Ukuphela Kwegeyesi

Ukuphela Kweg shame

UZephaniahu 3:14-16

Ngabhe Gabe Fluhrer

Ngenkathi nihlezi, uma ungathanda ukuthatha iBhayibheli lakho uze uphendukele eZefaniya isahluko 3. Uma ungazi ukuthi incwadi le ikuphi, akunandaba. Angazi ukuthi ngifanele yini ukukuvuma lokhu njengomkhulumi, kodwa kweyokuqala presbytery engahlala kuyo, kwadingeka ngibheke ekhasini lokuqukethwe ukuze ngiyithole incwadi! Kulungile? Ngakho lokho kwakungukuqala kwesemini, ngakho musa uzizwe kabi uma ungayitholi! Ikhasi 790 kuBhayibheli lakho lokuhlala; 790. Futhi ukuze kukunike umkhathazo wokuthi sizoqonde kuphi emavikini amabili aqhamuka njengamahora, sizoqala ukubuka 3:14-16 namhlanje ebusuku bese ngesonto elizayo kusihlwa, iNkosi ikuvumela, sizoqala ukubuka lokho okubizwa [[BVRJohn 3:16] okuyinto eyodwa yemibhalo yami ethandwayo yeBhayibheli. Ngakho bengicabanga ngala mabhalo kancane futhi sizoqala, isahluko 3, imibhalo 14 kuya ku 16 namhlanje ebusuku; ikhas 790.

Ake sithandaze bese sizwa iLizwi likaNkulunkulu.

Oyise, lokho esisanda kukuhlabelela yithemba elikhulu namhlanje – ukuthi uJesu, owake waphakanyiswa eminyakeni engaphezu kuka 2 000 eyedlule, aphakanyiswe namhlanje njengesindisi esiphakanyisiwe, esiphakanyisiwe, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, okuyithemba elukuphela kwalo kithi aboni abonakele. Mfumbe yena othetha kuthi, ukuze uKristu akhule futhi agcwalise konke. Sithandaza ngamandla oMoya ukwenza iLizwi langempela neliphilayo nelibukhali kunoma yiphi inkemba enemiphetho miwibili, sithandaza konke egameni likaJesu, amen.

UZephaniahu 3, kusukela emvuleni 14. Lokhu iLizwi likaNkulunkulu:

Yabeleza ngokuphandle, iwele likaZiyoni; mkhaza, Israyeli! Jabula uphumeze ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, owele likaJerusalema! iNkosi isususe izahlulelo zakho; isususe izitha zakho. iNkosi, iNkosi uThixo, ikhona phakathi kwenu; ubani kumele wesabe ubuyeni. Ngalolo lolo usuku kutshiwo eJerusalema: "Musa wesaba, iwele likaZiyoni; musa ukhulule imisho yakho."

Utshani buchithika, izimbali ziyawa, kodwa iLizwi likaNkulunkulu ophilayo liyakuma phakade naphakade, amen.

I-airline enkulu kunazo zonke yi-Southwest Airlines, futhi asisenayo lapha njengamanje, ngafunda ngayo kanye lapha sasifudukela khona! Iyayisizindalwazi yethu yokubuya ezweni langaphandle i-Pennsylvania phansi kuya eNingizimu Carolina ngenkathi ngisikhulile eWestminster. Futhi babenephulo lokukhangisa eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, okwakungenye yezinhle kakhulu engizibonile, nomugqa wokukhangisa wephulo wawuthi, “Ufuna ukubaleka?” Futhi kwakukhona lesi sikhala sokukhangisa lapho ubona lo muntu nalo wesifazane behlezi ekhishini lendlela yebhodi yebhizinisi, ngaphandle kokungabaza ukuthi zinjabula, futhi bobabili babebheke phambili yena wabheka nxam nxam wathi, “Uyazi, bengifuna ukukutshela lokhu isikhathi eside, kodwa bengihlale nginezinhliziyo zikho.” Futhi yena ujabule kakhulu wabheka phambili wamgrabha isandla wathi, “Nginguye!” Futhi yena wabheka ejikile wajika, wabona i-earpiece, wathi, “Bamba umzuzwana nje. Yini leyo?” Futhi ubona ubuso bakhe yena uthuka, “O cha!” Futhi umugqa wokukhangisa uza, “Ufuna ukubaleka?”

