Isahluko Sesithathu
UJohane Ulungisela UJesu Indlela
1. Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kukaTiberiyu Kesari, uPontiyu Pilatu engumbusi waseJudiya, uHerode engumbusi waseGalile, uFiliphu umfowabo engumbusi wase-Itureya nasezweni laseTrakoniti, noLisaniya engumtetrarki wase-Abilene, i>
2. [Ngesikhathi] sabapristi abakhulu o-Anase noKayafase, izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuJohane indodana kaZakariya ehlane.
3. Weza emaphandleni onke aseJordani, eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono.
4. njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yamazwi ka-Isaya umprofethi ukuthi: “Izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; nenze izindlela zakhe ziqonde
5. Zonke izigodi ziyakugcwaliswa, zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa; nezimangelengele ziyakuqondiswa, nemigwagwagwa ziqonde;
6. Futhi yonke inyama iyakubona insindiso kaNkulunkulu.’”
7. Khona-ke wathi ezixukwini ezaziphumela ukubhapathizwa nguye: “Nzalo yezinyoka, ubani onibonise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo na?
8. Ngakho vezani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka, ningaqali ukuthi phakathi kwenu: “Sinobaba u-Abrahama; ngokuba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu unamandla okumvusela u-Abrahama abantwana kulawa matshe
9. Nezembe selibekiwe empandeni yemithi; ngakho yonke imithi engatheli izithelo ezinhle iyagawulwa, iphonswe emlilweni.”
10. Izixuku zambuza, zathi: “Pho, siyakwenzani na?”
11. Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Onezingubo ezimbili makahlanganyele nongenazo; nalowo onokudla makenze ngokunjalo.”
12. Nabathelisi beza ukuba babhapathizwe, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, siyakwenzani na?
13. Wathi kubo: “Ningabizi okungaphezu kwalokho eniyaliwe ngakho.”
14. Namasosha ambuza, ethi: “Thina-ke siyakwenzani na?” Wathi kubo: “Ningaphambanisi muntu, ningaqambi amanga; yaneliswani yinkokhelo yenu.
15. Futhi njengoba abantu belindele, futhi bonke bezindla ezinhliziyweni zabo ngoJohane, ukuthi ngabe unguKristu noma qha.
16. UJohane waphendula, wathi kubo bonke: “Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi, kepha uyeza onamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuwuthukulula umchilo wezicathulo zakhe; yena uyakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo;
17. Isiphephelo sakhe sisesandleni sakhe, futhi uyakuhlanza isibuya sakhe, abuthele ukolweni wakhe esiphaleni sakhe, kepha amakhoba uyakuwashisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo.”
18. Ekhuthaza nangezinye izinto eziningi, washumayela ivangeli kubantu
19. Kepha uHerode umtetrarki, esolwa nguye ngoHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo nangazo zonke izinto ezimbi uHerode abezenzile,
20. Wenezela nalokhu kukho konke, wamvalela uJohane etilongweni
Ngesikhathi sokuzalwa kukaJesu, inkolo yayilahlekelwe incazelo yayo yangempela. Kwakungasasebenzi ukuxhumanisa abantu noNkulunkulu noma omunye komunye. Esikhundleni sokuqonda kwangempela isimo sothando sikaNkulunkulu, kwafanekisela Yena njengomuntu othukuthele futhi oziphindiselela—umashiqela owayezojezisa bonke labo abangazilaleli zonke izincwadi zokugcina zomthetho ezanikezwa uMose. Ngamafuphi, uNkulunkulu wabonakala engumashiqela ophelele owenza okuhle kulabo ababethanda Yena, futhi wenza okubi kulabo ababemelene Naye. 1
Lo mbono ngoNkulunkulu, ovezwa ezindimeni eziningi zeBhayibheli lesiHeberu, uwumfanekiso odabukisayo kodwa onembile wezimfanelo zomuntu abantu bangaleso sikhathi ababeziveza kuNkulunkulu. Nakuba inikeza isithombe sangempela sesimo somuntu phakathi naleyo nkathi, manje sesiyazi ukuthi isithombe esinganembile sikaNkulunkulu. Nokho, lo mbono kaNkulunkulu wawuthathe kakhulu umcabango womuntu ngaleso sikhathi, kangangokuthi yayingekho indlela yokuwuchitha. Asikho isilinganiso sesambulo, noma ukuduma okuvela ezulwini, noma ukungenela kwengelosi okwakungabhoboza ubumnyama. UNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe wayefike emhlabeni futhi wembathisa inyama yomuntu ukuze abantu kancane kancane baholwe baphume emibonweni yabo engamanga futhi bangene emcabangweni weqiniso ngoNkulunkulu. Weza ukuzokhombisa ukuthi imvelo yoThando Lwaphezulu ayikhethi, futhi ayilahli muntu. Kunalokho kuwuthando olumsulwa ngohlanga lwesintu lonke—uthando lwangempela ngomakhelwane. 2
Ngeshwa, ngesikhathi sokuzalwa kukaJesu, incwadi yeZwi ayizange isetshenziselwe ukuphakamisa nokukhuthaza. Kunalokho, abaholi benkolo balisebenzisa ukuze bagxilise ukwesaba nokugcina abantu ebugqilini obungokomoya. Abaholi benkolo bazibeka njengabalamuli abangabantu phakathi kolaka lukaNkulunkulu okuthiwa lukhona nesimo esibi sesintu. Laba baholi benkolo abakhohlakele, besebenzisa ukwesaba nokungazi kwabantu, bakha izindlela eziningi abantu ababengathenga ngazo insindiso yabo futhi, ngalokho, bagweme ulaka lukaNkulunkulu.
