Isahluko sokuqala
[Bona lokhu ngakunye nombhalo kaLuka 1.]
Kusuka Mark kuya Luka
1. Njengoba abaningi sebebambe isandla ukubhala indaba ephathelene nalezo zindaba ezigcwalisekile phakathi kwethu,
2 njengoba nje basinikeza bona ababengofakazi bokuzibonela nezikhonzi zezwi kwasekuqaleni.
3. kwabonakala kukuhle nakimi, sengihlolisisile inkambo yakho konke kusukela ekuqaleni, ukukubhalela ngokulandelana, Theyofilu odumileyo;
4. ukuze wazi iqiniso lezinto owafundiswa ngazo
Ukucabanga ngenhla
Njengoba sesibonile, iVangeli NgokukaMarku liqala ngoJohane uMbhapathizi eshumayela ukuphenduka ukuze kuthethelelwe izono. Ngezindlela eziningi, iyindikimba eyinhloko kaMarku. Kodwa njenganoma iyiphi i-symphony enhle, kunezindikimba ezincane futhi. Enye yalezo zihloko ezincane kuMarku ukubaluleka kwenkolelo. Ngakho-ke, kuMarku amagama okuqala akhulunywa nguJesu aqukethe zombili izindikimba—ingqikithi enkulu yokuphenduka, kanye nendikimba encane yenkolelo. Njengoba uJesu esho emazwini akhe okuvula kulelo vangeli, “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele, Phendukani futhi kholwe yivangeli!” (Marku 1:15).
NgesiGreki sokuqala, igama elisho ukuphenduka lithi μετάνοια (metanoia), okusho, ngokwezwi nezwi, “ukucabanga ngaphezulu” (meta = ngenhla + noia = ukucabanga). Ukuphenduka kuqala ngokuqaphela nokuvuma isono kithi ngokwethu. Njengoba ukuzithanda kanye nezifiso zomuntu siqu zingaphansi, imibono ephakeme iqala ukubusa. Siqala ukugxila ekuthandeni uNkulunkulu nasekukhonzeni umakhelwane wethu. Ngamanye amazwi, siqala ukucabanga ngaphezulu nangaphezulu izindlela zethu ezijwayelekile zokucabanga. Siyabona ukuthi kunokuningi ekuphileni kunokwanelisa izifiso zethu zesikhashana. Kulokhu, sikholelwa futhi siholwa yiqiniso eliphakeme. Kungakho amagama athi “phenduka” nelithi “kholwa” ehlanganiswe ndawonye. Esahlukweni sokugcina sikaMarku, uJesu uthi, “Hambani niye ezweni lonke nishumayele ivangeli kukho konke okudaliweyo, okholwayo abhapathizwe uyakusindiswa” ( Joh.Marku 16:16) 1 .
Ukugxila ekukholweni
KuMarku, njengoba sesibonile, kwaba khona ukuguquka kancane kancane kusuka ekugxileni ekuphendukeni kuya ekugxileni ekukholweni-okugxile okuqhubekayo njengoba siqala iVangeli NgokukaLuka. Ngokwesibonelo, cabangela amazwi okuqala kaLuka: “Njengoba abaningi bebambene ngezandla ukuze bahlele indaba yalokho okukholelwa ngempela phakathi kwethu . . .” (Luka 1:1).
La mazwi okuvula abalulekile. Izinto “azikholwa” nje kuphela; bakholelwa “ngempela.” 2
Ukukholwa, njengokholo, kuhlotshaniswa nokuqonda kwethu. Imayelana nohlangothi oluphusile, nobuhlakani bomqondo womuntu. Ukukholwa, nokho, akukhona ukukholwa okuyimpumputhe. Ngokuphambene nalokho; siza ekukholweni noma ekuba nokholo lweqiniso ngokusebenzisa isiyalo sokuqonda kwethu. Kuyinqubo yobuhlakani ehlanganisa ukubona okunengqondo kweqiniso—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iqiniso lemvelo mayelana ne-physics noma iqiniso elingokomoya mayelana nokuba senyameni. Ngokwesibonelo, ngemva kokucabanga ngephuzu othile alishilo, nokubona iqiniso eliqukethwe amazwi akhe, singase sithi, “Ngiyakholelwa ukuthi unephuzu lapho,” noma “Ngiyabona. uqonde ukuthini.” Amazwi okuvula kaLuka ke, abhekisela kaningi “ekukholweni” akhombisa ukuthi lelivangeli lizogxila ekuvuleni ingqondo, nasekujuleni kokuqonda. Eqinisweni, kukuLuka lapho sifunda khona amazwi athi, “Wavula ukuqonda kwabo” (Luka 24:45). 3
Amavesi okuqala ka-Luke aqukethe amagama ambalwa nemishwana ephakamisa ubuhlakani. Njengoba sesiphawulile, ivesi 1 likhuluma ngalezo zinto ‘okukholelwa ngempela. Evesini 2, umbhali kaLuka ukhuluma “ngalabo ababengofakazi bokuzibonela kwasekuqaleni” (Luka 1:2). EZwini, amagama abhekisela “emehlweni,” noma “umbono,” noma “ukubona” amelela umbono wangaphakathi, noma ukuntuleka kwawo. Enkulumweni evamile, izinkulumo ezithi “Manje sengiyaqonda,” nethi “Manje sengiyabona” ziyafana. Siphinde sithi, “Akekho oyimpumputhe njengalabo abangeke babone,” “Bheka ohlangothini olukhanyayo,” futhi “Lokho kwaba okuhlangenwe nakho ‘okuvula amehlo’ kwangempela.” Esimweni ngasinye, sisebenzisa izithombe ezibonakalayo ukuze sichaze izimo zengqondo nezomoya. Kungakho igama elithi “ofakazi bamehlo” kuleli vesi lisho ingxenye ethile yokuqonda. Khona-ke, evesini lesi-3 umbhali usitshela ukuthi “wayenokuqonda okuphelele” (Luka 1:3). 4
Esifundweni sethu sika-Mathewu kanye no-Marku, siphawule ukubaluleka kwamagama okuqala nawokugcina evangeli ngalinye. Saveza ukuthi amazwi okuvula nawokuvala anikeza isihluthulelo somlayezo oholayo kulelovangeli. Uma sibheka phambili esiphethweni sikaLuka sithola ukuthi amazwi okugcina athi, “Bakhuleka kuye, babuyela eJerusalema benokuthokoza okukhulu, behlezi ethempelini bedumisa. futhi badumise uNkulunkulu” (Luka 24:53). Lapha ukubhekisela ‘eJerusalema’ ‘nethempeli’ kubonisa ukuthi sisebenzelana nokukhalipha komuntu, izinga lengqondo elihilelekile emicabangweni nasezizangweni kunemizwelo nemizwa. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ukuhambisana kwegama elithi “Jerusalema” kuhlobene nezindaba zokufunda, zokufundisa, izimfundiso neziyalo. Abantu baya eJerusalema ukuze bafunde ngamaqiniso okholo. 5
Ngokufanayo, lapho sifunda ukuthi “babesethempelini njalo,” singakwazi ukwazi ukuthi nalokhu, kuthinta ikhono lethu lokucabanga nokucabanga. Ithempeli laseJerusalema lakhiwe ngamatshe aphelele, futhi amatshe kulo lonke iZwi amelela amaqiniso. Ngakho, lokhu kubhekisela “ekuhlaleni ethempelini njalo” kuphinde kubhekisele kulolo hlangothi lomqondo womuntu ophathelene nezindaba zeqiniso, ukholo, kanye nenkolelo. 6
Khona-ke, iVangeli likaLuka liqala ngesethulo esifushane esigcwele izikhombo zokholo, inkolelo, imfundo, nokuqonda. Njengoba isingeniso esinamavesi amane siphetha, sisala nenkomba ecace kakhulu yezinga lobuhlakani bengqondo: “Ukuze nazi ukuqiniseka kwalezo zinto enayalwa ngazo” (Luka 1:4).
