Umhlahlandlela Ophelele Wokuzinikezela Wezinsuku Ezingama-21
Kubuyekezwe: Septhemba 16
Siyakwamukela!
Okokuqala, HALALA. Iqiniso lokuthi ufunda lokhu lembula ukunganeliseki okungcwele ngaphakathi kuwe—isililo soshintsho nokuvuselelwa, kanye nenhliziyo evutha uthando ngoJesu, iSonto Lakhe, idolobha lakho, kanye nesizwe sakho. Liphinde lembule into engavamile nenamandla: ukuzimisela ukulalela iZwi likaNkulunkulu nokwenza okuthile ngesikhathi esiphuthumayo. Ungomunye walabo abenqaba ukuma bengenzi lutho ngenkathi ubumnyama busondela—ukhetha ukuphendula.
Iphethini
IBhayibheli nomlando kwenza into eyodwa icace: okuwukuphela komuntu ongaguqula ngempela umuntu, umndeni, isonto, idolobha, noma isizwe—futhi asivikele ekubhujisweni—nguMuntu ofanayo ovusa imvuselelo: UJESU KRISTU. Ngenkathi abaningi belindele uNkulunkulu ukuba alethe imvuselelo noshintsho, usibiza ukuba sisabele. Ufuna insali ezimisele ukuvuka, iphenduke, futhi ilungiselele indlela yomsebenzi wokuguqula afisa ukuwukhulula.
Izisekelo
Ngaphambi kokuba singene shí ezicini ezisebenzayo neziphathelene nezinhlelo zalesi sikhathi sokuzinikezela, sidinga ukuqonda ukuthi KUNGANI kubaluleke kangaka. Sidinga isisekelo esiqinile, esiseBhayibhelini salokho esizokwenza—nalokho esikholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzokwenza.
Okufanele Ukulindele
Inhloso yalezi zinto ukusisiza silalele iZwi, siphenduke, sivuselelwe, sibuyele othandweni lwethu lokuqala, futhi silungiselele iSonto ukuba libe yindawo yokuhlala yobukhona bukaNkulunkulu (Efesu 2:22), ukuze inkazimulo nokuphila Kwakhe kubonakale, okuholela ekusindisweni kwabalahlekile kanye nokuguqulwa kwemiphakathi yethu. Lokhu kuhilela ngempela imikhuba engokomoya njengomthandazo, ukukhulekela, ukuzila ukudla, ubunye, ukubuyisana, ukuphenduka, ukuthethelela, ukuphishekela ubungcwele, kanye nokuphulukiswa—ngokomzwelo, ngokomoya, nangokomzimba.
Lesi sikhathi sokuzinikezela eNkosini, esenziwa ngobunye nabafowethu nodadewethu, singesomuntu siqu nesenkampani. Njengoba sichitha isikhathi phambi kweNkosi, isifiso sethu sokuba khona kwayo sizokhula! Uma sibuyisa indlala yethu ngoNkulunkulu futhi sibuyela kuYe ngokuthobeka nangokulunga, uzosondela kithi ngendlela ebonakalayo. Njengoba ubukhona kanye neqiniso likaJesu libonakala phakathi kwethu, uzoletha ukuphila futhi asenze siphumelele ekufinyeleleni abalahlekile nasekuguquleni imiphakathi yethu, amadolobha kanye nezizwe.
Uma kukhona noma yini kulokhu ongase ungavumelani nakho ngokugcwele—ngokwemfundiso noma ngenye indlela—sicela ngothando ukuthi ungawuchithi wonke umyalezo noma uhoxe ekuhlanganyeleni ngenxa yalokhu kungezwani. Kulesi sikhathi esiphuthumayo, ubunye ngaphansi kobuholi bukaKristu bubaluleke kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili. Sivulelekile engxoxweni futhi sikumema ukuthi usithinte uma kukhona okuphakamisa imibuzo noma ukukhathazeka. Sizibophezele ekuhambeni ngokuthobeka nokuhlala sifundiseka, sifisa njalo ukuvumelanisa izinhliziyo zethu neqiniso leZwi likaNkulunkulu.
Okulindelwe
Uma uqala ukusebenzisa lokho okufundayo lapha, uzokwenza okulandelayo:
Qala ukudiliza izithiyo ezingokomoya ezikuvimbele ekuboneni uthando nokuba khona kukaBaba—bese ungena ezingeni elijulile ekuhambeni kwakho naYe.
Bona impumelelo enkulu emthandazweni bese ubona uNkulunkulu ephendula—ngezinye izikhathi ngisho nangokushesha.
Hola umndeni wakho, isonto, kanye nedolobha lakho ungene kokuhlangenwe nakho kwangempela kokuvuselelwa nokubuyiselwa.
Lokhu kwaziswa kwadalelwa ukuba kucace, kuphelele, futhi kusebenze. ImiBhalo ekhonjiwe ayilona uhlu oluphelele, kodwa iyisibonelo esinamandla—ngasinye sikhomba ezimisweni zeBhayibheli ezibalulekile uNkulunkulu aziqokomisayo kuleli hora. Sincoma kakhulu ukuthi ufunde indinyana ngayinye ngokugcwele nangomongo wayo, uvumele uMoya oNgcwele ukuthi ukhulume nawe mathupha.
Ngaphezu kwakho konke, lokhu kufanele kusebenze njengesibuko. Njengoba ufunda, letha konke phambi kweNkosi ngasese. Mvumele ahlole inhliziyo yakho. Mmeme, njengoba kwenza uDavide, ukuthi adalule noma yini ekuwe emenza azizwe edabukile (IHubo 139:23–24). Futhi isixwayiso: uma kuvela umcabango—“Ubani-bani udinga ngempela ukufunda lokhu”—yeka. Vumela uMoya oNgcwele abhekane nawe kuqala kanye nohlaka olusesweni lakho. Uma ubona noma yiziphi izono noma izindawo zokuyekethisa okukhulunywe ngazo lapha empilweni yakho, ungalibali. Lesi yisikhathi sakho sokuphenduka.
Umhlahlandlela wansuku zonke
Lokhu akuyona into okufanele ifundwe yonke ngesikhathi esisodwa. Kuyinqubo yezinsuku ezingu-21 lapho uBaba, ngoMoya oNgcwele, ezosebenza khona enhliziyweni yakho usuku nosuku. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, sikukhuthaza ukuthi ungafundi kusengaphambili, njengoba ukwenza kanjalo kunciphisa umthelela wayo.
Funda usuku oluhambisanayo kancane. Zithibe ekufundeni kusengaphambili ngosuku olulandelayo. Thandaza imithandazo ngokuzwakalayo futhi uqhubeke uphenduka nganoma yini uBaba ayembulayo. Ngemva kokuphenduka mathupha, yima esikhaleni ngenhliziyo ehlanzekile bese ucela uBaba ukuba athethelele futhi ahlanze iSonto Lakhe kuzo lezo zono ezifanayo. Bese umemezela imiBhalo phezu kwakho, umndeni wakho, iSonto, idolobha lakho, kanye nesizwe sakho. Usuku lonke, qhubeka uzindla ngesihloko futhi ungene ngokujulile ekuphendukeni nasekuthandazeni. Lesi futhi isiqondiso esihle kakhulu ongasisebenzisa emaqenjini amancane esikhathini esingamasonto.
Izisekelo Ezingokomoya
Imiphumela Yesono Sethu Empilweni Yethu Engokomoya
IHubo 24:4 lithi yilabo kuphela abanezandla ezihlanzekile nenhliziyo ehlanzekile abangakhuphukela entabeni yeNkosi. Esivumelwaneni Esisha, “ukukhuphuka intaba” kusho okungaphezu nje komsebenzi wenkolo—kusho ukuzwa emphefumulweni ukuphila okuphakade okuvele kuhleli emoyeni wakho. Kusho ukuhlangana nothando lukaBaba, ubukhona bakhe, imicabango yakhe, kanye nemizwa yakhe ngawe. Kusho ukufinyelela konke uJesu akuthenge esiphambanweni—kodwa okokuqala kubalulekile ukuzalwa kabusha (Johane 3:3)!
Uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi usuzelwe kabusha nokuthi uzoya ezulwini, xhumana nathi. Sifuna ukukukhombisa ukuthi ungazalwa kanjani kabusha.
Embusweni kaNkulunkulu, akukho lutho olungathengwa—konke kwakhokhelwa nguJesu. Njengabantwana bakaBaba wethu waseZulwini, sinokufinyelela kukho konke okungokukaKristu, ngoba siyizindlalifa kanye naye kukho konke (KwabaseRoma 8:17; Kwabase-Efesu 1:3).
Kodwa nansi imfihlakalo: nakuba uMoya oNgcwele uhlala ngaphakathi kithi nomoya wethu uhlangene neNkosi, kungaphakathi kwethu lapho sizwa khona ngobukhona baKhe, uthando, imicabango, kanye nemizwa yakhe ngokwazi. Njengoba sizwa izwi laKhe, simlalela, futhi sivula umnyango wezinhliziyo zethu ngokuphenduka, uKristu uziveza kithi futhi asilethe ebudlelwaneni obujulile naye (1 Korinte 6:17; Efesu 3:16–19; Johane 14:21–23).
Amazwi kaKristu ebandleni laseLawodikeya embula isifiso Sakhe sokubuyiselwa kobudlelwane:
“Bheka, ngimi emnyango ngingqongqoza. Uma umuntu ezwa izwi lami, avule umnyango, ngiyakungena kuye, ngidle naye, naye adle nami” (IsAmbulo 3:20). KumaHubo 24:4, “izandla ezihlanzekile” zibhekisela ezonweni zangaphandle—izenzo, amazwi, nokuziphatha okubonakalayo. “Inhliziyo ehlanzekile” ibhekana nezono zangaphakathi—imicabango, izisusa, imizwa, izahlulelo, kanye nokungathetheleli. 1 Johane 2:15-17 ithi: “Ningawuthandi umhlaba nezinto ezisezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda umhlaba, uthando lukaBaba alukho kuye. Ngokuba konke okusezweni—izifiso zenyama nezifiso zamehlo nokuzidla ngokuphila—akuveli kuBaba, kodwa kuvela ezweni. Izwe liyadlula kanye nezifiso zalo, kodwa owenza intando kaNkulunkulu uhlala kuze kube phakade.” Leli qiniso liyamangaza: lapho uthando lwezwe lugcwalisa izinhliziyo zethu, lususa uthando lwethu ngoBaba futhi lusivimbele ekuboneni ubuhlobo esadalelwa bona (Johane 17:3, 23-24).
Imiphumela Yezono Zethu Ezweni
U-Isaya 24:5 wembula iqiniso elibalulekile: “Umhlaba ungcolisiwe ngabakhileyo kuwo; ngokuba beqile imithetho, baphule izimiso, baphule isivumelwano esiphakade.” IziKronike Zesibili 7:13-15 ziletha amazwi kaNkulunkulu uqobo: “Lapho ngivala izulu ukuba kungabikho mvula, noma ngiyaleza isikhonyane ukuba sidle izwe, noma ngithumela isifo esiwumshayabhuqe phakathi kwabantu bami, uma abantu bami ababizwa ngegama lami bezithoba, bathandaze, bafune ubuso bami, baphenduke ezindleleni zabo ezimbi, ngiyakuzwa ezulwini, ngithethelele isono sabo, ngiphilise izwe labo. Manje amehlo ami ayakuvuleka, nezindlebe zami zilalele umkhuleko owenziwa kule ndawo.”
