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To The Word – Day 175

Psalms 64, 88, 105 & 130, Romans 8, Ephesians 2

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Ihubo 64

Umkhuleko wocela ukuvikelwa ezitheni

Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Ihubo likaDavide.

1Yizwa, Nkulunkulu,

izwi lami ekukhaleni kwami,

ulondoloze ukuphila kwami evusweni lesitha.

2Ngisithe esigungwini sababi nasesixukwini sabenza okubi,

3abalola ulimi lwabo njengenkemba,

bakhombe imicibisholo yabo engamazwi ababayo

4ukuba bamdubule ongenacala ngasesitha,

bamdubule ngokuzuma bengesabi.

5Baqinela icebo elibi;

bakhuluma ngokufihla izingibe;

bathi: “Ngubani oyakusibona na?”

6Basongoza izenzo ezimbi,

bathi: “Siliqedile icebo elisongoziweyo,”

izibilini nenhliziyo yomuntu kujulile.

7Kepha uNkulunkulu uyakubadubula ngomcibisholo;

bagwazwe ngokuzunywa.

8Bayakuwiswa, baficwe lulimi lwabo;

bonke abababonayo bayonikina ikhanda.

9Bonke abantu bayashaywa luvalo;

bayakushumayela izenzo zikaNkulunkulu,

baqonde akwenzileyo.

10Olungileyo uyakujabula kuJehova, aphephele kuye;

bonke abaqotho ngenhliziyo bayakuzibonga.

Ihubo 88

Ukukhala kosengozini yokufa

Igama. Ihubo lamadodana kaKora. Kumholi wokuhlabelela. NgeMahalati Leyanoti.* IMaskili* likaHemani umEzra.

1Jehova Nkulunkulu wensindiso yami,

ngikhala imini nobusuku phambi kwakho.

2Umkhuleko wami mawufike ebusweni bakho,

indlebe yakho uyibeke ekunxuseni kwami.

3Ngokuba umphefumulo wami ugcwele izinsizi,

ukuphila kwami kusondele endaweni yabafileyo.

4Ngibalwa kanye nabashona emgodini,

nginjengomuntu ofileyo.

5Icansi lami liphakathi kwabafileyo;

nginjengababuleweyo abalele ethuneni,

ongasabakhumbuli,

benqunyiwe esandleni sakho.

6Ungibekile emgodini ojulile kunayo yonke,

ebumnyameni, otweni.

7Kuyangisinda ukuthukuthela kwakho;

amadlambi akho onke ayangicindezela phansi. Sela*

8Engikade ngazana nabo ubaxoshele kude,

wangenza ngibe yisinengiso kubo;

ngivalelwe, ngingephume.

9Iso lami liyafa ngosizi;

ngikhala kuwe Jehova imihla yonke,

ngizelulela izandla zami kuwe.

10Abafileyo uyakubenzela isimangaliso na?

Ziyakuvuka yini izithunzi, zikubonge, na? Sela*

11Kuyalandiswa yini ethuneni ngomusa wakho,

nangokuthembeka kwakho endaweni yokubhujiswa na?

12Izimangaliso zakho ziyaziwa yini ebumnyameni,

nokulunga kwakho ezweni lokukhohlwa na?

13Kepha mina, Jehova, ngikhala kuwe;

ekuseni umkhuleko wami uyenyuka

phambi kwakho.

14Jehova, ulahlelani umphefumulo wami,

ungifihlelelani ubuso bakho na?

15Ngihluphekile, ngingofayo kusukela ebusheni bami;

ngithwele ukwesabeka kwakho, ngiphelile.

16Ulaka lwakho olushisayo lungehlele;

ukwesabisa kwakho kungiqedile.

17Kungizungeza njengamanzi imihla yonke,

kungikaka kanyekanye.

18Isihlobo nomngane ubaxoshele kude;

ubumnyama bungumhlobo wami.

Ihubo 105

Igama lokudumisa uJehova ngezenzo zakhe zomusa

1Bongani uJehova, nibize igama lakhe,

nizazise phakathi kwabantu izenzo zakhe.

2Hlabelelani kuye, nimhubele,

nikhulume ngezimangaliso zakhe zonke.

3Zibongeni egameni lakhe elingcwele;

mazithokoze izinhliziyo zabamfunayo uJehova.

4Funani uJehova namandla akhe,

nifunisise ubuso bakhe njalo.

5Khumbulani izimangaliso zakhe azenzileyo,

nezibonakaliso zakhe,

nezahlulelo zomlomo wakhe,

6nina nzalo ka-Abrahama inceku yakhe,

nina bantwana bakaJakobe, abakhethiweyo bakhe.