Icala vs. Uhl shame

Njengoba ngangicabanga ngalokho kule veki, kukhona izikhathi ezithile ekuphileni kwethu lapho sifisa ukuba nalo ithuba, akunjalo? Lapho singeke nje sashiya konke – izimo, abantu, noma yini eyenzekayo. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, ngicabanga ukuthi sifuna ukushiya imiyekelo kanye nezinto zethu zangaphambili ezisenza sibe namahloni. Futhi kudingeka sihlukanise ekuqaleni phakathi kobuzaza nosizi. Umcwaningi wosizi, u-Brene Brown – uma ungakaze uzwe ngaye, akunandaba. Uma unithuba, wenze le ngxoxo enezibukeli ezingama-30 ezigidi ku-TED ngelithi “The Power of Vulnerability and Shame.” Ikhona ukubukwa. Ungabhala kakhulu ngalolu hlobo futhi uhlukanise phakathi kobuzaza nosizi ngale ndlela. Uthi, "Ubuzaza buyinto yokwehluleka ukwenza into ngokuvumelana nomthetho nokuzizwa usizi ngalokho – usizi olungokwengqondo olufanele ngalokho oke wephula." Futhi njengezakwaKristu, angicabangi ukuthi uyakho, kodwa njengezakwaKristu, singavumelana nalokho. Lapho sihluleka ukuphila ngokomthetho kaNkulunkulu, kufanele sizizwe sibuzaza.

Usizi luhluke. Uthi, "Usizi luyinto yokuzizwa ungowanga futhi ungufanele uthando." Singakubeka ngamazwi amathathu. Usizi lusithi kithi, "Awungowakho." Ubuzaza buyinto yangasese. Usizi, njengoba umbhali oyedwa ashi, "unazo izinkomba." Luyinto yomphakathi. Luyinto esiyenzile futhi asihlulekile phambi kwabanye futhi luyinto eyenzekile. Lusenza sibe nokungakhululeki lapho sicabanga ngalokho. Futhi kukhona izinhlobo ezahlukene zosizi, akunjalo? Futhi kukhona usizi oluyiqiniso – usizi okufanele luzwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngokwephula imithetho Yakhe. Kodwa kukhona usizi okungafanele ube khona. Izinto ezisenzwe kithi – ukuhlukunyezwa, ezinye izinto ezinjalo. Noma izimo esibe kuzo lapho umyalezo omkhulu usithi, "Awungowakho."

Naye umprofethi uZefaniya uzosikhuluma kithina namhlanje mayelana nokuphela kwamashoni. Futhi makingisetha umongo wenu ngokushesha. UZefaniya ungomunye wabaphrofethi abancane abayishumi nambili. Manje lelo gama lingadukisi. Isengiso lokuthi abanawe esincane eZwini likaNkulunkulu noma ukuthi ababalulekile njengamanye amalungu eZwini likaNkulunkulu. Babizwa ngokuthi abaphrofethi abancane ngenxa nje yokuthi izincwadi zabo eTestamenteni Elidala zimfushane kakhulu. Ngakho unawe abaphrofethi abakhulu – u-Isaya, uJeremiya, uHezekile, noDaniyeli. Futhi unabaphrofethi abancane abayishumi nambili uZefaniya ungomunye wabo. Ubhala cishe iminyaka engu-640 ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaJesu phakathi nombuso wokuguqula omkhulu weTestamenteni Elidala, uJosaya. Uma ubuya encwadini yabaseKhoshi futhi ufunda mayelana noJosaya, unguye owanika ukukhulekela e-Israyeli. Wenza umsebenzi omningi wokuguqula e-Israyeli ngaleso sikhathi.

Ngeke into eyodwa ekhethekile encwadini kaZefaniya ukuthi uvula umprofetho wakhe ngesigcawu sokwahlulela esikhulu kunazo zonke eTestamenteni Elidala. Okuthiwa yisigcawu sokwahlulela esikhulu, akusiyo njengawe abaphrofethi abathile uNkulunkulu athi, “Bheka, ngizokwahlulela, Israyeli, ngenxa yonkulunkulu bakho nokonileyo nakho konke ukuphambuka kwenu kwami.” Wenza kanjalo, kodwa kuqala ngokwahlulela okukhulu. Wonke umuntu angena kulolu hlobo. Akekho othola ukuphunyuka. Ngakho le ncwadi inezindaba ezimbi kakhulu mpaka nje kuthiwa kufike kuleli khaphethi. Futhi ingathi isisho esibusayo ngempela esimisela ithoni yakho konke okulandelayo yivesi eli-11. “Ngalolo suku, aningabi namashoni.” Futhi sizobona ukuthi, “Ngololo suku” ukuphindaphinda kunombhalo wethu namhlanje. Futhi uNkulunkulu athembisa ukwenza lapha uthi, “Ngizokususela amashoni enu onke” – kuleli cala, amashoni afanele – “Ngizokususela konke lokho futhi nginibusise njengokuba ningakaze nicabange.” Yilapho sithe kungenza khona isonto elizayo.

Kwaquka-ke yinto eyinhloko yale nto uZefaniya afuna ukuyisho. Uhl shame luphela lapho si thandaza uThixo ngaphandle kokubamba ukuthi ukwenze njani ekwahlulelwe ukuthi asikho ukwesaba phambi kwakhe. Uhl shame luphela lapho si thandaza uThixo ngaphandle kokubamba ukuthi ukwenze njani ekwahlulelwe ukuthi asikho ukwesaba phambi kwakhe. Futhi lawo “akukho” azakwenza amacandelo ethu amathathu. Ngakho-ke evesini 14, Akukho Ukubamba. Evesini 15, Akukho Uwahlulelo. Futhi evesini 16, Akukho Ukwesaba.

