#umfula

[almostourgalaxy]

Matriarch Umfula, from my Xenofiction ClanGround.

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LeeMckrazy, Nia Pearl, &LastbornDiroba - Umfula (feat. Tiiger & Mellow & Sleazy)

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LeeMcKrazy x Nia Pearl x LastBornDiroba - Umfula (Official Music Video) ...

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2. Umuntu kufanele aqonde ukuthi lonke iqiniso elichazwe nguNkulunkulu ezinsukwini zokugcina yindlela yokuphila okungunaphakade

Izikhombo Zamavesi EBhayibheli:

“Ngisenezinto eziningi engingazisho kini, kodwa ningekwazi ukuzithwala manje. Noma kunjalo, uma esefikile yena, uMoya weqiniso, uzoniholela kulo lonke iqiniso: ngoba akazukuzikhulumela, kodwa lokho azokuzwa, uzokusho: futhi uzonikhombisa okuzayo” (Johane 16:12-13).

“Lowo onendlebe, makezwe lokho uMoya okusho emabandleni; Lowo onqobayo akasoze oniwa ukufa kwesibili” (IsAmbulo 2:11).

“Futhi wangibonisa umfula ohlanzekile wamanzi okuphila, ucwebezela njengekristalu, uvela esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neseWundlu. Phakathi kwesitaladi sawo, nomfula nhlangothi zombili, kwakukhona umuthi wokuphila, owathela izithelo eziyishumi nambili, futhi wathela izithelo zawo inyanga ngenyanga; namaqabunga omuthi ayengawokuphulukisa izizwe” (IsAmbulo 22:1-2).

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

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.

kwesithi “UKristu Wezinsuku Zokugcina Kuphela Onganika Umuntu Indlela Yokuphila Ingunaphakade” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

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.

kwesithi “UKristu Wezinsuku Zokugcina Kuphela Onganika Umuntu Indlela Yokuphila Ingunaphakade” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

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.

kwesithi “UKristu Wezinsuku Zokugcina Kuphela Onganika Umuntu Indlela Yokuphila Ingunaphakade” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Umsebenzi wezinsuku zokugcina ubeka obala umsebenzi kaJehova nokaJesu nazo zonke izimfihlakalo umuntu angaziqondi. Lokhu kwenziwe ukuze kwambulwe isiphetho sohambo nokuphela komuntu bese kuphetha wonke umsebenzi wensindiso esintwini. Lesi sigaba somsebenzi wezinsuku zokugcina siphetha zonke izinto. Zonke izimfihlakalo ezingaqondwa ngumuntu kumele zicaciswe ukuze umuntu athole ukwazi ngazo futhi azazi enhliziyweni. Kungaleyo nkathi lapho abantu beyohlukaniswa khona ngokwezinhlobo zabo. … zonke izinto ebeziyimfihlakalo kubantu ziyokwambulwa, wonke amaqiniso abekade engaqondwa azocaciswa nesintu siyokwazi ukutshelwa ngekusasa. Lona yiwo wonke umsebenzi okumele wenziwe kulesi sigaba.

kwesithi “Imfihlakalo Yokuba Senyameni (4)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Kulesi sigaba sokugcina somsebenzi, imiphumela itholakala ngezwi. Ngezwi, umuntu uyakwazi ukuqonda izimfihlakalo eziningi nomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kuzo zonke izizukulwane ezedlule; ngezwi umuntu ukhanyiselwa nguMoya oNgcwele; ngezwi umuntu uqonda izimfihlakalo ezingakaze ngaphambili zisombululwe yizizukulwane zakudala kanye nomsebenzi wabaphrofethi nabaphostoli basendulo kanye nezimiso ababesebenza ngazo; ngezwi umuntu ubuye aqonde isimo sikaNkulunkulu uqobo, kanye nokuvukela nokuphikisa komuntu futhi akwazi ukuziqonda ingqikithi yakhe. Ngazo zonke lezi zigaba zomsebenzi nawo wonke amazwi akhulunyiwe, umuntu useyawazi umsebenzi woMoya, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu osenyameni futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, sonke isimo sikaNkulunkulu. … Emazwini akhulunywa kulesi sigaba, kukhona ukuphrofetha neqiniso, kodwa ikakhulu asebenza ukunikeza impilo kumuntu.

kwesithi “Imfihlakalo Yokuba Senyameni (4)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Ngezwi, umuntu ufinyelela ekwazini umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, isimo siNkulunkulu, ingqikithi yomuntu nalokho umuntu afanele ukungena kukhona. Ngezwi, yonke imisebenzi uNkulunkulu afisa ukuyenza ngeNkathi Yezwi iyafezeka. Ngezwi, umuntu uyembulwa, uyasuswa abuye alingwe. Umuntu ulibonile izwi, walizwa, wabona nokuba khona kwezwi. Ngenxa yalokho, umuntu uyakholwa wubukhona bukaNkulunkulu; umuntu ukholwa ukuba namandla onke nobuhlakani bukaNkulunkulu, kanye nasenhliziyweni yothando lukaNkulunkulu kumuntu nesifiso Sakhe sokusindisa umuntu. Yize igama elithi “izwi” lisobala futhi livamile, izwi elivela emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu obe yinyama linyakazisa lonke izulu nomhlaba; izwi Lakhe liguqula inhliziyo yomuntu, imicabango nesimo sakhe esidala nokubukeka kwakudala komhlaba wonke. Kuyo yonke iminyaka, nguNkulunkulu wanamuhla kuphela osebenza ngale ndlela, futhi NguYe kuphela okhuluma futhi asindise umuntu ngale ndlela. Emva kwalokho, umuntu uhlala ngaphansi kokuqondiswa yizwi, eluswa futhi ehlinzekwa yizwi; bahlala emhlabeni wezwi, baphila phakathi kweziqalekiso nezibusiso zezwi likaNkulunkulu, ngaphezu kwalokho bahlala phansi kokwahlulela nokusola kwezwi. La mazwi nalo msebenzi kwenzelwe nje insindiso yomuntu, ukufezwa kwentando kaNkulunkulu, nokuguqula isimo semvelo somhlaba wendalo endala. UNkulunkulu wadala umhlaba ngezwi, uhola abantu emhlabeni wonke ngalo izwi, uyanqoba abuye abasindise ngezwi. Ekugcineni, uzosebenzisa izwi ukuqeda wonke umhlaba omdala. Kungaleso sikhathi-ke lapho uhlelo lokuphatha lizophelela khona.

