Isahluko Sesine
Esicongweni Sethempeli
1. UJesu egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wabuya eJordani, waholekela ngoMoya ehlane.
2. elingwa nguSathane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane; futhi akadlanga lutho ngalezo zinsuku; kwathi seziphelile, wagcina walamba
3. USathane wathi kuye: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, yisho kuleli tshe ukuthi libe yisinkwa.”
4. UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Umuntu akayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngawo wonke amazwi kaNkulunkulu.’”
5. USathane, emholela entabeni ende, wambonisa imibuso yonke yezwe ngokuphazima kweso.
6. USathane wathi kuye: “Wonke lawa mandla ngizakukunika wona, nenkazimulo yawo, ngokuba inikezelwe kimi, futhi ngiyinika noma ubani engithanda ukumnika.
7. Ngakho-ke uma ukhuleka phambi kwami, konke kuyakuba ngokwakho.”
8. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Suka emva kwami, Sathane, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Wokhuleka eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, umkhonze yena yedwa.’”
9. Wamyisa eJerusalema, wammisa esiqongweni sethempeli, wathi kuye: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziphonse phansi usuka lapha;
10. Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Uyoyala izingelosi zakhe ngawe, ukuba zikulinde;
11. Futhi bayokuthwala ngezandla zabo, funa uqhuzuke ngonyawo lwakho etsheni.’”
12. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Kuthiwa: ‘Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho.’”
13. Kwathi uSathane eseqedile ukulinga konke, wema wasuka kuye kwaze kwaba yisikhathi
14. UJesu wabuyela eGalile ngamandla kaMoya; udumo lwakhe lwaphumela kulo lonke izwe
Enkambweni yokuzalwa kabusha kwethu okungokomoya, ukholo lwethu ngokuvamile lubhekana nezikhathi zokulingwa ukuze lwenziwe lujule futhi luqine. Lezi zikhathi zokulingwa ezingenakugwema zibizwa ngokuthi “izilingo.” Isithombe esivamile ngesilingo siwukuthi into ethile eyenqatshelwe ilenga ngokumangalisayo phambi kwethu. “Siyalingeka” ukuba sizitike kunoma yini, kodwa siyazibamba.
Nokho, isilingo esingokomoya sihlukile. Nakuba kungase kubonakale kumayelana nomzabalazo wokunqoba izinkanuko zenyama kanye nomzamo wokunqoba izimfuno zokuzazisa, isilingo sangempela somoya sijula kakhulu. Kuhilela ukholo nezinkolelo zethu. Ibekela inselele inkolelo yokuthi uNkulunkulu uhlala ekhona komunye nomunye wethu, ekugcwaleni kwesihe Sakhe, nokuthi uzosisindisa emibonweni engamanga nemizwa engemihle esongela ukusigubungula. Ngezikhathi zokulingwa ngokomoya, izinkolelo zethu ezijulile ziyavivinywa, kuze kube yilapho siqala ukungabaza amandla kaNkulunkulu, isivikelo, kanye nokuba khona kwakhe. Ezikhathini ezinjalo, singase sizizwe sisodwa, silahliwe, futhi singenalo usizo lwaphezulu. Konke lokhu, nokunye, kuwumsuka wesilingo esijulile somoya. 1
Izilingo ziyingxenye ebalulekile yentuthuko yethu engokomoya. Ngaphandle kwabo besingeke sakhiwe kabusha. Uma nje iqiniso esilaziyo lisalokhu lingahloliwe, lihlala lisenkumbulweni yethu. Uma kungaveli njengomgomo ophilayo ezimpilweni zethu zansuku zonke—futhi ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zokulingwa—akubi yingxenye yalokho esiyikho ngempela. Ngakho-ke, ekulweni nezilingo, sinethuba lokuma siqine eqinisweni esilikholelwayo, futhi ngokwenza kanjalo silenza libe elethu ngempela. Noma nini lapho senza lokhu, iqiniso esalimele—ikakhulukazi iqiniso iNkosi yodwa elilwela thina—liyaqiniswa futhi liqiniswe. Njengomuthi oma ubude phakathi kwemimoya enamandla, izimpande zethu ezingokomoya ziya zijula futhi ziqine. 2
Ubhapathizo lukaJesu lulandelwa isilingo
Esigabeni esidlule, lapho uJesu ebhapathizwa, izulu lavuleka futhi uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwakhe njengejuba. Konke lokhu kwenzeka ngesikhathi uJesu ethandaza (Luka 3:21-22). Njengoba siphawulile, “ukuvulwa kwezulu” ngesikhathi sobhapathizo kumelela ukwamukela iqiniso. Esihlokweni esilandelayo uJesu uholelwa ehlane lapho ebhekana khona novivinyo olunjengomlilo. Kungumfanekiso ocacile womthetho womoya ukuthi akukho ukuzalwa kabusha ngaphandle kwesilingo. Noma, uma sikubeka ngenye indlela, iqiniso esilifundayo (ubhapathizo) kumelwe livivinywe ezivivinyweni zokuphila kwansuku zonke.
NjengoJesu, ngamunye wethu unikezwa ithuba hhayi nje lokuthola iqiniso (ubhapathizo) kodwa futhi sinikezwa ithuba lokuqinisekisa lelo qiniso ngokulisebenzisa ekuphileni kwethu. Ngakho-ke, sifunda ukuthi njengoba isiqephu esilandelayo siqala, ukuthi “uJesu egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wabuya eJordani, waholekela nguMoya ehlane, elingwa nguSathane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane”Luka 4:1-2). 3
Kulesi siqephu sifunda ngezilingo ezintathu ezifanayo ezilotshwe encwadini kaMathewu: UJesu ulingeka ukuba aphendule amatshe abe yizinkwa; Ulingeka ukuba aziphonse phansi esuka esiqongweni sethempeli; futhi ulingeka ukuba abuse yonke imibuso yomhlaba (bheka Mathewu 4:1-11). Kuyaphawuleka nokho ukuthi ku-Luka lezi zilingo ezimbili zokugcina zibuyiselwa emuva. Isilingo sokukhothamela udeveli sisendaweni yesibili, futhi isilingo esihilela ithempeli laseJerusalema sibekwa endaweni yokugcina.
