Uthando Lokuba Ngowakho

Ukuthula Kobokwe

Isaya 43:1-7

NgumBilly Dempsey

Umthala wethu kule asikhathi sokusa uvela kumprofeti Isaya, isahluko 43, imisebe 1 kuya ku 7. Futhi uyakuthola ekhasini – uma usebenzisa iBhayibheli ekubeni – ikhasini 603. Umongo oseduze kwalokho uIsaya akusho lapha isahluko 43 – isahluko 42 yinoma umongo obanzi; ingoma yowasebenzi ohluphekayo – izahluko 40 kuya ku 55 zencwadi y uIsaya. Isahluko 42, isahluko lapho uNkulunkulu akhuluma khona ngokufika kowasebenzi kaNkulunkulu, into entsha ayilungisayo Kuye, isifiso sakhe sezizwe ukubona ukukhanya kwakhe. Kodwa isahluko 42 siphela ngesimo esidabukisayo sabantu bakhe. Bayimpumputhe futhi bayisithulu. Isahluko siphela ngamazwi ngokuphathelwa kwuNkulunkulu intshwazi yakhe. Ukuphela okubuhlungu, futhi kusetha isigaba sokuqala kwisahluko 43 kulokho engikubiza ngokuthi “Ukuthula Kobokwe.”

Ake sithandaze, bese sifunda isahluko 43, imisebe 1 kuya ku 7.

Yise, yilo iLizwi Lakho; thina singabantu Bakho. Khuluma. Masizwe. Nikeza ukucaca kwengqondo. Tshala la maqiniso ajulile enhliziyweni zethu. Yondla imiphefumulo yethu. Hlomisa. Yise, sondela. Yizwa njengoba sithandaza egameni likaJesu nasekuthandazeni kwakhe, amen.

Isaya isahluko 43, kuqala ngomvs 1:

Kodwa manje yena usho iNkosi, yena owakudalayo, wena Jakobe, yena owakubentukayo, wena Israyeli: "Ungesabi, ngokuba ngiyakuhlawulela; ngiyakubiza ngegama, ungowami. Lapho udlula emanzini, ngiyakuba nawe; nalapho udlula emfuleni, emfuleni awuyakuklawula; lapho uhamba ngomlilo awuyakushiswa, nelangabi alikuyakudla. Ngoba ngiyINkosi uThixo wako, iNgcwele yase-Israyeli, uMsindisi wako. Ngiyanikela i-Ejiphe ngesihlengo sakho, i-Kushe" (lokho kukuthi, i-Ethiopia), "neSeba esikhundleni sakho. Ngoba uyathandeka emehlweni am, uyahlonishwa, nawe ngiyakuthanda. Ngiyanikela abantu esikhundleni sakho, izizwe esikhundleni somphefumulo wako. Ungesabi, ngokuba ngiyakuba nawe; ngiyakuletha imizala yakho evela empumalanga, nalapho eNtshonalanga ngiyakuhlanganisa. Ngiyakusho enyakatho, Yeka, naseningizimu, Musa ukubambezela; yisa amadodana ami ekude nalizwe, namadodakazi ami ekugcineni komhlaba, yowo wonke oyibizwa ngegama lami, oyakudalwa ngakuye ukuze ngibe khazekile, oyakubentukwa nawe."

Abantu bonke bayefana nothula, nawo wonke amagqabula awo anjenkwa yizimbali zensimu. Uthula uyaboma, imbali iyawa, iNkosi yethu iyakuma.

Kuyini "Umpokophelo Wokuba"? Hhayi, mhlawumbe kufanele siqale ngokuveza, "Kuyini ukuba?" Yenza ukuze ngikutshele lapho ngifuna khona ukuya kule ngquthela namhlanje. Sifuna ukukhuluma ngakho ukuba, sifuna ukukhuluma ngakho ukuba kubukeka kanjani, kwabe sekuqeda ngokubuza umbuzo, "Kungani kubalulekile?"

