Ubukhulu beNdodana kaZimu
1UZimu wakhuluma ekadeni kibokhokho bethu ngabaphorofidi ngeenkhathi ezinengi nangeendlela ezahlukahlukeneko, 2kodwana ngemihla yokuphela le ukhulume nathi ngeNdodana ayibeke bona ibe yindlalifa yezinto zoke, yona abumba ngayo izulu nephasi. 3Yona isibonakaliso sephazimulo kaZimu nomfuziselo wamambala wobuyena bakhe; iphethe izinto zoke ngelizwi layo elinamandla. Lapho sele ikwenzile ukuhlanjululwa kwezono, yahlala ngesigomeni sakaSomandla ezulwini. 4Nje-ke yaba yikulu khulu kuneengilozi njengombana nebizo elizuzileko lilikhulu kunelazo 5ngombana ngiyiphi yeengilozi uZimu akhe atjho kiyo athi:
“Wena uyiNdodanami,
namhlanje ngikubelethile,”
namkha athi:
“Ngizakuba nguYise
yona izakuba yiNdodanami.”
6Godu kwathi lokha uZimu nakaletha izibulo lakhe ephasinapha, wathi:
“Zoke iingilozi zakaZimu azililotjhe.”
7Nakakhuluma ngeengilozi, uthi:
“Wenza iingilozi zakhe imimoya,
iinsebenzi zakhe zibe malangabi womlilo.”
8Kodwana ngeNdodana uthi:
“Isihlalo sakho, Zimu,
ngesanini nanini
nokulunga kuzakuba yintonga
yobukhosi bakho.
9Uthande ukulunga,
wazonda ikohlakalo.
Ngalokho-ke Zimu,
uZimakho ukuzese ngamafutha wethabo
ngaphezu kwabalingani bakho.”
10Godu uthi:
“Somnini, ekuthomeni wabeka
iinsekelo zephasi
namazulu amsebenzi wezandla zakho.
11Zona izintwezo zizakubhubha,
kodwana wena ujamile.
Iye, zoke zizakuphela njengengubo;
12uzazibhinca njengesambatho,
zitjhuguluke njengengubo.
Kodwana wena uzakuhlala unjalo
neminyakakho angeze yaphela.”
13Kodwana ngiyiphi yeengilozi akhe atjho kiyo athi:
“Hlala ngesigomeni sami,
kufikela lapha ngenza khona
amanabakho abe sinabelo seenyawo zakho” na?
14“Kanti iingilozi azisiyo yoke imimoya elotjhako nethunyelwe bona isize labo abazokuzuza isindiso na?”