Nakulokhu, sithola lokhu kuhambisana nokugeleza komqondo wangaphakathi. Evangelini eligxile ekuguqulweni kokuqonda, isilingo sokugcina singabandakanya okuthile okuhlobene nokungaqondi okuvamile, okungukuthi, inkolelo eyiphutha yokuthi singasindiswa ngokholo lwethu ngaphandle kokugcina imiyalo. Le ndlela yokucabanga yaziwa ngokuthi “ukholo lodwa” noma “sola fide.” Kufana nokusho into enjengale: “Ngenxa yokuthi ukholo lwami lukhulu, uNkulunkulu uzongisindisa.” Lolu hlobo lokucabanga luqiniswa yizinkulumo zeBhayibheli ezinjengokuthi “Olungileyo uyakuphila ngokukholwa” (Habakuki 2:4) kanye nokugomela kukaPawulu ukuthi “umuntu akalungisiswa ngokugcina umthetho, kodwa ngokukholwa kuKristu” (Galathiya 2:16). Ngisho noJesu washo izinto ezinjengokuthi “Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile” (Mathewu 9:22) futhi “yiba nokholo kuNkulunkulu” (Marku 11:22).
Kodwa lokhu akuyitsheli yonke indaba. Eqinisweni, ishiya isihloko esiyinhloko esitholakala kulo lonke iBhayibheli—ukubaluleka kokuphila ngokuvumelana nemithetho, okungukuthi, ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu hhayi eyethu. Lokho uHabakuki eBhayibhelini lesiHeberu, uJesu emaVangelini, noPawulu eNcwadini bonke abakhomba kukho kuyiqiniso esingenakuzisindisa thina, futhi ngeke sigcine imiyalo ngemizamo yethu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kubantu lokhu akunakwenzeka, kodwa kuNkulunkulu zonke izinto zingenzeka.”Mathewu 19:26).
Ngamanye amazwi, akufanele sikhohliselwe ekukholelweni ukuthi ukholo yikho konke esikudingayo. Nakuba ukholo lubalulekile, ukuphila ngokuvumelana nokholo lwethu nakho kubalulekile. UJesu wakwenza kwacaca lokhu encwadini yeVangeli NgokukaMathewu lapho ebuzwa, “Yini enhle engingayenza ukuze ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?” Ngaphambi kokuba aphendule lo mbuzo, uJesu wathi, “Kungani ningibiza ngokuthi ‘muhle’? Munye kuphela olungileyo, uNkulunkulu.” Impendulo kaJesu yokuqala ibonisa ukubaluleka kokuqaphela uNkulunkulu, okungukuthi, ukuba nokholo kuNkulunkulu ngaphezu kwakho konke. Khona-ke uJesu wengeza la mazwi: “Kepha uma uthanda ukungena ekuphileni, gcina imiyalo” (Mathewu 19:16-18). Ngalokhu kuxoxisana okufushane, uJesu ufundisa ukuthi nakuba ukholo kuNkulunkulu lubaluleke kakhulu, ukuphila okungokomoya kweqiniso nakho kumayelana nokugcina imiyalo. Kokubili ukholo nemisebenzi kuyadingeka. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi, “Ukukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kufile;EkaJakobe 2:20). 4 (Luka 4:9-11).
Lawa kwakungamazwi afanayo ashiwo usathane ngenkathi lesi sigameko sibhalwa okokuqala encwadini kaMathewu. Kodwa kunguqulo kaLuka yalesi siqephu, iJerusalema kukhulunywa ngayo ngokuqondile, ngoba iJerusalema laliyisikhungo sokufunda, ukufunda, ukuzindla, nokuthandaza. Bekuyisikhungo sokholo. 5 Khona-ke, kulesi siqephu udeveli unikeza uJesu ithuba lokubonisa ukholo lwakhe ngokuziphonsa phansi esiqongweni sethempeli. Ngokwezinye izazi-mlando, lokhu kungaba ukushona phansi okungamamitha angu-150 kuya kwangu-600 (noma izitezi ezingaba ngu-50)—ukwehla okungaholela ekulimaleni okubi kakhulu noma ngisho nokufa. Ngokukadeveli, nokho, uJesu akanandaba nalutho. Phela uma eyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu ngempela, uNkulunkulu uzomsindisa. Ukuze aphinde ahube uJesu, udeveli uyacaphuna AmaHubo 91 lapho okulotshwe khona ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyoyala izingelosi zakhe ukuthi zimlinde uJesu, zimlinde, zimthwale ukuze angalimali. Ngokombono kadeveli, lesi senzo sokunganaki kungaba ithuba likaJesu lokufakazela ukholo Lwakhe kuNkulunkulu. Futhi ekusindiseni uJesu ngokuyisimangaliso ekucwileni okungaba yinhlekelele ekufeni Kwakhe, uNkulunkulu wayeyobe ebonisa ukwethembeka Kwakhe kuJesu.
Kodwa uJesu akakhohliswa. Kunalokho, uphendula lesi silingo ngokubiza, futhi, amandla emibhalo engcwele, futhi athi, “Kuthiwa, ‘Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho’”Luka 4:12).
Ngokuqondile, uJesu ucaphuna Ncwadi kaDuteronomi. Ukhumbula isikhuthazo sikaMose kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, lapho uMose ebaxwayisa khona ukuba bagweme ukuyekethisa ngokunqotshwa kweKhanani. Kufanele baqaphele ukuba bangakhohlwa uNkulunkulu noma bangene ekucabangeni ukuthi bazenzele ngokwabo. UMose wathi kubo: “Kuyakuthi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho esekungenise ezweni alifungela okhokho bakho . . . -Imithombo ongayimbanga, izivini neminqumo ongayitshalanga, lapho usudlile usuthe, qaphela, funa ukhohlwe uJehova owakukhipha ezweni laseGibithe, ubugqila (Dutheronomi 6:10-12).
Le ngxenye yesahluko esivela ku-Duteronomi isungula iqiniso elingapheli lokuthi ngeke sithathe isikweletu ngempumelelo yethu. Kufanele sinikeze udumo nenkazimulo kuJehova yedwa ongumthombo wazo zonke izibusiso. Noma ngabe isivuno esiyinala emhlabeni wemvelo noma isimo sokuthula emhlabeni wethu kamoya, kufanele sithi yonke into ivela eNkosini hhayi kithina. Kafushane, uMose uxwayisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bagweme inkolelo yokuzikhukhumeza yokuthi bafeza zonke lezi zinto ngokwabo ngaphandle kosizo lwaphezulu. Kwakunenkolelo yokuthi lolu hlobo lokuhlehla ekuzenelisekeni kokuzazisa lwalungase “lilinge” iNkosi ukuba ithukuthele.
Ngakho-ke, lesi sigaba sesahluko esivela ku-Duteronominamazwi athi, “Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho” (Dutheronomi 6:16).
Kodwa isahluko esivela ku-Duteronomi asigcini lapho. Ibe isiqhubeka ikubeka kucace ukuthi impilo kamoya akuyona nje indaba yokukholwa. Njengoba uMose eqhubeka nokunxusa kwakhe kubantu, uhlanganisa namazwi agcizelela ngokunamandla isidingo sokugcina imiyalo. UMose wathi kubo:
“Niyakugcina nigcina imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nobufakazi bakhe, nezimiso zakhe aniyale ngakho ukuba nizigcine. Uyakwenza okulungile nokuhle emehlweni kaJehova ukuba kukuhambele kahle, ungene ezweni uJehova alifungela oyihlo ukuxosha zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho.” (Dutheronomi 6:16-19).