Akukho Ukubamba

Bhekani nami lapho futhi evesini 14 – Akukho Ukubamba. “Cula ngokuqaqa, ndodakazi yaseZiyoni; mkhonzi, Israyeli! Jabulisa uphinde ukhuphuke ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, ndodakazi yaseJerusalema!” Njengoba ngikhulume nje ngaphambi kwalokhu, siyezwa ubuhlungu nje kuphela, and then you’ve got le vesini eliphonswa phakathi kwale nto yonke. Futhi le vesini yiza njengendaba yokumangala. “Mkhonzi; jabulisa” – ulimi oludlula into ejwayelekile, lokhu esingakubiza ngokuthi ukuthandaza ngendlela yamaPresbyterian. Sinzima ukucabanga ngokuthandaza ngale ndlela. Manje kuningi engiyathanda ngalo maphethini wethu ngokuhusiana na theology eyakhiwe kabusha kanye nokuthandaza, kodwa uma siqotho kithi, asenzi into yejubilation kahle. Noma siyenzi? Ngoba bona, ngiye emidlalweni yebhola leni, futhi ingikhumbuza ukuya emidlalweni yebhola nabangani bami ekhaya lapho nginefraternity brother ekolishi owakhuwa umuntu omkhulu kodwa umfaki khona ngoSathumini ek Stadium yaseWilliams-Brice eSouth Carolina, waguquka waba yisilwane! Wayemkhonzi futhi edansa futhi ephakanyisa izwi lakhe njengomuntu ongaziwa!

Indlela YokuHlangana noThixo

Ndile yinto ebile engqondini. Lapho sibuka imidlalo yezemidlalo futhi iqembu lethu liwina - akudingeki ngikutshele ukuthi kwakunjani lapho iOle Miss ishaya iAlabama, noma, ithuba elilinganayo lapha, noma lapho iState ishaya iOle Miss kulo nyaka. Ngabona ukujabula okuningi kusuka kuzo zombili izinhlangothi. Futhi lapho lokho kwenzeka, sonke silahlekelwa ukuzithiba. Silahlekelwa umqondo wethu wokuziphatha okuhle lapho iqembu lethu liwina. Futhi yilokho umprofethi afika kuko lapha. Umprofethi uthi lapho lokho kwenzeka, lapho siqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenzani, lapho kuza ekhaya kwethu, lokhu yisiphumo - ukujabula okuphelele; ukucula; ukujabula ngalokho uNkulunkulu akwenzile. Futhi ngumbuzo. Yini kuze lives yethu okwenza sijabule hona? Yini esijabulisa ngayo? Futhi uNkulunkulu uthi, “Esinye sezinto engizenzayo kukuthatha kulawo majoy” angalungile futhi amangalisayo futhi akukho okungalunganga ngokuthokoza ngiqembu lezemidlalo, kodwa Uthi lawo ngamachashazi wokweliqiniso elikhulu. “Yilokho engifuna ngakho uphendule kimi. Yilokho engifuna ngakho uhlangane nami.” Yilokho uNkulunkulu abatshela bona. “Ngifuna ujabule ngalokho engikwenzayo kuze lives yenu.”

Naka uqaphele ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabayala nini ukuba benze lokhu. Akusiyo lapho konke kuyahamba kahle. Zonke izithembiso zezinto uNkulunkulu azokwenza. Zonke izinto ezizayo. Lokhu akwenzekanga nokwamanje. UNkulunkulu uthi, “Ngaphakathi kokulinda kwenu, phakathi kokuthi konke kuphazamiseka, Israyeli, yingcwelani!” Ingabe lokhu akuyona into ekhathaza ingqondo noma yini? Yaye uthi kithi. Uthi, “Yini ekunika amahloni kakhulu? Ingabe yinto evela ekhathini lakho elidlule? Ingabe yinto owathi ngayo ekudleni? Ingabe yindlela oziphethe ngayo ngesikhathi uvele etsheni kwabekhona? Yini ekunika amahloni kakhulu?” Kwa-Israyeli, kwakuyinto yokuthi yabeyishiya uNkulunkulu. Bamshiya. Bahamba baye kude bathi, “Sizokuya emva kwezithombe.” UNkulunkulu uthi, “Angikenzanga nawe nokwamanje. Phakathi kokuthi Ngibandakanyeka namahloni akho” – kanti sizokhuluma ngalokhu ngomzuzu – Uthi, “Ngaphakathi kokulinda kwenu, yingcwelani.” Wena nami singaba nokujabula lapho sikhona khona njengamanje, buya kusihlwa. Lowo yisithembiso esimnandi. Kuyabonakala endaweni yokuqala uNkulunkulu asibiza ukuba simthande yena, simkhonze yena, simjabulise yena ngaphandle kokubamba. Akukho kubamba. Ukulahla okungenakulinganiswa ekujabuliseni kwabo noNkulunkulu.

