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THE METHODIST CHURCH IN ZIMBABWE

INYANGA YOKUVANGELA NGO 2020

1 – 31 UNTULIKAZI

INDIKIMBA: “ESIKHATHINI ESINJE”

(Esta 4 vs 13-14)

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ISINGENISO: INYANGA YOMSEBENZI KANKULUNKULU

Bathandekayo eNkosini sesihlangana njalo eMoyeni ngemva kweViki

yesikhumbuzo sikaWisili (Wesley Week), kule inyanga kaNtulikazi

ukuthi senze umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Kulento ezinengi ezaguqukayo

kusukela lapho esacinana khona nyakenye. Lonyaka umhlaba wonke

uvaliwe ngenxa yomkhuhlane.Umkhuhlane weCoronavirus 2019

(COVID-19) ubambe umhlaba wonke wangenela empilweni yesiKristu

kuzigaba zonke.Lokhu kwenze ukuthi amabandla lezinkolo zonke

ezitshiyeneyo zivalwe. Kwenze ukuthi abantu bangabuthani, bahlale

betshiyelane izikhala, sekwenze abanengi bazihlalele ngekhaya. Indlela

esenza ngayo ekuvikeleni iCOVID-9 isiguqule indlela esisebenza ngayo

njengebandla njalo kuzaguqula indlela esizasebenza ngayo loba

umkhuhlane usuphelile. Ibandla liyakhuthaza amalunga alo ukuthi

ahlale ezindlini ukwenqabela ukumemetheka komkhuhlane weCOVI-

19.Loba kunjalo, ibandla kumele liqhubeke lisiza abantu balo

ngazozonke indlela.Lokhu sekwenze ukuthi ibandla likhuthale

kuzithwalamazwi ukuze abantu bangalahlekelwa yilizwi likaNkulunkulu.

Ukufikisa Indaba Ezinhle kwabampofu yiyo injongo lenhloso yenkulumo

zonke zesiKristu (khangela uLukha 4 v 18). Kusetshenziswa imifanekiso,

ukukhombela, amazwi, izingwalo, izithwalamazwi, lazo zonke indlela,

ukuthi ibandla lizame ukufikisa imibiko ebantwini ngolimi

abaluzwisisayo (khangela Imisebenzi 2 v 11). Ukuze sithembeke

ngokuhambisa ivangeli kubantu ababizwa ngokuthi ngamaMethodist

sidinga ukusebenzelana ndawonye, ukukhulumisana kuhle,

lokubambana loba silemibono etshiyeneyo ukuze senelise

ukukhulumisana lenhliziyo kanye lemoya yabantu bonke

baseZimbabwe.Sidinga indlela ezintsha zokuba libandla. YiNkosi

esithumileyo ukuthi sihambe siyememezela INDABA EZINHLE njalo

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“senze izizwe zonke zibengabafundi bakhe, njalo sibabhabhathize…..”

(Mathewu 28 v 19). UJesu Kristu ukhulumisana labantu bakhe kuzigaba

zonke ngokwenjongo yakhe. Inhloso yeVangeli yikulandela umbono

kaJesu Kristu ngokwakhe, owokuzama ngazozonke indlela ukuzwisisa

abantu ezigabeni zokufunda kwabo, imizwa yabo, lokuzwisisa kwabo

ukuze sibakhuphe kuzehlakalo zempilo yabo njalo sibase kuNkulunkulu

lasekuphileni okungunaphakade. Kungumsebenzi webandla

ukumemezela Indaba Ezinhle loThando lukaNkulunkulu ebantwini

bonke.Ubizo lwebandla lokuhambisa iVangeli lokukhuluma limele

uNkulunkulu lupha ibandla ingqobe lamathuba okufundisa imfundiso

eyiyo lokwehlulela izenzo zabantu baseZimbabwe.

Umsebenzi webandla kumele uzwisiseke njengokuphatheka

emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu uBaba awuphe Indodana yakhe kanye

loMoya oyiNgcwele ezweni. Lokhu sikubona eVangelini likaJohane 21,

lapho uKristu esevukile wazibonakalisa kubafundi bakhe wabelana labo

ngokwempilo yakhe engcwele lensindiso yabo esithi “Ukuthula kakube

lani”.Wasebatshengisa amanxeba okubethelwa ayezinikele kikho

ngenxa yezono zethu ukuthi sisindiswe; Nguye ngempela Imvana

kaThixo eyeza ukuzosusa izono zomhlaba kanjalo, isikhulule kuzigigaba

zikasathane. INkosi eyavukayo yasisitsho lamazwi aqakathekileyo

“Njengalokhu uBaba wangithuma, ngiyalithuma lani”. Ngalolubizo

lokuthi baye emsebenzini wabavuthela abafundi bakhe esithi

“Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele”. Njengalokhu impilo yobuThathu

Munye iyimfihlakalo yothando lokuzinikela phakathi kukaBaba,

Indodana loMoya oyiNgcwele lathi kumele sihambe ngothando

olufanayo.“Njengoba ubaba wangithuma, ngiyalithuma lani”;

Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kasumcabango webandla kodwa uyisizatho

esavulelwa ibandla.Ukuthi lomsebenzi wenzeke ibandla lamukela njalo

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lilokhu liqhubeka lisamukela isipho sikaMoya oyiNgcwele. Yikho

umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uyimvelo yebandla.Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu

ukhombisa ubuyibo bebandla ngokujula kwawo. Yikho-ke uKristu

watshiyela abafundi bakhe imfundiso yokubuyisana okuyisiqokoqela

asibethelelwayo esiphambanweni: “Nxa lithethelela omunye isono

sakhe, uzakuthethelelwa” (Johane 21 vs 19 – 23).

Kwakulesikhathi lapho esasikhengelele ku2020. Ngiyakhumbula sihlezi

iConference 2019 sise Hillside Teachers’ College sivumelana

ukusebenzisa indikimba ethi “Esikhathini esinje!” ngo2020.

Sasihlekelela nsingela ngitsho umkhumbulo wokuthi u2020 angabe

esiphatheleni. Yayikhanya ijabulisa kahulu *Esikhathini esinje!*. Lanxa

u2020 esefikile samngena ngentokozo singazi ukuthi umumetheni.

Sekusambuleka lakithi ukuthi kungani uMoya oyiNgcwele wasipha

indikimba le. Kasilamandla phezu kweCOVID-19 kodwa sithembele

eNkosini. Konke okwakuqakathekile akusaqakathekanga ngitsho!

Sesavala imihlangano, kasisahlangani emithandazweni, sesibonana gqo.

Sicatshile ezindlini sona isitha sigiya sibhodabhoda emigwaqweni,

sisethusela, singabonakali kodwa sibulala. Kumele sikhumbule ukuthi

uKristu ulathi emkolweni.Ukhuluma lezivunguvungu esithi “Kakube

loThula!”Khona kuzakuba njalo.

Busisekani!

Rev B. Chinhara

MISSION DIRECTOR

USUKU LOKUQALA

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UKWAMUKELA INJONGO KANKULUNKULU YOKUVANGELA

MATHEWU 28v19 – 20

Amazwi okucina omuntu esesuka emhlabeni aqakathekile kakhulu.

UMathewu usipha amazwi kaJesu okuvalelisana labafundi bakhe lapho

asithuma khona ukuyakwenza abafundi kuzizwe zonke lokufundisa.

Uphetha lamazwi ngokupha isithembiso sokuba lathi kuze kube

semkhawulweni wezwe. Ngezinye undlela uJesuuthembisa ukuthi

uMoya oyiNgcwele uzaba lathi nxa sizama ukugcwalisa injongo kumbe

umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni wonke.

Inhloso yenjongo kaNkulunkulu (Missio Dei) yikubuyisela ubudlelwano

njengokuba sekudalweni komhlaba; ukudinga lokusindisa lokhu

okulahlekileyo. Isifiso sakhe yikubona abantu bedlelana bona ngokwabo

njalo bedlelana laye. Injongo leyi isuka enhliziyweni kaNkulunkulu ibe

isifikiswa enhliziyweni zethu. Yimvuselelo yomhlaba wonke, kubantu

bonke,nguNkulunkulu womhlaba wonke. UNkulunkulu wethu

nguNkulunkulu olenjongo, injongo le kayihlalelwa mhlangano

wokubuzana ukuthi ibandla lingayenza kumbe hatshi kodwa iyisizatho

esadalelwa ibandla. UChristopher Wright, ebhukwini lakhe elithiwa

“The Misson of God” uthi “Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kawenzelwanga

ibandla kodwa ibandla lenzelwa umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu”.

UNkulunkulu uphakathi komsebenzi wakhe yikho ke thina njemakholwa

silethamsanqa lokusebenza ndawonye laye.

Abantu emhlabeni bayahlubuka kuNkulunkulu. Ngokwanda

kwemitshina ethwala amazwi lokuphucuka kwempilo zabo abantu

sebedinga impendulo zenhlupho zabo kuzifundiswa; sebethembele

ekuthini abanengi abafundileyo bathini hatshi ukuthi intando

kaNkulunkulu ithini. Kambe akusisikhathi sokuqalaukuhluza ukuthi kanti

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isiKristu vele sithini, sibuyele emuva siyekwenza njengalabo

abasandulelayo? (Abasandulelayo bamelana lokusolwa kwesiKristu

basichaza sona ngendlela eyenza ukuthi samukeleke njalo

sihlonipheke).

Siqala ke linyanga yokunanza ukuvangela siyamenywa njengengatsha

zonke zebandla ukuthi kesizinuke amakhwapha ukuthi lokhu

esikuqakathekisayo lesikwenza imihla ngemihla kulani lenjongo loba

umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Senzani ukuthi abantu esiphila labo balazi

ivangeli na? UJesu uthi “ukudla kwami yikwenza intando yalowo

ongithumileyo”, (Johane 4:34) ngakhoke asijuliseni inqondo ukuthi

sibone ukuthi singafinyelela njani abalahlekileyo, abahlukunyeziweyo

kanye labasakholisa lumhlaba ukuthi sibasekuKristu.

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Nxa UNkulunkulu wadalela ibandla lakhe umsebenzi wakhe, pho-

ke senzani ezigabeni zethu ukufikisa ivangeli ebantwini?

USUKU LWESIBILI

ABAMELI BAKA KRISTU

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2ABASEKORINTE 5v20 Ngakhoke, thina njengabameli bakaKristu,

uNkulunkulu wenza isicelo sakhe ngathi. Siyalinxusa ke simelele uKristu

ukuthi buyisanani loNkulunkulu.

Abameli ngabantu abaqakathekileyo kakhulu abamela uhulumende

wabo kwamanye amazwe.Umsebenzi wabo omkhulu yikuthi ilizwe

lakibo libonakale kuhle kwamanye amazwe njalo lenjongo kunye lezifiso

zikahulumende kumbe umongameli wabo ivezeke kakuhle.Khona

kuyinhlonipho enkulu ukuthi umuntu akhethwe abengummeli. Lathike

ngokunjalo saphiwa inhlonipho enkulu kakhulu lapho uNkulunkulu

asibiza khona wasikhetha ukuthi simlandele (1 Korinte 1 v 26).

NjengamaKristu singabameli bakhe yikho kufuze sahlukane labantu

bomhlaba kodwa hatshi ukuthi siphume emhlabeni kumbe sizihlalele

sodwa. Kufuze siphilisane labanye emhlabeni kodwa singakhohlwa

ukuthi singabameli bakaNkulunkulu.

Ubudlelwano bethu loKristu kayisibo bokuthi sizitholele inzuzo kodwa

ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu ukhule wengezwe. AmaJuda besebugqilini

eBhabhiloni babengasibahlali nje kodwa babengabameli

bakaNkulunkulu ophilayo. Yikho okwenza uDanyeli, Shadireki, Misheki

loAbedinikho bala ukukhonza isitombe senkosi. UModikhayi wala

ukukhonza uHamani. Babambelela kukholo lwabo ukuthi iNkosi

uNkulunkulu nguye yedwa owayefanele njalo elelungelo lokukhonzwa.

