Kuso sonke lesi sifundo ngiye ngagcizelela ukubaluleka kokulalelisisa lokho uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe akushoyo ngale ndaba, kuyilapho ngesikhathi esifanayo sivuma ubunzima bethu bobuntu ekwamukeleni ubukhali bokugcina bezahlulelo zakhe kithi.. Kodwa, njengoba ngike ngasebenza kule ncwadi, Ngibe nomuzwa okhulayo wokuthi kuneqiniso elibaluleke kakhulu engihluleka ngokuphelele ukuliveza; futhi yileyo ndlela uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe azizwa ngayo ngathi, kanye nokungalungile esikwenzile.

Uma ngibheka lesi sihloko ngizizwa ngintula kakhulu amakhono engiwadingayo ukuze ngifanekise lokho engizama ukukusho.. Ngakho, ngicela ubekezele njengoba ngizabalaza ukuthola amagama nezithombe zokwenza lokhu ...

UNkulunkulu – Ongalungile Kakhulu

Lapho ecela intethelelo kaNkulunkulu Psalm 51:4, UDavida ukhuluma amazwi amangalisayo:

Ngimelene nawe, nawe kuphela, ngonile, wenze okubi emehlweni akho; ukuze ubonakaliswe ulungile lapho ukhuluma, futhi ulungisiswa lapho wahlulela. (Psa 51:4)

Lena kwakuyimpendulo kaDavide lapho uNkulunkulu edalula ukukhaphela kukaDavide u-Uriya umHeti. U-Uriya wayeyisikhulu sebutho, ezinikele ngokuphelele ekukhonzeni uDavide namadoda ayengaphansi komyalo wakhe ukuthi, lapho ebizelwa eJerusalema ukuletha umbiko ngokuqhubeka kwempi, wenqaba ngisho nokuchitha ubusuku nomkakhe ethokomele emzini wakhe kuyilapho amadoda akhe ekhuthazelela ubunzima empini.. Okwamanje, UDavide wayephinga nomka-Uriya; futhi ehlulekile ukufihla iqiniso, wahlela ukuba u-Uriya abulawe phakathi nempi – ngisho nokuba u-Uriya akhiphe umyalo obulalayo kuJowabe! Wayesho ukuthini emhlabeni uDavide lapho ethi ukona kwakhe kuNkulunkulu kuphela?

Ukusho okunjalo kubonakala kuyinhlekisa kuze kube yilapho sizibuza ukuthi ubani owezwa ubuhlungu obukhulu kakhulu bezenzo zikaDavide. Cishe u-Uriya wayezwa ubuhlungu ngenxa yamanxeba akhe: kodwa mancane amathuba okuthi wezwa ubuhlungu ngenxa yokukhashelwa kwakhe, ngalokho wayengazi. Ukube wayazi, ngabe ubuhlungu kangakanani? Kodwa, njengoba umprofethi uNathani atshela uDavide ngomninindawo ocebile oweba iwundlu lendoda empofu, Intukuthelo kaDavide yavuka futhi, kungazelelwe, ukuqonda kwamthinta lokho UNkulunkulu wayazi; futhi wayebuzwa mathupha bonke ubuhlungu nokukhaphela uDavide ayezame ukukufihla ku-Uriya. Ungafunda indaba ephelele ku 2 Samuel 11:1-12:14.

Unjani UNkulunkulu?

I-Ultimate Artist

UNkulunkulu ungumculi; futhi, njenganoma yimuphi umculi uyazifela ngendalo yakhe. Kusukela ekuhlumeni kokuqala kombono uzitshala yena, isikhathi namandla akhe, ukukhipha okusenhliziyweni yakhe futhi akulethe ngokoqobo ngokomzimba. Umsebenzi womdwebi weqiniso uwukuvezwa ukuthi ungubani - hhayi nje into ayenzayo. Uboshelwe ngaphakathi futhi ngokungenakuhlukaniswa nomsebenzi wakhe. Yinjongo yothando lwakhe. Uma sizoke simqonde uNkulunkulu, kumelwe siqale ngendalo yakhe. Futhi yeka indalo eyisimangaliso!

