza into ngokucinga,engaphandle koko kuqhelekileyo. Wawubetha, wakhwaza,“Thetha!” ’Yabona, wayengenakuyenza loo nto ukuba

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wayecingile. Kodwa akazange acinge. Yayiyimpembeleloyokubona oko wayenako engqondweni yakhe kuhleli aphokugqibelele phambi kwakhe.41 Ukubulaleka kwakhe, nokudinwa, ubusuku obude,evaleleke kude nehlabathi iintsuku ezininzi, yayemhlawumbi adle nje iqebengwana. Aze_Aze awukhuhle,aphinde abuye, aze, “Hayi, ayilohlobo wayelilo kanye.Ngoku umelwe kukuhla ube nje,” ewukhuhla. Ngoko wathiakuwubona, ugqibelele kanye, waze wawubona ukwintoebonakalayo. Isithunzi soko kwakusengqondweni yakhesasibe yinene, saba luqobo, ngoko kwathi qatha ngaphakathikuye. Waye wawuyinene kangako kwanyanzeleka ukubaakhwaze, “Thetha!”42 Kum, yayisisibonakaliso eso. Yayi_Yayikukuncomekakomsebenzi wakhe, ukuba umsebenzi ongowakheumphembelele kangako, ukude abe nokuphuma engqondweniawubethe esithi, “Thetha!”43 Ndema apho ndakhangela kuloo mfanekiso uqingqiweyo.Ndacinga ngeeyure eyathi loo ndoda yazisebenzisa, ekwenzeniloo nto. Babexelile ukuba yayiyiminyaka emingaphi na.Kodwa wa_wawusisibonakalaliso sakhe, ngokubawawukokunikezelwe ku_kumsebenzi wakhe wobugcisa,umsebenzi wakhe obalulekileyo woko wayekwenza. Wazewathi ekugqibeleni akuba ewuphumezile, wangobalulekekangako.44 Ngoku masilityhile iphepha, likaMichelangelo, siyivaleincwadi.

Masityhile enye iNcwadi sifunde ngoMbumbi omkhulu,oNamandla onke. Owathi ngaphambi kokuba libe labakhoihlabathi nangaphambi kokuba zibe zabekwa iziseko,Wayenayo engqondweni yaKhe Awayeyifuna, yaye Wayefunaukwenza umntu ngokomfanekiselo OngowaKhe. Wayefunaukwenza into nge_ngenene eyiloo nto wawuyiyo umbonokuYe, into eyayisekucingeni kwaKhe.45 Ngoku, kuMichelangelo, loo nto yayisisibonakalalisosengcinga yakhe.

NoThixo wayefuna ukwenza umntu ngokomfanekiselowaKhe, uMbumbi omkhulu, waze Waqalisa ukumsebenza.Kwaye siyaqaphela njengokuba Wezisa ekhupha kwizintozokusebenza. Eyokuqala mhlawumbi yaba ziintlanzi,kwalandela intaka, kwaze_kwaze kwalandela izintoezirhubuluza phezu komhlaba, ne_nezinto ezininziAwazizisayo. Kodwa, ekugqibeleni, njengoko Wafukamayo,ngokuba nguMdali, Waye^Wayengafani nomntu, ngoku,umbumbi omelwe kukuba athabathe into ethile edaliweyo,ukuze anqonqe umfanekiso. WayenguMbumbi wezintoezinguNaphakade. WayenguMbumbi owayenokudala enze

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kubekho oko Anako engqondweni yaKhe ukuba akwenze.Okanye, kungenjalo, Unako ukwenza okuphathekayo okokwakunqwenelwa zizibonakalaliso zaKhe.46 Waze Akuqalisa ukusebenza kwizinto ezirhubuluzayo,njengaphezu kwe_kwe_kwezilwanyana ezincinane eziphezukomhlaba. Waze Waqalisa ukuzizisa ezisusa kuloo nto ukuyakungena kwinto eyenye, engentlana. Ngoko ekugqibeleni Wazakuzifikisa kwizilwanyana ezizezikhulwana,ezinjengengonyama, ingwe, ibhere. Waze Waza kuzingenisaku_ku_kubomi mhlawumbi be_beenkawu ezincinane,neenkawu, njalo-njalo. Ngoku, ingeyiyo into yokuba izintoezidaliweyo zaphuma kwezinye zisiya ziba ngcono, njengokubasicinga ukuba umntu wavela kwi-^Le yayiyindalokokugqibeleleyo; uThixo esebenza ngokomfuziselo.47 Kodwa ekugqibeleni kwavela phezu komhlaba,ingqibelelo, leyo ke yayingumntu. Waze Wanokubona kuloomntu, ukuba wayefana naYe. Ke ngoku wathi Akukhangelakuye, wasisibonakalaliso saloo nto uMdali wakhe wayeyiyo.UThixo ngoku wayebe nako ukuphumeza loo nto Wayeyifuna,umntu engokomfanekiselo waKhe.48 Ke ngoko ndisenokutsho, kulento, ukuba, wathi Akwenzalo mntu, kwakho into malunga naye eyayingakhangeleki ilungekanye, ngokuba wa_wayeyedwa. Kwaye yiloo ndlela uThixoebehleli eyiyo, Eyedwa; Wayengulowo unguNaphakade.Nomntu ngoku, ekumfuziselo kaThixo, ngokunjalo wabakhophezu komhlaba eyedwa. Ngoko Unokuba wabetha kwakhoisiva esincinane kwicala lakhe lasekhohlo, waze Wesusa kuloondawo isuntsu elaphuma kuyo wenza umncedi, inkosikazi,ngoko ke akabi yedwa. Waye_Wayengeyedwa, kwakukhoumntu onaye. Yaye lowo ngumsebenzi waKhe obalulekileyo.49 Kwaye, Yena, njengaye nawuphi na umbumbiobalulekileyo wayenokuthabatha owakhe_owakhe_owakheumsebenzi wobugcisa^

Ngoku, kuqala, Wayenawo umsebenzi wobugcisa wesiqusaKhe. Kodwa ngoku Wabona ukuba umsebenzi wobugcisawawunesithukuthezi, njengokuba wayenjalo naYe, ngokoWawahlula umsebenzi wobugcisa ngokuwubetha ecaleni azeakhuphe umncedi.50 Ke ngoku, kwenza abo babini babe mnye, Wababeka,njengombumbi omkhulu, endaweni e_entle.

U_Umxonxi akanakuthabatha umsebenzi wobugcisaobalulekileyo, aze awuthabathe awuhlalise engxingwenikwindawo ethile, okanye awufihle emva kwezakhiwo.Njengokuba iNkosi yethu yasixelelayo, “Umntu akalilumekiikhandlela alibeke phantsi kwesitya.” Sithe sakubayimisebenzi yobugcisa kaThixo, asifihlwanga engxingwenikwindawo ethile. Si_Simelwe kukukhupha ukuKhanya.

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51 Ngoko siyabona ukuba_ukuba Yena, emva kokubaWawenzayo lo msebenzi wobugcisa, wawubeka apha phezukomhlaba, waze wawubeka kweyona ndawo intle yayikho,emyezweni wase-Eden. Wabeka umsebenzi wobugcisa waKhe,abo babini bemnye, emyezweni wase-Eden. Inokuba yaMkholisanjani loo nto, ukuba abe Wabona lo msebenzi wobugcisa ukubaube wawuphile kakuhle. Yena, emva koko, sifumanisa ukubaWaphumla; Wayekholiseke kakhulu ngumsebenzi waKhe.52 Ngoku ukhumbule ukuba, imbono yam, kukuba ukubangumsebenzi wobugcisa koko kubethwe kwenza isiva kuMosesongumsebenzi wobugcisa ka-Angelo oNgcwele kuloomfanekiso uqingqiweyo.

Kwaye koko kubethwa kwakrazula icala lomsebenziwobugcisa waKhe, okwathi kwakhupha umtshakazi. Kesiyababona benjengosapho olungumsebenzi wobugcisaemyezweni wase-Eden. Kwakukuhle kangakanani! KwazekwaMkholisa kakhulu, ngokokude A_Aphumle ngoko. Wathi,“Ndi, ndizakuphumla.”53 Kodwa ngeli thuba Wayesaphumlile ethembele kumsebenziwobugcisa waKhe, utshaba lwaKhe lwangena lwazelwafumana lo msebenzi wobugcisa ubalulekileyo. Waze wathi,ngokulukuhla, wa_warhubuluza phantsi kwe_kwendongazomyezo, waze wo_wonakalisa lo msebenzi wobugcisa mhle.Wa_Wawonakalisa, ukuze ube u_uwile.54 Ngoku ndizama ukuyijonga laa wotshi yodonga. Ndayendimcelile uMike, umtshana wam, ukuba abethe intsimbikumashumi amathathu emizuzu, kodwa ndi^akayenzanga loonto, kwaye sendiwagqibile amashumi amathathu emizuzu.Kodwa, ku, sizakuqhubela phambili kancinane. ’Yabona? Ngoku,andifuni ku_kuyaphula le mithetho. Ndi_Ndim owenza lemithetho, ’yabona, kwaye a_a^naku ke kukwaphulaongowakho.55 Ngoku qaphela, ngoko, lo msebenzi wobugcisa. Xa uSathanawathi wawufumana, umlukuhli, waqhekeza engena ngeendonga,wo_wanakalisa lo msebenzi wobugcisa. Ngokuba nantso indlelaawawenza ngayo, oko^Wayewenze njani? Ndizakungenakwiinkcukacha ngokuthe chatha kuloo nto. Indlela awenzangayo, yayikuku^Lo msebenzi wobugcisa, Lo msebenziwobugcisa wawubiyelwe ngeLizwi, iLizwi likaThixo.Nomsebenzi wobugcisa ngokwawo, wosapho, wawunqatyiswengeli Lizwi. Kodwa le nxenye yaphulweyo, le yayaphulwe kuleyayakuqala, yaphumela ngaphaya kodonga olo, yaze yanikauSathana ithuba lokuwonakalisa. Ke ngoku njengokuba nisaziukuba yintoni na endiyikholelwayo ngezo zinto, koko akumelweukuba ndiyithethe loo nto. Kodwa lo msebenzi wobugcisawaphulwa.56 Kodwa uMbumbi omkhulu, wathi Akubona ukuwakosapho lwaKhe, umsebenzi wobugcisa, Wayengathandi

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kuwushiya ulele nje apho, uwe ngobuso, wonakele. Waqalisaukusebenza, ngokukhawuleza, ukuwakha kwakhona.Wayengathandi ukuba utshabalale, ulale apho ngolo hlobolonke ixesha. Ngokuba, Yena nguThixo, kwaye Akayikweyiswa. Ngoko waqalisa ukusebenza ngokukhawulezawaqalisa ukuwakha kwakhona ube ngumfuziselo OngowaKhe,umntu.57 Ngoku, sifumanisa ukuba ihlabathi langaphambikonogumbe laqhubeka kwaza kwatshatyalaliswa loo ntoiyonke, ngokuba iminqophiso eyayenziwe, yayenziwe phantsikwemiqathango, “Ukuba awuyikwenza oku, okanye ukubauyakwenza okuya.” UThixo, uMbumbi oMkhulu, wabonaukuba loo ndoda yayinge_yayingenakuwugcina umnqophiso.Yayingenakuyenza loo nto. Akukho ndlela nje ngokupheleleyo.

Kudliwano-ndlebe kwimizuzu embalwa edlulileyobendithetha nomntu phaya egumbini, okhoyo ngoku. Wathi,“Kodwa, Mzalwana Branham, ndinezinto ezininziendi_endizaziyo zizeziphosakeleyo,” yabe i_ingumfaziomncinane onobuthixo.58 Ndathi, “Kodwa_Kodwa, dade, awuzihloli. Kokoukunqwenelayo nje noko uzama ukukwenza. Kwaye ukubangenene uyayithanda iNkosi, uyakuzama ukukhonza Yonangentliziyo yakho iphela, ke ngoko zonke iziphoso zakhozifihlwe eGazini leNkosi uYesu.” ’Yabona? ’Yabona, Wayivulayena indlela.59 Ngoko Waqalisa ngoku, ukuthabatha esusa kwiminqophisoyaKhe, yo_yokutsho ukuthi, “Ukuba uyakuthi, ndiyakuthi.”Waza Waqala ngendoda ebizwa ngokuba ngu-Abraham, wazewanika u-Abraham umnqophiso, ongenamiqathango. Lonkeixesha aWayeqala umsebenzi wobugcisa, uSathanawayewufumana, ngokuba iLizwi^Kodwa wathi Akuqalisango-Abraham, Wathi, “Sele ndiyenzile. Ngoku lo awukhophantsi kwamiqathango, hayi into^ukuthi_ukuthi, ‘Ukubauyakuthi, ndiyakuthi,’ koko sele ndikwenzile.” Ngoku Yena,u_uMbumbi, uzondelele ukufumana lo msebenzi wobugcisa.60 Ngoko, ukusuka ku-Abraham, kwavela oomawokhulu.Baze oomawokhulu eneneni^Ngoku wenzani uThixo? Wakhaumsebenzi wobugcisa lo wathi wawa. Ngoko, koomawokhulu,owokuqala esimfumanayo ngu-Abraham.61 Ngoku khangela, msebenzi ngamnye wobugcisa ubekwaphezu kwesiseko, ngumxonxi. Umfanekiso oqingqiweyokaMoses ka-Angelo ukwilitye lenyengane elisisithathu okanyeisine seenyawo. Unesiseko. Ngoko, uThixo, ekulungiseni lomsebenzi wobugcisa, Uwubeka phezu kwesisekosoomawokhulu. Kwaye isiseko soomawokhulu, okokuqala,yayingu-Abraham, u-Isake, kweza uYakobi, kweza uYosefu,iimbombo zone.

