71—ISicaka Sezicaka
[Esi sahluko sisekwe kuLuka 22:7-18, 24; Yohane 13:1-17.]
Kwigumbi eliphezulu lendlu eYerusalem, uKristu wayehleli etafileni nabafundi baKhe. Babeqokelelene ukuze bakhumbule iPasika. UMsindisi wanqwenela ukusigcina esi sidlo eyedwa neshumi elinambini. Wayesazi ukuba ilixa laKhe lifikile; Yena ngokwaKhe wayeyiMvana eyinyaniso yePasika, kwaye ngemini yokutyiwa kwePasika wayeza kubethelelwa emnqamlezweni. Wayeza kusela indebe yengqumbo; kuze kuthi kungekudala afumane ubhaptizo lwembulaleko. Kanti ke noko, wayesaselelwe ziiyure ezimbalwa ezizolileyo, waza wazichithela inzuzo kubafundi baKhe awayekholisiwe ngabo. ULw 642.1
Ubomi bonke bukaKristu yayibubomi bokusebenza engajonge nzuzo. “Ukungalungiselelwa kodwa ukulungiselela,” Engezanga kulungiselelwa; weza kulungiselela,” [Mat. 20:28], eso yayisisifundo sazo zonke izenzo zaKhe. Kwesi isiDlo sokugqibela sePasika, uYesu wayiphinda imfundiso yaKhe ngomzekelo owasibethelela mpela esi siDlo kwiingqondo neezintliziyo zabo. ULw 642.2
Imihlangano phakathi kukaYesu nabafundi baKhe yayikholisa ukuba ngamaxesha ovuyo oluphole kamnandi, exabisekile kubo bonke. Izidlo zePasika zaziyimibono enika umdla owodwa; kodwa ngeli ixesha, uYesu wayekhathazekile. Intliziyo yaKhe yayinomthwalo, kwaza kwathi sithi ithunzi kwimbonakalo yaKhe. Wathi akuba ehlangene nabafundi kwigumbi eliphezulu, baqonda ukuba ikho into esinda kakhulu engqondweni yaKhe, kodwa nangona babengasazi isizathu, babe novelwano ngentlungu yaKhe. ULw 642.3
Ngexesha babehlangene etafileni, ngelizwi elazichukumisa ngosizi iintliziyo zabo, wathi, “Asikuko nokuba ndinqwenile ukuyidla nani le pasika, ndingekabuva ubunzima. Kuba ndithi kuni, Andiyi kubuya ndibe sadla kuyo, ide izaliseke ebukumkanini bukaThixo. Wamkela indebe, wabulela, wathi, Yithabatheni, nabelane ngayo. Kuba ndithi kuni, andisayi kusela kwisiqhamo somdiliya, bude bufike ubukumkani bukaThixo.”ULw 643.1
UKristu wayesazi ukuba lalifikile ixesha lokuba awushiye umhlaba, aye kuYise. Njengokuba wayebathandile abaKhe ababesehlabathini, wabathanda kwada kwasa ekupheleni. Ngoku wayesesithunzini somnqamlezo, yaye intlungu iyithuthumbisa intliziyo yaKhe. Wayesazi ukuba, ngenkqubo eyiyeyona ithobela phantsi abathi babe ngaphantsi kwayo abaphuli bomthetho, wayeza kubulawa. Wayekwazi ukungabi nambulelo nenkohlakalo yabo wayeze ukuba abasindise. Wayekwazi ukuba mkhulu kombingelelo ekwakufuneka ewenzile, nokuba bangakanani oya kuba lilize kubo. Ekwazi konke okwakuphambi kwaKhe, ngokwemvelo wayenokuba woyiswa yingcamango yokuthotyelwa phantsi nokubulaleka kwaKhe. Noko kunjalo, wabakhangela abalishumi elinambini, ababe kunye naYe bengabaKhe, nababeza kuthi, emva kokuba kudlule ukuhlaziswa nosizi, kunye nokuphathwa kabuhlungu, basale ukuba balwe nehlabathi. Iingcinga zaKhe zempatho embi awayeza kuyifumana zasoloko zihlanganiswe nabafundi baKhe. Wayengacingeli isiqu saKhe. Ukubakhathalela kwakuyeyona nto yayiphambili engqondweni yaKhe.ULw 643.2