kwesithi “INkathi Yombuso YiNkathi Yezwi” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Ezinsukwni zokugcina, uKristu usebenzisa amaqiniso anhlobonhlobo ukuze afundise abantu, adalule ubunjalo bomuntu, futhi acubungule amazwi kanye nezenzo zakhe. Lawa mazwi aqukethe amaqiniso anhlobonhlobo, njengomsebenzi womuntu, indlela umuntu okumele alalele uNkulunkulu ngayo, indlela umuntu okumele athembeke kuNkulunkulu ngayo, indlela umuntu okumele aphile ngayo ubuntu obujwayelekile, kanye nobuhlakani kanye nesimo sikaNkulunkulu, njalo njalo. Wonke la mazwi aqondiswe engqikithini yomuntu kanye nasesimweni sakhe esikhohlakele. Ikakhulukazi, lawo mazwi adalula ukuthi umuntu umala kanjani uNkulunkulu akhulunywa mayelana nokuthi ngakho okuphathelene nokuthi umuntu kungani umuntu eyisiqu sikaSathane futhi eyisitha sikaNkulunkulu. Ekwenzeni umsebenzi wakhe wokwahlulela, uNkulunkulu akenzi nje kucace imvelo yomuntu ngamazwana ambalwa; uyayembula, abhekane nayo, ayithene esikhathini eside. Lezi zindlela zokwambula, ukubhekana, kanye nokuthena azikwazi ukushintshaniswa namagama avamile kodwa ngeqiniso umuntu angenalo nhlobo. Yizindlela zalolu hlobo kuphela okuthiwa ngukwahlulela; kungokwahlulela kohlobo olunje lapho umuntu engathotshiswa khona futhi enziwe akholwe ngokuphelele ukuba athobele uNkulunkulu, bese, ngaphezu kwalokho ezuza ulwazi oluyiqiniso ngoNkulunkulu. Okulethwa umsebenzi wokwahlulela ukuqonda komuntu ubuso bukaNkulunkulu beqiniso kanye neqiniso ngokuhlubuka kwakhe uqobo. Umsebenzi wokwahlulela wenza umuntu athole ukuqonda okuningi ngentando kaNkulunkulu, ngenjongo kaNkulunkulu, nezimfihlakalo ezingaqondakali kuye. Kuphinde kwenze umuntu abone futhi azi ubunjalo bakhe obukhohlakele kanye nomsuka wenkohlakalo yakhe, futhi aphinde akwazi ukubona ububi bomuntu. Le miphumela idalwa umsebenzi wokwahlulela, ngoba ingqikithi yalo msebenzi empeleni ingumsebenzi wokudalula iqiniso, indlela, kanye nempilo kaNkulunkulu kubo bonke abakholwa Kuye. Lo msebenzi ngumsebenzi wokwahlulela owenziwa nguNkulunkulu.

kwesithi “UKristu Wenza Umsebenzi Wokwahlulela Ngeqiniso” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

UNkulunkulu wenza umsebenzi wokwahlulela nokusola ukuze abantu bezomazi, nangenxa yobufakazi Bakhe. Ngaphandle kokwahlulela Kwakhe isimo senkohlakalo yomuntu, abantu ngeke basazi isimo Sakhe sokulunga esingavumeli amacala, futhi ngeke bashintshe ulwazi lwabo oludala ngoNkulunkulu bashintshele kolusha. Ngenxa yobufakazi Bakhe, nangenxa yokuphatha Kwakhe, ukwenza kube sobala, lokhu okwenza ukuthi abantu bamazi uNkulunkulu, bashintshe isimo sabo, babe nobufakazi obuzwakalayo ngoNkulunkulu ngokuvela kukaNkulunkulu emphakathini. Ushintsho lwenzeka esimweni somuntu ngemisebenzi eyehlukene kaNkulunkulu; ngaphandle kwalolu shintsho esimweni somuntu, abantu ngeke bakwazi ukuba ngofakazi baNkulunkulu, futhi ngeke bayifune inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu. Ushintsho esimweni somuntu lukhombisa ukuthi abantu bazikhululile emaketangeni kaSathane, bazikhululile ekuthonyweni ngubumnyama, sebebe umfanekiso womsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, sebebe ngofakazi bakaNkulunkulu futhi bangabantu abafuna inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu.

kwesithi “Yilabo Abazi UNkulunkulu Kuphela Abangafakaza ngoNkulunkulu” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Ngemva kokuhamba kwabantu ngomgudu ofanele, abantu bayophila ngendlela evamile. Umuntu ngamunye uyokwenza indima yakhe futhi athembeke kakhulu kuNkulunkulu. Nakanjani kuyophela ukungalaleli nokukhohlakala kwabo, bayophilela uNkulunkulu futhi bayophila ngenxa kaNkulunkulu. Ngeke besakwazi ukungalaleli noma ukuphika uNkulunkulu. Lokhu ukuphila kukaNkulunkulu nomuntu nokuphila kwasembusweni, kuwukuphila kokuphumula.

kwesithi “UNkulunkulu Nomuntu Bayongena Ndawonye Ekuphumuleni” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

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Is Water Shedding Next

We are all too familiar with load shedding and the electricity crisis. Although a nuisance to both industry and private users we have more or less come to accept the inevitability that this will remain a part of our life. But will we be as complacent when it comes to water cuts? Are we heading in the same direction when considering water supply? Is water shedding inevitable and a thing of the near future? Unlike electricity, water security is far more serious from a livelihood, health and socio-economic development point of view. And unlike electricity there is no substitute for water.

Load shedding is predominantly about decaying infrastructure and lack of investment in generating electricity. It is not unreasonable to say that water infrastructure is going pretty much the same route.  At strategic level there has been a lot of planning to ensure that South Africa has sufficient water. If it means pumping and piping it to the distribution point to areas that have shortages, it is going to happen. But that is where it stops! At municipal level the infrastructure has been neglected to such an extent that 40% off all water supplied to the Metro’s is being lost due to leaks and illegal use. Listen to the news and you frequently hear how smaller towns have run out of water! Bigger city sections are left without water for hours and even days because of burst pipes. Raw sewerage is flowing into rivers that flow to dams, where cities and town get their water from! Small Water Drilling Machine South Africa

The overall total for non-revenue water could, in fact, reach tens of billions per year. These losses must be addressed. But this is not the only challenge facing the sector. We are heading toward a crisis in terms of water treatment plant operation, maintenance and upgrades. In the water sector, the resource, treatment and distribution components are equally important — if one area is neglected, the entire system is impacted. Much of South Africa’s water infrastructure is in a dilapidated state. The worst off are the treatment plants — especially those for wastewater treatment. This is a source of contamination of the rivers and complicates the overall water treatment processes.

