Isiphelo Sodayo

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UZephaniahu 3:14-16

NguGabe Fluhrer

Ngenkathi nihlezi, ukuba ningathatha iBhayibheli zenu niqale ekhayeni lesithathu likaZephaniahu. Ukuba anazi apho khona le ncwadi, kulungile. Ndidla ngokucinga ukuba ndifanele ukuyavuma le nto njengomshumayeli, kodwa kwisikhathi sokuqala sepresbytery ndahlala, kwaye kudingeka ndijonge kwingcwele ukuze ndiyifumane le ncwadi! Kulungile? Ngoko kwakungoosemini, ngoko musani ukuziva mnandi ukuba awukwazi kuyifumana! Ikhona kwiphepha 790 kwiBhayibheli zenu zokuhlala; 790. Kwaye ukuze ninike umqondo apho sihamba khona kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezizayo ngokuhlwa, siza kuthetha ngo 3:14-16 namhlanje ubusuku kwaye ngobusuku bukaSunday olandelayo, uThixo ethanda, siza kujonga oko kuthethwa [[BVRJohn 3:16] yenye yevesi eziyintandokazi zebhayibheli. Ngoko ndibe ndicinga ngezi veseshi yethu kwaye siza kutsiba, kwisahluko 3, verse 14 ukuya ku 16 namhlanje ubusuku; iphepha 790.

Masiyathandaza, emva koko siyeva iLizwi likaThixo.

Uyihlo, into esandla kuye kuko okhulu ithuba namhlanje – ukuba uYesu, owake waphakanyiswa phambi kweminyaka 2000 eyadlula waphakanyiswa namhlanje njengesindisi esiphakanyisiweyo, esiphilileyo, yeye kuphela ithemba lethu losonki ababhubhileyo. Mungu ongapheliyo athethe, uKristu makaphakanyiswe yena makagcwalise yonke into. Sithandaza ngamandla oMoya ukwenza iLizwi libe yinyaniso yaye libe nemisebenzi yaye libe ngcono kuno naluphi na uhlangothi lwesibini, yaye siyacela oko konke egameni likaYesu, amen.

UZephaniahu 3, uqala kwisevisi 14. Eli ilizwi likaThixo:

Yimvumele, intombi kaZiyoni; khala, Israeli! Thoko yena, yexuka ngentliziyo yakho yonke, ntombi kaYerusalem! UThixo ususile izigwebo ezimchasiyo; uyekile iintshaba zakho. Ukumkani kaSirayeli, uThixo, ukhona phakathi kwenu; awusayi kuphinda uyesabi ububi. Ngaloo mini kuya kuthiwa eYerusalem: "Musa ukoyika, iZiyoni; imikhono yakho ingaphumi."

Ingca iyaboma, iintyatyambo ziyawa, kodwa iLizwi likaThixo eliphilileyo liya kuma ngonaphakade, amen.

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Umsola vs. Uhlazo

Kwaye njengoko ndandicinga ngaloo nto veki le, kukho amoments ebomini bethu apho sifuna ukuba nayo loo ndlela, andio? Apho singakwazi ukubaleka nje kuso isinto – iimeko, abantu, nantoni na. Uninzi lwazo, ndicinga ukuba sifuna ukubaleka kwiinkumbulo neemfanelo zethu ezidlulileyo ezisenza amahloni. Kwaye kufuneka siwahlule ekuqaleni apha phakathi kweentloni kunye nentloni. Umphandi weentloni, uBrene Brown – ukuba awukhe weva ngaye, kulungile. Ukuba ufumana ithuba, wenza intetho enjongo 30 million views kwiTED “Amandla okuba sengozini kunye neentloni.” Ikhubekile ukuyibuka. Uscribhe kakhulu ngalo mbandela yena yahlula phakathi kweentloni intloni ngolu hlobo. Usithi, "Intloni yinto yokusilela ukwenza into ngokwes tandard kunye nokuziva ukuziva usizi psychological intloni ngaloo nto – usizi psychological discomfort ngaloo nto uyophulileyo." Kwaye njengo bathole, andicinga usiwe, kodwa njengo bathole, singavumelana naloo nto. Xa sisilela ukuphila ngokomthetho kaThixo, kufuneka sizive sizi.

Intloniprofundo. Usithi, "Intloni yinto yokuziva ungowazi kunye nokungafaneli ukuba ndithandwa." Singayibeka kwamagama atathu. Intloniprofundo isithi kithi, "Awabali." Intloni yinto yangasese. Intloniprofundo, njengoko umbhali omnye ebeka, "inabof witness." Yinto yobuntu. Yinto esiyenzileyo yasilela phambi kwabanye yaye yinkumbulo ebuhlungu. Iyasisenza sibe sikhathele xa sicinga ngayo. Kwaye kukho iintloni ezahlukeneyo, kulungile? Kwaye kukho intloni eyiyo – iintloniprofundo kufuneka sizive phambi koThixo ngokuphula imithetho Yakhe. Kodwa kukho intloni engenakho ukuba khona. Izinto ezisenzwe kithi – ukuxhatshazwa, ezinye izinto ezinjalo. Okanye iimeko esibe kuzo apho umyalezo ophambili kuthi usithi, "Awabali."

