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1 Korinte 6:9-11

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Kodwa uma nicela ukuthatha ikhophi yeLizwi likaNkulunkulu elingcwele ezandleni zenu bese nivula nami ekhayeni lesithupha lika-1 Korinte; ikhayeni lesithupha lika-1 Korinte. Sibuya ekuseni kule ndima ebesiyicabangele ngayo isikhathi esifushane kuphela ngesikhathi esidlule. Sibuke ekhayeni lesithupha imisho yesi-1 kuya ku-11 isonto eledlule. Sibuya ukuze sicabangele imisho yesi-9 kuya ku-11 ngendlela eningilile kule wiki. Futhi uyathola ukuthi ikhona ekhasini 955 kumaBhayibheli ecwaning. Futhi sikwenza lokho ngoba lapha, uPawuli umpostoli unika iseluleko esibalulekile sokwelusa bonke abakristu abazabalaza ukuphila impilo yobungcwele. Phakamiseni isandla chenu uma ningazabalazi ukuphila impilo yobungcwele. Kulungile, ngakho lezi yizwi ozithola ziwusizo futhi ziwusizo. Sonke siyazi ukuthi sibizwa ukuba yingcwele ngokoqobo, kodwa siyazi ukuthi ukuqonda lokho okubizwa ukuba yingcwele nokuphila njalo yizinto ezimbili ezahlukene. Sinempimpi ezandleni zethu. Eqinisweni, iWestminster Confession of Faith iyibiza ngokuthi “impi eqhubekayo nengakuxoleli” ezama enhliziyweni zethu. Futhi siyazi, laba esingabakristu, siyazi ukuthi yini leyo. Siyathanda isono sethu, kodwa siyathanda iNkosi. Sifuna ukuyijabulisa iNkosi sifuna ukuzitawula ekonweni lethu. Futhi ngakho kukhona impi, njengoba uPawuli umpostoli ayibeka ekugcineni kukaRomans ikhayeni lesi-7, “Okulungile engifuna ukukwenza, andingakwenzi. Ngizithola ngididekile, ngiphikisiwe. Kukhona impi. Umoya ulwela ngokumelene nenyama nenyama ngokumelene nomoya,” njengoba uPawuli ayibeka encwadini kaGalathiya.

Impikiswano phakathi kweMpilo endala neMpilo entsha

Naye lelo konflikthi, lelo l impi elinomthethe o phezu kobomdala, sichaza ngokuqinisekile abamkholwa emikhandlwini yaseKhorinthu. Babebulwa ukuzikhipha emaphethweni amadala esono ayawahluphayo. Ukuziqhenya kwabo nokuzigqaja – ukhumbula ezizindini 1 kuya ku 4 – ukuziqhenya kwabo nokuzigqaja kwabo kwaveza ukuhlukana nokwahlukana okwakha umkhandlu eKhorinthu. Bathi bane ukuqonda okungcwele nokuhlakanipha okungcwele kodwa babonakala bengakhathaleli lapho amalungu ekhandlu enzenza isono esiblakazayo nesihlazisayo, bengathandi ngokwanele ukwenza umkhuba wokuqondisa ekhandlu. Ngenkathi, imiphikisano yabo ephambili – njengoba sibone ngesonto eledlule – imiphikisano yabo ephambili yawa phansi kakhulu kangangokuthi yabisa abamkholwa enkantolo yomphakathi njengoba umkholwa wamangala umkholwa wabisa iVangeli ekhathazweni njengoba bezama ukuzuza ekulahlekeni kwabanye. Futhi njengoba sizobona, uThixo ethanda, ngesikhathi esizayo enyangeni yesi-6, abanye babo babesasebenzisa izithwala ezisebenza ethempelini laseAphrodite emzini waseKhorinthu. Lo umkhandlu ohlanganiswe nokuhluleka kwemoral nokuthobela nokuzingela umhlaba.

