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Lisho ukuthini igama elithi "ithemba"?
Kwabanye abantu, kusho ukufisela inhlanhla. Awazi ukuthi izinto zizohamba kahle noma zibe zimbi, kodwa "uthemba" ukuthi zinhle. Awazi ukuthi ungene ekolishi obulifuna yini, uthole amamaki amahle esivivinyweni esikhulu, noma uthole ingxenye enhle emdlalweni wesikole . . . kodwa uqinisekile "ngokwethemba" kanjalo.
Uma abantu besebenzisa igama elithi "ithemba" ngale ndlela, empeleni basho "ithemba." Babheke ingilazi njengoba igcwele. Bazama ukuba nethemba ngekusasa. Futhi akukho lutho olungalungile ngalokho! Kuhle ukuba nethemba. Kodwa akukhona lokho okushiwo iBhayibheli lapho likhuluma ngethemba.
Ekufundweni kweBhayibheli kwanamuhla, uPawulu utshela abangani bakhe eRoma ngethemba, kodwa akakhulumi ngokuba nethemba. Kunalokho, uPawulu uthi ‘sinethemba lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Lokho akusho ukuthi sicabanga ngoNkulunkulu njengokuphequlula uhlamvu lwemali oluyoba amakhanda hhayi umsila. Kusho ukuthi sibeka ithemba lethu kuNkulunkulu ngoba siyazi ukuthi ikusasa lethu lilawulwa nguNkulunkulu. "Ukwethemba" kuNkulunkulu akuwona nje umuzwa omuhle - into engokoqobo esiyikholelwayo, ngisho nalapho izinto zinzima.
Futhi izinto ziba nzima ngezinye izikhathi! Lapho sibhekene nesikhathi esinzima, sibhekene nengcindezi noma ukukhathazeka, kulula ukuyeka "ukuzizwa" sengathi singathembela kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa uPawulu uthi yilezo izikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu esebenzisa ithemba lethu ukuze asicwenge.
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Sizobheka izinto ezine ezicindezelayo ezinkulu sonke esibhekana nazo futhi sibone ukuthi amazwi kaNkulunkulu angasinikeza kanjani induduzo, isiqondiso, nosizo kukho ngakunye. Sizokhuluma ngalokho uJesu akunikeza kona lapho ungekho kahle, lokho uNkulunkulu afuna ukwazi lapho abantu bekwenqaba, ukuthi yini okufanele uyenze lapho kungelula ukwenza okulungile, futhi lapho sizizwa sikhathazekile, sizobona ukuthi yini Unkulunkulu okufanele ayisho.
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