Abanye Benu Babengalokho

KwaYena Abanye Bani

1 Korinthia 6:9-11

NguDavid Strain

Kwa sikhathi esinikiwe, ngimthokozela ukuba nithathe ikhophi yeLizwi likaThixo elingcwele ezandleni zenu, niphinde ndinge naye ekhayeni 1 Korinthia isahluko 6; 1 Korinthia isahluko 6. Sibuya kule ndima sasiyiqwalashele ngokufushanisiwe ngesikhathi esidlulileyo. Sasiyiqwalashele isahluko 6 iivesi 1 kuya ku 11 ngesonto eledlule. Sibuya ngoku ukuze siyiqwalashele iivesi 9 kuya ku 11 ngokweenzeleyo kule veki. Kwaye oku kunathiwe ekhasini 955 kwiincwadi zechika. Kwaye siyenziwa oku kuba apha, uMpostoli uPawulos wanika iingcebiso ezibalulekileyo nezomthala kubuKristu bonke abasokola ukuphila ubomi bokungcwele. Bekani isandla senu ukuba aningekho nani ubusokola ukuphila ubomi bokungcwele. Kulungile, ke ngoko la magama uya kuwafumana aniwafumana aniwafumana. Sonke siyazi ukuba sibizwe ukuba sihlale ubomi bokungcwele, kodwa uyazi ukuba ukuqonda loo mbizo wokungcwele nokuphila ngokwenene ziinto ezimbini ezahlukeneyo. Sinempikiswano ezandleni zethu. Ngokwenene, iWestminster Confession of Faith iyabiza loo mpikiswano “imfazwe eqhubekayo nengatholakaliyo” egquba phakathi kwentliziyo zethu. Kwaye siyazi, abo bethu benguKristu, siyazi ukuba yintoni loo nto. Siyawathanda amanono ethu, yaye siyamthanda iNkosi. Sifuna ukumthokozela yaye sifuna ukuziphulaphula amanono ethu. Kwaye ke kuwo umfazwe, njengoko uMpostoli uPawulos ayibeka ekupheleni kweRoma isahluko 7, “Olungileyo endilufunayo, andilwenzi. Ndifumana ndididekile, ndiphikisana. Kuwo umfazwe. Umoya ulwela ngokuchasene nenyama nenyama ngokuchasene noMoya,” njengoko uPawulos ayibeka encwadini yeGalathiya.

Impikiswano phakathi koBomi oBubini

Naye lo mfuthelo, lo mfuthelo nolondolo lw'ubomi bakudala, ngiNhlangwini chacekela wabonakal' ibandla lase Khorintho. Babethi struggling ukungcwalisa imikhwa y'ubomi bakudala eyayihlela ubomi babo. Ukhukh pride nokhukh boasting – uyakhumbula ematshabhini 1 kuya ku 4 – ukhukh pride nokhukh boasting kwabavusa ukwahlukana nokwahlukana phakathi kwabalandel' iKristu eKhorintho. Bathi bafuna ukuqonda okungcwele nokuhlakanipha, kodwa babonakala bengakhathal' xa amalungu ebandla enzen' izono zocansi, bengathand' ngokwanele ukwenza umlawulo w'ibandla othembekileyo. Naye, imiphikisano yabo mikhulu – njengathi sibone ngesonto eledlule – imiphikisano yabo yehla kakhulu kangang'okuthi baye ezinkantolo zikawonke-wonke njengabalandel' iKristu basakhalela abanye, baphinde balethe iVangeli ekhathazweni njengathi bazama ukuzuza ekulahlekeni kwabanye. Naye njengathi tsonyana, uThixo ethanda, ngesikhathi esizayo ematshabhini 6, abanye babo babekhonz' ibandla lase Aphrodite etik' umuzi wase Khorintho. Lo ibandla elingcwel' ngokuqhath' umthetho nokuthobela kw'ubomi bakudala.