Kwa kanye ngezansi zethu kulolu suku, isahluko sesi-6 imisho yesi-9 kuya ku-11, umpostoli uPawuli ufuna ukubeka ezandleni zabaseKhorinthu, ezandleni zethu, izikhali ezithile zencwadi nezomoya abazisebenzisa kulowo mpi oqhubekayo nothothohlwa nozono ukusisiza sithakele kakhulu kunathi lahleka. Uma ubuka le ndima, uyobona ukuthi ihlukanisa ngokwemvelo ibe yizigaba ezimbili ezinkulu. Eminishweni yesi-9 nese-10, kunesizwi sesixwayiso. Kukhona isixwayiso esisidingayo ukusenga. Bese emishweni yesi-11, kukhona isikhumbuzi, isikhumbuzi sogracia esisidingayo kakhulu. Kukhona isixwayiso nesikhumbuzi. Sizobuka zombili ngokulandelana. Ngaphambi kokwenza lokho, ngabe ungangenisa izinhloko zenu nami kuqala njengoba sicela usizo lukaThixo? Masithandaze ndawonye.

O Nkosi, iLizwi Lakho liyakhanya endleleni yethu. Yilampasi yezinyawo zethu. Imnandi kakhulu, ihlanzekile kunoju oluvela kwihembe. Umthetho Wakho uyavuselela imiphefumulo yethu. Ngakho-ke sithandaza njengamanje, ukuthi Ungasinika izindlebe zokuzwa lokho uMoya Wakho awusho kuBandla, kule ngxenye yeNkosi. Masiyenzeke ngempela imnandi; mabe ekudla kwaboni abalambileyo ngokomoya. Mabe ekhanya ebumnyameni bethu. Mabe ecebisa ebusengxakini bethu. Mabe asibuyisele kuJesu, ukuze simtamele, sifumane konke imiphefumulo yethu eyakudinga. Ngoba siyakucela egameni Lakhe, amen.

1 Corinthians isahluko 6 eveseni 9. Yililizwi likaThixo:

Noma awazi ukuthi ababi abayikumfazi bakithi bokhosi bakaThixo? Musa kukhohliswa: labo abaziphatha ngobulili, abakhothe izithombe, abahlubulayo, abantu abaziphatha ngohomozexual, izontshontsho, abahamukayo, abanophuzo olunzima, ababhuqayo, abaphangi bazokufazi bakithi bokhosi bakaThixo. Futhi abanye babu njengakwenu. Kodwa wawugezwa, wawcweliswa, wafakizwa egameni leNkosi Jesu Kristo nangenxa yoMoya waThixo.

Amen, siyadumisa uThixo ngilizwi Lakhe elingcwele neligunyazisiwe.

Ilizwi Lokuxwayisa

Masikati sizocabanga ngesikhathi sokuxwayisa uPawuli asanika sona lapha kuqala. Ngaba ungahle ubuke nami emavesini 9 no 10? Enye yezinto ezikhathazayo ezinkulu uma ufika kule ngoma yile ukugxila kusengaphambili ohlwini lwezono ezizokhipha umuntu embusweni kaNkulunkulu bese ugxumela phezu kwakho konke ukungcola okukhona eKorinte. Sikhulume ngendaba yokungcola kwake Korinte ngesonto eledlule, uma siqaphele umbuzo ophindaphindwa emavesini 1 kuya ku 11; empeleni, uyaqhubeka uphindwa njalo kufika ekupheleni kwesahluko. UPawuli, emavesini 2, abuza, “Awazi na?” Uyabona futhi emavesini 3, futhi emavesini 9, futhi emavesini 15, 16, na 19. Kakhulu, kakhulu, kakhulu kule ngoma, uPawuli wabuza, “Anazi na?” Okusho ukuthi, bekufanele babeyazi ezinye iqiniso uPawuli azibona njengozisekelo futhi eziyisisekelo, kodwa babonakala bengazi ngazo. Babeyikhohlwe, baye bazishaya, noma baye bazidedela. Sathi inkinga, ungathi, yile: ukhohlwa iNkosi – iqiniso abekufanele bayazi kodwa baye bakhohlwa.

