"Ngizokwenza abantu bami ekuthunjweni ka-Israyeli. Bayakwakha imizi echithekileyo, bahlale kuzo. Batshale izivini baphuze iwayini lazo. Bayakwenza nezivande, badle izithelo zazo. Ngiyobatshala phezu ezweni labo. Bayakuba besasishulwa ovela ezweni engibanike lona, ​​usho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. " uma usukwazi ngempela ukwazisa imicabango kankulunkulu kanye nendlela unkulunkulu abheka ngayo isintu, uma ungaqonda ngempela imizwa nokukhathalela kukankulunkulu isidalwa ngasinye, uyokwazi ukuqonda ukuzinikela kanye nothando aluchitha ngomunntu ngamunye wabantu abadalwe umdali. uma lokhu kwenzeka, uzosebenzisa amagama amabili ukuchaza uthando lukankulunkulu—imaphi lawomagama? abanye bathi “ongenabugovu,” abanye abantu bathi “unobuntu.” kulamagama amabili, “unobuntu” igama elingafanele ukuchaza uthando lukankulunkulu. leli igama elisetshenziswa ngabantu ukuchaza umuntu onemicabango nemizwa evulelekile. ngiyalinyanya leli gama, ngoba libhekise ekukhipheni incazelo ngokungahleleki, ngokubandlulula, ngokunganaki izimiso. kuyinkulumo eqhutshwa imizwa yabantu abayiziwula futhi abadidekile. uma leli gama lisetshenziswa ukuchaza uthando lukankulunkulu, kukhona injongo yokuhlambalaza, nakanjani. nginamagama amabili achaza uthando lukankulunkulu ngeqiniso—imaphi lamagama? elokuqala elithi “mkhulukazi.” kungabe leli gama liyakhumbuzana kakhulu? elesibili elithi “ubanzi.” kukhona incazelo yangempela kulamagama amabili engiwasebenzisayo ukuchaza uthando lukankulunkulu. athathwe ngokoqobo, “mkhulukazi” lichaza umthamo noma amandla okuqukethe into, kodwa akusho lutho ukuthi into ingakanani—into abantu abangakwazi ukuyithinta nokuyibona. lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ikhona, akusiyona into esuselwayo, futhi inika abantu umuzwa wokuthi icophelele futhi iyaphatheka. akusho lutho ukuthi uyibuka ngasohlangothini oluyisicaba noma olunxantathu; awudingi ukucabanga ngobukhona bayo, ngokuba kuyinto ekhona ngempela. noma--ke usebenzisa “umkhulukazi” ukuchaza uthando lukankulunkulu uyezwa ukuthi linikeza uthando lwakhe inani, nokho, linikeza umuzwa wokungalinganiseki futhi. ngithi uthando lukankulunkulu lunganikwa inani ngoba uthando lwakhe akusilo uhlobo olungenanhlangano, futhi aluphethuki kunoma iyiphi into yakudala. okunalokho, luyinto okuhlephulelwana ngayo ezintweni zonke ezibuswa ngunkulunkulu, futhi luyinto ethokozelwa indalo yonke ngokwamazinga ahlukene kanye nangezindlela ezahlukene. noma--ke abantu bengaluboni noma baluthinte, lolu thando luletha ukugcinwa kanye nempilo ezintweni zonke njengokuba lwembulwa kancane kancane ezimpilweni zabo, futhi babala futhi bafakazele uthando lukankulunkulu abaluthokozela yonke imizuzu. ngithi uthando lukankulunkulu alulinganiseki ngoba imfihlakalo kankulunkulu ihlinzeka futhi yondla zonke izinto, lokho kunzima kubantu ukuba bakuqonde, kanjalo nemicabango kankulunkulu yezinto zonke, ikakhulukazi lezo zesintu. lokhu kusho ukuthi, akekho owazi igazi nezinyembezi zomdali azichithele isintu. akekho ongabamba, akekho ongaqonda ukujula noma ukuphakama kothando lomdali analo ngesintu, esidalwe izandla zakhe. ukuchaza uthando lukankulunkulu njengolukhulukazi ukusiza abantu ukuba bazise futhi baqonde ububanzi neqiniso lobukhona bakhe. ukuze futhi abantu baqonde ngokujulile incazelo yeqiniso yegama elithi “mdali,” futhi ukuze abantu bazuze ukuqonda okujulile kwencazelo yeqiniso yesidlaliso esithi “indalo.” lichaza ukuthini igama elithi “ububanzi”? lisetshenziselwa ulwandle noma umkhathi, njengokuthi umkhathi obanzi, noma ulwandle olubanzi. ububanzi kanye nokujula kakhulu komkhathi kungaphezu kokuqonda komuntu, futhi into ethumba imicabango yomuntu, ngendlela yokuthi igcwale ukuncoma. imfihlakalo nenjula yalo kuyabonakala kodwa akuthinteki. uma ucabanga ngolwandle, ucabanga ngobubanzi balo—lubonakala lungenamkhawulo, futhi uyayizwa imfihlakalo yalo kanye nokusingatha kwalo. yingakho ngisebenzise igama “ububanzi” ukuchaza uthando lukankulunkulu. ukusiza abantu ukuba bezwe ukuthi kuyigugu kangakanani, ukuzwa injula yobuhle bothando lwakhe, kanye nokuthi amandla othando lwakhe awanamkhawulo futhi lunzulu. ukubasiza bezwe ubungcwele bothando lwakhe, kanye nesithunzi nokungakhubekisani kukankulunkulu okuvezwa ngothando lwakhe. manje niyacabanga ukuthi “ububanzi” buyigama elifanele ukuchaza uthando lukankulunkulu? ingabe uthando lukankulunkulu lungavumelana nala magama amabili, “ubukhulukazi” kanye “nobubanzi”? nakanjani! ngokolimi lwabantu, yila magama amabili kuphela afanele, futhi asondelene nokuchaza uthando lukankulunkulu. anicabangi kanjalo? uma bengingathi chazani uthando lukankulunkulu, ningawasebenzisa la magama amabili? cishe angeke, ngoba ukuqonda nokwazisa kwenu uthando lukankulunkulu kunomkhawulo ngendlela yokubuka eyisicaba, futhi alukanyukeli ebudeni bendawo enhlangothi—ntathu. ngakho uma bengingathi chazani uthando lukankulunkulu, benizozwa ukuthi neswele amazwi; futhi nize nehleke ukukhuluma. amagama amabili engikhulume ngawo namuhla angabanzima kini ukuba niwaqonde, noma nje nivele ningavumi, lokhu kungasho ukuthi ukwazisa nokuqonda kwenu uthando lukankulunkulu kunokuzenzisa futhi kuphakathi komngcingo. ngishilo ngaphambili ukuthi unkulunkulu akanamhobholo—uyalikhumbula igama ukungabi namhobholo. kungashiwo yini ukuthi uthando lukankulunkulu lungachazwa kuphela ngokungabi namhobholo? lokhu akumngcingo kakhulu? kumele nicabange ngalolu daba kakhulu kube khona enikuzuzayo kulo.