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Ukwazi Izigaba Ezintathu Zomsebenzi KaNkulunkulu Kuyindlela Yokwazi UNkulunkulu

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Ukube Angisindiswanga NguNkulunkulu

                                                                     ULingwe, eJaphanelp

Ukube angisindiswanga uNkulunkulu, ngabe ngisaqhubeka nokukhukhuleka nale lizwe, ngilwa kanzima nakabuhlungu esonweni; usuku nosuku ngifiphazeke futhi ngingenathemba. Ukube angisindiswanga uNkulunkulu, ngabe ngisanyathelwe ngaphansi kwezinyawo zikadeveli, ngibanjwe esonweni nasezinjabulweni zaso, nginganaki ukuthi ukuphila kwami kuyoba njani. Ukube angisindiswanga uNkulunkulu, ngabe anginazibusiso ezilapha namuhla, ingasaphathwa eyokwazi ukuthi kufanele siphile kanjani noma injongo yokuphila kwethu. Ukube angisindiswanga uNkulunkulu, ngabe ngisadidekile ngokholo, ngabe angikazi lutho, ngingazi ukuthi ubani okufanele ngibe nokholo kuye. Ekugcineni ngizazile izandla zikaNkulunkulu ezinothando ezibambe ezami njengoba sihamba. Angeke ngihambe futhi ngilahlekelwe Isigaba yami ngoba ngizohlala kule ndlela ekhanyayo. (“Ukube Angisindiswanga uNkulunkulu” kwethi Landelani Iwundlu Nihlabelele Izihlabelelo Ezintsha). Noma nini lapho ngizwa lesi sihlabelelo sokuhlangenwe nakho, njalo ngiyathinteka kanzulu. Ukube uNkulunkulu akangisindisanga, njengoba kuchaziwe kule ngoma, ngabe ngisazulazula ngaphandle ezweni, ngizikhathaza ngokuxoshina nemali, kuze kube seqophelweni lapho ngabe kade ngalahlekelwa yimpilo yami futhi ngafela phesheya ezweni langaphandle ...

Ngiyingane yeminyaka yamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, futhi ngazalelwa ekhaya lomlimi elijwayelekile. Umfowethu omdala wayehlala engaphilile kusukela esemncane. Ubaba walimala engozini lapho ngineminyaka eyi-10; wakhubazeka eminyakeni emibili emuva kwalokho. Isimo sezimali njengomndeni sabe sivele simpofu, sabe sesicwila kakhulu ezikweletini emuva kwalokho sizama ukwelapha ubaba. Abangani nezihlobo zethu zazesaba ukuthi ngeke sisakwazi ukubuyisa izikweletu lezo, ababe besazimisela ukusiboleka imali. Ngiphelelwe yithemba, ngaphoqeleka ukuba ngiyeke isikole ngineminyaka engu-16 ukuze ngiyosebenza kude nasekhaya. Phakathi nobusuku sekuthule cwaka, ngangivame ukucabanga: Lapho zisezincane, izingane ezilingana nami ngeminyaka zazidlala ngokukhululeka emuva kwesikole, lapho mina kwakufanele ngibe semasimini ngenza umsebenzi wepulazi; manje sezikhulile njengami, futhi zisaya esikoleni, ziziphathisa okwezingane eziphathiswe okwamaqanda nabazali bazo, kodwa kufanele ngiqale ukusebenza ngisemncane ngizwe lonke uhlobo lokuhlupheka ukuze ngondle umndeni wami. ... Ngaleso sikhathi, ngakhononda kubazali bami ukuthi babengizalelani, ngababuza ukuthi kungani ngeza kulo mhlaba ukuze ngizohlupheka futhi ngisebenze kanzima. Kodwa yayingekho into engangingayenza ngalokho, futhi kwakufanele ngamukele ubunjalo besimo nje kuphela. Ngaleso sikhathi, isifiso sami esikhulu kwakuwukusebenza kanzima, ngithole imali, ukuze abazali bami baphile ngokunethezeka, futhi bangabe besabukelwa phansi ngabanye.

Ekuqaleni ngasebenza efekthri ezimele ye-aluminium alloy. Njengoba ngangiyisisebenzi esiyingane, umphathi wayehlale enginakekela ngokudla nendawo yokuhlala. Emuva konyaka owodwa, ngabona sengathi umholo wami wawumncane kakhulu, ngase ngikhetha ukuyokwenza umsebenzi wokupholisha ifenisha kwenye ifekthri yefenisha abantu ababengafuni ukuwenza. Ngaleso sikhathi, kungakhathaleki ukuthi uhlobo luni lomsebenzi engangilwenza, uma nje ngangingaphule mthetho, ngangizowenza uma nje ngizokwenza imali ethe xaxa. Ukuphela komgomo wami kwakungukuba ngibe umuntu onemali, ukuze ngingaphinde ngiphile impilo yomuntu ompofu. Emuva kwalokho, izihlobo zami zangethula enkampanini eyanginika ithuba lokuhamba kuleli zwe ngiyosebenza. Ngangingakaze ngicabange ukuthi ngemuva kweminyaka embalwa ngangingaya phesheya.

Ngentwasahlobo ka-2012, isifiso sami saphumelela lapho ngifika eJaphane futhi ngaqala impilo yami entsha. Ngangisembonini yokwakha imikhumbi, futhi ngohlelo lokufunda umsebenzi ngasayina isivumelwano seminyaka emithathu nenkampani. Lapho ngiqala ukusebenza, ngoba ngangingakwazi ukupheka, ngadla ama-noodles asheshayo inyanga yonke, ngaze ngagcina ngingasakwazi ukuwadla ngenxa yomuzwa wokuthi angibuyise futhi ngaphoqeleka ukuba ngifunde ukupheka. Angisazi nokuthi zingaki izinsuku engadla ngazo ilayisi elingavuthiwe. EJaphane, sasingabantu bokufika, ngakho kwakunzima ukuba izisebenzi zenkampani zingangasiphathi kahle. Babesenzisa umsebenzi omningi ongcolile, okhathazayo, noyingozi. Ikakhulukazi lapho ngipholisha ifenisha, empeleni ngangesaba, ngoba uma ngabe igesi ihlangana nomlilo yayingokhela umlilo, futhi uma ngangingaqapheli isikhashana nje kwakungabeka impilo yami engozini. Kodwa noma ngabe kwakuwukuhlupheka empilweni yami noma ubungozi emsebenzini wami, uma nje ngicabanga ngokwenza imali eningi engizoyihambisa emndenini wami, futhi ngikwazi ukuthenga imoto nendlu lapho sengibuyele ekhaya ngikwazi ukuphakama ngibe ngaphezu kwabanye futhi ngingabe ngisaphila impilo yomuntu ompofu ngibukelwe phansi ngabanye abantu, ngabona ukuhlupheka kwami kwangaleso sikhathi kungekubi neze. Iminyaka emithathu yempilo yami yadlula ngokuphazima kweso ngisebenza lapho, futhi isikhathi se-visa yami sase siphela. Le nkampani yayinenqubo yokuvuselela izinkontileka, ngakho ukuze ngithole enye imali, ngakhetha ukuvuselela isivumelwano sami futhi ngiqhubeke nokusebenza eJaphane. Okwangimangalisa kakhulu ukuthi emuva kwesikhathi esingengakanani emuva kokuvuselela isivumelwano sami, ngahlangana nevangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu uSomandla.

NgoSepthemba ka-2015, umngani engangihlangane naye eJaphane wangitshela ngomsebenzi kaSomandla ezinsukwini zokugcina. Ngenkathi engitshela ngokukholwa kuNkulunkulu, angicabanganga ukuthi kwakuyinto ekhangayo futhi ngacabanga ukuthi lokhu kwakuwuhlobo nje lwenkolo. Ngangicabanga ukuthi ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu ngeke kukwazi ukuguqula isiphetho sami. Ngokushesha emuva kwalokho, ngatshela umngane wami ngendlela yami yokucabanga, ngase ngimbuza, “Ingabe ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu kungaguqula isiphetho sami? Ngingumuntu nje onebhadi, sengihlupheke kakhulu kusukela ngisemncane. Ukube benginemali bengingeke ngihlupheke. Ngicabanga ukuthi njengamanje into engifanele ukwenza imali. Kimina, ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu kuyinto ekude kakhulu nami.” Lapho umngane wami esengizwile ngikhuluma kanje, wangifundela ingxenye yezwi likaNkulunkulu: “Lapho uyoya khona usuku nosuku, lokho oyokwenza, ubani futhi yini oyohlangana nayo, yini oyoyisho, yini eyokwenzeka kuwe—ingabe kukhona noma yikuphi kulokhu okungaqagelwa? Abantu abakwazi ukubona zonke lezi zinto ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ingasaphathwa eyokuzilawula. Ekuphileni, lezi zinto ezingabonakali zenzeka njalo ngazo zonke izikhathi. Lezi zinguquko eziba khona njalo nendlela ezenzeka ngayo, zikhumbuza abantu ukuthi ayikho into evele izenzakalele nje, nokuthi lezi zinto ziwukudalelwa, azikwazi ukuvele zishintshe nje abantu ngokuthanda kwabo. Yonke into eyenzekayo iyisixwayiso esintwini esivela kuMdali, futhi idlulisa umyalezo wokuthi abantu abakwazi ukulawula ukudalelwa kwabo; ngesikhathi esifanayo sonke isehlakalo simelene nomuntu, nesifiso sakhe sokubeka ukudalelwa kwakhe ezandleni zakhe. Zifana nembibizane enkulu eshaya ezindlebeni zomuntu, ziphoqe abantu ukuba baphinde bacabange ukuthi ubani ekugcineni oqondisa futhi alawule ukudalelwa kwabo. Futhi njengoba izifiso zabo zilokhu zingaphumeleli, ngokuzenzakalelayo abantu bayasemukela isimo esingokoqobo ngokudalelwa kwabo, ngentando yeZulu nobukhosi boMdali. Kusukela kulolu shintsho lwansuku zonke kuya ekudalelweni kokuphila kwawo wonke umuntu, ayikho into engazembuli izinhlelo zoMdali nobukhosi Bakhe; ayikho into engawuthumeli umyalezo wokuthi ‘igunya loMdali ngeke liphele,’ lokho akulidlulisi iqiniso laphakade lokuthi ‘igunya loMdali liphakeme.’” (“UNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe, Oyingqayizivele III” kwethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni). Emuva kokuzwa lokhu, ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi la mazwi ayenza umqondo kakhulu, futhi okwangifikela ukuthi ukuvuselela isivumelwano sami kubonakala sengathi kwakuyinto ehlelwe eZulwini. Kwaphinde kwangenza ngacabanga ngekhaya engangizalelwe kulo, impilo yami nomndeni wami nakho konke okwakwenzeka eduze kwami ​​kwakuyizinto engangingenakuzikhethela ngazo futhi ngingenakuzilindela. Ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi ndawana thile kwakukhona uMbusi olawulayo.

Umngane wami futhi wangifundela lesi sigaba sezwi likaNkulunkulu “UNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe, Oyingqayizivele III” kwethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni ekhuluma ngezigaba eziyisithupha okumele umuntu adlule kuzo empilweni: Ukuzalwa: Isigaba Sokuqala; Ukukhula: Isigaba Sesibili; Ukuzimela: Isigaba Sesithathu; Umshado: Isigaba Sesine; Ukuba Nabantwana: Isigaba Sesihlanu; Ukufa: Isigaba Sesithupha. Lapho sengilifundile izwi likaNkulunkulu, ngamangala. Ngangingakaze ngicabange ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayekhulume ngokucacile kangaka ngesiphetho somuntu, kanti amaphuzu lawa ngempela anjengoba ewachazile. Ngokwezimo ezijwayelekile, umuntu uzohlangabezana nalezi zigaba eziyisithupha empilweni yakhe. Ngacabanga ngokuthi bangaki abantu abahluphekayo emhlabeni, nokuthi kwakungemina nje kuphela. Uma isiphetho ngempela sasiya ngokukhetha komuntu futhi esilawula, khona-ke wonke umuntu angakhetha ukuhlala endlini enkulu, kanokusho, futhi ingabe bakhona abantu abathwele ukuhlupheka nobunzima? Eqinisweni, umndeni umuntu azalwa kuwo akazikhetheli neze, futhi akakwazi ukukhetha uhlobo lwabazali analo. Emuva kokukhula, uhlobo lomyeni noma umfazi abanalo nalo alukho sezandleni zabo. ... Lapho ngicabangisisa ngokwengeziwe ngala mazwi, ngawabona engawoqobo ngokwengeziwe, futhi ngase ngiqala enhliziyweni yami ukukholwa yilokho uNkulunkulu uSomandla ayekushilo. Isiphetho somuntu akuyona into umuntu angaziguqulela yona. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, ngaqala ukuba nentshisekelo ngokwengeziwe ekukholweni kuNkulunkulu, futhi ngakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona, futhi ngakholwa ukuthi isiphetho somuntu asikho ngaphansi kokulawula kwakhe. Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi ngangingazi okuningi ngoNkulunkulu, ngabona sengathi uNkulunkulu wayekude kakhulu nami. Kodwa-ke, engahlangana nakho emuva kwalokho, kwenza ngezwa ngokuqinisekile ukuthi: UNkulunkulu useduze kwami, ungibhekile futhi uyangivikela.

Lalina ngalelo langa, futhi ngafika emsebenzini ngesikhathi njengenjwayelo. Ngo-10:00 ekuseni, ngase ngisemsebenzini, lapho ngizwa umsindo oqhumayo. Ngangingazi ukuthi yini le eyayiphahlazeka phansi, futhi yangihlasimulisa umzimba ngesaba kakhulu. Ngesikhathi ngiphendula ikhanda ukuze ngibone, ngamangala, futhi ngabona ipayipi lensimbi elingama-40 cm ububanzi no-4 m ubude elinesisindo esinguhhafu wethani liwile enqoleni. Lasakazeka phansi cishe ngohhafu wemitha ukusuka lapho ngangimi khona. Ngangethuke kakhulu kulowo mzuzu kangangokuthi ngangingakwazi nokukhuluma, futhi kwangithatha isikhashana ukuba ngiphinde ngiswabuluke ekuthukeni kwami. Enhliziyweni yami ngangimemeza ngithi: “Ngiyabonga Nkulunkulu! Ngiyabonga Nkulunkulu!” Ukube uNkulunkulu wayengekho lapho engibhekile futhi engivikela, khona-ke ipayipi lensimbi lalizosakazeka ngqo phezu kwami, bese impilo yami engatheni iphele kanjalo.

Sengiphumile emsebenzini, ngenkathi ngikhuluma nabafowethu nodadewethu mayelana nokwakwenzekile ngalelo langa, bahlanganyela nami ngokuthi kwakungukuvikela kukaNkulunkulu. Baphinde bangifundela izwi likaNkulunkulu uSomandla: “Kukho konke ukuphila kwenu okude, empeleni umuntu ngamunye uke wahlangabezana nezimo eziningi eziyingozi futhi wabhekana nezilingo eziningi. Lokhu yingoba uSathane ulapho eceleni kwakho, amehlo akhe ekugqolozele njalo. Uyathanda lapho isidumo sikuvelela, lapho izinhlekelele zikwehlela, lapho kungekho into ekuhambela kahle, futhi uyathanda uma ubhajwe enethini likaSathane. Mayelana noNkulunkulu, Uyakuvikela njalo, ekugcina kwelinye ishwa emuva kwelinye nakwenye inhlekelele emuva kwenye. Ingakho Ngithi konke umuntu anakho—ukuthula nentokozo, izibusiso kanye nokuphepha kwakhe siqu—eqinisweni konke kulawulwe nguNkulunkulu, futhi Uyahola futhi Anqume impilo nesiphet” (“UNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe, Oyingqayizivele VI” kwethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni). Ngemuva kokufunda izwi likaNkulunkulu ngaqonda ukuthi abantu baphila nsuku zonke enethini kaSathane. Nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, bangabhekana nazo zonke izinhlobo zezilingo eziyingozi ezivela kuSathane, futhi bangabhekana nezinhlekelele, ukuhlaselwa kanye nezinye izinto eziningi ezimbi. Ngaphandle kokuba uNkulunkulu ebabhekile futhi ebaqaphele, abantu ngabe kade bagwinywa uSathane. Uma ngicabanga ngengozi engabhekana nayo emsebenzini wami, lapho uhhafu wethani lepayipi yensimbi uwela kuhhafu wemitha kuphela phambi kwami, ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kwakungeyona nje inhlanhla. KwakunguNkulunkulu owayengiqaphile futhi engivikele owangisindisa kuleli bhadi. Yonke le minyaka, angazi ukuthi zingaki izikhathi engithokozele ngazo ukunakekelwa nokuvikelwa nguNkulunkulu nasekuvikelekeni, kodwa kukho konke ngangingamazi uNkulunkulu noma ngingamkhonzi; ngempela unembeza ngangingenawo. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, ngawuqonda kangcono umusa kaNkulunkulu wensindiso. Ukuthi ngakwazi ukuphila kuze kube manje kungenxa yesandla sikaNkulunkulu sothando engilinda, futhi ngambonga uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yami. Ngabuye nganquma ukuthi esikhathini esizayo ngangizokwenza konke engingakwenza ukuze ngilandele uNkulunkulu. Ezinsukwini ezizayo, ngangivame ukuya emibuthanweni nabafowethu nodadewethu, sifunde izwi likaNkulunkulu ndawonye, futhi sixoxisane futhi sabelane ngolwazi lwethu nolwazi lwamazwi kaNkulunkulu, futhi sihlabelele izingoma sidumise uNkulunkulu. Sasikhululekile ezinhliziyweni zethu, sasisizana futhi selekelelana empilweni yethu yangokomoya. Akekho noyedwa wabo owayengibukela phansi, futhi akekho nowayejivaza abampofu futhi ephakamisa abacebile, futhi ngazizwa ngikwazi ukuphila nginesithunzi. Ngesikhathi ngiphila phakathi kwaleli khaya elikhulu, elifudumele, futhi elibusisiwe leBandla LikaNkulunkulu USomandla, kwaba nezinguquko kancane kancane empilweni yami. Ngangingenakho ukukhathazeka, ukuhlupheka, nokuba negebe engangikade nginalo ngaphakathi. Ngazizwa ngijabule kakhulu futhi ngigcwalisekile kunakudala.

Ngolunye usuku, kwenzeka okuthile esisebenzini esase sinesikhathi eside enkampanini yethu. WayengumJaphane futhi esevele eneminyaka engaphezu kweyishumi enkampanini. Wayenolwazi oluningi ingabe kwezokuqwashisa kwezokuphepha noma kwezobuchwepheshe. Ngalolo suku, lapho esemsebenzini, wayeshayela iloli lokuphakamisa futhi enza umsebenzi othile ngesikhathi ephezulu ngamamitha angu-20. Ngenkathi esebenza-ke, ngenxa yokunganaki wadala ukuba kuconse igesi yeloli engamanzi. Kwakukhona omunye umlingani wami owayesebenza ngaphezu kwakhe eshisela, kwathi kungazelelwe inhlasi yawela engutsheni yakhe. Lapho igesi eyayiconsele kuyena ihlangana nenhlasi, kokheleka ilangabi, kwavutha umlilo. Abantu abaningi lapho bavele bandwaza bebuka lo mlingani wabo esibekelwe ngamalangabi, empeleni kwakungekho noluncane ababengalwenza. Kwase kuvele kungeke kusenziwa lutho ukuze asizakale, futhi emizuzwini embalwa, wayeseshe wangqongqa. Lapho sibona le nhlekelele yenzeka, abantu abaningi bamdabukela, futhi lokhu kwenza sacabanga ngezethu izimpilo: Yini, vele, abantu abayiphilelayo? Ngenxa yento enjengaleyo eyenzeka eduze kwami, ngabona ngempela ukuthi uma umuntu esukile kuNkulunkulu futhi engekho uNkulunkulu eduze kwakhe ukuba ambheke futhi amvikele, kusho ukuthi impilo yakhe ayivikelekile ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ukuphila komuntu kubucayi kakhulu futhi kusengozini lapho kubhekene nezinhlekelele. Ngaba nomuzwa ojulile wokuthi noma lungaphakama kangakanani ulwazi nobuchwepheshe bomuntu noma ngabe umuntu unemali engakanani, akakwazi ukulawula isiphetho sakhe, angisayiphathi eyokuzisindisa ezinhlekeleleni nasekufeni.

Kamuva, ngafunda isiqephu sezwi likaNkulunkulu: “Ngenxa yobukhosi boMdali nokunqunyelwa kusengaphambili, umphefumulo onomzwangedwa oqale ungelutho waba negama nabazali nomndeni, amathuba okuba yilungu lesintu, amathuba okuzwa ukuphila komuntu nokubona izwe; futhi uthola amathuba okubona ubukhosi boMdali, ukwazi ngendalo emangalisayo edalwe uMdali, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu ithuba lokuthobela igunya loMdali. Kodwa abantu abaningi abalibambi ngezandla zombili leli thuba eliyivelakancane. Bachitha wonke amandla okuphila kwabo belwa nokudalelwa, nesikhathi sabo bezama ukondla umndeni futhi beshikashikela udumo nesithunzi. Izinto abantu abazazisayo umndeni, imali nodumo; babheka lokhu njengezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni. Bonke bakhononda ngokudalelwa kwabo, kodwa abafuni ukucabanga ngemibuzo okubaluleke kakhulu futhi bayiqonde: kungani umuntu ephila, kufanele aphile kanjani umuntu, yini ebalulekile neyinjongo yokuphila. Konke ukuphila kwabo, kuyo yonke leyo minyaka eminingi, bajaha udumo nomcebo kuze kuphele ubusha babo, baze babe mpunga ekhanda; baze babone ukuthi imali ayisizi kangako ekugugeni kwabo, ukuthi imali ngeke ivale izikhala ezinhliziyweni zabo; baze babona ukuthi akekho okhululekile emthethweni wokuzalwa, wokuguga, wokugula, nowokufa, ukuthi akekho ongaphunyuka ekudalelweni kwakhe. Kuphela yilapho bephoqelelekile khona ukubhekana nezehlakalo zokuphila lapho bebona ukuthi ngisho noma umuntu angaba nezigidi zempahla, ngisho noma engaphakama kubantu, akekho ongasinda ekufeni, wonke umuntu uyobuyela esimweni sakhe ayevele eyiso: umphefumulo ongenalutho egameni lawo” (“UNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe, Oyingqayizivele III” kwethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni). Emuva kokuqeda ukufunda amazwi kaNkulunkulu, ngakhuthazeka kakhulu: Imimoya yabantu ivela kuNkulunkulu, futhi imiselwe uNkulunkulu ukuba ifike phakathi kwezwe labantu. Kodwa abantu abakafuni ukukholwa futhi bakhonze uNkulunkulu, futhi abalenzi igugu ithuba lokuzwa igunya loMdali, kodwa bazi kuphela ukuphilela imali, udumo, nobuhlobo. Bonke bamatasatasa bazama ukubalekela isiphetho sabo, kodwa yini abantu abangayithola ngokufuna lezi zinto? Yikuphi kulezi zinto—izihlobo, udumo, noma ingcebo—okungasindisa izimpilo zabo lapho ukufa sekusondele? Bheka ukufa komlingani wami omdala emsebenzini—akusona yini isibonelo esihle kakhulu esiveza leli phuzu? Uma ngicabanga ngezinto engizifunile esikhathini esidlule, akufani? Lapho ngaya kwelinye izwe ngiyosebenza, ngangithatha noma yimuphi umsebenzi ongcolile, okhandlayo noma oyingozi, ukuze nje ngithole imali eyengeziwe, ngenze abantu bangithathele phezulu, ukuze ngingalandelwa ihlazo lobuphofu. Yize noma ngabhekana nazo zonke izinhlobo zokuhlupheka, angizange ngicabange ukuguqula le ndlela yokuphila. Ngangilokhu ngilandela indlela eyodwa sonke isikhathi. Enhliziyweni yami, ngangingazi ukuthi kukhona uNkulunkulu, futhi ngangingazi ukuthi isiphetho somuntu sisesandleni sikaNkulunkulu. Ngangithembele kimi ukuba ngiguqule isiphetho sami, futhi ngazama ukubalekela izinhlelo zikaNkulunkulu empilweni yami. Ngangingeve ngilandela indlela eya ekushabalalisweni? Ukube kwakungeve kungenxa yensindiso kaNkulunkulu, noma uNkulunkulu engibhekile futhi engivikela, empeleni impidlwana yami engatheni ngabe kade yashabalaliswa uSathane. Nangaphezu kwalokho, impilo yami ingagcwaliseka kanjani futhi ibe nenjongo njengoba nginje manje? Ngaleso sikhathi, ekugcineni ngabona ukuthi injongo yokuphila akusiko ukufuna ingcebo noma udumo, akukhona ukufuna ukuba phambili kwabanye ukuze bakuthathele phezulu, kodwa kunalokho ukuza phambi kukaNkulunkulu, nokwamukela insindiso Yakhe. Kungokudumisa kanye nokulalela uNkulunkulu kuphela ukuba sikwazi ukuphunyuka ekulinyazweni nguSathane futhi siphile ngokuthula nenjabulo. Uma ngilokhu ngicabanga ngalokhu, ngiya ngokuya ngithinteka kakhulu. Ngiyabona ukuthi ngiyakwazi ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu, futhi lokhu kunguNkulunkulu engiphatha ngomusa okhethekile. Angazi ukuthi ngingaveza kanjani umuzwa wokubonga kuNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yami, ngakho-ke ngafunda ingoma ethi “Ukube Angisindiswanga uNkulunkulu” ukukhombisa indumiso yami kuNkulunkulu nokubonga uNkulunkulu uSomandla ngokungisindisa!

Umthombo: IBandla LikaNkulunkulu USomandla

Isinkwa Semihla Ngemihla: Uthando LukaNkulunkulu Lungokoqobo Impela, Insindiso KaNkulunkulu Ngeke Yephuze

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Ihubo Lombuso (1) Umbuso Sewehlele Emhlabeni

https://insindiso.ucoz.org/blog/1_the_kingdom_anthem/2019-08-16-79

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Umuntu Angasindiswa Kuphela Ekuphatheni KukaNkulunkulu

　　Wonke umuntu ubona sengathi ukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu kuyinto engajwayelekile ngoba abantu bacabanga ukuthi ukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu akuhlangene nomuntu. Bacabanga ukuthi lokhu kuphatha kungumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu yedwa, indaba kaNkulunkulu uqobo, ngakho isintu asikhathali ngokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu. Ngale ndlela, insindiso yesintu seyiphenduke yangabonakala yaphinde yangaqondakala, futhi manje seyiwubuciko bokukhuluma obuyize kuphela. Nakuba umuntu elandela uNkulunkulu ukuze asindiswe futhi angene esiphethweni esihle, umuntu akakhathazekile ukuthi uNkulunkulu uwenza kanjani umsebenzi Wakhe. Umuntu akakhathazekile ngalokho uNkulunkulu ahlele ukukwenza kanye nendima okufanele ayidlale ukuze asindiswe. Kwaze kwawusizi lokho! Ukusindiswa komuntu akunakuhlukaniswa nokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu, kungasaphathwa ukuthi kwehlukaniswe nohlelo lukaNkulunkulu. Kepha umuntu akacabangi lutho mayelana nokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu, futhi uyenyukela kakhulu ukuqhelelana noNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yalokho isibalo esikhulayo sabantu baphenduka abalandeli baNkulunkulu abangazi ngezinto eziqondene kakhulu nokusindiswa komuntu njengokuthi indalo iyini, kuyini ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu ykhonzwa kanjani, njalo njalo. Okwamanje, kufanele sixoxe ngokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu, ukuze umlandeli ngamunye azi ngokucacile ukubaluleka kokulandela uNkulunkulu nokukholwa Nguye. Bazokwazi futhi ukukhetha indlela okufanele bahambe ngayo ngokuqondile, esikhundleni sokulandela uNkulunkulu kuphela ukuze bazuze izibusiso, bagweme isidumo noma baphumelele.　　

　　Nakuba ukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu kungabonakala kujulile kumuntu, akunzima kumuntu ukukuqonda, ngoba wonke umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uxhumene nokuphatha Kwakhe, uphathelene nomsebenzi wokusindisa umuntu, futhi umayelana nempilo, nokuphila kanye nesiphetho sesintu. Umsebenzi uNkulunkulu awenzayo phakathi kwesintu nakuso isintu, kungathiwa, obonakalayo futhi onenjongo kakhulu. Ungabonwa umuntu, ungezwiwa umuntu, futhi ukude ekubeni yinto ecatshangwayo nje. Uma umuntu engakwazi ukwemukela wonke umsebenzi uNkulunkulu awenzayo, kuyini ukubaluleka kwalo msebenzi? Futhi ukuphatha okunjalo kungaholela kanjani ensindisweni yomuntu? Abaningi abalabo abalandela uNkulunkulu bazihlupha ngokuthi bangazithola kanjani izibusiso noma bagweme isinhlekelele. Uma kuphathwa umsebenzi nokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu, bayathula nya bangabe besaba nendaba kwakona. Bakholelwa ukuthi ukwazi imibuzo eyisinengiso njengaleyo ngeke kuzithuthukise izimpilo zabo noma kube usizo oluthile, ngakho nakuba bezizwile izintshumayelo ngokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu, baziphatha ngokunganaki. Futhi abaziboni njengezinto eziyigugu ezidinga ukwamukelwa, kungasaphathwa ukuthi bazemukele njengengxenye yezimpilweni zabo. Abantu abanjalo banenhloso elula nje ekulandeleni uNkulunkulu: ukuzuza isibusiso, futhi bavilapha kakhulu ukunaka noma yini engaphathelene nale nhloso. Kubo, ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu ukuze uthole izibusiso, iwona mgomo ofanele ngokomthetho kunayo yonke kanye nokubaluleka kwangempela kokholo lwabo. Abathintwa yinoma yini engeke ifeze leyo njongo. Isimo sinjalo eningini lalabo abakholwa kuNkulunkulu namhlanje. Inhloso nentshisekelo yabo ibukeka ifanelekile, ngoba ngaleso sikhathi bekholwa uNkulunkulu, bayazikhandla ngoNkulunkulu, bayazinikela uqobo lwabo kuNkulunkulu, futhi bayawenza umsebenzi wabo. Banikela ngobusha babo, bashiye imindeni nemisebenzi, futhi baze bachithe iminyaka bematasatasa kude namakhaya. Ngenxa yomgomo wabo ekugcineni, bashintsha ngisho izinto abazithandayo, bashintshe indlela ababuka ngayo impilo, baze bashintshe ngisho amabombo lapho befuna ukuya khona, kepha abakwazi ukushintsha inhloso yabo yokukholwa kuNkulunkulu. Baya le nale belungisela ukuphathwa kwemiqondo yabo abayiphokophele; akunandaba ukuthi yinde kangakanani indlela, noma ngabe bungakanani ubunzima neziphazamiso endleleni, bayaphokophela bayaqhubeka babe nesibindi bengasabi ukufa. Ngamaphi la mandla abenza baqhubeke nokuzinikela ngale ndlela? Unembeza wabo? Isimilo sabo esihle nesiqotho kakhulu? Ukuzimisela kwabo ukulwa namandla obumnyama kuze kube sekugcineni ngci? Ukukholwa kwabo okubenza bafakazele uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokufuna umklomelo? Ukuthembeka kwabo okwenza bazimisele ukunikela ngakho konke ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu? Noma umoya wabo wokuzinikela obenza badele izidingo ezimoshayo zesiqu sabo? Ukuthi abantu abangakaze bazi ngomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wokuphatha banikele ngokungaka, impela nje kuyisimanga esikhulu! Okomzuzwana nje, ake singakhulumi ngokuthi la bantu banikele kangakanani. Ukuziphatha kwabo, kepha, kufanelekela kakhulu ukucubungula kwethu. Ngaphandle kwezinzuzo ezihlobene nabo kakhulu, kungaba khona esinye isizathu laba bantu abangakaze baqonde uNkulunkulu ukuthi banikele kangaka Kuye? Kulokhu, sithola inkinga ebingabonakalanga ekuqaleni: ubudlelwano bomuntu noNkulunkulu kumane kumayelana nokuzihlenga yena siqu kuphela nje. Kubudlelwano phakathi kowemukela izibusiso nophisana ngezibusiso. Ukukubeka ngokusobala, kunjengobudlelwano phakathi kumqashi nomsebenzi. Umsebenzi usebenzela ukuthola imivuzo ayinikwa ngumqashi. Ebudlelwaneni obunjalo, alukho uthando, kukhona isivumelwano kuphela; akukho ukuthanda nokuthandwa, ukuphana nomusa kuphela; akukho ukuqonda, kuphela ukuduba nenkohliso; akukho ukuzwana, kuphela igebe elingenakuvalwa. Uma izinto sezifika lapha, ubani ongasihlehlisa lesi simo esiqhubekayo? Futhi bangaki abantu abakwazi ukuqonda ngempela ukuthi lobu budlelwano busesimweni esibucayi futhi esiqeda ithemba? Ngikholwa ukuthi abantu uma bezicwilisa enjabulweni yokubusiseka, abekho abakwazi ukucabanga ukuthi ubudlelwano obunjalo noNkulunkulu budala amahloni futhi abubukeki kangakanani.