Ngolu rhatya lokugqibela enabafundi baKhe, kwakukuninzi ekwakufuneka uYesu ebaxelele kona. Ukuba babekulungele ukwamkela oko wayelangazelela ukubaxelela, babeya kusindiswa kwintlungu eyaphula intliziyo, kudaniso nokungakholwa. Noko kunjalo, uYesu wabona ukuba abangekhe bakwazi ukukuthwala oko kwakufuneka ekuthethile. Wathi akukhangela ebusweni babo, amazwi esilumkiso nentuthuzelo awakwazi ukuphuma emilebeni yaKhe. Kwadlula imizuzu kuthe cwaka. UYesu wakhangeleka elindile. Abafundi babengonwabanga. Uvelwano nothando olwavuswa yintlungu kaKristu lwaba ngathi ludlule. Amazwi aKhe azaliswe yintlungu, awalatha kokwaKhe ukubulaleka, aba negalelo elincinane. Indlela abajongana ngayo yayixela ngobukho bomona nokruthakruthwano. ULw 643.3
“Kwabakho nokubangisana phakathi kwabo, ngokuthi, nguwuphi na kubo ekungathiwa ngomkhulu.” Olu kruthakruthwano lwaluqhubeka phambi kukaKristu, lwamenza buhlungu lwamlimaza, uKristu. Abafundi babambelela kwingcamango ababeyithanda yokuba uKristu wayeza kuveza igunya laKhe, athabathe indawo yaKhe etroneni kaDavide.Entliziyweni, elowo wayesalangazelela ukuba kweyona ndawo [643] iphezulu ebukumkanini. Babebeke elabo ixabiso kwiziqu zabo naphezu komnye nomnye, kwathi endaweni yokuba umntu abeke umzalwana wakhe njengoyena oxabisekileyo, asuke azibeke yena kuqala. Isicelo sikaYakobi noYohane sokuhlala ngasekunene nangasekhohlo kwetrone kaKristu savusa umsindo kwabanye. Into yokuba aba bazalwana babini babe nobuganga bokucela ezona ndawo ziphezulu yaligungqisa kakhulu ishumi kwada kwaphantsa kwakho ukuchasana. Baziva bebonwe ngendlela engeyiyo, nokuthi ukukholwa kwabo neetalente zabo zazingaxatyiswanga. UYuda Iskariyoti nguyena wayengqwabalala kakhulu kuYakobi noYohane.ULw 643.4
Ngexesha abafundi babengena kwigumbi lesidlo, iintliziyo zabo zazizele zizimvo zentiyo. UYuda wasondela kuKristu ngasekhohlo; uYohane wangasekunene. Ukuba yayikho eyona ndawo iphezulu, uYuda wayezimisele ukuba ibe yeyakhe, yaye loo ndawo kwakucingwa ukuba ingakuKristu. UYuda waye engumngcatshi.ULw 644.1
Kwakukho nomnye unobangela wokungavani. Esidlweni yayilisiko ukuba isicaka sihlambe iinyawo zabamenywa, kanti ke nakwesi isiganeko amalungiselelo enkonzo ayenziwe. Ingqayi yamanzi, isitya sokuhlambela, netawule zazikho, zilungele ukuhlanjwa kweenyawo; kodwa isicaka sasingekho, ingabafundi ekufuneka bekwenzile oko. Elowo nalowo kubafundi, beziyekele kwikratshi elonakeleyo, wazimisela ukungayenzi indawo yesicaka. Bonke babonakalalisa ukungakhathali okubandayo, bengathi abaqondi ukuba kukho ekufuneka bekwenzile. Ngokuthi cwaka kwabo, bala ukuzithoba. ULw 644.2
UKristu wayeza kuyizisa njani le miphefumlo kwindawo apho uSathana wayengasayi kuzuza uloyiso olupheleleyo kuyo? Wayengabonisa njani ukuba ukuvuma nje ukuba bangabafundi kwakungabenzi bafundi, okanye kwakungabaqinisekisi ngendawo ebukumkanini baKhe? Wayengababonisa njani ukuba yinkonzo enothando, nokuzithoba kwenene, okwenza ubukhulu benene? Wayeza kuluphemba njani uthando ezintliziyweni zabo, abenze bakwazi ukukuqonda oko wayelangazelela ukubaxelela? ULw 644.3
