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1 Korinte 6:9-11

NguDavid Strain

Ngoku ukuba nisandla sikaThixo esingcwele, ndivulele incwadi yakhe, nivule nawe ku-1 Korinte, kwisahluko 6; 1 Korinte, isahluko 6. Sibuya kule ndawo sasiyigqala kwiveki edluleyo. Siyibuke kwisahluko 6, iivesi 1 ukuya ku-11. Sibuya ngoku ukuze siyiqwalasele iivesi 9 ukuya ku-11 ngokweenkcukacha ngakumbi kule veeki. Kwaye uza kuyifumana kwiphepha 955 kwiincwadi zejelo. Kwaye siyenzayo kuba apha, uPawulos, umpostoli, unika iingcebiso ezibalulekileyo zokomoya kuye wonke umKristu oyonzwa kukuphila ubomi bokungcwele. Beka isandla sakho phezulu ukuba awulwazi onzwa kukuphila ubomi bokungcwele. Kulungile, ke ngoko, la magama uza awafumana awoncedo. Sonke siyazi ukuba sibizwa ukuba siphile ubomi bokungcwele, kodwa uyazi ukuba ukuqonda loo mbizo wokungcwele, nokuphila ngokwenene, ziinto ezimbini ezahlukeneyo. Sinempikiswano ezandleni zethu. Ngoku, iWestminster Confession of Faith iyibiza ngokuthi “imfazwe eqhubekayo nengatholakaliyo” egquba phakathi kwentliziyo zethu. Kwaye siyazi, thina siKristu, siyazi ukuba yintoni loo mzwa. Siyawathanda iintsizi zethu, kodwa siyamthanda uThixo. Sifuna ukumkhonzela, kodwa sifuna ukuziphilisa ngeentsizi zethu. Kwaye ke kuwo umfazwe, njengoko uPawulos, umpostoli, ayibeka ekupheleni kweRoma, isahluko 7, “Into elungileyo endiyifunayo, andiyenzi. Ndizifumana ndididekile, ndinengxabano. Kuwo umfazwe. Umoya ulwela ngokuchasene nenyama, nenyama ngokuchasene nomoya,” njengoko uPawulos ayibeka kwincwadi yabaseGalati.

Ingxabano phakathi kobomi bakudala nobomisha

Kwaye loo ngxabano, loo mfokothwezo kunye nobomi bakudala, ngokuqinisekileyo uchaza abakholekileyo ezikweni zeCoritha. Bebesokola ukuzikhulula kwiindlela zokhathazo ezazisolwa ubomi babo. Uk pride nokuzingca kwabo – ukhumbula kwizahluko 1 ukuya ku 4 – uk pride nokuzingca kwabo kwenze ukuba kwabekho ukwahlukana nokwahlukana okwaphula ubunye eCoritha. Batsho ukuba banengqondo yokomoya kunye nobulumko kodwa babonakala bengakhathali xa amalungu ekwenziwa kwesono esicacileyo nesikhohlakeleyo, bengathandi ngokwaneleyo ukwenza umdisheplin ecopheleleyo wenkolo. Kwaye ngeloxesha, imibandakanya yabo – njengoko sibone kwiveki edluleyo – imibandakanya yabo yehla kakhulu kangangokuba yabisa inkundla yoluntu njengoko umkholekileyo wamangalela omunye umkholekileyo waza wazisa iNgcwele yaba yinto yokugxeka njengoko bezama ukuzuza kwintshabalalo yabanye. Kwaye njengoko siya kubona, uThixo ethanda, kwixesha elizayo kwisahluko 6, abanye babo baqhubeka besebenzisa iimpumputhe ezisebenza ethempelini lase Aphrodite kwisixeko saseCoritha. Le yinkolo ekuhlala kuyo ukusilela kokuziphatha kunye nokuthobela kunye nokulingana kwabantu.

