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Ngiyabonga,MfowethuNeville. Sanibona ekuseni, bangani.Kumnandi ukuba lapha kulokhu ukusa. Futhi ngicabanga

ukuthi ngenze i…ngiyiselelesi esikhathini sikaMfowethuNeville. Ehlezi emuva lapho neyakhe, eqoqela ndawonyeindikimba yakhe; ngase ngihamba ngingena, uqale ukusongaindikimba yakhe, wayesethi, “Awu…”2 Kungikhumbuza iminyaka eyedlula. Kwakuvamise ukubanomfowethu wekhaladi ezansi lapha, othiwa nguMfowethuSmith, noDadewethu Cross. Babengabangani bami abahlekakhulu. Futhi kwakuthi uma ngingena endlini ebusuku,umfo omdala wayevamise…Wayenamadevu amhlophe.Angazi noma yibaphi abanye benu bayamkhumbula, nomaqha. Futhi wayeba semsamo, niyazi. Futhi bonke abanyebabesuke becula, “Ngumgwaqo OMkhulu Oya eZulwini.” FuthiuMfowethu Smith, uvele ahlale kanje, niyazi. Futhi ngangingenangomnyango ongemuva.3 Kwakukhona intombazane encane, ithe ukuba nsundungempela, yayivame ukuhlala ekhoneni. Yayiqala ukushayaizandla zayo, ithi, “Mphakamiseni,” leloculo, niyazi. Bafakaeyabo indlela yegama kulo, niyazi. Bese kuthi-ke ngale ekhonenielilandelayo, kube ngomunye umuntu, esho, angene futhi,“Mphakamiseni.” Awu, yilokho abakuculayo uma ngingenaemnyango. Ngiyasithanda nje lesosigejane sabantu.4 Futhi ngakho uMfowethu Smith omdala ahlale emuvalapho, kancanyana, niyazi, futhi wayewuhlobo lomfo wohlobooluzithulelayo. Wayethi, “Ngena, lunga, uphumuze isigqokosakho.” Hhayi ukuthi “uziphumuze wena”; “uphumuze isiqgokosakho,” niyabo. “Ngena, lunga, uphumuze isigqoko sakho.”Wayesukuma lapho, futhi, ngangikwazi ukuyisho indlelaayeqalisa ngayo, ngangingene kukho, niyabo.5 Wayethi, “Awu,” uthi, “bantwana, niyazi,” wathi, “Bengi—ngihlezi lapha ngimangele nje, ‘Nkosi, Uzonginikani ukubangiyisho na?’” Wathi, “Wa—Wa—Wayelokhu enginikinelaikhanda laKhe, ‘Angizukukunika lutho ozolusho.’” Wathi,“Ngibone iLunga uBranham engena ngemuva lapho, ngasengithi, manje, ‘Nkosi, ngiqala ukukhumbula nje…’” Awu,ngangingene kukho ngo!6 Mfowethu George Wright, unjani, mfowethu? [UMfowethuWright uthi, “O, kuhle. Impela.”—Umhl.] Busiswa, MfowethuWright! Impela. [“UMfowethu Elijah ungemuva lapho.”] O,kunjalo na? UMfowethu Elij’ Perry, uthe, usemuva lapha.Ukuphi, Mfowethu Elij’? Angikaze ngimbone kweside…Awu,he, bakithi! Manje besifanele sibe nomhlangano wangempela

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lapha! UElij’ Perry, uGeorge Wright, nabanye balezo zingwaziezindala ezazivamise ukuba lapha ngenkathi lapho cisheimpela wawufanele ubambe isivalo sefastela endaweni,ngezandla zethu, umoya uvunguza. Kuhle ukukubona! Umama,uDadewethu Wright ukanye nawe? UDadewethu Wrightukhona? Usemuva lapho, naye. Yebo, mnumzane. Awu, kuhlekanjani! UDadewethu Perry, ngibabona bonke manje. Awu,lokho kuhle kakhulu. Kuhle ukuba khona. Kuhle ukubakulezizindawo. Kuhle ukuba ndawonye.7 Bengiplanile, kal’khuni impela, ukubuya; nginomthwaloenhliziyweni. Ngisanda kubuya nje eAfrika, njengoba nonkenazi. Futhi ngenkathi ngifika laphaya, nganginemvumeyokungena ezweni ivisa ebekelwe umncele, futhiabangangivumela, abangangivumela ngishumayele ngobakuqoqela abaningi kakhulu ndawonye. Balindele ukuvukelaumbuso lapho noma ngasiphi isikhathi, futhi—futhi ba—babengangivumeli ukuba ngishumayele ngenxa yalokhokuqoqela abantu abaningi ndawonye. Indlela kuphelaengangingakwazi ngayo, kwakunguba nenhlangano ethizeemelwe nguhulumeni, kuhulumeni, ukuba ingimeme, khona-ke lokho ngokuzenzekela bekungavumela uhulumeni athumeleabombutho bezokuvikela. Niyabo, bavele nje…Kuzobakhonanje ukuvukela umbuso, futhi yilokho kuphela okukukho.Sekuseduze impela nje, niyabo. Leyondoda yakwahulumeniyathi, “Ngesikhathi esedlule elapha, cishe wayenabantuabayikwata lesigidi bebuthene.” Yayisithi, “Manje-ke, niyabo,leyo kungaba yiyonanto impela ubukhomanisi obuyifunayo,okokuvukela umbuso.”Ngakho, angikwazanga ukushumayela.8 Labobantu bemi lapho, bevayizelisa izandla zabo, futhibekhala, “Khumbula umama wami! Khumbula, umfowethuwafa! Wami…” Lapho, nangasemva kwesivimbelo, niyazi,izivimbelo zocingo, futhi nje kukwenze uphatheke kabingempela. Futhi ngibuyela ekhaya.9 Ngase ngicabanga, “Awu…” Indodana yami, uJoseph,emuva lapho, wayethe ukuxegisa kancanyana ekufundenikwakhe. Futhi wayethe uku…Waphasa kahle, kodwawadingeka akuthathe futhi; wayengafundi kahle ngokwenele.Ngakho ngacabanga, “Awu, sizodingeka sihlale ekhayaisikhashana esincane.” Ngase ngithi, “Uma sihlala ekhaya,kuzokona iholide labantwana.” Niyabo savele salihlehlisa,sase simyisa kwenye inxenye ngoAgasti, futhi sadedela…besesibuyela lapha okwamabili, amaviki amathathu.10 Ngathi, “Ngikholwa ukuthi, sisesemuva lapho, ngizovelenje ngithathe futhi ngibambe umhlangano. Sizothola lelohhololesikole enhla lapha, futhi—futhi sizoba nomhlangano kusukelazingamashumi amabili-nesishiyagalombili uqhubeke njalokuze kube lulunye, umhlangano ehholo lesikole. Bengifunaukushumayela ngendaba ethi ukuthululwa kwalezoZitsha

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zokugcina eziyisikhombisa.” Ngakho sabizwa ngaphambili,futhi saba nokudumala okuncane. Bangeke basasivumela sibenalezizikole, abantu abaningi kakhulu baminyana phakathi.Ngeke saba nawo ndawo. Futhi ngakho-ke nganquma,ngenkathi ngiselapha ngaleyonkathi, esikhundleni soku…11 Asikwazi ukubeka bonke abantu, ukuba besizo adver-…Akukaze kumenyezelwe ngezaziso, manje. Ngakho uma sibekabonke abantu, sizame ukubafaka eTabernakele lapha, besingekesikwenze. Niyabo, nje ku…izinsuku ezinhlanu lapha kungabakubi kabi.12 Ngakho, ngihlezi phakathi ngikhuluma noMfowethu NevillenoMfowethu Wood, nabo, sinqume ukwenza lokhu. Umasingenakukwenza, esikhundleni, lokho bekungasenza sibenezinkonzo ezinhlanu; lokho bekungaba zingamashumi amabili-nesishiyagalombili, zingamashumi amabili-nesishiyagalolunye,zingamashumi amathathu, zingamashumi amathathu nanye,nangamhla lulunye. Awu, ngizwa ukuthi uma sinazo, siqalangeSonto elizayo, singaba nezinkonzo ezimbili, ngeSontoekuseni nangeSonto ebusuku, lokho kumhla ziyishuminesishiyagalombili. Bese-ke zinga—zingamashumi amabili-nanhlanu, sibe neSonto ekuseni neSonto kusihlwa. Lokhoyizinkonzo ezine. Bese-ke kuba ngoAgasti lulunye, sibe neSontoekuseni neSonto ebusuku. Lokho kungasinika izinkonzoeziyisithupha, futhi-ke ngeke kwenze isiminyaminya njeukufaka abantu. Futhi ngicabanga lokho.13 Anicabangi ukuthi kuzobangcono kunokuba nawowonke umuntu nje eminyene futhi begayene ndawonye,nayo yonke into na? Bese-ke lokho nje kwalezozinkonzoezimbili, singabambisana nalokho, kodwa wonke umuntuuthi ukudonsana ndawonye. Ubusuku obuhlanu, ngqo,bekungakwenza kube nzima.14 Futhi ngifuna ukubonisana nabaphatheli namalunga lapha,ngiselapha.15 Lokhu sekuba ndawo zonke. Siphila kulezizinsukuzokugcina, okulapho iVangeli lingenazo i—izakhiwo njengobabeLifanele ukuba nazo. Alinawo amalungelo eLifanele libenawo. Lonke lithungelwe kwezombusazwe nezinto, futhi njenjengenyunyana. Futhi kuzofinyelela lapho-ke ekugcineni,ngoba uphawu lwesilo luzofika ngenyunyana, siyazi. Ngakhosi—si…Isizathu, ngukudutshwa, “akukho-muntu ongathenganoma athengise, ngaphandle kwalowo onophawu lwesilo.”16 Futhi manje ngifuna ukuthola, ngamalunga. Ngizwangiholeleka. Angikaze ngibe nokulambela uNkulunkulu okunjeenhliziyweni yami, kuyo yonke impilo yami, kunalokhoenginakho manje, niyabo. Ngokuba…Futhi ngi—ngifunaukuthola ithende lami uqobo nezinto zami—zami, njengobaiNkosi yanginika umbono ukuba ngikwenze, futhi ngikholwa

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ukuthi manje isikhathi sesiseduzane. Futhi ngifuna ukubonangiselapha, ukuthi kungani singelithole ithende.17 Futhi—futhi kuthi-ke uma sihamba, njengokuza laphaeJeffersonville, esikhundleni sokuba nje nosuku noma ezimbili,noma ezintathu noma izinsuku ezine, singaphuma laphabese simisa lelithende, futhi sibe namabili noma amavikiamathathu, niyabo, futhi akukho-muntu ongasho luthongakho. Singathatha noma ipaki lebhola, noma, uma bengekebasidedele ukuba sibe nalokho, kukhona umlimi phandlelapha uzosinika iplazi. Sizolikhokhela irente iplazi futhi—futhisilimise. Into kuphela esizodingeka siyenze nje lapho, kuzobangukwenza izakhiwo zethu—zethu ezingaphandle, kanjalonjalo,nokwethu kokuzisiza. Nalokho kungenziwa kalula. Futhisizobe-ke sesiqala ukuba nezinkonzo zethu kanjalo ngoba lokhokuhambisana nombono ovela eNkosini, futhi kuzokwenziwangaleyondlela.18 Futhi ngingena, izolo, futhi sithola, niyazi, lokhu, lokho.Futhi bengenyuka ngomgwaqo, nomngane wami olungileyoehamba ngapho, wathi, “Halo, Billy.” Ngambuka, nezinweleezimhlophe-saqhwa, isisu esingako. Nomfana unguntangayethu. Sasehla senyuka ndawonye, umfo omuhle osemncane,ngenkathi ngisengumfanyana. Kungenze ngathi ukuzizwangixakekile.

Indodana yami encane, uJoseph, wathi, “Kungani udabukile,Baba yi na?”19 “O,” ngathi, “Angikwazi ukukuchazela, Joseph. Uyabo,angikwazi, angikwazi ukukutshela.”20 Futhi ngibuka uElij’ Perry ehlezi emuva lapho,noNkk. Perry; kubonakala sengathi izolo bebeyizithandaniezincane ezimakhanda-amnyama phandle lapho, behlalabengomakhelwane kimi, ngenkathi sisenesikebhe esidala,iWahoo, nasezansi emfuleni futhi sidoba ebusuku. Ngibabonabobabili sebemakhanda-amhlophe, niyazi, kusho into eyodwa,ngumbubuzi omncane ozayo, “Anisenaso esinye isikhathiesiningi.” Niyabo?21 Ngakho, ngifuna zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwamiukuba zibalelwe Yena. Enginakho okusasele, isikhathienginaso, ngifuna ukusisebenzisa ndawo ndawo ngenzaokuthize, kungasesikho ukuma ekhoneni lomgwaqo, ngifakazaenkazimulweni nasekuhlonipheni uNkulunkulu. Futhi ngi—ngilapha ngaleyonhloso.22 Futhi nginendawo encane eyimfihlo enhla lapha eGreens’Mill, eIndiana. Akusilo idolobha, manje, yi—yihlane. Futhiabanye abantu sebeyithathile, futhi abafuni ngisho ukuba ubekeunyawo lwakho kuyo. Kodwa nginomgede lapho abengekeaze angithole uma sengingene kuwo. Ngiya ngesikhathisasebusuku, futhi akasoze azi uma ngingena noma ngiphuma.

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Futhi akazi ukuthi umgede ukuphi, futhi ubengeke angenekuwo akunandaba ukuthi ubukuphi. Futhi ngifuna ukuwelafuthi ngikhulume eNkosini, isikhashana, ngiyezwa ukuthikuyisidingo.23 Unkosikazi, ufuna ukuza, ufuna ukubuya futhiavakavakashe, noRebekah noSarah, nabo, nabangani babo.Futhi sesibuyele lapha manje okwamaviki amathathu ezayo,futhi uma iNkosi ithanda.24 Futhi ngiyacabanga, esikhundleni sokuzama ukuminyanisaabantu bonke ndawonye, ngaleyomihlangano laphaeTabernakele…Kusobala, leli ngelethu, lingeleNkosi, isiphalona. Futhi lifakelwe izishayisa-moya. Njengasekubeninenkonzo yangeSonto ekuseni, inkonzo yangeSonto kusihlwa.Lokho kuzodedela abantu babuyele endaweni yabo, bese-kebelinda kuze kube yiviki elizayo.25 Angicabangi ukuthi bengingathatha futhi—futhingokomthetho ngenze ubulungiswa ekuthululwenikwalezoZitsha zokugcina, ngoba zinguMlayezo omkhuluimpela, impela kulokho. Kodwa ngingakhulekela abagulayo,futhi ngenze izinto ezi…NginoMlayezo, futhi, njengobaiNkosi izonginika yona, yebandla. Iviki lonke, ngizophumalapha ehlane ndawondawo futhi ngitadishe, ngibuye ngeSontoekuseni, ngibe nenkonzo yangeSonto ekuseni njengalena,nenkonzo yangeSonto ebusuku. Umelusi wethu omncaneonomusa kakhulu impela, uMfowethu Neville, ngimbuzileukuthi lokho bekungaba ngukweneliseka yini kuye. Lokhongukususa zonke izinkonzo zakhe kuye, kodwa ujabulengokwedlulele ukuba ayinikele ku—kulokho. Nje ngi…26 UMfowethu Capps, yena, ngiqagele, unomkhuhlane olokhuubuyabuya, futhi, futhi ngiyabona usehambile, no—noMfowethuHumes. NeNkosi ibenoMfowethuMann lapha ukuba kube nguyenje othathayo, nendawo. Niyazi, lokho akumangalisi yini ukuthiuNkulunkulu uzozenza kanjani izinto na? Njalo unayo yonkeinto ifakwe ngokuyikho nje esikhathini. Ngenyuka futhi ngizweomunye eshumayela. Ngathi, “Lokho aku…ngiyakholwa…”27 UMfowethu Capps, uza eTucson, ngicabanga ukuthikumkhohlisile masinyane impela, cishe bengamazinga ayikhuluneshumi. Ubengafuni kwenza lutho ngalokho, ngakho usukewahamba, yena noMfowethu Humes, wayesenyukela ePhoenix.Kusobala, kuyikhulu neshumi nanhlanu kuya eshumininesithupha, ishumi nesishiyagalombili enhla lapho. Lokhokwakuselokhu kukubi kakhulu, ngakho ngicabanga ukuthiusuke waya eTexas emva kwalokho; yena, ezama ukutholaindawo.28 Kodwa awufuni Arizona ngalesisikhathi sonyaka,ngiyakutshela. Kwakuyikhulu namashumi amane, ngolunyeusuku, ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule, amazinga ayikhulu