Naye njengathi sifund' isigaba sathi kule ntsuku, ematshabhini 6 imigqa 9 kuya ku 11, umpostoli uPawuli ufuna ukubeka ezandleni zabase Khorintho, ezandleni zethu, izixhobo zesiBhalo nezomoya esingazisebenzisa kulo mfuthelo oqhubekayo nothath' ekungen' ukulwa nochi nesono kunsizak' ukuba singamephuza kunathi thina. Ukuba uyasikhangela isigaba, uyasibona ukuba yahluk' ngokwemvelo ibe ziingxenye ezimbini. Ematshabhini 9 na 10, kukho isilumkiso. Isilumkiso esith' ukuland' . Emigqeni 11, kukho isikhumbuzo, isikhumbuzo s'ububele esith' ukuland' . Kukho isilumkiso n'esikhumbuzo. Siza kuzikhangela zombini. Phambi kokwenza njalo, ngaba nina ningathand' ukugoba iintloko zenu kwenze lokuthi sicele uncedo lukaThixo? Masithand' .

O Nkosi, iLizwi lakho liyakhanya endleleni yethu. Yilampasi yezinyawo zethu. Imnandi kakhulu, icwengile kunoju oluvela kwihembe. Umthetho wakho uyavuselela imiphefumlo yethu. Ngakho-ke sithandazela njengoku thina unganika izindlebe zokuzwa lokho uMoya awusho kuKhotho emBhalweni eliNgcwele. Mabenamnandi; mababe ukudla kwabathanda ukudla ngokomoya. Mabenekhanya ekufikelweni kwethu. Mabenyobana ekupheleni kwethu. Nawe mabasisuze sibuyele kuJesu, ukuze simthembela phezu kwakhe sifumane konke imiphefumlo yethu iyadinga. Ngoba siyakucela egameni lakhe, amen.

1 Corinthians isahluko 6 eveseni 9. Eli ilizwi likaThixo:

Noma ingabe awazi ukuthi ababi abayikulandela umbuso kaThixo? Musa kukhohliswa: labo abahlekezayo ngenxa yezinkanuko zabo, nabadumekazi, nabahlukanayo, nabesilisa abaziphatha ngobhomoyi, nabantswi, nabahamayo, nabakhakayo, nabasebenzisa ulwazi olungileyo, abayikulandela umbuso kaThixo. Futhi kwakunjalo ngani kwenu. Kodwa ngehla, nathakathwa, nathwaliswa egameni leNkosi Jesu Kristo nangenxa yoMoya kaThixo wethu.

Amen, siyetusa uThixo ngilizwi lakhe eliNgcwele neli guneka.

Ilizwi Lokuxwayisa

Masiyacingereke kwilwazi lokuyisiza uPawuli awusinika sona kuqala nje. Ngaba nizokwazi ukubheka nami emavesini 9 no 10? Enye yezilingo ezinkulu xa ufika kule ndima kukugxila kwangaphambili ohlwini lwezono ezizokukhupha umuntu ekumkanini kaThixo uze utsibe ngqo phezu kwendawo yengxaki uqobo eKorinte. Sikhulume ngengxaki kwiveki edlule xa siqaphele umbuzo ophindaphindayo emavesini 1 kuya ku 11; ngokuqinisekileyo, uyaphindwa uze uphele ekupheleni kwesahluko. UPawuli, emavesini 2, abuza, “Ngaba awazi?” Uyabona kwakhona emavesini 3, kwakhona emavesini 9, kwakhona emavesini 15, 16, no kwakhona emavesini 19. Ngakho kuye kuye kuye kule ndima, uPawuli wababuza, “Ngaba awazi?” Oko kukuthi, babe kumele bayazi ezinye iinyaniso uPawuli azithathela njengzakhiwo nezinto zasekuqaleni, kodwa babonakala bengazi ngazo. Baye bazilibala, bazishiya, okanye bazilahla. Sathi ingxaki, ungayithetha, yubukhunjulwa bevangeli. Oko ndiko abakuhlupheka kubo, ubukhunjulwa bevangeli – iinyaniso abezazi kodwa bazilibala.

