Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, Isimo SikaNkulunkulu, kanye NoNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe III

Lokhu kuhlanganyela okwahlukahlukene kuye kwaba nomthelela kuwo wonke umuntu ngamunye. Njengamanje, abantu sebengakwazi ngempela ukuzwa ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso futhi empeleni uNkulunkulu usondelene kakhulu nabo.

Noma-ke abantu baye bakholwa kuNkulunkulu eminyakeni eminingi, abakaze baqonde ngokugcwele imicabango Yakhe kanye nemibono Yakhe ngale ndlela abaqonda ngayo manje, noma baqonda ngokweqiniso izenzo Zakhe ezibonakalayo ngendlela okwenzeka ngayo manje. Noma ngabe ukuhlakanipha noma umkhuba obonakalayo, abantu abaningi sebefunde into entsha futhi bazuza nokuqonda okukhulu, futhi balibonile iphutha ekushisekeleni kwabo okudlulile, babona ukuthi abakutholile ngokuzenzisa kwabo nokuthi ihaba alihambisani nentando kaNkulunkulu, babona nokuthi into umuntu ayiswele kakhulu ulwazi ngesimo sikaNkulunkulu. Lolu lwazi ngasengxenyeni yabantu luwuhlobo lolwazi ngokwemizwa; ukwenyukela ezingeni lolwazi oluphusile kubiza ukujula kancane kancane kanye nokuqiniswa kobungcweti babo. Ngaphambi kokuba umuntu aqonde uNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso, kungashiwo ukuthi bayakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zabo, kodwa abanakho ukuqonda kweqiniso ngemibuzo enjengokuthi Yena kahle kahle uluhlobo luni, iyini intando Yakhe, siyini isimo Sakhe, ingabe usibheka kanjani isintu. Lokhu kwehlisa kakhulu ukukholwa kwabantu kuNkulunkulu—ukukholwa kwabo angeke kuzuze inhlanzeko noma ukupheleliswa. Noma ngabe ubhekene nezwi likaNkunkulu ubuso nobuso, noma uzwa ukuthi wazane noNkulunkulu ngodlue kukho, angeke kushiwo namanje ukuthi Usuyamqonda ngokugcwele. Ngoba awuyazi imicabango kaNkulunkulu, noma ukuthi Uthandani futhi Uzondani, yini Emthukuthelisayo futhi yini Emjabulisayo, awunakho Ukumqonda ngokweqiniso. Ukukholwa kwenu kumi esisekelweni esingenaso isiqiniseko kanye nasemicabangweni, kuncike ezifisweni zenu eziguqukayo. Kusekude kakhulu nenkolo yangempela, futhi nisekude kakhulu nokuba abalandeli beqiniso. Izincazelo zalezi zibonelo ezisezindabeni zeBhayibheli zivumele abantu ukuba bazi inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu, kwakuyini lena owabe Eyicabanga kuso sonke isigaba somsebenzi Wakhe ngasinye futhi kungani Yena wenza lo msebenzi, wayifeza kanjani imisebenzi Yakhe, yayiyini injongo Yakhe yasekuqaleni kanye necebo Lakhe ngesikhathi elenza, wayifeza kanjani imicabango Yakhe, futhi walihlelela, walikhulisa kanjani icebo Lakhe. Ngalezizindaba, singazuza ukuqonda okunemininingwane futhi okuqonde ngqo mayelana nayo yonke inhloso kaNkulunkulu kanye nomcabango okuyiwona wona ngesikhathi seminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha zokuphatha umsebenzi Wakhe, nangendlela Yakhe abuka ngayo abantu ngezikhathi ezahlukene futhi ezindaweni ezahlukene kanye nezinkathi ezahlukene. Ukuqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayecabangani, Yena wayezibuka kanjani izinto, nanesimo Sakhe ayesiveza uma ebhekana nezimo zonke, kungasiza wonke umuntu ukuthi abone ngokujulile ubukhona Bakhe beqiniso, futhi ngokujulile ezwe ubukhona kanye nobuqiniso Bakhe. Injongo yami ngokusho lezi zindaba akusikho nje ukuthi abantu baqonde umlando weBhayibheli, futhi akusikho ukubasiza ukuba bajwayele izincwadi zeBhayibheli noma abantu abakulo, futhi ngokukhethekile akusikho ukusiza abantu baqonde isendlalelo salokho uNkulunkulu akwenza ngesikhathi seNkathi Yomthetho. Kungukusiza abantu ukuthi baqonde intando kaNkulunkulu, isimo Sakhe, kanye nazo zonke izingxenye ezincane Zakhe, futhi bazuze kakhulu ukuqonda kanye nolwazi lweqiniso futhi olucophelele. Ngale ndlela, izinhliziyo zabantu zingavuleleka kuNkulunkulu kancane kancane, isimo Sakhe, ubunjalo Bakhe, futhi bazi kangcono uNkulunkulu weqiniso uqobo Lwakhe.

Ulwazi ngesimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye nalokhu anakho nayikho Yena, kungaba nomthelela omuhle kubantu. Kungabasiza ukuthi babe nokuzethemba okwengeziwe kuNkulunkulu, futhi kungabasiza bazuze ukulalela kweqiniso kanye nokumesaba Yena. Ngalokho, abasebona abalandeli abayizimpumputhe, noma bemkhonze yena ngokungaqondi. UNkulunkulu akazifuni iziwula noma labo abalandela isixuku ngokungaqondi. Kodwa iqulu labantu elinokuqonda okucacile ezinhliziyweni zalo kanye nolwazi ngesimo sikaNkulunkulu futhi abangenza njengofakazi bakaNkulunkulu, abantu abangeke bamdele uNkulunkulu ngenxa yothando lwabo, ngenxa yalokho Anakho Nayikho, nangenxa yesimo Sakhe esinokulunga. Njengomlandeli kaNkulunkulu, uma enhliziyweni yakho kusenokuswela ukucaciseleka, noma kukhona isidididi noma ukuphithizela ngobukhona ngeqiniso bukaNkulunkulu, isimo Sakhe, lokhu Anakho Nayikho, kanye necebo Lakhe lokusindisa isintu, ngalokho ukukholwa kwakho angeke kuzuze indumiso kaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu akalufuni loluhlobo lomuntu ukuba Lumlandele, futhi akafuni lolu hlobo lo muntu luze phambi Kwakhe. Ngokuba lolu hlobo lo muntu alumqondi uNkulunkulu, ngeke banikela izinhliziyo zabo kuNkulunkulu-izinhliziyo zabo zivalekile Kuye, ngalokho ukukholwa kwabo kuNkulunkulu kugcwele ukungcola. Ukulandela kwabo uNkulunkulu kungabizwa kuphela ngokuthi ubumpumputhe. Abantu bangazuza kuphela inkolo yeqiniso futhi babe abalandeli beqiniso uma benolwazi kanye nokuqonda uNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso, lokhu kwenza ukulalela kweqiniso kanye Nokumesaba. Yile ndlela kuphela abanganikela ngayo izinhliziyo zabo kuNkulunkulu, bazivulele Yena. Yilokhu uNkulunkulu akufunayo, ngokuba konke abakwenzayo kanye nabakucabangayo kungakwazi ukumelana nokuvivinya kukaNkulunkulu, futhi kungaba ubufakazi kuNkulunkulu. Konke engakukhuluma nani mayelana nesimo sikaNkulunkulu, noma lokhu Anakho Nayikho, noma intando Yakhe kanye nemicabango Yakhe kukho konke Akwenzayo, noma ngabe ukubuka ngayiphi indlela, noma ngabe iyiphi indlela engikubeka ngayo, konke lokhu kwenzelwe ukusiza wena ukuba ube nesiqiniseko esikhulu sesimo sikaNkulunkulu seqiniso, kanye nokuthi baqonde futhi bazise kakhulu uthando Lwakhe athanda ngalo isintu, futhi baqonde kakhulu ngeqiniso ngokuzikhathaza kukaNkulunkulu ngabantu, kanye nokulangazelela Kwakhe okungazenzisi ukuphatha kanye nokusindisa isintu.

Namuhla sizobheka ngokufingqiwe imicabango, nemibono kaNkulunkulu, kanye nakho konke ukusebenza kukaNkulunkulu kusukela ekudaleni abantu, futhi siphinde sibheke nokuthi imuphi umsebenzi Awenza kusukela ekudalweni kwezwe kuze kufike ekuqaleni kweNkathi Yomusa ngokusemthethweni. Ngalokho sesingathola ukuthi imiphi imicabango kanye nemibono kaNkulunkulu engaziwa muntu, kusukela lapho-ke sesingachaza uhlelo lwecebo likaNkulunkulu lokuphatha, futhi uqonde ngobunzulu ingqikithi yendlela uNkulunkulu adala ngayo umsebenzi Wakhe wokuphatha, umsuka wawo kanye nendlela yokuwuthuthukisa, futhi uqonde ngobunzulu ukuthi imiphi imiphumela ayifunayo ngomsebenzi Wakhe wokuphatha umthombo wawo kanye nenjongo yomsebenzi wokuphatha Kwakhe. Ukuze siqonde lezizinto kumele sibuyele emuva, esikhathini esikude futhi esithule lapho kwaku ngekho bantu…

Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu evuka embhedeni Wakhe, umcabango aba nawo kuqala kwaku yilo: ukudala umuntu ophilayo—umuntu ozophila Naye futhi abe umhlobo Wakhe njalo. Lo muntu owayezokwazi Ukumlalela, futhi Akhulume naye. Emva kwalokho, ngokokuqala ngqa, uNkulunkulu wathatha umhlabathi ogcwele isandla, wawusebenzisa ukudala umuntu wokuqala ngqa ophilayo abekade Emcabanga, wabe esenika lesisidalwa esiphilayo igama—Adamu. Emva kokuba uNkulunkulu esezuze lo muntu ophilayo futhi ophefumulayo, ingabe Wazizwa kanjani? Ngokokuqala ngqa, Wazizwela injabulo yokuba nothandekayo, umhlobo. Ngokokuqala ngqa, Waphinde Wazizwela umthwalo wokuba ubaba, kanye nokukhathazeka okufika nakho. Lo muntu ophilayo futhi ophefumulayo waletha intokozo kanye nenjabulo; Wazizwela eduduzekile ngokokuqala ngqa. Lokhu kwakuyinto yokuqala uNkulunkulu Ayeyenzile Ayengayenzanga ngemicabango noma nangamazwi Akhe, kodwa kwenziwa ngezandla Zakhe zombili. Ngesikhathi lolu hlobo lwesidalwa—umuntu ophilayo futhi ophefumulayo—sima phambi kukaNkulunkulu, senziwe ngenyama negazi, sinomzimba futhi nesimo, futhi sikwazi ukukhuluma noNkulunkulu, Wazizwela uhlobo lwenjabulo ayengakaze aluzwe ngaphambili. Wazizwela ngempela umthwalo futhi lomphefumulo ophilayo akusikho nje ukuthi wawumenza azizwe enozwelo enhliziyweni Yakhe, kodwa konke ngisho nokuncinyane okwakukwenza nakho kwamthinta futhi kwafudumeza inhliziyo Yakhe. Ngakho ngesikhathi lomphefumulo ophilayo uma phambi kukaNkulunkulu, kwakungokokuqaka efikelwa umcabango wokuba nabantu abaningi abazofana nalo. Lokhu kwakuwuchungechunge lwezehlakalo ezaqala ngomcabango wokuqala uNkulunkulu abe nawo, zonke lezehlakalo zazenzeke ngokokuqala, kodwa ngalezehlakalo, nanoma ngabe yini lena Abe eyizwa ngalesosikhathi—injabulo, umthwalo, ukukhathazeka-kwakungekho muntu ayengakhuluma naye ngalokhu. Kusukela ngalowomzuzu, uNkulunkulu waba nomzwangedwa ngempela kanye nosizi ayengakaze aluzwe ngaphambili. Yena wezwa ukuthi abantu babengakwazi ukwamukela noma ukuqonda uthando kanye nokukhathazeka Kwakhe, noma izinjongo Zakhe ngesintu, ngalokho Yena waba nokudabuka kanye nobuhlungu enhliziyweni Yakhe. Noma ngabe umuntu wayemenzele lento, umuntu wayengazi ngayo futhi engaqondi. Ngaphandle nje kwentokozo, ukujabula kanye nenduduzo eyalethwa umuntu Kuye, masinyane yaletha futhi imizwa Yakhe yokuqala yosizi kanye nomzwangedwa. Lena kwakuyimicabango kanye nemizwa kaNkulunkulu ngezikhathi zonke. Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu ekwenza konke lokhu, enhliziyweni Yakhe wasuka enjabulweni waya osizini, waphinda wasuka osizini waya ezinhlungwini, konke kuxubene nokukhathazeka. Konke Ayefuna ukukwenza kwakungukushesha ukuba enze lomuntu, loluhlanga lwesintu ukuba lwazi ukuthi kwakukhonani enhliziyweni Yakhe futhi luqonde izinjongo Zakhe ngokushesha. Ngalokho, babengakwazi ukuphenduka abalandeli Bakhe futhi babe nhliziyonye Naye. Babengeke besalalele uNkulunkulu ekhuluma kodwa bahlala bengenamazwi; babengeke besahlale bengazi ukuthi bangahlanganyela kanjani noNkulunkulu emsebenzini Wakhe; ngaphezu kwakho konke, babengeke besaba ngabantu abangenandaba nokuthi ziyini izidingo zikaNkulunkulu. Lezizinto zokuqala uNkulunkulu aziqeda zinenjongo enkulu futhi zibaluleke kakhulu ecebeni Lakhe lokuphatha nakubantu namuhla.

Emva kokudala izinto zonke kanye nabantu, uNkulunkulu akaphumulanga. Wayengasakwazi ukulinda ukuba afeze ukuphatha Kwakhe, noma ukulinda ukuzuza abantu abathandayo phakathi kwesintu.

Okulandelayo, akuphelanga sikhathi emva kokuthi uNkulunkulu edale abantu, siyabona eBhayibhelini ukuthi kwaba nozamcolo emhlabeni wonke. UNowa kukhulunywa ngaye kokulotshiwe ngozamcolo, futhi kungashiwo ukuthi uNowa waba umuntu wokuqala ukulalela ubizo lukaNkulunkulu lokusebenza Naye ukufeza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Nembala, lokhu kwakungo kokuqala ukuthi uNkulunkulu abize umuntu emhlabeni ukuba enze utho ngomyalo Wakhe. Ngesikhathi uNowa eqeda ukwakha umkhumbi, uNkulunkulu waletha uzamcolo emhlabeni ngokokuqala ngqa. Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu ebhubhisa umhlaba ngozamcolo, kwakungokokuqala kusukela abadala ukuba azizwe enqotshwa ukunyanya abantu; yilokhu okwaphoqa ukuthi uNkulunkulu athathe isinqumo esibuhlungu sokubhubhisa uhlanga lwesintu ngozamcolo. Emva kokuba uzamcolo usubhubhise izwe, uNkulunkulu wenza isivumelwano Sakhe sokuqala kanye nabantu ukuthi ngeke aphinde akwenze futhi. Uphawu lwesivumelwano kwaba uthingo lwenkosazana. Lokhu kwakuwuphawu lokuqala lukaNkulunkulu lwesivumelwano esintwini; ngakho kwakuyisivumelwano sokuqala esanikwa uNkulunkulu; lesi sivumelwano siyinto ekhona, eyiqiniso futhi ephathekayo. Ubukhona bothingo lwenkosazana obenza ukuba uNkulunkulu abe nosizi ngohlanga lwesintu Olwamlahlekela, luhlala luyisikhumbuzo kuYena ngalokhu okwenzeka. …UNkulunkulu ngeke ahlise isivinini ahamba ngaso—Akakwazanga ukulinda ukuthatha isinyathelo esilandelayo ekuphatheni Kwakhe. Okwalandela, uNkulunkulu wamqoka u-Abrahama njengokhethiweyo Wakhe wokuqala emkhethela umsebenzi Wakhe ku-Israyeli wonke. Lokhu kwaku ngokokuqala lapho uNkulunkulu eqoka uhlobo olunje lwekhandidethi. UNkulunkulu waphetha ngokuthi aqale ukwenza umsebenzi Wakhe wokuhlenga isintu ngalo muntu, nokuthi aqhubeke nalo msebenzi ezizukulwaneni zalo muntu. Siyabona eBhayibhelini ukuthi yilokhu uNkulunkulu akwenza ku-Abrahama. UNkulunkulu wabe esenza kwa-Israyeli kwaba izwe lokuqala elikhethiweyo, wabe eseqala umsebenzi Wakhe weNkathi Yomthetho ngabantu Bakhe abakhethiweyo, ama-Israyeli. Kwenzeka futhi ngokokuqala, uNkulunkulu wanika ama-Israyeli incwadi yezimiso nemithetho okumele isintu siyilandele, futhi bese iyachazwa kabanzi. Lokhu kwakungokokuqala uNkulunkulu enikeza abantu izimiso eziqondile, futhi ezimile zokuthi kumele bayinikele kanjani imihlatshelo, kumele baphile kanjani, yini okumele bayenze kanye nokumele bangayenzi, imiphi imikhosi nezinsuku okumele bazigcine, kanye nezimiso okumele bazilandele ezintweni zonke ababezenza. Lokhu kwakungokokuqala lapho uNkulunkulu wayenike isintu imigomo nezimiso ezicacile futhi ezimile zezimpilo zabo.

Uma ngithi “okokuqala,” kusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayengakaze afeze umsebenzi ofana nalo ngaphambili. Into eyayingakaze ibe khona ngaphambili, noma ngabe uNkulunkulu wayedale isintu futhi Wayedale zonke izinhlobo zezidalwa kanye nezinto eziphilayo, Wayengakaze afeze umsebenzi onjalo. Wonke lo msebenzi ufaka ukuphathwa kwabantu nguNkulunkulu; konke kumayelana nabantu kanye nensindiso Yakhe kanye nokuphatha abantu. Emva kuka-Abrahama, uNkulunkulu waphinde wakhetha futhi ngokokuqala—Yena wakhetha uJobe ukuthi kube nguye ongaphansi komthetho owawuzokwazi ukumelana noSathane ngesikhathi esaqhubeka nokwesaba uNkulunkulu futhi engenzi okubi futhi ema efakazela Yena. Lokhu futhi kwakungokokuqala lapho uNkulunkulu evumela uSathane ukuba alinge umuntu, futhi kwakungokokuqala lapho uNkulunkulu abheje noSathane. Ekugcineni, ngokokuqala, uNkulunkulu wazuza umuntu owayekwazi ukuma engufakazi Wakhe ngesikhathi ebhekene noSathane—umuntu owayezokwazi ukuba ufakazi Wakhe futhi athele ngokupheleleyo uSathane ngehlazo. Selokhu uNkulunkulu wadala isintu, lona wayengumuntu wokuqala Ayemzuzile ukuba Akwazi ukufakazela Yena. Emva kokuzuza lo muntu, uNkulunkulu wabanogqozi lokuqhubeka nokuphatha Kwakhe nokuthi athathe isinyathelo esilandelayo emsebenzini Wakhe, elungiselela ukukhetha Kwakhe okulandelayo kanye nendawo Yakhe yokusebenzela.

Emva kokukutshela ngakho konke lokhu, ingabe uyiqonda ngeqiniso intando kaNkulunkulu? UNkulunkulu ubona lesi sibonelo sokuphatha isintu, sokusindisa abantu, sibaluleke kakhulu kunanoma yini enye. Akakwenzi konke lokhu ngomqondo Wakhe kuphela, noma ngamazwi Akhe kuphela, futhi Yena ikakhulukazi akakwenzi ngokunganaki—ukwenza konke lokhu ngokohlelo, ngenjongo, ngezinga, kanye nentando Yakhe. Kuyacaca ukuthi lo msebenzi wokusindisa isintu ubaluleke kakhulu kuNkulunkulu nakumuntu. Nanoma ngabe unzima kanjani umsebenzi, nanoma ngabe zinkulu kangakanani iziphazamiso, noma ngabe babuthakathaka kanjani abantu, noma ngabe kujule kangakanani ukuhlubuka kwesintu, akukho kulokhu okunzima kuNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu uzenza matasatasa, andisa imizamo Yakhe futhi ephatha umsebenzi afuna ukuwenza Yena qobolwakhe. Futhi Yena uhlela konke, futhi ebusa abantu bonke kanye nomsebenzi afuna ukuwuqeda—akukho okwalokhu okwake kwenziwa ngaphambili. Kungokokuqala uNkulunkulu asebenzisa lezi zindlela futhi akhokhe nenani elikhulu ngalo msebenzi omkhulu wokuphatha nokusindisa isintu. Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu esenza lo msebenzi, kancane kancane uyaveza kubantu ngaphandle kokugodla umsebenzi Wakhe onzima, lokhu Anakho Nayikho, ukuhlakanipha kanye namandla Akhe, nayo yonke ingxenye yesimo Sakhe. Yena uyakwembula kancane kancane konke lokhu kubantu ngaphandle kokugodla, embula futhi eveza lezi zinto kakhulu kunasekuqaleni. Ngakho-ke, emhlabeni wonke, ngaphandle kwabantu uNkulunkulu aqonde ukubaphatha nokubasindisa, ayikaze ibe khona noma iyiphi indalo esondelene noNkulunkulu, enobudlelwano obusondelene Naye ngalo luhlobo. Enhliziyweni Yakhe, isintu afuna ukusiphatha nokusisindisa sibalulekile kakhulu, futhi siyigugu Kuye ngaphezu kwakho konke; noma ngabe ekhokhe inani elikhulu ngabo, futhi nanoma ngabe bemzwisa ubuhlungu futhi bengalaleli, Yena akabadeli futhi uqhubeka ngokungakhathali emsebenzini Wakhe, engenakukhononda futhi engazisoli. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uyazi ukuthi masinyane noma kungekudala, isintu ngelinye ilanga siyovumela ubizo Lwakhe, futhi sinyakaziswe amazwi Akhe, sibone ukuthi Yena uyiNkosi yendalo, bese sibuyela ngasohlangothini Lwakhe…

Emva kokuzwa konke lokhu namhlanje, ungezwa sengathi konke uNkulunkulu akwenzayo kujwayelekile. Kusengathi abantu bebelokhu beyizwa intando kaNkulunkulu ngabo emazwini Akhe kanye nasemsebenzini Wakhe, kodwa kuhlala njalo kuyibanga elithile phakathi kwemizwa yabo noma ulwazi lwabo kanye nalokhu uNkulunkulu akucabangayo. Ngakho-ke, ngicabanga ukuthi kubalulekile ukukhuluma nabantu bonke ngokuthi kungani uNkukunkulu wadala uhlanga lwesintu, kanye nesendlalelo mayelana nesifiso Sakhe sokuzuza abantu Yena abenethemba ngabo. Kubalulekile ukuhlephulela abantu bonke ngalento, ukuze bonke abantu bacacelwe ezinhliziyweni zabo. Ngoba wonke umcabango kanye nombono, kanye naso sonke isigaba kanye nenkathi yomsebenzi Wakhe ebopheke kuso, kanye nexhumene naso eduze, umsebenzi Wakhe wonke wokuphatha, uma uqonda imicabango kaNkulunkulu, imibono, kanye nentando Yakhe kulo lonke igxathu lo msebenzi Wakhe, kuyafana nokuqonda umthombo womsebenzi wecebo lokuphatha Kwakhe. Kukulesisekelo lapho ukuqonda kwakho uNkulunkulu kujula khona. Nanoma yonke into uNkulunkulu ayenza ngesikhathi eqala ukudala izwe ebengikhulume ngayo ngaphambili kuwumbiko nje kubantu manje, futhi kubukeka sengathi ayinamsebenzi ekushisekeleni iqiniso, emva kwesikhathi solwazi lwakho kuyoba nosuku lapho ungeke ucabanga ukuthi kuyinto elula njengezicucwana zemininingwane, noma ukuthi into elula njengezimfihlakalo. Ngesikhathi impilo yakho iqhubeka futhi kunokuncane kwesimo sikaNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yakho, noma ngesikhathi usuqonda ngokugcwele nangokujula intando Yakhe, uyakuqonda ngokweqiniso ukubaluleka kanye nesidingo salokhu engikhuluma ngakho namuhla. Akusho lutho ukuthi lento uyamukele ngokungakanani; kubalulekile ukuba uqonde futhi uzazi lezi zinto. Uma uNkulunkuku enza into, uma enza umsebenzi Wakhe, nanoma ngabe kuyimibono Yakhe noma izandla Zakhe uqobo, nanoma ngabe kungokokuqala noma uma kungokokugcina—ekugcineni, uNkulunkulu unecebo, kanye nenjongo Yakhe kanye nemicabango Yakhe kumele isimo sikaNkulunkulu, futhi kuveza lokhu Anakho Nayikho. Lezi zinto ezimbili—isimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye nalokhu Anakho Nayikho—kumele ziqondwe yibo bonke. Uma abantu bengaqonda isimo Sakhe kanye nalokhu Anakho Nayikho, bangaqonda kancane kancane ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukwenzelani lokhu akwenzayo futhi kungani esho lokhu Akushoyo. Kusukela lapho-ke, sebengaba nokukholwa okuthe xaxa ekulandeleni uNkulunkulu, bashisekele iqiniso, futhi bashisekelo ushintsho esimweni sabo. Lokho kusho ukuthi, ukuqonda komuntu uNkulunkulu kanye nokukholwa kwakhe kuNkulunkulu ngeke ukwehlukanise.

Noma-ke lokhu abantu abezwa ngakho, noma bethola ukuqonda ngesimo sikaNkulunkulu, lokhu Anakho Nayikho, lokhu abakuzuzayo kuba ukuphila okuvela kuNkulunkulu. Uma le mpilo isisebenzile kuwe, ukwesaba kwakho uNkulunkulu kuyokhula njalo njalo, futhi ukuvuna lesi sivuno kuyazenzekela ngokwemvelo. Uma ungafuni ukuqonda, noma ukwazi ngesimo sikaNkulunkulu noma ubunjalo Bakhe, uma kungukuthi awufuni nokucabanga noma ugxile kulezi zinto, ngingakutshela ngesiqiniseko ukuthi indlela oshisekela ngayo ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu njengamanje ngeke ikuvumele ukuba ugculise intando Yakhe noma uzuze indumiso Yakhe. Nangaphezu kwalokho, ngeke uze ukwazi ukufinyelela ensindisweni ngeqiniso—lena imiphumela yokugcina. Uma abantu bengamqondi uNkulunkulu futhi bengasazi isimo Sakhe, izinhliziyo zabo azisoze zavuleleka Kuye. Uma bengaqonda uNkulunkulu, bayoqala nokuqonda futhi bathokozele lokho okusenhliziyweni Yakhe ngokulangazelela kanye nokukholwa. Uma uqonda futhi ukuthokozela lokho okusenhliziyweni Yakhe, inhliziyo yakho iyovuleleka Kuye ngokuqhubeka, kancane kancane. Ngesikhathi inhliziyo ivuleleka Kuye, uyozizwela ukuthi ukuhwebelana kwakho noNkulunkulu kuyihlazo futhi kuyadeleleka, izimfuno zakho kuNkulunkulu, kanye nezifiso zakho ezivile. Ngesikhathi inhliziyo yakho ivuleleka ngeqiniso kuNkulunkulu, uzobona ukuthi inhliziyo yakho ifana nezwe elingenamkhawulo, futhi uzobe usungena endaweni ongakaze ungene kuyo ngaphambili. Kulendawo ayikho inkohliso, akukho ubuqili, abukho ubumnyama, kanye nobubi. Kukhona kuphela ubuqotho kanye nokwethembeka; ukukhanya nokuqonda ngqo kuphela; ukulunga nomusa kuphela. Igcwele uthando nokunakekela, igcwele uzwelo nokubekezelelana, futhi ngayo uyazizwela intokozo nenjabulo yokuphila.

