Ihaba Njengendlela Yokugcizelela

Enye yezimpikiswano ezivame kakhulu eziphikisana nombono wokuthi uJesu wayezimisele ngempela mayelana nokuba khona kwesihogo iwukuveza ukuthi orabi abangamaJuda babevame ukufanekisa futhi bagcizelele iphuzu ngokusebenzisa ukweqisa ngamabomu., izibonelo ezicatshangelwayo ezazingahloselwe ukuba zithathwe njengoba zinjalo. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ngempela; noJesu ngokwakhe wasebenzisa le nqubo ukuze enze amanye amaphuzu akhe akhumbuleke kakhudlwana; njenge, “Kungani ubheka ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, futhi ungalunaki ugongolo olukwelakho iso?” (Mat 7:3) Ngakho-ke indaba okufanele siyixazulule lapha ukuthi ingakanani umongo kaJesu’ amazwi mayelana nemvelo yesihogo angathethelela into engeyona engokoqobo, noma okungokomfanekiso okwengeziwe, ukuqonda ngoJesu’ amazwi.

Ake sicabangele kafushane esinye isibonelo sikaJesu’ ukufundisa kwakhe ukuze kugqanyiswe ukubaluleka komongo ezimweni ezinjalo:

UJesu waqalaza, wasesithi kubafundi bakhe, “Kulukhuni kangakanani kwabacebile ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu!” Abafundi bamangala ngamazwi akhe. Kodwa uJesu waphinda waphendula, “Izingane, kulukhuni kangakanani kwabathembela engcebweni ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu! Kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yenaliti kunokuba isicebi singene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” Bamangala kakhulu, ethi kuye, “Khona-ke ubani ongasindiswa?” uJesu, ebabuka, wathi, “Ngamadoda akunakwenzeka, kodwa hhayi kuNkulunkulu, ngoba konke kuyenzeka kuNkulunkulu.” (Mar 10:23-27)

Kungenzeka ukuthi uyayazi incazelo yalesi siqephu esithi “imbobo yenaliti” kwakuyigama elanikezwa isango elincane kakhulu elalibekwe phakathi noma eduze kwesango elikhulu lokungena ukuze umuntu ngamunye angene lapho isango elikhulu livaliwe. Ngenxa yalokho, ukuthola ikamela ngesango elinjalo kungaba umshikashika; futhi kwakuyodingeka ukuba ikhululwe emthwalweni wayo ukuze ikwenze. Kuzwakala njengokuhumusha okuhle kwezwi nezwi; futhi selokhu ngayizwa esikoleni ngivame ukuyicaphuna: kodwa zikhona 2 izinkinga. Okomfanyana, abukho ubufakazi bale ncazelo obusikiselwe ngaphambi kwekhulu lesi-9 AD. Kodwa, okwesibili, umongo ubonisa ukuthi kukhona okunye okuhlosiwe. uJesu’ amazwi okuqala abonisa ukuthi abantu abacebile bangena embusweni kaNkulunkulu kuphela ngobunzima. Le nkulumo ngokwayo iyabethusa abafundi; I-WHO, njengamaJuda amaningi osuku lwawo (nabanye abaningi), wabheka ingcebo njengophawu lomusa kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa uJesu ube esekhetha ukugcizelela iphuzu lakhe ngalesi sibonelo eseqisayo, okwenza abafundi bakhungatheke ngokuphelele, ephetha ngokuthi isimo sasinjalo, noma cishe, akunakwenzeka. Futhi nokho, -buye, UJesu ugcizelela iphuzu, egcizelela ukuthi ‘Ngamadoda it IS akunakwenzeka.’ Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho efanekisela incazelo yakhe ngokuthi, “...kodwa hhayi kuNkulunkulu, ngoba konke kuyenzeka kuNkulunkulu.”

Phawula ikakhulukazi izinto ezimbili. Okomfanyana, isici sehaba sihloselwe ukugcizelela kunokuba sinciphise ukubaluleka kwephuzu eliyinhloko; kepha, okwesibili, akubali ngaphandle ithuba lokuthi kube khona ezinye iziqu noma okuhlukile kulelo phuzu; njengoJesu’ ukuvala amazwi ukuthi, “konke kuyenzeka kuNkulunkulu.”¹

Imaphi Amaphuzu UJesu Wayewenza?

