Ejonge ukuba kunokwenzeka ukuba abanye bakaYesu’ amagqabaza asenokuba zibaxiwe ngabom ukuze kugxininiswe kusenza sibone ukuba ezinye zeenkcazelo ezoyikekayo esizivileyo ngobomi basemva kokufa zisenokuba ngumphumo wokungaqondi kakuhle.. Kodwa, kwelinye icala, asimele sisityeshele isibakala sokuba iindinyana ezinjalo zikho ngokukhethekileyo ukuze kugxininiswe ukubaluleka okubalulekileyo kweengongoma uYesu awayezithetha.. Ke, ngaphambi kokudlulela phambili ukuqwalasela imfundiso ngalo mbandela kwenye indawo kwiTestamente eNtsha, bekuya kuba luncedo ukushwankathela oko sinokukutsho ngokuqinisekileyo ngesizinzi sikaYesu’ imfundiso yakho.

Ezinye zezi mfundiso ziya kuqheleka kwiingxoxo ezingaphambili kwaye zinokushwankathelwa ngokufutshane: kodwa ezinye azikaziswa, ngokuba bembalwa, ukuba kukhona enye, izizathu zokucel’ umngeni ngokunzulu oko kwakuthethwa okanye kwakuthethwa nguYesu.

Siya Kubuyekezwa Ngezenzo zethu—ezilungileyo okanye ezimbi

Umzekeliso wezimvu neebhokhwe (Mat 25:31-46) kunye neSityebi noLazaro (Luke 16:19-31) zombini zenza ingongoma yokuba siya kugwetywa, kungekuphela nje ngenxa yokulungileyo okanye okubi esikwenzileyo, kodwa kwanangenxa yezinto ezilungileyo esisileleyo ukuzenza. Kwakhona sixelelwa ukuba siya kugwetywa ngendlela esigweba ngayo abanye (Mat 7: 1-2) nokuba sibenzela inceba na abo basonayo (Mat 6:14-15).

Abaninzi bakuchaza oku njengokuthetha ukuba uThixo unendlela ethile yokulungelelanisa izenzo zethu ezimbi nxamnye nokulungileyo esikwenzileyo; njengokuba, ukuba izenzo zethu ezilungileyo zodlula ezimbi zethu siya kwamkelwa ezulwini. Uninzi lwethu luzigqala ‘njengabantu abanesidima,’ - 'ngamaxesha amaninzi’ — kwangaxeshanye sibona uYesu enothando nomonde kubantu abenze izinto ezimbi ngakumbi kunathi. Ngoko sivame ukucinga ukuba, ukuba uThixo ukhona, kufuneka siphume kancinci.

Umgangatho Ujongeka Uphakamileyo Ngokungenakwenzeka

Kodwa kukho ingxaki. Sele siyiqaphele loo nto, ngelixa uYesu ebonakalisa uvelwano olumangalisayo kubenzi bobubi, kunye nokungahoywa ngokubanzi kwemigaqo nemimiselo esekelwe kwinkangeleko yokuthotyelwa kwangaphandle, uphakamisa ngokumangalisayo, kunokuba athobe, umlinganiselo wangaphakathi wokuziphatha ofunekayo kuthi. Ugxininisa oku ngokuthi, ‘ngaphandle kokuba bubulungisa bakho iyagqitha leyo yababhali nabaFarisi, akukho ndlela uya kungena ebukumkanini bamazulu” (Mat 5:20). Ude aqhubele phambili aze axelele abalandeli bakhe ukuba ufuna benjenjalo, ‘Yiba ngogqibeleleyo‘ (Mat 5:48).

Uninzi luya ‘Kutshatyalaliswa’?

“Ngenani ngesango elimxinwa;; ngokuba libanzi isango, iphangalele nendlela, esa entshabalalweni, yaye baninzi abangena ngalo. Limxinwa kangakanani na isango!, yaye icuthene indlela esa ebomini! Bambalwa abayifumanayo.” (Mat 7:13-14)

Yinto eyothusa ngokwenene le! Sifuna ukukhwaza, “Hayi! Ngokuqinisekileyo akunjalo!” Kodwa oku akusiyo ingxelo engacacanga, ibekwe ecaleni kwithuba lokuthetha. Iyinxalenye yolona shwankathelo ludumileyo noludunyiswa kakhulu lukaYesu’ ukufundisa; ‘INtshumayelo yaseNtabeni.’ Kwaye ayifumaneki kuphela kwivangeli kaMateyu; inguqulelo efinyeziweyo, ‘Zamani ukungena ngomnyango omxinwa, kwabaninzi, Ndiyakuxelela, izakufuna ukungena, kwaye asiyi kuba nako,’ ikwafumaneka kwi Luke 13:24. Lithetha ukuthini ke eli gama liguqulelwe ngokuthi ‘intshabalalo’ thetha? Lithatyathwe kwigama lesiGrike, 'chitha'; intsingiselo ‘phelisa ngesenzo sokutshabalalisa.’ Ikwayiloo nto isetyenziswa ukuchaza isiphelo sikaYudas Skariyoti, abaqhekeki, abantu abangahloneli Thixo nabangendawo ngokubanzi kunye nerhamncwa eliphuma enzonzobileni kwincwadi yeSityhilelo. Ngaba inentsingiselo engaphantsi kakhulu? Hayi kakhulu. Ngaphandle kwe 20 Iziganeko kwi-NT zikhona kuphela 2 ezinye iindlela ezinokwenzeka: ngaphakathi Mat 26:8 and Mark 14:4 ababukeli bothukile basebenzisa eli gama ukuchaza ‘inkunkuma’ yesitya esixabiso likhulu samafutha aqholiweyo, esaphulwayo, sagalelwa kuYesu’ intloko. Ngaba oku kungashiya ithemba lokuba mhlawumbi, nangona ‘inkcitho’ bobomi bomntu, into entle inokusindiswa; okanye iya kuba njalo, njenge perfume, ekugqibeleni iphelile?

Ngaba akhona amanye amakroba anokubakho kule ngxelo? Ingayiyo. Kukho inani leembekiselo zeOT (ewe. Isa 10:20-21) ebonisa ukuba kuphela ‘ngamasalela’ uSirayeli uya kusindiswa. Ngaba inokuba nguYesu’ inkcazelo ‘yabaninzi’ kunye ‘nabambalwa’ ubhekiswa ngokukhethekileyo kubaphulaphuli bakhe abangamaYuda ngelo xesha lembali? Oku kunokuba yinyani kwixesha elifutshane: kodwa hayi kwixesha elide, njengoko kukho izibhalo ezininzi ezithembisa ukuba kusasazwa kukaSirayeli ekugqibeleni kuya kulandelwa yinguquko nokubuyiselwa kwelizwe lonke..¹ AmaKristu amaninzi akhangele phambili kwithemba lesivuno sokugqibela sehlabathi liphela ngaphambi kokubuya kukaYesu; yaye, kuba inani labemi behlabathi ngoku lidlula inani elipheleleyo lezizukulwana zangaphambili, ingaba ayisenakuphela ngokusindiswa okungaphezulu kunokutshatyalaliswa? Mhlawumbi: kodwa oku kufuneka kuthathwe njengento eqikelelwayo, ekhumbula intsingiselo ecacileyo yesi sicatshulwa.

