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Ngiyabonga, Mfowethu Williams. Ngiyabingelela,Mfowethu Salano nomkakhe, nazo zonke izithunywa

lapha kulesisiphihli sedili kulobubusuku. Kuyinhlanhla enkulungempela ukuba lapha. Bengililindele lelihora selokhu kusukelasiqale lendlela.

2 Futhi ngi—ngifuna ukubonga lelonenekazi,angisalikhumbuli igama lalo, uBilly ungitshelile, nje bangipheibhokisi likaswidi kaKhisimuzi, futhi nje balikhiphele emotweniemizuzwaneni embalwa edlule. Udade, angisalikhumbuli igamalakhe, ungowalapha eCalifornia. Leso kube yisipho samisokuqala sikaKhisimuzi. Ngakho ngi—ngiyakubonga ngaso.

3 Manje, kulobubusuku yi…Manje eTucson yimizuzueyishumi emva kwelesishiyagalolunye, kodwa ngicabangaukuthi yimizuzu eyishumi nje emva kwelesishiyagalombililapha. Ngakho si…Nginohlobo lomuzwa phakathi kwabantu,ngiluhlobo oluthi ukugwinciza isikhathi eside ekushumayeleni,ngakho ngi—ngiyethemba…[Ibandla lishaya ihlombe—Umhl.]Ngiyanibonga. Okunje…abantu abathize abakahle phakathilapha. Ngiyanibonga.

4 Kodwa ngi—ngithe nje ukushumayela ngaphumakancanyana, cishe impela, kulobubusuku, kade ngihambaisikhathi eside kakhulu ngisuka e—eShreveport nasezwenilonke (ngiza ngapha) ubusuku nobusuku, futhi utholanje ukushukunyiswa okuncane—okuncane nje, niyazi,nomkhuhlane, nomphimbo wakho uthola ukusha. Ngaqalaukuphumela eShreveport. Ngalahlekelwa yizinwele zamingenkathi ngangi…eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Futhinganginophisi omncane engiwuthwalayo uma ngishumayelaezweni lasenyakatho, ukuvikela ukuphathwa umkhuhlane.Ngaya eShreveport ngase ngiwukhohlwa, futhi ngatholaukuphathwa ngumkhuhlane ngempela. Loyo umoya uzaunqamula kanjalo, anazi nje ngempela. Wakhipheka naephu—na, nesikhumba sisalokhu sithambile, nanomjuluko omncanenje futhi ngiwuthole ngempela emphinjeni; ngadingekangivale imihlangano eminingi. Ngakho ngithe nje ukusha izwikancanyana kulobubusuku.

5 Sifuna ukusho ukuthi sibe nesikhathi esimnandi sizasinqamula ngapha, nokho, emihlanganweni. Izolo ebusukusibe nesikhathi esimnandi enhla e…nabazalwane, enhla,omunye umkhandlu wezikhulu zesonto. Futhi ngakho kubenesixuku esikhulu phandle nokwethamela okumangalisayo,abantu behlonipha kakhulu futhi bekahle. Ngakho kungenza

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ngizizwe ngikahle ngempela ukuba yingxenye yoSoMabhizinisibeFull Gospel. Beku…6 NginoMlayezo, ngiyezwa, uvela kuNkulunkulu. Uyinqabakancane kwabany’abantu. Futhi akukho engingakwenzaokungengaphezu…Ngifanele nje ngibe yilokho engiyikho.Futhi si…Angiqondile ukwehluka, kungukuthi nje ngi—ngiphila esikhathini esishintshayo. Si…7 Inqobo nje uma wakha udonga indlela eyodwa eqondile,konke kukahle, o—omeselane bangehla ngqo ngomugqa.Kodwa uma sekufanele ujike ikhona, yilapho isikhathi…Futhi asakhi udonga; sakha indlu, niyabo, ngakho lelijikalizofanele lifike. Afika onyakeni kaMartin Luther, uJohnWesley, nonyaka wamaPhentekoste; ulapha futhi. Ngakho si…kul’khuni ukujika amakhona. Kodwa nginokubonga kakhulungo…kuNkulunkulu, ngisho nakuba bekukhahlana kanjani,abantu usabele ngamapesente ayikhulu. Ngakho sinokuthokozakakhulu, ngiyanibonga ngamunye wenu.

Futhi manje ngaphambi kokuba sivule iNcwadi, asikhulumekuMqalisi, uma nithanda, umzuzwana nje, sisakhothamisaamakhanda ethu:8 Nkulunkulu othandekayo, sinokuthokoza kuWekulobubusuku ngenhlanhla yokwazi uJesu Kristu (uMsindisiwethu) iNdodana yaKho, ekuxolelweni ngesihle kwezonozethu, nokwazi ukuthi iGazi laKhe lenele elisibekele zonkeizono zethu nobubi bethu. Zihlikihlwe zasuka kakhulufuthi zafakwa olwandle lokukhohlwa kukaNkulunkulunoMlobokazi waKhe siyoma esiDlweni sakusihlwa soMshado,simsulwa, singaxutshwe nalutho, ukuba sishade neNdodanakaNkulunkulu. SiKubonga kanjani ngalokhu ukwenelakonke nokukholwa ukwazi ukuthi asethembeli ekufaneleniukubongwa kwethu uqobo kodwa ekufaneleni ukubongwakwaKhe yedwa, ngalokho Asenzela khona. Sinokuthokozakakhulu.9 SiyaKubonga nge—ngempumelelo lababazalwaneababenayo phesheya kwezilwandle namazwe laphaya laphobelambile futhi bomele uNkulunkulu. Ngiyakhuleka, Nkosi,ukuthi uma bebuyela emuva futhi, ukuthi labobantwanaababafake eMbusweni bazoba ngokhokho besifazane nomkhulubabantwana ababangenisayo futhi. Siphe khona, Baba.10 Sibusise kanyekanye, kulobubusuku, futhi kwangathiuMoya oNgcwele ungasipha izinto esizidingayo. Vala imilomoyethu ezintweni esingafanele sizisho, futhi uvule izinhliziyozethu ukwemukela lokho Ozositshela khona. Siphe khona, Baba.EGameni likaJesu siyakhuleka. Amen.11 Manje asiphenye eBhayibhelini endikimbeni encaneengizothanda ukukhuluma ngayo isikhashana kulobubusuku,futhi itholakala kuMarku oNgcwele, isahluko 10.

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12 Futhi ngangine…Eminyakeni embalwa edlule umangangikhuluma, ngangi—ngangingadingi ngisho nokuthi ngizengibhale inothi, ngangikukhumbula. Futhi ngangingadingiukuba ngithathe ipheya lezibuko ukuba ngikufundeeBhayibhelini. Kodwa selokhu ngedlule emashumini amabili-nanhlanu manje, okwesibili, futhi sekuthi ukuba l’khunyanakakhulu kimi ukuba—ukuba ngenze njengoba ngangivamiseukwenza. Futhi kunjengemoto esigugile, kodwa ngisagijima.Ehhe, ngifuna ukuqhubeka nokuhamba ngithi vumvum kuzekube…Ngiya enqwabeni yezikrebha ukuba ngibuye ngibunjwefuthi. Leso yisithembiso.13 ULuka Ongcwele, isahluko 10, futhi ngiqale e…Ngikholwaukuthi ngithe ivesi 21, uma ngingakuthola lapha ndawondawo.Ngiyaphaphalaza, nguMarku oNgcwele. Ngiyaxolisa.14 UMarku oNgcwele, isahluko 10, nama—mashumiamabili-…ngiqale ngevesi 21, ngifuna ukufunda. Asitholeivesi 17, njalo:

Ekuphumeni kwakhe ukuya endleleni, umuntuwagijimela kuye, eguqa phansi ngamadolophambi kwakhe, wambuza, ethi, Mfundisi omuhle,ngiyakwenzani ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakadena?Kepha uJesu wathi kuye, Ungibizelani, ngokuthi

ngimuhle na? kakho omuhle munye kuphela,nokungukuthi, uNkulunkulu.Uyayazi imiyalelo ukuthi, Ungaphingi, Ungabulali,

Ungebi, Ungafakazi amanga, Ungamamuki umuntuutho, Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko.Kepha wathi kuye, Mfundisi, konke lokhu

ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami.Wayesethi…UJesu wayesembheka emthanda, wathi

kuye, Usasilalelwe into inye: hamba, futhi uthengisengakho konke onakho, futhi, uphe abampofu, khonauzakuba-namagugu ezulwini: uze, futhi uthabatheisiphambano sakho, ungilandele.Kepha wanyukumala ngalelozwi, wamuka edabukile:

ngokuba wayenengcebo enkulu.Futhi kwangathi iNkosi ingabusisa ukufundwa kweZwi

laYo.15 Manje, sizokhuluma kulobubusuku ngendaba. Ngifunaindikimba yami ibe ngukuthi “Ngilandele,” nendaba yami:Ubuholi.16 Manje kuyisimanga, kodwa ngicabange ukuthi mhlawumbe,namuhla ekukhulekeni…Futhi sengithathe isikhathi eside,futhi ubusuku ngabunye phansi emgqeni ngqo eMlayezwenienginawo, iNkosi enginike wona ukuba ngikhulume ngawo.

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Ngicabange ukuthi kulobubusuku, ngale kulomkhandluomusha wezikhulu zesonto, ngizowuqhamukela ngesu lokubukaelehlukile. Futhi izikhathi eziningi sikhulumile ngalokhu,sakubiza ngokuthi, “UMbusi Osemncane oyisiCebi.” Na—nabaningi babefundisi lapha, abazalwane bami, akungabazekibakuqhamukele ngezindlela eziningi ezehlukile. Futhingifuna ukuzama ukukuqhamukela nge—ngendlela ehlukilekulobubusuku kunomangike ngibe nayo, lena yokuthiUbuholi.17 Lokhu, khumbulani lokhu, ukuthi ngamunye wethu,abancane nabadala, isinyathelo sakho sokuqala owake wasenzaempilweni yakho, ukhona owadingeka akuhole. Kunjalo.Nesinyathelo sakho sokugcina oyoke usenze, ukhona oyobeekuhola. Ukhona ozofanele akuhole.18 UNkulunkulu usifanise nezimvu. Futhi uma noma ubani azingokufuya izimvu nemvelo yemvu, ngani, uyazi ukuthi imvuingehambe izitholela indlela yayo. Izofanele iholwe. Ngishonasezibayaneni zokuhlabela, sithola ukuthi baletha imvu laphofuthi iholelwa yimbuzi enhla ekuhlatshweni. Imbuzi iyayihola,bese kuthi uma isifika enhla ekugcineni komsele igxumaiphume, nemvu iqhubeka ngqo ingene ekuhlatshweni. Ngakhozi…Sithola ukuthi imvu ingehambe izitholela indlela yayo.19 Ngiyasikhumbula isehlakalo engaba naso ngeyodwa,ngesiny’is’khathi. Ngangingumphathi wezinyamazanezikahulumeni eIndiana, futhi ngangikade ngiphandle endle;futhi ngezwa into ethize, ukukhala okudabukisa kakhulukunakho konke. Futhi kwakuyi—yiwundlu elincane, la—lalilahlekelwe ngunina. Futhi lalingayitholi indlela yalo eyakuye, nomama wayengayitholi indlela yakhe eya e—ewundlwinielincane. Ngamqukula umfo omncane, futhi wacamela kanjanikimi. Ngahamba ngapho, izandla zami ziphethe umfo omncane.Futhi ekhala, futhi—futhi ngamuzwa. Ukuthi wavele njewalithokomalisa kanjani ikhanjana lakhe phansi encikekimi futhi kwabonakala sengathi wayazi ukuthi nga—nga—ngangizomsiza.20 Ngacabanga, “ODwala lemiNyaka, ngivulekele, ngiqukuleleezingalweni zeNkosi uJesu, nje ngizenamise njengoba ngaziukuthi ngi—ngizoya eKhaya ukuba ngibe nabathandekayobami.” Ngacabanga, “Ekupheleni kohambo lwempilo yami,ngingenise ezingalweni zaKho nje, Nkosi, kanjalo. Ukuthingiyazi ngiyothwalwa nguwuzwe umfula-ke, lapho ngaphesheyalapho okungayikubakho-zinsizi nezigulo, nezinto, futhi ngiyobanabathandekayo engibathandile.”21 Futhi uma nizotadisha imvelo, kunento enkulu emvelweni.Yonk’into engi—engiyibukayo, noNkulunkulu uyenzile,UnguMqalisi wemvelo. Imvelo ihamba ngokuqhubeka. Yonkeimvelo ithi ayihambe ngokufanayo. Niyaqaphela, yonk’into…Njengoba ngishilo, ngikholwa ukuthi izolo kusihlwa, ukuthi

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“Imvelo ifakaza ngoNkulunkulu.” Uma ungakaze ubeneBhayibheli, ubusayolokhu ubhekisisa imvelo futhi waziukuthi leliBhayibheli liyiQiniso.22 Nga—ngaba nenhlanhla yokujikeleza ngijikeleza umhlaba.Futhi ngifunde imikhakha ehlukene, futhi ngibone izinkoloezehlukene; abakaMohamede, futhi ngifunde iKoran, futhi—futhi ngabona amaSikhs, amaJains, nabakaMohamede,nabakaBuda, nabanye. Kodwa nokho, ngamunye wabo,banokwazi kokudabuka kwezinto ne—ne—ne—nencwadiyezivumokholo nencwadi yemithetho, kanjalonjalo. KodwaiBhayibheli lethu liyiQiniso, noNkulunkulu wethu nguYenakuphela oqinisile; ngoba ngamunye wabo uzokhomba ithunandawondawo lapho umsunguli wabo esalele khona, kodwaubuKristu bukhomba ithuna elivulekile futhi bungaphilaeBukhoneni baLowo owafakwa lapho. Uyaphila! AkusuyeuNkulunkulu owayekhona, NguNkulunkulu okhona. Hhayiukuthi “Ngangikhona” noma “Ngiyobakhona,” kodwa“NGIKHONA.”23 Yonk’imvelo ihamba ngokuqhubekayo, njengobangangishilo, ngikhuluma ngemiNyaka yeBandla (esinazoizincwadi manje eziphumayo). I…Kungani ngi…mayelananokubhala kwami kwemiNyaka yeBandla. Nokuthi silibonakanjani iBandla, ukuthi Livuthwe kanjani, likhuphuka njeimpela njengoba kwenza yonk’imvelo.24 Futhi sasixoxa ngoluny’usuku ngokuthi ilanga liphumakanjani ekuseni, liyingane encane, libuthakathaka ngempela,alinamandla angako kulo nhlobo. Futhi lapho usukuluqhubeka, liya ngokuqina kakhulu, liqina kakhulu. Cishengelesishiyagalombili nqo lingena esikoleni, njengomfanaosemncane noma intombazane esencane. Bese kuthi-ke cishengeleshumi nanye nqo seliphumile esikoleni, futhi selilungeleukwenza umsebenzi walo—walo. Bese kuthi-ke ukunqamulakuze kube cishe elesithathu nqo liyashintsha, phakathi nendimayempilo lingene ekugugeni. Bese kuthi-ke life ntambama. Ngabelokho ngukuphela kwelanga na? Qhabo. Liyabuya ngokusaokulandelayo, ukufakaza ukuthi kukhona ukuphila, ukufa,ukumbelwa, ukuvuka. Niyabo? Niyabo?25 Bhekisisani izihlahla, ukuthi zinyakaza kanjani nokuthizenzani. Ngesinye isikhathi esedlule ngangisezansi eKentucky,ngi—ngiyathanda ukuzingela izingwejeje, futhi ngehlangekwindla lonyaka lapho ukuyozingela izingwejeje nomnganiwami. Futhi ku…komisa ngempela.26 Futhi noma ubani owake wazingela ingwejeje empunga,uyazi ukuthi kul’khuni kanjani ukuzinyonyobela. Uma,a—amaqabunga, qhumisa elilodwa nje, futhi, o, uHoudiniwayeyingcweti eyimfundamakhwela yokubaleka ku—kulabobafo, ukuthi zibaleka kanjani! Bese kuthi-ke uzama

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ukudubula izinhlamvu zeso emayadini angamashumi amahlanu,kuthatha okunye ukuzingela okuhle ukuthola okwakhookuqunyelwe ngosuku.27 Ngakho, uMnu. Wood, umngani wami, u—uFakazi kaJehovaophendukile, wayenami. Futhi si…Wathi, “Ngazi iplazi ngaphalapho okunomuntu onenqwaba ye…”Sibabiza lapho ngokuthi,“abampongolozi.”28 Bangaki abaziyo ukuthi yini umpongolozi na? Awu, iyiphiingxenye yaseKentucky enikuyo, empeleni na? Niyabo? Futhingingowalapho-ke.29 Njengalapha komunye womkhandlu wezikhulu zesonto,kungekudala; ngifanele ngikusho lokhu kuMfowethu Williamsnabo, abazalwane. Bathi, “Manje sizoma futhi sicule iculolesizwe—iculo lesizwe.”30 Ngase ngithi, “Ngekhaya lami elidala laseKentucky.”Ngakho akukho-muntu owajoyina kulo nami, ngakho…Lelokwakuyilona-culo lesizwe kuphela engangilazi. Futhi ngakhosasi—sasi manje…31 Kulungile, mnumzane. [UMfowethu Branham unikezwainothi—Umhl.]: “Siza ube nomkhuleko, wenenekazi phakathilapha manje lopha ekhaleni.”

Asikhuleke:32 Nkulunkulu othandekayo, ngiyaKucela, Nkosi, Wena ungu—nguMphilisi omkhulu futhi ngicela ukuthi umusa waKhonesihawu kuzothinta lonawesifazane othandekayo njengamanjefuthi kunqamule lelogazi. Njengabantu abakholwayoababuthene ndawonye, inenekazi lize lapha ukuthokozelaiZwi leNkosi nenhlanganyelo yabantu, futhi ngiyaKucela,Nkosi, njengamanje, ukuba ukhuze isitha futhi unqamuleigazi. EGameni likaJesu Kristu. Amen. (Futhi siyakukholwa,siyakukholwa).33 Ngiqhubeke nendaba encane ukuthi nje ukuthola umuzwangaphambi kokuba sehlele ngqo emanothini ambalwa enginawoabhalwe lapha, nomunye umBhalo.34 Manje wathi, “Awu, lendoda endala, sizowela futhi siyibone.Inenqwaba yabampongolozi endaweni yayo,” wathi, “kodwaingumphikinkolo.” Wathi, “Uma…Ivele nje ithi ayisiqalekiseuma siye laphaya.”35 Ngathi, “Kodwa asitholi-zingwejeje lapha. Kade sikhempeamaviki amane.” Futhi sasingcolile, nentshebe yonkeimahliphihliphi ebusweni.36 Wayesethi, “Awu?”