Ngalokho engqondweni, ake sibheke ezinye zezinkulumo ezeqisayo zikaJesu maqondana nesihogo.

Gwema Ngazo Zonke Izindleko

Uma iso lakho lokunene likukhubekisa, yikhiphe uyilahle kude nawe. Ngokuba kungcono kini ukuba kubhubhe sibe sinye esithweni sakho, kunokuba umzimba wakho wonke uphonswe eGehena. Uma isandla sakho sokunene sikukhubekisa, inqamule, futhi uyilahle kude nawe. Ngokuba kungcono kini ukuba kubhubhe sibe sinye esithweni sakho, kunokuba umzimba wakho wonke uphonswe eGehena. (Mat 5:29-30)

Qaphela ikakhulukazi lapha ukufaneleka, ‘Nxa … ikwenza ukhubeke.’ Isimo esicatshangelwayo ukuthi ukukhishwa kweso noma isandla sokudla kuzoholela ekususweni kwembangela yokukhubeka. Kodwa sonke sazi kahle kamhlophe ukuthi akunjalo; njengoba isizathu sangempela sisenhliziyweni nasengqondweni yomuntu futhi basenalo elinye iso noma isandla esitholakalayo sokufeza isenzo sesono.! Kodwa iphuzu eliyinhloko likaJesu’ izwi licacile: ngisho nokuhlupheka okubangelwa ukulahlekelwa iso noma isandla akufanele kuqhathaniswe nokuhlupheka nokulahlekelwa ukuphonswa eGehena.. Noma ngabe kunjani; kubi - kakhulu kubi! Ngakho gwema noma yini engase ikuthumele kuleyo ndlela.

Ngeshwa, lesi sitatimende ngokuvamile sihlanganiswe ngokungalungile Mat 19:9-12; lapho uJesu’ Abafundi, ekuzweni kukaJesu’ ukufundisa ngokumelene nesehlukaniso, phikisa lokho, “Uma kunje ngendoda nomkayo, akukuhle ukuganwa.” Kulokhu, UJesu uyaphendula, “Akubona bonke abantu abangasemukela lesi sisho, kodwa labo elinikiweyo. Ngoba kukhona abathenwa abazalwa benjalo kusukela esibelethweni sikanina, futhi kukhona abathenwa abenziwe abathenwa ngabantu; futhi kukhona abathenwa abazenza abathenwa ngenxa yombuso wezulu. Lowo okwazi ukuwemukela, akalamukele.“

Qaphela ukuthi lokhu kunjalo -I ingxoxo ngesihogo (nakuba abanye bengase bafune ukuchaza umshado omubi ngendlela enjalo). Kunalokho, kuyingxoxo ngesimilo sempilo yonke yesivumelwano somshado. Futhi akusona isibonelo sesitatimende esiyihaba; nakuba kuvame ukubizwa ngokungeyikho ngokuthi uJesu usikisela ukuthi kungase kuthetheleleke ukuba indoda izithene ukuze igweme isilingo sobulili.. Kubukwe ngokombono ongewona owamaJuda, lokho kungase kuzwakale kunengqondo; njengoba iningi lamadoda lilazi kahle ithonya lezitho zobulili emizweni yethu nokuthambekela kwethu futhi bekulokhu kukhona labo abebecabanga ukuthi impilo ingaba lula kakhulu ngaphandle kwazo.!