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62 Ke, ngoku, u-Abraham wayesisiseko sokholo. Masithiwawuneziseko ezine. Isiseko sokholo sasingu-Abraham. Isisekosothando sasingu-Isake. Isiseko sobabalo sasinguYakobi,ubabalo lukaThixo kuYakobi; nabani na uyayazi loo nto.Kodwa kuYosefu yayiyingqibelelo, nako apho Wayenokubekakhona umfanekiso oqingqiweyo; phezu kwesiseko sokuqala,isiseko sesibini, isiseko sesithathu, naphezu kwesiseko sesine.63 U-Abraham wayefuzisela uKristu, kakade; ngokunjalo no-Isake, ngothando. U-Abraham wenza njalo, kukholo; u-Isake,kuthando; uYakobi wenza njalo, ngobabalo lwaKhe. Ngokuba,uYakobi uthetha “onobuqhinga,” kwaye nantso intoawayeyiyo, kodwa ubabalo lukaThixo lwalunaye. Kodwakwakufika kuYosefu, akukho nto ngokuchasene naye, mnyekuphela umkrwelana, kuba isiseko naso simelwe kukubangumsebenzi wobugcisa. Xa wathi kutata wakhe, umprofeti,“Yithi kuFaro abantu ba_bangabafuyi beenkomo hayi abalusibezimvu, ngokuba abalusi bezimvu balisikizi kumaYiphutha.”64 Kodwa wathi umprofeti omdala akufika phambi koFaro,wathi, “Abakhonzi bakho bangabalusi bemihlambiyeenkomo.” Ngoko loo nto yawukrwela, ’yabona, kungokoisahleli ingumsebenzi wobugcisa nje.65 Ngoku iziseko zibekiwe, ngokholo, uthando, ubabalo,ukuya kwingqibelelo, ngoomawokhulu.66 Ngoku umsebenzi wokwakhiwa kwalento ukuze ibe ngulomsebenzi wobugcisa ubalulekileyo yayingabaprofeti, bonabaliLizwi. Ndiyakholwa ukuba unako ukuyifunda loo nto.’Yabona? Abaprofeti; hayi imithetho! Abaprofeti, kubaabaprofeti babeliLizwi elingqinelweyo elithi lenze umzimba;hayi oomawokhulu. Abaprofeti, yayingabo iLizwi.67 Ekugqibeleni, Waqalisa ukubuyela emva ngemihlakaMoses nokuhla ukuphumela kubaprofeti, esiya kuyengamnye. Kwaye, ekugqibeleni, wayesakha enyusa umzimba,esiya esondela lonke ixesha. Kwaye oyena mkhulu kubo bonkeyayinguYohane. IBhayibhile itshilo. NguYesu owayithethayoloo nto. “Akukho ndoda, yakha yazalwa ngumfazi, enkulukunoYohane umBhaptizi,” kuba wayengulowowayenokungenisa azise iLizwi.68 Kwaze kweza, ekugqibeleni, iNtloko ebalulekileyo, iNtlokoyayo yonke loo nto. Umzimba lo uphela wawuthethe njengaYo. Isiseko sasibekiwe ngoomawokhulu; kodwa umzimbawakhiwa ngeLizwi, elalingabaprofeti; nako ke kufika iNtlokoyaloo nto iyonke, kwafika uYesu. Apho, xa inxalenyeeyiNtloko yabekwayo kuwo, siwufumana kuYe umsebenziwezandla zikaThixo uphela. Sisifumana kuYe isibonakalalisoesigqibeleleyo seLizwi, kuba Yena wayeliLizwi, inzalisekoyeLizwi. Ngoku, kwakhona, uThixo unawo uMsebenziwobugcisa ogqibeleleyo kwakhona.

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Njengoko u-Isaya wathi, “Mboneni umkhonzi waM,uMsebenzi waM wobugcisa, endithe ndawubumba kuzoizigaba zexesha ngokuza kwaLo ugqibeleleyo. Yaye nguyeLowo emi kanye phambi kwaM, egqibelele!” Nanko,umfanekiselo OngowaKhe, ubonakalalisa uThixo! KubaWathi, kuYohane oNgcwele 14, “Xa ubona Mna, ubonauBawo.”69 Ke, ngoko, “Ekuqalekeni ube ekho uLizwi, uLizwiwayenguThixo,” uLizwi ke wembiwa wakhutshwawabonakalalisa iLizwi elalikho ekuqalekeni. Yena, uLizwi,wabonakalalisa uMsebenzi wobugcisa ngokwemfano nemfuzayaKhe Buqu, uThixo kwakhona ebuyele kwimfano nemfuzayaKhe Buqu, imo yeLizwi ibonakalaliswe ikwimo yomntu,uMsebenzi wobugcisa.70 Bonke abaprofeti babeneziva; bebonke abo babeyinxenye.Kodwa apha, ekugqibeleni, ukunyuka ukuphumela apho,ekugqibeleni kufika uMsebenzi wobugcisa, Ogqibeleleyo,akukho siphako kuYe konke, ugqibelele kangakoebonakalaliswe kuMakhi ngokwaKhe, umfanekiseloOngowaKhe ubonakalaliswe kumsebenzi waKhe. “UThixonoKristu babe baNye,” ngokokude abe Wabeka uMoya waKheBuqu ngaphakathi kuYe, ukuze nkqu umfanekiselo noMakhibabe baNye. UThixo nomsebenzi wakhe wobungcibi,uMsebenzi wobugcisa baKhe! Njengoko uMoses_uMoseswayenjalo, kumsebenzi ka-Angelo oNgcwele, waye^okanyekuMichelangelo, gxebe; yayi_yayingumsebenzi wobugcisaowawufile lowo, ngokuba wawenziwe ngelitye. Kodwa apha,uMakhi oyiNtloko, wathi Akuwenza ugqibelele umsebenziwezandla zaKhe, Wangena ngaphakathi kuWo.71 UMhlanguli womntu ogqibelele kangako, ogqibelelekangako, onobuthixo kangako; ukanti, akuzange kubekhobuhle kuye ukuze siMnqwenele. Xa lo Nyana uzelwe yintombikaThixo ophilileyo wagqibelela kangako, wazithoba,ekumfanekiselo kaThixo, ngokokude uMnini omkhuluowaMzisa eBomini ngabaprofeti^kwaye YenaWayezalisekisa bonke abaprofeti. Wayegqibelele kangako,ngokokude uThixo ekuboneni oku, abe WaMbetha wakhwaza,“Thetha!” Njengoko uMichelangelo watshoyo. “Thetha!”

Uthi, “Injalo loo nto?”72 KuMarko oNgcwele 9:7, sifumanisa, phezu kweNtabayoTshintsho, xa kwakumi uMoses, umthetho, kwakumi u-Eliya, abaprofeti. Konke ukuya phaya emva oomawokhulu,oobawo, umthetho, abaprofeti, bebonke bemi apho. Siva iZwilisihla liphuma elifini, lathi, “Lo nguNyana waM oyintanda;mveni Yena!” Ukuba bayakuva, Umelwe kukuba athethe.Yayizintsuku ezimbalwa nje ngaphambi kokuba Abethwe. “LonguNyana waM, eNdikholisiweyo kukuhlala kuye.

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NdiMxonxile. Bendisenza ukuba Afikelele kule ndawoamawaka amane eminyaka. Ke ngoku, Ugqibelele ngokukuko,ndimelwe kukuMbetha ukuze Abe nokuthetha. Mveni Yena!UnguLowo ugqibeleleyo. Yena, Yena unguMsebenziwobugcisa.”73 Khumbula, Wayezekelisiwe ngawo onke amaxesha, kudalakwiTestamente eNdala yonke.

SiMfumana eliLiwa entlango, elabethwayo, iLiwaentlango. “Ndilelo Liwa lalisentlango.” Kodwa elo yayililityeelalingekafikeleli kwingqibelelo yalo. Kodwa likwimoyomzekeliso Langena lehla kwibandla, laze lakhupha kuLooko Wayenokukukhupha, lanika uBomi kwabowayenokuBanika uBomi. Kodwa WayeleloLitye lalisentlango.Wayengekenziwa abe ngumntu ngoko. Wayengumzekelo njekuphela.74 UMoses waMbona emi phezu kweLiwa. WaMbona edlula,waze wathi, “Ngumva womntu.” Uyabona, uMbumbiwayesizisa kuMoses, oko kuphathekayo kungumfuziselokaKristu, oko uMsebenzi wobugcisa obalulekileyo wawuyakukhangeleka ukuko xa Ugqityelelisiwe. WadlulisaokwaKhe^Wafaka ngaphakathi, okanye_okanye wavelisakuMoses umbono woko wawuya kukhangeleka ukukouMsebenzi wobugcisa. Yayingumva womntu, ekudlulenikwaWo entlango.75 Khumbula, u-Angelo wayenokukhwaza kuphela, abetheumfanekiso oqingqiweyo, athi, “Thetha!”

Kodwa kwakwahluke njani kuThixo, uMbumbi omkhulu.Xa wenza umntu ngokomfanekiselo OngowaKhe, ogqibelelekangangokuba Ubonakalalise Yena, uThixo wathetha ngaloomfanekiselo womntu, ebonakalalisa oko wathi Uyakukwenza.Wathetha ngabaprofeti njengoko babeyimifuziselo xakuthethwa, njengoko Wayenyusa loo nto ukuza kwiNtloko.Kodwa xa Wafika kwiNtloko, Yayingumfuziselo kaThixoiyonke; WayeZizoba. Ngoko, wabethwa ngenxa yethu, ngokunguYe kuMsebenzi wobugcisa kuthi, iSipho sikaThixo, uYesuKristu, ubomi obunguNaphakade. Ndiyathemba ukubaasinakuze siyilibale loo nto.76 Njengoko sizibona iintsuku zisiya ziba mnyama,njengokuba siwabona amathunzi esiwa! Xa, ndaxelakwangaphambili, “Kuyakuba kukujika kwelanga okumbalwaokuzayo. Esi sizwe kube kuphelile ngaso.” Uyazi^

Izolo, ngomhla wesine kaJulayi. UThomas Jeffersonwayesayine isibhengezo senkululeko, inguye kunye nebhodileyo yayinaye, kwaza kwakhala iNtsimbi yenkululeko, sazesabhengezwa njengabazimeleyo, njengesizwe. Ngokwembali,akuzange kubekho demokhrasi nangaliphi na ixesha eyathiyahlala ngaphezu kwamakhulu amabini eminyaka. Ngoko ke

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kwakungowe-1776, ngoJulayi umhla wesine. Kwayesishiyekelwe nje lishumi elinanye leminyaka. Iyakwenza ntoniloo nto? Hayi, ayingekhe, ’yabona. Ishumi elinanye leminyaka.Kwaye, ukuba kwenzekile, iyakwaphula zonke ezembali.

77 Siyayibona imeko yexesha. Siyayibona imeko yabantu.Siyayibona imeko yezombuso. Siyayibona imeko yezehlabathi.Alinakuma. Simelwe kukuzika, njengeTitanic. Sinyanzelekileukuba sihle, ukuze sinikezele ezinye iindawo. Esinye isizwesinikezela iindawo kwezinye, ekuweni kwaso. Njengobubukumkani ukuba bumelwe kukuwa, nabo bonke obunyeubukumkani, ukunika indawo kobo Bukumkani buzayo, obobungenakuwa. “Kuba samnkela uBukumkaniobungenakuzanya-zanyiswa,” ngalo mfanekiso ugqibeleleyokaThixo, uMsebenzi wobugcisa.

78 UThixo, Wakhangela kuYe, Waphembeleleka kakhulu!Waye^ukuMbona indlela Awayeyiyo, nokubona i_imoyaKhe, Waphembeleleka ngokokude ibe nguMsebenziwobugcisa ogqibeleleyo woMhlanguli, uYesu uMhlanguli.Ngoko, uThixo, ukuze abe nokubethwa, ngokwaKhe; ngokuba,ukuze abe nokuhlawulela ityala Yena Buqu, uThixo noKristubaba baNye, ngoko uThixo wayenako ukubethwa ekulooMfanekiselo, Wayenako ukungxwelerhwa. Yaye kungoko u-Isaya wathi, “Besiba Ungobandezelwa nguThixoungocinezelwa nguye. Kanti Yena uhlatywe ngenxa yezikreqozethu, Watyunyuzwa ngenxa yezenzo zethu ezigwenxa; ubetholokuba sibe noxolo thina lwaba phezu kwaKhe,nangemivumbo yaKhe saphiliswa.”

79 UMfanekiselo ogqibeleleyo, uThixo-Mntu! UThixo, ekwi-en morphe, etshintshile ukusuka kumbono wangaphayakweNdalo, waze umbono lowo waphunyeliswa kuMfanekisolowo. Kwaye loo Mfanekiso wabethwa ukuze oko kungaphayakweNdalo kube nokungcamla ukuva ukufa, uMsebenziwobugcisa ogqibeleleyo kaThixo.

Wayengenakuyenza loo nto kuMoses. Wayengenakuyenzakubaprofeti; ku-Isaya, owasarhwa ngeesarha wade wasarhwawangamasuntsu. Wayengenakuyenza kubaprofetiabaxulutywayo. Wayengenakuyenza loo nto, ngokubawayengenakuyiva Yena; yayiyinxenye yaKhe nje eyayikhona.

Kodwa kulo Msebenzi wobugcisa ugqibeleleyo,Wayeyinzaliseko yobuThixo ngokomzimba. Wayengazikuvelisa uMoses; Wayenokuvelisa uBukho baKhe kuphelabungene kulo Mntu, aze angcamle ukufa esenzela uluntuluphela. UMsebenzi wobugcisa kaThixo ogqibeleleyo! UThixo,waphembeleleka kangako ngokuWubona Waba nguMhlangulikuzo zonke izigaba zexesha; ukuze Athethe ngezintoezandulelayo, ezazikho ngaphambili, nangoku.

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80 Onke amadinga azalisekiswa kuYe. WayeyiNgqibeleloyeNgqibelelo. Yonke imizekelo yazaliseka kuYe; uMhlanguliwethu onguMhlobo, kuRute noBhohazi; uMniki-mthetho wethu,ephuma kwiNtaba yeSinayi; uMprofeti wethu, ophuma entlango,njengoko Wayephuma entabeni, njengoko Wayephuma entlango;njengoko Wayephuma kwinguNaphakade waba ngumntu,uMfuziselo ogqibeleleyo!

81 UThixo, kuso sonke isigaba sexesha, exonxa,ngoomawokhulu, esenza iqonga laKhe, waze wabenyusabesuka kwizinto ezahlukeneyo ukuze Abe nokubeka isisekophezu kwaloo nto. Phezu kwaloo nto Waqalisa ukwakhelaiLizwi laKhe, abaprofeti. Kwaze ke, ekugqibeleni, kwaphumaekubeni nguMprofeti ogqibeleleyo, iSiseko esigqibeleleyo,umbono ogqibeleleyo awayenawo uThixo.

82 Ke ngoku, ukuze ube nokuthetha, nguYe iLizwi. Kwayeukuze iLizwi lithethe, Umelwe kukuthi angene ngaphakathikulo Mfanekiso. Kwaye ukuze lo Mfanekiso uthethe, umelwekukuba ubethwe. Ungena ngaphakathi kuloo Mfanekiso,esenzela ukuze uthethe, uMhlanguli ogqibeleleyo.

83 Yonke imizekelo yeTestamente eNdala yaphunyezwa kuYe.Kwaye njengoko ndanditshilo ngenye imini, uYehovaweTestamente eNdala unguYesu weNtsha. Ewe.

84 Njengokuba abantu abaninzi, amadoda, abafazi,abakwintanga yam; sasidla ngokuba naloo nto, kulo lonkeilizwe, abahlambi bempahla abaninzi bamaTshayina. XaamaTshayina ayeqala ukungena, ayevela kuNxwemelwaseNtshona, ebhekisa ngasempuma, engenela ilizwelangaseMpuma, esiya ngapha. Kwathi xa enza njalo,ayengabantu abangaqhelananga nolwimi lwethu neendlelazethu, ukanti ayengabahlambi mpahla abaphambili.Ayengakwazi ukukubhalela tikiti ke ukuze ube nokufumanaimpahla yakho kwakhona.