Kunciphiso lwezono

Naye kwivesi 9, ingxaki ethile eyabangela ukuba ukulibala kwabo kwezokholo kubenze bakhohlwe into yokunciphisa ubunono bokono nobunyanzeleyo bokungcweleleni ukuba umuntu afune ukuba nethemba lokuya ezulwini. Ubunyanzeleyo bokungcweleleni ukuba umuntu afune ukuba nethemba lokuya ezulwini. “Ngaba awazi ukuba abangadilikezi abayisuko kuthola umbuso kaThixo?” ubuza. Ngoku uPawuli uza kuqhuba loo nto ngendlela ezahlukeneyo kwezi zivesi zimbini, kodwa ngifuna ubone kuqala nje into ethe yayenzeka xa ukulibala kwezono kusikhokelela ukuba sikhohlwe iqiniso elisisekelo njengo. Ukulibala kwezono, ukulibala kwezokholo, kudala isikhala ekucincezeleni kwethu okufanele igcwaliswe. Uma isikhala asigcwaliswa yiqiniso leBhayibhile, ingozi yinto yokuba igcwaliswe ngobuxoki, ngaphutha, ngenkohliso. Naye uPawuli uthi kwivesi 9, “Musa ukukhohliswa.” Uyazi uma bekhohlwe loo maqiniso, loo maqiniso abafundiswa wona, ingozi enkulu yinto yokuba bakhohlwe. “Musa ukukhohliswa.”

Ukulungiswa Kwezinkolelo Ukulungiselela Isono

Kunezigaba ongazibona ekusilelekeni kwabantu baseKorinte ekulungeni kwabo okungokuziphatha. Kudingeka sibone ukuthi zinjani ukuze zingeze kwenzeke nathi. Uyazibona ekuxoxweni kukaPaul kufika lapho. Okokuqala, bayazingabala iqiniso elisisekelo noma bayaliceka noma bayalibala noma bayalishaya indiva. Bawela ekulibalengeteni kwePhospherwa. Okwesibili, kulelo vacuum lezokufundisa ekucabangeni kwabo kukraduka lokuzenzela ekhohlisayo. Njengoba bengazilaleli iqiniso, baqalisa ukulalela amanga. Baqalisa ukulungisa izinkolelo zabo ukuze baqine lokhu bakuthandayo ukonakala. Bathanda ukonakala kwabo. Futhi njengoba umbizo wokungcweba ngokuphelele ungasababonanga, mhlawumbe inkolelo ehlukile kufanele igojwe ukuze iqhube ukonakala kwabo ngcono. Uyabona, empeleni asinaqiniso lokonakala, khona? “Cha, anginazo iqiniso lokoncala. Ngithanda ukonakala kwami. Ngi naNkulunkulu iqiniso. Lokhu akuthandayo kimi kunzima kakhulu!” Futhi uma lo mqondo uqala ukusinzinga, uma singaqapheli, siqalisa ukulungisa izinkolelo zethu, izifundiso zethu, ukwenza indawo yezokuziphatha kwethu.

Ndinalowo mngani oseduze owaba umthumisi wePhospherwa edumelekileyo, efanana nezethu, ekholwa ekuqinisekeni nasekuqinisweni kweZwi likaNkulunkulu. Waqala umsebenzi wakhe kahle, kodwa emva kwawhile ukuziphatha kwake kwaqala ukungafani. Waqala ukunyamalala ngaphandle kwexazelo. Ngolunye usuku umkakhe wathola ubufakazi phakathi nezinto zakhe wokuthi wayephila ukuphila okubili. Futhi wathi umkakhe wamconfronta, wamshiya waza waqalisa ukuphila ubomi obukhululekile bomqingwa. Namuhla, usebenza njengumthumisi ebandleni elidumelekileyo eliphika ukuthi umqingwa unonakala. Uyabona ukuthi ukwenze njani? Izinkolelo zakhe nezokuziphatha kwakhe azikwazanga ukulingana. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi wayethanda ukonakala kwake, wahlengisa izinkolelo zakhe ukuze afake ukonakala kwake.

