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Injongo yalesi sigaba wukubheka ukuthi amaKristu, labo abalandela uKristu nabangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, bafanele ukuphila kanjani njengezizalwane zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu.
Impilo kwiNkosi yimpilo eguqulwayo isuka ekubeni yimpilo elawulwa yithina uqobo (inyama) iye kwimpilo elawulwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kwenzeka kuphela uma sizithoba emandleni kaNkulunkulu, bese kuthi usuku nosuku asiguqulele esithombeni sakhe. "Kepha iNkosi ing uMoya; lapho kukhona uMoya weNkosi, kukhona ukukhululeka. Kepha thina sonke, sibona ngezinto ezisithekileyo njengasesibukweni inkazimulo yeNkosi, siguqulelwa kuso leso sithombe kusukela enkazimulweni kuya enkazimulweni, njengalokho kuvela eNkosini ey uMoya." (2 Korinte 3:17-18)
UPawulu uyachaza kabanzi ngempilo ebuswa yizifiso zethu zenyama. "Kepha imisebenzi yenyama isobala, eyilezi: ubufebe, nokungcola, namanyala, nokukhonza izithombe, nokuthakatha, nobutha, nokuxabana, nomhawu, nokuthukuthela, nokumbanga, nokwaphukana, nokuzahlukanisa, nomona, nokudakwa, nemikhosi engalungile, nokunjalo, enginingezela ngako njengalokho nasesikhathini esidluleyo ukuthi abenza okonjalo abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu." (Galathiya 5:19-21). Lolu luhlu lude kakhulu. Uma senza lezi zinto ezimpilweni zethu, sisho ukuthi asizithokozisi ngezibusiso zoMbuso uNkulunkulu afuna ukuziletha ezimpilweni zethu.
Impilo ebuswa nguMoya ithela lezi zithelo ezilandelayo ezimpilweni zethu. "Kepha isithelo soMoya uluThando, nokujabula, nokuthula, nokubekezela, nomusa, nobulungisa, nokukholwa, nobumnene, nokuzithiba." (Galathiya 5:22-23). Lena yimpilo eholwa nguMoya, impilo lowo nalowo kithi ngokuqinisekileyo afuna ukuyizwa. Kepha-ke lokhu kwenzeka kuphela ngamandla aqondisayo kaNkulunkulu.
Kubalulekile ukuba sizibonakalise ezimpilweni zethu, noma ngabe ulazi kahle iBhayibheli lakho, ubhabhadisiwe, futhi ungomunye wabaya esontweni njalo. Noma ngabe unazo zonke lezi zinto, kudingeka sizibuze – ingabe ngiphila impilo eholwa yizifiso zami zobuntu noma eholwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu? Impendulo, njengoba uPawulu esho, ukubheka isithelo esizimpilweni zethu. Kufana ncamashi nomuthi. Uma ufuna ukwazi ukuthi uwumuthi waluphi uhlobo, noma ukuthi usesimweni esinjani, bheka isithelo sawo (Mathewu 7:15). Kunjalo nasempilweni yethu. Uma ufuna ukubona ukuthi yini esezinhziyweni zethu – leyo ndawo engabonakali eyaziwa yithina kuphela – bheka isithelo sempilo yakho, njengoba sibonakala ekupheliseni kwakho kwansuku zonke. Ingabe sibonakala "njengesithelo senyama" noma "njengesithelo soMoya"?
"Uma sithi ninonxantathu naye, sibe sihamba ebumnyameni, siyaqamba amanga, asenzi iqiniso. Kepha uma sihamba ekukhanyeni, njengalokho yena uqobo esekukhanyeni, ninonxantathu omunye nomunye, negazi likaJesu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlanza ezonweni zonke." (1 Johane 1:6-7)
Uma, njengesizalwane saleli weMbuso elimangalisayo, sibona ukuthi siphila impilo yenyama, kudingeka sivume izono zethu futhi sikhulekele usizo lukaNkulunkulu empilweni yethu, ngoba kungenxa yomsebenzi kaJesu kuphela ezimpilweni zethu lapho singatghela khona isithelo Sakhe – isithelo soMoya.