Lezi zinto yilezo azozembula kuwe Yena uma uvulela uNkulunkulu inhliziyo yakho. Lelizwe elingenamkhawulo ligcwele ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu, ligcwele amandla onke Akhe; ligcwele uthando Lwakhe kanye negunya Lakhe. Lapho ungabona zonke izingxenye zokuthi uNkulunkulu unani futhi ungubani, yini Emlethela injabulo, kungani Ekhathazeka futhi kungani Ebalusizi, kungani Ethukuthela…. Yilokhu okungabonwa yiwo wonke umuntu ovula inhliziyo yakhe bese evumela uNkulunkulu ukuba angene. UNkulunkulu angangena kuphela enhliziyweni yakho uma uyivulela Yena. Ungabona kuphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu Unani futhi Ungubani, futhi ungabona kuphela intando Yakhe ngawe, uma Esengenile enhliziyweni yakho. Ngaleso sikhathi, uyothola ukuthi yonke into ngoNkulunkulu iyigugu, lokho Anakho Nayikho kufanele kube yigugu. Uma uqhathanisa nalokho, abantu abakuzungezile, izinto nezigameko empilweni yakho, kanye nabathandiweyo bakho, umlingani wakho, kanye nezinye izinto ozithandayo, azifanele nokuphathwa. Zincane kakhulu, futhi ziphansi kakhulu; uyozizwela ukuthi azikho nezinto eziphathekayo ezingakwazi ukukudonsa futhi. Ekuthobekeni kukaNkukunkulu uyobona ubukhulu Bakhe nobukhosi Bakhe; nangaphezu kwalokho, entweni Ayenzile, okholelwa ukuthi incane impela, uyobona ukuhlakanipha Kwakhe okungenamkhawulo kanye nokubekezelelana Kwakhe, uyobona ukubekezela Kwakhe, ukuzithiba kwakhe, kanye nokuqonda wena Kwakhe. Lokhu kuyodala uthando Lwakhe kuwe. Ngalolosuku, uzozizwela ukuthi isintu siphila ezweni elingcolile kakhulu, ukuthi abantu abangakuwe kanye nezinto ezenzeka empilweni yakho, kanye nalabo obathandayo, uthando lwabo kuwe, kanye nalokhu okubizwa ngokuvikelwa kwabo noma ukukhathazeka kwabo ngawe akufanele nokuphathwa—uNkulunkulu kuphela ongothandiweyo wakho, futhi uNkulunkulu kuphela oyigugu kakhulu. Ngesikhathi lufika lolosuku, ngiyakholwa kuyoba khona abantu abathi: Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lukhulu, futhi ubunjalo Bakhe bungcwele—kuNkulunkulu abukho ubuqili, abukho ububi, awukho umhobholo, futhi akukho ukuxabana, kodwa ukulunga neqiniso, futhi yonke into uNkulunkulu Anayo Nayiyo kumele ilangazelelwe ngabantu. Abantu kumele bakulwele futhi bakuphokophelele. Iziphi izisekelo ezizokwenza ukuba isintu sikwazi ukufeza lesisakhiwo? Sakhiwe esisekelweni esiwukuqonda isimo sikaNkulunkulu, kanye nokuqonda ubunjalo bukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho ukuqonda isimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye nalokhu Anakho Nayikho, kuyisifundo sempilo yonke yawo wonke umuntu, futhi kuyinjongo yempilo yonke eshisekelwa umuntu wonke olwela ukushintsha isimo sakhe, futhi olwela ukumazi uNkulunkulu.

Kade sikhuluma ngawo wonke umsebenzi ofezwe nguNkulunkulu, uchungechunge lwezinto Azenzile ngokokuqala. Ngayinye yalezi zinto iyahambisana necebo likaNkulunkulu lokuphatha, kanye nasentandweni kaNkulunkulu. Ziyahambisana futhi nesimo Sakhe uNkulunkulu kanye nobunjalo Bakhe. Uma sifuna ukuqonda kangcono lokhu uNkulunkulu Anakho Nayikho, angeke sikwazi ukumisa iTestamente Elidala noma iNkathi Yomthetho, kodwa kuzomele siqhubekele phambili ngokuhambisana nezinyathelo ezathathwa uNkulunkulu emsebenzini Wakhe. Ngakho, njengoba uNkulunkulu ephelise iNkathi Yomthetho wabe eseqala iNkathi Yomusa, izinyathelo zethu sezifike eNkathini Yomusa—inkathi egcwele umusa nokuhlengwa. Kulenkathi, uNkulunkulu waphinde wenza into ebaluleke kakhulu ngokokuqala. Umsebenzi kuleNkathi Entsha wawuyisiqalo esisha kubo bobabili, uNkulunkulu nesintu. Isiqalo esisha sasingewona futhi umsebenzi omusha uNkulunkulu awenzile ngokokuqala. Lo msebenzi omusha kwakuyinto eyayingakaze ibe khona, uNkulunkulu ayenza futhi eyayingakaze icatshangwe ngabantu noma izidalwa zonke. Sekuyinto eyaziwa kakhulu kubantu bonke—lokhu kwakungokokuqala uNkulunkulu aphenduka umuntu, kwakungokokuqala Yena eqala ukusebenza enesimo somuntu, futhi efana nomuntu. Lo msebenzi omusha ufanekisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeqede umsebenzi Wakhe ngeNkathi Yomthetho, ukuze Yena angabe esenza noma esasho lutho ngaphansi komthetho. Angabe Esakhuluma noma asho noma yini ngokwesimo somthetho noma ngokwezimiso noma imigomo yomthetho. Okungukuthi, wonke umsebenzi Wakhe osekelwe umthetho wamiswa ingunaphakade futhi ngeke usaqhutshezwa, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayefuna ukuqala umsebenzi omusha kanye nokwenza izinto ezintsha, icebo Lakhe labuye laba nesiqalo esisha futhi. Ngakho, uNkulunkulu wayehole isintu enkathini elandelayo.

Noma ngabe lokhu kwakuyizindaba ezithokozisayo noma ezesabekayo kubantu kuncike ekutheni babunjani ubunjalo babo. Kungashiwo ukuthi lokhu kwakungesizo izindaba ezithokozisayo, kodwa kwakuyizindaba ezesabekayo kwabanye abantu, ngoba ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu eqala umsebenzi Wakhe omusha, labo bantu ababelandela imithetho nezimiso, ababelandela izifundiso kodwa bengamesabi uNkulunkulu bevame ukusebenzisa umsebenzi omdala kaNkulunkulu ukuze bahlulele umsebenzi Wakhe omusha. Ngokuba kulaba bantu, lezi kwakuyizindaba ezesabekayo, kodwa kuwo wonke umuntu owayemsulwa futhi evulelekile, eqotho futhi ethembekile kuNkulunkulu futhi elangazelela ukwamukela ukuhlenga Kwakhe, ngokokuqala uNkulunkulu ethatha isimo somuntu kwaba izindaba ezithokozisayo. Ngenxa yokuthi kwakunabantu, lokhu kwakungokokuqala uNkulunkulu ebonakala futhi ehlala phakathi kwesintu enesimo esingawona uMoya; kunalokho, Wazalwa umuntu futhi Waphila phakathi kwabantu njengeNdodana yomuntu, futhi Wasebenza phakathi kwabo. Lokhu “ngokokuqala” kwadilizwa imibono yabantu futhi kwakungaphezu kokucabanga konke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bonke abalandeli baNkulunkulu bathola inzuzo ephathekayo. UNkulunkulu akagcinanga kuphela ngokuqeda iNkathi Endala, kodwa Waqeda kanye nezindlela Zakhe ezindala zokusebenza. Wayengasazivumeli izithunywa Zakhe ukuba zidlulise incazelo Yakhe, futhi Yena wayengasacashile emafini, futhi wayengasaveli noma akhulume ngokuphoqa kubantu ngoku “duma kwezulu”. Ngokungafani nanoma yini ngaphambili, ngendlela engacabangeki kubantu futhi eyayinzima ukuba bayiqonde noma bayamukele—ukuba athathe isimo senyama—Yena waba iNdodana yomuntu ukuze azothuthukisa umsebenzi waleyo nkathi. Lesi sinyathelo samangaza isintu, futhi isintu sasingakhululekile ngaso, ngokuba uNkulunkulu Wayesephinde Waqala umsebenzi omusha Ayengakaze Awenze ngaphambili. Namuhla, sizobheka ukuthi imuphi lo msebenzi omusha uNkulunkulu Awenza ngeNkathi Entsha, futhi kuwo wonke lo msebenzi omusha, isiphi isimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye nalokhu Anakho Nayikho esingakuqonda?

Lokhu okulandelayo kungamazwi abhaliwe kwiTestamente Elisha leBhayibheli.

1. (Math 12:1) Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wadabula amasimu ngesabatha; abafundi bakhe babelambile, baqala ukukha izikhwebu, badla.

2. (Math 12:6-8) Kodwa ngithi kini: ‘Kukhona lapha okukhulu kunethempeli.’ Kepha uma benazi ukuba kuyini lokhu ukuthi: ‘Ngifuna isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo,’ nga ningabalahlanga laba abangenacala. Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yeSabatha.

Ake sibheke lesisiqeshana kuqala: “Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wadabula amasimu ngeSabatha; abafundi bakhe babelambile, baqala ukukha izikhwebu, badla.”

Kungani sikhethe lesisiqeshana? Sihlangana kanjani nesimo sikaNkulunkulu? Kulombhalo, okokuqala esikwaziyo ukuthi kwakulusuku lweSabatha, kodwa iNkosi uJesu waphumela ngaphandle futhi waholela abafundi Bakhe emasimini. Okukhulu kakhulu “okucasulayo” ukuthi baze “baqala ukukha izikhwebu badla.” NgeNkathi Yomthetho, imithetho kaJehova uNkulunkulu yayithi abantu akumele nje baphume phandle noma bazimbandakanye nezinto ezenziwa ngeSabatha—zaziningi izinto okwakungamele ukuba zenziwe ngeSabatha. Lesisenzo seNkosi uJesu sasidida kulabo ababephile ngaphansi komthetho isikhathi eside, futhi savusa ukugxekwa. Mayelana nokudideka kwabo kanye nangendlela abakhuluma ngayo ngalokhu uJesu akwenzile, sizokubuyisela eceleni okwamanje bese siqala ngokugxila ekutheni kungani wakhetha ukukwenza ngeSabatha, phakathi kwazo zonke izinsuku, nanokuthi yini lena ayefuna ukuyikhuluma kubantu ababehlala phansi komthetho ngokwalesisenzo. Lokhu ukuxhumana phakathi kwalesisiqephu kanye nesimo sikaNkulunkulu engifuna ukukhuluma ngaso.

Ngesikhathi ifika iNkosi uJesu, Yasebenzisa izenzo ezibonakalayo ukuze akhulume nabantu: UNkulunkulu wayesesukile eNkathini Yomthetho futhi eseqale umsebenzi omusha, kanti lo msebenzi omusha wawungadingi ukugcinwa kweSabatha; ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu ephuma emikhawulweni yosuku lweSabatha, lokhu kwakungamazwibela omsebenzi Wakhe omusha, futhi umsebenzi Wakhe omkhulu weqiniso wawuqhubeka ukubonakaliswa obala. Ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu iqala umsebenzi Wayo, Yayisishiye ngemuva ozankosi beNkathi Yomthetho, futhi Yayisidlubulundele emigomeni nezimiso zangaleyonkathi. Kuyena, kwakungekho lutho oluhambisana nomthetho; Wayesewulahla ngokuphelele futhi engasawugcini, futhi Wayengasadingi ukuba isintu siwugcine. Ngakho lapha uyabona ukuthi iNkosi uJesu Yadabula emasimini ngeSabatha; iNkosi Ayiphumulanga, kodwa Yayingaphandle Isebenza. Lesisenzo Sakhe sethusa indlela abantu ababecabanga ngayo futhi wabatshela ukuthi Yena akasaphili ngaphansi komthetho, nanokuthi useyishiyile imikhawulo yeSabatha wabe esevela phambi kwesintu futhi phakathi kwabo ngomfanekiso omusha, nangendlela entsha yokusebenza. Lesisenzo Sakhe satshengisa abantu ukuthi Yena ufike nomsebenzi omusha owaqala ngokuthi uphume emthethweni futhi uphume naseSabatheni. Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu enza umsebenzi Wakhe omusha, Akabuyanga esanamathela kokudala, futhi Wayengasakhathazekile ngezinqubo zeNkathi Yomthetho. Futhi wayengaphazamiswa umsebenzi Wakhe wangenkathi engaphambilini, kodwa Wasebenza ngokujwayelekile ngeSabatha futhi ngesikhathi abafundi Bakhe sebelambile, bakha izikhwebu badla. Konke lokhu kwakujwayelekile emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu wayengaba nesiqalo esisha somsebenzi Wakhe omningi afuna ukuwenza kanye nezinto afuna ukuzisho. Uma eke waba nesiqalo esisha, Akabe Esakhuluma ngomsebenzi Wakhe omdala noma Aqhubeke nawo. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu unezimiso Zakhe emsebenzini Wakhe. Ngesikhathi Efuna ukwenza umsebenzi omusha, kungesikhathi lapho Efuna ukuletha isintu esigabeni esisha somsebenzi Wakhe, futhi lapho umsebenzi Wakhe usungene esigabeni esiphezulu ngokuthe xaxa. Uma abantu beqhubeka nokwenza ngendlela yokushiwo kudala noma imigomo noma beqhubeka nokubambelela kukho, Ngeke Akukhumbule noma Akutuse lokho. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi Yena uselethe umsebenzi omusha, futhi usengene esigabeni esisha somsebenzi Wakhe. Uma Esungula umsebenzi omusha, Uvela kubantu enomfanekiso omusha, ngasohlangothini olusha sha, futhi nangendlela entsha sha ukuze abantu babone izingxenye ezahlukene zesimo Sakhe kanye nalokhu Anakho Nayikho. Lena enye yezinjongo Zakhe emsebenzini Wakhe omusha. UNkulunkulu akabambeleli kokudala noma athathe indlela eyaziwayo; uma Esebenza futhi Ekhuluma, akukho nzima ngale ndlela abantu abacabanga ngayo. KuNkulunkulu, konke kumahhala futhi kukhululiwe, futhi akukho ukuthikanyezwa, akukho izihibe—lokhu akuletha esintwini inkululeko nokukhululwa kodwa. UnguNkulunkulu ophilayo, uNkulunkulu okhona ngobuqotho nangeqiniso. Yena akasiwo unodoli noma isithombe sobumba, futhi uhluke kakhulu ezithixweni abantu abazingcwelisayo futhi bazidumise. Uyaphila futhi Unomdlandla, futhi lokho okulethwa amazwi nomsebenzi Wakhe kubantu kungukuphila kanye nokukhanya kuphela, inkululeko nokukhululwa kuphela, ngokuba Uphethe iqiniso, ukuphila, kanye nendlela—Akakhinyabezwa yilutho kunoma imuphi umsebenzi Wakhe. Noma ngabe abantu bathini futhi noma ngabe babona kanjani noma bawuhlola kanjani umsebenzi Wakhe omusha, Uzoqhubeka nomsebenzi Wakhe ngaphandle kokungabaza. Akakhathazeki ngemicabanga yanoma ubani noma ngeminwe ekhomba ngokusola emsebenzini nasemazwini Akhe, ngisho noma ukumelana nokuphikisana kwabo Naye okunamandla, emsebenzini Wakhe omusha. Akukho noyedwa phakathi kwendalo ongasebenzisa ukucabanga komuntu, noma ukubona ngamehlo engqondo komuntu, ulwazi, noma ubuqotho bomuntu ukukala noma ukuchaza lokhu okwenziwa uNkulunkulu, ukujivaza noma ukuketula umsebenzi Wakhe. Akukho ukuthikanyezwa emsebenzini Wakhe kanye nalokho Akwenzayo, futhi ngeke Avinjwa yinoma imuphi umuntu, into, noma okuthile, futhi ngeke Aphazanyiswa imimoya yobutha. Emsebenzini Wakhe omusha, Uhlala njalo eyiNkosi enqobayo, kanti noma iyiphi imimoya yobutha kanye nawo wonke amahlubuka kanye nabakhohlisi esintwini, bonke bacindezelekile ngaphansi kwezinyawo Zakhe. Nanoma ngabe umsebenzi Wakhe awenzayo ukusiphi isigaba esisha, kumele uthuthukiswe futhi ukhuliswe phakathi kwesintu, futhi kumele wenziwe ngaphandle kwezithikamezo emhlabeni wonke, kuze kube sekuphelelisweni komsebenzi Wakhe omkhulu. Lona uNkulunkulu onamandla onke nokuhlakanipha, kanye negunya namandla. Ngakho, iNkosi uJesu Yayingaphumela phandle ngokusobala futhi Isebenze ngosuku lweSabatha ngokuba enhliziyweni Yakhe yayingekho imigomo, futhi lwalungekho ulwazi noma isifundiso esavela esintwini. Lokhu Ayenakho kwakungumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu omusha kanye nendlela Yakhe, futhi umsebenzi Wakhe wawuyindlela yokukhulula abantu, ukubadedela, ukubavumela ukuba babekhona ekukhanyeni, nokubavumela ukuba baphile. Kanti labo abakhonza izithixo noma onkulunkulu bamanga baphila nsuku zonke beboshiwe uSathane, bebanjwe yilo lonke uhlobo lwemigomo namahlazo—namuhla into eyodwa ayivumelekile, kusasa enye—ayikho inkululeko ezimpilweni zabo. Bafana neziboshwa zifakwe ozankosi, ayisaphathwa eyenjabulo. Ingabe “izihibe” zimele ini? Zimele izingqinamba, izibopho, kanye nobubi. Ngesikhathi umuntu eseqala ukukhonza izithixo, bakhonza unkulunkulu wamanga, bakhonza umoya omubi. Izihibe ziza kanye nalokhu. Angeke udle lokhu nalokhuya, namuhla awukwazi ukuphuma phandle, kusasa awukwazi ukulayitha isitofu, ngosuku olulandelayo awukwazi ukungena endlini entsha, kumele kukhethwe izinsuku ezithile zemishado nemingcwabo, kumbandakanya nokuzalwa kwabantwana. Kubizwa ngokuthini lokhu? Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi ukuvinjelwa; ukuboshwa kwesintu, ozankosi bakaSathane kanye nemimoya emibi ebalawulayo bona, ebamba izinhliziyo kanye nemizimba yabo. Ingabe lezizihibe zikhona kuNkulunkulu? Uma ukhuluma ngobungcwele bukaNkulunkulu, kumele ucabange lokhu kuqala: KuNkulunkulu azikho izihibe, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe uyiqiniso, indlela, nokuphila.

Manje ake sibheke kulesisiqephu esilandelayo, “Kodwa ngithi kini: ‘Kukhona lapha okukhulu kunethempeli.’Kepha uma benazi ukuba kuyini lokhu ukuthi: ‘Ngifuna isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo,’ nga ningabalahlanga laba abangenacala. Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yeSabatha” (Math 12:6-8).

Ingabe “ithempeli” lichazani la? Ukukubeka ngendlela elula, ‘ithempeli” isakhiwo esimangalisayo, eside, futhi eNkathini Yomthetho, ithempeli kwakuyindawo yabapristi yokukhonza uNkulunkulu. Ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu ithi “Kukhona lapha okukhulu kunethempeli,” ingabe wayemele bani “kukhona”? Ngokucacile, “kukhona” iNkosi uJesu enyameni, ngoba uYena kuphela owabe emkhulu kunethempeli. Lawomazwi ayebatshelani abantu? Ayetshela abantu ukuba baphume ethempelini—uNkulunkulu Wayesephumile futhi Engasasebenzi kulo, ngakho kumele abantu bafune izinyathelo zikaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwethempeli bese belandela izinyathelo Zakhe emsebenzini Wakhe omusha. Isendlalelo seNkosi uJesu lapho isho lokhu, ukuthi ngaphansi komthetho, abantu kwasekufike lapho babebona ithempeli njengento enkulu kunoNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe. Okungukuthi, abantu babekhonza ithempeli ngaphezu kukaNkulunkulu, ngakho iNkosi uJesu yabexwayisa ngokuthi akumele bakhonze izithixo, kodwa kufanele bakhonze uNkulunkulu ngokuba Yena Uphakeme kunakho konke. Yingakho, Yena wathi: “Ngifuna isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo.” Kuwubufakazi ukuthi emehlweni eNkosi uJesu, abantu abaningi ngaphansi komthetho abasamkhonzi uJehova, kodwa babenza inqubo yomhlatshelo, futhi iNkosi uJesu wanquma ukuthi lenqubo yayi “ukukhonza izithixo”. Labakhonzi bezithixo babebona ithempeli kuyinto enkulu, futhi ephakeme kunoNkulunkulu.

Ezinhliziyweni zabo kwakukhona ithempeli kuphela, hhayi uNkulunkulu, futhi uma belahlekelwe ithempeli, balahlekelwe indawo yokuhlala. Ngaphandle kwethempeli babengenayo indawo yokukhonza futhi bengakwazi nokwenza imihlatshelo yabo. Lendawo yabo ebizwa ngokuthi indawo yokuhlala lapho abasebenzela khona egameni lokuthi badumisa uJehova uNkulunkulu, yayibavumela ukuba bahlale ethempelini kodwa bezenzela izinto zabo. Nalokhu okubizwa ngokuthi ukwenza imihlatshelo kwabo, kwakungukwenza izinto zabo zehlazo ngaphansi kwesisithezo sokwenza inkonzo yabo ethempelini. Lesi kwakuyisizathu sokuba abantu ngaleso sikhathi babone ithempeli lilikhulu kunoNkulunkulu. Ngokuba basebenzisa ithempeli njengesimbozo, nomhlatshelo njengesisithezo sokukhohlisa abantu kanye nokukhohlisa uNkulunkulu, iNkosi uJesu yakusho lokhu ukwexwayisa abantu. Uma usebenzisa la mazwi esikhathini samanje, avumelekile ngokulingana futhi afanelekile ngokulingana. Noma-ke abantu namuhla sebebone imisebenzi eyahlukene kaNkulunkulu kuneyabonwa abantu beNkathi Yomthetho, isimo semvelo yabo siyafana. Ingqikithi yomsebenzi wanamuhla, abantu bayoqhubeka nokwenza izinto ezifanayo nalezi ngoba “ithempeli likhulu kunoNkulunkulu.” Isibonelo, abantu babona ukufeza izimfanelo zabo njengomsebenzi wabo; babona ukufakazela uNkulunkulu nokulwa nodrako obomvu njengenhlangano yepolitiki ivikela amalungelo abantu, intando yeningi kanye nenkululeko; baphendula izimfanelo zabo ukuze basebenzise amakhono abo abe njengemisebenzi yabo, kodwa ukwesaba uNkulunkulu noma ukuyeka okubi bakwenza ize, kodwa bakwenza ingxenyana yesifundiso senkolo okumele sigcinwe; kanye nokunye. Lokhu abantu abakuvezayo akuve kungokufanayo njengalokhu “ithempeli likhulu kunoNkulunkulu”? Ngaphandle ngokuthi eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezimbili eyedlule, abantu babenza izinto eziqondene nabo ethempelini eliphathekayo, kodwa namuhla, abantu benza imisebenzi yabo ethempelini elingaphatheki. Labo bantu abayithatha njengegugu imigomo, babona imigomo imikhulu kunoNkulunkulu, labo bantu abathanda ukugqama babona ukugqama kukukhulu kunoNkulunkulu, labo abathanda imisebenzi yabo bayibona imikhulu ngaphezu kukaNkulunkulu, njalo njalo—konke lokhu abakuvezayo Mina kungiholela ekutheni ngithi: “Abantu badumisa uNkulunkulu njengomkhulu kakhulu ngamazwi abo, kodwa konke kukhulu kunoNkulunkulu ngokwamehlo abo.” Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi abantu bazitholela amathuba abo endleleni yabo yokulandela uNkulunkulu ukuveza amakhono abo, noma ukwenza amabhizinisi abo noma imisebenzi yabo yokuziphilisa, bayaziqhelelanisa noNkulunkulu bese bezinikela emsebenzi yokuziphilisa abayithandayo. Kepha lokhu uNkulunkulu abanike khona ngokubathembe, nentando Yakhe, lezo zinto kade zalahlwa. Kulesithombe, yini ehlukile ngalaba bantu kunalabo abazenzela imisebenzi yabo ethempelini eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezimbili eyedlule?

Okulandelayo, ake sibheke umusho wokugcina kule ndima yombhalo: “Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yeSabatha.” Ingabe lukhona yini uhlangothi olubonakayo kulomusho? Yonke into uNkulunkulu ayishoyo ivela enhliziyweni Yakhe, ngakho kungani washo lokhu? Uyiqonda kanjani lento? Usungayiqonda incazelo yalomusho manje, kodwa ngalesiya sikhathi abantu abaningi abaqondanga ngenxa yokuthi isintu sasisanda kuphuma eNkathini Yomthetho. Kubona, ukuphuma eSabatheni kwakuyinto enzima kakhulu ukuyenza, angisakhulumi ngokuqonda ukuthi liyini iSabatha leqiniso.

Lomusho “Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yeSabatha.” Utshela abantu ukuthi zonke izinto zikaNkulunkulu Aziphatheki, futhi-ke noma uNkulunkulu Angafeza izidingo zakho eziphathekayo, emva kokuba zonke izidingo zakho eziphathekayo sezifeziwe, ukwaneliseka kwakho ngalezi zinto kungayithatha yini indawo yokushisekela iqiniso? Lokhu ngokucacileyo akunakwenzeka! Isimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye nalokhu Ayikho naNakho esesixoxe ngakho, kokubili kuyiqiniso. Ngeke kwalinganiswa nenani elisindayo lezinto eziphathekayo noma isigqi sakho sikalwe ngemali, ngoba akusiyona into ephathekayo, futhi kufeza izidingo zenhliziyo yomuntu ngamunye. Kuwona wonke umuntu, inani leqiniso elingaphatheki kumele libe likhulu kunenani lanoma yiziphi izinto ocabanga ukuthi zinhle, zilungile. Lesisitatimende siyinto okumele uhlale kuyo. Iphuzu elibalulekile kulokhu engikushilo ukuthi ilokhu uNkulunkulu Anakho Nayikho kanye nakho konke OkukaNkulunkulu kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu kuwona wonke umuntu futhi angeke yamelwa yinoma iyiphi into ephathekayo. Ngizakukunika isibonelo: Uma ulambile, udinga ukudla. Lokhu kudla kungaba nempilo noma kube kweswele impilo, kodwa inqobo nje uma usuthile, lowomuzwa ongemnandi wokulamba angeke usaba khona—usuhambile. Ungahlala lapho ngokuthula, nomzimba wakho uyophumula.

