Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Yisiphi isimo ngaphakathi kubantu, lezi zilingo eziqondiswe kuso? Ziqondiswe esimweni esihlubukayo kubantu esingakwazi ukwanelisa uNkulunkulu. Kuningi okungekho msulwa kubantu, futhi kuningi ukuzenzisa, ngakho uNkulunkulu ubafaka ezilingweni ukuze abahlambulule. …

Uma ungasazi isimo sikaNkulunkulu, nakanjani uyowa ngesikhathi sezivivinyo, ngoba awazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubaphelelisa kanjani abantu, nokuthi usebenzisa ziphi izindlela ukuze abaphelelise abantu, futhi uma izivivinyo zikaNkulunkulu zikufikela futhi zingahambisani nemibono yakho, ngeke ukwazi ukuma uqine. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lweqiniso, yisimo sakhe sisonke, futhi uma isimo sikaNkulunkulu sivezwa kubantu, lokhu kulethani enyameni yakho? Uma isimo esilungile sikaNkulunkulu sivezwa kubantu, inyama yabo ngokungenakugwemeka iyozwa ubuhlungu obukhulu. Uma ungabuzwa lobu hlungu, ngeke uze upheleliswe nguNkulunkulu, futhi ngeke ukwazi ukunikela uthando lweqiniso kuNkulunkulu. Uma uNkulunkulu ekuphelelisa, uzokukhombisa isimo Sakhe sisonke. Kusukela esikhathini sokudala kuze kube namuhla, uNkulunkulu akakaze akhombise isimo Sakhe sisonke kumuntu—kodwa ngezinsuku zokugcina uyasiveza kuleli qembu labantu abamisele phambilini futhi wabakhetha, futhi ngokuphelelisa abantu uveza obala izimo Zakhe, ngalokho wenza iqembu labantu liphelele. Lunjalo uthando lweqiniso lukaNkulunkulu lwabantu. Ukuzwa uthando lweqiniso lukaNkulunkulu kudinga ukuthi abantu babekezelele ubuhlungu obugedlisa amazinyo, futhi bakhokhe inani eliphezulu. Isemva kwalokhu kuphela lapho beyozuzwa khona nguNkulunkulu futhi bakwazi ukubuyisela uthando lwabo lweqiniso kuNkulunkulu, futhi ilapho kuphela inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu iyokwaneliseka khona. Uma abantu befisa ukupheleliswa nguNkulunkulu, futhi uma befisa ukwenza intando Yakhe, futhi banikele uthando lwabo ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu, ngakho kufanele bezwe ubuhlungu obukhulu kanye nezinhlupheko eziningi ezivela ezimweni, ukuzwa ubuhlungu obudlula ukufa, ekugcineni bayophoqeleka ukuba banikeze inhliziyo yabo yeqiniso kuNkulunkulu. Noma umuntu umthanda ngeqiniso uNkulunkulu noma cha, kubonakala ngesikhathi sobunzima nokucwengwa. UNkulunkulu uyaluhlambulula uthando lwabantu, futhi nalokhu kwenzeka kuphela phakathi kobunzima nokucwengwa.