Kodwa, umntu ongumTshayina, wayezifumanela iqelalamakhadi amancinane, angabhalwanga nto kuwo konke.Ukuze xa uzise impahla yakho ezakuhlanjwa, wayethabathaeli khadi alikrazule ngendlela ethile; akunike esinyeisiqwenga, aze agcine esinye isiqwenga. Ke, ngoku, kungconokunale nto sinayo ngoku, kuba xa ubuya kwakhonauzakulanda loo nto iyeyakho, ezo ziqwenga zibini zidibanangokugqibeleleyo. Wawungenakuyilinganisa loo nto nokubawawufuna. Akukho ndlela yakuyenza. Ungazenza izintoezikhutshelweyo emagameni, kodwa awungekhe uyilinganiseleya ikrazulweyo, imelwe kukulingana ngokuchanekileyonesinye isiqwenga. Ngoko ke, impahla yakho engcolileyoobuyizisile, wawunokuyikhulula ngeli tikiti, ngokubalalilingana nelo lalingenisiwe.

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85 Kwaye xa uThixo, ngabaprofeti naphantsi komthetho,wasigwebela kwisono; ube ke umthetho ungenalubabalo,ukuxelela nje kuphela ukuba ungumoni. Kodwa xa uYesuwafikayo, Waba yinzaliseko, waye_wayeyinzaliseko yayo yonkeinto awayeyithembisile uThixo. Wayegqibelele, engumfanekisoonguwo welo dinga. Ngoko ke, onke amadinga eTestamenteeNdala ahlangatyezwa kuYesu Kristu.Ayengenakuhlangatyezwa kuMoses, ayengenakuhlangatyezwakuye nawuphi na kubaprofeti, koko ahlangatyezwa nguMsebenziwobugcisa. Alingana konke oko Athi Ayakuba kuko.

Ngokunjalo iBandla liyakunyanzeleka lilingane yonke intoawayithembisayo uThixo. Kunyanzelekile ukuba ibesisiqwenga esabethwayo sasuka kuLo. Ngoko ukuba esakuqalasiliLizwi, ngokunjalo angeneno athatyathwe kuLo ayakubaliLizwi, ukuze angqinelane neSo silicala lawo.86 Ngoko ke, indoda engumTshayina, wawunokubanga^Apho, umthetho uyakugweba uze uthi ungcolile, yayewawunetyala, ibe wawunokukufaka entolongweni. Kodwawathi Akufika, waba seso siQwenga silingana kuloo ndawo,esasinokukukhupha; sikubuyisele, kwi_kwitikiti elipheleleyo,intlangulo awathi uThixo wayithembisa phaya kudalaemyezweni wase-Eden. “IMbewu iyakuyityumza intlokoyenyoka. Kodwa, isithende saKhe siyakutyunyuzwa_siyakuyityumza intloko.”87 Ngoku sifumana lo Msebenzi wobugcisa ugqibeleleyowathi uThixo wawugqiba. Ngoku, siqaphela ukuba yenawayekuko konke oko kwakuthenjiswe ukuba kuyakubakho.Ungawo wonke amadinga, zonke iziprofeto, yonke into awathiuThixo wenza idinga ngayo. “IMbewu iyakuyityumza intlokoyenyoka.” Ngoku, wayengenakuyityumza ngomthetho,Wayengenakuyityumza ngabaprofeti, kodwa Wayenza loo ntongeMbewu yomfazi yakuba nguMsebenzi, uKristu.WayeliLitye awathi uDaniyeli walibona lithwebuka entabeni.WayenguLowo unokubetha. UnguLowo unokutyumza,ukutyumza intloko yenyoka.88 Ubomi bakhe balingana, ngokuchanekileyo, nobomibukaMoses. Ubomi bakhe balingana uDavide. Masibone ukubakwakunjalo na, ukuba Usiso na iSiqwenga esilinganayo.89 Qaphela uDavide, ukumkani owaliweyo, phezu kwabantubakowabo kanye. Wayenguye^Ngenye imini xa ndandi^Unyana ongowakhe kanye wamvukela kuvukelo mbusolokulwa, waze wazahlula wayahlula imikhosi kaSirayeli.Kwaye wayenjalo, uDavide, wagxothwa, kungenjalowagxothwa ngabantu bakowabo kanye, etroneni yakhe.

Yaye kwindlela yakhe yokuphuma, kwakukho indodaeyayimthiyile, yayihamba apho ke, itshicela phezu koDavide.Laa mlindi watsala ikrele lakhe, wathi, “Ndingayeka laantloko yenja ihlale phezu kwakhe, itshicele ukumkani wam?”

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UDavide wathi, “Myeke. NguThixo omxelele ukuba enzeloo Nto.”90 Uyabona? “Umntu onentsizi, oqhelene nesifo. WemangokweMvana, phambi kwabachebi, engawuvuli umlomo.”Bona^Wathetha oko. Mhlawumbi uDavide wayengayazi intoawayeyithetha.

Kodwa malunga nesihlanu, amakhulu amathandathueminyaka emva koko, okanye ngaphezulwana, uNyanakaDavide wayephumela kwezo zitrato, waze Watshicelwa.Kodwa qaphela oko kwenzekayo, xa uDavide, ephumakweyakhe_ephuma kweyakhe^xa wathi wangumbhaduli;ephuma elubhacweni lwakhe, eku_ekubuyeni kwakhe, laandoda yamcenga icela uxolo nenceba. Nkqu nabo baMbethayobaya kuMbona ngenye imini xa Ebuya.91 Kwaye sifumanisa ukuba ngoko, kuYosefu, ukubauYosefu wayeyinkwenkwe ezelwe ngokungaqhelekanga,engowokugqibela, eyona ndawo iphezulu kwisiseko, xaumsebenzi wobugcisa wawuzakwakhelwa phezu kwaloo nto.Kwakuphuma elukholweni, kweza kuthando, nobabalo,kweza kwingqibelelo. Kwaye yenzeka ngolo hlobo, ukusukaezinyaweni zasekuqalekeni, ukuza kuphuma kwingqibelelokaKristu. Qaphela indlela Awayezotywe ngayo kuYosefu,umphezulu wesiseko, eyona ndawo igqibeleleyo yabobebonke.92 Sifumanisa ukuba uYosefu wazalelwa koloo sapho lwakhe.Kwaye wayezelwe ngumfazi osemthethweni, eneneni,owayeyinkosikazi kaYakobi. Kwaye qaphela, kananjalo, ukubaekuzalweni kwakhe, utata wakhe wamthanda kakhulu bazeabantakwabo bamthiya, ngaphandle kwesizathu. Kwakutheniukuze bamthiye? Kungokuba wayeliLizwi.

’Yabona kwa iziseko? Yabona ukuba intloko yamahleloyeza njani na? Ngoku, khangela kwiNtloko yomzimba, isiza.Ngoku khangela kwiNtloko yoMtshakazi isiza. YenawayeliLizwi.

Kwaye bamthiya ngenxa yokuba wayeyimboni. Wabonaizinto, waze wabaxelela. Zenzeka. Akunamsebenzi nokubazazula-zula ixesha elingakanani na, zenzeka kanye ngendlelaenye. Kwaye ngenxa yokuba engowomoya, walahlelwangaphandle kubazalwana bakhe. Babemelwe kukubabamthanda. Kodwa bamthiya, ngokuba wayengumprofetikwaye wayengowomoya. Bamthiya ke.93 Qaphela, wathengiswa ngokusondeleyo kakhulukumashumi amathathu amaqhosha esilivere; wajulelwaemhadini, kwacingwa ukuba ufile, kodwa wathatyathwawenyuswa ekhutshwa emhadini. Kwaze kwathi ngexeshalezilingo zakhe, esentolongweni, umngcamli no_nomojiwezonka, siyazi ukuba loo mngcamli wasindiswa waza umoji

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wezonka walahlekelwa bubomi. Kwaye kwindlu eyintolongokaKristu, emnqamlezweni, omnye wasindiswa waza omnyewalahleka; amasela amabini, abenzi bobubi ababini.94 Kwaye siyaqaphela ukuba wathatyathwa ekhutshwa kulentolongo, wasiwa kwisandla sokunene sikaFaro; akukho mntuwayenokuthetha noFaro, kungengaye uYosefu. Kwaye xauYosefu wayishiya loo trone kaFaro lize ixilongo likhale kuyoyonke iYiphutha ixilongo lalikhala kuthiwe, “Gobani idolo,wonke umntu, uYosefu uyeza!”95 Kuyakuba njalo ngoYesu. Indlela Awathandwa ngayonguYise, waze wathiywa ngabo bazalwana bamahlelo,ngaphandle kwesizathu. Wathengiswa ngamashumi amathathuamaqhosha esilivere njengoko kwakunjalo, wafakwa emhadini,kucingwa ukuba ufile. Emnqamlezweni waze omnye walahlekawaza omnye wasindiswa. Waze wanyuselwa phezulu ukusukaemnqamlezweni; wahlala ngakwisandla sokunene sikaThixo,ebuNgangamsheni, uMoya omkhulu owawubonakalaliswekuYe. Yaye akukho mntu unokuthetha noThixo, kuphelakungoYesu Kristu. Yicinge! Kwa xa Eshiya loo Trone, eqalisaukuphuma, “Ixilongo liyakukhala, yaye onke amadolo ayakugoba, nazo zonke iilwimi zivume.”96 Khumbula, wayengunyana wempumelelo. Yonke intoawayenzayo yaphumelela. Nokuba kwakusejele na, okanyenokuba kwakuphi na, yayilunga.

Yaye Akathembisanga loo nto kubantwana baKhe ukubaUyakuyenza yonke into isebenziselana okulungileyo. Nokubayayikukugula na, intolongo, ukufa, iintsizi, nokuba yayiyintonina, ukuba iyakusebenziselana okulungileyo kwabobaMthandayo. Wathembisa loo nto, kwaye inyanzelekile ukubaibe njalo. Inyanzelekile ukuba ibekho. Ingumzekelisoobonakalayo, wathetha nathi ekuYe. WayenguMfuziseloogqibeleleyo kaThixo. Ngoku siyabona apha, kananjalo, ukubaxa Esiza kwakhona^97 Khumbula, uYosefu ngesityhilelo wasindisa ihlabathi,ngesiprofeto sakhe esikhulu. Ihlabathi ngelafayo ukubakwakungekho ngenxa kaYosefu.

Kwaye ihlabathi nge_ngelalifile ukuba kwakungekhongenxa kaYesu. “Kuba uThixo wenjenje ukulithanda kwakheihlabathi, ude Wancama uNyana waKhe ekuphelakwamzeleyo, ukuze bonke abakholwa kuYe bangatshabalali.”UThixo usindisa egcina uBomi.98 Singaqhubela phambili naphambili! Ngokuba, Wayekokokulingana uDavide ngokulula. Wayelingana noMoses.Wayelingana no-Eliya. Wayelingana noYosefu. Yonke intoizotyiwe okanye yaxelwa nguYe kwiTestamente eNdala, ilinganakanye kuloo nto, (yayiyintoni?) kubonisa uMhlanguliogqibeleleyo. Ukuba, sinokuzibeka iimpahla zethu ezingcolileyo

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kwindawo yokuhlamba impahla, sibuye siye kuzibangakwakhona. Zihlanjwe eGazini leMvana. Singakubanga okookukokwethu nayo yonke into Awayifelayo, sinokuyibanga.Ngoko, WayeliLizwi eligqibeleleyo, lizotyiwe.

99 Kwakholeka kuThixo, uMbumbi omkhulu, ukuMbetha,nokuyenza lento ngale ndlela. SiMbona apha ku-Isaya,njengoko ndifundile, “SaMbheka ke, sasithelisa ubuso kuYe.Akukho buhle bakuba siMnqwenele,” wonke umntu othethangaYe, uhlekisa ngaYe. Ndithetha ngaYe ngoku kulo mhla,wonke umntu uhlekisa ngaYe. ’Yabona? “SiMbonile,saMbona.” U-kumbheka kuthetha u “kumjonga.” “SaMbhekaebethiwe wakhandaniswa nguThixo.” Ukanti, Yena,Wayenzela ntoni lento? “Wahlatywa ngenxa yezikreqo zethu;Watyunyuzwa ngenxa yezenzo zethu ezigwenxa.”

100 Ngoku, singaqhubela phambili naphambili ngaloo nto,kodwa ndiyakholwa ukuba sinawo umfanekiso woko ndithethantoni na ngoku, uThixo esakha kwakhona uMsebenzi waKhewobugcisa.

101 Kodwa masingalibali ukuba ekuqalekeni xa Wabetha icalalika-Adam, Wathabatha into ethile ecaleni kuye.

Ngoku, ukubethwa kukaKristu kwakungenjongo, ukuzeAbe nokuthabatha kuYe, omnye, ukuze ibe lusapho,uMtshakazi; ukuze AMthabathele uMtshakazi. Ngoko xauMsebenzi waKhe wobugcisa wawugqityelelisiwe, ngokokwanyanzeleka ukuba AWubethe, ukumenzela ngaWo; hayielinye isuntsu, hayi enye indalo, koko ngaloo ndalo ikwanye.

102 Mzalwana wam, musa ukucinga kakubi ngalento, ngokocinga okomzuzu nje. Ukuba Wathabatha kuYe, okwendaloyakuqala, ukuMenzela uMtshakazi, Akazange enze enyeindalo. Wathabatha ilungu lendalo yakuqala. Ngoko, ukubaWayel iLizwi, umelwe kukuba yintoni uMtshakazi? Umelweukuba abe liLizwi lasekuqalekeni, uThixo ophilileyoeseLizwini.

103 EKimberley, eMzantsi Afrika. Ngathuba lithilendandikhangele iidayimani, indlela ezazikhutshwa ngayoemhlabeni. Ndaze ndazibona zilele apho. Njengoko, ke,u_umphathi waloo ndawo yokusebenza, okanye umgodi,wayengomnye wabantu abemisa abantu kakuhle emgceniwokuthandazela wam. Ndaze ndaqaphela ezo dayimani, zixabisaamashumi amawaka eedollar, zifunjwe zahlanganiswa, kodwazazingakhazimli naphantsi kokukhanya. Ndaze ndathikumphathi lowo wemigodi, ndathi, “Kutheni zingabengezelinje?”

104 Wathi, “Mhlekazi, azikasikwa. Zimelwe kukuba zisikwe.Ngoko, xa zisikiwe, ngoko iyakuba nokuthwala ukukhanya.”Nantso ke.

