Izikhombo Zamavesi EBhayibheli:
“Nani-ke manibe nilungile: ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyeza ngehora eningalicabangiyo” (Luka 12:40).
“Njengombani, okhanya engxenyeni ethize phansi kwezulu, ukhanya kwenye indawo ngaphansi kwezulu; izoba njalo futhi iNdodana yomuntu ngosuku lwayo. Kodwa kuqala kufanele ihlushwe yizinto eziningi, futhi ibuye ilahlwe yilesi sizukulwane” (Luka 17:24-25).
“Futhi phakathi kwamabili kwenziwa isimemezelo, Bheka, umyeni usefikile; hambani niyomhlangabeza” (Mathewu 25:6).
“Bheka, Ngime emnyango, futhi ngiyangqongqoza; uma kukhona umuntu ozwa izwi lami, avule umnyango, ngizongena ngize kuye, futhi ngizodla naye, naye adle nami” (IsAm 3:20).
“Bheka, ngizoza njengesela. Ubusisiwe lowo ohlala eqaphile, nogcina izingubo zakhe, angabi ngohamba-ze, futhi balibone ihlazo lakhe” (IsAmbulo 16:15).
“Ngaphenduka ukuba ngibone izwi ebelikhuluma nami Kuthe lapho ngiphenduka, ngabona izinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide. Phakathi kwezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa, kwakukhona ofana neNdodana yomuntu, wayembethe ingubo ekhawula ezinyaweni, ezibophe ngebhande legolide ezibeleni. Ikhanda lakhe nezinwele zakhe kumhlophe njengoboya bezimvu, lalimhlophe njengeqhwa, namehlo akhe enjengamalangabi omlilo; futhi izinyawo zakhe zifana nethusi elikhazimulayo sengathi zazishiswe esithandweni; nezwi lakhe linjengenhlokomo yamanzi amaningi. Futhi wayephethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sokunene, nasemlonyeni wakhe kwaphuma inkemba ebukhali esika nhlangothi zombili, nobuso bakhe bunjengelanga elikhanya ngamandla alo” (Rev 1:12-16).
Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:
UJesu wathi uyobuya njengoba ayehambile, kodwa uyawazi umqondo wangempela wamazwi Akhe? Kungenzeka ukuthi lokhu wakutshela leli qembu lenu? Konke okwaziyo ukuthi uyofika njengoba ahamba, egibele ifu, kodwa uyazi ngempela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe uwenza kanjani umsebenzi Wakhe? Uma ubukwazi ukubona ngempela, pho-ke kufanele achazwe kanjani amazwi awakhuluma uJesu? Wathi, “Lapho iNdodana yomuntu ifika ezinsukwini zokugcina, Yona uqobo Lwayo ngeke yazi, izingelosi ngeke zazi, izithunywa ezulwini ngeke zazi, futhi sonke isintu ngeke sazi. NguBaba kuphela oyokwazi, okungukuthi, nguMoya kuphela oyokwazi.” Ukuba ubukwazi ukwazi nokubona, pho ngabe la mazwi akuwona angenamqondo? Ngisho iNdodana yomuntu uqobo Lwayo ayazi, kodwa wena uyakwazi ukubona nokwazi? Ukuba wawubonile ngamehlo akho, bekungebe kube la mazwi akhulunywe ngokuyize? Futhi wathini uJesu ngeleso sikhathi? “Kodwa lolo suku nalelo hora akekho owaziyo ngalo, cha, nezingelosi zasezulwini, kodwa uBaba kuphela. Kepha njengasezinsukwini zikaNowa, kuzoba njalo nokuza kweNdodana yomuntu. … Ngakho hlalani nilungile: ngoba iNdodana yomuntu izofika ngesikhathi ningalindele.” Lapho lolo suku lufika, iNdodana yomuntu uqobo Lwayo ngeke ilwazi. INdodana yomuntu ikhuluma ngenyama kaNkulunkulu esesimweni somuntu, umuntu ojwayelekile futhi ovamileyo. Ngisho lo muntu uqobo Lwakhe akazi, ngakho wena ubuyokwazi kanjani?