Abafundi abazange benze ntshukumo yokulungiselelana. UYesu walinda okwethutyana ukuba abone ukuba babeza kwenza ntoni. Emva koko, Yena, Mfundisi ungcwele, waphakama etafileni. Ebeka ecaleni isambatho saKhe sangaphezulu, esasinokuphazamisa iintshukumo zaKhe, wathabatha itawule, wazibhinqisa. Ngomdla onokumangaliswa, abafundi babukela, bethe cwaka, balindela ukuba babone okuza kulandela. Aze agalele amanzi esityeni sokuhlambela, aqale ukuzihlamba iinyawo zabafundi, nokuzisula ngetawule abeyibhinqile.” Esi senzo sawavula amehlo abafundi. Iintloni ezimbi nokuthobeka kwazizalisa iintliziyo zabo. Bakuqonda ukukhalima okungathethwanga, bazibona ngokukhanya okutsha. ULw 644.4
Ngaloo ndlela uKristu wakubonisa ukubathanda kwaKhe abafundi baKhe. Umoyawabo wokuzithandawamzalisangentlungu uKristu, kodwa akenzangangxoxonabo ngokubhekiselelekwingxaki yabo. Endaweni yoko, wabanika umzekelo ababengasayi kuze bawulibale. Uthando lwaKhe kubo lwalungaphazanyiswa lula okanye luphele. Wayesazi ukuba uBawo uzinikele esandleni saKhe zonke izinto, nokuba weza evela kuThixo, wabuyela kuThixo. Wayebuqonda ngokupheleleyo ubuThixo baKhe; kodwa wasibekela bucala isithsaba sobukhosi nengubo yobukhosi baKhe, wathabatha imo yesicaka. Esinye sezenzo zobomi baKhe emhlabeni saba kukuzibhinqisa okwesicaka, enze umsebenzi wendawo yesicaka. ULw 645.1
Ngaphambi kwePasika, uYuda Iskariyoti wahlangana okwesibini nababingeleli nababhali, wasigqiba isivumelwano sokumnikela uYesu ezandleni zabo. Kanti ke, emva koko, wabuya wahlangana nabafundi engathi ungomsulwa kokungalunganga, nothanda ukuba nenxaxheba kumsebenzi wokulungiselela isidlo. Abafundi babengazi nto ngenjongo kaYuda Iskariyoti. NguYesu kuphela okwazi ukuyifunda imfihlelo yakhe. Sekunjalo, akazange uYesu ayiveze. UYesu wayewulambele umphefumlo wakhe. Waziva enomthwalo ngaye njengoko kwakunjalo ngeYerusalem xa wayesililela isixeko esasijongene nentshabalalo. Intliziyo yaKhe yayilila, Ndingathini ukukuncama? Amandla olo thando lunyanzelayo aviwa nguYuda Iskariyoti. Ngexesha izandla zoMsindisi zazihlamba ezo nyawo zazinothuli, zizisula ngetawule, intliziyo kaYuda yabetha ngamandla ingongoza ifuna ukusivuma isono sakhe apho, ngelo xesha. Noko kunjalo, akazange azithobe. Wayenza lukhuni intliziyo yakhe ngasenguqukweni; zathi izivo ezidala, ezibekelwe ecaleni okomzuzwana, zaphinda zamlawula. UYuda ngoku wakhutyekiswa sisenzo sikaKristu sokuhlamba iinyawo zabafundi baKhe. Ukuba uYesu wayeza kuzithoba kangaka, wacinga, akangeke abe ngukumkani kaIsrayeli. Lonke ithemba lozuko lobukumkani basemhlabeni latshabalala. UYuda waneliswa kukuqonda ukuba akukho nto iya kuzuzwa ngokulandela uKristu. Emva kokumbona ezithoba, ngokucinga kwakhe, waqiniseka kwinjongo yakhe yokumlandula uYesu, wavuma ukuba ube ekhohlisekile. Waba nedemon, waza wagqiba ukuba awugqibezele umsebenzi awayewuvumile wokuyingcatsha iNkosi yakhe.ULw 645.2
