Esivumelwaneni Esidala, UNkulunkulu akazange abaphoqe abantu baKhe ukuba bamkhonze. Yebo uNkulunkulu wayefisa ukuthi abantu Bakhe bamesabe futhi bamkhonze ngobuqotho nangeqiniso nokuthi basuse abanye onkulunkulu ezimpilweni zabo., kodwa uNkulunkulu akazange abaphoqe. INkosi yanikeza abantu Bayo amandla okukhetha ukukhonza Yona noma abanye onkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu usenguye futhi ‘khetha lolu suku, eniyakumkhonza’ kusasebenza. UNkulunkulu usanikeza abantu ithuba lokuzikhethela abafuna ukumkhonza. Kodwa abantu kudingeka benze isinqumo sokukhonza uNkulunkulu noma abanye onkulunkulu, abakwazi ukukhonza kokubili. Ukhetha ukukhonza bani?
Khetha lolu suku, eniyakumkhonza
ngalokho yesabani uJehova manje, futhi umkhonze ngobuqotho nangeqiniso: lasusa onkulunkulu ababekhonza oyihlo nganeno kozamcolo, naseGibhithe; nikhonze iNkosi. Futhi uma kubonakala kubi kini ukukhonza uJehova, zikhetheleni namuhla ukuthi ngubani eniyakumkhonza; noma onkulunkulu ababekhonza oyihlo babengaphesheya kozamcolo, noma onkulunkulu bama-Amori, enihlala ezweni labo: kodwa mina lendlu yami, siyakumkhonza uJehova (UJoshuwa 24:14-15)
Kwathi uJoshuwa esemdala, esemdala, kwafika isikhathi sakhe sokuhamba ngendlela yomhlaba wonke, wabutha izizwe zakwa-Israyeli eShekemi, wabiza amalunga akwa-Israyeli nezinhloko zawo, abahluleli, nezinduna, bazimisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
UJoshuwa wakhuluma ngeGama leNkosi ngemisebenzi yamandla kaNkulunkulu nokuthi uNkulunkulu wabanakekela kanjani ehlane futhi wazigcina izithembiso zakhe..
UJoshuwa watshela abantu ukuthi besabe uJehova futhi bakhonze Yena yedwa, ngobuqotho nangeqiniso. Wabayala ukuba balahle onkulunkulu ababekhonza oyise ngaphesheya kozamcolo, naseGibhithe.
Kodwa uma kubi emehlweni abo ukukhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu, kwakufanele bakhethe ngalolo suku, ababefuna ukumkhonza; onkulunkulu bawoyise noma onkulunkulu bama-Amori ababehlala ezweni lawo.
Ama-Israyeli ayenezinketho ezintathu zokukhetha ukuthi ubani ayezokhonza:
- Babengakhonza uNkulunkulu uMkhululi wabo,
- Babengakhonza onkulunkulu bawoyise
- Noma babengakhonza onkulunkulu bezwe ababehlala kulo
Obani abanye onkulunkulu?
Uma uNkulunkulu esho abanye onkulunkulu futhi etshela abantu bakhe ukuthi banesinqumo sokulandela nokukhonza uNkulunkulu noma abanye onkulunkulu kusho ukuthi kwakukhona abanye onkulunkulu.. Ingabe babenguNkulunkulu weqiniso; uMdali wezulu nomhlaba nakho konke okungaphakathi? Cha, babengonkulunkulu bamanga, abalingisi kaNkulunkulu oyedwa weqiniso.
Babengeyona nje imicabango yabantu, kodwa babe (futhi kukhona) okwangempela ezweni lemimoya. Baziveza kubantu futhi abantu babaguqula ngezandla zabo baba endaweni yemvelo (ebonakalayo) izithombe, wazikhothamela, wazikhonza.
Eqinisweni, laba onkulunkulu babe (futhi kukhona) amademoni (izingelosi eziwile zisebenza ebumnyameni). Bayizikhulu, amandla, nababusi bobumnyama balomhlaba kanye nobubi bomoya ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.
Mina nendlu yami, siyakumkhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu
UJoshuwa wakhetha ukukhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu, Mkhululi wabo, nendlu yakhe. UJoshuwa wayengafuni ukukhonza onkulunkulu bokhokho bakhe (onkulunkulu baseGibhithe). Futhi uJoshuwa akazange afune ukukhonza onkulunkulu bama-Amori ayehlala ezweni lawo.
