Ukwaphela kwamahloni

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UZephaniahu 3:14-16

NguGabe Fluhrer

Ngenkathi nihlezi, uma ungathanda ukuthatha iBhayibheli lakho uze uphendukele eNcwadini kaUZephaniahu isahluko 3. Uma ungazi ukuthi incwadi le ikuphi, akunandaba. Angazi ukuthi ngifanele yini ukukuvuma lokhu njengomkhulumi, kodwa kweyokuqala presbytery engahlala kuyo, kwadingeka ngibheke emkhakha ukuze ngiyithole incwadi! Kulungile? Ngakho lokho kwakungukuqala kweseminary, ngakho musa uzizwa kabi uma ungayitholi! Ikhasi 790 kuBhayibheli lakho loku tuma; 790. Futhi ukuze kukunika umkhathazo wokuthi siye kuphi emasontweni amabili aqhamuka kulezi mhlanga, sizobe sibheke 3:14-16 kule mvakwemini, bese ngoSuku lwesonto oluzayo, uThixo ethanda, sizobheka lokho okubizwa ngo [[BVRJohane 3:16] okuyinto eyodwa yemibhalo yami ethandwayo yeBhayibheli. Ngakho-ke bengicabanga ngala mabhalo kancane, futhisi thina sithele isahluko 3, imibhalo 14 kuya ku 16 kule mvakwemini; ikhas 790.

Masithandaze bese siye kuzwa iLizwi likaThixo.

Oyihlo, lokho esisanda kukuhlabelela yinto yethu enkulu yokuthemba kule mvakwemini – ukuthi uJesu, owakha phakha eminyakeni engaphezu kuka 2 000 eyedlulile, angakhuliswa kule mvakwemini njengowosindisi oyexukile, owanikelwa, owukuphela kwethemba lethu labonakele aboni. May colui khuluma anciphise ukuze uKristu akhule, agcwalise konke. Sithandaza ngamandla oMoya ukwenza iLizwi langempela neliphilayo nelibukhali kunompemba owenziwe ngezinhlangothi ezimbili, sithandaza konke egameni likaJesu, amen.

UZephaniahu 3, uqala emvini 14. Lokho iLizwi likaThixo:

Cula ngokuphandle, eyodwana kaZiyoni; mkhuleni, Israyeli! Thokozele, ujabhe ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, eyodwana kaJerusalema! iThixo ususe izahluko zokugweba zakho; usule izitha zakho. iNkosi kaIsrayeli, iThixo, ikhona phakathi kwako; ngeke uphinde usabe okubi. Ngalolo lolo, kutakushiwa eJerusalema: "Musa kusaba, eyodwana kaZiyoni; musa ukhulule imikhono yakho."

Utshani buchabuka, izimbali ziyawa, kodwa iLizwi likaThixo eliphilayo liyakuma phakade naphakade, amen.

Inkambani yendiza enkulu kunazo zonke yi-Southwest Airlines, futhi asisenayo lapha, njengoba ngafunda khona lapho sathutha khona! Iyayisindiso sethu sokubuya ekwamaphakade ePennsylvania phansi kuya eSouth Carolina ngenkathi ngisikhulile eWestminster. Futhi babenemkhankaso wokukhangisa emyakeni embalwa eyedlule, owawungenye yezinhle kakhulu engizibonile, nomugqa wokukhangisa wawuthi, “Ufuna ukubaleka?” Futhi kwakukhona lesi sikhala sokukhangisa lapho ubona lo muntu nalo muntu ohlala ekhona endlini yebhodi yebhizinisi enesilungulelo, ngokusobala izinhlobo zabasebenzi, futhi bobabili babo balingisa phambili yena ngokuthinta kwaqaqa ukubuka nxanye wathi, “Uyazi, bengifuna ukukutshela lokhu isikhathi eside, kodwa bengihlale nginezinhliziyo zikho.” Futhi wena uthola lo mchadzi wokuthi uthabathe amandla wabuka nxanye wamqabula isikhali wathi, “Nginguye!” Futhi yena wabuka njengomuntu othusayo waphenduka, wabona isikhala sokuphulaphula kuye, wathi, “Bamba okomzuzwana. Yini leyo?” Futhi ubona ubuso bakhe yena uthola, “O hayi!” Futhi umugqa wokukhangisa uza, “Ufuna ukubaleka?”