Kuyini Ukuba?

Yini ubunikazi? Hayi masibuke ulimi u-Isaya awusebenzisa ngalo evesini 1. “Kodwa njengamanje yena owakudalayo usho njengokuthi, eyakwenza wena, wakwenza wena, Israyeli: ‘Ungesabi, ngokokuthi ngiyakuhlawule; ngiyakubiza ngegama, ungowami.’” Uyabona imihlaba emikhulu yeBhayibheli lapho – wakudalayo; wakwenza; ngiyakuhlawule. Siyacabanga ngalokho kukhishwa okukhulu eGiphetu – uNkulunkulu edebulula abantu bakhe ekugqileni, wabahlalisa kulo mhlaba wethembiso, lo mhlaba awathembisa u-Abrahama ngawo. “Ngiyakuhlawule” – lokho kelibho, “gaal,” igama elithi “umhlawuli” – ucabanga ngokuqondana nomugqa wokuthi “umsindisi, umvikeli,” njengoba uBhowa wayengumsindisi, umvikeli kaRuteh kanye nomunyakayise, Naomi; isihlobo somhlawuli owabavikela ikusasa labo ngesenzo sakhe sokuhlenga. Lowo umfanekiso wento uNkulunkulu awuchazayo ngakuye; ukuthi uyabahlenga abantu bakhe. Uyabavikela abantu bakhe ngesenzo sakhe sokuhlenga kwabantu bakhe.

“Ukubizile ngamagama” – futhi, cabanga ngobuhlobo Bakhe no-Abrahamu; cabanga ngobuhlobo Bakhe noSara, umkakhe. Kanjani Akashintshe amagama abo; Wabiza ngamagama. Cabanga ngoNowa. Wambiza ngoNowa ngamagama. Uyavuma ekubeni nobuhlobo obuseduze Naye labo ababizwa ngamagama. Kakhulu njengomzali nengane, uNkulunkulu evula iminyango yokutholwa, abantu Bakhe baba hhayi nje kuphela izikhonzi Zakhe kodwa nabantwana Bakhe. “Ngikubizile ngamagama.” Ngokuphambene, lalela lokho Akusho eNcwadini yamaPsalema 1, esiyifundile amasonto ambalwa edlule. “I Nkosi iyayazi indlela yabadilika, kodwa indlela yezonke,” Akusho, “iyaphela.” Iyakaphela; ayikahlali. Noma ngisho nangaphezulu, lokho uJesu Akusho eMathewu isahluko 7 kusukela ngendinyana 21. “Hhayi bonke abathi kuye, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi’ bayakungena embusweni wezulu. Kodwa yeyena edenza intshiseko kaBaba wezulu.” Kulabo abathi, “Nkosi, Nkosi,” kodwa bengeenzi intshiseko kaBaba wezulu, uJesu Akusho, “Kuyakwazi ukubazi, ‘Angikaze ngikwazi. Angikaze ngikwazi. Hamba kimi.’” UNkulunkulu usho ngabantu Bakhe, “Ngikubizile ngamagama. Ngiyakwazi. Ngiyakwazi kahle. Ngikubizile ngamagama.”