Ngathi, “Asiwele.”37 Ngakho sehla amamayela ambalwa, cishe amamayelaangamashumi amabili. Ngangikade ngike ngabakhona

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ezweni ezansi lapho kanye ngaphambili, ubusuku obuthathu,enkundleni yokukhempa yamaMethodisti lapho okwakukadekukhona ezinye izinto ezinkulu iNkosi eyayizenzile, nenkonzoenkulu yokuphilisa phakathi kwabantu bamaMethodisti. Sase-ke siya emuva le phezu kwamanye amagquma nabampongolozinamabriji. Futhi ufanele nje uyazi iKentucky ukuba ukwazi,ukuthi hlobo luni lwendawo owawufanele ungene kulo. Futhisisabuyela lapho sifika endlini, futhi lapho kuhlezi indodaendala, amadoda amabili amadala, ehlezi phandle laphonezigqoko ezindala ziyacazela zibheke phansi phezu kobusobawo, futhi—futhi wathi, “Nanso,” wathi, “ingeyisidlakela.”Wathi, “Iyalizonda lelogama lo ‘mshumayeli,’” washo.38 Ngakho ngathi, “Awu, kungcono ngihlale emotweni,kungenjalo asizukukuthola nhlobo ukuzingela.” Ngathi, “Ngenabese umcela ukuthi singazingela yini.”39 Ngakho waphuma wayeseqala ukuyongena, wakhulumakuwo. Futhi eKentucky, njalo, niyazi, kungukuthi “ngena,”kanjalonjalo. Futhi ngakho wenyukela lapho wayesethi, “Angazinje noma besingazingela yini isikhashana endaweni yakho.”40 Indoda endala ihlezi lapho, cishe ineminyaka engamashumiayisikhombisa-nanhlanu ubudala, ugwayi wehla emlonyeniwayo, yathi…iphimisa, yayisithi, “Ungubani igama lakho?”

Wathi, “Igama lami nginguWood.”Wathi, “Ngabe unakho ukuhlobana nendoda endala uJim

owake wahlala…”Wathi, “Ya, ngingumfana kaJim.” Wathi, “NginguBanks.

Ya.”41 “Awu,” yathi, “indoda endala uJim wayeyindoda eqotho.”Yathi, “Impela, zisize.” Yathi—yathi, “Uhambawedwa?”

Wathi, “Qhabo, umelusi wami uphandle lapho.”Yathi, “Ini?”Wathi, “Umelusi wami uphandle emotweni,” wathi,

“uzingela nami.”42 Yathi, “Wood, awuqondile ukuthi usuzehlise ngangokuthiusuze uthathe nomshumayeli noma uyaphi?”43 Ngakho inesankahlu, isimilo esidala, ngakho ngacabangaukuthi kungcono ngiphume emotweni, niyazi. Ngakhongaphuma ngase ngihambahamba, yayisithi, “Awu, futhiungumshumayeli, hhe?”44 Ngathi, “Yebo, mnumzane.” Yangibuka phansi-phezulu;igazi lezingwejeje, nokungcola. Yathi—yathi…ngathi,“Akubukeki kufana kakhulu nakho.”45 Yathi, “Awu, ngithi nje ukukuthanda lokho.” Yathi, “Uyazi,kukhona engifuna ukukutshela khona.” Yathi, “Ngifanele ukubangumphikinkolo!”

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46 Ngathi, “Yebo, mnumzane, ngikuqondile lokho.” Ngathi,“Angicabangi ukuthi kukhulu ukuqhosha ngakho, nokho.Uyacabanga na?”47 Yathi, “Awu,” yathi, “Angazi.” Yathi, “Ngizokutshela ukuthingicabangani ngani bafo.”

Ngathi, “Kulungile.”48 Yathi, “Nikhonkotha phezulu esihlahleni esingesiso.” Futhibangaki owaziyo ukuthi lokho kusho ukuthini na? Niyabo?Kusho ukuthi yinja enamanga, niyabo; isilwane igqalashuasikho enhla lapho nhlobo, niyabo. Yathi, “Nikhonkothaphezulu esihlahleni esingesiso.”

Ngathi, “Lokho kusekucabangeni.”49 Yayisithi, “Awu,” yathi, “buka, uyawubona lowoshimulaomdala omi phezulu lapho na?”

“Yebo.”50 “Ngazalelwa phezulu lapho, eminyakeni engamashumiayisikhombisa-nanhlanu eyedlula.” Yayisithi, “Ngihlalekhona lapha kulamagquma, macala onke, yonke leminyaka.”Yayisithi, “Ngibuke ngasezibhakabhakeni, ngibuke laphanalaphaya, futhi, impela, kuyo yonke leminyaka engamashumiayisikhombisa-nanhlanu, bengiyobona into ethize eyayibukekanjengoNkulunkulu. Ubungacabangi kanjalo na?”51 Ngathi, “Awu, kuya ngokuthi ubukani, uyabo, nomaucingani.”52 Yayisithi, “Awu,” yathi, “Impela a—angikholwa ukuthikukhona okuthiwa ngumdali. Futhi ngikholwa ukuthi nina bafokalula nje niyaphuma bese niwaka abantu emalini yabo nayoyonk’into. Futhi yileyondlela okuhamba ngayo.”53 Ngathi, “Awu, uyisakhamuzi saseMelika, unelungeloekucabangeni kwakho uqobo—uqobo.”54 Yathi, “Kunomfo oyedwa, ngesinye isikhathi, engezwangaye,” yathi, “impela obeyo…Uma e…Uma bengingakengize ngikhulume naye lowomfo,” yathi “Ngingathanda uku—ukumbuza imibuzo embalwa.”

Ngathi, “Yebo, mnumzane.”55 Yathi, “Kwakungumshumayeli, ungahle umazi.” Yathi,“Wayenomhlangano enhla lapha eCampbellsville, kungekudala,egcekeni lendlu yokukhonzela enhla lapho, inkundlayekhempu.” Yayisithi, “Ngiyalikhohlwa igama lakhe.” Yathi,“Ungowase Indiana.”

Futhi—futhi ngathi, “O? Yebo, mnumzane.”56 NoMfowethu Wood waqala ukuthi, “Awu, ngi…”(“Ungakusho lokho.”) Futhi ngakho yathi…

Ngathi, “Kunjani ngaye?”

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57 Yathi, “Awu,” yathi, “inenekazi elidala…” (omuny’umuntu)“phezulu lapho egqumeni…” Yathi, “Uyazi, lalibulawangumdlavuza.” Yayisithi, “Unkosikazi nami sasenyukelalapho ekuseni uku—ukushintsha umbhede walo.” Yathi,“Babengakwazi ngisho nokuliphakamisela phezulu ngokweneleukuba balibeke epoweni,” yathi, “babefanele nje badonse ishidielimuncayo.” Yayisithi, “Lalifa. Lalikade liye eLouisville, futhilathi odokotela base belidelile futhi bathi lali ‘zofa.’58 “Nodadewabo wenyukela kulowomhlangano, yayisithi,‘Lowomshumayeli wayemi enhla lapho emsamo, wabuka emuvaphezu kwezithameli wayesebiza lona wesifazane ngegama,wayesemtshela, “Esehamba, wathatha iduku wayeselifakaesikhwameni sakhe—sakhe semali.” Wayesebiza leligamalowesifazane ezansi lapha, amamayela angamashumi amabilingezansi kwalapha, wayesesho ukuthi wayephethwe kanjaningumdlavuza, ukuthi wayengubani igama lakhe, nakho konkeayedlule kukho; wathi, “Thatha leloduku bese uyolibeka phezukowesifazane,” wayesesho ukuthi “owesifazane uzophiliswaemdlavuzeni wakhe.”’”59 Yayisithi, “Behlela lapha ngalobobusuku.” Yathi,“Qiniso, ngezwa ukudazuluka okwesabeka kunakho konkeenhla lapho. Ngacabanga ukuthi babeneSalvation Armyededelwe esiqongweni segquma phezulu lapho. Yathi, ‘Awu,’ngathi, ‘Ngiqagele udade omdala usefile.’ Yathi, ‘Sizo…Kusasa sizohamba silande inqola, nokuthi simkhiphelakanjani emgwaqeni omkhulu,’ yayisithi, ‘ukuze bakwaziukumyisa kumngcwabi.’ Yayisithi i…Salinda. Asikho isidingosokwenyuka ngalesosikhathi sobusuku.” Yathi, “Kuthi akubeyimayela phezulu egqumeni lapha.” Yathi, “Senyukela laphongokusa okulandelayo, futhi uyazi ukuthi kwenzekani?”

Ngathi, “Qhabo, mnumzane.”60 Yathi, “Wayehlezi lapho edla ophaya bama apulaabathosiwe, futhi ephuza ikhofi, nomyeni wakhe.”

Ngathi, “Uqonde lokho?”Yathi, “Yebo, mnumzane.”“O!” Ngathi, “Manje, mnumzane, awuqondile ngempela

lokho.”61 Yathi, “Okungikhathazayo yilokho oku…yakwenzakanjani leyondoda, futhi ingakaze ibe kulelizwe, futhi ikwazilokho.” Niyabo?

Ngase ngithi, “O, awukukholwa lokho.”Yathi, “Yiqiniso.”Ngathi, “Uyakukholwa lokho na?” Niyabo?

62 Ya—yathi, “Awu, senyukela lapho egqumeni,ngingakufakazisa kuwe.” Isibuye ishumayela kimi manje,niyabo.

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63 Ngakho nga—ngathi, “Mm-mm.” Ngacosha iapula, nga—ngase ngithi, “Ngingalithatha elinye lalawa ama apula na?”Ngase ngilesulela ezingutsheni zami.64 Yathi, “Awu, amayelo jakethe awadla ayawaqeda, ngiqageleungalithatha elilodwa.” Kwase kuthi-ke…Futhi manje ngathi,“Awu,…” Nga—ngaluma…ngaliluma, Ngase ngithi, “Lelo yiapula elihle.”65 Yathi, “O, yebo.” Yathi, “Uyazi ukuthini? Ngasitshalalesosihlahla lapho, o, eminyakeni engamashumi amane edlule,noma into efana naleyo.”

Ngathi, “O, kunjalo na?”“Yebo, mnumzane.”

66 Ngase ngithi, “Awu, futhi njalo ngonyaka…” Ngathi,“Ngiyaqaphela asikabi naso isithwathwa, kusesekuqalenikukaAgasti.”Ngase ngithi, “Lawomaqabunga awa ezihlahleni.”67 “Yebo, mnumzane. Kunjalo, siza ekwindla. Kholwa ukuthisizoba nesasekuqaleni ngalesisikhathi.”68 Ngathi, “Yebo, mnumzane.” Ngashintsha indaba, niyabo.Yayisithi…Ngathi, “Awu, uyazi, kuyisimanga,” ngathi, “ukuthilawomanzi esihlahleni aphuma kanjani kulesosihlahla.” Ngathi,“Nalawomaqabunga liyawohloka, futhi nokho akukho…be—bezingakabi naso isithwathwa ukubulala iqabunga.”69 Yayisithi, “Awu,” yathi, “lokho kuhlangene ngani nalokhoesikhuluma ngakho na?”70 Ngase ngithi, “Awu, ngi—ngiyamangala nje.” (Uyazi,umama njalo wayethi, “Nika inkomazi intambo eyenele futhiizozilengisa yona, uyazi.” Ngakho nje ngiyinika inqwabayentambo.)71 Ngakho yaqhubeka yaphuma, yayisithi, “Awu, yebo, lokhokuhlangene ngani nakho na?”72 Ngathi, “Uyazi, uNkulunkulu wenyusa lawoma apula, naweuyawajabulela lawoma apula namaqabunga, futhi wahlala e—ethunzini kanjalonjalo. Ayehla ekwindla lonyaka futhi,” ngathi,“ayabuya enyuke futhi nama apula nanamaqabunga futhi.”73 Yayisithi, “O, leyo yimvelo nje. Uyabo, leyo yimvelo nje.”74 Ngathi, “Awu, kusobala, leyo yimvelo.” Ngathi, “Leyoyimvelo, kodwa Ukhona ozofanele alawule imvelo.” Niyabo,ngi…yathi…“Ngitshelemanje yini eyenza lokho na?”75 Yayisithi, “Awu, nje yi—nje ngokwemvelo yimvelo.”76 Ngathi, “Ubani lo osho kuleloqabunga elincane manje,ne…?” Ngathi, “Manje, isizathu leloqabunga liwohloka,yingoba amanzi esihlahla ehlela empandeni. Futhi uma-kelawomanzi esihlahla ehlale phezulu esihlahleni sonke isikhathisasebusika na? Bekungenzekani na?”

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77 Yathi, “Abengasibulala isihlahla.”78 “Awu,” ngathi, “manje, buhlakani buni obehlisa lawomanziesihlahla ayongena ezimpandeni, ubuthi, ‘Phuma lapha manje,sekuba yikwindla lonyaka, yehlela ezimpandeni futhi ucashe’?Futhi ahlale phansi ezimpandeni njengethuna; bese kuthi-kengentwasahlobo elandelayo abuye enyuke futhi, enyuse amanyefuthi ama apula, futhi enyuse amanye futhi amaqabunganezinto.”79 Yathi, “Leyo yimvelo nje, iyokwenza.” Yathi, “Isimo sezulu!Ukushintsha, uyazi, ikwindla elifikayo.”80 Ngathi, “Beka ibhakede lamanzi esigxotsheni phandlelapho, bese ubona ukuthi imvelo iyawehlisela yini phansiekugcineni kwesigxobo bese ibuye iwenyuse futhi. Uyabo?”Niyabo?

“Awu,” yathi, “ungahle ube nento ethize.”Ngathi, “Cabanga ngakho ngenkathi sisayozingela.”Yayisithi, “Awu,” yayisithi, “zingelani lapho enifuna khona.”

81 Ngase ngithi, “Uma sengibuya, uma uzongitshela ukuthibuhlakani buni obuhambisa lawomanzi esihlahla aphumekulesosihlahla ehlele ezimpandeni, ukuba ahlale ubusika bonkebese ebuya ngobusika obulandelayo, ngizokutshela ukuthi loboNgubuhlakani obufanayo obangitshela ngalowo wesifazanephezulu lapho.”

Yathi, “Batshela wena?”Ngathi, “Yebo, mnumzane.”Yathi, “Awusuye lowomshumayeli!”Ngathi, “Ungalazi igama lakhe na?”Yathi, “Yebo.”Ngathi, “UBranham?”Yathi, “Yilowo-ke.”Ngathi, “Ku—kunjalo.” Niyabo?

82 Futhi niyazi ukuthini? Ngayiholela kuKristu indoda endala,khona lapho ebufakazini bayo uqobo.83 Futhi sekungunyaka kamuva ngangisezansi lapho futhingadonsa imoto (inelayisense yase Indiana kuyo) egcekeni. Basebathutha, yayisifile. Futhi ngakho ngenkathi ngibuya, nakhokwakumi umkayo kuthi impela akangihlokoze; ngangicabangaukuthi nganginemvume yokuzingela. Futhi uphuma lapho,wathi, “Awukwazi ukufunda na?”84 Ngathi, “Yebo, mem.” Wathi, “Uzibonile lezozimpawu zithi‘AkuZingelwa!’?”85 Ngathi, “Yebo,mem, kodwa” ngathi, “Ngi—nginemvume.”

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86 “Awunamvume!” washo. Wayesethi, “Sathola lendawo—ndawo ifakwe izigxobo iminyaka eminingi.”87 Ngathi, “Awu, dade, ngi—ngibe nephutha-ke, ngiyaxolisa.”88 Wayesethi, “Awuxolisi lutho! Leyo ilayisense yase Indianailapho, futhi uhlezi phezulu lapha, ningabantu abanesibindikunabo bonke!”

Ngathi, “Ngingakuchaza na?” Ngathi…Wathi, “Ubani okunika imvume?”

89 Ngathi, “Angazi nje…” Ngathi, “Kwakuyindodaeyayisikhulile ihlezi phandle lapho egosini, ngenkathi ngisezansilapha ngonyaka odlule, futhi sasikhuluma ngoNkulunkulu.”Niyabo?

Wayesebuka, wathi, “UnguMfowethu Branhamna?”Ngase ngithi, “Yebo, mem.”

90 Wathi, “Ngithethelele. Bengingazi ukuthi ubungubani.”Wathi, “Ngifuna ukukutshela ubufakazi bayo. Amahora ayookugcina okufa, yaphakamisa izandla zayo futhi yadumisauNkulunkulu.” Wathi, “Yafela ekukholweni kwamaKristu, futhiyathwalwa yayiswa kuNkulunkulu.” Niyabo?91 “Uma bethula, amadwala masinya ayakumemeza.” Kunentoethize emvelweni.92 Bhekisisani izinyoni, bhekisisani izilwane, bhekisisaniyonk’into, futhi bhekisisani imvelo.93 Bhekisisani ijuba elincane ukuthi lindiza kanjani. Ukuthiliyinyoni ehluke kanjani, niyabo. A—alinanyongo, alikwaziukudla njengoba kungadla igwababa. Niyabo? Alinanyongokulo. Alidingi ukuba ligeze umzimba e—e—emanzini, ngobalinento ethize ngaphakathi kulo; iyalihlanza kusukelangaphakathi kuphumele ngaphandle, niyabo.94 Yileyondlela umKristu ayiyo. Yileyondlela uNkulunkuluazimela ngayo Yena uqobo, e—e—ejubeni. Niyabo, ngoba…ne…uJesu wamelwa njengeWundlu. Njalo emvelweni uyotholauNkulunkulu. NoNkulunkulu wasifanisa nemvu ezofaneleiholwe. Senake naqaphela lapho, ngashumayela intshumayelongakho ngesinye isikhathi esedlule na? Ukuthi iJuba lehlelaeWundlwini, ukuhola iWundlu, futhi LaLiholela ekuhlatshweni.I—i—iJuba! Manje, uma leloWundlu…LeloJuba lalingehlelephezu kwanoma yiluphi olunye uhlobo lwesilwane, ngobazombili zazifanele zibe ngezemvelo efanayo. Niyabo? UkubaiJuba lalehlele phezu kwempisi, futhi yayiyothimula nomaibhavumule, iJuba laliyosuka Lindize.95 Awu, leyo yindlela efanayo manje. Nezindlela zethu ezimbi,uMoya oNgcwele uvele Usuke undize nje futhi umuke. Uzofaneleube nemvelo efanayo. Inyoni yamaZulu, ijuba; isilwane esimnenekunazo zonke emhlabeni, iwundlu; zingavumelana ndawonye.

