Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu

EBhayibhelini kubhaliwe ukuthi: “UNkulunkulu uluthando” (1. UJohannes 4,8). Wakhetha ukwenza okuhle ngokukhonza nangokuthanda abantu. Kodwa iBhayibheli liphinde libhekisele olakeni lukaNkulunkulu. Kodwa umuntu onothando oluhlanzekile angahlangana kanjani nentukuthelo?

Uthando nentukuthelo akuhlangene. Ngakho-ke singalindela ukuthi uthando, isifiso sokwenza okuhle kufaka phakathi intukuthelo noma ukumelana nakho konke okulimazayo nokulimazayo. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu aluguquguquki ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu umelana nanoma yini ephikisana nothando lwakhe. Noma ikuphi ukumelana nothando lwakhe kuyisono. UNkulunkulu umelene nesono - uyasilwa futhi ekugcineni uzosiqeda. UNkulunkulu uyabathanda abantu, kodwa akasithandi isono. Kodwa-ke, "ukungajabuli" kumnene kakhulu ukukubeka. UNkulunkulu uyasizonda isono ngoba siyindlela yokubonisa ubutha othandweni lwakhe. Lokhu kwenza kucace ukuthi kusho ukuthini ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ngokweBhayibheli.

UNkulunkulu uthanda bonke abantu, ngisho nezoni: “Bonke bayizoni, bentula inkazimulo okufanele babe nayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu, belungisiswa ngaphandle kwemfanelo ngomusa wakhe ngokuhlengwa okukuKristu Jesu” ( KwabaseRoma 3,23-24). Ngisho nalapho siseyizoni, uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe ukuba izosifela, ukuze isihlenge ezonweni zethu (kumaRoma. 5,8). Siphetha ngokuthi uNkulunkulu uyabathanda abantu kodwa uyasizonda isono esibalimazayo. Ukube uNkulunkulu ubengeyena ongenakuguqulwa kukho konke okuphambene nendalo yakhe nezidalwa zakhe futhi amelana nobuhlobo bangempela naye nezidalwa zakhe, ubengeke abe uthando olungenamibandela, oluhlanganisa yonke into. UNkulunkulu ubengeke abe ngakithi ukube ubengamelene nathi.

Eminye imibhalo ikhombisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabathukuthelela abantu. Kepha uNkulunkulu akafuni ukuzwisa abantu ubuhlungu, kodwa ufuna babone ukuthi indlela yabo yokuphila enesono ibalimaza kanjani nalabo ababazungezile. UNkulunkulu ufuna izoni ziguquke ukugwema ubuhlungu obubangelwa yisono.

Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lukhombisa lapho ubungcwele nothando lukaNkulunkulu kuhlaselwa yisono somuntu. Abantu abaphila izimpilo zabo ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu banobutha endleleni yakhe. Abantu abanjalo abakude nabanobutha bazenza izitha zikaNkulunkulu. Njengoba umuntu esongela konke okuhle nokumsulwa lokho uNkulunkulu ayikho nalokho akumiyo, uNkulunkulu uphikisana ngokuqinile nendlela nezenzo zesono. Ukumelana kwakhe okungcwele nothando kuzo zonke izinhlobo zesono kubizwa ngokuthi "ulaka lukaNkulunkulu". UNkulunkulu akanasono - ungumuntu ongcwele ngokuphelele kuye uqobo. Ukube akazange aphikisane nokuba nesono komuntu, wayengeke alunge. Ukube ubengathukutheli ngesono futhi uma engasahluleli isono, uNkulunkulu ubengavuma esenzweni esibi ukuthi ukona akubi kubi ngokuphelele. Lokho kungaba ngamanga, ngoba ukuba nesono kubi ngokuphelele. Kepha uNkulunkulu akaqambi amanga futhi uhlala ethembekile kuye, njengoba kufana nobuntu bakhe bangaphakathi, obungcwele nothando. UNkulunkulu umelana nesono ngokubeka ubutha obuqhubekayo kuso ngoba uzosusa emhlabeni konke ukuhlupheka okubangelwa ububi.

