Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Ngabe yini le esiyamukelwe umuntu kusukela aqala ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu? Bewazini ngoNkulunkulu? Ngabe sewuguquke kangakanani njengoba sewukholwa kuNkulunkulu? Manje nonke seniyazi ukuthi ukukholwa komuntu kuNkulunkulu akwenzelwa ukusindiswa komphefumulo kuphela kanye nokunakekelwa kwenyama, noma ukuthi anothise impilo yakhe ngokuthanda uNkulunkulu, njalo njalo. Njengoba kumi kanje, uma uthanda uNkulunkulu ngesizathu sokunakekelwa kwenyama noma ukuthokoza kwesikhashana, ngisho noma, ekugcineni, uthando othanda uNkulunkulu ngalo lufinyelela esicongweni futhi ungaceli lutho, lolu thando olufunayo kusewuthando olungahlanzekile nolungamthokozisi uNkulunkulu. Labo abasebenzisa uthando lukaNkulunkulu ukuze banothise izimpilo zabo eziphansi futhi bavale isikhala ezinhliziyweni zabo yilabo abafuna ukuphila kalula, hhayi labo abafuna ukuthanda uNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso. Lolu hlobo lothando luphambene nentando yakhe, lungukulandela ukuthokoza komoya, futhi uNkulunkulu akaludingi lolu hlobo lothando. Ngakho, olwakho uthando luwuhlobo luni? UNkulunkulu umthandelani? Lungakanani uthando lweqiniso othanda ngalo uNkulunkulu manje? Uthando lwabantu abaningi phakathi kwenu lunjengalolu olubalwe ngenhla. Lolu hlobo lothando lungakwazi ukugcina isimo samanje kuphela; ngeke lukwazi ukuqhubeka phakade, noma ukuzinza kubantu. Lolu hlobo lothando lunjengembali engatheli izithelo emuva kokuqhakaza yabuna. Ngamanye amazwi, uma sewuthande uNkulunkulu ngaleyo ndlela futhi engekho umuntu ozokuhola endleleni, uzowa. Uma ukwazi ukuthanda uNkulunkulu ngezikhathi zokuthanda uNkulunkulu futhi ungaguquli lutho esimweni sempilo yakho emva kwalokho, uzoqhubeka nokugutshuzelwa amandla obumnyama, ungakwazi ukuphunyuka, futhi ulokhu ungakwazi ukukhululeka ekuboshweni nasekwenziweni isiwula uSathane. Akekho umuntu onjalo ongazuzwa uNkulunkulu ngokugcwele; ekugcineni, umoya wabo, umphefumulo kanye nomzimba uzobe usangokaSathane. Lokhu akunakuphikiswa. Bonke labo abangakwazi ukuzuzwa nguNkulunkulu ngokugcwele bazobuyela endaweni yabo yokuqala, leyo, ukubuyela kuSathane, futhi bazoya echibini lomlilo nesibabule ukuze bamukele isigaba esilandelayo sokujeziswa uNkulunkulu. Labo abazuzwe uNkulunkulu yilabo abahlubuke kuSathane futhi baphunyuka endaweni ebuswa nguye. Abantu abanjalo bayobalwa ngokugcwele kubantu bombuso. Abantu bombuso bavela kanjalo.

