Lapho uJesu efika ngaphesheya kolwandle, ezweni lamaGadara, kwafika ukumhlangabeza ababili ababenamademoni, bephuma emathuneni, bethukuthele kakhulu, kangangokuthi kwakungekho muntu owayengadlula ngaleyo ndlela. Futhi bheka, baqala ukumemeza: «Kuyini phakathi kwethu nawe, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu? Uze lapha ngaphambi kwesikhathi sakho uzosihlupha na?” (Funda uMathewu 8:28-29.)
Bazalwane abathandekayo bozalo oluphelele lwezingelosi, abake baba ngabagcini abangamaqhawe bokuLunga nokuKhanya, kodwa asebewela ethunzini lobubi isikhathi eside, baba ngabalandeli bombusi walelizwe. Ngizwa ukwesaba kwakho, ukwesaba okujulile okuzwakala kuyo yonke imizwa futhi kudlidliza kuzo zonke izingxenye zobuntu bakho. Sekudlule izinkulungwane ezimbili zeminyaka kusukela wazithola ubuso nobuso noNkulunkulu, iNdodana, uJesu, ukuhlangana okwadalula ubuthakathaka bakho kanye nokuba sengozini kwakho, kukukhumbuza ukuba nomkhawulo wakho. Futhi manje, qonda ukusondela kwesikhathi sokuhlushwa, inkathi eyabikezelwa iNkanyezi YaseNyakatho engaguquki, iBhayibheli, esesizogcwaliseka.
Lesi yisikhathi lapho izithunzi ziqala ukunikeza indlela, nakuba ngokungabaza, ebusweni bokunqoba okungenakuvinjelwa kokukhanya. Isikhathi sesifikile lapho ububi buqala ukuncibilika, kuyilapho ubulungisa buqiniswa. Leli qiniso linyakazisa ubuntu bakho kuze kube sekupheleni, libhidliza noma iyiphi inkohliso yokulondeka. Ukwesaba kwakho, okukuhlukumeza ngokungapheli imini nobusuku, kuyinkomba yalesi sikhathi sosizi. Futhi abanaphutha; ziwubufakazi obuyiqiniso besenzakalo esiseduze esidala umonakalo omkhulu futhi ngokuvamile kungazelelwe noma ukuhlupheka; inhlekelele.
Ukuhlupheka kuza ngoba nakho kubuya ukukhanya koBunkulunkulu, ngobukhosi bakho obugcwele. Lokhu kukhanya kuzwisa ubuhlungu obujulile nobuhlungu emicupheni yokonakaliswa kwakho ububi. Kufana nensingo ebukhali engena emphefumulweni, yenza ukuhlushwa kungabekezeleleki, kube nzima. Lokhu kuKhanya, okubukhali nokungaguquki, kuxosha ubumnyama obufihlwe emphefumulweni, njengenkemba ebhoboza umgubuzelo wokuphila. Ubuhlungu bukhulu, bukhulu, izinyembezi ezivutha njengomlilo kanye nenhliziyo eshaya isigqi sempi yokulwa nokuphelelwa ithemba. Uzithola ugobile, izandla zakho ziqhaqhazela njengamahlamvu ashaywa umoya, inhliziyo yakho ishaya ngamandla, izwi libuthakathaka futhi lingaqinisekile.
Kulo kwalasha, uzongabaza imvelo yalokho obhekana nakho, ungakaze ubhekane nesiphepho sangaphakathi esilimaza kangaka. Uzozibuza ukuthi ngabe lesi yisiqalo sokuphela yini. Futhi impendulo icacile: yebo, kunjalo.
Nokho, kulomgodi ojulile kuvela isibusiso esingalindelekile, isipho somusa waphezulu. Lokhu kuhlupheka, lobu busuku obumnyama bomphefumulo, buba insimbi yokuxwayisa ekuvusa ephusheni elibi, ucingo lokuqwashisa okusha.
Vukani bantwana bakaSomandla ngoba isikhathi sensindiso sesifikile. Ukukhanya okuvuselelayo, okugqama kunanoma yikuphi ukusa okwake kwabonwa ngaphambili, manje kuthinta izinhlansi ezisele zomoya wakho, okhela umlilo wethemba. Amehlo akho avuleke kakhulu endleleni engakaze ibonwe, manje ekhanyiswa ukuKhanya okuthembisa ukubuya ekhaya, ekugoneni kukaBaba okulindile ngothando olungenamibandela.