Naye wabe esho lokho ngokuThi, “Ningowami.” Cabanga futhi ngalowo msebenzi ukhulu lapho uNkulunkulu eqoqa abantu Bakhe kuye eSinayi emva kwazo zonke iziganeko ezinkulu zokuphuma kwabantu base-Israyeli eGibhithe. Ubaqoqa kuye eSinayi. Uthi, “Inina ngokwenu nibonile lokho engakwenza kubabaseGibhithe, nokuthi nginithwalile njengezigwamgwa, ninawe ndleleni, kwaze kwaba yini ukuba nginisele. Nxa nina ngokwenu nilalela izwi lami, nokuthi nigcine isivumelwano sami, nina ma- khona, ukuba nibe yinto yami yanelwa phakathi kwabantu bonke; ngoba umhlaba wonke ungowami. Nina ma- khona, ukuba nibe umbuso wabapristi, na uhlanga olungcwele. Nina ma- khona, ukuba nibe yinto yami yanelwa.” Yilokho imithwalo; yilokho umthwalo o- thwalwa Nxa uNkulunkulu ethi, “Ningowami. Ningowami njengengcebo.” Ingcebo yanelwa. Hiyo ukuthi, uNkulunkulu uthe, “Nina ma- khona, ukuba nibe yinto ekhethekileyo yami, ngokuthembisa, nina ma- khona, ukuba nibe yinto ekhethekileyo yami.” Qaphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabazi - “Ninibize ngegama; ningowami.”

Ndaw’ ithini lokhu malunga nesiphetho esibuhlungu sesahluko 42. uNkulunkulu akayabazi abantu Bakhe ngesimo sabo esibuhlungu njengoba ebhala ngaso ekugcineni kwesahluko 42, kodwa uyabazi abantu Bakhe ngalowo mgomo, “Ningowami.” Yilokho ayabazi ngako abantu Bakhe. Hhayi bengakholwa, noma bengakholwa. Inina nabo nirwaza nodosa. Inina nabo nilahlekelwa ngudosa njengamaxesha amaningi. Kodwa uNkulunkulu uyatsho ngalowo, “Ningowami. Nginibize ngegama. Nginisele ubudlelwane obuseduze. Ningowami njengengcebo yanelwa.”

Kuthini Ukuba Ngowakhe?

Kwa kahle, ubuhlobo bunjani? Masikhiphe izimiso ezimbalwa ekhathini. Futhi enye yezimiso esifuna ukuyibona ukuthi ubuhlobo bukhanya njengokuzuza, ukujabula ngobukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Bhekani imisho yesi-2 nesi-5. Umisho wesi-2, “Nina nidlula emanzini, ngiyakuwe.” Umisho wesi-5, “Musani ukwesaba, ngokuba ngiyakuwe.” Yisimiso sika-Emmanuel – uNkulunkulu onamandla onke, onaphakade naBantu bakhe. UkuNkulunkulu akuwe; uNkulunkulu akuwe! Ukhona ekudikazeni kwethu. Ukhona asebenza ngakokuhle kithina njengokuthembisile. Ukhona osikhathalelayo; osisizayo; osipha amandla; osenza sikwazi. Ukhona nasezontekweni zethu. Osisiza ukuba sikhumbuze ukuthi njalo okulunge kithina kuvele kithi ngesandla sakhe esinobubele.

Ukuvikela

Kubukeka kanjani ukuba ngowakhe? Kunjenga injabulo yokuba khona kukaNkulunkulu usuku nosuku. Kunjenga nokuvikelwa. Bhekani ndima yesi-2. “Nxa uphambile emanzini, ngiyakuwe; nalapho uphambile emilanjeni, lemilanje ngeyakuk’hlanyisa. Nxa uhamba ngomlilo, ngoku ngeyakusha, nemililo ngeyakuk’hlanganisa.” Isaya uvumela izingozi ezimbili, ezimbili ezimbi, zikhulume ngazo zonke izingozi. Qaphelani isithembiso. Izingozi ziyakufika. Akathi, “Uma uphambile emanzini” nelapho “Uma uhamba ngomlilo.” Nxa ukwenza – izingozi ziyakufika. Mhlawumbe abaningi bethu namhlanje sibona ubuthi, ingozi, mhlawumbe kanye lesi sikhathi sitthe ekhalelweni lesi. Ingxaki, ukuhlupheka, ukungaqiniseki, ukungathí, ukudabuka, ukudandatheka, ubuhlungu noma ukulahlekelwa noma usizi. Amagama angaqhuba isikhathi eside kakhulu kanye lesi sikhathi. Kodwa umumkeli kaJesu, ungowakho uNkulunkulu uBaba uMninimandla, uMdali wamazulu nomhlaba. Yena owadala, Yena owalolonga, noYena owahlenga. Ezingozini zethu, sinethemba lakhe elinganyakazi nawo wonke amandla akhe agobekele ekhuseleni kwethu kokugcina. Singalimala, kodwa siphephile. Singahlupheka kakhulu, kodwa siphephile. Singazizwa kanje kufanele sihlane, kodwa siphephile. Uthi kithi, “Ningwami. Umhlaba wonke ungowami nawe ungothi olinganisiweyo.”