Kwaye ke kwindlela yethu ya kusasa, isahluko 6 iivesi 9 ukuya ku 11, uPawulos umpostile ufuna ukubeka ezandleni zamaCoritha, ezandleni zethu, izixhobo zezenkcwele nezikomoya esinokuzisebenzisa kolo dabi luqhubekayo nolungenakulinganiswa nesono ukusinceda ukuba singalahleki. Ukuba ujonga indlela, uya kubona ukuba yahlukana ngokwendalo ibe ziinxalenye ezimbini. Kwiivesi 9 no 10, kukho isilumkiso. Kukho isilumkiso esifuna ukusiva. Kwaye kwivesi 11, kukho isikhumbuzo, isikhumbuzo senceba esiyifunayo kakhulu. Kukho isilumkiso neskhumbuzo. Siza kuzijonga zombini. Phambi kokwenza oko, ngaba ungathandaza nami kuqala njengoko sicela uncedo lukaThixo? Masithandaze kunye.

O Nkosi, iLizwi lakho liyakhanya kwindlela yethu. Yilampatho yezinyonga zethu. Imsulwa ngakumbi, imnandi ngakumbi kunob蜂蜜 obephuma kwi sikhewu. Umthetho wakho uyavuselela imiphefumlo yethu. Kwaye ke ngoku sithandazela ukuba unikeze iindlebe zokuphulika okuthethwa nguMoya eBandleni, kule nxalenye yeSibhalo esiNgcwele. Masiyenzeke ngokwenene imnandi; masiyenzeke ukutya kwabo balambileyo ngokomoya. Masiyenzeke ukukhanya ebumnyameni bethu. Masiyenzeke ubutyebi kubuhlupheko bethu. Kwaye masiyakhokelela kwakhona kuYesu, ukuze sihlale Kuye sifumane konke okufunwa yimiphefumlo yethu. Kwaye sithandazela ngoko egameni Lakhe, amen.

1 Korinte icaptheri 6 kwivesi 9. Eli yiLizwi likaThixo:

Okanye awazi na ukuba abangabongikiyo abayi kukufumana ubukumkani bukaThixo? Musa ukukhohliswa: abaziphathanga ngokwesini, nootshabalalisi bezanobupostile, nabahlukanisi, nendodana zenza inzaphaza, nabantshintshi, nabahamayo, nabanxilileyo, ndingxoli, nabakhohlisi abayi kukufumana ubukumkani bukaThixo. Kwaye abanye babu njengo. Kodwa wawuhlamba, wawu ngcwelisa, wawu thethelela egameni leNkosi uYesu Kristo yaye ngomoya kaThixo wethu.

Amen, yaye siyamdumisa uThixo ngeLizwi lakhe eliNgcwele yaye eliGunyazisiweyo.

Ilizwi Lesilumkiso

Masiphambuke kancin’ ngamazwi esilumkiso uPawulu awanika apha kuqala. Ngaba ungajonga nam kwimibhalo yesi-9 neyesi-10? Enye yezilingo ezinkulu xa ufikile kweli ndawo kukugxila kwangaphambili kuluhlu lwezono eziza kubandakanya umntu ebukumkanini bukaThixo uThixo aze agxile ngqo kwingxaki yengxaki uqobo eKhorinte. Siye sathetha ngengxaki iveki edluleyo xa siqaphele umbuzo ophindaphindayo kwimibhalo yesi-1 ukuya kwesi-11; eneneni, iyaqhubeka ukuphinda kude kube ekupheleni kwesahluko. UPawulu, kwivesi yesi-2 ubuza, “Ngaba anazi?” Uyabona kwakhona kwivesi yesi-3, kwakhona kwivesi yesi-9, kwakhona kwivesi yesi-15, kwivesi yesi-16, nkwakhona kwivesi yesi-19. Ngoko kuye kuye kuye kweli ndawo, uPawulu wabuz’ “Anazi?” Oko kukuthi, bafanele baye bazazi iinyaniso ezithile uPawulu azithathela njengzakhiwo zesiseko neziseko, abona babonakala bebhuqa ngazo. Baye bazilibala, bazishiya ngasel’ ecaleni, okanye bazilahla. Siye sathetha ingxaki, ungathi, kukungakhumbuli iNgubeko. Yil’ eyayingozi kubo,ukungakhumbuli iNgubeko – iinyaniso abafanele baye bazazi kodwa bazilibala.