Ukuphela kobutha

Nokho, uNkulunkulu usezithathile kakade izinyathelo ezidingekayo ukuze aqede ubutha phakathi Kwakhe nesono sesintu. Lezi zilinganiso zigeleza othandweni lwakhe, oluwumgogodla wobuntu bakhe: «Lowo ongathandi akamazi uNkulunkulu; ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando” (1. UJohannes 4,8). Ngenxa yothando, uNkulunkulu uvumela izidalwa zakhe ukuba zizikhethele noma ezimelene naye. Ubavumela nokuba bamzonde, nakuba ephikisana nesinqumo esinjalo ngoba silimaza abantu abathandayo. Eqinisweni, uthi 'cha' 'kucha' wabo. Ngokuthi “cha” ku “cha” wethu, uqinisekisa “yebo” wakhe kithi ngoJesu Kristu. “Ngalokhu uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwabonakala phakathi kwethu, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa emhlabeni, ukuze siphile ngayo. Lolu luthando: akukhona ukuthi thina samthanda uNkulunkulu, kodwa ukuthi yena wasithanda futhi wathumela iNdodana yakhe ibe yinhlawulo ngezono zethu.”1. UJohannes 4,9-enye).
UNkulunkulu uthathe zonke izinyathelo ezidingekayo ngemali ebiza kakhulu ukuthi izono zethu zixolelwe futhi zisulwe. UJesu wasifela, esikhundleni sethu. Iqiniso lokuthi ukufa kwakhe kwakudingeka ukuze sithethelelwe likhombisa ubunzima besono necala lethu, futhi kukhombisa nemiphumela isono ebesizoba nayo kithi. UNkulunkulu uyasizonda isono esibangela ukufa.

Lapho samukela intethelelo kaNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu, sivuma ukuthi siyizidalwa ezinesono ezimelene noNkulunkulu. Siyabona ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukwamukela uKristu njengoMsindisi wethu. Siyakwamukela ukuthi njengezoni sasihlukanisiwe noNkulunkulu futhi sidinga ukubuyisana. Siyaqaphela ukuthi ngoKristu kanye nomsebenzi Wakhe wokuhlenga sithole isipho samahhala sokubuyisana, ushintsho oluyisisekelo ebuntwini bethu, nokuphila okuphakade kuNkulunkulu. Siyazisola ngokuthi “cha” kuNkulunkulu futhi siyambonga ngo“yebo” wakhe kithi ngoJesu Kristu. Kwabase-Efesu 2,1-10 UPawulu uchaza indlela yomuntu ngaphansi kolaka lukaNkulunkulu eya kumamukeli wensindiso ngomusa kaNkulunkulu.

Inhloso kaNkulunkulu kusukela ekuqaleni yayiwukukhombisa uthando lwakhe esintwini ngokuthethelela izwe izono zalo ngomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kuJesu (kusuka kwabase-Efesu 1,3-8). Isimo sabantu ebudlelwaneni babo noNkulunkulu siyembula. Noma ngabe iluphi “ulaka” uNkulunkulu analo, wahlela nokuhlenga umuntu ngisho nangaphambi kokudalwa komhlaba, “Kodwa sihlengiwe ngegazi eliyigugu likaKristu njengeleWundlu elingenacala nelingenabala. Wamiselwa ngaphambili ngaphambi kokusekelwa kwezwe, kodwa wembulwa ngenxa yenu ekupheleni kwesikhathi.”1. UPetrus 1,19-20). Lokhu kubuyisana akuveli ngezifiso noma ngemizamo yomuntu, kodwa kuphela ngomuntu nomsebenzi wensindiso kaJesu Kristu omele thina. Lomsebenzi wokuhlenga wafezwa “njengolaka lothando” ngokumelene nesono nakithi njengabantu ngabanye. Abantu “abakuKristu” abasezona izinto zokucasuka kodwa baphila ngokuthula noNkulunkulu.

