Yesaba uZimu
begodu umnike iphazimulo

UDaniela (12): Angikaze ngiye esikolweni, ababelethi bami bangifundisa ekhaya begodu ngithabile.

U-Daniel (43) Ngaphothula i-mechanical engineering e-Switzerland, kodwana nakuqalwa ubujamo obubudisi umhlaba obuqalene nabo, nje ngingumlimi wamabhanana e-Brazil

UBetsy (42): Begodu ngingumKrestu begodu ngingumfazi nomma othabileko. Ivesi engithintako: Kusiza ngani ukuzuza umhlaba woke begodu ulahlekelwe mphefumulwakho? Kumbe umuntu anganikelani ngomphefumulo wakhe?

U-Daniel: Ngaleyo ndlela: Angisilo ilunga lanoma ngiliphi isondo, ngakhishwa ngaphandle ngombana ngizijamele khulu. Ngifune ukulandela uZimu ngaphandle kokuthembela eenhlanganweni zabantu.

Uyazi, uZimu omlahlileko akusiye uZimu weqiniso, kodwana umfanekiso wakhe owenziwe kumbi. USathane, udeveli, owake waba yingelosi kaZimu kodwana waqotjhwa ezulwini, begodu obusa umhlaba lo, nguye oveza uZimu njengomuntu ongakhethiko nononya, othi: ngilalele namkha ngizokuthosa emlilweni. Isitha sokuhle ngilowo openda umfanekiso lo. Uyaphosisa. Kwaba ukulungisa ukuhlanekezela lokhu ukuthi uZimu athumele iNdodanakhe, ukutjengisa umhlaba bona unjani. UKrestu waqinisekisa: Lowo ongibonileko ubone uBaba Nakachaza umsebenzi wakhe wephasini, uJesu wathi: “Umoya weKosi uphezu kwami, ngombana ungigcobile bona ngitjhumayele abatlhagako, ungithumele bona ngiphulukise abatlhagako. ukumemezela ukutjhaphulula abathunjiweko, nokunikela ukubona eemphofuni, nokukhulula labo abagandelelweko.” Lokho bekungumsebenzi wakhe. Wakhamba enza okuhle, welapha labo abagandelelwe nguSathana. UZimu bekathanda umhlaba kangangobana bekazimisele ukuzihlukanisa neNdodanakhe yodwa ngebanga lomsebenzi onobungozi: ukuphila ephasini iminyaka ema-30, ngobungozi bokuthi uJesu naye uzokugcotshwa yisono, begodu alahlekelwe nguye unomphela. Konke lokhu ukwenzela bona nangabe ihlelo lisebenza sibe nokuphila okungapheliko.

UDaniel: Nangineminyaka eli-17, ngathi kimi: Ngiyakholelwa bona uZimu ukhona begodu ulithando. Kodwana iinkolo ezinengi zephasi zikholelwa kuZimu othileko. Ngingathemba kwamambala bona iBhayibheli lilizwi lakaZimu? Ngingakghona na ukwakha ipilo yami phezu kwesisekelo lesi? Ngabe sengithola ubufakazi obutjengisa bona iBhayibheli libhuku lakaZimu:

> Iimphorofido zazaliseka: Isahluko sesithombe sakaDanyela 2 saphrofetha ukulandelana kwemibuso begodu sayichaza, ngaphambi kobana ibe khona. Yimadanise ne-encyclopedia nofana incwadi yomlando, uzobona bona iBhayibheli laphrofetha ukuvuka nokuwa kwemibuso ye-Persia, Greece ne-RomeFuthi yabikezela nokuthi uMesiya uzokuza nini. Lokhu kwazaliseka ngqo ngoJesu Krestu.

> Iimvubukulo ziqinisekise ubuqiniso beBhayibheli.

— Imiqulu yeLwandle eliHlongakeleko, etlolwe ngaphambi kwakaKrestu. Ziqinisekisa ukunemba nokuvumelana kweBhayibheli lesiHebheru eminyakeni eyinkulungwane. Umsongo ka-Isaya weminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili eyadlulako ufanana nalowo esinawo eBhayibhelini namhlanjesi.

