Ishicilelwe okokuqala ngoSepthemba 13, 2006…
LOKHU izwi ligcizelelwe kimi izolo ntambama, izwi eligcwele inkanuko nosizi:
ningilahlelani, bantu baMi? Yini embi kangaka ngeVangeli - ivangeli - engikulethela lona?
Ngize emhlabeni ukuzothethelela izono zakho, ukuze uzwe amazwi athi, “Uthethelelwe izono zakho.” Kubi kangakanani lokhu?
Ngithume abaphostoli bami phakathi kwenu ukuze bashumayele ivangeli. Ziyini Izindaba Ezinhle? Ukuthi ngafa ukuze ngisuse izono zakho, ngikuvulele iPharadesi kuze kube phakade. Kukucasula kanjani lokhu, Sithandwa Sami?
Ngikushiyile umyalo Wami. Yimuphi lo myalo omubi engiwubeke phezu kwenu na? Iyini le mfundiso ewumgogodla wokholo lwenu, le nkulumo yeBandla, lomthwalo engiwufuna kini?
“Thanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.”
Ingabe lobu bubi, bantu Bami? Ingabe lokhu kubi? Yilokhu ningilahla Mina? Ngabe ngibeke okuthile kulomhlaba okuzominyanisa inkululeko yawo futhi kucekele phansi isithunzi sawo?
Ingabe kungaphezu kwesizathu ukuthi nginiyalile ukuba ninikele ukuphila kwenu ngenxa yomunye—ukuba nginicele ukuba niphakele abalambileyo, nenze abampofu, nivakashele abagulayo nabanesizungu, nikhonze ababoshiwe! Ngikucelile lokhu ukuze uzuze noma ukulimaze? Ikhona ukuze bonke bayibone, akukho okufihliwe - kubhalwe ngombala omnyama nomhlophe: iVangeli lothando. Nokho niyawakholwa amanga!
Ngithumele phakathi kwenu iBandla Lami. Ngilakhele phezu kwesisekelo esiqinile setshe Lothando. Kungani nenqaba iBandla Lami, elinguMzimba Wami? Likhuluma ini iBandla lami elithukuthelisa izinzwa zakho? Ingabe umyalo wokungabulali? Ukholelwa ukuthi ukubulala kuhle? Ukungafebi na? Ingabe isehlukaniso sinempilo futhi siyanikeza ukuphila? Ingabe umyalo wokungafisi izinto zomakhelwane wakho? Noma ingabe uyavumelana nokuhaha okuye kwacekela phansi umphakathi wakini kwashiya abaningi kangaka belambile?
Yini bantu bami engibathandayo enibalekela? Uzitika kukho konke ukungcola futhi uvuna isivuno sosizi, izifo, ukudangala kanye nesizungu. Anikwazi yini ukubona ngezithelo zenu lokho okuyiqiniso nokungamanga noma okuyiqiniso nalokho okungamanga? Yahlulela umuthi ngezithelo zawo. Angininikanga yini ingqondo yokwahlukanisa okubi nokuhle na?
Imiyalo yami iletha ukuphila. O uyimpumputhe kangakanani! Inhliziyo elukhuni kangakanani! Niyabona phambi kwamehlo enu isithelo sokuphikisa ivangeli elishunyayelwa abaprofethi bamanga besitha. Yonke indawo isithelo salelivangeli lamanga owamukelayo. Kungakanani ukufa okufanele ufakazele ezindabeni zakho? Kungaki ukubulawa kwezingane ezingakazalwa, abadala, abangenacala, abangenakuzisiza, abampofu, izisulu zempi - lingakanani igazi okufanele ligeleze ezimpucukweni zenu ngaphambi kokuba kuphuke ukuzidla kwenu bese niphendukela Kimi? Bungakanani ubudlova okufanele bube nobusha bakho, zingaki izidakamizwa, ukuhlukana kwemindeni, inzondo, ukuhlukana, izingxabano, kanye nemibango yazo zonke izinhlobo okufanele unambithe futhi uzibone ngaphambi kokuba uqaphele iVangeli eliyiqiniso nelivivinyiwe leZwi Lami?
Ngizokwenzenjani? Ngizothuma bani? Ungakholwa uma ngithumela uMama waMi kuwe na? Ubungakholwa yini uma ilanga belingajikeleza, kuvela izingelosi, nemiphefumulo yesihlanzo ikhale ngamazwi ongawezwa? Yini esele ukuze iZulu lenze?
Ngakho, ngikuthumelela Isiphepho. nginithumelela isivunguvungu, esiyakuvusa izinzwa zenu, sivuse imiphefumulo yenu. Lalela! Iyeza! Ngeke kulibale. Angiyibali yini yonke imiphefumulo ewela phakade emlilweni waseSihogweni, ihlukaniswe phakade naMi? Anicabangi ukuthi ngikhala izinyembezi, ukuthi ukube bekungenzeka, zingaminza wona amalangabi awo? Kuyoze kube nini ngibekezelela ukubhujiswa kwabancane Bami?
Bantu bami. Bantu bami! Kubi kangakanani ukuthi ngeke uzwe iVangeli! Maye kulesi sizukulwane esingalaleli. Zimbi impela ivangeli, lapho lilahlwa, liguqulwa libe yigeja libe yinkemba.
Bantu bami… buyelani Kimi!
Khona-ke uJehova wangiphendula wathi:
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Kwenze kucace ezibhebheni,
ukuze oyifundayo agijime.
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ubufakazi kuze kube sekupheleni; ngeke kudumaze.
Uma ilibala, yilinde,
ngokuqinisekile liyofika, aliyikulibala.
(Habakuki 3:2-3)
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