Kunciphisa ukubi

Kwaye ngomshana 9, inkinga ethile yabo yenkohliso yabo yezinto zenkolo kubonakala ukuthi iholele ekunciphiseni kobubi bokuthola isono nokuthi kudingeka kakhulu ukuba ngcwele uma umuntu efuna ukuba nawo nawuphi umtseto wezulu. Ukuthi kudingeka kakhulu ukuba ngcwele uma umuntu efuna ukuba nawo nawuphi umtseto wezulu. “Awazi na ukuthi ababi abayeni ukuthola umbuso kaNkulunkulu?” ubuza. Njengoba uPawuli asebenzisa khona lo mfundo ngendlela eyahlukahlukene kulezi zinhlaka zimbili, kodwa ngifuna ubone kuqala nje ukuthi kwenzeka njani uma inkohliso yevangelo iholela ekhohlwe iqiniso eliyisisekelo njengaleli. Inkohliso yevangelo, ukukhohlwa kwezinto zenkolo, kudala isikhala ekucabangenikweni kwethu okufanele sigcwaliswe. Uma isikhala singagcwaliswa yiqiniso leBhayibheli, ingozi iyabonwa ukuthi igcwaliswa esikhundleni sayo ngobuxoki, ngaphutha, ngenkohliso. Kwaye uPawuli uthi ngomshana 9, “Ningakhohliswa.” Uyazi uma bekhohlwe lezi ziqiniso, ukuthi zafundiswa kahle futhi zafundiswa, ingozi enkulu ukuthi bayakhohliswa. “Ningakhohliswa.”

Ukulungiswa Kwezinkolelo Ukuvumelana Nesono

Kunezigaba ongazibona ekwehlulekeni kwabantu baseKorinte ngokokuziphatha. Kufanele siwazi ukuze siwageqeze. Ungawabona ekuxoxweni kukaPaulusi kufike manje. Okokuqala, bayazingabala lezi ziqiniso eziyisisekelo noma bayazilahla noma bayazikhohlwa noma bayazingabala. Bawile phansi enkohlisweni yezindaba Ezinhle. Okwesibili, kuleyo vacuum yokufundisa ekucabangeni kwabo, kukraduka lokhu kukhohlisa okuyingozi. Njengoba bengazilaleli iqiniso, baqalile ukulalela amanga. Baqalile ukulungisa izinkolelo zabo ukuze baqine lokho abakuthandayo ukuze benze isono. Bathanda isono sabo. Futhi njengoba umbizo wokungcweliswa okuphelele ungasababonanga, mhlawumbe kufanele bamkele isethi eyahlukile yezinkolelo ezizoqina lokho abakuthandayo ukuze benze isono. Uyabona, empeleni asinaqiniso yisono, khona? “Cha, anginazo iqiniso yisono. Ngithanda isono sami. Ngi naNkulunkulu iqiniso. Lokho awangifunayo nje kungaphathekile!” Futhi lapho lo mqondo uqala khona ukusinzinga, uma singaqapheli, siqala ukulungisa izinkolelo zethu, izifundiso zethu, ukwenza igumbi lethu lokuziphatha.

Ndine umngani omkhulu kakhulu owaba umthunywa wezindaba Ezinhle esigabeni esithile sokulondoloza, esifana nezethu, esazikholelwa ekungenamelini nasekuqiniseni kwezibhalo ezingcwele. Waqala umsebenzi wakhe kahle, kodwa emva kwesikhashana ukuziphatha kwakhe kwaqala ukungafani. Waqala ukunyamalala ngaphandle kwexazelo. Ngolunye usuku umkakhe wathola ubufakazi phakathi nezinto zakhe ukuthi wayephila ukuphila okubili. Futhi laphe umkakhe embuza, wamshiya waza waqala ukuphila ngokukhululekile njengowesilisa ogay. Namuhla, usebenza njengumthunywa esigabeni esivulekile esingakholwa ukuthi i-homosexuality ayisona isono. Uyabona ukuthi ukwenze njani? Izinkolelo zakhe nezokuziphatha zakhe azikwazanga ukulingana. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi wayithanda isono lakhe, wahlengisa izinkolelo zakhe ukuze aqine isono sakhe.