Ukunciphisa ubumnandi bokwenza izono

Kwaye kwivesi 9, ingxaki ethile ekubonakala ukuba ukulibala kwabo kwezokholo kuye kwabaholela kuyo kukunciphisa ububi bokhathaza kunye nokubaluleka okukhulu kobungcwele ukuba umntu anethemba lokuya ezulwini. Ukubaluleka okukhulu kobungcwele ukuba umntu anethemba lokuya ezulwini. “Ngaba akazi ukuba abangcwele baya kungeyi kukuzuzisa umbuso kaThixo?” ubuza. Ngoku uPawulos uza kuqhuba loo ndawo ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo kwezi ziivesi zimbini, kodwa ndifuna uqaphele kuqala nje into eyenzekayo xa ukulibala kweNgxabiso kunisiza kukhohlwa inyaniso esisiseko enje. Ukulibala kweNgxabiso, ukulibala kwezokholo, kudala iphakhamo ekucingeni kwethu ekufuneka igcwaliswe. Ukuba ayigcwaliswa inyaniso yeBhayibhile, ingozi kukuba igcwaliswe endaweni yoko bubuxoki, ngenyaniso, ukhohliso. Kwaye ke uPawulos uthi kwivesi 9, “Musa ukhohliswa.” Uyazi ukuba ukuba bakhohlwe ezi nyaniso, abazifundiswanga kakuhle yaye bafundiswa, ingozi enkulu kukuba baya kukhohliswa. “Musa ukhohliswa.”

Ukulungiswa Kweenkolelo Ukwamkeleka Ukhathaza

Kukho izigaba ezinokubonwa kukusilela kwemoral kwabakristu baseKorinte. Kufuneka siwazi ukuze siwathwese yona. Uwabona kuxoxo lukaPaulosi ukuza kuthi. Okokuqala, bayazingabala ezi ziqiniseko zisileyo okanye bayazilahla okanye bayazilibala okanye bayazingabala nje. Bawela phantsi kwenkohliso yevangeli. Okwesibini, kulo mkhala wethiyoloji ekucingelweni kwabo, yahlaselwa yinkohliso ebulalayo. Ekubeni bengazilaleli iqiniso, baqalisa ukumamela ubuxoki. Baqalisa ukulungisa izikholelo zabo ukuze baqhelane nokuthanda kwabo ukonakala. Bayawathanda ukonakala kwabo. Kwaye ekubeni umbizo wokungcweba ngokupheleleyo wawusengathi awusabalulekanga kubo, mhlawumbi iseti eyahlukileyo yezikholelo ifanele ukwamkelwa ukuze ihambelane nokonakala kwabo ngcono. Uyabona, nathi [G1] asinalo ngxaki lokonakala, akunjalo? “Hayi, ndingathi akunangxaki yokonakala. Ndiwathanda ukonakala kwam. Ndinangxaki kaThixo. Le nto uyifunayo kum yinto nje engenzeki!” Kwaye xa loo ndlela yokucinga iqala ukusithimba, ukuba singathati, siqalisa ukulungisa izikholelo zethu, inkolo yethu, ukwenza indawo yokuziphatha kwethu.

Ndandinawe umhlobo omtofo ozikhethele ukuba ngumthunywa wevangeli kwinkonzo yokhonzelo, enefom eyefanayo neyethu, eyakholelwa ekungenangcambu nasegunyeni lwezibhalo ezingcwele. Waqala inkomo yakhe kakuhle, kodwa emva kwexesha indlela yakhe yokuziphatha yaba yinto engaqhelekanga. Waqala ukunyamalala ngaphandle kwexelelo. Ngumfazi wakhe wafu umfazi wakhe phakathi kwezinto zakhe ukuba wayephila ubomi obumbini. Kwaye xa umfazi wakhe wamphendukisa, wamshiya waza waqalisa ukuphila ubomi bomtshato obulekeleleyo. Namhlanje, usebenza njengumthunywa kwinkonzo ekhonzolo etshabalalisa ukuba i-homosexuality ayisiyongxaki. Uyabona le nto ayenzileyo? Izikholelo zakhe kunye nokuthanda kwakhe akuzange kwenziwe ukuhambelana. Kwaye kuba wayewathanda ukonakala kwakhe, wahlengisa izikholelo zakhe ukuze ahambelane nokonakala kwakhe.