UYuda, ekukhetheni indawo yakhe etafileni, wazama ukuzibeka phambili, aze uKristu, njengesicaka, alungiselele yena kuqala. UYohane, owayengathandwa ngokupheleleyo nguYuda, waba ngowokugqibela. Sekunjalo, uYohane akazange akubone oku njengokuthethiswa okanye ukuphoxwa. Xa abafundi babesijongile isenzo sikaKristu, baya bachukumiseka kakhulu. Kwathi kwakufika kwithuba likaPetros, wakhala kukukhwankqiswa, “Nkosi, zihlanjwe nguwe na iinyawo zam?” Ukuhla kukaKristu kwayaphula intliziyo yakhe. Wazaliswa ziintloni akucinga ukuba omnye wabafundi wayengayenzi le nkonzo. “Endikwenzayo mna,” watsho uKristu, “akukwazi wena okwangoku; kodwa wokuqonda kamva.” UPetros wayengakwazi ukukunyamezela ukuyibona iNkosi yakhe, awayekholelwa ukuba inguNyana kaThixo, isebenza indawo yesicaka. Umphefumlo wakhe wonke walwa noku kuthobeka. Wayengazanga waqonda ukuba uKristu wayezele ukwenza emhlabeni. Enyanzelisa ngamandla, wadanduluka wathi, “akusayi kuzihlamba iinyawo zam, naphakade.” ULw 645.3
Ngokuzolileyo, uKristu wathi kuPetros, “Ukuba andithanga ndikuhlambe, akunasabelo nam.” Inkonzo uPetros awayeyala yayingumfuziselo wokuhlanjwa kwaphezulu. UKristu wayeze ukuze ahlambe intliziyo kwibala lesono. Ekwaleni ukuba uKristu ahlambe iinyawo zakhe, uPetros wayesala ukuhlanjwa kwaphezulu okwakuqukwe kokwangaphantsi. Ngokwenene, wayesala iNkosi yaKhe. Akuthobi sidima kwiNkosi ukuyivumela ukuba isebenze ukuhlanjululwa kwethu. Okona kuzithoba kwenene kukwamkela ngentliziyo ezaliswe ngumbulelo nawuphi umsindleko owenziwe ngenxa yethu, kuthi nangokunyaniseka sisebenzele uKristu.ULw 646.1
Kumazwi athi, “Ukuba andithanga ndikuhlambe, akunasabelo nam,” uPetros walinikela ikratshi lakhe nentando yakhe. Wayengakwazi ukumelana nengcinga yokwahlulwa kuKristu; kuba yayiya kuba kukufa oko kuye. “Mazingabi ziinyawo zam zodwa,” watsho, “mazibe zizandla nentloko. Uthi uYesu kuye, Kulowo uhlanjiweyo akusafuneki nto, selikukuhlanjwa kweenyawo zodwa; uhlambulukile kwaphela.” ULw 646.2
La mazwi athetha ngaphezulu kokuhlanjululwa nje komzimba. UKristu usathetha ngokuhlanjululwa okuboniswa ngokwangaphantsi. Lowo wayephuma ekuhlambeni wayecocekile, kodwa iinyawo ezisezimbadadeni zazikhawuleza ukuba nothuli, zize ziphinde zidinge ukuhlanjwa. Ngoko ke, uPetros nabazalwana bakhe babehlanjiwe kumthombo omkhulu owavulelwa ukuhlamba isono nokungcola. UKristu wabamkela njengabaKhe. Isihendo sona sasibakhokelele ebubini, ngoko ke babesadinga ubabalo lwaKhe oluhlambululayo. Xa uYesu wayebhinqa itawule ukuba ahlambe uthuli ezinyaweni zabo, wayenqwenela ngeso senzo kanye ukuhlamba ukungavani, ikhwele, nekratshi ezintliziyweni zabo. Esi yayisisiphumo esingaphezulu kakhulu kunokuhlanjwa kweenyawo zabo ezinothuli. Ngomoya ababe nawo ngelo xesha, akukho noyedwa kubo owayewulungele umthendeleko noKristu. Bengekade bafikelele kumgangatho wokuthobeka nothando, babengakulungelanga ukuba nenxaxheba kwisidlo sepasika, okanye ukwabelana kwinkonzo yesikhumbuzo awayeza kuyimisela uKristu. Iintliziyo zabo kwakufuneka zihlanjululwe. Ikratshi nokufuna okukokwabo kudala ukruthakruthwano nentiyo, kodwa konke oku uYesu wakuhlamba kwaphela ekuhlanjweni kweenyawo. Inguquko yemvakalelo yenziwa yabakho. Ebakhangele, uYesu wakwazi ukuthi, “Nihlambulukile.” Ngoku babukho ubunye bentliziyo, nothando omnye nomnye. Ngaphandle kukaYuda Iskariyoti, elowo nalowo wayekulungele ukuyiyekela komnye indawo ephezulu. Ngoku, beneentliziyo ezoyisakeleyo nezinombulelo, bakwazi ukuwamkela amazwi kaKristu. ULw 646.3
