Umhlahlandlela Wezinsuku Ezingama-21 - Isonto 2
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Uhambo Lwezinsuku Ezingama-21 Luyaqhubeka
Ukulungiselela Inhliziyo 2 (Kufundwe ngoSuku 8)
“Kepha namanje,” kusho uJehova, “buyelani kimi ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu, ngokuzila ukudla, nangokukhala, nangokulila; niklebhule izinhliziyo zenu, hhayi izingubo zenu.” Buyelani kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu… (Joweli 2:12–13 ESV)
Ubizo Lokuguqula Nokudabula Izinhliziyo Zethu
UNkulunkulu ubiza abantu baKhe hhayi nje ukuthi bavume isono, kodwa ukuba baphenduke kuso ngezinhliziyo zabo zonke njengoba bephendukela kuYe. Ukuphenduka kweqiniso kudabula inhliziyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu, kuletha usizi lokwesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nokuguquka okuqondile ezindleleni zethu ezimbi.
Igama lesiHebheru elihunyushwe ngokuthi “dabula” lithi qāraʿ—ukudabula, ukudabula, ukuhlukanisa, ukudabula kube yizicucu, ukudabula, ukudabula, noma ukudabula. Lichaza ukudabula okungazelelwe, ngisho nobudlova—hhayi ukulungisa okungatheni.
Ukuvuma izono kuyindlela yokungena, ukuphenduka kuyindlela yokuguquka, futhi impilo eguquliwe iyisithelo. Kumelwe sivumele ukudabuka kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu kuthambise izinhliziyo zethu futhi kusiholele ekuphendukeni kwangempela.
Asikwazi ukuqhubeka sikhuluma ngemvuselelo kodwa singaguquki. Ukukhalela imvuselelo kusho ukuvuma isidingo sethu sokuvuswa nokuvuswa kwabafileyo. Kuwukuqaphela ukuthi kukhona okulahlekile futhi kumele kubuyiselwe.
Ngakho-ke ubizo lokuvuselelwa lubizo lokuphenduka. Kumelwe siyeke ukuvikela, ukuthethelela, nokufihla isono sethu. Masingabe sisazenza sengathi konke kulungile. Masibuyele kuBaba ngokuzila ukudla, ukukhala, ukulila, nezinhliziyo ezizinikele ngokuphelele kuYe.
Ukufudumala komoya
UJesu waxwayisa ibandla laseLawodikeya:
"Ngiyazi imisebenzi yakho: awubanda futhi awushisi. Sengathi ngabe ubanda noma ushise! Ngakho-ke, ngoba usivivi, futhi ungashisi futhi ungabandi, ngizokukhafula uphume emlonyeni wami."
(IsAmbulo 3:15-16)
Yilabo kuphela ababeshisa kakhulu abangaba sivivi. Ukufudumala kwemizwa kubonakaliswa lapho ukuzinikela kwethu kuJesu kukhula ukuzola nothando lwethu lokuqala luqala ukunyamalala. Lapho umthandazo wethu, ukukhulekela, ukulalela, ukuphana, nothando kuncipha, lokho okwakuphila kuqala kuba yinto evamile.
Ukholo olufudumele luwukukhulekela ngaphandle kwentshiseko, umthandazo ongenamsebenzi, kanye nobuKristu ngaphandle kokuzinikela. Inhliziyo eyayike yasha iyaneliswa yimisebenzi yenkolo. Amehlo ayeke akhala ayoma. Izwi elalike lakhala liyathula. Ukufudumala kudabukisa uMoya waKhe, kuthuntubeze ukuqonda kwethu okungokomoya kanye nekhono lethu lokuzwa izwi laKhe, futhi kubuthakathaka ubudlelwano bethu kanye nobufakazi. Kodwa uJesu akavezi isimo sethu ukuze asilahle, kodwa ukuze asibize: “Thenga kimi…umuthi wokugcoba amehlo akho, ukuze ubone.” (IsAmbulo 3:18 ESV)
Usibiza ukuba sibone isimo sethu sangempela, siphenduke, futhi sibuyele othandweni nasemisebenzini esasinayo ekuqaleni. Ukukhala kalula phambi kukaBaba kungaba ubufakazi bokuthi izinhliziyo zethu ziyaphila, zithambile, futhi ziyazwa imizwa Yakhe. Kwangathi uthando lwethu lokuqala, imisebenzi yokuqala, kanye nezinyembezi kungabuya.
Umndeni kanye neSonto
Ukuphenduka kumelwe kudlulele ngale kwezimpilo zethu zangasese. Isono sithinta imindeni yethu, amasonto, amadolobha kanye nezizwe. Lokho esikubekezelela ngasese kungagcina kubonakale njengenhlangano.
Kumelwe sibuze ukuthi amakhaya ethu aveza yini ubukhona, ubungcwele, nothando lukaJesu. Ingabe ukuba matasa, ukuzijabulisa, izingxabano, ulaka, ukuthanda izinto ezibonakalayo, noma ukunganaki okungokomoya kuye kwasusa umthandazo nokukhulekela komndeni? Ingabe siye safundisa izingane zethu ukuphumelela ezweni ngaphandle kokubafundisa ukwazi nokuthanda uNkulunkulu?
Kumelwe futhi sihlole iSonto. Ingabe sesanelisiwe yimihlangano ngaphandle kokuba khona kwaKhe okubonakalayo, ukushumayela ngaphandle kokuphenduka, ukukhulekela ngaphandle kokuzinikela, nokukhula ngaphandle kobungcwele? Ingabe sesilinganise impumelelo ngokuba khona, izakhiwo, imali, kanye nethonya kuyilapho amadolobha ethu eboshwe ubudlova, umlutha, ukuziphatha okubi, ubumpofu, nokuphelelwa yithemba?
Isilinganiso sangempela seSonto akusikho okwenzeka ngaphakathi kwezakhiwo zethu, kodwa yilokho okwenzeka emakhaya ethu nasemigwaqweni. Uma ubumnyama buqhubeka nokusizungeza, kumelwe sizithobe futhi sibuze ukuthi izimpilo zethu namasonto ethu kwembulani.
Lapho iSonto liphenduka futhi libuyela kuNkulunkulu, imiphakathi yethu iyazizwa imiphumela, futhi angasebenza ngathi ngamandla amakhulu ukuletha uguquko emadolobheni nasesizweni sethu.
Izinhliziyo zethu sezibuthuntu. Sidlula ekuhluphekeni, sizwa ngokufa, futhi siyaqhubeka nosuku lwethu. Sizungezwe ukuphuka, sesibe lukhuni futhi sakhohlwa ukuthi singakhala kanjani. Kodwa uBaba uthembisa:
“Ngizoninika inhliziyo entsha, nomoya omusha engizowufaka phakathi kwenu, ngisuse inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yenu, ngininike inhliziyo yenyama.” (Hezekeli 36:26)
Izimpande Zesono
ImiBhalo ibhekana ngokuphindaphindiwe nezenzo ezintathu ezibhubhisayo zesono ezingcolisa abantu kanye nezwe: ukukhonza izithombe, ukuziphatha okubi, kanye nokuchitha igazi.
Kusukela ekuweni kuqhubeke, imiBhalo ikhombisa ukuthi isono sethu siletha imiphumela ezweni (Genesise 3:17-19; Numeri 35:33). Lezi zono azigcini kubantu abangakholwa. Zingangena ezinhliziyweni zethu, emindenini, nasemabandleni noma nini lapho sishiya izindlela zikaNkulunkulu futhi sivumelane nezindinganiso zezwe.
Kumelwe sibangenise ekukhanyeni, baphenduke, futhi babuyele eNkosini ngenhliziyo yonke.
Ukukhonza izithombe
Umyalo wokuqala kaNkulunkulu uthi: “Ungabi nabanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami.” (Eksodusi 20:3)
Isithixo yinoma yini esiyithandayo, esiyethembayo, esiyiphishekelayo, esiyesabayo, noma esiyilalelayo ngaphezu kukaNkulunkulu. Imali, impumelelo, induduzo, impahla, ukuzijabulisa, ubudlelwano, inkonzo, idumela, amandla, injabulo, ngisho nezifiso zethu zingathatha indawo Yakhe ezinhliziyweni zethu.
UJesu waxwayisa ngokuthi akekho ongakhonza amakhosi amabili (Mathewu 6:24). ImiBhalo ikhomba ukuhaha njengokukhonza izithombe (Kolose 3:5) futhi iyasiyala: “Bantwana, zigcineni ezithombeni.” (1 Johane 5:21 ESV)
Izithixo zethu—imali, amandla, injabulo, kanye nobuntu—kungaba yimbangela yokuthi izizukulwane zonke zinganakwa, zidingiswe, zibe umlutha futhi zicindezelwe:
Cishe abantu abayizigidi ezingu-118 baxoshwa ngenkani emhlabeni wonke ekupheleni kuka-2025.
Kulinganiselwa ukuthi izingane eziyizigidi eziyi-100 emhlabeni wonke zihlala noma zisebenza emigwaqweni.
Abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyinkulungwane bahlala ezindaweni ezihlwempu noma ezindaweni zokuhlala ezingahlelekile, abaningi babo bengenazo izindlu eziphephile noma izinsizakalo eziyisisekelo.
Cishe abantu abayizigidi ezingu-64 baphila nezinkinga zokusebenzisa izidakamizwa emhlabeni jikelele.
Abantu ababalelwa ezigidini ezingu-400 baphila nezinkinga zokusebenzisa utshwala, okuhlanganisa nabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-200 abaluthekile otshwaleni.
Ngemva kwalezi zinombolo kunabantu uBaba abadalile futhi abathandayo. Asinakusho ukuthi siyamthanda kodwa singanaki ukuhlupheka kwabo. Ukukhulekela kwethu kumele kuboniswe ngokulalela, ububele, ukuphana, kanye nobulungisa. UNkulunkulu uyala: “Phendukani nifulathele izithombe zenu, nifulathele zonke izinengiso zenu.” (Hezekeli 14:6 ESV)
Ukuziphatha okubi
ITestamente Elisha lisinika indinganiso ecacile:
"Kodwa ubufebe nakho konke ukungcola noma ukuhaha makungaphathwa nangegama phakathi kwenu, njengoba kufanele abangcwele." (Kwabase-Efesu 5:3)
UNkulunkulu ubiza abantu Bakhe ukuba babe nobumsulwa emizimbeni yethu, ezingqondweni zethu, emehlweni ethu, emicabangweni yethu, ebuhlotsheni bethu, kanye nasezimpilweni zethu zangasese. Sibizelwe ukuba ngabakaKristu ngokuphelele futhi sibe nemizimba yethu ngobungcwele nangokuhlonipha, hhayi ekushiseni kwenkanuko (2 Korinte 11:2; 1 Thesalonika 4:4-5).
Kodwa ukuziphatha okubi ngokocansi sekusabalele emhlabeni wonke futhi kwangena shí eSontweni:
Kulinganiselwa ukuthi abantu abayizigidi ezingu-40 emhlabeni wonke bahileleke ebufebeni, abaningi babo ngenxa yobumpofu, ukuphoqelelwa, ukuhweba ngokungekho emthethweni, noma ukuxhashazwa.
Ingane eyodwa kweziyi-100 ibanjwe ukushushumbiswa kwabantu, kanti ezingaphezu kwengxenye zingaphansi kweminyaka eyishumi nambili.
Cishe owesifazane oyedwa kwabathathu emhlabeni wonke uke wabhekana nodlame olungokomzimba noma ngokocansi, futhi abaningi babhekana nalo ngesikhathi besebancane.
Kokunye ukuhlola kwamuva nje, amaphesenti angu-54 amaKristu ahlolwe ayesenza isono sobulili.
Lezi akuzona izibalo nje kuphela. Inombolo ngayinye imelela umuntu odalwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu—ingane yomunye umuntu, umzali, umfowabo, noma umngane.
Isono socansi sibhubhisa ukusondelana, sonakalise imindeni, sixhaphaze ababuthakathaka, silimaze izingane, futhi sibuthakatha ubufakazi beSonto. Akumelwe sizithethelele ngasese lokho imiBhalo ekulahlayo obala. Kumelwe sivume izono zethu, sidalule lokho obekufihliwe, sifune ukuziphendulela nokuphulukiswa, futhi sibalekele ukuziphatha okubi ngokocansi (Roma 1:24; 1 Korinte 6:9-10; Galathiya 5:19-21).
Ukuchitheka kwegazi
Ngemva kokubhekana nokukhonza izithombe nokuziphatha okubi, abanye bangase bacabange, “Kodwa angikaze ngibulale muntu.” UJesu usithatha ngokujulile: “Nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwabasendulo, ‘Ungabulali’…Kepha mina ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo othukuthelela umfowabo uyakuba necala lokwahlulelwa…” (Mathewu 5:21–22 ESV)
UJesu ulandela ukubulala emuva entukuthelweni esenhliziyweni. Uma sigcina intukuthelo, inzondo, inzondo, ulaka, noma ukungathetheleli, sikhulisa impande okuhluma kuyo ubudlova.
Ukuchitheka kwegazi kuhlanganisa nokubhujiswa kokuphila ngokubulala, ukukhipha isisu, impi, ukuhlukumeza, ukuxhashazwa, ukunganakwa, kanye nokunganaki ukuhlupheka okungavinjelwa:
Cishe izisu ezibangelwa ukukhishwa kwesisu eziyizigidi ezingu-73 zenzeka emhlabeni wonke minyaka yonke.
Abantu ababalelwa ku-3,400 bayafa ngenxa yokulimala okuhlobene nobudlova emhlabeni wonke nsuku zonke.
Izingane ezingaphezu kwezigidi eziyisishiyagalombili ziyafa ngenxa yezimbangela ezingavinjelwa minyaka yonke, okuhlanganisa cishe izigidi ezingu-4.9 ezafa ngaphambi kosuku lwazo lokuzalwa lwesihlanu ngo-2024, eziningi ngenxa yezimbangela ezingavinjelwa.
UNkulunkulu waxwayisa abantu bakhe: “Lapho nelula izandla zenu, ngiyakufihla amehlo ami kini;...izandla zenu zigcwele igazi.” (Isaya 1:15 ESV) Waphinde wathi: “Yakhani uchungechunge! Ngokuba izwe ligcwele ubugebengu begazi nomuzi ugcwele ubudlova.” (Hezekeli 7:23 ESV).
Ubudlova nokuchitheka kwegazi okungaphenduki kungcolisa izwe futhi kungaxosha ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu (Numeri 35:33; Isaya 59:2–3). ImiBhalo iyaxwayisa ngokuthi ukuchitheka kwegazi okungaphenduki kuletha isahlulelo, kodwa uNkulunkulu uphendula ngesihe lapho abantu bakhe bephenduka futhi bencenga.
Emadolobheni lapho amaqembu eseqede khona lezi zinsuku ezingama-21, izibalo zendawo kanye nabaholi bavame ukubika ukwehla okukhulu kokubulala nobugebengu. Uma siphenduka, sivala umnyango wobubi futhi silungiselela indlela yokuphulukiswa nguNkulunkulu.
Siphe Inhliziyo Entsha
Asikwazi ukukhiqiza ukuphenduka kwangempela ngemizwa noma ukuzimisela komuntu. UMoya oNgcwele kuphela ongaveza ukujula kwesimo sethu futhi asinike izinhliziyo ezizwa lokho uBaba akuzwayo.
Sidinga okungaphezu kokuzisola ngemiphumela. Sidinga ukudabuka kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu okuveza ukuphenduka (2 Korinte 7:10). Sidinga uBaba ukuba aphule isivumelwano sethu nesono, asuse izinhliziyo zethu zamatshe, futhi asinike izinhliziyo ezithuthumela ngeZwi laKhe.
Inhliziyo enomusa ayihlali ingenandaba nalokho okudabukisa uNkulunkulu. Iyalila ngesono, ikhalela ukuhlupheka, ithola ukulungiswa, ithethelele ngokushesha, futhi iphendule lapho uMoya oNgcwele ekhuluma.
Kwangathi uBaba angaphula ukuzivikela kwethu, izaba, kanye neziphazamiso. Kwangathi angaphula ukunganaki kwethu futhi asivusele esimweni sezinhliziyo zethu, imindeni, amasonto, amadolobha, kanye nezizwe. Kwangathi angasinika izinhliziyo ezivuthayo ngenxa kaJesu futhi ziphule phezu kwakho konke okuhlukanisa abantu naYe.
Uhambo
Usizi luwumthandazo othwala umthwalo wenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu. Lujule kakhulu kunamazwi—ukukhala okuvela kuMoya oNgcwele lapho umthandazo ojwayelekile ungasanele. ImiBhalo isibiza ngokuthi: “Vuka, ukhale ebusuku.…Thulula inhliziyo yakho njengamanzi phambi kobuso beNkosi! Phakamisela izandla zakho kuye ngenxa yokuphila kwabantwana bakho.” (IsiLilo 2:19 ESV)
UMoya oNgcwele uyasisiza ebuthakathakeni bethu: “UMoya uqobo uyasincengela ngokububula okungenakuphikiswa.” (KwabaseRoma 8:26)
Ukuhlupheka akusikho ukubonakaliswa kwemizwelo. Kuwukuzinikela emthwalweni weNkosi. Kusishukumisela ngale komthandazo ohlukile siye ekuzibonakaliseni, ekuzweleni, ekukhaleni nasekunxuseni. Kusenza sime esikhaleni ngenxa yemindeni yethu, amasonto, amadolobha kanye nezizwe.
Ukuvuselelwa kokuguquka kuye kwandulelwa futhi kwasekelwa ngokuphindaphindiwe umthandazo oqotho nonzima. Ngaphambi kokuba kufike ukuvuka komphakathi, uNkulunkulu uvame ukuvusa abanxusi abafihliwe. Ngaphambi kokuba imiphakathi ishintshe, izinhliziyo ziyaphuka futhi zikhale ngasese.
Lena inhliziyo entsha esiyithandazele—inhliziyo ethambile ngokwanele ukuzwa lokho okushukumisa inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu.