Ukulamba kwabantu kungaxazululeka ngokudla, kodwa uma ulandela uNkulunkulu futhi uzwa ukuthi awunakho Ukumqonda, ungakuxazulula kanjani ukulamba enhliziyweni yakho? Kungaxazululeka ngokudla na? Noma uma ulandela uNkulunkulu futhi ungayiqondi intando Yakhe, ungasebenzisani ukuze uvale lokhu kulamba enhliziyweni yakho? Ekuqhubekeni kohambo lwakho lwensindiso noNkulunkulu, ngesikhathi ushisekela ushintsho esimweni sakho, uma ungayiqondi intando Yakhe noma ungazi ukuthi liyini iqiniso, uma ungasiqondi isimo sikaNkulunkulu, akukwenzi yini uzizwe ungakhululekile? Awuzizwa yini usulambile futhi womile kakhulu enhliziyweni yakho? Akwenzeki yini ukuthi lemizwa ikuvimbele ekutheni uzwe ukuthula enhliziyweni yakho? Ngalokho, yini ongayenza ukuvala lokhu kulamba okusenhliziyweni yakho—ingabe ikhona indlela yokukuxazulula? Abanye abantu baya ezitolo, abanye bathola abangani babo ukuba bavule isifuba sabo kubo, balala besuthi, abanye bafunda kakhulu amazwi kaNkulunkulu, noma basebenze kanzima futhi bazikhandla ukugcwalisa izimfanelo zabo. Ingabe lezi zinto zingaxazulula izingqinamba zakho zangempela? Nonke niziqonda ngokugcwele izinhlobo zalemikhuba. Uma uzizwa ungenamandla, uma uzwa ukulangazelela okunamandla kokuba uzuze ukukhanyiselwa nguNkulunkulu ukuba akuvumele ukuba wazi iqiniso uqobo kanye nentando Yakhe, ingabe yini oyidinga kakhulu? Okudingayo akusikhon ukudla okugcwele, futhi akusiwo amazwi ambalwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, akusikho ukunethezeka okwadlulayo kanye nokwaneliseka kwenyama—okudingayo ukuthi uNkulunkulu Akutshele wena ngqo, ngokucacile ukuthi kumele wenzeni futhi ukwenze kanjani, futhi Akutshele ngokucacile ukuthi liyini iqiniso. Emva kokuqonda lokhu, nanoma ngabe into encane kakhulu, awuzizweli yini wanelisekile enhliziyweni yakho kunokuba ubuzidlele ukudla? Uma inhliziyo yakho yanelisekile, akwenzeki yini ukuba inhliziyo yakho, ubuwena bonke, buzuze ukuthula? Ngalesi sifaniso kanye nokuhlaziya, ingabe uyaqonda manje ukuthi kungani bengifuna ukuhlephulelana nani lomusho, “iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yeSabatha”? Incazelo yawo ukuthi lokho okuvela kuNkulunkulu, lokhu Anakho Nayikho, nakho konke Okwakhe kukhulu kunezinto zonke, kumbandakanya nento, noma umuntu owake wakholwa ukuthi uyigugu kakhulu kuwe. Lokho kusho ukuthi, uma umuntu engenakho ukuba namazwi avela emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu noma engaqondi intando Yakhe, ngeke azuze ukuthula. Kulokhu osazodlula kukho, uyoqonda ukuthi kungani bengifuna ukuba ubone lendima namuhla—lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu. Yonke into uNkulunkulu ayenzayo iyiqiniso nokuphila. Iqiniso lesintu kuyinto abangeke bayeswele ezimpilweni zabo, ngeke baphile ngaphandle kwayo; ungasho futhi ukuthi iyonanto enkulu kakhulu. Noma ungeke wakwazi ukuyibona, noma ukuyithinta, ukubaluleka kwayo kuwe ngeke ukuzibe; iyonanto kuphela engaletha ukuthula enhliziyweni yakho.

Ingabe ukuqonda kwakho iqiniso kuyahambisana nesimo sakho? Empilweni yangempela, kumele kuqala ucabange ukuthi iliphi iqiniso elihambisana nabantu, izinto nje, kanye nezinto ezibonakalayo ohlangabezane nazo; kuphakathi kwalamaqiniso lapho ongakwazi khona ukuthola intando kaNkulunkulu bese uyaxhumana nentando Yakhe. Uma ungazi ukuthi iziphi izingxenye zeqiniso ezihambisana nezinto ohlangabezane nazo, kodwa uqonde ekufuneni intando kaNkulunkulu, le ndlela inobumpumputhe futhi angeke ilethe imiphumela. Uma ufuna ukuthola intando kaNkulunkulu, kumele kuqala ubheke uhlobo lwezinto ezizile kuwe, iziphi izingxenye zeqiniso ezihambisana nazo, futhi bese ubheka iqiniso ezwini likaNkulunkulu elihambisana nezinto ohlangabezane nalo. Bese ubheka indlela yokwenza okuhle okukulelo qiniso; ngale ndlela ungazuza intando kaNkulunkulu ngokuqonda okungekho sobala. Ukufuna kanye nokwenza iqiniso akusikho ukwenza isifundiso ngomshini noma ukulandela ifomula. Iqiniso alinandlela, noma umthetho wokulenza. Alifile—liwukuphila, liyinto ephilayo, futhi kuwumgomo ukuthi isidalwa kumele sililandele ngeminyaka yokuphila kwaso emhlabeni futhi umgomo ukuthi abantu kumele babe nalo empilweni yabo. Lokhu yinto okumele uyiqonde kakhulu ngokwenzekile. Noma ngabe ufike kuliphi izinga ngokwesipiliyoni sakho, awuhlukaniseki nezwi likaNkulunkulu noma iqiniso, futhi nalokhu ukuqonda ngesimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye nalokhu okwaziyo ngokuthi uNkulunkulu Unani futhi Uyini, konke kubonakala emazwini kaNkulunkulu; kuxhumene ngendlela engenakuhlukaniswa neqiniso. Isimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye nokuthi Unani Nayikho, ngokwakho kuyiqiniso; iqiniso liwukubonakaliswa kwesimo sikaNkulnkulu kanye nalokhu Anakho Nayikho. Lenza lokhu uNkulunkulu Anakho Nayikho kuqine futhi ukusho ngokugcizelela; likutshela ngqo ukuthi uNkulunkulu uthandani, yini Angayithandi, yini Afuna ukuba uyenze futhi yini Angayivumeli ukuba uyenze, ibaphi abantu Abenyanyayo futhi ibaphi abantu Athokoza ngabo. Emva kweqiniso uNkulunkulu alishoyo, abantu bangabona ukwenama, intukuthelo, usizi, nentokozo, kanye nobunjalo Bakhe—lokhu ukwambulwa kwesimo Sakhe. Ngaphandle nje kokwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu Unani Nayikho, nokuqonda isimo Sakhe ezwini Lakhe, okubaluleke kakhulu isidingo sokufinyelela kulokhu ukuqonda ngesipiliyoni esiphathekayo. Uma abantu beziqhelelanisa nokuphila kweqiniso ukuze bamazi uNkulunkulu, angeke bakwazi ukuphumelela kulokho. Noma ngabe abantu bengakwazi ukuzuza ukuqonda ezwini likaNkulunkulu, kuzoba nesilinganiso salokhu okubhalwe phansi kanye namazwi, futhi kukhona ukungafani nalokhu uNkulunkulu afana nakho ngempela.

Lokhu esikhuluma ngakho manje konke kungaphakathi kwezindaba ezibhalwe eBhayibhelini. Ngalezi zindaba, kanye nokuhlaziya lezi zinto esezenzakele, abantu bangaqonda isimo Sakhe kanye nalokhu Anakho Nayikho, Akukhulumile, ebavumela ukuba bazi zonke izingxenye zikaNkulunkulu kabanzi kakhulu, ngokujulile kakhulu, ngokuqondakalayo kakhulu, nangokuphelele kakhulu. Ngakho, ingabe iyona yodwa yini le ndlela yalezi zindaba yokwazi ubunjalo bukaNkulunkulu? Qha, akunjalo! Ngokuba lokhu uNkulunkulu akushoyo kanye nomsebenzi awenzile Yena ngeNkathi Yombuso kungasiza abantu bazi isimo Sakhe kangcono, futhi basazi ngokugcwele. Nokho-ke, ngicabanga ukuthi kulula ukwazi isimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye nokuqonda ukuthi Unani Nayikho futhi ngezibonelo noma izindaba ezibhalwe eBhayibhelini futhi abantu abazijwayele. Kubiza amazwi akwahlulelwa kanye nawokuqondisa kanye neqiniso leli uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngalo namuhla ukuze Umazi izwi ngezwi, uzozwa sengathi kuwubulima futhi kuyisicefe, futhi abanye abantu bangezwa nokuthi amazwi kaNkulunkulu ayifomula. Kodwa uma sithatha izindaba zeBhayibheli njengezibonelo zokusiza abantu ukuba bazi isimo sikaNkulunkulu, ngeke bakuthole kuyisidina. Ungasho ukuthi ngesikhathi kusachazwa lezi zibonelo, imininingwane yalokhu okwakusenhliziyweni kaNkulunkulu ngaleso sikhathi—umuzwa nesihawu Sakhe, noma imicabango nemibono Yakhe—kwashiwo kubantu, ngolimi lwabantu, futhi injongo yakho konke lokhu ukubavumela ukuba batuse, futhi bezwe ukuthi lokhu uNkulunkulu Anakho Nayikho akusiyona ifomula. Akusiyo inganekwane, noma into abantu abangeke bayibone noma bayithinte. Into ekhona ngempela abantu abangakwazi ukuyithinta, futhi bayituse. Lena iyonanjongo enkulu. Ungasho ukuthi abantu abaphila kulenkathi babusisekile. Bangathatha ezindabeni zeBhayibheli ukuze bathole ukuqonda okubanzi komsebenzi odlule kaNkulunkulu; bangabona isimo Sakhe emsebenzini asewenzile Yena. Futhi bangaqonda intando kaNkulunkulu ngesintu ngalezimo azibonakalisile Yena, beqonde nokwambulwa okuqinileyo kobungcwele Bakhe kanye nokunakekela Kwakhe abantu ukuze bafinyelele ekwazini isimo sikaNkulunkulu ngendlela eyenabile futhi ejulile. Ngiyakholwa ukuthi nonke niyakuzwa lokhu!

Ngaphakathi komsebenzi owenziwa iNkosi uJesu ngeNkathi Yomusa, ungabona enye ingxenye yalokhu uNkulunkulu Anakho Nayikho. Kwabonakaliswa ngenyama Yakhe, futhi kwenziwa ukuba kwenzeke ukuze abantu babone futhi batuse ngokuba umuntu Kwakhe, futhi babone ubunkulunkulu bukaNkulunkulu kubonakalisiwe ngokwenyama. Lezi zibonakaliso ezimbili zavumela abantu ukuba babone uNkulunkulu wangempela weqiniso, futhi zabavumela ukuba bazibumbele umqondo ohlukile kaNkulunkulu. Nokho, ngenkathi yesikhathi esiphakathi kokudalwa komhlaba kanye nokuphela kweNkathi Yomthetho, okusho ukuthi, ngaphambi kweNkathi Yomusa, lokho okwabonwa, okwezwiwa, futhi nabadlule kukho abantu kwakuyingxenye yobunkulunkulu bukaNkulunkulu kuphela. Kwakuyilokho uNkulunkulu akwenzile nakushilo embusweni ongaphatheki ngezandla, nezinto Azivezayo emntwini Wakhe wangempela ezingeke zabonakala noma zathintwa. Ngokuvamile, lezi zinto zenza ukuba abantu bezwe ukuthi uNkulunkulu Mkhulu, futhi babengeke bakwazi ukusondela Kuye.

Isithombe uNkulunkulu avamise ukusinika kubantu ukuthi wayekhazimula njalo njalo, abantu baze bacabanga ukuthi yonke imicabango kanye nemibono Yakhe ngayinye yayiyimfihlakalo futhi iyindida ngale ndlela yokuthi yayingekho indlela yokufinyelela kuyo, ayisaphathwa eyokuzama ukuyiqonda kanye nokuyitusa. Kubantu, yonke into ngoNkulunkulu yayiqhelile—iqhele ngale ndlela yokuthi abantu abakwazanga ukuyibona, abakwazanga ukuyithinta. Kwakusengathi Yena uphezulu esibhakabhakeni, futhi kwakungathi Akekho nhlobo. Ngakho kubantu, ukuqonda inhliziyo nomqondo kaNkulunkulu noma yini Ayicabangayo yayingenakwenzeka, futhi ingafinyeleleki. Noma ngabe uNkulunkulu wenza eminye imisebenzi eqinile ngeNkathi Yomthetho, Wakhipha namazwi athile futhi baonakalisa izimo ezithile ukuze avumele abantu ukuba batuse futhi babone ulwazi lweqiniso Ngaye, kodwa ekugcineni, lokho kwakungukuziveza kukaNkulunkulu kulokhu Anakho Nayikho. Isintu asiwutholanga umqondo onzulu kulokhu kuziveza ngokuthi[a] lokho Anakho Nayikho, futhi ukucabanga kwabo ngoNkulunkulu kwakusabambeke phakathi kwendawo yokuthi “uMoya okunzima ukuba seduze nawo, lona okhazimulayo njalo” Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akasebenzisanga into ethile noma isithombe sendawo ephathekayo ukuze Abonakale kubantu, baqhubeka nokwehluleka Ukumchaza ngolimi lwabantu. Ezinhliziyweni nasezingqondweni zabantu, babehlala befuna ukusebenzisa ulimi lwabo ukumisa izinga likaNkulunkulu, ukumenza aphatheke futhi abe umuntu, njengokuthi Mude kangakanani, Mkhulu kangakanani, Ubukeka kanjani, Uthandani futhi Ungumuntu onjani. Eqinisweni, enhliziyweni Yakhe uNkulunkulu wabe azi ukuthi abantu babecabanga ngale ndlela. Wayeziqonda kahle izidingo zabantu, kanjalo, Yena wabe azi ukuthi kumele enzeni, ngakho Yena Wawenza umsebenzi Wakhe ngendlela ehlukile ngeNkathi Yomusa. Le ndlela yayinobunkulunkulu kanye nobuntu. Ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu isebenza, abantu babona ukuthi uNkulunkulu uziveza ngezimo zabantu abahlukene. Isibonelo, Wayesina, Eya emishadweni, Ehlanganyela nabantu, Ekhuluma nabo, Exoxisana ngezinto nabo. Nangaphezu kwalokho, iNkosi uJesu yafeza umsebenzi omningi owawumele ubunkulunkulu Bakhe, futhi kunjalo, wonke lo msebenzi wawuyisiboniso futhi wambula isimo sikaNkulunkulu. Ngalesisikhathi, lapho ubunkulunkulu bukaNkulunkulu kwabonakala enyameni eyejwayelekile, abantu abebengayibona futhi bayithinte, ababuyanga besezwa ukuthi Uyakhazimula ngaphakathi nangaphandle, babengakwazi ukusondela Kuye. Kunalokho, babezama ukuqonda intando kaNkulunkulu noma umsebenzi weNdodana yomuntu. Indodana yomuntu eyazalwa ngokwesibili yaveza ubunkulunkulu bukaNkulunkulu ngokobuntu Bakhe futhi wadlulisa intando kaNkulunkulu esintwini. Futhi ngokubonakaliswa kwentando kanye nesimo sikaNkulunkulu, Waphinda Waveza kubantu uNkulunkulu Ongabonakali noma Okungathinteki emhlabeni wakwamoya. Lokhu Okwabonwa ngabantu kwakunguNkulunkulu uqolo Lwakhe, ethinteka futhi enenyama namathambo. Ngakho iNdodana yomuntu eyazalwa ngokwesibili yenza izinto ezifana nobuyena Bakhe, ukuma Kwakhe, isithombe Sakhe, isimo Sakhe kanye nalokho Anakho Nayikho, zaqina futhi zenziwa isimo somuntu. Noma ngabe ukubonakala kwengaphandle leNdodana yomuntu kwaba nemikhawulo mayelana nomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, ubunjalo Bakhe kanye nalokhu Anakho Nayikho kwakwazi ngokupheleleyo ukumela ubunjalo nokuma—kwakunokwahlukana ngokwesimo sokubonakaliswa. Nanoma ngabe iNdodana yomuntu enyameni noma ebunkulunkulwini Bakhe, ngeke siphike ukuthi wamela ubunjalo nokuma kukaNkulunkulu. Ngalesisikhathi, nokho, uNkulunkulu Wasebenza ngenyama, Wakhuluma njengokwenyama, futhi Wama phambi kwesintu ngobunjalo nangokuma kweNdodana yomuntu, futhi lokhu kwanika abantu ithuba lokuhlangana nokuzizwela amazwi eqiniso kaNkulunkulu phakathi kwesintu. Yaphinda yavumela abantu ukuba babe nokuqonda ubunkulunkulu Bakhe kanye nobukhulu Bakhe phakathi kokuzithoba, kanye nokuzuza ukuqonda kwangaphambili kanye nencazelo yangaphambili yeqiniso kanye noqobo lukaNkulunkulu. Nakuba umsebenzi owafezwa iNkosi uJesu, izindlela Zakhe zokusebenza, nangendlela Ayekhuluma ngayo eyabe yahlukile kuleyo yomuntu woqobo kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni wakwamoya, yonke into Ngaye yamela uNkulunkulu uqobo ngokweqiniso abantu ababengakaze bayibone ngaphambili—lokhu ngeke kuphikwe! Okusho ukuthi, nanoma ngabe uNkulunkulu uvela ngasiphi isimo, noma ukhuluma ngayiphi indlela Yena akhuluma ngayo, noma ngamuphi umfanekiso abhekana ngawo nesintu, uNkulunkulu akameli lutho kodwa Yena uqobo Lwakhe. Angeke amele umuntu—angeke amele noma imuphi umuntu okhohlakele. UNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe, futhi lokhu akusoze kwaphikwa.

Okulandelayo, sizobheka umfanekiso owashiwo iNkosi uJesu ngeNkathi Yomusa.

3. Umfanekiso weMvu Elahlekile.

(Math 18:12-14) “Nithini na? Uma umuntu enezimvu eziyikhulu, kuduke enye kuzo, akazishiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ezintabeni, ahambe ayofuna edukileyo, na? Athi uma eyithola, ngiqinisile ngithi kini, uthokoza ngayo kakhulu kunangezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ezingadukanga. Kanjalo akusiyo intando kaYihlo osezulwini ukuba kubhubhe noyedwa kulaba abancinyane.

Lesi isingathekiso—imuphi umuzwa owutholayo kule ndima? Indlela lomfanekiso obekwe ngayo usebenzisa isingathekiso ngolimi lo muntu; kuyinto engaphakathi kwesilinganiso solwazi lo muntu. Uma noNkulunkulu wayesho into efanayo ngeNkathi Yomthetho, abantu babebona ukuthi lokhu uNkulunkulu ayikho kuyaguquka, kodwa ngesikhathi iNdodana yomuntu yethula lendima ngeNkathi Yomusa, yezwakala inenduduzo, ifudumele, futhi iseduze nabantu. Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu ethatha isimo senyama, ngesikhathi Evela ngesimo somuntu, wasebenzisa umfanekiso ofanele kakhulu ukuveza iphimbo Lakhe esintwini. Leliphimbo lalimele elikaNkulunkulu uqobo kanye nomsebenzi Ayefuna ukuwenza ngaleyonkathi. Futhi lalimele isimo sengqondo kaNkulunkulu ngabantu ngeNkathi Yomusa. Uma sibheka indlela yesimo sengqondo kaNkulunkulu ngabantu, Yena uqhathanisa umuntu ngamunye njengemvu. Uma imvu ilahlekile, uyokwenza konke okusemandleni akhe ukuyithola. Lokhu kumele isimiso somsebenzi kaNkulunkulu phakathi kwesintu kulesikhathi esenyameni. UNkulunkulu wasebenzisa lomfanekiso ukuchaza isisombululo kanye nesimo sengqondo Yakhe kulowo msebenzi Wakhe. Lokhu kwakuyinzuzo kaNkulunkulu ngokuthatha isimo senyama: Wayengathatha ithuba lolwazi lwesintu bese esebenzisa ulimi lobuntu ukuze akhulume kubantu, ukuveza intando Yakhe. Yena wachaza noma “wahumusha” kubantu injula Yakhe, ulimi lobunkulunkulu abantu ababehluleka ukuluqonda ngokolimi lwabantu, ngendlela yobuntu. Lokhu kwasiza abantu ukuba baqonde intando Yakhe futhi bazi ukuthi wayefunani. Yena wayeba nezinkulumo nabantu ngendlela yobuntu, esebenzisa ulimi lobuntu, futhi ekhuluma nabantu ngendlela ababeqonda ngayo. Wayekwazi nokukhuluma futhi asebenze, asebenzisa ulimi nolwazi lobuntu ukuze abantu bezwe umusa nokusondela kukaNkulunkulu, ukuze babone inhliziyo Yakhe. Ingabe ubonani kulokhu? Ukuthi azikho izihibe emazwini nasekwenzeni kukaNkulunkulu. Indlela abantu ababona ngayo, ayikho indlela yokuthi uNkulunkulu wayengasebenzisa ulwazi, nolimi lwabantu, noma izindlela zokukhuluma ukuze akhulume ngalokho uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe Ayefuna ukukusho, umsebenzi Ayefuna ukuwenza, noma ukuveza intando Yakhe; lokhu ukucabanga okuyiphutha. UNkulunkulu wasebenzisa lolu hlobo lomfanekiso ukuze abantu bezwe ubukhona nobuqotho bukaNkulunkulu, futhi babone isimo sengqondo Yakhe kubantu ngesikhathi saleyonkathi. Lomfanekiso wavusa abantu ephusheni ababekade bephila phansi komthetho isikhathi eside, futhi wagqugquzela isizukulwane ngesizukulwane esasiphila phansi kweNkathi Yomusa. Ngokufunda indima yalomfanekiso, abantu bayazi ngobuqotho bukaNkulunkulu ekusindiseni isintu kanye nokuqonda ukubaluleka kwesintu enhliziyweni Yakhe.

Ake sibheke futhi umusho wokugcina kulendima: “Kanjalo akusiyo intando kaYihlo osezulwini ukuba kubhubhe noyedwa kulaba abancinyane.” Ingabe lawa kwakungamazwi eNkosi uJesu uqobo, noma amazwi kaYise osezulwini? Ngokukha phezulu, kusengathi iNkosi uJesu ekhulumayo, kodwa intando Yakhe imele intando kaNkulunkulu oqobo Lwakhe, yingakho Wathi: “Kanjalo akusiyo intando kaYihlo osezulwini ukuba kubhubhe noyedwa kulaba abancinyane.” Abantu ngaleso sikhathi babazisa uBaba osezulwini njengoNkulunkulu, kanti lo muntu abambona phambi kwamehlo abo wayethunyelwe Nguye, futhi akakwazanga ukumela uBaba osezulwini. Ingakho iNkosi uJesu kwakumele akusho Naye lokho futhi, ukuze bazizwele intando kaNkulunkulu ngesintu, futhi bezwe iqiniso kanye nokuqonda ngqo kwalokho akushilo. Noma lokhu kwakuyinto elula ukuyisho, yayino kunakekela futhi yaveza ukuzithoba nokuzifihla kweNkosi uJesu. Noma ngabe uNkulunkulu waphenduka inyama noma Wasebenza emhlabeni kaMoya, Wayazi kahle inhliziyo yomuntu, futhi Wayeqonda kahle ukuthi abantu badingani, Wabe azi kahle ukuthi abantu bakhathazeke ngani, futhi yini ebadidayo, ngakho wafaka lomusho. Lomusho waveza inkinga efihlakele esintwini: abantu babenokungabaza ngalokhu ekushilo iNdodana yomuntu, okusho ukuthi, ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu ikhuluma kwakumele Igcwalisele: “Kanjalo akusiyo intando kaYihlo osezulwini ukuba kubhubhe noyedwa kulaba abancinyane.”Ingalendlela kuphela lapho amazwi Akhe ayengathela izithelo, enze abantu bakholwe ukuqonda kwawo ngqo kanye nokuwenza akholeke kangcono. Lokhu kukhombisa ukuthi ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu ephenduka iNdodana yomuntu ejwayelekile, uNkulunkulu nesintu baba nobuhlobo obunzima kakhulu, kanye nokuthi isimo seNdodana yomuntu sasithela ngamahloni kabi. Siyabonisa nokuthi isimo seNkosi uJesu sasideleleke kanjani phakathi kwabantu ngaleso sikhathi. Ngesikhathi esho lokhu, kwakuyindlela yokutshela abantu: Ningaba nesiqiniseko—lokhu akumele lokho okusenhliziyweni Yami, kodwa kuyintando kaNkulunkulu osezinhliziyweni zenu. Esintwini, lokhu kwakungeyona into ehlekisayo? Noma ngabe uNkulunkulu esebenza enyameni wabe enokusizayo okuningi abe engenakho esiqwini sobuyena, kwadingeka ukuba amelane nokungabaza kwabo nokudelwa yibo kanye nokuba ndikindiki nokuba buthuntu kwabo. Kungashiwo ukuthi inqubo yomsebenzi weNdodana yomuntu yayiyinqubo yokuzizwela ukudelwa isintu, kanye nenqubo yokuzizwela isintu siqhudelana Naye. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwakuyinqubo yokusebenza ukuze azuze ukwethenjwa isintu ngokungaphezi, nokunqoba isintu ngalokhu Anakho Nayikho, nangobunjalo Bakhe. Kwakungesikho ukuthi uNkulunkulu esemzimbeni wenyama wayephake impi emhlabeni ebhekene noSathane; kwakungukuthi uNkulunkulu waphenduka umuntu ojwayelekile futhi waqala umzabalazo nalabo Ababemlandela, futhi kulomzabalazo iNdodana yomuntu yafeza umsebenzi Wayo ngokuthobeka Kwayo, ngalokho Anakho Nayikho, ngothando nangokuhlakanipha Kwakhe. Wathola abantu Ayekade Ebafuna, wazuza ubunjalo kanye nesikhundla Esimfanele, wabe esebuyela esihlalweni Sakhe sobukhosi.

Okulandelayo, ake sibheke lezindima ezimbili zombhalo.

4. Thethelela Kamashumi Ayisikhombisa Aphindwe Kasikhombisa

(Math 18:21-22) Khona kwasondela uPetru, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, umfowethu uyakungona kangaki, ngimthethelela, na? Kuze kube kasikhombisa na?”

UJesu wathi kuye: “Angisho kuwe ukuthi kuze kube kasikhombisa kodwa kuze kube kamashumi ayisikhombisa aphindwe kasikhombisa.

5. Uthando LweNkosi

(Math 22:37-39) UJesu wathi kuye: “Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho.’ Yilowo umyalo omkhulu nowokuqala. Owesibili ofana nawo uthi: ‘Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.

Kulezi ndima ezimbili, enye ikhuluma ngokuthethelela kanti enye ikhuluma ngothando. Lezi zihloko ezimbili zicacisa ngomsebenzi weNkosi uJesu Ayefuna ukuwenza ngeNkathi Yomusa.

Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu ethatha isimo senyama, Wasilethela lokho Kanye nesigaba somsebenzi Wakhe-letha kanye nesigaba somsebenzi Wakhe—Wasiphathela umsebenzi othile walenkathi kanye nesimo Ayefuna ukusiveza. Ngaleyonkathi, konke okwenziwa yiNdodana yomuntu kwakuzungeza emsebenzini uNkulunkulu Ayefuna ukuwenza ngalenkathi. Wayengeke enze okuningi noma okuncane. Yonke into Ayisho kanye nalo lonke uhlobo lomsebenzi Awenza, kwakumayelana nalenkathi. Akukhathaleki ukuthi wakuveza ngendlela yobuntu nangolimi lobuntu noma ngolimi lobunkulunkulu—nanoma ngayiphi indlela, nanoma ngakuliphi uhlangothi- injongo Yakhe kwakungukusiza abantu ukuze baqonde ukuthi wayefuna ukwenzani, kwakuyini intando Yakhe, yini imibandela Ayeyidinga kubantu.

Wayengasebenzisa izindlela ezahlukene, ekubukeni ngezindlela ezahlukeni ukuze asize abantu ukuba baqonde futhi bayazi intando Yakhe, baqonde umsebenzi Wakhe wokuhlenga isintu. Ngakho ngeNkathi Yomusa sibona iNkosi uJesu Ivamise ukusebenzisa ulimi lo muntu ukuze Aveze Ayefuna ukukukhuluma nesintu. Nangaphezulu, simbona ngasohlangothini lomqondisi ojwayelekile ekhuluma nabantu, efeza izidingo zabo, ebasiza ngalokho abakucelile. Le ndlela yokusebenza ayibonakalanga ngeNkathi Yomthetho eyayikhona ngampambi kweNkathi Yomusa. Wasondela kakhulu futhi waba nesihe esintwini, kanye nokukwazi ukuthola imiphumela ebonakalayo kukho kokubili, isimo nendlela yokwenza. Inkulumo yokuthethelela abantu “kamashumi ayisikhombisa aphindwe kasikhombisa” ilichaza kahle leliphuzu. Injongo ezuzwe inombolo kulenkulumo ukuthi ivumele abantu baqonde inhloso yeNkosi uJesu ngesikhathi ekusho lokhu. Injongo Yakhe kwakungukuthi abantu kumele baxolele abanye—hhayi kanye noma kabili, futhi hhayi ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa, kodwa amashumi ayisikhombisa aphindwe kasikhombisa. Uhlobo luni lombono lolu “amashumi ayisikhombisa aphindwe kasikhombisa”? Olokuthi abantu benze ukuthethelela kube umthwalo wabo, into okumele bayifunde, futhi kube indlela okumele bayigcine, noma ngabe-ke lokhu bekuyinkulumo nje, inikeza iphuzu elibucayi. Lenza ukuba abantu baqonde ngokucacile futhi labanika umqondo onokucophelela ukuba bafunde intethelelo—ukuthethelela ngaphandle kwemibandela nangaphandle kwemikhawulo, kodwa ngokwesimo sengqondo yokubekezelelana kanye nokuqonda abanye. Ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu ikusho lokhu, yini eyabe isenhliziyweni Yakhe? Ingabe Wayecabanga ngempela okungamashumi ayisikhombisa aphindwe kasikhombisa? Wayengacabangi ngalokho. Ingabe ikhona yini inombolo uNkulunkulu anayo yokuthethelela umuntu? Abantu abaningi banentshisekelo “kwinombolo ephindiwe” eshiwo, ngubani ofuna ukuqonda ngempela umsuka kanye nencazelo yalenombolo. Bafuna ukuqonda ukuthi kungani kwaphuma lenombolo emlonyeni weNkosi uJesu; bayakholwa ukuthi kukhona umthelela ojulile ngalenombolo. Empeleni, lokhu kwakungukukhuluma kukaNkulunkulu kubantu. Noma imuphi umthelela noma incazelo kumele ithathwe kanye nalokho iNkosi uJesu ekudingayo kwisintu. Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu engakathatha isimo senyama, abantu babengaqondi okuningi kwalokho ayekusho ngoba kwaphuma ebunkulunkulwini obuphelele. Indlela yokubuka kanye nengqikithi yalokho Akusho, kwakungabonakali futhi kungafinyeleleki esintwini; kwakhulunywa kususelwa emhlabeni wakwamoya abantu ababengawuboni. Ngokuba abantu ababephila enyameni, babengakwazi ukudlulela emhlabeni wakwamoya.