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Futhi uma uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwethu futhiusenze izidalwa ezintsha, khona-ke Ungasihola. Kodwa sizamaukuphila impilo endala efanayo, angeke isebenze! Ingeke njeisebenze.96 Manje, isinyathelo sokuqala mhlawumbe oke wasithathaempilweni yakho, sikhuluma ngobuholi, mhlawumbe izandlazomunye umama omdala onomusa. Lezozandla zingahleukuba zisekhona kulobubusuku, phandle lapha kwamanyeamangcwaba ndawondawo, kodwa leso kwakuyisandlaesakubambayo ukubawenze isinyathelo sakho sokuqala.97 Kwase kuthi emva kokuba umama esekufundise ukuthikuhanjwa kanjani, futhi wawenza izinyathelo ezimbalwa beseuwa phansi, bese usukuma, futhi wawucabanga ukuthi wawenzaizinto ezinkulu, wayesekuphendulela kuthisha wesikole. Besekuthi-ke useqala ukukuholela emfundweni; yokuthi kanjaninokuthi ufanele wenzeni, nokuthi ufanele ufunde kanjani, no—nokunye kanjalo.98 Kwase kuthi emva kokuba uthisha wesikole eseqedilengawe, wase ubuyela emuva, ubaba wakho wakuthola. Kwasekuthi-ke ngenkathi ubaba wakho esekutholile, wakufundisamhlampe ibhizinisi lakho; ukuthi uba kanjani ngusomabhizinisiophumelelayo, ukuthi zenziwa kanjani izinto kahle. Umamawakho wakufundisa ukuthi uba kanjai ngu—ngunkosikaziwomuzi, ukuthi kuphekwa kanjani, nokunye kanjalo.99 Kwase kuthi emva kokuba sebeqedile ngawe, kwase kuthiumfundisiwakho noma umpristiwakuthola.100 Kodwa manje ubani okuholayo na? Yilowo umbuzo manje.Manje, sonke siholwa yinto ethize kulobubusuku. Sifanele.Siyaholwa. Qaphelani!101 Manje ake sibuke okwalomfo osemncane…okwakumthonyile. Ake sibuke i…losomabhizinisi osemncanesizombiza kanjalo, ngoba wayengusomabhizinisi. Wayeyindodaephumelela kakhulu. Ake sibuke abaholi bakhe.102 Mhlampe, kuqala, umama wakhe wayemfundisilenjengomfana omncane izinto ayefanele azenze. Ubaba wakhewayemenze impumelelo enhle ngempela, futhi mhlawumbewamshiyela i—wamshiyela ifa, ngoba wayengumbusiqobo lwakhe; mhlampe ubaba wakhe wayesashona,ngakho wayengu—ngusomabhizinisi. Wayeyi…Ake simbize,namhlanje, njengosomabhizinisi ongumKristu; noma,wayengusomabhizinisi okholwayo, ngicabanga ukuthi kungabayisicaphuno esedlula zonke.103 Lendoda yayingekholwayo, yayingesuye nhloboumphikinkolo. Futhi yayifundiswe ngumama wayo ukuthiyenze kanjani kahle, ukuthi ihambe kanjani, ukuthi izigqokisekanjani. Yayifundiswe ngubaba wayo, ibhizinisi elikhulu,nokuthi ibe kanjani yindoda ephumelelayo; nebhizinisi layo

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laliphumelela. Nobaba nomama babekhulele ebandleni,futhi babeyikhombe kumpristi. Nompristi wayeyenze indodaekholwayo ngempela. Ngakho-ke yayiyindoda ephucuke kahle,yayingumfana okahle nesimilo esihle.104 Uma uJesu Kristu ayibuka futhi wayithanda, kwakukhonaokuthize ngomfana okwakungokwangempela. Kunjalo.Ngokuba iBhayibheli lasho lapha, siyathola kuMarku,“Futhi uJesu embheka, wamthanda.” Ya, “UJesu embheka,wamthanda.” Ngakho ngakho-ke kufanele kube nokuthizekwangempela okugqamile ngalomfo osemncane. Wayeyi…wayenesimilo esihle, nesilinganiso sesimilo esihle. Wayeyindodaeyakhuliswa kahle; ehlakaniphile, esmati, ekhaliphile,ephumelela ebhizinisini, nendoda ekholwayo. Wayenenqwabayezimilo zezimo ezinhle okwakugqamile, ngangokuthi kwahehaukunaka kukaJesu Kristu uMsindisi. Kodwa ngenkathikubhekwana naye, engophumelelayo kuzo zonke lezi ezinyeizinto…105 Akukho okwakuhambe kabi; wayesikwe ngokuphelelekahle, ekalwe kahle, ehlakaniphile, enemfundo ekahle,impumelelo yakhe, wayesmati, usomabhizinisi okahle,mhlawumbe wayengoweqembu losomabhizinisi ndawondawolapho ePalastine. Angahle ukuba wayengowenhlanganyeloyosomabhizinisi njengoba sinayo lapha kulobubusuku,akumangalisi wayengowayo, ngoba usomabhizinisi wayehlalanjalo enezinhlanganyelo nomunye, omunye nomunye.106 Isizathu njenge “zinyoni zohlobo olulodwa” nje, banezintoabaxoxa ngazo. Futhi uma lokhu…Amadoda akholwayo,awafuni ukuxoxa ngendoda ephethe ebhareni ne…onkendawonye, ngoba awanalutho ahlanganyela kulo. Sifanelesibe nezinto esihlanganyela kuzo. Ngakho amaKristu anezintoahlanganyela kuzo namaKristu; izoni sinezinto ezihlanganyelakuzo ne—nezoni; ne—nezinhlangano zemiphakathi, noma ngabebayini, banezinto abahlanganyela kuzo. Nalomfana osemncanemhlawumbewayengowe—wenhlanganyelo yosomabhzinisi.107 Futhi wayekholwa ngakho konke, ngoba uJesu, ekumbuzenilapha, wathi, “Ngiyigcinile yonke lemiyalelo, ngayigcinakwasebusheni bami.” Kunjalo.108 Niyabo, wayekhuliswe kahle, wafundiswa kahle, nayoyonk’into. Kodwa ngenkathi ebhekana nom—mcabangowokuPhila okuPhakade…Manje ngifuna niqaphele, nasosonke lesisimilo ayenaso, wayazi nokhowayengenakho ukuPhilaokuPhakade.109 Manje, zonke ezezinhlangano zethu zemiphakathi, ibandlalethu, ubulunga bethu nezinto esizithatha njengegugu kakhulu,izinhlangano zethu zemiphakathi yaseMelika, nayo yonk’into,inhle kakhulu, akukho lutho olufanele lushiwo olumelananalokho. Nenhlangano yethu yomphakathi woSomaBhizinisi

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abangamaKristu lapha, iyinto enkulu, ibe ngumnyango ovulelwemina ukuba…emicabangweni yami engakhethi-hlelo yokuthi“singamaKristu.”110 Akukho-muntu (akukho nelilodwa ihlelo) elingasibizangabalo, umKristu wangempela, ngoba ningabakaNkulunkulu.Amahlelo angawenziwe ngumuntu, nobuKristubungobuthunywe eZulwini. Kodwa kuzo zonke lezizintoesinazo, zizinhle zinjalo, kukuhle kunjalo sibuthana ndawonye,futhi sinemihlangano emihle injalo, nokuqonda inhlalakahleesinakho, nokho ngamunye sibhekana nokuPhila okuPhakade.Futhi akunandaba ukuthi besiphumelela kanjani ebhizinisini,ukuthi besiphumelela kanjani, nokuthi siyilunga lebandlaelikhulu kanjani, nokuthi sisebenza kanjani, ukuthi sizamakanjani ukwenza okufaneleyo, noma kunjalo, uma kungenziwangendlela efaneleyo, kungukukhonzwakukaNkulunkulu ngeze.111 UJesu wakubhanqa lokho ngendlela efanayo, njengobangima lapha umzuzwana. Wathi, “NiNgikhonza ngeze,nifundisa izifundiso eziyimiyalo yomuntu.” Manje cabangani!Okuqotho, ukukhonza okwethembekile (ngobuqotho benhliziyoyakho) kuNkulunkulu, futhi kube kusalokhu kuyize!Kwaqala ngaleyondlela ngoKayini, ensimini yase-Edene.Ukukhonza okuqotho, kodwa kwenqatshwa! Ekholwa impela,kwakusalokhu kwenqatshiwe!112 EShreveport ngeviki eledlule, ngeviki eliphambi kweledlule,emhlanganweni waMadoda angosomaBhizinisi, ukudlakwasekuseni lapha lapho amakhulu amaningana abantuayekade ebuthene khona, ngathatha amahora amabili nohhafuukuba ngikhulume ngokuthi: Ukwenzela UNkulunkuluINkonzo KungengaNtando kaNkulunkulu. Manje, lokhokuzwakala kuyisimanga, kodwa sifanele sizifake thinaemgudwini emgudwini ohlinzekwe nguNkulunkulu nendlelakaNkulunkulu yokukwenza. Akunandaba ukuthi sicabangakangakanani ukuthi kuqinisile, kufanele kuhambisane neZwileNkosi kungenjalo kuyize. UKayini wakhonza, kodwakwakungahambisani neZwi leNkosi. AbaFarisi bakhonza,kodwa kungahambisani neZwi leNkosi. Futhi kulomlayezoothize koSomaBhizinisi, ngafundisa lokhu.113 UDavide, wayefuna ukwenzela iNkosi inkonzo, futhiwayeqinisile kulokho akusho. Wathi, “Kulungile yini ukubaumphongolo weNkosi ube sezansi lapho na? Asiwenyuselelapha.” Ngezinsuku zenkosi, enye inkosi yaphumelela. Wathi,“Akulungile. Abazange belulekane neNkosi, kodwa sifanelesikwenze.” Manje, lokho kuqinisile, ababefanele bakwenze.Wathi, “Sifanele silande umphongolo, futhi singelulekananeNkosi.” Nalokho kuqinisile, wawusezansi kweliny’izwe.Wathi, “Sifanele siwenyusele lapha. Wenyuseleni lapha beseniwufaka endlini yethu lapha, bese sikhonza iNkosi.”

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114 Manje qaphelani wahamba ngomgudu ongafaneleukuba ayenze. Welulekana nezinduna zamashumi amahlanunezamakhulu nezezinkulungwane. Bonke kwelulekwana nazo,zonke. Lokhu kwakuyintando yeNkosi, kwakubukeka kanjalo,noma kwakuyi—yiZwi leNkosi.115 IZwi leNkosi, ngeziny’izikhathi, ufanele uLifake endaweniyaLo efanele kungenjalo akusiyo iNtando yeNkosi. Niyabo?Manje lokho akucwile kujule futhi nizothola u—umcabangoovamile walokho engizama ukukusho.116 Angifuni ibandla liwele ezinyathelweni enazitholalaphaya eNgilandi: izinwele ezinde, namadoda apende ubuso,naphendukezelayo. Asikufuni lokho! Akunandaba ukuthikuzwakala kunokukholwa kanjani, nokuthi uElvis Presleyangawacula kanjani amaculo okholo, usalokhu engudeveli.Futhi angisuye umehluleli, kodwa “Nibazi ngezithelo zabo.”Niyabo? UyiPhentekoste, kodwa lokho akwenzi nomncuumehluko. Niyabo, izithelo zakho ziyakufakaza oyikho.117 Akunandaba uma uMoya ufika phezu kwakhe,wayengakhuluma ngezilimi, wayengamemeza, wayengaphilisaabagulayo, futhi uJesu wathi, “Abaningi bayakuza kiMingalolosuku, futhi bathi, ‘Nkosi, angenzanga yini lokhu nalokho na?’ Futhi Ngiyothi, ‘Sukani kiMi, nina enenza okubi,Angizange ngize nginazi.’” Niyabo?118 Sifanele sibe ngawangempela, amaKristu angokoqobo,nendlela kuphela esingenza ngayo lokho ngukubhekana nakhonalombuzo lapha othi “ukuPhila okuPhakade.”119 Sinye kuphela isimo sokuPhila okuPhakade, naleso sivelakuNkulunkulu. Futhi Wasazi phakade sonke isidalwa esiyokesibe naKho. Njengoba nje nawe wawuyimbewana ephumaokhalweni lukayihlo, wawuyimbewana ephuma okhalwenikuNkulunkulu; enye yezingxenye zaKhe ezingehlukanisekikwasekuqaleni nje, kungenjalo awusoze waba Lapho.Uphuma emhlabathini wokukhulela imbewu kanyoko; uyihlowayengakwazi, wawusezinkalweni zakhe. Futhi ngenkathiuphuma emhlabathini wokukhulela imbewu kamama, khona-ke uba yisidalwa esingumuntu futhi wenziwa ngomfanekisokayihlo, manje ungahlanganyela naye. Nento efanayongoNkulunkulu, uma unokuPhila okuPhakade.120 Ukuphila ongena kukho, ukuphila kwemvelo, ukuphilakomzimba, lokho kwakungoyihlo. Nendlela kuphela ongafikauzalwe ngokusha ngayo, yiyona ndlela kuphela, ngukuthikuzofanele kuvele kuBaba wakho waseZulwini, isici saKhesemvelo. “Konke uBaba aNgiphe khona kuyakuza kiMi.”Niyabo?121 Ulapha ngenxa yokuthi igama lakho lafakwa eNcwadiniyokuPhila yeWundlu ngaphambi kokuba kuze kube khonangisho nokusekelwa kwezwe. Kunjalo impela. Uyimbewana

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ephuma okhalweni, imbewana yokomoya ephuma okhalwenikuBaba waseZulwini, ingxenye yeZwi likaNkulunkulu. Lokhokuba kanjalo, njengoba ngishilo, ngaleyonkathi naninoJesungenkathi Wayelapha ngobaWayeyiZwi: nahlupheka naYe, nafanaYe, nembelwa naYe, futhi navuka naYe, futhi manje nihleziezindaweni zaseZulwini kuYe!

122 Qaphelani, uDavide wayecabanga ukuthi yonk’intoyayihamba kahle, futhi welulekana nabo bonke lababantu, futhibonke baqala ukusina nokumemeza nokudazuluka. Babenakhokonke ukunyakaza kwabo kwezenkolo okwakukhona, kodwakwakuselokhu kungesiyo intando kaNkulunkulu ukwehlanokubuyisela iZwi likaNkulunkulu endlini kaNkulunkulu.Kodwa, niyabo, uNkulunkulu njalo (kuyo yonke iminyaka)usebenza ngendlela eyodwa. Isinqumo saKhe sokuqala siyisonasinqumo kuphela, ngoba Uphelele ezinqumweni zaKhe.Akenzi lutho neze Engakwembuli kuqala ezincekwini zaKhe,abaprofethi. Kunjalo impela.

123 Yingakho lona, unyaka webandla esiphila kuwo. Akukho-bandla, akukho-Methodisti, Baptisti, maPhentekoste, kumbenoma yini enye, engake ize ifake leliBandla kuMlobokazi.Kuyofanele kube ngukuphendulwa kukaMalaki 4, ukubauNkulunkulu athume umprofethi ukuba embulwe kuye, ngobayileyondlela kuphela. Amabandla ethu ayahlela futhi aphoseinto enxovanxoveni nesiminyaminya, njengoba nje kade eyikho,noNkulunkulu njalo uthuma abaprofethi.

124 Futhi kwakukhona uNathani emi ezweni, umprofethioqinisekisiwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi akuzangekwelulekwane ngisho nanaye.

125 Futhi behlela lapho futhi babangela impilo yendodaeqotho, kanjalonjalo, futhi yathatha umphongolo. Esikhundlenisokuwubeka emahlombe abaLevi, ukuwuthwala, bawubekaenqoleni ukuwuthwala. Okuxoveke ngakho konke!

126 Niyabo, uma ungahambi ngokwe—kwentandokaNkulunkulu, nendlela uNkulunkulu asinike ukuba sihambengayo, njalo bayaLixova futhi baLichezukisele kwenyeinhlangano, ihlelo, omunye umlayezo, futhi nakho lapho okhona.Niyabo? Bekuhlala njalo kwenziwa ngaleyondlela.

127 Leyo yinto efanayo lomfana abhekana nayo. Uyangena;wayekade eyi—yi—yilunga mhlawumbe labaFarisi nomaabaSadusi, noma olunye uhlelo olukhulu lwangalolosuku.Wayengokholwayo ngakho konke. Wathi, “Ngiyigcinilelemiyalelo engiyifundisiwe, kwasebusheni bami.” Niyabo?NoJesu wamthanda ngakho. Kodwa wala ukuqondiswa, walaukwemukela ubuholi bangempela bukaJesu Kristu ukumnikaukuPhila okuPhakade.

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128 Qaphelani, wakholwa ukuthi kwakukhona into ethizeehlukile kunaleyo ayenayo, kungenjalo wayengeke neze athi,“Mfundisi omuhle, ngingenzenjani manje na?”129 Niyabo, wayefuna ukuzenzela into ethize. Yileyondlelaesenza ngayo, sifuna ukuzenzela into ethize. ISiphosikaNkulunkulu siyisipho esiyisihle. UNkulunkulu uSinikezeleKuwena, awenzi neyodwa into ngaSo. WaSimisela wena, futhiuzoba naSo. Uyabo?130 Qaphelani, wayazi ukuthi Sasilapho. WayekholelwakuSo wayeSifuna. Kodwa ngenkathi esebhekana nokuthiwayefanele akwenze kanjani, kwakwehlukene nenkambisoyakhe. Kwakwehlukile. Wayekwazi ukubamba imali yakhefuthi abe ngowebandla ayengowakulo, kanjalonjalo. KodwauJesu wayekwazi lokho, futhi wayazi ukuthi wayeyibekelelelemali, futhi Wathi, “Hamba uthengise ngakho konke onakho,bese ukupha abampofu. Bese uza, uthabathe isiphambanosakho uNgilandele, futhi uzakuba namagugu eZulwini.” Kodwaakakwazanga ukukwenza.131 Abanye abaholi ayekade enabo ezinsukwini zobusha bakhe,babenokuthonya okukhulu kuye waze wala ukwemukela iNdlelaehlinzekwe nguNkulunkulu, eyayinguJesu Kristu; onguYenakuphela ophethe ukuPhila okuPhakade, onguYena kuphelaongakunika Khona. Akusilo ibandla elingakunika ukuPhilaokuPhakade; hhayi umakhelwane; hhayi umelusi wakho; hhayiumpristi wakho; hhayi isivumokholo sakho; uJesu Kristu qobolwaKhe kuphela ongakunika ukuPhila okuPhakade. Uyi…132 Akunandaba ukuthi ulunge kangakanani, ukuthi yini oyekaukuyenza, ukuthi yini oqala ukuyenza, ufanele ukwemukelauMuntu weNkosi uJesu Kristu. Bese kuthi-ke uma wenza lokho,Yena uyiZwi, bese kuthi-ke impilo yakho ifitha kahle eZwinifuthi iyazibonakalisa uqobo kulonyaka ophila kuwo.133 UNowa wadingeka akwenze lokho enzela iZwi ukubalibonakalisiwe onyakeni wakhe. Manje, ukuba-ke uMoseuyafika, wathi, “Siyakwazi okwenziwe nguNowa, sizothathaizwi likaNowa. Sizokwenza nje ngendlela uNowa akwenzangayo. Sizokwakha u—umkhumbi bese sintanta sehle ngoMfulaiNayili, futhi siphume eGibhithe”? Ngani, kwakungekekusebenze. Niyabo, lowo kwakungomunye unyaka.134 UJesu wayengeke afika nomlayezo kaMose; uLutherwayengenakufika nomlayezo wamaKatolika; uWesleywayengenakufika nomlayezo kaLuther; iPhentekosteyayingenakufika nomlayezo kaWesley. NoMlobokaziangebunjelwe ehlelweni lamaPhentekoste, ngeke njekwakwenza. Futhi kunjalo impela. Selivele lihlelile futhilaphumela lapho, futhi nanto lihlezi, njengawo onke nje.Yikhoba.Njengokuphila nje kwenyuka kuphumela e…Niyabo?

