Isahluko Seshumi
Umfanekiso Womalusi Omuhle
Ekupheleni kwesiqephu esandulele, uJesu wabuza insizwa eyayiphinde yabona ukuthi yayikholelwa yini eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu. “Ungubani Yena,” kusho insizwa, “ukuze ngikholwe na?” (Johane 9:36). UJesu waphendula wathi: “Senimbonile, futhi nguye okhuluma nani.”Johane 9:37). Masinyane, insizwa yathi, “Nkosi, ngiyakholwa,” yase ithi “Yakhuleka kuyo.”Johane 9:38). Kungalesi sikhathi lapho uJesu esho khona ukuthi: “Mina ngizele ukwahlulela emhlabeni, ukuze abangaboniyo babone, nababonayo babe yizimpumputhe.”Johane 9:39).
Bezwa lawo mazwi, kodwa bengawaqondi, abaFarisi bathi kuJesu: “Kanti nathi siyizimpumputhe na? (Johane 9:40). Ephendula umbuzo wabo, uJesu uthi: “Ukuba beniyizimpumputhe, ngabe aninasono. Kodwa manje nithi: ‘Siyabona.’ Ngakho-ke isono senu sihlezi.” (Johane 9:41). Ngenxa yokuthi abaFarisi babecabanga ukuthi sebeyazi konke ngenkolo, babephuthelwa ithuba lokufunda lokho uJesu ayeze ukuzobafundisa kona. Ngamanye amazwi, balahla iqiniso ngoba becabanga ukuthi sebeyazi kakade.
Njengoba sike sabonisa ekugcineni kwesiqephu esedlule, isono “esihlalayo” siwukuphika iqiniso njalo, ngamabomu ngisho noma siphambi komuntu ngokuqondile. Kwenzeka noma nini lapho iqiniso lenqatshwa ngokuphelele noma lixhashazwa ukuze kuthethelelwe izifiso zobugovu. Ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, kuwubumpumputhe bamabomu. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukuphikelela kokwenqatshwa kweqiniso kungasungulwa njengesici somlingiswa esigxile ngokujulile. Ngenxa yalokhu, ihlala kumuntu, hhayi kuphela kulokhu kuphila, kodwa nakwelandelayo. Kungakho uJesu eyibiza ngokuthi isono “esihlalayo.” 1
Inkulumo ethi, “isono sakho sihlezi,” yandulelwa amazwi athi, “Ngizele ukwahlulela emhlabeni.” Ngokuvamile, lapho ukwahlulela kukhulunywa eZwini, futhi ikakhulukazi “ukwahlulela kokugcina,” abantu bavame ukucabanga ukuthi lokhu kumayelana nesijeziso saphezulu. Nokho, kunendlela ehlukile yokuqonda ukwahlulela. Njengoba sesiphawulile, uNkulunkulu akalokothi alahle muntu, akajezisi muntu, futhi akahluleli muntu. Kuphambene nemvelo kaNkulunkulu ukwenza kanjalo. Usho ukuthini-ke uJesu uma ethi, “Ngizele ukwahlulela emhlabeni”?
Ngokomoya, ukwahlulela okubaluleke kakhulu okwenzekayo ukwahlulela okwenzeka phakathi kwabantu lapho bebhekene neqiniso. Uma bekhetha ngamabomu ukufulathela iqiniso eligcwele umoya uJesu alinikezayo, baye bakhetha ngokukhululekile ukuzilethela ukwahlulela kwabo siqu. Baye banquma ukuthi bakhetha ukuphila ebumnyameni bamanga kunokuba baphile ekukhanyeni kweqiniso. Njengoba uJesu asho ngaphambili kulelivangeli, “Ukukhanya kufikile ezweni, kepha abantu bathanda ubumnyama kunokukhanya, ngokuba imisebenzi yabo ibimibi.”Johane 3:19). 2
Iqiniso alinikezwa ukwahlulela noma ukulahla noma ubani. Kunalokho, inikezwa ukubonisa indlela indelelo engasuswa ngayo ukuze inhlonipho ingene phakathi. Inikezwa ukubonisa indlela unya olungasuswa ngayo ukuze umusa ugeleze phakathi. Inikezwa ukubonisa indlela ukucasuka okungasuswa ngayo ukuze ukuthethelelwa ngena. Kafushane, iqiniso alinikezwanga ukuze lisilahle noma lisihlulele, kodwa kunalokho lisisindisa. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “UNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe ezweni ukuba yahlulele izwe, kodwa ukuba izwe lisindiswe ngayo.”Johane 3:17).
UJesu uza emhlabeni ezofundisa iqiniso elingavula amehlo angaboniyo. Nokho, uma abantu belifulathela ngamabomu iqiniso, bekhetha ngokukhululekile amanga esikhundleni sokukhanya kweqiniso, bahlala besebumnyameni. Bayizimpumputhe. Lolu uhlobo lobumpumputhe olumelelwa abaholi benkolo abacabanga ukuthi bayazi, kuyilapho eqinisweni elingokomoya besaphuphuthekile. 3
Ukukhuphuka Ngenye Indlela
1. Amen, amen, Ngithi kini: Ongangeni ngomnyango esibayeni sezimvu, kodwa akhwele ngenye indlela, uyisela nomphangi.
Isibaya sezimvu ngezikhathi zeBhayibheli
Esazama ukuvula amehlo azo ayizimpumputhe, uJesu uqhubeka nengxoxo yakhe nabaholi benkolo. Kulokhu, ubatshela umfanekiso wabelusi nezimvu zabo. Lo mfanekiso uqala ngala mazwi: “Amen, amen, ngithi kini: Lowo ongangeni ngesango esibayeni sezimvu, kodwa ekhwela ngenye indlela, uyisela nomphangi.”Johane 10:1).
Ukuze siqonde ukubaluleka kwala mazwi, kudingeka sicabangele ezinye zezici eziwusizo zokunakekela nokuvikela izimvu. Ezimweni eziningi, izimvu zazidla ngokukhululeka emadlelweni avulekile emini. Kodwa lapho kufika ubusuku, babengeniswa ezibayeni zezimvu ukuze bavikeleke. Lezi zibaya zezimvu kwakuyizindawo ezinkulu ezibiyelwe ngodonga lwamatshe namatshe. Zaziklanyelwe ngokukhethekile ukuvikela izimpisi ezingase zihlasele izimvu.
Ezikhathini zeBhayibheli, babebaningi abelusi, futhi bonke babenemihlambi yabo ngayinye yezimvu. Ngenxa yokuthi kwakungenzeki ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuba umalusi ngamunye akhe isibaya esihlukile, kwakhiwa isibaya esisodwa esasiba sikhulu ngokwanele ukuba singahlala imihlambi eminingana yezimvu. Umnyango wesibaya wawugadwe umlindisango owayevumela abanikazi bomnyango ukuba bangene kuphela. Lapho, esibayeni sezimvu, izimvu zazibuthana njengomhlambi owodwa, zihlale ngokulondeka ubusuku bonke.
Ekuseni abanikazi babuyela esibayeni beyobutha izimvu zabo. Ngalesi sikhathi, izimvu zaziyobe sezixubene neminye imihlambi. Kodwa lapho zizwa izwi lomalusi wazo, zahlukana nezinye izimvu, zilandele umalusi wazo. Babelazi izwi lakhe.
Isibaya sezimvu sasivikelekile, siyindawo eqashwe kahle. Yayinye kuphela indlela yokungena, inye indlela yokuphuma, futhi kwakungena abelusi bomhlambi kuphela. Njengoba uJesu ekubeka emazwini okuqala alesisenzakalo, “Lowo ongangeni ngesango esibayeni sezimvu, kodwa ekhwela ngenye indlela, lowo ulisela nomphangi.”
Inkolo ngezikhathi zeBhayibheli
Lapho uJesu ekhuluma ngamasela nabaphangi, akagcini nje ngokukhuluma ngabantu abangena ngokunyenya esibayeni sezimvu beyokweba izimvu. Ngokuqondile, ubhekisela kubaholi benkolo abangebona abelusi beqiniso bomhlambi wabo. Esikhundleni sokuhola abantu babo ngobumnene ngeqiniso ebuhleni bokuphila, babusa ngokwesaba nokwesaba. Bafundisa ukuthi ukunamathela ngokuqinile emithethweni yemikhosi, ukugcinwa ngokucophelela kwemingcele yokudla, ukuya emikhosini engokwenkolo eyisibopho, nokunikela ngezilwane ngeke nje kulethe ukuchuma ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo kodwa futhi kuyovikela abantu olakeni lukaNkulunkulu. Ngempela bafundisa iMithetho Eyishumi, kodwa hhayi njengemithetho yothando lukaNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, le mithetho ifundiswa njengomthetho oqinile wezimiso zokuziphatha, owephula umthetho ojeziselwa ukufa.
Ngalezo zinsuku, inkolo yayigxile emithethweni yangaphandle, amasiko nemithetho yemikhosi. Ngenxa yokuthi abaholi benkolo babengayiboni incazelo yangaphakathi yale mikhuba, ukukhulekela kwabo uNkulunkulu kwakuhlanganisa ukulalela imithetho, ukugcina izimiso, ukwenza imikhosi, nokuphoqelela umthetho. Le ndlela yomthetho ephathelene nenkolo yayimayelana nombhalo womthetho kunomoya womthetho. Kwakumayelana nomthetho kaNkulunkulu kunothando lukaNkulunkulu. Ngaphandle komoya wangaphakathi womthetho, lezi zenzo zangaphandle zazingenangqondo futhi zingenalutho. Babefana negobolondo elingenambewu, iqiniso elingenabo ubuhle, umzimba ongenamphefumulo. Babephila ukuphila okungokwenkolo ngaphandle komoya wangaphakathi kaNkulunkulu. Njengoba uJesu akubeka ekuqaleni kulelivangeli, “Ngumoya ophilisayo; inyama ayisizi lutho” (Johane 6:63). 4
Nakuba kuyiqiniso ukuthi iMithetho Eyishumi ingumthetho kaNkulunkulu, kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi lapho iqondwa ngokomoya, iwukubonakaliswa kothando lukaNkulunkulu. Ngokwesibonelo, uNkulunkulu usitshela ukuthi singabulali noma sisho noma yini engabulala umoya womuntu, ukuze sithole injabulo yokuba umgqugquzeli ophakamisa abanye. UNkulunkulu uthi singaphingi ukuze sithole izibusiso zomshado nomndeni. UNkulunkulu usitshela ukuthi singantshontshi futhi singaqambi amanga ukuze sithole umvuzo wangaphakathi wokwethembeka nobuqotho. UNkulunkulu usitshela ukuthi singafisi ukuze sithole ukwaneliseka ngokuthula kwangaphakathi. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, yonke imiyalo iqukethe uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngathi. Le ncazelo ejulile yemithetho ingumoya ongaphakathi kwencwadi yomthetho. Liyisiqondiso saphezulu sokuphila kwasezulwini kokubili kuleli zwe nakwelilandelayo. 5
UJesu uyazi ukuthi abaholi benkolo bebelokhu begcizelela lokho okushiwo umthetho esikhundleni sokugcizelela umoya ongaphakathi komthetho. Ngokwenza kanjalo, abaholi benkolo bebengebona abelusi abahle. Uma nje besalokhu bengaboni ngamabomu umoya ongaphakathi emthethweni, bayoqhubeka bengawuqondi umthetho, bedukisa abantu, futhi bamelele kabi uNkulunkulu. Bayoqhubeka befundisa ukuthi ukuhlupheka okungokwenyama kuyindlela kaNkulunkulu yokujezisa abantu ngenxa yezono zabo, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyalijabulela iphunga leminikelo yokushiswa, nokuthi lapho uNkulunkulu ecasukile, angathukuthela, agcwale ulaka, futhi enze impindiselo kuye. izitha.
