Amavesi ayi-7 aseBhayibhelini ukukhombisa ukubonga kwakho
Lamavesi e-Thanksgiving e-Bhayibheli aqukethe amagama emibhalo akhethwe kahle ukukusiza ukuthi ubonge futhi umdumise ngesikhathi samaholide. Empeleni, lezi zinyathelo zizokwenza inhliziyo yakho ijabule nganoma yiluphi usuku lonyaka.
1.Bonga uNkulunkulu ngobuhle bakhe ngeHubo 31: 19-20.
Ihubo 31, ihubo leNkosi uDavide, liyindlela yokukhululwa ebunzimeni, kepha leli ndima libuye lifakwe izinkulumo zokubonga nokumemezela ngobuhle bukaNkulunkulu.Emavesini 19 - 20, UDavid udlula emthandazweni afike kuNkulunkulu edumisa futhi ukubonga ngomusa wakho, isihe nokuvikelwa:
Zingakanani izinto ezinhle ozigcinele labo abakwesabayo, ozinikeza bonke, kulabo abaphephela kuwe. Ukuvikelwa phambi kobuso bakho, ubafihla kubo bonke ubuqili bomuntu; zigcine ziphephile ekhaya lakho kusuka ezinkambisweni zolimi. (NIV)
2. Khonza uNkulunkulu ngobuqotho ngeHubo 95: 1-7.
AmaHubo 95 asetshenziswe kuwo wonke umlando wesonto njengengoma yehlelo. Namuhla kusetshenziswa esinagogeni njengenye yamahubo ngoLwesihlanu kusihlwa ukwethula iSabatha. Ihlukaniswe izingxenye ezimbili. Ingxenye yokuqala (ivesi 1-7c) ubizo lokudumisa nokubonga eNkosini. Le ngxenye yehubo iculwa ngamakholwa asendleleni eya endaweni engcwele noma ibandla lonke. Umsebenzi wokuqala wabakhulekeli ukubonga uNkulunkulu lapho befika ebukhoneni bakhe. Umthamo 'womsindo ojabulisayo' ukhombisa ubuqiniso nokujula kwenhliziyo.
Ingxenye yesibili yehubo (amavesi 7d-11) ingumyalezo ovela eNkosini, oxwayisa ngokuhlubuka nokungalaleli. Imvamisa, le ngxenye ihanjiswa umpristi noma umprofethi.
Wozani sihlabele iNkosi: ake sihubele edwaleni lensindiso yethu. Siza phambi kobukhona bakhe no-Thanksgiving futhi senza umsindo ojabulisayo kuye ngamahubo. Ngoba oPhakade uNkulunkulu omkhulu futhi uyiNkosi enkulu ngaphezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu. Izindawo ezijulile zomhlaba zisesandleni: amandla wegquma nawo angawakhe. Ulwandle lungelakhe futhi wakwenza: izandla zakhe zakha umhlabathi owomile. Wozani sikhuleke, sikhothame: kuguqe phambi kweNkosi umdali wethu. Ngoba uNkulunkulu wethu; Futhi singabantu bedlelo lakhe nezimvu zesandla sakhe. (KJV)
3. Gubha ngenjabulo ngeHubo 100.
AmaHubo 100 iculo lokudumisa nokubonga uNkulunkulu elisetshenziswa ekukhulekeleni kwamaJuda ezinkonzweni zeThempeli. Bonke abantu bomhlaba babizelwe ukuzokhulekela nokudumisa iNkosi. Lonke leli hubo lijabule futhi lijabule, ngokudumisa uNkulunkulu okuvezwe kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni. Ihubo elifanelekile ukugubha ukubonga:
Hubelani uJehova, nonke nina eningena ezweni. Khonzani iNkosi ngentokozo: yizani phambi kobuso bayo ngokuhlabelela. Yazi ukuthi oPhakade unguNkulunkulu: nguye owasidala hhayi thina; singabantu bakhe nezimvu zedlelo lakhe. Faka iminyango yakhe ngokubonga nasemagcekeni akhe ngokudumisa: Mbonge futhi ubusise igama lakhe. Ngoba iNkosi ilungile; isihawu sakhe saphakade; iqiniso lakhe lihlala izizukulwane ngezizukulwane. (KJV)