— Abososayensi abanengi bebakholelwa bona uDavidi bekayinsumansumane, ongakaze abe khona. Kwaze kwatholakala i-“Stele ye-Tel Dan”, eyavela ngekhulu lesi-9 BC, begodu ikhuluma “ngeNdlu kaDavidi”

— Ilitshe lamaMowabi elithi “Mesha Stele”, kusukela ngo-840 BC, elitholakala eJordani. Ibika ngokunqoba kwenkosi yakwaMowabi phezu kwama-Israyeli, iqinisekisa ukulandisa kwebhayibheli okutholakala ku-2 AmaKhosi 3. Ibuye ikhulume ngoZimu wama-Israyeli uJehova nofana u-Yau, 840 ngaphambi kwakaKrestu.

— Begodu ngingaveza ezinye, njengelitje lakaPilatu, irhelo lokudla kweBhabhiloni elikhuluma ngebizo lenkosi yakwa-Israyeli, inqaba kaDavidi nomhubhe kaHezekiya.

> Iyunithi yomtlolo. Itlolwe babantu abangaphezu kwamatjhumi amane abahlukahlukeneko, eendaweni ezinengi ezihlukahlukeneko, nangeenkhathi ezihlukahlukeneko, ingcenye ngayinye ihlangana nezinye. Kungenzeka bona uke wabona iBhayibheli elineenkomba ezinjalo. IBhayibheli liyiyunithi, koke kuyahlangana, khulukhulu ukufunda ngokuzithoba nangomthandazo.

> Ifundo ephakemeko yeBhayibheli: Abantu abambi bebangakghoni ukutlola iBhayibheli, njengombana libalahla. Izinga lakho liphezulu, lihle begodu liyafuna. Ngesikhathi esifanako, ayifihli amaphutha wamaqhawe wayo. Ngathana bekuyindaba yokuthola abalandeli, beyizokukhazimulisa abalingisi bayo. Kodwana awa, kutjengisa ngokutjho ngokutjho amaphutha wabokhokho abahlonitjhwa khulu, abaphorofidi namakhosi.

> Ithonya lakho. Ngathana iBhayibheli belilibhuku labantu, belingeke lifikelele lokho elikufezileko ephasini emakhulwini weminyaka edlulileko. Bekulokhu begodu kusese nomthelela ozuzisako, ophulukisako notjhugululako. AmaJuda, asithembeke, athathwa njengabaphumelelako ngombana alandela imithetho kaZimu. I-West namhlanjesi ithuthuke ngombana amazwe wayo amukele iinkambisolawulo zebhayibheli zobulungiswa nokuzikhandla.

> Ubufakazi bakaJesu Krestu: Wahlala adzubhula begodu aqinisekisa imiTlolo. “Umtlolo angeze wehluleka” watjho. Ngitjho noGenesisi wayithatha njengendaba yamambala, ukuthi uZimu wadala umhlaba ngezinsuku ezisithandathu, uzamcolo, njll. Waqondisa ipilo yakhe ngeemfundiso zeTestamente eliDala.

> Begodu kokugcina, ubufakazi besipiliyoni: Zilinge ukuba mKrestu, begodu uzokubona amandla weliZwi lakaZimu!

Uyazi, sithabile khulu, iinzuzo zokuba mKrestu zidlula ukulahlekelwa okungenzeka. Godu uhlangabezane nekhambo noMdali. Uthi: Ngikuthandile ngethando elingapheliko, ngalokho-ke ngikudose ngomusa. Wozani kimi, nina noke enidiniweko, ngizoniphumuza (uMatewu 11:28)

Asimhlonipheni uZimu lo wethando, onikela ngokulalela ngokuzithandela, begodu ngokusuka ehliziyweni. Phela, ivangeli lingamandla kaZimu wokusindisa. Khuyini uZimu afuna ukusisindisa kiyo? Ngezono zethu. Kibo boke abamamukelako, uKrestu unikela amandla wokuba babantwana bakaZimu begodu bayeke ukona. Namhlanjesi nanje, nangabe uyakholwa. Kodwana khuyini isono? Ilizwi leKosi lithi isono sikwephula umthetho, le yiyo kwaphela ihlathululo iBhayibheli esilethulela yona. Isono siqunto sokweqa umthetho. Umthetho kaZimu udzimelele emiyalweni elitjhumi, emine yokuthoma itjengisa indlela esitjengisa ngayo ithando lethu ngoZimu, kuthi itafula lesibili, ithando labomakhelwana bethu. Bese, incwadi ka-Eksodusi ne-Levitikusi iveza imilayo ehambisanako, ehlobene nokuphila kwangamalanga nepilo. Kumnandi ukulandela intando kaZimu wethu, ngombana imithetho yakhe ilungile begodu mihle.