Ngezinga abaholi benkolo abammelela kabi ngalo uNkulunkulu, befundisa amanga esikhundleni seqiniso, bancisha abantu ulwazi lweqiniso ngesimo sikaNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yalokhu, abaholi benkolo baphuca abantu ithuba lokubona ukugcwala kothando lukaNkulunkulu. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, bangamasela angokomoya. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngezinga abaqhosha ngalo ngokuzidla ngokuqonda kwabo okulinganiselwe, bezinika udumo olukaNkulunkulu, bangamasela nabaphangi abangokomoya.” 6
Nokho, kungaba iphutha elikhulu ukukholelwa ukuthi uJesu wakhuluma la mazwi ukuze nje abonise ukushiyeka kwabaholi benkolo. Futhi ukhuluma nomunye wethu. Usikhumbuza ukuthi ukuphila akukona nje okwangaphandle. Akukhona mayelana nokwenza ngokuvumelana nomthetho ngoba sesaba imiphumela noma ukufuna umvuzo wangaphandle. Amasiko, imikhosi, amasakramente, kanye nemikhosi konke kuyasiza, futhi ukugcina imiyalelo kubalulekile. Kodwa kumelwe sikhumbule ukuthi umoya yiwo onikeza ukuphila, hhayi nje ukulalela umthetho. Ukholo nesisa kungase kuqale ngezinto zangaphandle, kodwa impilo yeqiniso iqala lapho umoya kaNkulunkulu uthatha isimo ezenzweni zezimpilo zethu. Kumelwe singene esibayeni sezimvu ngeqiniso eligcwele umoya elinikezwa uJesu. Yilokhu okushiwo ukungena esibayeni sezimvu ngomnyango esikhundleni sokukhuphuka ngenye indlela. 7
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Isibaya sezimvu siyisivikelo ezilwaneni ezidla ezinye, ikakhulukazi izimpisi ezingase zihlasele futhi zishwabadele izimvu ezingenacala. Izindonga eziqinile eziphakeme zamatshe namatshe zifanekisela amaqiniso amaningi avela eZwini leNkosi angasivikela emicabangweni nemizwa elimazayo. Lawa ngamaqiniso agcwele umoya asivikelayo lapho sisezikhathini zobumnyama. Lezi kungaba izikhathi lapho singabaza khona ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu, noma siphatheke kabi ngesimo esithile, noma siphoxekile ngezimpilo zethu. Njengoba wazi ukuthi izikhathi zobumnyama azinakugwenywa, nquma kusengaphambili ukwakha isibaya sezimvu esiqinile samadwala namatshe—amaqiniso avela eZwini leNkosi. Kwenze kube phezulu ngokwanele ukuze uvikele amathonya amabi ngaphandle, futhi uqine ngokwanele ukugcina amathonya amahle ngaphakathi. Ukwenza lokhu, khumbula amaqiniso avikelayo njengokuthi, “Nginawe futhi ngizokuqapha nomaphi lapho uya khona” (Genesise 28:15), “UJehova ungumalusi wami, angiyikuswela.”AmaHubo 23:1), futhi “Ngiyawazi amacebo enginawo ngani,” usho uJehova, “amacebo okunephumelelisa hhayi okunilimaza, amacebo okuninika ikusasa nethemba.”Jeremiya 29:11). 8
Ukuzwa Izwi likaMelusi
2. Kepha ongena ngesango ungumalusi wezimvu.
3. Umlindisango uyamvulela, nezimvu ziyalizwa izwi lakhe; ubiza ezakhe izimvu ngamagama, aziholele phandle.
4. Nxa esezikhiphile ezakhe izimvu, uhamba phambi kwazo, nezimvu zimlandele, ngokuba ziyalazi izwi lakhe.
5. Kepha umfokazi aziyikumlandela, kepha ziyakumbalekela, ngokuba azilazi izwi lezihambi.
6. UJesu wakhuluma lomfanekiso kubo, kepha bona babengazi ukuthi ziyini izinto abezikhuluma kubo.
Le ngxenye yomfanekiso imfushane, kodwa ibaluleke kakhulu. UJesu uthi: “Lowo ongena ngesango ungumalusi wezimvu. Umlindisango uyamvulela, nezimvu ziyalizwa izwi lakhe; futhi ubiza ezakhe izimvu ngamagama aziholele phandle” (Johane 10:2-3). Embhalweni ongcwele, “igama” lisho imfanelo yangaphakathi. Ngakho-ke, lapho kulotshwa ukuthi umalusi ubiza izimvu zakhe “ngamagama,” kubhekisela endleleni uNkulunkulu asikhumbuza ngayo imfanelo ekhethekile okudingeka siyithandazele nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Ngale ndlela uNkulunkulu ubiza ngamunye wethu ngegama futhi asikhiphe ukuze simlandele. 9
Ingxenye yethu ukusabela lapho sibizwa. Kuyinto ephawulekayo ukuthi izimvu zinekhono lokuzwa izwi lomalusi wazo. Lesi sipho, nokho, asinikezwa izimvu kuphela. Abantu nabo bangahlakulela ikhono lokuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu—ngisho nangaphezu kokuhlokoma kwesixuku. Eqinisweni, lapho abantu betadisha iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngenjongo eqotho yokufaka izimfundiso Zakhe ekuphileni kwabo, bayozuza ikhono elandayo lokuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu.
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, bayozuza kancane kancane amandla okuhlukanisa phakathi kwemicabango nemizwa egeleza ivela kuNkulunkulu idlula ezulwini, kanye nemicabango nemizwa engenelayo egeleza isuka emimoyeni emibi idlule esihogweni. Njengoba bejwayelana ngokwengeziwe nezimfundiso zikaJesu eziseZwini, imicabango nemizwa engakhi iyobhekwa nakakhulu, ‘njengabafokazi. Njengoba uJesu esho, “aziyikulilandela izwi lomfokazi, kepha ziyakumbalekela, ngokuba azilazi izwi lezihambi.”Johane 10:5).
Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi uJesu akagcini nje ngokukhuluma ngemicabango nemizwa engemihle. Kunalokho, ubhekisela emimoyeni emibi elwela ukuqamba imibono engamanga nelimazayo engasehlukanisa noNkulunkulu uma siyilalela futhi sikukholelwa lokho ekushoyo. Le mimoya emibi ilwela ukweqa udonga lwesibaya ebusuku, isihlasele lapho singavikelekile, singazi, futhi sisengozini enkulu. Ezikhathini ezinjengalezi, okuwukuphela kwento esingayenza ukuba singalaleli izwi labo, ngoba izwi lomuntu ongamazi. Kunalokho, sidinga ukuthuthukisa indlebe ezwini likaNkulunkulu lapho esibiza ngamazwi ombhalo ongcwele—njengomalusi ebiza izimvu Zakhe.
Isicelo esiwusizo
Abanye abantu “banendlebe yomculo.” Bafunda izingoma kalula, futhi bazikhumbula kahle. Kwezinye izimo, banalokho okubizwa ngokuthi iphimbo eliphelele. Abanye abantu banendlebe yolimi. Bezwa ukuhluka kwezilimi zesigodi, bangakwazi ukukhuluma ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene zokuphimisela, futhi bakhulume kahle izilimi eziningi. Nakuba kungeyena wonke umuntu onendlebe yomculo noma ulimi, noma ubani angaba nendlebe yokuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu. Njengoba ufunda iZwi likaNkulunkulu, unesifiso esiqotho sokubeka iqiniso Lakhe empilweni yakho, lalela izwi Lakhe emazwini ombhalo ongcwele. Khona-ke, njengoba uqhubeka nosuku lwakho, hlukanisa phakathi kwemicabango evela kuwe evela ezulwini nemicabango engenzi njalo. Njengoba uhlakulela lolu hlobo lokuqonda okungokomoya, ungase uzithole usho izinto ezinjengokuthi, “UNkulunkulu ubengeke asho lokho kimi.” Uma lokhu kwenzeka, linda futhi ulalele izwi likaMelusi Weqiniso. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uzofunda ukuzwa izwi likaMelusi okuthandayo, futhi ungalandeli izwi lomfokazi.
“Mina Ngingumnyango”
7. UJesu waphinda wathi kubo: “Amen, amen, ngithi kini: Mina ngiyisango lezimvu.
8. Bonke abeza phambi Kwami bangamasela nabaphangi; kepha izimvu azibezwanga.
9. Mina nginguSango; uma umuntu engena ngami uyakusindiswa, angene, aphume, afumane idlelo.
10. Isela alizi kuphela ukuze libe, lihlabe, lichithe; Mina ngize ukuba babe nokuphila, babe nakho kuchichime ngokwengeziwe.
Njengoba uJesu eqhubeka lomfanekiso, uthi: “Amen, amen, ngithi kini: Mina ngiyisango lezimvu. Bonke abeze phambi Kwami bangamasela nabaphangi; kodwa izimvu azibezwanga” (Johane 10:7-8). Bese ephinda amazwi athi, “Mina ngingumnyango” (Johane 10:9).
Kuwo womathathu amavangeli adlule, ukuthi uJesu ungubani umbuzo oqhubekayo. Kulawo mavangeli, uJesu unikeza izinkomba ezicacile zokuthi unguMesiya, futhi uvame ukuzibiza ngokuthi iNdodana yoMuntu. KuseVangelini NgokukaJohane kuphela lapho uJesu ezibiza khona ngokuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, eVangelini NgokukaJohane kuphela lapho uJesu ebhekisela Kuye ngegama elingcwele elithi, “NGIKHONA” (bheka Eksodusi 3:14).
Ngokwesibonelo, lapho owesifazane ongumSamariya ethi, “Ngiyazi ukuthi uMesiya uyeza,” uJesu wathi kuye, “NGIKHONA ngikhuluma nawe” (Johane 4:26). Lapho abafundi bembona ehamba phezu kwamanzi futhi besaba, uJesu wathi kubo: "NGIKHONA. Ungesabi" (Johane 6:20). Ngemva kokusuthisa izixuku, uJesu wathi, “Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila” (Johane 6:35). Ngemva kokutshela owesifazane owayebanjwe ephinga ukuthi “Hamba ungabe usona,” uJesu wathi, “Mina ngiwukukhanya kwezwe.”Johane 8:12). Ngemva kokuba abaholi benkolo bemmangalele ngokuthi unedemoni, uJesu wathi, “Ngaphambi kokuba u-Abrahama abe khona, mina ngikhona.”Johane 8:58). Futhi, manje, kulesi siqephu, uJesu uthi, “NGINGUMNYANGO” (Johane 10:9).