Kuleli sonto, kwangathi uNkulunkulu anganinika umusa wokudabula izinhliziyo zenu ngokuphenduka okujulile futhi niphendukele kuYe ngeqiniso, futhi kwangathi anganiholela ekunxuseni nasekukhaleni kwangempela, nihlanganyele noJesu ekunxuseleni kwakhe izizwe.
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo oyifundayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda uSuku 8 namuhla.
Usuku 8 - Buyela Kimi
“Kepha namanje,” kusho uJehova, “buyelani kimi ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu, ngokuzila ukudla, nangokukhala, nangokulila; niklebhule izinhliziyo zenu, hhayi izingubo zenu.” (Joweli 2:12-13a)
Ukuzindla Kosuku
Umbhalo usibonisa ukuthi indlela esiphenduka ngayo ezindleleni zethu ezimbi iwukubuyela kuNkulunkulu kuqala. Ukubuyela Kuye yikho okusiletha ekuphendukeni kwangempela. Ukuphenduka kungaphezu kokuvuma kwangaphandle; kuyinhliziyo ephukile phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngoba siphendukele kuYe ngokuphelele. Njengoba sisondela, siqala ukudabuka ngesono sethu, ukungalaleli, kanye nobuthakathaka benhliziyo. Lokhu kusenza singagcini nje ngokuvuma isimo sethu, kodwa futhi nokulila nokulila ngaso, siphenduke ngempela, futhi sishiye noma yini emdabukisayo.
Ukuphenduka akukhona nje ukuhlala siqaphela isono; kumayelana nokuba nombono kaNkulunkulu—ukuguqula izinhliziyo zethu zibheke kuBaba ngokuphelele futhi zisuke ezithombeni ezimpilweni zethu (1 Thesalonika 1:9). UmBhalo uhlanganisa ukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu nokuphenduka esonweni: “Ngakho-ke phendukani, nibuye,” ukuze izono zisulwe futhi “izikhathi zokuqabuleka zivela ebusweni beNkosi” (IzEnzo 3:19-20). “Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, naye uzosondela kini,” kuyilapho ivesi elifanayo lisiyala ukuba sihlanze izandla zethu futhi sihlanze izinhliziyo zethu (Jakobe 4:8). Asinqobi isono ngokuhlala sigxile kuso, kodwa ngokuphendukela kuJesu nokuvumela iqiniso laKhe, ubungcwele, kanye nokuba khona kwaso kusiguqule. Ukuphenduka kweqiniso kusenza sizizwele kokubili isono esingaphakathi kithi kanye nesono nokuhlupheka okusizungezile.
Ukufudumeza akukhona ukungabikho kwemisebenzi yenkolo. Kungathinta noma iyiphi indawo endleleni yethu lapho siwele khona othandweni nasekuzinikeleni esasinakho ngaye. Kuwukuwohloka kothando kancane kancane—inhliziyo ebuthakathaka eqhubeka nokukhonza ingasashisi ngenxa kaJesu. Njengebandla laseLawodikeya, sidinga uJesu ukuba asinike “umuthi wokugcoba amehlo enu, ukuze nibone” (IsAmbulo 3:18). Lapho uMoya wembula ukuthi siwele kude kangakanani, uveza ukuphenduka ngoba siyaqaphela isimo sethu sangempela. UJesu wathi, “Ulilahlile uthando owawunalo ekuqaleni,” futhi wayala, “Ngakho-ke khumbula lapho uwe khona; phenduka, wenze imisebenzi owawuyenza ekuqaleni” (IsAmbulo 2:4-5).
“Babusisiwe abalambele futhi bomele ukulunga, ngoba bayosuthiswa” (Mathewu 5:6). Ukuphenduka kwangempela kuveza indlala nokomela ukulunga—ukuba ngcwele nokulunga kuNkulunkulu, hhayi nje ukumkhonza ngaphandle noma ukuzizwa ushukunyiswe ngokomoya.
UBaba uvumela ukwaneliseka kwethu ukuthi kwehluleke ngakho sizoncika kuYe. Lesi isihawu saKhe esisidonsela emuva. Uma sivuma ukuthi imikhuba yenkolo namandla ethu akukwazi ukusisindisa esonweni nasekunganaki, siyakhala kuYe futhi sihlele kabusha isikhathi sethu, izinsiza, namandla ethu kuJesu. Isidingo sethu esikhulu akusikho umzamo omkhulu; ukuhlangana naye (IHubo 145:18).
Imithandazo
(Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo bese ucela abantu ukuthi baphinde ngemva kwakho)
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngokumelana nobizo lwakho lokubuyela kuWe ngenhliziyo yami yonke.
Ngithethelele ngokukukhonza ngaphandle ngenkathi uthando lwami ngoJesu selunciphile.
Ngixolele ngokuvuma isono ngaphandle kokuphenduka ngeqiniso nokusishiya.
Ngifundise ukudabuka okukuzwisa ubuhlungu futhi ngibe nozwela ngesono sami.
Ngisondeze ubuyisele ukulambela kwami Wena futhi ngifise ukukuthanda ngenhliziyo yami yonke. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, amen.
Umndeni
Baba, thethelela umndeni wethu ngokusuka kuwe nokuvumela uthando lwethu ngoJesu ukuba luphele.
Sithethelele ngokugcina imikhuba yenkolo ngenkathi singanaki ukuba khona kwakho.
Sithethelele ngokubekezelela isono, izikhubekiso, kanye nokunganaki ekhaya lethu.
Fundisa imindeni yethu ukuthi ibuyele kuWe futhi ilahle noma yini ekukhathazayo.
Buyisela uthando lwethu lokuqala futhi wenze ikhaya lethu libe yindawo lapho sifuna futhi sihlangane khona nawe. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, Amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela amabandla ethu ngemisebenzi yangaphandle ngaphandle kokuzinikela ngenhliziyo yonke kuwe.
Thethelela abelusi, abaholi, kanye namakholwa ngokuthukuthela nokunganaki ngokomoya.
Fundisa iSonto Lakho ukuphenduka, ukushiya isono, futhi ukhale ndawonye ngenxa yobukhona Bakho.
Njengoba sibuya, buyisela uthando lwethu lokuqala, ubunye, kanye nokuvuselelwa ukuze kuguqulwe idolobha lethu. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, Amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela iBandla esizweni sethu ngokuzikhukhumeza nokulahlekelwa uthando lokuqala.
Thethelela abaholi bethu ngokufuna udumo nethonya ngaphezu kokuba khona Kwakho.
Fundisa iSonto ukufuna ubukhona bakho ngobunye, ngokuphenduka, nangomthandazo.
Letha ukuphenduka, imvuselelo, kanye nokuguqulwa esizweni njengoba sibuyela kuwe. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, Amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
UJoweli 2:12-13a — “Kepha namanje,” kusho uJehova, “buyelani kimi ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu, ngokuzila ukudla, ngokukhala, nangokulila; niklebhule izinhliziyo zenu hhayi izingubo zenu.”
U-Isaya 55:6-7 - “Funani uJehova esenokutholwa, nimbize eseseduze; omubi makashiye indlela yakhe, nomuntu ongalungile imicabango yakhe, abuyele kuJehova, abe nomusa kuye nakuNkulunkulu wethu, ngokuba uyakwenza ukuthethelela kube kukhulu.”
UHoseya 10:12 - Zihlwanyeleleni ukulunga, nivune uthando oluqinileyo; hlwanyelani umhlabathi wenu ongalinyiwe, ngokuba sekuyisikhathi sokufuna uJehova, aze afike, aninike ukulunga.
IHubo 51:10-12 — Dala kimi inhliziyo ehlanzekile, Nkulunkulu, uvuselele umoya oqinileyo ngaphakathi kwami. Ungangilahli ebusweni bakho, ungasusi uMoya wakho oNgcwele kimi. Buyisela kimi injabulo yensindiso yakho, ungisekele ngomoya ovumayo.
IHubo 80:3 - Sibuyisele, Nkulunkulu; khanyisa ubuso bakho, ukuze sisindiswe!
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo oyifundayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda uSuku 9 kusasa.
Usuku 9 - Ukubuyela Ebukhoneni Bakhe
“Ngakho-ke phendukani, nibuye, ukuze izono zenu zisulwe, ukuze kufike izikhathi zokuqabuleka ezivela ebusweni beNkosi.” (IzEnzo 3:19-20a)
Ukuzindla Kosuku
Ukuphenduka, njengesono, akuyona nje indlela yokuziphatha kwangaphandle kodwa kuyindaba ejulile yenhliziyo. Uma singabuboni ubukhona bukaBaba, kumelwe siqale sibuze ukuthi isono samabomu noma esingaphendukanga simi phakathi kwethu Naye. “Gcina inhliziyo yakho ngokuqapha konke, ngoba kuyo kuphuma imithombo yokuphila” (IzAga 4:23). Uma sivumela uMoya oNgcwele ukuthi afune futhi adalule iqiniso lezinhliziyo zethu, ushintsho lwangempela lungaqala. Ukuvuselelwa kuzalwa kulokhu kuzinikela okujulile nokuphenduka. Kuwo wonke umlando, umlilo wokuvuselelwa ubulokhu uvutha njengoba abantu bakaNkulunkulu bevuma izono zabo obala phambi kwaKhe. “Vumani omunye komunye ngamaphutha enu (ukushelela kwenu, izinyathelo zenu ezingamanga, iziphambeko zenu, izono zenu) futhi nithandazelane, ukuze niphulukiswe futhi nibuyiselwe [emoyeni wengqondo nenhliziyo]” (Jakobe 5:16 AMPC). Lapho ukuphenduka kushisa ngokuziqhenya, ukufihla, kanye nokuzivikela, uthando lokuqala lungagxila enhliziyweni ehlanziwe, ezinikele. Lokhu kungukuqala kokuvuselelwa.
