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"Usuku 19: Inceku yakwa-Israyeli"
Sazi kanjani ukuthi uNkulunkulu muhle? U-Isaya 49 uqala njengencwadi ethunyelwe kuzo zonke izizwe (v. 1, “izindawo ezisogwini… nabantu abavela kude”), kepha iyafundwa futhi izwakale ngabantu bakwa-Israyeli. Ngakho-ke, umbhali empeleni ukhuluma nawo wonke umuntu. AmaJuda ayethunjiwe futhi alangazelela ukubuyiselwa futhi azibuza ukuthi leyo nsindiso izovela kuphi. U-Isaya wenza isimangalo esimangazayo sokuthi “inceku” (v. 3), elungiselelwe lelihora, yiyo ezobuyisa abantu, kodwa indlela bekungeke kube ngamandla ezempi, kodwa ngamandla umlomo wakhe (v. 2). Lokho wukuthi, akushoyo nakwenzayo kuzoletha insindiso yangempela, hhayi ukukhululwa ngokomzimba kuphela.
Ukuguquka kuvela ekutheni le nceku eyimfihlakalo ibizwa ngo-Israyeli (v. 3) - kanti ngenkathi ingumuntu, ingumuntu ofanelekayo ohlanganisa zonke izici isizwe sakwa-Israyeli okwakufanele sibe nazo. Kulo mbhalo sidinga ukukhumbula ukuthi isizwe sakwa-Israyeli sasihloselwe ukuba sibe yisibusiso kuzo zonke izizwe (uGenesise 12), umyalo abangazange bawugcwalise. Ngubani ozokwenza njalo? Le ndoda bekufanele iphelele ukuze ibe uhlobo oluhle luka-Israyeli, bese ingagcini ngokugcina amaJuda kuphela - ukuze uNkulunkulu akhazinyuliswe ngempela (v. 3), kuzofanele futhi abe "ukukhanya kuzo zonke izizwe" (v. 6).
Siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu muhle ngoba wabona abantu bakhe abahlubukayo kanye nawo wonke umhlaba futhi wababuyisela ebudlelwaneni naye (v. 5). Kanjani? Ukuhumusha kwethu kuthi kuv. 6, “ukuze insindiso yami ifinyelele emaphethelweni omhlaba,” kepha uhlelo lolimi lwesiHeberu lufundeka ngokusobala, “ukuze ngibe yinsindiso yami kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.” Ujesu njengenceku akuyona nje indlela yensindiso kaNkulunkulu kepha uyinsindiso - ngokufa nokuphila kwakhe.
Umkhuleko
Nkosi Jesu, inceku ehluphekayo noMhlengi, usibuyisele ebuhlotsheni nawe ngokuba yinsindiso yethu, ngokusithenga ngempilo yakho, usihlenga ekufeni okuthile. Siphe izinhliziyo zenyama, zifudunyezwe amaqiniso obuhle bakho atholakala ekuqinisekeni kothando lwakho ngathi ngokufa nokuvuka kwakho. Egameni likaKristu, Amen.
Ilungelo lobunikazi (c) 2012 yiRedeemer Presbyterian Church.
Sazi kanjani ukuthi uNkulunkulu muhle? U-Isaya 49 uqala njengencwadi ethunyelwe kuzo zonke izizwe (v. 1, “izindawo ezisogwini… nabantu abavela kude”), kepha iyafundwa futhi izwakale ngabantu bakwa-Israyeli. Ngakho-ke, umbhali empeleni ukhuluma nawo wonke umuntu. AmaJuda ayethunjiwe futhi alangazelela ukubuyiselwa futhi azibuza ukuthi leyo nsindiso izovela kuphi. U-Isaya wenza isimangalo esimangazayo sokuthi “inceku” (v. 3), elungiselelwe lelihora, yiyo ezobuyisa abantu, kodwa indlela bekungeke kube ngamandla ezempi, kodwa ngamandla umlomo wakhe (v. 2). Lokho wukuthi, akushoyo nakwenzayo kuzoletha insindiso yangempela, hhayi ukukhululwa ngokomzimba kuphela.
Ukuguquka kuvela ekutheni le nceku eyimfihlakalo ibizwa ngo-Israyeli (v. 3) - kanti ngenkathi ingumuntu, ingumuntu ofanelekayo ohlanganisa zonke izici isizwe sakwa-Israyeli okwakufanele sibe nazo. Kulo mbhalo sidinga ukukhumbula ukuthi isizwe sakwa-Israyeli sasihloselwe ukuba sibe yisibusiso kuzo zonke izizwe (uGenesise 12), umyalo abangazange bawugcwalise. Ngubani ozokwenza njalo? Le ndoda bekufanele iphelele ukuze ibe uhlobo oluhle luka-Israyeli, bese ingagcini ngokugcina amaJuda kuphela - ukuze uNkulunkulu akhazinyuliswe ngempela (v. 3), kuzofanele futhi abe "ukukhanya kuzo zonke izizwe" (v. 6).
Siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu muhle ngoba wabona abantu bakhe abahlubukayo kanye nawo wonke umhlaba futhi wababuyisela ebudlelwaneni naye (v. 5). Kanjani? Ukuhumusha kwethu kuthi kuv. 6, “ukuze insindiso yami ifinyelele emaphethelweni omhlaba,” kepha uhlelo lolimi lwesiHeberu lufundeka ngokusobala, “ukuze ngibe yinsindiso yami kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.” Ujesu njengenceku akuyona nje indlela yensindiso kaNkulunkulu kepha uyinsindiso - ngokufa nokuphila kwakhe.
Umkhuleko
Nkosi Jesu, inceku ehluphekayo noMhlengi, usibuyisele ebuhlotsheni nawe ngokuba yinsindiso yethu, ngokusithenga ngempilo yakho, usihlenga ekufeni okuthile. Siphe izinhliziyo zenyama, zifudunyezwe amaqiniso obuhle bakho atholakala ekuqinisekeni kothando lwakho ngathi ngokufa nokuvuka kwakho. Egameni likaKristu, Amen.
Ilungelo lobunikazi (c) 2012 yiRedeemer Presbyterian Church.
Mayelana naloluHlelo
Yini ukuzila? Yisikhathi lapho silindele ukunqoba kokukhanya nempilo kaKristu phezu kobumnyama besono nokufa. Njengoba sisuka kwinkonzo yomlotha ngoLwesithathu siye ePhasika, sikhunjuzwa ngeqiniso lobuthakathaka bethu nomusa kaNkulunkulu ohlelayo.
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