Ngokubhekisela kaningi enkolelweni, olwazini, nasemyalweni emavesini okuqala, kuyacaca ukuthi lelivangeli lizogxila ezindabeni ezithinta ingqondo, kanye nokujula kokuqonda kwethu. Kuyoba umzamo “wokubeka ngokulandelana” i-akhawunti yalezo zinto “okukholelwa ngempela kuzo.” Kuyoba mayelana nalelo “thempeli elingcwele”—indawo ezingqondweni zethu lapho sizindla ngokujulile ngeqiniso, sizindle ngeZwi, futhi siphendukele eNkosini ngomthandazo. Konke lokhu yikho okushiwo ukuba “sethempelini.” 7
Ingelosi uGabriyeli Iza kuZakariya
5. Emihleni kaHerode inkosi yaseJudiya kwakukhona umpristi othile ogama lakhe linguZakariya, wesigaba sika-Abiya, enomfazi emadodakazini ka-Aroni, igama lakhe kungu-Elisabethe.
6 Babelungile bobabili phambi kukaNkulunkulu, behamba ngayo yonke imiyalo nezimiso zeNkosi bengasoleki.
7 Babengenamntwana, ngokuba u-Elisabethe wayeyinyumba, futhi base bekhulile bobabili.
8. Kwathi esenza inkonzo yobupristi phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngesigaba sesigaba sakhe.
9. Njengomkhuba wobupristi, kwaba yinkatho yakhe ukungena ethempelini leNkosi ukushisa impepho.
10 Isixuku sonke sabantu sasikhuleka ngaphandle ngehora lempepho.
11 Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi yeNkosi imi ngakwesokunene se-altare lempepho.
12. UZakariya eyibona wethuka, wehlelwa ngukwesaba.
13. Kepha ingelosi yathi kuye: “Ungesabi Zakariya, ngokuba ukunxusa kwakho kuzwakele, nomkakho u-Elisabethe uyakukuzalela indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJohane.
14 Futhi uyakuba nenjabulo nentokozo; nabaningi bayakujabula ngokuzalwa kwakhe.
15. Ngokuba uyakuba mkhulu phambi kweNkosi, angaphuzi wayini naphuzo oludakayo; futhi uzagcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwele kusukela esizalweni sikanina.
16 Abaningi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakuphendukela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo.
17. Uyakuhamba phambi kobuso bakhe ngomoya namandla ka-Eliya ukuba aphendule izinhliziyo zawoyise kubantwana, nabangalaleliyo ukuba bahambe ekuhlakanipheni kwabalungileyo; ukuze alungisele iNkosi abantu abalungiselweyo.
18. UZakariya wathi engelosini: “Ngiyakwazi ngani lokhu na? ngoba mina sengimdala, lomkami usekhulile ngeminyaka
Ngemva kwesethulo esifushane, esigcwele amazwi asikisela ukuhlakanipha nokuqonda, sifunda lokhu ngoZakariya, umpristi: “Kwakukhona emihleni kaHerode inkosi yaseJudiya umpristi othile, ogama lakhe linguZakariya” ( NW )Luka 1:5). Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi isiqephu sokuqala Luka sitshela indaba yompristi oqashwe ethempelini. Umpristi osebenza ethempelini ungumfanekiso wokuqonda komuntu okwenza umsebenzi wawo ofanele. 8
Njengoba indaba iqhubeka, sifunda ukuthi uZakariya ukhonza “ngezinsuku zikaHerode inkosi yaseJudiya” (Luka 1:5). UHerode ufanekisela incwadi yefa elonakele. Kuyimvelo yethu ephansi, ingxenye yethu esihogweni esizimisele ngokuzenza inkosi ngokuzimemezela njengamandla onke nowazi konke. Ingxenye yengqondo yomuntu ezimisa njengomhluleli oyedwa wokulungile nokungalungile. Ngeke ibabekezelele abaqhudelana nabo—ngisho neNkosi yamaKhosi. Nguye lo Herodi owabulala umkakhe, amadodana akhe amathathu, umalume wakhe, uninazala. umlamu wakhe, wayala ukuba bonke abafana eBetlehema, abaneminyaka emibili ubudala nangaphansi, babulawe. Esola ngakho konke ukusongelwa kwamandla akhe, ngeke nje enqabe ukuvuma noma yiliphi iqiniso eliphikisana nentando yakhe eyonakele, kodwa uyozama ukulibhubhisa lapho lizalwa. KuHerode, okuwukuphela kwamandla akhona ngawakhe (bheka Mathewu 2:16).