Okuthandwayo

Kubukeka kanjani ukuba ngowakhe? Kufana nokuba khona kanye nokuvikelwa, kufana nokuthandwa. Lalela imisho yesi-3 nesi-4. “Ngokuba nguJeova uNkulunkulu wenu, uMngcwele ka-Israyeli, uMsindisi wenu. Nginika iJiphetha njengesintengo senu, i-Kushe” (lokho kuyi-Ethiopia), “neSeba esikhundleni senu. Ngokuba uyathandeka emehlweni ami, uyahlonishwa, yathi ngiyakuthanda. Nginika abantu esikhundleni senu, izizwe esikhundleni somphefumulo wenu." Uma ubheke lezo ziveto, ngifuna uqaphele into. Unazo isimanga sesi-Hebheru esisebenzayo lapha. Unayo ukuphindaphinda. Unayo ukuphindaphinda komqondo wintengo. "Nginika iJiphetha njengesintengo senu." Kuthi ekugcineni kwalokho, ekugcineni kwemshoyo 4, "Nginika abantu esikhundleni senu." Lokho kugcizelela umqondo, kuleli cala, umqondo wentengo. Kuthi phakathi nje kwalokho, endaweni evelele, "Ngokuba uyathandeka emehlweni ami, uyahlonishwa, yathi ngiyakuthanda." Awukwazi ukukuphetha; awukwazi ukukuphetha. Unayo leyo kuphindaphinda kwamandla omqondo wentengo kuthi phakathi nje kwalokho uNkulunkulu esho, “Ngiyakuthanda! Uyathandeka kimi!” UKhalvin usho, “INkosi ithatha ukunakekela okunjalo kubathembekile bonke ukuthi Uyabaxabula kakhulu kunokwehlala emhlabeni.” Kuyathakazelisa.

Izincwajana ezimbalwa zembali lapha. Eyodwa yile. King Hezekiah – manje ninaqaphela! Lokhu yinhlambo yembali yakwa-Israyeli; akuyeki kube yinto eyomile. Unganigaxeki kimi! King Hezekiah wakwaJuda wenza umungubho neGibhithe ngokumelene nomkhatimandla wase-Asiria, uSennacherib. Manje yima umzuzu nje. Ngahlala emakilasi amaningi ukuze ngikwazi ukusho igama lolo ngendlela efanele, uSennacherib! Futhi ngafunda elinye, “Tiglath-Pileser." Kudingeka nimphathele ngoba ngichithe amahora amaningi ngisebenza phezu kwzinto lezo eminyakeni edlule! Futhi yena wenza umungubho nomPharaoh weGibhithe nomkhati wakwa-Ethiopia. Futhi uthola lokho ku 2 Kings 18 no-Isaya isahluko 30 no-31. Ukumisela isijeziso sakhe esilungile nesinembile, umkhatimandla wase-Asiria uhamba namabutho akhe amakhulu phezu kukaJuda omncane. Njengokushaywa okukhulu kuseduze ukuwa kanye noJuda uzokhandwa abe yimpuphu, uSennacherib kudingeka abuyise amabutho akhe ukuze avikele umbutho osencupheni ovela kwa-Ethiopia neGibhithe. Bawa ekuthunjweni kwenhlanga uSennacherib ebaphatha ngqo kuya eGibhithe. uJuda uyasindiswa, kwamalunga nabaseGibhithe nabakwa-Ethiopia badliwa ngamabutho ase-Asiria. Nalu iphuzu. uJuda uyasindiswa ngoba uNkulunkulu wanika izitha zakhe esikhundleni. uJuda uyasindiswa ngoba uNkulunkulu wanika izitha zakhe, kulesi sikhathi, abase-Asiria, esikhundleni.