Kwaye, umprofeti uZefaniya uza kuthetha nathi namhlanje malunga nokuphela kwamashoni. Kwaye makhe ndibeke umxholo woku ngoku ngokukhawuleza. UZefaniya ngomnye wabaprofeti abancinci abalishumi elinambini. Igama elithi “abancinci” liyakhapha. Asikho kuba bayancipha ngandlela ithile eLizwini likaThixo okanye ababalulekanga njengezinye iindawo zeLizwi likaThixo. Babizwa ngokuba ngabaprofeti abancinci nje kuba iincwadi zabo kwiTestamente Endala zimfupi kakhulu. Ke unabaprofeti abakhulu – uIsaya, uYeremiya, uEzekile, noDaniyeli. Kwaye ke unabaprofeti abancinci abalishumi elinambini uZefaniya nawo. Ubhala malunga neminyaka 640 ngoku phambi kokuzalwa kukaYesu ngexesha lolawulo lukumkani omkhulu owenza utshintsho kwiTestamente Endala, uYosiya. Ukuba uyabuya kwincwadi yookumkani uze uyifunde malunga noYosiya, unokubona yena yikumkani ongenisa inkolo eIsraeli. Wenza umsebenzi omningi wokuyitshintsha eIsraeli ngalowo xesha.

Ngenye into ekhethekileyo yencwadi kaZefaniya kukuba uvula iprofethi yakhe ngomthambo woku ahlulelwa owenzeka kulo lonke elitestamente Endala. Into endiyithethayo ke, akunjengabanye abaprofeti uThixo athi, “Mphuluke, ndiza kukahlulela, Israeli, ngenxa yonk’ idolatriya yakho nenkatha y’zono yakho nazo zonke iindlela ophonse ngazo kum.” Uyenzile loo nto, kodwa iqala ngokwahlulelwa kulo lonke. Yonke imntu ingena kule nto. Akh’ umntu owokuphunyaka. Ke le ncwadi inezindaba ezimbi kakhulu de sifike kweli xesha. Kwaye ingumshoyo oyalawula lowo ubeka isitofu kuwo wonke umxholo olandelayo yivesi yeshumi elinanye. “Ngalo mini, anisayi kuthozwa.” Kwaye siza kubona loo “ngalo mini” kwisicatshulwa sanamhlanje. Kwaye uThixo athembisa ukwenza nina, “ndiza kunisusa onke amashoni akho” – kulo mzekelo, amashoni achanekileyo – “ndiza kuwasusa onke loo mashoni, ndize nibabaleke ngokungangamkeli.” Yiloo nto siza kuyenza iveki ezayo.

Kwayo ke yeyona nto iphambili yokuba uZefaniya afuna ukuyithetha. Utywala lwenzeka xa si thandazela uThixo ngaphandle kokuba sigodliwe kwinto ayenzileyo ekungenzekeleni yizo zizigwebo kuthi ukuze singabi noyiko phambi kwakhe. Utywala lwenzeka xa si thandazela uThixo ngaphandle kokuba sigodliwe kwinto ayenzileyo ekungenzekeleni yizo zizigwebo kuthi ukuze singabi noyiko phambi kwakhe. Kwaye loo "hayi" ziya kubumba iintloko zethu ezintathu. Kwayo ke verse 14, Akukho Sithintelo. Verse 15, Akukho Zizigwebo. Kwaye verse 16, Akukho Hoyiko.

Akukho Sithintelo

Jongani nam kwakhona apho verse 14 – Akukho Sithintelo. “Cula ngelakho, eyintombi yaseZiyoni; khalela, eyIsrael! Thoko uyonwabe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, eyintombi yaseJerusalem!” Kanye njengoko bendikhankanya ngaphambili, sivile iindaba ezimbi kodwa emva koko ufumana lo verse uphonswa phakathi kwazo zonke ezi. Kwaye lo verse uza njengokothula. “Khalela; thoko uyonwabe” – ulwimi oludlula into eqhelekileyo, into esinokuyibiza ngokuba yindlela yobuthixo bePresbyterian. Sinaso isithuba esinzima sokucinga ngobuthixo ngale ndlela. Ngoku kuninzi into endiyithandayo malunga nemithetho yethu kwimatters of reformed theology nobuthixo, kodwa ukuba siba real honest with ourselves, asenzi kakuhle into yovuyo. Okanye siyenzi? Kuba ndiye kwi-game ze football nawe kwaye yindawo ekhonzela umntu xa ekhona emini zembali eWilliams-Brice Stadium eSouth Carolina naye waba ngumntu ongalawuleki! Wayekwazi ukukhalela noku twiza noku clap noku phakamisa ilizwi lakhe ngathi yindoda!