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Namuhla, kumele uzibeke emgudwini oyiwo njengalokhu ukholelwa kuNkulunkulu obonakalayo. Ngokukholelwa kuNkulunkulu, akufanele ufune izibusiso nje zodwa, kodwa funa ukuthanda uNkulunkulu nokumazi uNkulunkulu. Ngokukhanyiselwa Nguye kanye nokushisekela kwakho uqobo, ungadla futhi uphuze izwi Lakhe, ukhulise ukuqonda uNkulunkulu ngeqiniso, futhi ube nothando lweqiniso lukaNkulunkulu olusuka enhliziyweni yakho. Ngamanye amazwi, uthando lwakho ngoNkulunkulu luqinisekile kakhulu, ngendlela yokuthi akekho ongalucekela phansi noma ame endleleni yothando lwakho Ngaye. Ngakho usemgudwini oyiwo wokukholwa kuNkulunkulu. Lokhu kufakazela ukuthi ungokaNkulunkulu, ngoba inhliziyo yakho seyithathwe nguNkulunkulu wayenza Yakhe futhi angeke usathathwa nanoma yini enye. Ngenxa yokuzizwela kwakho, inani olikhokhile, kanye nomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, uyakwazi ukukhulisa uthando lwakho ngoNkulunkulu olumane luzifikele. Khona-ke usukhululekile ethonyeni likaSathane uphila ekukhanyeni kwezwi likaNkulunkulu. Ukuphela uma usugqashulile waphuma ethonyeni lobumnyama ungathathwa ngokuthi usumzuzile uNkulunkulu. Ekukholweni kwakho uNkulunkulu, kumele lokhu kube yiwona mgomo wakho owufunayo. Lokhu ngumsebenzi womunye nomunye wenu. Akekho noyedwa wenu okumele azithambise eneliseke ngendlela izinto eziyiyo. Awukwazi ukuba nemiqondo emibili ngomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu noma uwuthathe kalula nje. Kumele ucabange ngoNkulunkulu ngayo yonke indlela nangaso sonke isikhathi, futhi wenze zonke izinto ngenxa Yakhe. Futhi lapho ukhuluma noma wenza izinto, kumele ubeke intando yendlu kaNkulunkulu phambili. Yilokhu kuphela okuvumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu.

Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Umele Ukuphilela Iqiniso Njengalokhu Ukholelwa KuNkulunkulu” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Umuntu okhonza uNkulunkulu akufanele nje agcine ngokwazi indlela yokuhlupheka ngenxa Yakhe; ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele aqonde ukuthi inhloso yokukholwa kuNkulunkulu ukufuna ukuthanda uNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu akakusebenziseli nje ukukucwenga kuphela noma ukukuhluphekisa, kodwa kunalokho ukusebenzisela ukuthi wazi izenzo Zakhe, wazi ukubaluleka kwangempela kokuphila komuntu, futhi, okubaluleke nakakhulu, ukuthi wazi ukuthi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu akuwona umsebenzi olula. Ukuzwa umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu akuhlangene nokujabulela umusa, kodwa kumayelana nokuhlupheka ngenxa yokumthanda. Njengoba ujabulela umusa kaNkulunkulu, kumele ujabulele ukusola Kwakhe; kumele uhlangane nakho konke lokhu. Ungabona ukukhanyisela kukaNkulunkulu kuwe, ungaphinde ubone indlela abhekana nawe ngayo futhi akwahlulela ngayo. Ngale ndlela, uhlangana nakho konke. UNkulunkulu wenze umsebenzi wokwahlulela nokusola kuwe. Izwi likaNkulunkulu libhekane nawe, kodwa hhayi lokho kuphela; liphinde lakukhanyisela futhi lakukhanyisa. Lapho unombono ophambene futhi untekenteke, uNkulunkulu uyakhathazeka ngawe. Wonke lo msebenzi owokukwazisa ukuthi yonke into ngomuntu isemseni kaNkulunkulu. Ungacabanga ukuthi ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu kusho ukuhlupheka, noma ukumenzela lonke uhlobo lwezinto; ungacabanga ukuthi inhloso yokukholwa kuNkulunkulu ukuba inyama yakho ibe nokuthula, noma