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Ungezwa umuntu esithi, “Maye-e-e!” uhle uthi khwimilili, uqaphe. Yisililo leso. Akekho othanda ukuba sesililweni. Sithanda lapho okulentokozo khona. Ngakho, sisaqala unyaka, asilimukeni indlela yesililo.Kugwalo luka-Isaya umphrofethi omkhulu, sihlangana lezikhalo lezahlulelo esahlukweni sesihlanu. Esinye salezi zikhalo sithi: “Maye kulabo abathi okubi kuhle bathi okuhle kubi, ababeka umnyama esikhundleni sokukhanya; ukukhanya esikhundleni somnyama; ababeka okubabayo esikhundleni sokumnandi,…

Sesifikile njalo leso sikhathi. Ngelinye lamakhefu amakhulu emnyakeni. Likhefu lomkhosi omkhulu wokukhumbula ukuzalwa kweNkosi yabalandeli bakaKhristu, Ngumkhosi wokuthakazelela ukuthi ukhona owazalelwa ukusihlenga kuziphambeko zethu. Ukhona owazalelwa ukuthi umhlaba owawugxile ebumnyameni usuke ebumnyameni ungene ekukhanyeni lokho ayikho khona Yena. Akekho onjengaye, okwavele kwafakazwa ngaye wabizwa ngamabizo ayinqaba. Umphrofethi u-Isaya wathi, “Ngoba sizalelwe umntwana, siphiwe iNdodana, umbuso…

Ake sikhangele lamhla indaba yokulinda. Sonke siyabazi ubuhlungu bokulinda. Langabe umncane, ungumuntu omutsha, ungumzali, ungugogo loba ukhulu, sonke sihlezi silindile. Ukholo luyakwazi ukulinda ngethemba. Lwenza ukulinda kungabi buhlungu kakhulu. Khumbula isikhathi nxa ulinde ukuzwa ngomphumela womhloliso, kufanele uqhubeke ngezifundo zakho. Khumbula nxa ulinde ukuthi udokotela uzakuthini esekuhlole ngomkhuhlane owesabeka onjengekhensa. Uzwa njani nxa ulinde ibhasi…

Bala uJohane 5:21-30 Funda ngekhanda: “Ngiqinisile ngithi lowo owezwayo amazwi ami amkholwe lowo ongithumileyo ulokuphila okungapheliyo njalo kazukulahlwa; usechaphile wasuka ekufeni waya ekuphileni (uJohane 5:24) Impilo yisipho esimangalisayo esivela kuMdali, uNkulunkulu. Kodwa, yonke impilo ilesibanga. Umuntu kaphili okungapheliyo lapha emhlabeni. Omunye uphila okwemizuzwana nje, afe eyingane engakamunyi lakumunya. Omunye aphile aze athathe kumbe ende. Omunye…

Kanenginengi, abantu abanengi abalwehlukanisi ukholo lethemba. Kubo, sengathi ukholo lethemba yinto yinye nje. Kodwa eNcwadini yokuqala yabaseKhorinte isahluko 13:13, kusobala ukuthi lezi yizinto ezahlukeneyo. Ivesi lithi, “Njalo khathesi-ke kumi ukholo, ithemba, uthando, lokhu kokuthathu; kodwa okukhulu kulokhu luthando.” Ukholo lethemba yimizwa emibili eqakathekileyo, kodwa njalo eyahlukileyo. Ukholo lutsho izinto ezahlukeneyo ebantwini abehlukeneyo. Ngoba izinto esizikholwayo,…