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umdlandla kaMoya oNgcwele
Ngo-1983, uJohn Scully wanquma ukushiya isikhundla sakhe esihloniphekile e-Pepsico ukuze abe nguMongameli we-Apple Computer. Wangena ekusaseni elingaqinisekile ngokushiya indawo ephephile yenkampani esunguliwe futhi wajoyina inkampani encane enganikezi isibambiso, umbono wendoda eyodwa nje. U-Scully wenze lesi sinqumo esinesibindi ngemuva kokuba umsunguli we-Apple uSteve Jobs ebhekane naye ngombuzo osuyinganekwane manje: "Ingabe ufuna ukuthengisa amanzi anoshukela impilo yakho yonke?" Noma ufuna ukuhamba nami siyoshintsha umhlaba?" Njengoba isisho sisho, okunye kungumlando.
Eminyakeni engaba ngu-2000 edlule, amadoda nabesifazane abavamile babehlangana esitezi esiphezulu sendlu ethile eJerusalema. Ukube wawubabuzile ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi bangawushintsha yini umhlaba, cishe babezohleka. Kodwa lapho bethola uMoya oNgcwele ngePhentekoste, la makholwa ayemanqikanqika ngaphambili futhi ayesaba azamazamisa umhlaba. Ngamandla amakhulu nangekhono bamemezela ukuvuka kweNkosi uJesu: “Ngamandla amakhulu abaphostoli bafakaza ngokuvuka kweNkosi uJesu, futhi umusa omkhulu wawunabo bonke.” ( IzEnzo 4,33). Phezu kwazo zonke izinkinga, iBandla lokuqala laseJerusalema lasabalala njengamanzi agelezayo esuka epayipini lokucima umlilo elisanda kuvulwa lize lifike emikhawulweni yomhlaba. Igama layo "alinakuvinjwa". Amakholwa aphuthuma emhlabeni ngokuphuthuma okungakaze kubonwe. Uthando lwakhe ngoJesu lwathatha ukuphila kwakhe konke futhi lwamshukumisela ukuba amemezele izwi likaNkulunkulu ngokuqiniseka nangesibindi: “Kwathi sebekhulekile, indawo ababebuthene kuyo yazamazama; bonke bagcwala uMoya oNgcwele, bakhuluma izwi likaNkulunkulu ngesibindi.” ( IzE 4,31). Kodwa lolu thando lwavelaphi? Ingabe kwakuyisifundo sokuphahlazeka noma isemina eguquguqukayo yokucabanga okuhle noma ubuholi? akunakwenzeka. Kwakuyintshisekelo kaMoya oNgcwele. Usebenza kanjani uMoya oNgcwele?
Usebenza ngemuva
Ngaphambi nje kokuba uJesu aboshwe, wayefundisa abafundi bakhe ngokuza kukaMoya oNgcwele, ethi: “Kodwa lapho uMoya weqiniso efika, uzoniholela kulo lonke iqiniso. Ngokuba akayikukhuluma ngokwakhe, kepha lokho akuzwayo uyakukukhuluma, nokuzayo uyakunazisa. Uyongikhazimulisa, ngoba uyokuthatha kokwami futhi akubikele kona.” ( Johane 16,13-enye).
UJesu wachaza ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele wawungeke ukhulume ngaye. Akathandi ukuba yisizinda sokunakwa, ancamele ukusebenza ngemuva. Kungani? Ngoba ufuna ukubeka uJesu kuqala. Uhlala ebeka uJesu kuqala futhi akazibeki yena kuqala. Abanye babhekisela kulokhu ngokuthi "ukwesaba kwengqondo."
Nokho, ukwesaba kukaMoya oNgcwele akukhona ukwesaba ngenxa yokwesaba, kodwa ukuthobeka; akuwona amahloni obugovu, kodwa ukugxila kokunye. Ivela othandweni.
ubudlelwano nesintu
UMoya oNgcwele akaziphoqeleli, kodwa kancane kancane usiholela eqinisweni lonke - futhi uJesu uyiqiniso. Usebenzela ukwambula uJesu ngaphakathi kwethu ukuze sikwazi ukuzihlanganisa noNkulunkulu ophilayo uqobo futhi singagcini nje ngokwazi amaqiniso Ngaye. Umphakathi uwuthando lwakhe. Uthanda ukuxhuma abantu.
Ufuna simazi uJesu, ngaleyo ndlela sazi uYise, futhi akayeki ukwenza lokho kwenzeke. UJesu wathi uMoya oNgcwele uyomkhazimulisa: ‘Yena uzongikhazimulisa; ngokuba uyakuthatha okungokwami, anibikele khona” (Johane 16,14). Lokhu kusho ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele uzoveza ukuthi uJesu ungubani ngempela. Uyophakamisa futhi aphakamise uJesu. Uyohlehlisa ikhethini ukuze aveze ubuyena beqiniso bukaJesu futhi embule isimangaliso, iqiniso nobukhulu bothando lwakhe. Yilokho Akwenzayo ezimpilweni zethu. Yilokhu akwenza kudala ngaphambi kokuba siguqukele ebuKristwini. Uyasikhumbula isikhathi unikela ngempilo yakho kuNkulunkulu uthi uJesu uyiNkosi yempilo yakho? Ucabanga ukuthi ukwenze wedwa lokhu? “Ngakho-ke ngiyanazisa ukuthi akekho okhuluma ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu othi: ‘UJesu makaqalekiswe. Futhi akakho ongasho ukuthi: UJesu uyiNkosi, ngaphandle kukaMoya oNgcwele.1. AbaseKorinte 12,3).
Ngaphandle kukaMoya oNgcwele ngeke sibe nothando lwangempela. Usebenza impilo kaJesu ebuntwini bethu ukuze siguqulwe futhi sikwazi ukuvumela uJesu aphile ngathi.
“Saluqaphela, sakholwa uthando uNkulunkulu analo ngathi: uNkulunkulu uluthando; njalo ohlala ethandweni uhlala kuNkulunkulu loNkulunkulu kuye. Ngalokhu uthando luphelelisiwe kithi, ukuze sibe nenkululeko yokukhuluma ngosuku lokwahlulelwa; ngokuba njengoba enjalo yena, sinjalo nathi kuleli zwe” (1. UJohannes 4,16-enye).
Vula impilo yakho Kuye futhi uthole injabulo, ukuthula, uthando kanye nothando lukaNkulunkulu olugeleza ngaphakathi kuwe. UMoya oNgcwele waguqula abafundi bokuqala ngokwembula uJesu kubo. Kukwenza ukwazi ukuqhubeka ukhula ekuqondeni kwakho uJesu Kristu: «Kepha khulani emseni nasekwazini iNkosi noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu. Udumo malube kuye manje naphakade!” (2. UPetrus 3,18).
Isifiso sakhe esijulile siwukuba wazi uJesu njengoba enjalo ngempela. Uyaqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe namuhla. Lokhu intshiseko nomsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele.
nguGordon Green
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