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Izimayini zeNkosi uSolomoni ingxenye 17
Ithini ingqikithi, isiqubulo, nomqondo oyinhloko wencwadi yezAga? Yini eyinhloko yokuhamba kwethu noNkulunkulu esambulelwe yona kule ncwadi?
Kungukumesaba uJehova. Uma ubungafingqa yonke incwadi yezAga evesini elilodwa, bekungaba yini? “Ukumesaba uJehova kungukuqala kolwazi. Iziwula ziyadelela ukuhlakanipha nesiyalo.” ( IzAga 1,7). amazwi 9,10 iveza into efanayo: "Ukuqala kokuhlakanipha kungukumesaba uJehova, nokwazi abangcwele kungukuqonda."
Ukumesaba uJehova kuyiqiniso elilula kunawo wonke encwadini yezAga.
Uma singenakho ukumesaba uJehova, ngeke sibe nokuhlakanipha, nokuqonda, nolwazi.” Kuyini ukumesaba uJehova? Kuzwakala njengokuphikisana. Ngakolunye uhlangothi uNkulunkulu uluthando futhi ngakolunye uhlangothi sibizelwe ukumesaba. Ingabe lokhu kusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyesabisa, uyesabeka futhi uyesabeka? Ngingaba kanjani nobudlelwano nomuntu engimesabayo?
Ukudunyiswa, Inhlonipho Nezimangaliso
Umugqa wokuqala wezAga 1,7 kunzima ukuyiqonda ngoba nanku umqondo "Ukwesaba" akufiki emqondweni uma sicabanga ngoNkulunkulu. Igama elihunyushwe ngokuthi “ukwesaba” elitholakala ezinguqulweni eziningi zeBhayibheli livela egameni lesiHebheru elithi “yirah.” Leli gama linezincazelo eziningi. Kwesinye isikhathi kusho ukwesaba esikuzwayo lapho sibhekene nengozi enkulu kanye/noma ubuhlungu, kodwa kungasho futhi 'inhlonipho' kanye 'nokwesaba'. Manje yikuphi kulezi zinguqulo okufanele sikusebenzise evesini lesi-7? Umongo ubalulekile lapha. Incazelo yegama elithi “ukwesaba” kithi ibekwe lapha engxenyeni yesibili yaleli vesi: Iziwula zidelela ukuhlakanipha nesiyalo. Igama eliyisihluthulelo lapha ukudelela, okungase futhi kusho ukubheka umuntu ongabalulekile noma ukumbukela phansi. Ingasetshenziswa futhi ukuchaza umuntu onenkani, ozidlayo, onengxabano, futhi okholelwa ukuthi uqinisile (Izaga 1 Kor.4,3;12,15).
URaymond Ortl, ebhala encwadini yakhe ethi IzAga: “Kuyizwi lokungathandi nokuhlukanisa ubuhlobo. Ukuzikhukhumeza kokukholelwa ukuthi ungaphezu kwesilinganiso futhi uhlakaniphe kakhulu, ulunge kakhulu futhi umatasa kakhulu ukuba ungakhulekelwa nokwesaba.”
CS Lewis uchaza lolu hlobo lwesimo sengqondo encwadini yakhe ethi Pardon, I’m a Perfect Christian: “Uhlangana kanjani nomuntu ophakeme kunawe ngazo zonke izindlela? Uma ungamboni futhi umazi uNkulunkulu ngaleyo ndlela, futhi ngenxa yalokho uzibona futhi uzazi ungelutho ngokuphambene, awumazi uNkulunkulu. Uma nje uziqhenya awukwazi ukumazi uNkulunkulu. Umuntu oziqhenyayo uhlale ebukela phansi abantu nezinto futhi uma nje ubheka phansi awukwazi ukubona okungaphezu kwakhe.”
“Ukumesaba uJehova” akusho inkomo ethuthumela phambi kukaJehova, njengokungathi uNkulunkulu unonya onolaka.” Igama elithi ukwesaba lapha lisho inhlonipho nokwesaba. Ukukhulekela kusho ukuba nenhlonipho enkulu nokuletha udumo kumuntu. Igama elithi “ukwesaba” liwumqondo onzima ukuhlobana nawo namuhla, kodwa liyigama elihle leBhayibheli. Kuhlanganisa imibono yokumangala, ukumangala, imfihlakalo, ukumangala, ukubonga, ukuncoma ngisho nokwesaba. Kusho ukuswela amazwi. Indlela osabela ngayo lapho uhlangabezana noma uhlangabezana nento ongakaze ube nayo ngaphambili futhi ongakwazi ukuyisho ngokushesha.
Okuphefumulayo
Kungikhumbuza umuzwa engaba nawo lapho ngibona iGrand Canyon okokuqala. Akukho okwakungaveza umuzwa wokwesaba engangikuzwa lapho ngibona phambi kwami ubuhle obukhulu bukaNkulunkulu nendalo Yakhe. Okukhulu kuwukubukelwa phansi. Izichasiso ezifana nenhle kakhulu, ejabulisayo, emangalisayo, ehehayo, ehehayo, ehehayo zingachaza lezi zintaba. Ngaphelelwa amazwi lapho ngigqolozele emfuleni omkhulu ongaphezu kwekhilomitha ngaphansi kwami. Ubuhle nemibala egqamile yamadwala nezinhlobonhlobo ezinkulu zezitshalo nezilwane - konke lokhu kuhlangene kwangishiya ngingawuvali umlomo. Ayikho ingxenye yeGrand Canyon ephindiwe. Imibala yayo, ehlukahlukene futhi eyinkimbinkimbi ngomzuzwana, yayilokhu ishintsha i-spectrum yayo nokuhamba kwelanga. Ngangingakaze ngikubone okufana nalokhu ngaphambili. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kwaphinde kwangethusa kancane ngoba ngangizizwa ngimncane futhi ngingabalulekile.