Akukho Umtoselo

Khona endaweni yesibili bheka ume verse 15 ku No Judgment. “Inkosobomkhulu isuse izahlulelo ezimphatheleni; usuleke amacala enu. Inkosobomkhulu, iNkosobomkhulu yakwa-Israyeli, ikhona phakathi kwenu; ngeke niphinde usabe yini.” Kutheni kumele sijabule? Umprofethi uthi, “Ngokuthi ngisuse izahlulelo zangaphakathi ezimphatheleni kanye nezithiyo zangaphandle zokujabula kwenu ngoNkulunkulu.” Uyabona yona lelo gama? “Inkosobomkhulu isuse izahlulelo ezimphatheleni.” Bheka, lokhu yisizwa sethu sangaphakathi sokuzihlazisa nesihlazo sonke esinayo. Siyazi, ngokuqondana, ngokudalwa ngumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, ukuthi asikho lapho kumele sibe khona Kuye, ngaphandle kukaJesu. Sonke sinalolu hlobo lokukhathazeka okungokujulile. Sizama ukuzifihla ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene. Asazi ukuthi yini okumele siyenze ngakho kuze uNkulunkulu avule amehlo ethu. Siyazi ukuthi asihambi. Siyazi ukuthi kumele sibe namahloni phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Siyazizwa. UNkulunkulu uthi, “Ngiyaku susa lokho.”

Kwaye khona uya kuzinto zangaphandle. Uthi, “Ngiyaku susa amacala enu. Noma yisiphi isisongo kuni, kwa-Israyeli, ngiyaku susa.” Manje cabanga ngalokho ekubhekiseni kushahlazo. Abantu ababangela ushahlazo emimpilweni yethu bangaba amacala ethu noma bangabi. Iphuzu liyefana nangona. Okhu uNkulunkulu athembisa khona ukususa yini yonkana yangaphandle kithi ekubangelayo ushahlazo. Ngamanye amazwi, isithembiso sikhona ukuthi ngeke kuphinde kube namafakazi ngoba ngeke kuphinde kube yisizathu sokuhlaziswa. Lokhu yinto uNkulunkulu ayenzayo, ngoba ushahlazo yinto ekhona eyadalwa abanye.

Ukuthula Kwangempela

Naye lapho uNkulunkulu ethetha kanje kithi, Uyasibiza ukuba sibone ukuthi sonke, ngenxa yalezi zokhathazeka kithi – noma zisuka kwabanye, ezithini, kwabahlazisayo, noma yini ithe – Uyathi lokho kutuletha ukuba sibe abakhathazekayo njalo. Ingabe asikhathazeki kakhulu? Ingabe ihlazo lisenza sikhathazeke? Mhlawumbe wahlaziswa useyingane futhi iminyaka yobomfe wabuza, “Ngingake ngamukelwe? Ngingake ngibe seqenjini? Ngingake ngibe muhle ngokwanele?” Futhi lokho kutuletha, futhi, ukukhathazeka. Sikhathazeka uma siphephile. “Ngingake ngilimazwe ngumuntu ngokomzimba, ngokomzwelo? Kuyini okuzo kwenzeka?” Khathazeka, khathazeka, khathazeka. Futhi nanku uNkulunkulu asho. Uyathi ungangena ekuthuleni kwangempela, injabulo yangempela, lokho bonke abantu bayakufuna futhi abambalwa abakuthola. Uyathi kunalokho, kwenzeke, ukulindela, kulebusuku.

Futhi phawula ukuthi Uyabeka kanje. Uyathi, “Ngeke uphinde wabesaba okubi.” Ingabe uyabesaba okubi? Ngingaba. Ngingazi ukuthi yini. Ngithola ukuthi ngikhathazeka kakhulu njengoba izingane zami zikhula. Ningabazali iminyaka eminingi kunami; ningangitshela ukuthi ngingabhekana nalokho! Kodwa njengoba izingane zami zikhula, ngikhathazeka kakhulu ngikhathazeka ngabo phambi kobubi emhlabeni. Futhi yebo, ngithembekisa futhi ngicela iNkosi ukuba ingisize kodwa lokho kunalokho njengami lapho ngivuka ekuseni. Futhi lokho uNkulunkulu asho kithi. Isithembiso esikhulu singeke sabesaba okubi. Singayeka ukukhathazeka futhi siyeke ukwesaba futhi sihlangabezane nokuthula kukaNkulunkulu. Siyobuya kulokho ekupheleni futhi.

