Isahluko samashumi amabili
Uvuko
1 Kwathi ngolokuqala lweviki uMariya Magdalena wafika ethuneni ekuseni kusemnyama, wakhangela ilitshe elalisusiwe ethuneni.
2. Wasegijima, waya kuSimoni Petru nakomunye umfundi uJesu amthandayo, wathi kubo: Bayisusile iNkosi ethuneni, asazi lapho abayibeke khona.
3. UPetro wasephuma lomunye umfundi, bafika ethuneni.
4 Bagijima bobabili kanyekanye; omunye umfundi wagijima kakhulu kunoPetru, wafika kuqala ethuneni.
5. Ekhothama, ebuka amashidi abekiwe; nokho akangenanga.
6 Khona kwafika uSimoni Petru emlandela, wafika ethuneni, bheka, izindwangu zedlulwa;
7 Neduku elaliphezu kwekhanda lakhe, lingabekwanga nezindwangu, kodwa lilodwa, songwe ndaweninye.
8 Ngakho wangena laye omunye umfundi owayefike kuqala ethuneni, wabona, wakholwa.
9. Ngokuba babengakawazi umbhalo othi umelwe ukuvuka kwabafileyo.
10. Khona-ke abafundi babuyela kubo.
Ekupheleni kwesahluko esandulele, uJosefa wase-Arimatheya noNikhodemu bagcoba umzimba kaJesu ngamafutha amaningi nezinongo, bawusonga ngezindwangu zelineni, bawubeka ethuneni. Siphawulile ukuthi lesi senzo simelela isisa, nenhlonipho ngomqondo ongokoqobo weZwi. Nakuba singase singaqondi ngokugcwele incazelo yangaphakathi yesiqephu esithile, sisezwa ubungcwele baso. Ngakho-ke, sikubheka ngenhlonipho ejulile futhi sikubeka endaweni ekhethekile ezingqondweni zethu. Konke lokhu kuvezwa indlela uJosefa noNikhodemu abanakekela ngayo isidumbu sikaJesu.
Lapho uJosefa noNikhodemu befaka isidumbu sikaJesu ethuneni, kwakungoLwesihlanu kusihlwa ngaphambi nje kokuqala kweSabatha. Njengoba lesi siqephu esilandelayo siqala, manje sekuwusuku lwesithathu selokhu uJesu abethelwa esiphambanweni nokungcwatshwa kwakhe, nokuqala kwesonto elisha. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngosuku lokuqala lweviki uMariya Magdalena wafika ethuneni ekuseni kusemnyama.” Ubumnyama bubonisa ukuntula kukaMariya ukuqonda ngalokho okwenzekile kuJesu. Into yokuqala ayibonayo ukuthi “ilitshe lalisusiwe ethuneni” (Johane 20:1).
Ngokuvamile, ngemva kokuba isidumbu sibekwe ethuneni, kubekwa itshe elisindayo eduze kwembobo, livale ithuna ngokuphumelelayo. Kodwa lokhu kwehlukile. Itshe lisusiwe. Ebona lokhu, uMariya ucabanga ukuthi kukhona othathe isidumbu sikaJesu. Njengoba egijima ethuneni, wahlangana noPetru noJohane futhi wathi kubo: “Bayisusile iNkosi ethuneni, futhi asazi ukuthi bayibekephi.”Johane 20:2). Ngaphandle kokungabaza, uJohane noPetru bagijimela ethuneni ukuze babone okwenzekile. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Base begijima bobabili kanyekanye, nomunye umfundi [uJohane] wagijima wadlula uPetru, wafika kuqala ethuneni.”Johane 20:4).
EVangelini NgokukaJohane kuphela sifunda ukuthi uJohane noPetru bagijimela ndawonye ethuneni, nokuthi ekugcineni uJohane ugijima kunoPetru. Kuzo zonke izindaba zevangeli, sibonile ukuthi elithi “Petru” lifanekisela ukholo oluza ngokuqonda iqiniso, futhi elithi “Johane” libonisa uthando lokusebenzela abanye. Njengoba sifunda iqiniso futhi silifaka ekuphileni kwethu, siqala ukuthola intando entsha. Yilapho uthando lwenkonzo luhola kancane kancane. Asiqali nje ukubona ubuhle ngaphakathi kweqiniso, kodwa siqala ukuzwa lobo buhle futhi. 1
Kusukela kuleli phuzu kuya phambili, ukuguqulwa kwenzeka. Sithoma ukuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso, ingasi ngombana liyinto elungileko, kodwana ngombana simthanda kwamambala uZimu nokuthanda ukukhonza abanye. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sizizwa sijabule ngokuba usizo. Ngakho-ke, kulotshiwe ukuthi uJohane, obonisa uthando lwenkonzo, uyagijima kunoPetru futhi ungowokuqala ukufika ethuneni. 2
Nakuba uJohane efika kuqala, uPetru ungowokuqala ukungena. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ekhothama [uJohane] elunguza, wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona; nokho akangenanga. Kwasekufika uSimoni Petru emlandela, wangena ethuneni.Johane 20:5-6). Ekukhuleni kwethu ngokomoya, lokhu kubhekisela endimeni ebalulekile ukuqonda kweqiniso okuqhubeka kuyifeza ekuzalweni kabusha kwethu. Nakuba ukuguquka kwenzeka lapho uthando luhola, ukuqonda iqiniso akuyekwa. Nakuba lingasekho endaweni yokuqala, iqiniso lisasebenza ndawonye nothando lwenkonzo.
Kulokhu, uPetru, obonisa iqiniso ekuqondeni (okuwukholo), ungena kuqala. Njengoba engena, uhlolisisa imininingwane. Njengoba kulotshiwe: “[UPetru] wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona, neduku elalisekhanda lakhe lingekho nezindwangu, kodwa lisongiwe wodwa.”Johane 20:6-7). Lezi zembozo zangaphandle, lapho zehlukaniswa nomzimba kaJesu, zifanekisela amaqiniso angaphandle eZwi ngaphandle kwencazelo yawo engokomoya. 3
Nakuba ukholo lungena kuqala, uthando luyalandela ngokushesha. Ngakho, ngemva kokuba uPetru engenile, uhambisana noJohane. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Khona-ke wangena nomunye umfundi ofike kuqala ethuneni; wabona futhi wakholwa” (Johane 20:8). Endabeni engokoqobo, bobabili uPetru noJohane bakholelwa, njengoba kwenza uMariya Magdalena, ukuthi kukhona osuse itshe wathatha isidumbu sikaJesu. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi, “babengakawazi umbhalo, ukuthi umelwe ukuvuka kwabafileyo” (Johane 20:9).
Okwamanje, futhi ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuthi babengayiqondi imibhalo eyayiprofetha ngokuvuka kukaJesu, uMariya, uJohane, noPetru bazizwa belahlekile futhi bedidekile. Bazi kuphela ukuthi umfundisi wabo othandekayo ubethelwe esiphambanweni, futhi manje umzimba Wakhe usususiwe. Abazi ukuthi uJesu uvukile. Okuwukuphela kwento abayibonayo yizingubo zelineni ezazimboze isidumbu sikaJesu nendwangu egoqwe ekhanda lakhe.
Bedidekile futhi bedangele, abafundi bayasuka ethuneni. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Abafundi baphinde bamuka baya emakhaya.”Johane 20:10). Kumelwe kuphawulwe ukuthi inkulumo ethi “emizini yabo” iyinguqulo ehlanekezelwe yegama lesiGreki elithi pros hautous [πρὸς αὑτοὺς] elisho “kubo” noma “kubo ngokwabo.” Nakuba kunengqondo ukuthatha lokhu njengokusho ukuthi uJohane noPetru babuyela “ezindlini zabo,” isiGreki sangempela sifundisa ukuthi baphinde babuyela “kubo ngokwabo”—okungukuthi, ezimweni zabo zengqondo zakudala nasezinkambweni zabo zokuziphatha abazijwayele.
Nokho, uMariya akabuyeli emzini wakhe, noma aye ndawo. Kunalokho, uhlala ethuneni.
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Noma nini lapho sizwa izindaba ezicasulayo, sibhekana nezimo eziyinselele, noma sibhekana nokulahlekelwa okudumazayo, singase silingeke ukuba sibuyele ezindleleni zakudala zokucabanga, ukuzwa, nokwenza. Lezi yizikhathi lapho silingeka khona ukuba “sibuyele kithi”—okungukuthi, ukubuyela esimweni sethu esidala, ukuziphatha, kanye nezimpendulo. Lokhu kuthambekela kokubuyela emifanekisweni yakudala umelelwa uJohane noPetru ‘ababuyela kubo. Kuyisifundo esiyisixwayiso kithi sonke. Ngakho-ke, njengesenzo esiwusizo, qaphela ukuthambekela kokubuyela ezindleleni zangaphambili zokucabanga nokuziphatha. Esikhundleni sokubuyela emaphethini akho amadala, landela isibonelo sikaMariya. Hlala uqinile. Ngisho noma ithuna libonakala lingenalutho okwamanje, uJesu usekhona, ekukhuthaza ukuba uphakamele izimpendulo ezindala, wenze ngentando yakho entsha.
UMariya Ubona Izingelosi
11 Kodwa uMariya wema ethuneni ngaphandle ekhala. Kwathi esakhala, wakhothamela ethuneni.
12 wabona izingelosi ezimbili zembethe okumhlophe zihlezi, enye ngasekhanda nenye ngasezinyaweni, lapho isidumbu sikaJesu besilele khona.
13 Basebesithi kuye: Mama, ukhalelani? Wathi kubo: Ngoba bayithathile iNkosi yami, njalo kangazi lapho abayibeke khona.
14. Eseshilo lokho waphenduka, wabona uJesu emi, kepha wayengazi ukuthi nguJesu.
15 UJesu wathi kuye: Mama, ukhalelani? Ufuna bani? Yena ecabanga ukuthi ngumphathi wensimu, wathi kuye: Nkosi, uma umsusile, ngitshele lapho ombeke khona, ngiyakumsusa.
16 UJesu wathi kuye: Mariya. Yena waphenduka, wathi kuye: Rabhoni, okungukuthi, Mfundisi.
17. UJesu wathi kuye: Ungangithinti, ngokuba angikenyukeli kuBaba; kodwa hamba uye kubafowethu, uthi kubo: Ngenyukela kuBaba wami noYihlo, kuNkulunkulu wami noNkulunkulu wenu.
