ISITYHILELO 12

₁Kwavela umqondiso ocacileyo esibhakabhakeni – umfazi wayambethe ilanga, inyanga isezinyaweni zakhe, nesithsaba seenkwenkwezi ezilishumi elinambini simthe jize intloko. ₂Wayekhulelwe, ekhala ziintlungu zokubeleka.

₃Kuvele omnye umqondiso esibhakabhakeni. Kuthe gqi igongqongqo elibomvu krwe. Lalineentloko ezisixhenxe neempondo ezilishumi; linezithsaba ezisixhenxe kwezo ntloko. ₄Umsila walo wavuthulula isiqingatha sesithathu seenkwenkwezi, waziwisela phantsi emhlabeni. Igongqongqo lema ngaphambi kwalo mfazi wayeza kubeleka, ukuze luluthi bimbilili usana olo xa luvelayo. ₅Umfazi lowo wazala umntwana oyinkwenkwe, owayemiselwe ukuzilawula ngegunya elingqongqo zonke iintlanga. Kodwa olo sana lwathiwa xhwi lwasiwa ewongeni kuThixo ohleli kwibhotwe lakhe. ₆Umfazi yena wabalekela entlango apho wayelungiselelwe indawo khona nguThixo. Wahlala apho egcinakele amakhulu alishumi elinambini namashumi amathandathu eentsuku.

₇Kwabakho idabi ezulwini. UMikayeli nezithunywa zakhe balihlasela igongqongqo. Lazilwela nalo kunye nezithunywa zalo. ₈Kodwa loyiswa, laza laphelelwa yindawo ezulwini. ₉Ke igongqongqo – inyoka endala eyakhohlisa uluntu luphela, uSathana, umtyholi – laphoswa ezantsi emhlabeni kunye nezithunywa zalo.

₁₀Kuvakele ilizwi lidanduluka livela ezulwini lisithi: “Luthwasile ngoku uloyiso negunya nolawulo lukaThixo wethu. Lithwasile ngoku igunya lomthanjiswa wakhe uKrestu. Kaloku umtyholi lo wayesoloko ewamangalela ubusuku nemini amawethu phambi kukaThixo wethu, ukhutshelwe ngaphandle ezulwini.” ₁₁Bamoyisile ngamandla edini leXhwane nangenyaniso kaThixo ebebekade beyingqinela, bengoyiki ukububeka esichengeni ubomi babo. ₁₂Memelelani ke ngoko, mazulu kwakunye nabo bahlala khona! Kodwa, hayi ishwangusha elisemhlabeni naselwandle! Kaloku umtyholi uze kuzo egragrama ngumsindo, kuba uyazi ukuba selephelelwe lixesha.

₁₃Lithe igongqongqo lakuqonda ukuba lilahlelwe emhlabeni, laphuthuma kulaa mfazi wayezele umntwana oyinkwenkwe. ₁₄Kodwa wayenikwe amaphiko afana nawokhozi umfazi, ukuze abhabhele entlango apho wayeza kugcinakala khona iminyaka emithathu enesiqingatha engenakuhlaselwa ligongqongqo, inyoka endala. ₁₅Ke lona igongqongqo, inyoka leyo, lahlanza umlambo wamanzi emva komfazi lowo ukuze akhukuliswe. ₁₆Suka umhlaba wona wamnceda umfazi. Wavuleka, wawaginya loo manzi ayephume kwelo gongqongqo. ₁₇Lamxhiba umfazi, lahamba laya kusikhuphela kwinzala yakhe eso sixhiba, engabo bonke abo bathobela imithetho kaThixo, bebambelele kwiimfundiso zikaYesu. ₁₈Lafana lee nkamalala apho elunxwemeni igongqongqo.