Sivame ukucabanga ngokwenza lokho uNkulunkulu akuvimbile njengesono kakhulu kunokwehluleka ukwenza lokho akuyalile. Kodwa kokubili ukungalaleli, futhi kokubili kuyisono. Kumelwe siphenduke hhayi kuphela ngokubi esikwenzile, kodwa nangokulalela esikugodlile. UmBhalo uthi, “Noma ubani owaziyo okufanele akwenze kodwa ehluleke ukukwenza, kuyisono kuye” (Jakobe 4:17). UJesu usiyala ukuba sishumayele ivangeli, senze abafundi, sinakekele abampofu, sithethelele, siphe ngomusa, futhi sithande omakhelwane bethu. Uma sazi lokho akuyalile noma sazi okulungile, futhi sinethuba lokwenza kanjalo, kodwa sikhethe induduzo, ukwesaba, impahla, noma izinto eziza kuqala kithi esikhundleni salokho, asimane nje sehluleke ukwenza okwanele—senza isono. Lokhu kuba yinto exakile nakakhulu lapho ukungalaleli kwethu kushiya abanye behlupheka noma befa bengamazi uJesu. UJesu wathi, “njengoba ningakwenzanga komunye walaba abancane, anikwenzanga kimi” (Mathewu 25:45). Wabe esexwayisa ngemiphumela yaphakade: “Laba bayakuya ekujezisweni okuphakade, kodwa abalungileyo baye ekuphileni okuphakade” (Mathewu 25:46). Kumelwe sicele uMoya oNgcwele ukuba udalule kokubili izono esizenzile kanye nokulalela esikugodlile, sivumele ukudabuka kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu kusiholele ekuphendukeni nasesenzweni.
Umthandazo onikelwa ngokholo futhi ohlangene nokuphenduka ususa izithiyo ezivimbela imithandazo yethu ukuba izwakale futhi ulungiselela izinhliziyo zethu umsebenzi kaBaba oguqulayo. Umusa kaNkulunkulu uhloselwe ukusiholela ekuphendukeni (KwabaseRoma 2:4). Njengoba uMoya usiholela ekuphendukeni esonweni, sigijimela kuBaba ngenhliziyo yonke. Ukuphenduka kususa lokho okuvimbela ubudlelwano bethu naye futhi kubuyisela ukusondelana naye.
UBaba uthola ukukhala kokuphelelwa yithemba kwenhliziyo ethobekile ngokuphenduka okuqotho nomthandazo. Uyasiyala ukuba siphenduke, kodwa futhi ngomusa usinika isipho sokuphenduka. Kodwa kumelwe sikhethe ukusabela—ukubuyela kuYe futhi sishiye isono ngemuva. Njengoba siphenduka, sithola izikhathi zokuqabuleka phambi kwaKhe kanye nokusondelana okujulile naLowo osithandayo.
Imithandazo
(Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo bese ucela abantu ukuthi baphinde ngemva kwakho)
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngokumelana nobizo lwakho lokuphenduka nokubuyela kuWe ngenhliziyo yonke.
Ngixolele ngokwazi lokho okuyalile nokukhetha izinto eziza kuqala kimi esikhundleni salokho.
Ngithethelele ngokunganaki ukwabelana ngevangeli nokusiza labo obabeke phambi kwami.
Ngifundise ukuqaphela wonke amathuba okulalela Wena futhi ngiphendule ngaphandle kokulibala.
Ngiphe umusa wokuphenduka, ukuyeka isono, nokulalela noma yini oyicela kimi. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, amen.
Umndeni
Baba, thethelela umndeni wethu ngokulibazisa ukuphenduka nokumelana nokuqiniseka Kwakho.
Sithethelele ngokukhetha induduzo nezinto zethu ngaphezu kwezidingo zabanye.
Sithethelele ngamathuba esiwaphuthelwe ukwabelana ngevangeli nokukhonza abanye.
Fundisa umndeni wethu ukuqaphela imiyalo Yakho futhi uphendule ndawonye ngokulalela.
Nika umndeni wethu umusa wokuphenduka, ukulalela Wena, nokuqabuleka phambi kwakho. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela amabandla ethu ngokumelana nokuphenduka nokunganaki imiyalo yakho.
Sithethelele ngokwehluleka ukushumayela ivangeli nokunakekela abaswele.
Fundisa iSonto Lakho ukuqaphela wonke amathuba okulalela nokuphendula ngaphandle kokulibala.
Letha ukuphenduka, ukulalela, uzwelo, kanye nokuvuselelwa edolobheni lethu. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, Amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela iBandla esizweni sethu ngokumelana nokuphenduka nokungalaleli iZwi lakho.
Sithethelele ngokunganaki abalahlekile, abampofu, nalabo osibizele ukuba sibakhonze.
Fundisa iSonto Lakho ukuphenduka, ukumemezela ivangeli, ukupha ngomusa, nokulalela imiyalo Yakho.
Letha ukuphenduka, ukulalela, imvuselelo, kanye nokuguqulwa kulo lonke izwe lethu. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
IzEnzo 3:19–20a — “Ngakho-ke phendukani, nibuye, ukuze izono zenu zisulwe, ukuze kufike izikhathi zokuqabuleka ezivela ebusweni beNkosi.”
UJakobe 4:17 - "Ngakho-ke noma ngubani owaziyo okulungile okufanele akwenze kodwa angakwenzi, kuyisono kuye."
IzAga 28:13 - "Ofihla iziphambeko zakhe akayikuphumelela, kepha ozivumayo azishiye uyakuthola isihe."
1 Johane 1:9 — “Uma sizivuma izono zethu, uthembekile futhi ulungile ukuba asithethelele izono zethu futhi asihlanze kukho konke ukungalungi.”
IHubo 51:17 - "Imihlatshelo kaNkulunkulu ingumoya ophukile; inhliziyo ephukile nedabukileyo, Nkulunkulu, awuyikuyidelela."
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo oyifundayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda usuku lwe-10 kusasa.
Usuku lwe-10 - Ubani Omthandayo?
“Ningawuthandi umhlaba nezinto ezisezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda umhlaba, uthando lukaBaba alukho kuye.” (1 Johane 2:15)
Ukuzindla Kosuku
Ukuthanda izwe kungenye yezono ezibekezelelwa kakhulu yiSonto, kodwa uNkulunkulu ukubheka njengokuphinga okungokomoya. “Ningawuthandi umhlaba nezinto ezisezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda umhlaba, uthando lukaBaba alukho kuye” (1 Johane 2:15). ImiBhalo iyaqhubeka ithi: “Nina bantu abaphingayo! Anazi yini ukuthi ubungane nezwe buwubutha noNkulunkulu?” Noma ubani okhetha ubungane nezwe “uzenza isitha sikaNkulunkulu” (Jakobe 4:4). Asikwazi ukunikela ngezinhliziyo zethu ezweni futhi silindele ukujabulela ukusondelana noBaba. Lokho esivame ukukuthethelela njengokujabula okungenangozi, induduzo, ukuzijabulisa, noma impumelelo kungaba ukweba uthando nokuzinikela okungokwakhe.
Iningi lethu cishe licabanga ukuthi, “Kodwa angilithandi izwe.” Impilo yethu yembula lokho izindebe zethu ezingase zikuphike. UJesu wathi, “Ngokuba lapho kukhona ingcebo yakho, yilapho nenhliziyo yakho izoba khona” (Mathewu 6:21). Lokho esikuthandayo kwembulwa yilapho sichitha khona isikhathi sethu, imali, imicabango, ukunaka, nezifiso zethu. Uma isikhathi sethu esiningi samahhala singesezinkundleni zokuxhumana, ithelevishini, ezokuzijabulisa, izinto esizithandayo, nezinye izinto zaleli zwe, kuyilapho uJesu ethola okusele, lokho kwembulani? Uma imali yethu eyengeziwe iqhubeka nokuthenga izinto esingazidingi kuyilapho abampofu, abafelokazi, izintandane, kanye nomsebenzi woMbuso waKhe bethola okuncane, iphi ingcebo yethu? Uma izingqondo zethu zigxile ezintweni zasemhlabeni kuyilapho singavamile ukuzindla ngoJesu noMbuso waKhe, iphi uthando lwethu? “Bekani izingqondo zenu ezintweni zaphezulu, hhayi ezintweni zasemhlabeni” (Kolose 3:2).
