Umphostoli Humphrey

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Ukuphula amaketanga enkolo

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IBhayibheli, likhuluma encwadini yabaseKorinte, lithi le ncwadi iyabulala, kepha umoya uyakunika impilo. Inselelo abantu abaningi ababhekana nayo, yize bemukela iZwi likaNkulunkulu, behluleka ukuqonda ukuthi iZwi likaNkulunkulu kufanele likhiqize impilo. Labo abasebenzisa iZwi likaNkulunkulu kodwa bayehluleka ukukhiqiza le mpilo bangase bazibuze ukuthi kungani. Kungenxa yokuthi, yize bamukela iZwi, baliqonda incwadi (inkolo) ebulala futhi abakaze bamukele umoya onika impilo. U-Abhrahama wayechuma, uJakobe wayechuma, futhi bonke abakhonzayo bachuma. Kodwa-ke, njengoba ibandla elikholelwa kuNkulunkulu ofanayo, abaningi bahlupheka ngoba bathola incwadi (inkolo), hhayi umoya onika impilo. 

Umphostoli uPawulu, encwadini yabaseKhorinte, aqhubeke futhi agcizelela ukuthi ngalesi sizathu, abaningi bayagula phakathi kwenu, futhi abaningi balele. Kungani Begula? Yingoba abaphathanga noma babone isidumbu seNkosi. Uyini umzimba weNkosi? Umzimba weNkosi uyiZwi likaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, uma ungakwazi ukubona noma ukusebenzisa iZwi likaNkulunkulu, uyagula, ubuthakathaka, futhi ungafa. Igama elalinikezwe ngokwalo ukuze libone impilo futhi libone impilo futhi likhiqize, kepha nokho libonakala likholwa ngokwengeziwe umuntu, abe engakhiqizi ngokwengeziwe. Umphostoli uPawulu kwadingeka athi kwelinye isonto, "Uma ungasebenzi, akufanele udle." Abaningi kulelo bandla baye bahluleka ngenxa yokuhumusha kabi imibhalo. 

Wake wakubona yini ukuthi umuntu othile wezenkolo, kulapho abonakala khona ngokungathi alahlekelwe yingqondo? Abantu abakholwa kakhulu abanangqondo. UbuKristu akuzange kube neze kube yinkolo, kodwa njengabantu, sakwenza kwaba yinkolo. Lapho ubheka iZwi likaNkulunkulu, uzophawula ukuthi kunegama elibizwa ngokuthi "Insindiso." Leli gama lithi "Sozo" ngesiGreek, okusho ukuthi "Ukuphikisa," futhi lapho ubheka okushiwo yimbangela yaleli gama, kungaphezu nje kokuthethelelwa kwezono. Kusho ukwelashwa noma ukupheleliswa emzimbeni wakho ukwelashwa ngokomzimba. Kusho ukulethwa ezitheni zakho. Kubuye kube ukubuyiselwa kwesimo somuntu endaweni yokuchuma. Ngakho-ke, leli gama likhuluma ngokuphelela, ubuKristu abukona ukuxolelwa kwezono kuphela. Kufike inhloso enkulu uKristu ukuletha insindiso "sozo" emhlabeni, kodwa abaningi bakwenza kwaba yinkolo. 

Inhloso yobuKhrestu, noma injongo yeZwi likaNkulunkulu, ukukusiza ukuba ube nguNkulunkulu okubizele ukuba ube nguNkulunkulu. Ungubani? U-Abhrahama wayenempumelelo, okusho ukuthi wayengumuntu owayenakho konke ayefisa ukuba nawo - afisa ukuba nalo - kusuka kuzindlalifa wayefisa ukubona, ukuchuma, ekusizeni abaningi. Cabanga ukuthi Mingaki imindeni enakekelwa ngu-Abrahama. Lapho iBhayibheli likhuluma, lithi lalinamadoda angamakhulu amathathu aqeqeshelwe ukulwa endlini yakhe. Ngakho-ke, uma bekunabantu abangama-300, lokho kusho ukuthi kwakukhona imindeni engama-300 u-Abrahama ayenakekela. Kepha lawa kwakungamanye amadoda, futhi kwakukhona abanye. 

Njengekholwa, kusukela lapho ukholelwa khona iZwi likaNkulunkulu, bangaki abantu onakekelayo? Sonke sibonakala sikholwa kuNkulunkulu ofanayo, nokho asikhiqizi imiphumela efanayo. Ngani? Kungenxa yokuthi abaningi baba nenkolo lapho kufanele babe ngaba yimpilo. Ngikholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu usibizela endaweni lapho sishiya khona inkolo ngemuva futhi sithwale impilo. Inkosi ikubusise.



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