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namashumi amane, eParker. Futhi yilapho uMfowethu Craig,wasebandleni lapha, uhlala khona. Futhi ungaphihlizaiqanda, futhi liyothoseka lingakafiki emhlabathini.[UMfowethu Branham uyahleka—Umhl.] Wena, uyaphimisano—nomhwamuko awusekho, nje ku…Akukho-mswakamonalutho, ngempela kunguhhavini wokubhaka ngalesisikhathisonyaka. Kodwa kusukela cishe kuNovemba, DisembanoJanuwari, kuyamangalisa. Kodwa uma sekuza lapha kuMashinoApreli, kungcono usuke uma ungafuni ukucinana.29 Futhi ngakho uMfowethu Capps nabo kwenzekile bafikangalesosikhathi nje, engicabanga ukuthi kubaxoshile. Ngakhomhlawumbe iNkosi yenze lokho ngenhloso. Ngiyakukholwalokhu, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqondisa izinyathelo zabalungileyo.Ngezinye izikhathi kubonakala kul’khuni.30 Njenganolunye usuku kuloluhambo oluya eAfrika,ngangiqiniseke kakhulu ukuthi ngangihamba entandwenikaNkulunkulu. Ngoba, sekwedlule unyaka, ngangisezansieNingizimu, ngibambe uxhaxha lwemihlangano, futhi, ba—ba, ngacabanga…31 Ngiphuma kuleyonhlangano, wathi, “Ungeza,ngoSomaBhizinisi abangamaKristu, kodwa asizukuzihlanganisanakho.”32 Awu, angifuni ukulahlela lawo indoda kukho ngqo,niyazi, ngenze ingxabano. Ngi—ngifuna ukubenza bazizwebekahle omunye nomunye. Ngakho ngavele ngathi, “Awu…”Ngababhalela incwadi, ngathi, “Khumbulani, ngizamileukungena eAfrika iminyaka, futhi, ngizwa ukuthi inkonzo yamiayikapheli eAfrika. Angina…”33 Kungani ngingaze ngiye eAfrika, ngibe nginayisithupha,amadolobha angamakhulu ayisikhombisa khona lapha eUnitedStates, engibiza, niyabo, khona lapha nje, ngaphandle kokushiyaiCanada, iMexico, noma yiyiphi yalezozindawo na? Kunganingifanele ngifune ukuya lapho na? Kodwa kuyinto ethizeesenhliziyweni yami, engidonsela eAfrika. Lapho, labobantu,kukhona—kukhona into ethize ngabo, engiyithandayo, futhingifuna ukuhambela nje labobantu abangamakhaladi kuphela.Futhi kukhona into ethize enqwabeni yabo, labobaholi,abazizweli ukuthi ngifanele ngenze lokho. Ngi—ngifuna ukuyakubangani bami abangamakhaladi. Yilapho iNkosi engibizelekhona. Futhi manje bayadinga. Abaningi balabobantu,labobantu abamhlophe, bangaba nodokotela nayoyonke into.Kodwa labo bomdabu abampofu baphila phandle lapho, futhibebole uhhafu. Ngi—ngi—ngiyazizwela ukuthi yibo obukekasengathi bazoWemukela. Yibo. Kukhona into ethize ngakho.34 Uma ufika endaweni, usuhlakaniphe khona kakhulu ukuthiwazi yonke into, khona-ke uNkulunkulu angeke enza luthongawe. Kodwa uma usufika endaweni ovumayo ukulalela

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nokufunda, khona-ke—khona-ke yisikhathi sikaNkulunkulu,angangena futhi akhulume kuwe.35 Futhi ngakho ngababhalela incwadi ngaphendula,futhi ngabatshela. Ngase ngithi, “Khumbulani, ngoSukulokwaHlulela, makuthi lezozandla ezimathambo zifinyeleleentuthwini, zinilahle! Igazi labo malibe phezu kwenu, hhayiphezu kwami, ngoba ngizame cishe iminyaka eyishumiukubuyela.”36 Kwase kuthi ngenkathi ngiposa incwadi, ngibuya, Intoethize yathi kimi, “Bona uSidney Jackson, thatha uhambolokuyozingela.” Futhi, ngesikhathi esifanayo, iNkosi yakhulumakuSidney Jackson, yathi, “Ibhubesi elinomhlwenga ophuzi,ukukhempa kukaMfowethu Branham; eThekwini, umhlanganoomkhulu.”37 Awu, wayengapha, futhi wakhuluma nani lapha.Empeleni, sabhaphathizwa…Wayemelene ngokugxililenalombhaphathizo eGameni likaJesu Kristu. Nomkakhewayedlulele kunaye, wayevele nje asuke ahambe. Wawunga…Ngiyanitshela, angizange ngibone bantu abanye abakhuthazelekangaka ukukhonza. Banabefundisi cishe abayikhulunamashumi amahlanu laphaya, ababhaphathizwe eGamenilikaJesu Kristu, futhi nje bashisa izwe. NoMlayezo nje ushanelaiAfrika, ndawo zonke, abashayeli bamabhanoyi nendodaedumileyo eza, bebhaphathizwa eGameni likaJesuKristu.38 Futhi ngakho ngi, ngenkathi ngiqala ukuwela, ngiyanitshela,ngangingakaze ngibe nenkathazo engaka kuyo yonke impiloyami, yokuzama ukufika lapho. Kwase kuthi-ke ngawo impelaumzuzu wokugcina, wona impela umzuzu wokugcina wokubangihambe, nakhu kwakubhalwe kwanquma emvumweni yamiyokungena kwelinye izwe ivisa, “Ungeke wazibandakanyakunoma yiluphi uhlobo lwenkonzo yezenkolo; ungeza kuphelauzingela.” Awu, manje-ke, kwamiswa.39 Kodwa ngathi, “Angikhathali ukuthi uDeveli wenzani,ngeke—ngeke nga…ngeke ngaqinisa ngalokho uMfowethuJackson akusho mayelana nebhubesi eliphuzi, na lokhu, lokho,noma okunye. Ngeke nga-ngaqinisa ngakho. Kodwa ngiyaziukuthi uNkulunkulu wangitshela ukuba ngi ‘bone uSidneyJackson, futhi ngiyozingela.’” Ngase ngithi, “Ngiyahamba.”Futhi ngesinye isikhathi…Futhi ngaba nolunye lohamboolukhulu kunalo lonke.40 Ngathola ukuthi inkathazo yayiyini. Manje ngicabangaukuthi, cishe ngo-Oktoba, iNkosi ithanda, ngingabuyela futhingibe nomhlangano nayoyonke into, ubambiswano olugcwele,yonke enye into, niyabo, eAfrika manje. Ngifike emnyombeniwakho futhi ngathola ukuthi kwakukuphi, ukuthi kwabangelwayini. Phezulu lapha, kubhalwa, lona uzosho lokhu, nento ethizeinento ethize ezoyisho, na lona lapho. Into engcono kunazo

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zonke ukuba yenziwe, ngukuhamba uzitholele, wena. Futhingiyazi ukuthi inkathazo yayikuphi, nokuthi kwakusizathu sini;kwakungenxa yabantu abaningi kakhulu bebuthene ndawonye,uhulumeni wayengeke angivumele ngibe nawo.41 Manje uma oSomaBhizinisi noma yiyiphi inhlangano,ezosingenisa, khona-ke uhulumeni ngokuzenzekelayo…ngobayinhlangano emelwe kanye nohulumeni, uhulumeni uthumelaukuvikelwa ngumbutho. Uma kuba nendoda angamashumiamabili-nanhlanu ehlelweni elilodwa, angamashumi amabili-nanhlanu kwelinye, noma kunjalo ngeke bawemukele lowo.Kufanele kube yi—yinhloko yalenhlangano. NoSomaBhizinisiabangamaKristu abasiyo inhlangano eyihlelo elilodwa lenkololimele onke amasonto. UDokotela uSimon, inhloko yabolaphaya, indoda ekahle kakhulu, ngifanele ngibonane nayefuthi ngikhulume naye. Futhi bathatha imihlangano, nawo onkeamanye amasonto lingena ndawonye. Niyabo? Futhi ngikholwaukuthi sizoba nomunye wemihlangano emikhulu kunayo yonkeoke waba se—seAfrika.42 Kodwa iphuzu lami bekuyileli, uma wazi ukuthi u—uzama ukwenza okufanele. Into yokuqala ngukuthi, umauzwa uholeleka ukwenza noma yini, khona-ke kuhlole neZwifuthi ubone ukuthi kuhambisana kahle yini neZwi, bese-ke ungavumeli lutho lukumise. Angikhathali ukuthi mangakiamasondo uDeveli awaphosa endleleni yethu, vele nje uhambephezulu ngaphezu kwawo.43 Ngitshele umkami futhi ngatshela uMfowethu Wood,ngenkathi ngifika lapha, nabanye abangani engibonanenabo izolo. Sengibe cishe neminyaka emihlanu laphaobekul’khuni ukuthi ngazi ukuthi kufanele ngenzeni.Bekuwu—wuvalo…Niyabo, imvuselelo uqobo lwayo,phakathi kwamasonto, ibisifile. Noma ubani uyakwazi lokho.Niyakuzwa kuleliTabernakele. Nikuzwa ndawo zonke. Kukhonaukundondonya, ukuzwa okufile. Kukhona nje into ethizeengalungile. Kungenxa yokuthi umdlandla wemvuselelousuhambile kubantu. Hamba ungene emasontweni, uzobabonabehlezi lapho. Nomelusi uhambe ekhubeka ngomlayezo nenyeinto ethize. Nento yokuqala niyazi, uyichezukisela kolunyeuhlobo lweqembu abazoba nalo, noma into ethize. Kubukekakungukundondonya okufile ndawo zonke.44 UBilly Graham uyakuqaphela; uOral Roberts. UMnu.Allen wayenenkathazo ethize, njengoba nazi. UOral Robertsunezakhiwo zamadola ayizigi di ezingamakhulu amahlanu,kanjalonjalo, phakathi lapho. Unesikole. Futhi, awu, akukho-muntu ensimini manje.45 Ngasuka lapha, ngombono, ukuba ngiye ngale eTucson,ukuba ngibone ukuthi iNkosi yayifuna ngenzeni. LaphoYahlangana nami phezulu lapho, njengoba Yanitshela lapha

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ukuthi Yayizokwenza, nesimo seziNgelosi eziyisikhombisa,futhi yathi izobuya neziMpawu eziyisiKhombisa lwaluzovulwa.Yilokho impela nje okwenzeka.46 Yathi, ngoluny’usuku nginoMfowethu Wood ngenkathiephuma lapho, saya endaweni efanayo, ngase ngiphosa idwalaphezulu, liyehla, Yathi, “Phakathi kwemini noma ubusuku,uzo…” Amanye, ngiyakhohlwa nje ukuthi amazwi laliyini.“Uzobona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.”47 Futhi ngosuku olulandelayo, kwehla isivunguvungu sivelaezibhakabhakeni, futhi siyayazi indaba yokuthi kwenzekeni.Ngenkathi kwenyuka, babuza ukuthi kwakuyini. Ngathi,“Kwakhuluma amazwi amathathu, ekuqhumeni okukhuluokuthathu.” Amadoda kuphela ezwa ukuqhuma. Ngaqondaukuthi Kwathini. Futhi kwathi, “‘Ukwahlulela kushaya UgulwaseNtshonalanga!’” Ezinsukwini ezimbili emva kwalokho,iAlaska yathi ayicwile. Lalikade liduma ndawo zonke,ukuzamazama komhlaba, yonke into. Kubukeni nje, nsukuzonke, ukuzamazamakomhlaba nje kuzamazamandawo zonke.48 Umhlangano wami wokugcina, umhlangano wokugcinaenganginawo. Lona kuzoba nguMlayezo wami wokuqala,ngempela, ukuwushumayela kusukela ngaleyonkathi.Ngangishumayela eLos Angeles, iHholo laseBiltmore Hhotela,futhi ngangikhuluma ngendoda ezikhethela umfazi. Hlezeninayo iteyipu yawo. Ithi, ngathi, “Kubonisa isimilo sayonezimpokophelo zayo.” Ukuthi, uma owesilisa ethathaowesifazane, uthatha intombazane esencane, nokuthiibe ngumkakhe; uthatha, niyazi, intombazane yesimanjeenguNontekenteke ojwayelekile, ku—kukhombisa nje ukuthiuyini…Uma iganwa unobuhle noma unobuhle wocansi, nomangabe yini, kukhombisa esayo, ukuthi kukhonani ngempelaendodeni. Kodwa umKristu, ubheka isimilo kowesifazane,ngoba uhlela ikhaya lesikhathi esizayo nalowo wesifazane.Uyahlela, uthola umenzi wekhaya. Futhi ngathi, “Manje-ke, uKristu, ngokweZwi laKhe lapha, uyasitshela ukuthiliyobanjani iKhaya lethu lesikhathi esizayo. Nhloboni-keyomfazi Ayoyikhetha, isifebe sehlelo na? Lutho! Uyokhethaowesifazane owenziwe isimilo ngeZwi laKhe, nalowo kuyobanguMlobokazi.”49 Futhi ngenkathi ngisephakathi lapho, Into ethizeyangishaya, futhi ngangingazi lutho cishe imizuzu engamashumiamathathu. Kwabakhona isiprofetho esaphumayo. Intoyokuqala engiyikhumbulayo, uMfowethu Mosley noBilly,ngangiphandle emgwaqeni, ngihamba. Futhi Yathi,“Wena Kapernawume, ozibiza ngegama leziNgelosi,” leyoyiLos Angeles, idolobha lezingelosi, niyabo, izingelosi,“waziphakamisela ezulwini, uyakwehliselwa esihogweni.Ngokuba, uma imisebenzi yamandla yayenziwe eSodoma,

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eyayenziwe kuwe, ngabe lisekhona nanamuhla.” Nalokho konkekwakungokungezwakali, kimi. Niyabo?

50 Futhi ngangisanda kuqeda kanjani ukuyala, uKristu,ngiMphakamisa futhi ngitshela ibandla. Ngathi, “Ninabesifazane, akunandaba ukuthi ngizama kanjani ukuza kini,noma ukushumayela ngimelane nalezizinto; nawe silisa, ninabashumayeli; niqhubeka nokuyingiliza ngaso sonke isikhathi,nikwenza ngokufanayo nje. Nihamba phezu kwaLo kubesengathi iZwi likaNkulunkulu lalingelutho.”

51 Futhi ngenkathi sengikuqonda lokho, ngahamba, ngathi,“KunomBhalo mayelana nalokho ndawondawo.” Ngasengihamba futhi ngathola kwakunguJesu, esola iKapernawumengasogwini lolwandle. Ngalobo busuku ngayibheka imiBhalo.Ngifika ekhaya, ngathatha incwadi yemilando; neSodomaneGomora lake laba yi—yidolobha eliphumelelayo, ikomkhululabeZizwe lezwe. Futhi niyazi, lelodolobha, ngokuzamazamakomhlaba, lacwila oLwandle oluFile. NoJesu wama, wayesethi,“Kapernawume, uma iSodoma lalibe nemisebenzi eyenziwekulo enibe nayo yenziwe kuwe, ngabe limi namuhla.Kodwa manje ufanele wehliselwe esihogweni!” Futhi cisheiminyaka engamakhulu amabili noma amakhulu amathathuemva kwesiprofetho saKhe, nawo onke lawomadolobhanaangasogwini, onke asemi ngaphandle kweCapernawume,futhi ilele ezinzulwini zolwandle. Ukuzamazama komhlabakwayicwilisa olwandle.

52 Futhi-ke ngiprofetha, “ILos Angeles iyoba sezinzulwinizolwandle.” Futhi ngifika ekhaya, ngase ngiya eAfrika.Futhi ngenkathi ngiseAfrika, baba nokuzamazama komhlaba.Nososayense…Nikubonile, kwakusekusakazweni, lelo elithizeelifanayo, amakhaya amahle ekhalakathela, eLos Angeles,nehhotela labashayeli bezimoto, kanjalonjalo. Futhi manjekukhona i…

53 Kusukela kulokho kuzamazama komhlaba, kukhonaufa olungamayintshi amabili- noma amathathu olungenaemhlabathini, oluqala eAlaska, luhamba luzungeze iziQhingizaseAleutian, luphuma lube cishe ngamamayela ayikhulunamashumi amahlanu noma angamakhulu amabili olwandle,kubuye kwenyukele eSan Diego; kufake iCalifornia, nomaiLos Angeles, bese lubuya futhi ngezansi nje kwenxenyeengasenyakatho yeCalifornia lapho, indawo encane ethiwa iSanJose, ngezansi nje kwalapho.