Isici esibalulekile salesi simiso esonakele sasiwukuthi zonke izinkokhelo kwakumelwe zenziwe kubaholi benkolo ababethandazela abantu, benze iminikelo yokushiswa, bageze ngokwemikhosi, futhi bakhuthaze abantu ukuba benze iminikelo yokuphana endaweni yengcebo yethempeli. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abaholi benkolo bamisa amasiko enziwe abantu nemikhuba eyinkimbinkimbi eyaba ebaluleke kakhulu kunemiyalo kaNkulunkulu. Kukho konke lokhu, balahlekelwa umbono wothando oluchichimayo nesihe sikaNkulunkulu. Ngezindlela eziningi, isimo senkolo ngalezo zinsuku sasingachazwa njengehlane eliwugwadule nelomile. 3
Kwakungalesi sikhathi lapho uJohane, indodana kaZakariya, ayesehlakaniphe ngokwanele futhi enamandla ngokwanele ukuba amemezele iqiniso. Weza njengoba kwaprofethwa kudala u-Isaya: “Izwi lomemeza ehlane. Lungisani indlela yeNkosi. Yenzani izindlela zaKhe ziqonde. Zonke izigodi ziyakugcwaliswa, nazo zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa; izindawo ezimazombezombe ziyakuqondiswa, izindlela ezimangelengele zibe bushelelezi. Futhi yonke inyama iyakubona insindiso kaNkulunkulu” (Isaya 3:4-6).
Ukufika kukaJohane uMbhapathizi kumelela inguquko empilweni yawo wonke umuntu. Kuphawula leso sikhathi lapho uhlamvu lweZwi luzwakala luyiqiniso, futhi luthinta into ethile emnyombweni wobuntu bethu. Kunjengokungathi izwi liye lamemeza ehlane eliwugwadule lokuphila kwethu—izwi leqiniso. Kunjengomthombo wamanzi ahlanzekile aphuphuma ehlane elomile, elomile. Leli yiZwi likaNkulunkulu eliphuma ekuphileni kithi, elinezimfundiso ezingokoqobo eziqinile eziletha uguquko endleleni yethu yokucabanga. Izimfundiso ezingokoqobo zeZwi ziqala ukuba nethonya elikhulu kithi. Ziyasivusa, njengediphu emfudlaneni obandayo, futhi zikhuluma nathi ngokuqondile ngesidingo sokushintsha ukuphila kwethu.
NguJohane uMbhapathizi, izwi lomemeza ehlane, lisitshela ngokungananazi ukuthi kumelwe siphenduke futhi sithele izithelo. “Khona wathi ezixukwini ezaziphuma zizobhapathizwa nguye, ‘Nzalo yezinyoka! Ngubani owanixwayisa ukuba nibalekele ulaka oluzayo na? Ngakho-ke, thelani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka…. Yonke imithi engatheli isithelo esihle iyanqunywa, iphonswe emlilweni.”Luka 3:7-9).
UJohane-ke uMbhapathizi umelela izitatimende eziqondile nezicacile encwadini yeZwi. Lezi yizimfundiso ezisitshela ukuthi, okokuqala, ukuba siphenduke. Basitshela ukuthi silahle ubugovu ukuze sikhonze umakhelwane ngokulunga nangokuphana. Abantu beza kaningi kuJohane, bethi: “Sizakwenzani na?” Futhi isikhathi ngasinye uJohane wayebanikeza izimpendulo eziqondile mayelana nokuziphatha kwangaphandle kwezimpilo zabo. Wathi kubantu: “Uma ninezingubo ezimbili, mnikeni ongenazo; Futhi uma umuntu engenalutho, kufanele athole ukudla. Wathi kubathelisi: “Ningabuthi okungaphezu kwalokho enikumiselweyo.” Wathi emabuthweni: “Ningesabi muntu, ningamangali ngamanga; yaneliswani yinkokhelo yenu” (Luka 3:11-14).
Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi uJohane uMbhapathizi, omelela iqiniso langempela leZwi, utshela abantu ukuthi bakwenzeni. Ubhapathizo alunikezayo luwubhapathizo lokulalela okulula—ukulalela izimfundiso ezingokoqobo zeZwi. Kodwa lokhu kuzolandelwa ubhapathizo olukhulu nakakhulu. Njengoba uJohane esho, “Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi, kepha uyeza onamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuwuthukulula umchilo wembadada yakhe. Yena uyakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo”.
Ukubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo kuwumbhapathizo omkhulu kunayo yonke. Kodwa kusho ukuthini lokhu? Kusho ukuthini ukubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele? Futhi kusho ukuthini ukubhapathizwa ngomlilo?
