Isahluko Sesithupha
Emasimini Okusanhlamvu
1. Kwasekusithi ngesabatha lesibili lokuqala wadabula amabele; abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu, badla, bezihlikihla ngezandla.
2. Abanye kubaFarisi bathi kubo: “Nenzelani okungavunyelwe ukwenziwa ngamasabatha na?
3. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Anikufundanga yini lokho akwenza uDavide, elambile, yena nababe naye;
4. Esengenile endlini kaNkulunkulu, wathatha isinkwa ebesibekiwe, wadla, wanika labo ababenaye; okungavunyelwe ukudliwa, ngaphandle kwabapristi bodwa na?
5. Wasesithi kubo iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi leyesabatha
UJesu weza ukuzoletha ukuqonda okusha ngokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuphila impilo yenkolo. Leli “iwayini elisha,” iqiniso elisha elikhuthazayo eliyohlanganisa izimfundiso ngobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu. incazelo yangaphakathi yeZwi, kanye nenhloso ebalulekile yeSabatha. Nakuba kwakufundiswa ukuthi iSabatha liwusuku lokuphumula emsebenzini, ukugcizelelwa kokungenzi noma yimuphi umsebenzi wenyama kwakufiphaze umqondo ojulile wokuthi iSabatha leqiniso ukuphumula kuNkulunkulu. Esimeni seSabatha langempela, siyaphumula ekwenzeni intando yethu, futhi esikhundleni salokho, senza intando kaNkulunkulu. 1
Nokho, abaholi benkolo babeluchaze ngokwezwi nezwi usuku lweSabatha ngokuthi kwakuwusuku “lokungasebenzi”—futhi babeqonde. Ukubanjwa “usebenza” ngeSabatha kwakunesijeziso sokufa. Kwesinye isenzakalo, lapho umuntu ebanjwa etheza izinkuni ngeSabatha, “ibandla lonke lamkhiphela ngaphandle kwekamu, lamkhanda ngamatshe, waze wafa” ( NW )Numeri 15:36).
Abantu babengavunyelwe ngisho nokubasa umlilo noma ukukha isikhwebu ngalolo suku, ngoba ngisho nalokho kwakubhekwa “njengomsebenzi.” Ayeseqhelelene kakhulu nomqondo wokuthi ukwenza okuhle, hhayi ngomuntu siqu, kodwa okuvela kuNkulunkulu, yilokho okushiwo ukugcina iSabatha lingcwele. 2
Kungalesi siko lenkolo elivimbelayo lapho uJesu eza khona, ephethe “iwayini elisha” lokuqonda okujulile. Esinye sezifundo zakhe zokuqala simayelana nencazelo yangempela yeSabatha—into ehluke kakhulu kulokho okwakuqondwa ngaphambili.
Ukufundisa kwakhe kuqala ensimini: “Kwasekusithi ngesabatha lesibili ngesabatha lokuqala wadabula amasimu. Abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu, badla, bezihlikihla ngezandla.”Luka 6:1). AbaFarisi, abangajabule ngalokho okubonakala kubo njengokwephulwa komthetho weSabatha, babuza abafundi bakaJesu, “Nenzelani okungavunyelwe ngesabatha na?” (Luka 6:2).
Kunokuba aphendule umbuzo wabo ngokuqondile, uJesu uphendula ngowakhe umbuzo: “Anifundanga yini ngalokho akwenza uDavide elambile, ukuthi . . . naye, okungavunyelwe ukuba kudliwe muntu ngaphandle kwabapristi na? (Luka 6:4).
Lapho ephendula umbuzo wabo ngalendlela, uJesu wakwenza kwacaca ukuthi isiko lenkolo akufanele lihlukaniswe nenjongo yalo, ewukuholela abantu ekuphileni okunozwela olukhulu.
Esigabeni esandulele, uJesu wakhuluma ‘ngewayini elisha’ elalingenakuthelwa ezingqalathini zewayini ezindala. Wasebenzisa lo mfanekiso ukuze abonise ukuthi izindlela ezintsha zokucabanga ngoNkulunkulu nokuphila kwenkolo ngeke zamukelwe yilabo abakuqonda okuqinile nokungaguquguquki kuhle kwesikhumba sewayini esidala. Imvaba yewayini yayiqhuma, newayini lichitheke. Kungumfanekiso wokwenqatshwa kweqiniso elisha phakathi kwalabo abangazimisele ukulamukela—noma ukuliqonda—ngoba izinhliziyo zabo zilukhuni.
Kulesi siqephu esilandelayo, abafundi bahamba emasimini futhi bekha amabele ngosuku lweSabatha. Kulokhu, kugxilwe ebuhleni, obufanekiselwa amasimu okusanhlamvu. Kuyo yonke imibhalo, amagama athi “okusanhlamvu” nelithi “isinkwa,” ngenxa yokuthi angumthombo oyisisekelo wokondleka okungokwenyama, abonisa ukudla okungokomoya. La magama asho ikakhulukazi ukondliwa okuhlobene nokwamukela uthando nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “U-Israyeli uyakuhlala elondekile… ezweni lokusanhlamvu newayini elisha” (Dutheronomi 33:28). “Amabele newayini elisha” afanekisela ubuhle neqiniso uNkulunkulu alinikeza wonke umuntu. Lokhu “kusanhlamvu” “kusinkwa sethu sansuku zonke”—“isinkwa sasezulwini” sothando lukaNkulunkulu. 3
Nakuba abaholi benkolo bangaleso sikhathi babebeka indinganiso yangaphandle ephoqelelwe ngokuqinile, uJesu ‘njengeNdodana yomuntu’ weza ezobeka indinganiso ephakeme engokomoya. Nakuba incwadi yomthetho ibiza isigwebo sentambo kulabo “abazobasa umlilo” ngeSabatha, uJesu weza ezofundisa umoya womthetho. ‘Ukungabasi umlilo’ ngeSabatha kwakuyosho ukuthi ukuba khona kukaNkulunkulu kwakuyocisha inzondo evuthayo nezinkanuko ezivuthayo ezibangelwa ukuzithanda. Lawa ma-infernos omoya ngeke aze avunyelwe ukuba aqale noma “avuthwe.” Kusukela manje kuqhubeke, iSabatha lizoba ngelokwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, hhayi owakhe. Kungaba ngokuvumela “iNdodana yomuntu”—iqiniso laphezulu uJesu alifundisa—pholise imikhuhlane yothando lobugovu. Njengoba uJesu asho kubo, “INdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yesabatha” (Luka 6:5). 4
Ukwenza Okuhle NgeSabatha
6. Kwathi ngelinye isabatha wangena esinagogeni, wafundisa; kwakukhona lapho umuntu, isandla sakhe sokunene sasishwabene
7. Ababhali nabaFarisi babukela
eduze kwakhe, noma wayezomphulukisa ngesabatha, ukuze bathole ukumbeka icala.
8. Kepha ebona ukuzindla kwabo, wathi endodeni enesandla esishwabene: “Sukuma, ume phakathi; wasukuma wema [phambili]
9. Khona-ke uJesu wathi kubo: “Ngizalibuza: Kuvunyelwe yini ngesabatha ukwenza okuhle noma ukwenza okubi? ukusindisa umphefumulo, noma ukuwubhubhisa na?”
