Amabanjwa eThemba Imibongo Ngokuba uYehova uyabava abasweleyo, Akabadeli ababanjiweyo bakhe. INdumiso 69:33 Makuze phambi kwakho ukuncwina kwabakhonkxiweyo; ngokobukhulu bamandla akho basindise abo bamiselwe ukufa; INdumiso 79:11 Oku kuya kubhalelwa isizukulwana esizayo, abantu abaya kudalwa bamdumise uYehova. Ngokuba ujonge ezantsi ekwindawo yakhe ephakamileyo engcwele; uYehova wakhangela emhlabeni esezulwini, ukuze akuve ukuncwina kwababanjiweyo, nokubakhulula abo bamiselwe ukufa; INdumiso 102:18-20 Wukhuphe umphefumlo wam entolongweni, ukuze ndidumise igama lakho; Amalungisa aya kundirhangqa, ngokuba undiphethe kakuhle. INdumiso 142:7 Hayi, uyolo lwalowo uluncedo lunguThixo kaYakobi, othemba lakhe likuYehova uThixo wakhe: Owenza izulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, nako konke okukulo; ogcina inyaniso ngonaphakade; Ogweba abacinezelweyo; Onika abalambileyo ukutya. UYehova uyabakhulula ababanjwa: INdumiso 146:5-7
Abaprofeti Utsho uThixo uYehova, owadala amazulu, wawaneka, owandlala umhlaba nento ephuma kuwo, onika abantu abaphezu kwawo umoya, nonika abahamba kuwo umoya, uthi: Mna Yehova ndikubizile ngobulungisa, ndiya kubamba isandla sakho, ndikugcine, ndikunike umnqophiso wabantu, ukukhanya kweentlanga; ukuvula amehlo eemfama, ukukhupha ababanjwa entolongweni, nabahleli ebumnyameni baphume entolongweni. Isaya 42:5-7 UMoya weNkosi uYehova uphezu kwam; kuba uYehova undithambisele ukuba ndishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo kwabalulamileyo; undithumile ukubopha abantliziyo zaphukileyo, ukuvakalisa inkululeko kwabathinjiweyo, nokuvulwa kwentolongo kwababotshiweyo; Isaya 61:1 Nawe, ngegazi lomnqophiso wakho, ndibakhuphile ababanjwa bakho emhadini ongenamanzi. Buyelani enqabeni, nina babanjwa banethemba; nanamhlanje ndithi ndiya kukubuyisela ngokuphindwe kabini; Zekariya 9:11-12.
IiVangeli Uya kuthi ke ukumkani kwabo bangasekunene kwakhe, Yizani, nina nisikelelweyo nguBawo, nidle ilifa ubukumkani obalungiselelwa nina kwasekusekweni kwehlabathi; kuba ndandilambile, nandinika ukudla; ndandinxaniwe, nandisela; ndandingumphambukeli, nandingenisa endlwini; ndize, nandambesa; ndandigula, nandindwendwela; ndandisentolongweni, naza kum. Baya kumphendula ke amalungisa, besithi, Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, sakondla? okanye unxaniwe, sakuseza? sakubona nini ungowasemzini, sakwamkela? okanye uhamba ze, sakwambathisa? okanye sakubona nini ugula, okanye usentolongweni, saza kuwe? Aze aphendule ukumkani athi kubo, Inene ndithi
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kuni, Njengoko nikwenzileyo komnye waba bazalwana bam bancinane, nikwenzile kum. Mateyu 25:34-40 Waza wathi kubo, Uhlanga luya kuvukelana nohlanga, nobukumkani buvukelane nobukumkani: Kuya kubakho iinyikima ezinkulu kwiindawo ngeendawo, neendlala, neendyikitya zokufa; kuya kubakho izinto ezoyikekayo, nemiqondiso emikhulu evela ezulwini. Kodwa ngaphambi kwazo zonke ezi zinto, baya kunibamba, banitshutshise, baninikele ezindlwini zesikhungu, nasezintolongweni, nisiwe phambi kookumkani nabalawuli ngenxa yegama lam; kwaye oko kuya kuba bubungqina kuni. Luka 21:10-13
