Kwanamandla ovuko lwakhe (pt 2)

2.1 Umntu othunyelwe nguThixo – okanye, 'Ziphi zezipho?’

Funda 1 Cor 12:4-11 (Qaphela. 1 Cor 12:7). Izipho zoMoya zinikwa nguMoya oyiNgcwele ukuze zixhamle bonke. Umntu osebenzisa eso sipho akanguye umsunguli waso (Ngaphandle kwento enye esiza kuthetha ngayo kamva) umamkeli elungiselelwe yena. Endaweni yoko, 'Ungumthumeli' kaThixo, ugunyaziswe ngumsebenzi wokuhambisa isipho kulowo simfumeneyo. NguMoya oyiNgcwele onika isipho kwaye athathe isigqibo sokuba ngubani oza kusihambisa.

Ukungaqondwa kakuhle kwalo mgaqo ulula kodwa kubalulekile kungcambu yezona hangups zethu xa kufikwa ekusebenzeni kwamandla kaThixo kwabanye. Masithi sisandul 'ukujongana nomntu osenkingeni yemfuno. Ithini impendulo yethu?

• 'Ukuba nje ndingenza into.’
• 'Yintoni endifanele ndiyinike?’
• ‘Ukuba nje bendinomoya, Ndinganakho ukuthandaza ndifumane ummangaliso.’
• ‘Kutheni le nto uThixo engenzi nto?’

Into esisilelayo ukuyixabisa kukuba uMoya oyiNgcwele sele ekhona; ngaphakathi kuthi, Ukujonga loo meko ngamehlo ethu. UnguMoya kaKristu, UMthetheleli, UMoya wobabalo noMniki wezipho. Konke okufunekayo ukwenza unxibelelwano kukuba kufuneka sikulungele ukusebenza njengoposi wakhe – ukuthatha nantoni na asinika yona ngalo mzuzu ayigqithise!

Kuyimpazamo yobuyatha ukucinga ukuba ukufaneleka kwethu kubugqithisile ukwenza oku. Ngaba wakha wala ukuthumela isipho komnye umntu kuba ungakhange ucinge kakhulu ngunoposi? Ngokusisiseko, Ndicinga ngezinto ezine kuphela malunga neposi enokuthi indibangele ukuba ndiphephe ukusebenzisa iinkonzo zakhe:

• Ukuba akaphumelelanga ukuhambisa iphakheji njengoko kuceliwe (Ez. 3:18)
• Ukuba wayivumela ukuba yonakaliswe (Job 42:7, Jer. 23:28)
• Ukuba waqala ukubanga intlawulo okanye amalungelo kummkeli (Acts 8:20-1, 2 Kings 5:8-27).
• Ukuba wayenza yabonakala ngathi, ayindim, wayengumnikeli (Is. 42:8 & 48:11)

Qaphela ukuba, ukuchaza isiqhamo njengobungqina bokuhlonela uThixo (Mt 7:20), UYesu uhlabela mgama elumkisa ngabo bambiza ngokuba yiNkosi – nditsho nokuprofeta nokwenza imimangaliso egameni lakhe – kodwa ngoobani ngokwenene abenzi bobubi (Mt 7:21-3). Ngokufanayo, emva kokuxelela ibandla laseKorinte ukuba ‘abasweli nasiphi na isipho somoya’ (1 Cor 1:5-7) UPawulos uyabagxeka ‘njengehlabathi’ (1 Cor 3:3).

Abantu abaziqhenyayo ngobumoya babo kuba bebehlala besetyenziselwa ukulungiselela izipho zokomoya benza impazamo enkulu. Kwelinye icala, ukuba uThixo unokusebenzisa iesile esisimumu njengomlomo wakhe (Num. 22:21-33), ngokuqinisekileyo unokundisebenzisa!

(Buyela kwimixholo)

2.2 Ukubonakaliswa kunye nabaphathiswa

Abanye abantu basetyenziswa rhoqo ekusebenziseni izipho ezithile; kanti ezinye zinokusetyenziswa ngamanye amaxesha, kwaye akusoloko ngendlela efanayo. UPawulos wenza ukungafani phakathi 'kokubonakaliswa’ zoMoya kunye nabo bahlala belungiselela kwiindawo ezithile, nokuba ngezipho ezingaphezu kwendalo njengokuphilisa okanye ezendalo ezinje ngolawulo (1 Cor 12:7-10 & 28-30). Kodwa kuya kufuneka uyiqonde loo nto, nangona uThixo engaqhelekanga ukukusebenzisa ngendlela ethile, Uyakwazi ukubonakalisa naziphi na izipho ngawe xa kukho imfuneko yoko. UMoya oyiNgcwele kuwe akahlukanga kuMoya oyiNgcwele owawukuPawulos; okanye noYesu.

(Buyela kwimixholo)

2.3 Ukunyusa isipho

UPawulos ucinezela ukuba abo baprofetayo kwaye bathetha ngeelwimi banokukhetha ukuba bayakwenza okanye hayi (1 Cor 14:26-32). Uxelela abaseKorinte ukuba ‘bazilangazelele izipho ezikhulu’ noTimoti ukuba ‘basixhase isiphiwo sikaThixo, oku kuwe ngokubekwa kwezandla zam.’ (1 Cor 12:31 & 2 Tim 1:6).