54 Nalososayense wayekhuluma, ngokuba sengxoxiswaneni.Sasibuka kutelevishini. Wayesethi, “Ngaphansi kwalokhowubindiza nje oluqubukayo.” Futhi washo lokhu, wathi,“Leso yisihlephu sizonqamuka sehlukane,” wayesethi, “futhisizonqamuka.” Nalo inter-…

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55 Indoda, usosayense exoxisana nalososayense omkhulu,wathi kuye, wathi, “Awu, lokho bekungacwila konkengalesosikhathi na?”

Wathi, “Bekungenzeka? Kuzokwenzeka!”56 Wathi, “Awu, kusobala, mhlawumbe kuyoba yiminyakaeminingi, eminingi kusukela manje.”57 Wathi, “Kungaba semizuzwini emihlanu kusukela manje,noma kungaba seminyakeni emihlanu kusukela manje.” Wavelenje wakwabela iminyaka emihlanu.58 Kodwa ngokuqiniseke nje impela njengoba ngangimi laphophansi kwalokho kuPhefumulelwa, ngabeka ukwahlulelwakuloloGu lwaseNtshonalanga, kwase-ke kukulandela khonaphezulu lapha nokucwila kweLos Angeles, ayisekho! Kunjalo.Kuzokwenzeka. Nini na? Angazi.59 Kodwa, o, kwenzekani na? Niyazi, sinamazwekaziayisithupha kuphela manje. Sasinayisikhombisa, lelo elacwilaphakathi kweAfrika neUnited States. O, kungokomlando, niyazingakho. Manje, uma lelo lishona phansi, khona-ke ngifunanibhekisise-ke uma…60 Lena kwakuyintshumayelo engashumayela ngayongenkathi, ngiyakholwa, uMfowethu Elij’ Perry kufanele ukuthiwayekade eyidikoni lapha ebandleni ngesikhathi, yilokhokuphela engikwaziyo. Kodwa kwathi, “Isikhathi sizofika…”Angikwazanga kwaze kwathi uNkk. Simpson wangilethela i—intshumayelo ngoluny’usuku. Futhi nginayo ibhalwe encwadiniencane, ukuthi ugwadule olwa…“Ulwandlekazi luyokhalaindlela yalo iqonde ogwadule.” Lokho kwakuseminyakeniengamashumi amathathu edlule.61 Futhi, kusobala, uLwandle iSalton lungamafidi cisheangamakhulu amabili ngaphansi kweleveli yolwandle, futhiuma lokho kuqubuka okukhulu, lowomhlaba ugwinyekakanjalo, ngamamayela angamakhulu ezikwele, amamayelaangamakhulu ngamakhulu ezikwele ecwila emhlabeni, lokhokuyophosa igagasi elikhulu liyothi ngqi eArizona. Impela,kungakwenza.62 O, sisesikhathini sokuphela, ihora lenkazimulo,ukubonakala kweNkosi uJesu! Wathi, “Kuyobakhonaukuzamazama komhlaba kuzindawo ngezindawo,ukusambathekiswa yisikhathi, usizi phakathi kwezizwe,izinhliziyo zabantu zehlulwa ngukwesaba.” Wathi, “Umalezizinto seziqala ukwenzeka, phakamisa ikhanda lakho,ukuhlengwa kwakho kuyasondela.” O, he!

Izizwe ziyehlukana, uIsrayeli uyaphaphama,Izibonakaliso abaprofethi abazibikezelayo;Izinsuku zabeZizwe zibaliwe, nosizi olukhuluoluthiyile;

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Buyelani, O bahlakazekileyo, kwabakini.(Qinisekani ukwenza lokho!)

Lolosuku lokuhlengwa seluseduze,Izinhliziyo zomuntu zehlulwa ngukwesaba;Gcwaliswani ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, izibanizenu mazilungiswe futhi zihlanzwe,

Bhekani phezulu, ukuhlengwa kwenusekuseduze!

(Kunjalo.)Abaprofethi bamanga baqamba amanga,iQiniso likaNkulunkulu bayaliphika,

Ukuthi uJesu uKristu unguNkulunkuluwethu.63 Niyasibona isithombe ngoluny’usuku, ukuthiWasiphendulela kanjani isithombe eceleni lapho? Futhisona impela isithombe salezoziNgelosi eziyisikhombisaziphakanyiswa, siphendulele ngakwesokudla, futhi nampoubuso beNkosi uJesu ebuka phansi emhlabeni futhi.64 Niyakhumbula ngenkathi ngishumayela ImiNyaka yeBandlaeyisiKhombisa, ngangingaqondi ukuthi kungani uJesu emilapho noku “mhlophe” phezu kwekhanda laKhe.WayeyiNsizwa.Ngakuthatha emuva eBhayibhelini, kwathi, “Wafika koMdalaweziNsuku, ozinwele zaKhe zazimhlophe njengoboya bezimvu.”UJesu wayeneminyaka engamshumi amathathu-nantathunohhafu kuphela ubudala, ekubethelweni kwaKhe.65 Ngabiza uMfowethu Jack Moore, usiyazi wezenkolo.Wathi, “O, Mfowethu Branham, lowo nguJesu esigabenisaKhe esikhazimulisiweyo.” Wathi, “Emva kokufa kwaKhe,ukumbelwa, nokuvuka, Waphendukela kulokho.” Lokhokwakuzwakala kahle kusiyazi wezenkolo, kodwa akuhambangakahle, akuzange kushaye into ethize.66 Ngenyukela lapho ngase ngiqala kulowonyaka webandlawokuqala, lapho uMoya oNgcwele wakwembula. Manje nakhokhona eMinyakeni yeBandla yenu. Ngiqagele izincwadizizophuma masinya nje manje, umniningwane ogcwelewakho. Futhi kwakhombisa ukuthi uJesu wayenguMahluleli.Kukhona iwigi emhlophe ababevamise ukuyifaka, bafakeiwigi bese beyigqoka njengomahluleli, iNgilandi isakwenzauma unegunya elikhulu kunawo onke. Nalokho kuphendulelaeceleni kulesisithombe, Nango, izinwele zaKhe ezimnyama,ungakubona kwinganhlanye lentshebe yaKhe, efake newigiemhlophe. Ungukugcina kwegunya, UyiGunya eliKhulu kunawoonke. Ngisho noNkulunkulu washo njalo, uqobo lwaKhe, “LouyiNdodana yaMi ethandekayo, Yizweni.”67 Nango enalezoziNgelosi, uMlayezo, okwakukungukuqaqwakwalezozimpawu eziyisikhombisa ezembula inzalo yenyokanazo zonke lezizinto lapha. Futhi kukhombisa ukuthikuyisembozo saKhe impela, kuyi—kuyiGunya laKhe eliKhulu

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kunawo onke. Mkhulu ukwedlula konke, futhi Ufake iwigi,noma—noma wemboziwe. IBhayibheli lathi Waguqula isimosaKhe nomaWaziguqula Yena, en morphe. Igama livela egamenilesiGreki, en morphe, okuchaza umdlali wasesiteji ongumGrekiodlala izinxenye eziningi; namhlanje uyinto eyodwa, emdlalweniolandelayo usengenye into. WayenguNkulunkulu, uYise,emdlalweni owodwa; uNkulunkulu, iNdodana, komunyeumdlalo; bese kuba nguNkulunkulu, uMoya oNgcwele,kulomdlalo. Niyabo? Nango, iZwi laKhe lisalokhu liliKhulukunakho konke. Siphila ezinsukwini zokugcina.68 Ngibuya eAfrika ngoluny’usuku, ngangithe ukukhathala.Niyabo, sekuyisikhathi sasebusuku nje lapho manje, futhiufanele ujike. Futhi ngesikhathi sengijikile, ngiyabuya futhi.Saba nohambo oluhle kakhulu, uhambo lokuyozingela, olunyeloluhle kunalo lonke esengake ngaba nalo empilweni yami.Manje-ke uBilly unezinye zezithombe, mhlawumbe uzobanesikhathi angasikhombisa ndawo ndawo, futhi anikhombiseuhambo.69 Ngaba nephupho. Ngiphupha njalo ngibuyele eNkampaniniyezemiSebenzi yoMphakathi, ngandlela thize. Ngakho nga—ngacabanga ukuthi ngangilinganisela umsebenzi, ngangifanelengi…Bangivuma nje ngibe nendlela okungeyami, futhingacabanga ukuthi ngangizo…Esikhundleni sokuphumafuthi ngihambe olayini noma ngiqoqe izikweletu, nomaokuthize engangifanele ngikwenze, ngavele ngathi, “Awu,ngingubasi wami uqobo,” ngavele nje ngayobhukuda. Ngasengehlela lapho ngase ngikhumula ezami…lezizingubo,ngase ngifaka izingubo zami zokubhukuda. Ngangingedwa.Ngase ngicabanga, “Awusho, lokhu akulungile, inkampani…Lokhu kusemini, inkampani iyangikhokhela ngalesisikhathi.”Ngacabanga, “Lokho kuyaxaka.” Ngase-ke ngicabanga,“Awu, imali engiyiqoqe endleleni…” nganginakho kokubiliukuhambahamba ngiqaphile nendlela ngikuxube ndawonye,ngase ngithi, “Awu, imali engiyiqoqile, kukhona engikwenzile,ngihamba ngidlala lapha; sengiwalahle onke amathikithi ami,futhi nginayo imali yabo nemali yami ixutshwe ndawonye.Manje ngizokwazi kanjani ukuthi ubani okhokhe isikweletuna?” Ngacabanga, “Ngenxa nje yokuthi benginganaki!”Ngacabanga, “Lokho akulungile. Yinye kuphela into okufanelengiyenze, lokho ngukuthi, ngibuyele kunsumpa wami futhingimtshele.” Lowo kwakunguDon Willis, ngathi, “Don,ngilahlekelwe yilawomathikithi. Manje nansi yonke imaliengiyiphethe, futhi nansi imali yabo, ndawonye. Ngiyishiyalapha kukheshiya. Nabantu, uma bengena, bazoba nerisidiukuthi ngisitholile isikweletu sabo.”70 Mhlawumbe abantu abahlezi khona lapha engi—engi…Ngiyazi ukhona. Engayiqoqa kubo e—ezinsukwini,futhi ngangizo…futhi ngangizokhipha irisidi. Niyazi,

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kwakungamaphesente ayishumi kuphela uma uyekele weqelwayisikweletu sakho. Futhi mhlawumbe, idola nohhafu, seqengofiftin sente. Inqwaba yalabobantu babehlala…Sasithandanje ukubuthana futhi sixoxe, babevele bayekele isikweletusabo sihambe, nami ngifike ngixoxe nabo isikhashana.Kukhishwe ufiftin sente, niyazi, ukuhlala phansi nje beseuxoxa isikhashana, nokuqoqa isikweletu sabo. Futhi njekwamiswa, futhi nje kwatholakala izikweletu eziningi kakhuluangikwazanga ukuziqoqa.71 Awu, ngacabanga yileyondlela kuphela engangingakwenzangayo. Ngase ngiphaphama.72 Indawo esihlala kuyo, Dadewethu Larson. Angicabangiukuthi ukhona. Ubenomoya omuhle kabi kithi; futhi akathandiukuba ngisho lokho.Kodwauyinenekazi elinomoya omuhle kabi,futhi kade sihlala emakamelweni akhe. Unamakamelo amabili,amakamelo amancane endawonye, sasiqashe omabili. Futhiunkosikazi nami ngilala ngapha kwe—kwelinye ikamelo laphoengithi ukwemukela khona abantu uma nginokwenzeka, futhikukhona emibili imibhede emincane ebhanqene phakathi lapho.73 Ngaphaphama. Wayengakaphaphami yena. Futhiemva kwesikhashana, waphaphama. Ngase ngimvayizela,wayesebheka emuva wayesecwayizisa amehlo akhe izikhathiezimbalwa. Ngathi, “Ulale kahle na?”

Wathi, “Qhabo.”74 Ngase ngithi, “Ngibe nephupho elibi kabi kabi. BengibuyeleeNkampanini yezemiSebenzi yoMphakathi futhi.” Ngathi,“Ngenzeni na?”75 Ngiyakhumbula, ngisengumfana omncane, nomainsizwa, ngangihamba bonke labolayini eSalem, eIndiana,okwehlukile…Ngangingena, ngithenge u—ukudlakwasekuseni, mhlawumbe isitsha se oti. Kulelolanga elishisayonakho konke, futhi kwakungenza ngigule, ukudla ukudlakwasekuseni. Ngangifaka uten sente, emadlaneni yamiyokuthenga izinto ezincane. Unsumpa uyehla wayesethi, wathi,“Uyazi ukuthi batheni e—emhlanganweni na? ‘Ubani lelokhandaeliyifindo ebelingafaka uten sente, liyodla ukudla kwasekusenina?’” Wathi, “Uboke ufake ufifti sente.” Manje, nonkeniyazi, ufifti sente kwakungukudla kwasekuseni okukhulungalezozinsuku.

Ngase ngithi, “Awu, angidli kakhulu kangako.”

Wathi, “Awu, bonke abanye bafaka ufifti sente. Uboke ufakeufifti sente.”

Ngathi, “Awu, angiwusebenzisi.”

Wathi, “Ngena kuso, noma kunjalo.” Lowokwakungunsumpa wami.

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76 Awu, ngacabanga, “Awu, yini engingayenza? Ngifanelengibize ufifti sente, futhi ngidla uten sente.” Ngakhongangiphumela emgwaqeni bese ngithola izinganyanaezazingenakudla kwasekuseni, bese ngizitholela ukudlakwasekuseni okubiza ufoti sente.

Ngakho manje-ke ngacabanga, “Awu, yini ebinga…Mhlawumbe yilokho Angibambele khona.”77 Futhi ngiyakhumbula, lapha esikhathini esingeside esedlule,bafika ngalokho kuhambahamba beqaphile, badabula igcekeelingemuva lapho, base bethi, “Faka isikweletu sakho.” Uyazibanamalungelo okuhambahamba beqaphile, kodwa bafanelebakukhokhele ukulimaza.78 Ngavele ngababhalela ngabaphendula ngase ngithi,“Anikweleti lutho.” Ngacabanga, “Lokho bekungabakhokhelaufoti sente. Mhlawumbe ngisebenzise amadola angamashumiamabili noma amathathu ngalesosikhathi, ngiyinikaizinganyana. Mhlawumbe lokho kuzokwenza.” Ngilokhungiphupha.79 Kwase kuthi-ke nganginesihlahla esikhulu lapho,izinganyana zazidlala phansi kwaso, nokuhambahambauqaphile…Manje bahambahamba beqaphile ngendizaenesigwedlo eqolo. Futhi ngakho uyangena wayesethi, “Billy,kunjani ukuthi kunqunywe lesosihlahla?”80 Ngathi, “Qhabo, ungasinqumi. Sizosiphundla.” Ngathi,“UMfowethuWood nami sizosiphundla.”

Wathi, “Awu, ngizofuna umuntu ozofika bese esiphundla.”Ngathi, “Manje, ungasinqumi.”Wathi, “Ngeke ngisinqume.”

81 Ngasuka ngathatha uhambo. Sengibuya, sasinqunyiwesayothi ngqu emhlabathini. Ngase ngiba necalaelifikayo, niyabo. Ngathi, “Awu, Nkosi, leli lizokucacisa,engikukweletayo.” Ngakho ngase ngilisusa lelo, lokho kwabakahle, nje ngaliyeka kanjalo. Awu, ngisakuphupha.82 Ngenkathi ngivuka ngokunye ukusa, ngathi, “Awu…”Into yokuqala esiyenzayo ekuseni uma sivuka, ngukukhulekandawonye, bese sikhuleka uma sesiyolala embhedeni ebusuku.Kwase kuthi-ke emva kokuba eseqhubekile ukuba ayotholelaizinganyana ukudla kwasekuseni, ngaqala ukukhuleka. Ngathi,“Nkosi, kufanele ukuthi bengingumfo omubi kabi. Yiniengiyenzile empilweni, ukuba ngi—ngingasuki kuleyoNkampaniyezemiSebenzi yoMphakathi.”83 Ngangena ngase ngigeza umzimba, ngase ngibuyengiphuma. Futhi into ethize yabonakala nje sengathi ithikimi, “Mhlawumbe bengilinganisela emsebenzini waKhe.”Ngacabanga, “Nakhu sekucishe kube yiminyaka emihlanuangenze lutho, nje ngilinde kuYe.”