7Yena unguJehova uNkulunkulu wethu;

izahlulelo zakhe zisemhlabeni wonke.

8Ukhumbulile isivumelwano sakhe kuze kube phakade,

izwi ayala ngalo izizukulwane eziyinkulungwane,

9avumelana kuso no-Abrahama,

nesifungo sakhe ku-Isaka;

10wasiqinisa kuJakobe,

saba ngumthetho,

naku-Israyeli, saba yisivumelwano esiphakade,

11ethi: “Ngizakukunika izwe laseKhanani

libe yisabelo sefa lakho,”

12lapho babe yingcosana ngomumo,

yebo, lapho babe yingcosana,

futhi babe yizihambi kulo.

13Bazulazula ezizweni ngezizwe,

besuka kulo mbuso, beya kwabanye abantu.

14Akavumelanga muntu ukubahlupha,

wajezisa amakhosi ngenxa yabo,

15ethi: “Ningathinti abagcotshiweyo bami,

ningoni abaprofethi bami.”

16Futhi wathuma indlala phezu kwezwe,

walwaphula uzime lwesinkwa.

17Wathuma indoda phambi kwabo:

uJosefa wathengiswa abe yisigqila.

18Balimaza izinyawo zakhe ngamaketanga,

waboshwa ngensimbi.

19Kwaze kwaba yisikhathi elagcwaliseka ngaso izwi lakhe,

izwi likaJehova lamhola.

20Inkosi yathuma yamthukulula,

umbusi wabantu wamkhulula.

21Wamenza umphathi wendlu yakhe

nenduna yezinto zakhe zonke,

22ukuze abophe izikhulu zakhe ngokuthanda kwakhe,

afundise amalunga akhe ukuhlakanipha.

23U-Israyeli wayesefika eGibithe,

uJakobe wagogobala ezweni likaHamu.

24Wandisa kakhulu abantu bakhe;

wabenza babe namandla kunezitha zabo.

25Wayiguqula inhliziyo yabo ukuba bazonde abantu bakhe,

baphathe izinceku zakhe ngobuqili.

26Wathuma uMose inceku yakhe,

u-Aroni abemkhethile.

27Benza phakathi kwabo izibonakaliso zakhe

nezimangaliso ezweni likaHamu.

28Wathuma ubumnyama,

wenza kwaba mnyama,

kepha baphambana namazwi akhe.

29Waphendula amanzi abo aba yigazi;

wabhubhisa izinhlanzi zabo.

30Izwe labo lagcwala amasele

nasezindlini zamakhosi abo.

31Wakhuluma, kwavela izibawu

nezinsensane eminceleni yabo yonke.

32Wabanika isichotho saba yimvula yabo,

amalangabi omlilo ezweni labo.

33Washaya nemivini yabo nemikhiwane yabo;

waphula imithi yasezweni labo.

34Wakhuluma, kwavela isikhonyane

nezinkumbi ezingenakubalwa.

35Zona zadla imifino yonke yezwe lakubo,

zaqothula nezithelo zomhlabathi wabo.

36Washaya namazibulo onke ezweni lakubo,

okokuqala kwamandla abo.

37Wayesebakhipha benesiliva negolide,

kungekho ontengezelayo emindenini yakubo.

38IGibithe lajabula ekuphumeni kwabo,

ngokuba ukwesaba kwabehlela.

39Wendlala ifu lokubasibekela,

nomlilo wokukhanyisa ebusuku.

40Bacela, waletha izigwaca,

wabasuthisa ngesinkwa sasezulwini.

41Wavula idwala,

kwampompoza amanzi,

agobhoza emahlane njengomfula.

42Ngokuba wakhumbula izwi lakhe elingcwele

no-Abrahama inceku yakhe.

43Wayesekhipha abantu bakhe ngokujabula,

abakhethiweyo bakhe ngokuthokoza.

44Wabapha amazwe abezizwe,

badla isithelo somsebenzi wabantu

45ukuba baqaphele izimiso zakhe,

bagcine imithetho yakhe.

Haleluya!

Ihubo 130

Umkhuleko wokuthethelelwa nokukhululwa

Igama lokukhuphuka.

1Ngikhala kuwe Jehova

ngisotweni phansi.

2Nkosi, yizwa izwi lami;

izindlebe zakho mazilalele izwi lokuncenga kwami.

3Uma wena Jehova uqaphela iziphambeko,

Nkosi, ngubani ongema na?

4Kepha ukuthethelela kukuwe,

ukuze wesatshwe.

5Ngiyalindela uJehova,

umphefumulo wami uyalinda;

ngiyalethemba izwi lakhe.

