Umbuso kaNkulunkulu Ingxenye 1

Ngaso sonke isikhathi umbuso kaNkulunkulu ubusenkabeni yezingxenye ezinkulu zemfundiso yobuKrestu, futhi kunjalo. Kwaqubuka ingxabano ngalokhu, ikakhulukazi ngekhulu lama-20. Ukuvumelana kunzima ukukufeza ngenxa yevolumu nokuba yinkimbinkimbi kwezinto eziseBhayibhelini kanye nezindikimba eziningi zemfundiso yenkolo eziphambana nakho. Kukhona futhi umehluko omkhulu ezimeni zomoya eziqondisa izifundiswa nabefundisi futhi eziholela ekutheni bafinyelele eziphethweni ezahlukahlukene.

Kulolu chungechunge oluyizingxenye eziyisithupha, ngizophendula imibuzo esemqoka ephathelene noMbuso kaNkulunkulu ukuze siqinise ukholo lwethu. Ngokwenza njalo, ngizobuyela ezingeni lolwazi kanye nakwimbono yabanye abamele inkolo yobuKhristu ejwayelekile, ebhalwe ngokomlando, esiyikholelwa kuGrace Communion International, ukholo olusekelwe emiBhalweni Engcwele futhi yakhelwe ngokugxila kuJesu Kristu iba. Nguye osiqondisayo ekukhonzeni kwethu uNkulunkulu oziqu-zintathu, uYise, iNdodana noMoya oNgcwele. Le nkolelo, ebeka uMzimba kanye noZiqu-zintathu enkabeni, ngeke ikwazi ukuphendula ngqo yonke imibuzo engasikhathaza maqondana nombuso kaNkulunkulu, yize uthembekile. Kepha izonikeza isisekelo esiqinile kanye nomhlahlandlela onokwethenjelwa ozosenza sikwazi ukuqonda ukholo ngokuya ngeBhayibheli.

Kule minyaka eyi-100 edlule kube nokuvumelana okukhulayo phakathi kwalabo bachazeli beBhayibheli ngemibuzo eyinhloko yokholo, behlanganyela umoya ofanayo oyisisekelo wemfundiso yenkolo owethu. Imayelana neqiniso nokuthembeka kwesambulo seBhayibheli, indlela esebenzayo yokuchazwa kweBhayibheli, kanye nezisekelo zokuqonda kobuKristu (imfundiso) mayelana nezindaba ezinjengobunkulunkulu bukaKristu, uZiqu-zintathu kaNkulunkulu, ukubaluleka komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu womusa. njengoba uvezwa kuKristu ugcwaliswa ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele kanye nomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wensindiso ngaphakathi kohlaka lomlando, ukuze upheleliswe nenjongo yawo emiswe uNkulunkulu, inhloso yokugcina.

Uma singazuza ngokunezithelo emibonweni yezimfundiso zezazi eziningi, iziqondiso ezimbili zibonakala ziwusizo ikakhulukazi ekuhlanganiseni ubufakazi beBhayibheli obungenakubalwa mayelana nombuso kaNkulunkulu bube yingqikithi (ebumbene) ebumbene: uGeorge Ladd, ebhala ngombono wokufunda kweBhayibheli, futhi Thomas F Torrance, iminikelo yakhe imele umbono wemfundiso yenkolo. Yiqiniso, lezi zazi ezimbili zenkolo ziye zafunda futhi zasebenzisa abanye abaningi ekucabangeni kwazo. Ubuyekeze izinto eziningi zocwaningo lwebhayibheli nezakwalizwi.

Ngokwenza njalo, babeke ukugcizelelwa kuleyo mibhalo ehambelana nezakhiwo eziyisisekelo, zebhayibheli nezenkolo esezishiwo ngenhla futhi zikhombisa izingqinamba ezihambisanayo, eziqondakalayo neziphelele maqondana nombuso kaNkulunkulu. Ngokwami, ngizobhekana nezici ezibaluleke kakhulu zemiphumela yabo ezizothuthukisa ukukhula kwethu nokuqonda kokholo.

Ukubaluleka okuyinhloko kukaJesu Kristu

ULadd noTorrance bobabili bebegcizelela ukuthi isambulo sebhayibheli sikhomba ngokusobala umbuso kaNkulunkulu nomuntu kanye nomsebenzi osindisayo kaJesu Kristu. Yena ngokwakhe uyalihlanganisa futhi alethe. Kungani? Ngoba uyinkosi yendalo yonke. Emsebenzini wakhe ongokomoya njengomlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nendalo, ubukhosi bakhe buhlanganiswe nezingxenye zobupristi nezingokwesiprofetho. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ukhona futhi ngoJesu Kristu; ngoba ubusa loba ngaphi lapho akhona. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungumbuso wakhe. UJesu uyasitshela: “Ngiyokwenza umbuso wakho ube ngowakho, njengoba nje uBaba angenzela wona, ukuba ngidle futhi ngiphuze etafuleni lami embusweni wami, futhi ngihlale ezihlalweni zobukhosi, ngahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.” ( Luka 2 Kor2,29-enye).

