ELI LixESHA LOKUZIVUSA
Eli hlabathi lifana nendlwane yokhozi. Kumazwe athile njengaseMntla Melika ukhozi olunempandla lwakha iindlwane ezinkulu ezifikelela kwisithandathu ukuya kwishumi elinesithathu leemitha ubunzulu, ngaphezu kweemitha ezisibhozo ububanzi kwaye zinobunzima obumalunga netoni. Kukho iindidi ngeendidi zokhozi. Idla ngokugqalwa njengokumkani wasemoyeni ngenxa yamehlo abukhali yaye iyakwazi ukuphaphazela ngaphezu kwamehlo abantu. Ibhayibhile isebenzisa isimboli sokhozi ukubonisa intshabalalo, amandla kunye namandla.
IEksodus 19:4 ithi: “Niyibonile into endiyenzileyo kumaYiputa, ukuba ndanithwala ngamaphiko okhozi, ndanizisa kum. Wathi uYehova wawakhupha eYiputa amaSirayeli ngephiko lexhalanga; ukukhupha abanyuliweyo kweli hlabathi langoku, uThixo uya kuphinda asithwale ngamaphiko okhozi, akunamsebenzi nokuba bangakanani na abantu. UnguThixo uSomandla Uya kubonakalisa amandla kunye namandla okhozi ukuze asithwalele ezulwini elingaphaya kombono womntu. Amaxhalanga aya kufika ekhaya ezukile, kodwa kufuneka ukufanelekele ukuba lukhozi. Kufuneka uzalwe ngokutsha, uhlanjwe ngegazi likaYesu Krestu. Izono zakho zixolelwe kwaye ucela uYesu Kristu ukuba eze ebomini bakho njengoMsindisi neNkosi yakho.
UIsaya 40:31 ufundeka ngolu hlobo, “Ke bona abathembele kuYehova baya kuhlaziyeka emandleni; baya kunyuka ngamaphiko njengeenkozi; baya kugidima bangadinwa; baya kuhamba bangadinwa. Njengoko uxwilo lusondela siya kuhlaziya amandla ethu ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, ngokuthobela ilizwi likaThixo nokulindela okukhulu ukubuya kwakhe; zisekelwe phezu kwezithembiso zakhe ku (Yohane 14:1-3).
ISityhilelo 12:14 sithi: “Umfazi wanikwa amaphiko amabini okhozi olukhulu, ukuze aphaphazele aye entlango, endaweni yakhe, apho anqakwa khona ixesha, namaxesha, nesiqingatha sexesha. ubuso benyoka.” UThixo usoloko enxulumanisa ukhozi nemisebenzi yakhe emikhulu nangexesha lembandezelo enkulu kwaye inyoka yayingenakho ukusukuzana nomfazi enikwe amaphiko amabini okhozi olukhulu.
IDuteronomi 32:11 ifundeka ngolu hlobo: “Njengokhozi luxhokonxa indlwane yalo, luphaphazela phezu kwamantshontsho alo, luwolule amaphiko alo, luwathabathe, luwathwale ngamaphiko alo: wamkhokela ke uYehova yedwa, kungekho thixo wumbi kuye. .” Kule mihla yokugqibela, akusayi kubakho mntu ubuthathaka phakathi kwabo baza kuxwilwa: Njengoko kwakungekho mntu uqaqadekileyo entlango njengoko babehamba besiya kwiLizwe Ledinga. nokuba ulixhalanga okanye ulixhalanga elipheleleyo; umKristu oselula okanye okhulileyo, akuyi kubakho mntu ubuthathaka phakathi kwabo. Ngokutsho kwabaseRoma.8:22-23, “Kuba siyazi ukuba yonke indalo iyancwina inenimba, unangoku. Asiyiyo ke yodwa sisuka nathi, banayo intlahlela yoMoya, thina aba ke ngokwethu, sincwine ngaphakathi kwethu, silinde ukwenziwa oonyana; inkululeko yomzimba wethu ke leyo. Kwakhona amaRoma 8:19 aqinisekisa ithemba lethu, “Kuba ukulangazelela kwendalo kulinde ukutyhileka koonyana bakaThixo.”Khumbula ukuba eli hlabathi lifana nendlwane yokhozi kwaye liya kushukunyiswa ngoku ekupheleni kwexesha. Zikhuthaze kwaye uzilungiselele njengoko uThixo eqala ukushukumisa umhlaba (ngeziprofeto ezizalisekisayo) njengokhozi olungumama. ndiya kuba nawe; Andiyi kuze ndikushiye, ndingayi kuze ndikutyeshele, (KumaHebhere 13:5).