　　Into edabukisa kakhulu ngenkolelo yesintu kuNkulunkulu ukuthi umuntu uyaziphatha ngokwakhe phakathi komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu futhi akakhathali ngokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu. Ukuhluleka okukhulu komuntu kulele ekutheni, ngesikhathi efuna ukuthobela uNkulunkulu amkhonze, umuntu uzakhela esakhe isiphetho asithandayo futhi uyabala ukuze abone ukuthi angasithola kanjani isibusiso esikhulu kakhulu kanye nesiphetho esihle kunazo zonke. Ngisho noma abantu bangaqonda ukuthi badabukisa, bazondeka, futhi babanga umunyu kangakanani, bangaki abashiya ngokushesha le miqondo namathemba abo? Futhi ubani okwazi ukuma nse ezindleleni zabo futhi ayeke ukuzicabangela yena kuphela? UNkulunkulu udinga labo abazobambisana naye kakhulu futhi bafeze ukuphatha Kwakhe. Udinga labo abazonikela umqondo kanye nomzimba wabo emsebenzini wokuphathwa Nguye ukuze bazithobe Kuye; Akadingi abantu abakhipha izandla zabo baMuncenge zonke izinsuku; akusaphathwa ukuthi Akabadingi labo abapha kancane bese belinda ukubuyiselwa ngesenzo sabo esihle. UNkulunkulu uyabazonda labo abanikela ngokuncane bese bephumula bezithela ngabandayo. Uyabazonda labo bantu abanesihluku abawucasukelayo umsebenzi wakhe wokuphatha futhi abafuna ukukhuluma kuphela ngokuya ezulwini nokuzuza izibusiso. Unenzondo enkulu nakakhulu yalaba abasebenzisa ithuba elilethwa umsebenzi awenzayo ekusindiseni isintu. Ingoba laba bantu abakaze bazikhathaze ngolokho uNkulunkulu afisa ukukuthola futhi akufinyelele ngomsebenzi Wakhe wokuphatha. Bazihlupha ngokuthi bangasebenzisa kanjani ithuba elivezwa umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ukuthola izibusiso. Abakhathazekile ngenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu, bazikhathaze ngokuphelele ngekusasa nesiphetho sabo. Labo abacasulwa umsebenzi wokuphatha kaNkulunkulu abangenandaba nakancane ukuthi uNkulunkulu usisindisa kanjani isintu kanye nentando Yakhe, bonke benza okuthandwa yibo, ngokungahambisani nomsebenzi wokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu. Ukuziphatha kwabo akukhunjulwa nguNkulunkulu, futhi akunanelwa nguNkulunkulu, kungasaphathwa ukuthi kuthole umusa kuNkulunkulu.

　　Zingaki izidalwa eziphilayo futhi ezizalanayo ebukhulwini obubanzi bomhlaba nezulu, zilandela umthetho wokuphila ngokuphindaphinda, zibambelele emthethweni owodwa ongaguquki. Labo abafayo bahamba nezindaba zalabo abaphilayo, futhi labo abaphilayo bayaphinda umlando ofanayo onosizi walabo asebefile. Ngakho isintu asikwazi ukungazibuzi: Siphilelani? Futhi kungani kufanele sife? Ubani ophethe lo mhlaba? Futhi ubani owadala lesi sintu? Isintu sadalwa uMama Oyimvelo? Ingabe isintu sizilawulela sona ngempela ikusasa laso? … Isintu sesiyibuzile le mibuzo izinkulungwane zeminyaka, siphindelela. Ngeshwa, lapho isintu sishisekela kakhulu ngale mibuzo, yilapho kukhula kakhulu ukomela kwaso isayensi. Isayensi inika ukwaneliseka okufishane kanye nenjabulo yesikhashana, kodwa ayenele neze ukukhulula isintu esizungwini, umzwangedwa kanye nengebhe ecishe ingafihleki nokungabi namandla okusekujuleni komphefumulo waso. Isintu simane sisebenzise ulwazi lwesayensi olubonakala ngamehlo enyama nalokho ingqondo yaso engakuqonda ukuze kwenze inhliziyo yaso ibe ndikindiki ingabe isezwa. Kepha ulwazi lwesayensi olunjalo alusivimbi isintu ukuthi sihlole izimfihlakalo. Isintu asazi ukuthi ngubani oyiNkosi yezinto zonke emhlabeni nasezulwini, kungasaphathwa ukungazi kwaso isiqalo nekusasa lesintu. Isintu simane siyaphila ngokuphoqeleleka phakathi kwalo mthetho. Akekho ongaphunyuka kuwo futhi akekho ongawushintsha, ngoba phakathi kwezinto zonke futhi emazulwini kukhona oyedwa osuka phakade kuze kube phakade obusa phezu kwakhe konke. Yilowo ongakaze abonwe ngumuntu, Lowo isintu esingakaze simazi, isintu esingakaze sithembele ebukhoneni Bakhe, kepha Nguye owaphefumulela umphefumulo kokhokho besintu futhi wanika ukuphila esintwini. Nguye onikayo futhi owondlayo isintu ukuze sibe khona, futhi oqondisa isintu kuze kube namhlanje. Ngaphezu kwalokho, Nguye futhi Nguye yedwa isintu esibheke Kuye ukuze siphile. Uphethe ubukhosi phezu kwazo zonke izinto futhi ubusa zonke izinto ngaphansi komhlaba nezulu. Ulawula izinkathi zonyaka ezine futhi Nguye obiza umoya, ungqoqwane, iqhwa, kanye nemvula. Unika isintu ilanga futhi alethe ukuza kobusuku. Nguye owendlala amazulu nomhlaba, wahlinzeka umuntu ngezintaba, amachibi nemifula kanye nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo phakathi kwayo. Isenzo Sakhe sikhona yonke indawo, amandla Akhe akhona yonke indawo, ukuhlakanipha Kwakhe kukhona yonke indawo, negunya Lakhe likhona yonke indawo. Umthetho nomgomo ngamunye uqukethe isenzo Sakhe, futhi yonke iveza ukuhlakanipha kanye negunya Lakhe. Ubani ongazikhipha ngaphandle ekubuseni Kwakhe? Ngubani ongazikhipha kumacebo Akhe? Zonke izinto zikhona ngaphansi kwamehlo Akhe, futhi zonke izinto ziphila ngaphansi kobukhosi Bakhe. Ukwenza Kwakhe namandla Akhe kushiya isintu singenakho okunye esingakhetha kukho ngaphandle kokuvuma ukuthi ukhona ngempela futhi uphethe phezu konke. Ayikho enye into ngaphandle Kwakhe engalawula umhlaba jikelele, kungasaphathwa ukuhlinzeka lesi sintu okungenakukhawuka. Akunandaba ukuthi uyakwazi ukubona isenzo sikaNkulunkulu, akusho lutho noma uyakholwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, akungabazeki ukuthi isimiselo sakho singaphansi kokumisa kukaNkulunkulu, futhi akungabazeki ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyohlale ebusa phezu kwezinto zonke. Ubukhona negunya Lakhe akumisiwe phezu kokuthi kuyabonwa noma kuyaqondwa ngumuntu. Nguye kuphela owazi isikhathi esiphambilini, isikhathi samanje nekusasa lomuntu, futhi Nguye kuphela ongalawula isimiselo sesintu. Akunandaba noma uyakwazi ukwemukela leli qiniso, kungekudala umuntu uzozifakazela lezi zinto ngamehlo akhe, futhi yileli qiniso uNkulunkulu azoliveza licace. Isintu siyaphila futhi sife uNkulunkulu ebhekile. Isintu siphilela ukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu, futhi uma amehlo akhe evaleka okokugcina, lokho kungenxa yakho lokho kuphatha. Ngokuphindelela, umuntu uyafika futhi ahambe, kuye le nale. Ngaphandle kokukhetha, konke kuyingxenye yokubusa nokuhlela kukaNkulunkulu. Ukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu kuhlale kuya phambili futhi akukaze kukhawuke. Uzokwenza isintu sazi ngokuba khona Kwakhe, sithembe ubukhosi Bakhe, sibone isenzo Sakhe, futhi sibuyele embusweni Wakhe. Uhlelo Lwakhe lolu, kanye nomsebenzi Akade Ewenza izinkulungwane zeminyaka.

　　Umsebenzi wokuphatha kaNkulunkulu waqala ekudalweni komhlaba, futhi umuntu uyingqikithi yalo msebenzi. Ukudala kukaNkulunkulu zonke izinto, kungashiwo ukuthi kungenxa yomuntu. Ngoba umsebenzi wokuphatha Kwakhe uqhubeke izinkulungwane zeminyaka, futhi awenziwa ngesikhathi esingangemizuzu noma imizuzwana, noma ngokuphazima kweso, noma ngonyaka owodwa noma emibili, kwadingeka ukuthi adale ezinye izinto ezidingekayo ukuze aphile umuntu, njengelanga, inyanga, ngezinhlobo ngezinhlobo zezidalwa eziphilayo, nokudla, kanye nendawo yokuphila yesintu. Lokhu kwabe kuwukuqala kokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu.

　　Emuva kwalokho, uNkulunkulu wanikezela ngesintu kuSathane, umuntu waphila ngaphansi kokubusa kukaSathane, futhi lokhu kancane kancane kwaholela emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu wenkathi yokuqala: indaba yeNkathi Yomthetho…. Eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane eziningi yeNkathi Yomthetho, isintu sajwayela ukuqondiswa kweNkathi Yomthetho, futhi baqala bakuthatha kalula, futhi kancane kancane, bakushiya ukunakekelwa nguNkulunkulu. Ngakho, ngesikhathi benamathele emthethweni, bakhonza izithixo futhi benza izinto ezimbi. Babengavikelwe nguJehova, futhi babemane bephila izimpilo zabo phambi kwethempeli. Empeleni, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wabe usubashiyile kudala, nakuba abakwa-Israyeli babebambelele emthethweni, futhi bekhuluma ngegama likaJehova, futhi ngokuziqhenya besakholelwa ukuthi kwabe kuyibo bodwa abantu baJehova futhi babengabakhethiweyo baJehova, inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu yabalahla buthule…

　　Uma uNkulunkulu enza umsebenzi Wakhe, uyayishiya buthule indawo ethile kodwa abe enza umsebenzi omusha ngokuthulile, uqala kwenye indawo. Lokhu kubukeka kungakholeki kubantu, abasala bendikindiki. Abantu selokhu benza igugu lokho okudala, futhi babuke izinto ezintsha, ezingajwayelekile ngobutha, noma njengohlupho. Ngakho, noma imuphi umsebenzi omusha uNkulunkulu awenzayo, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kufike ekugcineni ngci, umuntu ungowokugcina ukwazi ngawo phakathi kwezinto zonke.

　　Njengoba kwakuhlale kwenzeka, emuva komsebenzi kaJehova ngeNkathi Yomthetho, uNkulunkulu waqala umsebenzi wakhe wesigaba sesibili: wathatha inyama, wathatha isimo sesintu iminyaka eyishumi, amashumi amabili, futhi ekhuluma futhi enza umsebenzi Wakhe phakathi kwamakholwa. Kepha, ngaphandle kokukhetha, akekho owayazi, futhi bambalwa abantu abemukela ukuthi wayenguNkulunkulu othathe isimo senyama emuva kokuthi iNkosi uJesu ibethelwe esiphambanweni futhi yavuswa. Njengenkinga, kwavela owayebizwa ngoPawulu, awazibeka ebutheni obunokufa noNkulunkulu. Ngisho emuva kokuthi eshaywe phansi waphenduka umpostoli, imvelo kaPawulu endala ayizange ishintshe futhi wabhala izincwadi eziningi. Ngeshwa izizukulwane eziza ngemuva zathatha izincwadi zakhe njengamazwi kaNkulunkulu okufanele ziwajabulele, ngendlela yokuthi zafakwa eTestamenteni Elisha futhi zadideka namazwi akhulunywa nguNkulunkulu. Lokhu yihlazo elikhulu impela selokhu kwaqala imiBhalo. Futhi leli phutha alenzekanga ngenxa yobuwula bomuntu na? Kuncane ababekwa ngokuthi, emibhalweni yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu eNkathini yoMusa, izincwadi kanye nomibhalo yangomoya yabantu kwakungafanele nje ibe khona ukuthatha indawo yomsebenzi namazwi kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa lokhu kuseceleni, ngakho masibuyele esihlokweni sethu sokuqala. Kwathi lapho isigaba sesibili somsebenzi kaNkulunkulu sesiphelile—emuva kokubethelwa esiphambanweni—umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wokukhipha umuntu esonweni (okungukuthi, ukukhipha umuntu ezandleni zikaSathane) wafezeka. Ngakho, kusukela kulowo mzuzu kuqhubeka, isintu sase sidinga ukwemukeka iNkosi uJesu njengoMsindisi ukuze izono zaso zithethelelwe. Ngokubuka, izono zomuntu zabe zingasesona isithiyo ekutholeni kwakhe insindiso futhi ukuza phambi kukaNkulunkulu futhi zabe zingaseyona into uSathane ayengasizakala ngayo ukumangalela umuntu. Yingoba uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe wayenze umsebenzi ngempela, wayefike efana nenyama yesono, futhi uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe wabe engumhlabelo wesono. Ngale ndlela, umuntu wahlika esiphambanweni, ehlengiwe futhi esindisiwe ngenxa yenyama kaNkulunkulu, umfanekiso wale nyama yesono. Ngakho, emuva kokuthunjwa nguSathane, umuntu wasondela kakhulu ekutheni emukele insindiso phambi kwaNkulunkulu. Impela, lesi sigaba somsebenzi kwabe kungukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu okwabe kuyisinyathelo esinyukelayo ukusuka eNkathini Yomthetho, futhi kwabe kusezingeni elijulile kuneNkathi Yomthetho.

　　Kunjalo ukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu: ukunikezela isintu phezu kukaSathane—isintu esingazi ukuthi uyini uNkulunkulu, ukuthi uyini uMdali, ukhonzwa kanjani uNkulunkulu, nokuthi kungani kunesidingo sokuthobela uNkulunkulu—futhi ukunika inkululeko enkohlakalweni kaSathane. Isinyathelo ngesinyathelo, uNkulunkulu uyamkhipha umuntu ezandleni zikaSathane, aze umuntu akhonze uNkulunkulu ngokuphelele futhi ashiye uSathane. Lokhu ukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu. Konke lokhu kuzwakala sengathi indaba eyinganekwane, futhi lokho yingoba abazi nhlobo ukuthi zingakanani izinto ezehlele umuntu kule minyaka eyizinkulungwane eziningi eyedlule, kungasaphathwa izindaba ezenzekile emhlabeni jikelele. Futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, yingoba abakwazi ukuqondisisa izwe elishaqisayo, elifaka ukwesaba kakhulu elikhona ngaleya kwalo mhlaba esiwubonayo, kodwa amehlo abo enyama ayabavimba ukuthi bawubone. Kuzwakala kungaqondakali kumuntu, futhi lokho yingoba umuntu akakuqondi ukubaluleka kokusindisa kukaNkulunkulu isintu kanye nokubaluleka komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wokuphatha, futhi akaqondi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufisa isintu sibe njani ekugcineni. Isintu esifana no-Adamu no-Eva, abangakonakaliswa nguSathane? Cha! Ukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu kwenziwa ukuzuza iqembu labantu abakhonza uNkulunkulu nabamthobelayo Yena. Lesi sintu sonakalisiwe nguSathane, kodwa asisamboni uSathane njengobaba waso; siyabubona ubuso obubi bukaSathane, futhi siyabukhahlela, futhi sifike phambi kwaNkulunkulu ukwemukela isahlulelo nokusola Kwakhe. Uyazi uthi yini embi, nokuthi injani uma uyiqhathanisa nalokho okuyingcwele, futhi uyabona ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu nobubi bukaSathane. Isintu esinjalo ngeke sisamsebenzela uSathane, noma simkhonze uSathane, noma simenze isithixo uSathane. Yingoba bayiqembu labantu abazuzwe ngempela wuNkulunkulu. Lokhu ukubaluleka kokuphatha isintu kukaNkulunkulu. Ngesikhathi somsebenzi wokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu lesi sikhathi, isintu siwumenziwa wenkohlakalo kaSathane, futhi ngaso leso sikhathi siwumenziwa wensindiso kaNkulunkulu, kanye nento uNkulunkulu noSathane abayilwelayo. Ngesikhathi enza umsebenzi Wakhe, uNkulunkulu kancane kancane uyamkhipha umuntu ezandleni zikaSathane, ngakho umuntu uba seduzane kakhulu noNkulunkulu…

　　Kwase kufika iNkathi Yombuso, okuyisigaba somsebenzi esibonakalyo kepha futhi yiso esinzima kakhulu ukuthi umuntu asemukele. Yingoba njengoba umuntu esondela kuNkulunkulu, kusho ukusondela koswazi lukaNkulunkulu phambi komuntu. Kulandela ukuhlengwa komuntu, umuntu ubuyela ngokusemthethweni emndenini kaNkulunkulu. Umuntu wacabanga ukuthi manje isikhathi sokujabula, kepha uzithola ebhekene nokuhlaselwa okuqhamuka ngaphambili ngomfutho okuvela kuNkulunkulu, uhlobo olungakaze lubonwe ngumuntu. Kuyavela, ukuthi lokhu ukubhajadiswa abantu baNkulunkulu ekufanele bakujabulele. Ngaphansi kwempatho enjalo, abantu abanako abangakwenza kodwa ukuthi bame bacabange ukuthi, ngiyiwundlu ebelilahlekile iminyaka eminingi, uNkulunkulu akhiphe okukhulu ukulithenga futhi, ngakho kungani uNkulunkulu engiphatha kanje? Yindlela le yokuthi uNkulunkulu angihleke, angidalule?… Emuva kokuhamba kweminyaka, umuntu useshayekile, usedlule ebunzimeni bokucwengwa nokujeziswa. Nakuba umuntu eselahlekelwe “inkazimulo” kanye “nobumnandi” bezikhathi ezedlule, ngaphandle kokucabanga usefike ekuqondeni iqiniso lokuba umuntu, futhi usekwazi ukwazisa iminyaka yokuzinikela kukaNkulunkulu ukuthi asindise isintu. Umuntu uyaqala ukuzonda ukungaphucuki kwakhe. Uqala ukuzonda indlela anobudlova ngayo, nokungezwani kwakhe noNkulunkulu, nezicelo eziphoqayo ezingenangqondo azenzile Kuye. Isikhathi asinakuhlehliswa; izehlo ezedlule ziba izinkumbulo ezinokuzisola zomuntu, kanti amazwi nothando lukaNkulunkulu luba ngamandla amqhubela phambili umuntu empilweni yakhe entsha. Amanxeba omuntu ayaphola usuku nosuku, amandla akhe ayabuya, futhi asukume abheke ebusweni bukaSomandla … akutholayo nje ukuthi ubelokhu eseduze naye, nokuthi ukumamatheka Kwakhe kanye nobuso Bakhe obuhle buyamthinta kakhulu. Inhliziyo Yakhe isenokukhathazeka ngesintu asidala, futhi izandla Zakhe zisafudumele futhi zinamandla njengoba zazinjalo ekuqaleni. Kungathi-kumuntu ubuyele eNsimini Yase-Edeni, kepha manje umuntu akasalaleli ukuyenga kwenyoka, akasabususi ubuso bakhe kuJehova. Umuntu uyaguqa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, abheke phezulu ebusweni obumamathekayo bukaNkulunkulu, futhi anikele ngomhlatshelo wakhe oyigugu kunayo yonke—O! Nkosi Yami, Nkulunkulu Wami!

　　Uthando nozwelo lukaNkulunkulu lugcwele kuyo yonke imininingwane yomsebenzi Wakhe wokuphatha, futhi akunandaba noma abantu bayaqonda izinhloso ezinhle zikaNkulunkulu, ngokungakhathali, usawenza umsebenzi ahlose ukuwufeza. Ngaphandle kokubheka ukuthi abantu baqonda kangakanani ukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu, izinzuzo nosizo lomsebenzi owenziwe nguNkulunkulu lungathakaselwa inoma ngubani. Mhlawumbe, namhlanje awukaze uzwe inoma iluphi uthando noma impilo ehlinzekwa nguNkulunkulu, kodwa inqobo uma ungamlahli uNkulunkulu, futhi ungadeli ukuzimisela kwakho ukufuna iqiniso, kuyohlale kukhona usuku lapho ukumamatheka kukaNkulunkulu kuyovezwa kuwena. Ngoba inhloso yomsebenzi wokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu ukubuyisa isintu esingaphansi kwamandla kaSathane, ukungasilahli isintu esonakaliswe nguSathane futhi saphikisana noNkulunkulu.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Kwadalulwa kuMandulo 23, 2005

Umthombo: IBandla LikaNkulunkulu USomandla

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Best South African Gospel Song "Iminyaka Eyizinkulungwane Ezimbili Yokulangazelela"

Ukuthi uNkulunkulu ube yinyama kunyakazisa inkolo, kuphazamisa uhlelo lwenkolo, futhi kunyakazisa imiphefumulo yabo bonke abalangazelela ukubonakala kukaNkulunkulu. Ngubani ongamangali ngalokhu? Ngubani ongalangazeleli ukubona uNkulunkulu? UNkulunkulu usechithe iminyaka phakathi kwabantu, kodwa umuntu akakuboni nhlobo lokhu. Namuhla, uNkulunkulu uqobo usebonakele ukuze avuselele uthando Lwakhe oludala nomuntu.

Emva kokusuka eJudiya, uNkulunkulu wanyamalala akwasala mkhondo. Abantu balangazelela ukumbona futhi, kodwa abakaze balindele ukuhlangana Naye futhi lapha nanamuhla. Kwakungenzeka kanjani lokhu kungabuyisi izinkumbulo zakudala? Eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezimbili eyedlule, uSimoni indodana kaJona wahlangana neNkosi uJesu, futhi wadla neNkosi etafuleni elilodwa. Iminyaka yokulandela yajulisa uthando lwakhe Ngaye. Wayethanda uJesu ekujuleni kwenhliziyo yakhe. UNkulunkulu usechithe iminyaka phakathi kwabantu, kodwa umuntu akakuboni nhlobo lokhu. Namuhla, uNkulunkulu uqobo usebonakele ukuze avuselele uthando Lwakhe oludala nomuntu, ukuze avuselele uthando Lwakhe oludala nomuntu.

umthombo Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

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2. UNkulunkulu USomandla UnguJesu Obuyile

intando kaNkulunkulu

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

UNkulunkulu uwumuntu ezweni elibanzi lamaShayina, balibiza kanjalo abomdabu baseHong Kong nabaseTaiwan ugu. Lapho uNkulunkulu ehlela emhlabeni, akekho ezulwini owayazi ngalokho, ngoba lena incazelo yangempela yokubuya kukaNkulunkulu ngendlela efihlekile. Ubelokhu eyinyama esebenza futhi ephila isikhathi eside, kodwa akekho owaze ngakho. Kuze kube namuhla, akekho obonayo. Mhlawumbe lokhu kuyoba impicabadala kuze kube phakade. Ukuba yinyama kukaNkulunkulu kulokhu akuyona into engabonwa yinoma ubani. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umsebenzi kaMoya ubanzi futhi unamandla kangakanani, uNkulunkulu uhlale ezolile, akalokothi aphaphazele. Omunye angase athi kunjengokungathi lesi sigaba somsebenzi Wakhe senzeka endaweni yasezulwini. Nakuba kusobala kuwo wonke umuntu, akekho okuqaphelayo. Lapho uNkulunkulu eqeda lesi sigaba somsebenzi Wakhe, wonke umuntu uyovuka emaphusheni akhe amade abuyise umbono ayenawo ekuqaleni.[1] Ngikhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu wake wathi, “Ukuza enyameni kulokhu kufana nokuwela esibayeni sezingwe.” Lokhu kuchaza ukuthi ngenxa yalesi siwombe somsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, ukuza kukaNkulunkulu enyameni nokuzalelwa endaweni okuhlala kuyo udrako omkhulu obomvu, ukuza Kwakhe emhlabeni kulokhu kuhambisana ngisho nakakhulu nezingozi ezinkulu. Ubhekene nemimese nezibhamu kanye nezagila; ubhekene nesilingo; ubhekene nezixuku ezinenswebu yokubulala. Uzifaka engozini yokubulawa noma yinini. UNkulunkulu wafika enolaka. Nokho, wafikela ukwenza umsebenzi wokuphelelisa, okusho ukwenza ingxenye yesibili yomsebenzi Wakhe eqhubeka ngisho nangemva komsebenzi wokuhlenga. Ngenxa yalesi sigaba somsebenzi Wakhe, uNkulunkulu unikele ngayo yonke imicabango futhi usebenzisa zonke izindlela ukuze agweme izilingo, uyazithoba futhi akalokothi aveze ubuntu Bakhe. Lapho esindisa umuntu esiphambanweni, uJesu wayemane ephelelisa umsebenzi wokuhlenga; wayengenzi umsebenzi wokuphelelisa. Ngakho kwakwenziwa uhhafu womsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, futhi ukuqeda umsebenzi wokuhlenga kwakuyingxenye yalo lonke icebo Lakhe. Njengoba inkathi entsha yayisizoqala futhi endala isiphela, uNkulunkulu uBaba waqala ingxenye yesibili yomsebenzi Wakhe futhi waqala ukuyilungisa. Esikhathini esedlule, lokhu kuba samuntu ngezinsuku zokugcina kungenzeka kwaprofethwa, ngakho lokho kwabeka isisekelo emfihlweni edlondlobalayo yokuza kukaNkulunkulu enyameni ngalesi sikhathi. Lapho kusa, kungazi muntu, uNkulunkulu weza emhlabeni waqala ukuphila enyameni. Abantu babengawunakile lo mzuzu. Mhlawumbe babezumekile, mhlawumbe labo ababebhekile begadile babelindile, mhlawumbe abanye babethandaza buthule kuNkulunkulu ezulwini. Kodwa phakathi kwabo bonke labantu abaningi, akekho noyedwa owayazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayesefikile kakade emhlabeni. UNkulunkulu wasebenza ngale ndlela ukuze awufeze ngaphandle kwezingqinamba umsebenzi Wakhe futhi athole imiphumela engcono, nokuthi agweme ezinye izilingo. Lapho umuntu ephaphama, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wawusuphele kudala futhi wayesehamba, waqhubeka nokuphila noma uhambo lwasemhlabeni. Ngenxa yokuthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu udinga ukuthi uNkulunkulu azenzele futhi akhulume mathupha, nokuthi ayikho indlela umuntu asiza ngayo, uNkulunkulu ubekezelele ubuhlungu obukhulu bokuza emhlabeni ezozenzela umsebenzi. Umuntu akakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho uNkulunkulu uzifake engozini izikhathi eziyizinkulungwane eziningi kunezangeNkathi Yomusa eza lapho kuhlala khona udrako omkhulu obomvu ezokwenza umsebenzi Wakhe, ezozama ngazo zonke izindlela ukuzohlenga leli qembu elingenabani labantu, ezotakula leli qembu labantu elibishe odakeni. Noma engekho owazi ngokuba khona kukaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu akanankinga ngoba kuwuzuzisa kakhulu umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Wonke umuntu ukhohlakele kakhulu, ngakho umuntu angakubekezelela kanjani ukuba khona kukaNkulunkulu? Yingakho emhlabeni uNkulunkulu ehlale engasho lutho. Akunandaba ukuthi umuntu ukhohlakele kangakanani, akukho lukho uNkulunkulu akufaka enhliziyweni, kodwa uqhubeka enza umsebenzi okudingeka awenze ukuze afeze umsebenzi omkhulu awunikwe uBaba osemazulwini. Ubani phakathi kwenu obone uthando lukaNkulunkulu? Ubani okhathakazeka kakhulu ngomthwalo kaBaba uNkulunkulu ukwedlula iNdodana Yakhe? Ubani okwazi ukuqonda intando kaNkulunkulu uBaba? Umoya kaNkulunkulu, uBaba osezulwini uhlale uhlukumezeka, iNdodana Yakhe emhlabeni ihlale ithandaza ngentando kaNkulunkulu uBaba, ikhathazeke inhliziyo Yakhe ibe izicucu. Ingabe ukhona owazi uthando uNkulunkulu uBaba analo ngeNdodana Yakhe? Ingabe ukhona owazi ukuthi iNdodana ethandwayo imkhumbula kangakanani uNkulunkulu uYise? Behlukaniswe izulu nomhlaba, laba ababili bahlale bexhumana nakuba beqhelelene, besebenzisa uMoya. Nina sintu! Niyokhathazeka nini ngenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu? Niyoyiqonda nini inhloso kaNkulunkulu? UBaba neNdodana bebelokhu bebambisene. Kungani pho kufanele bahlukaniswe, omunye abe sezulwini omunye abe semhlabeni? UBaba uyayithanda iNdodana Yakhe neNdodana iyamthanda uYise. Kungani pho kufanele silinde ngokulangazela nokukhathazeka okunjalo? Nakuba bengakahlukaniswa isikhathi eside, ingabe ukhona owaziyo ukuthi uBaba ubelokhu elangazelela izinsuku eziningi ukubona iNdodana Yakhe ayithandayo ibuya? Uyabuka, ahlale buthule, alinde. Konke kumayelana nokubuya ngokushesha kweNdodana Yakhe ayithandayo. Kunini lapho ayophinde khona abe neNdodana Yakhe ezulazula emhlabeni? Ngisho noma bake baba ndawonye, basazoba ndawonye kuze kube phakade, angazibekezelela kanjani izinkulungwane zezinsuku bengekho ndawonye, omunye esemhlabeni omunye esezulwini? Amashumi eminyaka emhlabeni afana nezinkulungwane zeminyaka ezulwini. UNkulunkulu uBaba angahlala kanjani engakhathazeki? Lapho uNkulunkulu efika emhlabeni, wenza izinguquko eziningi ezweni labantu njengoba nje kwenza umuntu. UNkulunkulu Uqobo umsulwa, ngakho kungani uNkulunkulu kufanele ezwe ubuhlungu obufana nobomuntu? Yingakho uNkulunkulu uBaba eyilangazelela kangaka iNdodana Yakhe; ubani ongaqonda inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu? UNkulunkulu unika umuntu okuningi; umuntu angayikhokhela ngani inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu? Kodwa kuncane kakhulu umuntu akunika uNkulunkulu; angahlala kanjani-ke uNkulunkulu angakhathazeki?