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84 Ngimi lapho ngoluny’usuku. Basakhela ikhaya elishaenhla lapho, noMfowethu Mosley uyehla, wayekhulumangakho. Ngathi, “Leso nje yisipho esincane esivela kuBabawami.” Futhi waqala ukukhala. Ngathi, “Uyabo, Wathi, ‘Umanizoshiya amakhaya enu, izindlu, amazwe, obaba, omama,Ngiyonipha izindlu, amazwe, obaba, omama, nokuphindwengekhulu kulokhu ukuphila, nokuPhila okuPhakade okuzayo.’”Ngathi, “Niyabo, ngifanele ngilishiye iTabernakele engilithandakakhulu kangaka. Ikhaya lami iNkosi engipha lona phezululapho, ngadingeka ngilishiye. Ungibuyisela leli nje.” Ngathi,“Uyamangalisa, uyabo.”Wayeseqala ukukhala.85 Awu, nga—ngathi, “Ngadingeka ngiphumele lapha futhingizahlukanise mina uqobo, ngize kulolugwadule.” Ngasengicabanga, “Ngiyamangala ukuthi kungani uNkulunkuluangilethe ogwadule, phandle lapha lapho okungekho luthokodwa ofezela nezilwanekazi amaGila na?”86 Akusilo ugwadule kuphela, ukuthi kuyashisa, kodwakuwugwadule ngokomoya. O, he! Akukho kuphila kukamoyanhlobo, emasontweni, amelene…Ngani, awukuboni nezeokunjalo empilweni yakho! Asinalo ngisho isonto esingaya kulo,noma lutho. Bese kuthi-ke ngenkathi…Abantu cishe impelababhubhe, ngokomoya. Ngiyakuqaphela kubantu abaphumayolapho, ngibone umehluko kubo, ngikubhekisisa.87 Futhi ngakho uhlala phansi kukaMoya kaNkulunkulu,nempilo yakho iba mnandi, ithambe, njengamanzi elethalobutshani nemiqumbe ethambile. Uma…lobutshani,eArizona, bebungeke bakhula; lezizihlahla bezizobangumdolofiya, lawomaqabunga nje asongeke futhi enzeokuhlabayo. Yileyondlela okungayo uma woma ngasesontweni,wonke umuntu uhlaba omunye, niyazi. Futhi, niyabo, ufaneleube namanzi athambile emvula akuthambisayo, futhi enzeamaqabunga nomthunzi kumhambi odlulayo.88 Futhi ngakho into ethize yathi kimi, “Mhlawumbeuyawulinganisela umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu.” Ngakho,ngakhulekela umbono.89 NoMeda wayesanda kungithengela iBhayibheli elishanje; noMfowethu—Mfowethu Brown, wasenhla eOhio,wangithengela iBhayibheli elisha; omabili ngesikhathiesifanayo, ngoKhisimuzi. Ngahamba ngase ngithatha elilodwalamaBhayibheli amasha. Ngathi, “Nkosi, ezinsukwini ezedlula,WawuneUrimi neThumimi.”90 Manje lalelani, ake ngisho lokhu. Kusobala, aba…lokhu,akuteyipi lomhlangano, isizathu sokuba ngicele…ngisholokhu. Ake ngisho, ningakwenzi lokhu. Akusiyo into enhle.91 Kodwa ngathi, “Nkosi, kwakuvamise ukuthi, uma umphuphiephuphe iphupho, ukuthi babelithatha balehlisele kwiUrimineThumimi, futhi balixoxe. Futhi uma i—uma iUrim neThumimi

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iphendule ngokubaneka izinkanyiso, ukuKhanya okungaphezukwemvelo, iphupho laliqinisile.” Ngathi, “Kodwa lobo bupristinaleyoUrimi neThumimi akusekho. IBhayibheli laKho liyiUrimineThumimi manje; Nkosi, kwangathi ngingephinde ngikwenzelokhu futhi. Kodwa ngiKucelile futhi ngakhuleka kuWe, ukubaunginike umbono, ukhulume kimi ukuthi kungani ngiphuphelamaphupho. Nokuthi ngenzeni na? Uma ngilimazile, umangenze noma yini kunoma yimuphi umuntu ezweni, ngazise.Ngizo—ngizo—ngizohamba ngikulungise. Uma ngikweletaiNkampani yezemiSebenzi yoMphakathi, uma ngenze intoengalungile kubo noma yimuphi omunye umuntu, uma ngenzeinto engalungile kuWe, ngazise. Ngi—ngifuna ukukulungisa.”92 Asikulungise, manje. Ungalindi kuze kube semvakwesikhashana, kungase kwedlulelwe yisikhathi. Asikwenzemanje.93 Ngase ngithi, “Impela, kukhona okuthize kuleliZwilikaNkulunkulu, kusukela kuGenesisi kuya eSambulweni,lesosimilo esithile phakathi lapho Owabhekana naso, singabasezisekelweni ezifanayo singaba ngumbuzo wami. Uma umuntuenze into ethize, futhi—futhi Wamlandela ngayo, ngakho-kemangivule kuleyondawo eBhayibhelini. Futhi uma umuntu,noma ngabe benzeni, kuyoncika indlela yami. Lapho engenzekhona okungalungile, noma okuthize Ofuna ngikwenze, nomaengingakwenzanga, ngibonise esinye isimilo eBhayibheliniesinjalo.”94 Ngase ngivala amehlo ami, ngase ngiyeka iBhayibhelilivuleke, ngabeka umunwe wami emBhalweni, uGenesisi24:7. UEliyeza, inceku ka-Abrahama ethembekileyo, incekueyisibonelo yeBhayibheli, ethunyelwe ukufunisisa umlobokazikaIsaka. Ukugodola kwagijima yonke indawo kimi. Impela,leyo ngeyami…lokho kulungile ngoMlayezo wami, ngidonselangaphandle uMlobokazi.95 Wathi, “Funga ukuthi awuyikumthatha umlobokazi kulaba,kodwa yiya kubantu bakithi uqobo.”

Wathi, “Uma-ke owesifazane engayikuza nami na?”96 Wathi, “Khona-ke ukhululekile kulesisifungo.” Wathi,“NoNkulunkulu waseZulwini uyothumela iNgelosi yaKhephambi kwakho, ukukuqondisa.” Waphuma waqonda ngqowayeseqala ekhuleka, futhi wadibana noRebekah omuhle obangumlobokazi kaIsaka.97 UMlayezo ophelele nje, kubuyelwe eZwini, “Hamba ulandelowoMlobokazi!” Lowo ngumsebenzi. Ngikhonela lokho-kelapha. Yilokho engizama ukukwenza, ngukubizela ngaphandleuMlobokazi.98 Khumbulani eCalifornia lapho, leyongxoxiswanoyoMlobokazi, ukubona ayoba yikho, ngaba nakho lapha.Ukuthi lowoMlobokazi wenyuka kanjani kuqala, futhi

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ngaMbona edlula. Bese-ke nakhu kufika uNkosazana Melika,uNkosazana Eshiya, nabobonke, o, into ebukeka iyimbiukwedlula yonke! Kwase kuthi-ke uMlobokazi ofanayowedlula futhi. Omunye wabo waphuma esinyathelweni,futhi ngangiMbuyisela esinyathelweni; ababili babo,kwakuyibo. Futhi yilokho engangifanele ngikwenze, ngigcinelowoMlobokazi esesinyathelweni, ngizingela lowomuntu.99 Ngathi, “Nkulunkulu, ngibuyela ekhaya, ngenze bushaizifungo zami futhi, futhi ngiqalise kabusha.” Ngakho yilokhoesihlela ukukwenza, yilokho engikukhonela lapha.100 Ngicabanga ukuthi bekungaba yinto enhle uma sikwenzilelokhu, siqale ziyishumi nesishiyagalombili, ngeviki elizayo,ekuseni ngeSonto elizayo, ebusuku ngeSonto elizayo; iSontoelilandelayo, nangeSonto elilandelayo. Bangaki ocabangaukuthi leyo bekungaba yinto enhle na? [Ibandla lithi,“Amen.”—Umhl.] Ngiyabonga.101 Manje ngifuna ningenzele into ethize. Uma nazise nomayibaphi abantu ukuthi kuzo—kuzobakhona umhlanganozingamashumi amabili-nesishiyagalombili, ningabuye nibazisefuthi, ukuthi asikwazanga ukukwenza. Nibatshele, nibabhaleleincwadi, noma enye into ethize. Asifuni abantu beze futhibadumale, kodwa asikwazanga ukuthola ihholo.102 Niyabo, asikwazanga ukulithola. Futhi ngakho ngenxayomhlangano wokugcina ngicabanga ukuthi sibe nabaningikakhulu phezulu lapho, nayo yonke into, bavele nje…Niyazi ukuthi umphakathi unjani, futhi ba…Awu, nje siphilaezinsukwini zokugcina, yilokho kuphela. Futhi basho ukuthiabantu bayangena futhi baphazamise isikole, futhi babelaphongaphambi kakhulu kwesikhathi, futhi benza lokhu, nomalokho, noma enye into ethize, nendawo yaminyana kakhulu,nenduna yezicishamlilo yenza lokhu na lokho. Futhi, awu,niyazi.103 Ngakho sizohlela lezoZitsha nalawomaCilongo, ngifunaukuwafaka. Nginitshelile ukuthi bengizokwenza. Afika phansikwenye into. Ziza kanjalo neZitsha, ukukhala kwamacilongo;kodwa sifuna ukuthatha sonke isifundo sedlule naso ngqo, futhisisilethe, sikubophele ndawonye.104 Bangaki oke wafunda noma yikuphi okukaMfowethu Vayle,ekuphindeni abhale lokho, nokukuhlela futhi engenzela khonangokubhalwa nokukhulunywa kolimi na? Senike nafundanoma yikuphi kwakho na? Nike nakufunda, ababili nomaabathathu benu. Ngicabanga ukuthi wenze umsebenzi omuhlengempela, Mfowethu Vayle, umsebenzi omuhle ngempela! Wena,ngicabanga ukuthi wenziwe nguDadewethu Vayle; futhi wenawavele nje wakubhala phansi wayeseyakwenza. Wayeyi…Niyabo, angimelene nabesifazane njalo, ngimelene, DadewethuVayle na?

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105 Ngakho manje asi, kweyishumi nanhlanu elandelayo,imizuzu engashumi amabili, funde umBhalo lapha.106 Futhi nginencwajana lapha. Ngishilo, ngiyakholwa, ibiyakuMfowethu Vayle, noma, bekungubani, noma ngiyakholwabekunguMfowethu Roy Borders. UMfowethu Vayle ungithengeleincwadi. Ngifuna ukuyenza incwadi encane yezindikimba.107 Kodwa uma noma ubani eke wabuka lokhu engikubizangamanothi! Njengoba uma ngifuna ukukhuluma ngeNkanyeziyoKusa, ngiyodweba inkanyezi. Futhi uma ngifunaukushumayela into ethize nge…Ngikwenza konke imifanekisolapha, izikreshe, akukho-muntu ongake azi ukuthi bekuyini.Uma ngisaphumile, futhi ngicabanga nganoma yini, ngifanele,ekugibeleni emgwaqeni, mhlawumbe imoto igxuma phansi-na-phezulu, bese ngibhala lokhu phansi, futhi ngisho lokhuna lokho, bese ngenza amasayini amancane, nesiphambanonamabhriji, na—nazo zonke izinhlobo zezinto. Njengokuthiuma ngifuna ukushumayela ngokwehla kweNkanyezi; futhingiyobeka isivivane, ngisidwebele lapha bese ngibeka inkanyezienamachopho amahlanu kaDavide yehlela kuso. Futhi ngiyaziukuthi ngiyaphi emiBhalweni onjalo; noMose, into ethizeayenzile. Nje ngenze imizila emincane yekewu, okufana nayo.108 Nginokuningana kwakho lapha. Futhi ngicabangile,kulokhu ukusa, emuva lapho ngenkathi ngicabanga ukuthingizokhuluma ngalendaba imizuzu embalwa lapha, ngenothi,mhlawumbe kuzongithatha imizuzu engamashumi amabili.109 Futhi-ke angizukuyithatha inkonzo kaMfowethu Nevillekulobubusuku. Ngi—ngi—ngizophumula kulobubusuku,ngimlalele.110 Futhi-ke, iNkosi ithanda, ngeSonto elizayo ekuseni sizoqalainkonzo. Futhi nonke ningisize, futhi sizokhuleka, ngobakwakusenhliziyweni yami ukuzama…Bathi, “Awu, besingayaeLouisville noma besingaya ezansi eNew Albany.” Kodwaumhlangano ubufanele ube ngowaseJeffersonville. NgizoyaeLouisville naseNew Albany, ngezikhathi ezehlukene, kodwalona ufanele ube lapha eJeffersonville.111 Manje asikhothamise amakhanda ethu umzuzu njengenkathi kade si…Kade ngikhuluma kini lapha cishe imizuzuengamashumi amathathu. Asikhulume kuYe umzuzwana.112 Nkosi Jesu, singa—singabantu ababusiswe ngempela,ngaphezu kokucabanga kwethu, ngaphezu kokuqonda kwethu.Ngokuba, uma ubekhona odumile phakathi kwethu, iqembulabantu emsebenzini othile elivela ezweni elithize, nomausomaqhinga wohlobo oluthize, besingacabanga ukuthibekukukhulu ukuba nomuntu odume kangako phakathikwethu. Kodwa namhlanje sinoNkulunkulu waseZulwini,akekho phakathi kwethu kuphela, kodwa ukithi, ehlala, ephila

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ukuPhila kwaKhe ngathi. Futhi sibonga kakhulu ngakho,Nkosi!Kungaphambili le kokucabanga kwethu, kusobala.113 Kodwa manje ngikhuluma ngokuthi yini izinkonzo, nokuyaeAfrika, nezinto esizame ukuzihlela ngalezizinsuku ezimbalwalapha eIndiana. Nangandlela-thize noma enye, Nkosi, kungahlekube nguWe osiqhubela kulelothende, ukwenza lowombonougcwaliseke. Ngakho mayenziwe intando yaKho, sikunikelengalendlela, ngokuqonda kwethu okwedlula konke. Ngakhosiyakhuleka, Nkosi, uma kukhona noma yini ephambenenentando yaKho, Uzosazisa yona, ukuze sikwazi ukwenzaintando yaKho ephelele.114 Manje sibusise kulemizuzu embalwa elandelayo. Khulumakithi ngeZwi laKho, Nkosi, ngokuba iZwi laKho liyiQiniso.Sikucela eGameni likaJesu. Amen.

Asiphenye eBhayibhelini, kuMarku, isahluko 8.115 Niphuma nini ngokwejwayelekile, ngeleshumi nambilinqo? [Omunye uthi, “Cishe ngeleshumi nambili nqo.”—Umhl.]Kulungile. Manje, manje uMlayezo omfishane nje laphaengingakhuluma kini ngeZwi, emva kokufakaza ngalo lapho,kanjalonjalo.116 UMarku, isahluko 8, futhi asiqale cishe ngevesi 34,kuya kwelamashumi amathathu-…sithathe elama 38, onkeawalesosahluko. Ngithanda ukufunda lokho Akusho, ngobangiyazi ukuthi lokho kuqinisile. Manje si…

Wayesebiza isixuku nabafundi bakhe, wathi kubo,Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emva kwami, makazidele,athabathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele.

Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphilakwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho;…olahlekelwangukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli,uyakukusindisa.

Ngokuba kuyakumsizani umuntu, ukuzuza izwe lonke,alahlekelwe ngumphefumulo wakhe na?

Yingabe angakhiphani umuntu kube-yisihlengosomphefumulo wakhe na?

Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onezinhloni ngaminangamazwi ami kulesisizukulwane esiphingayonesonakeleyo; neNdodana yomuntu iyakuba-nezinhloningaye, lapho iza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanyenezingelosi ezingcwele.