Ngaphandle Kokubhabhadiswa Kwamanzi
16. UJohane waphendula, wathi kubo bonke: “Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi, kepha uyeza onamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuwuthukulula umchilo wezicathulo zakhe; yena uyakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo;
17. Isiphephelo sakhe sisesandleni sakhe, futhi uyakuhlanza isibuya sakhe, abuthele ukolweni wakhe esiphaleni sakhe, kepha amakhoba uyakuwashisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo.”
18. Ekhuthaza nangezinye izinto eziningi, washumayela ivangeli kubantu
19. Kepha uHerode umtetrarki, esolwa nguye ngoHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo nangazo zonke izinto ezimbi uHerode abezenzile,
20. Wenezela nalokhu kukho konke, wamvalela uJohane etilongweni
Empeleni, “ukubhapathizwa kwethu ngamanzi” kuyisethulo sethu emaqinisweni ayisisekelo enkolo. Sifunda ukuthi kukhona uNkulunkulu, ukuthi kukhona izulu nesihogo, nokuthi kufanele silalele iMithetho Eyishumi. Sifunda ukuthi kufanele sabelane nabanye, singantshontshi, singafakazi amanga, saneliswe yilokho esinakho. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, ubhapathizo “lamanzi” lumelela isingeniso sethu samaqiniso ayisisekelo, ayisisekelo—amaqiniso asifundisa indlela yokuphila ezweni.
Kodwa lokhu kumane kuyisiqalo. Ukubhabhadiswa ngoMoya oNgcwele kanye nokubhabhadiswa ngomlilo, kusiyisa ngale kwamaqiniso esingeniso obhapathizo lwamanzi. Abhekisela ekufikeni kukaJesu Kristu ekuphileni kwethu “noMoya Ongcwele” Wakhe (ikhono lokuqonda iqiniso eliphakeme) kanye “nangoMlilo oNgcwele” (amandla okuphila ngokuvumelana nalelo qiniso eliphakeme). Njengoba nje uJohane uMbhapathizi engena ezimpilweni zethu namaqiniso angokoqobo aqala ukukhula kwethu ngokomoya—amaqiniso asitshela ukuthi sikwenze, uJesu ungena ezimpilweni zethu enokuqonda okujulile kulawo maqiniso, namandla okuphila. ngokwaleyo mibono. Ngaphandle kokufunda ukuthi yini okufanele siyenze, emelelwa ubhapathizo lwethu lwamanzi, kudingeka futhi sifunde ukuthi singaba kanjani, emelelwa ubhapathizo lukaMoya oNgcwele kanye nombhapathizo womlilo.
Ekukhuleni kwethu ngokomoya, kufika isikhathi lapho izimo zengqondo zethu zithatha indawo yokuqala kunezenzo zethu. Sifinyelela iphuzu lapho siqaphela ukuthi nakuba izenzo zemizimba yethu zibalulekile, izinhloso zenhliziyo yethu zibaluleke nakakhulu. Ngamanye amazwi, siqala ukuqonda ukuthi ngaphambi kokuba izenzo zethu zangaphandle zibe zinhle ngempela, izisusa zethu zangaphakathi kufanele zihlanzwe ekufuneni isikhundla sobugovu. Akukhona nje ngezenzo namazwi; imayelana nemicabango nemizwa. Njengoba kulotshiwe embhalweni ongcwele, “Kwangathi amazwi omlomo wami nezizindlo zenhliziyo yami makwamukeleke phambi kwakho, Jehova, Dwala lami noMhlengi wami”AmaHubo 19:4). 4
Ubhapathizo lukaJohane-ke, lusethula emaqinisweni angokoqobo eZwi. Lamaqiniso esingeniso awukubhapathizwa kwethu “ngamanzi”; basitshela ukuthi senzeni. Kodwa ukubhapathizwa kukaJesu kusiyisa ekujuleni. Ubhapathizo olukhanyisela ingqondo yethu ngeqiniso eliphakeme. Embhalweni ongcwele, lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi “ubhapathizo lukaMoya oNgcwele.” Bese kulandela ubhapathizo lokugcina. UJesu akagcini ngokukhanyisela izingqondo zethu ngeqiniso eliphakeme, kodwa futhi ugcwalisa izinhliziyo zethu ngothando lwasezulwini. Lona “ubhapathizo lomlilo” lwethu. 5
Ukubhekana “namakhoba” angenamsebenzi
UJohane uyanezela ukuthi lapho uJesu eza ezosibhapathiza “ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo,” uyosebenzisa isiphephelo sakhe sokwela ukuze “ahlanze kahle isibuya Sakhe” ( NW )Luka 3:17). Lesi isithombe sendlela abalimi abahlukanisa ngayo ukolweni omuhle nowusizo kumakhoba. Ukuze enze lokhu, umlimi usebenzisa imfoloko yokwela ukuze aphonse okusanhlamvu emoyeni, okwenza umoya uphephezele amakhoba eceleni kuyilapho ukolweni osindayo uwe uqonde phansi. Lapho lokhu sekwenziwe, umlimi ubuthela ukolweni omuhle esiphaleni sakhe, ashise amakhoba angenamsebenzi.
