Nikodima Uza kuJesu
1 Kwakukhona umuntu wakubaFarisi, nguNikodemu igama lakhe, isikhulu sabaJuda.
2. Weza kuJesu ebusuku, wathi kuye: Rabi, siyazi ukuthi unguMfundisi ovela kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba akakho ongenza lezi zibonakaliso ozenzayo wena, uma uNkulunkulu engenaye.
3. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: Amen, amen, ngithi kuwe: Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwe phezulu, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.
4. UNikodima wathi kuye: Umuntu angazalwa kanjani esemdala na? Angangena ngokwesibili esizalweni sikanina, azalwe, na?
5. UJesu waphendula wathi: Amen, amen, ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngamanzi nangoMoya, angengene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
6. Okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama; nalokho okuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya.
7. Ungamangali ngokuthi ngithe kuwe: Nimelwe ukuzalwa phezulu;
8. Umoya uphephetha lapho othanda khona, uyawuzwa umsindo wawo, kodwa kawazi ukuthi uvelaphi, nalapho oya khona; unjalo wonke ozelwe ngomoya
Isahluko esandulele siqale ngokuguqulwa kwamanzi abe yiwayini. Ngemva kwalesi simangaliso, kulotshiwe ukuthi “lokhu kwaba ukuqala kwezibonakaliso uJesu abonakalisa ngazo inkazimulo Yakhe, nabafundi bakhe bakholwa nguye” (2:11). Futhi, ekupheleni kwesahluko, lapho uJesu ebuyela eJerusalema ePhasikeni, kulotshiwe ukuthi “abaningi bakholwa egameni lakhe bebona izibonakaliso azenzayo”2:23).
Njengoba lesi sahluko esilandelayo siqala, sifunda ukuthi “abaningi abakholwa egameni lakhe ngenxa yezibonakaliso” abahlanganisi abafundi kuphela neningi labantu kodwa nomholi wenkolo uNikodemu ( NW )3:1). Njengabafundi nabanye asebeqale ukukholwa kuJesu, uNikodemu udonswa kuJesu ngezimangaliso zaKhe. Njengoba sesishilo, izimangaliso nezibonakaliso zingasenza sinake. Lokhu kungaholela esifisweni esiqotho sokwazi uJesu, hhayi nje njengomenzi wezimangaliso, kodwa njengomfundisi othunywe uNkulunkulu. Njengoba lesi siqephu esilandelayo siqala, lesi sici sokuthuthukiswa kokholo sifanekiselwa umFarisi ogama lakhe linguNikodemu oza kuJesu ebusuku futhi athi: “Rabi, siyazi ukuthi ungumfundisi ovela kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba akakho ongenza izibonakaliso ozenzayo UNkulunkulu unaye” (3:2).
Nakuba uNikodemu edonswe yizibonakaliso, uhlala ukuze afundiswe. Ngakho, uJesu uqala ngokufundisa ngesidingo sokuzalwa kabusha okungokomoya. Njengoba uJesu ekubeka, “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngokusha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.”3:3).
Lapho eza kuJesu ebusuku, uNikodemu umelela ngamunye wethu lapho, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, “sisebumnyameni” mayelana nezinto ezingokoqobo ezingokomoya kodwa silangazelela ukufundiswa. Sicwile ezinkathazweni zezwe kanye nasezifisweni zenyama, asikwazi, okwamanje, ukuqonda izimfundiso ezijulile, ezingacacile mayelana nempilo kamoya. Ngenxa yalokhu, asikwazi “ukubona” umbuso kaNkulunkulu. UNikodima, omele lesi sici sethu, akaqondi ukuthi uJesu usho ukuthini. Lapho uJesu emtshela ngesidingo ‘sokuzalwa ngokusha,’ uNikodemu uyazibuza ukuthi kwakungenzeka kanjani lokhu. “Umuntu angazalwa kanjani esemdala na? uyabuza. “Angangena ngokwesibili esiswini sikanina azalwe na?” (3:4).
Uma nje sisekulesi sigaba sokucabanga okuqondile, ngokuphathelene nazo zonke izinto ngokwenyama kunokuba ngokwemibandela yomoya, ngeke sikwazi ukuqonda amaqiniso ajulile eqiniso elingokomoya. Ukuphila okungokwenkolo kuzobonakala njengesimiso semivuzo yezinto ezibonakalayo kanye nokujeziswa ngokomzimba kunokuba kube ukuphila endaweni ephakeme yokuphila lapho singasaqhutshwa izifiso zobugovu. Lo mkhakha wempilo ophakeme ubizwa ngokuthi “umbuso kaNkulunkulu.” Njengoba uJesu asho, ukuze “siwubone” ngempela umbuso kaNkulunkulu, kumelwe sizalwe ngokusha. Okusho ukuthi, kufanele siqale ukucabanga futhi siphile ngendlela ehlukile.
Le ndlela entsha yokucabanga nokuphila iqala ngokufunda iqiniso eliseZwini likaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, uJesu uthi kuNikhodemu, “Ngaphandle kokuba umuntu azalwe ngamanzi nangoMoya, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.”3:5). Njengoba nje amanzi angokwenyama eqeda ukoma kwethu okungokwemvelo, amanzi angokomoya, aqeda ukoma kwethu okungokomoya. Njengoba nje amanzi engawuhlanza umzimba, iqiniso elisetshenziswa ekuphileni lingawuhlanza umphefumulo. Esebenzisa ulimi lwemiBhalo engcwele, uJesu utshela uNikodemu ukuthi ukuphila kwakhe okusha kuyoqala lapho efunda iqiniso langempela eZwini likaNkulunkulu. Leli qiniso lizoholela "ekuzalweni" kokuqonda okusha.
Kodwa akupheleli lapho. UJesu futhi uthi abantu kumelwe ‘bazalwe ngomoya. Lokhu kusho ukuthi njengoba abantu bephila ngokuvumelana nokuqonda kwabo okusha, kuzoholela ekuzalweni kwesibili, ukuzalwa kwentando entsha. Bayozalwa ngomoya. Izifiso ezindala ezazibabusa ngeke zisakwenza lokho. Lezi zifiso eziphansi zizonqotshwa, futhi zinqotshwe. Esikhundleni sokubuswa yilezi zifiso eziphansi, abantu bayoholwa izifiso ezintsha, izifiso ezigxile ekukhonzeni abanye kunokuzanelisa thina, izifiso ezigxile ekupheni kunokuthola, izifiso ezigxile ekwenzeni intando kaNkulunkulu kunokwenza intando yazo. Khona-ke, ‘ukuzalwa ngomoya,’ kubhekisela ‘ekuzalweni’ kwentando entsha.
Ukuzalwa kwalokhu kuqonda okusha nokusha kuzokwakha impilo yethu entsha. Noma nini lapho lokhu kwenzeka, siye sazalwa kokubili “ngamanzi” “nomoya.” Kulokhu kuphila okusha, ukwanelisa izifiso zenyama akusewona umgomo wethu oyinhloko. Kunalokho, siqala ukugxila ekugcwaliseni izifiso zomoya. Izindaba eziphathelene nokuhlakulela umoya zibaluleke kakhulu kunezindaba eziphathelene nokwanelisa inyama. Njengoba uJesu esho kuNikodemu, “lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama, nalokho okuzelwe ngomoya kungumoya;3:6). 1
Umoya uvunguza lapho uthanda khona
Njengoba uJesu eqhubeka nokuyala uNikodemu ngokuzalwa kabusha, uthi: “Ungamangali ngokuthi ngithi kuwe: Nimelwe ukuzalwa ngokusha. Umoya uphephetha lapho othanda khona, uyawuzwa umsindo wawo, kodwa awukwazi lapho uvela khona nalapho uya khona.”3:7-8).
