Kungani uNkulunkulu eqinile?
Kulezi zinsuku, kuningi okushiwo ngothando nokuthethelela kukaJesu kangangokuthi ngokuvamile sithola umqondo wokuthi unesimo sengqondo esikhululekile ngesono kunalokho uNkulunkulu ayenakho esikhathini esidlule.. Kodwa, Empeleni, izindinganiso zakhe ziqine kakhulu ngempela.
Chofoza lapha ukuze ubuyele esihogweni ukuze uwine noma ukhokhe iZulu, noma kunoma yisiphi izihloko ezingezansi:
Uma ukuhlaziywa kwezilimi zikaJesu’ izimfundiso zivame ukuqinisekisa, kunokuphika, ukuthi uJesu wasixwayisa ngempela ngokuthi kungenzeka kube nesiphetho esibi ngaphezu kokufa, khona-ke kufanele sibuze, “Kungani?” Kungani uNkulunkulu kufanele abe othanda ukuphelela kangaka? Futhi kungani uNkulunkulu onamandla onke engenakumane adale umhlaba lapho wonke umuntu ethanda wonke umuntu? Kungani engakwazi ukuqeda ububi ngaphandle kokuqeda labo abenza izenzo ezimbi? Mhlawumbe siyavuma ukuthi abanye babi kangangokuthi kufanele baqedwe: kodwa ngokuqinisekile abantu abaningi abanjalo lokho kubi? Futhi kunoma yikuphi, ezimbi ngempela azikwazi ukuqedwa nje ngokungenabuhlungu? Akusona yini isijeziso esibi ukwedlula ubugebengu uqobo?
Unaye uJesu’ ukufundisa ngale ndaba kugcizelelwe, noma ingabe asiqondanga ngempela ubucayi besimo? Ukuze siqale ukuqonda izimpendulo zale mibuzo kudingeka sihlolisise kakhudlwana uJesu’ izimfundiso…
Isidingo Sokuphenduka
uJesu’ inkonzo iqala ngomlayezo kaJohane uMbhapathizi, etshela abantu ukuthi kumele baphenduke, ngoba uMesiya uyeza. Izindaba Ezinhle ziqala ngezindaba ezimbi: UNkulunkulu uyeza futhi asikho esimweni esifanele sokuhlangana naye.
Wasesithi ezixukwini ezaziphuma ukubhabhathizwa nguye, “Nina nzalo yezinyoka, owanixwayisa ukuba nibalekele ulaka oluzayo? Ngakho vezani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka, futhi ningaqali ukusho phakathi kwenu, ‘Sinobaba u-Abrahama;’ ngokuba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu unamandla okuvusela u-Abrahama abantwana kulawa matshe! Namanje imbazo isibekiwe empandeni yemithi;. Ngakho-ke yonke imithi engatheli izithelo ezinhle iyanqunywa, laphoswa emlilweni.”(Luk 3:7-9.)
UMathewu uyakuveza lokho, ekuqaleni, Umlayezo kaJohane wawunesivumelwano sabaFarisi nabaSadusi ababenenkolo enkulu (Mat 3:7). Kodwa wabe eseqala ukuhlasela izono zabo; base beqala ukuba nemicabango (Jn 1:19-25).
Ngemva kokuboshwa kukaJohane, UJesu wafika eGalile eshumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu futhi ekhulula abantu (Lk 4:18-19). Kodwa, njengoJohane, waqhubeka egcizelela isidingo sokuphenduka (Mk 1:14-15).
Ukuphakamisa Izinga
Kodwa lapha kufanele sibhekane nokugcizelelwa kuJesu’ inkonzo ephikisana ngokuqondile nokuningi kokuvezwa kwanamuhla kwemfundiso yakhe. Kulezi zinsuku, kuningi okushiwo ngoJesu’ inhlambululo, uthando nokuzimisela ukunganaki ukwehluleka kwabantu okwedlule. Umbono ovelayo owokuthi uJesu unesimo sengqondo sokukhululeka ngesono kunoNkulunkulu ayenaso esikhathini esidlule: kodwa lokhu akulona iqiniso.
“Ningacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuchitha umthetho noma abaprofethi. angizanga ukuzobhubhisa, kodwa ukugcwalisa. Ngokuba ngokuqinisekile, ngiyakutshela, kuze kudlule izulu nomhlaba, ngeke kudlule ngisho nohlamvu olulodwa oluncane noma ipeni elincane nangayiphi indlela emthethweni, kuze kufezeke zonke izinto. Noma ubani, ngakhoke, uyakwephula owodwa kule miyalo emincinyane, futhi ufundise abanye ukwenza kanjalo, uyakuthiwa omncinyane embusweni weZulu; kepha oyigcinayo, ayifundise, uyakuthiwa mkhulu embusweni weZulu. Ngoba ngithi kini ngaphandle kokuthi ukulunga kwenu kudlula lababhali labaFarisi, ngeke ungene embusweni weZulu.” (Mat 5:17-20)
uJesu’ izindinganiso empeleni ziqinile kakhulu. Yiqiniso, akanandaba noma uthukuthelela umbukiso wangaphandle nokubukeka kwakhe (ukubona, Ngokwesibonelo, Mat 15:1-20; Mk 2:23-28). Futhi ubonisa ukulungela okumangalisayo ukuthethelela ngisho nezono ezimbi kakhulu (Jn 8:3-11; Lk 19:2-10; Lk 23:39-43). Kepha uma kukhulunywa ngezimo zengqondo ezingaphakathi kwenhliziyo, ufuna kakhulu.
“Nizwile ukuthi kwathiwa kwabasemandulo, ‘Ungabulali;’ futhi ‘Noma ubani obulalayo uyakuba necala lokwahlulelwa.’ Kepha ngiyakutshela, ukuthi yilowo nalowo othukuthelela umfowabo ngaphandle kwesizathu uyakuba necala lokwahlulelwa; lalowo othi kumfowabo, 'Irakhi!’ uzakuba sengozini yomkhandlu; lalowo otshoyo, ‘Siwula!’ uzakuba lecala lomlilo weGehena. (Mat 5:21-22. Bhekafuthi Mt 5:23-48.)
Zonke izindlela ziholela kuNkulunkulu?
Lesi isisho esivamile; futhi bonke kodwa abangathetheleli kakhulu kithi bangathanda ukucabanga ukuthi kuyiqiniso. Sifuna ukukukholwa lokho, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi senza kahle noma kabi kangakanani, sonke siyophelela ezulwini. Kodwa, noma nini kuxoxwa ngalo mbono, UJesu ukuphika ngokuqinile.
“Akubona bonke abathi kimi, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ bayongena embusweni wezulu, kuphela owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini. Abaningi bayothi kimi ngalolo suku, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi, asiprofethanga yini ngegama lakho, sakhipha amademoni ngegama lakho, senza izimangaliso eziningi ngegama lakho?’ Khona-ke ngizobatshela ngokusobala, ‘Angikaze ngikwazi. Kude nami, nina benzi bokubi!'” (Mat 7:21-23).
“Ngenani ngesango elincane. Ngokuba libanzi isango futhi ibanzi indlela eholela ekubhujisweni, baningi abangena ngalo. Kodwa isango lincane nendlela iyingcingo eyisa ekuphileni, futhi bambalwa kuphela abayitholayo.” (Mat 7:13-14)
Omunye wambuza, “Nkosi, bambalwa abantu abazosindiswa?” Wathi kubo, “Yenzani yonke imizamo yokungena ngomnyango omncinyane, ngoba abaningi, ngiyakutshela, izozama ukungena futhi ngeke ikwazi. Asukume umnikazi womuzi avale umnyango, nizoma ngaphandle ningqongqotha futhi nincenge, ‘Mnumzane, sivulele umnyango.’ Kodwa uzophendula, ‘Angikwazi nokuthi uvelaphi.’ Khona uzothi, ‘Sadla futhi saphuza nawe, wafundisa ezitaladini zakithi.’ Kodwa uzophendula, ‘Angikwazi nokuthi uvelaphi. Kude nami, nonke nina benzi bokubi!’ Kuyoba khona isililo, nokugedla amazinyo, nxa ubona uAbrahama, u-Isaka noJakobe nabo bonke abaprofethi embusweni kaNkulunkulu, kepha nina nikhishelwe ngaphandle. Abantu bayovela empumalanga nasentshonalanga nasenyakatho naseningizimu, futhi bayohlala edilini embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngempela bakhona abokugcina abayoba ngabokuqala, futhi owokuqala ozakuba ngowokugcina.” (Luk 13:23-30)
UJesu waphendula, “Mina ngiyindlela neqiniso nokuphila. Akekho oza kuBaba ngaphandle kokuba eze ngami.” (Joh 14:6)
Nokho, ngesikhathi esifanayo, UJesu uhlale eveza uYise njengongafuni kubhubhe muntu (e.g. Mt 18:10-14). Ngakho, uma uNkulunkulu enamandla onke, kungani engakwazi ukukuvimbela?
