Isahluko samashumi amabili nanye
"Ngilandele"
1 Emva kwalokho uJesu wabuye wazibonakalisa kubafundi ngaselwandle lwaseTiberiya; futhi kanjalo Wazibonakalisa [Yena]:
2. Babendawonye oSimoni Petru, noTomase othiwa uDidimu, noNathanayeli waseKhana laseGalile, namadodana kaZebedewu, nabanye ababili kubafundi bakhe.
3. USimoni Petru wathi kubo: Ngisaya kodoba. Bathi kuye: "Nathi sihamba nawe." Base bephuma, bangena masinyane emkhunjini; futhi ngalobo busuku ababambanga lutho.
4 Kwathi sekusile, uJesu wema ogwini; kodwa abafundi babengazi ukuthi nguJesu.
5 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Bantwanyana, lilokudla yini? Bamphendula bathi: Qha.
6 Wathi kubo: Phosani inetha ngakwesokunene somkhumbi, nizakufumana. Base bephonsa, futhi emva kwalokho ababanga namandla okulidonsa ngenxa yobuningi bezinhlanzi.
7. Khona lowomfundi uJesu amthandayo wathi kuPetru: YiNkosi.
Esahlukweni esandulele, uJesu wabonakala kabili kubafundi Bakhe ngemva kokuvuka kwabafileyo. Ekubonakaleni Kwakhe kokuqala, uJesu wabingelela abafundi Bakhe ngala mazwi, “Ukuthula makube kinina.” Wayesebathuma ukuba baphume ngegama laKhe, wayesethi kubo, “Njengoba uBaba engithumile, nami ngiyanithuma.” Ukuze ahlomisele abafundi Bakhe umsebenzi owawubahlalele, uJesu wabaphefumulela wathi, “Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele. Uma nithethelela izono zanoma ngubani, zithethelelwe. Uma nibamba izono zanoma yibaphi, zibanjiwe” (bheka Johane 20:19-23).
Ezinsukwini eziyisishiyagalombili kamuva, ekubonakaleni kwesibili, uJesu waphinde wavakashela abafundi Bakhe, ephinda isibingelelo, “Ukuthula makube kinina.” Nokho, kulokhu uJesu wakhuluma ngokuqondile noTomase owayenokungabaza ngovuko. “Ungabi ngongakholwayo,” kusho uJesu kuTomase, “kodwa okholwayo.” UJesu wabe esekhombisa uTomase amanxeba ezandleni Zakhe naseceleni. Ngenxa yokuthi amehlo kaTomase angokomoya ayesevuliwe manje, wababaza, “Nkosi Yami, Nkulunkulu Wami!” (Johane 20:28).
Njengoba lesi sahluko sokugcina siqala, kulotshiwe ukuthi uJesu “wabuye wazibonakalisa kubafundi bakhe” (Johane 21:1). Kulokhu kubonakala kwesithathu ngemva kokuvuka, uJesu uzozibonakalisa kuPetru, uTomase, uNathanayeli, uJakobe, uJohane nakwabanye abafundi ababili. Laba bafundi abayisikhombisa abasekho eJerusalema. Manje sebebuthene ndawonye oLwandle LwaseTiberiya, elinye igama loLwandle LwaseGalile. Lapho uPetru ethi kubo, “Ngisayodoba,” abanye abafundi banquma ukuhamba naye. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baphuma, bangena masinyane emkhunjini, kepha ngalobo busuku ababambanga lutho.”Johane 21:3).
Abafundi babesebenze kanzima ubusuku bonke kodwa babambe lutho. Lokhu kumelela imizamo yethu eyize yokwehlukanisa iqiniso ngaphandle kwezimfundiso zeNkosi, kanye nobuze bokukholelwa ukuthi singakhiqiza uthando kithi. Uma nje sisebenza ngokuzikhandla, ngaphandle kweqiniso nothando lukaNkulunkulu, ukusebenza kwethu kuyoba yize. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “Ngaphandle kokuthi iNkosi iwakhile indlu, izisebenzi zisebenzela ize. Uma uJehova engawugcini umuzi, umlindi ulinda ize. Nivuka ekuseni nilale kuze kube phakade, nishikashikela ukudla.”AmaHubo 127:1). Njengoba uJesu asho enkulumweni yakhe yokuvalelisa, “Ngaphandle kwami, ningenze lutho” (Johane 15:5).
Lezi zikhathi zasebusuku, lapho sikhandlekela ize singabambi lutho, zimelela izikhathi lapho singazi khona ukuthi uNkulunkulu unathi, ulungele ukusinikeza usizo. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kwathi sekusile, uJesu wema ogwini, kepha abafundi babengazi ukuthi nguJesu.”Johane 21:4).
Kuyamangaza ukuthi abafundi abamboni uJesu, nakuba lokhu kuwukubonakala Kwakhe okwesithathu kubo ngemva kokuvuka kwabafileyo. Ngisho nalapho uJesu ebabiza ethi: “Bantwana, ninakho ukudla na?” abakamazi namanje. Bamane bathi, “Cha,” njengokungathi bakhuluma nomuntu abangamazi. UJesu wabe esethi: “Phonsani inetha ngakwesokunene somkhumbi, nizakufumana.” Lapho benza lokho uJesu akushoyo, amanetha abo agcwala. Njengoba nje kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Base bephonsa, kodwa manje babengakwazi ukulidonsa ngenxa yobuningi bezinhlanzi.” Johane 21:5-6).
Ukubaluleka "kohlangothi lwesokudla"
Kungenzeka ukuthi abafundi bacabanga ukuthi banakho konke abakudingayo. Phela babenezikebhe, amanetha abo nolwandle olugcwele izinhlanzi. Futhi babengabadobi abanolwazi. Nokho, imizamo yabo yaba yize. Ngokufanayo, singase sibhekane nezimo lapho sicabanga ukuthi sinakho konke esikudingayo. Nokho, kukhona okushodayo.
Uma nje sicabanga futhi senza ohlangothini lwesobunxele lwesikebhe, sizobe sithembele olwazini lwethu, isipiliyoni, namandla angaphandle kwesiqondiso nentando kaNkulunkulu. Kungenzeka ukuthi senza kahle kakhulu emisebenzini yethu nasezimpilweni zethu. Kodwa kufika isikhathi lapho sisebenzela ize. Isimo sengqondo esinenkani siyaphikelela, siphelelwa isineke, noma ubunzima bobudlelwano buhlala bungaxazululeki.
Lesi yisikhathi sokusabela obizweni lweNkosi, “Phonsa amanetha akho ngakwesokunene.” Lokhu kuthambekela okusha kumelela ushintsho endleleni esibona ngayo nesiphila ngayo izimpilo zethu. Kuqala ngokuzimisela ukuthola usizo lukaNkulunkulu. Ngokwenza kanjalo, senza uguquko sisuka esimweni semvelo sokuphila siye esimweni somoya sempilo. Esikhundleni sokuncika kakhulu kithi kanye nomhlaba, manje sincika kakhulu eNkosini naseZwini Lakhe. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukubeka intando yethu eceleni ukuze siphendukele eNkosini ngokukhululekile futhi senze intando Yakhe. 1
Njengoba siqhubeka nokubeka eceleni ukuthanda kwethu, siphendukela eNkosini ngokukhululekile eZwini Lakhe futhi sigcina imiyalo Yakhe, ingaphakathi lengqondo yethu liyavuleka ukuze kubonakale ukusetshenziswa okuningi kweqiniso leNkosi. Lokhu kuqonda okujulile mayelana nendlela yokusebenzisa iqiniso elingokomoya ekuphileni kwethu kunikezwa ngokulingana nothando lwethu ngeNkosi nomakhelwane. Ngakho-ke, noma nini lapho sidoba ngasohlangothini lwesokudla lomkhumbi—okungukuthi, kusukela ebuhleni naseqinisweni leNkosi, izinhliziyo zethu ziyothamba, futhi imiqondo yethu iyovuleka ukuze sibone izinto esasingakaze sizibone ngaphambili. Ngenxa yalokhu, kuyohlale kukhona ukubanjwa kwezinhlanzi ngokuyisimangaliso. 2
Eqaphela ukuthi isimangaliso esikhulu esisanda kwenzeka, uJohane uphendukela kuPetru athi, “YiNkosi!” (Johane 21:7). Ukubona kungazelelwe kukaJohane ukuthi lokhu kwenziwa yiNkosi kumelela indlela uthando lweNkosi olungavula ngayo ingaphakathi lomqondo womuntu. Ngokungazelelwe siyabona ukuthi iNkosi ibikhona empilweni yethu ngaso sonke isikhathi, isikhumbuza ngobumnene ukuthi siphonse inetha ngakwesokunene—okungukuthi, ukuphuma othandweni Lwakhe nokuhlakanipha kukho konke esikwenzayo.
Noma nini lapho senza lokhu, sivumela iNkosi ukuthi isihole futhi isiqondise, izinguquko ezimangalisayo zingenzeka ezimpilweni zethu zangaphakathi kanye nasebudlelwaneni bethu nabanye. Ngezikhathi ezinjalo, singasho njengomhubi, “Lokhu kuvela eNkosini. Kuyisimangaliso emehlweni ethu” (AmaHubo 118:23). 3
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Siphila emihlabeni emibili—ezweni lenyama nelikamoya. Uma sincika emhlabeni wenyama kuphela nasolwazini lwezwe, ekugcineni sizozithola sisendaweni lapho sisebenzela ize. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi izwe lenyama nokwaziswa elikunikezayo akukwazi ukwanelisa izifiso ezijulile zomoya wethu. Naphezu kwempumelelo yethu yezwe nolwazi esiluzuzile, siyoqhubeka sinomuzwa wokuthi kukhona okushodayo. Ngemva kobusuku obude bokukhandlekela ize, singase sizwe ukubiza kweNkosi okukude ukuba siphonse amanetha ethu ngakwesokunene somkhumbi. Lona ubizo lokuyeka ukusebenza ngokuyinhloko ngokwentando yethu kanye nokuqonda kwethu, futhi sizimisele ukuphendukela eNkosini ukuze sithole usizo. Kuwukusuka esimweni semvelo kuye kwekamoya. Njengesicelo esisebenzayo, ke, qaphela lezo zikhathi lapho udoba ohlangothini lwesobunxele lwesikebhe. Lesi yisikhathi sokuma, uphefumule kakhulu, futhi “ushintshe izinhlangothi.” Kungaba lula njengokusho umthandazo osheshayo, noma ukuletha umbhalo engqondweni, noma ukukhumbula nje ukuthi iNkosi inawe. Njengoba wenza kanjalo, kuzoba nezinguquko eziqondile esimweni sakho sangaphakathi. Qaphela lezi zinguquko ezimangalisayo esimweni sakho sengqondo, esimweni sakho sengqondo, ephimbweni lakho nasezenzweni zakho. NjengoJohane, lungele ukuthi, “YiNkosi.” 4
“Woza Uzodla Ibhulakufesi”
7 USimoni Petru, esezwile ukuthi yiNkosi, wembatha ingubo yakhe, ngokuba wayenqunu, waziphonsa elwandle.
8 Kodwa abanye abafundi beza ngomkhumbi, ngoba babengekude nenhlabathi, kodwa kungathi izingalo ezingamakhulu amabili, bedonsa inetha lezinhlanzi.