Indlela yokuziphatha kuThixo

Kwaye le yinto ebeyiseka. Xa sibukele imidlalo yezemidlalo iqela lethu liyaphumelela – andakufuni kukuxelela ukuba yinjani xa iOle Miss ibetha iAlabama, okanye, eli thuba linye apha, okanye xa iState ibetha iOle Miss kulo nyaka. Ndabona ukuvuya okuninzi kwimipande yethu. Kwaye xa oko kusenzeka, thina sonke silahlekelwa isithixo. Silahlekelwa yingqondo yethu yokuziphatha xa iqela lethu liphumelela. Yaye yile nto umprofeti afika ayikhankanya apha. Umprofeti uthi xa oko kusenzeka, xa siqonda uThixo enzeni, xa ifika ekhaya kuthi, yile yinto ethe rhoqo – uvuyo olupheleleyo; ukucula; ukuvuya ngaphezu koko uThixo awenzileyo. Kwaye umbuzo ngu: Yintoni ebomini bethu ebangela uvuyo kuthi ngoku? Yintoni esivuyayo ngayo? Kwaye uThixo uthi, “Enye yezinto endiyenzayo kukuthatha ezo zivuyo zithi zijabule,” ezilungileyo nezimnandi yaye akukho nto mbi yokuvuya ngenxa yeqela lezemidlalo, kodwa Uthi zizo iimpawu zokwenyani okukhulu. “Yiloo ndlela endifuna ngayo ukuba usabele Ngam. Yiloo ndlela endifuna ngayo ukuba unxibelelane Ngam.” Yile nto uThixo abathi kubo. “Ndifuna ukuba ube novuyo olunjalo ngaphezu koko ndenzayo ebomini bakho.”

Kwaye uqaphele xa uThixo ebayala ukuba benze oku. Akukhona xa yonke into ihamba kakuhle. Ezi zonke ziizithembiso malunga nokuba uThixo uya kwenza ntoni. Ezi zonke zinto ezizayo. Ezi azikenzekanga okwamanje. Kwaye uThixo uthi, “Ngaphambi kokuba ulinde, phakathi kwako konke okuwa, siyakho Israeli, vuyisa!” Ingaba yinto ekhanyelayo into yokwenziwa kwakho okanye yintoni? Kwaye yile nto uThixo ayisayo kuthi. Uthi, “Yintoni ebangela ukuba ube neent стыд kakhulu? Ngaba yinto evela kwixesha lakho elidlulileyo? Ngaba yinto ethile owathi ezo xa usidla? Ngaba yindlela owenzeka ngayo xa uphumile edolophini waza wabona amangqina? Yintoni ebangela ukuba ube neent стыд kakhulu?” Kuba Israeli, yayikukushiya kwakhe uThixo. Bashiya yena. Bahamba baze bathi, “Siza kuqhubeka neemfene.” Kwaye uThixo uthi, “Andikagqibi nawe okwamanje. Kwaye phakathi kokuThixo akunyangekisa iint стыд zakho” – kwaye siza kuthetha ngayo apha kwisithuba esithile – Uthi, “Ngaphambi kokuba ulinde, vuyisa.” Wena nawe ningaba noyolo apho nikhoyo ngoku, namhlanje ngokuhlwa. Yinto ethembisayo. Kwaye kuqala siybona uThixo ebayala ukuba umthande yena, mnqume yena, mnandiphe yena ngaphandle kokulinda. Akukho ulinde. Ukulahlwa okungenamkhawulelo ekumnandipheni kwabo kuThixo.

Akukho Xhongolo

Emva koko, khangela umzekelo wesiBibili 15 kuMgawo Wokwahlulela. “INkosi uyazisusile izigwebo ezichasene nawe; uyazisusile iintshaba zakho. UKumkani kaSirayeli, iNkosi, ukhona phakathi kwenu; akusayi kuphinda ufumane ukoyika ububi.” Kutheni kufuneka sijabule? Umprofeti uthi, “Kuba ndizisusile izigwebo zangaphakathi ezichasene nawe nemiqobo yangaphandle yokonwabela U.” Uyabona loo lwimi? “INkosi iyazisusile izigwebo ezichasene nawe.” Uyabona, oku kusisentini sethu sangaphakathi sobumnyama nokulihlazo esinazo sonke. Siyazi, ngendlela esiyazi ngayo, ngokwenziwa ngumfanekiso kaThixo, asikho apho kufuneka sibe khona Kuye, ngaphandle kukaYesu. Sonke sinolwazo olunzulu lodaka. Sizama ukulufihla ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo. Asazi ukuba luthathe ntoni kude uThixo avule amehlo ethu. Siyazi asiyonto. Siyazi kufuneka sithethe phambi koThixo. Siyaliva loo. Kwaye uThixo uthi, “Ndiya kulusa loo.”