Ukuzila vs. Ukuhlazeka

Ndaza njengami bengicabanga ngalokho kule viki, kukhona izikhathi ezithile ezimpilweni zethu lapho sifisa ukuba nalokho okukhethwa, akunjalo? Lapho singeke nje sashiya konke – izimo, abantu, noma yini eyenzekayo. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, ngicabanga ukuthi sifuna ukushiya imiyekelo nezingxenye zezikhathi zethu ezedlule ezisenza kube namahloni. Futhi kudingeka sihlukanise ekuqaleni phakathi kobuzaza nehlazo. Umcwaningi wehlazo, uBrene Brown – uma ungazwanga ngaye, kulungile. Uma ungethani, wenze inkulumo enokubukwa okungaba ngu-30 million kuTED nge “The Power of Vulnerability and Shame.” Ikhona ukubukwa. Usemlile kakhulu kulesi sihloko futhi uhlukanisa phakathi kobuzaza nehlazo ngale ndlela. Uthi, "Ubuzaza buyinto yokwehluleka ukwenza into ngokuvumelana nomthetho nokuzwa ubuzaza obufanele bokusebenza – ukungaphatheki kahle kwengqondo ngalokho oke wephula." Futhi njengezakwaKristu, angicabangi ukuthi uyena, kodwa njengezakwaKristu, singavumelana nalokho. Lapho sehluleka ukuphila ngokomthetho kaThixo, kufanele sizwe ubuzaza.

ihlazo lihluke. Uthi, "ihlazo liyinto yokuzwa okungenalwazi nokungafaneleki kokuthandwa." Singakubeka ngamazwi amathathu. Ihlazo lithi kithi, "Awafanele." Ubuzaza buyinto yangasese. Ihlazo, njengoba umbhali athi, "linazo izinkomba." Yinto yobuntu. Yinto esiyenzile njengesiphambeko phambi kwabanye futhi iyinkumbulo ebuhlungu. Iyasenza sibe sikhathele lapho sicabanga ngayo. Futhi kukhona iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zehlazo, kulungile? Futhi kukhona ihlazo eliyinto – ihlazo okufanele luzwe phambi kukaThixo ngokwephula imithetho Yakhe. Kodwa kukhona ihlazo elingafanele ukuba khona. Izinto ezisenzwe kithi – ukuhlukunyezwa, ezinye izinto ezinjalo. Or situations we've been in where the overarching message to us has been, "You do not belong."

Naye umprofeti uZefaniya uza kuthetha kithi namhlanje mayelana nokuphela kwamashoni. Futhi makingisize umxholo wenu ngokushesha. UZefaniya ungo owodwa wabaprofeti abancane abayishumi nambili. Manje lelo gama lingahanxuteki. Isi ngokuze abangabi phansi eZwini likaNkulunkulu noma bangabalulekile njengamanye amalungu eZwi likaNkulunkulu. Babizwa abaprofeti abancane kuphela ngoba imibhalo yabo eTestamenteni Elidala ifushane kakhulu. Ngakho una abaprofeti abakhulu – uIsaya, uJeremia, uEzekieli, noDaniel. Futhi unabaprofeti abancane abayishumi nambili uZefaniya ungo wabo. Ubhala emyakeni engaba ngu-640 ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaJesu phakathi nombusho wokuguqula omkhulu weTestamenteni Elidala, uJosaya. Uma ubuya emuva ebukweni laboMfumi ufake mayelana noJosaya, ungu yena o buyisela ukukhanya kwaIsrayeli. Wenza umsebenzi omningi wokuguqula kwaIsrayeli ngaleso sikhathi.

Ngeke into eyodwa ekhethekile yebukweni likaZefaniya y ukuthi uvula umprofeti wakhe ngomthando wokwahlulela owenzeka emhlabeni wonke eTestamenteni Elidala. Okuthiwa y umthando wokwahlulela owenzeka emhlabeni wonke, akusiyo into enje yeminye yabaprofeti lapo uNkulunkulu athi, “Bheka, ngiza kukwahlula, kwaIsrayeli, ngenxa yonk’ idolatriya yakenu njeng’ ngenxa yazo zonke izono zenu njeng’ ngenxa yazo zonke izindlela ohanzele ngazo kum.” Wenza kanjalo, kodwa uqala ngokwahlulela emhlabeni wonke. Wonke umuntu angena kulolu daba. Akekho othola ukuphunyuka. Ngakho le bukhoni linemilayezo eminingi emibi mpaka kufika kuleli khapithali. Futhi ingumthando umshumayelo onquma ithoni yonk’ okulandelayo yivesi eli-11. “Ngosuku lolo, aningabi namashoni.” Futhi sibona ukuthi, “Ngosuku lolo,” umshumayelo uphinda ebesikleni namhlanje. Futhi uNkulunkulu athembisa ukwenza lapho athi, “Ngiza kukususa onke amashoni akenu” – kuleli cala, amashoni afanele – “Ngiza kukususa onke lolo iNkosi ikubhadhadisele.” Yilapho siya khona isonto elizayo.

