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Ukuzithiba
Vele uthi cha? Nginomngane. Igama lakhe uJimmy. Wonke umuntu uyamthanda. Ukhuthele kakhulu, unesandla esivulekile futhi unamahlaya. Kepha uJimmy naye unenkinga. Muva nje ubeshayela ku-expressway ngesikhathi imoto iphaphalaza phambi kwakhe. UJimmy ushaye i-accelerator wajaha lo mshayeli oqhoshayo. Lapho isigebengu sidonsa ilambu elibomvu, uJimmy kwadingeka ukuthi ashaye amabhuleki ngokugcwele. Uphume waphuthuma emotweni ebiphambi kwakhe, waphihliza iwindi eliseceleni, wafaka ingalo yakhe eyophayo ngewindi eliphukile washaya umshayeli othukile ngesibhakela. Kodwa impindiselo yaba yesikhashana. Ngokuphazima kweso uJimmy wambamba isifuba wawa phansi. Kungakapheli nehora, kwakudingeka ahlinzwe inhliziyo izikhathi ezinhlanu. UJimmy uhluleka ukuzibamba. Kuthinta iningi lethu futhi. Akudingeki ukuthi ibe yintukuthelo esheshayo, kepha imvamisa iyonakalisa - ukwesaba, ukufutheka, ukuminza, umona, ukuziqhenya, inkanuko, ukusebenzisa kabi izidakamizwa, ukuzidabukela nokuhaha.
Kuzaga 25,28 lifanisa ukuzithiba nezindonga zomuzi, leli vesi lisixwayisa ngengozi yokulawulwa isifiso nesifiso: “Umuntu ongakwazi ukubamba intukuthelo yakhe ufana nomuzi ovulekile ongenazindonga. Ezikhathini zasendulo, amadolobha ayebiyelwe ngezindonga ukuze avikele izakhamuzi ekuhlaselweni yizitha, izilwane eziyingozi nabanye abahlaseli abangabafuni. Lapho lezi zinqaba ezinamandla sezephuliwe, abantu babesengozini - njengathi lapho singakwazi ukulawula imizwa nezifiso zethu. Lapho sivumela izifiso zethu zobugovu ukuba zisibuse, sivula umnyango wamanga, ukuhlambalaza, inzondo, ukugula, amahloni, futhi kungenza umonakalo omkhulu ezimpilweni zabanye (Izaga 2)1,23). Ithini impendulo ukuze sikwazi ukumelana nezifiso zethu ezibhubhisayo?
ukuzithiba? amandla? zama kakhudlwana? Vele uthi "cha"?
ITestamente Elisha lisinika umkhondo obalulekile wokuthi singayinqoba kanjani impi yokuzithiba. Ukuzithiba kuyisithelo sikaMoya oNgcwele (Galathiya 5,22-23). Akuwona umsebenzi wethu onzima, ukuzithiba kwethu, noma ukuzimisela kwethu, ngoba ukuzithiba kulethwa nguMoya oNgcwele kithi. Ungumthombo. Igama elithi 'ukuzithiba' lisho 'ukulawula' noma 'ukubamba okuthile'. UMoya oNgcwele usinika amandla angaphakathi okuzilawula futhi siphile ngendlela yokuthi singabuswa imizwelo yethu yobugovu nezifiso zethu (2. UThimothi 1,7). Asikwazi nokusho ukuthi "cha" ngokwethu. UThithu wabhala ukuthi umusa kaNkulunkulu usibonisa indlela yokulahla izifiso zezwe futhi siphile ngokuqonda nangokulunga kulomhlaba (Thithu 2,11-12). Kodwa uMoya oNgcwele awugcini ngokusisiza ukuthi simelane nomkhuba omubi. UMoya oNgcwele usebenza kithi ukuze siziguqule futhi esikhundleni semizwa yobugovu afake impilo ekhuthazayo, enamandla kaJesu Kristu. Sisebenzisa ukuzithiba lapho sinquma - isinyathelo ngesinyathelo - (uMoya oNgcwele awuthathi inkululeko yethu yokuzikhethela) ukuwemukela njengomthombo wempilo yethu futhi singaphili ngokuthanda kwethu. Uma senza lokhu, ukuziphatha kwethu kuzoba njengoKristu. Ilambu likagesi likhombisa ukuthi kukhona ugesi - sibonisa ukuthi uJesu Kristu ubusa izimpilo zethu.
Singaphila kanjani impilo yokuzithiba? UJesu usikhombisa ukuthi lalihlale linesu lokuthi umuntu kufanele abe kanjani. Akazange aqondiswe izidingo zakhe njengoba ayethembele ngokuphelele kuBaba. Ngempi engokomoya enzima kakhulu lapho uSathane elinga uJesu ogwadule, sithola amazwibela endlela ukuzithiba okusebenza ngayo. Ngemva kokuzila ukudla izinsuku ezingu-40, uJesu wayekhathele, eyedwa futhi elambile. Ebona isidingo sikaJesu esikhulu kunazo zonke, uSathane wasebenzisa leli thuba ukuze amlinga ngalokho ayekudinga kakhulu—ukudla. Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi, Umuntu akaphili ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngawo wonke amazwi aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu.” 4,4). Emazwini kaJesu sithola isihluthulelo sokuqeqesha umoya wethu ngokuhlala kukaMoya oNgcwele.