Umuntu uqala kuphi? Amaciko amaningi aqala emibonweni yawo ngezwe ngathi: nokho uNkulunkulu uqala ngokudala imizwa nokwazi ngokwako - okuyimfihlakalo enkulu nemangalisa kunazo zonke! Kusukela ezwini lakhe lokuqala – “Makube khona ukukhanya!" – sinenkazimulo yokushona kwelanga, izwe lephunga nephunga, ubukhosi bezintaba, ukuthamba kukasilika, ama-symphonies womsindo, ukufudumala kobungani kanye nokwesaba okungaqondakali. Umhlaba ugcwele izimanga; futhi zonke ziveza ubuhlakani obungenamingcele bukaNkulunkulu.

Njengoba sibheka inkimbinkimbi yomhlaba wemvelo, sibona esinye isimangaliso: sibona izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo ezimangalisayo, ngezinye izikhathi baphishekela izithakazelo zabo futhi ngezinye izikhathi basebenzisane futhi bavumelanise imisebenzi yabo ngezindlela ezimangalisayo; kusukela ekucasheleni komqondo owodwa komzingeli kuya ekububuleni kweqoqo lezinyoni noma inqwaba yezinhlanzi. Yebo, ngisho inkululeko nokuncikana kukhona, egxiliswe emvelweni wendalo kaNkulunkulu.

Kanti uphi umculi kukho konke lokhu? Ingabe ikude nayo, ngihlezi nje ngibhekile? Hhayi noma yimuphi umculi engimaziyo. Indalo yakhe iwukubonakaliswa kwakhe. Uzungeza, futhi uyazitshala, umsebenzi wakhe. Kuyiphupho lakhe nentokozo yakhe. Uma kuyileyo ndlela noma yimuphi umculi ongumuntu owubheka ngayo umsebenzi wakhe, ungacabanga ngempela ukuthi umdali oyinhloko angaba nokuzinikela okuncane endalweni yakhe? Bangu, iqiniso, abanye abaculi abakhiqiza umsebenzi wabo ngobuningi; ngakho, uma ibhodwe elilodwa liphuka akuyona into enkulu. Kodwa iningi labaculi, ucezu ngalunye luyigugu eliyingqayizivele. Futhi, njengoba sibheka indalo esizungezile, siyaqaphela ukuthi cishe asikho isiqeshana esifana nesinye. Ngempela, babonakala behluke ngamabomu. Lokhu kusitshelani ngohlobo lomdali esibhekene naye?

Kodwa akukuhle konke. Akuyona yonke into engadini emnandi. IBhayibheli lisitshela ngokucacile ukuthi indalo iphukile; futhi, naphezu kokuqina kwayo okumangalisayo, izinto zibonakala ziba zimbi kakhulu. Futhi kuyachaza ukuthi isizathu salokhu ukuthi kukhona umuntu ozizwayo, uSathane, onhloso yakhe kuwukuphishekela intando yakhe ngokudelela eyomdali wakhe.

Umzali Ophelele

Ukwazisa ubuhlakani bomuntu kusinikeza ukuqonda okuyigugu mayelana nemvelo yomdali. Futhi, njengoba sifunda imvelo nobudlelwano bethu nayo, lokhu kusisiza ukuba sizuze ukuqonda lezo zici zokwazi nokuba khona ezibonakala ngathi zimele izinkulumo zokugcina zobuhle nobuhle.. Phakathi kwezinhlobo zokuphila ezilula, ukuchuma kubonakala kuncike kakhulu ekuzaleni okusheshayo nokuba nzima ukukudla: kodwa ezilwaneni ezihlakaniphe kakhulu kugcizelelwa ukubaluleka kokubambisana nokukhulisa abazali.. Kafushane, sithola indalo ikhomba ebuhleni bokugcina bothando; kokubili kwezenhlalo kanye nabazali.