La mazwi anamandla athi “NGIKHONA” ahlanganisa isihloko esiqhubekayo eVangelini NgokukaJohane. Kulelivangeli, uJesu akayena nje uMesiya ozele ukuzobusa abantu Bakhe; UyiSinkwa Sokuphila, Ukukhanya Kwezwe, Nomnyango Wezimvu. NjengeSinkwa Sokuphila, uJesu uzichaza ngothando nangobuhle. Njengoba nje isinkwa sondla imizimba yethu yenyama, uthando luyondla umphefumulo wethu. NjengokuKhanya Kwezwe, uJesu uzichaza ngokuhlakanipha nangeqiniso. Njengoba nje ukukhanya kwelanga kukhanyisa umhlaba wethu ongaphandle, ukukhanya kweqiniso kukhanyisa ingaphakathi lethu.
Futhi-ke, kulesi siqephu, uJesu akayena nje umthombo wothando noma umthombo weqiniso. Uphinde abe “umnyango.” Uma nje uthando nokuhlakanipha kusele kumbono ophakeme ongakasetshenziswa ekuphileni kwethu, kumane kumane nje kuyizici. Kodwa lapho uJesu ethi, “Mina ngiyisango,” usimema ukuba singene siphume Ngaye—siqondiswa iqiniso futhi sinikezwe amandla othando. 10
Noma nini lapho izenzo zethu zishukunyiswa uthando olungenabugovu futhi ziqondiswa iqiniso laphezulu, kuyisango eliholela ekuphileni okugcwele ngangokunokwenzeka. Kungakho, ngemva kokuthi, “Mina ngiyisango,” uJesu uthi komunye nomunye wethu, “Isela alizi ngaphandle kokweba, nokubulala, nokubhubhisa. Mina ngize ukuba nibe-nokuphila, futhi nibe-nakho kuchichime kakhudlwana” (bheka Johane 10:10). 11
Isicelo esingokoqobo
UJesu uthi, “Bonke abake beza ngaphambi Kwami babengamasela nabaphangi.” Lesi sisho sisikhumbuza umyalo wokuqala nomkhulu kunayo yonke oqala ngala mazwi, “Ungabi nabanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle Kwami” (Eksodusi 20:3). Lo myalo awugcini nje ngokukhonza izithombe. Kumayelana nanoma yini eza phambi kukaNkulunkulu ezimpilweni zethu. Njengendlela engokoqobo, phawula lokho okuza phambi kukaNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwakho. Izinkathazo? Ukwesaba? Imilutha? Ukuntula isineke? Ukukhathazeka ngekusasa? Umfutho oweqile wokufeza imigomo? Amagqubu? Ukuntula ukuzinikela? Ukuziqhenya ngokweqile? Bheka laba 'njengamasela nabaphangi' abazama ukuntshontsha ukuthula nokwaneliseka kwakho. Bami phakathi kwakho “nomnyango.” Njengekhambi, thandazela amandla okubekela eceleni noma yini emi endleleni. Bese engena ngomnyango. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Mina ngiyisango, uma umuntu engena, uyakungena aphume, afumane idlelo.”Johane 10:9). 12
“NginguMalusi Omuhle”
11. Mina nginguMalusi Omuhle; uMalusi omuhle ubekela izimvu umphefumulo wakhe.
12 Okhokhelwayo engesiye umalusi, nezimvu ezingezona ezakhe, ubona impisi iza, izishiye izimvu, abaleke; impisi izibambe, izihlakaze izimvu.
13 Oqashwayo uyabaleka, ngokuba engoqashiwe, engazikhathaleli izimvu.
14. Mina nginguMalusi Omuhle, ngiyazazi ezami, futhi ngiyaziwa ngabami.
15. Njengalokhu uBaba engazi, nami ngiyamazi uBaba; futhi ngibekela izimvu umphefumulo wami.
16 Nezinye izimvu nginazo ezingezona ezalesi sibaya; nazo kufanele ngizihole, futhi ziyakuzwa izwi Lami, futhi kuyoba mhlambi munye, noMalusi oyedwa.
17 Ngokuba uBaba uyangithanda lokhu, ngokuba ngibeka phansi umphefumulo wami ukuba ngibuye ngiwuthathe.
18. Akakho ongangamuka Kimi, kepha mina ngikudela ngokwami; Nginegunya lokukubeka phansi, futhi nginamandla okubuye ngikuthathe. Lo myalo ngiwamukele kuBaba.
19 Kwabuye kwaba khona ukwahlukana phakathi kwabaJuda ngenxa yalawa mazwi.
20 Abaningi kubo bathi: “Unedemoni, uyahlanya; niMzwa ngani na?
21 Abanye bathi: Lawo mazwi akusiwo ongenwe yidemoni; Idemoni lingavula amehlo ezimpumputhe na?
Lapho uJesu ekhuluma ngabelusi nezimvu, abantu bayazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani. Ukwalusa kwakungeyona nje indlela yokuphila, kodwa imibhalo yesiHeberu igcwele izimfundiso eziqhathanisa ukuphila okungokwenkolo nendlela umalusi anakekela ngayo umhlambi wakhe. Ngokwesibonelo, uHezekeli uchaza uJehova ngokuthi, “Maye kubelusi bakwa-Israyeli abazidlayo. Akufanele yini abelusi baluse umhlambi? Nidla amanoni, nembathe uboya; nihlaba ekhuluphalisiweyo, kodwa aniwalusi umhlambi…. Ngendluzula nangonya, ubabuse” (Hezekeli 34:1-6). INkosi ibe isimemezela ukuthi izinto zizoshintsha esikhathini esizayo. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Mina ngiyowusindisa umhlambi wami. Ngeke zisaba yimpango ... futhi ngizomisa umalusi oyedwa phezu kwazo, futhi uyozalusa.”Hezekeli 34:23).
Kungenxa yalesi siprofetho lapho uJesu athi, “Mina nginguMalusi Omuhle” (Johane 10:11). Kuwukugcwaliseka okucacile kwamazwi esiprofetho, “Ngiyomisa phezu kwazo umalusi oyedwa, futhi uyokuzalusa.” Kodwa uJesu uqhubeka ewukhulisa lombono, ethi umalusi omuhle akondli nje kuphela umhlambi wakhe kodwa futhi udela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu. Njengoba uJesu asho, “Umalusi omuhle unikela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu. Oqashwayo engeyena umalusi ongeyena umnikazi wezimvu. Lapho ebona impisi iza, uyazishiya izimvu, abaleke; nempisi ibamba izimvu, izihlakaze. Umqashwa uyabaleka, ngokuba engoqashiwe, akazikhathaleli izimvu. Mina nginguMalusi Omuhle. Futhi ngiyazazi izimvu zami futhi zaziwa ngezami” (Johane 10:11-14).
Umqondo wokuthi umalusi omuhle “udela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu” futhi “unikela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu” awuwona nje umcabango odlulayo. Evesini elilandelayo, liyaphindwa futhi. UJesu uthi, “Njengoba uBaba engazi, nami ngiyamazi uBaba; futhi ngibekela izimvu ukuphila kwami” (Johane 10:15). Ube esethi, “Nezinye izimvu nginazo ezingezona ezalesi sibaya; nazo kufanele ngizilethe, futhi zizolizwa izwi Lami; futhi kuyoba mhlambi munye nomalusi munye” (Johane 10:16). Ngala mazwi, uJesu unweba umqondo wensindiso ukuze uhlanganise nanoma ubani okholwa kuNkulunkulu, ozwa izwi leqiniso, futhi aphile impilo enhle. 13
NjengoMalusi Omuhle, uJesu uza njengezwi leqiniso nokukhanya kokuqonda ukuze ondle futhi akhulule abantu Bakhe. Njengoba kulotshiwe emiBhalweni yesiHeberu, “Njengomalusi elusa umhlambi wakhe ohlakazekile … kanjalo ngiyakuzilusa izimvu zami. ngiyozikhulula kuzo zonke izindawo ezahlakazekela kuzo ngosuku lwamafu nobumnyama.”Hezekeli 34:12). Leli yizwi likaMalusi Omuhle othi komunye nomunye wethu, “Ngibize ngosuku lwenhlupheko, ngizokukhulula” (AmaHubo 50:15). 14
UJesu ubonisa indlela
UJesu weza emhlabeni ngenxa yezizathu eziningi. Uzele ukuzogcwalisa isiprofetho, ukuzosinika umbono oqondile ngoNkulunkulu, ukufundisa iqiniso, nokusibonisa, ngesibonelo, indlela yokuthanda uNkulunkulu nokukhonza omakhelwane bethu. Kodwa futhi weza ukuzokhulula uhlanga lwesintu ebugqilini baso bethonya lesihogo. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi ukuhlengwa. Okuwukuphela kwendlela yokwenza lokhu kwakuwukuthatha ingqondo nomzimba womuntu owawungenwe kalula amathonya amabi njenganoma ubani omunye. Ngale ndlela, imimoya emibi yayivunyelwe ukuba isondele Kuye, imlinge, futhi imhluphe.
Lezi zimpi eziqhubekayo nezidingekayo zaqala ebuntwaneni bukaJesu futhi zaqhubeka phakathi nesikhathi sokubethelwa Kwakhe. Sinikezwa amazwibela alezi zimpi lapho uJesu elingwa ehlane nalapho ehlupheka ensimini yaseGetsemane. Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho uJesu enqoba ukuthambekela okubi akuzuze njengefa, usondela kuNkulunkulu. Kunezikhathi lapho kubonakala sengathi akukho nhlobo ukuhlukana. Ngezikhathi ezinjalo, uJesu angasho ngempela ukuthi, “Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila,” “Mina ngiwukukhanya kwezwe,” futhi “mina ngiyisango.” Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho uJesu enqoba ezimpini zokulingwa, ukhumula okuthile kwemvelo Yakhe yomuntu futhi asondele esimweni Sakhe sobunkulunkulu. Kancane kancane, uJesu uxosha imimoya emibi aze agcine esekwazi ukubusa sonke isihogo. 15
Ngamanye amazwi, ngezimpi ezilandelanayo nemimoya emibi, uJesu uyoqhubeka “ebekela” lokho kuthambekela esizalwa nakho sonke esinakho. Uyobeka phansi ukuthambekela kokuthanda izinto zasemhlabeni kunezasezulwini. Uyobeka phansi ukuthambekela kokuthanda ukuzithanda kunokuthanda uNkulunkulu nothando ngomakhelwane. Uyobeka phansi zonke izinyathelo zokuphendula ngokucasuka, intukuthelo, nokuziphindiselela. Uyobeka phansi konke ukuthambekela kokuyekelela, ukuyeka, nokucwila ekuphelelweni ithemba.
Njengathi sonke, uJesu wazuza njengefa konke lokhu kuthambekela. Kungalokhu kuthambekela ebubini balo lonke uhlobo lapho imimoya yesihogo ingasondela kuYe. Kuzo zonke izimpi Zakhe ezilwa nale mimoya emibi, uthando Lwakhe lokusindisa uhlanga lwesintu lukhulu kangangokuthi uyenqaba ukunqotshwa. Kungalolu thando olungaguquki lapho eyonqoba kancane kancane futhi ehlise amandla nomthelela wesihogo. Ngale ndlela, uJesu ubeka phansi ukuphila Kwakhe, eba isibonelo esiphezulu sokuthi ngamunye wethu anganqoba kanjani ngezikhathi zokulingwa. Ukhombisa indlela.