Bama isibindi intando kaNkulunkulu yaze yenzakala. Okwenkulungwane

zeminyaka amaJuda lamaKristu bazimisela ukuhlupheka lokufa befela

ukholo lwabo.

Ngokuvela kwezithwala mazwi lemikhuhlane enjengeCOVID19

ukukholwa kwethu kuyahlolwa. Kulemibuzo eminengi esihlangana layo

esikhathini esinje njalo kumele siphe impendulo ezitshengisa uthando

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lukaNkulunkulu, amandla kunye lomusa wakhe. Kumele sigxile

ekufundeni ilizwi likaNkulunkulu sicela uMoya oNgcwele ukuthi

asambulele kusosonke isikhathi nxa ukukholwa kwethu kunyikinywa.

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USUKU LWESITHATHU

UNKULUNKULU ONGABONAKALIYO

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ISAYA 40v28 – 31

UIsaya wayetshumayela ebantwini ababedangele bengaselathemba

ebugqililni eBhabhiloni. Wabakhumbuza ukuthi uJehova nguNkulunkulu

ongunaphakade. Nguye owadala yonke into esemhlabeni

okuhlanganisela amagcikwane angabonwa ngamehlo abantu kumbe

imitshina yabomabonakude hatshi emncinyane kodwa emikhulu

elamandla. Lo nguNkulunkulu wethu ongasoze adinwe kumbe

akhathale. Kaguqulwa yizikhathi lezehlakalo njengathi. Singeke

sizwisisise imicabango yakhe, kodwa siyazi ukuthi usipha amandla lapho

sizizwa sibuthakathaka njalo sikhathele. Usithembisa ukuthi uzasipha

amadla wokuthi sigijime singakhathali sihambe singadinwa.

Ibhuku likaEsta lehlukene lamanye amabhuku ngenxa yokuthi yilo

leZingoma zikaSolomoni angela lapho abiza khona ibizo likaNkulunkulu.

Kule mibuzo eminengi ukuthi langena njani eBhayibhilini, yikho kumele

sinanzelele ukuthi labhalwa amaJuda engaphansi kombuso wamaPersia

ababekhonza izithombe. Kutholakala amabizo abantu abanengi kuleli

bhuku kodwa sibona ukusebenza kukaNkulunkulu okuchatshileyo.

Kasiboni zimanga kumbe amandla akhe amangalisayo engenela

kokwenzakalayo. Kodwa iNkosi yabakhulula abantu ngokukholwa njalo

isebenzisa abayo abakhethiweyo yabapha isibindi.

Injongo kaNkulunkulu ngeke yancindezelwa,ukubuyiselwa emuva,

kumbe ukwenqatshelwa loba yiwaphi amandla. Phakathi

kwemikhuhlane, izimpi, ubugqili, indlala, ukuwa komnotho welizwe

lokomhlaba wonke, isandla sikaNkulunkulu sisemsebenzini loba

singabonakali.

Kulezinye izikhathi empilweni lapho uNkulunkulu angathi akabonakali

khona, lapho esiyabe sihlangana lobunzima lenhlupho ezenza ukuthi

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kubenzima lokubiza igama lakhe. Izikhathi lapho ikusasa ikhanya luvivi

njalo izinto ezisigombolozileyo zisisa endaweni ezingayisizo.

Kuzehlakalo ezinje uNkulunkulu uyehla abephakathi kwalabo

abangabakhe. UPawuli uthi “Njalo siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenza

ukuthi izinto zonke zisebenzelane kakuhle kulabo abamkhonzayo, labo

ababizwa ngokwecebo lakhe. Wabazi ngaphambilini, wabahlomisela

ukuthi bafuze iNdodana yakhe, ukuze yona ibeyinqabutho kubazalwane

abanengi” (KwabaseRoma 8 vs 28 – 29).

Umthandazo

Khuthazanani ukuthandaza licela isibindi sokubambelela kukholo

lwethu kuzehlakalo zonke.

Khulekela izinto ezikuhlukuluzayo.

USUKU LWESINE

UKONDLA AMAKHOSI LENDLOVUKAZI

ESTA 2v5 – 7

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UModekhayi wondla uHadassah (Esta) owayeyintandane

engumzawakhe kodwa engasela bazali bonke. Wamondla njalo

wamphatha njengendodakazi yakhe. Kulomhlaba esikiwo silahlekelwa

ngabathandekayo bethu ngemikhuhlane, ngezingozi longokunye

okutshiyeneyo lokhu kusitshiya silentandane ezinengi ezimulini.

Silezihlobo ezisebenzela emazweni abasitshiyela abantwana.

Siyanxuswa ke ukuthi sibaphathe ngendlela esiphatha ngayo

abantwabethu.

Indaba le inxa zonke, abazali akumelanga babelobandlululo kodwa

bagcwalise umthetho wothando, labantwana bamele baziphathe,

balalele besamukela izixwayiso njalo bengabaphanga ukuzwa kodwa

bephuza ukuphendula. UEsta wamukela izixwayiso zikamzawakhe

ngokuzithoba waba yiNdlovukazi. Njengalokhu indaba

zobudlwangudlwangu sezigcwele elizweni kufanele kube lendlela

ezicacileyo zokubona ukuthi kulokuhlalisana kuhle ezimulini. Nxa

sisondla lababantwana siyabe sibafundisa ukuba ngaMakhosi

leNdlovukazi zakusasa. Kasikhuthazelazo intandane labantwana

abaswelayo, ukuthi nxa amathuba evela baphakamele phezulu ukuze

bazenzele imbali, njalo babe lembono ebanzi.

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Bakhona yini kumuli yangakini abanakekela abantwana bezihlobo

na?Bayaludinga yini uncedo losekelo lwamaKristu?

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Nxa singezwa ngezehlakalo zokuhlukuluzwa kanye lokulwa

ezindlini singenzani ngakho?

USUKU LWESIHLANU

ISITHA SIZIQAKISA NGOMBUSO WOBUMYAMA

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ESTA 3v 8 – 9

UHamani wathi esepheke icelo lokubulala amaJuda, waya enkosini

wayIthembisa inotho enengi kakhulu.USatane kezi emuntwini

ukuzombhidliza engaphathanga lutho, uza lokucwebezelayo.

Izidakamizwa lokuthunjwa kwabantu besiwa kwamanye amazwe

kuyabhadala, ukumemezela imitshado yezitabane kuyabhadala.

Abanengi bayatsho ukuthi ungasusa imali lemisebenzi kaSatane

kayiselandawo. Ngaphandle kokufundisa ukuthi abantu bazabusiswa

nxa besipha okwetshumi leminikelo kufuze amaKristu azwisise ukuthi

ukunikela yikulwa impi yokuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu ume kuze

kubephakade.

Ngakhoke, nxa sinikela kayisindaba yokuthi sisele lani. UHamani

wathembisa inkosi inotho ezwayo. Bantwana bakaNkulunkulu

qaphelani ukuthi isitha esilwa laso siqoqekile ezimalini zaso.

Kwakungangiphathi kuhle ukubukela inhlelo ezingaqedakaliyo kuTV,

kwaze kwathi dlwe kimi sengizwisise ukuthi ukhona oyabe ezibhadalele

lezo nhlelo. Sikhuluma nje inhlelo ezifundisa abantwana ukukholwa

ezinjenge Scripture Union sezavalwa ezikolo. Asifakeni inzuzo yethu

enhlelweni zebandla ukuze singaphaphami kwenye imini

singasavunyelwa ukukhonza. Faka inzuzo yakho embusweni

kaNkulunkulu.

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Khulumani ngemfundiso kaJohn Wesley lokwenza kwakhe

kuqondane lemali.

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Izihloko zendaba kuntshumayelo kaJohn Wesley

ngokusetshenziswa kwemali:

a) Zuza yonke ongayizuza – Ngendlela eziqotho njalo zinceda

umphakathi.

b) Londoloza yonke oyenelisayo – Qala ubone ukuthi wena lemuli

yakho lilendlu yokuhlala, ligqokile njalo lidlile, kodwa lingadlalisi imali

ngokuzithokozisa.

c) Nikela yonke oyenelisayo - Kazange azifakele umgoqo ngokunikela

okwetshumi kuphela kodwa wanikela konke ayekwenelisa.

USUKU LWESITHUPHA

UKUNIKELA IMPILO YAKHO NGENXA YOMBUSO KANKULUNKULU

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ESTA 4v16, LUKA 17v33

Ukholo lwesiKristu akusikho kuhlala inhlalo engelanhlupho

lezinkathazo. Ezikhathini ezinengi asikutshwa ezinkathazweni kodwa

uMoya oyiNgcwele uyasinceda ukunqoba. Kuphakama izehlakalo, lapho

ukholo lwethu oluhlolwa khona njengamakristu, besesikhangelelwa

ukumela lokhu esikholwa kukho njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.

UEsta wahlangana lakho okunjalo ukuthi amele ukusiza amaJuda

angabulawa kumbe azihlalele abukele abantu bakibo bebulawa.

Watsho eqinisa wathi “Uba kuyikufa, kangife”, kodwa uNkulunkulu

walondoloza impilo yakhe. Ekuqaleni uModekhayi wayeyalile

ukukhonza uHamani (Esta3 vs 1 – 4). UDanyeli labangane bakhe

abathathu labo bahlangana lohlupho olufanayo. UShadireki, Misheki,

loAbedinikho bala ukukhonza isithombe senkosi uNebhukhadinezari

(Danyeli 3 v12). Inkosi uNebhukhadinezari wabaphosela echibini

lomlilo, kodwa iNkosi yabasindisa ekufeni (Danyeli 3 vs 13 – 30).

Esikhathini sethu ngubani ozimisele ukulahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe

kumbe inzuzo yakhe ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu. Kumele siqaphele

njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ukuthi nxa singananzelelanga

singalahlekelwa yikho konke okuligugu kithi. Nxa siphatha ibandla

njenge bandla lethu hatshi elami kutsho ukuthi lelobandla ngeke

laphunyuka ulaka lolu oluphandle. UNkulunkulu ukhangelele labo bantu

abazidelayo bathi “Nxa kufiwa, kangife”. Abalahlekileyo bagalule

esonweni namuhla, wena qinakulokhu okukholwayo uphume uyedinga

njalo ufumane abalahlekileyo.

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Yabelana labanye ngokomuntu owazinikela impilo yakhe ngenxa

yeVangeli. [Izibonakaliso zase Zimbabwe zihlanganisa impilo

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zabantu abanjengo Mudumedi Moleli (Waddilove), James Anta

loJob Mamukwa (Siabuwa).]

USUKU LWESIKHOMBISA

UKUZILA LOKUKHULEKA

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ESTA 4v16

Imibhalo igcwele ngezibonelo zokuzila ukudla lokukhuleka

ezinjengokuthi; abaseNiniva bazila kuJona 3v5, uNehemiya wazila

kuNehemiya 1v 3– 4, loDanyeli wazila kuDanyeli 1v 12. Loba nje

umthandazo ungakhulunywanga ebhukwini likaEsta, ngenxa yokuthi

babesebugqilini, abanengi siyakholwa ukuthi wenziwa. UJesu wazila

ebonisa ukuthi lathi kuzakuba yingxenye yempilo yethu (“Nxa

uzila………” Mathewu 6vs16–18). Imvuselelo ezinkulu zasendulo

zazisandulelwa yikuzila lomkhuleko. UJohn Wesley, loGeorge

Whitefield, loJohn Calvin, loJohn Knox, loAndrew Murray kanye labanye

abanengi babezila izikhathi ngezikhathi becela ukuhlakanipha kanye

lamandla kaNkulunkulu ukuthi amemetheke kundawo zabo. Ukuzila

okwenziwa kuEsta 4v16 kuhambelana lokukaNehemiya, lapho ayedinga

ukuhlakanipha lomusa kaNkulunkulu engakabonani lenkosi.