Ngezinye izikhathi, uJesu umemezela ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowakhe. Uthi: “Umbuso wami awusiwo owaleli zwe.” ( Johane 18,36). Ngakho, umbuso kaNkulunkulu awunakuqondwa ngokwehlukana nokuthi uJesu ungubani nokuthi wonke umsebenzi wakhe wensindiso umayelana nani. Noma yikuphi ukuhunyushwa kwemiBhalo Engcwele nanoma yikuphi ukubuka kabanzi kwemfundiso yenkolo yezinto ezichazayo ezingawuchazi umbuso kaNkulunkulu ngokusekelwe kumuntu nomsebenzi kaJesu Kristu ngaleyo ndlela kuyasuka enkabeni yemfundiso yobuKristu. Izofika eziphethweni ezihlukile nakanjani kunezisebenza kulesi sikhungo sempilo yokholo lobuKristu.

Kusukela kuleso sizinda sempilo, singafunda kanjani ukuqonda ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu umayelana nani? Okokuqala, kufanele siqaphele ukuthi nguJesu ngokwakhe omemezela ukuza kombuso kaNkulunkulu futhi wenza leli qiniso libe yindikimba yemfundiso yakhe (Marku. 1,15). Ubukhona beqiniso bombuso buqala ngoJesu; akagcini ngokudlulisela umyalezo ofanele. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyinto engokoqobo engenzeka noma yikuphi lapho uJesu ekhona; ngoba uyinkosi. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ukhona ngempela ebukhoneni obuphilayo nasesenzweni seNkosi uJesu.

Ukuqala ngalesi sikhathi sokuqala, konke okushiwo nguJesu nakwenzayo kudlulisa isimo sombuso wakhe. Umbuso afuna ukusinika wona ufana nowakhe ngokwesimo sawo. Usithwalela uhlobo oluthile lombuso embusweni oqukethe isimilo sakhe nenjongo yakhe. Ngakho imibono yethu ngombuso kaNkulunkulu kumele ihambisane nokuthi ungubani uJesu. Kufanele uyikhombise kuzo zonke izici zayo. Kufanele zithwalwe ngendlela yokuthi simbhekise kuye ngayo yonke imizwa yethu futhi zisikhumbuze ngaye ukuze siqonde ukuthi lo mbuso ungowakhe. Ngeyakhe futhi unombhalo wakhe kuyo yonke indawo. Lokhu kulandela ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu ugxile kakhulu ekubuseni noma ekubuseni kukaKristu hhayi kakhulu, njengoba ezinye izincazelo zisikisela, ngezindawo zasezulwini noma indawo noma indawo. Lapho kusebenza khona ukubusa kukaKristu ngokwentando nenjongo yakhe, kukhona umbuso kaNkulunkulu.

Ngaphezu kwakho konke, umbuso wakhe kumele uxhunyaniswe nesiphetho sakhe njengoMhlengi futhi ngaleyo ndlela uxhunyaniswe nokuzalwa kwakhe, i-vicarage, ukubethelwa, ukuvuka, ukukhuphuka kwakhe kanye nokuza kwesibili kwensindiso yethu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ukubusa kwakhe njengenkosi akunakuqondwa ngokwehlukile emsebenzini wakhe wokuba ngumambuli nomlamuleli, obekunguye njengomprofethi nomfundisi. Yonke le misebenzi emithathu yeTestamente Elidala, njengoba ihlanganiswe kuMose, Aaron noDavid, izibona zixhumene futhi zatholakala kuye ngendlela eyingqayizivele.

Ukubusa kwakhe nentando yakhe kuncike ekuzimiseleni kokuncoma indalo yakhe, isigqoko sakhe nobuhle bakhe, okungukuthi, ukubandakanya ekuthembekeni kwakhe, emphakathini nasekubambeni iqhaza ngokusibuyisana noNkulunkulu ngokufa kwakhe esiphambanweni. Ekugcineni, uma sizibeka ngaphansi kwesigqoko sakhe, sihlanganyela ekubuseni kwakhe futhi singakujabulela ukuhlanganyela embusweni wakhe. Futhi ukubusa kwakhe kunezimpawu zothando lukaNkulunkulu, aluletha kithi kuKristu kanye nokwethenjwa nguMoya oNgcwele osebenza kithi. Ukuzibandakanya kwethu embusweni wakhe kuvezwa othandweni lwethu ngoNkulunkulu kanye nasenikelweni lesisa njengoba kuJesu. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzibonakalisa ungumphakathi, abantu, umphakathi osesivumelwaneni noNkulunkulu ngenxa kaJesu Kristu futhi kanjalo naphakathi komunye nomunye ngomoya weNkosi.

