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Ubizo Lwabafundi
1. Kwathi isixuku simcindezela ukuba sizwe izwi likaNkulunkulu, wayemi ngasechibini laseGenesaretha.
2. Wabona imikhumbi emibili imi ngaselwandle; kepha abadobi babephumile kubo, begeza amanetha.
3. Esengenile komunye wemikhumbi, okwakungokaSimoni, wamncenga ukuba asuke kancane emhlabathini; wahlala phansi, wafundisa isixuku esemkhunjini
4. Eseqedile ukukhuluma, wathi kuSimoni: “Qhubekela ekujuleni, nehlise amanetha enu, nibambe.”
5. USimoni waphendula wathi kuye: “Nkosi, sishikile ubusuku bonke, asibambanga lutho; kodwa ngezwi lakho ngiyakuwehlisa inetha.”
6. Sebekwenzile lokho, babamba inqwaba yezinhlanzi eziningi; inetha labo lagqabuka
7. Baqhweba abalingane babo komunye umkhumbi, ukuba beze bathathe, bahambe nabo; Beza, bayigcwalisa imikhumbi yomibili, yaze yaqala ukucwila
8. USimoni Petru ekubona lokho, wawa phambi kwamadolo kaJesu, wathi: “Suka kimi, Nkosi, ngokuba ngingumuntu oyisoni.”
9. Ngokuba ukumangala kwamhaqa, nabo bonke ababe naye, ngokubanjwa kwezinhlanzi ababezibambile;
10. Ngokunjalo noJakobe noJohane, amadodana kaZebedewu, ababengabangane bakaSimoni. UJesu wathi kuSimoni: “Ungesabi; kusukela manje uzakubamba abantu.”
11. Basebeyisa imikhumbi emhlabathini, batshiya konke, bamlandela
Ngasekupheleni kwesahluko esandulele, sifunde ukuthi nakuba uJesu akwazi ukwenza izimangaliso eziningi ngaphandle komuzi wakubo, kuncane ayengakwenza eNazaretha, indawo akhulele kuyo. Kunalokho, waxoshwa emzini, baze bamesabisa ngokumjikijela eweni. Njengoba siphawulile, lokhu kumelela indlela uJesu—noma incazelo yangaphakathi yeZwi—ivame ukungabandakanywa ekuqondeni kwabantu izimfundiso. Ukuze imfundiso iphile futhi ingokomoya ngempela, ukuqonda okufanele ngoNkulunkulu kufanele kube kuyo. Ngakho “ukuxosha uJesu emzini” kumelela ukumelana nokuqonda isimo sangempela sikaNkulunkulu, incazelo yangaphakathi yemibhalo engcwele, nendlela eholela ezulwini.
Ngezikhathi zeBhayibheli, amadolobha akhiwa ngezindonga, izindonga, namasango ensimbi ukuze avikele ezitheni. Ngenxa yalokhu, lapho kukhulunywa ngabo eBhayibhelini, babhekisela endleleni amaqiniso emfundiso angasivikela ngayo ezinkolelweni ezingamanga ezizama ukungena ezingqondweni zethu. Uma iNkosi ingekho kuleyo mfundiso, ayikwazi ukusivikela. 1
Esiqeshini esilandelayo, iphuzu elifanayo lenziwa, kodwa ngendlela ehlukile. Kulokhu isithombe singesesikebhe, hhayi idolobha. Ngenxa yokuthi izikebhe azigcini nje ngokusidlulisa emifuleni yokuphila, kodwa futhi zisigcina sintanta ezikhathini ezineziphepho, zimelela ukuqonda kwethu iqiniso eliseZwini leNkosi. Ukuqonda kahle iZwi kusisiza ukuba sihambe ezikhathini ezineziyaluyalu, futhi kusigcine sisendleleni ngenkathi sithola indlela yethu eya esikhumulweni semikhumbi esiphephile. 2
Sinalokhu engqondweni, manje singaphendukela esiqeshini esilandelayo esiqala ngesixuku “sicindezela uJesu ukuba sizwe iZwi likaNkulunkulu” (Luka 5:1) Ukuze abalekele ukucindezela kwesixuku, uJesu ubona izikebhe ezimbili ezingenalutho ogwini. Engena esikebheni sikaSimoni, uJesu wamcela ukuba awuqhubekisele kancane umkhumbi emanzini. Khona-ke, ehlezi phansi esikebheni, uJesu waqala ukufundisa isixuku. Eseqedile ukufundisa, uJesu waphinda wakhuluma noSimoni. Kulokhu uJesu wathi: “Qhubekelani ekujuleni, nehlise amanetha enu, nibambe.”Luka 5:4).
Engaqiniseki ukuthi lokhu kuzosiza, uSimoni uthi kuJesu: “Nkosi, sishikile ubusuku bonke, asibambanga lutho.” USimoni wabe esenezela, “Kodwa ngezwi lakho, ngizokwehlisa inetha” (Luka 5:5).
Igama elithi “Simoni” livela esenzweni sesiHebheru elithi שָׁמַע (shama’) elisho “ukuzwa,” “ukulalela,” noma “ukulalela.” Ngakho-ke, lapho igama elithi “Simoni,” lishiwo eZwini, limelela ukholo olulalelayo. Kulokhu, kuwukukholwa kulokho uJesu akushoyo, ukwethemba ukuthi izwi Lakhe liyiqiniso. Konke lokhu kuqukethwe empendulweni kaSimoni elula, “Ngezwi lakho, ngiyokwehlisa inetha lami.” 3
NjengoSimoni nabalingani bakhe abadobayo abasebenze ubusuku bonke bengabambanga lutho, imizamo yethu nayo iyize ngaphandle kokuba iNkosi inathi. Njengoba kulotshiwe encwadini yeziHlabelelo ukuthi: “Ngaphandle kokuthi uJehova ayakhe indlu, basebenzela ize abayakhayo. Ngaphandle uma uJehova ewuqaphile umuzi, umlindi uhlala ephapheme ngeze.”AmaHubo 127:1). Ngokwengqikithi yalesi siqephu, kungathiwa ngaphandle uma iNkosi isesikebheni, abadobi behlise amanetha abo ngeze.