Esimweni esingajwayelekile, omunye kubantu uyakuqonda ukuphuthuma kwenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokuthi izinga labantu liphansi kakhulu nokuthanda kwabo uNkulunkulu kusivivi, futhi bonke abakunaki okwenziwa uNkulunkulu. Ngakho uNkulunkulu ulokhu ekhathazeka ngomuntu, ngokuthi ubulwane bomuntu bungagqashuka noma inini. Lokhu kuphinde kuveze ukuthi ukuza kukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni kuhambisana nezilingo ezinkulu. Kodwa ngenxa yokuqedela iqembu labantu, uNkulunkulu wodumo, watshela umuntu zonke izinhloso Zakhe, wangafihla lutho. Unqume ngokuqinile ukuqedela leli qembu labantu. Ngakho, lapho kuza ubunzima noma izilingo, unquma ukukushalazelela konke. Uwenza buthule umsebenzi Wakhe, ukholelwa ngokunamandla ukuthi ngelinye ilanga lapho uNkulunkulu ethole inkazimulo, umuntu uyomazi uNkulunkulu, nokuthi lapho uNkulunkulu eseqedile ngomuntu, umuntu uyoyiqonda inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu. Okwamanje kungenzeka kunabantu abalinga uNkulunkulu noma abangamqondi noma abambeka amabala uNkulunkulu; akukho kulokho uNkulunkulu akufaka enhliziyweni. Lapho uNkulunkulu ehla eba inkazimulo, bonke abantu bayoqonda ukuthi konke okwenziwa uNkulunkulu kungenxa yenhlala-kahle yomuntu, futhi bayoqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu usuke enzela ukuthi abantu baphile kangcono. Ukuza kukaNkulunkulu kuphelezelwa izilingo, futhi uNkulunkulu uza ngamandla nangolaka. Lapho uNkulunkulu eshiya izulu, uyobe eseyitholile kakade inkazimulo, uyobe esekhazinyuliswe ngokuphelele futhi kuyoba nenhlokomo lapho ebuya. UNkulunkulu osebenza emhlabeni akafaki izinto enhliziyweni, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abantu bamphika kangakanani. Umane nje wenza umsebenzi Wakhe. Ukudala kukaNkulunkulu umhlaba kwenzeka eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane edlule, uze emhlabeni ukuze enze umsebenzi omkhulu kakhulu, futhi ukubone ngokuphelele ukuphikwa abantu nokunyundelwa. Akekho owamukela ukufika kukaNkulunkulu; bonke abamnakile. Endabeni yezinkulungwane zeminyaka yobunzima, ukuziphatha komuntu kade kwaba yize enhliziyweni kaNkulunkulu. Akasakunaki ukuhlubuka kwabantu, kodwa esikhundleni salokho wenza icebo elihlukile lokuguqula nokuhlanza umuntu. Ukululazwa, ukunyundwa, ukushushiswa, usizi, ukubulawa esiphambanweni, ukucwaswa komuntu, nokunye uNkulunkulu akubone enyameni—uNkulunkulu usekubone kwanela. UNkulunkulu osenyameni uzwe ubuhlungu obukhulu ezweni labantu. Umoya kaNkulunkulu uBaba osezulwini kade wathola ngalezo zinto futhi wavala amehlo ngoba azibekezeleleki, ulinde ukubuya kweNdodana ethandekayo. Konke akufisayo ukuthi bonke abantu balalele, bakwazi ukubona usizi olusenyameni Yakhe, futhi bangahlubuki Kuye. Konke akufisayo ukuthi bonke abantu bakholwe ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona. Kade ayeka ukufuna izinto ezinkulu kumuntu ngoba uNkulunkulu usekhokhe inani elikhulu kakhulu, kodwa umuntu uyabukela,[2] akawufaki nhlobo umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu enhliziyweni.

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (4)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Isikhathi sokuqala uNkulunkulu aba yinyama ngaso kwakungokokukhulelwa ngoMoya oNgcwele, futhi kwakuhlobene nomsebenzi ayehlose ukuwenza. Inkathi Yomusa yaqala ngegama likaJesu. Lapho uJesu eqala ukwenza inkonzo Yakhe, uMoya oNgcwele waqala ukufakazela igama likaJesu, futhi igama likaJehova kwakungasakhulunywa ngalo, kunalokho uMoya oNgcwele waqala umsebenzi omusha, kakhulu ngaphansi kwegama likaJesu. Ubufakazi balabo ababekholwa Kuye babungokukaJesu Kristu, nomsebenzi ababewenza babewenzela uJesu Kristu. Isiphetho seNkathi Yomthetho yeTestamente Elidala sasho ukuthi umsebenzi kakhulu owawenziwa ngaphansi kwegama likaJehova usufinyelele esiphethweni. Kusuka lapho, igama likaNkulunkulu kwakungaseyena uJehova; kunalokho wayesebizwa ngoJesu futhi kusukela lapho kuqhubeke uMoya oNgcwele waqala umsebenzi kakhulu ngaphansi kwegama likaJesu. Ngakho, namuhla, umuntu osadla futhi aphuze amazwi kaJehova, futhi osenza konke ngokomsebenzi weNkathi Yomthetho—ingabe awulandeli yini lapho ngobumpumputhe imithetho? Awubambekile enkathini edlule? Uyazi ukuthi izinsuku zokugcina sezifikile. Kungaba ukuthi, lapho uJesu efika, uyobe esabizwa ngoJesu? UJehova watshela abantu bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi uMesiya uyofika, kodwa futhi lapho efika, akabizwanga ngoMesiya kodwa kwathiwa uJesu. UJesu wathi uyobuya futhi, nokuthi uyofika njengokuhamba Kwakhe. Lawa kwakungamazwi kaJesu, kodwa wayibona indlela uJesu owahamba ngayo? UJesu wahamba egibele phezu kwefu elimhlophe, kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi uyobuya mathupha phakathi kwabantu ephezu kwefu elimhlophe? Uma bekunjalo, ubengeke alokhu ebizwa ngoJesu? Lapho uJesu ebuya futhi, inkathi iyobe isiguqukile kakade, ngakho ingabe uyobe esabizwa ngoJesu? Ingabe kusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu ngeke yini abizwa ngegama elisha enkathini entsha? Ingabe umfanekiso womuntu oyedwa negama elilodwa kungamela yini uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe? Inkathi nenkathi, uNkulunkulu wenza umsebenzi omusha futhi ubizwa ngegama elisha; angawenza kanjani umsebenzi ofanayo ngezikhathi ezingafani? Anganamathela kanjani kokudala? Igama likaJesu lathathwa ngenxa yomsebenzi wokuhlenga, ngakho ingabe uzobizwa ngegama elifanayo lapho ebuya ezinsukwini zokugcina? Ingabe ubeyobe esenza umsebenzi wokukhulula? Kungani uJehova noJesu bengumuntu oyedwa, kodwa babizwe ngamagama angafani ngezinkathi ezingafani? Ingabe akukhona ngenxa yokuthi izinkathi zemisebenzi yabo zehlukene? Ingabe uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe lonke angabizwa ngegama elilodwa? Uma kunjalo uNkulunkulu kumele abizwe ngegama elehlukile ngenkathi eyehlukile, futhi asebenzise igama ukuze aguqule inkathi futhi ayimele, ngoba alikho elinye igama elingamela uNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe, futhi igama ngalinye likwazi kuphela ukumela ingxenye yesikhathi sesimo sikaNkulunkulu enkathini ethile; konke elidinga ukukwenza ukumela umsebenzi Wakhe. Ngakho, uNkulunkulu angakhetha noma yiliphi igama elimela isimo Sakhe ukuze amele yonke inkathi. Kungakhathaleki ukuthi kusenkathini kaJehova noma kaJesu, inkathi nenkathi imelwa yigama. Ekugcineni kweNkathi Yomusa, inkathi yokugcina isifikile futhi uJesu usefikile. Kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi nangaleso sikhathi abe esabizwa ngoJesu? Kwenzeka kanjani ukuba aqhubeke athathe isimo sikaJesu phakathi kwabantu? Ingabe usukhohliwe yini ukuthi uJesu wayengelutho olungaphezulu komfanekiso womNazaretha? Usukhohliwe ukuthi uJesu wayenguMhlengi wesintu kuphela? Kwakungenzeka kanjani ukuba enze umsebenzi wokunqoba nokuphelelisa abantu ngezinsuku zokugcina? UJesu wahamba egibele phezu kwefu elimhlophe—lokhu kuyiqiniso—kodwa wayengabuya kanjani ephezu kwefu elimhlophe phakathi kwabantu futhi abe esabizwa ngoJesu? Ukuba ngempela wabuya phezu kwefu, abantu babengahluleka kanjani ukumbona? Babengeke bonke abantu kuwo wonke umhlaba bambone? Uma kunjalo, wayengeke uJesu yedwa abe uNkulunkulu? Uma kunjalo umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu wawuyoba ukubukeka komJuda, futhi ngaphezu kwalokhu wawuyoba njalo unomphelo. UJesu wathi uyobuya njengoba ayehambile, kodwa uyawazi umqondo wangempela wamazwi Akhe? Kungenzeka ukuthi lokhu wakutshela leli qembu lenu? Konke okwaziyo ukuthi uyofika njengoba ahamba, egibele ifu, kodwa uyazi ngempela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe uwenza kanjani umsebenzi Wakhe? Uma ubukwazi ukubona ngempela, pho-ke kufanele achazwe kanjani amazwi awakhuluma uJesu? Wathi, “Lapho iNdodana yomuntu ifika ezinsukwini zokugcina, Yona uqobo Lwayo ngeke yazi, izingelosi ngeke zazi, izithunywa ezulwini ngeke zazi, futhi sonke isintu ngeke sazi. NguBaba kuphela oyokwazi, okungukuthi, nguMoya kuphela oyokwazi.” Ukuba ubukwazi ukwazi nokubona, pho ngabe la mazwi akuwona angenamqondo? Ngisho iNdodana yomuntu uqobo Lwayo ayazi, kodwa wena uyakwazi ukubona nokwazi? Ukuba wawubonile ngamehlo akho, bekungebe kube la mazwi akhulunywe ngokuyize? Futhi wathini uJesu ngeleso sikhathi? “Kodwa lolo suku nalelo hora akekho owaziyo ngalo, cha, nezingelosi zasezulwini, kodwa uBaba kuphela. Kepha njengasezinsukwini zikaNowa, kuzoba njalo nokuza kweNdodana yomuntu. … Ngakho hlalani nilungile: ngoba iNdodana yomuntu izofika ngesikhathi ningalindele.” Lapho lolo suku lufika, iNdodana yomuntu uqobo Lwayo ngeke ilwazi. INdodana yomuntu ikhuluma ngenyama kaNkulunkulu esesimweni somuntu, umuntu ojwayelekile futhi ovamileyo. Ngisho lo muntu uqobo Lwakhe akazi, ngakho wena ubuyokwazi kanjani? UJesu wathi uyofika njengoba ahamba. Ukuthi ufika nini, ngisho Naye akazi, ngakho angakutshela yini ngaphambi kokuthi kwenzeke? Uyakwazi ukubona ukufika Kwakhe? Akulona ihlaya lokho? Njalo lapho uNkulunkulu eza emhlabeni, uguqula igama Lakhe, ubulili, ukubukeka kanye nomsebenzi Wakhe; akawuphindi umsebenzi Wakhe. UnguNkulunkulu ohlale emusha futhi ongagugi neze. Kuqala lapho efika, wabizwa ngokuthi uJesu; ingabe usengabizwa ngoJesu kulokhu lapho esefika futhi? Ngesikhathi efika ekuqaleni, wayengowesilisa; angaba ngowesilisa futhi kulokhu? Umsebenzi Wakhe lapho efika ngeNkathi Yomusa kwakungukubethelwa esiphambanweni; lapho efika futhi ingabe usengahlenga isintu esonweni? Ingabe angabethelwa esiphambanweni futhi? Ingabe lokho ngeke kube ukuphinda umsebenzi Wakhe? Ubungazi yini ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyohlale emusha futhi akagugi neze? Kunalabo abathi uNkulunkulu akaguquki. Kuyiqiniso lokho, kodwa lokho kubhekiswe ekungaguqukini kwesimo sikaNkulunkulu nesiqu Sakhe. Izinguquko egameni Lakhe nasemsebenzini Wakhe azisho ukuthi isiqu Sakhe sesiguqulile; ngamanye amazwi, uNkulunkulu uyohlala enguNkulunkulu, futhi lokhu akusoze kwaguquka. Uma uthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu awuguquki, ingabe uyokwazi ukuqeda uhlelo Lwakhe lokuphatha oluyiminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha? Wazi kuphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu akasoze aguquka, kodwa ingabe uyakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uhlala emusha futhi akagugi neze? Uma umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ungaguquki, ingabe ubengahola isintu yonke indlela kuze kube namuhla? Uma uNkulunkulu engaguquki, kungani pho esenze umsebenzi wezinkathi ezimbili? Umsebenzi Wakhe awuyeki ukuqhubekela phambili, okusho ukuthi isimo Sakhe siya ngokuya sembuleka kumuntu, futhi okwembulwayo yisimo Sakhe semvelo. Ekuqaleni, isimo sikaNkulunkulu sasifihliwe kumuntu, akazange asiveze obala isimo Sakhe kumuntu, futhi umuntu ngokusobala wayengenalo ulwazi Ngaye. Ngenxa yalokhu, usebenzisa umsebenzi Wakhe ukuze aveze kancane kancane isimo Sakhe kumuntu, kodwa ukusebenza ngale ndlela akusho ukuthi isimo Sakhe siyaguquka ezinkathini zonke. Akukhona ukuthi isimo sikaNkulunkulu sihlale siguquka ngenxa yokuthi intando Yakhe ihlala iguquka. Kunalokho, kuwukuthi, ngenxa yokuthi izinkathi zomsebenzi Wakhe zehlukene, uNkulunkulu uthatha isimo Sakhe semvelo sonke bese esambula kancane kancane kumuntu, ukuze umuntu akwazi ukumazi. Kodwa lokhu akubona ubufakazi bokuthi ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu akanaso isimo esithile noma ukuthi isimo Sakhe besilokhu siguquka kancane kancane ngokuguquka kwezinkathi—ukuqonda okunjalo kungaba yiphutha. UNkulunkulu uyaziveza kumuntu, isimo Sakhe, lokho ayikho ngempela, ngokudlula kwezinkathi. Umsebenzi wenkathi eyodwa awukwazi ukusiveza sonke isimo sikaNkulunkulu. Ngakho, amazwi athi, “UNkulunkulu uhlala emusha futhi akasoze aguga” abhekise emsebenzini Wakhe, futhi amazwi athi “UNkulunkulu akaguquki” abhekise kulokho uNkulunkulu ngokwemvelo anakho nalokho ayikho. Kungakhathaleki ukuthi kunjani, ngeke ukwazi ukwenza ukuthi umsebenzi weminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha ume endaweni eyodwa, noma uwuveze ngamagama afile. Bunjalo ubuwula bomuntu. UNkulunkulu akalula njengoba umuntu ecabanga, futhi umsebenzi Wakhe ngeke ume kunoma iyiphi inkathi eyodwa. Igama elithi Jehova ngokwesibonelo, angeke lihlale limela igama likaNkulunkulu; uNkulunkulu angawenza umsebenzi Wakhe ngaphansi kwegama likaJesu. Lokhu kuwuphawu lokuthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uhlala uqhubeka uya phambili.

UNkulunkulu uhlala enguNkulunkulu, futhi akasoze aba nguSathane; uSathane uyohlala enguSathane, akasoze aba nguNkulunkulu. Ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu, ukumangalisa kukaNkulunkulu, ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu nobukhosi bukaNkulunkulu akusoze kwaguquka. Ingqikithi Yakhe, nalokho anakho nayikho, akusoze kwaguquka. Umsebenzi Wakhe, nokho, uhlala uqhubekela phambili futhi uqhubeka ujula, ngoba Yena uhlala emusha futhi akasoze aguga. Kuyo yonke inkathi uNkulunkulu uthatha igama elisha, enze umsebenzi omusha futhi avumele ukuba izidalwa Zakhe zibone intando Yakhe entsha nesimo esisha. Uma, enkathini entsha, abantu behluleka ukubona ukuvezwa kwesimo esisha sikaNkulunkulu, ingabe abasoze yini bambethela esiphambanweni unomphela? Futhi ngokwenza kanjalo, bayobe benganqumi yini uNkulunkulu? Ukuba uNkulunkulu weza enyameni kuphela njengomuntu wesilisa, abantu babeyomchaza njengomuntu wesilisa, njengoNkulunkulu wabesilisa, futhi babengasoze bakholwa ukuthi unguNkulunkulu wabesifazane. Abantu-ke babezobambelela ekuthini uNkulunkulu unobulili obufanayo nobamadoda, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyinhloko yamadoda—bese kwenzekani-ke ngabesifazane? Akulungile lokhu; ngabe akukhona ukuphatha ngokwenzelela? Uma lokhu bekunjalo, ngakho bonke labo uNkulunkulu abasindisayo bekuyoba amadoda afana Naye, futhi akukho noyedwa owesifazane obeyosindiswa. Lapho uNkulunkulu edala isintu, wadala u-Adamu futhi wadala u-Eva. Akadalanga u-Adamu kuphela, kodwa wenza bobabili owesilisa nowesifazane ngomfanekiso Wakhe. UNkulunkulu akayena uNkulunkulu wamadoda kuphela—kodwa ungowamakhosikazi futhi. UNkulunkulu ungena esigabeni esisha somsebenzi ezinsukwini zokugcina. Uzoveza okukhudlwana kwesimo Sakhe, futhi ngeke kube uzwelo nothando lwesikhathi sikaJesu. Ngenxa yokuthi unomsebenzi omusha, lo msebenzi omusha uyophelezelwa yisimo esisha. Ngakho, ukuba umsebenzi wawenziwa nguMoya—ukuba uNkulunkulu akabanga yinyama, futhi kunalokho uMoya wakhuluma ngqo ngokuduma kwezulu ukuze umuntu angabi nandlela yokuba nokuthintana Naye, ingabe wayengakwazi umuntu ukwazi isimo Sakhe? Ukuba kwakuwuMoya wodwa owawenza umsebenzi, umuntu wayengeke abe nendlela yokufika ekwazini isimo sikaNkulunkulu. Abantu bakwazi kuphela ukubona isimo sikaNkulunkulu ngamehlo abo lapho eba yinyama, lapho izwi livela lisenyameni, nalapho eveza sonke isimo Sakhe ngenyama. UNkulunkulu uhlala ngokoqobo nangempela phakathi kwabantu. Uyathinteka; umuntu empeleni angaxhumana nesimo Sakhe, axhumane nalokho ayikho nanakho; kungale ndlela kuphela lapho umuntu engakwazi ngempela ukufinyelela ekumazini. Ngaso leso sikhathi, uNkulunkulu uphinde waphetha umsebenzi lapho “uNkulunkulu enguNkulunkulu wamadoda futhi enguNkulunkulu wabesifazane,” futhi wafeza wonke umsebenzi Wakhe esenyameni. Akawuphindi umsebenzi noma kuyiphi inkathi. Ngenxa yokuthi izinsuku zokugcina sezifikile, uzokwenza umsebenzi awenzayo ezinsukwini zokugcina futhi embule sonke isimo ngezinsuku zokugcina. Ekukhulumeni ngezinsuku zokugcina, lokhu kubhekise enkathini ehlukile, leyo uJesu athi nakanjani niyobhekana nenhlekelele, futhi nibhekane nokuzamazama komhlaba, indlala, nezifo ezibhubhisayo, okuyizinto ezizobonisa ukuthi yinkathi entsha lena, akuseyona endala iNkathi Yomusa. Uma kungukuthi, njengoba abantu besho, u uNkulunkulu akasoze aguquka, isimo Sakhe sihlala sibonisa isihawu nothando futhi uthembisa wonke umuntu insindiso futhi akasoze azonda umuntu, ngakho ingabe umsebenzi Wakhe uyokwazi ukufika esiphethweni? Ngesikhathi uJesu efika lapha, wabethelwa esiphambanweni, wazenza umhlatshelo ngenxa yazo zonke izoni futhi wazinikela phezu kwe-altare. Wayesewuqede kudala umsebenzi wokuhlenga futhi wafikisa iNkathi Yomusa esiphethweni. Ngakho sikuphi isidingo sokuphinda umsebenzi wangaleyo nkathi ezinsukwini zokugcina? Ingabe ukuphinda into enjalo akwenzi kube sengathi uJesu akenzanga lutho? Ukuba uNkulunkulu akenzanga umsebenzi wokubethelwa lapho efika kulesi sigaba kodwa waqhubeka nokuthanda nokuba nesihawu, ngakho wayeyokwazi ngempela ukufikisa lo msebenzi ekupheleni? Ingabe uNkulunkulu onothando nonobubele wayengayifikisa le nkathi esiphethweni? Emsebenzini Wakhe wokugcina wokuphetha inkathi, isimo sikaNkulunkulu singesokusola nokwahlulela, embula kukho konke okuwukungalungi, ukuze ahlulele obala bonke abantu futhi aphelelise labo abamthanda ngenhliziyo eqotho. Yisimo esinjalo kuphela esingaphothula le nkathi. Izinsuku zokugcina sezifikile. Zonke izinto ezidalweni ziyohlukaniswa ngokohlobo lwazo futhi zehlukaniswe ngezigaba ezehlukene ngokwemvelo yazo. Lona ngumzuzu lapho uNkulunkulu embula khona umphumela wabantu nesiphetho sabo. Uma abantu bengabhekani nokusola nokwahlulela, ngeke kube khona indlela yokudalula ukungalaleli kanye nokungalungi kwabo. Kungokusola nokwahlulela kuphela lapho kuyokwambula khona isiphetho sazo zonke izinto. Umuntu uveza konke ayikho kuphela lapho ethola ukusola nokwahlulela. Ububi buyobekwa nobubi, ubuhle bubekwe nobuhle futhi sonke isintu siyohlukaniswa ngokohlobo lwaso. Ngokusolwa nokwahlulelwa, umphumela wakho konke okudaliwe uyokwambulwa, ukuze ububi buthole ukujeziswa nobuhle buklonyeliswe, nabo bonke abantu babe ngaphansi kokubusa kukaNkulunkulu. Wonke lo msebenzi kufanele ufezeke ngokusola nokwahlulela okulungile. Ngenxa yokuthi inkohlakalo yomuntu isifike esicongweni kanye nokungalaleli kwakhe kube kubi kakhulu, yisimo esilungile sikaNkulunkulu kuphela, leso esilumbanise ikakhulu ukusola nokwahlulela futhi esembulwa ngezinsuku zokugcina, esingaguqula ngokuphelele futhi siphelelise umuntu. Yilesi simo kuphela esingadalula ububi futhi ngalokhu sijezise kabuhlungu bonke abangalungile. Ngakho, isimo esinje sigcwaliswe ukubaluleka kwenkathi kanye nokwembulwa nokukhonjiswa kwesimo Sakhe kuvezwa ngenxa yomsebenzi waleyo naleyo nkathi entsha. Akuyikho ukuthi uNkulunkulu uveza isimo Sakhe ngaphandle kwesizathu futhi ngaphandle kokubaluleka. Uma kuwukuthi, ekwembuleni umphumela womuntu ngezinsuku zokugcina, uNkulunkulu ubesengambonisa uzwelo nothando olungapheli futhi aqhubeke ukuba nothando kuye, engamfaki umuntu phansi kokwahlulela okulungile kodwa emkhombisa ukubekezela, isineke, kanye nokuxolela, futhi ethethelela umuntu noma zizimbi kanjani izono zakhe, ngaphandle kwecashaza lokwahlulela okulungile: pho ubuyoqedwa nini wonke umsebenzi wokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu? Kunini lapho isimo esinjalo besiyokwazi khona ukuholela isintu esiphethweni esifanele? Thatha ngokwesibonelo, ijaji elihlala linothando, ijaji elinobuso obunomusa nenhliziyo ethambile. Lithanda abantu kungakhathaleki ukuthi benza izono ezingakanani futhi linothando futhi liyababekezelela kungakhathaleki ukuthi bangobani. Ngakho, kunini lapho leli jaji liyokwazi khona ukwenza isinqumo esinobulungiswa? Ezinsukwini zokugcina, ukwahlulela okulungile kuphela okuyohlukanisa abantu ngokohlobo futhi kulethe umuntu endaweni entsha. Ngale ndlela, inkathi yonke ifikiswa esiphethweni ngesimo sokwahlulela nokusola okulungileyo kukaNkulunkulu.

kwesithi “Umbono Womsebenzi KaNkulunkulu (3)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

ENkathini ngayinye nesigaba ngasinye somsebenzi, igama lami linesisekelo kodwa futhi limelela okuthile okubalulekile: Igama ngalinye limele inkathi eyodwa. “UJehova” umele iNkathi Yomthetho futhi liyisihloniphiso sikaNkulunkulu owayekhonzwa ngabantu bakwa-Israyeli. “UJesu” umelela iNkathi Yomusa futhi uyigama likaNkulunkulu wabo bonke abahlengwa phakathi neNkathi Yomusa. Uma umuntu elangazelela ukufika kukaJesu uMsindisi phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina, kodwa esalindele ukuba afike engumfanekiso ayeyiwo eJudiya, ngakho lonke uhlelo lweminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha luzoma ngeNkathi Yokuhlengwa, futhi angeke akwazi uqhubekele phambili. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinsuku zokugcina azisoze zafika, futhi inkathi ngeke iqedwe. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uJesu uMsindisi uhlenga futhi asindise isintu. Ngathatha igama likaJesu ngenzela zonke izoni zangeNkathi Yomusa futhi akulona igama engizoliletha ukuqeda ngesintu. Nakuba uJehova, uJesu kanye noMesiya bonke bemelela uMoya Wami, la magama abonisa kuphela izinkathi ezihlukahlukene zohlelo Lwami lokuqondisa futhi awameleli sonke isiqu Sami. Amagama abantu abasemhlabeni abangibiza ngawo awakwazi ukusiveza sonke isimo Sami semvelo nakho konke engiyikho. Amane angamagama nje engibizwa ngawo ezinkathini ezingafani. Futhi, lapho kufika inkathi yokugcina—inkathi yezinsuku zokugcina—igama Lami kuyomele lishintshe futhi. Angeke ngibizwe ngoJehova, noma ngoJesu, ingasaphathwa ekaMesiya, kodwa ngizobizwa ngoMninimandla Onke UNkulunkulu Uqobo, futhi kuleli gama ngiyoyiqeda yonke inkathi. Ngangaziwa ngoJehova kuqala. Ngangaziwa futhi ngoMesiya, futhi abantu babengibiza ngoJesu uMsindisi ngoba babengithanda futhi bengihlonipha. Kodwa namuhla angiyena uJehova noma uJesu abantu ababemazi kudala—nginguNkulunkulu obuye ezinsukwini zokugcina, uNkulunkulu ozoqeda ngenkathi. NginguNkulunkulu Uqobo ovukayo ekupheleni komhlaba, isimo Sami semvelo siphelelisiwe futhi nginalo lonke igunya, udumo nenkazimulo. Abantu abakaze baxhumane Nami futhi abakaze bangazi, bebelokhu bengasinakile isimo Sami semvelo. Kusukela ekudalweni komhlaba kuze kube namhlanje, akekho owake wangibona. Lona nguNkulunkulu obonakala kubantu phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina kodwa ofihlekile ebantwini. Uhlala ebantwini, uyiqiniso futhi ungokoqobo njengelanga elishisayo nomlilo ovutha amalangabi, onamandla nogcwaliswe ngegunya. Akekho noyedwa umuntu noma into engeke yahlulelwa ngamazwi Ami, futhi akekho noyedwa ongeke angacwengwa ngomlilo ovuthayo. Ekugcineni, zonke izizwe ziyobusiswa ngenxa yamazwi Ami, futhi ziyophihlizwa zibe yizicucu ngenxa yamazwi Ami. Ngaleyo ndlela, bonke abantu ngezinsuku zokugcina bayobona ukuthi nginguMsindisi obuyile, nginguNkulunkulu uMninimandla Onke onqobe sonke isintu, owake waba ngumnikelo wesono kubantu, kodwa ezinsukwini zokugcina ngiba nayimisebe yelanga eshisa zonke izinto, kanye nelanga lokulunga elambula izinto zonke. Lowo umsebenzi Wami wezinsuku zokugcina. Ngithathe leli gama futhi nginalesi simo semvelo ukuze bonke abantu babone ukuthi nginguNkulunkulu olungile, futhi ngiyilanga elishisayo, nomlilo onamalangabi. Ukuze bonke bangidumise Mina Nkulunkulu weqiniso, babubone ubuso Bami bangempela: Angiyena uNkulunkulu wama-Israyeli kuphela, futhi angiyena nje uMhlengi—nginguNkulunkulu wayo yonke indalo emazulwini nasemhlabeni nasolwandle.

kwesithi “Umsindisi Usebuyile ‘Esefwini Elimhlophe’” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Umsebenzi osuwenziwa manje usuqhubele phambili umsebenzi weNkathi Yomusa; okusho ukuthi, umsebenzi wohlelo lokuphatha weminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha uqhubekele phambili. Yize iNkathi Yomusa isiphelile, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uqhubekele phambili. Kungani ngisho isikhathi nesikhathi ukuthi lesi sigaba somsebenzi sakhela phezu kweNkathi Yomusa neNkathi Yomthetho? Lokhu kusho ukuthi umsebenzi wanamuhla ungukuqhubeka komsebenzi owenziwe ngeNkathi Yomusa nokuphakanyiswa kwalowo owenziwe ngeNkathi Yomthetho. Izigaba ezintathu zihlangene kakhulu futhi ikhongco ngalinye eketangweni lixhumene ngokuqinile kwelinye. Kungani ngibuye ngithi lesi sigaba somsebenzi sakhele kulowo owenziwa uJesu? Uma lesi sigaba singakhelanga emsebenzini owenziwe uJesu, bekuyofuneka abethelwe futhi kulesi sigaba, futhi umsebenzi wokuhlenga owenziwe ngaphambilini bekuzodingeka ukuba uphindwe. Lokhu bekungeke kube namqondo. Ngakho-ke, akusho ukuthi umsebenzi usuphele nya, kodwa ukuthi inkathi iqhubekele phambili futhi nezinga lomsebenzi seliphakanyiselwe phezudlwana kunakuqala. Kungathiwa lesi sigaba somsebenzi sakhelwe esisekelweni seNkathi Yomthetho nedwala lomsebenzi kaJesu. Umsebenzi wakhiwa ngesigaba nesigaba, kanti lesi sigaba asikhona ukuqala kabusha. Ngukuhlangana kuphela kwezigaba ezintathu zomsebenzi okungathiwa uhlelo lokuphatha lweminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha. Umsebenzi kulesi sigaba wenziwe esisekelweni somsebenzi weNkathi Yomusa. Ukuba lezi zigaba ezimbili zomsebenzi azihlobene, kungani ukubethelwa kungaphindwa kulesi sigaba? Kungani ngingathwali izono zomuntu? Angifiki ngokuthatshathwa ngoMoya oNgcwele, futhi angithwali izono zomuntu ngokubethelwa; kodwa, ngilapha ukuze ngisole umuntu ngokuqondile. Ukuba ukusola Kwami umuntu nokufika Kwami manje ngokungathatshathwa ngoMoya oNgcwele akulandelanga ukubethelwa bengingeke ngifanele ukusola abantu. Ngempela kungenxa yokuthi ngimunye noJesu ukuthi ngiza ngokuqondile ukuzosola nokwahlulela umuntu. Lesi sigaba somsebenzi sakhele ngokuphelele phezu kwesigaba esingaphambili. Yingakho kungumsebenzi onjalo kuphela ongaletha umuntu ensindisweni, isinyathelo ngesinyathelo. Mina noJesu sivela eMoyeni owodwa. Noma inyama yethu ingenabudlelwano, uMoya Wethu munye; yize ingqikithi yesikwenzayo nomsebenzi esiwenzayo kungefani, ingqikithi Yethu iyefana; inyama Yethu ithatha izimo ezihlukene, kodwa lokhu kwenziwa yinguquko enkathini nokwehlukana kwezidingo zomsebenzi Wethu; izinkonzo Zethu azifani, ngakho umsebenzi esiwenzayo nesimo esisembula kumuntu nakho akufani. Kungakho lokhu umuntu akubonayo nakuqondayo namuhla kungafani nokwedlule; lokhu kwenziwa ukuguquka kwenkathi. Yize ubulili nesimo senyama Yabo kwehlukene noma bengazalwa emndenini munye, nangasikhathi sinye, uMoya Wabo noma kunjalo munye. Noma inyama yabo ingenabo ubudlelwane begazi nenyama nganoma iyiphi indlela, lokhu akukuphikisi ukuthi bawukuba sesimweni somuntu kukaNkulunkulu ngezikhathi ezimbili ezingefani. Yiqiniso elingephikwe ukuthi bayinyama esesimweni somuntu kukaNkulunkulu, yize bengenagazi elifanayo noma ulimi oluvamile lwabantu (omunye wayengowesilisa okhuluma ulimi lwamaJuda omunye ungowesifazane okhuluma isiShayina kuphela). Yilezi zizathu ezenze baphile emazweni ukuze benze umsebenzi okumele bobabili bawenze, nasezikhathini ezehlukene futhi. Ngaphandle kokuba Moya munye, banengqikithi eyodwa, akukho ukufana koqobo phakathi kwamagobolondo enyama Yabo yangaphandle. Bafana ngobuntu kuphela, kodwa ukubukeka nokuzalwa kwenyama Yabo akufani. Lokhu akunamthelela emisebenzini Yabo ehlukene noma ulwazi umuntu analo Ngabo, ngoba, ekugcineni, bawuMoya munye futhi akekho ongabahlukanisa. Noma bengahlobene ngegazi, ububona Babo bonke buphethe uMoya Wabo, obahlukanisela umsebenzi ongefani ngezikhathi ezingefani, nenyama Yabo uyinike izinhlobo ezehlukene zegazi. Ngokufanayo, uMoya kaJehova awuyena uyise woMoya kaJesu, noMoya kaJesu awuyona indodana yoMoya kaJehova. BaMoya munye. NjengoNkulunkulu osesimweni somuntu wale mihla noJesu nje. Yize bengahlobene ngegazi, Bamunye; lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uMoya Wabo munye.