Nokho mancane amathuba okuthi lo kwakunguJesu’ incazelo, noma ukuthi abafundi bakhe babeyoke bakucabangele ngokungathi sína lokho okungenzeka. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi okokuqala, kumaJuda, ukuthenwa nokungabi nanzalo kwakubhekwa njengokuphambene nesimiso sikaNkulunkulu ayehlosile (Lev. 22:24; 21:20; Deut. 23:2). Okwesibili ngoba, njengoba kungabonakala ngokufunda umbhalo ogcwele, ‘umthenwa’ akusho ngempela ukuthi ‘umuntu othenwe.’ I-etymology yasekuqaleni yegama lesiGreki, ‘umthenwa’ akuqinisekile (‘umbhede’ okuyisiphakamiso esivame kakhulu); kodwa kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo kwakwaziwa ukuthi kwakusetshenziselwa ukuchaza abantu abasezikhundleni ezihlukahlukene ezidinga ukuzinikela okunomqondo owodwa nokungakhethi ezithakazelweni zenkosi yabo.. Ngokufanayo, kunesibonelo seTestamente Elidala segama lesiHeberu, 'saris', elisuselwe encazelweni yempande, ‘ukuthenwa,’ isetshenziswa kuPotifari, ‘isikhulu saseGibhithe’ owayebuye abe yindoda eshadile (ukubona Gen 39:1 & 7.) Eqinisweni, akukho lutho phakathi Mat 19:12 ukuze abonise ukuthi uJesu wayesikisela noma yini embi kangaka. Wayemane evuma ukuthi bakhona ababekhona, njengaye, bangase bakuthole kudingekile ukuba balahle ilungelo labo lokushada ngenxa yoMbuso kaNkulunkulu.

Kodwa bobabili uMathewu noMarku bayacaphuna uJesu’ isibonelo seso nesandla kumongo olandelayo:

Oyakukhubekisa oyedwa kulaba abancinyane abakholwa yimi, kungaba ngcono kuye ukuba aphonswe olwandle itshe lokuchola ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe. Uma isandla sakho sikukhubekisa, inqamule. kungcono ukuthi ungene ekuphileni ugogekile, kunokuba ube nezandla zombili ukuze ungene eGehena, emlilweni ongacimekiyo, ‘lapho umswenya wabo ungafi khona, nomlilo awucimi.’ Uma unyawo lwakho lukukhubekisa, inqamule. kungcono kuwe ukungena ekuphileni ulunyonga, kunokuba izinyawo zakho zombili uphonswe eGehena, emlilweni ongacimiyo- ‘lapho umswenya wabo ungafi khona, nomlilo awucimi.’ Uma iso lakho likukhubekisa, yikhiphe. kungcono kuwe ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu uneso linye, kunokuba ube namehlo amabili ukuba uphonswe eGehena lomlilo, ‘lapho umswenya wabo ungafi khona, nomlilo awucimi.’ (Mar 9:42-48. Bhekafuthi Mat 18:6-9)

Qaphela indlela uJesu’ isitatimende sangaphambili siyaphindwa futhi sigcizelelwe, nokuqiniswa okwengeziwe kwakho kungcono ukuminza kunokwenza umntwana akhubeke futhi kuchazwe iGehena njengendawo yomlilo waphakade.. Ngakho kuba nzima nakakhulu ukuphika ukuthi uJesu sina kwenza kusho ukuthi ukulahlekelwa isitho noma iso, noma ngisho nokuqedwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kwempilo yomuntu, kufanele kubhekwe njengokuncono kunokulahlwa eGehena, kungakhathalekile ukuthi simchaza kanjani uJesu’ incazelo yalo.

Isicebi noLazaru

Lo mfanekiso, kufanele kuphawulwe, ibhekisela ezimweni zaseShiyoli phakathi nenkathi ephakathi kokufa komuntu nesahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu sokugcina. Noma kunjalo, UJesu uchaza isimo sendoda ecebile ngamazwi acacile:

EHayidesi, waphakamisa amehlo akhe, ekuhlushweni, wabona u-Abrahama ekude, noLazaru ngasesifubeni sakhe. Wakhala wathi, ‘Baba u-Abrahama, ngihawukele, athumele uLazaru, ukuze acwilise isihloko somunwe wakhe emanzini, ngipholise ulimi lwami! Ngoba ngisezinhlungwini kulelilangabi.’ “Kodwa u-Abrahama wathi, ‘Ndodana, khumbula ukuthi wena, empilweni yakho, wamukele izinto zakho ezinhle, noLazaru, ngendlela efanayo, izinto ezimbi. Kodwa manje useduduzwa lapha, wena uyahlupheka. Ngaphezu kwakho konke lokhu, phakathi kwethu nawe kunegebe elikhulu elilungisiwe, ukuthi abafuna ukudlula besuka lapha beze kini bangekwazi, futhi kungabikho muntu owela esuka lapho eze kithi.’ (Lk 16:23-26)