Kumelwe kuphawulwe nokuthi abadobi babesebenza kanzima “ubusuku bonke.” Embhalweni ongcwele, “ubusuku” bumelela isikhathi sobumnyama obungokomoya. Lapho ukuqonda kwethu kungakhanyiswa ukukhanya kweZwi leNkosi, asikwazi ukubona izici ezijulile zamaqiniso angokomoya. Esikhundleni sokulibona ngokucacile iqiniso, izingqondo zethu zimbozwe amanga. Ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, “sidoba ebumnyameni.” 4
Kodwa kulokhu, izinto zizohluka. UJesu uzobe esesikebheni. Ngokomoya, kunomehluko omkhulu phakathi kokuqonda okungajulile kwemibhalo okusekelwe ekucabangeni kwethu, kanye nokuqonda okujulile kombhalo lapho uJesu enathi, evula izingqondo zethu ukuze sibambe kafushane amaqiniso amaningi angenjalo. kufihlwe eZwini. Lokhu kuqonda okujulile kweZwi kumelelwe nguJesu ethi kuSimoni, “Qhubekela ekujuleni.” Ngamanye amazwi, njengoba uJesu esesikebheni, ‘singasehlisa amanetha ethu’ futhi sihlole izimangaliso ezijulile zeZwi, sidonsa inala yeqiniso eliphilayo. Ngakho, uSimoni namadoda akhe baphinde baphuma bayobamba izinhlanzi, kodwa kulokhu benoJesu esikebheni kanye nabo, “babamba izinhlanzi eziningi kakhulu, lagqabhuka inetha labo.”Luka 5:6).
Kwakungagcwele inetha kuphela, kodwa babedonse izinhlanzi eziningi kangangokuthi badinga umkhumbi wesibili owawuzobabamba zonke. Lapho abadobi babo befika nesikebhe sesibili, zombili izikebhe zagcwala kangangokuthi zaqala ukucwila. USimoni Petru ekubona lokhu wamangala, wawa phansi phambi kukaJesu, wathi: “Suka kimi, Nkosi, ngokuba ngiyindoda eyisoni.”Luka 5:8). Lapho sijula eZwini, sithola ukuqonda okwengeziwe ngezimpilo zethu zangaphakathi. Sibona izinto ngathi esingazange siziqaphele ngaphambili. Kungase kube ukuzenza kwethu abalungile, noma isidingo esidlulele sokuvunyelwa, noma ukuntula isineke kwabanye. Lokhu kusiholela ekubeni sivume, kanye noSimoni Petru, ukuthi sithambekele ebubini bazo zonke izinhlobo. 5
Akuyena yedwa uSimoni Petru owayemangele. Kwakunjalo nangoJakobe noJohane, ababesebenza naye ekudobeni. UJesu wakuqonda ukumangala kwabo, nokwesaba kwabo. Ephendukela kuSimoni, wamqinisa, wathi: “Ungesabi; Kusukela manje uzobamba amadoda”. USimoni Petru wezwa ukukhala, noJakobe noJohane;
“Kwathi sebeyifikisile imikhumbi emhlabathini, bashiya konke, bamlandela.”
Onochoko Uyahlanzwa
12. Kwathi ekomunye wemizi, bheka, kwakukhona indoda egcwele uchoko; ebona uJesu, wawa ngobuso, wamncenga, ethi: “Nkosi, uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.”
13. Welula isandla, wamphatha, wathi: “Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka. Masinyane uchoko lwasuka kuye
14. Wamyala ukuthi angatsheli muntu, wathi: “Kepha hamba; uziveze kumpristi, wenze umnikelo wokuhlanjululwa kwakho, njengalokho eyalile uMose, kube ngubufakazi kubo.
15. Kodwa ilizwi elimayelana laye laphumela ngaphandle. kwabuthana izixuku eziningi ukuzwa, nokuphulukiswa nguye ezifweni zazo
16. Wamuka waya ehlane, wakhuleka
Ngemva kokubuthela ndawonye abafundi Bakhe abathathu bokuqala, uJesu uqala ukubaqeqesha ngokuthi kusho ukuthini “ukubamba abantu.” Isifundo sokuqala sihilela ukuphulukiswa ngokuyisimangaliso konochoko. “Kwathi esemzini othile, bheka, indoda egcwele uchoko yabona uJesu; wawa ngobuso bakhe, wamncenga, wathi: “Nkosi, uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.”Luka 5:12).
Nakulokhu, uJesu uhlanganisa isenzo esingokoqobo namazwi anamandla. Elula isandla sakhe ukuze athinte onochoko, uJesu uthi, “Ngiyathanda;hlanjululwa”. Ngenxa yalokho, uchoko lwasuka masinyane endodeni.
Lesi kwakuyisenzakalo esiyisimangaliso ngempela, futhi injabulo yalabo ababesibona yayingenakuvinjelwa: “Khona-ke kwanda kakhulu umbiko ngaye; kwabuthana izixuku eziningi ukuzokuzwa, nokuphulukiswa nguye ezifweni zazo.”Luka 5:15).
Qaphela ukuthi bahlangana ndawonye ukuze bezwe futhi baphulukiswe. Amazwi kaJesu ayaqhubeka enza izimangaliso zabo.
Noma kunjalo, uJesu, njengathi sonke, kwakudingeka aphume ezixukwini; Wayedinga isikhathi sokuthula, isikhathi sokuzindla kanye nokuthandaza. Kulo lonke leli vangeli siyohlala sithola uJesu ebuyela eMthonjeni, eqoqa amandla nogqozi ngomthandazo. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Wamuka waya ehlane, wakhuleka;Luka 5:16). Ngisho nalapho ekhuluma izwi kwabanye, ukuze abaphilise futhi ababuyisele, Naye wayedinga ukungena ngaphakathi, abe yedwa, futhi alalele uBaba. Nakuba umthandazo wawubalulekile kuJesu, wawuyisifundo esibaluleke kakhulu kubafundi Bakhe. Ngaphandle kokubuyela eMthonjeni, kuhlanganise nokuzindla ngokuthula ngeZwi nomthandazo, izinkonzo zabo bezingeke zibe namandla.
