1. Ingabe ngempela umuntu kufanele alizwe kanjani izwi likaNkulunkulu? Ingabe umuntu angaqiniseka kanjani ukuthi uNkulunkulu ngempela nguNkulunkulu uSomandla yiNkosi uJesu ebuyisiwe?

Izikhombo Zamavesi EBhayibheli:

“Izimvu zami zizwa izwi lami, futhi ngiyazazi, ziyangilandela” (Johane 10:27).

“Ngisenezinto eziningi engingazisho kini, kodwa ningekwazi ukuzithwala manje. Noma kunjalo, uma esefikile yena, uMoya weqiniso, uzoniholela kulo lonke iqiniso: ngoba akazukuzikhulumela, kodwa lokho azokuzwa, uzokusho: futhi uzonikhombisa okuzayo” (Johane 16:12-13).

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Amazwi kaNkulunkulu osenyameni aqala inkathi entsha, aqondisa bonke abantu, aveza izimfihlakalo, akhombise umuntu indlela eya enkathini entsha. Ukukhanyiseleka okutholwe ngumuntu kumane kungumsebenzi noma ulwazi olulula. Ngeke kukwazi ukuqondisa bonke abantu kubayise enkathini entsha noma kuveze izimfihlakalo zikaNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe. Ekugcineni kwakho konke, uNkulunkulu nguNkulunkulu, kanti umuntu ngumuntu.UNkulunkulu unesiqu sikaNkulunkulu, kanti umuntu unesiqu somuntu.

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Lowo onguNkulunkulu osenyameni uzoba nesiqu sikaNkulunkulu, lowo onguNkulunkulu osenyameni uzobonakala njengoNkulunkulu. Njengoba uNkulunkulu eba yinyama, uzoletha umsebenzi okumele awenze, njengoba uNkulunkulu eba yinyama, uzoveza lokhu ayikho, futhi uzokwazi ukuletha iqiniso kubantu, alethe ukuphila phezu kwabantu, akhombise abantu indlela. Inyama ayinaso isiqu sikaNkulunkulu ayiyena uNkulunkulu osenyameni; asingabazi kulokhu. Ukuphenya ukuthi ngabe uNkulunkulu wenyama osenyameni, abantu kumele bathole isimo asivezayo kanye namazwi awakhulumayo. Okungukuthi, ingabe nguNkulunkulu osenyameni noma cha, nokuthi ingabe yindlela yeqiniso noma cha, kumele kwahlulelwe ngesiqu Sakhe. Ngakho-ke, ekutholeni^[a] ukuthi yinyama kaNkulunkulu osenyameni, okubalulekile ukuthi unake usiqu Sakhe (umsebenzi Wakhe, amazwi Akhe, isimo Sakhe, nokunye okuningi), kunokubheka okubonakala ngaphandle. Uma abantu bebona ingaphandle kuphela, bese bengabheki usiqu Sakhe, lokho kuveza ukungazi komuntu.

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Kuqala, ukwazi ukuvula isikhathi esisha; okwesibili, ukwazi ukuhlinzeka ngokuphila kumuntu futhi akhombise umuntu indlela okumele ayilandele. Lokhu kwanele ukuze kubonakale ukuthi UnguNkulunkulu Uqobo. Okungenani, umsebenzi awenzayo ungamela uMoya kaNkulunkulu, futhi lowo msebenzi ungathathwa ngokuthi unguMoya kaNkulunkulu ongaphakathi Kwakhe. Njengoba umsebenzi owenziwa uNkulunkulu osesimweni somuntu kungukudlulisela umuntu esikhathini esisha, ukuhola umsebenzi omusha, futhi uvulekele izimo ezintsha, le migomo embalwa iyodwa yanele ukuze kubonakale ukuthi unguNkulunkulu Uqobo.