'Ukushanela Okubanzi’ yemiBhalo
Kusukela ekuqaleni kwenkonzo yakhe, UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi kwakuyofika abaprofethi nabafundisi bamanga abaningi bafune ukuhlanekezela izimfundiso zakhe futhi badukise abanye (e.g. Mk 13:22-23, Mt 7:15, Lk:21:8). Wabaxwayisa ngokukhethekile ukuba bangazivumeli ukuba bathuliswe ukwesaba noma ukunaka imibono yabantu ngokungafanele:
Ngokuba yilowo nalowo oyakuba namahloni ngami nangamazwi ami kulesi sizukulwane esiphingayo nesonayo, neNdodana yomuntu iyakuba namahloni ngaye, nxa iza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanye lezingilosi ezingcwele.” (Mar 8:38)
Ngokudabukisayo, izimfundiso ezimbalwa zemibhalo engcwele ziye zahlanekezelwa ngokungeyikho, kunoJesu’ ukufundisa ngothando nokwahlulela. Umphumela uye waba ukuthi isonto lobuKristu liye lahlukaniswa kakhulu laba amakamu amabili aphikisanayo – labo abaphikelelayo ekwahluleleni kukaNkulunkulu kangangokuthi abaningi abangewona amaKristu baziqhelelanisa nabo ngangokunokwenzeka: nalabo abangalokothi basikisele ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyoke angenele ukuze ajezise ububi. Okubi kakhulu ukuthi womabili la maqembu acabanga ukuthi ahambisana nalokho akuchaza ngokuthi ‘ukushanela okubanzi kombhalo.;’ kuyilapho ngayinye igxile ohlangothini olulodwa noma kolunye kangangokuthi bobabili bayehluleka ukubona imibhalo eyembula olunye uhlangothi lwesithombe..1
Ukwahlulela Nomusa
Iqiniso ‘lokushanela okubanzi kombhalo’ ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungumthombo omkhulu nomvikeli wakho kokubili uthando futhi ubulungiswa. Laba ababili abahlukene; ukuhlala ndawonye esimweni esiqhubekayo sokungezwani ngokuzithandela, ukulondoloza ukulinganisela phakathi kwezifiso zethu siqu nezabanye. Lokhu, empeleni, yikho okuyikho uthando; ukubeka okufanayo, noma okukhulu nakakhulu, zazisa izifiso nemizwa yabanye njengoba uzenzela wena ngokwakho.
Ngakho-ke noma yini enifisa ukuba abantu bayenze kini, uyakwenza futhi kubo; ngoba lokhu kungumthetho labaprofethi. (Mat 7:12[\x])
UJesu wafundisa futhi wabonisa lezi zimiso ngokwakhe; njalo sibeka izidingo zethu ngaphambi kwezakhe; ezimisele ukubeka phansi impilo yakhe, kungakhathaliseki izindleko, ukuze asiphephise ekulahlweni okusifaneleyo. Nokho ngesikhathi esifanayo, njengomvikeli wethu, kufika isikhathi lapho kumele angenelele ukuze asivikele ezenzweni zalabo abazosilimaza. Kodwa lokhu kuyisinqumo esinzima kakhulu, Njengoba sizobona…
Isikhathi Sokuvuna
Enye yezinduna ‘zokushanela okubanzi’ izingqikithi eziqukethwe kuJesu’ imfundiso ingeyokuvuna nokuthela.
Wababekela omunye umfanekiso, ethi, “Umbuso wezulu ufana nomuntu owahlwanyela imbewu enhle ensimini yakhe, kodwa ngesikhathi abantu belele, isitha sakhe safika sahlwanyela ukhula phakathi kukakolweni, wahamba. Kodwa lapho ikhaba selikhula futhi lithela isithelo, kwasekubonakala ukhula. Izinceku zomninindlu zeza zathi kuye, ‘Mnumzane, awuhlwanyelanga imbewu enhle ensimini yakho? Uvelaphi lo mdidi?’ “Wathi kubo, ‘Isitha senze lokhu.’ “Izinceku zambuza, ‘Ufuna sihambe siyowaqoqa?’ “Kodwa wathi, ‘Cha, hlezi mhlawumbe libutha ukhula, nisiphule amabele kanye nazo. Yekani kukhule kokubili ndawonye kuze kube sekuvuneni, futhi ngesikhathi sokuvuna ngizatshela abavuni, “-Yinhloko, buthani ukhula, uzibophe zibe izinyanda ukuze uzishise; kodwa ubuthe amabele esiphaleni sami.” ‘ ” (Mat 13:24-30)