Okhubazekile Uyavuka Aphinde Ahambe
17. Kwathi ngolunye lwezinsuku efundisa, kwakuhlezi abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho ababephume kuyo yonke imizana yaseGalile, naseJudiya, naseJerusalema; futhi amandla eNkosi ayekhona ukubaphulukisa
18. Bheka, amadoda ethwele ngohlaka umuntu ofe uhlangothi; basebedinga ukumngenisa lokumbeka phambi kwakhe
19. Engatholi ukuthi angamngenisa kanjani ngenxa yesixuku, akhuphukela ophahleni, amehlisa othayela ngohlaka phakathi phambi kukaJesu.
20. Ebona ukukholwa kwabo, wathi kuye: “Ndoda, uthethelelwe izono zakho.”
21. Ababhali nabaFarisi baqala ukuzindla, bathi: “Ngubani lo okhuluma inhlamba na? Ngubani ongathethelela izono ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu yedwa na?
22. Kepha uJesu ezazi izizindlo zabo waphendula wathi kubo: “Nizindlani ezinhliziyweni zenu na?
23. Yikuphi okulula, ukuthi: ‘Uthethelelwe izono zakho,’ noma ukuthi: ‘Vuka uhambe?’
24. Kodwa ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono,” wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Ngithi kuwe: ‘Sukuma, uthathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endlini yakho.’ ”
25. Masinyane wema phambi kwabo, wathatha lokho abelele kukho, wamuka waya endlini yakhe, ekhazimulisa uNkulunkulu.
26. Ukumangala kwababamba bonke, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu; bagcwala ukwesaba, bathi: “Sibone izinto ezikhazimulayo namuhla.”
Nakuba kungase kubonakale sengathi uNkulunkulu ngezinye izikhathi unathi, futhi ngezinye izikhathi uyahoxa kithi (njengoba uJesu enza esiqeshini esidlule), iqiniso liwukuthi amandla kaNkulunkulu ahlala ekhona. Akukho ukungabaza ngobukhona bukaNkulunkulu obuphakade nawo wonke umuntu. Esikhundleni salokho, sidinga ukuzibuza lo mbuzo: Ingabe sikulungele ukukhuphukela ezingeni elisha lokuqonda, esihlonyiswe ngemibono emisha, futhi sinikezwe amandla okuqhubekela phambili ekuphileni ngamandla avuselelwe? Lo mbuzo uba yindikimba yesiqephu esilandelayo esithinta ukuphiliswa kwendoda ekhubazekile.
Njengoba isiqephu esilandelayo siqala, uJesu usafeza umsebenzi Wakhe oyinhloko, ukufundisa nokushumayela. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kwathi ngolunye usuku efundisa, kwakuhlezi abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho, ababephume kuyo yonke imizi yaseGalile.”Luka 5:17). Kumelwe kuphawulwe ukuthi nakuba uJesu eqhubeka ephulukisa, inkonzo yakhe igxile ekushumayeleni iqiniso kunokuba enze izimangaliso. Ngale ndlela, abantu bashiywa inkululeko yokwamukela noma ukwenqaba amazwi Akhe, ngaphandle kwemvelo ephoqayo yezimangaliso. Nakuba izimangaliso zingaphoqelela ukukholelwa isikhashana, ukuphulukiswa kweqiniso kuvela ekwamukeleni ngokukhululekile iqiniso leZwi nokwamukela amandla eliwaqukethe. Njengoba kulotshiwe, “Njengoba efundisa … amandla eNkosi ayekhona ukubaphulukisa”. 6
Kwathi besahlezi belalele uJesu, kwangeniswa indoda eyisigoga isembhedeni. Kodwa isixuku sasisikhulu kangangokuthi kwadingeka ukuba bakhuphukele ophahleni ukuze bamehlise lapho elele embhedeni wakhe. Bamehlisa ngothayela, bambeka phambi kukaJesu. UJesu ekubona lokhu, ebona ukuthi lokhu kwakuyisenzo sokukholwa okukhulu, uJesu wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Ndoda, uthethelelwe izono zakho;Luka 5:20).
Lokhu akuzange kwemukelwe kahle ababhali nabaFarisi ababebhekisise izenzo zikaJesu ngokucophelela. “Ngubani lo okhuluma inhlamba na? bazindla ngaphakathi kwabo. “Ngubani ongathethelela izono ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu yedwa na? (Luka 5:21). Eyazi imicabango yabo eyimfihlo, uJesu waphendula: “Kungani nizindla ezinhliziyweni zenu? Yikuphi okulula ukuthi, ‘Uthethelelwe izono zakho,’ noma ‘Sukuma uhambe’?” (Luka 5:23).
Ababhali nabaFarisi abawuphenduli umbuzo kaJesu, kodwa ubalulekile. Iqukethe iqiniso elibalulekile lokuthi inkonzo kaJesu ayikona ngokuyinhloko ukuphulukiswa okungokwenyama okuphathelene nokuphila kwethu okufushane kuphela kulomhlaba. Kunalokho, inkonzo kaJesu imayelana ukuphulukisangokomoya. Kuyinkonzo engagcini nje ngokuphathelene nokuphila kwethu kuleli zwe kodwa, okubaluleke nakakhulu, inkonzo ephathelene nokuphila kwethu phakade. UJesu wayegxile kakhulu emhlabeni esiyophila kuwo phakade. Ngakho-ke, nakuba enza ukuphulukisa kwangaphandle okuyisimangaliso ezweni elingokwenyama, konke ukuphulukisa okungokwemvelo uJesu akwenza kwakumelela ukuphulukisa okujulile okungokomoya. 7
Konke ukuphulukiswa okungokomoya kumelela ukululama ekuguleni okuthile okungokomoya. Njengoba nje kunezinhlobonhlobo zezifo ezingokomzimba, kukhona nezinhlobonhlobo zezifo ezingokomoya. Ngokwesibonelo, omunye angase athi, “Lapho ngiphelelwa umsebenzi, ngazizwa ngikhubazekile kangangokuthi angikwazanga nokuvuka embhedeni.” Omunye umuntu angase athi, “Lowo muntu uyangicasula kangangokuthi uyangigulisa ukucabanga ngaye.” Ukungakwazi ukuqonda iqiniso kuwuhlobo lobumpumputhe bokomoya. Umuntu ongakwazi ukuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu eZwini Lakhe kuthiwa uyisithulu ngokomoya. Umuntu ongakwazi ukulawula isifiso esivusa inkanuko uhlushwa umkhuhlane ongokomoya. Futhi umuntu onenkinga yokuhamba endleleni yemithetho kuthiwa uyisiqhwala ngokomoya.