18. UMariya Magdalena wafika, wabikela abafundi ukuthi uyibonile iNkosi, nokuthi itshilo lokho kuye.
UMariya Magdalena akasuki endaweni noma abuyele emzini wakhe. Kunalokho, uhlala ethuneni. Yilapho isiqephu esilandelayo siqala khona. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kepha uMariya wema ngaphandle ngasethuneni ekhala, ekhala, wakhothama, walunguza ethuneni.”Johane 20:11). Ngenxa yothando lwakhe ngoJesu, uMariya uyakwazi ukubona izinto zomoya uJohane noPetru ababengazibona. Eqinisweni, kulotshiwe ukuthi uMariya “wabona izingelosi ezimbili zembethe okumhlophe zihlezi, enye ngasekhanda nenye ngasezinyaweni, lapho isidumbu sikaJesu besilele khona”Johane 20:12).
Lapho uJohane noPetru belunguza, babona ilineni elingaphili nendwangu esongiwe kuphela. Kodwa lapho uMariya Magdalena ebheka phakathi, ngosizi lwakhe nezinyembezi zakhe, ubona izidalwa eziphilayo—empeleni, ubona izingelosi ezimbili. Ngokufanayo, kunezikhathi lapho sibheka eZwini futhi singaboni lutho ngaphandle kwamazwi angaphili angasishukumisi noma angakhulumi kithi. Nokho, kuhluke ngokuphelele lapho sibheka eZwini futhi sibona izingelosi zikhuluma nathi, zisimema ukuba sizindle ngezimo zethu zangaphakathi. Ngakho-ke, lezi zingelosi zibuza uMariya, ngokufaneleka kakhulu, “Mame, ukhalelani na?” (Johane 20:13).
Impendulo kaMary ilula futhi iqondile. Uthi, “Ngokuba bayithathile iNkosi yami futhi angazi ukuthi bayibekephi” (Johane 20:13). Kulokhu, uMariya ukhulumela ngamunye wethu. NjengoMariya, nathi, sibhekana nezikhathi lapho iNkosi ibonakala ingekho, futhi asazi ukuthi singayitholaphi. Okwamanje, ubuhle neqiniso kubonakala kungekho ekuphileni kwethu. Yilokhu okuqukethwe, ngaphakathi kakhulu, esililo sikaMariya, “Bayithathile iNkosi yami.” 4
Nokho, iqiniso liwukuthi iNkosi ayilokothi “isuswe,” futhi ayikaze isilahle. Ukuthi nje kunezikhathi lapho singakwazi ukuzwa ubukhona Bakhe. Ngisho nangalezo zikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu ebonakala engekho, empeleni, useseduze kakhulu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Eseshilo lokho waphenduka, wabona uJesu emi lapho, kepha wayengazi ukuthi nguJesu.”Johane 20:14). Ephinda umbuzo ofanayo owabuzwa izingelosi, uJesu uthi, “Sifazane, ukhalelani na? Khona-ke uJesu unezela lamazwi: “Nifuna bani na?” (Johane 20:15). 5
Nakuba uMariya emthanda uJesu, akakaqondi isimo Sakhe sangempela. Yingakho engakwazi ukumazi, njengoba nje emi phambi kwakhe. Siyafunda, “Yena, ethi ungumlimi wensimu, wathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, uma umthathile, ngitshele lapho ombeke khona, ngiyakumsusa’” ( Joh.Johane 20:15). Ekujuleni kosizi lwakhe, uMariya akaqapheli ukuthi Lowo okushonelwe okulusizi kangaka umi phambi kwakhe. Egajwe usizi lwakhe, uMariya ubona kuYe kuphela umuntu ongamsiza athole isidumbu sikaJesu. Kungalesi sikhathi lapho uJesu ethi kuye, “Mariya” (Johane 20:26).
Kuze kube yilapho uJesu embiza ngegama lapho uMariya eba nesikhashana sokuqashelwa. Lokhu kusikhumbuza amazwi kaJesu ngaphambili kuleli vangeli lapho ethi uMalusi Omuhle “ubiza ezakhe izimvu ngamagama … nezimvu ziyamlandela, ngokuba ziyalazi izwi lakhe” Johane 10:3-4). Lapho ebiza uMariya ngegama, uJesu uthinta okuthile ekujuleni kwakhe, avuse umoya wakhe. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho uMariya ebona khona uJesu futhi amemeze, “Rabboni!” (Johane 20:16).
Ukukhetha kukaMariya isiqu esithi “rabboni” kunesithi “Nkosi” kubalulekile. Igama elithi “rabboni” limane lisho “uthisha.” Lona umsuka wegama elithi “rabi”—isiqu esinikezwa umfundisi wenkolo ongumJuda noma umholi ongokomoya. Kulokhu, kunomehluko ocacile phakathi kokubona uJesu njengomholi wakhe ongokomoya nokubona uJesu njengeNkosi yakhe. UMariya, ngalo lonke uthando nokuzinikela kwakhe, usambiza—okungenani ngalesi sikhathi—“Rabboni.” Ngenxa yalokhu, impendulo kaJesu icacile. Wathi kuye: “Ungangithinti, ngokuba angikenyukeli kuBaba.”Johane 20:17). 6
Nakuba kuyiqiniso ukuthi uMariya uzinikele kuJesu, ukuqonda kwakhe kuye kwakhula kwaze kwaba seqophelweni lapho amqaphela khona njengomfundisi wakhe othandekayo. Kungalesi sizathu uJesu athi, ekhuluma ngokuvumelana nesimo sikaMariya sokuqonda, ukuthi angamthinti—ngoba akakabi—engqondweni yakhe—ukhuphukele kuBaba. Ukungacaci okuqhubekayo engqondweni kaMariya kusikiselwa umongo. UMariya wayefike ethuneni ekuseni ngalolo suku kusemnyama. Nakuba kancane kancane ayeqala ukuvela ekukhanyeni okukhulu, ukusa kokwazi ngokugcwele kwakungakafiki. Kafushane, uMariya usabheka uJesu njengomfundisi wakhe, kodwa akakamboni enkazimulweni Yakhe evukile. 7
UJesu wabe esenezela, “Kodwa hamba uye kubafowethu, uthi kubo, ‘Ngenyukela kuBaba noYihlo, kuNkulunkulu wami noNkulunkulu wenu’” ( Joh.Johane 20:17). Nakuba inqubo yokukhazinyuliswa kwase isiqediwe ngokugcwele esiphambanweni, lokhu akukakabi ngokoqobo kuMariya noma kubafundi. Eqinisweni, ezingqondweni zabo, okuwukuphela kwento abayaziyo ukuthi uJesu wafa esiphambanweni, nokuthi umzimba Wakhe usususiwe.
Kungakho uJesu manje ethumela uMariya kubafundi bakhe nomyalezo ofana nalowo abatshela wona enkulumweni yakhe yokuvalelisa. Ngaleso sikhathi wathi kubo: “Kusezakuba yisikhashana ningabe nisangibona; kubuye kube yisikhashana ningibone, ngokuba ngiya kuBaba” Johane 16:16). Kulokhu uMariya uzobatshela ukuthi uJesu “ukhuphukela kuYise.”
Nakuba lokhu kungekona ukuvezwa okuphelele kwalokho okwenzeka esiphambanweni, kuyincazelo abafundi abangayiqonda ngalesi sikhathi. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uJesu uzoqhubeka ephakama ekuqondeni kwabo aze akhuphuke ngokugcwele emiqondweni yabo futhi abonakale njengeNkosi evukile nekhazinyulisiwe. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho beyokwazi khona ukuqonda incazelo yangempela yovuko.
Ithuna elingenalutho
Ukunyamalala okungaqondakali kwesidumbu sikaJesu kuye kwabathusa futhi kubadida abalandeli bakaJesu. Bengazi iziprofetho zeBhayibheli ezibikezela ukuthi uMesiya wayeyovuka ngosuku lwesithathu, uMariya, uJohane, noPetru bonke bacabanga ukuthi isidumbu sikaJesu ngandlela-thile sisusiwe. Nokho, eminyakeni engamakhulu ayisikhombisa ngaphambili, uvuko lwaluprofethiwe emibhalweni yesiHeberu. Umprofethi uJona wakhuluma ‘ngokuvuswa ngosuku lwesithathu’ (Jona 2:10), uHoseya wathi: “Ngosuku lwesithathu uyakusivusa.”Hoseya 6:2).
Khona-ke, ngokombhalo, uJesu “wavuswa”—okungukuthi, wavuswa—ngosuku lwesithathu. Kodwa kanjani? Kwenzekeni ethuneni? Kungani bathola imichilo yelineni yomzimba kaJesu kuphela kanye nendwangu egoqiwe yekhanda Lakhe? Wayekuphi uJesu? Futhi kwenzekani emzimbeni waKhe na? Ukuze siphendule le mibuzo, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ukubethelwa kwakuyisinyathelo sokugcina uJesu akhazimulisa ngaso ubuntu Bakhe ngokugcwele. Ngokwenza kanjalo, wasusa insalela yokugcina yobuntu Bakhe obubuthakathaka futhi waba nobunkulunkulu ngokugcwele.
