Lababi bahosha inkemba, bantsale imicibisholo ebutjokini, bafuna kucedza labamphofu nalabeswele babulale labo labahamba ngebucotfo.
1 yaPhetro 2:12 - Siswati 1996 Bible Philani imphilo yekulunga emkhatsini wemahedeni, khona kutawutsi nome banihleba ngekutsi nenta lokubi, kodvwa batsi bangabona imisebenti yenu lemihle, badvumise Nkulunkulu ngelilanga lekubuya kwakhe. |
Lababi bahosha inkemba, bantsale imicibisholo ebutjokini, bafuna kucedza labamphofu nalabeswele babulale labo labahamba ngebucotfo.
Lowo lonikela umnikelo wekubonga, uyangidvumisa. Utiphendlela indlela, kutsi ngimkhombise insindziso yaNkulunkulu.”
Niyakwenta njani ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, ngesikhatsi sehlakalo sichamuka khashane? Niyawubalekela kubani nicele lusito? Niyakuwushiya nabani lomcebo wenu?
Ngenca yaloko labengameli kanye naletikhulu, betama kutfola tizatfu tekutsi Danyela atfolakale anemacala macondzana nekuphatsa kwakhe tindzaba tembuso, kodvwa behluleka kukwenta loko. Abazange bayitfole inkhohlakalo kuye, ngobe abetsembekile, abengakakhohlakali, futsi anakekela kahle konkhe.
Ngako-ke umfundzi kufanele eneliswe kutsi ufanana nemfundzisi wakhe, nenceku kufanele yeneliswe kutsi ifanana nenkhosi yayo. Nangabe inhloko yemuti kwatsiwa nguBhelzebule, emalunga alowo muti ayawubitwa ngemagama lamabi kakhulu!”
“Nibusisiwe nabanetfuka, banitingele, banihluphe, bakhulume konkhe lokubi ngani, banicalele emanga ngami.
Kanjalo-ke akukhanye kukhanya kwenu embikwebantfu, kuze babone lokulungile lenikwentako, bese badvumisa uYihlo losezulwini.”
Bantfu batsi kube bakubone loko, betfuka badvumisa Nkulunkulu lonika bantfu emandla lanjalo.
“Ayidvunyiswe iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ngobe ibahambele bantfu bayo, yabakhulula.
Tiyawukubhidlita uphele nya kanye nebantfu labangekhatsi kwakho; alikho nome linye litje leliyawusala ngetulu kwalelinye, ngobe awusicaphelisisanga sikhatsi Nkulunkulu lakuhambela ngaso.”
“Nibusisiwe, bantfu nabanitondza banishalatela ngekuninyembenya, banetfuka banigceke batsi anikalungi, ngenca yeNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
Ngako-ke asaphumile Judasi, Jesu watsi: “Manje iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ikhatimulisiwe, naNkulunkulu ukhatimulisiwe kuyo.
Simoni usandza kuchaza kutsi Nkulunkulu wacala kunakekela betive ngekutitsatsela sive emkhatsini wabo kutsi sibe sakhe.
Watsi kube Pawula angene, lamaJuda bekete naye esuka eJerusalema amkaka ngala nangala, ambeka emacala lamanyenti nalamabi, labehluleka nekubeka bufakazi bawo.
Kodvwa noko sifuna kuva ngawe umcondvo wakho, ngobe siyati kutsi live lonkhe likhuluma kabi ngalenkholo lohambisana nayo.”
Ningabuyiseli kunobe ngubani lokubi ngalokubi, kodvwa yentani lokubonakala kukuhle emehlweni abo bonkhe bantfu.
Asitiphatse ngalokufanele njengalabahamba emini, hhayi ngekumita nangekudzakwa, hhayi ngekuphinga nangekugwadla, hhayi ngekucabana nangemona,
Lowo lokhonta Khristu ngalendlela, uyemukeleka kuNkulunkulu, futsi wetsembekile nakubantfu.
kuze kutsi nebetive badvumise Nkulunkulu ngesihawu sakhe, njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Ngako-ke ngiyawukudvumisa emkhatsini webetive, ngiyawuhlabela ngidvumise libito lakho.”
Timfihlo tenhlitiyo yakhe tiyawuvela ekukhanyeni awe phansi ngebuso, athandaze kuNkulunkulu, acinise atsi: “Impela Nkulunkulu ukhona emkhatsini wenu.”