9 Sebehlile emhlabathini, babona umlilo wamalahle ubekwe phezu kwawo nenhlanzi encane nesinkwa.
10. UJesu wathi kubo: Lethani izinhlanzi ezincane enizibambe manje.
11. USimoni Petru wakhuphuka walihudulela emhlabathini inetha ligcwele izinhlanzi ezinkulu, eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nantathu; nakuba zaziziningi kangaka inetha alidabukanga.
12 UJesu wathi kubo: Wozani lidle; kodwa kakho kubafundi owaba lesibindi sokumbuza ukuthi: Wena ungubani? besazi ukuthi yiNkosi.
13 UJesu wasesiza, wathatha isinkwa, wabanika, lenhlanzana ngokunjalo.
14 Lokhu kwase kungokwesithathu uJesu ebonakaliswa kubafundi bakhe, evukile kwabafileyo.
Ekupheleni kwesiqephu esandulele, uJohane waqaphela ukuthi uJesu kuphela owayengase alethe izinhlanzi ezinjalo eziyisimangaliso. Ngakho, uJohane wamemeza, “YiNkosi” (Johane 21:7). KuPetru, lezi izindaba ezijabulisayo. Ukusabela kwakhe ngokushesha kuchazwa ngalendlela: “Khona uPetru wabhinca ingubo yakhe yangaphandle, ngokuba wayeseyikhumulile, waziphonsa olwandle” (Johane 21:7). Ngomqondo ongokoqobo, uPetru umane abophe ingubo yakhe yangaphandle, ayibophe futhi ayibambe.
Ngokwezinga elijulile, “ukubhinca” komuntu izingubo zakhe kufanekisela ukuhleleka ngokucophelela kweqiniso ngaphakathi kwakhe ekulungiseleleni ukwamukela lokho okugeleza okuvela eNkosini. Ngakho-ke, lapho uPetru eqala ebhinca bese ephonseka olwandle elangazelela ukuhlangana noJesu, lokho kubonisa ukholo oluhlelekile oselulungiselelwe ukuhlangana neNkosi nokwenza intando yaKhe. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “Kulowo olungisa indlela yakhe ngokufaneleyo, ngizamtshengisa insindiso kaNkulunkulu” (AmaHubo 50:23). 5
Njengoba abafundi beya ogwini, bathola ukuthi uJesu usebalungisele ukudla kwasekuseni. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Sebefikile ezweni, babona umlilo wamalahle, nezinhlanzi zibekwe phezu kwawo nesinkwa.”Johane 21:9). Lapho sebefikile, uJesu wathi kubo: “Lethani ezinye zezinhlanzi enisanda kuzibamba.”Johane 21:10). Esabela, uPetru uhudulela inetha lakhe ogwini, ligcwele “izinhlanzi ezinkulu eziyikhulu namashumi amahlanu nantathu” (Johane 21:11). Lokhu kudotshwa kwezinhlanzi eziningi kuwuphawu lokuphindaphindeka kokholo lwethu kanye nokwanda kothando lwethu njengoba senza zonke izinto ngothando lweNkosi ezinhliziyweni zethu kanye nesisa kumakhelwane wethu ezingqondweni zethu. 6
Khona-ke uJesu wathi kubo: “Wozani nidle ukudla kwasekuseni” (Johane 21:12). Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi uJesu usesilungisile kakade isidlo sasekuseni. Izinhlanzi nesinkwa kakade sekosiwe phezu kwamalahle ashisayo. UJesu, ongumthombo walo lonke iqiniso nobuhle, unalo lonke iqiniso nabo bonke ubuhle abayoke bakudinge. Unesinkwa abangakazibhaka nezinhlanzi abangazibambanga. Isinkwa sisho uthando olujulile, kanti inhlanzi isho iqiniso elisha. Noma kunjalo, kudingeka benze ingxenye yabo. Ngakho-ke, uJesu uyakwamukela lokho abaletha kuye futhi akubeke emlilweni. 7
Ukuletha izinhlanzi emlilweni weNkosi kumelela indlela esiletha ngayo ngokuzithoba ukubonga kuYo ngakho konke esikutholile emizamweni yethu yokwenza intando Yakhe. Noma nini lapho senza lokhu, Uyawubusisa umnikelo wethu, awugcwalise ngomlilo wothando Lwakhe, futhi awubuyisele kithi ngokuphindaphindeka. Ebukhoneni balomlilo ongcwele, sigcwala ukwesaba okunenhlonipho. Njengabafundi ababema phambi kwalowomlilo ngokuthula okunenhlonipho eminyakeni eminingi edlule, siyaqaphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Akakho kubafundi owaba nesibindi sokumbuza ukuthi: ‘Ungubani wena?’— bazi ukuthi yiNkosi.”Johane 21:12). Ngenkathi bekulesi simo sokwesaba okunenhlonipho, uJesu uza kubo enikeza isinkwa esifudumele nenhlanzi egazingiwe (bheka Johane 21:13).
“Yondla AmaWundlu Ami”
15 Kwathi sebedlile, uJesu wathi kuSimoni Petru: Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda kunalaba na? Wathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi; Uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda. Wathi kuye: Dlisa amawundlu ami.
Lapho uJesu emema abafundi Bakhe ukuthi “beze bazodla isidlo sasekuseni,” kumelela indlela iNkosi emema ngayo ngamunye wethu ukuthi athole ukudla okungokomoya okuvela Kuye. Kodwa ukudla okungokomoya akukona okomuntu siqu; kuhloswe nokuthi kwabiwe. Ngakho-ke, ngokushesha ngemva kokudla kwasekuseni, uJesu uphendukela kuPetru neziqondiso ezibalulekile mayelana nokuhlanganyela lokhu kudla okungokomoya nabanye. 8
Njengoba uJesu eqala iziyalezo Zakhe, ubiza uPetru ngokuthi “Simoni, indodana kaJona” (Johane 21:15). Ngaphambilini kuleli vangeli, ukuphela kokusetshenziswa kwegama elithi “Simoni, indodana kaJona” kwakusesahlukweni sokuqala lapho uJesu eqala ukuqoqa abafundi Bakhe, ebabiza ukuba bamlandele. Ngaleso sikhathi, lapho ehlangana okokuqala noPetru, uJesu wathi kuye: “Wena unguSimoni, indodana kaJona.”Johane 1:42). Manje, kulesi siqephu sokugcina, uJesu uphinde abhekisele kuPetru ngokuthi “uSimoni kaJona.”
Lapho esebenzisa igama likaPetru lokuzalwa, uJesu ukhuluma ngemfanelo ethile kuwo wonke umuntu obizelwe ukufundisa abanye. Zonke iziyalezo, ikakhulukazi iziyalezo egameni leNkosi kufanele zenziwe ngothando eNkosini. Yilokhu okufanekiselwa igama eliyinhlanganisela, uSimoni elisho “ukuzwa” noJona elisho “ijuba,” uphawu lothando, isisa, nokuthakazelelwa. Ehlanganiswe ndawonye, la magama amabili angokomfanekiso ahlangene asho ukuzwa nokwenza iZwi leNkosi ngothando. Kulapho sifinyelela lesi simo sokukhula ngokomoya kuphela lapho sifaneleka khona ukufundisa abanye ngeNkosi. Kafushane, singafundisa kuphela ngeNkosi kusukela othandweni ukuya eNkosini—uthando olukhulayo futhi oluthuthukayo kuze kufike ezingeni lapho silwela ukugcina imiyalelo Yakhe. 9
Ngemva kokuthinta lenkumbulo yokuqala ngokubiza uPetru ngegama lakhe lokuzalwa, uJesu uthi kuye, “Uyangithanda na kunalezi na?” Embhalweni wendaba engokoqobo, uJesu ucela uPetru ukuba afune okuthile okuphakeme kunezinto zezwe kanye nenjabulo yezinzwa. Ngamanye amazwi, uJesu ubuza uPetru ukuthi umthanda yini ngaphezu kokudoba, ngaphezu kokudla isinkwa esifudumele, nangaphezu kokudla izinhlanzi ezigazingiwe. Empeleni, uJesu uthi, “Petru, uyangithanda na ngaphezu kwalezi zinjabulo zemvelo? Uyangithanda na ngaphezu kwalezi zinto na?”
Ezingeni lomuntu ngamunye, uJesu ubuza ngamunye wethu umbuzo ofanayo. Uthi, “Ingabe uyaNgithanda ngaphezu kwalezi zinto na?” “Ingabe unaka kakhulu impilo yakho yemvelo kunempilo yakho engokomoya?” “Ingabe umatasatasa uhlangabezana nezidingo zakho zemvelo, kangangokuthi sincane isikhathi esisele sokuhlakulela umoya wakho noma sokusiza abanye?” "Ngabe ubanjwe yizinkathazo zakho uze ukhohlwe ukungivumela ukuthi ngisebenze kuwe?" “Ingabe uthanda izinto zezwe ngaphezu kokuba ungithanda Mina?” Ngamanye amazwi, iNkosi isicela ukuthi siyithande ngaphezu “kwalezi zinto.” Usicela ukuthi sizwe izwi Lakhe futhi simlandele. 10
Lapho uJesu ethi kuPetru, “Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda na ngaphezu kwalaba na?” UPetru uyaphendula ngokuthi, “Yebo, Nkosi; Uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” Khona-ke uJesu uthi, “Yondla amawundlu ami” (Johane 21:15). Kuyo yonke imibhalo engcwele, amawundlu kanye nezimvu kubhekiselwa kulabo abezwa izwi leNkosi futhi bayilandele. Njengoba uJesu asho ngaphambili kuleli vangeli, “Izimvu zami ziyalizwa izwi lami, nami ngiyazazi, futhi ziyangilandela” (Johane 10:27).” Ngokufanayo, iNkosi ibiza ngamunye wethu ngegama, ithinta izimo zethu zokungabi nacala, futhi ivuse izinkumbulo zethu ezithambile. Lezi zizwe ezingenacala zigcinwe kithi yiNkosi, futhi zihlala nathi. INkosi isebenza ngalezi zifunda ekuzalweni kwethu kabusha, isenza sikwazi ukuguquka sisuke empilweni yemvelo siye empilweni kamoya. 11
Isibiza ngamagama, iNkosi isikhumbuza ngalezo zikhathi lapho Yasithwala ebunzimeni futhi yasibusisa ngezimo ezintsha zokwethemba kanye nokubonga. Uma sikulezi zimo zokubonga, sikhumbula lokho iNkosi esenzele khona, ikakhulukazi ngomusa wabanye, sizizwa siseduze neNkosi futhi silangazelela ukwenza intando Yayo. Yilapho iNkosi isinikeza khona umsebenzi wokondla amawundlu ayo. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHeberu, “Uyalusa umhlambi wakhe njengomalusi: Ibutha amawundlu ezingalweni Zakhe, iwathwale eduze kwenhliziyo Yakhe; Ubahola ngobumnene labo abancane” (Isaya 40:11). 12
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Isimo esinjengewundlu kithi siwukuvuma kokuqala ukuphendukela eNkosini nokwenza intando Yakhe. Lesi sifiso siyisimo sokungabi nacala esidinga ukondliwa. Ngakho-ke, njengesenzo esiwusizo, khumbula lezo zikhathi lapho wawugcwele ukwesaba okunenhlonipho. Mhlawumbe kwakuyisikhathi lapho umoya wakho wawuthintwa umuzwa wobungcwele. Kungaba futhi isikhathi lapho ubuhle beNkosi neqiniso leza kuwe ngabanye. Mhlawumbe kwakungamazwi akhuthazayo avela yisihlobo, umngane, noma uthisha. Mhlawumbe kube yisandla esiwusizo eselulelwe kuwe ngesikhathi sokuswela. Mhlawumbe kwakuwumuzwa wothando ngothile owake wakukhathalela. Vumela izinkumbulo zakho ezithambile zikugcwalise ngomuzwa wothando lweNkosi kanye nesifiso sokufinyelela kwabanye. Yondla futhi wondle lezi zimo ezithambile kuwe—lezi zifiso ezingenacala ukwenza lokho iNkosi ekufundisayo. Bese wenza ngokuvumelana nezinhloso zakho ezinhle, ufinyelela ekusizeni futhi ufundise abanye othandweni lweNkosi olukuwe. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Yondla amawundlu aMi.” 13
“Yelusa Izimvu Zami”
16 Wathi futhi kuye ngokwesibili: Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda na? Wathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi; Uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda. Wathi kuye: Yelusa izimvu zami.
