Izingxenye Eziyishumi Ezikhethwe Ezwini LikaNkulunkulu Ngesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena”

1. Kusukela ngesikhathi abantu abaqala ngaso ukunyathela emgudwini ofanele wokuphila, kunezinto eziningi ezingakacaci. Basadunguza emswanini ngomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, nangomsebenzi omningi okufanele bawenze. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, lokhu kungenxa yokwehluka kwemibono yabo kanye nokuntula ulwazi; futhi kuphinde kube ngenxa yokuthi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu awukabalethi abantu kulesi sigaba. Ngakho, abantu abaningi ziyabadida izinto eziningi ezimayelana noNkulunkulu. Anigcini nje ngokungacacelwa ukuthi yini okufanele ningene kuyo; niwushaya indiva umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kungaphezu kokwenza amaphutha kini: Kuyisici esibi kakhulu sabo bonke abantu abakholwayo emhlabeni. Lokhu kuyisihluthulelo esenza abantu bangamazi uNkulunkulu, ngakho lesi isici esivamile, bonke abafuna Yena abanaso. Akekho noyedwa umuntu owake wamazi uNkulunkulu, noma wabona ubuso Bakhe bangempela. Yilokhu okwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ube nzima njengokugudluza izintaba noma ukumunca amanzi olwandle. Bangakanani abantu abanikele ngezimpilo zabo ngenxa yomsebenzi Wakhe; bangakanani abakhishiwe kulo msebenzi Wakhe; bangakanani ababulewe ngenxa yomsebenzi Wakhe; bangakanani abanamehlo agcwele izinyembezi ngenxa yokuthanda kwabo uNkulunkulu, abashone kungafanele; bangakanani abakhohlakele futhi bashushiswa ngokujwayelekile…? Ukuthi lezi zinhlekelele zizele ukudlula—akukhona ukuntula kwabo bonke abantu ulwazi ngoNkulunkulu? Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi umuntu ongamazi uNkulunkulu akwazi ukuza phambi Kwakhe? Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi umuntu okholelwa kuNkulunkulu kodwa ongamphathi kahle asondele Kuye? Lana akuwona nje amaphutha alabo abasenkolweni, kodwa ayizinto ezivamile kini nakubo. Abantu bakholelwa kuNkulunkulu bengamazi; yilokho okwenza ukuthi bangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zabo, futhi bangamesabi ezinhliziyweni zabo. Kuphinde kube nalabo okuthi ngenxa yenala abanayo nezimo ezibavunayo, benze umsebenzi osezingqondweni zabo kulo mthombo, futhi benze umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ngokuvumelana nezinto ezithandwa yibo nezifiso zabo. Abantu abaningi banobulwane, abamhloniphi uNkulunkulu kodwa balandela okuthandwa yibo. Ingabe lokhu akusinikezi isithombe esicacile ngobugovu obusezinhliziyweni zabantu? Ingabe lokhu akuvezi ukuchichima kwenkohliso abantu abanayo?

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (1)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

2. Kungenzeka abantu bahlakaniphe kakhulu, kodwa izipho zabo zingayithatha kanjani indawo yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu? Kungenzeka abantu banendaba ngempela nomthwalo kaNkulunkulu, kodwa abanakuba nomhobholo kakhulu. Ingabe izenzo zabantu zingcwele ngempela? Ingabe umuntu engaqiniseka ngempela? Ukufakaza ngoNkulunkulu, ukuthola inkazimulo Yakhe—lokhu kusho ukuqhakambisa uNkulunkulu nokuphakamisa abantu; bangaba kanjani usizo? Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu usanda kuqala, amazwi Akhe asanda kuqala ukukhulunywa. Kuleli qophelo, abantu bayaziqhenya, akuyona yini leyo into ehlazisayo? Kuncane kakhulu abakuqondayo. Ngisho nezazi zezinkolelo ezihlonishwayo eziningi, nezikhulumi eziningi zaseshashalazini ezinobuciko, azikwazi ukuyichaza yonke inala kaNkulunkulu—kangakanani-ke ngawe? Wenze kahle wangazibona uphakeme kunamazulu, kodwa wazibona ungomncane kunabo bonke labo bantu abafuna ukuthanda uNkulunkulu. Lena indlela okufanele ungene kuyo: ukuzibona umncane kunabo bonke abanye. Kungani uzibona uphakeme? Kungani ulindela izinto ezinkulu kangaka kuwe? Ohambweni olude lokuphila, usuwathathile amagxathu ambalwa. Okubonayo nje ingalo kaNkulunkulu, hhayi uNkulunkulu ephelele. Kudingeka nibone okunye okuningi ngomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, nithole okuningi ngendawo okufanele ningene kuyo, ngoba kuncane kakhulu enikushintshile.