"Mina ngiyisivini, nina niyizingatsha. Ohlala kimi, nami kuye, lowo uthela izithelo eziningi; ngokuba ngaphandle kwami ningeze nenza lutho." (Johane 15:5)
UJesu wake wabuzwa umbuzo othi: "Mfundisi, ngizakwenzani ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?" (Luka 10:25). Kumele silalelisise impendulo yakhe ngoba nathi sizibuza lowo mbuzo ofanayo ezimpilweni zethu. UJesu waphendula wathi, "'Wuyathanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangayo yonke imiphefumulo yakho, nangamandla akho wonke, nangengqondo yakho yonke'; 'nomakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena'" (Luka 10:27). UJakobe ukucacisa kabanzi lokhu ngokuchaza inkolo uNkulunkulu uBaba ayemukela njenge "hlanzekileyo nengenasici" kanje: "wukungena izintandane nabafelokazi ekuhluphekeni kwabo, nokuzigcina ungenasici kulo izwe" (Jakobe 1:27).
UKristu udinga konke kithi uma sifuna ukuba ngabafundi bakhe. "Yilowo nalowo ongathwali isiphambano sakhe angilandele angeze aba ngumfundi wami" (Luka 14:27). Ezimpilweni zethu singaphila kithi uqobo noma siphile kuKristu. Uma siphila kithi uqobo singalindela okungekho ngaphezulu kwempilo engenamsebenzi eholela ekufeni okungenanjongo (UmShumayeli 1:1-11, 9:5). Uma siphila kuKristu sizobusiswa kule mpilo (1 Thimothewu 4:8) futhi sizophiwa isipho sokuphila okuphakade (Roma 6:23; Mathewu 25:31-46).
Uma sibheka izimpilo zamaKristu okuqala, sibona ukuthi kwakukhona izinto ezithile ezibalulekile ezaziyinhliziyo yempilo yabo bansuku zonke. "Kwaphela baphikelela ezifundweni zabaphostoli, nokuhlanganyeleni, nokuhlephuleni isinkwa, nasemikhulekweni" (Izenzo 2:42).
Izinyathelo ezingu-7 ezidingekayo ukuze ube isizalwane esiyisibonelo manje:
Ukukholwa, Ukuphenduka, Umbhabhadiso, Izifundo zabaphostoli, Ukuhlanganyela, Ukuhlephula isinkwa, Nomkhuleko.
UNkulunkulu ukhuluma nathi ngezwi lakhe elibhaliweyo (iBhayibheli). Imiyalo yakhe, isiqandiso sakhe, izibonelo zakhe zothando, nokunye okuningi, kutholakala kule ncwadi eyigugu evela kuye eya kithi. Ngakho-ke kubaluleke kakhulu ukufunda eZwi lakhe zonke izinsuku. Kufana nokudla okuvela kuNkulunkulu – akunakushiywa ngaphandle, kungenjalo sizolimala ngenxa yalokho. "Ngokuba izwi likaNkulunkulu liphilile, linamandla, libukhali kunazo zonke izinkemba ezisika nhlangothi zombili, lihlaba lize lahlukanise umphefumulo nomoya, amalungu nomnkantsha, lihlunga nemicabango namasu wenhliziyo." (Hebheru 4:12)
Ukuhlanganyela kusho ukuchitha isikhathi ndawonye – njengoba wenza nabangani nomndeni wakho. Njengoba sifunda kuMalaki 3:16-17: "Khona abasaba uJehova bakhuluma omunye nomunye; uJehova walalela, wezwa... 'Bayakuba ngabami,' usho uJehova wezimpi, 'ngalo lolo suku engenza ngalo ifa lami eliyigugu'". Kufanele sibone ukuthi kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlangana njalo nalabo abasemndenini wethu wezomoya. "Singakushiyi ukuhlangana kwethu, njengokuba kuwumkhuba wabanye, kodwa masivuselelane, ikakhulu loku nibona ukuthi usuku luyasondela" (Hebheru 10:25). Angeke sikwenze lokhu sikhona sodwa. UNkulunkulu usinikeze abanye amalungu omndeni nabo abahamba kuJesu, ukuze basisize futhi basikhuthaze, njengoba nathi sibizwa ukuba sibasize futhi sibakhuthaze.