NjengoPetros nabazalwana bakhe, nathi siye sahlanjwa egazini likaKristu, kanti ke, sikholisa ukuthi ngokuhlangana nobubi, ubunyulu bentliziyo bungcoliseke. Kufuneka size kuKristu kubabalo lwaKhe oluhlambululayo. UPetros woyika warhoxa ekuziseni iinyawo zakhe ezinothuli ukuba zichukunyiswe zizandla zoMhlekazi neNkosi yakhe; kanti ke, kubakangaphi sizisa iintliziyo zethu ezizaliswe nezingcoliswe sisono, ukuba zihlangane nentliziyo kaKristu! Kubuhlungu kangakanani kuYe ububi bemo yomoya wethu, ukungabi nto kunye nekratshi! Kanti bonke ubuthakathaka bethu nokungcola kwethu kufuneka sikuzise kuYe. Nguye kuphela onako ukusihlamba sicoceke. Asiwulungelanga umthendeleko kunye naYe side sibe sihlanjululwe ngamandla aKhe.ULw 646.4
UYesu wathi kubafundi, “Anihlambulukile nonke.” Wayezihlambile iinyawo zikaYuda, kodwa intliziyo yayinganikelwanga kuYe. Ayizange ihlanjululwe. UYuda akazange azinikele kuKristu. ULw 649.1
Emva kokuba uKristu ezihlambile iinyawo zabafundi baKhe, akuba ezithabathile iingubo zaKhe wahlala phantsi, wathi kubo, “Niyayazi na into endiyenzileyo kuni? Nina ukundibiza nithi ndinguMfundisi, nithi ndiyiNkosi; niyalungisa ukutsho, kuba kunjalo. Ngoko ke, ukuba ndizihlambile iinyawo zenu mna, ndiyiNkosi, ndinguMfundisi, nani nifanele ukuhlambana iinyawo. Kuba ndininike umzekelo, ukuze nani nenze, njengoko ndenze ngako mna kuni. Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Akukho mkhonzi umkhulu kunenkosi yaKhe, namthunywa umkhulu kunalowo umthumileyo.”ULw 649.2
UKristu wayenga abafundi baKhe bangaqonda ukuba, nangona wayezihlambile iinyawo zabo, oku kwakungazange kususe nesuntswana kwisidima saKhe. “Nina ukundibiza nithi ndinguMfundisi, nithi ndiyiNkosi; niyalungisa ukutsho, kuba kunjalo.” Kuba enjalo ukuba phezulu ngokungenamda, wadlulisela ubuhle nokubaluleka kule nkonzo. Akakho owayephakame njengoKristu, ukanti wehla wenza owona msebenzi uphantsi. Ukuze abantu baKhe bangalahlekiswa kukuzithanda okuhlala kwintliziyo yemvelo, nokuthi kuqiniswe kukuzikhonza, uKristu ngokwaKhe wenza umzekelo wokuthobeka. Wayengayi kuwuyekela lo mcimbi mkhulu kangaka elulawulweni lomntu. Ngokwendlela awawuxabisa ngayo, kangangokuba Yena ngokwaKhe, Olingana noThixo, wenza ngokwesicaka kubafundi baKhe. Lo gama babesaxhwithana ngesona sikhundla siphezulu, Lowo onke amadolo kufuneka eguqe kuYe, Lowo iingelosi zozuko zikubalela ukuba kukuphakama ukumkhonza, waguqa phantsi wahlamba iinyawo zabo bambiza ngokuthi yiNkosi. Wahlamba iinyawo zomngcatshi waKhe.ULw 649.3
Ebomini baKhe nakwizifundo zaKhe, uKristu unike isibonakaliso solungiselelo olungenamona olumvelo yalo ikuThixo. UThixo akangohlohl’ esakhe. Ngokudala ihlabathi, nangokuxhasa zonke izinto, uhleli elungiselela kwabanye. “Ilanga laKhe [u]lenza liphume phezu kwabakhohlakeleyo nabalungileyo; nemvula eyinisa phezu kwabalungisayo nabangalungisiyo.” Mat. 5:45. Lo mgangatho osisiseko uThixo wawunikela kuNyana waKhe. UYesu wanikwa ukuba abe yimbalasane yoluntu, ukuze ngomzekelo waKhe afundise ukuba kukuthini ukulungiselela. Ubomi baKhe bonke babungaphantsi komthetho wokukhonza. Wabakhonza bonke, walungiselela kubo bonke. Ngaloo ndlela wawuphila umthetho kaThixo, wathi ngomzekelo waKhe wayibonisa indlela emasiwuthobele ngayo. ULw 649.4
