Kusukela ekuqaleni komsebenzi wakhe endaweni yonke, uNkulunkulu wanqumela kusengaphambili abantu abaningi ukuba bamkhonze, kuhlanganisa abantu abavela kuzo zonke izizinda zokuphila. Injongo Yakhe ukufeza intando Yakhe nokuqiniseka ngokuthi umsebenzi Wakhe emhlabeni uthela kahle izithelo. Lena injongo kaNkulunkulu yokukhetha abantu ukuba bamkhonze. Wonke umuntu okhonza uNkulunkulu kumele ayiqonde le ntando kaNkulunkulu. Ngalo msebenzi Wakhe, abantu bakubona kangcono ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu nokuba namandla onke kukaNkulunkulu, futhi kubasiza ukuthi baqonde imiyalo yomsebenzi Wakhe emhlabeni. UNkulunkulu weza ngempela emhlabeni ukuzokwenza umsebenzi Wakhe, ukuzothintana nabantu, ukuze bazi izenzo Zakhe ngokucacile. Namuhla, leli qembu lenu linenhlanhla yokukhonza uNkulunkulu ongokoqobo. Lokhu kuyisibusiso esingenakubalwa. Empeleni, uNkulunkulu oniphakamisayo. Ekukhetheni umuntu ukuba amkhonze, uNkulunkulu ahlale enemiyalo Yakhe. Ukukhonza uNkulunkulu akuyona ngempela, lokho abantu abacabanga ukuthi kunjalo, indaba yogqozi. Namuhla niyabona ukuthi noma ubani angamkhonza kanjani uNkulunkulu ekubeni khona Kwakhe, ekwenza ngokuqondiswa uNkulunkulu futhi enomsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele; futhi ngenxa yokuthi bazingela iqiniso. Lezi izimfuno eziyisisekelo bonke labo abakhonza uNkulunkulu okufanele babe nazo.
Ukukhonza uNkulunkulu akulula. Labo abasimo sabo esikhohlakele esihlala singashintshile abanakumkhonza uNkulunkulu. Uma isimo sakho singahlulelwanga futhi sasolwa izwi likaNkulunkulu, kusho ukuthi isimo sakho sisamelela uSathane. Lokhu kwanele ukuveza ukuthi inkonzo yakho kuNkulunkulu imayelana nezinhloso zakho ezinhle. Inkonzo esekelwe emvelweni yakho engubusathane. Ukhonza uNkulunkulu ngesimo sakho esingokwemvelo, nangokuhambisana nezinto ozithandayo; ngaphezu kwalokho, ulokhu ucabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu ujabulela noma yini ofuna ukuyenza, nokuthi uzonda noma yini ongafuni ukuyenza, futhi uqondiswa ngokuphelele yizinto ozithandayo emsebenzini wakho. Ingabe lokhu kungabizwa ngokukhonza uNkulunkulu? Ekugcineni, isimo sempilo yakho ngeke sishintshwe nakancane; kunalokho, uyoba nenkani ngisho nakakhulu ngoba ubukhonza uNkulunkulu, futhi lokhu kuyokwenza ukuthi isimo sakho esonakele sibe nzima nakakhulu. Ngale ndlela, ngaphakathi uzozakhela imithetho yokukhonza uNkulunkulu ngokuyinhloko esekelwe ebuntwini bakho, nasolwazini oluthole ngenxa yokukhonza ngokuvumelana nesimo sakho. Lokhu kuyisifundo esivela olwazini lwabantu. Kuwumbono womuntu ngokuphila. Abantu abanjengalaba bafana nabaFarisi kanye nabaholi benkolo. Uma bengavuki emaqandeni baphenduke, bazogcina bephenduke oKristu bamanga abazovumbuka ezinsukwini zokugcina futhi badukise abantu. OKristu bamanga nabakhohlisi okwakuthiwe bayovela kulolu hlobo lomuntu. Uma labo abakhonza uNkulunkulu belandela ubuntu babo futhi benze ukuthanda kwabo, khona-ke basengozini enkulu yokulaxazwa nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Labo abasebenzisa ulwazi lwabo lweminyaka eminingi bekhonza uNkulunkulu ukuze bazuze izinhliziyo zabanye, babashumayeze futhi babacindezele, futhi baziphakamise—lobo abangakaze baphenduke, bavume izono zabo, bayeke ukuqhakambisa izinzuzo zesikhundla—laba bantu bayowa phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Bangabantu abawuhlobo olulodwa noPawulu, bazidla ngezikhundla zabo eziphezulu futhi babukise ngezimfanelo zabo. UNkulunkulu ngeke alethe abantu abanjena ekuphelelisweni. Lolu hlobo lwenkonzo lugxambukela emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu. Abantu bayathanda ukubambelela kokudala. Banamathela ezinkolelweni ezindala, ezintweni ezedlule. Lesi isiphazamiso esikhulu enkonzweni yabo. Uma ungakwazi ukuzilahla, lezi zinto ziyokuxina ukuphila kwakho konke. UNkulunkulu ngeke ajabule ngawe, ngisho nakancane, ngeke ngisho ungaze uphuke umlenze ugijima noma umgogodla usebenza, ngeke ngisho ungaze ubulawelwe ukholo kanjani enkonzweni kaNkulunkulu. Kuyokwenzeka okuphambene: Uyothi uwumenzi wobubi.