Kwaye emva koko Uya ezizathwini zangaphandle. Uthi, “Ndiya zisusa iintshaba zenu. Naliphi na ithambe kwawe, sirayeli, ndiya lulusa.” Cinga ngaloo nto ngokubhekisele kulihlazo. Abantu ababambekileyo kulihlazo ebomini bethu banokuba ziintshaba nabo banokungabi ziintshaba. Ingongondlelo yile. Okuthembisayo uThixo apha kukususa nantoni yangaphandle kuthi eya kubangela ihlazo. Ngamanye amazwi, isithembiso sikhona, sibe khona abangqina kuba akusayi kuphinda kubeko lihlazo. Yiloo nto uThixo ayenzayo, kuba ihlazo yinto ekudalwa ngabanye.

Uxolo Lwenene

Kwaye xa uThixo ethetha oku kuthi, ubiza ukuba sibonelele ngenyani yokuba bonke thina, ngenxa yale mikhohliso kithi – nokuba ivela kwabanye, kwiintshaba, kwabahlazisayo, nokuba yintoni na – Uthi oko kuthi kusikhokelela ekubeni ngabaxhalabile rhoqo. Ngaba asixhalabi kakhulu? Ngaba ihlazo lisenza sixhalabe? Mhlawumbi wahlaziswa ebuntwaneni bakho kwaye kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakho ube uzibuza, “Ngaba ndakha kwaphela ndamkelwa? Ngaba ndakha kwaphela ndinako ukuba sebuskweni? Ngaba ndakha kwaphela ndigqibelele ngokwaneleyo?” Kwaye oko kuthi kusikhokelela, kwakhona, ekuxhalabeni. Siyaxhalaba ukuba sikhuselekile. “Ngaba ndakha kwaphela ndenzakalisiwe ngumntu, ngokwasemzimbeni, ngokwasengqondweni? Kuya kwenzeka ntoni?” Xhalaba, xhalaba, xhalaba. Kwaye yile nto uThixo ayithethayo. Uthi unokuba nenene uxolo, inene imfuneko, into yonke umntu ayikhangelayo yaye bambalwa abayifumanayo. Uthi iyafumaneka, ekho, kwabo bayicelayo, namhlanje.

Kwaye uqaphele ukuba uyibeka njani apho. Uthi, “Ngoku nina akusa phinda yoyiki ububi.” Ngaba uyayoyika ububi? Ndiyayoyika. Ndiyazi nokuba yintoni. Ndifumanisa ndixhalabile ngakumbi njengoko abantwana bam bekhula. Nina nibaphezulu kunina; nina angandinikela iingcebiso ngendlela yokujamelana noko! Kodwa njengoko abantwana bam bekhula, ndifumanisa ndiyoyika kakhulu ububi obukhona kwilizwe yaye ndixhalaba ngabo. Kwaye ewe, nditsho iNkosi ndicela uncedo kodwa ikhona nam ndiphuka ekuseni. Kwaye yile nto uThixo ayithethayo kuthi. Ihlazo elikhulu alinakuphinda liyoyiki ububi. Sinokuyeka ukuxhalaba size siyeke ukoyika tu size sifumane uxolo lukaThixo. Sizakubuya koko ekupheleni kwakhona.

Emva koko uThixo akusho khona. Ukuthi “uKumkani uIsraeli, uThixo, ukhona phakathi kwenu.” Lo yayilinto enje yamathemba makulu ka-Israeli, akunjalo? Ukuba ufunda umva ngendlela ethe ngqo kwiTestamente Endala, uqala ukuyifunda uGenesise – indlela uhlanga lwabantu lwavela ngayo, yaye emva koko incitshana iye kuAbraham yaye uThixo wababiza aba bantu yaye emva koko bafunjwa. Yaye wabakhulula ekugqileni yaye bahlala ngaphandle kwemida yaseYiphethu. Yaye baqala ukuthini? “Sifuna ukumkani onjengozo zesizwe esikungqongileyo!” Yaye uThixo wathi, “Hayi, musani ukwenza njalo, kuba loo kumkani uza kubagqilisa oonyana benu yaye uza kubahlela ngendlela embi. Yaye kutheni sifuna ukumkani xa Ndingukumkani wenu?” Yaye nokho baye, “Hayi, hayi, sibanike ukumkani!” Yaye wababanika ukumkani. Yaye nantsi, malunga neminyaka i-400 okanye i-500 ngoku, uIsraeli unukumkani, yaye apha sikuyo. Ubukumkani buqhekekile phakathi koMntla nowaseMzantsi; kube nomvukelo omningi nemvukelo. Nkqu nomntu emva kwentliziyo kaThixo asilele ngendlela emkhulu kangangokuba uThixo wal проклясть indlu yakhe yonke kunye nabantwana bakhe kulandela kwisizukulwana sakhe ngenxa yobulawu bakhe nemurder! Asihambi kakuhle kuIsraeli! Yaye lo lesithembiso, “Ndiza kuni. Ndiza kuba nguKumkani wenu njengoko bendisoloko ndithembisa ukuba ndiza kuba.”