Kwaye yintoni na abantu baseKhorintho babekwengozi yokuyenza. “Musa ukukhohliswa,” uPawulos uyabathsayela. “Musa ukuzikhohlisa! Ayingabo abantu abanobulalazi, nabo abakhotheleyo, nabalulayo, nabantu abaziphatha ngoothando lwabantu besini esifanayo, nabantshontshi, nabahamayo, nabaseli ngokugqitha, nabagxeki, nabantshabalalazi abaya kufumana umbuso kaThixo.” Ukulalana ngaphandle komtshato, ukululwa, uthando lwabantu besini esifanayo kwakuyinto eqhelekileyo eKhorintho, kwakuyinto yonke, kangangokuba abakholekileyo ecaweni babekunzima ukumelana noxinzelelo olungapheliyo lwentlalo lokuvumela, lokuqala ukuzixelela ukuba iimfuno zikaYesu Kristo kubomi babo ngokuqinisekileyo kufuneka zilungelelaniswe ukuze zilingane nenkcubeko yamaGrike namaRoma. Ungacinga ukuba bazama ngomonde ukucacisa indlela izinto eziyiyo ngokuvisisanayo kumpostile uPawulos, awuyi? “Owu qiniseka, Pawulos, oku kungasebenza ePalestina, uyazi phakathi kwabantu abaJuda bemveli, abagcini-zitheo. Kodwa hayi! Hayi eKhorintho! Hayi, uyabona Pawulos, uthando ngaphandle komtshato, uthando lwabantu besini esifanayo, ukululwa, ezo zinto zingakwazi ukubangela isihlazo eYerusalem, kodwa kwisixeko sethu esikhulu azinto nje ezibalulekileyo. Ngaba ungandilindela ukuba ndimke isinyobo, na? Pawulos, kufuneka uqonde ukuba ukuba uhlala eKhorintho yinto nje yexabiso lokwenza ishishini. Kwaye kwenzeka ntoni na ukuba sisela iwayini eninzi kunaleyo uyiselayo? Yintoni na ingxaki, Pawulos?”

Kwayo ke kwezi zinto. Kukufuneka kwenziwe indawo yokuqhelana. Isono, ekuqaleni, siyagwenywa size sisiye sivumelekile, size sisiye sonanditwe. Emva koko siyangqiniswa, hayi njengeso soni kodwa njengento elungileyo, de umoni oyinyaniso apha um apostile Paule – incinci kakhulu, ziziingqina. Ingxaki iyavakala, andicingi? UPaule ufuna kutusaqondisa ukuba nokuba ziheheke kangakanani na iziphakiso zehlabathi ezichasene nento iBhayibhile eyibiza ngokuba soni – iBhayibhile iyibiza ngokuba soni; ihlabathi lithi akusona soni – nokuba ziheheke kangakanani na iziphakiso zehlabathi, UPaule ufuna kutusaqondisa ukuba iziphumo zokuwaandamana nosoni njengendlela yobomi zi nyakanyaka ngokobubanzi. Zinyakanyaka ngokobubanzi. “Musk’ dlulisele. Wala bantu bancwadi, aboni kubafazi, naba thixokazi, nabantu obonakalisa ukwabelana ngamanina, nobacwangcisi, nobarhwebe, neengxila, nabanxilisi, nobacwangcisi bemali, baya kusidla umbuso kaThixo. Ubungenekazi lunjengumbu, abantu baseKhorinthos.”