Yilolohlobo lokumangala eliqondiswe yigama elithi uvalo. Kodwa lokhu kumangala akukona nje okwendalo kaNkulunkulu, kodwa kuhlobene nalesi sidalwa esiphelele futhi esiyingqayizivele futhi esimangalisayo ngayo yonke indlela. Lokho bekulokhu kuphelele, kuphelele manje futhi kuyohlala kuphelele. Noma yini ngoNkulunkulu kufanele iguqule imicabango yethu imangale futhi ibabaze, futhi ivuse inhlonipho yethu egcwele. Ngomusa nesihe kanye nangothando Lwakhe olungapheli, olungenamibandela ngathi, samukelwa ezingalweni nasenhliziyweni kaNkulunkulu. Kuyamangalisa, uJesu wazithoba ngenxa yethu waze wasifela. Ubezokwenza noma ngabe uwena wedwa emhlabeni. UnguMhlengi wakho. Akagcini ngokukuthanda ngoba ulapha emhlabeni, kodwa ulapha emhlabeni ngoba wakungenisa kulo mhlaba futhi ekuthanda. Yonke indalo kaNkulunkulu iyamangalisa, kodwa wena uyingqikithi yemibhalo – njengeHubo 8 – ekhuluma ngoZiqu-zintathu kaNkulunkulu. Thina, njengabantu ababuthakathaka, ababuthakathaka, singaphendula kuphela ngokuthi "Hawu!".
"Ngiyibonile iNkosi"
U-Augustine wayeyisazi semfundiso yenkolo samaKristu okuqala esabhala kabanzi ngezimangaliso zikaNkulunkulu ezimangalisayo. Omunye wemisebenzi yakhe ebaluleke kakhulu ubizwa ngokuthi “De civitate Dei” (evela enhlanganweni engokwasezulwini). Esokhukhweni lokufa, lapho abangane bakhe abaseduze bemzungezile, umuzwa wokuthula omangalisayo wawugcwele ikamelo. Kuthe kusenjalo avuleke amehlo abheke kulabo ababekhona washo ngobuso obukhazimulayo ukuthi useyibonile iNkosi futhi konke akubhalile kwakungeke kumenzele ubulungiswa. Ngemva kwalokho wadlula ngokuthula.Izaga 1,7 futhi 9,10 khulumani ngokumesaba uJehova njengokuqala kokwazi nokuhlakanipha. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ulwazi nokuhlakanipha kungasekelwe kuphela ekumesabeni uJehova futhi ngeke kube khona ngaphandle kwakho. Kuyisimo esidingekayo ukuze sikwazi ukuqhubeka nempilo yethu yansuku zonke. Ukumesaba uJehova kungukuqala; “Ukumesaba uJehova kungumthombo wokuphila, ukubalekela izintambo zokufa.” (IzA4,27). Njengoba umangala futhi uhlonipha uNkulunkulu ngalokho ayikho, ulwazi nokuhlakanipha kwakho kuyoqhubeka kukhula futhi kujule. Ngaphandle kokumesaba uJehova, siyaziphuca le ngcebo yokuhlakanipha nolwazi lukaNkulunkulu.” IThe Bible Hope for All lihumusha ivesi lesi-7 kanje: “Lonke ulwazi luqala ngokumesaba uJehova.”
Encwadini yakudala yezingane kaKenneth Graham ethi The Wind in the Willows, abalingiswa abakhulu - igundane nemvukuzane - basemkhankasweni wokuthola i-otter encane futhi bakhubeke phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
Kusenjalo imvukuzane yezwa ukwethuka okukhulu okwaphendula izicubu zayo zaba amanzi, yagebisa ikhanda layo yagxilisa izinyawo zayo emhlabeni. Wayengatatazeli nokho, kunalokho kwakuzwakala kunokuthula nenjabulo. “Gundane,” aphinde aphefumule futhi abuze ngokuqhaqhazela, “Uyesaba?” “Uyesaba?” kububula iGundane, amehlo agcwele uthando olungachazeki. "Uvalo! Phambi kwakhe? Ungalokothi! Nokho...oh mvukuzane, ngiyesaba!” Khona-ke izilwane ezimbili zagebisa amakhanda azo phansi futhi zakhuleka.
Uma nawe ufuna ukuzwa uNkulunkulu ngalokho kuzithoba nenhlonipho, izindaba ezinhle ziwukuthi, ungakwazi. Kodwa ungazami ukufeza lokhu ngokwakho. Cela uNkulunkulu ukuthi afake lokho kwesaba kuwe (Fil2,12-13). Sikhulekele zonke izinsuku. Zindla ngezimangaliso zikaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu nendalo yakhe kuyamangalisa. Ukwesaba uJehova kuyimpendulo yethu njengoba sifinyelela ekwazini ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani ngempela kanye nomehluko omkhulu phakathi kwethu noNkulunkulu. Uzokushiya uthule.
nguGordon Green