Kwa ndlela, le yinto eyinhloko leyo uZefaniya afuna ukuyisho. Uhl shame luphela lapho si thandaza kuThixo ngaphandle koku thwala ntoni na Nguye ngokungenzi ntoni kithi, kwaze kwaba khona ukwesaba phambi kwakhe. Uhl shame luphela lapho si thandaza kuThixo ngaphandle koku thwala ntoni na Nguye ngokungenzi ntoni kithi, kwaze kwaba khona ukwesaba phambi kwakhe. Kwaye lezo “zinto” zizo thwala izihloko zethu zithathu. Kwaye verse 14, Akukho Zinto Zokuzithwala. Verse 15, Akukho Hlulelo. Kwaye verse 16, Akukho Ukwesaba.

Akukho Zinto Zokuzithwala

Ngikh bese nina lapho futhi verse 14 – Akukho Zinto Zokuzithwala. “Cula ngoku phezulu, ndodakazi kaZiyoni; qhuma, Israyeli! Jabulani ni thandele ngoku phezulu, ndodakazi ka Yerusalem!” Njengoba ngi shilo ngaphambi kwalokhu, si zwa nto kuphela kodwa ntoni na wena unayo verse yalahlwa phakathi kwako konke lokhu. Kwaye le verse iza njengento eyothusa. “Qhuma; jabulani” – ulimi oludlula into eyothusa, leyo esingayisho into yesi kathixo. Sinako thuba lokucabanga ngakuthandaza njengalokhu. Kwaye zinto eziningi ezimthandayo ngesi thiko sethu ngeso lomthando kaThixo kwaze kwaba kwakheke umthando, kodwa ngaba ba honest na ithu, asikwenzi into yoku jabulisa. Kwaye lokhu? Ngoba ngi ya emikhosini yebhola lenina kwandikhumbuza ukuya emikhosini yebhola na abangani bami ekhaya lapho ngi khona umshana ekolishi owakha umuntu omthobile waze waba kwakheke umuntu oyi animal! Waqhuma waze wagida waze wamphakanyisa izwi kwaze kwaba njengathi akekho umuntu!

Indlela Yoku Relate na Thixo

Naye indaba yami ngale. Xa sibuka imidlalo yezemidlalo iqembu lethu seliphumelele – akudingeki ngikutshele ukuthi kwakunjani xa iOle Miss yashesha iAlabama, noma, ithuba elilinganayo lapha, noma xa iState yashesha iOle Miss kulo nyaka. Ngabona ukujabula okuningi emaqenjini womabili. Naye xa lokho kwenzeka, sonke silahlekelwa isithibelo. Silahlekelwa umqondo wethu wokuziphatha xa iqembu lethu liphumelele. Naye yilo kanye elithi umprofeti afike kulo. Umprofeti uthi xa lokho kwenzeka, xa siqonda ukuthi uThixo wenzani, xa ifika ekhaya kwethu, yilona yini olwenzekayo – ukujabula okuphelele; ukucula; ukujabula ngalokho uThixo akwenzile. Naye yilo umbuzo. Yini kuwe esenza ujabule khona njengamanje? Yini esiyijabulayo? Naye uThixo uthi, “Esinye sezinto engizenzayo kukuthatha lejabulayo oyenzayo,” ezinhle futhi zimnandi futhi akukho mali mpahla yokujabula ngiqembu lezemidlalo, kodwa Uthi ziyonke zikhomba eqinisweni elikhulu. “Yilona indlela yathi ngifuna wena uphendule kimi. Yilona indlela yathi ngifuna wena uhlangane nami.” Yilona elithi uThixo kubo. “Ngifuna wena ube naleyo njabulo malunga nalokho engikwenzayo ebomini bakho.”

Ndipo qaphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabayala nini ukuba benze lokhu. Akusiyo lapho konke kunya njengokuhle. Zonke ziyiizithembiso ngalokho uNkulunkulu azakufeza. Zonke zinto ezizayo. Lokhu akukabenzeki. UNkulunkulu uthi, “Ngaphakathi kokulinda kwenu, phakathi konke okuwile, Israyeli, thokoza!” Ingabe lokhu akuyahambisani nengqondo noma yini? Yaye lokhu uthi kithi. Uthi, “Yini ekunika ihlazo elikhulu? Ingabe yinto evela kwixesha elidlule? Ingabe yinto owathi ngayo ekudleni? Ingabe yindlela oziphethe ngayo ngesikhathi uvele phesheya kanti bekunofakazi? Yini ekunika ihlazo elikhulu?” Kwa-Israyeli, kwakuyukungamshiya uNkulunkulu. Bamshiya. Bahamba baye kude bathi, “Sizokuya emva kwezin偶像.” UNkulunkulu uthi, “Angikenzanga nawe. Phakathi kokuthi Ngibandakanyeke ekuhlaziseni ihlazo lakho” – yaye sizokhuluma ngalokhu ngomzuzu – Uthi, “Ngaphakathi kokulinda kwenu, thokoza.” Wena nami singaba nokujabula khona kanye, kule ndawo, kulebusuku. Lowo yisithembiso esimnandi. Kwaye siyakubona endaweni yokuqala uNkulunkulu asibiza ukuba simthande yena, simkhonze yena, sijabule kuye ngaphandle kokubamba. Akukho kubamba. Ukulahla okungenakuthenwa ekujabuleni kwabo noNkulunkulu.