Amaxesha ngamaxesha uYesu wazama ukuwumisela lo mthetho-siseko phakathi kwabafundi baKhe. Xa uYakobi noYohane babesenza isicelo sokuba phezulu, wayethe, “Osukuba enga angaba mkhulu phakathi kwenu, makabe ngumlungiseleli wenu.” Mat. 20:26. Ebukumkanini bam umthetho siseko wokukhethwa nobukhulu abunandawo. Ubukhulu obukuphela kwabo bubukhulu bokuthobeka. Ukwahluka ekukuphela kwako, kufumaneka ekuzinikeleni ekukhonzeni abanye. ULw 650.1
Ngoku, akuba ezihlambile iinyawo zabafundi, wathi, “Ndininike umzekelo, ukuze nani nenze, njengoko ndenze ngako mna kuni.” Kula mazwi, uKristu wayengafakeli nje isenzo sobubele (okanye ukubuka iindwendwe). Kungaphezulu kokwakuthethwa kukuhlanjwa kweenyawo zeendwendwe ukususa uthuli lwendlela. Apha uKristu wayemisela inkolo yokukhonza. Ngesenzo seNkosi yethu, le nkonzo yokuthobeka yenziwa yayinkonzo engcwalisiweyo. Kwakuza kufuneka ukuba igcinwe ngabafundi, ukuze bahlale bezikhumbula ezingqondweni zabo izifundo zokuthobeka nokukhonza. ULw 650.2
Yinkonzo le emiselwe nguKristu yokulungela inkonzo yomthendeleko. Lo gama ikratshi, ukwahlukana, nembambano ngobukhulu zisekho, intliziyo ayikwazi ukungena kubudlelane noKristu. Asikulungelanga ukwamkela umthendeleko womzimba waKhe negazi laKhe. Ngoko ke, kwakungenxa yoko ukuze uYesu amisele isikhumbuzo sokuthotyelwa phantsi kwaKhe ukuba senziwe. ULw 650.3
Xa besiza kule nkonzo, abantwana bakaThixo kufuneka bakhumbule amazwi eNkosi yobomi nozuko: “Niyayazi na into endiyenzileyo kuni? Nina ukundibiza nithi ndinguMfundisi, nithi ndiyiNkosi; niyalungisa ukutsho, kuba kunjalo. Ngoko ke, ukuba ndizihlambile iinyawo zenu mna, ndiyiNkosi, ndinguMfundisi, nani nifanele ukuhlambana iinyawo. Kuba ndininike umzekelo, ukuze nani nenze, njengoko ndenze ngako mna kuni. Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Akukho mkhonzi umkhulu kunenkosi yaKhe, namthunywa umkhulu kunalowo umthumileyo. Ukuba niyazazi ezi zinto, ninoyolo ukuba nithi nizenze.” Kukho apha emntwini ukukekelela ekuziboneni ephakamile kunomzalwana wakhe, ukusebenzela eyakhe inzuzo, ukufuna eyona ndawo iphezulu; kwaye oku kukholisa ukuba nesiphumo sokucingelana kakubi kwanobukrakra bomoya. Inkonzo yaphambi kwesidlo seNkosi ikho ukuze ususe konke oku kungavisisani, ukukhupha emntwini umona wakhe, imthobe kumanqwanqwa okuziphakamisa, eze ekuthobekeni kwentliziyo okuthi kumkhokelele ekukhonzeni umzalwana wakhe.ULw 650.4