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (1)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

3. Eqinisweni, phakathi kwezinto eziningi ezihlukahlukene endalweni kaNkulunkulu, umuntu usezansi. Nakuba engumbusi wazo zonke izinto, umuntu uyena kuphela ochayeke emaqhingeni kaSathane, uyena oyisisulu senkohlakalo yakhe engapheli. Umuntu akakaze azibuse. Abantu abaningi baphila ezweni elingcolile likaSathane, futhi liyabalulaza; libahlupha ngezindlela eziningi kuze kube yilapho kuphila khona ingxenye kubo, babekezelela zonke izinguquko, nabo bonke ubunzima emhlabeni. Ngemva kokudlala ngabo, uSathane uyaqeda ngekusasa labo. Ngakho abantu badideka ukuphila kwabo konke, abakaze bajabulele izinto uNkulunkulu abalungiselele zona, kodwa kunalokho balinyazwa uSathane, abashiye bemanaphanapha. Namhlanje bakhandlekile futhi abanamandla ngezinga lokuthi abanaso nesincane isifiso sokubona umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Uma abantu bengenaso isifiso sokubona umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, izinto zabo ziyoqothulwa phakade zibe izicucu, futhi ukungena kwabo kuyoba isikhala esingenalutho kuze kube phakade.

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (1)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

4. Eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane eziningi kusukela uNkulunkulu afika emhlabeni, uNkulunkulu usebenzise bonke abantu abanemibono emihle ukuze benze umsebenzi Wakhe iminyaka eminingi; kodwa labo abazi umsebenzi Wakhe bayidlanzana njengokungathi abekho. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, abantu abangenakubalwa bathatha indima yokwenqaba uNkulunkulu ngesikhathi esifanayo nabathatha ngaso umsebenzi Wakhe, ngenxa yokuthi kunokwenza umsebenzi Wakhe, empeleni benza umsebenzi womuntu esikhundleni abasinikwe uNkulunkulu. Ingabe lokhu kungabizwa ngomsebenzi? Bengangena kanjani kukho? Abantu bawuthathe bawungcwaba umusa kaNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yalokhu, ezizukulwaneni eziningi ezedlulile, labo abenza umsebenzi Wakhe banomnyango omncane. Abakhulumi ngokwazi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, ngoba kuncane abakuqondayo ngokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu. Kungashiwo ukuthi, nakuba bebaningi kangaka abakhonza uNkulunkulu, bahlulekile ukubona indlela aphakeme ngayo, futhi yingakho bonke beziphakamise njengoNkulunkulu ukuze abanye babakhonze.

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (1)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

5. Kule minyaka eminingi kangaka uNkulunkulu ubelokhu ecashile phakathi kwendalo; ubone iziphethu nemithombo eminingi kumbozwe inkungu; ubelokhu ebuka phansi esezulwini lesithathu izinsuku nobusuku obuningi kakhulu; uhambe phakathi kwabantu izinyanga neminyaka eminingi kakhulu. Uhlale ngokuthula phakathi kwabo bonke abantu elinde ngezinkathi ezibandayo zasebusika. Akakaze ngisho kanye aziveze ngokucacile kunoma imuphi umuntu, noma enze umsindo omncane, ahambe ngaphandle kophawu futhi abuye ngokuthula. Ubani ongazi ubuso Bakhe bangempela? Akakaze ngisho nakanye akhulume nomuntu, futhi akakaze alokothe avele kumuntu. Kulula kangakanani kubantu ukwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu? Akucacile kubo ukuthi ukumazi kuyinto enzima kunazo zonke. Namuhla uNkulunkulu ukhulume nomuntu, kodwa umuntu akakaze amazi, ngoba umnyango wakhe ekuphileni mncane kakhulu. Ngokombono Wakhe, bonke abantu akufanele bavele phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Banokuqonda okuncane kakhulu ngoNkulunkulu futhi baqhelelene kakhulu Naye. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinhliziyo abakholelwa ngazo kuNkulunkulu ziyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu, futhi abanaso isithombe sikaNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zabo. Ngenxa yalokho, imizamo ebuhlungu kaNkulunkulu, nomsebenzi Wakhe, njengezingcezu zegolide ezithukuswe esihlabathini, azikwazi ukukhipha ngisho okuncane ukukhanya. Izinga, izisusa, kanye nemibono yalaba bantu uNkulunkulu ukwenyanya kakhulu. Ukuntula kwabo ulwazi, ukungabi nazwela ngezinga lokuthi kuze kungazweli lutho, ukuncipha nokuwohloka, ukulandela ngendlela eyihaba, ubuthaka nokungabi namandla, kufanele kuholwe ngendlela okuholwa ngayo izinkomo namahhashi. Mayelana nokungena kwabo emoyeni, noma emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu, abanake nakunaka, abazimisele ngisho nokunambitha encane inhlupheko ngenxa yeqiniso. Ngeke kube lula ukuthi uNkulunkulu aphelelise lolu hlobo lomuntu. Ngakho kubalulekile ukuthi umnyango wakho uwuqondanise nalokhu—ukuthi ngomsebenzi nangomnyango wakho uyasondela ekwazini umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu.