UJesu useshilo kakade ukuthi ukuzalwa kabusha kuhilela ukuzalwa ngamanzi nomoya. Kafushane, ukuzalwa ngamanzi kuwukufunda iqiniso, futhi ukuzalwa ngomoya kuwukuphila ngokuvumelana nalelo qiniso. UJesu manje uqhathanisa ukuzalwa kabusha okungokomoya nokuhamba komoya. Nakuba siwuzwa umoya lapho uhamba ezihlahleni futhi ugwedla emaqabunga, asikwazi ukuwubona ngokwawo umoya. Ngokufanayo, ‘singalizwa’ iZwi leNkosi, kodwa asikwazi “ukubona” inqwaba yezindlela uNkulunkulu asihola ngazo ngasese, asiphefumulele, futhi asivuselele kabusha. Ingxenye yethu ekuzalweni kabusha iqondile futhi icacile: kumelwe sifunde iqiniso eZwini, futhi siphile ngokuvumelana nalo. Okusho ukuthi, kufanele “sizwe” futhi sikwenze. Okwamanje, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uyaqhubeka, ingxenye enkulu, ekusithekeni. Lona umsebenzi ojulile ongaphezu kokuqaphela kwethu. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Umoya uphephetha lapho othanda khona, futhi uyawuzwa umsindo wawo, kodwa awukwazi lapho uvela khona nalapho uya khona.” 2
UJesu wabe esenezela, “Unjalo wonke ozelwe ngomoya” (3:8). EsiGrekini sokuqala, igama elisetshenziswe lapha elithi “umoya” lithi πνεῦμα (pneuma), okusho “ukuphefumula.” Khona-ke, leli vesi lingafundwa ngale ndlela: “Unjalo wonke ozelwe ngomoya kaNkulunkulu.” Njengoba silwela ukuphila ngokuvumelana namaqiniso eZwi laKhe, uNkulunkulu uyasiqondisa ngaphakathi, esiholela kude ebubini nasebuhleni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lokhu ukwenza ngezindlela ezingaphezu kwenani, esebenzisa izindlela esingenakuzicabanga. Ngokuyimfihlo, kancane kancane, futhi ngaphandle kokwazi kwethu, uNkulunkulu uqhubeka esihola esikhipha ezimweni eziphansi zokuzithanda kuyilapho esiholela ezifundeni eziphakeme zothando lwasezulwini. 3
Uhlelo lokusebenza olusebenzayo
Amazwi athi, “Umoya uvunguza lapho uthanda khona” asikhumbuza ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyasinikeza, uyasivikela, futhi usinakekela ngendlela engabonakali, esiholela ngasese esihogweni asiyise ezulwini. Noma singaba nokwazi kancane nje ngobukhona bukaNkulunkulu, isivikelo, kanye nesiqondiso, nokho unathi ngaso sonke isikhathi. Nakuba sithambekele ekukhulumeni izinto ezinjengokuthi, “Lafika kimi,” noma “Lafika ekhanda lami,” noma “lafika kimi,” singase sithi, “UNkulunkulu wangikhumbuza leli qiniso” noma “uNkulunkulu waphefumulela. ngilule isandla.” Njengesicelo esingokoqobo, qaphela ukuthi umoya kaNkulunkulu usebenza ngaphakathi kuwe, ukuholela ngasese ukuthi wenze ukukhetha okufanele futhi wenze izenzo eziwusizo. Vele wenze ingxenye yakho, ufunde iqiniso ngokuqaphela futhi ulifake ekuphileni kwakho. INkosi izokwenza ngasese okunye. 4
Jesu Ufundisa uNikodemu “ngeNdodana yomuntu”
9. UNikodima waphendula wathi kuye: Kungenzeka kanjani lokhu na?
10. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Ungumfundisi ka-Israyeli, awuzazi lezi zinto na?
11. Amen, amen, ngithi kuwe: Sikhuluma esikwaziyo, futhi sifakaza esikubonileyo, kodwa anibamukeli ubufakazi bethu.
12 Uma nginitshelile okusemhlabeni, ningakholwa, niyakukholwa kanjani, uma nginitshela okwasezulwini na?
13 Futhi akakho owenyukele ezulwini, kuphela yena owehla ezulwini, iNdodana yomuntu.
14 Njengalokhu uMose waphakamisa inyoka ehlane, kanjalo iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuphakanyiswa;
15. Ukuze wonke okholwa kuye angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.
Isayensi yezokuxhumana
Imfundiso kaJesu ngokuzalwa kabusha ingaphezu kokuqonda kukaNikhodemu othi, “Zingenzeka kanjani lezi zinto?” (3:9). Ephendula, uJesu uthi: “Ungumfundisi ka-Israyeli, kodwa awuzazi lezi zinto? Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, sikhuluma esikwaziyo, sifakaza ngesikubonileyo, kepha anibamukeli ubufakazi bethu.”3:10-11). UJesu lapha usebenzisa isabizwana esithi “thina,” ebonisa ukuthi izimfundiso zaKhe zisuka kukho kokubili uthando lwaphezulu nokuhlakanipha kwaphezulu. Kokubili uthando lwaphezulu nokuhlakanipha kwaphezulu kufakazela iqiniso lokuthi abantu bazalwa bemvelo benamandla okuba ngokomoya. Kodwa lokhu kungenzeka kuphela kulabo “abazelwe ngokusha” ngokufunda iqiniso nangokuphila ngokuvumelana nalo. UJesu uthi labo abenqabayo ukwenza lokhu, “abamukeli ubufakazi bethu.”
Khona-ke uJesu ubonakala emangala ngokuthi uNikodemu akazazi lezi zinto ezibalulekile. Phela uNikodemu ungumfundisi kwa-Israyeli. NjengomFarisi nelungu leSanhedrini, uNikodemu wayebhekwa njengomfundisi wenkolo ohlonishwa kakhulu. Nokho, uma kukhulunywa ngeqiniso likamoya, uNikodemu usenokuningi okumele akufunde. UJesu ukubeka kanje: “Uma nginitshelile okusemhlabeni, kepha ningakholwa, niyakukholwa kanjani, uma nginitshela okusezulwini na?” (3:12).
UNikodemu akakaqondi ukuthi uJesu usebenzisa ulimi olungokomfanekiso ukuze afanekise izinto zasezulwini. Izindaba ezichazwe ngohlamvu lweZwi, imikhuba yenkolo, imikhosi—ngisho namagama abantu nezindawo—konke kubonisa futhi kubonisa izinto ezingokoqobo ezingokomoya. IZwi lilotshwe ngale ndlela ukuze ekuqaleni liqondwe njengoba linjalo. Khona-ke, kancane kancane, njengoba umuntu elungiselela ukwamukela, amaqiniso ajulile adluliselwa ngamazwi angokoqobo afanayo. 5
Ngokwesibonelo, ukugeza okungokwesiko okuchazwe ngomqondo ongokoqobo weZwi kubonisa, ngomqondo ongokomoya, ukuhlanzwa komoya; umlilo ose-altare ongacimi, njengoba uchazwe ngomqondo ongokoqobo weZwi, umelela, ngomqondo ongokomoya, uthando lukaNkulunkulu olungaguquki. Eqinisweni, wonke amazwi uJesu awakhulumayo nayo yonke imifanekiso ayishoyo, iqukethe incazelo ejulile, engokomfanekiso. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Akakhulumanga ngaphandle komfanekiso” (Mathewu 13:34; Marku 4:34). Lokho kungenxa yokuthi uyazi ukuthi yonke into esemhlabeni ihambelana nokuthile okusemhlabeni kamoya. Lobu ubufakazi obukabili bombhalo ongcwele. Incwadi nomoya kuyasebenzisana ukuze kwembule kokubili ukuhlakanipha kwaphezulu nothando lwaphezulu lukaNkulunkulu oyedwa. 6
Iminyaka eminingi, ulwazi mayelana nobudlelwano phakathi kwezinto zemvelo kanye neqiniso elingokomoya lalibhekwa njengeliphakeme kunawo wonke amasayensi. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, nokho, njengoba abantu beba buthakathaka ngokomoya futhi beba nezwe kakhulu, baqala ukugxila entweni yemvelo ngokwayo, kunokuba bagxile kulokho okwakushiwo into. Imikhosi yenkolo eyayigcwele incazelo engokomfanekiso kancane kancane yalahlekelwa ukubaluleka kwayo okujulile. Abantu baqala ukwenza izinto njengomkhuba nje. Imikhuba yaba izenzo zangaphandle ezingenayo incazelo yangaphakathi. Umfanekiso obonisa imfanelo ethile kaNkulunkulu wawukhulekelwa njengonobunkulunkulu ngandlela-thile, kunokuba uwuphawu lwasemhlabeni lwemfanelo kaNkulunkulu. Lona kwakuwumsuka wokukhonza izithombe—ukukhonza into yemvelo kunoMdali uqobo Lwakhe.
