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Amagama anamandla
Angisakhumbuli igama lefilimu. Angisakhumbuli itulo noma amagama abadlali. Kodwa ngikhumbula isigameko esithile. Iqhawe laliphunyukile ekamu leziboshwa futhi, lijahwa ngamasosha, labalekela edolobhaneni eliseduze.
Eseswele indawo yokucasha, wagcina eziphonsa enkundleni yemidlalo yeshashalazi egcwele abantu wathola indawo yokuhlala ngaphakathi. Kodwa ngokushesha waqaphela ukuthi onogada basejele abane noma abahlanu babegqekeza inkundla yemidlalo yaseshashalazini futhi beqala ukuvala imigoqo yokuphuma. Ingqondo yakhe yagijima. Wayengenzani? Yayingekho enye indlela futhi wayazi ukuthi uzobonakala kalula uma izethameli ziphuma enkundleni yeshashalazi. Kusenjalo kufike umqondo kuye. Yagxumela enkundleni yemidlalo yeshashalazi eyayimnyama yamemeza, "Fire! Fire!" Umlilo! Mlilo!” Isixuku satatazela sase siphuthuma indlela yokuphuma. Lisebenzise leli thuba, iqhawe lazihlanganisa nesixuku ebesicindezela ladlula konogada lanyamalala kwaze kwaba sebusuku. Ngikhumbula lesi sigameko ngesizathu esisodwa esibalulekile: amagama anamandla. Kulesi sigameko esimangalisayo, igama elilodwa elincane lenze abantu abaningi bethuka futhi babalekela izimpilo zabo!
Incwadi yeZaga (18,21) isifundisa ukuthi amazwi anamandla okuletha ukuphila noma ukufa. Amagama akhethwe kabi angalimaza, abulale isasasa, futhi abambe abantu. Amagama akhethwe kahle angaphilisa, akhuthaze futhi anikeze ithemba. Phakathi nezinsuku ezimnyama kakhulu ze- 2. Phakathi neMpi Yezwe Yesibili, amazwi kaWinston Churchill akhethwe ngobuhlakani futhi ashiwo ngobuhlakani anika abantu isibindi futhi abuyisela ukukhuthazela kwamaNgisi ayekhungathekile. Kuthiwa wahlanganisa ulimi lwesiNgisi waluthumela empini. Aqine kanjalo amandla amazwi. Ungashintsha izimpilo.
Lokhu kufanele kusenze sime futhi sicabange. Uma amazwi ethu esintu enamandla angaka, kangakanani-ke izwi likaNkulunkulu? Incwadi eya kumaHebheru isibonisa ukuthi “izwi likaNkulunkulu liyaphila, linamandla.” ( Hebheru 4,12). Inekhwalithi eguqukayo. Inamandla. Kwenza izinto zenzeke. Ifeza izinto okungekho muntu ongakwazi ukuzenza. Akusho nje ukwazisa, kufeza izinto. Lapho uJesu elingwa uSathane ogwadule, wakhetha isikhali esisodwa kuphela sokulwa nokuxosha uSathane: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi; kulotshiwe ukuthi; kulotshiwe,” kuphendula uJesu—futhi uSathane wabaleka! USathane unamandla, kodwa imiBhalo inamandla nakakhulu.
Amandla okusishintsha
Kodwa izwi likaNkulunkulu aligcini ngokwenza izinto, liphinde lisiguqule. IBhayibheli alibhalelwanga ngenjongo yokwaziswa thina kodwa ngenjongo yokuguqulwa kwethu. Izihloko zezindaba zingasigcina sinolwazi. Amanoveli angasikhuthaza. Izinkondlo zingasijabulisa. Kodwa iZwi likaNkulunkulu elinamandla kuphela elingasiguqula. Uma selitholiwe, izwi likaNkulunkulu liqala ukusebenza kithi futhi libe amandla aphilayo ezimpilweni zethu. Ukuziphatha kwethu kuqala ukushintsha futhi sithele izithelo (2. UThimothi 3,15-17; 1. UPetrus 2,2). Anjalo amandla eZwi likaNkulunkulu.
Ingabe kuyasimangalisa lokho? Hhayi uma sesingenile 2. UThimothi 3,16 funda ukuthi: “Ngokuba yonke imiBhalo iphefumulelwe uNkulunkulu” (“iphefumulelwe uNkulunkulu” okuyinguqulo enembile yesiGreki). La mazwi akuwona nje amazwi abantu. Zivela kuNkulunkulu. Angamazwi kaNkulunkulu ofanayo owadala indawo yonke futhi osekela zonke izinto ngezwi lakhe elinamandla (Hebheru 11,3; 1,3). Kodwa akasishiyi sodwa nezwi lakhe ngenkathi ephuma enza okunye. Izwi lakhe liyaphila!
“Njengomtholo othela amahlathi ayinkulungwane phakathi kwawo, kanjalo neZwi likaNkulunkulu lisemakhasini emiBhalo njengembewu elele esiseleni, elindele nje ukuba umhlwanyeli okhuthele ahlwanyele imbewu, nenhliziyo evundile ukuba ihlume ukuze yamukele. kuye" ( The Preeminent Person of Christ: A Study of Hebrews kaCharles Swindol, p. 73).
Usakhuluma ngomlomo
Ngakho ungalenzi iphutha ngokumane ufunde iBhayibheli ngoba kufanele noma ngoba liyinto efanele ukuyenza. Ungalifundi ngendlela yemishini. Ungaze uyifunde ngoba ukholwa ukuthi iyizwi likaNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, bheka iBhayibheli njengeZwi likaNkulunkulu akhuluma ngalo kuwe namuhla. Ngamanye amazwi, usakhuluma ngalokho akushilo. Singazilungisa kanjani izinhliziyo zethu ukuba zithele ukuze zamukele izwi lakhe elinamandla?
Yebo, ngokutadisha iBhayibheli ngomthandazo. Ku-Isaya 55,11 Lithi: “... liyakuba njalo nezwi eliphuma emlonyeni wami: aliyikubuyela lingenalutho kimi, kodwa liyokwenza engikuthandayo, liphumelele kulokho engilithumela kukho.” UJohane UStott ulandisa ngendaba yomshumayeli ojikelezayo owabhekana nezokuphepha esikhumulweni sezindiza. Lokhu bekungaphambi kokuthi i-electronic frisking kanti iphoyisa beliphenya ephaketheni. Wazithela phezu kwekhadibhodi elimnyama elineBhayibheli lalo mshumayeli futhi waba nelukuluku lokwazi ukuthi liquketheni. "Kuyini kulelo bhokisi?" wabuza ngokusola, futhi wathola impendulo emangazayo, "Dynamite!" (Phakathi Kwamazwe Amabili: UJohn Stott)
Yeka incazelo efanelekile yeZwi likaNkulunkulu - amandla, amandla aqhumayo - "angaqhuma" imikhuba emidala, aqhumise izinkolelo ezingalungile, ashise ukuzinikela okusha, futhi akhulule amandla anele ukuphulukisa izimpilo zethu. Ingabe leso akusona isizathu esinamandla sokufunda iBhayibheli ukuze sishintshwe?
nguGordon Green