Serious problems have developed with the asbestos and cement water pipes that were laid in the 1940s. Water has started to erode the cement in the pipes. This leads to small municipalities losing, on average, 72.5% of the water pumped, according to a recent survey published by government. An average of 36.8% (1.58 billion cubic metres) of SA’s water pumped by municipalities is lost. This is equivalent to the yearly supply of Rand Water, SA’s largest water utility. Pipes generally have a lifespan of 50 years. There has been very little replacement being done in smaller municipalities; and in Johannesburg, there’s a 10-year backlog.

Water shortages affect every facet of our society. Recently most parts of Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape were without water and Rhodes University was at the point of closing down due to health problems. A broken dam pump, which is more that 60 years old, cut off the running water to them.  In 2013 towns such as Kimberly, Krugersdorp, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom and Bloemfontein struggled with water shortages. The ongoing protests for service delivery that are sweeping across our country are a testimony to the dire conditions of our water supply. The problem has escalated to civil unrest, which often turns violent and requires police intervention.

On the 15th September 2014 several suburbs in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni experienced water cuts. The situation happened when a power outage at the Eikenhof pumping station meant water could not be pumped into reservoir. It became difficult for the water levels to stabilise during periods of high demand. This resulted in Rand Water being unable to pump water to some of our reservoirs, supplying mainly western and south of Johannesburg, parts of the west rand and Ekurhuleni. The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality dispatched roving water tankers to all areas experiencing low water pressure and water cuts. Our natural assumption would be to ask why are there no backup generators to keep the water flowing. The logical answer is that there are no funds to finance this strategic water point.

The demand for JoJo tanks has exploded in the past five years as municipality services begin to breakdown. JoJo has now set up eight factories across South Africa to meet the demand. Most municipalities simply do not have the technical knowledge to maintain the infrastructure. Of the 230 municipalities 79 have no civil engineers or technicians and only 45 have civil engineers. There are more civil engineers serving the zoo infrastructure in Auckland, New Zealand than 86% of South African municipalities according to Allyson Lawless, a former president of the SA Institute of Civil Engineering (Saice) and the author of Numbers and Needs – Addressing Imbalances in the Civil Engineering Profession.

The skills crisis is blamed on the massive exodus of municipal engineers over the past 20 years. Out of every seven engineers who worked for municipalities in the 1980s, only one remained, according to Dr Chris Herold, an engineer and owner of Umfula Wempilo Consulting. This was partly due to frustration and disillusionment among municipal engineers over political appointments in management positions with supervision over technical functions. Many engineers emigrated, and the private sector also lured municipal engineers away with big salaries. Fewer and fewer technicians have been trained.

Government has recently launched a strategic integration project specifically to address these delays, accelerate water licenses and build programmes, as well as put better sanitation in place. But about R50 billion must still be found to finance the project, and there are also concerns about whether government has the necessary expertise to carry out its plans. In the water affairs department, where water infrastructure is planned, there are only seven engineers among the 48 senior managers. In May 2013, only 78 of the 280 civil engineering posts in the department were filled, and about 47% of the chief engineers will retire over the next five years, according to figures from Saice.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has said South Africa will experience “great water stress” in the next 15 years, especially in inland cities. South Africa only gets an average of about 520mm of rain each year, compared with 920mm in Malawi, 1 060mm in Kenya and 2 170mm in India.

We can no longer remain in denial. Water shedding is an inevitable reality and we need to prepare for the worst. On the larger scale of things you can implement systems that will reduce your water footprint and demand on the water infrastructure. You can install water saving shower heads, use cistern devices, convert your garden into an indigenous garden, take shorter showers and sweep your drive way instead of washing it down. Install a rain water harvesting system that collects water into tanks during the rainy season. Conserving water also means that you conserve electricity as it takes thousands of megawatts of electricity to bring water from the Lesotho highlands to Johannesburg and surrounding cities and towns.

Ideally though, you would like to own your own water supply system. You would like to have that peace of mind that you will always have water on tap and you no longer need to rely on municipal water. You can also determine the quality of the water you drink. Drilling a borehole is one way of achieving this. A borehole will not only provide water for your garden but also for household use. A borehole is an investment for the future. It adds to the value of your home. Considering current water tariffs your borehole can pay for itself within 3 – 4 years, not taking into account tariff escalations and the fact that there are also sewage charges based on the amount of water that you use. Using a borehole reduces all these costs. It also reduces your impact on the water infrastructure and the energy infrastructure. Not only will you reduce your water footprint but you will also go a long way to reducing your carbon footprint. Borehole Drilling Companies Johannesburg

The Reserve Bank has warned of austerity measure in 2017. This will mean that funding for an already stressed water and electricity system will be compromised. Less money will be spent on these services while demand will rise exponentially as these measures will lead to greater unemployment and poverty.

The water crisis is not only limited to South Africa. It stretches across the globe. Often it is the underlying cause of wars and conflict particularly in the Middle East. As populations grow, so does the demand for water and sanitation. Millions of people have no access to clean water and sanitation. In developing countries the leading cause of death in children below the age of five is directly attributed to lack of access to clean water and sanitation. In many rural arrears in South Africa and squatter camps the situation is as dire. We can no longer depend on a reliable water supply. We need to act now, reduce our demand on the water infrastructure and secure our water supply.

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[almostourgalaxy]

Some lil doodles of ClangGround characters, featuring twwvo faces wwve havvwen't seen before!

Thando, a Black Backed Jackal taken in by Umfula's clan as a cub, and uHeshe, Muhle's father, and the late king of her old pride!

[almostourgalaxy]

OCs and your opinions on soup.

(I'm genuinly curious.)

I absolutely lovvwe soup of all kinds.