Leli yizwe uJesu afika kulo, izwe elalilahlekelwe ikhono lokubona iqiniso likamoya ngokomfanekiso wemvelo. Ngenxa yokuthi kwakuyingxenye yomsebenzi kaJesu ukubuyisela isayensi yokubhalelana, wakhuluma ngolimi olungokomfanekiso, esebenzisa isingathekiso, imifanekiso, izifaniso, nezimpawu ukuze adlulisele amaqiniso aphezulu. Lokhu akulona iqiniso kancane kulesi siqephu. UJesu ubelokhu esebenzisa izimpawu zasemhlabeni ukuze asize uNikodemu aqonde izinto ezingokoqobo ezingokomoya, okungukuthi, izinto zasezulwini. 7
Njengoba uJesu eqhubeka nokufundisa uNikodemu, manje usebenzisa esinye sezingathekiso esibaluleke kakhulu eZwini. UJesu uzibiza ngokuthi “iNdodana yomuntu.” Igama elithi, iNdodana yoMuntu, lisho iqiniso laphezulu elihambisana nokuqonda komuntu. UJesu uthi: “Akakho owenyukele ezulwini, kuphela Lowo owehla ezulwini, okungukuthi, iNdodana yomuntu, esezulwini.”3:13). Lolu wulimi olungokomfanekiso. Kusho ukuthi iqiniso laphezulu, elinomsuka walo ezulwini, kufanele lehlele esintwini, lize lifike ezingeni elingokwemvelo kakhulu lokuqonda nobukhona bethu. Ekupheleleni kwesikhathi, ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu okungenamkhawulo, okungaqondakali kwathatha “inyama,” yembatha ulimi nemifanekiso yokuphila kwansuku zonke ukuze abantu abalinganiselwe baqonde ukuhlakanipha okungapheli. Ngakho-ke, iNdodana yomuntu iyiZwi elivumelana nokuqonda komuntu, kanye noJesu uqobo Lwakhe owakhuluma lawo mazwi. Njengoba kulotshiwe esanduleleni saphezulu salelivangeli, “uLizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu” (1:14).
ephakamisa iNdodana yomuntu
UJesu usanda kutshela uNikodima ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu yiyo yodwa eyehla ezulwini. Lokhu kubhekisela eqinisweni laphezulu ekuqaleni “elisezulwini” bese lehla livela ezulwini njengeNdodana yoMuntu ukuzosifundisa. Nokho, kubalulekile ukuba ‘liphakanyiswe’ iqiniso laphezulu esilithola ngolimi lwasemhlabeni. Okungukuthi, kufanele sivume umsuka walo ongcwele, silwele ukuqonda incazelo yawo ejulile, futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, sikufake ezimpilweni zethu. Lokhu “ukuphakamisa iNdodana yomuntu.” Njengoba uJesu ekubeka evesini elilandelayo, “Njengoba uMose aphakamisa inyoka ehlane, kanjalo neNdodana yomuntu kumelwe iphakanyiswe” (3:14).
UJesu, njengenjwayelo, ukhuluma ngemifanekiso. Kulokhu, ukhuluma ngomfanekiso osuvele unikezwe emibhalweni yesiHeberu. Ngumfanekiso owaziwa kakhulu ngokuphakanyiswa kwenyoka yethusi. Indaba yenzeka ngesikhathi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bezulazula ehlane bebheke eZweni Lesithembiso. Becasukile ukuthi kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani, futhi bekhathele ukudla imana nsuku zonke, bakhononda futhi bakhononda kabi ngoMose nangoJehova. Ngenxa yokukhononda nokunganeliseki kwabo, balunywa izinyoka ezinesihlungu, ukulunywa okwaletha ukufa kwabaningi. Njengendlela yokubaphulukisa ekulunyweni kwenyoka, uJehova wayala uMose ukuba anamathisele inyoka yethusi esigxotsheni esiqondile. Khona-ke, njengoba kulotshiwe, “lapho umuntu ebheka inyoka yethusi, waphila” (Numeri 21:9).
Ngomqondo ongokoqobo, lena indaba ephathelene nokholo olulula. UJehova wayala uMose ukuba anamathisele inyoka yethusi esigxotsheni, ayiphakamise. Khona-ke abantu batshelwa ukuba bayibheke, futhi ngokuyisimangaliso, baphulukiswa. Ukulalela okulula kwaveza isimangaliso sokuphulukiswa okuphelele.
Ngokujule kakhulu, inyoka ephakanyiswe esigxotsheni imela ukuza kweNkosi kithi, ekuqaleni, ezingeni lethu eliphansi kakhulu lokuqonda. Inyoka ekhasa phansi imelela izinga lemvelo, elingokomzimba, izinga lezinzwa. Lapho uJesu ethi “wehla ezulwini” “njengeNdodana yomuntu,” ubhekisela ekwehleni kweqiniso laphezulu eliza emhlabeni lisesimweni somzimba nangolimi lomuntu. Lona nguJesu Kristu oza kithi njengomuntu ngendiza yemizwa yethu ukuze abonakale, ezwe, futhi athintwe. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi “Imvelo Engcwele” yeNkosi. Ngumzimba awuthatha esesemhlabeni ukuze abe phakathi kwethu ngesimo somuntu, asihlangabeze lapho sikhona, futhi akhulume nathi ngamazwi esingawaqonda. 8
Njengoba sesishilo, indaba yenyoka yethusi ingafundwa njengendaba elula yokuthi uJehova angasiphulukisa kanjani lapho silalela iZwi laKhe. Nokho, njengoba sijula, sithola ukuthi kunokuningi endabeni. Siqala ukubona ukuthi ukulunywa okubulalayo kwenyoka evuthayo kufanekisela amalangabi avuthayo othando lobugovu, ukushisa okukhulu kwentukuthelo, nokuphishekela okunonya kwemigomo yezwe. Noma nini lapho sibanjwa yile mililo engacishi, emelelwa ukububula nokunganeliseki kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, maningi amathuba okuthi nathi silunywe “izinyoka ezinomlilo.” Nokho, likhona ikhambi. Njengoba siphakamisa iNdodana yomuntu ngokubheka ezimfundisweni Zayo futhi sizisebenzisa ekuphileni kwethu, yona, yona, iyasiphakamisa futhi isiphulukise ebuthakathakeni bethu obungokomoya. Njengoba uJesu asho, “Njengoba nje uMose aphakamisa inyoka ehlane, kanjalo iNdodana yomuntu kumelwe iphakanyiswe ukuze yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.”3:14-15). 9
Ngoba UNkulunkulu Walithanda Kangaka Umhlaba
16. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.
17 Ngoba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuthi yahlulele umhlaba, kodwa ukuthi umhlaba usindiswe ngayo.
18. Okholwa yiyo akahlulelwa, kepha ongakholwayo useyahlulelwa, ngokuba engakholwanga egameni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa.
19. Ukwahlulela kuyilokhu, ukuthi ukukhanya kufikile ezweni, kepha abantu bathanda ubumnyama kunokukhanya, ngokuba imisebenzi yabo yayimibi.
20 Ngoba wonke owenza okubi uzonda ukukhanya, futhi akezi ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ingasolwa.
21. Kepha owenza iqiniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ibonakaliswe ukuthi yenziwe kuNkulunkulu.
Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka …
Njengoba uJesu eqhubeka eyala uNikodemu, uthi: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangangokuba waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.”3:16). Leli vesi elaziwa kakhulu lidinga ukuqondwa ngokwengqikithi yalo efanele. UJesu usanda kuzifanisa nenyoka yethusi eyamiswa esigxotsheni ehlane. Ngokomlando, lokhu bekubhekwa njengesiprofetho ngokubethelwa kukaJesu—ukuthi wayezobethelwa esiphambanweni, futhi bonke ababheke Kuye babeyosindiswa ezonweni zabo.