ukuze zonke izinto zikuhambele kahle, noma ukuze unethezeke futhi ukhululeke kukho konke. Nokho, akukho kulokhu abantu abangakubeka njengezizathu zokuthi bakholwe kuNkulunkulu. Uma ukholwa ngenxa yalezi zinhloso, kusho ukuthi umbono wakho uyiphutha, futhi awunakupheleliswa nhlobo. Izenzo zikaNkulunkulu, isimo sikaNkulunkulu sokulunga, ukuhlakanipha Kwakhe, amazwi Akhe, ukumangalisa kanye nokungaqondakali Kwakhe yizo zonke izinto abantu okumele baziqonde. Sebenzisa lokhu kuqonda ukuze ususe zonke izimfuno, amathemba nemibono yomuntu siqu nemibono esenhliziyweni yakho. Ukususa lokhu kuphela okuzokwenza uhlangabezane nezimo ezifunwa uNkulunkulu futhi yilokhu okuyokwenza wanelise imibandela efunwa uNkulunkulu, futhi okungakwenza ube nokuphila futhi wanelise uNkulunkulu. Inhloso yokukholwa kuNkulunkulu ukumanelisa nokuphila ngokwesimo asifunayo, ukuze izenzo Zakhe nenkazimulo kubonakale kuleli qembu labantu abangafanelekile. Lowo umbono ofanele wokukholwa kuNkulunkulu, nomgomo okumele uwufune. Kumele ube nombono omuhle ngokukholwa kuNkulunkulu futhi kufanele ufune ukuthola amazwi kaNkulunkulu. Udinga ukudla nokuphuza amazwi kaNkulunkulu, futhi ukwazi ukuphila ngeqiniso, futhi, ikakhulukazi, ukwazi ukubona izenzo zikaNkulunkulu zokoqobo, izenzo Zakhe ezimangalisayo kuwo wonke umhlaba, kanye nomsebenzi Wakhe wokoqobo awenza esenyameni. Kulokho abahlangabezane nakho uqobo, abantu bangayazisa indlela uNkulunkulu enza ngayo umsebenzi Wakhe kubo nokuthi iyini intando Yakhe kubo. Inhloso yakho konke lokhu ukususa isimo sabantu esonakele sobusathane. Uma usulahle konke ukungcola nokungalungi okungaphakathi kuwe, futhi lapho usulahle izinhloso zakho ezimbi, usuthole ukukholwa ngokweqiniso kuNkulunkulu—ukukholwa ngokweqiniso kuphela okungakwenza uthande uNkulunkulu ngeqiniso. Ungakwazi ukumthanda ngobuqotho kuphela uNkulunkulu phezu kwesisekelo sokukholwa kwakho Kuye. Ungakwazi ukuthanda uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokukholwa Kuye? Ngoba ukholwa kuNkulunkulu, akufanele udideke ngakho. Abanye abantu bagcwala umdlandla ngokushesha uma bebona ukuthi ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu kuzobalethela izibusiso, kodwa bese bephelelwa umdlandla ngokushesha uma bebona ukuthi kumele behlelwe ukucwengwa. Ingabe lokho kuwukukholwa kuNkulunkulu? Ekugcineni, kufanele uthole ukulalela okugcwele nokuphelele phambi kukaNkulunkulu ekukholweni kwakho. Ukholwa kuNkulunkulu kodwa usenezinto ozifuna Kuye, unemibono eminingi yenkolo ongafuni ukuyiyeka, izinto ozithandayo ongafuni ukuzidedela, futhi usafuna izibusiso zenyama futhi ufuna uNkulunkulu ahlenge inyama yakho, ukuthi asindise umphefumulo wakho—yikho konke ukuziphatha kwabantu abanombono ongalungile. Nakuba abantu abanezinkolelo zezenkolo bekholwa kuNkulunkulu, abafuni ukuguqula izimo zabo, futhi abakuphishekeli ukwazi uNkulunkulu, kodwa kunalokho balandela izifiso zenyama yabo kuphela. Abaningi phakathi kwenu banezinkolo ezingaphansi kwesigaba sokukholwa ezinkolweni. Lokho akukhona ukukholwa kwangempela kuNkulunkulu. Ukuze abantu bakholwe kuNkulunkulu, kumele babe nenhliziyo ezimisele ukuhlupheka ngenxa Yakhe kanye nokuzimisela ukuzidela. Ngaphandle kokuba abantu bahlangabezane nalezi zimo ezimbili, ukukholwa kwabo kuNkulunkulu akunamsebenzi, futhi ngeke bakwazi ukuzuza uguquko esimweni sabo. Abantu abafuna iqiniso ngobuqotho kuphela, abafuna ukwazi uNkulunkulu, futhi abafuna ukuphila yilabo abakholwa ngempela kuNkulunkulu.

Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Labo Abapheleliswayo Kumele Bacwengwe Kuqala” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Manje ingabe usuyaqonda ukuthi kuyini ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu? Ingabe ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu kusho ukubona izimpawu nezimangaliso? Ingabe ngukwenyukela ezulwini? Ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu akulula neze. Lokho kwenza kwasenkolweni kumele kususwe; ukufuna ukuphiliswa kwabagulayo nokukhishwa kwamadimoni, ukugxila ezimpawini nasezimangalisweni, ukufisa umusa kaNkulunkulu omningi, ukuthula nenjabulo, ukufuna ongase ukuthole nokunethezeka kwenyama—lokhu ukwenza kwasenkolweni, kanti lokhu okwenziwa enkolweni kuwuhlobo lokukholwa olungacacile. Namuhla, kuyini ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu kwangempela? Kungukwamukela izwi likaNkulunkulu njengeqiniso lokuphila kwakho nokwazi uNkulunkulu ezwini Lakhe ukuze uzuze uthando Lwakhe lweqiniso. Ukuze kucace: Ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu kungesizathu sokuba umlalele uNkulunkulu, uthande uNkulunkulu, bese wenza umsebenzi okumele wenziwe isidalwa sikaNkulunkulu. Lena yinhloso yokukholwa kuNkulunkulu. Kumele uthole ulwazi lokuthanda uNkulunkulu, nokuthi uNkulunkulu ufanelwe ukudunyiswa, ukuthi, ezidalweni Zakhe, umsebenzi wensindiso uwenza kanjani futhi ubaphelelisa kanjani—lezi yizidingo nqangi zokukholwa kwakho kuNkulunkulu. Ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu ikakhulu kungukuguquka usuka empilweni yenyama uye empilweni yokuthanda uNkulunkulu; usuka ekuphileni kwenkohlakalo uye ekuphileni empilweni yamazwi kaNkulunkulu; kungukuphuma ngaphansi kwesandla sikaSathane uphile ngaphansi kokunakekelwa nokuvikelwa uNkulunkulu, kungukwazi ukulalela uNkulunkulu ungathobeli inyama, kungukuvumela uNkulunkulu azuze inhliziyo yakho yonke, ukuvumela uNkulunkulu akuphelelise, uzikhulule esimweni esikhohlakele sikaSathane. Ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu kwenzelwe kakhulu ukuthi amandla nenkanzimulo kaNkulunkulu kubonakale phezu kwenu, ukuze nenze intando kaNkulunkulu, nifeze icebo likaNkulunkulu, nikwazi ukuba ngofakazi bakaNkulunkulu phambi kukaSathane. Ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu akumele kwenziwe ngenxa yezimpawu nezimangaliso, futhi akumele kube ngenxa yenyama yomuntu. Kumele kube okokufuna ukwazi uNkulunkulu, nokulalela uNkulunkulu, njengoPetru, umlalele kwaze kwaba sekufeni. Yilokhu okusemqoka ukuze kuzuzwe. Ukudla nokuphuza izwi likaNkulunkulu kulungele ukuba wazi futhi wenelise uNkulunkulu. Ukudla nokuphuza izwi likaNkulunkulu kukunika ulwazi olukhulu ngoNkulunkulu, okuzothi ngemva kwalokho ukwazi ukulalela uNkulunkulu. Kuphela uma wazi uNkulunkulu lapho ungakwazi ukumthanda, kanti ukuze uthole lokhu okuhlosiwe yiyona nhloso kuphela okumele umuntu afune ukufinyelela kuyo ekukholweni kwakhe kuNkulunkulu. Uma, ekukholweni kwakho kuNkulunkulu, uhlala uzama ukubona izimpawu nezimangaliso, lokho kusho ukuthi ukubona kwakho kanjalo ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu akulungile. Ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu kungukwamukela izwi likaNkulunkulu njengeqiniso lokuphila. Ukusebenzisa kuphela amazwi kaNkulunkulu aphuma emlonyeni Wakhe bese uwenza ngokwakho, lokho ngukuthola inhloso kaNkulunkulu. Ekukholweni kuNkulunkulu, abantu kumele bafune ukupheleliswa uNkulunkulu, bakwazi ukuthobela uNkulunkulu, balalele uNkulunkulu ngokuphelele. Uma ungalalela uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokukhaononda, wazi okufiswa uNkulunkulu, ufane noPetru, ube nendlela kaPetru uNkulunkulu akhulume ngayo, kulapho uzobe usukholwa kuNkulunkulu ngempumelelo, futhi kuzobe kusho ukuthi usuzuziwe nguNkulunkulu.

Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Konke Kuyafezeka Ngezwi LikaNkulunkulu” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Uthembela ekutheni ukholo lwakho kuNkulunkulu aluzoba nezinselele noma nezinsizi noma ubunzima obungatheni. Uhlezi ulwela lezo zinto ezingenanzuzo futhi ukuphila kwakho awukwenzanga kwaba nenjongo, kunalokho ubeka imicabango yakho ngaphambi kweqiniso. Awulusizo lwalutho! Uphilisa okwengulube—yimuphi umehluko phakathi kwakho nezingulube nezinja? Ingabe bonke labo abangalifuni iqiniso kunalokho bathanda inyama, abazona yini izilwane? Ingabe labo abafile abangenawo umoya abazona yini izidumbu ezihambayo? Mangaki amagama akhulunywe kuwe? Ingabe mncane umsebenzi owenziwe kuwe? Kungakanani engikunike khona? Ngakho kungani ungazange ukuthathe? Yini ongakhala ngayo? Akukhona yini ukuthi awuzuzanga lutho ngenxa yokuthi uyithanda kakhulu inyama yakho? Futhi akukhona yini ukuthi imicabango yakho ibinehaba? Akukhona yini ukuthi uyisiphukuphuku? Uma ungakwazi ukuthola lezi zibusiso, ungamsola yini uNkulunkulu ngokungakusindisi? Lokho okufunayo ukuthola ukuthula ngemva kokukholelwa kuNkulunkulu—ukuze izingane zakho zikhululeke ekuguleni, umyeni wakho athole umsebenzi oholela kahle, indodana yakho ithole umfazi omuhle, indodakazi yakho ithole umyeni okahle, izimbongolo kanye namahhashi kukulimele kahle umhlabathi, unyaka ube nesimo sezulu esihle ukuze izitshalo zakho zingashi. Yilokhu okufunayo. Ufuna kuphela ukuphila ngokunethezeka, ukuba kungenzeki ngozi emndenini wakho, isiphepho singakuthinti, ubuso bakho bungathintwa nayitshe elincane, zingakhukhuleki izitshalo zomndeni wakho, ungathintwa nayinoma iyiphi inhlekelele yemvelo, ukuba uphile ekwamukelweni nguNkulunkulu, uphile ngaphansi kwesivikelo esifudumele. Igwala elinjengawe, elihlezi lifuna okwenyama—unayo inhliziyo, unawo umoya? Ingabe uwusona isilwane? Ngikunika indlela yeqiniso ngaphandle kokuba ngilindele ukuba ungibuyisele okuthile, kodwa wena akukho ukuzikhandla okwenzayo. Awuyena yini omunye wabakholelwa kuNkulunkulu? Ngibeka ukuphila kwangempela komuntu kuwe, nokho wena awenzi lutho. Ingabe ukhona umehluko phakathi kwakho nengulube noma nenja? Izingulube zona azikufuni ukuphila komuntu, azikudingi ukuhlanzwa futhi azikuqondi ukuthi ukuphila kuyini. Njalo ngosuku, uma nje sezidle zasutha, zivele zizilalele. Mina ngikunikeze indlela yeqiniso, nokho wena awukakayitholi: Awazi lutho. Ingabe uzimisele ukuphila lokhu kuphila, ukuphila kwengulube? Sikuphi isidingo sokuphila kwabantu abanjalo? Ukuphila kwakho akuyilutho futhi kuyanyanyeka, uphila emanyaleni futhi ayikho imigomo onayo; ingabe ukuphila kwakho kubi ukwedlula bonke ububi? Ingabe uyanyanya lapho ubheka uNkulunkulu? Uma uqhubeka uzizwa kanjalo, ngeke yini ulahlekelwe yikho konke? Indlela yeqiniso uyinikiwe, kodwa ukuthi uyayithola noma cha kuncike ezintweni ozilwelayo.

Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Izinto UPetru Abhekana Nazo: Ulwazi Lwakhe Ngokusolwa Nangokwahlulelwa” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Ngempela ngempela umthanda kangakanani uNkulunkulu namhlanje? Futhi kungakanani konke okwaziyo uNkulunkulu akwenzile kuwe? Lezi yizinto okufanele uzifunde. Ngenkathi uNkulunkulu efika emhlabeni, konke lokho akwenzile kumuntu navumele umuntu ukuthi akubone ukwenze ukuze umuntu amthande Yena futhi amazi ngempela Yena. Ukuthi umuntu uyakwazi ukuhluphekela uNkulunkulu futhi ukwazile ukuba aze afinyelele lapha, kolunye uhlangothi, ngenxa yothando lukaNkulunkulu, bese ngakolunye uhlangothi, yingenxa yensindiso kaNkulunkulu; phezu kwalokho, kungenxa yomsebenzi wokwahlulela nokusola uNkulunkulu akwenzele umuntu. Uma ningenakho ukwahlulelwa, ukusolwa, nezilingo ezivela kuNkulunkulu, futhi uma uNkulunkulu engazange anenze nihlupheke, lapho-ke, eqinisweni nje, animthandi ngokweqiniso uNkulunkulu. Ngale nkathi umkhulu umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kumuntu, futhi ngenkathi ukuhlupheka komuntu kukukhulu, yilapho ekwazi khona ukukhombisa ukuthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ubaluleke kangakanani, futhi kulapho inhliziyo yomuntu ikwazi khona ukuthanda uNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso. Ufunda kanjani ukuthanda uNkulunkulu? Ngaphandle kokuhlushwa nokucwengwa, ngaphandle kwezilingo ezibuhlungu—futhi uma, ukwedlula lapho, konke lokho uNkulunkulu akunikeze umuntu kungumusa, uthando, kanye nesihawu—ungakwazi ukuthola uthando lweqiniso lukaNkulunkulu? Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngesikhathi sezilingo ezivela kuNkulunkulu umuntu uthola ukwazi lapho ebuthaka khona, futhi abone ukuthi akabalulekile kangako, ungodelelekile, nophansi, futhi akanalutho, futhi akalutho; ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngesikhathi sezilingo zaKhe uNkulunkulu udala izimo ezahlukene enzela umuntu ezenza umuntu akwazi ukubona ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu. Yize noma ubuhlungu bubukhulu, kwesinye isikhathi zingenakwahlulwa—futhi kuze kufinyelele ezingeni losizi olukunqobayo—eke wabhekana nalokhu, umuntu uyabona ukuthi muhle kangakanani umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kuyena, futhi kukulesi sisekelo kuphela lapho uthando lweqiniso lukaNkulunkulu kumuntu luzalwa khona kumuntu. Namhlanje umuntu ukubona lokhu ngomusa, uthando nesihawu sikaNkulunkulu, akakwazi ukwazi ngokweqiniso ngokwakhe, angisaphathi ukwazi umongo womuntu. Kungokubhekana nakho kokubili ukucwengwa nokwahlulelwa nguNkulunkulu, kuphela ngesikhathi sokucwengwa lapho umuntu engazi ubuthaka bakhe, futhi azi ukuthi akanalutho. Ngenxa yalokho-ke uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngomuntu lwakhelwe esisekelweni sokucwengwa nokwahlulelwa nguNkulunkulu. Uma uthokozela umusa kaNkulunkulu kuphela, unempilo yomndeni enokuthula noma ukubusiseka ngezinto eziphathwayo, lapho-ke awukamtholi uNkulunkulu, futhi ukukholwa kwakho kuNkulunkulu ngeke kuthiwe kunempumelelo. UNkulunkulu usevele uwenzile umsebenzi wesiqephu esisodwa womusa enyameni, futhi usevele wathululela izibusiso zezinto eziphathekayo phezu komuntu—kodwa umuntu akakwazi ukupheleliswa ngomusa, uthando, nesihawu kuphela. Lokho umuntu ahlangabezana nakho kunengxenye ethile yothando lukaNkulunkulu, kumenza abone uthando nomusa kaNkulunkulu, kodwa ukuthola lokhu isikhathi esithile, uyabona ukuthi umusa kaNkulunkulu nothando lwaKhe kanjalo nomusa akukwazi ukwenza umuntu apheleliswe, futhi akukwazi ukuveza lokho okuyinkohlakalo phakathi kumuntu, futhi akukwazi ukuqeda isimo somuntu esikhohlakele, noma ukwenza uthando nokholo lwakhe lupheleliswe. Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu womusa kwaba umsebenzi wesikhathi esisodwa, futhi umuntu akakwazi ukuncika ekuthokozeleni umusa kaNkulunkulu ukuze azi uNkulunkulu.