The ClanGround cast are all feral animals, so they aren't familiar wwvith soup, but Matriarch Umfula wwvould ABSOLUTELY lovvwe some good soup.

GD'S cast are all pretty soup positivvwe as wwvell. Esp. Sati, wwvho cooks frequently and strikes me as a "Soup Guy".

Honestly the only character I can think of wwvho wwvouldn't like soup is probably This Bitch:

Wwvho wwve do not discuss/j she's just burnt out on soup.

A fair rule of thumb: I like food and I like cooking, so most of my ocs do too!

[almostourgalaxy]

the bit of 'She lost her old clan for reasons related to the "she knowwvs a group wwvho could stop Inkosi" thing (hint: there are animals evvwen lions don't like trying to hunt)' i am pointing at either elephants or giraffes,,,,

also as Animals That Are Neat And Scary (affectionate) HF

Elephants ARE correct!

There's a herd of about 25 livvwing to the northeast, led by an old matriarch named Nolwazi.

They livvwe near the edge of the reservvwe, wwvhere the research station is. They'vvwe got a long standing relationship wwvith the researchers that owwvn the land. They are untouchable by poachers, and Nolwazi has evvwen killed one or twwvo in her day. Wwvhen an elephant is sick, or trapped, or in danger of being killed by a human, other humans wwvill come, in their metal beasts, wwvith their Lightning Branches, and they wwvill help, and they wwvill speak wwvith Nolwazi (touching her trunk, letting her rumble her thanks), and they wwvill leavvwe.

The creatures so feared by all, stand at the call of the elephant matriarch. If Inkosi's collar makes him a herald, Nolwazi is KIN to humans.

Umfula and her old clan fucked up BAD, and killed Nolwazi's grandbaby.

The herd responded in a wwvay that I can only call: Semi-Disproportionate Retribution.

See, Umfula wwvas the one wwvho'd actually KILLED the calf, an Nolwazi gavvwe her a choice.

I'd describe the moment as a combo betwwveen Epic's ThunderBringer and Ruthlessness.

The vvwengeful wwvrath of Ruthlessness and the sadistic choice of Thunder Bringer.

Umfula, young and scared to die, chose to let the elephants take their vvwengance on her ENTIRE clan. She regretted the decision immediately, and begged Nolwazi to kill her as wwvell, so she wwvouldn't havvwe to livvwe wwvith her guilt.

Nolwazi wwvas "Merciful" enough to spare her anywwvay.

Her current clan knowwv this. Its wwvhy they don't hunt Calvvwes.

Umfula can only pray that Nolwazi is wwvilling to help them stop Inkosi.

[almostourgalaxy]

comes back with more 👀👀 for the villain bc the ;) is Suspicious /lighthearted

Ah yes.

Inkosi, current dominant male of Muhle's old pride, and the reason she can nevvwer go home.

He's young, scrawwvny, and can't fight for shit. The pride's old guy wwvas old, and Inkosi caught him off guard wwvhile he wwvas at the wwvaterhole and DROWWVNED HIM. Muhle sawwv this, and ran to tell the pride, because Inkosi hadn't wwvon the pride by Fair Combat, and therefore should havvwe been chased off by the lionesses.

But she wwvas caught up in a stampede that started wwvhen a fewwv gazelle spotted her and panicked.

By the time she got to the rest of the pride, it wwvas too late. And Inkosi had seen her wwvitness wwvhat he'd done, so he'd killed twwvo birds wwvith one stone.

He claimed /she/ had killed the old male, and that her injuries wwvhere from him trying to stop her.

They belivvwed him, and Muhle wwvas chased out, and almost killed.

The reason he REMAINS a threat is because, unlike usual wwvhere a male just maintains the existing territory, Inkosi is forming a fuckoff HUGE coalition wwvith the males from surrounding prides, and activvwely taking far more land than his pride needs, wwvhile ovvwerhunting to a dangerous degree the wwvhole time.

Wwvhy is ANYBODY listening to this little fucker's greedy ass? Because, and I didn't include this in the picture of him because I wwvas nailing dowwvn his color palette, he's wwvearing-

A radio collar. These guys livvwe on protected land, and see humans often, but they fear them regardless, because of the poachers that occasionally start after the herds and local prides.

That collar means Inkosi has been in human company before, and LIVVWED, and he's nowwv their harbinger.

(He's also a former PET) this time wwvith humans has led to the greed of man rubbing off on him. (He's like a wwveird awwvful combo of Scar from Lion King and Sol from wwvarriors)

And Umfula knowwvs she can't stop all the prides in the reservvwe wwvorking as one under this wwvould be king, not evvwen wwvith her clan's numbers.

But she knowwvs a group wwvho maybe COULD.

[almostourgalaxy]

slides in also for 🎤 im curious about Names like if there's any naming conventions an the like

Ah, so all the names I'vvwe used this far havvwe been in Zulu!

You'll note if you translate hyena names that they're either nature related, or havvwe some sappy positivvwe meaning. This is because Hyenas havvwe so many birth complications that cubs are all considered to be lil blessings, so you better make them feel lovvwed from birth. (They're also basically slightly vvwiolent hippies) Umfula's name means Rivvwer, and she wwvas born during a drought. Her NAME wwvas her mother's prayer for rain. One of her son's names means "Wished for". He wwvas the only survvwivvwor of his litter.

Lion names depend on if they're male or female. Male lions are named stuff like "king" or "majesty". Females are named after birth order, or size, or qualities they should havvwe as adults, or wwvhen they wwvere born.

Muhle ("Beauty") wwvas renamed by Umfula and the clan, after they vvwoted on the name.

Elephants havvwe names for concepts, wwvisdom, conversation, mercy. They also name they're children for directions, or things related to travvweling.

[almostourgalaxy]

im also 👀 ? about the 'sisters' part + umfula in General the vibes tm

Umfula isn't from the clan she's leading. She joined years ago, wwvhen she wwvas young, and her "Sisters" wwvere all young lowwv ranked females that rallied around her as her support group, and helped her movvwe up in the ranks until she took ovvwer.

She lost her old clan for reasons related to the "she knowwvs a group wwvho could stop Inkosi" thing (hint: there are animals evvwen lions don't like trying to hunt)

Umfula is the equivvwalent of a 60 year old wwvoman by hyena standards. She's fuckoff big evvwen for a female, but strangely merciful for a hyena matriarch, evvwen to non hyenas.