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135 Lowombhali, njengoba ngakhuluma ngobunye ubusuku,lowombhali owabhala lencwadi…Futhi hhayi ngobawangigxeka kabi kakhulu, wathi ngangingu “develi, umayayikhona into enjengaleyo.” Ngakho wathi wayengakholelwakuNkulunkulu. Wathi, “UNkulunkulu owakwazi ukusongaizingalo zaKhe futhi wahlala phezulu futhi wabukelaabafel’ukholo, ngaseminyakeni yasekuqaleni, futhi ezishoukuthi unamandla okuvula uLwandle oluBomvu, futhi ayekelelabo besifazane nabantwana badatshulwe babe yizicucungamabhubesi kanjalonjalo, bese ethi WayenguNkulunkuluothandayo.” Wathi, “Ayikho into ethiwa isidalwa.” Niyabo,umfo, engenakuphefumulelwa kweZwi, uyehluleka ukuLibona.136 Uhlamvu lokuqala lukakolo, uMyeni, wadingeka aweleemhlabathini ukuze avuke futhi. Wenzenjalo uMlobokaziwokuqala owazalwa ePhentekoste wadingeka edlulekulezozikhathi zemiNyaka yobuMnyama njenganomayiyiphi enye imbewu, imbelwe. Babedingeka bafe. Bafanelebakwenze. Kodwa yaqala ukuhluma futhi kuLuther,enguqukweni yokuqala. Ayibukekanga njengembewu eyangena,kodwa kwakungukuKhanya kwalolosuku. I…?…isiqu-ke saqhubekela entshakazeni, uWesley. Futhi ukusukaentshakazeni yaya ePhentekoste, ikhoba.137 Uma ubona kukolo, uma uphuma, uhlamvu lukakolo, indodaetshale ukolo, uyaphuma bese ubona lowokolo ubumbekaphakathi lapho, ubukeka ufana nje ncamashi nohlamvu.Kodwa uma uzothatha isibambo bese uhlala phansi beseuthatha lowokolo bese uwuvula, akukho-hlamvu lapho nhlobo.Yikhoba nje. Bese-ke kuba yini na? Li—libunjwa lapho,ukubamba uhlamvu. Niyabo? Bese kuthi-ke, into yokuqalaniyazi, ukuphila kusukile e—e—esiqwini ukuba kuyongenaentshakazeni; kwashiya intshakaza ukuba kuyongena ekhobeni;kushiya ikhoba futhi kuyongena kukolo. Izigaba ezintathu,niyabo, zawo. Bese kuthi-ke kubumbe uKolo ngaphandlekwezigaba ezintathu (uLuther, uWesley, iPhentekoste). Impelanje. Niyabo, akungabazeki. Ungekewayiphazamisa imvelo.138 Manje bukani, njalo eminyakeni emithathu emva kokubaumlayezo uphumile uthunywe uvela kuNkulunkulu, bayahlela.Lokhu sekube yiminyaka engamashumi amabili, futhi akukho-nhlangano. Ingeke. Niyabo? Manje ikhoba lizofanele lihlubeke,linikeze uKolo ithuba ukuba wenekeke phambi kweNdodana,ukuvuthwisa; uMlayezo ubuyela ngqo eBandleni futhi, ubumbauMzimba kaJesu Kristu njengaLowo nje wokuqala owangenaemhlabathini. Manje, ukubona u—ukuPhila okuPhakade.139 UkuPhila, impela i—isiqu emuva lapha sasithwele ukuPhila.Impela, senza. Kodwa, niyabo, ngenkathi kuba yisiqu futhikwaphela, inhlangano, ukuPhila kwangena ngqo kuWesley;kuphuma ngqo, kwangena. Futhi kanye, ngayinye yazo.Elilodwa, elikhulu idlebe, akubukeki njengohlamvu. Kodwa

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uma impova encane ifika, njenge…e—ekhobeni…nomaesiqwini, impova yentshakaza, ibukeka ifana kakhulu impelanjengohlamvu. Kodwa uma sekwehlela kulelokhoba, lucisheimpela lube lapho.140 Akashongo yini uJesu ukuthi, “Ngezinsuku zokugcina”(uMathewu 24:24) “emibili iyosondelana kakhulu iyodukisanezimbewana ezivela okhalweni, abamiselwe ngaphambili,AbaKhethiwe, uma kwakunokwenzeka”? Kucishe impelakufane nento yangempela, niyabo. Ngakho, ngezinsukuzokugcina. Manje, niyabo, yisikhathi sikakolo manje. Sekubayisikhathi sokuvuna. Lona akusiwo unyaka kaLuther, lonaakusiwo unyakawePhentekoste, lona ngunyakawoMlobokazi.141 Njengoba uMose wabiza isizwe siphume esizweni,uKristu namhlanje ubiza iBandla liphume ebandleni, niyabo;into efanayo esifanekisweni, ebayisa eZweni eliThenjisiwelaPhakade elihle kakhulu.142 Manje, ukwala lowoMuntu owenza ubizo, uKristu,akunandaba uma uyiPhentekoste, iMethodisti, uLuther, nomangabe uyini, uzofanele u…Lonyaka! Akukho okuphambenenawo, lutho nhlobo, kodwa kulonyaka manje nizofanelenemukele (njengoba benza ngalowonyaka) uMuntu kaKristuoyiZwi!

Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwiwayekuNkulunkulu, uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu.ULizwi waba-yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu,……yena izolo,…namuhla, naphakade.

AmaHeberu 13:8. Niyabo, nifanele nemukele lowoMuntuwokuPhila okuPhakade!143 Manje, ukuPhila uLuther ayenakho,kwakungukulungisiswa. UWesley wayenokungcweliswa,kwenezelwe kukho. IPhentekoste yayinokubuyiselwakweziphiwo zibuyela kuyo, zenezelwa kuyo. Kodwa manjekuphelelisa emzimbeni, niyabo, imikhakha emithathuyakho, nakulokho…Manje, uma kufika ukuvuka, ukuPhilaokwaphila kulawomaLuthela, okwaphuma, ukuPhila okwaphilakumaMethodisti futhi kwaphuma, ukuPhila okwangenakumaPhentekoste, onke ayohlwithwa ephuma emhlabathinieMzimbeni woMlobokazi ukuba ufakwe ngaphambi kukaJesuKristu. Udumo kuNkulunkulu! O, kuyaxhuxhumisa!KuyiQiniso!144 Sijike ikhona! Sibheka ngaseZulwini, sibhekisisa ukufika;isiValo esiVivaneni, njengoba besingasho, ukubuya kwaKhe!IBandla lifanele livuswemasinya, futhi sifanele silungele.145 Nendlela kuphela ongenza ngayo, akusikho ukuthi, “Awu,ngingoweAssemblies. NgingoweOneness, Twoness,” kumbenoma ngabe kuyini, onke lapho, “Ngingowe church of God,”

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lokho akuthi shu. “Obaba bethu bamemeza futhi basina,” lokhonje kulunge ngokuphelele, lolo kwakulusuku lwabo. Kodwanamuhla anibhekene nenhlangano abayenza, kodwa nokuPhilaokuqhubekayo, okunguJesu Kristu.146 Lomfo osemncane wayenze into efanayo. UMose wayilobaleyomiyalelo. Kodwa, niyabo, uNkulunkulu ofanayo owalobaimiyalelo, ngomprofethi waKhe, kwakuyinto efanayoeyaprofetha ukuthi usuku lwaluyofika, “NgiyakuvusaumProfethi onjengami. Futhi kuyakufezeka ukuthiwonke ongaMuzwa uyakunqunywa”; emuva emakhobeninezintshakaza zehlelo. Bafanele baqhubekele ekuPhileni. Futhinamuhla, ungasho ukuthi, “NgiyiPhentekoste. Ngingowa leli,ngingowa lelo.” Lokho akusho lutho. Ufanele wemukele uMuntuuKristu, ukuPhila okuPhakade. Kubhekana nathi sonke!Ningakukhohlwa lokho.147 Abanye abaholi, niyabo, babenokubambelela okukhulukuye. Abantu babo uyafundiswa, “Awu, singaba leli, futhisingaba lelo,” futhi babenokubambelela okukhulu kuye. Kodwainto ewukufa okunje pho, ukwenqaba ubuholi bokuPhilaokuPhakade!148 Manje, lokho kuPhila kuyethulwa kulobubusuku. Kunjalo.UMoya oNgcwele ulapha, onguKristu esimweni sikaMoya;uMoya waKhe, ugcobo lulapha.

…isikhashana, izwe lingabe lisangibona; nokhoniyakungibona nina:……Ngokuba ngiyakuba nani, ngibe kini, kuze kube

sekupheleliseni, kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe.149 UJesu yedwa anganiholela ekuPhileni okuPhakade.Akukho-bandla, akukho-hlelo, akukho-mshumayeli, akukho-mpristi, akukho lutho olunye olunganiholela kuKho, ufaneleuholwe nguYe, okunguYena kuphela onganihola.150 Ningathini nje Yena enihola enikhipha eZwini laKhe,okungukuthi lowo nguYe na? Futhi uma EyiZwi, futhi ninaniyingxenye yaKhe, ningebe yingxenye yeZwi na? IZwiuNkulunkulu afuna ukuthela amanzi ensindiso phezu kwalonamuhla, ukuzikhomba Yena uqobo namuhla; njengobaabaphostoli baMkhomba, njengoLuther, njengoWesley,njengakubantu ngalezozinsuku baMkhomba. Lona ngomunyeunyaka. YiZwi! IZwi lathi lezizinto esizibona zenzekamanje, kubikezelwa ukuba zenzeke ngalelihora. Ngakhoyemukelani uJesu Kristu futhi niMvumele aniholele ekuPhileniokuPhakade.151 Nakuba wayezuze ngempumelelo, lomfo osemncane…Wayezuze ngempumelelo zonke izinto ezinhle. Esikoleni, kadeekahle. Njengomfana olungileyo, akungabazeki, wayekadeelungile. Njengobaba wangempela…Ekulaleleni ubabayiwakhe ebhizinisini, wayekade engumfana olungileyo—

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olungileyo. Elungile kubazali bakhe. Wayekade ethembekilekumpristi wakhe. Wayekade ethembekile ebandleni lakhe.Wayekade ethembekile emiyalelweni kaNkulunkulu. Kodwawalahlekelwa yinto enkulu kunazo zonke, zonke ezinye zazozazingasho lutho olukhulu kangako kuye ngenkathi enqabaubuholi bokuPhila okuPhakade, uJesu Kristu.152 Qaphelani! Lobubuholi bubhekana nathi sonke namuhla,into efanayo njengoba yena kuleyonsizwa, si…akunandabaukuthi sikholwa kangakanani. Ningaba yiKatolika,ningaba yiBaptisti, iMethodisti, noma mhlawumbe ningabangamaPhentekoste, kumbe noma ningaba yini, lento efanayoibhekana nani kulobubusuku: ukuPhila okuPhakade,okungukuthi, yemukelani uJesuKristu. Sinikwa lelithuba.153 Ngesiny’is’khathi empilweni sifanele sibhekane nentonjengoba nje lensizwa yenza, ngoba niyisidalwa esisazokufafuthi ninikwa i—ninikwa ithuba lokukhetha. Ninokukhetha.UNkulunkulu wanenza ukuze nikwazi ukukhetha. Uma AbekauAdamu noEva ekubeni ngabazikhethelayo ukuze bakwaziukukhetha, kwase kuthi-ke benza ukukhetha okungalungile,futhi, niyabo, Angenze lutho olunye kuwe kunoma Enza kubo.Uzofanele akubekele into efanayo ukuze ukwazi ukukhethanoma wenqabe.

Unokukhetha. Ake sibuke okunye kwakho:154 Unokukhetha, njengensizwa, ukuthi ngabe uzoba nemfundonoma qha. Unalokho kukhetha. Ungafuna ukuba “ungabi nakhonje,” ningakwala nje.155 Ninokukhetha kokuziphatha kwenu. Ngizolimazakancanyana nje lapha. Niyabo? Ningaphuma futhi niyekeizinwele zenu zikhule zehle futhi nibe yiBeatle noma ezinyezalezizidomu.156 Noma nina besifazane, ningabukeka njenge—ngesidalwaesingumuntu esiqotho noma ningaba njengezinye zalezizidalwaezishaqisayo esinazo phandle lapho, lawomehlo enziwe luhlaza.Nokugunda izinwele zibe zinkimbinkimbi nezinto, baphambenengokuphelele neZwi likaNkulunkulu, okuphambene uqobo;bangawusho ngisho…angeke basho nomkhuleko ukubawemukelwe. Lelo yiQiniso. Kunjalo ngempela. YilokhoiBhayibheli elakusho.157 Kodwa kwenzekeni kini, bandla na? Nibone okuningikakhulu kwetelevishini, izinto eziningi kakhulu zezwe, kululakakhulu emvelweni endala ka-Adamu wakho ukushushumbelakulokho, ukuba aziphathise okwabo bonke abanye.158 Mangikuphinde lokhu futhi! Esinkweni ikosha,ekunikelweni koku—koku—kubuyisana ngezinsuku zikaMose,ngenkathi uMose ekhipha abantwana, kwakuzoba nezinsukueziyisikhombisa ukuthi kwakungezukubakhona-mvubelophakathi kwabantu. Noma ubani uyakwazi lokho. KuEksodusi,

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“Akukho-mvubelo eyofunyanwa ekamu lenu nhlobo, izinsukueziyisikhombisa.” Lokho izinsuku eziyisikhombisa kwakumeleegcwele “iminyaka yebandla eyisikhombisa.” Niyabo?159 “Akukho-mvubelo.” Manje, yini leyo na? Akukho-sivumokholo, akukho-zwe. UJesu wathi, “Uma nithanda izwenoma izinto zezwe, uthando lukaNkulunkulu alukho ngishonakini.” Niyabo? Futhi sizama ukuxubanisa lokho; ningekenakwenza! Nifanele nize entweni eyodwa ukuba niyikholwe:kuphakathi kokuthi nizokholwa uNkulunkulu, nizokholwaibandla lenu, nizokholwa izwe, ni…ningeke nakuxubandawonye. Futhi ningeke nabambelela kulezozinto ezindalaelinye ibandla phambi kwenu elakwenzayo. Nifanele nithatheuMlayezo wehora.160 Wathi, “Okushiywe ngayizolo, ningakuyeki kuhlalekuze kube sekuseni (ukuba kuze kulona omunye unyaka),nikushise ngomlilo; kubhujiswe.” Lowo ngunyaka eniphilakuwo, uMlayezo walonyaka, Ufanele ukhishwe emiBhalwenifuthi uqinisekiswe futhi ufakazelwe nguNkulunkulu ukuthinguNkulunkulu enzenjalo. Manje-ke kuphakathi kokuthiwemukela Lowo noma uWenqabe. Lokho ngukuPhilaokuPhakade, ubuholi bukaMoya oNgcwele, ehola iBandlalaKhe.161 Besingahlala kulokho isikhathi eside, kodwa asiqhubeke,silokhu siqhubeka nje.162 Ukukhetha kokuziphatha kwenu. Beninga…Ningekenakuxuba manje. Kuphakathi kokuthi ngokukaNkulunkulunoma okuphikisana noNkulunkulu, nokuzwakaliswakokungaphandle kukhombisa ncamashi okungaphakathi.Niyabo? Ugudluthukela…Abaningi benu bayacabanga,“Nginombhaphathizo kaMoya oNgcwele, ngiya eZulwini.”Lokho akusho neyodwa into ukuthi uya eZulwini. Qhabo,mnumzane. Ungaba nombhaphathizo kaMoya oNgcwelemahoraonke empilweni yakho, futhi noma kunjalo ulahlwe futhi uyeesihogweni. IBhayibheli lisho njalo. Ehhe, kunjalo impela.163 Bukani lapha, ungumuntu ongaphandle. Unemizwaemihlanu oxhumana ngayo nomzimba ongaphandle.UNkulunkulu wakunika imizwa emihlanu; hhayi ukubauxhumane naYe, ikhaya lakho lasemhlabeni: ukubona,ukunambitha, ukuthinta, ukuhogela, nokuzwa.164 Manje-ke unomoya kwingaphakathi lalowo, futhiunokuphumela ngaphandle okuhlanu: unembeza, nothando,kanjalonjalo. Okuphumela ngaphandle okuhlanu oxhumananezwe lomoya ngalokho, kodwa ngomoyawakho.165 Okomzimba wakho kuxhumana nokomzimba. Okokomoyakwakho kuxhumana nokokomoya. Kodwa ngaphakathikwalokho unomphefumulo, nalowomphefumulo uyimbewanaephuma ivela okhalweni lukaNkulunkulu.

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166 Futhi njengengane ibunjwa esizalweni sikanina. Uma inganeingena e—esizalweni sikamama ngembewana encane, igaqazelaingene eqandeni. Ayibumbi ingqamuzana elilodwa lomuntu,elilandelayo inja, nelilandelayo ikati, nelilandelayo ihhashi.Konke kungamangqamuzana omuntu ngoba kwakha kusukelaengqamuzaneni lomuntu lasekuqaleni.167 Futhi uma umuntu ezelwe ngokusha ngeZwilikaNkulunkulu, emiselwe ngaphambili ekuPhileniokuPhakade, okuthiwa “AbaKhethiweyo,” kuzoba yiZwilikaNkulunkulu phezu kweZwi, iZwi eZwini! Hhayiisivumokholo sehlelo bese-ke kuba yiZwi, nesivumokholo; futhingeke kusebenze. Ungeke waba nalokho kuvutshelwe kuLo!Kunye kuphela ukuPhila okuPhakade, uJesuKristu iZwi:

Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwiwayekuNkulunkulu, uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu.ULizwi waba-yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu,…

168 Bangani, nondla abantwana bami. Ningithumela phesheyaezinkundleni zezimishini ezweni, ukuletha uMlayezo. Ngifanelengibe qotho kini. Engikubukayo, mhlawumbe aniboni.Yilokho engikukhonele lapha ukuzama ukunitshela. Akungobangingabathandi abantu, yingoba ngiyabathanda abantu.Kuyaqondisa. Uma ngibona ukushelela kwebandla, lichezuka,ngithi, “Awu, senza lokhu futhi senza lokho,” futhi siqalazaphezu kwebandla bese ngibona i…Ngeke nje kusebenze.169 Manje-ke bukani lapha eBhayibhelini futhi niboneukuthi kuzoba ngaleyondlela ekupheleni, lowoNyakaweBandla laseLawodikeya, ubeka uJesu ngaphandle (iZwi).Akazange abize…Akazukubiza-bandla. Wathi, “AbaningieNgibathandayo, Ngiyabasola. Ngiyabalaya.” Ethatha iZwifuthi egqonqa ngaLo, futhi ethi, “Ninephutha kukho!”Yingalesosizathu nginithanda. “Uma nizovula umnyango futhiniNgingenise, Ngiyongena futhi ngidle nani.” Hhayi ibandla,Usevele ukhishiwe kulelo.170 Liqonde eMkhandlwini weNkolo yobukristu. Yilapho eseliyekhona, liyongena ngqo eRoma lapho elivela khona. Futhilokho kunjalo impela. Nginakho lokho kubhalwe ephephenikusukela eminyakeni engamashumi amabili-nanhlanu edlule,noma iminyaka engamashumi amathathu-nantathu edlule, futhinakho. Akusikho lokho kuphela, kubhalwe eBhayibhelini,kusuka embonweni. Selibuyele emuva. Akukho-ndlela yokusho,selihambile! Lizoba ngaleyondlela.171 UNkulunkulu ubiza abantu ngamunye. “Ngimi emnyangongingqongqotha. Uma noma yiyiphi indoda, noma yimuphiumuntu…” Umuntu oyedwa ngamunye enkulungwaneni,kungahle kube ngoyedwa esigidini.172 Njengoba ngishilo ebusukwini obumbalwa obedlule.Ngenkathi uIsrayeli ephuma eGibhithe, kwakukhona nje

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abantu abayizigidi ezimbili abezayo, futhi nje izigidi ezimbili;oyedwa nje…abantu ababili nje abangenayo. Oyedwa esigidini.Benikwazi lokho na? UKalebi noJoshuwa.173 NoJesu, ngenkathi Elapha emhlabeni, bathi, “Obaba bethubadla imana ehlane. Sigcina amasiko. Futhi senza lokhu. Siyazilapho esimi khona!”174 Wathi, “Ngiyazi oyihlo badla imana ehlane, futhi bonkebehlukaniswe Phakade. Bafile!”175 Uma isidoda siphuma esiliseni noma esifazaneni,kunamaqanda ayisigidi aphumayo, kunezimbewana eziyisigidieziphumayo. Futhi kuzo zonke lezozimbewana ezincane,ohlobweni…Uma ku—uma kuvela enkomeni yesilisa,noma owesilisa, kumbe noma ngabe kuyini, kunezigidi njezezimbewana, izimbewana eziyisigidi zisebenza. Phakathi laphoyinye kuphela eyalezozimbewana emiselwe ukuphila, ngokubakuneqanda elilodwa laphaya, elizalekayo, ukuhlangananayo. Kunjalo. Iqanda elilodwa kuphela eliyohlangana.Njengalomzimba nje lapha uhlezi lapha, nembewana ivelakuNkulunkulu. Niyabo? Futhi bhekisisani leyombewana encaneyenyuka phakathi kwazo zonke lezi ezinye izimbewana, futhiziyaluza ngakuwo, ziqhubeka ngqo ziwedlula, ziwelele ngaphabese zithola leloqanda elinokuzaleka bese—bese igaqazelaingene ngqo kulo; futhi zonke ezinye ziyafa.176 Ukuba-ke bekungaleyondlela ngebandla namhlanje,elilodwa esigidini na? Niyabona ukuthi beliyoba kuphi na?“Isango lincane neNdlela iyingcingo, futhi bayoba yingcosanaabayoYifumana; ngoba indlela inkulu eyisa ekubhujisweni, futhibayoba baningi abangena khona.”

