Ukuzindla kwanamuhla: Yazi isithunzi semvelo yakho
INkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, izalwe ingumuntu weqiniso, engazange ayeke ukuba nguNkulunkulu weqiniso, yaqala, kuyo uqobo, isidalwa esisha futhi, ngalokhu kuzalwa, yadlulisela ebuntwini umthetho ongokomoya. Yimuphi umqondo ongayiqonda le mfihlakalo, noma yiluphi ulimi olungaveza lomusa? Ubuntu obunesono buvuselela ubumsulwa, ubuntu obudala ebubini buthola impilo entsha; abangabamukeli bathola ukwamukelwa bese kuthi abokufika bathathe ifa.
Vuka, ndoda, ubone isithunzi semvelo yakho! Khumbula ukuthi wadalwa ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu; ukuthi, uma lokhu kufana kwawonakaliswa ku-Adamu, nokho kubuyiselwa kuKristu. Izidalwa ezibonakalayo zikulungele, njengoba usebenzisa umhlaba, ulwandle, isibhakabhaka, umoya, iziphethu nemifula. Muhle futhi muhle kanjani uthola kubo, uqondise kudumo nenkazimulo yoMdali.
Ngomqondo wokubona, wamukela nokukhanya okubonakalayo, kepha ngokubumbana, kwamukeleka ngentshiseko yenhliziyo yakho, lokho kukhanya kwangempela okukhanyisela wonke umuntu ongena kulomhlaba (c. Jn 1: 9). Ngokukhanya kwalokhu kukhanya umprofethi uthi: "Bheka kuye uyokhazimula, ubuso bakho ngeke budideke" (IHu 33: 6). Eqinisweni, uma siyithempeli likaNkulunkulu futhi uMoya kaNkulunkulu uhlala kithi, lokho okholwayo ngamunye akuthwale enhliziyweni yakhe kubaluleke kakhulu kunalokho angakuvuma ezulwini.
Ngalesi, bangane abathandekayo, asifuni ukukukhuthaza noma ukukuncenga ukuthi udelele imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu, noma ukubona okuthile okuphikisana nokukholwa kwakho ezintweni uNkulunkulu wokuhle azidalele okuhle, kepha sifuna ukukukhuthaza, ukuze wazi ukusebenzisa zonke izidalwa kanye bonke ubuhle balelizwe ngendlela ehlakaniphile nelinganiselayo. Eqinisweni, njengoba umphostoli asho: "Izinto ezibonakalayo zingezesikhashana, ezingabonakali zingezaphakade" (2 Kor 4:18).
Ngakho-ke, njengoba sizalelwe lempilo yamanje, kepha-ke futhi sazalwa kabusha esakusasa, akumelwe sonke sizinikele ezintweni zesikhashana, kodwa silwele izimpahla zaphakade. Ukuze sikwazi ukucabangisisa kakhudlwana esikufisayo, ake sicabange ngalokho ngomusa waphezulu okubonisile emvelweni yethu. Asilalele umphostoli, othi kithi: «Ngempela ufile futhi impilo yakho manje isifihliwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu! Lapho kwembulwa uKristu, impilo yakho, khona-ke nawe uzobonakaliswa kanye naye enkazimulweni "(Col 3, 34) ohlala futhi ebuse kuYise kanye noMoya oNgcwele kuze kube phakade. Amen.