Inothi yomlando yesibili. Ngesikhathi sePhasika, cishe ngonyaka we-30 AD noma AD 30, umbusi waseRoma wovinci lweJudea wavumela ukuhlushwa kukaJesu waseNazaretha, umpreacher ohambayo nomsebenzi wemimangaliso, okuwuphila nokusebenza kwakhe okwanikeza ubufakazi obuningi bokuthi UnguMwana kaNkulunkulu futhi ungumMesiya olindelwe. Izinsuku ezintathu kamuva, wavuswa kwabafileyo, uNkulunkulu ekhuluma ngamandla ukuthi UnguMwana kaNkulunkulu futhi ungumTiseli waboni. UThixo wathuma uMwana wake njengesintu sokuhlawulela ukurwisa abantu bakhe abalahlekile nabonileyo. UThixo wathuma uMwana wake njengesintu sokuhlawulela wena nami, umkholwa kuJesu. Unikeze okungaphezu kweMisri. Unikeze okungaphezu kwe-Ethiopia. Unikeze okungaphezu kweSeba. Unikeze uMwana wake omncane. Sinamathokheni okuthatha kwakhe, kokuhlawulela kwakhe, kulapha phambi kwethu. Sizowajabulela emizuzwini embalwa. Izimpawu zomzimba wakhe owaphukile negazi lakhe elichithekile. Kubukeka kafezani ubunikazi? Kukhanya uNkulunkulu ekhetha ukusindisa abantu bakhe ngisho ngezindleko zempilo yoMwana wake omncane.

Ukubuyiselwa

Into eyenye into eyokuthiwa ngobuhlobo. Ubonakala ngokululama. Bheka imisho yesi-5, 6, nesi-7 lapha embhalweni wethu u-Isaya athi, “Ungesabi, ngokuba nginawe;” – ekhuluma, yiqiniso, ngen behalf yenkosi. “Ngizoletha inzalo yakho evela empumalanga, nakwa-nden iNkosi ihlanganise. Ngizoyithi kuya enyakatho, Yeka, nakwa-aseningizimu, Ungavimbanga; yetha amadodana ami asuka kude namadodakazi ami ekugcineni komhlaba, yowo wonke oyibizwa ngegama lami, oyedala ngenxa yokuzukiswa kwami, oyembile ndaye wadala." Umsebenzi ka-Isaya wokushumayela waqala emaKingdom aseNingizimu yaseJuda wathatha iminyaka engaba ngu-50. Ngaphambi kwalowo msebenzi wokushumayela ka-Isaya wawune iminyaka engu-20, amaqembu ayi-10 aseNyakatho ayaziwa njengase-Israyeli athathwa aye ekuthunjweni ngu-Assyria. Sikhuluma ngamaqembu alahlekile ase-Israyeli. Yibo labo! Ngoba bahlanganiswa nezinye iindawo zabantu base-Assyria, bona njengabantu abahlanzeleyo abasabuyi phakathi nomhlaba futhi. Ababekhona kuphela ababengabalekela eningizimu njengoba imiphepho yayisondela ebusweni bempela yaseJuda. Balahleka; balahleka. Sebelahleka emlandweni kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Indawo embi; into esabekayo. Kwathiwa yinto edabukisayo, kwathiwa yenzeka ngenxa yokungakholelwa, ukuqina kwenhliziyo ngezizukulwane, nokungathembeki okuzivumelana nesivumelwano. UThixo, emva kwezizukulwane, wabavumela ukuba bahleleke ezitheni zabo ngoba bebengayizwa iLizwi Lakhe.