Ukuzila sindawonye bekungasaqhelanga kunsuku zalamuhla. Kanti

kulapho esilezizatho eziqinileyo zokudinga ubuso bukaNkulunkulu

esikhathini esinje lapho ezombangazwe lomnotho welizwe kungacaci,

lalapho ilizwe lingaphansi kwezijeziso zomnotho, lalapho imisebenzi

ingatholakali, lobugwelegwele busanda, lalapho sihlangana lengozi

ezitshiyeneyo lemikhuhlane ejakadisa umhlaba wonke. Ukuzila

kuyasinceda ukuthi sizinikele thina ngokwethu kesibeke okuhluphayo

eceleni sihlole imibhalo ngokujulileyo. Funda kuIsaya 58v6 – 9 ukuze

uzwisise imfundiso eqondileyo ngendaba yokuzila njalo ukuthi

ungazuzani kukho.

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Qathanisa uMathewu 6 vs 16 – 18 lo Isaya 58. Uzwisisani

ngendaba yokuzila na?

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USUKU LWESITSHIYANGALOMBILI

UNGANCINDI UKHOHLWE ABAMPOFU

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Ibhuku likaEsta libhuku lamadili. Kusahluko sokuqala kwathatha inyanga

eziyisithupha ibutho ndawonye lenkosana zeziqinti ezilikhulu

lamatshumi amabili lasikhombisa (127) besidla njalo benatha (Esta 1 vs

3 – 4). Lokhu kwalandelwa khonapho nje zinsuku eziyisikhomibisa

zokuthi abahlali bonke besigodlweni senkosi badle njalo banathe

kwelinye idili (Esta 1 v 5), leli lalehlukene ledilli labo mama (Esta 1 v 9) –

elabomama lalingelokuphakamisa iNdlovukazi uVashti. Inkosi yenza

njalo elinye idili lokuphakamisa iNdlovukazi uEsta (Esta 2 v 18). Kwathi

lapho icebo lisambuleka inkosi loHamani babehlezi phansi besidla njalo

benatha (Esta 3 v 15).

Loba nje kumele sikholise impilo, lemizimba yethu siyijabulise kumele

sikhumbule ukuthi silabampofu phakathi kwethu. Kumele sihlolisise

indlela esiphila ngayo. Kasikho yini engozini yokuphila njengalabo

abaphila ngesikhathi sika Xerxes? Amadili lokudla okungela mkhawulo

kutshengisa ukuba ngabantu abazinanzayo ngokwabo. UNkulunkulu,

kuTestamente endala, walaya amaJuda ukuthi nxa sebevuna

bangakhukhuli ukwenzela ukuthi abampofu basizakale ngensalela

(Duteronomi 24 v 19 – 22).

Ivangeli esilitshumayelayo kumele likhuphe uJesu ebhayibhilini limfake

empilweni zabantu njengokuthi; Kuyini okungaba yindaba ezinhle

kusibotshwa na, kungaba yikwengezelelwa ingubo kumbe ukuxolelwa?

Yikho uJesu wathi “Ngangilambile alingiphanga ukudla, ngangomile

langincitsha amanzi….” (Mathewu 10 vs 25 – 37). Njengo muntu, kumbe

imuli, kumbe inhlanganiso, kumbe ibandla kumele siyefika kwabampofu

sidle ndawonye labo lokhu esiyabe silakho.

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IChristian Social Responsibility iyinsika yesibili kunsika ezine

ezibumba ibandla leMethodist Church kuleli. Kambe senzani

kumphakathi yethu ukuthi sincede abampofu?

USUKU LWESITSHIYA NGALONYE

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UKWESABA KUYASILIMAZA, UKUKHOLWA KUDINGA UKUSINQOBISA

ESTA 4 v1 – 3, KWABASEFILIPI 1v12

Nxa sihlangana lenkathazo empilweni, zingasilimaza ngokwesaba

kumbe zisenze sidinge uNkulunkulu sicine sibona ukusebenza kwakhe

empilweni zethu. UModikhayi wathi esehlangane lohlupho lokubulawa

kwamaJuda wakhumbula uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama, loIsaka loJakobe

onguye owakhipha abantwana bakaIsrayeli ebugqilini eGipite ngesandla

esilamandla. Wazizwa elamandla njalo wakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu

lowo uzabalwela abantu bakhe.

Inkosi uDavida layo yahlangana lenkinga ezazingathatha impilo yakhe,

wabalesibindi lamandla okumelana lazo, kazange ahlehlele muva

kodwa wama waze wanqoba. Into ayiphindaphindayo nxa inhlupho

zazisiza yikudinga uNkulunkulu ngomthathandazo. Kwakuthi nxa

sekulenkinga uDavida abuze uNkulunkulu ukuthi kumele enzeni,

uNkulunkulu athi angamphendula laye enze njalo (2 Samuyeli 5 v 19).

Ukulandela uJesu kakutsho ukuthi impilo zethu kazila nhlupho

lenkathazo. Kutsho ukuthi sileNkosi uSomandla phakathi kwezinhlupho

zethu, esenelisa ukweyama kiyo, siyethembe, siyicele uncedo yena

asiphe kunswelo zethu njalo asiduduze kukho konke esihlangana lakho.

Nxa sihlangana lenhlupho empilweni zethu silamathuba afanana

lamathuba inkosi uDavida eyayilawo. Singavumela inkinga zisilimaze

ngokwesaba kumbe sethembe uNkulunkulu, simcele uncedo

lokuhlanipha ukuze sibe lempumela. Nxa sikhetha ukuthemba

uNkulunkulu kuzasilethela ukuthula emoyeni lokubona isandla seNkosi

empilweni zethu. Mawungakhulelwa zinhlupho zakho kodwa zibone

njengemathuba okubona uNkulunkulu esebenza empilweni yakho.

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Yiziphi inhlupho esihlangana lazo empilweni zethu namhlanje?

USUKU LWETSHUMI

IMPI NGEKANKULUNKULU

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2 IMILANDO 20v14 – 15, ESTA 3v8 – 9, AMAHUBO 105v12 –15

UNkulunkulu uyanakekela abantu bakhe.Lokhu sikubona kuGenesisi

20vs 1–2, lapho uAbrahama wayehlala eGera. Inkosi yalapho

yazithathela uSara ukuba ngumkayo, lokhu kwasenza ukuthi

isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu sokuthi uzakupha uAbrahama loSara

indodana sife, kodwa uNkulunkulu wasivikela isithembiso sakhe.

Ebhukwini likaEsta sibona uHamani eseluka iqhinga lokubulala

amaJuda, kodwa kazanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu ongabonakaliyo

wayekhona ndawonye loModikhayi loEsta kunye lakwamanye amaJuda.

Labo abakholwa kuKristu ngabakhethwa nguNkulunkulu njalo

behlaselwa yisitha kodwa yena uNkulunkulu uyabalwela. Njengomtaka

Nkulunkulu indaba ezinhle yikuthi kakumelanga uzilwele izimpi zakho.

Inhlupo lezikhathi okhangelane lazo zingakhanya zinkulu kumbe ukuba

lamandla kodwa iqiniso yikuthi lowo ongaphakathi kwethu mkhulu

kulalowo osezweni (1 Johane 4 v 4).

Engxenye umbuzo omkhulu esingabalawo yikuthi, singenzani ukuthi

uNkulunkulu asilwele? (1) ngokunanzelela ukuthi impi kayisiyo yethu

kodwa ngekaNkulunkulu; (2) ngokunanzelela ukuthi njengabantu

asenelisi konke, besesivumela amandla kaNkulunkulu ukuthi asebenze

kithi anqobe ukwesaba lobuthakathaka bethu; (3) ngokuba leqiniso

ukuthi yimpi kaNkulunkulu hatshi izifiso zenhliziyo zethu; (4)

ngokunxusa uNkulunkulu ukuthi asisize imihla yonke ezimpini zemihla

ngemihla.

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Yiziphi izimpi esifanele ukuzilwa empilweni zethu njalo singazilwa

njani? UNkulunkulu ungenela njani ezimpini zethu?

USUKU LWETSHUMI LANYE

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UKUPHUZA KAKUSIKWALA

ESTA 2v 21 – 23, 6v1 – 3

Siyake sibelesikhathi lapho esibalemibuzo ngokuqiniseka kwesithemiso

sikaNkulunkulu sokusipha imivuzo nxa sisebenza ngokuthembeka

ensimini yakhe, kodwa yena engumlondolozi wezithembiso zakhe.

UModikhayi wathi ehlezi esangweni lenkosi wezwa uBigthana loTresh

beqoqa ukubulala inkosi uXerxes. Wabacebela njalo iqhinga labo lehlula

bahle bayabulawa. UModikhayi kazange abongwe kumbe ukuphiwa

umvuzo. Kodwa umsebenzi wakhe omuhle wabhalwa emabhukwini

embali zenkosi uXerxes. Umutsho othi “ngemva kwalezi zehlakalo”,

(Esta 3v1) usipha umbono wokuthi kwedlula iminyaka. Ibhuku likaEsta

libhuku lokulungiselela, kwafika isikhathi lapho ikusasa labantwana

bakaNkulunkulu lalimnyama kakhulu kodwa inkosi yayiswela

ubuthongo yaze yacela ukubalelwa amabhuku embali lezehlakalo.

Lapho eyabalelwa khona kwakungasi kunqondana kwendaba nje (Esta 6

vs 1–3) njalo ukuphakanyiswa kukaModikhayi kwabonisa ukubihla kuka

Hamani egubuzele (Esta 6 v 12).

Isifundo lapha kwakuyikuthi uNKulunkulu uyagcina izithembiso.

NjengamaKristu siyakhuthazwa ukuqhubeka sisenza kuhle ukuze

ngesikhathi esifaneleyo sivune lokhu esakuhlanyelayo uma

singadinwanga sayekela (kwabaseGalatiya 6 v 9). Abanengi bethu

sesiyisebenzele iNkosi senza izinto ezinhle ezimangalisayo kodwa

asikamukeli imivuzo esasiyikhangelele. Khuthazeka ngokuthi

uNkulunkulu uyagcina izithembiso zakhe, ukuphuza kakusikho kwala!!

Uyabapha imivuzo labo abamdinga ngobuqotho (amaHebheru 11 v 6).

Njengomtaka Nkulunkulu qhubeka umsebenzela njalo umkhonza

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ezintweni zonke. Indlela zakhe kazisizethu, ekufikeni kwesikhathi sakhe,

uzasipha imivuzo esifaneleyo.

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Yiziphi izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu ozikhangeleleyo empilweni

yakho?

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USUKU LWETSHUMI LAMBILI

UKUBA LENHLIZIYO YESISEBENZI KUQAKATHEKILE EMSEBENZINI

KANKULUNKULU

1 ABASEKORINTE 10 VS 23 – 24

UPawuli wayengazikhathazi ngalokhu akuthandayo kodwa

wayekhathazeka ngalokhu okwakuthandwa ngabanye bakhe. Ngitsho

loKristu watsho ukuthi uze ukuzokwenza intando yalowo omthumileyo

(Johane 5 v 30). Kulusizi ukubona ukuthi kayisiwo wonke amaKristu

alenhliziyo yesisebenzi kumbe umoya onjengo kaPawuli. Abanye

kabalandaba lokuthi lokhu abakwenzayo kwenzani kwabanye abantu

loba kungabe kubalimaza bayaqhubeka kuphela. Umlayo omkhulu

owesibili njengokutsho kukaKristu yikuthi thanda umakhelwane wakho

njengoba uzithanda wena (Mathewu 22 vs 37 – 38). Kulusizi ukubona

ukuthi amanye amaKristu enza okuphambene lalokhu, kabalandaba

lokuthi abanye bavele bephila njani, okwabo yikuzizuzela udumo

ebantwini kungenani loNkulunkulu.

