Umfana wami, uba wemukela amazwi ami, futhi ufihle imiyalo yami kuwe; ukuze ubeke indlebe yakho ekuhlakanipheni, ubeke inhliziyo yakho ekuqondeni; Yebo, uma ukhala ngokwazi, futhi ukhanyise izwi ekuqondeni; Uma umfuna njengesiliva, futhi uyifune njengengcebo efihliweyo; Khona uyakuqonda ukumesaba uJehova, futhi uthole ulwazi ngoNkulunkulu (Izaga 2:1-5)
Yini okufanele uyenze, uma ufuna ukuthola ulwazi ngoNkulunkulu futhi uhambe endleleni yokuphila? Okufanele ukwenze nje:
- Thola Amazwi akhe
- Fihla Imiyalo Yakhe
- Umqansa indlebe yakho ekuhlakanipheni
- Faka isicelo inhliziyo yakho ekuqondeni
- Khala emva kokwazi
- Phakamisa phakamisa izwi lakho ukuze uqonde
- Funa wakhe njengesiliva
- Sesha kulo njengengcebo efihliweyo
- Kunawo qonda ukumesaba uJehova
- Thola ulwazi lukaNkulunkulu
Yizwani futhi namukele amazwi Akhe
Okokuqala nje kufanele umlalele futhi wamukele Amazwi kaNkulunkulu, futhi nigcine amazwi Akhe kini. Lapho ugcina amazwi Akhe futhi ugcine imiyalo Yakhe enhliziyweni yakho, bese kuba yiZwi; uJesu uyakuhlala kuwe. Uzakuba kuYe, futhi Uzakuba kini.
Njengoba nje uJesu asho: alenkazimulo onginike yona ngibanikile bona; ukuze babe munye, njengalokhu Thina simunye: Mina kubo, nawe Kimi, ukuze bapheleliswe babe munye; ukuze izwe lazi ukuthi wena ungithumile, futhi ubathandile, njengoba uNgithandile (Joho 17:22,23)
Fihla imiyalo yakhe enhliziyweni yakho
Lapho wemukela amazwi Akhe, futhi uzigcine enhliziyweni yakho, khona indlebe yakho iyakubona ukuhlakanipha.
beka indlebe yakho ekuhlakanipheni
Uyakubeka indlebe yakho ekuhlakanipheni, ngalokho uyakuhlakanipha. Ngoba ukukholwa kuvela ngokuzwa, nokuzwa ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu. IZwi liyohlala enhliziyweni yakho, futhi ngenxa yalokho, uyakuphila, uhambe ngokuhlakanipha, nolwazi.
Beka inhliziyo yakho ekuqondeni
Uzothola ukuqonda ngokuzwa iZwi likaNkulunkulu, nangokukhuluma iZwi likaNkulunkulu.
Khala ukwazi, uphakamise izwi lakho ngokuqonda
Uyokhala uphakamise izwi lakho ukuze uthole ulwazi nokuqonda. Kufanele kube nesifiso enhliziyweni yakho sokuchitha isikhathi noNkulunkulu, naseZwini lakhe. Ukufunda iZwi laKhe, funa futhi uthole wonke amaqiniso alotshwe eZwini (Ibhayibheli).
Yifuneni njengesiliva, niyifune njengengcebo efihliweyo
Kufanele ufune amaqiniso kaNkulunkulu, njengoba ubungafuna isiliva. Kufanele ufune, njengoba ubungadinga ingcebo efihliweyo. UNkulunkulu ukunike ifa, futhi uzothola kuphela uma ufuna, futhi hlola ezwini likaNkulunkulu. Ufuna ukukwembula lezozinto, ngeZwi lakhe.
Lapho uchitha isikhathi eZwini Lakhe, khona nizomazi, futhi uthole ukwazi iqiniso lentando Yakhe.
Uyakuqonda ukumesaba uJehova
khona uyakuqonda ukumesaba uJehova, okuyisiqalo solwazi nokuhlakanipha. Ukwesaba akusho ukwesaba, kodwa kusho ukwesaba uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke.
Uzothola ulwazi ngoNkulunkulu
Lapho uqonda ukumesaba uJehova, khona-ke uyothola ulwazi ngoNkulunkulu. Uyakuhamba ekumesabeni uJehova nasolwazini lwentando yakhe. Niyakuhamba endleleni yeNkosi; indlela yokuphila, okuzakukuholela ekuphileni okuphakade.
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