kwesithi “Umbono Womsebenzi KaNkulunkulu (3)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Kunalabo abathi uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe wathi uyofika ngefu. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe washo njalo, kodwa ingabe uyazi ukuthi akekho ongaqonda izimfihlakalo Zakhe? Awazi ukuthi akukho muntu ongachaza amazwi kaNkulunkulu? Uqinisekile ngokuthi ukhanyiselwe futhi wakhanyiswa nguMoya oNgcwele? Nakanjani kwakungekhona ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele ukubonise ngendlela eqonde kangaka? Ingabe kwakunguMoya oNgcwele owakuyalela, noma waholelwa yimicabango yakho ekuthini ucabange kanjalo? Wathi, “Lokhu kwashiwo uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe.” Kodwa asikwazi ukusebenzisa imibono nemiqondo yethu ukuze silinganise amazwi kaNkulunkulu. Ngokwamazwi akhulunywa ngu-Isaya, ungawachaza amazwi akhe ngokukhulu ukuqiniseka? Ingabe uyalokotha ukuwachaza amazwi akhe? Njengoba ungalokothi nokuwachaza amazwi ka-Isaya, pho kungani ulokhu ulokotha ukuchaza amazwi kaJesu? Ubani ophakeme kakhulu, uJesu noma u-Isaya? Njengoba impendulo inguJesu, kungani uzama ukuchaza amazwi akhulunywe uJesu? Ingabe uNkulunkulu angakutshela ngomsebenzi Wakhe singakafiki isikhathi? Asikho nesisodwa isidalwa esingazi, ngisho nezithunywa ezulwini ngisho neNdodana yomuntu, ngakho wena ungazi kanjani?
kwesithi “Umbono Womsebenzi KaNkulunkulu (3)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
“Onezindlebe makezwe okushiwo uMoya emabandleni.” … Baningi abantu abangenangqondo abakholelwa ukuthi amazwi kaMoya oNgcwele kumelwe ehle emazulwini eze ezindlebeni zabantu. Noma ngubani ocabanga ngale ndlela akawazi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Eqinisweni, amazwi akhulunywa nguMoya oNgcwele yilawo akhulunywa nguNkulunkulu esenyameni. UMoya oNgcwele awukhulumi ngqo nomuntu, kanti futhi noJehova akazange akhulume ngqo nabantu, ngisho naseNkathini Yomthetho. Ngeke kwenzeke ukuthi enze kanjalo ngale nkathi yanamuhla? Ukuze uNkulunkulu akhulume enze umsebenzi, kumele abe yinyama, kungenjalo umsebenzi Wakhe ngeke uyifeze inhloso Yakhe. Labo abaphika uNkulunkulu oyinyama yilabo abangawazi uMoya noma imigomo asebenza ngayo uNkulunkulu.
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Ezinkulungwaneni eziningi zeminyaka, umuntu ubelokhu elangazelela ukubona ukufika koMsindisi. Umuntu ubelokhu elangazelela ukubona uJesu uMsindisi esefwini elihlophe njengoba ehla, engumuntu, phakathi kwalabo ababemlangazelele nababefisa ukumbona izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Umuntu ubelokhu elangazelela ukubuya koMsindisi futhi ezozihlanganisa nabantu, okungukuthi, uJesu uMsindisi ukuba abuye kubantu asehlukane nabo iminyaka eyizinkulungwane. Umuntu unethemba lokuthi uMsindisi uzophinde enze umsebenzi wokukhulula awenza kumaJuda nokuthi uzoba nesihawu nothando kubantu, abathethelele izono zabo, athwale izono zabantu nazo zonke izeqo zabo futhi akhulule abantu esonweni. Balangazelela ukuthi uJesu uMsindisi afane nasekuqaleni—uMsindisi onothando, onobungani nohloniphekile, ongakaze amthukuthelele umuntu futhi ongakaze amsole. Lo Msindisi uthethelela futhi athwale zonke izono zomuntu, futhi aze afe esiphambanweni efela abantu. Njengoba uJesu ahamba, abafundi bakhe ababemlandela nabo bonke abangcwele ababesindisiwe balibonga igama Lakhe, bebelokhu bemlangazelele kakhulu futhi bemlindile. Bonke labo ababesindiswe ngomusa kaJesu Kristu phakathi neNkathi Yomusa bebelokhu belangazelele lolo suku lwenjabulo phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina, lapho uJesu uMsindisi efika ngefu elimhlophe futhi ebonakala kubantu. Empeleni, lesi yisifiso sabo bonke labo abamukela igama likaJesu uMsindisi namuhla. Kuyo yonke indawo, bonke