UPawuli wayetsho ukuthi kumele siqale ngokunakekela inhlalakahle

yabanye. Khumbula ukuthi uKristu wakubizela ukuzophilela abanye.

UPawuli wathi esehlangane lezilingo ezinengi wema isibindi ngenxa

yeVangeli; wabhala izincwadi esentolongweni njalo wemukela

abantukazana engaziqakathekisi njengomJuda. UJesu walaya abafundi

bakhe ukuthi omkhulu phakathi kwabo kwabeyisisebenzi sabanye

(Mathewu 20 vs 25 – 28). Amabizo alodumo ngawabantu abasiza

abanye. NjengomKristu dinga ukusiza abanye abantu njalo uphe abanye

intshukutshu yokwenza okuhle ungakadluli emhlabeni.

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Abakhokheli bamabandla bangakwenza njani ukuzibona

njengezisebenzi ebukhokhelini babo?

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USUKU LWETSHUMI LANTATHU

UKUVUMA IZONO KUHOLELA KUNGUQUKO UKUZE KUBE

LOMSEBENZI KANKULUNKULU OLOHLONZI

AMAHUBO 51, 1 JOHANE 1v 8 – 9

Ibhayibhili isifundisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu kalahli bantwana bakhe

(KwabaseRoma 8 v 1). Sonke isikhathi lapho abantu ababesona khona

babesiza bezokhala eNkosini yena abesebathethelela. Njengabantwana

bakaNkulunkulu ababizwa ngokwecebo lakhe kuqakathekile

ukulungisisa ubudlelwano bethu singakaqalisi umsebenzi wakhe. Lowo

ofihla isono sakhe kasoze aphumelele kodwa lowo osivumayo njalo

asilahle uyafumana umusa (Izaga 28 v 13). Ukuvuma izono ngeqiniso

kutsho ukulahla ubuminamina kodwa uvumelane lokwehlulela

kukaNkulunkulu ukuze uvuselelwe amandla okusebenza. Yikho ke

ukuphenduka kakupheleli emazwini kuphela – kungabi ngamazwi nje

angatsho lutho. Kumele kusiholele ekuguqulweni kwendlela esiziphatha

ngayo njalo esibona lokwamukela ngayo izinto zonke. Ungona njalo

uzisole ngeqiniso ngokwenzileyo, ungavuma isono sakho kuNkulunkulu

njalo utshiyane laso, ucele ukuxolelwa uyamkeliswa umusa

kaNkulunkulu.

Imibhalo igcwele ngezibonelo zabantu abavuma izono zabo. KumaHubo

51 sibala umthandazo kaDavide ngemva kokwenza ubufebe lokubulala.

Umphorofita uNathani wamqonda. Waphenduka wathi “ngempela

uNkulunkulu ngimonele”, njalo uNkulunkuluwamvuselela.

Ungahlukuluzwa ngokwedlulayo, vuma izono zakho kwabanye njalo

wehlukane lazo. UNkulunkulu uthembekile njalo ulungele

ukusithethelela (1 Johane 1 v 9). Into okumele sihlale siyazi

ngoNkulunkulu yikuthi ngeNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu, uhlala elungele

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ukuqalisa kutsha lomuntu wonke ophendukayo ngeqiniso kungela

mgoqo.

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Kunzima kanganani ukuthethelela labo abasizwisa ubuhlungu?

(Mathewu 6 v 12)

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USUKU LWETSHUMI LANE

UKUPHUMA ESIGODINI USIMA ESIQONGWENI KUYATHOLAKALA

KUBO ABATHEMBA UNKULNKULU

1 AMAKHOSI 19v3 – 18

UElija wahlangana lokudangala lokuchothozwa lokudonselwa phansi

ngemva kokwenza izimanga ezimbili ezinkulu; ukunqotshwa

kwabaphorofitha bakaBhali lokuphendulwa komthandazo wakhe

wezulu. Esikhathini esinengi umuntu uzizwa eswela inkuthazo ngemva

kokuthi kwenzakele isehlakalo esikhulu sikaMoya kodwa abantu bonke

baphange bakhohlwe ngakho. Imfihlo bantwana bakaNkulunkulu

yikuthi akulanto esiphelile ngoba isiKristu yimpi njalo lapho impi

isitshisa kakhulu kakula sikhathi sokuphumula. Ukunqoba esakwenza

izolo kufuze kusikhuthaze kuzimpi zakusasa. Lapho uDavida

ayekhangelane loGoliyathi, wakhumbula uJehova owamkhipha

emlonyeni wezilwane lamabhere egangeni (1 Samuyeili 17 v 37).

Ngenye indlela ubufakazi bakho kabukuphe amandla lesibindi

sokuqondana lezimpi ezizayo.

Enye into okumele siyinanzelele yikuthi isitha kasiphumuli, ngenxa

yokuthi uke wanqoba uphezu kwentaba. UJezebheli wayemelele

ukubulala uElija!!! Ngitsho lokulingwa kukaJesu kweza kulandela

ngemva kokubhabhathizwa kwakhe. Kungakwethusi nxa sekusenzakala

empilweni yakho. Nxa uqansa ngezigaba uyahlangana lezinye izigaba

eziphezulu, kungakwesabisi ngoba uNkulunkulu wesigaba esiphansi

lokhu enguye uNkulunkulu wesigaba esiphezulu. Izimpi zikaElija

zazingaphelanga ngokunjalo lezakho zisatshisa njenge zikaElija. Kusese

lomsebenzi okumeleleyo. Nxa uzizwa udeliwe ngemva kwezehlakalo

zikaMoya khumbula ukuthi injongo kaNkulunkulu ngempilo yakho

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kayiphelanga. Izehlakalo ziza ukuzosikhuthaza ukuthi sikhangelele

ezinye izimpi ezizayo ezinkulu.

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Kabekhona omunye asabele isehlakalo sikaMoya ahlangana laso.

Impilo yafana yini ngemva kwaso?

Kwakupha isibindi yini sokuqondana lokunye okwakuza landela?

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USUKU LWETSHUMI LANHLANU

UKUGUQULA INGXAKI ZIBENGAMATHUBA

JAKHOBE 1v 12 – 16 KUBALE KONKE NJENGENTOKOZO

“Ngihlezi ngizama ukuguqula zonke ingxaki ukuba ngamathuba”.

Ungabona indlela engelamigoqo kayikusindawo. Imigoqo iqakathekile

ekuphumeleleni ngoba njengakuyo yonke imisebenzi, impumela iza

ngemva kokudubeka okukhulu. Umuntu kulolu hambo lwempilo

uhlangana lezinto ezingathatha impilo yakhe, kumbe zimbisele emuva

kumpumelelo yakhe. Ulezinto ezimbili ongazikhetha nxa sekunje,

ungayekela ingxaki zikuhlalise phansi kumbe uziguqule zibe

ngamathuba okuyaphambili.

UModikhayi loEsta babelendlela eyisifundo kithi abenza ngayo nxa

besizwa ngecebo likaHamani lokubulala amaJuda. Kwaba lithuba

lokudinga ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu. UModikhayi wahlubula impahla

yakhe wagqoka amasaka wazila kuyindlela yokuzehlisa kakhulu.

Kamanga lapho kodwa wathumela imibiko kuNdlovukazi eyalaya ukuthi

amaJuda wonke kawazile. Kwakuyisikhathi hatshi esokusondela

kuNkulunkulu kodwa esokunxusa ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu enkingeni

zabo. Kwakulithuba lokukhumbuzana ukuthi kenje bangobani loba

babesebugqilini bazila bakhuleka.

Abantu abanengi ezikhathini ezinengi bayahlala phansi bakhale,

babubule, bacabange ngezinto ezingabaphi mpendulo kunhlupho

abayabe behlangana lazo. UPawuli uthi elokucina -ke bazalwane qinani

eNkosini lasemandleni ayo (kwabaseEfeso 6 v 10). Nxa kufika izehlakalo

ezizakutshiya ungasela msebenzi, kumbe umuzi wakho usuchithekile

kumbe ungasela mali memeza uqinisa lumbhalo empilweni yakho uthi

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“ususa okwakuqala ukuze ulethe okwesibili”, (amaHebheru 10 v 9).

NjengamaKristu kumele sicele uNkulunkulu ukusibonisa amathuba

kuzehlakalo zonke esihlangana lazo yena uhlezi emelele ukusivula

amehlo.

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USUKU LWETSHUMI LASITHUPHA

ABAFAKAZI BEVANGELI

IMISEBENZI 1v 8

“…. libe ngofakazi bami eJerusalema, lakulo lonke elaseJudiya lase

Samariya kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.”

ITestamente Elitsha liyagcizelela ukuthiwonke umuntu ongokaKristu

ungumfakazi. ‘Kumabandla azimisele ukuqhuba ivangeli, amalunga

alethemba kulokho akufundayo ebandleni njalo awesabi ukunxusa

abantu kunkonzo zawo. Amabandla akhulayo yila athatha

ukubangofakazi belizwi kube yinto emele yenziwe.’ (Calvin C Ratz).

Ukufakaza ngobuqotho bevangeli kungaphumelela nxa wonke umuntu

okholwayo engaguqula indlela akhangela ngayo ukubangumfakazi

weLizwi.

Ukunxusela abantu enkonzweni akumelanga kube ngokwabantu

abathile, iqembu elithile kumbe labo abazikhethelayo ukwenza lokho.

Umlobi uRalph Waldo Emerson uthi, “Imisebenzi yakho ikhuluma

kakhulu okwenza ngingezwa ilizwi olikhulumayo.” Kumele sonke

sibengofakazi bothando, intokozo lamandla eVangeli ngazozonke

izikhathi. IBandlalakuqala lathenjiswa amandla, hatshi awokwenza

izinto ngokufuna ukuthabisa abantu kumbe ukugcwalisa okufunwa

libandla kodwa awofakaza ivangeli. Namhlanje amandla ebandla

aqathaniswa lezakhiwo zawo, lokuthi libandla likabani, hatshi ngoMoya

oNgcwele oyiwo osinika amandla okubangofakazi.

Amalunga ebandla angasitholakanjani isibindi sokunxusela abanye

enkonzweni kumbe kumaqembu ethu axoxa ngezeBhayibhili? Yenza

ibandla lakho libe yindawo lapho omele ubekhona njalo indawo othola

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khona ubufakazi ngempilo yakho ugxile kuJesu. Lokhu ngeke

kugcwaliseke ngesipho somuntu oyedwa; kungumlandu wakhe wonke

umuntu okholwa kuNkulunkulu. Amalunga ebandla angofakazi

abaluleke kakhulu ngoba wona ahlala emphakathini okuhlangene

khona abantu abaphendukileyo labangaphendukanga. Ukutshumayela

kungaba ngokomuntu oyedwa mhlawumbe esicabanga ukuthi nguye

oyingcitshi kumbe nguye okwazi ukukhuluma labantu siyabe sesibulele

ivangeli. Ngokunjalo-ke, sonke esikholwayo silomlandu, kumele

sibelesibindi sifakaze ngevangeli. UPhawuli ku 2 Timothy 4 v 2 uthi

kumele sitshumayele ilizwi ngezikhathi zonke. Ngesikhathi senkonzo,

imisebenzi enjengokwamukela abantu, lokugcina indawo yokukhonzela

ihlanzekile, kungenza umehluko.