Le Ngezo Zonke Amazwi

Imikhumbuza ibali endalifunda mva nje ngoowesifazana owayetshatile, eneenkidi ezimbini kunye nomtshato omkhulu ngokusobala. Yaye ngomnye usuku, wajika waza wahamba. Wathi, “Andikwazi ukwenza oku kwakhona,” waza wahamba. Umyeni wakhe waphahloka yaye waqhubeka emtsalela, neenkidi efowuneni, wathi, “Thetha nabo.” Yaye wayehlala eqhoboshela. Waze wafumana ukumfumanisa yaye wamfumana yaye, ngokwenzekayo kwakhe – ngemali, ngokweemvakalelo, ngokwasemzimbeni, yonke into – ufumana yaye waza wamsondela wathi, “Ndiyakuthanda. Nceda ubuye!” Yaye waphuka phantsi ezingalweni zakhe. Wathi, “Sikubizile. Sibhalile iileta. Kutheni nto akukho namnye owawenza umphumo?” Wathi, “Ngaphambili, kwakungeziwa ngamazwi. Waze wabuye.”

Kwaye yiloo nto iSirayeli ithembiswa apha. Amawazi nje amazwi. “INkosi, uKumkani wakho, iyakuza phakathi kwenu.” Kwaye umlongo wamaSirayeli wokuba noKumkani ngumlongo wethu, akunjalo? Sihlala kwixesha eliphukileyo, elahlukileyo, elingadibananga. Akuyeki kuthakazelisa ukuba kwixesha lokukwazi ukunxibelelana phakathi kwii-smartphones zethu, iikhompyutha zethu, nee-iPads zethu, singowesikhathi esingadibananga kakhulu kunalo lonke esakhe saliphila. Yaye silangazelela ukuba umntu asixelele ukuba siye phi, njani ukuya kuko, nanjani sikufika kuko. Silangazelela uKumkani. Silangazelela umntu asixelele ukuba senzeni, kodwa ngenxa yesono, ngaxeshanye, asifuni ukuba umntu asixelele senzeni. Asithembi kakhulu abaphathiswa kwixesha lethu, ngamanye amaxesha ngokufanelekileyo. Usenokuba ubiwe ngumntu owaphethwe ngamandla. Usenokuba uhluphekile ngumam womntu owaphethwe ngamandla. Yinto yokwenyani le. Kodwa kwiiNhliziyo zethu, sonke sikhathazwa ngabaphathiswa phezu kwethu. Yaye uThixo wathi, “NdinguKumkani onokuthembwa. Ndiya kuza kwenu. Andifani nabaphathiswa abanye. Andiakuze ni lahlekise. NdinguYena uza kubantu abaneent стыд ukuhamba nabo."

Akukho Uloyiko

Kwayo ke yikhokelela kwivesi yethu yokugqibela apha, kwivesi 16. Akukho Ukoyika – isihloko sethu sesithathu. “Ngayo le mini kuya kuthiwa eYerusalem: ‘Musk’oyiki, iZiyoni; uze iingalo zakho zingabuthi.’” Yintoni “leyo mini”? Siyifunda malunga nayo yonke ixesha kwiTestamente Endala, “ngayo le mini; ngayo le mini.” Ndicinga apha ngokukodwa inokuba nereferensi. Cinga ngayo ngolu hlobo. Ukuba uma uze ubukele iintaba ukusuka ecaleni, zikhangeleka ngathi ziintaba ezifana nale – phezulu naphantsi. Ukuba uma kwenye yazo, zonke zikhangeleka ngathi yintaba enye. Yiloo ndlela uZekhariah abukele ngayo ukufika kukaYesu kwixesha elizayo. Ngoko ukufika kukaYesu kunje ngathi yintaba yokuqala ekufutshane naye; ukufika kokuqala kukaYesu. Ukufika kwesibini kukaYesu kunje ngathi yintaba ekude. Kwaye uzibeka zombini kunye njengoko ejonga phantsi kwiikorido zexesha. Kwaye uthi, “Kuyakuza mini apho zonke ezi zinto ziya kuphela” kwaye leyo mini yaqala ngokufika kokuqala kukaYesu. Waqala ukumiliselwa kwekingdom. Wasondeza uThixo. Wafika kuthi. Akusaye kwakho amazwi; kwakho ubukho. Kwakho uYesu, oThixo onathi. Kwaye aze ajonge phambili kuleyo mini silindele yona apha. Lelo mini apho zonke ezi zinto zisesimweni sesithembiso ngoku ziya kuba yinyaniso. Xa ukholo luya kutshintshwa libe ngumbono kwaye siya kuzibona ngamehlo ethu zonke izinto ezisiboniswa ngumprofeti ngoku kwimifanekiso nakwiimithunzi. Lelo mini likhulu, xa zonke izinto ezisenza sibuzele kuThixo, siphoze phambi kwakhe, siphoze phambi kwabanye ziya kuphela, ziya kuphela, ziya kuphela. Uthi, “Ngayo le mini, kuya kuthiwa, ‘Musk’oyiki.’”