Uma kubhekwa njengokungokoqobo, lokhu kuyithemba elesabekayo. Kuzwakala sengathi uNkulunkulu uhlose ukujezisa izoni phakade emlilweni ongacimeki wesihogo. Njengoba kulotshiwe, lapho uJesu efika, “Uyakubuthela amabele esiphaleni sakhe, kepha amakhoba uyakuwashisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo.”Luka 3:17). Nokho, ikhona enye indlela yokufunda lesi siqephu. Kungafundwa futhi njengesithembiso saphakade sokuthi uNkulunkulu uzongena ezimpilweni zethu ngoMoya oNgcwele weqiniso noMlilo oNgcwele wothando ukuze uphephule futhi ushise konke okubi namanga ngaphakathi kwethu.
Yonke imicabango engamanga kanye nemizwa engemihle—“amakhoba” angenamsebenzi ezimpilweni zethu—izokwenwa futhi ishiswe emlilweni ongacimeki, ongapheli wothando lukaNkulunkulu. 6
Ukuhumusha le ndima ngale ndlela kuvumelana nemfundiso yokuthi uNkulunkulu, oluthando olumsulwa, akajezisi muntu. Kunalokho, wonke umuntu ubhekana nemiphumela ehlobene nendlela yokuphila ekhethwe ngokukhululekile. Abantu abakhetha “ukuvutha ngentukuthelo” mayelana necala elicatshangwayo, noma ukuba “nenzondo evuthayo” ngabantu ababadelelayo kakade sebebhekene nomlilo ongacimi wesihogo. Njengoba uJesu asho evangelini eledlule, noma ubani obiza umfowabo ngesiwula “usengozini yesihogo somlilo” (Mathewu 5:22).
Ngalokhu engqondweni, singabheka futhi isimemezelo sikaJohane sokuthi nakuba ayezobhapathiza ngamanzi, uJesu wayezoza ezobhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo. Empeleni, uJohane uthi, “Mina ngingakubhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa ngeke kukusize ngalutho ngaphandle kokuba uvumele iNkosi ukuba iguqule umqondo wakho ngoMoya Wayo Ongcwele futhi iguqule inhliziyo yakho ngomlilo wothando Lwakhe.”
Isifiso sikaHerode
Nokho, uma sikhetha ngokukhululekile ukuwugwema lomlilo ongcwele, siziphonsa esifisweni sesihogo esihlobene nokushisekela ubugovu kanye nezifiso ezingapheli ezihlobene nenzuzo yezinto ezibonakalayo. Ukuzijabulisa kobugovu, okuphambene nezinjabulo zasezulwini, akwanele. Njengazo zonke izinto eziluthayo, ziyindlala enganeliseki, izifiso ezingapheli ezingenakwaneliswa, izinkanuko “nomlilo ongacishi” ongenakucimeka. Kafushane, bachazwa embhalweni ongcwele ngokuthi “isihogo somlilo”—izifiso ezingenamingcele ezingenakugwenywa. 7
Lokhu kwakunjalo ikakhulukazi kuHerode, umbusi okhohlakele owayedume kakhulu ngezenzo zakhe ezimbi. Okuphawuleka kakhulu ukuthi uHerode wavutha isifiso esibi sokuthatha umkamfowabo. Isifiso sikaHerode sokuphinga sasisikhulu kangangokuthi wahlukanisa nomkakhe futhi ngokungemthetho washada nomkadadewabo, umkamfowabo ngamzali munye, uPhillip. Ngaphambili, lapho uJohane uMbhapathizi ekhuza uHerode ngokuthatha umkamfowabo, uHerode wenqaba ukulalela. Manje, njengoba uJohane exwayisa ngomlilo ongacimeki osezofika, uHerode uzithatha ngokwakhe. Ekholelwa ukuthi uJohane uMbhapathizi manje usedlulele, uHerode uzimisele ukumbopha.
Indaba engokoqobo yesifiso sikaHerode sokubopha uJohane uMbhapathizi iqukethe iqiniso laphakade: lokho okubi namanga ngaphakathi kwethu kweyisa futhi kwesaba okuhle nokuyiqiniso. Njengoba uHerode enqaba ukulalela uJohane uMbhapathizi, kukhona okuthile komunye nomunye wethu okungenakulilalela izwi likaNkulunkulu, ngisho noma lilula futhi liqondile njengokuthi, “Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko,” “Woza ungabulali, “Ungaphingi,” “Ungebi,” noma “Ungafakazi amanga ngomakhelwane wakho.” Lena ingxenye yethu ethi, "Akekho ongangitshela ukuthi ngenzeni." “Angifuni ukuzwa ukuthi iZwi likaNkulunkulu lithini.” “Anginandaba neMithetho Eyishumi.” Noma, njengokulotshiweyo ngolimi lwemibhalo engcwele ukuthi: “UHerode wavalela uJohane etilongweni”Luka 3:20).