Enye yezinto ezihluke kakhulu zikaJesu’ ukufundisa kufingqwe ekuqaleni 2 amazwi omthandazo weNkosi: “Baba wethu.” UNkulunkulu akayena nje umdali wethu, kude nendalo yakhe: kodwa usinike okuthile okungokwakhe uqobo; futhi uJesu usezinhlungwini zokuxhumana nathi ukujula kothando nokuzibophezela okushiwo yilobu budlelwane bukaBaba nengane. Mhlawumbe isibonelo esigqama kakhulu salokhu uJesu’ umfanekiso weNdodana yolahleko (Luk 15:11-32); lapho eveza ubaba njengoxhashazwe futhi ehlazekile yindodana eyayingabongi. Nokho, naphezu kwalokhu, kanye nemibiko yezikhathi ezithile yokuziphatha okubi kwendodana (Luk 15:30), ubaba uphikelela elangazelela ukubuya kwakhe; nalapho enza, uphuthuma ukuyogona futhi amemukele ebulungwini obugcwele bomndeni.

Kunzima ngengqondo yaseNtshonalanga ukuqonda ngokugcwele ubukhulu bothando oluvezwa nguJesu kulo mfanekiso. Emehlweni amaHebheru, indodana yayenze icala okwakumelwe ikhandwe ngamatshe ngalo (Deut 21:18-21). Futhi ukubonakala kwendoda endala igijima kwakubhekwa njengehlazo. Nokho lobaba wayezimisele ukuzenza ihlazo emphakathini ukuze asindise indodana yakhe.¹ Kodwa namuhla, asigcinanga ngokulahlekelwa umbono wokubaluleka kwezenzo zikababa; abaningi bethu abasaboni ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba ubaba, ngisho nokuzithanda.

Ngokudabukisayo, abaningi baye bazalwa futhi bakhuliswa - noma baze bahlukunyezwa futhi balahlwa - amadoda aziphatha ngendlela ehluke kakhulu emfanekisweni weBhayibheli wobubaba ukuze akwenze kungabonakali.. abaningi, kuhlanganise namaKristu, cabanga ngobubaba ngokwemithetho eqinile, oqondisa izigwegwe, Ubaba wesitayela sama-Victorian, ungalokothi ugculiseke ngempela ngokusebenza kwethu futhi ulungele ukuphatha induku enkulu lapho kuvela uphawu lokuqala lokwehluleka noma ukungalaleli. Ngakho, ngokushesha nje lapho sizwa kukhulunywa ngokupheleliswa kukaNkulunkulu, iyeke 'ulaka lukaNkulunkulu' ngokumelene nobubi, sicabanga ukuthi intukuthelo yakhe kumelwe ibhekiswe kithi ngabanye: kodwa akunjalo.

Ngakho sula ingqondo yakho, Ngiyacela, bese uzama ukusibona ngeso lengqondo isimo esifana nalesi: Kukhona ubaba, osesebenze ukuphila kwakhe konke ukuze anakekele umndeni wakhe. Bayinjabulo yakhe; futhi kuye kubonakala sengathi awukho umhlatshelo ongaba mkhulu kakhulu ukuba awenzele bona. Kodwa izwe ahlala kulo likhungethwe yimpi. Ngelinye ilanga ebuyela ekhaya athole indlu yakhe ibhidlikile, indodana yakhe ifa nomndeni wayo, ngaphandle kwendodakazi yakhe, enqunu ingxenye, ekhoneni. Isithombe, Ngiyacela, ukufutheka kwakhe lapho embamba, ememeza, “Ubani owenze lokhu?!"

Ekuhlukumezekeni nasehlazweni lakhe, indodakazi ihlehla. Akakaze ambone uyise ethukuthele kanje. Kodwa intukuthelo ibhekiswe kubani? Hhayi yena. Futhi akaqali ngokushesha ukumbuza ukuze athole umkhondo wokuthi ngubani umenzi wobubi. Isililo, emthatha emgona, ngokunganaki ubufakazi bokuthotshiswa kwakhe, aqale amduduze. Ngoba, okokuqala nokubalulekile intukuthelo yakhe iwukubonakaliswa kosizi lwakhe ngobubi obenziwe kuye; futhi isifiso sakhe esiphuthumayo siwukuqala ukulungisa lowo monakalo.