Imiphumela iyalimaza kakhulu. UJesu waxwayisa ngokuthi “izinkathazo nengcebo nezinjabulo zokuphila” kungaminyanisa iZwi kuze kube yilapho izithelo zalo zingavuthi (Luka 8:14). Umbhalo uxwayisa ngalabo ababa “abathandi benjabulo kunokuba abathandi bakaNkulunkulu” (2 Thimothewu 3:4). Inkinga akukhona ukuthi sinazo noma siyakujabulela yini izinto zaleli zwe, kodwa ukuthi izwe liphethe izinhliziyo zethu.
Kumelwe siyeke ukuphatha ubuzwe njengesono esincane. UNkulunkulu ubiza ubungane nezwe ngokuthi ukuphinga futhi uthi kusenza izitha Zakhe. Impendulo Yakhe ezinhliziyweni ezihlukene ayiyona into engavamile: “Hlanzani izinhliziyo zenu, nina eninhliziyombili… Yibani lusizi, nilile, nikhale” (Jakobe 4:8-9). Kufanele siklebhule izinhliziyo zethu phambi kukaBaba, silile kakhulu ngothando esilunike omunye, futhi siphenduke kuzo zonke izindlela esikhethe ngazo izwe kunaye.
Izwe nakho konke elisinika kona kuyadlula, “kepha owenza intando kaNkulunkulu uhlala kuze kube phakade” (1 Johane 2:17). UBaba usibiza ukuba siphume ekuphingeni ngokomoya sibuyele othandweni oluphelele. Njengoba siphenduka ezweni futhi sibuyela kuJesu njengothando lwethu lokuqala, singaphinde sinike uBaba uthando oluphelele alufanele futhi sizizwele ukugcwala kothando Lwakhe.
Ubani Omthanda Kakhulu? — Ividiyo
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi ubukele le vidiyo emfushane yemizuzu emine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA7NHWkMAjg
Imithandazo
(Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo bese ucela abantu ukuthi baphinde ngemva kwakho)
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngokuthanda umhlaba nezinjabulo zawo ngaphezu kokuthi mina ngikuthandile.
Ngixolele ngokunikela ngesikhathi sami, imali, imicabango, kanye nezifiso zami ezintweni eziphikisana nawe.
Ngithethelele ngokufuna induduzo, ukuzijabulisa, kanye nempahla ngaphezu koMbuso Wakho.
Ngifundise ukwazisa uJesu ngaphezu kwakho konke okunganikezwa yileli zwe.
Hlanza inhliziyo yami othandweni oluhlukene futhi wenze Wena ube yisifiso sami esikhulu. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, amen.
Umndeni
Baba, thethelela umndeni wethu ngokuthanda izinto zaleli zwe ngaphezu kokuba khona kwakho.
Sithethelele ngokusebenzisa okuningi ezifisweni zethu kunakwabampofu kanye noMbuso Wakho.
Sithethelele ngokuvumela ukuzijabulisa nezifiso zezwe ukuthi zisidle isikhathi sethu.
Fundisa imindeni yethu ukufuna uJesu kuqala futhi sibeke izingqondo zethu ezintweni zaphezulu.
Siphe izinhliziyo ezingahlukanisiwe ezikwazisa ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela amabandla ethu ngokuthanda izwe ngenkathi ethi angawakho ngokuphelele.
Thethelela abaholi ngemfundiso yokuchuma engamanga ebangele abantu bakho ukuba bathande umhlaba.
Fundisa iSonto Lakho ukuba lenqabe izinto zezwe futhi limazise uJesu ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye.
Hlanza iBandla Lakho ebuhlotsheni nezwe futhi ubuyisele uthando lwethu lokuqala. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela iBandla esizweni sethu ngokuphishekela impumelelo yezwe esikhundleni soMbuso Wakho.
Thethelela abaholi ngemfundiso yokuchuma engamanga efundise abantu bakho ukuthanda umhlaba.
Fundisa iSonto Lakho ukulahla ubungane nezwe futhi lifune uMbuso Wakho kuqala.
Biza iBandla Lakho liphume ekuphingeni okungokomoya futhi ubuyisele uthando lwethu oluphelele ngawe. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
1 Johane 2:15 — “Ningawuthandi umhlaba nezinto ezisezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda umhlaba, uthando lukaBaba alukho kuye.”
UJakobe 4:4 — “Nina zifebe! Anazi yini ukuthi ubungane nezwe buwubutha noNkulunkulu? Ngakho-ke lowo othanda ukuba ngumngane wezwe uzenza isitha sikaNkulunkulu.”
UJakobe 1:27 - "Ukukholwa okumsulwa nokungangcoliyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu uBaba yilokhu: ukuhambela izintandane nabafelokazi osizini lwabo, nokuzigcina ungangcoliswa yizwe."
KuThithu 2:12 — “Usifundisa ukuba sidele ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu nezinkanuko zezwe, siphile ngokuqonda, nangokulunga, nangokumesaba uNkulunkulu kulesi sikhathi samanje.”
Mathewu 6:24 — “Akakho ongakhonza amakhosi amabili, ngokuba uyozonda enye, athande enye, noma azinikele kwenye, adelele enye. Anikwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu nemali.”
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo oyifundayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda usuku lwe-11 kusasa.
Usuku 11 - Phuma Uhlukane
“Phumani phakathi kwabo, nizahlukanise,” kusho iNkosi. (2 Korinte 6:17)
Ukuzindla Kosuku
Ukulahlekelwa kuka-Israyeli e-Ayi kwakungewona ubuhlakani kodwa kwakungokomoya; ukungalaleli okufihliwe kwabangela ukuba balahlekelwe ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu nesivikelo sakhe. Isivumelwano sephulwa, futhi lokho uNkulunkulu ayekunikele ekubhujisweni kwagcinwa ngasese njengengcebo. Nathi singenza okufanayo, siqakathekisa izinto zomhlaba sengathi zingazanelisa. Ziba yizithombe ezithumba izinhliziyo zethu. Ukuyekethisa okunjalo kubangela ukulahlekelwa ubukhona bakhe futhi kuguqula umthandazo ube umsebenzi ongenanjabulo. Uma siphenduka futhi sisusa lezo zinto, singaphinde sibone ubukhona bukaBaba, umusa, isiqondiso, namandla akhe phakathi kwethu. (Joshuwa 7:11)
“Angisayikuba nani ngaphandle kokuba nichithe phakathi kwenu lokho okunikelwe ekubhujisweni.” (Joshuwa 7:12b)
UBaba ubiza abantu Bakhe ukuba baphile ngokwehlukana, benqaba ukungcola kanye nezindinganiso zezwe elibazungezile. Ukuletha ezimpilweni zethu lokho akugwebile kuyingozi. Ukubambelela kulokho uNkulunkulu akulahlayo kubeka amakhaya ethu, imindeni, kanye nezinhliziyo zethu engozini; ubungcwele busigcina siseduze Naye futhi singaphansi komusa Wakhe.
Ukuphenduka kumelwe kufinyelele ngale kwezinhliziyo zethu kulokho esikuvumelayo kungene endaweni esizungezile. Sicela uBaba ukuba asisize sihlanze amakhaya ethu, izindawo zokusebenza, kanye nezinto zethu ezikubheka njengokungengcwele: ama-movie, imidlalo yevidiyo, izincwadi, umculo, noma yini emelela ukuziphatha okubi, ukukhonza izithombe, noma ukuchithwa kwegazi, noma iletha noma yiliphi ithonya elibi ezimpilweni zethu. Uma sikhetha ukubuka noma ukubuka into equkethe ngisho nento eyodwa embi, siyona. “Angiyikubeka into embi phambi kwamehlo ami” (IHubo 101:3). Uma silangazelela ukuba khona Kwakhe okubonakalayo, kumelwe sisuse okudabukisa uMoya Wakhe. Amakhaya ethu kufanele abe yizindawo ezibekelwe ukuba khona Kwakhe, ukuthula, nenkazimulo.
Ngezinye izikhathi, ukuphenduka kungadinga ukuthi singagcini nje ngokugwema okuthile kodwa sikususe ngokuphelele ukuze kungabe kusaba yisikhubekiso kithi noma kwabanye. Ukuhlanzwa okunjalo kuyisenzo sokuphenduka esisilungiselela ukuhamba ngobungcwele.
Ukuphenduka kwangempela akusikho nje imizwa noma umthandazo kodwa kuyisenzo esinqumayo sentando yokuphenduka esonweni siye kuBaba. Ubiza abantwana Bakhe ukuba bahlukanise zonke izibopho nalokho okudabukisa ubukhona Bakhe futhi okuhlambalaza ubungcwele Bakhe, futhi bahambe ngendlela ehlukile. Ukuphenduka kwangempela kushisa amabhuloho abuyele ezifisweni ezindala ukuze sihlale njalo phambi Kwakhe. Njengoba uPawulu eshilo, “Ngashumayela ukuthi baphenduke futhi baphendukele kuNkulunkulu futhi babonise ukuphenduka kwabo ngezenzo zabo” (IzEnzo 26:20).
Imithandazo
(Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo bese ucela abantu ukuthi baphinde ngemva kwakho)
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngokufihla isono nokubambelela kulokho okubize ngokuthi kungcolile.