Ngaphambilini kuleli vangeli, uJesu wachaza indlela abafundi abangabonisa ngayo uthando lwabo Ngaye. Wathi, “Uma ningithanda, gcinani imiyalo Yami” (Johane 14:15). Futhi manje, uJesu wengeza kulokhu ngokuthi, “Uyangithanda na?… Yondla amawundlu aMi.” UJesu usechithe iminyaka emithathu esondla abafundi bakhe ngokomoya. Akagcinanga ngokuvula ukuqonda kwabo imiyalo, kodwa futhi ubanike umyalo omusha wokuba bathandane njengoba ebathandile. Johane 13:34). Manje sesifikile isikhathi sokuba abafundi bondle abanye njengoba bona baphakelwa. Ngale ndlela, bayoqhubeka bebonisa uthando lwabo ngeNkosi.
UJesu manje ubuza uPetru ngokwesibili, ethi, “Simoni, ndodana kaJona, uyangithanda na?” Lapho uPetru ethi, “Yebo, Nkosi, uyazi wena ukuthi ngiyakuthanda,” uJesu uthi, “Yelusa izimvu Zami.” (Johane 21:16). Igama lesiGreki elisetshenziswe lapha elisho “ukuthambekela” lithi poimaine [Ποίμαινε]. Ngezinye izikhathi elihunyushwa ngokuthi “ukwelusa,” leli gama lihilela okungaphezu kokuphakela. Kubandakanya nokuvikela nokuqondisa. Kuhlanganisa konke abelusi abakwenzela izimvu zabo. Kulesi sinyathelo sesibili, uJesu akagcini nje ngokuthi “Yondla amawundlu aMi.” Uthi, “Yelusa izimvu zaMi.”
Lokhu kuhambisana nokuthile okwenzeka komunye nomunye wethu. Njengoba sikhula ngokomoya, imicabango emibi kanye nezifiso ezimbi zizozama ukuhlasela futhi zicekele phansi ukuzimisela kwethu ukulandela iNkosi nokufuna usizo Lwakhe. Ngakho-ke, kumelwe sibe abelusi bezimvu zethu zangaphakathi, siluse ngokucophelela umhlambi wemicabango emihle nemizwelo yothando iNkosi esinikeza yona.
Le micabango nemizwa evela kuNkulunkulu idinga ukugadwa futhi ivikelwe ngokucophelela kubahlaseli abangokomoya. Ezikhathini zeBhayibheli, izibaya zezimvu zaziyizibaya zamatshe eziphakeme ngokwanele ukuba izimvu zingangeni kanye nezilwane ezidla ezinye. Njengoba nje amatshe esibaya avikela izimvu ezimpisini, amaqiniso eZwi leNkosi ayasivikela emicabangweni emibi nasezifisweni ezimbi. Kungalesi sizathu amaqiniso angcwele eMithetho Eyishumi abhalwa ezibhebheni ezimbili zamatshe. 14
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi iMithetho Eyishumi, ebhalwe etsheni, isitshela ngokuyinhloko okungafanele sikwenze, okungukuthi, yiziphi izinto ezimbi okufanele sizigweme. Lokhu kungenxa yomthetho kamoya ofundisa ukuthi ububi kufanele bugwenywe kuqala ngaphambi kokuba okuhle okuvela eNkosini kugeleze. Njengoba kulotshiwe emiBhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “Yeka ukwenza okubi; funda ukwenza okuhle” (Isaya 1:16-17). Njengoba sigwema ububi obalulwe eMithethweni Eyishumi, ivulekile indlela yokuba iNkosi igeleze ngamandla okwenza okuhle, nangokuqonda ukuthi lokho okuhle kufanele kwenziwe kanjani. 15
Abelusi abalungile-ke, abagcini nje ngokuvikela izimvu zeNkosi ngeqiniso leZwi laYo; bayasiza nasekuvuleni indlela yokuba iNkosi ingene inamandla okwenza okuhle. Lapho uthando lweNkosi lugeleza, akukho okunye esikufunayo ngaphandle kokwenzela abanye izenzo zokupha. 16
Kulokhu, ukupha kungase kuhilele ukupha abalambile ukudla, ukukhoselisa abangenamakhaya, noma ukuvakashela abagulayo. Kodwa futhi kuhilela okwengeziwe. Kuhlanganisa nemicabango yothando esiyicabangayo, wonke amazwi anomusa esiwashoyo nazo zonke izenzo eziwusizo esizenzayo. Uma le micabango, amazwi, kanye nezenzo zisuka eNkosini, esebenza ngaphakathi nangakithi, ziwukunikela ngempela. Ngale ndlela, siba ngabelusi abahle komunye nomunye, sikhuthazana ukuba sigweme ukwenza okubi kuyilapho sikhuthazana ukuba sikhuthazele ekwenzeni okuhle. 17
“Yondla Izimvu Zami”
17 Wathi kuye ngokwesithathu: Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda na? UPetru wadabuka ngokuba wathi kuye ngokwesithathu: Uyangithanda na? Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, wazi zonke izinto wena; Uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda. UJesu wathi kuye: Dlisa izimvu zami.
Njengoba uJesu eqhubeka ebuza futhi eyala uPetru, uJesu ukhuluma naye okwesithathu, ethi: “Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda na?” Ngokwesithathu, uPetru uyaphendula, “Nkosi, wazi zonke izinto; Uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” Ephendula, uJesu uthi, “Yipha izimvu zami” (Johane 21:17).
Kulesi sigaba sokukhula kwethu ngokomoya, sesiqalile ukuzwa ubuhle nozwelo lweNkosi. Njengoba siqhubeka sizondla ngobuhle nozwelo Lwakhe, ukholo lwethu luyakhula. Sibona iqiniso elengeziwe eZwini Lakhe, kanye nokusetshenziswa okwengeziwe ekuphileni kwethu. Ngokubona ukuthi kungakanani esiguqulwe futhi saguqulwa iNkosi, manje sesingaphuma siyophakela abanye njengoba sondliwa. Amazwi eNkosi, “Yondla izimvu Zami,” awasewona umyalo noma umyalo. Yizona kanye izifiso zenhliziyo yethu. 18
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi uJesu ukhuluma ngokondla izimvu zaKhe izikhathi ezintathu. Futhi isikhathi ngasinye, uJesu wandulela isikhuthazo ngombuzo othi, “Uyangithanda na?” Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi yonke into iqala othandweni eNkosini. Yilokhu okusilungiselelayo futhi kusihlomisele “ukondla amawundlu Akhe,” “ukwelusa izimvu Zakhe,” kanye “nokondla izimvu Zakhe.” Kufanele futhi kwenezelwe ukuthi ukufundisa akunakutholwa ngaphandle kokuzimisela okumsulwa, okunjengewundlu ukwamukela lokho okugeleza kuvela kuNkulunkulu, nesifiso esiqotho sokwenza okuhle kwabanye.
Agápē and phileō
Izikhathi ezimbili zokuqala uJesu athi, “Simoni, ndodana kaJona, uyangithanda na?” Wasebenzisa isenzo sesiGreki esithi agapaō [ἀγαπάω]. Okwaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi agápē , lolu uthando olungaguquki, olungenamibandela, futhi oluhlala lukhona. Ludlula zonke ezinye izinhlobo zothando.
Kodwa lapho uPetru ephendula, usebenzisa igama elithi phileō [φιλῶ] elisho “ukuthanda” noma “ukuba nothando.” Umehluko phakathi kokuthanda uNkulunkulu ngokwedlulele nokuba nothando nje Ngaye ubalulekile. Njengoba sibonile kulo lonke leli vangeli, uPetru ngezinye izikhathi umelela ukuphakama kokukholwa, njengalapho ethi akasoze aphika iNkosi, nokuthi uzimisele ukufa kanye Naye. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uPetru naye umelela ukuncipha kokholo, njengalapho ephika uJesu kathathu ngobusuku obubodwa.
Ngalezi zikhathi zokuphika, uPetru umelela ubuthakathaka bokholo lapho luhlukaniswa nothando nothando. Kunalokho, esikhundleni sothando, kukhona nje uthando noma uthando. Uma ukholo lomuntu lwakhelwe esisekelweni esintengantengayo sothando nje lweNkosi, luyobhidlika. Izikhathi ezinzima zizofika. Izimo zangaphambili zothando oluphakeme kakhulu eNkosini kanye nesisa kumakhelwane zizosithwa ukugxila okukhulayo ekukhathazekeni kobugovu kanye nokukhathazeka komhlaba.
Ngokumelela, lokhu kubonakala empendulweni kaPetru lapho uJesu embuza umbuzo ofanayo okwesithathu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “UPetru wadabuka ngokuba wathi kuye ngokwesithathu: “Uyangithanda na”? Igama elithi “uthando” lihlupha uPetru manje osemele ukholo oluhlukaniswe nothando, nemfundiso ehlukanisiwe nokuphila. Ngaphandle kothando eNkosini kanye nesisa kumakhelwane, ukholo ngeke luphile. Kafushane, uma ukholo lunqanyulwa ekusizeni abantulayo, luyabhubha. 19
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Cabanga ngezinto ozenzayo empilweni yakho ngoba kumele uzenze. Lezi zinto sizibiza ngezibopho, imisebenzi kanye nezibopho. Isibonelo, kungaba ukuvuka ebusuku ukuze ududuze ingane ekhalayo, ukwenza imisebenzi yasekhaya, ukuya esikoleni noma emsebenzini, ukwethula engqungqutheleni, ukusiza umakhelwane, noma ngisho nokufunda iZwi. Yiziphi izinguquko emicabangweni yakho, ekuziphatheni kwakho, nasekuziphatheni okungadingeka ukuze usuke kokuthi “Kufanele ngenze lezi zinto” uye kokuthi “Ngifuna ukwenza lezi zinto”? Ohambweni lokukhula kwethu ngokomoya, lapho sisuka ekulandeleni iNkosi ngenxa yokulalela silandela iNkosi ngenxa yothando, siyasuka ekubeni senze intando Yakhe siye ekuthandeni ukwenza intando Yakhe. Uma sifinyelela kuleli zinga lothando, sibona intando yeNkosi kithi. Njengesicelo esisebenzayo, ngokuzayo uma unomsebenzi phambi kwakho lapho ngokuvamile uzothi, “Kufanele ngenze lokhu,” zama ukuthi, “Ngizokwenza lokhu” noma “Ngifuna ukwenza lokhu.” Bese uqaphela ukushintsha kwangaphakathi okwenzeka ngaphakathi kuwe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba “kufanele” kuba “ngiyafika” bese kuthi “Ngiyafuna.” Lena yindlela iNkosi eyakha ngayo intando entsha kuwe—intando engathi, “Yebo, Nkosi, ngikuthanda ngeqiniso.”