Silufunda kabi kalula ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ngoba silubona ngombono womuntu. Ukugxila kwethu okuyinhloko kuvame ukuba kumonakalo owenziwe kanye nokulahlekelwa okutholakele: kodwa uMdali akanjalo. Ngomqondo ongokwenyama, UNkulunkulu uyazondla futhi akathinteki. Nokho iBhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi isitha sikaNkulunkulu, uSathane, uzimisele ukumphikisa. Kodwa kanjani? Akakwazi ukuhlasela uNkulunkulu ngokuqondile: kodwa angahlasela izinto ezithandwa nguNkulunkulu. Izinto nje zingashintshwa kalula; ngakho lokhu kuwukucasula kwesikhashana nje: kodwa kunendlela yokuzwisa uNkulunkulu ubuhlungu ngokujule kakhulu.

Ingabe UNkulunkulu Uyabuzwa Ubuhlungu?

Uma mina noma wena sibheka umuntu, sibona ukuziphatha kwabo futhi kulokho sithola imizwa yabo. Singakwazi ukuzwa ubuhlungu noma injabulo yethu kuphela. Kodwa uNkulunkulu ungumsunguli wokwazi, nakho konke okukhona. Uyakuzwa lokho esikuzwayo. Ngakho, lapho uSathane ezwisa ubuhlungu, ihlazo noma ukuhlupheka phezu kwezidalwa ezinemizwa ezidalwe nguNkulunkulu, UNkulunkulu uyakuzwa futhi.

UJehova wabona ukuthi ububi bomuntu bukhulu kangakanani emhlabeni, nokuthi zonke izizindlo zemicabango yenhliziyo yomuntu zimbi ngaso sonke isikhathi. UJehova wadabuka ngokuthi wayebenzile abantu emhlabeni, inhliziyo yakhe yakhathazeka kakhulu. (Gen 6:5-6)

Asivamisile ukucabanga ngendlela uNkulunkulu ezwa ubuhlungu nosizi: kodwa uyakwenza. (Qonda Jeremiah 48:30-38 ngesinye isibonelo.) Sicabanga ukuthi ngephutha, ngoba uNkulunkulu wenze izulu laba yindawo yokuphelela, khona-ke uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe kumelwe ngandlela-thile angabi nalutho nhlobo endalweni yakhe; enganaki futhi engenandaba nobuhlungu nokuhlupheka kwabantu. Kodwa isimo seqiniso cishe siphambene. UNkulunkulu wenza umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe. Yini eyenza umuntu akhetheke kangaka, yehluke kakhulu kuzo zonke ezinye izilwane? Ingabe isimo sethu somzimba? Ayikho; asibukeki sehluke ngokuphelele ezinkawini. Ingabe ubuhlakani bethu? Hhayi-ke, sinekhono elimangalisayo lokucabanga nokuqonda: kodwa ezinye izilwane zihlakaniphile futhi; futhi uma siqhathaniswa noNkulunkulu siyisimungulu, ngempela.

“Ngokuba imicabango yami akuyona imicabango yenu, nezindlela zenu azisizo izindlela zami,” kusho uJehova. “Njengoba izulu liphakeme kunomhlaba, kanjalo izindlela zami ziphakeme kunezindlela zenu nemicabango yami kunemicabango yenu. (Isa 55:8-9)

