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Phakathi nezifundo zami, ngathatha ikilasi lapho sasicelwa khona ukuba sizindle ngoNkulunkulu Mtatu. Lapho kuziwa ekuchazeni uZiqu-zintathu, owaziwa nangokuthi uZiqu-zintathu noma uZiqu-zintathu, sifinyelela imingcele yethu. Emakhulwini eminyaka edlule, abantu abehlukene baye bazama ukuchaza le mfihlakalo ewumgogodla wokholo lwethu lobuKristu. E-Ireland, uSt. Patrick wasebenzisa i-clover enamaqabunga amathathu ukuze achaze ukuthi uNkulunkulu owakhiwa abantu abathathu abahlukene - uYise, iNdodana noMoya oNgcwele - angaba kanjani uNkulunkulu oyedwa kuphela ngesikhathi esisodwa. Abanye bachaza ngendlela yesayensi, ngezakhi zamanzi, iqhwa kanye ne-steam, ezingaba nezimo ezihlukene futhi zihlanganisa isici esisodwa.

Uprofesa wemfundiso yenkolo yaseDuke University uJeremy Begbie waqhathanisa umehluko nobunye bukaZiqu-zintathu KaNkulunkulu neculo eliyisisekelo elidlalwa upiyano. Iqukethe amathoni amathathu ahlukene adlalwa ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze akhe ithoni ehlangene. SinoBaba (inothi elilodwa), iNdodana (inothi lesibili), noMoya oNgcwele (inothi lesithathu). Zizwakala ndawonye ngezwi elihlangene. Amanothi amathathu ahlangene kangangokuthi enza umsindo omuhle futhi ovumelanayo, i-chord. Lezi ziqhathaniso, vele, zisemuva. UYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele abazona izingxenye zikaNkulunkulu; ngamunye wabo unguNkulunkulu.

Ingabe Imfundiso KaZiqu-zintathu IngokweBhayibheli? Igama elithi zintathu aliveli eBhayibhelini. Lokhu akusho ukuthi uYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele abatholakali emiBhalweni. Ake sibheke isibonelo sikaPawulu: “Umyalezo ovela kuJesu iNdodana yakhe. Wazalwa engumuntu futhi ngokwemvelaphi yakhe ungowomndeni kaDavide. UJesu Kristu, iNkosi yethu, waqinisekiswa njengeNdodana kaNkulunkulu lapho uNkulunkulu emvusa kwabafileyo ngamandla amakhulu ngoMoya oNgcwele.” 1,3-4 New Life Bible).

Ingabe wamthola uYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele? Singabona futhi ukusebenza ndawonye kukaNkulunkulu onguMthathu Emnye endimeni elandelayo yeBhayibheli: “Ngokwelungiselelo likaNkulunkulu uBaba, ngokungcweliswa kukaMoya ekumlaleleni nasekufafazweni ngegazi likaJesu Kristu” ( Thimothewu , )1. UPetrus 1,2).

Sibona uZiqu-zintathu ekubhapathizweni kukaJesu: «Kwathi lapho bonke abantu bebhapathizwa, futhi uJesu naye esebhapathiziwe futhi ethandaza, izulu lavuleka futhi uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwakhe enesimo somzimba njengejuba . kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: Wena uyindodana yami ethandekayo, engithokozile ngawe” (Luka 3,21-enye).

UNkulunkulu uBaba wakhuluma esezulwini, uNkulunkulu iNdodana wabhapathizwa, futhi uNkulunkulu uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kukaJesu njengejuba. Bobathathu Abantu bakaZiqu-zintathu bakhona ngesikhathi uJesu esaphila kulo mhlaba. Ake ngiphinde isiqephu seVangeli likaMathewu: “Ngakho-ke hambani nifundise abantu bonke: nibabhapathize egameni likaYise neleNdodana nelikaMoya oNgcwele” (Mathewu 2)8,19). UBaba wethu uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe ukuba isilethe ekuhlanganyeleni naye futhi lomsebenzi wokungcwelisa uqhutshwa ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele.

UNkulunkulu ongapheli akanakuchazwa ngokuphelele ngezibonelo ezinomkhawulo. Esikhundleni sokugxila kuZiqu-zintathu, zama ukugxila eqinisweni lobukhulu bukaNkulunkulu kanye nobuyena Bakhe obuphakeme kakhulu kunathi. “Yeka ukujula kwengcebo, nokuhlakanipha, nokwazi uNkulunkulu! Yeka ukuthi zingaqondakali kanjani izahlulelo zakhe nokuthi aziphenyeki kanjani izindlela zakhe! Ngokuba ngubani owawazi umqondo weNkosi, noma ngubani umeluleki wayo na?” (AmaRoma 11,33-enye).

Ngamanye amazwi, njengoba uMartin Luther akubeka: “Kungcono ukukhonza izimfihlakalo zikaZiqu-zintathu kunokuzichaza!

nguJoseph Tkach