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (1)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

6. Lapho kukhulunywa ngomsebenzi, umuntu ukholelwa ukuthi umsebenzi kufanele wenzelwe uNkulunkulu, ashumayele kuzo zonke izindawo futhi angene ezindlekweni ngenxa kaNkulunkulu. Nakuba le nkolelo ineqiniso, kodwa ayihlanganisi konke; into uNkulunkulu ayicela kumuntu ayikho mayelana nohambo lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu kuphela; imayelana nenkonzo kanye nokusebenza kukamoya. Abazalwane abaningi abakaze bacabange ngokusebenzela uNkulunkulu ngisho noma bedlule ezintweni eziningi, ngoba umsebenzi owenziwa umuntu awuvumelani nalokho uNkulunkulu akucelayo. Ngakho, ayikho into umuntu anendaba nayo kulo msebenzi, futhi lesi yiso kanye isizathu esenza umnyango womuntu ubheke ohlangothini olulodwa. Nonke kufanele niqale ukungena emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu, ukuze nazi zonke izinto ezimayelana nawo. Yilokhu okufanele ningene kukho. Umsebenzi awubhekiseli kokwenzela uNkulunkulu; ubhekisela ekutheni ukuphila komuntu nalokho akuphilelayo kujabulisa uNkulunkulu yini. Umsebenzi ubhekisela ekwethembekeni komuntu kuNkulunkulu nolwazi analo ngoNkulunkulu ukuze afakaze ngoNkulunkulu futhi akhonze umuntu. Lesi isibopho somuntu nakho konke umuntu okufanele akuqaphele. Ngamanye amazwi, ukungena kwakho kungumsebenzi wakho; ufuna ukungena phakathi nenkambo yakho yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Ukuphawula uNkulunkulu akupheleli nje ekutheni ukwazi ukudla nokuphuza izwi Lakhe; kodwa kumele ukwazi ukufakaza ngoNkulunkulu, ukhonze uNkulunkulu, bese ukhonza uphinde unakekele umuntu. Lona umsebenzi nokungena kwakho; yilokhu wonke umuntu okufanele akufeze.

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (2)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

7. Kunabaningi abagxile kuphela ohambweni lukaNkulunkulu, abashumayela kuzo zonke izindawo, kodwa bangazinaki izinto ezimayelana nabo futhi bakushaye indiva ukungena kwabo ekuphileni kukamoya. Yilokhu okwenza abantu abakhonza uNkulunkulu ukuthi bamelane noNkulunkulu. Iminyaka eminingi, labo abakhonza uNkulunkulu futhi bakhonze umuntu bebebheka lokho kusebenza nokushumayela njengokungena, futhi abekho ababheke izinto abadlule kuzo ngokomoya njengomnyango obalulekile. Kunalokho, bagqamisa ukukhanyiselwa umsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele lapho befundisa abanye. Lapho beshumayela, bathwala kakhulu futhi bamukela umsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele, futhi ngalokhu bakhuluma izwi loMoya oNgcwele. Ngaleso sikhathi, bayajabula futhi bagculiseke ngaphakathi, njengokungathi umsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele uyinto engokomoya eyenzekayo kubo; bazizwa sengathi wonke amazwi abawakhuluma ngaleso sikhathi ayisiqu sabo uqobo…. Ngemva kokushumayela ngaleyo ndlela, uzwa sengathi isimo sakho sangempela asisincane njengoba wawucabanga. Ngemva kokuba uMoya oNgcwele usebenza ngendlela efanayo kuwe izikhathi eziningana, ucabanga ukuthi usunaso kakade leso simo futhi ngephutha ukholelwa ukuthi umsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele uwumnyango nesiqu sakho. Lapho uhlale udlula kulezi zinto, awubi nemithetho eqinile ngokungena kwakho. Ube usuvilapha ungaboni, futhi awube usawunaka nhlobo umnyango wakho. Ngakho, lapho ukhonza abanye, kumele uwenze ucace umehluko phakathi kwesimo sakho nomsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele. Lokhu kuyokwenza kube lula ukungena kwakho futhi kuyokuzuzisa kangcono. Kumuntu umsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele unjengento adlule kuyo uyisiqalo sokuwohloka komuntu. Ngakho, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wenza muphi umsebenzi, kufanele ubheke umnyango wakho njengesifundo esimqoka.