Kungani uNkulunkulu ebiza abantu baKhe ukuba bazithobe, bathandaze, futhi baphenduke esonweni ngaphambi kokuba bathembise ukuphulukisa izwe labo? Ngoba isimo esingokomoya sabantu bakaNkulunkulu sithinta izwe abaphathiswe lona. Lezi nezinye izindima eziningi zibonisa ukuthi lokho esikubekezelelayo noma esikuvumelayo ezinhliziyweni nasezimpilweni zethu akusithinti thina kuphela—kuthinta isimo esingokomoya esisizungezile. Isono sethu singavimbela uNkulunkulu ekuzweni imithandazo yethu (Isaya 59:2; 2 IziKronike 7:14–15). Isono sethu sithinta izwe, abantu, umkhathi, kanye neqiniso elingokomoya lapho sihlala khona.
UJakobe 3:16 usinika isibonelo esicacile somphumela wesono:
"Ngoba lapho kukhona khona umona nokufuna udumo, kuzoba khona isiyaluyalu nayo yonke imikhuba emibi."
Ezinye izinguqulo nezinkomba ziveza leli qiniso ngokucacile okumangalisayo:
Umona kanye nesifiso sokuvelela → yonke imikhuba emibi
Umona → zonke izinhlobo zobubi
Ukuzikhathalela → yonke into embi
Ukuxabana → ukudideka
Ukuphazamiseka nokuvukela → izenzo ezihlazisayo ngokokuziphatha
Ubugovu → zonke izinhlobo zobubi
Amaqembu kanye nokungezwani → isiphithiphithi, unya.
Iqiniso liwukuthi, ngisho nezono ezifihliwe—njengokungathetheleli, intukuthelo, umona, ukuqhosha, kanye nokuhleba—zivula umnyango wamandla omoya obumnyama. Isono esisibekezelelayo sinikeza indawo yobubi yokusebenza ezimpilweni zethu, emasontweni, nasemadolobheni. Isimo esingokomoya seSonto sivame ukubonakala esimweni semiphakathi yethu. Izinkinga eziningi emadolobheni ethu nasesizweni sethu ziyanda lapho iSonto libekezelela isono futhi lihluleka ukuba usawoti nokukhanya. Lapho iSonto liphenduka futhi libuyela kuNkulunkulu, lithinta imiphakathi yethu futhi limenza akwazi ukusebenza ngathi ngamandla amakhulu ukuze alethe ushintsho emiphakathini yethu nasesizweni sethu.
Kodwa... kunezindaba EZIMANGALISAYO!
Uma sifuna ukubona ushintsho oluhlala njalo—ukuguqulwa komuntu siqu, ukuvuselelwa emindenini yethu, ukuvuka emasontweni ethu, kanye nokuphulukiswa nokuguqulwa emadolobheni ethu—khona-ke sidinga ukubhekana naleli qiniso, sidabule izinhliziyo zethu, silile, sikhale, futhi siphenduke ngokujulile.
Manje Noma Ngeke: Ukukhala Kwezinhliziyo Eziphelele
ISonto alintuli ubuhlakani noma umsebenzi. Sizungezwe ukushumayela okuhle, izinhlelo, izingqungquthela, kanye nemibono emisha. Kodwa akukho nokukodwa kwalokhu okungaletha imvuselelo noma uguquko oluhlala njalo. Iningi lethu liyazi ukuthi lingakhuluma kanjani ngempilo engokomoya ngaphandle kokuyiphila ngempela. Umlilo ovuthayo ngesikhathi senkonzo enamandla uvame ukuphela lapho sibuyela ekuphileni okugcwele ukuxakeka, ukuphazamiseka, nomsindo.
Ngaphansi kwalo msebenzi wonke kukhona ukulangazelela into yangempela nehlala njalo. Eqinisweni, abaningi bethu bakhathele. Ekujuleni kwenhliziyo, siyazi ukuthi kukhona igebe phakathi kwalokho esikushoyo ukuthi siyakukholelwa nendlela esiphila ngayo ngempela. Izinhliziyo zethu zihlala zihlukene phakathi kokuthanda uNkulunkulu nokuthanda izwe. Kodwa uBaba ufisa ukuphulukisa lokhu kuhlukana futhi asibuyisele othandweni oluphelele.
Abaningi babhajwe emjikelezweni ophephile nobikezelwayo wokholo olungabonakali kanye nokuyekethisa ngokomoya. Kodwa uma singasabeli ezwini likaNkulunkulu, ubani ozosabela? Futhi uma kungenjalo manje, khona-ke nini? Kungani singabaza?
Isimemo sokubuyela kuBaba sisibizela ngaphandle kwenduduzo yethu futhi sisuke kukho konke okuhlukanise izinhliziyo zethu futhi kwabuthakatha ukuzinikela kwethu. Kumelwe sihlanze izinhliziyo zethu futhi siphenduke ezindinganisweni zezwe, ngoba asinakuphila njengezwe futhi silandele uJesu ngobuqotho.
Kumelwe sibuyele eqinisweni leZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi simelane nokuyekethisa—hhayi ngenxa yemiphefumulo yethu kuphela, kodwa ngenxa yezwe elidinga ukubona nokuzwa iVangeli leqiniso kunevangeli elihlanekezelwe iningi leSonto elilimemezele futhi lalibonisa.
Inqubo YeBhayibheli Yokulungisa Indlela
UNkulunkulu usinike indlela yeBhayibheli yokubuyela othandweni oluphelele kanye nokuvuselelwa: ukuthobeka, umthandazo, ukuphenduka, nokufuna ubuso Bakhe. Ngokuzinikezela, silungiselela izinhliziyo zethu, imindeni, amabandla, amabhizinisi, kanye nemiphakathi ukwamukela ubukhona bukaBaba.
Izindima eziyisisekelo zale nqubo zifaka phakathi eyesi-2 IziKronike 7:14, uJoweli 2, uHoseya 4, u-Isaya 59, kanye nesAmbulo 3.
Ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu uphathise iBandla Lakhe igunya emhlabeni futhi wasibiza ukuba sibuse njengobupristi bobukhosi, sinesibopho sokuzithoba, siphenduke, sinxuse, futhi silungiselele indlela yokuba khona Kwakhe (Mathewu 28:18–19; IsAmbulo 5:10).
Uma sizithoba ngempela, siphenduka, futhi silalela ubizo lweyesi-2 IziKronike 7:14 noJoweli 2:12-17, uNkulunkulu, ongenakuqamba amanga, uzophendula. Uzothethelela. Uzozwa. Uzobuyisela. Uzophulukisa izwe lethu. Impendulo yakhe izoshintsha isiphetho semindeni yethu, amasonto, amadolobha, nezizwe.
Lelo yithemba elivutha enhliziyweni yalo mnyakazo!
Ukuze sibuyele ngenhliziyo yonke, kumelwe siqaphele ukuthi iSonto lingakwazi kalula kangakanani ukumunca izindinganiso zesiko elizungezile. UJesu wasola amabandla amahlanu kwayisikhombisa okukhulunywe ngawo kusAmbulo ngoba ayesefana namadolobha namasiko azungezile. Ngokwamukela izindinganiso nendlela yokuphila yalawo masiko, alahlekelwa ubufakazi bawo beqiniso.
Ibandla laseLawodikeya, uJesu alibiza ngokuthi “elifudumele,” lalikholelwa ukuthi licebile futhi alidingi lutho. UJesu wamemezela esikhundleni salokho ukuthi “libi, lidabukile, limpofu, liyimpumputhe, futhi lihamba ze” (IsAmbulo 3:17). Uma kukhona indawo yothando lwethu ngoJesu noma ukuhamba kwethu Naye okungaphansi kwalokho okwakunjalo ngaphambili, sifudumele kuleyo ndawo. UJesu wabayala ukuba bathenge igolide elicwengisiswe ngomlilo, bagqoke izingubo ezimhlophe, futhi bathole umuthi wamehlo ukuze babone kahle (IsAmbulo 3:18).
Masisebenzise iseluleko sikaJesu. Ake sicabange ngalesi sikhathi sokuzinikezela njengesikhathi “sokuthenga igolide” elicwengisiswe emlilweni, sikhula egunyeni elingokomoya kanye nokusondelana noNkulunkulu ngenkathi sihlanza izinhliziyo zethu kanye nezimpilo zethu emiphumeleni yomoya wezwe.
Ubizo Lokungcweliswa
ITestamente Elisha libiza wonke umuntu okholwayo ukuba angcweliswe: ukulahla imikhuba yomuntu omdala nokuhamba empilweni entsha uKristu asinike yona. Kumelwe sigqoke umuntu omusha, “owenziwa musha olwazini ngokomfanekiso womdali wawo” (Kolose 3:10 ESV).
KuKristu, sembatha ukuthobeka, ubumnene, umusa, nokubekezela (Kolose 3:12). Esikhundleni sokuziphilela thina, siyabekezelela abanye futhi sibathethelele labo abasonayo, njengoba nje iNkosi isithethelele. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, sembatha uthando, “olubopha konke ndawonye ngokuvumelana okupheleleyo” (Kolose 3:13–14 ESV).
Ukuqiniseka kwethu kusesifisweni sikaBaba nokwethembeka kwakhe ukuhlangana nathi nokusiguqula lapho simenzela indawo. Ngakho-ke kumelwe sizimisele ukuyeka imisebenzi yethu evamile futhi simvumele aqondise izinhliziyo zethu, izimpilo zethu, kanye nezinkonzo zethu.
Njengoba ukugula okungokomoya sekuvele kugxile kakhulu eSontweni, "imithi kadokotela" kudingeka ibe yinto exakile. Ngakho-ke, simema labo abazimisele ukuhlanganyela kule nqubo ukuba babeke eceleni izinsuku ezingama-21 kumakhalenda abo omuntu siqu nawesonto ukuze bazithobe, baphendukele kuNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo yonke, badabule izinhliziyo zabo, bathandaze, baphenduke, futhi bafune ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kuyadingeka ngempela uma sifuna ukubona imvuselelo nokuguqulwa ezimpilweni zethu nasemiphakathini yethu.
Kumelwe futhi sizihlukanise nezwe, sibuyele esivumelwaneni sethu neNkosi, sizihlole ngokukhanya kobungcwele Bayo, futhi sifulathele umoya wezwe. Ukufuna impilo eMbusweni Wayo kuyisinyathelo sokuqala esibalulekile enkambisweni yokuvuselelwa
Indlela KaNkulunkulu Yokubuyela Esivumelwaneni
Ngenxa yokuthi lesi sikhathi sihloselwe ukubuyisela ubuhlobo bethu besivumelwano kanye nokusondelana noNkulunkulu, sicela abahlanganyeli ukuba balandele “iresiphi” asinika yona kweyesi-2 IziKronike 7:14.
