Isahluko Seshumi Nesishiyagalolunye
Ukubethelwa
1 Ngakho uPilatu wamthatha uJesu, wambhaxabula.
2. Amasosha eluka umqhele wameva, awubeka ekhanda lakhe, amgqokisa isembatho esibomvu;
3. Athi: Bayede, Nkosi yamaJuda! Base bemshaya ngenduku.
4. UPilatu wabuye waphuma, wathi kubo: Bhekani, ngimkhiphela kini, ukuze nazi ukuthi angifumani cala kuye.
5. Khona uJesu waphuma ethwele umqhele wameva nengubo ebomvu; wasesithi kubo: Khangelani, uMuntu.
6. Kwathi bembona abapristi abakhulu nezikhonzi, bamemeza bathi: “Mbethele! Mbethele [Yena]! UPilatu wathi kubo: Mthatheni nina, nimbethele esiphambanweni, ngokuba mina angitholi cala kuye.
7. AmaJuda amphendula athi: Sinomthetho thina, ngokomthetho wethu umelwe ukufa, ngokuba ezenze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
8. Kwathi uPilatu ezwa leli zwi, wesaba kakhulu.
9 Wabuye wangena enqabeni, wathi kuJesu: "Ungowaphi wena?" Kodwa uJesu kamphendulanga.
10 UPilatu wasesithi kuye: Kawukhulumi kimi yini? Awazi yini ukuthi nginegunya lokukubethela, futhi nginegunya lokukukhulula na?
11. UJesu waphendula wathi: Ubungeke ube lamandla phezu kwami, uba ungawanikwanga evela phezulu; ngalokho onginikele kuwe unesono esikhulu.
12 Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi uPilatu wayefuna ukumkhulula, kepha abaJuda bamemeza bathi: “Uma ukhulula lo, awusiye umngane kaKesari; wonke ozenza inkosi uphikisana loKesari.
13 UPilatu esezwile leli zwi, wamkhiphela ngaphandle uJesu, wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela endaweni ethiwa, Indawo egandaywe ngamatshe, kepha ngesiHeberu iGabatha.
Ekupheleni kwesahluko esandulele, uPilatu wabuza uJesu ukuthi uyinkosi noma cha, futhi waphetha ngokuthi uJesu akayena usongo kuhulumeni wamaRoma. Ngakho uPilatu wabuyela kubaholi benkolo wathi: “Angitholi cala kuye.”Johane 18:38). UPilatu wathi kubo: “Kepha ninomkhuba wokuthi nginikhululele umuntu ngePhasika; Ngakho nithanda ukuba nginikhululele inkosi yabaJuda na? (Johane 18:39). Baphendula, bamemeza bathi: “Hhayi lo, kodwa uBaraba” (Johane 18:40).
Ngakho-ke, njengoba lesi sahluko esilandelayo siqala, kulotshiwe ukuthi “uPilatu wayesemthatha uJesu, wambhaxabula. Amasosha eluka umqhele wameva amthwesa wona ekhanda, amembathisa ingubo ebubende. Basebesithi: Bayede, Nkosi yabaJuda! Futhi bamshaya ngezandla zabo” (Johane 19:1-3).
Impatho enonya kanye nokugconwa kukaJesu kumelela umbono ophansi abantu ababenawo ngeqiniso laphezulu. Kunokuba balibheke njengelingcwele, balibheka njengelifanele ukudelelwa. Lapho amasosha ebeka umqhele wameva ekhanda likaJesu, ehlikihla inyama yaKhe ngesiswebhu, ethi, “Bayede, Nkosi YamaJuda,” ayebonisa ngendlela ebonisa indlela iqiniso laphezulu elaliphathwa ngokuhlazisa ngayo ngaleso sikhathi. 1
Lesi akusona nje isenzakalo esingokomlando. Kungenzeka noma nini lapho noma ubani esebenzisa imibhalo ukuze afeze izinjongo zobugovu, egcona okungcwele, noma eliphatha ngeze igama likaNkulunkulu. Uma siqaphela lokhu kwenzeka eduze kwethu noma ngaphakathi kwethu, singase sizizwe sinecala ngenxa kanembeza. Mhlawumbe yingakho uPilatu ephinde aphumele kubaholi benkolo futhi athi: “Bhekani, ngimkhiphela kini, ukuze nazi ukuthi angifumani cala kuye.”Johane 19:4). Sekungokwesibili uPilatu ethi: “Angitholi cala kuye.”
Kungaleso sikhathi lapho uJesu ephuma eSigodlweni futhi wema phambi kwabantu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Khona waphuma uJesu ethwele umqhele wameva nengubo ebubende. Wathi kubo: ‘Bhekani Umuntu’” (Johane 19:5). Nakuba inkulumo ethi “Bheka Umuntu” ngokwesiko kuthiwa yashiwo kuPilatu, kunengqondo ngokwengeziwe ukusho ukuthi lenkulumo ivela kuJesu. Kunjengokungathi uJesu uthi, “Bhekani enikwenzayo eZwini owaba yinyama wakha phakathi kwenu. Bheka ukuthi wenzani ngeqiniso engize ukuzokunika lona. Bheka indlela iqiniso laphezulu elishaywa ngayo, lihlukunyezwa futhi lihlekwa ngayo. Bheka Umuntu!” 2
La mazwi asibuyisela emuva ekuvuleni kwalelivangeli lapho sithola khona la mazwi: “Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayenoNkulunkulu, uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu…. ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu, sabona inkazimulo yakhe.”Johane 1:1,14). Kuyiqiniso ukuthi abaningi bayibonile inkazimulo Yakhe, kodwa kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi abanye abayibonanga. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Weza kwabakwakhe, abakhe abamamukelanga” (Johane 1:11). Phakathi kwalabo abangazange bamamukele kwakunabagxeki abavela edolobheni Lakubo, abaholi benkolo baseJerusalema, namasosha amaRoma ambhaxabula futhi amklolodela. Ngakho-ke, evesini elilandelayo sifunda ukuthi ngokushesha nje lapho abapristi abakhulu nabalindi bethempeli bebona uJesu, bamemeza, “Mbethele! Mbethele esiphambanweni”! (Johane 19:6).
Nokho, uPilatu akanqotshwa—okungenani, okwamanje. Nakuba izimfuno ezingapheli zabaholi benkolo manje seziqinile, uPilatu usaqinile. Ngempela uye wamyala uJesu, waze wavumela namasosha akhe ukuba ambhaxabule. Kodwa uPilatu uyaqhubeka ekholelwa ukuthi uJesu akalona usongo kuhulumeni wamaRoma. Ngakho, uPilatu wathi kubaholi benkolo, “Mthatheni nina nimbethele esiphambanweni.” Bese uyanezela, okwesithathu, “Angitholi cala Kuye” (Johane 19:6).
Umthetho omayelana nokuhlambalaza
Nokho, abapristi abakhulu nezikhonzi zabo bayaphikelela. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uPilatu esho kangaki ukuthi, “Angitholi cala Kuye,” baqhubeka bephikelela ngokuthi uJesu kumelwe afe. Futhi manje basekela lokho abakufunayo ngokuthi bamane balalela umthetho wenkolo. Ngakho bathi kuPilatu: “Sinomthetho thina, futhi ngokomthetho wethu kufanele afe, ngoba ezenze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.”Johane 19:7).
Kuyiqiniso ukuthi imibhalo yesiHeberu yayidinga isigwebo sokufa ngokuhlambalaza. njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Ohlambalaza igama leNkosi wobulawa nokubulawa; yonke inhlangano iyakumkhanda ngamatshe” (Levitikusi 24:16). Ngokwalo mthetho, ukuhlambalaza kuhlanganisa ukungamhloniphi ngamabomu, ukuklolodela, nokuklolodela uNkulunkulu. Kungase futhi kunwetshwe ukuze kuhlanganisa nokuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu nganoma iyiphi indlela, kuhlanganise nokusebenzisa igama laKhe ngokunganaki, ngokuvamile, noma ngesiqalekiso.
Iqiniso liwukuthi uJesu akazange ahlekise, ahlekise, noma adelele igama likaNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, konke uJesu akusho nakwenza kwaletha udumo nenkazimulo kuNkulunkulu nasegameni likaNkulunkulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenxa yokuthi abaholi benkolo babebona uJesu engumuntu nje, hhayi njengoMesiya, babesongelwa amandla nethonya Lakhe. Ngakho, babezimisele ukubulala uJesu.
Ekuqaleni, abaholi benkolo baletha uJesu kuPilatu bethi uJesu wayethi uyiNkosi yamaJuda—isenzo sokuvukela umbuso. Kodwa uPilatu useshilo izikhathi ezintathu ukuthi akatholi phutha kuJesu. Ngakho-ke, abaholi benkolo bayakushintsha ukumbeka icala, manje sebethi uJesu “kufanele afe ngoba Ezenze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” Kulenkulumo kukhona into ethusayo uPilatu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngakho uPilatu ezwa lelo zwi wesaba kakhulu.”Johane 19:8).
Umzabalazo kaPilatu
Abaholi benkolo basanda kusho ukuthi uJesu uthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Lokhu akufani nokuzisholo ukuthi uyiNkosi yamaJuda. Yilokhu kumangalelwa okusha okubonakala kumkhathaza uPilatu futhi kumesabise. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, kungenzeka ukucabanga ngomzabalazo wangempela oqhubekayo phakathi kukaPilatu njengoba ehlangabezana nesidingo sabaholi benkolo sokuba uJesu abethelwe.
Ngokomoya, umzabalazo kaPilatu umele okuthile okwenzeka emiphefumulweni yethu. Imimoya emibi ifuna ukucekela phansi yonke into enhle neyiqiniso—okungukuthi, konke uJesu akunikezayo. Nokho, ngesikhathi esifanayo kukhona okunye ngaphakathi kithi. Kuyizwi elimnene, elingaphikelele kangako elisicela ukuba sicabangisise ngalokho uJesu akushoyo, futhi sicabangele ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi amazwi nemisebenzi Yakhe kungase kube nomsuka wobuNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, ngolimi olumelela umbhalo ongcwele, kubhaliwe ukuthi uPilatu ubuyela endlini yoMbusi noJesu futhi ambuze, "Uvelaphi na?" (Johane 19:9).
Uma sima ukuze silalele leli zwi elithambile, nathi, sifuna ukwazi ngobunkulunkulu bukaJesu. Siyamangala ukuthi uvelaphi. Ingabe uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu ngempela? Ingabe uvela ezulwini ngempela? Le mibuzo iyasebenza naseqinisweni uJesu alifundisayo. Ingabe ngempela inomsuka waphezulu? Ingabe liyiZwi likaNkulunkulu ngempela? Kodwa uJesu uthule. Ngokufanayo, zikhona izikhathi lapho kubonakala sengathi uNkulunkulu uthule. Kulezi zikhathi zokuthula, lapho uNkulunkulu engabonakali sengathi akakhulumi nathi, sisuke sishiywe inkululeko ukuze sizinqumele umsuka wezimfundiso zikaJesu. Ngakho-ke, sifunda ukuthi “uJesu akamphendulanga” (Johane 19:9).