Lokhu kuwuphawu lwesidlo seNkosi, okuwukudla okukhumbula impilo kaJesu, ukufa kwakhe, nokuvuka kwakhe ngenxa yethu. Isinkwa siwuphawu lomzimba kaKristu kanti iwayini liwuphawu lwegazi likaKristu. Njalo lapho sidla isinkwa siphuzela ne iwayini sisuke sikhumbula ukufa kweNkosi ize ifike (1 Korinte 11:23-30). Abafundi bakaKristu kufanele bahlephule isinkwa ngezikhathi eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka (Izenzo 20:7), njengoba kwale mthetho kaKristu (1 Korinte 11:23-26). Leli yilungelo elimangalisayo. Sihlala phansi sidle isidlo nom sindisi wethu. Lapho sihlezi naye, sizungeze itafula lesidlo, singacabanga ngokuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukuba sibe nabo lobu budlelwano noJesu – sibe naye njengokudla kwethu kwezomoya namandla ethu zonke izinsuku zezimpilo zethu.
Isisho esithi "Izinsuku ezingu-7 ezingenamkhuleko zikwenza ube buthakathaka" siyiqiniso impela. Yeka isibusiso esimangalisayo esinaso ekubeni nobudlelwano bokukhuluma noMdali wethu amahora angu-24 ngosuku. Sinesijula esithembekileyo kuJesu osikhulumela (1 Thimothewu 2:5, 1 Johane 2:1). Ziningi izizathu zokuba sikhuleke - ngenxa yombuso, ngenxa yamandla, ekukhonzeni, ekubongeni, ngenxa yalabo abagulayo ngokomoya noma ngokwenyama, ngenxa yokuphepha, ngenxa yesiqandiso... lolu luhlu alunasiphetho. Umkhuleko uyinto yomuntu siqu kakhulu futhi unamandla. Ungakhuleka noma nini noma kuphi lapho uthanda khona. Akudingeki ulandele indlela ethile noma usebenzise amazwi akhethekile. Ukhuluma noYihlo ezulwini. Ufuna ukhulume naye, wabelane naye ngokusaba kwakho nezinkathazo zakho. Ufuna umcele usizo. Ufuna umbonge futhi umdumise ngalokho akwenzayo empilweni yakho. Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuthi siqhubeke sikhuleka – siqhubeke sikhuluma noBaba wethu, noma njengoba uPawulu esho komunye wamavesi amafushane kakhulu eBhayibhelini - "Khulekani ningaphezi" (1 Thesalonika 5:17).
Kunezinto ezintathu ezibalulekile ezishunyekwe kuzo zonke izakhi zohlelo likaNkulunkulu. Zona yilezi:
Uthando lubekezela ezintweni zonke, lukholwa yizinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lukhuthazela ezintweni zonke. Uthando alupheli nini nanini.
"UNkulunkulu uluthando" (1 Johane 4:8) – Konke okusehlelweni lakhe, ukuthi ungubani, nalokho asifunela khona kuqukethwe kule nto enkulu kunazo zonke. Uthando luyinhliziyo yesimilo sakhe. Luyindikimba yezenzo zakhe kubantu. Njengezizalwane zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu kudingeka sibe nothando.
"Bathandekayo, masithandane, ngokuba uthando luvela kuNkulunkulu; yilowo nalowo othandayo uzelwe nguNkulunkulu, uyamazi uNkulunkulu. Ongathandiyo kamazi uNkulunkulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uluthando." (1 Johane 1:7-8)
UPawulu uyachaza kabanzi ngomKristu omangalisayo kunabo bonke: Wayekhuluma ngezilimi, enesiphiwo sokuprofetha, eqonda izimfihlakalo zonke, enolwazi lonke, enokukholwa okumangalisayo, enikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe kubampofu, ngisho nokunikela ngomzimba wakhe siqu ekukhonzeni uNkulunkulu. Bese emfingqa ngezwi elilodwa. Hhayi igama esingalilindela kumuntu omangalisayo kanjalo (1 Korinte 13:1-3). Umbizwa ngokuthi "ulutholutholo" (Angisiloni lutho)! Yebo, ufunde kahle. UPawulu uthi lo mKristu "akasiloni lutho". Isizathu salokhu ukuthi singenza futhi sazi izinto ezimangalisayo, kodwa uma singenalo uthando, asisiloni lutho.