Ngakho-ke, phakathi nalesi sikhathi, ukugxila kwethu kuzoba ukuzithoba phambi kweNkosi, sivume ubukhulu bayo nobuthakathaka bethu obungokomoya, futhi sikhalele isihe sayo. Kumelwe sifune ubukhona bukaBaba futhi siphenduke ezindleleni zethu ezimbi—ukuguquka kwangempela ezindleleni zomhlaba siye ezindinganisweni zoMbuso waKhe.
Ngezansi kunezindlela ezisebenzayo zokuzila ukudla, ukuzidela, nokufuna ukusondelana okukhulu neNkosi phakathi nalezi zinsuku ezingu-21:
Ungathengi lutho ongaludingi. Melana nomoya wokuthanda izinto ezibonakalayo kanye nokufuna ukuthenga; nciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali futhi wandise iminikelo kwabanye.
Bhekana nesimiso sakho esimatasa futhi unciphise noma ususe ngokuphelele imisebenzi noma imihlangano engadingekile. U-Isaya 64:4 uthi uNkulunkulu usebenzela labo abamlindele.
Zila zonke izinto zokuzijabulisa. Thatha izinyathelo ezisebenzayo zokususa zonke izinkundla zokuxhumana bese uzicwilisa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu naseZwini lakhe (KwabaseRoma 12:2).
Zila ukudla. Bhekana nezifiso zomzimba nezenyama. Cabanga ngokuzila ukudla kukaDaniyeli noma ukuyeka izinto ezinjengoshukela nofulawa (KwabaseGalathiya 5:16).
Ukubhekana nezono zenkulumo ngokumelana nokuhleba, ukunyundela, nokwahlulela (IzAga 13:3).
Bhekana nokuqhosha nokuzethemba ngokuzithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu (Jakobe 4:6, 10).
Ukuhlolwa Kwenhliziyo Kwansuku Zonke
Qhubeka uzindla ngalokho okufundile nokuthandaza okuvela kumhlahlandlela ngalolo suku, futhi uvumele iNkosi ikuthathe ikujulise ekuphendukeni nasekuthandazeni.
Bhekana nokungakholwa; vuselela isivumelwano sakho neNkosi futhi welule ukholo lwakho (Marku 16:14).
Bhekana nokuziphatha okubi ngokucela intethelelo ngezimo zengqondo noma imicabango engcolile.
Vuselela isivumelwano sakho noNkulunkulu—ngamehlo akho, izindebe zakho, nezindlebe zakho—futhi “…ninikele imizimba yenu njengomhlatshelo ophilayo, ongcwele nowamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu…” (KwabaseRoma 12:1 ESV).
Phakathi nalesi sikhathi sokuzinikezela, kuzoba nokumelana ngezindlela ezimbili: isitha sizokulinga ukuba ukhononde, futhi inyama yakho izomelana nokuzidela. Kodwa eyabaseGalathiya 5:17 isikhumbuza ukuthi inyama ilwa noMoya. Uma sihamba ngoMoya, ngeke sanelise izifiso zenyama (KwabaseGalathiya 5:16).
Landela uJakobe 4:7–8 ESV: “Ngakho-ke thobelani uNkulunkulu. Melanani noDeveli, khona uyakunibalekela. Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, khona uyakusondela kini.”
Qaphela umzamo wesitha wokukudikibalisa. Esinye sezikhali zakhe azithandayo ukungakholwa—“Angisoze ngakwenza lokho; anginaso isikhathi.” Kumelwe siphume ngokholo, sazi ukuthi “uyabavuza labo abamfunayo” (Hebheru 11:6 ESV).
Le nqubo kanye nezithelo zayo kumele ivezwe emazingeni amathathu:
Mina ngokwami, ekuhambeni kwethu noNkulunkulu.
Emindenini yethu.
Ndawonye njengebandla.
Ukugxila Okuyinhloko kanye Nenhloso
Inhloso eyinhloko yalezi Zinsuku Ezingama-21 Zokungcweliswa ingaphezu nje kokulandela nokusebenzisa amazwi namaqiniso akulesi siqondiso. Lolu hambo lumayelana nokuvula izinhliziyo zethu kuMoya oNgcwele, simvumele ukuba embule noma yini esivimbela ukuba siphile ebuKristwini beqiniso, nokuphenduka kunoma yini esivimbela ukuba sibhekane ngokugcwele nalokho okungokwethu kakade ngomsebenzi oqediwe wesiphambano.
UBaba ufisa ukuthi sihambe ngokugcwele kule nsindiso enkulu. Ingxenye enkulu yensindiso yethu ukuthi sibuyiselwe kuBaba. Lena kwakuyinhloso eyinhloko yokuza Kwakhe kanye nomgomo wokugcina wesiphambano. “Ngokuba noKristu wahlupheka kanye ngenxa yezono, olungileyo ngenxa yabangalungile, ukuze asiyise kuNkulunkulu…” (1 Petru 3:18 ESV).
Okwesibili, sibizelwe ukuba sifane nomfanekiso kaJesu—ukufana naye kakhulu. Ukubukeka njengoJesu kuqala nokubaluleke kakhulu ukwamukela ubuwena bethu njengamadodana namadodakazi kaNkulunkulu, sithandwa kakhulu futhi ngaphandle kwemibandela ngaso sonke isikhathi, ngothando olufanayo analo ngoJesu (Johane 17:23). “Bhekani uthando olungaka asinike lona uBaba, lokuba sibizwe ngokuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu; futhi siyibo” (1 Johane 3:1 ESV).
UJesu wathandaza: “Inkazimulo onginike yona ngibanikile bona, ukuze babe munye njengoba nathi simunye” (Johane 17:22 ESV). Ngesiphambano, silethwe ebuhlotsheni noBaba, senziwe saba munye naye njengoba nje uJesu enjalo, futhi senziwe izindlalifa kanye noKristu: “UMoya uqobo ufakaza kanye nomoya wethu ukuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, futhi uma singabantwana, siyizindlalifa—izindlalifa zikaNkulunkulu nezindlalifa kanye noKristu…” (Roma 8:16–17 ESV).
Konke uJesu akwenza kwakuvela ebufakazini Bakhe njengeNdodana kanye nobuhlobo Bakhe bothando noBaba. Wayengenakwenza lutho ngaphandle kukaBaba futhi wahlala othandweni Lwakhe njalo (Johane 15:9-10). Ngendlela efanayo, asinakwenza lutho ngaphandle kokuhlala kuKristu (Johane 15:5). Ukuhlala kuKristu nakho kusho ukuhlala kuBaba nothando Lwakhe ngathi (Johane 17:21-22).
Sibizelwe ukwembula uKristu emhlabeni, ngoba “akusekho mina ophilayo, kodwa uKristu ophila kimi…” (Galathiya 2:20 ESV). Njengoba ubuhlobo bethu noBaba bujula, ubukhona Bakhe, uthando, injabulo, ukuthula, namandla kubonakala ngokugcwele ezimpilweni zethu, futhi uMbuso Wakhe wembulwa kithi futhi ngathi ngesilinganiso esikhulu.
Lokhu kumelwe kuhlale kuyisifiso sethu esiyinhloko phakathi nalezi zinsuku ezingu-21 kanye nokuphila kwethu konke: ukukhula ebuhlotsheni bethu noBaba, ukuhamba nsuku zonke enjabulweni nasezinzuzweni zalobo buhlobo, ukubonakalisa uKristu, nokwenza imisebenzi kaJesu kanye nemisebenzi emikhulu nakakhulu (Johane 14:12).
Bheka uJesu, Hhayi Isono Sakho
Phakathi nalezi zinsuku ezingu-21, iNkosi izosisola futhi isiholele ekuphendukeni. Noma kunjalo, ngisho nangemva kokuphenduka, singahlala sigxile ekuhlulekeni kwethu futhi siwele ekulahlweni. Singase sivume iZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi silwe nobuthakathaka bethu, kodwa uma ukunaka kwethu kuhlala kugxile esonweni, siqala ukuzama ngamandla ethu. Ubizo lwethu alukhona ukuqhubeka sibheke isono sethu, kodwa ukuphakamisa amehlo ethu kuJesu.
Ukuphenduka kusho ukuphenduka esonweni siye kuJesu. Uma sesiphendukile, ukunaka kwethu akufanele kusalokhu kugxile ebuthakathakeni benyama yethu, kodwa kuLowo esibuyele kuye: “Sibheke kuJesu, umqalisi nomphelelisi wokholo lwethu…” (Hebheru 12:2 ESV).
IBhayibheli lithembisa ukuguqulwa hhayi ngokulwela, kodwa ngokubuka: “Kepha thina sonke, ngobuso obungamboziwe, sibona inkazimulo yeNkosi, siguqulwa sibe sesimweni esifanayo kusukela kwelinye izinga lenkazimulo kuya kwelinye. Ngoba lokhu kuvela eNkosini enguMoya” (2 Korinte 3:18 ESV). Sibona uJesu ngokuchitha isikhathi phambi Kwakhe nokuzindla ngamazwi Akhe, impilo Yakhe, kanye nobuntu Bakhe. Abafundi baguqulwa njengoba babehlala Naye, babuka indlela Ahamba ngayo, balalela izimfundiso Zakhe, futhi babona inhliziyo Yakhe. NgamaVangeli, singambona futhi uJesu futhi sivumelane nomfanekiso Wakhe.
Kuzo zonke izindawo zobunzima, singabheka indlela uJesu aphila ngayo. Ukuze sikhule ekuthobekeni, sibona indlela ayethembele ngayo kuBaba, wakhetha indawo ephansi kakhulu, futhi wakhonza abanye. Ukuze sikhule esihawulweni, sizindla ngesihe saKhe kulabo abaphukileyo nabanesono. Ukuze sithole isibindi, sibona isibindi saKhe. Njengoba simbona ngokucacile, uMoya waKhe usiguqula sibe njengowaKhe.
Uma isono sibusa ukunaka kwethu, sikhulisa amandla aso futhi siqale ukuzama ukuzenza ngcwele. INkosi isivumela ukuba sifinyelele ekugcineni kwemizamo yethu futhi siqaphele iqiniso lamazwi kaJesu: “…ngaphandle kwami ningenze lutho” (Johane 15:5 ESV). Ukuguquka kuza ngokubheka kuJesu, ukuthola umusa waKhe, nokuvumela uMoya waKhe ukuba usishintshe ngaphakathi, “ngoba nguNkulunkulu osebenza kini, kokubili ukuthanda nokusebenza ngentando yakhe” (Filipi 2:13 ESV). Lokho esikubonayo, siba yikho.
Bheka uJesu, hhayi isono sakho.
Uhambo Lwezinsuku Ezingama-21 Luyaqala
Isonto 1
Ukulungiselela Inhliziyo 1 (Funda ngoSuku 1)
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Phakathi nalezi zinsuku ezingu-21 zokungcweliswa, eyesi-2 IziKronike 7:14 inikeza uhlaka lwethu lweBhayibheli. Phakathi nezinsuku eziyisikhombisa zokuqala, sizogxila ekuzithobeni. Kusukela ezinsukwini 8 kuya ku-14, sizongena ngokujulile ekuphendukeni ngokuphenduka ezindleleni zethu ezimbi. Phakathi nezinsuku eziyisikhombisa zokugcina, sizofuna ubuso bukaBaba.