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… ukuthi igunya nobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu bembulwe basobala ngendlela abekwe ngayo amazwi kaNkulunkulu. Isibonelo, lapho uNkulunkulu ethi “isivumelwano sami sikuwe, futhi uyakuba…, ngikwenzile… Ngiyokwandisa…,” imisho enjengokuthi “uyakuba” kanye “Ngiya-,” nendlela ebekwe ngayo, iphethe ukuqinisekisa ubunjalo negunya likaNkulunkulu, le misho ngenye indlela, iyinkomba yokuthembeka koMdali; ngakwenye indlela, ingamazwi akhethekile asetshenziswa nguNkulunkulu, onobunjalo boMdali—iphinde ibe yingxenye yenqolobane yamagama ajwayelekile.

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… La mazwi aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu futhi kunamandla, nobukhosi, kanye negunya emazwini kaNkulunkulu. Amandla negunya elingaka, kanye nokungabi nokugwemeka kokugcwaliseka kwalokho okushiwo, lokhu ngeke kwenziwa inoma isiphi isidalwa esidaliwe noma esingadalwanga futhi angeke kwedlulwa inoma yikuphi okudaliwe noma okungadalwanga. UMdali kuphela ongaxoxa nesintu ngaleli phimbo nangale ndlela, futhi amaqiniso akufakazele ukuthi izithembiso Zakhe aziwona amazwi angenalutho, noma ukuqhosha okuyize, kodwa awukubonakaliswa kwegunya eliyingqayizivele elingenakwedlulwa inoma imuphi umuntu, into noma okuthile.

… Uma amazwi anjengalawa ephuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu, ayisambulo nokuvezwa kwesimo sikaNkulunkulu; ukwambulwa okuphelele nokubonakaliswa kwengqikithi negunya likaNkulunkulu, futhi ayikho into elungele nefaneleke kangcono ukufakazela ubunjalo boMdali. Indlela abekwe ngayo, nokuzwakala kwawo, namagama asetshenzisiwe ukubeka la mazwi, awuphawu lobunjalo boMdali, futhi ahambisana ngokuphelele nokuvezwa kobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu uqobo, futhi kuwo akukho ukuzenzisa, noma ukungahlanzeki. Awukubonakaliswa okuphelele futhi okuphelele nokwempela, kwengqikithi negunya loMdali.

kwesithi “UNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe, Oyingqayizivele I” kwethi Ukuqhutshwa kwesithi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Manje, uNkulunkulu ufika ezokwenza umsebenzi hhayi esemzimbeni kamoya kodwa esemzimbeni ojwayelekile. Akuyiwo kuphela umzimba kaNkulunkulu wokuba senyameni kwesibili, kodwa futhi umzimba uNkulunkulu abuya ekuwo. Uyinyama ejwayelekile kakhulu. Kuye, awukwazi ukubona into ehlukile kweyabanye, kodwa ungathola Kuye amaqiniso ongakaze uwezwe ngaphambilini. Le nyama engabalulekile iwukuhlanganiswa kwawo wonke amazwi eqiniso avela kuNkulunkulu, lokho okwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ezinsukwini zokugcina kanye nokuvezwa kwaso sonke isimo sikaNkulunkulu ukuze umuntu agcine esazi. Awuzange ube nesifiso esikhulu sokubona uNkulunkulu osezulwini? Awuzange ube nesifiso esikhulu ukuqonda uNkulunkulu ezulwini? Awuzange ufise kakhulu ukubona isiphetho sesintu? Uzokutshela zonke lezi zimfihlo okungekho muntu oke wakwazi ukukutshela zona, futhi uzokutshela namaqiniso ongawaqondi. Uyisango lakho lokungena embusweni, nomqondisi wakho ekungeneni enkathini entsha. Inyama ejwayeleke kanjalo iqukethe izimfihlakalo ezingenakwaziwa. Izenzo Zakhe zingaqondakali kuwe, kodwa umgomo wawo wonke umsebenzi awenzayo wenele ukuthi ubone ukuthi akayona nje inyama njengoba umuntu ekholwa. Ngoba umele intando kaNkulunkulu kanye nokunakekela okukhonjiswa uNkulunkulu esintwini ezinsukwini zokugcina. Nakuba ungawezwa amazwi awakhulumayo okungathi ashukumisa amazulu nomhlaba noma ubone amehlo Akhe njengamalangabi alangukayo, futhi nakuba ungakuzwa ukuqondisa kwenduku yensimbi Yakhe, ungezwa emazwini Akheulaka lukaNkulunkulu futhi wazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhombisa ububele esintwini; ungasibona isimo esilungile sikaNkulunkulu nokuhlakanipha Kwakhe, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ubone ukukhathazeka nokunakekela uNkulunkulu anakho ngesintu.