117 Ngifuna ukuthatha indikimba encane esukela lapho,uma ibingabizwa ngalokho, ethiwa: Amahloni. Niyazi,ngiyakuthanda lokho. “Onamahloni ngaMi nangamaZwi aMi,Ngiyakuba namahloni ngaye.”

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118 Manje, igama amahloni belingahunyushwa futhi ngokuthi“ukuphoxeka.” Uyazi, into o…Ubhekene nento ophoxekayongayo, ngokuba namahloni.119 Lokho, enye into eyenzayo ngokuba namahloni, kukhombisaukuthi awuqinisekile ukuthi ukhuluma ngani. Uma waziukuthi ukhuluma ngani, futhi unesiqiniseko ukuthi uyaziukuthi ukhuluma ngani, ungakutshela noma ubani lokho;awunamahloni. Kodwa uma uzizwa ukhishelwe ngaphandle,uphumile endaweni, kukhombisa ukuthi awuqinisekile.120 Niyaqaphela kuningi kakhulu okwalokho namhlanje,ikakhulukazi endabeni engikhuluma ngayo yokuthi, “ukubanamahloni ngeZwi.” Manje, Yena neZwi bayafana.

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

Onguyena izolo, namuhla, naphakade!121 Ngakho, “Onamahloni ngaMi nangeZwi laMi,” futhi YenaneZwi laKhe baMunye, ngakho ngokuba namahloni ngeZwilaKhe kulesi esonakeleyo, isizukulwane samanje, “Ngiyakubanamahloni ngaye.”122 Manje siyaqaphela namhlanje, uma umuntu ethi, “U—ungumKristu na?” Kuyinto ethandwa ngabantu kakhulu,ukuthi, “O, ngingumKristu!” Niyabo?123 “Kodwa uyalikholwa iZwi likaNkulunkulu, lapho Elathikhona, ‘Lezizibonakaliso ziyakubalandela abakholwayo’?”124 “O!”Ngisho nobuso babefundisi buyokhophoza. Niyabo?125 Unamahloni ngo, asithi, ngokuphilisa kukaNkulunkulu na?Unamahloni ngeVangeli eligcwele na? Unamahloni ngesehlakalosakho sephentekoste na? Lokho ngukuba namahloni ngeZwilaKhe. Lelo yiZwi laKhe lenziwe inyama kuwe.126 Ngakho, iZwi laKhe lizofanele liziphilele Lona liphumelekuzo zonke izizukulwane. Laziphilela Lona ngezinsukuzikaMose. Ngoba, ngalolosuku, iBhayibheli lathi, kumaHeberu,isahluko 1, “UNkulunkulu, emandulo nangezindlela eziningiwakhuluma kobaba ngabaprofethi.”127 Nalabo baprofethi! Isonto lathola ukusonteka konke ukuthingenkathi…Labobaprofethi, lezozithunywa zikaNkulunkuluezinesibindi, baphuma bengenasonto, bengenahlelo,bengenanhlangano, bengenalutho; baphikisana namakhosi,imibuso, amasonto, nakho konke. Ngenkathi abapristibelethwa phambi…Babelethwa phambi kwabapristi,babengenamahloni, ngoba ngokuqonde ngqo babeno ISHOKANJE INKOSI.128 Uma niqaphela, umprofethi, emqondweni owodwa wegama,eTestamenteni eLidala, ngenkathi ethi ISHO KANJE INKOSI,

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manje mqapheleni, uqonda ngqo esigabeni sokuthatha indawokaNkulunkulu. Niyaqaphela, ngenkathi ekubeka obala phambikwakhe, ISHO KANJE INKOSI, wawela kuNkulunkulu ngqo,futhi wenza njengoNkulunkulu. Wayesenikeza uMlayezo wakhe,okwabe kunguNkulunkulu ekhuluma ngaye, “ISHO KANJEINKOSI!”129 Ngicabanga ngabaprofethi basendulo, ngenkathi befikanalowoMlayezo, futhi Waphoxa amakhosi, futhi Wenzaabantu bazizwe bengathokomele. Abapristi, ngisho, babezizwabengathokomele, ngoba babefanele babe ngabaholi, indodaekholwayo, futhi ngenkathi be…iZwi lavela ngaleyondlela,Labadalula, futhi bazizwa bephoxekile, noma benamahloni.130 Futhi izikhathi eziningi siyakubona lokho, hhayieziningi, kaninginingi namhlanje! Lowomuntu, wena uthi,“NgingumKristu!”

“Wamamukela uMoya oNgcwele lokhuwakholwayo na?”“O! Hhe!” Niyabo, baya—bayaphoxeka ngaWo.

131 Omunye uthi, “Ungowaleloqembu phezulu lapho elenzakonke lapho limemeza, nayo yonke leyonto yokuphilisakukaNkulunkulu na?” Izikhathi eziningi, amaKristu ayeseka.132 Bafuna ukumemezela, uma—uma benehlelo, manje,“NgiyiBaptisti. NgiyiPresbyterian. NgiyiLuthela.” Abanawoamahloni alokho.133 Kodwa uma sekufika ekubeni ngumKristu ongathathaiZwi likaNkulunkulu ngendlela nje Eliyiyo, khona-ke ba—ba—banamahloni. “Angisonti-hlelweni,” niyabo, bona, ba—banamahloni ukusho lokho. Bafanele bafane nalo lonke izwe,bemelwe yihlelo elithize.134 Manje, lokho nje kusanda kufika kulokho. NgezinsukuzikaLuther, ukuzithatha njengeLuthela noma njengomlandelikaLuther, awu, kwakucishe impela kusho ukufa impelayibandla eliKatolika. Ngezinsuku zikaWesley, ukwaziukuthi wawuphikisene nebandla laseSheshi, kwakucisheimpela kube yinhlawulo yokufa ngamaSheshi, ukumemezelaukuthi wawuyiMethodisti. Ngezinsuku zePhentekoste,kwakungamahloni, cishe impela, ukusho ukuthi wawu—ukuthiwawungowephentekoste, ngoba ngokushesha wawubalwangokuthi ungumgingqiki ongcwele, noma—noma isikhulumi-sezilimi esithize, noma into efana naleyo. Manje bahlela basebeyongena ngqo kanye nalo lonke elinye iqembu.135 Manje uma kufika ukubizelwa ngaphandle, ukuthi awusontinakwelilodwa lalo! Kuthandwa kakhulu ngabantu ukuthi nje,“NgiyiPhentekoste.” Kuthandwa kakhulu ngabantu ukuthi,“NgiyiPresbyterian. ILuthela.” Kodwa kuthiwani uma sekufikaesikhathini enizodingeka niphume futhi nimele iZwi, “Angisontinakwelilodwa lalo”? Lokho, lokho kuyaphoxa.

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136 UJesu wathi, “Manje, uma unamahloni ngaMi, khona-ke Ngiyakuba namahloni ngawe.” Kungani Eyoba namahloningawe na? Ngoba uzisho ukuthi ungowaKhe, ube ungekewaMlandela.137 Ukuba-ke bengithe, “Lomfana omncane, ungu—ungumfanawami”; bese ephenduka athi, “Ubani, mina ngibe ngumfanawakho? Ucabanga ukuthi ngingubani!” Bekungangiphoxa.Bekunganjalo, endodaneni yakho.138 Kungaleyondlela lokho okubizwa ngobuKristu namhlanje.Uma ukwetha ngegama lehlelo, kulungile, bemukela ububababehlelo. Kodwa uma sekuza ekwemukeleni ububaba beZwilikaNkulunkulu, uKristu, qha, bayaphoxeka. Abafuni ukuthi,“Yebo, ngikhulume ngezilimi. Yebo, ngibone imibono.Yebo, Ngiyakholelwa ekuphiliseni kukaNkulunkulu. Yebo,ngiyayidumisa iNkosi. Ngikhululekile kuyoyonke inhlangano,angikhothameli nayikuphi kwalokho. Ngiyinceku kaKristu.” O,he, lokho nje bekungabadabula babe yizicucu.139 Ngobunye ubusuku, isikhulumi esikhulu siyangena phakathikoSomaBhizinisi beFull Gospel eChicago.140 Futhi ake ngithi ukuma lapha umzuzu nje, ukuba ngisholokhu. Ningixolele. Kodwa izikhathi eziningi niyacabanga,nami ngiyakwenza futhi, yilokho esikhuluma ngakho, iQinisoleBhayibheli, aleqeli phakathi kwabantu. Kodwa, Liyakwenza.Ngesinye isikhathi bayobhekuza ngqo bamelane naLo, kodwangempela abakuqondile. Bazama ukubona ukuthi umi kuphi.141 Njengendaba yayimayelana nesigejane sezidakwa,ziphikisana ngokuthi yayingekho into okuthiwa ngubuKristu.Enye indoda yathi, “Ngiyazi lapho obukhona obubodwa, lowongumkami.”

Sathi, “Awu, a—angikukholwa.”Yathi, “Wozani, sizo…asenze sengathi sidakwe ngempela.”

142 Benyukela lapho endlini, futhi benza yonke intoababengayenza. Futhi—futhi yabatshela ukuba baziphekeleamaqanda, yase-ke iwaphosa phansi, yase ithi, “Nazi kangconokunokupheka amaqanda ami kanjalo!” Beqhubeka endlini.Base beya ngale kwelinye ikamelo, bawela phansi esihlalweni.Bezwa umuntu mumbe phandle lapho elishanela, engathi vu,ethi, eziculela iculo elincane.

UJesu ufanele asithwale yedwa isiphambano,Futhi lonke izwe lihambe likhululeke na?Kunesiphambano somuntu wonke,Futhi kunesiphambano sami.Nalesisiphambano esahlukaniselwengizosithwala,

Ngiyoze ngikhululwe ukufa,Bese-ke ngiya ekhaya ukuyothwala umqhele.

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143 Lesosidakwa esisodwa esidala sathi, “Ngitheni kini?”Sathi, “UngumKristu!” Niyabo, babemvivinya kuphela. Futhingezinye izikhathi izwe, ngitholile, liyakuvivinya.

144 Ngakho angizange ngicabange ukuthi lokhu kuyokwenzeka,kodwa ngoMgqibelo odlule ebusuku, ngikholwa ukuthikwakuyiwo, noma ngeSonto ebusuku, isikhulumi esikhulu…Angivamile ukubiza amagama abantu. Kodwa siyazama,sisebenza impela ngokuphambene ngqo. Ngizama ukugcinalawomasonto ephumile kuleyonhlangano yomkhandlu wenkoloyobukristu, nalendoda izama ukuwafaka lapho. Ngakho,yayikhulumela oSomaBhizinisi. Okungukuthi, ngangifaneleukuba ngibe nomhlangano eChicago, futhi ngacabanga ukuthingiyobe ngiseAfrika ngalesosikhathi, ngakho angikwazangaukuwuthatha. Lendoda yathi, yasukuma lapho yase ithi,“Inhlangano enkulu kunazo zonke, into enkulu kunazo zonkeemhlabeni manje, esike yabakhona; onke amasonto abuyelaebandleni eliKatolika, enhlanganweni yomkhandlu wenkoloyobukristu, namaKatolika azokwemukela uMoya oNgcwele.”Isicupho esinje pho sikaDeveli!

145 Nalomholi, uMfowethu Shakarian, umongameliwoSomaBhizinisi bakaZwelonke, wasukuma wayesethi,emva kokuba indoda isihlale phansi, wathi, “Leyo akusiyoindlela esakuzwa ngayo.” Wathi, “UMfowethu Branhamwasitshela, ukuthi, ‘Lenhlangano yomkhandlu wenkoloyobukristu iyobaqhubela bonke ophawini lwesilo.’” Nendodaehlezi emsamo. Wathi, “‘Iyoyiqhubela ophawini lwesilo.’”Wayesethi, “Ngiyakukhothamela ukuba ngikholwe ukuthiakushoyo kuyiQiniso.” [Omunye ebandleni uthi, “Amen! Sinjalonathi!”—Umhl.] Wayesethi, “Bangaki abenu abangathandaukuzwa uMfowethu Branham efika futhi aninike uhlangothilwangeqiniso lakho na? Phakamani.” Futhi kwakukhona abantuabayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu nento. Bamemeza kakhulubakhala, ukuba nje ngifike usuku olulodwa, usuku olulodwa.

146 UMfowethu Carl Williams wangibizela enhla, wathi,“Mfowethu Branham, mfana, ngiphume ngadabulakulesosixuku,” wathi, “bebenezinqwabanqwaba zemaliengamakhulu amadola ibekwe ezandleni zami, ukubangikuthengele ithikithi lendiza phezulu lapha, ubuye ubuyeleemuva.” Niyabo, usuku olulodwa nje!

147 Niyabo, labobantu, leloZwi liyazika lapho ngezinyeizikhathi singakwazi khona. Niyabo? Kodwa, niyabo,uma ngempela u…Akunandaba ukuthi izwe limelenekangakanani naLo, ukuthi amahlelo amelene kangakananinaLo, uNkulunkulu uLifakazisa ukuthi liyiQiniso. Uma ihoraelikhulu ekugcineni seligadla, izinto ziyokwenzeka mhlawumbeesingacabanganga ngazo.

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148 Yebo, kukhombisa ukuthi awuqinisekile, uma uphoxeka,ngakho ubungabona ukuthi kungcono ungayixoxi indaba. Umauzoba namahloni ngayo, ungethande ukuyixoxa; ukuyihoxise.149 Kodwa ingakwenza kanjani indoda egcwaliswe ngoMoyaoNgcwele, ingakwenza kanjani indoda egcwele aMandlakaNkulunkulu, nothando lukaNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yayo,ikhulume nendoda imizuzu embalwa futhi ingabe isaphathaokuthize mayelana nothando olusenhliziyweni yayo na? Niyabo,kukhona into ethize e—eyenzekayo; ungekewakwenza.150 Lolu yi, kufanele kube yilolosuku olubi uJesu ayekhulumangalo. Abantu banamahloni ngeZwi nangoMoya kaNkulunkuluosebenza phakathi kwabo. Kodwa uma iQiniso lenziwa licacekubantu, uNkulunkulu-ke, Yena uqobo, Ezembula ngeZwi.151 Manje, noma yiyiphi indoda ingenza noma yiluphi uhlobolwezisho. Futhi sibe nakho kulezizinsuku, lapho obekukhonaizisho eziningi ezishiwoyo, obekukubi kabi. Kodwa, niyabo, umakukhona iQiniso, lifanele libe ngeZwi. Ngoba, bathi babenazozonke izinhlobo zezinto, zamafutha egeleza ngabantu, negaziliphuma ezandleni zabo, nabesifazane emhlane yabo kuleligazi,futhi lehla ngezicathulo zabo, futhi baphakamise izicathulozabo futhi bathulule amafutha, namaxoxo ephuma egxumafuthi exoxoma ehla emsamo, nazo zonke izinhlobo zezintoezinjalo. Ayikho into enjengaleyo eBhayibhelini. Akukho-sithembiso sanoma yiyiphi into enjengaleyo, eBhayibhelini.Kuphela, Lathi, “Ngezinsuku zokugcina, umoya uyosondelanakakhulu uyodukisa abaKhethiweyo uma kungenzeka.” Kodwaakukho-mBhalo walokho.152 Kodwa uma sekuza kwelangokoqobo, iZwi likaNkulunkuluelimsulwa, eliqiniswe nguNkulunkulu, Libonakala ngisholiphoxa elinye iqembu, ngasohlangothini lwezidlamlilo. Niyabo,kukhona ukuphoxeka ngaLo.153 Kodwa Liyilo ngempela kowesilisa noma owesifazane,umfana noma intombazane, ngempela ongumKristu ngokoqobo.Ngenkathi uNkulunkulu enza isithembiso sombhaphathizokaMoya oNgcwele, futhi uWemukele, kukhona Into ethizeezinza phakathi kwakho, ukuthi akukho lutho oluthatha indawoyaYo. Uma indoda ike yaze yahlangana noNkulunkulu; hhayikokusetshenzwa ngamadlingozi athize, umdlandla othize, nomaimfundiso yezenkolo ethize, ikhathekhizima elithize nomaisivumokholo, noma umbhedesho ewemukele ibe yi—yinduduzoyayo uqobo. Kodwa uma ngempela ifika endaweni njengobakwenza uMose, kwingemuva logwadule, yenyuke ibhekaneubuso nobuso noNkulunkulu uSomandla, bese ubona iPhimbolikhuluma kuwe, ncamashi kanye neZwi nesithembiso sehora,kukhona into Eliyenzayo kuwe! Uyabo, awunamahloni ngaLo,Lenza into ethize kuwe. Manje, ake sibuke manje, okwemizuzunje embalwa elandelayo.