Ngale Kwenkolelo
18. Amen, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Usemusha wawubhinca, uhambe lapho uthanda khona; kodwa lapho usumdala, uyakwelula izandla zakho, omunye akubophe, akuyise lapho ongafuni khona.
19 Wakusho lokhu efanekisa ukufa okungakanani azakhazimulisa ngakho uNkulunkulu. Esetshilo lokhu, wathi kuye: Ngilandele.
20. Kepha uPetru ephenduka wabuka umfundi uJesu amthandayo elandela, naye owayehlezi esifubeni sakhe ekudleni, wathi: “Nkosi, ngubani okukhaphelayo na?
21. UPetro embona wathi kuJesu: Nkosi, kuyini lokhu?
Njengoba nje uJesu aphakela uPetru isinkwa nenhlanzi, emelela indlela uNkulunkulu asinikeza ngayo okuhle neqiniso, unxusa uPetru ukuba ondle amawundlu aKhe, aluse izimvu Zakhe, futhi ondle izimvu zaKhe. Njengoba uJesu eqhubeka neziyalezo Zakhe kuPetru, uthi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Usemusha, wawubhinca, uhamba lapho uthanda khona.”Johane 21:18).
UJesu lapha ukhuluma ngezinsuku zokuqala lapho uPetru nabafundi basebasha futhi bewushisekela umsebenzi wabo. Nakuba babengakuqondi ngokucacile ukujula kwesigijimi sikaJesu, babenombono ofanele futhi bejabule ngokulandela uJesu. Bobabili uTomase noPetru bavuma ukuthi babezimisele ukulandela uJesu kuze kube sekufeni kwabo (bheka Johane 11:16 futhi Johane 13:37). Lezi kwakuyizinsuku lapho babeyothi, “Nkosi, siyakuthanda,” hhayi nje, “Nkosi, sinothando ngawe.”
Kwakuyilokhu kushisekela ukuzidela nothando ngoJesu okwabangela ukukhula okusheshayo nokwanda kwebandla lobuKristu lokuqala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenxa yesibonelo sikaJesu, babazi ukuthi uthando nenkonzo kuyinhloko. Ngakho-ke, abazange baphikisane ngamaqiniso noma baphikisana phakathi kwabo. Uma nje abantu bephila ukuphila okuhle, babebhekwa ‘njengabazalwane. Kubo, ukulondoloza isimo sengqondo sokupha kwakubaluleke kakhulu kunezimpikiswano eziphathelene nezindaba zokholo. 20
Ngakho-ke, mayelana nalokhu kwakunomuzwa wenkululeko enkulu ebandleni lokuqala. Bebhince inkumbulo yokuphila nezimfundiso zikaJesu, nothando lwabo olujulile Ngaye, baba amanxusa aphilayo eqiniso uJesu ayebanike lona. Njengoba uJesu ayeshilo kubo ezinsukwini zokuqala zenkonzo Yakhe, “Uma nihlala ezwini laMi, niyakuba ngabafundi bami isibili. Niyolazi iqiniso, futhi iqiniso liyonikhulula.”Johane 8:31-32).
Ekuqaleni kokuba umfundi wabo, kwakuphathelene nokufunda iqiniso. “Uma nihlala eZwini laMi,” kwasho uJesu, “niyakuba ngabafundi baMi.” Ngemva kwesikhashana, uJesu wakhuluma nabo ngothando. Wathi: “Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma ninothando phakathi kwenu.”Johane 13:35). Futhi-ke, enkulumweni Yakhe yokuvalelisa, uJesu wabuyela esihlokweni sokuthi bangaba kanjani abafundi Bakhe, kulokhu egcizelela inkonzo. Njengoba uJesu asho, “UBaba uyakhazinyuliswa ngalokhu, ukuba nithele izithelo eziningi; kanjalo niyakuba ngabafundi bami” (Johane 15:8). Ngokuhlala eqinisweni, othandweni, nasenkonzweni, lamadoda ayeyobonisa ukuthi aye abafundi bakaJesu ngempela.
Konke kwaqala kanje. Kwakunjalo lapho uJesu ephakathi kwabo. Kodwa uJesu naye uyazi ukuthi lokhu ngeke kube lula. Ngakho-ke, manje uJesu uthi kuPetru, “Kepha nxa usumdala uyakwelula izandla zakho, omunye akubophe, akuse lapho ongafuni khona.”Johane 21:18). Umlandi wabe esenezela ukuthi lapho uJesu esho lokhu kuPetru, wayebhekisela endleleni uPetru afa ngayo. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Wakukhuluma lokhu, ebonisa ukuthi hlobo luni lokufa ayeyokhazimulisa ngalo [uPetru]” (Johane 21:19).
Ebandleni lokuqala, inkulumo ethi “uyokwelula izandla zakho” yayivame ukuhlotshaniswa nokubethelwa. Ngakho-ke, la mazwi abonakala eyisiprofetho sokuthi uPetru wayeyobulawa umfel’ ukholo. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi lapho kulandelwa amazwi athi, “omunye uyakukubopha, akuse lapho ungathandi khona.”
KuPetru, owake wathembisa ukuthi uzofela uJesu, kodwa wamphika, lesi sibikezelo sasingamukelwa ngokubonga. Ngamafuphi, uJesu uthi nakuba ukholo lukaPetru lwalubuthakathaka futhi luntengantenga ekuqaleni, ekugcineni lwaluyoba oluqinile. UPetru wayengeke esaphika uJesu. Kunalokho, wayeyobhekana ngesibindi nokufa komfel’ ukholo. Ngale ndlela, uPetru wayezokhazimulisa ngempela uNkulunkulu.
Ukuthuthuka kukaPetru kusebenza njengesibonelo kuwo wonke umuntu owenza inguquko esuka ekwesabeni aye okholweni. Kukhona okwenzekayo emphefumulweni womuntu lapho ukholo ezimfundisweni zikaJesu nothando Ngaye kuhlangana kuveza ukuqiniseka okungenakunyakaziswa kuNkulunkulu, ukuthembela ekuholeni Kwakhe, nokuzimisela ukumlandela kuzo zonke izilingo nakuzo zonke izinselele. Kungalesi sizathu ngokushesha ngemva kokubikezela ukufa kukaPetru, uJesu athi, “Ngilandele.” Kunjengokungathi uJesu uthi kuPetru, “Noma yini ikusasa elikubekele yona, ngisho noma kuwukufa komfel’ ukholo, ngilandele.”
Ukujula
NjengoPetru, ngamunye wethu ubizelwe ukuba athathe isiphambano sakhe nsuku zonke futhi alandele uJesu. Ngamanye amazwi, ngamunye wethu ubizelwe ukubeka phansi izimpilo zethu zobugovu ukuze sithathe izimpilo ezintsha zenkonzo engenabugovu kwabanye. Ngamunye wethu ubizelwe ukukhuphula ukuqonda kwethu kuze kufike ezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu. Ngamunye wethu ubizelwe ukuba aphakamele phezu kwentando yakhe endala kanye nezifiso zemvelo yethu ephansi ukuze kuzalwe kithi intando entsha kanye nezifiso esiziphiwe nguNkulunkulu. Ngale ndlela, ngamunye wethu ubizelwe uhlobo lwempilo oluyokhazimulisa uNkulunkulu.
Le nqubo yokuzalwa kabusha okungokomoya yenzeka kuqala ngokuphenduka, futhi kamuva “ngokuzibhinca” ngeqiniso likaNkulunkulu. Njengoba senza kanjalo, sigqokisa izingqondo zethu ngezimfundiso zeZwi lakhe, siphila eqinisweni elisikhululayo. “Sihamba lapho sithanda khona.”
Kodwa njengoba isikhathi sihamba, kungenzeka ukuthi siwe kulezi zifundazwe eziphakeme. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, asisafuni ukuholwa iNkosi ngokukhululeka. Kunalokho, sikhetha ukuzibusa, nokwenza esikufunayo ngaphandle kwemithetho yokuhleleka kwaphezulu. Lapho sifika kulesi simo, singase sibe nomuzwa wokuthi “sikhululekile,” kuyilapho eqinisweni sesiphenduke izigqila zemvelo yethu ephansi.
Njengoba singaboni kahle ngokomoya iqiniso lokuthanda uNkulunkulu nokuthanda umakhelwane wethu, sizithola sisebugqilini obungokomoya. Kulobu bumpumputhe obuzenzela thina, selula izandla zethu ukuze sigqoke izifiso zemvelo yethu ephansi, futhi siyiswe ezindaweni lapho imvelo yethu ephakeme ingeke iye khona. Njengoba siqhubeka sifunda lesi siprofetho ngezinga elijulile, singabona indlela amazwi kaJesu akhuluma ngayo komunye nomunye wethu ngendlela esingalahlekelwa ngayo umbono wamathemba ethu okuqala, amaphupho, nemibono. Njengoba uJesu asho kuPetru, “Nxa usumdala, uyokwelula izandla zakho, omunye akubophe, akuse lapho ongafuni khona.”Johane 21:18). 21
Lesi siprofetho singasetshenziswa futhi ekukhuleni nasekuwohlokeni kwebandla. Lapho amabandla eqala, amalungu ajabulela ukulandela iNkosi nokuthandana. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, nokho, imfundiso efanayo eyayihloselwe ukuletha abantu othandweni olukhulu ngomunye nomunye ibuye ihunyushwe kabusha noma igcizelelwe kakhulu ngezindlela ezihlukanisa abantu. Amasonto, ake agcwele abantu abathandanayo nabahloniphanayo, angaba yizindawo zezingxabano ezimbi nokungaboni ngaso linye. Kwenzenjani? Konakelephi? 22
NgokukaJesu, yilokho okwenzekayo lapho ukuthi “ngiyakholelwa kuNkulunkulu” kuba okubaluleke kakhulu kunokuphila ngokuvumelana nalokho uNkulunkulu akufundisayo. Kulapho abantu bengayinaki imiyalo bethi “ukholo” yikho kuphela okudingayo. Kunokuba baphendukele eNkosini futhi balandele imiyalelo Yakhe njengomkhuba wansuku zonke, abantu baphendukela emibonweni yabo—imibono ethethelela ukholo ngaphandle komzamo, nokuzalwa kabusha ngaphandle kokuphenduka noma ukuguqulwa.
Lapho ukholo lubaluleka ngaphezu kothando, futhi imfundiso iba ibaluleke kakhulu kunokuphila, ukuba “olungile” kuba unkulunkulu wamanga. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, ukukhononda, ukugxeka, nokusola kuyadlanga. Yile ndlela imishado ehlukana ngayo, ubungane buphela, ohulumeni bahlukana, futhi izinhlangano zesonto ziwela okholweni kuphela. 23
Ngokudabukisayo, uPetru, ngalesi sikhathi endabeni kaNkulunkulu, umelela lokhu kuncipha kokholo. Lapho uJesu ethi kuye, “Ngilandele” (Johane 21:19), UPetru akasho ukuthi, “Yebo, Nkosi, ngizokulandela.” Kunalokho, uPetru uyaphenduka, abheke uJohane, athi, “Kuyini lokhu?” (Johane 21:21). 24
Nakuba umbuzo kaPetru ngoJohane ngokuvamile uhunyushwa ngokuthi, “Kuthiwani ngalo muntu?” isiGreki sokuqala simane sithi ti houtos [τί οὗτος], okusho ukuthi “Kuyini lokhu?” Ngokubuza lombuzo, uPetru akagcini nje ngokufulathela iNkosi, kodwa futhi uyaziqhelelanisa noJohane okufanele abe umngane wakhe oseduze. Ngolimi lwemibhalo engcwele, ukholo luyazehlukanisa nesisa.