Ndiyo into eyayingozi kubantu baseKorinte. “Musa kukhohliswa,” uPaulo uthi kubo. “Musa ukukhohlisa!” Labo abaziphatha njengabathabatsheli bezocansi, nabo abakhonza izithombe, nabo abaphinga, nabo abaziphatha njengamadoda esoka, nabo abebi, nabo abalahlekela ukulangazela, nabo abalwisi, nabo abaphangi, abayi kulidla umbuso kaNkulunkulu.” Ukuphatha njengabathabatsheli bezocansi, ukuphinga, nokuziphatha njengamadoda esoka kwakujwayelekile eKorinte, kwakusemoyeni, kangangokuthi abakholekileyo esontweni babekhathazeka ukumelana nokucindezela kwamasiko okungenakuvinjelwa, ukuze baqale ukuzitshela ukuthi iimfuneko zikaJesu Kristu kubo kwakufuneka zilungiswe ukuze zilingane nomxholo wamasiko wamaGreko-Roma. Ungacabanga ukuba bazama ngesineke ukuchaza izinto ngokuqonda kwawo kuapostola Paulo, awuyi? “Owu qiniseka, Paulo, oku kungasebenza ePalestina, uyazi phakathi kwabantu baseYahudi abathembekileyo. Kodwa hhayi! Hhayi eKorinte! Hayi, ubona Paulo, ucansi ngaphandle komshado, ukuziphatha njengamadoda esoka, ukuphinga, kungase kube yizinto ezingafanelanga eYerusalema, kodwa emzini wethu omkhulu akuyona into enkulu. Ungalindela ngokuqinileyo ukuba senqabe umutsi, awuyi? Paulo, kufuneka uqonde ukuba uma uhlala eKorinte yinto nje yokwenza ishishini. Kwaye kutheni uma sisela iwayini elingaphezu kwelo abajwayelekile kuwe? Yini na ingxaki enkulu, Paulo?”

Kwayo-ke kwaya-ke uhambe. Kukwaziwa ukwamukela izinto ezithile. Isono, ekuqaleni, siyabukwa-buka bese siyavumelwa bese siyajabulela. Bese sona siyathathwa njenginto emhle, hhayi njengisono – kude kube yiso umapostle Paule – incane kakhulu, ikhethekile. Kuzwakala njengokujwayelekile, uyavumelana? Paule ufuna kutusiza umqondo wokuthi ngisho zikhanga kangakanani iziphakiso zelizwe ngokuchasene nalokho iBhayibheli elikubiza ngokuthi sono – iBhayibheli likubiza ngokuthi sono; izwe lithi akusona sono – ngisho zikhanga kangakanani iziphakiso zelizwe, Paule afuna tasiqonde ukuthi imiphumela yokwamukela sono njengendlela yokuphila inobubanzi obungunaphakade. Zinobubanzi obungunaphakade. “Musa ukukhohliswa. Wala abantu abahlezi beziphatha ngobulala, namabane, nabahlukanisi, nabantu abaziphatha ngobungqingili, nabatshayeli, nabahamisi, nabakhakhi, nabahlazisi, nabaphangi abayi kukuzuza umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Ubudala buyathathwa, vayi abakwaKorinte.”

Ubudlelwane phakathi koKukhonzwa Kwezinye Izithombe nozono zocansi

Ndikhange ndenze iphuzu ezimbili ngokushesha ngoluhlu lwezono uPawuli azishonenzayo lapha ngaphambi kokuthi siqhubeke. Kuyinto yokuqala, phawani kwivesi 9 phakathi kwaloluhlu lwezono zocansi, kukhona ukukhulekela izithombe. Kuyinto engaqondakali ukuyifaka lapho ukhuluma ngezonzo zocansi. Kuyinto engaqondakali kuphela mpaka uqonda futhi ukhumbule ukuthi ukukhulekela izithombe kwakusengxenyeni enkulu yenkolo yaseKhorintho ngenxa yezindlu zansika zikaApollo noAphrodite. Ukulala kocansi nabantu bobulili obufanayo kanye nokuzinika kwabafazi njengabathwala bensika kwakuyingxenye yubukhosi bokukhulekela kwabhekhanani kulezo zindlu zansika. Kwakuyinto ejwayelekile yubukhosi eKhorintho ukuzibandakanya kulezi ndo zocansi. Futhi kwakuyinto yokuthi kwakuyindlela yokuqondana nokukhulekela izithombe. Kodwa ingabe awucabangi ukuthi empeleni esikhathini sethu samanje, ukuxhumanisa kukaPawuli phakathi kokukhulekela izithombe nezonzo zocansi kukhuluma ngendlela efanele yobukhosi kule nkathi yethu? Ngubani na? Ukulawulwa kobuhlanga bocansi kunzima kakhulu kubuhle bemisindo yasebusuku, akunjalo na? Ngisho nokulawula imiphumela yezinketho. Ucansi yinto yokuzijabulisa kumabonakude ethu. Yinto yokuthengisa ezikhangisweni zethu. Ukulamba ngenkanuko yobuhlanga kunzima kakhulu futhi abantu abakholelwa kuKristu abanakekela imithetho yeBhayibheli yokuba ngumuntu ocansi bazishaywa ngaphandle kwendawo yubukhosi bazijeziswa ngokukholelwa kwinto ibandla elivumelekile eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezimbili. Ucansi yinto nje yokukhulekela izithombe namhlanje esikhathini sethu njengoba kwakuseKhorintho. Kuyinto efanele ukuqonda ukuthi ukulamba ngenkanuko yobuhlanga esikhathini sikaPawuli nasesikhathini sethu yinto yokukhulekela izithombe, yinto yubukhosi bokukhulekela izithombe.

