Amavesi Esigaxa Esigolide

UDavid Letterman, umphathi wohlelo lokuzijabulisa waseMelika, waziwa ngohlu lwakhe oluphezulu oluphezulu; Ngivame ukubuzwa ngamabhayisikobho wami ayishumi, izincwadi, izingoma, ukudla, nobhiya. Cishe unohlu oluthandayo futhi. Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ezinye izihloko zami bezisuselwa emavesini ami ayishumi eBhayibheli engiwathandayo. Nazi eziyisithupha zazo:

  • “Ongathandi akamazi uNkulunkulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uluthando.”1. UJohannes 4,8)
  • “UKristu wasikhulula ukuba sikhululeke! qinani manje, ningaphinde nifakwe ejokeni lobugqila.” (Galathiya 5,1)
  • “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe ezweni ukuba yahlulele izwe, kodwa ukuba izwe lisindiswe ngayo.” ( Johane 3:17 )
  • Kodwa uNkulunkulu ubonisa uthando lwakhe ngathi ngoba ngesikhathi siseyizoni, uKristu wasifela.” (Rom 5,8)„
  • Ngakho manje akukho ukulahlwa kwabakuKristu Jesu.” (Rom 8,1)„
  • Ngoba uthando lukaKristu luyasikhuthaza, ikakhulukazi njengoba siqiniseka ukuthi uma 'munye' wafela bonke, khona-ke 'bonke' bafa. Futhi wafela bonke, ukuze labo abaphilayo bangabe besaziphilela bona, kodwa baphilele lowo owabafela wabuye wavuka.”2. AbaseKorinte 5,14-15)

Ukufunda la mavesi kunginika amandla futhi ngihlala ngiwabiza ngamavesi wami ayizigaxa zegolide. Eminyakeni embalwa edlule njengoba ngifunde ngokwengeziwe ngothando lukaNkulunkulu olumangalisayo, olungapheli, lolu hlu lushintshe njalo. Ukufuna lokhu kuhlakanipha kwakunjengokuzingelwa kwegugu kwegolide - le nto enhle engatholakala endalweni ngosayizi nobukhulu obuningi, kusukela kokuncane kakhulu kuya kokukhulu. Njengoba nje igolide likukho konke ukuvela kwalo okungalindelekile, uthando lukaNkulunkulu olungaguquki olusimbozayo lungavela ngezindlela ezingalindelekile nasezindaweni ezingalindelekile. Isazi semfundiso yenkolo uTF Torrance sichaza lolu thando ngale ndlela elandelayo:

“UNkulunkulu unithanda kangangokuthi waze wazinikela ngoJesu Kristu, iNdodana yakhe ethandekayo. Wanikela ngobuntu Bakhe bonke njengoNkulunkulu ukuze usindiswe. KuJesu, uNkulunkulu wabona uthando lwakhe olungapheli ngawe esimweni sakho sobuntu ngendlela eqondile kangangokuthi wayengeke akwazi ukukuhlehlisa ngaphandle kokuphika ukuba senyameni kanye nesiphambano futhi ngalokho ngokwakhe. UJesu Kristu wafela wena ikakhulukazi ngoba unesono futhi awumfanelekeli. Usekwenze owakhe kakade, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyakholelwa kuye noma cha. Ukubophele kuye ngothando lwakhe ngendlela ejulile kangangokuthi akasoze akuyeka. Noma ungamala futhi ufisa ukuya esihogweni, uthando lwakhe ngeke likushiye. Ngakho-ke, phenduka futhi ukholwe ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNkosi noMsindisi wakho” ( The Mediation of Christ, p. 94).

Ukwazisa kwethu uthando lukaNkulunkulu kuyakhula lapho sifunda iBhayibheli ngoba uJesu, uthando lukaNkulunkulu, uyihange lalo. Ngakho kuyangidabukisa lapho izinhlolo-vo zakamuva zibonisa ukuthi amaKristu amaningi achitha isikhathi esincane “eZwini likaNkulunkulu.” Okuxakayo, nokho, ukuthi u-87% wabaphenduli kunhlolovo kaBill Hybel mayelana nokukhula ngokomoya baphawule ukuthi “usizo oluvela ebandleni ekuzuzeni ukuqonda okujulile kweBhayibheli” kwakuyisidingo sabo esingokomoya esiphezulu. Kuyamangaza futhi ukuthi abaphendula bahlonze ubuthakathaka obukhulu bomphakathi wesonto labo njengokwehluleka kwawo ukuchaza iBhayibheli ngokucacile, kodwa sithola izingcezu zegolide eBhayibhelini ngokumba kulo ngokutadisha iBhayibheli ngokuphindaphindiwe nokucabangelayo. Muva nje bengifunda incwadi kaMika (omunye wabaprofethi abancane) ngenkathi ngihlangana nalo mcebo: “

Uphi uNkulunkulu onjengawe othethelela izono nothethelela abasele efeni lakhe; ongabambeleli entukuthelweni yakhe kuze kube phakade, ngokuba unesihe.” (Mika 7,18)

UMika washumayela leli qiniso ngoNkulunkulu ngenkathi u-Isaya ememezela isikhathi sokudingiswa. Kwakuyisikhathi sokubikwa kwenhlekelele. Noma kunjalo, uMicha wayenethemba ngoba wayazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unomusa. Igama lesiHeberu lesihe lisuselwa olimini olusetshenziselwa izinkontileka phakathi kwabantu.

Izivumelwano ezinjalo ziqukethe izithembiso zokwethembeka ezibophezelayo futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo zinikezwe ngesihle. Lena yindlela okufanele uqondwe ngayo umusa kaNkulunkulu. UMika uthi umusa kaNkulunkulu wawuthenjiswe kokhokho bakwa-Israyeli, ngisho noma babengawufanelekeli. Kuyakhuthaza futhi kuyakhuthaza ukuqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu ngesihe saKhe usigcinele okufanayo. Igama lesiHeberu elisho isihe elisetshenziswe kuMika lingahunyushwa ngokuthi uthando olukhululekile noluthembekile noma uthando olungantengantengi. Singaqiniseka ngokuthi umusa kaNkulunkulu awusoze wachithwa kithi ngoba kungokwemvelo yakhe ukwethembeka njengoba esithembisile. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu luqinile futhi uyohlala enesihawu kithi. Ngakho singakhala kuye: “Nkulunkulu, yiba nomusa kimi mina soni!” ( Luka 18,13). Yeka ivesi lesigaxa segolide.

nguJoseph Tkach

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