Okwahlulelwayo isiqu sesintu esikhohlakele, isiqu somuntu esonakaliswe uSathane, nazo zonke izono zomuntu. UNkulunkulu akehluleli amaphutha amancane nangabalulekile omuntu. Umsebenzi wokwahlulela kukhona okumelayo, awenziwa ngenxa yomuntu othile kuphela. Kunalokho, uwumsebenzi okwahlulelwa kuwo iqembu labantu ukuze kwahlulelwe sonke isintu. Ngokwenza Kwakhe lo msebenzi mathupha kulo lonke iqembu labantu, uNkulunkulu osenyameni usebenzisa umsebenzi Wakhe ukumela umsebenzi waso sonke isintu, ngemva kwawo oya ngokuya wanda. Nomsebenzi wokwahlulela unjalo. UNkulunkulu akahluleli uhlobo oluthile lomuntu noma iqembu elithile labantu, kodwa wahlulela abangalungile kuso sonke isintu—ukumelana noNkulunkulu kwabantu, ngokwesibonelo, noma ukungamhloniphi, noma ukuphazamiseka komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, njalo njalo. Okwahlulelwayo yingqikithi yokumelana kwesintu noNkulunkulu futhi lo msebenzi ungumsebenzi wokunqoba ngezinsuku zokugcina. Umsebenzi nezwi likaNkulunkulu osesimweni somuntu okubonwa umuntu kuwumsebenzi wakwahlulela ongaphambi kwesihlalo esimhlophe sobukhosi phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina, izinto ezacatshangwa umuntu esikhathini esedlule. Umsebenzi owenziwa uNkulunkulu osesimweni somuntu uwukwahlulela ngqo okungaphambi kwesihlalo esimhlophe sobukhosi.
Isici somsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wokusola nokwahlulela ukuhlanza isintu, futhi usuku lokuphumula kokugcina. Ngale kwalokho, bonke abantu bebengeke bekwazi ukulandela uhlobo lwabo noma ukungena ekuphumuleni. Lo msebenzi uwukuphela kwendlela yokungena ekuphumuleni. Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wokuhlanza kuphela oyohlanza isintu ekungalungini kwaso, futhi umsebenzi Wakhe wokusola nokwahlulela kuphela oyoletha ukukhanya ezintweni ezingalaleli eziphakathi kwesintu, ngalokho wehlukanise labo abangasindiswa kulabo abangeke basindiswe, nalabo abayosala kulabo abangeke basale. Lapho umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uphela, abantu abayosala bayohlanzwa futhi bajabulele okunye ukuphila kwabantu okumangalisayo emhlabeni njengoba bengena endaweni ephakeme yabantu; ngamanye amazwi, bayongena osukwini lokuphumula lwabantu, baphile noNkulunkulu. Ngemva kokuba labo abangeke basale sebesoliwe futhi bahlulelwa, imikhuba yabo ababeyenza iyokwembulwa ngokuphelele; ngemva kwalokho bayobhujiswa njengoSathane, ngeke baphinde bavunyelwe ukuba baphile emhlabeni. Isintu sakusasa ngeke sibe nohlobo olunjena lwabantu; laba bantu abakulungele ukungena ezweni lokuphumula, futhi abakulungele ukungena osukwini lokuphumula uNkulunkulu ayolujabulela nabantu, ngoba kuhloswe ukuthi bajeziswe futhi babi, ababona abantu abalungile.
Namuhla uNkulunkulu uyasahlulela, futhi anisole, futhi anilahle, kodwa yazi ukuthi ukulahlwa kwakho kwenzelwa ukuba ukwazi ukuzazi. Ukulahlwa, isiqalekiso, isahlulelo, ukusolwa konke lokhu kwenzelwa ukuba uzazi, ukuze isimo sakho sikwazi ukuguquka, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuze uzazi ukuthi ubaluleke kangakanani, futhi ubone ukuthi zonke izenzo zikaNkulunkulu zilungile, futhi zihambisana nesimo Sakhe nezidingo zomsebenzi Wakhe, ukuthi usebenza ngokuhambisana necebo Lakhe lensindiso yabantu, futhi ukuthi unguNkulunkulu olungileyo othanda abantu, nosindisa abantu, owahlulela futhi asole abantu. Uma nje bewazi ukuthi unesikhudla esiphansi, nokuthi ukhohlakele futhi awulaleli, kodwa awazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufisa ukucacisa insindiso Yakhe ngokwahlulela nokusola akwenza kuwe namuhla, ngeke ube nayo indlela yokuzwa, okungenani ukwazi ukuqhubekela phambili. UNkulunkulu akezelanga ukuzobulala, noma ukubhubhisa, kodwa ukukwahlulela, ukusola, nokusindisa. Ngaphambi kokuphothula uhlelo Lwakhe lokuphatha oluneminyaka engu-6000 ngaphambi kokuba acacise isiphetho sesigaba ngasinye sabantu. Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni ungenxa yensindiso, konke kwenzelwa ukwenza labo abamthandayo baphelele ngokugcwele, nokubabuyisela embusweni Wakhe. … Emehlweni abantu, insindiso iluthando lukaNkulunkulu, futhi uthando lukaNkulunkulu alikona ukusola, ukwahlulela, nokuqalekisa; insindiso kufanele ibe nothando, ububele, futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, amazwi enduduzo, futhi kufanele lube nezibusiso ezingenamkhawulo oziphiwa uNkulunkulu. Abantu bakholelwa ukuthi uma uNkulunkulu esindisa abantu ukwenza lokhu ngokubathinta futhi abenze banikele ngezinhliziyo zabo kuYe, ngezibusiso nomusa Wakhe. Okungukuthi, uma ethinta abantu uyabasindisa. Insindiso enjengale yinsindiso lapho kunokuhweba okuqhubekayo. Uma nje uNkulunkulu ekupha kona kuphinda phindwe ngamakhulu lapho abantu bengena ngaphansi kwegama likaNkulunkulu, futhi bazame ukwenza kahle kuNkulunkulu futhi bamnike udumo. Lokhu akuyona intando kaNkulunkulu kubantu. UNkulunkulu ufike emhlabeni ukuzosebenza ukuze asindise abantu abakhohlakele—awekho amanga kulokhu; uma kungenjalo, ngokuqinisekile ngeke azokwenza umsebenzi Wakhe ngoKwakhe. Ngaphambilini, indlela Yakhe yensindiso yayikhombisa uthando olukhulu nesihe, kanjalo wanikeza uSathane konke okwakhe ngokushintshisana ukuze azuze abantu bonke. Namuhla akufani nesikhathi sangaphambili: Namuhla, insindiso yenu yenzeka ngezinsuku zokugcina, ngesikhathi kuhlewa ngamunye ngokwemvelo yakhe; izindlela zensindiso yakhoazilona uthando noma isihe, kodwa ukusola nesahlulelo, nesihawu sokushaya, kodwa nazi ukuthi kulokhu kushaya okungenanhliziyo asikho isijeziso nesincane, nikwazi lokho kungakhathaliseki ukuthi amazwi Ami alukhuni kangakanani, okwehlela kunina kungamagama nje alukhuni kakhulu kunina, nazi ukuthi, akukhathaliseki ukuthi lukhulu kangakanani ulaka Lwami, okwehlela nina kusangamazwi emfundiso Yami, akuyona inhloso yami ukunilimaza, noma ukunibhubhisa. Akulona iqiniso leli? Nazi ukuthi namhlanje, noma isahlulelo esilungile noma ukungabi nanhliziyo noma ukusola, konke kungenxa yensindiso. Akukhathaliseki noma namuhla kunohlelo lomuntu ngamunye ngokwemvelo yakhe, noma ukuveza obala izinhlobo zabantu, zonke izinkulumo zikaNkulunkulu ngomsebenzi zenzelwa ukusindisa labo abamthanda ngokweqiniso uNkulunkulu. Isahlulelo esilungile senzelwa ukuhlanza abantu, ukulungiswa kwenhliziyo embi kwenzelwa ukuhlanzwa kwabantu, amazwi alukhuni noma ukusola konke kwenzelwa ukuhlanza, nangenxa yensindiso. Futhi, indlela yensindiso ayifani nesikhathi esedlule. Namuhla, isahlulelo esilungile siyakusindisa, futhi yithuluzi elihle lokunihlukanisa ngamunye ngokwemvelo yakhe, ukusola ngonya kuletha insindiso ephakeme kakhulu—futhi uzothini uma usubhekene nobuso bokusola nesahlulelo? Awuyijabulelanga insindiso kusukela eqaleni kuze sekugcineni? Nimbonile uNkulunkulu esimweni somuntu futhi nabona engumninimandla onke nabona nobuhlakani bakhe, ngaphezu kwalokho, nizwile ukushawa ngokuphindiwe nokuyalwa. Kodwa aniwutholanga umusa omkhulu na? Izibusiso zenu azizinkulu ukwedlula abanye na? Umusa wenu mkhulu kunodumo negcebo eyajatshulelwa uSolomoni! Cabanga: uma inhloso Yami yokuza bekungukuzonisola nokunijezisa, hhayi ukunisindisa, kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi izinsuku zenu zifinyelele esikhathini eside kangaka? Beningakwazi yini nina, zidalwa ezinesono zenyama negazi, ukusinda nibe khona namuhla? Uma inhloso bekungukunijezisa, bengizophendukelani ngibe ngokwenyama futhi ngiqale umsebenzi omkhulu kangaka? Ingabe ngeke kuthathe nje izwi elilodwa ukunijesiza nina bantu? Ngingaba semqondweni wokunibhubhisa ngemva kokunisola? Aniwakholwa yini la mazwi Ami namanje na? Ngingahlenga abantu ngothando nesihawu? Noma Ngingasebenzisa ukubethelwa ukuhlenga abantu? Ingabe imvelo Yami elungileyo ayingcono yini ukwenza abantu bangilalele ngokuphelele. Ingabe iyakwazi ukuhlengisisa abantu kangcono?
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