Iziselo Ezinxilisayo
“Ingumgxeki iwayini,
Singumxokozeli isiselo esinxilisayo;
Bonke abayotywe yiyo abalumkile.”
“Ungokabani na uYeha? Ungokabani na uYoo?
Zinabani na iingxabano?
Inabani na inkalazo? Anabani na amanxebaUL 256.4
angenasizathu?
Anabani na amehlo anozizi?
Anabo bayiminyele iwayini ephithikeziweyo.
Musa ukuyikhangela iwayini, xa izenza ingqombela
Xa ibengezelayo endebeni,
Xa ihla kamnandi;
Ukuphela kwayo iluma njengenyoka,
Iluma njengerhamba.”UL 257.1
Imizekeliso 20:1; 23:29-32.
Awuzange wazotywa sisandla somntu umfanekiso ocace ngaphezu kwalowo wokuthotyelwa phantsi nokukhotyokiswa kwexhoba lesiselo esinxilisayo. Liphoxekile, lihlazisiwe linjalo, lide lithi seliyiqondile ingxaki elikuyo, lingabi nawo amandla okuqhawula kulo mgibe; endaweni yoko lithi, “Ndiya kubuya ndiyifune.” Indima 35.UL 257.2
Akukho nento edinga ukuxoxwa ukubonisa ububi obenziwa butywala neziyobisi enxileni. Amehlo angaboni kakuhle, amagxoko-gxoko eziyotywa zabantu—imiphefumlo uKristu awayifelayo, nekhalelwa ziingelosi—ifumaneka kuyo yonke indawo. Ilichaphaza elibi kwinkcubeko esizidla ngayo. Ilihlazo isiqalekiso, nengozi kolo lonke ilizwe.UL 257.3
Ngubani ongenawo umfanekiso wentlupheko, intlungu, ukuphela kwethemba okusekhayeni lenxila? Cinga ngomfazi owakhuliswa kakuhle, echubekile, ephucukile, asuke ahlanganiswe nomntu ojukwa butywala abe linxila okanye abe yidemon. Cinga ngabantwana, abahluthwe ulonwabo nobumnandi bekhaya, imfundo nengqeqesho, bahlale besoyika lo obefanele kuba liqhayiya nomkhuseli wabo, basuke baphoswe ehlabathini benophawu lwehlazo, ilifa lesiqalekiso senxila elihlala linxaniwe.UL 257.4
Cinga ngeengozi ezoyikekayo ezenzeka yonke imihla ngenxa yempembelelo yotywala. Amanye amagosa koololiwe [neendlela kule mihla] aye angathobeli imiqondiso okanye ayibone ngendlela engeyiyo imiyalelo. Uyahamba uloliwe; kubekho ungqubano, kulahleke imiphefumlo emininzi. Kungenjalo, [ngokwelo xesha] kungene amanzi kuloliwe baze abantu bazifumane bedada emanzini, kuze kuthi xa kuphandwa unobangela, kufunyaniswe ukuba umntu obenoxanduva lokuwalawula amanzi ebenxilile. Umntu angasela kangakanani ukuze abe nokuthenjwa kwinkuseleko yobomi babantu? Unokuthenjwa kuphela xa engaseli ngokupheleleyo.UL 257.5