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UPawulos ebecacisa ukuba eyona ngxaki yayingekukuba wayengavumelani nemilinganiselo kaThixo, okanye wayengafuni ngokwenene ukwenza oko uThixo wayekuthetha. Kumanqanaba engqondo kunye nokuziphatha, ngokwenene wayekhetha ukuhamba ngendlela kaThixo: kodwa ke wafumanisa ukuba wayengenawo amandla okoyisa zonke izibongozo zokuzicingela zendalo yakhe. Kubalulekile ukuyiqonda le ngongoma.

Ukucinga okusekelwe kwingqondo yanamhlanje (yaye, kanjalo, uninzi lwezinye iindlela zokucinga) cinga ukuba umba ophambili ngowokuthanda amandla. Koko kukuthi, ‘Ukuba ufuna into embi ngokwaneleyo, emva koko ungayenza.’ Ngoku kukho inyaniso eninzi kuloo mbono: kodwa ukuzimisela kukodwa akwanele. Umzekelo, xa iimbaleki zikhuphisana, uloyiso ngokuqhelekileyo luya kulowo uzimisele ukwenza nantoni na ukuze aphumelele. Kodwa, nokuba uzimisele kangakanani na ukubaleka imayile ngaphantsi 3 imizuzu, ukunqongophala komzimba kuya kukuyeka.

Kwibala lokuziphatha, ezo mida zichulwe ngakumbi kwaye azibonakali kangako. Umzekelo, amakhoboka eziyobisi azifumanisa ebotshelelwe kumkhwa wawo ngenxa yezinto ezisemzimbeni nezengqondo. Rhoqo, nangona kungenjalo rhoqo, ngumba wengqondo ekunzima ukuwuqhawula; yaye, njengakwiinkalo ezininzi zobomi, abo banamandla entando eyomeleleyo ngabona banokukhululeka – ukuba bafuna ngokwenene. Kodwa oyena mlutha unzulu kuko konke kukukhotyokiswa kukuzithanda okuthabatha indawo yothando lokungazingci uThixo awayesilungiselele lona ekuqaleni.. Lo mkhwa ufana nelovane elisoloko litshintsha ukusuka komnye umbala ukuya komnye. Umzekelo, ikhoboka elithi ngamandla akhe onke likwazi ukwahlukana nokukhotyokiswa ziziyobisi liba likhoboka lendlela aphila ngayo njengalowo lilawula ikamva lalo., okanye aqalise ukubajongela phantsi abo babuthathaka baqhubeka bengaphumeleli ekuphumeleleni ibakala, okanye bade baqalise ukwanelisa umkhwa wabo omdala kwakhona ngenkolelo yokuba ngoku ‘bawulawulayo.’

Inkulu impumelelo, kokukhona isihendo sokuzigwagwisa okunjalo. Imiphefumlo embalwa enqabileyo ibonakala ingatyekeleli kangako kuneminye kwisimo sengqondo esinjalo: kodwa ezi zikwathanda ukuqaphela ngakumbi iintsilelo zabo kunabanye. Inyaniso kukuba, ukuba akukho namnye kuthi ukhululekileyo kule ngxaki. Okuhlekisayo, abona bantu uYesu wayenezona ngxaki zininzi kubo—nabathe ekugqibeleni bakhokela iyelenqe lokumbulala—yayizinkokeli zonqulo zomhla wakhe.; ababezicingela ngokwabo ngcono kunabo bonke abanye.

Kwabo bathi asinawo amandla okuphila ngendlela uThixo afuna ngayo, ke isihendo kukuntywila ekuzigwetyweni okungenathemba nokuzenzakalisa, Nokuba ukuzithiya ngokwenene ‘kuyajikwa.’ ukuzithanda.. Kodwa ukuba sithi sinegunya, ngoko kutheni singenzi? Oku kusenokuba kukugatya ngabom imilinganiselo kaThixo, inkohliso, uhanahaniso, okanye umxube wazo zontathu. Kodwa ingcambu yazo zonke likratshi lomntu. Isicombululo sikaThixo sitshabalalisa ikratshi nokungabi nathemba.

Imfundiso engundoqo yeVangeli yobuKristu yeyokuba abantu banokukhululwa kuphela esonweni ngokungenelela okuthe ngqo kukaThixo. Asinakufumana ukuxolelwa nguThixo ngezono zethu ngawo nawuphi na umgudu owethu; yaye akukho mgudu ungakanani kuthi unokukophula ukukhotyokiswa kwethu sisono. Sifuna amandla angaphaya kwethu. Sifuna ummangaliso. Kungenxa yoko le nto uYesu wangena kwimbali yoluntu.