UJoshuwa wakhetha ukuhlala ethembekile kuNkulunkulu futhi elalela amazwi akhe. Wakhetha ukwenza konke okulotshwe encwadini Incwadi kaMose futhi ungachezuki kuyo.
Abantu nabo bakhetha ukukhonza uJehova. Nokho, UJoshuwa wayazi ukuthi babeyomshiya uNkulunkulu bakhonze abanye onkulunkulu.
UJoshuwa wazi ukuthi babengenakususa onkulunkulu bawoyise nonkulunkulu bezwe ababehlala kulo ekuphileni kwabo..
Ngakho-ke, Kusho uJoshuwa, ukuthi babengenakuyikhonza iNkosi. Njengoba uNkulunkulu enguNkulunkulu ongcwele; UnguNkulunkulu onomona, futhi kabathethelelanga iziphambeko zabo lezono zabo.
Uma bemshiya uJehova, bakhonze onkulunkulu abangaziwa, khona uNkulunkulu wayephenduka, abalimaze, abaqede, ngemva kokuba ebenzele okuhle.
Naphezu kwamazwi kaJoshuwa nokuqonda okungokwesiprofetho, abantu babelokhu bethi bayokhonza uJehova futhi balalele izwi lakhe (UJoshuwa 24).
Kodwa amazwi kaJoshuwa agcwaliseka. Abantu babengathembekile kuNkulunkulu kodwa bakhetha ukukhonza onkulunkulu abangaziwa esikhundleni sokukhonza uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke.
Abantu bakaNkulunkulu babengamhlubuka kanjani uNkulunkulu futhi bakhonze onkulunkulu bamanga?
Ungase uzibuze, kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi emva kokuba uNkulunkulu ekhulule abantu Bakhe kubo indlu yobugqila nangemuva kwazo zonke lezo zibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezenziwa nguNkulunkulu ophilayo, ukulondolozwa kukaNkulunkulu phakathi nohambo lwabo, ukunqoba phezu kwezitha zabo, nokwamukela izibusiso ezivela kuNkulunkulu, abantu bamfulathela uNkulunkulu, baphendukela konkulunkulu abangaziwa boyise nakubahedeni, owabaholela esonweni wabaletha ububi (-bi) ezimpilweni zabo? Kodwa kwenzeka.
Futhi lokhu kusenzeka. NaseSivumelwaneni Esisha, abantu abaningi, owakhetha ukukhonza uJesu Kristu futhi waphenduka, kodwa ngemva kokuhlengwa kwabo kabasusanga onkulunkulu bawoyise lelizwe labo, ezimpilweni zabo, noma emva kwesikhashana basuke emazwini kaNkulunkulu babuyele konkulunkulu balomhlaba aka imimoya yezwe empofu. (izinto eziwubuwula zalo mhlaba).
Usathane nebutho lakhe basasebenza nanamuhla
Usathane nebutho lakhe (izikhulu, amandla, nababusi bobumnyama balomhlaba kanye nobubi bomoya ezindaweni eziphakemeyo) ababekhona futhi bekhuthele eSivumelwaneni Esidala futhi badukisa abantu futhi babaholela esonweni, basasebenza esivumelwaneni esisha.
Akukho okushintshile ezweni lemimoya nasemithethweni yoMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Okuwukuphela kwento eshintshile isivumelwano esivuselelwe, ukuguquka kobupristi nobukhosi, kanye ukubuyisela (ukuphulukisa) kanye nesikhundla somuntu ngokukholwa kuKristu nokuzalwa kabusha Kuye.
Umehluko phakathi kwaleso sikhathi namanje uwukuthi, ukuthi esivumelwaneni esidala, kwakukhona isizukulwane esisodwa kuphela sabantu, okungukuthi, indoda ewile.
Abantu bakaNkulunkulu babengabesizukulwane somuntu onesono. Ngenxa yokuwa kwesikhundla sabantu, abantu babengaphansi kwamandla nezikhulu zobumnyama.
Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu wabamba abantu bakhe ngesandla ukuze abakhiphe eGibhithe futhi wabalwela.
Kodwa esivumelwaneni esisha, labo abakholwayo futhi ngokuzalwa kabusha kuKristu babe isidalwa esisha, babuyisane noNkulunkulu futhi babuyiselwe (ephulukisiwe) kusukela esimweni sabo sokuwa.