UZakariya, nokho, omele ikhono lethu lokuqonda iqiniso eliphakeme, uyavuma ukuthi kukhona amandla amakhulu kunaye futhi uyazithoba kuwo. Ngakho-ke, sifunda ukuthi uZakariya nomkakhe u-Elisabethe “babelungile bobabili phambi kukaNkulunkulu, behamba ngayo yonke imiyalo nezimiso zeNkosi.”Luka 1:6). Ngokungafani noHerode, uZakariya nomkakhe, u-Elisabethe, bobabili balungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Kuleli qophelo endabeni, nokho, abanabantwana “ngoba u-Elisabethe wayeyinyumba, futhi base bekhulile bobabili” (Luka 1:7). 9
Lapho siqala ukuhlangana noZakariya, ushisa impepho ethempelini leNkosi. Kungumfanekiso wempilo yomthandazo. Intuthu ethambile, enephunga elimnandi yempepho ekhuphukela phezulu ethempelini, ifanekisela indlela imithandazo enyukela ngayo ezulwini ezingqondweni zethu. Kungazelelwe, lapho uZakariya ethandaza, ingelosi uGabriyeli ibonakala kuye, ithi, “Ungamesabi uZakariya, ngokuba umthandazo wakho uzwakele; nomkakho, u-Elisabethe, uzakukuzalela indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJohane.”Luka 1:13). 10
Indodana eyozalwa iyothiwa uJohane. Uyokhula abe nguJohane uMbhapathizi ozolungisa indlela yeNkosi. Kuyini ezimpilweni zethu “okulungisa indlela yeNkosi?” Kuyisifiso sethu ukuqonda iqiniso, siqale ngothando lwangempela ngohlamvu lweZwi—lezo zindaba eziyisisekelo namaqiniso angokoqobo esiqala ukuhlangana nawo. Lesi isinyathelo sokuqala ekukhuleni kwethu ngokomoya, futhi simelelwa ukuzalwa kukaJohane uMbhapathizi kithi. Njengoba ingelosi ikubeka, ukuza kukaJohane emhlabeni kuyoletha “ukuthokoza nokuthokoza, nabaningi bayakujabula ekuzalweni kwakhe.” Ingelosi iqhubeka ithembisa ukuthi “uzagcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwele kwasesiswini sikanina” (Luka 1:15). Ngamanye amazwi, uJohane uMbhapathizi (umqondo ongokoqobo weZwi) uyoqukatha umqondo wangaphakathi—wona kanye umphefumulo weZwi. ‘Uyogcwala uMoya oNgcwele. Kancane kancane, njengoba ukuqonda kwethu kuya kujula, incazelo engokoqobo yeZwi ibonakala ishabalala kuyilapho incazelo engokomoya ikhanya. Ngisho noma umzimba uphela, umoya uyaqhubeka ukhula. 11
Kodwa lokhu akwenzeki ngokushesha. Nakuba uGabriyeli ememezela ukuthi u-Elisabethe uzozala umntwana, uZakariya usalokhu engabaza. Uyazibuza ukuthi kungenzeka kanjani lokhu: "Kungenzeka kanjani lokhu?" uthena. “Ngokuba mina sengimdala, nomkami usekhulile ngeminyaka” (Luka 1:13). Umbuzo kaZakariya umele ukuqonda komuntu esimweni sokungabaza ukuthi angakwazi yini ukufunda okuthile okusha. “Sengimdala ngeminyaka,” kusho uZakariya. Umbuzo wakhe umele isimo sokungabaza. Ngezikhathi ezinjalo, kungase kuphakame imibuzo. Ingabe sekuphuzile ukufunda okuthile okusha? singase sibuze. Ingabe sekwephuze kakhulu ukushintsha umqondo wami? Ingabe sengingene shí endleleni ethile yokucabanga kangangokuthi angikwazi ukucabanga ngenye into?Impendulo, equkethwe kulesi siqephu, ithi “Cha. Akukephuzi kakhulu. Kulabo abathembela eNkosini futhi bahambe ezindleleni Zakhe, iqiniso elisha lingafundwa njalo. Kulabo abafisa ngempela ukuhlakanipha, akukephuzi kakhulu ukufunda. Imfundo yethu engokomoya nokufunda kungaqhubeka phakade. 12
Elizabeth Ukhulelwa
19. Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kuye: “Mina nginguGabriyeli, omayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu; ngithunyiwe ukuba ngikhulume kuwe, ngikubikele lezi zindaba ezinhle.
20. Bheka, uyakuba yisithulu, ungakwazi ukukhuluma, kuze kufike usuku okuyokwenzeka ngalo lokhu, ngokuba ungakholwanga ngamazwi ami ayakugcwaliseka ngesikhathi sawo.
21. Abantu babemlindile uZakariya, bamangala ngokulibala kwakhe ethempelini.
22. Esephumile wahluleka ukukhuluma kubo, baqonda ukuthi ubone umbono ethempelini, waqhubeka ebaqhweba, wahlala eyisimungulu.
23 Kwathi seziphelile izinsuku zokukhonza kwakhe, wamuka waya endlini yakhe.
24 Kwathi emva kwalezo zinsuku u-Elisabethe umkakhe wakhulelwa; wacasha izinyanga eziyisihlanu, ethi.
25 Yenze kanje kimi iNkosi emihleni eyangibheka ngayo ukususa ihlazo lami phakathi kwabantu.
Kuyinto eyodwa ukwazi okuyiqiniso, nokuthandaza kuNkulunkulu. njengempepho ekhuphukela ezulwini. Lena ingxenye yengqondo emele uZakariya. Kodwa kungokunye ukwamukela lelo qiniso enhliziyweni, ukuthinteka ngokujulile kulo, nokulizala, njengoba owesifazane ezala umntwana—ekuphileni, ezenzweni zethu zansuku zonke. Lena ingxenye yengqondo u-Elizabeth asezoyimela. Kodwa kuze kube yilapho enza kanjalo, uyoba inyumba ngokomoya. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyini imbangela yalokho kuba yinyumba—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kubangelwa ukuqonda okungabazekayo (uZakariya) noma intando engabazayo (u-Elizabeth) noma kokubili—ukuba inyumba okungokomoya kuvela ekuntuleni ukholo oluphelele. Ukungakwazi ukukholwa ngokuphelele iZwi leNkosi. Lapho inkolelo iqinisekile (“impela yakholwa”), awukho umehluko phakathi kokukholwa nesenzo. Umuntu ube esethela izithelo zomoya. Kodwa noma nini lapho kukhona ukungabaza, ukungaqiniseki kanye nokungabaza, kuyoba inyumba.