Ngezinye izikhathi ukungakwazi ukuziphatha ngendlela enothando kubizwa ngokuthi ukukhubazeka ngokomoya. Ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu, lokhu kukhubazeka okungokomoya kungase kubangele ngisho nokukhubazeka ngokomzimba—ukungakwazi ukunyakaza noma ngisho nokusebenza. Ngokwesibonelo, othile angase abhekane nokucindezeleka okukhulu kangangokuthi izingalo nemilenze yomuntu izizwa njengomthofu; lowo muntu angase azizwe engakwazi ukunyakaza. Sinjalo isisindo esinzima, esinzima samanga nobubi.
Lokhu akusho ukuthi umuntu mubi. Kodwa kungasho ukuthi amathonya amabi angabonakali avela emhlabeni kamoya angase agcwale engqondweni yomuntu ngemiyalezo eqeda amandla, ebhubhisayo. Nakuba yonke le miyalezo inenhloso efanayo eyisisekelo—ukusibhubhisa—iza kithi ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene. Ngokwesibonelo, bathi, “Ukuphila kuyize,” “Akekho uNkulunkulu,” futhi, “Awunamsebenzi walutho.” Imiyalezo ecindezelayo njengalena iwumthwalo osindayo—ngezinye izikhathi usinda kakhulu ukuba ubani angawuthwala. 8
Kodwa uJesu weza ukuze abonise ukuthi ukuphila kunenjongo, ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona, nokuthi ukuphila kwethu kunokubaluleka okungcwele. Wafundisa ukuthi izono zingathethelelwa, futhi akufanele sibe nomuzwa wokuthi ‘sithwele kanzima. Njengoba esikhumbuza encwadini kaMathewu, “Ijoka lami lihle, nomthwalo wami ulula” (Mathewu 11:30). Okuwukuphela kwento edingekayo iwukubona okuthile njengesono kithi ngokwethu, futhi sicele usizo lukaNkulunkulu ekususeni lokho obekulokhu ‘kuwumthwalo osindayo’ kithi. Lokhu kumelelwa ukuphulukiswa komuntu ofe uhlangothi. Ukuphulukiswa kwakhe kumelela iqiniso elijulile lokuthi imithwalo engokomoya okungenzeka isikhubaze ingasuswa, kusenze sikwazi ‘ukusukuma sihambe.
Abacwaningi bezokwelapha benze isintu isevisi enkulu ekuqapheleni ukuxhumana nomzimba wengqondo. Kodwa kukhona ukuxhumana nomzimba womoya futhi. Nakuba ukukhathala, ukukhathala, kanye nokudangala kungase kuhlobane nezimo ezingokomzimba ezifana nokudla okungenamsoco noma ukwakheka okubuthakathaka, kungase kube namathonya angokomoya angabonakali. Kungakho, endabeni yendoda ekhubazekile, uJesu engazange aqale ngokuthi, “Vuka uhambe,” kodwa kunalokho, “Uthethelelwe izono zakho.”
UJesu wayebonisa ukuthi umsebenzi Wakhe weqiniso wawuwukukhulula abantu ekuhlaselweni kwamanga nobubi obavimbela abantu ekufundeni iqiniso nokwenza okuhle. Kafushane, abantu babekhubazekile ngokomoya, bengakwazi ukuvuka ekuqondeni kwabo noma ukuhambaezindleleni zokulunga. 9
Thatha umbhede wakho
Lapho sikhubazwe ukungabaza nokuphelelwa ithemba, noma sikhubazwe izimfundiso zamanga, kuba nzima ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele siyenze. Kulapho sidinga khona amandla aphilisayo eqiniso likaNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwethu. Futhi sidinga abangane abazosiletha kuYe—ngisho noma kusho ukubhodloza uphahla ukuze basiyise lapho. Ngokomoya, “abangane” bethu bayizimfundiso ezivela eZwini likaNkulunkulu, izimfundiso ezisiphakamisela phezulu ukuze siqaphele izinto ezingokomoya, bese zisehlisa ngobumnene ukuze sibe ezinyaweni zikaNkulunkulu. Lamaqiniso aphezulu ayasivula; zisinika amandla okuthola amandla othando lukaNkulunkulu oluphilisayo. Lamaqiniso aphezulu asisiza ukuthi sisuse izinkolelo ezingamanga ebezisikhubaza ngokomoya.
Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, kufanele kuphawulwe ukuthi uJesu utshela ofe uhlangothi ukuba “Sukuma uthabathe uhlaka lwakho uhambe uye endlini yakho” (Luka 5:24). EZwini, igama elithi “umbhede” lisho imfundiso. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umbhede uyindawo lapho siphumuza khona imizimba yethu, njengoba nje isimiso sezinkolelo esijwayelekile siyindawo lapho siphumuza khona izingqondo zethu. Kwabaningi bethu, kukhululekile ukukholelwa esikukholelwa njalo ngaphandle kokwethula imibono emisha eshaqisayo engase isivuse.