Isitolo sangaphakathi
KumaHubo 119,11 umhubi uyanaba: “Izwi lakho ngiyaligcina enhliziyweni yami, funa ngone kuwe.” Izwi likaNkulunkulu kumelwe libe sezinhliziyweni zethu. Akwanele ukuyigcina encwadini noma ohlelweni lwekhompyutha. Kufanele kube ngaphakathi kwethu. Igama elithi “gcina” lalisetshenziswa lapho ingcebo noma izimpahla zifihlwa noma zigcinwa ngokwehlukana ukuze kulungiselelwe izimo eziphuthumayo zesikhathi esizayo. Sigcina iZwi likaNkulunkulu elilotshiwe ngokuhileleka kulokho okungase kuzwakale kuyinqaba ezindlebeni zanamuhla—ukuzindla ngeBhayibheli. Ukuzindla kuwukuzindla, ukuzindla, ukulalela, ukulinganisa, nokuphindaphinda iziqephu zemiBhalo ngokwengqondo kuhle nje kwenja iququda ithambo. Ukuzindla kusenza sikwazi ukugcina iZwi likaNkulunkulu lapho linomthelela omkhulu ezimpilweni zethu—ezinhliziyweni zethu (Izaga 4,23). Ukudelela iBhayibheli kuvumela imikhuba emidala yokucabanga okungalungile nemikhuba engalawuleki elimazayo ukuba iphinde ibe negunya phezu kwakho. Lapho sigcwalisa futhi sondla izingqondo zethu ngemiBhalo futhi siyivumela ukuba igxile ezinhliziyweni zethu, iZwi likaNkulunkulu liba yingxenye yethu futhi libonakala ngokwemvelo emazwini ethu nasezenzweni zethu.
Kwabase-Efesu 6,17 UPawulu uqhathanisa izwi likaNkulunkulu nenkemba: “Thathani inkemba yomoya, eyizwi likaNkulunkulu”. Cishe uPawulu wayecabanga ngenkemba emfishane yamasosha, ayehlale eyithwala emadodeni awo, elungele ukuyisebenzisa noma nini. UMoya oNgcwele uyasisiza ukuba sikhumbule imibhalo ngokucacile (Johane 14,26) ngokufinyelela ekutholakaleni kwamavesi esiwagcina ezinhliziyweni zethu ngokuzindla futhi uyasisiza ezimweni eziphuthumayo ngokubaneka igama engqondweni yethu noma ngokusikhumbuza ngendlela engaphezu kweyemvelo yevesi noma isithembiso.
UNkulunkulu wasidala saba nemimoya ehlukahlukene, imizwa nezifiso. Lokhu kumele konke kulawulwe kungenjalo ekugcineni bazosilawula. Ukuzithiba kuqhathaniswa nomqhubi we-orchestra yomculo wezinsimbi. Ngaphansi kwenduku yomqhubi, inani elikhulu labaculi abanethalente bangadlala amanothi afanele ngesikhathi esifanele ngevolumu elungile kuzinsimbi zabo ukuze konke kuzwakale kahle. Ngokufanayo, izifiso zethu kanye nokulangazelela kwethu kuyafaneleka. Ukuzithiba kungudondolo lukaMoya oNgcwele ezinhliziyweni zethu, ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwakhe okusemandleni konke kuhlala endaweni futhi kubizwa ngesikhathi esifanele. Ukuzithiba kusho ukuholwa nguMoya oNgcwele.
Umkhuleko: Baba othandekayo, ngiyafisa ukuphila impilo yokuzilawula, kodwa angeke ngikwazi ukukwenza ngaphandle kwakho. Ngiyabonga ukuthi usunginike konke engikudingayo ukuze ngiphile impilo ethokozisa wena (2. UPetrus 1,3). Ngicela ungigcwalise ngamandla angaphakathi ngomoya wakho (Efesu 3,16), ukuze ngikwazi ukusebenzisa ikhono onginike lona ngokuzibophezela! Qapha umlomo wami ungiqinise ukuze nginganqotshwa izifiso zomzimba3,14). Nginike amandla okwenza ngobuhlakani futhi ngibe yikho ngempela - ingane yakho (1. UJohannes 3,1). Ngisesandleni sakho Phila ngaphakathi nangami manje. Ngegama likaJesu, amen.
nguGordon Green
Ukuzikhuza nokuzithiba
Lawa magama amabili akufanele adidaniswe. Ukuzithiba kuvela ebukhoneni bukaMoya oNgcwele ngaphakathi kwethu, kanti ukuzithiba kuvame ukubekwa yizinto zangaphandle - ukudla noma ukuvivinya umzimba. Imvamisa, ngokwenza njalo, silandela umthetho noma umthetho esiwubona ubalulekile okwesikhashana.