KuZakariya, lesi simo sokungaqiniseki simelelwa ukuba yisimungulu—ukungakwazi ukuvuma iNkosi ngenxa yokholo olungakapheleli, ukuqonda okungakavulwa ngokugcwele. Yikho uGabriyeli etshela uZakariya ukuthi uzakuba yisimungulu zize zenzeke lezizinto. Uma sibheka emuva ekupheleni kukaMarku siphawula ukuthi esinye sezimpawu ezalandela inkolelo sasiwukuthi “bayokhuluma ngezilimi ezintsha” (Marku 16:17).
Kodwa kunohlangothi oluhle ekuthuleni kukaZakariya. Njengoba ethulisa ingxoxo yangaphakathi—njengoba ngamunye wethu kufanele—imibuzo, ukungabaza kanye nokungaqiniseki kuqala ukuncipha. Ungena ezingeni elijulile lokuzindla nokuthandaza. Lona nguZakariya ethempelini, ethandaza - isithombe esihle sokuqonda esimweni sokuthobeka, ezimisele ukufunda; liyakwamukela, futhi lilangazelela ukufundiswa. Yisikhathi sokulinda ngesineke, ukuhlola imibhalo, ukuzindla ngayo, nokuzindla ngezimangaliso zeZwi leNkosi.
Kungalezi zikhathi ezithule zokuzihlola ngokukhanya kweZwi leNkosi lapho kuphakama khona umbono ongokomoya; siqala ukubona iqiniso ngathi, futhi sibuqonda kakhudlwana ubuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu nabanye. Yingakho ukuzindla okuthule kubaluleke kakhulu. Yisikhathi sokusondela kuNkulunkulu ukuze avule amehlo ethu omoya. Ngolimi lwemibhalo engcwele, lokhu kuqukethwe kula mazwi alandelayo: “Futhi abantu babemlindile uZakariya futhi bamangala ngokulibala kwakhe ethempelini. Kodwa lapho ephuma ... baqonda ukuthi ubone umbono.Luka 1:22)
Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi kwakudingekile ukuba uZakariya aphume ethempelini, kodwa kuze kube yilapho inkonzo yakhe iqedwa lapho. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho umkakhe esekwazi khona ukukhulelwa. Kuwo wonke umuntu kunoZakariya, uhlangothi okufanele lwenze imisebenzi yethempeli—ukufunda nokuzindla ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu. Ingxenye yethu ehlala ethempelini, iphila impilo yokucabanga nokuthandaza. Nakuba lokhu kubalulekile, impilo entsha ayikwazi ukukhulelwa kulesi simo. Kufanele siphume ethempelini lokufunda nokuthandaza; kufanele siphumele ekuphileni. NjengoZakariya, kufanele siqale sithuthukise ukuqonda kwethu; kufanele sihlale ethempelini isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuze sithole umbono. Futhi-ke kufanele sivumele umbono usiholele phambili emzamweni owusizo. Ngakho siyafunda, “Manje emva kwalezo zinsuku u-Elisabethe umkakhe wakhulelwa” (Luka 1:24).
Kufanele futhi kuqashelwe ukuthi esahlukweni sokugcina salelivangeli, uJesu utshela abafundi Bakhe ukuthi “Hlalani eJerusalema nize namukele amandla avela phezulu” (Luka 24:49). Ngakho, leli vangeli—ivangeli eligxile ekuguqulweni kokuqonda—liqala futhi liphele ethempelini.
Isimangaliso Esikhulu
26. Ngenyanga yesithupha ingelosi uGabriyeli yathunywa nguNkulunkulu emzini waseGalile othiwa iNazaretha;
27 entombini eyayimiselwe indoda ebizo layo linguJosefa wendlu kaDavida; lebizo lentombi nguMariya.
28 Wangena kuye, wathi: “Sawubona, wena ophiwe umusa, uJehova unawe.
29 Kodwa yena wethuka kakhulu ngalelizwi, wacabanga ukuthi kungaba kubingelela bani lokhu.
30. Ingelosi yathi kuye: “Ungesabi, Mariya, ngokuba ufumene umusa kuNkulunkulu.
31. Bheka, uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu.
32. Yena uyakuba mkhulu, ibizwe ngokuthi iNdodana yoPhezukonke, iNkosi uNkulunkulu iyakumnika isihlalo sobukhosi sikayise uDavide;
33 uyakubusa phezu kwendlu kaJakobe kuze kube phakade; nombuso wakhe awuyikuba nakuphela.
34 UMariya wathi engelosini: “Lokhu kuyakwenzeka kanjani, lokhu ngingazi ndoda na?
35. Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kuye: “UMoya oNgcwele uzakuza phezu kwakho, namandla oPhezukonke akusibekele;
36 Bheka, u-Elisabethe isihlobo sakho, naye ukhulelwe indodana ebudaleni bakhe; futhi lena yinyanga yesithupha kuye owayethiwa inyumba.
37. Ngokuba alikho izwi elivela kuNkulunkulu elingenamandla.
38. Wayesethi uMariya: “Bheka, ngiyincekukazi yeNkosi; makube kimi njengezwi lakho. Ingelosi yamuka kuye
Ukukhulelwa kukaJohane uMbhapathizi kuyisimangaliso ngempela, ngoba uzalwa umbhangqwana osukhulile ongakaze ube nabantwana. Kodwa esiqeshini esilandelayo sifunda ngesimangaliso esikhulu nakakhulu—uJesu uzalwa yintombi nto. Siyafunda: “Ngenyanga yesithupha ingelosi uGabriyeli yathunywa nguNkulunkulu emzini waseGalile ogama lawo liyiNazaretha, entombini eyayimiselwe indoda egama layo linguJosefa wendlu kaDavide. Igama lentombi kwakunguMariya. Yathi ingena, ingelosi yathi kuye: ‘Jabula wena ophiwe umusa, iNkosi inawe; ubusisiwe wena phakathi kwabesifazane’”Luka 1:26-28).
