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Futhi abazalwane mhlawumbe ba…Ngiyabonaamathephu rekhoda amanengi phansi lapha, njalo

bazakuthola lokhu, kunjalo. Loba nini lapho ufuna ukubakwaziukuthi uMoya oNgcwele utheni kuwe, bona abazalwaneabalapha abalamathephu rekhoda lawa, bengabuyela emuva,ungaluthola udaba lwakho lunjalo. Futhi ukhangele uboneuba kungasoze kwenzakale ngendlela Okukhulunywe ngayo,uyabona. Uba ukuzwa kusithi “ITSHO KANJE INKOSI, ‘Intoethile, kumbe lokhu kungaleyindlela,’” kumbe kukhangele futhinjalo ubone ukuthi kuqondile kumbe hatshi. Bona? Kuhlalakuyileyo ndlela.2 Manje, ngibuyela emuva nje kancane…Futhi ngiyathabakulobu ubusuku ukuthi sibalutshwana lapha. Singekhayazihlobo, akunjalo yini? Kasisibo, akulamuntu phakhathikwethu, ongumfokazi. Kasi…Ngingasebenzisa ulimi lwamiolwe Kentucky njalo ngizwe ngingekhaya khathesi, ngoba si—si nje…Futhi kangi khulumi kubi ngeKentucky khathesi, ubakulomuntu lapha ovela eKentucky. Ukhona yini lapha odabukaeKentucky? Phakamisa isandla sakho. Uthi! Kumele ngizizwengingekhaya, kangimelanga yini? Kulungile kakhulu.3 Umama waye elendlu eyokuhlala izihambi. Futhi ngahambakhona ngelinye ilanga ukuyabona ukuthi…Khonapho iqembuelikhulu lamadoda lalihlala khona, njalo enkulu, itafulaende yayihlezi. Futhi ngathi, “Bangaki lapha abadabukaeKentucky, phakamani.” Bonke baphakama. Futhi ngahambaenkonzweni kulobo busuku, ibandla lami, njalo ngathi,“Bangaki lapha abadabuka eKentucky?” Bonke baphakama.Ngakho ngangisithi, “Awu, kuhle kakhulu.” Ama mishinaribayenze umsebenzi omuhle, ngakho silokubonga ngakho.4 Manje, kuNcwadi yabaseRoma, isahluko 11 njalo lendima28. Lalelisisani ukubalwa koMbhalo.

Mayelana le vangeli, bayizitha ngenxa yenu:kodwa mayelana ngokukhethwa, bangaba thandekayobaka…ngenxa yabobaba.Ngoba izipho lokubiza kukaNkulunkulu

akulakuphenduka.5 Kasithandazeni. Nkosi, sincede kulobu ubusuku khathesilapho silanda lokhu ngokuhlonipha, ngenhliziyo yethu yonke,ngobumnene, izinto lezi zikhulunyelwa inkazimulo Yakhokuphela. Futhi ngincede, Nkosi, njalo ufake enqondweni

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izinto kuphela okumele zikhulunywe njalo kukhulunyweokungakanani. Ngimise uba sokuyisikhathi Sakho. Ngiyacelaukuthi yonke inhliziyo izamukele lezi izinto ukuncedaabagulayo njalo labalendingo kulo umbuthano. Ngobangiyakucela ngeBizo lika Jesu Khristu. Ameni.6 Manje, ngifuna ukulanda lesisifundo lapho sibalutshwana.Futhi—futhi ngizazama ukuthi ngingaligcini okwesikhathieside, ngisabeka inkombalanga yami lapha njalo ngizameubungcono bami ukuthi ngilikhuphe ngesikhathi esihle ukuzeliphenduke kusasa ebusuku. Manje, wobani lithandaza.Kangiboni ukuthi umfana unikeze amakhadi. Kangimbuzangaukuthi u…Futhi uba bengenzanga loba kumbe benzile lobakabenzanga, akula ndaba. Silawo amakhadi lapha uba kumelesibize abanye. Ngakho, uba kungakho njalo, kungani, sizabonaukuthi uMoya oNgcwele uthini.7 Manje, uba lingalalelisisa…Khathesi, lokhu kunga…njengoba ngi…yithi esibalutshwane esilapha, yisikhathi esihleukukhuluma lokhu, ngoba ku—ku phathelane lami ngokwami.Futhi yiso isizatho ngifunde luMbhalo kulobu ubusuku, ukuzelibone ukuthi izipho njalo lokubizwa akusiyo into lalobangubani ayifaneleyo.8 UPhawuli ekhuluma lapha, wathi, “AmaJuda, ngosendolweVangeli, baphumputhekiswa njalo basuka kuNkulunkulu,lokho, kusenzelwa thina.” Kodwa indima ephambili kwaleyo,yathi, “Wonke uIsirayeli uzasindiswa.” Wonke uIsirayeliuzasindiswa. Mayelana lokukhethwa, uNkulunkulu uBabaubathandile njalo waba phumputhekisa ukuze thina abeZizwenisibe lendawo khathesi eyokuphenduka, ukuze, ngoAbrahama,iNzalo zakhe zibusise wonke umhlaba ngokutsho kwe LizwiLakhe. Uyabona ukuthi ukuzibusa kukaNkulunkulu kunjani?ILizwi Lakhe lifanele lenzakale. Akula eyinye into angaba yiyo.Futhi manje thina, nge…UNkulunkulu usikhethile; UkhetheumJuda; njalo Uyi…9 Zonke lezi izinto yikwazi phambilini kukaNkulunkulu.Lapho ekhuluma ngabo ngokuzakwenzakala, wayesekwazikungakayenzakali. Manje, uNkulunkulu, ukuze abe nguNkulunkulu, ekuqaliseni Wayemele abekwazi isiphethokumbe Kasuye Nkulunkulu ongela kuphelelwa. UNkulunkulukafuni ukuthi kubelomuntu obhubhayo. Qha lakanye! Kafunikubelomuntu obhubhayo. Kodwa ekuqaliseni kokuqalisakwezinsuku, u—umhlaba, uNkulunkulu wayekwazi sobala loozasindiswa njalo lalowo ongasoze asindiswe. Wayengafuniukuthi abantu balahleke, “Kayisiyo intando Yakhe ukuthiabekhona olahlekayo, kodwa yintando Yakhe ukusindisawonke umuntu,” kodwa Wayekwazi kusukela ekuqaliseniukuthi ngubani ozasindiswa njalo longasoze asindiswe. Yisoisizatho Wayengatsho phambilini, “Into enje izakwenzakala.

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Into enjiyana izakwenzakala,” kumbe, “Lokhu kuzakubayilokhuyana.Lumuntu uzakuba soyana.” Bona?10 Wayengaba kwazi kungakenzakali ngoba Kaphelelwa.Uba usazi ukuthi kutshoni, yikho nje, “akulalutho Yenaangalwaziyo.” Bona, Uyakwazi. Awu, akulalutho kusukelakungakabi lesikhathi, njalo langemuva kungaselasikhathi,bona, Ulokhe esazi konke. Konke kuse ngqondweni Yakhe.Njalo njengokutsho kuka Phawuli kwabaseRoma, kusahluko 8lo 9, “Phoke kungani Elokhu esathola icala?” Ngakho siyabonaukuthi, kodwa uNkulunkulu…11 Njengokutshumayela iVangeli. Omunye wathi, “MfowethuBranham, uyakukholwa Lokho?”

Ngathi, “Khangela.”Wathi, “Ufanele ukuthi ungumlandeli kaCalvin.”Ngathi, “Ngingumlandeli kaCalvin lapho kuphela

ubuCalvin buse Bhayibhilini.”12 Manje, kulogatsha eSihlahleni, yinkolo kaCalvin, kodwakule ngatsha ezinengi eSihlahleni, futhi. Isihlahla silengatshaezidlula olulodwa. Wayefuna ukukwenza khonale kube yikuGcinakala okuPhakade, njalo ngemva kwesikhathi uqhubekeuphume uye ekukholweni ukuthi umuntu wonke uzakuSindiswanjalo uyehlele endaweni ethile, akula siphetho kukho. Kodwaungaqeda enkolweni kaCalvin, phenduka phezulu njalouqalise kusiAminiyeni. Bona, kulolunye ugatsha eSihlahleni,njalo lolunye ugatsha eSihlahleni, qhubeka nje. Yonke intoisihlangene iyenza iSihlahla. Ngakho ngiyakholwa ku—ku i…kubuCalvin uba inqe kuhlala eMbhalweni.13 Futhi ngiyakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayekwaziumhlaba ungakadalwa, wakhetha iBandla laKhe kuKhristu,njalo wabulala uKhristu umhlaba ungakadalwa. UMbhalo utshonjalo, “Waye eliWundlu lika Nkulunkulu elabulawa umhlabaungakadalwa.” Bona? Futhi uJesu wathi Wabasazi umhlabaungakadalwa, uPhawuli wathi, “Wa—Wabasazi njalo wasimiselaphambilini ekubekweni ubuntwana ngo Jesu Khristu umhlabaungakadalwa.” Lowo nguNkulunkulu. Lowo nguBaba wethu.Bona?14 Ngakho ungakhathazeki, amavili abhoda kuhle, yonke intoiza ngesikhathi. Into kuphela, yikuthi, ngena ekubhodeni. Futhilokho yi—lokho yisigaba esihle ngakho, lapho usukwazi ukuthiusebenze njani lapho ungena ekubhodeni.15 Manje, nanzelela khathesi, “Izipho lobizo kungelaukuphenduka,” yiyo yodwa indlela engingenelisa—engingenelisangoMbhalo ukubeka ubizo lwami eNkosini. Futhi ngithembaukuthi ngilabangani kulobu ubusuku abazazwisisa ngempelalokhu njalo bengacabangi ukuthi kumayelana ngami, kodwaukuthi libe lokuzwisisa njalo libekwazi ukuthi kuyini—kuyini

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lokho iNkosi ethe iZakwenza, njalo lithole into ehambayo njalolilandele liphakathi kwayo.16 Manje, ekuqaliseni, into yakuqala engingayikhumbulangumbono. Into yakuqala engingayikhumbula emcabangweniwami ngumbono engawuphiwa yiNkosi. Futhi lokhokwenzakala iminyaka eminengi, eminengi iminyaka eyadlulayo,ngangingumfana omncane. Futhi ngangile litshe esandleni sami.17 Manje, ngiyaxolisa, ngiyakhumbula ngigqoke isigqokoeside. Kangikwazi ukuthi mhlawumbe lina (omunye phakathikwenu lonke) lingaba badala ukuthi likhumbule laphoabafana abancane babegqoka izigqoko ezinde. Bangakilapha abakhumbulayo lapho abantwana babegqoka, yebo,izigqoko ezinde? Awu, ngiyakhumbula, endlini endala encaneeyotshani esasihlala khona, ngaye ngikhasa phansi. Futhikwakungomunye, kangikwazi ukuthi ngubani, owangenayo.Futhi umamawaye enze umribhoni omncane—omncane oluhlazaokwesibhakabhaka esigqokweni sami. Futhi ngangingakenelisiukuhamba. Kodwa khonapho ngangikhasa, njalo ngafithizelaumunwe wami kunqwaqwane enyaweni zabo, njalo ngangisidlainqwaqwane enyaweni lwakhe emi eceleni kwalaphookubaselwa khona umlilo, ngizikhudumeza. Ngiyakhumbulaumama engidonsela khonalokho.18 Futhi into elandelayo engiyikhumbulayo, kufanele kubengemva kweminyaka embili yalokho, ngangilelitshe elincane.Futhi lokho kwakungangenza ngibe leminyaka emithathuyokuzalwa, njalo umnawami ongumfana lapho wayengakafikisiiminyaka embili yokuzalwa. Futhi sasingemva kwegumaokwakulendawo yokugamulela lapho ababeletha khona inkuninjalo begamule izigodo. Bangaki abakhumbula lezo nsuku laphoelalidonsela izigodo ngemva kweguma lizigamule? Kunganingibophe ithayi kulobu ubusuku? Ngi—ngi ngekhaya.19 Futhi lapho be…Phandle le endaweni endalaeyokugamulela kwakulesifudlana esincane esasisedlulakhonapho, sivela emthonjeni. Sasilokhezo oludala emthonjenilapho esasisikha ukufaka amanzi ethu njalo sithele enkonxeniendala, inkonxa yomsedari, njalo siyilethe phansi.20 Ngiyakhumbula isikhathi sokucina ngibona, ugogo wamiomncane engakabhubhi, wayeleminyaka elikhulu letshumi.Futhi lapho ebhubha, ngamphakamisa ngezandla zami njalongamthwala kanje engakabhubhi. Wangithandela ngezandlazakhe, njalo wathi, “uNkulunkulu abusise umphefumulowakho,sithandwa, khathesi njalo lanininini,” lapho ebhubha.21 Njalo kangicabangi ukuthi lo owesifazane wake wabale—le zicathulo ezazingezakhe, empilweni yakhe. Njalongiyakhumbula ngimkhangele, njalo lalapho ngilijaha,ngangihamba ngisiyababona, ekuseni yonke wayevuka,engelazicathulo, njalo ehambe phakathi kwongqwaqwane esiya

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emthonjeni, ethathe inkonxa yamanzi ephenduke, inyawo zakheziphakathi kwalokho. Ngakho akulizwisi ubuhlungu, waphilaiminyaka elikhulu letshumi. Ngakho, (yebo, mnumzana) waye,waye qine kakhulu, futhi.22 Ngakho ke ngiyakhumbula ukuthi wayezangitshelangamatshe ayimbodlela ayedlaliswa ngubaba wamiesasemncane. “Futhi leyonto endala ehawulayo,” ngacabanga,“uzaqansa njani esiya kulelo kamuli eliphezulu kwendlu?” Indluencane endala, elamakamuli amabili, njalo yaye ilelinye ikamuliphezulu. Futhi babelezigodo ezimbili ezincane ezaziqunyiwe,njalo benza ilele, ukuthi bakhwele phezulu. Awu, ngathi…23 Awu, manje, wathi, “Manje, ngemva kokudla kwantambamangizakutshela, ngizakutshengisa amatshe ayimbodlela aka—akababa wakho.”

Futhi ngathi, “Kulungile.”24 Ngakho wayezangitshengisa, ku tiranki esendlini ephezululapho ayegcinela khona izinto zakhe njengalokho okwenziwangabadala abanengi. Futhi ngacabanga, “Uzakwanisa njanilumuntu omdala ohawulayo ukugada ilele leliyana?” Ngakhongasengisiya khona njalo ngathi, “Gogo,” ngathi, “khathesi,mana, sithandwa, ngizakhwela phezulu ngikuncedise.”25 Wathi, “Mana eceleni.” Phezulu kwelelewagada njengo sinti.Wathi, “Awu, woza!”

Futhi ngathi, “Kulungile, Gogo.”26 Ngacabanga, “O, mina, uba ngingaba njeyana, amandlaangako kimi kodwa kuminyaka elikhulu letshumi!”27 Manje, ngakho sengikhumbula ngikulowu umthomboomdala omncane, njalo ngangile litshe njalo ngaye ngiliphoselaphansi kanje, emadakeni, ngizama ukutshengisa umnawamiukuthi ngangiqine okungakanani. Njalo kwakulenyonieyayihlezi phezulu kwesihlahla futhi yayisenza umsindo, ibhodangendawo, okuyi robini okuncane okudala kumbe okunye. Futhi,leyo robin encane, ngacabanga ukuthi yakhuluma lami. Futhingathalaza njalo ngalalela, njalo inyoni yaphapha yahamba,njalo iLizwi lathi, “Uzaqeda isibanga esikhulu sempilo yakhoduzane ledolobha elithiwa yiNewAlbany.”28 Kungaba ngama mayila amathathu kusukela laphoengakhuliselwa khona. Ngahamba, phose umnyaka ngemvakwalokho, kuleyo ndawo, ngingela mcabango wokuhamba…NewAlbany. Ngokuhamba kwempilo, ukuthi lezo zinto…29 Manje, khangela, abantu bakithi babengayisibo benkolo.Ubaba lomama babengahambi enkonzweni. Phambili kwalokho,babengama Khatolika.30 Umzukulu wami omncane ohlezi lapha endaweni ethilekulobu ubusuku, ngiyacabangela, angikwazi. Ulisotsha.Ngiyamkhulekela. Yena ungumKhatolika, ulokhe eliKhatolika.

