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Luvuko : Umsebenzi usuphelile
Ngesikhathi soMkhosi waseNtwasahlobo sikhumbula ikakhulukazi ukufa nokuvuka koMsindisi wethu, uJesu Kristu. Leli holide lisikhuthaza ukuba sizindle ngoMsindisi wethu nensindiso asizuzele yona. Imihlatshelo, iminikelo, iminikelo yokushiswa, neminikelo yesono yehluleka ukusenza sibuyisane noNkulunkulu. Kodwa umhlatshelo kaJesu Kristu waletha ukubuyisana okuphelele kanye kuphela. UJesu wathwala izono zomuntu ngamunye esiphambanweni, ngisho noma abaningi bengakakuboni noma bengakwamukeli lokhu. “Khona-ke (uJesu) wathi, Bheka, ngiyeza ukwenza intando yakho. Bese ethatha eyokuqala ukuze asebenzise eyesibili. Ngale ntando singcwelisiwe kanye kuphela ngomhlatshelo womzimba kaJesu Kristu.” ( Hebheru 10,9-enye).
Umsebenzi usuphelile, isipho sesilungile. Uma kuqhathaniswa neqiniso lokuthi imali isivele isebhange, kufanele nje siyithathe: "Yena ngokwakhe uyinhlawulo yezono zethu, hhayi nje ngezono zethu kuphela, kodwa nalezo zezwe lonke" (1. UJohannes 2,2).
Ukholo lwethu alufaki lutho ekusebenzeni kwalesi senzo, futhi aluzami ukuthola lesi sipho. Ngokukholwa samukela isipho esingenakulinganiswa sokubuyisana noNkulunkulu esiphiwe ngoJesu Kristu. Lapho sicabanga ngokuvuka koMsindisi wethu, sigcwala isifiso sokugxuma ngenjabulo—ngoba ukuvuka Kwakhe kusivulela ithemba elijabulisayo lovuko lwethu. Ngakho sesivele siphila empilweni entsha noKristu namuhla.
Indalo entsha
Insindiso yethu ingachazwa njengesidalwa esisha. NgoMphostoli uPawulu singavuma ukuthi umuntu omdala wafa kanye noKristu: «Ngakho-ke uma umuntu ekuKristu, uyisidalwa esisha; okudala kudlulile, bheka, sekufikile okusha” (2. AbaseKorinte 5,17). Siba umuntu omusha, ozalwa kabusha ngokomoya enobuntu obusha.
Yingakho ukubethelwa kwakhe esiphambanweni kubaluleke kakhulu kithi. Salenga naye esiphambanweni lapho umuntu omdala, owayeyisoni wafa kanye naye futhi manje sesinempilo entsha noKristu ovukile. Kunomehluko phakathi kwendoda endala nomuntu omusha. UKristu ungumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu futhi sadalwa kabusha ngomfanekiso wakhe. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngathi lukhulu kangangokuthi wathumela uKristu ukuba asikhulule enkani nasebugovuni bethu.
Sithola isimangaliso sencazelo yethu kakade kumaHubo: “Lapho ngibona izulu, umsebenzi weminwe yakho, inyanga nezinkanyezi, ozilungisileyo: uyini umuntu ukuba umkhumbule, nomntwana womuntu ukuba umkhumbule? uyamamukela? Umenzé waba ngaphansana kunoNkulunkulu, umthwese umqhele wodumo nodumo.” ( IHubo 8,4-enye).
Ukucabanga ngezindikimba zasemkhathini - inyanga nezinkanyezi - nokucabanga ngobukhulu bendawo yonke namandla amangalisayo enkanyezi ngayinye kuphakamisa umbuzo wokuthi kungani uNkulunkulu esikhathalela nhlobo. Uma kubhekwa le ndalo emangalisayo, kubonakala kunzima ukucabanga ukuthi angasinaka futhi abe nesithakazelo komunye nomunye wethu.
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Thina bantu simelela indida, ngakolunye uhlangothi sihileleke ngokujulile ezonweni, ngakolunye uhlangothi siqondiswa imfuneko yokuziphatha kithina. Isayensi ibiza abantu ngokuthi “ama-homo sapiens,” ingxenye yezilwane, kuyilapho iBhayibheli lisibiza ngokuthi “nephesh,” okuyigama elisetshenziselwa nezilwane. Senziwe ngothuli futhi sibuyela kuleso simo ngokufa.
Kodwa ngokombono weBhayibheli, singaphezulu kakhulu kwezilwane nje: “UNkulunkulu wamdala umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe, wamdala ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu; futhi wabadala owesilisa nowesifazane” (1. mose 1,27). Njengendalo kaNkulunkulu eyingqayizivele, eyenziwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, amadoda nabesifazane banamandla alinganayo angokomoya. Izindima zomphakathi akufanele zinciphise ukubaluleka komuntu ngokomoya. Wonke umuntu ufanelwe uthando, ukuhlonishwa nokuhlonishwa. UGenesise uphetha ngamazwi athi konke okudaliwe “kwakukuhle kakhulu,” njengoba nje uNkulunkulu ayehlosile.
Kodwa iqiniso libonisa ukuthi kukhona okungalungile ngesintu. Konakelephi? IBhayibheli liyachaza ukuthi indalo ephelele ekuqaleni yahlanekezelwa Ukuwa: U-Adamu no-Eva badla isithelo somuthi owenqatshelwe, okwenza isintu sahlubuka kuMdali wabo futhi sanquma ukuhamba ngendlela yabo.