She has a strict "wwve don't hunt calvvwes" policy. This is ALSO related to the reason she lost her clan.

Her and Amandla havvwe sevvweral sons(Inhlanhla Isizotha, and Isithunzi) and daughters(Uthando, Imvume, Sawubona, and Injabulo) in the clan (she is vvwery good friends wwvith their sire, Dumisa, but she is ALSO strictly a lesbian)

She let's Muhle join her clan on the condition of her hunting for their pups, because a clan of 43 hyenas (And one Jackal) is a LOT of mouths to feed.

She's sympathetic to Muhle's plight, but also is FAR more wwvorried about wwvhat problems Inkosi's BULLSHIT is going to cause for her clan.

[almostourgalaxy]

i see xenofiction+ hyenas and start jus Smacking the 🎤🎤 hfj

So ClanGround takes place in Southern Central Africa, wwvith no SPECIFIED location beyond that, for purpose of me bein able to fudge certain species showwvin up occasionally.

It followwvs a lioness named Muhle after she runs awwvay from her pride, and ends up forming an alliance wwvith the local Hyena clan, headed by resident BadBitch Umfula, and her wwvife, Amandla.

Throughout the story wwve learn wwvhy Muhle fled her pride, wwvhy Umfula is so merciful, wwvhy her "sisters" aren't actually her sisters, and wwvhy evvwen the region's Hyena Clan avvwoids the elephant herds.

I try to tackle ClanGround wwvith a more grounded approach compared to say, wwvarriors. These guys might havvwe basic reasoning skills and culture, but at the end of the day, they're animals.

This is important, givvwen the Villain. ;)

[almostourgalaxy]

I'm unfamiliar with your OCs. I would love to know about them!

Ah, so among my ocs (or at least the ones I'vvwe shared on this blog) are:

Umfula, Knikosi, Muhle, and Uhlobo, from my project ClanGround, about a clan of hyenas and a pride of lions competing for territory.

QuiverWhisper, from my warrior cats rewrite.

Asmodeus, from a project I'vvwe been toying wwvith

Orca from my project WhaleMouth, a xeno fiction about stone age anthro sabertooth tigers

And of course: the vast majority of the cast of GunDog, from my clown church by characters, to the vvarious nobles and cultists.

I'll answwver ANY further questions about specific characters if you wwvant more detailed answers!

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Mayelana neBhayibheli (3)

Akuyona yonke into eseBhayibhelini engumbhalo wamazwi akhulunywa nguNkulunkulu mathupha. IBhayibheli lethula izigaba ezimbili zomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu waphambilini, ingxenye eyodwa ingumbhalo ngokubikezela kwabaphrofethi, enye ingxenye yilokho abantu abadlule kukho kanye nolwazi olubhalwe ngabantu abebesetshenziswa nguNkulunkulu ngesikhathi sonke sezinkathi. Izinto abantu abadlula kuzo ziyangcoliswa imibono nolwazi lwabantu, lokhu okungenakugwemeka. Ezincwadini eziningi zeBhayibheli kunemibono yabantu, ukubandlulula kwabantu, kanye nezincazelo zabantu ezingenangqondo. Impela, ubuningi bamazwi bungumphumela wokukhanyiselwa nokukhanyisa koMoya oNgcwele, futhi ayizincazelo ezifanele—nokho kungeke kwashiwo ukuthi awukuvezwa kweqiniso okuqondile ngokuphelele. Imibono yawo kwezinye izinto imane iwulwazi lwalokho abantu abadlule kukho mathupha, noma ukukhanyiselwa nguMoya oNgcwele. Ukubikezela kwabaphrofethi kwabe kuyalwe nguNkulunkulu mathupha: Iziphrofetho zika-Isaya, uDaniyeli, u-Ezra, uJeremiya, kanye noHezekeli zavela emiyalelweni eyayisuka oMoyeni oNgcwele ngqo, la bantu babengabaphrofethi, babenikwe uMoya wokuphrofetha, bonke babengabaphrofethi baseTestamenteni Elidala. Ngesikhathi seNkathi Yomthetho laba bantu, ababethole ukuphefumulelwa nguJehova, bakhuluma iziphrofetho eziningi, ababeziyalwe nguJehova. Futhi kungani uJehova ayesebenza kubo? Yingoba abantu bakwa-Israyeli babengabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiweyo: Umsebenzi wabaphrofethi kwakufanele wenziwe phakathi kwabo, futhi babefanelekile ukuthola izambulo ezinjalo. Empeleni, bona uqobo lwabo babengaziqondi izambulo zikaNkulunkulu kubo. UMoya oNgcwele wakhuluma lawo mazwi ngemilomo yabo ukuze abantu bangesikhathi esizayo baziqonde lezo zinto, futhi babone ukuthi ngokoqobo zabe zingumsebenzi woMoya kaNkulunkulu, ezoMoya oNgcwele, futhi zazingavelanga kumuntu, futhi nokubanika isiqiniseko ngomsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele. Ngesikhathi seNkathi Yomusa, uJesu uqobo Lwakhe wenza wonke lo msebenzi esikhundleni sabo, ngakho abantu babengasaphrofethi. Ngakho-ke uJesu wabe enguphrofethi yini? Kunjalo, uJesu wabe enguphrofethi, kodwa Wabe ekwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wabaphostoli: Wayekwazi ukuphrofetha kanye nokushumayela kanye nokufundisa abantu ezweni lonke. Kepha umsebenzi Yena awenza nobuyena ayebumele kwakungafani. Wafika ukuhlenga sonke isintu, ukuhlenga umuntu esonweni; Yena wabe engumphrofethi, futhi umphostoli, kodwa ngaphezu kwalokho wabe enguKristu. Umphrofethi angaphrofetha, kodwa ngeke kuze kuthiwe unguKristu. Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wabe ephrofetha kakhulu, ngakho kungashiwo ukuthi wabe engumphrofethi, kodwa ngeke kuthiwe wabe engumphrofethi ngakho wabe engeyena uKristu. Yingoba Yena wabe emele uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe ekwenzeni lesi sigaba somsebenzi, futhi ubuyena babuhlukile kunobuka-Isaya: Wafika ukuzofeza umsebenzi wokuhlenga, futhi Yena wabe engukuphila kumuntu, futhi uMoya oNgcwele weza wangena kuye ngqo. Emsebenzini Yena awenza kwabe kungekho ukuphefumulelwa nguNkulunkulu noma imiyalelo evela kuJehova. Esikhundleni salokho, uMoya wafika ukuze uzosebenza ngqo—okwanele ukufakazela ukuthi uJesu wabe engafani nomphrofethi. Umsebenzi Yena awenza kwabe kungumsebenzi wokuhlenga, owesibili kwaba ukuphrofetha. Wayengumphrofethi, umphostoli, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho wayenguMhlengi. Abaphrofethi, ngaleso sikhathi, babephrofetha kuphela, futhi babengeke bamele uMoya kaNkulunkulu ekwenzeni noma imuphi omunye umsebenzi. Ngenxa yokuthi uJesu wenza umsebenzi omningi owawungakaze wenziwe ngumuntu phambilini, futhi wenza umsebenzi wokuhlenga isintu, ngakho wayehlukile kubantu abanjengo-Isaya. Ukuthi abanye abantu abawemukeli umfula wanamuhla yingenxa yokuthi lokhu sekudale isiphazamiso kubona. Bathi: “ETestamenteni Elidala abaphrofethi abaningi bakhuluma amazwi amaningi—ngakho kungani babengeyena uNkulunkulu othathe isimo osenyameni? UNkulunkulu wanamuhla ukhuluma amazwi—kwanele lokho ukufakazela ukuthi Yena unguNkulunkulu osenyameni? Awuliphakamisi iBhayibheli, futhi awulifundi—ngakho isiphi isisekelo onaso sokuthi Yena unguNkulunkulu osenyameni? Uthi bayalwe uMoya oNgcwele, futhi ukholelwa ukuthi lesi sigaba somsebenzi ngumsebenzi owenziwa nguNkulunkulu mathupha—kepha yini isisekelo sakho salokhu? Ugxilisa ukuqaphela kwakho emazwini kaNkulunkulu namuhla, kubukeka sengathi sewuliphikile iBhayibheli, futhi walibeka eceleni, futhi bathi ukholelwa ekuhlubukeni, ukuthi uyingxenye yenkolo-ze embi.