UYobhi 39:27-29 ufundeka ngolu hlobo: “Ngaba ukhozi lunyuke ngomyalelo wakho, luyiphakamise indlu yalo? Lihlala engxondorheni, lilale Etsolweni lengxondorha, nasemboniselweni. Usukela khona ixhoba, namehlo alo abonela mgama. Oku kusixelela ngokucacileyo ngeqhinga lokhozi kwaye uThixo wabeka umyalelo kunye nexesha lokhozi. Ngokunjalo neNkosi yabeka umyalelo kunye nexesha loguqulelo. Sifana namaxhalanga enza indlwane yethu kwezasezulwini iindawo, ( Efe. 2:6 ) “Wasivusa naye ndawonye, wasihlalisa naye kwezasemazulwini iindawo, sikuKristu Yesu.”) Amaxhalanga ahlala kude nakweyiphi na indawo. iintaka eziphaphazelayo kwaye inokubona esibhakabhakeni ngaphaya kwamehlo abantu. Oonyana bakaThixo bantingela phezulu kwisibhakabhaka. Lixesha lokuzivuselela ukuba ulukhozi okanye unomoya wokhozi wokuguqulela.
Eli lixesha lokuba wenze njengokhozi, ukuba umdala funa uYehova, ugxininise elizwini lakhe, zibandakanye nomsebenzi weNkosi (ubungqina): Musani ukuba nobuhlobo nehlabathi. Njengokhozi lubetha ngamandla iintsiba ezindala (ukunxaxha, ukuyekelela, isono, imisebenzi yenyama, ubuvila, ukuhleba, ubuxoki, nokunye okuninzi) ukuze iintsiba ezintsha zize ebomini obutsha, ngokuvuselelwa, ukubuyiswa, ukuzila ukudla, imithandazo, ukudumisa, ukupha kwaye okona kubaluleke kakhulu ukucamngca ngelizwi likaThixo. Buya kuhlaziyeka ubutsha bakho njengokhozi. Njengoko unyuka ngexesha loguqulelo kuya kuba kubomi obutsha. Ukuba usemtsha zivuselele ngokuba ngumsindisi womphefumlo kaYesu Krestu nonozakuzaku othembekileyo weNkosi. Zibaleke iinkanuko zobutsha (2nd KuTimoti 2:22), uze uzigcine kuzo izithixo (1st (Yohane 5:21). Abaselula mabawuxhokonxe umnatha wabo kunye nabo ngokwabo ngokuvumela ingqondo kaKristu ibe kubo ngako konke ukuzithemba nokungafihlisi: bekhangele ukubuya kweNkosi imihla ngemihla. Hlala ulungile ngamaxesha onke, ngenxa yethemba elingaphakathi kuwe. INdumiso 103:5 ithi, “Lowo uwuzalisayo umlomo wakho ngezinto ezilungileyo; buhlaziyeke ubutsha bakho njengobokhozi. Usuku luyasondela zivuse ungekashiywa lixesha. Ukhozi luyasazi ukuba kuthatha ixesha elingakanani ukuphulukana neentsiba ezindala zize zibe nezintsha ezilungele ukubhabha. Bubulumko obu, hlalani nilungile ngexesha eningalikhumbuleliyo ukuba iNkosi iya kuza; bathi abo belungile banyuke kunye naye, luvalwe ucango, ( Mat. 25:10
Khumbula uYeremiya 9:24 , “Oqhayisayo makaqhayise ngale nto yokuba endiqiqa, endazi mna ukuba ndinguYehova, owenza inceba, nesiko, nobulungisa, ehlabathini; utsho uYehova. Eli lixesha lokuba uzivuselele ngaphambi kokuba ushiywe lixesha. Amaxhalanga alindele isikhalo sikanina wokhozi. Xa ukhozi olungumama lukhala ukuguqulelwa kwenzeka kwaye kuphela ama-eaglets akulungele ukuya. Amaxhalanga alungiselela loo mzuzu, uxwilo.
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