Yayiny’ engekhoyo ekhulwini, Ezinye zisekhaya;
Ezindulini, kud’ ekhaya, Yayilapho le mvu.
Ezintabeni ezoyikekayo, Kude noMalusi onothando,
Kude noMlusi onothando.

“Nanga amashum’ asithoba nethoba, awanele na Nkosi?”
Yaphendul’ iNkosi, “Lee imvu yam, Ilahlekile yemka.
“Noxa indlela Imbi kakhulu Ndohamba ndifuna imvu yaM,
“Ndohamba ndifuna imvu yaM.”UL 408.4

Akukho owaz’ indlela embi, Namanzi anzulu,
Nobumnyama phandle Obabonwa YiNkos’ Ukufun’ imvu yaYo.
Kud’ entlango Yev’ ilizwi, Imvu yayilapho iza kufa.
Imvu yayilapho iza kufa.

“Nkosi lelani Eli gazi Kwindlel’ ey’ entabeni?”
“Lophela imvu emkileyo, UMalus’ eyifuna.”
“Izandla zikrazulwe yini?” “Ngameva ngobusuku obumnyama,
“Ngameva ngobusuku obumnyama.”

Kuthe kunjalo Ezintabeni, Naphezu kwamawa,
Lath’ ilizwi, “Vuyani nonke, Ndibuya nemvu yam!”
Iingelosi zatsh’ ezulwini, “Vuyan’ iNkos’ ibuya nemvu yaYo,
“Vuyan’ iNkos’ ibuya nemvu yaYo.”UL 409.1

--Elizabeth C Clephane.

Iyeza yona imini yokuphela kwedabi eliya kuba liliwe, uloyiso luzuziwe. Intando kaThixo iya kwenziwa emhlabeni njengoko isenziwa ezulwini. Izizwe zabasindisiweyo aziyi kwazi mthetho wumbi ngaphandle komthetho wasezulwini. Zonke ziya kuba lusapho olunovuyo olumanyeneyo, lwambethe iingubo zokudumisa nokubona—ingubo yobulungisa bukaKristu. Yonke indalo, ngobuhle bayo obudlulisileyo, iya kunika ingoma yokudumisa nokuzukisa. Umhlaba uya kuba uzaliswe kukukhanya kwezulu. Ukukhanya kwenyanga kuya kuba njengokukhanya kwelanga, kuthi ukukhanya kwelanga kuphindwe kasixhenxe kwinto okuyiyo ngoku. Iminyaka iya kuqengqeleka inovuyo. Phezu kwaloo mbono, iinkwenkwezi ziya kuvuma kunye, oonyana bakaThixo baya kukhwaza ngovuyo, lo gama uThixo noKristu beya kuhlangana ekuvakaliseni ukuba “akusayi kubakho sono, kungasayi kubakho kufa kwakhona.”UL 409.2

Imibono yobuqaqawuli obuzayo, imiboniso ezotywe sisandla sikaThixo, ifanele ukuthandeka kubantwana baKhe.UL 409.3

Yimani emgubasini kanaphakade nive ulwamkelo olunobubele olunikwa abo abathe kobu bomi basebenzisana noKristu, bekubalela ekuthini lilungelo nembeko ukubulaleka ngenxa yaKhe. Bekunye neengelosi, baziphosa izithsaba zabo ezinyaweni zoMhlawuleli, beduma, “Kuyifanele iMvana eyaxhelwayo ukwamkela amandla, nobutyebi, nobulumko, nokomelela, nembeko, nozuko, nokubongwa. . . . Kulowo uhleli etroneni, nakuyo iMvana, makubekho ukubongwa, nembeko, nozuko, namandla, kuse emaphakadeni asemaphakadeni.” IsiTyhilelo 5:12, 13.UL 409.4

Apho, abahlangulweyo babulisa abo babakhokelela kuMsindisi owaphakanyiswayo. Bahlangana bonke ekumdumiseni Lowo wafayo ukuze ulungu luzuze ubomi obulinganiswa nobomi bukaThixo. Idabi liphelile. Yonke imbandezelo nembambano zifikelele esiphelweni. Iingoma zoloyiso zizalise izulu lonke, njengoko abahlangulweyo bemi bejikeleze itrone kaThixo. Bonke bavuma ingoma yovuyo, “Kuyifanele iMvana eyahlatywayo” yasihlangulela uThixo.UL 410.1

“Ndabona, naso isihlwele esikhulu, ebekungekho namnye unako ukusibala, siphuma kuzo zonke iintlanga, nezizwe, nabantu, neelwimi, simi phambi kwetrone naphambi kweMvana, bethiwe wambu ngeengubo ezinde ezimhlophe, benamasundu ezandleni zabo, bedanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, besithi, Usindiso kuye uThixo wethu, Lowo uhleli phezu kwetrone, nakuyo iMvana!” IsiTyhilelo 7:9, 10.UL 410.2

“Aba ngabaphumayo embandezelweni enkulu, bazihlamba iingubo zabo ezinde, bazenza mhlophe egazini leMvana. Ngenxa yoko baphambi kwetrone kaThixo, bemkhonza imini nobusuku etempileni yakhe; nalowo uhleli phezu kwetrone uya kuba ngumnquba phezu kwabo. Abayi kuba salamba, abayi kuba sanxanwa; aliyi kubawela nelanga, nabunyeubushushu; ngokuba iMvana esesazulwini setrone iya kubalusa, ibakhokelele emithonjeni ephilileyo yamanzi; waye uThixo eya kuzisula iinyembezi zonke emehlweni abo.” “Kungabi sabakho kufa, kungabi sabakho nasijwili, nakukhala, nantlungu; ngokuba izinto zokuqala zigqithile.” Iindima 14-17; 21:4.UL 410.3

Sidinga ukuhlala siwugcnile phambi kwethu lo mbono wezinto ezingekabonwa. Leyo yoba yindlela yokusenza sikwazi ukulibeka ixabiso elililo kwizinto zikanaphakade xa sizithelekisa nezinto zethutyana. Yinto le eya kusinika amandla okunika abanye impembelelo yobomi bangaphezulu.UL 410.4

43—Amava Angaphezulu

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