10. Wabaqalaza bonke, wathi endodeni: Yelula isandla sakho; wenza njalo; saphiliswa isandla sakhe, saba njengesinye
11. Base begcwala ukufutheka okungenangqondo, bakhuluma bodwa ngokuthi bangamenzani uJesu.
Isiqephu esilandelayo naso senzeka ngeSabatha, kodwa kungelinye iSabatha futhi kwenye indawo. UJesu uzophinde asebenzise isibonelo esibambekayo ukuze acacise incazelo yangempela yeSabatha, futhi kulokhu ngeke libe sensimini yokusanhlamvu—liyoba sesinagogeni. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kwathi ngelinye isabatha wangena esinagogeni, wafundisa. Kwakukhona lapho umuntu osandla sakhe sokunene sasishwabene.”Luka 6:6).
Abaningi kwababehlezi esinagogeni bamqaphelisisa, belindele ukubona ukuthi wayezozama yini ukuphulukisa othile ngeSabatha. Uma enza kanjalo, babengamgxeka “ngokusebenza” ngeSabatha futhi babe “necala Ngaye” (Luka 6:7).
Esazi ngokugcwele isifiso sabo sokumsola, uJesu wasukuma, wababheka bonke, wathi endodeni enesandla esishwabene: “Yelula isandla sakho.” Lapho umuntu eselula isandla sakhe, saphila masinyane, “siphelele njengesinye”Luka 6:10). Esikhundleni sokugcwala ukwesaba nokumangala, ababhali nabaFarisi bathukuthela;Luka 6:11).
Ezinguqulweni eziningi, ukusabela kwababhali nabaFarisi kuchazwa ngokuthi “ukufutheka,” noma “ukucasuka.” Igama lesiGreki, nokho lithi ánoia okuyinhlanganisela ye-á (okusho ukuthi “cha” noma “ukungabikho”) kanye no-nous (okusho ukuthi “ ingqondo"). Ngakho, ukuhunyushwa okunembe kakhudlwana kungaba ukuthi ababhali nabaFarisi babegcwele “ulaka olungenangqondo,” noma “bahlushwe yintukuthelo,” noma ‘babenokufutheka okungenangqondo. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi lesi siqephu silotshwe kukho kokubili IVangeli NgokukaMathewu kanye IVangeli NgokukaMarku, kodwa kuzo zombili izimo, imininingwane mayelana "nokufutheka okungenangqondo" kwababhali. futhi abaFarisi bayashiywa (Mathewu 12:10-14; Marku 3:1-6). Ku-Luke, nokho, okugxile ekuthuthukisweni kokuqonda okusha, le mininingwane ifakwe ngokufanelekile. Ukuzithanda kucisha ikhono lokuqonda iqiniso eliphakeme. Lapho abantu beshiswa ukuzithanda, ngokuvamile baphendula ngentukuthelo engenangqondo, evuthayo. Ngentukuthelo yabo engenangqondo, bafisa ukubhubhisa noma ubani obaphikisayo. Njengoba sazi ngokuhlangenwe nakho okuvamile, lapho ingxabano ishube kakhulu, kuba nzima nakakhulu ukuqonda umbono ophikisayo. 5
Ukungawulaleli umthetho weSabatha lapho usensimini yokusanhlamvu kuyinto eyodwa; kodwa ukwenza esinagogeni kuyicala elikhulu kakhulu. Kuzo zombili izimo, nokho, uJesu uveza iphuzu elifanayo: njengeNkosi yeSabatha, Ubakhombisa ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukugcina iSabatha. Ngokwenza kanjalo, ubonisa ukuthi iSabatha liphathelene nobulungisa nesihe kunemihlatshelo yezilwane nemikhuba eyize. Umkhosi wangaphandle kufanele ube nomlayezo wangaphakathi ohambisanayo, ngaphandle kwalokho awusho lutho. Njengoba umprofethi uMika asho, “INkosi ingathokoza ngezinkulungwane zezinqama, nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zemifula yamafutha na? Ukubonisile, muntu, okuhle; Futhi uJehova ufunani kuwe, ngaphandle kokuba wenze ukulunga, nokuthanda umusa, futhi uhambe noNkulunkulu wakho ngokuthobeka?” (Mika 6:8). 6
Ngokufanayo, njengoba uJesu engena enkabeni yesinagoge ukuze aphulukise isandla sale ndoda esishwabene, akacabangi ngokunamathela ngokuqinile emicikilishweni yenkolo. Kunalokho, ucabanga “ngokuhle.” Ucabanga ngothando, ngesihe, nokusindisa ukuphila. Ngakho, uJesu ubuza lombuzo kubaholi benkolo: “Ngizonibuza into eyodwa,” usho kanje. “Kuvunyelwe yini ngesabatha ukwenza okuhle noma okubi, ukusindisa ukuphila noma ukubhubhisa na?” (Luka 6:9).
Abaholi benkolo abaphenduli. Ngemva kokubona isimangaliso esabuyisela isandla sokunene sendoda ethile phambi kwamehlo abo, bayenqaba ukuphendula umbuzo kaJesu. Kunalokho, babonisana bodwa ngokuthi bangasebenzelana kanjani noJesu, abambheka njengohlupho. Nakuba uJesu eze ukuzoletha iwayini elisha leqiniso laKhe nobuhle bothando Lwakhe, abaholi benkolo ngeke balithole. Lapho uJesu ezosindisa ukuphila, ababhali nabaFarisi baceba ukukubhubhisa.
Uhlelo lokusebenza olusebenzayo
Njengendoda enesandla esishwabene, ngezinye izikhathi asinawo amandla okuphila ngokuvumelana nezimiso zethu eziphakeme kakhulu. Lokhu kwenzeka lapho ababhali nabaFarisi phakathi kwethu begeleza bengena, bezama ukubhubhisa konke okuhle nokuyiqiniso kithi. Njengendlela engokoqobo, qaphela noma yimiphi imicabango ebangela ukungabaza ngobukhona bukaNkulunkulu namandla empilweni yakho. Ngokufanayo, phawula izindlela ezicashile isifiso sakho sokwenza okuhle esingathunyabezwa ngazo imizwa yokungabi nalutho. Laba “ababhali nabaFarisi” bangaphakathi abavutha isifiso sokuqeda ukholo lwakho kuNkulunkulu nokuzimisela kwakho ukwenza okuhle. Zikwenza uzizwe ubuthakathaka, njengendoda “enesandla sokudla esishwabene.” Lapho uqaphela ukusondela kwalaba babhali nabaFarisi bangaphakathi, khumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu uthi kuwe: “Sukuma, usukume, welule isandla sakho.” Phakathi kwalaba babhali nabaFarisi bangaphakathi, uNkulunkulu uzobuyisela amandla akho okukholwa Kuye futhi ukhonze abanye ngothando. 7
Umthandazo
12. Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku waphuma waya entabeni ukuyokhuleka, wachitha ubusuku ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu.