Oko umthetho wawungenakwenza, ekubeni wayebuthathaka ngayo inyama, UThixo wenjenjalo. Ethumela owakhe uNyana ekwimfano yenyama enesono nangenxa yesono, wasigweba isono esenyameni; ukuze ummiselo womthetho uzaliseke kuthi, abangahambi ngokwenyama, kodwa ngokoMoya. (Rom 8:3-4)

Uxolelo – uMmangaliso wobabalo

Ukuxolela kukaThixo ‘akukomfuziselo’ okanye ingqikelelo 'iphepha’ intengiselwano, ngokungathi ubomi bethu bufana nomdlalo wekhompyutha nezenzo zethu eziphosakeleyo ‘zilulwaphulo-mthetho olungenamaxhoba’ apho umntu kufuneka acofe kuphela i ‘seta ngokutsha’ iqhosha’ okanye sicime ityala lethu ngosiba. Ifuna inguqulelo enzulu yangaphakathi kangangokuba uYesu ayichaza ‘njengokuzalwa ngokutsha.’ Qwalasela le ncoko kaYesu nenkokeli yokomoya yamaYuda:

Kwaye kukho ke umntu wakubaFarisi, ogama linguNikodimo, umlawuli wamaYuda. Weza ke lowo kuye ebusuku, wathi kuye, “Rabhi, siyazi ukuba ungumfundisi ophuma kuThixo, kuba akukho namnye unako ukuyenza le miqondiso uyenzayo, ngaphandle kokuba uThixo unaye.”

UYesu wamphendula, “Ngokuqinisekileyo, Ndiyakuxelela, ngaphandle kokuba ubani azalwe ngokutsha, akanakububona uBukumkani bukaThixo.”

Wathi uNikodemo kuye, “Umntu angazalwa njani emdala? Ngaba unokuphinda angene okwesibini esizalweni sikanina, kwaye uzalwe?”

Waphendula uYesu, “Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, ukuba umntu akathanga azalwe ngamanzi nanguMoya, akanakungena ebukumkanini bukaThixo! Oko kuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama;. Oko kuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya. Musa ukumangaliswa kukuba ndithe kuwe, ‘Umele uzalwe ngokutsha.’ Umoya uvuthuza apho uthanda khona, kwaye uyasiva isandi sayo, kodwa andiyazi apho ivela khona, nalapho iya khona. Banjalo bonke abazelwe nguMoya.”

Wamphendula uNikodemo, “Zinokwenzeka njani ezi zinto?”

UYesu wamphendula, “Ngaba ungumfundisi wakwaSirayeli?, kwaye ungaziqondi ezi zinto? Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, sithetha esikwaziyo, kwaye singqine ngesikubonileyo, kwaye anibamkeli ubungqina bethu. Ukuba ndinixelele izinto ezisemhlabeni, naza anakholwa, Nothini na ukukholwa, ukuba ndithe ndanixelela izinto ezisemazulwini?? Akukho namnye unyukileyo waya emazulwini;, ke yena owehla ephuma emazulwini, uNyana woMntu, osezulwini. Njengoko uMoses wayiphakamisayo inyoka entlango, kwangokunjalo umelwe kukuthi aphakanyiswe uNyana woMntu, ukuze bonke abakholwayo kuye bangatshabalali, kodwa abe nobomi obungunaphakade. (Joh 3:1-15)

Inguqulelo yokoqobo ethi ‘ukuzalwa ngokutsha’ kwesi sicatshulwa singasentla ‘luzelwe phezulu.’ UYesu ucacisa ukuba into efunekayo kukuzalwa ngokutsha ngokomoya, enziwe ngoMoya kaThixo. Ekuzalweni kwendalo, amanzi kamama ayaqhekeka kwaye usana lukhutshelwa ngaphandle kwesibeleko sikanina kwihlabathi lobukho obuqhelekileyo bomntu kunye nobudlelwane. Ekuzalweni kokomoya, UMoya kaThixo usizisa kwinto entsha, ubomi bomoya apho sinokuba nobudlelwane noThixo.

UNikodemo wazama ukuqonda oku; ngoko uYesu wabhekisela kuye kwisiganeko sexesha likaMoses, echazwe kwincwadi yeNumeri, kwaye uNikodemo ngewayeqhelene kakhulu nayo:

Banduluka eNtabeni yeHore ngendlela eya kuLwandle oluBomvu, ukuba ajikeleze ilizwe lakwaEdom: kwaye umphefumlo wabantu waphela amandla ngenxa yaloo ndlela. Abantu bathetha kakubi ngoThixo, nakuMoses, “Yini na ukuba nisinyuse eYiputa, size kufela entlango?? ngokuba akukho sonka, kwaye akukho manzi; umphefumlo wethu udimele esi sonka sikhaphukhaphu.” UYehova wathuma iinyoka ezinobuhlungu ebantwini;, baluma abantu; kwafa abantu abaninzi bakwaSirayeli. Beza abantu kuMoses, watsho, “Sonile, ngokuba sithethe ngoYehova, nanxamnye nawe; thandaza kuYehova;, ukuba azisuse kuthi iinyoka.”