Kodwa kukhona enye indlela yokubuka lokhu. Inyoka yethusi eboshelwe esigxotsheni futhi iphakanyiswe ingamelela futhi umuzwa wasemhlabeni wokuphakanyiswa kweZwi ukuze umqondo wasezulwini uqondwe. Ngakho-ke, mayelana nalokhu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sikhuluma ngenyoka yethusi eyaphakanyiswa ehlane noma iNdodana yomuntu yaphakanyiswa ezweni eliwugwadule lweqiniso, sikhuluma ngamandla eZwi lapho lithi “ phezulu” ezingqondweni zethu. Yilokhu okungenzeka phakathi kwethu lapho amaqiniso angokoqobo eZwi ebonakala ekukhanyeni okuphezulu futhi esetshenziswa ezimpilweni zethu. Ingasiphulukisa ‘ekulunyweni kwenyoka evuthayo’—imibono engamanga nezifiso ezimbi ebezingasibhubhisa. 10
Khona-ke, ‘ukukholwa eNdodaneni ezelwe yodwa,’ kusho ukukholelwa iqiniso elifundiswa uJesu. Nokho, kufanele kugcizelelwe ukuthi inkolelo ingaphezu nje kokugunyazwa ngokomqondo. Ukukholwa ngokweqiniso kuwukuphila ngokuvumelana nalokho esikukholelwayo. Kulapho-ke kuphela lapho ukholo luba ngokoqobo. Futhi uma senza kanjalo, siphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso elinikezwa izwe ngoJesu, siyasindiswa. Lokhu-ke, incazelo ejulile yamazwi, “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.” Kulo mongo, “iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa” iyiqiniso laphezulu eliphuma othandweni lukaYise. Ngamanye amazwi, ngenxa yokugcwala kothando lwakhe, uBaba usinike iqiniso elingcwele ukuze silifunde, siphile ngokuvumelana nalo, sizalwe kabusha, futhi sibe nokuphila okuphakade. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Lowo okholwa [kuye],” okusho ukuthi lowo okholwayo futhi aphile ngokuvumelana neqiniso laphezulu ngeke abhubhe, kodwa uyoba nokuphila okuphakade. 11
Njengoba uJesu eqhubeka nokuyala uNikodemu, uyakwenza kucace ukuthi iqiniso linikezwa ukuze lisibusise, hhayi ukusilahla; unikiwe ukuze usibonise indlela eya ezulwini futhi usivikele osizini lwesihogo. Nokho, uma senqaba ukuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso, sizilahla ukuphila kosizi. Njengoba uJesu asho, “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe ezweni ukuba yahlulele izwe, kodwa ukuba izwe lisindiswe ngayo. Okholwa nguye akalahlwa; kodwa ongakholwayo uselahliwe, ngoba engakholwanga ebizweni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa.”3:17-18). 12
“Igama likaNkulunkulu,” njengoba sesishilo, lingaphezu nje kwegama elingokoqobo. Lesi sisho simelela konke okuhle neqiniso okuvela kuNkulunkulu futhi okuhloselwe injabulo yethu. Uma sikhetha ukwenqaba izimfanelo eziningi uNkulunkulu asinika zona ngokukhululekile—ngokwesibonelo, ukuthula, injabulo nothando—sizifaka engozini yokuphila kokukhathazeka, ukudabuka nenzondo. Lena akuyona into uNkulunkulu ayenzayo kithi. Sizenzela thina. Akezanga emhlabeni ukuzosilahla, kepha ukuzosibusisa. Akasinikezanga iqiniso ukuze asisole ngesono, kodwa kunalokho ukuze asibonise indlela eya ezulwini. 13
Ukukhanya kweqiniso kufikile emhlabeni
Njengoba siphawulile, abantu abanengqondo engokoqobo bosuku lukaJesu babenobunzima obukhulu bokuqonda umcabango ongaqondakali. Njengoba sesibonile, lapho uJesu etshela uNikodemu ukuthi kumelwe azalwe kabusha, uNikodemu wathi: “Indoda endala ingazalwa kanjani ngokwesibili na? Angabuyela esizalweni sikanina na?” Ngokufanayo, kwakuyoba nzima, noma kungenzeki, ukufundisa abantu bangaleso sikhathi ngendlela iqiniso eliphuma ngayo ebuhleni ngendlela ukukhanya okuphuma ngayo ekushiseni komlilo. Futhi abakwazanga ukuqonda ukuthi uthando lungaphelikaNkulunkulu olungapheli lwalungeza kanjani emhlabeni esesimweni somuntu ukuze anikeze abantu Bakhe ukukhanya kweqiniso. Kunalokho, uJesu wakhuluma ngoBaba osezulwini owathumela iNdodana Yakhe emhlabeni, nanjengeNkosi eyathumela iNdodana Yakhe ukuba ibuse esikhundleni Sakhe. 14
Khona-ke, ngomqondo ongokoqobo weZwi, ubuhlobo phakathi kukaNkulunkulu noJesu buqhathaniswa nobuhlobo obuphakathi kukaBaba ongabonakali neNdodana ebonakalayo. Ngokomqondo ongokoqobo, uBaba ongabonakali osezulwini wathumela iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuze inikeze bonke abantu ukukhanya kweqiniso. Lokhu kukhanya kwanikezwa ukuze abantu bakhishwe ebumnyameni. Uma lithathwa enhliziyweni futhi liphile, leli qiniso laliyobakhulula enzondweni, ebugovu, ebugovuni, futhi—ikakhulukazi—ekubusweni imimoya emibi. 15
Ngeshwa, akubona bonke abafuna ukuphila ekukhanyeni kweqiniso noma ukukhululwa ekubuseni imimoya emibi. Abanye abantu bathola induduzo eyinqaba ngokukhononda, ukugxeka, nokubamba amagqubu. Abanye bamane bancamela ubumnyama. Kunokuba baphumule ekukhanyeni kweqiniso, baphumule ebumnyameni bamanga. Njengoba uJesu ekubeka, “Yilokhu ukulahlwa, ukuthi ukukhanya kufikile ezweni, kepha abantu bathanda ubumnyama kunokukhanya, ngokuba imisebenzi yabo mibi.”3:19).
Ukukhanya, njengophawu lweqiniso laphezulu, kudinga incazelo encane. Njengoba nje ukukhanya okungokwemvelo kwelanga kukhanyisa indlela yethu ukuze singakhubeki noma siduke, ukukhanya okungokomoya kweqiniso laphezulu kusibonisa indlela eya ekuphileni kwasezulwini nokuwusizo. Nokho, ukukhanya akwamukeleki yilabo abasebenza ngaphansi kobumnyama. Ngakho-ke, uJesu uyanezela, “Ngokuba yilowo nalowo owenza okubi uzonda ukukhanya, akezi ekukhanyeni, funa imisebenzi yakhe imbulwe. Kodwa lowo owenza iqiniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze izenzo zakhe zibonakale ngokusobala ukuthi zenziwe kuNkulunkulu.”3:20-21). Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi uJesu uthi, “lowo owenza iqiniso,” hhayi nje “lowo okholwa iqiniso.” 16
Yilapho uJesu ephetha khona inkulumo yakhe noNikodemu. Ngisho noma thina, njengoNikhodemu, ekuqaleni siqonda okuncane nje kwalokho uJesu akusho kithi, siyezwa ukuthi kunokuthile okukhulu nokumangalisayo ngamazwi kaJesu. Khona-ke, uNikodemu, lapho esibuza imibuzo, ufika ezomela leyo ngxenye kulowo nalowo kithi edonselwa ekukhanyeni, ngisho nakubusuku obumnyama kakhulu bokuqonda kwethu. NjengoNikhodemu, ngamunye wethu, ngendlela yethu siqu, udonsekela kuJesu, sinomuzwa wokuthi ungumfundisi “ovela kuNkulunkulu” nokuthi uma siphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso elifundiswa uJesu, “ngeke sibhubhe kodwa sibe nokuphila okuphakade. ” 17
Uhlelo lokusebenza olusebenzayo
Johane 3:16 lifundisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangangokuba waze wathumela iNdodana Yakhe—iqiniso laphezulu—emhlabeni ukuze siliqonde, siphile ngokuvumelana nalo, futhi ngaleyo ndlela sibe nokuphila okuphakade. Yilokhu okushiwo “ukuphakamisa iNdodana yomuntu” noma “ukubheka phezulu” eqinisweni eliholela ekuphileni okuphakade. Nakuba singeke sikwazi ukunikeza ukuphila okuphakade kunoma ubani, ngamunye singaba abaphilisi ngendlela yethu. Udokotela oya emsebenzini nsuku zonke ngenxa yothando lokuphulukisa, uthisha oya emsebenzini nsuku zonke ngenxa yothando lokubona abafundi befunda, ummeli oya emsebenzini nsuku zonke ngenxa yokuthanda ubulungisa, uweta, umdwebi wezwe, umbazi, umnakekeli, abaya emsebenzini usuku ngalunye ngenxa yothando lokukhonza—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umsebenzi ovamile noma uphakeme kangakanani—ngamunye ungabaniki-kuphila ngendlela yakhe. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungudokotela ohlinzayo owenza ukufakelwa kwenhliziyo, umuntu ophatha imali onikeza ikhasimende imikhonzo yobungane, noma i-barista ephakela i-latte eshisayo ngokumomotheka, ungumuntu onikeza ukuphila. Njengoba uphakamisa abanye, uyobe uphakamisa iNdodana yomuntu. 18
Ubufakazi bukaJohane uMbhapathizi
22 Emva kwalokho uJesu nabafundi bakhe bafika ezweni laseJudiya; Wahlala khona nabo, wabhapathiza.
23 UJohane laye wayebhabhathiza e-Enoni eduze leSalimi, ngoba amanzi ayemanengi lapho; beza, babhapathizwa;
24. Ngokuba uJohane wayengakaphonswa etilongweni.
25 Kwaba khona ukuphikisana kwabafundi bakaJohane nabaJuda ngokuhlanjululwa.
26. Basebesiza kuJohane, bathi kuye: Rabi, lowo owayelawe ngaphetsheya kweJordani, owafakaza ngaye, khangela, uyabhabhathiza, njalo bonke beza kuye.