13. Kwathi sekusile, wabiza abafundi bakhe, wakhetha kubo abayishumi nambili, wabaqamba ngokuthi ngabaphostoli;
14. uSimoni, amqamba futhi ngokuthi uPetru, no-Andreya umfowabo; uJakobe noJohane; UFiliphu noBartolomewu;
15. uMathewu noTomase; uJakobe indodana ka-Alfewu noSimoni othiwa uZeloti;
16. uJudasi [umfowabo] kaJakobe, noJuda Iskariyothe, owaba umkhapheli
17. Wehla nabo, wema ethafeni, nesixuku sabafundi bakhe, nesixuku esikhulu sabantu abavela kulo lonke elaseJudiya neJerusalema, nasogwini lolwandle lwaseTire neSidoni, abeza ukumuzwa nokuphulukiswa. zezifo zabo,
18. Nabakhathazwa imimoya engcolile; baphulukiswa
19. Isixuku sonke safuna ukumthinta, ngokuba kwaphuma amandla kuye, abaphulukisa bonke
Ngemva kokuphulukisa indoda enesandla sokudla esishwabene, uJesu ukhuphukela ezintabeni ukuze athandaze. Eqinisweni, kulotshiwe ukuthi “Wachitha ubusuku ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu” (Luka 6:12). Njengoba sizobona, umthandazo—umthandazo wangempela—uzoba yindikimba egcwele kuleli vangeli. Akekho omunye umvangeli othwebula impilo yomkhuleko kaJesu kaningi, noma ngendlela ebuhlungu kakhulu.
Ngokwesibonelo, uLuka yilona kuphela ivangeli elifanekisela uJesu emthandazweni ngesikhathi ebhapathizwa (Luka 3:21). Lapho izixuku zimhaqa, zimcindezela ukuba abaphulukise ebuthakathakeni bazo, wenza konke ayengakwenza, wabe “emuka waya ehlane, wakhuleka”Luka 5:16). Futhi manje, njengoba uJesu ephetha uchungechunge lwezingxabano nababhali nabaFarisi, Uphumela “entabeni ukuyokhuleka”Luka 6:12). Futhi Akayi nje lapho ukuyokhuleka isikhashana; Uchitha ubusuku bonke ethandaza.
Emthandazweni, sixhumana noNkulunkulu, sitholela imiphefumulo yethu ukuphumula, futhi sizilungiselele izimpilo zenkonzo. Ngemva kobusuku obude bomthandazo, uJesu ulungele ukuqalisa umsebenzi Wakhe wenkonzo. Uqala ngokubiza abayishumi nambili kubafundi Bakhe ukuba bahlanganyele Naye entabeni. Nokho, kulokhu, babizwa ngokuthi “abaphostoli” (Luka 6:13). Ukuguqulwa kwegama lisuka ekubeni “abafundi” libe “abaphostoli” libalulekile. Njengabafundi babekade besendimeni yabafundi, befunda eNkosini; kodwa njengabaphostoli (okusho ukuthi “izithunywa”) babeyothunywa ukuba bayise isigijimi sikaJesu kwabanye. Konke lokhu kwenzeka, ngokufanelekile, entabeni—indawo ephakeme ebonakalayo emelela isimo esiphakeme sothando eNkosini. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “O Siyoni obika izindaba ezinhle, khuphukela entabeni ende; Jerusalema oletha izindaba ezinhle, phakamisa izwi lakho ngamandla.Isaya 40:9). 8
Njengoba uJesu ehla entabeni nabaphostoli Bakhe abayishumi nambili, ubingelelwa “isixuku esikhulu sabantu abavela kulo lonke elaseJudiya neJerusalema, nasogwini lolwandle lwaseTire neSidoni.” Manje abantu beza bevela ezindaweni ezikude “ukuzomuzwa nokuphulukiswa ezifweni zabo” (Luka 6:17). Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi inkulumo ethi “ukumuzwa” iyaqhubeka nokwandulela futhi ihambisana “nokuphulukiswa Nguye.” Ngempela, amazwi kaJesu anamandla; zivula indlela yakho kokubili ukuphulukiswa kwemvelo nokungokomoya.
Kusenjalo, izixuku ziyaqhubeka nokutheleka, kungeyisikho abafuna ukuzwa nokuphulukiswa kuphela, kodwa nabahlushwa imimoya engcolile;Luka 6:18). Njengoba uJesu abuyisela amandla endodeni enesandla esishwabene esiqeshini esidlule, manje uthumela amandla Akhe kubo bonke abafuna ukumthinta. Njengoba kulotshiwe, “Isixuku sasifuna ukumthinta, ngokuba kwakuphuma kuye amandla, abaphulukisa bonke.”Luka 6:19). 9
Intshumayelo Yasethafeni
20. Wayesephakamisela amehlo akhe kubafundi bakhe, wathi: “Nibusisiwe nina enimpofu, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowenu.
21. Nibusisiwe nina enilambile manje, ngokuba niyakusuthiswa. Nibusisiwe nina enikhalayo manje, ngokuba niyakuhleka
22. Niyajabula lapho abantu benizonda, nalapho benihlukanisa, benihlambalaza, futhi belahla igama lenu njengababi, ngenxa yeNdodana yomuntu.
23. Jabulani ngalolo suku, nigxume; ngokuba bhekani, umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngoba oyise babo benza njalo kubaprofethi
24. Kodwa maye kini lina elicebile! Ngokuba ninenduduzo yenu
25. Maye kini enisuthi! Ngoba uzolamba. Maye kinina enihlekayo manje! Ngokuba niyakulila, nikhale
26. Maye kini nxa bonke abantu bekhuluma kahle ngani! Ngoba oyise babo benza njalo kubaprofethi bamanga
27. Kodwa ngithi kini enizwayo: Thandani izitha zenu, nenze kahle kwabalizondayo
28. Busisani abaniqalekisayo, nibakhulekele abanilimazayo
29. Kulowo okushaya esihlathini, mnike nesinye; nokwephuca ingubo yakho, ungamnqabeli ukukuthatha nengubo
30. Futhi unike wonke umuntu ocela kuwe; nakulowo osusa okungokwakho, ungaphindi ukufune
31. Futhi njengoba nithanda ukuba abantu benze kini, nani yenzani kanjalo kubo
32. Uma nithanda abanithandayo, ninomusa muni na? Ngokuba nezoni zithanda abazithandayo
33. Futhi uma nenza okuhle kwabenza okuhle kini, ninomusa muni na? Ngokuba nezoni zenza okufanayo
34. Futhi uma nitsheleka enithemba ukubuyisela kubo, ninomusa muni na? Ngokuba nezoni ziboleka izoni ukuze zamukele okulinganayo
35. Nokho thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle, nitsheleke ningathembi lutho, umvuzo wenu uyakuba mkhulu, nibe ngabantwana boPhezukonke; ngokuba unomusa kwabangabongiyo nababi
36. Ngakho-ke yibani nobubele, njengoba noYihlo enesihawu
37. Futhi ningahluleli, khona aniyikwahlulelwa; ningalahli, futhi aniyikulahlwa; khulula, khona-ke niyakukhululwa
38. Yiphani, khona niyakuphiwa; isilinganiso esihle, esigxishiwe, esigxishiwe, esichichimayo, bayakuninika esifubeni senu. Ngokuba ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso.”