kwesithi “Ukuba Sesimweni Somuntu Okubili Kuphelelisa Ukubaluleka Kokuba Sesimweni Somuntu” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Nakuba umsebenzi wemizimba emibili esesimweni somuntu ungafani, ingqikithi yale mizimba, nomthombo womsebenzi Wayo, kuyefana; ukuthi nje ikhona ukuze yenze izigaba ezimbili zomsebenzi ezehlukene futhi ibe sezinkathini ezimbili ezingafani. Akukhathaleki ukuthi kwenzekani, imizimba kaNkulunkulu esesimweni somuntu inengqikithi efanayo nomthombo ofanayo—leli yiqiniso elingenakuphikwa.

kwesithi “Ingqikithi Yenyama Ehlalwe UNkulunkulu” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Ngesikhathi ngiqala ukufika phakathi kwabantu, kwakuyiNkathi Yokuhlengwa. Yiqiniso ukuthi ngafikela emndenini wamaJuda; ngakho, abokuqala ababona uNkulunkulu efika emhlabeni, kwakungamaJuda. Isizathu esenza ngenze lo msebenzi mathupha yingoba ngangifuna ukusebenzisa ubuntu bukaNkulunkulu enyameni njengomhlatshelo wesono emsebenzini Wami wokuhlengwa. Ngakho abokuqala abangibona kwakungamaJuda angeNkathi Yomusa. Kwakungokokuqala ngisebenza enyameni. NgeNkathi Yombuso, umsebenzi Wami ukunqoba nokuphelelisa, ngakho, ngiyaphinda ngenze umsebenzi wokwelusa enyameni. Lokhu okwesibili ngisebenza enyameni. Ezigabeni ezimbili zokugcina zomsebenzi, lokho abantu abahlangana nakho akuseyena uMoya ongabonakali, ongathinteki, kodwa umuntu onguMoya osubonakala enyameni. Ngakho, emehlweni omuntu, ngiphinda ngiphenduke umuntu ongabukeki futhi ongazwakali njengoNkulunkulu. Futhi, uNkulunkulu obonwa abantu akasiye owesilisa kuphela, kodwa owesifazane futhi, okuyinto eshaqisayo nedidayo kubo. Kaninginingi, umsebenzi Wami ongejwayelekile uchitha izinkolelo ezindala ebezibanjwe iminyaka ngeminyaka. Abantu bashaqekile! UNkulunkulu akasiye nje kuphela uMoya oNgcwele, lowo Moya, uMoya onamandla aphindwe kasikhombisa, uMoya osibekela konke, kodwa futhi ungumuntu, umuntu ojwayelekile, umfokazana okwempela. Akasiye owesilisa kuphela, kodwa futhi owesifazane. Bayafana ngokuthi bonke bazalwa ngabantu, bese behluka ngokuthi omunye uzelwe ngokoMoya kanti omunye uzelwe ngokwenyama kodwa esuselwa kuMoya ngqo. Bayafana ngokuthi zozimbili lezi zinyama zikaNkulunkulu ethathe isimo sesintu zenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uBaba, futhi abafani ngokuthi omunye wenza umsebenzi wokuhlenga kanti omunye wenza umsebenzi wokunqoba. Bobabili bamele uNkulunkulu uBaba, kodwa omunye uyiNkosi yokuhlenga egcwele umusa nothando kanye nesihe, kanti omunye uNkulunkulu wokulunga ogcwele ulaka nokwahlulela. Omunye nguMkhuzi Ophakeme owethula umsebenzi wokuhlengwa, kanti omunye uNkulunkulu olungileyo ozofeza umsebenzi wokunqoba. Omunye uyiSiqalo, omunye uyiSiphetho. Omunye yinyama engenasono, omunye inyama efeza ukuhlengwa, iqhube umsebenzi, futhi ayibi neze eyesono. Bobabili banguMoya ofanayo, kodwa bahlala ezinyameni ezihlukene futhi bazalwa ezindaweni ezihlukene. Futhi bahlukaniswe iminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziningi. Kepha, wonke umsebenzi Wabo uyahambisana ngokuvumelana, awuxabani, futhi kungakhulunywa ngawo kanye kanye. Bobabili bangabantu, kodwa omunye yingane yomfana kanti omunye usana lwentombazane.

kwesithi “Uqonda Ukuthini Mayelana NoNkulunkulu” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

UNkulunkulu akawona uMoya kuphela, angabuye abe yinyama; ngaphezu kwalokho, ungumzimba wenkazimulo. UJesu, yize ningakaze nimbone, wabonwa ama-Israyeli, okusho ukuthi, amaJuda angaleso sikhathi. Waqala enomzimba wenyama, kodwa ngemva kokubethelwa, waba ngumzimba wenkazimulo. UnguMoya ozungeze konke futhi angenza umsebenzi kuzo zonke izindawo. Angaba nguJehova, noma uJesu, noma uMesiya futhi ekugcineni angaba uNkulunkulu uSomandla. Ungukulunga, ukwahlulela, nokusola; ungukuqalekisa nolaka; kodwa ubuye abe umusa nesisa. Wonke umsebenzi awenzile uyakwazi ukummela.

kwesithi “Ukuba Sesimweni Somuntu Okubili Kuphelelisa Ukubaluleka Kokuba Sesimweni Somuntu” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Kusukela emsebenzini kaJehova kuya kokaJesu, futhi kusukela emsebenzini kaJesu kuya kulowo wesigaba samanje, lezi zigaba ezintathu zihlanganisa ngentambo enganqamuki bonke ububanzi bokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu futhi yonke iyimisebenzi eyenziwa nguMoya owodwa. Kusukela ekudalweni komhlaba, uNkulunkulu yilokhu esebenza ephatha isintu. UyiSiqalo neSiphetho, futhi uyiLowo oqala inkathi naLowo ophetha inkathi. Izigaba ezintathu zomsebenzi, ezinkathini ezehlukene nasezindaweni ezehlukene, ngaphandle kwephutha zingumsebenzi woMoya owodwa. Bonke labo abahlukanisa lezi zigaba baphikisa uNkulunkulu. Manje, kumele uqonde ukuthi wonke umsebenzi kusukela esigabeni sokuqala kuze kube namuhla uwumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu oyedwa, umsebenzi woMoya owodwa. Ngalokhu akukho kungabaza.

kwesithi “Umbono Womsebenzi KaNkulunkulu (3)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Ngikholwa ukuthi isizukulwane sethu sibusisiwe ukuze sikwazi ukuthatha indlela engaqedwanga abantu bezizukulwane zangaphambilini, futhi bakwazi ukubona ukuvela kabusha kukaNkulunkulu waseminyakeni eyizinkulungwane eziningi ezedlule—uNkulunkulu okhona lapha phakathi kwethu, futhi Ugcwalisa zonke izinto. Beningeke nize nicabange ukuthi ningahamba kule ndlela: Ningakwenza? Le ndlela eholwa uMoya Ongcwele, iholwa uMoya weNkosi uJesu Kristu oziqu ziyisikhombisa oqinisiwe, futhi indlela seniyivulelwe uNkulunkulu wanamuhla. Nasemaphusheni enu amakhulu anikaze nicabange ukuthi uJesu wasezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka eseyadlula angaphinde avele phambi kwenu. Anifikelwa ukubonga? Ubani ongakwazi ukubhekana noNkulunkulu ubuso nobuso? Ngivame ukukhulekela idlanzana lethu ukuthi lithole izibusiso ezinkulu kuNkulunkulu ukuze sikwazi ukuthola umusa kuNkulunkulu futhi sitholwe nguYe, kodwa kube khona nezinkathi eziningi lapho ngakhala izinyembezi ngenxa yethu, ngicela uNkulunkulu asikhanyisele, futhi asivumele ukuthi sibone izambulo ezinkulu.

kwesithi “Indlela… (7)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Imibhalo yaphansi:

1. “Ukubuyisa umbono ababenawo ekuqaleni” kubhekisela endleleni abantu abacabanga nababheka ngayo uguquko lukaNkulunkulu lapho sebazi uNkulunkulu.

2. “Ukubukela” kubonisa ukuthi abantu abanaki umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu futhi abawuboni njengobalulekile.

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Isithasiselo:Ukubona Ukubonakala KukaNkulunkulu Ekwahluleleni Nasekusoleni Kwakhe

       Njengamakhulu ezigidi zabanye abalandeli beNkosi uJesu Kristu, siyayemukela imithetho nemiyalo yeBhayibheli, sijabulela inala yomusa weNkosi uJesu Kristu, bese sihlangana ndawonye, sithandaze, sidumise, futhi sikhonze egameni leNkosi uJesu Kristu—konke lokhu sikwenza ngaphansi kokunakekela nesivikelo seNkosi. Kaningi siba buthaka, futhi kaningi siba namandla. Sikholelwa ukuthi zonke izenzo zethu zivumelana nezimfundiso zeNkosi. Ngakho akuthandabuzwa ukuthi sikholelwa nawukuthi singahamba endleleni yokulalela intando kaBaba osezulwini. Silangazelela ukubuya kweNkosi uJesu, ukufika ngenkazimulo kweNkosi uJesu, ukuphela kokuphila kwethu emhlabeni, ukubonakala kombuso, kanye nazo zonke izinto ezibikezelwe eNcwadini yesAmbulo: INkosi iyafika, ilethe inhlekelele, futhi inike abalungile umklomelo nokuthi yahlulele ababi, futhi ithathe bonke abayemukelayo bese yamukele nokubuya kwabo emoyeni ukuze bahlangane Nayo. Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho sicabanga ngalokhu, asikwazi ukunganqotshwa imizwa. Siyabonga ngokuthi sazalwa ezinsukwini zokugcina futhi sinenhlanhla enkulu ngokubona ukuza kweNkosi. Nakuba siye sashushiswa, kungenxa “yokuyisebenzela isilinganiso esikhulu kakhulu senkazimulo yaphakade”; yeka isibusiso lokho okuyiso! Konke lokhu kulangazelela nomusa esiwunikwe iNkosi kusenza sihlale sifuna ukukhuleka, futhi kusisondeza kaningi ndawonye. Mhlawumbe ngonyaka ozayo, mhlawumbe kusasa, noma mhlawumbe maduze lapho umuntu engakulindele, iNkosi iyofika kungazelelwe, futhi iyobonakala eqenjini labantu ebelilokhu liyilindile. Sonke siyaphikisana, futhi akekho ofuna ukusala ngemuva, ukuze sibe iqembu lokuqala labantu ababona ukubonakala kweNkosi, ukuze sibe ngabanye balabo abazohlwithwa. Sinikele ngayo yonke into, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani, ngenxa yokuza kwalolu suku. Abanye bashiye imisebenzi yabo, abanye bashiye imindeni yabo, abanye bayeke ukushada, abanye baze banikela ngezimali zabo abazongile. Yeka ukuzinikela ngokuzidela! Ubuqotho nokuqina ekuthembekeni okunjalo kumele kudlule okwabangcwele basezinkathini ezedlule! Njengoba iNkosi ibeke umusa kunoma ubani efisa ukuwubeka Kuye, ukuzinikela kwethu kanye nokuchitha kwethu imali, sikholelwa ukuthi sekubonakele kakade emehlweni Ayo. Ngakho, imithandazo yethu ethinta inhliziyo isifinyelele ezindlebeni Zayo, futhi sethemba ukuthi iyosiklomelisa ngokuzinikela kwethu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uNkulunkulu wayenomusa kithi ngaphambi kokudala umhlaba, futhi akunamuntu okufanele asephuce izibusiso zikaNkulunkulu nezethembiso asithembise zona. Sonke sihlelela ikusasa, futhi sizitshela ukuthi ukuzinikela kwethu nokuchitha imali kuwukuqongelela injabulo yalapho sihlangana khona neNkosi. Okukhulu nakakhulu, ngaphandle kokunqikaza, sizilungiselela ukubusa okuzayo, ukwengamela zonke izizwe nabantu, noma ukubusa njengamakhosi. Konke lokhu sikubheka njengesiphiwo, njengento okufanele ilindelwe.

        Siyabenyanya bonke labo abamelene neNkosi uJesu; ekugcineni, bonke bayoqothulwa. Ubani obatshele ukuthi bangakholelwa ukuthi iNkosi uJesu ingumSindisi? Yiqiniso, kunezikhathi lapho sifunda khona eNkosini uJesu ukuthi banobubele ngezwe, ngoba abaqondi, futhi kufanele sibabekezelele futhi sibaxolele. Konke esikwenzayo kuvumelana namazwi eBhayibheli, ngoba yonke into engavumelani neBhayibheli iyinzwabethi, nenkolelo embi. Leyo nkolelo, imbelwe yajula ezingqondweni zethu. INkosi yethu iseBhayibhelini, futhi uma singasuki eBhayibhelini, akufanele sisuke naseNkosini; uma silalela le miyalo, kufanele sisindiswe. Siyakhuthazana, sisekelane, futhi sihlangana ngaso sonke isikhathi, sinethemba lokuthi konke esikwenzayo nesikushoyo, kuvumelana nentando yeNkosi, futhi iNkosi iyakwamukela. Naphezu kwenzondo enkulu esendaweni yethu, izinhliziyo zethu ziphuphuma injabulo. Lapho sicabanga ngalezo zibusiso, ingabe akukho lutho esingalulahla? Ingabe ikhona into esingeke sikwazi ukuhlukana nayo? Konke lokhu kucashile, futhi amehlo kaNkulunkulu akubheke ngelokhozi. Singabantu abantulayo abacoshwe odakeni, sifana nabo bonke abalandeli beNkosi uJesu abajwayelekile: Siphupha ngenjabulo yokubusiswa, nokubusa zonke izizwe. Ububi bethu benekwe emehlweni kaNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu uyazichitha izifiso nobugovu bethu. Kodwa konke lokhu kuyaphawuleka, kunengqondo futhi akekho kithi ozibuza ngokulunga kwezinto esizilangazelelayo, ingasaphathwa eyokuthi singabaze ukunemba kwezinto esibambelele kuzo. Ubani ongayazi intando kaNkulunkulu? Asikwazi ukufuna, noma ukuhlaziya, noma ngisho ukukhathazeka ngathi endleleni umuntu ahamba ngayo. Ngoba okuwukuphela kwento esikhathazeka ngayo injabulo, izibusiso, nokuthi ikhona yini indawo yethu embusweni wezulu, nokuthi sizoba nayo yini indima emanzini omfula wokuphila nasesithelweni sesihlahla sokuphila. Ingabe asikholelwa eNkosini, ingabe asibona abalandeli beNkosi, ngenxa yokuzuza lezi zinto? Izono zethu zithethelelwe, siphendukile, siyiphuzile indebe yewayini, sabeka nesiphambano emhlane wethu. Ubani ongathi inani esilikhokhile iNkosi ngeke ilamukele? Ubani ongathi asilungisanga amafutha anele? Asifuni ukuba yizintombi eziyiziwula, noma lezo ezaliwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, asiphezi ukuthandaza, sicele iNkosi ukuba isivikele ekukhohlisweni oKristu bamanga, ngoba kulotshiwe eBhayibhelini ukuthi “Khona uma umuntu ethi kini, Bhekani, nangu uKristu, noma nanguya; ningakholwa. Ngokuba kuyakuvela oKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, futhi baveze izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso; ukuze, uma kungenzeka, badukiswe nabakhethiweyo” (Mathewu 24:23-24). Sonke siwagcine engqondweni la mavesi eBhayibheli, siwazi njengoba sizazi, futhi siwabheka njengengcebo eyigugu, njengokuphila, nanjengesigxivizo senjabulo nokusindiswa kwethu…

          Ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka, abaphilayo baye bashona, bahamba namaphupho kanye nezinto ababezilangazelela, futhi akekho owaziyo ukuthi bawuthola yini umbuso wezulu. Abafile babuya, sebekhohlwe yizo zonke izindaba ezake zenzeka, futhi besalandela izimfundiso nezindlela zoyisemkhulu. Ngakho, njengoba iminyaka nezinsuku kudlula, akekho owazi ukuthi iNkosi yethu uJesu, uNkulunkulu wethu, bayakwamukela yini konke esikwenzayo. Simane silangazelela umphumela futhi siqagela konke okuzokwenzeka. Kodwa uNkulunkulu uye wathula, futhi akazange avele kithi, noma akhulume nathi. Ngakho siyahlulela ngothando intando nesimo sikaNkulunkulu ngokuvumelana neBhayibheli kanye nezimpawu. Siye sajwayelana nokuthula kukaNkulunkulu; sajwayelana nokubona okulungile nokungalungile ekuziphatheni kwethu sisebenzisa indlela esicabanga ngayo; siye sajwayelana nokusebenzisa ulwazi lwethu, imibono, nemithetho yethu yokuziphatha ukuze kungene esikhundleni sezinto ezifunwa uNkulunkulu; siye sajwayelana nokuthokozela umusa kaNkulunkulu; siye sajwayelana nokusiza noma nini lapho kudingeka; siye sajwayelana nokufaka isandla kuzo zonke izinto, nokuyalwa uNkulunkulu; futhi siye sajwayelana nokulandela imfundiso, nokunganaki ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele usiholela kuphi; ngaphezu kwalokho, siye sajwayelana nezinsuku esizibusa ngazo. Siyakholelwa kuNkulunkulu ofana nalona, esingakaze sihlangane Naye. Imibuzo enjengokuthi sinjani isimo Sakhe, yini anayo, unjani umfanekiso Wakhe, nokuthi siyomazi yini lapho eza, njalo njalo—akukho okubalulekile kulokhu. Okubalulekile ukuthi usezinhliziyweni zethu, nokuthi sonke silindele Yena, nokuthi siyakwazi ukubona ngeso lengqondo ukuthi unjani. Siyalwazisa ukholo lwethu, nokumkhonza kwethu. Konke sikubheka njengokuyize, futhi asinandaba nakho konke. Ngoba singabalandeli beNkosi ekhazimulayo, akunandaba ukuthi uhambo lude kangakanani, akunandaba ukuthi sehlelwa yibuphi ubunzima nezinhlekelele, ayikho into engaphazamisa imikhondo yethu njengoba silandela iNkosi. “Umfula ocwebile wamanzi okuphila ocwebezela njengekristalu, uvela esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neseWundlu. Phakathi kwesitaladi sawo nomfula, emacaleni womabili kukhona umuthi wokuphila, uthela izithelo eziyishumi nambili, futhi uthela izithelo zawo inyanga nenyanga: namaqabunga omuthi angawokuphulukisa izizwe. Futhi akuyikuba khona nokukodwa ukuqalekisa: kodwa isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neseWundlu siyakuba kuwo; nezinceku zakhe ziyakumkhonza: Futhi ziyakubona ubuso bakhe, negama lakhe liyakuba semabunzini azo. Futhi ubusuku abusayikuba khona; nabadingi ukukhanya kwesibani, nokukhanya kwelanga; ngokuba inkosi uNkulunkulu iyakubakhanyisela: futhi bayakubusa phakade naphakade.”(IsAmbulo 22:1-5) Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho sicula la mazwi, izinhliziyo zethu ziphuphuma injabulo nokugculiseka, kugobhoza izinyembezi emehlweni ethu. Mayibongwe iNkosi ngokusikhetha, mayibongwe iNkosi ngomusa Wayo. Manje isinike okuningi, isinike ukuphila okungunaphakade ezweni elizayo, futhi uma ingathi asife manje, singenza kanjalo ngaphandle kokukhononda. Nkosi! Sicela uze ngokushesha! Ungephuzi ngisho nangomzuzu, ngoba siyakulangazelela, futhi sidele konke ngenxa Yakho.

         UNkulunkulu uthule, akakaze avele kithi, kodwa umsebenzi Wakhe awukaze ume. Uhlola wonke amazwe, futhi uyala zonke izinto, kanti ubambelela kuwo wonke amazwi nezenzo zomuntu. Ukuqondisa Kwakhe kuhambisana nezigaba futhi kuvumelana necebo Lakhe. Uqhubeka ngokuthula, ngaphandle komsindo, futhi kade imikhondo Yakhe yadlulela kumuntu, isihlalo Sakhe sokwahlulela sisendaweni yonke sihamba ngesivinini sombani, kulandelwa ngokushesha ukwehlela kwesihlalo sobukhosi Sakhe kithi. Yeka indlela leso simo esikhulu ngayo, yeka ingqopha-mlando. Njengejuba, nanjengebhubesi elibhongayo, uMoya uyafika phakathi kwethu. Uhlakaniphile, ulungile futhi unamandla amakhulu, ufika ngokuthula phakathi kwethu, abe negunya futhi aphuphume uthando nobubele. Akekho okubonayo ukuza kwakhe, akekho okwemukelayo, futhi akekho owazi konke azokwenza. Ukuphila komuntu akushintshi; inhliziyo yakhe ayinamehluko, futhi unezinsuku ezijwayelekile. UNkulunkulu phakathi kwethu uphila njengomuntu ojwayelekile, njengomlandeli omangalisayo noma obaluleke kakhulu nekholwa elijwayelekile. Unezinto Zakhe azifunayo, imigomo Yakhe, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, unobunkulunkulu okungekho muntu ojwayelekile anabo. Akekho oye waphawula ubunkulunkulu Bakhe, futhi akekho ofune umehluko phakathi kwesiqu Sakhe nesomuntu. Siphila kanye Naye, singaboshiwe futhi singethukile, ngoba asiboni njengongaphezu kwekholwa. Ulangazelela ukuhamba kwethu, futhi yonke imicabango yethu yenekwe phambi Kwakhe. Akekho onendaba nokuba khona Kwakhe, akekho okwazi ukucabanga umsebenzi Wakhe, futhi akekho onomqondo wokuthi ungubani. Simane siqhubeka nezinto esizifunayo, njengokungathi Yena akahlanganise lutho nathi…

        UMoya oNgcwele uveza igama elithi “Ngaye,” futhi nakuba kungalindelekile, siyabona ukuthi lokhu kuyinto kaNkulunkulu, futhi siyakwamukela ngoba kuvela kuNkulunkulu. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi la mazwi avela kubani, uma nje esavela kuMoya oNgcwele kufanele siwamukele, asinakuwaphika. Izwi elilandelayo lingavela ngami, noma ngawe, noma Ngaye. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi livela ngobani, onke angumusa kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa akunandaba ukuthi umuntu ungubani, akufanele simkhonze, yena nanoma yini enye, akanakuba uNkulunkulu; ngeke nangayiphi indlela sikhethe umuntu ojwayelekile, abe uNkulunkulu wethu. UNkulunkulu wethu mkhulu futhi uhloniphekile; angamelwa kanjani umuntu ongabalulekile? Okukhulu, ukuthi sonke silinde ukufika kukaNkulunkulu ukuze asiyise embusweni wezulu, ngakho umuntu ongabalulekile angafaneleka kanjani ukwenza lowo msebenzi obalulekile? Uma iNkosi ibuya, kumele ibe sefwini elimhlophe, ibonakala kubo bonke. Yeka indlela lokho okuyokhazimula ngayo! Angakwazi kanjani ukuzifihla eqenjini labantu abajwayelekile?

         Kodwa futhi ngumuntu ojwayelekile ocashe phakathi kwabantu owenza umsebenzi omusha wokusisindisa. Akasicaciseli lutho, akasitsheli nokuthi yini ayizele. Umane wenza umsebenzi ahlose ukuwenza ezigabeni Zakhe, futhi ngokuvumelana necebo Lakhe. Amazwi nezinto Zakhe kuyejwayeleka. Kusukela ekududuzeni, ekuzikhandleni, ekukhumbuzeni, kanye nokwexwayisa, kuya ekusoleni nasekusiyaleni; kusukela ephimbweni elinomusa kuye emazwini anolaka nanamandla amakhulu—onke anobubele nokukhathazeka kumuntu. Konke akushoyo kuhlaba esikhonkosini ngezimfihlo ezithukuswe kithi, amazwi Akhe ahlaba izinhliziyo zethu, ahlaba umoya wethu, asishiye sishaywa amahloni futhi sihlazekile. Siqala ukuzibuza ukuthi uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yalo muntu uyasithanda ngempela yini, futhi yini ngempela ahlose ukuyenza. Mhlawumbe singajabula ngemva kokubekezelela izinhlungu ezinjalo? Emakhanda ethu siyabala… ngesikhathi esizayo nangomphumela wethu. Futhi akekho kithi okholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyishiyile inyama Yakhe usebenza phakathi kwethu. Ngisho noma ebe nathi isikhathi eside, nakuba esekhulume amazwi amaningi kangaka sibhekene ubuso nobuso Naye, asikazimiseli ukwamukela umuntu ongajwayelekile njengoNkulunkulu ekusaseni lethu, ingasaphathwa eyokwethemba umuntu onjalo ngekusasa nomphumela wethu. Kuye sithola amanzi angapheli okuphila, futhi siyambonga ngoba manje siphila noNkulunkulu. Sibonga kuphela umusa weNkosi uJesu emazulwini, futhi asikaze sinake imizwa yalo muntu ojwayelekile onobunkulunkulu. Usawenza umsebenzi Wakhe ngokuzithoba ezifihle enyameni, eveza izwi lenhliziyo Yakhe, okubonakala kungenandaba ukuthi aphikwe isintu, kuze kube phakade umuntu enobungane nokunganaki, futhi Yena embekezelela umuntu.

         Engaziwa kithi, lo muntu ongabalulekile usiholele ezigabeni zomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Sidlula ezilingweni ezingenakubalwa, ekusolweni okungabaleki, futhi savivinywa ukufa. Sifunda ngokulunga namandla amakhulu esimo sikaNkulunkulu, futhi uthando Lwakhe nobubele, kuyawazisa amandla amakhulu nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu, kuyalubona uthando lukaNkulunkulu, nesifiso esijulile sikaNkulunkulu sokusindisa umuntu. Emazwini alo muntu ojwayelekile, siye sazi isimo nesiqu sikaNkulunkulu, saqonda intando kaNkulunkulu, sazi isiqu nokwakheka komuntu, sabona nendlela yokusindiswa nokupheleliswa. Amazwi Akhe asenza sife, futhi asenza siphinde sizalwe; amazwi Akhe asilethela induduzo, aphinde asishiye sinecala, futhi sinomqondo wokwazisa; amazwi Akhe asilethela injabulo nokuthula, kodwa futhi nobuhlungu obukhulu. Ngezinye izikhathi sifana nezimvu ezihlatshwayo ezandleni Zakhe; kwezinye sifane nama-apula emehlweni Akhe, futhi sijabulele uthando; ngezinye izikhathi sifana nezitha Zakhe, siyiswa emlotheni ngethukuthelo Yakhe esemehlweni Akhe. Siyisintu esisindiswe Nguye, siyizimpethu emehlweni Akhe, futhi siyizimvu ezilahlekile azifuna ubusuku nemini. Unomusa kithi, uyasikhathalela, uyasiphakamisa, uyasiduduza futhi asigqugquzele, uyasiqondisa, uyasikhanyisela, uyasisola futhi asiyale, aze ngisho asiqalekise. Ukhathazeka ngathi ubusuku nemini, uyasivikela ubusuku nemini, akalokothi asishiye, usinakekela ngazo zonke izindlela akhokhe noma yiliphi inani. Phakathi kwamazwi ale nyama engatheni najwayelekile, siye sajabulela ukuphelela kukaNkulunkulu, futhi sabona ikusasa uNkulunkulu asibekele lona. Kodwa naphezu kwalokhu, ukuzidla kusagcwele ezinhliziyweni zethu, futhi asikazimiseli ukwamukela umuntu ofana noNkulunkulu wethu. Nakuba esinike inala yemana, izinto eziningi ezijabulisayo, akukho kulokhu okungathatha indawo kaNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zethu. Siyabuhlonipha lobu buntu futhi sibubheka njengobubalulekile. Uma engasukumi asibonise ukuthi unguNkulunkulu, khona-ke ngeke siphinde simbheke njengoNkulunkulu ozofika maduze kodwa obelokhu esebenza phakathi kwethu.

        Izwi likaNkulunkulu liyaqhubeka, futhi usebenzisa izindlela eziningi ukuze asitshele okufanele sikwenze futhi embule izwi lenhliziyo Yakhe. Amazwi Akhe anamandla okuphila, asibonisa indlela okufanele sihambe ngayo, futhi asenza siqonde iqiniso. Siqala ukusondelana namazwi Akhe, siqala ukugxila endleleni akhuluma ngayo, bese siqala ukuthanda izwi lenhliziyo Yakhe ngalo muntu omangalisayo. Uzikhandla ngokukhulu ukucophelela ngenxa yethu, aqwashe futhi angafuni ukudla ngenxa yethu, akhale ngenxa yethu, alile ngenxa yethu, agule ngenxa yethu, ahlazwe ngenxa yekusasa nensindiso yethu, futhi inhliziyo Yakhe iyopha ikhale izinyembezi ngenxa yokuba ndikindiki kwethu nokuhlubuka. Ubuntu obunjalo nezinto Zakhe kungaphezu komuntu ojwayelekile, akekho umuntu okhohlakele ongaba nakho. Unokubekezela okungekho muntu omunye onakho, futhi asikho isidalwa esinothando analo. Akekho omunye ngaphandle Kwakhe ongazi imicabango yethu, noma aqonde indawo nesiqu sayo ngaleyo ndlela, noma ahlulele ukuhlubuka nokukhohlakala kwesintu, noma ekhuluma nathi futhi esebenze phakathi kwethu ngenxa kaNkulunkulu wamazulu. Akekho ngaphandle Kwakhe ongaba negunya, ukuhlakanipha, nesithunzi sikaNkulunkulu; isimo sikaNkulunkulu nalokho anakho nayikho ukuqhakambisa ngokuphelele. Akekho ngaphandle Kwakhe ongasibonisa indlela nokukhanya. Akekho ngaphandle Kwakhe ongembula izimfihlakalo uNkulunkulu angakaze azambule kusukela ekudalweni kuze kube manje. Akekho ngaphandle Kwakhe ongasisindisa ekugqilazweni uSathane nasesimweni sethu esikhohlakele. Umelela uNkulunkulu, embule izwi lenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu, nezikhuthazo zikaNkulunkulu, namazwi esahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu kuso sonke isintu. Uqale inkathi entsha, waletha amazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha, umsebenzi omusha, wasilethela ithemba, waqeda ukuphila esididekile kukho, wasivumela ukuba siyibambe ngokugcwele indlela eya ensindisweni. Usinqobile, wazuza nezinhliziyo zethu. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, izingqondo zethu ziqaphile, futhi umoya wethu uvuselelwe: Lo muntu ojwayelekile, ongabalulekile, ophila phakathi kwethu futhi ebesilokhu simphika—akayona yini iNkosi uJesu, ehlale isemicabangweni yethu, esiyilangazelela ubusuku nemini? Nguye! Nguye ngempela! UnguNkulunkulu wethu! Uyindlela, neqiniso nokuphila! Usivumele ukuba siphinde siphile, sibone ukukhanya, futhi wenze izinhliziyo zethu zangadideka. Sesibuyile ekhaya likaNkulunkulu, sibuyile esihlalweni Sakhe sobukhosi, sesiNaye, sizibonile izimbangi Zakhe, salubona nohambo olusihlalele. Ngaleso sikhathi izinhliziyo zethu wayesezinqobe ngokugcwele, asisangabazi ukuthi Nguye, futhi asisamelani nomsebenzi kanye nezwi Lakhe, siguqa ngokuphelele phambi Kwakhe. Asifisi lutho ngaphandle kokuhamba emikhondweni kaNkulunkulu ukuphila kwethu konke, nokupheleliswa Nguye, nokuphinde simkhokhele ngomusa Wakhe, nothando analo ngathi, nokulalela ukuqondisa namalungiselelo Akhe, nokubambisana nomsebenzi Wakhe, nokwenza konke okusemandleni ukuze sifeze asiphathise khona.