"Uthando luyabekezela, uthando lunomusa, lunomhawu, uthando aluzigabisi, aluzikhukhumezi; alwenzi okungafanele, aluzifuneli okwalo, alucunuki, alunagqubu; alujabuli ngokungalungile, kepha luthokoza kanye neqiniso; lubekezela ezintweni zonke, lukholwa yizinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lukhuthazela ezintweni zonke." (1 Korinte 13:4-7)
Uma sibheka amandla nokubaluleka kothando singase sikhathazeke. Singaba nalo kanjani lolu hlobo lothando uNkulunkulu oludingayo kithi? Kepha-ke, nansi ingxenye emnandi kunazo zonke – akulona uthando lwethu olusebenzayo, kodwa luthando lukaNkulunkulu ezimpilweni zethu. "Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lutheliwe ezinhziyweni zethu ngomOya oNgcwele esanikiwa yena." (Roma 5:5)
Isakhi sesibili esiyinhloko sohlelo likaNkulunkulu ukukholwa. "Kepha-ke ngaphandle kokukholwa akungethambe muntu kuye; ngokuba ozayo kuNkulunkulu umelwe ukukholwa ukuthi ukhona nokuthi uyabanika umvuzo abamfunayo" (Hebheru 11:6). UNkulunkulu angazenza kuphela lezi zipho nezithembiso zibe ngokoqobo ezimpilweni zethu uma sikholwa.
Ukukholwa akuyona into ethile ekhethekile enkolweni kuphela. Sonke sinokukholwa kokuthile. Njalo lapho ungena emotweni usuke unokukholwa kumshayeli. Njalo lapho uhlala esitubheni usuke ukhombisa ukukholwa ekwakhiweni nasekuqineni kwesitulo. Njalo lapho udla isidlo usuke ukhombisa ukukholwa kumpheki. Angeke siphile izimpilo zethu ngaphandle kokukholwa. Kunjalo nasempilweni yethu lapho siza ebudlelwaneni bethu noNkulunkulu. Angeke siphile izimpilo zethu naye ngaphandle kokukholwa. Kudingeka sikholwe ngokugcwele kuye nase mandleni akhe okuguqula izimpilo zethu, ngoJesu, njengoba athembisa. Ngaphandle kwalokhu kukholwa angeke sizizwe izithembiso zakhe.
"Ukuze isibusiso sika-Abrahama sifinyelele kubezizwe ngoKristu Jesu, ukuba samukele isithembiso somOya ngokukholwa." (Galathiya 3:14)
Ukukholwa kube luphawu lwabo bonke abantu abamangalisayo esifunda ngabo eBhayibhelini. Bheka amaHebheru 11 ukuze ubone uhlu lwabantu abanokukholwa nezenzo zokukholwa ezaguqula izimpilo zabo. Ngokukholwa babona kude, bahamba kude, banqoba okuningi. Kepha okumangalisa kakhulu ngalesi sahluko seziqu zokukholwa ukuthi ubani obalwe kuqala. Phezulu ohlwini kukhona uDavide? U-Abrahama?... Cha, yithina. "Ngokukholwa sizaqonda ukuthi izwe laze labunjwa ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, ukuze okubonwayo kungaveli kokubonakalayo."
Njengalokho kunjalo ngothando, ukukholwa kuyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu (1 Korinte 13:13). Akukhona ukukholwa kwethu okusipha amandla, kodwa kuyisipho sokukholwa uNkulunkulu asipha sona, uma sizicela kuye. Ukukholwa okususa izintaba kuguqule nezimpilo. "Ngokuba uma uvuma ngomlomo wakho ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi, ukholwa ngenhliziyo yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, uzakusindiswa. Ngokuba ngenhliziyo kukholwa kukho ukulunga, ngomlomo kuvunywa kukho ukusindiswa." (Roma 10:9-10)
Isici sesithathu esibalulekile sohlelo likaNkulunkulu umsebenzi womusa obaluleke kakhulu. UPawulu uyasichazela lona lapho ekhuluma ngeholo lethu. Siyasebenza sibe sesihola lokho esikufanele ngalowo msebenzi. Kuyiholo. Kepha iholo esilitholayo ngenxa yempilo yethu yesono ukufa. "Ngokuba umvuzo wesono ukufa; kepha isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu siphila okuphakade kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu." (Roma 6:23). Insindiso yethu iyisipho. Yilokho umusa oyikho – ukwamukela into esingayifanele.