Futhi emazwini okugcina alesi sahluko kusukela kuDuteronomi, uMose uphinda isimemezelo esinamandla sokugcina imiyalo:
“Futhi uma siqaphela ukugcina nokwenza yonke le miyalo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, lokho kuyoba ukulunga kwethu.”Dutheronomi 6:25).
Ukunqoba kukaJesu udeveli ehlane kuwukugcwaliseka kwamazwi kaMose ayisiprofetho. UJesu utshela udeveli futhi uzikhumbuza ukuthi “Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho.” UJesu uyazi ukuthi ukwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu kithi kubonakala ngokusinika imiyalo namandla okuyigcina. Uyazi futhi ukuthi ukwethembeka kwethu kuNkulunkulu kubonakala ekuzimiseleni kwethu ukwamukela nokuphila ngokuvumelana nemithetho, sibiza uNkulunkulu ukuba asinike amandla okwenza lokho. Ayikho enye indlela yokubonisa ukholo.
Ngakho-ke, uJesu akadingi ukuba azilahle phansi esuka esicongweni sethempeli, noma aziphathe budlabha ukuze abonise ukuthi uNkulunkulu uthembekile Kuye noma ukuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, uncika embhalweni ongcwele, oqondwa kahle, futhi usebenzisa lowo mbhalo ukuphikisa udeveli. “Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho,” kusho uJesu. Futhi iyasebenza. Anamandla emazwini ombhalo. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “USathane eseqedile ukulinga konke, wema isikhathi esithile kuye.”Luka 4:13).
Ngokushesha kwakuzoba nezinye izilingo, ezinzima nakakhulu. Kodwa okwamanje, okungenani inkathi, izilingo sezidambile. UJesu, ngamandla ombhalo ongcwele, uyinqobile lempi. Uba ukugcwaliseka okuphilayo kwesiprofetho sikaMose—isithembiso sokuthi noma ubani oyoncika kuNkulunkulu ngokholo futhi agcine imiyalo kaNkulunkulu ekuphileni uyoba namandla “okuxosha izitha.”
Futhi yilokhu kanye uJesu akwenza. 6
Uhlelo lokusebenza olungokoqobo
Ngezikhathi ezithile, singase silingeke ukuba senze izinto ezingase zichazwe ngokuthi “udeveli ungenze ngenze lokho.” Ngokwesibonelo, singase silingeke ukuba sithukuthele lapho izingane zethu zinenkani. Singase silingeke ukuba sisho amazwi abuhlungu kumngane noma isihlobo lapho sicasukile. Singase silingeke ukuba sicasukelwe abafundi abaziphatha kabi. EBhayibhelini lesiHeberu, uNkulunkulu uchazwa ‘njengolingwa’ ukuze athukuthele noma nini lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bengabongi futhi bengalaleli. Nakuba uNkulunkulu engaphezu kwezilingo ngokungenamkhawulo, thina akunjalo. Lapho siqaphela intukuthelo, ukuntula isineke, noma ukucasuka okuphakathi kwethu, singakubheka njengophawu lokuthi kukhona okudinga ukunakwa, kodwa akudingekile ukuba sibuswe yikho.
Kunalokho, singakubona kuwumcabango oyiphutha noma umzwelo omubi ozama ukusenza senze lokho okufunayo—sizama ukusenza “siziwise phansi.” Uma nje sibiza iNkosi ngeZwi Layo, njengoba kwenza uJesu, akukho lutho udeveli angalusho olungasehlisa—noma udeveli ephendukezela umbhalo. Esikhundleni salokho, singaqhubeka sifunda futhi sizindle ngemibhalo engcwele, sazi ukuthi ukholo lwethu luzovivinywa, nokuthi imibhalo, eqondwa kahle, iyoba isivikelo sethu—ikakhulukazi imibhalo esikhuthaza ukuthi sigcine imiyalelo. Ngokwenza kanjalo, ukholo lwethu luzoqiniswa futhi luqiniswe.
Waliwe eNazaretha
15. Wafundisa emasinagogeni abo, edunyiswa yibo bonke
16. Wafika eNazaretha, lapho ayekhulele khona; futhi njengokwejwayela kwakhe wangena esinagogeni ngosuku lwesabatha, wasukuma ukuba afunde.
17. Futhi wanikwa incwadi ka-Isaya umprofethi, futhi ngemva kokuyiqaqa incwadi wathola indawo lapho okulotshwe khona.
18. UMoya weNkosi uphezu kwami, engigcobile ngakho ukuba ngishumayele izindaba ezinhle kwabampofu; Ungithumile ukuba ngiphulukise abadabukileyo enhliziyweni, ukushumayela ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo, nasezimpumputheni zokwamukela ukubona, ukukhulula abalimeleyo.
19. Ukushumayela umnyaka omuhle weNkosi
20. Eseyivale incwadi, wayibuyisela encekwini, wahlala phansi. Amehlo abo bonke ababesesinagogeni amgqolozela
21. Wayeseqala ukuthi kubo: “Namuhla lo mbhalo ugcwalisekile ezindlebeni zenu
22. Bonke bafakaza ngaye, bamangala ngamazwi omusa aphuma emlonyeni wakhe. Basebesithi: Lo kayisiyo indodana kaJosefa yini?
23. Wathi kubo: “Niyakukhuluma kimi lo mfanekiso ukuthi: 'Nyanga, zelaphe; izinto eziningi esizwile ukuthi zenziwe eKapernawume, zenze nalapha ezweni lakini.
24. Wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akakho umprofethi owamukelekayo ezweni lakubo
25. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kwakukhona kwa-Israyeli abafelokazi abaningi emihleni ka-Eliya, lapho izulu lalivaliwe iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha, kwaba khona indlala enkulu ezweni lonke;
26. U-Eliya akathunyelwanga nakoyedwa kubo, kuphela eSarepta yaseSidoni kowesifazane ongumfelokazi.
27. Kwakukhona abanochoko abaningi kwa-Israyeli ngesikhathi sika-Elisha umprofethi; futhi akekho kubo owahlanjululwayo ngaphandle kukaNahamani umSiriya
28. Bonke ababesesinagogeni* bezwa lokho bagcwala ulaka
29. Basukuma, bamkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, bamyisa phezu kwentaba umuzi wabo owakhiwe phezu kwayo, ukuze bamjikijele eweni.