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (2)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

8. Umuntu usebenzela ukufeza intando kaNkulunkulu, ukuletha bonke labo abafuna inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu phambi Kwakhe, ukuletha umuntu phambi kukaNkulunkulu, nokwethula umsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele nokuqondisa umuntu kukaNkulunkulu, ngalokho ephelelisa izithelo zomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yalokhu, kubalulekile ukuba wazi isiqu somsebenzi. Njengomuntu osetshenziswa uNkulunkulu, bonke abantu kufanele basebenzele uNkulunkulu, okusho ukuthi, bonke banethuba lokusetshenziswa uMoya oNgcwele. Nokho, kunephuzu elilodwa okufanele niliqaphele: Lapho umuntu enza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, umuntu unethuba lokusetshenziswa uNkulunkulu, kodwa okushiwo nokwaziwa umuntu akuncikile ngokuphelele esimweni somuntu. Ungazi kangcono kuphela izinto ezidingwa umsebenzi wakho, futhi uMoya oNgcwele ukukhanyisele nakakhulu, ngalokho ukuvulele umnyango ongcono emsebenzini wakho. Uma umuntu ebheka ukuqondiswa uNkulunkulu njengomnyango womuntu nalokho okuyifa lomuntu, alikho ithuba lokuthi isiqu esingokomoya somuntu sikhule. UMoya oNgcwele ukhanyisela umuntu lapho esesimweni esijwayelekile; ezikhathini ezinjalo, umuntu ujwayele ukuphambanisa ukukhanya akuthola esimweni sakhe esingokoqobo, njengokungathi uMoya oNgcwele uletha ukukhanya ngendlela ejwayelekile: ngokusebenzisa lokho umuntu angazitholela khona. Lapho umuntu esebenza futhi ekhuluma, noma phakathi nomkhuleko womuntu wokuzinikela kwakhe komoya, iqiniso liyohlala obala kubo. Nokho ngokoqobo, lokho umuntu akubonayo kuwukuphela kokukhanya okulethwa uMoya oNgcwele (ngokwemvelo, lokhu kuvame ukubambisana nomuntu) hhayi isimo sangempela somuntu. Ngemva kwenkathi umuntu adlula kuyo ebunzimeni obuningi, isimo sangempela somuntu siyacaca ezimweni ezinjalo. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho umuntu ebona khona ukuthi isiqu esingokomoya somuntu asisikhulu kangako, futhi ubugovu, ukuzicabangela yena yedwa, kanye nomhobholo womuntu konke kuyavela. Kungemva kweziwombe eziningi kuphela zalezo zinto lapho iningi lalabo abavusiwe emoyeni wabo beyobona khona ukuthi bebengekho esimweni sangempela, kodwa ukukhanya kwesikhashana koMoya oNgcwele, futhi umuntu wakuthola ukukhanya. Lapho uMoya oNgcwele ukhanyisela umuntu ukuze aqonde iqiniso, lokho uvamise ukukwenza ngendlela ecacile nengagwegwesi, ngaphandle komongo. Lokho kusho ukuthi, akahlanganisi ubunzima bomuntu kulesi sambulo, kunalokho ulembula ngokuqondile iqiniso. Lapho umuntu ehlangabezana nobunzima ekungeneni, umuntu ube eseba nokukhanya kukaMoya oNgcwele, futhi lokhu kuba yinto umuntu abhekana nayo ngokoqobo. … Ngakho, lapho wamukela umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele, ufuna okunye okuningi bese ugxila ekungeneni kwakho ngesikhathi esifanayo, ubona ngokucacile ukuthi uyini umsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele nokuthi uyini umnyango wakho, kanye nokubona umsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele ekungeneni kwakho, ukuze upheleliswe Nguye futhi uvumele isiqu somsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele kuwe. Phakathi nohambo lwakho emsebenzini woMoya oNgcwele, wazi uMoya oNgcwele, kanye nawe siqu, kanye nezikhathi eziningi zokuhlupheka ngokwedlulele, uba nobuhlobo obujwayelekile noNkulunkulu, futhi usuku nosuku uyasondelana noNkulunkulu. Phakathi nezikhathi eziningi zokuhlungwa nokucwengwa, uba nothando lwangempela ngoNkulunkulu. Yingakho kufanele ubone ukuthi lokho kuhlupheka, ukushaywa kanye nezinsizi akufanele kwethuse; okwethusayo ukuba nomsebenzi woMoya oNgcwele kuphela hhayi ukungena kwakho. Lapho kufika usuku umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ophela ngalo, uyobe ufukuzelele ize; nakuba uwenzile umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, uyobe ungawazi uMoya oNgcwele noma umnyango wakho. Ukukhanyiselwa komuntu uMoya oNgcwele akukhona okokwanelisa isifiso somuntu; kuwukuvulela umuntu indlela ukuze angene, kanye nokuvumela umuntu ukuba azi uMoya oNgcwele, futhi kulokho kuhluma inhliziyo ehlonipha futhi yazise uNkulunkulu.