IZenzo Wasuka ke umbingeleli omkhulu, nabo bonke ababenaye, (elihlelo labaSadusi), bazaliswa ngumsindo, bababamba abapostile, babafaka entolongweni yabantu bonke. Kodwa isithunywa seNkosi savula iingcango zentolongo ebusuku, sabakhupha, sathi, Hambani, niye kuma, nithethe etempileni ebantwini onke amazwi obu bomi. IZenzo 5:17-20 UPetros wayegcinwe entolongweni; kodwa ibandla lamthandazela kuThixo ngokungapheziyo. Uthe ke, xa uHerode wayeza kumkhupha, ngobo busuku uPetros wayelele phakathi kwamasoldati amabini, ebotshiwe ngemixokelelwane emibini; nabalindi phambi komnyango begcina intolongo. Nanko ke isithunywa seNkosi sifika kuye, kwakhanya ukukhanya entolongweni; sambetha ecaleni uPetros, samvusa, sisithi, Vuka ngokukhawuleza. Yawa imixokelelwane yakhe ezandleni zakhe. Kodwa wababiza ngesandla ukuba bathi cwaka, wabaxelela indlela iNkosi emkhuphe ngayo entolongweni. Wathi, Hambani niye kuzixela ezi zinto kuYakobi nakubazalwana. Wemka waya kwenye indawo. IZenzo 12:5-7,17 Bakuba bebabethe imivumbo emininzi, babaphosa entolongweni, beyalela umgcini-ntolongo ukuba abagcine ngokukhuselekileyo. Eyathi, efumene umyalelo onjalo, wabaphosa entolongweni engaphakathi, waza waziqinisa iinyawo zabo ezitokisini. Kwathi phakathi kobusuku, uPawulos noSilas bathandaza, bavuma indumiso kuThixo; baza ababanjwa beva. Kwaza kwabakho inyikima enkulu ngequbuliso, kangangokuba iziseko zentolongo zazanyazanyiswa: kwaoko zonke iingcango zavuleka, kwaza kwavuleka amatyathanga abo bonke. Evuka ebuthongweni, umgcini-ntolongo ebona iingcango zentolongo zivulekile, warhola ikrele lakhe, wafuna ukuzibulala, ecinga ukuba ababanjwa babalekile. UPawulos wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, esithi: “Musani ukuzenzakalisa; kuba sonke silapha.” Waza wabiza isibane, wangena, waza wangcangcazela, wawa phambi koPawulos noSilas, wabakhupha, wathi: “Madoda, ndimele ndenze ntoni na ukuze ndisindiswe?” Bathi: “Kholwani kwiNkosi uYesu Kristu, niya kusindiswa nina nendlu yenu.” Balithetha kuye ilizwi leNkosi, nakubo bonke ababesendlwini yakhe. Wabathabatha ngaloo lixa lobusuku, wahlamba imivumbo yabo; wabhaptizwa yena nabo bonke abakhe, kwaoko. Wabazisa endlwini yakhe, wabeka isidlo phambi kwabo, wavuya, ekholwa kuThixo, kunye nendlu yakhe yonke. IZenzo 16:23-34
Iileta Ngaba bangabalungiseleli bakaKristu? (Ndithetha njengesidenge) Ndingaphezulu mna; ngokusebenza nzima kakhulu, ngemivumbo egqithileyo, entolongweni rhoqo, ekufeni rhoqo. 2 kwabaseKorinte 11:23
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Ngoko ke mna, mbanjwa weNkosi, ndiyanibongoza ukuba nihambe ngokufaneleyo ubizo enabizwa ngalo, ninokuthobeka konke nobulali, ninokuzeka kade umsindo, ninyamezelana ngothando, nizama ukugcina ubunye boMoya ngentambo yoxolo. Kwabase-Efese 4:1-3 Ngoko ke musa ukuba neentloni ngobungqina beNkosi yethu, nangam mna mbanjwa wayo; kodwa yiba nesabelo kwiimbandezelo zeendaba ezilungileyo ngokwamandla kaThixo, owasisindisayo, wasibiza ngobizo olungcwele, kungengokwemisebenzi yethu, kodwa ngokwenjongo yakhe nobabalo, esalunikwayo ngoKristu Yesu kwangaphambi kwehlabathi, kodwa ngoku lubonakaliswe ngokubonakala koMsindisi wethu uYesu Kristu, owachitha ukufa, waza wazisa ubomi nokungafi ekukhanyeni ngeendaba ezilungileyo: endamiselwa zona ukuba ndibe ngumshumayeli, nompostile, nomfundisi weentlanga. 2 Timoti 1:8-11 UPawulos, umbanjwa kaYesu Kristu, noTimoti umzalwana wethu, kuFilemon, intanda yethu, nomqeshwa wethu kunye nathi, kodwa ngenxa yothando ndingcono ndikubongoze, ndinjengoPawulos ixhego, ngoku ndikwangumbanjwa kaYesu Kristu. Filemon 1:1,9 Musa ukoyika izinto oza kubandezeleka ngazo: khangela, uMtyholi uza kuphosa abanye benu entolongweni, ukuze nilingwe; niya kuba nembandezelo imihla elishumi; thembeka kude kube sekufeni, ndikunike isithsaba sobomi. ISityhilelo 2:10
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