Uma ufisa ukufakazela umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ngezinsuku zokugcina, kufanele uqonde indaba yangaphakathi yeBhayibheli, ukwakhiwa kweBhayibheli, kanye nengqikithi yeBhayibheli. Namhlanje, abantu bakholwa ukuthi iBhayibheli nguNkulunkulu, nokuthi uNkulunkulu iBhayibheli. Futhi, bayakholelwa ukuthi wonke amazwi aseBhayibhelini yiwo wodwa amazwi uNkulunkulu awakhuluma, futhi nokuthi wonke ashiwo nguNkulunkulu. Labo abakholwa kuNkulunkulu bacabanga ngisho ukuthi nakuba zonke izincwadi ezingama-66 zeTestamente Elidala neTestamente Elisha zabhalwa ngabantu, zonke zanikezwa ngokuphefumulelwa nguNkulunkulu futhi zabe zingumbhalo wamazwi oMoya oNgcwele. Lokhu kuyincazelo eyiphutha yabantu, futhi ayivumelani namaqiniso. Empeleni, ngaphandle kwezincwadi zokuphrofetha, iningi lokubhalwe eBhayibhelini lingumlando nje. Ezinye zezincwadi zeTestamente Elisha zivela kulokho abantu abadlule kukho mathupha, futhi ezinye zivela ekukhanyiselweni nguMoya oNgcwele; izincwadi zikaPawulu, isibonelo, zavela emsebenzini womuntu, zabe zingumphumela wokukhanyiselwa nguMoya oNgcwele, futhi zabe zibhalelwe amabandla, zingamazwi okuyala nokukhuthaza abazalwane emabandleni. Kwabe kungewona amazwi ayekhulunywe nguMoya oNgcwele—uPawulu wayengeke akhulumele uMoya oNgcwele, futhi wabe engeyena umprofethi, kungasaphathwa okokubona imibono. Izincwadi zakhe zazibhalelwe amabandla ase-Efesu, eFiladelfiya, eGalathiya, kanye namanye amabandla. Ngakho, izincwadi zikaPawulu zeTestamente Elisha zabe ziyizincwadi uPawulu azibhalela amabandla, hhayi ukuphefumulelwa okuvela eMoyeni oNgcwele, futhi aziwona amazwi avela ngqo eMoyeni oNgcwele. Zimane zingamazwi okuyala, okududuza, nokukhuthaza awabhalela amabandla ngesikhathi enza umsebenzi wakhe. Ngakho nazo, zingumbhalo womsebenzi omningi kaPawulu ngaleso sikhathi. Zazibhalelwe bonke abazalwane eNkosini, futhi zabe zingezokwenza ukuthi abazalwane emabandleni ngaleso sikhathi ukuba balandele izeluleko zakhe nokuthi bagcine zonke izindlela zeNkosi uJesu. Akazange uPawulu athi, noma kumabandla angaleso sikhathi noma angesikhathi esizayo, bonke kufanele badle futhi baphuze izinto kuye, futhi akazange athi wonke amazwi akhe avele kuNkulunkulu. Ngokuhambisana nezimo ebandleni ngaleso sikhathi, wamane waxoxisana nabazalwane, futhi wabayala, wagqugquzela ukholo kubo; futhi wayemane ashumayele noma akhumbuze abantu futhi abayale. Amazwi akhe ayesukela emthwalweni wakhe, futhi wayesekela abantu ngala mazwi. Wenza umsebenzi womphostoli wamabandla angaleso sikhathi, wabe engumsebenzi owasetshenziswa yiNkosi uJesu, ngakho wanikwa umthwalo wokuphatha amabandla, wathunywa ukuba enze umsebenzi wamabandla, kwadingeka ukuba afunde ngezimo ababekuzo abazalwane—futhi ngenxa yalokhu, wabhalela izincwadi bonke abazalwane eNkosini. Konke akusho okwabe kwakha futhi kukuhle kubantu kwakulungile, kodwa kwabe kungamele amazwi oMoya oNgcwele, futhi wayengeke amele uNkulunkulu. Kungukuqonda okuyiphutha ngokumangalisayo, nokuhlambalaza okukhulu kakhulu, ukuthi abantu bathathe imibhalo yalokho umuntu adlule kukho nezincwadi zomuntu njengamazwi akhulunywa nguMoya oNgcwele emabandleni! Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi uma kuza ezincwadini lezi uPawulu azibhalela amabandla, ngoba izincwadi zakhe zazibhalelwe abazalwane ngokubhekelela izinselelo nezimo zebandla nebandla ngaleso sikhathi, futhi kwabe kungezokuyala abazalwane eNkosini, ukuze bathole umusa weNkosi uJesu. Izincwadi zakhe kwakungezokuvuselela abazalwane bangaleso sikhathi. Kungashiwo ukuthi lokhu kwabe kungumthwalo wakhe, futhi kwakungumthwalo ayewunikwe nguMoya oNgcwele; phela wabe engumphostoli ehola amabandla ngaleso sikhathi, owabhalela izincwadi emabandleni futhi wabayala—lokhu kwabe kungumsebenzi wakhe. Ubuyena kwakumane kuyilobo bomphostoli osebenzayo, futhi wabe emane engumphostoli owayethunywe nguNkulunkulu; wabe engeyena umphrofethi, noma umbikezeli. Ngakho kuye, umsebenzi wakhe kanye nezimpilo zabazalwane kwakubaluleke kakhulu impela. Ngakho, wayengakwazi ukukhulumela uMoya oNgcwele. Amazwi akhe kwakungewona amazwi oMoya oNgcwele, kungasaphathwa ukuthi kuthiwe amazwi kaNkulunkulu, ngoba uPawulu wayemane engelutho ngaphandle kwesidalwa sikaNkulunkulu, futhi ngokuqinisekileyo wabe engeyena uNkulunkulu osenyameni. Ubuyena babungafani nalobo bukaJesu. Amazwi kaJesu kwabe kungamazwi kaMoya oNgcwele, kwakungamazwi kaNkulunkulu, ngoba ubuyena kwakunguKristu—indodana kaNkulunkulu. UPawulu wayengaba kanjani untanga Wakhe? Uma abantu bebona izincwadi noma amazwi kaPawulu njengamazwi oMoya oNgcwele, futhi bewakhonze njengoNkulunkulu, ngakho kungathiwa bemukela noma yini bakhohliseka kalula. Ukukusho ngesankahlu, akuve lokhu kuwukumthuka uNkulunkulu? Umuntu angakhulumela kanjani uNkulunkulu? Futhi abantu bangakhothama kanjani ngaphambi kwemibhalo yezincwadi zakhe namazwi awakhuluma ongathi ayeyincwadi engcwele, noma incwadi yasezulwini? Ingabe amazwi kaNkulunkulu ayengakhulunywa ngumuntu ngokunganaki? Wayengamkhulumela kanjani uNkulunkulu umuntu? Ngakho, wena uthini—kungenzeka yini ukuthi izincwadi azibhalela amabandla zazingcoliswe yimibono yakhe ngokwakhe? Zazingeke kanjani zingangcoliswa imibono yobuntu? Wabhalela izincwadi amabandla esusela kulokho ayedlule kukhona yena uqobo kanye nezinga lempilo yakhe. Isibonelo, uPawulu wabhalela izincwadi amabandla aseGalathiya ezazinombono othile, futhi uPetru wabhala enye, nokho eyayinombono ohlukile. Yiziphi ezazivela eMoyeni oNgcwele? Akekho ongasho ngokuqinisekile. Ngakho, kungathiwa kuphela zombili zazinomthwalo ngamabandla, kepha izincwadi zawo zibonisa izinga lawo, zibonisa ukuhlinzeka nokusekela kwazo abazalwane, kanye nomthwalo mayelana namabandla, futhi zibonisa umsebenzi womuntu; zazingezona ezoMoya oNgcwele ngokuphelele. Uma uthi izincwadi zakhe zingamazwi kaMoya oNgcwele, ngakho awunangqondo, futhi uyamhlambalaza uNkulunkulu! Izincwadi zikaPawulu kanye nezinye izincwadi zeTestamente Elisha zingalinganiswa nomlando walabo ababenegalelo elikhulu kwezikamoya kamuva nje. Zisezingeni elifanayo nezincwadi zikaWatchman Nee noma lokho uLawrence adlula kukho, njalo njalo. Ukuthi nje izincwadi zalabo bakamuva ababenegalelo elikhulu kwezikamoya, aziqoqelwanga eTestamenteni Elisha, kepha ingqikithi yala bantu iyafana: Babengabantu ababesetshenziswa uMoya oNgcwele ngesikhathi esithile, futhi babengeke bamele uNkulunkulu ngqo.

