Strength For Today – Day 14

₃Makabongwe uThixo, uyise weNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu, uBawo uSozinceba, uThixo umthombo wentuthuzelo. ₄Yena uyasithuthuzela ezimbandezelweni zethu zonke, ukuze nathi sikwazi ukubathuthuzela abanye kwangaloo ntuthuzelo ivela kuye. ₅Njengoko ziphuphumela kuthi iimbandezelo zikaKrestu, ngokunjalo ke, kwangaye uKrestu, iphuphumela kuni nentuthuzelo yethu.

₁₆Kungenxa yale nto ke singethi mandla nje. Kaloku imo yethu entsha isuka ihlaziyeke ngokuhlaziyeka, nokuba imo yethu endala yona iya isonakala ngokonakala. ₁₇Ewe, ezi mbandezelo zexeshana, zincinane zinjalo, zisilungiselela iwonga laphakade, elingenakulinganiswa nazo. ₁₈Ngoko ke asilangazeleli zinto zibonwayo, silangazelela ezingabonwayo. Kaloku ezibonwayo izinto zezexeshana nje, kanti ezingabonakaliyo ziya kuhlala zihleli.

₇Ngoko ke, ukuze ndingakhukhumali likratshi ngenxa yezi zityhilelo zimangalisayo, ndabethwa ngesifo esaba sisithunywa sikaSathana ukuze sindintlithe ndingazingci ngokugqithisileyo. ₈Ndayithandaza kathathu iNkosi, ndiyicela ukuba isisuse kum. ₉Kodwa yandiphendula yathi: “Ubabalo lwam lukwanele, kuba amandla am acaca xa ubuthathaka.” Ngoko ke ndikhetha ukuqhayisa ngezinto ezibonakalisa ubuthathaka bam, ukuze ndikuve ukongama kwamandla kaKrestu phezu kwam.