Ndiyo into abantu baseKorinthu babengozwake ukuyenza. “Musa ukukhohliswa,” uPawuli uyabathsayela. “Ungakhohlisi wena! Labo abakwenza ukuziphatha okubi ngocansi, naba’idolo, nabalulki, nabantu abaziphatha ngocansi nabanye besilisa, nabantshontshi, nabahamukayo, nabakhohlwa yiwayini, nabashumayeli, nabantshontshi bezimpahla zabanye abantu abayi kulidla umbuso kaNkulunkulu.” Ukuziphatha okubi ngocansi, ukululka, ubudlelwane bomcibisholo babekwa njengento evamile eKorinthu, kwakusemoyeni, kangangokuthi abantu abakholelwayo esontweni babekhathazeka kakhulu ukumelana nokucindezela kwamasiko okwenza ukuvumelana, ukuqala ukuzitshela ukuthi izimangalo zikaJesu Kristu ziwahlangabezana kanjani nezimo zabo zesiko laseGreko-Roma. Ungakwazi ukubacabanga bezama ukuchazela ngesineke uPawuli, aw? “O yebo, Pawuli, lokhu kungasebenza ePalestina, uyazi phakathi kwabantu baseJuda abathembekile, abagcini bemithetho. Kodwa hhayi lapha! Hhayi eKorinthu! Hayi, uyabona Pawuli, ucansi ngaphandle komshado, ubudlelwane bomcibisholo, ukululka, kungase kubangele ukudumala eJerusalema, kodwa emzini wethu wamanje akuyona into enkulu. Awunakwazi ukulindela ukuthi senqabe umutshwayo, ngubani? Pawuli, kufanele uqonde ukuthi uma uhlala eKorinthu yinto leyo yamanje ukwenza ishishini. Futhi yini uma siphuza iwayini elingaphezu kwalelo abantu abakho lapho? Iyini into enkulu, Pawuli?”

Kwayo-ke lokhu liyaqhuba njalo. Kukwaziwa ukwamukela izinto ezithile. Isono, ekuqaleni, siyabukwa njengento encane, size silamukele, size siligodle. Ekugcineni, liyasungwa njenginto enhle, hhayi njengosono, kodwa njengento enhle, mphela kuze umapostoli uPawuli abe yisono – incane kakhulu, ikhethekile. Kuzwakala njengento esijwayelekile, akunjalo? UPawuli ufuna kutusiza umqondo wokuthi, ngisho noma izimpikiswano zika izwe ezimelene nalokho iBhayibheli elikubiza ngokuthi sono – iBhayibheli likubiza ngokuthi sono; izwe lathi akusona sono – ngisho noma izimpikiswano zika izwe zingaba nokwenzeka, uPawuli ufuna siqonde ukuthi imiphumela yokwamukela sono njengendlela yokuphila inobubanzi obungunaphakade. Zianaphakade ububanzi bazo. “Musa ukukhohliswa. Wala abantu abakwenza ukuziphatha okungcwele, abakwenza ukukhulekela izithombe, abakwenza ukulahlana, abantu abenza ukuziphatha okuhlangene, abantswi, abahamukisayo, abanophuzo oludala, abaklaji, abaphangi bebeyi khulu likaThixo. Ubusuku bunobubanzi, boCorinthians.”

Ubudlelwane phakathi kokukhulekela Izithombe nezono zokuziphatha

Ngeke ngikhombe izinto ezimbalwa ngokushesha ngohlu lwezono uPawuli azishonenzayo lapha ngaphambi kokuthi siqhubeke. Okokuqala, phawani kwivesi 9 phakathi nohlu lwezono zocansi, kukhona ukukhulekela izithombe. Kuyinto engaqondakali ukuyifaka lapho ukhuluma ngezonzo zocansi. Kuphela kuba engaqondakali kuze kube yilapho uqonda khona futhi ukhumbula ukuthi ukukhulekela izithombe kwakusengxenyeni enkulu yenkolo yaseKhorinthu ngenxa yamathempeli kaApollo noAphrodite. Ukuya ocansini nabagcini bethempeli kwakuyingxenye yokukhulekela kwabagani kulawo mathempeli. Kwakuyinto evamile yokukhulekela eKhorinthu ukuzibandakanya kule ndlobo yezonzo zocansi. Futhi ngakho kwakuyinto yokukhulekela izithombe. Kodwa awucabangi yini ukuthi empeleni esikhathini sethu samanje, isixhumanisi uPawuli asenzayo lapha phakathi kokukhulekela izithombe nezonzo zocansi kukhuluma ngokufaneleka kwesikhathi sethu? Ngemuva kwakho konke, ipolitiki yobunikazi bocansi iyabusa izindaba zasebusuku, ingakho? Iyalawula nokhetho. Ucansi luyinhlobo yokuzijabulisa ezikrinini zethu ze-TV. Luyithuluzi lokumaketha ezikhangisweni zethu. I-Pornografi yaduma futhi abantu abakholelwa kuKristu abanakekela amazinga eBhayibheli ekuziphatheni kwabantu ocansini bayaxoshwa esigcawini somphakathi baze bajeziswe ngokukholwa kwabo okwakungamakhulu amabili. Ucansi luyinto enkulukazi yokukhulekela izithombe namuhla esikhathini sethu njengoba kwakuseKhorinthu. Ngakho-ke kunenzuzo enkulu ukuqonda ukuthi ukugula kwesifiso socansi ngosuku lukaPawuli nangezinsuku zethu empeleni kuyinto yokukhulekela izithombe, yokukhulekela okungamanga.