Umusa uyisipho sikaNkulunkulu kithi. "Kepha umusa weNkosi yethu wavama kakhulu kanye nokukholwa noluthando olukuKristu Jesu." (1 Thimothewu 1:14).
Indlela eyodwa kuphela esingangena ngayo empilweni kaNkulunkulu kungenxa yesipho sakhe somusa. Angeke sizuze indawo embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngokusebenza. Kuyisipho (Roma 6:23, Efesu 2:8). UPawulu uyachaza ngokucacileyo ku-Efesu 2:2-10 ukuthi nisindisiwe ngomusa, kungesiyo imisebenzi yenu. Eqinisweni izimiso ezibalulekile zokukholwa nomusa zisebenza ndawonye. Kungenxa yokukholwa lapho sifinyelela kuNkulunkulu ngenxa yensindiso, futhi kungenxa yomusa lapho uNkulunkulu efinyelela kithi ukusisindisa - "Ngoba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa" (Efesu 2:8).
Uma kwakungenzeka ukuba insindiso izuzwe ngokusebenza, izwe laliyogcwala abantu ababezuze izindawo zabo embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Inkinga yalokhu ukuthi inkazimulo yesikhundla sabo yayiyoba ngeyabo – bazuze ilungelo. Uma sisindiswa ngomusa kaNkulunkulu, inkazimulo iba ngekaNkulunkulu futhi konke ukudunyiswa kuba Ngokwakhe.
"Kepha lapho kubonakala umusa weSinsindisi sethu uNkulunkulu, noluthando lwakhe kubantu, wasisindisa, kungengemisebenzi yokulunga esiyenzileyo thina, kepha ngokomusa wakhe, ngokugeza kokuzalwa kabusha, nokwenziwa basha ngomOya oNgcwele, amthela kakhulu phezu kwethu ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu, ukuze kuthi, selungiswe ngomusa wakhe, sibe ngabafezi bamafa ngokwethemba lokuphila okuphakade. Linjalo lelo zwi..." (Thito 3:4-8)
Zonke lezi zici ezibalulekile zohlelo likaNkulunkulu ziyahlangana kuJesu. Kalula nje: UJesu = Uthando + Ukukholwa + Umusa. Nguye okugcwaliseka kwazo zonke lezi zinto.
"Nanku umyalo wami ukuba thandane, njengalokho nami nginithandile. Akukho muntu onothando olukhulu kunalolu lokuba umuntu adele ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yabangani bakhe." (Johane 15:12-13). UJesu wakhombisa uthando olukhulu kunalo lonke olungaba khona; wanikela ngempilo yakhe ngenxa yethu.
"Sizigqolozela kuJesu, umbusi nomphelelisi wokukholwa" (Hebheru 12:2). UJesu ngumphelelisi wokukholwa. Uyisibonelo esiphelele salokho okungafunyanwa ngokukholwa okufakwe amandla nguNkulunkulu.
"Ngokuba bonke bonile, baphuthwa inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, balungisiswa ngomusa wakhe ngesipho nje, ngokukhululwa okukuKristu Jesu" (Roma 3:23-24). Umusa esiwamukelayo wenzeka kuphela ngenxa kaJesu. Uyisipho sikaNkulunkulu somusa kithi (2 Korinte 13:14). Lokhu kungenxa yokuba uJesu eyisihluthulelo soHlelo oluKhulu likaNkulunkulu nasempilweni yethu yobuKristu. Uyisibonelo sethu namandla ethu okungena nokuphila le mpilo. UJesu uluthando. UJesu ungukukholwa. UJesu ngumusa. UJesu yiNkosi.