Uhlelo lokusebenza olungokoqobo
Kunezikhathi lapho ukulahlekelwa, ukulinyazwa, noma ukudumazeka kungase kuphakame ezingqondweni zethu. Mhlawumbe inkumbulo yesikhathi lapho siphathwe ngokungenabulungisa, noma isikhathi lapho othile wasidumaza, noma isikhathi lapho singakutholi khona lokho esikufunayo. Ngaso sonke isikhathi uma sicabanga ngalesi sigameko, "siyasishisa" futhi. Embhalweni ongcwele lokhu kubizwa “ngomlilo ongacimekiyo.” Kodwa futhi singacela iNkosi ukuthi isisize siguqule ulwazi lube yinto engaba wusizo kithi kanye nakwabanye. Ngaphandle kwalokho, “amakhoba” angenamsebenzi. Ngokwesibonelo, ukukhumbula ukuthi kwakuzizwa kanjani ukunganakwa noma ukunganakwa kungasisiza ukuba sibaqaphele ngokwengeziwe abanye. Futhi inkumbulo yesikhathi lapho othile esikhohlisayo ingaba isikhumbuzi esisikhumbuza ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukwethembeka kukho konke ukusebenzelana kwethu. Ngale ndlela, umlilo wentukuthelo evuthayo ungathathelwa indawo umlilo ongeke usishise, kodwa oyosiphakamisa. Konke kuncike ekutheni yimuphi umlilo esivumela ukuba uvuthwe ngaphakathi kithi. Njengoba uJohane uMbhapathizi ekubeka, “Yena uyakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo.
UJesu Uyakhuleka Ekubhapathizweni Kwakhe
21. Kwasekusithi sebebhabhathiziwe bonke abantu, kwathi uJesu esebhabhathiziwe ekhuleka, izulu lavuleka.
22. UMoya oNgcwele enesimo somzimba njengejuba wehlela phezu kwaKhe, futhi kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yaMi ethandekayo; ngithokozile ngawe.”
Ngempela uHerode wayehlela ukumvalela uJohane etilongweni, kodwa lokhu kwakungeke kwenzeke kuze kube ngemva kwesikhathi esithile uJohane esethole ithuba lokubhapathiza uJesu. Njengoba kulotshiwe, “Kwathi noJesu wabhapathizwa; kwathi esakhuleka, kwavuleka izulu”. Nakuba lesi siqephu sibikwa nakuMathewu kanye noMarku, iVangeli likaLuka yilona kuphela elisho ukuthi uJesu wathandaza. i> ngesikhathi ebhapathizwa. Lokhu kugcizelelwa komkhuleko okukuLuka kuhambisana nephuzu lokuthi ingqikithi enkulu yaleli vangeli ukuguqulwa kokuqonda—ingxenye yengqondo egxile ekufundeni iqiniso. , enokholo, futhi ekhuluma noNkulunkulu ngomthandazo.
Kumelwe kuphawulwe futhi ukuthi lesi siqephu sihlanganisa namazwi amahle, “izulu lavuleka,” esikisela ukuthi isambulo senzeka njengoba uJesu athandaza, isambulo esatholakala ezwini laphezulu: “Wena uyiNdodana yaMi ethandekayo; ngithokozile ngawe” (Luka 3:22).
Lesi siqephu sikhuluma komunye nomunye wethu ngokubaluleka komthandazo ezimpilweni zethu. Lezi yizikhathi lapho siphendukela ngaphakathi sifuna uBaba, silalela isiqondiso, isiyalo, induduzo, ugqozi, kanye nesambulo. Le nqubo yokuphendukela ngaphakathi ukufuna lokho okungokomoya okujulile ibalulekile. Ngaphandle kwakho, imizamo yethu yokusebenzela abanye izosekelwe esisekelweni esintekenteke nesiwohlokayo sokuzihlonipha kwethu. Akufanele nanini sivumele ukuzazisa kwethu kuphazamise umsebenzi omkhulu iNkosi efuna ukuwenza ngathi. Emthandazweni, sithulisa ingxoxo engaphakathi, singena ekuthuleni, sikhulume noNkulunkulu futhi silalele impendulo yaphezulu. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHeberu, “Thulani, nazi ukuthi mina nginguNkulunkulu” (AmaHubo 46:10).
“UJehova usethempelini lakhe elingcwele; umhlaba wonke mawuthule phambi kwakhe” (Habakuki 2:20).
Ukuthulisa “umhlaba” kusho ukubekela eceleni okwesikhashana izinkathazo zezwe langaphandle kuyilapho uphumule kuNkulunkulu. Ngamafuphi, kuwumzamo wokuthulisa izwi lokuzazisa isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kusenhliziyweni yempilo yokucabanga. 8
Ngaphambi kokuqala noma yimuphi umsebenzi obalulekile, isinyathelo sokuqala siwukuqala ngomthandazo. Ukubhapathizwa kukaJesu kuLuka kuwuthatha kahle lo mbono. UJesu wayesezoqala inkonzo Yakhe yasobala. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba amazulu avuleke kuYe, ngaphambi kokuba isambulo nokuphefumulelwa kufike, uJesu kwakudingeka athathe leso sinyathelo sokuqala esibalulekile. Kwakudingeka athandaze: “Esakhuleka, izulu lavuleka.” Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho Ayeselungele ukuqala inkonzo Yakhe yasobala. Njengoba kulotshiwe, “UJesu ngokwakhe waqala inkonzo Yakhe cishe eneminyaka engamashumi amathathu ubudala”.