Lonke ilunga kumele lenze umzamo wokuxoxa lomuntu omutsha kuviki

ngeviki. Lokhu kuthiwa “livangeli lokubumba ubungane.”

Injongo yomKristu ngamunye akumelanga ibeyikuthola ibandla

olithandayo ubusuhlala nje ungenzilutho. Injongo kumele ibe

yikuphatheka ngokugcweleyo kumsebenzi webandla.

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Xoxani ngabantu elibaziyo abalempilo ezibonisa ubuqotho,

intokozo lamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. Bangofakazi abangcono

yini kulalabo abakhulumayo kuphela ngoJesu kodwa bengaphili

impilo etshengisa uJesu?

Kungani inengi lethu lingathandi ukuxoxa ngokholo lwethu?

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USUKU LETSHUMI LASIKHOMBISA

IBANDLA ELIGOQELA WONKE UMUNTU

ESTHER 4 v16 “HAMBA UYEBUTHANISA BONKE ABAJUDA…….”

Umlayo lo wokugoqela amaJuda wonke wawutshengisa ukuphelela; lo

ngumthetho wokuba kungabikhona otshiywa phandle kwebandla

ngenxa yobulili, umhlobo, isimo sakhe kwezenotho, kumbe ngokudalwa

okwahlukileyo kokwabanye (ukukhubazeka). Lokhu ngokunye ibandla

lethu elikuqakathekisayo njalo kulotshwe kwaba yinjongo yebandla.

Ibandla lamaWisili likholelwa ebuvangelini bamakholwa onke. Lesi

simiso asipheleli kubafundisi labebandla kodwa sisusa ngitsholemigoqo

yokubandlulula ngobulili kumbe ngeminyaka yokuzalwa. Bonke

abakholwa kuKristu balelungelo elifananayo kumithetho lamalungelo

ezevangeli, njalo bahlanganela ubusiso lomusa ngokufanayo.

Akula kuthi ngenxa yokuba ngowesilisa kumbe owesifazana ngakho

ukusimo esingcono sosindiso, (AbaseGalathiya 3 v 28). Lokhu sikubona

njalo ngokuba lengantsha ezikhangele abatsha labantwana, obaba

labomama, abathetheyo/abathethweyo labangakathathi/abangakendi.

Isimemezelo sikaEsther sasigoqela wonke umJuda ukuba alwe

lokubhidlizwa kwawo. Umzamo womJuda ngamunye wawusitsho

okukhulu. Ngokunjalo-ke umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu udinga ukuba wonke

umuntu ayisebenzele iNkosi.

Akumelanga kubekhona ababukeli kumbe kubekhona isipho kumbe

umbono okuthiwa umncinyane kumbe umkhulu, ngulowo lalowomuntu

kumele athole angakwenza.

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UPaul ku 1 Corinthians 12 v 12 – 27 uthi, “umzimba munye lanxa

ulezitho ezinengi, asikho isitho esiqakatheke ukwedlula esinye.” Kusuka

kubenzima kumakholwa ukuba enze indima yawo kulo umzimba

kaKristu kule indlela yokholo.

Ingxoxo

Inkonzo zethu ziyayagoqela yini abantubendimi ezitshiyeneyo

zakwelakithi, njalo abantu bonke bayathola yini

ukubangabaphathi ebandleni? Abelungu? AmaTonga?

AmaKhalanga, AmaNambiya, layo yonke eminye imihlobo?

Siyamukela yini omama abangendanga kumaqembu ethu?

Abantu abake bahlaselwa ngumkhuhlane we COVID-19 ke?

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USUKU LWETSHUMI LASITSHIYANGALO MBILI

UKUTHUTHUKISA INDLELA ZOKUKHULISA IBANDLA

IMISEBENZI 6v1 Kwathi ngalezonsuku abafundi sebandile, kwavela ukusola phakathi kwabaJuda

Abakhuluma isiGriki lamaHeberu, ngoba abafelwakazi babo babencitshwa

ekwabelweni kwensuku ngensuku.” Okwakusenza ibandla lakuqala lehluke kwezinye inkolo yindlela

emangalisayo elalikhula ngalo langendlela elalilolwazi ngayo ngoKristu.

Namuhla ibandla leWisili kweleZimbabwe likhula kancane.Ngomnyaka

ka 2009 belilamalunga azinkulungwane eziyisithupha lasithupha,

ezilamakhulu amathathu lanhlanu

(66,305). Ngomnyaka ka 2018 inani lamalunga likhwele kancane lafika

kunkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili ezilamakhulu

ayisitshiyagalolunye lamatshumi amahlanu lasikhombisa (72,957).

Lokhu kutsho ukuba ibandla lithole amalunga angamakhulu

ayisikhombisa, lamatshumi amane (740) ngomnyaka.

Ibandla asilogatsha kodwa lingumzimba, kumele likhule! Kumele lande

ngokuphindaphindiweyo! Ugwalo olusetshenziswa ngamaMethodist

lulensika ezine. Insika yakuqala ithi ‘Indlela engcono yokwenza ibandla

likhule.’

IBhayibhili liyakhuthaza ukukhula kwebandla. Abacubunguli

beBhayibhili bayatsho ukuba injongo emqoka yokuza kukaJesu

kwakuyikuba afe esiphambanweni ukuze abantu bonke, emhlabeni

wonke bahlengwe. UJesu ngokwakhe wathi, “Indodana yomuntu ize

ukufuna lokusilisa okulahlekileyo.”

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(Luke 19 v 10)

Ibandla kumele likhule ngenani langokuzwisisa kwalo ilizwi. Abantu

akumelanga basuthiseke ngokungena enkonzweni kungabi khona

abakhonzi abatsha abazimiselayo ukungena kulelobandla.

Ibandla lethu liyakhula yini kumbe inani lamalunga liyehla? Ukukhulisa

ibandla kunzima! Akuzenzakaleli! Kwenzakala nxa amalunga

engasebenza ndawonye ebambene!

Sekuyisikhathi sokuba amalunga ajonge kakhulu ukukhulisa iBandla.

IBandla lingabalenhloso yokuvangela ngokutshumayela langokwenza,

impumela yakho lokhu izabonakala ngokukhula kwebandla.

Ake ukhangele ngelihlo lengqondo ibandla lakho. Zikhona yini ingatsha

okungathi nxa zingasetshenziswa kuhle zincedise ekukhuliseni iBandla;

ingatsha ezinjenge (Evangelism and Discipleship, Pastoral and

Fellowship le Christian Social Responsibility). Zonke ingatsha ezikusibaya

ngasinye zingasetshenziswa ukuhlanganisa amalunga lokulandelela

lawo asebuyela emuva. Abantu abatsha ebandleni labantu bemzini

kumele baphathwe ngonanzelelo.

Ingwalo zethu ezilamabizo amalunga ebandla kumele zigcinwe kuhle

ngoba yizo ingwalo ezisipha ulwazi ngesimo seBandla.

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Ingxoxo

Thina samukela njani abantu abatsha ebandleni lethu? Siyenza

yini isiqiniseko sokuba kubekhona ozakhuluma labantu abaqala

ukungena lathi ekupheleni kwenkonzo? Siyabanxusa yini ukuba

babelathi kumisebenzi ethile eyenziwayo ebandleni?

Amalunga kawaxoxe ngendlela akhuthaza ngayo abangane,

omakhelwane, abangane besikolo, abemsebenzini, ukuba beze

enkonzweni kumbe kweminye imibuthano yeBandla.

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USUKU LWETSHUMI LASITSHIYANGALONYE

UKWELUSA AMALUNGA AMATSHA EBANDLENI

IMISEBENZI 14v21 –22

“Sebetshumayele ivangeli kulowomuzi, bezuzile abafundi abanengi,

babuyela eListra, lase Ikoniyuma, lase Antiyoki, beqinisa imoya

yabafundi bebalulekaukuba babambelele ekukholweni, besithi: Simele

ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngenhlupheko ezinengi.”

Umsebenzi wokunxusa abantu ungezake uphumelele nxa ungenziwa

into elula kumbe utshiywe ezandleni zomuntu oyedwa kumbe ababili.

Kumele siwubone ungumthwalo wethu sonke. Ibandla kalibunjwa

yikuba khona kwabantu kuphela endlini yokukhonzela kodwa libunjwa

layilokho umuntu ngamunye akwenzayo ebandleni. Ibandla lethu

kumele lizame ubungcono kundlela yokwelusa abatsha ebandleni

labantu abasivakatsheleyo.

Ukwelusa abatsha ebandleni kubenza bagxilise ingqondo yabo

ekukholweni uNkulunkulu. Njengoba kwakunjalo kubandla lakuqala,

batshumayela indaba ezimnandi bathola abalandeli abanengi

(Imisebenzi 2 v 46 – 47). Basebebuyela eListra, Ikoniyuma le Antiyoki,

beqinisa ubudlelwano bebakhuthaza ukuba bahlale ekholweni.

Phezu kwakho konke, ukwelusa amalunga amatsha kwenzelwa lokhu:

- Ukuthola isiqiniseko sosindiso lokwamukelwa kubandla lika

Nkulunkulu

- Ukukhulisa ukuthembeka kumpilo yokukholwa

- Ukuzwisisa okumqoka ngokuphila impilo yobuKristu.

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Ukwelusa amalunga amatsha kwenzelwa njalo ukuba bazizwe

bekhululekile ukuphatheka kumisebenzi yebandla kusibaya abangena

kuso, lokuba bakhululeke ukwabelana labanye ngezenkolo.

Kungayekelwa ukuqapheliswa indlela abatsha ebandleni abamukelwa

ngayo, ‘abatsha bangaqabuka sebelinyazwe ingqondo’, sebethenjiswe

ukwembathiswa amabhatshi kumbe sebesele bodwa kungela

obananzayo. Isiphetho sakho lokhu yikuba ilunga leli libuyele emuva

lingabe liseza njalo enkonzweni.

Ngokunjalo lanxa silazo indlela okumele zilandelwe ekweluseni

amalunga amatsha, kuqakathekile ukuba ilunga ngalinye lalo lizeluse.

Lokhu yikuqalisa kobudlelwano mathupha obenziwa ngumuntu

osezwisisa kwezokholo kulowo osasemutsha ukuze amkhuthaze laye

akhule.

Ingxoxo

Kuzibaya zethu ezinkulu, asithi lakulezo ezincinyane, siyake

sinanzelele yini ukuba bakhona abathi nxa besivakatshele batsho

ukuba sebebuye kokuphela? Kubo bonke abatsho njalo,

siyasizibuze yini ukuba siseselabo yini labobantu ekupheleni

komnyaka?

Kumele sicabange njalo ngentshumayelo lemvuselelo esasibelazo.

Yikuphi esikwenzayo ukulandela labo abazinekela ngesikhathi sale

imibuthano?

Asixoxeni ngendlela esingazenza ezokulandelela amalunga

amatsha esibayeni sethu abahlala kundawo ezitshiyeneyo.

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USUKU LWAMATSHUMI AMABILI

AMALUNGA ANGENDANGA LOBA ANGATHATHANGA/AMALUNGA

AZIMELE WODWA

ESTHER 1v10 - 21

Lapho esikhuluma khona ngemuli zethu, sivame ukunganaki ukuba

ayisizo zonke imuli ezilobaba lomama. Kulabanye obobaba

abangathathanga labomama abanengi abangendanga abasebandleni.

Zinengi imbangela zokuba umuntu engathathi/engathathwa;

kungenzeka ukuthi vele lowomuntu kakaze athathe/ende, waliwa,

sowehlukana lalowo ayemthethe, wafelwa, kumbe waphongutshiywa

nje. Kundaba yeNdlovukazi uVashti, asitshelwa okwenzakala ngemva

kokuba eseyalile ebizwa yinkosi, kodwa ngokucabanga nje, uVashiti

wayesengumama ozimele yedwa ngenxa yokwaliwa. Kungenzakala

njalo ukuba uModikhayi wayengubaba ozimele yedwa (Esther 2 v 5 – 7).