Khona-ke qaphela ukuthi uThixo uyathini lapho. Uyath: “uNkosi wase-Israyeli, iNkosi, ukhona phakathi kwenu.” Lo mfana uliBhayibheli elikhulu kunazo zonke leIsrayeli, akunjalo? Uma ufunda uqhubeka ngemva kokufunda iTestamente Elidala, uqala ngalo ufunde iGenesise – ukuthi isintu siphuma kanjani, kwathi ngemva koko kuncipha ku-Abrahama kwathi uThixo uyababiza laba bantu kwathi bayakhaphelwa. Kwathi uThixo uyabakhulula ekhobokeni kwathi bayaphila ngaphandle kwemikhawulo yaseGiphithe. Kwathi yini abayiqala ukuyith? “Sifuna ukumkani njengamanye amazwe aseduze nathi!” Kwathi uThixo, “Cha, ningakufuni, ngoba lo kumkani uyobakhobokisa oonyana benu kwathi konke kuyahamba kakubi kwenu. Kwaye kungani ufuna ukumkani xa Ngingukumkani wenu?” Kwathi yena, “Cha, cha, sinike ukumkani!” Kwathi uyabanika ukumkani. Kwathi lapha, eminyakeni emine noma emihlanu eyalandelayo iIsrayeli yayinomkumkani, khona-ke masibone ukuthi bayenzani. Umbuso usahlukene phakathi kaseNyakatho naseningizimu; kube nokuvukela kanye nemivukelo eminingi. Ngisho nomuntu ngokuyeThixweni omthandayo wehluleka ngendlela emkhulu kangaka uThixo wawula kusele kwindlu yakhe kanye nezingane zakhe emzini wakhe ngenxa yokudlwengula kwakhe nombulu! Azihambi kahle iIsrayeli! Kwathi lo lesi sikhala, “Ngiya kuwe. Ngiwukumkani wenu njengoba njalo ngethembisile ukuba.”

Lezi Ngesi Zingamadumbe

Khumbuza isikhathi sokucabanga ngendaba engiyifundile muva nje ngomfazi owayeshadile, enezingane ezimbili nomshado omuhle ngempela. Futhi ngedayithile, wavuka wamshiya. Wathi, “Angikwazi ukwenza lokhu futhi,” wamshiya. Umyeni wakhe waphuka wamqhubeka emcinga, nezingane efowunini, wathi, “Khuluma nje nabo.” Futhi wayehlala eqhekeza ucingo. Ngakho ekugcineni wakwazi ukumsukela phansi wamthola lapho ayekhona futhi ngokusatshenziswa kwakhe okukhulu – ngokwezimali, ngokomzwelo, ngokomzimba, yonke into – uyamthola, ufika kuye wathi, “Ngiyakuthanda. Buya ekhaya!” Futhi waphuka phansi ezingalweni zakhe. Wathi, “Sikubizile. Sibhalele izincwadi. Kungani kungazange kube nomthelela?” Wathi, “Ngaphambili, bekuwamagama nje. Wabe ufike.”

Kungenxa yale nto u-Israyeli athembiswa yona lapha. Lokhu akuwamagama nje. “INkosi, iNkosi yakho, iza phakathi kwenu.” Futhi ukulangazela kuka-Israyeli ngumkhuzi, yilokhu esinalo, akunjalo? Siphila esikhathini esiphukile, esingahambelani, esingaxhunyiwe. Akuyona into engathakazelisi yini ukuthi ngesikhathi sokukwazi ukuxhumana phakathi kwama-smartphone, amakhompyutha, nama-iPad, siyisikhathi esingaxhunyiwe kakhulu kunabo bonke esake saphila. Futhi silangazela ukuba nomkhuzi atsanzele ukuthi siye kuphi, ukuthi sifike kanjani, ukuthi sibukeka kanjani sifike. Silangazela umkhuzi. Silangazela ukuba umuntu atsanzele ukuthi senzeni, kodwa ngenxa yesono, ngasikhathi sinye, asifuni ukuba umuntu atsanzele ukuthi senzeni. Sinambuhluko abaphathikazi esikhathini sethu, kwesinye tshi. Ungehlukumezwa umuntu abephethe. Ungehlukumezwa ngumuntu oyedlanzana. Lokhu kuyinto yangempela. Kodwa ezinhliziyweni zethu, sonke sinambuhluko abaphathikazi phezu kwethu. Futhi uThixo wathi, “Ngiyinkosi ongathembela kuyena. Ngiza kwenu. Angifani nabanye abaphathikazi. Angizukukudumisa. Ngiyona owafika kubantu abanehlazo ukuhamba nabo."