Nakuba ukuzalwa kukaJohane kumelela ukuqonda okuvusiwe komqondo ongokoqobo weZwi, kusengaphandle—into edinga ukubambisana kokuqonda kwethu komuntu, njengoba nje kuthatha ukubambisana kukaZakariya ukuveza inzalo. Kodwa uma kuziwa ezindabeni ezijulile zomoya, ukuqonda komuntu kunendima elinganiselwe. Umsebenzi wawo oyinhloko, omelwe uJosefa, uwukubona ngokuthobeka futhi wamukele ukuzalwa kokuqonda okusha nokuthandwa okusha, kuyilapho sivuma ukuthi asinikelanga ngalutho kithina: lokhu kuzalwa okuyisimangaliso kunobuNkulunkulu—hhayi umuntu—umsuka. Zivela kuNkulunkulu, aziveli kumuntu. 13
Umhlangano KaMariya no-Elizabeth (Okuhle Kuhlangana Neqiniso)
39. Ngalezo zinsuku uMariya wasuka waya ngokushesha ezintabeni, emzini wakwaJuda;
40. wangena endlini kaZakariya, wabingelela u-Elisabethe.
41 Kwathi u-Elisabethe ezwa ukubingelela kukaMariya, umntwana waxhuma esizalweni sakhe; u-Elisabethe wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele;
42. waphakamisa izwi lakhe ngokumemeza okukhulu, wathi: “Ubusisiwe wena phakathi kwabesifazane, futhi sibusisiwe isithelo sesisu sakho.
43 Kuvelaphi kimi lokhu ukuba unina weNkosi yami eze kimi na?
44 Ngokuba bheka, kuthe izwi lokubingelela kwakho lifika ezindlebeni zami, umntwana waxhuma esizalweni sami ngokujabula.
45 Futhi ubusisiwe owakholwayo; ngoba kuzakuba khona ukugcwaliseka kwalokho okwakhulunywa kuye okuvela eNkosini.
46 UMariya wasesithi: Umphefumulo wami uyayitusa iNkosi;
47 Nomoya wami uyathokoza kuNkulunkulu uMsindisi wami.
48. Ngokuba ubhekile ubuphansi bencekukazi yakhe, ngokuba bheka, kusukela manje izizukulwane zonke ziyakuthi ngibusisiwe.
49. Ngokuba uSomandla ungenzele izinto ezinkulu; Futhi lingcwele igama lakhe.
50. Isihawu sakhe sikuzo izizukulwane ngezizukulwane kulabo abamesabayo.
51. Wenze amandla ngengalo yakhe; Uhlakazile abazidlayo ekucabangeni kwezinhliziyo zabo.
52. Wehlise ababusi ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi, wabaphakamisa abaphansi.
53. Abalambileyo ubasuthisile ngokuhle; Abacebile wabamukisa bengenalutho.
54. Usize u-Israyeli inceku yakhe, ukuze akhumbule umusa
55. Njengoba asho kokhokho bethu ku-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe kuze kube phakade.
56. UMariya wahlala naye kungathi izinyanga ezintathu, wabuyela endlini yakhe.
57 Saphelela-ke isikhathi sika-Elisabethe sokuba abelethe; wazala indodana.
58. Abakhelene naye nezihlobo zakhe bezwa ukuthi iNkosi yenze umusa wayo mkhulu kuye; basebethokoza kanye laye
Kunezinga elithile lokuthokoza eliba khona lapho abantu bethola umbono omusha weqiniso, nalapho izingqondo zabo zikhushulelwa ekukhanyeni kokuqonda okuthile okucace kakhudlwana. Nokho, kunomehluko omkhulu ngezinga phakathi kwalolu hlobo lwesasasa lengqondo, kanye nenjabulo engaba khona lapho lelo zinga elisha lokuqonda lihlanganiswa nokuzalwa kwesifiso sokuphila ngokuvumelana nalo.
Lomzuzu wenjabulo enkulu, lapho ubuhle buhlangana neqiniso, uvezwa kula mazwi amahle ombhalo: “Ngalezo zinsuku uMariya wasuka waya ezweni lezintaba ngokuphangisa, emzini wakwaJuda, wangena endlini kaZakariya, wabingelela. Elizebeth. Kwathi u-Elizabethi ezwa ukubingelela kukaMariya, umntwana waxhuma esizalweni sakhe; u-Elizabethi wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele” (Luka 1:39-41).
U-Elizabeth uyajabula futhi uyamangala ngalesi senzakalo esimangalisayo. Kodwa futhi uyazibuza ukuthi kungani enikezwe yena. Lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kutholakalela ngamunye wethu. Kwenzeka noma nini lapho kuphakama umfutho omuhle kithi. Lokhu “kusukuma” kumelelwa uMariya ukuthatha isinyathelo kuqala nokuvakashela umzala wakhe, u-Elisabethe okhulelwe indodana ezobizwa ngokuthi “uJohane uMbhapathizi.” Ngokushesha nje lapho uMariya efika indodana ka-Elisabethe igxuma esibelethweni. Ngokomoya, lesi isithombe seqiniso elithile ezimpilweni zethu (uJohane uMbhapathizi) eliphuma ekuphileni lapho lithintwa ngobuhle.
U-Elizabethe uyazibuza ukuthi kungani enikezwe ilungelo elinjalo, uthi: “Kungani nginikwe lokhu, ukuba unina weNkosi yami eze kimi?” (Luka 1:43). Umbuzo wakhe ubalulekile. Yini enikeza ukuphila eqinisweni esilithwala esibelethweni sezingqondo zethu? Impendulo inikezwa u-Elisabethe ngokwakhe, njengoba edumisa uMariya: “Ubusisiwe owakholwayo, ngokuba kuyakuba-khona ukugcwaliseka kwalokho akutshelwa yiNkosi” (Luka 1:45).