NjengoJesu, sibizelwe ukwamukela izinselele ngokuzithandela eziyingxenye edingekayo yokukhula kwethu ngokomoya. NjengoJesu, kufanele siqaphele ububi obuvelayo, bulinge ukuba sinqotshwe izifiso zemvelo yethu ephansi. Lezi yizinto ezingenakubalwa zokuthambekela ebubini ezidluliselwe ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. NjengoJesu, kumelwe sikhumbule ukuthi uNkulunkulu unathi, ukulungele ukusinika ukuhlakanipha nokuzimisela ukulwa nemibono engamanga nezifiso zobugovu ezibangelwa imimoya emibi.
Ukukhumbula ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu namandla kuyisici esibalulekile sokukhula kwethu ngokomoya. Nakuba ngokuvamile kuba sengathi silwa sodwa, kudingeka sihlale siqiniseka ukuthi uNkulunkulu unathi phakathi nayo yonke le mpi. Usihlomisa ngakho konke esikudingayo ukuze sihambisane nolaka, ubudlova, nobuqili bezihogo ezisihlaselayo. Futhi lapho impi isiphelile futhi ukunqoba kunqotshiwe, kubalulekile ukunikeza inkazimulo kuNkulunkulu osinqobile empini. Njengoba kulotshiwe emiBhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “Umuntu oyedwa kini uyakuxosha inkulungwane, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyanilwela.”Joshuwa 23:10).
Kungale ndlela lapho uJesu asifundisa khona indlela yokunqoba ngezikhathi zokulingwa. Ngesibonelo sempilo Yakhe emhlabeni, uJesu usikhombisa indlela. 16
UJesu uvula indlela, futhi uvula indlela
Umqondo wokuthi uJesu usikhombisa indlela waziwa kahle. Nokho, okungaziwa kakhulu umqondo wokuthi uJesu uhamba phambi kwethu, evula indlela ukuze sivikeleke emathonyeni esihogo. Ngaphambi kokuza Kwakhe emhlabeni, imimoya emibi yayilawula izingqondo zabantu kangangokuthi izinto zase ziphelelwe ithemba. Ngenxa yokuthi abantu babengasalazi iqiniso, babengenaso isivikelo esingokomoya. Imicabango yamanga nezifiso ezimbi zangena kalula emiqondweni nasezinhliziyweni zabantu. Ngenxa yalokho, ukungenwa amademoni kwakusakazeke kabanzi, futhi isintu sasibheke ekubhujisweni ngokushesha. 17
Lapho uJesu eza emhlabeni ukuzokhulula isintu kulesi simo, imimoya emibi yasheshe yabona ukuthi uJesu wayewusongo olukhulu. Eminye yemimoya emibi yabaleka ebusweni Bakhe, kuyilapho eminye, eyayingahlakazeki kalula, yaqhubeka nokumhlupha. Benza konke ababengakwenza ukuze bamdonsele phansi ezingeni labo, bacekele phansi ukholo Lwakhe kuNkulunkulu, futhi ekugcineni bambhubhise.
Ngenxa yokuthi uJesu wayenemvelo yomuntu, wayengagonyiwe ethonyeni elibi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwakuwulaka, ukukhungatheka, noma ukuphelelwa ithemba, lezi kwakuyizisho ukuthi uJesu kwakudingeka aphakame. Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho ehlaselwa omunye wemimoya emibi ezama ukwenza isimo sibe phansi Kuye, uJesu wenqaba ukuhoxa. Kunalokho, wasebenzisa iqiniso ayelazi nothando Ayenalo, ngaleyo ndlela enqoba abahlaseli ababi. Ngenxa yalokho, yona kanye impi alwa kuyo yamenza wasebenzisa amandla akhe angaphakathi eqiniso nothando. Isikhathi ngasinye, lapho ephakama eba ezimeni zeqiniso eliphakeme nothando olukhulu ukuze anqobe impi, iqiniso elingaphakathi Kwakhe laliqina, futhi uthando olungaphakathi Kuye lwandiswa. 18
Le nqubo yayiqhubekayo. Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho uJesu enqoba imimoya eyayihlangene nomphakathi othile wesihogo, amandla ayo ayephulwa, futhi Waqhubeka. Njengoba ayehamba emhlabeni wonke kamoya, uJesu wehlisa yonke imimoya emibi ayehlangana nayo endleleni, wawufaka ngaphansi kobukhosi Bakhe. Ekugcineni, lapho umsebenzi Wakhe usuphelile, nezimpi seziphelile, uJesu wasinqoba sonke isihogo ebesihlasela isintu. Ngenxa yalokho, imimoya emibi yayingeke ikwazi ukuhlula noma ubani okhetha ukuvikelwa iqiniso elafundiswa uJesu.
Ngempi ngemva kwempi, ukunqoba ngemva kokunqoba, kancane kancane uJesu wanqoba izihogo, wabuyisela ukuthula esintwini, futhi wenza kwaba nokwenzeka ukuba abantu baphinde baxhumane namathonya ezingelosi kanye noNkulunkulu. Yilokhu-ke okushiwoyo uma sithi uJesu akagcini nje ngokubonisa indlela, kodwa futhi usivulela indlela yokulandela, kanjalo esivulela indlela eya ezulwini. Ngempela, unguMelusi wethu Omuhle. 19
UJesu ubeka phansi ukuphila kwakhe futhi akuthathe futhi
Njengoba uJesu eqhubeka echaza indima yomalusi omuhle, uthi, “Ngakho-ke uBaba uyangithanda ngoba ngidela ukuphila kwami ukuze ngiphinde ngikuthathe.”Johane 10:17). Egcizelela leli phuzu, uJesu uyaphinda futhi, ngamazwi ahluke kancane. Kulokhu Uthi, “Akekho ongamuka Kimi, kodwa Mina ngikubeka phansi ngokwami. nginamandla okukubeka phansi, nginamandla okubuye ngikuthabathe.”Johane 10:17).
Amazwi athi, “Ngibeka phansi ukuphila kwami futhi ngikuthathe futhi” ngokuvamile ahlotshaniswa nokubethelwa nokuvuka. Kodwa kunokuningi okwengeziwe. Ezingeni elijulile, uJesu ukhuluma ngamandla okuya endaweni lapho kukhona imimoya emibi, abhekane nayo empini enzima, ayinqobe, bese ebuyela ekuphileni Kwakhe emhlabeni. Impi ngayinye izomnika ithuba lokubeka phansi okuthile kwemvelo Yakhe yobuntu ayizuzwe njengefa. Uyoba nethuba lokunqoba isifiso esithile esiphansi ukuze afinyelele esiphakeme. Uyoba nethuba lokunqoba ukulangazelela okuthile kwenyama ukuze afinyelele izinga eliphakeme lomoya.
UJesu uzokwenza lokhu, njengoba sesishilo, ngokuvumela amademoni ukuba amhlasele. Khona-ke, ngemva kokudamba kwempi eqinile futhi amademoni esenqotshiwe, uJesu uyothatha ukuphila Kwakhe aphinde, kodwa endizeni ephakeme. Ngokulwa okuphindaphindiwe nokunqoba okufana nalokhu, uJesu ngeke nje anqobe isihogo futhi abeke eceleni isimo Sakhe esiphansi; Uzobe ethatha futhi ebonakalisa isimo Sakhe sobunkulunkulu. 20
Ukusabela kwesixuku
Kule nkulumo emfushane, uJesu uye washo ngokuphindaphindiwe, “Ngibeka phansi ukuphila kwami.” Bechaza ukuthi lokhu kusho ukuthi uJesu usezoqeda ukuphila Kwakhe, abanye esixukwini bathi, “Unedemoni futhi uyahlanya. Kungani nimlalela na?” (Johane 10:20). Abanye bathi: “Lawa akusiwo amazwi omuntu onedemoni; Idemoni lingavula amehlo ezimpumputhe na? (Johane 10:21).
Kuwo wonke amavangeli amane, umbuzo wokuthi ungubani uJesu ubulokhu uyindikimba eqhubekayo. Akuhlukile lapha. Abanye bakholelwa ukuthi uJesu umane nje uwuhlanya olukhwelwe amademoni, kanti abanye bakholelwa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uJesu uyilowo athi unguye—iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Phela idimoni alikwazi ukuvula amehlo ezimpumputhe, kodwa iNdodana kaNkulunkulu iyakwazi. Angakwazi futhi ukuvula amehlo ethu omoya ukuze sibone iqiniso, siphile ngokuvumelana nalo, futhi, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, sikhululwe esonweni.
Ngokujule kakhulu, uJesu futhi weza ukulwa namandla esihogo. Ayibonakali kangako ngeso lomuntu, yindaba yempilo kaJesu yangaphakathi. Yindaba yokulwa Kwakhe njalo nobubi, kanye nokunqoba Kwakhe okuqhubekayo phezu kobubi. Ngakho-ke, lapho uJesu ekhuluma “ngokubeka phansi ukuphila Kwakhe,” akayena uhlanya olukhwelwe amademoni okhuluma ngokuqeda ukuphila Kwakhe kwenyama. Kunalokho, uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu ekhuluma ngokubeka phansi isimo Sakhe sobuntu esizuzwe njengefa ukuze Athathe isimo Sakhe sobunkulunkulu. Yilokhu okuqukethwe esithembisweni sokuthi uyodela ukuphila Kwakhe futhi akuthathe futhi. 21
Isihluthulelo sokufeza lokhu kuzoba ukuqiniseka okuqinile ukuthi akazenzeli noma yikuphi kwalokhu. Kunalokho, uJesu uzobe elwa nesifiso esijulile sokungagcini nje ngokusindisa sonke isintu ebugqilini bomoya, kodwa nokuvula indlela nokuvula indlela eya ezulwini. Kungumzabalazo Abhekana nawo ngokuzithandela ngenxa yothando Lwakhe olumsulwa ngalo lonke uhlanga lwesintu. Ngolimi lwemibhalo engcwele, lolu thando olumsulwa ngaphakathi Kwakhe lubizwa ngokuthi “Baba Wami.” Ngumphefumulo waKhe impela. Futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, lolu thando olumshukumisela ukuba adele ukuphila Kwakhe ngenxa yethu. Yilokho uJesu akushoyo lapho ethi, “Lo myalo ngawamukela kuBaba” (Johane 10:18). 22
Kafushane, konke ukulwa nezilingo kunikeza uJesu ithuba lokubeka ingxenye ethile yesimo Sakhe esiphansi ukuze athathe isimo Sakhe sobunkulunkulu. Nakuba singeke sibe ngonkulunkulu, sisengakwazi ukubhekana nenqubo efanayo, ikakhulukazi njengoba sibhekana nezingxabano ezingenakugwemeka ezivelayo. Njengoba nje uJesu kufanele abhekane futhi anqobe yonke into yofuzo Lwakhe ukuze abe munye nesimo Sakhe sobuNkulunkulu, kufanele sibhekane futhi sinqobe yonke into yemvelo yethu ephansi ukuze sibe ngabantu ngokwandayo. Kithina, le nqubo ibizwa ngokuthi ukuzalwa kabusha; kuJesu kuthiwa yinkazimulo.