Ngakho cabanga isikhashana lapho ukwazi, Imizwa, umuzwa wethu wokuziphatha, uthando, ubulungisa - ngisho nobuhlungu kanye nokuzisola - kuvela. Yini eyenza abantu bakhetheke kangangokuthi babe sesikhundleni esiphezulu endaweni yonke yemvelo? Iyiphi imfihlakalo enkulu ngathi thina engekho usosayensi ongayichaza ngokwanele? Kuwumkhuba wokuqaphela: ikhono lokubona, ukuzwa, kuye uqobo ukuzizwa imizwa yobumnandi nobuhlungu, ithemba, ukwesaba, uthando, njll. – hhayi nje ngokwemibandela yokuziphatha noma yokusebenza, noma njengendlela yokuzivocavoca ku-logic: kodwa njengokuqondile, ulwazi lomuntu siqu. Nokho, kuyilapho amandla okusebenza okuhlobanisa ulwazi futhi aqale izimpendulo ezifanele ngokungangabazeki abalulekile kunoma yikuphi ukuziphatha okubonakala kuhlakaniphile., asikho isizathu esiboniswayo sokuthi kungani lokhu kufanele kuphumele kunoma yikuphi okuhlangenwe nakho okwaziyo. Ngempela, iqiniso liwukuthi ingxenye enkulu yezigidigidi zemisebenzi eyenziwa ubuchopho bami yenzeka ngaphandle kolwazi lwami.; futhi asikho isakhiwo sobuchopho obumaphakathi esaziwayo lapho ukwazi kwami ​​kungatholakala khona. Kunalokho, kubonakala sengathi ubuchopho bami ‘buyigumbi lokulawula eliyinkimbinkimbi,’ okuthi ‘I’ ngiphethe. Kodwa phazamisa ukuxhumana kwemizwa emzimbeni wami noma ebuchosheni futhi ngingahle ngiyeke ukuzwa, yizwa, ukubona – noma ucabange. Kukhona ngaphezulu 7 izigidigidi zethu’ emhlabeni: nokho ngingaqagela nje ukuthi abanye bazizwa kanjani; ngoba angihlali ngaphakathi, futhi angixhumekile ku, ubuchopho noma imizimba yabo.

IBhayibheli liyachaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu ‘ugcwalisa zonke izinto’ (2Chron 6:18; Eph 4:10) nokuthi unguMdali wethu, owasibumba ‘ngomfanekiso wakhe’ (Gen 1:27-28). Ingabe kukholakala ngisho nokucabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu usinikeze zonke lezi zimfanelo eziyimfihlakalo, indalo yakhe, ngaphandle kokwazi ukuthi bazizwa njengaye? Futhi uma uthando lungasishukumisela ukuba senze izinto esingenakuzicabanga kwabanye, kunengqondo noma kunengqondo ukuphakamisa ukuthi okuphelele, okungapheli, UNkulunkulu angathanda kancane? Uma kusiphatha kabi uma sibona abanye behlupheka, uNkulunkulu ngeke adabuke kakhulu? Uma sicasulwa ukungabi nabulungisa, futhi afune ukuphindiselwa, kungani kungenjalo uNkulunkulu? Uyini umuntu uma eqhathaniswa noNkulunkulu? Ikhono lethu lokuzwa ubuhlungu obungaphezu kwamandla ethu ngokomzimba lilinganiselwe ngokuntula kwethu ukuxhumana nabanye: ngakho ohlushwa kakhulu yizo zonke izenzo zethu ezimbi kanye nonya komunye nomunye?

Ukukhathazeka Okuyinhloko KukaNkulunkulu Izinhliziyo Zethu

Yini ngesintu eyenza sikhetheke kangaka kuye? IBhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubheka inhliziyo (IsiHebheru, 'Embe,’ incazelo, 'phakathi') – hhayi nje iphampu: kodwa umnyombo wemizwa nezisusa zethu.

Kodwa uJehova wathi kuSamuweli, “Ungacabangi ukubukeka kwakhe nobude bakhe, ngoba ngimalile. UJEHOVA akazibheki izinto abantu abazibukayo. Abantu babheka ukubukeka kwangaphandle, kepha uJehova ubheka inhliziyo.” (1Sa 16:7)

Ngemva kokususa uSawule, wabeka uDavide inkosi yabo. UNkulunkulu wafakaza ngaye:

‘Ngimtholile uDavide indodana kaJese, indoda emva kweyami inhliziyo; uzokwenza konke engifuna akwenze.’ (Act 13:22)

UDavide, njengoba sesibonile, wayekude nokuphelela. Nokho wayekwazi, lapho ebhekene, ukubona nokuzwa izinto ngombono kaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kuzwela, kanye nokuzimisela kwakhe ukuvuma amaphutha akhe nokuguqula izindlela zakhe, kwakuyizici ezibalulekile ebuhlotsheni bakhe noNkulunkulu.