Akunahlulelo

Khona indawo yesibili, bheka umv. 15 kuNgeni Yomahlulelo. “Inkosi isuse izahlulelo zikimi; uyisuse izitha zami. INkosi, iNkosi uMlethiwayo, ikhona phakathi kwenu; ngeke usaba nanje ukwesaba okubi.” Kutheni sifanele sijabule? Umprofethi uthi, “Ngoba ngisuse izahlulelo zangaphakathi zokungahloniphi kanye nezithiyo zangaphandle zokujabula Kimi.” Uyabona yona loo lwimi? “Inkosi isuse izahlulelo zikimi.” Bheka, lokhu yisizwa sethu sangaphakathi sokuziva sinone kanye nehlazo esinazo sonke. Siyazi, ngokwethu, ngokudalwa ngumfanekiso kaThixo, asiphi lapho kufanele khona, ngaphandle kukaJesu. Sonke sinazo iintlobo zokukhathazeka okunzulu. Sizama ukuzifihla ngezindlela ezahlukahlukeneyo. Asazi ukuba yini ngakho, de uThixo avule amehlo ethu. Siyazi asiyohlonipha. Siyazi kufanele sibe namahlazo phambi kukaThixo. Siyaziva yona. UThixo uthi, “Ngiya kukususa lokho.”

Kwaye emva koko, uya kuzo izizathu zangaphandle. Uthi, “Ngiya kukususa iintshaba zenu. Naluphi na usongo kuwe, Israeli, ngiya kukususa.” Cinga ngako oko, ekubhekiselele ehlazweni. Abantu abasenza sibe namahlazo kubomi bethu, bangaba ziintshaba, bangabi. Into yile ilele. Okuthembisayo uThixo apha, kukususa nantoni zangaphandle kuthi, ezisenza sibe namahlazo. Ngamanye amazwi, isithembiso, sithi akuya kuphila mboni, kuba akuya kuphila nesiseko sahlazo. Yilokho uThixo akwenzayo, kuba uhlazo, luba lukhona ngabanye.

Uxolo lweNyaniso

Naye uThixo akhuluma lokhu kithi, uyasibiza ukuba sibonelele ngokuqinisekile ukuthi sonke, ngenxa yalezi zokuhlasela kithi – noma zivela kwabanye, ezivela ezitha, kwabahlazisayo, nokho lokho kukhona – Uyathi lokho kuthi sibe abaxhalayo njalo. Ingabe asikhathazeki kakhulu? Ingabe ihlazo lisenza sikhathazeke? Mhlawumbe wena uhlaziswe kusenesikhathi ebomini bakho futhi phakathi ndawo yempilo yakho uzibuze, “Ngingakwazi ukwamukelwa? Ngingakwazi ukungena eqenjini? Ngingakwazi ukwenza ngokwanele?” Futhi lokho kuthi kubuyele, futhi, ekukhathazekeni. Sikhatazeka uma siphephile. “Ngingakwazi ukulimala ngomzimba, ngengqondo ngumuntu oyedwa? Kuyini okuzo kwenzeka?” Khathazeka, khathazeka, khathazeka. Futhi nanku uThixo akhuluma. Uyathi ungangathola ukuthula okuyiqiniso, ukujabula okuyiqiniso, lokho bonke abantu abakufunayo futhi abambalwa abakutholayo. Uyathi kunalokho, kwabuzwa, ukuze ubuze, vanje.

Naye uThixo uyabubeka khona. Uyathi, “Ngeke uphinde wabesaba ububi.” Ingabe uyabesaba ububi? Nami. Ngingakwazi ukwazi lokho. Ngingathola nami kukhula abantwana bami. Ningababa abantwana kunami; ningangitshela indlela yokubamba lokho! Naye abantwana bami bekhula, nina abaningi ukwesaba okhona emhlabeni njengo xhala kubo. Futhi ewe, ndiyavuma futhi ndicela iNkosi ukuba inisize kodwa yikhona nami njengalapho uvuka ekuseni. Futhi lokho uThixo akhuluma kithi. Isithembiso esikhulu asiphinde sabesaba ububi. Singayeka ukukhathazeka singayeka ukwesaba tuhlangabezane nokuthula kukaThixo. Sizobuya kulokho ekupheleni.