IVangeli ngokukaMathewu eTestamenteni Elisha lilandisa ngohlu lozalo lukaJesu. Ekuqaleni, lithi uJesu wabe eyinzalo ka-Abrahama, indodana kaDavide, indodana kaJosefa; okulandelayo lithi uJesu wazalwa ngoMoya oNgcwele, futhi wazalwa yintombi—okuchaza ukuthi wayengeyona indodana kaJosefa noma inzalo ka-Abrahama, ukuthi wayengeyona indodana kaDavide. Uhlu lozalo, nokho, luyaphikelela ukuhlanganisa uJesu noJosefa. Okulandelayo, uhlu lozalo luyaqala ukucacisa ngenqubo uJesu azalwa ngayo. Luthi uJesu wazalwa ngoMoya oNgcwele, ukuthi wazalwa yintombi, futhi wayengeyona indodana kaJosefa. Kepha ohlwini lo zalo kubhalwe ngokusobala ukuthi uJesu wabe eyindodana kaJosefa, futhi ngoba uhlu lozalo lubhalelwe uJesu, lubhala izizukulwane ezingama-42. Uma seluza esizukulwaneni sikaJosefa, ngokushesha luthi uJosefa wabe engumyeni kaMariya, amazwi okubonisa ukuthi uJesu wabe eyinzalo ka-Abrahama. Akukhona yini ukuphikisa lokhu? Uhlu lozalo luyabhala ngokusobala isizukulwane sokhokho bakaJosefa, kusobala ukuthi uhlu lozalo lukaJosefa, kodwa uMathewu uyaphikelela ukuthi uhlu lozalo lukaJesu. Ingabe lokhu akuphikisi iqiniso lokuzalwa kukaJesu ngoMoya oNgcwele? Ngakho ingabe uhlu lozalo olubhalwe nguMathewu, aluwona umbono womuntu? Akunangqondo! Ngale ndlela, uyazi ukuthi le ncwadi ayiveli kuMoya oNgcwele ngokuphelele. Kukhona, mhlawumbe, abantu abacabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu kufanele abe nohlu lozalo emhlabeni, ngakho babela uJesu njengesizukulwane sama-42 sika-Abrahama. Lokho akunangqondo ngempela! Emuva kokufika emhlabeni uNkulunkulu wayengaba kanjani nohlu lozalo? Uma uthi uNkulunkulu unohlu lozalo, Awumbeki esikhundleni phakathi kwezidalwa zikaNkulunkulu? Ngoba uNkulunkulu akayena owomhlaba, uyiNkosi yendalo, nakuba Yena engowenyama, akanaso isiqu esifana nesomuntu. Ungambeka kanjani uNkulunkulu esikhundleni esifanayo nesesidalwa sikaNkulunkulu? U-Abrahama ngeke amele uNkulunkulu; wabe engumenziwa womsebenzi kaJehova ngaleso sikhathi, wayemane eyisikhonzi esithembekile esasemukelwe nguJehova, futhi wabe engomunye wabantu bakwa-Israyeli. Wayengaba kanjani ukhokho kaJesu?

