Izikhombo Zamavesi EBhayibheli:

“Wothanda iNKOSI uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumulo wakho wonke, nangengqondo yakho yonke. Lo umyalelo wokuqala futhi omkhulu. Nowesibili uyafana nawo, Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena ngokwakho” (Mathewu 22:37-39).

“Uma umuntu engithanda, uyakugcina amazwi ami: futhi uBaba uyomthanda, futhi siyokuza kuye, bese sihlala naye. Lowo ongangithandiyo akagcini amazwi ami” (UJohane 14:23-24).

“Uma nimi ezwini lami, khona-ke ningabafundi bami isibili” (UJohane 8:31).

“Akubona bonke abathi kimi, Nkosi, Nkosi abazongena embusweni wezulu; kodwa lowo owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini. Abaningi bazothi kimina ngalolo suku, Nkosi, Nkosi, asizange siphrofethe ngegama lakho? Futhi sakhipha namadimoni ngegama lakho? Futhi ngegama lakho senza imisebenzi eminingi emihle? Khona-ke ngizobe sengifakaza kubo ngithi, anginazi: sukani kimi, nina enenza okubi” (Mathewu 7:21-23).

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Kuzo zonke izinkathi, uNkulunkulu ubeka amazwi athile phezu komuntu lapho esebenza emhlabeni, atshele umuntu amaqiniso athile. La maqiniso asebenza njengendlela umuntu okufanele anamathele kuyo, njengendlela umuntu okufanele ahambe kuyo, indlela evumela umuntu ukuba esabe uNkulunkulu agweme okubi, nendlela abantu okufanele bayenze futhi banamathele kuyo ukuphila kwabo konke nakulo lonke uhambo lwabo lwempilo. Kungenxa yalesi sizathu uNkulunkulu ebeke la mazwi kumuntu. La mazwi avela kuNkulunkulu, umuntu kufanele anamathele kuwo, futhi ukunamathela kuwo kusho ukuthola ukuphila. Uma umuntu enganamatheli kuwo, engawenzi, futhi engaphili ngamazwi kaNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwakhe, khona-ke lo muntu akalenzi iqiniso. Futhi uma abantu bengalenzi iqiniso, basuke bengamesabi uNkulunkulu futhi bengakugwemi okubi, futhi bengamenelisi uNkulunkulu. Uma othile engamenelisi uNkulunkulu, kusho ukuthi ngeke uNkulunkulu abatuse; lolu hlobo lomuntu alunawo umphumela.

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Ukuhamba endleleni kaNkulunkulu akukho mayelana nokugcina imithetho obala. Kunalokho, kusho ukuthi uma ubhekene nendaba, okokuqala, uzoyibheka njengesimo esihlelwe uNkulunkulu, isibopho uNkulunkulu asibeke kuwe, noma njengokuthile akuphathise khona, ukuthi lapho ubhekene nalesi simo, kufanele usibheke njengesihlelwe uNkulunkulu. Lapho ubhekene nale ndaba, kumele ube nezinga, kumele ucabange ukuthi ivela kuNkulunkulu. Kumele ucabange ngendlela ozosingatha ngayo le ndaba ukuze ufeze isibopho sakho, sokwethembeka kuNkulunkulu; ungakwenza kanjani ngendlela engamcasuli uNkulunkulu, noma ecasula isimo Sakhe.

