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Ukusindiswa kwabo bonke abantu
Eminyakeni eminingi edlule ngaqala ukuzwa umyalezo ongiduduze kaningi kusukela lapho. Ngisakubheka njengomyalezo obaluleke kakhulu oseBhayibhelini namuhla. Kungumyalezo wokuthi uNkulunkulu usezosindisa bonke abantu. UNkulunkulu ulungiselele indlela lapho bonke abantu bengafika ensindisweni. Manje usezinhlelweni zokwenza uhlelo lwakhe. Ake siqale sibheke indlela yensindiso ndawonye eZwini likaNkulunkulu. KwabaseRoma, uPawule uchaza isimo abantu abazithola bekuso ngokulandelayo:
“Bonke bonile futhi bayasilela enkazimulweni okufanele babe nayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.” ( Roma 3,23 Butcher 2000).
UNkulunkulu wayehlose ukudumisa isintu. Lokhu kuchaza lokho thina bantu esikufisayo njengenjabulo, njengokugcwaliseka kwazo zonke izifiso zethu. Kepha thina bantu silahlekelwe noma siphuthelwe le nkazimulo ngesono. Isono yisithiyo esikhulu esihlukanise nenkazimulo, isithiyo esingenakusihlula. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wasusa lesi sithiyo ngeNdodana yakhe uJesu.
“Futhi balungisiswa ngaphandle kwemfanelo ngomusa wakhe ngokuhlengwa okukuKristu Jesu” (ivesi 24).
Ngakho insindiso iyindlela uNkulunkulu ayilungiselele abantu ukuze abanikeze ukufinyelela enkazimulweni kaNkulunkulu futhi. UNkulunkulu unikeze ukufinyelela okukodwa kuphela, indlela eyodwa, kodwa abantu bazama ukunikela nokukhetha izindlela eziphambukayo nezinye izindlela zokufinyelela insindiso. Lesi ngesinye sezizathu ezenza sazi izinkolo eziningi kangaka. UJesu wabhala ngaye kuJohane 14,6 wathi: "Mina ngiyindlela“. Akashongo ukuthi ungenye yezindlela eziningi, kodwa indlela. UPetru wakuqinisekisa lokhu phambi kweSanhedrin:
"Futhi ayikho enye insindiso (Insindiso) nayo alikho elinye igama siphiwe abantu phansi kwezulu, okumelwe sisindiswe ngakho (IzE 4,12).
UPawulu wabhalela ibandla lase-Efesu:
“Nani nanifile ngeziphambeko nezono zenu. Ngakho-ke khumbulani ukuthi nanikade ningabezizwe ngokuzalwa, nabizwa njengabangasokile yilabo abasokile ngaphandle, ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi naningenaye uKristu, ningaphandle kobuzwe buka-Israyeli, ningabafokazi ngaphandle kwesivumelwano sesithembiso; ngalokho ubunakho alikho ithemba futhi nihlale ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu ezweni” (Efesu 2,1 kanye ne-11-12).
Sifuna izindlela zokuphuma nezinye izindlela ezimeni ezinzima. Kulungile. Kepha uma kukhulunywa ngesono, sinendlela eyodwa kuphela: insindiso ngoJesu. Ayikho enye indlela, ayikho enye indlela, alikho elinye ithemba, alikho elinye ithuba ngaphandle kwaleyo uNkulunkulu ayinikeze yona kwasekuqaleni: Insindiso ngeNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu.
Uma sigcina leli qiniso engqondweni, liphakamisa imibuzo. Imibuzo amaKristu amaningi azibuze yona ngaphambi kwethu:
Kuthiwani ngezihlobo zami ezithandekayo ezihambile ezingaguqulwanga?
Kuthiwani ngezigidi eziningi ezingakaze zizwe igama likaJesu ezimpilweni zazo?
Kuthiwani ngezinsana eziningi ezingenacala ezafa zingamazi uJesu?
Ngabe laba bantu kumele babhekane nosizi ngoba bengakaze balizwe igama likaJesu?
Izimpendulo eziningi zinikezwe le mibuzo. Abanye bakholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufuna kuphela ukusindisa abambalwa abakhethile futhi ahlose ukubenza ngaphambi kokusekelwa komhlaba. Abanye bakholelwa ukuthi ekugcineni uNkulunkulu uzosindisa wonke umuntu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bayathanda noma cha, ukuthi uNkulunkulu akanonya. Kunemithunzi eminingi phakathi kwale mibono emibili engingeke ngiyixoxe manje. Siyazinikela ezinkulumweni zeZwi likaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu ufuna insindiso kubo bonke abantu. Lokhu kuyintando yakhe azwakalise ukuyibhala phansi.