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154 Kukhona abanye abantu abathola isehlakalo esinjalo.Futhi njengoba ngikhuluma kini namhlanje, hhayi njengesontonoma njengehlelo, ngikhuluma kini njengomuntu ngamunye;hhayi ngoba niza lapha kuleliTabernakele, ngenxa yokuthingiyanithanda nani niyangithanda, hhayi ngenxa yalokho.Ake ngikhulume kini njengesidalwa esifayo, ukuthi ngolunyeusuku uzofanele ufike ekupheleni kwalempilo. Futhi ngingahlengingabi lapho, nomunye umshumayeli angahle angabibikholapho. Kodwa Munye kuphela Ongahlangana nawe lapho,nalowo nguNkulunkulu. Futhi wena—wena Lilalele, futhihhayi ngoba noma “umkami engumKristu olungileyo” noma—noma “umyeni wami engumKristu olungileyo,” kodwa, “Ngabengikahle yini kuNkulunkulu na? Ngabe ngihlangene yininoNkulunkulu kanjalo na?” Hhayi ngoba “umelusi wamiwahlangana noNkulunkulu,” noma ngoba “idikoni lamilahlangana noNkulunkulu,” kodwa, “Ngabe ngihlangane naYena?” Hhayi ngoba “Ngamemeza,” hhayi ngoba “ngakhulumangezilimi,” kodwa ngoba, “ngahlangana naYe njengoMuntu!”Khona-ke awusoze waba namahloni ngaLokho, kukhona Intoethize ephelele kakhulu nemsulwa, neqinisileyo.

155 Futhi khumbulani, ungahle uhlangabezane nomoyaoyoziphathisa okukaNkulunkulu. Ungahle uhlangabezanenomoya, oyokwenza lokhu, lokho, noma okunye; ulandelekancanyana bese ubona ukuthi uqhathaniseka kanjanineZwi likaNkulunkulu. Ungahle uhlangabezane nomoyaoyokutshela ukuthi usindisiwe, bese ukunika ukuba nokuzwaokuyinkazimulo, futhi uyomemeza futhi umpompoloze;bese kuthi-ke uma sekufika ekuphikeni iZwi, ungakwenzakanjani uMoya oNgcwele, owaloba iZwi, uphike iZwi laKheuQobo na? LowoMoya ufanele uphawule sonke isithembisosikaNkulunkulu ngo “amen”! Uma kungenjalo, khona-keawuzange uhlangabezane noNkulunkulu, uhlangabezanenomoya odukisayo. Nezwe ligcwele wona namhlanje!

156 Kodwa uma ubona uNkulunkulu ehla futhi enzeinkulumombiko, ukuthi Uzokwenza into ethize, khona-keiyabuya bese yenza lokho, isikhathi ngesikhathi, khona-keunoMoya kaNkulunkulu wangokoqobo.

157 UMoya kaNkulunkulu ubungaba kanjani phezu kwendoda,uMoya oNgcwele owaloba iBhayibheli, bese ujika bese uphika,“Lokho akuqinisile, Lokho kwakungokolunye usuku oluthize”?

158 Wathi, “Isithembiso ngesenu, nesabantwana benu, esaboabakude, nabaningi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu eyakubabiza.”Lezo kwakuyiZenzo 2:38. Ungakwenza kanjani-ke umoyaukwemukela noma yini ehlukile kuLokho, futhi ubengokaNkulunkulu, kanti amaHeberu 13:8 athi, “UJesu Kristunguyena izolo, namuhla, naphakade na”?

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159 Uma-ke omunye ethe, “O, ngikholwa ukuthi Wayeyisazisezimfihlo zokudabuka kwezinto zonke ezikhona.Wayengumuntu olungileyo. Wayengumprofethi. Kodwamayelana namandla aKhe…”160 Ngangikhuluma ngobunye ubusuku noGeorge Smith,umfana ohamba nendodakazi yami, uRebekah; umfanyanaokahle, wayecula lapha eTabernakele. Umfana oyiBaptistiowavele nje wathatha, wabatshela, “Lisuseni igama lamikuleyonto! Angifuni lutho oluhlangene nayo.” Futhikwakukhona inenekazi elincane…Babenenkomfa, lelibandlaelithize leBaptisti, phezulu emagqumeni.161 Futhi—futhi bamelene ngokugxilile nami, bonke phandlelapho, futhi mayelana nokunga…Abanalutho abamelenengalo nami; kumelene naleliZwi. Mina, njengomuntu, akukhoabangakusho okumelene nami, angikaze ngibalimaze. Kodwa yiLokho abakwesabayo. Niyabo? Manje sasi…162 Babenalomhlangano enhla lapho, njalo, futhi babene,kwakuzoba nesithunywa senkolo ukuba sithathe ubusukuobuthathu bokugcina balenkomfa enkulu, phezulu emagqumenilapho okwakuphole khona. Kwenzeka ukuba kube,lesisithunywa senkolo sasukuma sase siza kuMarku 16, sasesithi, “Baningi kakhulu abantu namhlanje abangenakukholelwaekuphiliseni kukaNkulunkulu.” Sathi, “NgangiseNdiya.NgiyiNdiya. Futhi ngangiseNdiya ngenkathi indoda laphaeUnited States, egama linguMfowethu Branham, ifika.”Umelusi uqala ukuwela, Sathi, “Umkami wayebulawangumdlavuza. Ngangiyimpumputhe,” noma into efana naleyo.“Wasikhulekela ngamunye, nomunye wambiza ezethamelini,engalwazi ngisho nolimi lwethu uqobo, futhi wakhulumaaMandla kaNkulunkulu.” Wayesethi, “Silapha, siphilisiwe!”Awu, bazama ukumvala. Abakwazanga ukukwenza. Lokhongukuthi, niyabo, khona impela enkomfeni yabo uqobo.163 Manje-ke baze baphika ngisho yanoma yini. Nabanyebabantu, ngisho eyami…udadewabo walomfana, bonaenkundleni, bengenakusho lutho. Babefuna ukwazi ukuthiwayexhumene, ngandlela thize babengehla bayothola.

Omunyewamanenekazi wathi, “Awu, ngiyakukholwa.”164 URebekah noGeorge bahamba ukuyobona lelinenekazi.Futhi lahamba lase lithola intombazane eyayiphethwe yi—yi…ithe ukulibala, kancane. Ngakho bathi angiwelelelapho ukuzobona intombazane, ngobunye ubusuku. Ngasengiwelela lapho, inenekazi elincane lalihlezi lapho, ngase ngithi,“Uyikholwa na?”165 Yathi, “Qha, angazi noma ngiyilo noma angisilo.” Awu,yayingalibele; umoya kadeveli nje. Abawuqondi. Niyabo,kuthatha wena, futhi awuwazi. Uyafika, bese ubudlovabumnqoba umuntu, futhi abawazi.

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166 Abesifazane ophumela lapha emgwaqeni, begqokelezizikhindi, abaqondi. Bangahle babe, bebengahle bakwaziukufakazisa futhi bafunge kukho, ukuthi abakaze benzelutho olubi ngakumyeni wabo, noma kanjalonjalo, kanjalo.Kodwa enhliziyweni yabo, abaqondi, kodwa umoya kaDeveliusubathathile. Bakhwelwe yiwo. Kungani owesifazane afuneukuhhundula izingubo zakhe, azikhumule phambi kowesilisana? Munye kuphela umuntu okwenzile, eBhayibhelini, futhibabewuhlanya. Abanye bazama ukuzimboza; abaqondi.Kuhlakaniphe okobuqili, kunobuqili kakhulu! Ufaneleubhekisise, uzikale ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu, futhi ubone ukuthiumi kuphi.167 Lelinenekazi elincane lathi, “O, bangitshela ukuthingabhaphathizwa ngiseyinganyana.” Lathi, “Angazi nomangiyikholwe yini leyonto noma qha.”

Ngathi, “Awumkholwa uJesu Kristu na?”168 Lase lithi, “Awu, angazi noma ngiyakholwa noma qha.”Lathi, “Enye yaleyonto eyinkohliso, angiyikholwa.”169 Ngathi, “Awu, kusobala, awuyikholwa into eyinkohliso.”Ngathi, “Kodwa uyakholwa ukuthi WayeyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu na?”

“O,” lathi, “Angahle ukubawayekade eyiyo.”170 Ngathi, ngase ngithi, “Uyakholwa ukuthi Usenguyenamhlanje, uNkulunkulu obengakusindisa na?”171 Lathi, “Ngabe ikhona enye yalokho leyonto mayelananokuthi lezozimangaliso nezinto ezinjalo na? Angikholwa luthongakho.”172 Ngase ngithi, “Ubuyokwenzenjani ukuba wawuhleziemhlanganweni futhi wabona uNkulunkulu, uMoya oNgcwele,okunguyena kuphela uNkulunkulu okhona, esebenzaphakathi kwabantu; uNkulunkulu kubuBaba, iNsikayoMlilo, nabaprofethi; uNkulunkulu eNdodaneni yaKhe;bese kuba nguNkulunkulu kubantu baKhe na? YizinxenyezikaNkulunkulu nje ezingehlukaniseki, uNkulunkulu omkhuluoyedwa Osibekela iPhakade.” Ngathi, “Ubungabonani umaYena, phakathi kwabantu baKhe, enza i—izimpumputheukuba zibone, izithulu ukuba zizwe, abuke laphaya phezukwezethameli bese etshela abantu ukuthi yini eyayingalungilekubo, futhi njengobaEnza ngenkathi Elapha emhlabeni na?”

Lathi, “Ngikholwa ukuthi bekungaba yisibikezelo.”173 Ngathi, “Usesimweni esibi kunebengicabanga ukuthiubukuso. Ubungabangcono ukuba ubuhlanya, uyabo, ubungekeubandakanyeke.” Kodwa ngathi, “Nje ungenwe ngumoyaomubi.” Ngathi, “Ngenkathi uJesu etshela owesifazaneemthonjeni mayelana namadoda akhe, ngenkathi Ebukaphezu kwalabobantu futhi wayibona imicabango yabo,

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wawungakubiza ngesibikezelo lokho na?” Niyabo, njelisongelwe ngqi ehlelweni, elibizwa ngeLuthela, ukuthi nomayini ephambene nalokho iyoba yiphutha!174 Manje uNkulunkulu ufuna indoda esongelwe eZwini. Nomayini ephambene naLokho iyiphutha! UJesu wathi, “Onkeamazwi omuntu awabe ngamanga, nawaMi abe yiQiniso.”175 Kwakukhona indoda onyakeni wesayense ngempela, egamalinguNowa. Wayengenamahloni ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu.UNkulunkulu wahlangana naye, futhi Wakhulumakuye. Wazi ukuthi kwakunguNkulunkulu. Futhi Wathi,“Lizokuna!” Lalingakaze line, kodwa wakholwa ukuthilalizokuna. Nokukholwa ayenakho, wayengenamahloniukukwenza. Wathatha iminyaka eyikhulu namashumiamabili ukwakha umkhumbi, ngenkathi izwe liphambenenaye. Wayengenamahloni ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu, ngosukulwakhe. UNkulunkulu wamsindisa nabendlu yakhe,ngakho. Kwakukhona i…Kufanele ukuthi kwakubonakalakungubuwula kangakanani kwabanye abantu; kodwa, kuye,wahlangana noNkulunkulu. Akunandaba ukuthi omunyewayengowesayense kanjani, lokho kwakuphambene, ukuthikwasho kanjani ukuthi “kwakungeke kwenzeke, kwakungekekwenzeke,” wahlangana noNkulunkulu!176 Kuyilokho-ke uma wazi ukuthi ukhuluma kuYe!Ubungacabanga ukuthi kwakungubuwula ngenkathi umuntu-mumbe…Kanti, ngiyazi ukuthi kukhona abantu abambalwaezweni obambelele kulokho engikushoyo ukuthi kuyiQiniso.Ukuma lapha futhi ngithi, “ISHO KANJE INKOSI, ngiyaeArizona, lapho ngiyohlangana neziNgelosi eziyisikhombisaziyisixuku,” awu, kwakukhona iqembu lendoda limi laphoukukubona kwenzeka. Ngobunye ubusuku, ngikusho, “ILosAngeles iyowela olwandlekazi.” Kodwa uma uhlanganenoNkulunkulu, noNkulunkulu Ongehluleki, uNkulunkuluOwenza khona impela Athi Uyokwenza, Ubekwenza njalo,awunawo-ke amahloni ngakho. Awudingeki ukuhamba emuvafuthi uphoxeke ngakho; ungawutshela wonke umhlaba.Uma indoda ihlangana noNkulunkulu, ikhulume kuYe,nobumpela bukaNkulunkulu bube ngobayo enhliziyweni yayo,ayinamahloni ngaLo.177 UNowa wayengenamahloni. Kwabonakala kungubuwulakulolonke izwe, kodwa hhayi kuye.178 UMose, ngenkathi ephambi kukaFaro, wayengenamahloniukutshela uFaro ukuthi lezizinto ezithize ziyokwenzeka,ngoba wayehlangane noNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu wamtshela,esihlahleni esivuthayo. UMose wathi, “Ngi—ngiyangingiza.”Yilokho ayenakho, amalimi.179 Wathi, “Nango eza uAroni. Wena yiba nguNkulunkulu kuye,futhi yena uzoba ngumprofethi kuwe. Ngiyazi angakhuluma

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kahle. Kodwa Ngizoba nomlomo wakho. Ubani owenzaumuntu akhulume na?” Amen. Ngiyakuthanda lokho. LowonguNkulunkulu. “Ubani owenza umuntu abe yisithulu nomaongakhulumi, noma ubani owenza umuntu akhulume na?”UNkulunkulu ukwenzile.

Wathi, “Nkosi, ngibonise inkazimulo yaKho.”Wathi, “Yini leyo esesandleni sakho na?”Wathi, “Yinduku.”

180 Wathi, “Yiphonse emhlabathini,” yaphenduka inyoka.Wathi, “Yicoshe futhi,” yaphenduka yabuye yaba yinduku.Amen. UnguNkulunkulu. “Faka isandla sakho esifubenisakho.” Wasifaka, wasikhipha, simhlophe sinochoko. Wathi,“Sibuyisele bese usihosha futhi,” futhi sasinjengesinye isandla.“NginguNkulunkulu.”181 Wayese-ke enyukela phambi kukaFaro futhi usho Athiakabokusho. Wathi, “Kuzoba kanje nakanje.” Wacoshaisihlabathi wayesesiphosa phezulu emoyeni, wayesethi, “ISHOKANJE INKOSI, makufike amazeze phezu komhlaba,”namazeze afika. Wathatha amanzi wayesewathululela emfuleni,wayesethi, “ISHO KANJE INKOSI,” futhi yonke imifula nakhokonke kwaphenduka igazi. Wabiza isichotho sehla siphumaezulwini.182 Niyazi, ngezinsuku zokugcina kuzofanele kubenalezozinhlupho ziphinda futhi. Futhi khumbulani,isiphingi, ngesikhathi seBhayibheli, inhlawulo kwakungukufangokukhandwa ngamatshe. Nebandla elingakholwaliyokhandwa ngamatshe lize life, ngamatshe esichotho,kwake kwaba yindlela kaNkulunkulu yesijeziso. Uyokhandangamatshe lelizwe elingakholwayo, lesisizukulwaneesiphingayo. Uyosikhanda ngamatshe evela ezulwini, ngamatsheesichotho asinda ithalente lilinye, okungamaphawondiayikhulu. Ibandla eliphingayo liyofa, izwe eliphingayoliyofa phansi kwesijeziso sikaNkulunkulu, phansikokukhandwa ngamatshe, njengoba Enza ekuqaleni. LungisananoNkulunkulu, bandla! Yilokho sonke esifanele sikwenze,phendukelani kuNkulunkulu!183 Lowo obuso bulufifi, obuhwanqa bezinwele esezimpunga,onempandla, izingalo ezizacile, uElija oneminyakaengamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ubudala ehlezi phezulu laphoehlane, ebuka phandle phezu kwezono zabantu. UNkulunkuluwakhuluma kuye ngokunye ukusa, wathi, “Yehlela lapho beseutshela uAhabi ukuthi akukho ngisho amazolo ayokwehlaezulwini uze uwabize.”184 Sengiyawabona amehlo akhe amadadlana ebuka phansikwaleyontshebe emhlophe ebukeka isongene, leyondukuesandleni sakhe, ehamba ehla ngomgwaqo njengomfanaoneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha ubudala. Wenyukela ngqo

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ebukhoneni benkosi, wayesethi, “Akukho ngisho amazoloazovela ezulwini ngize ngiwabize.” WayengenamahloningoNkulunkulu noma iZwi laKhe; atshele inkosi noma ubaniomunye. Wayengenamahloni. Wayengadinge kucasha, athi,“Manje, Ahabi, uzoba yi…”185 Kungifaka emqondweni wento ethize njengathi uqobo.Ngase ngithi kubantu, “Ngifika endawaneni, ngidinga okuningiukukholwa.” Yilokho engikukhonela ekhaya manje ngukutholau—ukuqhuma okusha kokukholwa.186 Sekube njalo, kubukeka kanjalo, uma ukhulekela abantu,uyaxolisa, “Mnu. Develi, ungasiza yini uwele futhi ungidedelengi…?” Lutho! Ukukholwa kunezikhwepha, noboya esifubenisakho. Uma kukhuluma, yonke enye into ithula du. Ungangeni,“Mnu. Develi, phuma?”187 “Phuma lapha! Ngiyindodana kaNkulunkulu, ngithunywengokuyalwa nguNkulunkulu. Bayeke!” Lokho kuyasuka.Awunakuxolisa kuDeveli, awuhlangene ngalutho naye.Awunamahloni ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu, awunamahloningokuthunywa kwakho, asinamahloni ukuthi singobani.188 Amahloni kuphela engiyiwo, ngukuthi nginguBranham,lokho ngukuzalwa kwasemhlabeni. Nginamahloningokwehluleka kwami.189 Kodwa njengenceku yaKhe, anginamahloni! AnginamahloningeZwi laKhe. Noma ngabe amahlelo, amakhosi, amakhosiamakhulu, kumbe noma kungahle kube yini; nje ngilungeleukunikeza impendulo, uNkulunkulu uyayibiza.190 UMose wenyuka waya phambi kukaFaro.Wayengenamahloni ukumtshela ukuthi bangeke baxegise futhibathathe izinsuku zakhe ezingaka phandle ehlane.

