ZIBAMBE
“Nikelani izitho zenu zibe yizinceku zokulunga okuholela ebungcweleni.”
KwabaseRoma 6:13-22
Angikwazi ukuzisindisa nokuzingcwelisa; angikwazi ukuhlawulela isono; angikwazi ukuhlenga umhlaba; angikwazi ukulungisa okungalungile, ukuhlambulula okungcolile, ukungcwelisa okungengcwele. Konke lokhu kungumsebenzi wobukhosi bukaNkulunkulu. Ingabe nginokholo kulokho uJesu Kristu akwenzile? Wenze umsebenzi ophelele wokubuyisana, ingabe nginomkhuba wokuwuqaphela njalo? Isidingo esikhulu akusikho ukwenza izinto, kodwa ukukholelwa izinto. Ukuhlengwa kukaKristu akukhona okuhlangenwe nakho, kuyisenzo esikhulu sikaNkulunkulu asenza ngoKristu, futhi kumelwe ngakhele kuso ukholo lwami. Uma ngakhela ukholo lwami kokuhlangenwe nakho kwami, ngikhiqiza uhlobo oluphambene kakhulu nemiBhalo, ukuphila okuzihlukanisile, amehlo ami egxile ebumhlophe bami. Qaphela ukuzinikela okungawuthathi umsebenzi wokubuyisana weNkosi njengesisekelo. Akusizi ngalutho ngaphandle kokuphila okuzihlukanisile; akunalusizo kuNkulunkulu futhi kuwuhlupho kumuntu. Linganisa zonke izinhlobo zokuhlangenwe nakho ngeNkosi yethu uqobo. Asinakwenza lutho oluthokozisa uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokuba sakhele ngamabomu phezu kwesisekelo somsebenzi wokubuyisana.
Umsebenzi wokubuyisana kaJesu kumelwe ubonakale empilweni yami ngezindlela ezingokoqobo, ezingazigqamisi. Njalo lapho ngilalela, ubuNkulunkulu obuphelele busohlangothini lwami, ukuze umusa kaNkulunkulu nokulalela kwemvelo kuhambisane. Ukulalela kusho ukuthi ngibeke konke enginakho emsebenzini wokubuyisana, futhi ukulalela kwami kuhlangatshezwa masinyane yinjabulo yomusa kaNkulunkulu ongaphezu kwemvelo.
Qaphela ukuzinikela okuphika ukuphila kwemvelo, kuwukukhohlisa. Zilethe njalo phambi kwenkundla yokwahlulela yomsebenzi wokubuyisana — kukuphi ukuqonda komsebenzi wokubuyisana kule nto, nakuleya?