Jovens
Deus tem planos maravilhosos para os jovens. A Bíblia os convida a consagrar a juventude ao Senhor, crescer em sabedoria e ser exemplo para todos em fé, palavra, conduta e amor.
Ninguém despreze a tua mocidade
Paulo exortou Timóteo: sê exemplo dos fiéis na palavra, no procedimento, no amor, no espírito, na fé e na pureza.
Ungavumeli muntu ukuba akweyise ngenxa yokuthi usasemutsha kodwa woba yisibonelo kwabakholwayo ngokukhuluma, ngokuphila, ngothando, ngokukholwa kanye langokuhlambuluka.
Ngokunjalo, khuthaza abesilisa abatsha ukuba bazikhuze.
Bantwana lalelani abazali benu eNkosini ngoba lokhu kulungile. "Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko," okungumlayo wakuqala olesithembiso, "ukuze kukulungele lokuba ube lempilo ende emhlabeni."
Bantwana lalelani abazali benu eNkosini ngoba lokhu kulungile. "Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko," okungumlayo wakuqala olesithembiso,
Lembrar do Criador na juventude
Lembra-te do teu Criador nos dias da tua mocidade. A sabedoria ganha cedo produz frutos duradouros na vida inteira.
Khumbula uMdali wakho
ngezinsuku zobutsha bakho,
kungakafiki insuku zokuhlupheka
njalo kusondele leminyaka
lapho ozakuthi,
"Angizuzi kuthokoza kuyo"
Khumbula uMdali wakho
ngezinsuku zobutsha bakho,
kungakafiki insuku zokuhlupheka
njalo kusondele leminyaka
lapho ozakuthi,
"Angizuzi kuthokoza kuyo"
andubana ilanga lokukhanya
kanye lenyanga lezinkanyezi kufiphale,
lamayezi achitheke
ngemva kwezulu;
lapho abalindi bendlu
bezathuthumela,
amadoda aqinileyo akhokhobe,
labacholi batshiye umsebenzi
ngoba sebebalutshwana,
kuthi labalunguzayo ngamawindi
sebebona lufifi;
Jabula nsizwa usesemutsha,
uvumele inhliziyo yakho ikuthokozise ensukwini zobutsha bakho.
Landela izindlela zenhliziyo yakho
lakho konke amehlo akho akubonayo,
kodwa yazi ukuthi ngenxa yazo zonke lezizinto
uNkulunkulu uzakumisa ekwahlulelweni.
Ngakho-ke, susa ukukhathazeka enhliziyweni yakho
ulahlele kude inhlupheko zomzimba wakho,
ngoba ubutsha lamadlabuzane kuyize.
Lingcono ijaha elingumyanga kodwa lihlakaniphile kulenkosi endala eyisiwula eyalayo ukwamukela izixwayiso.
Força e promessa
Os jovens renovam suas forças quando esperam no Senhor. Deus levanta jovens com visões e sonhos para transformar o mundo.
Labatsha baphelelwa ngamandla bakhathale,
lamajaha ayakhubeka awe,
kodwa labo abathemba uThixo
bazavuselelwa amandla abo.
Bazaqonga ngempiko njengezinkozi,
bazagijima kodwa bangadinwa,
bazahamba kodwa bangapheli amandla.
"Emva kwalokho,
ngizathululela uMoya wami kubo bonke abantu.
Amadodana lamadodakazi enu azaphrofitha,
izinsizwa zenu zizabona imibono,
lamaxhegu enu azaphupha amaphupho.
Lasezincekwini zami, ezesilisa lezesifazane,
ngizawuthulula uMoya wami ngalezonsuku.
La amajaha amane uNkulunkulu wawanika ulwazi lokuzwisisa zonke izibhalo lemfundo. Njalo uDanyeli wayezwisisa imibono lamaphupho wonke ehlukeneyo.
Ekupheleni kwesikhathi esasibekwe yinkosi ukuthi balethwe, indunankulu yabethula kuNebhukhadineza. Inkosi yakhuluma labo yafumana engekho olingana loDanyeli, loHananiya, loMishayeli kanye lo-Azariya; ngakho bangeniswa ukusebenzela inkosi.
Udumo lwamajaha lusemandleni awo,
izimvu zekhanda ziyinkazimulo yabadala.
Lomntwana waziwa ngezenzo zakhe,
ngokuthi isimilo sakhe sihle, siqotho.
Guardar o caminho
Como purificará o jovem seu caminho? Guardando-o segundo a tua Palavra. A Escritura na juventude guarda do pecado a vida inteira.
