Khumbula ukuba le leta yayibhalelwe amaguquka amaGrike ahlala eKolose, iColasa ikwiikhilomitha ezingaphezu kwe-800 ukusuka eJerusalem Ayembalwa kakhulu amaYuda awayehlala kuloo mmandla ngelo xesha. Abahlobo baseGrike abaguqukayo babebanika ubunzima malunga nokugweba utshintsho lwabo olutsha lobomi. Ukugcina imiyalelo kaThixo.
UPawulos walumkisa nxamnye nokusebenzisa ukuzincama njengesixhobo sokuthembela kwintando yakho. Wawubiza ngokuthi “uya kunqula.”“Ke ngoko, ukuba nifile noKristu, niphuma kuzo iziqalelo zehlabathi, ngani na?16 R ngokungathi nihlala kweli hlabathi, nibalulamela imimiselo, (musani ukuphatha, musani ukungcamla, musani ukuyiphatha, ezo zonke zitshabalale ngokusetyenziswa), ngokwemithetho neemfundiso zabantu?Okunene zizinto ezo ezidunyelwe bubulumko ngokunqula okuzithandelayo, nangokuthobeka kwentliziyo, nangokubandezela umzimba, kodwa kungengambeko yanelisa inyama.”— Kolose 2:20-23 .
Abantu bakaYehova bayazithoba ngokuzila ukutya ukuze basondele kuye—ukuze bafunde ukucinga nokwenza njengaye—ukuze baphile ubomi bakhe kuzo zonke izinto. Phawula oko kwabhalwa ngumprofeti uYeremiya:Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Isilumko masingaqhayisingobulumko balo, igorha malingaqhayisi ngobugorha balo, isityebi masingaqhayisi ngobutyebi baso; oqhayisayo makaqhayise ngale nto yokuba endiqiqa, endazi mna ukuba ndinguYehova, owenza inceba. , okusesikweni, nobulungisa, ehlabathini, ngokuba ndinanze ezo zinto, utsho uYehova.” ( 9:23-24 ) Ewe, uYehova uya kusinika okusesikweni okusesikweni. Ukuzila ukutya (nokuthandaza) kunceda amaKristu asondele ngakumbi kuYehova uThixo.
Isikizi labahedeni Ligqunywe njengobuKristu!
UYEHOVA uThixo akangomniki wesiphithiphithi (1 Korinte 14:33).Akazange amisele iLente, isikhumbuzo sabahedenienxulumanisa uburheletya novuko ekucingelwa ukuba luvela kuMesiya wobuxoki.(Umthendeleko kaTamuzi).
UYEHOVA uThixo uyalela abantu bakhe ukuba balandele Yena—kungekhona izithethe zabantu. Iindlela zikaYehova ziphakamile, zilunge ngakumbi kunezomntu (Isaya 55:8-9).Abantu abanakuzenzela ngokwabo okulungileyo nokubi okanye indlela yokumnqula ngokufanelekileyo uYehova uThixo.Ngoba? Ngenxa yokuba “intliziyo [ingqondo] inenkohliso ngaphezu kweento zonke, isisifo esibi” ( Yeremiya 17:9 ) yaye “indlela yomntu ayikho kuye ngokwakhe; akukhona endodeni ehambayo ukuqinisela ukunyathela kwayo.”— 10:23 . UYEHOVA uThixo wasidala waza wasinika ubomi. Uyayazi indlela esifanele simnqule ngayo.
Ukuze ube ngumKristu uze umkhonze ngokufanelekileyo uYEHOVA uThixo, umele uphile “ngamazwi onke aphuma emlonyeni kaThixo” ( Mateyu 4:4 ), uqonda ukuba iZibhalo Zakhe ezingcwele “azinakwaphulwa.” ( Yohane 10:35 ) Ngokucacileyo, iBhayibhile isixelela ukuba iZibhalo Ezingcwele azinakwaphulwa.
