Ukucamngca kwanamhlanje: Ngubani onokuchaza iMfihlakalo yothando lwaphezulu?
Lowo unenceba kuKristu, uyithobela imithetho kaKristu. Ngubani onako ukutyhila uthando olungagungqiyo lukaThixo? Ngubani onokubonisa ubukhulu bobuhle bayo? Umphakamo okhokelela kulo ububele abunakutshiwo ngamazwi.
Isisa simanyanisa ngokusondeleyo noThixo, "uthando lugubungela inkitha yezono" (1 Petros 4: 8), uthando lunyamezela izinto zonke, yonke into iza ngoxolo. Akukho nto ihlambalazayo eluthandweni, akukho nto ixabisekileyo. Isisa asivusi imvisiswano, uthando lusebenza ngokuvisisanayo. Ke kaloku, eluthandweni, nako konke ukunganyulwa kukaThixo,
Ngothando, ke yena uThixo usitsalele kuye. Ngenxa yenceba awayenayo iNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu ngenxa yethu, ngokokuthanda kukaThixo, wasiliphalaza igazi lakhe ngenxa yethu, wasinika nenyama yakhe, ngenxa yethu,
Bona, zintanda, ukuba kunkulu kwaye kungummangaliso wesisa, nendlela ukugqibelela kwayo okungenakuchazwa ngokufanelekileyo. Ngubani ofanelekileyo ukuba abe kulo, ukuba ayingabo abo wayefuna ukubenziwa nguThixo? Masithandaze ke ngoko, sicele inceba yakhe, ukuba ifunyaniswe isisa, sinokukhululeka kuwo nawuphi na umoya wobugqi, ongenakufikeleleka.
Zonke izizukulwana ukususela ku-Adam kude kube ngoku; abo, bathi ngesisa sikaThixo, bafumaneka begqibelele eluthandweni, bahlala, befumana indawo yokuhlala ebekelwe izinto ezilungileyo kwaye baya kuboniswa ekufikeni kobukumkani bukaYesu. Ngapha koko, kubhaliwe kwathiwa: Ngena amagumbi akho okomzuzwana omfutshane kude kudlule umsindo wam nobushushu bam. Ke ndiza kukhumbula usuku oluhle kwaye ndikunyuse emangcwabeni akho (cf.Is 26: 20; Eze 37: 12).
Sisikelelekile thina, zintanda, ukuba siyayigcina imiyalelo yeNkosi ngolungelelwano, ukuze kuxolelwe izono zethu. Ngokwenyani kubhaliwe kwathiwa: Banoyolo abo kuxolelwe izono, babuxolelwe bonke ubugwenxa. Unoyolo umntu angabubaleli kuye uThixo, ukuba amphathele ububi, obungekhoyo inkohliso emlomo wakhe (cf.Nd 31: 1) Esi sibhengezo sobonelelo sichaphazela abo banyulwe nguThixo ngoYesu Krestu iNkosi yethu. Uzuko malube kuye ngonaphakade kanaphakade. Amen.