Ukuze zisisize siqonde lo mqondo, izazi zeBhayibheli ziye zaqhathanisa le nqubo nokuqala ngokukhipha intambo yoboya engutsheni bese ifaka intambo yegolide esikhundleni sayo. Njengoba izintambo zoboya zikhishwa futhi esikhundleni sazo kufakwe ezisagolide, yonke ingubo ekugcineni iba igolide elihlanzekile. Ngokufanayo, kodwa ngendlela enkulu kakhulu, kancane kancane uJesu washintsha yonke into eyayingaphelele futhi inomkhawulo kuYe wafaka lokho Okuphelele nokungapheli. Lokhu wakwenza ngezimpi zezilingo ezilandelanayo lapho Aqeda khona ngokuphelele konke ukuthambekela kobubi namanga. Ekugcineni, akukho lutho olwasala ngaphandle kobuNkulunkulu uqobo—okungukuthi, uMzimba Waphezulu wothando olumsulwa nokuhlakanipha okumsulwa. 8
Nokho, konke lokhu kwakuyinqubo kancane kancane. Ngesikhathi uJesu esaphila emhlabeni, wayelokhu ematasa ehlanganisa iqiniso laphezulu ayezolifundisa ngothando lwaphezulu olwaluwumphefumulo Wakhe. Kwakukhona izikhathi lapho lokhu kuhlangana kwakubonakala sengathi kuphelele, isibonelo, lapho ethi, “Mina noBaba wami simunye” Johane 10:30). Kodwa lezi zikhathi zaziyingxenye yenqubekelaphambili eqhubekayo eya ekukhazinyulisweni okuphelele. Le nqubo yaphela kuphela ngesikhathi sokuvuka nokwenyuka. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela, lapho yonke into ayeyizuze kunina isichithiwe, lapho “umzimba wokuvuka” omusha wembathiswa khona. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho Ayengathi ngempela, “Kufeziwe” Johane 19:30)—Amazwi akhe okugcina esiphambanweni. 9
Umqondo wokuthi umzimba weNkosi wenyama wachithwa, kungashiyi lutho ngemuva, ungafaniswa nendlela intukuthelo enqamuka ngayo lapho kutholakala ukuqonda, noma indlela ukucasuka okunyamalala ngayo lapho kuthethelelwa, noma indlela inzondo ephela ngayo lapho kuphakama uthando. Lezi zimfanelo ezingezinhle “aziyi” ndawo. Bamane baphele phambi kokuqonda, ukuthethelelwa, nothando. Ngokufanayo, konke ukuvela kweqiniso ngomqondo ongokoqobo weZwi, ngokwesibonelo ukuthi iNkosi ithukuthele, inempindiselo, futhi iyajezisa, kuyashabalala njengoba singena sijula ngokwengeziwe emqondweni ongokomoya weZwi.” 10
Enye indlela yokuqonda inqubo yokukhazimuliswa kweNkosi ukuyiqhathanisa nomshado. Ekuqaleni, indoda nomkayo bathembisana ukuthandana. Befunga ukuthi bazolahla ukuthambekela kwefa lokungabi namusa nobugovu, baphendukela eNkosini ukuze benze kanjalo. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, njengoba bephila ngokuvumelana nemithetho kaNkulunkulu, injabulo yabo yokuhlala ndawonye iyanda. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, izithembiso nezithembiso ezenziwa ngesikhathi somshado naseminyakeni yokuqala yomshado zibonakala “ziyashabalala.” Kunalokho, indoda nomkayo manje bayathandana, hhayi ngoba bethembise ukwenza kanjalo, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi, ngokusuka ezinhliziyweni zabo, sekuyindlela yabo yokuphila. Ngenxa yokuthi imimoya yabo iye yaba munye, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, ‘banyamanye. 11
Inqubo efanayo yenzeka ezingeni lomuntu ngamunye. Ekuqaleni, iqiniso libonakala lingaphandle kwethu. Yinto esiyifundayo. Ekugcineni, njengoba siphila ngobuqotho eqinisweni, ikakhulukazi ezikhathini ezinzima, izinqumo zamabomu ziba izenzo ezizenzakalelayo. Lokho okwake kwenzeka njengokuziphoqa ukuba uphile ngeqiniso ekugcineni kuba umkhuba wasezulwini. Kancane kancane, iqiniso nobuhle kuye kungabonakali emcabangweni, ngezwi, nangesenzo. Ngale ndlela, njengoba sihlakulela imvelo entsha noma “yesibili,” iqiniso lihlanganiswa nothando kangangokuthi iqiniso libonakala selinyamalele. Ngendlela efanayo, kodwa ngezinga elikhulu kakhulu, uJesu waphuma ethuneni engashiyanga lutho ngaphandle kwezindwangu zelineni ezazimboze umzimba Wakhe. Ukuhlakanipha kwaphezulu kwase kumunye ngothando lwaphezulu. 12
Yebo, uMariya wayengakwazi noma yikuphi kwalokhu, ngoba kwase kuveziwe. Kuleli qophelo, konke uMariya angakwenza ukumangala ngokuvela kukaJesu kungazelelwe futhi alandele imiyalelo Yakhe. Ngakho-ke, njengoba lesi senzakalo siphela, uMariya uyasuka ethuneni ahambe ayotshela abafundi lokho uJesu amtshele ukuba abatshele khona—ukuthi ukhuphukela kuYise nakuYise wabo, kuNkulunkulu waKhe nakuNkulunkulu wabo. Lapho efika, wabatshela ukuthi uyibonile iNkosi, nokuthi “ikhulume lezi zinto kuye” (Johane 20:18).
Umlayezo uMariya awulethela abafundi uyavumelana nokuqonda kwabo. Nakuba uJesu evukile ngempela futhi wahlanganiswa ngokugcwele nomphefumulo Wakhe wobuNkulunkulu awubiza ngokuthi “uBaba,” lokhu kusengaphezu kokuqonda kwabafundi Bakhe. Kubo, ngalesi sikhathi, kwanele ukwazi ukuthi uJesu usalokhu enyukela kuYise. Lokhu kuyinto eyenzekayo nasemqondweni wethu ngamunye. Kuhamba isikhathi lapho uJesu “enyuka” ngokuqonda kwethu size sifinyelele ekuqondeni ukuthi ngempela “munye” noBaba—ukuthi Kuye ukuhlakanipha okuphelele nothando oluphelele akuhlukaniseki.
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Ukuzalwa kabusha kuqala ngokufunda iqiniso nokulwela ukuphila ngokuvumelana nalo. Ekugcineni, lokho okuqala njengesinqumo sangamabomu nomzamo onzima kuba lula njengoba siba “nemisipha engokomoya.” Yebo, ukuthuthuka ngokomoya akunakwenzeka ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu osiphakamisela kanzima ngasese, kodwa kumelwe sikwenze lokhu kuphakamisa noma kunjalo, njengokungathi sizenzela thina. Nakuba umzabalazo wethu ungekho ongaqhathaniswa nokulwa kukaJesu nesihogo sonke, sonke sinokubethelwa esiphambanweni nokuvuka kwethu. Ngakho-ke, njengesicelo esingokoqobo, cabangela ithuba lokuthi noma isiphi isikhathi singaba okuhlangenwe nakho kovuko kuwe. Isibonelo, lapho ubona umcabango ongemuhle noma umuzwa ungena, mhlawumbe ngemva kokuhlehla, ukulahlekelwa, noma ukudumazeka, kuvume lokho, thandaza kuJehova ucele usizo, khumbula iqiniso, bese uvumela iNkosi ukuba iphakame kuwe, ikunikeze. wena wonke amandla owadingayo. Ngisho nanjengoba abunqobe ngokuphelele ububi namanga kuYena, Angabunqoba ububi namanga kuwe. Ngale ndlela, ukuvuka kweNkosi nokwenyukela kwakhe okulandelayo kungaba amaqiniso aphilayo empilweni yakho. Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi kukhona ukuvuka kwabafileyo okuqhubekayo, kodwa futhi kukhona ukwenyukela okuqhubekayo ezimeni eziphakeme zothando nokuhlakanipha. Ngaphandle kokwazi kwakho, uJesu uyavuka futhi enyuka kuwe. Njengoba Etshela uMariya ukuthi atshele abafundi kwesinye isitatimende NGIKHO, “NGIYAkhuphuka.” 13
UJesu Unika Umoya Ongcwele
19 Kwathi sekuhlwile ngalolosuku, ngolokuqala lweviki, iminyango ivaliwe lapho abafundi babebuthene khona ngokwesaba abaJuda, uJesu wafika wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: Ukuthula kakube. ] kuwe.
20 Esekushilo lokho wababonisa izandla nohlangothi lwakhe; khona abafundi bathokoza bebona iNkosi.
21 UJesu wasephinda wathi kubo: Ukuthula kakube kini; njengalokhu uBaba engithumile Mina, nami ngiyanithuma.
22 Esetshilo lokhu, wabaphefumulela, wathi kubo: Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele.
23 Enibathethelela izono zabo, bathethelelwe; enibabambayo, bayagcinwa.
Njengoba isiqephu esilandelayo siqala, kusewusuku lovuko, kodwa manje sekuhlwile, futhi abafundi babuthana ndawonye ngemva kweminyango evaliwe “ngenxa yokwesaba abaJuda” ( NW )Johane 20:19). Nakuba namuhla sazi ukuthi ukuvuka kweNkosi kwaletha insindiso esintwini, abafundi basekude nokuqonda lokhu. Bahlala, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, “ebumnyameni” futhi besaba.
Ukwesaba kwabo kuyaqondakala. Abaholi benkolo, ikakhulukazi labo ababebophe uzungu lokubulala uJesu, kungenzeka manje bafuna ukubabulala nabo, ikakhulukazi njengoba kusabalala inzwabethi yokuthi isidumbu sikaJesu sisusiwe. Singacabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi abafundi bakhuluma ngokunyamalala okungaqondakali kwesidumbu sikaJesu ethuneni, nokuthi yini engase yenzeke kubo njengoba uJesu engasekho. Kungenzeka futhi ukuthi bayazibuza ngomyalezo uJesu abanikeza wona ngoMariya, othi, “Ngenyukela kuBaba noYihlo, kuNkulunkulu wami noNkulunkulu wenu.”
Ukubuthwa kwabafundi ngemva kweminyango evaliwe kumele lezo zikhathi lapho ukukhathazeka, usizi, noma ukwesaba kubonakala kuvala ukuba khona kweNkosi. Nokho, isigijimi sikaMariya esiphathelene nokwenyuka kukaJesu kumelwe ukuba sabajabulisa ngethemba futhi savula indlela yokuba uJesu abonakale kubo ezingqondweni zabo naphakathi kwabo. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “UJesu weza wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: “Ukuthula makube kinina” (Johane 20:19). 14
Khona-ke, ukuze abaqinisekise ngokwengeziwe, futhi avumelane nezinga labo lokuqonda, uJesu ubabonisa amanxeba asezandleni Zakhe naseceleni Kwakhe. Lesi sikhathi sokuqashelwa siletha kokubili induduzo nenjabulo kubafundi. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Khona-ke abafundi bajabula lapho beyibona iNkosi.”Johane 20:20).