27. UJohane waphendula wathi: Umuntu angemukele utho, ngaphandle kokuthi alunikwe luvela ezulwini.
28 Nina ngokwenu niyangifakazela ukuthi ngathi: Angisiye uKristu mina, kodwa ngithunywe ngaphambi kwakhe.
29. Onomakoti ungumyeni, nomngane womyeni, omi emuzwa, uthokoza ngokuthokoza ngenxa yomyeni.s izwi; ngakho le ntokozo yami isigcwalisekile.
30 Yena kufanele akhule, kodwa mina nginciphe.
31 Ovela phezulu uphezu kwakho konke; lowo ovela emhlabeni uvela emhlabeni, futhi ukhuluma emhlabeni; Ovela ezulwini uphezu kwakho konke.
32 Lokho akubonileyo nakuzwayo, uyakufakaza lokho, kepha akakho owamukela ubufakazi bakhe.
33 Owamukele ubufakazi bakhe ubeke uphawu lokuthi uNkulunkulu uqinisile.
34 Ngoba lowo uNkulunkulu amthumileyo ukhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulu, ngoba uNkulunkulu akamniki uMoya ngesilinganiso.
35. UYise uyayithanda iNdodana, futhi unikele zonke izinto esandleni sakhe.
36 Okholwa eNdodaneni unokuphila okuphakade; kodwa ongayikholwa iNdodana kayikubona ukuphila, kodwa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luhlezi phezu kwakhe
Njengoba isiqephu esilandelayo siqala, sithola ukuthi uJesu nabafundi bakhe baye ezweni laseJudiya “futhi lapho uJesu wahlala nabo wabhapathiza” (3:22). Abafundi bakaJohane bayamangala ngalokho okwenzekayo. Ngakho-ke beza kuJohane bathi: “Rabi, lowo owayenawe ngaphesheya kweJordani, owafakaza ngaye, bheka, uyabhapathiza, futhi bonke beza kuye” (3:26). UJohane uyaphendula, “Angisiye uKristu. Kodwa ngithunyiwe phambi kwaKhe. Yena umelwe ukukhula, kodwa mina nginciphe” (3:28-30). Incwadi yeZwi, emelelwa uJohane uMbhapathizi, yandulela umqondo ongokomoya weZwi. Nokho, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, njengoba umuzwa ongokomoya ukhula, umuzwa ongokoqobo kufanele wehle. Njengoba umqondo ongokomoya weZwi “uphakanyiswa,” umqondo ongokoqobo ubonakala njengesitsha saphezulu seqiniso, kodwa hhayi iqiniso ngokwalo, njengoba nje nomzimba uqukethe umphefumulo kodwa ungewona umphefumulo. 19
UJohane uMbhapathizi akagcini nje ngokubona uJesu njengoKristu, kodwa futhi uzibheka ‘njengomngane womyeni,’ nanjengalowo “othokoza ngokuthokoza ngezwi lomyeni” ( NW )3:29). Lapho ebhekisela kuye njengomngane womyeni, nakuJesu njengomyeni, uJohane usikisela okuthile mayelana nobuhlobo phakathi kwakhe njengomqondo ongokoqobo weZwi noJesu njengomqondo ongokomoya weZwi. Emshadweni, umkhwenyana unendima ebaluleke kakhulu kunomngane womkhwenyana. Ngokufanayo, umqondo ongokomoya weZwi unendima ebaluleke kakhulu kunomqondo ongokoqobo. Nokho, “bangabangane.”
Lapho lemizwa emibili yeZwi, engokoqobo neyomoya, ihlangana, umqondo ongokoqobo ngempela “ungumngane” womqondo womoya. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umuzwa ongokoqobo wandulela umqondo ongokomoya, usekela umqondo ongokomoya, futhi uqukethe umqondo ongokomoya. Lapho lezi zinzwa ezimbili zibonakala njengento eyodwa, ukuhlakanipha okungaphakathi kweZwi kukhanya ngohlamvu, kuletha injabulo. Njengoba uJohane ekubeka, “uthokoza ngenjabulo ngezwi lomyeni, futhi intokozo yakhe isigcwalisekile” (3:29). 20
Njengoba uJohane uMbhapathizi eqhubeka efakaza ngoJesu, uthi, “Lowo ongowomhlaba ungowasemhlabeni futhi ukhuluma okomhlaba. Lowo ovela ezulwini ungaphezu kwakho konke” (3:31). Amazwi kaJohane achaza umehluko phakathi komqondo ongokoqobo weZwi, okhuluma ngabantu, izindawo, nezenzakalo zasemhlabeni, nomqondo ongokomoya weZwi, elikhuluma ngezinto zasezulwini, ezingaphelelwa isikhathi ezinjengokholo, ithemba, nothando. UJohane uMbhapathizi, njengomqondo ongokoqobo wombhalo ongcwele “ungowomhlaba futhi ukhuluma ngomhlaba.” Ngakho-ke, umelela umuzwa wangempela weZwi. Kodwa umqondo ongokomoya weZwi, njengoJesu uqobo Lwakhe, uvela ezulwini futhi “ungaphezu kwakho konke.” 21
Kuyamcacela uJohane ukuthi konke uJesu akushoyo kuvela kuNkulunkulu. Njengoba uJohane ekubeka, “Ngokuba lowo uNkulunkulu amthumileyo ukhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu akamniki uMoya ngesilinganiso. UYise uyayithanda iNdodana, futhi unikele zonke izinto esandleni sayo.”3:34-35). Uma kuqondwa ngokomoya, lokhu kusho ukuthi uthando lwaphezulu (uYise) lufikile emhlabeni njengeqiniso laphezulu (iNdodana), oyoba namandla onke (zonke izinto zinikelwe esandleni Sakhe). Kungalesi sikhathi lapho uJohane enza khona isicelo esinamandla sokukholelwa eqinisweni elifundiswa uJesu. Njengoba uJohane ekubeka, “Okholwa eNdodaneni unokuphila okuphakade.” Ube esenezela isixwayiso, ethi, “Ongakholwa yiNdodana kayikubona ukuphila, kodwa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luhlezi phezu kwakhe.”3:36).
Ukuqonda “ulaka lukaNkulunkulu”
UJohane uMbhapathizi, njengoba sesiphawulile, “ungowomhlaba” ngakho-ke unokuqonda kwasemhlabeni iqiniso elingokomoya. Ngakho ukhuluma ‘ngolaka lukaNkulunkulu’—isihloko esivamile emibhalweni yesiHeberu. Kubantu abaningi, inkolelo iqala ngombono ovamile wokuthi zonke izinto zivela kuNkulunkulu, nokuthi uNkulunkulu akagcini ngokuvuza, kodwa futhi uyajezisa. Lokho okubizwa ngokuthi “ulaka lukaNkulunkulu,” okuvame ukukhulunywa ngakho eBhayibhelini, kuyindlela evumelana nesimo sabantu. 22
Njengoba sesishilo, kunomehluko phakathi komqondo ongokomoya weZwi, okuyincazelo yalo yasezulwini, nomqondo ongokoqobo weZwi, okuyincazelo yalo yasemhlabeni. Umqondo ongokoqobo ubonisa izinkolelo nesimo sengqondo sangaleso sikhathi, ikakhulukazi umqondo kaNkulunkulu oyisijeziso, othukuthele. Kodwa umqondo ongokomoya uhluke kakhulu. Lapho iNdodana yomuntu iphakanyiswa, okungukuthi, lapho iZwi lifundwa ekukhanyeni kwencazelo yalo ephakeme, kungabonakala ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu iyiqiniso laphezulu. Futhi ngokukhanya kwalelo qiniso, kungaqondwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uhlala enesihe, uyathethelela, futhi akaphezi othandweni Lwakhe. Kusuka kulolo thando olukhulu olubizwa ngokuthi “uBaba,” lapho esinika khona iqiniso, elibizwa ngokuthi “iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa” ukuze sivikeleke ebubini futhi sithole izibusiso zasezulwini.