Ubudlelwane phakathi koThixokazi nosono weSondo

Ndingathanda ukwenza iingqwalaselo ezimbalwa ngokukhawuleza malunga noluhlu lwezono uPawulos azikhankanya apha ngaphambi kokuba siqhubele phambili. Okokuqala, qaphela kwivesi yesi-9, phakathi kolo luhlu lwezono zothando, kukho ukuthandabuza. Kuyabonakala ngathi yinto engaqhelekanga ukuyifaka xa uthetha ngezono zothando. Ibonakala engaqhelekanga kuphela de uqonde kwaye ukhumbule ukuba iitempile zikaApollo noAphrodite zazilawula ubommi benkolo yaseKorinte. Ukwabelana ngamanina kunye nokuthwala iintombi kwiitempile kwakuyingxenye yenkulunkulu yamahedeni kwiitempile. Kwakuyingxenye yenkulunkulu eKorinte ukuzibandakanya kweso sinzo zothando. Kwaye kwakuyindlela yokuthandabuza. Kodwa ngaba awucingi ukuba ngoku kwixesha lethu, uPawulos apha usenza uxhammo phakathi kokuthandabuza nezono zothando, kuthetha ngokubaluleka okukhethekileyo kwixesha lethu? Ngaba inkululeko yezesondo ayilawuli iindaba zasebusuku, ayiyilawuli? Iyasetyenziswa njengesixhobo sokuthengisa kwiintengiso zethu. Iphonografi ibanjwe, kwaye abakristu abangabambeleli kwimilinganiselo yeBhayibhile yokuziphatha kothando bayaxhatshazwa ngaphandle kwesikwere sabantu kwaye bahlawuliswa ngokukholelwa kwoko ibandla liye lavuma kangamakhulu amabini. Isondo yidolo nje kulo msi njengoko kwakuseKorinte. Kwaye kuyasebenza ukuqonda ukuba ukuthanda isondo kukaPawulos ngoku kunye nathi yindlela yokuthandabuza, yenkulunkulu yobuxoki.

Ubunzulu beSini

Into yesibili into uqaphelele ngalo uluhlu kukuba indlela uPawuloshe athetha ngayo ngobuzaza abubulala. Akabizi ngokwenene izono; ubiza abantu abachazwa ziizenzo zobuzaza. Akhethi ukuthetha ngobungakanani bokuziphatha okubi, akunjalo? Utethetha ngabo “abaziphatha ngokuziphatha okubi”. Akhethi ukuthetha ngobuzaza; uthetha ngabo “abazenza ubuzaza”. Akhethi ukuthetha ngobuqhophololo; uthetha ngabo “abhoqela abantu”. Uyabona, isono siyingozi kakhulu, siyingozi ngokwaphakade njengoko uPawuloshe ewbonisa, kanye nje kuba ngumcimbi omkhulu kunokuziphatha nje. Ngumcimbi woku chonga. Asisiyo nje into yokubonakala. Isono siye sifike kwimingcele yoku chonga kwethu. UPawuloshe usitsho ukuba ngelixa sikholwa yaye sizitshela yena isizathu sokuba siyenze ezi zinto kuba siacinga ukuba ziya kusenza sikhulule, uPawuloshe usitsho ukuba okuphambene yinyaniso. Isono esithandayo nesilandelayo yaye senze izithixo, ekugqibeleni, sinzulu nje. Ziya kundibandakanya yaye zindichaze. Siba ngabantu abungileyo. Siba “abazenza ubuzaza, abagxeki, abhoqela abantu, abanyanyulwa, homosekhuwali”. Akusiyo ngxaki yokuzi phatha, ukwenza nje. Ngumcimbi woku chonga. Oku kuthetha, singaphezulu kakhulu, kakhulu kunokuba siyiqonda, njengoko kusithi. Singabi ngaphezulu kunokuba besiyazi. Ingxaki yethu yesono iyafika kwimingcele yoku chonga kwethu. Akusiyo nje ingxaki yoku yenza.

Kwayo ndlelo, ubukumkani bukaThixo babexukuza abantu abagulwa ziimpethu zabo, abathunjwa ziimpethu kuba ziingxaki zobuqu. Ukuba ujonga kwivesi yesi-9 kwakhona, kwi-Grike yoqobo, kukho isakhiwo sentetho esinomdla. Kunzima ukuyiguqulela ngesiNgesi ngaphandle kokuba ivakale ngathi uYoda uthetha ngesenzi kwindawo engafanelekanga! Kodwa kwi-Grike yoqobo, igama elithi "abagulwa ziimpethu" kwivesi yesi-9 kunye negama elithi "uThixo" basemacaleni omnye komnye ukuze baqaqambise umahluko. Yile ngxaki, uyabona. Abagulwa ziimpethu noThixo bame ngokwahlukileyo omnye komnye. Abahambelani. Isivakalisi sinokufundwa ngathi, "Ngaba awazi ukuba abagulwa ziimpethu, ubukumkani bukaThixo abuyi kubuzuza." Abagulwa ziimpethu noThixo abahambelani. Iimpethu zisikhutha kubukumkani bukaThixo. UPawulos ufuna tasiqonde ukuba ukuba sicinga ukuba asina ngxaki yempethu, emva kwayo yonke, ukuba impethu inokuhlaliswa kwaye ifuywe kwaye ilandelwe, ke UPawulos ufuna tasiqonde inyani, sina ngxaki kaThixo engenakoyiswa, ngxaki kaThixo engenakoyiswa. Siyasukhuthazwa kubukumkani bukaThixo. [G2] Ngoko kukho isilumkiso apha; isilumkiso esidakisayo. Akunjalo? “Ngaba awazi ukuba abagulwa ziimpethu abuyi kubuzuza ubukumkani bukaThixo?”