KuMathewu 5-7 uJesu uyachaza ukuthi impilo kaJesu ibukeka kanjani. Siyazi, ngisho noma singesibona abalandeli bakaKristu, ukuthi izinto ezifana nokweba, ukubulala, ubufebe njll zizake zibe zizinto ezingalungile. Akudingeki ube umKristu ukuze ukwazi lokhu. Kepha-ke, uJesu usibizela kokuningi kunalokhu. Impilo yethu kuye ayiyona nje impilo lapho ngaphandle singalimazi abantu, kodwa futhi iyimpilo lapho elawula khona izinhliziyo nezingqondo zethu. Bheka impilo asibizela kuyo:
AWU! Lowo-ke ubizo oluphakeme. Impilo kaJesu ingaphezulu kakhulu kwempilo elula yokuziphatha kahle. Yimpilo eyenzeka kuphela uma uJesu esipha amandla, ngoba lolu luthando lwaphezulu. Ngakho-ke kudingeka sibheke zonke izinhlangothi zezimpilo zethu futhi sicabangisise ukuthi ingabe siphila impilo kaJesu na – impilo efuna okuhle kwabanye, ngisho nalabo abasizondayo. Njengahafundi abaholwa nguKristu kufanele sicabangele lezi zimiso ezilandelayo zomhlahlandlela ezinikezwe nguBaba wethu waseZulwini ngenxa yezimpilo zethu:
Ubizo lwethu oluya embusweni kaNkulunkulu omangalisayo luhle kakhulu impela. Kepha ngesikhathi esifanayo, njengoba siphawulile kulesi sahluko, lubizo oluphakeme. Sabizwa empilweni ebukeka sengathi ngeke yenzeke ukuba uphile kuyo. Eqinisweni akunakwenzeka kithi ukuba siphile le mpilo ngemizamo yethu namandla ethu. Kepha izindaba ezimnandi ukuthi uNkulunkulu UYALUNIKEZA usizo. "Njengokuba amandla akhe aphezulu esiphe konke okwempilo nokwendawo kaNkulunkulu ngokwazi lowo owasibiza ngenkazimulo yakhe siqu nangobulungisa. Okungakho esiphe izithembiso ezinkulu neziyigugu, ukuba ngazo nibe ngabahlanganyeli bemvelo yaphezulu, nibalekele ukubola okusezweni ngenxa yezifiso ezimbi" (2 Petru 1:3-4).
Izindaba ezilula nezimangalisa kakhulu ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqobo, kanye nokuba khona okuphilayo kukaJesu ezimpilweni zethu, ungosizayo wethu. "Uma umuntu engithanda, uzakugcina izwi lami, noBaba uzakumthanda, nize kuye, senze ikhaya kuye... Kepha uMthetheleli, uMoya oNgcwele uBaba azamthumela ngegama lami, yena uzakunifundisa konke, anikhumbuze konke engikushilo kini. Ukuthula ngikushiya kini, ukuthula kwami ngikinika khona." (Johane 14:23, 26-27).
Lolu luhlobo losizo olulodwa esiyoke siludingisise. Lulusizo oluguqula izimpilo zethu usuku nosuku. Lulusizo olusenza sibone okungabonakaliyo, sibe nokuthula esiphephweni, sibe nokujabula ekusabeni, sibe nezothando ekuzondweni. Kuyindawo yaphezulu. Yimpilo yaphakade. UMbuso kaNkulunkulu lowo. Futhi izindaba ezimnandi ukuthi, WEna uyamenywa!
"Sengathi uNkulunkulu wethemba anganigcwalisa ngokujabula konke nangokuthula ekukholweni, ukuze nivame ngethemba ngamandla omOya oNgcwele." (Roma 15:13)
Sifundile ngalokhu:
Le khosi ikwethulele uhlelo olubaluleke kakhulu ongahlangana nalo empilweni yakho. UHlelo oluKhulu lukaNkulunkulu lungo lwangempela. Lulula, kulula ukuluqonda, futhi luyenzeka. Ake sizikhumbuze kafushane izinto esizitholile mayelana noHlelo oluKhulu lukaNkulunkulu.
ESigabeni 1 sithole ukuthi uNkulunkulu unalo uhlelo ngomhlaba. Singaqiniseka ukuthi umhlaba ngeke ugcine ungowogwadule oluyincithakalo. UNkulunkulu uhlela ukugcwalisa umhlaba ngenkazimulo Yakhe esebenzisa amadoda nabesifazane. Kuyajabulisa futhi kuyaphonsa inselelo ukuthi uNkulunkulu udinga abantu abafana nathi ukuze enze uhlelo Lwakhe lube ngokoqobo. ISigaba 2 sishilo ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzokuqinisekisa kanjani ukuthi uhlelo Lwakhe lokugcina ngomhlaba luyenzeka. Izithembiso eziya ku-Abrahama noDavide, ezingazange zagcwaliseka ngokuphelele, zikhuluma ngombuso wesikhathi esizayo emhlabeni. Lo mbuso uzobusa uJesu Kristu futhi uzoba yindlela uNkulunkulu agcina ngayo ukugcwalisa umhlaba ngenkazimulo Yakhe. UJesu Kristu uyeza maduze ukuzomisa lo mbuso emhlabeni!
