Lapho ukuhlakanipha kungena enhliziyweni yakho, nolwazi lumnandi emphefumulweni wakho; Ukuqonda kuyakulonda, ukuqonda kuyakulonda: Ukukukhulula endleleni yomuntu omubi, kumuntu okhuluma izinto eziphambeneyo; Abashiya izindlela zobuqotho, ukuhamba ngezindlela zobumnyama; Abajabulela ukwenza okubi, uthokoze ngobubi bababi; Abakabani izindlela ezigwegwile, futhi bayaphambuka emikhondweni yabo: Ukukukhulula kowesifazane ongaziwa, nakumfokazi othophayo ngamazwi akhe; Elahla umkhokheli wobusha bakhe, akhohlwe isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wakhe. Ngoba indlu yakhe ishonela ekufeni, nemikhondo yakhe kwabafileyo. Kakho oya kuye obuyayo, futhi ababambeli ezindleleni zokuphila. Ukuze uhambe endleleni yabantu abalungile, futhi ugcine izindlela zabalungileyo (Izaga 2:10-20)
Ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu
Udinga ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu empilweni yakho, ukuze nazi okuhle nokubi, nikwazi ukuphila ngokwentando yakhe. Lapho unokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu, niyokwazi ukuma niqhubeke nihamba endleleni yokulunga, kulomhlaba omubi.
Njenge, udinga imanuwali yegajethi entsha, udinga neZwi likaNkulunkulu; iBhayibheli ngempilo yakho yansuku zonke. IZwi liyisibuko sakho futhi umgomo wakho empilweni kufanele kube ukufana neZwi; uJesu.
Lapho ufunda futhi uzindla ngeZwi laKhe, futhi usebenzise iZwi lakhe empilweni yakho, khona-ke ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kuyongena enhliziyweni yakho, kanye nolwazi lukaNkulunkulu emphefumulweni wakho. Uzoba ohlukile, futhi egcwele ukuqonda.
Ngenxa yeqiniso, ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kuhlezi enhliziyweni yakho, ukuhlakanipha kuyakukulinda, nokuqonda kuyakukulonda endleleni yomuntu omubi, kanye nowesifazane ongaziwa:
Indlela yomuntu omubi
- Indlela yendoda, okhuluma izinto eziphambeneyo;
- Indlela yalabo, abashiya izindlela zobuqotho, ukuze ahambe ezindleleni zobumnyama;
- Indlela yalabo, abathokozela ukwenza okubi, uthokoze ngobubi bababi; abazindlela zabo ziyisigwegwe, futhi bayaphambuka emikhondweni yabo
Owesifazane ongaziwa
- uyathopha ngamazwi akhe athophayo,
- ulahla umqondisi wobusha bakhe (oshiya indoda yakhe),
- ukhohlwe isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wakhe.
- indlu yakhe ishonela ekufeni, nemikhondo yakhe kwabafileyo.
- Kakho oya kuye obuyayo, futhi ababambeli ezindleleni zokuphila.
Lapho ugcwele ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu, futhi ugcine imiyalo yaKhe, khona-ke aniyikungena endleleni yomuntu omubi, kanye nowesifazane ongaziwa (indlela yobumnyama). Kunalokho, uyakuhamba endleleni yabantu abalungileyo, futhi ugcine izindlela zabalungileyo.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’