Ijaha lingaphila njani impilo ehlambulukileyo?
Ngokuphila ngendlela yelizwi lakho.
Ilizwi lakho ngilifihlile enhliziyweni yami
ukuze ngingenzi isono kuwe.
Ngoba ube ulithemba lami, Oh Thixo Wobukhosi,
ithemba lami kusukela ebutsheni bami.
majaha lezintombi,
maxhegu labantwana.
Kabalidumise ibizo likaThixo,
ngoba ibizo lakhe lodwa liphakeme;
inkazimulo yakhe ingaphezulu komhlaba lamazulu.
Izaga zikaSolomoni indodana kaDavida, inkosi yako-Israyeli:
ukuba abantu bazuze ukuhlakanipha lokuzithiba;
ukuba bazwisise amazwi okuqedisisa;
ukuba bazuze impilo yokuzithiba lobuqotho,
besenza okulungileyo, okufaneleyo lokuqondileyo;
ukunika ulwazi kwabayizithutha,
ulwazi lokukhetha okuqondileyo kwabatsha
Lalela, ndodana yami, uhlakaniphe,
ubeke inhliziyo yakho endleleni elungileyo.
Ungahlangani leziminzi zewayini
labazitika ngenyama,
ngoba izidakwa lezihwaba ziba ngabayanga,
ukuwozela kwazo kuzembese amadabudabu.
Lalela uyihlo owakuletha emhlabeni,
njalo ungeyisi unyoko nxa eseluphele.
Coragem e vocação
Deus chamou jovens como Jeremias e Josué para grandes missões. A juventude não é desculpa — é oportunidade de servir poderosamente.
Mina ngathi, "Awu Thixo Somandla; ukukhuluma angikwazi, ngoba ngingumntwana nje."
Kodwa uThixo wathi kimi, "Ungaze wathi, ‘Ngingumntwana nje.’ Kumele uye kubo bonke engikuthuma kubo njalo utsho loba kuyini engikulaya khona. Ungabesabi, ngoba mina ngilawe njalo ngizakuhlenga," kutsho uThixo.
Ngoba ngiyawazi amacebo engilawo ngani," kutsho uThixo, "amacebo okuliphumelelisa hatshi ukulilimaza, amacebo okulinika ithemba kanye lesikhathi esizayo. Ngalesosikhathi lizangibiza lizekhuleka kimi, njalo ngizalizwa. Lizangidinga lingifumane nxa lingidinga ngenhliziyo yenu yonke. Lizangifumana," kutsho uThixo, "njalo ngizalibuyisa livela ekuthunjweni. Ngizaliqoqa ezizweni zonke lasezindaweni zonke engalixotshela kuzo," kutsho uThixo, "njalo ngilibuyise endaweni engalithatha kuyo ngilisa ekuthunjweni."
Qina ube lesibindi. Ugcine yonke imithetho owayiphiwa nguMosi inceku yami, ungaze waphambuka kuyo uye kwesokunene kumbe kwesokhohlo ukuze uphumelele kuzozonke izindawo ozakuya kuzo. INcwadi yoMthetho le kayingasuki emlonyeni wakho, cabanga ngayo emini lebusuku ukuze unanzelele ukugcina konke okulotshwe kuyo. Ngokwena njalo uzaphumelela. Angikulayanga na? Qina ube lesibindi, ungethuki njalo ungalahli ithemba, ngoba uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho uzakuba lawe loba kungaphi lapho oya khona."
Majaha, ngokunjalo zehliseni ebadaleni. Lonke zembathiseni ngokuthobeka omunye komunye, ngoba,
"UNkulunkulu umelana labazigqajayo,
kodwa abe lomusa kwabathobekileyo."
Ngakho-ke, zithobeni ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esilamandla, ukuze aliphakamise ngesikhathi esifaneleyo.
Ngiyalilobela, bantwana abathandekayo,
ngoba liyamazi uBaba.
Ngiyalilobela bobaba,
ngoba selimazi yena okhona kusukela ekuqaleni.
Ngiyalilobela majaha,
ngoba lilamandla
lelizwi likaNkulunkulu lihlala kini,
njalo limnqobile omubi.
Kasiziphatheni kuhle, njengasemini, hatshi emadilini okuminza lokudakwa, hatshi ekuhlobongeni lentokozo yobugangi, hatshi ngokuxabana langomona.
Kuhle ukuthi umuntu alithwale ijogwe
ngesikhathi esesemutsha.