6Umphefumulo wami uyalindela iNkosi

kunabalindi belindela ukusa.

7U-Israyeli makamethembe uJehova,

ngokuba umusa ukuJehova,

nokukhulula okuningi kukuye.

8Uyakumhlenga u-Israyeli

eziphambekweni zakhe zonke.

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Okholwayo usindiswa ekulahlweni, ahambe ngokukaMoya

1Kanjalo akusekho ukulahlwa kwabakuKristu Jesu. 2Ngokuba umthetho kaMoya wokuphila okuKristu Jesu ungikhululile emthethweni wesono nowokufa. 3Ngokuba lokho okwehlula umthetho, ngokuba ungenamandla ngenxa yenyama, wakwenza uNkulunkulu ngokuthuma iNdodana yakhe ifana nenyama yesono, nangenxa yesono walahla isono enyameni, 4ukuze umyalo womthetho ugcwaliseke kithina esingahambi ngokwenyama kepha ngokukaMoya.

5Ngokuba abokwenyama banaka okwenyama, kepha abakaMoya banaka okukaMoya. 6Ngokuba ukunaka kwenyama kungukufa, kepha ukunaka kukaMoya kungukuphila nokuthula. 7Ngokuba ukunaka kwenyama kungubutha kuNkulunkulu; ngokuba akuwuthobeli umthetho kaNkulunkulu, yebo, futhi kungekwenze; 8abasenyameni abanakumthokozisa uNkulunkulu.

9Kepha nina anisenyameni, kodwa nikuye uMoya, uma uMoya kaNkulunkulu ehlala kini. Kepha uma umuntu engenaye uMoya kaKristu, lowo kasiye owakhe. 10Uma uKristu ekini, umzimba ufile ngenxa yesono, kepha umoya ungukuphila ngenxa yokulunga. 11Uma-ke uMoya walowo owavusa uJesu kwabafileyo ehlala kini, yena owavusa uKristu Jesu kwabafileyo uyakuphilisa nemizimba yenu efayo ngaye uMoya wakhe ohlala kini.

12Ngalokho-ke, bazalwane, asinacala kuyo inyama lokuba sihambe ngokwenyama. 13Ngokuba uma nihamba ngokwenyama, nizakufa; kepha uma nibulala imisebenzi yomzimba ngoMoya, nizakuphila. 14Ngokuba bonke abaholwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu, labo bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 15Ngokuba anamukeliswanga umoya wobugqila ukuba nibuye nesabe, kepha namukeliswa umoya wobuntwana esimemeza ngaye sithi: “Aba, Baba!” 16Yena lowo Moya ufakaza kanye nomoya wethu ukuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 17Uma-ke singabantwana, siyizindlalifa futhi, izindlalifa zikaNkulunkulu, izindlalifa kanye noKristu, uma phela sihlupheka kanye naye, ukuze siphiwe inkazimulo futhi kanye naye.

Abantwana bakaNkulunkulu bayakungena ebukhosini emva kwezinhlupheko

18Ngokuba ngithi izinhlupheko zesikhathi samanje azinakulinganiswa nenkazimulo eyakwambulwa kithina. 19Ngokuba ukulangazela kokudaliweyo kulindele ukwambulwa kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 20Ngokuba okudaliweyo kwabekwa phansi kobuze, kungengentando yakho kodwa ngaye owakubekayo, 21ethembeni lokuthi nakho okudaliweyo kuyakukhululwa ebugqileni bokubhubha, kube ngukukhululeka kwenkazimulo yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.

22Ngokuba siyazi ukuthi konke okudaliweyo kuyabubula kanyekanye kunezinseka kuze kube manje; 23akusikho lokho kuphela, kepha nathi uqobo lwethu esinolibo lukaMoya siyabubula phakathi kwethu, silindele isimo sobuntwana, ukukhululwa komzimba wethu. 24Ngokuba ethembeni sisindisiwe; kepha ithemba elibonwayo alisilo ithemba; ngokuba lokhu umuntu akubonayo usakwethembelani na? 25Kodwa uma sithemba lokho esingakuboniyo, siyakulindela ngokubekezela.

26Ngokunjalo noMoya uyasisiza ebuthakathakeni bethu; ngokuba asikwazi esingakucela ngokufaneleyo, kodwa uMoya uqobo usikhulumela ngokububula okungenakuphinyiselwa; 27kepha yena ohlola izinhliziyo uyakwazi okuqondwa nguMoya, ngokuba ukhulumela abangcwele ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu.