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Njalo izolo ntambama, lapho elapha njalo ebona lezo zintozika Nkulunkulu, kade emile laphayana kuplatifomu. Wathi,emile laphayana, njalo wathi, “Malume Bill?” Ube ephetsheyakwamazwe okwesikhathi eside, wathi, “Lapho ngibonalokhuyana…” Wathi, “Lokho—lokho akwenzakali kubandlaleKhatolika.”Wathi, “Lokhuyana…ngi—ngiyakholwa, MalumeBill, uqinisile,” watsho.31 Futhi ngathi, “Sithandwa, akusimi engiqondileyo, Nguyeoqondileyo. Bona, Yena oqondileyo.” Njalo wathi u…ngathi,“Khathesi, kangikuceli ukuthi uyenze ulutho, Melvin, kodwakhonza iNkosi uJesu Khristu ngenhliziyo yakho yonke.Hamba loba ngaphi lapho ofuna khona. Kodwa woba leqinisoenhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uJesu Khristu uzelwe kakutsha,bona, enhliziyweni yakho. Ube usuhamba loba kuliphi ibandlangemva kwalokho.”32 Manje, kodwa abantu ababephambi kwami babengamaKhatolika. Ubaba wami ungumIrish lomama waye engumIrish.Umehluko kuphela okukhona kugazi lesi Irish, ugogowamiwayeengumCherokee Indian. Umama wayeluhlobo oluhlangeneyophakathi laphakathi. Ngakhoke nga…kimi, kungeyami…isizukulwane sethu, ngemva kwezintathu sokuphelile. Kodwayikho kuphela ukuma ekubeni ngumIrish opheleleyo, uHarveyloBranham laliligama. Njalo ngemva kwalokho kwayekungu Lyons, okulokhe kuyi Irish. Njalo bonke babengamaKhatolika. Kodwa mina, sasingela mfundiso yenzenkolo kumbeukufundiswa ngitsho, njengabantwana.33 Kodwa lezo zipho, leyo mbono, ngabona imbono khonaphonjengalokho engikwenzayo khathesi, kuqondile lokho, ngobaizipho njalo lokubizwa akulani lokuphenduka. Yikwaziphambilini kuka Nkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu esenza okuthile.Ngokuqhubeka kwempilo ngangisesaba ukukhuluma lobayikuyini ngakho.34 Selabala udaba lwami kugwalo oluncane oluthiwa uJesuKhristu uyaFana iZolo, laMuhla, nJalo laNininini. Ngibonakukhona kwezinye ingwalo, lawa amanye. Kuqondile yinilokho, Gene? Kukhona kulolu, olujwayelekileyo—ugwaloolujwayelekileyo, phakathi ko—phakathi kogwalo esilalokhathesi? Ngu, iMbali yeMpilo? Ngibona yilo. Ngakho laphosesi…Akukubi lokho yini? Ingwalo zami, njalo angizakengizibale, ngokwami. Kodwa omunye uyaziloba, ngakho ke yintoabayithetheyo emhlanganweni. Ngidlulile kulokho, ngakhongikhangelele ukuthi okuthile kuhlale kusenzakala. Ngakho,manje, zilungile, ngifunde izigaba zangakhona khathesi, laphalalaphayana, lapho ngithola ithuba.35 Futhi manje, lobakanjani, njengo—njengo mfanaomncane, liyawazi umbono ukuthi wakhuluma njani kimi,ngangileminyaka eyisikhombisa eyokuzalwa, njalo wathi,

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“Unganathi kumbe ukubhema kumbe ukungcolisa umzimbawakho laloba ngayiphi indlela, kuzakuba lomsebenziwakho owokwenza lapho ungakhula.” Njalo likuzwile lokhokukhulunywa egwalweni. Yeboke, lokho kuqondile. Isikhathisonke kwaqhubeka kusenzakala.36 Sengingumtshumayeli, awu, kwaseku—kwasekuqalisaukwenzakala sonke isikhathi.37 Futhi mina ngobunye ubusuku ngabona iNkosi yethuuJesu. Ngitsho lokhu ngile mvumo, ngiyakholwa, evelakuMoya oNgcwele. INgilosi yeNkosi ebuyayo kayisiyo iNkosiuJesu. Kayifanani Laye embonweni munye. Ngoba, umbonoengawubonayo owe Nkosi uJesu, Waye eyiNdoda encane.Wayengasi…ngangiphandle ensimini, ngithandazela ubabawami. Futhi ngaphenduka phakathi njalo ngasengisiyaembhedeni, njalo ngalobo busuku ngamkhangela njalo nga—ngathi, “O Nkulunkulu, msindise!”38 Umama wayesesindisiwe futhi ngangimbhaphathizile.Ngakho ngasengicabanga, “O, ubaba wami unatha kanje.” Futhingase ngicabanga, “Uba ngingamenza ukuthi eyamukele iNkosiuJesu!” Ngaya phandle, ngalala phezu kombheda wotshaniphandle endlini ephambili, duzane lomnyango.39 Futhi Okuthile kwathi kimi, “Phakama.” Futhingaphakama, ngahamba, njalo ngabuyela ensimini ngemvakwami, ensimini endala yotshani bokuthanyelisa.40 Futhi khonapho, emi amafidi angadluli alitshumikusukela lapho engangikhona, kwakume iNdoda; ilesembathoesimhlophe, uMuntu omncane; izandla Zakhe zazigoqwekanje; indevu, engathi zimfitshane; inwele ezazilenga zifikaemahlombe Akhe; njalo Wayekhangele emaceleni kusuka kimi,njengalokho; isimo esilokuthula. Kodwa ngangingakuzwisisi,ukuthi inyawo Zakhe, olunye lungemuva kwolunye. Umoyawawuvunguza, Isembatho Sakhe siphephuka, utshanibomthanyelo buphephethwa.41 Ngacabanga, “Manje, mana okomzuzo.” Ngaziluma. Ngathi,“Khathesi, kangilalanga.” Futhi ngadonsa phansi, ngasiphulaobunye utshani, liyazi, ngakwenza njengalokho okokuvungulaamazinyo. Ngabufaka emlonyeni. Ngakhangela emuva endlini.Ngathi, “Hatshi, ngibe ngilaphayana ngithandazela ubaba, njaloOkuthile kuthe woza lapha phandle, njalo nansi liNdoda imilapha.”42 Ngacabanga, “Kukhanya njenge Nkosi uJesu.” Ngacabanga,“Kangazi ukuthi kungaba njalo?” Wayekhangele khona sibili,maqondana lalapho indlu yethu ekhona khathesi. Ngakhongahamba ngabhoda ngale indlela ukuze ngibone ukuthingiNgambona. Futhi ngangibona icele lobuso Bakhe. KodwaYena…ngatshibilika ngaleyi indlela ukuze ngimbone Yena.Futhi ngathi, “Uhm!” Akuzange kumnyikinye Yena. Futhi

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ngacabanga, “Ngikholwa ukuthi ngizambiza Yena.” Futhingathi, “Jesu.” Futhi Yena eseyenzile, Yena watshibilikawakhangela njalo. Yikho kuphela engikukhumbulayo, Yenawelula izandla Zakhe.43 Akula muntu emhlabeni odwebayo ongadweba umfanekisoWakhe, izimilo zobuso Bakhe. Okuseduzane engakubonayongumfanekiso kaHofmann weKhanda lika Khristu elaMatshumiaMathathu laNtathu, ngilawo kukho konke okubhaliweyo njalolakho konke engikusebenzisayo. Kungoba kufanana laye, njalongakho ke…kumbe uphosa ufane, useduzane kakhulu.44 Wayekhanya, njengoMuntu, uba Wayenga khuluma,umhlaba wawuza fika emaphethelweni, kodwa kunjaloelothando olunengi njalo lesisa uze u—u… Ngawela phansi.Futhi ekuseni, ngazibona sengisekuphumeni kwelanga, impahlazokulala sezimanzi ngenyembezi, sengiphapheme, ngahamba,ngibuyela ngadlula ensimini yotshani bokuthanyela, ngisiyangekhaya.45 Ngakutshela umngane wami ongumtshumayeli. Wathi,“Billy, Lokho kuzakuhlanyisa.” Wathi, “Lowo ngudeveli.” Njalowathi, “Ungadlali ngezinto ezinjalo.” NgangingumtshumayelioweBaptist ngaleso sikhathi.46 Awu, ngahamba komunye umngane wami wakudala.Ngahlala phansi ngamtshela Ngakho. Ngathi, “Mfowethu,ucabangani ngaLokho?”47 Wathi, “Awu, Billy, ngizakutshela.” Wathi, “Ngiyakholwaukuthi uba ungazama ukugcina impilo yakho, tshumayelaokuse Bhayibhilini lapha, umusa kaNkulunkulu kunye lokunyeokunjalo, kangingeke ngilandele into emangalisayo, intoenjalo.”48 Ngathi, “Mnumzana, kangihlosi ukuthatheka ngezintoezimangalisayo.” Ngathi, “Into kuphela engizama ukuyenzayikuthi ngidinge ukuthi lokhu kuyini.”49 Wathi, “Billy, kuminyaka eminengi eyedlulayo babelazo lezozinto emabandleni. Kodwa,” wathi, “lapho abapostoli bephela,lezozinto zaphela labo.” Futhi wathi, “Manje into kuphelaesilayo eyokuthi loba…iphi indlela eyokubona lezo izinto,”wathi, “izangoma, amadimoni.”

Ngathi, “OMfowethuMcKinney, uqinisile yini?”Wathi, “Yebo, Mnumzana.”Ngathi, “ONkulunkulu, woba lesihawu kimi!”

50 Ngathi, “Ngi—ngi…O, Mfowethu McKinney, unga—unga bambana lami emkhulekweni ukuze uNkulunkuluengakuvumeli ukuthi kwenzakale kimi? Uyakwazi ukuthi Yenangiyamthanda njalo kangifuni ukuphambanisa kulezi izinto.”Ngathi, “Thandaza kanye lami.”

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51 Wathi, “Ngizakwenza, Mfowethu Billy.” Futhi sabalomthandazo khonapho e—endlini yomfundisi.52 Ngabuza abatshumayeli abanengi. Into efanayo yayibuya.Ngakho ngesaba ukubabuza, ngoba babezacabangaukuthi ngingudeveli. Ngakho nga—nga ngingafuni ukubanjalo. Ngangisazi enhliziyweni yami ukuthi kuloluthoolwalwenzakele. Manje, yikholokho, kwa—kwaba lentoenhliziweni yami eyenzakalayo. Njalo ngangingafuni ukubanjalo, ngitsho.53 Ngakho ngokuya kweminyaka, ngezwa ngelinye ilangakubandla leFirst Baptist lapho engangililunga ngaleso sikhathi,ngezwa omunye esithi, “Tshono, ubumele uhambe khonangalenjalo uzwe izigiqiki ezingcwele ngobusuku obudlulileyo.”54 Futhi ngacabanga, “Izigiqiki ezingcwele?” Futhi umnganewami, uWalt Johnson, umhlabeleli webhesi, njalo ngathi, “Kadekuyini lokhuyana, MfowethuWalt?”

Wathi, “Iqembu lamaPhentekostali lawa.”Ngathi, “Okuyini?”

55 Wathi, “AmaPhentekostali!” Wathi, “Billy, uba ungabonakhonokho,” wathi, “babegiqika phansi kanjalo njalo beseqaphezulu njalo phansi.” Futhi wathi, “Bathi babemele bekhulumengezinye indimi kumbe baye—baye bengasindiswanga.”

Futhi ngathi, “Kungaphi lapho?”56 “O,” wathi, “umhlangano wakudala ethenteni ngale,kwelinye icele leLouisville.” Wathi, “Abantu abansundu,kunjalo.”

Futhi ngathi, “Uh-huh.”Futhi wathi, “Kulamakhiwa amanengi khonangale.”Ngathi, “Benzanjalo, labo?”Wathi, “Yebo, yebo! Bakwenzile, labo.”

57 Ngathi, “Akuzwisiseki lokho, abantu bazihlanganisaamakhanda ngezinto ezinjalo.” Ngathi, “Awu, ngibonakufanele nje sibelazo lezo izinto.” NgeNsonto ekuseni,kangisoze ngikukhohlwe. Wayesidla isiqephu sekhasi elomileyoeleholontshisi ukwenzela ukuqunjelwa kwesisu owaye elakho,njalo ngikubona sobala sokungathi ngokwayizolo. Njalongacabanga, “Ukukhuluma nge ndimi, ukweqa phezulu-njalo-laphansi, zinkolo bani abazazithola ngemva kwalokho?” Futhinga—nga qhubeka.58 Ngemva kwalokho, ngahlangana lendoda ekhulileyomhlawumbe khathesi ikhona ebandleni, kumbe ubekhonaebandleni, igama lakhe ngu John Ryan. Futhi ngahlangana layeendaweni…Umuntu omdala olendevu ezinde kanye lenwele,njalo engabe elapha. Ngangicabanga ukuthi uvela eBentonHarbor phezulu lapha, eNdlini kaDavida.

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59 Futhi babelendawo eLouisville. Ngangizama ukubadingalabobantu, njalo bayibiza ngokuthi iSikolo sabaProfethi.Ngakho ngacabanga ukuthi ngizahamba njalo ngibone ukuthikube kuyini. Awu, kangibonanga muntu egiqika phansi, kodwababelemfundiso engaqedakaliyo. Futhi kulapho engahlanganakhona laleyindoda ekhulileyo, wanginxusa ukuba ngiye endliniyakhe.60 Ngahamba khona ukuya phumula. Futhi ngangikhonangalengelinye ilanga, njalo ngabuyela endlini yakhe futhiwayesehambile, futhi wayesehambile endaweni ethileeIndianapolis.Wathi, “INkosi imbizile,” kusitsho umkakhe.

Ngathi, “Utsho ukuthi uyekele umuntu lowana ehambanjalo?”61 Wathi, “O, uyinceku kaNkulunkulu!” Usalukaziozihawulelayo ubhubhe kumaviki amalutshwana adlulileyo,ngisizwa. Njalo wayezinikele kuye. Bakithi, yiwo umhlobowomfazi wokuba laye! Kuqondile lokho. Kulungile kumbekungalunganga, uqondile loba kanjani! Ngathi…Awu, ngayengikwazi ukuthi baye…62 Manje yena…uMfowethu Ryan, ulapha yini? Kakho lapha.Wayekhona ngelinye ilanga, akunjalo yini, bafana?63 Awu, baphila ngalokho abangakuthola, njalowayengelalutho lokudla endlini. Kuliqiniso lokho. Njalongangibambe inhlanzi phandle esizibeni, kumbe echibini,eMichigan, njalo ngaphenduka ngisehla—njalo ngaphendukaphansi endaweni. Futhi babengela ngitsho lamahwahwaawehotshi aphekiweyo, kumbe amafutha, awokuphekisainhlanzi. Futhi ngathi, “Ukutshiye ungelalutho endlini?”

Wathi, “O, kodwa uyinceku kaNkulunkulu, Mfowethu Bill!”Wathi, “U…”64 Futhi ngacabanga, “Awu, kayibusiswe inhliziyo yakhoendala. Mfowethu, ngizakuma kanye lawe.” Kuqondile lokho.“Ucabanga okungako ngendoda yakho, ngilungele ukukujoyinangime lawe ngenxa yalokho.” Kuqondile lokho. Sifunaomama abanjalo abanengi namuhla, njalo lamadoda amanengiacabanga ngomkabo njalo. Kuqondile lokho. Kungaba yiMelikaengcono uba amadoda njalo labafazi bengabambana njalo.Kulungile kumbe kungalunganga, hlala labo. Kube kungasozekube lokwehlukana okunengi.65 Ngakho sa—sa hamba e…Futhi ngaqhubeka. Futhisengisendleleni yokuya ngekhaya, kwaba yinto emangalisayo,ngehla ngadlula ngaseMishawaka. Futhi ngabona ezincane—ezincane imota ezindala khathesi, zimi emgwaqweni, obizwa…amabhakane amakhulu kuwo ayebhalwe ukuthi, “UJesuKuphela.” Ngacabanga, “Kuyini oku…‘UJesu Kuphela,’lokho kufanele ukuba ngokwe nkolo.” Njalo ngahamba laphanjalo lalapho amabhayisikili ayelakho, “UJesu Kuphela.”

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AmaCadillac, amaModel-T Ford, konke, “UJesuKuphela” kuwo.Ngacabanga, “Awu, angazi ukuthi kuyini lokho?”66 Ngakho ngakulandela ngabhoda; ngathola ukuthi,kwakungumhlangano owenkolo, kwakulabantu abangabayinkulungwane elamakhulu amahlanu kusiya kunkulungwaneezimbili lapho. Njalo ngezwa bonke khonale bememeza njalobeseqa phezulu-njalo laphansi, njalo beqhubeka. Ngacabanga,“Tshono, lapha yikho engizabona ukuthi kuyini izigiqiki-ezingcwele.”67 Ngakhoke ngangile Ford yami endala, liyazi, engangisithiingahamba ngesiqubu samamayila angamatshumi amathathungehola, itshumi lanhlanu usiyale njalo letshumi lanhlanuphezulu-njalo-laphansi usiyale. Ngakhoke ngayimisa kwelinyeicele, nga…sengithole indawo yokupaka imota, njalongasengihamba ngibuyela emgwaqweni. Ngahamba ngangena,ngakhangela yonke indawo, futhi wonke umuntu owenelisayowayesukumile. Ngayengikhangela ngaphezu kwamakhandaabo. Futhi babeklabalala, njalo beseqa, njalo besiwa njalobeqhubekela phambili. Ngacabanga, “Whew, uhm ngabanyeabantu laba!”68 Ngokuya ngilokhe ngimile khonapho, ngezwa ngcono.Ngacabanga, “Lokho kukhanya kukuhle sibili.” Ngacabanga,“Akula lutho olubi kulaba abantu. Kabahlanyi.”Ngasengikhuluma labanye babo, ngakho ba—babe ngabantuabalungileyo. Ngakho ngathi…69 Awu, khathesi, yiwo umhlangano ofananayo engawuhambelayo njalo ngahlala ubusuku bonke kulobo ubusuku, njalongelanga elalandelayo ngangena phakathi. Futhi lingizwilengikutsho lokho kumbali yempilo yami. Ngangise platifomungilabatshumayeli abangaba likhulu lamatshumi amahlanu,kumbe amakhulu amabili njalo kumbe abadlula lapho, njalobabefuna ukuthi wonke umuntu asukume njalo atsho ukubauvela ngaphi. Futhi ngathi, “Mvangeli William Branham,Jeffersonville,” ngahlala phansi, “Baptist,” ngakho, ngahlalaphansi.Munye ngamunye babeqamba ukuthi bavela ngaphi.70 Ngakho ngokusa okwalandelayo ngathi ngifikakhonale…ngalala ensimini ubusuku bonke kulobo ubusuku,njalo ngabandezela ibhulugwe lami phakathi kwezihlaloezimbili zeFord, liyazi, njalo nga—nga…ibhulugweelisasakana, isikipha esincane, liyazi. Ngakho ngokusaokwalandelayo ngahamba emhlanganweni, ngigqoke isikipha.Ngangihambile…71 Ngangingelalutho ngaphandle kwama dola amathathu,njalo ngangimele ngithenge amafutha enelayo ukuthi ngifikengekhaya. Njaloke ngase ngi—ngi thenga amabhanzi, ayenganisemadala, liyazi, kodwa ngangikahle. Futhi ngasengifikaephayiphini yamanzi, ngasengizikhela amanzi engilazini, liyazi,

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njalo ayemahle. Ngakho ngangiwathambise emanzini kancane,njalo ngadla ukudla kwekuseni.72 Manje, ngangingadla labo, khathesi, badla kabilingelanga. Kodwa akulalutho engangilufaka kumnikelo, ngakhongangingeke—ngangingeke ngidle kubo.73 Ngakho ke nga—ngakho ngasengingena lapho ekusenilokho, bathi…kumele nje ngisikhulume lesi isigaba. Ngakhongasengingena ekuseni lokho, njalo bathi, “Sidinga uWilliamBranham, umvangeli omncane ubeku plathifomu ubusukuobudlulileyo, umBaptist.” Wathi, “Sifuna ukuthi asethuleleumbiko ekuseni lokhu.” Ngabona ukuthi kuzangidonsa nzima,iqembu lelo elabantu, mina umBaptist. Ngakho ngakhothamelaphansi esitulweni sami. Ngangigqoke ibhulugwe elisasakananjalo lesikipha; liyazi, njalo sasigqoka okobufundisi, ngakho…Njalo ngahlala esitulweni kanje. Ngakho wabuza kabili kumbekathathu. Futhi ngangihlezi eceleni komzalwane onsundu.74 Futhi isizatho beyenza lowo mhlangano wabo eNyakatho,kungoba ubandlululo ngemihlobo lwaye lukhona eZansi.Ngakho babengeke bawenzele eZansi.75 Ngakho ngamangala kuyini lokhu “UJesu Kuphela”ngokwani. Njalo ngacabanga, “Uba kuphela kungu Jesu,kulungile. Ngakho akudali umahluko kuloba ku…kunjani,uba kuphela kuNguye.”76 Ngakho ngahlala khonapho okwesikhatshana njalo ngabakhangela, njalo baphinda babiza kabili kumbe kathathu. Futhilumzalwane onsundu wakhangela kimi, wathi, “Uyamazi yini?”Nga—nga—nga…Isilingo sasesikhona. Ngangingeke ngiqambeamanga kuleyo ndoda, ngangingafuni.