labo abayaziyo insindiso kaJesu uMsindisi bebelokhu bekulindile ukufika kungazelelwe kukaJesu Kristu, ukuze kugcwaliswe amazwi kaJesu lapho esesemhlabeni: “Ngizofika ngendlela engihambe ngayo.” Umuntu ukholelwa ukuthi ngemva kokubethelwa novuko, uJesu wabuyela ezulwini ngefu elimhlophe, wabe esethola indawo Yakhe ngakwesokunene Sophezu Konke. Ngokufanayo, umuntu ucabanga ukuthi uJesu uzophinde ehle ngefu elimhlophe (leli fu libhekisela efwini lelo uJesu anyuka ngalo lapho ebuyela ezulwini), phakathi kwalabo abebelokhu bemlinde ngokulangazela iminyaka eyizinkulungwane nokuthi uzoba nesithombe nezembatho zamaJuda. Ngemva kokuvela kubantu, uyobanika ukudla futhi enze amanzi okuphila ukuba agobhoze phambi kwabo futhi aphile nabantu, egcwele umusa nothando, ephila futhi engokoqobo. Njalo njalo. Nokho uJesu uMsindisi akazange akwenze lokhu; wenza okuphambene nalokho umuntu ayekucabanga. Akazange afike kulabo abebelokhu belinde ukubuya Kwakhe futhi akazange abonakale kubo bonke abantu njengoba ayegibele ifu elimhlophe. Usefikile, kodwa abantu abamazi, futhi bayaqhubeka bengakunaki ukufika Kwakhe. Abantu bamane bamlinda ngokungenasidingo futhi bengaboni ukuthi usehlile ngefu elimhlophe (ifu eliwuMoya Wakhe, amazwi Akhe kanye nesimo semvelo Yakhe yonke nakho konke ayikho), manje usephakathi kweqembu labantu abangabanqobi azobakha phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina. Abantu abakwazi lokhu: Nakuba uMsindisi ongcwele uJesu egcwele uthando futhi ebakhonzile abantu, angasebenza kanjani “emathempelini” agcwele ukungcola nemimoya emibi? Nakuba umuntu elokhu elinde ukufika Kwakhe, angabonakala kanjani kulabo abadla inyama yabangalungile baphuze igazi labangalungile, bagqoke izingubo zabangalungile, abakholelwa Kuye kodwa bengamazi futhi abaqhubeka bemphanga? Abantu bazi kuphela ukuthi uJesu uMsindisi ugcwele uthando nobubele, futhi ungumnikelo wesono oyisihlawulelo. Kodwa umuntu akaqondi nakancane ukuthi Yena unguNkulunkulu Uqobo, ochichima ukulunga, ubukhosi, ulaka nesahlulelo, onegunya futhi abe nesithunzi. Nakuba kunjalo umuntu usakulangazelela futhi ukomele ukubuya koMkhululi, futhi ngisho noma Izulu linyakaza ngenxa yemithandazo yabantu, uJesu uMsindisi akabonakali kulabo abakholelwa Kuye kodwa bengamazi.
kwesithi “Umsindisi Usebuyile 'Esefwini Elimhlophe'” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
UNkulunkulu uthule, akakaze avele kithi, kodwa umsebenzi Wakhe awukaze ume. Uhlola wonke amazwe, futhi uyala zonke izinto, kanti ubambelela kuwo wonke amazwi nezenzo zomuntu. Ukuqondisa Kwakhe kuhambisana nezigaba futhi kuvumelana necebo Lakhe. Uqhubeka ngokuthula, ngaphandle komsindo, futhi kade imikhondo Yakhe yadlulela kumuntu, isihlalo Sakhe sokwahlulela sisendaweni yonke sihamba ngesivinini sombani, kulandelwa ngokushesha ukwehlela kwesihlalo sobukhosi Sakhe kithi. Yeka indlela leso simo esikhulu ngayo, yeka ingqopha-mlando. Njengejuba, nanjengebhubesi elibhongayo, uMoya uyafika phakathi kwethu. Uhlakaniphile, ulungile futhi unamandla amakhulu, ufika ngokuthula phakathi kwethu, abe negunya futhi aphuphume uthando nobubele. Akekho okubonayo ukuza kwakhe, akekho okwemukelayo, futhi akekho owazi konke azokwenza. Ukuphila komuntu akushintshi; inhliziyo yakhe ayinamehluko, futhi unezinsuku ezijwayelekile. UNkulunkulu phakathi kwethu uphila njengomuntu ojwayelekile, njengomlandeli omangalisayo noma obaluleke kakhulu nekholwa elijwayelekile. Unezinto Zakhe azifunayo, imigomo Yakhe, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, unobunkulunkulu okungekho muntu ojwayelekile anabo. Akekho oye waphawula ubunkulunkulu Bakhe, futhi akekho ofune umehluko phakathi kwesiqu Sakhe nesomuntu. Siphila kanye Naye, singaboshiwe futhi singethukile, ngoba asiboni njengongaphezu kwekholwa.