KuKristu sisindisiwe olakeni lukaNkulunkulu. Ngomsebenzi Wakhe wokuhlenga kanye noMoya oNgcwele ohlala ngaphakathi, siguqulwa kakhulu. UNkulunkulu usenze sabuyisana naye (kusuka 2. AbaseKorinte 5,18); akafuni ukusijezisa, ngoba uJesu wathwala isijeziso sethu. Sibonga futhi sithole intethelelo Yakhe nempilo entsha ebuhlotsheni beqiniso Naye, siphendukela kuNkulunkulu futhi sifulathele konke okuyizithixo empilweni yomuntu. “Ningathandi izwe noma okusezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda izwe, uthando lukaYise alukho kuye. Ngokuba konke okusezweni, inkanuko yenyama, nenkanuko yamehlo, nokuzigabisa ngalokhu kuphila, akuveli kuyise, kodwa kuvela ezweni. Futhi izwe liyabhubha nenkanuko yalo; kepha owenza intando kaNkulunkulu uhlala kuze kube phakade.”1. UJohannes 2,15-17). Insindiso yethu iyinsindiso kaNkulunkulu kuKristu - "osisindisa olakeni oluzayo" (1. Thes 1,10).

Umuntu wenziwa isitha sikaNkulunkulu ngokwemvelo ka-Adamu, futhi lobu butha nokungamethembi uNkulunkulu kuletha isilinganiso esidingekayo sikaNkulunkulu ongcwele nonothando—ulaka lwakhe. Kusukela ekuqaleni, ngothando, uNkulunkulu wayehlose ukuqeda ulaka olwenziwa umuntu ngomsebenzi kaKristu wokuhlenga. Kungenxa yothando lukaNkulunkulu ukuthi siye sabuyisana Naye ngomsebenzi Wakhe wokuhlenga ekufeni nasekuphileni kweNdodana Yakhe. Kakhulu kangakanani-ke, manje siyakusindiswa ngaye olakeni, lokhu sesilungisisiwe ngegazi lakhe. Ngoba uma sathola ukubuyisana noNkulunkulu ngokufa kweNdodana yakhe siseyizitha, kakhulu kangakanani thina esiyosindiswa ngokuphila kwayo njengoba manje sesithole ukubuyisana.” 5,9-enye).

UNkulunkulu wayehlele ukususa intukuthelo yakhe yokulunga kubantu ngisho nangaphambi kokuba ivuke. Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu alunakufaniswa nolaka lomuntu. Ulimi lwesintu alunalo igama ngalolu hlobo lwesikhashana futhi eseluxazululiwe kakade kubantu abaphikisana noNkulunkulu. Bafanelwe ukujeziswa, kepha isifiso sikaNkulunkulu akusikhona ukujezisa kepha ukubakhulula ebuhlungwini obubangelwa yisono sabo.

Igama elithi ukuthukuthela lingasisiza siqonde ukuthi uNkulunkulu usizonda kangakanani isono. Ukuqonda kwethu igama elithi ukuthukuthela kumele kuhlale kufaka neqiniso lokuthi intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu ihlezi ibhekiswe esonweni, hhayi kumuntu, ngoba ubathanda bonke. UNkulunkulu usesithathile kakade isinyathelo sokuqeda intukuthelo yakhe ngomuntu. Intukuthelo yakhe ngesono iphela lapho imiphumela yesono ibhujiswa. “Isitha sokugcina esiyobhujiswa ukufa” (1. AbaseKorinte 15,26).

Sibonga uNkulunkulu ngokuthi intukuthelo yakhe iyaphela lapho isono sinqotshwa futhi sabhujiswa. Sinesiqiniseko esithembisweni sokuthula kwakhe nathi ngoba wanqoba isono kuKristu kwaba kanye. UNkulunkulu usibuyisele kuye ngomsebenzi wokuhlenga weNdodana yakhe, ngalokho wehlisa ulaka. Ngakho-ke ulaka lukaNkulunkulu alubhekiswe othandweni lwakhe. Kunalokho, intukuthelo yakhe isebenza ngothando lwakhe. Intukuthelo yakhe iyindlela yokufeza izinhloso zothando kubo bonke.

Ngenxa yokuthi akuvamile, uma kwenzeka, intukuthelo yomuntu ifeze izinhloso zothando ngezinga elincane, asikwazi ukudlulisela ukuqonda kwethu kobuntu nolwazi lwentukuthelo yomuntu kuNkulunkulu. Uma senza lokhu, sisuke sikhonza izithombe futhi sibona uNkulunkulu engumuntu. UJames 1,20 icacisa ukuthi "ulaka lomuntu alwenzi okulungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu." Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ngeke luhlale phakade, kodwa uthando lwakhe olungantengantengi luyohlala njalo.