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105 UMsebenzi wobugcisa umelwe kukusikwa. Qaphela,usikelwa ntoni? Elo ceba liphuma kuyo liyalahlwa? Hayi, hayi.Iceba elisikwa lisuke, lenza inaliti ye-ivitirola, inaliti leyo keifakwa kwi_kwi_kwicwecwe ngumculo ongabonakaliyo lowokwihlabathi. Kodwa inaliti yiyo ewukhuphayo, ezisaukutolikwa okuyinene kweLizwi.106 Ubomi bakhe balingana bonke abantu. KwakholekakuThixo ukuMbetha. Kwaye, ngoku, kwakutheni ukuzeAMbethe? Kwakukwangeso sizathu sinye waMbethela sona u-Adam.107 Ngoku siMbona ebethiwe, ebethwe nguThixowakhandaniswa, iMvana egqibeleleyo ngenxa yaboni_yaboniibulewe, uMsebenzi wobugcisa ogqibeleleyo.108 Ngoku, isithuba esisondeleyo kumawaka amabini eminyaka,uThixo kwakhona Ebesenza uMsebenzi wobugcisa. Ngokuba,waMbetha u-Adam ukuze kufumaneke um-^iceba elisukakuye, inxenye yakhe, ubambo lokumenzela inkosikazi. Ke ngokuloo Msebenzi wobugcisa ugqibeleleyo Wawubetha eKalvari,Wasusa iceba kuWo. YiTestamente eNtsha nje, iphelele apho.Wazalisekisa iTestamente eNdala. Ngoku yiTestamente eNtsha,elinye iceba kukuzalisekiswa. ’Yabona, eNtsha neNdalangumyeni nomtshakazi. ’Yabona? Kwaye kwathabatha eNtshaukuzisa-^ENdala ibonisa kwangaphambili eNtsha; uKristuweza, eMsebenzini wobugcisa, ukuza kuzalisekisa leyo. NgokuuMtshakazi waKhe uyakuzalisekisa yonke into ekwiTestamenteeNtsha. Omnye uMsebenzi wobugcisa uyenziwa.109 Njengoko kwaMthabatha amawaka amane eminyakaukwenza uMsebenzi waKhe wobugcisa; ngoku Uneloo thuba,kusondele kumawaka amabini eminyaka esenza omnyeuMsebenzi wobugcisa, uMtshakazi kaKristu, omnye uMsebenziwobugcisa. Ekwenzeni loo nto ke, Uyayenza ngenkqubo yaKheengasoze itshintshe, ngendlela enye Awawenza ngayouMsebenzi wobugcisa; iLizwi laKhe. Nantso indlela Ayenzangayo imisebenzi yaKhe yobugcisa, ngokuba Umelwe kukubaabe nguMsebenzi wobugcisa ogqibeleleyo kuphela xa IliLizwieligqibeleleyo.

Naluphi na uthuli, inkunkuma, ukufakelwa,kuyakwaphuka. “Kodwa amazulu nomhlaba ayakudlula, kokoelaa Lizwi alisayi kwaphuka.” Niyakhumbula, ekusikwenikwedayimani, ukuba umelwe kukuba nesixhobo esigqibeleleyosokwenza loo nto, asililo naliphi na iceba elinokuyenza loo nto.Ndabona iitoni zezo zinto zokugraya zinkulu kuloo ndawo,zize ziziswe ezo toni zinkulu, idlule laa dayimani iyengaphaya. Hayi, loo nto ayiyiqhekezi idayimani. Imelwekukuba isikwe.110 Ngoku wenza kwaloo nto inye kwinkqubo yaKhe engenakuzeitshintshe. Sifumanisa ukuba, kuMalaki 3, Wathi, “NdinguThixo,Andiguqu-guquki.” Akayitshintshi inkqubo yaKhe.

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111 Ngoku, njengoko Waqalisayo ku-Abraham. Emva kokuwakomsebenzi wobugcisa wokuqala, Waqalisa ku-Abraham,kwisiseko, ukwakha omnye umsebenzi wobugcisa.

Waqalisa ngoMhla wePentekoste, ukwakha omnyeuMsebenzi wobugcisa, iMbewu yakuqala, iLizwi. WaqalisakwiBandla lokuqala. Yayiyintoni? IMbewu, iLizwi, iLizwilibonakalalisiwe, idinga elalinikiwe. UYoweli wathi,“Kuyakuthi ngemihla yokugqibela, utsho uThixo,Ndiwuthulule uMoya waM phezu kwayo yonke inyama;oonyana neentombi zenu ziprofete, amadoda amakhulu enuayakuphupha amaphupha, amadodana enu abone imibono.”Into Ayakuyenza ngemihla yokugqibela, emibini, amawakaamabini eminyaka okugqibela.

112 Qaphela, kwaye yaqala iyeyakuqala. Njengoko uYesuwathi, “ILizwi likaThixo liyiMbewu awathi umhlwayeliwayihlwayela.” Kwaye Yena wayenguMhlwayeli. IMbewuyayiliLizwi. Kwaye, qaphela, nayiphi na imbewu ehlalaiyodwa akukho nto iyenzayo. Imelwe kukuwa ingeneemhlabeni ukuze ibe nokuvelisa imveliso kwakhona. NaleiMbewu, iBandla eligqibeleleyo, lawa emhlabeni eNicaea,eRome, xa laqalisayo ukuba lihlelo.

113 Ngoku, nina bezembali, khumbulani. Nani niyakuliva elikhasethi lishicilelweyo, yihlolisiseni nifumanise ukubaasiyonyaniso na. Ibandla lafa eNicaea, eRome, xa lathabathaimigaqo neemfundiso, endaweni yeLizwi lakuqala.Yayiyintoni? UThixo wayebonisile, ngeBandla lokuqala, ukubaWayenguThixo. WayeneBandla ligqityelelisiwe; kodwaiBandla, njengazo zonke ezinye iimbewu, limelwe kukuwalingene emhlabeni life. Ngoku, lawa langena emhlabeni, lafa,laphela.

114 Uyazi, ndifunde incwadi, apha kungekudala kwixeshaelidlulileyo. Umntu othile wabhala i_incwadi, wathi, UThixoOthuleyo inokuba nakhe nayifunda. Ndiyalibalandi_ndiyacinga nguBrumback^Hayi, andazi,andiqinisekanga ukuba ngubani na owayibhalayo. Kodwaandikhumbuli. Ndinayo kwigumbi lam lokufundela. UThixoOthuleyo, wathi, “UThixo, kuloo mawaka eminyaka yezigabazobumnyama, wahlala wazola akashukumisa nesandla,wakhangela kwabo banyanisekileyo babulawelwa ukholobesiya kumhadi weengonyama; betshiswa ngamaRoma;ukuhlaselwa kweendlela zonke; abafazi bakhululiswe impahlayabo, kufakwe umlilo kwiinwele zabo ezinde, ngetela,batshiswe.” Khumbula, iinwele ezimfutshane zaqalaokokuqala eRoma. Kwaye abafazi baMakristu babeneenweleezinde, ngoko ba_bazinkxuza kwitela bazintumeka umlilo,babatshisa, bona ke beze_bondla ngabo iingonyama. Lombhali ke uqhubela phambili athi, “Uphi loo Thixo?”

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Owu, ubumfama bomntu, ngamanye amaxesha! Awaziukuba laa Mbewu yayinyanzelekile ukuba ife? Akazangeazame kubahlangula. Baya kutshona benoloyiso. Bayakutshona, besopha besifa, benikezela ngobomi babo. Kuba?YayiyiMbewu. Yayimelwe kukuba iwe ingene emhlabeni,njengoko, kuqala, uYohane 12 esixelela. “Ukhozolwengqolowa, lumelwe kukuwa lungene emhlabeni lufe;lungafi nje kodwa, koko lubole.” Kodwa lalingazi elaa hleloukuba obo Bomi babusekho apho ngaphakathi. Nakubaibandla ngokwalo^115 Kwelo Bhunga laseNicaea, leshumi elinesihlanu leentsukuzengxoxo nokuphalala kwegazi yezombuso, xa ezo zihandibazangenayo zafuna ukufaka ngenkani ezi zihlonitshwa zikhuluzingene ebandleni. Baze abaprofeti baphuma kuloo ntlango,besidla imifuno yasendle bezisongele ngezikhumbazeenyamakazi, abaprofeti benene, baze babalahlelangaphandle. Kuba? IMbewu yayimelwe kukuwa ingeneemhlabeni. Inyanzelekile ukuba ife.116 Yafa kwizigaba zobumnyama, yehla yaya ngaphantsi kothuliolumnyama. Bacinga ukuba kuphelile ngayo, uyazi, uYohaneoNgcwele 12:24, uYesu wathi, “Lungathanga luwe emhlabeniukhozo lwengqolowa, luhlala lodwa.” Kwaye iBandla lokuqalalaliyiloo mveliso, loo Mtshakazi, laa Mbewu, eloo Lizwilibonakalalisiwe, lawa langena emhlabeni eNicaea, eRome.117 Phulaphulani, Bandla, kuzo zonke izizwe eziyakukuva oku.Nako ukungcola kwenu, ngala mahlelo. Nako apho iLizwilabethelelwa khona, baze bamnkela umgaqo. Kwayekumakhulu khulu eminyaka yezigaba zobumnyama, aMandlanokubonakalaliswa kweLizwi ayefihliwe kwihlabathi.BubuKatolika kuphela obabulawula. Siyayazi sonke loo nto,njengokuba sifunda imbali. Kukulawula kobuKatolika bodwa.118 Kodwa, awu_awunakuyifihla iMbewu entshulayo, imelwekukuba Iphume ngokuba (kutheni?) uMbumbi omkhuluuyasebenza. Uzakuyakha kwakhona. Ngoko Yena^

IMbewu yehla, iLizwi.119 Xa sibona uPawulos oNgcwele, uPetros, uYakobi,uYohane, bonke abo babhala iLizwi. Kwaye babhala, iLizwiabalibhalayo laphila, laphinda laphila, laphinda Laphila.Kwaye xa sifumana, emva kokuba laqalayo ukuvuthwa,uYohane waqala ukubhala kwincwadi, waphoselwa eSiqithinisePatimos emva kokutshiswa emafutheni amashumi amabinianesine eeyure. Kodwa iLizwi limelwe kukuvela. Limelwekukubhalwa. Babengenako ukuwubilisa uMoya oyiNgcweleuphume kuye, ngamafutha, ngoko waphuma. Umsebenziwakhe wawungagqitywanga. Wafa ukufa okuqhelekileyo.120 UPolycarp, owayengumfundi kaYohane, waliqhubelaphambili iLizwi. Kwaye ukusuka kuPolycarp kweza u-

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Irenaeus. No-Irenaeus, indoda enkulu yakwaThixoeyayikholwa kwale Vangeli siyikholwayo, “ILizwiliyinyaniso.” Ibandla lazama ukuLicudisa liphume.121 Ekugqibeleni kwaza kufika eNicaea, eRome, apho ke lawalangena emhlabeni, emva kokuba uMartin oNgcwele,wagwintwayo. UMartin oNgcwele wayekholwa kwalentosiyikholwayo. Wemela kwalento; ubhaptizo lukaMoyaoyiNgcwele, ubhaptizo lwamanzi eGameni likaYesu. Wemakwakule nto inye sime kuyo. Kwaye wayengumprofeti,ekholelwa kwiLizwi elizeleyo likaThixo. Baze ekugqibelenibambethelela, bamtyumzela emhlabeni, walala apho amakhulueminyaka, wade wabola umphandle, iMbewu. Imizimbaemidala ibole yaphela. Ndakhe ndaya eSaint Angelo,kumangcwaba angaphantsi komhlaba, ndabona apho bafelakhona, namathambo abo aphukileyo nayo yonke into.Ekugqibeleni babola ade amathambo abo aphela, kodwauBomi babusekho.122 Ukhozo lwengqolowa olwawa emhlabeninge^kwiBhunga laseNicaea, laqala ukuhluma kwakhona,kuMartin Luther. Njengalo naluphi na ukhozo oluphumayo,okanye ingqolowa; emva kokuba iimbewu zibolile, ubomibuyantshula buvele. Kwaye laqalisa ukuvelisa uMartin Luther.Wenza ntoni, into yokuqala? Walimangala ihlelo lobuKatolika,waqhankqalazela ukuba lalingekho nyanisweni. Kuba, wathi,“Ilungisa liyakuphila ngokholo.” Yayiyintoni leyo? BuBomiobuncinane obubuthathaka obathi bavelisa izithomboezincinane ezihlumayo. Yayingoloo Luther abo.Ngokuqinisekileyo abuzange bukhangeleke njengokhozoolwangena emhlabeni, kodwa uBomi buyaphuma ngoku.123 Laze leza kwisiqu. Kwenzeka ntoni ngoko? NgemihlakaJohn Wesley, wenza ntoni ekuziseni kwakheukungcwaliswa? Wahlala kwiLizwi. Waze wenza ntoni?AbakaLuther babezihlanganisile benza umbutho, ngokoyayilixesha lokuba kubekho into eyenzekayo. Umsebenziwobugcisa uyakhiwa ngoku. Wenza ntoni yena? Wenza ntoniyena? Waqhankqalaza ngokuchasene neloo bandla lama-Anglican, waza kuphumela kuhlaziyo njengenquma. Yintonileyo? Imbewu iza eBomini, iyakhula ngoku.124 Ngoku, isiqu asifani nembewu, nenquma ngokunjalo.125 Ngoku, bazalwana benkonzo kaMoya kuzo zonke izizwe,ndifuna ukuba uphulaphule, mzalwana wam. Ukuba longuMyalezo wokugqibela endiyakuthi ndiwushumayele, Longumsebenzi wam wobugcisa. Uyaqaphela ukuba xaingqolowa^ukhozo lwengqolowa oluwe lwangena emhlabeni,xa luqala ukubumba kwakhona u_ukhozo lwalo kwakhona?126 Yikhangele indalo. Indalo ngokuchanekileyo, inguThixo.UThixo usebenza kwindalo, yiloo nto kuphela Anokuyenza.