Kodwa uJesu uthi: “Sukuma, uthabathe uhlaka lwakho.” Ngamanye amazwi, zimisele ukwamukela imiqondo emisha, ephakeme, ephakeme. Phakamisa ukucabanga kwakho. Khulisa ukuqaphela kwakho. Phakamisa ukuqonda kwakho. Thatha umbhede wakho. 10
Kubonwa kumongo weIVangeli NgokukaLuka, ukuphulukiswa komuntu ofe uhlangothi kukhuluma nathi ngokubaluleka kokuguqula indlela esicabanga ngayo, noma ngokwenkolo, ukushintsha ukuqonda kwethu izimfundiso. Kumayelana nokwamukela isethi entsha yezinkolelo ezimfundisweni ezimpilweni zethu, ukubona umhlaba ngelensi ehlukile. Lezi zimfundiso ezintsha ziba abangane bethu beqiniso abasiyisa kuJesu. Uma sesilapho, phambi kukaNyanga oNgcwele, singasebenzisa ukukhanya kwala maqiniso amasha ukuze siphenduke ezonweni zethu, sicele intethelelo futhi siqale impilo entsha. Noma nini lapho sikhetha ukuqala impilo entsha ngale ndlela, esekelwe ekuqondeni okusha kweZwi likaNkulunkulu, sikhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ngamazwi nangezenzo zethu.
Ngakho-ke, lesi siqephu siphetha ngesiqalo esisha sofe uhlangothi “owathatha lokho abelele kukho, wamuka waya endlini yakhe, ekhazimulisa uNkulunkulu” 11 . Ababebukele bamangala, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, bathi: “Sibone izinto ezikhazimulayo namuhla!” (Luka 5:26).
Umqoqi Wentela Ulandela UJesu
27. Emva kwalokho waphuma, wabona umthelisi ogama lakhe linguLevi ehlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuye: “Ngilandele.
28. Washiya konke, wema, wamlandela
29. ULevi wamenzela isidlo esikhulu endlini yakhe; kwakukhona isixuku sabathelisi abaningi nabanye ababehlezi nabo ekudleni
30. Ababhali babo nabaFarisi bakhonona ngabafundi bakhe, bathi: “Yini ukuba nidle niphuze nabathelisi nezoni na?
31. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Abaphilileyo abadingi inyanga, ngabagulayo.
32. angizanga ukuzobiza abalungileyo, kepha izoni ukuba ziphenduke
Ngezikhathi zeBhayibheli, abantu ababephethwe izifo noma ababekhubazekile emzimbeni babebhekwa njengabaqalekisiweyo nguNkulunkulu. Kwaqondwa ukuthi ukungalaleli kwabo siqu, noma ukungalaleli kwabazali babo kwakubalethele isiqalekiso. Ubuthulu, ubuncane, ubumpumputhe, uchoko, ukukhubazeka, unyawo oluphukile, isandla esiphukile, ngisho nezinsumpa konke kwakubhekwa njengezibonakaliso zolaka nentukuthelo kaNkulunkulu—iziqalekiso nezijeziso zesono somuntu. Ngakho-ke, esikhundleni sokuba nozwelo nozwelo ngalabo ababephethwe yilezi zifo namashwa, badelelwa futhi balahlwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwakunenkolelo yokuthi uma abantu bezihlanganisa nalaba bantu abaxoshwayo, noma baze babathinte babezoba nesifo noma bathole isiqalekiso.
Yingakho ukuphulukiswa kwamawele kwendoda enochoko nokukhubazeka kwakubhekwa njengokushaqisayo uma kungeyona ihlazo. Endabeni yendoda enochoko, uJesu welula isandla wayithinta—isenzo sozwela esasibhekwa njengengozi. Ngokwenza kanjalo, uJesu wamelana kokubili amasiko omphakathi nezinkolelo zenkolo zangaleso sikhathi. Futhi endabeni yendoda eyayife uhlangothi, uJesu wenza okuthile okwabonakala kubi nakakhulu. UJesu watshela indoda eyayife uhlangothi ukuthi izono zayo zithethelelwe—into uNkulunkulu kuphela ayengayenza.
Isenzo esinjalo sokuthethelela sasingakaze sizwakale. Kubabhali nabaFarisi, ababekholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu kuphela othethelela izono, lokhu kwakuwukuhlambalaza. Lapho uJesu, ababembona njengomuntu nje, ebonakala elinganisa noNkulunkulu, bathukuthela.
Kodwa lokhu kwakumane kuyisiqalo sezindlela eziningi uJesu ayezobamangaza ngazo, abamangaze futhi abathukuthelise. Ngokwesibonelo, esihlokweni esilandelayo, sifunda ukuthi “uJesu waphuma futhi wabona umthelisi ogama lakhe linguLevi ehlezi ehhovisi lentela” (Luka 5:27). Ngokuvamile, amadoda anjengalawa, ayesebenzela uhulumeni waseRoma, ayeyobhekwa njengamadoda ahahayo aphuca abantu bawo. Ayedelelwa ngokukhethekile ababhali nabaFarisi ababebagwema. Kodwa uJesu wenqaba ukuhambisana nalesi senzo sokungabaleli. Kunalokho, wabonisa ukuthi uthando Lwakhe lwaluhlanganisa bonke abantu—ngisho nomthelisi njengoLevi.
Ukuze abonise ukwamukela kwakhe abathelisi, uJesu wathi kuLevi, “Ngilandele.” Ngaphandle kokungabaza, uLevi “wakushiya masinyane konke, wasukuma, wamlandela” (Luka 5:28). Ngokusobala, uLevi akazange agxile ezintweni zakhe ngoba ‘washiya konke’ ukuze alandele uJesu. Ejabule kakhulu ngesimemo sikaJesu sokuba amlandele, uLevi wenzela uJesu idili eliwubukhazikhazi, wamema “isixuku esikhulu sabathelisi nabanye ababehlezi nabo etafuleni” (Luka 5:29). Kwathi ababhali nabaFarisi bekubona lokhu bakhubeka kakhulu. Baphendukela kubafundi, bathi: “Kungani nidla niphuze nabathelisi nezoni na?” (Luka 5:30).
Kwase kungadingeki ukuthi abafundi baphendule, ngokuba uJesu wabaphendula, wathi: “Abaphilileyo abadingi udokotela, kodwa abagulayo. angizanga ukubiza abalungileyo, kepha izoni ukuba ziphenduke.”Luka 5:32).