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Lapho kukhulunywa ngomsebenzi, umuntu ukholelwa ukuthi umsebenzi kufanele wenzelwe uNkulunkulu, ashumayele kuzo zonke izindawo futhi angene ezindlekweni ngenxa kaNkulunkulu. Nakuba le nkolelo ineqiniso, kodwa ayihlanganisi konke; into uNkulunkulu ayicela kumuntu ayikho mayelana nohambo lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu kuphela; imayelana nenkonzo kanye nokusebenza kukamoya. Abazalwane abaningi abakaze bacabange ngokusebenzela uNkulunkulu ngisho noma bedlule ezintweni eziningi, ngoba umsebenzi owenziwa umuntu awuvumelani nalokho uNkulunkulu akucelayo. Ngakho, ayikho into umuntu anendaba nayo kulo msebenzi, futhi lesi yiso kanye isizathu esenza umnyango womuntu ubheke ohlangothini olulodwa. Nonke kufanele niqale ukungena emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu, ukuze nazi zonke izinto ezimayelana nawo. Yilokhu okufanele ningene kukho. Umsebenzi awubhekiseli kokwenzela uNkulunkulu; ubhekisela ekutheni ukuphila komuntu nalokho akuphilelayo kujabulisa uNkulunkulu yini. Umsebenzi ubhekisela ekwethembekeni komuntu kuNkulunkulu nolwazi analo ngoNkulunkulu ukuze afakaze ngoNkulunkulu futhi akhonze umuntu. Lesi isibopho somuntu nakho konke umuntu okufanele akuqaphele. Ngamanye amazwi, ukungena kwakho kungumsebenzi wakho; ufuna ukungena phakathi nenkambo yakho yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Ukuzwa umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu akusho nje ukuthi uyayazi indlela yokudla nokuphuza izwi Lakhe; kodwa kumele ukwazi ukufakaza ngoNkulunkulu, ukhonze uNkulunkulu, bese ukhonza uphinde unakekele umuntu. Lona umsebenzi nokungena kwakho; yilokhu wonke umuntu okufanele akufeze. Kunabaningi abagxile kuphela ohambweni lukaNkulunkulu, abashumayela kuzo zonke izindawo, kodwa bangazinaki izinto ezimayelana nabo futhi bakushaye indiva ukungena kwabo ekuphileni kukamoya. Yilokhu okwenza abantu abakhonza uNkulunkulu ukuthi bamelane noNkulunkulu.

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Zicabange ukwazi ukusebenzela uNkulunkulu, kodwa awumlaleli uNkulunkulu, awukwazi ukumthanda ngempela uNkulunkulu. Ngale ndlela, ngeke ugcine nje ungawufezanga umsebenzi wesidalwa sikaNkulunkulu, kodwa uyohlulelwa nawuNkulunkulu, ngoba ungumuntu ongenalo iqiniso, ongakwazi ukulalela uNkulunkulu, uyihlongandlebe. Unendaba kuphela nokusebenzela uNkulunkulu, awunandaba nokuphila ngeqiniso, noma ukuzazi. Awumqondi futhi awumazi uMdali, awumlaleli futhi awumthandi uMdali. Ungumuntu ngokwemvelo ongezwani nokulalela uNkulunkulu, ngakho abantu abanjalo abathandwa uMdali.

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Abaningi abalabo abalandela uNkulunkulu bazihlupha ngokuthi bangazithola kanjani izibusiso noma bagweme isinhlekelele. Uma kuphathwa umsebenzi nokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu, bayathula nya bangabe besaba nendaba kwakona. Bakholelwa ukuthi ukwazi imibuzo eyisinengiso njengaleyo ngeke kuzithuthukise izimpilo zabo noma kube usizo oluthile, ngakho nakuba bezizwile izintshumayelo ngokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu, baziphatha ngokunganaki. Futhi abaziboni njengezinto eziyigugu ezidinga ukwamukelwa, kungasaphathwa ukuthi bazemukele njengengxenye yezimpilweni zabo. Abantu abanjalo banenhloso elula nje ekulandeleni uNkulunkulu: ukuzuza isibusiso, futhi leyo nhloso ukuthola izibusiso. Abantu abanjalo abazihluphi ngokunaka noma yini engaphathelene nale nhloso. Kubo, ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu ukuze uthole izibusiso, iwona mgomo ofanele ngokomthetho kunayo yonke kanye nokubaluleka kwangempela kokholo lwabo. Abathintwa yinoma yini engeke ifeze leyo njongo. Isimo sinjalo eningini lalabo abakholwa kuNkulunkulu namhlanje. Inhloso nentshisekelo yabo ibukeka ifanelekile, ngoba ngaleso sikhathi bekholwa uNkulunkulu, bayazikhandla ngoNkulunkulu, bayazinikela uqobo lwabo kuNkulunkulu, futhi bayawenza umsebenzi wabo. Banikela ngobusha babo, bashiye imindeni nemisebenzi, futhi baze bachithe iminyaka bematasatasa kude namakhaya. Ngenxa yomgomo wabo ekugcineni, bashintsha ngisho izinto abazithandayo, bashintshe indlela ababuka ngayo impilo, baze bashintshe ngisho amabombo lapho befuna ukuya khona, kepha abakwazi ukushintsha inhloso yabo yokukholwa kuNkulunkulu. Baya le nale belungisela ukuphathwa kwemiqondo yabo abayiphokophele; akunandaba ukuthi yinde kangakanani indlela, noma ngabe bungakanani ubunzima neziphazamiso endleleni, bayaphokophela bayaqhubeka babe nesibindi bengasabi ukufa. Ngamaphi la mandla abenza baqhubeke nokuzinikela ngale ndlela? Unembeza wabo? Isimilo sabo esihle nesiqotho kakhulu? Ukuzimisela kwabo ukulwa namandla obumnyama kuze kube sekugcineni ngci? Ukukholwa kwabo okubenza bafakazele uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokufuna umklomelo? Ukuthembeka kwabo okwenza bazimisele ukunikela ngakho konke ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu? Noma umoya wabo wokuzinikela obenza badele izidingo ezimoshayo zesiqu sabo? Ukuthi abantu abangakaze bazi ngomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wokuphatha banikele ngokungaka, impela nje kuyisimanga esikhulu! Okomzuzwana nje, ake singakhulumi ngokuthi la bantu banikele kangakanani. Ukuziphatha kwabo, kepha, kufanelekela kakhulu ukucubungula kwethu. Ngaphandle kwezinzuzo ezihlobene nabo kakhulu, kungaba khona esinye isizathu laba bantu abangakaze baqonde uNkulunkulu ukuthi banikele kangaka Kuye? Kulokhu, sithola inkinga ebingabonakalanga ekuqaleni: ubudlelwano bomuntu noNkulunkulu kumane kumayelana nokuzihlenga yena siqu kuphela nje. Kubudlelwano phakathi kowemukela izibusiso nophisana ngezibusiso. Ukukubeka ngokusobala, kunjengobudlelwano phakathi kumqashi nomsebenzi. Umsebenzi usebenzela ukuthola imivuzo ayinikwa ngumqashi. Ebudlelwaneni obunjalo, alukho uthando, kukhona isivumelwano kuphela; akukho ukuthanda nokuthandwa, ukuphana nomusa kuphela. Akukho ukuqonda, kuphela ukuthukuthela okucindezelwe nenkohliso. Akukho ukuzwana, kuphela kunegebe elingenakuvalwa. Uma izinto sezifika lapha, ubani ongasihlehlisa lesi simo esiqhubekayo? Futhi bangaki abantu abakwazi ukuqonda ngempela ukuthi lobu budlelwano busesimweni esibucayi futhi esiqeda ithemba? Ngikholwa ukuthi abantu uma bezicwilisa enjabulweni yokubusiseka, abekho abakwazi ukucabanga ukuthi ubudlelwano obunjalo noNkulunkulu budala amahloni futhi abubukeki kangakanani.

