Isahluko Seshumi Nesikhombisa
Umkhuleko kaJesu wokuvalelisa
1. Kwathi uJesu ekhuluma lamazwi, waphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini, wathi: “Baba, ihora selifikile; khazimulisa iNdodana yakho, ukuze iNdodana yakho ikukhazimulise wena.”
Lapho uJesu eqala inkonzo Yakhe yasobala, wakhuluma ‘ngehora’ lokugcina elaliyofika, kodwa ngesikhathi esingaziwa. UJesu wakhuluma okokuqala ngalelihora lokugcina emshadweni lapho unina ethi kuye: “Abanalo iwayini.” UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Sifazane, ungithinta ngani na? Ihora lami alikafiki” (Johane 2:3-4).
Ngemva kweminyaka emibili, ngesikhathi soMkhosi Wamadokodo, abafowabo bakaJesu bamkhuthaza ukuba aye eJerusalema emkhosini waminyaka yonke. Ekuqaleni, uJesu wayemathintanyawo ukuhamba. Ngakho wathi kubafowabo: “Angiyi kulo mkhosi, ngokuba isikhathi sami asikafiki ngokugcwele.”Johane 7:8).
Khona-ke, esontweni lokugcina lenkonzo kaJesu yasobala, ngemva nje kokungena Kwakhe ngokunqoba, uJesu wathi, “Ihora selifikile, lokuba iNdodana yomuntu ikhazinyuliswe” ( Mathewu 24:15 ) Ngakho-ke, uJesu wathi: “Isikhathi esigcwele seNdodana yomuntu ikhazinyuliswa.Johane 12:23). Futhi amavesi amane kamuva, uJesu wathi, “Manje umphefumulo wami ukhathazekile, futhi ngizothini? ‘Baba, Ngisindise kulelihora’? Kodwa ngenxa yalokhu ngize kulelihola. Baba, khazimulisa igama lakho” (Johane 12:27).
Ekugcineni, ekupheleni kwenkulumo Yakhe yokuvalelisa, uJesu uthi kubafundi Bakhe, “Ngempela, isikhathi siyeza, yebo, sesifikile, sokuba nihlakazeke, kube yilowo nalowo aye kowabo, ningishiye ngedwa. Nokho, angingedwa, ngoba uBaba unami.”Johane 16:32). Khona-ke uJesu ududuza abafundi bakhe ngamazwi akhuthazayo, “Lezi zinto ngizishilo kini, ukuze nibe nokuthula kimi. Ezweni niyakuba nosizi. Kodwa yimani isibindi; Mina ngilinqobile izwe” (Johane 16:33).
Yilapho lesi siqephu esilandelayo siqala khona. UJesu usanda kusho ukuthi uma nje esenoBaba, akasoze abe yedwa. Ngakho-ke, kufaneleka kakhulu ukuba uJesu manje aphakamisele amehlo Akhe ezulwini athi, “Baba, ihora selifikile; khazimulisa iNdodana yakho ukuze iNdodana yakho ikukhazimulise” (Johane 17:1).
Inyunyana evumelanayo
UJesu ukhuluma la mazwi ngabo kanye kusihlwa lapho ezobanjwa futhi aboshwe, alethwe kuziphathimandla, futhi aquliswe icala. Elungiselela lokho asezobhekana nakho, uJesu uphendukela kuBaba ngomthandazo, ecela ukuba aqiniswe ukuze abhekane novivinyo oluzayo ngokholo nangesibindi. Kulo mongo, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi ukukhazimulisa kuyinqubo yezindlela ezimbili. UJesu uthandazela ukuthi uBaba akhazimulise iNdodana ukuze iNdodana yona ikhazimulise uYise.
Ezingeni elijulile, uJesu ukhuluma ngobunye bokugcina nobuphelele phakathi kothando oluwumphefumulo Wakhe waphezulu kanye neqiniso azele ukuzolifundisa. Njengoba nje uthando lugcwalisa iqiniso ngamandla, iqiniso nalo linikeza ukugxila nesiqondiso othandweni. Kuyinqubo ehambisanayo, ngayinye ithuthukisa futhi ikhazimulise enye. Uma sikubeka ngenye indlela, iqiniso lingena enkazimulweni yalo egcwele lapho ligcwele ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu. Futhi ubuhle bufika enkazimulweni yabo egcwele lapho busebenza ngesimo seqiniso. 1
Lokhu kungasetshenziswa futhi ebudlelwaneni obufanayo phakathi komphefumulo nomzimba. Umphefumulo awunawo amandla okwenza ngaphandle komzimba, futhi umzimba awunawo amandla okusebenza ngaphandle komphefumulo. Zombili ziyadingeka; laba ababili mabasebenze ndawonye. Abaculi, abaculi, nabadansi kumele bafunde ubuciko babo ngaphambi kokuthi baveze uthando lwabo ngokugcwele. Ngezwi lomculi, isandla somqophi, nokunyakaza komdansi, umphefumulo uyaziveza. Ngokufanayo, iqiniso lisikhulula ekuboniseni uthando olusemiphefumulweni yethu. 2
Njengoba uthando lufika emhlabeni ngeqiniso, kokubili uthando neqiniso kuyakhazinyuliswa. Lapho lezi zisebenza ndawonye, iqiniso ekugcineni liba ukuhlakanipha, futhi uthando luba uhlobo lwenkonzo ewusizo. Eqinisweni, badumisana ngobudlelwane obufanayo. Lena-ke incazelo engaphakathi yevesi lokuqala lomthandazo kaJesu: “Baba, ihora selifikile; khazimulisa iNdodana yakho ukuze iNdodana yakho ikukhazimulise” (Johane 17:1). Uthando lukhazimulisa iqiniso; futhi iqiniso likhazimulisa uthando. Kungale nyunyana eqhubekayo futhi eqhubeka ijula lapho inqubo yokukhazimulisa izofezeka. Kuyoba ihora likaJesu elihle kunawo wonke. 3
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Inkulumo ethi “ihora elihle kunawo wonke” ingase ingabi umzuzu othile ngesikhathi, noma ihora elithile ezandleni zewashi. Kunalokho, libhekisela esenzakalweni lapho othile eye wabonisa khona ukholo olukhulu, isibindi nokubekezela. Mayelana nalokhu, ihora lethu elihle kakhulu lifika noma nini lapho siphonselwa inselelo ukuba siphakamele ngaphezu kwemibono kanye nezifiso zemvelo yethu ephansi. Lesi yisikhathi sokuphendukela eNkosini ngomthandazo, ukhumbule iqiniso, bese wenza ngokuvumelana naleloqiniso, wazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ugeleza eqinisweni laKhe ngothando nangamandla. Ngakho-ke, njengokusebenza okuwusizo, cabanga ngamazwi kaJesu, “Baba, ihora selifikile; khazimulisa iNdodana yakho, ukuze iNdodana yakho ikukhazimulise.” Noma nini lapho ubugovu bakho bulimala, noma ukuzicabangela kwakho kuvinjelwa, noma ukudumala kusabisa ngokungena, zitshele, “Baba, ihora selifikile….” Makube yithuba lokuqinisa ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu ngokwamukela ngokugcwele konke lokho akunikeza khona ngaleso sikhathi, bese ukubuyisela ngokwenza ngokufanele. Yile ndlela uNkulunkulu akha ngayo intando entsha phakathi kwenu ukuze nikhazimulise uNkulunkulu. 4
Uthando Lusidonsela Eqinisweni
2 Njengalokho uyinike amandla phezu kwayo yonke inyama, ukuze konke omnike yona, ayiphe ukuphila okuphakade.
3 Futhi lokhu kungukuphila okuphakade, ukuba bazi wena-Nkulunkulu wedwa oqinisileyo, nomthumileyo, uJesu Kristu.
4. Ngikukhazimulisile emhlabeni; ngiwuqedile umsebenzi onginike wona ukuba ngiwenze.
5. Manje-ke, Baba, ngikhazimulise kuwe uqobo ngenkazimulo enganginayo kuwe izwe lingakabikho.
Kulomkhuleko ongcwele kakhulu, uJesu uthandazela ukuthi uBaba amkhazimulise, nokuthi akhazimulise uBaba, ikakhulukazi njengoba elindele izinselele, izilingo, kanye nezinhlungu zehora Lakhe lokugcina. Kwakuyoba isinyathelo sokugcina enqubweni yokukhazinyuliswa kukaJesu. Ngale nqubo, uJesu wayezofinyelela ubunye bokugcina noYise. Ngenxa yalokho, kwakuzovula indlela yokuba bonke abantu basondele kuNkulunkulu ngesintu Sakhe esivukile nesikhazimulisiwe. Kusukela kulesi sikhathi kuya phambili, bebezokwazi ukwamukela konke lokho uNkulunkulu afisa ukukunika abantu Bakhe uma nje bekhetha ukukwamukela. 5
Njengoba uJesu eqhubeka ethandaza kuYise, uthi, “Uyiniké iNdodana amandla phezu kwenyama yonke, ukuze bonke oyinike yona, ibaphe ukuphila okuphakade” ( Joh.Johane 17:2). Ngomqondo ongokoqobo, kuthiwa uBaba unikela abantu eNdodaneni. Ngokujule nakakhulu, lokhu kusho ukuthi uthando, olubizwa ngokuthi “uBaba,” ludonsela abantu eqinisweni, elibizwa ngokuthi “iNdodana.” 6
Lapho sidonsekela kuJesu futhi siqala ukufaka iqiniso Lakhe ekuphileni kwethu, uguquko kancane kancane luqala ukwenzeka. Nakuba singenakusho ukuthi “sikhazinyulisiwe” ngendlela efanayo noJesu, singasho ngempela ukuthi izimfuno eziphikelelayo zemvelo yethu ephansi, eyake yasibusa, azisakwenzi lokho; kunalokho, siyababusa. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHeberu ukuthi: “Bayakubathumba, ababethunjiwe; futhi bayobusa phezu kwabacindezeli babo” (Isaya 14:2).