“Ubusisiwe owakholwayo.” Lesi isitatimende esiyisihluthulelo, futhi sibalulekile ekuqondeni umlayezo oyingqikithi walelivangeli. Njengoba sizobona, isiqephu ngesiqephu, labo abakholwayo bayobusiswa. Labo abanokholo bayosindiswa. Ngokuphindaphindiwe, abantu bayomuzwa uJesu ethi kubo, “Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.” Ubuhle buyofika kulabo ababambe iqiniso ezingqondweni zabo futhi balangazelele ukulifaka ezimpilweni zabo.
Ukholo lweqiniso - uhlobo olunga "kusiphilisa" - kufanele luhlukaniswe nokholo oluyimpumputhe. Inkolelo yangempela, akuyona indaba yokukholelwa okuthile ngoba abanye basitshela ukuthi kuyiqiniso. Futhi akuyona indaba yokukholelwa ezintweni ezingenangqondo kithi, ngisho noma izikhulu ezifundile zisitshela ukuthi ‘lezizinto kumelwe zithathwe ngokholo. Ukholo lweqiniso lujule kakhulu futhi lungumuntu siqu. Kuwukuvuma okubusisiwe ukuthi into injalo ngempela ngoba iyiqiniso ngempela. Ngokwesibonelo, uNkulunkulu muhle—ngaso sonke isikhathi. UNkulunkulu uthanda wonke umuntu - ngaso sonke isikhathi. Akukho okuhlukile. Kunjalo ngempela. Naphezu kwanoma yikuphi ukubonakala okuphambene nalokho, simane sazi ukuthi lokhu kuyiqiniso, Lesi isipho sokuqonda, ikhono elibusisekile lokukholelwa iqiniso ngoba sibona ukuthi liyiqiniso. Lesi siqinisekiso esibusisiwe sinikezwa bonke abathembela kuNkulunkulu futhi abakholelwa ebuhleni bukaNkulunkulu: “Ubusisiwe owakholwayo.” 14
Noma nini lapho sifika esimweni sokukholelwa, kufika nawo umuzwa wokuthile okugeleza kithi kusuka ngaphakathi; kunjengokungathi uNkulunkulu unathi, esiqinisekisa ngokuthi “lokhu kuyiqiniso.” Kungumbono wangaphakathi wokuthi okuthile kuyiqiniso noma cha. Futhi iqiniso elibalulekile emhlabeni wonke lenkolo yobuKristu ukukholelwa eNkosini uJesu Kristu. Kuwukuzethemba ukuthi uyasindisa. Lapho silwela ngokwengeziwe ukwenza intando yaKhe, siba nokuqiniseka ngokwengeziwe ukuthi uzosisindisa. Lokhu ukukholwa kweqiniso. Yilokhu okushiwo, ngokujule kakhulu, ukukholwa. 15
Ukuqanjwa Kwegama likaJohane
59. Kwathi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili beza ukuzosoka umntwana; futhi babefuna ukuyiqamba ngegama likayise uZakariya.
60 Unina waphendula wathi: Hatshi; kodwa uzakuthiwa uJohane.
61 Basebesithi kuye: Kakho ezihlotsheni zakho obizwa ngalelibizo.
62. Basebeqhweba uyise ukuthi ufuna iqanjwe ngokuthini.
63 Wacela isibhebhe, waloba ukuthi: NguJohane igama lakhe. Bamangala bonke.
64. Kwase kuvuleka umlomo wakhe khona lapho nolimi lwakhe, wakhuluma ebonga uNkulunkulu.
65. Ukwesaba kwehlela phezu kwabo bonke abakhelene nabo, futhi zonke lezi zindaba zezwakala ezweni lonke lezintaba laseJudiya.
66 Bonke abakuzwayo bakubeka enhliziyweni yabo, bethi: “Pho, lo mntwana uyakuba yini na? Ngokuba isandla sikaJehova sasinaye.
67 Uyise uZakariya wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele, waprofetha wathi.
68 Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; Ngokuba ubahambele, wenzela abantu bakhe ukukhululwa;
69. Usivusele uphondo lwensindiso endlini kaDavide inceku yakhe
70. Njengalokho akhuluma ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele, kusukela endulo;
71. Insindiso ezitheni zethu nasesandleni sabo bonke abasizondayo;
72. Ukuhawukela obaba, Nokukhumbula isivumelwano sakhe esingcwele;
73. Isifungo asisho kuAbrahama ubaba wethu.
74. Ukusinika ukuthi sikhululwe esandleni sezitha zethu Simkhonze singesabi;
75. Ngobungcwele nokulunga phambi kwakhe zonke izinsuku zethu.
76. Yebo, nawe, mntwana, uyakubizwa ngokuthi umprofethi woPhezukonke, ngokuba uyakuhamba phambi kobuso bukaJehova ukulungisa izindlela zakhe;
77. Ukuze anike abantu bakhe ulwazi lwensindiso Ekuthethelelweni kwezono zabo.
78. Ngenxa yobubele bukaNkulunkulu wethu, lapho ukuntwela kokusa okuvela phezulu kuyakusihambela;
79. Ukubakhanyisela abahlezi ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa; Ukuqondisa izinyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula.
80 Wakhula umntwana, waba namandla emoyeni;
Ngemva kokuba u-Elisabethe esebelethile indodana yakhe, safika isikhathi sokuba umntwana ayethiwe. Wonke umuntu wayecabanga ukuthi umntwana wayezoqanjwa ngokuthi “Zakariya” uyise. Kodwa u-Elizabethi wathi: “Qha, igama lakhe kuyakuba nguJohane.”Luka 1:60). Kwamangaza wonke umuntu lokhu ngoba asikho isihlobo esake saba nalelo gama. Sesifikile isikhathi sikaZakariya sokukhuluma, wacela isibhebhe, wabhala amazwi alula, wathi: “Igama lakhe nguJohane;Luka 1:63). Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho isimungulu esehlele uZakariya samuka, futhi uqala ukukhuluma amazwi okudumisa iNkosi. Wathi: “Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba ubahambele, wabakhulula abantu bakhe, wasivusela uphondo lwensindiso endlini kaDavide inceku yakhe, ukuze sisindiswe ezitheni zethu. (Luka 1:68-71).