“Ngabe yiqiniso lelo, Mfowethu Branham na?” Angazi,kodwa nje ngicaphuna umBhalo. Niyabo?177 Manje, nimiselwe ukuPhila. NiyaKubona uma nimiselweukuKubona. Uma ningakumiselwe ukuKubona, aniyikuKubona.Wathi, “Banamehlo kodwa ababoni, izindlebe futhi abezwa.”Nifanele kanjani ukuba nokubonga, bandla! Ukuthi ufaneleuziqondise kanjani wena uqobo kulezizinto! Ukuthi nifanelekanjani ukuba nivuthele uNkulunkulu! Ukuthi amehlo enuabheka enikubonayo, izindlebe zenu izwa lezizinto enizibonayo.Ubuholi! Nizeleni lapha kulobubusuku ukuzozwa uMlayezoonjengaLona na? Ngishaywe uphawu emhlabeni wonke,ngamabandla, njengo “hlanya.” Nizeleni na? UMoya oNgcweleuniholele lapha (niyabo? niyabo?) ukuzolalela. Sokani! Nqumaniizinto zezwe, yemukelani ubuholi bukaJesu Kristu, kungenjalonizobhubha impela nje njengezwe.178 Unokukhetha kokuziphatha. Ukuthi uziphatha kanjani,lokho kukuwe.179 Unokukhetha inkosikazi. Uyaphuma bese uthathainkosikazi yakho. Ufuna ukuthatha inkosikazi, ufuna ukuthatha

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leyo etusekayo kokwakho…kulokho ofuna eyakho…ohloseikhaya lakho lesikhathi esizayo libe yikho. Ungathini nje indoda,indoda engumKristu, iphuma futhi ithatha omunye walabaoRicketta besimodeni abe yinkosikazi na? Hhe? Ungathini nje?Icabanga ngani indoda na? Nhloboni yekhaya ezoba nalo umaithatha umhhunduli wezingubo ukubukisa okunhlobonhlobookusuka emgwaqeni phandle lapha, isifebe somgwaqo na?“O,” wena uthi, “manje, awume kancane.” Izigqokisa kanjaniyona na? Niyabo? Niyabo? Igqoka izikhindi nezinto, iyisifebesomgwaqo. “O,” wena uthi, “manje, Mfowethu Branham!”O, lezoziketi ezindadlana ezimpintshanayo, ubukeka sengathiuthululelwe kuzo, isifebe somgwaqo.180 UJesu wathi, “Obuka owesifazane ukuba amkhanuke,usephingile vele naye enhliziyweni yakhe.” Khona-ke uzofaneleaphendule ngalokho. Futhi wenzeni yena na? Uziveze yena.Ubani onecala na? Kucabangeni.181 Wena uthi, “Abazenzi ezinye izingubo zokugqoka.” Banazoizindwangu nemishini yokuthunga. Akukho-zaba. Hhe-e.Kunjalo impela.182 Manje, angifuni ukunilimaza. Naleli akusilo ihlaya,lona ngu ISHO KANJE INKOSI emiBhalweni. Kuqinisilengempela, mngani. Ngiyindoda endala, anginaso isikhathieside kakhulu sokuhlala, kodwa ngifanele nginitshele iQiniso.Uma lona kungumlayezo wami wokugcina, uyiQiniso. Niyabo?Ungakwenzi, dade. Ungakwenzi, mfowethu.183 Nani bafo olenga e—esivumwenikholo, futhi nibe naziukuthi iZwi likaNkulunkulu liqiniswa phambi kwenu ngqo.Umbhaphathizo kaMoya oNgcwele nalamaqiniso esinawonamhlanje, bese kuthi-ke, ngenxa yesivumokholo senu, niWalena? Ungaba kanjani yindodana kaNkulunkulu futhi uphike iZwilikaNkulunkulu elibikezelelwe lolu izinsuku zokugcina esiphilakuzo na? Ungakwenza kanjani na? IBhayibheli lingakubizakanjani lokhu…184 Njengoba ngishilo izolo ebusuku nge—ngenkosi ngesinyeisikhathi, ezansi eNingizimu, ngenkathi benekhaladi ezansilapho lalithengiselwa ukuba yizigqila. Ngani, ayengengaphezukokuba nje abe yi—yimakethe yemoto eyisekeni, utholaisikhangisi sezindali kuzo. Futhi ngashaqeka, endaweniencane…Ngafunda ngoluny’usuku lapho o—otheng’athengisele abanye efika khona ukuzothenga ezinye, wayesethi,“Awu, manje, ngithanda…” Zazidabukile, wawudingekauzibhaxabule, uzenze zisebenze ngoba zazikude nekhaya.Zathengiswa, izigqila. Futhi zisezweni lezizwe ezazingazilutho ngalo, futhi zingasophinde zibuyele ekhaya futhi, futhizazidabukile. Wawudingeka uzibhaxabule, uzenze zisebenze.Kodwa lona otheng’ athengisele abanye ufika ehlathinilokutshalwa elithize.

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185 Oyedwa umfo osemncane lapho nesifuba sakheesiqhunsuliwe, isilevu sakhe sibheke phezulu, wawungadingiukuba umbhaxabule. Wayeqonde thwi, futhi wayegcine izimilozazo zonke ezinye ziqondile.

Otheng’athengisele abanyewathi, “Ngizomthenga.”186 Wathi, “Akathengisi. Angizukumthengisa.Awuzukumthenga, ngoba akathengisi.”187 Wathi, “Awu, yini emenza ehluke kakhulu kangaka na?”Wathi, “Ngabe ungubasi phezu kwazo zonke ezinye na?”

Wathi, “Qhabo.”Wathi, “Ngabe umondla ngokwehlukile na?”

188 Wathi, “Qhabo. Uyisigqila, udla phandle lapho ekamelwenilokuphekela emkhunjini nazo zonke ezinye.”

Wathi, “Yini emenza umehluko omkhulu kangaka na?”189 Wathi, “Kwakungimangalisa nami, ngaze ngathola.Phesheya eAfrika (lapho bevela khona, lapho amaBhunuabathenga khona, ayesebaletha ngapha ayesebathengisa babeyizigqila), laphaya uyise uyinkosi yesizwe. Futhi nokho,engowezizwe, ekude nekhaya, uyazi ukuthi uyindodana yenkosi.Ngakho uziphatha ngaleyondlela.”190 Ukusolwa okunje pho kobuKristu! Sifanele simeleuNkulunkulu nokuPhila okuPhakade. Sinye kuphela isimosokuPhila okuPhakade, nalowo nguNkulunkulu. Yena yedwaunokuPhila okuPhakade. Futhi singumkhiqizo waKhe, ngobasiyizimbewana eziphuma okhalweni loMoya waKhe. Manje-ke sifanele siziphathe, abesilisa nabesifazane, njengobaiBhayibheli lasho ngathi ukuba senze. Hhayi oJezibelebomgwaqo, noRickies benhlangano; kodwa abanumzaneabahloniphekile abangamaKristu, amadodana namadodakazikaNkulunkulu, azalwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu, ebonakalisaukuKhanya ezinsukwini zethu futhi siKusabalalisa. Kunjaloimpela.191 Sesishushumbe saqhela kangakanani kuKho! Ngani na?Into efanayo lomfana ayenza lapha. Wenqaba, wala ukuPhilaokuPhakade, ngoba Kwakuzomlahlekisela ngokugqamakwakhe emphakathini, Kwakuzomlahlekisela ngokutamasakwakhe—kwakhe—kwakhe kwemali, Kwakuzomlahlekiselangenhlanganyelo yakhe ebandleni, Kwakuzomlahlekiselangenqwaba yezinto. Wayazi ukuthi Kwakuzomlahlekisela ngani,wayengumfana onengqondo, futhi wazizwela ukuthi wayengekealikhokha inani. Nokho wacabanga, “Ngizokwethemba inkoloyami nje futhi ngiqhubeke.” Kodwa phansi enhliziyweniyakhe wayazi ukuthi kwakukhona into ethize ngoJesu Kristueyayehlukile kulabobapristi bangalolosuku.192 Futhi noma yimuphi uMlayezo ongenayo, owangoqobo,ozelwe uMlayezo kaNkulunkulu, wehlukile enkambisweni

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endala. Ngenkathi ukuphilisa kukaNkulunkulu kuphuma,kungekudala, nabaqaphela yini ukuthi abazifanisa nabanyebalandela kanjani na? Niyabo? Futhi bonke bahamba bangenangqo kulezozinhlangano, behlala lapho. Ngabe ukhonaowaziyo ukuthi kwafanele kube noMlayezo olandela lokho na?Ngani, uNkulunkulu akasibungazi! Uheha ukunaka kwethungento ethize, futhi uma Eheha ukunaka kwethu, khona-keUnoMlayezo waKhe.193 Bukani ngenkathi Eqala ukufika emhlabeni, futhi waqalainkonzo yaKhe, “O Rabi osemncane, siyaKufuna ngaphaebandleni lethu. Si…Yehlela lapha.” UmProfethi osemncane.“O, siKufuna ngapha. Woza lapha.”194 Kodwa ngoluny’usuku Wasukuma wayesethi, “Mina noBabawaMi siMunye.”195 “O, he! Uzenza uNkulunkulu.”196 “Uma ningadli iNyama yeNdodana yomuntu futhi niphuzeiGazi laYo, aninakuPhila kini.”197 “Uyindlabantu! Asihlangene ngalutho nalokho.”198 Labobaphostoli bahlala khona lapho; izinkulungwanezaMshiya, kodwa labobaphostoli babemiselwe ukuPhila. Washonjalo. Abakwazanga ukuKuchaza; baKukholwa. Bahlala naKhongqo ngoba, bathi, “Akekho umuntu obengenza lemisebenzi.”199 Ngisho nabapristi babekwazi lokho. UNikodemu wathi,“Siyazi” (umkhandlu weSanhedrin) “ukuthi akekho umuntuobengenza lemisebenzi kungaveli kuNkulunkulu.”Niyabo?200 UPetru, ngoSuku lwePhentekoste, wathi, “UJesuwaseNazaretha, iNdoda efakazelwe nguNkulunkulu phakathikwenu. UNkulunkulu wayenaYe.”201 Bukani emiBhalweni, ukuthi imiBhalo yathi uyokwenzani.UJesu wathi, “Hlolani imiBhalo, kuYo nithi ninokuPhilaokuPhakade. Yiyo ofakaza ngaMi. Ukuba benimazi uMose,beniyakungazi naMi, ngokuba uMose waloba ukuthi Ngiyofika,ngesimo eNgiyofika ngikuso.”Ufika njengeNdodana yomuntu.202 Ufika ngamagama amathathu, njengoNkulunkulu.Okuthathu (njengoYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele),uNkulunkulu ofanayo, yizingxenye ezintathu ezingehlukaniseki.

203 Manje ke, futhi, ukulungisiswa, ukungcweliswa…; uLuther, uMartin, ne—ne—nePentecostal; into efanayo:izingxenye ezintathu ezingehlukaniseki, iziteshi ezintathu,iminyaka yebandla emithathu.204 Into efanayo: amanzi, igazi, nomoya. O, njengobauhambisana nje, imisuka emithathu okukuthatha kukubuyiseleemzimbeni. Njengoba ikuletha kusukela ozalweni lwemvelo,kufanekisa ukuzalwa kukaMoya. Ingane iyazalwa, into

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yokuqala amanzi, okulandelayo yigazi, bese kuba ngukuphila.Yileyondlela oza ngayo eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu, indlelaefanayo. Niyabo? Yileyondlela iBandla elingena ngayo, indlelaefanayo. Into efanayo. Manje qaphelani kulezizinto ezintathu,uNkulunkulu ubumbe owaKhe…ubumba umzimbawaKhe.205 Manje sithola ukuthi phakathi lapha, ukuthi unelungeloekukhetheni kwakho. Ukhetha intombi ofuna ukuyishada;iyakwemukela, kulungile.206 Manje-ke eny’into, unokukhetha ukuthi uyathanda yiniukuphila noma awukuthandi yini ukuphila. Ukhetha manjephakathi kokuPhila nokufa. Ungaphila.207 Lowomfana wayenalokho kukhetha. Wayephumelela kuyoyonke enye into, indoda ekholwayo, kodwa wayazi ukuthiuma lokho…Wazikhulumela khona yena, “Ngiyigcinileyonke lemiyalelo kusukela ngiseyintsha,” kodwa wayaziukuthi wayengenakho ukuPhila okuPhakade. Niyabo? Futhiwayenokukhetha ukuba aKwemukele noma aKwale, futhiwaKwala. Lelo kwaba yiphutha eliwukufa kakhulu impelaayengake alenze. Konke okunye kwakho kwakungekekwabaluleka. Akubalulekile, akubalulekile ngaphandle, umauthatha Lokho kukhetha.208 Manje asimlandele ekukhetheni kwakhe, futhi siboneukuthi kwamholelaphi. Manje, niyabona lapho akhetha khona.Manje, bukani, waye—wayeyisicebi, wayengusomabhizinisi,wayengumbusi, futhi wayeyindoda ekholwayo. Konke lokho!209 Manje besingathi, “Mfana, uyiMethodisti yangoqobo, nomaiBaptisti, noma iPhentekoste. U—ungumfo wangempela, umfanaokahle ngempela. Okahle!” Akukho obungakusho ngaye;unobungani, ukahle, unobudlelwane, nayo yonk’into. Akukhoukungabi nazimilo ngaye. Mhlambe wayengabhemi, aphuze,noma ehle enyuka eya emibukisweni nemidanso, nanomayini ebesingakubiza ngayo namhlanje, njengoba besingafanisaumKristu. Kodwa lokho akukabisikho ukuPhila okuPhakade!Lokho akusikho esikhuluma ngakho. Angahle ukuba wayekadeethembekile ebandleni lakhe, kulokho mhlambe ayeyikho.Kodwa, niyabo, futhi kwamholelaphi na?Ukuthandwa ngabantuokukhulu. Ake sithi, uma wayengumshumayeli, wayengaba…enebandla elingcono. Wayengaba yigosa lesifundazwe nomaumbhishobhi. Niyabo? Kukuholela ekuthandweni ngabantu,futhi kwamholela engcebweni nodumo.210 Kungahle kwenze into efanayo namhlanje, unethalenteelikhulu lokucula. Ngicabange ngaleyonsizwa esikhashaneniesedlule ecule leloculo lapha; ukuthi yayikunikele kanjani lokhokudeveli, futhi manje ikubuyisa…Nokuthi kwehluke kanjaniphakathi kwayo noElvis Presley nabanye balaba. UPat Boone,neqembu elinjalo, uErnie Ford, labobafo, abaculi abakhulu;futhi bathathe amathalente abo, lawomathalente abawaphiwe

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nguNkulunkulu, futhi balisebenzisele ukufaka ugqozi i—imisebenzi kadeveli. Kunjalo. Omunye umculi omkhulubethengisa ngamathalente abo abawaphiwe nguNkulunkulubenzela udumo kulelizwe, ukuba babe ngumuntu othize.Ubungake ube usaba kanjani ngu “mzimba” kunomaubungenza, ukuba ube ngumuntu othize, kunokuba yindodanakaNkulunkulu na?

211 Angikhathali uma unedolobha lonke, umhlaba wonke,futhi ungabemukelanga ubuholi bokuPhila okuPhakadengoMoya oNgcwele (uKristu), uzokwenza kanjani…Ungubaniwena, empeleni na? Ungofile osazofa, ufile esonweninaseziphambukweni! Okholwayo njengoba ufuna ukubanguye; othembeke njengoba ufuna ukuba nguye ebandleni;umshumayeli, uma ufuna ukuba sepulpiti; kodwaukwala, ufile!

212 Wayeyimpumelelo enkulu. Wayeyimpumelelo enkulu laphakulempilo. Impela. Simthola lapho esiqaphela khona…Manje-ke sithola lomfo, ukuthi waya…Simlandela kancanyana,futhi siyabona wathola ukuphumelela okukhulu. Futhisimlandela ngeBhayibheli. Siyaqaphela ukuthi u—u…Simtholaeyisicebi. Unezindawo ezinkulukazi ngempela, wayebungazaumahluleli nemeya yedolobha, noma yini okunye. Uphezuluesiqongweni sophahla, futhi uneziphihli ezinkulu zamadili;nenqwaba yoweta, nabesifazane, namantombazane, nayo yonkeenye into, emzungezile. Futhi kunompofu olele esangweni,ogama linguLazaru. Ushanela imvuthuluka ayisusele kuye.Siyayazi indaba. Into elandelayo, uqhubekela ekuphumeleleni,njengamabandla nje namhlanje ayakuthola.

213 Usomabhizinisi ehlezi lapha, engitshela, “Khona laphaeCalifornia, ukuthi ibandla lizodingeka litshele inyunyanayabasebenzi ukuthi ayenzeni.” Niyabo, kuba yibandla nombusofuthi. Kukini ngqo. Niyabo, niphakathi ngqo lapho, futhinithatha uphawu lwesilo ningalwazi.

214 Uma nake nayithenga enye yamateyipu ami, tholanilena, uma Ngiyithola—uma seNgifika ekhaya, UMkhondoWeNyoka; futhi nizobona ukuthi ukuphi, nibone ukuthi lokhukuphelelaphi. Ngiya ekhaya manje ukuyokhuluma, uma iNkosiithanda. Uthi awube ngamahora amane, ngakho angikwazangaukuwugcina komunye womhlangano onjengalona. Ngidingekangenyukele lapho lapho khona ibandla lingibekezelela isikhathieside kangaka, ngokubekezela. Qaphelani. Kodwa manjeungalalela eteyipini ngesinye isikhathi ekhaya lakho.

