njengoko niyazi ukuba, siphumelela emarikeni ixabiso kukhuphiswano nomgangatho elungileyo. ngoko ke, ixabiso sikunike sisoloko ngeyona. kodwa kukunika isaphulelo ukuba ubungakanani oda yakho ibe nomtsalane. "23 kuba ndithe, ndihamba ndisingasinga izinto enizihlonelayo, ndafumana nesibingelelo ekubhalwe kuso, kwathiwa, kongaziwayo uthixo. lowo ngoko nimhlonelayo ningamazi, ndinazisa yena mna. "ukristu wezinsuku zokugcina uletha ukuphila, futhi ukubekezela kanye nendlela yeqiniso engunaphakade. leli qiniso liyindlela umuntu angathola ukuphila ngayo, futhi yiyo kuphela indlela umuntu ayokwazi unkulunkulu ngayo futhi agunyazwe unkulunkulu. uma ungayifuni indlela yokuphila evela kukristu wezinsuku zokugcina, kusho ukuthi awusoze wathola ukugunyazwa ujesu, futhi awusoze wafaneleka ukungena ngesango lombuso wezulu, ngoba ungunopopi kanye nesiboshwa somlando. labo abalawulwa imithetho, ngezincwadi, futhi ababoshelwe umlando abasoze bathola ukuphila, futhi abasoze bakwazi ukuthola indlela yokuphila engunaphakade. lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi konke abanakho kungamanzi adungekile alokhu emile izinkulungwane zeminyaka, esikhundleni samanzi ageleza esuka esihlalweni sobukhosi. labo abangahlinzekwa ngamanzi okuphila bayohlala beyizidumbu ingunaphakade, beyizinto zokudlala usathane, futhi bengamadodana asesihogweni. pho--ke, bangakwazi ukubona unkulunkulu? uma uzama ukubambelela kokwakudala kuphela, uzama ukugcina izinto ngendlela eziyiyo ngokuma unganyakazi, futhi ungazami ukushintsha isimo, ulahle okwakudala, uma kunjalo awuyikuhlala ulwisana nonkulunkulu? izigaba zomsebenzi kankulunkulu zibanzi futhi zinkulu, njengamagagasi agelezayo kanye nokuduma kwezulu okugingqikayo—kepha uyahlala futhi ulinde ukubhujiswa ungenzi lutho, unamathele emikhubeni yakho futhi ungenzi lutho. ngale ndlela, ungathathwa kanjani njengomuntu olandela ezinyathelweni zewundlu? ungakuveza kanjani ubulungiswa ngonkulunkulu onaye owunkulunkulu ohlala emusha futhi ongagugi? futhi amazwi ezincwadi zakho eziqanda angakudlulisela kanjani esikhathini esisha? angakuholela kanjani ukuthi ufune izinyathelo zomsebenzi kankulunkulu? futhi angakuyisa kanjani ezulwini? okuphethe ezandleni izincwadi ezingakunika ukuthula kwesikhashana, hhayi amaqiniso angakunika ukuphila. imibhalo oyifundayo iyilokho okungacebisa ulimi lwakho, ayiwona amazwi obuhlakani angakusiza ukuze wazi ngokuphila komuntu, ingasaphathwa eyezindlela ezingakuholela ekulungisisweni. ingabe lokhu kushayisana akwenzi ubone isidingo sokuzihlolisisa? ingabe akwenzi ukuthi uqonde izimfihlakalo eziqukethwe kukho? ungakwazi yini ukuzisindisa ukuze ungene ezulwini uye kohlangana nonkulunkulu ngokwakho? ngaphandle kokuza kukankulunkulu, ungaziyisa yini wena ezulwini ukuze uthokozele intokozo yomndeni nonkulunkulu? ingabe usaphupha namanje? ngiphakamisa ukuthi uyeke ukuphupha, ubheke ukuthi ubani osebenzayo manje, ukuthi ubani owenza umsebenzi wokusindisa abantu ngezikhathi zokugcina. uma ungazi, ngeke uphinde ulithole iqiniso, futhi awusoze waba nokuphila.