Ephendula ukuthula kukaJesu, uPilatu uthi, “Kungani ningakhulumi nami na? Umbuzo kaPilatu ungasikhumbuza izikhathi ekuphileni kwethu lapho kubonakala sengathi uNkulunkulu akayiphenduli imithandazo yethu. Ezikhathini ezinjalo, siqala ukukholelwa ukuthi kumelwe sithembele kithi ngokwethu ukuze sithole isiqondiso, hhayi kuNkulunkulu. Phela, uma ebonakala ethule noma engekho phakathi nesikhathi sethu somzabalazo, kulula ukucabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu akanawo amandla angempela ezimpilweni zethu nokuthi konke kukithi, Lokhu kuvezwa umbuzo olandelayo kaPilatu, “Ingabe Uyazi ukuthi nginamandla okukubethela, negunya lokukukhulula na?” (Johane 19:10).
NjengoPilatu, kulula ngathi ukukholelwa inkohliso yokuthi sinamandla avela kithi. Ngakho-ke, uJesu uphendula ngokuthi, “Bewungeke ube namandla neze ngokumelene nami, ngaphandle kokuba ubuwanikwa evela phezulu.”Johane 19:11). Nakuba uNkulunkulu esinika inkululeko yokumamukela noma yokumlahla, amandla okwenza lokho avela kuNkulunkulu. Njengoba kulotshiwe emiBhalweni yesiHeberu, “Ubanika amandla ababuthakathaka, futhi labo abangenamandla uyabandisa amandla.”Isaya 40:29). Futhi ngisho nangokwengeziwe, “Amandla angakaNkulunkulu” (AmaHubo 62:11). 3
UJesu wabe esenezela, “Ngakho-ke onginikele kuwe unesono esikhulu kunazo zonke” (Johane 19:11). Ngomqondo ongokoqobo, uJesu ubhekisela kubaholi benkolo—ikakhulukazi u-Anase noKayafase. Njengoba sesibonile, u-Anase noKayafase bamelela intando endala nokuqonda okungashintshiwe—ingxenye yethu esonta iqiniso futhi silisebenzisele ukuthethelela izifiso ezimbi. Lena ingxenye yethu ‘enesono esikhulu.
Esahlukweni esandulele, sithe uPilatu umele indiza yangaphandle kakhulu ezimpilweni zethu, indiza okwenzeka kuyo izenzo. Kulesi sahluko, uPilatu ucabangela isinyathelo okumelwe asithathe. Manje njengoba eseyedwa noJesu, futhi ehlukanisiwe nethonya labaholi benkolo ababuthene ngaphandle kweSigodlo, uPilatu uthintwa amazwi akhulunywa uJesu. Ngakho, kulotshiwe ukuthi, “kusukela lapho uPilatu wayefuna ukumkhulula” (Johane 19:12).
Nokho, lokhu akulula kuPilatu. Abaholi benkolo abangaphandle kweSigungu Sombusi bayaqhubeka nokubacindezela. Lapho uPilatu ebuyela kubo, bamemeza, “Uma ukhulula lo muntu, awuyena umngane kaKesari. Noma ubani ozenza inkosi, uphikisa uKhesari.”Johane 19:12). Ngokwezazi eziye zahlola umlando wombuso waseRoma nohulumeni wawo, isiqu esithi “Khesari” sasinikwa noma ubani owayengumbusi ngaleso sikhathi. Kulokhu, nguTiberiyu okuthiwa wabusa ngesandla sensimbi, waze wabulala izikhulu zikahulumeni ezazingenzanga kahle.
Lesi sizinda somlando sinikeza ukuqonda ngenkinga kaPilatu. Uma enquma ukukhulula uJesu, incwadi yesikhalo ingase ithunyelwe kuTiberiyu ethi uPilatu uye wadelela emisebenzini yakhe—ukuthi ukhulule indoda okwathiwa ivukela umbuso, isitha sombuso. umvukeli oyingozi ozibiza ngokuthi “inkosi.” Uma lokhu kwenzeka, uPilatu wesaba ukuthi idumela lakhe liyoba sengozini, mhlawumbe umsebenzi wakhe, noma ukuphila kwakhe. Nokho, uPilatu usesho izikhathi ezintathu ukuthi akatholi phutha kuJesu.
Njengoba lomzabalazo wangaphakathi uqhubeka phakathi kukaPilatu, kulotshiwe ukuthi uPilatu “wamkhiphela uJesu phandle, wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi, Indawo egandaywe ngamatshe, kodwa ngesiHeberu, iGabatha” (Johane 19:13). Igama elithi Gabbatha liyigama lesi-Aramu lasendulo elisho “itshe lensimbi.” Lena indawo lapho uPilatu ezokwethula khona isahlulelo sakhe. Ubulukhuni kanye nokubanda kwalelo cwecwe kukhombisa ubulukhuni benhliziyo kulabo abafuna ukubethela uJesu.
Noma kunjalo, iNkosi ithembisa ukuthi lobu lukhuni benhliziyo akudingekile ukuthi buhlale bunjalo. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “Ngizasusa inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yakho ngikunike inhliziyo yenyama” (Hezekeli 36:26). Ukususa inhliziyo yetshe futhi esikhundleni sayo kufakwe “inhliziyo yenyama” kubhekisela ekususweni kwentando endala kanye nokwamukela intando entsha—indikimba eyinhloko kuleli vangeli, futhi empilweni yethu ngayinye. 4
Isicelo esingokoqobo
UPilatu udabukile phakathi kokwesaba kwakhe uKhesari, ukucindezela kwabaholi benkolo, nomuzwa wakhe wokuthi uJesu akanacala. Lapho ukuphenywa ngemibuzo kungabonisi ukuthi uJesu uwusongo lwezombangazwe, uPilatu wazama ukuthobisa abaholi benkolo ngokubhaxabulwa uJesu. Kodwa lokhu akuzange kunelise izimfuno zabaholi benkolo ababephikelela ngokuthi uJesu kumelwe abethelwe. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, ukuziphatha kukaPilatu kufanele kusenze sifune izibonelo ezifanayo kithi. Njengendlela ewusizo, cabangela indawo kanembeza ekuphileni kwakho. Ingabe inamandla noma ibuthakathaka? Kwenzekani lapho unembeza wakho ukutshela ukuthi ungenzi into engalungile, kuyilapho ukwesaba nezifiso zemvelo yakho ephansi zigcizelela ukuthi ukwenze noma kunjalo? Ngokwesibonelo, cabanga ngenkinga kaPilatu. Nakuba engalitholanga iphutha kuJesu, uPilatu ucindezelwa abanye nokwesaba kwakhe siqu ukuba ambethele esiphambanweni. Ngokuzayo lapho ulingeka ukuba udele inani eliphakeme ukuze wanelise izimfuno zemvelo yakho ephansi, yenqaba ukunqotshwa. Lalela izwi likanembeza. 5
“Asinankosi ngaphandle kukaKhesari”
14 KwakungukuLungiselela iPhasika, sekungaba yihora lesithupha; wasesithi kumaJuda: Khangelani, iNkosi yenu!
15 Kodwa bamemeza bathi: Msuse! Msuse [Yena]! Mbethele! UPilatu wathi kubo: Ngibethele inkosi yenu na? Umpristi omkhulu waphendula wathi: Kasilankosi ngaphandle kukaKesari.
16 Ngakho wamnikela kubo, ukuze abethelwe; bamthatha uJesu, bamuka naye.
Njengoba kuqala isiqephu esilandelayo, kusemini bebade ngoLwesihlanu. Ngezikhathi zeBhayibheli, leli lalibizwa ngokuthi “ihora lesithupha” ngoba kwakungamahora ayisithupha ngemva kokuphuma kwelanga. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kwakulilanga lokuLungiselela iPhasika futhi kwakungaba yihora lesithupha.”Johane 19:14). Emfanekisweni weBhayibheli, inombolo “isithupha” isho izimpi eziningi okufanele sidlule kuzo ekuziphendukeleni kwethu ngokomoya ngaphambi kokuba singene osukwini lwesikhombisa—usuku lokuphumula eNkosini. 6
Lokhu kufanekisa kuhlehlela emuva ezinsukwini zokudala lapho uNkulunkulu ethi, “Makube khona ukukhanya” (Genesise 1:3). Lokhu “kukhanya” kuhambisana nokukhanya okungokomoya okukhanyisa ingqondo, okuyenza ibone ukuthi ukuphila kungaphezu kokuzithanda nenzuzo yezinto ezibonakalayo, ukuthi umuntu akanakwenza okuhle okuhle ngempela okuvela kuye, nokuthi konke okuhle neqiniso kuza. evela eNkosini yodwa. Lezi yizimo ezisiholela ekubeni sisuke emvelweni siye empilweni yomoya. Ngenxa yokuthi lezi zimo zenzeka kancane kancane futhi ngemva kokushikashikeka okuningi kwangaphakathi, ukukhula ngokomoya kuqhathaniswa ‘nezinsuku eziyisithupha zomshikashika. Njengoba kulotshiwe emiBhalweni yesiHeberu, “Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyakusebenza, uwenze wonke umsebenzi wakho, kepha usuku lwesikhombisa luyisabatha likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.”Eksodusi 20:9-10). 7
Ngakho-ke, sifunda ukuthi manje ‘sekuyihora lesithupha’—isikhathi lapho uJesu esezolwa impi Yakhe ebuhlungu kakhulu yangaphakathi. UPilatu usephumile eSigodlweni kanye noJesu, futhi usehlezi esihlalweni sokwahlulela. Yilapho uPilatu ezokhipha khona isinqumo mayelana nokukhululwa noma ukubethelwa kukaJesu esiphambanweni. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba enze kanjalo, uPilatu uthi kwababuthene, “Bhekani iNkosi yenu!” (Johane 19:14). Bephikelela nakakhulu kunanini ngaphambili, abapristi abakhulu baphinda bamemeza, “Msuse! Asuke Naye! Mbethele esiphambanweni!” (Johane 19:15).
Ngaphambi kokwenza isinqumo, uPilatu ufuna kucace ukuthi akayibetheli iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, ukhuluma ngokubethela iNkosi yabo. Ngakho-ke, uPilatu uyabuza futhi, “Ngibethele inkosi yenu na? (Johane 19:15). Ngaphandle kokungabaza nomzuzwana, abapristi abakhulu baphendula, “Asinankosi ngaphandle kukaKesari” (Johane 19:15).
Abaholi benkolo bathi abanankosi ngaphandle kukaKhesari. Nokho, kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHeberu, “UJehova uyiNkosi yethu. Uzosisindisa” (Isaya 33:22). Futhi uDavide uyabhala: “O Jehova, umbuso wakho ungumbuso waphakade.”AmaHubo 145:13). Noma kunjalo, laba baholi benkolo bayaqhubeka bethi, “Asinankosi ngaphandle kukaKhesari.”