Abantu abazimele bodwa balokunengi okufananayo. Bangazizwa

belesizungu, bazizwe bekhethiwe kumbe bazizwe bengafunakali.

Kumele babelobudlelwano labantu abakuzigaba ezitshiyeneyo. Badinga

ubungane lamathuba okujabula ndawonye labanye kumbe

ukududuzwa. Kumele bazizwe beqakathekile njalo beluncedo ebandleni

lemphakathini. Lezi yizinto wonke umuntu alazo. Labo abazimele

bodwa kuyikuthi vele abakaze bathathe kumbe bathathwe balezidingo

ezitshiyeneyo. Kujwayelekile ukuba babizwe ngokuthi behlulekile

empilweni lanxa bengaze babelemisebenzi emihle njani. Kuthi

besalwisana lalezindingeko, abemuli kanye lomphakathi uyabe

ubathwalise nzima ngokubatshela ukuba bathathe kumbe bende ngoba

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umphakathi ulengqondo yokuthi umuntu othetheyo/othethweyo,

abelabantwana, nguye opheleleyo.

Kukhanya angani kulomthetho othile owesiko lanxa nje ungaphumeli

egcekeni, owokuba umuntu ongathathanga kumbe

ongendanga/ozimeleyedwa kangezake anike umbono ongalalelwa

ngumphakathi.

Labo abadlule phakathi kobuhlungu bokwaliwa balezidingo

ezibalulekileyo. Ezikhathini ezinengi, ngemva kokwaliwa, umuntu uphila

impilo yokuzidela, konke okwakhe kusuka kungahleleki. Kuyabe

kungathi uNkulunkulu ukhatshana, njalo umcabango wokwaliwa

wephula umoya. Kungasuka kubelezinto ezinengi ezidinga imali, uthole

angani abantwana sebengumthwalo onzima. Kuba lemizwa engaphezu

kwamandla okumele umuntu alwisane layo, enjengokuzizwa

ulomlandu, ulenhloni, uzondile, inhliziyo yakho ingaxoleli, ufikelwa

lulaka njalo ubone angani konke okwakho sekuphelile.

Kulabo abehlukana labomkabo ngenxa yokufa, umcabango

yokulahlekelwa lokuzizwa ululazekile kungabangela ukulahla ithemba

lempilo. Abanjalo bavame ukuzikhetha njalo kwandile ukuba

babesenkingeni yokuswela imali kumbe baswele ukuba abantwana

bazabathini, bazizwa belahliwe nguNkulunkulu. Kumele sibasekele njalo

sibeluleke bedlula phakathi kwalesisigaba sokukhala losizi. Abantu

abaliweyo lalabo abafelweyo ezikhathini ezinengi basuka bengazi ukuba

bathathe/bende kutsha kumbe bondle abantwana bebodwa. Ebandleni

kumele indaba ezinje zixoxwe njalo abantu baphane imibono

engabethula umthwalo.

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Abafelwayo labaliwayo badinga ithemba njalo ibandla kumbe

umphakathi kumele uzwisise isimo sabo. Badinga ulwazi, badinga

ukubona baxoxe lalabo asebedlule phakathi kwesimo esifanayo,

badinga ukwamukelwa njalo babeyingxenye yomphakathi lapho

abangakhululeka khona ukuxoxa ngalokho abahlangana lakho. UJesu

kuMatewu 11 v 28 – 29, uthi, “Wozani kimi lonke elikhatheleyo

lelisindwayo, mina ngizakuliphumuza….”

Ingxoxo

Ibandla lakho lenzani ngalabo abazimele bodwa? Liyabaxwaya yini

ukuba baphathe imisebenzi ethile ebandleni? Bayathola

ukuthandwa lokwamukelwa abakudingayo na?

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USUKU LWAMATSHUMI AMABILI LANYE

UKUBAMBANA EKWENZENI UMSEBENZI KANKULUNKULU

1 KWABASEKORINTE 12v12 - 27

Omunye umqondo oqakathekileyo kumaKristu ngowokusebenzelana

ndawonye. Njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, sidalelwe ukuba sifune

uNkulunkulu njalo sisebenzelane ndawonye. Ngulowo lalawo athembe

ukuba lolohambo lokukholwa uluhamba ndawonye labanye,

akulakuncintisana kodwa kuyaphathiswana.

Kugwalo lukaEsther, sifunda ukuba uModikhayi wondla uEsther

kusukela esesemncinyane, wamfundisa ngokuziphatha kuhle waze

wakhula. Kuthe lapho isimo siguquka sekumele amaJuda abulawe

aphele, uModikhayi wadinga uncedo kuEsther ukuba akhulume lenkosi.

Akulamuntu olobuciko bonke, iziphiwo zonke, kumbe ulwazi lonke

olungamenza aphumelele empilweni, kodwa siyakhuthazwa ukuba

sisebenzise izipho ezivela kuNkulunkulu.

Iqembu libunjwa ngabantu ababili loba abedlulayo abalenjongo

efananayo. Banqoba bonke kumbe behlulwe bonke. Eqenjini akula

omkhulu kumbe omncinyane, wonke amalunga aqakatheke

ngokulinganayo. KwabaseKorinte bokuqala 12 v 12 – 27 uPhawuli uthi

kulomzimba munye owenziwe ngezitho ezinengi. Unyawo

kaluluncinyane kulesandla; indlebe kayincinyane kulelihlo. Wonke

umuntu oseqenjini uqakathekile. KuJohane 17 v 20 – 21, uJesu

ekhuleka wacela ukuba abafundi babeyimulinye njengoba Laye loYise

bemunye. Siyabona njalo ukusebenzelana ndawonye emsebenzini

kaZiqu zintathu (Trinity); uBaba, iNdodana loMoya oNgcwele usebenza

ndawonye ekudalweni komhlaba (Genesis 1 v 1 – 3).

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Uba kungabakhona ukuphikisana ebantwini bakaNkulunkulu,

badabukane phakathi, lokhu kubuyisela umsebenzi weNkosi emuva

njalo lebandla kalikhuli. Sonke singabakaNkulunkulu munye, ngokunjalo

kumele sizame ukusebenza ndawonye, siphathise ekwenzeni

umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uphumelele ngoba yikho esakubizelwayo.

Ngokunjalo, kumaxuku ethu atshiyeneyo kuzigaba zethu zonke kumele

sisebenze ngokubambana, silwisele ukunqoba isitha sethu esisodwa,

usathane.

Kuyadanisa ukuba usathane ujwayele ukuphumelela ekwehlukaniseni

abantu bakaJehova. Kungabakhona ukuncintisana lokuphikisana

phakathi kwebandla umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ubuyela emuva.

Singabala kwabaseKorinte bokuqala 3 v 1 – 9 uPhawuli ukhuluma

ngengxabano phakathi kwebandla laseKhorinte. UPhawuli uthi

siyizisebenzi eziqhatshelwe ukusebenza endlini yeNkosi.

Ingxoxo

Kumele siphathe njani indaba zokuxabana lokungabambani

kwebandla?

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USUKU LWAMATSHUMI AMABILI LAMBILI

ABANTWANA LABASAKHULAYO BEYIZITHUNYWA ZOMSEBENZI

KANKULUNKULU

1 TIMOTHY 4v12

“Kungabi lamuntu odelela ubutsha bakho, kodwa woba yisibonelo

kwabakholwayongokukhuluma, langokuhamba, langothando,

langokukholwa, langokuhlambuluka”

Umbono esilawo owokuthi abantwana labasakhulayo bangaba

yizithunywa zikaNkulunkulu, benze umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu njalo

baguqule isimo sebandla uvela kumfundiso kaJesu mayelana lendawo

yabantwana embusweni kaNkulunkulu.

UJesu wenza abantwana babasesidikidikini soMbuso (Matthew 19 v

14). UJesu wabuye futhi wafanisa umntwana njengesibonelo esihle

somuntu ofanele ukungena eMbusweni weZulu. Wabuya futhi

wafanisa umntwana njengesibonelo somuntu oqakathekileyo, omkhulu

eMbusweni weZulu. UJesu wayelandela lokho okwakusenziwa ku

Thestamente Elidala lapho abantwana babethathwa njengezipho

lezibonakaliso zesithembiso lesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu (Jeremiya 1 v 4 –

8 lo Luke 1 v 11 – 17).

Abantwana labasakhulayo bagegelelwa ngusathane kusukela lakudala.

UPharoah wayefuna ukwenqabela ukukhula kwenani lamaHeberu,

walaya ukuba bonke abantwana abancinyane abangabafana babulawe

(Exodus 1 v 16 – 17). UHerod wayefuna ukubulala uJesu

esesemncinyane (Luke 2 v 13 – 15).

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KuMatthew 18 v 5 – 6 uJesu ufundisa ngokuba umntwana

angabasengozini yemimoya. Isono esenziwa ngumuntu senza

abantwana babesengozini. UJesu uzavikela abantwana abancane

kodwa uzakwehlisela ulaka kulabo abenza abantwana bone.

Okunye okwenziwa ngabantu njengenjwayelo becabanga ukuba

kulilungelo, yinkululeko kumbe yikwamukela amandla, kungcolisa

abantwana. Into engajwayelekanga isuka ijwayeleke; ubunyama

benziwe ukukhanya. Isitha silwa labantwana ngoba baseselamandla

njalo kukhangelelwe ukuba baguqule isimo sezinto kusasa.

Ngakho-ke abantwana labasakhulayo kumele banakekelwe kakhulu.

Kumele bafundiswe njalo basetshenziswe njengezithunywa zokwenza

umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Abantwana labasakhulayo bangayabelana

labanye ilizwi ekudlaleni kwabolalapho abahlangana khona labanye.

Okuhle yikuthi lababantu abalani lokubanga izikhundla kumbe

ukukhangela inzuzo, ngaphandle kokuba abekhona obenzisa lezizinto.

Kumele siphathise ekuthuthukiseni umsebenzi wabantwana

labasakhulayo ngazo zonke indlela. Akumelanga ukuba sitshiye

lumsebenzi ezandleni zabalutshwana. Kungumlandu wethu ukuba

senze abatsha bahambe phambili emsebenzini webandla ukuze

bathuthukise injongo kaNkulunkulu. Kabaphiwe ithuba,

bengaphambanisa sibaqondise ngesihle. Intsha layo kumele yazi ukuba

kufanele ilalele nxa icetshiswa, ifunde kwabadala ekwenzeni umsebenzi

kaNkulunkulu.

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Ingxoxo

Abantwana bangenzani okungabenza bakhuthalele iNkonzo?

Asipheni izibonelo lapho abatsha abakhokhela khona abanye

eNsindisweni.

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USUKU LWAMATSHUMI AMABILI LANTATHU

UKUNQOBA LOKHO OKUNGAKUKHIPHA ENDLELENI

MATTHEW 13v14 – 23

Impilo igcwele izinto ezingasikhipha endleleni; kungaba yimuli, isikolo,

ibhizimusi. UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe ukuba ukuphazamiseka

ekukholweni kuqala ngenhliziyo ezilukhuni, indlebe ezizwela khatshana

lamehlo avalekileyo (vs 15).

Esebenzisa umfanekiso womhlanyeli owahaza inhlanyelo, uJesu

wafanisa inhlanyelo eyawela emeveni lomuntu ozwa ilizwi kodwa

kubekhona okumlibazisayo ngoba inhliziyo yakhe icabanga ezinye

izinto. Ukuphitshekela okomhlaba lokukhohlisa kwenotho

kuyaminyanisa ilizwi, lingatheli izithelo embusweni kaNkulunkulu.

