Izulu Ukuhlawula?

Nokuba besiphila ubomi bokuzincama obugqibeleleyo ukususela ngoku ukuya phambili, oko bekungayi kuba ngaphezu kokuba bekulindelwe kuthi. Kodwa ayinako ukulihlawula ityala elenziwe zizenzo zethu ezigwenxa zangaphambili.

Ngokunjalo nawe, Xa wenze zonke izinto ezikuwisele umthetho ngazo, yithi, 'Singabakhonzi abangafanelekanga. Siwenzile umsebenzi wethu.’ (Luk 17:10)

Baxelele, Ndiphila nje, itsho iNkosi uYehova, Akumnandi kum ukufa kongendawo;; kuba makabuye ongendawo endleleni yakhe, aphile: jika wena, buyani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi; yini na ukuba ufe, indlu kaSirayeli? (Eze 33:11,/x])

Ke, sijongene nokungakwazi kwethu ukwenza okulungileyo intsilelo, zimbini kuphela izinto ezinokwenzeka eziseleyo. Okanye:

1. Ngokwethiyori, UThixo unokusuka nje alicime ityala. Kodwa oko bekuya kwenza uThixo abe lixoki (yabona Gen 2:17 Gen 3:4 & Gen 3:19) kwaye uvumele uSathana atyhole uThixo ngokungekho sikweni, ukubona ukuba uThixo uya kukhetha ukuxolela uluntu ngoxa esagweba uSathana. Okanye,
2. Izulu kufuneka lihlawule. NguThixo, osele eve intlungu nokukhutyekiswa ngakumbi kunaye nawuphi na omnye ngenxa yezenzo zethu nezikaSathana, nguye kuphela omkhulu ngokwaneleyo ukuhlalisa amanqaku. Ngokukhetha ngokuzithandela ukubandezeleka kwimiphumo yesono sethu (kwakhona Konke!) endaweni yethu, UYesu uzenza indawo yethu. Okwangoku, ngaxeshanye, USathana uzenza umbulali oyintloko; ngaloo ndlela imhlutha naliphi na ibango lakhe lokuyekelela. Ikratshi likaSathana nentiyo yakhe imsa entshabalalweni: ngelixa uthando lukaThixo lusibuyisela kuye.

Kungekudala emva kokuqalisa le projekthi, Ndanikwa ikopi yencwadi kaDavid Bentley Hart, “Ukuze Bonke basindiswe. Izulu, Isihogo & Usindiso Lwehlabathi Lonke.” Ndibene, kanjalo, funda inani leencwadi ezixhasa iimbono ezifanayo ngaphambili. Kodwa ndandifuna ukugxila koko kwathethwa nguYesu, kunokuba nditsaleleke kwiingxabano mhlawumbi ndihlasele okanye ndikhusele okwam, okanye abanye’ izikhundla zezakwalizwi. Ngoko ndayeka ngabom ukuyifunda de ndaziva ndikulungele ukuqalisa koku, isahluko sam sokuvala.

UDavid uqalisa intshayelelo yakhe ngesi sicatshulwa silandelayo sikaWilliam James:

Ukuba ingqikelelo besiyinikiwe yelizwe apho … izigidi [kufuneke ku] ugcinwe wonwabile ngokusisigxina kwimeko enye elula yokuba umphefumlo othile olahlekileyo kwindawo ekude yezinto kufuneka uphile ubomi bentuthumbo enesithukuthezi., yintoni ngaphandle kokuthandabuza [sic] kunye nohlobo oluzimeleyo lweemvakalelo ezinokuthi zisenze sizive ngoko nangoko, nangona kwavela inkuthazo ngaphakathi kuthi yokubambelela kulonwabo olunikelwayo, bekuya kuba yingozi kangakanani na xa yamkelwe ngabom njengesiqhamo sorhwebo olunjalo?¹