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Abanye abantu bathi, “uPawulu wenza umsebenzi omkhulu, wathwala umsebenzi omkhulu wamabandla wanikela kakhulu kuwo. Izincwadi eziyishumi nantathu ezabhalwa uPawulu zaphakamisa iminyaka eyizi-2 000 yeNkathi Yomusa, zingezesibili kuphela emaVangelini Amane. Ubani ongaqhathaniswa naye? Akekho ongacubungula isAmbulo sikaJohane, kuyilapho izincwadi zikaPawulu zinika ukuphila, futhi umsebenzi awenza wazuzisa amabandla. Ubani omunye owayengafeza izinto ezinjalo? UPetru wenza umsebenzi onjani?” Lapho umuntu elinganisa abanye, kuhambisana nomnikelo wabo. Lapho uNkulunkulu elinganisa umuntu, kuhambisana nesimo sakhe. Phakathi kwalabo abafuna ukuphila, uPawulu wayengumuntu owayengayazi ingqikithi yakhe. Wayengathobekile nakancane futhi engalaleli, futhi wayengayazi ingqikithi yakhe eyayiphikisana noNkulunkulu. Ngakho wayengumuntu owayengadlulanga ezintweni eziningi, wayengakaze alenze iqiniso. UPetru wayehlukile. Wayazi ubuthakathaka bakhe, nokukhohlakala kwesimo sakhe njengesidalwa sikaNkulunkulu, ngakho wayenendlela ayengayisebenzisa aguquke isimo sakhe; wayengeyena omunye walabo abanemfundiso kodwa bengaphethe iqiniso. Labo abaguqukayo bangabantu abasha abasindisiwe, bayafaneleka ukufuna iqiniso. Abantu abangaguquki bangabalabo ngokwemvelo asebephelelwe yisikhathi; bayilabo abangasindisiwe, okusho ukuthi labo abenyanywe futhi baphindwe bachithwa uNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu ngeke abakhumbule ngisho umsebenzi wabo umkhulu kangakanani. Lapho uqhathanisa lokhu nezinto nokufuna kwakho, kungakhathaleki ukuthi ekugcineni ufana noPetru noma noPawulu kufanele uzazi. Uma lingekho iqiniso kokufunayo, futhi namanje usazithwele futhi usenenkani njengoPawulu, usazikhukhumeza futhi uqhosha njengaye, khona-ke uyoba yisonakali esiyisehluleki. Uma ufuna okufana nokukaPetru, uma ufuna ukwenza noguquko kwangempela, ungenakho ukuzidla nokuba nenkani, kodwa ufuna ukwenza umsebenzi wakho, khona-ke uyoba isidalwa sikaNkulunkulu esinqobayo.