215 Qaphelani lokhu, manje sithola ukuthi wayeyimpumeleloenkulu. Bese-ke simthola kamuva waze waba yimpumeleloenkulu ngokuthe xaxa, waze wathi, “Nginokuningi kakhulu!”Mfana, wayengenza umfo wangokoqobo ngempela walolusuku.Wayengeke na? “Ngisho nezinqolobane zami isiqumbile,

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ziyaqhuma. Futhi nginokuningi kakhulu ngaze ngathi, ‘O,mphefumulo, phumula.’”216 Kodwa, akwenze ekuqaleni, wenqaba ubuholi bukaJesuKristu. Ibandla lakhe, ubuhlakani bakhe, imfundo yakhe, nakhokonke, kumholele empumelelweni. Onke amaJuda ayemthanda.Uyawapha, wayewasiza, angahle ukuba wayenze lokhu, lokho,noma okunye. Kodwa, niyabo, wenqaba u—u—ubuholi bukaJesuKristu, ukuPhila okuPhakade. Nalokho…IBhayibhelilathi, Wathi, “Siwula, ngalobubusuku umphefumulo wakhouyafuneka.”217 Futhi manje simthola (indawo elandelayo) esihogweni;ephakamisa amehlo akhe futhi ebona lowo ompofu, amxoshelaemgwaqeni, esezifubeni zika Abrahama. Iphutha eliwukufaokunje pho! Ukuthi amabandla ayekade—kade—kade—kade—kade elungile ngendlela ahambe ngayo, kodwa ayesalokhuengenakho ukuPhila okuPhakade.218 Kungikhumbuza ngentshumayelo engayishumayela laphakungekudala, IHluzo Lendoda Ecabangayo. Ningahle ukubanaba nayo. Ngangihamba, ngihamba ngidabula emahlathini,ngizingela izingwejeje (lekwindla) ngase ngibheka phansi.Futhi, kusobala, ngeke ngayibiza inkampani kasikilidi.Niyayazi. Futhi nakho kulele i—ipaki likasikilidi lilele lapho.Futhi nje ngedlula ngakulo, ngicinga…emahlathini. Ngasengilibona lelopaki lilele lapho, ngase ngibheka emuva futhi,lalithi, “Ihluzo lendoda ecabangayo, ukunambitha kwendodaebhemayo.”Ngaqala nje ukuqhubeka ngidabula emahlathini.219 NoMoya oNgcwele wathi, “Jika bese ulicosha lelo.”220 Ngagoba ngase ngilicosha, “Ihluzo lendoda ecabangayo,ukunambitha kwendoda ebhemayo.” Ngacabanga, “IfemuyaseMelika lapha, ithengisa ukufa phansi kokuzifihla,kwizakhamizi zabo zaseMelika uqobo.” Ihluzo lendodaecabangayo?U…Nokunambitha kwendoda ebhemayo na?221 NgangiseMbukisweni woMhlaba, noYul Bryan…UBrynner, nabo enhla lapho, ngenkathi enikeza konke lokhokuhlola. Nokuthi wawubeka kanjani usikilidi owodwa waseemunca i…emabuleni wayesethatha i…Wesula injimbililiwayeseyibeka emhlane wegundwane, igundwane elimhlophe,futhi ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa lase ligcwele kakhuluumdlavuza lalingasakwazi ukuhamba. Base bethi, “Niyazi,bathi ‘ihluzo,’” bathi, “yiqhinga, ithengisa osikilidi abaningi.”222 Kuthatha eningi kakhulu injimbilili ukwenelisa lowodeveli.Kunjalo. Futhi uma uthatha usikilidi ofakwe ihluzo, kuthathacishe osikilidi abane ukuthatha indawo yowodwa. Kuyiqhingalokuthengisa osikilidi abaningi. Ungeke waba nentuthungaphandle uma unetiyela; netiyela, unomdlavuza. Niyabonaukuthi kukanjani na? NamaMelika ayizimpumputhe, abhekeukuba kuphume unogwaja esigqokweni ndawondawo,

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bathathwa yikho. Ungeke waba nakho; ngukufa, angikhathaliukuthi uya ngaphi, ngukufa noma ngabe uya ngaphi. “Ihluzolendoda ecabangayo,” indoda ecabangayo ibingeke yabhemanhlobo, kunjalo, uma ikhona imicabango enayo sidalo.223 Awu, ngicabange ukuthi lokho nje kuhambisananamabandla. Niyabona? Ngiyacabanga, uNkulunkulu unaloihluzo na? Yebo.224 Futhi onke amabandla anehluzo. Kunjalo. Ahluza lowoongenayo, futhi adedela inqwaba yokufa ingene nayo.225 Ubungake uze ulidonse kanjani ihlelo ledlule eHluzwenilikaNkulunkulu na? Ungakwenza kanjani na? Ubungakeumdonse kanjani owesifazane ophungule izinwele edlulekuleloHluzo na? Ngitshele. Ubungake uze umdonsekanjani owesifazane ogqoka amabhulukwe amasleksiedlule Lapho, kube “Kuyisinengiso kuye ukuba agqokeingubo engeyowesilisa”? Niyabo, iHluzo likaNkulunkulubelingambamba ngaphandle lapho, Belingeke limyeke angene.(Kodwa ibandla banamahluzo abo.) Ngakho ngithi kuneHluzolendoda ecabangayo, lelo yiZwi likaNkulunkulu, futhi Lenelaukunambitha kwendoda engcwele. Kunjalo, indoda engcwele;hhayi indoda yebandla, kodwa ukunambitha kwendodaengcwele. Ngoba Limsulwa, ubungcwele, iZwi likaNkulunkuluelingaxutshwe nalutho! Nanto iHluzo lendoda ecabangayo.Futhi lunga lebandla, ngiyakweluleka ukuba usebenzise Lelo.226 Ngoba lingenisa izwe, nenhlama eyodwa yalo ingukufa.Inhlama eyodwa iyavubela, imvubelo encane eyodwa ivubelainhlama yonke. “Oyokhipha iZwi elilodwa kuLeli, nomaenezele izwi elilodwa kuLo, isabelo sakhe siyosuswa eNcwadiniyokuPhila.”227 ENsimini yase-Edene, okwabangela ukufa, nalo lonkelolusizi, nabo bonke ubuhlungu benhliziyo, wonke umntwanaomncane ofayo, konke ukuhhodlozela emphinjeni, onke amaambulense adazulukayo, zonke izibhedlela, onke amathuna?Kwakungenxa yokuthi uEva wangabaza iZwi elilodwa (hhayikonke okwaLo), kwaLiphendukezela nje. Manje, uNkulunkuluwathi, “Umuntu,” lapho, “wayefanele awagcine onke amaZwikaNkulunkulu.”Manje, lokho kungokokuqala kweBhayibheli.228 Maphakathi neBhayibheli, uJesu uyafika, Wayesethi,“Akusinkwa sodwa umuntu ayakuphila ngaso, kepha ngamaZwionke aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu.” Hhayi nje ingxenyeyaWo, onke.229 Ekugcineni kweBhayibheli, iSambulo 22, uJesu unikezaubufakazi baKhe uqobo. ISambulo se—seBhayibheli nguJesuKristu. Futhi Wathi, “Oyosusa iZwi elilodwa lapha, nomaenezele izwi elilodwa kuLo, isabelo sakhe siyosuswa eNcwadiniyokuPhila.”

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230 Manje, wedlula ku lelo Hluzo lendoda ecabangayo, uyobanokunambitha kwendoda engcwele ngenkathi uphuma Lapho.Kunjalo. Uyoba nokunambitha okunobungcwele.231 Dade, wena ogqoka lezozingubo, kucabange. Uzo…Wena uthi, “Ngingoneziqiniseko zobumsulwa kumyeniwami.” “Ngingoneziqiniseko zobumsulwa esokeni lami.”“Ngingoneziqiniseko zobumsulwa entombini.” Kodwakuthiwani ngesoni esikubukayo na? Ngenkathi sesiphendulangokuphinga, ubani owakwenzayo na? Niyabo, uyoba necala.Ukubona kulotshwe eZwini, ngakho ku…Niyabo? O, yibangowesifazane ocabangayo. Yiba ngocabangayo…232 Ungahle uthi, “Kungahle…” Awu, uma-ke kwenzeka kubangaleyondlela na? Washo njalo, neZwi elilodwa lingehluleke.Niyabo?233 Indoda enkulu yangitshela kungekudala, yangibizelaekamelweni layo, yathi, “Ngizobeka izandla phezu kwakho,MfowethuBranham.Uyayona inkonzo yakho, ushumayela izintoezinje.”234 Ngathi, “Noma yiyiphi inkonzo iZwi likaNkulunkulueliyoyona, ifanele ukoniwa.” Niyabo?235 Yathi, “Ngizobeka izandla phezu kwakho.” Yathi,“Wathunyelwa ukukhulekela abagulayo.”236 Ngathi, “Uyazikholwa lezozinto, mfowethu na?”

Yathi, “Qhabo. Kodwa akusiwo umsebenzi wethu.”Ngathi, “Kungumsebenzi kabani, pho?” Niyabo?“Awu,” yathi, “lowo ngumsebenzi kamelusi.”

237 Ngathi, “Buka inhlangano yebandla.” Ehhe. Kunjalo.Niyabo?238 Njalo ngonyaka ngidlula ekushumayeleni lezizinto,futhi ngiyacabanga, “Impela bayaLithola,” ngonyaka ozayongiyabuya, sekukuningi kunokwake kwabakhona. Niyabo?Kunjalo. Kukhombisa ukuthi “Baningi ababiziweyo kephabayingcosana abakhethiweyo.”239 Ubuholi nguMoya oNgcwele, mngani. Uyakuhola futhiakuqondise kulolonke iQiniso, nxa Yena uMoya oNgcwele efika.Manje cabanga ngalokho. Thatha iHluzo lendoda ecabangayo,lelo yiBhayibheli. Hhayi isivumokholo sakho, hhayi ibandlalakho; uzolahleka. Thatha iHluzo lendoda ecabangayo.240 Yilapho lowomfana engacabanganga khona. Wathathaihluzo lebandla. Uba ngothandwa ngabantu, indodaenkulu, “Kepha sesisehayidese saphakamisa amehlo aso,sisebuhlungwini.”241 Manje thatha iHluzo lendoda ecabangayo, uJesu Kristu,iZwi, futhi uyofisa ukunambitha komuntu ongcwele, ngoba

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Liyokwenelisa lokho. Uma unoMoya oNgcwele kuwe, Leliliyakwenelisa.242 Uma uMoya oNgcwele engekho lapho, wena uthi, “O, awu,angicabangi ukuthi lokho kusho noma yimuphi umehluko.”Buka okwenze khona lapho! Into efanayo eyenziwe nguEva.Ubuyela ngqo endaweni efanayo.243 Manje ake sithi ukuqhubeka kancane. Manje asithathe…sishiye leyondoda lapho, engalisebenzisanga iHluzo lendodaecabangayo. Yala ukwemukela ubuholi bukaJesu Kristu,ukuPhila okunaPhakade.244 Manje asithathe omunye ocebile, usomabhizini osemncane,umbusi nethuba elifanayo lendoda eyayinalo. FuthiuyaLemukela, wemukela ubuholi bukaKristu. Manje,kunababili eBhayibhelini esizokhuluma ngabo. Leyo eyodwaesiyibonayo eyaKwalayo, manje asithathe lendoda: omunyeocebile, usomabhizinisi osemncane, nombusi. Futhi wemukelauBuholi.245 ImiBhalo iyasitshela ngalomfo, uma nifuna ukukumakaphansi, kumaHeberu 11:23 kuya kwelama 29.

…UMose, ngokukholwa, wala ukubizwa ngokuthiindodana yendodakazi kaFaro;

Kunalokho wakhetha ukuphathwa kabinguNkulunkulu…

Ethi ukuthukwa ngenxa kaKristu kuyingcebo enkulukunayo yonke ingcebo yaseGibhithe:…

246 Niyabo, wemukela ukuPhila okuPhakade. UMose wathi u—u—ukuthukwa ngenxa kaKristu kuyingcebo enkulu kunengceboyonke izwe elalinayo. UMose wathi Lokho kukhulu kunakhokonke. Manje, lesisicebi asizange.247 NoMose wayengocebile, umbusi osemncane, uba nguFaro.Wayeyindodana kaFaro, futhi wayeyindlalifa esihlalwenisobukhosi. Futhi wabuka phandle kokungenakwenzeka,isigejane sabanameka ngodaka, isigejane sezigqila. Kodwangokukholwa wabona isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu, ngeZwi,“Ukuthi abantu bakubo babeyogogobala ezweni lezizweiminyaka engamakhulu amane, kodwa babeyokhishwangesandla esinamandla.” Futhi wathi Lokho (haleluya)kuyimfuyo enkulu kunengcebo yonke yaseGibhithe, ngokubawalishiya iGibhithe engazi lapho ayeya khona. WayeholwanguKristu. Washiya!248 Futhi wayenonyawo lwakhe lusesihlalweni sobukhosi, futhiwayengaba—ngaba nguFaro olandelayo eGibhithe. Kodwawathanda ukuthukwa ngenxa kaKristu. Ukuthukwa! Ukubizwangalowo “oyinqaba,” abizwe ngalolo “hlanya,” ukuthathaindawo yakhe kanye nabanameka ngodaka nezinhlanya; ngoba

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ubonile ukuthi ihora, ukuthi umBhalo wethenjiswa ukuthiugcwaliseke, wawulapho ngaleyonkathi.249 Futhi O bandla, phaphamani! Aniyiboni into efanayokulobubusuku na? Ihora ebelithenjisiwe liphezu kwethu.Ethi ukuthukwa ngenxa kaJesu Kristu kuyimfuyo enkulukunenhlanganyelo yonke yanoma yini; uma kuthatha ubabanomama, ibandla, noma yini enye. Landelani ubuholibukaMoya!250 Asilandele loKristu okwemibalwa, loMose, okwesikhashana.Lapho ngikwenzile lokho; asibhekisise impilo yakhe. Intoyokuqala, ngenkathi esekwemukele ukuthatha ukuthukwangenxa kaKristu futhi washiya imfundo yakhe, washiyakonke okokuhlakanipha kwakhe…Wafundiswa kukho konkeukuhlakanipha kwabaseGibhithe. Nakho konke okokuthandwakwakhe ngabantu, isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, intonga yakheyobukhosi, ukuba yinkosi kwakhe, umqhele wakhe, yonk’intoayenayo, wayenqaba!251 Nalona omunye umfo wayekufuna, futhi wala uKristu;nalendoda yakwala lokho, futhi yemukela uKristu. Futhingokushesha kwenzekani na? Wadingeka azehlukanise yenauqobo.252 Haleluya! Igama lichaza ukuthi “Akadunyiswe uNkulunkuluwethu!” Kubi kakhulu ukuthi siyakukhohlwa.253 Wenqaba izihlalo zobukhosi nokuthandwa ngabantu.Wayengaba namatshitshi nge…abafazi ngamakhulu, futhiwayengaba nezintonga zobukhosi phansi kweGibhithe, abuseumhlaba! Umhlaba wawubekwe ngqo ezinyaweni zakhe,futhi wayeyindlalifa kukho konke nokuncu kwawo. Kodwangokubuka emBhalweni futhi ebona usuku ayephila kulo, futhiwazi leyoNto ethize kuye, leyoMbewu kaNkulunkulu emiselwengaphambili yahamba yayosebenza!254 Angikhathali ukuthi ubungathandwa kanjani ngabantu,noma lokhu bekungaba njani, ubungaba yigosa, ubungabangumelusi, ubungaba yi lokhu, lokho, noma okunye, kodwauma leloZwi lokuPhila okuPhakade ngeZwi likaNkulunkululimiselwe ngaphambili kuwe, futhi uyibona into iseduze, ihambaiyosebenza, iphuma kanjalo. [UMfowethu Branham ushayaumunwe wakhe kaningana—Umhl.] Qala ukuphuma! UqalaukuYithola!255 Futhi wala ukubizwa ngokuthi indodana yendodakazikaFaro, ngoba wathi ukuthukwa ngenxa kaKristu kuyingceboenkulu kunemfuyo yonke yaseGibhithe noma umhlaba.Ethanda Lokho. Bhekisisani ukuthi wenzeni, waKulandela.Phezulu, ngokushesha waxoshwa kubantu bakhe, abantu abakebamthanda.256 Kungahle kukulahlekisele ngayo yonke intoonayo. Kungahle kukulahlekisele ngekhaya lakho,

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Kungahle kukulahlekisele ngobungani bakho, Kungahlekukulahlekisele ngephathi yakho yesitishi-no-kuthunga,Kungahle kukulahlekisele ngendawo yakho kumaKiwanis.Kungahle. Angazi ukuthi Kuyokulahlekisela ngani, kodwaKuyokulahlekisela ngayo yonk’into engeyokwezwe nomaengeyezwe. Uyodingeka uzehlukanise nayo yonk’intoengeyokwezwe. Uyofanele ukwenze.257 UMose wabeka yonk’into eceleni wayeseyongena ogwadulenenduku esandleni sakhe. Amen! Izinsuku ngezinsuku zedlula.Futhi angazi noma wacabanga yini ukuthi wenza iphuthana? Qhabo.258 Izikhathi eziningi abantu baqala ukuphuma, futhi bathi,“O, ngizokwenza. Udumo kuNkulunkulu, ngiyaKubona!” Akeuhlekwe ngomuny’umuntu futhi ahlekise ngawe, “Mhlawumpebenginephutha.”259 Wathi, “Labo abangayikukumela ukulaywa bangabantwanabesihlahla futhi abasibo abantwana bankaNkulunkulu.”Niyabo, basetshenzwe emadlingozini. Niyabo, imbewuengikhulume ngayo esikhashaneni esedlule, lowomphefumulowawungekho lapho kwasekuqaleni nje. Kwagcotshwa ngoMoya,futhi wenze zonke izinhlobo. O, wena, ba…Uma umoyawakho ugcotshiwe, unga…Ungowangempela, uMoya oNgcwelewangoqobo, futhi usangalokhu ungudeveli.260 “O,” wena uthi, “Mfowethu Branham!”261 Abaprofethi bamanga! IBhayibheli lathi, “Ngezinsukuzokugcina kuyobakhona abaprofethi bamanga.” UJesu wathi,“Kuyakuvuka okristu bamanga.” Hhayi “oJesu bamanga,”manje, akukho-muntu oma athule ngalokho; kodwa “okristubamanga.” Ukuthi Kristu kusho “abagcotshiwe.” Abagcotshwengokwamanga; bagcotshiwe, kodwa banamanga phansiekugcineni kwakho, futhi benza izibonakaliso nezimangaezinkulu, bakhuluma ngezilimi, basina eMoyeni, bashumayelaiVangeli.262 UJuda Iskariyothe wakwenza! USimiyoni…noma qha,ngiya…UKayafase waprofetha! UBalami, umzenzisi! Impela,wenze zonke izibonakaliso, yonk’into, yonke iminyakazoyezenkolo.263 Kodwa, niyabo, faka imbewu kagudluthukela nembewukakolo embhedeni ofanayo bese uthela amanzi ehlelephezu kwazo bese uzigcoba, ziyothokoza zombili. Zombiliziyokhula ngawo, amanzi afanayo. “Ilanga likhanya phezukwabalungile nabangalungile, nemvula ina phezu kwabalungilenabangalungile, kodwa niyakubazi ngezithelo zabo.”Ungakubalekela kanjani ukuba semgqeni neZwi na? Amen.Niyabona ukuthi ngiqonde ukuthini na? “Amanzi ehlela phezukwabalungile nabangalungile,” abagcotshiwe.