Ngathi, “Khangela, mfowethu. Yebo, ngiyamazi.”Wasesithi, “Awu, hamba uyemthatha.”

77 Ngathi, “Awu, ngi—ngizakutshela, mzalwane,” ngathi,“nginguye. Kodwa, uyabona,” ngathi, “khangela, ngi…ibhulugwe elisasakana.”

“Hamba phambili laphayana.”78 Futhi ngathi, “Hatshi, kangingeke ngihambe phambililaphayana,” ngathi, “ngigqoke ibhulugwe leli, elinje, lesiisikipha esincane.”

Wathi, “Abantu laba kabalandaba lokuthi ugqoke njani.”79 Futhi ngathi, “Awu, khangela, ungakukhulumi. Uyezwa?”Ngathi, “Khangela, ngigqoke ibhulugwe leli elisasakana,kangifuni ukuya phambili laphayana.”

Wathi, “Engabakhona okwaziyo ukuthi uWilliam Branhamungaphi?”

Wathi yena, “Nangu lapha! Nangu lapha!”

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80 O, mina! Ubuso bami bubomvu kakhulu, liyazi; njalongingabophanga ithayi, liyazi, njalo lalesi isikipa esidala, liyazi,njalo lemikhono emfitshane kanje. Futhi ngahamba phambilingalaphayana, indlebe zami zitshisa. Ngangingakaze ngibelapho okule microphone khona.81 Futhi ngase ngitshumayela ngiphezulu lapho, njalongathatha isihloko sentshumayelo, kangisoze ngisikhohlwe,“Isinothi saphakamisa amehlo aso esihogweni, njalowasekhala.” Mina, ngezikhathi ezinengi, ngitshumayelaizinto ezintathu ezincane kanjalo, “Woza, ubone indoda,”“Uyakukholwa lokhu na?” kumbe “Ngakho wasekhala.” Njalongaqhubeka ngisithi, “Akula maluba, njalo wasekhala. Akulamihlangano yokukhuleka, njalo wasekhala. Akula bantwana,njalo wasekhala. Akula ngoma, njalo wasekhala.” Ngakhongasengikhala.82 Ngakho sokuphelile, kungani, mina, bahle nje…bonkebengigombolozele, befuna ukuba ngize ngizobayenzelaumhlangano. Futhi ngacabanga, “Wothi, mhlawumbengiyisigiqiki esingcwele!” Bona? Ngakho ngacabanga,“Mhlawumbe…”Bona, babengabantu abalungileyo.83 Futhi ngahamba ngaphuma. Indoda eyayigqoke amajomboawabantu abelusayo, kunye lengowane enkulu yabelusayo,ngathi, “Ungubani?”

Wathi, “ngingu Elder Sibani-baniwase Texas.”Ngacabanga, “Awu, lokho kwakhanya…”

84 Omunye umuntu wafika egqoke ubhemuda ibhulugweelikhukhumeleyo, liyazi, babedlala ngawo igolufu, njalo omunyewabo elejesi engela mikhono. Wathi, “Ngingu Rev. Sibani-baniwase Florida. Ungabuya uyenze…”85 Ngacabanga, “Ngingekhaya, mfana, leli lapha ibhulugweeliyi elisasakana njalo lesikipa. Lokho kulungile nje.”86 Ngakho, layizwa imbali yempilo yami mayelana lalezoizinto, ngakho ngizama lapha njalo ngilitshele okunyeengingakaze ngilitshele ngakho. Into yakuqala, ngifunaukulibuza…bengizakweqa lokho. Kangikaze ngikukhulumeebantwini, empilweni yami. Uba lingithembisa ukuthiliyangithanda njalo lizazama ukungithanda kakhulu ngemvakokukhuluma lokhu njengokwenza kwenu ngingakakukhulumi,phakamisani izandla zenu. Kulungile. Leso yisithembiso senu,ngizalibamba kuso.87 Ngihlezi emhlanganweni kulobuyana ubusuku, laphobehlabela ingoma zabo babeqakeza izandla. Njalo babehlabela,“Ngi…” Ingoma leyana encane, “Ngiyakwazi ukuthikwakuliGazi, Ngiyakwazi ukuthi kwakuliGazi.” Njalobabegijima besiyale lale phakathi kwezihlalo ezisebandleni,njalo lakho konke, njalo bememeza njalo bedumisa iNkosi.

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Ngacabanga, “Lokho kuzwakala kukuhle kakhulu kimi.”Ngaqalisa…88 Futhi sonke isikhathi babekhombela kuMisebenzi,iMisebenzi 2:4, iMisebenzi 2:38, iMisebenzi 10:49, konke lokho.Ngacabanga, “Awutsho, lowo nguMbhalo! Ngangingakazengikubone Khona ngaleyo ndlela.” Kodwa, o, inhliziyo yamiyayibhebha, ngacabanga, “Lokhu kuhle!” Ngangicabangaukuthi leli liqembu lezigiqiki ezingcwele lapho ngiqalaukubabona, njalo ngacabanga, “O, mina! Manje baliqembulengilosi.” Bona, ngaphangisa ukuguqula ingqondo yami.89 Ngakho ngokusa okwalandelayo lapho iNkosi ingiphileleli ithuba elikhulu elokwenza leyi imihlangano, ngacabanga,“O, mina, ngizangena leqembu labantu laba! Lokho kumelekube ngumhlobo walokho ababekubiza besithi ‘amaMethodistalomkhosi.’ Ngaya phambili kancane,” ngacabanga.“Mhlawumbe kuyi khonalokho.” Ngakho ngacabanga, “Awu,ngi…ngempela ngiyakuthanda lokho. O, kulento ethile ngaboengiyithandayo, bazithobile njalo bayahlabusa.”90 Ngakho into eyodwa engangingayizwisisi kwaye kuyikukhuluma ngendimi, lokho kwangibamba. Njalo nga…Kwakulendoda eyodwa, kasithi, ehlezi lapha njalo omunyelaphayana, njalo babengabakhokheli beqembu lelo. Lowuwayesukuma njalo ekhulume ngendimi, lowu ezichasise njaloekhulume izinto mayelana lomhlangano kunye lokunjalo.Ngacabanga, “Minabo, whew, kumele ngikubale lokho!”Ngakho ke babe ntshintshisana, kwehlele kulowu njalo kubuyelekulowuyana; njalo omunye lomunye wayekhuluma ngendimi,zichasiswe. Ibandla lonke laye likhuluma, kodwa kwayekungakhanyi engani ukuchasiswa kwaye kubuya njengamadodalawa omabili. Manje, ngabona ukuthi babehlezi duzane duzane,ngacabanga, “O, mina, labo bafanele ukuba ziNgilosi!” Ngakholapho ngisahlezi emuva ngale…91 Loba kwaye kuyini lokhuyana (liyazi) lokhongangingakwazi, Kwaye kungifikela. Njalo ngilendlela eyokubakwazi izinto uba iNkosi ithanda ukuthi ngibe kwazi, liyakwazi.Njalo kangi…Yiso isizatho ngisithi kangikukhulumi lokhu,ngitsho loba nini ebantwini. Uba ngifuna ngempela ukubakwaziloba yikuyini, iNkosi ijwayele ukungitshela mayelana laleziizinto. Isipho ngesa khonalokho, uyabona. Ngakho kawungekeukwenze ebantwini, kuyabe sokufana lokuphosela ingulubeamatshe aligugu. Yinto engcwele, njalo engcwele, njalokawufuni ukwenza khonalokho. Ngakho, uNkulunkuluuzangibeka umlandu. Njengokukhuluma labazalwane njalolokunye, kangisoze ngizame ukudinga okubi ngomzalwane.92 Kwesinye isikhathi ngihlezi etafuleni leyinye indoda,isandla sakhe singigonile, yathi, “O Mfowethu Branham,ngiyakuthanda.” Futhi ngaqhubeka ngilokhe ngisizwa into

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ethile ihamba. Ngamkhangela. Wayengeke angitshele lokho;ngiyakwazi ukuthi kakwenzanga, khangela, ngoba kwayekulapho. Waye engumzenzisi sibili, uba sowake waba khona,bona, njalo khonapho isandla sakhe singigonile.93 Ngathi, “Awu, kulungile,” ngasuka ngahamba. Kangifuniukuba kwazi lokho. Ngingafuna ukubamazi ngendlela engimazingayo, njengo mfowethu, njalo kuqhubeke kunjalo. YekelauNkulunkulu ayenze konke. Bona? Njalo kangifuni uku…kangikwazi, ukufuna ukubakwazi lezo zinto.94 Futhi ezikhathini ezinengi ezintweni lezi, akukho laphaebandleni. Ngiyabe ngihlezi ekamelweni lendlu, ngihleziendaweni yokudlela, njalo uMoya oNgcwele uyangitshela izintoezizakwenzakala. Bakhona abantu lapha abakwazi ukuthi leloliqiniso. Ngiyahlala ngekhaya njalo ngithi, “Manje, nanzelelani,kulemota ezabuya ngemva kwesikhatshana. Kuzabe kungumuntu othile-othile. Baletheni phakathi, ngoba iNkosi ithebazakuba belapha.” “Uba sihamba sisehla ngomgwaqo,kuzakuba lezinto ezithile eziza kwenzakala. Nanzelelaniokuchaphelwa khona laphayana, ngoba uzaphosa utshaywe.”Futhi khangela ubone uba kungenjalo, khangela, sonkeisikhathi, kuphelele! Ngakho kawufuni ukuzingenisa kakhulukukhona lokho, ngoba unga…ku—kuyi…Ungakusebenzisa,kuyisipho sika Nkulunkulu, kodwa kumele unanzelele ukuthiwenzani ngaso. UNkulunkulu uzakwethesa umlandu.95 Khangela uMose. UMose ngumuntu owaye ethunyiwenguNkulunkulu. Liyakukholwa yini lokho? Emiselwephambilini, egcotshiwe phambilini, njalo wenziwa wabangumprofethi! Njalo uNkulunkulu wamthuma phansi le, wathi,“Hamba uyekhuluma ledwala,” ngemva kokuba selitshayiwe.Wathi, “Hamba uyekhuluma ledwala, njalo lizaletha amanzialo.”96 Kodwa uMose, ezondile, wagijima watshaya idwala. Amanzikawaphumanga, walitshaya futhi, wathi, “Lina bahlamuki!Kufanele sililethele amanzi kuleli idwala yini?”97 Uyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenzani? Amanzi aphuma,kodwa wathi, “Woza lapha, Mose.” Kwaba yisiphetho sakho,bona. Kumele unanzelele lezo zinto, ngakho u…okwenzayongezipho zaPhezulu.98 Njengo mtshumayeli, umtshumayeli olungileyo olamandla,njalo uyaphuma njalo atshumayele ukuthi athatheumnikelo kunye lemali, uNkulunkulu uzamtholela umlandungakhonalokho. Lokho kuqondile. Kumele unanzele lokhookwenzayo ngezipho zaPhezulu. Njalo, kumbe azame ukwenzaudumo olukhulu kumbe igama elidumileyo elebandla elithile,kumbe ibizo elidumileyo kuye. Kungabangcono ngibe lobusukuobubili kumbe obuthathu obomhlangano njalo ngizihlanganiselendawo ethile, njalo ngizithobe, njalo ngihlale phansi. Njalo

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liyakwazi ukuthi ngitshoni. Yebo, mnumzana, hlala ugcineindawo yakho lapho uNkulunkulu angabeka khona isandlaSakhe phezu kwakho.

Leyi yiMpilo ephakathi okwakhathesi, ukhumbule.99 Ngakho ngosuku lolu, ngacabanga, “Kahle, ngizahambaphambili.” Njalo ngiyamangala ngalabo bantu, ngacabanga,“Ngizadingisisa mayelana ngalawayana amadoda.” Njalophandle egumeni ngayala ngibadinga ngemva kwenkonzo.Ngakhangela yonke indawo. Ngathola omunye wabo, ngathi,“Kunjani, mnumzana?”100 Wathi, “Kunjani!” Wathi, “Nguwe yini umtshumayeliomncane otshumayele lamuhla ekuseni?”

Ngathi…ngangileminyaka engamatshumi amabili lantathuyokuzalwa ngaleso sikhathi. Ngathi, “Yebo, mnumzana.”

Futhi wathi, “Ibizo lakho ngubani?”Ngathi, “Branham.” Futhi ngathi, “Elakho ke?”

101 Futhi wangitshela ibizo lakhe. Futhi ngacabanga, “Awu,manje, uba ngingaxhumana lomoya wakhe manje.” Futhingingakabi kwazi ukuba kuyini okukwenzayo. Futhi ngathi,“Awu, wothi, mnumzana,” Ngathi, “lina bantu liLento ethilelapha engingelayo.”

Wathi, “Usulawo uMoya oNgcwele selokhuwakholwa?”Ngathi, “Awu, ngingumBaptisti.”

102 Wathi, “Kodwa sowamukela uMoya oNgcwele selokhuwakholwa?”103 Futhi ngathi, “Awu, mzalwane, utshoni?” Ngathi, “A—angilakho lokho elilakho lina lonke, ngiyakwazi lokho!” Ngathi,“Ngoba liLento ekhanya ilamandla njalo ngakho…”

Wathi, “Sowake wakhuluma ngendimi yini?”Futhi ngathi, “Hatshi, mnumzana.”Wathi, “Ngizakutshelamasinya awulawo uMoya oNgcwele.”

104 Futhi ngathi, “Awu, uba ngi…uba kuthathela lokho ukubauthole uMoya oNgcwele, angilaWo.”105 Futhi wasesithi, “Awu, uba ungakaze ukhulume ngendimi,awulaWo.”106 Futhi ngigcina ingxoxo yakhe ngaleyo ndlela, ngathi, “Awu,ngingaWuthola ngaphi?”107 Wathi, “Ngena ekamelweni laphayana njalo uqaliseukudinga uMoya oNgcwele.”108 Futhi ngaqhubeka ngimkhangele, liyazi. Kazangeabekwazi ukuthi ngangisenzani, kodwa yena…ngabakwaziukuthi wayelomuzwa omncane onga jwayelekanga, ngobayena…amehlo akhe aqalisa ukuba lenyembezi lapho

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engikhangela. Futhi yena…Kodwa waye eliKholwa uqobo.Waye ngokuqhotho, ezinikele ngokupheleleyo, eliKholwa.Kuqondile lokho. Awu, ngacabanga, “UDumo kuNkulunkulu,naNku lapha! Ngi—bengi—ngimele ngiye elathini leliyanaendaweni ethile.”109 Ngaphuma phandle, ngakhangela yonke indawo,ngacabanga, “Ngizadinga eyinye leyana indoda.” Njalosengimtholile njalo ngaqalisa ukukhuluma laye, ngathi,“Unjani, mnumzana?”110 Wathi, “Uthi, ulilunga laliphi ibandla?” Wathi, “Bangitshelaukuthi ungumBaptist.”

Ngathi, “Yebo.”Njalowasesithi, “Awukabi loMoya oNgcwele, akunjalo?”Ngathi, “Awu, angikwazi.”Wathi, “Sowake wakhuluma ngendimi yini?”Ngathi, “Hatshi, mnumzana.”Wathi, “Awukabi Lawo.”