Kodwa kukho enye ikroba elinokubakho elibalulekileyo: NguYesu’ amagama okwenyani alingana: ‘baninzi abanjalo ngena yi [indlela leyo ikhokela kwintshabalalo]’ yaye ‘Bambalwa abo bayenzayo fumana [indlela leyo ikhokela ebomini].’ Ngaba uThixo akanakungenelela ngokuxhwila abalahlekileyo kwindlela esa entshabalalweni aze abangenise endleleni esa ebomini? Thelekisa oku kunye Mat 19:24-26 kwaye ufunde okucingisisiweyo kuyo yonke i Mat 7:1-14: kodwa khumbula ukuba, ukuba nguYesu lo’ intsingiselo yokwenyani, kutheni engatsho njalo?

Kodwa Bonke Bayamenywa

Zonke izinto zinikelwe kum nguBawo. Akukho bani umaziyo uNyana, ngaphandle koBawo; kanjalo akukho umaziyo uBawo, ngaphandle koNyana, nalowo athanda ukumtyhilela uNyana. Yiza kum, nonke nina nibulalekayo, nisindwayo ngumthwalo, ndoninika ukuphumla. Thabathani idyokhwe yam niyithwale, kwaye nifunde kum, ngokuba ndinobulali, ndithobekile ngentliziyo; noyifumanela ukuphumla imiphefumlo yenu. Kuba idyokhwe yam imnandi;, nomthwalo wam ukhaphukhaphu. (Mat 11:27-30)

Bonke andinika bona uBawo, baya kuza kum;. lowo uzayo kum, andisayi kukha ndimlahlele phandle. (John 6:37)

UYesu uthetha la mazwi njengesimemo esiqhelekileyo kwaye, phantsi kwemigangatho yemfundo elula kakhulu, inikeza isiqinisekiso esipheleleyo. Abo bazayo bamele bazi ngenene iintswelo zabo kwaye kufuneka beze kuYesu buqu. Qaphela ukufana kunye neBeatitudes (Mat 5:3-6).

Baninzi Ababiziweyo, Kodwa Bambalwa Abanyuliweyo

UYesu waqala walisebenzisa eli binzana xa echaza ukugxothwa komntu owayeqhekeka esangweni, ekubonakala ukuba uvile ngesimemo sikakumkani sesisa kwitheko lomtshato, ichwechwa ngaphandle kokwamkela umnikelo wesithethe wempahla yepati yasimahla (Mat 22:14). Kodwa ikwafumaneka kwimibhalo-ngqangi emininzi yamandulo xa ichaza isenzo seyure yokugqibela sobubele obungasifanelanga kwiqela labasebenzi abangaphangeliyo. (Mat 20:13-16).² Zombini ezi zibonakala ziyindlela yokugxininisa ukuba iNkosi inikezela ukwamkelwa kwayo kuphela njengesipho esingasebenzanga.. Kuthetha ukuba baninzi abazibanga bengafaneleki ngokwala ukwamkela lo mgaqo. (Qaphela indlela i-gatecracker efuna ngayo ukuba sepatini: kodwa wayemana ecekisa ukumkani; nabasebenzi abanomona bayaxelelwa, ‘Thatha umvuzo wakho uhambe.’)

UYesu kuphela kweNdlela

Ukulandela incoko yakhe kunye nomlawuli omncinci osisityebi (Mat 19:16-27), UYesu uphawula ukuba kufuneka isityebi ukuba singene ebukumkanini bukaThixo. Okwangoku, kuloo ngxoxo umxelela ukuba angenza njani ukuze afezeke: '… yiza, Ndilandele’ (Mat 19:21).

Kodwa uYesu akatsho nje ukuba unako bonisa indlela; Ubanga ukuba kuba indlela - indlela kuphela indlela.

Wathi uYesu [UThomas], “Ndim indlela, inyani, kunye nobomi. Akukho namnye uzayo kuBawo, ngaphandle kwam.” (Joh 14:6)!

Oku kufuna ukuba sinyaniseke kwingqondo enye kuYesu (Mat 5:12; 10:37-39; Mark 8:38; Luke 12:8-9; John 1:12-13; 3:18) kunye nokuchazwa okuqhubekayo kunye nomnqamlezo (Mark 10:21; Mat 10:38; 16:24; Luke 9:23; 14:27; John 3:14-15). Qaphela indlela ivangeli nganye ezigxininisa ngayo ezi ngongoma.

Yintoni Kwabo Bangazange Beve?

UYesu uwuphendula ngokungangqalanga lo mbandela kumzekeliso wakhe womFarisi nomqokeleli werhafu.

“Amadoda amabini enyuka aya etempileni, esiya kuthandaza; omnye engumFarisi, omnye ke engumqokeleli werhafu. UmFarisi wema, ezithandazela ngolu hlobo: ‘UThixo, Ndiyabulela, ukuba andifani nabanye abantu, abaphangi, abangalunganga, abakrexezi, okanye njengalo mbuthi werhafu. Ndizila ukutya kabini ngeveki. Ndinikela izishumi zako konke endikufumanayo.’ Kodwa umqokeleli werhafu, emi kude, wayengawaphakamiseli ezulwini amehlo akhe, kodwa ubetha isifuba, bathi, ‘UThixo, yiba nenceba kum, umoni!’ Ndiyakuxelela, Wehla lo waya endlwini yakhe, egwetyelwe yena kunalowa; ngokuba wonke umntu oziphakamisayo uya kuthotywa, ke yena ozithobayo uya kuphakanyiswa.” (Luk 18:10-14)

Phawula ukuba uYesu akathethi nto ngaye; ukanti usixelela ukuba umbuthi werhafu ‘wayegwetyelwe’ (wenziwe waba msulwa okanye ulilungisa) ngesibongozo sakhe esisuka entliziyweni kuThixo, evuma ukuba akukho nto ngaphandle kwenceba kaThixo eyayinokumkhulula. Ngokwahlukileyo koko umFarisi, phezu kwalo lonke ulwazi lwakhe oluphezulu, izenzo zozinikelo kunye nombulelo ocacileyo, akazange akufumane kuxolelwa ngenxa yokuba wayecinga ukuba wayemfanele ngenxa ‘yokulunga kwakhe’ ngokubanzi.’

Isono esingaxolelekiyo

Ngenxa yoko ndiyanixelela, sonke isono nokunyelisa bokuxolelwa abantu, kodwa ukumnyelisa uMoya oyiNgcwele abasayi kukuxolelwa abantu. Othe wathetha ilizwi elichasene noNyana woMntu, woxolelwa; kodwa othe wathetha elichasene noMoya oyiNgcwele, akayi kuxolelwa yena, nakweli phakade, nakwelo lizayo. (Mat 12:31-32)

UYesu unikela isilumkiso esifanayo kwi Mat 12:22-32; Mark 3:22-29 yaye Luke 12:10. Emibini yokuqala ikumongo wengxoxo elandela ababhali’ kunye necebiso lomFarisi lokuba uYesu wayesebenzisa amandla eedemon ukukhupha iidemon. UYesu akatsho ngokucacileyo ukuba babesele benyelise ngoMoya oyiNgcwele ngokuthetha oku: kodwa ubalumkisa ngokucacileyo ukuba, ngokubalela umsebenzi woMoya kwinjongo embi, basondele ngokuyingozi ukwenza oko. Oku kuxoxwe ngokubanzi kwi IsiHlomelo D.

