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Malingcweliswe igama lakho

Izinkulumo eziningi zoMthandazo WeNkosi ziqondile, kodwa enye edinga ukucatshangwa ithi malingcweliswe igama lakho. I-New Living Translation ithi ‘kwangathi igama lakho maligcinwe lingcwele’, okusizayo. Kungase futhi kube usizo ukwazi ukuthi eBhayibhelini, ukukhuluma ngegama lothile kubhekisela kukho konke ayikho nokuyimelelayo. Empeleni, asikude nalokhu ngesiNgisi uma sithi othile ‘udonsele igama lami odakeni’ noma ‘igama lakho latuswa kakhulu emhlanganweni’.

Ukungcwelisa igama likaNkulunkulu noma ‘ukuligcina lingcwele’, kulula kakhulu, kuwukudumisa noma ukutusa uNkulunkulu ngendlela yokuthi yena, nakho konke okumayelana naye, kuphakanyiswe ngaphezu kwakho konke esiyikho. Kuwukuzikhumbuza ukuthi uNkulunkulu kufanele aphakanyiswe futhi aphakanyiswe ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye. Kudingeka sikwenze lokhu ngoba kunohlobo oluthile ‘lwamandla adonsela phansi angokomoya’ emhlabeni oluvame ukuhudulela yonke into phansi, kuhlanganise noNkulunkulu. Lokhu kuhudulela phansi kukaNkulunkulu kungenzeka kuwo wonke amazinga. Ngokwesibonelo, umuntu angase asho ngokuqiniseka ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi ‘babenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu,’ noma yikuphi ukugxekwa kwabo kwakuwukuhlasela uNkulunkulu. Ngendlela efanayo engicabanga ukuthi iningi lethu liyokwenqaba ngamabomu ukuhamba phezu kwefulege lezwe lakithi, ngakho kudingeka siqaphele kakhulu ngokwenza noma ukusho noma yini engase ingcolise noma ihlaze igama likaNkulunkulu. Mkhulu umonakalo owenziwe ebuKristwini ngabantu abalulaza igama likaNkulunkulu ngokulihlanganisa nezamabhizinisi ezingabazisayo.

Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi uMthandazo WeNkosi uqala ugxile eNkosini uqobo. Emithethweni Eyishumi siyabona ukuthi imithetho emine yokuqala imayelana nokuthi sihlobana kanjani noNkulunkulu kanti eminye eyisithupha imayelana nokuthi sihlobana kanjani nabantu. Umthandazo WeNkosi unephethini efanayo futhi ungesinye isikhumbuzo sokuthi umthandazo weqiniso kufanele ugxile kuNkulunkulu hhayi kithi.

Ukuqala umthandazo ngokuphakamisa uNkulunkulu ngendumiso nodumo kuyindlela enhle kakhulu yokuqala, ngenxa yezizathu ezimbalwa:

• Ukudumisa uNkulunkulu kusikhumbuza ubuqiniso bomkhathi. Sizungezwe yizo zonke izinhlobo zeziphathimandla nabantu abathi bangamakhosi akho konke okusithintayo. Ukudumisa uNkulunkulu kusikhumbuza ukuthi, noma iziphi izingcindezi zansuku zonke esibhekana nazo, nguNkulunkulu yedwa ophethe.
• Ukudumisa uNkulunkulu kusikhumbuza ukuthi ungubani, futhi, ngokusho, ukuthi singobani. Ngisho noma ngoKristu singakwazi ukwazi uNkulunkulu njengomzali wethu ophelele; lapho siza ngomthandazo kuNkulunkulu asisoze sahlala phansi phambi kwakhe njengabalinganayo. Ukudumisa akumane nje kuphakamise uNkulunkulu; ngokusithobisa kusibeka endaweni yethu efanele.
• Ukudumisa uNkulunkulu kusivumela ukuthi sibe nokugxila okufanele. Ukudumisa uBaba wethu osezulwini ekuqaleni komthandazo wethu kuwukuwenza ugxile kuNkulunkulu. Kufana nokuqondisa imephu nekhampasi ukuze ikhombe enyakatho yangempela. Bunamandla ubuntu bethu nezinto ezisikhathazayo kangangokuthi kulula kakhulu ukuzenza zigxile emthandazweni wethu futhi zihlanekezele esikushoyo kube nomphumela wokuthi imithandazo yethu ibe ngaphezu kohlu lokuthenga. Ngaphandle kokugxilisa umkhuleko wethu ekudumiseni kuhlale kunengozi yokuthi sifike ekuboneni uNkulunkulu njengongaphezu komuntu ongasabela ezidingweni zethu. Sakha isithombe lapho emane engudokotela omkhulu onamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo, ibhange lasezulwini noma inxanxathela yezitolo ‘esibhakabhakeni’ kanye nomuntu onjongo yakhe ingaphezu nje kokumane uphulukise izifo zethu, enothisa ingcebo yethu noma asinike konke esikufunayo.
• Ukudumisa kusikhumbuza ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani. AmaKristu amaningi awalinaki iTestamente Elidala futhi lokhu kuyishwa ngoba kulawo makhasi lapho kubekwa khona izisekelo zemibono yeTestamente Elisha yokuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani ngempela. Etestamenteni Elidala sibona uNkulunkulu njengoMalusi, iNkosi, uMahluleli, uMhlengi, oNgcwele njalonjalo. Ukudumisa okusekelwe eBhayibhelini kusinika umbono ocebile futhi ojulile wokuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani.
• Udumo luphakamisa uNkulunkulu, lumtuse. Umthetho omdala kaSonto-sikole uhlakaniphile futhi muhle: ‘Nkulunkulu omncane, izinkinga ezinkulu; uNkulunkulu omkhulu, izinkinga ezincane’. Udumo luphakamisa uNkulunkulu!