17. INkosi uJesu inguNkulunkulu onomusa nothando. Kuphela nje uma sisekela igama leNkosi uJesu futhi sigcina indlela Yakhe, sikholwa ukuthi lapho ebuya, ngeke asishiye, futhi siyohlwithwa ngokuqondile singene embusweni wezulu.

Izikhombo Zamavesi EBhayibheli:

“Akubona bonke abathi kimi, Nkosi, Nkosi abazongena embusweni wezulu; kodwa lowo owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini. Abaningi bazothi kimina ngalolo suku, Nkosi, Nkosi, asizange siphrofethe ngegama lakho? Futhi sakhipha namadimoni ngegama lakho? Futhi ngegama lakho senza imisebenzi eminingi emihle? Khona-ke ngizobe sengifakaza kubo ngithi, anginazi: sukani kimi, nina enenza okubi” (Mathewu 7:21-23).

Impendulo Evela Ezwini LikaNkulunkulu:

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

Noma ubani ongakholelwa kuNkulunkulu esimweni somuntu—okungukuthi, noma ubani ongakholwa umsebenzi namazwi kaNkulunkulu obonakalayo futhi ongakholelwa kuNkulunkulu obonakalayo kodwa kunalokho ekhulekela uNkulunkulu ongabonakali osezulwini—akanaye uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni Yakhe. Bangabantu abangalaleli futhi abaphika uNkulunkulu. Laba bantu bazontula ubuntu nezizathu, bengalikhulumeli iqiniso. Ngoba laba bantu, kuningi abangakukholwa ngoNkulunkulu obonakalayo nongokoqobo, uNkulunkulu ongabonakali futhi okungabonakali sengathi ungokoqobo, ukude kakhulu nezinhliziyo zabo. Abakufunayo akulona iqiniso lento engokoqobo, futhi akuwona amaqiniso okuphila, akuhlobene nezinhloso zikaNkulunkulu; kunalokho balwela ukufica injabulo. Noma iziphi izinto abazifuna kakhulu nabazifisayo, ngaphandle kokuthandabuza, kusuke kuyizinto ezizuzisa bona nezifunwa yibo. Okuwukuphela kwento ebenza bakholelwe kuNkulunkulu ukuthi bafuna ukwanelisa izifiso zabo, hhayi ukufuna iqiniso. Ingabe akubona yini abantu ababi laba? Bazithemba ngokwedlulele, futhi abakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu osezulwini angababhubhisa, laba abazibiza “ngabantu abalungile.” Esikhundleni salokho, bakholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyobavumela basale, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, uyobanika umvuzo wokuhle, ngoba bamenzele izinto eziningi uNkulunkulu, futhi babonisa “ubuqotho” obukhulu Kuye. Uma befuna uNkulunkulu obonakalayo, bebeyomelana ngokushesha noNkulunkulu noma bathukutheliswe ukungafezeki kwezifiso zabo. Laba abantu abakhohlakalele ukwanelisa izifiso zabo; ababona abantu abaqotho abafuna iqiniso. Uhlobo olunjalo lwabantu lubizwa ngokuthi ngabantu ababi abalandela uKristu. Labo bantu abangalifuni iqiniso, abanakulikholelwa iqiniso. Bonke bangabantu abangakwazi ngokwengeziwe ukulondoloza ikusasa lesintu, ngoba awukho umsebenzi noma amazwi kaNkulunkulu obonakalayo abawakholwayo, futhi ngeke bakholelwe ekusaseni lomuntu nasendaweni yakhe. Ngakho, ngisho noma bemlandela uNkulunkulu weqiniso, basakwenza okubi futhi abalifuni iqiniso, abakwenzi nalokho okufunwa iqiniso. Labo bantu abangakukholwa ukuthi bazobhujiswa ngokuphambene yibona empeleni abazobhujiswa. Bonke bacabanga ukuthi bahlakaniphile, futhi bakholelwa ukuthi yibo abenza okushiwo yiqiniso. Ukuziphatha kabi kwabo bakubheka njengeqiniso futhi bayakuqhakambisa. Laba bantu abakhohlakele bazibona belungile; iqiniso balenza imfundiso, bese izenzo ezimbi bezenza iqiniso, futhi ekugcineni bayovuna abakutshalile. Lapho abantu bezibona khona belungile, yilapho beba khona ngabantu abazidlayo, yila bengakwazi khona ukuthola iqiniso; lapho abantu bekholelwa kuNkulunkulu osezulwini, yilapho bemphika khona. Laba abantu abayojeziswa.

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

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