Ukuvuma Nokuxelisa UThixo

Lowo wamkela umprofeti egameni lomprofeti uya kwamkela umvuzo womprofeti. Lowo wamkela ilungisa egameni lelungisa uya kufumana umvuzo welungisa. nothe waseza noko amnye waba bangabona bancinane indebe yodwa yamanzi abandayo egameni lomfundi, Inene ndithi kuni, akayi kukha alahlekelwe ngumvuzo wakhe.” (Mat 10:41-42)

Umkhwa wokungeva nje ukuva kodwa ngokukhutheleyo uxelisa indlela yokuphila yamadoda ahlonel’ uThixo wawungundoqo ekuqondweni koorabhi ngokuba ngumfundi kula maxesha.. Koko kanye babekwenza abafundi bakaYesu njengoko babehamba beshumayela yaye bephilisa ‘egameni likaYesu.’ Kodwa, kalusizi, enyanisweni ababhali nabaFarisi babesenza okwahluke ngokupheleleyo koko (“bathi, kwaye ungenzi" – Mat 23:2-3). Apha, nangona kunjalo, UYesu ucinga ngendoda engayikholelwayo inyaniso nokulunga komnye wabakhonzi bakaThixo.: kodwa makwazeke ukuba ufuna ukulandela umzekelo wabo yaye ufuna ukuba bazukiswe ngesenzo sakhe. UYesu uyincoma ngokufudumeleyo intsabelo enjalo aze athi umlandeli naye uya kuba nesabelo kumvuzo walowo bamlandelayo.

Kodwa loo nto ishiya umbuzo ongaphendulekiyo: ukuba imisebenzi emihle ayanelanga ukusindisa umntu esihogweni, umntu ongasindiswanga angavuzwa kuphela kobu bomi? Ngaba uhlobo oluthile lwembuyekezo olunokwenzeka nasemva kokufa?

Qwalasela oku:

“Yenza umthi ube mhle, neziqhamo zayo zilungile, okanye wenze umthi wonakalise, nesiqhamo sawo sibi; kuba umthi waziwa ngesiqhamo sawo. Nzalandini yamarhamba, ungenza njani, engendawo, Thetha izinto ezilungileyo? Kuba ngokuphuphuma kwentliziyo, umlomo uyathetha. Umntu olungileyo, kubuncwane bakhe obulungileyo, ukhupha izinto ezilungileyo;, nomntu okhohlakeleyo, ebuncwaneni obukhohlakeleyo, ukhupha izinto ezikhohlakeleyo. (Mat 12:33-35)

Intsingiselo kaYesu’ amazwi kubonakala ngathi, kuhlalutyo lokugqibela, akukho ‘nxalenye embi — inxalenye elungileyo’ udidi. Nantoni na ephuma entliziyweni elawulwa bububi nayo iya kuba bububi, nokuba ikhangeleka intle kangakanani na. Kufuneka kubekho ukhetho phakathi komnye okanye kwenye.

Uguquko Lunokwenzeka NakuMcango wokufa

Omnye wabenzi bobubi ababexhonyiwe wayemnyelisa, bathi, “Ukuba unguye uKristu, zisindise kunye nathi!” Waphendula ke omnye, watsho emkhalimela, “Ungamoyiki uThixo, ekubeni niphantsi kwesigwebo esifanayo? Kwaye thina ngokwenene ngobulungisa, kuba thina samkela umvuzo wemisebenzi yethu, kodwa lo mntu akenzanga nto imbi.” Wathi kuYesu, “Nkosi, uze undikhumbule xa uthe weza usebukumkanini bakho.” Wathi uYesu kuye, “Inene ndithi kuni, namhlanje uya kuba nam eParadisi.” (Luk 23:39-43)

Kukho amathandabuzo amancinci avela kwisivumo solwaphulo-mthetho, kude kube ngoku emnqamlezweni, ngewayegwetyiwe. Kodwa ngenyaniso yale ncoko besingenakuze siyazi ngenye indlela. Kodwa apha sifumanisa ukuba into kaYesu’ amazwi nomzekelo uye wangena entliziyweni yale ndoda waza wavusa umnqweno wokulandela uYesu. Mhlawumbi wayekhe washukunyiselwa ukuba abe nemfesane kwabanye: mhlawumbi akunjalo. Kodwa ngoku, kwindawo yokufa, uyaqonda ukuba uYesu ungubani—ukuba Nguye kuphela okwaziyo ukubonelela ngoxolelo alufuna ngamandla—yaye umela uYesu., eziphosa kwinceba yaKhe. Kwaye uYesu uyamamkela! Hayi kuba wayemfanele: kodwa ngenxa yokuba uYesu’ uthando lwalukhona ukuhlangabezana nemfuno yakhe.

Ndikhe ndacinga ngesi siganeko; ukuba singaze silahle ithemba losindiso lwabantu, nokuba zilukhuni kangakanani na esonweni nasekuvukeleni uThixo zisenokubonakala kuthi. Unina wesikrelemnqa usenokuba wafa esentlungwini yokufelwa ngunyana wakhe. Olunjani lona uvuyo lokudibana naye kwakhona eParadesi!

Kodwa kukho nesilumkiso apha. Kwakukho izaphuli-mthetho ezibini, ngokulinganayo efuna inceba. Ngaba omnye wayekhe wayicinga into yokutshintsha iindlela zakhe ngaphambi kokuba afe? Wayenokulahlekelwa yintoni ngoku? Okwangoku, ngezo zihlandlo zoyikekayo kwakungekho lula. Njengoko wayejinga apho, eshwabene yintlungu noloyiko, zonke iingcinga zenguquko enyanisekileyo zonganyelwa ngumnqweno oshushu wokusaba; kwaye ithemba lagutyungelwa kukukrokra - nomsindo - kuYesu’ ukusilela okubonakalayo ekwenzeni. Ulwazi lokufa okusondelayo lunotyekelo lokubhenca ezona nzulu zeentliziyo zethu: kodwa ishiya ithuba elincinane kakhulu lokuqwalaselwa kwakhona.

UYesu uyahamba

Bantwana abancinci, Liselilifutshane ixesha lokuba ndibe nani. Niya kundifuna, njengoko ndatshoyo kumaYuda, ‘Apho ndiya khona, awukwazi ukuza,’ ndiyanixelela ke ngoku. … Wathi uSimon Petros kuye, “Nkosi, uyaphi?” Waphendula uYesu, “Apho ndiya khona, awukwazi ukulandela ngoku, kodwa uya kulandela emva koko.” (John 13:33,36)

Ulindelo olungokwesithethe lwamaYuda ngoMesiya lwalulolo hlobo, akuba efikile wayeya kuqalisa ngoko nangoko ukulawula kwakhe uSirayeli aze aqhubele phambili nokunyanzela zonke ezinye iintlanga ukuba zizithobe kwelakhe (kunye namaYuda) igunya. Kodwa icebo likaThixo lalintsonkothe ​​ngakumbi, ebandakanya umnqamlezo, NguYesu’ uvuko, ukuzalwa ngokutsha, NguYesu’ buyela ezulwini, ukuthululwa koMoya oyiNgcwele, ukusekwa kwebandla, ukubhukuqwa okwethutyana kunye nokubuyiselwa kukaSirayeli kunye nokuvuka nokoyiswa kuka-AntiKristu. Yayiza kusasazwa kwixesha elide kakhulu; kangangokuba singekayiboni inzaliseko yayo yokugqibela.