Amandla kaMoya oNgcwele
Ngemva kokubonisa abafundi Bakhe izandla nohlangothi Lwakhe, uJesu uyabaqinisekisa futhi abathulise okwesibili, ethi, “Ukuthula makube kinina.” UJesu wabe esenezela, “Njengoba uBaba engithumile Mina, nami ngiyanithuma” (Johane 20:21). UJesu, owaphuma othandweni, manje uthuma abafundi Bakhe ngothando. Yilokhu okushiwo amazwi athi, “Njengoba uBaba engithumile, nami ngiyanithuma.”
Lokhu, nokho, ngeke kwenzeke ngaphandle kukaMoya oNgcwele—okungukuthi, ukuhlala kukaJesu nabo. YiloMoya ozokwenza ukuthi bahambe ngothando; kuyobenza bakwazi ukushumayela, ukufundisa, nokubhapathiza; kuyobanika amandla okuthethelela izono njengoba uJesu abathethelela, futhi kuyobakhuthaza ukuba bathande abanye njengoba uJesu abathandile. Kungakho uJesu ebaphefumulela ethi, “Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele. Uma nithethelela izono zanoma ngubani, zithethelelwe. Futhi uma nigcina izono zanoma yibaphi, ziyagcinwa” (Johane 20:22-23).
Lesi sikhathi, esilotshwe kuphela eVangelini NgokukaJohane, singesinye sezinkomba ezicacile zobunkulunkulu bukaJesu. Kusikhumbuza amazwi akhulunywa uNkulunkulu lapho eqala ukudala ukuphila komuntu. Njengoba kulotshiwe emiBhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wambumba umuntu ngomhlabathi, waphefumulela emakhaleni akhe umoya wokuphila; umuntu waba umphefumulo ophilayo.”Genesise 2:7). 15
Le ndima evela emibhalweni yesiHeberu ibonakala ikhuluma ngokudalwa kokuphila kwenyama. Kodwa lapho uJesu ephefumulela abafundi Bakhe futhi ethi, “Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele,” ukhuluma ngokudalwa kokuphila kukamoya. Nakuba ukuzalwa empilweni yemvelo akudingi umzamo obonakalayo kithi, ukuzalwa empilweni kamoya kudinga kokubili isinqumo esihlakaniphile kanye nomzamo ongapheli wokuzivumelanisa nentando kaNkulunkulu. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho siqala khona ukwamukela uthando nokuhlakanipha okuhlala kugeleza kuvela kuNkulunkulu. Lokhu ukuzalwa kwethu kwesibili—ukuzalwa okwenzeka ngaphakathi kithi lapho umoya kaNkulunkulu ungena ekuphileni kwethu. Yilokhu okushiwo “ukwamukela uMoya oNgcwele.”
UMoya oNgcwele-ke, akayena umuntu waphezulu ohlukene kaziqu-zintathu. Ngolimi lwemibhalo engcwele, uMoya oNgcwele ngempela nguJesu uqobo Lwakhe, iqiniso elingcwele elihlanganiswe ngokugcwele nothando lwaphezulu oluphuma ezimpilweni zethu njengamandla angcwele okusebenza okuwusizo. Lawa amandla asenza singagcini nje ngokubona iqiniso othandweni, kodwa namandla okusebenzisa lelo qiniso ezimpilweni zethu. Ngezinye izikhathi okubizwa ngokuthi “ukuphefumula kukaMoya oNgcwele,” kubaluleke kakhulu emoyeni wethu wangaphakathi njengoba ukuphefumula kusemqoka emizimbeni yethu yenyama. 16
Khona-ke, uZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele akabona abantu abathathu abahlukene. Kunalokho, kuyizici ezintathu zikaNkulunkulu Oyedwa—uthando lwaphezulu, ukuhlakanipha kwaphezulu, namandla kaNkulunkulu enkonzo ewusizo. Lezi zimfanelo zaphezulu, ezikhona eNkosini kuphela, ziphumela kubo bonke abantu, futhi zamukelwa yilabo abavumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu. 17
Ukuthethelelwa kwezono
Njengoba sekushiwo, lapho uJesu ephefumulela phezu kwabafundi Bakhe, Wathi, “Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele. Uma nithethelela izono zanoma ubani zithethelelwe.” Ngokusobala, kukhona ukuxhumana okubalulekile phakathi kokwamukela uMoya oNgcwele, okuza kuqala, namandla alandelayo okuthethelela izono.
EsiGrekini sokuqala, igama elihunyushwa ngokuthi “thethelela” lithi aphēte [ἀφῆτε], elisho “ukuxosha.” Lo mbono, wokuthi izono kufanele “zisuswe” waziwa ngokuthi “ukuthethelelwa kwezono.” Emibhalweni yesiHeberu, lapho izono zabantu zibekwa enhloko yembuzi, imbuzi yayiyiswa ehlane, ngokomfanekiso “isusa” izono zabantu (bheka Levitikusi 16:21). Nakuba imbuzi ingenakukwazi ngempela ukususa isono somuntu, lesi siko liyakhuluma ngesidingo sokususa ububi kuye siqu futhi buyiswe kude “ehlane.” Kuwo wonke ubuKristu, le nqubo yaziwa ngokuthi “ukuthethelelwa kwezono.” 18
Umqondo wokuthi ukuthethelelwa kuhlobene nokuthethelelwa kwezono ubalulekile. Ukuthethelela izono kungukuzixosha. Nokho, izono zingathethelelwa kuphela—okungukuthi, zisuswe futhi zikhishwe ezimpilweni zethu—ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. Yilokhu okungenzeka ngaphakathi kwethu noma nini lapho siphendula esimweni samanje ngokuqonda okusha kanye nentando entsha. Lapho sisebenza kuleli zinga eliphezulu, sikhuphuka ngaphezu kwezifunda zangaphambili, imikhuba yangaphambili, nezimo zengqondo zangaphambili, izono zethu zithethelelwe. Okusho ukuthi, lapho siseduze noNkulunkulu, izono zethu ziyasuswa kithi. 19
Lapho uMoya oNgcwele weNkosi wamukelwe njengeqiniso eligcwele uthando Lwakhe, asibe sisaba nemicabango nemizwa ephansi, futhi asiphindi ukuziphatha kwangaphambili. Basemuva kwethu. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi manje siphila ezingeni elisha lapho izono zangaphambili zingaseyona ingxenye yalokho esiyikho. Nakuba singase sibe nokushelela ngezikhathi ezithile, manje sesisebenza ngokuzithoba sisuka ezifundeni ezigxile kuNkulunkulu esikhundleni sokuzicabangela thina. Sinemvelo entsha. Yilokhu okwenzekayo lapho ukuphenduka kwethu kungokoqobo. Akukhona nje ukuphenduka kwezindebe, kodwa ukuphenduka kwempilo. 20
Nakuba ukuxoshwa kokuthambekela esonweni kufezwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi nangezindlela ezingenakubalwa, ingxenye yethu kuleyonqubo ifinyezwa eMithethweni Eyishumi. Njengoba silwela ukuzigcina, asigcini nje ngokuvumela uNkulunkulu ukuba asuse ububi, kodwa futhi sivumela uthando lukaNkulunkulu lugeleze futhi lusebenze ngathi. Noma nini lokhu kwenzeka, kungashiwo ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele usebenza kithi futhi ngathi, wenza futhi ufeza zonke izinto ezinhle, eziyiqiniso, neziwusizo. 21
Ukugcinwa kwezono
Nokho, akufanele kukhohlwe ukuthi uJesu akagcini nje ngokukhuluma ngokuthethelelwa kwezono. Ubuye akhulume ngokugcinwa kwezono. Njengoba ekubeka, “Uma nibamba izono zanoma yibaphi, zibanjiwe.” Lokhu angeke kusho ukuthi sinamandla okukhulula abantu esonweni noma ukubagcina esonweni. Nokho, kusho ukuthi uma sithethelela izono zanoma ubani, siyozizwela kithi ngokwethu ukuthethelelwa. Ngokuphambene, uma sigcina izono zanoma ubani, siyogcina intukuthelo, intukuthelo, nokungathetheleli kithi.
Ngenxa yokuthi sonke sizalwa sithambekele ebubini balo lonke uhlobo, akunakugwenywa ukuthi imicabango yokuzicabangela, engathetheleli iyogeleza ezingqondweni zethu ngezikhathi ezithile, ngisho noma singayimemanga. Le micabango ngeke isilimaze inqobo nje uma singayivumeli ukuba ihlale. Ngakho-ke, kungcono ukuwathumela ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Nokho, uma sikhetha ukunamathela kuzo—okungukuthi ukuzigcina—zingaba nethonya elilimazayo ebuntwini bethu. Ukugula okungalashwa kungasakazekela ezingxenyeni ezihlukahlukene zomzimba wethu, okuholela esimweni esibi kakhulu, futhi ekugcineni sife. Kungashiwo okufanayo ngemicabango engemihle evunyelwe ukuba iqhubeke. 22
Khona-ke, uJesu unikeza abafundi Bakhe isifundo esinamandla kakhulu ngokubaluleka kokuthethelela, kanye nemiphumela yokungathetheleli. Beqala ngokwabo, bangacela amandla kaMoya oNgcwele ukuba asuse wonke amathonya amabi ukuze bagcwaliswe umoya kaNkulunkulu wokuthethelela. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, bayaxwayiswa ngengozi yokufukamela imicabango ebabayo, ecasulayo nenenzondo.