Kodwa emva kokuba uNkulunkulu ethathe isimo senyama, Wakhuluma nesintu ngendlela yabantu, kanti nalenkulumo mpikiswano yaphuma futhi yadlula ububanzi bomhlaba wakwamoya. Wayengakhuluma ngesimo Sakhe sobunkulunkulu, intando Yakhe, kanye nesimo sengqondo Yakhe ngezinto abantu ababengazicabanga kanye nezinto abazibonayo futhi abahlangabezana nazo ezimpilweni zabo. Futhi Wayesebenzisa izindlela abantu ababekwazi ukuzamukela, ngolimi abaluqondayo, nolwazi ababekwazi ukulubamba, ukuvumela isintu ukuba siqonde futhi simazi uNkulunkulu, ukuqonda incazelo Yakhe kanye nezinga alidingayo ngaphakathi kobubanzi bomthamo wabo, kuze kufike ezingeni lapho bekwazi khona.

Lena kwakuyindlela kanye nesimiso somsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kubantu. Noma-ke izindlela zikaNkulunkulu kanye nezimiso Zakhe zokusebenza enyameni zaphumelela ngokusebenza ubuntu, zathola imiphumela ayayingeke itholakale ngokusebenza ngubunkulunkulu ngqo. Ukusebenza kukaNkulunkulu ngobuntu kwakubambeka, kuneqiniso, futhi kunenhloso, izindlela zazikhululekile, futhi zadlula iNkathi Yomthetho ngokwesimo.

Ngezansi, ake sikhulume ngokuthanda iNkosi kanye nokuthanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. Ingabe lokhu kukhulunywe ebunkulunkulwini ngqo? Akunjalo, Lezi izinto Indodana yomuntu eyazisho isesimweni sobuntu; abantu kuphela abangasho into efana nale “Thanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. Ukuthanda abanye kuyafana nokwazisa impilo yakho,” futhi abantu kuphela ababengakhuluma ngale ndlela. UNkulunkulu akakaze akhulume ngale ndlela. Okungenani, uNkulunkulu akanalo lolu hlobo lolimi ebunkulunkulwini Bakhe ngoba ikanalo lolu hlobo lwemfundiso, “Thanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena” ukuze alawule uthando Lwakhe ngesintu, ngokuba uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwesintu luveza ngokwemvelo lokhu anakho nayikho Yena. Wake wezwa kuphi ukuthi uNkulunkulu washo into efana nalokhu “Ngiyasithanda isintu njengalokhu ngizithanda Mina”? Ngokuba uthando lusebunjalweni bukaNkulunkulu, kanye nalokhu Ayikho Nanakho. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwesintu kanye nendlela Yena aphatha ngayo abantu kanye nesimo sengqondo Yakhe kuyinkulumo yemvelo futhi eveza isimo Sakhe. Akadingi ukukwenza lokhu ngendlela ethile ayihlosile, noma ahlose ukulandela indlela ethile noma indlela ethile yokuphatha ukuze azuze ukuthanda umakhelwane Wakhe njengalokhu ezithanda Yena—Yena usenalo lolu hlobo lobunjalo. Ubonani kulokhu?

Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu esebenza kubantu, izindlela Zakhe eziningi, amazwi Akhe kanye neqiniso Lakhe konke kwakhulunywa ngendlela yabantu. Kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo isimo sikaNkulunkulu, lokho Anakho Nayikho, kanye nentando Yakhe kwakhulunywa ukuze abantu bakwazi futhi bakuqonde. Lokhu ababekwazi nababekuqonda kwakuwubunjalo Bakhe ngqo kanye nalokhu Anakho Nayikho, okumele ubunjalo bemvelo kanye nokuma kukaNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe. Lokhu kusho ukuthi, iNdodana yomuntu enyameni yakhuluma ngesimo semvelo kanye nobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu ngezinga elikhulu kakhulu elalingenzeka kanye nokucophelela okukhulu okungenzeka. Hhayi kuphela ukuthi ubuntu beNdodana yomuntu baba isikhubekiso noma isithiyo ekuxoxeni komuntu kanye nokuxhumana noNkulunkulu osezulwini, kodwa kwaku iyona yodwa indlela kanye nebhuloho lokuxhumana neNkosi yendalo. Kuleliphuzu, awuboni yini sengathi kuningi ukufana phakathi kwemvelo kanye nezindlela zomsebenzi owenziwa iNkosi uJesu ngeNkathi Yomusa kanye nesigaba samanje somsebenzi? Lesigaba samanje somsebenzi sisebenzisa kakhulu ulimi lwabantu ukukhuluma ngesimo sikaNkulunkulu, futhi sisebenzisa kakhulu ulimi kanye nezindlela zokuphila kwesintu nsukuzonke kanye nolwazi lwabantu ukukhuluma ngentando kaNkulunkulu. Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu ethatha isimo senyama, noma ngabe ukhuluma ngendlela yabantu noma yobunkulunkulu, ubuningi bolimi Lwakhe, kanye nezindlela zokukhuluma, zonke zenzeka ngolimi kanye nezindlela zabantu. Okungukuthi, uma uNkulunkulu ethatha isimo senyama, kuyithuba lakho elihle kakhulu lokuba ubone ubumninimandla onke bukaNkulunkulu nokuhlakanipha Kwakhe, futhi nokwazi zonke izingxenye zangempela zikaNkulunkulu. Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu ethatha isimo senyama, ngesikhathi ekhula, Wafika ukuze aqonde, afunde, abambe ulwazi oluthile lwesintu, umqondo ophusile, ulimi, kanye nezindlela zokukhuluma kubantu. Isimo sesintu sikaNkulunkulu sinalezi zinto ezivela kubantu Abadalile. Zaphenduka izinsiza zikaNkulunkulu enyameni ukuze zibonakalise isimo Sakhe kanye nobunkulunkulu Bakhe, futhi zamvumela ukuba enze umsebenzi Wakhe ngokufaneleka okukhulu, ubuqiniso obukhulu, ukucophelela okukhulu ngesikhathi Esebenza phakathi kwesintu, ngokubuka ngendlela yabantu futhi esebenzisa ulimi lwabantu. Kwenza ukuba kufinyeleleke futhi nabantu baqonde kalula, ngalokho kwazuzeka imiphumela eyayifunwa uNkulunkulu. Ingabe akusilona yini usizo olukhulu ukuthi uNkulunkulu Asebenze enyameni ngalolu hlobo? Ingabe akusikho yini ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu? Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu ethatha isimo senyama, ngesikhathi inyama kaNkulunkulu ikwazi ukuthatha umsebenzi Ayefuna ukuwenza, kungesikhathi lapho ebonakalisa isimo Sakhe kanye nomsebenzi Wakhe phansi, futhi leso kwakuyisikhathi lapho aqala khona inkonzo Yakhe ngokusemthethweni njengeNdodana yomuntu. Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi lalingasekho igebe phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nomuntu, lokho kwakusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayezowuyeka umsebenzi Wakhe wokukhuluma ngezithunywa, kanye nokuthi uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe wayezokhuluma onke amazwi kanye nomsebenzi enyameni, Ayefuna ukuwenza. Futhi kwakusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu abasindisayo babesondelene Naye, futhi umsebenzi Wakhe wokuphatha wawusungene esigabeni esisha, kanye nokuthi sonke isintu sasizobhekana nenkathi entsha.

Wonke umuntu oke wafunda iBhayibheli uyazi ukuthi izinto eziningi zenzeka ngesikhathi kuzalwa iNkosi uJesu. Okukhulu kakhulu phakathi kwazo ukuthi Wazingelwa nguSathane, kwaze kwafika ephuzwini lapho bonke abantwana abaneminyaka emibili kuya phansi kuleyondawo babulawa. Kuyabonakala ukuthi uNkulunkulu Wazifaka engozini enkulu ngokuthatha isimo senyama phakathi kwabantu; inani elikhulu Alikhokha ukufeza ukuphatha Kwakhe ukusindisa isintu, nakho kuyabonakala. Amathemba amakhulu uNkulunkulu Ayenawo ngomsebenzi Wakhe phakathi kwesintu, nawo ayabonakala. Lapho inyama kaNkulunkulu Yabe ikwazi ukwenza umsebenzi phakathi kwesintu, Wayezizwa enjani? Abantu kumele baqonde lokho kancane, akunjalo? Okungenani, uNkulunkulu Wayethokozile ngoba Wayezoqala ukuthuthukisa umsebenzi Wakhe omusha phakathi kwesintu. Ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu ibhabhadiswa futhi iqala umsebenzi Wayo ngokusemthethweni ukuze igcwalise inkonzo Yayo, inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu yayigcwele injabulo ngoba emva kweminyaka eminingi yokulinda nokulungisa, ekugcineni wayesezogqoka inyama yomuntukazana futhi aqala umsebenzi Wakhe omusha esesimweni somuntu wenyama negazi abantu ababezokwazi ukumbona futhi bamthinte. Ekugcineni, wayezokwazi Ukukhuluma Ubuso nobuso futhi inhliziyo nenhliziyo nabantu ngomfanekiso womuntu. Ekugcineni, uNkulunkulu wayezokwazi ukubhekana ubuso nobuso nesintu ngolimi lwabantu, ngendlela yabantu; Wayezohlinzekela isintu, Asikhanyisele futhi Asisize Esebenzisa ulimi lwabantu; Wayezokwazi ukudla etafuleni elifanayo futhi aphile endaweni efanayo nabo.

Futhi Wayezobona abantu, Abone izinto, aphinde Abone yonke into njengoba abantu babenza futhi ngisho nangamehlo abo. NgokukaNkulunkulu, lokhu kwakungukunqoba Kwakhe kokuqala komsebenzi Wakhe enyameni. Kungashiwo futhi ukuthi kwakuwukufezwa komsebenzi omkhulu—Lokhu impela, kwabe kuyikho uNkulunkulu Ayekuthokozela kakhulu. Kusukela lapho kwakungokokuqala lapho uNkulunkulu wezwa induduzo ngomsebenzini Wakhe phakathi kwesintu. Zonke lezizigameko zaziphatheka futhi ziyimvelo, induduzo ayizwa uNkulunkulu kwakungeyeqiniso. Esintwini, ngaso sonke isikhathi kufezeka isigaba esisha somsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, ngaso sonke isikhathi uNkulunkulu ezizwa enelisekile, kungesikhathi lapho isintu singasondela eduze noNkulunkulu, futhi ngesikhathi abantu bengasondela ensindisweni. KuNkulunkulu, lokhu ukwethulwa komsebenzi Wakhe omusha, ngesikhathi icebo Lakhe lokuphatha liqhubekela esigabeni esilandelayo, futhi, ikakhulukazi, lapho intando Yakhe ifinyelele ekuphothulwen. Esintwini, ukufika kwethuba elinjengaleli kuwukuhlomula, futhi kuhle kakhulu; kubo bonke abalinde insindiso kaNkulunkulu, kuyizindaba eziyingqophamlando. Lapho uNkulunkulu ephezu kokwenza isigaba esisha somsebenzi, Unesiqalo esisha, futhi uma lomsebenzi omusha nesiqalo esisha sethulwa futhi simemezelwa esintwini, kulapho imiphumela yalesosigaba somsebenzi seyihleliwe futhi seyifezekile futhi uNkulunkulu esebonile imiphumela kanye nezithelo zaso zokugcina. Lokhu futhi kungesikhathi lapho imiphumela yenza ukuba uNkulunkulu aneliseke, futhi inhliziyo Yakhe, ijabule impela. Ngoba, emehlweni kaNkulunkulu, Usebonile futhi wanquma abantu Abafunayo, futhi Uselitholile leliqembu, iqembu elikwazi ukwenza umsebenzi Wakhe ngendlela enempumelelo futhi Limlethele ukweneliseka, uNkulunkulu Uzizwa enesiqiniseko, Ukubeka eceleni ukukhathazeka, bese Ezizwa Ethokozile. Ngamanye amazwi, ngesikhathi inyama kaNkulunkulu Iqala umsebenzi omusha phakathi kwabantu, futhi Eqala ukwenza umsebenzi okumele Awenze ngaphandle kwesithikamezo, futhi uma Ezwa ukuthi konke kufezekile, Usuka esesibonile isiphetho.

Futhi ngenxa yalesisiphetho, Uyeneliseka, futhi Abe nenhliziyo ethokozile. Ingabe intokozo kaNkulunkulu ivezwa kanjani? Ungakucabanga lokho? Angakhala yini uNkulunkulu? Uyakwazi ukukhala uNkulunkulu? Uyakwazi ukushaya izandla Zakhe uNkulunkulu? Uyakwazi ukusina uNkulunkulu? Uyakwazi ukucula uNkulunkulu? Iliphi iculo angalicula? Nembala, uNkulunkulu angacula iculo elimnandi, elinesigqi, iculo elingabonakalisa injabulo nentokozo enhliziyweni Yakhe. Yena Angaculela isintu, futhi Aziculela Yena, futhi angaculela izinto zonke. Intokozo kaNkulunkulu ingabonakaliswa noma ngayiphi indlela—konke lokhu kujwayelekile ngoba uNkulunkulu unezinto ezimjabulisayo nezimenzela usizi, kanye nemizwa Yakhe eyahlukene ingavezwa ngezindlela ezahlukene. Leli ilungelo Lakhe futhi into ejwayelekile kakhulu. Akumele ucabange enye into ngayo, futhi akumele ufake izihibe zakho kuNkulunkulu, umtshele ukuthi akumele enze lokhu noma lokhuya, Akumele Enze ngale ndlela noma ngaleya ndlela, ukukhawula intokozo Yakhe noma imuphu umuzwa Anawo. Ezinhliziyweni zabantu uNkulunkulu Akakwazi ukujabula, Yena Akakhali, Akabi nesibibithwane—Yena akakwazi ukubonakalisa imizwa Yakhe. Kulokhu esesikhulume ngakho izikhathi ezimbili, ngiyakholwa ukuthi ngeke usambuka uNkulunkulu ngale ndlela, kodwa uyomvumela uNkulunkulu ukuba Abe nenkululeko kanye nokudedelwa. Lena into enhle kakhulu. Esikhathini esizayo, uma ungezwa ngeqiniso usizi lukaNkulunkulu uma uzwa ukuthi Unosizi, futhi uma ukwazi ukuzwa injabulo Yakhe ngokweqiniso uma uzwa ukuthi Ujabulile—nokho, uyakwazi ngokucacile ukwazi nokuqonda lokho okwenza uNkulunkulu Ajabule kanye nalokho okumenza Abe nosizi—uma ukwazi ukuzwa usizi ngoba uNkulunkulu enosizi, kanye nokuzwa ukujabula uma uNkulunkulu ejabulile, kuyoba ngenxa yokuthi Useyizuzile inhliziyo yakho ngokugcwele futhi ngeke kusaba khona imingcele Kuye. Angeke usazama ukumcindezela uNkulunkulu ngemicabango, imibono, kanye nolwazi lwabantu. Ngaleso sikhathi, uNkulunkulu uyophila futhi abaluleke enhliziyweni yakho. Uyoba uNkulunkulu wokuphila kwakho kanye neNkosi yakho konke okwakho. Unalo yini lolu hlobo lwentshisekelo? Unalo yini iqholo lokuthi ungakufeza lokhu?

Okulandelayo, ake sifunde izindima ezilandelayo.

6. Intshumayelo yasentabeni

1) Ukubusiseka (Math 5:3-12)

2) Usawoti kanye Nokukhanya (Math 5:13-16)

3) Umthetho(Math 5:17-20)

4) Intukuthelo (Math 5:21-26)

5) Ukuphinga (Math 5: 27-30)

6) Isehlukaniso (Math 5:31-32)

7) Izifungo (Math 5: 33-37)

8) Iso Ngeso (Math 5:38-42)

9) Thanda Izitha Zakho (Math 5:43-48)

10) Isifundiso Ngokunikela (Math 6:1-4)

11) Umkhuleko (Math 6:5-8)

7. Imifanekiso yeNkosi uJesu

1) Umfanekiso Womlimi (Math 13:1-9)

2) Umfanekiso Wokhula (Math 13:24-30)

3) Umfanekiso Wenhlamvu Yesinaphi (Math 13:31-32)

4) Umfanekiso wemvubelo (Math 13:33)

5) Umfanekiso Wokhula Uyachazwa (Math 13:36-43)

6) Umfanekiso wengcebo (Math 13:44)

7) Umfanekiso Wamaparele (Math 13:45-46)

8) Umfanekiso Wamanethi (Math 13:47-50)

8. Imiyalelo

(Math 22:37-39) UJesu wathi kuye: ‘Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho.’ Yilowo umyalo omkhulu nowokuqala.  Owesibili ofana nawo uthi: ‘Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.’

Ake sibheke ingxenye ngayinye ye “Ntshumayelo yaseNtabeni” Ingabe konke lokhu kumayelana nani? Kungashiwo ngesiqiniseko ukuthi konke lokhu kuphakeme, kuliqiniso, futhi kusondelene nezimpilo zabantu uma uqhathanisa nemibandela yeNkathi Yomthetho. Uma sikhuluma ngolimi lwamanje, kuyahambisana nendlela abantu abaphila ngayo.

Ake sifunde okuqukethwe yilokhu okulandelayo: Kumele ukuqonde kanjani ukubusiseka? Yini okumele uyazi ngomthetho? Kumele ichazwe kanjani intukuthelo? Kumele senzenjani mayelana nokuphinga? Kuthiwani, futhi imithetho enjani ehambisana nesahlukaniso, ubani ongahlukanisa? Kuthiwani ngezifungo, iso ngeso, thanda izitha zakho, isifundiso ngokunikela, kanye nokunye? Zonke lezi zinto zihambisana nayo yonke ingxenye yemikhuba yenkolelo yesintu kuNkulunkulu, kanye nokulandela kwabo uNkulunkulu. Eminye yalemikhuba isenziwa nanamuhla, ayimihle futhi ayiseyiso isidingo kubantu. Kungamaqiniso abantu abahlangabezana nawo ngenkolelo yabo kuNkulunkulu. Kusukela ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu iqala ukusebenza, Yayisiqalile ukusebenza ngesimo sempilo yabantu, kodwa yayisuselwa esisekelweni semithetho. Ingabe izimiso kanye nokushiwo kulezizihloko zazihambisana yini neqiniso? Kunjalo! Yonke lemigomo, izimiso ezidlule, kanye nentshumayelo yeNkathi Yomusa, ingabe kwakuhambisana yini nesimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye nalokhu Anakho Nayikho, kanjalo neqiniso futhi. Noma ngabe iyiphi into uNkulunkulu Ayishoyo, noma ngabe Uyisho kanjani, noma ngabe Usebenzisa yiphi inhlobo yolimi, isesekelo sayo, umsuka wayo, kanye nalapho iqala khona, konke kususelwa emigomeni yesimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye nalokho Anakho Nayikho. Lokhu akunalo iphutha. Noma ngabe lezi zinto zibonakala zingenayo injula, kodwa ngeke uthi azinalo iqiniso, ngokuba kwakuyizinto ezazisemqoka kubantu ngeNkathi Yomusa ukuze kufezwe intando kaNkulunkulu kanye nokuzuza ushintsho esimweni sempilo yabo. Ungasho yini uthi ezinye izinto entshumayelweni azihambisani neqiniso! Ngeke! Konke ngakunye kuyiqiniso ngoba konke bekuyilokhu uNkulunkulu abekudinga esintwini; konke kwakuyimigomo kanye nesilinganiso esasinikezwe nguNkulunkulu sokuthi kumele umuntu aziphathe kanjani, futhi zimele isimo sikaNkulunkulu. Nokho, kwakuncike ezingeni lokukhula kwabo ngaleso sikhathi, babekwazi ukuzamukela nokuqonda kuphela lezi zinto. Ngokuba isono sesintu sasingakaxazululeki, iNkosi uJesu yayikwazi ukusho la mazwi kuphela, futhi wayengasebenzisa kuphela lezi zifundiso ezilula ngaphakathi kwesilinganiso sokutshela abantu bangaleso sikhathi ukuba kumele baziphathe kanjani, kumele benzeni, nokuthi kumele bakholwe kanjani kuNkulunkulu futhi bahlangabezane nezidingo Zakhe. Konke lokhu kwakunqunyiwe kususelwa esiqwini sesintu ngaleso sikhathi. Kwakungelula kubantu ababephila ngaphansi komthetho ukuba bamukele lezimfundiso, ngakho iNkosi uJesu kwakumele ifundise ngaphakathi kwaleso silinganiso.

Okulandelayo, ake sibheke ukuthi kukhonani kwi “Imifanekiso yeNkosi uJesu,”

Owokuqala umfanekiso womlimi. Lo mfanekiso uyathokozisa; ukutshala imbewu kuyinto ejwayelekile ezimpilweni zabantu. Owesibili umfanekiso owokhula. Ngokuthi luyini ukhula, noma ubani owake watshala izitshalo kanye nabantu abadala bazokwazi. Owesithathu umfanekiso wenhlamvu yesinapi. Nonke niyazi ukuthi yini isinapi, akunjalo? Uma ungazi, ungabheka eBhayibhelini. Owesine, umfanekiso wemvubelo, abantu abaningi bayazi ukuthi imvubelo isetshenziselwa ukuvubela; kuyinto abantu abayisebenzisa njalo ezimpilweni zabo. Yonke le mifanekiso engezansi, imbandakanya neyesithupha, umfanekiso wengcebo, owesikhombisa, umfanekiso wamaparele, owesishiyagalombili, umfanekiso wamanethi, yonke ithathwe ezimpilweni zabantu, yonke ibuya ezimpilweni zabantu zangempela. Kungabe uhlobo luni lwesithombe esakhiwa yilemifanekiso? Lesi isithombe sikaNkulunkulu ethathe isimo somuntu ojwayelekile futhi ephila kanye nesintu, esebenzisa ulimi lwempilo olujwayelekile, esebenzisa ulimi lwabantu ukukhulumisana nabantu kanye nokuhlinzekela lokhu abakudingayo. Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu ethatha isimo senyama futhi ephila phakathi kwabantu isikhathi eside, emuva kokuba Esezibonile futhi Wazifakazela izindlela zokuphila ezahlukene zabantu, lezi zinto Azibonile zaphenduka incwadi Yakhe yokuguqula ulimi Lwakhe lobunkulunkulu lube ulimi lwabantu. Kunjalo, lezi zinto Azibonile nazizwile Empilweni zanothisa iNdodana yomuntu ngesipiliyoni sobuntu. Uma efuna abantu beqonde amanye amaqiniso, ukubenza baqonde intando kaNkulunkulu, Wayengasebenzisa imifanekiso efana nalena engaphezulu ukutshela abantu ngentando kaNkulunkulu kanye nalokho Akudingayo esintwini. Le mifanekiso yayihlobene nalokhu okwenzekayo ezimpilweni zabantu; akukho nowodwa owawungazithinti izimpilo zabantu. Ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu iphila nesintu, Wabona abalimi behlakula amasimu abo, Wabe azi ukuthi lwaluyini ukhula futhi yayiyini imvubelo; Wayeqonda ukuthi abantu bayayithanda ingcebo, ngakho Wasebenzisa izingathekiso zakho kokubili ingcebo namaparele; Yena Wayejwayele ukubona abadobi bephonsa amanethi, kanye nokunye. INkosi uJesu yabona le misebenzi ezimpilweni zesintu, Nayo futhi yadlula kulolu hlobo lwempilo. Yayifana nawo wonke umuntu ojwayelekile, Yadlula nasekudleni izidlo zabantu ezintathu ngosuku kanye nezinjwayelo zansuku zonke. Yona uqobo Wadlula empilweni yomuntu osemdibini, futhi Wabona izimpilo zabanye. Ngesikhathi Ebona futhi Yena uqobo Edlula kukho konke lokhu, Akucabanga akubanga ukuthi wayengaba kanjani nempilo enhle, noma wayengaphila kanjani ngokukhululeka okukhulu nangokunethezeka. Ngesikhathi ebhekene nokuphila impilo yomuntu yeqiniso, iNkosi uJesu Yabona ubunzima ezimpilweni zabantu, Yabona ubunzima, nosizi, kanye nokudabuka kwabantu ngaphansi kwenkohlakalo kaSathane, bephila ngaphansi kombuso kaSathane, futhi bephila phansi kwesono. Ngesikhathi Yena uqobo Edlula empilweni yomuntu, Waphinda abona ukuthi babeswele usizo kangakanani labo ababephila ngaphansi kwenkohlakalo, futhi Yabona futhi Yadlula osizini lwalabo ababephila ngaphansi kwesono, ababelahlekile behlukunyezwa uSathane, ngobubi. Ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu ibona lezi zinto, kungabe yazibona ngobunkulunkulu Bayo noma ngobuntu Bayo? Ubuntu Bayo babukhona ngempela—babuphila ngempela—Wayengadlula kukho futhi Akubone konke lokhu, futhi nembala ubunjalo Bakhe, ubunkulunkulu Bakhe nabo babona lokhu. Okungukuthi, uKristu uqobo Lwakhe, iNkosi uJesu umuntu yakubona lokhu, futhi yonke into Ayibona yenza ukuba Abone ukubaluleka kanye nesidingo somsebenzi Ayewuqalile enyameni ngaleso sikhathi.