Kufana nethrafikhi: Imithetho nemikhawulo isiza ukuphepha kwethu. Umthetho wokuthi ikoloyi kufuze ihlale ihamba ngehlangothini lomgwaqo omkhulu, begodu ijame emalambu abomvu, akusiziinkanuko zombusi, kodwana imihlangano esisizako. Ngokufanako, imilayo yeKosi inengqondo begodu yenza umqondo.

Kodwana angeze silalela ngamandla wethu. Lokho kungaba njengokufuna ukuwela i-Atlantic Ocean ngesikepe sokugwedla. Kufanele sizivumele sife, begodu sivumele uKrestu bona aphile begodu alalele kimi. Nje-ke iye, lokhu kuvumela uZimu bona asiphefumule, begodu siqhubekele phambili isikepe sethu. Yesaba uZimu begodu umnike iphazimulo. Mhlonipheni uSomnini, ngombana isikhathi sokwahlulela kwakhe sesifikile. UJesu sele abuya, ukuza kwakhe kuzokuba ngamandla nephazimulo ekulu, begodu woke amehlo azombona. UJesu wathi: njengoba umbani uvela empumalanga uvele entshonalanga, kuzakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yoMuntu. Ithuba lethu lokukwenza kuhle yipilo esinayo kwaphela, bese kufika isahlulelo.

Ipholisa elikunikela ithikithi lokutjhayela ngehlangothini elingakalungi lomgwaqo kanengi alinanzondo kimi. Akakhululi ilaka lakhe kimi, kodwana ugandelela umthetho. Ngokufanako, uZimu uyazithanda zoke iindalwa zakhe. Lokha nakasusa isono sephaseli, kuzokufanela bona aqede woke umuntu obambelela esonweni.

Umphefumulo owonako ongafuni umsindisi uzakufa. Isono kukwephula umthetho. Kuphula omunye wemiyalo yeKosi. UJesu azange eze ukuzokutjhugulula umthetho, wawufeza. UJesu wephula imithetho eyasungulwa babantu, kodwana ingasi ilizwi lakaZimu. Wathi: bekube kulapho izulu nomhlaba kudlula khona, akukho nelilodwa elilodwa elizokudlula emThethweni, ekupheleni kwepilo yakhe wathi: Mesabe uZimu begodu ugcine imilayo yakhe, ngombana lokhu kumsebenzi womuntu woke. Ngombana uZimu uzakwahlulela woke umsebenzi, nakho koke okufihlakeleko, nanyana kukuhle nanyana kumbi. (UmTshumayeli 12:13)

Kuneempi namahemuhemu wepi, ipilo ibuthakathaka. Nasitjhiya ipilo le, ngiyiphi irekhodi esizoyitjhiya ngemva? Abahlongakeleko abatholi ithuba lesibili. Ilizwi leKosi lithi: abaphilako bayazi bona bazokufa, kodwana abahlongakeleko abazi litho. Ethuneni, lapho uya khona, akukho msebenzi, akukho hlelo, akukho lwazi, akukho ukuhlakanipha nanyana yini. Nje-ke, ngesikhathi nisaphila, thandani begodu nihloniphe uZimu, nimnike iphazimulo, ngombana isikhathi sokwahlulela sesithomile.

Khonzani yena owenza izulu nephasi, nelwandle nemithombo yamanzi. Lokhu kusikhumbuza umyalo wesine: Khumbula ilanga leSabatha ukuligcina lingcwele. Uzakusebenza amalanga asithandathu wenze yoke imisebenzi yakho, kodwana ilanga lekhomba lizokuphumula kuZimakho. Angeze wenze nanyana ngimuphi umsebenzi kiwo… Ngombana emalangeni asithandathu uYau wenza amazulu nephasi, ilwandle nakho koke okukiwo, begodu ngelanga lesikhombisa waphumula, ngalokho uYau wambusisa begodu wamcwelisa.