Umqondo ongokomoya weZwi ufundisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu, onothando olumsulwa nokuhlakanipha okumsulwa, akanakuthukuthela, angajezisi muntu, futhi angaphonsi muntu esihogweni. Lokhu sikwenza kithi ngokwethu ngezinqumo esizenzayo. Njengoba nje umqondo wangempela wombhalo kufanele wehle futhi uvule indawo yomqondo womoya, lokhu kufanele kwenzeke empilweni yethu ngayinye. Njengoba sifunda iqiniso likamoya, futhi silisebenzisa ezimpilweni zethu, imvelo yethu endala kufanele yehle ukuze isimo esisha sande ngaphakathi kwethu. Ngamanye amazwi, ukuqonda kwethu okudala kanye nentando yethu endala kumele kunciphe ukuze ukuqonda okusha nentando entsha kuzalwe futhi kukhule kithi.
Inkolelo yeqiniso
Kuso sonke lesi sahluko, kuye kwaphindwa kaningi ukuthi lowo okholwa eNdodaneni unokuphila okuphakade. Lapho uJesu ezifanisa nenyoka yethusi eyaphakanyiswa ehlane. Wathi: “Kanjalo neNdodana yomuntu kumelwe iphakanyiswe ukuze wonke umuntu okholwa yiyo angabhubhi kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.”3:15). Ivesi elilodwa kamuva, kulotshiwe ukuthi “uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangangokuba waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuze noma ubani okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade” (3:16). Futhi isahluko siphetha ngamazwi kaJohane uMbhapathizi athi, “Okholwa eNdodaneni unokuphila okuphakade. Kodwa ongakholwa yiNdodana kayikubona ukuphila, kodwa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luhlezi phezu kwakhe.”3:36).
Lapho lezi zinkulumo ziqondwa ngaphandle komqondo ongaphakathi futhi zihlukaniswa nezinye izimfundiso, ngokuqondakalayo umfundi angase aphethe ngokuthi inkolelo ukuphela kwento edingekayo ukuze umuntu asindiswe nokuthi ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luphezu kwabo bonke abangakholwa. Njengoba sesishilo, yilapho ukholo luqala khona kwabanye abantu, kodwa lokhu akukabi ukholo lwangempela. Ukholo lweqiniso luba khona lapho ukwesaba ulaka lukaNkulunkulu kuthathelwa indawo ukwazisa ngothando lukaNkulunkulu. Ukholo lweqiniso luvela lapho isifiso sobugovu sokuthola udumo, udumo nengcebo sithathelwa indawo isifiso esingenabugovu sokukhonza omakhelwane bethu. Ukholo lweqiniso luvela lapho sibona ngokucacile ukuthi ukholo alukho ukholo kuze kube yilapho luhlanganiswa nesisa, lelo qiniso alilona iqiniso kuze kube yilapho lihlanganiswa nobuhle, nokuthi ukuhlakanipha akukhona ukuhlakanipha kuze kuhlanganiswe nothando.
Nakuba umqondo ongokoqobo ubonakala ubonisa ukuthi inkolelo ukuphela kwento edingekayo ukuze umuntu asindiswe, umqondo ongokomoya ufundisa ukuthi inkolelo, ukholo, kanye neqiniso kuba ngokoqobo kuphela lapho kuphila. Ngolimi lwemibhalo engcwele, uma sikhetha ukuphila ngokweqiniso elifundiswa iNdodana—ukuthanda uNkulunkulu kanye nokwenza uthando kumakhelwane, “ngeke sibhubhe, kodwa sinokuphila okuphakade…. Ngoba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuthi ilahle umhlaba, kodwa ukuze umhlaba usindiswe ngayo.” 23
Uhlelo lokusebenza olusebenzayo
Inkolelo yakho ibalulekile, ibalulekile. Kodwa ukukholelwa ngaphandle kwesenzo akuyona inkolelo; futhi ukukholwa ngaphandle kothando akulona ukholo. Inkolelo ngokwayo, noma ukholo ngokwalo, alukwazi ukuletha ukuphila kwasezulwini. Ekugcineni, akukhona ukukholelwa kwakho okubalulekile, noma ukholo lwakho, noma ukuqonda kwakho, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kungase kuphakame kangakanani. Kunalokho, konke kumayelana nempilo yakho, nendlela obuphila ngayo. Ingabe uye wazisebenzisa izinkolelo zakho? Ingabe ukwenzile ukholo lwakho? Ingabe ukuqonda kwakho kukuholele ekubeni ube nomusa futhi ucabangele abanye ngokwengeziwe, ungazicabangeli kangako, ungathambekele ekucasukeni, futhi uthambekele kakhudlwana ekuthetheleleni?
Uhlelo olunamandla, olunembile, lwenkolelo, lubaluleke kakhulu, kodwa kuphela uma luba yisisekelo sendlela ophila ngayo impilo yakho. Kafushane, uma ukholelwa okuthile ngobuqotho, uyophila ngokuvumelana naleyo nkolelo. Leli kungase kube ithuba elihle lokucabanga ngezinkolelo zakho. Yini ngempela oyikholelwayo? Futhi, okubaluleke nakakhulu, lezo zinkolelo zibonakala kanjani empilweni yakho? 24
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 710:10: “Kusobala ukuthi uNikodemu wayecabanga ngokwemvelo esikhundleni sokuzalwa okungokomoya. Ngakho-ke, iNkosi imfundisa ngokuphathelene nokuzalwa kabusha, ukuthi kwenziwa ngamaqiniso avela eZwini, nangokuphila ngokuvumelana nawo, futhi lokhu kubonakaliswa ngokuzalwa ngamanzi nangomoya; ngokuba amanzi, ngomqondo womoya, aliqiniso elivela eZwini, nomoya ungukuphila kuwo. Umuntu uzalwa ngokwemvelo, futhi uba komoya ngokuphila ngokuvumelana namaqiniso eZwi. Lokhu kuchazwa ngamazwi athi, ‘Lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama, kodwa lokho okuzelwe ngomoya kungumoya.’ Umuntu wemvelo akanakuba ongokomoya noma asindiswe ngaphandle kokuba abe ongokomoya.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8549: “Abantu abazalwa abazali babo empilweni yomoya, kodwa empilweni yemvelo. Impilo kamoya iwukuthanda uNkulunkulu ngaphezu kwakho konke, nokuthanda umakhelwane njengoba uzithanda wena, futhi lokhu ngokwemithetho yokukholwa iNkosi eyifundisile eZwini. Kodwa ukuphila kwemvelo kuwukuzithanda wena kanye nomhlaba ngaphezu kukamakhelwane, yebo ngaphezu kukaNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe.”
2. Ambulo sAmbuliwe 356: “EZwini, ‘ukuzwa’ kusho ukuqonda iqiniso, ukulilalela, nokulivuma.”
3. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 1153:6-9: “Ukuphatha kweNkosi okungcwele kuhamba ngokuyimfihlo kangangokuthi akuvamile ukuthi kuvele noma iyiphi insalela yakho, nakuba isebenza ezintweni ezincane kakhulu zomcabango womuntu kanye nentando yakhe…. Kwanele ukuba abantu bajwayelane namaqiniso, futhi ngawo nemvelo yokuhle nokubi, futhi bavume iNkosi nohulumeni Wayo wobuNkulunkulu kukho konke. Khona-ke, njengoba bewazi amaqiniso, futhi bebona ngawo okuhle nokubi, futhi benza amaqiniso sengathi avela kubo, kuze kube manje iNkosi, ngothando, ibethula ekuhlakanipheni nasethandweni lokuhlakanipha, ihlanganisa ukuhlakanipha nokuhlakanipha. uthando, futhi abenze babe munye ngoba bamunye kuYe.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 3179:2: “Izinto ezenzeka ngesikhathi sokuzalwa kabusha azaziwa ngokuphelele kubantu. Uma bebazi oyedwa kuphela kwabayizinkulungwane eziyishumi kubo, bebeyomangala. Kukhona izinto eziyimfihlo ezingenakubalwa, cha, ezingenakulinganiswa abantu abaholwa ngazo iNkosi ngesikhathi sokuzalwa kutsha.”