Lena yindlela iNdodana ‘enegunya phezu kwayo yonke inyama. Kulo mongo, igama elithi “inyama,” libhekisela kulokho okufunwa yisimo sethu esiphansi. Futhi elithi “iNdodana” alibhekiseli kuJesu kuphela, kodwa naseqinisweni laphezulu alifundisayo. Kuyiqiniso elingcwele, uma lihlanganiswe nothando lwaphezulu, elinamandla okunqoba ukungacabangeli, okuzicabangelayo kwemvelo yethu yobugovu. Lokhu kuhlangana okunamandla kweqiniso okugcwele uthando, ngempela, kunegunya phezu kwayo yonke inyama. 7
Uthando olusisondeza kuJesu alunzima. Kalula nje, kuwuthando lokuba umuntu olungile, hhayi ngoba kuzothuthukisa idumela lethu, noma kusenze sidume kakhulu, noma kwandise ingcebo yethu, kodwa ngoba nje sifuna ukuba umuntu uNkulunkulu ahlose ukuba yikho. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sithi, “Uthando olusidonsela kuJesu,” noma “Uthando olusidonsela eqinisweni,” kufana nento efanayo. Njengoba uJesu asho ekuqaleni kuleli vangeli, “iqiniso liyonikhulula” (Johane 8:33), futhi amavesi amathathu kamuva Uyanezela, “iNdodana iyanikhulula” (Johane 8:36).
Uthando olusidonsela eqinisweni lungase lufaniswe nothando odokotela abazinikele abanalo ngeziguli zabo. Uma beqhubeka nezifundo zabo zezokwelapha noma bethuthukisa izindlela zokwelapha ezintsha, akukhona ukukhulisa amandla abo okuthola imali noma ukuthola ukunconywa okukhulu. Kunalokho, wukusebenzela kangcono abantu ababaphethe. Uthando olusidonsela eqinisweni lungase futhi lufaniswe nothando lwabazali abakhathalelayo abathola amakhono okukhulisa izingane. Akukhona ukulawula izingane zabo ngokuphumelelayo, kodwa kunalokho ukusiza izingane zabo zikhule zibe abantu uNkulunkulu aziklamele ukuba babe. Ngokufanayo, uthando olusidonsela eqinisweni lungase luqhathaniswe nothando abashadile abathembekile abanalo ngomunye nomunye. Uma befunda amakhono amasha okuxhumana, akukhona ukufakazela iphuzu labo noma ukwenza ngendlela yabo, kodwa kunalokho ukujulisa uthando lwabo ngomunye nomunye.
Lezi ngezinye zezindlela uthando oludonsela ngazo abantu eqinisweni. Ngamanye amazwi, uthando lufuna ukuhlanganiswa neqiniso ukuze libe usizo ngangokunokwenzeka. Lolu hlobo lwesevisi oluwusizo aluphathelene nokuqashelwa noma umvuzo. Kunalokho, kumayelana nokwazi uNkulunkulu, ukukholelwa Kuye, nokuthanda ukwenza intando yaKhe. Ngakho-ke, ukuphila okuphakade kuwukwazi kokubili uthando lwaphezulu, olubizwa ngokuthi “uNkulunkulu wedwa Weqiniso,” kanye neqiniso laphezulu elibizwa ngokuthi “uJesu Kristu.” Ngakho, evesini elilandelayo, uJesu uthi, “Ukuphila okuphakade yilokhu ukuba bazi wena-Nkulunkulu wedwa oqinisileyo, nomthumileyo, uJesu Kristu.”Johane 17:3). 8
Lokhu okubili, uthando lwaphezulu kanye neqiniso laphezulu, akubili kodwa kukodwa. Bamunye njengoba ukushisa nokukhanya komlilo kukodwa. Futhi lapho uthando nokuhlakanipha, noma ubuhle neqiniso, kuhlanganiswe kithi njengento eyodwa, ngisho nangendlela elinganiselwe, asisashukunyiswa ngokuyinhloko izifiso zobugovu. Kunalokho, ngokuyinhloko sishukunyiswa uthando lukaNkulunkulu nothando lomakhelwane. Lapho lokhu kumiswa njengesimo sethu esibalulekile, futhi kuba umkhuba wasezulwini, imvelo entsha iyazalwa kithi. Lesi simo esisha, esakhiwe kokubili ukuqonda okusha nentando entsha, yilokho uJesu akubiza ngokuthi “ukuphila okuphakade.” Kuwukwazi uthando nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu ngokuphila ngokwemithetho yaphezulu. 9
Umsebenzi uJesu awuqedile
Kuze kube manje ekulandiseni kwaphezulu, uJesu akakavumeli muntu ukuba ambambe. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi Wayesenomsebenzi okwakumelwe awenze. Njengoba Wayevame ukusho, “Ihora lami alikafiki.” Kwakunezintshumayelo okwakumelwe zishunyayelwe, abantu ababezophulukisa, nabafundi ababezofundisa. Phakathi naso sonke lesi sikhathi, uJesu wayegcwalisa imiBhalo ngaleyo ndlela enikeza ubufakazi obuqand’ ikhanda bokuthi unguMesiya othenjisiwe.
Noma kunjalo, uJesu akazange aziphakamise ngaphezu kukaNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, wayehlale ehlonipha futhi ekhazimulisa uBaba, ngokubala zonke izinto Kuye. Ngokwesibonelo, uJesu wathi, “INdodana ingenze lutho ngokwayo” (Johane 5:19), “UBaba ohlezi kimi wenza imisebenzi” (Johane 14:10), futhi “uBaba mkhulu kunami” (Johane 14:28). Ngakho-ke, kulo mthandazo ophetha, uJesu uthi kuBaba “Ngikukhazimulisile emhlabeni. ngiwuqedile umsebenzi onginike wona ukuba ngiwenze” (Johane 17:4).
Ngamanye amazwi, uJesu useqede konke okudingekayo ukuze amlethe kuleli qophelo ekulandiseni kwaphezulu. Nokho, kusekuningi okusazofezwa. Kuyo yonke lendlela, uJesu ubelokhu elwa ngokulandelana ngokumelene nezihogo. Sibona amazwibela alokhu lapho uJesu ebhekene nababhali nabaFarisi abakha uzungu lokumbulala. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ngaphansi, impi eshubile ibilokhu yenzeka. UJesu ubelokhu ebhekene nezimpi ezinzima neziqhubekayo ngokumelene namathonya esihogo ayesongela ukuqeda nokubhubhisa isintu. Eqinisweni, izimpi zangaphakathi nezibuhlungu kakhulu zisengaphambili. 10
Nakuba lezi zimpi ezizayo zizoba zimbi kakhulu, zizophinde zibe yindlela uJesu azoqedela ngayo inqubo Yakhe yokukhazimulisa. Sonke isihogo esinqotshiweyo siyovula indlela yokuba uJesu azuze ubunye obuseduze nobunjalo Bakhe obungcwele abubiza ngokuthi “uBaba.” Ekugcineni, kuyoba nobunye obukhazimulayo nobuphelele beqiniso abezele ukuzoliletha nobuhle obungcwele obungumphefumulo Wakhe uqobo. Ngakho-ke, uJesu uyathandaza: “Manje-ke, Baba, ngikhazimulise kanye nawe, ngenkazimulo enganginayo nginawe izwe lingakabikho.”Johane 17:5). 11
Ekhuleka kuBaba
Kumelwe kuvunywe ukuthi lapho uJesu ethandaza kuBaba, kubonakala sengathi kunabantu ababili abahlukene. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunokubukeka okuqine ngokufanayo kokuthi bebeyizidalwa ezihlukene kusukela ekuqaleni, okungukuthi, kusukela “ngaphambi kokuba izwe libe khona.” Njengoba sesiphawulile, ukuvela kwabantu ababili kuvumela uJesu ukuba embule hhayi kuphela isimo sangempela sikaNkulunkulu, kodwa nokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba ngumuntu ophendukela kuNkulunkulu ngomthandazo. 12
Lesi sithombe sikaJesu emthandazweni siyadingeka. Kungenxa yokuthi uJesu akakalilahli ngokuphelele ifa lomuntu owile ayenalo ngokuzalwa. Ngenxa yethonya elinamandla laleso simo sofuzo, kwakudingekile ukuba uJesu athandaze kuBaba ngendlela ngamunye wethu okumelwe athandaze ngayo. Ngokubonakala ngokujulile, uJesu wayevumela amathonya esihogo ukuba amhlasele ukuze Akwazi ukuwanqoba, awathobe, futhi ngalokho akhazimulise ubuntu Bakhe. Ukuze kufezeke lokhu, umthandazo wawubalulekile. Yingakho kunokuvela okunamandla kwabantu ababili abahlukene endabeni yaphezulu, ikakhulukazi lapho uJesu ethandaza kuYise. Noma kunjalo, siyazi kokubili ukucabanga nesambulo ukuthi “uNkulunkulu munye.” 13
Lokhu-ke kuyisiqalo somthandazo kaJesu wokuvalelisa. Kungumfanekiso kaJesu ethandazela ukubuyiselwa enkazimulweni ayenayo kwasekuqaleni lapho edala umhlaba okokuqala, noma, njengoba esho lapha, “ngaphambi kokuba izwe libe khona.” Ukuze aphumelele kulokhu okuzayo, uzodinga ukuqoqa lonke uthando olungaphakathi Kwakhe, aluhlanganise neqiniso laphezulu Azele ukuzolifundisa. Kuzodingeka athathele phezu kobunkulunkulu obuyimvelo Yakhe uqobo, futhi obekuyimvelo Yakhe uqobo, ngaphambi kokuba umhlaba ube khona. 14
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Ngezinye izikhathi imithandazo yethu ingaba ngomzuzu wokugcina, ukukhalela usizo ngezikhathi zobunzima obukhulu. Kodwa uJesu ubonisa ukuthi kunolunye uhlobo lomthandazo, ongabizwa ngokuthi “umthandazo wokulindela kusengaphambili.” Lona uhlobo lomthandazo kaJesu wokugcina njengoba esondela esikhathini lapho ezothunjwa khona, aboshwe, futhi aquliswe icala. UJesu uthandazela ukuba uNkulunkulu akhazinyuliswe Kuye ukuze akhazimulise uNkulunkulu. Njengomsebenzi ongokoqobo, ungaletha udumo nenkazimulo egameni leNkosi ngamazwi nangezenzo zakho, ikakhulukazi njengoba udlula ezikhathini eziyinselele. Okubalulekile ukuthi uqale uphakamise ingqondo yakho eNkosini ngaphambi kwesikhathi sobunzima. Mhlawumbe umhlangano ozayo nomphathi wakho, noma ingxoxo enzima nomngane, noma ukulindela izindaba zezokwelapha ezingase zikulimaze. Noma nini lapho ulindele isimo esiyinselele, thandaza kusengaphambili ukuze ucabange ngeqiniso, futhi wenze ngothando. Khona-ke, ungasho kanye nomhubi, “Dumisani uJehova kanye nami; masiliphakamise kanyekanye igama lakhe” (AmaHubo 34:3). 15
UJesu Uthandazela Abafundi Bakhe
6. Ngilibonakalisile igama lakho kubantu ongiphe bona kwabasezweni; babengabakho, wanginika bona, baligcinile izwi lakho.