Ngixoleleni ngokuyekethisa okungenza ngingakwazi ukuqiniseka futhi okungibizela ukunqotshwa empilweni yami.
Ngixoleleni ngokubuka noma ukugcina noma yini ebeka ububi phambi kwamehlo ami.
Ngifundise ukususa okudabukisa uMoya Wakho bese ngiphila impilo ehlukaniselwe Wena.
Ngiphe umusa wokuphenduka ngokuphelele esonweni ngihambe ngobungcwele. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, amen.
Umndeni
Baba, thethelela umndeni wethu ngokugcina amathonya abangela ubuhlungu uMoya Wakho emakhaya ethu.
Sithethelele ngokukhetha ukuzijabulisa nenjabulo okubeka ububi phambi kwamehlo ethu.
Sithethelele ngokufihla isono nokwehluleka ukuvuma izono zethu komunye nomunye.
Sifundise ukuhlanza ikhaya lethu futhi siligcwalise ngomthandazo, ukuthula, neqiniso.
Nikeza umndeni wethu umusa wokuvikela ubungcwele bezimpilo zethu kanye nekhaya ndawonye. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela amabandla ethu ngokubekezelela izinto zezwe nokuthethelela ukuyekethisa.
Thethelela abaholi abavumela ukungcola ekukhulekeleni futhi abanezinhliziyo ezifisa ukunconywa.
Fundisa iSonto Lakho edolobheni lethu ukuthi lidalule isono esifihliwe futhi lihambe ngokwesaba okunenhlonipho.
Khulula umusa wokubuyisela ubungcwele nobumsulwa kuwo wonke amabandla. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela iBandla esizweni sethu ngokuxubana namasiko nokulahlekelwa ukukholwa.
Thethelela izikhonzi ezinganaki isono futhi zifune umusa kubantu esikhundleni sakho.
Fundisa iSonto esizweni sethu ukuhlanza ama-altare nokubuyela ekuphileni okungcwele.
Veza zonke izono ezifihliwe futhi ukhulule umusa wokuphenduka nokuvuselelwa. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
2 KwabaseKhorinte 6:17 - “Ngakho-ke phumani phakathi kwabo, nahlukane nabo, isho iNkosi, ningathinti okungcolileyo; khona-ke ngiyakunamukela.”
Kwabase-Efesu 5:11-12 — “Ningahlanganyeli emisebenzini yobumnyama engenazithelo, kodwa kunalokho yidaluleni. Ngokuba kuyihlazo ngisho nokukhuluma ngezinto abazenzayo ngasese.”
2 Thimothewu 2:21 - "Ngakho-ke uma umuntu ezihlanza kulokho okungahloniphekile, uyakuba yisitsha sokusetshenziswa okuhloniphekile, esingcwelisiwe, esiwusizo kumninindlu, esilungele yonke imisebenzi emihle."
IHubo 24:3-4 — “Ngubani oyakukhuphukela entabeni kaJehova? Ngubani oyakuma endaweni yakhe engcwele na? Lowo onezandla ezihlanzekile nenhliziyo ehlanzekileyo, ongaphakamiseli umphefumulo wakhe kokungamanga nongafungi ngenkohliso.”
KwabaseRoma 12:9 — “Uthando malube qotho. Yenyanya okubi; bambelela kokuhle.”
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo oyifundayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda usuku lwe-12 kusasa.
Usuku 12 - Ukukhonza izithombe
“Wathi kimi, ‘Ndodana yomuntu, uyabona yini abakwenzayo, izinengiso ezinkulu indlu ka-Israyeli ezenzayo lapha, ukungixosha kude nendlu yami engcwele na?’” (Hezekeli 8:6)
Ukuzindla Kosuku
UJuda wayesewele kakhulu ekonakaleni kangangokuthi ngisho nabadala bakhona babekhonza izithombe ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo sethempeli, kanti abanye babe nesibindi sokukhulekela ilanga ngaphakathi kwethempeli leNkosi. Ukukhonza kwabo izithombe kwangcolisa indawo engcwele yaKhe, kwavusa usizi nokwahlulela kwaKhe. UNkulunkulu wasusa inkazimulo yaKhe, kuqala ethempelini wabe esesuka edolobheni ngokwalo. Nathi singadabuka ukuba khona kwaKhe lapho sigcina izithombe ezinhliziyweni zethu, sithanda izinto zezwe, futhi sibekezelela noma sithethelela isono. UBaba ufisa ukuhlala phakathi kwabantu baKhe—ezimpilweni zethu, emakhaya ethu, emasontweni nasemadolobheni. Lapho ukuba khona kwaKhe kuvinjelwa yisono sethu, kumelwe sithathe umthwalo wemfanelo kunokumsola.
Ukukhonza izithombe kuyadabukisa futhi kuvimbele ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu obubonakalayo. KuHezekeli 8-11, inkazimulo yeNkosi yabonakala isuka ethempelini Layo ngenxa yesono esiqhubekayo, esingaphenduki. Kodwa ukuhoxa Kwayo kwakungekona ukushiywa kodwa kwakuyisihe, okuvumela abantu Bayo ukuba bezwe ubuze babantu ababakhethile esikhundleni sabo nokubabiza ukuba babuyele Kuyo ngezinhliziyo ezingahlukani.
Ukukhonza izithombe akugcini nje ekukhothameni phambi kwesithombe. UNkulunkulu watshela uHezekeli ukuthi abantu bakhe “bafake izithombe zabo ezinhliziyweni zabo” (Hezekeli 14:3). ITestamente Elisha lenza lokhu kube yinto yomuntu siqu nakakhulu: UPawulu ubiza ukuhaha ngokuthi “ukukhonza izithombe” (Kolose 3:5). UJesu wathi, “Ngokuba lapho kukhona ingcebo yakho, yilapho nenhliziyo yakho izoba khona” (Mathewu 6:21), futhi waxwayisa, “Anikwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu nemali” (Mathewu 6:24). Igama elihunyushwe ngokuthi “khonza” lisho ukuba yisigqila, ukuzithoba, noma ukuzinikela enkosini. Noma yini esiyifisayo, esiyigcinayo, esithembele kuyo, noma esiyithanda ngaphezu kukaBaba ingaba isithombe senhliziyo. Lezi zithombe ezifihliwe azinawo umthelela omkhulu ngoba akekho omunye ongazibona. Zincintisana ngothando, ukwethembana, ukuzinikela, kanye nokukhulekela okungokukaNkulunkulu kuphela.
UPawulu uletha lesi sixwayiso ngqo kwabakholwayo: “Linakuvumelana kuni ithempeli likaNkulunkulu nezithombe? Ngoba thina siyithempeli likaNkulunkulu ophilayo” (2 Korinte 6:16). Lokhu akusikho nje ukubizelwa ekuhlanzekeni, kodwa ukuba yingxenye yenhliziyo yonke: uBaba ufisa abantu abangabakhe bodwa.
Ukukhonza izithombe ekugcineni kuwuthando oluhlukene phakathi. UJakobe usinika lesi sixwayiso esibalulekile: “Anazi yini ukuthi ubungane nezwe buwubutha noNkulunkulu? Ngakho-ke noma ngubani ofuna ukuba ngumngane wezwe uzenza isitha sikaNkulunkulu” (Jakobe 4:4). UBaba usibiza ukuba sihlephule zonke izithombe, sibuyele kuYe ngezinhliziyo ezingahlukani, futhi simnike uthando nokumkhulekela okungokwakhe yedwa.
Imithandazo
(Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo bese ucela abantu ukuthi baphinde ngemva kwakho)
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngazo zonke izithombe ezifihliwe enhliziyweni yami nangokuthanda noma yini engaphezu kwakho.
Ngithethelele ngokwazisa impumelelo, impahla, noma ukuvunyelwa ngaphezu kokuba khona Kwakho.
Ngithethelele ngokuthethelela isono kanye nezaba engizenzayo zokungalaleli Wena.
Ngifundise ukuqaphela zonke izithombe enhliziyweni yami futhi ngikubuyisele endaweni yakho efanele empilweni yami.
Ngiphe umusa wokulahla izithombe ngiphile njengendawo yakho engcwele. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, amen.
Umndeni
Baba, thethelela umndeni wethu ngokuphakamisa induduzo nokuzijabulisa ngaphezu kokuzinikela kuwe.
Sithethelele ngokubekezelela kwethu ithonya lezwe elisimboza ekuboneni inkazimulo Yakho.
Sithethelele ngezinhliziyo ezihlukene ezigcina ingcebo ngaphezu kokuba khona kwakho.
Fundisa imindeni yethu ukukuhlonipha ngobunye, sihlukanise ikhaya lethu njengendawo yakho yokuhlala.
Siphe amandla okukuthanda ngaphezu kwakho konke nokubonakalisa ubungcwele bakho. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela amasonto ethu ngokuvumela ukuqhosha, isikhundla, kanye nokuzibusa kube yizithixo.
Thethelela abaholi abafuna udumo lwabantu esikhundleni sokuthwala ukwesaba iNkosi.