Ukujula kwezono

Into yesibili yokwazi ngayo leli lista yindlela uPawuli akhuluma ngayo ngazo izinto ezimbi ayazikhankasayo. Akabizi ngqo izono; ubiza abantu abachazwa ziwo izono. Akakhulumi ngenkohliso yocansi, akhulumi? Ukhuluma “ngabo abanenkohliso yocansi.” Akakhulumi ngokunyanyasha; ukhuluma “ngabanyanyashayo.” Akakhulumi ngodukayo; ukhuluma “ngabodukayo.” Uyabona, izono libuyingozi kakhulu, libuyingozi ephakade njenguPawuli akhomba, ngqo ngoba liyindaba yento engaphezu kwindlela esiziphatha ngayo. Liyindaba yobuwakala. Akalizi nje. Isono siyehla sifik’ emizizini yowethu. UPawuli usitshela ukuthi ngenkathi sikholelwa futhi siqanisa yethu isizatho sokuthi kutheni silandela lezi zinto ngoba sicabanga ukuthi ziyasenza sikhululeke, uPawuli usitshela ukuthi okulungileyo akulunganga. Isono esilithandayo nesilandelayo nesenza izithixo, ekugcineni, sesiyasikhobisa. Siyasikhobisa siye sabusa. Sibese sidukayo. Siba “abanyanyashayo, abagxeki, abodukayo, abanenkohliso yocansi, abathandana besilisa nabesifazane.” Akulona inkinga yomsebenzi,indlela esiziphatha ngayo nje. Liyinkinga yobuwakala. Okusho ukuthi, singaphezu kwokwazi, njengoba kusho isisho. Singabi ngaphezu kwokwazi. Inkinga yethu yezono iyafika emizizini yowethu. Akulona nje inkinga yento esiyenzayo.

Ndiyo kanye yingakho umbuso kaNkulunkulu ukhishwe kubantu abachazwa ngenono yabo, abagqilwa ngenono ngoba inono iyinkinga yobuwakala. Uma ubheka futhi isigwebo 9, kunesakhiwo sesigwebo esithakazelisayo ngesiGreki sokuqala. Kunzima ukuhumusha ngesiNgisi ngaphandle kokuzwakala njengaYoda ekhuluma ngesenzi endaweni engafanele! Kodwa ngesiGreki sokuqala, igama elithi "ababi" esigwebweni 9 negama elithi "UNkulunkulu" ziseduze kakhulu nomunye ukuze kugqanyiswe ukuphambana. Nanku umbono, uyabona. Ababi noNkulunkulu bame ngokwahlukana. Bayahambisana. Isigwebo singafundwa okuthile njenga, "Awazi na ukuthi ababi, umbuso kaNkulunkulu ngeke wudume." Ababi noNkulunkulu bayahambisana. Inono ikhishwe ethu embusweni kaNkulunkulu. UPawuli ufuna siqonde uma sicabanga ukuthi asinawo umbono wenono, ngemuva kwakho konke, ukuthi inono ingahlaliswa futhi ijabuliswe futhi ilandelwe, hhayi, UPawuli ufuna siqonde iqiniso, sinenkinga enkulu kaNkulunkulu, inkinga enkulu kaNkulunkulu. Sizokhishwa embusweni kaNkulunkulu. [G2] Ngakho kunesixwayiso apha; isixwayiso esiqinile apha. Akunjalo? “Awazi na ukuthi ababi ngeke badume umbuso kaNkulunkulu?”