Wathi, “Abanye besifazane abahlale, ngakubantwana benu.”191 Wathi, “Sizohamba sonke! Akukho ngisho nenselo eyodwaezosala ngemuva, sizothatha izinkomo zethu nakho konke.”Wayengenamahloni. Ngani na? Wayengene ekuKhanyenikokukhululwa.192 Yingalesosizathu owesilisa noma owesifazane, ukugulakumbe noma yini, uma eke wangena eBukhonenibukaNkulunkulu, nowaziyo ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubaphilisile,uthatha izinyathelo zokungena ekuKhanyeni kokukhululwa.Awuxegisi kunoma yini.193 Ukukhululwa kwakusenhliziyweni yakhe, ngokubawayehlangane noNkulunkulu Owathi, “NginguNkulunkuluka-Abrahama, Onika uAbrahama isithembiso. Nesikhathi,isikhathi sokuhlengwa, sokukhululwa, sesiseduze.Ngikuthumela ezansi lapho ukuba ubakhiphe.” Yini azoyixolisa,ngalokho na?

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194 UFaro wayengambulala. Wayengumuntu nje. Wayeyisigqila.Wayengambulala. Kodwa wayengenamahloni ngeZwi.Akehlanga wayeseguqa ngamadolo akhe wayesenxusa kuFarongalutho. Wathi, “Ngizela ukubathatha.”

UFaro wathi, “Awu, ungeke ubathathe!”195 Wathi, “Kulungile, khona-ke kuzobakhona amazeze phezukomhlaba, uyoze ugxambuze kuwo.” Futhi lapho yilokhookwenzeka.

Wathi, “O, Mose, basuse!”

Wathi, “Kulungile. Manje uyaphenduka na?”

Wathi, “Awu, ningahamba izinsuku ezingaka ehlane.”196 Wathi, “Manje-ke kuzofika izimpukane.” Amen. Wathi,“Ubumnyama buzofika.” Kwakumnyama ngangokuthiwawungakwazi nokubona indawo eyodwa kuya kwenye.197 Futhi ekugcineni kufika ukufa. Kusukela kuFaro kuyaencekwini, kwakungukufa komntwana omdala kunabo bonkeemndenini. Wayengenakuxolisa kunoma ubani. Wayeyindodanaka-Abrahama, ezalwe eMoyeni kaNkulunkulu, enikweukuthunywa nguNkulunkulu, uMlayezo kaNkulunkulu, ukubaehle futhi akhiphe labobantu.198 Awu, uNkulunkulu angebize yini into efanayo ngalelihora,ukukhipha esontweni uMlobokazi na? [Ibandla lithi,“Amen.”—Umhl.] UDanyeli wayenga, noma…199 UDavide njalo, wayengesabi phambi kukaSawulu.Ngenkathi wonke umuntu wayesaba uGoliyate phandle lapho,wayengesabi ukwenyuka. Wayesethi, “Inceku yakho…” Lomfoobukeka ebomvana omncane wathi, “Inceku yakho yayaluseizimvu zikayise, nebhere liyangena lase lithatha eyodwayazo. Ngalixosha ehlane ngase ngilibulala, ngalendwayimana.Kungena ibhubesi.” O, he! “Kungena ibhubesi lase lithathaeyodwa yazo, lase libalekela ehlane, futhi ngalishaya ngalilahlaphansi ngendwayimana. Ngenkathi livuka, ngalibulala.”Wathi, “NoNkulunkulu…” Leyonkosi ehlubukile imilapho, lawomasosha ayizintekenteke ezisho ukuthi akhonzauNkulunkulu waseZulwini, futhi evumela lowomFilistiongasokile ame athi qekelele lapho futhi eyise imibuthokaNkulunkulu ophilayo.Wathi, “Inceku yakho futhi izombulala.Ngokuba, uNkulunkulu Owanikela ibhubesi nebhere kimi,uyonikela futhi lowomFilisti ongasokile.” Akangingizanga,akashongo ukuthi, “mhlampe kuzokwenziwa.” Wathi,“Kuzokwenziwa!”Wayengenamahloni.200 UDanyeli, phambi kwenkosi, wayengesabi ukuphikisaiziyalo zayo ukuthi akukho-muntu oyokhuleka, kuphela kuye.Wavula gengelezi amafastela wayesephosa phezulu ifulemuyefastela, wayesekhuleka kathathu ngosuku.Wayengesabi.

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201 UShadiraki, uMeshaki, noAbedinego, wayengasesabilesosithando somlilo. Bathi, “UNkulunkulu wethu unamandlaokusikhulula. UNkulunkulu angasikhulula. Kodwauma Engasikhululi, asisikhothameli isithombe sakho.”Babengenamahloni ngakho. Qhabo, mnumzane. Qhabo,mnumzane. Ngempela babengenamahloni ngakho, ngobababazi.202 USamsoni wayengenamahloni phambi kwamaFilisti.Ngenkathi inkulungwane igijimela kuye, wacosha umhlathiwomnyuzi. Nalezozigqoko zezivikelo, zazithi azibe yiintshi nohhafu ubugqinsi, zethusi. Washaya inkulungwanewayilahla phansi ngalo, futhi wayesalokhu enalomhlathiesandleni sakhe. Akaphoxekanga. Wavele nje wacosha lokhookwakusezandleni zakhe, wayesehamba eyosebenza ngakho.Wayazi ukuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu wawuphezu kwakhe.Wayazi ukuthi wazalwa engumNazari. Wayazi ukuthi akukholutho olwalungamkhathaza. Wayeyinceku kaNkulunkulu.Inqobo nje uma wayesentandweni kaNkulunkulu, akukhookwakungama endleleni yakhe, akunandaba ukuthi mangakiamakhosi noma amaFilisti, kumbe noma yini enye equbukayo.Kunjalo.203 UJohane wayengenamahloni ngeZwi likaNkulunkuluelafika kuye ehlane, futhi lamtshela ukuba ahambeabhaphathize ngamanzi. Wayengenamahloni ukuba athi,“Bhekani iWundlu likaNkulunkulu elisusa isono sezwe,”ngokuba uMoya kaNkulunkulu wawuphezu kwakhe.Wayengenamahloni phambi kwabapristi.204 Wayengenamahloni ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu ngenkathienyukela kuHerodi. UmkaFiliphu wayehlala noHerodi.Wenyukela ngqo ebusweni benkosi! Lomfo omdalaobuso bunovolo ephuma ehlane lapho, uyaphuma lapho,engenamfundo noma lutho olunye, wayesenyukela ngqoebusweni bukaHerodi, wayesethi, “Akusiwo umthetho kuweukuba ube naye!” Wayengenamahloni ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu.Impela.Wayengenawo ngokoqobo amahloni ngaLo.

UStefanu, wayengenamahloni ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu.205 Kuqala, abantu basephentekoste phezulu lapho ngoSukulwePhentekoste, ngenkathi bebuthene ekamelweni eliphezulu,uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo, ngesithembisosikaNkulunkulu. ULuka 24:49 wathi:

…bhekani, ngiyathumela kini isithembiso sikaBabawami: kepha lindani…emzini waseJerusalema, nizenemukele amandla avela phezulu.

206 Naso impela isithembiso iZwi likaNkulunkuluelasethembisa kubo, “Bhekani, Ngiyathumela isithembisosikaBaba waMi phezu kwenu, kepha lindani lapho; ningabenisathola isayense yezenkolo noma izimfundo, kanjalonjalo,

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lindani nize nembathiswe aMandla.” Futhi ngenkathilawoMandla avela eZulwini efika, njengomoya onamandlaovunguzayo, babengenamahloni ngeVangeli.207 UPetru wasukuma, wathi, “Phendukani, yilowo nalowo.Wena ndoda, ngezandla ezimbi, nibethele iNkosi yokuThula,uNkulunkulu ayivusileyo kwabafileyo. Futhi singufakazi.Ngokuba yilokhu uJoweli athi kuyofezeka ngezinsukuzokugcina, ‘Ngiyakuthulula uMoya waMi phezu kwayo yonkeinyama.’” Wayengenamahloni ngeVangeli.208 UStefanu omncane, njengoba ngike ngamphatha emizuzwiniembalwa edlule, ngenkathi edabula lapho njengesi—si—siphepho esinamandla amakhulu. Wayengesuye umshumayeli.Wayeyidikoni nje, kodwa wafakaza ndawo zonke ngokuvuka.Wayehlangane noNkulunkulu. Futhi nje kufana…209 Uzame ukumyekisa? Awu, kwakufana nokubeka i—indlu,indlu eshayo, iphuma umlilo, ngosuku olunomoya, ngesikhathiesomileyo. Ngani, njalo uma umoya uvunguzile, nje wokhelaomunye umlilo.210 Bamhluthula phambi koMkhandlu weSanhedrin.Ningaqonda ukuthi kwakuyini leyo na? Lokho kufananoMkhandlu weNkolo yobukristu. Zonke izinkolo ziphethweyinhloko, phakathi phansi koMkhandlu weNkolo yobukristu.Zonke zaziphethele lapho phansi koMkhandlu weSanhedrin.AbaFarisi, abaSadusi, oHerodi, noma ngabe babeyini,babefanele beze bangene kulowomkhandlu. Futhi bamhlwitha,hhayi nje inhlangano eyodwa, kodwa umkhandlu omkhuluwamhlwitha. “Sizomesabisa kuphume isibindi.”211 Ngenkathi enyuka, ngalokho kusa, iBhayibheli lathi ubusobakhe babubukeka njengeNgelosi. Wathi, “Madoda bazalwane,ake ngikhulume kini. Obaba bethu babakhe eMesophothamiyabengakafiki eHarana,” kanjalo kanjalo. Wayesalokhu eqhubekafuthi enikeza imiBhalo. Kwathi-ke lapho esephethe konke,uMoya wehlela kuye, wathi, “Nina-bontamo-zilukhuni,eningasokile enhliziyweni nasezindlebeni, nimelana njalonoMoya oNgcwele; njengoba kwenza oyihlo, nenzenjalo nani.”Wayengenamahloni ngeVangeli, wayengenamahloni ngeZwi.Wayengaphoxekile phambi kwanoma yimuphi umkhandluweSanhedrin. Qhabo.212 UPawulu washo phambi kuka-Agripa. EyiJuda, wafundisaphansi kukaGamaliyeli, wayeyisicukuthwane esithize. Kodwangoluny’suku, esendleleni ezansi ebheke eDamaseku, ungenaeBukhoneni, uxhumana noNkulunkulu. NeNgelosi yehla ivelaeZulwini, ngesimo seNsika yoMlilo, ukuKhanya okwamshayayokwamlahla phansi. Wasukuma, wayesethi, “Nkosi, UnguBanina?”

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213 Emi phambi kuka-Agripa, wayiphinda indaba futhi.Wathi, “Anginamahloni ngeVangeli likaJesu Kristu, ngokubaLingaMandla kaNkulunkulu kube yinsindiso, kulowo nalowookholwayo.” Impela.214 Manje, bangani, sehla njalo nomuntu, sehle sedlule onyakeni,kodwa sedlula isikhathi.215 Kodwa angisho lokhu. Indoda eke yafika yaxhumananoNkulunkulu, oyiZwi, neZwi lacaciswa futhi labonakaliswakuyo, akukho-mahloni ngalokho. Awuphoxeki. Akungiphoxiukuba ngisho ukuthi ngilikholwa lonke iZwi likaNkulunkulu.Akungiphoxi uma iNkosi ithi angisho noma yini, uyahambauyisho futhi uyenze. Akungiphoxi ukuba ngisho ukuthingigcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele. Akungiphoxi ukuba ngishoukuthi ngikhulumile ngezinye izilimi. Akungiphoxi ukubangisho ukuthi iNkosi yethu ingibonise imibono. Akungiphoxiukuba ngisho ukuthi Iyiyo izolo, namuhla, naphakade.216 “Uma nilethwa phambi kwababusi namakhosi, ngenxayeGama laMi, ningadlinzi ukuthi niyothini, ngokubaniyakuphiwa khona ngalelohora. Akusuwe okhulumayo, kephauBaba waMi ohlala kini. Kepha onamahloni ngaMi neZwilaMi, kulesisizukulwane, Ngiyakuba namahloni ngaye phambikukaBaba waMi neziNgelosi ezingcwele.” UNkulunkulu asisizesingabi namahloni, kepha asisize ukuba sibe ngubufakaziobuphilayo.217 Onke amadoda eTestamenteni eLidala, uma kufikalabobaprofethi, baba—baba yiZwi eliphilayo. BabeyiZwi.UJesu wathi babebizwa ngonkulunkulu, futhi babeyibo, ngobaiZwi likaNkulunkulu leza kubo. Bathi, “Ngu ISHO KANJEINKOSI.”218 Futhi noma yimuphi umfundi kaKristu ofike waxhumananaYe ekuhlengweni, nensindiso yangena enhliziyweni yakhe,ungongenwe nguNkulunkulu. Futhi nhloboni yokuphilaesifanele siyiphile, futhi sifanele sihambe kanjani, nokuthisifanele sikhulume kanjani, uma uNkulunkulu Ezimelengemizimba yethu uqobo efayo na? Ubani obengaba namahloningalokho na?219 Uma ngifika endaweni ukuthi bengisembuthweniwamaphoyisa lapha eJeffersonville, ngehla ngomgwaqo, kuwoonke amagunya, bengingeke ngaba namahloni ngedolobha.Bengiyoba yinxenye yedolobha. Bengiyoba yiphoyisa, inxenyeyedolobha, ukugcina umthetho nokuziphatha. Uma umuntuegijima ilambu libomvu, bengingebe namahloni ukumtshelaukuthi wenze okungafanele, ngimnike ithikithi. Lowongumsebenzi wami, ngoba ngi—ngiyakhokhelwa yidolobha.Ngiphila ngedolobha. Nginegunya elivela edolobheni.Akunandaba noma ubedakiwe, noma bekwenzenjani kuye,bayongeseka. Ngimi ezinkundleni zami, ngoba ngiyiphoyisa ne