Ngenxa yokuthi ukunaka kwabo kugxile ezintweni zaleli zwe, hhayi izinto zasezulwini, abaholi benkolo bangasho ngempela ukuthi uKhesari uyinkosi yabo. Kungokufanayo nakithi. Lapho ukwesaba, izinkathazo, kanye nezifiso zezwe lesikhashana zivimba izifiso eziphakeme zemvelo yethu ehloniphekile, kungashiwo ngathi, futhi, ukuthi uKhesari uyinkosi yethu. Uma lokhu kwenzeka ngaphakathi kwethu, kuba sengathi nathi, sifuna ukususwa kukaJesu, sisho kanye nabaholi benkolo, “Msuse! Asinankosi ngaphandle kukaKesari. Ngakho-ke, ngala mazwi okugcina abapristi abakhulu esalibele emoyeni, kulotshiwe ukuthi uPilatu “wamnikela kubo ukuba abethelwe. Bamthatha uJesu, bamuka naye.”Johane 19:16).
Ibhalwe ngesiHebheru, isiGreki, nesiLatini
17. Esethwele isiphambano sakhe waphuma waya endaweni ethiwa yoKhakhayi, ethiwa ngesiHeberu iGolgotha;
18. lapho bambethela khona, nabanye ababili kanye naye ngalapha nangalapha, noJesu ephakathi.
19 UPilatu waloba nombhalo, wasibeka esiphambanweni; futhi umbhalo wawuthi: UJesu waseNazaretha, iNkosi yamaJuda.
20 Lesi simemezelo abaningi kubaJuda basifunda, ngokuba indawo lapho uJesu ayebethelwe khona yayiseduze nomuzi, futhi kulotshiwe ngesiHeberu, nangesiGreki, nangesiLatini.
21 Umpristi omkhulu wabaJuda wayesethi kuPilatu: “Ungalobi ukuthi: Inkosi yabaJuda; kodwa ukuthi Wathi: Mina ngiyiNkosi yabaJuda.
22. UPilatu waphendula wathi: Engikulobileyo, ngikubhalile.
Njengoba isiqephu esilandelayo siqala, sibona uJesu ethwele isiphambano sakhe njengoba ephuma “endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi iNdawo Yokhakhayi, ethiwa ngesiHeberu, iGolgotha” (Johane 19:17). Lena yindawo lapho beyobethela khona uJesu kanye nabanye ababili, “omunye ngapha, noJesu phakathi” (Johane 19:18).
Kulelivangeli akukho ngxoxo phakathi kukaJesu nezigebengu ezibethelwe kanye naye. Kunalokho, kuthulekile kuphela. Phakathi nalokhu kuthula, uPilatu ubhala isaziso somphakathi asibeke esiphambanweni ngaphezu kwekhanda likaJesu. Lokhu kwakuwumkhuba wesiko. Yayihlanganisa igama lomuntu kanye nohlobo lwecala. Njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “UPilatu waloba igama, walibeka esiphambanweni; Futhi umbhalo wawuthi: 'UJesu waseNazaretha, iNkosi yamaJuda.' Ngakho abaningi kumaJuda bawufunda lo mbhalo, ngoba indawo lapho uJesu ayebethelwe khona yayiseduze nomuzi, futhi kwakulotshwe ngesiHebheru, ngesiGreki, nangesiLatini.”Johane 19:19-20). Lezi kwakuyizilimi ezintathu ezazivamile kubantu ababehlala eduze nabadabula eJerusalema ngaleso sikhathi.
Lapho abapristi abakhulu bebona okwenziwa uPilatu, bayaphikisana namazwi alo mbhalo. Akwanele kubo ukuthi uJesu usebethelwe esiphambanweni. Bafuna nokushintsha amagama ophawu. Ngakho-ke abapristi abakhulu batshela uPilatu ukuba angalobi ukuthi: “Inkosi YamaJuda,” kodwa kunalokho, “Uthe: ‘Mina ngiyiNkosi yabaJuda’”Johane 19:21). Lokhu kuzoshiya kungangabazeki ukuthi uJesu ubethelwa esiphambanweni ngoba ethi uyiNkosi yamaJuda, hhayi ukuthi uyiNkosi yamaJuda.
Nokho, uPilatu uyasukuma aphendule ngamazwi aqinile, athi, “Engikubhalileyo, ngikulobile” (Johane 19:22). Impendulo kaPilatu emfushane kodwa enamandla inembile, ngoba yayiyiqiniso ngaleso sikhathi, futhi iyiqiniso phakade. Kunjengokungathi iSandla sikaNkulunkulu sisebenza ngaye, simemezela ukuthi uJesu waseNazaretha, owazalwa futhi wakhuliswa njengomuntu phakathi kwabantu, eqinisweni, ungumuntu kaNkulunkulu osesimweni somuntu emhlabeni, uMesiya othenjisiwe, iNkosi yamaJuda.
Njengoba sesishilo, umbhalo othi, “UJesu waseNazaretha, iNkosi YamaJuda,” wawubhalwe ngesiHebheru, isiGreki, nesiLatini ukuze noma ubani owayedlula ngalesosikhathi akwazi ukuwufunda futhi awuqonde. Ukulotshwa ngesiHeberu, isiGreki, nesiLatini nakho kufanekisela isambulo esasiyofika emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka kamuva. Umqondo ongokomoya wemibhalo yesiHeberu neyesiGreki (iTestamente Elidala nelisha) uzochazwa ngemibhalo yesiLatini ka-Emanuel Swedenborg. Ngesambulo semiqulu engamashumi amathathu, esibhalwe ngolimi lwesiLatini oluvamile, iSwedenborg yayizovula indlela yokuqonda okusha nokujulileyo kweNkosi, iBhayibheli, nokuphila okuholela ezulwini. 8
Ukwehlukanisa Izingubo ZikaJesu
23 Amasosha esembethele uJesu, athatha izingubo zakhe, azenza izabelo ezine, kwaba yilelo nalelobutho laba nesabelo, nebhantshi. Ijazi lalingenamthungo, lalisebenza kusukela phezulu kuze kube sekupheleni.
24 Basebekhulumisana besithi: Kasingasidabuli, kodwa sinqume ngenkatho ukuthi sizakuba ngekabani; ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: Babelana izembatho zami, benza inkatho yokuphosa ngesambatho sami. Nebala akwenza lokho amabutho.
Ngalezo zinsuku, iziboshwa ezazizobethelwa zazikhunyuliswa izingubo zazo. Amasosha amaRoma ayengamele ukubethelwa ayevame ukuhlukanisa izingubo ezazisele. Ngakho-ke, sifunda ukuthi “amasosha, lapho esembethele uJesu esiphambanweni, athatha izingubo zakhe, azenza izabelo ezine, kwaba yilelo nalelobutho laba nesabelo” ( NW )Johane 19:23). Nokho, lapho befika engutsheni kaJesu yangaphakathi—ingubo—babaza ukuyiklebhula. njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Ijazi lalingenamthungo, laselukiwe libe linye kusukela phezulu; Ngakho bathi, ‘Masingasidabuli, kodwa senze inkatho yokuba ngekabani.”Johane 19:23-24).
Amasosha enza inkatho ngezingubo zikaJesu kuwukugcwaliseka kwesiprofetho sasendulo. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHeberu ukuthi: “Bahlukaniselana izingubo zami; Nesambatho Sami benza inkatho yokuphosa” (AmaHubo 22:18). Konke lokhu kwaprofethwa. Konke lokhu kwabonwa kusengaphambili. Ngakho siyafunda, “Ngakho-ke amasosha azenza lezi zinto” (Johane 19:24).
Lapho amasosha ehlukanisa ingubo kaJesu yangaphandle ibe izingxenye ezine, imelela indlela amaqiniso angokoqobo eZwi angabonakala futhi ahunyushwe ngayo ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene. Ngenkathi amavangeli amane wonke ebhala indaba yempilo kaJesu emhlabeni, ivangeli ngalinye libhalwa umuntu ohlukile. Ngakho-ke, ivangeli ngalinye linikeza umbono ohlukile kulokho okwenzeka. Nokho, lapho le mibono ehlukene ibonakala ngokulandelana kwayo nokulandelana kwayo, futhi ikhanyiswa ukukhanya komqondo ongokomoya, kuvela indaba ehlelwe ngokwaphezulu.
Lokhu kulandisa okuqhubekayo kungokwaphezulu, hhayi ngenxa yamagama angokoqobo, kodwa ngenxa yencazelo engaphakathi yala magama. Le ncazelo yangaphakathi, noma umuzwa ongokomoya, awunakulimala ngoba uvela kuNkulunkulu, hhayi kumuntu. Lulukwe lube yingxenye eyodwa, “kusukela phezulu kuya phansi.” EsiGrekini sokuqala, inkulumo ethi “ukwalukwa kusukela phezulu kuya phansi” empeleni “ilukwe ngezinto ezivela phezulu.” Okusho ukuthi, lulukwe ngaphandle komthungo othandweni lukaNkulunkulu nokuhlakanipha. Kungalesi sizathu incazelo yangaphakathi yombhalo—ingubo engenamthungo—ingenakudatshulwa noma ilimale.
Ngaphandle komqondo ongokomoya, nokho, oletha ukuhleleka kulo lonke, amaqiniso angokoqobo eZwi angahlukaniswa, ikakhulukazi lapho ehunyushwa ngezindlela ezingahlangene nhlobo nencazelo yawo engokomoya. “Ukuklebhula” ingubo yangaphandle, ke, kumelela ukuhlanekezelwa kweqiniso langempela leZwi. Nokho, ingubo kaJesu yangaphakathi, emelela incazelo yangaphakathi yombhalo, ayilimele. Ngisho nanamuhla leyo ngubo engenamthungo isaphelele, iphelele, futhi iyinhle. LiyiZwi likaNkulunkulu, eliqondwa ngokomoya, elembula uthando nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kuwo wonke amazwi, ivesi, isahluko, nencwadi. 9
Yingakho sibize lesi sihloko esihlaziyayo ngokuthi, Ingubo Engenamthungo: AmaVangeli Amane Njengokulandisa Okuhlelwe NguNkulunkulu. Indaba engokoqobo, njengengubo kaJesu yangaphandle, ihlukaniswe izingxenye ezine, ezaziwa ngokuthi “amavangeli amane.” Kodwa uma amavangeli amane efundwa ngokulandelana futhi eqondwa ngokomoya, ayingubo engenamthungo, elukwe phezulu yaba yisiqephu esisodwa. Ngempela, incazelo yangaphakathi yamavangeli amane iwukulandelana okuqhubekayo kweqiniso laphezulu, kusukela egameni lokuqala likaMathewu kuya kwelokugcina likaJohane. 10
“Mame, Nansi Indodana Yakho”
25 Futhi kwakumi ngasesiphambanweni sikaJesu unina, nodadewabo kanina, uMariya umkaKleyophase, noMariya Magdalena.
26 UJesu ebona unina nomfundi amthandayo bemi khona, wathi kunina: “Mame, bheka indodana yakho!
27 Wathi kumfundi: Nangu unyoko! Kusukela kuleso sikhathi umfundi wamthatha wamyisa kweyakhe indlu.
Izazi zeBhayibheli nochwepheshe bezokwelapha babhale kabanzi ngobuhlungu obubuhlungu bokubethelwa esiphambanweni. Nokho, kuncane okwaziwayo ngokuhlushwa kwangaphakathi uJesu abhekana nakho phakathi nalesi sikhathi, noma ukungabaza okwamhlasela. Mayelana nalokhu, ubuhlungu obukhulu bokubethelwa kukaJesu enyameni buhambisana nokuhlupheka okujulile okwenzeka ngaphakathi Kwakhe ezingeni elingaphakathi kakhulu.