     Ukunqotshwa uNkulunkulu kufana nomqhudelwano wobuciko bokulwa.

     Izwi ngalinye likaNkulunkulu ligadla endaweni esibuthaka kuyo, lisishiye silusizi futhi sethukile. Wembula imibono yethu, imicabango yethu, kanye nesimo sethu esikhohlakele. Kukho konke esikushoyo nesikwenzayo, nayo yonke imicabango namacebo ethu, ukwakheka nesiqu sethu kwembuleka emazwini Akhe, kusishiya sikhathazekile futhi sigajwe ukwesaba. Usitshela ngazo zonke izenzo zethu, izinhloso zethu, ngisho nangesimo sethu esonakele esingakaze sisazi, asenze sizizwe sembulwe kakhulu, futhi siqiniseka nakakhulu. Uyasahlulela ngokumelana kwethu Naye, asisole ngokungalungi nokumphika, asenze sicabange ukuthi emehlweni Akhe asinamsebenzi nokuthi singoSathane abaphilayo. Amathemba ethu ayashabalala, asisalokothi sifune izinto ezingenangqondo Kuye, ngisho namaphupho ethu ebusuku ayaphela. Leli iqiniso okungekho muntu kithi ongalicabanga, futhi ongalamukela. Okomzuzwana, izingqondo zethu azisebenzi, futhi asibe sisakwazi ukuqhubeka nohambo olusihlalele, asikwazi ukuqhubeka nezinkolelo zethu. Kubonakala sengathi ukholo lwethu selubuyele kulokhu olwaluyikho, nokuthi asikaze sibone muntu ojwayelene neNkosi uJesu. Sididwa yiyo yonke into ephambi kwamehlo ethu, isenze sizizwe silahliwe. Sinetwetwe, siphoxekile, futhi ekujuleni kwezinhliziyo zethu kunentukuthelo nokuhlazeka okukhulu. Sizama ukuvula imbobo, ukuthola indlela yokuphuma, futhi siyaqhubeka sizama ukulinda uMsindisi wethu uJesu, sithululele Kuye izinhliziyo zethu. Nakuba kunezikhathi lapho singenanzondo nakuthobeka ngaphandle, kodwa ezinhliziyweni zethu silahlekelwe ngendlela esingakaze silahlekelwe ngayo. Nakuba ngezinye izikhathi singase sibonakale sizole ngendlela engajwayelekile, ngaphakathi siququdwa usizi olukhulu. Isahlulelo nesiyalo sakhe sithathe wonke amathemba namaphupho ethu, kusishiye singenazo izifiso ezinkulu, singafuni ukukholelwa ukuthi unguMsindisi Wethu futhi angakwazi ukusisindisa. Isahlulelo nokusolwa Kwakhe kuvule igebe elikhulu phakathi kwethu Naye futhi akekho ozimisele ukulivala. Isahlulelo nokusolwa Kwakhe ziyizinto zokuqala ezisenza sisokole futhi sihlazeke kangaka. Isahlulelo nokusolwa Kwakhe kusenze sakwazisa ngempela ukuhlonishwa uNkulunkulu nokubekezelela Kwakhe ukona komuntu, uma kuqhathaniswa nokuthi siphansi futhi asihlanzekile. Isahlulelo nokusolwa Kwakhe kusenze sabona okokuqala indlela esizidla futhi sizikhukhumeze ngayo, nokuthi umuntu akasoze alingana noNkulunkulu. Isahlulelo nokusolwa Kwakhe kusenze salangazelela ukungabe sisaphila esimweni esinjalo esonakele, futhi kusenze safuna ukuqeda okwakhe nesiqu sethu ngezinga esingakwazi ngalo, futhi sangabe sisamzonda noma simenyanye uNkulunkulu. Isahlulelo nokusolwa Kwakhe kusenze sakuthokozela ukulalela amazwi Akhe, sangabe sisazimisela ukuhlubuka ekuqondiseni nasemalungiselelweni Akhe. Isahlulelo nokusolwa Kwakhe kuphinde kwasinikeza ithuba lokufuna ukuphila, kwasenza sakujabulela ukumamukela njengoMsindisi wethu…. Siye saphuma emsebenzini wokunqoba, saphuma esihogweni, saphuma emathunzini amnyama okufa…. UNkulunkulu uSomandla usizuzile, leli qembu labantu! Umnqobile uSathane, futhi wanqoba zonke izitha Zakhe!

         Simane siliqembu elijwayelekile labantu abanesimo esikhohlakele sobusathane, siyilabo uNkulunkulu abanqumela kusengaphambili ngaphambi kwezinkathi, futhi singabampofu uNkulunkulu abatakule odakeni. UNkulunkulu wake wasenqaba futhi wasilahla, kodwa manje usesinqobile. Samukele ukuphila nendlela eya ekuphileni okuphakade evela kuNkulunkulu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sikuphi emhlabeni, naphezu kokushushiswa nosizi, asikwazi ukuhlukana nensindiso kaNkulunkulu uSomandla. Ngoba unguMdali wethu, nomhlengi wethu!

         Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lunjengamanzi omthombo, lunikwe mina nawe naye, nabo bonke labo abalifuna ngobuqotho iqiniso futhi abalinda ukubonakala kukaNkulunkulu.

         Njengoba nje unyezi uhlale ulandela ilanga, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu awusoze waphela, futhi wenzelwa wena, nami, naye, nabo bonke abahamba emikhondweni kaNkulunkulu futhi abamukela isahlulelo nokusolwa uNkulunkulu.

                                                                                   Yethulwa ngomhla ka-23 Mashi, 2010

          Lokhu kwabhalwa nguNkulunkulu njengesandulelo sencwadi ethi “Umsuka nokuThuthuka kweBandla likaNkulunkulu uSomandla.”

Umthombo: IBandla LikaNkulunkulu USomandla

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South African Gospel Song "UNkulunkulu Uyehla Nesahlulelo" Ihubo Lamazwi kaNkulunkulu

South African Gospel Song "UNkulunkulu Uyehla Nesahlulelo" Ihubo Lamazwi kaNkulunkulu

UNkulunkulu Uyehla Nesahlulelo Esehlela esizweni sikadrako omkhulu obomvu. UNkulunkulu uyaphenduka abheke umhlaba bese uqala uzamazama. Ngabe ikhona indawo engabhekani nokwahlulela Kwakhe? Noma iphile esishayweni asehlisile? Kuphi naphi lapho Eya khona Usakaza imbewu yencithakalo, Kodwa ngakho unika insindiso futhi  ekhombisa uthando Lwakhe. UNkulunkulu ufisa ukwenza abantu abaningi bamazi Yena, baMbone bese bemhlonipha kakhulu. Abakaze baMbone sonke lesi khathi, kodwa manje Ungokoqobo impela.

Esehlela esizweni sikadrako omkhulu obomvu. UNkulunkulu uyaphenduka abheke umhlaba bese uqala uzamazama. Ngabe ikhona indawo engabhekani nokwahlulela Kwakhe? Noma iphile esishayweni asehlisile? Kuphi naphi lapho Eya khona Usakaza imbewu yencithakalo, Kodwa ngakho unika insindiso futhi  ekhombisa uthando Lwakhe. UNkulunkulu ufisa ukwenza abantu abaningi bamazi Yena, baMbone bese bemhlonipha kakhulu. Abakaze baMbone sonke lesi khathi, kodwa manje Ungokoqobo impela.

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Isahluko 27

　　Ukuziphatha kwabantu akukaze kuyithinte inhliziyo Yami, noma ngikubone njengokubalulekile. Umuntu uhlala ebona sengathi ngimphethe ngesandla sensimbi kanti futhi ngihlala ngisebenzisa igunya phezu kwakhe. Kuzo zonke izenzo zomuntu, kuyingcosana okwenzelwa Mina, kuyingcosana okungama kuqonde phambi kwamehlo Ami. Ekugcineni, yonke into ephathelene nomuntu igcine ingasabonakali ibhidlika phambi Kwami, yingaleso sikhathi lapho izenzo Zami zibonakala khona, zenza ukuthi bonke abantu ekwahlulekeni kwabo bangazi. Indalo yomuntu ayikaguquki. Okusezinhliziyweni zabo akuhambelani nentando Yami—akukhona engikudingayo. Engikwenyanya kakhulu ubulukhuni bomuntu nokuphindaphinda iziphambeko zakhe, kodwa yimaphi amandla enza ukuthi abantu baqhubeke nokwehluleka ukungazi, ukuhlala bengiqhelisile kanye nokungenzi nhlobo ngokuhambelana nentando Yami phambi Kwami kodwa ngokungiphikise ngingababoni? Ingabe lokhu yikho ukwethembeka kwabo? Ingabe kuwuthando lwabo Kimi? Kungani bengaguquki bazalwe kabusha? Kungani abantu bethanda ukuqhubeka bahlale exhaphozini kunasendaweni engenalo udaka? Kungaba ukuthi ngibaphathe kabi? Kungabe ukuthi ngibadukisile? Kungabe ukuthi ngibaholele esihogweni? Wonke umuntu uzimisele ngokuhlala “esihogweni.” Uma ukukhanya kufika amehlo abo avaleka ngci, kube sengathi yonke into abayigcine kuwo ibuya esihogweni. Nakuba kunjalo, abazi ngalokhu, bathokozela nje “injabulo ephathelene nesihogo.” Babuye bazibambe njengezingcebo eduze nezifuba zabo besaba ukuthi ngizozona, ngibashiye ngaphandle “komthombo wabo wokuba khona.” Abantu bayangesaba, yingakho beziqhelelanisa Nami bengathandi nokusondela Kimi uma ngiza emhlabeni ngoba abazimisele ukuzifaka engozini kodwa kunalokho bafuna ukugcina impilo yoxolo emndenini ukuze bajabule emhlabeni, kodwa-ke ngingebavumele ukufeza izifiso zabo ngokukubhidliza imindeni yabo yilokho engikuzele ngqo. Ngomzuzu ngifika, uxolo luyohamba emakhaya abo. Ngizochitha zonke izizwe, ngingasayibali imindeni. Ubani ongaphunyula esandleni Sami? Kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi labo abathola izibusiso bangaphunyuka ngenxa yokungazimiseli kwabo? Kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi labo abathola ukusolwa bangathola uzwelo ngenxa yokwesaba kwabo? Emazwini Ami onke, abantu bayibonile intando Yami nezenzo Zami, kodwa ubani ongaphunyula kulesi sihibe semicabango yakhe? Ubani ongathola indlela yokuphuma phakathi noma ngaphandle kwamazwi Ami?

　　Abantu bakuzwile ukufudumala kwami, bangisebenzele ngeqiniso, futhi bengilalela ngeqiniso bangenzela konke naphambi Kwami. Kodwa abantu namuhla ngandlela—thize abakwazi ukufinyelela kulesi simo, bangalila nje emoyeni wabo sengathi webiwe impungushe enomfuzayo. Bangangibuka nje ngamehlo alinde ngokufisa, ngaphezu kwalokho bahlala bengikhalela befuna usizo. Kodwa ukusuka ekuqaleni kuya ekugcineni, abakwazi ukuzikhipha enkingeni. Ngicabanga emuva ukuthi abantu kudala bebezenza kanjani izethembiso phambi Kwami, befunga ngezulu namhlaba phambi Kwami, ukukhokhela ukulunga Kwami ngothando lwabo. Bakhale kalusizi phambi Kwami, umsindo wokukhala kwabo ubuphula inhliziyo ungabekezeleki. Ngangivamise ukubaseka ngenxa yentando yabo. Abantu beze phambi kwami izikhathi eziningi ukuzongihlonipha, kanti ukuziphatha kwabo okuhle kuyakhumbuleka. Izikhathi eziningi beza ukuzongithanda ngokholo olungantengi, kanti imizwa yabo yeqiniso iyababazeka. Kaningi, babeka izimpilo zabo engcupheni ukungithanda, ukuthanda Mina ngaphezu kwabo, ngokubona ukuba neqiniso kwabo, ngalwamukela uthando lwabo. Kaningi bazinikela phambi Kwami, kungakhathaliseki nasekufeni ngenxa Yami, ngasusa ukukhathazeka ebusweni babo ngalinganisa ubuso babo ngokucophelela. Kube nezikhathi ezingebalwe lapho ngabathanda khona njengegugu Kimi, kanti kube nezinye lapho ngabazonda khona njengesitha Sami. Nginjalo—ke Mina—bangeqagele okusengqondweni Yami. Uma abantu bedabukile, ngiyabaduduza, uma bebuthakathaka ngiyabasiza. Uma belahlekile ngibakhombisa indlela. Uma bekhala ngesula izinyembezi zabo. Nakuba kunjalo, uma kuyimina odumele, obani abangangiduduza ezinhliziyweni zabo? Uma ngikhathezeke kakhulu, ubani onozwelo ngemizwa Yami. Uma ngidabukile, ubani ongasusa ubuhlungu engibuzwayo? Uma ngidinga omunye, ubani ongazinikela ukusizana Nami? Kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi ukuziphatha kwabo okwedlule Kimi kulahlekile angeke kusabuya? Kungani kube sengathi abasakhumbuli lutho? Kungani kube sengathi abantu bakukhohliwe konke lokhu? Akwenziwa ukuthi abantu bakhohlakaliswe yizitha zabo?

　　Uma izingelosi zidlala umculo zishaya nezigubhu ukuze singidumise, angikwazi ukungabi nozwelo kumuntu. Ngizizwa ngidabuke kakhulu enhliziyweni Yami, futhi kunzima ukususa lobu buhlungu. Ekujabuleni nasekudabukeni kokwehlukaniswa nokuhlangana futhi nomuntu, asikwazi ukunganikezani imizwelo. Sihlukene ezulwini phezulu nasemhlabeni phansi, asikwazi ukuhlangana njalo. Ubani ongaphunyuka enkumbulweni? Ubani ongayeka ukukhumbula okwedlule. Ubani ongefise ukucabanga ngokuqhubeka kwemizwa emnandi edlule? Ubani ongeke alindele ukubuya Kwami? Ubani ongafisi ukuhlangana nabantu? Inhliziyo ikhathazeke kakhulu, kanti imimoya yabo ikhathazeke kakhulu. Yize sifana emoyeni yethu, asikwazi ukuhlala sindawonye, kanti angeke sikwazi ukuhlala sibonana. Ngalokho impilo yabo bonke abantu yoniwe kakhulu kanti iyantula ekugcineni komzimba njengoba belokhu belangazelela Mina. Kube sengathi izinto ezilahlwe ezulwini, bekhala bebiza igama Lami emhlabeni, bebhekise amehlo abo Kimi ukusuka emhlabeni–dwa bangaphunyuka kanjani emlonyeni wempungushe ehahayo? Bangazikhulula kanjani ekusatshisweni nasekulingweni yiyo? Bangenza kanjani abantu ukuthi bangazinikeli ngendlela yokulalela ukulungiselelwa kohlelo Lwami? Uma benxusa kakhulu, ngiyabafulathela, angisafuni ukubabona; kodwa ngingahlala kanjani ngingezwa ukukhala kwabantu abanjalo? Ngifuna ukulungisa ukungalungi kwabantu emhlabeni. Ngizokwenza umsebenzi Wami ngezandla Zami emhlabeni jikelele, nginqabe ukuthi uSathane aphinde alimaze abantu Bami, nginqabele izitha ukuthi zibuye zenze intando yazo. Ngizoba yiNkosi emhlabeni ngihambise isihlalo sami sobukhosi lapho, ngenze ukuthi zonke izitha Zami ziwele phansi zivume amacala azo phambi Kwami. Osizini lwami nentukuthelo ixubene, ngizowunyathela umhlaba wonke, ngingashiyi noyedwa, futhi ngifake ukwesaba ezinhliziyweni zezitha Zami. Ngiyokwenza umhlaba wonke ube yincithakalo, bese ngenza izitha Zami ziphonseke encithakalweni, ukuvimba ukuthi zingabhebhethekisi inkohlakalo kubantu. Icebo Lami limisiwe, akekho noma ngabe ubani ongaliguqula. Njengoba ngizula ngobukhazikhazi bobukhosi phezu komhlaba ngichanasa, bonke abantu bazobuka kabusha, zonke izinto zizovuselelwa. Angeke besalila, besangikhalela ukuba ngibasize. Inhliziyo Yami izojabula, abantu bazobuya bejabulile Kimi. Umhlaba jikelele, ukusuka phezulu kuya phansi uzogobhoza injabulo …

　　Namuhla emazweni ahlukene, ngenza umsebenzi engangihlose ukuwufeza. Ngiya kubo bonke abantu, ngenza wonke umsebenzi Wami njengoba kuhleliwe, bonke abantu bahlukanisa izizwe ngokwentando Yami. Abantu abasemhlabeni bagqolozele lapho beya khona, ngoba usuku lusondela ngokunyenya nezingelosi zishaya amacilongo azo. Akuseyikuba nakulibazisa emahoreni nasezinsukwini, zonke izinto zizoqala ukudansa ngenjabulo enkulu. Ubani ongelula usuku Lwami ngokuthanda kwakhe? Kungaba ngowasemhlabeni? Kungaba izinkanyezi esibhakabhakeni noma izingelosi? Uma ngikhuluma izwi ngiqala insindiso yabantu bakwa—Isirayeli, usuku Lwami luyasondela kubo bonke abantu. Wonke umuntu wesaba ukubuya kuka—Israyeli. Uma ebuya, kuzoba usuku Lwami lwenkazimulo, lapho zonke izinto zizoguquka zibe zintsha. Njengoba ukwahlulela okulungile kuzobe kugubuzele wonke umhlaba, bonke bethukile bayesaba, ngoba emhlabeni wabantu ukulunga akwaziwa. Uma ilanga lokulunga livela, iMpumalanga izokhanyisa, ikhanyise umhlaba wonke, kufinyelele kuwonke-wonke. Uma umuntu angenza ukulunga Kwami, engesaba ini? Bonke abantu Bami balinde usuku lokubuya Kwami, bezindla ngokuza kosuku Lwami. Balinde ukuba ngivuze bonke abantu nginqume lapho bezophelela khona njengelanga lokulunga. Umbuso wami uyakheka phezu kwamazulu nomhlaba wonke , kanti isihlalo Sami sobukhosi sizuza izinhliziyo zezigidigidi zabantu. Ngokusizwa izingelosi, umsebenzi Wami omkhulu masinyane uzofezeka ngempumelelo. Zonke izixuku zamadodana nabantu Bami, zilinde ngentshisekelo ukubuya Kwami, bezindla ngokuhlangana Kwami nabo, singazophinde sehlukane. Kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi isizwe sonke sombuso Wami singagxumagxumi ngenjabulo ndawonye ngokuba nabo Kwami? Ingabe lokhu ukuhlangana okuyize? Ngiyahlonipheka emehlweni abo bonke, ngimenyezwa emazwini abo bonke. Uma ngibuya, ngizonqoba wonke umbutho wesitha nangale. Sifikile isikhathi! Ngizomisa umsebenzi Wami, Ngizobusa ngaphezulu kwabantu! Ngiyabuya! Ngiyahamba! Yilokho okulindwe ngabantu bonke, lokho abafisa kwenzeke. Ngifuna ukuthi wonke umuntu abone ukufika kosuku Lwami bese elwamukela ngenjabulo!

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　               kuMbasa 2, 1992

Umthombo: IBandla LikaNkulunkulu USomandla

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Umsebenzi ENkathini Yomthetho

　　Umsebenzi uJehova awenza kuma-Israyeli wamisa phakathi kwesintu indawo kaNkulunkulu yokudabuka emhlabeni, futhi okwakuyindawo engcwele ayekhona kuyo. Wawugcina umsebenzi wakhe ukubantu bakwa-Israyeli kuphela. Ekuqaleni, akazange asebenze ngaphandle kwakwa-Israyeli; kunalokho, wakhetha abantu abathola befanelekile ukuze anciphise ububanzi bomsebenzi Wakhe. Kwa-Israyeli yindawo lapho uNkulunkulu adala khona u-Adamu no-Eva, futhi ngothuli lwaleyo ndawo, uJehova wenza umuntu; le ndawo yaba yisizinda somsebenzi Wakhe emhlabeni. Abakwa-Israyeli, ababeyinzalo kaNowa babeyinzalo ka-Adamu futhi, babeyisisekelo esingabantu somsebenzi kaJehova emhlabeni.

　　Ngalesi sikhathi, ukubaluleka, inhloso, kanye nezigaba zomsebenzi kaJehova kwa-Israyeli kwakungukuqala umsebenzi Wakhe emhlabeni wonke, okwathi, uthatha u-Israyeli njengesizinda sawo, waya ngokuya wandela kwabeZizwe. Lesi yisimiso asebenza ngaso emhlabeni wonke jikelele—ukwakha isibonelo bese esandisa baze bonke abantu emhlabeni jikelele balemukele ivangeli Lakhe. Ama-Israyeli okuqala kwakuyinzalo kaNowa. Labo bantu babefakwe kuphela umphefumulo kaJehova futhi babeqonda ngokwenele ukunakekela izidingo eziyisisekelo zempilo, kodwa babengamazi ukuthi uyinhloboni kaNkulunkulu uJehova, noma isifiso Sakhe ngomuntu futhi bengayazi intando yakhe ngomuntu, ingasaphathwa eyokwazi ngisho ukuthi kufanele bayihloniphe kanjani iNkosi yendalo yonke. Okokuthi yayikhona imigomo nemithetho okwakufanele ilalelwe, nokuthi imuphi umsebenzi isidalwa okufanele siwenzele uMdali: inzalo ka-Adamu yayingazi lutho ngalezi zinto. Konke ababekwazi nje ukuthi umyeni kufanele ajuluke futhi asebenze ukuze ondle umndeni wakhe, nokuthi inkosikazi kufanele ithobele umyeni wayo, futhi yandise uhlanga lwabantu uJehova abadalile. Ngamanye amazwi, laba bantu, ababenomphefumulo kaJehova kanye nokuphila Kwakhe, babengazi lutho ngendlela yokulandela imithetho kaNkulunkulu noma ukwenelisa iNkosi yendalo yonke. Babenokuqonda okuncane kakhulu. Ngakho-ke nakuba kwakungekho lutho olugwegwile noma oluwubuqili ezinhliziyweni zabo, futhi umona nokuphikisana kwakungavamile ukuvuka phakathi kwabo, noma kunjalo babengenalo ulwazi noma ukuqonda uJehova, iNkosi yendalo yonke. Labo khokho bomuntu babazi nje ukuphela ukudla izinto zikaJehova, nokuthokozela izinto zikaJehova, kodwa babengakwazi ukuhlonipha uJehova; babengazi ukuthi uJehova Nguye yedwa okufanele bamkhonze beguqe ngamadolo. Ngakho babengabizwa kanjani ngezidalwa Zakhe? Uma kwakunjalo, kuthiwani ngamagama athi, “uJehova uyiNkosi yendalo yonke” nathi “Wadala umuntu ukuze amveze, amkhazimulise, futhi ammele,”—kwakungeke kube ayekhulunyelwa ize? Kwakungenzeka kanjani ukuthi abantu abangamhloniphi uJehova babe ofakazi benkazimulo Yakhe? Babengaba kanjani ukuvezwa kwenkazimulo Yakhe? Ingabe amazwi kaJehova athi “Ngadala umuntu ngomfanekiso Wami” abe esephenduka isikhali esandleni sikaSathane—lo omubi? La mazwi ayengeke yini abe uphawu lokululazeka kokudala umuntu kukaJehova? Ukuze aqede leso sigaba somsebenzi, uJehova, emuva kokudala isintu, akazange abayalele noma abaqondise ukusuka esikhathini sika-Adamu kuya kwesikaNowa. Kodwa, kwaze kwaba emuva kokuba uzamcolo usubhubhise umhlaba lapho aqala khona ngokusemthethweni ukuhola abakwa-Israyeli, ababeyinzalo kaNowa neka-Adamu futhi. Umsebenzi Wakhe namazwi Akhe kwa-Israyeli kwanika ukuqondiseka kubo bonke abantu ezweni lonke lakwa-Israyeli, futhi ngale ndlela kwakhombisa isintu ukuthi uJehova akakwazi nje kuphela ukuphefumulela umphefumulo kumuntu, ukuze abenempilo evela Kuye, futhi aphakame othulini abe yisidalwa sikaNkulunkulu, kodwa nokuthi wayengangqongqisa isintu ngomlilo, futhi aqalekise isintu, aphinde asebenzise induku Yakhe ukuphatha isintu. Nabo-ke, babona ukuthi uJehova angayihola impilo yomuntu emhlabeni, futhi akhulume aphinde asebenze phakathi kwesintu ngokwamahora emini nawobusuku. Wenza umsebenzi ukuze izidalwa Zakhe zazi ukuthi umuntu wavela othulini olwalucoshwe Nguye, nokuthi ngaphezulu kwalokho, umuntu wayenziwe Nguye. Hhayi lokhu kuphela, kodwa umsebenzi awuqala ku-Israyeli wenziwa ukuze abanye abantu nezizwe (ababengahlukene empeleni no-Israyeli, kodwa ababexhante besuka kubantu bakwa-Israyeli, kodwa beseyinzalo ka-Adamu no-Eva) bathole ivangeli likaJehova ku-Israyeli, ukuze zonke izidalwa ezweni lonke zimhloniphe futhi zimbone emkhulu. Ukuba uJehova wayengawuqalanga umsebenzi Wakhe kwa-Israyeli, kodwa esikhundleni salokho wathi esesidalile isintu, wasidedela saphila impilo yokuzibonela emhlabeni, ngenxa yemvelo yomzimba womuntu (imvelo ichaza ukuthi umuntu akasoze azi izinto angaziboni, okungukuthi, wayengeke azi ukuthi uJehova wadala isintu, kungasaphathwa okokuthi wamdalelani), wayengasoze azi ukuthi uJehova wadala isintu nokuthi uyiNkosi yezinto zonke. Ukuba uJehova wayedale umuntu futhi wambeka emhlabeni ngesizathu sokuzithokozisa Yena, wabe nje esesula izandla Zakhe wamshiya kunokuthi ahlale phakathi kwabantu ukuze abahole isikhathi esithile, sonke isintu sasiyophetha ngokushabalala. Ngisho izulu nomhlaba nazo zonke izinto eziningi azidala, kanye nesintu sonke, konke kwakuyophetha ngokushabalala kugxotshwe ngezinyawo nguSathane. Ngakho isifiso sikaJehova sokuba, “Emhlabeni, okusho ukuthi, phakathi kwendalo Yakhe, kufanele abe nendawo yokuma, indawo engcwele” sasiyodicileleka phansi. Ngakho-ke, emuva kokudala isintu, ukuthi wakwazi ukuhlala phakathi kwaso, ukuze asiqondise ezimpilweni zaso, futhi akhulume naso ephakathi kwaso, konke lokhu kwakungokokufeza isifiso sakhe, nokufeza uhlelo Lwakhe. Umsebenzi awenza kwa-Israyeli wawuqonde kuphela ukufeza uhlelo ayekade eluhlelile ngaphambi kokudala Kwakhe zonke izinto, ngakho-ke ukusebenza Kwakhe kokuqala phakathi kwabakwa-Israyeli nokudala Kwakhe zonke izinto kwakungaphikisani, kodwa kokubili kwakungenxa yokuphatha Kwakhe, umsebenzi Wakhe, kanye nenkazimulo Yakhe, kwajulisa injongo yokudala Kwakhe isintu. Wayiqondisa impilo yesintu emhlabeni iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili emuva kukaNowa, okuyisikhathi owafundisa ngaso isintu ukuthi simhloniphe kanjani uJehova, iNkosi yezinto zonke, wabafundisa ukuthi baziphathe kanjani futhi baqhubeke kanjani nokuphila, nakakhulu, ukuthi bamfakazele kanjani uJehova, bamlalele, baphinde bamhloniphe, futhi bamdumise ngomculo njengoDavide nabapristi bakhe.

　　Ngaphambili kwezinkulungwane ezimbili zeminyaka lapho uJehova enza khona umsebenzi Wakhe, umuntu wayengazi lutho, futhi cishe bonke abantu base bawele enkohlakalweni, kwaze kwaba yisikhathi, ngaphambi kukazamcolo, sebefike ekujuleni kobufebe nokonakala lapho izinhliziyo zabo zazingasenaye uJehova, kungasaphathwa okwendlela Yakhe. Abazange neze baqonde umsebenzi uJehova ayezowenza; babengenawo umqondo wokucabanga, lungasaphathwa ulwazi, benjengomshini ophilayo ophefumulayo, bengenalwazi nhlobo ngomuntu, ngoNkulunkulu, ngomhlaba, kanye nempilo ngokufanayo. Emhlabeni bangena ekwenzeni ukuyenga okuningi, njengenyoka, futhi bakhuluma izinto eziningi azazimcasula uJehova, kodwa ngoba babengenalwazi uJehova akazange abasole noma abaqondise. Kungemuva kukazamcolo kuphela, lapho uNowa eseneminyaka engama-601, lapho uJehova wazibonakalisa ngokomthetho kuNowa wabe esemqondisa yena nomndeni wakhe, ehola izinyoni nezilwane ezasinda kuzamcolo Kanye noNowa nozalo lwakhe, kwaze kwabasekupheleni kweNkathi Yomthetho, iminyaka eyizi-2,500 seyiphelele. Wayesebenza ku-Israyeli, okungukuthi, ukusebenza ngokomthetho, isamba seminyaka eyizi-2,000, kanti isikhathi lapho ayesebenza kwa-Israyeli nangaphandle kwakhona sasiyiminyaka engama-500, okwenza iminyaka eyizi-2,500 uma sekuhlangene. Ngale nkathi, watshela abakwa-Israyeli ukuthi ukukhonza uJehova, kufanele bakhe ithempeli bagqoke izingubo zobupristi, futhi bangene bengafake zicathulo ethempelini entathakusa, zingaze izicathulo zabo zingcolise ithempeli bese kwehla umlilo phezulu ethempelini ubashise bafe. Bayenza imisebenzi yabo futhi bathobela izinhlelo zikaJehova. Bakhuleka kuJehova ethempelini, kwathi emuva kokuba sebethole isambulo sikaJehova, okungukuthi, emuva kokuthi uJehova esekhulumile, bahola izihlwele futhi bazifundisa ukuthi zimhloniphe kakhulu uJehova—uNkulunkulu wazo. Futhi uJehova wabatshela ukuthi kufanele bakhe ithempeli ne-altare, bese kuthi ngesikhathi esibekwe uJehova, okungukuthi, ngePhasika, kufanele balungise ethempelini amathole namawundlu asanda kuzalwa njengemihlatshelo yokukhonza uJehova, ukubanqanda kanye nokufaka inhlonipho enkulu kaJehova ezinhliziyweni zabo. Ukuthi bayawulalela yini lo mthetho kwaba isilinganiso sokuthembeka kwabo kuJehova. UJehova wabeka nosuku lweSabatha kubo, usuku lwesikhombisa lokudala Kwakhe. Usuku emuva kwalokho walwenza usuku lokuqala, usuku lwabo lokuba bakhonze uJehova, balethe imihlatshelo, futhi benze umculo Kuye. Ngalolu suku, uJehova wabizela ndawonye bonke abapristi ukuze babe imihlatshelo e-altare ukuze abantu badle, ukuze bathokozele imihlatshelo e-altare likaJehova. Futhi uJehova wathi babusisiwe, ukuthi babehlukaniselana ingxenyana naye, nokuthi babengabantu Bakhe abakhethiweyo (okwabe kuyisivumelwano sikaJehova nabakwa-Israyeli). Yingakho, kuze kube namuhla, abantu bakwa-Israyeli basathi uJehova nguNkulunkulu wabo bodwa, hhayi uNkulunkulu wezinye izizwe.