Nokho, ukuhlolwa kwe incazelo yamagama ‘ukuhlupheka’ kanye ‘nosizi’ kulesi siqeshana kusikisela ukuthi zibhekisela ngaphakathi, ukuhlupheka ngokwengqondo kunobuhlungu bomzimba. ‘Ilangabi’ ngokwezwi nezwi lisho ‘umlilo wokukhanya’. Ngokuvamile libhekisela elangabini elivela emlilweni; nakuba cishe uhhafu wezikhombo ze-NT ziyizincazelo ezibonakalayo kunelangabi langempela. Futhi kulesi siqephu (naphezu kwalokho okushiwo ezinye izinguqulo) ‘umlilo’ akushiwo - ukushisa nokoma kuphela. Ngakho kungase kube nezizathu ezizwakalayo zokuphikisa ngokuthi leli langabi lingase libe ukushisa okuvuthayo nokukhanya kobungcwele bukaNkulunkulu., ukuveza isono nehlazo lomuntu; uma kunjalo, kungase kuthiwe izincazelo ezinyantisa kakhulu zalesi siqephu zibangelwa ihaba labachazi bakamuva kunamazwi angempela kaJesu..

Kunjalo, kukhona abazothi, ‘Kuthiwani ngezincazelo zalabo abaye baba nokuhlangenwe nakho kokufa?’ Yebo kunjalo, uma zonke lezi zigigaba zenzeka ngendlela abantu abachaza ngayo, zona, khona-ke uJesu wayengelona neze ihaba! Kodwa uJesu’ isitatimende sakhe ukuthi, ‘phakathi kwethu nawe kunegebe elikhulu elilungisiwe, ukuthi abafuna ukudlula besuka lapha beze kini bangekwazi, futhi kungabikho muntu owela esuka lapho eze kithi,’ yisixwayiso esicacile sokuthi, lapho umphefumulo womuntu usuphonswe eHayidesi, ngeke ibe khona indlela yokubuyela emuva². Ngokufanayo, lapho uJesu’ uthi, ‘Uma bengalaleli uMose nabaprofethi, futhi abayikuvunyiswa, uma kuvuka umuntu kwabafileyo,’ ugcizelela ukubaluleka okubalulekile kokulalela, nokulalela izwi likaNkulunkulu manje - ngaphambi kokuba kuphuze kakhulu.

Kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi ‘isihogo-noma-izulu’ esinjalo’ okuhlangenwe nakho kuyimibono, inikezwe ngaphansi kwezimo ezingavamile³, ukubhekana nomuntu ngamaqiniso angokomoya. Okuhlangenwe nakho kombono kuvame ukufanekisela kakhulu, ithinta yonke imizwa yomuntu, imizwelo nesizathu: nokho okuhlangenwe nakho kwangempela kungase kuhluke kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu. (Qhathanisa, Ngokwesibonelo, Umbono kaHezekeli wamaKherubi (Ez. 1:4-25; 10:1-22) nalokaJohane (Rev 4:6-11).

