Iidiliya ezimuncu

ooyise badle iidiliya ezimuncu;, kwaye amazinyo abantwana aba buthelezi. (UHezekile 18:2)

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Iingcambu zayo zivela kumazwi athethwa nguThixo ngokwakhe:

“Yehova! Yehova, uThixo onenceba nobabalo, uzeka kade umsindo, umkhulu ngenceba nenyaniso, ogcinela amawaka inceba, oxolela ubugwenxa, nokreqo, nesono;; oko akuyi kumkhulula onetyala, ubuvelela ubugwenxa booyise koonyana, nakubantwana babantwana, kwesesithathu nakwesesine isizukulwana. (Ekso 34:6-7)

Sonke siyawathanda amasuntswana athetha ngothando noxolelo lukaThixo. Kodwa siyakhathazeka xa uThixo esithi akayi kumkhulula onetyala. Kuthekani ukuba sinetyala? Ngaba oko kuthetha ukuba asinakuxolelwa? Kodwa yinto yokugqibela efika kuthi ngokwenene. Yintoni le yokuba uThixo ohlwaya abantwana ngento eyenziwe ngabazali babo?

Masiqale ngeyona nto ilula. Ibinzana elithi ‘ukuze lingamenzi onetyala’ liyimizamo yokuguqulela isaci sesiHebhere esifundeka ngokoqobo, “hayi siyazi,” apho siyazi kuthetha ‘ukuba (okanye wenze) ucoceke.’ * Ukuphindwa kabini kwegama kunentsingiselo yokuhlanjululwa ngokupheleleyo. Akukho ukusetyenziswa kwegama elithi 'ityala' okanye 'ityala:’ kodwa oko kuthethwa yimfuno yokucoca. Nangona kunjalo, i-negative ibonisa ukuba, nangona uThixo ekulungele ukuxolela, kukho into engenakuyenza ukuxolela. UThixo akaguquguquki izinto ezidluleyo aze azenze zibe ngathi azizange zenzeke. Ukuxolelwa nguThixo kunokusibuyisela kulwalamano olusondeleyo naye olufana nokuba asizange senze isono. Kodwa izenzo zethu zangaphambili zisenemiphumo; kwaye kuya kufuneka sijongane nazo.

Oku kusizisa kwinxalenye yokugqibela yengxelo. UThixo ‘ubuvelela njani ubugwenxa booyise kubantwana,’ kwaye kutheni? Igama lesiHebhere eliguqulelwe ngokuthi ‘ndwendwela’ lithi ipakethe. Intsingiselo ephambili yile, injalo, 'ukundwendwela (ngenjongo yobuhlobo okanye yobutshaba).’ Ngomzekeliso linokuthetha ‘ukongamela, ukuhlanganisa, intlawulo, ukhuthalelo lwe, khumbula, idiphozithi, njl.’ * Phawula ngokukodwa ukuba eli gama alichazi ukuba injongo yeyobuhlobo okanye bubutshaba: kodwa isixelela ukuba uThixo unomdla wobuqu kwinkqubo apho izenzo eziphosakeleyo zooyise zinempembelelo eqhubekayo kubomi babantwana..

Kuya kuba luncedo kweli nqanaba ukubanga nje ukuba uThixo ungowakhe umjongi ozimeleyo weziphumo eziziswe kubantwana ngoobawo.; nokuba yena ngokwakhe akathwali xanduva ngabo. Kodwa oko kuya kuba yinto elula kakhulu. Kwesi sicatshulwa, UThixo uyakuvuma ekuhleni ukubandakanyeka kwakhe kule nkqubo. Kwaye kukho iimeko ezimbalwa kwiTestamente eNdala apho ukubandakanyeka kukaThixo kwakuthetha ukuba abantwana bafa ngenxa yezenzo zikayise.. Umzekelo, nini 3 amadoda axhokonxa imvukelo nxamnye noMoses wona, neentsapho zabo zonke, wafa kwinyikima (Amanani 16:1-33). Kwaye xa uDavide wakrexeza noBhatshebha, umntwana wokuqala kolo manyano wafa (2 uSamuweli 12:14-23). Ngoko kwakutheni ukuze oku?

Ingxaki Yelifa

Uluntu lwezo mini ubukhulu becala lwalungoosolusapho. Ukukholelwa kubomi basemva kokufa kwakungeyonxalenye yehlabathi; ngoko ke abantu bafuna eyona njongo nenjongo yobomi kwizinto zabo kwaye, ngakumbi, inzala yabo. Abantwana bendoda babesisiqinisekiso sakhe sodumo oluhlala luhleli. Kwaye njengoko kwakungekho zicwangciso zomhlalaphantsi karhulumente, abantwana bakhe, mhlawumbi nabazukulwana bakhe nabantwana babazukulwana bakhe (isizukulwana sesithathu nesesine) zazikwalunqabiseko lwakhe ebudaleni. Kwiindawo ezinjalo ukunyaniseka kwentsapho kwakunamandla kakhulu. Ukuba ilungu losapho (ingakumbi umdala) amanye amalungu entsapho ayeziva efanelwe yimbeko yokuwaphindezela. Nanamhlanje, kwiindawo zolu hlobo, ungquzulwano lwegazi lunokuhlala kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana.