Nalapha futhi, uJesu uguqula umhlaba wabo ubheke phansi. Kwakuyinkolelo yabo yokuthi uNkulunkulu wayekhathalela kuphela, futhi ekhona phakathi kwababizwa ngokuthi “abalungileyo.” Laba kwakungabantu abacebile nabaphumelelayo ababenjalo ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu wayebathanda. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abampofu nabampofu babempofu futhi bedabukile ngoba uNkulunkulu wayebadelile. Futhi abalahliwe emphakathini—izinyonga, izinyonga, izoni nabathelisi—kwakucatshangwa ukuthi bangaphezu komusa kaNkulunkulu kangangokuthi Yena ngokwakhe wayebagwema futhi wabaqalekisa. Lezi zinkolelo ezahunyushelwa ezinhlotsheni ezihlukahlukene zokucwaswa emphakathini, zagcinwa ngokuqinile futhi zaphoqelelwa ngokuqinile.
Kodwa leyo mikhuba yayisekelwe embonweni oyiphutha ngoNkulunkulu—ukungaqondi okubi kakhulu. UJesu wayezele ukuzobonakalisa iqiniso lothando lukaNkulunkulu. Weza ukuze abonise ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona kulabo abagulayo. Wayefike njengoNyanga wabo wobuNkulunkulu, umphulukisi womoya owayengasoze abafulathela. Wayezele ukuzonikeza intethelelo, ukuqonda okufanele ngoNkulunkulu, kanye nendlela eya ensindisweni. Ngamazwi Akhe nangezenzo Zakhe, uJesu wakwenza kwacaca ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayebathanda bonke abantu—kungakhathaleki izigaba zomphakathi, inkolelo yenkolo, noma isimo somzimba. “Angizanga ukuzobiza abalungileyo,” Wathi, “kodwa izoni ukuba ziphenduke.”
Kungani “abalungileyo” bengabizwanga ekuphendukeni? Kungenzeka yini ukuthi ababoni ukuthi bayizoni?
Noma nini lapho sikholelwa ukuthi “silungile,” maningi amathuba okuthi asikenzi umsebenzi wokuzihlola. Ngamanye amazwi, sihlala singaqapheli izinkolelo ezingamanga ezivela emiqondweni yethu, futhi asizinaki izifiso ezimbi ezivela entandweni yethu. Uma kunje ngathi, uNkulunkulu akakwazi ukusisiza. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi ukuzenza kwethu abalungile kusiphuphuthekise ekusweleni kwethu usizo lukaNkulunkulu. Sikholelwa ukuthi silungile uma, eqinisweni, sigula. 12
Ukuze selashwe ebuthakathakeni bethu obungokomoya, kumelwe, okokuqala, sikubone. Kumelwe sizimisele ukuvumela ukukhanya kweQiniso LobuNkulunkulu kudalule izinkolelo ezingamanga ekuqondeni kwethu kanye nezifiso ezimbi ezisentandweni yethu. Lena yindlela esikuvuma ngayo ubuthakathaka bethu obungokomoya, sivuma ukuthi ngempela “siyagula” futhi sidinga uDokotela Waphezulu. Kulapho kuphela esingacela khona kuNkulunkulu, ukuhlakanipha okuxosha amanga namandla asusa ububi. Yilokhu okushiwo “ukuthethelelwa kwezono.” Kungakho uJesu engababizi “abalungileyo” kodwa izoni ekuphendukeni.
Intethelelo kaNkulunkulu ingunaphakade. Kodwa uNkulunkulu angasithethelela kuphela ngezinga esizibona ngalo izono zethu, sithandazele usizo lwaKhe ukuze simelane nazo, bese silwela, njengokungathi ngokwamandla ethu, ukuqala impilo entsha. 13
Iwayini Elisha
33. Base bethi kuye: “Kungani abafundi bakaJohane bezila ukudla kaningi, bakhuleka, kanjalo nabafundi babaFarisi, kepha abakho bayadla, baphuze na?
34. Wathi kubo: “Ningakwazi ukwenza amadodana omshado azile ukudla, umyeni enawo na?
35. Kodwa zizafika izinsuku lapho uMyeni ezakususwa kubo, khona-ke bayakuzila ngalezo zinsuku.
36. Wabalandisa nomfanekiso wokuthi: “Akakho ochibiyela ingubo endala ngesichibi engutsheni entsha; uma kungenjalo kokubili [isichibi] esisha siyayiklebhula, futhi isiqeshana esivela kwentsha asivumelani nesidala.
37. Futhi akakho othela iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala; kungenjalo iwayini elisha liyaziklebhula izimvaba, lichitheke, nezimvaba zonakale
38. Kodwa iwayini elisha lithelwa ezimvabeni ezintsha, futhi zombili ziyagcinwa
39. Futhi akakho othi esephuzile amaxhegu ahle afise abasha, ngokuba uthi: “Omdala uyathandeka.”
Umqondo wokuthi kusho ukuthini “ukuqala impilo entsha” osekelwe embonweni omusha wenkolo wawungaziwa nhlobo kubabhali nabaFarisi, ikakhulukazi kulabo abaphikelela ekuphonseni inselele uJesu. Babekholelwa ukuthi ukuphila kwenkolo kwakuhilela imihlatshelo, iminikelo yokushiswa, amasiko anemininingwane, ukuzila ukudla, nemithandazo yokuzenzela nje. Lokhu kwakusenhliziyweni yesistimu yabo yenkolelo. Njengombhede, kwakuyindawo yabo yokunethezeka—indawo lapho izingqondo zabo zaziphumule khona. Ngenxa yalokhu, abakwazanga ukuqonda izimfundiso ezintsha zikaJesu. Futhi abazange bakuqonde ukuziphatha okuthakazelisayo kwabafundi bakaJesu ababebonakala bejabulela ukuphila kwabo. Base bethi kuJesu: “Kungani abafundi bakaJohane bezila ukudla kaningi, benze imikhuleko eminingi, kanjalo nababaFarisi, kepha abakho bayadla, baphuze na?” (Luka 5:33).