Uze Ungadimazi

Kwaye uqaphele ukuba uyibeka njani. “Mani zingabuthiwa iingalo zenu.” Umphawuli omnye uyayichaza ngolu hlobo. Ukuthi, “Iingalo ezithontsiza phantsi zibhekisela eSibhalweni kukudimazeka phezu kweemeko ezithile ezimenza umntu angakwazi ukusebenza.” Ukudimazeka phezu kweemeko ezithile ezimenza umntu angakwazi ukusebenza. Ngaba wakha waziva njalo? Ngaba wakha wajonga ubomi bakho, mhlawumbi wajonga ihlazo ebomini bakho, wathi, “Andifuni nokuvuka ebhedini namhlanje kusasa”? UThixo uyayazi loo nto. Ukuthi, “Yiyo loo nto iingalo ezibuthiweyo.” Kwaye Ukuthi, “Mani zingabuthiwa iingalo zenu.” Kutheni? Ngokwento ayenzayo ngaloo mini. Ngaba uyazi ukuba yintoni eyayithandwa nguYesu “Musa ukwenza”? Sicinga zinto ezininzi. Ndicinga ukuba ngamanye amaxesha siyaliphutha kakhulu oku xa sicinga ngoYesu njengomntu othile osoloko ethi, “Musa ukwenza.” Ukunayo okuninzi okufanele akusho oko. Kodwa eyayithandwa nguYesu “Musa ukwenza” yale: “Musa ukoyika. Musa ukwesaba.” Yiyo loo nto Wakuyisho ngokuphindaphindiweyo kunanto yonke, ekwaneliseko kwale ndinyaniso. Kwaye UThixo uthi, “Xa ukudimazeka kuza, xa ungazivi ukuvuka, xa ucinezelwe ziimeko zakho,” uthi, “Musa ukudimazeka. Kuyimini eza kusenokungabikho dimazeka. Cinga ngaloo nto. Phila ngaloo nto.” Siza kubuya kuyo kwisithuba nje.

Kuthetha ukuthini konke oku? Ndiyilethile ukuba siya kubuya kuyo yonke le nto kwixesha elizayo. Nantsi elo xesha. Kuthetha ukuthini konke oku? Siyibona njani iYesu apha? Ndicinga ukuba zininzi iindlela. Okungekho ngqiqirii kukuba uThixo uyigcinile iNdumiso Yakhe kuthi apha ekuhlangeni kukaKristu. Ngoku singaqala ukugxila Kuye endaweni yebali kunye nenkululo eyasixelela ihlazo. Singaqala ukugxila kubomi Bakhe, ubomi Bakhe obugqibeleleyo. Ubomi Bakhe obamkhokelela ekhreyini, kodwa ubomi bothando nokusweleka kwentliziyo nobulali kubantu abahlazekileyo njengathi. Ukuba uyabaza ukuba ngubani na owakuqondayo ihlazo lakho, nguYena. Kwaye ukuba uyabaza ukuba uThixo uyakuthanda, ukuba uziva ulingane, ukuba uziva ngathi awungekho, iYesu ithi, "Ungowam. Ungowam. Ndiyeza ngawe." Uyeza kuthi uYesu yaye nguYesu owathatha ukoyika kwethu. UThixo wenza njani le Ndumiso? “Ngoku, awusoze uphinde woyike.” Kuba yintoni eyoyikeka kakhulu, iYesu uyithathile endaweni yethu. NguYena uKumkani phakathi kwethu owandisiweyo, kulungile? NguYena uKumkani wabakumkani neNkosi yeeNkosi. Wazalwa uKumkani wabaYuda. Ndithe oku, isevengele likaHerod, umlawuli wabonwa. Kodwa NguYena uKumkani oyeza, onjengabakumkani abanye. NguYena uKumkani oyeza ekuthatheni, ekuswelekeni, yaye ekugqibeleni uyafa engenambatho yaye ehlazekile.