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Kodwa ukusukela kwimvuselelo yePentekoste, njengokobecinga, yayiyiMbewu; yayingeyiyo. Ngoku khangela. Kodwainto ethile yavela injengeMbewu kanye. Ngoku khangela kokowakuthethayo uYesu, kuMateyu oNgcwele 24:24, ukuthi, “Loomimoya mibini ngemihla yokugqibela iyakusondelelanangokokude ibe nokulahlekisa nabaNyuliweyo ukubabekunokwenzeka.”127 Ngoku, esa siqu asikhangeleki sifana nembewu; singafaninenquma kananjalo njengembewu. Kodwa qaphela ngoku,hayi ngomhla kaLuther, koko ngomhla wokugqibela.128 Into yokuqala. Bakho abalimi bengqolowa abahleli apha.Into yokuqala ephumayo kwimbewu yengqolowa, ungacingaukuba yimbewu, kodwa (yintoni?) likhoba. Lenza intoencinane engaphandle, efanayo, yokubamba imbewu. Lenzaikhoba. Kodwa ikhoba asiyombewu, njengokuba nenqumaokanye isiqu singeyiyo. Lisisiphatho nje sobomi, ukhozolwengqolowa, ngoko. UYohane oNgcwele 12, uyabona, uYesuethetha.129 Ingqolowa, emva kwenquma (emva koWesley), ivelisaikhoba, into efana kakhulu kunokhozo lwayo nantoni na.Ikhoba lifana kakhulu nokhozo. Iya ifana nokhozo lonkeixesha, oluya lwangena emhlabeni. Ize ke iphume, ibe sisiqu,sinabo uBomi kuso, kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo asilulo ukhozo.Bunyuke kwisiqu, umungu, nangoko ayikabi lokhozo. Kuze kekuphume ikhoba, kwaye lifana kanye nengqolowa ngokuma,ngokuchanekileyo kanye njengokhozo lwengqolowa, kodwaayikabi yongqolowa. Ngokuchanekileyo lumile ngaloo ndlela,ngokugqibeleleyo.130 Abenkonzo kaMoya baphuma kanye njengoko ibinokwenzaingqolowa. Enye into iphuma kwenye, iphuma kuleya, kodwabasisiphatho nje. Banehlelo. Kwaye yiloo nto eyenziwayinkonzo kaMoya, ukuya kungena kwihlelo. Kwaye yenzantoni inkonzo kaMoya yakuphuma ifana kanye nokhozo?Yabuyela kanye emva, njengeSityhilelo 17, ukuya kwamanyeamahlelo angoodade wayo. Yiloo nto kanye. Nantso intoeyathethwa nguYesu.131 Ngoku khangela. IVangeli iza kuphuma kuLuther, idlulekuWesley, iye kungena kwaMoya, ukuze ngemihla yokugqibelaibe iyakulahlekisa nabaNyuliweyo ukuba bekunokwenzeka.AbaNyulwa! Owu, bazalwana benkonzo kaMoya, aniyiboni?132 Ingqolowa ekuqaleni kwayo kokuqala ifana kanyenembewu, xa iqala ukwenza imo efana nembewu, kodwalikhoba. Lenze ubuhlelo kanye kwalaa nto bayenzayo aphaezantsi kuLuther. KwiZityhilelo 17, iqondakalalisa kwaloo ntoinye, yamabandla.133 Ngoku, ukhozo oluyiMbewu, kweyakuqala, lwawaeNicaea, kuba yaba lihlelo lokuqala elo.

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134 Qaphela apha, uBomi obabukwisiqu, inquma, bonkebuphelela apha phezulu kwiMbewu. UBomi obaphumakwiMbewu yakuqala, benyuka baphumela kumanqanabaahlukeneyo (amanqanaba amathathu ahlukeneyo), bazebabuyela emva bade bakwimo yaBo yakuqala. Haleluya! Owu,bethu! Ndingoyena mntu wonwabileyo ehlabathini, kubauThixo endenze ndabona leNto. Khangela ukuba kugqibelelekangakanani na ukusebenza kweLizwi nezi (zihlangene).135 Kanye njengokuba siluqondakalalisile uvuko; ukuphuma,ilanga; ukutshona kwelanga; liphume kwakhona.

Igqabi liphuma emthini, ihle iye ezantsi, incindi ingenekwingcambu; ize ibuye inyuke, lize i_lize igqabi libuyeliphume kunye nayo kwakhona. Liwa emhlabeni; ubomi baloomthi bulifunxe libuye, i-calcium nepotash iincindi zesityalo,lize libubuyisele bunyuke buye kwelinye igqabi kwakhona.

’Yabona, yonke indalo, yonke into isebenza kanyekunye_kunye neLizwi likaThixo. Kwaye nantsi ke,ngokuchanekileyo, ngokugqibeleleyo kwezi Zigaba zeBandla.Naso isizathu sokuba uMoya oyiNgcwele ehle azobe ezo zinto,wazenza ezenzela thina ngendlela Enze ngayo. Injalo kanye loonto.136 Qaphela, apha, uBomi obabukwikhoba. Kwisiqu,nenquma, nakwikhoba, buhlangana bonke kwiMbewu. YayeuBomi babukwisiqu, bahamba, enye into yaya kwenza enye.Ugwetyelo, lwenza ungcwaliso; ungcwaliso, lwavulelaubhaptizo loMoya oyiNgcwele; ubhaptizo loMoya oyiNgcwele,lwavulela uMoya oyiNgcwele ngokwaWo ukuba uhle uyekanye kwingqibelelo, kubuyela kwiLizwi kwakhona, ukuzeLizibonakalalise.137 Kodwa, oko kuzenze ihlelo, kuyafa. NjengoBomi,kuLuther, baya kwenza uWesley; baphinda_baphinda,ukusuka kuWesley, Baya kwinkonzo kaMoya; kwaye, ukusukakuMoya, baya kwenza iMbewu yakuqala. Ukunyuka ukuyakwekaMoya, kwaphuma uWesley, yade yalelo xesha. Isizathusokuba inkonzo kaMoya iphume kuWesley, kungokubayayingelilo ihlelo, inkonzo kaMoya yayinjalo. Ngoko inkonzoyakwaMoya yaya ekubeni lihlelo, yaze (yenza ntoni loo nto?)yabuyela kwikhoba. Yakhangeleka njengeNto eyinene kanye.138 Kwaye, nabani na, bangaphi abakhe bayibonaimbewu_imbewu yengqolowa iqala ukukhula? Yintoni intoencinane yokuqala? Ifana kanye nembewu, kodwa ilikhoba.

’Yabona amanqanaba amathathu? Isiqu; inquma, okanyeumungu; ukuze ibe sisingxobo; kuze ngoko, kuphume ikhoba,kuze iMbewu yakuqala. ’Yabona? Hayi imbewu; yayibuBomibeMbewu, bukhula buphuma kuloo nto, ukuza kwiMbewu.Amen, amen! Niyayibona? Yintoni na? Luvuko, ukubuyelakuMsebenzi wobugcisa kwakhona, njengaLeya yangenayo.

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139 Inkonzo kaMoya yaphuma kuWesley, ngokuba uWesleywayengumbutho. Inkonzo kaMoya yaphuma, ingenguwoumbutho, yaze yabuyela ekubeni yinto enye.Kwakunyanzelekile ukuba yenze njalo, ukwenza ikhoba.ILizwi lenyaniso loBomi laloo nto, lalisiya kuKhozo lwakuqalangoko, ngezi zigaba. Ukuphumela kwisiqu, lingene kumungu;ukusuka kumungu, lingene kwikhoba; ukusuka kwikhoba,Lenza iMbewu.140 Hayi, isiqu, inquma, ikhoba, ukuphila, zavelisa(kwimvuselelo yazo yakudala) isingxobo senxenye ethileyeMbewu yoBomi; kodwa, bakuqalisa ukuzenza umbutho,uBomi baphuma bemnka kuzo. Loo nto iqondakalaliswa yiyoyonke imbali. Awuzange umbutho ukhe wenze nento enyeemva kokuba uzenze umbutho. Wafa. Kunjalo.141 Khangela, uBomi buyahamba buqhubela phambili ngoku.Bubheka phambili.142 Qaphela, into abayenzayo, zonke ezinye ezi zenza loo nto,iqondakalaliswa zezembali ngokuchanekileyo kanye ngendlelaelithe lavela ngayo ibandla, lingasenakuze libe luncedo kuYekwakhona. Umbutho ubekelwe bucala. Akuzange khe kubekho,kuzo zonke ezembali, ibandla, emva kokuba lizenze umbutho,ngoko lafa. Kwaye umbutho wafa kwaye awuzange uvukekwakhona. Akuyiboni loo nto? Madoda azimfama, vulani amehloenu! Indalo kunye neLizwi zisebenzisana kunye ziqondakalalisakanye apha ukuba Eli liyiNyaniso, ukuba oku kuyiNyaniso. ObaaBomi buyasishiya isiqu benze inquma, Benza ikhoba; ukusukakwikhoba, Buya kungena kwinto yakuQala kwakhona. Qaphela,azinakuze zibe luncedo lwanto kuYe kwakhona.143 Indlela ekuqapheleka ngayo obu bomi, ekuhambeni kwabokukhozo lwengqolowa, kunokuba bunjalo emthini. UThixowabiza abantu baKhe ngokuba bayimithi; ’yabona, ubomibuyehla, emthini, buze bubuye bunyuke kwakhona; buyehlabuze bunyuke kwakhona; ’yabona, buyehla buze bubuyebunyuke. Kodwa, kukhozo lwengqolowa, buyenyuka ukusukakwisiqu sakuqala^nakuba isiqu, inquma, nekhoba; naloo ntobebudlule kuyo, isifa, ukuze bungabi nakubuyela buhambekuyo kwakhona. Yintoni na? Ayisenakusetyenziswa kwakhona.Buyahamba busiya kwingqibelelo yabo.

Amen! Awuboni ukuba kutheni na Engazange asebenzisembutho nje? Akanakubuyela ngaphakathi kuwo kwakhona.Ufile. Kodwa uBomi budlulela phambili, busuka kwenye intobuye kwenye. ’Yabona, babeka iimfundiso, baze bahlohle.“Lowo uyakuthi ongeze igama libe linye, okanye asuse iGamaalikhuphe,” ’yabona, uvalelwe kuYo. Inyanzelekile ukuba ibeyiMbewu yoBomi eqhubela phambili.144 Ndisebenzisa lo mzekelo ngoku, woMtshakazi, uMsebenziwobugcisa lo uvelayo. Njengokuba uMsebenzi wobugcisa

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wawayo ukho uMsebenzi wobugcisa ovelayo. UMsebenziwobugcisa wawa ngePente-^eNicaea, eRome, eNicaea, emvakweNicaea, eRome, Uphumele ngenkqubo ethile, kodwa Yenaubuyela kanye kulaa Msebenzi wobugcisa kwakhona,egqityelelisiwe, kuba Yena uyinxenye yelaa Lizwi lalithethwenguYe. Uyakuba ne “Bandla elingenamibimbi nabala.” Aliyikunxibelelana nangaluphi na uhlobo nalo naluphi na uhlobolombutho okanye ihlelo lemvaba, into eqalekisiweyo.Liphumele ngaphaya kwezo zinto, koko akusayi kubakhoapho.145 Qaphela, imbewu iyenyuka, obaa Bomi buyenyuka,abubuyeli umva. Akusayi kuba sabakho luvuko emva koku.UBomi buyenyuka, ukuya kwingqibelelo yabo, uvuko.

Qaphela, ikhoba elisisingxobo livelisa i_i^Qaphela,ikhoba livelisa iMbewu yakuqala kulo. KwiZityhilelo isahlukose-3, sifumana oku.146 Ngoku khumbula, akukho bandla wakhe Wakhutshelwangaphandle kulo, eBhayibhileni, kwezo Zigaba ziSixhenxezeBandla. Bangaphi abayikhumbulayo loo nto? WadlulakwiSigaba seBandla, ukuya kungena kwenye into. Kodwa,yiyo Le ke. Akukho nto iyenye. Koko u_uMkroli ubuyelekwingqibelelo kwakhona, iLizwi. ’Yabona? Akaphindeli umva.Okunjani ukwahluka kwaloo Nto. Ewe. Owu!147 Kwaye qaphela ngoko, ikhoba, lakuvela, likhangelekalifana noKhozo. Kodwa xa uKhozo loBomi luqala ukuphumakwikhoba, ukuya kwenza uKhozo (uMtshakazi), ikhobaliyavula lililahlele ngaphandle lingabi nabudlelane nalouKhozo. Ingaba kunjalo? Indalo, nantso kanye into eliyiyo.148 I_ISityhilelo 3, sifumanisa ukuba iSigaba seBandlalaseLawodike saMkhuphela ngaphandle. Ngoku, ’yabona,asizange siyenze loo nto, phaya ngaphambili kwezinye izigaba,ngokuba kwakukho into ethile eyenye eyayisafaneleukwenziwa. Bahamba nje badlulela phambili kwenye into.Bendinixelele, buhamba, akusekho mahlelo wambi ezayo.Sisekupheleni. Yaye baMkhuphela ngaphandle ngokuba(kutheni?) Yena_Yena_Yena uliLizwi kwakhona. Ufana neLolawa phantsi apho. Usekwayiloo Mfundiso yaphuma ivelaekuqalekeni.149 Kwaye xa iMbewu eliLizwi iqalisa ukukhula ivela, ikhobaLiyayikhupha kulo. UBomi buyaphuma kwezinye izinto,bulandele Yona. Ngamakholwa enyaniso ke lawo, alandelauBomi nokuba buyaphi na uBomi.150 NjengakwaSirayeli, umzekelo ogqibeleleyo, ukubabesinexesha; ndinemizuzu nje embalwa eshiyekileyo. Kodwakumzekelo ogqibeleleyo, ekuqalekeni, kuyo yonke indawo laaNtsika yoMlilo yayihamba kuyo yayibuBomi. UThixowayekoko kuKhanya. Kwaye andikhathali nokuba

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kwakusezinzulwini zobusuku, okanye nokuba babekwindawoekhethwe ngokukuko na; xa laa Ntsika yoMlilo yayihamba,ixilongo lalikhala aze uSirayeli ahambe kunye naYo.

Haleluya! Kwaye lakukhala ixilongo, uMartin Lutherwahamba kunye naYo. Waze wazenza umbutho, kwafiwa^ingenguye ngokwakhe; amadoda asemva kwakhe. Waze uThixowabuthabatha uBomi wabukhupha kuloo nto, wabuhambiselaPhambili, wabufaka engcwabeni.151 Kwaze kweza uWesley. Wabona loo mbutho mkhulu,ngoko wavakalisa ixilongo, lokungcwaliswa, iLizwi ngokuthechatha. ’Yabona? Wenza ntoni, baphumela ngaphandle,bephuma kanye_bephuma kanye kuLuther, baya kungenakubuMethodist.152 Yaze yathi inkonzo kaMoya yakuyibona loo Nto, bakhalisai_ixilongo, lixesha lokubuya kwezipho. ’Yabona ukuba benzantoni na? Bavakalisa ixilongo, baze baphuma. Baphindabazenza umbutho.

Kodwa, khumbula, emva kwekhoba, zizigaba ezithathuesizaziyo ezo, akukho nto iyenye iseleyo koko luKhozo. OwuThixo! Ukuze ke uKhozo lukhutshelwe ngaphandle kwaloo ntoiyonke. Amen amen! AMazwi ayeqala ukuZakha, uBomibunyusiwe baphuma ku^Ngoku qaphela, ukuba uMyeni,ekuqaleni, owukuqala, uMyeni^NguMtshakazi lo uvelayo.153 Khumbula, iBandla laqala ngePentekoste, laza LawaeNicaea. Lantshula, lingafani noKhozo lwenene, hayi;lwalubuBomi obulapho ngaphakathi, kodwa lantshula ukuzelenze umbutho. Ke Yena waphumela ngaphaya kwaloombutho. Yaze yenza ntoni loo Nto? Ngoko Lahamba, ukusukakuloo mbutho, Laya kungena komnye umbutho, laya kungenakwesinye isigaba seLizwi; ugwetyelo, ungcwaliso, ubhaptizoloMoya oyiNgcwele. ’Yabona? Laza Laphumela kwisiqunenkqubo, Lahlala lenyukela phambili ngakumbi.154 Khumbula, umungu omncinane ungothe chatha, inqumalifana ngakumbi neMbewu kunokuba sinjalo isiqu. Yayeikhoba lifana ngakumbi neMbewu kunokuba belinjalo inquma.Kodwa iMbewu ngokwaYo ingaphaya koko. ’Yabona?Isebenzise nje loo nto njengenqwelo yokuhamba, ukuZikhuphangaphaya.155 Qaphela, uMtshakazi. Ukuba uMtshakazi, ekuqalekeni,wayeliLizwi okanye uMyeni; ukuze ke ukuba uMtshakaziuthatyathwe kuMyeni, Umelwe kukuba abe liLizwi naye.Qaphela, uMtshakazi unyanzelekile ukuba abe lilo.156 Kutheni, kutheni kunyanzelekile nje ukuba uMyeni abeliLizwi libonakalalisiwe, lenziwe lacaca? KungokubauMtshakazi noMyeni bayinto Enye. Yena ulilungu nje elibethwelasuka kuYe. Nanko uMsebenzi wobugcisa. Wabethwa. Uthi^

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157 UMichelangelo wayengenako ukuvelisa loo nto kwakhona.Wayengenako nokuyibuyisela.