111 Futhi ngathi, “Awu, ngiyakwazi ukuthi angilakho lokhoelilakho lina lonke. Ngiyakwazi lokho.” Futhi ngathi, “Kodwa,mzalwane wami, ngiyakufuna sibili.”

Wathi, “Awu, nantiyana—nantiyana ichibi, lilungele.”112 Ngathi, “Senga bhaphathizwa. Kodwa,” Ngathi, “Ka—Kakangikayamukeli lokho elilakho lonke.” Ngathi, “Lilento engi—engiyifuna kakhulu.”

Futhi wasesithi, “Awu, kulungile lokho.”113 Ngaye ngizama ukumbamba, uyabona. Futhi uba ngi…Lapho sengiwutholile umoya wakhe, khathesi, kwayekungeyinye indoda, uba ngake ngakhuluma lomzensisiodlulisileyo, lo wayengomunye wabo. Wayephila…Umkakhewayelinina elilenwele ezimnyama, wayehlala lolezimhlotshananjalo wayelabantwana ababili laye. Enatha, ethuka, ehambaemabhawa, njalo lakho konke, njalo ephakathi lapho njaloekhuluma ngendimi njalo eprofitha.114 Ngakho ngasengisithi, “Nkosi, ngixolele.” Ngaya ngekhaya.Kuqondile lokho. Ngathi, “Ngiza thola…kangikuzwisisi.Kwakhanya engathi uMoya oNgcwele omuhle wawusehla, njalo,kulowana umzensisi.” Ngathi, “Akwenzi! Yikho kuphela.”115 Kulesi isikhathi eside lapho, mina ngibala njalo ngikhala,ngacabanga uba ngingahamba labo mhlawumbe ngingafumanaukuthi kumayelana lani. Nangu omunye, iKholwa eliqotho; njaloomunye, umzenzisi sibili. Ngakho ngasengicabanga, “Kuyiningakho? O,” Ngathi, “Nkulunkulu, mhlawumbe—mhlawumbekulento engalunganga kimi.” Futhi ngasengisithi, ngingumuntuokholwa okusesisekelweni, “Lokho kuza…kumele ngikubonelokho eBhayibhilini. Kumele kubekhona.”

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116 Kimi, yonke into esebenzayo kumele ivele kuleli iBhayibhilikumbe akuqondanga. Kumele kuvele Lapha. Kumelekutshengiswe eBhayibhilini, hatshi endaweni eyodwa kuphela,kodwa kumele kubuye kuyoyonke indlela eBhayibhilini.Kumele ngikukholwe. Kumele kuhambelane njalo kubophanendawonye layo yonke iMbhalo kumbe kangikukholwa. Njaloke,ngoba uPhawuli wathi, “Uba ingilosi evela eZulwini ibuya,itshumayela elinye ivangeli, kayibe ngethukiweyo.” Ngakhongiyakholwa iBhayibhili.

Futhi ngathi, “Kangizake ngibone into enjaloeBhayibhilini.”117 Iminyaka emibili eyalandelayo, ngemva kokulahlekelwangumkami kanye lakho konke, ngaye ngiphezulu le eGreen’sMill, indawo yami encane endala phezulu le, ngithandaza.Ngasengibuyela ebhalwini le okwamalanga amabili kumbeamathathu, kwakungamalanga amabili. Ngaphuma phandleukuze ngikhokhe umoya, umoya omuhle. Futhi sengiphumephandle le, iBhayibhili lami laye liphezulu ekucineni kwesigodonxa ungena. Isihlahla esidala esasiwile phansi, saye sile mbaxakuso. Manje li…Sasile mbaxa ekhangele phezulu kanje,njalo isihlahla silele phansi. Futhi ngahlala inyawo zamizisemaceleni onke esigodo, njalo ngalala khonapho ebusuku,ngikhangele phezulu esibhakabhakeni kanjalo, isandla samisiyenze kanje, njalo kwesinye isikhathi ngilala phezu kogodokanje, ngithandaza. Ngilapho okwensuku ezimbalwa, ngingadlinginganathi, ngilapho nje ngithandaza. Futhi ngaphumaphandle ukuze ngibethwe ngumoya omuhle, phandle kwalolobhalu; kwaye kuqandelela, kubulunama emuva le.118 Ngakho ke ngaphuma phandle njalo iBhayibhili lamilalilokhe lilapho engaye ngilitshiye khona izolo, njalo layelivulwe kumaHebheru, isahluko 6. Futhi ngaqalisa ukubalakhonapho, “Kasibekeni eceleni…ku…siye ekuphelelisweni,singabuyiseli njalo isisekelo sokuphenduka kunye lemisebenziefileyo kunye lokholo kuNkulunkulu,” kunye lokunjalo.“Ngoba akweneliseki kulabo abake bakhanyiselwa, benziwababalesabelo sesipho sasezulwini, kunye lobizo,” kunyelokunjalo. Kodwa wathi, “Kodwa ameva njalo lokhulaoluhlabayo okuseduzane lokuphikwa, isiphetho sakho…amanzi…izulu liyabuya kanengi phezu komhlaba njaloliwumilise njalo liwulungiselele kulokho oku—lokhookuseduzane lokuphikwa, lameva njalo lokhula oluhlabayo,isiphetho sakho okuyikutshiswa.

Futhi kuLento eyathi, “Whoooossssh!”119 Ngacabanga, “NaNku lapha. Ngizakuzwa khathesi lobayikuyini Yena…Ungivusile lapha, Ulungiselela ukungiphaumbono khathesi.” Ngalinda ngikhonapho ekucinenikogodo loluyana, njalo ngalinda. Ngaphakama ngahamba

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hamba, ngayale lale. Ngahamba ngabuyela, akulaluthoolwayenzakalayo. Ngahamba ngabuyela ebhalwini lwami njalo,akulalutho olwayenzakalayo. Ngama khonapho, ngacabanga,“Awu, kuyini lokhu?”120 Ngaphinda ngahamba okwaye kule Bhayibhili lami khona,njalo, o, Kwaphenduka phezu kwami njalo. NgaLiphakamisa,njalo ngacabanga, “Kuyini okulapho Yena afuna ukuthingikubale?” Ngaqhubeka ngibala ngisehla mayelana“lokuphendukela kuNkulunkulu, kunye lokholo,” njalo lokunye,njalo ngabala ngisiya phansi lapho okwaye Kuthiwa, “Izulu lizanjalonjalo phezu komhlabathi ukuwunethisa lokuwulungiselelalokho owukumiselwe khona, okwalapha, kodwa amevalokhula oluhlabayo okuseduze lokulahlwa osiphetho sakhoyikutshiswa.” Futhi, o, kwaye kunginyikinya!121 Futhi ngacabanga, “Nkosi, kambe Uzangipha umbonoowe…”Ngangiphezulu le ukuzeNgimcele okunye kokuthile.122 Ngakho khonapho khonapho, phambili kwami, ngabonaumhlaba ugiqika, njalo wonke ulinyiwe. Futhi lapho kwayekuhamba indoda egqoke okumhlophe, ikhanda likhangelephezulu, ehlanyela iNhlanyelo kanje. Futhi esehambile, kusiza,esanda ukukhwela intaba, kwabuya indoda ngemuva kwakhe,igqoke okumnyama, ikhanda likhangele phansi, ehlanyelainhlanyelo. Futhi lapho iNhlanyelo enhle imila, kwaye kuyingqoloyi; njalo lapho inhlanyelo embi imila, kwaye kulukhula.123 Futhi kwabakhona ukoma okukhulu emhlabeni, njaloingqoloyi yagobisa ikhanda phansi, isiseduzane lokufa, ifunaamanzi. Futhi ngabona abantu bonke bephakamise izandlaphezulu, bethandaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu ethumele amanzi.Futhi ngasengibona ukhula, lwaye lukhangelisele phansiikhanda, lukhothamisele amanzi. Futhi ngaleso sikhathiamayezi athwala njalo izulu latheleka. Futhi selenze njalo,ingqoloyi encane eyaye isigobile yathi, “Whish,” yama mpho.Njalo lokhula oluncane eceleni kwayo lwathi, “Whish,” lwamampho.

Ngacabanga, “Awu, kuyini lokuyana?”124 Ngakho kwasekungifikela. Nankuyana. Izulu elifanayoelenza ingqoloyi ikhule, liyenza ukhula lukhule. FuthiuMoya oNgcwele ofanayo ungehlela kuqembu labantu,njalo ungabusisa umzenzisi njengalokho Ubusisa omunye.UJesu wathi, “Lizakuba bazi ngezithelo zabo.” Hatshi ngobauyamemeza, loba ethokoza, kodwa “lizakuba mazi ngezithelozakhe.”125 Ngathi, “Nanko ke!” “Sengikutholile, Nkosi.” Ngathi,“Lokho ke yilo iQiniso.” Lindoda…Ungaba lezipho ungamaziuNkulunkulu.

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126 Ngakho nga—ngakho ngasengisiba lokuchothozaukukhuluma ngezindimi, uyabona. Kodwa ngelinye ilanga,lapho, uNkulunkulu wakutshengisa lokho kimi!127 Ngaye ngibhaphathiza emfuleni, abakuqala engabaphendukisayo, eMfuleni uOhio, njalo umuntu wetshumilesikhombisa engaye ngimbhaphathiza, sengiqalisaukumbhaphathiza, ngathi, “Baba, lapho ngimbhaphathizangamanzi, Wena umbhaphathize ngoMoya oNgcwele.” Ngaqalauku—uku mfaka ngaphansi kwamanzi.128 Futhi khonapho isavunguzane sabuya sivela phezuluemazulwini, njalo nanku lokuyana ukuKhanya kubuya,kukhanyisa phansi. Amakhulu lamakhulu abantu besekhunjwini, khonapho ngehola lesibili emini, kunyangakaNhlangula. Futhi Yalenga phezu kwalapho engangikhona.ILizwi lakhulima livela lapho, njalo lathi, “Njengo JohaneuMbhaphathizi owathunywa ukwandulela ukuza kwakuqalakuka Khristu, ule…ulo Mbiko ozakuletha ukwandulelwakoKuza kweSibili kuka Khristu.” Njalo kwangethusa ngaphosangafa.129 Futhi ngabuyela, njalo abantu bonke khonapho, abe—abeamadoda ancibikilisa izinsimbi kunye labo bonke, othengisaimithi, njalo labo bonke besekhunjini. Ngasengibhaphathizeabangaba ngamakhulu amabili kumbe amakhulu amathathukuleyo mini. Futhi sebengikhuphele phandle, sebengidonselephandle kwamanzi, amadikoni kanye labanye beza, bangibuza,bathi, “UkuKhanya lokuyana kutshoni?”130 Iqembu elikhulu labantu abansundu abavela e—e ibandlaleGilt Edge Baptist njalo lebandla le Lone Star phansi le, njalolabanengi labo babe phansi le, baqalisa ukuklabalala bebonalokho kusenzakala, abantu baqaleka.131 Intombazana engazama ukuyikhupha esikepeni khonale,ehlezi khonapho egqoke imphahla zokubhukutsha, umbalisiweSunday School ebandleni, njalo ngathi, “Kanti kawuphumiyini, Margie?”

Wathi, “Billy, akumelanga ngiphume.”132 Ngathi, “Kuqondile lokho, kawumelanga ukwenze, kodwangingaba lenhlonipho eneleyo kuVangeli ukuze uphume laphoengibhaphathizela khona.”

Wathi, “Akumelanga ngikwenze.”133 Futhi esahlezi lapho, egegedeka njalo engihlekangibhaphathiza, ngoba wayengakholwa ekubhaphathizweni,ngakho lapho iNgilosi yeNkosi isehla wawela phambikwesikepe. Lamuhla linkazana isesibhedlela sabagulaumkhuhlane wengqondo. Ngakho kawungeke udlalengoNkulunkulu. Bona? Manje, ngokuya kwesikhathi…Intombi enhle, yasiqalisa ukunatha ngokuya kwesikhathi,

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watshaywa yimbodlela, yo—yo tshwala, yamsika ebusweni. O,waba ngumuntu okhangeleka kubi! Futhi lokho kwenzakalakhonapho.134 Futhi sikhathi sonke empilweni ngaye ngikubona lokho,ngibona lokho kuhamba, ngibona leyo imibono, uba lezo zintozizokwenzakala njani. Ngakho, ngemva kwesikhathi esincane,kwaqhubeka kungikhathaza kakhulu, njalo wonke umuntuengitshela ukuthi Akuqondanga. Futhi ngasuka ngaya endaweniyami engangijwayele ukuya kuyo, phezulu le engangihlalangithandaza ngize ngiphutshe. Futhi ngangi…Kungelanilokuthi ngaye ngithandaza njani ukuthi Lokho kungangifikeli,Kwaye kubuya kuphela. Futhi sengi…ngaye ngi—ngayengingogcina inyamazana zeganga eSigabeni seIndiana. Njalongangena, kwakulendoda eyayihlezi khonapho, umfowakhewalowo ongitshayela ipiano etabhanekeli. Futhi wathi, “Billy,ungahamba lami eMadison yini kule imini?”

Ngathi, “Kangenelisi ukukwenza, kumele ngiyeemaguswini.”135 Futhi ngaye ngi…ngisanda ukufika endlini njalongikhumula ibhanti lami, ibhanti lombhobho njalo lezinyeizinto, njalo ngigoqa imikhono yami. Saye sihlala endliniencane elamakhamuli amabili, njalo ngaye ngisiya geza ukuzengilungiselele ukudla kwami. Futhi ngaye sengigezile, njalongihamba ngibhoda eceleni kwendlu, phansi kwe—kwe sihlahlaesikhulu ese maphule, njalo khonapho khonapho kuLentoeyathi, “Whoooossssh!” Futhi ngaphosa ngaqaleka. Futhingakhangela, njalo ngabakwazi ukuthi kwaye kuyi Lokhuyananjalo.136 Ngahlala phezu kwama stepisi lawo, njalo yena weqaephuma emoteni yakhe njalo wagijima engilanda, wathi, “Billy,usuqaleka yini?”

Ngathi, “Hatshi, mnumzana.”Wathi, “Kuyini okukukhathazayo, Billy?”

137 Futhi ngathi, “Kangikwazi.” Ngathi, “Qhubeka, mzalwane,kulungile lokho. Ngiyabonga.”138 Umkami waphuma njalo wangiphathela inkezo yamanzi,wasesithi, “Sithandwa, kuyini okukukhathazayo?”

Ngathi, “Akulalutho, sithandwa.”139 Ngakho wathi, “Buya khathesi, ukudla kwantambamasokulungile,” njalo wangigona ngesandla sakhe, wazamaukungiletha phakathi.140 Ngathi, “Sithandwa, ngi—ngifuna ukukutshela okuthile.”Ngathi, “Ubatshayele ucingo njalo ubatshele ukuthi kangisozengibe phandle ngale kuleyi imini.” Ngathi, “Meda, sithandwa,”ngathi, “Ngiyakwazi enhliziyweni yami ukuthi uJesu Khristungiyamthanda. Ngiyakwazi ukuthi sengidlulile ekufeni ngaya

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ekuPhileni. Kodwa kangifuni ukuthi udeveli abe lokokwenzalami.” Njalo ngathi, “kangingeke ngiye phambili nginje;ngiyisibotshwa.” Ngathi, “Sonke isikhathi, uba into leyiiqhubeka isenzakala, izinto ezinjalo, njalo lembono leyi ibuya,kunye lokunjalo kanjalo. Kumbe, kuloba kuyini,” ngathi,“kuyenzakala kimi.” Ngangingakwazi ukuthi kwaye kungumbono. Kangizange ngikubize ngisithi ngumbono. Ngathi,“Izinto lezo ezinjengo kuqaleka,” ngathi, “kangikwazi ukuthilokho kuyini. Futhi, sithandwa, ka—ka—ka—ka kangifuniukudlala lakho, ba—bangitshela ukuthi ngudeveli. Futhingiyayithanda iNkosi uJesu Khristu.”141 “O,” wathi, “Billy, kawumelanga ulalele lokho okutshelwangabantu.”142 Ngathi, “Kodwa, sithandwa, khangela abanyeabatshumayeli.” Ngathi, “ka—kangikufuni.” Ngathi,“Sengihamba endaweni yami emaguswini. Ngilemaliengamadola alitshumi lanhlanu, ugcine uBilly.” UBillywayengumfana omncane kuleso isikhathi, umuntu omncane.Ngathi, “U—u thathe…Iyenela ukuthi wena loBilly liphile,okwesikhathi. Batshayele ucingo njalo ubatshele ngiza—ngizangingaphenduka kusasa, njalo ngingahle ngingasaphenduki.Uba nginga phendukanga emalangeni amahlanu alandelayo,fakani omunye umuntu endaweni yami.” Futhi ngathi, “Meda,kangisoze ngiphume kulelo gusu uNkulunkulu aze angithembiseukuthi Uzasusa leyonto kimi njalo kasoze avumele ukubayenzakale futhi.” Cabanga ngokungazi umuntu angaba yikhokhona!143 Futhi ngahamba khona kulobobusuku. Ngabuyelakuleyondlu encane eyezigodo, ilanga elilandelayo lingakafiki;kwaye sokusebusuku. Ngaye ngizahamba esihonqweni samingelanga elilandelayo, phezulu e…phambili duzane lentabeni,kumbe oqaqeni, ngingatsho, njalo ngihambe emaguswinikhonale. Kangikholwa ukuba abe F.B.I. baye bengangitholakhonale. Ngakho leyi indlu encane eyezigodo…ngayengithandaza imini yonke leyo njalo kungakabi mnyamakakhulu. Ngangithandaza, ngangibala lapho eBhayibhiliniokwaye Kuthiwa, “UMoya wabaprofethi uphansi komprofethi.”Ngaye ngingakuzwisisi lokho. Ngakho kwaba mnyama kakhulukuleyondlu encane eyezigodo.144 Lapho engangizingela khona ngisasengumfana, ngayengilezilaha khonapho njalo ngaye ngihamba khona njalongigola njalo ngihlale ubusuku bonke. Okuyindlu njeokwezigodo okugugileyo kuhlezi khonapho, kwaye kukhonaphookweminyaka. Owayehlala lapho mhlawumbe wayelakhokungakafiki kuleso isimo.145 Futhi ngaye—ngaye ngimile khonapho. Futhi ngacabanga,“Awu.” Ngatshova kwaze kwalanda ihola lakuqala, ihola lesibili,

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ihola lesithathu ekuseni, ngaye ngihamba hamba phansi, ngisiyale lale. Ngahlala phansi esitulweni esincane esidala khonapho,esincane…hatshi esitulweni, into encane esa bhokisi. Futhingahlala phansi lapho, njalo ngacabanga, “O Nkulunkulu,kungani Usenza lokhu kimi?” Ngathi, “Baba, Uyakwazi ukuthiWena ngiyakuthanda. Uyakwazi ukuthi Wena ngiyakuthanda!Njalo ka—ka—kangifuni ukuba ledimoni. Kangifuni ukuthilezo zinto zenzakale kimi. Ngiyacela Nkulunkulu, ungakwenzikwenzakale kimi futhi.”