Nakuba Yena uqobo Lwakhe Wabe Azi umthwalo okwakumele Awuthathe enyameni wabe umkhulu kakhulu, futhi nokuthi babunesihluku esikhulu kangakanani ubuhlungu Ayezobhekana nabo, ngesikhathi Ibona isintu siswele usizo esonweni, ngesikhathi Ibona usizi ezimpilweni zabo kanye nomizabalazo yabo ebuthakathaka ngaphansi komthetho, Yezwa Inokudabuka okukhulu, Yaqhubeka Yakhathazeka kakhulu ngokusindisa isintu ezonweni. Kwakungakhathalekile ukuthi uhlobo luni lobunzima Ayezobhekana nabo noma uhlobo luni lobuhlungu Eyayizokuhlupheka, Yakhetha kakhulu ukuhlenga isintu esasiphila esonweni. Ngesikhathi kwenzeka lokhu, wawungasho ukuthi iNkosi uJesu yaqala ukuqonda kakhulu nakakhulu ngokucacileyo umsebenzi okwakumele Iwenze kanye nalokho Eyayithenjwe ngakho. Ngokunyukelayo Yaba magange ukuqeda umsebenzi eyayizowenza—ukuthatha zonke izono zesintu, ukuba ihlawulele abantu ukuze bangabe besaphila esonweni futhi uNkulunkulu Wayezokwazi ukukhohlwa izono zomuntu ngenxa yomnikelo wesono, okwakuzomvumela ukuba Aqhubeke nomsebenzi Wakhe wokusindisa isintu. Kungashiwo ukuthi enhliziyweni yeNkosi uJesu, Yayifisa ukuzinikela Yona uqobo ngenxa yesintu, ukuzinikela Yona. Yayizimisele futhi ukuba umnikelo wesono, ukuba Ibethelwe esiphambanweni, futhi Yayimagange ukuwufeza lomsebenzi. Ngesikhathi Ibona izimo sosizi ezimpilweni zabantu, yafuna kakhulu ukugcwalisa umsebenzi Wayo ngokushesha okukhulu, ngaphandle kokulibazisa umzuzu noma umzuzwana. Ngesikhathi inomuzwa wokuphuthuma, yayingacabangi ngobukhulu bobuhlungu Bayo futhi Ayibange isacabanga ngobukhulu behlazo eyayizolibekezelela—Yabamba isiqiniseko esisodwa enhliziyweni Yayo: Inqobo nje uma Izinikelile, inqobo nje uma ibethelwe esiphambanweni njengomnikelo wesono, intando kaNkulunkulu iyophumelela futhi Yona iyokwazi ukuqala umsebenzi Wayo. Isintu siphila esonweni, isimo sabo sokuphila esonweni sasiyoshintsha ngokupheleleyo. Isiqiniseko Sayo kanye nalokhu eyayikunqumile ukukwenza kwakuphathelene nokusindisa umuntu, futhi Yayenenjongo eyodwa: ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu, ukuze Ikwazi ukuqala isinyathelo esilandelayo somsebenzi Wayo ngempumelelo. Yilokhu okwakusemqondweni weNkosi uJesu ngaleso sikhathi. Ephila enyameni, uNkulunkulu osemzimbeni, wayenobuntu obujwayelekile; Yena wayenemizwa kanye nokucabanga komuntu ojwayelekile, Wabe azi ukuthi iyini intokozo, buyini ubuhlungu, kodwa ngesikhathi ebona isintu sikulolu hlobo lwempilo, Wezwa ngokujulile ukuthi ukumane enika abantu izifundiso, ukubanikeza utho noma ukubafundisa okuthile, kwakungeke kubaholele ekutheni baphume esonweni. Ukuthi mabalandela imiyalelo kwakungeke kubahlenge esonweni nakho-kungesikhathi lapho Ethatha khona isono sesintu kuphela futhi ephenduka efana nesono enyameni ilapho wayengasishintshanisa nenkululeko yesintu. Ngakho emva kokuba iNkosi uJesu isibonile futhi yakufakazela ukuphila kwabantu esonweni, kwaba khona ukulangazelela okukhulu okwabonakaliswa enhliziyweni Yayo—ukuvumela abantu balahle ngokwabo izimpilo zabo zokuzabalaza esonweni. Lokhu kulangazelela Kwayenza ukuba Izwe kakhulu ukuthi kumele Iye esiphambanweni futhi Ithathe izono zabantu ngokuphuthuma, masinyane. Lena kwakuyimicabango yeNkosi uJesu ngaleso sikhathi, emva kokuba Isiphilile nabantu futhi Ibonile, Izwile, futhi Izwile usizi lwezimpilo zabo esonweni. Ukuthi uNkulunkulu osemzimbeni wayenalolu hlobo lokulangazelela ngesintu, ukuthi wayengaveza loluhlobo lwesimo-ngabe lokhu yinto umuntu ojwayelekile angaba nayo? Wayengabonani umuntu ojwayelekile kulesisimo? Wayezocabangani? Uma umuntu ojwayelekile wayengabhekana nakho konke lokhu, ingabe wayezobuka izinkinga ngendlela ephezulu? Akunjalo! Nakuba uNkulunkulu osemzimbeni Uyafana ncamashi nabantu, Wafunda ulwazi lwabantu futhi Wakhuluma ulimi lwabantu, futhi kwesinye isikhathi uveza imibono Yakhe ngezindlela zesintu nangemisho, ngendlela Abona ngayo abantu, ubunjalo bezinto, nangendlela abantu abakhohlakele ababona ngayo isintu kanye nobunjalo bezinto akufani. Indlela Abuka ngayo kanye nokuphakama kwalapho Emi khona kuyinto angenakufinyelela kuyo umuntu okhohlakele. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu uyiqiniso, inyama Ayigqokile inobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu, futhi imicabango Yakhe kanye nalokho okuvezwa Ubuntu Bakhe, nakho kuyiqiniso. Kubantu abakhohlakele, lokhu akukhuluma enyameni konke kuwukuhlinzekwa kweqiniso kanye nokuphila. Lokhu kuhlinzekwa akusikhona okomuntu oyedwa, kodwa okwesintu sonke. Ngokuba noma imuphi umuntu okhohlakele, enhliziyweni yakhe kukhona kuphela labobantu abambalwa abahambisana naye. Yilabo bantu kuphela abakhathalelayo, akhathazekile ngabo. Umakuvela inhlekelele ucabanga kuqala ngezingane zakhe, lowo ashade naye, noma abazali kantu umuntu othanda ukusiza, angacabanga ngesihlobo noma umngani omuhle; angacabanga ngabanye? Ngeke! Ngoba abantu, emva kwakho konke, bangabantu, futhi bangakwazi ukubheka izinto zonke kuphela ngasohlangothini nokuphakama komuntu. Nokho, uNkulunkulu osemzimbeni uhluke kakhulu kunomuntu okhohlakele. Noma ngabe ujwayeleke kangakanani, noma uvame kangakanani, noma uphansi kangakanani uNkulunkulu osemzimbeni, ngisho noma bambukela phansi kangakanani abantu, imicabango Yakhe, nesimo sengqondo Yakhe ngesintu, kuyizinto umuntu angeke aze abe nazo, futhi akekho umuntu ongakulingisa. Uyohlala njalo ebheka isintu ngobukhona kanye nomqondo kaNkulunkulu, Akasoze abona umuntu ngokubuka kwezinga lomuntu ojwayelekile nje, futhi nangendlela yomuntu okhohlakele. Uma abantu bebheka isintu, babuka ngokubona kwabantu, futhi basebenzisa izinto ezifana nolwazi lwabantu kanye nemigomo yabantu kanye nabakufundile njengesilinganiso. Lokhu kungaphakathi kwesilinganiso salokho abantu abangakubona ngamehlo abo; kungaphakathi kwesilinganiso esingafezwa umuntu okhohlakeleyo. Uma uNkulunkulu ebheka isintu, ubuka ngokubona kobunkulunkulu, futhi Usebenzisa ubunjalo Bakhe kanye nalokhu Anakho Nayikho njengesikalo. Lesisilinganiso simbandakanya izinto ezingabonwa ngabantu, yilapho uNkulunkulu osemzimbeni kanye nabantu abakhohlakele bephambana kakhulu. Lomehluko wenziwa ubunjalo babantu nobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu, yilobubunjalo okwenza ukubona kwabo nokuma kwabo kanye nangendlela nokuphakama ababona ngakho izinto. Ingabe uyakubona ukukhuluma nokubonakaliswa kukaNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe eNkosini uJesu? Ungasho uthi lokho okwenziwa nokwashiwo iNkosi uJesu kwakuhlobene nenkonzo Yakhe kanye nomsebenzi nokuphatha kukaNkulunkulu, yilokho ukubonakaliswa nokwembulwa kobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu. Noma wayenakho ukubonakaliswa komuntu, ubunjalo bobunkulunkulu Bakhe kanye nokwembulwa bobunkulunkulu Bakhe angeke kuphikwe. Ingabe lokhu kubonakaliswa komuntu kwakuwukubonakaliswa kwesintu? Ukubonakaliswa kobuntu Bakhe, ngobunjalo Bakhe, kwakuhlukile kakhulu ekubonakalisweni komuntu okhohlakele. INkosi uJesu yayingubuntu bukaNkulunkulu, futhi uma engaba omunye wabajwayelekile, abantu abakhohlakele, yayingazibona yini izimpilo zesintu zisezonweni ngendlela yobunkulunkulu? Akunjalo! Lona ngumehluko phakathi kweNdodana yomuntu kanye nabantu abajwayelekile. Bonke abantu abakhohlakele baphila esonweni, kanti noma ubani uma ebona isono, abanawo umuzwa othile ngaso; bonke bayafana, njengengulube ehlala odakeni engazizwa inganethezekanga, noma ingcolile—idla kahle, ilale kamnandi. Uma umuntu engahlanza isibaya sezingulube, ingulube ngeke isanethezeka, futhi ngeke ihlale ihlanzekile. Kungakapheli isikhathi, iyophindela futhi iyoziginqa odakeni, inethezeke ngokupheleleyo, ngokuba iyisidalwa esingcolile. Uma abantu bebona izingulube, babona ukuthi zingcolile, uma uyigeza, ingulube ayizizwa ingcono—yingakho engekho umuntu ogcina ingulube endlini yakhe. Indlela abantu ababona ngayo izingulube iyohlala njalo ihlukile kule ndlela izingulube ezizibona ngayo, ngoba abantu nezingulube abasibo abohlobo olufanayo. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi ubuntu beNdodana yomuntu abufani nobabantu abakhohlakele, ubuntu bukaNkulunkulu kuphela obungamela ukubona ngendlela kaNkulunkulu, futhi kume endaweni yokuphakama kukaNkulunkulu, ukubona zonke izinto. Uma uNkulunkulu ethatha isimo senyama futhi ehlala phakathi kwesintu, yikuphi lokhukuhlupheka akuzwayo enyameni? Ingabe ukhona oqonda ngempela? Abanye abantu bathi uNkulunkulu uhlupheka kakhulu, nanoma enguNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe, abantu abaqondi ubunjalo Bakhe futhi bamthathisa okomuntu njalo, lokhu okumezwa azizwe ecasukile futhi oniwe—bathi ukuhlupheka kukaNkulunkulu kukhulu. Abanye abantu bathi uNkulunkulu umsulwa futhi akanasono, kodwa Yena uhlupheka ngokufana kanye nesintu futhi uhlupheka ngokukhashelwa, ukuhletshwa, ukujivazwa kanye nesintu; bathi futhi wabekezelela ukungaqondwa kanye nokungalalelwa abalandeli Bakhe—ukuhlupheka kukaNkulunkulu kungelinganiswe. Kubonakala sengathi awumqondi ngempela uNkulunkulu. Eqinisweni, lokhu kuhlupheka enikhuluma ngakho akukubali ukuhlupheka kwangempela kukaNkulunkulu, ngokuba kukhona ukuhlupheka okudlula lokhu. Pho-ke, ikuphi ukuhlupheka kweqiniso kukaNkulunkulu? Ikuphi ukuhlupheka ngokweqiniso kobuntu bukaNkulunkulu enyameni? KuNkulunkulu, Ukungamqondi kwesintu nokungamboni Yena njengoNkulunkulu akakubali njengenhlupheko. Nokho, abantu bajwayele ukuzwa sengathi kungenzeka uNkulunkulu wahlupheka ukungabi nobulungiswa obukhulu, ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu esenyameni angeke abonise umuntu Wakhe esintwini futhi ngeke ababonise ubukhulu Bakhe, futhi uNkulunkulu usitheza ngokuthobekileyo inyama engabalulekile, lokho kwakuhlukumeza kuYena. Abantu bakuthathela enhliziyweni lokhu abakuqondayo nalokho abakubonayo okokuhlupheka kukaNkulunkulu, bese bephoqelela zonke izinhlobo zokudabuka kuNkulunkulu futhi isikhathi esiningi baze balethe nendumiso encanyana yakho. Eqinisweni, ukhona umehluko, kukhona igebe phakathi kwalokhu abantu abakuqonda njengokuhlupheka kaNkulunkulu kanye nalokhu Akuzwa ngempela. Nginitshela iqiniso—kuNkulunkulu, nanoma ngabe uMoya kaNkulunkulu noma ubuntu bukaNkulunkulu enyameni, lokho kuhlupheka akusikho ukuhlupheka kweqiniso. Kanti yini lena uNkulunkulu ayihlupheka ngempela? Ake sikhulume ngokuhlupheka kukaNkulunkulu kuphela sikususela ekubukeni ngendlela yobuntu bukaNkulunkulu.

Uma uNkulunkulu ethatha isimo senyama, eba semdibini, umuntu ojwayelekile, ehlala phakathi kwesintu, icala ngecala nabantu, akaziboni futhi akazizwa yini izindlela zabantu, imithetho kanye nefilosofi yokuphila. Ingabe Yena uzizwa kanjani ngalezi zindlela nemithetho yokuphila? Ingabe uyenyanya enhliziyweni Yakhe? Iziphi izindlela nemithetho yesintu yokuphila? Iziphi izimiso abagxile kuzo? Imuphi umsuka wazo? Izindlela, imithetho kanye nokunye kwesintu kokuphila—konke lokhu kwenziwe kususelwa emqondweni, olwazini kanye nefilosofi kaSathane. Abantu abaphila ngaphansi kwalenhlobo yemithetho abanabo ubuntu, abanalo iqiniso—bonke behlula iqiniso, futhi banobutha kuNkulunkulu. Uma sibheka ubunjalo bukaNkulunkulu kuphambene nalokhu okungukucabanga, ulwazi kanye nefilisofi kaSathane. Ubunjalo Bakhe bugcwele ukulunga, iqiniso, ubungcwele, kanye nobukhona bezinto ezinhle. UNkulunkulu, enalobubunjalo futhi ephila phakathi kwesintu—ingabe uzwani enhliziyweni Yakhe? Ingabe akugcwele yini ubuhlungu? Inhliziyo Yakhe isebuhlungwini, futhi lokhu ubuhlungu obungeke baqondwa noma babonwa ngumuntu. Ngoba yonke into abhekana, ahlangabezane, ayizwayo, ayibonayo kanye nadlula kuyo Yena, inkohlakalo yomuntu kuphela, ububi, kanye nokuhlubuka kwabo abamelene neqiniso. Konke lokhu okuvela kubantu kungumsuka wokuhlupheka Kwakhe. Lokho kusho ukuthi, ngokuba ubunjalo Bakhe abufani nokwabantu abakhohlakele, ukukhohlakala kwabantu kuba umsuka wokuhlupheka Kwakhe okukhulu. Uma uNkulunkulu ethatha isimo senyama, ingabe Yena uyakwazi yini ukuthola umuntu onolimi olufana noLwakhe? Lokhu angeke kutholakale phakathi kwesintu. Akekho ongatholakala ongakhuluma, ongashintshiselana noNkulunkulu—ungathi uhlobo luni lomuzwa uNkulunkulu analo? Izinto abantu abakhuluma ngazo, ukuthi bayazithanda, abazishisekelayo, nabazilangazelelayo, kuyisono, nokujwayela ububi. Uma uNkulunkulu ebhekana nakho konke lokhu, akufani yini nomsebenzi enhliziyweni Yakhe? Ebhekene nazo zonke lezi zinto, Angaba nayo yini injabulo enhliziyweni Yakhe? Angakuthola yini ukududuzeka? Labo abaphila Naye abantu abagcwele ukuhlubuka kanye nobubi—kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi inhliziyo Yakhe ingahlupheki? Ingabe kungakanani lokhu kuhlupheka, futhi ubani onendaba nakho? Ubani oqaphelayo? Ubani ongakubonga? Abantu abangenandlela yokuqonda inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu. Ukuhlupheka Kwakhe into abantu abangakwazi ukuyazisa, futhi ukubanda nokungabi namizwa kwabantu kwenza ukuhlupheka Kwakhe kujule kakhulu.

Kukhona abanye abantu abangazwelana nosizi lukaKristu ngoba kukhona ivesi eBhayibhelini elithi: (Math 8:20) “Izimpungushe zinemigodi, nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke, kepha iNdodana yomuntu kayinandawo, lapho ingacamelisa khona ikhanda.” Ngesikhathi abantu bekuzwa lokhu, bakufaka ezinhliziyweni zabo futhi base beyakholwa ukuthi lokhu ukuhlupheka okukhulu uNkulunkulu akubekezelela, futhi ukuhlupheka okukhulu uKristu akubekezelela. Manje, uma sikubheka ngokwamaqiniso, ileso simo yini? UNkulunkulu akakholwa ukuthi lobubunzima ukuhlupheka. Yena akakaze akhale ngokungabikho bokulungiswa ngenxa yobunzima benyama, Yena akakaze enze ukuba abantu bamkhokhele noma bamvuze nanoma ngani. Nokho, ngesikhathi ebona zonke izinto zesintu, izimpilo ezikhohlakele kanye nobubi babantu abakhohlakele, uma ebona ukuthi isintu sibanjwe uSathane futhi saboshwa uSathane futhi angeke siphunyule, ukuthi abantu abaphila esonweni abazi ukuthi liyini iqiniso—Yena akakwazi ukumela zonke lezizono. Ukwenyanya Kwakhe abantu kwenyukela usuku ngosuku, kodwa kwakumele akubekezelele konke lokhu. Lokhu ukuhlupheka kukaNkulunkulu okukhulu. UNkulunkulu akakwazi ukubonisa ngokupheleleyo noma ngabe izwi Lakhe noma imizwa Yakhe phakathi kwabalandeli Bakhe, futhi akekho phakathi kwabalandeli Bakhe ongaqonda ngeqiniso ukuhlupheka Kwakhe. Akekho nozamayo ukuqonda noma ukududuza inhliziyo Yakhe—inhliziyo Yakhe ibekezelela lobubuhlungu nsuku zonke, minyaka yonke, ngezikhathi zonke. Ubonani kukho konke lokhu? UNkulunkulu akadingi lutho kubantu ukushintshanisa nalokhu akunikelile, kodwa kungenxa yobunjalo Bakhe, angeke akwazi ukumela ububi besintu, inkohlakalo, kanye nesono, kodwa uzwa ukunyanya nenzondo enkulu, okuholela inhliziyo nenyama kaNkulunkulu ekubekezeleleni ukuhlupheka okungapheli. Uyakubona konke lokhu na? Kungenzeka, akukho namunye wenu ongabona lokhu, ngokuba akukho namunye wenu ongaqonda uNkulunkulu. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ungazizwela khona wena kancane kancane.

Okulandelayo, ake sibheke lezindima zombhalo.

9. UJesu Wenza Izimangaliso

1) UJesu Usuthisa izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu

(NgokukaJohane 6:8-13) Omunye wabafundi bakhe, u-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petru, wathi kuye: “Kukhona umfana lapha onezinkwa zebhali* eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzana ezimbili; kepha kuyini lokho kwabaningi kangaka na?”

UJesu wathi: “Bahlaliseni abantu.” Kwakukhona utshani obuningi kuleyo ndawo. Ahlala phansi-ke amadoda, umumo wawo kungathi izinkulungwame eziyisihlanu. UJesu wazithabatha izinkwa, wabonga, wayesezabela ababehlezi phansi, kanjalo futhi nezinhlanzana, njengokuthanda kwabo.

Kuthe sebesuthi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Buthani imvuthuluka eseleyo, kungachitheki lutho.” Base bebutha, bagcwalisa iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili ngemvuthuluka yezinkwa eziyisihlanu zebhali* eyasala kwabadlileyo.

2) Ukuvuka kukaLazaru Kudumisa UNkulunkulu

(NgokukaJohane 11:43-44) Esekhulume lokho wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Lazaru, phuma.” Waphuma ofileyo eboshwe izinyawo nezandla ngezindwangu, ubuso bakhe bumboziwe ngeduku. UJesu wathi kubo: “Mthukululeni, nimyeke ahambe.”

Phakathi kwezimangaliso ezenziwa iNkosi uJesu, sikhethe kuphela lezi ezimbili ngokuba zanele ukubonisa lokhu engifisa ukukhuluma ngakho lapha. Lezizimangaliso ezimbili ziyashaqisana kakhulu, futhi zimele izimangaliso zeNkosi uJesu ngeNkathi Yomusa.

Okokuqala, ake sibheke indima yokuqala: UJesu Usuthisa Izinkulungwane Eziyisihlanu.

Inhloboni yomcabango lo “izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili”? Bangaki abantu abangasuthiswa izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili? Uma ulinganisa ngokulangazelela komuntu oyedwa ngokujwayelekile, kungalingana abantu ababili. Nokho, kulotshiwe kulendima ukuthi izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili zasuthisa abantu abangaki? Kulotshiwe kulombhalo ngale ndlela: “Kwakukhona utshani obuningi kuleyo ndawo. Ahlala phansi-ke amadoda, umumo wawo kungathi izinkulungwame eziyisihlanu.” Uma uqhathanisa izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili, ingabe izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu ziyinombolo enkulu? Ngokomcabango womuntu, ukwahlukanisa izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili phakathi kwabantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu akunakwenzeka, ngoba umehluko phakathi kwakho mukhulu kakhulu. Noma bekungathiwa wonke umuntu uluma kanye kancane, bekungeke kwabanela abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. Kodwa lapha, iNkosi uJesu yenza isimangaliso—Yona ayibavumelanga kuphela abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu ukuba badle basuthe, kodwa kwaba nangaphezulu. Umbhalo uthi: “Kuthe sebesuthi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Buthani imvuthuluka eseleyo, kungachitheki lutho.” Base bebutha, bagcwalisa iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili ngemvuthuluka yezinkwa eziyisihlanu zebhali* eyasala kwabadlileyo.” Lesisimangaliso savumela abantu ukuba babone ubunjalo kanye nezinga leNkosi uJesu, sabavumela futhi ukuba babone ukuthi akukho okungenzeki kuNkulunkulu—babona iqiniso likaNkulunkulu uMninimandla Onke. Izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili zanela ukusuthisa izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. Kodwa uma kwakungekho kudla ngabe uNkulunkulu wayezokwazi yini ukusuthisa izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu? Kunjalo, Yena wayezokwazi! Lesi kwakuyisimangaliso, ngakho ngokungagwemeki, abantu bezwa ukuthi lokhu akuqondisiseki futh bezwa ukuthi akukholakali futhi kuyimfihlakalo, kodwa kuNkulunkulu, Ukwenza lokhu kwakuyinto engelutho. Njengoba lokhu kwakuyinto ejwayelekile kuNkulunkulu, kungani lokhu kutonyuliwe ngenxa yokuhumusha? Ngoba lokhu okufihleke ngemuva kwalesisimangaliso kuqukethe intando yeNkosi uJesu, engakaze itholwe isintu.

Okokuqala, ake sizame ukuqonda uhlobo luni lwabantu laba abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. Ingabe babengabalandeli beNkosi uJesu? EmiBhalweni, siyazi ukuthi kwakungesibo abalandeli Bayo. Ingabe babazi ukuthi iNkosi uJesu ingubani? Babengazi ngempela! Okungenani, babengazi ukuthi umuntu omi phambi kwabo kwakungu Kristu, noma kungenzeka ukuthi abanye abantu bebazi igama Lakhe kuphela, futhi ukwazi into noma babezwile ngezinto owayezenzile. Babenelukuluku ngeNkosi uJesu ngenxa yezindaba, kodwa wawungeke uthi babemlandela Yena, ingasaphathwa eyokumqonda Yena. Ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu ibona lababantu abayizinkukungwane eziyisihlanu, babelambile, becabanga kuphela ukuba basuthiswe, ngakho kwakuyilengqikithi eyenza ukuba iNkosi uJesu yanelise ukufisa kwabo. Ngesikhathi Yenelisa izifiso zabo, kwakunani enhliziyweni Yayo. Yona yayibabheka kanjani lababantu ababefuna ukusuthiswa kuphela? Ngalesisikhathi imicabango yeNkosi uJesu kanye nendlela eyayibabheka ngayo yayihamabisana nesimo kanye nobunjalo Bayo. Ibhekane nalababantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu abalambile futhi abafuna kuphela ukusuthiswa, Yona ibhekene nalababantu abanelukuluku kanye nethemba Ngaye, iNkosi uJesu yacabanga ukusebenzisa lesisimangaliso ukunikeza umusa phezu kwabo. Nokho, Ayibanga namathemba aphezulu okuthi bazophenduka abalandeli Bayo, ngoba yayazi ukuthi babezifunela ukungena ebumnandini nokuthi badle basuthe, ngakho Yenza okwedlulele ngalokho Eyayinakho lapho, Yasebenzisa izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili ukusuthisa abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. Yavula amehlo alababantu ababejabulela ubumnandi, ababefuna ukubona izimangaliso, futhi bazibonela ngamehlo abo izinto ezazingafezwa ubuntu bukaNkulunkulu. Noma-ke iNkosi uJesu Yasebenzisa into ephathekayo ukwanelisa ilukuluku labo, yabe yazi enhliziyweni Yayo ukuthi lababantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu babezifunela ukuba nesidlo esimnandi, ngakho Ayishongo lutho futhi Ayibashumayezanga—Yavele yabavumela ukuba babone isimangaliso senzeka. Yayingeke Ikwazi ukubaphatha ngendlela efanayo nalena eyayiphatha ngayo abafundi Bayo ababemlandela ngeqiniso, kodwa enhliziyweni kaNkulunkulu, zonke izidalwa ngaphansi kokubusa Kwakhe, futhi Iyovumela zonke izidalwa ezisemehlweni Ayo ukuba zithokozele umusa kaNkulunkulu uma kunesidingo. Noma-ke lababantu babengamazi ukuthi Ungubani noma Bayiqonde noma babe nendlela Abayibuka ngayo, noma babe nokubonga Kuyo emva kokudla izinkwa nezinhlanzi, lokhu akusiyo into uNkulunkulu owayengayenza udaba—Wanikeza lababantu ithuba elimangalisayo ukuba bathokozele umusa kaNkulunkulu. Abanye bathi uNkulunkulu unezimiso kulokhu akwenzayo, Yena akabi umlindi noma avikele abangakholwa, futhi Yena akabavumeli ukuba bathokozele umusa Wakhe. Ingabe kunjalo ngempela? Emehlweni kaNkulunkulu, inqobo nje beyizidalwa eziphilayo ezidalwe Nguye; Wayezobelapha, abahlelele, futhi ababuse ngezindlela ezahlukene. Lena imicabango kanye nendlela uNkulunkulu abuka ngayo izinto zonke.

Noma-ke abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu abadla izinkwa nezinhlanzi abahlelanga ukulandela iNkosi uJesu, Akaqinisanga isandla kubo; emva kokuba sebedle basutha, ingabe uyazi ukuthi yenzani iNkosi uJesu? Ingabe yabashumayeza. Yaya kuphi emva kokwenza lokhu? Umbhalo awukubhalanga ukuthi iNkosi uJesu kukhona Eyakusho kubo; emva kokuba isiqedile isimangaliso Sayo, Yahamba ngokunyomuka. Ingabe kukhona yini akudinga kulababantu? Ingabe yaba khona yini inzondo? Kwakungekho lutho kwalokhu—Ayibange isafuna ukucabanga ngalababantu abangayilandelanga, futhi ngalesisikhathi inhliziyo Yayo yayisebuhlungwini. Ngokuba Yayisibonile ukonakala kwesintu futhi Yayisikuzwile ukudelwa ngabantu, futhi ngesikhathi ibabona lababantu noma Yayinabo, ukungaboni kwabantu kanye nokungazi kwenza yaba nosizi kakhulu futhi kwashiya inhliziyo Yabe isezinhlungwini, ngakho Yafuna ukubashiya lababantu masinyane. Inkosi ayibanga nalutho eludinga kubo enhliziyweni Yayo, ayifunanga ukucabanga ngabo, Ayifunanga ukusebenzisa amandla Ayo ngabo, futhi yabeyazi ukuthi ngeke bayilandele —ngaphezu kwakho konke lokhu, indlela Yona eyayibabuka ngayo yayicacile. Yayifuna ukubaphatha kahle, ukubahlinzekela, ukubondla. Ngalesisizathu sokuthi iNkosi uJesu yayingubuntu bukaNkulunkulu, Yena waveza ngokwemvelo ubunjalo bukaNkulunkulu futhi Yabaphatha ngomusa lababantu. Yabaphatha ngomusa ngenhliziyo enesihawu nokubekezelelana. Noma ngabe lababantu bayibona kanjani iNkosi uJesu, noma ngabe uhlobo luni lwemiphumela olwaluzoba khona, Yavele yaphatha zonke izidalwa ngokwesimo Sayo njengeNkosi yendalo yonke. Lokhu eyakwembula kwakungenakho okwahlukile, isimo sikaNkulunkulu, kanye nalokhu Anakho Nayikho. Ngakho iNkosi uJesu yenza into ngokuthula, emva kwalokhu yahamba ngokuthula—iyiphi ingxenye yesimo sikaNkulunkulu lena? Ungasho yini ukuthi lona umusonothando kaNkulunkulu? Ungasho yini ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzifunela okwakhe? Ingabe umuntu ojwayelekile engakwenza lokhu? Angeke ngempela! Empeleni, kwakungobani lababantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu abasuthiswa iNkosi uJesu ngezinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili? Ungasho yini ukuthi lababantu babehambisana Naye? Ungasho yini ukuthi bonke babenobutha kuNkulunkulu? Kungashiwo ngesiqiniseko ukuthi babengenabutha neNkosi, kodwa isimo sabo sasinobutha noNkulunkulu. Kodwa wabaphatha kanjani uNkulunkulu lababantu? Yena wasebenzisa indlela ukuze adambise ubutha babantu kuNkulunkulu—le ndlela ibizwa ngokuthi “umusa.” Okungukuthi, noma ngabe iNkosi Yababona njengezoni, nokho emehlweni kaNkulunkulu bayindalo, ngakho Yaziphatha ngomusa lezizoni. Lokhu kungukubekezelela kukaNkulunkulu, futhi lokhu kubekezelela kunqunywa ubunguye nobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho, lokhu into engeke yenziwe umuntu odalwe nguNkulunkulu—uNkulunkulu kuphela ongenza lokhu.

