Kungani ukubuya kweNkosi kubandakanya ukuba sesimweni somuntu—ukwehla okufihlakele—kanye nokwehla okusobala ngamafu?
Izikhombo Zamavesi EBhayibheli:
“Bheka, ngizoza njengesela” (IsAmbulo 16:15).
“Futhi phakathi kwamabili kwenziwa isimemezelo, Bheka, umyeni usefikile; hambani niyomhlangabeza” (NgokukaMathewu 25:6).
“Bheka, Ngime emnyango, futhi ngiyangqongqoza; uma kukhona umuntu ozwa izwi lami, avule umnyango, ngizongena ngize kuye, futhi ngizodla naye, naye adle nami” (IsAmbulo 3:20).
“Kodwa lolo suku nalelo hora akekho owaziyo ngalo, cha, nezingelosi zasezulwini, kodwa uBaba kuphela” (NgokukaMathewu 24:36).
“Khona-ke kuzovela isibonakalisa seNdodana yomuntu ezulwini: khona-ke zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizokhala, futhi zizobona iNdodana yomuntu iza ngamafu ezulu ngamandla nangenkazimulo enkulu” (NgokukaMathewu 24:30).
“Bhekani, uyeza ngamafu, futhi onke amehlo azokumbona, nalabo abamgwaza: nezizwe zonke zomhlaba zizokhala ngenxa yakhe. Noma kunjalo, Amen” (IsAmbulo 1:7).
Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:
Umsebenzi wezinsuku zokugcina ukwahlukanisa bonke ngokohlobo lwabo, ukuze kuphothulwe uhlelo lukaNkulunkulu lokuphatha, ngoba isikhathi sesisondele futhi usuku lukaNkulunkulu selufikile. UNkulunkulu uletha bonke asebengene embusweni Wakhe, okusho ukuthi, bonke labo abethembeke Kuye kwaze kwaba sekugcineni, enkathini kaNkulunkulu uqobo. Nokho, ngaphambi kokufika kwenkathi kaNkulunkulu uqobo, umsebenzi uNkulunkulu ayowenza akusikho ukubheka izenzo zomuntu noma ukuphenya ngempilo yomuntu, kodwa ukwehlulela ukuhlubuka kwakhe, ngoba uNkulunkulu uyohlanza labo abeza phambi kwesihlalo Sakhe sobukhosi. Bonke labo abalandele ezinyathelweni zikaNkulunkulu kuze kube yilolu suku yibo abeze phambi kwesihlalo sikaNkulunkulu, futhi njengoba kunjalo, wonke umuntu owamukela umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu esigabeni sawo sokugcina bayilabo abazocwengisiswa uNkulunkulu. Ngamanye amazwi, wonke umuntu owamukela umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu esigabeni sawo sokugcina uyokwahlulelwa uNkulunkulu.
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Umsebenzi wokwahlulela ngokaNkulunkulu uqobo, ngakho ngokwemvelo wenziwa nguNkulunkulu uqobo; ungenziwe umuntu esikhundleni Sakhe. Ngoba ukwahlulela kungukunqoba isintu ngeqiniso, kungephikiswe ukuthi uNkulunkulu usavela njengesiqu esiyinyama ukuze enze lo msebenzi phakathi kwabantu. Okusho ukuthi, ezinsukwini zokugcina, uKristu uyosebenzisa iqiniso ukuze afundise abantu basemhlabeni futhi enze onke amaqiniso aziwe kubo. Lo ngumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wokwahlulela.
Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “UKristu Wenza Umsebenzi Wokwahlulela Ngeqiniso” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Ezinsukwini zokugcina, uNkulunkulu ikakhulu usebenzisa izwi ukuphelelisa umuntu. Akasebenzisi izimpawu nezimangaliso ukucindezela abantu, noma ukubathonya; lokhu ngeke kucacise amandla kaNkulunkulu. Uma uNkulunkulu ekhombisa izizimpawu nezimangaliso kuphela, kusho ukuthi kuzoba nzima ukucacisa iqiniso likaNkulunkulu, ngakho-ke kube nzima ukuphelelisa umuntu. UNkulunkulu akamphelelisi ngezimpawu nangezimangaliso umuntu, kodwa usebenzisa izwi ukunisela nokwelusa umuntu, ngemva kwalokho abantu bakwazi ukulalela nokwazi uNkulunkulu. Lena yinhloso yomsebenzi awenzayo namazwi awakhulumayo. UNkulunkulu akasebenzisi indlela yokukhombisa izimpawu nezimangaliso ukuphelelisa umuntu—usebenzisa amazwi, futhi usebenzisa izindlela eziningi ezehlukene zokusebenza ukuphelelisa umuntu. Noma ngabe ukucwengwa, ukusebenzelana, ukuthenwa, noma ukunikezwa amazwi, uNkulunkulu ukhuluma ngezindlela eziningi ukuze aphelelise umuntu, futhi anike umuntu ulwazi olukhulu ngomsebenzi, ubuhlakani nokumangalisa kukaNkulunkulu.
Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Konke Kuyafezeka Ngezwi LikaNkulunkulu” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Kwakuyinyama kaJesu eyabethelwa esiphambanweni, inyama Yakhe le anikela ngayo njengomhlatshelo wesono; kwakungenyama enobuntu obujwayelekile anqoba ngayo uSathane futhi wasindisa umuntu esiphambanweni ngokuphelele. Futhi kulapho eyinyama ephelele lapho uNkulunkulu, ekubeni Kwakhe sesimweni somuntu okwesibili, enza khona umsebenzi wokunqoba futhi ehlule uSathane. Yinyama ejwayelekile futhi engokoqobo ngokuphelele kuphela engenza umsebenzi wokunqoba sewuwonke futhi inikeze ubufakazi obunamandla. Okuwukuthi, ukunqoba umuntu kwenziwa ukuba kuphumelele ngeqiniso nokujwayeleka kukaNkulunkulu osenyameni, hhayi ngezimangaliso nezambulo ezingaphezu kwamandla emvelo. Inkonzo yalo Nkulunkulu osesimweni somuntu ukukhuluma, futhi ngaleyo ndlela anqobe futhi aphelelise umuntu; ngamanye amazwi, umsebenzi kaMoya owenzeka enyameni, umsebenzi wenyama, ukukhuluma bese ngalokho unqobe, wembule, uphelelise futhi ususe umuntu ngokuphelele.
Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Ingqikithi Yenyama Ehlalwe UNkulunkulu” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Injongo yokufika kukaNkulunkulu enyameni ikakhulukazi, ukwenza ukuba abantu babone imisebenzi yangempela kaNkulunkulu, ukunikeza isiqu uMoya ongenasimo enyameni, kanye nokuvumela abantu ukuba bambone futhi bamthinte. Ngale ndlela, labo abapheleliswe Nguye bazophila ubuyena, bazozuzwa Nguye, futhi babe ngabenhliziyo Yakhe. Ukuba uNkulunkulu wayekhulume ezulwini kuphela, futhi wangeza ngempela emhlabeni, abantu bebezolokhu bengakwazi ukumazi uNkulunkulu, bebezokwazi kuphela ukushumayela imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu besebenzisa okucatshangiwe okungenalutho, futhi bebengeke babe namazwi kaNkulunkulu njengeqiniso. Injongo kaNkulunkulu ngokuza emhlabeni ukwenza njengesibonelo kanye nesifanekiso salabo abazozuzwa uNkulunkulu; kungale ndlela kuphela lapho abantu bengazi khona uNkulunkulu ngempela, futhi bamthinte uNkulunkulu, futhi bambone, kulapho kuphela bengakwazi ukuzuzwa ngeqiniso uNkulunkulu.
Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Kumele Wazi Ukuthi UNkulunkulu Wokoqobo NguNkulunkulu Uqobo” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
UNkulunkulu uwumuntu ezweni elibanzi lamaShayina, balibiza kanjalo abomdabu baseHong Kong nabaseTaiwan ugu. Lapho uNkulunkulu ehlela emhlabeni, akekho ezulwini owayazi ngalokho, ngoba lena incazelo yangempela yokubuya kukaNkulunkulu ngendlela efihlekile. Ubelokhu eyinyama esebenza futhi ephila isikhathi eside, kodwa akekho owaze ngakho. Kuze kube namuhla, akekho obonayo. Mhlawumbe lokhu kuyoba impicabadala kuze kube phakade. Ukuba yinyama kukaNkulunkulu kulokhu akuyona into engabonwa yinoma ubani. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umsebenzi kaMoya ubanzi futhi unamandla kangakanani, uNkulunkulu uhlale ezolile, akalokothi aphaphazele. Omunye angase athi kunjengokungathi lesi sigaba somsebenzi Wakhe senzeka endaweni yasezulwini. Nakuba kusobala kuwo wonke umuntu, akekho okuqaphelayo. Lapho uNkulunkulu eqeda lesi sigaba somsebenzi Wakhe, wonke umuntu uyovuka emaphusheni akhe amade abuyise umbono ayenawo ekuqaleni.[1] Ngikhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu wake wathi, “Ukuza enyameni kulokhu kufana nokuwela esibayeni sezingwe.” Lokhu kuchaza ukuthi, ngenxa yalesi siwombe somsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu ungena enyameni, futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, uzalelwe endaweni okuhlala kuyo udrako omkhulu obomvu, futhi ngaphezu kwenkathi engaphambili, kulokhu ubhekana nengozi ngokuza emhlabeni. Ubhekene nemimese nezibhamu kanye nezagila; ubhekene nesilingo; ubhekene nezixuku ezinenswebu yokubulala. Uzifaka engozini yokubulawa noma yinini. UNkulunkulu wafika enolaka. Nokho, wafikela ukwenza umsebenzi wokuphelelisa, okusho ukwenza ingxenye yesibili yomsebenzi Wakhe eqhubeka ngisho nangemva komsebenzi wokuhlenga. Ngenxa yalesi sigaba somsebenzi Wakhe, uNkulunkulu unikele ngayo yonke imicabango futhi usebenzisa zonke izindlela ukuze agweme izilingo, uyazithoba futhi akalokothi aveze ubuntu Bakhe. … Lapho kusa, kungazi muntu, uNkulunkulu weza emhlabeni waqala ukuphila enyameni. Abantu babengawunakile lo mzuzu. Mhlawumbe babezumekile, mhlawumbe labo ababebhekile begadile babelindile, mhlawumbe abanye babethandaza buthule kuNkulunkulu ezulwini. Kodwa phakathi kwabo bonke labantu abaningi, akekho noyedwa owayazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayesefikile kakade emhlabeni. UNkulunkulu wasebenza ngale ndlela ukuze awufeze ngaphandle kwezingqinamba umsebenzi Wakhe futhi athole imiphumela engcono, nokuthi agweme ezinye izilingo. Lapho umuntu ephaphama, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wawusuphele kudala futhi wayesehamba, waqhubeka nokuphila noma uhambo lwasemhlabeni.
Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (4)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Ngesikhathi uJesu esebenzela eJudiya, wayesebenza obala, kodwa manje, ngisebenza futhi ngikhulume nani ekusithekeni. Abangewona amakholwa abakuboni nhlobo lokhu. Ukusebenza Kwami phakathi kwenu kuqhelile kokwabanye. La mazwi, lezi zinsolo nezahlulelo, kwaziwa yini kuphela, hhayi abanye. Wonke lo msebenzi wenziwa phakathi kwenu futhi uvuleleke kinina kuphela; akekho kulabo abangakholwa owazi ngawo, ngoba isikhathi asikafiki. Laba bantu sebesondele ekuphelelisweni ngemva kokwedlula ekusolweni, kodwa labo abangaphandle abazi lutho ngalokhu. Lo msebenzi ufihleke kakhulu! Kubona, uNkulunkulu obe yinyama ufihlakele kodwa kulabo abakulo mkhakha, ubonakala esobala. Nakuba kuNkulunkulu konke kusobala, kucacile futhi kukhululiwe, lokhu kuphela kuyiqiniso kulabo abamkholwayo, futhi akukho okuvezwayo kwabangakholwa. Umsebenzi owenziwayo manje phakathi kwenu naseChina uvalelwe ukuze bahlale bengazi. Uma bengase bazi, ukulahlwa nokuhlushwa kulindile. Ngeke bakholwe. Ukusebenza esizweni sikadrako omkhulu obomvu, indawo esemuva emhlabeni wonke, akulula. Ukube lo msebenzi kwakumele waziwe, kwakungeke kuze kuqhubeke. Lesi sigaba somsebenzi angeke siqhubeke kule ndawo. Babengawubekezelela kanjani umsebenzi onjalo ukuba wenziwe ngokukhululekile? Ingabe lokho bekungeke kubangele ingozi enkulu? Ukube lo msebenzi awuzange ufihlwe noma kunalokho uqhubeke njengasesikhathini sikaJesu lapho ephulukisa khona ngokumangalisayo abagulayo futhi exosha amadimoni, ingabe lo msebenzi ubungeke “uvalwe” kudala ngodeveli? Ingabe babengakubekezelela ukuba khona kukaNkulunkulu? Ukube bekumele ngingene emahholo ukuze ngishumayele futhi ngifundise abantu, ngabe manje angenziwanga yini izicucu kudala? Futhi uma kunjalo, umsebenzi Wami ubuzoqhubeka kanjani? Isizathu sokuba izibonakaliso nezimangaliso zingabonakaliswa obala ukuba kube nokufihlakala. Ngakho umsebenzi Wami ngeke ubonwe, waziwe noma utholwe ngabangakholwa. Ukube lesi sigaba somsebenzi bekufanele senziwe ngendlela efana nekaJesu ngeNkathi Yomusa, ubungeke wenzeke ngokunethezeka okunje. Ngakho, ukufihlwa komsebenzi ngale ndlela kuzuzisa nina nawo wonke umsebenzi. Lapho umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni usuphela, okuwukuthi, lapho lo msebenzi oyimfihlo uphela, lesi sigaba somsebenzi siyoba sobala kakhulu. Bonke bayokwazi ukuthi kunamaqembu abanqobi eShayina; bonke bayokwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu osenyameni useShayina nokuthi umsebenzi Wakhe usuphelile. Yingaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho kuyokhanya khona kumuntu: Kungani iShayina ingakakhombisi ukufadabala noma ukuwa? Kubonakala ukuthi uNkulunkulu uwenza mathupha umsebenzi Wakhe eShayina futhi usephelelise iqembu labantu laba ngabanqobi.
UNkulunkulu oyinyama uziveza Yena kubantu abambalwa abamlandelayo njengoba ezenzela umsebenzi Wakhe, kodwa hhayi kuzo zonke izidalwa. Waba yinyama kuphela ukuze azofeza isigaba somsebenzi kuphela, hhayi ukuzobonisa abantu umfanekiso Wakhe. Nokho, umsebenzi Wakhe kumele ufezwe nguye uqobo, nokho kubalulekile Kuye ukuba akwenze lokhu esenyameni. Lapho uphethwa lo msebenzi, uyosuka lapha emhlabeni; ngeke ahlale isikhathi eside ebantwini ukuze angavimbeli umsebenzi ozayo. Lokho akuveza ezihlweleni yisimo Sakhe sokulunga kuphela nazo zonke izenzo Zakhe, hhayi isiqu salapho eba yinyama izikhathi ezimbili, ngoba umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ungabonakala kuphela esimweni Sakhe futhi ungathathelwa isikhundla yisiqu senyama Yakhe. Isiqu senyama Yakhe sibonakaliswe kubantu abambalwa, kuphela labo abamlandelayo njengoba esebenza esenyameni. Yingakho-ke umsebenzi owenziwa manje, wenziwa ekusithekeni.
Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Imfihlakalo Yokuba Senyameni (2)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Namuhla, uNkulunkulu akaxoxi nabaFarisi, noma avumele izwe ukuthi lazi, futhi labo abamaziyo bayinina kuphela enimlandelayo, ngoba ngeke abethelwe futhi. NgeNkathi Yomusa uJesu wayeshumayela ngokusobala ezweni lonke ngenxa yomsebenzi wevangeli Lakhe. Wabhekana nabaFarisi ngenxa yomsebenzi wokubethelwa; ukube wayengabhekananga nabaFarisi nalabo ababesemandleni babengazanga Ngaye, wayeyolahlwa kanjani, bese ekhashelwa futhi abethelwe esiphambanweni? Ngakho futhi, wabhekana nabaFarisi ngenxa yokubethelwa. Namuhla, wenza umsebenzi Wakhe ekusithekeni ukuze agweme isilingo. Ekubeni sesimweni somuntu kukaNkulunkulu okubili, umsebenzi nokubaluleka kwehlukene, futhi nesimo sehlukene, ngakho kwakungenzeka kanjani ukuba umsebenzi awenzayo wonke ufane?
Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Umbono Womsebenzi KaNkulunkulu (3)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Ngiyanitshela, labo abakholwa kuNkulunkulu ngenxa yezibonakaliso, impela bayisigaba esiyozwa ukubhujiswa. Labo abangakwazi ukwamukela amazwi kaJesu osebuyile enyameni, impela bayinzalo yesihogo, isizukulwane sengelosi enkulu, isigaba esizoya ekubhujisweni okuphakade. Abantu abaningi kungenzeka bangakunaki engikushoyo, kodwa ngisafuna ukutshela bonke ababizwa ngabangcwele abalandela uJesu ukuthi, lapho nibona uJesu ehla ezulwini ngefu elimhlophe ngamehlo enu, lokhu kuyoba ukubonakala emphakathini kweLanga lokulunga. Kungenzeka, leso kuyoba isikhathi sokujabula kini, nokho kumele nazi ukuthi ngesikhathi nibona uJesu ehla ezulwini, kuyoba futhi isikhathi sokuthi niye phansi esihogweni niyojeziswa. Lokho kuyoba yisikhathi sokuphela kohlelo lokuphatha lukaNkulunkulu, futhi kuyoba isikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu eyovuza abahle bese ejezisa ababi. Ngokuba ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu kuyophela ngaphambi kokuba umuntu abone izibonakaliso, lapho kukhona ukuvezwa kweqiniso kuphela. Labo abemukela iqiniso, bengabheki izibonakaliso, futhi sebehlanziwe, bayobe sebebuyela phambi kwesihlalo sikaNkulunkulu futhi sebengene ekugonweni nguMdali. Labo kuphela abaphokophelela enkolweni ethi “uJesu ongagibeli efwini elimhlophe unguKristu wamanga” bayothola ukujeziswa okuphakade, ngokuba bakholwa kuphela kuJesu obonisa izibonakaliso, kodwa abamazisi uJesu omemezela ngokwahlulelwa okunzima bese ekhipha indlela yeqiniso yokuphila. Futhi kungaba kuphela ukuthi uJesu ubhekana nabo uma ebuya ngokusobala ngefu elimhlophe.
Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Ngesikhathi Ubona Umzimba KaJesu KaMoya, UNkulunkulu Uyobe Esenze Izulu Nomhlaba Kabusha” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. “Ukubuyisa umbono ababenawo ekuqaleni” kubhekisela endleleni abantu abacabanga nababheka ngayo uguquko lukaNkulunkulu lapho sebazi uNkulunkulu.
Uma unanoma yibuphi ubunzima noma imibuzo ekukholweni kwakho, sicela usithinte noma nini.