146 Ngathi, “Ngi—ngiyakuthanda Wena. Kangifuni ukuyaesihogweni. Kuncedani ukuthi ngitshumayele njalo ngizama,njalo ngifaka imizamo yami, uba ngingaqondanga? Njalokangizisi mina kuphela ukuya esihogweni, ngikhohlisaizinkulungwane zabanye.” Kumbe, abanye abangamakhulu,kulezo nsuku. Futhi ngathi…ngangilenkonzo enkulu. Futhingathi, “Awu, ka—kangifuni ukuthi kuphinde kwenzakale kimifuthi.”

147 Futhi ngahlala phansi esitulweni lesi esincane. Futhimina ngizihlalele, o, mhlawumbe ngaleyi indlela, kanjalo nje.Njalo, khonapho khonapho, ngabona ukuKhanya kukhanyisaekamelweni. Futhi ngacabanga ukuthi kulomuntu ozayoelesibane. Futhi ngathalaza, njalo ngacabanga, “Awu…”Futhi Kwaye sekulapha, khonapho phambi kwami. Lamabhodiezigodo phansi. Futhi nanko Kulapho, kuphambi kwami.Yisitofu esincane esedramu esisekhoneni, okwaphezulu kwasokwaye kususiwe kuso. Futhi—futhi khonapha kwaye kulo ku—kuKhanya phansi, njalo ngacabanga, “Awu, kungaphi lokho?Awu, lokho akungeke kuvele…”

148 Ngakhangela yonke indawo. Njalo nanku Kwaye kuphezukwami, khona lokhu ukuKhanya okufanayo, khonapho phezukwami, kulenga kanjalo. Kubhoda njengomlilo, kungumbalaowe emeralidi, kusithi, “Whoossh, whoossh, whoossh!”kanjalo, phezu Kwakho, kanjalo. Futhi ngakukhangela Lokho.Ngacabanga, “Kuyini Lokho?”Manje, Kwangethusa.

149 Ngezwa umuntu ebuya, [UMfowethu Branham ulingiselaumuntu ohambayo—Mhleli.] ehamba nje, kuphela, kungelazichathulo. Futhi ngabona unyawo loMuntu lungena. Kwayekumnyama kulelo kamuli, yonke indawo ngaphandle kwalaphoOkwaye kukhanyisa phansi. Futhi ngabona unyawo loMuntulungena. Lapho Engena ekamelweni, wahamba ebuya, WayeeyiNdoda engaba…ekhangeleka ilesisindo samakhulu amabilisamaphawundi. Waye egoqe izandla Zakhe kanje. Manje, ngayengiKubonile phakathi kweSavunguzane, ngaye ngikuzwileKukhuluma lami, njalo ngiKubonile kusimo sokuKhanya,kodwa okwakuqala ngibona isimo Sakho. Kwahambakungilanda, eduzane kakhulu.

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150 Awu, bangani abathembekileyo, nga—ngacabangaukuthi inhliziyo yami izakuma. Ngi…Akucabange!Zibeke khonapho, Kwakungakwenza ukuthi uzwe njalo.Mhlawumbe uphambidlana kulami endleleni, mhlawumbeusube nguMkhristu okwesikhathi eside, kodwa Kungakwenzauzwe njalo. Ngoba ngemva kwamakhulu njalo lamakhuluawezikhathi zokuvakatshelwa, kungenza ngome umzimbalapho Esiza eduzane. Kwezinye izikhathi kuyangenza…Ngiphosa ngiqaleke, ukuphela amandla lapho ngisukaeplatifomu ezikhathini ezinengi. Ngingahlala isikhathieside, ngiyaphela sibili. Ngiyake ngibe labo betshayelabelami okwamahola, ngingakwazi ukuthi ngingaphi. Futhikangikwanisi ukukuchasisa. Balani lapha eBhayibhilini, njalokuzaKuchasisaKhona, ukuthi kuyini. UMbhalo utsho njalo!151 Ngakho ngangihlezi lapho ngimkhangele Yena. Nga—ngangiphakamise kanje isandla sami. Wayengikhangele,elomusa nje. Kodwa wayele Lizwi elilebhonga, njalo Wathi,“Ungesabi, ngithunyiwe ngivela eBusweni buka NkulunkuluuSomandla.” Futhi Yena esekhulumile, lelo Lizwi, iLizwielakhuluma lami ngileminyaka embili yokuzalwa, sikhathisonke ngikhula. Ngabakwazi ukuthi Nguye. Futhi ngacabanga,“Manje…”152 Futhi lizwe lokhu. Manje lalela inxhoxo. Ngizayitshongokwazi kwami, ngisazi, izwi ngezwi, ngoba kangisakhumbulikuhle.153 Yena…Ngathi…Ngamkhangela Yena njalo. Yenawathi, “Ungesabi,” ethule nje, wathi, “Ngithunyiwe ngivelaeBusweni buka Nkulunkulu uSomandla, ukukutshela ukuthiukuzalwa kwakho okubalulekileyo…” Njengoba lisaziukuthi ukuzalwa kwami kwakunjani le. Lokho ukuKhanyaokufanayo kwalenga phezu kwami lapho ngizalwa. Njalo Yenawasesithi, “Ukuzalwa kwakho okubalulekileyo kunye lempiloyakho engazwisisekiyo ibiqinisa ukuthi uzahamba emhlabeniwonke njalo uthandazele abagulayo.” Njalo wasesithi, “Njalokungakhathalekile ukuthi balani…” Njalo Yena wasekhetha.UNkulunkulu, OnguMahluleli wami, uyakwazi. Lokho, UkuthiYena wakhetha “imvukuzane.” Wathi, “Akulalutho…Ubaungenza ukuthi abantu bakukholwe, njalo ubeqotho laphouthandaza, akulalutho oluzakuma phambi kwemithandazoyakho, ngitsho lemvukuzane.” Bona, “Uba ungenza ukuthiabantu bakukholwe.”154 Futhi ngabona ukuthi Yena wayengayisiso isitha sami,Yena wayengu Mngane wami. Futhi ngangingazi ukuthi—ukuthingangisifa kumbe ukuthi kuyini okwakusenzakala lapho Yenaebuya kimi kanjalo. Njalo ngathi, “Awu, Mnumzana,” Ngathi,“Ngingu…” Ngangisazini mayelana lokusiliswa njalo lezintoezinjalo, lezo zipho? Ngathi, “Awu, Mnumzana, ngingu…ngi—ngingumuntu ongumyanga.” Futhi ngasengisithi, “Ngiphakathi

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kwabantu bakithi. Ngi—ngihlala labantu bami abangabayanga.Kangifundanga.” Futhi ngasengisithi, “Futhi kangi—kangi—kangisoze ngenelise, abasoze—abasoze bangizwisise.” Ngathi,“Kaba—kabasoze—kabasoze bangizwe.”155 Futhi Yena wasesithi, “Njengoba umprofethi uMosewaphiwa izipho ezimbili, izibonakaliso,” kumbe, “ukuqinisainkonzo yakhe, ngakho lawe uzaphiwa ezimbili—ngakhouphiwe izipho ezimbili ukuqinisa inkonzo yakho.” Yenawathi, “Esinye sazo ngesokuthi uzabamba ngesandla umuntuozabe umthandazela, ngesandla sakho senxele njalo lesaboesokudla,” njalo wasesithi, “ngakho ume uthule, njalosizakuba…kuzakuba lokuzakwenzakala emzimbeni wakho.”Futhi wasesithi, “Ube usuthandaza. Futhi uba kungasuka,umkhuhlane ususukile ebantwini. Uba kungasukanga, cela njeisibusiso njalo usuke uzihambele.”

“Awu,” Ngathi, “Mnumzana, ngiyesaba ukuthi kabasozebangamukele.”156 Yena wathi, “Njalo into elandelayo izabe ingeyokuthi,uba bengasoke bazwe lokho, ngakho bazakuzwa lokhu.”Wathi, “Kuzakuthi uzabakwazi imfihlo yenhliziyo yabo.” Wathi,“Lokhu bazakuzwa.”157 “Awu,” Ngathi, “Mnumzana, yiso isizatho ngilapha kulobuubusuku. Ngitsheliwe ngabatshumayeli bami ukuthi lezo zintoezibe zibuya kimi kaziqondanga.”158 Yena wathi, “Wazalwa kulumhlaba ngenxa yaleyonjongo.”(Bona, “izipho kunye lobizo kungela kuphenduka.”) Yena wathi,“Wazalwa kulumhlaba ngenxa yaleyonjongo.”159 Futhi ngasengisithi, “Awu, Mnumzana,” ngathi, “lokho,ngatshelwa ngabafundisi bami khona, ukuthi kwakungu—kungu moya omubi.” Futhi ngathi, “Bona…Yikho ngilaphangithandaza.”160 Futhi nanku angitshela khona. Wangilandisela ukuzakweNkosi uJesu, esikhathini Sakhe sakuqala. Futhi ngathi…161 Into emangalisayo yayile, bangane…Awu, ngizakumalapha okomzuzu nje, ngibuyele emuva. Okwangesabisayoukwedlula konke, isikhathi sonke ngihlangana lesangoma,babeqaphela ukuba kulento eyayiyenzakele. Futhi lokho nje…kwaphosa kwangibulala.162 Njengalokhu, ngelinye ilanga abazawami kunye lamisasidlula e—e endaweni okwakusenzelwa khona imidlalo, njalosasingabafana, sihamba sidlula. Ngakho kwaye kulesangomaesidala sihlezi kwelinye lamathente, inina elisakhulayo, ininaelisakhulayo elibukekayo, wayehlezi khonapho. Futhi sonkesasihamba, sihamba sidlula. Wathi, “Awu, wena, woza laphaokomzuzu!” Futhi thina sobathathu abafana satshibilika. Futhiwasesithi, “Wena olejesi engelamkhono elemzila.”Kwakuyimi.

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163 Futhi ngathi, “Yebo, mama?” Ngacabanga ukuthimhlawumbe wayefuna ukuthi ngiyemthengela iKhokho,kumbe okunye okunjalo. Futhi waye e—e elinina elisakhulayo,mhlawumbe engaba leminyaka yokuzalwa esekuqalisenikwamatshumi amabili, kumbe okunye, ehlezi lapho.Futhi ngahamba ngimlanda, ngasengisithi, “Yebo, mama,ngingakwenzelani?”164 Futhi wasesithi, “Kahle, ubukwazi ukuthi kulo ku—kuKhanya okukulandelayo? Wazalwa phansi kwesibonakalisoesithile.”

Ngasengisithi, “Utshoni?”165 Wasesithi, “Awu, wazalwa phansi kwesibonakalisoesithile. KulokuKhanya okukulandelayo. Wazalelwa ubizolukaNkulunkulu.”

Ngasengisithi, “Suka lapha, mfazi!”166 Ngaqalisa ukuhamba, ngoba umama wami wayehlalaengitshela ukuthi izinto lezo zazingezama dimoni. Wayeqinisile.Ngakho nga…Kwangethusa lokho.167 Futhi ngelinye ilanga lapho ngisasengumphathiwenyamazana zeganga, ngangihamba ngebhasi. Futhi ngangenaebhasini. Isikhathi sonke kwakukhanya ngani ngangisibaphansi kwemimoya. Ngaye ngimile lapho, njalo lowo otshayelaizikepe wayemile ngemuva kwami. Futhi ngayengihambaukuyalinda, njalo ngangisiya egangeni eleHenryville Forestry,ngangise bhasini. Ngaye ngilokhe ngisizwa into engaqedakaliyo.Ngakhangela yonke indawo khonapho, njalo kwaye kule i—ininaelilomzimba omkhulu lihlezi khonapho, ligqoke kuhle. Lathi,“Unjani?”

Ngathi, “Unjani!”168 Ngacabanga ukuthi kwaye kulinina nje, liyazi,elikhulumayo, ngakho ngaqhubeka…Wasesithi, “Ngifunaukukhuluma lawe okomzuzu.”

Ngasengisithi, “Yebo, mama?” Ngatshibilika.Wasesithi, “Ubukwazi yini ukuthi wazalwa phansi

kwesibonakaliso?”169 Ngacabanga, “Omunye wabomama abangaqedakaliyo.” Ngakho ngaphongukukhangela phandle. Njalokangikhulumanga lutho, ngaqhubeka…170 Wasesithi, “Ngingakhuluma lawe okomzuzu?”Ngaqhubeka…Wasesithi, “Ungenzi njalo.”171 Ngaqhubeka ngikhangele phambili. Ngacabanga, “Akusikhoukuba njengendoda ehloniphekayo.”

Wasesithi, “Ngifuna ukukhuluma lawe okwesikhatshana.”172 Ngaqhubeka ngikhangele phambili, njalo ngayengingamlaleli. Khonapho ngacabanga, “Ngikholwa ukuthi

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ngizabona uba ezakhuluma njengabanye bonke.” Ngatshibilika,ngacabanga, “O, mina! Lokho kwaye kungiqhuqhisa,ngiyakwazi.” Ngoba, ngangingafuni ukucabanga lokho.Ngatshibilika.173 Wasesithi, “Mhlawumbe kungcono ngizichasise.” Wasesithi,“Ngiyisazi sezinkanyezi.”

Ngathi, “Bengicabanga ukuthi uyinto enjalo.”174 Wasesithi, “Ngisendleleni yokuya eChicago ukuyabonaumfanami ongumtshumayeli oweBaptist.”

Ngasengisithi, “Yebo, mama.”175 Wasesithi, “Ukhona yini osekewakutshela ukuthi wazalwaphansi kwesibonakaliso?”176 Ngathi, “Hatshi, mama.” Ngamqambela amanga, bona, njalongasengisithi…bengifuna nje ukubona ukuthi uzakuthini.Njalo wasesithi…ngathi, “Hatshi, mama.”

Futhi wasesithi, “Akula…Abatshumayeli abakazebakutshele?”

Ngathi, “Kangila lutho lokwenza labatshumayeli.”Futhi wasesithi, “Uh-huh.”Futhi ngasengisithi…wa—wa wathi kimi…ngithe,

“Awu…”177 Wasesithi, “Uba ngingakutshela nje xhathu ukuba wazalwanini, uzangikholwa yini?”

Ngathi, “Hatshi, mama.”Futhi wasesithi, “Awu, ngingakutshela ukuthi wazalwa

nini.”Ngathi, “Kangikukholwa.”

178 Futhi wasesithi, “Wazalwa mhlaka 6, uMabasa, 1909,ngehola lesihlanu ekuseni.”179 Ngasengisithi, “Lokho kuqondile.” Ngathi, “Ukwazi njanilokho?” Ngathi, “Tshela lowu ongumtshayeli wezikepe ukuthiwazalwa nini.”

Wathi, “kangenelisi.”Futhi ngathi, “Kungani? Ukwazi njani?”

180 Wathi, “Khangela, mnumzana.” Watsho, lapho eseqalisaukukhuluma mayelana ngenkanyezi khathesi, njalo wasesithi,“Kuminyaka yonke ethile…” Wathi, “Uyakhumbula laphoindosakusa iphuma, eyakhokhelela izazi kuJesuKhristu?”181 Futhi ngaba ngani sengimile, uyazi, ngasengisithi, “Awu,kangazi lutho ngokwenkolo.”182 Futhi wathi, “Awu, uzwile mayelana lezazi ezabuyaukuzobona uJesu.”

Ngathi, “Yebo.”

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Futhi wasesithi, “Awu, babeyini amadoda ayizazi?”“O,” ngathi, “bebengamadoda ayizazi, yikho kuphela

engikwaziyo.”183 Wasesithi, “Awu, kuyini indoda eyisazi?” Watsho, “Intoyinye engiyiyo yona, isazi sezinkanyezi, ‘okhangela inkanyezi’bababiza njalo.” Njalo wasesithi, “Uyakwazi, uNkulunkuluengaka yenzi lutho e—emhlabeni, Yena sonke isikhathiuyakutshengisa ezulwini, njalo lasemhlabeni.”