Uma uthando lungasishukumisela ukuba senze izinto esingenakuzicabanga kwabanye, kunengqondo noma kunengqondo ukuphakamisa ukuthi okuphelele, okungapheli, UNkulunkulu angathanda kancane? Futhi uma kusiphatha kabi lapho sibona abanye behlupheka, uNkulunkulu ngeke adabuke kakhulu? Uma sicasulwa ukungabi nabulungisa, futhi afune ukuphindiselwa, kungani kungenjalo uNkulunkulu? Uyini umuntu uma eqhathaniswa noNkulunkulu? Ikhono lethu lokuzwa ubuhlungu obungaphezu kwamandla ethu ngokomzimba lilinganiselwe ngokuntula kwethu ukuxhumana nabanye: ngakho ohlushwa kakhulu yizo zonke izenzo zethu ezimbi kanye nonya komunye nomunye? Akuyena yini uNkulunkulu, ngubani owaziyo futhi ozizwayo zonke? Uma umiyane usiluma, ingabe siyalingabaza ilungelo lethu lokulishaya? Yeka ukuthi uNkulunkulu unelungelo kangakanani lokubhubhisa labo abahlupha futhi bacekele phansi indalo yakhe futhi abuyisele umusa wakhe ngezithuko eziyindelelo.?

Izidingo Zobulungiswa

IBhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi lapho uNkulunkulu edala umhlaba, kwakukuhle kakhulu’ (Gen 1:31). Lapha sikhuluma ‘ngobuhle’ ngomqondo wobuhle bobuhle nokuvumelana kokusebenza kwendalo. Ekuqaleni, U-Adamu no-Eva baphila ngokuvumelana noNkulunkulu ngaphansi kwesivikelo sakhe, ngaphandle komqondo wobubi. Isiphetho sabo kwakufanele baqeqeshwe njengababonisi nabaqaphi bemvelo. Kwabe sekufika usathane, besola uNkulunkulu ngokuba nobugovu ngokubaphuca ithuba lokungena emthini wolwazi.

Leli bekuyiqhinga lokukhohlisa elikhulu kunawo wonke. Kakade base bekwazi ukufinyelela ngokuqondile umthombo weqiniso wabo bonke ubuhle nolwazi; okuwukuphela kolwazi olusha abaluthola kwakuwububi.² Kodwa nngoba izenzo zabo zazilimaza indalo kaNkulunkulu; futhi ukungenelela kwakudingeka.

UNkulunkulu njengoMahluleli

Labo abakhetha ukuphikisa uNkulunkulu bafuna ukumbopha izandla ngokumbeka icala lokuziphatha okungalungile. Basho ngokwehlukana ukuthi abakhethanga ukudalwa; ukuthi babengayiqondi imiphumela yokuhlubuka kwabo; ukuthi isijeziso sidlula ubukhulu becala; ukuthi babengenawo amandla anele okunqoba isilingo sokona, njll. Kodwa kuzo zonke lezi zimpikiswano uNkulunkulu angaphendula ngokufanelekile, ‘Ngikwenze ngamandla okuzikhethela; futhi ngiklame lo mhlaba ukuba uwujabulele. Ngikuxwayisile: kepha anivumanga ukulalela. Awunawo umqondo wokuhlupheka kwaphakade kanye nokuswela okubangele kwabanye. Ubungahloselwe ukubhekana nesilingo uwedwa. Naphezu kwakho konke osukwenzile ngisafisa ukukuthanda nokukuhlenga. Ngikunikeze indlela yokuphuma ngezindleko zakho ezidlula wonke amandla akho okucabanga; futhi noma kunjalo uyala. Ngingaba kanjani uNkulunkulu wobulungisa uma ngingakuniki ubulungisa obufunwa izenzo zakho?’