Akukho Ukwesaba

Naye lokho, lokhu kuholela emBheni yethu yokugcina lapha, emBheni 16. Akukho Ukwesaba – isihloko sethu sesithathu. “Ngalolo lolo usuku kuthethwa eJerusalem: ‘Ungesabi, iZiyoni; ungavumeli izandla zakho zibe buthaka.’” Yini “lolo usuku”? Siyafunda ngalolo usuku njalo eTestamenteni Elidala, “ngalolo usuku; ngalolo usuku.” Ngicabanga lapha ikakhulu inokubhekisela. Cinga ngakho njengalokhu. Uma uma ubuka imintshapo ukusuka eceleni, zibukeka njengamapheakhu njengalokhu – phezulu naphansi. Uma uma ku omunye wabo, zonke zibukeka njengentaba eyodwa. Yilokho uZekhariah abukayo ekufikeni kukaJesu esikhathini esizayo. Ngakho ukufika kukaJesu kunje njengentaba yokuqala ekufuphi naye; ukufika kokuqala kukaJesu. Ukufika kwesibili kukaJesu kunje njengentaba ekude. Yena wabona zombili njengoba ebuka phansi kwemicamelo yisikhathi. Yena wathi, “Kukhona usuku oluzofika uma zonke izinto zizophela” nalolo usuku kwaqala ekufikeni kokuqala kukaJesu. Yena wamqala umbuso. Wasondeza uThixo. Wafika kithi. Akusabi amazwi; bekuyinto ekhona. BekuJesu, uThixo osokhona nathi. Yena wabuka phambili kulolo usuku esilinde sona lapha. Lolo usuku uma zonke izinto ezisesehlathini zizophenduka zibe yinto yangempela. Uma ukholo luzophenduka ukubona futhi sizobona zonke izinto ngamehlo ethu uma umprofethi esibonisa khona manje emfanekisweni nasezimthunzini. Lolo usuku olukhulu, uma zonke izinto ezisenza sikudeleke kuThixo, sikaze ithozwe phambi zakhe, sikaze ithozwe phambi kwabanye zizophela, zophela, zophela. Yena wathi, “Ngalolo usuku, kuzothethwa, ‘Ungesabi.’”

Ungalahli Ithemba

Naka ubone ukuthi uyakusho kanjani. “Mani ningavumeli ukuba izandla zenu zibe buthaka.” Oyedwa umphawuli uyakuchaza ngale ndlela. Uthi, “Izandla ezilahla phansi ziwuphawu ekubhalweni okungcwele kwokudabuka phezu kwezimo okwenza umuntu angakwazi ukusebenza.” Ukudabuka phezu kwezimo okwenza umuntu angakwazi ukusebenza. Ngabe uke wazizwa kanje? Ngabe uke wabuka ekuphileni kwakho, mhlawumbe wabuka ihlazo ekuphileni kwakho, wathi, “Angifuni nhlobo ukuvuka umbedeshe ekuseni”? UThixo uyakwazi ngalokho. Uthi yilokho kanye okwenzeka ukuba izandla zibe buthaka. Yena uthe, “Mani ningavumeli ukuba izandla zenu zibe buthaka.” Kutheni? Ngenxa yento ayenzayo ngalolo lolo. Uyazi ukuthi yini “Ngeke” okuthandwa nguJesu? Singacabanga zinto eziningi. Ngingathi ngesinye isikhathi siyaliphutha kakhulu eli phuzu, lapho sicabanga ngoJesu njengomuntu othile ongathandeki owayesoloko athi, “Ngeke”. Wayeningi ukusho ngalokho. Kodwa “Ngeke” okuthandwa kwakhe kwakuthi, “Ngeke wesabe. Ungesabi.” Yilokho kanye ayethi ukuba kungenziwa, kunakakhulu ukugcwalisa lo mbhalo. UThixo uthe, “Ngesikhathi sokudabuka kuza, ngesikhathi ungazizwa uvuka, ngesikhathi ucindezelwa yizimo zakho,” Uthi, “Ungadabuki. Kukhona usuku oluzayo lapho ngeke kuphinde kuvele ukudabuka. Cinga ngalokho. Phila ngalokho.” Sizobuya kulokho ngomzuzu nje.

Kuthetha ukuthini konke lokhu? Ngithe sizobuya kukho konke lokhu ngomzuzu nje. Nangu umzuzu. Kuthetha ukuthini konke lokhu? Siyibona njani iJesu lapha? Ngicabanga ukuthi kunezindlela eziningi. Okungeke kuphuthelwe y ukuthi uThixo ugcine isithembiso Sakhe kithi lapha ekufikeni kukaKristu. Sesingaqala ukugxila Kuye esikhundleni sendaba nendaba yent shame ezisikhulumayo. Sesingaqala ukugxila ekuphileni Kwake, ekuphileni Kwake okuphelele. Ukuphila Kwake okwamsusa ekhoneni ekugcineni kodwa ukuphila kothando nokuhawukela nokubekezela nokuthamba kwabantu abahlazekile njengawe. Uma ungabaza ukuthi ngabe othile uyayiqonda ihlazo lakho, uYena yiyo. Futhi uma ungabaza ukuthi uThixo uyakuthanda, uma uzizwa ungafanele, uma uzizwa ungakafaneli, iJesu ithi, "Uyafaneli. Uyafaneli Kimi. Ngiyeza kuwe." Uyeza kithi bese iJesu yiyo eyisusa ukwesaba kwethu. Kungani uThixo angenza lezi zithembiso? “Ngeke, ngeke uphinde wesabe.” Ngoba okwesaba kakhulu, iJesu uyithathile esikhundleni sethu. Uyinkosi phakathi kwethu eyathembiswa, kulungile? Uyinkosi yezinkosi neNkosi yezinkosi. Wazalwa njengenkosi yamaJuda. Ngisho noHerod wezwa ngayo, umbusa wamapagani. Kodwa Uyinkosi ovela hhayi efana nezinye izinkosi. Uyinkosi ovela ekuthakazeni, ekubandayo, ekugcineni uyafa ngewala nelihlazo.

