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Ifa lamakholwa liyinsindiso nokuphila okuphakade kuKristu njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ekuhlanganyeleni noYise, neNdodana noMoya oNgcwele. Namanje ubaba usedlulisa amakholwa embusweni wendodana yakhe; ifa labo lisezulwini futhi liyonikezwa lonke eliphelele ekubuyeni kwesibili kukaKristu. Abangcwele abavusiwe babusa noKristu embusweni kaNkulunkulu. (1. UJohannes 3,1-ishumi nesithupha; 2,25; Roma 8:16-21; AbaseKolose 1,13; UDaniyeli 7,27; 1. UPetrus 1,3-5; i-epiphany 5,10)

Imivuzo yokulandela uKristu

Ngesinye isikhathi uPetru wabuza uJesu: “Khona uPetru waqala wathi kuye: “Bheka, thina sishiye konke, sakulandela; sizokuphiwa ngani?” ( UMathewu 1:9,27). Singakubeka ngale ndlela: “Sishiye okuningi ukuze sibe lapha. Ingabe kuwufanele ngempela lokho”? Abanye bethu bangase babuze umbuzo ofanayo. Sadela okuningi ohambweni lwethu - imisebenzi, imindeni, imisebenzi, isikhundla, ukuziqhenya. Ingabe kuwufanele ngempela lokho? Ingabe sinawo umvuzo?

Sesikhulume kaningi ngemivuzo embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Amalungu amaningi athola lokhu kucatshangelwa kukhuthaza kakhulu futhi kukhuthaza. Lokhu kuveze impilo yaphakade ngamagama esingawaqonda. Singazibona sinemivuzo engokomzimba eyenza ukuzidela kwethu kube okufanelekile.

Izindaba ezimnandi ukuthi umsebenzi wethu nokuzidela akulona ize. Imizamo yethu izoklonyeliswa - ngisho nokuzidela esikwenzayo ngenxa yokungaqondi kwezimfundiso. UJesu uthi noma nini lapho isisusa sethu silungile - lapho umsebenzi wethu nokuzidela kungenxa yegama lakhe - sizoklonyeliswa.

Ngicabanga ukuthi kuyoba usizo ukuxoxa ngohlobo lwemivuzo uNkulunkulu asithembisa yona. UmBhalo unokuningi ongakusho ngalokhu. UNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi sibuza lowo mbuzo. Sidinga impendulo. Waphefumulela ababhali bemibhalo engcwele ukuba bakhulume ngemivuzo, futhi ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uma uNkulunkulu ethembisa umvuzo, siyowuthola unomvuzo ngokwedlulele ngaphezu kwalokho esingalokotha sikucele (Efesu 3,20).

Imivuzo yamanje naphakade

Ake siqale ngokubheka indlela uJesu awuphendula ngayo umbuzo kaPetru: “UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, nina eningilandele niyozalwa ngokusha lapho iNdodana yomuntu isihlezi esihlalweni sayo senkazimulo, futhi ihlezi ezihlalweni zobukhosi eziyishumi nambili. ukwahlulela izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli. Lowo oshiya izindlu, noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma uyise, noma unina, noma abantwana, noma amasimu, ngenxa yegama lami, uyakwamukeliswa okuphindwe kayikhulu, adle ifa lokuphila okuphakade” ( Mathewu 19,28-enye).

Ivangeli likaMarku likwenza kucace ukuthi uJesu ukhuluma ngezikhathi ezimbili ezihlukene. UJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akakho oshiye ikhaya, noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma unina, noma uyise, noma abantwana, noma amasimu ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli, ongayikwamukeliswa okuphindwe kayikhulu. manje izindlu, nabafowabo, nodadewabo, nonina, nabantwana, namasimu phakathi kokushushiswa, nasesikhathini esizayo ukuphila okuphakade.” ( Marku. 10,29-enye).

UJesu usho ngokugcizelela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzosivuza ngomusa - kodwa futhi uyasixwayisa ukuthi le mpilo akuyona impilo yokunethezeka ngokomzimba. Sizodlula ekuhlushweni, ezilingweni nasekuhluphekeni kulempilo. Kodwa izibusiso zidlula ubunzima esilinganisweni se-100:1. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yikuphi ukuzidela esikwenzayo, siyovuzwa kakhulu. Impilo yobuKristu ngokuqinisekile "iyakufanelekela."