Kodwa uThixo uzakuyenza loo nto. Uzakuzisa loMtshakazi mncinane, wabethwayo, ambuyisele kanye kwicalaleLizwi lakuqala. Yaye nguYe lowo, nanko uMsebenziwobugcisa, usapho phaya emva kwakhona emyezweni wase-Eden.158 Uyakuyenza njani uMtshakazi lento? Iyakuyenza njani leNgqolowa lento? UMalaki 4 uthe, ngemihla yokugqibelaiyakubuyiselwa, (intoni?) iyakubuyiselwa ibenjengasekuqalekeni; ayithabathe ayibuyisele!“Ndiyakubuyisa,” itsho iNkosi, “iyonke imihla eyadliwangumkhothululi, nangumnqunquthi, nazo zonke ezinye ezoizinto zathi zayidla. Ndiyakuyibuyisa kwakhona.” UMalaki 4uthe, “Uyakubuyisela iintliziyo zabantu, kuKholo lwabantu,babuyele koobawo bakuqala kwakhona.” ’Yabona? Siyibonaapha phambi kwethu kanye loo nto, Bandla. Siphi ke?159 Ngoku, sizakuvala kwimizuzu embalwa. Ndifuna ukubauqaphele ngokusondele kakhulu into ethile esandulakwenzeka.

UMalaki 4 uzakubuyisa, abuyise okwa kuqala.160 Ubethiwe waphuma ebandleni, waphuma kumzimbawebandla; ubethwe kunye neNkosi yaKhe, kusenzelwa loonjongo inye. Yena uliLizwi. Kanye kwangaloo ndlela uYosefuwabethwa ngayo wasuka kubantakwabo, ngokubawayeliLizwi. NoYesu wabethwa wasuka kubazalwana baKhe,ngokuba WayeliLizwi. Ibandla libethiwe^UMtshakaziubethiwe wesuka kwibandla, ngokuba yena uliLizwi. Nazoizigaba zakho; sinye, zibini, zithathu, ’yabona,ngokuchanekileyo.161 ILizwi, liphila lisebenza, kuMtshakazi weBhayibhile hayiumtshakazi owenziwe ngumntu; koko uMtshakaziweBhayibhile, ebethiwe wakhandaniswa nguThixo.“Kungekho buhle bakuba siMnqwenele, ke thina besibaUngocinezelwa nguThixo ungobandezelwa nguye.” Injalo loonto. Umi yedwa. Wabethwa wasuswa kuloo mahlelo,ngokweZityhilelo 3. Ubethwe waphuma kwiSigaba seBandlalaseLawodike Abekhuliselwe kulo. ’Yabona? Eli Bandlalakhuliselwa kwiSigaba seBandla laseLawodike; likhoba keelo. Kodwa ukuba amanye la ahamba^162 Ingaba niyayibona loo nto madoda enkonzo kaMoya,ukuba enye leya yayilikhoba yafa? Ukuba leya (isiqu) safa,ukuba inquma kwanyanzeleka ukuba life, ngokunjalo liyafaikhoba; izigaba ezithathu zemibutho.163 Kwaye khumbula, uthe, “Ke, ngoku, kwakukho into eninziyenquma ejingayo. Kukho okuninzi koku.” Ewe.

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Kwakunyanzelekile ukuba kubekho ubuWisile, ubuBhaptizi,ubuPresbhithari, ubuLuthere, ibandla likaKristu, zonke ezinyeezi izinto ezincinane zaya kuwela kuloo nto, amagqabi nayoyonke enye into ayejinga kuyo, kodwa ezona zona yayingaloomahlaziyo, ngoku, ’yabona.164 Yima wedwa, njengoMtshakazi, “ulahliwe ngabantu,udeliwe walahlwa ngamabandla.” UMtshakazi umi ngolohlobo. Yintoni leyo? NguMsebenzi wobugcisa waKhe, ’yabona,liLizwi Anokusebenza ngalo, esenza kubonakalaliswe.Ukwaliwa!165 Ngoko, iSiqu, inquma, ikhoba, azizange zibe yiMbewu,hayi, kodwa lonke ixesha ziya zifana ngakumbi neMbewu.166 Ngoku ngexa lokuvuna, iMbewu ibuyele kuBomi bayobakuqala, ibuyele eBhayibhileni. UMalaki 4 utheiyakubuyiselwa ngolo hlobo. Owu, owu, bethu! Ifanelwekukuba nayo yonke loo nto! Ukuba lolu hlobo, Imelwe kukubanalo lonke iLizwi. Ingaba kunjalo? [Ibandla lithi,“Amen.”_Mhl.]167 Ngoku wathini Yena, kwiZityhilelo 10, wathikuyakwenzeka ntoni? Ibiluhambo lwantoni olu lokuyaeTucson? Ukuya kuvulela iBandla. “Ngemihla yomthunywa,yomthunywa wesixhenxe, uMyalezo womthunywa wesixhenxe,iLizwi likaThixo lilonke liyakungqinwa libonakalaliswe.ITywina, ukuba konke okwashiywa sisiqu, kokuba kutheni nanayo yonke into ngaKo, iyakwenziwa kubonakalaliswe ngelixesha.”

Ingaba koko okwathethwa liLizwi? [Ibandla lithi,“Amen.”_Mhl.] Ngoko, siyakubona. Ngoko siphi ke, ’yabona,siphi? Inye kuphela into, ixesha lokuvuna lifikile. Sele evuthwengokupheleleyo. Ulungele uKuza ngoku. Qaphela.168 Hayi, anisayi kuba yiYo. Ngexa lokuvuna, iMbewu ibuyelekwimo yayo yakuqala, kwaye imelwe kukuba nalo lonkeiLizwi, ukuze ibe yiMbewu. Ngoku, awunakuba siqingathaseMbewu; ayinakukhula. ’Yabona? Imelwe kukuba yiMbewuepheleleyo. Imelwe kukubonakalalisa^Uthi, “Ndiyakholwakubhaptizo lukaMoya oyiNgcwele. Haleluya! Ndiyakholwaekuthetheni ngeelwimi.” Yinxenye nje yalaa Mbewu leyo, aha,kodwa ngoku kongeziwe kuloo nto. Haleluya! ’Yabona?UBomi, hayi izipho; uBomi bezipho. ’Yabona, ’yabona ukubandithetha ukuthini na? Sisekupheleni kwexesha, bazalwana.169 Isiqu, inquma, ikhoba, lifile loma ngoku. Inye kuphela intoezakwenzeka kuloo nto, kukuba iqokelelwe ingene kwiBhungaleeNkonzo zeHlabathi ilungiselele ukutsha kwayo.170 ILizwi libe yinyama, ngokuchanekileyo kanye njengokubaWathembisayo kuLuka 17, uMalaki 4, nazo zonke, ’yabona,injalo loo nto, iZityhilelo.

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171 Bonke uBomi benyaniso obabukwisiqu, inquma, ikhoba,ngoku buhlanganisana kwiMbewu, bulungele olo vuko,bulungele isivuno. U-Alpha ube ngu Omega. Amen.Owokuqala uze ekugqibeleni, nowokugqibela ekuqaleni.IMbewu, eyangenayo, ihambe iphumela kuloo nkqubo yabayiMbewu kwakhona.

IMbewu eyawa emyezweni wase-Eden, yafa apho, ibuyile.Ukusuka kuloo mbewu ingagqibelelanga yafa apho, ukuzakwiMbewu egqibeleleyo, u-Adam wesiBini.172 U-Eva wokuqala wawa, waze wasetyenziswa kuhlaziyolwesibini^ekuzeni kwesibini, njengozala umntwana, ngokuube nguMtshakazi wenene kwakhona, iMbewu, ebuya kanyeneLizwi lasekuqaleni kwakhona.

U-Alpha no-Omega bayinto enye. Wathi, “Mna ndingu-Alpha no-Omega,” Akazange athi wayeyiyo nantoni naephakathi. Aha. “Mna ndingu-Alpha no-Omega, owokuQalanowokuGqibela.” Ewe, mhlekazi.173 Ulungiselelo lwakuqala nolungiselelo lwasekugqibeleniluyinto enye. UMyalezo wokuqala no (wesibini) Myalezowokugqibela isekwayinto enye. “Mna, ndandingu-Alpha;ndingu-Omega.” “Kuyakubakho imini engayi kubizwangokuba yimini ingabi bubusuku, kuyakuthi ngexalangokuhlwa kuKhanye.” ’Yabona, u-Alpha no-Omega,babengowokuqala nowokugqibela. Owu, bethu, bazalwana,singahlala iiyure ezininzi kuloo nto.174 Umsebenzi wobugcisa omkhulu wosapho, u-AdamwesiBini no-Eva wesiBini, ngoku balungele umyezo,iMillenium uphumlo lweminyaka eliwaka, amen, babuyeleemhlabeni. Haleluya! UMkroli omkhulu akazange abashiyebelele apho. Wathabatha ixesha, njengoko Wenzayo kwezozigidi zeminyaka, ebumba isibini sakuqala; saze sawa. Ngokukube ngamawaka eminyaka, Ubumbile kwakhona, ke ngokunaba ke sebelungile.175 UMsebenzi wobugcisa weza wabethwa wawa; kwicalalaKhe kwaphuma umncedi.

Waze Yena wenyuswa kwangaloo nkqubo inye. NgokuUbuyile kwakhona; enayo yonke loo mvelo, iBhayibhile, nayoyonke enye into, ukukubonakalalisa ukuba silapha.

Izizwe ziyaphuka, uSirayeli uyavuka,Imiqondiso eyathethwa yiBhayibhile

ngaphambili;Imihla yentlanga ibaliwe, (khangela kule

mfumba yenkunkuma sinayo), ixineneziinkathazo,

Buyani, Owu nikhululelwe, kwelenu.Injalo loo nto. Kungcono ningene apho ngokukhawuleza,

ukuba niyahamba.

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Ndilungiselela ukuvala malunga nemizuzu emihlanu nje,elishumi.

176 Qaphela loo msebenzi wobugcisa omkhulu, wosapho.Umyeni nenkosikazi abanakuba lusapho ngenene ngaphandlekokuba babe mntumnye. Banyanzelekile ukuba babenjalo.Ukuba abanjalo, abalosapho lululo; inkosikazi itsalelekwelinye icala, nomyeni atsalele kwelinye. Loo nto ingenzausapho olungathandekiyo. Kodwa ekuvumelaneni, ngothandoomnye komnye, lusapho ke olo. Ke ngoku nantso into oyiyoumsebenzi wobugcisa kaThixo, ke ngoku lonke usapholwenene apha luzekelisa loo nto. ’Yabona?

Ke ngoku usapho loMsebenzi wobugcisa lubuyilekwakhona, uKristu noMtshakazi waKhe, balungele ukuza. U-Adam wesiBini, u-Eva wesiBini, balungele ukubuya ngokubebuyela kwiKhaya labo. Uwonke ke loo mfanekisosowuhlangulwe. Ukusuka koko wawukuko, ukubuyisela,’yabona, ngokuchanekileyo kanye kubuyiswa wona kwakhona.Emva^

177 Ngenye imini, ndandimi apha phezulu kuMadodaangooSomashishini abangaMakristu. Abaninzi kuni,ndiyaqonda, babekho. Apho ndeva khona umpristewamaLuthere, okanye umshumayeli, okanye ekumele ukubaunguye, emi apho ethetha into engaphilanga kakhulu, ehlekisangale nto sikholelwa kuyo. Aze loo MadodaangooSomashishini beFull Gospel analo ndoda apho, ithethaloo nto. Yanxiba ikhola yayo egqwethiweyo. Baninziabayenzayo loo nto kubo ngoku. Yaze yathi, “Ngoku, abantubayandibuza ukuba kutheni na ndiyigqwethile nje ikhola yam,yathi, ‘Bangakwahlula njani kumpriste wamaKatolika.’”Yathi, “Akukho mahluko, yaye awumelwe kubakho.” Yathi,“Singabantwana bakaThixo sonke.” Yathi, “Ndazi umpristewamaKatolika okho kwiindawo zonke ngamaxesha onke,’yabona, onokubakho kuyo yonke indawo.”

178 Ngoku awunakubakho kwiindawo zonke ngamaxesha onkengaphandle kokuba ube unobulumko bonke. UThixo akakhokwiindawo zonke ngamaxesha onke okwakhe; uThixounobulumko bonke. Ukuba nobulumko bonke, kuko okuMenzaabekho kwiindawo zonke ngamaxesha onke, Wazi izintozonke. Kodwa, ukuze abe buBume, Umelwe kukuba buBumeobunye. Ngenxa yokuba enobulumko bonke_enobulumkobonke, Unako ke ukubakho kwiindawo zonke ngamaxeshaonke. Kuba, Wazi zonke izinto, kwaye wazazi ngaphambikokuba ku^Wayesazi, ngaphambi kokuba libe laqalaihlabathi, ukuba zingaphi na iintakumba, iintwala, zingaphina izimungunyi-gazi, nokuba mangaphi na amaxesha eziyakuqhwanyaza amehlo awo ngawo, nayo yonke into malunganazo, ’yabona, kuba Unobulumko bonke. Awunakuba

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nobulumko bonke_ube nobulumko bonke ngaphandle kokubaube ungongenasiphelo. Kwaye inye into engenasiphelo;nguThixo. Amen! Ukuze ke thina^

179 Yintoni na? Ngumtyholi, ebathabatha ebasa kanyeekuxhelweni. Ngamnye kubo uyakungena, ngokuchanekileyooko iBhayibhile yakuthethayo. Kwaye kunjalo, ’yabona,kungena kanye phakathi kwabenkonzo kaMoya, kuzekubatsale kubakhuphe kanye njenge^Lelinjani ixesha!

180 Owu, emva koba bungqina, kukho umntu owathikum^A_A^Kwaba yinto elungileyo ukuba ndingathethikakhulu, kuba eneneni babeya kundifaka ejele phaya phezulu.Kodwa ndacinga, “Nantso ke.”

A_Abantu abafundisiweyo, bayazi. “Abazizilumko bathibayakumazi uThixo wabo, ngaloo mini,” itshilo kuDaniyeli.Ewe, mhlekazi. ’Yabona, “Abazizilumko baya kumazi uThixowabo.” Bakhangele belindele ezi zinto.