4. Ambulo sAmbuliwe 343: “‘Umoya’ ufanekisela ukungena, ngokufanelekile ukuthutheleka kweqiniso ekuqondeni.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 419:6: “Ngokuthi ‘ukuzalwa ngokusha’ kuqondwa njengokwenziwa kabusha. Abantu bazalwa kabusha ngokuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso laphezulu. Njengoba lonke iqiniso laphezulu abantu abazalwa kabusha livela eNkosini futhi ligeleza liye kubantu lapho bengakwazi… umoya noma umoya umele iqiniso laphezulu lapho lokho kuphila kutholakala khona. Ukuthi lokhu kugeleza kanjani kuvela eNkosini akwaziwa nhlobo kubantu ... abanombono omncane wokuthi okuthile kugeleza kusuka kokukamoya kuya kwemvelo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 5854: “Kuhlinzekwa yiNkosi ukuthi izingelosi zigeleze ngemimoya emihle zingene ezinhlelweni zokuphila namaqiniso okukholwa nabantu. Ngale ndlela, baholela abantu kude nobubi namanga ngangokunokwenzeka. Lokhu kuthutheleka kwenzeka buthule, ngendlela engabonakali, futhi ngasese.”
5. I-Arcana Coelestia 9407:2: “Lapho abantu belalela inkulumo yomunye, abanaki amagama asetshenziswa isikhulumi kodwa banaka incazelo evezwa ngamazwi. Le ncazelo ikhona emcabangweni wesikhulumi. Abantu abahlakaniphile banaka isiphetho ngombono ... okungukuthi, izinhloso nothando lwesikhulumi. Lezi zingxenye ezintathu [imicabango, izinhloso, nothando] zikhona enkulumweni yomuntu, lapho amazwi akhulunywayo asebenza njengesimo sangaphandle. Lesi siqhathaniso senza umuntu athole umqondo othile mayelana neZwi encwadini. Ezulwini banake iZwi encwadini ngendlela efanayo ncamashi nendlela abantu abajwayele ukubona ngayo umcabango womuntu njengoba uvezwa ngamazwi akhulunywayo, noma ezulwini elingaphakathi njengoba abantu bejwayele ukubona izinhloso zomuntu noma ekugcineni buka. Umehluko ukuthi ezulwini kuphela umuzwa wangaphakathi obhekwayo, ngoba imizwa yomoya nesezulwini kuphela yeZwi ebonwa ezulwini, hhayi umuzwa walo wemvelo. Ngale ndlela, omunye umqondo udlulela komunye, ngoba ziyahambisana; futhi iZwi lilotshwe ngokuphelele ngezincwadi.”
Kusukela kulesi siqhathaniso kungakheka umqondo ngeZwi encwadini, ngoba lokhu kuzwakala futhi kubonwa ezulwini ngendlela efanayo ncamashi nomcabango womuntu ovezwa ngokukhuluma kwamagama. Ekujuleni kwezulu inhloso noma isiphetho siyezwakala futhi sibonakale. Umehluko uwukuthi umqondo wohlamvu lweZwi, lapho ufundwa abantu, awuzwakali noma uqondwe ezulwini.”
6. I-Arcana Coelestia 934:3: “Ngenxa yokuthi ‘umlilo’ wawufanekisela uthando, umlilo wenziwa waba ummeleli weNkosi, njengoba kubonakala emlilweni owawuse-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa owawungasoze wacisha.” Bhekafuthi IZwi 7:2: “Wonke amabandla asendulo ayengamabandla amele izinto zasezulwini; yonke imicikilisho yabo kanye nezimiso zabo, ngokuvumelana nokukhulekela kwabo, kwakuhlanganisa nje izincwadi. Ngokufanayo, ibandla namadodana kaJakobe; iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo nayo yonke imininingwane yakho yayiyizincwadi…. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi ukubhalelana kuyizinto ezikhona ekugcineni kwemvelo, nangenxa yokuthi zonke izinto zemvelo ziyahambelana, nezinto ezihambisanayo nazo ziyasho, ngakho-ke umqondo wohlamvu lweZwi awuqukethe lutho ngaphandle kokubhalelana. INkosi futhi, ngoba Yakhuluma ngobuNkulunkulu baYo, futhi yakhuluma iZwi, yakhuluma ngakho futhi ngezincwadi.”
7. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8783: “Iqiniso Elingcwele alitholwa yinoma ubani ngaphandle uma lenziwe ukuba umuntu alibambe, ngenxa yalokho ngaphandle uma livela ngesimo nesimo semvelo; ngokuba izingqondo zabantu ekuqaleni azibambi lutho, kuphela okwasemhlabeni nokwasemhlabeni, nezinto zokomoya nezisezulwini. Ngakho-ke uma izinto zokomoya nezisezulwini zingembathisiwe ngolimi lwemvelo, ziyakwaliwa kube sengathi azilutho.”
8. I-Arcana Coelestia 3712:2: “Imvelo yeNkosi yobuNkulunkulu iyiZwi ngomqondo ongokoqobo; ngoba kwaziwa kahle ukuthi iNkosi iyiZwi, okungukuthi, lonke iqiniso laphezulu.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 593:2: “Lapho iZwi leNkosi lehla livela ezulwini liza emhlabeni, liba yiZwi lemvelo lobuNkulunkulu, njengoba linjalo kithi encwadini.”
9. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 109: “Ngaphambi kokuba iNkosi ize emhlabeni, yayinabantu, kodwa ngokungaqondile, ngezingelosi ezaziyimele. Kodwa kusukela ekufikeni Kwakhe ukhona ngqo; futhi lokhu kungenxa yokuthi emhlabeni Wembatha futhi Imvelo Yaphezulu eyenza ukuba abe nabantu.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6380: “Labo abangabebandla langaphandle abakwazi ukuphakamisa umcabango ngaphezu kwe-Lord’s Divine Natural; kuyilapho labo abangabebandla elingaphakathi bephakamisa umcabango ngaphezu kowemvelo kulokho ongaphakathi. Kubantu abanokholo eNkosini banombono Ngayo ngokwamandla abo okuphakamisa imicabango yabo. Abaziyo imvelo yalokho okungaphakathi bangaba nombono walokho okungaphakathi; kodwa labo abangasazi isimo sangaphakathi banombono walokho okungaphandle.”
10. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8624: “Inyoka yethusi yayimelela uJehova maqondana nenyama yangaphandle. Futhi lalimelela isivikelo, ngoba ukuphulukiswa okwenzeka ngokubheka isibonakaliso, kwakubonisa ukuphulukiswa ebubini nasemangeni ngokubheka eNkosini, nokuba nokholo kuyo.”
11. Ambulo sAmbuliwe 272: “Iqiniso laphezulu lisezweni lonke lapho kukhona inkolo; ngakho-ke kudingekile kuphela ukwazi ukuthi ububi buyini, futhi lokhu futhi kwaziwa yibo bonke abananoma iyiphi inkolo; ngokuba imiyalo yazo zonke izinkolo iyafana naleyo equkethwe encwadini yezindaba, ukuthi umuntu angabulali, angaphingi, angebi, angafakazi amanga. Ngokuvamile lawa amaqiniso angokwasezulwini avela eNkosini ‘athunyelwe emhlabeni wonke.’ Ngakho-ke, noma ubani ophila ngokuvumelana nawo ngenxa yokuthi angamaqiniso angokwaphezulu, noma imiyalo kaNkulunkulu, futhi esuka lapho engokwenkolo, uyasindiswa.”
12. Zulu nesi Hogo 509: “Bonke ububi buthwala isijeziso sabo, ababili benza kube-nye; ngakho-ke lowo osekubi usekujezisweni kobubi.”
13. I-Arcana Coelestia 2335:3: UJehova akahluleli muntu ngaphandle kokuhle; ngoba ufisa ukuphakamisela konke ezulwini.... Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uJehova unomusa ngokwawo futhi muhle ngokwawo. Isihe ngokwaso kanye nokuhle ngokwako akusoze kwalahla muntu; kodwa abantu bayazilahla ngoba benqaba okuhle... Ukuthi iNkosi ayilahli muntu, noma yahluleli muntu esihogweni, Ithi encwadini kaJohane: ‘UNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe ezweni ukuba yahlulele izwe, kodwa ukuba izwe lisindiswe ngayo.