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (2)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

9. UNkulunkulu ubaphathise okuningi abantu futhi ukhulume ngezindlela ezingabaleki ngokungena kwabantu. Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi izinga labantu liphansi kakhulu, amazwi amaningi kaNkulunkulu awakaze agxile. Kunezizathu eziningi zaleli zinga eliphansi, njengokukhohlakala komcabango nesimilo somuntu, nokungakhuliswa ngendlela efanele; izinkolelo zesidala esezibambe kakhulu inhliziyo yomuntu; izindlela zokuphila ezonakele nezihlehlela emuva esezifake ububi obuningi emagumbini asekujuleni kwenhliziyo yomuntu; ukuqonda okukha phezulu ngolwazi lwamasiko, okwenza kube nabantu abacishe babe amaphesenti angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili abantula imfundo ngolwazi lwamasiko, bese, ngaphezu kwalokho, beba mbalwa kakhulu abathola amazinga aphezulu emfundo yamasiko, okwenza ukuthi abantu empeleni bangabi nalwazi lokuthi kuchazwani ngoNkulunkulu noma uMoya, kodwa banesithombe esifiphele futhi esingacacile sikaNkulunkulu abasithole ezinkolweni zabo zesidala; amathonya alimazayo ashiywe yizinkulungwane zeminyaka “yomoya ophakeme wobuzwe” ekujuleni kwenhliziyo yomuntu kanye nokucabanga kwesidala abantu ababoshwe ngakho bakinatelwa, ngaphandle kwenhlayiyana yenkululeko, bengenasifiso sokulangazelela noma ukubekezela, esikhundleni salokho besala bemi ndawonye futhi behlehlela emuva, bebambeke emqondweni wobugqila. Njalo njalo. La maqiniso azimele akhe isithombe esibi ngokungacisheki ekubukeni impilo, izinhloso-nqangi, isimilo, nesimo sesintu. Kubonakala sengathi abantu baphila ezweni labesabisi lobumnyama, okungekho ofuna ukuphuma kulo, futhi akekho phakathi kwabo ocabanga ukuqhubekela ezweni eliphelele; Kunalokho, benelisekile ngabayikho empilweni,^[1] ukuchitha zonke izinsuku zabo bezala futhi bekhulisa izingane, bezabalaza, bejuluka, benza imisebenzi yabo, bephupha ngomndeni othokomele nojabulayo, umshado onothando, ukuzwana nezingane zabo, ukuthokozela iminyaka yokuguga njengoba belandela ukuphila ngokuthula…. Amashumi, izinkulungwane, amashumi ezinkulungwane zeminyaka kuze kube manje, abantu bebelokhu bechitha isikhathi sabo ngale ndlela, kungekho obakha ukuphila okuphelele, bonke bezimisele kuphela ngokubulalana kuleli zwe elimnyama, emjahweni wodumo nomcebo, bakhelana uzungu bodwa. Ubani oseke wafuna intando kaNkulunkulu? Ingabe ukhona oseke walalela umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu? Zonke izingxenye zesintu ezithathwe yithonya lobumnyama kudala zaba yimvelo yomuntu, ngakho kunzima kakhulu ukwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu futhi abantu banenhliziyo encane kakhulu yokunaka lokho abaphathise khona namuhla. Noma kunjalo, ngikholwa ukuthi abantu ngeke baphatheke kabi uma ngikhuluma la mazwi ngoba engikhuluma ngakho ngumlando wezinkulungwane zeminyaka. Ukukhuluma ngomlando kusho amaqiniso, futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, nezigameko ezimbi ezisobala kubo bonke, ngakho kunamsebenzi muni ukusho okuphambene neqiniso?