Isikhumbuzo soMusa

Kukhona futhi isikhumbuzo esimnandi. Ngaba ningehlola ndawonye nami isigaba 11? “Kanjalo bekunabanye bani. Kodwa nina bahlanjwa, nina basviwelwa, nina baqinisekiswa egameni likaNkosi yethu uJesu Kristo nangenxa yoMoya kaThixo wethu.” Zikuone ukuthi ukulibala kwabo iVangeli kwabaholela eKhorintho ekukhohlweni hhayi nje kuphela ingozi ekhishwe yi-sono; kwabaholela nokukhohlwa utshintsho olukhulu olulethwa yinhlanhla. “Kanjalo bekunabanye bani,” uyabakhumbuza. Isono ahlanga, sadlala ngabo. Zinjalo izinto. Yinto leyo eqondana kakhulu nendlela umphakathi wethu ucabanga ngayo namuhla, akunjalo? Emotifini eyodwa yamasiko eyahlukile yenkathi yethu – ukugcizelela konke kungenxa yendlela esizichaza ngayo. Kukhona nesiqiniseko esincane kulelo motifi masiko. Okwenzeka ngempela kule ndawo imayelana nobunikazi. Kodwa akusiyona intoyana esiyizenzela yona, esiyitholayo noma esiyikhethayo. Okwenzeka ngempela kule ndawo imayelana nobunikazi obusinikwa yisono esituslamulela noma iVangeli elitusikhulula.

Ubunikazi bangaphambili

I-Abhikorinthi, kubonakala, baqhubeka bezichaza ngalokho abake baba ngalo esikhathini sokudlula, esikhundleni sokuzichaza ngubani abanguye manje kuKristo. Izono zabo ziyaqhubeka zidominayo indlela abazicabangela ngayo ubuntu babo, hhayi uJesu. Kodwa uPawuli uyagcizelela kakhulu lapha, akunjalo? “Kunjalo kwakunye abanye benu.” Ngenkathi ube nguKristu, isono sakho esidominayo, esikuyeslayayo, asisakho ukubusa ekuphileni kwako. Isisakho ukuchaza ukuthi ungubani. Ubukhosi baso bwaphulwa waze wakhululwa. Awusenzi, mthembi kuJesu, awusenzi yena owayephambili ngomusa kaNkulunkulu. Dumisani iNkosi ukuthi lokho kuyiqiniso. Awusenzi yena owayephambili. Ngenkathi uzichaza ngisono sakho esikhathini sokudlula, ngempilo yakho yamandulo, empeleni unika izitha zomphefumlo wakho izikhali zokuzisebenzisa kuwe. Ngenkathi uqhubeka uzichaza njengo “gay Christian” noma “drunk Christian” noma “angry Christian” usenza isono sibe isilungisi somusa. Uthi, “Yebo, nginguKristu, kodwa isono sakho silungisa konke. Ngiqhubeka ngubuzwa kuso. Siqhubeka sidlala indima leyo iBhayibheli lithi asisakho.” Lokho ubuxoki, ukhohliso, uPawuli abayibiza iKhorinthi nathi ukuba siyigweme. UJesu uyinkosi ekuphileni kwako. Awusenzi yena owayephambili. “Ngenkathi umuntu eniKristo, unguye” – yini? Ungaphendula uma ufuna. Iphansi ngeke liwe kuwe! “Ngenkathi umuntu eniKristo, ungumdali omusha. Okudala kuhambile okusha kuvele.” Awusenzi yena owayephambili. Yisikhathi sokuqala ukuphila ekukhanyeni kobuntu bakho obusha kuJesu Kristo.