Kodwa uthando olunjalo olutholakala emphakathini, njengoba sihlanganyela kuKristu, lusuka ekwethembeni okuphilayo (ukholo) kuNkulunkulu ohlengayo, ophilayo nobukhosi bakhe, njengoba lusetshenziswa njalo ngoKristu. Ngakho, ukukholelwa kuJesu Kristu kuxhumene ngokungenakuhlukaniswa nokuhlanganiswa embusweni wakhe. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uJesu akagcinanga ngokumemezela ukuthi ngokuza kwakhe okusondelayo umbuso kaNkulunkulu nawo wawuyosondela, kodwa futhi wabiza ukholo nokuqiniseka. Ngakho siyafunda: “Kepha uJohane eseboshiwe, uJesu wafika eGalile, washumayela ivangeli likaNkulunkulu, wathi: ‘Isikhathi sigcwalisekile, umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele. Phendukani futhi nikholwe yivangeli.” (Marku 1,14-15). Ukukholelwa embusweni kaNkulunkulu akunakuhlukaniswa nokukholelwa kuJesu Kristu. Ukuthembela kuye ngokholo kusho ukuncika ekubuseni kwakhe noma embusweni wakhe, umbuso wakhe owakha umphakathi.

Ukuthanda uJesu kanye naye uYise kusho ukuthanda nokwethembela kukho konke ukubona kwakhe okubonakalayo embusweni wakhe.

Ubukhosi bukaJesu Kristu

UJesu uyinkosi yawo wonke amakhosi abusa indawo yonke. Alikho nelilodwa ikona layo yonke i-cosmos elisindiswayo emandleni ayo okukhulula. Ngakho-ke umemezela ukuthi igunya lonke ezulwini nasemhlabeni linikezwe yena (Mathewu 28,18), okungukuthi phezu kwayo yonke indalo. Konke kwadalwa nguye futhi kwadalelwa yena, njengoba umphostoli uPawulu echaza (Kolose 1,16).

Lapho ephinda izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu ku-Israyeli, uJesu Kristu ‘uyiNkosi yamakhosi noMbusi wababusi’ ( IHubo 13 .6,1-3; 1 Thimothewu 6,15; Rev.19,16). Unamandla okubusa afaneleka kuye; ngokuba nguye okudalwe ngaye zonke izinto, futhi ngamandla akhe nokunika ukuphila kusekela zonke izinto (Hebheru 1,2-3; AbaseKolose 1,17).

Bekufanele kucace ukuthi lo Jesu, iNkosi yoMkhathi, akazi muntu wakhe, akekho imbangi yakhe, ngokwendalo noma ngesipho esiyigugu sensindiso yethu. Ngenkathi kwakukhona amaqabane, ababezenzisa nababhukuthi ababengenawo amandla noma intando yokudala nokunikeza impilo, uJesu wehlisa zonke izitha ezaziphikisana nokubusa kwakhe. Njengomlamuleli osesimweni somuntu sikaYise, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ngenxa kaMoya oNgcwele, uphikisana nakho konke okumi endleleni yendalo yakhe eyenziwe kahle kanye nesiphetho sikaSomandla sazo zonke izidalwa. Ngokwezinga aphikisana ngalo wonke lawo mandla alimaza noma aqothule indalo yakhe eyenziwe kahle futhi asongele ukuphambuka ezinhlosweni zakhe ezinhle, ukhombisa uthando lwakhe ngalendalo. Uma engazange alwe nalabo abafuna ukubachitha, wayengeke abe yiNkosi ehlangene naye othandweni. Lo Jesu, enoYise wasezulwini kanye noMoya oNgcwele, uphikisana ngokungaphezi nabo bonke ububi obuhlukumeza, buhlanekezele futhi bonakalise impilo nobudlelwano obusekelwe othandweni nasemphakathini ngakolunye uhlangothi naye nakwesinye isandla komunye nomunye nakwindalo. Ukuze kufezeke isiphetho sakhe sokuqala, onke amandla aphikisana nokubusa nomthetho wakhe kumele azithobe kuye ngokuphenduka noma kwenziwe ize. Ububi abunakusasa embusweni kaNkulunkulu.

Ngakho uJesu uzibona, njengoba evezwa futhi ngofakazi beTestamente Elisha, njengomnqobi okhululayo okhulula abantu bakhe kubo bonke ububi nasezitheni zonke. Ukhulula abathunjwa (Luka 4,18; 2. AbaseKorinte 2,14). Uyasisusa embusweni wobumnyama asingenise embusweni wakhe wokukhanya (Kolose 1,13). “Wazinikela ngenxa yezono zethu . . . ukuze asisindise kuleli zwe elibi lamanje, ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu uBaba wethu.” ( Galathiya 1,4). Kungale ndlela kanye lapho kufanele kuqondwe khona ukuthi uJesu “[...] walinqoba izwe” (Johane 1)6,33). Futhi ngalokho wenza “zonke izinto zibe zintsha!” (IsAmbulo 21,5; Mathewu 19,28). Ububanzi bendawo yonke yokubusa kwakhe kanye nokunqotshwa kwabo bonke ububi ngaphansi kokubusa kwakhe kufakazela ngale kokukucabanga kwethu ngokumangalisayo kobukhosi bakhe obunomusa.

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Umbuso kaNkulunkulu (Ingxenye 1)