Uma usukwazi ngempela ukwazisa imicabango kaNkulunkulu kanye nendlela uNkulunkulu abheka ngayo isintu, uma ungaqonda ngempela imizwa nokukhathazeka kukaNkulunkulu ngesidalwa ngasinye, uyokwazi ukuqonda ukuzinikela kanye nothando aluchitha ngomunntu ngamunye wabantu abadalwe uMdali. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, uzosebenzisa amagama amabili ukuchaza uthando lukaNkulunkulu—yilaphi lawomagama? Abanye bathi “ongenamgovu,” abanye abantu bathi “unobuntu (philanthropic).” Kulamagama amabili, “unobuntu (philanthropic) igama elingafanele ukuchaza uthando lukaNkulunkulu. Leli igama elisetshenziswa ngabantu ukuchaza umuntu onemicabango nemizwa evulelekile. Ngiyalenyanya leligama, ngokuba libhekise ekukhipheni incazelo ngokungahleleki, ngokubandlulula, ngokunganaki izimiso. Kuyinkulumo eqhutshwa imizwa yabantu abayiziwula futhi abadidekile. Uma leligama lisetshenziswa ukuchaza uthando likaNkulunkulu, kukhona injongo yokuhlambalaza, nakanjani. Nginamagama amabili achaza uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso—imaphi lamagama? Elokuqala elithi “mkhulukazi.” Kungabe leligama liyakhumbuzana kakhulu? Elesibili elithi “ubanzi.” Kukhona incazelo yangempela kulamagama amabili engiwasebenzisayo ukuchaza uthando lukaNkulunkulu. Athathwe ngokoqobo, “mkhulukazi” lichaza umthamo noma amandla okuqukatha into, kodwa akusho lutho ukuthi into ingakanani—into abantu abangakwazi ukuyithinta nokuyibona. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ikhona, akusiyona into esuselwayo, futhi inika abantu umuzwa wokuthi icophelele futhi iyaphatheka. Akusho lutho ukuthi uyibuka ngasohlangothini oluyisicaba noma olunxantathu; awudingi ukucabanga ngobukhona bayo, ngokuba kuyinto ekhona ngempela. Noma-ke usebenzisa “umkhulukazi” ukuchaza uthando lukaNkulunkulu uyezwa ukuthi linikeza uthando Lwakhe inani, nokho, linikeza umuzwa wokungalinganiseki futhi. Ngithi uthando lukaNkulunkulu lunganikwa inani ngoba uthando Lwakhe akusilo uhlobo olungananhlangano, futhi aluphethuki kunoma iyiphi into yakudala. Okunalokho, luyinto okuhlephulelwana ngayo ezintweni zonke ezibuswa nguNkulunkulu, futhi luyinto ethokozelwa indalo yonke ngokwamazinga ahlukene kanye nangezindlela ezahlukene. Noma-ke abantu bengaluboni noma baluthinte, loluthando luletha ukugcinwa kanye nempilo ezintweni zonke njengokuba lwembulwa kancane kancane ezimpilweni zabo, futhi babala futhi bafakazele wonke umzuzu abawuchithe bethamele othandweni lukaNkulunkulu. Ngithi uthando lukaNkulunkulu alukaleki ngoba imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu ihlinzeka futhi inothisa zonke izinto, lokho kunzima kubantu ukuba bakuqonde, kanjalo nemicabango kaNkulunkulu yezinto zonke, ikakhulukazi lezo zesintu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi, akekho owazi igazi nezinyembezi zoMdali azichithele isintu. Akekho ongabamba, akekho ongaqonda ukujula noma ukuphakama kothando loMdali analo ngesintu, esidalwe izandla Zakhe. Ukuchaza uthando lukaNkulunkulu njengolu “khulukazi” ukusiza abantu ukuba bazise futhi baqonde ububanzi neqiniso lobukhona Bakhe. Ukuze futhi abantu baqonde ngokujulile incazelo yeqiniso yegama “Mdali,” futhi ukuze abantu bazuze ukuqonda okujulile kwencazelo yeqiniso yesidlaliso “indalo.” Lichaza ukuthini igama elithi “ububanzi”? Lisetshenziselwa ulwandle noma umkhathi, njengokuthi umkhathi obanzi, noma ulwandle olubanzi. Ububanzi kanye nokujula kakhulu komkhathi kungaphezu kokuqonda komuntu, futhi into ethumba imicabango yomuntu, ngendlela yokuthi igcwale ukuncoma. Ubumfihlakalo nenjula yalo kuyabonakala kodwa akuthinteki. Uma ucabanga ngolwandle, ucabanga ngobubanzi balo—lubonakala lungenamkhawulo, futhi uyabuzwa ubumfihlakalo balo kanye nokusingatha kwalo. Yingakho ngisebenzise igama “ububanzi” ukuchaza uthando lukaNkulunkulu. Ukusiza abantu ukuba bezwe ukuthi kuyigugu kangakanani, ukuzwa injula yobuhle bothando Lwakhe, kanye nokuthi amandla othando Lwakhe awanamkhawulo futhi lunzulu. Ukubasiza bezwe ubungcwele bothando Lwakhe, kanye nesithunzi nokungakhubekisani kukaNkulunkulu okuvezwa ngothando Lwakhe. Manje uyacabanga ukuthi “ububanzi” buyigama elifanele ukuchaza uthando lukaNkulunkulu? Ingabe uthando lukaNkulunkulu lungavumelana nalamagama amabili, “ubukhulukazi” kanye “nobubanzi”? Nakanjani! Ngokolimi lwabantu, yilamagama amabili kuphela afanele, futhi asondelene nokuchaza uthando lukaNkulunkulu. Awucabangi kanjalo? Uma bengingathi chaza uthando lukaNkulunkulu, ungawasebenzisa lamagama amabili? Cishe angeke, ngoba ukuqonda nokwazisa kwakho uthando lukaNkulunkulu kunomkhawulo ngendlela eyicaba, futhi alukanyukeli ebudeni bendawo enhlangothi—ntathu. Ngakho uma bengingathi chaza uthando lukaNkulunkulu, uzozwa ukuthi uswela amazwi; futhi uze uphelelwe amazwi. Amagama amabili engikhulume ngawo namuhla engabanzima kuwe ukuba uwaqonde, noma nje uvele ungavumi, lokhu kungasho ukuthi ukwazisa nokuqonda kwakho uthando lukaNkulunkulu kunokuzenzisa futhi ngaphakathi kobubanzi obuwumngcingo. Ngishilo ngaphambili ukuthi uNkulunkulu akanamgovu—uyalikhumbula igama ukungabi namgovu? Kungenzeka yini ukuthi uthando lukaNkulunkulu lungachazwa njengolungenamgovu? Lokhu akumngcingo wobubanzi? Kumele ucabange ngaloludaba kakhulu kube khona okuzuzayo kulo.

Okungenhla yilokhu esikubonile ngesimo nangobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu esimangalisweni sokuqala. Noma-ke kuyindaba abantu abayifundile eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane eziningangana, kuyisakhiwondaba esilula, futhi esivumela abantu ukuba babone umkhuba olula, nokho kulesi isakhiwondaba esilula singabona into ewusizo, okuyisimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye nalokhu anakho nayikho Yena. Lezi izinto anazo nayizo Yena zimele uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe, futhi ziyisibonakaliso semicabango kaNkulunkulu. Uma uNkulunkulu ekhuluma imicabango Yake, kuyinkulumo yephimbo Lakhe. Unethemba lokuthi kuyakubakhona abantu abayokwazi ukuzwa iphimbo Lakhe futhi bakwazi ukubambisana nokwanelisa intando Yakhe. Futhi nalezi izinto iNkosi uJesu eyazenza ziyinkulumo ethule kaNkulunkulu.

Okulandelayo, ake sibheke lendima: Ukuvuswa kukaLazari Kudumisa UNkulunkulu.

Ucabangani emva kokufunda lendima? Umqondo walesi isimangaliso esenziwa iNkosi uJesu sasisikhulu kakhulu kunaleso esidlule ngoba asikho isimanga esimangazayo ngaphezu kokubuyisa indoda efile ethuneni. Ukwenza kweNkosi uJesu into enje kwakubalulekile kakhulu ngaleyonkathi. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayesephenduke inyama, abantu babengaboni kuphela ukuvela kwakhe enyameni, uhlangothi Lwakhe oluphathekayo, kanye nohlangothi Lwakhe olunganakiwe.

Noma abantu babona baqonda ubunjalo Bakhe noma amandla abonakala eyayinawo Yona, akekho owabe azi ukuthi iNkosi uJesu ivelaphi, kwakungubani ubunjalo Bayo beqiniso, yikuphi futhi okunye eyayingakwenza Yona. Konke lokhu kwakungaziwa isintu. Abantu abaningi bafuna ubufakazi balokhu, nokwazi iqiniso. Kukhona yini uNkulunkulu owayengakwenza ukuveza ubufakazi ngobuyena Bakhe? KuNkulunkulu, lokhu kwakungumoya ohelezayo—kwakuwubala. Yena wayengenza into noma kuphi, noma ngasiphi isikhathi ukufakaza ngobuyena nangobunjalo Bakhe, kodwa uNkulunkulu wakwenza konke lokhu ngohlelo, futhi ngokulandelana. Akazenzanga izinto ngokokucwasa; Yena wabheka isikhathi esifanele, kanye nethuba elilungile ukwenza into ebalulekile ukuba ibonwe isintu. Lokhu kufakazela igunya Lakhe kanye nobunjalo Bakhe. Ngakho-ke, ingabe ukuvuka kukaLazaru bufakazela ubunjalo beNkosi uJesu? Ake sibheke umbhalo: Esekhulume lokho wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Lazaru, phuma.” Ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu ikwenza lokhu, Yona yasho into eyodwa: “Lazaru, phuma.” ULazaru wabe esephuma ethuneni lake—lokhu kwafezeka ngenxa yomusho owodwa owashiwo iNkosi. Ngalesi isikhathi, iNkosi ayibekanga i-altare, futhi ayenzanga ezinye izenzo,. Yona yavele yasho into eyodwa. Lokhu kungabizwa ngesimangaliso noma ngomyalelo? Noma kwakuwuhlobo lobuthakathi? Uma ukukha ngaphezulu, kubukeka sengathi kumele kubizwe ngesimangaliso, futhi uma ukubheka ngendlela ephucuzekile, kunjalo, ungakubiza ngesimangaliso. Nokho, angeke ngempela kubizwe ngomlingo wokubuyisa umphefumulo kwabafileyo, futhi angeke ngempela ukubize ngobuthakathi. Kulungile ukusho ukuthi, lokhu kwakuyisimangaliso segunya loMdali. Leli igunya, kanye nekhono likaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu unegunya lokuthi umuntu afe, umphefumulo wakhe ushiye umzimba wakhe bese ubuyela eHayidesi, noma kuphi lapho okumele uye khona. Uma umuntu efa, nalapho abaya khona emva kokufa—lokhu kunqunywa nguNkulunkulu. Angakwenza lokhu noma ngasiphi isikhathi noma kuphi.

Yena akacindezelwa ngabantu, izehlakalo, izinto, isikhala, noma indawo. Uma Yena efuna ukukwenza, uzokwenza, ngoba zonke izinto nokuphilayo kungaphansi kokubusa Kwakhe, futhi zonke izinto ziyaphila futhi zife ngezwi Lakhe, igunya Lakhe. Yena engavusa umuntu ofile—lokhu futhi into angayenza Yena noma nini, noma kuphi. Lokhu igunya okunguMdali kuphela analo.

Uma iNkosi uJesu kukhona ekwenzayo okufana nokubuyisa uLazaru ekufeni, injongo Yayo kwaku ukunika ubufakazi kubantu nakuSathane ukuze babone, futhi yenze abantu noSathane bazi ukuthi izinto zonke zesintu, ukuphila nokufa kwesintu kunqunywa nguNkulunkulu, nokuthi noma yayikade ethabathe isimo senyama, njengokwemihla, ihlala ebusa izwe lenyama elingabonakala kanye nezwe lakwamoya abantu abangeke balibone. Lokhu kwakungokokubonisa abantu noSathane ukuthi izinto zonke zesintu azikho phansi kombuso kaSathane. Lokhu kwakungukukwembulwa nokubonakaliswa kwegunya likaNkulunkulu, futhi kwakuyindlela kaNkulunkulu yokuthumela umyaleso kuzo zonke izinto ukuthi ukufa nokuphila kusezandleni zikaNkulunkulu. Ukuvusa kweNkosi uJesu uLazaru—le ndlela yokwenza izinto kwakungenye yendlela yoMdali yokufundisa nokuqondisa isintu. Kwakuyisenzo esiqinile asebenzisa ngayo ikhono kanye negunya Lakhe ukuqondisa isintu, kanye nokuhlinzeka abantu. Kwakuyindlela ngaphandle kwamazwi ukuba uMdali avumele isintu sibone iqiniso Lakhe libusa ezintweni zonke. Kwakuyindlela Yakhe yokutshela isintu ngezenzo eziphathekayo, ukuthi ayikho insindiso ngaphandle Kwakhe. Lolu hlobo lokuthula lusho ukuthi ukuqondisa Kwakhe isintu kumi kuze kube phakade—akunakusuka, futhi kwaletha enhliziyweni yomuntu ukwethuka kanye nokukhanyiseleka okungayikuphela. Ukuvuka kukaLazaru kwadumisa uNkulunkulu—lokhu kunomthelela ojulile kubo bonke abangabalandeli bakaNkulunkulu. Igxilisa wonke umuntu oqonda ngokujulile lesi isehlakako ukuqonda, umbono okungu “Nkulunkulu kuphela ongakhuza ukuphila nokufa kwesintu.” Noma-ke uNkulunkulu enalolu hlobo lwegunya, futhi noma wathumela umlayezo ngobukhosi Bakhe phezu kokuphila nokufa kwesintu ngokuvuka kukaLazaru, lokhu kwakungesiwo umsebenzi Wakhe oyiwona wona. UNkulunkulu akayenzi into engenancazelo. Yonke into ayenzayo ibaluleke kakhulu; konke kuyingcebo ejwayelekile. Yena wayengeke enze ukuphuma komuntu ethuneni kube iwona msebenzi Wakhe obalulekile, noma kube iyona njongo Yakhe noma enye indaba. UNkulunkulu akukho akwenzayo ngaphandle kwencazelo. Okukodwa ukuvuka kukaLazaru kwanele ukubonisa igunya likaNkulnkulu. Kwanele ukufakaza ngobunjalo kweNkosi uJesu. Yingakho iNkosi uJesu angaluphindanga lolu hlobo lwesimangaliso. UNkulunkulu wenza izinto ngokwezimiso Zakhe. Ngokolimi lwabantu, bekuzothiwa “UNkulunkulu uyaqikelela ngomsebenzi Wakhe obalulekile” Lokhu kungukuthi, uma uNkulunkulu enza izinto akaduki enjongweni Yakhe. Yena uyazi ukuthi imuphi umsebenzi afuna ukuwenza kulesi isigaba, lokho afuna ukukufeza, futhi uzosebenza angaphambuki ecebeni Lakhe. Uma umuntu okhohlakele ebe nalolu hlobo lwekhono, ebezocabanga ngezindlela zokuveza ikhono lakhe ukuze abanye bazi ukuthi yena uyingozi kangakanani, ngakho bebezomkhothamela, ukuze abalawule futhi abashwabadele. Lobu ububi obuvela kuSathane—lokhu kubizwa ngenkohlakalo. UNkulunkulu akanaso isimo esinje, futhi akanabo ubunjalo obunje. Injongo Yakhe ngokwenza izinto akusikho ukuthi abukwe Yena, kodwa ukuhlinzeka isintu ngesambulo esikhulu kanye nesiqondiso, ngakho abantu babona izibonelo ezimbalwa eBhayibhelini ezifana nalezi. Lokhu akusho ukuthi amakhono eNkosi uJesu ayenomkhawulo, noma akakwazanga ukwenza lolu hlobo lwento. Kusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayengafuni ukukwenza, ngoba ukuvuswa kukaLazaru iNkosi uJesu kwaba nomthelela ophathekayo, futhi ngenxa yokuthi umsebenzi obalulekile kaNkulunkulu ethabatha isimo senyama kwakungesikho ukwenza izimangaliso, kwakungesikho ukuvusa abantu abafileyo, kodwa kwakungumsebenzi wokuhlengwa kwesintu. Ngakho, umsebenzi omningi owafezwa iNkosi uJesu kwakungukufundisa abantu, ukubahlinzeka, ukubasiza, kanye nezinto ezinjengukuvusa uLazaru ezingezincane enkonzweni eyenziwa iNkosi uJesu. Nangaphezulu, wawungasho ukuthi “ukubukisa” akusiyo ingxenye yobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu, ngakho ukungabokakalisi izimangaliso eziningi kwakungekhona ukuvimbeka ngenhloso, noma kwakungeyiso isizathu semikhawulo yendawo, futhi kwakungesikho ukwesweleka kwekhono.

Ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu ibuyisa uLazaru kwabafileyo, yasebenzisa umusho owodwa: “Lazaru, phuma.” Yona ayishongo lutho ngaphandle kwalokhu—kungabe amele ini la mazwi? Amele ukuthi uNkulunkulu angafeza noma yini ngokukhuluma, lokhu kumbandakanya nokuvusa umuntu ofile. Ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu edala izinto zonke, ngesikhathi Yena edala izwe, wakwenza ngamazwi. Wasebenzisa amazwi akhulunywayo, amazwi anegunya, futhi kanjalo zonke izinto zadalwa. Kwafezwa kanjalo. Lomusho owodwa owakhulunywa iNkosi uJesu wawufana namazwi akhulunywa nguNkulunkulu ngesikhathi edala izulu nomhlaba kanye nazo zonke izinto; uphethe igunya likaNkulunkulu ngokulingana, ikhono loMdali. Zonke izinto zabunjwa futhi zama ngenxa yamazwi omlomo kaNkulunkulu, futhi ngokufanayo, uLazaru waphuma ethuneni ngenxa yamazwi aphuma emlonyeni weNkosi uJesu. Lokhu kwakuyigunya likaNkulnkulu, libonakalisiwe futhi labonwa ebunkulunkulwini Bakhe basenyameni. Lolu hlobo lwegunya nekhono olukaMdali, neNdodaneni yomuntu okuyiyona eyabonakalisa uMdali. Lokhu ukuqonda okufundiswe isintu nguNkulunkulu ngokuvusa uLazaru kwabafileyo. Yilokhu konke ngaphansi kwalesi isihloko.

Okulandelayo, ake sifunde umbhalo.

10. UJesu Uhlulelwa Abafarisi

NgokukaMarku 3:21-22) Abakubo sebekuzwile baphuma ukuyombamba, ngokuba bathi uyahlanya.

Nababhali abehla bevela eJerusalema bathi: “UnoBelzebule, ukhipha amademoni ngombusi wamademoni.”

11. UJesu ukhuza Abafarisi

(Math 12:31-32) Ngalokho ngithi kini: Abantu bayakuthethelelwa zonke izono nokuhlambalaza, kepha ukuhlambalaza uMoya akuyikuthethelelwa. Yilowo nalowo okhuluma izwi elimelene neNdodana yomuntu uyakuthethelelwa; kepha lowo okhuluma elimelene noMoya oNgcwele akayikuthethelelwa nakuleli zwe nakwelizayo.

(Math 23:13-15) “Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nivalela abantu umbuso wezulu! Ngokuba aningeni nina, nabangenayo anibavumeli ukungena. Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nidla izindlu zabafelokazi, nangokuzenzisa nenza imikhuleko emide! Ngalokho-ke niyakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu.

“Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nihamba ulwandle nomhlaba ukuba nithole nokuba iproselite* lilinye, lithi selaba njalo nilenze indodana yesihogo ngokuphindiwe kunani!

Lezi izindinyana ezimbili ezahlukene ezingaphezulu—ake sibheke eyokuqala: UJesu Uhlulelwa Abafarisi.

EBhayibhelini, ukuhlolwa kukaJesu uqobo Lwakhe kanye nemisebenzi Yakhe ngaBafarisi kwaku: “ngokuba bathi uyahlanya…. “UnoBelzebule, ukhipha amademoni ngombusi wamademoni.” (Marku 3:21-22) Ukwahlulelwa kweNkosi uJesu ngaBabhali naBafarisi kwakungesikho ukulingisa noma ukuthushuka—kwakuyisiphetho sabo ngeNkosi uJesu ngalokho abakuzwa nabakubona ngezenzo Zakhe. Noma isiphetho sabo sasibukeka njengeqiniso, esenziwa egameni lobulungiswa futhi savela kubantu njengento ehlolisisiwe, ukuzikhukhumeza abahlulela ngakho iNkosi uJesu kwakunzima nakubo ukuba bakugcine. Umdlandla wokuhlanya kwenzondo yabo ngeNkosi uJesu kwaveza izifiso zabo ezinobudlwembe kanye nobuso babo obubi obunobusathane, kanye nemvelo yabo yokwenqaba uNkulunkulu, enenzondo. Lezi izinto abazisho ekwahluleleni kwabo iNkosi uJesu zaziqhutshwa izifiso zabo ezinobudlwembe, umona, kanye nemvelo yabo yobutha, embi futhi enenzondo ngeqiniso likaNkulunkulu. Abacwaninganga ngomsuka wezenzo zeNkosi uJesu, futhi abacwaninganga ngobunjalo kwalokhu akushoyo noma akwenza. Kodwa ngobumpumputhe, ukungabekezeli, ukuhlanya kanye nobubi benhloso bamhlasela futhi bajivaza nalokhu Yena owayesekwenzile. Lokhu kwafika ezingeni lapho baze bajivaza uMoya Wakhe ngokungakhethi, okungu, Moya Oyingcwele, uMoya kaNkulunkulu. Yilokhu ababekusho uma bethi “uyahlanya,”unoBelzebule futhi uyinkosi yamademoni” Lokhu kusho ukuthi, bathi uMoya kaNkulunkulu unguBelzebule kanye nenkosi yamademoni, bachaza umsebenzi wenyama ngokuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu ugqoke umsangano. Abahlambalazanga kuphela uMoya kaNkulunkulu njengoBelzebule kanye nenkosi yamademoni, kodwa bahlulela umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Bahlulela futhi bahlambalaza iNkosi uJesu Kristu. Ubunjalo bokunqaba kwabo kanye nokuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu kwawufana ncamashi nobunjalo bukaSathane kanye nenkani kaSathane nokuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu. Abamelanga inkohlakalo kuphela, kodwa nagaphezulu baba umzimba kaSathane. Baba umgudu kaSathane phakathi kwesintu, babehambisana futhi beyizithunywa zikaSathane. Ubunjalo bokuhlambalaza kwabo kanye nokululaza iNkosi uJesu Kristu kwakungumzabalazo wabo noNkulunkulu benzela ukuma kwabo, ukuqhudelana kwabo noNkulunkulu, nokulinga kwabo uNkulunkulu okungapheli. Ubunjalo benkani yabo kuNkulunkulu kanye nendlela yobutha kuYe, kanye namazwi abo kanye nemicabango yabo ehlambalaza futhi ithukuthelise uMoya kaNkulunkulu. Ngaleyo ndlela, uNkulunkulu wanquma isigwebo esifanele salokhu abakushilo nabakwenzile, futhi wanquma ukuthi izenzo zabo ziyisono sokuhlambalaza kuMoya Oyingcwele. Lesi sono asithethelelwa kulomhlaba nasemhlabeni ozayo, njengalokhu le ndima yombhalo isho: “kepha ukuhlambalaza uMoya akuyikuthethelelwa futhi, kepha ukuhlambalaza uMoya akuyikuthethelelwa. Yilowo nalowo okhuluma izwi elimelene neNdodana yomuntu uyakuthethelelwa; kepha lowo okhuluma elimelene noMoya oNgcwele akayikuthethelelwa nakuleli zwe nakwelizayo.”