Ukujula kwezono

Isinto yesibili okumele siyiqaphele ngalolu hlu yindlela uPawuli akhuluma ngayo ngobubi abubulalayo. Akabizi ngokuqinile izono; ubiza abantu abachazwa yizozozono. Akakhulumi ngenkohliso yocansi, akhulumi? Ukhuluma “ngabantu abanolaka locansi.” Akakhulumi ngokunyolwa; ukhuluma “ngabantu abanyolwa.” Akakhulumi ngodukwazi; ukhuluma “ngabudukwazi.” Uyabona, isono sibuyabuyela kakhulu, sibuyabuyela phakade njengoba uPawuli eveza, ngqo ngoba yinto eningi kakhulu kunokuziphatha nje. Ngokwenziwa, yinto yobuwakala. Isono sihamba sibuye emizizini yowena. UPawuli usitshela ukuthi ngenkathi sikholelwa futhi siwatshela ukuthi isizathu sokuthi siprofumo lezi zinto ngoba sicabanga ukuthi zizosenza sikhululeke, uPawuli usitshela ukuthi okuphambene kuyiqiniso. Isono esilithanda nesiliprofumayo nesilenza libe yizithixo, ekugcineni, silenzele ngokwaso. Ziza kusikhokhele futhi zisichaze. Siba abantu abangenamthetho. Siba “abanyolwa, abagxeki, abudukwazi, abakhohlisi, abesifazane nabesilisa abathandana.” Akusiyo ngxaki yokwenza, ukuziphatha nje. Yinxaki yobuwakala. Okusho ukuthi, singaphezulu kakhulu, kakhulu kunalokho siqonda, njengoba kusho umshikisho. Singaphezulu kakhulu kunalokho besiqonda. Inxaki yethu yzono ihamba phakade kude emizizini yowena. Akusiyo nje ngxaki yento esiyenzayo.

Ndiyo kanye nathi ibutho likaNkulunkulu likhipha abantu abachazwa ngesono sabo, abagqilwa ngesono ngoba isono yiproblem yokuhlonla. Uma ubheka umshwana we-9 futhi, eGrike yokuqala kunesakhiwo somshwana esithakazelisayo. Kunzima ukuhumusha ngesiNgisi ngaphandle kokuzwakala njengaYoda ekhuluma ngesenzi endaweni engafanele! Kodwa eGrike yokuqala, igama elithi "ababi" emshwaneni we-9 negama elithi "Nkulunkulu" ziseduze kakhulu nomunye ukuze kugqanyiswe ukuphambana. Nanku umshwana oyinhloko, uyabona. Ababi noNkulunkulu bame ngokwahlukana ngokuphelele komunye nomunye. Bayahambisana. Umshwana ungafundwa into efana nale, "Awazi na ukuthi ababi, ibutho likaNkulunkulu ngeke balithole." Ababi noNkulunkulu bayahambisana. Isono sikhipha ekhaya likaNkulunkulu. UPawulu ufuna siqonde uma sicabanga ukuthi asinawo umshwana wesono, ngemuva kwakho konke, ukuthi isono singahlaliswa futhi sijabuliswe futhi siphisheke, hhayi, UPawulu ufuna siqonde iqiniso, sinenkinga enkulu kaNkulunkulu, inkinga enkulu kaNkulunkulu. Sizokhiphwa ekhaya likaNkulunkulu. [G2] Ngakho kunesixwayiso lapha; isixwayiso esiqinile lapha. Akunjalo? “Awazi na ukuthi ababi ngeke balithole ibutho likaNkulunkulu?”