30. Kodwa yena edabula phakathi kwabo wahamba
Isifundo esingokomoya, esibonakala endleleni yokuphila kukaJesu, siyipulani yethu siqu. Iqala ngoJohane uMbhapathizi olungisela uNkulunkulu indlela. Lokhu kubonisa indlela umuntu ngamunye okumelwe aqale ngayo ukuya encwadini yeZwi ukuze afundiswe amaqiniso ayisisekelo. Kungaba ngaphambi kwesikhathi, nokho, ukufunda amaqiniso abalulekile futhi siwamemezele ngokushesha, ngaphandle kokuba siqale sidlule esilingweni—inqubo la maqiniso agxiliswa ngayo futhi agxiliswe enhliziyweni. Kuphela uma iqiniso seliphile futhi laqinisekiswa ngezilingo, lapho umuntu engaqala ukufundisa nokusebenzela abanye.
Ngakho, kuyafaneleka ukuthi uJesu aqale inkonzo Yakhe ngemuvakwezilingo Zakhe ehlane—hhayi ngaphambili. Ngakho, isiqephu esilandelayo siqala ngala mazwi, “Khona-ke uJesu wabuyela eGalile ngamandla kaMoya … wafundisa emasinagogeni abo, ekhazinyuliswa yibo bonke” (Luka 4:15).
Nakuba abanye abantu basamukela ngentshiseko isigijimi sikaJesu sensindiso, abanye basenqaba. Ngokwesibonelo, eGalile, uJesu waphumelela kakhulu. “Wakhazinyuliswa yibo bonke.” Kodwa emzini waseNazaretha, umuzi wakubo, Waliwa.
Isiqephu esichaza lokhu kulahlwa siqala ngala mazwi, “Ngakho wafika eNazaretha lapho ayekhulele khona. Njengomkhuba wakhe wangena esinagogeni ngesabatha, wasukuma ukuba afunde.”Luka 4:16). Akekho u-Mathewu noma u-Mark orekhoda le mininingwane. Kuzo zombili lezi zimo, ngokushesha ngemva kwezilingo ehlane, uJesu uqala aqhubeke nokubutha abafundi abese eqala inkonzo yokuphulukisa.
Encwadini kaMathewu nekaMarku, lapho uJesu ekhetha ukungena ethempelini noma ukuhambahamba ngeSabatha, akukhona ukufunda imibhalo, kodwa kunalokho ukwelapha izifo zenyama.
Nokho, kuLuka, ngokuhambisana nesihloko sokutadisha nokuzindla ngemibhalo, uJesu ungena esinagogeni futhi ucela ukufunda ngokuzwakalayo. Ephendula, unikezwa ikhophi yomqulu ka-Isaya. “Kwathi eseyivule incwadi, wafumana indawo lapho okulotshwe khona ukuthi: ‘UMoya weNkosi uphezu kwami, ngokuba ingigcobile ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli kwabampofu. Ungithumile ukuba ngiphilise abanenhliziyo eyaphukileyo. Ukushumayela ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo nokubona kwabayizimpumputhe. Ukukhulula abacindezelweyo, ukutshumayela umnyaka omuhle weNkosi.”Luka 4:17).
Kuyaphawuleka ngokukhethekile ukuthi uJesu wenezela umusho obalulekile kulesi siqephu—ibinzana elingekho endimeni yokuqala evela kuIsaya. Isisho esingeziwe sithi, “ukubona kwabangaboni.” Ngokuvumelana nendikimba yaleli vangeli, ukubuyiswa kokubona kuphathelene nokuzuza ukuqonda okujulile, “ukubona” okucacile kokuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani ngempela, nokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuphila impilo kamoya. Ukubuyiselwa “kokubona” kuyinkomba ecacile yokuguqulwa kokuqonda. 7
Kubalulekile futhi ukuqaphela lokho uJesu kushiyile esigijimini sika-Isaya. Inkulumo eshiyiwe ithi “usuku lwempindiselo kaNkulunkulu wethu.” Ngokusobala, imfundo isiqalile kakade. Kancane kancane uJesu uzothatha indawo yomqondo omdala kaNkulunkulu othukuthele, ophindiselayo afake umbono omusha, nonembe kakhudlwana ngoNkulunkulu. UJesu uzokhombisa, ngempilo Yakhe uqobo, isihe nothando lukaNkulunkulu oluhlanganisa konke. Ngamazwi Akhe nangezenzo Zakhe uJesu wayezogcwalisa wona kanye amazwi ayesanda kuwakhuluma: ngempela kwakuyoba “nokubona kabusha” kulabo ababephuphuthekiswe ukuqonda.
Lapho uJesu eqeda ukufunda, kubonakala kuthe cwaka esixukwini. Ayikho impendulo esheshayo evela kunoma ubani. Kunalokho, sifunda ukuthi “amehlo abo bonke ababesesinagogeni ayethe njo kuye”.
“Amehlo” abo (okufanekisa ukuqonda kwabo) ayegxile Kuye. Wabanaka. Khona-ke, eqeda ukuthula, uJesu wenza isimemezelo esishaqisayo. “Namuhla,” esho, “lombhalo ugcwalisekile ezindlebeni zenu.”
UJesu wayesazi isixuku sakubo. Wayazi ukuthi babengeke bajabule ngalokho ayekusho kubo. Eselindele ukwaliwa kwabo, wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akakho umprofethi owamukelwa ezweni lakubo.” Ube esebatshela izindaba ezimbili ezivela eBhayibhelini lesiHeberu, zombili ezihilela inkonzo kaNkulunkulu kwabeZizwe—kumfelokazi waseZarefati, nakuNahamani, umSiriya. Kuzo zombili lezi zimo, uNkulunkulu wabonisa ukuthi uthando Lwakhe oluchichimayo ludlulela ngalé kwalabo ababehlezi emasinagogeni, futhi ludlulele ngalé kwalabo ababezibheka ‘njengabantu abakhethiweyo. UNkulunkulu akazikhethi ezinye futhi wenqaba ezinye. Udlulisela uthando Lwakhe kuwo wonke umuntu - ocebile noma ompofu, ogulayo noma ophilile, oyimpumputhe noma obonayo, ofundile noma ongenalwazi, umJuda noma oweZizwe.
Ngeshwa, abantu baseNazaretha abakwazanga ukwamukela isigijimi sikaJesu sothando lukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni wonke. Kunalokho, “bagcwala ulaka, basukuma, bamkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi; bamyisa eweni umuzi wabo owakhiwe phezu kwalo, ukuze bamphonsa eweni.”Luka 4:29).
