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Izithixo Ezithiya Ukukholwa Kwakho

Njengoba siqondisa ukugxila kwethu kuBaba futhi silinde ngesineke intando Yakhe ukuthi ivule indlela ezimpilweni zethu, singathola ukuthi kunezinto eziningi ezisivimbayo ukujulisa ubuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu kanye nokubonisa ukholo lwethu Kuye. 

Lezi zinqaba—noma izithixo—zicashile kakhulu. Zintshontsha empilweni yakho ngokucashile, zigxilisa imizwelo yakho futhi zibaluleke kakhulu kuwe kunoNkulunkulu. 

Akekho ongakwazi ukubona isithixo ngaphandle kukaJehova ... futhi ubona inhliziyo yakho ngokucacile. Noma yini eqhudelana nokuzinikela kwakho kuNkulunkulu okuphelele iyisithixo empilweni yakho. Ngakho yini ekuwe? Yiziphi lezo zinto—ezifihliwe noma ezaziwa nguwe—ezimi endleleni yakho yokulinda ngesineke intando yeNkosi ukuthi ibonakale empilweni yakho? Cela uBaba ukuthi akwambulele zona. Uthembise ukuthi uzothembeka ukukukhombisa ukuthi isithixo sikhona futhi kuphi. Kodwa qaphela kakhulu ukuthi ungakulungisi lokho Akwembulela kona. Uma iNkosi ibeka umunwe wayo kokuthile empilweni yakho, beka ingqondo yakho ukubhekana nayo ngokushesha.

Nazi izithixo ezijwayelekile ezimpilweni zethu:

1. Ukuqonda Kwethu—Sivame ukulahlekelwa ukugxila kwethu kuBaba lapho singaqondi ngokugcwele ukuthi kwenzekani, ngakho sihlaziya izimo zethu ngokuphindaphindiwe, sizicubungula ngokungaphezi kuwo wonke amakhona esingawacabanga. Lapho imicimbi ingaqhubeki ngendlela esiyilindele, sisala sidangele futhi sikhungathekile. Ungaweli kulolu gibe. UNkulunkulu uyala ngokusobala ukuthi umethembe futhi unganciki kokwakho ukuqonda (Izaga. 3:5-6). 
2. Umuzwa Wokuvikeleka—Asithandi ukungalawuleki noma ukuthemba ikusasa lethu Kothile esingamboni. Sincamela imali engenayo engashintshi, izinsiza ezithembekile, nemiphumela ebikezelwayo. Ngakho-ke lapho siphoqeleka ukuthi silinde, sibuke izikweletu zethu zinqwabelana, noma sibhekana nezinsongo ezibekela inhlalakahle yethu inselelo, ukungavikeleki kwethu kudala ukungamethembi uBaba okuyingozi. 
3. Imigomo Namaphupho—Siba nomdlandla wokufeza izinhloso zethu nemigomo yethu yansuku zonke kangangokuthi sikhohlwe ukuphila okuphakade esikuphiwe (NgokukaJohane 17:3) nazo zonke izinto ezinhle uJehova anazo okuhloswe ukuthi sikufeze. Amaphupho ethu aba yisithombe esibaluleke ngaphezu kwalokho uBaba afisa ukukwenza kithi nangathi.
4. Ubudlelwano—Ubudlelwano obuthile ezimpilweni zethu bungaphenduka izithixo. Noma ngabe uzama kangakanani ukugxila kuBaba, ukunaka kwakho kubuyela kulo muntu noma eqenjini labantu. Imizwa yokulahlwa, yokwesaba, yokuntula ukuzethemba, noma intukuthelo iyaqhubeka ivela ngenxa yezimo zakho—futhi ekugcineni ikudedisela kude noNkulunkulu, hhayi Kuye. 
5. Okwedlule—Ubudlelwano bangaphambilini bungaba izithiyo ebudlelwaneni bethu noNkulunkulu. Lapho kwenzeka izinto ezimbi, impendulo yomuntu iwukuzibuza ukuthi kungani uBaba evumele ukuba sihlupheke. Futhi lapho abanye abantu besilimaza, lapho sifukamela ukungathetheleli, noma lapho sivumela ukuphathwa kabi kwabanye ukuba kulolonge indlela esibona ngayo uBaba, lokhu kungaba izithixo ekuphileni kwethu, kululaze ukholo lwethu Kuye njengoba silindile.
6. Izinto esizithandayo—Izinto esizilibazisa ngazo kanye nezinhlobo zokuzijabulisa esizithandayo zingase ziqhudelane nobudlelwane bethu nokholo kuNkulunkulu. Nakuba ukuzilibazisa okufana nezemidlalo, ukuyothenga, ithelevishini, ukuvivinya umzimba, inkundla yezokuxhumana, nezinye izinto ozithakaselayo akungoba ngempela kungalungile ngokwakho, uma kunokunaka kakhulu kuneNkosi, khona-ke kunenkinga.

Khumbula: Noma yini oyikhulula eNkosini, uzozuza kakhulu futhi okungcono. Ngikubonile kwenzeka empilweni yami futhi ngingasho ngokuqiniseka okukhulu ukuthi ungamethemba ngokuphelele uBaba nganoma yini ayicela kuwe. Ngakho vula izandla zakho futhi uvumele uYihlo osezulwini athathe lokho obulokhu ubambelele kukho. Uma ubeka ukholo lwakho oluphelele kanye nokuthembela Kuye, umema Yena ukuthi abe ngohamba phambili empilweni yakho, izibusiso ziyogeleza ngaphezu kokuqonda, futhi kuzokwenza isikhathi sakho sokumlinda sibe lula futhi sibe nezithelo kakhulu.