“Kuhle, kuyamukeleka emehlweni kaNkulunkulu; uMsindisi wethu othandaukuthi allen Abantu bayasizwa futhi bafinyelela olwazini lweqiniso. Ngoba kukhona uNkulunkulu munye nomlamuleli oyedwa phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nomuntu, okungukuthi umuntu uKristu Jesu, owazinikela ngenxa kalle ekuhlengweni"(1. UThimothi 2,3-6).
UNkulunkulu ukhombisa ngokusobala ukuthi Ufuna ukudala ukusindiswa kwawo wonke umuntu. Ezwini lakhe ubuye waveza intando yakhe yokuthi kungalahleki muntu.
“INkosi ayilibali isithembiso, njengalokhu abanye bathi siyilibala; kodwa uyanibekezelela futhi ungafuni muntu olahlekile, kodwa ukuze wonke umuntu athole ukuphenduka” (1. UPetrus 3,9).
UNkulunkulu uzokwenza kanjani ukuthi intando yaKhe isebenze? UNkulunkulu akagcizeleli isici sesikhashana eZwini lakhe, kodwa ukuthi umhlatshelo weNdodana yakhe usebenza kanjani ukuhlenga sonke isintu. Siyazinikela kulesi sici. Ekubhabhathizweni kukaJesu, uJohane uMbhaphathizi waveza iqiniso elibalulekile:
“Ngakusasa uJohane wabona uJesu eza kuye, wathi: ‘Bheka, iWundlu likaNkulunkulu lomhlaba uthwala isono.” (Joh 1,29).
UJesu wazithathela sonke isono somhlaba, hhayi nje ingxenye yalesosono. Uthathe konke ukungabi nabulungisa, ububi, ububi, ubuqili nawo wonke amanga. Wathwala lomthwalo omkhulu wezono emhlabeni wonke futhi wahlupheka ngokufa kwabo bonke abantu, isijeziso sesono.
Futhi uyinhlawulo yezono zethu, hhayi ezethu kuphela, kodwa nezazo umhlaba wonke"(1. UJohannes 2,2).
Ngesenzo sakhe esikhulu uJesu wavula umnyango osindisweni lwabo emhlabeni wonke, wabo bonke abantu. Ngaphandle kobunzima bomthwalo wesono uJesu abuthwala naphezu kobunzima nokuhlupheka okwakumele akubekezelele, uJesu wakuthathela konke kuye ngothando olujulile ngathi, ngenxa yothando lwabo bonke abantu. Umbhalo owaziwa kakhulu ku- in usitshela ukuthi:
“Ngakho uNkulunkulu walithanda izwewanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade” (Joh. 3,16).
Wasenzela “ngenxa yokujabula”. Hhayi ukuzitika ngemizwa edabukisayo, kodwa ngenxa yothando olujulile ngabo bonke abantu.
"Ngoba kumjabulisile uNkulunkuluukuze kuhlale kuye (uJesu) inala yonke, naye ngaye konke kwabuyisana nakho uqobo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kusemhlabeni noma kusezulwini, enza ukuthula ngegazi lakhe esiphambanweni” (Kolose 1,19-20).
Ingabe siyaqaphela ukuthi ungubani loJesu? Akayena “kuphela” umhlengi waso sonke isintu, futhi ungumdali waso nomlondolozi waso. Ungubuntu owasenza kanye nomhlaba waba khona ngeZwi lakhe. Yilo futhi elisigcina siphila, lisinikeza ukudla nezingubo, futhi ligcine zonke izinhlelo ezisemkhathini nasemhlabeni zisebenza ukuze sibe khona nhlobo. UPawulu uveza leli qiniso:
"Ngoba kuye konke kudaliweokusezulwini nasemhlabeni, okubonakalayo nokungabonakali, kungaba izihlalo zobukhosi noma ababusi noma amandla noma iziphathimandla; konke kudalwe ngaye futhi kuye. Futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke uyikho, futhi konke kukuye’ (KwabaseKolose 1,16-17).
UJesu uMhlengi, uMdali noMondli wenze isitatimende esikhethekile ngaphambi nje kokufa kwakhe.
