UmBhalo - Ngizokunika Ukuphumula

Wozani kimi nina nonke enikhandlekayo nenisindwayo.
futhi ngizoniphumuza.
Bekani ijoka lami phezu kwenu, nifunde kimi;
ngokuba ngimnene futhi ngithobekile ngenhliziyo;
futhi lizazitholela ukuphumula.
Ngokuba ijoka lami lihle, nomthwalo wami ulula. (IVangeli lanamuhla, Math 11)

Abathemba uJehova bazavuselela amandla abo,
bayondiza ngamaphiko okhozi;
Bayogijima bangakhathali;
hamba ungadangali. (Ukufundwa kweMisa kokuqala kwanamuhla, Isaya 40)

 

Yini eyenza inhliziyo yomuntu ingaphumuli? Ziningi izinto, nokho zonke zingancishiselwa kulokhu: ukukhonza izithombe - ukubeka ezinye izinto, abantu, noma izinkanuko ngaphambi kothando lukaNkulunkulu. Njengoba uSt. Augustine asho kahle kanje: 

Usenzela Wena, futhi izinhliziyo zethu aziphumuli baze bathole ukuphumula kuwe. - St. Augustine of Hippo, Ukuvuma, 1,1.5

Igama ukukhonza izithombe kungase kusenze siyinqaba ekhulwini lama-21, senze izithombe zamathole egolide nezithombe zakwamanye amazwe, njengokungathi. Kodwa izithixo namuhla aziyona into engokoqobo futhi aziyingozi kangako emphefumulweni, ngisho noma zithatha amafomu amasha. Njengoba uSt. James eluleka:

Zivelaphi izimpi nezingxabano phakathi kwenu na? Akuveli ezinkanukweni zenu ezilwa phakathi kwamalungu enu na? Niyafisa kodwa aninakho. Niyabulala futhi ninomona, kodwa anikwazi ukuthola; niyalwa, nenza impi. Aninampahla ngoba aniceli. Niyacela kodwa animukeli, ngokuba nicela kabi, ukuze nikuchithe ezinkanukweni zenu. Iziphingi! Anazi yini ukuthi ukuthanda izwe kusho ubutha noNkulunkulu? Ngakho-ke, noma ubani ofuna ukuthanda izwe uzenza isitha sikaNkulunkulu. Noma ingabe nicabanga ukuthi umbhalo ukhuluma ngokungenanjongo lapho uthi, “Umoya awenza ukuba uhlale kithi uthambekele emoneni”? Kepha upha umusa omkhulu; ngakho-ke lithi: “UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.” (UJames 4: 1-6)

Igama elithi “isiphingi” nelithi “okhonza izithombe”, uma kukhulunywa ngoNkulunkulu, ayashintshana. SinguMlobokazi Wakhe, futhi uma sinikela ngothando lwethu nokuzinikela ezithombeni zethu, sisuke senza ukuphinga koThandekayo wethu. Isono asikho kithi, kodwa kulokho sivumela ukuthi isidle. Akuyona yonke impahla eyisithombe, kodwa ziningi izithixo esinazo. Kwesinye isikhathi kwanele “ukudedela”, ukuhlukanisa ngaphakathi njengoba sibambelela ezintweni zethu “ngokukhululeka,” ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, ikakhulukazi lezo zinto ezidingekayo ukuze sibe khona. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi, kufanele sizehlukanise, ngokwezwi nezwi, kulokho esesiqalile ukukunikeza kwethu i-latria, noma ukukhulekela.[1]2 Korinte 6:17 : “Ngakho-ke phumani kubo, nahlukane nabo, isho iNkosi, ningathinti lutho olungcolileyo; khona ngiyakukwamukela.”

Uma sinokudla nezambatho, masaneliswe yikho. Abafuna ukuceba bawela esilingweni nasogibeni nasezifisweni eziningi zobuwula ezilimazayo ezibaphonsa encithakalweni nasekubhujisweni… wathi, “Angisoze ngakulahla, angisoze ngakushiya.” ( 1 Thimothewu 6:8-9; Heb 13:5 )

Izindaba Ezinhle ukuthi “UNkulunkulu uyabonakalisa ukusithanda kwakhe ngokuthi, siseyizoni, uKristu wasifela.” [2]Roma 5: 8 Ngamanye amazwi, ngisho namanje, uJesu uyasithanda mina nawe naphezu kokungathembeki kwethu. Nokho akwanele ukumane wazi lokhu futhi udumise futhi ubonge uNkulunkulu ngesihe Sakhe; kunalokho, kuqhuba uJames, kufanele kube nokudedelwa kwangempela “Indoda endala”- - ukuphenduka:

Ngakho thobelani uNkulunkulu. Melanani noSathane, khona uyakunibalekela; Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, laye uzasondela kini. Hlambululani izandla zenu nina zoni, nihlambulule izinhliziyo zenu nina-miqondo yomibili. Qala ukulila, ukulila, ukukhala. Ukuhleka kwenu makuphenduke ukulila, nenjabulo yenu ibe ukudangala. Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi khona izaliphakamisa. (UJames 4: 7-10)

Akakho ongakhonza amakhosi amabili. Uyozonda omunye futhi athande enye, noma azinikele kwenye futhi adelele omunye. Anikwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu noMamona.
Ukuncika kuNkulunkulu. (Mathewu 6: 24)

Ngakho uyabona, kufanele sikhethe. Kufanele sikhethe noma isibusiso sikaNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe esingenakulinganiswa nesigcwalisekayo (esifika nesiphambano sokuphika inyama yethu) noma singakhetha ubukhazikhazi bobubi obudlulayo, obudlulayo.

Ngakho-ke, ukusondela kuNkulunkulu akuyona indaba yokumane ubize iGama Lakhe;[3]Mathewu 7:21 : “Akusibo bonke abashoyo kimi ukuthi, Nkosi, Nkosi, abayakungena embusweni wezulu, kuphela owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini.” siza kuye “ngoMoya nangeqiniso.”[4]John 4: 24 Kusho ukuvuma ukukhonza kwethu izithombe— bese ephihliza lezo zithixo, ebashiya ukuze uthuli lwabo nomgodi kugezwe ngempela ngeGazi leWundlu, kube kanye kuphela. Kusho ukulila, ukulila, nokukhala ngalokho esikwenzile... kodwa kuphela ukuze uJehova asule izinyembezi zethu, abeke ijoka Lakhe phezu kwamahlombe ethu, asinike ukuphumula Kwakhe, futhi avuselele amandla ethu—okungukuthi “akuphakamise.” Uma abaNgcwele bengavela kuwe manje lapho okhona, bangasho ukuthi ukuhwebelana okuNgcwele kwesithixo esisodwa esincane ezimpilweni zethu bekuzothola imbuyiselo nenjabulo ingunaphakade; ukuthi lokhu esibambelele kukho manje kungamanga anjalo, kangangokuthi asikwazi ukucabanga inkazimulo esiyilahlekelayo ngalobu bulongwe noma “udoti,” kusho uSt.[5]isib. Fil 3:8

KuNkulunkulu wethu, nesoni esikhulu kunazo zonke asesabi,[6]qhathanisaIsiphephelo Esikhulu Netheku Eliphephile futhi Kulabo Abasesonweni Sokufa inqobo nje uma ebuyela kuBaba, ngokuzisola okuqotho. Okuwukuphela kwento okufanele siyesabe, ngempela, thina ngokwethu: ukuthambekela kwethu ekubambeleleni ezithombeni zethu, ukuvala izindlebe zethu ekugqugquzeleni kukaMoya oNgcwele, ukuvala amehlo ethu ekuKhanyeni kweqiniso, nasekukhanyeni kwethu, lokho phezu kokukhanya. isilingo esincane, sibuyela esonweni njengoba siphinda siziphonsa ebumnyameni kunothando lukaJesu olungenamibandela.

Mhlawumbe namuhla, nizwa isisindo senyama yenu kanye nokukhathala kokuthwala izithixo zenu. Uma kunjalo, khona-ke namuhla kungaba futhi ukuqala kwempilo yakho yonke. Kuqala ngokuzithoba phambi kweNkosi nokubona ukuthi, ngaphandle Kwakhe, thina “angeke ngenze lutho.” [7]isib. Johane 15:5

Ngempela, Nkosi yami, ngikhulule kimi....

 

 

—UMark Mallett umbhali we Izwi Manje, Ubuso bokugcina, kanye nomsunguli we-Countdown to the Kingdom

 

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1 2 Korinte 6:17 : “Ngakho-ke phumani kubo, nahlukane nabo, isho iNkosi, ningathinti lutho olungcolileyo; khona ngiyakukwamukela.”
2 Roma 5: 8
3 Mathewu 7:21 : “Akusibo bonke abashoyo kimi ukuthi, Nkosi, Nkosi, abayakungena embusweni wezulu, kuphela owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini.”
4 John 4: 24
5 isib. Fil 3:8
6 qhathanisaIsiphephelo Esikhulu Netheku Eliphephile futhi Kulabo Abasesonweni Sokufa
7 isib. Johane 15:5
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