Le yayingeyoncwadi yokuqala endayifundayo eyayixhasa iimbono ezinjalo, ngoko akuzange kumangalise: kodwa nangona kunjalo ndothuswa yindlela eyandothusa ngayo kwaye yandikhubekisa ngayo. Iqweqwe layichaza ngokuthi “Yinto ehlabayo, ngamandla, ukuhlasela ngobuchule abo bakholelwa ukuba kukho into ebizwa ngokuba sisigwebo sikanaphakade.” Oko kwaba kanye njengoko ndandilindele: kwaye yayisisizathu sokuba ndiyeke ukuyifunda. Ndandifuna ukuqwalasela iingxoxo ngokufanelekileyo- ndizama ukunqanda ukuthambekela kokusabela ngokweemvakalelo okanye umnqweno wokuzithethelela. Kodwa eyona nto yandothusayo yayilinqanaba apho umbhali wayebonakala ephosa inqaku elibalulekileyo. Andifuni kukhetha uDavid ngokugxekwa ngokukodwa kule nkalo. Inyaniso yeyokuba kuninzi apha endinokuvelana nako: okwangoku, njengoko ndandiyifunda, Ingqondo yam eyothusayo kukuba iNkosi yam inyeliswa ngempazamo.

Xa ithathwa kumxholo wayo wokuqala, Umbuzo kaWilliam James ugxile ngendlela eyahlukileyo. Ngokwenene ukwinkqubo yokubonisa umahluko okhoyo phakathi kwengqiqo neemvakalelo; kunye nokubuza ngempumelelo, “Uziva njani ngokwamkela omnye umntu njengebhokhwe yokulahla izenzo zakho ezigwenxa?"² Impendulo ilula: "Akulunganga; kwaye indenza ndizive kakubi.” Ngoko nangoko ndiziva ndiphikisana, ndisazi ukuba ndinetyala, ndingenaso nesinye isizathu sokuba ndingakonwabela ukukhululeka. Kodwa kumxholo wentshayelelo kaDavide, Lo mbuzo undigxininise kumbandela ongeyiyo-inkolelo yokungabi nantliziyo yakhe nawuphi na uThixo onokuthi avumele imeko enje..

Kucacile ayilunganga ukuba omnye umntu kufuneka ahlupheke ngenxa yolonwabo lwam. Kodwa umbuzo ekufuneka ndijongane nawo ngulo: “Ngaba mna ndikulungele ukuziphendulela ngako konke okwadlulayo (kunye nekamva) izenzo?” Oko ingaba yiba nobulungisa; kwaye ndiyazi mna kufanele ukuvuma: kodwa andinguye. Kuba kwaloo mbono iyandoyikisa ndingazi. Kutheni le nto? Kukho izinto ezimbini ngokukodwa; ngokungenasiphelo yaye ubulungisa.

Xa sicinga ngokungenasiphelo, sicinga ubukhulu becala ngokwexesha elingenasiphelo: kodwa oko yinxalenye yomfanekiso. Okungapheliyo kuthetha ngaphandle komda. Siyasokola nombono wexesha elingenamkhawulo: kodwa kukho izinto ezoyikeka kakhulu kunoko. Kanjalo, ixesha elingapheliyo ayisoyiki kwaphela. ‘Babehlala ngolonwabo emva koko,’ sisiphelo sakudala kuninzi lwamabali abantwana abaya kulala. Kodwa vumela emva koko’ iba ngumthwalo kwaye neyona nto icaphukisayo ingenamsebenzi inokuba yintuthumbo.

Nangona kunjalo, enye into eyoyikisayo ngokwenene yimfuno ubulungisa. Ubulungisa ngokwemvelo abuguquki: “Iliso ngeliso nezinyo ngezinyo.” Ifuna ukuba kwenziwe intlawulo ngokupheleleyo. Kakhulu njengoko siyithiyile kwaye siyoyika umbono, simele sivume ukuba nawuphi na umonakalo esiwubangelayo kwabanye umele uxanduva esinalo kubo. Nangona kunjalo inyaniso yeyokuba uninzi lweziphumo ezibi ezinokubakho zezenzo zethu zombini azinakuguqulwa kwaye ziyaqhubeka. Isenzo esinye sokungacingi sisenokubuphelisa ubomi bethu size sishiye abanye bekwimeko yentlungu nelahleko esisigxina. Yaye kuthekani ngaloo maxesha xa izenzo zethu zingazange zibe ngamabona-ndenzile: ke okunene unetyala? Sizama ngamandla ukungazihoyi ezi. Uluvo, Ngamana angabolela esihogweni ngonaphakade!” iyasothusa kwaye isishiya sifuna enye indlela ebhetele. Ndifuna ‘ityala elilinganiselweyo’ igatya elibhaliweyo kwikhontrakthi: kodwa amatyala am makhulu kunokuba ndinethemba lokuwahlawula. Ke yintoni enye 'engcono’ ikhona i? Akukho konke konke – ngaphandle kwenceba engenamiqathango.