Abantu baseNazaretha babecasulwe ngokujulile isimemezelo sikaJesu esimangalisayo. Babengafuni nje ukumxosha emzini wabo, kodwa babefuna nokuMphonsa eweni! Ukusabela kwabo ngobudlova emazwini Akhe kufanekisela okuthile okujule kakhulu. Kufanekisa indlela abantu—ngisho nanamuhla—abanqaba ngayo ukwamukela ubuqiniso bobunkulunkulu bukaJesu. Kwabaningi, “Uyindodana kaJosefa” nje, hhayi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho, “ukuxosha uJesu emzini” kusho ukumkhipha ohlelweni lwethu lokukholwa.
Kungase kube nezikhathi ekuphileni kwethu lapho sibheka uJesu ‘njengendoda elungile,’ futhi ngisho ‘nesibonelo esilungile,’ kodwa asimboni njengoNkulunkulu noma njengeNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Amazwi akhe angase asithinte, kodwa awekho njengamazwi ezinye izazi zefilosofi nabacabangi abakhulu. Siyeka ukukholelwa ukuthi aqukethe amandla azoxosha izitha zethu zomoya.
Noma nini lapho siba kulesi simo, uJesu umane nje ‘uyindodana yombazi. Akanayo indawo eyingqayizivele ohlelweni lwethu lokucabanga, noma indlela yokucabanga, noma “emzini” wezimfundiso zethu. 8
“Umuzi” eZwini umelela imfundiso, ngoba uyindawo yokuhlala, isimiso sokukholelwa lapho uNkulunkulu angahlala khona. Lapho uNkulunkulu ephila ngaphakathi kwemfundiso yethu, kungabizwa “Idolobha Elingcwele.”
Kodwa phawula lokho amaNazaretha akwenza kuJesu—indlela azama ngayo ukumxosha emzini wawo. Izenzo zabo zimelela zonke izimiso zenkolelo ezenqaba ubunkulunkulu bukaJesu, kanye neqiniso lobuNkulunkulu alinikezayo.
Kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi leli yiNazaretha, umuzi wakubo kaJesu—indawo akhulela kuyo nalapho abantu babemazi njengendodana yombazi kuphela. Kulabo bantu abeneliswe ukuqonda kwabo okulinganiselwe kokuthi uJesu ungubani ngempela, akukho okwenzekayo—noma ukubekezelela—ukwazi okujulile Ngaye.
Kulesi siqephu, nokho, abantu baseNazaretha bayenqaba ukulalela uJesu—lona kanye Iqiniso Esenyameni—futhi bazame ukumxosha emzini wabo. Kodwa-ke, abakwazi ngempela ukukwenza lokhu. Akunakwenzeka. Iqiniso lihlale likhona—ngisho nalapho singalinaki, senqaba ukulilalela, noma sizama ukulicekela phansi. Leli qiniso elijulile liqukethwe emazwini okugcina alesi siqephu. UJesu, emele iQiniso likaNkulunkulu laphakade, elingabhubhiyo, umane udlula phakathi kwazo, njengoba nje umqondo kamoya weZwi usiphunyuka lapho sigxile kakhulu ekuqondeni okungokoqobo kweZwi.
“Khona edabula phakathi kwabo, uJesu wamuka.”
Amandla Amazwi KaJesu
31. Wehlela eKapernawume, umuzi waseGalile, wabafundisa ngamasabatha.
32. Bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe; ngokuba izwi lakhe lalinamandla
33. Kwakukhona esinagogeni umuntu onomoya wedemoni elingcolileyo; wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu,
34. Ethi, “Awu! Nginamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu waseNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ungubani, ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.”
35. UJesu wamkhuza, wathi: "Yiba isimungulu, uphume kuye." Idemoni lamphonsa phakathi, laphuma kuye, lingamlimazanga neze.
36. Bamangala bonke, bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Yizwi lini leli! Ngokuba ngegunya nangamandla uyala omoya abangcolileyo, baphume
37. Umbiko ngaye waphumela kuyo yonke indawo emaphandleni
Njengoba isiqephu esilandelayo siqala, sithola ukuthi uJesu wehlele eKapernawume, umuzi ongasoLwandle LwaseGalile. Usenguthisha, umfundisi, Lowo oze ukuzovula amehlo ezimpumputhe. Usezokhombisa lokho Aqeda ukukumemezela esiqeshini esidlule—ukuthi ngempela “uMoya weNkosi” uphezu Kwakhe. ENazaretha, abantu babengakwazi ukubona, ukuzwa, noma ukuzwa lokhu, ngoba babengenalo ukholo Kuye. Kodwa ngaphandle kwaseNazaretha, izinto zihluke kakhulu. Ngenxa yalokhu, amazwi Akhe anomphumela onamandla. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe, ngokuba izwi lakhe lalinamandla.”Luka 4:32).
Lo mbono—wokuthi amazwi kaJesu anamandla amangalisayo—uzoba yindikimba evelele kuLuka. Nakuba uJesu ezophulukisa abagulayo, ahlanze abanochoko, futhi akhiphe amademoni, umsebenzi wakhe kuleli vangeli uyogxila ekufundiseni Kwakhe, nasemandleni amangalisayo ezwi Lakhe. Lokhu kuba sobala njengoba ehlangana nendoda ekhwelwe ngamadimoni:
“Kwakukhona esinagogeni umuntu onomoya wedemoni elingcolileyo; Futhi yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ‘Siyeke! Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu waseNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa na?’” (Luka 4:33-34).
Umoya ongcolile unendawo yawo emhlabeni kamoya futhi uyazi ukuthi yini izidalwa zasemhlabeni ezingavamisile ukuzazi. Iyazi, ngokwesibonelo, ukuthi iQiniso Laphezulu liwusongo kubo kanye ubukhona balo. Phela ukube abantu bebelazi iqiniso bebengakhululwa ekubuseni imimoya emibi. Khona-ke imimoya emibi yayingeke isakwazi ukujabula ukubusa abantu, ibenze babe lusizi, futhi ibahluphe ngezindlela eziningi. Ngamafuphi, babezolahlekelwa ukubamba kwabo abantu—into eyayizobenza baphatheke kabi.
Lapho imimoya emibi iphucwa injabulo yabo yobuhlanya nengcolile, kungukuhlushwa kuyo. Kuzwakala sengathi ukuphila kwabo sekuphelile. Kungakho leli dimoni elingcolile limemeza lithi: “Siyeke! Uze ukusibhubhisa na? 9
Umoya ongcolileyo wazi kahle ukuthi ukhuluma kubani ukuthi: “Ngiyakwazi wena,” usho umoya. “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ungubani—ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu!”
Ngokusobala, umoya ongcolile uyakwazi ukuzwa amandla amazwi kaJesu njengosongo oluqondile ekuphileni kwawo. Kwadalulwa. Ukukhanya kweqiniso, okukhanya ebumnyameni, kuzwakala njengegalelo elinamandla. 10
UJesu, ekhuluma ngegunya eliphakeme, uyenqaba ukuvumela leli dimoni elibi ukuba ligcwalise isisulu sakhe ngemiyalezo engamanga. Kunalokho, uJesu uyamkhuza, ethi: “Thula, uphume kuye.”