Ngakho-ke awunazaba, Awu ndoda, noma ungubani owahlulelayo. Ngoba kulokho owahlulela omunye, uyazilahla. Ngoba wena owahlulelayo wenza izinto ezifanayo. Siyazi ukuthi ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu kungokweqiniso kulabo abenza izinto ezinjalo. Uyakucabanga lokhu, O muntu owahlulela abenza izinto ezinjalo, futhi wenze okufanayo, ukuthi lizaphepha ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu? Noma udelela ingcebo yobuhle bakhe, ukubekezela, nokubekezela, ungazi ukuthi umusa kaNkulunkulu ukuholela ekuphendukeni? Kepha ngobulukhuni bakho nangenhliziyo engaphendukiyo uzibekelela ulaka ngosuku lolaka., isambulo, kanye lokwahlulela okulungileyo kukaNkulunkulu; I-WHO “uyobuyisela wonke umuntu ngokwemisebenzi yakhe:” kulabo abafuna udumo ngokubekezela ekwenzeni okuhle, udumo, nokungonakali, ukuphila okuphakade; kodwa kulabo abazithandayo, futhi ungalaleli iqiniso, kodwa lalelani ukungalungi, kuyakuba khona ulaka nentukuthelo, ukucindezelwa nobuhlungu, phezu kwawo wonke umphefumulo womuntu owenza okubi, kumJuda kuqala, futhi nakuso isiGreki. Kodwa inkazimulo, udumo, futhi ukuthula makube kubo bonke abenza okuhle, kumJuda kuqala, futhi nakuso isiGreki. Ngoba akukho ukukhetha kuNkulunkulu. (Rom 2:1-11)

Uma umiyane usiluma, ingabe siyalingabaza ilungelo lethu lokulishaya? Yeka ukuthi uNkulunkulu unelungelo kangakanani lokubhubhisa labo abahlupha futhi bacekele phansi indalo yakhe futhi abuyisele umusa wakhe ngezithuko eziyindelelo.? Nokho kukhona abambalwa abangase bazizwe bengqubuzana ngisho nokuswayipha impukane. Yeka ukuthi kumelwe ukuba kumzwisa ubuhlungu kangakanani uNkulunkulu ukuba akhiphe isahlulelo kulabo abenze ngokukhethekile ukuba babathande futhi bathandwe? (Bheka uJeremiya 48:29-36.)

UNkulunkulu, Ofisa Umusa

UNkulunkulu akagcini ngokuthanda abantu; ungumthombo nencazelo yothando ngokwalo (1Jn 4:7-18). Uthando luboshelwe emvelweni yakhe: 3 abantu abahlukene; nokho behlanganiswe ndawonye ekuncikeneni okuphelele nasebunyeni kangangokuthi basebenza njengoMunye. Futhi isifiso sakhe ukuthi sizuze leyomvelo.

Angikhulekeli laba kuphela, kodwa lalabo abakholwa yimi ngelizwi labo, ukuze bonke babe munye; njengawe, Baba, bakimi, nami ngikini, ukuze nabo babe munye kithi; ukuze izwe likholwe ukuthi ungithumile. Inkazimulo onginike yona, ngibanikile bona; ukuze babe munye, njengoba thina simunye; Mina kubo, nawe kimi, ukuze bapheleliswe babe munye; ukuze umhlaba wazi ukuthi ungithumile, futhi wabathanda, njengalokhu ungithandile. (Joh 17:20-23)

Sehluleke kabuhlungu kanjani! Nokho uNkulunkulu uyenqaba ukusilahla; enikeza indlela yokubuyisela uma kuphela sizozinikela kuYe, njengoba isigebengu sibaleka, ngethemba ukuthi ijaji lizothola ububele. Futhi noma ubani owenza kanjalo uyothola ukuthi lo Nkulunkulu omangalisayo wesihe kakade usezame konke okusemandleni ukuze axazulule izimfuno zothando nobulungisa., ukuze anikhulule!

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Imibhalo yaphansi

1. Siyabonga ku-Kenneth E. U-Bailey ngokukhomba lokhu emibhalweni yakhe. Ezimbili zezincwadi zakhe ezikhuluma ngqo ngalo mfanekiso yilezi: ‘Isiphambano Nolahleko’, 1973 I-Concordia Publishing House (I-ISBN 0-570-03139-7) nethi ‘Ukuthola Izihluthulelo Zesiko Ezilahlekile ZikaLuka 15’, 1992 I-Concordia Publishing (I-ISBN 0-570-04563-0).
2. Qonda ‘Iphrojekthi yase-Edene yasekuqaleni‘ kwe ‘Esingayenza Ngalutho?’ uchungechunge.