Kulo mongo, kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi ukholo lukaPetru belulokhu lungahambisani kuyo yonke indaba yevangeli. Nakuba uPetru aba ngowokuqala ukuvuma ukuthi uJesu unguKristu, nguye futhi owaphika uJesu, futhi waphika kathathu. Futhi kulesi siqephu sokugcina, uPetru wenza okufanayo. Usanda kusho kathathu ukuthi uyamthanda uJesu. Kodwa manje, lapho uJesu ethi kuye, “Ngilandele,” uPetru wenza okuphambene. Aphenduke.
Lena indaba eyisixwayiso. Nakuba singase sibe nokholo oluqinile, ngeke sigcine lapho. Isipiliyoni sokuqala sokukholwa kuJesu njengoKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo kufanele ithuthuke futhi ikhule ize ibe ukholo oluvezwa uTomase lapho ethi, “Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu Wami” (Johane 20:28). Nokho, kusekhona esinye isinyathelo. Kulapho umbuzo obaluleke kakhulu ungabe usathi, “Nithi ngingubani?” noma “Uyakholwa Kimi na?” Umbuzo obaluleke kakhulu uthi, “Uyangithanda na?” Ukholo lweqiniso kufanele luqale othandweni eNkosini futhi luboniswe enkonzweni ewusizo kwabanye.
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Njengoba niqhubeka nenza intando yeNkosi ngothando, uthando lokufunda iqiniso nesifiso sokusebenzisa lelo qiniso kuyoqhubeka kukhula. Kungakhathaliseki ubudala bakho bokulandelana kwezikhathi, uzoqhubeka uqina, unokuthula, futhi ujabule emoyeni. Ngakho-ke, njengokusetshenziswa okungokoqobo, gcina ukholo lwakho luhlanzekile futhi lunempilo. Yondle ngemibono emisha nangezenzo zothando. Yondla amawundlu akho angaphakathi. Yalusa izimvu zakho ezingaphakathi. Khona-ke, njengoba ukuzicabangela kuyehla futhi izifiso zeNkosi zigcwalisa inhliziyo yakho, jabulela ukuthula nenjabulo ephakamayo. Phawula indlela injabulo yakho eqhubeka yanda ngayo. Njengoba ungena ezimeni eziningi zasezulwini zobuhle neqiniso, thola ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuphila ngokomoya, ukujabula, kanye nokubamusha enhliziyweni. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “Uzangitshengisa indlela yokuphila. Ebukhoneni Bakho kukhona ukugcwala kwenjabulo. Ngakwesokunene sakho kukhona izinjabulo kuze kube phakade naphakade” (AmaHubo 16:11). 25
Kuze Kufike uJesu
22 UJesu wathi kuye: Uba ngithanda ukuthi ahlale ngize ngifike, kuyini kuwe? Ngilandele wena.
23. Khona-ke leli zwi laphumela kubazalwane ukuthi lowo mfundi akayikufa; kodwa uJesu katshongo kuye ukuthi kayikufa, kodwa wathi: Uba ngithanda ukuthi ahlale ngize ngifike, kuyini kuwe?
UJesu usanda kuthi kuPetru, “Ngilandele.” Lokho bekufanele kwanele. Kodwa lesi sicelo esilula asenele kuPetru. Ufuna nokwazi ngoJohn, angalisho ngisho nangegama. “Kepha Nkosi,” kusho uPetru, “kuyini lokhu na?” Iphimbo likaPetru lokucasuka lisikisela ukwehlukana phakathi kokholo nesisa, ukwehlukana okuyogcina kwenze umonakalo omkhulu ebandleni nakubo bonke abantu abahlukanisa ukholo nothando emicabangweni yabo, ngamazwi, nasezenzweni zabo. 26
Njengoba sibonile kuyo yonke indaba yevangeli, uPetru umelela ukholo, futhi uJohane umele uthando—ikakhulukazi imisebenzi yothando. Ukulandela uJesu, njengoba kwenza uJohane, kuwukumnika ukunakekela kwethu okuphelele nothando. Lokhu kusho ukuthi asithembeli ekuholeni Kwakhe kuphela, kodwa futhi sincika Kuye, sikholelwa ukuthi ungumthombo walo lonke uthando, ukuhlakanipha, namandla. Kodwa kukhona okwengeziwe. Njengoba uJesu esho enkulumweni yakhe yokuvalelisa, “Uma ningithanda, gcinani imiyalo yami” (Johane 14:15). Futhi futhi, emavesini ambalwa kamuva, Uyaphinda lesi sikhuthazo, esebenzisa amagama ahlukene. “Uma umuntu engithanda, uyakugcina izwi lami” (Johane 14:23).
Yilokhu okushiwo ukulandela uJesu. Kalula nje, kungenxa yakho kokubili ukukholwa Kuye nokwenza lokho akushoyo. UPetru, nokho, obonisa ingxenye yokukholwa yempilo yethu, umele kokubili ukuvuka kanye nokwehla kokukholwa kweqiniso. Ukukholwa kuyenyuka kuze kufike ezingeni lokuthi kuhlanganiswe nesisa futhi ikakhulukazi imisebenzi yothando. Kodwa ukholo luqala ukwehla lapho luthathwa njengolubalulekile, luze kuqala kunobuhle nothando. Libe seliya kude nakakhulu lapho lizehlukanisa nobuhle bokuphila—okungukuthi, lapho lingasaphili ngokuvumelana nalokho okufundiswa iqiniso. Futhi, ekugcineni, ukholo luba nokwehla kokugcina nokubi kakhulu lapho lubheka imisebenzi emihle ngokudelela, iyibona njengemizamo eyize yokuthola indlela yomuntu yokuya ezulwini.
UJesu ayimmangali impendulo kaPetru. Ubona kusengaphambili ukuthi siyeza isikhathi lapho abantu beyokholelwa khona ukuthi ukholo luwukuphela kwento edingekayo ukuze umuntu asindiswe. Ngaleso sikhathi, abantu bayokwenyanya noma yimuphi umzamo wokwenza okuhle, bekholelwa ukuthi yonke imizamo yokwenza okuhle ngempela ingcoliswe isono sokuzicabangela bona. Kungakho uPetru ekhuluma kabi ngoJohane omelela imisebenzi emihle, ethi, “Kuyini lokhu na?” Ephendula, uJesu uthi kuPetru: “Uma ngithanda ukuba ahlale ngize ngifike, kuyini kuwe na? (Johane 21:22). UJesu ube eseqhubeka ethi, “Ngilandele.” 27
UJesu usemtshelile uPetru ukuthi amlandele (bheka Johane 21:19). Omunye angase acabange ukuthi uJesu uphinde atshele uPetru ukuthi amlandele. Kodwa kulokhu, la mazwi aqondiswe kuJohane. Lokhu kumelela umqondo wokuthi uPetru, omele ukholo, noJohane, omele izenzo zokupha, kufanele bobabili balandele uJesu. Ngale ndlela, ukholo kanye nenkonzo ewusizo, noma iqiniso nokuhle, kungaba ukusebenza ndawonye njengento eyodwa. Kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zobuntu bethu kunikezwa ubizo olufanayo: “Ngilandele.” 28
Ukubuya kwesibili kweNkosi
Kulesi siqephu, amazwi kaJesu okuphetha athi, “Uma ngithanda ukuba ahlale ngize ngifike, kuyini kuwe na? Ngilandele." Ezingeni elingokoqobo, uJesu ukhuluma ngokubaluleka kokumlandela, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abanye benzani. Usicela ukuthi sigcine izinhliziyo nezingqondo zethu zivulekile ekuholeni Kwakhe ukuze akwazi ukusebenza ngathi.
Kula mazwi okuphetha, uJesu ukhuluma nangokubuya Kwakhe okuthenjisiwe. Njengoba uJesu asho kubafundi Bakhe enkulumweni yakhe yokuvalelisa, “Angiyikunishiya niyizintandane; ngizoza kuwe” (Johane 14:18). Ezinsukwini ezintathu emva kokubethelwa Kwakhe, uJesu wasigcina isithembiso Sakhe. Wabuyela kubo, wabaphefumulela, wathi: “Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele.”Johane 20:22). Wabuye weza kubo emva kwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili, manje usebuyele kubo ngokwesithathu. Isikhathi ngasinye lapho eza kubo, uJesu wayebanika amathuba okukhula ekuqondeni kwabo futhi ajulise uthando lwabo Ngaye.
Konke lokhu kumelela ukuthi uJesu uza kanjani empilweni yethu ngayinye. Ekufikeni Kwakhe kokuqala, uJesu uza enyameni. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu” (Johane 1:14). Lokhu kumelela ukuqonda kwethu kokuqala ngoNkulunkulu ngenkathi ehamba futhi ekhuluma phakathi kwethu ngenkathi esemhlabeni. Ukubuya kwesibili kweNkosi, nokho, kungokomoya. Kwenzeka njalo lapho sizwa izwi Lakhe eZwini Lakhe, noma sizwa isiqondiso Sakhe saphezulu ngoMoya Wakhe oNgcwele, noma sihlanganisa uthando nokuhlakanipha Kwakhe kuhlobo oluthile lwenkonzo ewusizo. Kafushane, iNkosi yethu, eyafika kanye isenyameni, iza kithi njalo emoyeni. 29
Amazwi Okuqala Nokugcina
24. Nguye lo umfundi ofakaza ngalezi zinto, futhi ulobe lezizinto; njalo siyazi ukuthi ubufakazi bakhe buqinisile.
25 Kodwa zikhona nezinye izinto eziningi uJesu azenzayo, okuthi, uma kulotshwa zonke, ngithi nomhlaba ngokwawo ubungekwanela izincwadi ezingalotshwa. Amen.
Ekuphetheni kweVangeli NgokukaLuka , siphawule ukuthi uJesu watshela abafundi bakhe ukuba bahlale noma ‘bahlale’ emzini waseJerusalema. Ngomongo walelo vangeli, saqonda ukuthi lokhu kusho ukuthi abafundi kufanele bahlale eqinisweni lemibhalo engcwele, bezindla futhi bazindle ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu baze bathole ukuqonda, ugqozi, “namandla avela phezulu” ( NW ), ‘amandla avela phezulu,’ futhi ‘amandla avela phezulu.Luka 24:49). 30
Manje, njengoba sifika esiphethweni sikaJohane , uJesu uphinde akhulume ngokuhlala noma ukuhlala. Njengoba uJesu esho kuPetru, “Uma ngithanda ukuba yena [uJohane] ahlale, ngize ngifike, kuyini kuwe lokho na?” Nokho, kulokhu uJesu usho ukuthi abafundi kufanele baqhubeke bebathanda futhi bekhonza abanye. Kufanele baqhubeke nokugcina iZwi laKhe; kufanele baqhubeke benza imisebenzi emihle; futhi kufanele baqhubeke befundisa abanye. Konke lokhu kufanekiselwa umfundi uJohane ‘owayeyohlala’ kuze kufike uJesu.