Njengoba lalingakwazi ukumelana namandla omyalo kaJesu, idemoni “laphuma kuye futhi alizange limlimaze nakanye”.
Njengoba lesi siqephu siphela, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukusabela kwesixuku. “Bamangala bonke, bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: ‘Yizwi elinjani leli! Ngokuba ngegunya nangamandla uyala omoya abangcolileyo, baphume.”
Ngokusobala isixuku sigxile emandleni amazwi kaJesu. UJesu akasebenzisi umlingo, futhi akukho mikhuba engaqondakali. Ukhuluma izwi nje, nemimoya iyalalela. Okokuqala futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, ungumfundisi weZwi likaNkulunkulu—imibhalo engcwele. Njengoba sibonile esihlokweni esihilela ukulingwa kukaJesu ehlane, futhi njengoba sibona kulesi siqephu esihilela ukuxoshwa kwedemoni, amazwi ombhalo aqukethe amandla amakhulu, hhayi ezweni lezinto kuphela, kodwa nasemhlabeni. womoya. Lokhu kuhlanganisa kokubili incazelo yangaphakathi yeZwi, futhi ikakhulukazi amaqiniso angempela omqondo ongokoqobo aqukethe incazelo yangaphakathi. 11
Lesi siqephu siphetha ngala mazwi: “Umbiko ngaye waphumela kuzo zonke izindawo zesifunda”. Ngokusobala, abantu bamangazwa amandla amazwi kaJesu.
Ukwelapha Okuningi
38. Wabuye wasuka esinagogeni, wangena endlini kaSimoni; umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayenomkhuhlane omkhulu, bamncenga.
39. Wema phezu kwakhe, wawukhuza umkhuhlane, wamyeka; wasukuma masinyane, wabakhonza
40. Kwathi ukushona kwelanga, bonke ababe nababegula yizifo ngezifo babaletha kuye; futhi Yena, ebeka izandla phezu kwabo bonke, wabaphulukisa
41. Kwaphuma namademoni kwabaningi, ememeza ethi: “Wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” Wasezikhuza, kazange azivumele ukuthi zikhulume; ngoba babemazi ukuthi unguKristu
Isiqephu esilandelayo siwukuqhubeka kwesedlule. UJesu uyaqhubeka ephulukisa labo abazimisele ukuphulukiswa. Kulokhu umkhwekazi kaSimoni. Bekhathazekile ngomkhuhlane wakhe omkhulu, bacela uJesu ukuba abasize.
“Ngakho wema phezu kwakhe, wawukhuza umkhuhlane, wamyeka.”
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi Wawukhuza umkhuhlane. Leli yigama elisetshenziswe esiqeshini esidlule lapho kubhalwe khona ukuthi uJesu “wakhuza” idemoni elingcolile. Igama elithi “khuza” lihlala lisho ukusetshenziswa kolimi—ukusetshenziswa kwegama, ibinzana, noma isitatimende. Ngokuphindaphindiwe, uJesu unxusa amandla ezwi elikhulunyiwe ukuba axoshe noma yini ebanga ukugula, izifo, ubuthakathaka, nomkhuhlane. Nakuba ngezinye izikhathi uJesu ephulukisa ngokuthinta, cishe njalo ukhetha ukusebenzisa ulimi njengendlela Yakhe eyinhloko yokwelapha. Imiphumela ivele ngokuphazima kweso futhi iyamangalisa: “Wavuka masinyane wabakhonza”.
Umlayezo ucacile: Amazwi kaJesu anamandla okuphulukisa izingqondo zethu ezinomkhuhlane. Kufanele kuqashelwe, nokho, ukuthi lokhu akukona nje noma yimaphiamagama. Akukona mayelana neziqinisekiso, noma amazwi adumile, noma izingcaphuno ezicashuniwe. Imayelana namazwi ombhalo ongcwele. Imayelana neZwi likaNkulunkulu. Kafushane, imayelana neqiniso laphezulu, elinikelwe ukususa amanga, ukuphulukisa izingqondo zethu ezinomkhuhlane, futhi kusibuyisele emqondweni. 12
Njengoba izwi lisakazeka ngamandla kaJesu okwelapha, abantu baqala ukuza kuye bevela kude: “Kwathi selishona ilanga, bonke ababe nabagulayo izifo ngezifo babaletha kuye; wabeka izandla phezu kwabo bonke, wabaphulukisa.”Luka 4:40). Ukuthintwa kwesandla Sakhe kanye neqiniso alikhuluma kwasho ukuphela kokulawula kwamademoni. Ngokuvumelana nomsebenzi Wakhe, uJesu wayezele ukuzokhulula abacindezelwe.
Kwakungewona kuphela “unyaka owamukelekayo weNkosi,” futhi kwakuwusuku lapho imimoya emibi yayingeke isakwazi ukudukisa abantu ngemibono engamanga nemibhalo esontekile ngobuqili. Iqiniso elashiwo uJesu laliyowathulisa amademoni, njengoba nje noJesu athulisa udeveli ehlane.
Njengoba lesi siqephu siphela, sifunda ukuthi lapho amademoni ephuma kubantu, amemeza ethi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa uJesu “wazikhuza futhi akazivumela ukuba zikhulume ngoba zazimazi ukuthi unguKristu.”Luka 4:41).
Encwadini ethiIVangeli NgokukaMarku, sabhekisela kukho ngokuthi “imfihlo kaMesiya.” Sathi uJesu wenqabela imimoya emibi ukuba ikhulume Ngaye singakafiki isikhathi sokuthi aveze ubuNkulunkulu bakhe. Nakuba lokhu kuyiqiniso, iVangeli NgokukaLuka ithatha lesi sinyathelo esiqhubekayo. Ku-Luke, njengoba sibonile, kukhona ukugxila okukhulu ekuthuthukiseni ukuqonda.
Ngakho-ke, lapho uJesu evimbela amademoni ukuba akhulume, wenza kanjalo ngoba eqamba amanga, asonta imibhalo, akhohlisa iqiniso, futhi azama ukuphendukezela ukuqonda kwethu. 13
Uhlelo lokusebenza olungokoqobo
Lapho uJesu ekhuza noma ethulisa idemoni, empeleni usuke ethi, “Okushoyo akulona iqiniso.” Ezimpilweni zethu kubalulekile ukunquma ukuthi yimiphi imicabango okufanele siyamukele njengeyiqiniso nokuthi imiphi imicabango eyenqaba njengengelona iqiniso. Khona-ke, ‘ukukhuza’ idemoni kuwukubona ukuthi lokho elikushoyo kungamanga, akulona iqiniso, futhi kuyadukisa. Njengoba sihlakulela ukuqonda kwethu iqiniso ngokutadisha imibhalo, singakwazi ukubona kangcono imilayezo engamanga ezama ukungena ezingqondweni zethu. Ngokwandayo, imimoya emibi iyoba namandla kancane kancane phezu kwethu ngezinga esiliqonda ngalo iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngokufanelekile.