Namuhla, ake sikhulume ngencazelo yeqiniso ngalamagama avela kuNkulunkulu “akayikuthethelelwa nakuleli zwe nakwelizayo “ lokhu kungukuhlekisa ngendlela uNkulunkulu afeza ngayo amazwi Akhe “akayikuthethelelwa nakuleli zwe nakwelizayo.” Yonke into esikhulume ngayo ihambisana nesimo sikaNkulunkulu, indlela Yena abheka ngayo abantu, izindaba, kanye nezinto. Ngokwemvelo, izindima ezimbili ezingenhla azahlukile. Kukhona yini okubonile kulezi zindima zombhalo? Abanye abantu bathi babona intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu. Abanye abantu bathi babona icala lesimo sikaNkulunkulu elingakubekezeleli ukona kwesintu kanye nokuthi uma abantu benza into ehlambalazayo kuNkulunkulu, angeke bezuze intethelelo Yakhe. Ngaphandle nje kokuthi abantu babona intukuthelo nokungabekezelelani kaNkulunkulu iziphambeko zabantu kulezi izindima ezimbili, abakayiqondi indlela abuka ngayo isintu. Lezi izindima ezimbili ziqukethe inkomba yomqondo kaNkulunkulu weqiniso kanye nendlela enza ngayo kulabo abahlambalaza futhi Abamthukuthelisayo. Lendima emiBhalweni iphethe incazelo yeqiniso yomqondo nendlela Yakhe: “Yilowo nalowo okhuluma izwi elimelene neNdodana yomuntu uyakuthethelelwa; kepha lowo okhuluma elimelene noMoya oNgcwele akayikuthethelelwa nakuleli zwe nakwelizayo.” Uma abantu behlambalaza uNkulunkulu, uma bemthukuthelisa, Yena ukhipha isinqumo, futhi lesi sinqumo siwumphumela Wakhe wokugcina. Sichazwa ngale ndlela eBhayibhelini:”Ngalokho ngithi kini: Abantu bayakuthethelelwa zonke izono nokuhlambalaza, kepha ukuhlambalaza uMoya akuyikuthethelelwa” (Math 12:31), futhi “Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nivalela abantu umbuso wezulu! Ngokuba aningeni nina, nabangenayo anibavumeli ukungena (Math 23:13). Nokho, kungabe kubhaliwe yini eBhayibhelini ukuthi imiphi imiphumela kuBabhali naBafarisi, kanye nalabo bantu abathi Yena uyahlanya emva kokuba iNkosi uJesu isho lezi zinto? Kubhaliwe yini ukuthi sikhona isijeziso abasithola? Kunesiqiniseko sokuthi asibanga bikho. Akusho lapha ukuthi “sasingekho kusho ukuthi asibhalwanga, kodwa empeleni kwakungekho mphumela owawungabonakala ngamehlo enyama. Lokhu “aku” chaza indaba, okungukuthi, umqondo nezimiso zikaNkulunkulu ekwenzeni izinto ezithile. Impatho kaNkulunkulu kubantu abahlambalazayo noma abamenqabayo Yena, noma nalabo abamkhuluma kabi—abantu abamhlasela ngenhloso, abamhlebayo, kanyenabamqalekisayo Yena—Yena akabazibi noma angabalaleli. Unomqondo ocacile ngabo. Uyabenyanya laba bantu, futhi uyabehlulela enhliziyweni Yakhe. Uphinde amemezele isiphetho sabo, ukuze abantu bazi ukuthi unomqondo ocacile ngalabo abamhlambalazayo, ukuze bazi ukuthi uzonqumani ngemiphumela yabo. Nokho, emva kokuba uNkulunkulu esesho lezi zinto, abantu abalibonanga iqiniso lokuthi uNkulunkulu engabhekana kanjani nalabo bantu, futhi abaqondanga izimiso ezihambisana nemiphumela kaNkulunkulu, isinqumo Sakhe ngabo. Lokho kusho ukuthi, abantu angeke babone umqondo othile kanye nezindlela zikaNkulunkulu zokubhekana nabo. Lokhu kumayelana nezimiso zikaNkulunkulu zokwenza izinto, uNkulunkulu usebenzisa amaqiniso abonakalayo ukuze abhekane nokuziphatha kabi kwabanye abantu. Okungukuthi akasimemezeli isono sabo futhi anqume ngomphumela wabo, kodwa usebenzisa amaqiniso abonakalayo ukubavumela ukuba bajeziswe, ukuze bathole isjeziso sabo esibafaneleyo, uma lamaqiniso enzeka, inyama yabantu ezwa ubuhlungu besijeziso; kuyikho konke abantu abangakwazi ukukubona ngamehlo abo enyama. Uma kubhekanwa nokuziphatha okubi kwabanye abantu, uNkulunkulu uvele abaqalekise ngamazwi, kodwa futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo, intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu yehlela phezu kwabo, futhi isijeziso abasitholayo kungaba into abantu abangayiboni, kodwa lolu hlobo lomphumela ungabanzima kakhulu kunomphumela abantu abangawubona wokuthi bajeziswe noma babulawe. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi esimweni lapho uNkulunkulu unquma ukungalusindisi lolu hlobo lomuntu, ukungabi nesihawu noma ukubabekezelela, ukungabahlinzekeli ngamathuba, umqondo awuthathayo yena ngabo ukubabuyisela eceleni. Kusho ukuthini uku “beka eceleni”? Incazelo yalelitemu ngokwalo ukubeka into kwelinye icala, ukungayinaki. Lapha, uma uNkulunkulu “ebeka eceleni” kukhona izincazelo ezimbili ezahlukene: Incazelo yokuqala ukuthi unikezile kulowo muntu ukuphila, lowo muntu yonke into ngaphezu kukaSathane ukubhekana naye. UNkulunkulu akasezukuba nomthwalo futhi ngeke esayiphatha. Noma ngabe lowo muntu uyahlanya, noma uyisilima, futhi noma ngabe usekuphileni noma ekufeni, noma behlela esihogweni ngenxa yokujeziswa kwabo, akunanto okunokuyenza noNkulunkulu. Lokho kuyobe kusho ukuthi isidalwa angeke sibe nobudlelwano noMdali. Incazelo yesibili ukuthi uNkulunkulu unqumile ukuthi Yena qobo Lwakhe ufuna ukwenza okuthile ngalo muntu, ngezandla Zakhe, kungenzeka ukuba uzowusebenzisa umzamo walolu hlobo lo muntu, noma uzolusebenzisa lolu hlobo lomuntu njengomlingisi. Kungenzeka ukuba uzoba nendlela ekhethekile ukubhekana nalolu hlobo lomuntu, indlela ekhethekile yokubaphatha—njengoPawuli. Lokhu kuyisimiso kanye nomqondo enhliziyweni kaNkulunkulu ukuthi unquma kanjani ukubhekana nalolu hlobo lo muntu. Ngakho uma abantu benqaba uNkulunkulu, bemhleba futhi bemhlambalaza Yena, futhi bebhebhethekisa ngesimo Sakhe, noma befika emgqeni wokugcina ophansi, imiphumela ayicabangeki. Umphumela onzima ukuthi uNkulunkulu unikela izimpilo zabo kanye nakho konke okwabo kuSathane, kube kanye. Angeke bethethelelwe ingunaphakade. Lokhu kusho ukuthi lo muntu usephenduke ukudla emlonyeni kaSathane, ithoyisi esandleni sakhe, kusukela lapho uNkulunkulu akasenandaba nabo. Ungacabanga nje ukuthi kwakuluhlobo luni losizi ngesikhathi uSathane elinga uJobe? Ngaphansi kwesimo sokuthi uSathane wayengavumelekile ukuthinta impilo kaJobe, nokho, uJobe wahlupheka kakhulu. Futhi akunzima kakhulu yini ukucabanga ngokuphanga kukaSathane, umuntu uyakuba ngaphansi kwalowo anikelwe kuye uSathane, ongaphakathi kokubanjwa nguSathane, oselahlekelwe ukunakekelwa nesihawu sikaNkulunkulu, ongasekho ngaphansi kokubuswa uNkulunkulu, osephuciwe ilungelo lokumdumisa Yena, kanye nelungelo lokuba isidalwa ngaphansi kokubusa kukaNkulunkulu, okudlelwano kwakhe neNkosi sekunqanyuliwe ngokupheleleyo? Ukuzingelwa kukaJobe nguSathane kwakuyinto eyayingabonwa ngamehlo, kodwa uma uNkulunkulu enikela impilo yomuntu kuSathane, umphumela wakho kuyoba into engeke yacatshangwa muntu. Kufana nomuntu osezaliwe futhi waba njengenkomo, noma imbongolo, noma abanye bethathwa, bangenwe ukungcola, imimoya emibi kanye nokunye. Lokhu kungumphumela, isiphetho sabanye abantu abanikelwe nguNkulunkulu kuSathane. Uma ubuka ngaphandle, kungathi laba bantu abahleka, bahleba, bahlulela, futhi bahlambalaza iNkosi uJesu ababanga nemiphumela ebuhlungu. Nokho, iqiniso ukuthi wayenomqondo wokubhekana nayo yonke into. Engangalusebenzisi ulimi olucacile ukutshela abantu umphumela wokuthi Yena ubhekana kanjani nalo lonke uhlobo lo muntu. Kwesinye isikhathi akakhulumi kuqonde, kodwa izinto Yena uzenza ngqo. Ukuthi akakhulumi ngakho akusho ukuthi akunamphumela—kungenzeka ukuthi umphumela unzima kakhulu. Ngokubuka, kusengathi uNkulunkulu akakhulumi kubantu abathile ukwambula umqondo Wakhe, eqinisweni, uNkulunkulu akafunanga ukubanaka isikhathi eside. Akasafuni ukuphinda ababone. Ngenxa yezinto abazenzile, inkambo yabo, ngenxa yemvelo yabo nobunjalo babo, uNkulunkulu ufuna banyamalale phambi kwamehlo Akhe, Yena ufuna ukubanikela ngqo kuSathane, ukunikela umoya, umphefumulo kanye nomzimba wabo kuSathane, ukuvumela uSathane ukwenza noma yini ayifunayo. Kuyacaca ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubazonda kangakanani, ubanyanya kangakanani. Uma umuntu ethukuthelisa uNkulunkulu kuze kufike ephuzwini lapho uNkulunkulu engasafuni ukuphinda ababone futhi, ukuthi uyakubadela ngokupheleleyo, kuze kufike ephuzwini lapho uNkulunkulu engasafuni ukubhekana nabo Yena ngqo—uma kufika kulelophuzu Yena uyakubanikela kuSathane ukuze enze ngokufisa kwakhe, ukuvumela uSathane alawule, aqede, abaphathe noma ngayiphi indlela—lo muntu usephelile ngokupheleleyo. Ilungelo labo lokuba abantu selihoxisiwe unomphela, nelungelo labo njengesidalwa selifike ekugcineni. Akusona yini isijeziso esinzima kakhulu lesi?

Konke lokhu okungenhla kuyincazelo epheleleyo yala mazwi: “kepha lowo okhuluma elimelene noMoya oNgcwele akayikuthethelelwa nakuleli zwe nakwelizayo” futhi kuyinhlaziyo elula yalezizi ndinyana zombhalo. Ngiyethemba usuyakuqonda manje!

Manje ake sifunde izindinyana zombhalo ezingezansi.

12. Amazwi kaJesu Kubafundi Bakhe Emva Kokuvuka

(NgokukaJohane 20:26-29) Emva kwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili abafundi bakhe babesendlini futhi, uTomase enabo. UJesu wafika iminyango ivaliwe, wema phakathi kwabo, wathi: “Ukuthula makube kinina.” Wayesethi kuTomase: “Zisa lapha umunwe wakho, ubone izandla zami; zisa isandla sakho, usifake ohlangothini lwami; ungabi ngongakholwayo kodwa okholwayo.” UTomase waphendula, wathi kuye: “Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami!”  UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngokuba ungibonile, ukholiwe na? Babusisiwe abakholwa bengabonanga.”

(NgokukaJohane 21:16-17) Wabuye wathi kuye ngokwesibili: “Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda na?”

Wathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi, uyazi wena ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” Wathi kuye: “Yalusa izimvu zami.”

Wathi kuye ngokwesithathu: “Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda na?”UPetru wadabuka ngokuba wathi kuye ngokwesithathu: “Uyangithanda na?” Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, wazi konke wena, uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.”UJesu wathi kuye: “Yipha izimvu zami.

Lokhu lezi zindima ezikhuluma ngakho ezinye zezinto ezenziwa iNkosi uJesu futhi wazisho kubafundi Bakhe emva kokuvuka. Okokuqala, ake sibheke umehluko phakathi kweNkosi uJesu ngaphambi nangemuva kokuvuka. Ingabe wayesewuJesu ofanayo wezinsuku ezidlule? Umbhalo uqukethe lomusho olandelayo ochaza ngeNkosi uJesu emva kokuvuka “UJesu wafika iminyango ivaliwe, wema phakathi kwabo, wathi: “Ukuthula makube kinina.” Kuyacaca ukuthi iNkosi uJesu ngaleso sikhathi wayengasekho enyameni, kodwa emzimbeni kamoya. Lokhu kwakungenxa yokuthi wayesedlulile emkhawulweni wenyama, ngesikhathi umnyango uvuliwe Yena wabe esakwazi ukufika phakathi kwabo futhi abavumele bembone Yena. Lona ngumehluko omkhulu phakathi kweNkosi uJesu emva kokuvuka kanye neNkosi uJesu ngaphambi kokuvuka. Noma ngabe wawungekho umehluko ngengaphandle lomzimba kamoya wangaleso sikhathi kanye nengaphandle leNkosi uJesu ngaphambili, uJesu ngaleso sikhathi wayesephenduke uJesu owayefana nesihambi kubantu, ngokuba wayesephenduke umzimba kamoya emva kokuvuswa kwabafileyo, uma kuqhathaniswa nenyama Yakhe yangaphambili, lomzimba kamoya wawuletha imibuzo futhi udida abantu. Futhi wavula igebe phakathi kukaJesu nabantu, abantu bezwa ezinhliziyweni zabo ukuthi iNkosi uJesu ngaleso sikhathi yayisiphenduke imfihlakalo kakhulu. Lokhu ukuqonda kanye nemizwa ngasohlangothini lwabantu, ngokungazelelwe kwababuyisela emuva enkathini yokukholwa kuNkulunkulu owayengabonakali futhi engathinteki. Ngakho, into yokuqala iNkosi uJesu eyayenza emva kokuvuka Kwayo kwaba ukuvumela wonke umuntu ukuba bayibone Yona, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi Yona ikhona, nokuqinisekisa ukuvuka Kwayo. Okunye, kwabuyisela ubudlelwano nabantu, ubudlelwano ayenabo ngesikhathi esebenza enyameni, futhi wayenguKristu ababengambona futhi bengamthinta. Ngale ndlela, umphumela owodwa ukuthi abantu ababanga nokungabaza ukuthi iNkosi uJesu yayivusiwe ekufeni emva kokubethelwa esiphambanweni, futhi kwakungekho ukungabaza ngomsebenzi weNkosi wokuhlenga isintu. Omunye umphumela ukuthi iqiniso lokuvela kweNkosi uJesu kubantu emva kokuvuka Kwakhe futhi ukuvumela abantu bambone futhi bamthinte kwaqinisekisa isintu ngeNkathi Yomusa. Kusukela ngalesi sikhathi, abantu ababuyelanga enkathini edlule, iNkathi Yomthetho, ngenxa “yokunyamalala” noma “ukuhlubuka,” kodwa baqhubekela phambili, belandela izmfundiso nomsebenzi owenziwa iNkosi uJesu. Ngakho, isigaba esisha emsebenzini ngeNkathi Yomusa yayisivuliwe ngokusemthethweni, abantu ababengaphansi komthetho baphuma emthethweni ngokomthetho kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, base bengena enkathini entsha, ngokuqala okusha. Kunezincazelo eziphindiwe ngokubonakala kweNkosi uJesu esintwini emva kokuvuka. Ngenxa yokuthi ingumzimba kamoya, kwakungenzeka kanjani ukuthi abantu bayithinte futhi bayibone Yona? Lokhu kunohambisana nokubaluleka kokubonakala kweNkosi uJesu kwisintu. Kukhona yini okubonile kundinyanale ndinyana yombhalo? Ngokujwayelekile, imizimba kamoya angeke ibonakale noma ithintwe, futhi emva kokuvuka umsebenzi weNkosi uJesu ubusuqaliwe, wawuvele usufeziwe. Ngakho, kokufundwa phansi, sasingekho isidingo sokuthi Yona ibuyele phakathi kwabantu ngokwesithombe Sayo semvelo ukuzohlangana nabo, kodwa ukubonakala komzimba kamoya weNkosi uJesu kubantu abafana noTomase, Yena wavumela uTomase ongabazayo ukuba athinte izandla Zakhe, wayesemtshela: “Zisa lapha umunwe wakho, ubone izandla zami; zisa isandla sakho, usifake ohlangothini lwami; ungabi ngongakholwayo kodwa okholwayo” La mazwi, lokhu ukwenza kwakungesizo izinto iNkosi uJesu eyayifuna ukuzenza emva kokuba esevulile kodwa kwakuyizinto owayefuna ukuzenza ngaphambi kokuba abethelwe esiphambanweni. Kunobufakazi bokuthi iNkosi uJesu eyayingakabethelwa esiphambanweni, wayesenokuqonda abantu abanjengo Tomase. Ngakho, singabonani kulokhu? YayiseyiNkosi uJesu efanayo emva kokuvuka Kwayo. Ubunjalo Bayo babungaguqukanga. Ukungabaza kuka Tomase kwakungakaqali kodwa wayekade enaye ngesikhathi sonke ebelandela ngaso iNkosi uJesu, kodwa wayeyiNkosi uJesu eyayivusiwe ekufeni futhi yayisibuyela emzimbeni kamoya ngesithombe semvelo, ngesimo Sayo semvelo, kanye nokuqonda Kwayo isintu kusukela ngesikhathi Sayo isenyameni, ngakho yahamba ukuyofuna uTomase kuqala, ukuze ivumele uTomase ukuba ayithinte izimbambo Zayo, ukumvumela ukuthi angaboni kuphela umzimba Wayo kamoya emva kokuvuka, kodwa ukumvumela ukuba athinte futhi ezwe ubukhona bomzimba Wayo womoya, futhi iqede nokungabaza kwakhe. Ngaphambi kokuba iNkosi uJesu ibethelwe esiphambanweni, uTomase wayehlala engabaza ukuthi unguKristu, futhi wayengakukholwa lokhu. Ukukholwa kwakhe kuNkulunkulu kwakumiswe yilokhu akwazi ukukubona ngamehlo akhe, lokho owayekwazi ukukuthinta ngezandla zakhe. INkosi uJesu yayinokuqonda okuhle ngokukholwa kwalolu hlobo lo muntu. Babekholwa kuphela uNkulunkulu osezulwini, futhi babengakholwa nhlobo, futhi babengeke bam amukele Oyedwa othunyelwe uNkulunkulu noma uKristu enyameni. Ukuze imenze ukuba ayazise futhi akholwe ubunjalo beNkosi uJesu nokuthi ngempela wayengu Nkulunkulu enyameni, wavumela uTomase ukuba elule isandla sakhe bese ethinta ubambo Lwayo. Ingabe ukungabaza kukaTomase kwakuhlukene phakathi kwengaphambili nengemuva lokuvuka kweNkosi uJesu? Ebehlala engabaza, ngaphandle komzimba womoya weNkosi uJesu uqobo Lwayo evela kuye, ivumela uTomase ukuba athinte omaka bezipikili emzimbeni Wayo, akekho owayengashintsha ukungabaza kwakhe, futhi akekho owayengamenza akudedele. Ngakho kusukela ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu imvumela ukuba athinte ubambo Lwayo ukuze azwe ubukhona bomaka bezipikili, ukungabaza kuka Tomase kwanyamalala, wayesazi ukuthi iNkosi uJesu ivukile futhi wavuma, wakholwa ukuthi iNkosi uJesu inguKristu, ukuthi wayenguNkulunkulu enyameni. Noma ngaleso sikhathi uTomase wayengasangabazi, walahlekelwa ithuba lokuhlangana noKristu, ukumlandela, kanye nokumazi ingunaphakade. Walahlekelwa ithuba lokuthi uKristu amphelelise. Ukubonakala kweNkosi uJesu kanye namazwi Ayo kwaletha isiphetho, kanye nobufakzi bokukholwa balabo ababegcwele ukungabaza, Yona yasebenzisa amagama Ayo angempela ukutshela labo ababekholwa kuphela kuNkulunkulu osezulwini kodwa bengakholwa kuKristu: uNkulunkulu akakuncomanga ukukholwa kwabo, kanye nokulandela kwabo okwakugcwele ukungabaza. Usuku abakholwa ngalo kuNkulunkulu noKristu ngokugwele kungaba ilona suku lapho uNkulunkulu aqeda umsebenzi Wakhe omkhulu. Impela, lolo suku kwaku lusuku futhi lapho ukungabaza kwabo kwathola ubufakazi. Umqondo wabo ngoNkulunkulu unqunywa ukuzimiselwa kwabo, nokungabaza kwabo okunenkani kwakusho ukuthi ukukholwa kwabo akubanikanga imiphumela, futhi ubulukhuni babo kwakusho ukuthi amathemba abo ayize. Ngenxa yokukholwa kwabo kuNkulunkulu osezulwini, kwakondliwe ngenkohliso, futhi ukungabaza kwabo uKristu kwakungumqondo wabo wangempela ngoNkulunkulu, noma bathinta omaka bezipikili emzimbeni weNkosi uJesu, ukukholwa kwabo kwakungenamsebenzi futhi imiphumela yabo ingachazwa ngokuthi ukushaya umoya—ezeni. Lokhu iNkosi uJesu eyakusho kuTomase kwakucacile kakhulu kuwona wonke umuntu. INkosi uJesu evukile iNkosi uJesu ekuqaleni eyachitha iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu nesigamu isebenza phakathi kwesintu. Noma wayebethelwe esiphambanweni futhi wabhekana nesigodini sethunzi lokufa, futhi wabhekana nokuvuka, ubuyena Bayo bonke abushintshanga. Noma-ke manje inophawu wezipikili emzimbeni Wayo, noma-ke evusiwe futhi yaphuma ethuneni, isimo Sayo, ukuqonda Kwayo isintu, injongo Yayo ngesintu akushintshanga nakancane. Okunye, Yona yabatshela abantu ukuthi yehla esiphambanweni, futhi yanqoba phezu kwesono, yanqoba phezu kobunzima, futhi yanqoba phezu kokufa. Izimpawu zesipikili kwakungubufakazi wokuba umnikelo wesono ukuze kuhlengwe isintu ngempumelelo. Yona yayitshela abantu ukuthi yayisizithathile izono zesintu futhi Yona yayisiqedile umsebenzi Wayo wokuhlenga. Ngesikhathi ibuyela ukuyobana abafundi Bayo, yabatshela ngokubonakala Kwayo: “Ngiyaphila, Ngisekhona; namuhla Mina ngimile phambi kwenu ukuze ningibone futhi ningithinte Mina. Ngiyohlala nginani.” INkosi uJesu yayifuna ukusebenzisa indaba kaTomase njengesijwayiso kubantu abalandelayo: Nakuba nikholwa iNkosi uJesu, angeke niyibone noma niyithinte Yona, nokho, ungabusiseka ngokholo lwakho lweqiniso, futhi ungayibona iNkosi uJesu ngokholo lwakho lweqiniso; lolu hlobo lo muntu lubusisekile. La mazwi alotshiwe eBhayibhelini ukuthi iNkosi uJesu yakhuluma kuTomase awusizo olukhulu kubantu beNkathi Yomusa. Ukubonakala Kwayo namazwi Akyo kuTomase kwaba nomthelela obalulekile esizukulwaneni esizayo, futhi onokubalukeka okuphakade. UTomase umele uhlobo lo muntu okholwa kuNkulunkulu futhi ebe emngabaza uNkulunkulu. Bayimvelo esolayo, banezinhliziyo ezimbi, bayakhohlisa, futhi abakholelwa ezintweni uNkulunkulu angazifeza. Abakholelwa kuNkulunkulu uMninimandla Wonke, kanye nokubusa Kwakhe, futhi abakholelwa kubuntu bukaNkulunkulu. Nokho, ukuvuka kweNkosi uJesu kwaba ukushaywa ngempama ebusweni kubo, kwaba nika ithuba lokuba bathole ukungabaza kwabo, babone ukungabaza kwabo, bavume inkohliso yabo, ukuze bakholwe ebukhoneni nasekuvukeni kweNkosi uJesu. Lokhu okwenzeka ngoTomase kwakuyisejwayiso nesiyalo sezizukulwane ukuze abantu abaningi bazibheke ukuze bengangabazi njengoTomase, futhi uma kungukuthi bebengabaza, bayoshona ebumyameni. Uma ulandela uNkulunkulu, kodwa njengoTomase, uhlale ufuna ukuthinta ubambo lweNkosi futhi uthinte nezimpawu zesipikili ukuqinisekisa, ukufakazela, ukucabangela ukuthi uNKulunkulu ukhona noma akekho, UNkulunkuku uzokudela. Ngakho, ukukholwa yilokhu abakubonayo ngamehlo abo, kodwa ukubamsulwa, umuntu oneqiniso, hhayi ukugcina ukungabaza uNkulunkulu, kodwa mukholwe futhi umlandele kuphela Yena. Lolu hlobo lo muntu lubusisekile. Lokhu iNkosi uJesu ekudinga kubantu kuncane kakhul, ukujwayisa abalandeli Bakhe.

Lona umqondo weNkosi uJesu enawo ngalabo abagcwele ukungabaza. Ngakho, Yathini iNkosi uJesu, futhi Yona yenzani kulabo abakwazi ukukholwa ngeqiniso futhi bemlandele? Yilokhu esizokubheka ngokulandelayo, mayelana nento eyashiwo iNkosi uJesu kuPetru.

Kulenkulumo, iNkosi uJesu yabuza uPetru ngokuphindelela into eyodwa:”Petru, uyangithanda na? Leli izinga eliphezulu iNkosi uJesu elidingayo kubantu abafana noPetru emva kokuvula Kwayo, abakholwa kuKristu ngeqiniso futhi abalwela ukuthanda iNkosi. Lombuso wawufana nophenyo, kungathi ukuhlonywa ngemibuzo, okungaphezulu, kwakuyisidingo kanye nokulindelwe kubantu abafana noPetru. Yena wasebenzisa le ndlela ukuze abantu bazindle futhi bazibheke: Udingani uNkulunkulu kubantu? Ngiyayithanda yini iNkosi? Ngingamthanda kanjani uNkulunkulu? Nakuba iNkosi uJesu yabuza lombuzo kuPetru kuphela, iqiniso ukuthi enhliziyweni Yayo, Yona yayefuna ukusebenzisa lelithuba lokubuza uPetru lolu hlobo lo mbuzo wabantu abaningi abafuna ukuthanda uNkulunkulu. Ukuthi nje uPetro wayebusisekile ukusetshenziswa njengomele lolu hlobo lo muntu, ukuthola ukubuzwa kuvela emlonyeni weNkosi uJesu.

Uma uqhathanisa “zisa lapha umunwe wakho, uwufake ohlangothini: ungabi ngongakholwayo, kodwa okholwayo”, okwashiwo iNkosi uJesu kuTomase emva kokuvuka Kwayo, ubuzo Wayo ophindwe kathathu wokubuza uPetru. “Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda na?” uvumela abantu ukuba bezwe unya lomqondo weNkosi uJesu, kanye nokuphuthuma Yona ibuzwa ngesikhathi sokubuya Kwayo. UTomase ongabazayo yena nemvelo yakhe enobuqili, iNkosi uJesu yamvumela ukuba elule isandla sakhe, wathinta izimpawu zesipikili, okwamenza wakholwa ukuthi iNkosi uJesu uyiNdodana yomuntu evukile futhi yabazisa ubunjalo beNkosi uJesu njengoKrisu. Nakuba iNkosi uJesu ingamkhuzanga ngonya uTomase, nama futhi engavezanga ngamazwi ukuhlulelwa okucacile kuye, wenza ukuba azi ukuthi uyamqonda, Yena wamvumela ukuba azi ukuthi uyamqonda ngezenzo eziphathekayo, ngesikhathi futhi abukisa ngomqondo Wakhe kanye nokuzimisela kwakhe ngalowo muntu. Okudingwa futhi okulindelwe yiNkosi uJesu kulolu hlobo lo muntu angeke kubonakale kulokhu akusho Yena. Ngokuba abantu abafana noTomase abanayo nentanjana yokukholwa kweqiniso. Okudingwa yiNkosi uJesu kubona yilokhu, kodwa umqondo ewembulayo Yona kubantu abafana noPetru wahlukile kakhulu. Akadinganga ukuba uPetru alule isandla sakhe athinte izimpawu zesipikili, akashongo ukuthi kuPetru: “ungabi ngongakholwa, kodwa okholwayo.” Kunalokho, Yona yabuza uPetru ngokuphindaphinda umbuzo ofanayo. Lombuzo wawushukumisa ingqondo, umbuzo onenjongo ongeke usize kodwa wenze wonke umlandeli kaKristu ezwe ukuzisola, nokwesaba, kodwa futhi ezwe ukukhathazeka, umuzwa onomunyu. Futhi uma besebuhlungwini nasekuhluphekeni okukhulu, bakwazi kakhulu ukuqonda ukkhathazeka kweNkosi uJesu ngokunakekela Kwayo; bayazibona izifundiso Zayo kanye nokudingeka kokubamsulwa okuqinile, abantu abaneqiniso. Umbuzo weNkosi uJesu uvumela ukuba bezwe okulindelwe iNkosi uJesu kubantu kwambuliwe, kula mazwi alula awasiwo awokukholwa nokumlandela Yena kuphela, kodwa ukuzuza ukuba nothando, ukuthanda iNkosi yakho, ukuthanda uNkulnkulu Wakho. Loluh lobo lothando ukunakekela nokulalela. Abantu bephilela uNkulunkulu, befela uNkulunkulu, benikela konke kuNkulunkulu, bandisa futhi benikela konke kuNkulunkulu. Lolu hlobo lothando lunika uNkulunkulu induduzo, lumvumela ukuba athokozele ubufakazi, futhi lumvumela ukuba aphumule. Kuyinkokhelo yesintu kuNkulunkulu, umthwalo wabo, ukuzibophezela kanye nomsebenzi, futhi kuyindlela okumele isintu siyilandela izimpilo zabo zonke. Lemibuzo emithathu yayiyisidingo kanye nenkuthazo iNkosi uJesu eyayenzela uPetru nabo bonke abantu abayopheleliswa. Kwakuyilemibuzo emithathu eyahola futhi yakhuthaza uPetru ukufeza indlela yakhe empilweni, futhi kwakuyimibuzo ekuhambeni kukaJesu okwaholela uPetru ukuqala indlela yakhe yokupheleliswa, eyamhola, ngenxa yothando lwakhe lweNkosi, ukunakekela inhliziyo kaNkosi, ukulalela iNkosi, ukunikela induduzo eNkosini, kanye nokunikela impilo yakhe yonke kanye nobuyena bonke ngenxa yaloluthando. Ngesikhathi seNkathi Yomusa, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wawubalulekile ohlobeni lwabantu ababili. Olokuqala kwakuwuhlobo lo muntu olukholwa kuYe futhi lulandele Yena, lugcine imiyalo, luthwale isiphambano futhi lubambelele endleleni yeNkathi Yomusa. Lolu hlobo lo muntu luzuza izibusiso zikaNkulunkulu futhi luthokozele umusa kaNkulunkulu. Uhlobo lwesibili lo muntu lwalufana noPetru, umuntu oyopheleliswa. Ngakho, emva kokuba iNkosi uJesu ivusiwe, Yona yenza izinto ezimbili zokuqala ezinenjongo. Eyokuqala kwakunguTomase, enye kunguPetru. Zimeleni lezi zinto ezimbili? Ingabe zimele izinjongo zikaNkulunkulu zeqiniso zokusindisa isintu? Ingabe zimele ukubaqotho kukaNkulunkulu kub antu? Umsebenzi awenza Yena ngoTomase, kwakungukwexwayisa abantu ukuba bengangabazi, kodwa bakholwe. Umsebenzi awenza ngoPetru kwakuwukuqinisa ukukholwa kwabantu abafana noPetru, nokwenza okudingakalayo kucace ngalolu hlobo lo muntu, ukubonisa ukuthi imiphi imigomo okumele bayishisekele.