Fundisa iSonto Lakho ukudalula izithombe ezifihliwe futhi likhulekele Wena wedwa.
Siphe umusa wokubuyisela ukukhulekela kweqiniso futhi siphinde sibambe ubukhona bakho. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela amabandla esizwe ngokukhothamela ithonya, ukuthandwa, kanye nengcebo.
Sithethelele ngokuphakamisa isiko ngaphezu kokuqiniseka, kanye nokuchuma nenduduzo ngaphezu kobungcwele.
Fundisa abefundisi namakholwa ukukuhlonipha nokuqapha ubumsulwa beqiniso lakho.
Nika lesi sizwe umusa wokushiya zonke izithombe siphakamise futhi sikhulekele igama lakho lodwa. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
UDuteronomi 6:5 - “Wothanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onke amandla akho.”
UHezekeli 14:3 — “Ndodana yomuntu, laba bantu bafake izithombe zabo ezinhliziyweni zabo, babeka isikhubekiso sobubi babo phambi kobuso babo.”
UJoshuwa 24:23 - “Lahlani onkulunkulu bezizwe abaphakathi kwenu, nithobele izinhliziyo zenu kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.”
1 Samuweli 7:3 - “Uma nibuyela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu, susani onkulunkulu bezinye izizwe kanye no-Ashitaroti phakathi kwenu, niqondise izinhliziyo zenu kuJehova, nimkhonze yena yedwa.”
1 KwabaseKhorinte 10:14 — “Ngakho-ke, bathandekayo bami, balekelani ukukhonza izithombe.”
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo oyifundayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda uSuku lwe-13 kusasa.
Usuku 13 - Ukuziphatha okubi
“Kepha ubufebe nakho konke ukungcola noma ukuhaha makungaphathwa nangegama phakathi kwenu, njengoba kufanele kwabangcwele… Ngokuba yazini ngalokhu, ukuthi wonke umuntu oyisifebe noma ongcolile, noma ohahayo (okungukuthi, okhonza izithombe), akanalo ifa embusweni kaKristu noNkulunkulu.” (Efesu 5:3, 5 ESV)
Ukuzindla Kosuku
Emhlabeni wonke, imibiko yokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi, ukuziphatha okubi, inkohlakalo, kanye nokukhohlisa iveza isono esingathi sína ngaphakathi kweSonto. UJesu waxwayisa, “Akukho okufihliwe okungeke kwambulwe, noma okufihliwe okungeke kwaziwe” (Luka 12:2). UNkulunkulu uletha isono esifihliwe ekukhanyeni, hhayi nje ukusidalula, kodwa nokubiza iSonto Lakhe libuyele ebungcweleni nasekuphendukeni. Ngisho nokubuka izithombe zobulili ezingcolile njalo sekuvamile kakhulu phakathi kwabantu abazibiza ngamaKristu.
Kodwa ukuziphatha okubi eBandleni kudlulela ngale kwezono esiziqaphela ngokwesiko. Amakholwa amaningi ayekethise iqiniso leBhayibheli ngokwamukela izindinganiso zesiko. Umbhalo ucacisa umthwalo wethu wemfanelo: “Akubona yini labo abangaphakathi kwebandla okufanele nibahlulele?” nokuthi, “Susani umuntu omubi phakathi kwenu” (1 Korinte 5:12-13). IBandla lingawubiza kanjani umhlaba ukuba uphenduke lapho wenqaba ukubhekana nesono sawo? INkosi iyasiyala ukuba “sibe ngcwele kukho konke ukuziphatha kwenu” ngoba ingcwele (1 Petru 1:15-16). Lokhu kudinga umbuzo oqotho: Ingabe ukuthandana kuyamukeleka emehlweni kaNkulunkulu?
Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yawo-1800, enye yezindlela zokuqala zokusebenzisa igama elithi “ukuqomisana” ekuhlanganeni kothando yayihilela amadoda ahlela ukuhlangana nezifebe. Ngaphambi kokuqomisana kwanamuhla, ukuthandana kwakuvame ukuphishekela umshado kunokuthandana ngaphandle kokuzibophezela. Njengoba ukuqomisana kwanda, ukusondelana ngokomzimba kwaba yinto evamile phakathi kwentsha. Okwavela ngaphandle kweSonto manje sekwamukelwa futhi kuyakhuthazwa ngaphakathi kulo, kodwa abazali abaningi, abaholi, kanye namakholwa abavamile ukungabaza le mikhuba.
ISonto kumele libuyisele indinganiso kaNkulunkulu yobumsulwa bobulili. Ukuziphatha okubi kobulili nokungcola “akufanele kuqanjwe ngisho nangegama phakathi kwenu” (Efesu 5:3), futhi kumelwe “sibalekele ubufebe” (1 Korinte 6:18). Kodwa ukuthandana kwenza kube nzima ukugwema inkanuko, futhi uJesu wabiza ukubheka omunye ngenhloso yokukhanuka ukuphinga enhliziyweni (Mathewu 5:28). Amadoda kumele aphathe abesifazane abasebasha “njengodadewenu, ngobumsulwa bonke” (1 Thimothewu 5:2). Ungamanga umfowenu noma udadewenu ezindebeni, wenze ngaye lokho okwenzayo nomuntu othandana naye, noma ube nemicabango yokukhanuka ngaye? Uma kungenjalo, ingabe silalela indinganiso kaNkulunkulu? Ubumsulwa busho ukuvikela imizimba yethu, izinhliziyo, nobudlelwano bethu, hhayi nje ukugwema ucansi ngaphambi komshado.
Ingabe uNkulunkulu ushintshe indinganiso Yakhe, noma ingabe iSonto livumele isiko ukuthi lichaze kabusha ukungcola? UJesu wasola ibandla laseThiyathira ngokubekezelela ukuziphatha okubi ngokobulili futhi waxwayisa labo abakwenzayo ukuba baphenduke noma babhekane nokwahlulelwa (IsAmbulo 2:20-22). Umbhalo uyaxwayisa: “Ningakhohliswa: izifebe, nabakhonza izithombe, neziphingi… abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu” (1 Korinte 6:9-10). Asikwazi ukwenza lokho uNkulunkulu akubiza ngokuthi isono bese sicabanga ukuthi sizongena eMbusweni Wakhe. Kodwa iNkosi iyabajezisa labo abathandayo (Hebheru 12:6). Isiyalo Sakhe sisibizela ekuphendukeni, ebumsulweni, nasekusondeleni Naye.
Imithandazo
(Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo bese ucela abantu ukuthi baphinde ngemva kwakho)
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngazo zonke izifiso, imicabango, noma isenzo esingcolile esingcolisa ithempeli Lakho.
Ngithethelele ngokwenza noma ukubekezelela noma yini iZwi lakho eliyibiza ngokuthi ukuziphatha okubi noma ukungcola.
Ngixolele ngokufihla noma ukuthethelela isono esikhundleni sokusivuma nokusishiya.
Ngifundise ukubalekela ukuziphatha okubi, ngiqaphe inhliziyo yami, futhi ngigcine umzimba wami ungcwele phambi Kwakho.
Ngiphe umusa wokugcina ithempeli lakho lingcwele futhi ngikudumise kukho konke engikwenzayo. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, amen.
Umndeni
Baba, thethelela umndeni wethu ngokubekezelela ukungcola nokwehluleka ukuvikela ikhaya lethu.
Sithethelele ngokuvumela amathonya okuziphatha okubi okonakalisa ubumsulwa emakhaya ethu.
Sithethelele ngokufihla isono noma ukuvikela idumela esikhundleni sokuphishekela ukuphenduka.
Fundisa umndeni wethu ukuthanda iZwi Lakho futhi sihambe ngobumsulwa nobungcwele ndawonye.
Nikeza imindeni yethu umusa wokuphila ngobunye, ukwethembeka, kanye nobumsulwa besivumelwano. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela amabandla ethu ngokumboza isono sobuholi nokubekezelela ukuziphatha okubi.
Sithethelele ngokuvikela idumela esikhundleni sokubhekana nokudalula isono.
Fundisa iSonto Lakho ukubhekana nesono, ukuhamba ngokwesaba okungcwele, nokusekela iZwi Lakho.
Hlanza iBandla Lakho futhi ubuyisele ubufakazi bethu phambi kwalo muzi. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela amasonto ethu ngokuyekethisa iqiniso lakho ukuze athole ukwamukelwa ngamasiko.
Sithethelele ngokubekezelela ukuziphatha okubi, ubugovu, inkohlakalo kanye nokukhohlisa ngaphakathi kweBandla Lakho.
Fundisa iSonto Lakho ukusekela ubungcwele ngisho noma ukubhekana nesono kusilahlekisela amalungu.
Hlanza iBandla Lakho futhi usinike isibindi sokubiza isizwe sethu ekuphendukeni nasebungcweleni. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
KwabaseThesalonika 4:3-4 - “Ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu, ukungcweliswa kwenu, ukuba nidede ebufebeni; ukuba yilowo nalowo kini azi ukuthi angaphatha kanjani isitsha sakhe ngobungcwele nangokuhlonipha.”