Yiyo ke loo nto ndishiywe naloo ngqondo iphazamisayo yokuba iNkosi yam iyanyeliswa. Umahluko phakathi kwesam isimo sengqondo nesikaYesu ugqithise kakhulu kuneso setshokhwe netshizi. Ndiyayithanda ingcamango yokwamkela uxanduva olupheleleyo ngomonakalo endiwubangeleyo: kanti uYesu uzinikela ukuba anyamezele nakuphi na ukubandezeleka nelahleko efunekayo ukuze ahlawule ityala lam! Hayi kakhulu njengexhoba eliqhelekileyo lomntu, umsulwa okanye unetyala, uye wagwetyelwa ‘ukuphila ubomi bentuthumbo elilolo’ ‘kwisiphelo sezinto ezikude’ ukuze sixolelwe yaye sifumane indawo ezulwini.. Endaweni yoko, yayingoyena Nyana uyintanda kaThixo, UYesu-osondele kwaye ethandeka kuye kunabo nabuphi na ubudlelwane bukayise nonyana ongumntu owakhe wanyamezela intuthumbo yokwahlukaniswa okunjalo.. "Thixo wam, Thixo wam, undishiyeleni na??" (Mat 27:46)³

Ngaba oku kwakufanelekile kuYesu? Hayi!! Kodwa ngaba wayenyanzelekile ukuba enze oku? Akunjalo kwaphela – uzinikele! (Jn 10:17-18.)

Ibambela Elingenabulungisa

Inkcubeko yethu yoluntu iyawamkela ngokupheleleyo umgaqo wokuthatha indawo. Umzekelo, phantse naliphi na ityala lemali lisenokucinywa ngoko nangoko ukuba kunokufunyanwa umntu othile osisityebi okulungeleyo ukwamkela uxanduva lokuhlawula ityala lomnye.. Oku kungenxa yokuba eyona ngqwalasela yobulungisa kumatyala alula ngolo hlobo idla ngokuba yilahleko efunyanwa ngumbolekisi. Ke ukuba ilahleko inokwenziwa ilungile, ibango lomboleki liphelile.

Kodwa ubulungisa abukhathaleli kuphela ngenzuzo elula kunye nelahleko: ikwaxhalabile ngathi njengabantu abazaziyo - singoobani kunye nendlela esiziva ngayo. Kuthekani ngokwenzakala ngokweemvakalelo nasemzimbeni okubangelwa zizenzo zomoni? Akufanele ukuba umenzi woni ukuziva uhlobo olufanayo lwentlungu oluvayo ixhoba? Yiyiphi enye indlela umntu anokuqiniseka ngayo ukuba uyabuqonda ubunzulu besono sakhe, kwaye unokuthenjwa ukuba awusayi kuphinda ukhubekise?

Oku kusizisa ngokuchasene nemiba emibini enokungqubana yobulungisa; imbuyekezo okanye uxolelaniso? Ezi nkalo zifeza yiphi injongo?

Okulungileyo nokubi kwempindezelo

Ukuziphindezela nokuziphindezela kunokuba nzima kakhulu ukwahlula omnye komnye: kodwa kukho umahluko obalulekileyo; kwaye inento yokwenza nendlela esenza ngayo ukuziva. Ichaphazela imvakalelo yolwaneliseko - okanye ngenye indlela - esivakalelwa ngayo xa sibona umoni enyamezele uhlobo olufanayo lwempatho abeyibangele omnye.. Beka ngokulula, ukuba kuyandonwabisa ukubona umntu ehlupheka njengam, ngoko ndingcono njani ngokuziphatha kunabo? Kanjalo, ndingabi worse, ekubeni ukubandezeleka kwam kusenokwenzeka ukuba yayingeyonjongo yabo yantlandlolo? Yimpindezelo le. Kusebenza ububi kum; yaye, njengoko bekutshiwo ngaphambili, ngoyena nobangela wokuhla kwentshabalalo.

