Uhulumeni & LikaNgqongqoshe Early Church (I-PT2)

3. Isiphathimandla, Noma inceku (διακονος – amadiyakoni)

3.1 Indima Yenceku

Asikutholi ukusetshenziswa kwegama elithi ‘idikoni’ kuzEnzo, nakuba livela izikhathi eziningana eZincwadini. Incazelo yalo eyinhloko yileyo ‘yenceku.’ Lokhu kwenza kube nzima ukuchaza ububanzi bayo bukahulumeni nganoma yisiphi isiqiniseko, njengoba bonke ababefisa ukuhola ebandleni lokuqala kwakumele babe yizinceku kuqala (Mt 20:26, 23:11, Mk 9:35, 10:45). Ngakho uPawulu usebenzisa leli gama kuJesu (Rom 15:8), ngokwakhe (2 Cor 3:6,6:4,11:23, Eph 3:7, Col 1:23,25), u-Apholo (1 Cor 3:5), U-Thimothi (1 Thess 3:2), UThikhiku (Eph 6:21), Ephafra (Col 1:7) kanye noPhebe (Rom 16:1).

Nokho, iziqephu ezifana Phil 1:1 futhi ikakhulukazi 1 Tim 3:8-13 yenza kucace ukuthi leli gama lalisetshenziselwa ukuchaza isikhundla esithile esakhiweni sebandla.

3.2 Abayisikhombisa

Ukubonakala kokuqala kwesigaba sesibili esisemthethweni kungaphakathi Acts 6:1-8, lapho abayisikhombisa sebemiselwe ukunakekela abafelokazi. Kwakuwumkhuba ukuletha iminikelo yokwaba phakathi kwabafundi “kubaphostoli’ amale” (Acts 4:35,37, 5:2). Nokho, iqiniso lokuthi ukububula kwakumelene namaHeberu ewonke (Acts 6:1), hhayi abaphostoli ikakhulukazi, kuhambisana namazwi kaPetru ‘akunangqondo ukuba sishiye izwi likaNkulunkulu, futhi baphake amatafula’ (Acts 6:2) kubonisa ukuthi izibopho ezinjalo zase zidluliselwe ngokwethukela isikhathi eside. Iqiniso lokuthi babemiselwe ‘ukukhonza (διακονεω) amatafula', iphakamisa ukuthi babezothathwa njengamadikoni.

3.3 Amanye amadikoni

Njengoba sesibonile, ngomqondo owodwa bonke abaholi bebandla babengamadikoni, hhayi nje kuKristu noma ivangeli, kodwa owebandla (qhathanisa. Col 1:23,25). Ishiya eceleni noma yiziphi izithenjwa ezingacacile, nokho, singakhomba ababili ababonakala bengamadikoni emabandleni athile:

Phebe, idikoni lebandla laseKenikreya (Rom 16:1),

Ephafra, idikoni lebandla laseKolose (Col 1:7, 4:12).

Ukuma okunembile kukaThikhiku noThimothewu akuchazwa kalula.

3.4 Umsebenzi kanye neziqu zamadikoni

Igama elisetshenziswe uPawulu ukuchaza uFebe kuRom 16:2 ngokwezwi nezwi lisho ‘omi phambi,’ futhi ingahunyushwa ngokuthi kokubili ‘umsizi’ kanye ‘nomvikeli.’ U-Ephafra uchazwa ‘njengolwela ngaso sonke isikhathi ngenxa yenu emikhulekweni, ukuze nime niphelele futhi niphelele kuyo yonke intando kaNkulunkulu’ nangokuthi ‘unentshiseko enkulu ngani’ (Col 4:12-3). Ngokusobala, lendoda ibingumalusi impela enhliziyweni.

Laba abayisikhombisa babekhathazeke ngokuyinhloko ngenkonzo yokunakekela izidingo zezinto ezibonakalayo zabafelokazi futhi kubonakala sengathi babesebenzisa noma yiliphi igunya elingaphezu kwamandla abo.. Nokho, Ukuthuthukiswa kwenkonzo kaStefanu kukhombisa ukuthi umsebenzi wakhe wanikeza ithuba lokukhonza ezingeni elingaphezu kwemvelo kulabo ayenomthwalo wemfanelo wabo kanye nokuvikela ivangeli kubagxeki balo. (Acts 6:6-8).

Phakathi kwa- 1 Tim 3:13 UPawulu uthi ‘abakhonze kahle (njengamadikoni) bathole ukuma okuhle kakhulu nokuqiniseka okukhulu ekukholweni kwabo kuKristu Jesu.’ Ngakho-ke, nakuba umsebenzi wedikoni ungowomsebenzi wenceku; akufanele kubhekwe njengokulinganiselwe enkonzweni yezindaba ezibonakalayo.

Izimfanelo ezabelwa amadiyakoni nemindeni yawo nguPawulu 1 Tim 3:8-12 zicishe zifane nalezo zababonisi emavesini andulelayo (1 Tim 3:2-7). Empeleni, kumele bacace okholweni lwabo, bona nomkabo kumelwe babe nesimilo esihle futhi ukuphila komkhaya wabo kufanele kuhleleke kahle.

Ezinye izimfuneko zababonisi zikhululekile, nokho. Ababonisi abakwazanga ukuba abaguquli bakamuva (1 Tim 3:6): amadikoni angaqokwa ngemva kobufakazi (1 Tim 3:10). Ababonisi kwakudingeka babe nekhono lokufundisa (1 Tim 3:2): Amadikoni ayedingeka kuphela ukuba abe qotho, ukuqonda ngokujulile ukholo lwabo (1 Tim 3:9). Kwakulindeleke ukuba ababonisi babonise umoya wokungenisa izihambi (1 Tim 3:2): kwakunomuzwa wokuthi amakholwa angakavuthwa kungenzeka angakakulungeli ukuhlasela okunjalo kwenjabulo yasekhaya?

Qaphela ukuthi, nakuba izinguqulo eziningi ze 1 Tim 3:8-12 kusho ukuthi amadikoni ayengabesilisa njalo, UPhebe wayengowesifazane (Rom 16:1). Igama elihunyushwe ngokuthi ‘umfazi’ e 1 Tim 3:11&12 ngokuyisisekelo lisho ‘owesifazane’ (kwe AV, Ngokwesibonelo, lihunyushwa ngokuthi ‘umfazi’ 92 izikhathi kanye ‘nowesifazane’ 129 Izikhathi). Lokhu kusho, kusukela abaphethe ‘abo’ empeleni alikho ngesiGreki, ukuthi amazwi okuvula ka 1 Tim 3:11 ingahunyushwa ngokulinganayo ngokuthi, ‘Abesifazane ngokufanayo …'! Kuyathakazelisa ukuphawula ukuthi akukho ukukhulumela okunjalo emavesini andulelayo akhuluma ‘nababonisi’ (1 Tim 3:2-7 – ukubona 5.6). Okungenzeka kakhulu: ukuthi ukuziphatha kwenkosikazi yedikoni kudonsa ukunaka okukhulu kuPawulu kunokombonisi, noma ukuthi wengeze lokhu kuphawula ngoba enaka amadikoni athile wesifazane, njengoPhebe?

4. IZITHUNYWA ZAMAPHOSTOLI

Kuneqembu elilodwa lamadoda okunzima ukulihlukanisa njengabaphostoli, abadala noma amadiyakoni. Laba baqokwa abaphostoli ukuba benze imisebenzi ethile yokwengamela amanye amabandla amasha, ngokuvamile isikhathi esilinganiselwe.

4.1 Ubhiyangu

Phakathi kwa- Acts 11:19-26 sifunda ngoBarnabhasi ethunywa esuka eJerusalema eya ebandleni elisha lase-Antiyokiya. Akukacaci ukuthi bekuyini isikhundla sakhe ngokusemthethweni ngalesi sikhathi; njengoba engekho lapho ebizwa ngokuthi umdala noma umbonisi, futhi akabizwanga ngokuthi umphostoli kwaze kwaba ngemva kokuba yena noPawulu sebethunywe ohambweni lwabo lokuqala lwezithunywa zevangeli besuka e-Antiyokiya.. Noma kunjalo, kuyacaca ukuthi wahamba nabaphostoli’ igunya eliphathisiwe nokuthi wabamba iqhaza eliphambili ebandleni kusukela ngesikhathi efika.

4.2 UJudasi noSila

UJudasi noSila, achazwa ‘njengamadoda aholayo phakathi kwabazalwane’ (Acts 15:22) bathunywe abaphostoli ukuze baqinisekise isinqumo sabo mayelana nokusoka (Acts 15:25-7). Womabili la madoda ayengabaprofethi (Acts 15:32). Ngokusobala umsebenzi wabo wawungowesikhashana; kodwa kubonakala sengathi uSila wazinqumela ngokwakhe ukuhlala e-Antiyokiya (Acts 15:34 – nakuba leli vesi lingekho kweminye imibhalo yesandla).

4.3 U-Thimothi, UThithu et al.

UPawulu wayevame ukushiya amadoda akhethiwe isikhathi esilinganiselwe ukuze engamele amabandla amasha nasathuthuka (Acts 17:14-5 & 18:5, 18:19-9, 19:21-2). 1 UThimothi noThithu (bona ngezansi) zombili zembula ukuthi lamadoda ayenikezwe igunya lokusebenzisa igunya emasontweni endawo, ngisho nasekubekeni abadala. Nokho, bona ngokwabo ababizwa ngokuthi abaphostoli noma abadala.

5. ABADALA (πρεσβυτερος)

5.1 EJerusalema

Acts 9:32 ukhombisa uPetru ephuma engena enkonzweni yokujikeleza. Ngemva nje kokubuya kwakhe (Acts 11:1) sithola ukubhekisela kokuqala okucacile ‘kubadala’ ebandleni ku Acts 11:30; lapho kuthunyelwa khona usizo lwendlala kubadala baseJerusalema abavela e-Antiyokiya. Akukhulunywa ngabaphostoli ku Acts 11:30 mayelana nalolu daba lokuphatha kuphela; nakuba ivela Acts 12:1-25 ukuthi uPetru noJakobe umfowabo kaJesu cishe baseJerusalema ngalesi sikhathi. (N.B. nakuba Acts 11:30 kungokokuqala ngqa kubhekiselwa kubadala ngokungaguquki, kuyaphikiswana lokho Gal 1:18-9 akuyona inkomba kulokhu kuvakasha; kodwa ekuvakasheni kukaPawulu kokuqala Acts 9:26-31. Lokhu kungasho ukuthi uJakobe wayeseqashelwa njengomphostoli futhi ekhonza njengomdala lapho abayishumi nambili bengekho.)

Lapho uPawulu noBarnaba bevakashela eJerusalema mayelana nendaba yemfundiso yokusoka (Acts 15:1-31), kuyathakazelisa ukuqaphela indlela ibandla lonke elihlanganyele ngayo. Kwaba khona ukwamukelwa okokuqala yisonto, lapho indaba yaphakanyiswa kuqala abaFarisi abaguqukile (Acts 15:4-5). Kwabe sekuxazululwa emhlanganweni wabaphostoli nabadala (Acts 15:6-21), njengoba ibandla lase-Antiyokiya lalikulindele (Acts 15:2). Lesi sinqumo sabe sesethulwa futhi savunyelwa yibandla lonke (Acts 15:22). Kuyafaneleka futhi ukuphawula ukungavunyelwa okunamandla encwadini ewumphumela yalabo aba, kubukeka kungekho nkonzo eyaziwayo njengothisha (Acts 15:1), wayefundise ngesidingo sokusoka ngaphandle kwegunya elivela kubuholi (Acts 15:24).

Lapho uPawulu ebuyela eJerusalema ngesikhathi eboshwa ulethwa kuJakobe nabadala (Acts 21:18); asebebonakala bephethe izindaba zebandla laseJerusalema. La madoda ayekukhathalela kakhulu ukugwema ukucasula lawo makholwa angamaJuda ayehlala ‘eshisekela umthetho’ (Acts 21:20). Paul, nokho, wayengenandaba nemikhosi yamaJuda ngokwakhe (Acts 16:1-3, 18:18,21), futhi ngokusobala abazange baphikise isisombululo sabo esihlongozwayo (Acts 21:23-6). Icebo lokushweleza labhuntsha: kodwa ayikho indlela yokwazi ukuthi ngabe izinto bezizoba ngcono ukube benza ngenye indlela.

5.2 E-Antiyokiya

Naphezu kokuba kunezikhombo ezinemininingwane eziningi endleleni ibandla lase-Antiyokiya elahlelwa ngayo nezinqumo ezathathwa (Acts 11:20-30, 13:1-3, 15:1-3,30-40) akukhulunywa ngabadala.

Ivela kusuka Acts 11:20-30 ukuthi uBarnaba ekuqaleni wayemiswe abaphostoli ukuba engamele umsebenzi e-Antiyokiya; nokuthi ngemva kwalokho wabiza uPawulu ukuba amsize ekufundiseni ibandla.

Phakathi kwa- Acts 13:1-3 isinqumo sokuthumela uPawulu noBarnaba e-Antiyokiya sibonisa ukuthi ubuholi base-Antiyokiya babunabaprofethi nabafundisi.. Kungenzeka ukuthi uLukiyu waseKhurene (v1) wayengomunye wamavulandlela okuqala aleli bandla (qhathanisa. Acts 11:20).

Phakathi kwa- Acts 15:2 UPawulu noBarnaba badlala indima ephambili ekuphonseni inselelo izivakashi ezazifundisa ukusoka: kodwa isinqumo sokubathumela eJerusalema sasiyinhlangano. Ekubuyeni kwabo babika ebandleni lonke, kanye nezithunywa zabaphostoli oJuda noSila. Emva kwalokho, UPawulu noBarnaba baqhubeka befundisa futhi beshumayela e-Antiyokiya, kanye nabanye abaningi (Acts 15:35).

Ngakho-ke ubuholi base-Antiyokiya bubonakala bugxile kakhulu ekufundiseni nasezinkonzweni zesiprofetho. Ukuntuleka kokubhekisela kwabadala kuyaxaka, ekhumbula ukuzibophezela kukaPawulu okusobala ebudala emabandleni awaphayona (bona ngezansi): kodwa incazelo engenzeka kakhulu ukuthi laba baholi sebephenduke abadala.

5.3 Amasonto WeZizwe

Kuyacaca ukuthi uPawulu noBarnaba base bewamukele umqondo wokuba abadala, njengoba sibabona bemisa abadala kuwo wonke amabandla ababesanda kuwamisa ngaphambi kokuba babuyele e-Antiyokiya (Acts 14:23).

Phakathi kwa- Acts 20:17-38 UPawulu ukhuluma nabadala base-Efesu. Laba babeqokwe esikhathini esithile ngaphambili, kanye nencwadi yokuqala kaPawulu eya kuThimothewu, owasala e-Efesu lapho uPawulu ephindela eMakedoniya (1 Tim 1:3, qhathanisa. Acts 20:1-3), iqukethe imfundiso enemininingwane ngezimfanelo zababonisi namadikoni (1 Tim 3:1-13). Ngokusobala uThimothewu wayethunywe uPawulu ukuba abonise isiyalo ebandleni (1 Tim 1:3, 4:11-2, 5:19-21) kanye nokubeka izandla kwabanye lapho kufanele khona (1 Tim 5:22). Ngakho kubonakala kunengqondo ukuphetha ngokuthi abadala base-Efesu babemiswe cishe ngaleso sikhathi.

UPawulu uphinde abonise ukukholelwa kwakhe ekubeni umdala lapho bekhosele isikhathi esithile eKrethe, endleleni eya eRoma (Acts 27:7-13). Lapho behamba ngomkhumbi washiya uThithu ukuze ‘amise abadala emizini yonke’ (Tit 1:5). Incwadi yakhe eya kuThithu ifana kakhulu ne 1 U-Thimothi, futhi ngokufanayo iqukethe imfundiso mayelana nezimfuneko zokuba umdala (Tit 1:5-9).

5.4 Abaphostoli Njengabadala

Phakathi kwa- 1 Pet 5:1 UPetru ubiza abadala ngokuthi yena ‘ungumdala kanye nabo.’ UJohane futhi ubhekisela kuye njengomdala ku 2 John 1:1 futhi 3 John 1:1. Njengoba kuphawuliwe phambilini, UJakobe umfowabo kaJesu uchazwa uPawulu njengomphostoli: kodwa ngokuvamile ubhekwa njengomdala omkhulu, nakuba engakaze abizwe kanjalo, njengoba inkonzo yakhe ibonakala igxile ebuholini bangaphakathi bebandla laseJerusalema. Akukacaci ukuthi lo mbono wawusetshenziswa yini kubaphostoli; nakuba kulindelekile lokho, njengoba nje bonke abaphostoli kwakufanele babe yizinceku (‘amadikoni’) okokuqala nokuphambili, noma yimuphi umphostoli wayeyokwazi ukukhonza kulesi sikhundla.

5.5 Umsebenzi wabadala

Phakathi kwa- Titus 1:7 abadala bachazwa ‘njengabaphathi bakaNkulunkulu’, egcizelela ukuziphendulela kwabo eNkosini ngalabo abangaphansi kwabo. Inkulumo kaPawulu kubadala base-Efesu e-Efesu Acts 20:17-38 ibonisa ukuthi uPawulu wayebheka abadala ‘njengababonisi’ (επισκοπος), umsebenzi wawo ‘kwakuwukwelusa (ποιμαινω) ibandla likaNkulunkulu..’ (Acts 20:28).

Igama elithi ‘umbonisi’ (OF 'umbhishobhi', kodwa ngokwezwi nezwi 'umbukeli ngokweqile') isetshenziswa ngokufanayo ‘nomdala’ e Tit 1:5-7 futhi behlukanisiwe ‘kumadikoni’ e Phil 1:1. Phakathi kwa- 1 Tim 3:1-7 UPawulu uchaza izimfanelo ‘zababonisi’, walandela 1 Tim 3:8-13 ngalawo 'amadikoni'. Lisetshenziswa kanye kubhekiselwa kuJesu ku 1 Pet 2:25 futhi akukho kwenye indawo. Igama elihunyushwe ngokuthi ‘ukuqondisa’ (qhathanisa. 1 Tim 3:1) ivela ku Acts 1:20, lapho lisetshenziswa kumphostoli uJuda owawa: nokho, ibonakala lapha kuphela njengengcaphuno evela enguqulweni ye-Septuagint ye Psalm 109:8 ngakho-ke akufanele kuthathwe njengommeleli we-N.T. itheminology. Ngakho kubonakala kunengqondo ukuphetha ngokuthi amagama athi ‘umdala’ kanye ‘nombonisi’ cishe ziyafana ku-N.T.

Ukwengamela kungase kube ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene. Phakathi kwa- Acts 20:29-30 batshelwa ukuthi baqaphele labo ababeyizihlubuki kanye/noma abafuna ukudonsela amadoda ngemva kwawo,. Phakathi kwa- 1 Tim 3:5 bachazwa ‘njengabanakekelayo’ ebandleni naphakathi 1 Tim 5:17 'njengokubusa'.

Umqondo ‘wokwelusa’ (ποιμαινω) izibalo ezibanzi emfanekisweni weTestamente elidala nelisha. Nokho, isiqu esithi ‘umalusi’ (noma ‘umfundisi’ – ποιμην) isetshenziswa kanye kuphela kubaholi bebandla, e Eph 4:11, lapho ingekho incazelo ecacile yegama noma umsebenzi walo (ngempela kunenkulumo-mpikiswano mayelana nokuthi kufanele ihunyushwe ngokuthi ‘abefundisi nabafundisi’ noma ‘abefundisi-othisha’).

Zimbalwa izikhombo eziqondile ‘ekwaluseni’ umsebenzi wabaholi bamabandla. Phakathi kwa- Acts 20:28-35 Kamuva uPawulu ubatshela ukuba babe abasizi ababuthakathaka nabaphayo kunokuba abathole (Acts 20:35). UPetru ugcizelela ukubaluleka kokubeka isibonelo senkonzo yokuzithandela abanye abangayilingisa kuyo 1 Pet 5:2-3. UJesu watshela uPetru ukuthi ‘yalusa izimvu zami’ e John 21:16: kodwa ku John 21:15 & 17 wasebenzisa umfanekiso wokwelusa ofanayo nelinye igama elinencazelo engokoqobo kakhudlwana yokuthi ‘ukuphakela.’ 1 Cor 9:7 uveza iphuzu lokuthi umalusi unelungelo lokuthola okuthile emhlambini wakhe.

Nokho, ukucabangela umongo obanzi kusibonisa ukuthi umalusi uhola umhlambi, ebeka iphethini abazoyilandela; nokuthi ukuze lokhu kusebenze izimvu kufanele zibubone ubuholi bakhe (John 10:3-4). Uma kudingeka, uzodela ukuphila kwakhe ukuze avikele izimvu engozini (John 10:11-15). Ubuthela ndawonye izimvu (John 10:16) futhi ibagcine bangaduki (Mt 18:12, Ez 34:12-3), uyawaphakela futhi awaphuzise (Ez 34:13-15, Rev 7:17) futhi unakekela abagulayo nabalimele (Ez 34:16, qhathanisa. Jas 5:14-5). Futhi uyothatha isinyathelo esiqinile uma kudingekile ukuze avimbele isiphithiphithi noma ukuxhashazwa emhlambini (Ez 34:16-22 & Rev 2:27, 12:5, 19:15 – ‘umalusi’ ngentonga yensimbi).

Ngakho singase silindele ukuthi imisebenzi yabadala ihlanganise zonke lezi zici: ubuholi ngesibonelo, ukuqapha ezingozini ezingokwemfundiso nezomuntu siqu, ukwakha ubunye kanye nomuzwa wokuqondisa, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu bafundiswa ngendlela efanele futhi bagcwaliswe ngomoya (kanye nokuhlinzekwa ngokwenele ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo) kanye nokuphulukiswa kobuthakathaka bemizwa nomzimba.

Qaphela nokho ukuthi uma kukhulunywa ngabadala, icishe ihlale isebuningini. Amazwi kaPawulu ku Acts 20:18-38 zazibhekiswe kubadala base-Efesu njengeqembu. Akufanele ngempela silindele ukuba yonke le misebenzi engenhla yenziwe umdala ngamunye: kodwa kufanele silindele ukuba ahlanganiswe ngokwanele umdala wendawo ewonke.

Qaphela futhi ukuthi abadala babonakala behlangene namabandla ezindaweni ezithile (Acts 14:23, 20:17, Tit 1:5), ngaphandle kwalokho okungenzeka ngaphandle kwalabo baphostoli ababezichaza njengabadala.

5.6 Izimfanelo zobudala

Izimfuneko zabadala zichazwe ku 1 Tim 3:1-7 and Tit 1:5-9. Njengoba kuxoxwe ngaphambili namadikoni, kumele bacace okholweni lwabo, bona nomkabo kumelwe babe nesimilo esihle futhi ukuphila komkhaya wabo kufanele kuhleleke kahle. Kubonakala kwakulindeleke ukuba abadala babe amadoda ashadile (1 Tim 3:2,4, Tit 1:6) – Kubonakala sengathi ukucabanga kwamaJuda kwakuwukuthi amadoda angashadile ayengenalwazi olwanele ‘lokuphila kwangempela’ – nakuba lokhu kungabonakala njengemfuneko yokugwema isithembu noma ukungezwani ekhaya kunokuphikelela emshadweni.. (Njengoba kuphawuliwe ngenhla, izimfuneko zamadikoni zisho okufanayo: kodwa okungenani idikoni elilodwa lalingowesifazane.)

Njengesihloko esithi ‘umdala’ kusho, kwakugcizelelwa ukuvuthwa kumphumela wokuthi umdala wayengenakuba osanda kuguquka (1 Tim 3:6). Lokhu kufanele kuqondwe ngokuqhathaniswa, noma kunjalo. Kubonakala sengathi abanye babadala abamiswe uPawulu ku Acts 14:21-23 kumelwe ukuba babesanda kuphenduka: noma kunjalo Gal 2:1 kubonakala ukubeka inani leminyaka phakathi Acts 12:25 & 15:4, kukhona ukungaqiniseki ngokuthi uchithe isikhathi esingakanani endaweni ngayinye.

Abadala kwakudingeka babe nekhono lokufundisa futhi bakwazi ukumelana nezimfundiso zamanga (1 Tim 3:2, Tit 1:9). Labo ababengochwepheshe kule ndawo babaziswa kakhulu (1 Tim 5:17).

Esinye isiqu esikhethekile, ehlukile kwelamadikoni, kwakuwukuthi kwakulindeleke ukuba babonise umoya wokungenisa izihambi (1 Tim3:2, Tit 1:8). Ukuhlanganyela nabantu kwakuyingxenye ebalulekile yomsebenzi: ngakho yilabo abakwamukele ngobuqotho lokhu kuphela abangabhekwa njengabafanelekile.

Kuyathakazelisa, ngokubheka uhlangothi lukahulumeni lweqhaza labo, akukho ukuhlolwa okukhethekile kokufaneleka kulokhu, ngaphandle kokugcizelela ukuthi umdala kufanele abe ‘ophethe kahle eyakhe indlu’ (1 Tim 3:4-5, Tit 1:6): kodwa lokhu akungaphezu kwalokho okufunekayo kumadiyakoni nawo (1 Tim 3:12).

Izinga elivamile lemfundo eyisisekelo elidingekayo kulezi zindawo ezimbili zokugcina aliwusekeli kancane umbono wokuthi umdala kumelwe abe nekhono ngokukhethekile ekuphatheni nasekukhulumeni nabantu.; nakuba amakhono anjalo ngokusobala angaba usizo olukhulu kunoma ibuphi umdala. Kubonakala kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi abadala babengelona uhlobo olulodwa, kodwa kunalokho kwakhethwa ukubunjwa kwabadala bendawo ukuze phakathi kwabo bakwazi ukuhlanganisa yonke imisebenzi yokwelusa edingekayo. Lokhu kungachaza amazwi kaPawulu kuThimothewu, ‘Abadala ababusa kahle mababhekwe njengabafanele ukudunyiswa ngokuphindiwe, ikakhulukazi labo abasebenza kanzima ezwini nasekufundiseni.’ (1 Tim 5:17). Akasikiseli ukuthi abanye abadala abawenzi kahle umsebenzi wabo: kodwa sigcizelela ukubaluleka kwezinkonzo ezithile.

(Buyela okuqukethwe / Qhubeka ukufunda)