Futhi ngasengisithi, “Kangikwazi.”184 Futhi wathi, “Awu…” Wabiza inkanyezi ezimbili kumbeezinthathu, ezimbili…inkanyezi ezinthathu, njengo Mars,Jupiter, lo Venus. Kwaye kungayisizo, kodwa wathi, “Zadlulanaendleleni yazo njalo zahlangana njalo zenza…” Wathi,“Kwaye kulezazi ezintathu ezabuya ukuzobona iNkosi uJesu,njalo omunye waye engowosendo luka Ham, njalo omunyeShem, njalo omunye wakhona uJapheth.” Futhi wasesithi,“lapho behlangana ndawonye eBethlehem, inkanyezi ezintathuababevela kuzo…Wonke umuntu emhlabeni,” wathi, “balentoethile eyokwenza lezinkanyezi.” Wathi, “Buza lowana otshayelaizikepe lapho inyanga iphuma njalo lokomkhathi kuphuma,igagasi kalihambi lakho njalo libuye.”

Ngathi, “Akudingakali ukuthi ngimbuze lokho, ngiyakwazilokho.”185 Futhi wasesithi, “Awu, ukuzalwa kwakho kulokokwenzalezinkanyezi eziphezulu le.”

Futhi ngasengisithi, “Awu, lokho kangikwazi.”186 Futhi wasesithi, “Manje, amadoda lawa amathathuayizazi abuya.” Futhi wathi, “Lapho lezo inkanyezi zontathu,lapho zi…Zavela endaweni ezitshiyeneyo njalo zahlanganaeBethlehem. Futhi zathi zafumana njalo zabuza, njalo omunyewaye engowosendo luka Hamu, Shemu kanye lo Jafethi,amadodana amathathu kaNowa.” Futhi wasesithi, “Ngakhobasebebuya njalo bakhonza iNkosi uJesu Khristu.” Futhi wathi,“Sezisukile,”wathi, “babuya lezipho njalo bazibekaKuye.”187 Futhi wathi, “UJesu Khristu wathi kunkonzo Yakheukuthi uba leli iVangeli selitshunyayeliwe kuwo wonkeumhlaba (ebantwini baka Hamu, Shemu, kanye lo Jafethi),yikho Yena abesebuya futhi.” Futhi wasesithi, “Manje, lezonkanyezi ezinkulu, inkanyezi ezinkulu emazulwini, laphozihamba zibhoda…” Wathi, “Zehlukana. Kazake zibekhonaemhlabeni kusukela khonapho, okwaziwayo. Kodwa” wasesithi,“yonke iminyaka eminengi yamakhulu, ziyaphambanaekuhambeni kwazo kanje.” Uba kungenzakala ukuthi kubelesazi ngezinkanyezi lapha, ungabakwazi ukuthi ubekhulumangani. Mina kangikwazi. Ngakho lapho ekhulu-…Wathi,“Ziphambana njalo.” Futhi wasesithi, “Esikhumbuzweni

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seSipho esikhulu esake saphiwa abantu, lapho uNkulunkuluesipha iNdodana Yakhe. Uba lezinkanyezi ezinkulu ziphambanafuthi, ngani,” wathi, “Uyathumela esinye isipho emhlabeni.”Futhi wasesithi, “Wena wazalwa ekuphambaneni kwalesoisikhathi.” Futhi wasesithi, “Yiso isizatho ngibe kwazi.”188 Kunjaloke, ngasengisithi, “Nkosikazi, okwakuqala,kangikholwa lutho ngakho. Kangikhonzi, njalo kangisafuniukuzwa ngakho!” Ngasuka ngahamba. Futhi ngase ngimqumaengakaqedi. Ngakho ngaqhubeka ngaya phandle.189 Njalo isikhathi sonke loba…Ngisiba duzane lomunyewabo, yiyo indlela okwakusiba khona. Futhi ngase ngicabanga,“Kungani amadimoni lawo esenza njalo?”190 Lapho abatshumayeli, bethi, “Lowo ngudeveli! Lowongudeveli!” Bangenza ngakukholwa.191 Futhi ngalobu ubusuku phezulu le lapho ngi…laphoYena ekhombela kulokho, ngambuza Yena, ngathi, “Awu,kungani zonke izanuse njalo lezinto ezinjalo, njalo labantuababanjwe ngamadimoni, ukuthi bahlala bengitshela Ngakhosonke isikhathi; njalo abatshumayeli labo, abazalwane bami,bangitshela ukuthi ngokomoya omubi?”192 Manje lalela ukuthi Yena wathini, Lowu Olenge phezululaphayana kulowana umfanekiso. Yena wathi, “Njengobakwakunjalo lapho, kunjalo lakhathesi.” Futhi Yena waqalisaukungitshengisa, ukuthi, “Lapho inkonzo yeNkosi yethu uJesuKhristu iqalisa ukwenzakala, abatshumayeli bathi, ‘Yenawayengu Beelzebub, idimoni’; kodwa amadimoni athi, ‘Yenawaye eyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, oNgcwele ka Isirayeli.’ODeveli…Futhi khangela uPhawuli kanye loBarnabasi laphobekhonale betshumayela. Abatshumayeli bathi, ‘Lawa amadodaasephendukezele umhlaba. Babi, bangu—bangu develi.’ Njaloesinye isanuse esidala esasisesitaladini, sananzelela ukuthiuPhawuli loBarnabas babengabantu baka Nkulunkulu, sathi,“Bangabantu baka Nkulunkulu abasitshela ngendlela yeMpilo’”Kuqondile yini? “Izangoma kanye lababhulayo, abantu abalamadimoni.”193 Kodwa sigcwaliswa yimfundiso yezenkolo sicinesingasakwazi lutho ngoMoya. Ngithemba lizangithanda ngemvakwalokhu. Kodwa yikho okuyikho khona. Ngitsho iPentekhosti,njalo! Kuqondile lokho. Ukumemeza nje njalo lokugida gidaakutsho ukuthi kukhona okwaziyo ngoMoya.194 Yikuthinthana laye, ubuso lobuso, yikho wena okudingayo.Yilo uhlobo lweBandla uNkulunkulu alilungiselela ukuliphakamisela phezulu, kuqondile lokho, lapho behlanganandawonye bemunye njalo lemandleni, beseMoyeni.195 Futhi Yena wakhombela kulokho. Futhi Yena wangitshelaukuthi ngani abafundisi bengaKuzwisisanga, njalo wangiphaisiqiniseko sokuthi abafundisi babengaKuzwisisanga. Futhi

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lapho Yena engitshela konke mayelana lalokhu njalo lokuthiuJesu…196 Ngathi, “Yeboke, lokhu ke, lezi izinto ezenzakala kimi?”197 Futhi, uyabona, Yena wathi, “Lokho kuzakwanda njalokukhule kuphinde futhi kukhule.” Futhi Yenawakhombela kimi,engitshela ukuthi uJesuwakwenza njani; ukuthi Yenaweza njaninjalo Yena wayelaMandla ayengabakwazi izinto phambilininjalo etshele inina emthonjeni, kazange azithi ungumsilisi, wathiwayesenza lezozinto njengokutshengiswaKwakhe nguBaba.

Ngathi, “Kuhle, lowo ungaba ngumoya onjani?”

Yena wathi, “Kwaku nguMoya oNgcwele.”198 Ngakho into ethile yenzakala le phakathi kwami,engananzelela ukuthi yona leyonto engaye ngiyifulatheleyiyo into uNkulunkulu owaye engilethele yona lapha. Futhingananzelela ukuthi kwaku njengalawana amaFarise kunsukuezedlulayo, babengichasisele uMbhalo ngendlela engayisiyo.Ngakho kusukela khonapho ngathatha incazelo yami Ngakho,lokho okwakhulunywa nguMoya oNgcwele.

Yena ngamtshela, “Ngizahamba.”

Yena wathi, “Ngizakuba lawe.”199 Futhi iNgilosi yangena ekuKhanyeni futhi okwaqalisaukubuya kubhoda njalo kubhoda, kubhoda njalo kubhoda, njalokubhoda enyaweni Zakhe kanjalo, kwaya ekuKhanyeni njalokwaphuma endlini.

Ngahamba ngekhaya ngingumuntu omutsha.200 Ngahamba ngaya ebandleni njalo ngatshela abantu ngakho.I…kungeNsonto ebusuku.201 Futhi ngolweSithathu ebusuku baletha owesifazanekhonangale, omunye wabomongikazi bako Mayo ebulawayimvukuzane, kungelalutho kodwa kulithunzi. Ngathingihamba ukuyambamba, kwabuya umbono phambili,wamtshengisa ebuyela ekubeni ngumongikazi njalo. Futhiuseluhlwini eLouisville, “ubefile okweminyaka.” NangouseJeffersonville khathesi, ungumongikazi, ubesongaokweminyaka. Ngoba, ngakhangela phezulu le, njalo ngabonaumbono lowo. Ngatshibilika, ngingazi ukuthi ngangisenzani,ngimile lapho, ngaqhuqha lapho beqalisa ukuletha leso simonjalo basibeka phansi lapho. Futhi omongikazi njalo labanyebemile bemgombolozele, futhi yena elele lapho, njalo ubusobakhe bonke sebuwele phakathi njalo lamehlo esetshonile.202 UMargie Morgan. Uba lifuna ukumlobela, ngu411 KnoblochAvenue, eJeffersonville, eIndiana. Kumbe lobelani kuClarkCounty Hospital, eJeffersonville, eIndiana. Yena alinikeze u—ubufakazi.

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203 Ngakhangela phansi le. Futhi leso simo sakuqala lapho,ukubona ukuthi nanku okuphumayo, kwabuya umbono.Ngabona lowo mama engumongikazi njalo, ehamba hamba,ephilile njalo eqinile njalo elempilakahle. Ngathi, “ITSHOKANJE INKOSI, ‘Uzaphila njalo awusoze ufe!’”204 Umkakhe, indoda ephakemeyo entweni zakulo umhlaba,wangikhangela kanje. Ngathi, “Mnumzana, ungesabi! Umkakhouzaphila.”205 Wangibizela phandle, wathi…wabiza amadokotela amabilikumbe amathathu, wathi, “Uyabazi?”

Ngathi, “Yebo.”206 “Kungani,” wathi, “Ngidlale igolf laye. Wathi, ‘Imvukuzaneibe isithandele amathumbu akhe, awungeke umgeze ngeenema.’”207 Ngathi, “Kangilandaba lokuthi ulani! Okuthile phansilapha, ngibone umbono! Futhi leyana iNdoda eyangitshela,yathi, loba yikuyini engikubonileyo, ngikukhulume futhikuzakuba njalo. FuthiWangitshela njalo ngiyakukholwa.”208 Dumisani uNkulunkulu! Insuku ezilutshwana kusukelalapho waye eseziwatshela, ehamba hamba. Uselesisindoesingaba ngamaphawundi alikhulu lamatshumi ayisithuphalanhlanu khathesi, ulempilakahle epheleleyo.209 Ngakho lapho ngisamukela, kwasuka kwahamba. NgakhouRobert Daugherty wangibiza. Futhi nanku kuhamba, phandlekudlula eTexas, lasemhlabeni wonke.210 Futhi ngobunye ubusuku, kungaba kane kumbe kahlanuphandle…Ngangingazwisisi ukukhuluma ngendimi kanyelokunjalo. Ngangikholwa ekubhaphathizweni nguMoyaoNgcwele, ngikholwa ukuthi abantu bengakhuluma ngendimi.Futhi ngobunye ubusuku lapho ngihamba ngisiya e…kucathedral, eSan Antonio, eTexas, ngihamba phandle le,umuntu omncane owayehlezi lapha waqalisa ukukhulumangendimi njengo mbhobho odubulayo, kumbe isigwagwagwa,ngokuphangisa. Emuva le, khatshana emuva le, omunyewaphakama njalo wathi, “ITSHO KANJE INKOSI!Indoda ehamba isiya eplatifomu iyaphambili ngenkonzoeyamiselwa nguNkulunkulu uSomandla. Futhi njengo JohanneumBhaphathizi owathunywa njengo manduleli wakuqalawokuza kuka Jesu Khristu, ngakho uthwele uMbiko ozabangelauKuza kweSibili kweNkosi uJesu Khristu.”211 Ngaphosa ukucwila ezicathulweni zami. Ngakhangelaphezulu, ngathi, “Uyayazi indoda leyana?”

Wathi, “Hatshi, mnumzana.”Ngasengisithi, “Uyamazi lowu?”Wathi, “Hatshi, mnumzana.”

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Ngasengisithi, “Mina uyangazi?”Wathi, “Hatshi, mnumzana.”Ngasengisithi, “Udingani lapha?”

212 Wathi, “Ngikubalile ephepheni.” Futhi kuvamile…Kwakuyibusuku bakuqala bomhlangano.

Ngakhangela ngale njalo ngasengisithi, “Ubuye njanilapha?”213 Wasesithi, “Abanye abantu bakithi bangitshele ukuthi uzabeulapha, ‘umsilisi ngamandla kaNkulunkulu,’ njalo ngibuyile.”

Ngasengisithi, “Lonke kalazani yini?”Yena wathi, “Hatshi.”

214 O, mina! Lapho ngabona ukuthi amandla uqobokaMoya oNgcwele…Lapho kwesinye isikhathi emuva lengangicabanga ukuthi akuqondanga, futhi ngangisazi ukuthimina…Leyi iNgilosi yeNkosi efanayo yaye ilobudlelwanolabantu ababelalezo zinto. Loba baye bele nkohliso njalolokuphambaniseka okunengi futhi kulokukhuluma okunengiokungcolileyo okuyize, kodwa kukho kwakulento eqotho.[Akulalutho ku thephu—Mhleli.]…Khristu. Futhi ngakubonakwa—kwakuliqiniso.215 O, iminyaka yedlula, futhi kumihlangano abantu babebona,imibono njalo lokunye.216 Kwesinye isikhathi othatha imifanekiso waKuthathaumfanekiso lapho ngimile endaweni ethile eArkansas,ngikholwa kwakulapho, emhlanganweni ofanana lalowu,kuodithoriyamu engafana laleyi. Futhi ngangimile, ngizamaukuKuchasisa. Abantu babesazi, babehlala futhi balalele,amaMethodist, amaBaptist, amaPresbyterian, njalo labanye.Futhi kwenzakala ngikhangela, kungena emnyango, nankuKubuya, kusithi, “Whoossh, whoossh!”217 Ngathi, “Kangisoze ngibe ngisakhuluma futhi, ngobananku Kusiza khathesi.” Futhi Kwahamba kwaya phezulu,njalo abantu baqalisa ukuklabalala. Kwabuya phezulu laphoengangikhona njalo kwehlela khonapho.218 Kusahlala phansi Khona nje, umtshumayeli wagijima esizafuthi wathi, “Ngithi, ngiyakubona Lokho!” Futhi kwamtshayawaphumputheka nje—nje sibili, watatalika ebuyela emuva.Ungakhangela umfanekiso wakhe khonalapho ebhukwini njalolikubone etatalika ebuyela ikhanda likhangele phansi kanje.Lingawubona umfanekiso wakhe.219 Futhi Kwehlela phansi. Othatha imifanekisoyephephandaba nguye kuphela owaKuthathayo kuleso sikhathi.Kodwa iNkosi yayingakalungiseleli.220 Futhi kobunye ubusuku eHouston, Texas, lapho, o,inkulungwane lezinkulungwane zabantu…Sasilamakhulu

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ayisificaminwembili…inkulungwane eziyisificaminwembilile lapho elikubiza-li-kubiza-likuthi, le eholu yokuhlabelela,uphenduke usiza e SamHouston Coliseum enkulu.221 Futhi lapho kulokho kuphikisani kulobo busuku, laphoumtshumayeli weBaptist wathi ngaye “ngingasilutho kodwaumzenzisi odlulisileyo njalo lomlingiseli, umlingiseli wenkolo,futhi kumele ngixotshwe edolobheni” njalo nguye omeleakwenze.222 Umfowethu Bosworth wathi, “Mfowethu Branham,ungayekela into enjalo isenzakala? Biza isandla sakhe!”223 Ngasengisithi, “Hatshi, mnumzana, kangikholwayikuphikisana. IVangeli kalenzelwanga ukuphikisana,Lenzelwe ukuliphila.” Futhi ngasengisithi, “Kungelanilokuthi umtshengisa njani, uzabuyela efana.” Ngathi,“Yena…akumenzeli umahluko. Uba uNkulunkulu engenelisiukukhuluma lenhliziyo yakhe,mina ngizakwenelisa njani?”224 Ngelanga elilandelayo kwaphuma, kuthiwa, “Kutshengisaukuthi benziwe ngani,” abe iHouston Chronicle. Bathi,“Kuyatshengisa ukuthi benziwe ngani, bayesaba ukumela lokhoabakutshumayelayo.”225 Umzalwane omdala uBosworth wabuya kimi, eseleminyakaedlula amatshumi ayisikhombisa kuleso sikhathi, umzalwaneomdala othandekayo, wangigona ngesandla sakhe, wathi,“Mfowethu Branham,” wasesithi, “utsho ukuthi kawusozeumelane lalokho?”226 Ngathi, “Hatshi, Mfowethu Bosworth. Hatshi, mnumzana.Kangisoze ngimelane lalokho.” Ngathi, “akuncedi lutho.”Ngathi, “Kubangela ukuphikisana lapho sisuka kuplatifomu.”Ngathi, “Ngilomhlangano khathesi, futhi kangifuni ukuthiizinto ziphambaniseke njalo.” Ngasengisithi, “Mekeleniaqhubekele phambili.” Ngathi, “Yikho kuphela, uyakhencezelanje.” Ngathi, “Sake saba labo phambilini, njalo akuncediukukhuluma labo.” Ngathi, “Bazahamba khathesi,bezibambile.” Ngasengisithi, “Uba beke bamukela ulwazilweQiniso njalo bengaLamukeli, iBhayibhili lithi sebechaphileumzila wokwehlukaniswa njalo kabasoze bathethelelwekulo umhlaba kumbe kumhlaba ozayo. BakuBiza bethi‘idimoni’ njalo akulalutho abangalwenza. Balomoya owe nkolookungudeveli.”227 Bangaki abakwazi ukuthi lelo liqiniso, ukuthi umoyawedimoni ngowenkolo? Yebo, mnumzana, kusukela esisekelwenisabo. Futhi ke, ngakho, akuhambanga kuhle lapho ngithe“isisekelo,” kodwa lelo liqiniso. “Balesimo sobu nkulunkulunjalo bayaphika aMandla akhona.” Kuqondile lokho.Izibonakaliso lezimangaliso yizo ezitshengisa uNkulunkulu,sikhathi sonke. Futhi Yena wathi ensukwini zokucina kuzabekuyinto efanayo. Futhi nanzelela!