Ukuxolelana okanye ukuxolisa?

Kwelinye icala, uxolelwaniso ludla ngokuzisa imvakalelo enzulu yolwaneliseko njengoko kubuyiselwa imvisiswano phakathi kwabantu. Kusenokuba kukho ilahleko: kodwa oko kuhlawulelwa ngakumbi ziimvakalelo zothando nokuxolela ezivuselelweyo, kunye nethemba lekamva elingcono neliqaqambileyo. Kodwa hayi rhoqo. Kwakhona, kukho umba wenjongo yokuziphatha apha ebonisa umahluko phakathi koxolelwaniso kunye nokuxolisa. Uxolelwaniso lusoloko lufuna ukuseka isiseko esiqinileyo sothando kubo bonke, nakubeni loo nkqubo isenokufuna imibingelelo eyongezelelekileyo yokuzithandela ngulowo uhlelelekileyo. Kwelinye icala, ukuxolisa kulungiselelwe ukutyeshela imigaqo esisiseko yothando nobulungisa ukuze kuthintelwe iindleko ezingakumbi zobuqu.

Umzekelo, makhe siqwalasele imeko yangoku ngokuphathelele ukuhlasela kweRashiya eUkraine. Ngaphandle kwamabango kunye namabango aphikisanayo malunga nemiba yembali kunye nezopolitiko, umba ongxamisekileyo kukuba iRashiya iye yafuna ukuyithimba ngenkani kwaye iUkraine ilahlekelwe kakhulu. Ungasonjululwa njani lo mba? Ukuba iRussia ivunyelwe ukugcina nje iinzuzo zayo, umlo wawuya kuyeka – okwangoku: kodwa ingxaki ayikasonjululwa, kwaye kuya kubakho uloyiko oluzingileyo lokuba kuya kulandela ukuhluthwa komhlaba okungakumbi, ngenxa yokuba akuzange kubekho tshintsho lusisiseko lwesimo sengqondo. Oku kukuzonwabisa. Kwaye, kwanokuba iRashiya ibinokuvuma ukuba iindlela zayo beziphosakele, kunye nokurhoxiswa kunye nembuyekezo, obo bomi bulahlekileyo nobonakeleyo abunakutshintshwa. Akukho sixa sembuyekezo esinokuze sihlawule ngokwenyani amanqaku.

Ngoko ke yintoni enokwenza ‘ukulungiswa okusesikweni’ kwiimeko ezinjalo? Kufuneka kufike ixesha apho lowo wonzakeleyo azimisele ukucima naliphi na ibango elingekahlawulwa lembuyekezo; kodwa phantsi kwesiphi isiseko? Ngaphezu koko, baya kufuna isiqinisekiso sokuba umenzi wobubi uye waguquka ngokwenene; ukuba bazisola ngokwenene ngezenzo zabo zexesha elidluleyo yaye bazimisele ukuba bangaphindi bacaphuke. Esi kuphela kwesiseko soxolelwaniso lokwenyani: kodwa inokufezekiswa njani?

Ukulungelelanisa izikali zoBulungisa

‘Ubulungisa’ uboniswe ngokudumileyo phezu kwenkundla ye-Old Bailey eLondon njengomntu ophethe ikrele (emele imbuyekezo) kwesinye isandla kunye nezikali kwesinye. Ukusuka emhlabeni akunakwenzeka ukubona oko kukwisikali: kodwa, ngokusebenza, beziya kusetyenziselwa ukuseka ubunzima bezinto ezibonisa iimpawu ezahlukeneyo kakhulu. Lo mzekelo ulula womzimba ugxininisa iinkalo ezimbini ezibalulekileyo zobulungisa: Okokuqala, okusesikweni rhoqo hayi zibandakanya ngokulula ‘ukuthanda-ukufana’ uthelekiso; kwaye okwesibini sithi, sijonga izinto ngokwembono yethu yasemhlabeni esikelwe umda, zinokusilela rhoqo ukuqonda ngokupheleleyo izizathu zokuba kutheni izinto ezibonakala ngathi zahlukile zinokumiselwa ukuba zibe neziphumo ezifanayo.. Kodwa okwesithathu, kubalulekile, Inkalo yobulungisa ishwankathelwa kwisaci sakudala, ‘Okusesikweni makungenziwa kuphela: kufuneka kubonwe ukuba kwenziwa.’ Apho kukho intandabuzo malunga nokuchaneka kothelekiso (ewe. Ngaba iingalo zebhalansi zithe tye kwaye zinobude obulinganayo?) ngoko kusenokufuneka sibhenele kumgaqo othi ‘ngaphezu’ ukulingana ukuze lowo unokuba ngummangali aneliseke ngokupheleleyo ngobulungisa bokuhlaliswa kwabo. Kodwa oku kuxhomekeke kwelinye icala ukuba likulungele ukwamkela ukubakho kwelahleko eyongezelelekileyo yobuqu ngenxa yemvisiswano.

