THATHA ISINYATHELO
“Yenezela ekukholweni kwakho ukulunga. . ." ("Hlinzeka ukholo lwakho ngokuzimisela.") (MOFFATT.)”
2 KaPhethro 1:5
"Yenezela" kusho ukuthi kukhona okumelwe sikwenze. Sisengozini yokukhohlwa ukuthi asikwazi ukwenza lokho uNkulunkulu akwenzayo, nokuthi uNkulunkulu ngeke enze lokho esingakwenza. Asikwazi ukuzisindisa noma ukuzingcwelisa, lokho kwenziwa nguNkulunkulu; kodwa uNkulunkulu ngeke asinike imikhuba emihle, ngeke asinike isimilo, ngeke asenze sihambe ngokufanele. Konke lokho kumelwe sizenzele khona, kumelwe sibonakalise ngaphandle lokho uNkulunkulu akusebenza ngaphakathi okuyinsindiso. "Yenezela" kusho ukujwayela ukwenza izinto, futhi ezigabeni zokuqala kunzima. Ukuthatha isinyathelo ukuqala, ukuba uzifundise indlela okumelwe uhambe ngayo.
Qaphela ukuthambekela kokubuza indlela ube uyazi kahle kakhulu. Thatha isinyathelo, yeka ukungabaza, uthathe isinyathelo sokuqala. Zimisele lapho uNkulunkulu ekhuluma, wenze ngokholo ngokushesha ngokwalokho akushoyo, futhi ungaziguquli nanini izinqumo zakho. Uma ungabaza lapho uNkulunkulu ekutshela ukuba wenze into, ubeka engozini ukuma kwakho emuseni. Thatha isinyathelo, zithathele sona, thatha isinyathelo ngentando yakho manje, wenze kungenzeki ukubuyela emuva. Shisa amabhuloho angemuva kwakho — "Ngizoyibhala leyo ncwadi"; "Ngizosikhokha leso sikweletu." Yenza leyo nto ingagwemeki.
Kumelwe sijwayele ukulalela uNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izinto, sakhe umkhuba wokuthola lokho uNkulunkulu akushoyo. Uma lapho kufika isimo esibucayi, siphendukela kuNkulunkulu ngokuzenzakalela, siyazi ukuthi umkhuba usuwakhiwe. Kumelwe sithathe isinyathelo lapho sikhona, hhayi lapho singekho khona.