Kuqakathekile ukuba sibelesikhathi kulanga linye ngalinye lapho

esikhohlwa khona zonke izinto ezibaliswa yingqondo lenhliziyo,

sikhangele kuNkulunkulu. Izinto ezisiphazamisayo zingaba

ngezibambekayo, ezisengqondweni zethu, esiphila phakathi kwazo

kumbe ezemimoya. “Kukhona indlela ebonakala ilungile emuntwini …”

(Izaga 16 v 25)

Kuhle ukuba sazi lokho okungasikhipha endleleni. Lokhu kungatshiyana

ngomuntu ngomuntu; ngesizukulwane lesizukulwane. Ezinye izinto

ezingasiphambanisa lubandlululo ngombala loba ngomhlobo.

Isibonelo; AmaJuda ayezigqili eBhabhiloni ayengakhululekanga ukuba

akhonze uNkulunkulu ngokugcweleyo.

Kulezinsuku abantu abanengi baphanjaniswa yilwazi lwezemitshina.

Inengi litshona likhangele amafoni kumbe amacomputer kuze kwenze

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umsebenzi wabo ungenziwa ngendlela, indlela abakhonza ngayo layo

iyehla, lezifundo zabo ziyehla kanye lendlela abatshayela ngayo izimota

isuka ibeyingozi. Kumele umuntu ngamunye ngamunye ahlolisise

indlela aphila ngayo, alwe lalokho okumphazamisayo.

Ingxoxo

Qambani izinto ezijwayele ukususa ingqondo yomuntu

ekukhulekeni kumbe ekudumiseni iNkosi kubandla ongena kilo.

Tshono izinto ohlangana lazo wena ezikuphazamisayo kumpilo

yakho yobuKristu, lixoxe ngendlela zokuqeda lezizinto.

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USUKU LWAMATSHUMI AMABILI LANE

UJESU UYANAKA NA?

AMAHUBO 30v4 - 10

Kulendaba yomuntu lomkakhe (Minnie and George Lacy), abathunywa

njengabatshumayeli ekuqaleni kweminyaka ka 1900. Bafelwa

ngabantwana ngenxa yomkhuhlane okwakuthiwa yi scarlet fever.

Indoda yathi isibhalela ababesele ababona ngezobuvangeli kwelakibo

yathi, “Kwesinye isikhathi kukhanya angani okusehlelayo asenelisi

ukukwamukela, kodwa uNkulunkulu ulathi njalo usisebenzela ngendlela

emangalisayo.” Ngesikhathi bephakathi kobunzima obunje, bathola

ukuba uJesu wayeseduze labo njalo wayebenza baneliswe kukho konke

ababekudinga langesikhathi kukhanya engathi konke nje

kwakumnyama. NjengoDavida, labo bafunda ukuhlabelela “Idumiseni

iNkosi …. Libonge ibizo layo elingcwele.” (verse 4) Bananzelela ukuba

“Inzondo yakhe ayithathi sikhathi eside, kodwa umusa wakhe

ngowempilo yonke.” (verse 5)

Inengi labantu namuhla likhangelane lezikhathi lapho abazibuza khona

ukuba uNkulunkulu ukhona na? Ngomnyaka ka 2019, iZimbabwe

yabona u cyclone idai owatshiya imuli ezinengi zihlakazekile,

zingelamizi, zingazi ezingakwenza, inengi lalahlekelwa zimpilo zabo.

Ngomnyaka ka 2020, ubhubhane lwe COVID-19 lwenze abantu

abanengi kakhulu, emhlabeni wonke balahlekelwa zimpilo zabo, abanye

baphelelwe yimisebenzi, ezomnotho kuzwekazi lonke leAfrika

lakumhlaba wonke zehlile kakhulu. Esikhathini esesabisayo njengalesi,

umhlabeleli uyasikhumbuza ngobukhona ukaNkulunkulu

langokuthembeka kwakhe. Lapho ezizwa umoya wakhe wephukile

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kakhulu, wakhala ngezwi eliphakemeyo wathi “Zwana, Nkosi, ube

lomusa kimi; Nkosi, woba ngumsizi wami.” (verse 10)

UJehova uyanakekela abantwana bakhe, ngamunye ngamunye.

UJehova uyatholakala, kaguquki. Thina esikholwakuye asiyikuswela,

sidinga kuphela ukuba siphikelele ngoba uNkulunkulu uhlala eseduze.

(AbaseRoma 8 v 28)

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UNkulunkulu wakuncedisa njani kuzehlakalo ezingenhle zempilo

owahlangana lazo?

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USUKU LWAMATSHUMI AMABILI LANHLANU

THAKAZELELA ISIVUNO!

EKSODUSI 23 v16 – 17. LEVI 23v15 - 21

“Uzagcina umkhosi wesivuno sezithelo zokuqala zomsebenzi wakho,

lesokuhlanyelwe emasimini.” “Uzakugcina umkhosi wesivuno

ekupheleni komnyaka, lapho usubuthile isivuno sakho ensimini.”

Kumele senze umkhosi wesivuno mnyaka yonke, sibonakalise ukubonga

kwethu kuJehova ongumnini wento zonke. Yisikhathi lapho esipha

khona endlini yeNkosi sibonga lokho esikwenzelwe yiNkosi ngoba yiyo

esipha amandla okusebenza njalo nguye osinika izithelo zokusebenza

kwethu.

Lokhu sikwenza ngenhliziyo ezimhlophe ezilomkhuleko wokubonga

izipho. KuMilandu yokuqala 29 v 11 – 14, uDavida ufakaza ukuba

uNkulunkulu ngumuphi wento zonke, nguye osipha isivuno. Umbhalo

ulaya abakoIsrayeli ukuba bangalibali iNkosi eyabakhipha eGibhithe,

yabalabo besenkangala baze bayafika eKhenani. Kwakumele

bakhumbule ukuba inotho abayitholi ngamandla abo kumbe

ngokuhlakanipha kwabo kodwa konke kuvela kuNkulunkulu.

Ngokunjalo-ke isivuno yinkonzo yokukhumbula indlela uNkulunkulu

asinakekela ngayo. Kumele abahlengiweyo babelobufakazi ngoJehova

ababujabulela bendawonye. Ngokusipha kwakhe iNdodana yakhe,

silobufakazi ukuba uJehova wasihlenga elizweni lobunyama. Kodwa-ke,

ubunyama buzingela abantwana beNkosi, kubaphuphuthekise ukuze

bengaboni lokho uNkulunkulu abenzele khona. Kumele sithakazelele

lesisikhathi ngokuzimisela, sikhangele konke lokho uThixo asibusise

ngakho. Asithatheni-ke lelithuba sikhumbule ngalamazwi, silungiselele

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ukuthakazelela isivuno. Konke lokhu sikwenza siphakathi

kwembandezelo zomhlaba, kodwa uNkulunkulu uhlala ethembekile

kithi.

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Kufanele yini ukuba abantu abasemadolobheni baphe kuphela

imali ngesikhathi sesivuno kumbe kumele bacecise indlu yeNkosi

ngezithelo, imibhida, lamaluba, kube yisikhumbuzo sobuhle

bukaNkulunkulu obungapheliyo?

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USUKU LWAMATSHUMI AMABILI LASITHUPHA

ISIVUNO SIKHULU …….

MATHEWU 9 V 35-38

Lokhu kwakhulunywa nguJesu kubafundi bakhe. Wasebenzisa isivuno

njengomfanekiso ukuze abaphe ingqobe ukuba babone labo

abalahlekileyo njengesivuno soMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Wayesebonile

ukuba abantu basebediniwe; wabona ixuku labantu ababemlandela

linjengezimvu ezingela melusi. Namuhla abantu abanengi bazimele

bodwa, kabamdingi UNkulunkulu. Amehlo abo avalekile ukuba abone

uthando lukaJehova, bagxilile esonweni. UNkulunkulu udinga labo

abazakuma njengo Isaya, bathi, “Ngilapha Nkosi, thuma mina.” (Isaya 6

v 8).

Ivangeli lokunxusela abantu kuKristu ayisilo labafundisi abazinikele

ukuhamba lamazwe betshumayela. IBandla lakuqala lalilabantu

abanjengabo Lidiya, oPriscilla labo Aquilla abenza umsebenzi

kaNkulunkulu waphumelela, ngenxa yabo, uPhawuli wenelisa

ukuhamba esiya kundawo ezintsha. Sibizelwe ukuba ngabavangeli

kundawo lapho esihlala khona lemisebenzini. Lapho sisenza iVangeli

lihambe sithuthukisa injongo kaNkulunkulu.

IBandla leMethodist lilenhlelo zebandla ezibalulekileyo, ezihlelwe

zabalensika ezine. Insika yokuqala ikhangela ngokukhula kweBandla.

Kukhangelelwe ukuba ngomnyaka inani lamalunga eBandla lande

ngokulitshumi lambili ekhulwini (12% ). Kukhangelelwe njalo ukuba

kusiqinti (District) ngasinye kube lamabandla (societies) amane amatsha

ahlanyelwayo. Lokhu kutsho ukuba lesi yisikhathi sokuphuma phandle

kwemiduli, kuhanjiswe intshumayelo ebantwini. Sonke kumele

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siphathise ekwenzeni lokhu. Isivuno sikhulu, okwakhathesi inani lethu

lingaba likhulu lenkulungwane elilamatshumi amabili (120 000) kulizwe

elilabantu abayisigidi esilitshumi lambili (12 million). UNkulunkulu uthi

kuJoshuwa ngesikhathi eseluphele, “kusasele ilizwe elikhulu ukuba

linqotshwe.” (Joshuwa 13 v 1). Sibhekane lomsebenzi omkhulu.

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Mizamo bani eyenziwa yiSekethi (Circuit) yakho lesibaya (society)

sakho ukufinyelela kulabo abangakamazi uJesu Kristu njengeNkosi

loMsindisi na?

Phanini ubufakazi ngemizamo eliyenzayo ukuhambisa uthando

lukaNkulunkulu kulabo abangasibo bebandla.

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USUKU LWAMATSHUMI AMABILI LASIKHOMBISA

INHLIZIYO YESISEBENZI

MARKO 10v45; LUKA 22v47

IBandla kanye lomhlaba wonke jikelele ulabantu abatshiyeneyo; abanye

bake baba ngabakhokheli ngesikhathi esidlulileyo, abanye

bangabakhokheli kusonalesi sikhathi, abanye balungiselela ukuba

ngabakhokheli bakusasa.

Abantu abakuzigaba zonalezi zontathu bangananzelela ukuba bakhona

ukuze baqhube umsebenzi woMbuso weZulu, iBandla lomhlaba wonke

ungaphumelela. Akulamuntu oqhuba injongo yakhe, ozigqajayo, olivila,

kumbe othanda ukuchothoza, ongaba ngumbusi oqotho wabantwana

bakaJehova. Indalo kaNkulunkulu idinga ukweluswa ngokunanzelela.

Umhlaba esiphila kuwo uyahlupheka ngenxa yabakhokheli

abazikhangela bona bodwa, asebezinothisile njalo bengela ndaba

lenhlalakahle yomhlaba wonke, bengela ndaba labantu. UMpostoli

Phawuli uthi, “Okuyikhona esikuqondileyo ngokulaya kwethu luthando

oluvela enhliziyweni emhlophe, lakuso isazela esihle, lasekukholweni

okuqotho.” (1 Timothi 1 v 5).

UJesu wasinika isibonelo somsebenzi wakhe. Wafinyelela abantu

abanengi abalapho eyezalwa khona ngothando langozwelo lesineke.

“Ngoba leNdodana yomuntu kayizanga ukukhonzwa, kodwa ukukhonza

lokunika ukuphila kwayo, kubelihlawulo kwabanengi.” (Marko 10 v 45).