NguYesu’ UTshintsho olungenabulungisa lubonelela ngoBulungisa obugqibeleleyo

Ngaba Yayingenasiphelo?

Abagxeki badla ngokukhawuleza ukubanga ukuba iintsuku ezintathu zikaYesu’ ukubandezeleka nokufa akunakufaniswa nangayiphi na indlela nokubandezeleka kwesihogo sikanaphakade ngumntu omnye, bayeke bonke abo babefanele ukuba bohlwaywe edikeni lomlilo, nokuba isohlwayo sifutshane okanye side kangakanani na. Kodwa bayasilela ukuqonda ukuba yayingubani na owabandezelekayo kweli tyala kunye nomlinganiselo wokubandezeleka awakunyamezelayo.. Nakuthi njengabantu, siyaqonda ukuba ukutshiswa kwekhandlela elinye akubuhlungu kakhulu kunokutshiswa yonke indawo; nangona, yeyethu, Ukugqithiswa kweemvakalelo kuya kunciphisa ukubandezeleka kwethu kwiimeko ezinzima. Kodwa kuThixo ongenasiphelo, ekwaziyo ukuqaphela ngaxeshanye iimvakalelo zayo yonke indalo yakhe, akukho mida enokwenzeka. Ngapha koko, sikwaqaphela ibhalansi phakathi kobude kunye nobunzulu; kangangokuba kathathu ubunzulu bexesha elinikiweyo bulingana nesinye kwisithathu sobunzulu obuphindwe kathathu ubude.. Asinakukwazi nokuyithelekelela into awayivayo uYesu xa ubunzima noloyiko lwazo zonke izenzo ezingendawo ezakha zenziwa emhlabeni wethu zabekwa phezu kwakhe.! (Is 53:6[\x]; 1Jn 2:2[\x]).

Yaye akuphelelanga apho. Sele sibonisile ukuba uThixo weva intlungu kubo bonke obu bubi xa benziwa okokuqala, nangaphezu kokuba senze. Okwangoku, kunokuba siziphindezelele kuthi, Kunoko uye wakhetha ukunyamezela intlungu nentlungu engakumbi ngokuvumela uNyana wakhe, NguYesu, lowo amthandayo njengenxalenye yesiqu sakhe, ukuthatha isohlwayo sethu endaweni yoko; eneneni ukubandezeleka kabini, ukuba akukho ngaphezulu!

Ubanjwe nguThando

Kumaxesha amandulo, abalawuli babedla ngokubhenela kwizinto ezibaxiweyo, kodwa unamandla, iindlela zokuthintela izenzo eziphindaphindiweyo zokungcatsha. Babeza kubamba abathinjwa; ukukhetha abo bantu babedume ngokuthandwa kakhulu ngumaphuli-mthetho. Ngalo lonke ixesha umenzi wobubi wayenyanisekile kwizithembiso zabo, intlalo-ntle yothandekayo wabo yayiqinisekisiwe: kodwa ukuba akunjalo, babeza kubandezeleka. Phantse wonke umntu unomntu okanye into ethetha phantse kangangoko, ukuba akukho nangaphezulu, kunobomi ngokwabo; kunye nokuthanda loo mntu okanye into enye inika inkuthazo kunye nesiqinisekiso sezenzo zabo. Oko akuthethi ukuba oku kuthetha ukuba inkuthazo enjalo isoloko ilungile. Kwabanye, isenokuba kukuthanda imali okanye igunya; kwabanye, uthando lwenkululeko okanye umntu othile. Abantu nezinto esikhetha ukuzithanda zityhila okuninzi ngohlobo lwabantu esilulo ngokwenene. Kodwa, nantsi into: uthando lunamandla okusitshintsha. Uthando olungafanelekanga lunokusitshintsha sibe mbi kanye njengokuba intiyo inokwenza: kodwa uthando olwalathiswa ngokufanelekileyo lunamandla okuguqula umntu okhohlakeleyo abe yingcwele.