kwesithi “Ukubona Ukubonakala KukaNkulunkulu Ekwahluleleni” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
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. Ubelokhu eyinyama esebenza futhi ephila isikhathi eside, kodwa akekho owaze ngakho. Kuze kube namuhla, akekho obonayo. Mhlawumbe lokhu kuyoba impicabadala kuze kube phakade. Ukuba yinyama kukaNkulunkulu kulokhu akuyona into engabonwa yinoma ubani. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umsebenzi kaMoya ubanzi futhi unamandla kangakanani, uNkulunkulu uhlale ezolile, akalokothi aphaphazele. Omunye angase athi kunjengokungathi lesi sigaba somsebenzi Wakhe senzeka endaweni yasezulwini. Nakuba kusobala kuwo wonke umuntu, akekho okuqaphelayo. Lapho uNkulunkulu eqeda lesi sigaba somsebenzi Wakhe, wonke umuntu uyovuka emaphusheni akhe amade abuyise umbono ayenawo ekuqaleni.[1] … Lapho kusa, kungazi muntu, uNkulunkulu weza emhlabeni waqala ukuphila enyameni. Abantu babengawunakile lo mzuzu. Mhlawumbe babezumekile, mhlawumbe labo ababebhekile begadile babelindile, mhlawumbe abanye babethandaza buthule kuNkulunkulu ezulwini. Kodwa phakathi kwabo bonke labantu abaningi, akekho noyedwa owayazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayesefikile kakade emhlabeni. UNkulunkulu wasebenza ngale ndlela ukuze awufeze ngaphandle kwezingqinamba umsebenzi Wakhe futhi athole imiphumela engcono, nokuthi agweme ezinye izilingo. Lapho umuntu ephaphama, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wawusuphele kudala futhi wayesehamba, waqhubeka nokuphila noma uhambo lwasemhlabeni.
kwesithi “Umsebenzi Nokungena (4)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Abantu abangalamukeli iqiniso, nokho, ngobumpumputhe balindele ukufika kukaJesu ngamafu amhlophe, ngokuqinisekileyo bayohlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele, futhi bayisizwe esiyobhujiswa. Nimane nifisa umusa kaJesu, futhi nimane nifuna ukuthokozela umkhathi wasezulwini onentokozo, kepha anikaze niwalalele amazwi akhulunywa uJesu, futhi anikaze nilamukele iqiniso elakhulunywa uJesu uma Ebuya enyameni. Yini oyoyiphakamisela ukubuya kukaJesu ngefu elimhlophe? Ubuqotho enenza ngabo izono niphindelela bese niyazivuma, njalo njalo? Yini oyoyenza ibe umnikelo kuJesu Kristu uma ebuya ngefu elimhlophe? Ingabe iminyaka yokusebenza eniziphakamisa ngayo? Yini oyoyiphakamisa ukuze uJesu osebuyile akwethembe? Ingabe imvelo yakho yokuzikhukhumeza, engalilaleli nanoma iliphi iqiniso?