Lokhu kuhlanganisa nokuthambekela kokuvalela abantu ezithombeni ezingezinhle kanye nokucwasa okungenzeka sibe nakho ngokusekelwe ekuhlangenwe nakho kwangaphambilini nabo noma amahlebezi ngabo. Akekho ofuna ukubonwa mayelana nokungaziphathi kahle kwakhe kwangaphambilini noma ngamaphutha adlule. Lapho abantu bephenduka, beshintsha, futhi bekhula, kudingeka babonakale ngezimfanelo zabo ezinhle kakhulu—okungukuthi, izimfanelo zeNkosi kubo. Uma nje ‘sizibamba’ izono zabo, siyehluleka ukuveza okuhle kakhulu kuzo. Ngokufanayo, uma silondoloza imicabango yethu engemihle ngabanye, senqaba ukuyeka leyo micabango, size siyithethelele, kungaba ingxenye yemvelo yethu ebalulekile. Kungakho uJesu ethi, “Uma nithethelela izono zanoma ubani, zithethelelwe, futhi uma nibamba izono zanoma ubani, zibanjiwe. 23
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Uma ukuphenduka kwethu kuqotho, izono zangaphambili ziyasuswa futhi azisahlangene nathi. Sesiqalile futhi manje siphila impilo entsha. Ngoba iNkosi isithethelele, siyakwazi ukuzithethelela. Njengoba nje singeke sifune ukuchazwa izono zesikhathi esidlule, singacabangela abanye ngendlela efanayo. Njengomsebenzi osebenzayo-ke, lapho ubona abantu belwela ukushintsha nokukhula, basekele futhi ubakhuthaze emizamweni yabo. Uma kuphakama imicabango emibi nokucwasa okusekelwe esikhathini esidlule sothile, thumela leyo micabango nezithombe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Ungabavumeli bahlale. Uma wenzela abanye lokhu, kukhulula ukuba ucabange imicabango ephakeme ngabo futhi ubeke incazelo engcono kakhulu ezenzweni zabo. Njengoba uJesu asho, “Uma nithethelela izono zanoma ubani, zithethelelwe. Uma nibamba izono zanoma yibaphi, ziyagcinwa.” 24
“Nkosi yami noNkulunkulu wami!”
24 Kodwa uTomase, omunye wabayishumi nambili, othiwa uDidimu, wayengekho kubo mhla uJesu efika.
25 Ngakho abanye abafundi bathi kuye: Siyibonile iNkosi. Kodwa wathi kubo: Ngaphandle kokuthi ngibone ezandleni zayo inxeba lezipikili, futhi ngifake umunwe wami enxebeni lezipikili, futhi ngifake isandla sami ohlangothini lwakhe, ngeke ngikholwe.
26 Emva kwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili futhi abafundi bakhe babengaphakathi, noTomase enabo. UJesu wafika, iminyango ivaliwe, wema phakathi, wathi: Ukuthula makube kinina.
27 Wayesethi kuTomase: “Letha lapha umunwe wakho, ubone izandla zami, ulethe isandla sakho, usifake ohlangothini lwami; futhi ungabi ngongakholwayo, kodwa okholwayo.
28. UTomase waphendula, wathi kuye: Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami.
29. UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngokuba ungibonile, Tomasi, ukholiwe; babusisiwe abakholwanga bangabonanga.
30 Ngakho-ke uJesu wazenza nezinye izibonakaliso eziningi phambi kwabafundi bakhe ezingalotshiwe kule ncwadi.
31 Kodwa lezi zilotshiwe, ukuze nikholwe ukuthi uJesu unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, nokuthi ngokukholwa nibe nokuphila egameni lakhe.
Lapho uJesu ephefumulela abafundi Bakhe futhi ethi kubo, “Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele,” uTomase wayengekho. Ngakho, lapho uTomase ebuya, bathi kuye: “Siyibonile iNkosi” (Johane 20:25). Kodwa uThomas akazange abe nalokhu okuhlangenwe nakho. Ngakho uthi: “Ngaphandle kokuba ngibone ezandleni zayo inxeba lezipikili, futhi ngifake umunwe wami enxebeni lezipikili, futhi ngifake isandla sami ohlangothini lwakhe, ngeke ngikholwe.”Johane 20:25).
UTomase akafuni ukukholwa ngenxa nje yokuthi abafundi bathi, “Siyibonile iNkosi.” Ufuna ukuzibonela. Phela, uTomase wayengekho lapho uJesu efika ngokuzumayo endlini, ebingelela ukuthula, futhi ethi kubo, “Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele.” Nakuba lokhu kumelwe ukuba kwaba okuhlangenwe nakho okujulile kubafundi, abakwazanga ukudlulisela lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho okungokomoya kuTomase. 25
Ukukholelwa lokho abanye abakushoyo ngaphandle kokukuqonda noma ukuzibonela ngokwakho kubizwa ngokuthi “ukholo oluyimpumputhe.” Lolu hlobo lokukholwa akufanele luthathe indawo yokuqonda okuhluzekile. Lapho amehlo ethu omoya evuliwe, singazibonela iNkosi futhi sizwe izwi Lakhe eZwini Lakhe. Lokhu ukuqonda okuhambisana nokholo lweqiniso. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHeberu ukuthi: “Vula amehlo ami, ukuze ngibone izimangaliso emthethweni wakho.” (AmaHubo 119:18). Futhi, “Ekukhanyeni kwakho sibona ukukhanya” (AmaHubo 36:9).
Ezinsukwini eziyisishiyagalombili kamuva, lapho uJesu ephinda ezibonakalisa kubafundi, uTomase usegunjini. Uyaphinda futhi, uJesu ubonakala phakathi kwabo kuyilapho iminyango ivaliwe. Futhi futhi, uJesu uqala ngokuthi, “Ukuthula makube kini” (Johane 20:26). Khona-ke uJesu uphendukela kuTomase futhi athi kuye, “Letha lapha umunwe wakho, futhi ubheke izandla zaMi; bese uletha isandla sakho lapha usifake ohlangothini lwaMi. Ungabi ngongakholwayo, kodwa okholwayo” (Johane 20:27). Manje njengoba amehlo kaTomase angokomoya esevulekile, futhi uzibonela ngokwakhe ukuba khona kukaJesu ngokomoya, uthinteka ngokujulile. Nakuba ayefuna ukuthinta uJesu ngokwenyama, uJesu uye wamthinta ngokomoya. Ngakho, uTomase uyababaza, “Nkosi Yami, Nkulunkulu Wami!” (Johane 20:28).
Isibabazo sikaTomase, mhlawumbe ngaphezu kwanoma yimaphi amanye amazwi emavangelini, sisondela kakhulu ekuchazeni isimo sikaJesu sangempela. UTomase ubona, uyaqonda, futhi uyakholelwa ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi yakhe noNkulunkulu wakhe. Kulesi sikhathi esiyivelakancane nesibusisiwe, uTomase uyazibonela ukuthi uJesu akayena nje uMesiya, noma iNdodana yomuntu, noma iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. UnguNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe—egcwalisa amazwi akhulunywe ekuqaleni kwaleli Vangeli: “Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayenoNkulunkulu, futhi uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu…. ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu” Johane 1:1;14).
Babusisiwe abakholwa kodwa bengabonanga
Njengoba lesi siqephu sisondela ekupheleni, uJesu uthi kuTomase, “Ngenxa yokuthi ungibonile, ukholiwe. Babusisiwe abakholwa, bengabonanga. (Johane 20:29). Lapha uJesu ufundisa ukuthi ukukholwa kukamoya akuncikile ebufakazini obuphathekayo. Inkolelo engokomoya ngempela ivela lapho amehlo ethu okomoya evuleka, futhi sibona iqiniso ekukhanyeni kokuqonda okuphezulu. Njengoba nje iso lenyama libona izinto emhlabeni wemvelo, namehlo kamoya asinika ikhono lokuqonda okungokoqobo kukamoya. Lapho siqonda okuthile kungazelelwe, singase sithambekele ekutheni, “Ngiyabona,” okusho ukuthi siyaqonda. 26
Ukubona kwangaphandle kusekelwe ebufakazini bemizwa yangaphandle. Lisitshela ukuthi ilanga liyaphuma futhi lishone, ukuthi umhlaba uyisicaba, nokuthi izinkanyezi zincane kakhulu. Liphinde lisitshele ukuthi alikho izulu, asikho isihogo, akukho Nkulunkulu, futhi akukho ukuphila ngemva kokufa. Phela, alikwazi “ukubona” noma iyiphi yalezi zinto. Ngezinye izikhathi siphuphuthekiswa yinyama kangangokuthi asikwazi ukubona okungokomoya ngempela. 27
Kodwa ukubona kwangaphakathi kuhluke kakhulu. Kungakho uJesu evame ukuvula amehlo ezimpumputhe (bheka Johane 9:1-41; 10:21; 11:37). Lokhu kuphulukiswa kwenyama kumelela ukuphulukiswa okujulile okungenzeka phakathi kwethu ngamunye lapho iNkosi ivula amehlo ethu omoya. Kulapho kuphela lapho singabona khona ngeqiniso ukuthi ukhona uNkulunkulu, ukuthi ukufa kuwukuqhubekela phambili kokuphila, nokuthi konke ukuphila kuvela eNkosini kuphela. Lezi yizinto ezibalulekile ezingabonakali ngeso lenyama, kodwa ezibonakala emehlweni ethu omoya. Yilokhu-ke uJesu akushoyo lapho ethi, “Babusisiwe abangabonanga, kodwa bakholwa.”
Izimpawu ezijulile
Njengoba lesi sahluko siphetha, umlandisi usitshela ukuthi “uJesu wenza ezinye izibonakaliso eziningi phambi kwabafundi bakhe, ezingalotshiwe kule ncwadi” (Johane 20:30). Ngomusa Wakhe omangalisayo, uNkulunkulu uyasivumela ngezikhathi ezithile ukuba sibe nezikhathi lapho sizwa ubukhona Bakhe busebenza ezimpilweni zethu. 28
Kwabanye bethu, lezi zikhathi eziyisimangaliso zingase zihlanganise into engavamile, umhlangano onzima, noma isimanga esingalindelekile esiphenduka isibusiso esikhulu. Kungahlanganisa nokubona izingelosi, ukuba nephupho eliyisiprofetho, ukubona umbono, noma ukuthola umlayezo ovela kothandekayo ongasekho. Nakuba kufanele, vele, sizibonge lezi zibonakaliso nezimangaliso, akufanele zibe isizinda noma isisekelo senkolelo yethu.
Kunalokho, singabavumela ukuba baqinisekise lokho esesikukholelwa kakade—ukuthi uNkulunkulu usithanda ngothando esingaluqondi kahle, ukuthi ukuhlakanipha Kwakhe kuyisiqondiso esingenaphutha esiholela enjabulweni, nokuthi usihola ngezindlela ezimangalisayo ezingaqondakali ezingqondweni zethu ezilinganiselwe.