Amadoda ayeza kwenza umgama omde, kuquka ukubulala, ukukhusela umnombo kunye nodumo lwabo. Ngemilinganiselo eyahlukahlukeneyo yokuziphatha neyonqulo yaye ‘ubugorha bububulungisa’ ngokufuthi bungowona mgaqo ubalaseleyo, Izohlwayo eziqatha zazidla ngokuba kuphela kwendlela yokumisela ucwangco. Kwaye kuluntu olunjalo, ukufa kwakungajongwa njengesona sohlwayo sokugqibela: kunoko yayikukuba igama nelifa lomntu kufuneka licinywe ngokungabi nandlalifa.

Xa amadoda avukela uMoses, ukuba bebesohlwaywa bodwa, loo mvukelo ngeyayigquba ebantwaneni babo. Ngoko uMoses wabongoza uThixo ukuba awugqibe lo mbandela ngokushenxisa zonke iintsapho zawo. Phawula, nangona kunjalo, ukuba oku akuthethi ukuba abafazi nabantwana bagwetyelwe esihogweni. (Esi sicatshulwa sibachaza behla bephila ‘emhadini’: kodwa eli ligama lesiHebhere elithi ‘Shiyol,’ nto leyo ebonisa indawo apho abafileyo balindele umgwebo kaThixo). Akukho nanye into ebonisa ukuba uThixo wayemthiyile umntwana ongumgqakhwe kaDavide. Ingxaki yayikukuba umzekelo kaDavide wawuya kumisela umzekelo oyingozi waza wanikela isizathu esikhulu kwiintshaba zikaThixo.. Kodwa xa uSolomon wazalwa emva komtshato kaDavide noBhatshebha, UThixo wamnika igama elikhethekileyo - 'uJedidiya,’ (‘ethandwa nguThixo’) - njengokungqina ukuba akazange abambe iziphoso zangaphambili zikaDavide kumntwana.

Umdlalo Wetyala

Ukuzama ukutyhola abantu ngezenzo zethu ezigwenxa kudala njengesizwe. UAdam: ‘Yayingendim – ngumfazi owandinika wona.’ UEva: ‘Yayiyinyoka.’ Abafundi bezakwalizwi nabathandabuzayo: ‘Kwakutheni ukuze inyoka nomthi ube semyezweni kwasekuqaleni?’

Siye sabona ukuba uThixo akayilahli imbopheleleko yakhe kule mibandela. Ngokucacileyo, ukuba uThixo wazi konke, umele ukuba wayeyibonile kwangaphambili into eyayiza kwenzeka. Kodwa injongo kaThixo libutho labantu elinothando nokuxhomekeka kwelinye; yaye oku akunakwenzeka ngaphandle kokuba abantu banenkululeko yokuzikhethela enoba baya kuphila ngokweminqweno yabo yokuzingca okanye ekulungelweni kwabanye.. Ukuba sikhetha kakuhle, sisikelelwe sonke. Ukuba sikhetha kakubi, abanye baya kubandezeleka kwaye njalo, ekugqibeleni, siya kwenza njalo.

Akufuneki sivumele umdlalo otyholayo usiphazamise kulowo unetyala-lowo wenza ukhetho lokuzikhethela kuyo nayiphi na imeko.. Okusibuyisela kwiidiliya ezimuncu.

AmaSirayeli omhla kaHezekile ayedlala umdlalo wokutyhola. Babenesizathu sokukhalaza. Ukulandelelana kookumkani abangendawo kwabangela ukuba olo hlanga lutshabalale yaye lwalubandezeleka ngenxa yemiphumo yezono zikayise.. Ngoko ayebambelele kwingcamango yokuba uThixo ngokwakhe ‘wayevelela izono zooyise kubantwana,’ ebonakalisa umsindo wakhe ngenxa yezono zookhokho babo abafileyo. Yayingelotyala labo; kwakungekho nto banokuyenza ngaloo nto; kwaye kwakungafanelekanga!

Kodwa oko kwakungeyonyaniso.

Ukubuyiswa - ukubetha kwentliziyo kaThixo

UThixo akazange abe nomsindo kumaSirayeli ngenxa yezono zikayise: kodwa ngenxa yokuba babeziqhubela phambili (kunye nokongeza ukwahluka kwezabo). Lo ngumjikelo okhohlakeleyo odla ngokulandela umzekelo ombi wabazali. Abantwana baba ngamaxhoba, emva koko uye ukuba ngamaxhoba, ngalo lonke elo xesha bezingxengxezela ngelithi abazali babo babenze lento.