14. I-Arcana Coelestia 8705:2: “Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi umqondo wangempela weZwi uvumelana nezinga labantu abalula lokuqonda, ukuze baholelwe emaqinisweni angaphakathi engeziwe angamaqiniso angempela. Abalula abakwazi ukufanekisa umbuso wasezulwini ngaphandle kombuso wasemhlabeni, uBaba ngaphandle kwenkosi emhlabeni, kanye neNkosi ngaphandle nje kwendodana yenkosi eyindlalifa yesihlalo sobukhosi. Iqiniso lokuthi imibono enjalo iyilokho abantu abalula abanalo libonakala ngokusobala emibonweni abaphostoli beNkosi bangempela ababenayo mayelana nombuso Wayo. Ekuqaleni babekholelwa … ukuthi umbuso Wakhe ezulwini wawuzofana ncamashí nombuso wasemhlabeni…. Njengoba imibono enjalo yayigxilile kubo futhi ingenakusishulwa, uJehova wabatshela nokuthi babeyohlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi eziyishumi nambili futhi bahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 3857:7: “Isizathu sokuthi kungani iNkosi yakhuluma kanjalo kwakuwukuthi bathole amaqiniso angaphandle, futhi ngalokho bangeniswe ngaphakathi, ngoba kulawo maqiniso angaphandle iNkosi eyawakhuluma, amaqiniso angaphakathi ayefihlwa, okuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi abe obala. Futhi lapho lezi zivela obala, amaqiniso angaphandle ayahlakazwa futhi asebenze njengezinto noma izindlela zokucabanga ngamaqiniso angaphakathi kuphela.”
15. I-Arcana Coelestia 10659:3: “INkosi yeza emhlabeni ukuze inqobe izihogo, futhi ihlele zonke izinto ezikhona nasezulwini ngohlelo…. Kulokhu kuvela insindiso, ngoba izihogo zizungeza wonke umuntu, ngoba wonke umuntu uzalelwa ebubini balo lonke uhlobo, futhi lapho ububi bukhona, kunezihogo; futhi ngaphandle kokuthi laba bajikijelwa emuva ngamandla angcwele eNkosi, akekho owayengasindiswa. Ukuthi lokhu kunjalo iZwi liyafundisa, futhi bonke labo ababambayo lokhu abavuma iNkosi ekuphileni kwabo; futhi laba yilabo abamvumayo, futhi abathanda ukuphila ngokuvumelana nemiyalo Yakhe.”
16. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1839: “Ukukhanya kumelela iqiniso, nobumnyama bumelela amanga. Futhi, ukukhanya kumelela iNkosi, ngoba lonke iqiniso livela kuye, futhi ubumnyama bumele izihogo ngoba wonke amanga avela kuzo. Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 377: “Uthando lulodwa aluvezi izenzo ezinhle, kakhulu-ke ukholo lulodwa, kodwa uthando nokholo ndawonye…. Ngakho-ke, iNkosi ifundisa ukuthi ‘Lowo owenza iqiniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze izenzo zakhe zibonakale, ngoba zenziwe kuNkulunkulu.’”
17. I-Arcana Coelestia 8604:3: “Iqiniso laphezulu elivela eNkosini ligelezela kokuhle kubantu, futhi ngalo lidonsela abantu kubo; ngoba ukuphila okuvela eNkosini kunamandla okuheha, ngoba kuvela othandweni, njengoba lonke uthando lunalawa mandla kulo, njengoba luthanda ukuhlanganiswa ukuze lube munye. Ngakho-ke, lapho abantu besebuhleni, nasebuhleni eqinisweni, badonswa iNkosi, futhi bahlanganiswe Naye. Lokhu kushiwo ‘ngokubheka phezulu eNkosini.
18. I-Arcana Coelestia 2261:2: “Uma kubhekwa wona ngokwawo, amaqiniso awakuniki ukuphila. Yizimpahla ezinikeza ukuphila. Amaqiniso abamukeli bokuphila kuphela, okungukuthi, okuhle. Ngakho-ke, abantu abanakusho ukuthi basindiswa ngamaqiniso (noma njengoba inkulumo evamile injalo, ngokukholwa kuphela), ngaphandle uma kukhona okuhle emaqinisweni okholo. Futhi lokhu okuhle okumele kube seqinisweni kumele kube kuhle kwesisa. Ngakho-ke, ukholo ngokwalo, ngomqondo ongaphakathi, alulutho olunye ngaphandle kwesisa.”
19. I-Arcana Coelestia 3857:7: “Ngaphakathi kwalawo maqiniso angaphandle iNkosi eyawakhuluma, amaqiniso angaphakathi ayefihlwa, okuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi abe obala; futhi lapho lezi zivela obala, amaqiniso angaphandle ayahlakazwa futhi asebenze njengezinto noma izindlela zokucabanga ngamaqiniso angaphakathi kuphela.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8943: “Umqondo ongokoqobo unjengomzimba, futhi umuzwa wangaphakathi umphefumulo, kanti owokuqala uphila ngawo wakamuva.”
20. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 1066:4: “Umqondo ongokoqobo weZwi uyisisekelo seqiniso laphezulu emazulwini. Ngaphandle kwesisekelo esinjalo, iqiniso likaNkulunkulu liyoba njengendlu engenasisekelo…. Kuwumqondo ongokoqobo weZwi lapho amandla eqiniso laphezulu ehlanganiswa khona. Iwumqondo ongokoqobo weZwi abantu abathola ngawo ukukhanyiselwa yiNkosi, futhi izimpendulo ezenziwa ngawo lapho abantu befisa ukukhanyiselwa. Kuwumqondo ongokoqobo weZwi lapho zonke izimfundiso ezisemhlabeni kufanele ziqinisekiswe khona. Ngakho-ke, iqiniso laphezulu ngomqondo ongokoqobo weZwi likuphelela futhi lisebungcweleni balo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9349: “Umqondo ongokoqobo weZwi uyisisekelo nokusekelwa lapho umqondo kamoya usekelwe khona, futhi ohambisana nakho ekuhlanganeni okuseduze kakhulu, kangangokuthi akukho ngisho nehlamvu noma iphuzu, noma uphondo oluncane, uhlamvu lweZwi. , elingenawo ubungcwele obungcwele.”
21. I-Arcana Coelestia 9372:6 “Ukuthi ngomqondo wangaphakathi, noma njengoba linjalo ezulwini, iZwi lingaphezu kweZwi ngomqondo wangaphandle, noma njengoba linjalo emhlabeni, futhi njengoba uJohane uMbhapathizi akufundisa... ezulwini, iZwi lihlakaniphe kakhulu kangangokuba lingaphezu kokuqonda komuntu.”
22. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6997: “Kusobala ukuthi uJehova akanalo intukuthelo ngokucabangela ukuthi uluthando ngokwalo nesihe ngokwaso, nokuthi intukuthelo iphambene nesihe. Futhi, intukuthelo iwubuthakathaka obungeke bubikezelwe nguNkulunkulu….Ngakho-ke, 'ngentukuthelo,' 'ulaka,' 'ukufutheka,' 'nomlilo' kufanekiselwa izijeziso nezigwebo abantu abaziphonsa kukho, ngokuzifaka ebubini. . Kukho konke lokhu manje kungabonakala okushiwo eZwini ‘ngolaka nolaka lukaJehova.’”
23. Ukubusa kukaNkulunkulu 326:6: “Abantu bahlanganiswa noNkulunkulu ngokuhambisana nobuhle bempilo yabo…. Ukuvuma uNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo kungenzeka kuphela kubantu abaphila ngokufanele…. Bayamthanda uNkulunkulu, ngoba bathanda imiyalo yaphezulu abayithola kuYe, beyisebenzisa.”
24. Ukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu 101:2 “Ezweni likamoya, lapho wonke umuntu eza khona ngemva kokufa, umbuzo obuzwayo awuthi, ‘Beluyini ukholo lwakho,’ noma ‘Yayiyini imfundiso yakho?’ kodwa, ‘Yayinjani imvelo yokuphila kwakho? Kwakungokunje noma kuleya mfanelo?’ Ngakho, uphenyo luphathelene nesimo nezinga lokuphila komuntu; ngoba kuyaziwa ukuthi lokho okuyikho ukuphila komuntu, injalo ukholo lwakhe kanye nemfundiso yakhe, ngoba ukuphila komuntu kuzenzela imfundiso nokholo.”