Amavesi abalulekile

Nayi imibhalo ebalulekile. Zibonisa ukuqhathanisa phakathi kothando lukaNkulunkulu nentukuthelo yakhe yaphezulu ngokungafani nolaka lomuntu esiluthola kubantu abawile:

• “Ngokuba intukuthelo yomuntu ayikwenzi okulungile emehlweni kaNkulunkulu” (Jakobe 1,20).
• “Uma uthukuthele, ungoni; ilanga malingashoni nisathukuthele.” ( Efesu 4,26).
• “Ngeke ngenze ngokuvumelana nentukuthelo yami evuthayo futhi ngeke ngiphinde ngimbhubhise u-Efrayimi. Ngokuba nginguNkulunkulu, angisiye umuntu, ngingcwele phakathi kwenu. Ngakho-ke angizanga ngithukuthele ukuzobhubhisa.” ( Hoseya 11,9).
• “Ngizakwelapha ukuhlubuka kwabo; Ngingathanda ukumthanda; ngokuba ulaka lwami lubuyile kubo” (Hoseya 1).4,5).
• “Uphi uNkulunkulu onjengawe othethelela isono nothethelela ububi balabo abasala njengensali yefa lakhe; ongabambeleli entukuthelweni yakhe kuze kube phakade, ngokuba ethanda umusa. (Mikha 7,18).
• “Wena unguNkulunkulu othethelelayo, onomusa, nesihawu, obekezelayo, nomusa omkhulu.” ( Nehemiya 9,17).
• “Ngakufihlela ubuso bami kancane ngomzuzu wentukuthelo, kepha ngomusa ophakade ngiyakukuhawukela, usho uJehova uMhlengi wakho” (Isaya 5)4,8).
• “UJehova akalahli kuze kube phakade; kodwa udabuka kuhle, abuye abe lesihawu ngokomusa wakhe omkhulu. Ngoba akuveli enhliziyweni ukuthi uhlupha futhi udabukisa abantu. ... Kungani abantu bekhononda empilweni, omunye nomunye ngemiphumela yezono zakhe?" (IsiLilo 3,31-enye).
• “Ingabe nithi ngiyathokoza ngokufa komubi, isho iNkosi uJehova, kunokuba aphenduke ezindleleni zakhe aphile na? (UHezekeli 18,23).
• “Dabulani izinhliziyo zenu, hhayi izingubo zenu, nibuyele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Ngoba unomusa, unesihe, uyabekezela, futhi unomusa omkhulu, futhi ngokushesha uyazisola ngokujeziswa.” (Joweli. 2,13).
• “UJona wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi: ‘Nkosi, yilokho engangikucabanga ngisezweni lakithi. Kungakho ngangifuna ukubalekela eTharishishi; ngokuba bengazi ukuthi unomusa, nesihe, nokubekezela, nesihe esikhulu, wakwenza waphenduka ebubini.” ( UJona. 4,2).
• «INkosi ayilibali isithembiso, njengoba abanye becabanga ukulibala; kodwa uyanibekezelela futhi akafuni ukuba kubhubhe namunye, kodwa ukuba wonke umuntu athole ukuphenduka.”2. UPetrus 3,9).
• “Akukho ukwesaba othandweni, kodwa uthando oluphelele luyaxosha ukwesaba. Ngokuba ukwesaba kulindela ukujeziswa; kodwa owesabayo akaphelele othandweni” (1. UJohannes 4,17 last part-18).

Lapho sifunda ukuthi “uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangangokuba waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade. Ngoba uNkulunkulu kazange athumele iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuthi yahlulele umhlaba, kodwa ukuze umhlaba usindiswe ngayo.” ( Joh 3,16-17), ngakho-ke kungenxa yalesi senzo okufanele siqonde ukuthi uNkulunkulu "uthukuthele" ngesono. Kodwa ekubhubhiseni isono, uNkulunkulu akabalahli abantu abanesono, kodwa uyabasindisa esonweni nasekufeni ukuze anikele futhi abanike inhlawulo nokuphila okuphakade. “Ulaka” lukaNkulunkulu aluhloselwe “ukulahla izwe,” kodwa ukucekela phansi amandla esono kuzo zonke izinhlobo zawo, ukuze abantu bathole insindiso futhi bathole ubuhlobo obuphakade nobuphilayo bothando noNkulunkulu.

nguPaul Kroll