Isibonakaliso sokuqala sesono sabo kwakuwumbono osontekile: ngokuzumayo bathola ubunqunu babo bungafaneleki: “Khona-ke amehlo abo omabili avuleka, babona ukuthi babenqunu, baluka amahlamvu omkhiwane ndawonye, bazenzela amaphinifa” ( NW )1. mose 3,7). Baqaphela ukulahlekelwa ubuhlobo babo obuseduze noNkulunkulu. Besaba ukuhlangana noNkulunkulu bacasha. Impilo yeqiniso evumelana nothando noNkulunkulu yaphela ngaleso sikhathi - ngokomoya base befile: "Mhla udla emthini, uyakufa nokufa" (1. mose 2,17).
Okwasala kwakuwukuphila okungokwenyama, okukude kakhulu nokuphila okwanelisayo uNkulunkulu ayehlose ukuba baphile ngakho. U-Adamu no-Eva bamele sonke isintu ekuhlubukeni kuMdali wabo; Ngakho-ke isono nokufa kuyisici somphakathi wonke wesintu.
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Inkinga yomuntu ilele ekuhlulekeni kwethu nasemacaleni ethu, hhayi kuNkulunkulu. Kwanikeza isiqalo esihle, kodwa thina bantu sasilahla. Nokho uNkulunkulu uyafinyelela kithi futhi unecebo ngathi. UJesu Kristu, uNkulunkulu njengomuntu, umelela umfanekiso ophelele kaNkulunkulu futhi ubizwa ngokuthi “u-Adamu wokugcina”. Waba umuntu ngokugcwele, wabonisa ukulalela nokuthembela okuphelele kuYise wasezulwini, futhi kanjalo usibekela isibonelo: “Umuntu wokuqala u-Adamu waba-ngumphefumulo ophilayo, u-Adamu wokugcina waba-ngumoya ophilisayo.”1. AbaseKorinte 15,45).
Njengoba nje u-Adamu aletha ukufa emhlabeni, uJesu wavula indlela yokuphila. Uyisiqalo somuntu omusha, indalo entsha lapho wonke umuntu eyophinde enziwe aphile ngaye. NgoJesu Kristu, uNkulunkulu udala umuntu omusha ongasenamandla phezu kwakhe isono nokufa. Ukunqoba kunqotshiwe, isilingo sinqotshiwe. UJesu wabuyisela ukuphila okwalahleka ngenxa yesono: “Mina ngingukuvuka nokuphila. Lowo okholwa yimi, noma efa, wophila.” (Joh 11,25).
Ngokholo lukaJesu Kristu, uPawulu waba isidalwa esisha. Lolu shintsho lukamoya lunomthelela esimweni sakhe sengqondo nasekuziphatheni kwakhe: “Ngibethelwe kanye noKristu. ngiyaphila, kodwa manje akumina, kodwa uKristu uphila kimi. Ngoba lokho engikuphila manje enyameni, ngikuphila ngokukholwa eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu, eyangithanda futhi yazinikela ngenxa yami.” ( KwabaseGalathiya 2,19-enye).
Uma sikuKristu, sizophinde sibe nomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ovukweni. Izingqondo zethu azikakwazi ukuqonda ngokugcwele ukuthi lokhu kuzobukeka kanjani. Asazi futhi ukuthi "umzimba kamoya" unjani; kodwa siyazi ukuthi kuyoba kuhle kakhulu. UNkulunkulu wethu onomusa nothando uyosibusisa ngenjabulo eyedlulele, futhi siyomdumisa kuze kube phakade!
Ukholo lukaJesu Kristu kanye nomsebenzi wakhe ezimpilweni zethu kusisiza ukuba sinqobe ukungapheleli kwethu futhi siziguqule sibe sesimweni uNkulunkulu afuna ukusibona kithi: “Kepha thina sonke, ubuso bethu bungambuliwe, sibonakalisa inkazimulo yeNkosi, siguqulwa ngomfanekiso wakhe sisuka kwenye inkazimulo siye kwenye yeNkosi enguMoya” (2. AbaseKorinte 3,18).
Nakuba singakawuboni umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu enkazimulweni yawo egcwele, siyaqinisekiswa ukuthi siyowubona ngolunye usuku: “Njengoba sinomfanekiso walowo wasemhlabeni, kanjalo siyoba nomfanekiso walowo wasezulwini.” ( 1 Thimothewu 3:12, 15 ) Ikakhulukazi iNdodana yomuntu yasemhlabeni inamandla amakhulu okuphila okuphakade.1. AbaseKorinte 15,49).
Imizimba yethu evusiwe iyofana nekaJesu Kristu: ekhazimulayo, enamandla, engokomoya, esezulwini, engenakonakala nengafi. UJohane uthi: “Bathandekayo, sesingabantwana bakaNkulunkulu kakade; kodwa akukabonakali ukuthi sizoba yini. Siyazi ukuthi lapho sekwambulwa, siyofana nakho; ngoba sizombona njengoba enjalo” (1. UJohannes 3,2).
Ubonani uma uhlangana nomuntu? Uyawubona umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, ubukhulu obungenzeka, ukuklanywa komfanekiso kaKristu? Uyalibona icebo likaNkulunkulu elihle lisebenza ekunikezeni umusa izoni? Uyakujabulela yini ukuthi uhlenga isintu esidukile? Uyakujabulela yini ukuthi uhlenga isintu esidukile? Icebo likaNkulunkulu limangalisa kakhulu kunezinkanyezi futhi libabazeka kakhulu ngaphezu kwendawo yonke. Masijabule emikhosini yasentwasahlobo, eNkosini yethu noMsindisi, uJesu Kristu. Mbonge ngokunikela kwakhe ngawe, okwanele umhlaba wonke. KuJesu unempilo entsha!
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