Bible Society of South Africa

40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 15

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by Bill Webster

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

ULUKA 5

Ukubizwa kwabafundi bokuqala

1Ke kaloku uYesu xa wayemi ngakuLwandle lwaseGenesarete, izihlwele zimxinile, zisiza kuva ilizwi likaThixo, 2wabona izikhitshana ezibini ziselunxwemeni. Abalobi babephumile kuzo, behlamba iminatha. 3Wathi ke, engene kwesinye isikhitshana esasisesikaSimon, wamcela ukuba akhe ashenxe kancinane elunxwemeni. UYesu ke wazifundisa izihlwele ehleli esikhitshaneni.

4Akugqiba ukuthetha, wathi kuSimon: “Yiyani phakathi enzulwini, nihlise iminatha yenu, nibambise.”

5Waphendula uSimon wathi kuye: “Mhlekazi, sibulaleke ubusuku bonke, asabamba nento le; kodwa ngokutsho kwakho ndiya kuwuhlisa umnatha.” 6Bathi bakwenjenjalo, babambisa inkitha yeentlanzi, kangangokuba waphants' ukuqhaqheka umnatha wabo. 7Baza bakhweba abalingane babo ababekwesinye isikhitshana, ukuba beze kubancedisa. Beza ke, bazizalisa zozibini izikhitshana, zada zaphants' ukutshona. 8Ekubonile okwenzekileyo, uPetros waguqa phambi koYesu, wathi: “Mka kum, Nkosi, kuba ndiyindoda engumoni.”

9Yena nabo bonke ababenaye babemangalisiwe lolo banjiso lungako lweentlanzi. 10Babemangalisiwe noYakobi noYohane, oonyana bakaZebhedi, ababengabalingane bakaSimon. UYesu ke wathi kuSimon: “Ungoyiki. Ukususela namhlanje uya kuba ngumlobi wabantu.”

11Bakuba ke bezitsalele elunxwemeni izikhitshana, bashiya into yonke, balandela uYesu.

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UHEZEKILE 47

Umsinga ophuma endlwini kaThixo

1Yaza indoda yabuya nam, saya ekungeneni kwendlu kaThixo, ndabona amanzi empompoza phantsi komgubasi wendlu kaThixo, esiya ngasempumalanga. (Kaloku indlu kaThixo yayijonge empumalanga.) Amanzi ayesihla ephuma ngaphantsi kwicala elisemazantsi endlu kaThixo, emazantsi eqonga lamadini. 2Yaphuma nam ngesango lasemantla, sajikela ngaphandle, sada saya kutsho kwisango langaphandle elijonge empuma, abe wona amanzi empompoza evela ngasemazantsi.

3Yahamba njalo indoda, isiya ngasempumalanga, iphethe umtya wayo wokulinganisa. Yalinganisa kangangamakhulu amahlanu eemitha, yandiweza kumanzi awayebetha eqatheni. 4Yaphinda yalinganisa kangangamakhulu amahlanu eemitha, yandisa kumanzi abetha edolweni. Yaphinda yalinganisa kangangamakhulu amahlanu eemitha, yandiweza kumanzi abetha esinqeni. 5Kwakhona ilinganise amanye amakhulu amahlanu eemitha, kodwa ngoku safika ingumlambo endingenakuwuwela, kuba amanzi ayephezulu, unzulu kangangokuba umntu wayengadadayo – akukho mntu wayenokuwela ngeenyawo ngoku. 6Yabuza kum yathi: “Mntundini, uyayibona na le nto?”

Yabuya nam, yandisa elunxwemeni lomlambo. 7Ndakuba ndilapho ndabona imithi emininzi ikhula macala omabini omlambo. 8Ithe kum: “La manzi aqukuqela esiya kummandla wasempumalanga, ehle aye kwintili yeJordan, apho angena khona kuLwandle oluFileyo. Athi akungena elwandle amanzi alapho aphele ubutyuba. 9Apho lo mlambo uqukuqela khona kubakho inkitha yezilo ezihlala khona. Ziya kuba ninzi kakhulu iintlanzi, kuba apho la manzi angena khona amanzi amtyuba ayajika abe nokuselwa; ngako oko apho ucanda khona zonke izinto ziya kuphila. 10Abalobi baya kuba selunxwemeni. Ukusuka e-Engedi kuye e-Eneglayim kuya kubakho iindawo zokwaneka iminatha. Kuya kubakho iindidi ngeendidi zeentlanzi zibe ninzi okweentlanzi zoLwandle oluKhulu. 11Kodwa yona imigxobhozo iya kuhlala imtyuba; kuzuzwa ityuwa kuyo. 12Macala omabini omlambo kokhula imithi yeentlobo ngeentlobo zeziqhamo. Amagqabi ayo akayi kutshaza; yosoloko inika iziqhamo. Iya kunika iziqhamo zonke iinyanga kuba ifumana amanzi aphuma endlwini kaThixo. Iziqhamo zayo ziya kuba kukutya, wona amagqabi abe liyeza.”

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Is there an answer to dashed hopes, spiritual lethargy, lost vision and fruitlessness? Put out into deep water!

Simon Peter and his fishing partners had spent the night in fruitless fishing. They had toiled long and hard and hadn’t caught anything (Luke 5:5). Jesus told Simon to put out into deep water and let down their nets for a catch (v.4). Maybe Simon thought, what does Jesus know about fishing? After all, he is a carpenter, isn’t he? Maybe just to get Jesus off his back, he reluctantly agreed. Of course, we know the rest of the story – two boats so crammed with fish that they began to sink.

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