　　NgeNkathi Yomthetho, uJehova wabeka imiyalelo eminingi uMose okwakufanele ayidlulisele kwabakwa-Israyeli, abamlandela bephuma eGibhithe. UJehova wayinika le miyalelo abakwa-Israyeli, futhi yayingahlobene nabaseGibhithe; yayenzelwe ukungqanda abakwa-Israyeli. UNkulunkulu wasebenzisa imiyalelo ukuze afune izinto kubo. Noma abantu babeligcina iSabatha, noma babehlonipha abazali babo, noma babekhonza izithixo, nokunye nokunye: lezi kwakuyizimiso abantu ababehlulelwa ngazo ukuthi banesono noma balungile. Phakathi kwabo, bakhona ababeshaywa ngumlilo kaJehova, abanye ababekhandwa ngamatshe, nabanye ababethola isibusio sikaJehova, futhi lokhu kwakunqunywa ngokuthi umuntu uyayilalela yini imiyalelo noma cha. Labo ababengaligcini iSabatha babekhandwa ngamatshe. Labo bapristi ababengaligcini iSabatha babeshaywa umlilo kaJehova. Labo ababengabalaleli abazali babo nabo babekhandwa ngamatshe. Konke lokhu kwakuvunywe nguJehova. UJehova wamisa imiyalelo Yakhe kanye nemithetho Yakhe ukuze kuthi lapho ebahola ezimpilweni zabo, abantu balizwe futhi balilalele izwi Lakhe futhi bangamhlubuki. Wasebenzisa le mithetho ukulawula uhlanga lwesintu olwalusanda kuzalwa, ukwakha isisekelo somsebenzi Wakhe owawuseza. Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yomsebenzi owenziwa uJehova, inkathi yokuqala yabizwa ngokuthi iNkathi Yomthetho. Nakuba uJehova wakhuluma amazwi amaningi futhi wenza umsebenzi omningi, wahola abantu ngendlela eyakhayo kuphela, efundisa laba bantu abengenalwazi ukuba babe kanjani ngabantu, baphile kanjani, bayiqonde kanjani indlela kaJehova. Ikakhulukazi, umsebenzi awenza kwakungowokwenza abantu baphile ngendlela Yakhe futhi balandele umthetho Wakhe. Umsebenzi wenziwa kubantu ababengakhohlakele ngokujulile; awuzange wenabele ekuguqulweni kwesimo noma ekukhuleni empilweni. Wayekhathalele kuphela ukusebenzisa imithetho ukunqanda nokulawula abantu. Kuma-Israyeli ngaleso sikhathi, uJehova wayenguNkulunkulu ethempelini nje, uNkulunkulu osemazulwini. Wayeyinsika yefu, eyinsika yomlilo. Konke uNkulunkulu ayefuna bakwenze kwakuwukuthi balalele lokhu abantu banamhlanje abakwazi njengemithetho Yakhe nemiyalelo—umuntu angaze athi nje imigomo—ngoba umsebenzi kaJehova wawungahlosile ukubaguqula kodwa ukubanika ezinye izinto umuntu okufanele abe nazo, ukubatshela ngomlomo wakhe uqobo, ngoba emuva kokudalwa, umuntu wayengazi lutho ngokuthi kufanele abe nani. Ngakho-ke uJehova wanika abantu izinto okufanele babe nazo ezimpilweni zabo emhlabeni, wenza abantu abaholayo ukuthi babedlule okhokho babo, u-Adamu no-Eva, ngoba lokho uJehova abanika khona kwakudlula lokho ayekade ekunike u-Adamu no-Eva ekuqaleni. Nakuba kunjalo, umsebenzi uJehova awenza kwa-Israyeli kwakungowokuqondisa isintu kuphela nokwenza isintu simazise uMdali waso. Akazange abanqobe noma abaguqule, wamane wabaqondisa. Lokhu yisamba somsebenzi kaJehova ngeNkathi Yomthetho. Yisendlalelo, indaba eyiqiniso, ingqikithi yomsebenzi Wakhe ezweni lonke lakwa-Israyeli nesiqalo somsebenzi Wakhe weminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha—ukulawula isintu ngesandla sikaJehova. Kulokhu kwazaleka umsebenzi omningi ohlelweni Lwakhe lokuphatha lweminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha.

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　　ENkathini Yomusa, uJohane walungiselela uJesu indlela. Wayengeke akwazi ukwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uqobo futhi wamane wafeza umsebenzi womuntu. Nakuba uJohane alungisela iNkosi indlela, wayengeke amele uNkulunkulu; wayengumuntu nje kuphela owayesetshenziswa uMoya oNgcwele. Ngemva kokubhabhathizwa kukaJesu, “uMoya oNgcwele wehlela Kuye njengejuba.” Wabe eseqala umsebenzi Wakhe, okungukuthi, waqala ukwenza inkonzo kaKristu. Yingakho athatha isimo sikaNkulunkulu, ngoba wayevela kuNkulunkulu. Kungakhathaleki ukuthi lwalunjani ukholo Lwakhe ngaphambi kwalokhu—mhlawumbe ngezinye izikhathi lwaluntekenteke kokunye luqinile—konke lokho kwakuwukuphila Kwakhe kokuba umuntu ojwayelekile ngaphambi kokuba enze inkonzo Yakhe. Ngemva kokubhabhathizwa (ukugcotshwa), ngokushesha waba namandla kanye nenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu Kuye, wabe eseqala inkonzo Yakhe. Wayesengenza izibonakaliso nezimanga, enze nezimangaliso, wayenamandla negunya, njengoba wayesebenza egameni likaNkulunkuluuqobo; wenza umsebenzi kaMoya esikhundleni Sakhe futhi wazwakalisa izwi likaMoya; ngakho wayenguNkulunkulu uqobo. Lokhu kuyinto engenakuphikwa. UJohane wasetshenziwa uMoya oNgcwele. Wayengeke amele uNkulunkulu, futhi kwakungeke kwenzeke ukuba amelel uNkulunkulu. Uma wayefisa ukwenza kanjalo, uMoya oNgcwele wawungeke umvumele, ngoba wayengeke awenze umsebenzi uNkulunkulu uqobo ayezimisele ukuwufeza. Mhlawumbe kwakukuningi okwakukuye, okwakuyintando yomuntu noma kukhona okwakwehlukile kuye; kunoma yiziphi izimo, wayengeke akwazi ukummela ngokuqondile uNkulunkulu. Amaphutha neziphambeko zakhe kwakumele yena kuphela, kodwa umsebenzi wakhe wawumele uMoya oNgcwele. Kodwa, awukwazi ukuthi konke ayeyikho kwakumele uNkulunkulu. Ingabe ukuphambuka namaphutha akhe nakho kwakumele uNkulunkulu? Ukuba nephutha ekumeleni umuntu kuyinto ejwayelekile, kodwa uma ehluka ekumeleni uNkulunkulu lokho bekungeke yini kuhlazise uNkulunkulu? Ingabe lokho bekungeke kube wukuhlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele? UMoya oNgcwele awumvumeli umuntu ukuba abe sendaweni kaNkulunkulu ngokuthanda kwakhe, ngisho noma ngabe udunyiswa ngabanye. Uma engeyena uNkulunkulu, lokho kuyosho ukuthi angeke akwazi ukuhlala emile ekugcineni. UMoya oNgcwele awumvumeli umuntu ukuba amele uNkulunkulu ngokuthanda kwakhe! Ngokwesibonelo, uMoya oNgcwele wanikeza ubufakazi kuJohane waphinde wembula ukuthi nguye oyolungisela uJesu indlela, kodwa umsebenzi owawenziwe uMoya oNgcwele kuye, wawusesilinganisweni esifanele. Konke uJohane ayekuceliwe ukuba akwenze kwakuwukuba yivulandlela likaJesu, amlungiselele indlela. Okusho ukuthi, uMoya oNgcwele wavumela umsebenzi wakhe wokulungisa indlela kuphela, futhi wamvumela ukuba enze umsebenzi onjalo kuphela, hhayi okunye. UJohane wamela u-Eliya, umphrofethi owayelungise indlela. Lokhu kwesekwa uMoya oNgcwele; uma nje umsebenzi wakhe kwakusewukulungisa indlela, uMoya oNgcwele wawumvumela. Nokho, ukuba wayethe unguNkulunkulu uqobo futhi uzele ukuzoqedela umsebenzi wokuhlenga, uMoya oNgcwele kwakuyomele umqondise. Kungakhathaleki ukuthi wawumkhulu kangakanani umsebenzi kaJohane, nokuthi wayevunyelwe uMoya oNgcwele, umsebenzi wakhe wahlala ungaphakathi kwemingcele. Kuyiqiniso ngempela ukuthi umsebenzi wakhe wawuvunyelwe uMoya oNgcwele, kodwa amandla ayewanikiwe ngaleso sikhathi ayephelela ekulungiseni kwakhe indlela. Wayengeke nhlobo enze omunye umsebenzi, ngoba wayenguJohane owalungisa indlela kuphela, hhayi uJesu. Ngakho, ubufakazi boMoya oNgcwele busemqoka, kodwa umsebenzi umuntu avunyelwe nguMoya oNgcwele ukuba awenze ubaluleke kakhulu. Akufakazwanga kakhulu ngoJohane? Wawungemkhulu nawo umsebenzi wakhe? Kodwa umsebenzi awenza wawungeke uwedlule okaJesu, ngoba wayengelutho olungaphezulu komuntu owayesetshenziswa nguMoya oNgcwele futhi wayengeke amele uNkulunkulu ngokuqondile, ngakho umsebenzi ayewenza wawunomkhawulo. Emva kokuqeda umsebenzi wokulungisa indlela, akekho owaqhubeka nokufakaza ngaye, akukho msebenzi omusha owabuye wamlandela, futhi wahamba ngesikhathi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uqobo uqala.

　　Kunabanye abathile abanemimoya emibi futhi abalokhu bememeza bethi, “NginguNkulunkulu!” Nokho ekugcineni, abakwazi ukuhlala bemile, ngoba basebenza egameni longafanele. Bamele uSathane futhi uMoya oNgcwele awubanaki. Nokho kungakhathaleki ukuthi uziphakamisa kangakanani noma ukuthi umemeza kakhulu kangakanani, usewumuntu owadalwa futhi uyilowo ongokaSathane. Angimemezi, nginguNkulunkulu, ngiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu ethandekayo! Kodwa umsebenzi engiwenzayo okaNkulunkulu. Ingabe kudingeka ngimemeze? Asikho isidingo sokuphakanyiswa. UNkulunkulu uzenzela Yena mathupha umsebenzi futhi akadingi ukuba umuntu amnike isikhundla noma isiqu sokumhlonipha, futhi umsebenzi Wakhe wanele ukuba umele isiqu kanye nesikhundla Sakhe. Ngaphambi kokubhabhathizwa Kwakhe, ngabe uJesu wayengeyena uNkulunkulu uqobo? Ingabe wayengeyena uNkulunkulu osenyameni? Ngempela ngeke kuthiwe waba yindodana eyodwa kaNkulunkulu kuphela ngemva kokuba esefakazelwe? Ingabe yayingekho indoda okwakuthiwa nguJesu esikhathini eside ngaphambi kokuba aqale umsebenzi Wakhe? Awukwazi ukuveza izindlela ezintsha noma umele uMoya. Awukwazi ukuveza umsebenzi kaMoya noma amazwi awakhulumayo. Awukwazi ukwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uqobo noma okaMoya. Awukwazi ukuveza ukuhlakanipha, ukumangalisa nokungaqondakali kukaNkulunkulu, noma sonke isimo uNkulunkulu asola ngaso abantu. Ngakho ukulokhu uthi unguNkulunkulu akusho lutho; unegama kuphela isiqu awunaso. UNkulunkulu uqobo ufikile, kodwa akekho noyedwa ombonayo, nokho uyaqhubeka nomsebenzi Wakhe futhi uwenza emelwe uMoya. Noma umbiza ngomuntu noma ngoNkulunkulu, iNkosi noma uKristu noma ngoDadewethu, konke kulungile. Kodwa umsebenzi awenzayo ungowoMoya futhi umele umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uqobo. Akanandaba nokuthi abantu bambiza ngaliphi igama. Igama lingawuchaza yini umsebenzi Wakhe? Ngisho noma kuthiwa umbiza ngokuthini, ngokweso likaNkulunkululu, uyinyama yoMoya kaNkulunkulu osenyameni onoMoya Wakhe; umele uMoya futhi ugunyazwe Nguye. Awukwazi ukuvulela inkathi entsha indlela, futhi ngeke ukwazi ukuqeda nokungenisa inkathi entsha noma wenze umsebenzi omusha. Ngakho awukwazi ukubizwa ngoNkulunkulu!

　　Ngisho nomuntu osetshenziswa nguMoya oNgcwele akakwazi ukumela uNkulunkulu uqobo. Akukhona kuphela ukuthi lo muntu akakwazi ukumela uNkulunkulu, kodwa nomsebenzi wakhe awukwazi ukummela ngokuqondile uNkulunkulu. Lokho kusho ukuthi, izinto umuntu azaziyo azikwazi ukubekwa ngokuqondile phakathi kokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu futhi akukwazi ukumelela ukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu. Wonke umsebenzi uNkulunkulu uqobo awenzayo ungumsebenzi azimisele ngokuwenza ngohlelo Lwakhe lokuphatha futhi uqondiswe ekuphatheni okukhulu. Umsebenzi owenziwe ngumuntu (umuntu osetshenziswe uMoya oNgcwele) ubonisa lokho akwaziyo. Uthola indlela entsha yokwenza izinto kulena eyahanjwa abamandulelayo futhi iholela abafowabo nodadewabo ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukaMoya oNgcwele. Into enikezwa yilaba bantu yinto abayaziyo noma imibhalo yoomoya yabantu bomoya. Nakuba besetshenziswe uMoya oNgcwele, umsebenzi walabo bantu awufiki nakufika emsebenzini omkhulu wokuphatha wohlelo lweminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha. Bamane nje baphakanyiswe nguMoya oNgcwele ngezikhathi ezehlukene ukuze bahole abantu endleleni kaMoya oNgcwele baze bafeze umsebenzi wabo noma baze bafe. Umsebenzi abawenzayo ungowokulungisa kuphela indlela efanele kaNkulunkulu uqobo noma ukuqhuba okukodwa ekuphatheni kukaNkulunkulu uqobo emhlabeni. Abantu abanjalo abakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi ophakeme ngaphansi kokuphatha Kwakhe, futhi abakwazi ukusungula izindlela ezintsha futhi kukancane ukuba baphethe wonke umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wenkathi edlule. Ngakho, umsebenzi abawenzayo umela kuphela isidalwa esenza umsebenzi waso, ngeke umele uNkulunkulu uqobo enza inkonzo Yakhe. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umsebenzi abawenzayo awufani nalowo owenziwa uNkulunkulu uqobo. Umsebenzi wokungenisa inkathi entsha awukwazi ukwenziwa ngumuntu endaweni kaNkulunkulu. Awukwazi ukwenziwa yinoma ngubani ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu uqobo. Wonke umsebenzi ongenziwa ngumuntu uwukwenza umsebenzi njengomunye wezidalwa futhi wenziwa ngokuholwa noma ukukhanyiselwa nguMoya oNgcwele. Ukuqondiswa okunikezwa abantu abanjalo yindlela yokuphila kwansuku zonke nokuthi umuntu wenza kanjani ngokuvumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu. Umsebenzi womuntu awubandakanyi nokukodwa phakathi kokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu noma ukumela umsebenzi woMoya. Ukwenza isibonelo, umsebenzi kaWitness Lee noWatchman Nee wawungowokuhola. Noma kwakuyindlela endala noma entsha umsebenzi wawenzelwa esisekelweni sokungeqi izimiso zeBhayibheli. Noma amabandla aseduze ayevuselelwa noma akhiwa, umsebenzi wabo kwakungowokuphemba amabandla. Umsebenzi ababewenza kwakungowokuqhuba umsebenzi uJesu nabafundi bakhe ababengawuqedanga noma ababengawukhulisanga eNkathini Yomusa. Ababekwenza emsebenzini wabo kwakuwukuvuselela lokho uJesu owayekucele emsebenzini Wakhe wezizukulwane zangemuva Kwakhe, njengokwemboza amakhanda abo, umbhapathizo, ukuhlephula isinkwa noma ukuphuza iwayini. Kungashiwo ukuthi umsebenzi wabo kwakuwukulandela kuphela iBhayibheli nokufuna izindlela ngaphakathi kweBhayibheli kuphela. Abazange neze benze inqubekela phambili entsha. Ngakho umuntu angabona kuphela emsebenzini wabo ukutholakala kwezindlela ezintsha eBhayibhelini, kanye nezindlela zokuphila ezingcono nezingokoqobo. Kodwa umuntu akakwazi ukuthola emsebenzini wabo intando yamanje kaNkulunkulu, kube kuncane nakakhulu ukuthola umsebenzi omusha uNkulunkulu azowenza ezinsukwini zokugcina. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi indlela ababeyihamba kwakusengeyakudala; kwakungenanqubekela phambili futhi kungekho lutho olusha. Baqhubeka nokugcina iqiniso “lokubethelwa kukaJesu,” liyindlela “yokucela ukuba abantu baphenduke futhi bavume izono zabo,” isisho esithi “lowo obekezela kuze kube sekugcineni uyosindiswa,” nesisho esithi “indoda iyinhloko yomfazi, futhi umfazi kufanele alalele indoda yakhe.” Phezu kwalokho, bagcina umbono wesiko othi “odadewethu abakwazi ukushumayela, bangalalela kuphela.” Uma ubuholi obunjalo babuqhubeka, uMoya oNgcwele wawungeke ukwazi ukwenza umsebenzi omusha, ukhulule abantu emfundisweni, noma uholele abantu endaweni yenkululeko nobuhle. Ngakho-ke, lesi sigaba somsebenzi sokuguquka kwezinkathi kufanele senziwe futhi sikhulunywe nguNkulunkulu uqobo, uma kungenjalo akekho umuntu ongenza lokho egameni Lakhe. Kuze kube manje wonke umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele ngaphandle kwalo mgudu usamile ngqi, nalabo ababesetshenziswa nguMoya oNgcwele basalahlekile. Ngakho, ngenxa yokuthi umsebenzi womuntu osetshenziswa uMoya oNgcwele awufani nomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uqobo, ubunjalo babo nokuthi nokuthi basebenza egameni likabani, nakho kuhlukile. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi umsebenzi uMoya oNgcwele ohlose ukuwenza wehlukile, ngalokho unikeza iziqu nezikhundla ezingefani kubo bonke abasebenzayo. Abantu abasetshenziswa uMoya oNgcwele bangase bayenze eminye imisebenzi emisha futhi bangase basuse eminye imisebenzi eyenziwa enkathini yaphambili, kodwa umsebenzi wabo awukwazi ukuveza isimo nentando kaNkulunkulu enkathini entsha. Basebenzela kuphela ukuthatha umsebenzi wenkathi edlule, hhayi ukwenza umsebenzi wenkathi entsha ukuze basimelele ngokuqondile isimo sikaNkulunkulu uqobo. Nokho, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi mingaki imikhuba esiphelelwe yisikhathi abayiqedayo noma emisha abayethulayo basamelela abantu nezinto ezidaliwe. Lapho uNkulunkulu uqobo enza umsebenzi, kodwa, akamane nje esidlangalaleni amemezele ukuphela kwemikhuba yenkathi endala noma amemezele ngokuqondile isiqalo senkathi entsha. Uyaqonda acace emsebenzini Wakhe. Uyaqonda lapho enza umsebenzi awuhlosile; okungukuthi, ukuveza ngqo lokho asuke ekwenzile, uwenza ngokuqondile umsebenzi njengoba ebehlosile ekuqaleni, aveze ubuyena kanye nesimo Sakhe. Njengoba umuntu ewubona, isimo Sakhe kanye nomsebenzi awenzayo akufani nokwangenkathi edlule. Nokho, ngokukaNkulunkulu uqobo, lokhu kuwukuqhubeka nje nokuthuthukisa umsebenzi Wakhe. Lapho uNkulunkulu uqobo esebenza, uwaveza wonke amazwi Akhe futhi alethe umsebenzi omusha. Ngokungafani noNkulunkulu, lapho umuntu esebenza, kungukuzindla nokufunda noma kungukuthuthukisa ulwazi lwakhe nangokuzijwayeza indlela ehlelekile yokwenza izinto okwakhelwe phezu kwesisekelo somsebenzi wabanye. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ingqikithi yomsebenzi owenziwa ngumuntu ukuqhuba isiko “nokuhamba ezindleleni ezindala ngezicathulo ezintsha.” Lokhu kusho ukuthi ngisho indlela ehanjwe ngabantu abasetshenziswa nguMoya oNgcwele yakhiwe phezu kwaleyo eyavulwa nguNkulunkulu uqobo. Ngakho umuntu empeleni ungumuntu, noNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu.

　　UJohane wazalwa ngesethembiso, njengoba u-Isaka wazalwa ngu-Abrahama. Walungisela uJesu indlela futhi wenza umsebenzi omningi, kodwa wayengeyena uNkulunkulu. Empeleni, uthathwa njengomphrofethi ngoba walungiselela kuphela uJesu indlela. Umsebenzi wakhe nawo wawumkhulu, futhi kwaba kuphela lapho eseyilungisile indlela lapho uJesu aqala khona umsebenzi Wakhe ngokusemthethweni. Empeleni, wasebenzela uJesu, futhi umsebenzi wakhe wawuyinkonzo yomsebenzi kaJesu. Emva kokulungisa indlela, uJesu wabe eseqala umsebenzi Wakhe, umsebenzi owawumusha, uqondile, futhi unemininingwane eyengeziwe. UJohane wenza kuphela umsebenzi wokuqala; umsebenzi omusha omningi wenziwa nguJesu. UJohane wawenza naye umsebenzi omusha, kodwa akuyena owangenisa inkathi entsha. UJohane wazalwa ngesethembiso, futhi igama lakhe lanikezwa yingelosi. Ngaleso sikhathi, abanye babefuna ukumqamba igama likayise uZakariya kodwa unina waphumela obala wathi, “Le ngane angeke ibizwe ngalelo gama. Kufanele ibizwe ngokuthi uJohane.” Konke lokhu kwakuqondiswe nguMoya oNgcwele. Ngakho kungani uJohane engabizwangwa ngokuthi uNkulunkulu? Igama likaJesu nalo lalingaphansi kokuqondiswa nguMoya oNgcwele futhi wazalwa ngoMoya oNgcwele futhi ngesethembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele. UJesu wayenguNkulunkulu, uKristu, futhi eyiNdodana yomuntu. Umsebenzi kaJohane nawo wawumkhulu, kodwa kungani yena kungashiwongo ukuthi unguNkulunkulu? Kanti kwakuyimuphi umehluko phakathi komsebenzi owenziwa uJesu nalowo owenziwa nguJohane? Ingabe isizathu kuphela ukuthi uJohane kwakufanele alungise indlela kaJesu? Noma kungenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu wayekunqumele ngaphambili? Nakuba uJohane waphinde wathi, “Phendukani: ngokuba umbuso wezulu ususondele,” waphinde washumayela ivangeli lombuso wezulu, umsebenzi wakhe wawungajulile kangako futhi wawuphethe isiqalo nje. Ngokuqhathaniseka nalokho, uJesu waletha inkathi entsha futhi waqeda inkathi endala kodwa futhi wagcwalisa umthetho weTestamente Elidala. Umsebenzi awenza wawumkhulu kunokaJohane futhi weza ukuzokhulula sonke isintu—wenza leso sigaba somsebenzi. UJohane yena wamane nje walungisa indlela. Nakuba umsebenzi wakhe wawumkhulu, amazwi akhe emaningi, nabafundi abamlandela babebaningi, umsebenzi wakhe awuzange wenze okungaphezu nje kokuba ulethele abantu isiqalo esisha. Abantu abazange bathole kuye ukuphila, indlela noma amaqiniso ajulile ngisho nokuthola ngaye ukuqonda mayelana nentando kaNkulunkulu. UJohane wayengumphrofethi omkhulu (u-Eliya) owavula indlela entsha yomsebenzi kaJesu walungiselela okhethiweyo; wayehambela phambili iNkathi Yomusa. Izindaba ezinje ngeke zimane zibonakale nje ngokuqaphela ukubonakala komuntu. Ikakhulukazi uJohane wenza umsebenzi omkhulu; ngaphezu kwalokho waba khona ngenxa yesithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele futhi umsebenzi wakhe wavunyelwa nguye uMoya oNgcwele. Ngaleyo ndlela, ukuhlukanisa phakathi kobunjalo babo kungenziwa ngokubuka umsebenzi wabo, ngoba ukubukeka kwangaphandle komuntu akusho lutho ngengqikithi yakhe, futhi umuntu akakwazi ukuqinisekisa ubufakazi bangempela ngoMoya oNgcwele. Umsebenzi owenziwa nguJohane nalowo owenziwa nguJesu wawungafani futhi izimvelo zawo zazingefani. Yilokho okufanele kunqume ukuthi unguNkulunkulu noma cha. Umsebenzi kaJesu wawungukuqala, ukuqhubeka, ukuphetha kanye nokufeza. Leso naleso sinyathelo kulezi sasenziwa nguJesu, kanti umsebenzi kaJohane wona wawungowesiqalo. Ekuqaleni uJesu wasabalalisa ivangeli washumayela indlela yokuphenduka, ngemva kwalokho wabhabhathiza, welapha izifo futhi waxosha amadimoni. Ekugcineni, wakhulula isintu esonweni futhi waqedela umsebenzi wakhe waleyo nkathi. Washumayeza abantu futhi wasabalalisa ivangeli lombuso wezulu kuzo zonke izindawo. Lokhu kwakufana nakuJohane, kodwa umahluko kwakuwukuthi uJesu owangenisa inkathi entsha futhi waletha iNkathi Yomusa kumuntu. Emlonyeni Wakhe kwaphuma izwi lalokho umuntu okufanele akwenze nendlela umuntu okumele ayilandele eNkathini Yomusa futhi ekugcineni, waqedela umsebenzi wokukhulula. Umsebenzi onjalo wawungeke wenziwe nguJohane. Ngakho, kwakunguJesu owenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uqobo futhi nguye onguNkulunkulu uqobo futhi omele uNkulunkulu ngokuquondile. Imicabango yomuntu ithi bonke labo abazalwa ngesithembiso, bazalwa ngokoMoya, besekelwa nguMoya oNgcwele, futhi abavula izindlela ezintsha banguNkulunkulu. Ngokwalokhu kucabanga, noJohane wayezoba nguNkulunkulu, noMose, u-Abrahama, noDavide…, nabo babeyoba uNkulunkulu. Akulona ihlaya elikhulu lokhu?

　　Ngaphambi kokwenza inkonzo Yakhe, uJesu naye wayeyindoda ejwayelekile nje eyayilandela noma yimuphi umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele. Kungasho lutho ukuthi wayezazi yini ukuthi ungubani ngaleso sikhathi, wayelalela konke okwakuvela kuNkulunkulu. UMoya oNgcwele awuzange wembule ubuyena ngaphambi kokuqala kwenkonzo Yakhe. Kwakungemuva kokuqala kwenkonzo Yakhe lapho aqeda khona leyo migomo naleyo mithetho, futhi amazwi Akhe awabanga negunya namandla kwaze kwaba yilapho eseqala ukwenza inkonzo Yakhe ngokomthetho. Kungemva kokuqala kwenkonzo Yakhe kuphela lapho umsebenzi Wakhe wokuletha inkathi entsha waqala khona. Ngaphambi kwalokhu, uMoya oNgcwele wahlala ucashile phakathi Kuye iminyaka engama-29, okuyisikhathi ayemele kuso umuntu kuphela futhi engenakho ukubonakala noma umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Kusuka esikhathini aqala ngaso ukusebenza nokwenza inkonzo Yakhe, wenza umsebenzi Wakhe njengokuhlelwa kwawo ngaphakathi, kungasho lutho ukuthi umuntu wayemazi kanjani, futhi umsebenzi Wakhe wawungukumelwa okuqondile kukaNkulunkulu uqobo. Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wabuza labo ababeseduze Kwakhe, “Nithi ngingubani?” Baphendula, “ungumphrofethi omkhulu kunabo bonke futhi ungudokotela wethu omuhle.” Abanye baphendula, “Ungumfundisi wethu omkhulu.” … kwanikezwa izinhlobo ezehlukene zezimpendulo; abanye bathi unguJohane, bathi ungu-Eliya. UJesu wayesephendukela kuSimoni Petru wabuza, “Uthi ngingubani?” Petru waphendula wathi, “Wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.” Kusuka lapho abantu babona ukuthi wayenguNkulunkulu. Lapho sekwaziwa lokhu, kwaba nguPetru owakubona kuqala lokhu futhi kwaphuma emlonyeni wakhe lokhu. UJesu wayesethi, “Okushilo akuqondisiwe yinyama negazi, kodwa nguBaba.” Kulandela ukubhabhathizwa Kwakhe, noma kwakwaziwa ngabanye noma cha, umsebenzi wawenziwa egameni likaNkulunkulu. Wezela ukuzokwenza umsebenzi Wakhe, hhayi ukuzokwembula ubuyena. Kungemuva kokuba la mazwi esekhulunywe nguPetru lapho ubuyena baziwa ngokusobala ngumuntu. Noma nanazi noma cha ukuthi wayenguNkulunkulu uqobo, waqala umsebenzi Wakhe ngenkathi kufika isikhathi esifanele. Waqhubeka nomsebenzi Wakhe noma wawuwubona noma cha. Noma wawungawuphika, wayezokwenza umsebenzi Wakhe futhi awenze uma sekuyisikhathi sokuthi awenze. Wezela ukuzosebenza nokwenza inkonzo Yakhe, hhayi ukuthi umuntu azi inyama Yakhe, kodwa ukuze umuntu amukele umsebenzi Wakhe. Uma ungaboni ukuthi isigaba somsebenzi namuhla ngesikaNkulunkulu uqobo, kungenxa yokuthi weswele umbono. Noma kunjalo, awukwazi ukusiphika lesi sigaba somsebenzi; ukungakwazi kwakho ukusibona akusho ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele awusebenzi noma umsebenzi Wakhe unephutha. Abanye baze babheke ngisho umsebenzi wamanje bawuqhathanise nokaJesu oseBhayibhelini futhi baze basebenzise noma yikuphi okungahambisani ukuze baphike lesi sigaba somsebenzi. Ingabe lesi akusona isenzo somuntu ongaboni emehlweni? Konke okulotshwe eBhayibhelini kunomkhawulo futhi akukwazi ukuveza yonke imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu. AmaVangeli aMane anezahluko ezingaphansi kweziyikhulu uma sezihlanganisiwe okubhalwe kuz0 isibalo esithile sezigameko njengalapho uJesu eqalekisa isihlahla somkhiwane, ukuphika iNkosi kukaPetru izikhathi ezintathu ukubonakala kukaJesu kubafundi Bakhe ngemva kokubethelwa nokuvuswa kwakhe, ukufundisa ngokuzila ukudla, ukufundisa ngomthandazo, ukufundisa ngesahlukaniso somshado, ngokuzalwa nangolibo lukaJesu, ukuqoka kukaJesu abafundi nokunye. Lena yimibhalo embalwa, kodwa abantu bayikhonze njengamagugu, baze baqinisekise imisebenzi yanamuhla ngokuyiqhathanisa nayo. Baze bakholwe ukuthi uJesu wenza okuningi kangaka kuphela emva kokuzalwa Kwakhe kuphela. Kunjengokuthi bakholwa wukuthi uNkulunkulu angenza lokho kuphela, awukho omunye umsebenzi ongaba khona. Akubona ubuphukuphuku lobo?

