Ukuphindukuzalwa Kwaphezulu: Ukuthinta kukaSerafi
Isihlalo sobukhosi sikaJehova siphezu kwe-altare lenkanyezi, siphakeme ngokwesiyezi, nemiphetho yengubo yakhe ingena emoyeni ongcwele wendlu engcwele. Ezungeza Yena, amaserafi anokukhanya okubenyezelayo, ehlome ngezimpiko eziyisithupha ezinkulu: amabili ukufihla ubuso bawo obungcwele, amabili amboze izinyawo zawo zasezulwini, futhi amabili ahlukanisa umoya ngezindiza eziphaphazelayo. Bahlabelela ihubo lokudumisa okumsulwa elenza imingcele yobungcwele kanye ne-ethereal ithuthumele: «Ingcwele, ingcwele, ingcwele iNkosi yezixuku zezulu! Indawo yonke iyinkundla yenkazimulo yakhe engakhulumeki! Imibundu iyazamazama, inyakaza kuze kufike ezisekelweni, ngaphansi kokuduma kwamazwi abo, futhi ifu lentuthu engaqondakali limboza yonke into.
Ukukhala kwami kokuphelelwa yithemba kwephula ukuthula kwasezulwini. “Maye kimi, ngoba ngilahliwe! Ngimane ngingumuntu ofayo ongcoliswe igciwane eliyingozi, ngihlala phakathi kwabantu abonakele ngokulinganayo; nokho amehlo ami aba nesibindi sokuyibona iNkosi, iNkosi yasezulwini.
Ngaleso sikhathi, iserafi, isidalwa esinamaphiko ayisithupha akhanyayo, sigijimela kimi, sibambe ngodlawu ilahle elivuthayo e-altare lasezulwini. Ngokushesha nje lapho iserafi lithinta izindebe zami ngelahle elivuthayo, liyamemezela: “Manje njengoba lelilahle selithinte izindebe zakho, igciwane lakho selibhujisiwe, selixoshiwe ngokuphelele emzimbeni wakho. Umzimba wakho uphulukisiwe, ingqondo yakho iphakanyisiwe, futhi umphefumulo wakho ukhululekile. Akusekho ukungcolisa ingqikithi yakho, manje ebonisa ibhalansi nezindinganiso ezibekwe uSomandla ngokudala. Wonke amaseli akho ahambisana ngokuphelele nokungapheli. Unjengoba wakhulelwa uMdali: ngomfanekiso wakhe nangokufana naye. Izikelemu azisoze ziphinde zikwenze ukudla kwazo, ngokuba izibungu ziyakuzidla, zingabe zisaba khona.” Isimo sigqame ngokukhanya kwe-ethereal kanye nentuthu engaqondakali, egcizelela ukuguqulwa okujulile nokungenelela konkulunkulu.
Emoyeni lisagcwele amandla kaNkulunkulu, izwi elinamandla loMbusi onguMninimandla onke lizwakala njengokuduma kwezulu: “Ngizothuma bani? Ubani oyoba iqhawe lentando Yami?” Ngayo yonke imicu yokuphila kwami igxumagxuma ngesibindi esizelwe kabusha nokuzimisela okungenakuvinjelwa, ngiphendula ngomfutho: «Ngilapha Baba, ngilungile futhi ngingesabi. Ngithumele!”
(Funda u-Isaya 6:1-8.)