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Njengesicelo esisebenzayo, cabanga ukwehlisa isifiso esivela emvelweni yakho ephansi. Kungaba lula njengokuqaphela umuzwa wokuntula isineke ovela lapho umiswa elathini elibomvu noma unqanyulwa esiminyaminya. Kungaba ukukhungatheka okuzwayo lapho othile ekuphazamisa noma engakuqondi. Noma kungase kube ukuthambekela kokusabela ngentukuthelo noma ukuhoxa lapho othile ekuphikisa noma ekugxeka. Qaphela lezi zinkathazo njengoba ziphakama, uzibone njengezithunywa ezithi, "Khuphuka lokhu." Lokhu makube yithuba lokubeka phansi ukusabela okudala, okuphansi futhi uthathe impendulo entsha, ephezulu. Lokhu makube yinguqulo yakho yamazwi kaJesu, “Ngidela ukuphila kwami ukuze ngibuye ngikuthathe.” 23
Ngomkhosi Wokunikela
22 Kwase kwenzeka umkhosi wokuhlanjululwa eJerusalema, kusebusika.
23 UJesu wayehambahamba ethempelini ekhulusini likaSolomoni.
24. AmaJuda asemhaqa athi kuye: Koze kube nini ulokhu ungabaza umphefumulo wethu? Uma unguKristu, sitshele obala.
25. UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Ngilitshelile, kodwa kalikholwa; imisebenzi engiyenzayo egameni likaBaba waMi, yiyona efakaza ngaMi.
26 Kodwa anikholwa, ngokuba anisibo abezimvu zami, njengalokho ngasho kini.
27. Izimvu zami ziyalizwa izwi lami, nami ngiyazazi, ziyangilandela;
28 Futhi ngizinika ukuphila okuphakade, futhi azisoze zabhubha phakade, futhi akekho oyozihlwitha esandleni sami.
29. UBaba onginike zona mkhulu kunabo bonke; akakho ongazihlwitha esandleni sikaBaba.
30 Mina noBaba simunye.
31 AmaJuda abuye acosha amatshe ukuba amkhande.
32 UJesu wawaphendula wathi: Miningi imisebenzi emihle nginibonise yona evela kuBaba; ngenxa yamuphi umsebenzi kuyo yonke le eningikhanda ngamatshe na?
33. AbaJuda bamphendula bathi: “Ngomsebenzi omuhle asikukhandi ngamatshe, kepha ngokuhlambalaza, ngokuba wena ungumuntu uzenza uNkulunkulu.
34. UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Kakulotshiwe yini emthethweni wenu ukuthi: Mina ngathi: Lingonkulunkulu?
35. Uma Wathi bangonkulunkulu, okwenzeke kubo iZwi likaNkulunkulu, nombhalo ungethukululwe,
36. Nina nisho ngaye lowo uBaba amngcwelisayo, wamthuma emhlabeni, ukuthi: Uyahlambalaza, ngokuba ngithe: Mina ngiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu?
37 Uma ngingenzi imisebenzi kaBaba, ningangikholwa;
38. Kepha uma ngiyenza, nakuba ningakholwa yimi, kholwani yimisebenzi, ukuze nazi, nikholwe ukuthi uBaba ukimi, nami ngikuye.
39. Ngakho badinga futhi ukumbamba;
40 Wabuye wamuka wawela iJordani, endaweni lapho uJohane ayebhapathiza khona kuqala; Wahlala lapho.
41. Abaningi beza kuye, bathi: “Nempela uJohane akenzanga-sibonakaliso, kepha konke uJohane akushoyo ngalowo kwakuyiqiniso.
42. Abaningi bakholwa kuye lapho.
Njengoba lesi siqephu esilandelayo siqala, kusebusika eJerusalema futhi isikhathi salokho okubizwa ngokuthi “uMkhosi Wokunikezela,” osewaziwa ngokuthi iHanuka. Igama lesiHeberu, “Hanukah” [חֲנֻכָּה], lisho “ukuzinikela” njengasemqondweni wokuthi isakhiwo sinikezelwe ngezinjongo ezingcwele noma njengesikhumbuzo sesenzakalo esikhulu. Kulokhu, uMkhosi Wokunikezela uyisikhumbuzo sokuhlubuka okuphumelelayo kwamaJuda ngokumelene neSiriya okwakuhlanganisa ukubuyiswa kweJerusalema nokubuyiselwa kokukhulekelwa kwethempeli. Phakathi nomkhosi walokhu kunqoba, i-candelabra enezigatshana eziyisikhombisa ethempelini laseJerusalema yagcwala amafutha ayenele usuku olulodwa kuphela. Ngokuyisimangaliso, i-candelabra yavutha ngokuqhubekayo izinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili. Ekugubheni leli langabi elinqabile ukuphuma, leli dili lalibizwa nangokuthi “Umkhosi Wokukhanya.”
Konke lokhu kwakwenzeke emakhulwini amabili eminyaka ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaJesu, futhi kwase kuwumkhosi waminyaka yonke. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kwakungumkhosi wokuhlanjululwa kwethempeli eJerusalema, futhi kwakusebusika.”Johane 10:22). UJesu ukhona emkhosini futhi ubonakala ehamba ethempelini endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi “umpheme kaSolomoni”Johane 10:23). Lapho nje abantu bembona, bayamhaqa bese bebuza, “Kuyoze kube nini usenza singabazeki? Uma unguKristu, sitshele ngokusobala” (Johane 10:24). UJesu wathi kubo: “Nginitshelile, kepha anikholwa;Johane 10:25). UJesu ube esenezela, “Imisebenzi engiyenzayo egameni likaBaba, yiyona efakaza ngaMi. Kodwa anikholwa, ngokuba anisibo abezimvu zami, njengalokho ngishilo kini. Izimvu zami ziyalizwa izwi lami, nami ngiyazazi, ziyangilandela.”Johane 10:25-27).
Kulesi sigcawu sasebusika, abantu abasondela kuJesu, bephikelela ukuthi abatshele ngokusobala ukuthi unguKristu noma cha, bangabantu abangakholwa. Phakathi kwaloMkhosi Wokukhanya, basesebumnyameni. Kungalesi sikhathi lapho uJesu enza esinye isimangalo esikhulu. Ekhuluma ngalabo abezwa izwi Lakhe futhi bamlandele, uJesu uthi, “Ngizinika ukuphila okuphakade, azisoze zabhubha naphakade; kakho ongabahlwitha esandleni Sami. UBaba onginike zona mkhulu kunabo bonke; futhi akakho ongazihlwitha esandleni sikaBaba. Mina noBaba wami simunye” (Johane 10:28-30). 24
Mhlawumbe yilesi simangalo sokugcina esiletha ulaka olukhulu kakhulu. Ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi abantu “baphinda bathatha amatshe ukuze bamkhande” (Johane 10:31). UJesu akasheshi. Kunalokho, uthi kubo: “Miningi imisebenzi emihle enginibonise yona evela kuBaba. Yimuphi kule misebenzi eningikhandela yona na? (Johane 10:32). Abantu baphikelela ngokuthi abasoze bakhanda umuntu ngenxa yemisebenzi emihle. Njengoba bakubeka, “Asikukhandi ngenxa yomsebenzi omuhle, kodwa ngenxa yenhlamba, nangenxa yokuthi wena ungumuntu uzenza uNkulunkulu.”Johane 10:33).
Nakuba inkulumo kaJesu ethi “Mina noBaba simunye,” ingase izwakale njengokuhlambalaza kubantu, amazwi Akhe anencazelo ejulile, engcwele. Empeleni, uJesu uthi ingqikithi Yakhe yangaphakathi iwuthando lukaBaba. Ubuhle, isihe nozwelo okungumphefumulo Wakhe uqobo. Nokho, njengoba umphefumulo kufanele ube nomzimba ukuze wenze ukusetshenziswa, uthando kufanele lube nesimo lapho lungabonakaliswa khona. Indlela uthando olubonakaliswa ngayo ibizwa ngokuthi “iqiniso.” Nakuba uthando neqiniso kungahlukaniswa ukuze siqonde umsebenzi wakho othile ekuphileni kwethu, nokho “kumunye.”
Lena akuyona nje imfundiso yenkolo. Futhi kuyisimiso esiyisisekelo sokuphila. Ngokwesibonelo, uma sithanda othile, kodwa singenalo iqiniso elisiqondisayo, ukubonisa kwethu uthando kungaba buthakathaka futhi sizithobe. Ngenxa yokuthi asikayibeki imingcele, sizothambekela ekwamukeleni ukuziphatha okungafanele. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma iqiniso esilaziyo lingagcwaliswa uthando elivela kulo, ukusebenzisa kwethu iqiniso kungaba nenkani, okuqinile, futhi ngaphandle kwesihe. 25
Ngakho-ke, ikhambi liwukukhumbula ukuthi uthando neqiniso kumelwe kuhlale kumunye kithi, kusebenze ndawonye ukuze kukhiqize izinhlobo zokusetshenziswa. Lapho uJesu ethi, “Akekho ongazihlwitha esandleni Sami,” ubhekisela emandleni eqiniso laphezulu asivikela emicabangweni engamanga ezama ukungena ezingqondweni zethu. Futhi lapho ethi, “Akekho ongazihlwitha esandleni sikaBaba,” ubhekisela emandleni othando lwaphezulu olusebenza ngeqiniso laphezulu ukumelana nezifiso ezimbi ezilwela ukungena enhliziyweni yethu. Yilokhu okushiwo ukuvikelwa “ngesandla seNkosi” ngazo zonke izikhathi. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “Izikhathi zami zisesandleni sakho. Ngikhulule esandleni sezitha zami nakulabo abangizingelayo” (AmaHubo 31:15). 26
Kunye ukusho ukuthi “sisesandleni sikaNkulunkulu.” Kodwa kungenye indaba ukusho ukuthi “simunye noNkulunkulu.” Njengabantu, sinikezwe intando kanye nengqondo ukuze samukele uthando neqiniso eligeleza livela kuNkulunkulu. Intando yethu yakhelwe ukwamukela izifiso zasezulwini ezigeleza zivela kuNkulunkulu, futhi ubuhlakani bethu bakhelwe ukwamukela izimiso zasezulwini ezigeleza zivela kuNkulunkulu. Noma nini lapho sifunda iqiniso futhi silwela ukuphila ngokuvumelana nalo, sithola ukuvumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu. Kungase kushiwo nokuthi uNkulunkulu usebenza ngathi nokuthi “simunye noNkulunkulu.”
Noma kunjalo, lapho uJesu ethi Yena noYise bamunye, usho into ehluke kakhulu. Njengabantu, umphefumulo wethu udalelwe ukuthola ukuphila okugeleza kuvela kuNkulunkulu. Nokho, umphefumulo kaJesu uyilokho kuphila. Njengoba asho Yena ngokwakhe, ekuqaleni kwalelivangeli, “Njengoba uYise enokuphila ngokwakhe, kanjalo uyinikile neNdodana ibe nokuphila ngokwayo” (Johane 5:26). Yilokhu-ke uJesu akushoyo lapho ethi, “Mina noBaba simunye.” 27
“Ningonkulunkulu”
UJesu uyazi ukuthi le ncazelo ingaphezu kokuqonda kwabaholi benkolo. Ngakho-ke, ukhuluma nabo ngamagama abawajwayele kakhulu. Ecaphuna emibhalweni yesiHeberu, Ubakhumbuza ukuthi imibhalo yabo siqu iqukethe amagama, “Ningonkulunkulu” (Johane 10:34). Ube esenezela, “Uma wababiza ngokuthi onkulunkulu, okwafika kubo iZwi likaNkulunkulu, futhi umbhalo ungephulwa, nisho yini kuye lowo uBaba amngcwelisayo futhi wamthumela ezweni ukuthi: ‘Uyahlambalaza,’ ngoba ngithe? , ‘NgiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu’?” (Johane 10:36).