UMoses wabathandazela abantu. Wathi uYehova kuMoses, “Yenza inyoka enomlilo, kwaye uyibeke kumgangatho: kwaye kuya kwenzeka, ukuba wonke umntu olunyiweyo, xa eyibona, uya kuphila.” UMoses wenza inyoka yobhedu, uze uyibeke emgangathweni: kwaye kwenzeka, ukuba umntu uthe walunywa yinyoka, ekhangele kwinyoka yobhedu, wahlala. (Num 21:4-9)

ngokwesiqhelo, amaSirayeli ayengavunyelwa ukuba enze imifanekiso eqingqiweyo xa enqulwa njengoothixo.¹ Ngoko lo yayingumyalelo ongaqhelekanga – ngakumbi njengoko inyoka yayifuzisela lowo wabangela ukuba uAdam one. Kwakutheni ukuze ixingwe epalini; kwakutheni ukuze ukuyijonga ibe nesiphumo sonyango kwaye le nto inento yokwenza noYesu nokuzalwa ngokutsha? NgokukaYesu, yayingumfanekiso ongokwesiprofeto owawuxela kwangaphambili indlela awayeya kubethelelwa ngayo, sithatha indawo yethu njengexhoba lomgwebo kaThixo ngokuchasene nobubi obabusenziwa yinyoka, USathana, siyenze ebomini bethu.

Njengoko uMoses wayiphakamisayo inyoka entlango, kwangokunjalo umelwe kukuthi aphakanyiswe uNyana woMntu, ukuze bonke abakholwayo kuye bangatshabalali, kodwa abe nobomi obungunaphakade. Kuba wenjenje uThixo ukulithanda kwakhe ihlabathi, ukuba wanikela ngoNyana wakhe ekuphela kwamzeleyo, ukuze bonke abakholwayo kuye bangatshabalali, kodwa abe nobomi obungunaphakade. Kuba uThixo akamthumanga uNyana wakhe ehlabathini, ukuze aligwebe ihlabathi, ukuze ihlabathi lisindiswe ngaye. (Joh 3:15-17)

Izenzo zethu eziphosakeleyo zinemiphumo yokwenene. Zenzakalisa abanye yaye ziyamcaphukisa ngokunzulu uThixo. Njengokuphela komthombo wokuziphatha nobulungisa, UThixo uhlala egxininisa ukuba ubulungisa kufuneka benziwe - ngokupheleleyo - kwaye bubonakale buyenziwa. UYesu uyanelisa obo bulungisa ngokuthabatha indawo yethu, ukwenza ukuba uxolelo nokuphiliswa okungasifanelanga kunye nokuphiliswa kwenzeke kuye nabani na obeka nje ithemba lakhe kuye.

… owathi ngokwakhe wazithwala izono zethu ngomzimba wakhe emthini, ukuba thina, efile nje kwizono, aphile ebulungiseni; omivumbo yakhe naphiliswa ngayo. (1Pe 2:24)

UKristu wasikhulula esiqalekisweni somthetho, esuke waba sisiqalekiso ngenxa yethu. kuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, “Uqalekisiwe wonke umntu oxhonywe emthini,” ukuze intsikelelo ka-Abraham ibe sezintlangeni ngoKristu Yesu; ukuze idinga loMoya silamkele ngalo ukholo. (Gal 3:13-14)

Ubabalo luthetha ‘ubabalo olungasifanelanga.’ UThixo wayenezizathu nelungelo lokusigweba nokusitshabalalisa: kodwa uxolelo lukaThixo luza kuthi ‘njengommangaliso wobabalo’ esingalufumananga nongenamiqathango.’ Uthando lwakhe ngathi lukhulu kangangokuba wakhetha ukuva isohlwayo sezono zethu kunokuba asibone sitshatyalaliswa zizo. Ekuphela kwento ekufuneka siyenzile kukujonga kuYesu kwaye simthembe.

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Ummangaliso ‘KaThixo Ngathi’

Inxalenye yesibini yommangaliso kaThixo ongasifanelanga wokuhlangula kumandla esono imangalisa ngakumbi; UThixo ngokwakhe uceba ukuza aphile ngaphakathi nangathi!