Izimfundiso ezifana nalezi zisikhumbuza ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukwandulela isenzo ngokuzindla, nokwandulela umsebenzi womphakathi ngokuzinikela kwangasese. Nakuba inkonzo nenkonzo kuyiziphetho ezinhle, kufanele kugcwaliswe ukuhlakanipha kwenjongo engokomoya. Ngemuva kwazo zonke izenzo eziyimpumelelo, ezifanelekile yimpilo esekelwe ekuzindleni nasemthandazweni. 9
Uhlu Lozalo Olukhuphukayo
23. UJesu ngokwakhe waqala eneminyaka engaba ngamashumi amathathu ubudala, okwakucatshangwa ukuthi uyindodana kaJosefa ka-Eli.
24. EzikaMathathi, zikaLevi, zikaMelkhi, zikaJana, zikaJosefa,
25. OkaMathathiya, oka-Amose, owakwaNawume, owakwa-Esli, owakwaNagga,
26. EkaMahati, indodana kaMathathiya, indodana kaShemeyi, indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaJuda,
27. ElikaJowana, likaResa, likaZerubabele, likaSalatiyeli, likaNeri
28. OkaMelkhi, indodana ka-Adi, indodana kaKosam, indodana ka-Elimodam, eka-Eri,
29. ElikaJose, likaEliyezeri, likaJorimi, likaMathathi, likaLevi,
30. OkaSimeyoni, uJuda, uJosefa, uJonan, u-Eliyakimi,
31. EkaMeleya, indodana kaMenan, indodana kaMatatha, indodana kaNathani, indodana kaDavide,
32. ElikaJese, lika-Obede, likaBhowazi, likaSalimoni, likaNaasoni,
33. Elika-Aminadaba, lika-Aramu, lika-Eziromu, likaPheresi, likaJuda,
34. ElikaJakobe, lika-Isaka, lika-Abrahama, likaThara, likaNahori,
35. ElikaSaruki, likaRagawu, likaPhaleki, likaHebhere, likaSala,
36. OkaKhanani, u-Arpakishade, uShemi, ukaNowa, uLameka,
37. OkaMathusela, indodana ka-Enoke, indodana Jarede, kaMahalaleli, indodana kaKenani,
38. Eka-Enoshe, ekaSeti, eka-Adamu, kaNkulunkulu
Isiqephu sokubhapathizwa kukaJesu silandelwa indaba yohlu lozalo Lwakhe. Uhlu lozalo lukaJesu lwaqala ukulotshwa esahlukweni sokuqala sikaMathewu, amavesi 1-17. Ngokwalowo mlando wozalo, uhlu lozalo lukaJesu lunikezwa ngokulandelana, kusukela ku-Abrahama kuya kuDavide (izizukulwane eziyishumi nane), kwehle kusukela kuDavide kuya ekuthunjelweni eBabiloni (izizukulwane eziyishumi nane), futhi kwehle kusukela ekuthunjelweni eBabiloni kuya ekuzalweni kukaDavide. UKristu (izizukulwane eziyishumi nane). Lolu wuhlu lozalo. Iqala ngoAbrahama futhi yehla ngamabizo anjengoIsaka, uJakobe, uDavide, noSolomoni kuze kube sekupheleni kukaJosefa, futhi ekugcineni kwehle kuze kufike ekuzalweni okuphansi komntwana uJesu, owazalelwa esitebeleni eBetlehema.
Nokho, ohlwini lozalo olunikezwa kuLuka, yonke into iqala ngoJesu ukhokho wakhe olandelayo onguJosefa, elandelwa ngokulandelana okukhuphukayo ngamagama afana noDavide, uJakobe, u-Isaka, no-Abrahama kuze kube kuNowa. , uMethusela, u-Adamu, futhi, ekugcineni, esiqongweni saloluhlelo olukhuphukayo, uNkulunkulu.
Kungaba yini isizathu esingokomoya sohlelo lokwehla ku-Mathewu kanye nohlelo olukhuphukayo ku-Luka?
Isizathu silele ekuqondeni umqondo wangaphakathi, nasekugxileni okukhethekile kwevangeli ngalinye. KuMathewu, indikimba enkulu wukwembulwa kancane kancane kobunjalo bukaJesu, okokuqala njengendodana engumuntu kaDavide, indodana ka-Abrahama, kodwa engakabi njengendodana kaNkulunkulu yaphezulu. Ngakho-ke, uMathewuuqala ngendaba yendlela uNkulunkulu azigqokise ngayo ukuze ahlangabezane nesimo sokwamukela isintu njengoba ehla edabula amazulu futhi ezalwa emhlabeni. Ngamanye amazwi, Wehla. Wehlela ezingeni lethu ukuze asihlangabeze lapho sikhona, aphile futhi ahlale phakathi kwethu. Ngakho, uhlu lozalo lukaJesu, njengoba lunikezwe Mathewu, luwuhlu lozalo.
Ku-Luke, nokho, ukugxila kwethu kuhlukile. Lapha sigxile ekukhuphukeni kwethu. Lelivangeli alikhulumi kakhulu ngendlela uJehova ezehlela ngayo kithi, kodwa limayelana nendlela esilwela ngayo ukwenyukela kuNkulunkulu. Yingakho iVangeli likaLuka livula ngoZakariya eshisa impepho ethempelini.
