Inkululeko Ayincamayo uPawulos

UPawulos unalo lonke igunya lokuxhaswa njengabanye abapostile, akungqine oku ngomthetho nangetempile — aze akwale. Uzenza ikhoboka kubo bonke, umYuda kumaYuda, obuthathaka kwababuthathaka, azithintele ukuze abanye basindiswe.

Isahluko 9.

Andikhululekanga na? Andingompostile na? Andimbonanga na uYesu iNkosi yethu? Aningumsebenzi wam na eNkosini? Ukuba andingompostile kwabanye, ngokuqinisekileyo ndinguye kuni; kuba nilitywina lobupostile bam eNkosini.

Oku kukuzithethelela kwam kwabo bafuna ukundigocagoca: Asinalo na igunya lokudla nokusela? Asinalo na igunya lokuhamba nomfazi okholwayo, njengabanye abapostile, nabazalwana beNkosi, noKefas? Okanye ndim noBharnabha kuphela na abangenalo igunya lokuyeka ukusebenzela ukuphila? Ngubani na okhonza njengejoni ngeendleko zakhe? Ngubani na otyala isidiliya angadli iziqhamo zaso? Okanye ngubani na owalusa umhlambi angaseli ubisi lwawo?

Ndikuthetha oku ngokwegunya labantu nje kuphela na? Awutsho na kwaloo nto umthetho? Kuba umthetho kaMoses uthi: “Uze ungayibophi umlomo inkomo ebhulayo.” Ingaba uBawo wethu uyazikhathalela na iinkomo? Okanye ukuthetha ngenxa yethu kuphela na? Ewe, kwabhalelwa thina—umlimi umelwe ukulima enethemba, nombhuli abhule enethemba lokwabelwa isivuno. Ukuba sahlwayela izinto zokomoya phakathi kwenu, kukhulu kakhulu na ukuvuna izinto zenyama kuni? Ukuba abanye banesabelo kweli gunya phezu kwenu, asinalo na thina ngakumbi? Kodwa asilisebenzisanga—endaweni yoko sinyamezela yonke into, ukuze singayithinteli ivangeli kaKrestu.

Anazi na ukuba abo basebenza etempileni badla ukutya kwasetempileni, nabo balungiselelayo esibingelelweni babelwa kweminikelo yesibingelelo? Ngokunjalo iNkosi yamisela ukuba abo bashumayela ivangeli baphile ngevangeli. Kodwa andisebenzisanga nalinye kula magunya, yaye andikubhaleli oku ukuze ndiwabangele mna. Ngcono ndife kunokuba nabani na akwenze ize ukuqhayisa kwam. Ukushumayela ivangeli akundiniki sizathu sokuqhayisa—ndinyanzelekile. Yeha kum ukuba andiyishumayeli! Kuba ukuba ndikwenza oku ngokuzithandela, ndinomvuzo; ukuba andizithandeli, ndisaphathiswe ulungiselelo. Ngoko nguwuphi na umvuzo wam? Kuko ukuthi, xa ndishumayela, ndiyinikele ivangeli simahla, ndingalisebenzisi igunya lam elipheleleyo evangelini.

Kuba nangona ndikhululekile kubo bonke, ndazenza ikhoboka kubo bonke, ukuze ndizuze abaninzi ngakumbi. KumaYuda ndaba njengomYuda, ukuze ndizuze amaYuda. Kwabo baphantsi komthetho, ndaba njengophantsi komthetho—nangona mna ndingephantsi kwawo—ukuze ndizuze abo baphantsi komthetho. Kwabo bangaphandle komthetho, ndaba njengongaphandle komthetho (ndingekho ngaphandle komthetho kaBawo wethu, kodwa ndingaphakathi emthethweni kaKrestu), ukuze ndizuze abo bangaphandle komthetho. Kwababuthathaka ndaba buthathaka, ukuze ndizuze ababuthathaka. Ndaba yinto yonke kubantu bonke, ukuze ndisindise abanye ngazo zonke iindlela. Ndikwenza konke oku ngenxa yevangeli, ukuze ndibe nesabelo kwiintsikelelo zayo.

Anazi na ukuba kwabo bonke abagijima ebaleni, bonke bayagijima, kodwa mnye kuphela ozuza ibhaso? Gijimani ke ukuze nizuze. Wonke umntu okhuphisanayo uyazeyisa kuyo yonke into, ukuze azuze isithsaba esibunayo—kodwa esethu asibuni. Ngoko ke andigijimi ngokungenanjongo, yaye andibethi njengalowo ubetha umoya. Kodwa ndiwutyakatya umzimba wam ndiwuthobele phantsi, ukuze emva kokushumayela kwabanye, mna ngokwam ndingalahlwa.