Kusukela namhlanje, uNkulunkulu uzophelelisa labo abangenazo izinkolelo zenkolo, abakulungele ukushiya ubuntu babo obudala, balalele kuphela uNkulunkulu ngendlela yenhliziyo ethambile, futhi uzophelelisa labo abalangazelela izwi likaNkulunkulu. Laba kumele babhukule bakhonze uNkulunkulu. KuNkulunkulu kunenala engapheli yokuhlakanipha. Umsebenzi Wakhe omuhle ngendlela emangalisayo kanye namazwi Akhe ayigugu alindele ukuthokozelwa yinani labantu abaningi ngisho kakhulu. Okwamanje, labo abanezinkolelo zenkolo, labo abaqhakambisa izikhundla zabo eziphezulu, nalabo abangeke bazidele bakuthola kunzima ukwamukela lezi zinto. Alikho ithuba ngoMoya oNgcwele ukuba uphelelise laba bantu. Uma umuntu engazimisele ukulalela, futhi engalomeli izwi likaNkulunkulu, khona-ke ngeke akwazi ukwamukela lezi zinto ezintsha. Uyolokhu ehlubuka nakakhulu, eba nobuqili nakakhulu, agcine esemgudwini ongafanele. Ekwenzeni umsebenzi Wakhe manje, uNkulunkulu uyovusa abantu abaningi abamthanda ngeqiniso, abemukela ukukhanya okusha. Futhi uyonciphisa izikhulu zenkolo eziqhakambisa izikhundla zazo eziphezulu. Labo abenqaba ngenkani ukushintsha: Akafuni kube ngisho nomuntu oyedwa wabo. Ingabe uyafuna ukuba ngomunye walaba bantu? Ingabe inkonzo yakho uyenza ngendlela othanda ngayo, noma ingabe wenza lokho okufunwa uNkulunkulu? Lena into okufanele uyazi ngawe. Ingabe ungomunye wezikhulu zenkolo, noma ingabe uwusana olusanda kuzalwa olupheleliswa uNkulunkulu? Ingakanani ingxenye yenkonzo yakho eyamukelwa uMoya oNgcwele? Ingakanani uNkulunkulu angeke azihluphe ukuba ayikhumbule? Ngemva kweminyaka eminingi yenkonzo, kushintshe kangakanani ukuphila kwakho? Ingabe kucacile kuwe konke lokhu? Uma unokholo lweqiniso, khona-ke uzohlukana nezinkolelo zakho zenkolo ezindala zangaphambili, futhi umkhonze kangcono uNkulunkulu ngendlela entsha. Akukephuzi kakhulu ukuba ukhuphule amasokisi. Izinkolelo ezindala zenkolo ziyokukhinyabeza ukuphila komuntu. Ulwazi lomuntu luyomphambukisa kuNkulunkulu, enze izinto ngendlela yakhe. Uma ungazishiyi phansi lezi zinto, ziyoba yisithiyo ekukhuleni kwakho ekuphileni. UNkulunkulu ubelokhu ebaphelelisa labo abamkhonzayo. Akabalaxazi kanjalo nje. Uma wamukela ngeqiniso ukwahlulelwa nokusolwa yizwi likaNkulunkulu, uma ungabeka eceleni imikhuba yakho emidala yenkolo nemithetho, futhi uyeke ukusebenzisa izinkolelo zenkolo ezindala njengesikali sezwi likaNkulunkulu namuhla, Ngalokho kuphela kuyoba nekusasa ngawe. Kodwa uma ubambelela ezintweni ezindala, uma usazazisa, khonake ngeke kube nendlela yokuthi ungasindiswa. UNkulunkulu akanandaba nabantu abanjalo. Uma ufuna ngempela ukupheleliswa, khona-ke kumele ukulungele ukukushiya ngokuphelele konke okudala. Ngisho noma okwakwenziwa phambili kwakukuhle, ngisho noma kwakuwumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kufanele ukwazi ukukubeka eceleni futhi uyeke ukubambelela kukho. Ngisho noma kwakusobala ukuthi umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele, owenziwa ngokuqondile uMoya oNgcwele, namuhla kumele ukubeke eceleni. Akumele ubambelele kukho. Yilokhu uNkulunkulu akufunayo. Konke kumele kwenziwe kube kusha. Emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu nasezwini likaNkulunkulu, akabhekiseli ezintweni ezindala ezenzeka, akembi umlando omdala. UNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu ohlale njalo emusha futhi akagugi. Akabambeleli emazwini Akhe edlule, kulokhu kusobala ukuthi uNkulunkulu akalandeli noma yimiphi imithetho. Kulesi simo, njengomuntu, uma uhlale ubambelela ezintweni ezedlule, ungafuni ukuzidedela, futhi uzisebenzisa ngokuphikelela endleleni yokwenza izinto, kuyilapho uNkulunkulu engasasebenzi ngalezo zindlela zangaphambili, khona-ke ingabe amazwi nezenzo zakho akusona yini isiphazamiso? Awuphendukanga yini isitha sikaNkulunkulu? Ingabe uzimisele ukonakalisa ukuphila kwakho konke ngenxa yalezi zinto ezindala? Lezi zinto ezindala zikwenza ube umuntu ophazamisa umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Ingabe lolo uhlobo lomuntu ofuna ukuba yilo? Uma ungakufuni ngempela lokho, yekela le nto oyenzayo ngokushesha uphenduke; uqale kabusha. UNkulunkulu akazikhumbuli izinto zakho ezindala.
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