Umzekeliso weemina uqalisa ukwazisa abafundi ekuqondeni ukuba kuya kuba yimbopheleleko yabo ukulungiselela ihlabathi ukwamkela uYesu kwakhona njengoKumkani..

njengoko babeziva ezi zinto, Waqhubeka wathetha umzekeliso, ngokuba ebekufuphi eYerusalem, baye ke bona, ubukumkani bukaThixo buza kubonakala kwangoko. Wathi ngoko, “Umntu othile olinene wahambela ezweni elikude, eya kuzamkelela ubukumkani, nokubuya. Wabiza abakhonzi bakhe abalishumi, wabanika iimina zalishumi, wabaxelela, ‘Qhuba ishishini ndide ndifike.’ Kodwa abemi bakhe babemthiyile, wathuma umthunywa emva kwakhe, bathi, ‘Asifuni ukuba lo mntu abe ngukumkani phezu kwethu.’” (Luk 19:11-14)

Kweli nqanaba uYesu utsiba kuzo zonke iziganeko ezingenelelayo ukuze axubushe ngoko kwenzekayo ekubuyeni koKumkani. Siya kwenza okufanayo; emva kokuba siqwalasele ngokufutshane ezinye izinto ezimbalwa ezihambelana ngqo nombuzo wesohlwayo kunye nomvuzo.

Kuya kubakho intshutshiso

UYesu uyenza icace into yokuba abo bamlandelayo kuya kufuneka baphile phakathi kwabachasi bakhe yaye baya kuba phantsi kwengcinezelo yokukhanyela uYesu okanye balalanise kwimfundiso yakhe..

“Ninoyolo nina xa abantu beningcikiva, ndiyanitshutshisa, bathetha ngani lonke uhlobo lobubi bexoka, ngenxa yam. Vuyani, nigcobe kunene, ngokuba umvuzo wenu mkhulu emazulwini. Kuba benjenjalo ukubatshutshisa abaprofeti ababekho phambi kwenu. (Mat 5:11-12)

Abo banikezelayo kule ngcinezelo bazibeka esichengeni sokugwetywa; nangona, njengakwimeko yokukhanyela kukaPetros, ezo ntsilelo azinakuhlawulelwa (Luke 22:31-34).

Kuba othe waneentloni ngam nangamazwi am, kwesi sizukulwana sikrexezayo, sonayo, naye uNyana woMntu uya kuba neentloni ngaye, xa athe weza esebuqaqawulini boYise, enezithunywa ezingcwele.” (Mar 8:38)

UYesu uya kubuya njengoKumkani

Ukubuzwa ngabaFarisi ukuba buya kufika nini na uBukumkani bukaThixo, wabaphendula, “UBukumkani bukaThixo abuyi kubonwa; kwaye abayi kuthetha, ‘Khangela, Apha!’ okanye, ‘Khangela, Pha!’ kuba, khangela!, ubukumkani bukaThixo bungaphakathi kwenu.” Wathi kubafundi bakhe, “Kuya kufika imihla, xa nithe nanqwenela ukuwubona noko umnye umhla woNyana woMntu, kwaye aniyi kuyibona. Baya kukuxelela, ‘Khangela, Apha!’ okanye ‘Khangela, Pha!’ Musa ukumka, ungalandeli emva kwabo, ngokuba njengombane, xa kudanyaza kwelinye icala eliphantsi kwezulu, ikhanya ukuya kwelinye icala eliphantsi kwesibhakabhaka; uya kuba njalo uNyana woMntu ngomhla wakhe. Kodwa kuqala, umelwe kukuthi eve ubunzima obukhulu, alahlwe sesi sizukulwana.” (Luk 17:20-25)

Ukutyhubela iinkulungwane abantu baye bazama ukumisela izikumkani zasemhlabeni neenkokeli ezisekelwe ekuqondeni kwabo oko bumele bube kuko ubukumkani bukaThixo.. Abanye baye baba luncedo kwaye baphumelela ngakumbi kunabanye: kodwa bonke bawa phantsi, enye indlela okanye enye. Kodwa uYesu usixelela ukuba ezi zinto singazibhidanisi noBukumkani bukaThixo bokwenene; nto leyo ngeli xesha engekhoyo ngaphandle: kodwa kusentliziyweni yabo bamthandayo.³ Uyasiqinisekisa ukuba xa ebuya eze kulawula emhlabeni, ukuza kwakhe akuyi kuphoswa kwaphela.

Imfuneko Yokulungela

Kodwa uYesu ukwasilumkisa ukuba ixesha lokubuya kwakhe liya kuba ngequbuliso kwaye lingalindelekanga; ngoko kufuneka siphile kwimeko yokulindela isigxina kwaye siziphathe ngokufanelekileyo.

Kodwa akukho bani uwaziyo loo mhla nelo lixa, kwanezithunywa ezisezulwini, okanye uNyana, kodwa nguBawo kuphela (Mar 13:32; Mat 24:36).

Njengoko kwenzekayo ngemihla kaNowa, kuya kuba njalo nangemihla yoNyana woMntu. Badla, basela, batshata, baye bendiswa, kwada kwayimini awangena ngayo uNowa emkhombeni, weza unogumbe, wabatshabalalisa bonke. Ngokufanayo, njengoko kwenzekayo nangemihla kaLote: badla, basela, bathenga, bathengisa, batyala, bakha; kodwa ngemini awaphuma ngayo uLote eSodom, kwana umlilo nesulfure ezulwini, wabatshabalalisa bonke. Kuya kuba kwanjengoko ngemini atyhileka ngayo uNyana woMntu. Ngaloo mini, lowo uya kuba phezu kwendlu, nempahla yakhe endlwini, makangehli aye kuzithabatha. Kwangokunjalo, nosentsimini makangabuyeli umva. Khumbula umkaLote! Othe wafuna ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo;, ke yena othe wawulahla umphefumlo wakhe, wawulondoloza. Ndiyakuxelela, Ngobo busuku ababini boba sililini sinye. Omnye uzothathwa*, kwaye omnye uya kusala*. Kuya kubakho ababini besila ndawonye;. Omnye uya kuthatyathwa, aze omnye ashiywe.” Ababini baya kuba sebaleni: lowo uthathiweyo, wemka ke omnye.” (Luke 17:26-36 & Mat 24:37-41)

*Igama lesiGrike eliguqulelwe ngokuthi ‘kuthatyathwe’ kuthetha ‘ukwamkela kufutshane, yiyo i, zidibanise nawe': kanti ‘ushiye’ kuthetha ‘ukuthumela.’ Amanye amaKristu atolika oku njengokushenxiswa kwakhe wonke uYesu ngesiquphe’ abalandeli behlabathi ngaphambi kokuvela koMchasi Krestu (edla ngokubizwa ngokuba ‘kukuxwilwa ngokufihlakeleyo’), ngelixa abanye becinga ukuba ibhekisa kwiziganeko xa uYesu ekugqibeleni wabuyayo ukuza kutshabalalisa uMchasi Krestu aze amisele olwakhe ulawulo. Kukho nezinye iinguqulelo: kodwa, ekwenze kwacaca ukuba olu khetho luya kuba ngequbuliso kwaye lubaluleke kakhulu, okukhokelela ekwahlukaneni kwabona bahlobo basenyongweni, UYesu akacacisi ngakumbi ngalo mbandela.

