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Amagama nje
Ngezinye izikhathi ngiyakujabulela ukuthatha uhambo lomculo oludlule. Ingoma endala ye-Bee Gees kusukela ngawo-1960 ingilethe esihlokweni sami sanamuhla ngenkathi ngilalele ukuhunyushwa kwengoma ethi "Words". "Amazwi nje, namazwi yikona kuphela okumele ngiwine inhliziyo yakho."
Amaculo angaba yini ngaphandle kwamagama? Abaqambi u-Schubert noMendelssohn babhale 'Izingoma Ezingenawo Amagama' eziningana, kodwa angikhumbuli noma iyiphi yazo ikakhulukazi. Izinkonzo zethu zingaba yini ngaphandle kwamagama? Lapho sicula izingoma ezintsha, sinaka kakhulu amagama, ngisho noma ingoma ingakhangi kangako. Izinkulumo ezidumile, izintshumayelo ezishukumisayo, izincwadi ezimnandi, izinkondlo ezikhuthazayo, ngisho neziqondiso zokuhamba, izindaba zabaseshi nezinganekwane konke kunento eyodwa efana ngayo: amagama. UJesu, uMsindisi omangalisayo wesintu sonke, ubizwa ngokuthi Logos noma Izwi. AmaKristu abiza iBhayibheli njengezwi likaNkulunkulu.
Ulimi sanikwa nathi bantu ngesikhathi sokudalwa. UNkulunkulu wakhuluma ngqo no-Adamu no-Eva, futhi akungabazeki ukuthi nabo babekhuluma bodwa. USathane wasebenzisa amagama ayenga kakhulu ukuthonya inhliziyo ka-Eva, futhi wayiphinda enguqulweni eshintshiwe eya ku-Adam. Umphumela waba yinhlekelele, ukusho okuncane.
Ngemva kukaZamcolo, bonke abantu babekhuluma ulimi olufanayo. Ukukhulumisana ngamazwi kwakubaluleke kakhulu ekuhleleni umbhoshongo, okwakumelwe “ufinyelele emazulwini”. Kodwa lo mzamo wawungqubuzana ngokuqondile nomyalo kaNkulunkulu wokuba nande futhi nigcwalise umhlaba, ngakho wanquma ukuqeda “inqubekela-phambili.” wakwenza kanjani lokho? Waphambanisa inkulumo yabo, okwenza ukuthi bangakwazi ukuzwana amazwi omunye nomunye.
Kepha isiqalo esisha safika ngeSivumelwano Esisha. Amaqembu amaningi abantu abavela emazweni ahlukene eza eJerusalema futhi ahlangana ngosuku lwePentekoste ukuzogubha umkhosi. Umkhosi wenziwa ngemuva nje kokubethelwa nokuvuka kukaJesu. Bonke abezwa inkulumo kaPeter ngalolo suku bamangala ukumuzwa eshumayela ivangeli ngolimi lwabo! Noma ngabe isimangaliso besilalele noma siyakhuluma, umgoqo wolimi ususiwe. Abantu abayizinkulungwane ezintathu baqonde ngokwanele ukuzwa ukuphenduka nokuthethelelwa. Yilolo suku okwaqala ngalo iSonto.
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Amagama angalimaza noma aphulukise, adabuke noma ahlabe umxhwele. Lapho uJesu eqala inkonzo yakhe, abantu bamangala ngamazwi anomusa ayephuma emlonyeni wakhe. Kamuva, lapho abanye babafundi befulathela, uJesu wabuza abayishumi nambili: “Ingabe nani nifuna ukumuka?” Khona-ke uSimoni Petru, owayethukela ukuba ahluleke ukuthi athini, wamphendula: “Nkosi, sizoyaphi? Nguwe onamazwi okuphila okuphakade.” (Joh 6,6I-7-68).
Incwadi kaJakobe inokuthile ekukusho ngokusetshenziswa kolimi. UJames uyiqhathanisa nenhlansi eyenele ukushisa ihlathi lonke ngomlilo. Lapha eNingizimu Afrika sikwazi kahle lokho! Amagama ambalwa anenzondo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana angaqala impi yamagama evusa inzondo, udlame kanye nobutha.
Ngakho thina maKristu kufanele siwaphathe kanjani amazwi ethu? Uma nje siyinyama negazi, ngeke sikwazi ukwenza lokhu ngokuphelele. UJakobe uyabhala: “Kodwa lowo ongasileli ezwini lakhe uyindoda epheleleyo.” (Jakobe 3,2). Kube khona umuntu oyedwa kuphela owayephelele; akekho kithi ophumelelayo. UJesu wayazi kahle isikhathi sokusho okuthile nokuthi kufanele athule nini. AbaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho bazama ngokuphindaphindiwe “ukumbamba ngamazwi akhe,” kodwa behluleka.
Singacela ngomthandazo ukuba sihlanganyele iqiniso ngothando. Uthando ngezinye izikhathi lungaba "uthando olunzima" lapho kudingekile ukukhuluma. Kungase futhi kusho ukucabangela umphumela kwabanye nokuthola amagama afanele.
Ngikhumbula kahle ngiseyingane futhi ubaba ethi kimi, “Nginezwi engifuna ukulisho kuwe.” Lokho kwakungasho nje ukuthi kwakuyolandela ukukhuzwa, kodwa lapho ebabaza, “Awukwenzi noma ukhulume!” wabe esesho ukuthi, “Awukwenzi noma ukhulume! ngokuvamile kwakusho okuthile okuhle.
UJesu uyasiqinisekisa: “Izulu nomhlaba kuyodlula; kodwa amazwi ami awasoze adlula” (Math 24,35). UmBhalo engiwuthanda kakhulu usekupheleni kweNcwadi yesAmbulo, lapho uthi uNkulunkulu uyokwenza zonke izinto zibe zintsha, izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha lapho ukufa kungeke kusaba khona, noma ukudabuka, noma ukukhala noma ubuhlungu. UJesu wayala uJohane: “Loba, ngoba la mazwi ayiqiniso futhi aqinisekile!” (IsAm1,4-5). Amazwi kaJesu, kanye noMoya oNgcwele ohlala ngaphakathi, yikho konke esinakho futhi esikudingayo ukuze singene embusweni kaNkulunkulu wenkazimulo.
nguHilary Jacobs