UJesu ubhekise kuye AmaHubo 82:6 lapho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ningonkulunkulu, nonke ningabantwana boPhezukonke.” UJesu usebenzisa eyabo imiBhalo ukuze abonise ukuthi bonke abantu bangabhekwa ‘njengabantwana boPhezukonke. Kulo mongo, bangabizwa ngisho nangokuthi “onkulunkulu.”
UJesu ube esethatha leli phuzu elengeziwe. Akafuni abantu bakholwe Kuye ngenxa yanoma yikuphi ukuzisholo komuntu siqu ngobunkulunkulu. Ukhetha ukuthi basekele ukukholwa kwabo emsebenzini awenzayo. Ukubeka kanje: “Uma ngingenzi imisebenzi kaBaba waMi, ningangikholwa. Kodwa uma ngiyenza, nakuba ningangikholwa, kholwani yimisebenzi, ukuze nazi, nikholwe ukuthi uBaba ukimi, nami ngikuye.”Johane 10:37).
Kwelinye izinga, uJesu ubhekisela emisebenzini Yakhe eyisimangaliso, kodwa kukhona okwengeziwe. Njengoba sike sasho kwasekuqaleni kwaleli vangeli, izimangaliso zingadonsa amehlo abantu, kodwa zimane zimane ziwubufakazi bangaphandle. Azikhiqizi ukholo oluhlala njalo. Ubufakazi obujulile bobunkulunkulu bukaJesu bufika lapho abantu besebenzisa imfundiso Yakhe ezimpilweni zabo futhi bezwa izinguquko ezenzeka emoyeni wabo. Yilokhu okushiwo “ukwenza imisebenzi kaBaba waMi.” Lena imisebenzi yangaphakathi yomoya eletha inkolelo yeqiniso nehlala njalo.
Labo abangazimisele ukwenza lo msebenzi abanayo indlela yokwazi ukuthi ungubani ngempela uJesu. Bahlala ngaphandle bebuka phakathi. Ngokubona kwabo, akalutho ngaphandle komhlambazi ozenza alingane noNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, kulotshiwe ukuthi “bafuna futhi ukumbamba, kepha waphunyuka esandleni sabo.”Johane 10:39). Babengenawo amandla phezu kwaKhe.
Ngaphesheya kweJordani
Esebalekile kulabo ababengakholwa Kuye, bammangalele ngokuhlambalaza, futhi ezama ukumbamba, uJesu uyasuka aye endaweni elalela kakhudlwana. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Wabuye wamuka waya phesheya kweJordani, endaweni lapho uJohane ayebhapathiza khona kuqala, wahlala khona.”Johane 10:40). Yindawo lapho uJohane uMbhapathizi ayelungise khona ngaphambili indlela yokukholwa kuJesu, ethi, “Angisiye uKristu mina, kodwa ngithunyiwe ngaphambi kwakhe” (Johane 3:28). Yindawo lapho uJohane uMbhapathizi athi, “uYise uyayithanda iNdodana futhi unikele zonke izinto esandleni Sayo” (Johane 3:35). Yindawo lapho uJohane uMbhapathizi athi, “Okholwa eNdodaneni unokuphila okuphakade” (Johane 3:36). Futhi yindawo lapho uJesu, ekuqaleni kwenkonzo yaKhe, abhaphathizwa khona nguJohane.
UJohane uMbhapathizi ubalungiselele kahle abantu. Ngenxa yalokho, abantu bamamukela ngemfudumalo uJesu lapho efika, bethi, “UJohane akenzanga sibonakaliso, kodwa konke uJohane akusho ngalo muntu kuyiqiniso” (Johane 10:41). UJohane uMbhapathizi, njengoba sesishilo, umelela amaqiniso angokoqobo eZwi. Nakuba la maqiniso angokoqobo evame ukuchaza uNkulunkulu njengenkosi ekude elawula imivuzo yokulalela nezijeziso zokungalaleli, ahlanganisa namaqiniso angempela aveza ubunjalo bangempela bukaNkulunkulu. Lawa maqiniso angempela ahlanganisa izimfundiso ezinjengalezi: “Ngikuthandile ngothando oluphakade” (Jeremiya 31:3), “UNkulunkulu uyisiphephelo sethu namandla ethu, ulusizo olutholakalayo kakhulu ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka.”AmaHubo 46:1), futhi “Uthando olugxilile lweNkosi alupheli; Ububele bakhe abupheli” (IsiLilo 3:22). 28
Incwadi yeZwi ilungiselela indlela yokuqonda amaqiniso angaphakathi ajulile anikezwa nguJesu. Kancane kancane, amaqiniso angokoqobo ombhalo avula indawo yamaqiniso angokomoya aphakeme kakhulu aqukethwe. Kungakho uJohane uMbhapathizi asho la mazwi ngoJesu: “Yena umelwe ukukhula, kodwa mina nginciphe. Ovela phezulu uphezu kwakho konke. Ongowomhlaba ungowasemhlabeni, futhi ukhuluma okomhlaba, Lowo ovela ezulwini ungaphezu kwakho konke.”Johane 3:30-31).
Kuyo yonke indlela, futhi ikakhulukazi kulesi sahluko, uJesu ubelokhu ebonakalisa kancane kancane ubunkulunkulu Bakhe bangaphakathi. Ngenxa yalokho, abaningi sebeqala ukukholwa Kuye. Laba ngabantu abezwa izwi likaMalusi Omuhle oze ukuzobutha izimvu Zakhe. Kulowo nalowo kithi kunendawo lapho engezwa khona izwi likaMalusi Omuhle njengoba esibiza ngemibhalo engcwele. Lena indawo ekithi ezimisele ukuholwa Nguye. Yindawo kithi elangazelela ukwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani ngempela futhi ufuna ukukhula ngokomoya. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Izimvu zami ziyalizwa izwi lami, nami ngiyazazi, futhi ziyangilandela.”Johane 10:27). Ngakho, lesi siqephu siphetha ngala mazwi, “Futhi abaningi bakholwa nguye lapho” (Johane 10:42). 29
Isicelo esingokoqobo
UJohane uMbhapathizi, omelela izimfundiso ezingokoqobo zeZwi, walungisa indlela yenkonzo kaJesu. Ngenxa yokuthi lezi zimfundiso ezingokoqobo ziyisisekelo nesiqukathi samaqiniso ajulile anikezwa nguJesu, zonke zinamandla amakhulu. Ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, ziwumzimba onomoya kaNkulunkulu ongaphakathi. Unalokhu engqondweni, bophezela ngekhanda isiqephu sombhalo esivela emqondweni wangempela weZwi. Khetha isiqephu esigxile eqophelweni elithile ongase udinge ukulihlakulela. Kungaba isiqephu esimayelana nethemba, noma ukubonga, noma ukubekezela, noma induduzo, noma ukuthula, noma injabulo. Noma iyiphi indima oyikhethayo, qiniseka ukuthi ikhuluma nawe. Kusebenzise njengokuzindla, ugxile endimeni oyikhethile isikhathi esithile. Kubeke enhliziyweni. Ngalesi sikhathi, vumela imicabango ephazamisayo idlule. Kunalokho, qhubeka ugxile endimeni yakho, uyivumele icwile emoyeni wakho. Khona-ke, lapho ithuba livela phakathi nosuku, biza ukuze ukhumbule isiqephu sakho. Yizwa izwi likaMalusi Omuhle elikubiza, likuholele ekugcwaleni kokuphila.” 30
Bilješke:
1. Ukwahlulelwa Kokugcina (Posthumous) 231: “Ngemva kokufa abantu beza ezweni lemimoya eliphakathi kwezulu nesihogo; futhi lapho balungiselelwa izulu noma isihogo…. Ekugcineni, lapho sebelungisiwe, baholwa yilolo thando oluyinhloko yazo zonke ezinye izithandwa zabo. Babe sebebhekisa ubuso babo emphakathini lapho uthando lwabo oluvelele khona, baye lapho njengokungathi baya ekhaya labo.” Bhekafuthi Zulu nesi Hogo 480: “Njengoba ukuphila kothando lomuntu kwakusemhlabeni, lowo muntu uyaqhubeka ekhona kuze kube phakade.”
2. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 4663: “Abantu abajwayelene nomqondo wangaphakathi weZwi bayazi ukuthi iNkosi ayihluleli muntu emlilweni waphakade, kodwa ukuthi abantu bazahlulela bona, okungukuthi, baziphonse kuwo.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 2335:3: “UJehova akahluleli muntu ngaphandle kokuhle; ngokuba ufisa ukuphakamisela bonke ezulwini, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bangaki, futhi ngempela, uma kungenzeka, nakuYe uqobo; ngokuba uJehova unomusa futhi muhle. Isihe ngokwaso kanye nokuhle ngokwako akusoze kwalahla muntu; kodwa abantu bayazilahla, ngokuba benqaba okuhle.”
3. I-Arcana Coelestia 1937: 6-7: “INkosi ithanda ukudlulisela kuwo wonke umuntu lokho okungokwaKhe, ngakho-ke Ithanda ukudlulisela lokho okusezulwini, ukuze kubonakale kungokwabantu, futhi kube kubo, nakuba kungekona okwabo…. Kodwa labo abadelela futhi abalahla yonke into enhle neyiqiniso, futhi abangazimisele ukukholelwa noma yini engqubuzana nezifiso zabo ezimbi kanye nemicabango engamanga ... abakwazi ukuthola intando entsha."
4. I-Arcana Coelestia 6587:3: “Ingaphakathi lebandla liwubuhle besisa encwadini yefa. Ngakho-ke, lapho lokhu kufika esiphethweni, ibandla ngokwalo nalo liyaphela, ngoba ubuhle besisa buyisici esibalulekile sebandla. Ngemva kwalokho ukukhonza kwangaphandle kwenza, kuyiqiniso, kuhlala njengoba kwakunjalo ngaphambili. Nokho, manje akusikho ukukhonza, kodwa umkhosi ogcinwayo ngoba uyisiko elimisiwe. Kodwa umcimbi onjalo, obonakala uwukukhulekela, ufana negobolondo elingenakho uhlamvu. Nakuba izinsalela zangaphandle, azinayo into yangaphakathi ngaphakathi. Uma ibandla linje lisuke selisekupheleni.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 7724: “Ukukhonza kweqiniso kuvela ebuhleni ngeqiniso, ngokuba uJehova ukhona ngokuhle. Kodwa ukukhonza ngeqiniso ngaphandle kokuhle akukhona ukukhonza. Kuwumkhosi wenkolo wangaphandle kanye nokusebenza, ngaphandle kwanoma yini yangaphakathi…. Kulokhu kuyacaca ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukukhonza ngokuhle, nokuthi kusho ukuthini ukukhonza ngeqiniso ngaphandle kokuhle. Ngokuhle okuphuma kukho ukukhonza, kufanekiswa ubuhle bokuphila, okwenziwa ngokomoya ngokuhlangana neqiniso. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi okuhle komoya kunekhwalithi yakho evela eqinisweni, futhi iqiniso linengqikithi yalo ebuhleni, ngakho okuhle kungumphefumulo weqiniso. Iqiniso ngaphandle kokuhle lifana nomzimba ongenawo umphefumulo. Futhi umzimba ongenawo umphefumulo uyisidumbu.”
5. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8899: “Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi iMithetho Eyishumi iyimithetho yalabo abasemhlabeni kanye neyabasezulwini. Umqondo ongokoqobo noma wangaphandle ungowalabo abasezweni, umqondo ongokomoya noma wangaphakathi walabo abasezulwini; futhi lokhu kunjalo, imizwa yomibili—eyangaphandle nengaphakathi—ingezalabo okuthi lapho besesemhlabeni basezulwini, okungukuthi, labo abaphila impilo enhle ngokuvumelana namaqiniso ezimfundiso zenkolo. Iqiniso lokuthi iMithetho Eyishumi futhi eyalabo abasezulwini libonakala ngomqondo wangaphakathi wakho konke okuseZwini, futhi ikakhulukazi ekucabangeni ukuthi izinto ezikhulunywa uJehova uNkulunkulu, okungukuthi, iNkosi uqobo, azizona ezomuntu kuphela. noma izwe, kodwa nangezingelosi, impela kulo lonke izulu. Ngoba lapho iQiniso lobuNkulunkulu liphuma eNkosini, ligeleza lidabula izulu futhi lidlulele kubantu. Kunjalo ngale Miyalo Eyishumi uJehova ngokwakhe ayikhuluma eseNtabeni yaseSinayi.”
6. Imfundiso Yempilo YeJerusalema Elisha 80: “Ngomqondo ongokomoya ‘ukweba’ kusho ukuphuca omunye amaqiniso okholo kanye nempahla yesisa. Futhi ngomqondo ophakeme, ‘ukweba’ kusho ukuphuca iNkosi lokho okungokwaYo, futhi ucabange ukuthi unakho.”
7. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 349: “Uyini noma yimuphi ummeleli ngaphandle kwento yangempela eyimele, futhi yini engaphandle ngaphandle kwesithombe sangaphakathi kodwa esithile noma into efile? Lokho okungaphandle kunokuphila okuvela ezintweni ezingaphakathi, okungukuthi, okuvela eNkosini ngalezo zinto zangaphakathi.”
8. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9863: “Amaqiniso okholo asho ‘izisekelo zogange lwawo.’ Lokhu kubonakala eqinisweni lokuthi amaqiniso yiwo avikela ibandla kukho konke ukuhlasela, njengoba nje nezindonga zivikela umuzi.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 8581:2: “Ngegama elithi ‘idwala’ lisho inqaba yokulwa namanga. Isivikelo ngokwaso siyiqiniso lokholo, ngoba ukulwa kuqhutshwa kuleli qiniso kokubili ngokumelene namanga kanye nokubi.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 9[3]: “EZwini, ‘izimvu’ zifanekisela labo abenza umusa wothando kumakhelwane.”
9. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 300: “Igama lanoma ubani alisho nje igama lalowo muntu kuphela kodwa futhi lisho yonke imfanelo yomuntu, njengoba kubonakala emagameni asemhlabeni kamoya. Kulelo zwe, abantu abawagcini amagama abawathola lapho bebhapathizwa, noma avela kuyise nokhokho babo. Kunalokho, ziqanjwa ngokwezimfanelo zazo, njengoba nje nezingelosi zethiwa amagama avumelana nokuphila kwazo kokuziphatha nokungokomoya. Yilokhu okushiwo yila mazwi eNkosi, “Mina ngingumalusi olungileyo ... izimvu ziyalizwa izwi Lakhe, futhi ubiza ezakhe izimvu ngamagama, futhi aziholele phandle.”
10. I-Apocalypse Yembulwa 875:6: “"Uthando nokuhlakanipha ngaphandle komzamo owusizo akulona iqiniso. Ziyizinto ezifinyeziwe kuphela, futhi azibi ngokoqobo kuze kube yilapho zithola ukubonakaliswa ngomzamo owusizo. Ngothando, ukuhlakanipha kanye nomzamo owusizo kuyizinto ezintathu ezingenakuhlukaniswa. Uma zihlukaniswa, akukho neyodwa yazo engokoqobo. Uthando alulona iqiniso ngaphandle kokuhlakanipha; kodwa ekuhlakanipheni kuthatha inhloso ethile. Le nhloso eyenzelwa yona ingumzamo othile owusizo. Ngakho-ke, lapho uthando lwenziwa ngokuhlakanipha emzamweni othile owusizo, khona-ke lungokoqobo. Ngempela, ke ngokokuqala ngqa ukuba khona.” Bhekafuthi Ambulo sAmbuliwe 352: “Uthando, ukuhlakanipha, kanye nenkonzo ewusizo kuhambisana njengokupha, ukholo, nomsebenzi. Uma eyodwa ilahlekile, lezi ezinye ezimbili azinalo iqiniso.”
11. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 5395: “Ngemimoya emihle nezingelosi inkonzo ewusizo ingumthombo wenjabulo yabo; kanye namasevisi abawenzayo anquma inani kanye nemvelo ebalulekile yenjabulo abayitholayo. Ngoba umbuso weNkosi awulutho ngaphandle kombuso wezinkonzo eziwusizo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6073: “Ngenxa yokuthi izingelosi ezulwini zibuswa okuhle ezamukelwa yiNkosi, azinaso isifiso esikhulu ukwedlula ukwenza izinkonzo eziwusizo. Lokhu kuyizinto ezijabulisa kakhulu ekuphileni kwabo, futhi ngezinga abazenza ngalo izinkonzo eziwusizo bajabulela isibusiso nenjabulo.”
12. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8906: “‘Ukungena ngesango esibayeni sezimvu’ kusho ukungena ngeNkosi, ngoba iNkosi ‘iwumnyango,’ njengoba Yona ngokwayo isho; ‘izimvu’ yilabo abasesothandweni futhi kusukela lapho ekukholweni. Laba bangena ngeNkosi lapho bevuma ukuthi kuvela kuYe yonke into yokukholwa nesisa, ngakho-ke lezi zimfanelo ziphuma kuYe.”
13. Inhlakanipho Yobungelosi 328: “Kunikezwe yiNkosi ukuthi kufanele kube nenkolo yonke indawo; nokuthi kuzo zonke izinkolo kufanele kube nezinto ezimbili ezibalulekile zensindiso, okungukuthi, ukuvuma uNkulunkulu nokugwema okubi ngoba kuphambene noNkulunkulu…. Ngaphezu kwalokho kuhlinzekwa yiNkosi ukuthi bonke abafa besebancane bayasindiswa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bazalelwe kuphi.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 729: “Asikho isizwe emhlabeni wonke esingasindiswa, uma sivuma uNkulunkulu futhi siphila impilo enhle. Ngokuba uJehova ukuhlengile konke lokhu, futhi abantu ngokuzalwa bangokomoya, iqiniso elibanika amandla okuthola isipho sokuhlengwa.”
14. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1047: “Konke ukufiphala nobumnyama kuvela emangeni. Lisibekela iqiniso njengoba nje nefu elimnyama lenza ekukhanyeni kwelanga. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi amanga neqiniso ngeke kube khona ngesikhathi esisodwa njengoba nje nobumnyama nokukhanya, kusobala ukuthi enye iphuma njengoba enye ingena.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 635: “Ubumnyama busho amanga abangelwa ukungazi, amanga enkolo, noma ububi bokuphila.”
15. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 81: “UJehova, uMdali wendawo yonke, wehla futhi wathatha isimo somuntu, ukuze ahlenge futhi asindise isintu. Wehla njengeQiniso lobuNkulunkulu, okuyiZwi, nokho Akakwehlukanisanga ukuKulunga kobuNkulunkulu kulo. Wathatha isimo somuntu ngokuvumelana nesimiso Sakhe sobuNkulunkulu. UMuntu aziletha ngaye emhlabeni ubizwa ngokuthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. INkosi ngezenzo zokuhlenga yazenza ukulunga. Ngezenzo ezifanayo Wazihlanganisa noYise, noYise kanye Naye. Nalokhu kwakuhambisana nesimiso saphezulu. Ngakho, uNkulunkulu waba umuntu, nomuntu uNkulunkulu, kumuntu oyedwa.”
16. I-Arcana Coelestia 8159:5: “Kufanele kwaziwe ukuthi ezilingweni abantu abalwi; kodwa nguJehova yedwa obalwelayo, lanxa kubonakala sengathi ukulwa kwakusenziwa ngabantu. Futhi lapho iNkosi ilwela abantu, banqoba kuzo zonke izinto. Bheka futhi isihloko esithi The Doctrine of Life for the IJerusalema Elisha Nezimfundiso Zalo ZaseZulwini 96: “Lapho abantu belwa nokubi, abakwazi ukuzibamba besebenzisa lokho okubonakala kungamandla abo. Ukube bebengasebenzisi lokho okubonakala kungamandla abo, ngabe abalwi. Esikhundleni salokho, bazobe bemi lapho njengama-automaton [angenampilo]…. Nokho, kufanele kucace bha ukuthi yiNkosi yodwa elwa phakathi kwabantu ngokumelene nobubi babo, futhi kubonakala sengathi abantu basebenzisa amandla abo empini. INkosi ifuna kubonakale kanje ngoba ukube bekungabonakali [ukuthi abantu balwa bodwa], bebengeke balwe, ngakho-ke, bekungeke kube nenguquko.”
17. Isifinyezo esifushane seMfundiso Yebandla Elisha 117[1-2]: “UJehova uNkulunkulu, oluthando ngokwalo kanye nokuhlakanipha uqobo, noma Okuhle ngokwako kanye neQiniso uqobo … wehla futhi wathatha uMuntu ukuze Ahlele kahle zonke izinto ezulwini, zonke izinto ezisesihogweni, nazo zonke izinto ezisebandleni. Ngaleso sikhathi, amandla kadeveli, okungukuthi, esihogweni, anqoba amandla asezulwini; futhi emhlabeni amandla omubi anqoba amandla okuhle. Ngakho-ke, ukulahlwa okuphelele kwase kuseduze, kusongela zonke izidalwa. Lokhu kulahla okuzayo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakususa ngoMuntu Wakhe, okwakuyiQiniso LobuNkulunkulu, ngaleyo ndlela wahlenga izingelosi nabantu.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YamaKristu Yeqiniso 579:2: “Ngaphambi kokuza kweNkosi, isihogo sase sikhule kangangokuba sanukubeza izingelosi zasezulwini futhi, ngokuma phakathi kwezulu nomhlaba, ukuze sinqamule ukuxhumana neNkosi nabantu emhlabeni. Ngenxa yalokho, alikho iqiniso lobuNkulunkulu nokuhle okwakungaphuma eNkosini kuye kubantu. Ngenxa yalokho, ukulahlwa okuphelele kwasongela lonke uhlanga lwesintu, futhi izingelosi zasezulwini zazingeke zisinde isikhathi eside zingalinyazwa. Ngakho-ke, iNkosi yeza emhlabeni izosusa isihogo endleleni futhi isuse lokho kwesaba kokulahlwa. Wasusa isihogo wasiyisa kude wasilawula, kanjalo evula indlela eya ezulwini, ukuze ngemva kwalokho abe khona nabantu emhlabeni futhi asindise labo abaphila ngokuvumelana nemithetho Yakhe.”