Emva kokuba iNkosi uJesu isivusiwe, Yona yaziveza kubantu ayecabanga ukuthi babalulekile, yakhuluma nabo, yenza izidingo ngabo, eshiya ngasemuva izinjongo Zayo, nalokhu akulindele kubantu. Okusho ukuthi, njengobuntu bukaNkulunkulu, akusho lutho ukuthi kwakungesikhathi Sayo enyameni, noma emzimbeni kaMoya emva kokubethelwa esiphambanweni kanye nokuvuswa—Ukukhathazeka Kwayo ngesintu kanye nokudingeka ebantwini akushintshanga, Yona yayikhathazekile ngalaba bafundi Bayo. Yona yayiphezulu esiphambanweni; enhliziyweni Yayo, Yona yayicacelwe ngesimo somuntu ngamunye, Yona yaqonda ngokushodayo kumuntu ngamunye, futhi ngempela, ukuqonda Kwayo wonke umuntu emva kokufa , ukuvuswa, kanye nokuba umzimba kamoya njengoba wawunjalo ngesikhathi isenyameni Yona. Yona yabe yazi ukuthi abantu babengenasiqiniseko ngobunjalo Bayo njengoKristu, kodwa ngesikhathi Sayo enyameni ayenzanga izimfuno ezinzima kubantu. Kodwa emva kokuba esevusiwe Yona yakubo, yabenza baba nesiqiniseko sokuthi iNkosi uJesu ibuya kuNkulunkulu, ukuthi ingubuntu bukaNkulunkulu, futhi yasebenzisa ukuthi ukubonakala Kwayo nokuvuka Kwayo njengombono omkhulu kanye nenkuthazo entshisekelweni yempilo yonke yesintu. Ukuvuka Kwayo ekufeni akuqinisanga kuphela labo abayilandelayo Yona, kodwa yabeka umsebenzi Wayo weNkathi Yomusa ngokupheleleyo ukuze usebenze phakathi kwesintu, kungakho ivangeli lensindiso yeNkosi uJesu ngeNkathi Yomusa lisabalalela kuwo wonke amakhona abantu, kancane kancane. Ungasho yini ukuthi ukubonakala kweNkosi uJesu kwakubalulekile? Uma ubunguTomase noma uPetru ngalesiya sikhathi, futhi uhlangabezane nalento eyodwa empilweni yakho eyayinenjongo, yayizoba namuphi umthelela kuwe? Ungakubona lokhu njemngombono omuhle futhi omkhulu kakhulu empilweni yakho yokukholwa kuNkulunkulu? Wawungakubona lokhu njengesikhuthazo sokulandela uNkulunkulu, elwela ukumanelisa Yena, kanye nokushisekela uthando lukaNkulunkulu empilweni yakho? Wawunganezela umzamo wempilo yakho yonke uksabalalisa lemibono emikhulu? Ubungenza ukusabalalisa insindiso yeNkosi uJesu kube umyalo owuwamukelayo kuNkulunkulu? Nakuba ungakahlangabezani nalokhu, udaba lukaTomase nolukaPetru lwanele kubantu bamanje ukuba babenokuqonda okucacile kwentando kaNkulunkulu kanye noNkulunkulu. Kungashiwo ukuthi emva kokuba uNkulunkulu ethabathe isimo senyama, emva kokuba Yena uqobo esebhekane nempilo phakathi kwesintu kanye nesimo sempilo yabantu, emva kokubona ukonakala kwesintu kanye nesimo sempilo yabantu, uNkulunkulu enyameni wazizwa engenakuzisiza ngokujulile, usizi, ukudabuka kwesintu. UNkulunkulu wazuza isihawu sesimo sesintu ngenxa yobuntu Bakhe ngesikhathi Yena ephila enyameni ngenxa yesazela Sakhe enyameni. Lokhu kwamholela ekubeni nokukhathazeka okukhulu ngabalandeli Bakhe. Kukhona izinto ongeke uziqonde, kodwa ngingachaza ukukhathazeka nokunakekela kukaNkulunkulu enyameni ngabalandeli Bakhe ngamunye kundinyanale ndinyana: Nakuba lelitemu livela olimini lwabantu, futhi nakuba kuyindinyana yabantu, igcizelela futhi ichaze imizwa kaNkulunkulu ngabalandeli Bakhe. Ngokukhathazeka okukhulu nkukaNkulunkulu ngabantu, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi sokubhekana nalezi zinto, uyokuzwa lokhu futhi ukunabithe kancane kancane. Nokho, lokhu kungazuzwa ngokuqonda isimo sikaNkulunkulu kancane kancane ngokushisekela oshintsho esimweni sakho. Ukubonakala kweNkosi uJesu kwenza ukukhathazeka Kwakhe okukhulu ngabalandeli Bakhe kubantu futhi wakudlulisela emzimbeni wakhe kamoya, noma ungathi ubunkulunkulu Bakhe. Ukubonakala Kwakhe kwenza ukuba abantu babona okunye futhi baba nomuzwa wokukhathazeka nokunakekela kukaNkunkulu ngesikhathi futhi eveza ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyena ovula inkathi, okhulisa inkathi, uYena futhi ovala inkathi. Ngokubonakala Kwakhe waqinisa ukukholwa kwabantu bonke, futhi ngokubonakala Kwakhe wafakazela umhlaba ngokuthi unguNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe. Lokhu kwanika abalandeli Bakhe isiqinsekiso esiphakade, futhi ngokubanakala Kwakhe wavula isigaba somsebenzi Wakhe ngenkathi entsha.

13.UJesu Udla Isinkwa Futhi Uchaza Imibhalo Emva Kokuvuka Kwakhe

(Luk 24:30-32) Kwathi esehlezi nabo ekudleni, wathabatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika. Amehlo abo ayesevuleka, bamazi; wayesenyamalala kubo. Bathi omunye komunye: “Inhliziyo yethu ibingavuthi yini phakathi kwethu, lapho ekhuluma kithi endleleni, nalapho esivulela imibhalo, na?”

14. Abafundi Banika UJesu Inhlanzi Eyosiwe Neqa Lezinyosi

(Luk 24:36-43) Besakhuluma lokho, yena uqobo wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: “Ukuthula makube kinina.” Kepha bashaywa luvalo, besaba bethi babona ithongo.Wayesethi kubo: “Nikhathazekeleni na? Kuvelelani imizindlo ezinhliziyweni zenu na? Bhekani izandla zami nezinyawo zami ukuthi yimina uqobo; ngiphatheni, nibone, ngokuba ithongo alinanyama namathambo, njengokuba ningibona nginakho.”

Esekushilo lokho wababonisa izandla nezinyawo.Kepha bengakakholwa ngenxa yentokozo bemangala, wathi kubo: “Ninakho ukudla lapha na?” Bamnika iqatha lenhlanzi eyosiweyo neqa lezinyosi. Wakuthatha, wadla phambi kwabo.

Okulandelayo, sizobheka ezindimaneni zombhalo ezingenhla. Indinyana yokuqala ikhuluma ngeNkosi uJesu idla isinkwa futhi echaza imibhalo emva ngokuvuka Kwakhe, indinyana yesibili ikhuluma ngeNkosi uJesu idla inhlanzi eyosiwe ngeqa lezinyosi. Ziletha luphi usizo lokwazi ngesimo sikaNkulunkulu ndinyanalezi ndinyana ezimbili? Ungacabanga ngohlobo lwesithombe ositholayo kulezizincazelo zeNkosi uJesu idla isinkwa kanye nenhlanzi eyoswe ngeqa lezinyosi? Ungacabanga, uma iNkosi uJesu emi phambi kwakho idla isinkwa, ungazizwa kanjani? Noma uma Yona ingadla nawe etafuleni elilodwa, idla inhlanzi nesinkwa nabantu, wawuzoba nomuzwa onjani ngaleso sikhathi? Uma ukuthi ubuzoba seduze kakhulu neNkosi, Yona isondelene kakhulu nabantu, ngakho lomuzwa uyiqiniso. Lokhu isithelo iNkosi uJesu eyayisifuna ukusithela ngokudla isinkwa nenhlanzi phambi kwezinkumbi emva kokuvuka Kwakhe. Uma iNkosi uJesu yayikhulume nabantu kuphela emva kokuvuka Kwayo, uma bebengeke bayithinte inyama namathambo Ayo, kodwa bezwe ukuthi ingoMoya ongafinyeleleki, babezozizwa kanjani? Bebezojabha? Ngesikhathi abantu bejabhile, bebezozizwa belahliwe? Bebengeke yini bezwa igebe neNkosi uJesu Kristu? Yiluphi uhlobo lomthelela omubi obuzodala igebe phakathi bobudlelwano babantu noNkulunkulu? Abantu bebezozizwa benokwesaba, bebengeke besondele Kuyo, bebezoba nomqondo wokumgcina ebangeni elihloniphekile. Kusukela lapho, bebezozonda ubudlelwano babo obusondelene neNkosi uJesu Kristu, bese bebuyela ebudlelwanweni phakathi kwesintu noNkulunkulu osezulwini, njengoba kwakunjalo ngaphambi kweNkathi Yomusa. Umzimba kamoya abantu ababengeke bawuthinte noma bawuzwe uholela ekuqedeni ukusondelana noNkulunkulu—owasimamiswa ngesikhathi senkathi yeNkosi uJesu esenyameni, igebe lingekho phakathi Kwakhe nabantu—lime ukuba khona. Imizwa yabantu mayelana nomzimba kamoya kuwukwesaba kuphela, ukukwema, kanye nokugqolozela okungenamazwi. Abacabangi ukusondela eduze, ukuzoxoxisa Naye, ukumethemba, noma ukuba nethemba Kuye. UNkulunkulu wayengabaza ukubona lolu hlobo lomuzwa ababenawo abantu Ngaye. Wayengathandi ukubona abantu bemziba noma bezisusa Kuye, Yena wayefuna abantu bemqonde Yena, besondele Kuye futhi babe umndeni Wakhe. Uma umndeni wakho, abantwana bakho bekubona kodwa bengakukhumbuli, futhi bengezi eduze kwakho kodwa behlala bekuziba, uma ungazuzanga ukuqonda kwabo ngazo zonke izinto obenzele zona, lokhu kungakwenza uzizwe kanjani? Ngeke yini kube buhlungu? Angeke yini waphuke inhliziyo? Ilokhu impela uNkulunkulu akuzwayo uma abantu bemziba Yena. Ngakho, emva kokuvuka Kwayo, iNkosi uJesu wabonakala kubantu eyisimo senyama negazi, wadla futhi waphuza nabo.UNkulunkulu ubona abantu njengomndeni futhi ufuna isintu simbone le ndlelangale ndlela, le ndlelakukule ndlela kuphela lapho uNkulunkulu engathola khona abantu, futhi lapho abantu bengakwazi ukuthanda nokukhonza uNkulunkulu ngeqiniso. Manje usuyaqonda yini injongo yami ngokunyomula lezindinyana ezimbili zombhalo lapho iNkosi uJesu idla isinkwa futhi ichaza imibhalo, abafundi Bakhe bamnika inhlanzi eyoswe ngeqa lezinyosi ukuba adle emva kokuvuka Kwayo? Kungashiwo ukuthi lezi zinto eziluchungechunge ezashiwo futhi zenziwa yiNkosi uJesu emva kokuvuka Kwayo zazinomqondo, futhi zenziwe ngezinjongo ezinomusa. Babegcwele umusa nothando uNkulunkulu analo ngabantu, babegcwele ukwazisa nokunakekela okunokucophelela eyayinakho ngobudlelwano obusondele eyayibumisile nesintu ngesikhathi Sayo esenyameni. Ikakhulukazi, babegcwele isifiso kanye nethemba eyayinalo ngempilo yokudla kanye nabalandeli Bayo ngesikhathi esenyameni. Ngakho, uNkulunkulu wayengafuni abantu bezwe igebe kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, futhi wayengafuniisintu siziqhelelanise noNkulunkulu. Ikakhulukazi, Yena wayengafuni isintu sizwe ukuthi iNkosi uJesu emva kokuvuka yayingaseyona iNkosi esondelene nabantu, ukuthi yayingasekho kanye nesintu ngokuba wabuyela emhlabeni wakwamoya, yabuyela kuBaba owayengabonwa futhi engafinyelelwa ngabantu. Yona yayingafuni abantu bezwe ukuthi kwakunomehluko ngokwezikhundla phakathi Kwayo nesintu. Uma uNkulunkulu ebona abantu abafuna ukuyilandela Yona kodwa bayigcine kude, inhliziyo Yayo isebuhlunhwini ngoba kusho ukuthi izinhliziyo zabo zikude Nayo, kusho ukuthi kuyoba nzima kakhulu Kuyo ukuzuza izinhliziyo zabo. Ngakho uma ingabonakala kubantu ngomzimba kamoya ababengawoboni futhi bengawuthinti, nalokhu futhi kwakuzomqhelelanisa umuntu noNkulunkulu, futhi kwakuzoholela isintu ukubona uKristu ngephutha emva kokunyuka Kwakhe sekuphenduke impakamo, yohlobo oluhlukile kunabantu, futhi umuntu obengeke esakwazi ukuhlala etafuleni adle nomuntu ngoba abantu bagcwele izono, bangcolile, futhi ngeke baphinde basondelene noNkulunkulu. Ukuze kususwe lokhu kungaqondi kwesintu. INkosi uJesu yenza izinto eziningi eyayivamise ukuzenza enyameni, njengoba kulotshiwe eBhayibhelini, “Yena wathabatha isinkwa wabusisa, wasihlephula, wabanika” Yona yachaza futhi imibhalo kubo, njengoba ejwayele ukwenza Yona. Konke lokhu iNkosi uJesu eyakwenza, kwenza ukuba wonke umuntu owayibona ezwe ukuthi iNkosi uJesu ayikashintshi, ukuthi wayeseyiNkosi uJesu efanayo. Nakuba Yona yayebethelwe futhi isibone ukufa, isivusiwe, futhi ingakasishiyi isintu. Yabuya ukuba phakathi kwabantu, futhi konke okwayo akukashintshi. INdodana yomuntu emi phambi kwabantu yayiseyiNkosi uJesu efanayo. Ukuthunywa Kwayo nokukhuluma Kwayo nabantu kwezwakala kufana. Yena wayesagcwele umusonothando, umusa, kanye nokubekezelelana—Yena wayeseyileyo Nkosi uJesu ethanda abanye njengalokhu izithanda Yona, ingathelela isintu kamashumi ayisikhombisa aphindwe kasikhombisa. Njengemihla, Yona yadla nabantu, yaxoxisana nabo ngemibhalo, okubalukekile, ngendlela efana neyasekuqaleni, Yona yayenziwe ngenyama negazi, ethinteka futhi ebonakala. INdodana yomuntu ngale ndlela yavumela abantu ukuba bazizwele basondelene Nayo, bakhululeka, bezwe intokozo yokuzuza okuthile obekulahlekile, bezwa futhi kulula ukuba bangancika ngesibindi nangokuzethemba futhi bebheke eNdodaneni yomuntu eyayingathethelela izono zesintu. Baqala futhi ukukhuleka egameni leNkosi uJesu ngaphandle kokungabaza, bakhulekela ukufumana umusa, izibusiso Zayo, ukufumana ukuthula nenjabulo evela Kuyo, ukuzuza ukunakekela nokuvikelwa Yiyo, futhi yaqala ukuphilisa nokuxosha amademoni egameni leNkosi uJesu. Ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu isebenza enyameni, abalandeli Bayo abaningi babengakwazi ukufakazela ubunjalo Bayo kanye nezinto ezishilo Yona. Ngesikhathi inyukela esiphambanweni, umqondo wabalandeli Bayo wawulindele okunye; nesikhathi Yona ibethelwe esiphambanweni indlela yonke kuze kufike lapho engena ethuneni, umqondo wabantu Ngayo wawuphoxekile. Ngesikhathi iNdodana yomuntu isebenza enyameni, ngalesisikhathi abantu base beqalile ezinhliziyweni zabo ukusuka ekungabazeni baya ekuphikeni izinto ezishiwo iNkosi uJesu ngesikhathi Sayo esenyameni. Ngesikhathi iphuma ethuneni, futhi ibonakala kubantu ngabanye ngabanye, iningi labantu ababeyibonile Yonna ngamehlo abo noma bezwe izindaba zokuvuka Kwayo, baqala futhi kancane ukusuka ekuyiphikeni baya ekungabazeni. Ngalesisikhathi iNkosi uJesu ithi kuTomase makafake isandla sakhe ohlangothini, ngesikhathi iNkosi uJesu ihlephula isinkwa idla phambi kwesixuku emva kokuvuka Kwayo, futhi emva kwalokho yadla inhlanzi eyosiwe ngeqa lwezinyosi phambi kwabo, kungalesisikhathi kuphela lapho abaqala ukwamukela ukuthi iNkosi uJesu inguKristu enyameni. Ungasho uthi kwakungathi lomzimba kamoya onenyama negazi omi phambi kwalabo bantu, wawuvusa ngamunye wabo ephusheni: INdodana yomuntu emi phambi kwabo kwakuyilowo owayekade ekhona kusukela ngesikhathi sakudala. Yona yayinesimo, enenyama negazi, futhi yayisiphilile futhi idlile kanye nesintu isikhathi eside….Ngalesi sikhathi, abantu bazizwela ukuthi ubukhona Bayo bubungobempela, kumangalisa kakhulu; futhi babe nentokozo kanye nenjabulo, ngesikhathi esifanayo, futhi begcwele uzwela. Ukubonakala Kwayo futhi kwenza ukuba abantu babone ngokweqiniso ukuthobeka Kwayo, bezwe ukuba seduze Kwayo, nokulangazelela Kwayo, ukunamathela Kwayo kwisintu. Lokhu kuhlngana futhi okufishane kwenza abantu ababona iNkosi uJesu bezwe sengathi isikhathi sokuphila sesidlulile. Ukulahleka, ukudideka, ukwesaba, ukukhathazeka, ukulangazelela kanye nezinhliziyo ezingasenamuzwa zathola induduzo. Babengasangabazi noma babengasadumele ngoba bezwa ukuthi manje kwase kunethemba kanye nento ababengathembela kuyo. INdodana yomuntu emi phambi kwabo, izohlala ima nabo ingunaphakade, Yena uzoba umbhoshongo wabo onamandla, umpheme wabo wempilo yabo yonke.

Nakuba iNkosi uJesu yavuswa, inhliziyo nomsebenzi Wayo akusukanga esintwini. Yona yatshela abantu ngokubonakala Kwayo ukuthi noma ngabe isiphi ismo ekhona kuso Yona, izohlala nabantu, ihambe nabo, futhi ibe nabo ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi kuzo zonke izindawo. Futhi ngezikhathi zonke nasezindaweni zonke, Yona izohlinzeka isintu futhi ibeluse, ibavumele ukuba bayibone futhi bayithinte, futhi Yona yenze isiqiniseko sokuthi angeke baphinde bazizwe bengenakuzisiza. INkosi uJesu yafuna ukuba abantu bekwazi lokhu: Izimpilo zabo kulo mhlaba azizodwa. Isintu sinokunakekela kukaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu unabo; abantu bengancika kuNkulunkulu njalo; Yona ungumndeni wawo wonke umuntu kubalandeli Bayo. Uma unoNkulunkulu ongancika Kuye, isizwe angeke siphinde sibe nomzwangedwa noma siswele usizo, futhi labo abamemukelayo njengomnikelo wezono zabo angeke besabopheka ezonweni. Emehlweni abantu, lezizingxenye zomsebenzi Wayo, iNkosi uJesu eyawenza emva kokuvuka Kwayo kwakuyizinto ezincane kakhulu, kodwa indlela engibona ngayo, yonke into ngayinye yayinenjongo, inenani elikhulu, futhi yonke yayibalulekile kakhulu futhi inesisindo.

Nakuba isikhathi seNkosi uJesu sokusebenza enyameni sasigcwele ubunzima nokuhlupheka, ngokubanakala Kwayo emzimbeni Wayo kamoya wenyama negazi, ngokugcwele nangokuphelele Yona yafeza umsebenzi Wayo wangaleso sikhathi enyameni ukuze ihlenge isintu. Yaqala inkonzo Yayo ngokuba inyama, kodwa yabe isephetha inkonzo Yayo ngokubonakala kwisintu ngesimo Sayo senyama. Yona yamemezela iNkathi Yomusa, Yona yaqala iNkathi Yomusa ngobunjalo Bayo njengoKristu. Ngobunjalo Bayo njengoKristu, enza umsebenzi ngeNkathi Yomusa futhi yakhuthaza futhi yahola bonke abalandeli Bayo ngeNkathi Yomusa. Kungashiwo ngomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ukuthi Yona iyakuqeda ekuqalile. Kukhona izinyathelo necebo, futhi kugcwele inhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu, ukuba uMninimandla Onke Kwayo, kanye nezenzo Zayo ezimangalisayo. Igcwele uthando nomusa kaNkulunkulu. Impela, intambo enkulu egijima ngomsebenzi Wayo wonke kungunakekela Kwayo isintu; umsebenzi Wayo ugcwalise ukukhathazeka Kwayo angeke ikwazi ukukubeka eceleni. Kulezindima zeBhayibheli, kukho konke ngakunye okwenziwa iNkosi uJesu emva kokuvuka, lokho okwembulwa kwakungamathemba nokukhathazeka kukaNkulunkulu ngesintu, okungashintshi. Nanokunakekela ngokucophelela nokwazisa kukaNkulunkulu kubantu.

Kuze kube manje, akukho kwalokhu osekushintshile—ingabe uyakubona? Uma ukubona lokhu, ingabe inhliziyo yakho ayiveli yini izixhumanele noNkulunkulu? Uma ubuphila ngaleyankathi bese iNkosi uJesu iyabonakala kuwe emva kokuvuka Kwayo, ngesimo esiphathekayo kuwe, futhi uma ibingahlala phambi kwakho, idle isinkwa nenhlanzi bese ichaza imibhalo kuwe, yakhuluma nawe, ubuzozizwa kanjani? Ubuzozizwa ujabulile yini? Uthini ngokuba necala? Ukungaqondi okudlule kanye nokuziba uNkulunkulu, ukuxabana nokungabaza uNkulunkulu—bekungeke yini kunyamalale konke? Bekungeke yini ubudlelwano bukaNkulunkulu nomuntu bube kahle? Ngokuhumusha lezizahluko ezimbalwa zeBhayibheli, kungabe akhona yini amaphutha owatholile esimweni sikaNkulunkulu? Kungabe kukhona yini ukuphinga okutholile othandweni lukaNkulunkulu. Bukhona yini ubuqili obubonile noma obubi obubonile kuNkulunkulu Mninimandla Onke noma ekuhlakanipheni kukaNkulunkulu. Akunjalo! Ungasho yini manje ngesiqiniseko ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungcwele? Ungasho yini ngesiqiniseko ukuthi imizwa kaNkulunkulu yonke ingukwembulwa kobunjalo Bakhe kanye nesimo Sakhe. Ngiyethemba ukuthi emva kokuba usufundile la mazwi, lokhu okuqondile kuwo kuzokusiza futhi kukulethele inzuzo ekushisekeleni kwakho ushintsho esimweni kanye nokwesaba uNkulunkulu. Ngiyethemba futhi ukuthi la mazwi azothela izithelo kuwe ezikhula ngosuku, ngakho ekuqhubekeni kwentshisekelo ukuzakusondeza eduze noNkulunkulu, kukusondeze ezingeni elidingwa nguNkulunkulu, ukuze ungabi nesithukuthezi sokushisekela iqiniso futhi ungezwa ukuthi ukushisekela iqiniso lokuguquka esimweni kuyinto enenkathazo noma engadingeki. Okunalokho, ukubonakala kwesimo sikaNkulnkulu kanye nobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu obungcwele obukukhuthazayo ukuze ulangazelele ukukhanya, ukulangazelela ubulungiswa, kanye nokukukhuthaza ukuthi ushisekele iqiniso, ukushisekela intando kaNkulunkulu, ukuze ube umuntu wangempela. Namuhla sikhulume ngezinye izinto uNkulunkulu azenza ngeNkathi Yomusa ngesikhathi lapho eguqulwa okokuqala. Kulezizinto, sibonile isimo esibonakalisa futhi sembule enyameni, kanye nengxenye yalokhu anakho nayikho Yena. Zonke lezizingxenye zalokhu anakho nayikho Yena zibonakala ngendlela yabantu, kodwa iqiniso ukuthi lapho ebunjalweni, konke lokhu akuvezayo futhi akubonakalisayo esimweni Sakhe. Yonke indlela kanye nayo yonke ingxenye yobuntu kukaNkulunkulu bubonakalisa isimo Sakhe kubantu sixhumene nobunjalo Bakhe ngokungenasici. Ngakho, kubalulekile kakhulu ukuthi uNkulunkulu wafika kwisintu ngendlela yokuguqulwa kanye nomsebenzi awenza Yena enyameni nawo ubaluleke kakhulu. Futhi, isimo asambula Yena kanye nentando ayibonakalisayo kubalulekile kuwo wonke umuntu ophila enyameni, kuwo wonke Ubuntu ophila enkohlakalweni. Ingabe lokhu kuyinto oyiqondayo? Emva kokuqonda isimo sikaNkulunkulu kanye nalokhu anakho nayikho Yena, ingabe sikhona yini isiphetho osusenzile mayelana nokuthi uzomphatha kanjani uNkulunkulu? Ukuphendula lombuzo, sengiphetha ngithanda ukukunika izeluleko ezintathu: Okokuqala, ungamlingi uNkulunkulu. Nanoma ngabe uqonda kangakanani ngoNkulunkulu, noma ngabe wazi kangakanani ngesimo Sakhe, uze ungamlingi Yena. Okwesibili, ungaqhudelani noNkulunkulu ngenxa yokuma. Nanoma ngabe ukubeka kuliphi izinga noma ngabe yimuphi umsebenzi akwethembe ngawo, noma ngabe uhlobo luni lomsebenzi akuphakamisa ukuba uwenze, noma ngabe uchitha noma unikele kuNkulunkulu kangakanani, ungalokothi uqhudelane ngezinga lokuma Naye. Okwesithathu, ungaqhudelani noNkulunkulu. Noma ngabe uyaqonda noma ungalalela lokho uNkulunkulu akwenzayo ngawe, lokhu akuhlelela khona Yena, nezinto aziletha kuwe, ungalinge uqhudelane noNkulunkulu. Uma ungenza leziziluleko ezintathu, ngakho uyakuphepha, futhi angeke umcasule kalula uNkulunkulu. Yikho konke lokhu ebengizohlephulelana ngakho namuhla

Julayi 23, 2014

Imibhalo yaphansi:

1. Umbhalo wasekuqaleni uwushiya lomusho “lokhu kuvezwa kwe.”                                                                      UMFULA OHLANZEKILE WAMANZI OKUPHILA