181 Kodwa xa ndibona oko kusenzeka, babe abenkonzokaMoya abo bemi kunye nayo! Nkqu no-Oral Roberts wajongakum ngolo hlobo. Ndathi, “Owu, bethu!” Hee! Kodwa, emiapho enayo imfundo, elungisiwe, uyazi, njalo njalo.

182 Asiyiloo ndlela abagudisa ngayo uThixo abaKhe.Akabagudisi ngamfundo abaKhe. Ubagudisa ngentobeko,ku_kumandla eLizwi laKhe elibonakalalisiweyo, ebonisaindlela elimile ngayo uKhozo Olwaphuma kuloo nto.

183 Ngoku, umntu othile wathi kum, wathi, “MzalwanaBranham,” wathi, “Inye into endingenakuyimela kuwe.”

Ndathi, “Yintoni leyo?”

184 Simi apho phandle eholweni^Ndiyaqonda, uDade Dauchnabanye, emva kokuba ndandibambene isandla noBill,ndandimi apho; baze bonke badlula bajikela ekoneni, nelooqela lonke labantu. Umlungiseleli othile wazifaka, enekholaegqwethiweyo, wathi, “Kutheni lento ubadina kangakaabantu?” Wathi, “Aba bantu bayakholwa ukuba ungumkhonzikaThixo, yiba ngolinene othandekayo kubo, nayo yonke into.”Wathi, “Lonke ixesha ndikuva uphakama, ubagxibha kakhuluabafazi, namalunga neenwele ezimfutshane, nangokunxibaiibhulukhwe ezimfutshane nangokuqaba imake-up, nazo zonkeezinye ezi izinto; ubagxibha abantu, ubaxelela ukuba babandakangakanani na bengabapholileyo bengakhathali.” Wathi,“Uyenzela ntoni loo nto?” Wathi, “Aba bantu bayakuthanda.Ungathini ukuba ngunyana onothando kaThixo wenze intoenjengaleyo?”

Ndacinga, “Nkosi, mandiyiphendule le ndoda ilumkileyo.’Yabona? Ndenze nje ndiyiphendule, kwindawo ethile, aphondiyakuthi ndiyixhome ngentambo yayo kanye.” Ewe.

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Ndathi, “Kulungile,” ndathi, “mhlekazi, wakhe wamfundaumvelisi womculo obalulekileyo ngokuba^umqambiwodumo obizwa ngokuba nguBeethoven?”

Wathi, “Ooh, ngokuqinisekileyo, ndakha ndamfundauBeethoven.”185 Ndathi, “Ngokuqinisekileyo wakrazula wazalisa iminyazingamaphepha angasetyenziswanga kakuhle, kodwa walinikaihlabathi imisebenzi yobugcisa.” Ayizange iwuvule ithethe elinyeilizwi. Ndathi, “Xa wayehleli kwigumbi lakhe lokufundelaephantsi kwempembelelo, wayenokubhala into. Aze angenekwigumbi lakhe lokufundela athandaze. Ibe ingalunganga,wayikrazula ayilahlele kuloo mnyazi wenkunkuma. Kodwawathi akugqiba, kuyo yonke impefumlelo, ihlabathilanomsebenzi wobugcisa owahlukileyo.”

Owu, indlela elixabela ngayo iLizwi, kodwa Livelisaimisebenzi yobugcisa; aha, lithabatha lonke ikhoba nesiqulizisuse. Livelise uMsebenzi wobugcisa.186 Ndinemizuzu esixhenxe yokunixelela into eyenzeke izoloelinye, ukuze siphume ngexesha. NgoJulayi umhla wesithathu,bendilapha ndingaphaya ndihleli e^kule ngingqi iphaya,ingingqi ekuthengwa kuyo kanye xa uphuma usuka apha.Ndakhe ndaya ePigalle, eRome, eFrance, kwaye ndikhe ndayakwiSixeko iNew York, eLos Angeles. Kodwa elona qela lingcolileyo labafazi ndakhe ndalibona ebomini bamyiJeffersonville, e-Indiana. Andizange ndibubone ububhutyu-bhutyu nokungcola ebomini bam endibubone phakathi kwabobantu. Bendihleli apho intliziyo yam ibuhlungu, yaze iNkosiyandibonisa umbono.

Ngoku ndizakuwuchaza loo mbono. Andazi nokubandingakwazi na ukuwutolika, kodwa ndi_ndizakuwuchazaumbono okokuqala ndiyenza loo nto.187 Ndangena kumbono ngokunga ndilele. Kwaye, ndathindakwenza njalo kwabakho umntu okunye nam. Andizangendimbone loo mntu. YayiliZwi nje. Ndaze nda_ndajonga.Ndaze nda_ndajonga ngapha, wathi, “UMtshakaziuzakungena kumboniso wakwangaphambili.”

Ndaza ndakhangela, kweza kum, ndaza ndabonaelona_elona qela lihle linxibe ngokucocekileyo labafazindakha ndalibona ebomini bam. Kodwa ngamnye kubo,wakhangeleka ngokungathi, wayenxibe ngokwahlukileyokomnye. Bonke babeneenwele ezinde. Babenemikhonoemidana neelokhwe eziyimibhinqo, njalo njalo. Abafaziabaselula, bakhangeleka ngokungathi, ndingathi, bamalungamhlawumbi namashumi amabini eminyaka.188 Ngoku nantsi iBhayibhile ivuliwe apha phambi kwam.’Yabona? Ndinokuthetha kuphela oko ndakubonayo.

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Ukuba uthi, “Ujonge enini na?” Ndijonge kwiwotshiyodonga. “Uyijongele ntoni?” Ndiyijongele abantu, ndijongeebantwini. “Ujonge entweni?” Ndijonge eBhayibhileni. Nantsointo ebalulekileyo. Ndithetha iNyaniso. Nantso intoendiyibonayo. Yaye ndinokuxela kuphela oko ndakubonayo.Andi_Andazi ukuba ku^nto malunga nako. Ndinokunixelelanje.189 Kodwa, xa lo Mtshakazi Wayekhangeleka kanye e^Lowowawuhamba usiza kum, ndaze mna, ndimi nam. Amehlo akhe,Wayengoyena ucocekileyo, abantu abakhangeleka bethandekaendakhe ndababona ebomini bam. Kukhangeleka ngokungathiyayilishumi elinesibini, okanye ngaphezulu, nje^Andaziukuba babebangaphi na abavelileyo, kodwa babelaphobeliqela labo. Waze Wedlula, ngokumnandi, ehamba nomoya.Amehlo aKhe ephakamele phezulu, ekhangele, ekudlulenikwaKhe. Owu, Wayemhle kanene! NdaMjonga, njengokoWayedlula. Wathi, “Ngoku siza kubonisa kwangaphambili^”Wathi, “NguMtshakazi lowo.”

“Ngoku sizakubonisa kwangaphambili ibandla.” Bazebeza. Ndabaqaphela besiza benyuka. Baze benyuka beza,ngamnye, kwakhangeleka ngokungathi, uya esiba mbi.Andizange ndilibone iqela elingcole kangako ebomini bam.

Waze wathi Akuthi, “Olandelayo,” ndeva ingxolo. LazeLathi, “Olandelayo,” lathi, “nali iqela laseMelika lisiza.”190 Ngoku, ndingumMelika, kodwa le into_le yandigulisa.Andingomntu ukwazi ukuthetha ngokwaneleyo, kwisihlweleesixubileyo, ukuba ndibalise oko kwenzekayo. Nda_Nda_Nda^ Kwaye kuya kufuneka ufunde phakathi kwemigca.Kodwa xa babesiza abo bafazi, inkokeli yabo yayiligqwirha.Lalinempumlo enkulu ende nomlomo omkhulu. Kwaye bebonkebabenxibe uhlobo oluthile lwempahla yangezantsi aphaemazantsi; kodwa umntla wabo wawunomtya nje, othe, intoencinane, emalunga nesiqingatha se-intshi somtya owenyukayowajikela kubo kanje. Yaye mfazi ngamnye wayenento efana^191 Abaninzi kuni, kwiminyaka eyadlulayo, bayakukhumbulaxa sasidla ngokulisika iphepha, uyazi, iphepha-ndaba, senzeinto yakudala yokubetha iimpukane? Bangaphiabayikhumbulayo loo nto? Uyazi. Kuba, ndiyacinga ukubakwimidlalo yasesidlangalaleni yemigcobo, uyazi. Ijinge ngolohlobo, iphepha elinomphetho, iphetshana lokukhusela.

Babenento ejinga emazantsi kubo, kanje, beyibambeemazantsi kubo. Yonke leyo indawo yayize.

Ngamnye ke wayeneenwele ezichetywe zamfutshane,zizinto ezikhangeleka ziifaka-faka kuyo yonke indawo phezukwakhe, iinwele ezichetywe zamfutshane kakhulu; bezelesisiqabi sobuso. Ngeliphandle kungekho nto bakhangelekabeyiyo ngaphandle kwamahenyukazi esitrato.

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Kwaye babehamba beneli phepha, yaye, obunjaniubukrwada! Ngoku, iphepha lalikhusile ngaphambili kubo.Kodwa bathi ukudlula kwabo kwiqonga lombonisowangaphambili, umva wabo^Nokubona indlela ababeqhubangayo, ngokungaphambili kubo nomva wabo, nendlelaababesenza ngayo!

Ndathi, “Ingaba liBandla eliya?”192 Nalo ke limnka. Yaye babecula la maculo e-twist-ne-roll,uyazi, okanye nokuba niyibiza ngokuba yintoni na, besihla,becula loo nto bedlula.

Ndathi, “LiBandla eliya?” Yaye ndandimi apho,entliziyweni yam ke ndandilila.

Yaye, eli gqwirha, ngokokubona kwam akukho nto liyenyeliyiyo ehlabathini koko li^Lilelaa Bhunga leeNkonzozeHlabathi, libakhokele kanye lisihla ngendlela elalihambangayo. Baphuma babheka ngasekhohlo, baza baya kutshonakwindiba-ndiba; besawubetha njalo umculo besenza ingxoloevakala imbi ngenene, beshukumisa imizimba yabo, besukakwelinye icala baze baye kwelinye icala. Baze baphinde, ngolohlobo, beqhuba ngolo hlobo, behamba.193 Ndaze ndaqala ukuthoba intloko yam, waze Wathi, “Yima,uMtshakazi umelwe kukuza kwakhona.”

Ndaze ndajonga, nabo besiza kwakhona. Baze bedlula,bekhangeleka bebahle amancinane. Ayejonge ngqo kum,ekudluleni kwawo. Ndaqaphela ukuba ngamnye kuwowayenxibe ngokwahlukileyo. Kwaye omnye ngemvawayenohlobo lweenwele ezinde zijingele ezantsi, zaze kezasongwa ngolu hlobo; inokuba yayingowaseJamani okanyeinto elolo hlobo. Ndaze ndababukela.

Kwaze kwathi bakuqalisa ukumnka, ababini okanyeabathathu kubo, emva, baba buphuma esingqini,ndandizakukhwaza ke ndibhekise kubo. Babezama keukubuyela esingqini kwakhona. Ndaze ndababona, wasukaumbono waye unyamalala utshintsha, umnka kum.194 Ngoku naku ukutolikwa kwawo. Isizathu^Ngoku,khumbula, bendisandula kugqiba ukubhala^Bendingagqibanga, bendingekawabhali la manqaku ngoko.Kodwa ekushumayeleni, ngale ntsasa, ndiye ndayifumana loonto bekuyiyo, kanye kwintshumayelo yam. Ingaba niqaphele,ibandla lize kuphela kumboniso^

Ngoku, yiNyaniso leyo, zihlobo. UBawo waseZulwini,Obhala eli Lizwi, uyazi ukuba ndithetha iNyaniso. ’Yabona?Ndiyazi ukuba ndithetha kanye iNyaniso.

Kwaye bendingayazi kwade kwayimizuzu nje embalwaedlulileyo, bekukhangeleka njalo, okanye kwixesha njeelisandula kudlula, ’yabona. Ingaba uqaphele? UMtshakazi

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weza kumboniso wangaphambili kabini; iMbewu yakuqalaneMbewu yesibini, zombini ngokuchanekileyo ziyinto eNye.Yaye isizathu sokuba babe babe^babenxibe ngokweendawoezahlukeneyo, Uyakuvela kuzo zonke izizwe, bayakwenzauMtshakazi. Ngamnye kubo wayeneenwele ezinde,engaqabanga nto ebusweni, ingamantombazana amahlengenene. Yaye ayendijongile. Loo nto yayimele uMtshakaziophuma kuzo zonke izizwe. ’Yabona? Yena, ngamnye wayemeleisizwe, njengoko babematsha ngokugqibeleleyo bengqameneneLizwi. ’Yabona?195 Ke, ngoko, ndimelwe kukuMkhangela. Uyakuphumaemgceni kwelaa Lizwi ukuba andiMkhangelanga, xa Edlula,ukuba Uyedlula. Mhlawumbi kuyakuba ngelo xesha, xasendingaphaya, ’yabona, xa sele ndigqibile, okanye nokubakuyakuba yintoni na.196 Yintoni? Babebuyela emva. Ukuya kuzama ukwenza okobanako, baze babe babuyela emva, bengena kulungelelwano;kakade, babe_babekhangele phandle kwenye indawo,bekhangele malunga neloo bandla lalisandula ukuphuma layakungena kwindideko. Kodwa ababini^Ababephambili,abazange. Abasemva, bebabini okanye bathathu kubo,babaphuma ecaleni kancinane kancinane ukuya ngakwisandlasokunene, kwakhangeleka ngokungathi babezama ukubuyelakulungelelwano ekuhambeni kwabo bedlula. Babedlule njekancinane kum, owu, kangangokusuka apha ukuya kwelaadonga, ukudlula kum. Ndaye ndimi apho ke. Ndawubonawonke uhamba uphuma usimnka.

Kodwa, uyaqaphela, iBandla lize kwakanye kuphelakumboniso wangaphambili, sizwe ngasinye, ibandla. KodwauMtshakazi uze kabini. ’Yabona, ’yabona ukuba yayiyintonina? Ngoku, ndingayazi, kodwa yijonge uMyalezo wam walentsasa. Ndingayazi loo nto. ’Yabona?197 IMbewu eyawa emhlaba eNicaea. Leyo yayiyiMbewuyakuqala. Kwaye Iphumele kwinkqubo yala mahlelo, ethi yonaibekho kube kanye kuphela. Kodwa uMtshakazi uyabuyakwakhona ngemihla yokugqibela. “Ndiya kubuyisela.”’Yabona, uMsebenzi wobugcisa unyusiwe weziswa. Nasoisizathu sokuba abe Waba kumboniso wangaphambili,waboniswa kwangaphambili, okwesibini. Wayebonisiwekwityeli lokuqala, waze waboniswa kwityeli lesibini. KwayeWayegqibelele, kwityeli lesibini njengoko Wayenjalo kwityelilokuqala. Owu Thixo, yiba nenceba! Ngxama, ngxama, ngxama,Bomi, ngena kuKhozo, ngokukhawuleza okukhulu! Aha.198 Bonke abanye aba abazange bavele kwakhona. Baphuma,ababe babuye kwakhona.