ESigabeni 3 sibheke ukuthi kungani sidinga uHlelo oluKhulu lukaNkulunkulu. Iqiniso elilula ukuthi sonke siyizidalwa ezifayo. Ngaphandle kohlelo likaNkulunkulu sigqugquzelwe ukuba singabi nangqondo ethuneni. Lokho-ke ukwethemba ongakubheka ngaphambi kwakho! UHlelo oluKhulu lukaNkulunkulu lumele ukubaleka kwethu kulesi siphetho sokufa. Ebhekene nenketho enjalo singase simangale ukuthi kungani abaningi kangaka bekhethe ukungaluquthi uHlelo oluKhulu lukaNkulunkulu.
ISigaba 4 sinikeze impendulo yalokho okusivimbayo ukuba sihlanganyele oHlelweni oluKhulu lukaNkulunkulu. Lapha sithole ukuthi thina siyizitha zethu ezimbi kakhulu. IBhayibheli licacile ukuthi isimo sethu sesono siyisithiyo esikhulu phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nathi. Ukuze sihlanganyele oHlelweni oluKhulu lukaNkulunkulu sifa empilweni yethu endala sibe sengena empilweni entsha enikwa amandla nguJesu.
ESigabeni 5 sithole ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyisihluthulelo soHlelo oluKhulu likaNkulunkulu. Zonke izithembiso eziphathelene nohlelo likaNkulunkulu zikhomba kuye njengenzalo ekhethekileyo. UJesu Kristu nguye yedwa umuntu owagcwalisa ngokuphelele injongo likaNkulunkulu ngempilo yakhe. Njengomuntu ongenasono wazisa inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ngokuphelele. Ngenxa yalokho usebe lulibo lwalabo abazisa inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu - isihluthulelo soHlelo oluKhulu nesihluthulelo sempilo yethu manje. UHlelo oluKhulu lugxile kuMhleli oMkhulu. Lapho sazi kakhulu ngomHleli, sizoluqonda kangcono uhlelo Lwakhe. ESigabeni 6 sifundile ukuthi uMhleli oMkhulu nguNkulunkulu, obonakaliswa ngegama lakhe, YHWH, futhi okhethe ukuba nguYise walabo abamthandayo.
ISigaba 7 siphakamise omunye wemibuzo eyinkinga kakhulu kule ncwajana. Singahlanganyela kanjani oHlelweni oluKhulu lukaNkulunkulu? Kuhle kakhulu ukuthola ukuqonda ngolelo oluKhulu likaNkulunkulu kepha uma singenzi lutho ngalo ngeke sazi izinzuzo zalo. IBhayibheli licacile ukuthi uNkulunkulu udinga ukukholwa nokulalela kulabo abafuna ukuhlanganyela ohlelweni Lwakhe olumangalisayo. Sasiqonda uhlelo likaNkulunkulu, kudingeka siphenduke endleleni yethu endala yokuphila sibe sembatha uJesu Kristu ngobhabhadiso, sibe sentshela empilweni yoMbuso, egqugquzelwa nguthando futhi enikwa amandla nguMoya kaNkulunkulu. UHlelo oluKhulu likaNkulunkulu lumayelana nokuguqula indlela abantu abaphila ngayo.
ESigabeni 8 sicangele ezinye zezici nokuziphatha okulindelekile ezizandleni zoHlelo oluKhulu likaNkulunkulu. Indlela eyodwa kuphela esingaphila ngayo le mpilo kungenxa yothando, ukukholwa nomusa uNkulunkulu asipha wona.
UHlelo oluKhulu likaNkulunkulu luyenzeka njengamanje. Akukho muntu ongakwenza ukulumisa. Lokho kuyizindaba ezimnandi kithi ngoba kusinika ikusasa elijabulisayo esasingalindela lona. Inselelo akuyona isikhathi esizayo, yilesi sikhathi samanje. Lokho esikwenzayo manje yikho okuzonquma ukuthi ingabe siphiwa yini intokozo yokuzwa ubudlelwano obuguqula impilo neNkosi yethu uJesu noBaba waseZulwini empilweni yethu namuhla nokubona umhlaba ugcwala inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.