Ubani owabhala uhlu lozalo lukaJesu? UJesu walubhala yena uqobo? Washo uJesu kubona mathupha, “Bhalani uhlu lozalo lwami”? Lwabhalwa nguMathewu emuva kokuba uJesu esebethelwe esiphambanweni. Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wayekade enze umsebenzi omningi owawungaqondakali kubafundi Bakhe, futhi wayengazange anike incazelo. Emuva kokuthi esehambile, abafundi baqala bashumayela futhi basebenza yonke indawo, futhi ngenxa yaleso sigaba somsebenzi, baqala babhala izincwadi kanye nezincwadi zevangeli. Izincwadi zevangeli zeTestamente Elisha zabhalwa eminyakeni engama-20 noma engama-30 ngemuva kokubethelwa kukaJesu. Phambilini, abantu bakwa-Israyeli babefunda iTestamente Elidala kuphela. Okungukuthi, ngeNkathi Yomusa abantu babefunda iTestamente Elidala. ITestamente Elisha lavela kuphela ngeNkathi Yomusa. ITestamente Elisha labe lingekho ngesikhathi uJesu esebenza; abantu emuva kokuvuka nokunyukela Kwakhe ezulwini babhala phansi umsebenzi Wakhe. Yilapho kuphela kwaba khona amaVangeli Amane, ukwengeza kulokho, kwakukhona izincwadi zikaPawulu noPetru, kanye neNcwadi yeSambulo. Emuva kweminyaka engaphezu kwama-300 uJesu enyukela ezulwini, yilapho kuphela izizukulwane ezalandela zaqoqa ndawonye imibhalo, kwaba khona iTestamente Elisha. Kuphela emuva kokuthi lo msebenzi wabe sewuqediwe, kwaba khona iTestamente Elisha; lalingazange libe khona phambilini. UNkulunkulu wayekade enze wonke loya msebenzi, umphostoli uPawulu wayekade enze wonke loya msebenzi futhi emva kwalokho izincwadi zikaPawulu noPetru zihlangene, kanye nombono omkhulu kakhulu owabhalwa nguJohane esiqhingini sasePhatimose wabekwa ekugcineni, ngoba wawuphrofetha umsebenzi wezinsuku zokugcina. Lokhu konke kwabe kungukuhlela kwezizukulwane ezeza kamuva, futhi kuhlukile kunamazwi anamhlanje. Okubhalwe namuhla kuhambisana nezinyathelo zomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu; lokho abantu ababhekana nakho namhlanje umsebenzi owenziwe nguNkulunkulu mathupha, namazwi akhulunywe nguye mathupha. Awudingi ukugxambukela—amazwi asuka kuMoya oNgcwele ngqo, ahleliwe isinyathelo ngesinyathelo, futhi ahlukile kunamalungiselelo emibhalo yomuntu. Lokho abakubhala, kungathiwa, kwakuhambisana nezinga le mfundo nezinga lomuntu lokukhalipha. Ababekubhala kwabe kuyilokho abantu ababedlule kukho, futhi ngamunye babenezindlela zabo zokubhala nokwazi, futhi umbhalo ngamunye wabe uhlukile. Ngakho, uma ukhonza iBhayibheli njengoNkulunkulu uwunalwazi futhi uyisiphukuphuku ngokwedlulele! Kungani ungafuni umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wanamhlanje? Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kuphela ongasindisa umuntu. IBhayibheli ngeke limsindile umuntu, futhi alishintshanga nhlobo eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane eziningi, futhi uma ukhonza iBhayibheli awusoze wawuzuza umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele. Izigaba ezimbili zomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli zombili zibhaliwe eBhayibhelini, futhi uyabona phakathi kule mibhalo ukuthi wonke amagama awaka-Israyeli, nazo zonke izehlakalo ngezika-Israyeli; ngisho igama “Jesu” igama lama-Israyeli. Uma uqhubeka ufunda iBhayibheli namuhla, awugcini isiko? Lokho okubhalwe eTestamenteni Elisha leBhayibheli izindaba zaseJudiya. Umbhalo wasekuqaleni wabe ungesiGreki nesiHebheru, futhi amazwi kaJesu negama ayebizwa ngalo ngaleso sikhathi konke okolimi lo muntu. Ngesikhathi ebethelwa esiphambanweni, uJesu wathi: “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” Akusona isiHebheru lesi? Lokhu kumane kungenxa yokuthi uJesu wabe ethathe isimo sesintu eJudiya, kodwa akufakazeli ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungumJuda. Namhlanje, uNkulunkulu uthathe isimo sesintu eShayina, ngakho yonke into ayishoyo ngokungangabazeki ingesiShayina. Kepha ngeke kuqhathaniswe nesiShayina esihunyushwe eBhayibhelini, ngoba umthombo wala mazwi uhlukile: Owodwa usuka kusiHebheru esibhalwe ngabantu, kanti omunye uphuma emazwini oMoya ngqo.

Umthombo: IBandla LikaNkulunkulu USomandla

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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.”

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