Isililo Nokugedla Amazinyo

Isisho, ‘ukugedla amazinyo,’ litholakala izikhathi eziyisithupha evangelini likaMathewu (Mat 8:12; 13:42; 13:50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30). Itholakala kanye evangelini likaLuka (Luk 13:28) futhi kanye kuzEnzo (Acts 7:54): nakuba kungenjalo nhlobo kuMarku noma kuJohane. ETestamenteni Elidala livela izikhathi ezinhlanu (Job 16:9; Ps 35:16; Ps 37:12; Ps 112:10; Lam 2:16). Nomaphi lapho lisetshenziswa khona emavangelini, yakha ingxenye yenkulumo, ‘isililo nokugedla amazinyo;’ echaza ukusabela kwalabo abaxoshwa ebukhoneni bukaKristu. Ukusikisela ukuthi ‘ukukhala’ kufanele kube impendulo esimweni esinjalo akukwazi ukubizwa ngokunengqondo ngokuthi ihaba: kodwa ‘ukugedla amazinyo’ ngokuvamile kuhunyushwa njengokubonakaliswa kokuhlupheka okumunyu nobuhlungu; futhi yilowo mqondo, njengenkomba yokuhlushwa, lokho kungemuva kwezimangalo eziningi zehaba lapha. Kepha wonke ama-O.T. izinkomba, nezenzo, empeleni kuveza ukugedla kwamazinyo njengokubonisa ubutha obubabayo. Ngisho phakathi Ps 112:10 (‘Ababi bayokubona, futhi libe lusizi. Uyakugedla amazinyo, futhi ancibilike. Isifiso sababi siyabhubha.') igama elihunyushwe ngokuthi ‘lusizi’ iphethe incazelo yokucasuka ukucasuka, kunokuzisola. Ngakho kunengqondo ukubuza ukuthi uJesu’ iphuzu alikona kunalokho ukuthi labo abalahlwayo bahlale bengaphenduki futhi bephikisana nezindlela zikaNkulunkulu.

Ukushiywa kwalesi sisho evangelini likaJohane akumangalisi ngenxa yokhetho lwakhe olulinganiselwe lwezihloko azoxoxa ngazo: kodwa ukukhishwa kwayo kuMarku kuyathakazelisa. Ukuhlolisisa kwembula ukuthi izingxoxo ezivela kuMathewu lapho le nkulumo ivela khona zimane nje azikho kuMarku. Pho kungani lokhu? La mazwi atholakala ezindimeni lapho uJesu exwayisa khona ngokuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu uyohlanzwa kanjani; kangangokuthi abantu ababecabanga ukuthi banelungelo lokuba yingxenye yalo esikhundleni bazithole sebexoshwa. Ivangeli likaMathewu lalibhalelwe izethameli ezingamaJuda ezaziziqhenya ngokuthi zingabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiwe, belindele ukufika kweNkosi yabo enguMesiya. Okwabo, lezi zixwayiso zazifaneleka ngokukhethekile. Kodwa, ngokwemithombo yebandla lokuqala, ivangeli likaMarku lakhiqizwa nguJohane Marku, Umhumushi kaPetru, ngesicelo samaKristu aseRoma.⁴ Lesi kwakuyizithameli eziningi zabeZizwe ezingenawo umqondo onjalo wokuba ubulungu obuzenzakalelayo bombuso kaNkulunkulu.

Isithando Somlilo

Sesibonile kakade uJesu echaza iGehena njengomlilo kulo Mar 9:42-48 and Mat 18:6-9. Kodwa siyakubona futhi ezindimeni ezilandelayo:

Ngakho njengoba ukhula luyabuthwa lushiswe ngomlilo; kuyakuba njalo ekupheleni kwalesi sikhathi. iNdodana yomuntu izathuma izingilosi zayo, futhi bayobutha baphume eMbusweni wakhe zonke izinto ezikhubekisayo, nalabo abenza okubi, futhi iyakubaphonsa esithandweni somlilo. lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo. (Mat 13:40-42)

Kuyoba njalo ekupheleni kwezwe. Izingelosi zizophuma, ahlukanise ababi phakathi kwabalungileyo, futhi iyakubaphonsa esithandweni somlilo. lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo. (Mat 13:49-50)

Khona-ke uyothi kulabo abangakwesokhohlo sakhe, ‘Suka kimi, nina eniqalekisiweyo, emlilweni ophakade olungiselwe uSathane nezingelosi zakhe.’ … Laba bayakumuka baye ekujezisweni okuphakade, kodwa abalungileyo baye ekuphileni okuphakade. (Mat 25:41,46)