Njengoba silungiselela ukuzithoba, kumelwe siqaphele ukuthi ukuqhosha akulona nje iphutha—kungenye yezono ezinkulu nezithiyo zokusondelana noBaba kanye nokuzwa ubukhona Bakhe nothando. Ukuqhosha kusisusa ekubambeni Kwakhe; ukuthobeka kusisondeza enhliziyweni Yakhe. Ukuqhosha kuthi, “Ngiyazi kangcono. Ngingakwenza lokhu mina,” kodwa ukuthobeka kuyahlebeza, “Baba, ngiyakudinga. Ngiyakwethemba.” UBaba ulangazelela ukuba abantwana Bakhe bahambe ngokuthobeka ngoba kuvula umnyango wokuba khona Kwakhe nothando kugcwalise yonke indawo engenalutho ezinhliziyweni zethu.
Isimo sethu sesono sifana namandla adonsela phansi—sihlala sisidonsela ngaphakathi kithina kanye nokuzitika. Induduzo kanye nobuningi kungaqinisa lokhu kudonsela, kusenze singazi ukuthi sidinga uBaba. Ukuziqhenya kuyakhohlisa: kuthembisa inkululeko kodwa kusenza sibe yizigqila zethu. Ukuziqhenya kuyahlebela, “Awumdingi,” kodwa uMoya waKhe usikhumbuza ngobumnene ukuthi yonke imimoya kanye nazo zonke izibusiso zivela esandleni saKhe.
UmBhalo uyaxwayisa ngokuthi “ukuziqhenya kuyandulela ukubhujiswa” (IzAga 16:18), kodwa futhi uyasiqinisekisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu upha umusa kwabathobekileyo (Jakobe 4:6). UBaba umelana nabaqhoshayo, kodwa akasuki kithi ebuthakathakeni bethu. Uyasondela, esilindele ukuba sibuye, futhi uhlala nalabo abadabukile nabathobekile emoyeni (Isaya 57:15). Ukuthobeka kuyisihluthulelo esivula ubudlelwano obujulile naye.
Ukuziqhenya kulimaza izinhliziyo zethu futhi kuzale umndeni wonke wezono: isifiso sobugovu, umona, umona odelela izibusiso zabanye, nokunye okuningi. Njengommeli onekhono lokuvikela, ukuziqhenya kuhlanekezela iqiniso, kuthethelele isono, futhi kuthethelele ukuziphatha kwaso. Kuthulisa ukuvuma kwethu kuNkulunkulu nakwabanye, kuqinise izinhliziyo zethu, futhi kusenze simelane nokuthi, “Benginephutha. Ngicela ungithethelele.” Ukuziqhenya kwakha izindonga ezivimbela ubuhlobo bethu noBaba kanye nabanye. Uma kungaphenduki, kuphula ubudlelwano futhi kusishiye sinomunyu futhi sisodwa. Kodwa uBaba uhlala ekulungele ukusibuyisela lapho sibuyela kuYe.
Ukuthobeka kuyabhidliza lezi zindonga. Njengoyise wendodana yolahleko, uBaba ugijimela ukuyokwamukela labo ababuyela kuYe. UJesu wathi umthelisi owayekhalela isihe waya ekhaya elungisisiwe (Luka 18:13-14). UBaba uyazisa inhliziyo ephukile nedabukileyo (IHubo 51:17) futhi ubheka ngomusa lowo othobekile nodabukile emoyeni (Isaya 66:2).
Uma sizithoba, siba njengoJesu kakhulu—sikhonza, sipha, futhi sithande. Imisebenzi yenyama isishiya singenalutho, kodwa isithelo sikaMoya wakhe sisenza siphile (Galathiya 5:22-23). Imvelo yethu yenyama, yesono, iyazinakekela—izivikela ngazo zonke izindleko futhi ibuza njalo, “Kuyini okungisizayo?” UmBhalo ubiza ukubonakaliswa kwayo ngokuthi “imisebenzi yenyama” (Galathiya 5:19-21). Kumelwe siveze izimo zayo zengqondo, amazwi, izifiso, kanye nezono zayo zobudlelwano.
Izimo Zenhliziyo: Imvelo yethu yesono iyaziqhenya, iyaqhosha, iyaqhosha, iyaziqhenya, iyaziqhenya, ayifundisi, iyavukela, inolaka, ayithetheleli, inonya, inenzondo, inengqondo embaxa, izenzisa, izishaya isifuba, izidlayo, ayinabongi, ayinalukholo, inonya, inhlamba, ikhonza izithombe, futhi inenkolelo-ze. (Marku 7:21-23; KwabaseRoma 1:29-31; KwabaseGalathiya 5:19-21; 2 Thimothewu 3:2-5; Jakobe 3:14-16)
Izono Zolimi: Imvelo yethu yesono iyaqamba amanga, iyalawula, iyabusa, iyakhononda, iyagxeka, iyahlulela, iyahleka usulu ngokugxeka, inhlebo, iyanyundela, ikhuluma ngokhahlo, igodla isihe, futhi iyenqaba ukuthanda. (IzAga 6:16-19; 13:3; Efesu 4:25, 29, 31; Kolose 3:8-9; Jakobe 3:5-10; 4:11-12)
Izifiso Zenyama: Imvelo yethu yesono igcwele ubugovu, inkanuko, inkanuko, ukuhaha, ukuminza, ukudakwa, ukuchitha imali, kanye nokuvilapha. (Marku 7:21-23; KwabaseRoma 13:13-14; 1 KwabaseKorinte 6:9-10; KwabaseGalathiya 5:19-21; KwabaseKolose 3:5; 1 Petru 4:3)
Izono Zobuhlobo: Imvelo yethu yesono ayinasineke, inenkani, ayinazwela, iyacasuka, ithukuthele, ikhathazekile, ayinamusa, ayibi, ayinandaba, inomona, inomona, isola abanye, ayithembekile, iyakhohlisa, iyaxabana, futhi iyahlukanisa. (KwabaseRoma 1:29–31; 1 KwabaseKorinte 3:3; KwabaseGalathiya 5:19–21; Kwabase-Efesu 4:31–32; KwabaseKolose 3:8, 12–13; Jakobe 3:14–16)
Zindla ngalezi zindawo phakathi nezinsuku eziyisikhombisa zokuqala bese ucela iNkosi ukuba iveze ukuthi zikuphi empilweni yakho. Letha ngamunye phambi Kwayo, phenduka ngobuqotho, futhi ucele umusa wokulahla umuntu omdala, uhambe ngomuntu omusha, futhi uthele izithelo zikaMoya.
Usuku 1 - Ompofu Emoyeni
“Babusisiwe abampofu emoyeni, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabo.” (Mathewu 5:3)
Ukuzindla Kosuku
Kumelwe siqale ngokuba mpofu emoyeni ngoba akunakwenzeka ukuzithoba ngempela ngaphandle kokuqaphela kuqala ukuthembela kwethu okuphelele kuNkulunkulu (Johane 15:5). UJesu wakhetha ngamabomu igama lesiGreki elithi ptōchos, echaza isinxibi esingenazo izinsiza zaso esithembele ngokuphelele komunye umuntu. Ngakho-ke ubumpofu bomoya busika empandeni yokuziqhenya futhi bube isisekelo lapho kwakhiwa khona impilo yokuthobeka. UMbuso uqala lapho ukwaneliseka kuphela khona.
Abampofu emoyeni bayaqaphela ukuthi bampofu kangakanani uma bebheka abantu eBhayibhelini, kuwo wonke umlando, ngisho nanamuhla abahamba ngokujulile noBaba futhi basetshenziswa ngamandla ezinhlosweni zaKhe—abantu abaphila izimpilo ezingavamile kanye nokusondelana noNkulunkulu. Izimpilo zabo zembula ukuthi kukhulu kangakanani kuNkulunkulu futhi zembula ukuthi sincane kangakanani uma siqhathanisa.
Kodwa isibonelo sethu esiphelele uJesu uqobo lwakhe. Akekho owahamba ekugcwaleni koMbuso kodwa wayethembele kakhulu kuBaba kunoJesu. UJesu akenzanga lutho ngaphandle kukaBaba futhi wahlala ebudlelwaneni obuhlala njalo naye. Uma sibheka uJesu nakho konke akubonisile futhi akuthenge ngomsebenzi Wakhe oqediwe, bese siqhathanisa nalokho okubonakala ezimpilweni zethu, sibona ukuthi simpofu kangakanani ngempela.
Lapho uJesu ethi, “umbuso wezulu ungowabo,” wembula lokho okungokwabampofu emoyeni. Ngokomthetho, uMbuso usungowethu kakade kuKristu (Efesu 1:3). Kodwa njengoba siqaphela ubumpofu bethu futhi sishiya ukwaneliseka, amaqiniso oMbuso abonakala kithi ngezinga elikhulu.
“UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kodwa abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.” (Jakobe 4:6)
Ubumpofu bomoya busiholela ekuzithobeni okuzithoba eBukhosini bukaBaba, othembela ekuholeni kwaKhe, olalela iZwi laKhe, futhi okwamukela intando yaKhe ngaphezu kweyethu.
Lapho siqaphela ubumpofu bethu, kulapho sincika kakhulu kuBaba futhi sithola umusa waKhe. Isimo sethu sokuphila siya ngokuya sivumelana nesimo sethu esisemthethweni. Abampofu emoyeni bayaqaphela ukuthi bancane kangakanani kubo futhi ngenxa yalokho bahlangabezana nokuningi kwalokho osekungokwabo kuKristu. Lokhu kungukuqala kokuthobeka kweqiniso: ukuqaphela ukuthembela kwethu okuphelele kuBaba, ukuze uMbuso waKhe noKristu kubonakale kithi ngesilinganiso esikhulu.
Imithandazo
(Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo bese ucela abantu ukuthi baphinde ngemva kwakho)
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngokungabi mpofu emoyeni nangokungazithobi.
Ngithethelele ngokuziqhenya okumelana nokuthobeka futhi okuvala inhliziyo yami ebukhoneni Bakho.
Ngithethelele ngokufuna ukulawula kanye nempahla kanye nokuthembela kimi esikhundleni sokuthembela ngokuphelele Kuwe.
Ngifundise ukuhamba ngokuthobeka nokuthembela ekunakekeleni kwakho njengobaba nsuku zonke.
Ngigcwalise ngenjabulo yokwazi ukuthi umbuso wakho ungowabampofu emoyeni. Egameni leNkosi uJesu Kristu, ameni.
Umndeni
Baba, sixolele njengomndeni ngokungabi mpofu emoyeni nangokungaqapheli ukuthi ngaphandle kwakho, asinalutho futhi asinakwenza lutho.
Sithethelele ngokuzikhukhumeza, ubugovu, ukwaneliseka, kanye nokuntula ukuthobeka.
Sithethelele ngokungakwethembi njengomthombo weqiniso wazo zonke izipho ezinhle.
Sifundise ukuba umndeni othembele kuwe futhi ozithobayo phambi kobukhona bakho.
Yenza ikhaya lethu libe yindawo ephawuleka ngokuthobeka, ukwethembana, uthando, nokubonga. Egameni leNkosi uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela ibandla kuleli dolobha ngokuthembela emandleni alo, emibonweni, ezintweni ezisetshenziswayo, nasedumeleni esikhundleni sokuzithoba phambi kwakho.