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (3)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

10. Izenzo zezinkolelo abantu abazenzayo ziyilokhu uNkulunkulu akuzonda kakhulu, kodwa abantu abaningi abakakwazi ukuzidedela, becabanga ukuthi lezi zinkolelo ziyimiyalo kaNkulunkulu, futhi nanamuhla abakazilahli ngokuphelele. Izinto ezinjalo ezifana namadili omshado noma izimpahla zomakoti; izipho zemali, nenala yokudla, kanye nezindlela ezifanayo okugujwa ngazo izehlakalo zenjabulo; izindlela ezaqala endulo; nayo yonke imicimbi yezinkolelo ezingenamqondo eyenzelwa abangasekho kanye nemicimbi yomngcwabo: konke lokhu uNkulunkulu uyakuzonda kakhulu. Ngisho neSonto (iSabatha, njengoba ligcinwa amaJuda) uyalizonda; futhi ubudlelwane babantu nokuxhumana kwasemhlabeni phakathi komuntu nomuntu konke uNkulunkulu uyakuzonda futhi uyakuchitha. Ngisho noMkhosi Wasentwasahlobo noSuku LukaKhisimusi, okwaziwa yiwo wonke umuntu, akuwona umyalo kaNkulunkulu, ingasaphathwa eyamathoyizi nemihlobiso (izinkondlo ezimigqa mibili, ikhekhe loNyaka Omusha, amakrikhethi, izibani, izipho zikaKhisimusi, amaphathi kaKhisimusi neSidlo esiNgcwele) yalezi zikhathi zemikhosi—ingabe akuzona yini izithixo ezingqondweni zabantu? Ukuhlephula isinkwa ngeSabatha, iwayini, nelineni elicolekile kuyizithixo nakakhulu. Zonke izinsuku zemikhosi yomdabu ezidumile eChina, efana nobizwa ngokuthi Usuku Lokuphakamisa Amakhanda kaDrako, iDragon Boat Festival, uMkhosi Waphakathi Nekwindla, uMkhosi weLaba kanye Nosuku LukaNcibijane, kanye nemikhosi yenkolo efana nePhasika, uSuku Lokubhapathizwa, noSuku LukaKhisimusi, yonke le mikhosi engenasizathu yahlelwa futhi yehliswa kusukela endulo kuze kube manje ngabantu abaningi, futhi ayihambelani nhlobo nesintu esidalwe uNkulunkulu. Ukuzakhela izithombe-mqondo kwesintu nemibono yaso enobuchule okwenze yehla yaze yafika namuhla. Ibonakala ingenazici, kodwa empeleni ingamaqhinga kaSathane awenza esintwini. Lapho indawo igcwala oSathane abaningi, futhi lapho indawo isiphelelwe yisikhathi futhi isele emuva, iwagcina ngokujulile amasiko esidala. Lezi zinto zibabamba zibaqinise abantu, azivuli ngisho nesikhala esincane sokunyakaza. Imikhosi eminingi emhlabeni wenkolo ibonakala iveza ikhono lokuqamba elikhulu nokwakha ibhuloho eliya emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu, kodwa empeleni ziyizibopho ezingabonakali uSathane abopha ngazo abantu ukuba bangafinyeleli ekwazini uNkulunkulu—yonke ingamaqhinga obuqili bukaSathane. Eqinisweni, lapho isigaba somsebenzi kaNkulunkulu sesiphelile, usuke esewephulile amathuluzi nendlela yangaleso sikhathi akashiya mkhondo wakho. Nokho, “amakholwa azinikele” ayaqhubeka nokukhonza lezo zinto eziphathekayo; ngaleso sikhathi lokho uNkulunkulu anakho bakubeka emuva emiqondweni yabo, bangaqhubeki nokukucubungula, babonakala begcwele uthando lukaNkulunkulu, kanti empeleni bamxosha kudala endlini babeka uSathane etafuleni ukuze bamkhonze. Imidwebo kaJesu, yeSiphambano, kaMariya, yokuBhabhathizwa kukaJesu neyeSidlo Sokugcina - abantu bakwesaba njengeNkosi yeZulu belokhu bememeza ngokuphindaphinda bethi “Nkulunkulu uBaba.” Ingabe konke lokhu akulona ihlaya? Kuze kube namuhla, izisho nezenzo eziningi ezifanayo ezazidluliswa phakathi kwesintu ziyazondwa uNkulunkulu; ziyiphazamisa kakhulu indlela eya phambili kaNkulunkulu futhi, kwakha ukulahlekelwa okukhulu ekungeneni kwesintu. Uma kubekwa eceleni izinga uSathane onakalise ngalo isintu, ingaphakathi labantu ligcwaliswe ngokuphelele ngezinto ezinjengomthetho kaWitness Lee, izigameko zikaLawrence, inhlolovo kaWatchman Nee nomsebenzi kaPawulu. Ayikho indlela uNkulunkulu angasebenza ngayo kubantu ngoba ngaphakathi kugcwele ububona, imithetho, imitheshwana imiyalo izinhlelo, kanye nezinto ezinjalo; lezi zinto, ngaphezu kwezinjwayezi zezinkolelo zesidala zibathumbile futhi zasishwabadela isintu. Kufana nokuthi imicabango yabantu iyifilimu exoxa inganekwane ngombala ogcwele, nabantu abamangazayo abagibele amafu, eyakhiwe kahle kakhulu ngengqondo ukuze imangalise abantu, ishiya abantu bemangele futhi bevaleke imilomo.