Isikhumbuzo seNdlovukazi

Kukho enye into eyimnandi yokukhumbuza. Ngaba ungajonga kunye nami kwivesi yesi-11? “Kwenziwa njalo ngani. Kodwa nina bahlanjwa, nina baswela ubungcwele, nina baziswa kwicala lenu kuligama leNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu yaye ngomoya kaThixo wethu.” Imbonakala yabo ukulibala iVangeli kubonakala kwenze ukuba abantu baseKhorinthos balibale kungekhala ingozi yokuba isono sibaveza kuyo; kwenze ukuba balibale utshintsho olukhulu oluziswa ngumGrace. “Kwenziwa njalo ngani,” uyabakhumbuza. Isono awayezidwelisa, ngokuqinisekileyo zabenza. Babengabo. Yinto enyaniseka le, indlela le yethu yokucinga namhlanje, akunjalo? Enwe yanxalenye yenkcubeko yeyethu – ukugcizelela kuko konke oko kuzichaza. Kwaye kunyani enye kancinane inyani kwinkcubeko yenkcubeko. Umbuzo apha ngowobunikazi. Kodwa asingobunikazi esilubumbayo okanye silufumanayo okanye silukhethayo. Umbuzo apha ngowobunikazi obanikiweyo kuthi nokuba ngumono osikhobozayo okanye iVangeli elisikhululayo.

Ubunikazi bangaphambili

Koorinthiya, kuvela, baqhubeka zichaza ngubani ababengaphambili endaweni yokuba ngubani abangoku khona kuKrestu. Izono zabo ziyaqhubeka zidominisa indlela ababecabanga ngayo ngobuwangubani babo, hayi uYesu. Kodwa uPawulu uqinisa apha, akunjalo? “Abanye benu babengalolu hlobo.” Xa waba nguKristu, isono sakho esidominisayo, esik奴lａyoyo, asisayukumlawula ubomi bakho. Isinoyakho asisayichaziyo ukuba ungubani. Ub奴lａyokhe wayo waphukiswa waza wakhululwa. Wena, umkholekileyo kuYesu, awusenobani oowayengaphambili ngobubele bukaThixo. Bukudumisa iNkosi kuba loo nto iyinyaniso. Awusenobani oowayengaphambili. Xa uchaza wena ngobani oowayengaphambili, ngizonobani oowayengaphambili, ubomi bakho, uyanika iintshaba zomphefumlo wakho izixhobo zokukusebenzisa kuwe. Xa uqhubeka uchaza wena njengo “umKristu oyingqingili” okanye “umKristu otywala” okanye “umKristu onomsindo” usenza isono sibe ngumguqulelo wobubele. Uthi, “Ewe, ndinguKristu, kodwa isono sam siguqulelonke. Ndiyaqhubeka ndilawulwa yisono. Iyaqhubeka idlala indima ethile iBhayibhile ithi ayisayidlali.” Loo nto ikhohliso, ulokothwa, uPawulu abiza amaKoorinthiya nathi ukuba siphephe. UYesu uNkosi kubomi bakho. Awusenobani oowayengaphambili. “Ukuba umntu ukuKrestu, ungubani?” – unokundiphendula ukuba uyafuna. Isilingi asiyi kuwa kuwe! “Ukuba umntu ukuKrestu, ungumdali omtsha. Owakeleyo uphelile, owmtshayo ufikile.” Awusenobani oowayengaphambili. Xesha lokuqala ukuphila ngokukhanya kobuwangubani bakho obtsha kuYesu Krestu.