Uyahlanjwa

Ngesinye isikhathi, uma silwela ukulahla ubu-nd przeszłości yethu, kungenxa yokungaqondi kahle ngemvelo yokuguqulwa kobuKristu. Sivame ukucabanga ukuthi siyabhakthiza ngoba sikhethe thina uqobo ukuza kuJesu Kristu. Senzeke yona. Nxa uPawuli edwelisa izono, khona-ke uthi eveseni 11, “Zanjini ezinye zenu,” akusho yena, akusho, “Kodwa wena uzigezele. Wena uzisambise. Wena uzilungisise.” Ukube oko bekuyiqiniso, bekuyafanele kithi ukuzibuza njalo ukuthi isesi uJesu esinikelwa eVangelini ndio sona esizokwazi nokuzibonakalisa, sona esizokhetha ukusithanda nokusilandela nokusikhonza, kumba isono sethu. IJaji lisalindile. Kodwa lelo niekuyiqiniso. Hayi, iqiniso lile, wena wawugezwa, wena wawasambiswa, wena walungiswa. UThixo, ngomusa wakhe omkhulu, wangenele phakathi kwesigqila sakho sesono, wakuqaqa, waku- geza, wakusabalalisa ngomsebenzi wokungcweliswa nenjabulo ekhonzweni lakhe. Waku- bona ungumlungu emehlweni akhe ngoba ukulunga kukaKristu kwabalwa kuwe, wena wakwamkela njengesipho ngekrele nje. Wenzeke, kanye na- kanye. Amagama okuveter tense abalulekile. Asho ukuthi ngalinye lala mazwi lenzeka ngexesha elin- ciniwe, kanye na- kanye, agxiliweyo em- budulini. “Wawugezwa, wawasambiswa, oko wena wabalalisa wabekwa eceleni, wagcweliswa. Waw- alungiswa, akasoze aphindwa, akasoze alahleka. Hlambulukile. Hlambulukile emehlweni kaThixo egameni likaJesu Kristu.” Ngenxa yaJesu, uhlambulukile. Yilowo inqubo yakho yangempela. Yilowo inqubo yakho yangempela.

Woza Njengoko Nginguye

Nokho lokhu kuyasiza ngenxa zizinto ezimbili. Okokuqala, kuyasiza ngoba kusitshela ukuthi akekho ngaphandle kwesifundo senhl Grace. Abamukeli benu namhlanje abalalela lo myalezo bangase bazibuze ukuthi isono senu singakufanela yini ukuba wamkelwe nguJesu Kristu. Uzwa umlomo wakhe. Uhlazo lwakho luyiqiniso, lunzima. “Akangifuni! Ngibuke! Ngibone lokho engikwenzile! Ngibone abantu engibe! Ngibone indlela engiphathise abanye ngayo. Ngibone indlela engiziphathe ngayo. Akukho ndlela uJesu angangifuna ngayo.” Funda umshoyo we-11 futhi. “Kanjalo kwakuba njalo kwenu.” Abatshayeli, abagwegwezi, amantshontsho, abesilisa abathandana nabesilisa, abankulunkulu. Ibandla laseKhorinthu laligcwele bona. Ibandla lokuqala lePresbyterian ligcwele bona. Umbuso wasezulwini ugcwele bona.