Khona uqaphele ukuthi uThixo wathi khona. Wathi “uKumkani wakwa-Israyeli, iNkosi, ukhona phakathi kwenu.” Lo kwaba yisiyethembiso esikhulu sakwa-Israyeli, akunjalo? Uma ufunda uqhubeka ngemibhalo yaseTestamenteni Eladlweni, uqala khona ufunde iGenesise – indlela abantu abavela ngayo, khona ufinyelela kwaAbrahamu khona uThixo abiza abantu abathile khona bahlupheka. Khona uThixo wabakhulula ekuguleni khona behlala ngaphandle kwemikhawulo yaseYiphutha. Khona bathi, “Sifuna ukumkani njengamanye amazwe aseduze nathi!” Khona uThixo wathi, “Cha, anafuni, kuba loo kumkani uza kubahlupha oonyana benu kwenza kube mandundu kuwe. Kwaye kutheni nifuna ukumkani xa Ndingukumkani wenu?” Khona baya, “Hayi, hayi, sinike ukumkani!” Khona wabapha ukumkani. Khona silapha, phantse iminyaka i400 okanye i500 yakwa-Israyeli ukuba naukumkani, khona masibone ukuba bayaphila njani. Ubukumkani buqhekekile phakathi koentla nowasezantsi; kube nomvukelo omningi nezivukeli. Nkosi loo mntu ngokwathi kaThixo wahluleka ngendlela enkulu kangaka uThixo wal проклясть intsalela yendlu yakhe nabantwana bakhe kulandela kwakhe ngenxa yobulala bakhe nobulwazi! Ayihambi kakuhle kwa-Israyeli! Khona lo siyethembiso, “Ndifika kuni. Ndiya kuba nguKumkani wenu njengoko ndithembisile.”

Amagama Angam Binzana nje

It reminds me of a story I read recently about a woman who was married, had a couple of kids and a great marriage by all accounts. And one day, she just up and left. She said, “I can’t do this anymore,” and walked away. Her husband was crushed and he kept calling her, with the kids on the phone, and said, “Just talk to them.” And she would just hang up. So finally he was able to track her down and find where she was and at great cost to himself – financially, emotionally, physically, everything else – he finds her and comes to her and says, “I love you. Please come back!” And she broke down in his arms. And he said, “We called you. We wrote letters. Why didn’t any of that have an impact?” She said, “Before, it was just words. Then you came.”

Kwayo ke ukukhumbula iSraeli lapho ilindele khona. Lokhu nje kuphela amazwi. "INkosi, iKumkani yenu, iyakuza phakathi kwenu." Kwayo ke ukukhumbula kwetu, akunjalo? Siphila esikhathini esiqhekekileyo, esingahambelani, nesingaxhumene. Akuyona into eyathakazelisayo yini ukuthi ngesikhathi sozakwethu omkhulu phakathi kwama-smartphone, iikhompyutha zethu, ne-iPads zethu, singisikhathi esingaxhumene kakhulu kunabo bonke abake baphila. Futhi silindele ukuba umuntu athi kusho ukuthi siye kuphi, ukuthi siye njani, nokuthi kutheni ukhona xa sifika. Silindele iKumkani. Silindele umuntu athi kusho ukuthi senzeni, kodwa ngenxa yesono, ngesikhathi esifanayo, asifuni ukuba umuntu athi kusho ukuthi senzeni. Sithukuthela kakhulu kubantu abaphakathi kwenu. Futhi uThixo athi, "Ngi iKumkani ungayethemba. Ngi yaya kuwe. Ngi ngimnandi kunabo bonke abantu abaphakathi kwenu. Ngi ngeke kukulahla. Ngi nguye oya kubantu abahlazekileyo ukuhamba nabo."

Akukho Ukwesaba

Ndiyo, lokhu luyisiqalo sethu sokugcina lapha, umBhalo 16. Ukwesabi – isihloko sethu sesithathu. “Ngalolo lolo usuku kutheke kuJerusalem: ‘Musa ukwesaba, iZiyoni; musa ukudlaya iminwe yakho.’” Yini “lolo usuku”? Siyafunda ngalokho njalo njalo kuTestamente Yakudala, “ngalolo usuku; ngalolo usuku.” Ngicabanga lapha ikakhulu unencazelo. Cinga ngakho ngale ndlela. Uma uma uze ubuke imintshakazi ukusuka eceleni, zibukeka njengamaphethini njengalawa – phezulu naphansi. Uma uma ku omunye wabo, zonke zibukeka njengentaba eyodwa. Yilokho kanye uZekhariah abukayo ekufikeni kukaJesu esikhathini esizayo. Ngakho ukufika kukaJesu kunje njengentaba yokuqala eseduze naye; ukufika kokuqala kukaJesu. Ukufika kwesibili kukaJesu kunje njengentaba ekude. Yena ubeka zombili ndawonye njengoba ebuka phansi emikoridorini yesikhathi. Yena uthi, “Kuyosuku lokufika lapho zonke izinto zizophela” nalolo usuku kwaqala ekufikeni kokuqala kukaJesu. Yena wamisa umbuso. Wasondeza uThixo. Wafika kithi. Akusazange kube yizwi; kwaba khona. Kwaba nguJesu, oyilo uThixo osokhona nathi. Yena wase ubuka phambili kulolo usuku lokuthi sonke silindele lapha. Lolou suku lapho zonke izinto ezisesehlathini zizosekwa yiqiniso. Lapho ukholo luzosekwa yumbono, yona sonke sizobona zonke izinto ngamehlo ethu lokuthi uprofethi asibonisa yona hona lapha emifanekiso nasezimfihlakalweni. Lolou suku lukhulu, lapho zonke izinto ezisenza sikwehluke kuThixo, sikwehluke ebusweni Bakhe, sikwehluke phambi kwabanye zizosekwa, zizosekwa, zizosekwa. Yena uthi, “Ngalolo usuku, kutheke, ‘Musa ukwesaba.’”