Kutheni? Kuba ukusukela ekubeni abaqala abantu ababini begadini bekungenambatho yaye behlaza, thina sonke siziva ihlazo. Thina sonke senze ihlazo ebomini bomnye umntu. Kwaye kwathatha owesibini no Adamu omkhulu, uYesu, ukungena ehlazweni lethu, ukuthatha ukungenambatho kwethu njengaye yaye wafa ekhreyini ukuze “abole ihlazo lethu nokuhleka kwethu okanye ukuhlaziswa.” Yiyo loo nto singanayo inkxalabo. Inkxalabo enkulu esifanele siyi nayo yinkxalabo yotwelo lukaThixo esiyifanelayo sonke, eyiRhashalelwa ifanelwe nguSirayeli. Yaye xa uThixo ethembisa, “Ndiya kwenza indlela yokuba loo nto ingabi yinkxalabo kwakhona,” loo nto igcwaliseka kuKristu, ekufikeni Kwake okokuqala. Zephaniah 3:17

Uhl shame alifi ngokulula, akunjalo? Akunakho ukumwenga ngayo. Asinakho ukucinga nje ngeengcinga ezimnandi. Kufuneka siwazi ukuba umntu upo ngalathi phakathi kwalo. Kwaye kwakhona, oko kubuyela kuYesu. Uyathokoza ukwamkela abantu abaneglasi eninzi. Ihl shame ilungileyo okanye engalunganga. Uyathokoza ukwamkela abathixo, abantu abazikhukhumeleyo; abantu abaye bayiphula kwakhona nangakhona nangakhona kwaye bayaqhubeka beyenza. Uthi, “Yizani kuni. NdinguYena owamkela abantu abanjalo. Aningedwa kwaye aningayi kuze ube yedwa.” Yiyo loo nto ningenakho ukoyika kwakhona.

Akunankulu yokuzifihla

Eli linye lindlela esinokulwa ngayo nehl shame neenkxalabo xa siqonda ukuba uYesu ususa lonke uloyiko ebomini bethu. Kwaye xa Eyenzi, uyasenza sibe ngabantu abangafuneki ukuba abantu boyike. Yileyo inye yemicimbi esisokola nayo njengoKristu ekwenziweni kwesonto, akunjalo? Siyazifihla kakhulu. Ingxaki yokuzifihla yile uya kuthi ube ngumqambi kuyo. Kodwa uThixo uyazazi iintliziyo zethu, akunjalo? Kwaye Uthi, "Aningafuneki ukuzifihla." Akukho mntu apha afuneka ukuba oyike ukwazi wonke umntu ukuba uyiphulile. Kulungile? Sonke siyenzile. Veki! Yonke imihla! Kwaye hera ngoku ndiyibona kwabanye abantu ubomi njengomfundisi, ndikhunjuzwa kobukhulu benceba yakhe kunye nobunyamezelo bakhe kwabo bantwana bahlehlayo ndingabona njengawe nomntu omileyo athetha phambi kwenu. Sonke, sonke, sonke siyiphulile. Kwaye uThixo wathi, "Ndibeke uNyana wam ukuba abe nehl shame endaweni yakho ukuze ungenakho ukujongana nayo." Kwaye xa sifumana loo nto, xa ifika ezantsi ekunzulu kwentliziyo yethu, siba ngabantu abangafuneki ukuba abantu boyike. Kwaye yiloo nto ih shame iyafa, xa sinenkcubeko enjalo.

Ngoko, uYesu osemamongweni wethu, uyaphela njani ihlonzi lethu? Ihlonzi lisebenzisa igunya phezu kwethu, akunjalo? Yinto embi. Cinga ngayo ngolu hlobo. Zingaphi izinto ozenzileyo kule veki eyayikhuthazwa y ihlonzi? Unayo imemory yexesha elidlulileyo kwaye y影響a isigqibo osenzileyo. Wathi, "Andiyi kwenza njalo kuba ndikhumbula indlela ebenjalo ngayo kwaye ndiya kwenza oku endaweni yoko kuba andifuni kubuyela kuloo mzuzu." Lisebenzisa igunya phezu kwethu kwaye sihlala ubomi obunzima, obuxhalabisayo. Yaye into ayenzayo uYesu yile, “NdinguYena oyazisayo loo mini kwinqobo yangoku.” Siza kufa njani ihlonzi ebomini bethu? Xa siqonda ngakumbi nangakumbi ukuba ukuvuka kwaKristu kwaba yisahluko sokuqala sesiganeko esinye. Hamba nam kule nto. Ukuvuka kwaKristu kwaba yisahluko sokuqala sesiganeko esinye, isiganeko esitshabalalisa umhlaba, esitshintsha umhlaba, esikokuthi sibomhlali phakathi. Yaye xa Ebuya kwaye siyavuswa kubafileyo, eso sisahluko sesibini sesiganeko esaqala eKalvari iminyaka engama-2 000 eyadlula. Yaye njengoko sihlala bebelindele oko, yile nto uPawulos wayeyithetha xa wathi, “Umntu wethu wangaphandle uyabola, kodwa umntu wethu wangaphakathi uvuselelwa imihla ngemihla.” Ngani? Ngamandla ovuko kaMoya oNgcwele.