Nangona uMoya uza kutyhila ukuba ufuna ukusisebenzisa nini kwaye nini, kuxhomekeke kuthi ukuhlakulela umnqweno kunye nokulungela ukuba enze njalo. Kufuneka siqinisekise ukuba iziqhamo zoMoya ziyabonakala ekusebenzeni kwazo (Yiyo le nto uPawulos eqhawula ingxoxo yakhe yezipho ukugxininisa ukubaluleka kothando kwi 1 Cor 13:1-16). Njengoposi, asithumeli sipho; kodwa sigqiba ukuba nini, ihanjiswa njani kwaye ikweyiphi imeko.

(Buyela kwimixholo)

2.4 Zisetyenziswa njani iZipho?

2.4.1 Izipho zokuqonda

Oku kubonisa ukuba uThixo uyazi konke ngathi, kwaye uhlala eyazi into amakayenze.

Ukuqonda kweMimoya sisityhilelo semikhosi yokomoya esebenza kwimeko (zingelosi, lomntu okanye idemon) (Acts 16:16-8). ILizwi loLwazi lityhila ulwazi oluthile malunga nomntu okanye imeko (John 4:16-8): Ngelixa iLizwi loBulumko lityhila nokuba mabenze ntoni malunga nemeko (Mt 22:15-22, Luke 21:12-5) okanye ukuqonda okukhethekileyo kwinyaniso yokomoya (1 Cor 15:51).

Ezi zezona zipho zinzima ukuzenza ngenxa yokuba, nangona uThixo esinika isityhilelo, Indlela esetyenziswa ngayo ixhomekeke ngokupheleleyo kulowo usebenzisa isipho. (Zingaphi ezinye iindlela awayeza kusebenzisa ngazo uYesu ulwazi malunga nalo mfazi ukuyo? John 4:7-29, umzekelo?) Ezi zipho kufuneka zixutywe ngokukhululekileyo neziqhamo zokomoya kwabo bazisebenzisayo. Ikwafuna ukukhula ngokomoya ukwahlula phakathi kwezinto ezivela kuThixo kunye nokucinga kwethu.

Indlela ekunikwe ngayo izityhilelo iyahluka. Isenokuba yimifanekiso yengqondo, ukwandisa ulwazi, imibono, amaphupha, iziganeko zendalo ezisebenza ‘njengemizekeliso’, Amagama esiBhalo athatha ukubaluleka okukhethekileyo, amagama okanye ulwazi oluza ngokucacileyo nangokungagcinwanga engqondweni, okanye nelizwi elivakalayo. Nokuba yeyiphi na indlela uThixo ayisebenzisayo, kuyakubakho ukwazi ukuba uthetha nawe.

Ekufundeni ukusebenzisa ezi zipho kubalulekile ukuba sibe nembono eyiyo ngathi. Sixelelwe, ‘Ukuba kukho umntu othethayo, kufuneka ayenze njengomntu othetha kanye amazwi kaThixo’ (1 Pet 4:11). Kodwa akufuneki sidlulise ukholo lwethu kwaye sibeke ezethu izimvo njengelizwi likaThixo; ke kufuneka kubekho ulungelelwano apha. Asifanele ‘silobe’ imikhondo kwaye emva koko ubhengeze isityhilelo esingaboniyo. Ukuba uyathandabuza, kungcono ukuba uthi cwaka usebenzise ulwazi ukukhokela imibuzo yakho okanye uthethe ngokungafihlisi, ‘Ndicinga ukuba uThixo uthi…’

(Buyela kwimixholo)

2.4.2 Izipho zoMqondiso

Oku kubonisa ukuba uThixo unako kwaye uzimisele ukungenelela ebomini bethu.

Kukho ukugqabhuka okubonakalayo apha. Ukuphilisa kunokuba yinto ephawuleka kakhulu kangangokuba kungachazwa nemimangaliso. Imimangaliso igubungela nakuphi na ukumiswa kukaThixo kwemithetho eqhelekileyo yendalo, njengokutyisa i 5,000 nokuvusa abafileyo. Nangona wonke umKristu enokholo, Isipho sokholo kukufakwa ngaphakathi ngequbuliso okungaphaya kwesiqhelo komntu okusebenzisayo.

Into ephambili ekufuneka uyikhumbule kukuba uThixo akaze enze 'umlingo’ nje ukuchukumisa abantu. Usebenza kuphela xa kukho imfuneko yokwenene efuna ungenelelo kwaye kukho abantu abakulungeleyo ngokomoya ukuyifumana (Acts 14:8-10 & Mark 2:5). Xa oko kusenzeka uya kuhlala uwazi uMoya a) ukuvusa intliziyo yakho malunga nemeko kwaye b) ukukhuthaza ukuba wenze okanye uthethe into. Sukoyika. Yenza intwana yakho uyeke konke okunye kuThixo.