Ungalahli Ithemba

Ndipo phawisisa indlela asebeke ngayo. “Mani ningavumi ukuba izandla zenu ziduke.” Umhlaziyi oyedwa uchaza ngale ndlela. Uthi, “Izandla ezilahla umsebenzi ziwopha ekuphelelwe lithemba ngenzululwazi ezibangela umuntu angakwazi ukwenza nantoni.” Ekuphelelwa lithemba ngenzululwazi ezibangela umuntu angakwazi ukwenza nantoni. Ngaba ukewe wazizwa ngaloo ndlela? Ngaba uke wawuka wabheka ubomobakho, mhlawumbi wabheka ihlazo ebekhona kubomobakho, wathi, “Ndingi nambomvu wokuvuka namhlanje?” UThixo uyakwazi ngaloo nto. Uthi yiyo loo nto ezibangela izandla ziduke. Kwaye Uthi, “Mani ningavumi ukuba izandla zenu ziduke.” Kutheni? Ngenxa yale nto uya kuyenza ngaloo mini. Ngaba uyazi ukuthi yintoni eyayithandwa nguJesu “Ngeke wenza”? Siquzakhela izinto eziningi. Ndikholelwa ngamanye amaxesha siyaliphutha kakhulu eli xesha sifikira ngoJesu njengo mntu ogxile ekonzeni into ezingezinhle oyisoloko esithi, “Ngeke wenza”. Uthetha kakhulu ngaloo nto. Kodwa eyayithandwa nguJesu “Ngeke wenza” yale: “Ngeke woyike. Musa ukwesaba.” Yiyo loo nto athethayo ukuze singoyiki, ekwenzekeni kwalo lesi vesi. Kwaye uThixo uthi, “Xa ukuphelelwa lithemba kuseza, xa ungazizwi wokuvuka, xa ucinezelwe yinzululwazi zakho,” Uthi, “Musa ukuphelelwa lithemba. Kuseza umhla apho kungeke kuphelelwe lithemba. Cinga ngaloo nto. Phila ngaloo nto.” Sizobuya kuyaloo nto kwixesha elizayo nje.

Kuthetha ukuthini konke lokhu? Ngithe sizobuya kukho konke lokhu ngomzuzu nje. Nanku umzuzu. Kuthetha ukuthini konke lokhu? Siyabona kanjani uJesu lapha? Ngicabanga ukuthi kunezindlela eziningi. Okungeke kuphuthelwe y ukuthi uThixo ugcine isithembiso Sakhe kithi lapha ekufikeni kukaKristu. Singaqala ukugxila Kuye esikhundleni sendaba nenkulumo eyasitshela ihlazo. Singaqala ukugxila ekuphileni Kwake, ekuphileni Kwake okuphelele. Ukuphila Kwake okwamsusa ekhoneni ekugcineni kodwa ukuphila kothando nozwelo nokubekezela nokuthamba nabantu abahlazekile njengawe. Uma ungabaza ukuthi ngabe kukhona uyakuqonda ihlazo lakho, uYena yiyo. Futhi uma ungabaza ukuthi uThixo uyakuthanda, uma uzizwa ungafanele, uma uzizwa ungakabali, uJesu uthi, "Uyakabali. Uyakabali Kwange. Ngize kwenze." Uyeza kithi uJesu uthi yiyo owenza, ngokucacile, asuseke ukwesaba kwethu. UThixo angenza kanjani lezithembiso? “Ngeke, ngeke uphinde wesabe." Ngoba okwesaba kakhulu, uJesu uyathathile endaweni yethu. Uyinkosi phakathi kwethu owatithembisile, kulungile? Uyinkosi yezinkosi noNkosi weNkosi. Wazalwa yinkosi yamaJuda. Ngisho noHerodi wezwa ngayo, umbusa wamapagani. Kodwa Uyinkosi ovela hhayi efana nezinye izinkosi. Uyinkosi ovela ekuthakazeni, ekubandayo, ekugcineni uyafa ngewala nelihlazo.