Sithethelele ngokuziqhenya okuye kwamelana noMoya Wakho futhi kwasivimbela ukuba sisondelane Nawe.
Sifundise ukuhamba ngokuthobeka nangokuncika ukuze umbuso wakho uqhubekele phambili kulo muzi.
Phakamisa ibandla elimpofu emoyeni, elicebile ngomusa, neligcwele ubukhona bakho. Egameni leNkosi uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela ibandla kulesi sizwe ngokuphakamisa ukuhlakanipha kwalo kanye nokuchuma kwalo esikhundleni sokukhothama phambi kwakho.
Sithethelele ngokuziqhenya okusiphuphuthekisile ukuthi asikudingi Wena.
Sifundise ukuzithoba ngaphansi kwesandla sakho esinamandla ukuze sithole umusa wakho.
Guqula ibandla kulesi sizwe libe ngabantu abathobekile ababonisa ubumnene, ukuthobeka, kanye nokuba khona kukaJesu. Egameni leNkosi uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
Khetha eyodwa noma ngaphezulu ukuze uthandazele umphakathi wakho, idolobha kanye nesizwe sakho.
“Ngakho-ke, njengalokho nimamukele uKristu Jesu iNkosi, hambani kuye, nigxilile, nakhiwe kuye, niqinisiwe ekukholweni, njengalokho nafundiswa, nivame ukubonga.” (KwabaseKolose 2:6-7)
“Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, khona iyakuniphakamisa.” (Jakobe 4:10)
“Ningenzi lutho ngombango noma ngokuqhosha, kodwa ngokuthobeka nibheke abanye njengabakhulu kunani.” (KwabaseFilipi 2:3)
“Nonke yembathani ukuthobeka komunye nomunye, ngokuba ‘uNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.’” (1 Petru 5:5)
“Umusa wami ukwanele, ngokuba amandla ami apheleliswa ebuthakathakeni.” (2 Korinte 12:9)
Sikukhuthaza ukuba uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo okukhulunywe ngayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda usuku lwesibili kusasa.
Usuku 2 - UJesu: Isibonelo Sethu
“NoKristu wahlupheka ngenxa yenu, enishiyela isibonelo, ukuze nilandele ezinyathelweni zakhe.” (1 Petru 2:21)
Ukuzindla kosuku
UJesu weza ukuzokwembula uBaba futhi asibonise ukuthi impilo yokulalela, ukuthobeka, kanye nokuthembela ibukeka kanjani. Wabonisa ngokuphelele ukuthi abantwana bakaBaba kufanele bahambe kanjani kuleli zwe. Wazithoba ngokuba ngumuntu, wabeka eceleni amalungelo akhe, futhi wancika ngokuphelele kuBaba (KwabaseFilipi 2:5-7).
Wathi: “INdodana ingenze lutho ngokwayo, kuphela lokho ebona uYise ekwenza” (Johane 5:19). Konke ukukhetha, isenzo ngasinye, izwi ngalinye laliphuma eqinisweni elilodwa: “Ukudla kwami kungukwenza intando yalowo ongithumileyo nokufeza umsebenzi wakhe” (Johane 4:34). Lokhu kuncika kwakungebona ubuthakathaka kodwa uthando oluphelele kanye nokwethemba.
Ukuthobeka nokulalela kukaJesu kwakuvela ebuhlotsheni bothando oluvuthayo noYise, hhayi nje umsebenzi. Ekubhapathizweni Kwakhe, uYise wathi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngithokozile ngawe” (Marku 1:11). Ngenxa yokuthi wayevikelekile ezandleni zikaYise, wayengenaso isidingo sokufuna ukuvunyelwa abantu: “Angamukeli udumo kubantu” (Johane 5:41).
Ngisho nalapho ukulalela kwamholela esiphambanweni, uJesu wazithoba ohlelweni lukaYise: “Noma kunjalo, kungabi yintando yami, kodwa eyakho, yenziwe” (Luka 22:42). Lowo mthandazo wawungewona ukulahla—kwakuwukwethemba. Wayazi ukuthi uthando nentando kaYise kwakuphelele, ngisho nalapho indlela yayiholela ekuhluphekeni.
Ukuphila impilo yokuzinikela kusho ukuphumula phambi kukaBaba kanye nobuholi bakhe njengoba kwenza uJesu. Kusho ukuyeka izifiso zethu kanye nokwesaba kwethu, hhayi njengezigqila kodwa njengamadodana namadodakazi athembela futhi amthandayo ngokwanele ukuba avume (Galathiya 4:7).
Lokhu kuzidela akuyona into ongayikhetha. Kuyindlela encane nenzima eholela ekuphileni (Luka 9:23; Mathewu 7:13-14).
Ukulandela uJesu kusho ukuhamba ezinyathelweni Zakhe endleleni encane yokuthobeka nokuzinikela. Asibizelwanga nje kuphela ukuba sikholwe Kuye kodwa nokuba sifane Naye—sikhethe intando kaBaba nsuku zonke kuneyethu, sithembe uthando Lwakhe nobuholi bakhe ngaphezu kwamandla ethu, futhi sibonise ukuthobeka nothando Lwakhe phambi kwezwe.
Imithandazo
Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo futhi abantu baphinde
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngokuthembela emandleni ami nangokufuna ukwamukelwa ngabantu.
Ngixolele ngokubambelela ekufuneni, ekulawuleni, nasekwesabeni esikhundleni sokuthemba Wena.
Ngixoleleni ngokulalela okungaphelele nokulibaziseka okufihla intando yami.
Ngifundise ukuzidela nsuku zonke, ngithembe uthando lwakho, futhi ngiphumule ngenjabulo ebukhoneni bakho.
Ngivumelanise nokuthobeka nokulalela kukaJesu ukuze konke engikwenzayo kulethe udumo kuwe wedwa. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, amen.
Umndeni
Baba, sixolele njengomndeni ngokubeka izinhlelo zethu nezifiso zethu ngaphezu kwentando yakho.
Sixolele ngokuthembela ekuqondeni kwethu lapho senza izinqumo.
Sithethelele ngokwehluleka ukukwethemba nokukulalela ngenxa yokwesaba.
Sifundise ukukhonzana futhi sibeke omunye nomunye kuqala njengoba sihamba ndawonye ngothando, ukuthobeka, nokulalela.
Yenza ikhaya lethu libe yindawo yokuthandaza lapho ubukhona bakho, uthando lwakho, kanye nobuntu bakho kubonakala khona. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela ibandla kuleli dolobha ngokuphishekela izinhlelo zalo esikhundleni sokulalela uKristu njengeNhloko.
Sithethelele ngokuziqhenya, ukuzethemba, nokufuna ukuqashelwa ngabantu esikhundleni sakho.
Sithethelele ngokuvumela ukwahlukana kuphazamise ubufakazi bethu kanye nokusebenzelana kwethu.
Sifundise ukuhamba ngobunye, ukuthobeka, nothando, silandela uJesu ndawonye njengebandla elilodwa.
Yenzani ibandla elikuleli dolobha libe yindlu yomthandazo lapho uKristu ephakanyiswa khona nokukhanya Kwakhe kukhanya ngathi phambi kwabanye, kuxosha ubumnyama. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela ibandla kulesi sizwe ngokuphakamisa ukuzimela kunokuthobeka nokuzinikela.
Sithethelele ngokufuna amandla ezepolitiki, ingcebo, kanye nodumo lwabantu esikhundleni sentando Yakho.
Sithethelele ngokuyekethisa ukulalela ukuze silondoloze induduzo, ithonya, kanye nedumela.
Fundisa ibandla kuleli zwe ukuthi lithembele ekuhlakanipheni kwaKho, lizithobe entandweni yaKho, futhi lembule uKristu ngokulalela ngokuthobeka.
Thululela imvuselelo kulo lonke leli zwe ukuze ibandla lakho libe ukukhanya kweqiniso ezizweni. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
“Ngokuba nabizelwa lokho, ngokuba noKristu wahlushwa ngenxa yenu, enishiyela isibonelo, ukuze nilandele ezinyathelweni zakhe.” (1 Petru 2:21)
“Ngokuba ngehle ezulwini, kungengukuba ngenze intando yami kodwa intando yongithumileyo.” (Johane 6:38)
“Yibani nalo mqondo phakathi kwenu, ongowenu kuKristu Jesu, owathi enesimo sikaNkulunkulu, akaze asho ukuthi ukulingana noNkulunkulu kuyinto yokuphangwa, kodwa wazidela ethatha isimo senceku, wazalwa ngomfanekiso wabantu; wathi efunyenwe enesimo somuntu, wazithoba, elalela kwaze kwaba sekufeni, yebo ekufeni esiphambanweni.” (KwabaseFilipi 2:5-8)
“Kepha thina sonke, sibona ngobuso obungamboziwe inkazimulo yeNkosi, siyaguqulwa sibe sesimweni esifanayo kusukela kwelinye izinga lenkazimulo kuya kwelinye. Lokhu kuvela eNkosini enguMoya.” (2 Korinte 3:18)
“Wayesethi kubo bonke: ‘Uma umuntu ethanda ukungilandela, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe imihla ngemihla, angilandele.’” (Luka 9:23)
Sikukhuthaza ukuba uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo okukhulunywe ngayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda usuku lwesithathu kusasa.
Usuku 3 - Ukuthethelela: Uvivinyo Lokuthobeka
“Njengoba iNkosi inithethelele, nani thethelelani.” (KwabaseKolose 3:13)
Ukuzindla kosuku
Ukuthethelela kuvivinya ukuthobeka kwethu. Ukuziqhenya kubambelela ekungathetheleli, kuzivikela, futhi kulinde omunye umuntu ukuba alungise izinto. Uma senqaba ukuthethelela noma ukucela intethelelo, kungenxa yokuziqhenya. Ukuthobeka kuyamlalela uBaba, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isikhubekiso singakanani. Kuyavuma futhi lapho sonile noma silimaze othile futhi kucele intethelelo ngaphandle kwezizathu.
Ukungathetheleli kuneminye yemiphumela emibi kakhulu yemiBhalo. UJesu wathi uma singabathetheleli abanye, noBaba wethu ngeke asithethelele (Mathewu 6:14-15). Intukuthelo engaxazululiwe, iziphambeko, kanye nokungathetheleli kunika uDeveli indawo ezimpilweni zethu (Efesu 4:26-27). Ngemva kokuba inceku engathetheleli inikelwe kubaphathi bejele, uJesu waxwayisa, “Kanjalo noBaba osezulwini uyakwenza kini nonke, uma ningathetheleli umfowenu ngenhliziyo yenu yonke” (Mathewu 18:34-35).