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228 UMfowethu Bosworth omdala, Mina…yena wayezabuyalami, njalo wayengani udiniwe. Esanda ukuvela eJapan. Kadeezakuba lapha. Uzaqhubeka aye eLubbock lami. Futhi waye…waye elo, phepha olubi, ngakho kaphumelelanga ukubuyakulowu, yena kanye lomkakhe. Futhi yena…229 Bonke babecabanga ukuthi wayefanana loCaleb. Yenawamalapho, wathi, “Kahle, Mfowethu Branham,” lokho kukhangelekaokuhloniphekayo, liyakwazi, yena wathi, “yekela ngihambengiye kwenza,” futhi wathi, “uba ungafuni.”230 Ngasengisithi, “O Mfowethu Bosworth, ka—kangifuniukuthi ukwenze. Lizacina lisenzisana inkani.”

Yena wathi, “Akusoze kube lelizwi elilodwa elokwenzisanainkani.”231 Manje, ngingakavali, lalelani kulokhu. Wahamba phansi le.Ngasengisithi, “Uba lingasoze lenzisane inkani, kulungile.”

Wathi, “Ngiyathembisa ukuthi kangisoze ngenzisaneinkani.”232 Abantu abangafika inkulungwane ezingamatshumiamathathu babuthanela leyo odithoriyamu kulobo busuku.Umfowethu Wood, ohlezi lapha, wayekhona ngesikhathi leso,futhi wayehlezi kuleyo odithoriyamu. Futhi mina…233 Umfana wami wathi, kumbe…Umkami wathi,“Kawuhambi ngale kulowana umhlangano?”234 Ngathi, “Hatshi. Kangingeke ngihambe ngale njalongibazwe bephikisana. Hatshi, mnumzana. Kangingekengihambe ngale njalo ngiyekulalela.”

Sokufika isikhathi sobusuku, enye Into yathi, “Hambakhonale.”235 Ngathola ithekisi, umfowami, futhi lomkami njalolabantwana bami, sahamba khona. Futhi ngangikhwele phezulukwebhalikhoni amatshumi amathathu, phezulu kakhulukanjalo, njalo ngahlala phansi.236 UMzalwane okhulileyo uBosworth waphuma khonaphoehamba njengom’meli okhulileyo, liyazi. Wayekope okuvelaku…Waye elezithembiso ezitshiyeneyo owaye ezithetheeBhayibhilini ezingamakhulu ayisithupha. Wathi, “Manje,Dokotela Best, uba uzabuya phezulu lapha njalo uthatheesinye sezithembiso lezi futhi usiphike ngeBhayibhili. Zonkelezi izithembiso zise Bhayibhilini, ezimayelana loJesu Khristuesilisa abagulayo kulolu usuku. Uba ungathatha esinye saleziizithembiso njalo, ngeBhayibhili, usiphikise leBhayibhili,ngizahlala phansi, ngikuxhawule isandla sakho, ngithi,‘Uqinisile.’”237 Wathi, “Ngizakunakekela lokho ngingafika phezululaphayana!” Wayefuna ukucinela ukwenzela ukuthi amsebenzeuMfowethu Bosworth, bona.

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238 Ngakho uMfowethu Bosworth wathi, “Awu, Mfowethu Best,ngizakubuza okukodwa, njalo uba ungangiphendula ngo ‘yebo’kumbe ‘hatshi,’”wathi, “sizahle siqede impikiswano khathesi.”

Njalowasesithi—wasesithi, “Ngizanakekela lokho!”Wabuza umkhokheli wenkundla ukuba wayengambuza.

Wathi, “Yebo.”239 Yenawathi, “Mfowethu Best, amabizo kaJehova okuhlengwaasetshenziswa ku Jesu na? ‘Yebo’ kumbe ‘hatshi?”240 Lokho kwakuqeda indaba. Lokho kwaba yikho konke.Ngiyalitshela, kulento engayizwayo ingihamba yonke indawo.Kangizange ngikucabange lokho, ngokwami, bona. Futhingacabanga, “O, mina, kenelisi ukuphendula! Lokhokuyakubopha.”

Yenawathi, “Kahle, Dokotela Best, ngi—ngimangele.”Yena wathi, “Lokho ngizakuphatha!”

241 Wathi, “Ngiyamangala ukuthi uyehluleka ukuphendulaumbuzo wami olula.” Wayechumile njengejodo, futhi wayekwaziukuthi wayemi ngaphi. Ngakho wahlala phansi lapho ngalowoMbhalo.

Wathi, “Thatha imizuzo yakho engamatshumi amathathu,ngizaphendula ngemva kwalokho!”242 Futhi uMfowethu omdala uBosworth wahlala lapho njalowathatha uMbhalo lowo futhi wabopha leyo ndoda endawenieyokuthi ubuso bakhe baba bomvu wawunga klwebha uluthilomentshisi kubo, phose.243 Waphakama esuka lapho, ezondile, futhi waphoselaamaphepha phansi, wasukuma lapho futhi watshumayelaintshumayelo yesiCampbell enhle. Ngangi ngumBaptist,ngiyakwazi abakukholwayo. Yena kazange…Yenawayetshumayela mayelana lokuvuka kwabafileyo, “‘lapholokhu okufayo kugqoka okungafiyo,’ ngakho sizakubalokusiliswa ngoNkulunkulu.” O, mina! Kuyini esikufunelaukusiliswa ngoNkulunkulu lapho sesingasafi (“lapho lokhuokufayo kugqoka okungafiyo,” ukuvuswa kwabafileyo)? Yenawathandabuza lesimanga esayenzwa nguJesu kuLazaro, wathi,“Yena waphinda wafa futhi, njalo leyo yayiyinto eyesikhathiesincane.” Bona?244 Futhi eseqedile kanjalo, wathi, “Lethani lowo osilisangoNkulunkulu futhi ngimbone esenza!”245 Babelechibi lamanzi elincane, uMfowethu uBosworthwasesithi, “uyangimangalisa, Mfowethu Best, ukungaphendulilombuzo owodwa engikubuze wona.”246 Futhi khonapho wasephaphatheka, wathi, “Lethani lowoosilisa ngoNkulunkulu futhi ngimbone esenza!”

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Wathi, “Mfowethu Best, uyakholwa na ekusindiswenikwabantu?”

Yena wathi, “Ngeqiniso!”Wathi, “Ungafuna ukubizwa uthiwe ungumsindisi

ngokukaNkulunkulu?”Wathi, “Ngeqiniso hatshi!”

247 “Lakanjalo…Lokho akungeke kukwenze ubenguNkulunkulu umsindisi ngoba utshumayele insindisoyomphefumulo.”

Yena wathi, “Awu, ngeqiniso hatshi!”248 Ngathi, “Lakanjalo akwenzi uMfowethu Branham abengosilisa ngoNkulunkulu ngokutshumayela ukusiliswangokukaNkulunkulu emzimbeni. Kasuye osilisangoNkulunkulu, ukhombela abantu kuJesuKhristu.”249 Futhi wasesithi, “Mletheni, ake ngimbone esenza! Akengikhangele abantu, ngemva komnyaka kusukela lamuhla, futhingizakutshela ukuthi ngizaKukholwa kumbe hatshi.”250 UMfowethu Bosworth wathi, “Mfowethu Best, lokhokukhanya ngani ngolunye udaba lwaseKhalvary, ‘YehlaeSiphambanweni njalo sizakukholwaWena.’” Bona?251 Futhi, o, ngakho ke wasethukuthela sibili. Wathi, “Akengimbone esenza! Ake ngimbone esenza!” Abakhokhelibombuthano bamenza wahlala phansi. Wahamba esiyakhona,njalo kwakulomtshumayeli owePentekhosti owaye emilekhonapho, wamtshaya yonke indlela eyeplathifomu. Futhibam’misa khonapho. (Ngakho uMfowethu Bosworth wathi,“Lapha, lapha! Hatshi, hatshi.”) Ngakho abaphathi bohlelobamenza wahlala phansi.252 URaymond Richey wasukuma, wathi, “Lokhu yikho yiniukuziphatha koMbuthano oweBaptist yaseZansi?” Wathi, “Linabatshumayeli beBaptist, uMbuthano oweBaptist yaseZansiithume lindoda lapha kumbe uzibuyele?” Basebengaphenduli.Yena wathi, “Ngilibuzile!”Wayebazi, bonke.253 Bathi, “Uzibuyele yedwa.” Ngoba ngiyakwazi ukuthiamaBaptist lawo ayakholwa ekusilisweni ngoNkulunkulu.Ngakho ke wathi, “Uzibuyele yedwa.”254 Ngakho ke nanku okwenzakalayo lapho. NgakhouMfowethu Bosworth wathi, “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi uMfowethuBranham ukhona emhlanganweni, uba efuna ukuza ezochithaabantu, kulungile kakhulu.”

Ngakho uHowardwathi, “Wena hlala uthule!”Mina ngathi, “Ngihlezi ngithulile.”

255 Futhi khonapho Okuthile kweza kubhoda, kwaqalisaukuhamba kuvunguza, futhi ngabakwazi ukuthi yiNgilosiyeNkosi, yathi, “Phakama!”

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256 Abantu abangaba ngamakhulu amahlanu bahlanganisaizandla zabo kanje, benza indlela, eyayisehla isiya kuplatifomu.257 Ngathi, “Bangani, Kangisuye osilisa ngoNkulunkulu.Ngingumfowenu.” Ngathi, “Mfowethu Best, kungela…”Kumbe, “Mfowethu Best,” Ngathi, “ngingakusoli, mzalwanewami, ngitsho. Ulelungelo kulokho okukholwayo, kanjalolami.” Ngathi, “Ngoba, uyabona wehlulekile ukutshengisalokho, umbono wakho, ngoMfowethu Bosworth. Lakanjalo laweawenelisanga laloba ngobani obale kahle iBhayibhili, owaziyolezo zinto.” Ngathi, “Futhi mayelana lokusiliswa kwabantu,kangenelisi ukubasilisa, Mfowethu Best. Kodwa ngilapha bonkeubusuku, uba ufuna ukubona iNkosi isenza izimanga, woza.Yena uyakwenza bonke ubusuku.”258 Futhi wathi, “Ngifuna ukukubona usilisa omunye njalowenze ngimkhangele! Ungaba phosa ngamaphoso amasalamusiakho, kodwa” wathi, “Ngifuna ukukubona ngemva komnyakakusukela lapho!”

Ngathi, “Awu, ulelungelo lokubahlola,MfowethuBest.”259 Yena wathi, “Alisilutho kodwa lingamakhanda omileyoizigiqiki ezingcwele elikholwa izinto ezinjenga lezo. AmaBaptistkawakholwa emanyaleni anje.”260 UMfowethu Bosworth wathi, “Kancane nje.” Wathi,“Bangaki abantu ngapho, kumaviki amabili awomhlanganolapha, abamileyo ngokuma okuhle lalawa amabandlaaweBaptist lapha eHouston, abangatshengisa ukuthi lisilisiwenguNkulunkulu uSomandla lapho uMfowethu Branhamebelapha?” Futhi abadlula amakhulu amathathu basukuma.Wathi, “Uthini ngalokho?”261 Yena wathi, “Kayisiwo amaBaptist!” Wathi, “Loba ngubaniongafakaza loba yikuyini, lokho akukwenzi kuqonde!”262 Wathi, “ILizwi lika Nkulunkulu lithi kuqondile, njalokawungeke umelane lalokho. Futhi abantu bathi kuqondile,futhi kawungeke ukwale lokho. Ngakho uzakwenzani Ngakho?”Bona, njengalokho.263 Mina ngathi, “Mfowethu Best, ngikhuluma kuphelaokuli Qiniso. Futhi uba ngiqinisile, uNkulunkulu ubotshelweukusekela iQiniso.” Ngathi, “Uba Yena engasi…ubaYena engasekeli iQiniso, ngakho kasuye Nkulunkulu.”Futhi ngathi, “Kangisilisi abantu. Ngazalwa ngile—ngile sipho sokubona izinto, ngikubone kusenzakala.”Ngathi, “Ngiyakwazi kabangizwisisi kuhle, kodwa akulaengingakwenza ngaphandle kokugcwalisa ukufuqa kwenhliziyoyami.” Ngathi, “Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Khristu wavukakwabafileyo. Futhi uba uMoya obuyayo futhi utshengiseimibono kanye lokunjalo, uba lokho kubuzwa, woza eduzanenjalo ubone.” Ngathi, “Yikho konke.” Kodwa ngathi, “Kodwangokwami, kangingeke ngizenzele okwami.” Futhi Ngathi,

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“Uba ngingakhuluma iQiniso, uNkulunkulu ubotshelwe kimi,ukufakaza ukuthi KuliQiniso.”264 Futhi ngaleso sikhathi, Okuthile kwathi, “Whoooossssh!”Nangu Yena ebuya, esiza phansi sibili. Futhi iAmericanPhotographer Association, abe Douglas Studios yase Houston,Texas, belekhamera enkulu yokuthatha imifanekiso ihlezilapho (kabavunyelwa ukuthatha imifanekiso), wawuthathaumfanekiso.265 Lapho bekhonapho ukuthi bethathe imifanekiso ka Mnu.Best, futhi yena—yena wathi, ngingakahambi phansi khonale,yena wathi, “Akume kancane! Ngile mifanekiso eyisithuphaebuyayo lapha!” Yena wathi, “Nanku, thatha umfanekiso wamikhathesi!” Futhi wafaka umunwe wakhe ekhaleni laleyo ndodaendala engcwele, kanjalo, wathi, “Manje thatha umfanekisowami!” Futhi bawuthatha kanjalo. Ngakho wasekhokhaisibhakela njalo wasiphakamisa, wathi, “Thathake umfanekisowami khathesi!” Futhi bawuthatha njalo. Ngakho wasesenzakanjalo, ukuma esenzela ukuthathwa umfanekiso wakhe. Wathi,“Lokhu lizakubona kumagazini wami!” kanjalo.266 UMfowethu Bosworth wama lapho njalo kakhulumangalutho. Ngakho bathatha kuphela umfanekisowaLokhu.267 Endleleni yokuya ngekhaya kulobo busuku, (umfanaongumKatholika wakuthatha), wathi komunye lowu umfana,wathi, “Ucabangani ngaLokho?”268 Yena wathi, “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ngamchothoza. Isifosokuvuvuka komphimbo sasuka emphinjeni kamamalowana, ngathi umenze amasalamusa.” Wathi, “Ngingabengaphambanisa kulokho.”

Wathi, “Ucabangani ngalowomfanekiso?”“Kangikwazi.”

269 Bawufaka phakathi kwe acid. Nanku umfanekiso wakhe,lingambuza uba lifuna. Bahamba ngekhaya, wahlala khonaphofuthi wabhema igwayi. Wangena phakathi futhi wakhuphaeyinye kaMfowethu Bosworth, kwakuyinegethivu. Wakhuphaeyesibili, eyesithathu, eyesine, eyesihlanu, eyesithupha, futhiyonke yayingelalutho. UNkulunkulu wayengeke evumeleumfanekiso womuntu Wakhe omdala ongcwele emile lapholalowumzenzisi, lekhala lakhe, kumbe isandla, isibhakelasingaphansi kwekhala lakhe kanjalo. Kazange ekuvumele.270 Badonsa elandelayo, futhi nanku ke Kulapha. Indoda leyoyahlaselwa yisifo senhliziyo, batshonjalo, kulobo ubusuku.271 Futhi bathumeza leyi inegethivu eWashington, DC. Yafakwaamalungelo okuba ingakopwa, yaphendukiswa.272 Futhi uGeorge J. Lacy, umkhokheli weF.B.I. kumafingaprinti futhi lokubhalwayo, kanye lokunjalo, omunyewabakhulu kulabo abase mhlabeni wonke, walethwa lapho futhi

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wazipha amalanga amabili kuwo ukuze ahlolisise amakhamera,ukukhanya, lakho konke. Futhi lapho sifika kuleyo mini, wathi,“Mfundisi Branham, bengingoku chothozayo, lami.” Yenawathi, “Futhi ngathi yikubamba abantu ngenqondo, omunyewathi babekubonile lokho kuKhanya kanye lezinto ezinjalo.”Futhi wathi, “Uyazi, umzenzisi omdala wayejwayele ukutshonjalo” (wayesitsho lowo ongakholwayo) “‘leyo imifanekisolapho, leyo ndingilizi yokukhanya egombolozele uKhristu,egombolozele abangcwele,’ wathi, ‘lokho nje kwaku yikubambaabantu ngengqondo.’” Kodwa wathi, “Mfundisi Branham, ilihlolaleyi ikhamera kalisoze lithathe okwenqondo! UkuKhanyakwatshaya ilihlo lekhamera, kumbe kutshaye inegethivu, futhiNanko kwaba khona.” Futhi wasesithi…273 Ngakunikeza kibo. Yena wathi, “O, mnumzana, uyakwaziyini ukuthi lokho kubiza intengo engakanani?”