Njengesela ebusuku

Phaphani ngoko;, kuba ningazi ukuba lilixa liphi na eza ngalo iNkosi yenu. Kodwa yazi oku, ukuba ebesazi umninindlu ukuba isela liza ngawuphi na umlindo wobusuku, ngewayebukele, kwaye wayengavumi ukuba indlu yakhe igqojozwe. Nani ngoko yibani nilungile;, kuba ngeyure ongayilindelanga, uNyana woMntu uyeza. (Mat 24:43-44. Bona kwakho Mark 13:32-37.)

Ngaba oku kuthetha ukuba umninimzi akanakuze alale tu? Akunjalongo noko! Kodwa wayeza kulindeleka, njengenxalenye eqhubekayo yemisebenzi yakhe, ukuba noxanduva lokuqinisekisa ukuba zonke iindawo zokungena kwisakhiwo zikhuselwe ngokufanelekileyo okanye zizinyaswa, nokuzenza afumaneke ngokobuqu njengoko kuyimfuneko.

I-oyile kwisibane

Omnye umzekelo obalulekileyo ngumzekeliso weentombi ezilishumi:

“Ngelo xesha ubukumkani bamazulu buya kufana neentombi ezilishumi, abathabatha izibane zabo, waphuma, waya kumkhawulela umyeni. Ezintlanu kuzo zazizizidenge, zaye ezintlanu ziziingqondi. Abo babezizidenge, xa bezithabatha izibane zabo, akaphathanga oli kunye nabo, kodwa eziziingqondi zaphatha ioli ezityeni zazo, kwanezibane zazo. Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba ulibele umyeni, bozela balala bonke. Kodwa ezinzulwini zobusuku kwabakho isikhalo, ‘Khangela! Umyeni uyeza! phumani niye kumkhawulela!’ Zaza zavuka zonke ezo ntombi, bazilungisa izibane zabo. Zathi ke izidenge kwezizizilumko, ‘Sipheni kwioli yenu leyo, ngokuba izibane zethu zicima.’ zaphendula ke eziziingqondi, bathi, ‘Kuthekani ukuba akwanelanga thina nawe? Ungcono uye kwabo bathengisayo, nizithengele.’ Ngelixa bemka besiya kuthenga, wafika umyeni, zaza ezo bezisezilungile zangena naye emsithweni, lwavalwa ke ucango. Emva koko zeza nezinye iintombi ezo, bathi, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi, sivulele.’ Waphendula ke yena, ‘Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Andikwazi.’ Phaphani ngoko;, kuba aniwazi umhla kwanalo ilixa. (Mat 25:1-13)

Xa uthi krwada, lo mzekeliso unokuvakala ungqwabalala. Itheko lomtshakazi lalishiywe lixesha. Iintombi zazifanele zihlale njani ixesha elide kangaka okanye zikhawuleze zifumane izinto ezitsha ezinzulwini zobusuku? Babengekho. Bonke badinwa kukulinda balala; kwakungekho nto iphosakeleyo ngaloo nto. Kodwa ezintlanu zazo, esazi ukuba oko kulibaziseka kwakulindelekile ngobusuku bomtshato, nokuba umsebenzi wabo oyintloko yayikukukhanyisela xa efika umyeni, waqinisekisa ukuba banazo izinto abazihambisayo ngaphambili ukuhlala phantsi.

Yomibini le mizekelo ingasentla ibethelela ingongoma yokuba eyona nto ibalulekileyo kuye nawuphi na umkhonzi wokwenyaniso kaYesu kukuphila kwindawo ekulungeleyo ukumkhonza., kungakhathaliseki ukuba oku kungalindelekanga okanye kuphazamise kangakanani. Ukuba akukho njalo, kufuneka sizihlolisise ngokungxamisekileyo iintliziyo zethu ukuze sibone apho kulele khona ukunyaniseka kwethu.

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Ndibuyela kumzekeliso weemina, UYesu usixelela okwenzekayo xa ukumkani ebuyela ukuze alawule:

“Kwathi xa ebuyile kwakhona, ekubeni ebamkele ubukumkani, ukuba wabayalela aba bakhonzi, lowo wayemnike imali, ukuba abizwe kuye, ukuze azi ukuba bazuze ntoni na ngokushishina. Owokuqala weza phambi kwakhe, bathi, ‘Nkosi, imina yakho izuze iimina zalishumi.’ “Wathi kuye, 'Wenze kakuhle, wena mkhonzi olungileyo! Ngokuba nafunyanwa nithembekile kwizinto ezingento, woba negunya kwimizi elishumi.’ “Weza owesibini, bathi, ‘Imina yakho, Nkosi, wenze iimina ezintlanu.’ “Wathi ke yena kuye, ‘Kwaye uya kuba phezu kwezixeko ezihlanu.’ Kwafika omnye, bathi, ‘Nkosi, khangela, imina yakho, bendizibeke eqhiyeni, kuba bendinoyika, ngokuba uyindoda elukhuni. Uthatha into ongayibekanga, kwaye uvune into ongayihlwayelanga.’ “Wathi kuye, ‘Ndiya kukugweba ngokuphuma emlonyeni wakho, mkhonzindini ungendawo! Ubusazi nje ukuba mna ndingumntu obungqabangqaba, ndithathe oko ndingakubekanga, nokuvuna into endingayihlwayelanga. Khona kutheni ungayifaki imali yam ebhankini, nasekufikeni kwam, Ndisenokuba ndifumene inzala kuyo?’ Wathi kwababemi khona, ‘Mthabatheni imina, niyinike lowo uneemina ezilishumi.’ “Bathi kuye, ‘Nkosi, uneemina ezilishumi!’ ‘Kuba ndithi kuni oko kubo bonke abanako, kuya kunikwa ngakumbi; kodwa kulowo ungenayo, kwanaloo nto anayo iya kuhluthwa. Kodwa zizise ezo ntshaba zam zazingafuni ukuba ndibe ngukumkani phezu kwazo, nibabulale phambi kwam.’ ” (Luk 19:15-27)

Eyona nto iphambili kulo mzekeliso lulindelo lukakumkani lokuba abakhonzi bakhe baya kuba bephumelele kwiinkqubano zabo; yaye injongo yakhe kukuvuza ngokubavumela ukuba bayigcine yonke imali baze banyuselwe kwizikhundla eziphezulu zembopheleleko.. Kodwa kukho amanqaku amabini amuncu. Omnye ngumkhonzi owayeyifihle imali (ngakumbi ngaye ngomzuzwana) yaye esinye sisiphelo sabo bakhanyelayo ilungelo lakhe lokulawula. Kweli qela lamva akukho kuphinda kuphinde kubuzwe okanye kuvumelwane: ngokukhawuleza kwaye umgwebo opheleleyo.