Asisekeli ukuthethelela emizweni yethu. Simane sizithobe futhi sinqume ukulalela iZwi likaNkulunkulu. Sithethelela ngokusuka enhliziyweni ngokuthatha yonke imininingwane ngesiphambeko—sisho okwashiwo, okwenziwe, okungashiwongo, noma okungenziwanga. Qaphela ubukhulu besikweletu ngaphandle kokuthethelela noma ukunciphisa ububi. Ngezinye izikhathi okudinga ukuthethelelwa akusikho nje kuphela isenzakalo ngokwaso, kodwa nemiphumela esibangele. Bese uthethelela, ukhansele isikweletu, wamukele ukulahlekelwa, bese “ubusisa futhi ungamqalekisi” umuntu owenze isono (KwabaseRoma 12:14). Khulula konke okulindelwe kokubuyiselwa noma ukuxolisa. Themba uJesu ukuthi uzobuyisela lokho okulahlekile. Lahla yonke imizwa emibi, okuhlanganisa intukuthelo nokwesaba, yonke impande yolaka, nawo wonke amanga owawakholelwayo (Hebheru 12:15).
Thethelela oshade naye, abazali, izingane, nabanye, uqale ngalabo abakuzwisa ubuhlungu kakhulu kanye nabo bonke uBaba abavezayo. Bathethelele ngasese phambi kukaBaba (Marku 11:25); ngokuvamile akudingeki usondele kubo.
Qala namuhla ngokuya kunoma ubani oseduze kwakho onenkinga engaxazululwanga naye (Mathewu 5:23–24). Cela uBaba ukuthi adalule amaphutha akho, uqale ngomlingani wakho, abazali, izingane, nalabo obaphathe kabi kakhulu. Bhala phansi. Yiya kumuntu nomuntu uma kungenzeka. Cela intethelelo eqondile (Jakobe 5:16). Bese ubuza ukuthi yini oyiphuthelwe; lalela ngaphandle kokuzivikela, bese ucela intethelelo nganoma yini abayivezayo. Yiya nakulabo obaphathe kabi abangazi ukuthi wenzeni. Akudingeki ngempela ukubatshela ngokuqondile lokho okushilo noma okwenzile; vuma lokho ngokuvamile—isibonelo, “Ngikwahlulele.” Ukuziqhenya kugcizelela ekubeni okulungile; ukuthobeka kufuna ukwenza ubudlelwano bonke bube obulungile.
Qhubeka uthethelela futhi ucele intethelelo phakathi nalezi zinsuku ezingamashumi amabili nanye nangemva kwalezi zinsuku kuze kube yilapho zonke izono ezaziwayo sezixolelwe futhi zonke izinkinga zobudlelwano zixazululiwe. Hlala ushesha ukuthethelela futhi ucele intethelelo empilweni yakho yonke.
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Imithandazo
Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo futhi abantu baphinde
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngokubamba iziphambeko nokwenqaba ukuthethelela njengoba ungithethelele.
Ngixoleleni ngokuziqhenya kwami okungivimbela ukuba ngivume amaphutha futhi ngicele abanye bangithethelele.
Ngixoleleni ngokunciphisa ubuhlungu obubangelwa amazwi ami, izenzo zami, noma ukunganaki kwami.
Ngifundise ukuqaphela iziphambeko ezingakaxazululwa futhi unginike umusa wokulungisa izinto.
Ngisize ngithethelele, ngamukele ukulahlekelwa, futhi ngibusise labo abangizwisa ubuhlungu. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, amen.
Umndeni
Baba, thethelela umndeni wethu ngokuvumela ukukhubeka, intukuthelo, kanye nolaka kusihlukanise.
Sithetheleleni ngokulimazana nokuzivikela esikhundleni sokulalela.
Sithethelele ngokugcina amarekhodi amaphutha, ukufuna inkokhelo, kanye nokugodla uthando.
Sifundise ukuthethelela ngokusuka ezinhliziyweni zethu, sivume amaphutha ethu, futhi sibusisane.
Phulukisa wonke amanxeba futhi ubuyisele uthando, ukwethembana, kanye nobunye emndenini wethu. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela ibandla kuleli dolobha ngokubamba iziphambeko nokwenqaba ukubuyisana.
Sithethelele ngenhlebo, ukwahlulela, ukwahlukana, kanye nokuphikisana phakathi kwamasonto nabaholi.
Sifundise ukuzithoba, ukuthethelela ngokusuka ezinhliziyweni zethu, ukubusisa abanye, nokubuyisana.
Phulukisa ubudlelwano bethu obulimele futhi uhlanganise ibandla ngothando. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela ibandla kulesi sizwe ngokungathetheleli, ubandlululo, kanye nokwahlukana.
Thethelela abaholi bethu ngokubamba izikhubekiso, ukuhlasela abanye, nokuphika amaphutha abo.
Sifundise ukuthethelela, ubusise labo abasiphikisayo, futhi sifune ukubuyisana ebandleni lakho.
Thululela imvuselelo futhi usenze sibe ofakazi bomusa wakho kanye nentethelelo. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
“Njengoba iNkosi inithethelele, nani thethelelani.” (KwabaseKolose 3:13)
“Kepha ngithi kini enizwayo: Thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kwabanizondayo, nibusise abaniqalekisayo, nibakhulekele abanithukayo.” (Luka 6:27-28)
“Okokugcina, nonke yibani nobunye bengqondo, uzwela, uthando lobuzalwane, inhliziyo enobubele, nokuthobeka. Ningaphindiseli okubi ngokubi noma ukuthuka ngokuthuka, kodwa ngokuphambene nalokho, busisani, ngokuba nabizelwa lokho, ukuze nithole isibusiso.” (1 Petru 3:8-9)
“Konke lokhu kuvela kuNkulunkulu, owasibuyisela kuye ngoKristu, wasinika inkonzo yokubuyisana.” (2 Korinte 5:18)
“Kwangathi uNkulunkulu wokukhuthazela nenduduzo anganinika ukuba nibe nomqondo ofanayo phakathi kwenu, ngokukaKristu Jesu, ukuze ngazwi linye nidumise uNkulunkulu noYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.” (KwabaseRoma 15:5-6)
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo oyifundayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda usuku lwesine kusasa.
Usuku 4 - Isinyathelo Sokuthobeka
"Kuyoze kube nini wenqaba ukuzithoba phambi kwami?" (Eksodusi 10:3)
Ukuzindla Kosuku
Ukuthobeka kuyindlela ingane eme ngayo phambi kukaBaba—ukuvuma ukuthembela kwethu ngokuphelele kuYe kuzo zonke izingxenye zokuphila. Ukuqhosha, impande yesono, kuphuphuthekisa amehlo ethu ngobukhulu bukaBaba futhi kusiqinisekisa ukuthi singaphila ngaphandle kwaKhe. Uma nje ukuqhosha kusabusa, simelana nezwi laKhe futhi sivale izinhliziyo zethu othandweni lwaKhe kanye nokuba khona kwakhe. Ukuthobeka akuziphikisi izipho uBaba asinike zona; kuyaqaphela ukuthi konke esinakho kuvela kuYe futhi kumelwe kusetshenziswe ngokwentando yaKhe, ngoba “Ninantoni eningayamukelanga?” (1 Korinte 4:7).
Ukuzithoba kuwukuzithoba ngokuphelele egunyeni likaBaba nasekuholeni kwakhe ezimpilweni zethu. Ukuthobeka kwembulwa lapho intando kaBaba ibhekene neyethu futhi sikhetha ukulalela, ngisho nalapho ukuzinikela kusilahlekisela induduzo, ukuqashelwa, noma ukulawula. UJesu wabonisa lokhu kuzinikela lapho ethandaza ethi, “Noma kunjalo, kungabi yintando yami, kodwa eyakho, mayenziwe” (Luka 22:42). Ukuqhosha nokuzigqaja kuyingozi futhi kuyabhubhisa imiphefumulo yethu, ubudlelwano, kanye nekusasa, kodwa ukuthobeka kusidonsela ebukhoneni bakhe nasembusweni wakhe njengomagnethi, kusibeka endaweni yokuthola umusa nomusa wakhe.
Imizamo yokukhiqiza ukuthobeka ngaphandle koMoya ayijulile futhi ayinamandla, kodwa uBaba usibizela emsebenzini ojulile—ukuzidela ukuze asigcwalise ngoMoya waKhe. UJesu wembula ukuthobeka kweqiniso lapho “ezidela, ngokuthatha isimo senceku” (KwabaseFilipi 2:7). Lokhu kuzinikela akusikho ukungenzi lutho noma ubuthakathaka. Kusikhulula ekuzivikeleni, ekuzibonakaliseni, nasekulawuleni imiphumela ukuze sikwazi ukulandela uBaba ngokumethemba, njengoba nje uJesu “aqhubeka ezinikela kuye owahlulela ngokulunga” (1 Petru 2:23). Lapho sibona inkazimulo yokuthobeka kukaJesu, kulapho siguqulwa khona sibe umfanekiso waKhe. Ukuthobeka kweqiniso akukhona ukuzama kanzima kodwa mayelana nokuvumela okwengeziwe, ukuvumela uthando lukaBaba lusibumbe kabusha.
Usuku ngalunye, kumelwe simeme uBaba ukuba adalule izindawo lapho umina usabusa khona, sithandaze sithi, “Ngihlole, Nkulunkulu, wazi inhliziyo yami! … Futhi ubone ukuthi kukhona yini indlela embi kimi” (IHubo 139:23–24). Njengoba sinikela lezo zindawo kuBaba futhi sibona uJesu, uBaba wakha ukuthobeka kukaKristu kithi.
Imithandazo
Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo bese ucela abantu ukuthi baphinde ngemva kwakho
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngesikhathi ngizithemba esikhundleni sokuthembela ngokuphelele kuwe.
Ngithethelele lapho ngithathe udumo ngezipho zakho futhi ngazisebenzisa ukuze ngiziphakamise.
Ngithethelele ngezikhathi engamelana ngazo nentando Yakho lapho ukulalela kwakubiza induduzo noma ukulawula.
Ngifundise ukuyeka ukuzivikela bese ngibeka yonke imiphumela kuWe.
Hlola inhliziyo yami, uveze lapho ubumina busa khona, bese wakha ukuthobeka kukaJesu kimi. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, ameni.
Umndeni
Baba, thethelela umndeni wethu ngokuthembela kithina esikhundleni sokukufuna.
Sithethelele ngokuphikelela endleleni yethu lapho intando yakho ihlangana neyethu.
Sithethelele ngokuzivikela kunokulalela nokucela intethelelo.
Sifundise ukusebenzisa zonke izipho ezisekhaya lethu ukuze sikhonze Wena kanye nomunye nomunye.
Gcwalisa ikhaya lethu ngothando, ukulalela ngokuthobeka, nokuthembela kuwe. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela ibandla kuleli dolobha ngokuthembela kulo esikhundleni sakho.
Sithethelele ngokuphishekela izinhlelo zethu esikhundleni sokulandela uMoya Wakho.
Sifundise ukusebenzisa zonke izipho kanye nezinsiza ngokwentando yakho.
Yakhani ibandla elithobekile elikhonza lo muzi futhi lembule uJesu. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela abaholi bebandla lesizwe sethu ngokulawula abantu bakho.
Sithethelele ngokufuna ithonya nokuqashelwa esikhundleni sokufuna ukusondelana nawe.
Sifundise ukulalela intando Yakho futhi sithembele yonke imiphumela Kuwe.