39. Wabalandisa umfanekiso, wathi: “Impumputhe ingaqondisa impumputhe na? Abayikuwela egodini bobabili na?
40. Umfundi akangaphezu komfundisi wakhe; kepha yilowo nalowo ophelelisiwe uyakuba njengomfundisi wakhe
41. Futhi kungani ubheka ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, kodwa ungaluboni ugongolo olukwelakho iso na?
42. Ungasho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi: ‘Mfowethu, ake ngikhiphe ucezwana olusesweni lakho, wena ungaluboni ugongolo olukwelakho iso, na? Mzenzisi, khipha kuqala ugongolo esweni lakho, khona-ke uzobhekisisa ukukhipha ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu.
43. Ngoba isihlahla esihle asitheli isithelo esibolile, njalo kayisikho isihlahla esibi esithela isithelo esihle.
44. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo muthi waziwa ngesithelo sawo; ngoba kabawakhi amakhiwane emeveni, njalo kabakhi amagilebhisi entabeni
45. Umuntu omuhle emfuyweni enhle yenhliziyo yakhe ukhipha okuhle, nomuntu omubi emfuyweni embi yenhliziyo yakhe ukhipha okubi; ngokuba umlomo wakhe ukhuluma ngokuchichima kwenhliziyo
46. Ningibizelani ngokuthi: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ kodwa ningakwenzi engikushoyo na?
47. Yilowo nalowo oza Kimi, ezwe amazwi aMi, awenze, ngiyonibonisa ukuthi ufana nobani.
48. Ufana nomuntu owakha indlu, wemba, washonisa, wabeka isisekelo edwaleni; kwathi lapho kufika uzamcolo, umfula wabhodla kuleyondlu, futhi awabanga namandla okuyizamazamisa, ngokuba yayisekelwe phezu kwedwala.
49. Kodwa ozwayo engenzi, ufana nomuntu owakha indlu emhlabathini engenasisekelo, umfula wayiklebhula, yawa masinyane; nokubhidlika kwaleyo ndlu kwaba kukhulu.”
Kuleli qophelo lapho uJesu enikeza khona lokho osekwaziwa ngokuthi “iNtshumayelo YaseThafeni.” Ngokungafani neNtshumayelo yaseNtabeni (kuMathewu), iNtshumayelo eThafeni(kuLuka) iyenzeka. kuyilapho uJesu emi phakathi kwesixuku esikhulu.
Isilungiselelo sihluke kakhulu. KuMathewu uJesu usesentabeni, ehlezi edwaleni, ebuka isixuku esingaphansi Kwakhe. KuMathewu, uJesu wayeveza kancane kancane ubunkulunkulu Bakhe. Nakuba lokhu futhi kuyindikimba ku-Luka, ingqikithi egqame kakhulu kuleli vangeli lesithathu ukuguqulwa kancane kancane kokuqonda kwethu. KuLuka uJesu wehlela ezingeni lethu, futhi uhlangana nathi lapho sikhona ukuze kancane kancane aphakamise ukuqonda kwethu ezintweni eziphakeme. Ngakho, kulelivangeli, uJesu akashumayeli esuka esiqongweni sentaba ezixukwini ezingezansi. Uyehla, kanye nabaphostoli Bakhe, ukuze baqale ukufundisa Kwakhe okuqondile. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Wehla nabo, wema ethafeni kanye nesixuku sabafundi bakhe nesixuku esikhulu sabantu.”Luka 6:17).
Kukhona neminye umehluko. Ngokwesibonelo, iNtshumayelo Yasethafeni imfushane kakhulu. Cishe iyingxenye yesine kuphela ubude beNtshumayelo YaseNtabeni. Futhi, kuyilapho iNtshumayelo YaseNtabeni iqala kumuntu wesithathu (yena), ekhuluma ngabantu abayothola izibusiso zikaNkulunkulu, iNtshumayelo YaseThafeni iqala kumuntu wesibili (wena). ) nenkulumo eqondile kubantu abaMzungezile ngaleso sikhathi. Ngamanye amazwi, lapho emi ethafeni phakathi kwabantu, uJesu akakhulumi ngabampofu, noma abalilayo, noma abalambile. Kunalokho, ukhuluma ngokuqondile i>kukubo.
Nazi ezinye izibonelo eziqondile zendlela uJesu asebenzisa ngayo inkulumo eqondile enguqulweni kaLuka yentshumayelo ngokungafani nenguqulo kaMathewu yentshumayelo:
KuMathewu, lapho ehlezi entabeni, uJesu uthi: “Babusisiwe abampofu,” kodwa kuLuka, emi ethafeni. UJesu uthi: “Nibusisiwe nina enimpofu.”
KuMathewu, lapho ehlezi entabeni, uJesu uthi, “Babusisiwe abalambileyo,” kodwa kuLuka, emi ethafeni. , uJesu uthi, “Nibusisiwe nina enilambileyo.”
KuMathewu, lapho ehlezi entabeni, uJesu uthi, “Babusisiwe abalilayo,” kodwa kuLuka, emi ethafeni. , uJesu uthi, “Nibusisiwe nina enikhalayo”. (Luka 6:20-21)
KuMathewu, lapho ehlezi entabeni, uJesu uthi: “Babusisiwe abashushiswa ngenxa yokulunga,” kodwa kuLuka, lapho emi ethafeni, uJesu uthi, “Nibusisiwe lapho abantu benizonda, benihlukanisa, benihlambalaza. i>, futhi ngikukhiphe wena”. (Luka 6:20-22)
Ngemva kwalolu chungechunge lokuqala lwezibusiso (olwaziwa ngokuthi “injabulo”), iNtshumayelo YaseNtabeni ishintshela esabizwaneni somuntu wesibili (wena) futhi sihlale lapho kuze kuphele intshumayelo, izwakala njengeNtshumayelo YaseThafeni.
Nokho, kukhona ezinye umehluko ophawulekayo. Ngokushesha ngemva kwezibusiso, iNtshumayelo YaseThafeni ihlanganisa uchungechunge ‘lwemaye. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kepha maye kinina abanothile! Ngokuba ninenduduzo yenu. Maye kini enisuthi! Ngoba uzolamba. Maye kinina enihlekayo manje! Ngokuba niyakulila, nikhale; Maye kini nxa bonke abantu bekhuluma kahle ngani! Ngokuba benze njalo oyise kubaprofethi bamanga.”Luka 6:24-26).
Ngala mazwi, uJesu umemezela ngokucacile ubumbano Lwakhe nabo bonke abahluphekayo, kanye nokuphikisa Kwakhe bonke labo abangenzi lutho ukukhulula ukuhlupheka. Lezi “maye” zinikeza isixwayiso esinamandla esingokoqobo kwabacebile abangabasizi abampofu, abondleke kahle abangabasizi abalambile, nakulabo abathanda ukuthuthukisa idumela labo kunokuthuthukisa isithunzi sabanye. Kodwa lezi “maye” ziqukethe nezifundo ezijulile ezingokomoya ngomthwalo wethu wemfanelo wokuhlanganyela nabanye ingcebo yethu engokomoya (iqiniso), isinkwa sethu (okuhle), ukuhleka kwethu (injabulo yokuphila okungokomoya), kuyilapho sikwenza konke lokhu ngobuqotho futhi singazuzi. indumiso yanoma ubani.