Masiphendule obizweni lukaJesu:
"Bheka, ngimi mnyango, ngiyangqongqoza; uma umuntu ezwa izwi lami, avule umnyango, ngizakungena kuye, ngidle naye, naye adle nami." IsAmbulo 3:20
Ukuze uBaba wethu waseZulwini neNkosi uJesu baphile ezinhziyweni zethu, uJesu waphendula wathi:
"Uma umuntu engithanda, uzakugcina izwi lami, noBaba uzakumthanda, nize kuye, senze ikhaya kuye." Johane 14:23
Ukuze sizizwe lezi zithembiso ezilandelayo ezivela kuJesu ezimpilweni zethu namuhla:
"Zonani kimi, nina nonke enikhandlekayo nensindwayo, mina ngizakuniphumuza. Thatha ijoka lami phezu kwenu, nifunde kimi, ngokuba ngimnene, ngithobekile ngenhliziyo; NIZAKUTHOLA UKUPHUMULA EMIPHEFUMULWENI YENU. Ngokuba ijoka lami lihle, nomthwalo wami ulula." Mathewu 11:28-30
Sengathi owethu ungaba ngumkhuleko walabo abaphilela oHlelo oluKhulu likaNkulunkulu:
"Yebo; woza, Nkosi Jesu." IsAmbulo 22:20
The need for a guide
The words which John quoted from the bible troubled him. He remembered the words 'for the living know that they will die' but he couldn't remember the rest of the verse. He had a little data time on his phone, so he Googled the words and found that they came from Ecclesiastes 9:5. The words came up on his phone:
'for the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten' 3.
The words were easy to understand, but what was he to do with them? He would have to change his whole way of thinking. What would Zethu think? What would her family think? What would his people think? Sipho suddenly awoke to the sound of the family getting ready for the new day, he looked at his watch, it was nearly 5.30am! He would be late for work ... kissing Zethu and the kids goodbye, he rushed out of the house and ran all the way to the bus stop. He managed to scramble onto the bus just as it was pulling away.
THE LONGEST DAY
He saw John at the back of the bus. But as there were no seats he had to stand in the isle - all the way to town! It was the longest trip ever. He was tired, he was irritated ... and what was worse is that he wanted so desperately to speak to John, but couldn't. That afternoon after work, he waited at the bus rank in town for John. As a friend he wanted to tell him face-to-face that he no longer wanted him to talk to him about the Bible. He could not betray who he was. He was born an African, and he would remain an African. Never mind what the bible said, he would continue to worship and pray to his ancestors. Even if John did not understand his feelings, God would! It was dark and the bus station was teaming with people trying to get home from the busy day at work. In the distance, through the hazy crowd he saw John coming towards him. Just then he heard the sounds of gun shots. Bullets were flying all over the place. People were screaming and rushing for cover. Sipho froze. He couldn't seem to move. Everything in his world seemed to be happening in slow motion. The sounds of the screaming started to fade. The street lights and head lights began to swirl. Slowly he lost consciousness as a single bullet ripped through his lungs. The last thing he felt was his body crumpling and his head hitting the cold pavement.
Suddenly Sipho's world went completely dark. By the time the air had cleared, and a sense of street normality began to take shape. John ran over to Sipho. He tried desperately to revive his friend. He held his body tight against his as he cried to God for help. But it was too late. Sipho was dead. For Sipho, it was too late to learn about the great God of the universe, the God of all creation. The God and Father of Jesus Christ. The God that gives life and breath to every living creature. The God that gives life. The God that takes life.
“Jehovah kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up” 10.
There is hope beyond the grave for all those who follow the teachings of Jesus - “in spirit and in truth”11..
We are thankful that you have the chosen to learn more about God's plan for you.
Welcome to God's Master Plan!
Bible References:
1. Psalm 49:20
2. Psalm 46:3-4
3. Ecclesiastes 9:5
4. John 3:13
5. Acts 2:34
6. Psal 2:6
7. Revelation 9:20
8. Hebrews 10:12
9. Acts 8:12
10. 1 Samuel 2:6
11. John 4:24