⁸ UMthetho, nemilayo yawo eemnengi, wazilahla izoni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abapristi abaphakemeko ebebakhonza ngaphasi koMthetho gade bangakapheleli begodu bebangekhe bakghone ukunikela imihlatjelo eyaneleko yesono. Ngalokho, uMthetho ‘bewubuthakathaka enyameni.’ Kodwana ‘ngokuthumela iNdodana yakhe inesimo esifana nesomuntu esonakeleko’ begodu wayinikela njengesihlengo, uZimu “wahlulela isono ebantwini,” ngalokho wahlula ‘ubuthakathaka boMthetho.’ Ngebanga lalokho, amaKrestu azesiweko kuthiwa alungile ngesisekelo sekholo lawo emhlatjelweni kaJesu osihlengo. Akhuthazwa bona ‘akhambe, ingasi ngokuvumelana nenyama, kodwana ngokuvumelana nomoya.’ (Funda KwebeRoma 8:3, 4.) Kwamambala, kufuze athembeke bekube sekupheleni kwekambo yawo yephasini khona azokunikelwa “ukuphila.”—ISam. 2:10.

10. Kwenzeka njani bona sibe ngaphasi komthetho wesono nokufa?

¹⁰ UPawulu watlola: “Isono seza ephasinapha ngomuntu oyedwa, kwathi isono sakhe saletha ukufa ebantwini, kwathi ngokunjalo ukufa kwehlela ebantwini boke, ngombana boke abantu bonile.” (Rom. 5:12) Njengeenzukulwana zaka-Adamu, soke singaphasi komthetho wesono nokufa. Inyamethu enesono ihlala isikhuthaza bona senze izinto ezingamthabisi uZimu, okuletha umphumela okukufa kwaphela. Encwadinakhe eya kwebeGalatiya, uPowula wabiza izenzo nemikghwa enjalo ngokobana ‘misebenzi yenyama.’ Ngemva kwalokho wangezelela: “Abenza okunje abazuligoma ilifa lephasi.” (Gal. 5:19-21) Umhlobo lo wabantu uyafana nalabo abakhamba ngokuvumelana nenyama. (Rom. 8:4) ‘Ikambisolawulo yabo yangaphakathi’ ‘nezinga lokuphila kwabo’ kungokwenyama ngokupheleleko. Kodwana ngilabo kwaphela abenza ubufebe, abakhonza iinthombe, abasebenzisa imimoya, namtjhana ababandakanyeka kwezinye izono ezikulu abakhamba ngokuvumelana nenyama? Awa, ngombana iimsebenzi yenyama ibandakanya nalokho abanye abangakuqala njengokungabi nobuntu obuhle, njengesikhwele, isifuthefuthe selaka, umbango nomona. Ngubani ongathi uzitjhaphulule ngokupheleleko ekukhambeni ngokuvumelana nenyama?

¹² Ubujamo bethu bufana nokulatjhwa ekuguleni okumbi. Nesinethemba lokululama ngokupheleleko, kufuze senze lokho udorhodere athi sikwenze. Ngitjho nanyana ukutjengisa ikholo emhlatjelweni kungasitjhaphulula emthethweni wesono newokufa, sisesebabantu abangakapheleli nabanesono. Kunengi okubandakanyekako ekufumaneni ipilo ehle ngokomoya nokuthabela ukwamukelwa nguZimu nesibusiso sakhe. Malungana ‘nokuzalisa okulungileko okufunwa Mthetho,’ godu uPowula uveza indaba yokukhamba ngokuvumela nomoya.

Khamba Ngokuvumelana Nomoya—Njani?

13. Kutjho ukuthini ukukhamba ngokuvumelana nomoya?

¹³ Nesikhambako, sithatha amagadango wokutjhidela lapho siya khona namtjhana emnqophweni othileko. Ngalokho, ukukhamba ngokuvumelana nomoya kufuna bona senze ituthuko engokomoya eqinisekileko—ingasi ukuphelela ngokomoya. (1 Thi. 4:15) Qobe langa begodu ngokusemandlenethu, kufuze silwele ukukhamba, namtjhana siphile ukuphila kwethu, ngokuvumelana nesinqophiso somoya. ‘Ukukhamba ngomoya’ kudosela ekwamukelweni nguZimu.—Gal. 5:16.