7. Manje sebeyazi ukuthi konke onginike khona kuvela kuwe;
8 Ngoba amazwi onginike wona, ngibanikile wona; futhi bamukele, futhi bazi ngempela ukuthi ngaphuma kuwe; bakholwa ukuthi wangithuma wena.
9. Ngiyabancengela; kangiceleli umhlaba, kodwa labo onginike bona, ngoba bengabakho.
10 Futhi konke okwami kungokwakho, nokwakho kungokwami; futhi ngiyakhazinyuliswa kubo.
11 Futhi angisekho ezweni, futhi bona basezweni, futhi mina ngiza kuwe. Baba oNgcwele, balondoloze egameni lakho labo onginike bona, ukuze babe munye njengathi.
12 Lapho nginabo ezweni, ngabagcina egameni lakho; labo oNginike Mina ngibaqaphile, futhi akekho kubo obhujisiwe ngaphandle kwendodana yokubhujiswa, ukuze kugcwaliseke uMbhalo.
13 Kodwa manje ngiza kuwe, futhi lezizinto ngizikhuluma ezweni ukuba babe nokuthokoza kwami kugcwaliseke kubo.
14. Mina ngibanikile iZwi lakho, izwe labazonda, ngokuba bengesibo abezwe, njengalokhu nami ngingesiye owezwe.
15. Kangiceli ukuthi ubasuse emhlabeni, kodwa ukuthi ubalondoloze kwababi.
16 Abasibo abezwe, njengalokhu nami ngingesiye owezwe.
17. Bangcwelise eqinisweni lakho; IZwi laKho liyiqiniso.
18. Njengalokhu wangithuma emhlabeni, nami ngibathumile emhlabeni.
19. Futhi ngenxa yabo ngiyazingcwelisa, ukuze nabo bangcweliswe eqinisweni.
Engxenyeni yokuqala yomthandazo wokuvalelisa, uJesu wathandazela ukuba uYise aqale akhazimulise iNdodana ukuze kamuva ikhazimulise uYise. Futhi lapho uJesu ephetha lesi sigaba sokuqala somthandazo, wathi, “Ngikhazimulise kanye nawe ngenkazimulo enganginayo nginawe izwe lingakabikho.”Johane 17:5).
Kuzo zombili izimo, uJesu wayethandazela ukuba akhazinyuliswe ukuze akwazi ukukhazimulisa uBaba. Okungukuthi, uJesu wayethandazela ukuba iqiniso Lakhe ligcwale uthando lukaBaba. Lokhu kungokohlelo—hhayi kuJesu kuphela, kodwa nakulowo nalowo kithi. Ukuze sithandane, kumelwe siqale sithole uthando lukaNkulunkulu. Futhi singathola uthando Lwakhe kuphela ngokufunda iqiniso kuqala bese siphikelela ukuphila ngokuvumelana nalo. Kulapho kuphela, ngamazwi nangezenzo zethu, lapho singaletha khona inkazimulo kuNkulunkulu. Yile ndlela ukukhazinyuliswa kweNkosi okusinikeza ngayo isithombe, nakuba sisekude, ukuze sizalwe kabusha. 16
Sinalokhu engqondweni, manje singaphendukela engxenyeni yesibili yomthandazo kaJesu wokuvalelisa. Ngemva kokuthandazela ukuqiniswa Kwakhe kwangaphakathi, uJesu uthandazela abafundi Bakhe. Uthi, “Ngilibonakalisile igama Lakho kubantu oNgiphe bona kwabasezweni. BabengaKho; Wanginika bona, futhi baligcinile izwi lakho.”Johane 17:6).
Nakuba abafundi babengakuqondi konke uJesu ayebafundisa kona, babenokholo oluqotho kuNkulunkulu. Yilokhu uJesu akushoyo lapho ethi kuBaba, “BabengabaKho.” Ngamanye amazwi, babengabantu bakaNkulunkulu uqobo kangangokuthi babekholelwa kuNkulunkulu oyedwa futhi bezimisele ukuphila ngokuvumelana nemithetho kaNkulunkulu. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Baligcinile izwi Lakho.”
Phakathi naso sonke isikhathi sabo noJesu, abafundi babeqaphela ngokwengeziwe ukuthi ngandlela-thile amazwi kaJesu angawaphezulu. Njengoba uPetru asho kuJesu ngaphambili kulelivangeli, “Nkosi, siyakuya kubani na? Nguwe onamazwi okuphila okuphakade” (Johane 6:68). Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, abafundi bamelela ingxenye yethu enomuzwa wokuthi lokho uJesu akushoyo nakwenzayo kuvela kuNkulunkulu ngokuqondile. Njengoba uJesu esho kuYise, “Bayazi ukuthi zonke izinto onginike zona zivela kuwe.”Johane 17:7). Ngolimi lwemibhalo engcwele, lokhu kusho, kalula nje, ukuthi lonke iqiniso lisuka othandweni. Sizwa uthando olungaphakathi kweqiniso uJesu alikhulumayo.
Njengoba uJesu eqhubeka ethandazela abafundi Bakhe, uthi, “Bazi impela ukuthi ngaphuma kuwe; bakholwa ukuthi wena ungithumile” (Johane 17:8). Ngaphambilini kuleli vangeli, lapho abantu beqala ukuhlubuka kuYe, uJesu wathi, “Akekho ongeza Kimi ngaphandle kokuba uBaba ongithumileyo emdonsa” (Johane 6:44). Kungakho uJesu manje ethi, “Angikhulekeli izwe, kodwa labo onginike bona, ngoba bangabakho” (Johane 17:9). Uthando lwabo ngoNkulunkulu nokuzimisela kwabo ukugcina imiyalo kubadonsele kuJesu onamazwi okuphila okuphakade.
Ukuvuma ubuNkulunkulu bukaJesu kuphawula inguquko ebalulekile ekuthuthukeni ngokomoya kwabafundi. Sebeqalile ukwamukela uJesu, hhayi nje njengoMesiya wabo, kodwa futhi njengeNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Njengoba ukuqonda kuba nenguquko eyengeziwe, futhi ikakhulukazi njengoba besebenzisa izimfundiso zikaJesu ekuphileni kwabo, bayobona ukuthi uYise neNdodana bamunye. Ngakho-ke, uJesu uthi kuYise, “Futhi konke okwami kungokwakho, nokwakho kungokwami.”Johane 17:10). Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJesu uthi kumelwe futhi akhazinyuliswe kubafundi Bakhe, njengoba nje noBaba ekhazinyuliswa Kuye. Uma sikubeka ngenye indlela, njengoba nje uthando lukaYise lukhazinyuliswa emazwini nasezenzweni zikaJesu, noJesu ukhazinyuliswa ngamazwi nangezenzo zabafundi Bakhe.
Kubafundi, isikhathi sokukhazimulisa uJesu sesiqale ngokusemthethweni. Yebo, kwakunamathuba amaningi endleleni yonke. Kodwa akukho okwakungaqhathaniswa nendlela ababezosabela ngayo ekuboshweni nasekubethelweni Kwakhe. Njengoba nje uJesu asho ukuthi ihora laKhe selifikile, lokhu kuyiqiniso nangabafundi. Kungashiwo futhi ukuthi, kubafundi, ihora labo selifikile.
Ngakho-ke, uJesu ugxila ekubalulekeni kobunye, ikakhulukazi phakathi nesikhathi sokulingwa esizayo. Nokho, ubunye babo buyokwenzeka kuphela uma behlala begxile ezimfanelweni zaphezulu ezihlobene ‘negama’ likaNkulunkulu—ikakhulukazi ukholo, isibindi, ububele, nokukhuthazela. Njengoba uJesu asho, “Baba oNgcwele, bagcine egameni lakho labo onginike bona, ukuze babe munye, njengalokhu thina simunye.”Johane 17:11).