Kodwa imeko yomkhonzi ongavelisi mveliso iguquguquka ngakumbi. Ukhalinyelwa kabukhali ngobuvila axuthwe nemali. Kodwa yiloo nto kuphela? Kule ndawo, kufuneka sijonge omnye umzekeliso — lowo weetalente (Mat 25:14-30) —nto leyo eyathethwa nguYesu kwiveki yokugqibela eYerusalem, ngoxa wayechaza iimbopheleleko zabafundi bakhe. Imveliso iyafana kakhulu, ngaphandle kokuba ixabiso letalente enye (elona lincinane liphathiswe bonke kubakhonzi) yenye 60 ukuya 100 amaxesha amakhulu kunemina. Ngeli qela labakhonzi ayilovavanyo nje. Imali eninzi isesichengeni; kwaye iqondo lokwenyani loxanduva lilingana namandla abo asele eqondwa, ngeyona nto ikwaziyo ukufumana ukuya kuthi ga 10 amaxesha amaninzi kangangoko. Kwakhona sinomkhonzi omnye oyifihlayo italente aze angenzi nto ngayo: kodwa kule meko umkhonzi akathethiswa nje kwaye ahluthwe imali yakhe. Ukumkani uyayalela, ‘Umkhonzi ongancedi lutho, mkhupheleni ebumnyameni obungaphandle;, apho kuya kubakho ukulila nokutshixiza kwamazinyo’ (Mat 25:30).

Kwenzeka ntoni apha? Okokuqala, Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuba kuwo nawuphi na umzekeliso akukho nto ithi isicaka sigxekwa ngenxa yokungaphumeleli kakuhle kunomnye.; kwanenzala encinci efunyenwe ngokufaka imali kwidiphozithi yayiya kwamkeleka. Yaye uYesu akazikhathazi ngokuxubusha ngento eyayinokwenzeka ukuba umkhonzi wayephulukene nemali ngenxa yobusela okanye ngenxa yamatyala amabi. Kodwa umsindo kakumkani ngokucacileyo ujoliswe kwabo bakhonzi bangenzanga nzame yokuphumeza imiyalelo yakhe. Ukuba umkhonzi uyayityeshela imiyalelo aze angcatshe ukuthenjwa kwenkosi yakhe, umbuzo kufuneka ubuzwe, ‘Ngaba ngokwenene usisicaka kwaphela?’

Ke, Apha, sijonge kwabo bazibanga bethembekile kuYesu: kodwa ukuziphatha kwabo kusilele kakhulu kumgangatho ebekulindeleke kubo. Baza kugwetywa njani abantu abanjalo? Le yindlela uYesu ayicacisa ngayo:

Yatsho iNkosi, “Ngubani na ke eli gosa lithembekileyo, lilumkileyo?, eya kuthi inkosi yakhe immise phezu kwendlu yayo, ukuze abanike isabelo sabo sokudla ngexesha elifanelekileyo? Unoyolo loo mkhonzi, iya kuthi yakufika inkosi yakhe imfumane esenjenjalo. Inene ndithi kuni, ukuba immise phezu kwayo yonke impahla yayo. Ukuba ke loo mkhonzi uthe entliziyweni yakhe, ‘Inkosi yam iyalibazisa ukuza kwayo,’ aze aqalise ukubetha amadoda nabakhonzi, nokutya nokusela, nokunxila, yothi ke inkosi yaloo mkhonzi ifike ngemini engayilindelanga, nangelixa angalaziyo, yaye uya kumnqumla kubini, isahlulo sakhe usibeke kwabangendawo. Loo mkhonzi, owayeyazi intando yenkosi yakhe, kwaye akazange alungiselele, okanye enze into ayifunayo, uya kutyatyulwa ngemivumbo emininzi, kodwa lowo wayengazi, esenza ke izinto ezifanele imivumbo, uya kubethwa ngemivumbo embalwa. Nabani na ophiwa kakhulu, Kuya kufunwa okukhulu kuye; nakubeni kwakuphathiswe okuninzi, kuya kubuzwa kuye ngakumbi.” (Luke 12:42-48)

Ngoku khumbula ukuba le yimizekeliso, eyenzelwe ukucacisa imigaqo oya kusekelwe kuyo umgwebo kaThixo. Oku akuthethi ukuba amaqela eengelosi ezithwele isabhokhwe ziya kuthunyelwa ukuba zijongane naboni.: kodwa oko kuthetha ukuba kuya kubakho ukulinganiswa kwabo baziphethe ngokungaphumeleliyo ukufikelela umgangatho olindelekileyo; kwaye kuya kuba buhlungu; kunye nenqanaba lonxunguphalo oluhambelana nolwaphulo-mthetho. Kukwathetha ukuba kuya kubakho abathile abaziphoso zabo ziya kubhencwa njengeziqatha kangangokuba, kwinyani, abazange babe ngabakhonzi okanye abafundi bokwenyaniso kwasekuqaleni. Ezi, phezu kwako nje ukuba wayezibanga enokholo kuYesu, wade wabandakanyeka kwimimangaliso eyenziwa egameni lakhe, baya kuba nesabelo kwishwangusha labo bamchasileyo ekuhleni.

Ayinguye wonke umntu othi kum, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ baya kungena ebukumkanini bamazulu; ngulowo wenza ukuthanda kukaBawo osemazulwini. Abaninzi baya kundixelela ngaloo mini, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi, Asizange siprofete egameni lakho, khupha iidemon ngegama lakho, wenze imisebenzi emininzi yamandla egameni lakho?’ Emva koko ndiza kubaxelela, ‘Andizange ndinazi. mka kum, nina nenza okuchasene nomthetho.’ (Mat 7:21-23)

“Xa ke athe wafika uNyana woMntu esebuqaqawulini bakhe, nazo zonke izithunywa ezingcwele zikunye naye, ngelo xesha uya kuhlala phezu kwetrone yobuqaqawuli bakhe. Zonke iintlanga ziya kuhlanganiselwa phambi kwakhe, abahlule omnye komnye, njengokuba umalusi ezahlula izimvu ezibhokhweni. Uya kumisa izimvu ngasekunene kwakhe, kodwa iibhokhwe ngasekhohlo. … Uya kuthi nakwabangasekhohlo, ‘Mka kum, Uqalekisiwe, emlilweni ongunaphakade, olungiselwe uMtyholi nezithunywa zakhe; kuba ndalamba, kwaye awundinikanga kutya nditye; Ndandinxaniwe, anindinikanga ndisele;; Ndandingumntu wasemzini, kwaye awuzange undamkele; ze, kwaye anindambathisanga; abagulayo, nasentolongweni, kwaye awuzange undityelele.’ “Baya kwandula ke baphendule, bathi, ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, okanye unxaniwe, okanye umntu wasemzini, okanye ze, okanye uyagula, okanye entolongweni, kwaye ayizange ikuncede?’ “Uya kwandula ke abaphendule, bathi, ‘Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, ngenxa yokuba ungenzanga oko nakomnye waba bancinane, awenzanga kum.’ Baya kumka aba baye elubethweni olungunaphakade, ke wona amalungisa aya kubomi obungunaphakade.” (Mat 25:31-33; 41-46)

ILishwa Elibi kunoKufa

Sele siyijongile ngokusondeleyo intsingiselo yegama elithi ‘unaphakade,’ kunye ‘nesohlwayo’ kwicandelo elinesihloko, ‘Isigama sikaYesu;’ ; kwaye oku kuxoxwa ngokuqhubekayo kwi Isihlomelo A. Oku kusishiya ngokunempumelelo 2 izizathu eziphambili zokubuza intsingiselo yazo ecacileyo. Okanye

1. asizithandi iziphumo, okanye,
2. kungayiphi ingqiqo ekunokutshatyalaliswa ngayo ngomlilo ongacimiyo weGehena (Funda Mt 25:41,46) uchazwa njengongunaphakade?

