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Umphostoli uPawulu usanda kutshela abaseKolose ukuthi basanda kwenziwa basha ngoJesu. Bagcwele amandla kaNkulunkulu futhi bakhululiwe emandleni nasezinkuthazweni ezazibalawula. Kodwa le nkululeko ayikashintshi izimo zabo zezenhlalo, zomshado, nezikhungo. Lamakholwa asashadile, asanezingane, amanye ayizigqila nabaphathi bezigqila. Kodwa uPawulu ubatshela ukuthi lezi zindlela zobudlelwane zingamathuba okubonisa amandla kaJesu aguqulayo ezweni lamaRoma ababephila kulo.

Abafazi akufanele basebenzise inkululeko yabo kuJesu njengezaba zokushiya, ukwenqaba, noma ukuvukela abayeni babo bamanje, kodwa bahlale bethembekile kubo. Amadoda akufanele asebenzise omkawo ngokukhululekile ukuze anelise izifiso zawo, kodwa athande omkawo futhi abheke izifiso zabafazi bawo njengezibaluleke kakhulu kunezawo. Abantwana akufanele basebenzise inkululeko yabo kuJesu njengezaba zokungalaleli abazali babo, kodwa balalele ngokushesha. Abazali kufanele balingise uYise osezulwini futhi basebenzise igunya labo ukuze bakhuthaze izingane zabo. Futhi izigqila ezazingase zifune inkululeko yazo ngenxa kaJesu, kufanele zilalele amakhosi azo—hhayi ukuze ziwajabulise, kodwa ukuze zijabulise uNkulunkulu owenza izigqila zibe ifa loMbuso wakhe. UNkulunkulu akakhethi phakathi kwezinceku noma amakhosi. Ngakho amakhosi ezinceku kufanele akhumbule ukuthi aneNkosi efanayo nalawo ayisebenzisayo. Abaphakeme kunezigqila zabo futhi bayokwahlulelwa uma behluleka ukuphatha labo abasemsebenzini wabo ngokulingana nangobulungisa.

UPawulu ufuna amakhaya aseKolose abe izithombe zomphakathi zeVangeli. Kodwa uPawulu uyazi ukuphila njengoJesu emishadweni, njengabantwana, nalapho enkonzweni yabanye, kuyoba nzima. Kuzodinga umthandazo nokubonga. Lezi yizifundo uPawulu azifunda ejele, futhi kusadingeka azilalele. Bonke badinga umthandazo ukuze bakhuthazelele izimo ezinzima. Futhi bonke kufanele bahlale benethemba futhi bebonga ukuthi uNkulunkulu usebenza ngemindeni namakhaya ukukhombisa amandla kaJesu namandla akhe okukhulula umhlaba.

Ubudlelwano obubaluleke kakhulu ezimpilweni zethu bunikeza amanye amathuba amakhulu kakhulu okukhombisa uthando namandla kaJesu emhlabeni. Njengoba amakhosikazi ebonisa ukwethembeka kubayeni abazidela ngenxa yabo, ndawonye baba isithombe esiphilayo seBandla nothando lukaJesu lokuzidela. Njengoba izingane zilalela abazali bazo, zilingisa ukulalela kukaJesu uYise. Njengoba abazali befundisa izingane zabo ngesineke, babonisa ukubekezela kukaNkulunkulu ezweni elingalaleli. Labo abakhonza abanye bayofanisa inkonzo kaJesu yomhlatshelo esisindisayo. Futhi abaqashi abesaba uNkulunkulu balingisa indlela uNkulunkulu asebenzisa ngayo igunya lakhe ukuze enze ubulungiswa. Umshado, ubuntwana, ukuba umzali, nomsebenzi kukhona (ngokwengxenye) ukuze kufanekisele obala izindaba ezinhle zikaJesu.

Kodwa lobu budlelwano akukona nje ukubonakaliswa kwamandla nothando lukaJesu; ziyizindlela zokubamba iqhaza kuwo. Njengoba sithanda labo abahlobene nathi, sinikeza futhi samukele uthando lukaNkulunkulu. Imishado, imindeni, nomsebenzi kuyizindawo ezingcwele lapho sibonana khona noJesu. Ngezikhathi ezihlukahlukene, imiBhalo ichaza uJesu njengendoda, indodana, ubaba, umfowethu, isigqila kanye nenkosi. UJesu uze azichaze njengomama, isikhukhukazi esifuna ukuvikela amatshwele aso. Imishado, amakhaya, nezindawo zokusebenza kungenye yezindlela ezicace kakhulu zokubonakaliswa kothando lukaNkulunkulu esiyoba nazo. Uma sidela, sithanda, sikhonza, silalela, futhi sihlala sithembekile kulabo esinobudlelwano nabo, senza lezo zinto kuJesu. Lapho abanye besenzela kanjalo, sisuke sithandwa uJesu.

Kwenye indawo, uPawulu uchaza abantu beBandla likaNkulunkulu njengomzimba kaJesu. Futhi kuze kube yilapho uJesu ebuya, indlela izwe elibukele, eliyobona futhi liwuzwe ngayo umzimba kaJesu owanikelwa ngenxa yawo kulapho amadoda, abafazi, abazali, abantwana, nezisebenzi bethandana futhi behloniphana.

Ngiyakhuleka ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele akuvule amehlo ubone uNkulunkulu osinika inkululeko nokuphila. Futhi kwangathi ungabona uJesu njengalowo osebenzisa ubuhlobo bethu obubaluleke kakhulu ukuze abonise uthando namandla akhe emhlabeni.