Uyahlanjwa

Ngesinye isikhathi, xa sisokola ukulahla ubukhosi bethu obudlule, kungenxa yokungaqondi kakuhle ubume bokuguqulwa kobuKristu. Sivame ukucinga ukuba singamaKristu ngoba sikhethe thina uqobo ukuza kuYesu Kristo. Senze kwenzeke. Xa uPawulos edwelisa loo sindo, yaye emva koko uthi kwivesi yeshumi elinanye, “Kwenziwa njalo ngani,” uthi akusho, akusho, “Kodwa wena uzihlambile. Wena uzicwangcisile. Wena uzithethelele.” Ukuba oko kuyinyaniso, isenokuba semthethweni kuthi ukuzibuza ngosuku nosuku nokuba uYesu onikelwayo eVangelini nguwo lowo ndim uya kuthi nina umisele yaye ndim thanda yaye nikhonze, okanye kuya kuba sindo sami. Ibhunga alikazi oko kuya kuba. Kodwa yona loo nto inyaniso. Hayi, inyaniso yile, wena wahlambwa, wena wacwangciswa, wena wathathelelwa. UThixo, ngobubele obukhulu, waphule phakathi kobugqila bethu sindo yaye wasikhulula, wasihlamba sicoceke, wasibeka bucala kubomi bentlungu yaye yent乐eko enkonzweni Yakhe. Wasicwangcisa sikulungele phambi Zakhe ngoba ukulunga kukaKristo kwabalelwa kuthi yaye sathola yinto yegift ngoku thembela yodwa. Wenzayo, kanye yaye phakade. Amagama okwakha apho abalulekile. Atsho ukuba nganye yezi zinto zenzeka kwinqanaba elithile, kanye yaye phakade, zilungisiwe kwixesha elidlulileyo. “Wena wahlambwa, wena wacwangciswa, oko wena wabekwa bucala yaye wathi nkcwele kubomi obungcwele. Wena wathathelelwa, awusoze uphindwe, awusoze ulahleke. Sicoceke. Sicoceke phambi koThixo egameni likaYesu Kristo.” Ngokuba kaYesu, wena ucoceke. Yiloo nto wena ngokwenene. Yiloo nto wena ngokwenene.

Ziza Njengoko Unjalo

Ndingakho, oko kuluncedo ngenxa yezizathu zimbini. Okokuqala, kuluncedo kuba kuba sisazele ukuba akukho mntu uphambili ngaphandle kokufikelela kwe ubabalo. Abanye kuni namhlanje bevile lo myalezo mhlawumbi bayabaza ukuba isono senu sokwenza isithande kungenzeki ukuba wamkelwe nguYesu Kristo. Uziva ukuluma kwaso. Utywala lwakho luyinyani, lugqitha. “Akayi kufuna! Khawujongile! Khawubone into ayenzileyo! Khawubone ukuba ndibanga njani! Khawubone indlela ebhathathileyo abanye. Khawubone indlela ayenzile ngayo. Akukho ndlela uYesu angenza ngayo. ” Funda kwakhona umshoyo wesi-11. “Banjalo ababeyabathile.” Abaxhaphazi, abanyagi, abantswi, abesifazane, abathandana nabesini esinye, abathandana nabuphekethu. Ibandla laseKhorintho laligcwele bona. Ibandla lokuQala lePresbyterian ligcwele bona. Ubukumkani bezulwini buno bona.