Usashumayela
42. Kwathi sekusile, waphuma waya endaweni eyihlane; izixuku zamfuna, zeza kuye, zamvalela ukuba angasuki kuzo.
43. Wayesethi kubo: “Ngimelwe ukushumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu nakwaminye imizi, ngokuba ngithunyelwe lokho.
44. Washumayela emasinagogeni aseGalile
Amazwi kaJesu anamandla amangalisayo. Kuso sonke lesi sahluko, lena bekuyindikimba engumhlahlandlela. Njengoba isahluko sivulwa, uJesu waholwa nguMoya ehlane lapho alingwa khona ngudeveli. Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho udeveli emlinga, uJesu wayekwazi ukumkhuza ngamazwi avela emibhalweni engcwele. Lapho uSathane emlinga okokuqala, uJesu wathi: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Umuntu akayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngawo wonke amazwi aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu.’ ” Tempted a okwesibili, uJesu waphinda wakhuza udeveli, ethi, “Suka emva Kwami, Sathane! Ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Wokhuleka eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, umkhonze yena yedwa.’” Futhi ekugcineni, lapho uSathane ezama ukumlinga ngokwesithathu, uJesu wamkhuza futhi, ethi: , “Kwathiwa, ‘Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho.’ ”
Lokhu kuhlangana okufushane kubonisa ukuthi uJesu wayewaqonda amandla ombhalo ongcwele—hhayi nje amandla okuyifunda, kodwa namandla okuwukhuluma. Ezingxoxweni ezimbili zokuqala, uJesu uthi, “Kulotshiwe,” kodwa phakathi nesenzakalo sesithathu nesokugcina—esakhipha umoya omubi—uJesu wathi, “Kuthiwa,” Yebo, uJesu wawaqonda amandla omoya. izwi elikhulunywayo, futhi Walisebenzisa ngempumelelo enkonzweni Yakhe.
Kuyafaneleka kakhulu-ke, ukuthi lesi sahluko siphetha ngoJesu enikeza isitatimende somsebenzi esisekelwe emandleni ezwi elikhulunyiwe: “Kumelwe ngishumayele umbuso kaNkulunkulu,” usho kanje, “ngokuba ngithunyelwe lokho” .
Yebo, Weza ukuzophilisa; yebo, Weza ukuzokhipha amademoni. Kodwa wayazi ukuthi injongo Yakhe eyinhloko kwakuwukushumayela—ukushumayela iZwi likaNkulunkulu, ukushumayela ivangeli kwabampofu, ukushumayela ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo, ukushumayela umnyaka omuhle weNkosi. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, wayengumshumayeli weZwi eliNgcwele likaNkulunkulu. NgeZwi, eliqondwa kahle, uJesu wayeyoletha uguquko ekuqondeni komuntu. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi “inguquko.” Futhi lapho lokho sekufeziwe, kwakuyoholela ekuvuselelweni kabusha kwefa elisha. 14
Phakathi naleso sikhathi, kwakuyodingeka ukuqhubeka nenkonzo Yakhe, eshumayela iZwi likaNkulunkulu. Ngakho, lesi siqephu siphetha ngamazwi athi, “Wayeseshumayela emasinagogeni aseGalile”.
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2334: “Sonke isilingo sihlanganisa imizwa yokungabaza mayelana {w219} nesihe sobukhona, mayelana nensindiso nezinye izinto ezifana nalezi; ngoba abantu abahlangabezana nokulingwa babhekana nokucindezeleka kwengqondo, ngisho nephuzu lokuphelelwa ithemba, lapho begcinwa khona ingxenye enkulu ukuze ekugcineni baqiniswe ngokuqiniseka ukuthi zonke izinto zingaphansi komusa {w219} basindiswa Ngaye kuphela ukuthi akukho lutho kubo ngokwabo ngaphandle kobubi—izinkolelo lapho abantu beqiniswa khona izingxabano abanqoba kuzo.”
2. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 3318: “Okuhle angeke kuhlanganiswe neqiniso kumuntu ngaphandle kokulwa, noma okufanayo, ngaphandle kwezilingo.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 6574:2:
“Kokunye ukuphila iNkosi ivumela imimoya engapheli ukuba iholele abalungile esilingweni, ngalokho, ithulule ebubini nasemangeni; futhi abakwenza ngayo yonke imizamo; ngoba lapho benza lokhu, basuke besempilweni yabo kanye nentokozo yako. Kodwa iNkosi uqobo Ikhona-ke kanye nalabo abasekulingweni, kokubili ngokuqondile, nangokungaqondile ngezingelosi, futhi imelana ngokukhuza amanga emimoya engapheli, nangokuqeda ububi babo, kanjalo ibanike ukuqabuleka, ithemba, nokunqoba. Ngakho-ke, kulabo abaseqinisweni lokuhle, amaqiniso okholo kanye nezimpahla zesisa agxiliswa kakhulu ngaphakathi futhi aqiniswe ngokuqinile.
3. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10239: “Ngokugezwa kobhapathizo kuphinde kufanekiselwa isilingo ngoba konke ukuzalwa kabusha kwenziwa ngezilingo.”
Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 8403:2: “Ngaphandle kwesilingo akekho ozalwa kabusha. Eqinisweni, izilingo eziningi ziyalandela, zilandelana. Isizathu siwukuthi ukuzalwa kabusha kwenzeka kuze kube sekupheleni kokuthi ukuphila okudala kumuntu kungase kufe, futhi ukuphila kwasezulwini okusha kucatshangelwe.”
4. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 902: “KusAmbulo kuthiwa ‘imisebenzi yabo ilandelana nabo’ (IsAmbulo 14:13). Ngenxa yokuthi lokhu kufanekisa ukuphila kukamoya, manje okuthile kuzoshiwo hhayi kuphela ngokuthi lokho kuphila kutholwa kanjani, kodwa nokuthi ukuphila kukamoya kubhujiswa kanjani ukholo lwanamuhla [okuwukukholelwa ekusindisweni “ngokholo kuphela”]. Impilo kamoya itholakala kuphela ngokuphila ngokwemithetho eseZwini. Le miyalo inikezwe ngokufingqiwe eNcwadini Yomthetho, ethi, Ungaphingi, Ungebi, Ungabulali, Ungafakazi Amanga, Ungafisi Impahla Yabanye. Le miyalo iyimiyalo okumelwe yenziwe, ngoba lapho umuntu ekwenza lokhu, ‘imisebenzi’ yalowo muntu mihle, nokuphila kwakhe kuba ngokomoya.”