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Ngeke ngibazwele nakancane labo kini abahlupheka iminyaka eminingi futhi basebenze kanzima bengabi nalutho oluphathekayo ngalokho. Kunalokho, ngiphatha labo abangakaze bakwenze engikufunayo ngesijeziso, hhayi ngemivuzo, nozwelo luncane. Mhlawumbe nicabanga ukuthi ekubeni ngabalandeli iminyaka eminingi nenza umsebenzi onzima noma kunjani, ngakho kunoma yisiphi isimo ningasithola isitsha selayisi endlini kaNkulunkulu ngokuba abenzi bomsebenzi. Ngingathi iningi lenu licabanga ngale ndlela ngoba kuze kube manje benilandela umyalo wokusizakala ngento ethile hhayi ukuthi kusizakalwe ngani. Ngakho manje ngiyanitshela futhi angidlali: Anginandaba nokuthi umsebenzi wakho onzima ufaneleke kangakanani, nokuthi izimfaneleko zakho zihlaba umxhwele kangakanani, nokuthi ungilandela eduze kangakanani, nokuthi waziwa kangakanani, noma ukuthi usungcono kangakanani umbono wakho; uma nje ungakwenzi engikufunayo, awusoze wanconywa Yimi. Sula ngokushesha yonke leyo mibono nezibalo zakho, uqale ukuzibheka njengezibalulekile izinto engizifunayo. Kungenjalo, bonke abantu ngiyobaphendula umlotha ukuze ngiqede umsebenzi Wami, futhi okuhle kakhulu ngiphendule iminyaka yomsebenzi Wami nokuhlupheka kube yize, ngoba ngeke ngingenise izitha Zami, nabantu abenza okubi belingisa uSathane embusweni Wami, enkathini elandelayo.

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Abanye bayogcina bethi, “Ngikusebenzele kakhulu, futhi nakuba kungabanga yimpumelelo ebatshazwayo, bengikhuthele emizamweni yami. Angeke nje ungivumele ngingene ezulwini ngidle isithelo sokuphila?” Kumele wazi ukuthi ngifisa uhlobo olunjani lwabantu; abangcolile abavunyelwe ukungena embusweni, abangcolile abavunyelwe ukungcolisa umhlabathi oNgcwele. Nakuba kungenzeka wenze umsebenzi omkhulu, futhi ususebenze iminyaka, uma ekugcineni useokungcola okuthunazayo—akubekezeleleki emthethweni weZulu ukuthi ufuna ukungena embusweni Wami! Kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba kuze kube namuhla, angikaze ngilokothe ngivule intuba elula yokungena embusweni Wami ngenxa yalabo abazincengela Kimi. Lona umthetho wezulu, akekho ongawephula! Kumele ufune ukuphila. Namuhla, labo abayopheleliswa bawuhlobo olufana noPetru: Yilabo abafuna uguquko esimweni sabo semvelo, abafuna ukufakaza ngoNkulunkulu benze nomsebenzi njengesidalwa sikaNkulunkulu. Abantu abafana nalaba kuphela abayopheleliswa. Uma ufuna kuphela imiklomelo, ungafuni ukuguqula isimo sokuphila kwakho kuphela, yonke imizamo yakho iyoba yize—lokho iqiniso elingenakuguqulwa!

Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Impumelelo Noma Ukwehluleka Kuncike Endleleni Umuntu Ayihambayo” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Nginquma isiphetho somuntu ngamunye hhayi ngokweminyaka, ubukhulu, izinga lokuhlupheka, lingasaphathwa izinga abamema ngalo ukudatshukelwa kodwa ngokuthi banalo yini iqiniso. Akukho okunye ukukhetha ngaphandle kwalokhu. Kumele nikubone ukuthi labo abangalandeli intando kaNkulunkulu bayojeziswa. Leli iqiniso elingenakuguqulwa. Ngakho-ke, bonke labo abajeziswayo bajeziswa kanjalo ngenxa yokulunga kukaNkulunkulu futhi njengokujeza ngenxa yezenzo zabo ezimbi.

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