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or-…Ngimisiwe, noma ngafakwa lapha futhi nganikwa igunyaukuba ngenze lokhu. Ufanele uthathe umthetho namalungelo,nezinto, futhi ubone ukuthi kwenziwa kahle.220 Bese-ke, uma ngingumKristu futhi ngagcwaliswa ngoMoya,ngembethe ubufakazi bokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu, ukuthiNguyena izolo, namuhla, naphakade, ningazami ukuvumelaudeveli ahambe eniphusha, ethi, “Awukwenzi lokhu futhiawukwenzi lokho.”UyaKwenza.UNkulunkulu unikewena i…221 Niyabo, asinamandla. Lelophoyisa alinawo amandlaokumisa imoto eyodwa. Kumayelana…ngesinye isikhathiziyimoto enamandla amahhashi angamakhulu amathathu nomaamane, belingenzani ngalokho na? Kodwa linegunya.222 Nalelo yiBandla. Sinegunya, ngokuvuka kukaJesu KristuneZwi laKhe elithenjisiwe, haleluya, “Izinto engizenzayo Minanani niyakuzenza; ezingaphezulu kwale niyakuzenza, ngokubaMina ngiya kuBaba.”223 Ningabi namahloni ngaYe kulesisizukulwane; esonakeleyo,esisambathekile, isizukulwane sokugcina esiyoke sibesemhlabeni, lesi esonakeleyo, ukuphinga, nesigcwele zonkeizilonda ezinobomvu. Konke, yonke into ebinokuhloniphekaisiphenduke ayangabi nokuhlonipheka. Ezombusazwezikazwelonke, amanyala! Izizwe ziyehlukana.224 Emuva le emenweni yaseAfrika, kubazingeliabasohambweni, babethatha imisakazo efakwe amandlaamakhulu ukuba bezwe uElvis Presley, uPat Boone, nalabobafo nalowomculo wokuzibinya netwisti. Nabomdabu, bezamaukuba bababone behamba bekwenza, benqekuzisa ikhandalabo futhi benza kanjalo, abomdabu bame bese bekubuka.Kodwa, niyabo, abasiwo amaMelika njengoPat Boone, noElvisPresley, noRicky Nelson, futhi labobafo bayiwo. Abasibo oJudabalolohlobo, kodwa ba…Niyabo, ngumoya. Nomoya awukhoeMelika kuphela, usuzisabalalisele phezu kwezwe, ukubalethaempini yaseArmagedoni. Baziphatha kanjalo, nomangabe ba…Nomangabe bavela kusiphi isizwe, eAfrika, eNdiya, noma ngabekuyini, leyonhlamba nento isisabalalele kuwo wonke umhlaba,ngomuntu oyedwa nje ekuqala.225 Lenze njalo neVangeli naMandla kaNkulunkulu uSomandla,usabalale wajikeleza izwe! Nesikhathi sokwehlukana manjesesiyenzeka, lapho uNkulunkulu ebiza khona uMlobokazi,noDeveli ubiza ibandla.Mangibe yinxenye yoMlobokazi!

Asikhuleke.226 Nkulunkulu othandekayo, sibona isandla esiloba odongeni,Nkosi. Sisesikhathini sokuphela. Siyazi ukuthi kukhona izintoezinkulu ezihlezi ngaphambili, kodwa nokho ndawondawo,ndawondawo ngaphandle kulenxovanxova phandle lapha,kusekhona abantu abaqotho omiselwe ukuPhila. Bekungekekwenzeka ukuba indoda eyodwa noma indoda amabili; kodwa,

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Nkulunkulu, sonke kanyekanye, masisabalalise kuwo onkeamakhona esingaphumelela kuwo, izindaba ezinhle ukuthiuJesu uyeza, futhi, niyabo, nje sihambe sisabalalisa iSinkwaesincane, iZwi elincane. Nomaphi lapho iziNkozi zikhona,ziyolandela lokho kuDla. Noma ngabe Kufika ngeteyipu,kumbe noma ngabe Kufika ngezwi noma ubufakazi, iziNkoziziyoKulandela kwelomkhulu laKho. Ngokuba Kulotshiwe,“Lapho kukhona isiDumbu, lapho iziNkozi ziyakubuthanakhona.” Jesu othandekayo, siyazi ukuthi Wena uyisiDumbuesisidlayo. Wena uyiZwi, neZwi laba yinyama lakha phakathikwethu. Siyakhuleka, Nkulunkulu, ukuthi njengoba sisakazaiZwi, ukuthi iziNkozi zeqiniso zizoLithola.227 Masingabi namahloni uma sima phambi kwabantu, ababi,abantu abanganaki, abanenkolo, noma ngabe kuyini. NjengobauPawulu watshela uThimothewu:

…Asi qinise noma kuyisikhathi, noma kungesiso;sola, ukhuze, futhi…ngakho konke ukubekezelanokufundisa.Ngokuba kuyakuba-khona isikhathi abangayikuvuma

ngaso isifundiso esiphilayo; kepha ngokwezinkanukozabo bayakuzibuthela abafundisi ngokubatshwakwezindlebe zabo;Futhi bayophendulelwa…eqinisweni,…

ezinganekwaneni.228 Nkulunkulu, siphila kulolosuku. Ungivumele ngiphileisikhathi eside ngokwenele ukuba ngibone lokho kwenzeka.Njengoba, lokho kubekwe khona lapha etsheni legumbilaleliTabernakele namhlanje, leminyaka engamashumiamathathu-nantathu eyedlula.229 Nkulunkulu, busisa ngamunye phakathi lapha. Umaebakhona oyedwa phakathi lapha, Nkosi, ongakakulungiseleliukuhlangana naWe, ukuthi nje abakwazi ukuvumelana neZwilaKho, futhi abakaze bahlangane naWe ubuso nobuso ukuthibazi Awukho nje ngesenzo sohlobo oluthize lokwa—lokwa—lokwamukelwa, njengoba ubungenza esivumwenikholo nomaokuthize, kodwa uhlangane noNkulunkulu ophilayo; futhi umabengakwenzile lokhu, Nkosi, kwangathi bangakwenza khonamanje.230 Ngi—ngikholwa ukuthi U—Useduzane ngempelangalelihora. Angazi ukuthi bangobani. Angazi ngisho nomabakhona yini lapha, kodwa nje ngizwa ngiholeleka ukubangikhuleke kuWe. Hhayi ukuthi abantu bangizwe, ngokubalowo kungaba ngumkhuba womzenzisi. Nkulunkulu nqaba.Angifuni ukuba ngumzenzisi. Kodwangiwukhuleka ngobuqothoenhliziyweni yami, Nkosi.231 Noma ngabe yimuphi owesilisa noma yimuphi owesifazaneOkhuluma kuye kulokhu ukusa, kwangathi ngokuzithoba

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bangebe namahloni, kodwa phansi le ekujuleni enhliziyweniyabo baKwemukele manje, beza kulokhu ukuhlwa futhibabhaphathizwe eGameni likaJesu Kristu, belandela lonkeiZwi, lonke iZwi; uma bebhaphathizwe ngokwehlukile, nomabafafazwa, bathelwa. Khumbula (siyakhumbula, Nkosi) ukuthiWathi, “Oyosusa iZwi elilodwa eNcwadini, enezele izwi elilodwakuLo, isabelo sakhe siyosuswa eNcwadini yokuPhila.” Nomaezama, eza, afake igama lakhe encwadini, nge—ngeke kusebenze.Masibe qotho futhi sizithobe.232 Manje basezandleni zaKho, Nkosi. Yenza ngabo njengobaUbona kufanele, ngokuba bangabaKho. EGameni likaJesuKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.233 Manje sisakhothamise amakhanda ethu, ngifuna nicabangekanzima ngempela manje. Ngiyaxolisa, kuqala, ngokubaleyithi cishe ngemizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu. Manje sifunaukuhamisha. Futhi nje cabanga enhliziyweni yakho manje,“Ngabe ngihlangane ngempela yini noNkulunkulu na?”Kucabange nje ngobuqotho ngempela manje. Isizathu, ngekekube yizikhathi eziningi kakhulu mhlawumbe kuze…Kungabayisikhathi sokugcina manje, ukuthi sizohlangana ngaphambikokuFika kwaKhe. Kuyavalwa, bangani. Wonke umBhalo,ubukeka sengathi, usuzogcwaliseka nje. Futhi kungenzeka,kuwe nami, leli kungaba yithuba lethu lokugcina. Singahleukuba sesihambile ngaphambi kobusuku.

Ngohamba naYe, naYe yonke indlela.Ngiyezwa, “Unamahloni ngaMi nangeZwilaMi na?”

Ngiyamuzwa uMsindisi wami…234 Manje ake ucabange nje usulele embhedeni wakho wokufamanje. “Ngizwa…” Ngaleyonkathi singabe sesedlule kakhuluisikhathi, kodwa asikedluli khona manje.

“Thatha isiphambano sakho, futhi,”ungahle unikele ngomhlatshelo manje,“uNgilandele.”

Manje, enhliziyweni yakho, phendula lokhu:Ngohamba naYe ensimini,Ngohamba naYe ensimini,Ngohamba naYe ensimini,Ngohamba naYe, naYe yonke…

235 Manje amakhanda ethu ekhotheme, asiphakamise izandlazethu nje futhi sithi:

Ngohamba naYe ekwahlulelweni,Manje, yilokho okwenzekayo khonamanje, Uyasehlulela.

Ngohamba…Nkosi, Ungithola nginecala na?Khona-ke, ngithethelele.

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…ekwahlulelweni kwaKhe.

Ungahlulela ukuba ngibe yini kulokhu ukusa, Nkosi na?

…naYe ekwa judg-…

Ngivivinye, Nkosi, ubone ukuthi ikhona yini intoengahlanzekile kimi.

…naYe, naYe yonke indlela.236 Baba, siyaKubonga kulokhu ukusa ngazo zonke lezizandla.Angibonanga noyedwa umuntu abangaziphakamisanga izandlazabo. NgiyaKubonga, Nkosi. Nge—ngethemba ukuthi Awuzangenawe, Nkosi. Akukho noyedwa abebengaziphakamisile izandlazabo, balungele ukwedlula ekwahlulelweni. Sahlulele, Nkosi.Futhi uma kubakhona okungalungile kithi, sithethelele ngakho,Baba. Siphe isihawu saKho, ngokuba asifuni ukuhlangananokwahlulela kwaKho uma isihawu singekho. Ngakho, isihawusikhona manje, ngakho siyakhuleka, Nkulunkulu, ukuthiUzosehlulela futhi usithethelele izono zethu, ngokweZwi laKhonesithembiso saKho. Futhi asiphilele Wena zonke izinsukuzokuphila kwethu, singenamahloni ngeVangeli.237 Manje, Baba, uma kuyintando yaKho, siqala amaSontoamathathu ngqo manje, emihlangano. Lungiselela izinhliziyozethu ngawo, Nkosi. Ngilungiselele, O Nkulunkulu. Yimi engimingokujule kakhulu ekudingeni Wena. Ngikhulekela ukuthiUzongihola futhi ungiqondise ezintweni engifanele ngizenzefuthi ngizisho, kulezizinsuku ezizayo.238 Hola futhi uqondise uMfowethu Neville othandeka kakhulu,leyonceku yaKho eyiqhawe, Nkosi; kanti futhi noMfowethuMann, nabadikoni bebandla, nabaphatheli, nawowonke umuntuobuthene lapha.239 Silungiselele, Nkosi, ukuze sikwazi, nge—ngendlelayobuKristu ngempela, ukuletha izoni kuWe, nokulethaamalunga ebandla ekwazini uNkulunkulu esimaziyo,esihlangane naye siqu sethu, Makabe nguNkulunkulu wabo,nabo. Manje, Baba, lokhu ngeke sakwenza, ngeke sabathumelabangene. Kodwa Wena, Moya oNgcwele, hamba phezukwabantu, amalunga amasonto.240 Futhi njengesehlakalo esincane engaba naso naWe ngokunyeukusa, “Hamba ulandele iNdodana yami uMlobokazi. Kuthathephakathi kwabantu, phakathi kwamasonto. Umdonselengaphandle lowoMlobokazi.” Makuthi mina, emkhulekwenimanje, Nkosi. Thumela uRebekah; ngizozama ukuba nguEliyeza.Ngisize ukuba ngibe yinceku ethembekile. Futhi kwangathiuNkulunkulu waseZulwini angathumela iNgelosi yaKhephambi kwami, phambi kwethu, ukuthi sizoqoqela izintondawonye bese siqoka uMlobokazi Amkhethile. SikucelaeGameni likaJesu. Amen.

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241 Manje, ngiyaxolisa ukuba nginihlalise kuze kwedluleisikhathi kancane. Sekungamashumi amabili-nanhlanungemuva. Bengifanele ngiphume lapha, emizuzwiniengamashumi amabili-nanhlanu edlule. Kodwa, manje,niyalithanda leloculo elidala, “Hamba NeGama LikaJesu”?[Ibandla lithi, “Amen.”—Umhl.] Alilihle lelo na? Sengilicule lelomanje iminyaka engamashumi amathathu-nantathu, njengeculolokuphuma. Umbhaphathizo wamanzi, “Ngimi ezingwinizaseJordani ezinezivunguvungu.” Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi lelilihle kakhulu, “Nje Lithathe noma uyaphi!”

Gama eliligugu, O limnandi kangaka!Themba…(Manje xhawulana noseduzekwakho.)

Gama eliligugu, Gama eliligugu, O limnandikangaka!

Themba lomhlaba nokwethaba kweZulu.242 Manje khumbulani inkonzo yakulobu ubusuku, ligamenxeelesikhombisa, ligamenxe elesikhombisa kulobubusuku. Manjeasicule ivesi elilodwa nje, niyabo.

Hamba neGama likaJesu,Njengesihlangu kubo bonke onoxhaka;Uma izilingo zikuzungeza…(Wenzenjani-ke?)Vele nje uphefumule leloGama elingcwelengomkhuleko.

Gama eliligugu, O limnandi kangaka!Themba lomhlaba nokwethaba kweZulu;Gama eliligugu, O limnandi kangaka!Themba lomhlaba nokwethaba kweZulu.

243 Ngabe ubekhona ozayo ukuba abhaphathizwe emvakwalenkonzo na? Uma kunjalo, phakamisani izandlazenu. Umuntu ozobhaphathizwa? Babili, kulungile,abazobhaphathizwa masinya emva kwalenkonzo. Umanonke nina abanye, noma yimuphi wenu ofunaukubhaphathizwa, sizoba nezinkonzo zombhaphathizokuzozonke lezizinkonzo. Into kuphela ofanele uyenzengukuba ucele. Sikulungele ukukubhaphathiza. Lowongumsebenzi wethu, ukukubhaphathiza eGameni leNkosiyethu uJesu Kristu. Kungumsebenzi wethu ukukwenza. Futhisizokujabulela ukukwenza, noma nini. Wena ozobhaphathizwa,yanini ezindlwaneni nje, masinya emva kwenkonzo, futhisizoqhubeka ngqo nombhaphathizo wamanzi. Noma ubaniofuna ukubalandela, nizoba nesiqiniseko ukuthi silapha…uma uphendukile esonweni sakho futhi sewemukele uJesunjengoMsindisi wakho.244 Sekuyiminyaka ungumKristu, futhi awukaze ukuboneukuKhanya, nokuKhanya kokukhululwa sekufikilemanje. Owesifazane, uMlobokazi ofanele athathe iGama!

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UJesu wathi, “Ngize eGameni likaBaba waMi, futhianiNgemukelanga. Kodwa kuyobakhona oza ngelakhe igama,futhi niyakumamukela yena,” lelo yihlelo lenu.245 Noma yiyiphi indodana iza egameni likayise. Ngiza egamenilikababawami.Wena ndoda uza egameni likayihlo.246 Futhi lalingubani iGama laKhe, ubani iGama likaYisena? UJesu! Yena, “weza eGameni likaBaba waMi,aniNgemukelanga.” Manje uMlobokazi waKhe uyoba neGamalaKhe, kusobala.247 Ngathatha owesifazane, ogama linguBroy, futhi ubanguBranham.248 Uzela uMlobokazi, qiniseka futhi ukukhumbule lokhonjengoba uza echibini.

Asikhothamise amakhanda ethu manje.249 NoMfowethu Vayle lapha akasiso isihambi kithi.Ungumfowethu olugugu elikhulu, ubenami emihlanganwenieminingi, yena nomkakhe. Kanti futhi manje ungumbhaliwalezizintshumayelo nezinto eba yisimo sencwadi. MfowethuVayle, ungasikhipha ngomkhuleko, sisakhothamisa amakhandaethu. [UMfowethu Vayle uyakhuleka—Umhl.]

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