Umlingo KaKhisimusiIsampula
"Ukukhanya"
Ithoshi lingesinye sezici engizikhonzile ocingweni lwami. Kungivumela ukuba ngibe sebumnyameni ngomzuzwana nje bese ngithi, “Makube khona ukukhanya!” Ngokucindezela inkinobho, kungazelelwe kuba khona ukukhanya. Uma kunokukhanya okuvela ocingweni lwami, ngingaqhubekela phambili ngiphume ebumnyameni ngokuzethemba nesiqiniseko sokuthi ngeke ngibhekane nodonga. Ukukhanya kuyinto enhle!
Ngicabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyavumelana nami. Eqinisweni, ngemva kokuba uNkulunkulu edale izulu nomhlaba, wathi, “Makube khona ukukhanya.” Kwase kuba khona ukukhanya. UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi ukukhanya kuhle, wahlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, kuye kwaba khona umehluko omkhulu phakathi kokukhanya nobumnyama. Eqinisweni, kunendikimba engokomfanekiso yokuphikiswa kokuziphatha eye yathuthukiswa kulo lonke iBhayibheli, futhi sibhekana nayo ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke. Ukukhanya igama nomqondo osetshenziswa ngokuhlobene nenjabulo, isibusiso, nokuphila. Ubumnyama yigama nomqondo ohambisana nosizi, ubunzima, nokufa. Ukukhanya kumelele okuhle kanti ubumnyama bumele ububi.
Kwakuyindalo kaNkulunkulu kakhulu ukusebenzisa ukukhanya, noma, ikakhulukazi, ukukhanya esibhakabhakeni, ukuletha abantu bathole ukuKhanya Kwezwe. Siyazi ngendaba kaKhisimusi ukuthi ukukhanya (inkanyezi) kwavela kungazelelwe esibhakabhakeni. Ukukhanya kwaholela ezinye izazi kuJesu. KwakunguNkulunkulu ephinda ethi, “Makube-khona ukuKhanya.” Futhi ukuKhanya kuyinto enhle impela. Ukukhanya uNkulunkulu akuthumele emhlabeni kuletha injabulo osizini lwethu, izibusiso ezinkingeni zethu, nokuphila kuze kube sekufeni kwethu. Ukukhanya kuyisizathu sokuthi okuhle kubuse ububi futhi singabona ngokucacile izindlela zethu eziya phambili. Ukukhanya okuza emhlabeni kuwufanele umgubho OMKHULU.
Ngakho-ke, njengoba siqhubeka nokugubha umumangaliso kaKhisimusi, ake sicabangele ubuhle bokukhanya futhi sikhumbule ukuvumela izibani zethu zikhanye phakathi noKhisimusi kanye nonyaka wonke.
UDonald Smith
Inethiwekhi Yokunakekela
Ithoshi lingesinye sezici engizikhonzile ocingweni lwami. Kungivumela ukuba ngibe sebumnyameni ngomzuzwana nje bese ngithi, “Makube khona ukukhanya!” Ngokucindezela inkinobho, kungazelelwe kuba khona ukukhanya. Uma kunokukhanya okuvela ocingweni lwami, ngingaqhubekela phambili ngiphume ebumnyameni ngokuzethemba nesiqiniseko sokuthi ngeke ngibhekane nodonga. Ukukhanya kuyinto enhle!
Ngicabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyavumelana nami. Eqinisweni, ngemva kokuba uNkulunkulu edale izulu nomhlaba, wathi, “Makube khona ukukhanya.” Kwase kuba khona ukukhanya. UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi ukukhanya kuhle, wahlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, kuye kwaba khona umehluko omkhulu phakathi kokukhanya nobumnyama. Eqinisweni, kunendikimba engokomfanekiso yokuphikiswa kokuziphatha eye yathuthukiswa kulo lonke iBhayibheli, futhi sibhekana nayo ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke. Ukukhanya igama nomqondo osetshenziswa ngokuhlobene nenjabulo, isibusiso, nokuphila. Ubumnyama yigama nomqondo ohambisana nosizi, ubunzima, nokufa. Ukukhanya kumelele okuhle kanti ubumnyama bumele ububi.
Kwakuyindalo kaNkulunkulu kakhulu ukusebenzisa ukukhanya, noma, ikakhulukazi, ukukhanya esibhakabhakeni, ukuletha abantu bathole ukuKhanya Kwezwe. Siyazi ngendaba kaKhisimusi ukuthi ukukhanya (inkanyezi) kwavela kungazelelwe esibhakabhakeni. Ukukhanya kwaholela ezinye izazi kuJesu. KwakunguNkulunkulu ephinda ethi, “Makube-khona ukuKhanya.” Futhi ukuKhanya kuyinto enhle impela. Ukukhanya uNkulunkulu akuthumele emhlabeni kuletha injabulo osizini lwethu, izibusiso ezinkingeni zethu, nokuphila kuze kube sekufeni kwethu. Ukukhanya kuyisizathu sokuthi okuhle kubuse ububi futhi singabona ngokucacile izindlela zethu eziya phambili. Ukukhanya okuza emhlabeni kuwufanele umgubho OMKHULU.
Ngakho-ke, njengoba siqhubeka nokugubha umumangaliso kaKhisimusi, ake sicabangele ubuhle bokukhanya futhi sikhumbule ukuvumela izibani zethu zikhanye phakathi noKhisimusi kanye nonyaka wonke.
UDonald Smith
Inethiwekhi Yokunakekela
UmBhalo
Mayelana naloluHlelo
Kwabanye, uKhisimusi uyisikhathi senjabulo nokugubha. Kwabanye, kuyisikhumbuzo esibuhlungu salokho okulahlekile. Akukhathalekile ukuthi uhlangabezana nani kulesi sikhathi samaholide, uKhisimusi uyithuba lokugxila emthonjeni wethemba lethu. Sikumema ukuthi ujoyine abasebenzi baseNorth Point ezinsukwini ezingu-25 ezizayo njengoba sihlangana ukuze sijabulele umlingo kaKhisimusi. Joyina ingxoxo usebenzisa i-#NPDevo.
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