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Umusa kaNkulunkulu
Umusa kaNkulunkulu uwumusa ongafanelwe uNkulunkulu azimisele ukuwunikeza kuyo yonke indalo. Ngomqondo obanzi, umusa kaNkulunkulu uvezwa kuzo zonke izenzo zokuzambula kobuNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yomusa umuntu kanye nomhlaba wonke hlengiwe esonweni nasekufeni ngoJesu Kristu, futhi ngenxa yomusa umuntu uthola amandla okwazi nokuthanda uNkulunkulu noJesu Kristu futhi angene enjabulweni yensindiso yaphakade eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu. (KwabaseKolose 1,20; 1. UJohannes 2,1-2; AmaRoma 8,19-ishumi nesithupha; 3,24; 5,2.15-17.21; UJohane 1,12; Kwabase-Efesu 2,8-9; Thithu 3,7)
umusa
“Ngokuba uma ukulunga kungomthetho, khona-ke uKristu wafela ize,” kubhala uPawulu kwabaseGalathiya 2,21. Okuwukuphela kwendlela, uthi evesini elifanayo, "umusa kaNkulunkulu." Sisindisiwe ngomusa, hhayi ngokugcina umthetho.
Lezi ezinye izindlela ezingakwazi ukuhlanganiswa. Asisindiswa ngomusa kanye nemisebenzi, kodwa ngomusa wodwa. UPawulu ukucacisa ukuthi kumelwe sikhethe okukodwa noma okunye. Ukukhetha kokubili akuyona inketho (Roma 11,6). “Ngokuba uma ifa lalingomthetho, belingekho ngesithembiso; Kodwa uNkulunkulu walinika u-Abrahama ngesithembiso (Galathiya 3,18). Ukusindiswa akuncikile emthethweni, kodwa emseni kaNkulunkulu.
“Ngokuba uma ubukhona umthetho onika ukuphila, ngabe ukulunga kuvela emthethweni” (v. 21). Uma yayikhona indlela yokuthola ukuphila okuphakade ngokugcina imiyalo, ngakho uNkulunkulu ubeyosisindisa ngomthetho. Kodwa kwakungenakwenzeka lokho. Umthetho awukwazi ukusindisa muntu.
UNkulunkulu ufuna siziphathe kahle. Ufuna sithande abanye futhi ngalokho sigcwalise umthetho. Kodwa akafuni sicabange ukuthi imisebenzi yethu iyisizathu sokusindiswa kwethu. Ilungiselelo lakhe lomusa lihlanganisa njalo ukwazi ukuthi asisoze “silunge ngokwanele,” naphezu kwemizamo yethu emihle kakhulu. Uma imisebenzi yethu inesandla ekusindisweni, besiyoba nokuthile esingaziqhayisa ngakho. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wenza icebo Lakhe lensindiso ukuze singakwazi ukubiza udumo ngensindiso yethu (Efesu 2,8-9). Asisoze sathi sifanelwe yilutho. Ngeke sithi uNkulunkulu usikweleta noma yini.
Lokhu kuthinta umnyombo wenkolo yobuKrestu futhi kwenza ubuKrestu buhluke. Ezinye izinkolo zithi uma zizama ngokwanele, abantu bangalunga ngokwanele. UbuKristu buyasho ukuthi ngeke nje silunge ngokwanele. Sidinga umusa.
Ngeke silunge ngokwanele ngokwethu, ngakho-ke ezinye izinkolo ngeke zilunge ngokwanele. Ukuphela kwendlela yokusindiswa kungumusa kaNkulunkulu. Ngeke sikufanele ukuphila phakade, ngakho-ke ukuphela kwendlela esingathola ngayo ukuphila okuphakade ukuthi uNkulunkulu asinike okuthile okungasifanele. Yilokhu uPawulu akuthola lapho esebenzisa igama elithi umusa. Insindiso iyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu, into ebesingayifanele neze - ngisho nangokugcina imiyalo izinkulungwane zeminyaka.
UJesu nomusa
“Ngokuba umthetho wanikezwa ngoMose,” kubhala uJohane, futhi uyaqhubeka: “Umusa neqiniso kweza ngoJesu Kristu” (Joh. 1,17). UJohane wabona umehluko phakathi komthetho nomusa, phakathi kwesikwenzayo nalokho esikuphiwayo.