(Buyela kwimixholo)

2.4.3 Izipho zeSibhengezo

Oku kusenza sikwazi ukuvakalisa ngokuzenzekelayo inyaniso kaThixo.

Iziprofeto zibandakanya ukuqonda kwalowo usebenzisa isipho; Ngelixa iilwimi ziilwimi ezingaziwayo kwisithethi, ke ukuqonda kuyadlula. Ngenxa yoko, Nangona iilwimi zinokubonakala zingaphezulu kwendalo, Isiprofetho sifuna ukukhula ngokomoya kwaye sihlala sinxulunyaniswa nezipho zesityhilelo, ngakumbi kwabo banobuprofeti.

Nangona umthetho jikelele ngokubhekisele kwizipho kukuba unganikwa inzuzo yalowo uzisebenzisayo, Iilwimi ikakhulu lulwimi lokuthandaza ngasese (1 Cor 14:4). Injongo kukuba ikholwa linokwakheka lomoya walo ngokwenza ukuba lithandaze kwaye lidumise uThixo ngokukhululekileyo kwaye ke liza kuphuphuma kubungqina obuzenzekelayo (Acts 2:4-11).

Kuphela kuxa kudityaniswe nokutolika apho iilwimi zisisipho sokubaluleka ngokuthe ngqo ebandleni (1 Cor 14:5-13). Oku kunika ibhulorho phakathi kweelwimi nesiprofeto, ukuzisa ukuqonda kolwimi; kodwa kungafuneki inqanaba elifanayo lokuvuthwa njengesiprofeto ekugwebeni ukuba iza kusetyenziswa nini kwaye njani. Abanye bathi iilwimi zihlala zithandaza, naxa itolikwe: kodwa Acts 2:11 yaye 1 Cor. 14:5-6 inokucebisa ngenye indlela.

Abaninzi bacinga ukuba ngandlela thile ingqondo, okanye ubuncinci ulwimi, ithathwa xa abantu bethetha ngeelwimi okanye beprofeta. Kodwa, ngokungafaniyo nokuthetha okubangelwe yingqondo, Isigqibo sokuba uza kuwunikela nini kwaye nini umyalezo sixhomekeke kwisithethi (1 Cor 14:27-32), Nangona inguMoya oyiNgcwele onika amandla (inika amandla okwenza ngokufanelekileyo) (Acts 2:4). Ke, Njengazo zonke iziphiwo zokomoya kuya kufuneka wenze ngokholo. (Oku kufuna imeko yokuxhomekeka ngokupheleleyo ethi, ‘UMoya Oyingcwele, Sele ndiza kuvula umlomo wam kwaye ndithethe phandle ngawo nawaphi amagama owabeka engqondweni yam. Ukuba awundiniki amagama afanelekileyo, lo iya kuba ngumthwalo omnye ombi wenkunkuma: kodwa ndiyazi ukuba uyakwenza into elungileyo kuba uYesu wathembisa.’ (Gal 3:5 & Luke 11:11-3).)

Xa uthandaza ngeelwimi musa ukuvumela ingqalelo yakho ukuba itsalwe kuThixo (lo uthandazayo) kwisandi solwimi ngokwalo. NjengoPeter, ukuzama ukuhamba emanzini amehlo akhe ejonge kumaza, uya kugungxula. Ulwimi ludla ngokuvakala lungaqhelekanga, kwaye inokuba iphindaphindwe: kodwa uhlala utyibilika ngakumbi njengoko uvula intliziyo yakho eNkosini.

Iziprofeto zihlala zibangela 'ukusabela kwetyathanga', enye ivuselela enye (1 Cor 14:29-31). Ulwimi lukwavuselela ukutolika.

Ngamanye amaxesha abantu abasemaphethelweni okunika utoliko bayabhideka xa umntu ofika apho kuqala enika into ebonakala ngathi yinguqulelo eyahlukileyo. Zintathu iinkcazo ezinokubakho: i) Ukutolikwa kunokuchazwa ngokwahlukileyo kodwa kudluliswe umyalezo ofanayo, ii) into ababenayo okanye lowo wayethetha kuqala yayisisiprofeto esandisa ulwimi okanye iii) bayifumene gwenxa. UMtyholi uhlala ekhawuleza ukucebisa le yokugqibela; kodwa kufanelekile ukuba ihlolwe ngesibhalo kunye nokuqondwa kwezinye.

(Buyela kwimixholo)

2.5 Ukwenza okanye ukungakwenzi?

Ngamanye amaxesha ukukhuthazwa nguMoya kufana 'nokusebeza ngobumnene’ (1 Kings 19:12) nakwezinye ‘njengomlilo ovuthayo, vala emathanjeni am’ (Jer 20:9). Asimele soyike ukwenza iimpazamo – UYesu akasayi kusishiya (Mt 14:25-33). Njengamaxesha onke, umba ophambili kukuba ‘uxolo lukaThixo lulawule (ulamlo) entliziyweni yakho’ (Col 3:15). Zibuze, ‘Eya kugcina uxolo lwam noThixo – ukwenza ngoku okanye ukulinda?’ Vumela uThixo akhathalele iziphumo.

(Buyela kwimixholo/Qhubeka nokufunda)