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264 UJesu wathi, “Bayakuza kiMi ngalolosuku, bathi, ‘Nkosi!Nkosi! Angikhiphanga yini amademoni na? Angiprofethangayini na? Angenzanga yini izinto ezinkulu ngeGama laKhona?’” Uyothi, “Nina benzi bokubi, sukani kiMi, aNginazingisho. Yanini esihogweni esiphakade esilungiselelwe udevelinezingelosi zakhe.” Niyabo? IZwi elinje pho! Nokwamanga.Bakhonza ngeze, bekhuthazelela ize. Nikwenzelani lokho nibeningadingekile ukuba nikwenze na? Nithathelani isibambisoabe amaZulu engcwele okwangoqobo na? Niyabo? Anidingekileukuba nenze lokho.265 Manje sithola uMose egcotshiwe, akukhookwakungambuyisela emuva. Abafowabo uqobo bamala;lokho akummisanga. Waqhubeka ngqo wangena ehlane. Futhingoluny’usuku phandle lapho, wahlangana noNkulunkuluubuso nobuso, neNsika yoMlilo ilenga esihlahleni. Yathi,“Mose, khumula izicathulo zakho, umhlabathi wakho omi kuwouNgcwele. Ngokuba Ngikuzwile ukukhala kwabantu baMi,futhi Ngikuzwile ngokububula kwabo, futhi Ngiyasikhumbulaisithembiso saMi seZwi. Futhi Ngiyehla, Ngizokuthuma ezansilapho ukuba ubakhiphe.” Impela. Wahlangana noNkulunkuluubuso nobuso, wakhuluma naYe.Wathunywa nguNkulunkulu.266 UNkulunkulu ubuya ngqo, leyoNsika yoMlilo efanayo,wayeseqinisekisa lowomprofethi emi khona lapho entabeni;ukufakazisa ukuthi kwakunjalo, ngenkathi Ethatha izandlazakhe wayesenza zonke izinhlobo zezimangaliso nezinto. O,babenabazifanisayo. O, impela. Kwakukhona uJambre noJane,bama bazungeza ngqo, benze into efanayo abayenzayo. Kodwaubani owayengowasekuqaleni na? Niyabo? Kwaqalaphi na?Ngabe kwavela eZwini na? Kwakuyihora na?267 Futhi niyazi yini ukuthi into efanayo iyathenjiswafuthi ngezinsuku zokugcina na? “NjengoJambre noJanebamelana noMose, ayokwenzenjalo nalamadoda, anengqondoyokunganaki iQiniso.” Niyabo, ngezinsuku zokugcina. Futhienza into efanayo, (bazifanisa nayo yonk’into), aqhubekela ngqoesihosheni esifanayo, “Ingulube iya ekuzibhixeni kwayo, nenjaebuhlanzweni bayo.”268 Nina maPhentekoste eniphuma kulezozinhlanganoeminyakeni eyedlula futhi nabaqalekisa, oyihlo nonyoko; futhinabuyela ngqo emuva ngakhona futhi nenza into efanayoabayenzayo, futhi manje ukuzibhixa okufanayo nobuhlanzo.Niyabo? Uma kwenza iBandla lakuhlanza lakukhipha onyakeniwangasekuqaleni wePhentekoste, kuyoLenza likuhlanzelikukhiphe futhi namhlanje. Niyabo? Kuzofanele kube njalo,nokho, yikhoba, lizofika. Intshakaza ingeke yaba yiyo yodwakuphela; ikhoba lizofanele lifike, niyabo, umthwali. Manjesiphila ezinsukwini zokugcina, bhekisisani izinto ethenjiselweihora.

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269 Bhekisisani loMose waqinisa. Yazi! Ngenkathi ephumelalapho, abanye babazalwane bakhe uqobo bamvukela, babefunaukwenza inhlangano. Bathi, “Ushaya sengathi nguwe kuphelaumuntu ongcwele phakathi kwethu.” “Yonke inhlanganoingcwele,” kwasho uKora, uDathani. “Asikhethe sikhipheamadoda futhi senze into ethize.”270 UMose, u…Ngamdabukela. Wehla, wathi, “Nkosi…”Wawa phansi phambi kwe altare wayesethi, “Nkosi!”271 UNkulunkulu wathi, “Zahlukanise nabo. Sengenele yikho.”Wavula umhlaba nje wawusubagwinya bonke. Yilokho kuphela.Niyabo, wayekwazi ukuthunywa kwakhe.272 UNkulunkulu akasebenzani nezinhlangano, Akasebenzaninamaqembu. Usebenzana nabantu ngamunye. Kunjalo.Njalo. Hhayi ngamaqembu; abantu ngamunye, umuntuoyedwa. Ngezinsuku zokugcina, Wathi, “Ngimi emnyangongingqongqotha, futhi uma noma yimuphi umuntu…” (hhayi“noma yiliphi iqembu”) “…noma yimuphi umuntu oyozwaiPhimbo laMi, Ngiyo…futhi aNgizwe, Ngiyongena kuye futhingidle.” Niyabo, “Uma noma yimuphi umuntu engezwa.”273 Ungakwenza kanjani—ubungakwenza kanjani lombhobhomanje ukuveza iphimbo lami phandle lapho ngaphandle umawenziwa kanjena na? Bengingadazuluka kuleloplangwe, onkeamandla ami, futhi belingeke lenze lutho. Ngoba lokhukumiselwe, futhi kwenziwa, kwadalwa, umbhobho. Futhiuma iZwi likaNkulunkulu likuwe kusukela ekwazini-phakadekukaNkulunkulu, kuwe, “Izimvu zaMi ziyalizwa iPhimbo laMi.Ziyalazi ihora laMi. Umfokazi aziyikumlandela.” Niyabo?Kuzofanele kube yilokho kuqala. “Konke uBaba aNgiphe khona,kuyakuza.” Bonke, niyabo.274 Manje uyaqhubeka, ekupheleni kokuphila lapha. Wedlulakuphela…Qaphelani ngenkathi efika ekupheleni kwendlela.275 Futhi siyavala manje ngoba sekuba leyithi, imizuzuengamashumi amabili-nanhlanu nce kushaye eleshumi.Qaphelani. Manje, ekhaya lokho kuse eli. Cishe elesibili nomaelesithathu nqo siqala ukuthi, “Ake nisho, sekuthi ukuba leyithikancanyana.” Niyabo? Niyabo? Kodwa manje, sengishumayeleubusuku obuningi, ubusuku bonke gulunqu.276 UPawulu washumayela leliVangeli elifanayo ngosukulwakhe, nensizwa yawa isuka o—odongeni futhi yazibulala.NoPawulu, enalologcobo olufanayo, enaleloVangeli elifanayo,wabeka umzimba wakhe phezu kwayo, ibuye iyaphila.Babekhathalele. Ibandla lalibunjwa. Ikhona into eyayenzeka.Qaphelani ukuthi kwenzekeni lapha.277 UMose, ngenkathi ehla…278 Lesisicebi, ngenkathi sehla, noma, umbusi osemncaneesikhulume ngaye, konke okokukholwa, futhi engowebandla

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nayo yonk’into, kukuhle, efundisiwe, usomabhizinisi okahle,nayo yonk’into, esefika ekupheleni kwendlela, uqalaukudazuluka, “Akukho-ndawo yokuhamba!” Buphi ubuholibakhe na? Wayekade eholwe yibandla lakhe, elifile. Wayekadeeholwa yizwe elifile, futhi kwakungekho lutho kuye ukubaangene kukho kodwa lokho izwe elalikulungiselele: isihogo.279 Kodwa nakhu kufika uMose, inceku ethembekileeyathi ukuthukwa ngenxa kaKristu kuyingcebo enkulukunemfuyo yonke yaseGibhithe. Ufika ekupheleni kwendlela,indoda endala, iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabiliubudala. Wenyukela entabeni, futhi wayazi ukuthi ukufakwakulele phambi kwakhe, futhi wabuka ngale ezwenielithenjisiwe. Wayesebuka; elele lapho eceleni kwakhe,wayelapho uMholi wakhe, iDwala. Wakhwela phezukweDwala, neziNgelosi zikaNkulunkulu zamthwala zamyisaeNkazimulweni—iNkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, wangenaezifubeni zikaNkulunkulu. Ngani na? Eminyakeni engamakhuluayisishiyagalombili kamuva, wayesalokhu eholwa nguMholiwakhe.280 Simthola ngale eNtabeni yokuPhenduka esinye isimo, emilapho noElija, bekhuluma kuJesu ngaphambi kokuba Ayeesiphambanweni, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombiliemva kokufa. Lo—lo athi ngaYe uhlonishiwe, lo uthukwangenxa yenkonzo yakhe, ingcebo enkulu kunakho konkeukuthandwa ngabantu bezwe nayo yonke imali yezwe, uMholiwakhe wayesalokhu emhola. O! he! Wayeholwa! UMholi wakhe,Wahola kwadlula nasekufeni, amathunzi okufa. Waholelwaethuneni. Amakhulu eminyaka kamuva, lapho wama futhi,njengasebusheni bakhe, wayekhethe ubuholi bukaMoyaoNgcwele. Igama lakhe liyoba likhulu lapho kungasekho luthoeGibhithe noma ingcebo. Lapho izivivane seziluthuli, futhilapho iGibhithe lingasesilo iGibhithe, uMose uyobe engongasafiphakathi kwabantu ngoba wemukela ubuholi bukaKristuesikhundleni sokuhamba ngendlela ibandla lakhe elahambangayo.281 Kunabanye abenza into efanayo. Bukani uEnoke. WahambanoNkulunkulu iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu, wayeseba-ke nobufakazi bokuthi “Wamthokozisa uNkulunkulu.”UNkulunkulu wayebuqinisile, futhi wathi, “Asikho isidingosakho ukuba ufe, yenyukela eKhaya nje ngalentambama.”Wayesenyuka.282 NoElija. Emva kokubaklabalasela abesifazane abaphunguleizinwele nayo yonk’into, njengoba enza ngosuku lwakhe,oJezibeli nopende kubo, emva kokuba esegcwele kakhulukhona, futhi—futhi esenze konke ayengakwenza, nabo bonkelabobapristi behlekisa ngaye, nayo yonke eny’into, wehlelaemfuleni ngoluny’usuku. Futhi ngaphesheya komfula njekwakungamahhashi ehintshelwe esihlahleni laphaya, inqola

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yomlilo namahhashi omlilo. Wagibela ngqo waqhubeka,wayesentshinga ingubo yakhe ende kumprofethi olandelayoukuba amlandele, wayesenyukela eZulwini. Walandela ubuholibokuPhila okuPhakade, ngoba kwakunguKristu owayekuElija.O! Yebo, mnumzane!283 Kwakuyini na? “Ngilandele!” Manje ufanele ulandeleumholiwakho. Nifanele nikukhethe, bangani. Bukani engilazinikaNkulunkulu yokubuka, iBhayibheli, futhi nibone ukuthinikuphi kulobubusuku.284 Indaba encane. Umfanyana, ngesinye isikhathi, wayakhengaphandle emaphandleni. Wayengakaze asibone isibuko,futhi wafika edolobheni ukuzobona udadewabo kanina. Futhiwayenekhaya…namakhaya ayifeshini endala ayevame ukubanesibuko emnyango; angazi noma niyakukhumbula yini lokhonoma qha. Kodwa lomfanyana, wayengakaze asibone isibuko.Ngakho udlala ngasendlini, wayesebuka i…“Hhe?” Wabukalowomfanyana. Wayesevayizela, nomfanyana wavayizela.Wayesedonsa indlebe yakhe, nomfanyana wadonsa indlebeyakhe. Futhi eqhubeka kanjalo. Wayelokhu enyuka, esondela,wayesephendukawayesethi, “Mama! Yimi lowo!” Yimi lowo.285 Ubukeka kanjani wena na? Ulandelani wena na? Senzenina? Ufanele ukhethe umholi wakho. Khetha namhlanje.Ukhetha ukuPhila noma ukufa. Ukukhetha kwakho kuyonqumaisiphetho sakho saPhakade, okukhethayo. Khumbula, uJesuwathi, “Ngilandele.” Futhi uyamenywa kulobubusuku ukubawenzenjalo. NokuMlandela ekuPhileni okuPhakade ufaneleuze ngokuvumelana naYe, kunjalo, iZwi. Hhayi phezukwesivumokholo, hhayi phezu kombono womphakathi, hhayiphezu kwalokho okucatshangwa yinoma ubani omunye ngaLo,kodwa phezu kwalokho uNkulunkulu akusho ngaLo.286 Wena uthi, “Awu, Mfowethu Branham, ngazi owesifazaneolunge ngakho konke nje, wenza lokhu. Ngazi indoda eyedlulakulokhu.”287 Akukho engingakwenza ngabakwenzile. IZwilikaNkulunkulu, Wathi, “Onke amazwi omuntu mawabeamanga, nawaMi abe yiQiniso.” Ufanele uze ngokuvumelananaYe, uze ngezimo zaKhe, iZwi. Ungeze ngesivumokholo.Ungeze ngehlelo. UngeLixube kanjalo. Yinye kuphela intoongayenza: Lemukele ngokwesivumelwano saKhe, ukuthiuyavuma ukufa kuwe uqobo nayo yonke imicabango yakho,futhi uMlandele. “Susa zonke izinto zezwe, bese uNgilandela.”288 Ngiyazi lowo ungoqinile, uMlayezo osikayo, mfowethu.Kodwa angizanga lapha futhi ngakhetha u—umlayezo oyakubantu ukuba nje ngizame ukubenza bacule, bamemeze,bampompoloze. Ngike ngaba semihlanganweni yabahedenilapho benze into efanayo. Ngikhathalele impilo yakho.Ngiyinceku kaNkulunkulu ezophendula kuNkulunkulu

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ngoluny’usuku, nenkonzo iNkosi engiphe yona iziqinisekiseyona kazinkulungwane zezikhathi phambi kwenu.289 Khumbulani, uJesu wathi, “Ngilandele. Ngilandele.Kususe onakho, futhi uNgilandele.” Futhi yileyondlelakuphela yokuba nokuPhila okuPhakade. Yilelokhambikuphela Alinika lendoda, laliyilona-khambi kuphela Alinikalosomabhizinisi, yilona-khambi kuphela Alinika noma ubaniomunye. Ukukhetha kwaKhe, Wenza isinqumo saKhe, siphelelengaso sonke isikhathi. Futhi sifanele siMlandele, yiyona-ndlelakuphela yokuba nokuPhila okuPhakade. Ngakho ubuholibukaNkulunkulu bungukuthi: landela iZwi eliqinisekisiwelehora ngoMoya oNgcwele.

Asikhothamise amakhanda ethu.290 Ngizonibuza umbuzo, futhi ngifuna nibe qotho ngempela.Ngifuna udade angidlalele leli, NgiyaMuzwa uMsindisiWami Ebiza. Ngiyazi kungukubizela e altare kwakudala.Futhi mfowethu, dade, njengoba sibona, bukani nje ukuthikwenzekani namhlanje. Manje amakhanda enu ekhotheme,cabangani umzuzu nje, bukani ukuthi kwenzekani.291 Nilifundile iphephandaba ngeviki eledlule ukuthi leyondodaeNgilandi yathini na? Ukuthi “Ukubethelwa kukaJesuKristu kwakuyinto-mbumbulu, kwakulungiswe nje phakathikukaPilatu naYe.”292 Nabona ukuthi losiyazi wezenkolo waseMelika wathinina? Wathi “UJesu walaliswa nje ngokhula olulalisayoimandragora.” Abaningi benu bososiyazi bezenkolo niyazi,emuva lapho kuGenesisi lapho okwakhuluma khona ngokhulaolulalisayo imandragora. Luyokulalisa sengathi ufile, inhliziyoyakho ishaya kal’khuni izinsuku ezimbili noma ezintathu.“Futhi ngenkathi beMnika uvinika nenyongo,” bathi, “lolokwakulukhula olulalisayo imandragora. Futhi baMlalisaenhla lapho ethuneni, futhi Walala enhla lapho izinsukuezintathu. Futhi, kusobala, ngenkathi benyukela lapho,baMthola ehambahamba.” Ungathini nje leyonto? Osiyazibezenkolo, nosomakholiji, abazenzisa makholwa. Manje-kekanjani ezweni…Indawo yokuqala, iBhayibheli lathi Wawala,ngenkathi bebeka uvinika nenyongo emlonyeni waKhe.293 Eny’into, uma lokho kuba njalo, manje-ke kwakunganilabobafundi “abafika base beMeba,” bayinikelelani impilo yaboekufeleni ukholo ngaYe na? Futhi bawa, bazibala bona uqobobengafanele ngisho nokufa njengoba Afa; bababhekisa phansinangalucezu eziphambanweni nezinto. Futhi uma babe…bazi ukuthi Wayengumzenzisi nabo uqobo bengabazenzisi,babengayinikela kanjani impilo yabo ngaYe kanjalo na?294 O, niyabo, yilolusuku lwezihlakaniphi esiphila kulo.Imfundo, impucuko, nenkambiso yesimodeni yosuku, konkengokukadeveli. “Impucuko ekadeveli?” Yebo, mnumzane!

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IBhayibheli lathi yiyo. Lempucuko inokufa. “Siyoba nempucukoenjenga le kwelinye izwe na?” Qhabo, mnumzane! Siyobanohlobo olwehlukile lwempucuko. Imfundo, zonke lezizinto,ezikadeveli; isayense iphendukezela izinto zemvelo, yenza enyeinto ethize.295 Bukani ukuthi benzeni kini manje. Ngenkathiamakhosazana…IReader’s Digest yasho, iviki emva…enyangeni ephambi kwedlule, ngikholwa ukuthi kwakuyiyo.IReader’s Digest yathi “Izinsizwa nezintombi zedlula phakathinendima yempilo, abesifazane ekunqamukeni ukuya esikhathiniphakathi kweminyaka engamashumi amabili namashumiamabili-nanhlanu ubudala.” Esinye futhi isizukulwane,abazukuba yilutho kodwa…Kuyobukeka kwesabeka. Niyabo?Izidalwa eziyoba yikho, ezithanjisiwe, eziyimbucumbucu.Bukani u—bukani umoya, bukani ukuthi umoya ebandleniungene kanjani, obhastelwe, uganane nezwe. O, ihora elinje pho!Balekani, bantwana! Balekani! Balekelani eSiphambanweni!Balekelani kuKristu, Makanihole.296 Sisakhothamise amakhanda ethu, amehlo ethu evaliwe,ngicela nikhothamise inhliziyo yenu, ngesikhathi esifanayo.Nizokwenza na? Ngifuna ukunibuza umbuzo. Uyazibukangempela, kuNkulunkulu na? Futhi uyazizwa yini ukuthiawukho lapho o—ofanele ubekhona ngalelihora na? IsizathuuHlwitho lungafika noma nini. Uyabo, luzofika.297 Bekungaba khona kuphela, uma—uma leyonkulumo-mbikoengiyenze esikhashaneni esedlule iqinisile, kuyobakhona cisheabantu abangamakhulu amahlanu oHlwithweni, aphilayo,abayoguqulwa. Ngani, kuhlanganiswa amazwe onke enkoloyamaKristu, iKatolika nawo onke, kunabantu abayizigidiezingamakhulu amahlanu kuphela, niyabo, kusho ubuKristu.Futhi oyedwa esigidini, kube ngabantu abangamakhuluamahlanu. Kunalabobantu abaningi kangako abalahlekayonsuku zonke, emhlabeni jikelele, esingababali ngishonabo. Niyabo, luyofika, futhi aniyikulwazi ngisho. Abantubayoqhubeka beshumayela, futhi bethi…Niyabo, futhi kuyobekonke sekwedlule.298 Njengoba uJesu asho. Bathi, abafundi bathi, “Basholoniababhali, bathi, ‘UEliyase umelwe ukufika kuqala’?”299 Wathi, “Usevele ufikile futhi animazanga, kodwa benza kuyeabathi babeyokwenza.”300 Uyazi ukuthi awulungisene noNkulunkulu, futhi uthandaukukhunjulwa e…kuNkulunkulu, ukuthi uNkulunkuluuzobeka inhliziyo yakho ibe kahle noNkulunkulu. Ningazithobanje manje, ngawo lomzuzwana othule impela, niphakamiseizandla zenu na? Angikhathali ukuthi ungubani, ungakwenzana? Thana, “Ngizophakamisela izandla zami kuNkulunkulu.”UNkulunkulu akubusise. UNkulunkulu akubusise.

