1. INCWADI KAGENESIS

Kakho umuntu ongabona ngokusukela engqondweni yemvelo yeZwi yeThestamente eliDala ukuthi lengxenye yeZwi imumethe izimfihlo zasezulwini ezijulile, nokuthi konke okuqukethwe kuyo, kabanzi nangemininingwane, kuphathelene neNkosi, nezulu laYo, nesonto, nenkolo, nazozonke izinto ezixhumene nalezizinto. Ngokuba engqondweni yemvelo noma yamabala yalengxenye yeZwi, umuntu angabona kuphela—kabanzi—ukuthi zonke izinto kuyo ziphathelene namasiko nemithetho eSonto lamaJuda. Nokho iqiniso elimsulwa wukuthi kulolo nke leloZwi kukhona okungaphakathi okungaveli nakancane kokungaphandle ngaphandle kokuyingcosane okwadalulwa futhi kwachazwa yiNkosi kuBafundi baYo; njengokuthi imihlabelo ifanekisa iNkosi; ukuthi izwe laseK-hanana neJerusalema kufanekisa izulu—okuyisizathu sokuba kubizwe ngeKhanana lasezulwini nangeJerusalema lasezulwini—nokuthi iPharadisi lifanekisa okufanayo. (Mathewu 6:33)

605. INGQONDO ENGAPHAKATHI

Okuyisihloko noma okukhulunywa ngakho kulezizahlukwana wukubunjwa kweSonto elisha elibizwa ngo “Nowa”. Ukubunjwa kwaleliSonto kuchazwa njengemgomkhumbi okuyongeniswa kuwo zonke izinhlobo zezil-wane. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba umuntu waleSonto angeniswe kulo, njengokujwayelekile, kwakumele nakanjani adlule ezilingweni, ezichazwa ngokuphakanyiswa komkhumbi, uthwalwe, umiswe emanzini kazamcolo. Ekugcineni, ukuthi lowomuntu waba ngumuntu wezulu likamoya wempela, umuntu owayesekhululiwe, uchazwa njengamanzi kazamcolo abohlayo nangeminye imininingwane elandelayo. Kakho umuntu onengqondo yemvelo yeZwi yodwa ongaba nolwazi noma ongayibona lencazelo, nomphumela wokungayazi lencazelo wukuthi yonke iminining wane okukhulunywa ngayo lapha ixhunyaniswa ngokulandelani njengomlando, ikhiqize uhide lwezigigaba zomlando. Nokho lokhukulandelanisa imininingwane njengomlando, okwakuyinto eyayibanika injabulo enkulu kakhulu, kwakuwuhlobo lokukhuluma kwabantu bangaleyonkathi, nokwakuwuhlobo lokuba zonke izinto zazigoqwe ngemifanekiso, zaphicwa maqede zethulwa njengomlando; nokuxhumana kwezigigaba njengomlando owodwa babekuthanda futhi kwakufanelene nohlobo lwesimilo sabo. Ngokuba abantu bangaleyonkathi yasemandulo babengagebele ezintweni elwazini olusenkumbulweni njenganamuhla, kepha babegebele emicabangweni ejulile nemiphumela yayo kwakuyizinto ezichazwa lapha. Lokhu kwakuyinhlakanipho yabantu basemandulo.

182. ISAHLUKO SESITHATHU

ISIQHUBEZO MALUNGANA NOKUNGENA EMPILWENI YAPHAKADE KWALABO ABAVUSWAKWABAFILEYO.

Lapho izingelosi zezulu lamazulu zibungaza ukumuntu osevusiwe, kazimshiyi, ngoba zibathanda bonke abavusiweyo. Kodwa uma umphefumulo womuntu usuwuhlobo lokuba ungabe usabungazwa yizingelosi zezulu lamazulu, ovusiweyo ulangazelela ukwehlukana nazo; nalapho sekufika lesisikhathi, kufika futhi nezingelosi zezulu lamazulu kuye maqede zimuphe usizo lokukhanya, ngo kuba ngaphambi kwalokhu ubengaboni lutho, kepha ubecabanga kuphela.