UMlindi ongcwele wasezulwini ukhona kule nkonzo ukuze ayenze ukuba ibe yeyokuphengululwa komphefumlo, noveza ubukho besono, nokunika isiqinisekiso esisikelelekileyo sokuxolelwa kwezono. UKristu, ngokuphelela kobabalo lwaKhe ukho ukuba aziguqule iingcamango ezikhoyo ezibe zihamba ngemijelo yokuzithandela. UMoya Oyingcwele uyazivusa izivo zabo balandela umzekelo weNkosiyabo. Njengoko ukuthotyelwa phantsiko Msindisi ngenxa yethu kukhunjulwa, ingcamango ihlangana nengcamango; umqokozo weenkumbulo uyabuya, iinkumbulo zokulunga kukaThixo okukhulu kunye nemfesane nenceba yabahlobo basemhlabeni. Iintsikelelo ezilityelweyo, iinceba eziphethwe kakubi, ububele obucekisiweyo, konke kuyafika engqondweni. Iingcambu zobukrakra ezisixinanise saphuma ngaphandle isityalo sothando zenziwa zicace. Iziphako zesimilo, imithwalo engakhathalelwanga, ukungabi nambulelo kuThixo, ukubanda ngakubazalwana, zizinto ezikhunjulwayo. Isono sibonwa ngohlobo esibonwa ngalo nguThixo. Iingcinga zethu asizizo iingcinga zokwaneliseka, kodwa ezokuzohlwaya nokuthobeka okwenzeka ngamandla. Ingqondo inikwa amandla okuba iwise yonke imiqobo eyenze ukuba kubekho ukungavisisani. Ukucinga okubi nokuthetha kakubi kuyasuswa. Izono ziyavunywa, zize zixolelwe. Ubabalo oloyisayo lukaKristu lungena emphefumlweni, luze uthando lukaKristu luzitsale luzihlanganise ndawonye iintliziyo, kubunye obusikelelekileyo. ULw 650.5
Xa sithe safundwa ngaloo ndlela isifundo senkonzo yokuzilungisa, kuphembeka umnqweno wobomi obuphezulu basemoyeni. Kulo mnqweno, iNgqina elingcwele liya kusabela. Umphefumlo uya kuphakanyiswa. Sinako ukuba nenxaxheba kumthendeleko sinesazela sezono ezixolelweyo. Ukukhanya kwelanga lobulungisa bukaKristu kuya kuzalisa amagumbi engqiqo netempile yomphefumlo. “[Sibona] iMvana kaThixo ethwala isuse isono sehlabathi.” Yohane 1:29.ULw 651.1
Kwabo bazuza umoya wale nkonzo, ayisokuze ibe yinkonzo nje eqhelekileyo. Isifundo sayo esihlala sikho siya kuthi, “Manisuke ngalo uthando nikhonzane.” Gal. 5:13. Ngokuhlamba iinyawo zabafundi baKhe, uKristu wanika ubungqina bokuba wayenokuwenza nawuphi umsebenzi, nokuba uthobeke kangakanani, onokuthi ubenze iindlamafa kunye naYe zobutyebi obungunaphakade obukuvimba wasezulwini. Abafundi baKhe, ekwenzeni le nkonzo inye, babhambathisa ngokufanayo ukuba baya kubakhonza abazalwana babo. Lonke ixesha le nkonzo iqhutywa ngendlela elungileyo, abantwana bakaThixo baziswa kulwalamano olungcwele, ukuba bancedane basikelelane ngabanye. Banqophisa ukuba ubomi babo buza kunikelwa kulungiselelo olungafuni okukokwalo. Oku ke, kungabi kokwabo kuphela. Intsimi yabo ibanzi ngohlobo eyayibanzi ngalo eyeNkosi yabo. Umhlaba uzele ngabo badinga ulungiselelo lwabo. Amahlwempu, abangenakuzinceda, abangazi nto, bafumaneka kuyo yonke indawo. Abo baye bathetha noKristu kwigumbi eliphezulu, baya kuya balungiselele njengoko wenzayo. ULw 651.2
UYesu, okhonzwa ngabo bonke, weza ukuba abe sisicaka sabo bonke. Ngenxa yokuba ebalungiselela bonke, uya kuphinda akhonzwe azukiswe ngabo bonke. Abo ke baya kuba nenxaxheba kwiimpawu zaKhe ezingcwele, babelane naYe ngovuyo lokubona imiphefumlo ihlangulwa, kufuneka balandele umzekelo waKhe wokulungiselela ngokuzinikela.ULw 651.3
Konke oku kuqondakala kumazwi kaYesu, athi, “Kuba ndininike umzekelo, ukuze nani nenze, njengoko ndenze ngako mna kuni.” Yayiyinjongo le yenkonzo awayimiselayo. Wabuya wathi, “Ukuba niyazazi ezi zinto,” ukuba niyayazi injongo yezifundo zaKhe, “ninoyolo ukuba nithi nizenze.”ULw 651.4