Kuyiqiniso ukuthi ubukhulu bokuphelelwa ithemba bulingana nokujula kothando lomuntu. Lapho uthando lukhula, ukuphelelwa ithemba kuya kujula. Khona-ke, singakucabanga nje ukujula kokuphelelwa ithemba kukaJesu, ikakhulukazi lapho ecabanga ngalabo abalahlile iqiniso ayezele ukuliletha—iqiniso elalingabasindisa ebudloveni nasekufuthekeni kwesihogo. Lezi yizihogo ezifanayo manje ezithelelekayo, zizama ukukholisa uJesu ukuthi konke kulahlekile nokuthi imbangela yaKhe enkulu ibe ukwehluleka okudabukisayo. 11
Ngisho noma uJesu ephakathi kokuhlupheka okukhulu ngokomzimba kanye nezilingo zomoya ezimbi kakhulu, ukugxila Kwakhe kwabanye, hhayi Kuye. Kulesi simo, uJesu ufinyelela kunina nakuJohane obizwa ngokuthi “umfundi amthandayo” (Johane 19:25-26). Ebheka phansi unina noJohane omi eduze kwakhe, uJesu uthi kuMariya: “Mame, bheka indodana yakho; nakuJohane uthi, “Bheka unyoko” (Johane 19:26-27). Lawa ngamazwi okugcina uJesu azowakhuluma kunina nakuJohane ngaphambi kokunikela ngomoya wakhe esiphambanweni.
Lapho uJesu ethi kuMariya, “Bheka indodana yakho,” nakuJohane, “Bheka unyoko,” kusikisela ukuthi abalandeli besikhathi esizayo kufanele babhekane njengabahlobene nokuhlobana kwabo okungokomoya, hhayi nje ngezibopho zabo zemvelo. Kufanele banakekelane, hhayi ngoba beyizihlobo zegazi, kodwa ngoba behlobene ngomoya. 12
Uma sibheka ngokujulile emazwini okugcina kaJesu kuMariya noJohane, kufanele kuphawulwe ukuthi igama elithi “Johane” lisuka egameni lesiHeberu elithi Yôḥānān [נָן] elisho ukuthi “uNkulunkulu unomusa.” Ngakho-ke, igama elithi “Johane” selihlotshaniswa nezenzo zomusa, umusa ozenzakalelayo, nezenzo zothando. Yingakho uJohane ebizwa ngokuthi “umfundi uJesu ayemthanda.” Kodwa lokhu akukhona nje ngomfundi oyedwa. Ngamunye wethu uvulelekile ekutholeni izibusiso kanye nokugcwala kothando lukaNkulunkulu lapho senza izenzo zenkonzo yothando. Yilokhu futhi okushiwo amazwi athi, “Bheka indodana yakho.” 13
Kudingeka futhi sibhekisise ukuthi igama elithi “mama” lisho ukuthini. Umqondo wokuthi isonto “ngumama” wethu ujwayelekile. Kusikisela ukuthi isonto liyindawo yenduduzo nokondliwa ngokomoya. Njengoba umama eduduza futhi ondla izingane zakhe, isonto liduduza futhi londle amalungu alo.
Kodwa kunendlela ejulile yokuqonda ukuthi ibandla lingumama wethu. Ngokomoya, igama elithi “umama” lifanekisela uthando nothando—ikakhulukazi uthando ngeqiniso. Lolu thando luyingxenye ebalulekile yanoma yiliphi ibandla. Phela, lapho lolo thando lungekho, futhi lungekho uthando lweqiniso, alikho ngempela isonto. Kukhona amazwi kuphela nezenzo ezingenayo incazelo engokomoya.
Ngakho-ke, isici esiyinhloko, esibaluleke kakhulu kunoma yiliphi isonto isifiso sokwazi iqiniso ukuze sisebenzise ukuphila. Kungakho uJesu ethi kuJohane: “Bheka unyoko.” Kunjengokungathi uJesu uthi kuJohane, “Lolu thando lweqiniso, olumelelwa uMariya, kufanele lube yingqikithi. Kuyimpilo yebandla. Izala konke ukusetshenziswa kanye nazo zonke izenzo zothando ezizokwenziwa. Kunakekele; ihloniphe futhi uyihloniphe. Bheka unyoko." 14
Kafushane, isonto langempela aligcini nje ngokufundisa iqiniso, kodwa futhi ligqugquzela izenzo zothando. Lokhu kuyiqiniso futhi ezingeni lomuntu ngamunye. Nakuba ukukhula okungokomoya kuqala ngokuthanda iqiniso, lolo thando kufanele luholele ezenzweni zothando nasenkonzweni ewusizo. Lobu ubuhlobo obuvumelanayo uJesu abheke phambili kubo njengoba ethi kuMariya, “Bheka indodana yakho,” nakuJohane, “Bheka unyoko” 15
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Njengoba sesishilo, igama elithi “Johane” lisho zonke izenzo zomusa, zonke izenzo zomusa ezizenzekelayo, nazo zonke izenzo zothando. Ngakho, uJohane ubizwa ngokuthi “umfundi uJesu ayemthanda.” Kodwa yonke into iqala ngesifiso esiqotho sokufunda. Ngakho-ke, njengesenzo esingokoqobo, sondela eNkosini eZwini Layo ngesifiso esijulile sokufundiswa iqiniso. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi “ukuthanda iqiniso.” Futhi, uma usuzwile iqiniso, zivumele ukuthi uthinteke kulo, kangangokuthi uyalifaka empilweni yakho. Yilokhu okushiwo ngothando “Bheka unyoko”—amaqiniso ebandla, kanye nokuthi ngothando “Bheka indodana yakho”—izindlela lawo maqiniso akuholela ukuba uzenze. Ngale ndlela, uyoba, njengoJohane, umfundi othandwa uJesu. 16
“Ngomile”
28 Emva kwalokho uJesu ekwazi ukuthi zonke izinto seziphelile, ukuze umbhalo upheleliswe, wathi: Ngomile.
29 Kwakukhona isitsha sigcwele uviniga; basebegcwalisa uzipho ngeviniga, baluhloma ngehisopi, baluletha emlonyeni wakhe.
30 Kwathi uJesu eselamukele uviniga, wathi: Kufeziwe; egebisa ikhanda, wawunikela umoya.
Njengoba ubuhlungu obungokomzimba bokubethelwa bukhula bufinyelela ezingeni elingabekezeleleki, uJesu uthi, “Ngomile” (Johane 19:28). Ngaphambi kokuba sicabangele incazelo ejulile yala mazwi, ake sicabange ngalokho okwenzeka emzimbeni kaJesu. Phakathi nawo wonke amahora amade nabuhlungu, njengoba izithukuthuku zigeleza negazi liphuma, uJesu uzwa ukoma okushisayo. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHeberu, kuprofetha ngalesi sikhathi ukuthi: “Umlomo wami womile njengodaka olushisiwe, nolimi lwami lunamathele olwangeni lwami; ngehliselwe othulini lokufa” (AmaHubo 22:15).
Lokhu kungachaza, ngokwezinga elingokoqobo, ukuthi kungani uJesu manje ethi, “Ngomile.” Kodwa la magama aqukethe nencazelo ejulile. Ubuhlungu bokubethelwa kanye nokoma okuvuthayo uJesu akuzwa emzimbeni Wakhe kuyithunzi nje lokoma okujulile. UJesu womele ukusindiswa kwesintu. Womele ukuthi abantu bathole iqiniso azele ukuzobanika lona, futhi baliqonde ngokujulile ukuze bakwazi ukulisebenzisa ezimpilweni zabo. Yile ndlela uJesu womela ngayo ngamunye wethu. Womele ukuthi sithole iqiniso elizosisindisa ekuzibhubhiseni, lisiholele ezibusisweni zasezulwini. 17
Lapho amasosha ezwa uJesu ethi, “Ngomile,” agcwalisa isiponji ngewayini elimuncu, asihlome esihlahleni sehisopi, asiphakamisele emlonyeni kaJesu (bheka. Johane 19:29). Khona-ke, ngemva kokuba uJesu emukele iwayini elimuncu kwihisopi, uthi, “Kufeziwe” (Johane 19:30). Khona-ke ugebisa ikhanda Lakhe futhi anikele umoya Wakhe.
Incazelo yehisopi
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi kuzo zonke izindaba zevangeli ezandulelayo, uJesu unikezwa uhlobo oluthile lwewayini. EVangelini NgokukaJohane, nokho, sibona into engenzeki kunoma yiliphi elinye ivangeli. Sifunda ukuthi uJesu “wamukela iwayini elimuncu” (Johane 19:30). Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJohane ukuphela komvangeli okhuluma ngokuthi isiponji esifakwe ewayinini elimuncu sibekwa phezu kwehisopi, bese siphakanyiselwa emlonyeni kaJesu (bheka Johane 19:29).