“Futhi mina, uma ngiphakanyiswa emhlabeni, ngiyokwenza njalo konke sondeza kimi. Kodwa wakusho lokhu ukuze abonise ukufa okungakanani ayezakufa” (Johane 12,32).
Ngokuthi “ngokuphakanyiswa” uJesu wayesho ukubethelwa kwakhe esiphambanweni, okwaletha ukufa kwakhe. Wayezodonsela wonke umuntu kulokhu kufa, wabikezela. Lapho uJesu ethi wonke umuntu, usho wonke umuntu, wonke umuntu. UPawulu wathatha lo mcabango:
“Ngokuba uthando lukaKristu luyasiqhubezela, ikakhulukazi njengoba sazi ukuthi munye owafela bonke, bafile bonke.”2. AbaseKorinte 5,14).
Ngokufa kukaKristu esiphambanweni, waletha ukufa kuwo wonke umuntu ngendlela eyodwa, ngoba wabadonsela kuye bonke esiphambanweni. Bonke bafa ngokufa koMkhululi wabo. Ukwamukelwa kwalokhu kufa okungaqondakali ngakho-ke kuyatholakala kubo bonke abantu. Nokho, uJesu akazange ahlale efile, kodwa wavuswa uYise. Ekuvukeni kwakhe, wabandakanya wonke umuntu. Bonke abantu bazovuswa. Lesi isitatimende esiyisisekelo eBhayibhelini.
“Ungamangali. Ngokuba isikhathi siyeza lapho bonke abasemathuneni beyakulizwa izwi layo, abenze okuhle baphume, kube ngukuvuka kokuphila, kepha abenze okubi, kube ngukuvuka kokwahlulelwa.” ( Joh. 5,28-9).
UJesu akazange anikeze isikhathi ngale nkulumo. UJesu akasho lapha ukuthi lokhu kuvuswa kokubili kwenzeka ngasikhathi sinye noma ngezikhathi ezingafani. Sizofunda imibhalo ethile ekhuluma ngokwahlulelwa. Lapha kwembulwa kithi ukuthi ngubani ozoba yijaji.
“Ngokuba uBaba akahluleli muntu, kepha ukwahlulela phezu kwakho konke wanikela endodaneniukuze bonke badumise iNdodana. Lowo ongahloniphi iNdodana kahloniphi uYise oyithumileyo. Futhi wamnika igunya lokubamba ukwahlulela, ngoba uyiNdodana yoMuntu( Johane 5:22-23 no-27 ).
Umahluleli, okumele wonke umuntu aphendule phambi kwakhe, kuzoba nguJesu Krestu uqobo, umdali, umondli nomhlengi wabo bonke abantu. Ijaji lingubuntu obufanayo owahlupheka ngokufa kwabo bonke abantu, umuntu ofanayo oletha ukubuyisana emhlabeni, yena lowo onika wonke umuntu impilo yempilo futhi amgcine ephila. Singacela ijaji elingcono? UNkulunkulu wahlulela iNdodana yakhe ngoba iyiNdodana yomuntu. Uyazi ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba ngumuntu. Usazi kakhulu thina bantu, ungomunye wethu. Wazi mathupha amandla esono nenkohliso kaSathane nezwe lakhe. Uyayazi imizwa yomuntu futhi uyanxusa. Uyazi ukuthi basebenza kanjani ngamandla, ngoba wadala abantu waba ngumuntu njengathi, kodwa bengenasono.
Ubani ongeke afune ukuthululela isifuba sakhe kuleli jaji? Ubani ongafuni ukuphendula emazwini aleli jaji, akhothame phambi kwakhe futhi avume icala lakhe?
“Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ozwa izwi lami akholwe ongithumileyo unokuphila okuphakade futhi akezi ekwahlulelweni, kodwa udlule ekufeni wangena ekuphileni” (ivesi 24).
Isahlulelo uJesu asikhiphayo siyobe silungile impela. Kubonakala ngokungakhethi, uthando, ukuthethelela, ububele nesihe.
Noma uNkulunkulu neNdodana yakhe uJesu Krestu badala izimo ezingcono kakhulu ukuze wonke umuntu athole impilo engunaphakade, abanye abantu ngeke bayamukele insindiso yakhe. UNkulunkulu ngeke akujabulise. Bazovuna abakutshalile. Lapho ukwahlulela sekuphelile kuzoba namaqembu amabili kuphela abantu, njengoba uC CS Lewis akubeka kwenye yezincwadi zakhe:
Iqembu elilodwa liyothi kuNkulunkulu: Intando yakho mayenziwe.