18. I-Arcana Coelestia 6574:3: “Imimoya engahlosile lutho ngaphandle kokubi ivunyelwe ukuhlupha abantu abalungile, ngoba ifisa ngawo wonke amandla ayo ukubahudulela phansi ezulwini futhi ibaphonse esihogweni. Kuyinjabulo yokuphila kwabo ukubhubhisa noma ubani njengomphefumulo womuntu; kanjalo kuze kube phakade. Kodwa akukho nokukodwa abavunyelwa yiNkosi, ngaphandle kokuthi kube ngenjongo yokuba kube khona okuhle, okungukuthi, ukuze iqiniso nokuhle kumiswe futhi kuqiniswe kanye nalabo abasekulingweni.”
19. I-Arcana Coelestia 1692: 1-2: “NguJehova yedwa owasekela ukulwa okunonya kwezilingo ngamandla Akhe noma ngamandla Akhe; ngokuba Wayezungezwe izihogo zonke, futhi eqhubeka ezinqoba. YiNkosi yodwa futhi elwa phakathi kwabantu abasezimpini zezilingo, futhi onqobayo. Abantu abaphuma emandleni abo abakwazi ukwenza lutho ngokumelene nobubi noma imimoya engapheli; ngokuba zixhumene nezihogo kangangokuthi uma omunye enganqotshwa, omunye angangena ngejubane, njalo njalo kuze kube phakade. Bafana nolwandle olunyathela kuzo zonke izingxenye zemisele; futhi uma ichweba lingase libhodlozwe ngumfantu noma umfantu, ulwandle lwalungeke luyeke ukubhoboka futhi luchichime, kuze kube yilapho kungekho lutho olusala lumile. Kungaba njalo nakubantu ngaphandle kokuba iNkosi yodwa ibasekele ekulweni nezilingo.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 1690:6: “INkosi kusukela ebuntwaneni bayo kuze kube yihora lokugcina lokuphila Kwayo emhlabeni, yahlaselwa yizo zonke izihogo, eyayilokhu ilwa nazo, futhi yazinqoba futhi yazinqoba, futhi lokhu kwakungenxa yothando olubhekiswe kuso sonke isintu. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi lolu thando lwalungelona olomuntu kodwa lwaluvela kuNkulunkulu, futhi ngenxa yokuthi ubukhulu bothando lunjalo, isilingo sinjalo, kungase kubonakale ukuthi izimpi zazinzima kangakanani, kanye nonya lwesihogo.”
20. I-Arcana Coelestia 6716:2: “UMuntu weNkosi wayengeyena uNkulunkulu kusukela ekuzalweni kwakhe, kodwa wamenza waba nguNkulunkulu ngamandla aKhe. Ukuthi Wakwenza lokhu ngamandla Akhe siqu kwakungenxa yokuthi Wayekhulelwe uJehova, ngakho ingqikithi yokuphila Kwakhe kwakunguJehova Uqobo Lwakhe.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 5045: “Ukuthi iNkosi ngamandla ayo uqobo yanqoba futhi yanqoba izihogo, futhi ngaleyondlela yakhazimulisa noma yenza uBunkulunkulu ngoBuntu kuYona kusobala ezingxenyeni eziningi zeZwi, njengalokhu kuJohane: ‘Ngibeka phansi umphefumulo Wami, ukuze ngiwuthathe. futhi. Akakho ongangamuka Kimi, kodwa Mina ngikubeka phansi ngokwami. nginamandla okukubeka phansi, nginamandla okubuye ngikuthabathe.”Johane 10:17-18).” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 900:4: “INkosi yalwa yodwa futhi ngamandla ayo zonke izihogo, yazinqoba.”
21. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2816: “INkosi yavumela izilingo ukuba ingene Kuye ukuze ikhiphe kuye konke okwakungokomuntu, ekwenza lokho kwaze kwasala lutho ngaphandle kwalokho okukaNkulunkulu.”
22. I-Arcana Coelestia 1812:1-2: “Ngenkathi esaphila emhlabeni uJehova wayesekulweni njalo kwezilingo, nasekunqobeni okuqhubekayo, ekuthembekeni okujulile okungapheli nokholo lokuthi ngenxa yokuthi wayelwela ukusindiswa kwesintu sonke othandweni olumsulwa, wayengeke akwazi kodwa ukunqoba... . Kuzo zonke izimpi Zakhe zezilingo, iNkosi ayizange ilwe nokuzithanda, noma ezilwela Yona, kodwa ilwela bonke endaweni yonke, ngenxa yalokho, hhayi ukuze ibe mkhulu kunabo bonke ezulwini, ngoba lokhu kuphambene noThando loBunkulunkulu, futhi akulula neze. ngisho ukuze Yena abe ngomncinyane; kodwa kuphela ukuze bonke abanye babe okuthile, futhi basindiswe.”
23. Imfundiso yeJerusalema eliSha malungana neziBhalo eziNgcwele 67: “Abantu bahumusha amagama athi ‘ubaba nomama’ ngokuthi asho uyise nonina emhlabeni, kanye nabo bonke abama esikhundleni sikayise nonina…. Nokho, izingelosi zasezulwini zihumusha ‘uyise’ ngokuthi usho uthando lwaphezulu lweNkosi.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 449:4: “Uthando olubusayo lweNkosi noma umphefumulo, owawuvela kuBaba, wawubuNkulunkulu uqobo Lwalo, obungukulunga Kwaphezulu Kothando Lwaphezulu.”
24. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 852: “Inkulumo ethi, ‘isandla sokunene sikaNkulunkulu,’ ifanekisela amandla onke kaNkulunkulu asetshenziswa ngokubonakaliswa komuntu akuthatha. Kwakungalokhu kubonakaliswa lapho azuza khona ukuhlengwa, okusho ukuthi Wazuza ukulawula izihogo, wadala izulu elisha lezingelosi, futhi wamisa ibandla elisha…. EZwini, isandla sokudla sisho amandla.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 7518: “EZwini, ‘izandla’ zifanekisela amandla…. Izingalo zamahlombe, izandla, phansi kuze kufike eminweni konke kusho amandla. Isizathu esenza zonke izinto eziphathelene nengalo zihambisane namandla, ukuthi umzimba usebenzisa amandla awo ngawo.”
25. Nothando Lobunkulunkulu Nenhlakanipho Yobunkulunkulu 406: “Wonke amandla okuhle angeqiniso; ngenxa yalokho, izenzo ezinhle ngeqiniso nangeqiniso; futhi okuhle kungokothando, futhi iqiniso livela ekuqondeni.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6430: “Lapho abantu bethola okuhle neqiniso eligeleza livela eNkosini lidlule ezulwini livela ngaphakathi, babusiswa ngezibusiso zasezulwini.”
26. I-Arcana Coelestia 878:5: “EZwini, igama elithi ‘isandla’ lisho amandla ... njengoba kusobala ezimangalisweni ezenziwa eGibhithe lapho uMose elula isandla sakhe kwaba nesichotho kulo lonke elaseGibhithe (Eksodusi 9:22-23); lapho uMose elula isandla sakhe futhi kwaba ubumnyama.Eksodusi 10:21,-22); lapho uMose eselula isandla sakhe nenduku phezu koLwandle Olubomvu, loma; futhi lapho Eselula isandla sakhe futhi sabuya (Eksodusi 14:11, 27). Akekho onekhono lengqondo lokucabanga okufanele ongakholelwa ukuthi noma imaphi amandla ayesesandleni sikaMose noma intonga yakhe. Kunalokho, ukuphakamisa nokwelula isandla kwakufanekisela amandla kaNkulunkulu.” Bhekafuthi Inhlakanipho Yobungelosi 94: “Umphefumulo wawo wonke umuntu usesandleni sikaJehova.”
27. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2005: “Umphefumulo kanye nomzimba, nakuba mibili, yenza owodwa; ngokuba umphefumulo ungowomzimba, nomzimba ungowomphefumulo; ngakho-ke, awahlukaniseki. Ingaphakathi leNkosi lalivela kuYise, ngakho-ke lalinguBaba uqobo Lwakhe, futhi yingakho iNkosi ithi ‘uBaba ukuYe’; ‘NgikuBaba noBaba ukiMi’; ‘Ongibonayo Mina, ubona uBaba’; futhi ‘Mina noBaba simunye.’” Bheka futhi I-Arcana Coelestia 1999:5: “Umnyombo weNkosi wangaphakathi kwakunguJehova uqobo Lwakhe, ngoba wakhulelwa nguJehova ongeke ahlukaniswe abe umuntu wesibili, njengoba kwenzeka enganeni ekhulelwa uyise ongumuntu. UbuNkulunkulu abuhlukaniseki, njengoba ubuntu bunjalo, kodwa buyinto eyodwa futhi buhlala buyinto efanayo. Lo mnyombo wangaphakathi yilokho iNkosi eyenza isimo sakhe sobuntu saba sinye. Ngenxa yokuthi ingqikithi yeNkosi yangaphakathi kwakunguJehova, yayingesona isimo sokwamukela ukuphila, njengoba kunjalo kubantu; kwakuwukuphila ngokwako.”
28. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1874: “Kunezinkulumo eziningi eZwini—okungaphezu kwalokho noma ubani angakukholelwa—ezibekwe ukuze zivumelane nokubukeka nokukhohlisa kwezinzwa. Ngokwesibonelo, iZwi lithi uJehova uzwa intukuthelo, ulaka, nokufutheka kwababi, futhi uyakujabulela ukubabhubhisa nokubabhubhisa, ngisho nokubabulala. Kodwa lezi zinto zishiwo ukuze kugwenywe ukuqeda ukuzikhohlisa nezifiso zabantu, ukuze zigobe. Ukwehluleka ukukhuluma ngendlela abantu abawaqondayo—okungukuthi, ngokubukeka, amanga, ukukhohlisa—kuyoba ukuhlwanyela imbewu emanzini; kungaba ukusho into ezonqatshwa ngokushesha. Noma kunjalo, lezo zinkulumo zingasebenza njengeziqukathi ezivamile zemibono engokomoya neyasezulwini.”
29. I-Arcana Coelestia 5620:12: “UJohane uMbhapathizi wayemelela iNkosi njengeZwi, eliyiqiniso laphezulu emhlabeni…. Ukugqoka kwakhe uboya bekamela kubonisa ukuthi umqondo ongokoqobo weZwi uyisigqoko somqondo wangaphakathi.”
30. Zulu nesi Hogo 341: “Ubumsulwa wukuzimisela ukuholwa nguJehova.” Bhekafuthi Imfundiso yeJerusalema eliSha malungana neziBhalo eziNgcwele 49: “IZwi ngomqondo wemvelo, okuwumqondo wohlamvu, lisebungcweleni balo nokugcwala kwalo. Ngalo mqondo, iZwi futhi lisemandleni alo….Amandla eqiniso elingcwele aqondiswe ikakhulukazi emangeni nasebubini, kanjalo ngokumelene nezihogo. Ukulwa nalaba kumelwe kuqhutshwe ngamaqiniso avela emqondweni wencwadi yeZwi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kungenxa yamaqiniso abantu ukuthi iNkosi inamandla okubasindisa. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi abantu bayaguqulwa futhi benziwe kabusha futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo bakhishwa esihogweni bangeniswe ezulwini, ngamaqiniso avela emqondweni wencwadi yeZwi.”