Kwiimeko ezininzi ukuthinjwa ngumgaqo-nkqubo othandabuzekayo onokuthi uqinisekise ukuthotyelwa: kodwa nangona kunjalo akunakwenzeka ukuba kubangele naluphi na uthando olunzulu phakathi komoni kunye nomthinjwa: kodwa kukho ezinye iimeko ezinokuthi zibe nesiphumo esihle kakhulu. Khawube nomfanekiso-ngqondweni womoni engumfana ongakhathaliyo nothandana nentombi yaloo mbambi.; yaye, ukubona oku, endaweni yokwalela ukudibana nentombi yakhe, umfana unikwa ithemba lomtshato! Ngaba oko akunakukhokelela kwisiphumo esihle kakhulu?

UMgwebi Ogqibeleleyo

Ndabona, esandleni sokunene salowo uhleli etroneni, incwadi ebhalwe ngaphakathi nangaphandle, itywinwe ngamatywina asixhenxe. Ndabona isithunywa sezulu esinamandla, sivakalisa ngezwi elikhulu, Ngubani na ofanele ukuyivula incwadi?, nokuwaqhawula amatywina ayo?” Akukho namnye ezulwini, okanye emhlabeni, okanye phantsi komhlaba, wakwazi ukuyivula incwadi, okanye ukujonga kuyo. Ndalila kakhulu, ngokuba kungafunyanwanga namnye ufanele ukuyivula incwadi, okanye ukujonga kuyo. Omnye wabadala wathi kum, “Musani ukulila. Khangela, Ingonyama yesizwe sakwaYuda, ingcambu kaDavid, Yoyisile; lowo wayivulayo incwadi, namatywina ayo asixhenxe. Ndabona … iMvana imi, ngokungathi ixheliwe, Ukuba neempondo ezisixhenxe, kunye namehlo asixhenxe, Ngowuphi owona mimoya usixhenxe kaThixo, Ithunyelwe emhlabeni wonke. Emva koko weza, yaza yawuthabatha esandleni sokunene salowo uhleli etroneni. Ngoku xa wayithatha incwadi, izinto eziphilileyo zone, namadoda amakhulu angamashumi amabini anesine, awa phantsi phambi kweMvana… Bavuma ingoma entsha, bathi, “Ufanele ukuyithabatha incwadi, kwaye ukuvula amatywina ayo: Kuba ubulewe, wasithengela kuThixo ngegazi lakho, kwisizwe ngasinye, ulwimi, abantu, kunye nesizwe, kwaye senza ookumkani nababingeleli kuThixo wethu, kwaye siya kulawula emhlabeni. (Umfundisi 5:1-10)

Kwingxoxo yangaphambili kwi 'Ukungenzeki kothando oluSinyanzelo', kwaboniswa ukuba obunye ubuthathaka obukhoyo bothando, “inokunyanzeliswa njani? … Ukuba kukho umnyanzelisi, akayi kuthi umntu atyholwe ngokwenza oko ngenxa yeminqweno yakhe?” Kodwa apha siyasibona isicombululo sikaThixo kule ngxaki. Le ncwadi itywiniweyo imela imigwebo kaThixo nxamnye nabangendawo nabenzi bobubi. Kodwa Mnye kuphela onokugqalwa njengokufanelekeleyo ukunyanzelisa oko. Yaye Lowo nguLowo uthando lwakhe ngabangendawo lwalomelele kangangokuba wakhetha ukuncama ubomi bakhe aze anyamezele nasiphi na isohlwayo awayesifanele.; ukuba nje bebenokubuya umva ekucingeni kwabo siqu, iindlela zemvukelo. Nguye kuphela uMgwebi ogqibeleleyo wentliziyo yomntu, ngokunjalo noMsindisi ogqibeleleyo kwabo babuyela kuye.