Kwelinye iqembu, uNkulunkulu uzothi: Intando yakho mayenziwe.
Ngenkathi uJesu esemhlabeni, wakhuluma ngesihogo, ngomlilo waphakade, ngokuhhewula nokugedla kwamazinyo. Ukhulume ngokulahlwa nokujeziswa okuphakade. Lokhu sikusebenzisa njengesixwayiso ukuze singasiphathi budedengu isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu sensindiso. Ezwini likaNkulunkulu, ukulahlwa nesihogo akubekwa phambili, uthando nozwelo lukaNkulunkulu ngabo bonke abantu luphambili. UNkulunkulu ufuna insindiso kubo bonke abantu. Kepha noma ngubani ongafuni ukwamukela lolu thando lukaNkulunkulu nentethelelo, uNkulunkulu uyishiya intando yakhe kuye. Kepha akekho noyedwa oyozwa isijeziso saphakade ongafuni yena uqobo. UNkulunkulu akamlahli noma ngubani ongakaze athole ithuba lokufunda ngoJesu nomsebenzi wakhe wokusindisa.
EBhayibhelini sithola izigcawu ezimbili zeSigwebo Sokugcina zibhaliwe. Sithola eyodwa kuMathewu 25 kanti enye kusAmbulo 20. Ngiyakukhuthaza ukuthi ufunde lokhu. Basikhombisa umbono wokuthi uJesu uzokwahlulela kanjani. Inkantolo imelwe kulezi zindawo njengomcimbi obanjwa ngesikhathi esithile. Ake sibuyele embhalweni okhombisa ukuthi ukwahlulela kungafaka isikhathi eside.
“Ngokuba sesifikile isikhathi sokuba ukwahlulela kuqale endlini kaNkulunkulu. Kepha uma kithi kuqala, kuyakuba yini ukuphela kwabangakholwa ivangeli likaNkulunkulu na?1. UPetrus 4,17).
Indlu kaNkulunkulu isetshenziswa lapha njengegama lesonto noma ibandla. Usenkantolo namuhla. AmaKristu osukwini lwawo ezwa futhi asabela kubizo lukaNkulunkulu. Wazi uJesu njengoMdali, uMondli noMhlengi. Kubo ukwahlulelwa kuyenzeka manje. Indlu kaNkulunkulu ayihlulelwa ngenye indlela. UJesu Kristu usebenzisa indinganiso efanayo kubo bonke abantu. Lokhu kubonakala ngothando nesihe.
Indlu kaNkulunkulu inikezwe umsebenzi yiNkosi yayo ukuba isebenze ekusindisweni kwaso sonke isintu. Sibizelwe ukushumayela izindaba ezinhle zombuso kaNkulunkulu kubantu esikanye nabo. Akubona bonke abantu abalalela lo mlayezo. Abaningi bayayidelela ngoba kubo kuwubuwula, ukungathandeki noma ukungabi nanjongo. Akumele sikhohlwe ukuthi kungumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ukusindisa abantu. Singabasebenzi bakhe abavame ukwenza amaphutha. Masingadangali uma umsebenzi wethu ubonakala ungaphumeleli. UNkulunkulu uhlala esebenza futhi ebiza futhi ephelezela abantu beze kuye. UJesu wenza isiqiniseko sokuthi labo ababiziwe bazoyifeza inhloso yabo.
“Akakho ongeza kimi ngaphandle kokuba uBaba ongithumileyo emdonsa, futhi mina ngizomvusa ngosuku lokugcina. Konke ubaba angipha khona kuza kimi; njalo loba ngubani oza kimi kangisoze ngamlahlela ngaphandle. Ngoba ngehle ezulwini, kungeyisikho ukuthi ngenze intando yami, kodwa intando yalowo ongithumileyo. Kodwa lokhu kuyintando yongithumileyo, ukuthi noma yini anginike yona ngingalahlekelwa lutho, kodwa ngiyivuse ngosuku lokugcina.” ( Joh. 6,44 kanye ne-37-39).
Masibeke amathemba ethu onke kuNkulunkulu. UnguMsindisi, uMsindisi noMhlengi wabo bonke abantu, ikakhulukazi abakholwayo. (1. UThimothi 4,10) Masibambelele kulesi sithembiso sikaNkulunkulu!
nguHannes Zaugg