Thululela imvuselelo eyakha isonto elibonakalisa futhi liphakamisa uJesu. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
"Kuyoze kube nini wenqaba ukuzithoba phambi kwami?" (Eksodusi 10:3)
"Ngoba ubani obona okuhlukile kuwe? Yini onayo ongayamukelanga? Ngakho-ke uma uyamukele, uzibongelani sengathi awuyamukelanga?" (1 Korinte 4:7)
“Baba, uma uthanda, susa lesi sitsha kimi; nokho makungabi yintando yami, kodwa eyakho.” (Luka 22:42)
“Uhola abathobekileyo ekulungeni, afundise abathobekileyo indlela yakhe.” (IHubo 25:9)
“Ngakho-ke zithobeni phansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esinamandla, ukuze aniphakamise ngesikhathi esifanele, niphonse izinkathazo zenu zonke phezu kwakhe, ngokuba uyanikhathalela.” (1 Petru 5:6-7)
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo oyifundayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ngokufunda uSuku 5 kusasa.
Usuku 5 - Ukuziqhenya: Isitha SikaNkulunkulu
“UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kodwa abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.” (Jakobe 4:6)
Ukuzindla Kosuku
Ukuziqhenya kuyinhlabathi evundile yokufisa ubugovu, umona, umona, nezinye izinhlobo eziningi zobubi. Ukuziqhenya kuyavukela futhi kumelane nothando nentando kaBaba. Ukunamathela ekuziqhenyeni kusenza simelane nokulungiswa Kwakhe, senqabe ukuvuma izono, siphikelele endleleni yethu, futhi singabi nakho ukuba khona Kwakhe. ImiBhalo iyaxwayisa: “Ukuziqhenya kuyandulela ukubhujiswa, nomoya oqhoshayo uyandulela ukukhubeka” (IzAga 16:18). UNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe umelana nabaqhoshayo. UBaba ufisa abantwana abavuma ngokushesha, bahambe ngokuthobeka, futhi baphile ekufukameleni Kwakhe. Ukuziqhenya kusibeka ekuphikiseni okuqondile noNkulunkulu futhi kuvimbele ukusondelana kwethu Naye, kodwa ukuthobeka kusidonsela ekufukameleni kukaBaba, lapho uthando Lwakhe nokuba khona kugeleza khona ngokukhululeka.
UJesu wakwenza kwacaca—isono akuyona nje inkinga yangaphandle; yisifo esigxile enhliziyweni yomuntu. “Ngaphakathi, enhliziyweni, kuvela imicabango emibi, ukuziphatha okubi ngokobulili, ukweba, ukubulala, ukuphinga, ukufisa, ububi, inkohliso, inkanuko, umona, ukunyundela, ukuzidla, nobuwula. Zonke lezi zinto ezimbi zivela ngaphakathi, futhi zingcolisa umuntu” (Marku 7:21-23). Ukuziqhenya akusona isono esisodwa phakathi kweziningi; kuyinhlabathi lapho imbewu yezinye izono ikhula khona. Uma ingalawulwa, ukuziqhenya konakalisa inhliziyo futhi kungcolisa umuntu. UBaba ubheka ngale kwezenzo zethu futhi uhlola izisusa zethu. Ukuziqhenya kuphazamisa ubudlelwano noBaba. Kodwa uma sizithoba futhi sisondela, usondela futhi asihlanze.
Ngokuwa kuka-Adamu, ukuqhosha, ubugovu, ukuzivikela, kanye nokuziphakamisa kwaba izimpawu zesimo sethu esiwile (KwabaseRoma 5:12). Umusa wokuzithoba uvela kuKristu. Ku-Adamu, siyizigqila zokuziqhenya; kuKristu, sikhululiwe ebugqilini besimo sethu esiwile futhi sibizelwe, njengabantwana bakaBaba, ukuba sizembathise ukuthobeka. “Uma umuntu ekuKristu, uyisidalwa esisha; okudala kudlulile; bheka, okusha sekufikile” (2 KwabaseKorinte 5:17). UMoya oNgcwele uyasisola ngesono, wembula ukuqhosha, futhi uvuse izifiso ezingcwele zesimo sethu esisha.
UBaba ubiza abantwana Bakhe ukuba bahambe Naye ngokuthobeka ngothando, bangabi namahloni ngokwesaba. Uyajabula ngezinhliziyo ezidabukile, ngoba ukuthobeka kusigcina siseduze noBukhona Bakhe. IZwi Lakhe licacile: “Hamba noNkulunkulu wakho ngokuthobeka” (Mika 6:8). “Ngihlala … nalowo onomoya odabukile nothobekile …” (Isaya 57:15). UBaba uvuselela abathobekile ngokuba seduze Kwakhe, ukubamba, kanye noMoya.
Imithandazo
(Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo bese ucela abantu ukuthi baphinde ngemva kwakho)
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngokuvumela ukuqhosha ukubange ezinye izono eziningi empilweni yami.
Ngithethelele ngokuziphakamisa kunokuba ngizithobe phambi Kwakho nakwabanye.
Ngixolele ngokwenqaba ukulungiswa nokufihla isono esikhundleni sokuvuma ngokushesha.
Ngifundise ukuzithoba nsuku zonke futhi nginikele intando yami kanye nazo zonke izisusa zami kuMoya Wakho.
Ngigqokise ukuthobeka kukaKristu ukuze ubukhona bakho buhlale phezu kwami. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, amen.
Umndeni
Baba, sixolele njengomndeni ngokuvumela ukuqhosha kusenze sibe buthaka futhi kusenze sibe buthakathaka.
Sithethelele ngokuphikelela endleleni yethu esikhundleni sokukhonzana ngothando.
Sithethelele ngokuhamba ngokuzimela kunokuba sifune umusa wakho ndawonye.
Sifundise ukuzithoba phambi kwakho naphambi komunye nomunye.
Yenza umndeni wethu ube ubufakazi bothando nokuthobeka kubo bonke abasibonayo. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela ibandla kuleli dolobha ngokuvumela ukuziqhenya ukuthi kuveze inkolo efile kanye nokuqiniswa komthetho okumelana nenkululeko yoMoya wakho.
Sithethelele ngokuhlukana kwethu, ukuzenza abalungile, ukuziphakamisa, kanye nokuphishekela isikhundla ngaphandle kwakho.
Sifundise ukuhamba ngokuthobeka futhi sikhonzane ngothando lukaKristu.
Yenza ibandla lalo muzi libe ngabantu abathobekile nendawo yokuhlala yobukhona bakho. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela ibandla kulesi sizwe ngokuziqhenya, ukuzikhukhumeza, nokuzigqaja ngamandla ethu esikhundleni sobuthakathaka bethu.
Sixolele ngokuvumela ukuqhosha kusenze siphakamise ingcebo nethonya ngaphezu Kwakho.
Sifundise, bandla kulesi sizwe, ukuzithoba ngaphansi kwesandla sakho esinamandla.
Thululela imvuselelo kulo lonke leli zwe futhi uvuse ibandla elithobekile elibonakalisa uKristu. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
“UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kodwa abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.” (Jakobe 4:6)
“Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, khona iyakuniphakamisa.” (Jakobe 4:10)
"Ngakho-ke uma umuntu ekuKristu, uyisidalwa esisha; okudala kudlulile; bheka, okusha sekufikile." (2 KwabaseKorinte 5:17)
“Ningenzi lutho ngombango noma ngokuqhosha, kodwa ngokuthobeka nibheke abanye njengabakhulu kunani.” (KwabaseFilipi 2:3)
“Ngoba usho kanje Lowo ophakeme nophakanyisiwe, ohlala phakade, ogama lakhe linguNgcwele: ‘Ngihlala endaweni ephakeme nengcwele, futhi ngihlala nalowo onomoya odabukileyo nothobekile, ukuze ngivuselele umoya wabathobekileyo, futhi ngivuselele inhliziyo yabadabukileyo.’” (Isaya 57:15)
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo oyifundayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda uSuku 6 kusasa.
Usuku 6 - Phambi KukaNkulunkulu Nabantu
"Ngokuthobeka konke nobumnene, ngokubekezela, nibekezelelana ngothando." (Kwabase-Efesu 4:2)
Ukuzindla Kosuku
"Ngokuthobeka konke nobumnene, ngokubekezela, nibekezelelana ngothando." (Kwabase-Efesu 4:2)
Ukuzithoba phambi kukaBaba akusikho nje ukubonakaliswa kwamazwi nezenzo ezithile, kodwa ukuzinikela komuntu wonke—ukuvumela ingqondo, intando, imizwa, kanye nobugovu ngaphansi kwegunya laKhe. Ukuziqhenya kugcizelela ukuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi senhliziyo, kodwa ukuthobeka kuyazehlisa futhi kubeka uKristu esihlalweni sobukhosi. Ukuthobeka kweqiniso akugxili ekuzibhekeni kodwa ebukhulu bukaNkulunkulu—ubungcwele baKhe, ubuhle, kanye nobukhosi. Ngoba nguye yedwa ofanele ukubusa nokuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi.
Ukuthobeka akuvivinywa nje kuphela ezinhlosweni zethu kodwa ikakhulukazi ebuhlotsheni bethu. Ukuhamba ngokuthobeka phambi kwabanye kuwubufakazi bokuthi sikhothame phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ukuziqhenya kufuna ukubonwa, ukuzwiwa, nokudunyiswa. Ukuthobeka kukhetha ukukhonza, ukulalela, nokwazisa abanye ngaphezu kwethu. “Ningenzi lutho ngomona noma ngokuzazisa, kodwa ngokuthobeka bhekani abanye njengabakhulu kunani” (KwabaseFilipi 2:3).
Esinye isilinganiso sokuthobeka kwethu yindlela esisabela ngayo ngezikhathi ezingalindelekile—lapho abantu nezimo zisibamba singalindele futhi ukusabela kwethu kwembula ukuthi uKristu noma thina sibusa izinhliziyo zethu. Lapho kubusa ukuqhosha, uNkulunkulu uyamelana nathi, kodwa lapho sizithoba, usinika umusa. “UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo kodwa ubanika umusa abathobekileyo” (Jakobe 4:6).
Ukulinda kuze kube yilapho uNkulunkulu esithoba obala kuwukumema isiyalo ngisho nokuthotshiswa. Kungcono kakhulu ukuzithoba ngokuzithandela phambi kwaKhe manje. “Noma ubani oziphakamisayo uyothotshiswa, futhi noma ubani ozithobayo uyophakanyiswa” (Mathewu 23:12). Lokho esenqaba ukukufunda ngasese noBaba, uvame ukudinga ukuba sikufunde obala phambi kwabantu.
Omunye wemiphumela emikhulu yokuziqhenya ukulahlekelwa ukuzwa ubukhona bukaBaba nothando lwakhe. Ubizo luphuthumayo: lahlani ukuziqhenya ngaphambi kokuba kukubhubhise. Ukuziqhenya kuhlala kuphelela ekubhujisweni. Kuphuphuthekisa umphefumulo kuze kube yilapho ukubhujiswa kusifikela ngokuzumayo. “Ukuziqhenya kuyandulela ukubhujiswa, nomoya ozidlayo uyandulela ukukhubeka” (IzAga 16:18). ImiBhalo iyayala: “Ngakho-ke, zithobeni ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esinamandla ukuze aniphakamise ngesikhathi esifanele” (1 Petru 5:6).