Kuyafika ukuthunjwa kwabakwaJuda. Kuzokwenzeka eminyakeni engu-150 ngemva kokufa kukaIsaya. Ngokwesiselo esifanayo – ukungakholwa, ukuqina kwenhliziyo, ukungathembeki esivumelwaneni. Kodwa futhi, lalela isethembiso sikaNkulunkulu. Sibukeka kanjani ukuba ngowakhe? Sibukeka kanjani ngokubuyiselwa ngemva kohlulelo olulethwe yisono. Isono, isono sabo, asiwupheli wendaba yabo. Kodwa ngoba bengabakwaNkulunkulu ababebhekwa njengabathandekayo bakhe, uyabagcina. Uyababusha. Isono sethu asiwupheli wendaba yethu; ukubuyiselwa kuko! Ngisho noma siqhubeka, ngisho noma siqinisa inhliziyo yethu siqhubeke ezonweni, uma sikholelwa kuJesu, uma uJesu enguMsindisi wethu neNkosi, uyafika kithi. Uyayiqhekeza inhliziyo eqinile. Uyayiqhekeza leyo ndlela yokuthembela kwisono. Uyabuyisela. Isono sethu asiwupheli wendaba yethu. Ukubuyiselwa kuko. Ngoba sibakwaNkulunkulu, futhi ngoba unikeze impilo yoMwana wakhe ngathi, uyabuyisela okhunile yisono. Yilokho ukuba ngowakhe kubukeka kanjani. Kubukeka kanjani ngokubuyiselwa.

Kutheni Kuyabalulekile?

Kutheni kuyabalulekile? Kufanele sibe mfushane. Kutheni kuyabalulekile? Bheka umBhalo 7. Ubani ayebuyisela? Ubani ayeqoqayo empumalanga nasentshonalanga naseNyakatho naseNingizimu? “Yonke ingxenye eyabizwa ngegama lami, engiyidalile ngenxa yokukhazimula kwami.” UNkulunkulu wenza uxhumano oluseduze phakathi kokukhazimula kwake nokusindiswa kwethu. UNkulunkulu wenza uxhumano oluseduze phakathi kokukhazimula kwake nokusindiswa kwethu. Uyaxhumanisa isithunzi sakhe naso. Uyaxhumanisa isithunzi sakhe nathi nokugcina kwethu umhlaba othemiweyo, kwathi kwethu, umhlaba osezulwini, phambi kwake. Uyaxhumanisa isithunzi sakhe nokusindiswa kwabantu bakhe.

Izitsha Zomusa KaNkulunkulu

Yalalelani kwisahluko sesibili se-Ephesu. “Ndithe nokuba safela ekuthotyweni kwethu, uThixo wasivusa kanye noKristu, ngobubele bakhe niye wasindisa, wasikhulisa naye, wahlalisa nathi kuye ezindaweni zasesibhakwini kuKristu Jesu ukuze, eminyakeni ezayo, abonakalise ubudlamini bobubele bakhe ngobumnandi kuthi kuKristu Jesu.” UThixo uzibonakalisa kuye njengobubele obukhazikhazi njengoba ebhekisela kwizikhumbuzo zos mercy wakhe, izikhumbuzo zobubele bakhe – abantu bakhe! Wena nami nawo wonke amacala adlulileyo phambi kwethu nabo abayoza emva kwethu! Ubhekisela kithi njengizikhumbuzo zobubele bakhe obukhazikhazi. Yonke dizana kufuneka igobe futhi yonke ulwimi kufuneka livume ukuthi uJesu ungumkhosi. Ubophelekele ubukhazikhazi bakhe ekusindisweni kwabantu bakhe.