USathane, udeveli, wake waba yingilosi yokukhanya ezulwini, kodwana ukuzikhakhazisa nomona kwabusa ihliziywakhe, begodu wathoma ukuzonda umthetho kaZimu, ngokunyanya imithetho yakhe elungileko. Wathi iingilozi bezingawutlhogi umthetho lo. Begodu wathonya umuntu onamandla khulu eRoma bona atjhugulule omunye wemiyalo kaZimu, ngendlela yokuvusa umsindo. AmaKrestu bekwaba ngekhulu lesine aligcina iSabatha, ilanga elifanako nelamaJuda. UJesu ngokwakhe wathi: khulekani bona ukutlhoriswa kungenzeki ngeSabatha.

Khewakhe wacabanga bona enkampanini osebenza kiyo kungakalindelwa isiqhema sabasebenzi sinquma bona sifuna ukuba noLwesithathu woke simahla? Kghani lokho bekungeke kube yinselele egunyeni labadosiphambili?

Ngalokho, upapa wayala bona ilanga lokuphumula litjhugululwe ukusuka ngoMgqibelo, ilanga lesikhombisa, ukuya ngeSondarha, ilanga lokuthoma leveke. Futhi wasebenzisa njengezaba iqiniso lokuthi uJesu wavuswa ngelanga lokuthoma. Ukudlula lapho, kumaKatolika ngesikhatheso, iSabatha beliwakhumbuza amaJuda, ebegade azondwa. Okwesikhatjhana, kokubili uMgqibelo neSondarha bekugcinwa njengabangcwele. Kodwana ngokukhamba kweminyaka, uMgqibelo bewunganakwa begodu ungakhulunywa kuhle ngawo, ngombana bekulilanga lokuvinjelwa, begodu iSondarha bekulilanga lethabo, njeke ilanga lokuthoma lathoma ukuthandwa. Lokhu kwenzeka ngekhulu lesine leminyaka. Umyalo wesibili wekatekisimu, othi ungenzi iinthombe ezibaziweko, nawo wasuswa. Begodu ukugcina inani elihle lemiyalo elitjhumi, upapa wahlukanisa umyalo wetjhumi waba kabili. Kodwana umthetho weKosi uphelele, kutjho iRhubo 19, nanyana ngiliphi itjhuguluko lihlambalaza izulu. Imvelo ngokwayo izwa umphumela wokwephulwa komthetho nalabo ababhubhisa umhlaba, kutjho u-Isaya: Umhlaba uyalila begodu uyabuna; umhlaba uyabogaboga begodu uyabuna; zibuthakathaka abantu abaphezulu bomhlaba. Kuhlekuhle, inarha ingcolile ngebanga labantu abahlala kiyo, ngombana bephula imithetho, batjhugulula imithetho begodu bephula isivumelwano saphakade.

Ilanga lesikhombisa, uMgqibelo, lilanga leKosi, ilanga elihle khulu leveke, ilanga lomndeni. Ngitjho nanyana singalahlekelwa msebenzi, lokhu kuzokutjengisa bona simthanda uZimu ngeenhliziyo zethu zoke. Ungazimisela ukulahlekelwa msebenzi wakho ukusindisa ipilo yomuntu omthanda khulu lapha ephasini?

UMdali wethu uthi: Ngitjho nanyana umma angakhohlwa umntwana amthandako, nami angekhe ngikukhohlwe (u-Isaya 49:15). Ngingamthandi njani uZimu onjalo?

Nawuzinikela ethandweni lelo, lokha “uwena” nawuphukileko ngokuphendula ethandweni lelo, begodu uthoma ukulalela ngokuzithandela, ungahlanjululwa ezonweni zakho, ubhajadiswe ngokucwiliswa. Lifanekisela ukufa ephasini, nokwamukelwa kwepilo uBaba anikela ngayo. Wadala imithombo yamanzi ukusihlanza kikho koke ukusilaphazeka.

Umntwana osemgwaqweni, oyintandane, ongcolile, onuka kumbi, wamukelwa emndenini ocebileko. Wathola isibhamu esinuka kamnandi, ithawula, ukugeza okuhle, kanye nezambatho ezihlanzekileko. Kodwana kuthiwani nangabe umntwana wala ukugeza namkha alisa ukugqoka izambatho zakhe ezindala? Ngalokho-ke, ukungena embusweni wezulu, kufuze samukele imibandela ethileko. Ofihla izono zakhe angeze aphumelele, kodwana ovumako begodu azitjhiye uzakufumana umusa.

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