Nokho, uJesu akazange asebenzise igama elithi umusa. Kodwa yonke impilo yakhe yayiyisibonelo somusa, futhi imifanekiso yakhe ibonisa umusa. Ngezinye izikhathi wayesebenzisa igama elithi umusa ukuze achaze lokho uNkulunkulu asinika kona. Wathi: “Bayajabula abanesihawu, ngoba bayothola isihe.” ( Mathewu 5,7). Ngala mazwi, wabonisa ukuthi sonke sidinga isihe. Futhi wathi kufanele sibe njengoNkulunkulu kulokhu. Uma sazisa umusa, sizobonisa umusa nakwabanye abantu.
Kamuva, lapho uJesu ebuzwa ukuthi kungani ezihlanganisa nezoni ezaziwayo, wathi kubantu: “Kodwa hambani nifunde ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuthi, ‘Ngijabulela isihe, hhayi umhlatshelo’” ( Mathewu. 9,13, amazwi acashunwe kuHoseya 6,6). UNkulunkulu ufuna sibonise isihe kunokuba sibe abantu abangaphelele ekugcineni imiyalo.
Asifuni abantu bone. Kepha njengoba isiphambeko singenakugwenywa, umusa uyadingeka. Lokhu kusebenza ebudlelwaneni bethu omunye nomunye nakubudlelwano bethu noNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu ufuna ukuthi siqaphele isidingo sethu somusa futhi sikhombise isihe kwabanye abantu. UJesu wabeka isibonelo salokhu ngenkathi edla nabathelisi futhi ekhuluma nezoni - wakhombisa ngokuziphatha kwakhe ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufuna ukuba nobudlelwano nathi sonke. Uthathe zonke izono zethu wazithathela yena futhi wasithethelela ukuthi sibe nalobu budlelwano.
UJesu walandisa umfanekiso wabantu ababili ababekweletwa, omunye wayekweleta imali enkulu kanti omunye wayekweleta encane kakhulu. Inkosi yayithethelela inceku eyayiyikweleta okukhulu, kodwa leyo nceku ayizange iyithethelele enye eyayiyikweleta encane. INkosi yathukuthela yathi: “Bekungafanele yini ukuba ube nesihe encekwini ekanye nawe njengoba nami ngikuhawukele na?” ( Mathewu 18,33).
Isifundo salo mzekeliso: Ngamunye wethu kufanele azithathele njengenceku yokuqala ezonikezwa isamba esikhulu. Sonke sisekude ukuhlangabezana nezimfuneko zomthetho, ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu usikhombisa umusa - futhi ufuna ukuthi nathi sikhombise isihe. Vele, kuzo zombili izindawo zesihe nomthetho, izenzo zethu ziyasilela kulokho okulindelwe, ngakho-ke kufanele siqhubeke ukuthembela emseni kaNkulunkulu.
Umfanekiso womSamariya olungileyo uphetha ngobizo lwesihawu (Luka 10,37). Umthelisi owacela umusa nguye owayelungisiswa phambi kukaNkulunkulu8,13-14). Indodana yolahleko eyasaphaza ingcebo yayo yabe isibuyela ekhaya yathathwa ingenzanga lutho “ukuyizuza” (Luka 1 Kor.5,20). Umfelokazi waseNayini nendodana yakhe abenzanga lutho oludinga uvuko; UJesu wakwenza lokhu ngenxa nje yozwelo (Luka 7,11-enye).
Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu
Izimangaliso zikaJesu zazisetshenziselwa ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zesikhashana. Abantu abadla izinkwa nezinhlanzi baphinde balamba. Indodana eyakhuliswa ekugcineni yashona. Kepha umusa kaJesu Kristu unikezwa thina sonke ngesenzo saphezulu somusa wasezulwini: ukufa kwakhe komhlatshelo esiphambanweni. Ngale ndlela, uJesu wazinikela ngenxa yethu - ngemiphumela yaphakade, hhayi yesikhashana.
Njengoba uPetru asho: “Kodwa sikholwa ukuthi sisindisiwe ngomusa weNkosi uJesu.” ( IzE5,11). Ivangeli liwumlayezo womusa kaNkulunkulu (Izenzo 14,3; I-20,24. 32). Senziwe ngomusa “ngokuhlengwa okungoJesu Kristu” (Roma 3,24) kulungisiwe. Umusa kaNkulunkulu uhlotshaniswa nomhlatshelo kaJesu esiphambanweni. UJesu wasifela, ngenxa yezono zethu, futhi siyasindiswa ngalokho akwenza esiphambanweni (v. 25). Sinensindiso ngegazi lakhe (Efe 1,7).