Ihisopi isitshalo esasisetshenziswa emikhosini yamaJuda yokuhlanzwa. KuLevitikusi, isibonelo, sifunda ukuthi “umpristi uyakuyala ukuba lowo oyakuhlanjululwa athathelwe izinyoni ezimbili eziphilayo nezihlambulukileyo, ukhuni lomsedari, nokubomvu, nehisopi.”Levitikusi 14:4). Encwadini yamaHubo, siyafunda, “Ngihlanze ngehisopi ngihlambuluke” (AmaHubo 51:7). Futhi ku-Eksodusi, lapho uNkulunkulu efuna ukuvikela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli esibethweni sokugcina eGibhithe, wabatshela ukuba bathathe isixha sehisopi, basigcobhoze egazini lewundlu, basifafaze ekhothameni nasezinsikeni zomnyango ezimbili. ukungena emzini wabo. Ebona igazi, uNkulunkulu wabe ‘esedlula’ ikhaya labo, abavikele futhi abasindise ‘kumbhubhisi. Ngakho-ke, lesi senzakalo esingcwele saziwa ngokuthi “iPhasika” (bheka Eksodusi 12:22-23). 18
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi ihisopi, elimelela ukuhlanzwa, lalisetshenziselwa ukufafaza igazi lewundlu ezinsikeni zeminyango nasemakhothameni ezindlu zabo. Igazi lewundlu lifanekisela ukuzimisela okungenacala ukuthanda nokuholwa iNkosi evikela abantu Bakhe ekulimaleni okungokomoya. Ngokufanayo, lapho amaqiniso angaphandle ohlamvu lweZwi elalelwa kalula, aba nomphumela wokuhlanza emoyeni womuntu. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi kulawo maqiniso angaphandle akhuluma ngothando olubhekiswe eNkosini kanye nothando kumakhelwane. Ngokomfanekiso, lapho la maqiniso ebekwe ezinsikeni zeminyango nasohlwini lwezingqondo zethu, asivikela kunoma imuphi umcabango noma umuzwa ongangena bese usilimaza ngokomoya. 19
Ngakho-ke, lapho amasosha enikeza uJesu isiponji esifakwe ewayinini elimuncu kwihisopi, uyasithola. Lesi senzo esilula sokwamukela simelela ukuzimisela kukaJesu ukwamukela noma ubani ofuna ngobuqotho ukuhlanzwa emibonweni engamanga nezinhloso ezimbi. Nakuba “iwayini elimuncu” lifanekisela imibono engamanga, elithi “hisopi” lisho izinhloso ezinhle, ikakhulukazi inhloso yokuphila ngokuvumelana namaqiniso angokoqobo eZwi. Uma nje abantu bezama ngobuqotho ukwenza okuhle, nakuba imizamo yabo ingase isekelwe ekuqondeni okungamanga, bayamukelwa uNkulunkulu. Kungakho, kulelivangeli, uJesu amukela iwayini elimuncu. Lokhu ukwenza ngoba inikelwa esigaxeni sehisopi. 20
Singase singaliqapheli ngaso sonke isikhathi iqiniso elijulile, noma siliqonde kahle, kodwa uma izinhliziyo zethu zisendaweni efanele, uma sinesifiso esiqotho sokuhlanzwa ngencwadi yeZwi, futhi uma sifuna ngobuqotho ukwenza okuhle. , uNkulunkulu uyohlale eyamukela imizamo yethu. 21
“Kuphelile”
Ngemva kokuba uJesu ethole iwayini elimuncu ngehisopi, uthi, “Kufeziwe.” Labo ababuthana esiphambanweni ngalezi zikhathi zokugcina bangase bacabange ukuthi uJesu usewuyekile umsebenzi Wakhe, nokuthi isiphetho semizamo Yakhe yokusindisa abantu Bakhe. Bangase bacabange ukuthi inkulumo ethi, “Kufeziwe” isho ukuthi Wenze konke Angakwenza, futhi manje Akasenakwenza okunye. Konke sekuphelile. Uzamile kodwa wehluleka. Kuwukuphela. Umane nje, “uqedile.”
Nokho, lapho sibheka ngokujule ngokwengeziwe, kusobala ukuthi uJesu unokuthile ayekucabanga. Uma Ethi, “Kuphelile,” kusho izinto ezimbalwa. Kusho ukuthi uJesu uye wagcwalisa iziprofetho ezinikezwe emibhalweni yesiHeberu, futhi wanikeza yona leyo mibhalo incazelo entsha. Kusho ukuthi uJesu unikeze ukuqonda okusha ngoNkulunkulu, imiyalo, nokuphila okuholela ezulwini. Kusho ukuthi uJesu uye wahlangana, wanqoba, futhi wanqoba izihogo ezazigcine abantu beboshiwe ngokomoya. Kusho ukuthi uJesu usekhiphe izinsalela zokugcina zofuzo Lwakhe lobuntu obubuthakathaka, ngalokho ehlanganisa ngokugcwele ubuntu Bakhe nobunkulunkulu Bakhe. Kungakho uJesu manje esekwazi ukugebisa ikhanda Lakhe, anikele umoya Wakhe, futhi ngokweqiniso athi, “Kufeziwe.” 22
Isicelo esingokoqobo
KuJohane, kulotshiwe ukuthi uJesu wemukela isipontshi sewayini elimuncu lapho selulelwa kuYe ohlangeni lwehisopi. Lehisopi, ngenxa yezimfanelo zayo ezibulala amagciwane imelela ukuhlanzwa, futhi, ngokunwebeka, inhliziyo ezimisele ukuhlanzwa ezifisweni zobugovu, futhi iholwa yiNkosi yodwa. Inqobo nje uma senza ngezinhloso ezinhle—ngisho noma sitshelwe okungeyikho—iNkosi iyayamukela imizamo yethu. Nathi singenza okufanayo nakwabanye. Ngakho-ke, njengendlela engokoqobo, gwema ukubheka izisusa ezimbi kwabanye. Kunalokho, lwela ukubona izinhloso ezinhle zalokho abanye abakushoyo nabakwenzayo. Ekugcineni, izinhloso ezibalulekile. Njengoba kulotshiwe emiBhalweni yesiHeberu, “Umuntu ubheka okusemehlweni, kepha uNkulunkulu ubheka okusenhliziyweni.”1 Samuweli 16:7).” 23
Amathambo Angasoze Aphulwa
31. Ngakho abaJuda ukuba isidumbu singahlali esiphambanweni ngesabatha, lokhu kwakulilanga lokuLungiselela, ngokuba lolo suku lwesabatha lwalulukhulu, acela kuPilatu ukuba yephulwe imilenze yabo, yephulwe. bangase basuswe.
32. Eza amabutho, aphula imilenze yowokuqala, neyomunye owayebethelwe kanye naye.
33 Kwathi beza kuJesu, babona ukuthi wayesefile; abayiphulanga imilenze yaKhe.
34 Kodwa elinye lamasosha lamgwaza ohlangothini ngomkhonto, kwaphuma masinyane igazi namanzi.
35. Lowo obonileyo uyafakaza, nobufakazi bakhe buqinisile; uyazi nokuthi ukhuluma okuliqiniso, ukuze nikholwe.
36 Ngoba lezizinto zenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: Ithambo lakhe aliyikuphulwa.
37 Futhi omunye umbhalo uthi: Bazamkhangela abamhlabayo.
Manje sekuntambama, futhi sekusele amahora ambalwa ngaphambi kweSabatha elizoqala ekushoneni kwelanga. Njengoba kungekho muntu ovunyelwe ukusebenza ngeSabatha, umsebenzi wokwehlisa uJesu esiphambanweni nokubhekelela ukungcwatshwa Kwakhe kufanele wenziwe ngokushesha. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi ngaleli Sabatha, ngoba liyisiqalo sePhasika, elingcwele kunawo wonke amaSabatha (bheka Johane 19:31). Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokomthetho wemikhosi yamaJuda, kwakungemthetho ukuba isidumbu sihlale esiphambanweni ubusuku bonke. Umzimba kufanele ungcwatshwe ngalolo suku (bheka Dutheronomi 21:23).
Ngokujwayelekile, labo ababebethelwe babeyohlala esiphambanweni baze bafe, bese izidumbu zabo zehliswe futhi zingcwatshwe. Kodwa uma kwenzeka besalibele, bengakafi, amasosha ayegunyazwe ukuba asheshe afe ngokuphuka imilenze. Ukuphuka kwemilenze yabo kwabenza bangakwazi ukusunduzela phezulu ukuze bathole umoya. Ngaphandle kokuphefumula, babeyovele bafe ngenxa yokubindeka. Ngakho sifunda ukuthi “amasosha efika, aphula imilenze yowokuqala neyomunye owayebethelwe kanye naye” (Johane 19:32).
Nokho, lapho beza kuJesu, futhi beqaphela ukuthi usefile kakade, bayabona ukuthi akudingekile ukuba aphule imilenze Yakhe. Esikhundleni sokuphula imilenze kaJesu, elinye lamasosha ligwaza uJesu ohlangothini ngomkhonto ukuze liqiniseke ukuthi ufile ngempela. Ngokushesha nje uma lokhu kwenzeka, igazi namanzi kuyaphuma (bheka Johane 19:34). Lokhu futhi, kungokunye ukugcwaliseka kwemibhalo yesiHeberu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Bayobheka mina engimhlabileyo” (Zakariya 12:10).
Yonke imininingwane yezindaba zothando ibaluleke kakhulu. Sesixoxile kakade ngesimo sokoma kukaJesu, nokuzimisela Kwakhe ukwamukela iwayini elimuncu elalinikelwa ngehisopi. Lokhu kumelela indlela iNkosi eyamukela ngayo izinkolelo ezingamanga, inqobo nje uma zinikelwa ngehisopi—okungukuthi, ngenxa yenhloso engenacala kanye nesifiso sokuhlanzwa. Manje, njengoba ukubethelwa kusondela ekupheleni, “igazi namanzi” aphuma ngokushesha ohlangothini lukaJesu afanekisela isifiso sikaJesu sokuthulula uthando Lwakhe ngeqiniso laphezulu eliphuma Kuye. 24
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukubhobozwa ohlangothini lukaJesu kufanekisela ukwenqatshwa kweqiniso eligeleza othandweni lukaJesu. Ngokuqondile, isosha elibhoboza ohlangothini lukaJesu lifanekisela labo abangatholi noma yiliphi iqiniso noma ubuhle obuvela eNkosini, hhayi ngoba bengakwazi, kodwa ngoba bengafuni. Basemangeni, hhayi ngezisusa ezingenacala, kodwa ngezinhloso ezimbi. Esikhundleni sokunikeza uJesu iwayini elimuncu ngehisopi, bagwaza ngomkhonto ohlangothini Lwakhe nasesifubeni Sakhe. Ngokwenza kanjalo, empeleni abayibhubhisi iNkosi, kodwa bayayichitha iNkosi kubo ngokwabo. 25
Kukhona nencazelo ejulile yokuthi kungani amathambo kaJesu engaphulwanga. Njengoba nje amathambo enikeza ukusekela okuyisisekelo komzimba, amaqiniso ayisisekelo okholo anikeza ukusekela okuyisisekelo kwenkolo. Uma kuthiwa indlu “inamathambo amahle,” kusho ukuthi isakhiwo esiyisisekelo siqinile. Isisekelo, izindonga, imishayo nophahla kuqinile. Bavikela yonke into engaphakathi endlini. Ngokufanayo, uhlamvu lweZwi luyisisekelo nokusekela incazelo ejulile, engokomfanekiso equkethwe ngaphakathi. 26
Njengoba uLizwi enziwe inyama, uJesu washaywa, washaywa, wahlekwa usulu, wahlekwa, wabethelwa esiphambanweni, futhi wagwazwa ngomkhonto. Ukuphathwa kabi kwakhe ngesihluku kwakumela indlela abantu ababeliphathe kabi ngayo iZwi, ngenhloso embi. Ngokwenza lokhu kuJesu, abantu babezikhipha eqinisweni ayezele ukuzobanika lona—lona kanye iqiniso elalingabasindisa ekuzibhubhiseni.