UYEHOVA uThixo uyalela amaKristu ukuba asabe kwizithethe namasiko obuhedeni beli hlabathi(Izityhilelo 18:2-4), okwangoku ekhokelwa kwaye elahlekiswa nguSathana uMtyholi (II kwabaseKorinte 4:4; ISityhilelo 12:9).
ILent isenokubonakala ingumbhiyozo wonqulo onyanisekileyo nosuka entliziyweni. Kodwa isekelwe ngokunzulu kwiingcamango zobuhedeni ezikhohlisa icebo likaYehova.
UYEHOVA uThixo uzithiyile zonke izithethe zabahedeni( Yeremiya 10:2-3; Levitikus 18:3, 30; Duteronomi 7:1-5, 16 ). Abanakuba “bangamaKristu” okanye bahlanjululwe ngabantu. Oko kuquka iLente.
Ukuba ungumKristu wokwenyaniso ubuya kuthetha noDavide -- “Ngeziyalezo zakho ndinokuqonda; ngenxa yoko ndiwuthiyile wonke umendo wobuxoki”! ( INdumiso 119:104 )
Phila kunye noKristu
(Efese 2:1–10)
6Ngoko ke, njengokuba namamkelayo uKristu Yesu iNkosi, hambani kuye,7 ingcambu nakhelwe kuye, nakhelwé ngokholo njengoko nafundiswayo nafezeka, ninombulelo.
8Lumkani, kungabikho bani unithimbayo ngayo intanda-bulumko, nangokulukuhla okungento yanto;ezisekelwe kwizithethe zabantu namandla omoyabehlabathi kunokuba kuKristu. 9 Ye kuKristu yonke inzaliseko yobuthixo ihlala ikwimo yomzimba.10 Kwaye nigqibelele kuKristu, oyintloko yabo bonke abalawuli negunya.
11 kwiNathi nalùswa kuye, ngokuyihluba inyama yenu, nolwaluko olwenziwa nguKristu, kungengazandla zabantu.12 Kwaye3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_navuswa naye elubhaptizweni, navuswa naye ngokukholwa kumandla kaThixo, owamvusayo kwabafileyo.
13 NiniNani nifile ziziphoso nakukungaluki kwenyama yenu, unidlise ubomi ndawonye noKristu. Wasixolela zonke izono zethu;14 ukuba licimile ityala ebelibalelwe kuthi kwimimiselo emelene nathi. Wayisusa, wayibethelela emnqamlezweni!15 Kwayeewahlubile amagunya namandla, wabenza intlekisa, ememelela phezu kwabo emnqamlezweni.
16 Ngoko keMakungabikho bani unigwebayo ngento eniyidlayo, nange niyiselayo, nangemithendeleko, nangokuthwasa kwenyanga, nangesabatha.17 Ezi zisisithunzi sezinto ezizayo, ke umzimba lowo uzixhobileyo ngokaKristu. c 18 Yenzani makangavumeleki ukuba umntu oyoliswa kukuthobeka kobuxoki, nokunqula izithunywa zezulu, anigwebe, ngokuhlaza akubonileyo; Umntu onjalo ukhukhumele ngaphandle kwesiseko yingqondo yakhe engeyoyamoya.19 Yena entloko, ekuthe ngenxa yoko umzimba wonke, uxhaswa, ubambene kwamalungu nemisipha, ukhula ngokukhula kukaThixo.
20 UkubaNafa kunye noKristu kuyo imimoya yehlabathi, yini na ukuba niyithobele imimiselo yalo, ngathi ningabehlabathi?21"Musa ukuphatha, musa ukungcamla, ungachukumisi!"?22 Ezi ziya kutshabalala zonke zingasebenzi, kuba zisekelwe kwimithetho neemfundiso zabantu.23 Abanjalo_Iimbonakalo zazo zobulumko zinembonakalo yobulumko, kunye nonqulo lwazo oluzimele geqe, nokuthobeka kwenkohliso, nokungcungcuthekisa umzimba; kodwa ke zona azincedi nganto ekuzonwabiseni kwenyama.