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11. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuguqula isimo somuntu ukuphendukezela lezo ngxenye zezinhliziyo ezingaphakathi kakhulu kubantu esezifakwe ubuthi kakhulu, kuvunyelwe abantu ukuba baqale ukuguqula izinkolelo zabo nokuziphatha kwabo. Okokuqala, abantu kudingeka babone ngokucacile ukuthi wonke amasiko enkolo, imisebenzi yenkolo, izinsuku, imikhosi, konke uNkulunkulu uyakuzonda. Kufanele bagqashule kulezi zibopho eziwukucabanga ngendlela endala, baqede yonke inhlese ezinzile yokukhonza kwabo izinkolelo. Konke lokhu kuyingxenye yokungena komuntu. Kufanele niqonde ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu ehola abantu ebasusa ezweni, nokuthi kungani ebahola ebasusa emithethweni. Leli isango eniyongena kulo, nakuba lingahlanganise lutho nesimo senu esingokomoya, lezi izinto eziyimigoqo emikhulu evimbe indlela yenu, zinivimbele ukuthi nazi uNkulunkulu. Zakha inetha elibamba abantu. Abantu abaningi balifunda kakhulu iBhayibheli futhi bakwazi ukusho ngekhanda amavesi amaningi eBhayibheli. Ekungeneni kwabo namuhla, abantu ngokunganaki basebenzisa iBhayibheli ukuze balinganise umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu njengokungathi isisekelo somsebenzi kaNkulunkulu yiBhayibheli nomthombo wawo yiBhayibheli. Lapho umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uvumelana neBhayibheli, abantu baweseka kakhulu umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu futhi uNkulunkulu bambheka ngelinye iso; lapho umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ungavumelani neBhayibheli, abantu bakhathazeka kuze kuconse umjuluko befuna kulo isisekelo somsebenzi kaNkulunkulu; uma umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kungakhulunywa ngawo eBhayibhelini, abantu bayomziba uNkulunkulu. Kungashiwo ukuthi, ngokomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu namuhla, abantu abaningi bamemukela ngokucophelela okunokunwabuluka uNkulunkulu, balilalela ngokukhetha, fuhti abazikhathazi ngokulazi; ngokwezinto zakudala, babambelela engxenyeni eyodwa bayilahle enye. Ingabe lokhu kungabizwa ngokuthi ukungena? Ngokuthatha izincwadi zabanye njengamagugu, ukuziphatha njengesihluthulelo segolide sokuvula amasango ombuso, abantu abanandaba nezinto uNkulunkulu azifunayo namuhla. Ngaphezu kwalokho, “ochwepheshe abahlakaniphile” abaningi babamba amazwi kaNkulunkulu esandleni sesokunxele “nomsebenzi wobungcweti” kwesokudla, ngokungathi bafuna ukuthola isisekelo samazwi kaNkulunkulu kule misebenzi yobungcweti ukuze babonise ngokugcwele ukuthi amazwi kaNkulunkulu aqinisile, futhi baze bachazele abanye ngemisebenzi kaNkulunkulu ngokuwahlanganisa nemisebenzi yobungcweti, sengathi bayasebenza. Ukukhuluma iqiniso, baningi “abacwaningi abangososayensi” phakathi kwesintu abangakaze bayithokozele impumelelo yakamuva yesayensi engakaze yandulelwe yilutho (okusho ukuthi, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, amazwi kaNkulunkulu nomzila oya ekungeneni ekuphileni), ngakho bonke abantu “bazethemba bona,” “bashumayela” kuzo zonke izindawo ngamandla obugagu babo, bamemezele “igama elihle likaNkulunkulu.” Nokho, ukungena kwabo kusengozini futhi babonakala bekude nalokho okufunwa uNkulunkulu njengoba isikhathi sokudala siqhelelene nalo mzuzu. Kulula kangakanani ukwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu?