Noma kunjalo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi balilahla kangakanani iqiniso, futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi babesebenzisa kabi kangakanani, besonta, futhi behlanekezela kangakanani izimfundiso ezingokoqobo zeZwi, akukho abangakwenza ukulimaza amaqiniso ayisisekelo, ayisisekelo. Babengasoze bachaza ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu, noma ukubaluleka kokuphila impilo ngokwemithetho. Lawa amaqiniso abalulekile, ayisisekelo aqukethe wonke amanye amaqiniso. Lawa amaqiniso asemhlabeni wonke ayophila phakade. Lawa amathambo angeke aphuke. 27
Abafundi Abayimfihlo
38. Emva kwalokho uJosefa wase-Arimathiya engumfundi kaJesu kepha ekusithekeni ngokwesaba abaJuda, wacela kuPilatu ukuba athathe isidumbu sikaJesu; uPilatu wamvumela; weza wathatha isidumbu sikaJesu.
39 Kwafika noNikodemu owafika kuqala kuJesu ebusuku, ephethe ingxube yenhlaka nenhlaba, kungathi amalitha ayikhulu.
40. Basebesithatha isidumbu sikaJesu, basigoqela ngamalembu kanye lamakha, njengomkhuba wamaJuda wokungcwaba.
41. Kwakukhona insimu endaweni lapho ayebethelwe khona esiphambanweni, nasensimu kwakukhona ithuna elisha, okwakungakabekwa muntu kulo.
42 Ngakho bamlalisa lapho uJesu ngenxa yokuLungiselela kwabaJuda, ngokuba ithuna laliseduze.
Njengoba lesi sahluko siphela, uJosefa wase-Arimatheya, ochazwa ngokuthi “umfundi kaJesu oyimfihlo”Johane 19:38), ucela kuPilatu imvume yokuthatha isidumbu sikaJesu. Usizwa uNikodemu, umfundi oyimfihlo owafika kuJesu ebusuku esiqeshini sangaphambili (bheka Johane 3:1-2). Womabili la madoda angamalungu aphikisanayo eSanhedrini, umkhandlu wenkolo onamalungu angamashumi ayisikhombisa nanye onqume ukubethela uJesu esiphambanweni.
Kuzo zonke izinhlobo zomoya, kunabantu abalungile nabathembekile abanolwazi olunembile ngenkolo, nendawo ethambile ezinhliziyweni zabo kukho konke okuyiqiniso nokuhle. Laba “oJosefa” “noNikodemu” abazizwa benenhlonipho eqotho ngoJesu, beshukunyiswa izimfundiso Zakhe, futhi befisa ukumlandela. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, zimelela ukuqonda okusha esingakuthola ngokufunda iqiniso, nentando entsha esingayithola ngokuphila ngokuvumelana nalelo qiniso. 28
Endabeni engokoqobo, uJosefa noNikhodemu bazimisele ukungcwaba uJesu ngendlela ehloniphekile. Lokhu kubonisa uthando ngamaqiniso ayisisekelo eZwi angaphandle, kanye nesifiso sokuvikela leloqiniso ekulimaleni okwengeziwe. Ngokomoya, la maqiniso angaphandle “awumzimba” kaJesu. Ngenxa yokuthi zingcwele, zidinga ukunakekelwa ngesisa, nenhlonipho. Ngakho-ke, kulotshiwe ukuthi uNikodemu weza kuJesu “ephethe ingxube yenhlaka nenhlaba, engaba amapondo ayikhulu”Johane 19:39). Khona-ke, ngemva kokugcoba umzimba kaJesu ngamagcobo apholileyo, aphilisayo, kulotshiwe ukuthi “bawubopha ngezindwangu zelineni kanye namakha, njengokwenza kwabaJuda ukumbela” (Johane 19:40).
Ngemva kokugcoba nokusonga isidumbu sikaJesu ngokucophelela, uJosefa noNikhodemu basibeka ethuneni elisha. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Endaweni lapho ayebethelwe khona esiphambanweni kwakukhona insimu, futhi ensimini kwakukhona ithuna elisha okwakungakangcwatshwa muntu kulo. eduze” (Johane 19:41-42). Ithuna yindawo yokubeka isidumbu. Kodwa ingadi iyindawo yokuphila okusha. Ngakho-ke, umfanekiso kaJesu ebekwa ethuneni elisha elisensimini ufanekisela ukuvuka Kwakhe.
Ukusebenza ndawonye
Nakuba kunguJosefa wase-Arimatheya ohlela ukwehliswa isidumbu sikaJesu esiphambanweni, nguNikodemu oletha ingxube yenhlaka nenhlaba ukuze agcobe isidumbu sikaJesu. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, kuyaphawuleka ukuthi uMathewu, uMarku noLuka bonke bakhuluma ngendlela uJosefa wase-Arimatheya ahlela ngayo ukususwa kwesidumbu sikaJesu, kodwa eVangelini likaJohane kuphela sifunda ukuthi uJosefa wasebenza noNikhodemu ukuze aqedele lesi sidumbu esingcwele. umsebenzi. Eqinisweni, uJohane uwukuphela kwevangeli elikhuluma ngoNikodemu nhlobo. Futhi uJosefa wase-Arimatheya noNikodemu, besebenza ndawonye, begcoba isidumbu sikaJesu esilimele, basisonga ngezindwangu zelineni, futhi ngenhlonipho basibeka ethuneni elisha. 29
Umzamo wabo wokubambisana umelela indlela iqiniso nobuhle okungasebenza ngayo komunye nomunye wethu ukuze enze inkonzo ewusizo. Njengoba sibonile esifundweni sethu seVangeli NgokukaLuka, ukuqonda kufanele kulungiswe kuqala. Kodwa intuthuko engokomoya akufanele iphelele lapho. Njengoba ukuqonda okusha kusetshenziswa ekuphileni, kwamukelwa intando entsha. Lokhu kwamukelwa kwencwadi yefa entsha, kuba yindikimba eyinhloko eVangelini NgokukaJohane. Njengoba ukuvuselelwa kwethu kuqhubeka, ukuqonda okusha nokusha kuzosebenza ndawonye, eduze kakhulu, ukukhiqiza isevisi ewusizo.
Ukugcotshwa nokungcwatshwa sekuqediwe, singambona ngeso lengqondo uJosefa noNikhodemu, abafundi abayimfihlo, bebuyela ekhaya, umsebenzi wabo usuwenzile. Manje kunguLwesihlanu kusihlwa ngoSuku Lokulungiselela, futhi iSabatha selifikile. Usuku lonke, kwakuhlatshwa izinkulungwane zamawundlu kulungiselelwa isidlo sePhasika ngalobo busuku. Ngesikhathi kwenzeka konke lokhu, uJesu wayebethelwa esiphambanweni—Lowo uJohane uMbhapathizi ambiza ngokuthi “iWundlu likaNkulunkulu” (bheka Johane 1:29 futhi 1:36).
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Umzimba kaJesu olimele umelela izindlela eziningi okungenzeka siye sadebeselela ngazo, senqaba, noma saphatha kabi amaqiniso eZwi. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuhlazisa uNkulunkulu, igama laKhe, iSabatha, noma abazali, kanye nokubulala, ukuphinga, ukweba, ukuqamba amanga, noma ukuhaha. Kuzo zonke lezi zindlela, kungaba ngemicabango, ngezwi, noma ngesenzo, asigcinanga nje ngokulimaza abanye, kodwa nathi sizilimazile. Eqinisweni, awukwazi ukulimaza abanye ngaphandle kokuthi uzilimaze ngandlela thize. Nokho, indaba kaJosefa wase-Arimatheya noNikhodemu isikhumbuza ukuthi singaqala ukuwapholisa lawo manxeba. Ngakho-ke, njengesenzo esiwusizo, cabangela amanxeba okungenzeka uye wawalimaza abanye nawe ngokwakho—mhlawumbe ngokuhleba, noma ukufukamela intukuthelo, noma ukwenqaba ukuthethelela. Uma ubambelela isikhathi eside kulezi zimo zengqondo ezingezinhle nokuziphatha okulimazayo, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile, uzilimaza ngokujule kakhulu. Njengekhambi, cabangela ingxube ephulukisayo yenhlaba nomure uJospe wase-Arimatheya noNikhodemu abayisebenzisa ukuze belaphe amanxeba kaJesu. Akuyona into engaphansi kwamafutha apholileyo, aphilisayo obuhle neqiniso. Futhi kunenqwaba yawo—amaphawundi ayikhulu. Yisebenzise ukuze uqale inqubo yokuphulukisa ezoholela empilweni yakho entsha. Njengoba kulotshiwe emiBhalweni yesiHeberu ukuthi: “UNkulunkulu ukugcobile, nezingubo zakho zonke ngamafutha entokozo, nomure, nenhlaba, nekasiya;AmaHubo 45:8-9). 30
Mga talababa:
1. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 83[2]: “Ukunikelwa kwabezizwe, ukuba bahlekiswe, baphathwe kabi, bakhafulelwe ngamathe, babhaxabulwe, babulawe, kufanekisela izindlela ezimbi ababephatha ngazo iqiniso laphezulu. Ngenxa yokuthi iNkosi yayiyiqiniso ngokwalo, njengoba iyiZwi ( Johane 1:14 ), kwabikezelwa kubaprofethi ukuthi iqiniso laphezulu laliyophathwa kanjalo.”
2. I-Arcana Coelestia 9144:10: “Ngemva kokuba umqhele wameva ubekwe ekhanda laKhe, iNkosi yathi, ‘Bheka Umuntu.’ Ngalokhu yayisho ukuthi, ‘Bheka iqiniso likaNkulunkulu njengoba lisenziwa namuhla!’” Bheka futhi INkosi 16-17: “Ukumethwesa umqhele wameva, kwakubonisa ukuthi babeqambe amanga futhi bangcolisa amaqiniso kaNkulunkulu. Izinto ezifanayo zibonakaliswa yilezi zinto njengoba kwabikezelwa kubaProfethi nakuDavide. Kwaba ngenxa yaso leso sizathu lapho eseshaywe ngesiswepu wakhishelwa ngaphandle egqoke umqhele wameva nejazi eliyibubende aye eligqokiswe ngamasosha, wathi: “Bheka Lo muntu!” Wakusho lokhu ngoba ‘umuntu’ futhi “INdodana yoMuntu' ikhombisa iqiniso lebandla, kanjalo iZwi. Khona-ke kusobala ngalezi zinto, ukuthi ukuthwala ububi kusho ukumela nokuziveza ngokwakho izono ngokumelene namaqiniso aphezulu eZwi.”