Akukho ndawo ephakathi nendawo—noma sizithobe, noma uNkulunkulu uzosithobisa (Daniyeli 4:37). Ukunamathela ekuziqhenyeni kuwukumema ukumelana nokujeziswa nguNkulunkulu; ukuzithoba kuwukuthola umusa nesihe. Isifiso sikaBaba akusikho ukusicindezela kodwa ukusiphakamisa ngesikhathi Sakhe.
Imithandazo
(Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo bese ucela abantu ukuthi baphinde ngemva kwakho)
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele ngokuvumela ukuqhosha kubuse inhliziyo yami futhi ngihlale esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaKristu kuphela.
Ngithethelele ngezikhathi lapho ngisabela ngokuqhosha esikhundleni sokubonisa ukuthobeka, ukubekezela, nothando lukaJesu.
Ngixolele ngokumelana nokulungiswa nguwe nabanye nangokuphendula ngokuziqhenya nangokuzicabangela.
Ngifundise ukuzithoba phansi kwesandla sakho esinamandla ukuze uKristu yedwa abe sesikhundleni sobukhosi empilweni yami.
Ngigqokiseni ukuthobeka kukaJesu futhi nilolonge izimpendulo zami nezenzo zami. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, amen.
Umndeni
Baba, thethelela umndeni wethu ngokuvumela ukuqhosha ukubange izingxabano futhi kusenze siphikelele endleleni yethu.
Sithethelele ukubekezela kwethu kanye nokuzivikela kwethu lapho silungiswa.
Sithethelele ngokusebenzisa amazwi ethu, ukuthula, nezenzo zethu ukulawulana kunokukhonzana ngokuthobeka.
Sifundise ukulalela, ukuvuma lapho siphambukile, ukucela intethelelo, nokubeka omunye nomunye kuqala.
Gqokisa ikhaya lethu ngokuthobeka nothando, wenze umndeni wethu ube ubufakazi. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela ibandla kuleli dolobha ngokuziqhenya okusivimbele ukuba sihambe othandweni lweqiniso kanye nobunye.
Sithethelele ngokumelana noMoya Wakho ngokulandela ama-ajenda ethu esikhundleni sokuzithoba phambi Kwakho.
Sifundise ukusebenzelana ngokuthobeka kanye nokukhonzana lo muzi ngothando, sembule uKristu kubo bonke.
Yenza ibandla kulo muzi libe ngabantu abamnene nothando lapho ubukhona bakho buhlala khona. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela abaholi bebandla kulesi sizwe ngokulawula abantu bakho nokuziphakamisa esikhundleni sikaKristu.
Sithethelele ngokuzigqaja ngobukhulu bethu, ingcebo, kanye nethonya lethu esikhundleni sokuzigqaja ngawe.
Sifundise ukuzithoba ngaphansi kwesandla sakho esinamandla futhi samukele umusa wakho.
Thululela imvuselelo futhi wenze isonto lakho lithobeke, libe mnene, libe nesineke, futhi libe nothando. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
“Ngokuba nabizelwa enkululekweni, bazalwane. Kodwa ningasebenzisi inkululeko yenu njengethuba lenyama, kodwa khonzanani ngothando.” (KwabaseGalathiya 5:13)
"Ngokuthobeka konke nobumnene, ngokubekezela, nibekezelelana ngothando." (Kwabase-Efesu 4:2)
“Ningenzi lutho ngombango noma ngokuqhosha, kodwa ngokuthobeka nibheke abanye njengabakhulu kunani.” (KwabaseFilipi 2:3)
“Thandanani ngothando lobuzalwane. Nidlulane ekuboniseni udumo.” (Roma 12:10)
“Ngakho-ke, njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, abangcwele nabathandekayo, yembathani izinhliziyo ezinobubele, umusa, ukuthobeka, ubumnene, nokubekezela.” (KwabaseKolose 3:12)
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo oyifundayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda usuku lwesikhombisa kusasa.
Usuku 7 - Uzosiphakamisa!
“Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, khona iyakuniphakamisa.” (Jakobe 4:10)
Ukuzindla Kosuku
Umyalo kaJakobe othi “sizithobe phambi kweNkosi” uphetha ubizo lokuzithoba kuNkulunkulu, ukusondela kuYe, ukuhlanza izandla zethu, ukuhlanza izinhliziyo zethu, nokulila ngesono (Jakobe 4:7–10). Ukuzithoba phambi kweNkosi kuwukuma ngokwethembeka phambi kwaYo—ukubeka izaba zethu, ukuyeka ukuzibusa, nokuvumelana nayo nganoma yini edalulayo. Ukuthobeka akukhona ukuzeyisa; kuwukuqaphela ukuthi uyiNkosi futhi ngokuzithandela uthatha indawo yethu efanele phambi kwaYo.
Ukuphakanyiswa uNkulunkulu akuthembisile akukhona ukuziphakamisa, ukubaluleka kwezwe, noma udumo lwabantu. NguBaba osiphakamisayo asiyise endaweni asikhethele yona, ngokwesahlulelo Sakhe hhayi isifiso sethu, ngoba “…nguNkulunkulu owenza isahlulelo, ohlisa omunye aphakamise omunye” (IHubo 75:7). Ngenxa yokuthi ukuphakanyiswa kungokukaBaba, akudingeki sizikhangise, sisebenzise imiphumela, noma sincintisane ngezikhundla.
UJesu uyisambulo esicacile salo myalelo waphezulu. “Wazithoba, walalela kwaze kwaba sekufeni, yebo ekufeni esiphambanweni. Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa kakhulu, wamnika igama elingaphezu kwamagama onke” (KwabaseFilipi 2:8-9). Esikhundleni sokuthatha udumo, uJesu wazinikela ngokuphelele kuYise. Ubiza wonke umfundi ukuba azidele futhi athwale isiphambano sakhe nsuku zonke (Luka 9:23), exwayisa, “Noma ngubani ongathathi isiphambano sakhe angilandele akangifanele” (Mathewu 10:38).
Isikhathi esiphakathi kokuzithoba nokuphakanyiswa sembula ukuthi ngabe sizinikezele ngempela yini. Uma sizithoba ukuze siqashelwe, sidunyiswe, noma siphakanyiswe, ubuwena buhlala bubalulekile. Ukuthobeka kweqiniso akusadingeki kubonwe noma kuhlonishwe abantu; kuhlala kuthembekile lapho kungekho muntu osidumisayo, kukhonza lapho kungekho muntu osiqaphelayo, futhi kuvumela uBaba ukuba anqume ukuthi uzosiphakamisa yini, nini, futhi kanjani. Abantu bangase bangalokothi baqaphele inkonzo yokwethembeka, kodwa imiBhalo iyasiqinisekisa: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akayena ongalungile ukuba angakhohlwa umsebenzi wenu nothando enalubonisa egameni lakhe ngokukhonza abangcwele, njengoba nisakhonza” (Hebheru 6:10). Singakhonza ngaphandle kokulwela ukuqashelwa ngoba ikusasa lethu lisezandleni zikaBaba ngokuphepha.
Njengoba leli sonto liphetha, zibuze: Ingabe umane waphinda imithandazo, noma ingabe ukuphenduka kweqiniso kwashintsha izenzo zakho? UBaba ubona inhliziyo yakho (1 Samuweli 16:7), kodwa ukuphenduka kwangempela kuthela izithelo ngokukhetha okuguquliwe (Mathewu 3:8) kanye nokusondela kakhulu kuYe (Jakobe 4:8). Thwala lobu bumpofu bomoya—ukuhamba ngokuthobeka nokulahla ukuqhosha—ungene esontweni elizayo, ulungele ukuvuma izono zakho futhi uphenduke ezindleleni zakho ezimbi (2 IziKronike 7:14).
Imithandazo
(Thandaza ngokuzwakalayo bese ucela abantu ukuthi baphinde ngemva kwakho)
Okomuntu siqu
Baba, ngithethelele lapho ngivumile isono ngaphandle kokushintsha ngempela izenzo zami.
Ngixoleleni ngesikhathi ngizama ukuziphakamisa.
Ngixoleleni lapho ngifune ukuqashelwa kunokuba ngiphile ngokuthobeka nangokuthobeka.
Ngifundise ukuthi ngokuthobeka kuphela lapho ngithola khona ubukhulu beqiniso.
Ngigcine ngithembekile lapho kungekho muntu ongibonayo, ngikwethembe ngekusasa lami. Egameni leNkosi yami uJesu Kristu, amen.
Umndeni
Baba, thethelela umndeni wethu ngokuvuma izono ngaphandle kokushintsha izenzo zethu.
Sixoleleni ngokuncintisana ngokunaka esikhundleni sokukhonzana buthule.
Sithetheleleni ngenkani nokuzama ukulawulana.
Sifundise ukuzidela nokulandela uJesu ndawonye nsuku zonke.
Siphe umusa wokuhlala sithobekile futhi simpofu emoyeni, sikulungele ukuphenduka esonweni. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, Amen.
Isonto Edolobheni
Baba, thethelela ibandla kuleli dolobha ngokuvuma izono ngaphandle kokushintsha izindlela zalo.
Sithethelele ngokuhlukana, ukuzikhukhumeza, nokuziphakamisa.
Sifundise ukuthi isonto lihle uma likhonza ngokuthobeka nangothando.
Yakhani ibandla elithobekile elivuma isono salo futhi liphenduke ezindleleni ezimbi. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Isonto Esizweni
Baba, thethelela ibandla kulesi sizwe ngamazwi okuphenduka angenazithelo.
Sithethelele ngokuphishekela isikhundla nodumo lwabantu.
Sifundise ukuthi imvuselelo iza lapho abantu bakho bephenduka futhi bezithoba.
Vusa isonto elimukela isiphambano futhi liphakamise uJesu kulo lonke leli zwe. Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, amen.
Izimemezelo ZemiBhalo
(Khetha umbhalo owodwa noma ngaphezulu ozowuthandazela emphakathini wakho, edolobheni kanye nesizwe sakho.)
“Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, khona iyakuniphakamisa.” (Jakobe 4:10)
“UJehova uyaphakamisa abathobekileyo; ababi uyabawisa phansi emhlabathini.” (IHubo 147:6)
“Ngoba usho kanje Lowo ophakeme nophakanyisiwe, ohlala phakade, ogama lakhe linguNgcwele: ‘Ngihlala endaweni ephakeme nengcwele, futhi ngihlala nalowo onomoya odabukileyo nothobekile, ukuze ngivuselele umoya wabathobekileyo, futhi ngivuselele inhliziyo yabadabukileyo.’” (Isaya 57:15)
“Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akayena ongalungile ukuba angakhohlwa umsebenzi wenu nothando enalubonakalisa egameni lakhe ngokukhonza abangcwele, njengoba nisakhonza.” (Hebheru 6:10)
“Uma abantu bami ababizwa ngegama lami bezithoba, bathandaze, bafune ubuso bami, baphenduke ezindleleni zabo ezimbi, ngiyakuzwa ezulwini, ngithethelele isono sabo, ngiphilise izwe labo.” (2 IziKronike 7:14)
Sikukhuthaza ukuthi uqhubeke nokuzindla ngemiBhalo oyifundayo namuhla.
Qhubeka ufunda incwadi ethi Ukulungiselela Inhliziyo 2 kanye noSuku 8 kusasa.