2 Ndithanda ukuba nikwazi ukuba kukhulu kwako ukuzama endikuzamayo ngenxa yenu, nabo baseLawodike, nabo bonke abangazanga bandibone buqu. 2 Oko ke ndizeleyo kukuba bavuseleleke entliziyweni, bamanyane eluthandweni, ukuze babe nobutyebi obuzalisekileyo bengqondo, ukuze bawazi imfihlelo engcwele kaThixo, yokuba bukaKristu, 3ekuye zifihlwe kuye zonke izinto ezingcwele. ubutyebi bobulumko nobokwazi.4 Nditsho ke kuni, ukuze kungabikho bani unilukuhlayo ngentetho egudileyo.5 Kuba nangona ndingekhoyo kuni ngenyama, ndikho kuni ngomoyaNdivuyiswa kukubona indlela oziphatha ngayo, nokuqina kokholo lwakho kuKristu.
Ukuzala koMoya kuKristu
6 Ngoko ke, njengokuba namamkelayo uKristu Yesu njengeNkosi,hlalani nihleli kuye7 nendele nakhelwe kuye, naqiniswa elukholweni njengoko nafundiswayo, niphuphuma ngumbulelo.
8Lumkani, kungabikho bani unithimbayo ngayo intanda-bulumko engekho ngqiqweni, enenkohliso, exhomekeke kwizithethe zabantu nakwiziqalelo zomoya.a] kweli hlabathi, kungekhona kuKristu.
9Kuba kuKristu konke ukuzaliseka kobuThixo kuhleli emzimbeni, 10niye nakuKristu nizele. Uyintloko phezu kwawo onke amandla negunya. 11 Kuye nina naluswa nokwaluswa ngolwaluko olungenakwenziwa ngazandla zabantu. Isiqu sakho silawulwa yinyama[b] wakhubeka ekwalukeni kwenu [c] uKristu,12 ningcwatywe naye elubhaptizweni; enathi nikuye, navuswa nokuvuswa naye, ngokukholwa kwenu kukusebenza kukaThixo, owamvusa kubo abafileyo.
13 Kuba nifile nje ziziphoso nakukungaluki kwenyama yenu, wanenza uThixo;d] siphila kunye noKristu. Wasixolela zonke izono zethu, 14emva kokucinywa kwetyala lethu elisemthethweniowamelana nathi, wasigweba; wayisusa, wayibethelela emnqamlezweni. (Umthetho wesono nokufahisohlwayo sokona)15 wawahluba amagunya noomagunya, wabenza intlekisa, ememelela ngawo emnqamlezweni.e]
16Makungabikho mntu ngoko unigwebayo ngento eniyidlayo, nangesiselwayo, nangemithendeleko, nokuthwasa kwenyanga, nomhla wesabatha.17 Ezisisithunzi sezinto eziza kubakho; inyaniso, nangona kunjalo, ifumaneka kuKristu. 18Musa ukuvumela nabani na oyoliswa kukuthobeka kobuxoki nokunqula izithunywa zezulu akwenze ungafaneleki. Umntu onjalo uphinda angene kwiinkcukacha ezinkulu malunga noko akubonileyo; bakhukhumele ngeengcinga ezingenamsebenzi ngengqondo yabo engeyoyamoya. 19 Ayinanto yakwenza nentloko, ekuphuma kuyo ukuthi umzimba ukhule, uxhaswa nguThixo, uhlangene nemisipha nemisipha.
20Ekubeni nafayo nje noKristu kumandla omoya leli hlabathi, yini na, ngathi ningabehlabathi, niyilulamela imimiselo yalo: 21 Musani ukuphatha; Musa ukungcamla! Subamba!"? 22 Le miyalelo, enento yokwenza nezinto zonke ezimiselwe ukutshabalala, isekwe kwimithetho neemfundiso zabantu. 23 Okunene le mimiselo, imbonakalo yabo, inobulumko, kunye nokukhonza kwabo ngokuzigwagwisa, nokuthobeka kwentliziyo, nokungcungcuthekisa umzimba, kodwa ayinaxabiso ekuthinteleni izinkanuko.