Ndingayeka Njani Kona?

Njengoko bekutshiwo ngaphambili, sihlala sicinga ukuba lonke utyekelo lwesono luthi shwaka xa sifika ezulwini: kodwa ukuba ngenene ibilula ngolo hlobo kutheni singenakuyeka okwangoku; yaye kwakutheni ukuze uluntu lungamthobeli kwasekuqaleni uThixo?

Ukuthetha phandle, inyaniso yeyokuba andikamthandi uThixo njengokuba ndithanda ezinye iindlela zam zokuzifica; kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo ndihlala ndizixhalabele ngakumbi malunga neziphazamiso ezinokwenzeka kum kunokuba ndinjalo ngeemfuno kunye nobunzima babanye. Ayingomfanekiso mhle, Ndiyavuma: kodwa ndicinga ukuba luvavanyo oluyinyani lwendawo endikuyo ngoku. Ngoko isimo sam sengqondo siza kutshintsha njani?

Ekuqaleni, uluntu lwalungazi nto ngobungendawo. Ekuphela kwento awayeyazi kukulunga – ukuhlala kwindawo ekhuselweyo yimigaqo elula. Wayelunyukiswe kwangaphambili ngenkohliso: kodwa, xa wayejamelene nebango likaSathana lokuba ngokuzingca uThixo wayebandeza into ebonakala ilungile, wawa ngenxa yayo; kwaye uchithe bonke ubomi bakhe esiva ukuphoxeka kunye nokuphuthileyo kobomi obungenaye uThixo, ukuhlala kwihlabathi elilawulwa bubukrelekrele ekuphela kwenjongo yayo ikukuxhatshazwa. Ibe sisifundo esinzima; kwaye ushiye abaninzi bethu begxeka, ikrakra kwaye ijijekile ngaphaya kokuqondwa.

Kwaye u, phezu kwayo nje inkxwaleko esiyenzileyo phezu kwethu, UThixo ukulungele ukusinika uxolelwaniso kwaye uYesu ngokuzithandela uzinikela njengokuphela komntu obambeleyo onako nokulungeleyo ukunyamezela isohlwayo esingasikelwanga mda ebekuya kusifunwa ngokusesikweni kuthi.. Okwangoku, Ingcinga yokuba le nto inokuba imphathele ntoni na, yodlula kakhulu amandla am okucinga. Andikwazi ukuyingenisa. Ngenceba, Ukuqonda kwam ubunzulu behlazo, iintlungu nobuqhophololo abantu abakwaziyo ukuwela kubo kum yinto nje yamaphupha amabi: ukanti ufundo olucingisisiweyo lwembali – okanye iindaba nje zemihla ngemihla – inikela isilumkiso esicacileyo sokuba kukho ubungendawo obunjalo.

Nangona kunjalo, Ndiyayicinga loo nto kuphela, njengoko iminyaka engunaphakade iqengqeleka, Ndiza kuphinda ndizibone ndicinga loo nto, ukuba uYesu wayengalungiselelwanga ukunyamezela yonke imiphumo engapheliyo yezenzo zam ezimbi, Ngendivalwe ngonaphakade kuloo ndawo imangalisayo. Kwaye ngayo yonke ingcamango enjalo, uthando lwam nombulelo kuye kunye nomnqweno wam wokuba njengaye uya kwanda, ngoxa yona kanye ingcinga yokuzingca yokungabi naluthando iya isanda kum ibe yeyona nto imbi kuzo zonke.

Kwanangaphambi kokufa kwakhe, UPawulos oNgcwele wacelwa umngeni luthando lukaYesu kangangokuba wayenobuganga bokuthi:

Ndithetha inyaniso ndikuKristu. andixoki, isazela sam siyandingqinela kuMoya oyiNgcwele, ukuba ndineentlungu ezinkulu, nentuthumbo enkulu engapheliyo, entliziyweni yam. Kuba bendingade ndinqwenele ukusingelwa phantsi mna ngokwam, ndaphuma kuKristu ngenxa yabazalwana bam’ ngenxa, imizalwane yam ngokwenyama… (Rom 9:1-3).