iminyakeni embalwa eyedlulileyo, ngenxa yobubele bezihlobo ezithandekayo, ndiye ngahamba ngomkhumbi wami wokuzijabulisa. Sindize sasifikile eTortola, iBritish Virgin Islands, futhi lezo zinsuku ngaphambi kokuba kube nomoya ohlala phansi kulo lonke elizweni ngakho isikhululo sezindiza nendlu yangokwehlola yayizakhiwo ezinkulu ezivulekileyo; akukho mida eyenzelwe. Abangafuni ukuvimbela umoya. Khumbula ndimi kumqolo omde ngemuva kwesibonakaliso esalotshiweyo ngesandla, “Abahambi.” Yayingqina kimi; yilowo nalowo wami. Ndimi khona, ndizwa umoya nohlehla amacembe aginqa, ngezwa igagasi linshiza ogwini phambili yami, ndizwa ukucindezeleka kwami kuhlale phansi naphambi kokujabula kwami. Wabe esenjani umqolo wami osekunene. Yayifushane. Yayihamba ngokushesha kuneyami, isibonakaliso esalotshiweyo ngesandla ngenhla kwayo sisithi, “Abahlali.” Inhliziyo yami, ngiyacinga kufuneka igqumile. Ngangicabanga, “Ndifuna ukuhlala lapho! Ndifuna ukuba ngumhlali lapho! Ngifike njani ukuba ngumhlali lapho! Le ndawo imnandi!”

Ungaba Ngumhlali

Mhlawumbe ukhona lapho namuhla, mhlawumbe awuyingxenye yeqembu; mhlawumbe uyisivakashi phakathi komndeni kaNkulunkulu. Wayazi ukuthi ungaba yingxenye yeqembu? Futhi zonke izithembiso ezimangalisa uNkulunkulu azenzile esizikhulume ngazo zingakowewe. Uyazi yini ukuthi uyisoni ongenakuzisindisa? Uyakholewa ukuthi udinga uMsindisi? Ungakwazi yini ukuthemba uJesu waseNazaretha, uNdlul' weNkulunkulu noMsindisi waboni? Ungakwazi yini ukuba naqiniso lokuthi Unguye owayima esikhundleni sakho, njengesixoliso sakho, okungenisa intsh' kaNkulunkulu kuwe nokugqokisa ngamalungelo Akhe? Yilokho indlela esiba ngayo ingxenye yeqembu. Sibona isidingo sethu; sibona isono sethu. Siyaphinduka kwisono sethu siyaphinduka kwimizamo yethu, imizamo yokuzenza sibe mnandi emehlweni kaNkulunkulu, siyaziphonsa kuye oyisixoliso sethu. Siyaziphonsa kunc mercy kaNkulunkulu ekhish' kuKristo. Yilokho indlela osiba ngayo ingxenye yeqembu.

Ngethemba ukuthi uyohlola inhliziyo yakho namuhla. Njengoba silungiselela ukuqhubeka nomkhonzi eThebuleni leNkosi, ngethemba ukuthi uyohlola inhliziyo yakho uyanquma ukuthi uyisivakashi noma uyingxenye yeqembu. Masiye kuNkulunkulu ngomthandazo.

Yise, Wena wenza abantu ababengabantu bakho, abantu bakho. Wenza abantu ababengatholi inceba bathole inceba. Yini uNkulunkulu onjengawe othethela isono uparadonsa ukungalungi? Yini uNkulunkulu onjengawe ojabula ukusindisa aboni? Siyabonga ngezithembiso esizikhulume ngazo. Zishay' ekujuleni kwenhliziyo yethu zilenze zibe yisimo sokuphila kwethu nesimo sokuqonda kwethu ngawe, zilenze zibe yisimo sokukhetha kwethu nendlela esikubona ngayo ikusasa lethu. Futhi ikakhulu, zisenze zibe yisimo sokukwazi kwethu ukukuqonda. Yizwa, njengoba senze umthandazo wethu, Yise, egameni likaJesu loku sak' ngenxa yakhe. Amen.