Ndingekho abathandazi bezithixo, abantu abaziphathangayo ngendlela engcwele ebomini, kodwa ubukumkani bethu bugcwele ngabantu abakhe babengabo; abakhe babengabo. “Kanjalo kwakuba ngabani kwenu.” Kukho ithemba kubantu ababi kakhulu kuthi kuYesu Kristo. Uyathanda ukuthatha aboni abanetyala aze abenze babe ngcwele. Uyathanda ukubahlamba babe ngcwele. Ngoko yizani kuYesu ndingcwele! Yizani kuYesu nding shame! Yizani kuYesu ndingoyiki! Yizani kuYesu nezonzo zenu zintsha aze enzeni yonke. Uyabahlamba aze, nangona uziva ungcwele, uyabenza babe ngcwele. Uyabahlalisa aze, apho ngaphambili uziva ukuba ubani nje kuphela kwzono zakho, uyabahlukanisa kubomi obusekelwe kwiseti eyahlukileyo yemithetho, kwiseti eyahlukileyo yemigwaqo, eqondiswe kwicala elahlukileyo elimthokozisa Yena ekugqibeleni. Apho ityala lakho lalithatha ubawala, lazivala i-horizon yakho, waw ashamed kakhulu, uyakugqokisa ngobulungisa bukaYesu Kristo, ngokungathi uKristo wayeza kuthabatha iimpahla zakhe aze azigqokise kuwe, agqoke iingubo zakho ezimdaka ngobuhle bokuthobela kwakhe. Ngoko kuthe kuThixo ebangeni lakhe lokuhlala, uThixo uyakujonga aze angaboni izono zakho kodwa akubone ukhanya ngobuhle boNyana wakhe. Uyathanda ukwenza oko kwaboni, aboni abanetyala. Akukho mntu uphumayo ngaphandle kwenceba kaYesu Kristo, ngoko yiza, wena onetyala, aze ufumane ukwamkelwa kuye. Kuyanceda aboni abanetyala, abashamed, aboyikayo, abaphukileyo. Kukho ukwamkelwa kwenu kuYesu.

UThixo Uyabahlengua

Kuncedo nakwizikholethi, njengabo baseKhorinthos, abaziva ukuba yilowo mntu ubekade uloluhlobo lwabo, kufuneka bahlale belolo hlobo. Ngaba wakha waziva njalo? Oko kuthi ngomso kuya kuba njengokuhamba phambili. Oko kuthi isono esikukhathazileyo wena, ekubonakalise, ekuchazile, siya kuhlala sikukhathaza, sikubonakalise, sikuchaze. Akunjalo. “Babeth’ njenginawo. Kodwa nina bahlanjwa, nina bahalaliswa, nina baqinisekiswa.” Ayiyonto kuphela uYesu akulisola, uya kukuguqula. Uya kukuguqula, ukuze ngomso, ngobubele Bakhe, ungabi yilowo mntu ubekade uloluhlobo namhlanje. Uya kukwenza njengawo uYesu. Akhona ithemba kuwe, ndawo yinganye, kodwa yiNgiliyane. Isono sikuthumela, sikubonakalise, sikulawule, kodwa uYesu Kristu ukunika isazwe esitsha. Ukwenza ube yinto entsha, akunika ithemba, nomso oqaqambileyo, oyintle, ngokobuhle Bakhe obuqala ukukhanya ebomini bakho. Ngoko guquka, nokuba uyikholethi, okanye awusiyo namhlanje, guquka kude nawe, nokude neentya zisono sakho, uje kuYesu Kristu. Makakuhlambe. Makakwahlule enkonzweni Yakhe, akunike isambulo sakhe esigqibeleleyo.

Masithandaze kunye.

Uyihlo Baba, sivuma kuwe ukuba ngamanye amaxesha sivumela iimpango zethu ezibambayo zizele umda wonke wombono wethu. Akukho nto iyabonekayo kuthi ngaphandle kokusilela kwethu. Siyabaza ukuba ngekhe sibe ngabanye ngaphandle kokuba si njalo ngoku, ukuba umlo wethu nobonakala awunaboyiswa. Sisikhumbule inyani. Asisenzi njengo abo besikade singenjengo xa sithemba kuYesu, yaye ngomso akusayi kuba njengo abo si ngoku. Uyo sebenza kuthi ukuze asenze njengoYena. Kwaye abo bantu bebengakristu, sibathandazela ngoku. Siyacela ukuba uya kubabonisa ukuba ngumxaki wokwenene ebomini babo isono, ekungenzeka ukuba babukholelwa ngoku kukuthi basikhulula, sesibandayo yaye enye lnga kuhlutha ekhaya lakho ngonaphakade. Bana ngxaki enzima y uThixo. Kodwa bonisa kubo, bonisa kubo kukh eyo themba kubo, ukuba banokwenziwa bakhanya. Kwaye uyenze ngoku, kule ntsasa, kube yithuba lokuguquka ebomini babo yaye ubenze bagobe amadolo kuKrestu, yena abahlambulise yaye abahlukanise yaye abavume njengabalungileyo kwitafile yokulunga yasezulwini, ngoku ngonaphakade. Kwaye siyakucela ngoYesu’ igama, amen.