　　Isikhathi uJesu aba naso emhlabeni siyiminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu nengxenye, okungukuthi, waphila emhlabeni iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu nengxenye. Yiminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu nengxenye kuphela ayithatha enza inkonzo Yakhe, futhi, kule eminye waphila impilo ejwayelekile yomuntu. Ekuqaleni, wayehambela izinkonzo esinagogeni lapho ayelalela khona izintshumayelo zabefundisi, nezifundo zabanye; wathola ulwazi oluningi ngeBhayibheli. Akazalwanga nalolu lwazi, waluthola kuphela ngokufunda nokulalela. Kuqoshwe ngokusobala eBhayibhelini ukuthi wayebuza imibuzo korabi esinagogeni eneminyaka eyishumi nambili: Kwakuyiziphi iziphrofetho zabaphrofethi basendulo? Imithetho kaMose? IMibhalo? Nomuntu osebenzela uNkulunkulu ngezingubo zobupristi ethempelini? … Wabuza imibuzo eminingi, ngoba wayengenalo ulwazi noma ukuqonda. Nakuba wakhulelwa ngoMoya oNgcwele, wazalwa njengomuntu ojwayelekile ngokuphelele. Noma zazikhona izinto ezazingejwayelekile, wayelokhu engumuntu ojwayelekile. Ukuhlakanipha Kwakhe kwakhula njalo kuhambisana nesimo neminyaka Yakhe, nempilo Yakhe yaqhubeka njengeyomuntu ojwayelekile. Ekucabangeni komuntu, uJesu akazange ezwe ubungane, ukuba yibhungu, nokuba yinsizwa; umuntu unomqondo wokuthi uJesu wazalelwa empilweni yendoda eneminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wayesebethelwa lapho eseqede khona umsebenzi Wakhe. Bakholwa ukuthi mhlawumbe impilo Yakhe ayilandelanga umgudu ofana nowendoda ejwayelekile; mhlawumbe wayengadli futhi engaxhumani nabantu, futhi engabonakali kalula kumuntu. Mhlawumbe wayeyisimanga esasiyosabisa labo ababembona, ngoba unguNkulunkulu. Abantu bakholwa wukuthi uNkulunkulu oza eyinyama akaphili njengoba kuphila umuntu; bakholwa wukuthi uhlanzekile ngisho engazange axubhe noma ahlambe ubuso ngoba ungumuntu ongcwele. Ingabe lokhu akukhona nje ukucabanga komuntu? Akukho lapho iBhayibheli likhuluma khona ngempilo kaJesu eyindoda, likhuluma ngomsebenzi Wakhe kuphela, kodwa lokhu akusho ukuthi wayengenabo ubuntu obejwayelekile noma akazange aphile impilo yomuntu eyejwayelekile ngaphambi kokuba abe neminyaka engama-30. Waqala umsebenzi Wakhe ngokusemthethweni eneminyaka engama-29, kodwa angeke uyiphike impilo Yakhe njengendoda eyejwayelekile ngaphambi kwalowo nyaka wobudala. IBhayibheli livele laseqa leso sigaba ekuqopheni kwalo; njengoba kwakuyimpilo Yakhe njengomuntu ovamile hhayi isigaba somsebenzi Wakhe wobunkulunkulu, sasingekho isidingo sokuba sibhalwe phansi. Ngoba ngaphambi kokubhabhathizwa kukaJesu, uMoya oNgcwele wawungakaze usebenze zisuka nje, kodwa wamgcina ephila njengendoda ejwayelekile kwaze kwaba wusuku lapho sekufanele uJesu enze inkonzo Yakhe. Nakuba wayenguNkulunkulu osenyameni, wadlula ezigabeni zokukhula njengawo wonke umuntu ojwayelekile. Lesi sigaba asifakwanga eBhayibhelini, ngoba sasingeke sibe usizo olutheni ekukhuleni komuntu. Ngaphambi kokubhabhathizwa Kwakhe kunesigaba angembulwanga kuso futhi angenzanga nezibonakaliso kanye nezimangaliso. Kungemva kokubhabhathizwa kukaJesu lapho aqala khona yonke imisebenzi yokuhlenga abantu, umsebenzi owawunothe ngomusa, ngeqiniso, ngothando nangesihe. Ukuqala kwalo msebenzi kwakuwukuqala kweNkathi Yomusa; ngaleso sizathu, walotshwa phansi futhi wadluliselwa kule nkathi yamanje. Wavula indlela yokuphuma waletha ukufezeka kwakho konke kulabo abeNkathi Yomusa ukuhamba ngendlela yale nkathi nokuhamba indlela yesiphambano. Nakuba umlando walokhu wawubhalwe phansi ngumuntu, konke kwakuyizincazelo zamaqiniso, namaphushana ezindabeni ezithile. Noma kunjalo, umuntu ngeke aphike ubuqiniso balezi zindaba. Zingamaqiniso zonke, nakuba amaphutha aqhamuka ngenkathi sezibhalwa phansi ngumuntu. Abanye bangathi uJesu wayengumuntu ojwayelekile, ngakho kwakungenzeka kanjani ukuthi akwazi ukwenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso? Izinsuku ezingamashumi amane zokulingwa uJesu adlula kuzo ziwuphawu oluyisimangaliso, umuntu ojwayelekile owayengeke akwazi ukulufeza. Izinsuku zakhe zokulingwa ezingamashumi amane zaziwumsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele; angasho kanjani-ke umuntu ukuthi akukho nokuncane okungaphezulu kwemvelo phakathi kuye? Ukwenza kwakhe izibonakaliso nezimangaliso akukhombisi ukuthi wayengeyena umuntu ojwayelekile kodwa ukuthi wayengumuntu ongenamkhawulo; ngukuthi nje uMoya oNgcwele wayesebenza kumuntu ojwayelekile onjengaye, ngalokho enza ukuthi akwazi ukwenza izimangaliso nokwenza umsebenzi ophakeme. Ngaphambi kokuba uJesu aqale inkonzo Yakhe, noma njengoba kushiwo eBhayibhelini, ngaphambi kokuba umoya wehlele Kuye, uJesu wayengumuntu ojwayelekile futhi enobuntu obubonisa izimpawu ezincane zokuba namandla angavamile. Lapho kwehla uMoya oNgcwele, okuwukuthi, lapho eqala ukwenza inkonzo Yakhe, waphiwa namandla amaningi angavamile. Ngalokhu umuntu uphethe ukukholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu osenyameni wayengeyena umuntu ojwayelekile bese bekholwa ngokuyiphutha ukuthi uNkulunkulu osenyameni wayengenabo ubuntu. Empeleni, umsebenzi nakho konke lokhu uNkulunkulu akwenzayo emhlabeni kungamandla angavamile. Okubona ngamehlo nalokho okuzwa ngezindlebe, konke kungaphezu kwemvelo, ngoba umsebenzi Wakhe namazwi Akhe akuqondakali futhi akufinyeleleki kumuntu. Uma okuthile kwasezulwini kulethwe emhlabeni, kungenzeka kanjani ukuba kube yinoma yini ngale kokuba ngaphezu kwemvelo? Izimfihlakalo zombuso wasezulwini zilethwe emhlabeni, izimfihlakalo ezazingaqondakali futhi zingazeki kumuntu, ezazimangalisa futhi zihlakaniphe kakhulu—ingabe zonke zazingekho ngaphezu kwemvelo? Nokho, kumele wazi ukuthi ngisho noma kuthiwa kungaphezu kwemvelo, kwenziwe ebuntwini bakhe obujwayelekile. UNkulunkulu osenyameni unobuntu, ngaphandle kwalokho, ubengeke abe uNkulunkulu osenyameni. Kuleso sikhathi, uJesu enza izimangaliso eziningi kakhulu. Okwabonwa ama-Israyeli aleso sikhathi kwakugcwele izinto ezingaphezu kwemvelo; babona izingelosi nezithunywa, futhi bezwa izwi likaJehova. Kwakungekho ngaphezu kwemvelo konke lokhu? Impela, namuhla kukhona imimoya emibi esebenza ngezinto ezingaphezu kwemvelo ukukhohlisa umuntu; lokho akuyilutho ngaphandle kokulingisa kwayo, ukukhohlisa umuntu ngomsebenzi ongasenziwa manje nguMoya oNgcwele. Imimoya emibi eminingi ilingisa ukusebenza kwezimangaliso nokuphulukisa izifo; lokhu akulutho ngaphandle kokuba ngumsebenzi womoya ababi, ngoba uMoya oNgcwele akasawenzi umsebenzi onje esikhathini samanje. Bonke labo kamuva abalingisa umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele—bayimimoya emibi. Wonke umsebenzi owenziwa kwa-Israyeli ngaleso sikhathi kwakungongaphezulu kwemvelo. Nokho, uMoya ongcwele awusebenzi ngale ndlela, futhi noma yimuphi umsebenzi olandelayo ungukwenza nokuphazamisa kukaSathane nemimoya emibi. Kodwa ngeke uthi konke okungaphezulu kwemvelo kuyizenzo zomoya ababi. Lokho kuncike enkathini yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Yimuphi umsebenzi owenziwe nguNkulunkulu osenyameni namuhla ongekho ngaphezu kwemvelo? Amazwi Akhe awaqondakali futhi umuntu akafinyeleli kuwo, futhi umsebenzi Wakhe ngeke wenziwe umuntu. Okusekuqondweni Nguye ngeke kuqondwe ngumuntu, futhi umuntu ngeke azi lapho ulwazi Lwakhe luvela khona. Kukhona abathi, nami ngijwayelekile njeNgawe, yini ngingakwazi okwaziyo? Ngimdala futhi ngicebe kangcono ngolwazi, kodwa kungani Wena wazi lokho mina engingakwazi? Konke lokhu akutholakali kumuntu. Kukhona nalabo ababuzayo: Akekho owazi ngokweqiniso ngomsebenzi owenziwa kwa-Israyeli; wazi kanjani? Ngisho abahlaziyi beBhayibheli abakwazi ukunikeza incazelo; wazi kanjani? Akuzona zonke izindaba ezingaphezu kwemvelo lezi? Akaze ezwe zimanga, kodwa wazi konke nezwi liza kuye kalula kakhulu. Akukho ngaphezulu kwemvelo lokhu? Umsebenzi Wakhe uyakwedlula lokho okungatholwa yinyama. Lo msebenzi ngeke nhlobo ufezwe wukucabanga kwanoma iyiphi inyama futhi akunakuqondwa neze umqondo nokucabanga komuntu. Noma engakaze alifunde iBhayibheli, uyawuqonda umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli. Futhi nakuba emi emhlabeni njengoba ekhuluma, ukhuluma ngezimfihlakalo zezulu lesithathu. Lapho umuntu ebuka la mazwi, umuzwa uyamgubuzela umuntu, “Lolu akulona ulimi lwezulu lesithathu?” Lezi akuzona zonke izindaba ezingaphezulu kwezingafezwa ngumuntu ojwayelekile? Ekuqaleni ngenkathi uJesu ezilile izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, kwakungekho ngaphezu kwemvelo lokho? Uma nithi ukuzila izinsuku ezingamashumi amane kungaphezulu kwemvelo futhi kuyisenzo semimoya emibi, awumlahlile yini uJesu? Ngaphambi kokwenza kukaJesu inkonzo Yakhe, wayefana nabantu abejwayelekile. Naye wafunda esikoleni; wayeyofunda kanjani ukufunda nokubhala? Lapho uNkulunkulu eba yinyama, uMoya wahlala ucashile ngaphakathi enyameni. Nokho, njengabantu abejwayelekile, kwakudingekile ukuba edlule emgudwini wokukhula, akazange athathwe njengomuntu ojwayelekile ngaphambi kokuba umqondo nokucabanga Kwakhe sekukhulile futhi esekwazi ukubona izinto. Kwaba kuphela emva kokuba ubuntu Bakhe sebuvuthiwe lapha wakwazi khona ukwenza inkonzo Yakhe. Wayengayenza kanjani inkonzo Yakhe lapho ubuntu Bakhe bungakavuthwa nokucabanga kwakhe kungakalungi? Nakanjani wayengalindelekile ukuba enze inkonzo Yakhe eneminyaka eyisithupha noma isikhombisa! Kungani uNkulunkulu engazazisanga ngenkathi eba senyameni okokuqala? Ngoba ubuntu benyama Yakhe babungakavuthwa; umqondo nokucabanga, kanye nobuntu obejwayelekile benyama enjalo, wayengakabi nakho ngokugcwele. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, kwakubaluleke kakhulu ukuba abe nobuntu obujwayelekile nomqondo ojwayelekile womuntu ojwayelekile kuze kwenele ukuqala umsebenzi Wakhe esenyameni. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho ayengaqala khona umsebenzi Wakhe, uma kungenjalo kwakuzodingeka ukuba aqhubeke nokukhula. Ukuba uJesu wayeqale umsebenzi Wakhe eminyakeni eyisikhombisa noma isishiyagalombili, abantu babengeke bamthathe njengonesiphiwo? Ngabe bonke abantu babengeke bamcabange njengengane nje kuphela? Ngubani owayengamthola ekholakala? Ingane yeminyaka eyisikhombisa noma eyisishiyagalolunye engeyinde kunepulpiti emi ngemuva kwalo—ingashumayela? Ngaphambi kokuvuthwa kobuntu Bakhe, umuntu ojwayelekile ngeke aqale umsebenzi. Umsebenzi omningi awutholakali nhlobo kumunntu onobuntu obungakavuthwa. Umsebenzi woMoya kaNkulunkulu enyameni unezawo izimiso. Wayengawuthatha kuphela umsebenzi negunya likaYise ngenxa yokuthi wayenobuntu obuvamile. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho ayengaqala khona umsebenzi Wakhe. Ebunganeni Bakhe, uJesu wayengeke aziqonde zonke izinto ezenzeka ngezikhathi zasendulo waze waziqonda ngokubuza korabi. Ukube uJesu waqala umsebenzi Wakhe eqala nje ukufunda ukukhuluma, kwakungeke yini kwenzeke ukuba enze amaphutha? Wayengazithatha kanjani izinyathelo ezingafanele uNkulunkulu? Ngakho, kungemva kokuba esezazi izinto lapho-ke aqala khona umsebenzi Wakhe; akazange awenze ngaphambi kokuba esekwazi ngokugcwele ukuwuqala. Eseneminyaka engama-29 uJesu wayesevele esekhulile futhi ubuntu Bakhe base benele ukuqala umsebenzi okwakumele awenze. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho uMoya oNgcwele, owawukade ufihleke iminyaka engama-30, waqala ukuzembula khona futhi uMoya kaNkulunkulu wabe usuqala ngokomthetho ukusebenza kuye. Ngaleso sikhathi uJohane wayekade eselungise indlela kaJesu iminyaka eyisikhombisa futhi lapho ephothula umsebenzi wakhe, uJohane waphonswa ejele. Wonke umthwalo waba phezu kukaJesu. Ukube wayewuqale lo msebenzi eneminyaka engama-21 noma engama-22, lapho ayengakabuzuzi kahle ubuntu futhi esanda kuba yinsizwa, engakaziqondi izinto eziningi, wayengeke akwazi ukuzilawula. Ngaleso sikhathi uJohane wayesewenzile umsebenzi wakhe isikhathi esithile ngaphambi kokuba uJesu aqale umsebenzi Wakhe ebudaleni obuphakathi nendawo. Kulobo budala, ubuntu Bakhe obuvamile base benele ukuba aqale umsebenzi okwakufanele awenze. Manje uNkulunkulu osenyameni unobuntu obujwayelekile. Noma engavuthiwe uma eqhathaniswa nani, ubuntu Bakhe kanjalo sebenele ukuqala umsebenzi Wakhe; isimo somsebenzi awenzayo namuhla asifani ncimishi nesikaJesu. Kungani uJesu akhetha abafundi abayishumi nambili? Konke kwakuwukweseka umsebenzi Wakhe futhi kwakuhambisana nawo. Kolunye uhlangothi, kwakuwukubeka isisekelo somsebenzi Wakhe ngaleso sikhathi, kube kwenza okufanayo emsebenzini Wakhe owawusazolandela. Ngokuhambisana nomsebenzi wangaleso sikhathi, ukukhetha abafundi abayishumi nambili kwakuyinhloso kaJesu, nekaNkulunkulu uqobo. Wayekholwa ukuthi abafundi abayishumi kufanele bakhethwe bese beholelwa ekushumayeleni ezindaweni zonke. Kowa akukho sidingo salokhu phakathi kwenu namuhla! Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu osenyameni unezimiso eziningi. Kuningi kakhulu umuntu angakuqondi nhlobo, nokho umuntu uhlezi esebenzisa lokho akucabangayo ukuze akulinganise noma afune izinto ngokwedlulele kuye. Ngisho nanamuhla baningi abangaboni ukuthi ulwazi abanalo aluphethe lutho ngaphandle kwalokho abakucabangayo. Kungakhathaleki ukuthi uNkulunkulu osenyameni ube khona ngayiphi inkathi noma kuyiphi indawo, izimiso zomsebenzi Wakhe esenyameni aziguquki. Akakwazi ukuba senyameni bese ephuma enyameni ukuze asebenze; ngaphezu kwalokho, akakwazi ukuba yinyama kodwa angasebenzi ebuntwini obuvamile benyama. Ngale kwalokho, ukubaluleka kokuba senyameni kukaNkulunkulu bekungancibilika kube yize, neZwi elibe yinyama belingeke lisho lutho nhlobo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, nguBaba osezulwini (uMoya) kuphela owazi ukuba senyameni kukaNkulunkulu futhi akukho okunye, ngisho nenyama uqobo noma izithunywa zasezulwini. Kanjalo umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu esenyameni ujwayeleke kakhulu futhi ukwazi kangcono nokubonisa ukuthi ngempela uLizwi uba yinyama; inyama isho umuntu ovamile futhi ojwayelekile.

　　Abanye bangase bamangale, Kungani kumele inkathi ilethwe nguNkulunkulu uqobo? Akakwazi yini umuntu odaliwe ukuma esikhundleni Sakhe? Nonke niyaqaphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uba yinyama ngenhloso yokungenisa inkathi entsha futhi, ngokusobala, lapho engenisa inkathi entsha, usuke eseyiphothule ngaso leso sikhathi inkathi edlule. UNkulunkulu uyiSiqalo neSiphetho; uyena uqobo oqala umsebenzi wakhe ngakho kumele kube nguye Nuqobo ophetha inkathi eyedlule. Lokhu kuwubufakazi bokuthi uyamnqoba uSathane futhi uyalinqoba izwe. Njalo lapho Yena Nuqobo esebenza kubantu, kuba yisiqalo sempi entsha. Ngaphandle kokuqalwa komsebenzi omusha, ngokwemvelo bekungeke kuphele ngokudala. Futhi ukungaphethwa kokudala kuwubufakazi bokuthi impi elwiwa noSathane ayikapheli. Kulapho kuphela uNkulunkulu eza ebantwini ezokwenza umsebenzi omusha okwenza umuntu ukuba agqashuke ngokuphelele ekulawulweni nguSathane futhi athole impilo entsha nesiqalo esisha. Ngale kwalokho, umuntu uyohlale ephila enkathini endala futhi ehlezi ngaphansi kwethonya likaSathane. Kuyo yonke inkathi eholwa nguNkulunkulu, ingxenye ethile yomuntu iyakhululwa futhi lokho kwenza umuntu athuthuke kanye nomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu oholela enkathini entsha. Ukunqoba kukaNkulunkulu kungukunqoba kwabo bonke abamlandelayo. Uma isintu sendalo sinikwa umsebenzi wokuphetha inkathi, lokho kwakuyokwenzeka ngokwendlela yomuntu noma kaSathane futhi lokhu akulutho ngaphandle kwesenzo esiphikisa noma esihlubuka uNkulunkulu, hhayi esokulalela uNkulunkulu, futhi umsebenzi womuntu unikeza ukuphatha kuSathane. USathane uyogculiseka ngokugcwele kuphela lapho umuntu elalela futhi elandela uNkulunkulu enkathini elethwa nguNkulunkulu uqobo, ngoba yilowo umsebenzi wabantu abadaliwe. Ngakho ngithi kudingeka kuphela ukuthi ulandele futhi ulalele, akukho okunye ocelwa khona. Yilokho okuqondwe ukugcinwa yilowo nalowo komsebenzi Wakhe nokwenziwa komsebenzi Wakhe. UNkulunkulu uyawenza umsebenzi Wakhe futhi akamdingi umuntu ukuba enze umsebenzi Wakhe esikhundleni Sakhe, futhi akazibandakanyi nomsebenzi wabantu abadaliwe. Umuntu wenza umsebenzi wakhe futhi akagxambukeli emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu, lokho kuwukulalela kwangempela nobufakazi bokuthi uSathane unqotshiwe. Ngemva kokuba uNkulunkulu uqobo esengenise inkathi entsha akabe esasebenza phakathi kwabantu mathupha. Yilapho-ke umuntu ekwazi khona ukungena ngokusemthethweni enkathini entsha ukuze enze umsebenzi wakhe njengomuntu odaliwe. Zinjalo izimiso zokusebenza ezingeke zephulwe muntu. Ukusebenza ngale ndlela kuphela okuqondile futhi okunengqondo. Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wenziwa nguNkulunkulu uqobo. Nguye oqala umsebenzi futhi Nguye owuphothulayo. Nguye ohlela umsebenzi, futhi Nguye owuphathayo futhi ngaphezu kwalokho Nguye owenza ukuba umsebenzi ube yimpumelelo. Kunjengoba kushiwo eBhayibhelini, “Ngiyisiqalo futhi ngiyisiphetho; ngiwuMtshali noMvuni.” Konke okuhlobene nomsebenzi wokuphatha Kwakhe kwenziwa nguye Ngokwakhe. UnguMbusi wohlelo lokuphatha lweminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha; akekho ongenza umsebenzi Wakhe esikhundleni Sakhe noma ongaphatha umsebenzi Wakhe ngoba Nguye olawula konke. Njengoba adala umhlaba, uyowuhola wonke umhlaba ukuze uphile ekukhanyeni Kwakhe futhi uyophetha yonke le nkathi ukuze enze ukuba uhlelo Lwakhe luthele izithelo!

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UKristu Wezinsuku Zokugcina Kuphela Onganika Umuntu Indlela Yokuphila Ingunaphakade

　　

　　Indlela yokuphila akusiyo into engaba ekanoma ubani, futhi ayitholwa yibo bonke abantu kalula. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuthi ukuphila kuvela kuNkulunkulu kuphela, okusho ukuthi, uNkulunkulu kuphela onesiqu sokuphila, ayikho enye indlela yokuphila ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu Uqobo, ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu kuphela owumthombo wokuphila, futhi uwumthombo wamanzi okuphila ahlala egeleza. Kusukeka ngesikhathi edala umhlaba, uNkulunkulu wenze umsebenzi omningi obandakanya ukubaluleka kokuphila, wenze umsebenzi omningi onika umuntu ukuphila, futhi wakhokha inani elikhulu ukuze umuntu aphinde abe nokuphila, ngoba uNkulunkulu Uqobo uwukuphila okungunaphakade, futhi uNkulunkulu Uqobo uyindlela umuntu avuswa ngayo. UNkulunkulu uhlala ekhona enhliziyweni yomuntu, futhi uphila phakathi komuntu ngaso sonke isikhathi. Nguye obeqhubekisa ukuphila komuntu, isisekelo sobukhona bomuntu, futhi utshale lukhulu ukuze umuntu aphile emuva kokuzalwa. Wenza umuntu azalwe kabusha, futhi wenza akwazi ukuphila endimeni nendima okumele abe kuyo. Sibonga amandla Akhe, kanye namandla Akhe okuphila angeshatshalaliswe, umuntu uphile izizukulwane eziningi, kukho konke amandla kaNkulunkulu yiwo akade enza ukuthi umuntu aqhubeke nokuba khona, futhi uNkulunkulu ukhokhe inani umuntu ojwayelekile angakaze alikhokhe. Amandla empilo kaNkulunkulu angachuma kunanoma amaphi amandla, phezu kwalokho, edlula wonke amandla. Ukuphila Kwakhe kungunaphakade, amandla Akhe makhulu ngokwedlulele, futhi amandla Akhe okuphila awehlulwa yinoma yini edaliwe noma amandla esitha. Amandla kaNkulunkulu akhona, futhi akhanyisa bha, noma ngabe yisiphi isikhathi noma indawo. Ukuphila kukaNkulunkulu akuguquki nhlobo ezimweni zonke zasezulwini nezasemhlabeni. Zonke izinto ziyedlula, kodwa ukuphila kukaNkulunkulu kulokhu kumile, ngoba uNkulunkulu ungumthombo wobukhona bazo zonke izinto, futhi ungumsuka wobukhona bazo. Ukuphila komuntu kuvela kuNkulunkulu, izulu likhona ngenxa kaNkulunkulu, futhi ubukhona bomhlaba busuka emandleni okuphila kukaNkulunkulu. Akukho okubalulekile okungadlula ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu, futhi akukho okunamandla okuphuma emandleni okuphathwa nguNkulunkulu. Ngale ndlela, ngisho noma bangobani, bonke abantu kumele bathobele ukubusa kukaNkulunkulu, bonke abantu kumele baphile ngaphansi kokulawulwa uNkulunkulu, futhi akekho umuntu ongaphunyuka elulawuleni Kwakhe.

　　Mhlawumbe, manje, ufisa ukuthola ukuphila, noma mhlawumbe ufisa ukuthola iqiniso. Noma ngabe yikuphi, ufisa ukuthola uNkulunkulu, ukuthola uNkulunkulu ongancika kuye, futhi ongakunika ukuphila okuyingunaphakade. Uma ufisa ukuthola ukuphila okungunaphakade, kumele uqale uqonde umthombo wokuphila ingunaphakade, futhi kumele uqale wazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukuphi. Bese ngishilo ukuthi uNkulunkulu kuphela ongukuphila okungashintshi, futhi uNkulunkulu kuphela onendlela yokuphila. Njengoba ukuphila Kwakhe kungashintshi, ngakho kungokwengunaphakade; njengoba kuwuNkulunkulu kuphela indlela yokuphila, ngakho uNkulunkulu Uqobo uyindlela yokuphila okuphakade. Njengoba kumele uqale uqonde ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukuphi, nokuthi le ndlela yokuphila ingunaphakade itholakala kanjani. Manje masifunde ngalezi zindaba ezimbili ngokwahlukana.

　　Uma ufisa ukuthola indlela eya ekuphileni kwaphakade ngokweqiniso, futhi uma ukulambele ngokweqiniso ngenkathi ukufuna, kumele uqale ngokuphendula lo mbuzo: Ukuphi uNkulunkulu namuhla? Mhlawumbe uzophendula ngokuthi uNkulunkulu uhlala ezulwini, vele—ubengeke Aphile ekhaya lakho, angithi? Mhlawumbe ungathi, vele uNkulunkulu uphila phakathi kwazo zonke izinto. Noma ungathi uNkulunkulu uphila enhliziyweni yomuntu ngamunye, noma uNkulunkulu usemhlabeni womoya. Angikuphiki konke lokhu, kodwa kumele ngicacise le ndaba. Akusilo iqiniso ngokugcwele ukuthi uNkulunkulu uphila enhliziyweni yomuntu, kodwa futhi akusilo iphutha ngokugcwele. Lokhu kubangelwa ukuthi, phakathi kwabantu abakholelwa kuNkulunkulu kukhona labo abakholwa ngokweqiniso kanye nalabo abakholwa ngokungeyikho okweqiniso, kukhona labo abagunyazwa uNkulunkulu kanye nalabo angabagunyazi, kukhona labo abamuthokozisayo kanye nalabo abazondayo, futhi kunalabo abalungisayo kanye nalabo abachithayo. Ngakho ngithi uNkulunkulu uphila ezinhliziyweni zabantu abambalwa, futhi labo bantu akungatshazwa ukuthi yilabo abakholelwa kuNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso, labo abagunyazwe uNkulunkulu, labo abamthokozisayo, kanye nalabo abalungisisayo. Kukhona labo abaholwa uNkulunkulu. Njengoba beholwa uNkulunkulu, yibo abangabantu asebezwile futhi ababone indlela kaNkulunkulu yokuphila okungunaphakade. Labo abakholelwa kuNkulunkulu ngendlela engasilo iqiniso, labo abangagunyazwa uNkulunkulu, labo abamcasulayo uNkulunkulu, labo abachithwa uNkulunkulu—nakanjani bayochithwa uNkulunkulu, nakanjani bazosala bengenayo indlela yokuphila, futhi nakanjani bayohlala bengazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukuphi. Kolunye uhlangothi, labo uNkulunkulu ahlala ezinhliziyweni zabo bayazi ukuthi ukuphi. Bangabantu uNkulunkulu abanike indlela yokuphila ingunaphakade, futhi yibo abalandela uNkulunkulu. Sewuyazi manje ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukuphi? UNkulunkulu usenhliziyweni yomuntu futhi useceleni nomuntu. Akekho emhlabeni womoya kuphela, futhi phezu kwakho konke, kodwa muningi kakhulu emhlabeni umuntu aphila kuwo. Ngakho ukufika kwezinsuku zokugcina kufike ezigabeni zomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kwangena endaweni entsha. UNkulunkulu ungaphezu kwazo zonke izinto emhlabeni, futhi Nguye oyisisekelo somuntu enhliziyweni yakhe, futhi phezu kwalokho, ukhona phakathi komuntu. Yingale ndlela kuphela angaletha indlela yokuphila esintwini, futhi anike umuntu indlela yokuphila. UNkulunkulu uze emhlabeni, futhi uphila phakathi kwabantu, ukuze umuntu athole indlela yokuphila, futhi ukuze umuntu abe khona. Khona manjalo, uNkulunkulu ufuna ukulawula zonke izinto emhlabeni jikelele, ukuze zihambisane nokuphatha Kwakhe phakathi kwabantu. Ngakho, uma wazisa imfundiso yokuthi uNkulunkulu usezulwini nasenhliziyweni yomuntu, kube awulazisi iqiniso lobukhona bukaNkulunkulu phakathi komuntu, kusho ukuthi ngeke uphinde ukuthole ukuphila, futhi ngeke uphinde ulithole iqiniso.

　　UNkulunkulu Uqobo ungukuphila, neqiniso, futhi ukuphila Kwakhe neqiniso kuyahambisana. Labo abehluleka ukuthola iqiniso abasoze bakuthola ukuphila. Ngaphandle kokuqondiswa, ukusekelwa, kanye nokuhlinzeka ngeqiniso, uyothola izincwadi nje, nezimfundiso, kanti, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukufa. Ukuphila kukaNkulunkulu kuhlala kukhona, futhi iqiniso Lakhe nokuphila kuyahambisana. Uma wehluleka ukuthola umthombo weqiniso, kusho ukuthi awusoze wathola ukudla kokuphila; uma wehluleka ukuthola isihlinzeko sempilo nakanjani awuzukuba neqiniso, futhi kuqhelelene kakhulu nemicabango nokuqonda, umzimba wakho uwonke awuzukuba yilutho ngaphandle kwenyama, inyama yakho enuka phu. Yazi ukuthi amagama asezincwadini awabalwa njengokuphila, izincwadi zomlando ngeke zithathwe ngokuthi ziyiqiniso, futhi izimfundiso zakudala zingesebenze njengamazwi akhulunywa uNkulunkulu namuhla. Ngokuvezwa uNkulunkulu kuphela uma eseza emhlabeni futhi ephila phakathi komuntu okuyiqiniso, ukuphila, intando kaNkulunkulu, kanye nendlela Yakhe yamanje yokusebenza. Uma ungasebenzisa amarekhodi amazwi akhulunywe uNkulunkulu ezikhathini ezedlule namuhla, kusho ukuthi uwusomlando ovundulula okucashile, futhi indlela ephuma phambili yokukuchaza ukuthi ungungoti wamagugu omlando. Lokho kudalwa ukuthi uhlala ukholelwa emlandweni womsebenzi kaNkulunkulu awenza ngezikhathi esezadlula, ukholelwa esithunzini uNkulunkulu asishiya ngenkathi esebenza kubantu ngaphambilini, futhi ukholelwa endleleni uNkulunkulu ayinika abalandeli Bakhe ngezikhathi zangaphambilini. Awukholelwa endleleni yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wanamuhla, awukholelwa kulokho okumangalisayo okwenziwa uNkulunkulu namuhla, futhi awukholelwa endleleni yeqiniso elivezwa uNkulunkulu namuhla. Ngakho uyaziphuphela nje futhi uqhelelene nokuqhubekayo okuyinto engephikiswe. Uma manje usabambelele emazwini angenike umuntu ukuphila, ungumuntu oqinelwa yikhanda,[a] ngoba uzigodlile, unenkani yeselesele, uqinelwa ikhanda kakhulu awufuni nokucabanga!