Ezweni, kodwa hhayi okomhlaba
Uma nje abafundi behlala “egameni” likaYise, bayolondeka. Nakuba kungenzeka ‘basezweni’ ngeke babe “owezwe.” Lapho besesemhlabeni, uJesu uye wabagcina begxile ekuphileni okungokomoya okwengeziwe. Njengoba uJesu asho: “Ngisenabo ezweni ngabagcina egameni lakho. Labo oNgiphe bona ngibagcinile; futhi akakho kubo olahlekile ngaphandle kwendodana yokulahlwa ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo.”Johane 17:12).
Inkulumo ethi, “indodana yokulahlwa” ihunyushwa nangokuthi “indodana yokubhujiswa.” Ukubhujiswa, kanye nendlela eya ekubhujisweni, kuvame ukuhlotshaniswa nokukhetha okulimazayo okuholela osizini lwabantu. Kulo mongo, kubhekiselwa kuJudasi okhethe ukukhaphela uJesu. Njengoba kulotshiwe emiBhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “Ngisho umngane wami engangimethemba, ohlanganyela isinkwa sami, ungijikile.”AmaHubo 41:9).
Ukukhulunywa ngokukhashelwa kukaJudasi kunikeza omunye amazwibela ngobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu. Nakuba uNkulunkulu eze emhlabeni ukuze asindise isintu sonke, angasindisa kuphela labo abakhetha ukusindiswa. INkosi ayilokothi ibaphoqe abantu ukuthi bakholwe ngokuphambene nentando yabo noma bayilandele uma bekhetha ukungakwenzi. Kuhlale kuyindaba yokuzikhethela. Kungenzeka ukuthi uJuda ulahlekile, kodwa uJesu akakamkhohlwa. 17
Njengoba uJesu eqhubeka nomthandazo wakhe, uthi ufundise abafundi bakhe zonke lezi zinto ukuze injabulo yakhe ibe kubo. Njengoba uJesu asho, “Lezi zinto ngizikhuluma ezweni ukuze babe nokuthokoza kwami kugcwaliseke kubo.” ( Joh.Johane 17:13). Lesi isikhumbuzo esibalulekile somgomo kaJesu oyinhloko. Wayezele ukuzofundisa iqiniso, okungukuthi, “ukukhuluma lezi zinto” ukuze abantu bathole injabulo Yakhe. Khona-ke, injabulo kaJesu ihlobene ngokuqondile nomsebenzi Wakhe, owukufundisa iqiniso eliyoholela abantu baKhe ekubhujisweni baye ekuphileni kwasezulwini. 18
Nalapha futhi, kubalulekile ukuphawula ukuthi kulo mthandazo wokuphetha, uJesu akakhulumi ngezimangaliso zaKhe zangaphandle noma ukuphulukisa Kwakhe okungokwenyama. Kunalokho, ukugxila Kwakhe kuphezu kwamaqiniso akade ewafundisa, kanye nezimangaliso zangaphakathi ezingenzeka ngokuphila ngokuvumelana nazo. Njengoba uJesu esho evesini elilandelayo, “Ngibanikile izwi lakho” (Johane 17:14).
IZwi likaNkulunkulu liqukethe ukugcwala kothando nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu. Njengoba silwela ukuphila ngokuvumelana namaqiniso aqukethwe eZwini, sithola ukuthi kunendlela ephakeme yokuphila, isimiso sokuphila esihlanganisa futhi esidlula izinkathazo zezwe. Konke lokhu kuphambene nezifiso zemimoya emibi. Imimoya emibi ingathanda ukusigcina sigxile kuleli zwe lodwa, sijaha izinjabulo zenyama, futhi siqongelela konke esingakwenza, ngaphandle kokunaka noma yini ephakeme noma ephakeme. 19
Kufanele, vele, sithambekele kulezo zinto eziphathelene nokuphila kwethu emhlabeni. Kudingeka sizinikeze ukudla nendawo yokuhlala thina nemikhaya yethu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sidinga ukuzenza ukuba sisebenzele umphakathi omkhulu, ikakhulukazi ngokusebenzisa izinto esizenzayo. Kodwa akufanele siphazanyiswe izinkathazo zezwe size silahlekelwe umbono wemigomo ephakeme nokuphila kwasezulwini. Kafushane, kufanele sibe sezweni kodwa singabi abezwe. 20
Esakhuluma noBaba, uJesu uthi, “Ngibanikile izwi lakho; futhi izwe liye labazonda, ngoba bengebona abezwe.”Johane 17:14). UJesu wabe esethi: “Angiceli ukuba ubasuse ezweni, kodwa ukuba ubagcine kokubi.”Johane 17:15).
KuMathewu kanye nakuLuka, lapho uJesu efundisa abafundi Bakhe indlela yokuthandaza, Wabatshela ukuthi, “usikhulule ebubini” (bona uMathewu 6:13 kanye noLuka 11:4). KuJohane, nokho, njengoba uJesu enza umthandazo Wakhe wokuvalelisa, uthi “bagcine kokubi.” Kokubili uMathewu noLuka, kugcizelelwa ukuphuma esimweni esibi. Lokhu kushiwo ngamazwi athi, “usikhulule ebubini.” Kodwa kulo mthandazo wokugcina, uJesu uthi, “bagcine kokubi.”
Umehluko ucashile, kodwa ubalulekile. Kwezinye izifundazwe, singase sizithole sesibanjwe ubugovu, izindlela zokucabanga, imizwa, nokwenza izinto. Ngezikhathi ezinjalo, sidinga ukukhululwa kulezi zifundazwe. Nokho, ngezinye izikhathi, ikakhulukazi lapho sithandaza ngaphambi kwesimo esinzima, singase sithole ukuthi asikudingi kangako ukukhululwa, kodwa kunalokho sidinga ukuvikelwa. Ngaphandle kokwazi kwethu, iNkosi ilokhu isivimbezela ekuthambekeni kokubuyela ezimeni eziphansi kanye nokuziphatha okungajwayelekile. Lokhu ukwenza ngokusigcina sigxile ekwenzeni okuhle ngamaqiniso esiwaziyo. 21
Amazwi athi, “Angikhulekeli ukuthi Ubakhiphe emhlabeni,” asikhumbuza ukuthi sisemhlabeni ngenjongo. Sizalwa ukuze sibe yinkonzo komunye nomunye. Ngaleso sikhathi, siphinde sibhekane nezinselele ezingokomoya. Lezi zinselele ziyadingeka. Kungokuhlangabezana nobunzima bezwe, kanye nokubhekana nokuthambekela kofuzo kwemvelo yethu ephansi, lapho singakhula khona ngokomoya. Kungakho uJesu ethandazela ukuthi abafundi bangavikelwa emhlabeni, kodwa bavikelwe emathonyeni esihogo. Njengoba uJesu asho, “Ngiyakhuleka ukuba ubagcine kokubi.” 22
Bangcwelise ngeqiniso lakho
Abafundi bayobhekana nezinselele eziningi ezingokomoya. Bayozondwa futhi bashushiswe ngoba bona, njengoJesu, ababona abezwe. Njengoba uJesu asho, “Abasibo abezwe, njengalokhu nami ngingesiye owezwe” (Johane 17:16). Noma kunjalo, abafundi kumelwe babe sezweni. Futhi uma nje besesemhlabeni, bayodinga isivikelo saphezulu. Kungakho uJesu ethi kuYise, “Bangcwelise ngeqiniso lakho. Izwi lakho liyiqiniso” (Johane 17:17).
Kubantu bangaleso sikhathi, igama elithi “ngcwelisa” lalisho ubungcwele nobumsulwa. Ngokuqonda kwabo, ubungcwele batholakala ngokuhlukaniswa nabanye, ikakhulukazi abezizwe abangakholwa. Eqinisweni, igama lesiHeberu elisho “ukungcwelisa” livela kumsuka wegama elithi Kadash [ קָדֵשׁ ] elisho “ukuhlukaniswa.”
Ngezinye izikhathi kuthiwa “umthetho wobungcwele,” lo mbono wokungcweliswa ngokuhlukana ufundiswa ngokucacile emibhalweni yesiHeberu. Njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Njengalokho okwenziwa ezweni laseGibithe, lapho nahlala khona, ningenzi; futhi ningenzi njengokwenza kwezwe laseKhanani, lapho nginiyisa khona; futhi aniyikuhamba ngezimiso zabo…. nibe ngcwele, ngokuba mina Jehova ngingcwele.”Levitikusi 18:3-4; 19:2).
Nokho, uJesu unikeza umqondo omusha walokho okushiwo “ukungcweliswa,” noma “ukwenziwa ngcwele.” Akuveli ngokuzihlukanisa nabanye noma nezwe. Ngokujule kakhulu, ukungcweliswa kwenzeka ngeqiniso—okungukuthi, ukulifunda nokulenza. Kungakho uJesu, ekuhambeni okumangalisayo ekuqondeni kosuku, ethi kuBaba “Bangcwelise ngeqiniso lakho. Izwi lakho liyiqiniso.” Lapho iqiniso lamukelwa ngokholo nasekuphileni, kungase kuthiwe umuntu “ingcwelisiwe”—okungukuthi, uhlukanisiwe ekuthambekeleni kwefa lesimo somuntu esiphansi. 23
UJesu uyazi ukuthi ukuze abafundi bakhe baphume bayomemezela isigijimi saKhe, kumelwe bakwenze lokho njengabantu “abangcwelisiwe.” Lokhu kusho ukuthi kufanele baphume njengabantu ngabanye abalungiswayo ngeqiniso, futhi benziwa kabusha ukuphila ngokuvumelana nalo. Ngale ndlela, bayohlukaniswa nemvelo yabo ephansi—bangahlukaniswa nabanye.