Kodwa, ngolunye uhlobo, xa sijonga ukuba uYesu wayeyibaxa na ingozi yesihogo siye sabona ukuba wayegxininisa umyalezo wakhe wokuba isihogo., okanye iGehena, yayiyindawo emele iphetshwe nangaliphi na ixabiso. Siza kukuqwalasela oku ngakumbi kwi ‘‘Umzabalazo Wokuqonda.

Yakube Igciniwe, Ihlala Igciniwe?

Omnye umbandela oye waphakamisa impikiswano enkulu phakathi kwamaKristu ngowokuba kunokwenzeka ukuba umntu abe ‘ngozelwe ngokutsha’ UbuKristu kwaye emva koko ukuphelelwa, ukusa kwinqanaba lokuphulukana nosindiso lwabo. Imfundiso nomzekelo kaYesu unikela ubungqina obucacileyo bezinto ezintathu:

Okokuqala, kuya kubakho abantu abangabandakanyiyo ezulwini abanganeli nje ukuzigqala bengamaKristu; kodwa babede babandakanyeke ngokukhutheleyo kubulungiseleli bamaKristu, ukusa kwinqanaba lokuprofeta, ekhupha iidemon kwaye esenza imimangaliso kuYesu’ igama. Basenokuba babesiqhathe ngokulula, okanye ngokwabo: kodwa hayi uYesu. Wayengazange ababone okanye abagqale njengabahlobo okanye abafundi bakhe bokwenyaniso phezu kwako nje ukukholelwa kwabo kubo, kunye nokuzinikela kwi, yena.

Ayinguye wonke umntu othi kum, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ baya kungena ebukumkanini bamazulu; ngulowo wenza ukuthanda kukaBawo osemazulwini. Abaninzi baya kundixelela ngaloo mini, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi, Asizange siprofete egameni lakho, khupha iidemon ngegama lakho, wenze imisebenzi emininzi yamandla egameni lakho?’ Emva koko ndiza kubaxelela, ‘Andizange ndinazi. mka kum, nina nenza okuchasene nomthetho.’ (Mat 7:21-23)

Umzekelo ocacileyo iya kuba nguYudas Skariyoti, NguYesu’ umngcatshi. (Funda John 2:23-25; 6:64,70; 13:18; 17:12.)

Okwesibini, ukuba ngumfundi akumenzi umntu angakwazi ukungakholwa okanye ukuziphatha kakubi.⁴ Akukho kunqongophala kwemizekelo phakathi komnye 11 abafundi! (Funda Mark 9:33-34; Mat 16:21-23: Mat 20:20-24; Luke 9:51-56; Mat 26:31-45,51-56,69-75. Kwaye, hleze nabani na acinge ukuba babengazalwa ngokutsha ngenene de kwasemva koYesu’ uvuko, kukho eminye imizekelo enokufunyanwa kamva kwiTestamente eNtsha.⁵)

Kodwa, okwesithathu kwaye ekugqibeleni, kukho ingongoma eqinisekileyo apho uYesu aqondayo ukuba umntu uwele umda ophakathi kokuba ngowakhe.

Ezam izimvu ziyaliva ilizwi lam, kwaye ndiyabazi, bandilandela ke bona. mna ndizinika ubomi obungunaphakade. Abasayi kuze batshabalale, akukho bani uya kuzihlutha esandleni sam.” (John 10:27-28)

Bonke andinika bona uBawo, baya kuza kum;. lowo uzayo kum, andisayi kukha ndimlahlele phandle. ngokuba ndihle emazulwini;, ndingenzi intando yam, kodwa ukuthanda kwalowo wandithumayo. Kuko oku ukuthanda kowandithumayo uBawo, ukuze ndingalahli nto kuko konke awandinikayo, umelwe kukuthi amvuse ngomhla wokugqibela. (John 6:37-39)

Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, lowo ulivayo ilizwi lam, ekholwa ngulowo wandithumayo, unobomi obungunaphakade, kwaye ayingeni emgwebeni, uphume ekufeni, wangena ebomini.(John 5:24)

Njengoko wayezithetha ezi zinto, into eninzi yakholwa kuye. Ubesithi ngoko uYesu kuloo maYuda akholiweyo kuye, “Ukuba nithe nahlala elizwini lam, ngoko ningabafundi bam inyaniso. Uya kuyazi inyaniso, yaye inyaniso iya kunikhulula. (John 8:30-32)

Uthini umahluko phakathi kobuKristu bokwenyani kunye nobuxoki?

Umbuzo ofanele usixhalabise ngokwenene ngulo, ndazi njani ukuba ndinguye umKristu wokwenene?

Olona tshintsho lubalulekileyo lubakho xa umntu esiva isigidimi sikaYesu, bayakuqonda oku njengenyaniso kaThixo kwaye bazibophelele ekulandeleni uYesu njengeNkosi neNkosi yabo ubomi babo bonke bendalo-kwaye ke ngonaphakade., ezulwini. Oku kuthetha ukuzibophelela ekuqaliseni ukwenza naluphi na utshintsho olunokuba yimfuneko ukuze ubomi baloo mntu buvisisane noYesu.’ imiyalelo kunye nomzekelo. Njengoko uYesu watshoyo:

“Undibizelani, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ kwaye musani ukuzenza izinto endizithethayo? (Luke 6:46)

Qaphela ukuba esi sisiqalo nje. Asifezeki ngephanyazo yaye sisoloko sikuqonda okulinganiselweyo koko kusenokufuneka ekugqibeleni ukulandela uYesu. Kuya kubakho amaxesha amaninzi apho uyathandabuza amandla akho okuqonda nokuthobela uYesu’ ekhokelayo: kodwa ubona ukunyaniseka kweentliziyo zethu kwaye unokuthenjwa ukuba asinike amandla angakumbi, ukuzimisela nokuqonda xa kufuneka inqanaba elinzulu lokuzibophelela. Ngoko musa ukuzigweba ngokuba kuhle kangakanani, womelele okanye ukwazi uziva. Njengoko iSt Paul ichaza:

Kuba ubona ubizo lwakho, bazalwana, ngokuba ababaninzi abazizilumko ngokwenyama, ababaninzi abanamandla, ababaninzi bamanene; kodwa uThixo usuke wanyula izinto ezibubudenge zehlabathi, ukuze azidanise izilumko. UThixo unyule izinto ezingenamandla zehlabathi;, ukuze azidanise izinto ezomeleleyo; Wazinyula ke uThixo izinto ezibonakala ziphantsi, nezinto ezidelekileyo, nezinto ezingekhoyo, ukuze aziphuthise izinto ezikhoyo: ukuze kungaqhayisi mntu phambi koThixo. Kodwa ngaye, nikuKristu Yesu, owenzelwe kuthi ubulumko obuvela kuThixo, nobulungisa nobungcwalisa, nentlawulelo: lonto, njengoko kubhaliweyo, “Oqhayisayo, makaqhayise ngeNkosi.” (1 Corinthians 1:26-31[\x])

Xa kuziwa ekujongeni abanye, nathi asinakuqiniseka ngokupheleleyo. Ukungabi nazinikelo nokungamthobeli komntu uYesu kubonisa ukuba akangomKristu: kodwa inkangeleko yangaphandle yokunyaniseka inokuba yinkohliso.

