UJakobe wabiza amadodana akhe wathi: “Buthanani ukuze nginitshele okuzonehlela ezinsukwini ezizayo.
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UJakobe wabiza amadodana akhe wathi: “Buthanani ukuze nginitshele okuzonehlela ezinsukwini ezizayo.
Kuyothi ngezinsuku zokugcina, intaba yendlu kaSimakade imiswe njengephakeme kunezintaba, iphakame kunamagquma; zonke izizwe ziyakugobhozela kuyo.
Usho kanje uSimakade uMhlengi wakho, nowakubumba kwasesiswini, uthi: “NginguSimakade owenza konke, oweneka izulu yedwa, wendlala umhlaba ngokwakhe,
Yimi engiwenzile umhlaba, ngadala abantu phezu kwawo; yizandla zami ezaleneka izulu, ngayala wonke amaviyo alo.
Ngokuba usho kanje uSimakade, owadala izulu, uNkulunkulu, owabumba umhlaba; wawenza, wawumisa, engawudalelanga ize; wawubumba ukuba kuhlalwe kuwo, uthi: “NginguSimakade, akekho omunye.
Ukuvutha kolaka lukaSimakade akuyukunqandwa, aze akwenze, akufeze okuhloswe yinhliziyo yakhe. Ngezinsuku zokugcina niyakukuqonda lokhu.
Kepha ngiyakukuguqula ukuthunjwa kukaMowabi ngezinsuku ezizayo,” kusho uSimakade. Kuphela lapha ukwehlulelwa kukaMowabi.
Uyakukhuphukela khona ukuba uthelekele abantu bami u-Israyeli, njengefu lisibekela izwe. Kuyakuthi ngezinsuku ezizayo ngikuyise kubantu bami, ukuze izizwe zazi lapho ngizibonakalisa ngawe, Gogi, ukuthi ngingcwele, ziyakuzibonela ngawazo amehlo.”
Sengifikile ukuba ngikuqondise okuyakwehlela abantu bakho ngezinsuku ezizayo, ngokuba umbono usenezinsuku.”
Kepha kukhona uNkulunkulu ezulwini owambula izimfihlakalo; wazisile inkosi uNebukhadinezari okuyakuba khona ngezinsuku ezizayo. Iphupho lakho nemibono yekhanda lakho embhedeni wakho nakhu:
Kuyakuthi emveni kwalokho abantu bakwa-Israyeli baphenduke, bafune uSimakade uNkulunkulu wabo noDavide inkosi yabo, bayakuzithoba kuSimakade nasebuhleni bakhe ekupheleni kwezinsuku.
Kuyakuthi ngezinsuku zokugcina intaba yendlu kaSimakade iqiniswe esiqongweni sezintaba, ibe yinde kunamagquma, abantu abaningi bayakugelezela kuyo.
Bheka, manje sengiphindela kwabakithi, kodwa-ke woza ngikweluleke ukuthi laba bantu bazokwenzani kubantu bakho ezinsukwini ezizayo.”
Kepha isitha esaluhlwanyelayo nguSathane, ukuvuna kungukuphela kwesikhathi, abavuni yizingelosi.
Esakhuluma, kwafika ifu elikhanyayo labemboza, kwezwakala izwi livela efwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokozile ngayo; yilaleleni.”
“Kepha abalimi, beyibona indodana yakhe, bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: ‘Le yindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, sidle ifa layo.’
Kepha uJesu wathula du. Umphristi omkhulu wayesethi kuye: “Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo ukuba usitshele uma unguKhristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.”
UJesu wasondela, wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Ngiphiwe amandla wonke ezulwini nasemhlabeni.
Kwase kuzwakala izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokozile ngayo.”
“Kwase kusele umuntu oyedwa, indodana yakhe ethandekayo. Ekugcineni wathumela yona kubo, ethi: ‘Bazakuyihlonipha indodana yami.’
“Kepha labo balimi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: ‘Lo uyindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, khona ifa kuzakuba ngelethu.’
ULizwi waba ngumuntu, wahlala phakathi kwethu. Sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo yozelwe yedwa kuYise, egcwele umusa neqiniso.
Konke kwavela ngaye; akukho lutho olwadalwayo kukho konke okudaliweyo, olungavelanga ngaye.
UJesu wayekwazi ukuthi uYise unikele konke ezandleni zakhe, nokuthi Yena wavela kuNkulunkulu, futhi ubuyela kuye.
Uma uNkulunkulu ekhazimulisiwe kuyo, noNkulunkulu uyakuyikhazimulisa kuye, uyakuyikhazimulisa ngokuphazima kweso.
Angisasho ukuthi niyizinceku, ngokuba inceku ayikwazi okwenziwa yinkosi yayo, kodwa nginibize ngabangani ngokuba konke engikuzwile kuBaba, nginazisile khona.
Konke uBaba anakho, kungokwami; yingakho-ke ngithe uyakuthatha kokwami, anibikele khona.
Njengokuba uyiphe amandla phezu kwabantu bonke, ukuze bonke oyiphe bona, ibaphe ukuphila okuphakade.
“Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.
Kwaqubuka impikiswano phakathi kwabafundi bakaJohane nomJuda othile mayelana nokuhlambulula.
Njengalokhu uYise enokuphila ngokwakhe, kanjalo neNdodana uyiphile ukuba ibe nokuphila ngokwayo.
Siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuMose, kepha asimazi lo muntu ukuthi uvela kuphi.”
Walithumela izwi kubantu bakwa-Israyeli, eshumayela ivangeli lokuthula ngaye uJesu uKhristu; okunguYena oyiNkosi yabo bonke.
“ ‘Kuyakuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina, kusho uNkulunkulu, ngiyakuthululela uMoya wami phezu kwenyama yonke; amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuphrofetha, izinsizwa zenu zibone imibono, abadala benu baphuphe amaphupho;
kodwa ebizwe ngeNdodana kaNkulunkulu ngamandla ngokoMoya wobungcwele nangokuvuka kwabafileyo, uJesu Khristu iNkosi yethu,
Uma-ke singabantwana, siyizindlalifa futhi; izindlalifa zikaNkulunkulu, nezindlalifa kanye noKhristu, uma nje sihlupheka kanye naye, ukuze futhi sikhazimuliswe kanye naye.
Kepha sikhuluma ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu okusemfihlakalweni efihliweyo, uNkulunkulu akumisela phambilini ukuba kube yinkazimulo yethu umhlaba ungakadalwa.
kodwa kithina kukhona uNkulunkulu munye, uYise, okuvela konke kuye, futhi esiphilela Yena, neNkosi yinye, uJesu Khristu, okungaye kukhona konke, nathi sikhona ngaye.
Kepha lapho sesifikile isikhathi esimisiweyo, uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe, eyazalwa ngowesifazane, izelwe phansi komthetho,
azokuphelelisa ngesikhathi esifanele, ukuhlanganisa konke kuKhristu, konke okusezulwini nokusemhlabeni;
Ngikhanyisele bonke abantu ukuthi luyini uhlelo lwemfihlakalo ebifihliwe kwaphakade kuNkulunkulu owadala konke,
USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyokuvusela umphrofethi onjengami phakathi kwakho, kubafowenu; niyomlalela yena,
Ngiyazi ukuthi uma sengifile niyokona nokona, niphambuke endleleni enginiyale ngayo. Ngezinsuku ezizayo niyokwehlelwa ngububi, ngokuba niyokwenza okubi emehlweni kaSimakade, nimthukuthelise ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu.”
Ekuhluphekeni kwakho, lapho wehlelwa yizo zonke lezo zinto, uyophendukela kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ngezinsuku zokugcina, ulalele izwi lakhe.
Ngokuba yiyiphi phakathi kwezingelosi ake athi kuyo: “Wena uyiNdodana yami, namuhla ngikuzele,” na? nokuthi: “Ngiyakuba nguYise kuyona, Yona ibe yiNdodana kimina,” na?
Kepha ngeNdodana, uthi: “Isihlalo sakho sobukhosi, Nkulunkulu, simi kuze kube phakade; nentonga yokulunga, iyintonga yombuso wakho.
Ngokukholwa, siqonda ukuthi umhlaba wadalwa ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, kwaze kwathi kulokho okungabonakaliyo kwavela okubonakalayo.
Pho thina siyakuphunyuka kanjani, uma sidebesela insindiso enkulu kangaka na? Lena eyashunyayelwa kuqala ngeNkosi, yaqiniswa kithina yilabo abayizwayo.
Kepha uKhristu uthembekile njengendodana phezu kwendlu yakhe, esiyindlu yakhe thina, uma sibambisisa ngeqholo nangokuzigabisa ngethemba kuze kube sekupheleni.
Ngakho-ke lokhu sinomPhristi omkhulu kakhulu odabule amazulu, uJesu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, masibambelele kuso isivumo sethu.
Ngokuba umthetho ubeka abantu abanobuthakathaka ngokwemvelo ukuba babe ngabaphristi abakhulu, kodwa izwi lesifungo elalandela umthetho libeka iNdodana ephelelisiwe, kuze kube phakade.
Kanayise, kananina, kanaluzalo, kanasiqalo sezinsuku nakuphela kokuphila, kodwa enziwe wafana neNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uyohlala engumphristi kuze kube phakade.
Kungenjalo wayemelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuphindiweyo selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba, kepha manje ubonakaliswe kwaba kanye ekupheleleni kwezikhathi, ukuba asuse izono ngokuzinikela kwakhe.
Wakhethwa umhlaba ungakasekelwa, kodwa wabonakaliswa ngezikhathi zokugcina ngenxa yenu,
Okokuqala, nidinga ukuba nazi ukuthi ngezinsuku zokugcina, kuyakufika ababhinqayo bebhinqa behamba ngokwezinkanuko zabo,
Basho ukuthi ngesikhathi sokugcina kuyakuba khona ababhinqayo, bebuswa yizinkanuko zabo zokungcola.