Abasaphili ebugqilini ngaphansi kokubusa kukadeveli, isono, nokufa. Awasekho ngaphansi kwamandla amademoni, othishanhloko, nababusi bobumnyama ababusa ngenyama.
Ngokufa kwenyama yabo nokuvuka komoya wabo kwabafileyo abakuKristu, abasalawulwa yibo, kodwa kuKristu, bona babuse phezu kwabo.
UNkulunkulu unikeze amandla okuba amadodana kaNkulunkulu futhi akhonze uNkulunkulu
Bawamukele wonke amandla kaNkulunkulu okuba amadodana kaNkulunkulu (kokubili abesilisa nabesifazane) kanye nokusebenzela uNkulunkulu nokulalela amazwi nemiyalo Yakhe.
UNkulunkulu wabanika wonke amandla okuphila okungcwele nokulunga nokuma ngosuku olubi, melanani nodeveli nesono, Beka imisebenzi okwenyama, futhi embule imisebenzi yobumnyama futhi ayibhubhise.
Nokho, abantu bayanquma, abafuna ukumkhonza futhi amazwi akhe ukukholwa nokulalela.
Ngoba njengaseSivumelwaneni Esidala, UNkulunkulu akakaze aphoqe abantu Bakhe ukuthi bamkhonze kodwa wabanika amazwi Akhe, izixwayiso, kanye nomphumela wokukhetha(s), INkosi uNkulunkulu neNdodana Yayo uJesu abakabaphoqi abantu ukuthi bayikhonze.
Khetha lolu suku ozomkhonza lusasebenza
Wonke umuntu unquma ukukhonza uNkulunkulu neNdodana yakhe kuphela futhi alalele Izwi lakhe futhi uhlale uthembekile eZwini Lakhe nemiyalo Yakhe, ezilotshwe enhliziyweni yomuntu omusha ngokuhlala kukaMoya oNgcwele, noma ukukhonza abanye onkulunkulu futhi ubuyele ezintweni zomhlaba ezinxilayo (imimoya yalomhlaba) futhi sithembele ekuhlakanipheni kwezwe nolwazi kanye nezinhlinzeko, futhi uthole injabulo, injabulo, nokuthula ezweni (okwesikhashana) izinto nezinjabulo zalo mhlaba.
UNkulunkulu wanikeza iZwi laKhe futhi wembula iqiniso futhi waxwayisa abantu ngeZwi laKhe, kodwa kukubantu ukuthi banquma ukwenzani.
Ingabe bayawakholelwa amazwi kaNkulunkulu futhi bathatha amazwi Akhe njengeqiniso?? Ingabe baphila ngokuvumelana namazwi kaNkulunkulu futhi bazithathele phezulu izexwayiso Zakhe noma cha? Kukubantu ukuzinqumela nokukhetha ukuthi bazokhonza bani.
Ukhetha ukukhonza bani?
Uyazikhethela nokuthi uzokhonza bani. Ukukhetha okwenzayo kuzoba nemiphumela empilweni yakho. Lokhu kuyinto okufanele uyiqaphele.
Uma unquma ukukhonza uJesu noYise, awukwazi ukukhonza abanye onkulunkulu. Awukwazi ukukhonza uJesu nonkulunkulu babazali bakho nomndeni wakho, noma onkulunkulu bezwe ohlala kulo.
Awukwazi ukukhonza uJesu futhi uhambe ebumnyameni futhi uphile njengezwe. Njengoba ukukhanya nobumnyama akuhambisani.
Uma unquma ukukhonza uJesu, khona-ke akusona isengezo empilweni yakho yakudala, kodwa ukuguquka kwempilo.
Isinqumo osithathayo sokukhonza uJesu sisho ukufa kwempilo yakho endala emva kwenyama kanye nempilo entsha emva koMoya okuYe. (Funda futhi: Ukusoka Esivumelwaneni Esisha).
UJesu wathi, ukuthi inqobo nje uma uthanda ukuphila kwakho emhlabeni, awukwazi ukumlandela futhi umkhonze.
Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi, ukuthi kufanele bala izindleko ngaphambi kokuba uthathe isinqumo sokumkhonza (Mathewu 16:24-26, Maka 8:34-37, Luka 9:23-26; 14:28, 1 UJohane 2:15-17).
