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Usuku 8
IT kungenye into ukuzazi; ukubona ngokucacile iqiniso lobumpofu bomuntu ngokomoya, ukungabi nobuhle, noma ukusilela kwesisa senhliziyo — ngegama elilodwa, ukubona kwalasha wosizi lomuntu. Kepha ukuzazi kukodwa akwanele. Kumele ishade ne- ukuthobeka ukuze umusa usebenze. Qhathanisa futhi uPetru noJudas: bobabili babhekana ubuso nobuso neqiniso lokonakala kwabo kwangaphakathi, kodwa okokuqala ukuzazi kwakushadiswe ngokuzithoba, kanti kokugcina, kwakushade nokuziqhenya. Futhi njengoba izaga zisho, "Ukuziqhenya kwandulela ukubhujiswa, nomoya ozidlayo wandulela ukuwa." [1]I-Prov 16: 18
UNkulunkulu akakuvezi ukujula kobumpofu bakho ukukuqeda, kepha ukukhulula kuwe, ngomusa waKhe. Ukukhanya kwakhe kunikezwa ukusiza mina nawe sibone ukuthi, ngaphandle kwakhe, akukho esingakwenza. Futhi kubantu abaningi, kuthatha iminyaka yokuhlupheka, ukuvivinywa, kanye nosizi ekugcineni ukuvumela iqiniso lokuthi “uNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu, kanti angisiye.” Kepha ngomphefumulo othobekile, inqubekela phambili empilweni yangaphakathi ingashesha ngoba kunezithiyo ezimbalwa endleleni. Ngifuna wena, mfowethu othandekayo nawe dadewethu othandekayo, ukuba usheshe ngobungcwele. Nakhu ukuthi:
Lungisani indlela yeNkosi enkangala; lungisani enkangala umgwaqo omkhulu kaNkulunkulu wethu. Zonke izigodi ziyophakanyiswa, nazo zonke izintaba namagquma kwehliswe; umhlabathi ongalinganiyo uyakuba buthelezi, nezindawo ezimangelengele zibe yithafa. Inkazimulo yeNkosi izokwembulwa… (u-Isaya 40: 3-5)
Okungukuthi, ogwadule lomphefumulo wakho, oyinyumba yobuhle, lungisani uNkulunkulu umendo omkhulu: yeka ukuvikela isono sakho ngamaqiniso ayisigwegwe ayisigwegwe kanye nomqondo osontekile, bese umane ukuqonde ngqo phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Phakamisa zonke izigodi, okungukuthi, vuma zonke izono ozigcina ebumnyameni bokuphika. Yenza zonke izintaba namagquma kube phansi, okusho ukuthi, vuma ukuthi noma yikuphi okuhle okwenzile, noma yimuphi umusa onawo, noma iziphi izipho onazo zivela Kuye. Ekugcineni, lungisa umhlabathi ongalingani, okusho ukuthi, dalula ubukhali besimilo sakho, izigaxa zobugovu, izimbotshana zokukhubazeka okwejwayelekile.
Manje, silingeka ukuba sicabange ukuthi ukwambulwa kokujula kwesono sethu kungadala ukuthi uNkulunkulu oNgcwele Ngcwele asebenze ngenye indlela. Kepha emphefumulweni othobekile ngale ndlela, u-Isaya uthi, “Inkazimulo yeNkosi izokwambulwa.” Kanjani? Ngokuyisisekelo eziyisikhombisa izindlela lapho iNkosi ihambela enhliziyweni yethu. Esokuqala yileso ebesikhuluma ngaso izolo nanamuhla: ukuqashelwa kobuphofu bomuntu ngokomoya, obufakwe ebusosheni:
Babusisiwe abampofu emoyeni, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabo. (Math 5: 3)
Uma ubona isidingo sakho ngoNkulunkulu, umbuso wezulu usuvele unikezwa wena ezigabeni zawo zokuqala.
Ngelinye ilanga, ngemuva kokulandisa umphathi wami wezenkolo ukuthi ngangiphatheke kabi kangakanani, waphendula ngomoya ophansi, “Lokhu kuhle kakhulu. Ukube umusa kaNkulunkulu ubungasebenzi empilweni yakho, ubungeke ulubone usizi lwakho. Kuhle-ke lokhu. ” Kusukela ngalolo suku kuqhubeke, ngifunde ukubonga uNkulunkulu ngokungihlasela ngeqiniso elibuhlungu lami — noma ngabe liza ngomqondisi wami wezomoya, umkami, izingane zami, Isivuma sami… noma ngomkhuleko wami wansuku zonke, lapho iZwi likaNkulunkulu lihlaba “Naphakathi komphefumulo nomoya, amalunga nomnkantsha, futhi [uyakwazi] ukubona ukucabanga nemicabango yenhliziyo.” [2]I-Heb 4: 12
Ekugcineni, akulona iqiniso lokuthi unesono ukuthi udinga ukwesaba, kunalokho, ukuziqhenya okungakufihla noma ukukuchitha. Ngoba uSt. James usho lokho "UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa." [3]UJames 4: 6 Ngempela,
Uholela abathobekileyo ekwahlulelweni, ufundisa abathobekileyo indlela yakhe. (IHubo 25: 9)
Lapho sithobeke ngokwengeziwe, sithola umusa owengeziwe.
… Ngoba kunikezwa umusa omkhulu emphefumulweni othobekile kunokuba umphefumulo uqobo ucele ... —UJesu kuya eSt Faustina, Isihe Saphezulu Emphefumulweni Wami, Idayari, n. 1361
Asikho isono, noma ngabe sibi kangakanani, esizokwenza ukuthi uJesu asuke kuwe uma usivuma ngokuthobeka.
… Inhliziyo ethobekile, ithobekile, Nkulunkulu, awuyikulahla. (IHubo 51:19)
Ngakho ake la mazwi anikhuthaze, bangane abathandekayo — anikhuthaze njengoZakewu, [4]isib. ULuka 19:5 ukwehla emthini wokuziqhenya futhi uhambe ngokuzithoba neNkosi yakho efisa, namuhla, ukuzodla nawe.
Isoni esizizwa siphucwa ngokuphelele konke okungcwele, okumsulwa, nesibindi ngenxa yesono, isoni esizibona sisebumnyameni obukhulu, sihlukaniswe nethemba lensindiso, ekukhanyeni kwempilo, naku ukuhlangana kwabangcwele, nguyena umngane uJesu ammemele esidlweni sakusihlwa, lowo owacelwa ukuba aphume ngemuva kwezingcingo, lowo ocelwe ukuba abe ngumlingani emshadweni wakhe futhi abe yindlalifa kaNkulunkulu… Noma ngubani ompofu, olambile isono, ukuwa noma ukungazi yisihambi sikaKristu. —UMathewu Ompofu, Ukuhlangana Kothando, p.93
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Ukuzazi kufanele kushadwe ngokuzithoba ukuze umusa wakhe uKristu ngaphakathi kwakho.
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