Izimangaliso eziningi zokuhola kukaNkulunkulu okungabonakali zikhona zonke, ngisho nalezo esingenakuziqaphela. Lezi izimangaliso ezingalotshwanga kule ncwadi (Johane 20:30). Kodwa noma kunjalo, zikhona, zigijima buthule ngaphansi kwezimpilo zethu, ziqhubeka ngokunemba nokuhleleka ngaso sonke isikhathi. Lokhu kungukuphatha kweNkosi okungcwele, okusiholayo ngasese ngaso sonke isikhathi. Nakuba singenakukubona konke, uNkulunkulu uyasinikeza ukuthi sibone okwanele—okwanele nje ukuba sazi futhi sikholwe “ukuthi uJesu unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, nokuthi ngokukholwa sibe nokuphila egameni Lakhe” ( Joh.Johane 20:31). 29
Lezi izimpawu ezijulile ezibonisa indlela iNkosi esebenza ngayo ngasese ngaphakathi kwethu. Lapho “sinokuphila egameni laKhe,” sisuke senziwa kabusha. Njengoba kwenzeka izinguquko emoyeni wethu wangaphakathi, sikhuphuka ngokuqhubekayo. Ngale ndlela, ubukhona bethu buba uchungechunge lokuvuka okuzinzile, okuqhubekayo, kanye nezimangaliso ekuphileni okusha. 30
Isicelo esingokoqobo
“Ukukholwa egameni laKhe,” nokuba “nokuphila egameni laKhe,” kusho ukuphila ngokuvumelana nezimfanelo uNkulunkulu asinika zona—ikakhulukazi izimfanelo ezibonakala ekuphileni nasezimfundisweni zikaJesu Kristu. Ngokwenza njalo, sizothola izimpawu zobukhona Bakhe endleleni. Ngakho-ke, njengendlela engokoqobo, qaphela lezo “zibonakaliso” ezibonisa ukuthi uphila “egameni laKhe” ngempela. Ezinye zalezi zimpawu zingase zihlanganise ukuzimisela okukhulayo kokuvuma iphutha nokucela intethelelo, ukwanda kwekhono lokubona okuhle kwabanye, ukuthambekela okwandayo kokusabela esimweni sakho esiphakeme, ukuqaphela okukhulu nokwazisa ngezibusiso empilweni yakho, kanye ukholo olukhulayo nokuthembela kuNkulunkulu. Vumela lezi zimpawu zokukhula ngokomoya zisebenze ukuqinisa umoya wakho futhi zijulise ukholo lwakho. 31
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 444:11: “Amadodana amathathu kaLeya azalwa ngokulandelana kwakunguRubeni, uSimeyoni, noLevi. Lezi zintathu zifanekisela izinto ezibalulekile neziyinhloko zebandla, okungukuthi, iqiniso ekuqondeni, iqiniso entandweni, kanye neqiniso ekusebenzeni. Ngokufanayo, abafundi abathathu beNkosi, uPetru, uJakobe, noJohane banencazelo efanayo. UPetru ufanekisa iqiniso ekuqondeni, uJakobe, iqiniso entandweni, noJohane, iqiniso ngesenzo, eliwukuphila okuhle.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 7167: “Okuphuma kuJehova kuhle kwaphezulu neqiniso; futhi okuhle kwaphezulu kuwuthando nothando, futhi iqiniso elingcwele liwukholo.”
2. I-Arcana Coelestia 5773:2: “Kubantu abazalwa kabusha ukuguqulwa kwenzeka. Okusho ukuthi, okokuqala baholwa ngeqiniso kokuhle, kodwa ngemva kwalokho baholwa besuka kokuhle baye eqinisweni.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 3995:2: “Ngenkathi abantu bevuselelwa, benza okuhle ngeqiniso abalifundile, ngenxa yeqiniso lapho befunda ukuthi yini enhle…. Khona-ke ukuguqulwa kwenzeka futhi iqiniso lenziwa ngokuhle. " Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 3563:5: “Ngaphambi kokuzalwa kabusha, intando, okungokwayo okuhle, ikhona ngaphandle, kanti ukuqonda, okuyingxenye yeqiniso, kukhona ngaphakathi. Kodwa esimweni esilandelayo sokuzalwa kabusha, isimo sihlukile. Kulokhu abantu bafisa iqiniso hhayi nje ngoba benombono wokuphila kodwa nakakhulu ngenxa yokuthi bafisa okuhle ngokwako okuyilokho kuphila. Izifiso zangaphambili, okungukuthi, lezo ezixhumene nokudlula abanye, ngomona wobuntwana, kanye nenkazimulo, manje ziyawa, kangangokuthi zibonakala sengathi sezichithiwe. Kuleli qophelo, okuhle okungokwentando kukhona ngaphakathi, futhi iqiniso elingokokuqonda likhona ngaphandle. Umphumela ke ukuthi iqiniso lisebenza njengokuhle ngoba lisuka kokuhle. Leli oda liwuhlelo lwangempela.”
3. I-Arcana Coelestia 7601:5: “EZwini, ‘ilineni’ lisho iqiniso lemvelo yangaphandle, futhi ingaphandle lemvelo yilo eligqokisa izinto zangaphakathi.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 10177:5: “Noma yini ephuma othandweni eNkosini nasesihe kumakhelwane iyazwiwa futhi yemukelwa iNkosi. Lapho ubungcwele nokuzinikela kungasuki kulo mthombo … kumane kungokungaphandle ngaphandle kwabangaphakathi…. Ingaphandle elingcwele elingenalo ingaphakathi livela emlonyeni nje nasezintweni zomzimba, kuyilapho ingaphandle elingcwele elivela ngaphakathi ngesikhathi esifanayo lisuka enhliziyweni.”
4. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2689: “EZwini, ‘ukuphakamisa izwi nokukhala’ kufanekisela ukuphela kosizi…. Labo abalungiswayo bagcinwa ethandweni lokuhle nasemcabangweni weqiniso. Ngakho-ke, lapho bephucwa lezi zinto, bacindezeleka…. Lesi simo sosizi singaphakathi kakhulu, futhi ngenxa yalokho sibi nakakhulu ngoba akukhona ukufa komzimba okubacindezelayo, kodwa kunalokho ukulahlekelwa ubuhle neqiniso, ukulahlekelwa kwakho, kubo, kuwukufa okungokomoya.”
5. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 126: “Ezilingweni ngokusobala umuntu ushiywa yedwa, nakuba kungenjalo; ngoba ngalesosikhathi uNkulunkulu useduze kakhulu phakathi kwenhliziyo yomuntu njalo uyamsekela umuntu.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 774: “Ubuso bukaJehova abupheli kubo bonke abantu, ababi nabahle, ngoba ngaphandle kokuba khona kwakhe akekho ongaphila.”
6. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 899:14: “Ngokuba abantu bayavuka emva kokufa, ngakho-ke iNkosi yathanda ukuzwa ukufa, nokuvuka ngosuku lwesithathu; kodwa ngenxa yalesi sizathu, ukuze Akhumule yonke into yomuntu ayithathe kunina, futhi embathe uMuntu wobuNkulunkulu. Ngokuba bonke abantu uJehova abathatha kunina, yamlahla ngezilingo, ekugcineni ngokufa; futhi ngokwembatha koMuntu ovela kobuNkulunkulu uqobo, okwakukuYe, Wazikhazimulisa, okungukuthi, wenza ubuNkulunkulu baKhe boBuntu. Yingakho, ezulwini, ngokufa nokungcwatshwa Kwakhe, akushiwo ukufa nokungcwatshwa, kodwa ukuhlanzwa koBuntu Bakhe, nokukhazinyuliswa. Ukuthi lokhu kunjalo, iNkosi yafundisa ... lapho Ithi kuMariya Magdalena, 'Ungangithinti, ngokuba angikenyukeli kuBaba.' umuntu ovela kumama enqatshwa ngokuphelele."
7. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6832: “Lapho iNkosi ibonakala, ibonakala ngokwezinga lomuntu, ngoba umuntu akabutholi ubunkulunkulu ngenye indlela ngaphandle kwemfanelo yomuntu siqu.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 865: “Ngemva kwenkathi yokulingwa, amaqiniso okukholwa aqala ukubonakala njengenhlansi yokuqala yokukhanya. Lolu uhlobo lwesimo lapho amanga eqhubeka nokuhlupha, okwenza lesi simo sifane nokuhwalala lapho ukufiphala kobusuku kusaqhubeka.”
8. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 178: “Lapho ekhazimulisa uMuntu Wakhe, wachitha bonke ububi namanga avela kumuntu ayenawo kunina.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2288: “Ngesikhathi Isaphila kulo mhlaba, iNkosi yayinezimo ezimbili, okungukuthi, isimo sokuthotshiswa kanye nesimo sokudunyiswa. Isimo Sakhe sokuthotshiswa kwakungenkathi esemuntwini asithatha ngefa kunina; Isimo Sakhe sokukhazinyuliswa kwakungenkathi EsebuNkulunkulu Ayenabo evela kuJehova uYise. Isimo sokuqala, okungukuthi, esomuntu kusukela kunina, iNkosi yasilahla ngokuphelele, futhi yembatha uMuntu wobuNkulunkulu, lapho Idlula emhlabeni, futhi ibuyela ebuNkulunkulu uqobo.” Qaphela: isifaniso sokushintsha intambo yegolide sishiwo kuMfu. Samuel Noble (1779-1853).
9. I-Arcana Coelestia 5078:2: “INkosi yawenza umzimba wayo waba nguNkulunkulu, kokubili izinto zawo ezivusa inkanuko nezitho ezazamukelayo; wavuka-ke ethuneni nomzimba wakhe. Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 10252:7: “Kuyaziwa ukuthi iNkosi yabuye yavuka nawo wonke umzimba eyayinawo emhlabeni, ingafani neyabanye abantu, ngoba ayishiyanga lutho ethuneni.”
10. I I-Athanasian Creed 162: “INkosi, ethuneni, futhi kanjalo ngokufa, yalahla bonke abantu kunina futhi yasichitha.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 1799:4: “Uma uthando eNkosini nothando kumakhelwane bekuyinqala yokukholwa … konke ukuhlukana okuphuma emfundisweni bekuyoshabalala; ngempela, yonke inzondo yomunye nomunye yayiyoqedwa ngokuphazima kweso, futhi umbuso weNkosi wawuyofika phezu komhlaba.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1874: “Umqondo ongokoqobo weZwi uyashabalala njengoba ukhuphuka futhi uba ngokamoya, bese uba ngowasezulwini, futhi ekugcineni ubuNkulunkulu.”