Uma usuzibalile izindleko wazi ukuthi ukulandela uJesu kusho ukuthini empilweni yakho emhlabeni, kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho ungenza khona isinqumo esinengqondo sokulandela uJesu nokumkhonza ngenhliziyo yonke, futhi uhlale uthembekile kuYe, futhi ungazibophezeli (ngokomoya) ukuphinga nezwe.
Uma ukhetha ukukhonza uJesu, aniyikuhamba ebumnyameni
Uma ukhetha ukukhonza uJesu, futhi ngokuzalwa kabusha kuye sidluliswa ebumnyameni siyiswe ekukhanyeni, awuyikuhlangana nobumnyama nonkulunkulu babo.
Ngokubuyisana noNkulunkulu, ukudluliselwa kombuso, kanye nokuguquka kwemvelo, anisayikuphinda nifune ukuhamba ebumnyameni niqhubeke nenza imisebenzi yenyama (isono).
Ngoba njengoba esekukhanyeni, uzohamba eqinisweni leZwi likaNkulunkulu ekukhanyeni futhi ulahle imisebenzi yenyama futhi yenza imisebenzi elungileyo.
Uyogqashula emasikweni akho kanye nezithixo zabazali bakho namadlozi, kanye/noma onkulunkulu bezwe, uyaphila, lokho kuholela esonweni (ukungezwa) nokuhlubuka kuNkulunkulu.
Ngeke usakwazi ukuthobela imimoya empofu yaleli zwe ebusa ezimpilweni zabantu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu., abahlala ebumnyameni. Awusayikuholwa yibo, njengangaphambi kokuphenduka kwenu, lapho wawungowomhlaba.
Anisayikuhamba ngokombusi wamandla omkhathi osebenza ezweni ukuphila kwabantwana bokungalaleli, abangamazi uNkulunkulu futhi bahamba emangeni ebumnyameni futhi bephila esonweni.
Kodwa niyohamba ngokweZwi futhi niholwe nguMoya oNgcwele futhi nihambe eqinisweni likaNkulunkulu ekuKhanyeni.
Ngakho-ke, uma ukhetha ukukhonza uJesu kungaholela ekulahlekelweni (ubudlelwano ne) uyihlo, umama, umfowethu(s), usisi(s), indodana(s), indodakazi(s), umzukulu(˙), abasekhweni, abangani, nabajwayelene nabo. (Funda futhi: Ukulandela uJesu kuzokubiza konke!).
Ukukhonza uJesu kungaholela nasekushiyeni ibandla lendawo, lapho benqabe khona uJesu (iZwi) futhi wavumela isono, futhi ngenxa yalokho, kukhona uhlezi ebumnyameni.
Ukukhetha kukaJesu kusho ukuthula noNkulunkulu kodwa ubutha nezwe
Uma ubhapathizwe kuKristu futhi wembethe uKristu futhi unokuthula noNkulunkulu, usuyisitha sezwe. Lithi iZwi, ukuthi umhlaba kawusayikukuthanda, kodwa uzonde futhi ulamukele, njengoJesu. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi awuseyona ingxenye yezwe kodwa ungokaNkulunkulu. Ngokulunga kuKristu kanye nokuhlala kukaMoya oNgcwele, niyafakaza ukuthi imisebenzi yezwe mibi.
Ngakho-ke lezo, abangabezwe, bathele isithelo sokufa, okuyisono, angeke noma angakwazi ukuba phambi kwakho. Ngaphandle uma bazonda ukuphila kwabo ebumnyameni nasemisebenzini yenyama (isono) futhi afune ukukhululwa (UJohane 7:7; 15:18-27; 16:8-11, 1 UJohane 3:1, 13; 4:4-6)
Niyakumkhonza uJehova kuphela
Thola ngemuva kwami, USathane: ngoba kulotshiwe, Uyakukhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, Uyakukhonza kuphela (Luka 4:8)
Uma ucabanga ukuthi usathane uzokushiya wedwa usukhethe ukukhonza uJesu, khona-ke unephutha. Inqobo nje uma usaphila, usathane ngeke ayeke ukukulinga ukuba wenze isono futhi akubuyisele embusweni wakhe futhi akudonsele ebumnyameni.