4. Dumisa uNkulunkulu ngothando lwakhe lokuhlenga ngeHubo 107: 1,8-9.
Abantu bakaNkulunkulu kunokuningi okufanele babonge ngakho, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke ngenxa yothando lokuhlenga loMsindisi wethu. IHubo 107 linikeza iculo lokubonga nengoma yokudumisa egcwele izinkulumo zokubonga ngokungenela kwaphezulu nokukhululwa kukaNkulunkulu:
Bongani uJehova, ngokuba muhle; Umusa wakhe umi phakade. Mabayibonge iNkosi uthando lwayo olungapheli nezenzo zakhe ezinhle ngesintu, ngoba wanelisa owomileyo futhi ugcwalisa abalambile ngezinto ezinhle. (NIV)
5. Khazimulisa ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu ngeHubo 145: 1-7.
Ihubo 145 lihubo lokudumisa elivela kuDavida elikhazimulisa ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu.Embhalweni wesiHeberu, leli hubo liyinkondlo esondelene nemigqa engama-21, luqala ngalunye ngohlamvu olulandelayo lwezinhlamvu. Izindikimba ezigcwele yisihe sikaNkulunkulu nokufakazela kwakhe. UDavidi ugxila ekutheni uNkulunkulu ukhombise kanjani ubulungiswa bakhe ngezenzo zakhe ezenzela abantu bakhe. Wayezimisele ukudumisa iNkosi futhi ekhuthaza bonke abanye ukuthi bamdumise. Kanye nazo zonke izimfanelo zakhe ezifanele nezenzo ezikhazimulayo, uNkulunkulu uqobo ngokwedlulele kakhulu ukuthi angaqondwa ngabantu. Yonke le ndima igcwele ukubonga nokudumisa okungaphazanyiswa:
Ngizokuphakamisa, Nkulunkulu wami, Nkosi; Ngiyakudumisa igama lakho kuze kube-phakade naphakade. Zonke izinsuku ngiyakudumisa, ngidumise igama lakho kuze kube-phakade naphakade. Mkhulu iNkosi futhi ifanele ukudunyiswa; ubukhulu bayo akekho noqondayo. Isizukulwane esithile sidumisa imisebenzi yakho kwesinye; Yisho ngezenzo zakho zamandla. Bakhuluma ngobukhazikhazi bakho obukhazimulayo futhi ngiyakuzindla ngemisebenzi yakho emangalisayo. Batshela amandla emisebenzi yakho emangalisayo futhi ngizomemezela imisebenzi yakho emikhulu. Bazogubha ubuhle bakho obuningi bahlabelele ngenjabulo ngokulunga kwakho. (NIV)
6. Yazi ubukhazikhazi beNkosi nge-1 IziKronike 16: 28-30,34.
La mavesi ku-1 IziKronike ayisimemo kubo bonke abantu bomhlaba ukuba badumise iNkosi. Ngempela, umbhali umema yonke indalo ukuthi ihlanganyele emkhosini wokugubha ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu nothando olungapheli. INkosi inkulu futhi ubukhulu bayo kufanele babonwe futhi bamenyezelwe:
O nina zizwe zomhlaba, yamukelani iNkosi, yazini ukuthi iNkosi iyakhazimula futhi inamandla. Nikeza iNkosi inkazimulo efanele! Letha umnikelo wakho ufike phambi kwakhe. Khonzani iNkosi kubo bonke ubukhazikhazi bakhe obungcwele. Umhlaba wonke mawuvevezele phambi kwakhe. Umhlaba umile futhi awunakunyakaziswa. Ngiyabonga iNkosi, ngoba ilungile! Umusa wakhe wothando uhlala kuze kube phakade. (NLT)
7. Phakamisa uNkulunkulu ngaphezu kwabo bonke abanye abaneziKronike 29: 11-13.
Ingxenye yokuqala yalesi ndima iye yaba yingxenye yemibhalo yobuKhrestu ebizwa ngokuthi yi-doxology emthandazweni weNkosi: "Wakho, Nkosi, mkhulu, amandla nenkazimulo". Lona ngumkhuleko ovela kuDavide oveza ukuthi inhliziyo yakhe ibaluleke kakhulu kuye:
Ngobakho, Jehova, ubukhulu namandla nenkazimulo, nobukhosi nobukhazikhazi, ngoba konke okusezulwini nasemhlabeni kungokwakho. Umbuso wakho, Nkosi; uphakeme njengomholi phezu kwakho konke.