5. I-Arcana Coelestia 402:2: “Igama elithi ‘iJerusalema’ lisho izinto ezingokomoya zokholo.”
6. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 233:2: “Labo abacabanga futhi baphile emfundisweni yokholo kuphela bayayiyeka imisebenzi emihle, ngoba bakholelwa ukuthi leyo ayithinti umuntu, noma inengxenye ekusindisweni komuntu.”
Ambulo sAmbuliwe 684: “Isizathu esenza labo abasekukholweni bodwa bekhohlisa wonke amaqiniso eZwi, kungenxa yokuthi iZwi lonke liphatha impilo ngokwemiyalo ekulo…. Abasokholweni bodwa, abacabangi ngokuphila ngokwemithetho eseZwini.”
7. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 4406: “Njengoba ukubona kweso kuhambisana nokuqonda, ngakho-ke ukubona kuthiwa kuhlobene nokuqonda, futhi kubizwa ngokuthi ukubona kobuhlakani…. Ngolimi lwansuku zonke umuntu ukhuluma ngokubona izinto lapho eziqonda; futhi umuntu futhi usebenzisa amagama okukhanya nokukhanyiselwa, futhi ngenxa yalokho ukucaca, ngokubhekisela ekuqondeni, noma ngokuphambene, umthunzi nobumnyama, futhi ngenxa yalokho, ukufiphala. Lawa magama kanye namanye afana nawo asengene endleleni umuntu asebenzisa ngayo ulimi ngenxa yokubhalelana kwakhe.” Bhekafuthi Ukubusa kukaNkulunkulu 233:7: “Kuwumthwalo wawo wonke umuntu ukuba afunde amaqiniso eZwini noma ekushumayeleni, awabeke enkumbulweni futhi azindle ngawo. Ngoba emaqinisweni asenkumbulweni nangena emcabangweni osuka enkumbulweni ukuqonda kufanele kufundise intando, okungukuthi, kufanele kufundise umuntu okufanele akwenze. Ngakho-ke, lokhu kuyindlela eyinhloko yenguquko.”
8. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 402: “Njengoba izinto zokholo zasezulwini nezingokomoya zimelelwa umuzi, zinjalo futhi zonke izimfundiso ezifanekiselwa imizi yakwaJuda nelakwa-Israyeli, ngalinye elithi lapho liqanjwa linencazelo yalo eqondile yento ethile engokwemfundiso.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2268: “Umqondo womuntu maqondana namaqiniso useZwini uma uqhathaniswa futhi ubizwa nangokuthi ‘umuzi,’ futhi ngokuqondene nempahla ekhona phakathi kwamaqiniso ikhona uma iqhathaniswa futhi ibizwa nangokuthi ‘abakhileyo.’ Ngokuba kukhona ukufana ngempela kulokho. uma amaqiniso emicabangweni yomuntu engenampahla, ufana nedolobha elingenazakhamuzi futhi elingenamuntu nelingenalutho.”
9. Zulu nesi Hogo 429: “Ngezwa umoya othile umemeza ngokuzwakalayo njengokungathi uvela ekuhlushweni ngaphakathi lapho ushaywa umoya ophuma ezulwini; kepha waba nokuthula, wathokoza lapho umoya ophuma esihogweni ufika kuye.”
10. Inkolo YamaKristu Eqiniso 224:3: “Ngokuba odeveli nosathane ekuphefumuleni kokuqala kweQiniso LobuNkulunkulu baziphonsa kanye kanye ekujuleni, bagijimela emigedeni bavale iminyango yabo ngokucophelela ukuze kungashiywa ngisho ne-chink ivuliwe. Isizathu siwukuthi intando yabo ingaphansi kobubi kanye nokuqonda kwabo emangeni, futhi ngaleyo ndlela baphikisana Nokulunga Kwaphezulu kanye neQiniso LobuNkulunkulu…. Bashaywa ngokuphelele, kusukela ekhanda kuye esithendeni, bashaywe kanzima ngokushesha nje lapho bebona okuphambene nalokho.”
11. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 1086:6: “Amandla eZwi ngomqondo wohlamvu angamandla okuvula izulu, lapho ukuxhumana nokuhlangana kwenzeka, futhi namandla okulwa namanga nobubi, kanjalo ngokumelene nezihogo. Umuntu osemaqinisweni angempela ngomqondo wohlamvu lweZwi angahlakaza futhi ahlakaze bonke ithimba likaSathane namacebo abo ababeka kuwo amandla abo, angenakubalwa, futhi lokhu ngomzuzwana.” Bhekafuthi, Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 224: “Kusenemiphumela emangalisayo evezwa iZwi, ehlobene namandla eqiniso alapho, amakhulu kangangokuthi akekho ongakholwa incazelo. Amandla ayo akhona anele ukugumbuqela izintaba namagquma, akuyise kude, akuphonse olwandle, nezinye izinto. Kafushane, amandla eNkosi atholakala eZwini awanakulinganiswa.”
12. Inkolo YamaKristu Eqiniso 224:3: “UNkulunkulu weza emhlabeni njengeZwi futhi waba umuntu. Wenza kanjalo ukuze ahlenge isintu. UNkulunkulu wathatha wonke amandla ngokubonakaliswa komuntu okwakuyiqiniso laphezulu. Wathatha izihogo ezazikhuphukele phezulu ezulwini lapho izingelosi zazikhona, waziphonsa phansi, wazilawula, waziphoqa ukuba zimlalele. Lokhu akwenziwanga ngegama lomlomo; kwenziwa ngeZwi laphezulu, eliyiqiniso laphezulu.
13. Ambulo sAmbuliwe 703: “Amademoni afuna ukukhohlisa amaqiniso…. Bacabanga ngamanga.”
14. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 587: “Isenzo sokuqala ekuzalweni okusha sibizwa ngokuthi inguquko, ephathelene nokuqonda, kanti esesibili sibizwa ngokuthi ukuzalwa kabusha, okuphathelene nentando futhi kusukela lapho kuya ekuqondeni…. Ukuqonda kufundisa ukuthi okuhle nokubi kuyini, futhi njengoba umuntu ekwazi ukwenza okuhle noma okubi, kusho ukuthi abantu kufanele baguqulwe ngokuqonda. Noma ubani obonayo futhi avume ngokwengqondo ukuthi okubi kubi, futhi okuhle kuhle, futhi acabange ukuthi okuhle kufanele kukhethwe, usesimweni esibizwa ngokuthi isimo sokuguqulwa. Kodwa isimo sokuzalwa kabusha siqala lapho intando [eyalelwa ngokuqonda] iholela umuntu ukuba agweme okubi futhi enze okuhle.”