Kodwa umusa kaNkulunkulu udlula ukuthethelela. ULuka usitshela ukuthi umusa kaNkulunkulu wawunabafundi ngesikhathi beshumayela ivangeli (IzE 4,33). UNkulunkulu wababonisa umusa ngokubanikeza usizo olwalungabafanele. Kodwa obaba abangabantu abenzi yini okufanayo? Asigcini nje ngokunikeza izingane zethu lapho zingenzanga lutho olubafanele, siphinde sizinike nezipho ebezingeke zibafanele. Lokho kuyingxenye yothando futhi kubonisa isimo sikaNkulunkulu. Umusa ukuphana.
Lapho amakholwa ase-Antiyokiya ethuma uPawulu noBarnaba ohambweni lwezithunywa zevangeli, abayala ukuba ngomusa kaNkulunkulu4,26; I-15,40). Ngamanye amazwi, babebaphathisa ukunakekela kukaNkulunkulu, bethemba ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeyobanakekela abahambi futhi abanikeze abakudingayo. Lokho kuyingxenye yomusa wakhe.
Izipho zomoya nazo zingumsebenzi womusa. “Sineziphiwo ezahlukene,” kubhala uPawulu, “ngokomusa esiwuphiweyo” (Roma 12,6). “Ngamunye wethu waphiwa umusa ngokwesilinganiso sesipho sikaKristu.” (Efe 4,7). “Futhi khonzanani, yilowo nalowo ngesipho asamukele njengabaphathi abalungileyo bemisebenzi yomusa kaNkulunkulu.”1. UPetrus 4,10).
UPawuli wabonga uNkulunkulu ngezipho zomoya ayeziphe ngokuchichimayo amakholwa (1. AbaseKorinte 1,4-5). Wayeqiniseka ukuthi umusa kaNkulunkulu wawuyoba mkhulu phakathi kwabo, ubenze bakhule nakakhulu kunoma yimuphi umsebenzi omuhle.2. AbaseKorinte 9,8).
Zonke izipho ezinhle ziyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu, ziwumphumela womusa kunokuthile okusifanele. Ngakho-ke kufanele sibonge ngezibusiso ezilula, ngokucula kwezinyoni, iphunga lezimbali, nokuhleka kwezingane. Ngisho nokuphila kuyisimo sokunethezeka ngokwakho, hhayi isidingo.
Inkonzo kaPawulu uqobo yanikelwa kuye ngomusa (Roma 1,5; I-15,15; 1. AbaseKorinte 3,10; KwabaseGalathiya 2,9; Kwabase-Efesu 3,7). Konke akwenzayo wayefuna ukukwenza ngokomusa kaNkulunkulu (2. AbaseKorinte 1,12). Amandla namakhono akhe kwakuyisipho somusa (2. AbaseKorinte 12,9). Uma uNkulunkulu engasindisa futhi asebenzise izoni ezimbi kunazo zonke (le yindlela uPawulu azichaza ngayo), ngokuqinisekile angathethelela ngamunye wethu futhi asisebenzise. Akukho okungasehlukanisa nothando lwakhe, esifisweni sakhe sokusipha izipho.
Impendulo yethu emseni
Kufanele sisabele kanjani emseni kaNkulunkulu? Ngomusa, kunjalo. Kufanele sibe nomusa, njengoba nje noNkulunkulu egcwele umusa (Luka 6,36). Kufanele sithethelele abanye njengoba nathi sithethelelwe. Kufanele sikhonze abanye njengoba nje sikhonzwa. Kufanele sibe nomusa kwabanye ngokubabonisa umusa nomusa.
Amazwi ethu mawagcwale umusa (Kolose 4,6). Kufanele sibe nomusa nomusa, sixolele futhi sinikele emshadweni, ebhizinisini, emsebenzini, esontweni, kubangani, emndenini, nakubantu esingabazi.
UPawulu futhi wachaza ukupha ngokwezimali njengomsebenzi womusa: “Kepha siyanazisa, bazalwane abathandekayo, umusa kaNkulunkulu ophiwe emabandleni aseMakedoniya. Ngokuba ukuthokoza kwabo kwaba ngokwedlulele ngokulingwa osizini olukhulu, nakuba bempofu kakhulu, bapha ngokuchichimayo ngobulula bonke. Ngokuba ngiyafakaza ngokwamandla abo, futhi banikela ngokuzithandela nangaphezu kwamandla abo.”2. AbaseKorinte 8,1-3). Babethole okuningi futhi babekulungele ukunikeza okuningi ngemva kwalokho.
Ukupha kuyisenzo somusa (v. 6) kanye nokuphana - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngokwezimali, isikhathi, inhlonipho, noma ngenye indlela - futhi kuyindlela efanele ngathi yokusabela emseni kaJesu Kristu owazinikela ngenxa yakhe wasinika ukuthi angabusiswa kakhulu (v. 9).
nguJoseph Tkach
