EMIHLANGANWENI yethu yangawo-1980, kwakuba umqhubi we-Nqabayokulinda kuphela owayeba nomagazini futhi kwakuvame ukuba okopishwe ngesandla. Ngaya kuGenadi Gudadze, omunye wabadala, ngasikisela ukuba sizame ukuzinyathelisela omagazini.

Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, abazalwane babesebenzisa i-mimeograph ukuze banyathelise izincwadi ezimbalwa. Ukuze bakhiqize omagazini njalo, babedinga i-mimeograph esebenza kangcono, umuntu othayipha ngokushesha, umshini wokuthayipha namaphepha okunyathelisa atholakala njalo. Nokho, zonke izinto zokunyathelisa, ngisho nephepha, zazibhaliswe kuhulumeni futhi ziqondiswa izikhulu zomthetho.

Ngathola umshini wokuthayipha kumuntu engangimjwayele owayenendlela yokuthola imishini elahliwe, engasaqondiswa uhulumeni. Udadewethu wayekwazi ukuthayipha futhi engasisiza. Abazalwane bakha i-mimeograph entsha futhi bathola indawo esasingathenga kuyo izigxivizo. Zonke izinto zalunga  futhi ngokushesha sakwazi ukukhiqiza INqabayokulinda yokuqala ngesiGeorgia.

Kodwa kwavela enye inselele. Ngelinye ilanga, uGenadi wathi kimi, “Kumelwe sithole enye indawo esizothenga kuyo izigxivizo.” Wayekade ebone amaphakethe ezigxivizo ehhovisi elilawulwa uhulumeni kodwa akakwazanga ukuzithenga ngoba abomthetho babembhekile. Sasizozithola kanjani? Ngangilokhu ngithi, “Ngeke sikwazi!” Kodwa uGenadi wangiphendula, “Yeka ukuthi ‘Ngeke sikwazi.’ ‘KuNkulunkulu zonke izinto zingenzeka’!”—Math. 19:26.

Ngangilokhu ngicabanga ngamazwi akhe njengoba ngiya ehhovisi elilawulwa uhulumeni ngosuku olulandelayo, ngithukile. UJehova wangiqondisa kusisi othayiphayo, owayebukeka enobungane futhi owavuma ukuyisa isicelo sami kumuntu ophethe. Lowo muntu wayengumyeni wakhe! Ngokushesha, izigxivizo ngase ngizithenga kuleli hhovisi njalo futhi ngemva kwalokho asiphindanga saba nenkinga yokuthola izinto.