11. I-Arcana Coelestia 3703:2: “Ezulwini zonke izinto ngokujwayelekile futhi ikakhulukazi zibonakala ngendlela uthando lweNkosi nokholo Kuye okuhlobene ngayo—okungukuthi, zonke izinto zibonwa njengobudlelwane phakathi kobuhle neqiniso. Ngenxa yalokhu abantu bokuqala baqhathanisa yonke into nomshado.” I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 725:3: “EZwini, ‘owesilisa nowesifazane’ bafanekisela ngomqondo ongokomoya iqiniso nokuhle, ngenxa yalokho imfundiso yeqiniso, eyimfundiso yokuphila, nokuphila kweqiniso, okuyimpilo yesifundiso; laba akumele kube ababili kodwa kube munye, njengoba iqiniso alibi yiqiniso kumuntu ngaphandle kokuhle kwempilo, futhi okuhle akwenzeki kumuntu ngaphandle kweqiniso lemfundiso…. Lapho laba bemunye, khona-ke iqiniso lingokuhle nokuhle kuyiqiniso, futhi lobu bunye buqondwa ‘nyamanye.’” Bheka futhi. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 1004:3: “Ngakho-ke, lapho izingqondo ezimbili zisebenza njengento eyodwa imizimba yazo emibili ingase ihlangane kangangokuthi abasebabili kodwa sebenyamanye. Ukuthanda ukuba nyamanye kuwuthando lokuhlangana; futhi njengoba ethanda, lunjalo lolo thando.”
12. Zulu nesi Hogo 533: “Ukuthi akunzima kangako ukuphila impilo yasezulwini njengoba abanye bekholelwa manje kungabonakala kulokhu, ukuthi lapho noma yini izethula kubantu abaziyo ukuthi ayithembekile futhi ayinabulungisa, kodwa ingqondo yabo ethambekele kukho, imane idingekile. ukuze bacabange ukuthi akufanele kwenziwe ngoba kuphambene nemithetho yaphezulu. Uma abantu bezijwayeza ukucabanga kanjalo, futhi ngokwenza kanjalo bakha umkhuba wokucabanga kanjalo, kancane kancane bahlanganiswa nezulu.” I-Arcana Coelestia 9394:4: “Lapho izinto zenkumbulo ziba yingxenye yempilo yomuntu, ziyanyamalala enkumbulweni yangaphandle, njengoba nje ukushukuma komzimba, izenzo, inkulumo, ukucabanga, izinhloso, futhi ngokuvamile imicabango nothando kuvamise ukwenza lapho ngokwenza njalo noma umkhuba. zizenzekele futhi zibe ngokwemvelo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9918: “Uma umuntu ephila ngokwemfundiso, iqiniso liphenduka ukholo ... futhi okuhle kuba uthando. Kulapho-ke abizwa khona ngokuthi ngokomoya. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, acishe anyamalale ngaphandle kwenkumbulo yangaphandle noma yemvelo, futhi abonakale ezalwa. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi manje zitshalwe empilweni yomuntu. Kuyafana kuzo zonke lezo zinto eziye zaba, ngokusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke, imvelo yesibili. "
13. I-Arcana Coelestia 2405:7: “Lapho umuntu ezalwa kabusha, futhi enziwa musha … umbuso weNkosi uyavela kulowo muntu…. Ngakho-ke ukuvuka kweNkosi ngosuku lwesithathu ekuseni [kumela] ukuvuka Kwayo futhi ezingqondweni zalabo abazalwa kabusha nsuku zonke, ngisho nangawo wonke umzuzu.” Bhekafuthi Inhlakanipho Yobungelosi 36: “Ngesinye isikhathi ngike ngaxoxa nezingelosi ngokuhlakanipha…. Bathi bazicabangela bona ukuhlakanipha njengesigodlo esihle, esihle nesihlotshiswe kakhulu, ukukhuphukela okuyizitebhisi eziyishumi nambili, nokuthi akekho ofinyelela esinyathelweni sokuqala ngaphandle kokuthi evela eNkosini ngokuhlangana Naye. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bathi abantu bayenyuka ngokwesilinganiso sokuhlangana; futhi njengoba bekhuphuka babona ukuthi akekho ozihlakaniphele ngokwakhe, kodwa ovela eNkosini kuphela, nokuthi izinto abahlakaniphe kuzo, uma ziqhathaniswa nalezo abangahlakaniphi kuzo, zifana namathonsi amanzi ambalwa kuya kwenkulu. ichibi. Ngezinyathelo eziyishumi nambili eziholela esigodlweni sokuhlakanipha kufanekiselwa izimiso zokuhle ezihlangene nalezo zeqiniso, nezimiso zeqiniso ezixhumene nalabo abalungile.”
14. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6893: “Ngomqondo ongaphakathi, ‘ukubonwa’ akusho ukubonwa ngamehlo, kodwa ngomcabango. Umcabango udala ubukhona. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umuntu okucatshangwayo ubonakala sengathi ukhona phambi kwamehlo angaphakathi. Kokunye ukuphila kunjalo ngempela, ngoba lapho noma ubani ecatshangelwa ngokucophelela, lowo muntu uba khona.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 628: “INkosi ikhona kubo bonke ngokothando lwabo kuyo.” Bhekafuthi Isahlulelo Sokugcina (posthumous): “Ezweni likamoya amabanga abonakala kuphela; futhi lapho kucatshangwa noma ubani, ibanga liyashabalala, futhi lowo muntu uba khona.”
15. I-Arcana Coelestia 9229:3: “Ngemva kokuvuka kwaKhe, lapho ikhuluma nabafundi, iNkosi ‘yabaphefumulela’ yathi, ‘Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele.’ Ukuphefumula phezu kwabo kwakumelela ukubenza baphile ngokholo nothando, njengoba kunjalo nasesahlukweni sesibili sikaGenesise. lapho okulotshwe khona ukuthi ‘uJehova waphefumulela emakhaleni [ka-Adamu] umoya wokuphila, futhi umuntu waba umphefumulo ophilayo. Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Yembulwa 962:12: “ENkosini yethu uJesu Kristu kukhona uZiqu-zintathu oNgcwele, okungukuthi, ubuNkulunkulu okuvela kuye, okuthiwa uBaba; uMuntu wobuNkulunkulu, oyiNdodana; kanye nobuNkulunkulu obuqhubekayo, okunguMoya oNgcwele. Ngakho, kunoNkulunkulu oyedwa ebandleni.”
16. I-Arcana Coelestia 9818:14-18: “Le nto engcwele ephuma eNkosini, futhi igeleza ingene kubantu ngezingelosi nemimoya, kusobala noma kungabonakali, kunguMoya oNgcwele…. Kuyiqiniso elingcwele elivela eNkosini…. Kuthiwa [uMoya oNgcwele] uyoholela kulo lonke iqiniso… futhi nokuthi lapho iNkosi imuka kubafundi, ‘Yabaphefumulela, yathi, “Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele.”’ Njengoba ukuphefumula kufanekisa ukuphila kokholo, ugqozi [noma ukuphefumula] kweNkosi kubonisa ikhono elinikezwa abantu lokubona amaqiniso angcwele, kanjalo bathole ukuphila kokukholwa.”
17. Inkolo YamaKristu Eqiniso 188:12: “ENkosini uNkulunkulu uMsindisi uJesu Kristu, kukhona uZiqu-zintathu oNgcwele. LoZiqu-zintathu wakhiwa uNkulunkulu ongumsunguli obizwa ngokuthi ‘uYise,’ UbuNkulunkulu Bomuntu obizwa ngokuthi ‘iNdodana,’ kanye nethonya laphezulu elivelayo elibizwa ngokuthi ‘uMoya oNgcwele.’” Bheka futhi Isahlulelo Sokugcina (posthumous): “Ngomqondo ongokoqobo weZwi, kusetshenziswe amagama amathathu kaNkulunkulu oyedwa. Ngokuthi ‘uYise’ kubhekiselwa kuMdali wendawo yonke, ‘ngeNdodana’ uMsindisi wohlanga lwesintu, futhi ‘ngoMoya oNgcwele’ kushiwo uMkhanyisi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lezi zici ezintathu zikhona eNkosini kuphela.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 167: “Izingxenye ezintathu ezibalulekile uYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele zimunye eNkosini, njengoba nje umphefumulo, umzimba, nezenzo kukodwa kumuntu.” Bhekafuthi Nothando Lobunkulunkulu Nenhlakanipho Yobunkulunkulu 299: “Uthando, nokuhlakanipha, nokusebenza kuseNkosini, futhi kuyiNkosi.”
18. IJerusalema Elisha Nezimfundiso Zalo Zasezulwini 170: “Ukugodlwa kokubi nokugcinwa kokuhle kungukuthethelelwa kwezono.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YamaKristu Eqiniso 614:1-2: “Ukuthethelelwa kwezono kusho ukususwa nokwahlukaniswa kwazo…. Kungase kufaniswe nokuxoshwa kokungcolile ekamu labantwana bakwa-Israyeli.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 9670:6: “Ukuvuma izono phezu kwembuzi ephilayo eyayizoyiswa ehlane kufanekisela ukulahlwa kobubi.” Bhekafuthi Inhlakanipho Yobungelosi 127: “Kuyinkolo evamile kulo lonke izwe lobuKristu ukuthi abantu kufanele bazihlole, babone izono zabo, bazivume, bazivume phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi bahlukane nazo, nokuthi lokhu kuwukuphenduka, ukuthethelelwa kwezono, kanjalo nokusindiswa.”
19. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 142: “Amandla angcwele kanye nomsebenzi okushiwo uMoya oNgcwele, ngokujwayelekile, ukuguqulwa kanye nokuzalwa kabusha, okuholela ekuvuseleleni, ekuphiliseni, ekungcwelisweni, nasekulungisisweni. Lokhu-ke, kuholela ekuhlanzweni ebubini okuwukuthethelelwa kwezono, futhi ekugcineni ekusindisweni… Nakuba konke lokhu kwenziwa ngeqiniso laphezulu, kufanele kuqondwe njengeqiniso laphezulu elisebenza ngokuhle. Ukukubeka ngenye indlela, kungenxa yokholo oluphefumulelwe isisa lapho ukuguqulwa nokuvuselelwa komuntu kwenziwa. Yile ndlela umuntu avuselelwa ngayo, aphile, angcweliswe, futhi alungisiswe. Njengoba zonke lezi zinqubo ziqhubeka futhi zanda, umuntu uyahlanzwa ebubini, futhi lokhu kuhlanzwa yikho okushiwo ukuthethelelwa kwezono.”
20. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8910: “Ububi namanga kungena emcabangweni womuntu ngesihogo futhi kubuyiselwe lapho futhi.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 5398: “Abasebandleni namuhla bakhuluma ngokuthethelelwa kwezono nangokulungisiswa, futhi bakholelwa ukuthi izono zithethelelwa ngokuphazima kweso, ezinye zesulwa njengokungcola emzimbeni ngamanzi, nokuthi umuntu uyalungisiswa. ngokholo lodwa noma ngokuqiniseka okwesikhashana. Bakukholelwa lokhu ngoba abazi ukuthi isono noma ububi buyini. Ukube bebekwazi lokhu bebezokwazi ukuthi izono azisulwa kumuntu, kodwa uma umuntu egcinelwe uJehova emuhle, okubi kuyahlukaniswa noma kulahlwe izinhlangothi ukuze kungavuki. Lokhu, nokho, ngeke kufezwe ngaphandle kokuba ububi bulahlwa ngaphandle ngokuqhubekayo.”
21. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 329: “Lapho umuntu egcina iMithetho Eyishumi ngokugwema okubi, kugeleza uthando nothando. Lokhu kubonakala emazwini eNkosi kuJohane: “Lowo onemiyalo Yami futhi ayigcine, nguyena ongithandayo futhi ongithandayo uyoba nguNkulunkulu. abathandwa nguBaba waMi; futhi ngiyomthanda, futhi ngiyozibonakalisa Mina ngokwami kuye: futhi Sizokwenza indawo yethu yokuhlala kuye.’ Ngemiyalo lapha imiyalo ye-Decalogue iqondiswe ikakhulukazi, ewukuthi ububi akumelwe benziwe noma bufiswe, nokuthi uthando lomuntu kuNkulunkulu kanye nothando lukaNkulunkulu kumuntu lulandela okuhle lapho ububi bususiwe.”
22. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 524: “Izono ezigcinwa kumuntu ongaphenduki zingase zifaniswe nezifo ezihlukahlukene abantu ababhekana nazo, futhi ngaphandle kokuba kusetshenziswe amakhambi ukuze kukhishwe isici esiyingozi, angase abulawe yilezo zifo.”
23. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6204: “Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi ububi obungena emcabangweni womuntu abumenzi lutho olubi kulowo muntu; ngoba imimoya evela esihogweni ihlale ithulula ebubini, kodwa izingelosi zihlezi ziyixosha. Kodwa lapho ububi bungena entandweni, buyalimaza, ngoba buholela ezenzweni njalo lapho imingcele yangaphandle ingayivimbi. Ububi bungena entandweni yomuntu lapho bugcinwe emcabangweni womuntu, buvunyelwe, futhi ikakhulukazi lapho lwenziwa futhi ngenxa yalokho bujatshuliswa.”
24. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6206: “Konke okubi kugeleza kuvela esihogweni, nakho konke okuhle ngezulu kuvela eNkosini. Kodwa isizathu sokuthi kungani ububi bubekelwe abantu ukuthi bayakholwa futhi bazikhohlise ngokuthi bacabanga futhi benze okubi ngokwabo, futhi ngale ndlela, bakwenza okwabo. Ukube babekholelwa njengoba kunjalo ngempela [ukuthi ububi bugeleza buvela esihogweni] ... lapho ububi bungena, babeyobonisa ukuthi kwakuvela emimoyeni emibi eyayinabo, futhi ngokushesha nje lapho sebekucabangile lokhu, izingelosi zaziyogwema futhi. yenqaba.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6818: “Lapho okuhle kubantu kuthandwa, uJehova uyathandwa.”
25. Imfundiso YeJerusalema Elisha Ngokuphathelene Nokholo 1-2: “Namuhla, igama elithi ‘ukholo’ lithathwa njengelisho umcabango nje wokuthi into injalo ngoba ibandla lifundisa kanjalo, nangenxa yokuthi alibonakali ekuqondeni. Ngoba sitshelwa ukuthi sikholwe singangabazi, futhi uma sithi asiqondi, sitshelwa ukuthi lesi yisizathu sokukholwa. Ukuze ukholo lwanamuhla luwukholo kokungaziwa, futhi lungabizwa ngokuthi ukholo oluyimpumputhe. Ngoba kuwukukholwa entweni eshiwo othile, kuwukukholwa komunye umuntu. Okusho ukuthi, ukukholwa enzwabeni…. Abantu abanokholo lweqiniso bacabanga futhi bakhulume ngale ndlela: ‘Lokhu kuyiqiniso, ngakho-ke ngiyakukholelwa.’ Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ukholo luhlobene neqiniso, futhi iqiniso lihlobene nokholo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma bengaqondi ukuthi into ethile ingaba yiqiniso kanjani, bathi, ‘Angazi noma lokhu kuyiqiniso noma cha. Ngakho-ke, angikakakholwa. Ngingakukholwa kanjani engingakuqondi? Kungenzeka kungamanga.’”
26. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 1156:2: “‘Labo ‘abakholwayo bangaboni’ yilabo abangafisi izibonakaliso, kodwa amaqiniso avela eZwini, okungukuthi, ‘uMose nabaprofethi,’ futhi abakholwa yibo. Abantu abanjalo bangaphakathi, futhi ngenxa yalokhu baba ngokomoya.” Bhekafuthi Imfundiso YeJerusalema Elisha Mayelana Nokholo 10: “INkosi yathi kuTomase, ‘Ngenxa yokuthi uNgibonile, ukholiwe. Babusisiwe abangabonanga kodwa bakholwa.’ Lokhu akusho ukuthi ukholo oluhlukanisiwe nanoma ikuphi ukulivuma kwangaphakathi iqiniso. Kunalokho kusho ukuthi labo bantu babusisiwe abangazange bayibone iNkosi ngamehlo abo, njengoba noTomase ayenayo, kodwa nokho bakholelwa ukuthi Ikhona. Ngoba lokhu kubonakala ekukhanyeni kweqiniso elithathwe eZwini.”
27. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 129: “Labo abathatha njengesimiso sokuthi akukho lutho okumelwe lukholwe kuze kube yilapho lubonwa futhi luqondwa, abakwazi ukukholelwa, ngoba izinto ezingokomoya nezisezulwini azinakubonwa ngamehlo, noma zicatshangwe ngemicabango.” Bhekafuthi Nothando Lobunkulunkulu Nenhlakanipho Yobunkulunkulu 46: “Manje sekungabonakala ukuthi abantu abasho ukuthi imvelo bacabanga ukuthi imvelo ivela kuye ngokwenyama, okungukuthi, ingakanani imizwa nobumnyama babo ezintweni ezingokomoya. Bacabanga ngeso futhi abakwazi ukucabanga ngokuqonda. Umcabango ovela emehlweni uvala ukuqonda, kodwa umcabango ovela ekuqondeni uvula iso.”
28. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2016: “Ukusho ukuthi iNkosi ingumthombo wakho konke okuhle, futhi kulokhu okukhona kuwo wonke amaqiniso, kuwukuveza iqiniso elingaguquki. Izingelosi zibona leli qiniso ngombono, ngokucace kangangokuthi zibona ukuthi njengoba noma yini evela eNkosini inhle futhi iyiqiniso, futhi njengoba noma yini evela kuzo imbi futhi ingamanga…. Ngempela, bahamba baze basho ukuthi uJehova ubagodlile ebubini nasemangeni avela endaweni yabo futhi agcinwe Nguye ebuhleni naseqinisweni. Ukugodla kwangempela ububi namanga abo kanye nokungena kwangempela kweNkosi ngokuhle nangeqiniso nakho kuyabonakala kubo.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 1102:3: “Lapho abantu bezwa noma bebona ngaphakathi kubo ukuthi banemicabango emihle mayelana neNkosi, nokuthi banemicabango emihle ngomakhelwane wabo, futhi befisa ukwenzela umakhelwane wabo izikhundla ezinomusa, hhayi ngenxa yenzuzo noma udumo ngokwabo; futhi lapho benomuzwa wokuthi banozwela nganoma ubani osenkingeni, futhi nakakhulu uzwelo kulowo osephutheni mayelana nemfundiso yokholo, khona-ke bangase bazi ukuthi ... siyasebenza.”
29. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 144: “‘Ukubiza ngegama’ kusho ukwazi ikhwalithi. Lokhu kungenxa ‘yegama’ abantu basendulo ababeyiqonda ingqikithi yento, futhi ‘ngokubona nokubiza ngegama’ babeqonda ukuthi bayayazi imfanelo.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 682: “Ngegama leNkosi uJesu Kristu akukho okunye eZwini okushiwoyo ngaphandle kokumqaphela Yena nokuphila ngokuvumelana nemiyalo Yakhe.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8455: “Kunokuthula kukho ukuqiniseka eNkosini, ukuthi iqondisa zonke izinto, futhi inikeza zonke izinto, nokuthi iholela ekupheleni okuhle.
30. I-Arcana Coelestia 5202:4: “Abantu abasebuhleni 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 ngezinqubo ezimangalisayo. ” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6611: “Ngikhulume nemimoya mayelana nezinguquko zesimo sezimpilo zabantu, ukuthi azishintshi, nokuthi ziyiswa phezulu naphansi, manje ezulwini futhi manje esihogweni. Kodwa labo abazivumela ukuba bazalwe kabusha baqhubekela phambili beyiswa phezulu, futhi kanjalo njalo baye emiphakathini eyengeziwe yasezulwini.”
31. Nomshado Wasezulwini 185: “Kusukela ebuntwaneni kuye ekupheleni kwempilo, futhi kamuva kuya phakade, isimo sokuphila somuntu sishintsha njalo…. Izinguquko ezenzeka ezimfanelweni zangaphakathi ziwushintsho esimweni sentando ngokuphathelene nokuthandwa kwayo, nezinguquko esimweni somqondo maqondana nemicabango yayo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 5847: “Ngenkathi abantu bephila emhlabeni, bafaka isimo ezintweni ezimsulwa zengaphakathi labo, ukuze kushiwo ukuthi bakha owabo umphefumulo, okungukuthi, izinga lawo; futhi ngokwalesi simo kwamukelwa ukuphila kweNkosi.”