　　UNkulunkulu waba inyama eyabizwa ngokuthi uKristu, futhi okuwuKristu okwazi ukunika abantu iqiniso elibizwa ngokuthi uNkulunkulu. Akukho okukhulu ngalokhu, ngoba uqukethe isiqu sikaNkulunkulu, futhi uqukethe isimo sikaNkulunkulu, kanye nobuhlakani emsebenzini Wakhe, umuntu angekuthole. Labo abazibiza ngoKristu, kepha bengakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, bangabakhohlisi. UKristu akasikho nje ukubonakaliswa kukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni, kodwa inyama embethwe uNkulunkulu uphethe futhi uqedela umsebenzi Wakhe kubantu. Le nyama akusiyo leyo endawo yayo ingathathwa yinoma imuphi umuntu, kodwa yileyo engathwala umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ngendlela egculisayo emhlabeni, futhi ibonakalisa isimo sikaNkulunkulu, futhi inika abantu ukuphila. Esikhathini esingatheni, labo abangoKristu bamanga bayowa, ngoba yize bethi banguKristu, akukho abanakho okuwumgogodla kaKristu. Ngakho ngithi ubuqiniso ngoKristu ngeke buchazwe umuntu, kodwa kuphendulwa futhi kunqunywe uNkulunkulu Uqobo. Ngale ndlela, uma ufuna ukuthola indlela yokuphila yangempela, kumele uqale ukwazise ngokuza emhlabeni futhi unika umuntu indlela yokuphila, futhi kumele uyazise ngezinsuku zokugcina ukuthi uza emhlabeni ukuzonika umuntu indlela yokuphila. Lokhu akusiyo into yakudala; yenzeka njengamanje.

　　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.

　　Labo abafisa ukuthola ukuphila ngaphandle kokwethembela eqinisweni elikhulunywa uKristu bangabantu abangenangqondo kakhulu emhlabeni, futhi bayilabo abangayamukeli indlela yokuphila elethwe uKristu abalibele ukuphupha. Ngakho ngithi uma abantu bengamamukeli uKristu wezinsuku zokugcina bayohlala bezondwa uNkulunkulu unomphela. UKristu uyindlela yomuntu yokungena embusweni ngezikhathi zokugcina, abanye abangangakunaka. Akekho umuntu ongalungiswa uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokudlula kuKristu. Uyakholwa nguNkulunkulu, futhi kumele wamukele amazwi Akhe futhi uhloniphe indlela Yakhe. Kumele ungacabangi nje ngokuthola izibusiso ngaphandle kokuthola iqiniso, noma ukwamukela okuhlinzeka ngokuphila. UKristu uza ngezinsuku zokugcina ukuze labo abakholelwa Kuye ngokweqiniso bakwazi ukuhlinzekwa ngokuphila. Umsebenzi Wakhe wenzelwa ukuqedela isikhathi esedlule futhi ungena kwesisha, futhi indlela okumele ithathwe yibo bonke abafuna ukungena esikhathini esisha. Uma wehluleka ukumazisa, futhi esikhundleni sokugxeka, ukuthuka, noma ukumkhaphela, kusho ukuthi nakanjani uyosha ingunaphakade, futhi awusoze wangena embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngoba uKristu ngokwakhe uyisibonakaliso soMoya oNgcwele, futhi ukubonakaliswa kukaNkulunkulu, loyo uNkulunkulu amethembe ukuthi uzokwenza umsebenzi Wakhe emhlabeni. Futhi ngithi uma wehluleka ukwamukela konke okwenziwa uKristu ngezinsuku zokugcina, wethuka uMoya oNgcwele. Isijeziso okumele sibhekane nalabo abathuka uMoya oNgcwele sicacele bonke abantu. Ngiyanitshela ukuthi uma niphikisa uKristu wezinsuku zokugcina, futhi Nimuphika, kusho ukuthi akekho umuntu ongakuthwalela umphumela walokho. Phezu kwalokho, kusukela ngalolu suku kuya phambili anizukuba nelinye ithuba lokuthola ukugunyazwa uNkulunkulu; noma ningazama ukuzikhulula, anisoze nabona ubuso bukaNkulunkulu. Ngoba aniphikisani nomuntu, aniphikisani nokuthile okudaliwe, kodwa uKristu. Ingabe uyawazi umphumela walokhu? Awenzanga iphutha elincane, kodwa wenze icala elesabekayo. Futhi ngeluleka bonke abantu abamelene neqiniso, noma abagxeka ngobudedengu, ngoba yiqiniso kuphela elingakunika ukuphila, futhi yiqiniso kuphela elingakwenza uzalwe kabusha futhi ubone ubuso bukaNkulunkulu.

　　Imibhalo engezansi:

　　a. Ucezu lokhuni olufile: isisho sesiShayina, esisho ukuthi “akanakusizakala.”

Umthombo: IBandla LikaNkulunkulu USomandla

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Isingeniso

        Ngomhla kaFebhruwari 11, ngo-1991, uNkulunkulu wakhuluma izwi Lakhe lokuqala ebandleni elaba nomthelela omkhulu kuwo wonke umuntu ngamunye owayephila endleleni kaMoya oNgcwele ngaleso sikhathi. Leli zwi lathinta okulandelayo: “Indawo yokuhlala kaNkulunkulu ibonakele” nokuthi “Inhloko yezulu nomhlaba, uKristu wezinsuku zokugcina—uyiLanga elikhanyayo.” Ngala mazwi abaluleke ngokujulile, bonke laba bantu balethwa endaweni entsha. Bonke labo abafunda leli zwi bezwa ukwaziswa ngomsebenzi omusha, umsebenzi omkhulu uNkulunkulu owayezowuqala maduze. Kwakuyileli zwi elihle, elizwakala kamnandi, futhi elinamazwi ambalwa elangenisa sonke isintu emsebenzini omusha kaNkulunkulu nasenkathini entsha, futhi elabeka isisekelo futhi lalungisa indawo yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kulokhu kuba sesimweni somuntu. Umuntu angathi izwi elakhishwa nguNkulunkulu ngalesi sikhathi yilona elixhumanisa izinkathi; ukuthi ngokokuqala uNkulunkulu akukhulumile esintwini kusuka ekuqaleni kweNkathi Yomusa; ngaphezu kwalokhu, ukuthi ngokokuqala ekhuluma emva kokulokhu efihlakele iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili; futhi, okunye, lokhu kuyisingeniso, iqophelo elibalulekile lokuqala, lomsebenzi uNkulunkulu asezowenza eNkathini Yombuso.

        Okokuqala uNkulunkulu ekhuluma izwi, wakwenza lokho ngesimo sokuncoma ngokubuka komuntu wesithathu, ngolimi olwaluluhle kakhulu futhi lucwengekile luphinde lube sobala nolwejwayelekile, kanye nokunika ukuphila okwakuqondakala masinyane nakalula. Ngalokhu, wathatha leli qembu elincane labantu, elalazi kuphela indlela yokuthokozela umusa Wakhe ngenkathi lilindele ngokulangazelela ukubuya kweNkosi uJesu, walingenisa ngokuthula kwesinye isigaba somsebenzi ohlelweni lukaNkulunkulu lokuphatha. Kulezi zimo, isintu asazanga, futhi asilokothanga sakucabanga, ukuthi luhlobo luni lomsebenzi uNkulunkulu ayezowenza ekugcineni, noma ukuthi yini eyayikhona endleleni engaphambili. Emva kwalokho, uNkulunkulu waqhubeka nokukhipha amanye amazwi ukuze angenise isintu kancane kancane enkathini entsha. Ngokumangazayo, onke amazwi kaNkulunkulu ehlukile kwakuqukethe futhi ngaphezu kwalokho asebenzisa izimo ezehlukene zokudumisa nezindlela zokukhuluma. La mazwi, afanayo ngephimbo kodwa ahlukene ngokuqukethwe, agcwaliswe ngokungenakuguquka ngemizwa kaNkulunkulu yokunakekela nokukhathalela, futhi cishe yilelo nalelo liphethe amalungiselelo okuphila ngokwehlukile okuqukethwe nangamazwi okukhumbuza, okunxusa, nokududuza asuka kuNkulnkulu eya kumuntu. Kula mazwi iziqephu ezifana nalezi zivela ngokuphindaphindiwe: “UNkulunkulu oyedwa wangempela ube yinyama, uyiNhloko yezulu nomhlaba elawula zonke izinto”; “INkosi enqobile ihleli esihlalweni Sayo esihle kakhulu”; “Uphethe izulu nomhlaba ezandleni Zakhe”; njalo njalo. Kwedluliswa umbiko ngalezi ziqephu, noma umuntu angathi lezi ziqephu zedlulisa umbiko esintwini: UNkulunkulu vele usefikile emhlabeni wabantu, uNkulunkulu uzoqala umsebenzi omkhulu ngokwengenziwe, umbuso kaNkulunkulu sewehlele eqenjini labantu abathile, futhi uNkulunkulu usethole inkazimulo futhi unqobe inqwaba yezitha Zakhe. Lelo nalelo zwi likaNkulunkulu libamba inhliziyo yomuntu ngamunye. Sonke isintu silinde ngokulangezelela ukuba uNkulunkulu anikeze iphimbo nakwamanye amazwi amasha, ngoba njalo lapho uNkulunkulu ekhuluma, ushukumisa inhliziy0 yomuntu ezimpandeni zayo, futhi okungaphezulu kwalokho uphethe futhi usekela konke ukunyakaza nomzwelo womuntu, ukuze isintu siqale ukwethembela futhi nangokwengeziwe sibheke emazwini kaNkulunkulu…. Ngale ndlela, ngokungazi, abantu abaningi kakhulu ngokukhulu base bekhohliwe yiBhayibheli, futhi baze banikeza ukunaka okuncane ngokwengeziwe ezintshumayelweni nemibhalo eyisidala yabantu bokomoya, ngoba babengakwazi ukuthola emibhalweni yesikhathi esedlule noma yisiphi isisekelo sala mazwi kaNkulunkulu, futhi babengakwazi ukuthola noma kuphi inhloso kaNkulunkulu ekukhulumeni la mazwi. Njengoba kunje, ngabe kwakudingeka kangakanani ukuba isintu sivume ukuthi la mazwi ayiphimbo likaNkulunkulu elalingakaze libonakale noma lizwakale kulokhu kwaqala isikhathi, ukuthi akude nanoma imuphi umuntu okholwa kuNkulunkulu, nokuthi edlula onke amazwi akhulunywe noma yimuphi umuntu ongokomoya owayephila endulo noma nguNkulunkulu esikhathini esedlule. Sikhuthazwa yizwi ngalinye kulawa, isintu sangena singaboni emoyeni womsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele, ekuphileni ezigabeni eziphambili zenkathi entsha. Sigqugquzelwa ngamazwi kaNkulunkulu, isintu, sigcwele ukulangazelela, sezwa ubumnandi bokuholwa mathupha amazwi kaNkulunkulu. Ngikholwa ukuthi lesi sikhathi esedlulayo siyisikhathi wonke umuntu oyosikhumbula ngenkumbulo engapheli, lapho empeleni lokho isintu esakuthokozela ngalesi sikhathi kwakungelutho olungaphezu komoya womsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele, noma umuntu angakubiza ngokuthi ukunambitheka okumnandi bokugcotshwe ngoshukela. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi, kusuka kuleli qophelo kuya phambili, sisengaphansi kokuqondiswa ngamazwi kaNkulunkulu, sisesemoyeni womsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele, isintu sasiholelwa singazi kwesinye isigaba samazwi kaNkulunkulu, okuyisinyathelo sokuqala emsebenzini owenziwa yizwi likaNkulunkulu eNkathini Yombuso—ukuvivinywa kwabenzi bomsebenzi.

       Amazwi akhulunywa ngaphambi kokuvivinywa kwabenzi bomsebenzi iningi lawo ayesesimweni sokuyala, ukunxusa, ukukhuza, nokuqondisa, futhi kwezinye izindawo ayesebenzisa indlela endala yokukhuluma eyayisetshenziswa eNkathini Yomusa—esebenzisa “Amadodana Ami” kulabo ababelandela uNkulunkulu ukuze kube lula esintwini ukusondela kuNkulunkulu, noma ukuze isintu sithathe ubudlelwane baso noNkulunkulu njengobusondelene. Ngale ndlela, noma ngabe yikuphi ukwahlulela uNkulunkulu akwenza ekuziqhayiseni kwesintu, ukuzidla, nezinye izimo zokukhohlakala, umuntu wayeyokwazi ukubhekana nakho futhi akwamukele ekubeni kwakhe “yindodana,” ngaphandle kokuba nokuphikisana namazwi “kaNkulunkulu uBaba,” ngaphezu kwawo isithembiso “uNkulunkulu uBaba” asenza “emadodaneni” Akhe sasingangatshazwa nhlobo. Ngalesi sikhathi, sonke isintu sathokozela ukuphila okukhululeke ezinkingeni njengokomntwana, futhi lokhu kwafeza inhloso kaNkulunkulu, engukuthi, lapho bengena ebudaleni, wayezoqala ukwenza ukwahlulela kubo. Lokhu futhi kwabeka isisekelo somsebenzi wokwahlulela isintu uNkulunkulu awuqala ngokusemthethweni eNkathini Yombuso. Ngenxa yokuthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kulokhu kuba sesimweni somuntu ikakhulu ngukwahlulela nokunqoba sonke isintu, lapho umuntu egxilisa izinyawo zakhe phansi, uNkulunkulu ngokushesha wangena endleleni yomsebenzi Wakhe—emsebenzini ahlulela kuwo umuntu futhi amsole. Ngokubonakalayo, onke amazwi ngaphambi kokuvivinywa kwabenzi bomsebenzi akhulunywa ngenxa yokwedlula oguqukweni, inhloso yangempela ingekhona lokhu okwakubonakala iyikho. Inhloso eyayilangazelelwe nguNkulunkulu yayiwukuthi akwazi ngokushesha okukhulu ukuqala umsebenzi Wakhe ngokusemthethweni eNkathini Yombuso. Wayengafisi neze ukuqhubeka nokugqugquzela isintu ngokusifunza izintwana ezigcotshwe ushukela; kodwa, wayelangazelela ukubona ubuso bangempela bawo wonke umuntu phambi kwesihlalo Sakhe sokwahlulela, futhi ngokulangazelela okwengeziwe wayefisa ukubona isimo sangempela somqondo abantu ababeyoba naso emva kokulahlekelwa umusa Wakhe. Wayefisa ukubona kuphela imiphumela, hhayi inqubo. Kodwa ngaleso sikhathi akukho muntu owayeqonda inhloso kaNkulunkulu enokulangazela, ngoba inhliziyo yomuntu yayikhathazeka kuphela ngesiphetho sayo namathemba ekusasa. Akumangazi ukuthi ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu kwakuqondiswe isikhathi ngesikhathi, kuso sonke isintu. Kwaba kuphela lapho isintu, ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukaNkulunkulu, siqala ukuphila impilo yabantu ejwayelekile lapho isimo somqondo kaNkulunkulu ngomuntu saguquka khona.

        U-1991 wawungunyaka ongajwayelekile; asiwubize lo nyaka “ngonyaka wegolide.” UNkulunkulu waqala umsebenzi omusha weNkathi Yombuso futhi waqondisa izwi Lakhe kuso sonke isintu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, isintu sathokozela ukufudumala okwakungakaze kubonakale futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, sezwa ubuhlungu obulandela ukwahlulela umuntu kukaNkulunkulu okungakaze kubonakale. Isintu sezwa ubumnandi obabungakaze baziwe futhi buzwakale, futhi ukwahlulela nokushiywa okwakungakaze kwaziwe, sengathi sasizuze uNkulunkulu, futhi kuphinde kube sengathi sasilahlekelwe uNkulunkulu. Ukuhlupheka unezinto nokuhlupheka ekwesweleni—le mizwa yaziwa kuphela yilabo abayizwe mathupha; iyinto umuntu angenakhono noma indlela yokuyichaza. Amanxeba alolu hlobo ayilokhu uNkulunkulu akubeke phezu kwawo wonke umuntu njengesimo sokuhlangenwe nakho nento yakhe engathinteki. Okuqukethwe ngamazwi akhulunywa nguNkulunkulu kulo nyaka empeleni kuhlukaniseka ngokwezigaba ezimbili: Esokuqala yingxenye lapho uNkulunkulu ehlela emhlabeni wabantu ukuze ameme isintu ukuba size phambi kwesihlalo Sakhe sobukhosi njengezihambeli; okwesibili, ingxenye lapho isintu, sesidle saphuza sasutha, saqashwa khona nguNkulunkulu njengabenzi bomsebenzi. Empeleni akudingi nakushiwo ukuthi ingxenye yokuqala iyisifiso esithandeka nesiqotho kakhulu, ikakhulu ngoba abantu sebejwayele isikhathi eside ukwenza ukuthokozela konke okukaNkulunkulu kube yiwona mgomo wokukholwa Kuye. Kungakho, lapho uNkulunkulu eqala nje ukukhuluma izwi Lakhe, isintu sonke sasikulungele ukungena embusweni futhi salindela lapho ukuba uNkulunkulu ethule imiklomelo ehlukene kuso. Abantu kulezi zimo abazange nhlobo bazikhandle ngokufanele ngokuguqula izimo zabo, ukufuna ukwanelisa uNkulunkulu, ukukhombisa ukucabangela intando kaNkulunkulu, njalo njalo. Ngokubuka okukha phezulu, abantu babebonakala behlala bephithizela ngenkathi bezikhandla futhi besebenzela uNkulunkulu, lapho empeleni babeceba, phakathi ekufihlakaleni kwezinhliziyo zabo, isinyathelo esilandelayo okwakumele basithathe ukuze bazuze izibusiso noma babuse njengamakhosi. Umuntu angasho ukuthi, ngenkathi inhliziyo yomuntu ithokozela uNkulunkulu, ngaso leso sikhathi yayibalisisa lapho kuya kuNkulunkulu. Isintu kulesi simo sihlangana nokucasuka nokwenyanya okujulile kukaNkulunkulu; isimo sikaNkulunkulu asimbekezeleli umuntu omkhohlisayo noma omsebenzisayo. Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu akufinyeleleki kunoma yimuphi umuntu. Kwakuphakathi kokubekezelela konke lokhu kuhlupheka lapho akhuluma khona ingxenye yokuqala yamazwi Akhe. Ukuthi kungakanani ukuhlupheka uNkulunkulu akubekezelela, nokuthi kungakanani ukunakekela nokucabanga akukhipha ngalesi sikhathi, akukho muntu okwazi ukukucabanga. Inhloso yengxenye yokuqala yala mazwi ukuveza zonke izimo ezehlukene zobubi okukhonjiswa umuntu lapho ebhekene nesikhundla nenzuzo, nokuveza ubugovu nokudeleleka komuntu. Noma ngabe, ekukhulumeni, uNkulunkulu uhlela amazwi Akhe ngephimbo eliqotho neliqinile likamama onothando, ulaka olusekujuleni kwenhliziyo Yakhe luvutha njengelanga lesemini aliqondise ezitheni Zakhe. UNkulunkulu akazimisele noma kuziphi izimo ukukhuluma neqembu labantu abantula umfanekiso ojwayelekile wesintu, ngakho, noma nini lapho ekhuluma, ucindezela ulaka oluphakathi enhliziyweni Yakhe ngenkathi ngesikhathi esifanayo ezithiba ukuze akhiphe izwi Lakhe. Okungaphezu kwalokhu, ukhuluma nesintu esintula ubuntu obejwayekile, esingenakho ukucabanga, esikhohlakele kakhulu, nobugovu buyimvelo yaso yesibili, futhi asilaleli siphinde sihlubuke uNkulunkulu kuze kube sekugcineni. Ukujula uhlanga lwesintu oluwele kukho kucabangeka kalula, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho ukwenyanya nokucasuka kukaNkulunkulu ngesintu kucabangeka kalula, kodwa isintu sinobunzima bokucabanga ukuthi ukulimala esikulethe kuNkulunkulu akunakuchazeka ngamazwi. Kodwa kwakukulesi simo—lapho kungekho muntu owakwazi ukuthola indlela inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu ehlupheka ngayo, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho akekho owathola indlela umuntu angacabangi futhi angalungiseki ngayo—ukuthi wonke umuntu ngamunye, ngaphandle kokuba namahloni namancane noma nechashazi lokungabaza, wakuthatha kalula nje ukuthi wayenelungelo njengamadodana kaNkulunkulu lokwamukela yonke imiklomelo ayeyilungiselelwe umuntu, kuze kube ngisho seqophelweni lokuncintisana, kungekho muntu ofisa ukusala emuva futhi bonke besaba ngokujulile ukungatholi lutho. Kufanele ukuba usuyazi manje ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo lwesikhundla abantu ngaleso sikhathi ababekuso emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. Isintu esinjengalesi singayithola kanjani imiklomelo kaNkulunkulu? Kodwa lokho umuntu akwamukela kuNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izikhathi kungumcebo oyigugu elikhulu, futhi ngokuphambene lokho uNkulunkulu akwamukela kumuntu kuwubuhlungu obukhulu. Kulokhu kwasuka ekuqaleni kobudlelwane phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nomuntu, lokhu kuyilokhu umuntu ahlala ekwamukela kuNkulunkulu nalokho akubuyisela kuNkulunkulu.

        Nakuba uNkulunkulu wayevutha ngokukhathazeka, lapho ebona lolu hlanga lwabantu, olukhohlakele ngokuphelele, wayengenakho angakwenza ngaphandle kokuluphonsa echibini lomlilo ukuze lucwengwe. Lokhu kuyingxenye yesibili yezwi likaNkulunkulu, lapho uNkulunkulu aqasha khona isintu njengabenzi bomsebenzi. Kule ngxenye, uNkulunkulu wasuka kokuthambile waya kokunesihluku, nakokumbalwa waya kokuningi, ngokwakho kokubili indlela yokwenza kanye nobude, esebenzisa isikhundla “somuntu kaNkulunkulu” njengokuyenga ukuze aveze imvelo yomuntu ekhohlakele ngesikhathi esifanayo ethula izigaba ezehlukene[a]zabenzi bomsebenzi, abantu, namadodana ukuze abantu bakhethe kuzo. Ngempela, njengoba uNkulunkulu ayebikezele, akekho owakhetha ukuba ngumenzi womsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, futhi kunalokho bonke balwela ukuba ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu. Ngisho noma, ngalesi sikhathi, isihluku uNkulunkulu ayekhuluma ngaso sasiyinto abantu ababengayilindele futhi bengakaze bezwe ngaso, noma kunjalo, ngokukhathazeka ngokwedlulele ngesikhundla futhi, phezu kwalokho, benake ngokwedlulele ukuzuza izibusiso, babengenasikhathi sokwakha umbono ngephimbo lokukhuluma likaNkulunkulu, kunalokho babelokhu bezimisele kakhulu ngesikhundla sabo nangalokho ikusasa elibaphathele khona. Ngale ndlela, isintu salethwa, singaboni, ngezwi likaNkulunkulu enkimbinkimbini ayeyibekele sona. Bekhangwe, bethanda bengathandi, yihuha lekusasa nesiphetho sabo, abantu babezazi bengakulungele ukuba ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu, kodwa futhi babengabaza ukwenza njengabenzi bomsebenzi. Bedonseka phakathi kwemiqondo ephikisanayo, bavuma benganakile ukwahlulela nokusola okwakungakaze kwenzeke uNkulunkulu akwenza kumuntu. Ngokwemvelo, lolu hlobo lokwahlulela nokucwenga lwaluyinto isintu esasingazimisele nakanjani ukulwamukela. Noma kunjalo, nguNkulunkulu kuphela onokuhlakanipha, futhi nguye kuphela onamandla, okuphoqelela ukuthoba kokuzehlisa kulolu hlanga lwabantu olukhohlakele, ukuze, bezimisele noma bengazimisele, bavume ekugcineni. Isintu asinakho okunye esingakhetha kukho. NguNkulunkulu kuphela onezwi lokugcina. Futhi nguNkulunkulu kuphela owazi ukusebenzisa indlela yokwenza efana nalena yokunikeza iqiniso nokuphila kumuntu futhi amkhombise indlela. Le ndlela yokwenza ingukungagwemeki komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu phezu komuntu, futhi, ngaphandle kokungabaza nokuphikiswa, iyisidingo somuntu esingenakuphikiswa. UNkulunkulu usebenzisa indlela yokwenza efana nalena ukukhuluma nokusebenza ukuze adlulisele leli qiniso esintwini: Ekusindiseni isintu, uNkulunkulu wenza lokhu ngenxa yothando nomusa Wakhe nangenxa yokuphatha Kwakhe; ekwamukeleni insindiso kaNkulunkulu, isintu sikwenza lokho ngenxa yokuthi sesiwele eqophelweni lapho uNkulunkulu engakwazi ukwenza okunye ngaphandle kokukhuluma mathupha. Lapho umuntu amukela insindiso kaNkulunkulu, lona ngumusa omkhulu kakhulu, futhi kungumusa okhethekile, okusho ukuthi, ukuba uNkulunkulu wayenganikanga iphimbo lakhe mathupha ezwini Lakhe, isiphetho sesintu sasiyoba ukushabalala. Ngesikhathi esifanayo nalapho enyanya khona isintu, uNkulunkulu usalungele futhi usazimisele ukukhokha noma yiliphi inani ngensindiso yomuntu. Kuleso sikhathi, lapho umuntu ephindaphinda ukukhuluma ngothando lwakhe lukaNkulunkulu nangendlela anikela ngayo konke kuNkulunkulu, uyamhlubuka uNkulunkulu futhi uphoqelela ukuthola lonke uhlobo lomusa kuNkulunkulu, futhi aze, ngesikhathi esifanayo, alimaze uNkulunkulu futhi alethe ubuhlungu obungenakuchazwa enhliziyweni Yakhe. Unjena umehluko omkhulu phakathi kobudlelwane obunokuzidela nobunokuzicabangela phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nomuntu!

       Ekusebenzeni nasekukhulumeni, uNkulunkulu akavimbekile ekulandeleni noma iyiphi indlela, kodwa wenza inhloso Yakhe ibe ukuthola imiphumela. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, kule ngxenye yamazwi Akhe, uNkulunkulu wenze isiqiniseko sokuthi angawubeki obala umfanekiso Wakhe ngokucacile, kodwa aveze kuphela amazwi ambalwa anjengathi “uKristu wezinsuku zokugcina,” “iNhloko yezulu nomhlaba,” njalo njalo. Lokho akuthinti nangayiphi indlela inkonzo kaKristu noma ukwazi kwesintu uNkulunkulu, ikakhulu ngenxa yokuthi isintu ngalezo nsuku zokuqala sasingazi lutho nhlobo ngemiqondo “kaKristu” kanye “nokuba sesimweni somuntu,” okwenza uNkulunkulu azehlise ukuze abe umuntu “onomsebenzi okhethekile” ukuze akhulume izwi Lakhe. Lokhu kuyisiboniso senhloso enokucophelela kaNkulunkulu, ngoba abantu ngaleso sikhathi babekwazi kuphela ukwamukela lolu hlobo lokukhuluma. Noma yiluphi uhlobo lokukhuluma uNkulunkulu alusebenzisayo, imiphumela yomsebenzi Wakhe ayithinteki, ngoba kukho konke akwenzayo uNkulunkulu uhlose ukwenza umuntu aguquke, ukwenza umuntu athole insindiso kaNkulunkulu. Noma ngabe wenzani, uNkulunkulu uhlala enezidingo zomuntu emqondweni. Lokhu kuyinhloso yokusebenza nokukhuluma kukaNkulunkulu. Noma ngabe uNkulunkulu unaka ngokugcwele ekucabangeni zonke izingxenye zesintu, futhi uhlakaniphe kakhulu kukho konke akwenzayo, ngingasho lokhu: Ukuba uNkulunkulu akazifakazelanga Ngokwakhe, kwakungeke kube noyedwa phakathi kwesintu esidaliwe okwazi ukubona uNkulunkulu Ngokwakhe noma ukuma ukuze afakaze ngoNkulunkulu Ngokwakhe. Ukuba uNkulunkulu wayelokhu esebenzisa “umuntu onomsebenzi okhethekile” njengendlela yokukhuluma emsebenzini Wakhe, kwakungeke kube khona noyedwa umuntu owayengabona uNkulunkulu njengoNkulunkulu—lokhu kuwusizi lomuntu. Lokho kusho ukuthi, phakathi kohlanga lwabantu abadaliwe akukho muntu ongazi uNkulunkulu, akekho othanda uNkulunkulu, akekho okhathazeka ngoNkulunkulu, nosondela kuNkulunkulu. Ukholo lomuntu ngolokuzuza izibusiso kuphela. Umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu njengomuntu onomsebenzi okhethekile unikeze ukusikisela kuwo wonke umuntu ngamunye: Isintu sikuthola kulula ukuthatha uNkulunkulu njengomunye phakathi kohlanga lwabantu abadaliwe; ubuhlungu nokwehliswa okukhulu kakhulu umuntu akuletha kuNkulunkulu kuwukuthi, lapho ebonakala ngokuvulekile noma esebenza, uNkulunkulu usalahlwa ngumuntu futhi aze akhohlwe nguye. UNkulunkulu ubekezelela ukwehliswa okukhulu ukuze asindise isintu; ekunikeni konke, inhloso Yakhe ukusindisa isintu, ukuthola ukubonwa ngabantu. Inani uNkulunkulu alikhokhile ngenxa yakho konke lokhu liyinto wonke umuntu ononembeza okufanele ayazise. Isintu sesithole ukukhuluma nokusebenza kukaNkulunkulu, futhi sazuza insindiso kaNkulunkulu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, akukafiki kumuntu ukuthi abuze lokhu: Futhi yikuphi okuzuzwe nguNkulunkulu esintwini? Kulelo nalelo zwi likaNkulunkulu, isintu sizuze iqiniso, siphumelele ukuguquka, sithole indlela empilweni; kodwa lokho okuzuzwe nguNkulunkulu akukho ngaphezu kwamazwi akweletwa Yena kanye nokuhleba okumbalwa okuzwakala kancane kokudumisa. Nakanjani lokhu akukhona ukubuyisela lokho uNkulunkulu akufunayo kumuntu?

        Nakuba amazwi kaNkulunkulu amaningi esekhulunyiwe manje, iningi labantu basalokhu bemi esigabeni esimelwe ngamazwi kaNkulunkulu ekuqaleni ekwazini kwabo nasekuqondeni kwabo uNkulunkulu, abangakasuki kukho baye phambili—lesi ngempela yisihloko esibuhlungu. Le ngxenye “yaMazwi kaKristu Ekuqaleni” iyisihluthulelo nje sokuvula inhliziyo yomuntu; ukuma lapha kuwukusilela kude kakhulu nokugcwalisa inhloso kaNkulunkulu. Inhloso kaNkulunkulu ekukhulumeni le ngxenye yamazwi Akhe kuphela iwukukhipha isintu eNkathini Yomusa isifake eNkathini Yombuso; akafisi neze ukuba isintu silokhu simile kule ngxenye yamazwi Akhe noma size sithathe le ngxenye yamazwi Akhe njengesiqondiso, uma kungenjalo amazwi kaNkulunkulu angesikhathi esizayo ayengeke adingeke noma abe nomqondo. Uma kukhona ongakakwazi ukungena kulokho uNkulunkulu afuna ukuthi umuntu akuthole kule ngxenye yamazwi Akhe, khona-ke ukungena kwalowo muntu kuhlala kungaziwa. Le ngxenye yamazwi kaNkulunkulu iqukethe imfuneko eyisisekelo kakhulu uNkulunkulu ayifuna kumuntu ngeNkathi Yombuso, futhi iwukuphela kwendlela isintu esiyongena ngayo endleleni efanele. Uma ungumuntu ongaqondi lutho, khona-ke kungakuhle uqale ngokufunda amazwi akule ngxenye!

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