Kutheni? Ngoba kusukela kwababa bokuqala bagcine bahamba ngewala nelihlazo, sonke sizizwa sinesihlazo. Sonke sibangela ihlazo ekuphileni komunye. Kwaya kwadingeka u-Adamu wesi-2 nowamukelekile, uJesu, angene ekhilazweni lethu, athathe ukwalwa kwethu njengathi bese efa ekhoneni ukuze “abanye ihlazo lethu neligwegwe elikhulu.” Kungenxa y lokhu singaba khona ukwesaba. Ukwesaba okukhulu esikufanele ukwesaba y ukwesaba kohlulelo lukaThixo esikufanele sonke, okufanele kwa-Israyeli. Futhi uThixo athembisa, “Ngiyindlela yokwenza ukuthi lokho kungabe kuphinde kuy ukwesaba kwenu,” lokho kugcwaliseka kuKristu, ekufikeni Kwake kokuqala.

Innokazi ayifi ngokulula, iyafika? Awukwazi ukuyifisela awayo. Awukwazi ukucabanga nje imicabango ejabulisayo. Sithe umuntu othile akanye nathi phakathi kwayo. Futhi futhi, lokho kubuya kuJesu. Ujabulile ukwamukela abantu abanokunokazi okuningi. Ukunokazi okufanele noma okungalungile. Ujabulile ukwamukela abathandazayo, abantu abaziphakamisayo; abantu abaye benza impathaluko futhi futhi futhi futhi baqhubeke bekwenza. Uthi, “Woza kimi. Ngiwona owamukela abantu abanjalo. Awedwa futhi awusoze waba wedwa.” Kungenxa yalo ukuthi asisoze sabesaba.

Akunadinga Ukwenziwa Njengokungathi

Lokhu kuyindlela yokulwa nokunokazi nokukhathazeka lapho siqonda ukuthi uJesu ususa lonke ukwesaba ezimpilweni zethu. Futhi lapho enjalo, uyasenza sibe abantu abangadingi abesabe phakathi kwabo. Lokho kuyenye yezinkinga esizabalaza nazo njengabaseKristu esontweni, awutholile? Sivame ukwenziwa njengokungathi. Inkinga yokwenziwa njengokungathi ukuthi uyakhuleka ekwenzeni. Kodwa uThixo uyazazi izinhliziyo zethu, awutholile? Uthi, "Anidingi ukwenziwa njengokungathi." Akekho lapha odinga ukwesaba ukwenza wonke umuntu azi ukuthi uphose. Kulungile? Bonke thina siyenzile. Njalo! Njalo! Futhi njalo lapho ngiyenzile, njalo lapho ngiyibona kwabanye abantu njengow牧 predikhati phambi kwenu, ngikhunjuzwa kobukhulu bez Grace zakhe nobubhede bakhe kubonwa njengami nabantu abimi phambi kwenu. Bonke thina, bonke thina, bonke thina siyenzile. UThixo wathi, "Ngibeke iNdodana Yami kunokazi endaweni yakho ukuze ungalokothi ubhekane nalokho." Futhi lapho siqonda lokho, lapho kucwilisa phansi enhliziyweni yethu, siba abantu abangadingi abesabe phakathi kwabo. Futhi lokho kuyukufa kokunokazi, lapho sinamasiko anjalo.

Kwa ngenye indlela uJesu, phakathi kwethu, asiphelisa kanjani ihlazo? Ihlazo lisebenzisa igunya phezu kwethu, khona nethe? Kuyabbi. Cinga ngayo kule ndlela. Zingaki izinto owenzile kule wiki ezavela ngenxa yihlazo? Unayo imemory yadlulileyo waze wathinta isinqumo osenzile. Wathi, “Angiyenzi lokho ngoba ngikhumbula ukuthi kuzwakala kanjani lokho namuhla nangayenza enye into ngoba angifuni ukubuya kulowo mzuzu.” Lisebenzisa igunya phezu kwethu waphila ubuphila obugcwele ukucindezeleka, ukukhathazeka. Yaye okwenzayo uJesu uthi, “Ngiyowuletha usuku lwayo kule mpilo.” Ihlazo lisifa kanjani kubuphila bethu? Ngenkathi sicabanga kakhulu ukuthi ukuvuka kwaKristu kwaba yisahluko sokuqala sesenzeko esinye. Landela njengesihamba nami kulokhu. Ukuvuka kwaKristu kwaba yisahluko sokuqala sesenzeko esinye, isenzeko esishintsha umhlaba wonke, esiyaphila phakathi. Yaye anuye lapho ebuyayo siphakanyiswa abadukayo, lokho yisahluko sesibili sesenzeko lokho sabuka eKhalvari iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili ezedlule. Yaye njengesiphila silindele lokho, yilokho uPawuli wayecabanga ngakho wathi, “Umuntu wethu wangaphandle uyaphela, wathi umuntu wangaphakathi uyavuselelwa njengenyanga ngenjabulo.” Ngani? Ngamandla okuvuka kweholy Spirit.