Ngokuhlala bekulesi simo, nangokuqhubeka benza imisebenzi emihle, abafundi babeyohlala beseduze neNkosi ekuphileni nasekufeni, benza intando yaKhe kuyilapho befundisa abanye ukuba benze okufanayo. Ngenxa yalokho, babeyoba phakathi kwabokuqala abasungula ibandla lobuKristu beqiniso. Nokho, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, njengoba imfundiso kancane kancane yayibaluleka kunokuphila, ibandla laliyoqala ukwehla futhi liwe. 31
Imininingwane yokuthi lolokholo olusha lwaluzovela kanjani bese luwohloka ichazwa okokuqala encwadini yeZenzo zabaPhostoli kanye nezincwadi , bese yembulwa ngokuvuleka komqondo ongokomoya weNcwadi yesAmbulo —incwadi “evalwe ngezimpawu eziyisikhombisa”.IsAmbulo 5:1). Emakhasini okuqala esAmbulo , uJesu uthi ebandleni lase-Efesu, “Ulushiyile uthando lwakho lokuqala” (IsAmbulo 2:4). Lolo “thando lokuqala” uJesu akhuluma ngalo lugxile kakhulu ebuhleni bempilo, hhayi nje iqiniso lemfundiso. 32
Kodwa leyo ngenye indaba, ezoxoxwa ngesinye isikhathi. Lena, indaba yamavangeli amane, isizophela manje. Njengoba sesibonile, yaqala kuMathewu ngala mazwi, “Incwadi yokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaDavide, iNdodana ka-Abrahama” (Mathewu 1:1). Ngaleso sikhathi, saveza ukuthi “incwadi” imelela izinga elingaphakathi lomuntu. Ngakho-ke, iVangeli NgokukaMathewu liyindaba kaJesu yokwembulwa kancane kancane kwemfanelo Yakhe engaphakathi—ubunkulunkulu Bakhe. Njengoba uJesu esho kulelivangeli, “Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na? (Mathewu 16:15). 33
Lesi sihloko siyaqhubeka kuwo wonke amavangeli, sithatha futhi evesini lokuqala likaMarku , lapho sifunda ukuthi uJesu akasachazwa njengendodana kaDavide noma indodana ka-Abrahama, kodwa kunalokho, njengeNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Nakuba lonke ivangeli liqukethe izingqikithi ezifanayo, ivangeli ngalinye linomyalezo ohamba phambili. EVangelini NgokukaMarku , isisusa esiphindaphindayo ukuphenduka. Lokhu kumelelwa ukukhishwa kwamademoni kaningi. Kungokuqaphela nokuphenduka esonweni lapho silungela ukwamukela iqiniso elilethwa nguJesu. Njengoba uJesu esho emazwini Akhe okuqala alelivangeli, “Isikhathi sigcwalisekile, nombuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele. Phendukani nikholwe yivangeli” (Marku 1:15).
Khona-ke, njengoba siphendukela kuLuka , kugcizelelwa ukuguqulwa kokuqonda. Kungeqiniso uJesu alifundisayo ukuthi singayilahla imibono engamanga futhi sifunde eyiqiniso. KuLuka ke, ukuthuthukiswa kokuqonda okusha kuba yindikimba enkulu. Kungakho ekupheleni kwalelivangeli abafundi batshelwa ukuthi bahlale eJerusalema, bemele indawo yokufundisa, baze bathole amandla avela phezulu. KuLuka kuphela lapho kulotshiwe ukuthi “Wavula ukuqonda kwabo ukuze baqonde imibhalo” (Luka 24:45). 34
Ekugcineni, njengoba siqhubeka kusukela ekupheleni kukaLuka kuya ekuqaleni kukaJohane , ukuguqulwa kokuqonda kuholela ekwamukelweni kwentando entsha. Lokhu kwenzeka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba uthando lwethu ngoJehova lujula futhi njengoba sizwa intando Yakhe isebenza ngathi. Njengoba lokhu kwenzeka kithi, senza inguquko ekugcineni imiyalo, hhayi ekulaleleni, kodwa othandweni. Njengoba uJesu esho kubafundi bakhe kulelivangeli, “Uma ningithanda, niyogcina izwi lami” (Johane 15:17).
Ngaphezu kwalokho, indikimba yobunkulunkulu bukaJesu, eyaqala kuMathewu futhi yaqhubeka ngoMarku noLuka , ifinyelela umvuthwandaba wayo encwadini kaJohane . Kulelivangeli lokugcina, kuya ngokuya kucaca ukuthi uJesu “NGIKHONA” omkhulu. Lezi zitatimende ezithi “NGIKHONA” zihlanganisa ukuthi, “Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila” (Johane 6:35), “Mina ngiwukukhanya kwezwe” (Johane 8:12), “I am the door” (Johane 10:7), “Mina ngingumalusi omuhle” (Johane 10:11,14), “Mina ngingukuvuka nokuphila” (Johane 11:25), “Mina ngiyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila” (Johane 14:6), “I am the true vine” (Johane 15:1), futhi mhlawumbe ngamandla amakhulu, “Engakabikho u-Abrahama, mina ngikhona” (Johane 8:58). Kungakho eVangelini NgokukaJohane , futhi kuleli vangeli kuphela, uTomase ubiza uJesu ngokuthi, “Nkosi yami noNkulunkulu wami” (Johane 20:28).
Njengoba sifika emazwini okugcina kaJohane —namazwi okugcina amaVangeli Amane—siphawula omunye umniningwane omangalisayo, ukuthinta okuphethayo. Njengoba nje igama lokuqala lamavangeli lithi “book” biblos [βίβλος] igama lokugcina lamavangeli lithi “books” biblia [βιβλία]. Njengoba uJohane ekubeka: “Kukhona nezinye izinto eziningi uJesu azenza, okuthi, uma bezilotshwa ngayinye ngayinye, ngithi nezwe ngokwalo belingenakukwanela izincwadi ebezingalotshwa.”Johane 21:25). EsiGrekini sokuqala, lowo musho wokugcina, “izincwadi ezingalotshwa,” uthi ta graphomena biblia [τὰ γραφόμενα βιβλία].
Ukushintsha kwegama lokuqala elithi “incwadi” kuMathewu kuya kwelekugcina elithi “izincwadi” kuJohane kusikisela ukuthi izimfanelo zeNkosi azinamkhawulo. Zonke izincwadi emhlabeni azinakuchaza noma ziqukethe izincazelo zothando Lwakhe olungenamkhawulo nesihe, ukuhlakanipha namandla Akhe, ukubekezela nokuphikelela Kwakhe. Izimfanelo zakhe zobuNkulunkulu zikhulu kuzo zonke izihlabathi zolwandle nezinkanyezi zonke zezulu. 35
Ngakho-ke, amavangeli asethula kuJesu—uNkulunkulu oyedwa wezulu nomhlaba. Iqiniso lokuthi ziqala ngegama elithi “incwadi” futhi zigcine ngegama elithi “izincwadi” aziqondakali. Kungenye inkomba yokuthi amavangeli amane ngempela ayingubo engenamthungo, elukwe phezulu yaba yisiqephu esisodwa. Ziyindaba engenazihibe yokuthi uNkulunkulu uza kanjani empilweni yethu ngayinye, uma sizimisele ukumamukela, kancane kancane eziveza njengeNkosi uJesu Kristu—umthombo walo lonke uthando, konke ukuhlakanipha, nawo wonke amandla okusebenza okuwusizo.
Uma sesikubonile lokhu, futhi safaka izimfundiso zikaJesu enhliziyweni, siphefumulelwa ukuba simlandele. Siyaqaphela ukuthi Lowo ofanayo owaluka indaba yevangeli engenamthungo futhi unguMqambi wezimpilo zethu. Ngokwengxenye enkulu, asiziboni izindlela ezimangalisayo ezihamba ngazo phakathi kwethu, eluka futhi ehlanganisa izehlakalo zokuphila kwethu ngokusebenza okuyimfihlo koMphathi Wakhe. Ubani ongazi izindlela eziningi asebenza ngazo ngaphakathi kwethu, eguqula konke okwenzeka kube ngamathuba enhlalakahle yethu yaphakade? 36
Khona-ke, akumangalisi ukuthi uJohane wayeyoshukumiseleka ukuba aphethe ivangeli lakhe ngala mazwi, “Zikhona nezinye eziningi kangaka uJesu azenzayo, okuthi, uma zilotshwa ngazinye, ngithi ngisho nezwe ngokwalo belingekwenze. ziqukethe izincwadi ezingalotshwa. Amen.” 37
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 774: “INkosi ihlezi ikhona kubo bonke abantu, ababi nabalungile, ngoba akekho ongaphila ngaphandle kobukhona Bakhe. Kodwa ukufika Kwakhe kulinganiselwe kulabo abamamukelayo, futhi laba yilabo abakholwa Kuye futhi bagcine imiyalo Yakhe. Ubukhona beNkosi obungapheli obunikeza umuntu amandla okucabanga nekhono lokuba ngokomoya.” Bhekafuthi Isimemo Ebandleni Elisha 23: “Kungenxa yobukhona beNkosi obungapheli lapho abantu benekhono lokucabanga, ukuqonda kanye nokuzimisela. Lawa makhono abangelwa kuphela ukungena kokuphila okuvela eNkosini.”
2. Nomshado Wasezulwini 316: “Futhi watshela abafundi bakhe ukuba baphonse amanetha abo ngakwesokunene somkhumbi, futhi lapho benza kanjalo, babamba izinhlanzi eziningi kakhulu. Ngalokhu Wayeqonde ukuthi kufanele bafundise okuhle kwesisa, futhi ngokwenza lokho babezobutha abantu.” Bhekafuthi Nothando Lobunkulunkulu Nenhlakanipho Yobunkulunkulu 127: “Kuzo zombili izingelosi nakubantu kukhona uhlangothi lwesokudla nolwesobunxele. Yonke into engakwesokudla ihlobene nothando okuvela kulo ukuhlakanipha.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 513:16: “INkosi yazibonakalisa ngesikhathi bedoba, ngoba ‘ukudoba’ kwakusho ukufundisa ulwazi lweqiniso nobuhle, kanjalo nokuguqula. Ukubayala kwakhe ‘ukuba baphonse inetha ngakwesokunene somkhumbi’ kwabonisa ukuthi zonke izinto kufanele zisuke ebuhleni bothando nothando, ‘ohlangothini olufanele’ okubonisa lobo buhle okuzovela kubo zonke izinto, kuze kufike olwazini. athathwe ebuhleni, kuze kube manje aphila futhi anda.”
3. I-Arcana Coelestia 10227:2: “Umbhalo wazo zonke izinto eziya eNkosini uvula ingaphakathi lomuntu ezulwini, ngoba ngaleyo ndlela kuyavunywa ukuthi akukho lutho lweqiniso nokuhle oluvela kuye. Ngokuvumelana nalokhu kuvunywa, uthando lokuzicabangela luyaphela, futhi ngokuthanda komuntu siqu ubumnyama obukhulu emangeni nasebubini. Ngendlela efanayo, umuntu uba msulwa, nasothandweni nasekukholweni eNkosini.” Bhekafuthi Zulu nesi Hogo 271: “Uthando eNkosini ... luvula ingaphakathi lengqondo ... futhi luwumthombo wazo zonke izinto zokuhlakanipha."