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Empeleni, umsebenzi nakho konke lokhu uNkulunkulu akwenzayo emhlabeni kungamandla angavamile. Okubona ngamehlo nalokho okuzwa ngezindlebe, konke kungaphezu kwemvelo, ngoba umsebenzi Wakhe namazwi Akhe akuqondakali futhi akufinyeleleki kumuntu. Uma okuthile kwasezulwini kulethwe emhlabeni, kungenzeka kanjani ukuba kube yinoma yini ngale kokuba ngaphezu kwemvelo? Izimfihlakalo zombuso wasezulwini zilethwe emhlabeni, izimfihlakalo ezazingaqondakali futhi zingazeki kumuntu, ezazimangalisa futhi zihlakaniphe kakhulu—ingabe zonke zazingekho ngaphezu kwemvelo? … Yimuphi umsebenzi owenziwe nguNkulunkulu osenyameni namuhla ongekho ngaphezu kwemvelo? Amazwi Akhe awaqondakali futhi umuntu akafinyeleli kuwo, futhi umsebenzi Wakhe ngeke wenziwe umuntu. Okusekuqondweni Nguye ngeke kuqondwe ngumuntu, futhi umuntu ngeke azi lapho ulwazi Lwakhe luvela khona. Kukhona abathi, nami ngijwayelekile njeNgawe, yini ngingakwazi okwaziyo? Ngimdala futhi ngicebe kangcono ngolwazi, kodwa kungani Wena wazi lokho mina engingakwazi? Konke lokhu akutholakali kumuntu. Kukhona nalabo ababuzayo: Akekho owazi ngokweqiniso ngomsebenzi owenziwa kwa-Israyeli; wazi kanjani? Ngisho abahlaziyi beBhayibheli abakwazi ukunikeza incazelo; wazi kanjani? Akuzona zonke izindaba ezingaphezu kwemvelo lezi? Akaze ezwe zimanga, kodwa wazi konke nezwi liza kuye kalula kakhulu. Akukho ngaphezulu kwemvelo lokhu? Umsebenzi Wakhe uyakwedlula lokho okungatholwa yinyama. Lo msebenzi ngeke nhlobo ufezwe wukucabanga kwanoma iyiphi inyama futhi akunakuqondwa neze umqondo nokucabanga komuntu. Noma engakaze alifunde iBhayibheli, uyawuqonda umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli. Futhi nakuba emi emhlabeni njengoba ekhuluma, ukhuluma ngezimfihlakalo zezulu lesithathu. Lapho umuntu ebuka la mazwi, umuzwa uyamgubuzela umuntu, “Lolu akulona ulimi lwezulu lesithathu?” Lezi akuzona zonke izindaba ezingaphezulu kwezingafezwa ngumuntu ojwayelekile?