UJesu wabayisibonelo sempilo yesisebenzi sikaNkulunkulu ngesikhathi

sonke esemhlabeni.

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UEsther laye watshengisa impilo yomkhokheli ozidelayo. Wafaka impilo

yakhe engozini ngenxa yempilo zabakwabo. (Esther 4 v 11; 4 v 16).

Ukuze sisebenzele uNkulunkulu kumele sizimisele ukusebenzela abanye

njengalokhu okwenziwa nguJesu. Wanikela impilo yakhe ngenxa yethu;

lathi kumele sizimisele ukudela isikhathi sethu, lokho esilakho, iziphiwo

zethu, lakho konke ngenxa yabazalwane labantu bonke jikelele.

Ngokuhamba kwempilo, sibona ukuba impilo zethu ziphakathi

kwenguquko ezinengi. Lapho ohlezi khona namuhla, omunye uzabe

esehlala khona kusasa. UJesu weza waguqula isimo sokuhlonitshwa

ngezihlalo esikuzo kodwa engazange aguqule umsebenzi wakhe

wokuba yinkokheli. “Uyabazi abakhokheli bamaJuda, kakube kubo,

kodwa kungabinjalo phakathi kwenu. Lowo lalowo ofuna ukubamkhulu

phakathi kwenu kabeyisisebenzi senu, lowo ofuna ukuba ngaphezu

kwenu kabe yisigqili senu.

Izaga 6 v 6 zisitshela ukuba sifunde ebunyonyweni, lapho wonke

umuntu etholakala esenza lokho okuzaletha impumela enhle. IBandla

likaNkulunkulu lidinga abantu abanjalo namuhla, lapho amakholwa

angancintisani khona kodwa asebenzelane ndawonye, lapho ngulowo

lalowo enakekela omunye ngenhliziyo ezithobileyo.

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Kungani abantu bebangisana ubukhokheli, kungaba senkonzweni

kumbe ukukhokhela umphakathi nje.

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USUKU LWAMATSHUMI AMABILI LASITSHIYA NGALOMBILI

BANA NGUMGUQULI WESIMO

AMAHUBO 139

Inengi labantu likhangela imbali, balutshwana abantu abenza imbali.

(Rick Warren) Abenzi bembali yilabo abazinikelayo ukuphuma

kokujwayelekileyo bangene lapho abangakwazi khona, lapho abanengi

abehluleka khona ukuphuma bengabaphilileyo. Ukuze umuntu aguqule

isimo sezinto emhlabeni enze imbali kumele enze izinto ngendlela

entsha, amele lokho akholelwa kukho, angesabi ukwenza amaphutha,

angazikhangeli yena yedwa, kodwa amele umphakathi.

Yala ukwehlulwa unqobe lokho okukuvimbelayo. UModikhayi lo Esther

benze njalo, babalembali. EBhayibhilini banengi abantu abenza imbali;

ngaphandle kwabalutshwana ababizwa ngokuthi ‘enye indoda kumbe

owesifazane othile.’

Namuhla sibizwa ngokuthi singamaWisili ngenxa yomunye owenza

imbali waguqula isimo sempilo yabanengi ngeminyaka ka 1800, igama

lalomuntu kwakungu John Wesley. KuMathewu 5 v 13, uJesu uthi, “Lina

lilitshwayi emhlabeni….” kusitsho ukuthi lokho okwenzayo usenzela

iZulu kumele kubonakale, kumele kuzwakale. Akumelanga udlule

emhlabeni kungelanto ebambekayo oyenzileyo; wadalelwa

ukusebenzela iZulu. Abantu kumele basale bekhumbula okuhle

owakwenzayo okwaguqula impilo zabo.

Ukuze ube ngumguquli womhlaba, kumele wanelise ukwenza izinto

ezithile;

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Bana lenjongo – yazi ukuba udalelwe ukuba wenzeni. Abaguquli

bezimo bayazi ukuba bangobani, ngakho ungameleli umhlaba

ukwenzise okwawo. Kumele ulandele injongo yakho, uyenze,

ekwenzeni lokhu uzadala umehluko.

Bana lomzwangedwa; abaguqula umhlaba kabahlehleli emuva

kulokhu abakholelwa kukho. Lokho okholwa ukuba ungakwenza

kuzakufuqa ukuthi ubelomzwangedwa. Kumele ukholwe ukuba

uJesu uyakuthanda njalo ulecebo elihle ngempilo yakho.

UNkulunkulu wakwenza elenjongo afuna uyifeze (Amahubo 139 v

13 – 14). Kumele njalo ube lombono wenze okuqondileyo.

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Singaguqula njani isimo somhlaba kusonalesi isikhathi lapho

umhlaba ungasazwisise

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USUKU LWAMATSHUMI AMABILI LASITSHIYANGALONYE

WENZANI NXA UMUMO UKUHAMBELA KUHLE

KWABASEFILIPHI 4 v11 - 13

Kwathi lapho lokho uHamani ayekulungisile ukuba kubeyizithiyo

kuModikhayi lamaJuda sekwehlule, izintozaguquka, kwatholakala

ukuba uModikhayi lamaJuda ayezathola okuhle. uModikhayi waphiwa

konke lokho okwakuzaphiwa uHamani. Ngezinye indlela, uModikhayi

wanotha khonapho khonapho njalo wabalodumo, kanti yena

wayesaziwa njengomthunjwa nje ohlala esangweni lomuzi wenkosi.

Kwagcwaliseka isitsho esithi, ‘kusuka ezinsikeni kuya ekucwebeni’/

‘kusuka ebuyangengi kuya ekunotheni.’ (from rags to riches). Inengi

labantu liyihambile lindlela, banotha babalamandla, bayeyisa labo

abasala besebuyangeni. Abantu balomkhuhlane wokukhohlwa

masinyane lapho abavela khona.

UNkulunkulu waqonqosela kakhulu kwabakoIsrayeli ukuthi

bangachapha iKhanani kwakumelanga bakhohlwe uNkulunkulu wabo

owabakhululayo wabakhipha esandleni sikaFaro. (Deuteronomy 15 v

15). Okunye okutshengisa ukukhohlwa yikuziphakamisa.

Uyezwa umuntu esithi ‘inotho le ngiyisebenzele!’ Ngitsho

lasebukhokhelini, abantu bayaphangisa ukuzikhipha ebantwini.

Okumele sikwenze yikubonga iNkosi owasidala singelalutho

watshintsha impilo zethu. Lokhu esikwenzayo ngenotho yethu

kukhombisa lowo esinguye. Siyagcina yini ubuKristu bethu, uthando

lozwelo? Indlela esisebenzisa amandla ethu itsho okunengi ngathi.

EBhayibhilini kulotshiwe ukuthi kwasekufika inkosi entsha, uFaro,

owayengazi lutho ngoJosefa, impilo yamaHebheru yaqala ukuba nzima.

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(Eksodusi 1 v 8). Abanye abantu bakhetha ukubuthelela inotho, imota

ezibiza imali ephezulu, baphile impilo yemali ephezulu, kodwa besenza

abanye baphile impilo ebuhlungu. UNkulunkulu nxa esekubusisile,

khumbula labo abaswelayo; khumbula indlu yeNkosi.

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UNkulunkulu uhlala esipha inotho lemisebenzi yaphezulu kulabo

abamkhonzayo na? (Mathewu 6 v 19 – 21)

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USUKU LWAMATSHUMI AMATHATHU

NGESIKHATHI ESINJE!

Siqhubeka sisembula indikimba esihamba ngayo lonyaka siphakathi

kobunzima obugoqela ukwehla kwezomnotho osekubuye

kwangezelelwa yikuzama ukunqoba umkhuhlane weCOVID-19. Ugwalo

lukaEsther lwalotshwa ngesikhathi amaJuda ayengaphansi kombuso

wamaPersia. Ngokuhlela kukaNkulunkulu uEsther waphakanyiswa

waba yiNdlovukazi yasePersia emva kokuba uVashti esekhitshiwe

kulesosihlalo. Ngasikhathi sinye, uHamani wakhethwa ukuba

abengumlawuli wombuso wamaPersia. Isimanga savela ngokwala

kukaModikhayi ukuba akhothamele uHamani. UHamani wasebumba

icebo lokubulalisa uModikhayi, abulale lawo wonke amaJuda.

Lokhu kwenza uModikhayi wadinga uncedo kuEsther njengoba

wayeseyiNdlovukazi. Wamcela ukuba alande inkosi acele ukuba

umthetho lesimemezelo esasenziwe yinkosi siguqulwe.

Kwabangumthwalo onzima kuEsther ngoba ukubona inkosi

ingakubizanga kwakulesigwebo sokubulawa khonapho khonapho.

UEsther wayeselenyanga angabizwanga yinkosi.

UModikhayi wamupha ingqobe uEsther, eyokuba akhumbule ukuthi

ungumJuda njalo ukwenziwa kwakhe iNdlovukazi kwakulesizatho

esiphathelene lalesisikhathi.

Indikimba le isinika ingqobe njengebandla lakumuntu ngamunye

ngamunye ukuba ame ekholweni lwakhe lanxa sekunzima njani.

UmKristu wonke ukundawo eqondileyo ukusebenzela iNkosi

kulesisizwe esikhohlakeleyo. Siphila ngesikhathi lapho isiKristu

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sesihlangana labantu abazenza amakholwa bona bengakholelwa

kuKristu.

Banengi abatshumayeli abaphendulela iLizwi leNkosi ukuze benze lokho

bona abakuthandayo, babelodumo. Isimo sezinto singaze sibenzima,

kukhanye angani akuseneliseki ukukhonza iNkosi, kumele sime,

siyephambili, sisebenzise izikhundla esilazo leziphiwo esiziphiwe

nguNkulunkulu, siqhubekisele phambili umsebenzi weNkosi.

Kasikhuleke!

Asicele uNkulunkulu asitshengise ngamunye ngamunye lokho

okumele sikwenze ngesikhathi esinje.

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USUKU LWAMATSHUMI AMATHATHU LANYE

KUYINI ESINGAKWENZA NGALE INYANGA YOKUVANGELA?

IMISEBENZI 2v37

Ngemva kwentshumayelo kaPeter ngosuku lokwehla kukaMoya oNgcwele, (Day of Pentecost) labo abezwayo babuza ukuthi bangenzani. Siphutsha linyanga yokuVangela, ubizo selukithi ukuba sinikele esilakho emsebenzini weNkosi. UHamani wathembisa ukufaka imali enengi kusikhwama senkosi (ten thousand talents of silver) ukuze icebo lakhe liphumelele. (Esther 3 v 9). UEsther wazimisela ukuphelelwa yimpilo yakhe, uNkulunkulu wamhlenga. Yenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uqhubekele phambili ngokupha langokunika lokho olakho okungasetshenziswa ukuhambisa iVangeli.

Njengebandla, khethani imuli ezingatholiyo okufaneleyo kumbe amaqembu adinga uncedo libaphe elingabanika khona. Khumbulani ukupha indaba ezimnandi lakulabo abasezitaladini, lezibotshwa.

ELwandle lwase Malta, uPhawuli wabuthanisa incwathi ukuba abase umlilo ngoba wayegodola. (Imisebenzi 28 v 3 – 5). Umlilo wawungabaselwanga umuntu oyedwa, kodwa bonke ababephephile olwandle, kodwa khonapho yikho lapho laye ayezathola ukukhudumala khona. IBandla leMethodist yiMalta yethu. Umlilo kawuqhubeke uvutha, kodwa kudingeka wena ukuba ufake inkuni. Phana esakho isipho, sihle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu, njalo sizakwenza umsebenzi kaThixo uqine umemetheke kwelakithi eleZimbabwe.

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Kuyini esicabanga ukukwenza okungaphumelelisa umsebenzi wokuvangela kulabo abasesigabeni sethu?