Isikhumbuzo soMusa

Kukhona futhi isikhumbuzo esimnandi. Ngicela ungubuke ndima yesi-11 nami? “Kanjalo-ke bekunabanye bani. Kodwa nina bahlanjwa, nina bascweliswa, nina baqinisekiswa egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristo nangenxa yoMoya weNkosi yethu.” Kubonakala ukuthi ukulibala kwabo iVangeli kwabaholela eKhorintho ekukhohlweni hhayi nje kuphela ingozi ekhishwe yi-sono; kwabaholela nokukhohlwa noshintsho olukhulu olulethwa yinhlanhla. “Kanjalo-ke bekunabanye bani,” uyabakhumbuza. Izono awayezibalula, zayichaza. Babeyzozinto. Yileyo ndlela umphakathi wethu ucabanga ngayo namuhlanje, akunjalo? Omunye womdwebo wamasiko owahlukile wezikhathi zethu – ukugcizelela kuko konke ukuthi sibazwe kanjani. Futhi kukhona iqiniso elincane kulo mdwebo wamasiko. Okwenzeka lapha empeleni kungumbuzo wezaziso. Kodwa asiwona umaziso awenza noma awatholile noma asiwukhethela yena. Okwenzeka lapha empeleni kungumbuzo wezaziso ezingahle zisinike yi-sino eyobavamisa noma iVangeli elisikhulula.

Umaziso Wangaphambili

Abakori, kunokuba, baqhubeka bezichaza ngalokho ababekade benjalo esikhathini esedlule, esikhundleni sokuzichaza ngubani abangoba njengamanje kuKristo. Izono zabo ziyaqhubeka zidominayo indlela ababecabanga ngayo ngobunikazi babo, hhayi uJesu. Kodwa uPawuli uyagcizelela lapha, akunjalo? “Kunjalo kwakunye kwenu.” Ngenkathi ube nguKristu, isono sakho esidominayo, esikuyeslayayo, asisakho ukubusa ekuphileni kwakho. Asisakho ukukuchaza ngubani oyena. Ukubusa kwaso kwaphukiswa waze wakhululwa. Hhayi, wena, umkholwa kuJesu, awusenjalo owakade waba ngaphambili, ngomusa kaNkulunkulu. Dumo iNkosi ngokuthi lokho kuyiqiniso. Awusenjalo owakade waba. Ngenkathi uzichaza ngisono sakho esedlule, ngempilo yakho yamaphambili, empeleni uyabapha izikhali ezitha zomphefumulo wakho ukuba zisebenzise kuwe. Ngenkathi uqhubeka uzichaza njengo “umKristu oyisitabane” noma “umKristu onzwa” noma “umKristu onguquguqu” uyasono sibe isichasiso somusa. Uthi, “Yebo, ngumKristu, kodwa isono sami sisichasiso kuwo wonke. Ngiqhubeka ngubusa kuso. Siyaqhubeka sidlala indima leyo iBhayibheli lithi asisakho ukuyidlala.” Yinto leyo ubuxoki, ukhohliso, uPawuli ayabiza abakori na thina ukuba sikugweme. uJesu uyNkosi ekuphileni kwakho. Awusenjalo owakade waba. “Ngenkathi umuntu enuKristo, uyena” – yini? Ungangiphendula uma ufuna. Iphansi alizukwi! “Ngenkathi umuntu enuKristo, uyindalo entsha. Okudala kuhambile okusha kuvele.” Awusenjalo owakade waba. Yisikhathi sokuqala ukuphila ekukhanyeni kobunikazi bakho obusha kuJesu Kristo.