4. Imfundiso Yempilo 9: “Kungenzeka ukuthi abantu benza izinto ezifanayo kakhulu ezivela kuNkulunkulu, noma bazenzela bona. Uma benza lezi zinto ezivela kuNkulunkulu, bahle; kodwa uma bezenza lezo zinto ngokwabo, azilungile. Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 513:16: “Kuthiwa ‘babeshikashikeka ubusuku bonke bengabambanga lutho,’ okubonisa ukuthi akukho lutho oluvela kuye siqu noma kokwakhe (indawo) kodwa ukuthi zonke izinto zivela eNkosini.”
5. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 7863: “Imfuneko yokuba izinkalo zabo ziboshwe isho ukulungiswa ngokufanelekile ukuze bathole okuhle neqiniso okuvela eNkosini, futhi benze ngokuvumelana nalokho okugelezayo. Konke ukubhinca nezingubo kusho isimo umuntu aselungisiwe ekuso. ukwamukela nokwenza, ngoba uma kunjalo yonke into isendaweni yayo efanele.” Bheka futhi 110:3: “Ngoba lapho abantu bezihlanganisa noNkulunkulu ngokuphila ngokuvumelana nemithetho yokuhleleka, eyimiyalo kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uzihlanganisa nabantu, futhi uyabaguqula besuka kokwemvelo baye kokomoya.”
6. IJerusalema Elisha Nezimfundiso Zalo ZaseZulwini 15: “Umusa kumakhelwane wenza okuhle, nokulunga, nokulungile, kuyo yonke imisebenzi nakuyo yonke imisebenzi.”
7. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 5071: “Umlilo wokuphila kumuntu ubhebhezelwa yilokho akuthandayo. Umlilo wasezulwini ubhebhezelwa uthando lokuhle neqiniso, futhi umlilo wesihogo ubhebhezelwa uthando lokubi namanga. Noma lokho okulingana okufanayo, umlilo wasezulwini ubhebhezelwa uthando eNkosini nothando ngomakhelwane, futhi umlilo wesihogo ubhebhezelwa ukuzithanda nothando lwezwe.”
8. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 746: “Lapho abantu bedalwa okokuqala, babegcwele ukuhlakanipha nothando lwakho, hhayi ngenxa yabo, kodwa ukuze bakudlulisele kubo ngokwabo kwabanye. Ngakho-ke kulotshiwe ngokuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileyo ukuthi akekho ohlakaniphile oziphilela yena yedwa, kodwa futhi nabanye. Yilokho umsuka womphakathi obungeke ube khona ngenye indlela.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 406: “Abantu kufanele banikeze izingqondo zabo ukudla, okungukuthi, ngezinto eziphathelene nokuhlakanipha nokwahlulela; kodwa isiphetho kufanele sibe ukuthi ngalokho babe sesimweni sokukhonza izakhamuzi zakubo, umphakathi, izwe labo, ibandla, kanjalo neNkosi.”
9. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 820:6: “Kusobala ngokusobala ukuthi uPetru wayemelela iqiniso elivela ebuhleni bothando eNkosini, futhi yingakho manje esebizwa ngokuthi uSimoni indodana kaJona, ngoba ‘uSimoni indodana kaJona’ ufanekisela ukholo oluvela ekusizeni; ‘USimoni’ ufanekisa ukulalela nokulalela, futhi elithi ‘Jona’ lisho ijuba, elisho uthando. Ukuthi labo abasesifundisweni seqiniso elisuka othandweni lweNkosi kufanele bafundise labo abayoba ngamalungu ebandla leNkosi kusho ukuthi iNkosi iyabuza, ‘Ingabe uyangithanda na? izimvu.’ Akukhona ukuthi uPetru wayezofundisa kuphela, kodwa bonke ababemelelwe uPetru, labo, njengoba sekushiwo, abangabo abathanda iNkosi, futhi besuka lapho emaqinisweni avela eNkosini.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10787: “Ukuthanda iNkosi kuwukuthanda imiyalo evela kuyo, okungukuthi, ukuphila ngayo kulolo thando.”
10. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 950:3: “Umyalo othi ‘Ungabi nabanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle Kwami,’ uhlanganisa nokungazithandi wena kanye nomhlaba ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinto; ngoba lokho umuntu akuthandayo ngaphezu kwakho konke ungunkulunkulu wakhe.”
11. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 561: “Kodwa ziyini izinsalela? Aziyona nje kuphela impahla namaqiniso abantu abaye bawafunda eZwini leNkosi kusukela besewusana, futhi ngaleyondlela agcizelele enkumbulweni yabo, kodwa futhi bayizo zonke izimo ezisuselwe lapho, njengezimo zokungabi nacala kwasebuntwaneni; izimo zothando kubazali, abafowabo, othisha, abangani; izimo zothando kumakhelwane, futhi kanjalo nesihawu kwabampofu nabaswele; ngegama, zonke izimo ezinhle neqiniso. Lezi zifundazwe kanye nezimpahla namaqiniso agcizelelwe enkumbulweni, zibizwa ngokuthi izinsalela…. Zonke lezi zifundazwe zigcinwe kubantu yiNkosi kangangokuthi akukho ngisho nomncane wabo olahlekile. " Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 1050:2: “Nokho lezi yizimo abantu abangazifundi, kodwa abazithola njengesipho esivela eNkosini, futhi uJehova asigcina kuzo. Kanye namaqiniso okholo, yibo futhi ababizwa ngokuthi ‘izinsalela’ futhi ezeNkosi yodwa…. Lapho abantu bevuselelwa, lezi zifunda ziyisiqalo sokuphindukuzalwa, futhi ziholelwa kuzo; ngoba iNkosi isebenza ngezinsalela.”
12. Zulu nesi Hogo 281: “Innocence uzimisele ukuholwa iNkosi.... Iqiniso alinakuhlanganiswa kokuhle noma okuhle neqiniso ngaphandle kokuba msulwa. Yingakho izingelosi zingezona izingelosi zasezulwini ngaphandle kokuba zimsulwa.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 996:2: “Ukuba msulwa kuwukuthanda iNkosi njengoYise womuntu ngokwenza imiyalo Yayo nokufisa ukuholwa Nguye hhayi yedwa, kanjalo njengosana.”
13. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 7840: “Kukho konke okuhle kumele kube msulwa ukuze kube kuhle; ngaphandle kobumsulwa okuhle kunjengokungathi ngaphandle komphefumulo wakho. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi iNkosi ingena ngobumsulwa, futhi ngabo ikwenza kuphile okuhle kulabo abazalwa kabusha.”
14. I-Arcana Coelestia 1298:3: “EZwini, amatshe amelela amaqiniso angcwele…. Lamaqiniso angcwele ayesho izibhebhe zamatshe okwakulotshwe kuzo imiyalo yoMthetho, noma iMiyalo Eyishumi. Kungakho benziwa ngamatshe … ngokuba imiyalo ngokwayo ayilutho ngaphandle kwamaqiniso okholo.”
15. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 798:6: “Abantu abakwazi ukwenza okuhle ngesisa ngaphandle uma ingqondo yabo kamoya ivuliwe, futhi ingqondo kamoya ivulwa kuphela ngokudeda komuntu ekwenzeni okubi nokukugwema, futhi ekugcineni asuke kubo ngoba ephambana nemiyalo yobuNkulunkulu eZwini, kanjalo. ngokumelene neNkosi. Lapho abantu [ekuqaleni] begwema futhi befulathela okubi, zonke izinto abazicabangayo, abazenzayo, nabazenzayo, zinhle ngoba zivela eNkosini.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 330: “Kuze kube manje lapho abantu begwema okubi, bayothola okuhle. Isibonelo… njengoba abantu begwema isifiso sokubulala, noma ukwenza inzondo nokuziphindiselela, kuze kube manje bafisela okuhle omakhelwane babo. Kuze kube manje njengoba abantu begwema isifiso sokuphinga, kuze kube manje bafisa ukuphila ngokumsulwa nabashade nabo. Kuze kube manje lapho abantu begwema isifiso sokweba, kuze kube manje baphishekela ubuqotho. Kuze kube manje njengoba abantu begwema isifiso sokunikeza ubufakazi bamanga, kuze kube manje bafisa ukucabanga nokusho okuyiqiniso…. Kukho konke lokhu kusobala ukuthi imiyalo yeDecalogue iqukethe zonke izinto zothando ngoNkulunkulu nothando kumakhelwane.” Bhekafuthi Umusa 13: “Into yokuqala yothando ukubheka eNkosini futhi ugweme okubi njengezono; futhi okwesibili kwesisa wukwenza izinto.
16. I-Arcana Coelestia 6073:2 “Ngenxa yokuthi izingelosi ezulwini zibuswa okuhle ezamukelwa yiNkosi, azinaso isifiso esikhulu ukwedlula ukwenza izinkonzo eziwusizo. Lokhu kuyizinto ezijabulisa kakhulu ekuphileni kwabo, futhi ngezinga abazenza ngalo izinkonzo eziwusizo bajabulela isibusiso nenjabulo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10131: “Ngokuthi ‘amawundlu’ kufanekiselwa ubuhle bokungabi nacala, nokuhle kokungabi nacala yikho kuphela okwamukela uJehova, ngoba ngaphandle kokulunga kobumsulwa uthando lweNkosi alunakwenzeka, noma uthando kumakhelwane, noma ukholo olunokuphila. kuyo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9391: “EZwini, ‘amawundlu’ afanekisela ubuhle bokungabi nacala futhi ‘izimvu’ zifanekisela ubuhle besisa kumuntu wangaphakathi noma ongokomoya.”
17. Zulu nesi Hogo 217: “Uthando olubhekiswe kumakhelwane lunwebeka kuzo zonke izinto kanye nento ngayinye yempilo yomuntu. Kuhilela futhi ukuthanda okuhle nokwenza okuhle ngokuthanda okuhle neqiniso, futhi nokwenza lokho nje othandweni lokulungile kuyo yonke imisebenzi nakuyo yonke imisebenzi. Lokhu wukuthanda umakhelwane.”
18. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 315: “Izingelosi zithanda bonke abantu, futhi azifisi lutho ngaphandle kokubanikeza izinkonzo zomusa, ukubafundisa, nokubadlulisela ezulwini. Kulokhu kuhlanganisa intokozo yabo ephezulu kakhulu.”
19. I-Arcana Coelestia 3994:5: “‘NgoPetru’ lapha nakwezinye izindawo kufanekiselwa ukholo; futhi ukholo alulona ukholo ngaphandle kokuthi luvela othandweni oluya kumakhelwane. Ngokufanayo, isisa nothando akuzona iziphambeko nothando ngaphandle uma zisuka ekubeni msulwa. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, iNkosi iqale ibuze uPetru ukuthi uyamthanda yini, okungukuthi, uthando lukhona yini okholweni, bese ithi, ‘Yondla amawundlu aMi,’ okungukuthi, lawo angenacala. Bese kuthi-ke, emva kombuzo ofanayo, Uthi, ‘Yondla izimvu zaMi,’ yilabo abasesothandweni.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2839: “Uthando olungenalo ukholo alulona uthando lwangempela, futhi ukholo ngaphandle kothando alulona ukholo. Ukuze kube khona uthando, kufanele kube nokukholwa; futhi ukuze kube khona ukholo, kufanele kube nothando; kodwa okubalulekile ngokwako kuwuthando; ngoba akukho kwenye indawo imbewu engokukholwa engatshalwa kuyo.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YamaKristu Eqiniso 367:2-3: “Ukuze uthando nokholo kube ngokoqobo, angeke kwehlukaniswe njengoba nje intando nokuqonda kungenakuhlukaniswa. Uma lezi zihlukaniswa, ukuqonda kuyanyamalala, futhi okwamanje intando nayo…. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uthando luhlala entandweni, nokholo ekuqondeni. "
20. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 727: “Amadili esontweni lobuKristu bakudala ayeyimikhosi yokupha, ayeqinisana kuyo ukuze aqhubeke ekhulekela uJehova ngezinhliziyo eziqotho.”
21. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9586: “Ukwenza okubi ngenxa yenjabulo yothando kubonakala njengenkululeko; kodwa kuwubugqila, ngoba uvela esihogweni. Ukwenza okuhle ngenjabulo yothando kubonakala kuyinkululeko, futhi kuyinkululeko, ngoba kuvela eNkosini. Ngakho-ke kuwubugqila ukuholwa yisihogo, futhi kuyinkululeko ukuholwa yiNkosi. Njengoba iNkosi ifundisa kuJohane: ‘Wonke umuntu owenza isono uyisigqila sesono’ (Johane 8:34).”
22. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10087: “Amazwi athi, ‘Ngesikhathi usemncane wawubhinca futhi uhambe lapho uthanda khona; kodwa lapho usumdala uyokwelula izandla zakho, omunye akubophe, akuyise lapho ungathandi khona,’ kusho ukuthi ezigabeni zalo zokuqala ukholo lwesonto lwalunobuhle bokungabi nacala, njengomntwana omncane. Kodwa lapho seliwohloka, okuyisigaba sokugcina sebandla, ukholo lwalungeke lusaba nakho lokho okuhle noma okuhle kwesisa, okwakuyolihola ngaleso sikhathi ububi namanga. Konke lokhu okushiwo ukuthi ‘lapho usumdala uyokwelula izandla zakho omunye akubophe akuyise lapho ungathandi khona,’ okungukuthi, uyophuma enkululekweni uye ebugqilini.”
23. I-Arcana Coelestia 10134:9: “Isimo sokuqala sebandla yisimo sobuntwana, ngaleyo ndlela futhi esokuba msulwa, futhi ngenxa yalokho esokuthanda iNkosi. Lesi simo sibizwa ngokuthi ‘kusa.’ Isimo sesibili isimo sokukhanya. Isimo sesithathu siyisimo sokukhanya esibekwe ekusithekeni, okuwubusuku balelo bandla.’ Futhi isimo sesine siyisimo lapho lungekho uthando noma ngenxa yalokho noma yikuphi ukukhanya, ‘okuwubusuku balo.’” Bheka futhi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 9[4]: “Ibandla ngalinye liqala ekusizeni abantu abaswele, kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi liyehla liye ekukholweni, futhi ekugcineni liye ekukholweni kuphela. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi, ngesikhathi sokugcina sesonto, ukholo luba yimfanelo enjengokwenqaba okuhle kwesisa, lithi ukholo lulodwa olwakha ibandla futhi luyasindisa, hhayi okuhle kokuphila, okuwuthando.”
24. I-Arcana Coelestia 10087:4: “UJohane elandela iNkosi wabonisa ukuthi labo abasebuhleni bothando balandela iNkosi futhi bethandwa yiNkosi, futhi abahlehli; kuyilapho abasekukholweni behlukene abagcini nje ngokulandela iNkosi, kodwa futhi bayacasuka ngakho, njengoPetru ngaleso sikhathi.”
25. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 1000:4: “Labo abasothandweni lweqiniso lokuzalana, ngemva kokufa, lapho sebeyizingelosi, babuyela ebudodeni babo nasebusheni, abesilisa, nokho sebekhulile ngeminyaka, baba izinsizwa, nabafazi, nokho sebekhulile ngeminyaka, baba ngabesifazane abasha… . Abantu bakhula bebasha ezulwini ngoba bese bengena emshadweni wokuhle neqiniso; futhi kokuhle kukhona umzamo wokuthanda iqiniso njalo, futhi eqinisweni kukhona umzamo wokuthanda okuhle njalo; futhi ke umfazi muhle ngesimo futhi indoda isesimweni seqiniso. Kulowo mzamo abantu balahla bonke ubunzima, ukudabuka, kanye nokomisa kokuguga, futhi bembatha ukujabula, injabulo, nobusha bobusha. Kulowo mzamo bathola ukuphila okugcwele okuba injabulo.” Bhekafuthi Zulu nesi Hogo 414: “Ngamafuphi nje, ukuguga ezulwini kuwukukhula usemusha.”
26. I-Arcana Coelestia 6073:3: “Wathi uPetru ngokuthukuthela: ‘Nkosi, kuyini lokhu?’ UJesu wathi kuye: ‘Uma ngithanda ukuba ahlale ngize ngifike, kuyini kuwe lokho? Ngilandeleni.’ Ngalokhu futhi kwabikezelwa ukuthi ukholo lwaluyodelela imisebenzi, nokho ukuthi laba [abenza imisebenzi] baseduze neNkosi.”
27. I-Arcana Coelestia 10087:3: “Mayelana nokulandela kukaJohane iNkosi, lokhu kwakuwuphawu lweqiniso lokuthi labo abenza izenzo ezinhle zothando balandela iNkosi, bayathandwa iNkosi, futhi abayishiyi Yona, kuyilapho labo abanokholo oluhlukene nesisa abagcini nje ngokuhluleka. ukulandela iNkosi kodwa futhi bacasulwa yilelo qiniso [okungukuthi. iqiniso lokuthi ayikho insindiso ngaphandle kokuba ukholo luhlanganiswe nemisebenzi emihle].” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 7778:2: “Ukukholwa ngaphandle kwesisa akulona ukholo, kodwa kuphela inkumbulo-ulwazi lwezinto ezifana nezokholo. Ngokuba amaqiniso okholo abheka ekusizeni njengesiphetho sawo sokugcina. "
28. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 785:5: “Abafundi beNkosi abayishumi nambili nabo bamele ibandla kuzo zonke izinto zokholo nothando sezizonke; futhi ikakhulukazi, uPetru, uJakobe, kanye noJohane, bamele ukholo, isihe, kanye nemisebenzi emihle ngokulandelana kwabo—ukholo lukaPetru, uthando lukaJakobe, kanye noJohane imisebenzi emihle. Kungakho iNkosi yathi kuPetru, lapho uPetru ebona uJohane elandela iNkosi, ‘Kuyini lokho kuwe, Petru? Wena Johane, ngilandele, ngokuba uPetru wathi ngoJohane: Kuyini lokhu na? [Uthini?]. Impendulo yeNkosi yabonisa ukuthi abenza imisebenzi emihle mabalandele uJehova…. Ukuthi ibandla likulabo abenza imisebenzi emihle, kuboniswa namazwi eNkosi asesiphambanweni … 'Mame, bheka indodana yakho'; wathi kulowo mfundi [uJohane]: ‘Bheka unyoko’; kusukela kulelo hora lowo mfundi wamthatha. Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi lapho kunemisebenzi emihle, isonto liyoba khona.”
29. I-Arcana Coelestia 3900:9: “Ukuza kweNkosi akuhambisani nencwadi, yokuthi izophinde ibonakale emhlabeni; kodwa ubukhona Bakhe kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi lokhu kuba khona noma nini lapho ivangeli lishunyayelwa futhi kucatshangwa ngalokho okungcwele.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 6895:2: “Ukuza kweNkosi akusho ukubonakala Kwayo kanye nezingelosi emafwini, kodwa ukwamukela Yona ezinhliziyweni zabantu ngothando nokholo, kanye nokuvela Kwayo kubantu ngaphakathi eZwini.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 774: “Ukuza kweNkosi kwenzeka kumuntu ohlanganisa ukushisa nokukhanya, okungukuthi, ohlanganisa uthando neqiniso.”
30. IJerusalema Elisha Nezimfundiso Zalo ZaseZulwini 6: “Kuthiwa, ‘Umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema Elisha’ . . . ngoba ngomqondo ongokomoya weZwi, umuzi nomuzi ufanekisela imfundiso, futhi umuzi ongcwele ufanekisela imfundiso yeqiniso laphezulu.”
31. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 104: “Wonke amasonto aqala ekusizeni abampofu, futhi ngokulandelanayo bayayifulathela baye okholweni kuphela noma emisebenzini emihle. "
32. Ambulo sAmbuliwe 73: “Ukuthi ngebandla lase-Efesu, kubhekiselwa kulabo abasebandleni ngokuyinhloko ababheka amaqiniso emfundiso hhayi izinto zokuphila.”
33. Ambulo sAmbuliwe 867: “Kwavulwa izincwadi; nenye incwadi yavulwa, okuyincwadi yokuphila, ikhombisa ukuthi ingaphakathi lemiqondo yabo bonke yavuleka, futhi ngokungena kokukhanya nokushisa okuvela ezulwini izinga labo labonakala futhi labonwa, mayelana nokuthandwa okukhona. yothando noma yentando, futhi kusukela lapho mayelana nemicabango engokukholwa noma yokuqonda, kanye nokubi nokuhle… Zibizwa ngokuthi 'izincwadi,' ngoba ngaphakathi kwengqondo yawo wonke umuntu kubhalwe zonke izinto. ukuthi umuntu ucabange, wahlosa, wakhuluma, futhi wakwenza emhlabeni ngentando noma othandweni, futhi kusukela lapho ekuqondeni noma ekukholweni; zonke lezi zinto zilotshiwe ekuphileni kwawo wonke umuntu ngokunemba okukhulu kangangokuthi akukho nokukodwa kukho okuntulayo.”
34. I-Arcana Coelestia 3863:3: “Ukuthi ukholo ekuqondeni, noma ekuqondeni iqiniso, lwandulela ukholo entandweni, noma ekuzimiseleni kweqiniso, kufanele kubonakale kuwo wonke umuntu; ngoba lapho noma yini ingaziwa kumuntu (njengokulunga kwasezulwini), umuntu kumelwe aqale azi ukuthi ikhona, futhi aqonde ukuthi iyini, ngaphambi kokuba umuntu ayenze.”
35. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 37: “Uthando nokuhlakanipha yizici ezimbili ezibalulekile okufanele kubhekwe kuzo zonke izimfanelo ezingapheli ezikuNkulunkulu noma eziphuma Kuye.”
36. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 10[2]: “Ukuvuma ukuthi iNkosi iwukuphila noma umphefumulo wayo yonke imfundiso yesonto.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YamaKristu Eqiniso 280:5: “Imibono kamoya inamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo, ayikhulumeki, ayichazeki, futhi ayiqondakali kumuntu wasemhlabeni. Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yokuthi imibono nemicabango kamoya kudlulele ... iveza imibono nemicabango engaphezu kwemicabango, izimfanelo ezingaphezu kwezimfanelo, kanye nemizwa engaphezu kwemizwa.”
37. I-Arcana Coelestia 5202:4: “Abantu abalungile bazalwa kabusha ngaso sonke isikhathi, kusukela ebuntwaneni babo kuya esikhathini sokugcina sokuphila kwabo emhlabeni, futhi kamuva kuya phakade, hhayi kuphela ngaphakathi kwabo, kodwa nangaphandle kwabo, futhi lokhu ngokumangalisayo. izinqubo.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 6574:3: “Emhlabeni kamoya wendawo yonke kubusa ukuphela okuvela eNkosini, okuwukuthi akukho lutho, ngisho nokuncane, okuyovela, ngaphandle kokuthi okuhle kungavela kukho. Ngakho-ke umbuso weNkosi ubizwa ngokuthi umbuso wesiphelo nosetshenziswayo.”