Kwakunenkolelo yokuthi umusi wempepho wenyukela kuNkulunkulu ngendlela efanayo nemithandazo yethu yenyukela ezulwini. Njengoba kulotshiwe kumahubo ukuthi: “Umkhuleko wami mawubekwe phambi kwakho njengempepho, nokuphakanyiswa kwezandla zami kube njengomnikelo wakusihlwa.”AmaHubo 141:2). 10
Ngakho-ke, uhlu lozalo olukhuphukayo ku-Luka lumelele enye yezingqikithi ezinkulu zaleli vangeli-ukuguqulwa kokuqonda kwethu. Kumayelana nokuphakamisela izingqondo zethu kuNkulunkulu njengoba silwela ukumqonda Yena kanye neZwi laKhe ekukhulelweni kwabo okuphakeme kakhulu.
IIvangeli NgokukaLuka liyasiqondisa emizamweni yethu yokwenza lokho ukukhuphuka. Ngokufunda ngomkhuleko nokuzindla ngeZwi sicabanga ngokusetshenziswa kwempilo, ukuqonda kwethu kancane kancane kuphakama ngaphezu kweziyalezo zentando yethu engaphenduki. Iqiniso lokuthi singakwenza lokhu—okungukuthi, ukuphila ngamaqiniso aphakeme eZwi likaNkulunkulu kunezifiso zobugovu zemvelo yethu ephansi—kuyisimangaliso ngempela. 11
Ngakho-ke, uhlu lozalo lukaJesu, njengoba lunikeziwe kuLuka, lusiyisa phezulu. Iqala ngoJesu owazalwa “ngoJosefa,” bese enyuka edabula izizukulwane eziningi, kuhlanganise, ngokulandelana okunyukayo, amagama anjengokuthi “uDavide kaJese,” “u-Isaka ka-Abrahama,” “uShemi kaNowa,” futhi, ekugcineni, ngo- isiqongo salolu hlu lozalo olukhuphukayo, “u-Adamu kaNkulunkulu” (Luka 3:23-38).
Lokhu-ke kuwumlando wozalo lukaJesu lobukhosi, ukulandelela imvelaphi Yakhe yobuNkulunkulu kuze kube sekuqaleni Kwakhe kuNkulunkulu. Esehlele emhlabeni futhi ethathe isimo somuntu kanye nabo bonke ubuthakathaka kanye nobuthakathaka, nakho konke ukuthambekela kokuzithanda nobugovu, manje Wayezoqala umzabalazo wokukhumula okwakuwubuntu nje futhi abe munye nobunkulunkulu ngaphakathi Kwakhe.
Lokhu kungaba ukukhuphuka okuya phezulu, kodwa bekungeke kube lula. Ngaso sonke isikhathi, wayeyolingeka ukuba avumele ukuqondiswa yinyama kanye nokuyenga komhlaba. Kwakuzoba impi enzima, kodwa uJesu wayekulungele. Ngemva kokwaziswa ngamaqiniso angokoqobo eZwi (“ubhapathizo lwamanzi”), futhi emukele uMoya oNgcwele ngenkathi ethandaza, uJesu wayeseyilungiselele kahle impi. KuJesu, kwakuyoba ukuqala “kokubhapathizwa komlilo” Kwakhe. Yimpi okufanele sibhekane nayo sonke.
Iqiniso esilifundayo ngeke limane lihlale ezinkumbulo zethu; kufanele futhi ihlolwe ezilingweni zokuphila.
KuJesu, lokhu kuqala esiqeshini esilandelayo.
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 650: “Sifunda ezingxenyeni eziningi zeZwi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uthukuthele, uyaphindisela, uyazonda, uyalahla, ujezisa, uphonsa abantu esihogweni, futhi uyabalinga, konke okuyizenzo zomubi, kanjalo nobubi. Kodwa ... iNkosi ayithukutheli, ayiphindi iphindisele, izonde, isole, ijezise, iphonse abantu esihogweni, noma ibalinge; kanjalo Akakaze enze okubi kumuntu.”
2. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2034: “Lapho uthando lungasekho, ngakho-ke ukholo lungasekho emhlabeni wonke, iNkosi yafika [emhlabeni]. Bhekafuthi Inkolo YamaKristu Yeqiniso 370:3: “INkosi uMsindisi wethu nguJehova uBaba uqobo lwakhe osesimweni somuntu. Ngoba uJehova wehla futhi wathatha isimo somuntu ukuze akwazi ukusondela kubantu, futhi abantu basondele kuye.”
3. I-Arcana Coelestia 9372:3: “‘Ihlane laseJudiya’ lifanekisela isimo uLizwi ayekuso ngesikhathi iNkosi ifika emhlabeni, okungukuthi, ‘lasehlane,’ okungukuthi, lalisemnyameni omkhulu kangangokuthi uJehova wayengekho. kwavunywa nakancane, futhi kwakungekho lutho olwaziwayo ngombuso Wakhe wasezulwini; lapho bonke abaprofethi besaprofetha ngaye, nangombuso wakhe, ukuthi wawuyohlala phakade.” Bhekafuthi, I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 730:4: “EZwini, ihlane kanye nezindawo zodwa nezimoshekile kukhulunywa ngazo eziqeshini eziningi, futhi lezi zisho isimo sebandla uma lingasekho iqiniso kulo ngoba akukho okuhle.