Kwa hivyo, uYesu wenza ntoni ukuze aphelise ihlazo lethu? Uthi, “Ninyi nivuswe naye! Ninyi niezi bani bebili. Ninyi aningchazwa yilo hlazo liliphelileyo empasweni lakho. Ninyi ngoku nichazwa njengo mntu o ngaphakathi kwakhe okanye yena ophaluka phambili ngobomi bokuvuka, obo ubomi kanye u kosmosi uya kububona.” Amandla okuvuka kukaKristu ayisiyo nje ing miracle eyibhiyozelwa iPasika. Yinto yangempela yemihla ngemihla esiyifuneka ngokholo ukuze sihlale kukaKristu size sibulale nantoni ithatha umthoko wethu kuye. Ukubeka ngokulula, kuba abaphostoli bathanda ukwandisa amazwi, hlalani ngaphandle kwexesha elizayo ngoku. Yinto enye yezindlela ezinkulu uYesu ayisebenzisa ukuze abandezele ihlazo lakho. Uthi, “Ndikuchazile kwixesha elizayo njengo mntu ovukileyo,” yinto eyenzeka ngoku ngokholo nangamandla oMoya oNgcwele ukuze uguquke wena nawe. Kulapho sihlala khona. Yinto yindaba uYesu asitshela yona. Yindaba yeqiniso.

Indaba Enye Kufuneka Iqaleke

Naye-ke yindle yotshwala kithina sonke šulo. Ubani esizokulalela? Uhl shame ekhathikini, amazwi ahlukahlukene asitshela ngenye indaba, noma uThixo, uJesu, asitshela ngenye indaba? Ubani esizokulalela? Ubani esikulalelayo kuyokunquma ukuthi siphila njani. Yikhumbuza isigcawu esithile kumasethe oyintšayo, i- Les Miserables ka-Victor Hugo. Kukhona lesi sigcawu esimangalisa lapho umphangi, uJean Valjean athola ukuthethelelwa kwesibishopu. Wayewebile, isibishopu simthathile, yena weba isilivere yesibishopu. Amaphoyisa afika baze bazomthatha uJean Valjean baze isibishopu athi, “Cha, cha, cha. Eqinisweni ngamvumela ukuba ayib借e.” Valjean wambuza, “Kwa ngani?” Yena wathi, “Ngikuthethelela.” Valjean ugcwaliswa yintethelelo yesibishopu wacula inhlangwini lempi, “Yini engiyenzile?” Inhloso yenhlangwini y ukuthi, uyokuphila impilo entsha. Imigqa yokugcina yale nhlangwini ithatha lokho engicabanga ukuthi uZefaniya ayefuna kutsi usitshele šulo. Ihamba ngale ndlela. “Ngifikisa, kodwa ngiwa, ubusuku buvaleka. Ngiqale phandle kwevakali lomgubo wezono zami. Ngizophunyuka njengaye emhlabeni, emhlabeni kaJean Valjean. UJean Valjean akasekho njengaye, indaba entsha kufanele iqale.”

Yileyo ndaba yomnqamlezo. Kithina sonke noshl shame, indaba entsha kufanele iqale. Naye-ke izindaba ezinhle. Iqale, iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili ezedlule. Singathi noValjean, “Yona iphakathi yethu akasekho njengaye ngoba indaba entsha iqale kuKristu.” Ukuphela kwindaba leyo ukuvuka – okwedlule nokuzayo. Naye-ke ukuphela kwindaba leyo, y ukuphela kohl shame. Masithandaze.

Baba, kulebusuku sizizwa kakhulu. Sizizwa ishoni yethu futhi sidinga enye indaba ukuyithatha esikhundleni sayo. Futhi sijabula ukuthi njengoba silalela iLizwi Lakho, asilaleli imicabango yothile owayengumthakathi wasendulo waseMpumalanga. Silalela amazwi Akho aphinde asichazele, asanike impilo entsha, yingakho asanike indaba yeqiniso esingaphila ngayo impumulo yethu yonke. Yenze yenzeke kithi kule veki sithandaza, egameni likaJesu, amen.