Ewe, babethwaxwa yimiphumo yemvelo yezono zikayise: kwaye indlela eya ekubuyiselweni yayingayi kuba lula. Kodwa intliziyo kaThixo kuthi yileyo, nokuba siye satshona kangakanani na, ufuna ukusivusa kwakhona. Yaye ngoko uyaligatya iqhalo elithi ‘iidiliya ezimuncu’ aze achaze esi sigidimi sikuHezekile, Isahluko 18.

Umntu owenza okusesikweni nothe tye ulilungisa; inene, uya kuphila. (Hayi 18:4-9)

Ukuba uthe waba nonyana onogonyamelo, ongendawo;, unyana lowo uya kufa ngenxa yobubi abenzileyo. Iya kuba lityala lonyana ngokwakhe. Kodwa ke ukuba uthe waba nonyana, eqonda ububi bezenzo zikayise, ukhetha ukuhamba ngendlela kaThixo ngoko ngokuqinisekileyo loo nyana uya kuphila. (Hayi 18:10-17)

Lowo wonayo uyafa. Unyana akanasabelo kwityala likayise, noyise lowo womntwana. Ubulungisa bamalungisa buyabalelwa kubo;, ububi babangendawo bubekwe phezu kwabo. (Hayi 18:20)

Kodwa ukuba umntu okhohlakeleyo uyabuya kwiindlela zakhe ezimbi aze ahambe ngendlela kaThixo, abayi kufa. Izono zabo zangaphambili aziyi kubalelwa kubo. Baya kuphila ngenxa yehambo yabo yobulungisa. UThixo uvakalisa ukuba akakholiswa kukufa kongendawo: kodwa, endaweni yoko, uyakholiswa kukuba baguquke baze baphile. Kodwa ukuba umntu uthe wayilahla ihambo yakhe yobulungisa yangaphambili, ngenxa yobomi obungendawo, izenzo zabo ezilungileyo zangaphambili azisabalwa nantoni na. Baya kufa ngenxa yobubi ababenzayo ngoku. (Hayi 18:21-24)

Ngoko uThixo uyacenga, “Yahlukanani nazo zonke izikreqo enizenzileyo, kwaye ufumane intliziyo entsha nomoya omtsha. Kutheni uzofa, abantu bakwaSirayeli? Ngokuba akumnandi kum ukufa komntu;, itsho iNkosi uYehova. Guquka uphile!” (Hayi 18:31-32 NIV)

Kanye njengokuba amaSirayeli esiwa ekuthinjweni ngenxa yezono zawo nezoyise, UThixo usajongile (undwendwelo) zona, kwaye izisele umyalezo wentuthuzelo nethemba:

‘Yakhani izindlu nihlale phantsi. Tyala izitiya uze utye oko ukhule kuzo. Tshata ube nabantwana. Emva koko uyeke abantwana bakho batshate, ukuze nabo babe nabantwana. Nize nande ngamanani, ninganciphi;. Sebenzela okulungileyo ezixekweni endinibambe kuzo. Bathandazeleni kum, ngokuba bathe baba nempumelelo, nawe uya kuba nempumelelo.

‘Xa iminyaka engamashumi asixhenxe yeBhabhiloni iphelile, Ndiya kuba nemfesane ngani, ndisigcine isithembiso sam sokunibuyisela ekhaya. Mna ndedwa ndiyazazi izicwangciso endinazo ngawe, uceba ukunizisela impumelelo, hayi intlekele, izicwangciso zokuzisa ikamva onethemba lalo. Uya kwandula undibize. Niya kuza nithandaze kum, ndiya kukuphendula mna. Niya kundifuna, yaye niya kundifumana ngenxa yokuba niya kundifuna ngentliziyo yenu yonke. Ewe, Ndithi, uya kundifumana, ndikubuyisele emhlabeni wakho. Ndiya kunibutha emazweni onke, nasezindaweni zonke endanichithangala kuzo, ndinibuyisele ezweni endanifudusela kulo. I, iNkosi, ndithethile.’ (Ngokuba 29:5-7,10-14. GNB)

Ke, Ewe, siyabandezeleka ngenxa yemiphumo emibi yabazali bethu. Kodwa ayisiyiyo le nto iya kusichaza okanye imisele ikamva lethu. Yimpendulo yethu yobuqu kuThixo, osoloko elangazelela ukukusikelela kwaye akubuyisele kubudlelwane bothando kunye naye, ukukunceda uphumelele kwaye kukunike ithemba elitsha ngekamva.

* I-Strong's Analytical Concordance.