kwesithi “Lapho Nibona Umzimba KaJesu KaMoya Kuyoba Lapho UNkulunkulu Esenze Izulu Nomhlaba Kabusha” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Ngiyanitshela, labo abakholwa kuNkulunkulu ngenxa yezibonakaliso, impela bayisigaba esiyozwa ukubhujiswa. Labo abangakwazi ukwamukela amazwi kaJesu osebuyile enyameni, impela bayinzalo yesihogo, isizukulwane sengelosi enkulu, isigaba esizoya ekubhujisweni okuphakade. Abantu abaningi kungenzeka bangakunaki engikushoyo, kodwa ngisafuna ukutshela bonke ababizwa ngabangcwele abalandela uJesu ukuthi, lapho nibona uJesu ehla ezulwini ngefu elimhlophe ngamehlo enu, lokhu kuyoba ukubonakala emphakathini kweLanga lokulunga. Kungenzeka, leso kuyoba isikhathi sokujabula kini, nokho kumele nazi ukuthi ngesikhathi nibona uJesu ehla ezulwini, kuyoba futhi isikhathi sokuthi niye phansi esihogweni niyojeziswa. Kuyoba sekuphela isikhathi sohlelo lokuphatha lukaNkulunkulu, futhi kuyoba isikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu eyovuza abahle bese ejezisa ababi. Ngokuba ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu kuyophela ngaphambi kokuba umuntu abone izibonakaliso, lapho kukhona ukuvezwa kweqiniso kuphela. Labo abemukela iqiniso, bengabheki izibonakaliso, futhi sebehlanziwe, bayobe sebebuyela phambi kwesihlalo sikaNkulunkulu futhi sebengene ekugonweni nguMdali. Labo kuphela abaphokophelela enkolweni ethi “uJesu ongagibeli efwini elimhlophe unguKristu wamanga” bayothola ukujeziswa okuphakade, ngokuba bakholwa kuphela kuJesu obonisa izibonakaliso, kodwa abamazisi uJesu omemezela ngokwahlulelwa okunzima bese ekhipha indlela yeqiniso yokuphila. Futhi kungaba kuphela ukuthi uJesu ubhekana nabo uma ebuya ngokusobala ngefu elimhlophe. Banenkani kakhulu, banokuzethemba kakhulu, futhi bayazikhukhumeza. Kungenzeka kanjani abantu abonakele kanje bavuzwe uJesu? Ukubuya kukaJesu kuyinsindiso enkulu kulabo abakwazi ukwamukela iqiniso, kodwa kulabo abangakwazi ukwamukela iqiniso, kuwuphawo lokwahlulelwa. Kumele nikhethe indlela yenu, ningahlambalazi uMoya 0Ngcwele futhi nenqabe iqiniso. Kumele ningabi abantu abangenalwazi futhi abakhukhumele, kodwa abantu abalalela ukuholwa uMoya oNgcwele, balangazelele futhi bafune iqiniso; ingalendlela kuphela lapho niyothola ukusizakala.
kwesithi “Lapho Nibona Umzimba KaJesu KaMoya Kuyoba Lapho UNkulunkulu Esenze Izulu Nomhlaba Kabusha” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni
Ngethemba ukuthi abafowethu nodadewethu abafuna ukubonakala kukaNkulunkulu bangakuphindi lokhu okwenzeke emlandweni. Akumele nibe ngabaFarisi besikhathi samanje niphinde nibethele uNkulunkulu esiphambanweni futhi. Kumele niyibhekisise indlela enizokwamukela ngayo uNkulunkulu lapho ebuya, nibe nomqondo ocacile ngokuthi ningaba kanjani ngabantu abathobela iqiniso. Lokhu kungumthwalo wawo wonke umuntu olinde ukubuya kukaJesu ngamafu. Kumele sicikice amehlo ethu kamoya, singabi yizisulu zamazwi angelona iqiniso. Kumele sicabange ngomsebenzi owenziwa uNkulunkulu, futhi sibheke uhlangothi lwangempela lukaNkulunkulu. Ningajabuli kakhulu noma nilibale ukuphupha emini, nibheke usuku uNkulunkulu uJesu azokwehla ngalo ngefu anithathe nina eningakaze nimazi noma nimbone, ningazi nokuthi niyenze kanjani intando Yakhe. Kungcono ukucabanga ngezinto ezizokwenzeka!
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Imibhalo engezansi:
1. “Ukubuyisa umbono ababenawo ekuqaleni” kubhekisela endleleni abantu abacabanga nababheka ngayo uguquko lukaNkulunkulu lapho sebazi uNkulunkulu.
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