24 Khristu cobo lwakhe wetfwala tono tetfu emtimbeni wakhe, emtsini, kuze kutsi tsine singabe sisabuswa tono kodvwa siphile ekulungeni. “Niphiliswe ngemivimbo yakhe.”
Abrahama watsatsa tinkhuni temhlatjelo wekushiswa, watetfwesa Isaka, umsa wakhe, yena waphatsa umlilo nemukhwa esandleni sakhe. Bahamba bobabili ndzawonye.
Labanetinhlitiyo letephukile uyabaphilisa, abophe emanceba abo.
Tono tami tingigabhile, ngisesiswa ngumtfwalo wato losindzako.
Aroni kufanele akufake ebuntini lakhe, khona atekutsatsa onkhe emaphutsa esive sema-Israyeli lababe nawo, khona iminikelo yabo itekwamukeleka, nome ngabe bebonile ekunikeleni ngayo.
Kushaywa kamatima kwenta umuntfu abuyekele bubi bakhe, nekubhanjabulwa kuphilisa lingekhatsi lakhe.
Emvakwekuhlupheka kwemphefumulo wayo iyawukubona kukhanya kwekuphila, yeneliswe, ngelwati lwayo inceku yami lelungile iyakwenta labanyenti bemukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi balungile, njengobe yetfwele tiphambuko tabo.
Leyo mbuti iyakwetfwala tonkhe leto tono tabo iye nato ehlane kalashameshame, lembuti iyawuyichuba leyo ndvodza iyimikise eveni lelingenalutfo.
“Baphristi kufanele bayigcine yonkhe imitsetfo lengibanika yona, khona bangetiwuba nelicala bafe ngenca yekungangihloniphi. NginguSimakadze lobangcwelisako.
Kodvwa kini lenilesabako Libito lami, lilanga lekulunga liyawuphuma linekuphilisa etimphikweni talo. Niyawuphuma nitjakadvule njengemankhonyane lakhululwe etisingeni tawo.
Kusukela manje ema-Israyeli kufanele angasondzeli edvutane nelithende lekuhlangana, ngaphandle kwaloko atawutetfwalela wona umvuzo wekona kwawo, afe.
inkunzana, nesihhanca, nelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna lelinemnyaka munye budzala, kwaba kwemnikelo wekushiswa;
Philatu wase ubakhululela Bharaba; kepha Jesu asashayiwe wase umnikela kubo kutsi abetselwe esiphambanweni.
Ngobe ngiyanitjela impela ngitsi: Ngaphandle kwekutsi kulunga kwenu kwendlule kwetati temtsetfo nekwebaFarisi, ningeke ningene embusweni welizulu.”
kuze kugcwaliseke loko lokwakhulunywa ngumphrofethi Isaya nakatsi: “Wasetfwalela butsakatsaka betfu, watisusa kitsi tifo tetfu.”
Ngako-ke Philatu atsandza kujabulisa ticumbi, wabakhululela Bharaba. Jesu asabhanjabuliwe, Philatu wabe sewumnikela esicukwini kutsi siyewumbetsela esiphambanweni.
“UMoya weNkhosi ukimi, ngobe ungigcobile kutsi ngishumayele tindzaba letimnandzi etimphuyeni; ungitfumile kutsi ngimemetele inkhululeko kulabatfunjiwe, nekuvula emehlo etimphumphutseni, nekukhulula labacindzetelekile,
Ngakusasa Johane wabona Jesu eta kuye watsi: “Nalo liWundlu laNkulunkulu lelisusa sono selive!
Philatu-ke wanikela Jesu ekubhanjabulweni.
kodvwa lowo lomesabako ente lokulungile uyemukeleka kuye, nome angewasiphi sive.
“Tsine sibofakazi bako konkhe loko labekwenta eveni lemaJuda kanye naseJerusalema. Bambulala ngekumbetsela esiphambanweni.
Ngemuva sebakwentile konkhe njengobe kubhaliwe ngaye, bametfula esiphambanweni bamfaka engcwabeni.
Nkulunkulu wabokhokho betfu wamvusa loJesu ekufeni, emvakwekuba senimbulele ngekumbetsela esiphambanweni.