Kwaye uYesu wenza ntoni ukuphelisa ihlazo lethu? Uthi, “Ninyuke nami! Oyenawe owawungebhe. Oyenawe owawuchazwa yihlazo elikwixesha lakho elidlulileyo. Ngoku uyenawe ochazwa njengo lowo okunye kuye okanye kuye kuphumayo ngobomi bokuvuka, obo ubumnyama uyonke uya kububona.” Amandla okuvuka kukaKristo ayingum奇迹 nje esiwubhiyozela iPasika. Yinto yosuku ngosuku esiyifuneka ngokholo ukuze sihlale kuye uKristo size sibulale nantoni ithatha umonakalo wethu kuye. Ukulula nje, kuba abaphostoli beetshumayeli bavame ukwandisa amazwi, hlala ngaphandle kwixesha elizayo ngoku. Yindlela enkulu uYesu ayisebenzisa ngayo ukujamelana nehlazo lakho. Uthi, “Ndiyakuchaza kwixesha elizayo njengo oovukileyo,” yaye loo nto yinto enyanisayo ngoku ngokholo nangamandla oMoya oyiNgcwele ukuze ukwazi ukutshintsha yaye nditshinthe. Kulapho sihlala khona. Yiyo ibali uYesu asitshela lona. Ibali lokweli.

Ibali Elinye Kufuneka Liqale

Kwayo ke yile nto iphakamileyo kuthi sonke kule veki. Ngubani esiza kumlisten? Utywala oludlulileyo, amazwi athethwa ngabantu abaxelela ibali elinye, okanye uThixo, uYesu, axelela elinye ibali? Ngubani esiza kumlisten? Yeyiphi na le nto esiza kumlisten iya kugqiba indlela esiza kuphila ngayo. Ndiqinisekiswe yindawo ephuma kwenye yedrama ezithandayo, i Les Miserables ka Victor Hugo. Kukho le ndawo ihlaba umxhwele apho umgwebi, uJean Valjean efumana ukuxolelwa kumbishopu. Wayewebile, yaye umbishopu wamkelekile, wawaphanga isilivere yombishopu. Amathamsanqa afika baze alungele ukuthatha uJean Valjean baze umbishopu athi, “Hayi, hayi, hayi. Ndiyavuma ukuba uyaboleka.” Waye uValjean wambuza, “Kutheni?” Yaye wathi, “Ndiyakuxolela.” Yaye uValjean ugqithiswe luxolelo lombishopu awahlaela le ngoma intle, “Ndente ntoni?” Indawo yengoma kukuba, uza kuphila ubomi obutsha. Yaye imigca yokugqibela yengoma ibandakanya le nto ndiyicingayo uZefaniya afuna kutsho kuthi namhlanje. Ziya ngolu hlobo. “Ndifikelela, kodwa ndiyawisa, yaye ubusuku buyaqhuba. Yaye ndijonga kwavela kwisithuba se ndongonqo yezono zam. Ndiza kubaleka ngoku ukusuka kwilizwe, ukusuka kwilizwe likaJean Valjean. UJean Valjean akangento ngoku, ibali elinye liza kuqala.”

Ndiyo yale nto uMsalaba. Kuthi sonke size neent стыд, ibali elinye liza kuqala. Yaye niyabuhle. Isele yaqalwa, iminyaka 2,000 eyadlulayo. Siza kuthi kunye noValjean, “Oko esikuyo akangento ngoku kuba elinye ibali liqalile kuKrestu.” Ukuphela kweloo bali kukuvuka – okuludlulileyo nokuzayo. Yaye ukuphela kweloo bali, ngoko, kukuphela kwetyala. Masiyathandazele.

Utata, kulo hlobo, siziva ngoku kakhulu. Siziva ihlazo lethu yaye sidinga enye ibali eliza kutshintsha endaweni yalo. Yaye siyavuya kuba njengoko silalele ilizwi lakho, asilaleli iingcinga zomnaysti wasempumalanga wakudala. Silalela amazwi akho anesitshintshe, asinike ubomi obutsha, yaye ke asinike ibali lokweli ukuze sikwazi ukuphila ngalo kuwo wonke umhla wobomi bethu. Yenza loo nto ibe yinto eyenzekayo kuthi kule veki, sithandazela, egameni likaJesu, amen.