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UPetru uvula incwadi yakhe ngezindaba ezinhle. Izilaleli zakhe zabeZizwe ezake zaba ngaphandle kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu ngaphambilini manje sezikhethwe uNkulunkulu. Lezi zihambi zamukelwa futhi zizelwe kabusha emndenini kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa lensindiso, eqinisekiswa nguJesu nokuhlupheka kwakhe, ayikakafiki ngokugcwele. Okwamanje, abantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiwe kumelwe balinde ekudingisweni. Ngakho, uPetru utshela abantu bakhe ukuba bazilungiselele.

Njengama-Israyeli alungiselela ukuphuma eGibhithe ayongena ekhaya lawo elisha, la makholwa kudingeka ‘abophe izinkalo zawo’ njengoba ehamba eya ezweni lawo elisha. KuPetru, lokhu kusho kokubili ukuziphatha ngendlela ethile nokubambelela ethembeni eligxile kuJesu. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu bazobeka eceleni izinkanuko nokuthandwa kombuso wabo omdala, futhi bembathe ubungcwele obufunwa uMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Ukulungiselela kusho nokuthi abantu bakaNkulunkulu babeka ithemba labo ngokugcwele kuzo zonke izindaba ezinhle uJesu azozifeza. Kusho kokubili ukuthembela eNkosini uJesu nokwenza njengesakhamuzi soMbuso kaNkulunkulu kuyindlela esilungiselela ngayo ukungena ezweni lethu elisha.

Kodwa impilo yomfokazi nayo iyimpilo yokwesaba. Akukhona ukwesaba ukushushiswa noma ukuhluka (nakuba lokho kuyiqiniso), kodwa ukwesaba okubangelwa ukwazi ukuthi ukuba isakhamuzi soMbuso kaNkulunkulu kubizani. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhululwa nje ngento engenamsebenzi njengegolide noma isiliva, kodwa ngegazi eliyigugu likaJesu. U-Israyeli waphuma eGibhithe ngemva kokuhamba ngaphansi kwezinsika zeminyango ezipendwe ngegazi. Futhi endleleni eya ekhaya labo elisha bona amaJuda nabeZizwe kumelwe badlule ngaphansi komthunzi wesiphambano esinegazi. Izakhamuzi zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu zibizelwe ukuba zithande ngokuzinikela njengoMsindisi wazo, futhi zisuse uhlobo lobubi obabethela ngalo uJesu esiphambanweni. Wonke amakholwa kufanele ashiye ngemuva ukuziphatha kwakudala ngokwesaba ukudelela lokho uNkulunkulu awenzele khona—futhi abheke phambili ethembeni elihlukile.

UNkulunkulu wazi “kusukela phakade” ukuthi wayeyokufa ukuze akhulule abantu bakhe. KuJesu siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uye owagoba umugqa wesikhathi waphakade futhi wanikela ngomzimba wakhe ukuze kuzuze abantu bakhe. Ithemba lethu lelo. Yingakho sesaba. Kungakho kufanele senze njengezakhamuzi zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu njengoba silindele ukubuya kwakhe

Ukulinda ekudingisweni njengowezizwe kunzima. Ukuhlukaniswa nokushushiswa ngenxa yokwethembeka kwakho kuJesu, ngisho nangokwengeziwe. Kodwa uPetru uqhubeka athi sizelwe kabusha ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu elingafi nelingenakonakala. Ucaphuna umprofethi u-Isaya owathi iZwi likaNkulunkulu laliyodlula isizwe esinamandla sosuku lwakhe—iBabiloni. Futhi kuJesu sekwenzekile! IBabiloni noma iRoma awakwazanga ukuvimba uNkulunkulu ukuba agcine iZwi lakhe. Kusukela phakade uNkulunkulu uye wakhetha abantu ukuba abasindise ngokukhetha iNdodana yakhe, iZwi Lenyama, njengeNkosi.

Alikho izwe elingavimba uNkulunkulu. Futhi ukuvuka kukaJesu kuye kwasibuyisela eMbusweni lapho ukufa kufile. NgeZwi likaNkulunkulu neNdodana, asinakonakala futhi asifi. Futhi lelo themba lokufakwa eMbusweni waphakade kufanele lisishukumisele ukuba senze engathi uMbuso usufikile kakade.

Ngokushintsha kwesingathekiso kungazelelwe, uPeter usitshela ukuba senze njengezingane ezinxanela ubisi. Ubisi yilo elikhulisa ingane. Futhi uPetru uthi indlela abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abavuthwa ngayo ekubeni izakhamuzi iwukulangazelela njalo izindaba ezinhle zalokho uJesu asenzele kona. UJesu unjengomama oncelisayo, oqhubeka ezinikela ngenxa yabantwana bakhe. Futhi njengabantwana, siyakhula uma sibuyela emuva, silokhu sibuyela emuva, kulowo osindisayo futhi ohlinzekayo.

Isikhathi esiningi sicabanga ngendlela esishiya ngayo emuva ukuziphatha kwethu kwakudala, sithi cha esonweni sethu, futhi ithemba ovukweni lwethu oluzayo kungukuphenya ubuso bethu, senze okwengeziwe, futhi sizame kakhudlwana. Kodwa uPetru uthi ukukhula njengomntwana kaNkulunkulu kulula njengokuziphuzela amanzi, nokudla, nokuthembela kulokho uNkulunkulu asenzele kona kuJesu.

UMoya oNgcwele makavule amehlo akho ukuze ubone uNkulunkulu osikhethile ukuba sibe ngabantu bakhe. Futhi kwangathi ungabona uJesu njengalowo osisindisayo futhi osenza sibe ngcwele.