Kwenzeke into emangalisayo kuZakariya. Amazwi akhe agcwele umoya agcwele ukuqiniseka emandleni kaNkulunkulu okusindisa. Njengoba isiprofetho sakhe siqhubeka, ukhuluma ngokuqondile ngomsebenzi indodana yakhe esanda kuzalwa ezowufeza: “Nawe, umntwana uyakubizwa ngokuthi umprofethi woPhezukonke; Ngokuba uyakuhamba phambi kobuso bukaJehova ukulungisa indlela yakhe, unike abantu bakhe ulwazi lwensindiso … ukubakhanyisela abahlezi ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa, ukuqondisa izinyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula.”Luka 1:76, 77, 79).
Ekuqaleni, sabona uZakariya engumpristi omdala enza imicikilisho ethempelini. Kodwa manje sibona uZakariya njengomuntu oguquliwe, ogcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele. Akaseyena umpristi omdala owayemelela ukholo lwebandla lokuqala—ukholo olwalusekelwe ekuthobeleni amasiko namasiko, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwakunezisusa ezinhle noma ezilungile kangakanani. Leso “kwakuyisonto langaphambili” kithi—isimo sengqondo lapho kungenzeka ngempela ukuthi siye sathandaza, kodwa singenalo ukholo oluqinile. Okholweni lwethu lwangaphambili kungase kube nokungabaza ngokuthi uNkulunkulu wayizwa ngisho nemithandazo yethu. Kungakho ingelosi yakhuluma noZakariya, isusa ukungabaza kwakhe ngokuthi, “Umthandazo wakho uzwakele.” Ingelosi yabe senezela lesi sithembiso: “Umkakho u-Elisabethe uyakukuzalela indodana, uyibize. igama lakhe uJohane” (Luka 1:13).
Yilokhu-ke okwenzeka. Amazwi engelosi ayeyiqiniso, kwazalwa indodana. Manje uZakariya uyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyayiphendula ngempela imithandazo. Esigabeni sikamoya sezimpilo zethu, lesi yisifundo esibalulekile ngamandla okholo. Konke ukukhathazeka, konke ukukhathazeka, nakho konke ukukhathazeka kungasuswa uma sinokholo kuNkulunkulu. Nakuba ukunxusa kwethu ingcebo nodumo kungase kunganeliseki, imithandazo yethu yokubekezela, isibindi, uthando, nokuqonda iyohlale igcwaliseka. UNkulunkulu uyayiphendula imithandazo yethu, futhi uyayiphendula izidingo zethu, kodwa kufanele kuqala sibe nokholo lokuthi imithandazo yethu iyazwakala, nokuthi izidingo zethu ziyaqondakala. Lokhu kunguku “kholwa Kuye.” Kuwukuba nokuqiniseka ukuthi usinika ukukhanya “ukuze kuqondise izinyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula” (Luka 1:79).
Njengoba lesi siqephu sifinyelela esiphethweni, sifunda ukuthi uJohane “wakhula, waba namandla emoyeni, wayesehlane kwaze kwaba usuku lokubonakaliswa kwakhe kuIsrayeli” (Luka 1:80). Lokhu kufanekisa indlela ukuqonda kwethu umqondo ongokoqobo weZwi okuqhubeka kukhula futhi kuthuthuke ngayo njengoba siqhubeka nokuzindla ngalo futhi sigxila ekubalulekeni kwalo ezimpilweni zethu. Nakuba singeke sibone imiphumela esheshayo, noma ukuhlobana okuqondile phakathi kwezindaba eziseZwini kanye nemisebenzi yethu yansuku zonke, kodwa kukhona okwenzekayo ekujuleni emoyeni wethu. Kuzofika isikhathi lapho lawo mazwi angokoqobo ombhalo ezoba nencazelo entsha kithi. Njengoba nje uMariya, unina uJesu eza ku-Elizabethi, unina kaJohane, sizoqala ukuzwa ubuhle beNkosi buthinta iqiniso langempela leZwi esiligcina ezingqondweni zethu, futhi kuzovela izinto ezintsha ezingqondweni zethu.
Umlayezo ke kufanele uhlale ugxile emibhalweni engcwele. Uma sibamba iZwi likaNkulunkulu engqondweni, ngisho nezindaba ezingokoqobo, uNkulunkulu angenza izimangaliso ngaphakathi kwethu ezingeni elijulile. Nakuba uJohane uMbhapathizi kithi eyohlala “ehlane” isikhashana, inqobo nje uma sihlala sithembekile eZwini, nakuLowo owasinika lona, lawo maqiniso angokoqobo ayothatha amandla engeziwe. Bayokhula “baqine emoyeni” baze bavele njengezenzo zothando ekuphileni kwethu. Emazwini ombhalo ongcwele, uJohane uMbhapathizi “wakhula, waba namandla emoyeni, wayesehlane kwaze kwaba usuku lokubonakaliswa kwakhe kuIsrayeli” (Luka 1:80)
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9032: “Ngomqondo ongaphakathi ‘ukubhapathizwa’ kusho ukuvuselelwa, futhi ukuvuselelwa kuholela ebuhleni bothando nesisa ngamaqiniso okholo. Kulokhu kusobala ukuthi iqiniso njengoba lishiwo ngomqondo ongokoqobo weZwi livumelana neqiniso elinikezwa ezimfundisweni zenkolo, inqobo nje uma lokho okushiwo ngokomoya ‘ngokubhapathizwa’ kuqondwa. Futhi isizathu esenza kuthiwe ‘ongakholwa uyolahlwa’ siwukuthi ongakholwa akanakubhapathizwa, okungukuthi, ukuzalwa kabusha.”
2. Kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi ekupheleni kukaMarku, saveza ukuthi ukuphenduka kuza kuqala. Okulandelayo ngokulandelana ukuguqulwa kwengqondo, noma ukusungulwa kwenkolelo enengqondo esekelwe ekuqondeni. Bheka Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 571: “Ngemva kokuphenduka, ngokulandelayo kulandela inguquko…. Inguquko yisimo sokucabanga ngokuqonda.”
3. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 1100:23: “Kunabantu namuhla abafisa ukuthi ukuqonda kugcinwe ngaphansi kokulalela ukholo, bebambe ngisho nokuthi into kufanele ikholwe futhi ingaqondwa, futhi bathi ukukholwa okuhlakaniphile akulona ukholo lweqiniso.” Bhekafuthi Ambulo sAmbuliwe 914: “Ukukholwa okuyimpumputhe kuwukholo oluhlukaniswe nokuqonda…. Ngakho, kuthiwa: ‘Abaholi abayizimpumputhe. Futhi lapho impumputhe ihola impumputhe, zombili ziwela emgodini’ (Mathewu 15:14)…. Ngakho-ke, mngane wami, hamba uye eNkosini, futhi ugweme okubi njengezono, futhi ulahle ukholo lodwa, khona-ke ukuqonda kwakho kuyovuleka, futhi uzobona izinto ezimangalisayo, futhi uthinteke kuzo.
4. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2148: “‘Ngamehlo’ eZwini kufanekiselwa umbono ongaphakathi, noma ukuqonda.”
5. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 204:6: “Isizathu sokuthi iJerusalema libizwe ngokuthi umuzi ongcwele ukuthi lifanekisela isonto lapho kufundiswa khona izimfundiso zeqiniso.”
6. I-Arcana Coelestia 8988:5: “‘Ngamatshe’ ngokuvamile asho amaqiniso, futhi ‘amatshe ayigugu’ [amatshe ayigugu] afanekisela amaqiniso [ngaqondile] avela eNkosini.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1298: “Kwayalwa ukuba i-altare [ethempelini] lakhiwe ngamatshe aphelele, angaqoshwa, futhi kwakungavunyelwe ukuba insimbi inyakaziswe phezu kwawo.Dutheronomi 27:5-7; Joshuwa 8:31). Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi amatshe aqoshiwe, namatshe okusetshenziswe kuwo insimbi, afanekisela lokho okwenziwa umuntu . . .
7. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2048: “Igama elithi ‘ithempeli’ lisho iqiniso lokukholwa kumuntu.” Bheka futhi i-Arcana Coelestia 3700:2: “Uma kukhulunywa ngethempeli kuvela ezingelosini umqondo weqiniso.” Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi amathempeli akhiwe ngamatshe, namatshe, kulo lonke iZwi asho iqiniso. Mayelana nalokhu sifunda okulandelayo ku I-Arcana Coelestia 8941:6: “Ithempeli laseJerusalema lakhiwa ngamatshe aphelele…. Ngoba ‘ithempeli leNkosi’ lalimelela iQiniso Laphezulu.”
8. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10327: “Umpristi ufanekisela ummeleli wombuso weNkosi ongokomoya. . . futhi impepho yeziqholo imelela ummeleli wokukhulekela amaqiniso.”
9. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 638:13: “Ngomqondo ongaphakathi, okuwumqondo womoya weZwi, ngokuthi ‘umfazi’ ufanekisela ukuthanda iqiniso.”
10. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9475: “Impepho ifanekisela izinto zokukhulekela ezibonakala ngenjabulo, njengezenzo zokubonga, ukukhulekela, ukuthandaza.”
11. I-Arcana Coelestia 5620:12: “UJohane uMbhapathizi umelela iNkosi njengeZwi, eliyiQiniso lobuNkulunkulu emhlabeni….'Ukwembatha uboya bekamela' kufanekisela ukuthi iZwi, njengomqondo walo ongokoqobo mayelana neqiniso (okuwumqondo oyisambatho sangaphakathi. umqondo), ungokwemvelo; ngoba lokho okungokwemvelo kufanekiselwa ‘ngezinwele,’ ‘nangamakamela.’ ‘Ukudla kwakhe okwentethe noju lwasendle’ kubonisa iZwi njengomqondo walo ongokoqobo ngokuqondene nokuhle; injabulo yalokhu ifanekiselwa ‘luju lwasendle.’” Bheka futhi I-Arcana Coelestia 4857:3: “Umqondo womoya uhlala ngaphakathi komqondo ongokoqobo njengoba umoya womuntu uhlala ngaphakathi komzimba womuntu. Njengomoya womuntu umuzwa ongokomoya uyaqhubeka uphila lapho umuzwa ongokoqobo uphela. Ngakho-ke, umqondo wangaphakathi ungase ubizwe ngokuthi umphefumulo weZwi.”
12. Inhlakanipho Yobungelosi 334: “Yonke ingelosi ipheleliswa ekuhlakanipheni kuze kube phakade. Kodwa kanjalo ngamunye upheleliswa ngokuvumelana nezinga lothando lwakhe ngobuhle neqiniso ayenalo lapho emuka emhlabeni. Yileli zinga elipheleliswa kuze kube phakade.
13. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 475:20: “UJohane wamane wabangenisa [abantu abangamaJuda] olwazini oluvela eZwini eliphathelene neNkosi, futhi kanjalo wabalungiselela ukuba bamamukele, kodwa iNkosi ngokwayo izala kabusha abantu ngeqiniso laphezulu nokuhle kwaphezulu okuvela Kuye.”
14. Ukholo 1-2: “Namuhla igama elithi ‘ukholo’ lithathwa njengelisho umcabango nje wokuthi into injalo ngoba ibandla lifundisa kanjalo, nangenxa yokuthi alibonakali ekuqondeni. Ngoba sitshelwa ukuthi sikholwe singangabazi, futhi uma sithi asiqondi, sitshelwa ukuthi lesi yisizathu sokukholwa. Ukuze ukholo lwanamuhla luwukholo kokungaziwa futhi lungabizwa ngokuthi ukholo oluyimpumputhe…. Lokhu akulona ukholo lukamoya. Ukholo lwangempela alulutho ngaphandle kokuvuma ukuthi into injalo ngoba iyiqiniso; ngoba osokholweni lweqiniso uyacabanga futhi athi, ‘Lokhu kuyiqiniso, ngakho ngiyakukholelwa.’”
15. Ukukholwa 36: “I-Universal of the Christian Faith iwukukholelwa eNkosini, ngoba ngokukholwa Kuye kwenziwa ukuhlanganyela Naye, okuza ngakho insindiso. Ukukholwa Kuye kuwukuba nethemba lokuthi uzokusindisa, futhi njengoba kungekho muntu ongaba nalokhu kuqiniseka ngaphandle kwalowo ophila ngokufanele, ngakho-ke nalokhu kuhloswe ukukholelwa Kuye.”
