Umdlandla: Impilo YobizoIsampula

Kunzima kimi ukucabanga umbulali uPawulu ayenguye ngaphambi kokuba ahlangane noKristu endleleni eya eDamaseku. Eyaziwa ngokuthi uSawulu ngaphambi kokuba aguquke, washushisa abafundi bakaJesu futhi wabaphonsa etilongweni. Ibhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi isizathu sokuba uPawulu aphile, ngesinye isikhathi kwakuwukubulala omunye umKristu. Wona kanye umoya awuphefumulayo wabhebhezela inzondo yakhe ngalabo ababekholelwa kuKristu ovusiwe. Upawulu wayazi ukuthi uma yenaengaguquka ngenxa yamandla kaKristu, khona-ke noma ubani angashintsha! 

Njengesiboshwa eRoma, uPawulu wabhala incwadi yakhe yesikhuthazo ngokukhethekile eya kwabase-Efesu. Upawulu wakhetha ukweqa izibopho zakhe zobuntu futhi wazimisela ukuboshelwa etilongweni elinamandla nelangempela kunanoma yikuphi ukuboshwa kwasemhlabeni. Upawulu wayehlala ejele lenkululeko ephelele!

Upawulu wayazi ukuthi nakuba ijele laseRoma lalingase libe namandla okuvimbela ukuhamba kwakhe emhlabeni, ekuboshelweni kuKristu Jesu, wakhululwa ukuba abe umuntu ayebizelwe ukuba nguye phakade. Upawulu wathola inkululeko eyengeziwe ejele kunalapho ehamba emigwaqweni yaseRoma noma yaseJerusalema. Upawulu wayephilela ijele lokukhonza uKristu ngenhliziyo yonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.

Upawuli waqinisekiswa ngesibusiso esisodwa esikhulu ekuphileni impilo yobuKrestu: uma ukhululekile kuKristu, alikho ijele elingakuvimba esimisweni sakho!

Lokhu kuyindida, akunjalo? Yeka ukuphikisana okuhle nokunethemba ngokwemibandela! Ijele lami liyangikhulula ukuba ngikhonze uKristu ngenhliziyo yami yonke.

Inhloso yethu enkulu kulolu hlangothi lwezulu kufanele kube wukuphila izimpilo zethu ngendlela ehlonipha uBaba. Upawulu noMoya oNgcwele banxusa amakholwa ukuba ahlele izinsuku zawo ngendlela eletha inkazimulo kuNkulunkulu. Sinxuswa ukuba siphathe abantu ngendlela ekhuthazayo ejabulisa inhliziyo kaBaba. Wonke amazwi esiwakhulumayo kufanele abe amazwi omusa nesihawu kulabo abasempilweni yethu.

Singabamele uBaba emhlabeni futhi ubizo lwethu wukumela Yena kahle. Singamanxusa Akhe ethemba, injabulo, nothando. Abantu babuka izimpilo zethu ukuze babone uKristu kithi, ithemba lenkazimulo.