Lesi simo sebandla sibizwa ngokuthi 'ihlane' ngoba ezweni likamoya indawo lapho abahlala khona abangenalo iqiniso ngoba bengekho ebuhleni ifana nehlane, lapho kungenasibindi emathafeni, noma kuvuna ezweni. namasimu, nemithi yezithelo engadini, kepha izwe eliwugwadule, elomileyo, elomileyo.”
4. Nomshado Wasezulwini 146: “Alukho uthando kubantu noma ezingelosini olumsulwa ngokuphelele, futhi ngeke lube njalo. Kodwa iNkosi ibheka ngokuyinhloko inhloso, inhloso noma inhloso yentando, ngakho-ke ngezinga lapho abantu benenhloso, inhloso noma inhloso futhi baphikelele kuyo, kulelo zinga bangeniswa ebumsulwa nasebumsulwa. qhubekani nisondela kuyo.”
5. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 475: “‘Amanzi’ uJohane abhapathiza ngawo ayefanekisela amaqiniso esingeniso, awulwazi oluvela eZwini eliphathelene neNkosi; ‘uMoya oNgcwele’ ufanekisa iqiniso lobuNkulunkulu eliphuma eNkosini; futhi ‘umlilo’ ufanekisela ukuphuma okuhle kwaphezulu okuvela Kuye.”
6. Inhlakanipho Yobungelosi 296[8]: “Ukuqondisa kukaNkulunkulu kuthiwa kusebenza ngemininingwane emincane kuwo wonke umuntu, kumuntu omubi kanye nakomuhle. Nokho, kuhilela ukuvumela kwawo ngokuqhubekayo ngenxa yomgomo wawo, nokuvumela kuphela izinto ezihambisana nomgomo, nokuhlale ehlola, ukwela, nokuhlanza ububi.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 374:14: “Amakhoba ayowashisa ‘ngomlilo ongacimeki’ afanekisela amanga azo zonke izinhlobo ezinemvelaphi engapheli, azozibhubhisa.”
7. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 455: “Abantu esihogweni bajabulela injabulo yazo zonke izinhlobo zobubi; okungukuthi, bajabulela inzondo, ukuziphindiselela, ukubulala, ukuphanga nokweba, ukuthuka abanye ngamazwi, ukuhlambalaza, ukuphika uNkulunkulu nokungcolisa iZwi. Lezi njabulo zicashe ezifisweni ezingacabangi ngazo. Abantu ababi bavutha ngalezi njabulo njengezimbaqa ezivuthayo. Lezinjabulo ziyilokho iZwi elikushoyo ngokuthi ‘isihogo somlilo.’” Bheka futhi Idayari Yokomoya yango-2028: “Lapho bechitha igazi eliningi, futhi lapho beqoqa ingcebo yomakhelwane wabo, bafuna okwengeziwe, benganeliseki. Indlala yabo iyanda futhi ikhula, baze bafise ukuba nezulu uqobo.”
8. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2535: “Ukuthandaza akulutho ngaphandle kwenkulumo yangaphakathi nobuNkulunkulu, kanye nesambulo ngesikhathi esifanayo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 636: “‘Umhlaba’ usho ukuzithanda nanoma yini ephambene nezulu.”
9. Umqondo wokuthi umthandazo kufanele wandulele isenzo uvezwa kahle endimeni elandelayo mayelana “Nomusa Esosha Elivamile”: “Ngaphambi kwempi uphakamisela ingqondo yakhe eNkosini, futhi unikela ukuphila kwakhe esandleni Sakhe; futhi emva kokuthi esekwenzile lokhu, uyeke ingqondo yakhe yehle isuka ekuphakameni ingene emzimbeni futhi iba nesibindi; umcabango weNkosi—alokhu enganakile—usalokhu usengqondweni yakhe, ngaphezu kobuqhawe bakhe. Futhi uma efa, ufela eNkosini; uma ephila, uhlala eNkosini” (I-Charity 166).
10. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10198: “Umusi wempepho usho ukuphakama kwemithandazo, futhi ngokuvamile ukuphakama kwazo zonke izinto zokukhulekela. Lokhu kubonakala emazwini, ‘Umusi wempepho wenyuka [wenyuka] kanye nemikhuleko yabangcwele’
(IsAmbulo 8:4).”
11. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 863: “Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi intando yomuntu ayilutho ngaphandle kwesifiso esibi, iNkosi ngokuyisimangaliso ithathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela lokho okuyingxenye yokuqonda, okuyiqiniso lokholo, ekucwilisweni esifisweni esibi sentando…. Ngaphandle kwalelilungiselelo eliyisimangaliso [ukwehlukaniswa kwengxenye yokuqonda yomqondo womuntu nengxenye yentando yomuntu] … akekho owayengasindiswa.” Bhekafuthi Nomshado Wasezulwini 498: “Ngaphandle kwekhono lokuphakamisa ukuhlakanipha komuntu ngaphezu kothando lwentando yakhe, umuntu ubengeke abe umuntu kodwa isilwane, njengoba isilwane asinalo lelo khono.
Ngakho-ke, akekho owayengakwazi ukukhetha futhi azikhethele enze lokho okuhle nokuwusizo, futhi ngaleyo ndlela akekho owayengaguqulwa futhi aholelwe ezulwini futhi aphile phakade.”