Lezi “maye” zisikhumbuza amazwi kaMariya ekuqaleni kukaLuka lapho ingelosi uGabriyeli iza kuye futhi imemezela ukuthi uyozala indodana egama layo liyobizwa ngokuthi, “uJesu.” Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, lapho exoxa nomzala wakhe u-Elisabethe, uMariya ukhuluma ngemisebenzi yamandla kaNkulunkulu. Uthi: “Wehlise abanamandla ezihlalweni zobukhosi. “futhi Uphakamisile ophansi. Abalambileyo ubasuthise ngezinto ezinhle, abacebile ubamukisile bengenalutho.”Luka 1:52-53).
Nakuba amazwi angokoqobo esimemezelo sikaMary engase azwakale njengokuketulwa kukahulumeni kanye nokumiswa kwesimiso somnotho esilinganayo, kunomyalezo ojulile. Isithembiso sokuthi uNkulunkulu “ususe abanamandla ezihlalweni zobukhosi” sisho ukuthi amathonya esihogo ngeke esaba namandla phezu kwethu. Ngeke basibuse. Kunalokho, thina esasikade “sasiphansi” futhi singaphansi kwethonya labo, siyobabusa. Lokhu kuchazwa ngamazwi athi, “Uphakamisile ophansi. Amandla eqiniso avela eNkosini kuphela, futhi singawathola ngezimo zokuthobeka kuphela. Kungamandla okuqonda iZwi nokuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso elikufundisayo. Futhi indlala uJesu ayeza ukuyiqeda indlala yokwenza okuhle. Lendlala iyoqedwa, kuyilapho labo abazishaya “becebile” ngolwazi lwabo lweZwi kodwa bangaphili ngokufanele, bayothola ukuthi izimpilo zabo ziyize. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Abacebile ubamukise belambatha.” 10
Ngemva kokumemezela omaye abane, uJesu ugxila ekubalulekeni kokuthanda izitha zethu: “Kepha mina ngithi kini enizwayo, thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kwabanizondayo, nibusise abaniqalekisayo, nibathandazele abanizondayo. wena” (Luka 6:27-28). La mazwi acishe afane namazwi ashiwo eNtshumayelweni YaseNtabeni, njengoba esho amazwi alandelayo: “Okushaya esihlathini, mnike nesinye; susa ingubo yakho. Futhi muphe wonke umuntu ocelayo, futhi uma othile ephuca okungokwakho, ungakufuni ukukubuyisela. Futhi njengalokho enithanda ukuba abanye benze kini, yenzani kanjalo nani kubo.”Luka 6:29-31).
Ngesikhathi lapho ukuzonda isitha somuntu kwakuyinsakavukela, futhi ukuziphindiselela kwakuyimpendulo evamile, lezi zimfundiso ezintsha mayelana nokuthanda isitha sakho nokubusisa labo abakuqalekisayo zazingeke zithathwe njengento engaphansi kokuvukela umbuso. Ukuphendula isihlathi kunokuphindisela emuva, nokunika wonke umuntu ngaphandle kokufuna ukubuyisela kwakuyizimfundiso eziphikisana nesiko. Kodwa uJesu wayeveza iphuzu elibalulekile. Wayecela abantu ukuthi baphile ngezindlela ezibonakala zingenakwenzeka. Abantu, abazalwa benokuthambekela kobugovu kwalo lonke uhlobo, abakwazi ukwenza lezi zinto. Kodwa uJesu uyaligcizelela leliphuzu. Nakuba iNtshumayelo YaseThafeni inengqikithi encane kakhulu kuneNtshumayelo YaseNtabeni, amavesi amane kamuva uJesu uphinda isikhuthazo sokuthanda izitha zethu. “Nokho, thandani izitha zenu,” esho, “nenze okuhle. Bolekani ningathembi lutho, umvuzo wenu uyakuba-mkhulu, nibe-ngabantwana boPhezukonke, ngokuba yena unomusa kwabangabongiyo nababi.”Luka 6:35).
Kuleli qophelo entshumayelweni, uJesu uthi, “Yibani nesihawu, njengoba noYihlo enesihe.”Luka 6:36). UJesu ufingqa iseluleko esibonakala singenakwenzeka sokuthanda izitha zethu, ukubusisa labo abasiqalekisayo, ukuphendulela isihlathi, nokuboleka ngethemba lokuthi ngeke sizuze lutho ngesikhumbuzo esimnene sokuthi ikhono lokwenza lokhu alikho emandleni ethu. Lamandla siwaphiwe njengesipho esivela kuBaba wethu waseZulwini, uMthombo wakho konke okuhle nakho konke okunomusa. Kungakho uJesu engasitsheli ukuthi simane sibe nobubele, kodwa kunalokho ukuba sibe nesihe, “njengoba nje noBaba wethu enesihawu.” Kuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi lezi zimfanelo namakhono kuvela kuNkulunkulu kithi. 11
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenxa yokuthi sizalwa ngokwemvelo hhayi ngokomoya, lezi zimfanelo namakhono kungafinyelelwa kuphela ngomthandazo. Njengoba sibonile esiqeshini esidlule, umthandazo uyingxenye ebalulekile yempilo yethu yokomoya. Lapho uJesu eya ezintabeni eyokhuleka, wachitha ubusuku bonke ethandaza. Emthandazweni, sikhuluma noNkulunkulu. Lokhu kuhilela kokubili ukukhuluma nokulalela. Njengoba singena sijula emthandazweni wethu, singase sinikezwe amazwibela endaba esiyithandazelayo, umbono ongaphakathi wendaba. Singase sithole “impendulo,” mhlawumbe hhayi ezwakalayo, kodwa okuthile okufana nomuzwa, umbono, noma umcabango njengoba siphakamisela izingqondo zethu kuNkulunkulu. Singase sizwe okuthile okufana nesambulo njengoba sihlala sigxile kulokho iNkosi ekusho kithi ngeZwi Lakhe. 12
Ngokwesibonelo, njengoba singena ngomthandazo ekujuleni kweZwi leNkosi, siqala ukuqonda ukuthi kusho ukuthini “ukuphendula isihlathi.” Kusho ukuthi uthando lwethu ngesitha sethu alupheli, ngoba luwuthando lweNkosi olugeleza kithi. Kusho ukuthi umusa wethu awupheli ngoba uyisihe seNkosi esisebenza ngathi. Lapho simi emandleni othando lukaNkulunkulu neqiniso, singasabela ekuhlazweni ngaphandle kwesifiso sokuziphindiselela; singasabela ekunganakwa, noma ukuhlala silindile noma sahlulelwa ngokungeyikho, noma ukukhohliswa ngaphandle kokucasuka nokwenza ngenxa yentukuthelo; singaphendula ngokuthukwa ngaphandle kokucasuka. Njengoba kulotshiwe encwadini yamaHubo, “Banokuthula okukhulu abathanda umthetho wakho, akukho okubakhubekisayo.”AmaHubo 119:165) “Ukuphendula isihlathi,” khona-ke, kusho ukuthi amazwi nezenzo zabanye ngeke kusinyakazise ngoba sigxilile eZwini likaNkulunkulu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani emhlabeni wangaphandle, sihlala sisesimweni sokulingana. UJesu, njengenjwayelo, ukhuluma kakhulu ngempilo yethu kamoya, hhayi impilo yethu yemvelo. 13
Lesi simiso sokuhunyushwa kwebhayibheli sibalulekile ukukhunjulwa, ikakhulukazi uma kukhulunywa ngezindima ezingaholela ekubhujisweni komphakathi uma zithathwa njengoba zinjalo. Ngokwesibonelo, evesini elilandelayo uJesu uthi, “Ningahluleli, khona aniyikwahlulelwa” (Luka 6:36). Bekuzokwenzekani uma abantu bengabekwa icala ngezenzo zabo? Izigebengu bezingeke ziquliswe amacala. Abantu babeyozizwa bekhululekile ukubulala, ukuphinga, ukuqamba amanga, ukukhohlisa, nokuntshontsha baze baneliseke ngenxa yokuthi akekho owayevunyelwe “ukubahlulela”. Lesi ngesinye isibonelo sokuthi kungani kudingekile ukuqonda ukuthi uJesu ubhekisela ekuphileni kwethu kwangaphakathi, hhayi izenzo zethu zangaphandle. Uma Ethi, “Ningahluleli,” akasenqabeli ekwenzeni izahlulelo zomphakathi nezokuziphatha. Kunalokho, uJesu usitshela ukuthi singakwenzi ukwahlulelakamoya. Lokhu kusho ukuthi asikwazi ukusho ukuthi umuntu mubi, ngoba lokho kungukwahlulela okungokomoya. 14
Isikhuthazo sokugwema ukwenza izahlulelo ezingokomoya silandelwa isifundo esiphathelene nemivuzo yokuba umuphi ophanayo.