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301 Ngabe ubuka esiBukweni na? Ngikubuza eGamenilikaKristu, ubuka esiBukweni sikaNkulunkulu na? [Umfowethuukhuluma ngoluny’ulimi. Umfowethu unikeza incazo—Umhl.]Amen.302 Ngifuna ukubuza into eyodwa. Bangaki phakathilapha abangamaPhentekoste na? Phakamisa isandla, sakhoabangamaPhentekoste. Ngokwangempela nonke. Manje,bangaki phakathi lapha abazisho ukuthi bangamaKristu na?Phakamisani izandla zenu, ndawo zonke enikuzo, ozisho ukuthiungumKristu. Benazi yini ukuthi iBhayibheli lalikhulumangalokhu, ukuthi lokhu kuyokwenzeka na?303 Ngisho nalokhu kwenzeka eTestamenteni eLidalangenkathi babemangala ukuthi babezokwenzenjani, ukuthibabengakubalekela kanjani ukuvinjezelwa okwakuza. UMoyawehlela phezu kwendoda yayisibatshela ukuthi babezodibanakuphi nesitha, nokuthi kanjani, ukuthi basinqobe kanjani isitha.Lelo kwakuyiTestamente eLidala, lifana njengeLisha.304 Manje, omunye umuntu angahle athi, “Leyondoda, o, lokhokwakungenjalo.” Kodwa uma kunjalo-ke? Wena uthi, “O,Ngikuzwile lokho ngaphambili.” Kodwa uma-ke lokhu kunjalona? Niyabo, lokho kuyafakazisa-ke ukuthi phakathi laphakunabaningi odinga uguquko lwenhliziyo, uma lowo kunguMoyaoNgcwele ukhuluma. Kunezinto edinga ukwenziwa, ngakhomanje kunani.

Njengoba nginje nje, ngingenaso nesisodwaisicelo,

Kodwa ukuthi iGazi laKho lachithelwa mina,Nokuthi Uyayala…

Yilokho-ke, Wakubiza ngalenkathi-ke nje.…kuWe,O Wundlu likaNkulunkulu,…

“Ngiyosusa leyonhliziyo enenkani, futhi ngifake inhliziyoyenyama kuyo, eyozinikela kiMi.” Niyabo?

…za!Njengoba nginje nje, Uzongemukela,Uzo…

Ungakwenza ukukhetha kwakho kulobubusuku na?Ungenza okukodwa phakathi kokufunayo.

…hlanze.Wena uthi, “Ngikuzwile lokho ngaphambili.” Kodwa lesi

kungahle kube yisikhathi sakho sokugcina ukuba uLizwe.Ngoba isithembiso saKho ngiyasikholwa,

Ukubizelwa e altare okuyifeshini endala, sekuphumileesitayeleni namhlanje, kodwa uNkulunkulu usalokhu engenakukho. AniKuzwa kunihambisa, bandla na?

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…ngiyeza!305 [UMfowethu Branham uqala ukuhamisha elithi NjengobaNginje Nje—Umhl.] O, cabangani, namhlanje, izinhlizyo zibayitshe, zigcwele izwe, abanganaki, amalunga ebandla, abasivivi,njengalowo ocebile, umbusi osemncane; futhi abazi ukuthiuMoya oNgcwele omkhulu umile, ungqongqotha emnyangokuloNyaka waseLawodikeya. “Oyozwa iPhimbo laMi (iZwi),oyovula inhliziyo yakhe,Ngiyongena kuye futhi ngiyodla naye.”306 NoMoya ukhuluma ngalomfowethu emizuzwini embalwaedlule, uthe, “Ngiyokhipha leyonhliziyo yetshe kini, futhingininike inhliziyo yenyama, ethambile ngakuNkulunkulu.”Bukani ukuthi isiba njani manje, i—isihlakaniphi nje,amadlingozi. Niyabo? Hhayi inhliziyo ethambile egcweleuthando nobumnandi ngakuKristu.307 [UMfowethu Branham uqala ukuhamisha ikhorasi—Umhl.]Anilufuni lolohlobo lwenhliziyo na? Nizobhekana kanjaninoKristu ninomqondo wezihlakaniphi ngaYe na? Nizofanelenemukele ukuPhila okuPhakade.

…lachithwa…Ukulungiselela kwenziwa ngeGazi.

Nokuthi Uyayala…Wenzani na?Wachitha iGazi laKhe. Futhi manje uyala wena,

“Woza.”…kuWe,O Wundlu likaNkulunkulu, ngiyeza! ngiyeza!

308 Asithi, umKristu ngamunye, siphakamise izandla zethu njengokuthula manje futhi sikhuleke.309 O Nkulunkulu, ngiyacela, Nkosi, bamba lolusuku esiphilakulo. O, kul’khuni kakhulu, Baba. USathane wenze okukhulukakhulu nje kubantu. Izinhiziyo zabo sezibe ngamatshe.UMoya waKho ukhuluma kuzwakale ngqo; iZwi laKholiza ngaphambili, liyaqinisekisa; kodwa esiyifeshini endala,isehlakalo sokuzalwa ngokusha, ba…sekungena kowehlelo,umqondo wezihlakaniphi, inqwaba yomnyuziki, inqwabayokumemeza, nenqwaba yokuqhubeka. Kodwa, ngempela,leyonhliziyo yenyama, lowoMoya, lokho kuPhila okuPhakade,ngempela Kuba ngokungaziwa ebandleni.310 Nkulunkulu, kuyayephula inhliziyo yami, nami i—isoniesisindiswe ngumusa waKho. Kungenza ngizizwe ngiphathekekabi kakhulu, Baba, ukubona ibandla Owalifelayo, ibandlaOzama ukulihlenga. Ngicabanga ngombono Onginika wonanje ngalelobandla laseUnited States nangamany’amazwe.Lalingelibukeka lenyanyeka kanjani ukuhhundula izingubokomculo wokuzibinya elaliyikho. Kodwa ndawondawongakhona ngibone kuphuma elinye, elibusisiwe.

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311 Ngiyakhuleka, Baba, ukuthi uma noma yimuphi walabolapha kulobubusuku omiselwe ukuPhila, noma ozothandaukuKwemukela, ukuthi leli kuzoba yihora abazokwenza ngalo.Siphe khona, Nkosi. Hlakaza inhliziyo eyitshe manje, inhliziyoendala manje, inhliziyo endala yezwe. Futhi uma befunaukuthula, bafuna into enelisayo, into enikeza isiqiniseko,kwangathi bangemukela ubuholi bukaKristu kulobubusukuukuba bubaholele e—ekuThuleni okudlula ukuqonda konke,iNjabulo engakhulumekiyo negcwele inkazimulo, noma ngishointo ethize ukufa qobo lwakho okungeyilimaze. Siphe khona,Baba.312 Manje, izandla zethu ziphakeme, angazi noma…Bangakiendlini manje abazothi nje, “Ngizoma.” Manje, angikhathaliukuthi ubani ohlezi ngakuwe; NguNkulunkulu ekhuluma kuwe.Futhi ngempela ufuna ukuba ngumKristu wangempela. Niyabo?Noma yini ezo…Ngaphandle uma lokho kungukuzifanisanokunye; o, ngingaqoka nje ukuqhubeka ngiphume futhi ngibesezweni. Ngikholwa ukuthi beningakwenza, nani.313 Manje, zihlole wena nje ngeZwi, ngoMlayezo. Hlola ukuthiumKristu wangempela ufanele abe njani: omahhadlahhadla,othandayo, hhayi omunye walobu ubuKristu besimodeni.Ngani, buthambile, buyapeteka, bufe uhhafu, bubolile,buzalanisiwe. Niyabo, akusibo ubuKristu bangempela;uphile noma yiluphi uhlobo lwendlela, futhi ube ngokubangowebandla. Aniyithandi yini leyonhlanganyelo emnandinoKristu, uMoya oNgcwele, eni…ukuvumelana kwenhliziyoyakho uqobo neZwi, nenyukele ngqo kuKristu na? Uma nifunalokho, futhi nizofisa uNkulunkulu ukuba abone ukuma kwenukulobubusuku ngqo kuleliqembu labantu, uma nje nizokwenza.314 Wena uthi, “Lokho kukhona okuzokuchaza, MfowethuBranham na?”315 O, yebo. Impela, kuyachaza. “Uma ninezinhloningaMi phambi komuntu, Ngiyakuba nezinhloni nganiphambi kukaBaba waMi neziNgelosi ezingcwele. KodwaoyoNgivuma futhi aNgimele kulelizwe, Ngiyommela kuleloZwe.Ngiyakumvuma phambi kukaBaba waMi.”316 Manje, akunandaba ukuthi ungubani, owesifazane,owesilisa, umfana, intombazane, noma ngabe ungubani,umKristu, noma awunguye umKristu, umfundisi, idikoni,noma ngabe uyini, uma nje uzokholwa ngenhliziyo yakhoyonke, umzuzwana nje, futhi wenze lokhu okungakakulobubusuku ukuba nje wazise uNkulunkulu ukuthi uqotho.“Nkulunkulu…”317 “Manje buka, ngiyiPhentekoste,” usho njalo. “Ngiyi lokhu,”kumbe noma ngabe uyini. “Ngiyazisho ukuthi ngisina eMoyeni.Kodwa, Mfowethu Branham, bengicabanga ukuthi inqobo njeuma besinalokho, besinaWo.” Awunawo.

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318 Uma ningikholwa ukuthi ngingumprofethi kaNkulunkulu,lalelani amaZwi ami. Niyabo? Yileyonkohliso ngalolusuku.Alishongo yini iBhayibheli, “Uyosondelana uyodukisaabaKhethiweyo uma kunokwenzeka”? AbaKhethiweyo, “kuyaphansi emphefumulweni.”319 Kodwa uma usine eMoyeni, usalokhu unezinto zezwe,kukhona okungalungile. Uma ukhuluma ngezilimi; uPawuluwathi, “Ngingakhuluma ngezilimi zomuntu nezezingelosi,futhi ngibe ngisalokhu ngingasindiswa ngisho.” Ehhe,zombili izinhlobo, niyabo. “Ngingawenza onke amadlingozi,ngingaba nokukholwa, ngingashumayela iVangeli, nginganikelangazozonke izimpahla zami ukondla abampofu, ngingaphathaiZwi ezinkundleni zezimishini ngaphesheya kwe…futhingisalokhu ngingento yalutho.” Niyabo? KuyilelongaPhakathilengaphakathi, mfowethu. Lokho…Umoya wakhouyahlakazeka uma ufa, usuka undize, kodwa umphefumulowakho uyaphila. Niyabo?320 Manje zibuke. Ngempela, ngabe ungumKristu weBhayibheliwangoqobo, ogcwele uthando lukaNkulunkulu na? Khumbula,iBhayibheli lathi, ngezinsuku zokugcina nxa lesisikhathisenzeka, Wathi, “Ingelosi ebeka uphawu yadabula emabandleni,yadabula emizini, yayisinameka uphawu kuphela laboababubula nabakhalela isinengiso esasenziwa emzini.” Kunjalona? UHezekeli 9, siyazi ukuthi lelo yiQiniso. Ingelosi ebekauphawu yaphuma yayisibeka uPhawu ekhanda labo, ebunzini,yabanameka ngophawu, “Ababubula futhi bakhala.”321 Emva kwalokho kufika izingelosi ezibulalayo kusukelaemagumbini amane omhlaba, eziza masinya, siyakubonakuza, izimpi zingena ngqo eziyobulala nya umhlabawonke. Kwakungekho lutho ezazingekuthinte kodwa laboababenoPhawu.322 Manje khetha…Ngabe inhliziyo yakho ikhathalele kakhulungezoni, nendlela ibandla nabantu abenza ngayo, ngangokuthiungaze ububule futhi ukhale ngakho imini nobusuku na? Umakungenjalo, ngiyamangala. Lowo ngumBhalo.323 Ungama nje bese uthi, “Nkulunkulu Othandekayo, angimilengoba uMfowethu Branham usho njalo, kodwa ngizwe iZwilakhe lisho lokho, futhi ngizokwenza lokhu. KuWe, Nkosi,ngiyama. Ngiyadinga, Nkosi. UbuNganginika isidingo samikulobubusuku lapha kulendawo na? Ngiyama.” UNkulunkuluakubusise. UNkulunkulu akubusise. “Ngiyadinga, ngifunaWena ukuba ube nesihawu phezu kwami.” UNkulunkuluakubusise. “Ngifuna ukubawuhlobo lomKristu olu…”324 Manje, khumbulani, umuntu omi ngakuwe yinto efanayooyiyo. Ngifuna nje welule isandla bese ubamba isandlasabo, uthi, “Mfowethu, dade, ngikhulekele manje. Ngifunaungikhulekele. Ngi—ngi…” Kusho nje ngabo bonke ubuqotho

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bobuKristu, “Ngikhulekele. Ngizo…ngi—ngi—ngifuna ukubangilungisane noNkulunkulu. Ngikhulekele, ngizokhulekaukuthi uNkulunkulu uzokunika ithuba.”325 Ngi—ngiyazi ukuthi si…Ngeke sisahlala lapha isikhathieside kakhulu; niyakubona lokho. Si—sisesikhathini sokuphela.Wonke lowo okukholwayo lokho, thanini, “Amen.” [Ibandlalithi, “Amen!”—Umhl.] Si…Akukho lutho olusele. Yonk’intoisihambile. Amabandla aqonde emkhandlwini weNkolo yonkeyamaKristu. Izwe, li…326 Bukani lapha! Niyazi ukuthi iNkosi ithini ngeLos Angelesnalezizindawo lapha na? “Isihambile!” Niyakukhumbulaenganitshela khona, cishe eminyakeni emibili edlule, ukuthiukuzamazama komhlaba kuyongena kanjani eCanadaenhla lapha, eAlaska na? Ngiyanitshela futhi ukuthi“IHollywood neLos Angeles ishelelela olwandlekazini.California, usulahliwe! Akusiyo iCalifornia kuphela; kodwawena, zwe, usulahliwe! Bandla, ngaphandle uma ulungisananoNkulunkulu, usulahliwe!” USHO KANJE UMOYAONGCWELE!327 Senake nangizwa ngisebenzisa leloGama ngaphandle umakufezeka na? Ngiyanibuza! Seningaze iminyaka engamashumiamabili. Sengake nganitshela noma yini eGameni leNkosiingafezeki na? Uma yonk’into engake nganitshela ukuthiyayiyokwenzeka, yenzeka, thanini “Amen.” [Ibandla lithi,“Amen!”—Umhl.] Niyabo? Ngiyanitshela, ihora limanje,kungcono nilunge, sonke.

Manje ake ngamunye sikhulekele abanye:328 Nkulunkulu Othandekayo, njengoba simi laphakulobubusuku, abantu abafayo, ubuso bethu bubhekengasemhlabeni, uthuli. Nje si…Usiphe lentshumayelo esikayo,Nkosi. Sibona isibonelo samadoda amabili. Enye yawo, iyindodaekholwayo, yaya ebandleni kodwa yenqaba ubuholi bokuPhilaokuPhakade. Nenye yenqaba udumo lwezwe futhi yaphendukelaekuPhileni okuPhakade. Futhi sibona zombili izimo zawokulobubusuku, ngokweBhayibheli: isicebi sisebuhlungwini,noMose useNkazimulweni.329 Baba, sifuna ukufana noMose. Sifuna ukuholwa yiNdodanayaKho eNgcwele, uJesu Kristu, siye ekuPhileni okuPhakade.Kuphe Izinhliziyo zethu kulobubusuku, Nkosi. Diliza ukhipheinhliziyo endala eyitshe; faka kithi inhliziyo entsha, inhliziyoyenyama, inhliziyo Ongakhuluma kuyo futhi usebenzane nayo,futhi asizukuba ngabakhukhumele noma abehlukile. KwangathiuMoya oNgcwele ungesuke neze, Nkosi. Kwangathi Ungeza futhiugcobe lababantu. Khuluma kubo; qaqulula izintando zaboezingamatshe, bese ufaka intando kaNkulunkulu. Basindisebonke, Baba. Siphe okothando lwaKho. Sifikise endaweni,Nkosi, ukuthi sizodeda kuyoyonke i—ingxenye yamadlingozi,

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siye engxenyeni eqinile yomuzwa…ingxenye ezwakalaenhliziyweni, ukujula kukaMoya, imfuyo kaNkulunkulu,uMbuso kaMoya ezinhliziyweni zethu. Siphe khona, O MholioMkhulu, Moya oNgcwele omkhulu, ngaphambi kokuba UsukeUndizele ezibhakabhakeni neBandla laKho.330 ONkulunkulu, mangihambe, Nkosi. Ungangishiyi ngemuva,Jesu. Mangihambe naWe, Baba. Angifuni ukuhlala laphakulomhlaba ukubukela lezizinhlupheko ezizayo. Angifuniukuhlala lapha kulobubuhlanya. Angifuni ukuma laphalapho ukubukwa kwezesabekayo…abantu belahlekelwayongqondo yabo. Sibuka owesilisa ezama ukuziphathisaokwezilwane futhi abukeke njengezilwane; abesifazane bezamaukubukeka njengezilwane, nopende ebusweni babo. Ngaziukuthi lezizinto zibikezelwe ukuthi zenzeke, ukuthi intoizokwenzeka, bayoba ngabahlanya kakhulu ngangokuthiizintethe ziyovuka zinezinwele njengabesifazane ukuhluphangokuhambela abesifazane; namazinyo anjengawezingonyama,nezinto Ozishilo, isimo sengqondo sabantu siyophela nya.Siyakubona ekwenzekeni khona manje, Nkosi. Sisize! Buyiselakithi umqondo osile kaKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.331 O Mholi oMkhulu wokuPhila okuPhakade, siyasemukelaisithembiso saKho kulobubusuku, Baba. Nginxusela lababantu.Ngibanxusela bonke, eGameni likaJesu Kristu, Nkosi.Ngikhulekela ukuthi uKristu iNdodana kaNkulunkuluuzongena ezinhiziyweni zethu sonke, Nkosi, futhi usibumbefuthi usenze sibe yizidalwa ezintsha kuJesu Kristu. Siphe khona,Nkosi Nkulunkulu.332 SiyaKuthanda. Futhi sifuna ukuhleleka kwethu…uguqukolwethu lungene kithi, ukuthi singaba ngabantwana baKho,sizwe okoMoya waKho kuhamba ezinhliziyweni zethu, Nkosi,kusithambisa futhi kusiletha ekuqondweni kwalonyakawobuhlanya esiphila kuwo. Siphe khona, Nkulunkulu.Nxa sibona izintombi zibanjwe ngqi kangaka ebulembinibukadeveli, izinsizwa, izingqondo eziphendukezelwe,abantwana, abashushumbisi bezidakamizwa, ukubhemausikilidi, ukuphuza, isimilo esibi, iEdene likaSathane.333 Nkulunkulu, kuKuthathe iminyaka eyizinkulungwaneeziyisithupha, ngokweBhayibheli, ukwakha iEdene. FuthiWabeka indodana yaKho nomkayo phakathi lapho(umlobokazi wayo), ukubusa phezu kwayo. NoSathaneuyafika wayeseyiphendukezela; uneminyaka eyizinkulungwaneeziyithupha, futhi wakhe iEdene lakhe uqobo lokuhlakaniphangesayense, nemfundo, nokubizwa ngokuthi ubuhlakani, futhiulakhele emfucumfucwini yokufa.334 O Nkulunkulu, sibuyisele eEdene futhi, Nkosi, laphookungekho-kufa khona, lapho okungekho-sizi khona. Siphekhona, Nkosi. Simi ngokuzithoba, silinde uAdamu wesibili

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