kwesithi “Imfihlakalo Yokuba Senyameni (1)” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Wazi kahle kamhlophe ingqikithi yomuntu, angakwazi ukudalula zonke izinhlobo zemisebenzi ephathelene nezinhlobo zabantu. Uphuma phambili kakhulu ekudaluleli isimo sokukhohlakala somuntu kanye nokuziphatha kabi. Akaphili phakathi kwabantu abaphila impilo yasemhlabeni, kodwa wazi kahle ngesimo semvelo sabantu basemhlabeni kanye nayo yonke inkohlakalo yabantu abaphila impilo yasemhlabeni. Unjalo nje. Yize engabhekani nomhlaba, uyayazi imithetho yokubhekana nomhlaba, ngoba usiqonda kahle isimo somuntu. Unolwazi ngomsebenzi kaMoya ongeke ubonwe ngamehlo omuntu futhi ongeke kuzwiwe izindlebe zomuntu, namuhla kanye nangaphambilini. Lokhu kubandakanya ukuhlakanipha okungasiyo imfundiso yempilo futhi ukuzibuza ukuthi kungani abantu bebhekana nobunzima bokuqonda lokhu. Yingakho eyilokhu ayikho, kwenziwe kwavuleleka kubantu futhi kufihlakele kubantu. Lokho akuvezayo akusikho lokho umuntu onokwehlukile ayikho, kodwa yilokho okuyigalelo elitholakalayo kanye nesimo sikaMoya. Akahambi emhlabeni kodwa wazi konke okukuwo. Uxhumana "nezazi zomlando" ababengenalwazi noma ukukhanyiseleka, kodwa ukhipha amazwi aphakeme kunolwazi futhi angaphezu kwabantu abakhulu. Uphila phakathi kwabantu abandikindiki abangenabo ubuntu futhi abangaziqondi izivumelwano zabantu kanye nempilo, kodwa angacela isintu ukuthi siphile ngobuntu obujwayelekile, khona manjalo aveze isisekelo kanye nobuntu obuphansi besintu. Konke lokhu kuyilokho ayikho, kungaphezu kwalokho umuntu wenyama negazi ayikho. Kuye, asikho isidingo sokuthi ubhekane nempilo ethinta abantu exakile, nezima nengcolile ukuze wenze umsebenzi adinga ukuthi uwenza futhi udalula ingqikithi yenkohlakalo yesintu. Impilo yokuphila nabantu engcolile ayiyingcwelisi inyama. Umsebenzi kanye namazwi Akhe kudalula ukungalaleli komuntu futhi akuhlinzeki umuntu ngolwazi lwalokho ake abhekana nakho ngaphambilini kanye nezifundo zokubhekana nomhlaba. Akadingi ukwenza uphenyo ngomphakathi noma ngomndeni womuntu uma enika umuntu ukuphila. Ukudalula nokwahlulela umuntu akusikho ukuveza ulwazi Lwakhe ngalokho Ake abhekana nakho ngaphambilini enyameni Yakhe; kuwukudalula ukungalungi komuntu emuva kokwazi ukungalaleli komuntu kwesikhathi eside kanye nokubekezelela inkohlakalo yomuntu. Umsebenzi awenzayo ukudalula isimo Sakhe kubantu nokuveza ubuyena. Nguye kuphela ongenza lokhu, akusiyo into engenziwa umuntu wenyama negazi.

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Uma abantu behlangabezana nomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, ulwazi lwabo lokuqala Ngaye kuba ukuthi akaqondakali, ukhaliphile futhi uyamangalisa, futhi bamhloniphe ngokuzenzakalela bengaboni futhi bezwe imfihlakalo yomsebenzi awenzayo, ongaphezu kokufinyelela komuntu. Abantu bafuna ukukwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo Zakhe, ukwanelisa ukulangazelela Kwakhe; abafisi ukumedlula, ngoba umsebenzi awenzayo ungaphezu kokucabanga komuntu futhi umuntu ngeke aze akwazi ukuwenza. Ngisho umuntu uqobo akazazi izici zakhe, kube uvule indlela entsha futhi uzofaka abantu emhlabeni omusha nomuhle kakhulu, ukuze isintu sibe nenye inqubekelaphambili futhi siqale kabusha. Le mizwa umuntu ayizwayo Ngaye akusilo uthando, noma kunalokho, akusilo uthando kuphela. Ababhekana nakho kakhulu ukwesaba nothando, umuzwa wabo wukuthi uNkulunkulu umangalisa ngempela. Wenza umsebenzi abantu abangeke bakwazi ukuwenza, usho izinto abantu abangeke bakwazi ukuzisho. Abantu ababhekane nomsebenzi Wakhe bahlala bebhekana nomuzwa ongachazeke. Abantu ababhekana nokujulile bamthanda kakhulu uNkulunkulu. Bahlala bezwa ubuhle Bakhe, babona ukuthi umsebenzi Wakhe ukhaliphe kakhulu, muhle kakhulu, futhi lokhu kubanika amandla angelinganiswe. Akusikho ukwesaba noma uthando lwesikhashana noma inhlonipho, kodwa umuzwa ojulile wokuthanda uNkulunkulu nokubekezela komuntu. Nokho, abantu ababhekane nokusolwa nokwahlulelwa Kwakhe bambona enomlingo futhi engathikanyezwa.

kwesithi “Umsebenzi KaNkulunkulu Kanye Nomsebenzi Womuntu” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Amazwi Akhe anamandla okuphila, asibonisa indlela okufanele sihambe ngayo, futhi asenza siqonde iqiniso. Siqala ukusondelana namazwi Akhe, siqala ukugxila endleleni akhuluma ngayo, bese siqala ukuthanda izwi lenhliziyo Yakhe ngalo muntu omangalisayo. Uzikhandla ngokukhulu ukucophelela ngenxa yethu, aqwashe futhi angafuni ukudla ngenxa yethu, akhale ngenxa yethu, alile ngenxa yethu, agule ngenxa yethu, ahlazwe ngenxa yekusasa nensindiso yethu, futhi inhliziyo Yakhe iyopha ikhale izinyembezi ngenxa yokuba ndikindiki kwethu nokuhlubuka. Ubuntu obunjalo nezinto Zakhe kungaphezu komuntu ojwayelekile, akekho umuntu okhohlakele ongaba nakho. Unokubekezela okungekho muntu omunye onakho, futhi asikho isidalwa esinothando analo. Akekho omunye ngaphandle Kwakhe ongazi imicabango yethu, noma aqonde indawo nesiqu sayo ngaleyo ndlela, noma ahlulele ukuhlubuka nokukhohlakala kwesintu, noma ekhuluma nathi futhi esebenze phakathi kwethu ngenxa kaNkulunkulu wamazulu. Akekho ngaphandle Kwakhe ongaba negunya, ukuhlakanipha, nesithunzi sikaNkulunkulu; isimo sikaNkulunkulu nalokho anakho nayikho ukuqhakambisa ngokuphelele. Akekho ngaphandle Kwakhe ongasibonisa indlela nokukhanya. Akekho ngaphandle Kwakhe ongembula izimfihlakalo uNkulunkulu angakaze azambule kusukela ekudalweni kuze kube manje. Akekho ngaphandle Kwakhe ongasisindisa ekugqilazweni uSathane nasesimweni sethu esikhohlakele. Umelela uNkulunkulu, embule izwi lenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu, nezikhuthazo zikaNkulunkulu, namazwi esahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu kuso sonke isintu. Uqale inkathi entsha, waletha amazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha, umsebenzi omusha, wasilethela ithemba, waqeda ukuphila esididekile kukho, wasivumela ukuba siyibambe ngokugcwele indlela eya ensindisweni. Usinqobile, wazuza nezinhliziyo zethu. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, izingqondo zethu ziqaphile, futhi umoya wethu uvuselelwe: Lo muntu ojwayelekile, ongabalulekile, ophila phakathi kwethu futhi ebesilokhu simphika—akayona yini iNkosi uJesu, ehlale isemicabangweni yethu, esiyilangazelela ubusuku nemini? Nguye! Nguye ngempela! UnguNkulunkulu wethu! Uyindlela, neqiniso nokuphila!

kwesithi “Ukubona Ukubonakala KukaNkulunkulu Ekwahluleleni Nasekusoleni Kwakhe” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni

Imibhalo engezansi:

a. Umbhalo wokuqala ufundeka kanje “ngokwe-.”

Umthombo: IBandla LikaNkulunkulu USomandla