Impendulo kaJesu ikhuluma ngohlobo olusha lwenkolo, inkolo yenjabulo. Kwakuzoba inkolo abalandeli bayo abazi futhi bekholelwa ngokuqinisekile ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona ngokugcwele kuwo wonke umuntu, ukulungele ukuthethelela, ukulungele ukukhuthaza, futhi ukulungele ukubagcwalisa ngenjabulo. Kwakuzoba inkolo yedili nokujabula njengaleyo yomshado. Ababambelele kule ndlela entsha yokuphila babeyozitika ngesinkwa sobuhle bukaNkulunkulu newayini leqiniso likaNkulunkulu. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Ningakwazi yini ukubenza abangane bomyeni bazile ukudla, umyeni esenabo na?” (Luka 5:34).
UNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe wayefike emhlabeni futhi wayemi lapho ebukhoneni babo impela, ekhuluma nabo, nokho babengakwazi ukumbona. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi babevaleleke emikhubeni emidala, emikhubeni emidala, ezindleleni ezindala zokwenza izinto, ezindleleni zakudala zokucabanga nokukholwa. Lezo zindlela ezindala zazifana nezingubo ezindala ezazingakwazi ukuthwala isicucu sendwangu entsha ethungelwa kuyo; zazinjengezingqalathi zewayini ezindala ezaziyoqhuma lapho iwayini elisha lithelwa kuzo. Ukuphikelela kwabo ngenkani ezimweni ezindala nasezinkolelweni ezindala kwakubenze bangaboni indlela entsha yokubona. Eqinisweni, lalibaphuphuthekisile ekuboneni uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe owayemi phakathi kwabo, ebamemela emshadweni wasezulwini. 14
UJesu wayenikeza iqiniso elisha, imibono emisha, indlela entsha yokubuka umhlaba. Kwakujabulisa futhi kukhuthaza. Ngempela, ‘kwakuyiwayini elisha. “Kepha iwayini elisha limelwe ukuthelwa ezingqalathini ezintsha zewayini,” esho, “kugcineke kokubili.”Luka 5:38). Wayeqonda ukuthi kwakuzoba nzima ngabantu ukwenza ushintsho, ikakhulukazi kulabo ababephuze kakhulu iwayini elidala, futhi bagxile embonweni oqinile, wokwahlulela, ongathetheleli weqiniso. UJesu wayazi ukuthi babeyokhetha izindlela zakudala, futhi baqhubeke nokuphila kwabo okungenanjabulo uma kuqhathaniswa. Kubo inkolo yayiyohlala inokhahlo, ingaguquki, futhi ilukhuni. Kubo, imithandazo emide, amasiko angasho lutho, isiyalo esiqinile kanye nokuzila ukudla okuqinile kwakuyoba indlela yabo yokuthola uNkulunkulu. Eqinisweni, nokho, lolu hlobo lokuqina kwenkolo lwabahlukanisa ekuboneni ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu.
Kodwa ababhali nabaFarisi babengakakulungeli ukuzwa lokhu. Ngokusho kwabo, izindlela zakudala zazingcono. Njengoba uJesu asho, “Akakho othi ephuze iwayini elidala afise elisha; ngoba uthi, ‘Okudala kungcono’” (Luka 5:39).
Uhlelo lokusebenza olungokoqobo:
Abantu bavame ukucabanga ngenkolo njengento efiphele futhi engajabulisi, ewumngcingo futhi evimbelayo. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umbono omdala wenkolo wawunjalo. Kwakunemingcele eqinile enkululekweni yethu engokomzimba eyayisitshela ukuthi yini okungafanele siyidle, singaphuzi, futhi singayenzi. Kodwa abafundi bakaJesu babonisa ukuthi inkolo akudingekile ukuba ingajabuli. Babekwazi ukudla, baphuze, futhi bajabule ngoba uJesu wayephakathi kwabo. Nathi singenza okufanayo. NjengoSimoni, singamfaka uJesu esikebheni lapho siyodoba. NjengoLevi, singamema uJesu edilini lapho sigubha. “Ukuthatha uJesu ahambe nathi” kuwukukhumbula amazwi Akhe, futhi ngawo samukele amandla othando Lwakhe noma ngabe sikuphi, noma yini esiyenzayo. 15
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. I-Arcana Coelestia 6419:2: “EZwini, ‘umuzi’ ufanekisela izindaba zezimfundiso, futhi ‘udonga’ [lwedolobha] lufanekisela amaqiniso okholo asebenza ukuvikela emangeni…. Lokhu kungase kubonakale [emazwini] ka-Isaya, ‘Umuzi wethu unamandla; Uyakumisa insindiso ibe yizindonga nezivikelo. Vulani amasango, ukuze isizwe esilungileyo esigcina ukholo singene’ (Isaya 26:1-2).”
2. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 600: “Igama elithi ‘isikebhe’ lisho imfundiso evela eZwini.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 514:20: “Lapha kuyo yonke imininingwane kukhona umqondo womoya, kokubili lapho ehlezi eduze nolwandle, futhi [emi] ngasechibini laseGenesaretha, nasekungeneni emkhunjini kaSimoni, futhi efundisa izinto eziningi ngawo. Lokhu kwenzeka, ngoba ulwandle, nechibi laseGenesaretha, lapho iNkosi [iphathwa], kubonisa ulwazi lokuhle neqiniso ezweni lonke, kuyilapho umkhumbi kaSimoni ufanekisela izimfundiso zokholo; ngakho-ke, ukufundisa usemkhunjini kusho ukufundisa ngemfundiso.”
3. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 443:3-4: “Igama elithi ‘Simeyoni’ lisho labo abalalelayo, ngoba uSimeyoni, uyise wesizwe, waqanjwa ngegama [lesiHeberu] elisho ‘ukuzwa,’ nelithi ‘ukuzwa’ lisho ukulalela…. Ngenxa yokuthi elithi ‘Simeyoni’ lisho ukulalela ufanekisa futhi ukholo, ngoba ukholo luba ukholo kumuntu lapho elalela futhi enza imiyalo…. Lokhu kukholwa, okuwukulalela, kufanekiselwa nakuPetru, lapho ebizwa ngokuthi ‘uSimoni.’”