Lokhu akusho ukuthi abafundi bayoba “ngcwele.” Njengathi sonke, basekude ekubeni izidalwa eziphelele. Kodwa ngokholo lwabo, nangemizamo yabo yokufaka iqiniso abalaziyo ekuphileni kwabo, bayoqhubeka bekhula emoyeni. Njengoba nje ukuphila kukaJesu emhlabeni kwachithwa ekunqobeni konke okubi okwakumhlasela, futhi ngaleyo ndlela ekhazimulisa ubuntu Bakhe, abafundi bayoqhubeka bekhula ngokomoya ngokuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso. Bayoba izithunywa zeqiniso zikaJesu, hhayi ngoba sebefinyelele ukuphelela, kodwa ngoba bezimisele ukuchitha ingunaphakade besebenzela lokho. 24
Ngakho-ke, le ngxenye yesibili yomthandazo kaJesu wokuvalelisa iphetha ngala mazwi, “Njengoba Wangithuma ezweni, nami ngibathumile ezweni.” Khona-ke uJesu uphinda isicelo saKhe sokuba abafundi bangcweliswe ngeqiniso, njengoba nje uJesu azingcwelisa ngokuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso. Njengoba uJesu asho, “Ngizingcwelisa ngenxa yabo, ukuze nabo bangcweliswe ngeqiniso.”Johane 17:19).
NgokukaJesu, ukungcweliswa akuveli ngokuzihlukanisa nabanye. Ukungcweliswa kuza ngokukholwa nokuphila ngokweqiniso leZwi likaNkulunkulu ukuze samukele ukugcwala kothando lukaNkulunkulu. 25
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Kuhlelo lokusebenza olusebenzayo lwangaphambilini, sikhulume ngokuthandazela ukuvikelwa kwethu ngaphambi kokungena esikhathini esinzima. Lo mthandazo sawubiza ngokuthi “umthandazo wokulindela kusengaphambili.” Kwakugxilwe esidingweni sethu sokusekela nesiqondiso esingokomoya. Ngalesi sikhathi, njengesicelo esisebenzayo, ungazikhulekeli wena kuphela, kodwa futhi uthandazele nabanye okungenzeka babhekene nobunzima ezimpilweni zabo. Kunokuba uthandazele umphumela oqondile emhlabeni wemvelo, thandazela ukuba baqiniswe ngokomoya futhi bavikelwe phakathi nalesi sikhathi. Thandaza ukuba ukholo lwabo lungantengantengi. Thandazela ukuthi bavulekele ukuhola kweNkosi ezimpilweni zabo njengoba bebhekene nalezi zinselele—okungukuthi, ukuze nabo, bangcweliswe ngeqiniso, futhi bathole ukuphelela kothando lukaNkulunkulu. 26
UJesu Uthandazela Wonke Amakholwa
20. Kepha angincengi laba bodwa, kepha nabakholwa yimi ngezwi labo;
21 ukuze bonke babe munye, njengalokhu wena, Baba, ukimi, nami ngikuwe, ukuze nabo babe munye Kithi; ukuze izwe likholwe ukuthi wena ungithumile.
22 Futhi ngibanikile inkazimulo onginike yona, ukuze babe munye, njengalokhu thina simunye;
23. Mina ngibe kubo, nawe ukimi, ukuze bapheleliswe ebunyeni, ukuze izwe lazi ukuthi wena ungithumile, nokuthi ubathandile, njengalokho ungithandile.
24. Baba, onginike bona, ngithanda ukuba labo onginike bona babe nami lapho ngikhona, ukuze babone inkazimulo yami onginike yona, ngokuba wangithanda kungakasekelwa umhlaba.
25. Baba olungileyo, izwe alikwazanga, kepha mina ngikwazile, nalaba bayazi ukuthi wena ungithumile.
26 Futhi ngibazisile igama lakho, futhi ngizobazisa ukuba uthando ongithande ngalo lube kubo, nami ngibe-kubo.
Ngemva kokuba ezikhulekele yena kuqala, bese ethandazela abafundi Bakhe, uJesu wabe eseqhubeka ethandazela wonke amakholwa. Kulesi sigaba sesithathu nesokugcina somthandazo wokuvalelisa, uthando lukaJesu ludlulela ngale kwendilinga encane yamakholwa. Ifinyelela kubo bonke abayokholwa Kuye ngezwi labafundi. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Angikhulekeli laba bodwa, kodwa futhi bonke abayokholwa yimi ngezwi labo” (Johane 17:20).
Njengoba uJesu athandazela ukuthi Yena noYise babe munye, nokuthi abafundi babe munye, manje uthandazela ubunye babo bonke abakholwayo, ukuze nabo babe munye. Njengoba uJesu ekubeka, “Ukuze bonke babe munye, njengalokhu Wena, Baba, ukiMi, nami ngikuwe; ukuze labo babe munye Kithi, ukuze umhlaba ukholwe ukuthi ungithumile. Futhi inkazimulo onginike Mina ngibanikile bona, ukuze babe munye njengoba nje thina simunye. Mina ngikubo nawe ukiMi; ukuze bapheleliswe ebunyeni” (Johane 17:21-23).
Isihloko sobunye siyaqhubeka kuwo wonke umthandazo. Ngakho-ke, ingqikithi yothando lukaNkulunkulu ingumzamo ongapheli wokwamukelwa abantu Bakhe ukuze babe munye Kuye. Lesi sifiso sobunye asipheli. Empeleni, kuwumnyombo wothando lukaNkulunkulu. Ulangazelela ukuba abantu Bakhe bahlale ndawonye ngobunye nangobunye, babuyisele uthando Lwakhe ngokuthandana nokusekelana. Lokhu, kunjalo, kungenzeka kuphela lapho abantu bebheka eNkosini ndawonye, befunda iqiniso Lakhe futhi baphile ngokuvumelana nalo. Ayikho enye indlela yokuletha ubunye beqiniso.
Empeleni, konke kuncike kulokhu: Akekho ongathola ukujula kothando lwaphezulu ngaphandle kokuba aqale eNdodaneni—okungukuthi, ngokufunda nangokuphila iqiniso. Ngamanye amazwi, iqiniso elifundiswa uJesu libonisa indlela yokuthola uthando lukaBaba. Khona-ke, ngalelo qiniso, uJesu usiholela ekuphileni okuphakade. Njengoba uJesu asho, ngaphambili enkulumweni yokuvalelisa, “Mina ngiyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila. Akekho oza kuBaba ngaphandle kokuba eze ngami” (Johane 14:6).
Noma nini lapho lokhu kwenzeka kithi, uthando lukaNkulunkulu lugeleza eqinisweni esilifundile nesiliphilayo. Yilapho-ke esithola khona izibusiso zokuphila kwasezulwini. Yilokhu okuzoletha ubunye phakathi kwawo wonke amakholwa. Futhi lobo bunye, ngeqiniso nothando, buyoba impendulo yomthandazo kaJesu wokuvalelisa. Uwumthandazo ophetha, ngokufaneleke kakhulu unesiqinisekiso sokuthi uJesu uzoqhubeka enza igama likaNkulunkulu laziwe. Okungukuthi, uJesu uzoqhubeka efundisa, futhi abonakalise ngesimo esibonakalayo, isimo sangempela sikaNkulunkulu. Uyokwenza lokhu ngemfundiso yakhe nangempilo Yakhe. Njengoba uJesu esho emazwini okuphetha alo mthandazo: “Ngibazisile igama lakho, futhi ngizoqhubeka ngilazisa, ukuze uthando ongithande ngalo lube-kubo, nami ngibe-kubo.”Johane 17:26).
Lapho uJesu ekhuluma ngothando lukaBaba olukubo, futhi “mina ngikubo,” ukhuluma ngobunye bothando nokuhlakanipha, ubunye bobuhle neqiniso, kanye nobunye besisa nokholo ezimpilweni zabo bonke abakholwayo. Lolu uhlobo lokugcina nokuphela kobunye obungaletha ubunye ngaphakathi naphakathi kwabo bonke abantu. Lokhu kungenzeka kuphela lapho sihlakulela ukuqonda okusha futhi, ngokuphila ngokuvumelana nakho, sithola intando entsha. Nakuba le ntando entsha ingase ibonakale ingeyethu, empeleni iyintando yeNkosi kithi. Yilokhu uJesu akushoyo lapho ephetha umthandazo Wakhe ngala mazwi, “ukuba uthando ongithande ngalo lube kubo, nami ngibe kubo.” 27
Umbono wethemba
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi nakuba uJesu eqala umthandazo wakhe wokuvalelisa ngokuzithandazela, ngokushesha udlulela phambili ethandazela bonke abazofundisa isigijimi saKhe. Bese kuthi lapho ephetha lomthandazo, akhulekele bonke labo abazogcina bewukholwa umyalezo wakhe ngalabo abafundisa wona. Nokho, uJesu uthi, “Angikhulekeli izwe, kodwa labo onginike bona” (Johane 17:9).
Uma ethathwa njengoba enjalo, la mazwi azwakala njengokungathi uJesu ulinganisela umthandazo waKhe kulabo abakholelwa imfundiso yaKhe kuphela ukuze baqiniswe okholweni lwabo. Lona umqondo wangempela weZwi. Kodwa futhi kudingeka sibheke ngalé kohlamvu lweZwi emoyeni. Phela, kumelwe kukhunjulwe ukuthi lapho uJesu eqala ukwethula indaba yomthandazo, emuva le ekuqaleni kweVangeli NgokukaMathewu, wathi, “Nibakhulekele abaniphatha kabi futhi abanizingelayo” ( Mathewu 15:15 ) UJesu wathi:Mathewu 5:44). Ngakho-ke, umthandazo weqiniso awukhethekile. Kuhlanganisa wonke umuntu—ngisho nezitha. 28
UJesu wayeqala ngqa ukukhuluma ngomthandazo, futhi kwakungokokuqala lapho igama elithi “thandaza” livela ochungechungeni lwamavangeli amane. Ngisho nalapho bembethela esiphambanweni eVangelini NgokukaLuka, uJesu wathandaza, “Baba, bathethelele, ngokuba abakwazi abakwenzayo” (Luka 23:34). Lokhu kusikisela ukuthi ukuthandazela abanye—kuhlanganise nezitha zomuntu—kuyiqiniso elibaluleke kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, lapho uJesu ethi, “Angikhulekeli izwe, kodwa labo onginike Mina,” futhi uthi, “angikhulekeli laba bodwa, kodwa nalabo abayokholwa yimi ngezwi labo” (Johane 17:20).