Kutheni? Ngoba kusukela kwababa bokuqala begadini bengewala nelihlazo, sonke sizwa ihlazo. Sonke senze ihlazo ekuphileni kwomunye. Kwadlula uJesu, uAdam owesibili nowamakhulu, ukuya ehlazweni lethu, ukuthatha ukungenala kwethu njengathi ukuze afe ekhoneni ukuze “abanye ihlazo lethu nelize.” Kungenxa y lokhu singaba nakwesaba. Ukwesaba okukhulu esingakwesaba y ukwesaba kohlulelo lukaThixo esingakudumela sonke, iIsrayeli yayikudumela. Futhi uThixo athembisa, “Ngizokwenza indlela yokuthi lokho kungenakwesabi kwenze," lokho kugcwaliseka kuKristu, ekufikeni Kwake kokuqala.

Inyazo ayifi ngokulula, njengoba ibonakala? Awukwazi ukuyiphoqa ukuba ihambe. Asikwazi ukucabanga nje ngemicabango emihle. Kufanele siwazi ukuthi kukhona umuntu oseduze nathi phakathi nje. Futhi futhi, lokho kubuya kuJesu. Uyathokoza ukwamukela abantu abanenyazo enkulu. Inyazo efanele noma engafanele. Uyathokoza ukwamukela abonkulunkulu, abantu abaziphakamisayo; abantu abaye benza impazamo kaningi, kaningi, kaningi, kodwa basaqhubeka beyenza. Uthi, “Wozani kimi. Nginguyena owamukela abantu abanjalo. Awedwa, nanini naweke.” Kungenxa yalo ukuthi asikwazi ukuba nobesaba.

Akusikhathazi Ukwenziwa Njengathi

Lokhu kuyindlela yokulwa nenyazo nokukhathazeka, lapho siqonda ukuthi Jesu ususa zonke izinkathazo ekuphileni kwethu. Futhi lapho enjalo, uyasenza sibe abantu abangadingi abesabi phakathi kwabantu. Lokhayo kube yinkinga kubantu abakholekileyo esontweni, njengoba siyenzi? Siyakzenza njengo. Inkinga ngokuzenza njengo ukuthi uyathola ukwenza njengo. Kodwa uNkulunkulu uyazi imihlathi yethu, njengoba enjalo? Uthi, "Anesidingo sokwenziwa njengo." Akekho lapha odinga ukwesaba ukwazi ukuthi wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi uphose. Kulungile? Wonke umuntu wethu. Njalo! Ngalo lonke isikhathi! Futhi njalo lapho ngiyenza, njalo lapho ngiyibona kwabanye abantu njengo pastora, ndikhumbuzwa kobukhulu bencebe yakhe nobulindele kwaboni nabaphosakeleyo njengo wonke umuntu ongibheke njengo umuntu odumile phambi kwenu. Wonke umuntu, wonke umuntu, wonke umuntu uphose. UNkulunkulu wathi, "Ndifake iNdlulwana yami ihlazo endaweni yakho ukuze ungalokothi ubhekane nalokho." Futhi lapho siyiqonda, lapho ifika phansi enhliziyweni yethu, siba abantu abangadingi abesabi phakathi kwabantu. Lokhayo ukufa kwenyazo, lapho sinenkultsho enjalo.

Kwa ngakho, uJesu wenza njani ukuba aphelise ihlazo lethu? Ihlazo lisebenzisa igunya phezu kwethu, akunjalo? Lithethele. Cinga ngayo kule ndlela. Zingaki izinto ozenzileyo kule veki eyayikhuthazwa yihlazo? Unayo imemory yokuqala kwaye yathinta isigqibo osenzileyo. Wathi, "Andiyi kwenza njalo kuba ndikhumbula ukuba ndiziva njani kwaye ndiya kwenza oku endaweni yoko kuba andifuni kubuyela kuloo mzuzu." Lisebenzisa igunya phezu kwethu kwaye siphila ubomi obugcwele ukudabuka, ukukhathazeka. Yaye into uJesu awenzayo yile, “Mimi ndinguYena ozoziseka lo suku kwenjini.” Ihlazo lizokufa njani ebomini bethu? Xa siqonda ngakumbi nangakumbi ukuba ukuvuka kwabafileyo kukaKristu kwaba yisiqendu sokuqala sesiganeko esinye. Landela nami apha. Ukuvuka kwabafileyo kukaKristu kwaba yisiqendu sokuqala sesiganeko esinye, isiganeko esitshabalalisa umhlaba, esitshintsha umhlaba, esathi thina siphila phakathi. Yaye kuya kuthi xa Ebuya futhi sivuka kubafileyo, eso sisiqendu sesibini sesiganeko esaqala eKhalvari iminyaka engu-2 000 eyadlula. Yaye njengoko siphila sibindeleyo loko, yile into uPawuli wayeyithetha xa ethi, “Umntu wethu wangaphandle uyabola, kodwa umntu wethu wangaphakathi uyavuselelwa ngalo lonke usuku.” Ngani? Ngamandla okuvuka kwabafileyo kaMoya oyiNkosi.