Uyahlanjwa

Ngesinye isikhathi, uma silwazama ukulahla ubudlwangube buhlale ngenxa yokungaqondi kahle isimo sokuguqulwa kobuKristu. Sivame ukucabanga ukuthi siyabhakthiza ngoba sikhethe uJesu Kristo. Senze kwenzeke. UPaul osebenzisa uhlu lwezono, uthi ngaleyond verse 11, “Kanjalo kwakunabanye bakho,” akusho yena, akusho, “Kodwa wena uzigeze. Wena uzingcwelise. Wena uzithethelele.” Ukube oko bekuyiqiniso, bekuyafanele ukuthi usaze usuku nosuku ukuthi uJesu onikelwa ngePhalamende na yeyona uya kuzichaza nokuzibonakalisa yena, oya kukhetha ukumthanda nokumlandela nokumkhonza, kodwa kungenye into, iyeza lokho. Yodwa iphakathi. Kodwa yona iqiniso, uthi, “Nina nigeyege, nigcwelisiwe, nina bathethelelwa.” UThixo, ngomusa wakhe omkhulu, waphule phakathi kwabandze bensila bezenzo, wabakhulula, wabageza, wabahlukanisa kubo bonke ubomi bendlela yokuhlala emthabeni wakhe wokukhanya. Wabakhulula, wabenza babonakale benobulungiswa emehlweni akhe, ngoba ubulungiswa bukaKristo buxelelwe kubo, babulandile njengomnikelo wokholo yodwa. Wenzalo, kanye na kanye. Amagama okuqala abalulekile. Asho ukuthi ngalinye linto lenzeka kanye na kanye, laphakanywa ebhuthini. “Nina nigeyege, nigcwelisiwe, lokho kuthethelelwa, kuthethelelwa kanye na kanye, kungenakuphinda, kungenakulahleka. Hlambulukile. Hlambulukile emehlweni akThixo egameni likaJesu Kristo.” Ngenxa yaJesu, uhlambulukile. Yilowo muntu oyena. Yilowo muntu oyena.

Woza Njengoba Umi

Nokho-ke lokhu kuhle ngenxa yezizathu ezimbili. Okokuqala, kuhle ngoba kusitshela ukuthi akekho ngaphandle kwesifiko sakho sokuhlanga. Abanye benu namhlanje abalalela lo myalezo bangase bazibuze ukuthi isono sakenu sikukhwalisa yini ukuba wamukelwe nguJesu Kristu. Uzwa ubulu bakho. Uhlazo lwakho luyinto yangempela, lunzima. “Akangifuni! Bheka kimi! Bheka lokho engikenzile! Bheka abangelibe! Bheka indlela engiphathise ngayo abanye. Bheka indlela engiziphathe ngayo. Akunakwenzeka ukuthi uJesu angangifuna.” Funda futhi isigaba 11. “Abanye benu babengabantu abanjalo.” Abakhohlisi, izigebengu, izintshontshi, abesilisa abathandana nabesilisa, abathandazayo. Ibandla laseKhorinthu laligcwele abantu abanjalo. IFirst Presbyterian Church igcwele abantu abanjalo. Umbuso wezulu ugcwele abantu abanjalo.

Namanje akekho owab worshipa izithombe, akekho owesebenzisa ubulili njengesenzo sokuziphatha okubi emhlangeni, kodwa umhlanga ugcwele abantu abake baba njalo; abake baba njalo. “Kejalo babe nguwe bona.” Kunethemba kubantu ababi kakhulu kithi ngoJesu Kristo. Uyathanda ukuthatha izoni ezinecala futhi azenze zihlanzeke. Uyathanda ukuzihlanzisa. Ngakho woza kuJesu ungahlanzeki! Woza kuJesu unehl shame! Woza kuJesu usaba! Woza kuJesu noson one wenu uqobo alenze yena yonke into. Uyaku hlanzisa ukuze, yize nizizwa ningahlanzeki, uyakuzenza zihlanzeke. Uyakuzenza zingcwele ukuze lapho nina wakha nina bezingabanjwa yisoni senu, uyaku bahlukanisa baba ukuphila okulandela umtseto ohluke kabheke, ngomtseto ohluke kabheke, oya ngendlela ehluke kabheke emkhazik o wakhe ekugcineni. Lapho icala linawe lalikhulu, linambuya umbono wenu, nanambuya ukuze ningahlazeki, uyaku bagqokisa nge ubulungiswa bukaJesu Kristo uqobo, kuse yena ukhulula iingubo zake siqu azigqokise zenu zimboze iingubo zenu ezingahlanzeki ngeqiniso lobulungiswa. Ukuthi emkhazik wokuhlala kwakhe emhlangeni, uNkulunkulu uyaku buka kuwe hhayi ubone isoni senu kodwa ubone kukhazeka kwakhe kusikizi oSondweni lakhe. Uyathanda ukwenza njalo kwizoni, izoni ezinecala. Akekho oyaphuma ngaphandle kwesisa sikaJesu Kristo, ngakho woza, izoni enecala, uthole ukwamukelwa kuye. Kuyasiza izoni ezinecala, ezihl shame, ezisaba, ezaphukile. Kunokwamukelwa kwenu kuJesu.