UJesu wayesezimukisa izixuku, wangena endlini. abafundi bakhe beza kuye, ethi, “Sichazele umfanekiso wokhula lwasensimini.” Wabaphendula, “Ohlwanyela imbewu enhle yiNdodana yomuntu, insimu yizwe; lenhlanyelo enhle, laba ngabantwana boMbuso; nokhula lungabantwana bomubi. Isitha esawuhlwanyelayo nguSathane. Ukuvuna kungukuphela kwezwe, nabavuni yizingelosi. 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. Khona abalungileyo bayokhanya njengelanga embusweni kaYise wabo. Onezindlebe zokuzwa, akezwe. (Mat 13:36-43)
Wakhuluma kubo izinto eziningi ngemifanekiso, ethi, “Bheka, umlimi waphuma ukuyohlwanyela. Njengoba ehlwanyela, enye imbewu yawela eceleni kwendlela, zeza izinyoni zayidla. Ezinye zawela emhlabathini onamadwala, lapho babengenawo umhlabathi omningi, zahle zaqhuma, ngoba babengenawo ukujula komhlaba. Lapho ilanga seliphumile, zashiswa. Ngoba babengenampande, zabuna. Enye yawela emeveni. Ameva akhula awaminyanisa. Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle, futhi yathela izithelo: abanye ngokuphindwe kayikhulu, abanye amashumi ayisithupha, labanye abangamatshumi amathathu. Onezindlebe zokuzwa, akezwe.” (Mat 13:3-9)
“Yizwa, ke, umfanekiso womlimi. Lapho noma ubani ezwa izwi loMbuso, futhi ayikuqondi, omubi uyeza, futhi ahlwithe lokho okuhlwanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Yilokhu okuhlwanyelwe eceleni kwendlela. Okuhlwanyelwe emadwaleni, nguye olizwayo ilizwi, njalo ilamukele ngokuthokoza; nokho akanampande kuye, kodwa lihlala isikhashana. Lapho kuvela ukucindezelwa kumbe ukuzingelwa ngenxa yelizwi, ngokushesha akhubeke. Okuhlwanyelwe emeveni, nguye olizwayo ilizwi, kepha iminako yalesi sikhathi nokukhohlisa kwengcebo kuminyanisa izwi, futhi uba ngongatheli. Okuhlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle, nguye olizwayo ilizwi, futhi uyakuqonda, othela isibili isithelo, futhi iveza, abanye ngokuphindwe kayikhulu, abanye amashumi ayisithupha, labanye abangamatshumi amathathu.” (Mat 13:18-23)
Ungasho, ‘Kusasele izinyanga ezine kufike ukuvuna?’ Bheka, ngiyakutshela, phakamisa amehlo akho, futhi ubheke amasimu, ukuthi asemhlophe alungele ukuvunwa. Ovunayo wemukela umvuzo, futhi ubuthe izithelo ekuphileni okuphakade; ukuze ohlwanyelayo athokoze kanye novunayo. Ngokuba kulokhu izwi liqinisile, ‘Omunye uyahlwanyela, omunye avune.’ Mina ngikuthume ukuvuna lokho ongakusebenzelanga. Abanye basebenze kanzima, futhi usungenile emsebenzini wabo.” (Joh 4:35-38)
Wonke amavangeli ayawugcizelela lomyalezo, ukwenza kucace kakhulu lokho:
a) Ukulindela kukaNkulunkulu kithi kuwukuthela; nakuba izolinda ngokubekezela kuze kufike isikhathi sokuvuna;
b) ukuthi isikhathi sethu kulo mhlaba sizophela ngokuhlolwa okuphelele kwezinga ukuphila kwethu okuye kwakhiqiza ngalo isithelo esifiselekayo.; futhi
c) ukuthi labo abaye baphila ukuphila kwabo ngaphandle kokwenza kanjalo bayolahlwa.
Imibhalo yaphansi
- Esinye sezibonelo zokuqala nezeqisayo zalolu hlobo lwemfundiso ehlukanisiwe kwakuyinkolo kaMarcionite, ishicilelwe nguMarcion waseSinope, c. 144Isikhangiso. UMarcion wayeqiniseka kakhulu ukuthi uJesu uwumfuziselo wesihe sikaNkulunkulu kangangokuthi wenqaba ukukholelwa ukuthi imibhalo ekhuluma ngezahlulelo zikaNkulunkulu ngokumelene nesono yayingase ivele emthonjeni ofanayo.. Kunalokho, wenqaba lonke iTestamente Elidala kanye nengxenye enkulu yeLisha, (ngaphandle kwevangeli likaLuka nezincwadi zikaPawulu), njengemfundiso yamanga evela ‘kunkulunkulu-mbumbulu’ ononya’ ababefuna ukusenza izigqila.
Chofoza lapha ukuze ubuyele esihogweni ukuze uwine noma ukhokhe iZulu.
Iya ku: ngoJesu, ikhasi Liegeman ikhaya.
kwadalwa Ikhasi by Kevin King