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Zithobe Kuqala

Ukuzithoba eNkosini yindlela yethu yokuqala yokuzivikela lapho ukwesaba kuphakamisa ikhanda layo elibi. Futhi qagela ukuthi ubani othandayo lapho sihlala ekusabeni? Isitha sethu somoya. Uvalo yindawo yakhe yokudlalela. 

Ngokujabulisayo, sinecebo lokuhlasela. UNkulunkulu usinike ikhodi yokugqoka ngokomoya Kwabase-Efesu 6: 10-18. Kumele sihlome ngokuphelele ngebhande leqiniso, ngesivikelo sesifuba sokulunga, ngezicathulo zevangeli lokuthula, ngesihlangu sokukholwa, ngesigqoko sokuzivikela sensindiso, ngenkemba kaMoya nenhliziyo ethandazayo. Uma sesigqoke kahle, singalalela amazwi kaJakobe, umfowabo kaJesu ngomzali oyedwa:

Ngakho thobelani uNkulunkulu, kepha nimelane noSathane, khina uyakunibalekela. EkaJakobe 4:7 ZUL

Ngaphambi kokuthi siqale ukukhuza noma ukumelana nosathane, kufanele sizibuze ukuthi ngabe sizinikele ngokuphelele futhi sizithobile kuNkulunkulu. Ukuzithoba kuNkulunkulu kusho ukushiya ngokuphelele izimpilo zethu Kuye. Njengoba izembatho zethu zempi ezingokomoya zikhona ngokuphelele futhi sithandaza ezinhliziyweni zethu, siyazithoba kuLowo onegunya lokugcina. Sinikwe amandla okumelana nosathane lapho sinikela ngempilo yethu yonke kuNkulunkulu. Bese uqagela ukuthi kwenzekani? Usathane uyabaleka.

Noma kunjalo, esivame ukuzama ukukwenza esikhundleni salokhu kuqala simelane nosathane noma simkhuze, lapho kusamele sizinikele ngempela kuNkulunkulu. Ukumelana nosathane kunzima uma singathumelanga intando yethu, izindlela zethu, kanye nezinto esizifunayo kuNkulunkulu. Ukuzithoba kuNkulunkulu akusona nje isinyathelo sokuqala, kepha ukuzithoba kwethu kuNkulunkulu empeleni kungukuthi simelane noSathane ngasikhathi siny . 

Sinamathuluzi esiseduze. Masithathe izinyathelo ekunikeleni ngokugcwele izimpilo zethu kuNkulunkulu wethu omuhle, ngoba lapho senza kanjalo, usathane akanamandla phezu kwethu.