Kutibonga kwetfu kunye, kutsi nembeza wetfu umhlophe embikwebantfu, ikakhulu kini. Ekutiphatseni kwetfu besimsulwa sesaba Nkulunkulu ngeliciniso, hhayi ngekuhlakanipha kwetfu, kepha ngemusa waNkulunkulu.
Kodvwa sithandaza kuNkulunkulu kutsi ningoni, hhayi kutsi sibonakale singulabancono, kodvwa kuze nente loko lokufanele, nome kungabonakala shangatsi sehlulekile.
Empeleni sonkhe sasinjengabo, sasiphila ngetinkhanuko tenyama yetfu, senta intsandvo yenyama neyengcondvo yetfu. Ngekwemvelo yetfu sasifanelwe lulaka lwaNkulunkulu njengabo bonkhe bantfu.
Kuphela hambani ngalokufanele liVangeli laKhristu, kuze kutsi nome ngita nginibona, nome ngingekho, ngive tindzaba letimnandzi ngani kutsi nime nicinile emoyeni munye, kukholwa liVangeli nikulwele ngebunye.
Lekugcina, bazalwane, gcwalisani tinhlitiyo tenu ngako konkhe lokuliciniso, nangako konkhe lokuhloniphekako, nangako konkhe lokulungile, nangako konkhe lokumhlophe, nangako konkhe lokutsandzekako, nangako konkhe lokutusekako. Nome ngabe kukhona lokuhle, nome ngabe kukhona lokubongekako, cabangani ngaloko.
Ngaleyo ndlela niyawuhlonipheka emkhatsini walabangakholwa nguJesu, ningabi timbungulu.
Khulekelani emakhosi nabo bonkhe labasetikhundleni letiphakeme, khona sitewuphila imphilo yekuthula, ngekwesaba Nkulunkulu nangako konkhe kuhlonipheka.
Ungavumi kutsi busha bakho bedzeleleke kubantfu. Kodvwa bani sibonelo kulabakholwako; ube sibonelo ngekukhuluma, nangesimilo, nangelutsandvo, nangekukholwa, nangekuba msulwa.
Kufanele atiwe ngetento takhe letinhle, njengemuntfu lowake wondla wakhulisa bantfwana, waphatsa kahle tihambi, wageza tinyawo talabangcwele, wasita labahluphekile, futsi kufanele abe ngulabetinikele kwenta lokuhle nome ngayiphi indlela.
Sithandazeleni, ngobe sineliciniso kutsi nembeza wetfu umsulwa, sifisa kwenta lokulungile kuko konkhe ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
Balekelani kutsandza imali, neneliswe nguloko leninako, ngobe Nkulunkulu watsi: “Ngingeke ngikuyekele, ngingeke ngikushiye.”
Ngubani lohlakaniphile nalocondzisisako emkhatsini wenu? Akakhombise imphilo yakhe lelungile ngemisebenti yakhe ngekutfobeka lokunenhlakanipho.
Ngobe Nkulunkulu ufuna kona loko kutsi nibavale imilomo labo labatilima, ngekutsi nente lokuhle.
Loku nikwente ngebumnene nangekuhlonipha, nibe nanembeza lomsulwa, kuze kutsi kuloko labanihleba ngako bajabhiswe labo labetfuka kuhamba kwenu lokuhle kuKhristu.
Nangabe umuntfu akhuluma, akakhulume ngekwemavi aNkulunkulu; nangabe umuntfu akhonta, akakhonte ngemandla lawanikwa nguNkulunkulu, kuze kutsi kuko konkhe kudvunyiswe Nkulunkulu ngaJesu Khristu, lekukuye bukhosi nemandla phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
Njengobe-ke tonkhe letintfo titawubhidlitwa kanjalo, nine-ke kufanele nibe bantfu labanjani? Kufanele nitinikele ngalokuphelele kuNkulunkulu, niphile ngekumesaba yena,
Ngako Ruthe walala ngasetinyaweni taBowazi kwaze kwasa, kodvwa washeshe wavuka kusemnyama. Phela Bowazi abengafuni kutsi kwatiwe kutsi kuke kwaba nalomsikati kulelo bala lekubhula.