“Yiphani, khona niyakuphiwa,” kusho uJesu, “isilinganiso esigcweleyo, esigxishiwe, esigxishiwe, siyakunikwa esifubeni senu.”Luka 6:37-38).
Lokhu akusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyosivuza esikhathini esizayo ngokupha kwethu. Kunalokho, lena incazelo enembile yendlela uthando nomusa weNkosi okugeleza ngayo kuzo zonke izenzo zokuzidela esizenzayo, “isilinganiso esigcwele, esicindezelwe, esichichima izinhliziyo zethu.”
UJesu ube esenezela la mazwi:
“Ngokuba ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso. Kafushane, ngezinga uthando lwethu olugeleza ngalo kwabanye ezenzweni zokupha, uthando lweNkosi lugeleza kithi. Lokhu kungaphezu “komvuzo” wemisebenzi emihle; kuwumphumela osheshayo wendlela esiphila ngayo izimpilo zethu. 15
Kuleli qophelo leNtshumayelo YaseThafeni lapho uJesu anezela khona omunye umfanekiso ongafakwanga eNtshumayelweni YaseNtabeni. “Impumputhe ingaqondisa impumputhe na?” Kubuza uJesu. “Abayikuwela emgodini bobabili na? (Luka 6:39). UJesu lapha ubhekisela ezimfundisweni zamanga zababhali nabaFarisi, izimfundiso lezo, lapho zilandelwa ngobumpumputhe, ezaziyoholela abantu ebumnyameni obungokomoya, obufanekiselwa ukuwela “egodini.”
UJesu usanda kuqeda uchungechunge oluphawulekayo lwezimfundiso eziphikisana ngokuphelele nezimfundiso zabaholi benkolo. Nakuba ukufundisa kukaJesu ngokuyinhloko kwakuphathelene nothando, isihe, kanye nomusa, imfundiso yababhali nabaFarisi yayiphathelene ngokuyinhloko nemihlatshelo yezilwane, amasiko enziwe abantu, nokunamathela ngokuqinile emibhalweni yomthetho ngaphandle komoya wawo. Imfundiso kaJesu yanikezwa ukuvula amehlo ayizimpumputhe futhi iholele abantu ekukhanyeni okukhulu, kuyilapho imfundiso yababhali nabaFarisi yayiholela abantu ebumnyameni obukhulu. Bephuphuthekiswe ukuzibona kwabo belungile, abaholi benkolo abakwazanga ukubona noma ukufundisa iqiniso, ngisho nalapho liphambi kwabo. 16
UJesu ube esenezela la mazwi: “Umfundi akangaphezu komfundisi wakhe, kodwa wonke umuntu oqeqeshwe ngokugcwele uyoba njengomfundisi wakhe.” Lokhu kubhekisela kokuthi "uqeqeshwe ngokuphelele" kwenzeka kuphela ku-Luka. Kuzokhumbuleka ukuthi lelivangeli liqala ngenkulumo kaLuka enesibindi, “Kwabonakala kukuhle kimi, ngokuba ngibe nokuqonda okuphelele …” (Luka 1:3). Lamagama okuvula abhekisela ekuguqulweni kokuqonda—indawo enesithakazelo esikhethekile kuLuka. Lokhu mhlawumbe yingakho le timu iphinda ivela kuleli qophelo phakathi neNtshumayelo Yasethafeni.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sikhuluma “ngokuqondisisa okuphelele” noma “ukuqeqeshwa ngokuphelele,” isihloko siwukuguqulwa kokuqonda. Ukuze sithole uthando nesihe uNkulunkulu afuna ukusithela ezinhliziyweni zethu—sicindezelwe, sinyakaziswa kanyekanye, futhi sichichima—kufanele kuthuthukiswe intando entsha. Futhi intando entsha ingathuthukiswa kuphela ngezinga esikuphelelise ukuqonda kwethu. 17
Njengoba siqala ukufunda iqiniso, futhi ngokwenza kanjalo kuphelelise ukuqonda kwethu, iqiniso esilifundayo lisebenza njengesitsha sokwamukela uthando oluhlobene nalelo qiniso. Kodwa ukuphelela kokuqonda kuncike ekuhluzekeni nasekuhlanzekeni kweqiniso elinikeziwe. Kuye ngobumsulwa beqiniso, ikakhulukazi iqiniso elisifundisa ukubheka ngokujulile ngaphambi kokukhomba abanye ngeminwe, siba “abaqeqeshwe ngokuphelele” ngokwengeziwe. 18
Yingakho ukuzihlola kubaluleke kakhulu. Ngezinga esinciphisa ngalo ukuzethemba futhi sisuse ukuzenza olungile, siqala ukubona iqiniso ngokucace kakhudlwana. Ngakho-ke, kulo kanye ivesi elilandelayo, uJesu uthi, “Futhi kungani ubheka ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, kodwa ungaluboni ugongolo olukwelakho iso?” “Noma ungasho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi: ‘Mfowethu, ake ngikhiphe ucezwana olusesweni lakho,’ wena ungaluboni ugongolo olukwelakho iso? Mzenzisi! Khipha kuqala ugongolo kwelakho iso, khona-ke uzakubonisisa ukukhipha ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu.” Lesi yisihluthulelo sokuguqulwa kokuqonda.
Njengoba ephetha iNtshumayelo yaseThafeni, uJesu ubuyela esihlokweni somusa. “Umuthi omuhle awutheli izithelo ezimbi,” usho kanje. “Nomuthi omubi awutheli izithelo ezinhle; umuntu omuhle emfuyweni enhle yenhliziyo yakhe uthela okuhle.”Luka 6:43-45). Nakulokhu, uJesu uyasuka ezindabeni eziphathelene nokuqonda aye ezindabeni ezihlobene nentando. Nakuba ukuthuthukiswa kokuqonda kubalulekile, futhi ubumsulwa beqiniso bubalulekile, lezi zombili izindlela zokufinyelela ekugcineni okuukuphila ngokuvumelana nalelo qiniso. 19
Kungakho kokubili iNtshumayelo YaseNtabeni neNtshumayelo YaseThafeni iphetha ngomfanekiso ofanayo wendoda ehlakaniphile eyakha indlu Yayo phezu kwedwala.