3. I-Arcana Coelestia 4459:4: “Ezulwini umuntu owaziyo, ovumayo, futhi okholwa ngokusuka enhliziyweni—okungukuthi, ngothando—ukuthi umuntu akanawo amandla avela kuye, kodwa ukuthi wonke amandla anawo avela eNkosini, kuthiwa mancane, futhi nokho mkhulu kunabo bonke, ngokuba lowo muntu unamandla avela eNkosini. Indaba iyafana nabantu abathobekile, kodwa nokho abaphakeme; kubantu abathobekile, abavumayo futhi abakholelwa ngothando ukuthi abanawo amandla ngokwabo, abanalo ukuhlakanipha nokuhlakanipha ngokwabo, futhi akukho okuhle neqiniso ngokwabo. Ngenxa yalokhu baphiwe uJehova ngamandla amakhulu.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 209:3: “Umuntu okholelwa ukuthi noma yimaphi amandla amelene nobubi namanga avela kuye ngokwakhe unephutha kakhulu … ngoba uJehova yedwa onamandla phezu kwezihogo, futhi umuntu akanawo nhlobo amandla avela kuye. Ngakho-ke, umuntu unamandla ngokwezinga lapho umuntu ehlanganiswa neNkosi ngothando.”
4. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 601: “‘Ngizoninika inhliziyo entsha futhi ngizofaka umoya omusha phakathi kwenu. Ngizosusa inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yakho futhi ngikunike inhliziyo yenyama’ (Hezekeli 36:26)…. Inhliziyo entsha isho intando entsha kanti umoya omusha usho umqondo omusha.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 7743: “Itshe lisho ukuphila kolwazi olungenalo uthando, osekuseyona impilo yomoya, kodwa ukuphila okubandayo njengetshe, okungangeni lutho oluvela ezulwini.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9377: “Umuntu ongenakho ukuthobeka akakwazi ukukhonza nokukhonza uJehova. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ubunkulunkulu beNkosi abukwazi ukugelezela enhliziyweni ezidlayo, okungukuthi, enhliziyweni egcwele ukuzithanda, ngokuba inhliziyo enjalo ilukhuni; futhi eZwini ubizwa ngokuthi ‘inhliziyo yetshe.’”
5. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1442: “Bonke asebephenduke abantu basezulwini, njengamalungu eBandla Lasendulo Kakhulu, bathole ukuqonda. Bonke ababa abantu bakamoya … banokuthile okufana nokuqonda, okuyizwi likanembeza, eliqinile noma elibuthakathaka, ngesilinganiso izinto zasezulwini zomusa ezikhona kubantu abanjalo.”
6. I-Arcana Coelestia 737:2: “Inombolo ‘isithupha’ isho ukulwa. Lokhu kubonakala esahlukweni sokuqala sikaGenesise, lapho kuchazwa izinsuku eziyisithupha lapho abantu benziwa kabusha, ngaphambi kokuba babe ezulwini, futhi lapho kwakukhona ukulwa okuqhubekayo, kodwa ngosuku lwesikhombisa, kukhona ukuphumula. Kungalesi sizathu ukuthi kunezinsuku eziyisithupha zokusebenza kanti owesikhombisa yiSabatha, okusho ukuphumula…. Izinsuku eziyisithupha zokusebenza nokulwa zibheke osukwini lwesikhombisa olungcwele.”
7. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 20: “Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi, ‘Makube khona ukukhanya; kwaba khona ukukhanya.” Isinyathelo sokuqala sithathwa lapho abantu beqala ukuqaphela ukuthi ubuhle neqiniso yinto ephakeme kakhulu. Abantu abagxile kakhulu kokungaphandle abazi nokuthi yini enhle noma eyiqiniso. Konke okuxhumene nokuzithanda nothando lwezinzuzo zezwe bakubheka njengokuhle, nanoma yini ekhuthaza lezo thando ezimbili bakubheka njengeqiniso. Abaqapheli ukuthi ‘ubuhle’ obunjalo bubi futhi ‘iqiniso’ elinjalo lingamanga. Nokho, lapho bekhulelwa kabusha, baqala ukuqaphela ukuthi ‘okuhle’ kwabo akukuhle. Futhi njengoba beqhubekela phambili ekukhanyeni, kuyabakhanyela ukuthi iNkosi ikhona nokuthi iwubuhle neqiniso ngokwalo.”
8. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10133: “Ukuze umqondo ongokomoya weZwi uqondwe, yonke into kusukela emqondweni walo wemvelo ohlobene nesikhathi nendawo, futhi ngokufanayo yonke into ehlobene nomuntu wangempela, kufanele ibekwe eceleni, kanye nezifunda [ezifanekiselwa futhi zimelelwe] yilezo. izinto kumele zicatshangelwe. Kulokhu kungabonakala ukuthi iZwi liphelele kangakanani ngomqondo walo wangaphakathi.” Bhekafuthi I-New Jerusalem kanye Nemfundiso YaseZulwini 1: “Unjalo umqondo ongokomoya weZwi, osebenza njengesisekelo kuwo umqondo wemvelo, okuwumbhalo. Noma kunjalo, lezi zinzwa ezimbili, okomoya nowemvelo, zakha eyodwa ngokuhambisana.” Bhekafuthi Imfundiso yeJerusalema eliSha malungana neziBhalo eziNgcwele 112: “Kuyithokozisile iNkosi ngalesi sikhathi samanje ukwembula umqondo kamoya weZwi futhi ikwenze kucace ukuthi iZwi ngalomqondo, futhi kulokhu ngomqondo wemvelo, liphatha iNkosi nebandla, futhi ngempela yilaba kuphela, nokuthola ezinye izinto eziningi ngaphandle kwalokho, okungase kubuyiselwe ngazo ukukhanya kweqiniso okuvela eZwini, osekucishe kucishwe.”
9. I-Arcana Coelestia 4677: 6-8: “Umuntu ofunda la mazwi angase acabange ukuthi awahileli imfihlakalo enkulu kunaleyo yokuthi izingubo zahlukaniselwa amasosha, futhi inkatho yenziwa phezu kwejazi. Nokho yonke into imelela futhi ifanekisela okuthile kobunkulunkulu, kanye nokuthi izingubo zahlukaniswa zaba izingxenye ezine, njengoba ingubo yayingahlukaniswanga, kodwa kwenziwa inkatho phezu kwayo, ikakhulukazi ukuthi ingubo yayingenamthungo futhi yalukiwe kusukela phezulu kuze kube sekupheleni. . Ngoba ‘ngejazi’ lalifanekiselwa iqiniso leNkosi laphezulu, elithi liwukuphela kwalo futhi livela ebuhleni, lalimelelwa ingubo engenamthungo futhi yalukwa kusukela phezulu kuze kube sekupheleni. Kwamelwe futhi ukuthi iNkosi ayizange ivumele iqiniso laphezulu ukuba lihlukaniswe izingxenye, njengoba kwenziwa ngamaqiniso aphansi…. Iqiniso laphezulu elivela ebuhleni baphezulu linye.” Bhekafuthi INkosi 16[6]: “Ukwehlukanisa kwabo izingubo zaKhe nokwenza inkatho ngesambatho saKhe, kwabonisa ukuthi base behlakaze wonke amaqiniso eZwi, kodwa hhayi umqondo walo ongokomoya: ngoba ingubo yeNkosi yangaphakathi yayifanekisela lomqondo weZwi.”
10. I-Arcana Coelestia 2102:2: “Isimo seZwi siwukuthi lapho umqondo wangaphakathi uqondwa, yonke into ihlangana ngokulandelana okufanele nokuhle.” Bhekafuthi Imfundiso YemiBhalo Engcwele 13:4: “Kufanele kwaziwe ukuthi ngomqondo ongokomoya zonke izinto zilandelana ngokulandelana, nokuthi igama ngalinye ngomqondo ongokoqobo noma wemvelo linengxenye ekuhlelweni okuphelele kwalo lonke. Uma igama elincane belisuswa, ukulandelana kwalo bekuyophulwa, futhi ukuqhubeka bekuyoshabalala.”
11. I-Arcana Coelestia 1820:5: “Ngokuvamile, imvelo yezilingo zomuntu ifana nemvelo yothando lomuntu. Lokhu kuyiqiniso nangezilingo zeNkosi. Lezi kwakuyizona ezimbi kunazo zonke, ngoba njengoba ukuqina kothando kunjalo nokwesabeka kwezilingo. Uthando lweNkosi—uthando oluvuthayo—lwalungolwensindiso yesintu sonke; ngakho-ke kwakuwukuthanda okuhle okuphelele nothando lweqiniso ngezinga eliphakeme kakhulu. Zonke izihogo zaphikisana nalezi, zisebenzisa izinhlobo ezinonya kakhulu zobuqili nobuthi.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 1787: 1-2: “Sonke isilingo sihlanganisa isimo sokuphelelwa ithemba…. Ngenxa yokuthi iNkosi yabekezelela ukulingwa okwesabekayo, okwesabekayo kunakho konke, Nayo nayo yaphoqeleka ukuba iphelelwe ithemba.”
12. I-Arcana Coelestia 6756:2: “Ezikhathini zasendulo abantu babebizwa ngokuthi ‘abazalwane’ ngenxa yobudlelwane obungokomoya. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ukuzalwa okusha noma ukuzalwa kabusha kwasungula ukuxhumana komndeni nobudlelwano ezingeni eliphezulu kunalelo elisungulwe ngokuzalwa ngokwemvelo. Esinye isizathu siwukuthi lokho kuxhumana nobuhlobo kulandelela umsuka wako emuva kuBaba ofanayo, oyiNkosi.”
13. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 1194: “Ngokusetshenziswa, nothando lwazo, izakhamuzi zasezulwini zamukela konke ukujabula nokubusiswa kwazo, futhi injabulo yasezulwini ayiveli kunoma yimuphi omunye umthombo.”
14. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 306: “Ngomqondo ongokomoya, umama usho isonto, ngoba, njengoba nje umama emhlabeni ondla izingane zakhe ngokudla okungokwemvelo, kanjalo nesonto londla izingane zalo ngokudla okungokomoya.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2717: “Kuwukuthanda iqiniso okwenza isonto, futhi igama elithi ‘umama’ lisho lolo thando.”
15. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 9: “Uma umuntu azi ukuthi wonke amagama eZwini asho izinto… ukuthi ‘uPetru,’ ufanekisela ukukholwa, ukuthi ‘uJakobe’ ufanekisela umusa, nokuthi ‘uJohane’ ufanekisela ubuhle besisa, umuntu angabona izimfihlo eziningi eZwini.” Bheka futhi Iziqinisekiso zomBhalo 68: “Ukuthi iNkosi yamnika uJohane unina, yamyisa kweyakhe kufanekisa ukuthi ibandla yilapho kukhona okuhle kokupha. UMary ufanekisela ibandla kanye noJohane imisebenzi yesisa.”
16. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 306: “Ngomqondo ongokomoya, ukuhlonipha uyise nonina kusho ukuhlonipha nokuthanda uNkulunkulu nebandla. Ngalo mqondo elithi ‘ubaba’ lisho uNkulunkulu, onguYise wabo bonke, futhi elithi ‘umama’ lisho ibandla.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 821:7: “‘Ngowesifazane’ kufanekiswa ibandla, futhi ngoJohane kufanekiswa izenzo zothando, eziyimisebenzi emihle.”
17. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 519:2 “Amazwi athi, ‘Ngomile,’ abonisa ukomela kwaphezulu okungokomoya, okungokweqiniso laphezulu nokuhle ebandleni, uhlanga lwesintu esisindiswa ngalo.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 386:30: “Labo abacabanga ngalezi zinto ngokwemvelo kuphela hhayi ngokomoya, bangase bacabange ukuthi azibandakanyi lutho ngaphandle kokuthi iNkosi yomile…. Kodwa Weza emhlabeni ukuze asindise isintu. Ngakho-ke, Wathi, ‘Ngomile,’ okusho ukuthi ngenxa yothando lwaphezulu Wathanda futhi wafisa ukusindiswa kwesintu.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 3: “Ukube iNkosi ibingezanga emhlabeni, bekungeke kusindiswe muntu.”
18. I-Arcana Coelestia 7918: 1-2 Amagama athi ‘Futhi niyothatha isixha sehisopi’ asho indlela yangaphandle okukhona ngayo ukuhlanzwa. Lokhu kubonakala ekufanekisweni ‘kwehisopi,’ njengeqiniso langaphandle, eliyindlela yokuhlanza…. Ihisopi lisho iqiniso elingokoqobo njengendlela yokuhlanza. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi konke ukuhlanzeka kwenziwa ngamaqiniso…. Ukuthi ‘ihisopi’ elibonisa indlela yokuhlanzwa kubonakala kakhulu kuDavide: ‘Uyakungihlanza ngehisopi, ngihlambuluke; Uyongigeza, futhi ngizoba mhlophe kuneqhwa’ (AmaHubo 51:7).”
19. I-Arcana Coelestia 3325:12: “Ukubulawa kwamazibulo eGibhithe kuchazwa uMose ngale ndlela: “Ngizodabula izwe laseGibhithe ngalobu busuku futhi ngishaye wonke amazibulo ezweni laseGibhithe . . . Igazi liyoba yisibonakaliso ezindlini zenu ukuze libonise lapho nikhona, futhi lapho ngibona igazi ngizodlula kini, futhi isifo ngeke sifike kini njengombhubhisi, ngokushaya izwe laseGibhithe. Iqiniso lokuthi inhlupho ayizange ibangelwe umbhubhisi lapho kwakunegazi ezindlini kusho, ngomqondo ophakeme, lapho iNkosi yayikhona ngothando Lwayo lwaphezulu, futhi, ngomqondo olinganiselwe, lapho kwakunothando olungokomoya, noma. umusa kumakhelwane womuntu.
20. I-Arcana Coelestia 3820:4: “Labo okuthe ngesikhathi sokuphila kwabo kulo mhlaba basemaqinisweni angaphandle futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ebuhleni obulula, kokunye ukuphila bathola amaqiniso angaphakathi kanye nokuhlakanipha okuwumphumela; ngoba ngokuhle nje basesimweni namandla okwamukela.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 3436:2: “Umuntu osesimweni esihle, futhi ngobulula ukholelwa iZwi ngokomqondo walo ongokoqobo, lapho efundiswa izingelosi kokunye ukuphila unesiphiwo sokuqonda amaqiniso.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2395: “Ukukholelwa ukuthi bayovuzwa uma benza okuhle akulimazi labo abangenacala, njengoba kwenzeka ezinganeni ezincane nakubantu abangenacala…. Ngoba abantu bangeniswa ebuhleni ngokubheka umvuzo, futhi bavinjwa ebubini ngokwesaba isijeziso. Kodwa njengoba befika ebuhleni bothando nokholo, bayasuswa ekucabangeni ukufaneleka kwempahla abayenzayo.”
21. Nomshado Wasezulwini 146: “Alukho uthando kubantu noma ezingelosini olumsulwa ngokuphelele, futhi ngeke lube njalo. Kodwa iNkosi ibheka ngokuyinhloko inhloso, injongo, noma inhloso yentando.” Bhekafuthi Nomshado Wasezulwini 527: “Izingelosi zathi zibheka bonke abantu ngokwenjongo, inhloso, noma isiphetho sabo, bese benza umehluko ngokufanele. Ngamanye amazwi, labo isiphetho esibathethelelayo noma esibalahlayo, bayabathethelela noma bayabalahla, ngoba bonke ezulwini banomphumela omuhle, futhi bonke esihogweni banobubi njengesiphetho.
22. INkosi 29: “INkosi kusukela phakade, ebizwa ngokuthi uJehova, yathatha uMuntu ukuba asindise uhlanga lwesintu. Wenza ubuNkulunkulu uMuntu ngobuNkulunkulu ngaphakathi kwaKhe. Futhi lokhu wakwenza ngezilingo angeniswe kuye ngokwakhe. Ukuhlangana okuphelele koBunkulunkulu noBuntu kuye kwenziwa ngokushiseka kwesiphambano, okwakuyisilingo sokugcina. Ngezinyathelo ezilandelanayo Wakhumula umuntu othathwe kunina, wembatha uMuntu ovela ebuNkulunkulu ngaphakathi Kwakhe. Lobu uBuntu boBunkulunkulu, futhi [bubizwa eZwini] iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho, uNkulunkulu waba nguMuntu.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 3318:5: “INkosi yabeka ukuhleleka kobuNkulunkulu kukho konke okungaphakathi kwayo ngokusebenzisa izingxabano ezinzima kakhulu ezazihambisana nezilingo kangangokuthi akukho lutho olwasala kumuntu ayeluthathe kunina. Akenziwanga musha njenganoma yimuphi omunye umuntu kodwa wenziwa waba nguNkulunkulu ngokuphelele…. INkosi yaxosha ngokuphelele konke okubi okwakungokwayo ngefa kunina futhi yazenza uNkulunkulu, yenza kanjalo ngisho nasezitsheni, okungukuthi, mayelana namaqiniso. Yilokhu eZwini okubizwa ngokuthi yiNkazimulo.”
23. CL 453:2: “Izingelosi zathi zibheka abantu ngokukhanya kwenjongo, inhloso, noma isiphetho sabo, futhi zenza umehluko ngokufanele. Ngamanye amazwi, bathethelela noma basole labo ukuphela okubathethelelayo noma okubalahlayo, ngoba isiphetho sokuhle siwukuphela kwakho konke ezulwini, futhi isiphetho sobubi siyisiphetho sabo bonke esihogweni.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 1079:2: “Labo abaqondiswa umusa ababoni ngisho nokubi komunye kodwa kunalokho banake konke okuhle neqiniso kumuntu. Lapho bethola noma yini embi noma engamanga, babeka incazelo enhle kukho. Lesi yisici sazo zonke izingelosi—izinto ezizithola eNkosini, ogobela konke okubi kokuhle.”
24. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 329:16: “‘Igazi namanzi’ aphuma esifubeni seNkosi . . . abonisa ukuqhubeka kweqiniso laphezulu. ‘Igazi’ lifanekisela iqiniso laphezulu elomuntu ongokomoya, futhi ‘amanzi’ afanekisela iqiniso laphezulu elomuntu wemvelo. Zonke izinto ezilandiswa eZwini ngokuphathelene nentshiseko yeNkosi zibonisa uthando lweNkosi, nensindiso yethu ngeqiniso laphezulu elivela kuYo.”
25. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 38: “Amazwi athi ‘Labo abamgwazayo’ achaza … labo abasemangeni ebubini, futhi abaphika iNkosi ngokuphelele. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi bayambulala futhi bamgwaze phakathi kwabo.” AR 762:2: “Kuyashiwo kaningi eZwini ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyoletha impindiselo nempindiselo ngenxa yokungabi nabulungisa nokulimala okwenziwa Kuye, futhi uyobabhubhisa entukuthelweni nasentukuthelweni. Kodwa yibo ububi ababenze kuNkulunkulu obuzobabhubhisa. Ngakho-ke, bazenzela ngokwabo. "
26. Imfundiso yeJerusalema eliSha malungana neziBhalo eziNgcwele 36: “Umqondo wohlamvu lweZwi, okuwumqondo wemvelo, uyisisekelo, isitsha, nokusekela izinzwa zalo zangaphakathi, ezingokomoya nezasezulwini.” Bhekafuthi Ukubusa kukaNkulunkulu 254:2: “INkosi inikeze ukuba zonke izinkolo zibe nemithetho efana naleyo eseNcwadini YezoMbuso, yokuthi uNkulunkulu kufanele akhulekelwe, igama laKhe lingangcoliswa, nokuba kugcinwe usuku olungcwele, nokuba abazali bahlonishwe, nokuthi umuntu angabulali, angaphingi, angantshontshi, afakaze amanga. Isizwe esenza le mithetho ibe Yaphezulu, futhi siphile ngokuvumelana nayo ngokuvumelana nenkolo, siyasindiswa.”
27. I-Arcana Coelestia 9163:4: “‘Ukuphula amathambo’ kusho ukucekela phansi amaqiniso avela kuNkulunkulu akhona ezingeni lokugcina neliphansi lokuhleleka, amaqiniso lapho amaqiniso engeziwe angaphakathi nezinhlobo zokuphumula okuhle futhi asekelwa ngazo. Uma amaqiniso asezingeni eliphansi ebhujiswa, lawo akhiwe phezu kwawo awela phansi. Amaqiniso asezingeni eliphansi kakhulu amaqiniso omqondo ongokoqobo weZwi, abambela ngaphakathi kuwo amaqiniso omqondo wangaphakathi futhi lawo labo ngomqondo ongaphakathi abame phezu kwawo njengezinsika ezisekelweni zawo.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 304:47: “IZwi ngomqondo wohlamvu … liyisisekelo samaqiniso kamoya asezulwini. Futhi 915:5 : “Zonke izinto zebandla nezimfundiso zalo zihlobene nalokhu okubili: ukuthi iNkosi kumelwe isondele ngokushesha nokuthi lowo muntu kumelwe aphile ukuphila ngokuvumelana nemiyalo yeDecalogue.”
28. I-Arcana Coelestia 5835:2: “Umuntu uphiwa ukuqonda okusha ngamaqiniso okholo, kanye nentando entsha ngobuhle besisa. Lokhu kwenza umqondo owodwa uphelele.”
29. I-LJP 211: “Lapho abantu benza isisa, ukukholwa kwabo kuphila, bese kuthi, kuzo zonke izenzo, ukholo nothando kusebenzelana.”
30. Inkolo YamaKristu Yeqiniso 459:12: “Okubi kufana namanxeba. Ngaphandle kokuthi zivulwe futhi zihlanzwe, ubomvu buqoqana kuzo bese buthelela izicubu ezingomakhelwane…. Kungokufanayo nangokwenza okubi kumakhelwane womuntu. Uma bengasuswa ngokuphenduka nangokuphila njengoba iNkosi ibayala, bahlala futhi bagxila kakhulu.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 376 “Ukuthela emanxebeni akhe amafutha newayini kusho izinto ezingokomoya eziphulukisa umuntu olimele, ‘amafutha’ asho ubuhle bothando, futhi ‘iwayini’ lisho ubuhle bokholo, noma iqiniso.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 700:23: “Ubuhle bothando buyaphilisa futhi buhlanze emangeni nasebubini.”