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Ebhekene nesimo somuntu nangendlela abheka ngayo uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wenze umsebenzi omusha, uvumela umuntu abe nolwazi kanye nomthobela Yena, kanjalo nothando nobufakazi. Yingakho, umuntu kufanele abhekane nokucwengwa nguYe uNkulunkulu, kanjalo nokwahlulelwa nguYe, ukumazi kanye nokuthenwa nguYe, ngaphandle kwalokho umuntu ngeke abe nakho ukumazi uNkulunkulu, futhi ngeke akwazi ukumthanda ngokweqiniso kanye nokufakaza ngaYe. Ukucwengwa nguNkulunkulu komuntu akukona nje okokuzuzisa uhlangothi olulodwa, kodwa kunomphumela onezinhlangothi eziningi. Kungale ndlela kuphela lapho uNkulunkulu enza umsebenzi wokucwenga kulabo abazimisele ukufuna iqiniso, ukuze ukuzimisela kwakhe kanye nothando kwenziwe kuphelele nguNkulunkulu. Kulabo abazimisele ukufuna iqiniso, nalabo abalangazelele uNkulunkulu, ayikho into ebaluleke ngaphezu kwale, noma ewusizo ukwedlula, ukudlula ukucwengwa. Isimo sikaNkulunkulu asaziwa noma asiqondwa kalula ngumuntu, ngoba uNkulunkulu, ekugcineni, unguNkulunkulu. Ekupheleni kwakho konke, akwenzeki ukuthi uNkulunkulu abe nesimo esifanayo nesomuntu, yingakho kungelula ukuba umuntu asazi isimo saKhe. Iqiniso umuntu akazalwa nalo, futhi akulula ukuba liqondwe yilabo abangcoliswe nguSathane; umuntu akanalo iqiniso, futhi akanawo amandla okuphila ngeqiniso, futhi uma engahlupheki, futhi angacwengwa noma ahlulelwe, lapho-ke amandla akhe ngeke apheleliswe. Kubo bonke abantu, ukucwengwa kubuhlungu, futhi kunzima ukukwemukela—kodwa noma kunjalo kungesikhathi sokucwengwa lapho uNkulunkulu enza isimo saKhe sokulunga sicace bha kumuntu, futhi azise nomuntu izidingo nezimfuno zaKhe, futhi ahlinzeke ngokukhanya okuthe xaxa, kanye nokuthenwa nokusebenzelana; ngokuqhathaniswa phakathi kwamaphuzu namaqiniso, unikeza umuntu ulwazi oluthe xaxa ngaye nangeqiniso, aphinde anikeze umuntu ukuqonda okukhulu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, ngaleyo ndlela avumele umuntu ukuba abe nothando lweqiniso nolumsulwa lukaNkulunkulu. Lezi yizinhloso zikaNkulunkulu lapho enza ukucwengwa kwethu. Wonke umsebenzi awenzayo uNkulunkulu unezinhloso kanye nokubaluleka kwawo; uNkulunkulu akawenzi umsebenzi ongenamsebenzi nanhloso, futhi akawenzi umsebenzi ongeke uhlomulise umuntu. Ukucwengwa akuchazi ukususa abantu phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi akuchazi ukubashabalalisa esihogweni. Kuchaza ukushintsha isimo somuntu ngesikhathi sokucwengwa, ukushintsha izintshisekelo zakhe, imibono yakhe yakudala, ukushintsha uthando lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu, kanye nokushintsha impilo yakhe yonke. Ukucwengwa ukuvivinywa kwangempela komuntu, kanye nendlela yangokoqobo yokuqeqeshwa, futhi kungesikhathi sokucwengwa kuphela lapho uthando lwakhe lungenza umsebenzi walo ophelele.

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Ngenkathi kukukhulu ukucwengwa nguNkulunkulu, kungale nkathi nezinhliziyo zabantu zikwazi ukumthanda kakhulu uNkulunkulu. Ubuhlungu ezinhliziyweni zabo buzoba ngumhlomulo ezimpilweni zabo, bakwazi kakhulu ukuba nokuthula ngaphambi kukaNkulunkulu, ubudlelwane babo noNkulunkulu busondelane, futhi bakwazi kangcono ukubona uthando lukaNkulunkulu olumangalisayo kanye nensindiso yaKhe enkulukazi. UPetru wathola ukucwengwa okuphindwe kayikhulu, kanti uJobe wabhekana nezilingo eziningana. Uma nifisa ukupheleliswa nguNkulunkulu, nani futhi kufanele nibhekane nokucwengwa okuphindwe kayikhulu; uma kuphela ndlula kule nqubo, futhi nincika kulesi sinyathelo, nizokwazi ukwenelisa intando kaNkulunkulu, kanye nokupheleliswa nguNkulunkulu. Ukucwengwa yindlela eyiyonayona uNkulunkulu aphelelisa ngayo abantu; kuphakathi kokucwengwa kanye nezilingo ezinzima lapho kuvela khona uthando lweqiniso lukaNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zabantu. Ngaphandle kobunzima, abantu ababi nalo uthando lweqiniso lukaNkulunkulu; uma bengavivinywa ngaphakathi, futhi bengabhekananga kahle nokucwengwa kwangempela, izinhliziyo zabo ziyohlezi zintanta ngaphandle i. Uma usucwengwe waba sezingeni elithile, uzokwazi ukuzibona ubuthakathaka bakho kanye nezinkinga zakho, uzobona ukuthi usilela kangakanani nokuthi awukwazi ukunqoba izinkinga eziningi obhekana nazo, futhi uzobona ukuthi kukhulu kangakanani ukungalaleli kwakho. Kusesikhathini sezilingo kuphela lapho abantu bekwazi ukubona ngempela isimo abakusona, nezilingo zenza abantu bakwazi kangcono ukuba bapheleliswe.