Ngala mazwi, uJesu ubheka ikusasa ngethemba. Ubona ngeso lengqondo izwe lapho wonke umuntu eyokholelwa khona. Yingakho ethi uthandazela “bonke abayokholwa Kimi.” Kunjengokungathi uJesu uthi, “Angikhulekeli kuphela labo abezwa amazwi Ami futhi bawafundise; Nami ngithandazela wonke umuntu. Ngithandazela ukuba bonke bavulekele ukwamukela imfundiso Yami futhi babe ngamakholwa.”
Kulo mbono omkhulu, umthandazo kaJesu awupheleli eqenjini elincane labafundi abamlandela ngesikhathi esemhlabeni. Futhi ayikhawulelwe kubo bonke abazogcina befundise futhi bashumayele umlayezo Wakhe kuzo zonke izinkathi, noma nakulabo abazokholelwa lezo zimfundiso. Idlulela ngale kwalokhu ezweni elizayo lapho wonke umuntu ezovezwa khona eqinisweni eliqukethwe emazwini Akhe. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, uJesu uthandazela ukuba esikhathini esithile esikhathini esikude esizayo, bonke bazwe isigijimi saKhe, bakhethe ukukholwa. Lapho leyo nkolelo ihambisana nokuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso, kuyoba nobunye phakathi kwabo bonke abantu, futhi bonke bayohlala ndawonye ngokuzwana, njengomunye.
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Cabanga ukuthi ungase uzizwe kanjani uma ubukhononda ngothile, bese, kungazelelwe, lowo muntu engena ekamelweni. Kungase kube nomuzwa wokungakhululeki, noma ngisho namahloni. Khona-ke qhathanisa lokhu nendlela obungase uzizwe ngayo ukube ubukhuluma kahle ngalowo muntu, umfisela okuhle ngobuqotho. Futhi-ke, kungazelelwe, lowo muntu wangena ekamelweni. Kungaba umuzwa ohluke kakhulu. Ezingeni elijule nakakhulu, cabangela iqiniso lokuthi umhlaba kamoya ungokoqobo ngempela. Kwesinye isikhathi abantu bathi, "Uyazi, bengicabanga ngawe ngenkathi ufona." Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kubizwa ngokuthi i-extra-sensory perception, ukuxhumana nge-telepathic, noma ukudluliswa komcabango, akungabazeki ukuthi izinto zenzeka ngale kwezinga lokuqaphela lempilo yethu. Njengoba nje iphunga elimnandi nephunga elibi linezandiso emhlabeni wemvelo, imicabango yethu ngabanye inokwanda emhlabeni kamoya. Ngakho-ke, njengesenzo esiwusizo, cabangela amandla emicabango yakho, nendlela engase ibe nomthelela ngayo kwabanye. Njengoba uJesu athandazela ukuba bonke abantu bezwe iZwi lakhe futhi bakholwe, nawe, ungathandazela inhlalakahle yabanye—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umngane noma isitha. Njengoba wenza kanjalo, babone bethola imicabango nemithandazo yakho. Okokugcina, zibone ngeso lengqondo izindlela ongafinyelela kuzo futhi ubabusise, emicabangweni yakho, emithandazweni yakho, futhi, uma kungenzeka, nangezenzo zempilo yakho. 29
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1. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9643: “Ubuhle buzuza amandla ngeqiniso, futhi iqiniso linikeza isimo esihle…. Nakuba amandla ehlala ebuhleni, la mandla angeke asetshenziswe ngaphandle kweqiniso.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 4592:7: “Wonke amandla amahle anawo abonakaliswa ngeqiniso.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 3910: “Okuhle kunamandla ngeqiniso, njengoba kwenzeka ngeqiniso ukuthi konke okwenzekayo kwenzeka.”
2. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6344: “Wonke amandla emhlabeni kamoya asuka ebuhleni ngeqiniso. Ngaphandle kokuhle, iqiniso alinamandla." Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi iqiniso lifana nomzimba, futhi okuhle kufana nomphefumulo walomzimba, futhi ukuze umphefumulo wenze noma yini, kufanele ukwenze ngomzimba. Kulokhu kuyabonakala ukuthi iqiniso ngaphandle kokuhle alinawo nhlobo amandla, njengoba nomzimba ngaphandle komphefumulo ungenawo nhlobo. Umzimba ongenawo umphefumulo uyisidumbu; kanjalo neqiniso elingenakulunga.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 10182:6: “Wonke amandla eqiniso avela ebuhleni bothando…. Umcabango ovela entandweni yomuntu uveza wonke amandla omzimba womuntu, futhi uma umcabango womuntu uphefumulelwe nguJehova ngeqiniso laKhe laphezulu, lowo muntu uyoba namandla kaSamsoni.”
3. Imfundiso yeNkosi 35:8: “Isizathu sokuthi iNkosi yathi ... ‘Khazimulisa iNdodana Yakho ukuze iNdodana Yakho ikukhazimulise Wena,’ kungenxa yokuthi ubunye buyafana, obungokobuNkulunkulu noMuntu kanye noMuntu nobuNkulunkulu…. Kuyafana nakho konke ubumbano. Ngaphandle uma ibuyiselana, ayigcwele. Ngakho-ke kufanele futhi kube ukuhlangana kweNkosi nomuntu, nokuhlangana komuntu neNkosi.
4. I-Arcana Coelestia 3138:2: “Umuntu wenziwa musha ngokungena kothando nokholo, kodwa iNkosi, ngothando olungcwele olwalukuye, nolwalungolwakhe. Ngakho-ke kungase kubonakale ukuthi ukuzalwa kabusha komuntu kuwumfanekiso wokukhazinyuliswa kweNkosi. Izithombe zokuzalwa kabusha komuntu, nakuba zikude, inqubo yokukhazinyuliswa kweNkosi.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2004: “Ingaphakathi lomuntu aliyona iNkosi, ngakho-ke aliyona ukuphila kodwa ithola ukuphila. Phakathi kweNkosi noJehova kwaba khona ukuhlangana, kodwa phakathi komuntu neNkosi akukho ukuhlangana, kodwa isihlanganiso…. Yilokhu kuhlangana okuvumelanayo okushiwo iNkosi, lapho ithi okungokwayo kuYise, nalokho okungokukaYise kuYe uqobo.”
5. I-Arcana Coelestia 1603:2: “Ngemva kokuba iNkosi isikhiphe ububi obuzuzwa ngofuzo futhi yahlanza kanjalo izakhi zemvelo zeNkathi Yomuntu, laba bathola ukuphila ukuze iNkosi, eyayisevele iwukuphila ngokuqondene nomuntu wangaphakathi, yaba ngukuPhila ngokuqondene nomuntu wangaphandle futhi. Yilokhu okushiwo ‘inkazimulo’.” Bhekafuthi Imithetho yeBandla Elisha 47: “Ngaphandle kokuba iBandla Elisha libe khona, liqeda ukukholwa koNkulunkulu abathathu kuyilapho linikeza ukholo kuNkulunkulu oyedwa, kanjalo eNkosini uJesu Kristu, futhi okuthi ngesikhathi esifanayo, luhlanganise lolu kholo ngothando lube yisimo esisodwa, akukho nyama ebingaba khona. kusindisiwe.”
6. I-Arcana Coelestia 2034:4: “Ngokuthi ‘inkazimulo’ isho ukuzuza ubunye…. Ngalokhu kuhlangana noBaba, Wafuna ukuhlangana Naye kanye nabo bonke abantu, njengalapho Ethi, ‘Lapho sengivusiwe, ngiyodonsela bonke abantu Kimi.
7. I-Arcana Coelestia 3704:14: “EZwini, okuhle kwaphezulu kubizwa ngokuthi ‘uBaba,’ futhi iqiniso laphezulu libizwa ngokuthi ‘iNdodana.’ INkosi, ngokuhle kwaphezulu ngeqiniso laphezulu, ibusa zonke izinto endaweni yonke, kokubili jikelele nangokukhethekile. Njengoba kunjalo, futhi njengoba kusobala eZwini, kuyamangaza ukuthi ezweni lobuKristu, abantu abaqapheli futhi bakhulekele iNkosi [uJesu Kristu] yodwa njengasezulwini.”
8. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 460:2: “Ebuhleni bothando kanye neqiniso lokukholwa kuvela insindiso kanye nokuphila okuphakade.”
9. I-Arcana Coelestia 10143:4: “Lapho okuhle neqiniso sekuhlanganiswe kumuntu, lowo muntu uba nentando entsha kanye nokuqonda okusha, ngenxa yalokho impilo entsha. Uma umuntu ekulesi similo, kukhona ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kukho konke umuntu akwenzayo. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi lo muntu ubheka kuNkulunkulu kukho konke…. Ngamafuphi nje, ukwenza ngokwemithetho yeNkosi kuwukukhonza Yena ngokweqiniso, cha, uthando lweqiniso nokholo lweqiniso…. Njengoba iNkosi ifundisa kuJohane, ‘Lowo onemiyalo Yami futhi ayenze, nguyena ongithandayo’ (Johane 14:21).” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 349:12: “Ukukholelwa kuNkulunkulu kuwukwazi, ukuthanda, nokwenza.” Bhekafuthi I-New Jerusalem kanye Nemfundiso YaseZulwini 115: “INkosi yeza emhlabeni ukuze inikeze ukuphila okuphakade kulabo abakholwayo futhi baphile ngokwemithetho ayifundisayo.”