Andikwazi ukuwuthandaza umthandazo onjalo. Ngokucacileyo, Andikasondeli kwelaqondo lothando okwangoku. Kodwa, esi sisiqalo nje senguqu oluya kuthi ekugqibeleni luveliswe luthando lukaYesu kuthi. Kamva nangoku, ngoxa elinde ukuxoxwa kwetyala lakhe phambi koKesare, UPawulos wabhala:

Hayi ukuba sele ndifumene, okanye sele ndenziwe ndagqibelela; kodwa ndiyaqhubeka, ukuba ke ndingakuganga na nokukuganga oko, ndathi nam ndagangelwa khona nguye uKristu Yesu. Bazalwana, Andiziboni sele ndibambile, kodwa inye into endiyenzayo. Ndizilibala izinto ezisemva, ndisolulela kwizinto zangaphambili, ndiphuthume ngokoxunele umvuzo wobizo lwaphezulu lukaThixo kuKristu Yesu. Masithi ke ngoko, abaninzi abafezekileyo, cinga ngolu hlobo. Ukuba kukho nantoni na ucinga ngenye indlela, UThixo uyakukutyhilela oko. Nangona kunjalo, ngokokude sifikelele kuko, masihambe ngamgca mnye. Masicinge nto-nye. (Php 3:12-16)

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Imibhalo esemazantsi

1. UWilliam James, (1842-1910), ngamanye amaxesha kuthiwa "nguYise wengqondo yaseMelika." Njengoko kukhankanyiwe nguDavid Bentley Hart kwiNtshayelelo yakhe kuguqulelo olungemva kwephepha elithi 'Loo Yonke into iya kusindiswa. Izulu, Isihogo & Usindiso Lwehlabathi Lonke’, 2019 IYunivesithi yaseYale Press (ISBN 978-0-300-25848-6). Isicatshulwa sibonakala siphuma kwiphepha elinomxholo othi, 'Isifilosofi sokuziphatha kunye noBomi bokuziphatha', inxalenye ye 'Intando yokukholelwa kunye nezinye izincoko kwiFilosofi edumileyo,' efumaneka kwi-intanethi kwi-Gutenberg.org. (N.B. igama elithi 'ukukrokra' ekuqaleni belifundeka 'ngokuthile'.)
2. Isivakalisi esikuYakobi’ iphepha elazisa isicatshulwa esicatshuliweyo liyaqala, "Ukuba indoda idubule isithandwa somfazi wayo, ngenxa yokwenyanyeka kwezinto ezibangela ukuba sicaphuke xa sisiva ukuba umfazi nomyeni baye benza oko kwaye bahlala kunye ngokukhululekileyo kwakhona.? Okanye ukuba i-hypothesis…".
3. Nangona uYesu’ ukwahlukana kwakungapheleli ngexesha, ubuzaza bokubandezeleka kwakhe ngokomlinganiselo baba bukhulu ngakumbi (bona 'Ngaba yayingenasiphelo’ kamva kwesi sahluko.) Abaninzi bambona uYesu’ khala, "Thixo wam, Thixo wam, undishiyeleni na??" (Mat 27:46) njengesikhalo sokudideka nokuphelelwa lithemba. Kodwa eneneni uYesu wayecaphula amazwi okuqala ka Psalm 22:1. Le yindumiso yesiprofeto engakholelekiyo, echaza uYesu’ indawo yokubethelelwa kunye nesizathu soko, – nangoku kubhaliwe malunga 1000 kwiminyaka eyadlulayo – kudala phambi kokuba kuqalwe nokubethelelwa emnqamlezweni! UYesu akazange othuke okanye aphelelwe lithemba. Wayesazi ngalo lonke ixesha uhlobo lokufa nokubandezeleka awayejamelene nako, kwaye kutheni. Kodwa wayesele elwenzile ukhetho lwakhe (yabona Mat 26:36-54) yaye wayemthembile ngokupheleleyo uYise ukuba uya kukufeza oko wayekuqalile. "Utata, Ndiwunikela ezandleni zakho umoya wam. (Luk 23:46.) “Kugqityiwe.” (Joh 19:30.)