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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.

Into edabukisa kakhulu ngenkolelo yesintu kuNkulunkulu ukuthi umuntu uyaziphatha ngokwakhe phakathi komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu futhi akakhathali ngokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu. Ukuhluleka okukhulu komuntu kulele ekutheni, ngesikhathi efuna ukuthobela uNkulunkulu amkhonze, umuntu uzakhela esakhe isiphetho asithandayo futhi uyabala ukuze abone ukuthi angasithola kanjani isibusiso esikhulu kakhulu kanye nesiphetho esihle kunazo zonke. Ngisho noma abantu bangaqonda ukuthi badabukisa, bazondeka, futhi babanga umunyu kangakanani, bangaki abashiya ngokushesha le miqondo namathemba abo? Futhi ubani okwazi ukuma nse ezindleleni zabo futhi ayeke ukuzicabangela yena kuphela? UNkulunkulu udinga labo abazobambisana naye kakhulu ukuze bafeze ukuphatha Kwakhe. Udinga labo abazonikela umqondo kanye nomzimba wabo emsebenzini wokuphathwa Nguye ukuze bazithobe Kuye; Akadingi abantu abakhipha izandla zabo baMuncenge zonke izinsuku; akusaphathwa ukuthi Akabadingi labo abapha kancane bese belinda ukubuyiselwa ngesenzo sabo esihle. UNkulunkulu uyabazonda labo abanikela ngokuncane bese bephumula bezithela ngabandayo. Uyabazonda labo bantu abanesihluku abawucasukelayo umsebenzi wakhe wokuphatha futhi abafuna ukukhuluma kuphela ngokuya ezulwini nokuzuza izibusiso. Unenzondo enkulu nakakhulu yalaba abasebenzisa ithuba elilethwa umsebenzi awenzayo ekusindiseni isintu. Ingoba laba bantu abakaze bazikhathaze ngolokho uNkulunkulu afisa ukukuthola futhi akufinyelele ngomsebenzi Wakhe wokuphatha. Bazihlupha ngokuthi bangasebenzisa kanjani ithuba elivezwa umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ukuthola izibusiso. Abakhathazekile ngenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu, bazikhathaze ngokuphelele ngekusasa nesiphetho sabo. Labo abacasulwa umsebenzi wokuphatha kaNkulunkulu abangenandaba nakancane ukuthi uNkulunkulu usisindisa kanjani isintu kanye nentando Yakhe, bonke benza okuthandwa yibo, ngokungahambisani nomsebenzi wokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu. Ukuziphatha kwabo akukhunjulwa noma kunanelwe nguNkulunkulu—kungasaphathwa ukuthi kuthole umusa kuNkulunkulu.

Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Umuntu Angasindiswa Kuphela Ekuphatheni KukaNkulunkulu” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Yini okufanele uyifune manje? Okufanele ukufune ukuthi uyakwazi yini ukufakazela izenzo zikaNkulunkulu noma cha, ukuthi ungaba yini ubufakazi nokubonakaliswa kukaNkulunkulu, nokuthi ufanele yini ukusetshenziswa Nguye—lezi yizinto okufanele uzifune. Ungakanani umsebenzi uNkulunkulu awenzile ngempela kuwe? Ungakanani owubonile, ungakanani owuthintile? Ungakanani odlule kuwo, wawunambitha? Kungakhathalekile ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukuvivinyile, wabhekana nawe, noma wakuqondisa, izenzo Zakhe nomsebenzi Wakhe kwenziwe kuwe. Kodwa njengomuntu okholwa kuNkulunkulu, njengomuntu ozimisele ukupheleliswa Nguye, ingabe uyakwazi ukufazela izenzo zikaNkulunkulu ezintweni ezingokoqobo odlula kuzo? Ingabe ungaliphila izwi likaNkulunkulu ngalokho ohlangana nakho okwangempela? Ingabe uyakwazi ukondla abanye ngezinto ezingokoqobo osuhlangane nazo, futhi uzikhandle impilo yakho yonke ukuze ufakaze ngomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu? Ukuze ufakaze ngomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kumele uthembele kulokho osudlule kukho, olwazini, kanye nasekuhluphekeni okubekezelele. Ungayeenelisa kanje kuphela intando kaNkulunkulu. Ingabe ungumuntu ofakaza ngomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu? Ingabe unaso leso sifiso? Uma ukwazi ukufakaza ngegama Lakhe, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ngomsebenzi Wakhe, futhi uma ukwazi ukuphila ngesiqu asifunayo kubantu Bakhe, kusho ukuthi ungufakazi kaNkulunkulu. Umfakazela kanjani ngempela uNkulunkulu? Ukwenza lokho ngokufuna nokulangazelela ukuphila ngokwezwi likaNkulunkulu, nangokufakaza ngamazwi akho, ukuvumela abantu ukuba bazi umsebenzi Wakhe futhi babone izenzo Zakhe. Uma ukufuna ngempela konke lokhu, uNkulunkulu uyokuphelelisa. Uma nje ufuna ukupheleliswa uNkulunkulu futhi ubusiswe ekugcineni, khona-ke indlela yokholo lwakho kuNkulunkulu ayimsulwa. Kumele ufune indlela yokwazi ukubona izenzo zikaNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwangempela, indlela yokumenelisa lapho ambula intando Yakhe kuwe, nokufuna indlela yokunikeza ubufakazi ngokumangalisa nokuhlakanipha Kwakhe, nendlela yokufakaza ngokuthi ukuqondisa kanjani futhi ubhekana kanjani nawe. Konke lokhu yizinto okumele uzicabange manje. Uma ukuthanda kwakho uNkulunkulu ukwenzela kuphela ukuthi uhlanganyele enkazimulweni kaNkulunkulu ngemva kokupheleliswa Nguye, nalokho akukaneli futhi ngeke kuhlangabezane nokufunwa uNkulunkulu. Udinga ukwazi ukunikeza ubufakazi obuphelele ngomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, wanelise akufunayo, futhi uzizwele umsebenzi awenzile kubantu ngendlela engokoqobo. Noma ngabe ubuhlungu, yizinyembezi, noma ukudabuka, kumele uhlangabezane nakho konke ekuphileni kwakho. Kuhloswe ngakho ukuba kukuphelelise njengofakazi kaNkulunkulu. Yini ngempela ekuphoqa ukuba uhlupheke futhi ufune ukupheleliswa? Ingabe ukuhlupheka kwakho kwamanje kungenxa yokuthanda uNkulunkulu nokumfakazela ngempela? Noma ingabe kungenxa yezibusiso zenyama noma yekusasa nesiphetho? Zonke izinhloso, izisusa, kanye nemigomo yakho okufunayo kumele kulungiswe futhi ngeke kuqondiswe yintando yakho.

Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “Labo Abapheleliswayo Kumele Bacwengwe Kuqala” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni