IPentekoste

Ngaphambi nje kokufa kukaJesu, uJesu watshela abafundi ukuthi babezokwamukela uMoya oNgcwele, iseluleko nomduduzi. “UNkulunkulu akasinikanga umoya wokwesaba, kepha owamandla, nothando, nowokuqonda” (2. UThimothi 1,7). Lona nguMoya oNgcwele othenjisiwe, amandla avela phezulu uBaba awathumela ngosuku lwePhentekoste.

Ngalolo suku, uMoya oNgcwele wanika umphostoli uPetru amandla okukhuluma enye yezintshumayelo ezinamandla kunazo zonke ezake zashunyayelwa. Wakhuluma ngaphandle kokumesaba uJesu Kristu, ebethelwe esiphambanweni futhi ebulawa ngesandla sabangalungile. Lokhu kwanqunywa kusengaphambili uNkulunkulu ngaphambi kokusungulwa kwezwe, njengoba nje ayeyovuswa kwabafileyo. Esikhathini esingaphezudlwana kwenyanga ngaphambili, yena lo mphostoli wayekhathazeke kakhulu futhi edangele kangangokuthi waphika uJesu izikhathi ezintathu.

Ngalolu suku lwePhentekoste, kwenzeka isimangaliso esasisikhulu kakhulu. Abantu bezwa ukuthi babethweswe icala ngokubethelwa kukaJesu uMesiya. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abangaba ngu-3000 1 kubo bashukumisa izinhliziyo zabo futhi baqaphela ukuthi bayizoni futhi yingakho bafuna ukubhapathizwa. Lokhu kwabeka itshe lesisekelo sebandla. Njengoba uJesu asho - wayezolakha ibandla lakhe (Mathewu 6,18). Ngempela! Ngokwamukela uJesu njengoMsindisi wethu, sithola ukuthethelelwa kwezono zethu kanye nesipho sikaMoya oNgcwele: “Phendukani, yilowo nalowo abhapathizwe egameni likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono zenu; uMoya oNgcwele” (IzE 2,38).

Njengabazali bethu abangabantu abasipha izipho ezinhle, uBaba wethu waseZulwini ufuna ukunikeza lesi sipho esiyigugu kakhulu soMoya oNgcwele kulabo abamcelayo. “Uma nina enibabi nikwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kakhulu kangakanani uBaba osezulwini uzakubapha abamcelayo uMoya oNgcwele. (Luka 11,13). Uyise wanika indodana yakhe umoya ngaphandle kwesilinganiso: “Ngokuba lowo uNkulunkulu amthumileyo ukhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu unika umoya ngaphandle kwesilinganiso (Joh. 3,34).

UJesu Kristu wenza izimangaliso ezinkulu, evusa abafileyo, ephulukisa abagulayo, evula amehlo ezimpumputhe, futhi wenza izithulu zizwe futhi. Singazwisisa yini ukuthi nguMoya oNgcwele ofanayo esawuphiwa nguNkulunkulu owasibhabhathiza sibe mzimba munye wasesiphuzisa wona lowo moya? “Ngokuba thina sonke sabhapathizwa emzimbeni munye ngaMoya munye, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi singamaJuda noma amaGreki, izigqila noma abakhululekile, futhi sonke sigcwele umoya munye.”1. AbaseKorinte 12,13).

Lolu lwazi lumangalisa kakhulu ukuba luqondwe: UNkulunkulu ukunika loMoya oNgcwele onamandla ukuze niphile impilo yokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu, iNkosi neNkosi yenu, futhi nihambe endleleni yakhe. Ngokuba niyisidalwa esisha kuKristu esiphiwe ukuphila ngoMoya oNgcwele ukuze niphile kuKristu Jesu ezulwini.

by Natu Moti