Kodwa uMtshakazi wabuya, kakade Wayengu-Alpha no-Omega. UThixo, uMkroli omkhulu, uMenzele uMsebenzi

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wobugcisa, kuba Wona ulilungu loMsebenzi waKhewobugcisa wokuqala. Njengoko Wenzayo emyezweni wase-Eden, waze wathabatha ilungu kuwo, waze wenza elinyeilungu laza elo loniwa lawa, ngoku Ubesenza njalo lonkeixesha ukwakha kwakhona. Waze Wezisa uMsebenziwobugcisa, njengoko Wabethwayo, ukuze^Elaa lungulabethwayo, kwakukuze kubuyiswe laa Msebenzi wobugcisa,kwakhona.

199 Ngoko, uMsebenzi wobugcisa kunye noNyana kaThixo,uMsebenzi wobugcisa noMtshakazi, kwaye Yena lilungulaKhe, elimelwe kukuba kukuzaliseka kweLizwi. ILizwilizalisekisiwe, kwaye silungele uKuza kweNkosi.

200 Owu Bandla likaThixo ophilileyo, thobani iintliziyo zenuni_nizithobe phambi koThixo. Ezi zinto ziyinyaniso. Ndiyaziukuba zivakala njalo, ngokungathi into enkulu njengaleyoibimelwe kukuthi, isasazwe kuzo zonke izizwe. Ayizange ibenjalo. Akayitshintshi indlela yaKhe. Yibani nombulelo wokubanibe lapho ukhoyo namhlanje ukuba nikuKristu. Ngokuba,uyabona, ngoku, naxa oko^

201 Khumbula, bonke obo Buhle buyakuhlanganiswa kanyebube kuKhozo, kulungiselelwe uvuko, kodwa isiqu simelwekukutshiswa. Yonke into eshiyekileyo kubo, ikhoba nayoyonke into, kunyanzelekile ukuba litshatyalaliswe, kwayekuyakuba njalo. Musani ukuthembela kwawenu, kuloomahlelo. Hlalani kunye neLizwi, uBomi, uThixo kunyenoMsebenzi waKhe wobugcisa.

202 Ngoko kuyintoni kwiMillenium? NguKristu noMtshakaziwaKhe, bebuyele emyezweni weMillenium. Amen!

NdiyaMthanda, ndiyaMthandaNgokuba Wandithanda kuqalaWathenga usindiso lwamEKalvari emthini.

203 Nako apho Wabethwa khona. “Esicinga ukubaUngobethiweyo, obethwe nguThixo, wakhandaniswa. UkantiUhlatywe ngenxa yobugwenxa bethu, Watyunyuzwa ngenxayezenzo zethu ezigwenxa.”

204 Ingaba ukho, ngale ntsasa, ongekho kolo Khozo ngalentsasa? Yaye njengokuba uBomi ngoku buphuma kwilungulabo lokugqibela ukusuka kwikhoba, kuba ikhoba liyoma.Bangaphi abaziyo ukuba inkonzo yakwaMoya iyoma? [Ibandla,“Amen.”_Mhl.] Yintoni leyo? BuBomi bulishiya. Ngeliphandle,lishiyiwe. Kwaye ukuba loo Mtshakazi sele ukumbonisowangaphambili, ndicinga ukuba akangebi sele enziwe nauMtshakazi, ngoko. [UMzalwana Branham uqalisaukungqumshela, NdiyaMthanda.]

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^ndiyaMthanda, ndiyaMthandaNgokuba Wandithanda kuqalaWathenga usindiso lwamEKalvari emthini.

205 Iintloko zethu zithotyiwe ngoku. Ingaba kukho abathileapha abaya kuthanda ukukhunjulwa? Ukuba uzivangokungathi awu^

Zihlobo, icace kakhulu. Andizange ndibe nambonoebomini bam, ingeyonto yathi yenzeka ngokulandelayo.Ndithetha iNyaniso. Onke amanye amaxesha la, ukubandathetha iNyaniso, uThixo uyiqondakalalisile loo nto. Ngoko,ndithetha iNyaniso nangeli ixesha.206 Andazi nokuba siphila kowuphi na umhla, kodwa ndiyaziukuba akukho iseleyo. Akunakuze kubekho mntu wezopolitikooyakuvela onokuyilungelelanisa lento. Ezopolitiko, isizwekuphelile ngaso. Owu Thixo! Ingaba ninganakho, ninganakhoukuhla nje ngokwaneleyo ngokokude_ngokokude_ngokokudeuyive loo nto. Isizwe siphelile; hayi isizwe, koko izizwe. Elilelona lingcono kwelo qela, kuphelile ngalo. Ngoko, ukubaizizwe ziphelile, ihlabathi liphelile. Namabandla, ngokweyamimbono, inkonzo kaMoya yayiyeyona ingcono baba nayo,kodwa iphelile.

Owu Thixo, yiba nenceba kuthi!207 Ukuba awuMazi, nceda khawuleza, khawuleza. Ukuba uvauBomi, phuma kwi^phuma esonweni sakho, phuma kuloonto ukuyo. Ngena kuKhozo, ngokukhawuleza okukhulu.Uyakufela kwisiqu, okanye kwikhoba.

Thandaza, ngeli thuba siculayo ngoku. “NdiyaMthanda.”Kukuwe ngoku. Asinahlelo, asinahlelo, asinayo kwanto.

SinoKristu kuphela. Wamkelekile ukuba udumise naYe, kunyenathi, ade Abuye. Asinakubhala gama lakho encwadini;asinazincwadi. Sifuna ukuba igama lakho libe kwiNcwadiyoBomi. Loo nto ungayenza kuphela ngokuZalwa.Awunakuyenza khona ngoku? Cela uKristu ukuba akunikeuBomi obutsha, akungenise ngaphakathi, abhale igama lakhoeNcwadini yaKhe, ukuba alikho. Ngoko, unganobudlelanenathi, siyakukuthanda ukuba kunye nawe. “Mna^”208 Thixo Othandekayo, nceda umntu ngamnye ngoku ukubaahlole abone ukuba sikuYe na. Uyasithanda. Wabethwangenxa yethu, yaye besiba Ungobethwe wakhandaniswanguThixo. Ndiyathandaza, Thixo, ukuba Ubize umntungamnye. Nkosi, thetha nabantwana bam, abo ndibathandayo,abahlobo bam. Ndiphe oko, Nkosi, khona ngoku, ngeGamalikaYesu Kristu.209 Musa ukuvumela ukuba kubekho umntu olinda ithubaelide kakhulu, Nkosi. Kukhangeleka kukufutshane

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ngokoyikekayo. Isivuno sivuthiwe ngenene. Ukuhlanganaokukhulu kukaThixo kuyakutshayela kudlule kweli lizwengenye yezi mini, umququ uyakubhabha uye macala onke;kodwa iNgqolowa iyakuhlanganiselwa kuvimba, ithatyathweinyuswe, kuba IbuBomi. Siphe, Nkosi, ukuba sicelo ngasinyesiphendulwe, mthandazo ngamnye wenziwe ubonakalaliswephambi kwaKho.

210 Ndiyabathandazela, Nkosi. NdiyaKuthandaza ukubaungayeki namnye kwaba balapha ukuba alahleke, Nkosi.Bona_Bona_Bona bahleli ebunzimeni; ba_ba_baqhubaamakhulu eemayile. Kwaye nokuba ibiyintoni na esiyisweleyo,siphe yona, Nkosi, nokuba yintoni na esilungeleyo, Nkosi; hayiinto elunge kwawethu amehlo, koko oko kulunge emehlweniaKho. Sifuna ukuma njengentombi eseyintombi enyuluesulungekisiweyo, ekhalinyelwe nguThixo ukuba sicocwekwizono zethu. Kwaye ndinikela ngomthandazo wam ngenxayabo, Nkosi.

211 A_A_Andazi ukuba mandithandaze njani na. Si_SithethanoThixo Onamandla onke. Kwaye nguwuphi na umntu,nguwuphi na obhubhayo onokwenza uhlobo olululolomthandazo phambi koThixo ophilileyo? Kodwa, Nkosi,amagama am angabizwanga kakuhle, nezam_nezam izibizonezimelabizo zi_zikwindawo engafanelekanga; ukuba njeUbunokuthatha oo-ABC benkwenkwe encinane ngenye imini,uze_uze wenze isivakalisi, Wena_Wena unokuziqakathaizibizo zam nezimelabizo ukhangele kuphela koko ndikholwakuko, Nkosi.

Ndikholwa kuWe. Ndikholwa kweli Lizwi. Kwayendiyakholwa kuye ngamnye kwaba balapha. Ndayendi_ndibazisa eSibingelelweni Nkosi, ngokholo, aphaphakathi kwethu noYehova OMkhulu kukho iGazi loNyanawaKhe, uYesu. Yaye iGazi liyasithethelela. Xa WaMbethayophezulu eKalvari, Wathi, “Thetha!” “Mveni Yena!” “LayeiGazi,” iBhayibhile ithe, “lithetha ezona zinto zingconokunegazi lemvu kwiTestamente eNdala, kuba iGazi likaKristulithetha ezona zinto zingcono kunegazi lika-Abheli; ezonazinto zinkulu.” Kwaye thetha, Nkosi, usihlangule, njengokosibiza ngaphaya kweGazi.

212 Bawo oMkhulu woBomi, sibandakanye, Nkosi. Ukubasi_ukuba sonile, sisuse kuthi. Thina, asifuni kuba lolo hlobo,Nkosi. Asikokuzimisela kwethu.

Kwaye siyaqonda ukuba siphila kwenjani ukuba mbi,indlela emnyama. Njengoko sitshilo ekuqaleni, sihamba phezukwentaba, sinqumla kwiindawo ezigqagala. Imizilaegutyungelwe lithunzi, kodwa sikuphethe ukuKhanya. Sangasingabona, inyathelo nenyathelo, njengoko sihamba ngoku;

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side sihlangane, njengo Hambo Lomhambi, side ekugqibelenisiye kubamba incopho yeNduli. Sikhokele, Owu Malusi.Yehova Omkhulu, sikhokele ngoMoya waKho.

213 Kwaye siyazi ukuba sikude ekubeni ngumsebenziwobugcisa; kodwa sikhangele apho sembiwa khona,kuMsebenzi wobugcisa wenene, kwaye sithembele kuYe.Sithabathe nje usise kuYe, Nkosi. Siphe oko, Nkosi.

214 Philisa bonke abantu abagulayo abalapha, Nkosi. “BesibaUngobethwe wakhandaniswa. Ukanti Uhlatywe ngenxayezikrezo.” UMsebenzi wobugcisa kaThixo wabethwa. “KwayeWatyunyuzwa ngenxa yezikreqo zethu; ngemivumbo yaKhesaphiliswa.” Philisa abagulayo, Nkosi, abakuBukho baKhoobuNgcwele ngoku, ngeli thuba saziyo ukuba Wena ulapha.

215 Coca imiphefumlo yethu, kuko konke ukungcola, zonkeiingcinga ezimbi, konke ukuthethana ngokungcola, zonkeizinto ezingalunganga. Sihlambulule. Kwaye siyathandaza,Bawo, ukuba Uphilise izifo zethu, usenze simnke apha sizivasingabantwana baKho abangcwalisiweyo. Yaye neGazi liphezukwethu, sithetha siphumelise kwiGazi, iLizwi. Siphe oko,Nkosi. Sikucela eGameni likaYesu Kristu. Amen.

216 Bawo Thixo, phezu kwezi tshefu, zithambise ngoBukhobaKho, Nkosi. Banga uBukho baKho bunganazo apho sukubazisiya khona. Nokuba zibekwe phezu kwantoni na, phezukwawo nawuphi na umzimba ogulayo, banga bangaphiliswa.Yaye nokuba yintoni na, ukuba kukho ikhaya eliqhekekileyokwindawo ethile, lilungise, Nkosi, Mbumbi omkhulu. Sipheoko, Nkosi.

217 Sibumbe usenze oonyana neentombi zikaThixo.Siyakholwa ukuba uMtshakazi ufumana ukugudiswa kwakhekokugqibela. Uyakubethwa usuke ngokupheleleyoembuthweni, ngokupheleleyo, ukuze ke isivuno esikhulusibekho. Kude kube ngoko, Nkosi, benze baphile bonwabe,baKukhonze. EGameni likaYesu. Amen.

NdiyaMthanda, ndi^ (Ingaba uyaMthandangenene?)

Ngokuba Wandithanda kuqalaWathenga usindiso lwamE^

218 Ngoku niyaqonda ukuba kutheni na ndiningxolise nje? Okoakukho ngenxa yokuba ndinithanda^akukho ngenxa yokubandinganithandi. Ndiyanithanda eneneni. Ndifuna uMsebenziwobugcisa weNkosi. Kusenokufuneka ndikrazule abambalwangolu hlobo, kodwa ndiyakuba nawo uMsebenzi wobugcisa,ngolunye lwezi ntsuku, ukuba ndiwugcine ukunye neli Lizwikanye. Kunjalo.

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219 Ngoku uYesu wathi, “Bayakwazi ngale nto bonke abantuukuba ningabafundi baM, xa nithe nathandana omnyenomnye.” Simelwe kukuba ngabanothando omnye komnyekangako!

Sikelelwe iqhina elibophayoIintliziyo zethu kuthando loBukristu;Ubudlelane ukuvana ngengqondoBufana nobo baPhezulu.

Masibambane izandla omnye nomnye.Xa sisahlukana,Kusinika intlungu ngaphakathi;Kodwa siyakube sisahlangane entliziyweni,Ngethemba lokuhlangana kwakhona.Thabatha iGama likaYesu uhambe nalo,Mntwana wentsizi nentlupheko;Liyakukunika uvuyo nentuthuzelo,Lithabathe nokuba uyaphi na.IGama elithandekayo, Owu limnandi!Ithemba lomhlaba novuyo lweZulu;IGama elithandekayo, Owu limnandi!Ithemba lomhlaba novuyo lweZulu.

Ngoku khumbula, kuhambo lwakho:Thabatha iGama likaYesu uhambe nalo,Njengekhaka kuwo wonke umgibe;Xa izilingo zikungqonga u-^(Wenze ntoni

ngoko?)^hlanganisa,Uphefumle nje eloo Gama lingcwele

emthandazweni.Owu iGama Elithandekayo, Owu limnandi!Ithemba lomhlaba novuyo lweZulu;IGama Elithandekayo, Owu limnandi!Ithemba lomhlaba novuyo lweZulu.De sibuye sihlangane!

Masigobe iintloko zethu. Owu, ndiyakuthanda ukucula!De sibuye sihlangane ezinyaweni zikaYesu;De sibuye sihlangane! de sibuye sihlangane!UThixo abe nani! `

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