10. Imfundiso yeNkosi 12: “Kuyaziwa eBandleni ukuthi uJehova wakunqoba ukufa, okusho ukuthi isihogo, nokuthi emva kwalokho wenyukela ezulwini ngenkazimulo. Kodwa akukaziwa ukuthi iNkosi yanqoba ukufa, noma isihogo, ngezimpi, eziyizilingo, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ngazo zakhazimulisa uMuntu Wakhe; nokuthi intshiseko yesiphambano yayiyimpi yokugcina noma isilingo Afeza ngaso lokhu kunqoba nokukhazinyuliswa.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2819: “Mayelana nezilingo zeNkosi zizonke, ezinye zazingaphandle kakhulu, ezinye zazingaphakathi kakhulu. Lapho bengaphakathi kakhulu, baba namandla kakhulu. ”
11. I-Arcana Coelestia 1663:2: “INkosi yadlula futhi yabekezelela izilingo ezinzima kakhulu. Lezi zilingo zazinzima kakhulu kunanoma ubani owake wabhekana nazo.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 1787:2: “INkosi yabekezelela izilingo ezimbi kakhulu nezinonya ukwedlula zonke.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 2816:1-2: “INkosi yabhekana nezilingo ezinzima kakhulu futhi ezijulile ... ukuze Ikhiphe kuye konke okwakuwumuntu, ekwenza lokho kwaze kwasala lutho ngaphandle kwalokho okwakungoBuNkulunkulu.”
12. Imfundiso yeNkosi 35:1-3 “INkosi yayinakho kokubili imvelo yobunkulunkulu kanye nemvelo yomuntu—isimo sobunkulunkulu esivela kuYise uJehova, kanye nesimo sobuntu esivela entombini uMariya…. Manje ngenxa yokuthi iNkosi ekuqaleni yayinemvelo yomuntu kumama, eyabe iyisusa kancane kancane ngenkathi Isemhlabeni, Yabhekana nezimo ezimbili…. Esinye kwakuyisimo Sakhe sokuzithoba, esibizwa nangokuthi ‘ukuthulula.’ Kwakwenzeka noma nini lapho esesimweni somuntu kunina. Esinye isimo, esibizwa ngokuthi ‘inkazimulo’ sasisenzeka noma nini lapho ekhazinyuliswa noma ehlanganiswa nowaphezulu obizwa ngokuthi ‘uBaba.’ Esimweni Sakhe sokuzithoba, wathandaza kuBaba njengokungathi uthandaza komunye ngaphandle kwaKhe; esimweni Sakhe sokukhazinyuliswa, wakhuluma noBaba njengokungathi ukhuluma yedwa. Kulesi simo sokugcina, Wathi uBaba wayekuYe futhi wayekuBaba, nokuthi Yena noBaba babemunye. Esimeni Sakhe sokuzithoba, nokho, wabhekana nezilingo, wahlupheka esiphambanweni, futhi wathandaza kuBaba ukuthi angamlahli…. Kwakungalezi zivivinyo kanye nokunqoba okwalandela lapho Azinqoba khona ngokuphelele izihogo futhi wakhazimulisa ngokuphelele isimo Sakhe sobuntu.”
13. I-Arcana Coelestia 1745:2: “Uma nje iNkosi isesimeni sokulingwa, Yakhuluma noJehova njengokungathi komunye; kodwa njengoba ingqikithi Yakhe yobuntu yayihlanganiswe nengqikithi Yakhe yobunkulunkulu Wakhuluma noJehova njengaYe uqobo.... Njengoba ifa kunina lalihlala, iNkosi yayingekho kuJehova. Kodwa njengoba lokho okwakuvela kumama kwase kuqediwe, wayekhona noJehova futhi wayenguJehova uqobo.”
14. Inkolo YamaKristu Eqiniso 110:3-4: “Umama akakwazi ukukhulelwa umphefumulo. Lowo mbono uphikisana ngokuphelele nesimiso saphezulu esilawula ukuzalwa kwawo wonke umuntu. Futhi uNkulunkulu uBaba wayengeke anikeze umphefumulo ovela Kuye bese ehoxisa, ngendlela wonke ubaba emhlabeni enza ngayo. UNkulunkulu uyingqikithi Yakhe yobunkulunkulu, ingqikithi engabodwa futhi engahlukanisiwe; futhi njengoba ingahlukene nguNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe. Kungakho iNkosi ithi uBaba futhi bamunye, futhi uBaba ukuYe futhi ukuYise…. Ukuthandaza kweNkosi kuBaba isesemhlabeni njengokungathi uBaba ungomunye umuntu futhi ezithoba phambi kukaYise njengokungathi uBaba ungomunye walandela isimiso saphezulu esingaguquki esamiswa kusukela esikhathini sokudala, okufanele wonke umuntu asilandele ukuze yakha ubudlelwano noNkulunkulu. Lowo myalelo uwukuthi njengoba sakha ubuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu ngokuphila ngemithetho yokuhleleka kwaphezulu, eyimiyalo kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wenza ukuxhumana Kwakhe nathi futhi asiguqule sisuke kubantu basemhlabeni sibe abantu abangokomoya.”
15. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8263: “EZwini kushiwo kulo lonke ukuthi kuNkulunkulu kuphela kuyakuba yinkazimulo nodumo. Lowo ongazazi izinto zangaphakathi zeZwi angakholwa ukuthi iNkosi iyafisa futhi ithanda udumo njengomuntu osezweni; futhi, ngesizathu sokuthi kungenxa Yakhe ngaphezu kwakho konke endaweni yonke. Kodwa iNkosi ayifuni udumo ngenxa yaYo, kodwa ngenxa yalabo abayidumisayo. Labo abamdumisayo bakwenza ngokumesaba okungcwele ngokuthi ungoPhezukonke, nangokuzithoba kwabo bengelutho; futhi ngenxa yokuthi ekukhazimulisweni kweNkosi ngabantu kukhona kokubili inhlonipho engcwele nokuthobeka. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi abantu basuke besesimeni sokwamukela ukungena kokuhle okuvela eNkosini, kanjalo nokwamukela uthando Kuye. Yilokhu lapho iNkosi ifisa ukuthi abantu bayidumise.”
16. I-Arcana Coelestia 3138:2: “Ukuze iNkosi yenze isintu Sayo sibe BuNkulunkulu ngenqubo evamile, eyejwayelekile, Weza emhlabeni. Ngamanye amazwi, wakhetha ukuzalwa njengawo wonke umuntu, ukufundiswa njengawo wonke umuntu, futhi azalwe kabusha njengawo wonke umuntu. Nokho, kwaba khona umehluko. Abantu bazalwa kabusha yiNkosi, kodwa uJehova wazizala kabusha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iNkosi ayizange nje izenze kabusha Yona ngokwayo kodwa futhi yazikhazimulisa Yona uqobo. Okungukuthi, Wazenza uNkulunkulu. Omunye umehluko ukuthi abantu bavuselelwa ngokungena kwesisa nokholo. kodwa iNkosi yakhazinyuliswa ngothando olungcwele olwaluhlezi kuyo futhi olungolwayo. Kulokhu kungabonakala ukuthi ukuzalwa kabusha komuntu kuwumfanekiso wokukhazinyuliswa kweNkosi. Ukusho ngenye indlela, inqubo yokukhazinyuliswa kweNkosi ingabonakala njengoba ibonakala ngenqubo yokuzalwa kabusha komuntu, nakuba ikude.”
17. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1937: “INkosi ayiphoqi muntu; ngoba umuntu ophoqeleka ukuba acabange okuyiqiniso futhi enze okuhle akaguqulwa, kodwa ucabanga amanga futhi ufisa okubi kakhulu. Bhekafuthi Ukubusa Kwaphezulu 136:1-4: “Ubani ongaphoqwa ukuba akholwe noma athande? Abantu abanakuphoqwa ukuba bakholwe yilokhu noma lokhuya ngaphezu kokuba bengaphoqwa ukuba bacabange ukuthi into injalo kuyilapho bengacabangi ukuthi injalo; futhi abantu abanakuphoqwa ukuba bathande lokhu noma lokhuya ngaphezu kokuba bengaphoqwa ukuba benze okuthile abangafuni. Ukukholwa nakho kuyindaba yomcabango, nothando luyindaba yentando…. Umuntu wangaphakathi uyenqaba ukuphoqwa ongaphandle aze azihoxe, afulathele, futhi abheke ukuphoqeleka njengesitha sakhe…. Kulokhu kusobala ukuthi kuyingozi ukuphoqelela abantu ekukhulekeleni uNkulunkulu ngezinsongo nezijeziso.”
18. Zulu nesi Hogo 450: “Izingelosi zithanda wonke umuntu. Abafuni lutho ngaphandle kokusiza abantu, ukubafundisa, nokubaholela ezulwini. Lena injabulo yabo ephakeme kakhulu.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 1179:4: “Wonke umuntu ofa ewusana, uholwa nguJehova, futhi ufundiswa yizingelosi. Labo abathi ngenxa yokungazi futhi bezalelwe endaweni lapho bengenakho imfundo yezenkolo [nullus cultus], ngemva kokufa bafundiswa njengezingane ezincane, futhi ngokwempilo yabo yobuntu neyokuziphatha bathola indlela yensindiso…. Ukufundisa laba bantu kuyinjabulo yangaphakathi yezingelosi. Ngaleyo ndlela uJehova unikeza wonke umuntu ukusindiswa.”
19. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 4307: “Imimoya emihle nezingelosi zikhona nalabo abasothandweni lukamoya nolwasezulwini, kanye nemimoya emibi kanye nalabo abasothandweni lomzimba nolwezwe kuphela; futhi lokhu kuze kube yilapho abantu bekwazi izinga lemimoya ekanye nabo ngokubheka nje izinga lothando lwabo, noma yini efanayo, izinga lezinhloso zabo; ngoba bonke abantu banenhloso yalokho abakuthandayo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 59: “Imimoya emibi izonda ngokuphelele yonke into enhle neyiqiniso, okungukuthi, zonke izici zothando nokholo eNkosini.”
20. I-New Jerusalem kanye Nemfundiso YaseZulwini 123: “Abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi ukuphila kukamoya, noma ukuphila okuholela ezulwini, kuhlanganisa ukuhlonipha uNkulunkulu, ubungcwele bangaphandle, kanye nokulahla izwe; kodwa ubungcwele obungenalo uthando, nobungcwele bangaphandle obungenabo ubungcwele bangaphakathi, nokulahla izwe ngaphandle kokuphila emhlabeni, akuhlanganisi ukuphila kukamoya; kodwa ukuzinikela komusa, ubungcwele bangaphandle obuvela ebungcweleni bangaphakathi, nokulahla izwe ngokuphila emhlabeni, kuyakha.”
21. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8206: “Abantu bagodlwa ebubini nasemangeni ngokugcinwa uJehova ebuhleni naseqinisweni.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2406: “Bonke abantu ngaphandle kokukhetha bagodliwe yiNkosi ebubini, futhi lokhu ngamandla amakhulu kunalawo abantu abangawakholelwa. Ngoba umzamo wabo bonke abantu uhlala ubheke ebubini, futhi lokhu kokubili kuvela efeni, abazalelwa kulo, nalokho okungokoqobo, abazizuzele kona; futhi lokhu kuze kufike ezingeni lokuthi uma abantu bebengagodliwe iNkosi, bebeyogijima ngamakhanda umzuzu nomzuzu bebheke esihogweni esiphansi kakhulu. Kodwa umusa weNkosi mkhulu kangangokuthi ngaso sonke isikhathi, ngisho noma kancane, abantu bayaphakanyiswa futhi bahlehliswe, ukuze bavimbele ukuba bagijimele khona. Kunjalo nakwabahle, kepha umehluko phakathi kokuphila kwabo kothando nokukholwa.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 8206:2: “Abantu abanakugodlwa ebubini futhi bagcinwe ebuhleni ngaphandle uma bethole lelo khono ngokusebenzisa isisa emhlabeni. Ukuphila kokuhle, okungukuthi, ukuphila okuhambisana namaqiniso okholo, ngakho-ke ukuthanda noma ukuthanda okuhle, kufeza lokhu. Ngenxa yempilo abayiphilayo, abantu abathanda okuhle nabanothando lokuhle bangaba sendimeni yobuhle neqiniso.”
22. I-New Jerusalem kanye Nemfundiso YaseZulwini 126: “Abantu abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi ukulahla izwe nokuphila ngomoya esikhundleni senyama kusho ukwenqaba izinto zezwe, ngokuyinhloko ingcebo nodumo, nokuhamba njalo bezindla ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu, insindiso, nokuphila okuphakade, ukuchitha isikhathi somuntu emthandazweni, nokufunda iZwi. nezincwadi zenkolo, kanye nokuzilimaza. Kodwa lezi zinto aziwulahli umhlaba. Kunalokho kuwukuthanda uNkulunkulu nomakhelwane; futhi uNkulunkulu uthandwa ngokuphila impilo ehambisana nemithetho Yakhe, futhi omakhelwane bathandwa ngokwenza izinkonzo kubo. Ngakho-ke, ukuze umuntu athole ukuphila kwasezulwini, kufanele aphile ngokugcwele emhlabeni, abambe iqhaza emahhovisi nasemabhizinisini lapho. Impilo ehoxisiwe ezintweni zezwe iyimpilo yokucabanga nokholo ehlukanisiwe nempilo yothando nesisa. Ukuphila okunjalo kubulala isifiso sokwenza okuhle nokwenza okuhle kumakhelwane; futhi lapho lokhu kubhidlika, ukuphila okungokomoya kufana nendlu engenasisekelo, okuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi izike phansi, noma ivuleke imifantu, noma inyakaze ize idilike.”
23. I-Arcana Coelestia 9229:2: “Ukuthi iNkosi yodwa engcwele, futhi lokho kuphela okungcwele okuvela eNkosini, kanjalo lokho umuntu akwamukela eNkosini, kusobala eZwini lonke; njengakuJohane: ‘Ngiyazingcwelisa ukuze nabo bangcweliswe eqinisweni’ (Johane 17:19); ‘ukuzingcwelisa’ kusho ukuzenza Yena ngokwaphezulu ngamandla Akhe; futhi labo kuthiwa ‘bangcwelisiwe eqinisweni’ abathi ngokholo nangokuphila bamukele iqiniso laphezulu elivela kuYe.”
24. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 894: “Asikho inkathi yesikhathi eqinisekile lapho noma ubani ezalwa kabusha ngokwanele ukuba akwazi ukuthi, ‘Manje sengiphelele.’ Eqinisweni, kunenani elingenamkhawulo lezimo zobubi namanga ezikhona kuwo wonke umuntu, hhayi nje izimo ezilula kodwa futhi ezihlukahlukene neziyinkimbinkimbi. okumele zilahlwe ngendlela yokuthi zingaphinde zivele. Kwezinye izifundazwe abantu bangabizwa ngokuthi baphelele, kodwa kwezinye izifundazwe ezingenakubalwa abakwazi. Abantu abavuselelwe ngesikhathi sokuphila kwabo, futhi ezimpilweni zabo ukholo eNkosini kanye nesisa kumakhelwane belukhona, empilweni elandelayo bepheleliswa ngaso sonke isikhathi.”
25. IZABE 586:3: “[UJesu wathi] ‘Ngiyazingcwelisa ukuze nabo bangcweliswe eqinisweni.’ ‘Ukuzingcwelisa’ kusho ukuzenza ngokwaphezulu ngamandla Akhe siqu. Abantu okuthiwa ‘bangcwelisiwe eqinisweni’ yilabo abathi ngokholo nangokuphila bathole iqiniso laphezulu eliphuma kuYe.”
26. I-Arcana Coelestia 8164:2: “Izilingo ezingokomoya ziwukuhlasela okwenziwa empilweni yomuntu engokomoya. Kulokhu, imizwa yokukhathazeka ayikho ngenxa yanoma yikuphi ukulahlekelwa empilweni yabo yemvelo, kodwa ngenxa yokulahlekelwa ukholo nothando, futhi ngenxa yalokho nensindiso. Izilingo ezingokwemvelo ngokuvamile ziyizindlela lezo zilingo zomoya eziza ngazo. Ngokuba uma umuntu ehlushwa izilingo zemvelo—okungukuthi, ukugula, usizi, ukulahlekelwa ingcebo noma isikhundla, njalo njalo—futhi phakathi nalezi zivivinyo ufika ekungabazeni ngosizo lweNkosi kanye nokunakekela kwakhe… icala.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2535: “Umthandazo, obhekwa ngokwawo, uyinkulumo noNkulunkulu, futhi umbono othile wangaphakathi ngesikhathi sezindaba zomkhuleko, lapho kuphendula okuthile okufana nokungena ekuboneni noma emcabangweni wengqondo, ukuze kube khona ukuvuleka okuthile ingaphakathi lomuntu kuNkulunkulu…. Uma umuntu ethandazela othandweni nokholo, futhi ethandazela izinto zasezulwini nezingokomoya kuphela, khona-ke emthandazweni kuvela okuthile okufana nesambulo (esibonakaliswa othandweni lomuntu othandazayo) mayelana nethemba, induduzo, noma okuthile. injabulo yangaphakathi.”
27. I-Arcana Coelestia 10035:2: “Ngokuzalwa kabusha umuntu uthola incwadi yefa entsha. Le ntando eyemukelwa ngokuzalwa kabusha ayiveli kumuntu, kodwa ngeyeNkosi ngomuntu.
28. I-Arcana Coelestia 4857:2-3: “Umqondo womoya uphila ngaphakathi komqondo ongokoqobo njengoba kwenza umoya womuntu ngaphakathi emzimbeni. Futhi, njengomoya womuntu, umuzwa ongokomoya uyaqhubeka uphila lapho umuzwa ongokoqobo uphela. Ngakho-ke, umqondo wangaphakathi ungase ubizwe ngokuthi umphefumulo weZwi.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 644:23: “Umusa kumakhelwane uwukufisela okuhle nokwenza okuhle, ngisho nasezitheni. Lokhu kuchazwa ‘ngokubathanda, ukubabusisa, nokubathandazela’…. ‘Ukuthandazela’ [izitha] kusho ukuncenga ngenxa yokuthi ngaphakathi othandweni kukhona isiphetho sokwenza okuhle.”
29. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 493:3: “‘Imithandazo’ okwakuzonikelwa ngayo impepho ayisho imithandazo, kodwa isho amaqiniso avela ebuhleni, okwenziwa ngayo imithandazo; ngoba amaqiniso nabantu yiwo athandazayo, futhi abantu bahlala bethandaza njalo lapho bephila ngokuvumelana namaqiniso.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 325:12: “Uma abantu besempilweni yokupha basuke bekhuleka njalo, uma bengakhuleki ngomlomo kodwa ngenhliziyo; ngoba lokho okungokothando kuhlala kusemcabangweni, ngisho nalapho abantu benganakile.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 837:2: “Imizwa yothando, futhi lapho nemicabango yengqondo, iyanwebeka futhi isakazeke ngokwayo…. Indaba lapha iyafana naleyo eyenzeka lapho uthando nemicabango yezingelosi isakazeka ezindaweni zonke ezulwini nasemiphakathini yalo.”