Kwa hivyo, Yesu othela akaleka njira zethu? O rile, “Wena u tsholelwe na Mine! Wena osi khale wena. Wena osi hlalwa ke tshwanelo tshenyanini tshiloko. Wena hlanje u hlalwa jo muuntu yo ngakati yo Mmu, a phatuka ngabikeni ka bophelo bjo resarrecti, bjone bjo siku lo ngaha, mbambambe cosmos yothe yi ta swona.” Nguvu ya resarrecti ya Krestu isi ngoro ya miracolo ya Keresimesi. I ngoro ya tshekelo ya letsatsi ngabikeni bjone ba tshwanela go amayisa ka tumelo, gore ba tshwanele go tshela ka Krestu, ba tshwanele go bola ka tshwanelo yothe e tshwena ndlovu ya He. Go hlalwa ka mantšu, kgo tshotla bjone ba phorisa, tshela ngabikeni bjo bokamoso bjone bjongo. Ke bjone bjo Keresi a tshwanela go itshola ke tshwanelo yethu. O rile, “Nka hlalwa wena ngabikeni bjo bokamoso jo muuntu yo resarrectiwa” ke tshekelo ya letsatsi ngabikeni ka tumelo, nguvu ya Moya Mqotsi, gore wena u tshwanele go fetola, na Nna Nka fetola. Ke bjone bjo ba tshwanela go tshela. Ke tshwanelo Keresi a rile bjone.

Tshwanelo Enngo Ya Tshwa

Ndiyo yindlela, leni ngumbuzo kithina sonke šaviki. Ngubani esizomlalela? Uthwesi oludlulelo, amazwi ahlukahlukene asitshela ngenye indaba, noma uThixo, uJesu, asitshela ngenye indaba? Ngubani esizomlalela? Yubani esizomlalela uyakuthola ukuthi unathi impilo yethu. Khumbuza isigcawu esithile kumasethe ekidlalo engimthandayo, i-Les Miserables ka-Victor Hugo. Kunesigcawu esimangalisa lapho umphangi, uJean Valjean athola ukuthethelelwa kwesibishopu. Wayewebe, isibishopu simthathile, weba isilivere yesibishopu. Amaphoyisa afika baze bazomthatha uJean Valjean baze isibishopu sithi, “Hayi, hayi, hayi. Eqinisweni ngamvumela ukuba ayib借e.” Valjean uyambuza, “Kutheni?” Yena sithi, “Ngikuthethelela.” Valjean ugcwaliswa yintethelelo yesibishopu yena ucula umculo omuhle, “Ndenze ntoni?” Inhloso yengoma y ukuthi, uyakuphila impilo entsha. Imigqa yokugcina yengoma yakhe ithola ukuthi uZefaniya uyakusitshela šavond. Ihamba ngale ndlela. “Ngifikile, kodwa ngiwa, ubusuku bufikile. Ngiqale kuthamaga lomgubo wezono zami. Ngiyakuphunyuka namhlanje emhlabeni, emhlabeni kaJean Valjean. UJean Valjean akakho nhlobo, indaba entsha mayaqala.”

Yilowo umyalezo we msalabathiswa. Kithina sonke nobuthwesi bethu, indaba entsha mayaqala. Yaye leni iindaba ezinhle. Ya qala, eminyakeni 2000 eyadlula. Ngenza sithi noValjean, “Lowo esasiyena akakho nhlobo ngoba indaba entsha iqalile kuKristo.” Ukuphela kwindaba leyo kukuzilulamisa – okudlulelo nokuza. Naye ukuphela kwindaba leyo, yukuphela kobuthwesi. Masithandaze.

Tatenda, sthiske sizwa ngoku qina. Sizwa ihlazo lethu yathi sijinga enye ngenzakalo ukuze ithathe indawo yako. Yathi sijabha njengoba silalele iLizwi Lakho, asiwulaleli amazwi ommubi wasendulo waseMpumalanga. Siphulile amazwi Akho aphinde asichazele, asanike impilo entsha, yathi asanike ngenzakalo yangempela esingaphila ngayo impilo yethu yonke. Yenza loo mpilo ibe yiqiniso kithi kule veki sithandaza, egameni likaJesu, amen.