UThixo UyakuShintsha

Kuyasiza futhi kubantu abakholekileyo, njengamaKhorinthia, abazizwa ukuthi yibo ababeyiyo yibo okumele babe njalo. Wake wazizwa kanje? Ukuthi kusasa kuya kufana nosuku lwesikhathi esidlule. Ukuthi isono esikukhahleke phansi futhi sikuchazile nesikwenzekele njalo liyasikhahla phansi njalo nesikuchaza nesikwenzekele. Akunjalo. “Kanjalo kwakunye kwenu. Kodwa ukanziwe wahlanzwa, wakanziwe wahlukaniswa, wakanziwe wafakazelwa.” Hhayi nje uJesu akasohlanganisi, uyasiguqula. Uyasiguqula, ukuze kusasa, ngomusa wake, ungabi yilo oluyiyo namuhla. Uyasenza sibe njengaNkosini. Akhona ithemba linawe ndawo enye ngaphandle kwePhakethe Elivangeli. Isono siyab奴lamisa, sichaza, sikubusa, kodwa uJesu Kristu uyakunika ubuntu obusha. Uyakwenza umuntu omusha uyakunika ithemba nekusasa okukhanya futhi okuhle, ngokuhalalisela kwakhe kube sekuqala kusuka empilweni yakho. Ngakho guquka, noma ungumKristu noma ungumKristu namuhla, guquka wemisa wena kanye nentfilitje yisono sakho uje kuJesu Kristu. Vumela Yena akwahlenze. Vumela Yena akwahlukanise ngasese lwakhe uyakwambala ngobulungiswa bakhe obuphelele.

Ake sithandaze ndawonye.

Yaya Bethu sivumele kuwe ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi sivumela izono zethu ezisisukelayo zigcwalise umuzi wethu wonke. Singaboni enye into ngaphandle kokuhluleka kwethu. Siyabaza ukuthi akasoze saba ngabanye kunathi esingaba yikho njengamanje, ukuthi ukulwa kwethu nezono akunakunqotshwa. Sisizeni ukukhumbula iqiniso. Njengoba sithemba uJesu sesivele singosiyo oowayekho futhi kusasa ngeke sisaba nosiyo esingaba yikho njengamanje. Uyasebenza kithi ukutusenza sifane Naye. Kanye nabo abangakayazi uKristu, sibathandazela njengamanje. Siyacela ukuthi uwayakhombisa ukuthi inkinga yangempela ekuphileni kwabo yisono, ukuthi mhlawumbe bakholelwa njengamanje ukuthi ibasiza, kodwa iyanqanda futhi iyabavimbisa ekugcineni ukuba kude nawe phakade. Bana inkinga enkulu ngeNkulunkulu. Kodwa bayakhombisa, bayakhombisa ukuthi nawo kukhona ithemba kubo, ukuthi bayakwazi ukuhlanzwa. Futhi ungabahudla ngisho njengamanje, ekuseni, ukuze lesi sikhathi sibe yithuba elibalulekile ekuphileni kwabo, bahudleni ukuba bagobe amadolo kuKristu, ukuze Ahlawulele, abahlukanise, abashumulisele ekwahlulelweni kwenkulunkulu yasezulwini, njengamanje phakade. Ngoba siyacela egameni likaJesu, amen.