Ukuba siyamlahla uThixo, siziindlalifa zobumnyama,
Kwityala elinamandla likaPawulos lokuziva enetyala loluntu phambi koThixo, uxela ukuba sonke asinazizathu. Utsho ukuba sonke simazi uThixo ngenxa yokuzibonakalisa kwakhe kwindalo yakhe, kodwa sikhetha ukungamzukisi njengoThixo, okanye nokuba nombulelo, kwaye ngenxa yoko iintliziyo zethu zimnyama. Inqanaba elilandelayo ukuya ezantsi kukutshintsha ukuba unqule uThixo unqule thina. Ekugqibeleni, singoothixo bethu.
Iindinyana ezilandelayo ezivela kumaRoma zityhila okwenzekayo xa simlahla uThixo kwaye sizinqula thina okanye abanye oothixo esidalayo - Kungoko ke uThixo wabanikela ekungcoleni, ezinkanukweni zeentliziyo zabo, ukuba bahlazisane imizimba yabo, bona bananisa ngoThixo ngobuxoki, basikhonza basikhonza isidalwa, begqitha kuMdali, ongowokubongwa kuphele. Amen. Kungenxa yoko le nto uThixo wabanikela kwinkanuko embi. Kuba kwanabafazi babo bananisa ukusebenza kwendalo, nokuba ichasene nendalo. Kwangokunjalo nawo amadoda, ewushiya umsebenzi wenkazana wasemvelweni, watshisa inkanuko yakhe, omnye enamadoda esenza into elihlazo, ezamkelela isohlwayo sesiphoso sabo. Kwaye njengokuba bengathandanga ukumgcina bemazi uThixo, wabanikela kwingqondo eyonakeleyo, ukuba benze ezo zinto zingafanelekanga; bezele yiyo yonke intswela-bulungisa, okungendawo, ukubawa, ulunya; bezele ngumona, kukubulala, zixabane, yinkohliso, Bangamagqirha, abahlebi, abathiyekileyo kuThixo, abanogonyamelo, abanekratshi, abaqhankqalazi bezinto ezimbi, abathobela abazali, abangabakhathaleliyo abanye, abangathembekanga, abangathandiyo, abangabaxoleliyo, abathobekileyo; osaziyo isigwebo sikaThixo sobulungisa, ukuba abo bazenzayo izinto ezinjalo bafanelwe kukufa, banganeli kwenza nje kodwa, bakholwa nabo bazenzayo. (AmaRoma 1: 24-32)
Xa sitshintshiselana nenyaniso kaThixo ayityhilele kwindalo yakhe kwaye sikhethe endaweni yokuba sibamkele 'ubuxoki,' obu buxoki sibamkelayo kukuba singaba thixo bethu, sinqule, sizikhonze. Xa sisiba thixo wethu, sicinga ukuba singenza nantoni na ebonakala ilungile kuthi. Siba ngabenzi bomthetho. Siba ngabagwebi bethu. Senza isigqibo ngento elungileyo nengalunganga. Nangona silumkile sinokuthi sicinga ukuba sikuko xa simlahla uThixo, iintliziyo zethu zimnyama, neengqondo zethu zonakala.
Alithandabuzeki elokuba ukuzinqula kuxhaphakile kwihlabathi lethu namhlanje. Isiqhamo esibuhlungu sayo siyabonakala kuyo yonke indawo.
Ekugqibeleni, sonke sinetyala phambi koThixo. Sonke siza ngokufutshane. Cinga ngamazwi ka-Isaya Kodwa sonke sifana nento engahlambulukanga, kwaye konke ukulunga kwethu kunjengamachaphaza amdaka; Sonke sibuphela njengamagqabi, nobugwenxa bethu, njengomoya. (Isaya 64: 6)
Ngaba umlahlile uThixo? Ngaba uyakholelwa kubuxoki bokuba unguThixo wakho? Ngaba sele uzibonakalisile ukuba ungukumkani ngaphezu kobomi bakho? Ngaba ukwamkele ukungakholelwa kubukho bukaThixo njengenkqubo yenkolelo yakho ukuze uzenzele eyakho imithetho?
Jonga ezi Ndumiso zilandelayo - Ngokuba wena akunguThixo onanze okungendawo, Akanakuphambukela kuwe onobubi. Abayiqhayisayo abayi kuma ebusweni bakho; Ubathiyile bonke abasebenzi bobutshinga. Ubatshabalalise abo bathetha ubuxoki. INkosi iyamcekisa umntu onetyala legazi nenkohliso. (KwiNdumiso 5: 4-6) Uya kuligweba elimiweyo ngobulungisa, Agwebe phakathi kwezizwe ngokuthe tye. (KwiNdumiso 9: 8) Abangendawo baya kujikwa kwelabafileyo, zithi zonke iintlanga zimlibale uThixo. (KwiNdumiso 9: 17) “Ongendawo ebusweni bakhe unekratshi, abamfuni; Akukho namnye kwiingcamango zakhe. Iindlela zakhe zihlala ziphumelela; Izigqibo zakhoaphezulu ziphezulu, ziphambi kwakhe; Zonke iintshaba zakhe ziya kuhlekisa ngazo. Ithi entliziyweni yakhe, Andisayi kushukunyiswa; Andisayi kuba senkxwaleni. Umlomo wakhe uzele kukuqalekisa nenkohliso, nengcinezelo. Ngaphantsi kolwimi lwakhe bububi nobubi. (KwiNdumiso 10: 4-7) Isidenge sithi entliziyweni yaso, Akukho Thixo. Bonakalisile, benze imisebenzi ecekisekayo, Akukho wenza okulungileyo. (KwiNdumiso 14: 1)
… Kunye nokutyhilwa nguThixo njengoko kuchaziwe kwiNdumiso 19 - “Amazulu avakalisa uzuko lukaThixo; Kwaye isibhakabhaka sibonisa umsebenzi wezandla zakhe. Imihla ngemihla ithetha intetho, ubusuku ubusuku butyhila ulwazi. Akukho ntetho okanye lwimi apho ilizwi labo lingavakaliyo. Intambo yabo iphume yaya emhlabeni wonke, namazwi abo aya esiphelweni sehlabathi. Umise kuwo ilanga umnquba lo, njengomyeni ophuma egumbini lakhe, evuya njengegorha ukuba lilubaleke ugqatso. Ukunyuka kwayo kususela esiphelweni sezulu, kunye nokujikeleza kwalo kwelinye icala; Akukho nto ifihlakeleyo kubushushu baso. Umthetho weNkosi ugqibelele, uguqula umphefumlo; Ubungqina beNkosi buqinisekile, buba nobulumko bululame. Imithetho yeNkosi ilungile, ivuyisa intliziyo; Umthetho kaYehova unyulu, ukhanyisela amehlo. Ukoyika uYehova kucocekile, kumi ngonaphakade. izigwebo zikaYehova ziyinyani, zibubulungisa kwaphela. (KwiNdumiso 19: 1-9)