1 KwabaseKorinte 6:18-20 – “Balekelani ubufebe... anisibo abenu; nathengwa ngentengo. Ngakho-ke dumisani uNkulunkulu emizimbeni yenu.”
Kwabase-Efesu 5:3 - “Kodwa phakathi kwenu makungabikho ngisho nokuncane ukuphinga, noma ukungcola noma ubugovu, ngoba lokhu akufanele kwabangcwele bakaNkulunkulu.”
IHubo 51:10 - "Dala kimi inhliziyo ehlanzekile, Nkulunkulu, uvuselele umoya oqinileyo ngaphakathi kwami."
2 Thimothewu 2:22 - "Balekela izifiso ezimbi zobusha, uphishekele ukulunga, ukholo, uthando nokuthula."
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo oyifundayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda usuku lwe-14 kusasa.
Usuku 14 - Ubudlova Nokuchithwa Kwegazi
“Kukhona ukufunga, ukuqamba amanga, ukubulala, ukweba, nokuphinga; bephula yonke imingcele, futhi igazi lilandela igazi. Ngakho-ke izwe liyalila, nabo bonke abahlala kulo bayadangala…” (Hoseya 4:2-3)
Ukuzindla Kosuku
UNkulunkulu akawunaki ubudlova nokuchitheka kwegazi; ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela ukuhoxiswa kobukhona Bakhe. Igazi elichithekile liyakhala Kuye lisuka emhlabathini licela ubulungiswa (Genesise 4:10). Umbhalo uxwayisa ngokuthi “igazi lingcolisa izwe” (Numeri 35:33), futhi uloba ukuthi igazi elingenacala lingcolisa kanjani izwe lakwa-Israyeli (IHubo 106:38). Ngakho-ke ubudlova nokuchitheka kwegazi akuzona nje izinkinga zomphakathi; zithwala imiphumela engokomoya okufanele ishukumisele abantu bakaNkulunkulu ekuphendukeni. UJesu uthatha ukubulala enhliziyweni, exwayisa ngokuthi intukuthelo yesono kumfowethu nayo isenza sibe necala lokwahlulelwa (Mathewu 5:21-22). Ubudlova ezweni lakithi kufanele busenze sizihlole futhi siphenduke—hhayi nje ngenxa yokuchitheka kwegazi okusizungezile, kodwa ngenxa yentukuthelo, inzondo, ubudlova, nobumnyama esibubekezelela ezinhliziyweni zethu, ezimpilweni zethu, nasemakhaya ethu.
Sitshala isikhathi sethu nemali yethu enkohlakalweni esiyilahlayo. Ngokuzijabulisa, singasekela ubudlova, imilingo, ukuziphatha okubi, ukuchithwa kwegazi, nobumnyama ngaphandle kokuqaphela. Kodwa imiBhalo iyasiyala ukuba “singahlanganyeli emisebenzini yobumnyama engenazithelo” (Efesu 5:11). Lokho okwakusizwisa ubuhlungu manje kuyasijabulisa. Siphakamisa amazwi ethu ngokumelene nokungabi nabulungisa, kodwa sixhasa ngokuthula futhi sikunike amandla. ImiBhalo iyaxwayisa, “Ningalingisi leli zwe” (Roma 12:2), kodwa sesifana kakhulu nesiko kangangokuthi asisaqapheli imikhuba yalo eminingi njengesono ngakho-ke asiphenduki. Lokhu kunika amandla ubumnyama lapho kufanele sikhulule khona ukukhanya kukaKristu. INkosi isibiza ukuba siphenduke kulokho okungcolisa imiphefumulo yethu. “Iso liyisibani somzimba.… Kodwa uma iso lakho lilibi, umzimba wakho wonke uzogcwala ubumnyama…” (Mathewu 6:22–23) “Angiyikubeka lutho olubi phambi kwamehlo ami” (IHubo 101:3a).
Emadolobheni nasemiphakathini, usizi lulenga emoyeni njengentuthu. Imizi igcwele ukukhala, usizi, nokwesaba; imindeni iyaphela, futhi izinhliziyo ziyaphela njengoba ubumnyama busakazeka bungalawulwa, izikhathi eziningi buqiniswa yisono sethu. Ngezinye izikhathi lezi zinhlekelele zingaba imiphumela yabantu bakaNkulunkulu abashiya izindlela zaKhe. Isimo sezindawo zethu kanye namadolobha singadalula isimo sangempela esingokomoya seBandla. Silangazelela ukubona inkazimulo yaKhe emasontweni nasemiphakathini yethu. Ngisho namanje, uNkulunkulu ubiza abantu baKhe ukuba bazithobe, bafune ubuso baKhe, futhi baphenduke ezindleleni zabo ezimbi. Uma sifuna aphulukise izwe lethu, kumelwe senze ingxenye yethu:
“Uma abantu bami ababizwa ngegama lami bezithoba, bathandaze, bafune ubuso bami, baphenduke ezindleleni zabo ezimbi, ngiyakuzwa ezulwini, ngibathethelele isono sabo, ngiphilise izwe labo. Manje amehlo ami ayakuvuleka, izindlebe zami zilalele umkhuleko owenziwa kule ndawo…” (2 IziKronike 7:14-15)
Impendulo yobumnyama obusizungezile iqala ngokuphenduka phakathi kwethu. Njengoba siphenduka kulokho okudabukisa uBaba futhi sibuyela kuYe, kwangathi izimpilo zethu, amakhaya, amasonto, kanye nemiphakathi yethu kungaphinde kubonise ukukhanya kwaKhe, ubungcwele, kanye nokuba khona kwakhe.
Imithandazo
(Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo bese ucela abantu ukuthi baphinde ngemva kwakho)
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngazo zonke izindlela engibekezelele ngazo ubudlova nokuchitheka kwegazi empilweni yami.
Ngixoleleni ngokujabulela ukuzijabulisa okukhazimulisa isono futhi okuthuntubeza inhliziyo yami.
Ngixoleleni ngokulahla ubumnyama obungizungezile ngenkathi ngibekezelela ubumnyama empilweni yami.
Ngifundise ukwazisa impilo, ukuthanda ukuthula, nokuhamba ngobumsulwa nobubele nsuku zonke.
Ngiphe umusa wokukhulula ukukhanya kwakho lapho ubumnyama bufuna ukubusa khona esizukulwaneni sami. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, amen.
Umndeni
Baba, thethelela umndeni wethu ngokubekezelela amathonya amabi nobumnyama ngaphakathi ekhaya lethu.
Sithethelele ngokwehluleka ukuvikela izinhliziyo zezingane zethu ezindabeni ezigubha isono.
Sithethelele ngokwehluleka ukuthandazela umphakathi wethu kanye nalabo abahluphekayo kuwo.
Fundisa indlu yethu ukukuhlonipha, ukuvikela iqiniso, nokuphila njengabantu abenza ukuthula.
Nikeza imindeni yethu amandla okuba ubufakazi bobumsulwa nomusa kulabo abasizungezile. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela iBandla Lakho kuleli dolobha ngokubekezelela ukuchitheka kwegazi nokungabi nabulungisa phakathi kwethu.
Sithethelele ngokuvikela isithombe nenduduzo esikhundleni sokubhekana nesono nobudlova.
Sifundise ukuhamba ngokwesaba okungcwele, sivikele impilo futhi simemezele iqiniso ngaphandle kokuyekethisa.
Buyisela ubukhona bakho njengoba siphenduka, futhi wenze iBandla lakho libe ukukhanya kulo muzi. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela iBandla esizweni sethu ngokuthula njengoba ubudlova busakazeka.
Sithethelele ngokubekezelela inkohlakalo, ukukhipha isisu, kanye nokuchitheka kwegazi elingenacala.
Sifundise ukuphenduka ngokujulile nokuthanda ukulunga kunokwamukelwa ngamasiko.
Njengoba siphenduka, sithethelele izono zethu futhi ulethe ukuphulukiswa ezweni lakithi. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
UHoseya 4:2-3 - “Kukhona ukufunga, ukuqamba amanga, ukubulala, ukweba, nokuphinga; bephula yonke imingcele, futhi igazi lilandela igazi. Ngakho-ke izwe liyalila, nabo bonke abahlala kulo bayadangala…”
U-Isaya 1:16-17 - “Gezani, nihlanzeke; susani ububi bezenzo zenu phambi kwamehlo ami; yekani ukwenza okubi; fundani ukwenza okuhle; funani ubulungisa…”
U-Isaya 59:2-3 - “Kepha ububi benu bunahlukanisile noNkulunkulu wenu, nezono zenu zifihle ubuso bakhe kini… ngokuba izandla zenu zingcolisiwe yigazi…”
U-Isaya 60:18 - “Ubudlova abusayikuzwakala ezweni lakini, incithakalo nokubhujiswa phakathi kwemingcele yakho; uyakubiza izingange zakho ngokuthi iNsindiso, namasango akho ngokuthi iNdumiso.”
2 IziKronike 7:14 - “Uma abantu bami ababizwa ngegama lami bezithoba, bathandaze, bafune ubuso bami, baphenduke ezindleleni zabo ezimbi, ngiyakuzwa ezulwini, ngithethelele isono sabo, ngiphilise izwe labo.”