Akekho idolater, akekho umuntu oziphatha ngeshoni ngenxa yokuziphatha kwakhe ngokobulili ezweni lamazulu, kodwa amazulu agcwele abantu abake baba njalo; abake baba njalo. “Abanye benu bake baba njalo.” Kuyethemba kubantu ababi nakakhulu kithi ngoJesu Kristo. Uyathanda ukuthatha aboni abanecala lokwenza okubi asebebenza. Uyathanda ukuwageza abehlanzekile. Ngakho woza kuJesu ungahlanzekile! Woza kuJesu useshoni! Woza kuJesu usaba njalo! Woza kuJesu noson' sakho siyakwenza yena yedwa. Uyakuwehlanza yena, yize uzizwe ungahlanzekile, uyakuwehlanza. Uyakuwehlalisa yena, hleze kwakha uny'akha ekhonzi ekugqileni kweson' sakho, uyakuwehlukanisa yena ube yimpilo enjongo ezisebenza ngokuswa kwakhe, enjongo ezisebenza ngendlela eyahlukileyo, ekhomba indlela eyahlukileyo emkhonzweni wakhe ekugcineni. Kwakha icala lakho ladzala, lafipalisa umu' wakho, wena useshoni, uyakuwehlanganisa yena ngenxa yobulungisa bukaJesu Kristo yedwa, yize Kristo akaluse wobulungisa bakhe aze akwehlanganise ungavaliwe yizinto zakho ezingcolile ngobuhle bendlela yakhe yokulalela. Yize ekamelweni lethrono lamazulu, uThixo uyakuwehlola yena angaboni son' sakho kodwa uyakuwehlola ungakhazeki ngenxa yobuhle boNyana wakhe. Uyathanda ukwenza yena loko kubantu ababi, abantu abanecala. Akekho umuntu ongena ngaphansi kwenceba kaJesu Kristo, ngakho woza, umoni onecala, uthole ukwamukelwa kuye. Kunokwamukelwa kwako kuye eJesu.

UThixo Uyakuwehlengisa

Kuyasiza nokho kubantu abakholekile, njengamaKhorinthia, abazizwa ukuthi yibo ababeyibo yibo okumele babe njalo. Ukewezwa njalo? Kuthi kusasa kuya kufana nosuku lwesikhathi esedlule. Ukuthi isono esikukhathazile wena, sokukhazimulisa nokukuchaza, siyakukathaza njalo nokukukhazimulisa nokukuchaza. Akunjalo. “Abanye babenu bebunjalo. Kodwa beni bahlanjwa, beni bahlanjululwa, beni baqinisekiswa.” Akukho kuphela uJesu akasulela, uyakuguqula. Uyakuguqula, ukuze kusasa, ngomusa wake, ungeke ube yilo ilowo muntu oyilo namhlanje. Uyakukenza uyafana naye. Akukho ithemba kuwe, ngaphandle kwePhakethe. Seno likukhaza, likuchaza, likukhosela, kodwa uJesu Kristu uyakunika isaznakazi esisha. Uyakunika isidalwa esisha, uyakunika ithemba nekusasa okukhazimulayo nokumuhle, ngokuhalalisela kwakhe kokuqala kusuka empilweni yakho. Ngakho vuka, noma ungumKristu noma ungumKristu namhlanje, vuka udehluke kuwele kanye nensefilitsha yakusono uje uJesu Kristu. Makakuhlanze. Makakususe ufake ekhonzweni lakhe, aguqulisele ekulungiseni kwakhe okulungileyo.

Ake sithandaze kunye.

Baba wethu, sivumelela kuwe ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi sivumela izono zethu ezisisukelayo zigcwalise umugqa wethu wonke wokubuka. Asiboni enye into ngaphandle kokuhluleka kwethu. Siyabaza ukuthi thina akasoze saba ngabanye kunathi esingaye manje, ukuthi umfologo wethu nesono awunangqondo. Sisizeni ukukhumbula iqiniso. Njengoba sithemba kuJesu, selivele asisabo abathi thina sasiyintoni, ekusasa asisuyi abathi thina singuye manje. Uyasebenza kithina ukutusenza sibe njengaye. Kanye nabo abangakayena abantu bakaKristu, sibathandazela manje. Siyacela ukuthi uwaye bonisa ukuthi umkhankaso wokwenene ebomini babo ukuthi sonzo, ukuthi mhlawumbe bakholelwa ngokuqinileyo njengamanje ikhulula, uyabacindezela futhi elinye usuku lubakhishayo ngonaphakade ekumeni kwakho. Bana inkinga enkulu kaThixo. Kodwa bayabonisa, bayabonisa ukuthi kukhona ithemba kubo, ukuthi bayakwazi ukwenziwa ziko. Futhi uyabacenga ngoku, ekuseni, ukuthi isikhathi esingumqhubekisi ebomini babo, uyabacenga ukuba bagobe amadolo kuKristu, abyenzeni abahlanzwe, abekwe eceleni, abekwe bahleliwe ekubulungiseni kombuso wezulu, njengamanje ngonaphakade. Ngoba siyacela egameni likaJesu, amen.