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (3)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

12. Kubonakala sengathi abantu sebenqumile kakade ukushiya isigamu sabo kokwayizolo balethe esinye namuhla, banike uSathane isigamu bese esinye besinika uNkulunkulu, ngokungathi lena indlela yokukhulula unembeza bezwe umuzwa othile wokunethezeka. Imihlaba yangaphakathi kubantu igcwele ubuqili, abesabi nje kuphela ukulahlekelwa yikusasa, kodwa nezolo, besaba kakhulu ukucasula uSathane noNkulunkulu wanamuhla, obonakala enguye kodwa futhi engewuye. Ngenxa yokuthi abantu sebehlulekile ukukhulisa ukucabanga nesimilo sabo ngokufanele, bayantula kakhulu ekuqondeni, futhi abakwazi ukusho ukuthi umsebenzi wanamuhla okaNkulunkulu yini noma cha. Mhlawumbe kungenxa yokuthi imicabango yabantu yesidala neyezinkolelo ijule kangangokuba kade babeka inkolelo neqiniso, uNkulunkulu nezithixo emkhakheni owodwa, abanandaba nokwahlukanisa phakathi kwalezi zinto, futhi babonakala bengakwazi ukwehlukanisa ngokucacile noma sebexukuza ubuchopho babo. Yingakho abantu sebemi ndawonye futhi bengasakwazi ukuya phambili. Zonke lezi zinkinga zisuka ekuntuleni kwabantu uhlobo olufanele lwemfundo yomqondonkolelo, okudala izingqinamba ezinkulu ekungeneni kwabo. Ngenxa yalokho, abantu abaze bangaba nendaba nomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu weqiniso, kodwa balokhu bephikelela begxile^[2] emsebenzini womuntu (njengalabo ababukwa njengabantu abakhulu) njengokungathi kushiselwe ngensimbi yokwenza uphawu. Ingabe lezi akuzona izihloko zakamuva umuntu okumele angene kuzo?

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (3)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

13. Uma umuntu engakwazi ngempela ukungena ngokuvumelana nomsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele, ukuphila kwakhe kuyohluma ngokushesha njengamagatsha oqalo ngemva kwemvula yasentwasahlobo. Uma sibuka isimo samanje sabantu, akekho obheka ukuphila njengokubalulekile. Kunalokho, abantu babheka izinto ezingatheni njengezibalulekile. Noma bagijima ngokuxhamazela futhi basebenza ngokungenamgomo futhi abagxilile, abazi ukuthi bayephi, ingasaphathwa eyokuthi kubani. Bamane “bazibheka njengabathobekile.” Iqiniso liwukuthi, idlanzana kini elazi izinhloso zikaNkulunkulu ngezinsuku zokugcina. Akuvamisile ukuthi kini kube khona owazi imikhondo kaNkulunkulu, futhi akukho ngisho abambalwa kini abazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyofezani ekugcineni. Kodwa wonke umuntu, usamukela ngothando isiyalo nokusebenzelana nabanye, njengokuphakama^[3] futhi balindele usuku lapho besekwazile ekugcineni bayakhululeka. Ngeke ngiphawule ngalezi “zimangaliso” zabantu, kodwa kunento eyodwa nonke okufanele niyiqonde. Okwamanje abantu abaningi benza okungajwayelekile,^[4] izinyathelo zabo seziyela ngasekugcineni.^[5] Mhlawumbe abaningi bacabanga ukuthi umuntu ulangazelela “iShangri-La”, bakholelwa ukuthi “indawo yenkululeko.” Eqinisweni, akunjalo. Noma omunye angase athi abantu baphambukile.

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (4)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

14. UNkulunkulu uwumuntu ezweni elibanzi lamaShayina, balibiza kanjalo abomdabu baseHong Kong nabaseTaiwan ugu. Lapho uNkulunkulu ehlela emhlabeni, akekho ezulwini owayazi ngalokho, ngoba lena incazelo yangempela yokubuya kukaNkulunkulu ngendlela efihlekile. ......

kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (4)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Imibhalo yaphansi:

1. “Ukwaneliswa abanakho ekuphileni” kubonisa ukuthi abantu banamathela emithethweni futhi abenzi lutho olwephula imithetho.

2. “Ukunamathela okuqhubekayo” kusetshenziswa ngendlela yokubhuqa. Lamazwi abonisa ukuthi abantu banenkani futhi abanakulungiseka, babambelele ezintweni esezaphelelwa yisikhathi zakudala futhi abafuni ukuziyeka.

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a. Umbhalo wokuqala ufundeka kanje “Abanye baze bamemeza.”

b. Lesi yisisho sesiShayina.

Umthombo: IBandla LikaNkulunkulu USomandla

Funda kabanzi: Isizathu Sangempela Sokuba Buthuntu Emsebenzini