Ekuphileni kwakhe, uPetru wabhekana nokucwengwa izikhathi ezingamakhulu futhi wabhekana nezinhlupheko eziningi ezibuhlungu. Lokhu kucwengwa kwaba yisisekelo sothando lwakhe olukhulukazi lukaNkulunkulu, futhi lokhu kwaba yinto ebalulekile empilweni yakhe yonke. Ukuthi wakwazi ukuba nalolu thando olukhulukazi lukaNkulunkulu empeleni, kolunye uhlangothi, kwaba ngenxa yokuphikelela kwakhe ethanda uNkulunkulu; okubaluleke kakhulu, kodwa-ke, kwaba ngenxa yokucwenga nokuhlupheka abhekana nakho. Lokhu kuhlupheka kwaba yisiqondiso saKhe endleleni yokuthanda uNkulunkulu, futhi kwaba yinto angazange ayikhohlwa. Uma abantu bengahlangabezani nobuhlungu bokucwengwa uma bethanda uNkulunkulu, lokho-ke kusho ukuthi uthando lwabo lugcwele ukungcola kanye nokuthandwa yibo; uthando olufana nalolu lugcwele imibono kaSathane, futhi nje alukwazi neze ukufeza intando kaNkulunkulu. Ukuba nothando oluphikelelayo lukaNkulunkulu akufani nokuthanda uNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso. Yize noma konke abakucabangayo ezinhliziyweni zabo kungenxa yokuthanda uNkulunkulu, nokwenelisa uNkulunkulu, sengathi imicabango yabo ayinamicabango yabantu, sengathi konke abakwenzayo bakwenzela uNkulunkulu, uma imicabango yabo ilethwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, imicabango enjalo ayinconywa noma ayibusiswanga nguNkulunkulu. Ngisho noma abantu sebeqondisise kahle wonke amaqiniso—uma sebewazi wonke—lokhu akukwazi ukubizwa ngophawu lokuthanda uNkulunkulu, angeke kuthiwe laba bantu ngempela bathanda uNkulunkulu. Ngisho noma sebeqondisise amaqiniso amaningi ngaphandle kokubhekana nokucwengwa, abantu abakwazi ukuphila ngala maqiniso; kungesikhathi sokucwengwa kuphela lapho abantu bengaqonda okushiwo ngempela yilawa maqiniso, yilapho kuphela lapho abantu bengakwazi ukwazisa ngempela incazelo yawo yangaphakathi. Ngaleso sikhathi, uma sebezama futhi, bayakwazi ukusebenzisa la maqiniso ngendlela, kanye nangokuhambisana nentando kaNkulunkulu; ngaleso sikhathi, imibono yabo yabantu iyancipha, ukukhohlakala kobuntu babo kuyehla, kanti nemizwa yabo yokuba umuntu iyashabalala; kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho ukwenza kwabo kuyisibonakaliso seqiniso sothando lukaNkulunkulu.