Kanjalo nani kufanele nitsatse ngekutsi nifile nehlukana nesono, kodvwa niphilela Nkulunkulu nikuKhristu Jesu.
Futsi akusafanele kutsi ninikele titfo tenu esonweni tibe tikhali tekungalungi; kodvwa tinikeleni nine matfupha kuNkulunkulu njengobe ningulabavuswe ekufeni base bayaphila. Ngako-ke titfo tenu tinikeleni tibe tikhali tekulunga kuNkulunkulu.
Anati yini kutsi lowo lenitinikele kuye nitigcili takhe tekumlalela? Nitigcili talowo lenimlalelako, nome tesono kube kufa, nome tekulalela Nkulunkulu kube kwemukeleka kuye kutsi nilungile.
Cha, akungabi njalo. Tsine lesesafa sehlukana nesono, pho, singachubeka kanjani siphile kuso?
Kodvwa nyalo senikhululiwe esonweni, senitigcili taNkulunkulu; nitfola sitselo senu sekungcweliswa. Siphetfo saloko kuphila lokuphakadze.
Umuntfu lofile ukhululiwe emandleni esono.
Noko, nyalo, sesikhululekile ekubeni ngaphansi kwemtsetfo, ngobe safa sehlukana naloko kwakusente tiboshwa, asisakhonti ngendlela lendzala yekwenta lokufunwa ngumtsetfo lobhaliwe, kodvwa sikhonta ngendlela lensha yaMoya.
Ngobe nami nganinika loko lokubalulekile lengakwemukela, kutsi Khristu wafa ngenca yetono tetfu, njengaloko isho imiBhalo,
INkhosi yaphindza yatsi: “Phumani emkhatsini wabo, nehlukane nabo. Ningakutsintsi lokungcolile, ngiyawube sengiyanemukela.”
Khristu wasihlenga esicalekisweni lesasiletfwe ngumtsetfo, ngekutsi abe sicalekiso endzaweni yetfu; ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Ucalekisiwe wonkhe umuntfu lolenga emtsini.”
Ngobe lapho kunekukhanya khona ngulapho kuvela khona konkhe lokuhle, nalokulungile, nalokuliciniso.
Nitsele inala yetitselo tekulunga letingaye Jesu Khristu, kube yinkhatimulo neludvumo kuNkulunkulu.
Wesula incwadzi yemacala etfu leyayimelene natsi ngemitsetfo yayo, wayisusa ngekuyibetsela esiphambanweni.
Nangabe nafa kanye naKhristu nakhululwa etimfundzisweni temimoya yemvelo emkhatsini, nentiwa yini kutsi niphile kungatsi nisebantfu baseveni? Nititfobelelani timfundziso tekutsi:
Ngobe phela nafa, imphilo yenu ifihliwe kanye naKhristu kuNkulunkulu.
Njengobe Jesu Khristu wenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu, wanikela ngemtimba wakhe, sesihlanjululwe kwaba kanye kwenela.
Kungako nje, Jesu naketa lapha emhlabeni, watsi: “Umhlatjelo neminikelo awunandzaba nayo, kodvwa ungilungiselele umtimba.
tinyawo tenu nitentele tindlela leticondzile, kuze kutsi lunyawo loluchutako lungachubiseleki, kodvwa luphiliswe.
Jesu-ke ungumPhristi Lomkhulu lohlangabetana netidzingo tetfu. Ungcwele, ute sici nome sono, akasoleki; wehlukaniswa netoni, waphakanyiswa waba ngetulu kwemazulu.
Kanjalo-ke naKhristu, asatinikele kanye kwetfwala tono talabanyenti, uyawubonakala ngekwesibili, asangaseteli sono, kodvwa asetele kuyawusindzisa labo labahlala bamlindzele.
Ngako-ke vumani tono tenu lomunye kulomunye, nithandazelane, kuze nitewuphiliswa. Kuncusa kwemuntfu lolungile kunemandla kakhulu.
Nanati kutsi ulungile, ningahlala nineliciniso lekutsi wonkhe lowenta kulunga, utelwe nguye.
Bantfwabami, ningayengwa ngumuntfu; umuntfu lowenta kulunga ulungile, njengobe naKhristu alungile.
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