Lokhu ukwenza ngenyama, izinto zomhlaba kanye nabantu, abaseduze nawe nobathandayo. Ikakhulukazi amalungu omndeni wakho angakholwa noma amalungu omndeni wakho, abathi bayakholwa futhi ngokwenkolo baya esontweni, kodwa philani njengezwe ebumnyameni.
Udeveli uzokwenza konke okusemandleni akhe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ushiya uNkulunkulu neZwi laKhe futhi uhlehla nezwe (ubumnyama) nemisebenzi yenyama nizinikele entandweni, imizwa, imizwelo, izinkanuko, lezifiso zenyama.
Inyama yindawo yakhe, kepha uma inyama yenu ifile kuKristu, ningabe nisaphila, kepha uKristu uhlala kini, nihamba ngokukaMoya, bese kuba umsebenzi wombusi waleli zwe, ibutho lakhe, nalabo abangabezwe futhi abaphila esonweni ebumnyameni, ngeke aphumelele.
Ukwehlukanisa imimoya
Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukuthi ngokushesha nje lapho uzalwa ngokusha vuselela ingqondo yakho ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu. Ukuze wazi iqiniso kanye nentando kaNkulunkulu.
Khona-ke uzobe uphapheme futhi uqaphele amanga nobuqili bobuqili bukaSathane. Futhi esikhundleni sokukhohliswa ngamanga akhe nobuqili bobuqili nokunikela ezilingweni zakhe, uzomelana noSathane futhi uphikise amanga akhe futhi uwalahle amanga akhe.
Ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele, uzomelana nazo zonke izilingo zikadeveli nebutho lakhe. Aniyikukhothama kubo futhi anikele kubo ngokusebenzisa ukuyekethisa.
Nsuku zonke, unquma, lowo eniyakumkhonza: UJesu Kristu uMsindisi wakho, Hambisa, neNkosi neNkosi yombuso weZulu, noma usathane, umbusi womhlaba (ubumnyama).
Ukhonza nini usathane?
Ukhonza nini usathane? Ukhonza usathane ngokuphila njengezwe (njengangaphambi kokuphenduka kwakho nokuzalwa okusha) ngemva kwentando, izinkanuko, nezinkanuko zenyama nokwenza imisebenzi yenyama.
Ngokwesibonelo, ukukhonza izithombe kuwumsebenzi kadeveli (izinkolo zobuhedeni, (EMpumalanga) amafilosofi nemikhuba yawo, ukusebenzelana nemimoya, njll.). Ubuthakathi buwumsebenzi kasathane. Ubuthakathi (umlingo) kuwumsebenzi kasathane.
Ukuqamba amanga kuwumsebenzi kasathane. Ahlukanisa kuwumsebenzi kasathane. Ukuhlala ndawonye kungashadile kanye nobudlelwano bocansi ngaphandle kwesivumelwano somshado noma nomuntu wobulili obufanayo noma no ngokwakho ziyimisebenzi kaSathane.
Ukweba, ukukhipha isisu, i-euthanasia, (ngokweqile) ukuphunisa, intukuthelo, ulaka, ukuthatha impilo yomuntu noma ukuthatha impilo yakho, umona, ukuhaha, ingxabano, amambuka, njalo njalo, zonke ziyimisebenzi yenyama elawulwa amandla obumnyama.
Umntwana kaNkulunkulu akayenzi le misebenzi, kodwa ukhonza uNkulunkulu futhi uhlala ethembekile kuJesu (iZwi), futhi enze lokho Akushoyo.
Omthandayo, uzokhonza
Uma uthando ngoJesu Kristu lukhulu kunothando lwakho kanye nezwe, khona-ke uzokwazi ukukhonza uJesu futhi ume futhi uhlale uthembekile Kuye nakuBaba. Ungalingeki ukuba wenze isono nokukhonza abanye onkulunkulu ngenyama.
Kodwa uma nisathanda izwe futhi nithanda injabulo nezinto zalo mhlaba futhi ningafuni ukulahla imisebenzi yenyama, khona-ke iZwi alinandawo kuwe futhi awukwazi ukukhonza uJesu.
Ungowalowo enimlalelayo nowakholwa amazwi akhe, niwalalele. Lowo omlalelayo futhi omlalelayo yilowo omthandayo futhi omkhonzayo.
‘Yiba usawoti womhlaba’
