Ukuzindla kwanamuhla: ukugcwala kaphezulu

Ubuhle nobuntu bukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu obonakalisiwe (cf.Tt 2,11). Sibonga uNkulunkulu osenza sijabulele induduzo enkulu kangaka kuhambo lwethu lokudingiswa, kulolu sizi lwethu. Ngaphambi kokuba kubonakale ubuntu, ubuhle babufihliwe: kepha nokho babukhona ngaphambili, ngoba isihe sikaNkulunkulu sivela kwaphakade. Kepha wazi kanjani ukuthi inkulu kakhulu? Kwakuthenjisiwe, kodwa akuzenzanga kuzwakala, futhi ngenxa yalokho akukholwa ngabaningi. Izikhathi eziningi futhi ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene iNkosi eyayikhuluma ngayo kubaprofethi (cf Heb 1,1: 29,11). Mina - uthe - ngibe nemicabango yokuthula, hhayi eyezinhlupheko (c. Jer 33,7). Kepha waphendula wathini lo muntu ngokuzwa usizi nokungazi ukuthula? Kuze kube yilapho uthi: Ukuthula, ukuthula, nokuthula akukho? Kungakho abamemezeli bokuthula bakhala kakhulu (cf.Is 53,1: XNUMX) bethi: Nkosi, ngubani owakholelwa isimemezelo sethu? (cf.Is. XNUMX).
Kepha manje okungenani amadoda akholwa ngemuva kokuba esebonile, ngoba ubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu sebubuthembekile ngokuphelele (cf. IHu. 92,5). Ukuze angahlali ecashile noma esweni elinamafu, Wabeka itabernakele lakhe elangeni (cf. IHu 18,6: XNUMX).
Nakhu ukuthula: hhayi isithembiso, kepha kuthunyelwe; hhayi ukudilizwa, kepha kunikelwe; akuprofethwanga, kepha akhona. UNkulunkulu uBaba uthumele isaka, uma kunjalo, ligcwele isihe sakhe; isaka eladwengulwa laba yizicucu ngesikhathi senkanuko yokuthola inani elalivale inhlawulo yethu ngokwalo; isaka elincane impela, kepha eligcwele, uma sinikezwe okuncane (cf.Is 9,5: 2,9) lapho, kepha "ukugcwala kobuNkulunkulu kuhlala emzimbeni" (Col XNUMX: XNUMX). Lapho ukugcwala kwesikhathi kufika, ukugcwala kobunkulunkulu nakho kwafika.
UZimu weza enyameni ukuzembula nakubantu abangabenyama, nokuthi abonwe ngobuhle bakhe ngokuziveza ebuntwini. Ngokukhombisa uNkulunkulu kumuntu, ubuhle bakhe ngeke besafihlwa. Yibuphi ubufakazi obungcono bokuthi ubuhle bakhe angabunikeza ukwedlula ngokuthatha inyama yami? Imayini nje yami, hhayi inyama u-Adamu ayenayo ngaphambi kokuba necala.
Akukho okukhombisa isihawu sakhe ngaphezu kokucabanga usizi lwethu. Nkosi, ubani lo muntu ozomnakekela futhi amnake? (cf. IHu 8,5; Heb 2,6).
Kusuka kule ndoda yazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu imkhathalela kangakanani, futhi yazi ukuthi icabangani futhi izizwa kanjani ngaye. Musa ukubuza, ndoda, ukuthi yini ehlupheka, kepha ukuthi ihlupheke kanjani. Kulokho akutholele kona, qaphela ukuthi umfanele kangakanani kuye, futhi uzoqonda ubuhle bakhe ngobuntu bakhe. Njengoba azenza mncane ngokufunda umzimba, kanjalo wazibonisa emkhulu ngobuhle; futhi ngiyathandeka kakhulu kimi lapho ingiyehlisele khona. Ubuhle nobuntu bukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu (cf. Tt 3,4: XNUMX) bazivezile. Bukhulu ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu futhi ngokuqinisekile kuyisivivinyo esikhulu sobuhle asinikezile ngokuhlanganisa ubunkulunkulu nobuntu.