Ingabe lokhu kuyihaba ngamabomu noma okunye? Siphawule ngaphambilini ukuthi ihaba ngamabomu ngokuvamile lalihilela ukweqisa, izibonelo ezicatshangelwayo ezazingahloselwe ukuba zithathwe njengoba zinjalo. Ngaleso sizathu, sinenkinga lana; ngoba ezimbili zokuqala zalezi ziqephu azivezwanga njengezibonelo zokucatshangelwa: kodwa njengoJesu’ okwangempela incazelo wemifanekiso asanda kuyinikeza. Imizekeliso iveza iphuzu layo ngokudweba ukufana phakathi kwamaqiniso aziwayo nezimiso ezingabonakali. Kuyiqiniso nokuba sobala kwesibonelo semvelo esigcizelela ukuba nengqondo kwencazelo. Yomibili le mifanekiso iveza iphuzu elifanayo eliyisisekelo: ukuthi kuzoba nenani lokugcina: okuhle kuyogcinwa kuthi okubi kulahlwe. Futhi uJesu’ Incazelo yokuthi lokhu kuchithwa kuyokwenzeka kanjani ‘iyisithando somlilo.’ uJesu’ abafundi cishe basala nemibuzo eminingi mayelana nokuthi lokhu kusho ukuthini: kodwa babengeke basho, “Ungakhathazeki. Cishe unehaba nje!”

Ukubhujiswa

“Ningabesabi ababulala umzimba, kodwa kabakwazi ukubulala umphefumulo. Kunalokho, mesabeni onamandla okubhubhisa nomphefumulo nomzimba eGehena.” (Mat 10:28)

UJesu ubelokhu exwayisa abafundi bakhe ukuthi bangase babulawe ngenxa yokholo lwabo kuye. Ubaqinisekisa ngokuthi amadoda angabulala imizimba yawo kuphela. ‘Bulala’ kusho, ‘ukuqeda ngokunqamula ukuphila;’ nakuba kungenjalo ngomqondo wokucekela phansi noma yini esele. Kodwa ube eseveza ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyakwazi ‘ukubhubhisa’ (‘susa ngesenzo sokubhubhisa’) kokubili umphefumulo nomzimba eGehena. Ingabe uNkulunkulu ngempela uzokwenza lokhu? Sizoxoxa ngalokhu kamuva: kodwa ngokusobala akulona ihaba.

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Imibhalo yaphansi

1. USteve C. Isihloko se-inthanethi sika-Singleton, “I-hyperbole kanye ne-overstatement njengamathuluzi okutadisha iBhayibheli ngokujulile“, inikeza umhlahlandlela owusizo wokubona nokuhumusha izinkulumo ezinjalo.
2. Kodwa kunemfanelo eyodwa engokomBhalo kulokhu. 1Pe 3:19-20 kusho ukuthi labo abafa ngozamcolo kaNowa noma ngaphambi kwalokho banikezwa ithuba lokuzwa nokusabela ekushumayeleni kukaJesu lapho evuka kwabafileyo..
3. Izehlakalo ezinjalo zivame ukwenzeka lapho umuntu ezulazula onqenqemeni lokufa. Kodwa, ngokuthakazelisayo, kunobufakazi bezokwelapha obukhulayo bokuthi zingase zenzeke ngisho nalapho kungekho msebenzi wobuchopho obonakalayo futhi zihlanganisa izincazelo eziqinisekisayo zezehlakalo zangaphandle ezibukwa 'ngaphandle komzimba.’ umbono. Bheka isibonelo “Cabanga ngeZulu: Okuhlangenwe nakho Okuseduze Nokufa, Izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu, kanye Nekusasa Elijabulisayo Elikulindile” nguJohn Burke, 20 Oct. 2015.
4. Irenaus, esekela imithombo yakhe kuPolycarp noPapias, usitshela lokho, 'Maka, Umfundi kanye nomhumushi kaPeter, wasidlulisela nakithi ngokulotshwa lokho okwakushunyayelwe uPetru.’ Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe, bheka isihloko, ‘Ubufakazi Early Imithombo Churchku-https://life.liegeman.org/ntdocs3/.