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Lapho uNkulunkulu enza umsebenzi wokucwenga umuntu, umuntu uyahlupheka. Lapho ecwengisiswa ngokwengeziwe, ukuthanda kwakhe uNkulunkulu kuba kukhulu, futhi amandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu ambulwa kuye ngokuthe xaxa. Lapho kuncipha ukucwengwa komuntu, kuyancipha ukuthanda kwakhe uNkulunkulu, futhi ayancipha namandla kaNkulunkulu embulwa kuye. Lapho kuba kukhulu ukucwengwa nobuhlungu bakhe nalapho kwanda ukuhlushwa kwakhe, kuyojula nakakhulu ukumthanda kwakhe ngempela uNkulunkulu, luyoba qotho nakakhulu ukholo lwakhe kuNkulunkulu, futhi lujule nakakhulu ulwazi lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu. Ezintweni ozodlula kuzo, uzobona ukuthi labo abadlula ekucwengweni nasebuhlungwini obukhulu lapho kubhekanwa nabo futhi beqondiswa kakhulu, futhi uzobona ukuthi yilabo bantu abamthanda ngokujulile uNkulunkulu, futhi abanolwazi olunzulu nolujula ngokwengeziwe ngoNkulunkulu. Labo abangakaze bezwe ukuthi kubhekanwe nabo kodwa abanolwazi olungatheni, bangathi kuphela: “UNkulunkulu muhle kakhulu, abantu ubanika umusa ukuze bamthokozele.” Uma abantu bezwe ukubhekanwa nabo nokuqondiswa, khona-ke bayokwazi ukukhuluma ngolwazi lwangempela ngoNkulunkulu. Ngakho lapho umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu umangalisa ngokwengeziwe kumuntu, uba yigugu futhi ubaluleke ngokwengeziwe. Lapho ungaqondakali ngokwengeziwe kuwe futhi ungahambisani nakakhulu nemibono yakho, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ukwazi ngokwengeziwe ukukunqoba, ukukuzuza, nokukuphelelisa. Ukubaluleka komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kubanzi kakhulu! Ukube uNkulunkulu akamcwenganga ngale ndlela umuntu, ukube akasebenzanga ngale ndlela, khona-ke umsebenzi Wakhe ubungeke ube namiphumela futhi ubungeke ubaluleke. Kwashiwo esikhathini esedlule ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayezokhetha futhi azuze leli qembu, futhi aliphelelise ezinsukwini zokugcina; kulokhu, kukhona ukubaluleka okumangalisayo. Lapho uba mkhulu ngokwengeziwe umsebenzi awenza kini, kuyajula futhi kuhlanzeke ngokwengeziwe ukuthanda kwenu uNkulunkulu. Lapho uba mkhulu ngokwengeziwe umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, umuntu ukwazi kakhulu ngokwengeziwe ukuzwa ukuhlakanipha Kwakhe futhi lujula ngokwengeziwe nolwazi lomuntu Ngaye.

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UNkulunkulu angabaphelelisa abantu ohlangothini oluhle nolubi. Kuya ngokuthi uyakwazi yini ukubona, nokuthi ingabe uyafuna yini ukupheleliswa nguNkulunkulu. Uma ufuna ngempela ukupheleliswa nguNkulunkulu, izinto ezimbi ngeke zikwenze ulahlekelwe, kodwa zingakulethela izinto ezingokoqobo ngokwengeziwe, futhi zingakwenza wazi ngokwengeziwe ukuthi yini le oyintulayo kuwe ngaphakathi, ukwazi ngokwengeziwe ukuqonda izimo zakho ezingokoqobo, nokuthi ubone ukuthi umuntu akanalutho futhi akalutho; uma ungahlangabezani nokuvivinywa, awazi, futhi uzohlala uzwa sengathi ungaphezulu kwabanye futhi ungcono kunabo bonke abanye. Kukho konke lokhu uzobona ukuthi konke okukwehlele ngaphambilini kwakwenziwe nguNkulunkulu futhi kwavikelwa uNkulunkulu. Ukungena ekuvivinyweni kukushiya ungenalo uthando noma ukholo futhi ungakwazi ukuthandaza, ungakwazi nokucula amaculo, bese kuthi ngaphandle kokuqaphela, phakathi kwalokhu, ufinyelele ekubeni uzazi. UNkulunkulu unezindlela eziningi zokuphelelisa umuntu. Usebenzisa zonke izinhlobo zezimo ukuze abhekane nesimo sokukhohlakala kumuntu, asebenzise izinto ezehlukene ukuze abeke umuntu obala; kolulodwa uhlangothi ubhekana nomuntu; ngakolunye ubeka umuntu obala, kolunye wambula umuntu, agubhe futhi ambule “izimfihlakalo” ezisekujuleni kwenhliziyo yomuntu, akhombise umuntu imvelo yakhe ngokwambula izimo zakhe eziningi. UNkulunkulu uphelelisa umuntu ngezindlela eziningi—ngesambulo, ngokubhekana nomuntu, ngokumcwengisisa, nokumsola—ukuze umuntu akwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu owenza ngokoqobo.

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