Ndoninika intliziyo entsha;, ndifake umoya omtsha ngaphakathi kwenu; ndiyisuse intliziyo yelitye enyameni yenu, ndoninika intliziyo yenyama. Ndiya kufaka uMoya wam phakathi kwenu, ndinihambise ngemimiselo yam, nize niyigcine imimiselo yam, kwaye uzenze. (Eze 36:26-27)

Ngoku, ngengqiqo enye, UThixo ebesoloko ekwenza oko: ngokuba uThixo ukho kuyo yonke indawo. Njengoko uPawulos wacacisela izithandi zobulumko zaseAtene:

UThixo owenza ihlabathi nazo zonke izinto ezikulo, yena, eyiNkosi yezulu nomhlaba, akahlali zitempileni zenziwe ngazandla, kananjalo akakhonzwa zizandla zabantu, ngokungathi wayeswele nantoni na, yena ngokwakhe ubanika bonke ubomi nomphefumlo, nazo zonke izinto. … nangona engekude kuye ngamnye wethu. ‘Kuba sihleli kuye, kwaye uhambe, kwaye sibe nobuntu bethu.’ Njengoko ezinye iimbongi zakho zitshilo, ‘Kuba nathi siyinzala yakhe.’ (Act 17:24-28)

Kodwa into uThixo ayicebisayo apha lulwalamano lobuqu olusondele ngakumbi nolungaphezu kokuba umntu ebesazi ngaphambili. Mandulo, sasimazi uThixo njengomntu ‘ophaya,’ esixelela indlela esifanele siziphathe ngayo. Kodwa ngoku unenjongo yokuba simve ‘ngaphakathi kwethu’ – ukufunda ukuziva ngendlela Aziva ngayo, nqwenela izinto azinqwenelayo kwaye wenze ngendlela Azenza ngayo.

Khangela, ziyeza iintsuku, utsho uYehova, ukuba ndenze umnqophiso omtsha nendlu kaSirayeli, kunye nendlu kaYuda: ungahambi ngokomnqophiso endawenzela ooyise, mini ndababamba ngesandla, ndibakhupha ezweni laseYiputa.; bawaphula wona umnqophiso wam, nakuba bendingumyeni kubo, utsho uYehova. Nguwo ke lo umnqophiso, endiya kuwenza nendlu kaSirayeli emva kwaloo mihla, utsho uYehova: ndiya kuwubeka umyalelo wam embilinini yabo, kwaye ndiya kuyibhala entliziyweni yabo; ndibe nguThixo wabo, kwaye baya kuba ngabantu bam: bangabi safundisa elowo ummelwane wakhe, elowo ngumzalwana wakhe, bathi, Mazini uYehova; ngokuba bonke baya kundazi, bethabathela komncinane besa komkhulu, utsho uYehova: ngokuba ndiya kubuxolela ubugwenxa babo, nesono sabo ndingabi sasikhumbula. (Jer 31:31-34)

Sisoloko sisenza impazamo yokuzama ukulwa nesilingo ngokuthe ngqo. Ngokwenza oku, sijolisa ingqalelo yethu kule ngxaki; hayi isisombululo. Oku akufane kusebenze; kwaye nokuba iyenzeka siwela ngokukhawuleza kumgibe wokukholelwa ukuba siphumelele ingxaki; ngoko ukuzingca kungene. Kodwa xa sinikela ingqalelo yethu kuYesu, emva koko uMoya oyiNgcwele (oweza wahlala ngaphakathi kwethu) umtyhila kuthi ngendlela yokuba umnqweno wethu wokufana naye ube mkhulu kuneminqweno yethu yemvelo; kwaye izilingo ziphelelwa ngamandla kuthi. Kunokuba ibe lidabi lokuxhathisa isilingo, ukonwabela ubukho bukaThixo kuba luyolo olukhululayo.

Kodwa sonke, ngobuso obubhenqwe isigqubuthelo sibukhangela njengokwasesipilini ubuqaqawuli beNkosi, benziwa kumila kumbi besuka ebuqaqawulini sisinge ebuqaqawulini, njengoko kuvela eNkosini, uMoya. (2Co 3:18)

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Imibhalo esemazantsi

1. Okubuhlungu, kwenzeka oko ekugqibeleni.
   Kubonakala ngathi, emva kokuba ingozi idlulile, inyoka yayisagcinwe ukuze ikhumbuze abantu ngalo mmangaliso ungaqhelekanga. Kodwa, ixesha elidlulele, yaba yinto yokunqulwa. Phantse 1,000 kwiminyaka kamva sifunda ukuba uKumkani uHezekiya “wayityumza inyoka yobhedu awayenzayo uMoses; ngokuba kwada kwayiloo mini oonyana bakaSirayeli beqhumisela kuyo; Wayibiza ngokuba yiNehushtan,” (‘iqhekeza lobhedu’) (2Ki 18:4)