“Balumkeleni abaprofeti bobuxoki, abeza kuwe ngeengubo zeegusha, ke yena ngaphakathi ziziingcuka eziqwengayo. Nobaqonda ngeziqhamo zabo. Uvuna iidiliya emithaneni enameva;, okanye amakhiwane enkunzaneni? Nangona kunjalo, wonke umthi olungileyo uvelisa iziqhamo ezihle; ke wona umthi ongenguwo uvelisa isiqhamo esibi. Umthi olungileyo awunakuvelisa ziqhamo zibi, nomthi ongenguwo awunakuvelisa ziqhamo zihle. Wonke umthi ongavelisi ziqhamo zihle uyagawulwa, zaphoswa emlilweni. Ke ngoko, nobaqonda ngeziqhamo zabo. (UMateyu 7:15-20)

Into ngesiqhamo kukuba kuthatha ixesha ukukhula nokuvuthwa; ngoko ukubonakala kwangaphambili kunokuba yinkohliso. UJudas wayejikeleza esenza imimangaliso kunye nabanye abapostile abalishumi elinambini. Kodwa uYesu ujonga iintliziyo zabantu kwaye wayesoloko eyazi into eya kwenziwa nguYudas. Nangona kunjalo, wayesamphatha uYudas ngolwazelelelo nembeko njengabanye bonke. Ke, nangesidlo sangokuhlwa sokugqibela xa uJudas wayehamba kuthumo lwakhe oluyingozi, akukho namnye kwabanye – nkqu noYohane – wayeyiqonda into awayeza kuyenza (Jn 13:21-29). Kwelinye icala, kungekudala emva koko, Kusenokwenzeka ukuba uYohane ‘wayengomnye umfundi’ owayekho xa uPetros wakhanyela uYesu (Jn 18:15-27). Ngelo xesha uYohane wayenesizathu esihle sokukuthandabuza ukunyaniseka kukaPetros: kodwa uYesu wayesazi ngokwahlukileyo (Lk 22:31-34).

Uyandibiza, ‘Mfundisi’ kunye ‘neNkosi.’ Utsho ngokuchanekileyo, kuba ndinjalo. Ukuba mna ngoko, iNkosi noMfundisi, uzihlambile iinyawo zakho, nani nifanele ukuhlambana iinyawo. Kuba ndininike umzekelo, ukuze nani nenze njengoko ndenze ngako mna kuni. Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Akukho mkhonzi umkhulu kunenkosi yakhe, akukho uthunyiweyo mkhulu kunalowo umthumileyo. Ukuba uyazazi ezi zinto, ninoyolo ukuba nithe nazenza. Andithethi ngani nonke. ndiyabazi abo mna ndibanyulileyo;. kodwa ukuze isibhalo sizaliseke, ‘Lowo udla isonka nam undiphakamisele isithende sakhe.’ Ukususela ngoku ukuya phambili, Ndinixelela kungekehli, ukuba xa isenzeka, nokholwa ukuba ndinguye. (John 13:13-19)

Ukulandela umntu akuthethi ukuba kufutshane kwaye ungaze wenze iimpazamo okanye ujike ngendlela engalunganga: imalunga nokuzimisela ukuqhubeka emva kwaloo mntu phezu kwazo nje izinto ezinjalo. Abanye abantu bangcono ekulandeleni imikhondo yabantu kunabanye, abanye bafunda ukulazi ilizwi likaThixo ngokukhawuleza kunabanye kwaye abanye baphumeza ngaphezulu kunabanye. Kodwa sisimo sengqondo. NjengoPeter, sonke siyamosha ngamanye amaxesha: kodwa umlandeli wenene uhlala elandela (Mat 24:13).

Ke, ukuba ngokwenene ufuna ukuva oko uYesu akuxelela kona ukuba ukwenze kwaye umthobele njengeNkosi noMphathi wakho, ke nokuba ungaziva ubuthathaka kangakanani na, Kukangaphi ungasilela, okanye nantoni na abanye abanokuyicinga ngawe, ezi zithembiso zikaYesu zezakho…

Ezam izimvu ziyaliva ilizwi lam, kwaye ndiyabazi, bandilandela ke bona. mna ndizinika ubomi obungunaphakade. Abasayi kuze batshabalale, akukho bani uya kuzihlutha esandleni sam.” (John 10:27-28)

Bonke andinika bona uBawo, baya kuza kum;. lowo uzayo kum, andisayi kukha ndimlahlele phandle. ngokuba ndihle emazulwini;, ndingenzi intando yam, kodwa ukuthanda kwalowo wandithumayo. Kuko oku ukuthanda kowandithumayo uBawo, ukuze ndingalahli nto kuko konke awandinikayo, umelwe kukuthi amvuse ngomhla wokugqibela. (John 6:37-39)

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Imibhalo esemazantsi

1. Izithembiso zokubuyiselwa kukaSirayeli kwixesha elizayo ziquka: Isa 11:11-16; 45:17; 54:6-10; Jer 3:17-23; 30:17-22; 31:31-37; 32:36-41; 33:16-26; Eze 37:21-28 Hos 3:5; Joe 3:16-21; Zep 3:12-20; Zec 10:6-12.
2. Ibinzana elithi 'baninzi ababiziweyo kodwa bambalwa abakhethiweyo' lidla ngokuvela kwimibhalo-ngqangi yaseByzantine kaMat 20:13-16: kodwa alikho kwimibhalo-ngqangi enemvelaphi yase-Aleksandriya. Iinguqulelo zesiNtu zesiNgesi, njenge-Authorized Version, ngokuqhelekileyo zazisekelwe kwimibhalo yaseByzantium: ngoxa abaguquleli banamhlanje bethanda izibhalo zaseAlexandria. Ngengxoxo emfutshane malunga neenzuzo kunye nezibi kwindlela nganye, njengoko isebenza kuLuka 4:18, bona “Isiganeko saseNazarete, njengoko kuchazwe nguLuka” ku-https://life.liegeman.org/jesus-reading-of-isaiah-61v-1
3. AmaKristu ayahluka kwiimbono zawo ngokuphathelele umkhamo afanele abandakanyeke ngawo kwimicimbi yezobupolitika okanye kumaphulo oluntu. UYesu uyakuchasa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla njengendlela yokukhusela okanye yokungqina ibango lakhe kubomi bethu (John 18:36). Kodwa imfundiso yakhe isoloko isikhuthaza ukuba sizabalazele ukuba ukuthanda kukaThixo kwenziwe apha, ‘Emhlabeni, njengokuba kusezulwini.’ (Mat 6:10)
4. Ukufumana ingxoxo enzulu yesi sihloko, bona isifundo, “Ngaba Yenza Akukho Akulunganga?” enokufumaneka kwi https://life.liegeman.org/can-we-do-no-wrong/.
5. Jonga umzekelo icandelwana le “Ngaba Yenza Akukho Akulunganga?” funda, enesihloko “Isono kunye neCawe“.