28Siyazi ukuthi kwabamthandayo uNkulunkulu konke kusebenzelana kube ngokuhle, kulabo ababiziweyo ngecebo lakhe. 29Ngokuba labo ayebazi ngaphambili wabamisa ngaphambili, bafane nesimo seNdodana yakhe, ukuze yona ibe yizibulo phakathi kwabazalwane abaningi; 30labo abamisile ngaphambili ubabizile futhi; labo ababizile ubalungisisile futhi; labo abalungisisileyo ubaphile nenkazimulo futhi.

Umuntu unqoba ngaye uJesu

31Sesiyakuthini ngalokho na? Uma uNkulunkulu emi ngakithi, ngubani ongamelana nathi na? 32Yena ongayigodlanga eyakhe iNdodana, kepha wayinikela ngenxa yethu sonke, kungaba kanjani ukuba angasiphi konke kanye nayo na? 33Ngubani ozakumangalela abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu na? UNkulunkulu ungolungisisayo; 34ngubani olahlayo na? UKristu Jesu owafayo, yebo impela, owavuswa kwabafileyo, ongakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, nguyena osinxuselayo. 35Ngubani ozakusahlukanisa nothando lukaKristu na? Noma ukuhlupheka, noma ukubandezeka, noma ukuzingelwa, noma indlala, noma ukuhamba ze, noma ingozi, noma inkemba, na? 36Kulotshiwe ukuthi:

“Ngenxa yakho sibulawa usuku lonke,

sithiwa izimvu zokuhlatshwa.”

37Kepha kukho konke lokho siyanqoba nokunqoba ngowasithandayo. 38Ngiyakholwa ukuthi nakufa, nakuphila, nazingelosi, nababusi, nakho okukhona, nakho okuzayo, namandla, 39nakuphakama, nakujula, nanto enye edaliweyo akuyikuba namandla okusahlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.

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Abezizwe bahlanganyela nabaJuda insindiso yomusa

1Uniphilisile nani enanifile ngeziphambeko nangezono zenu, 2enanikade nihamba kuzo ngokwendlela yaleli zwe, ngokombusi wamandla omkhathi, ongumoya osasebenza kubantwana bokungalaleli, 3esasikade sihamba phakathi kwabo sonke ezinkanukweni zenyama yethu, senza intando yenyama neyengqondo; ngemvelo sasingabantwana bolaka njengabo abanye. 4Kepha uNkulunkulu ecebile ngesihawu, ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo, 5sesifile ngeziphambeko, wenza siphile kanye noKristu – kungomusa nisindisiwe – 6wasivusa kanye naye, wasihlalisa kanye naye embusweni wezulu kuKristu Jesu, 7kuze kuthi ezikhathini ezizayo abonakalise ingcebo enkulu yomusa wakhe ngobubele kithina kuKristu Jesu. 8Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa; nalokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu; 9akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo. 10Ngokuba singumsebenzi wakhe kuKristu Jesu, sidalelwe imisebenzi emihle ayilungisela ngaphambili uNkulunkulu ukuba sihambe kuyo.

11Ngakho khumbulani ukuthi nina enanikade ningabezizwe ngokwenyama, ababizwa ngokuthi abangasoki yilabo ababizwa ngokuthi abokusoka, okwenziwa ngezandla enyameni, 12ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi naningenaye uKristu, naningaphandle kombuso ka-Israyeli, naningabafokazi ezivumelwaneni zesithembiso, ningenathemba, ningenaNkulunkulu ezweni. 13Kepha manje kuKristu Jesu nina enanikade nikude senenziwe abaseduze ngegazi likaKristu.

14Ngokuba yena ungukuthula kwethu, owenza kokubili kwaba kunye, nowabhidliza udonga olwahlukanisayo olungubutha, 15ngenyama yakhe ewenzile ize umthetho wemiyalo esezimisweni ukuba adale kuyena labo ababili babe muntu munye omusha, enze ukuthula, 16enze futhi ukuba bobabili babuyisane noNkulunkulu emzimbeni munye ngesiphambano, esebulele ubutha ngakho. 17Weza washumayela ivangeli lokuthula kinina enanikude, yebo, ukuthula nakubo abaseduze. 18Ngokuba ngaye sinokungena sobabili ngoMoya munye kuYise.

19Ngakho aniseyibo abafokazi nezihambi, kodwa senimbuso munye nabangcwele, ningabendlu kaNkulunkulu, 20nakhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi, uKristu Jesu uqobo lwakhe eyitshe legumbi, 21okuhlanganiselwe kuye isakhiwo sonke, sikhule sibe yithempeli elingcwele eNkosini, 22okukuyo nani, nakhiwe kanye nabanye, ukuba nibe yindlu kaNkulunkulu ngoMoya.

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