Futhi ngasengisithi, “Hatshi kimi, mzalwane, hatshi kimi.”Futhi wathi…274 “Ngoba, akusoze kube lesisindo usaphila, kodwa ngelinyeilanga, uba impucuko iqhubeka njalo isiKhristu silokhe sikhona,kuzakuba lokuzakwenzakala ngalokhu.”275 Ngakho, bangani, kulintambama, uba lowu ungumhlanganowethu wokucina kulowu umhlaba, lina lami sike sahlalaeBusweni buka Nkulunkulu uSomandla. Ubufakazi bamibuliqiniso. Okunengi, izinto ezinengi, kungathatha inqwabanqwaba yengwalo ukuthi ngikubhale, kodwa ngifuna ukuthilibekwazi.276 Bangaki lapha ngeqiniso aba, kungela umfanekiso,abakubonayo uKukhanya ngoKwakho kumi lapho engiyabengitshumayela? Phakamisani izandla zenu, kuso sonke isakhiwo,loba ngubani owake waKubona. Bona, izandla ezingabayisificaminwembili kumbe itshumi kwabahlezi lapha.277 Uthi, “Benga—bengaKubona futhi mina ngingaKuboni?”Yebo, mnumzana.278 Leyo—leyo Nkanyezi eyayilandelwa yizazi, yadlula phezukwazo zonke indawo zokukhangela. Akulamuntu owaKubonayongaphandle kwabo. Yibo bodwa abaKubonayo.279 UElija wayemi lapho ekhangele zonke lezo nqola zomlilo,futhi lakho konke. Futhi uGehazi wakhangela yonke indawo,waye engaziboni loba ngaphi. UNkulunkulu wathi, “Vulaamehlo akhe ukuze abone.” Futhi khonapho wahle wabona,bona. Kodwa waye elijaha elilungileyo, emile lapho ekhangele,kodwa waye engakuboni. Ngeqiniso. Kuphiwe kwabanye ukuthibabone, njalo abanye ukuthi bangaboni. Futhi lokho kuliqiniso.280 Kodwa manje lina elingakaze liKubone, elingakazeliKubone, futhi lani eselake laKubona ngamehlo enuawenyama futhi lingakaze libone umfanekiso, kodwa ababona

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umfanekiso balobufakazi obukhulu ukwedlula lina eliKubonengamehlo enyama. Ngoba lina, ngelihlo lenu lenyama, ungabeuphambanisile, kungabe kuyikubona into engekho. Kuqondileyini lokho? Kodwa Lokho kayisikho ukubona into engekho,Lokho kuli Qiniso, lapho ukucubungula kwesayensi kutshengisaukuthi kuli Qiniso. Ngakho iNkosi uJesu iyenze lokhu.

“Ucabanga ukuthiKuyini ke,” uthi, “MfowethuBranham?”281 Ngiyakholwa ukuthi yiNsika yoMlilo efanayo eyakhokhelaabantwana bakaIsirayeli besuka eGibhithe besiya ePalestina.Ngiyakholwa ukuthi yiNgilosi yokuKhanya efanayo eyabuya e—entolongweni njalo yabuya kuPetro oNgcwele futhi yamthinta,njalo yaya phambili futhi yavula umnyango njalo yamkhuphaphandle esiya ekukhanyeni. Futhi ngiyakholwa ukuthi nguJesuKhristu ofanayo izolo, lamuhla, njalo laphakade. Ameni! YenaunguJesu ofanayo lamuhla lalokho Yena okade eyikho izolo.Yena uzabe enguJesu ofanayo kuze kube nini.282 Futhi lapho ngisakhuluma Ngakho, lokho ukuKhanyaokufanayo okukulowuyana umfanekiso kuse…kumile hatshiamafidi amabili kusukela lapho engime khona khathesi. Lokhokuqondile. Kangikwanisi ukukubona nga—ngamehlo ami,kodwa ngiyakwazi ukuthi Kumile lapha. Ngiyakwazi ukuthikuhlezi phakathi kwami khathesi. O! Aluba lingabakwaziumahluko lapho amandla kaNkulunkulu uSomandla ebamba,futhi lokuthi izinto zikhangeleka zitshiyene!283 Lokho ngikuqondanisa, loba ngubani. Kade ngingasozengithandazele ngitsho abagulayo, ngibe ngizakwenzaukunikela. Kodwa umbono ulengele phezu kwabantu.Uh-huh. UNkulunkulu uyakwazi. Kangisoze ngibizeudwendwe lokukhulekela abagulayo, ngizaliyekela njelihlezi khonapho. Bangaki kini bantu abangela amakhadiawokukhulekelwa? Kasiboneni isandla senu, omunye ongelaloikhadi lokuthandazelwa, ongelalo ikhadi lokuthandazelwa.284 Inina elinsundu elihlezi lapha, ngiyabona izandla zakho zibeziphezulu. Kuqondile yini? Phakama ukuze kube nguwe wedwaokomzuzo. Kangikwazi ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele uzakuthini,kodwa ungikhangele ngokwethembeka okukhulu. Kawulaloikhadi lokuthandazelwa? Uba uNkulunkulu uSomandlaengangambulela ukuba kuyini okukukhathazayo…ngiyenzanje lokhu ngiqalisa, ukuze nje ngiqalise. Uyangikholwa yiniukuthi ngi…Uyakwazi ukuthi akulalutho…akula lentoeyodwa enhle ngami. Uba ungumfazi owendileyo, kangedluliumkakho. Ngiyindoda nje. Kodwa uJesu Khristu uyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu, njalo Yena wathuma uMoya Wakhe ukuzoqinisalezi izinto.285 Uba uNkulunkulu engangitshela ukuthi kuyiniokuphambanisekileyo kuwe (njalo uyakwazi ukuthi kayikhoindlela kimi eyokuthi ngithinthane lawe loba njani), uzakholwa

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yini ngenhliziyo yakho yonke? [Udade uyakhuluma—Mhleli.]uNkulunkulu akubusise. Ngakho ibhiphi yakho isikutshiyile.Yikho obe ulakho. Lokho kube kungaqondanga yini? Ngakhohlala phansi.286 Kukholwe nje lokho kanye! Ngipha ingqobe kuloba ngubaniukuthi aKukholwe.287 Khangela lapha, ake ngilitshele okunye. UMarthaesiza eNkosini uJesu. Isipho leso sasingasoze sisebenze…Ngemva kokuba uBaba esevele watshengisa Yena lokho Yenaayezakwenza. Kwaye kungasoze kusebenze. Kodwa wathi,“Nkosi, ngi…Uba Wena ube ulapha, umnewethu ube engasozeafe.” Wathi, “Kodwa ngiyakwazi ukuthi loba khathesi lobayikuyini Wena okucela kuNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uzakuphaKuwe.”288 Yena wathi, “NgiyikuVuka kwabafileyo kanye lokuPhila,lowo okholwa Kimi loba kade efile, kodwa uzaphila. Njaloloba ngubani ophilayo njalo ekholwe Kimi kasoze afe ngitsho.Uyakukholwa lokhu yini?”289 Zwana ukuthi wathini. Wathi, “Yebo, Nkosi. Ngiyakholwaukuthi konke Wena okukhulumileyo kuli Qiniso. Ngiyakholwaukuthi Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu eyayizabuyaemhlabeni.” Yiyo indlela amlanda ngayo, ezehlisa.

Uzwa umahluko, akunjalo na, mama? Yeah. Kuqondilelokho.290 Inina elincane elihlezi khonapho, lapho eceleni kwakho,lawe, ukhathazwa ngumkhuhlane wamathambo kanyelomkhuhlane wabomama. Akunjalo lokho, mama? Akusukumeokomzuzu, inina elincane eligqoke isigqoko esibomvu. Ubeuseduzane kakhulu, umbono usufikile kuwe. Umkhuhlanewamathambo, umkhuhlane wabomama. Kuqondile yinilokho? Futhi nanku okuthile okusempilweni yakho (ule-ulokukhangela okuhle okuqondileyo kuwe): ulokukhathazekaokunengi empilweni yakho, uhlupho olunengi. Futhi lolohlupholumayelana lalowo omthandayo, ngumkakho. Uyisidakwa.Kahambi enkonzweni. Uba kuqondile, phakamisa isandlasakho. UNkulunkulu akubusise, mama. Hamba ngekhayakhathesi futhi wamukele isibusiso sakho. Ususilisiwe,sokukhanya kuwe.291 Indoda ehlezi eceleni kwakhe ngapho. Wena, mnumzana,uyakholwa yini? [Umzalwane uthi, “Yebo. Ngiyakholwa.”—Mhleli.] Ngenhliziyo yakho yonke? [“Yebo, mnumzana.”]Usulahlekelwe ngomunye wemizwa yakho. Okungumuzwawokunukisa. Akuqondanga yini lokho? Uba kunjalo hambisaisandla sakho phezulu. [“Lokho kuqondile.”] Beka isandla sakhoemlonyeni wakho, kanje, uthi, “Nkosi Jesu, ngiyakukholwaWena ngenhliziyo yami yonke.” [“Nkosi Jesu, ngiyakukholwa

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Wena ngenhliziyo yami yonke.”] UNkulunkulu akubusise.Hamba khathesi. Uzakwamukela ukusila kwakho.292 Wobani lokholo kuNkulunkulu! Lonke licabangani Ngakho,emuva ngale? Liyakholwa?Wobani lenhlonipho!293 Kulenina elihlezi ngale ekhoneni emuva. Ngiyakubonalokho kuKhanya kulenga phezu kwakhe. Yiyo kuphelaindlela engingakhuluma okuthile ngakho, lokho kuKhanyakulengile. UkuKhanya lokhu okulapha kulenge phezukwenina. Mhlawumbe nje okomzuzu, uba ngingabona ukuthikuyini. Kuzasuka…Inina likhathazwa yi—yi isifo senhliziyo.Ukhangele kimi sibili.294 Futhi umkakhe uhlezi eceleni kwakhe. Futhi umkakheulesifo esithile, ubegula nje, ekhathazekile, egula. Akuqondangalokho yini, mnumzana? Phakamisa izandla zakho phezulu ubalokho kuliqiniso. Lokho kuqondile, nguwe, mama, olesikhavaesincane lapho. Umnumzana, akuqondanga lokho yini? Lamuhlakade ungakhathazekanga kancane yini? Ulokukhathazekaesiswini, indoda leyo. Lokho kuqondile.295 Lonke liyakholwa ngenhliziyo zenu zonke, lobabili?LiyaKwamukela? Mnumzana, ngiyakutshela, lawe njalo,ngiyakubona wena ophakamise isandla sakho, umkhubawokubhema. Tshiyana lokwenza njalo. Uyabhema igwayi,kawumelanga wenze njalo, kuyakugulisa. Akuqondangalokho yini? Uba kunjalo, hambisa isandla sakho kanje. Yikhookukukhathazayo. Kubi emizweni yakho. Lahlela khatshanainto embi njalo ungakwenzi futhi, futhi uzakunqoba lokho njalousile, njalo isifo somkakho senhliziyo sizasuka. Uyakukholwalokho? Akuqondanga lokho yini? Kangikuboni ngilapha, njalouyakwazi lokho, kodwa uthwele igwayi ku…e—esikhwamenisakho esiphambili. Kuqondile lokho. Khuphela phandle lezoizinto njalo ufake isandla sakho phezu komkakho, tshelauNkulunkulu ukuthi usuqedelane lezinto ezinjalo, uzahambaendlini ususilile, wena njalo lomkakho lizasila. KalidunyisweiBizo leNkosi uJesu!

Uyakholwa ngenhlizio yakho yonke?296 Leli inina elincane elihlezi lapha elingikhangeleyo lapha.Wena ose…ngale esihlalweni esiphambili lapha, ohlezi lapha.Inina elincane elile…ongikhangeleyo, ohlezi laphayana.Kawula…Ulalo ikhadi lokuthandazelwa, mama, olapha?Kawulalo ikhadi lokuthandazelwa? Uyakholwa ngenhliziyoyakho yonke?Uyakholwa ukuthi uJesuKhristu engakuphilisa?297 Ucabangani Ngakho, wena ohlezi eceleni kwakhe?Ulalo ikhadi lokuthandazelwa, mama? Kawulalo? Uyafunaukusila, lawe? Kawuthandi yini ukuthi uhambe uyekudlanjalo njengalokho owawukwenza, ukuphatheka esiswinikuphele? Uyakholwa ukuthi uJesu uyakusilisa khathesi?Phakama uba ukholwa ukuthi uJesu Khristu ukusilisile. Ube

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ulesisu esilezilonda, kade kungenjalo? Kubangelwa yisimosokwesaba. Ube usesaba okwesikhathi eside. Ikakhulu amaasidi njalo lezinto, kumbe ngitsho ukuthi kubangela ama asidi,njalo kwenza amazinyo abebuhlungu lapho ubhodla ukudlakwakho kubuyela phezulu emlonyeni wakho. Lokho kuliqinso.Yebo, mnumzana. Yisilonda sesisu esibangelwa yikuginya,sibesiphansi kwesisu sakho. Kuyatshisa okwesikhathi ikakhulungemva kokudla isinkwa esiwosiweyo esile bhata. Lokhokuqondile? Kangifundi ingqondo yakho, kodwa uMoyaoNgcwele kaphosisi. Ususilisiwe khathesi. Hamba ngekhaya,ube kahle.298 Lina ke emuva ngaleyi indlela? Abanye benu ngaleelingelawo amakhadi awokuthandazelwa, phakamisani izandlazenu. Othile ongelawo amakhadi awokuthandazelwa. Kulungile,woba lenhlonipho, kholwa ngenhliziyo yakho yonke. Kambe kephezulu kwebhalikhoni?Wobani lokholo kuNkulunkulu.299 Kangingeke ngizenzele lokhu, kungumusaWakhe ozimeleyo.Liyakholwa? Ngiyakhuluma njengokutshengisa Kwakhe kimi.Lapho ukholo lwenu…Ngitshonjalo ukuze nginyikinye ukhololwenu, ngakhoke ngibe sengibona indlela Yena azangikhokhelangayo. Likunanzelele lowu—lowu akusuye umzalwane wenu?Limile eBusweni Bakhe. Kayisimi oyenza lokhu, lukhololwenu olukuHambisayo. Kangingeke ngikuHambise. Lukhololwenu olukwenzayo. Kangilayo indlela eyokuKwenza. Kahleokomzuzu nje.300 Kuleli ikhona ngibona indoda ensundu ehlezikhonapho, ukhanya ekhulile, ugqoke amagogolosi. Ulekhadilokuthandazelwa mnumzana? Phakama ngenyawo zakhookomzuzu. Uyangikholwa ukuba ngiyinceku kaNkulunkulu,ngenhliziyo yakho yonke? Ucabanga ngomunye umuntu,akunjalo na? Uba lokho kuqondile, zunguza isandla sakhophezulu. Hatshi ngoba yimi, umzalwane wakho. Manje,kawulalo ikhadi lokuthandazela abagulayo. Kayingekeibekhona indlela yokuthi wena ungene edwendweni, ngobakawulalo ikhadi lokuthandazelwa. Manje, uba loba ngubaniwenu elamakhadi okuthandazelwa, unga—unga—ungaphakami,bona, ngoba uzakuba lethuba lokuza edwendweni.301 Kodwa ngiyakubona lokhuyana ukuKhanya kulengile phezukwakhe. Akukatshintshi kwaba ngumbono okwakhathesi.Kangingeke ngikusilise, mzalwane, kangingeke. UNkulunkulukuphela nguye ongakwenza lokho. Kodwa okwakho…okwakho…ulokholo. Uyakholwa. Njalo kule—okuthile, ku—kukubangele, ngeyinye indlela.302 Uba uNkulunkulu uSomandla engatshela lindodaokumkhathazayo, lina abanye lonke lingemukela ukusilakwenu? Kulendoda, emileyo ngokuphelela amayadi alitshumi,alitshumi lanhlanu kusukela lapha engikhona, kangikaze

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ngimbone empilweni yami. Ngumuntu nje omileyo lapho.Uba uNkulunkulu uSomandla engambula ukuba kuyiniokungalunganga kuleyana ndoda, lonke kumele liphume laphalingabasilileyo. Kuyini okunye uNkulunkulu angakwenza?Kuqondile yini lokho?303 Mnumzana, akulalutho olungalunganga kuwe.Ubuthakathaka, ulokuvuka kancane ebusuku, iprostate kunyelokunjalo, kodwa kayisikho okukukhathazayo. Ukhathazekamayelana lomfana wakho. Futhi umfana wakho unganiusendaweni ethile kahulumende okugcinwa khona abantu, futhiulobuntu obubili. Kuqondile yini lokho? Zunguza isandla sakhophezulu uba lokho kuqondile. Lokho kuqondile sibili.304 Bangaki abakholwayo khathesi ukuthi uJesu KhristuiNdodana kaNkulunkulu imile lapha? Kasiphakameni futhisimuphe udumo njalo samukele ukusila kwethu.305 Nkulunkulu Somandla, Mqali weMpilo, Muphi wesiphosonke esihle, Wena ulapha, iNkosi uJesu Khristu efanayo,ofanayo izolo, lamuhla njalo lanini.306 Futhi, Sathane, wethusele abantu laba okwesikhathi esidekwaze kwenela, phuma kibo! Ngiyakulaya ngoNkulunkuluophilayo ubuKhona Bakhe obulapha khathesi ngesimo seNsikayoMlilo, tshiya abantu laba! Futhi suka kibo, ngeBizo lika JesuKhristu!307 Lonke phakamisani izandla zenu futhi lidumiseuNkulunkulu, njalo lamukele ukusila kwenu, lonke. [IBandlaliyadumisa uNkulunkulu—Mhleli.]

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