“Yilowo nalowo oza Kimi, ezwe amazwi Ami, awenze, ufana nomuntu owakha indlu, wemba washonisa, wabeka isisekelo edwaleni; kwathi lapho kufika uzamcolo, umfula wagcwala kuleyo ndlu, kepha awubanga namandla okuyizamazamisa, ngokuba yayisekelwe phezu kwedwala.”Luka 6:47-48).
INtshumayelo YaseThafeni iyintshumayelo emfushane, emfushane kakhulu kuneNtshumayelo yaseNtabeni, kodwa noma yini ephathelene neso—okungukuthi, ekupheleleni kokuqonda—ayigcinwanga nje kuphela, kodwa futhi yaqiniswa. Funda ngokukhanya kokubekwa kwayo ngaphakathi kweVangeli NgokukaLuka, iNtshumayelo YaseThafeni isimema ukuba sibone uJesu ngamehlo. Uhlangana nathi ezingeni lethu, enkundleni yokudlala. Njengoba uJesu asho: “Umfundi akangaphezu komfundisi wakhe, kodwa wonke oqeqeshwe ngokugcwele uyoba njengomfundisi wakhe.”Luka 6:40). Emontweni umaster wayebheke phansi abafundi. Ethafeni, sisezingeni elifanayo.
Ngamanye amazwi, uJesu uhlangana nathi lapho sikhona ukuze siqale ukukhuphuka okuya phezulu—ukukhuphukela ekuqondeni okuphakeme—ndawonye. Futhi njengoba senza lokho, siqinisa ukuqonda kwethu endleleni, ikakhulukazi ngokuphila ngokuqonda kweqiniso imiyalelo—ezincwadini zayo kanye nasemoyeni wayo—akukho mfula, noma ngabe uthukuthele kangakanani, onganyakazisa isisekelo sethu. Amanga ngeke abe namandla phezu kwethu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kwathi ufika uzamcolo, umfula ukhukhula kuleyondlu, ayibanga namandla okuyizamazamisa, ngokuba yayisekelwe phezu kwedwala.” 20
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. I-Arcana Coelestia 8495:3: “Inkulumo ethi, ‘ukungenzi noma yimuphi umsebenzi ngosuku lweSabatha,’ ibonisa ukuthi akufanele bazenzele noma yini, kodwa kunalokho beyenzela iNkosi. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi isimo sezingelosi ezulwini siwukuthi abenzi lutho ngokwabo, noma ngentando yabo, futhi abacabangi noma bakhulume ngokwentando yabo. Lesi simo esinezingelosi siyisimo sasezulwini ngokwaso, futhi lapho sezikuso, ziba nokuthula nokuphumula.”
Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 965: “Ngelithi ‘iSabatha’ lifanekisela isimo sokuhlangana komuntu neNkosi, ngaleyo ndlela isimo lapho umuntu eholwa iNkosi hhayi yena ngokwakhe.”
2. Impilo 1: “Yonke inkolo ihlobene nempilo futhi impilo yenkolo ukwenza okuhle…. Uma izinto umuntu azenzayo zivela kuNkulunkulu, zinhle. Uma benziwa ngokuzicabangela bona, abalungile.
Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 798:6: “Akekho ongenza okuhle ngomusa ngaphandle uma ingqondo yakhe kamoya ivuliwe, futhi ingqondo kamoya ivulwa kuphela ngokudeda ekwenzeni okubi futhi ukugweme, futhi ekugcineni ajike kubo ngoba kuphambene nemiyalo yobuNkulunkulu eZwini, ngaleyo ndlela kuphambene. eNkosini. Lapho umuntu egwema kanjalo futhi efulathela okubi, zonke izinto ezicatshangwayo, ezifunwayo, noma ezenziwayo zilungile ngoba zivela kuJehova.
3. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 675:12: “Isinkwa sisho konke okondla umphefumulo, futhi, ikakhulukazi, okuhle kothando.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 10137:4:
“Igama elithi ‘okusanhlamvu’ lifanekisela zonke izinto ezinhle zesonto, futhi inkulumo ethi ‘iwayini elisha’ ifanekisela lonke iqiniso lesonto.”
4. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10362: “Ukungcolisa iSabatha kuwukuholwa wumuntu siqu nothando lwakhe, hhayi iNkosi…. Lokhu kubonakaliswa ngokwenza ‘imisebenzi ngosuku lwesabatha,’ enjengokusika izinkuni, ukubasa umlilo, ukulungisa ukudla, ukubutha ngesikhathi sokuvuna, nezinye izinto eziningi ezazingavunyelwe ukwenziwa ngosuku lweSabatha. ‘Ngokugawula izinkuni’ kufanekiselwa ukwenza okuhle kumuntu, futhi ‘ukuphemba umlilo’ kushiselwa ukuze enze okuthile othandweni lobugovu.”
5. Nothando Lobunkulunkulu Nenhlakanipho Yobunkulunkulu 243: “Amalungu esixuku sikadeveli akhafule futhi aphika [lawa maqiniso] ngokusobala. Isizathu sasiwukuthi umlilo wothando lwabo nokukhanya kwawo, ukungabi nangqondo, wehlisa ubumnyama obacisha ukukhanya kwasezulwini okwakugeleza kuvela phezulu.”
6. I-Arcana Coelestia 10177:5: “Ingaphandle elingcwele elingenalo elingaphakathi livela emlonyeni nje ukuthinta. Nokho, into engcwele yangaphandle ngesikhathi esifanayo ivela enhliziyweni.” Bhekafuthi IJerusalema Elisha kanye neMfundiso yalo yaseZulwini 125: “Ukukhulekela kwangaphandle okungenakho ngaphakathi kungafaniswa nokuphila ngokuphefumula ngaphandle kokushaya kwenhliziyo, kodwa ukukhulekela kwangaphandle okuvela ngaphakathi kungafaniswa nokuphila ngokuphefumula okuhlangene nokushaya kwenhliziyo.”
7. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 312: “Odeveli nosathane esihogweni bahlale becabanga ukubulala iNkosi. Kodwa njengoba bengakwazi ukwenza lokhu…. benza yonke imizamo yokubhubhisa imiphefumulo yabantu abazinikele eNkosini, okungukuthi, ukuqeda ukholo nothando kubo. Imizwa ebalulekile yenzondo nokuziphindiselela phakathi kwala madeveli ibonakala njengomlilo oshunqayo futhi ovuthayo—inzondo evutha njengomlilo oshunqayo, nokuziphindiselela kuvutha njengomlilo ovuthayo.”
Bhekafuthi Nothando Lobunkulunkulu Nenhlakanipho Yobunkulunkulu 220: “Njengoba wonke umzimba noma umzimba uqondisa amandla awo ngokuyinhloko ezingalweni nasezandleni, okungamaphethelo awo, ngakho-ke izingalo nezandla eziseZwini zifanekisela amandla, futhi isandla sokunene sifanekisela amandla aphakeme.”
8. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 795: “Phakathi kwabantu basendulo, ‘izintaba’ zazifanekisela uJehova, ngoba babemkhulekela ezintabeni, ngoba lezi kwakuyizindawo eziphakeme kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngakho ‘izintaba’ zifanekisela izinto zasezulwini (ezazibuye zibizwe ngokuthi ‘eziphakeme kakhulu’), ngenxa yalokho uthando nothando, kanjalo nezimpahla zothando nesisa, ezisezulwini.”
9. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10083: “Konke ukuphulukiswa kokugula yiNkosi ngenkathi Isemhlabeni kwakumela ukuphiliswa kwempilo kamoya.”
Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 584:5: “Konke ukuphulukiswa kwezifo okwenziwa yiNkosi kwakufanekisela ukuphulukiswa okungokomoya ... njengokuthi, isibonelo, 'kwabaningi abayizimpumputhe Wavula ukubona,' okwakubonisa ukuthi kulabo ababengenalwazi lweqiniso Wabanika ukuqonda kwamaqiniso emfundiso. ”
10. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 4744: “EZwini, sifunda ukuthi ‘abalambileyo uNkulunkulu ubagcwalise ngezinto ezinhle, nabacebile ubamukisile belambatha’ (Luka 1:63). Kule ndima, ‘abacebile’ bafanekisela labo abazi izinto eziningi. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ‘ingcebo’ ngomqondo ongokomoya isho ulwazi oluyiqiniso, izindaba eziphathelene nezimfundiso, nolwazi lokuhle neqiniso. Labo abazaziyo lezi zinto, kodwa abangazenzi babizwa ngokuthi ‘abacebile kodwa abayize.’ Amaqiniso abanawo alilutho oluhle.”
11. Ukwahlulelwa Kokugcina (Posthumous) 354: “Akekho ongenza okuhle ngokwakhe; yiNkosi inomuntu owenza okuhle,futhi akekho oza kuJehova ngaphandle komuntu osusa ububi kuye ngokulwa nabo. Ngakho-ke, njengoba umuntu esusa kanjalo ububi, ngesilinganiso esifanayo umuntu wenza okuhle eNkosini; futhi lokhu okuhle kubonakala ngendlela efanayo njengokungathi kwenziwa umuntu, kodwa nokho umuntu uhlala ecabanga ngeNkosi, futhi izingelosi zinombono ovela eNkosini.”
12. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2535: “Umthandazo, obhekwa ngokwawo, uyinkulumo noNkulunkulu, futhi umbono othile wangaphakathi ngesikhathi sezindaba zomkhuleko, lapho kuphendula okuthile okufana nokungena ekuboneni noma emcabangweni wengqondo, ukuze kube khona ukuvuleka okuthile ingaphakathi lomuntu kuNkulunkulu…. Uma umuntu ethandazela othandweni nokholo, futhi ethandazela izinto zasezulwini nezingokomoya kuphela, khona-ke kuvela emthandazweni okuthile okufana nesambulo.”
13. I-Arcana Coelestia 8478:3: “Umoya wabo ongaphazamiseki noma ngabe bayazithola izinto abazifisayo noma cha…. Bayazi ukuthi kulabo abathembela kuNkulunkulu zonke izinto ziqhubekela esimweni senjabulo kuze kube phakade, nokuthi noma yini ebehlelayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi isahambisana nalokho.”
Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 9049:4: “Ubani ongakwazi ukubona ukuthi la mazwi akufanele aqondwe ngokomqondo wohlamvu? Ngokuba ngubani ongaphendulela isihlathi sobunxele koshaya esihlathini sokunene na? Futhi ngubani oyonika ingubo yakhe kongathatha ingubo yakhe? Futhi ngubani oyonika impahla yakhe kubo bonke abacelayo? … Isihloko okukhulunywa ngaso ukuphila komoya, noma ukuphila kokukholwa; hhayi impilo yemvelo, okuyimpilo yomhlaba.
14. Nomshado Wasezulwini 523: “Bekungaba njani ngomphakathi ukube bezingekho izinkantolo zomthetho, futhi uma abantu bebengavunyelwe ukwenza izahlulelo ngabanye? Kodwa ukwahlulela ukuthi ingqondo yangaphakathi noma umphefumulo unjani ngaphakathi, ngaleyo ndlela ukuthi isimo somuntu esingokomoya siyini kanjalo nesiphetho somuntu ngemva kokufa—salokhu akuvunyelwe ukwahlulela, ngoba kwaziwa yiNkosi kuphela.”
15. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 5828: “Ngomuntu wangaphakathi kuthutheleka okuhle neqiniso okuvela kuJehova; ngokungaphandle kufanele kube nokuchitheka empilweni, okungukuthi, ekusebenziseni uthando. Lapho kukhona ukugeleza, khona-ke kuba khona ukugeleza okuqhubekayo okuvela ezulwini, okungukuthi, ezulwini kuvela eNkosini.
16. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 537:8: “Lapho impumputhe ihola impumputhe, ziwela emgodini zombili. Lokhu iNkosi yakusho kubabhali nabaFarisi, ababengaqondi lutho lweqiniso, nakuba babeneZwi, okukhona kuwo wonke amaqiniso aBunkulunkulu; futhi ngenxa yokuthi bafundisa amanga futhi amanga abo akholelwa nangabantu, babizwa ngokuthi ‘abaholi abayizimpumputhe abayizimpumputhe.’ Labo eZwini babizwa ngokuthi ‘izimpumputhe’ abangaliqondi iqiniso. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi ‘umgodi’ ufanekisela amanga, kuthiwa ‘womabili awela kuwo.’”
17. I-Arcana Coelestia 5113:2: “Umuntu kufanele aqale afunde iqiniso lokholo futhi alingenise ekuqondeni komuntu, bese ebona ngosizo lweqiniso ukuthi yini enhle. Lapho iqiniso lenza umuntu abone okuhle, umuntu angacabanga ngakho, abese ekufisa, futhi ekugcineni akusebenzise. Lapho lokhu kwenzeka, intando entsha yenziwa iNkosi engxenyeni yokuqonda yengqondo yayo. INkosi ibe isisebenzisa lokhu ukuze iphakamisele umuntu ongokomoya ezulwini.”
18. I-Arcana Coelestia 2269:3: “Uma iqiniso liyiqiniso futhi limsulwa, kulapho okuhle okuvela eNkosini kungashintshwa kube yisitsha sako sokwamukela; kodwa uma lincane iqiniso elimsulwa nelimsulwa, kuncane okuhle okuvela eNkosini kungaguqulelwa kulo; ngoba kufanele zifanelane.”
19. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 245: “Akuyona imfundiso esungula ibandla, kodwa ubuqotho nobumsulwa bemfundiso yalo, ngaleyo ndlela ukuqonda kweZwi. Nokho, imfundiso ayimisi futhi ilakhi ibandla kumuntu ngamunye, kodwa ukholo nokuphila ngokuvumelana nemfundiso.”
20. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 684:39: “EZwini, ‘uzamcolo’ ufanekisela ukuqamba amanga kweqiniso.”