4. Zulu nesi Hogo 589: “Ukuqhathaniswa kweqiniso namanga nokukhanya nobumnyama kuncike ekuhambisaneni kwakho, njengoba iqiniso lihambisana nokukhanya namanga nobumnyama, futhi ukufudumala kuhambisana nobuhle bothando. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukukhanya okungokomoya kuyiqiniso, ubumnyama obungokomoya bungamanga, futhi imfudumalo engokomoya iwubuhle bothando.”
5. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 593: “Ngokuzalwa intando yomuntu ithambekele ebubini bazo zonke izinhlobo futhi umcabango wabo uthambekele emangeni azo zonke izinhlobo. Lokhu ingaphakathi lomuntu okumele livuselelwe.”
6. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 501: Izimangaliso … ziphoqa [inkolelo] futhi zithathe inkululeko yethu yokuzikhethela ezintweni zikamoya, futhi zenze umuntu abe ngokwemvelo esikhundleni somoya. Wonke umuntu emhlabeni wobuKristu, kusukela ekufikeni kweNkosi, unamandla okuba ngokamoya, futhi umuntu uba komoya kuphela ovela eNkosini ngeZwi.
7. I-Arcana Coelestia 9031:3: “‘Ngokuphulukisa uyophulukisa’ kufanekiselwa ngomqondo ongokomoya ukubuyisela, ngoba isifo nokugula kubonisa ubuthakathaka bomoya, okuwubuthakathaka obukhona lapho umuntu egula ngokuphathelene nokuphila okungokomoya kwalowo muntu. Yilokhu okwenzeka lapho noma ubani efulathela eqinisweni aye emangeni, futhi esuka kokuhle aye kokubi. Uma kunje, impilo kamoya iyagula. Futhi lapho umuntu efulathela ngokuphelele iqiniso nokuhle, kubizwa ngokuthi 'ukufa komoya.'… Ngakho-ke, eZwini, izinto eziphathelene nezifo nokufa emhlabeni wemvelo zihambisana nezifo zempilo kamoya, kanye nezifo zayo. ukufa. Lokhu kuphinde kuhlobane nokwelashwa kwezifo, noma ukuphulukiswa.”
8. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6502: “Ezweni likamoya ‘izifo’ ziwububi namanga. Izifo ezingokomoya azilutho, ngoba ububi namanga kuphuca umoya impilo enhle. Zethula ukuphazamiseka kwengqondo kanye nezimo ezinde zokucindezeleka. Akukho okunye eZwini okushiwo ‘ukugula.’
9. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8364: “Njengoba izifo zazimelela izinto ezilimazayo nezimbi zempilo engokomoya, ngakho-ke izifo uJehova aziphulukisayo zifanekisela ukukhululeka ezinhlotsheni ezihlukahlukene zobubi namanga ayegcwele isonto nohlanga lwesintu, futhi okwakungaholela ekufeni okungokomoya.”
10. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 163:7: “‘Umbhede’ ufanekisela imfundiso, futhi ‘ukuhamba’ kusho ukuphila ngokwemfundiso.”
11. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 567: “Ukuphenduka kwangempela kuwukuzihlola, ukuqaphela nokuvuma izono zomuntu, ukuzibamba unecala, ukuvuma izono phambi kukaJehova, ukuthandazela usizo namandla okumelana nazo, kanjalo uzigweme futhi uqale impilo entsha; futhi konke lokhu kufanele kwenziwe njengokungathi uzenzela yena.”
12. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 5398: “Izono azinakwesulwa kunoma ubani. Nokho, lapho umuntu egcinwe emuhle yiNkosi, izono ziyahlukaniswa noma zenqatshelwe eceleni ukuze zingavuki…. Ukwehlukaniswa nezihogo kuwukwehlukaniswa nezono, futhi lokhu ngeke kwenziwe ngaphandle kwezinkulungwane ngezinkulungwane zezindlela ezaziwa iNkosi kuphela ... ngokulandelana okuqhubekayo kuze kube phakade. Ngoba abantu babi kangangokuthi ngeke kuze kube phakade bakhululwe ngokugcwele ngisho nasesonweni esisodwa, kodwa bangakwazi kuphela ngomusa kaJehova (uma bewutholile) bagodlwe esonweni, futhi bagcinwe kokuhle.”
Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 929: “Lapho abantu bevuselelwa, bagodlwa ebubini nasemangeni abanabo. Lapho lokhu kwenzeka, kubo kubonakala sengathi izinto ezinhle abazenzayo nezinto eziyiqiniso abazicabangayo zivela kubo. Kodwa lokhu kuwukubukeka, noma amanga, ngoba bagodlwe ngamandla [ekubi nasemangeni].”
13. IJerusalema Elisha kanye neMfundiso yalo yaseZulwini 165: “Izono zomuntu zihlale zithethelelwe nguJehova, ngokuba uyisihawu esiphelele. Kodwa izono zinamathela kumuntu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umuntu ucabanga ukuthi zithethelelwe kangakanani, futhi okuwukuphela kwendlela yokuba zisuswe ukuphila ngokuvumelana nemithetho yokukholwa kweqiniso. Lapho umuntu eqhubeka ephila ngale ndlela, kulapho izono zomuntu zisuswa khona kakhulu, futhi lapho eqhubeka esuswa, yilapho ethethelelwa kakhulu.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 730:43: “Lapho izono zibuyiselwa esihogweni, uthando lokuhle neqiniso luyatshalwa endaweni yazo.”
14. Ambulo sAmbuliwe 797: “Umshado wasezulwini wenziwa kubantu ngokwamukela kwabo ubuhle baphezulu obuvela eNkosini emaqinisweni aPhezulu abawathatha eZwini.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 840:3: “Idili lomshado lifanekisela izulu, futhi ‘umyeni’ ufanekisela iNkosi.”
15. Nomshado Wasezulwini 122: “Kusukela emshadweni wokuhle neqiniso ophuma futhi ogeleza eNkosini, umuntu uthola iqiniso, lapho iNkosi ihlanganisa okuhle, futhi ngale ndlela ibandla lakhiwa kumuntu yiNkosi. ”