Vele, uJesu akathembisi ukunikeza amahektare ayi-100 kuwo wonke umuntu onikela ngepulazi ukuze alilandele. Akathembisi ukwenza wonke umuntu acebe. Akathembisi ukuthi uzonikeza omama abayi-100. Akakhulumi ngendlela engokoqobo lapha. Lokho akushoyo ukuthi izinto esizithola kuye kulokhu kuphila zizobiza inani eliphindwe kayikhulu kunezinto esizincamayo - ezilinganiswa ngenani langempela, inani laphakade, hhayi ngobuwula bomzimba besikhashana.

Ngisho novivinyo lwethu luwusizo olungokomoya ukuze sizuze.” ( Roma 5,3-4; UJames 1,2-4), futhi lokhu kubaluleke ngaphezu kwegolide (1. UPetrus 1,7). Ngezinye izikhathi uNkulunkulu usinika igolide neminye imivuzo yesikhashana (mhlawumbe njengenkomba yezinto ezingcono ezizayo), kodwa imivuzo ebaluleke kakhulu yileyo ehlala isikhathi eside kakhulu.

Eqinisweni, ngiyangabaza ukuthi abafundi babekuqonda lokho uJesu ayekusho. Babesacabanga ngombuso wenyama owawuzoletha inkululeko yasemhlabeni namandla kuma-Israyeli (IzE 1,6). Ukubulawa kukaStefanu noJakobe (Izenzo zabaPhostoli 7,57-60; Ngo-12,2) uthanda kakhulu a
Kwafika isimanga. Wawukuphi umvuzo ophindwe kayikhulu ngaye?

Imifanekiso ngomvuzo

Emifanekisweni ehlukahlukene, uJesu wabonisa ukuthi abafundi abathembekile babeyothola imivuzo emikhulu. Kwesinye isikhathi umvuzo uchazwa njengokubusa, kepha uJesu wasebenzisa ezinye izindlela ukuchaza umvuzo wethu.

Emfanekisweni wezisebenzi zasesivinini, isipho sensindiso simelelwa iholo lansuku zonke (Mathewu 20,9:16-2). Emfanekisweni wezintombi, idili lomshado lingumvuzo (Mathewu 5,10).

Emfanekisweni wamathalenta, umvuzo uchazwa ngendlela evamile: umuntu “uphakeme phezu kwabaningi” futhi “angangena enjabulweni yeNkosi” ( amavesi 20-23 ).

Emfanekisweni wezimvu nezimbuzi, abafundi ababusisiwe bavunyelwa ukuba badle ifa lombuso ( ivesi 34 ). Emfanekisweni wabaphathi, umphathi othembekile uvuzwa ngokubekwa phezu kwayo yonke impahla yeNkosi ( Luka 1 Kor.2,42-enye).

Emizekelisweni yamapondo, izinceku ezithembekile zanikwa ukubusa phezu kwamadolobha (Luka 19,16-19). UJesu wathembisa abafundi abayi-12 ukubusa phezu kwezizwe zakwa-Israyeli (Mathewu 19,28; Luka 22,30). Amalungu eBandla laseThiyathira anikezwa amandla phezu kwezizwe (Isambulo 2,26-enye).

UJesu weluleka abafundi bakhe ukuba “bazibekelele ingcebo ezulwini.” (Mathewu 6,19-21). Ngokwenza lokhu, wayephakamisa ukuthi esikwenzayo kulokhu kuphila kuzovuzwa esikhathini esizayo - kodwa hlobo luni lomvuzo? Usiza ngani umcebo uma kungekho okuthengwayo? Uma imigwaqo yenziwe ngegolide, liyoba nani inani legolide?

Lapho sinomzimba kamoya ngeke sisazidinga izinto zenyama. Ngisho, leli qiniso lisikisela ukuthi lapho sicabanga ngemivuzo yaphakade, kufanele ngabe sikhuluma ngemivuzo engokomoya kwasekuqaleni, hhayi izinto ezibonakalayo ezizodlula. Kepha inkinga asinaso isilulumagama sokuchaza imininingwane yokuphila esingakaze sazi. Ngakho-ke, noma ngabe sizama ukuchaza ukuthi yini okomoya, kufanele sisebenzise amagama asuselwa kokwenyama.

Umvuzo wethu waphakade uzofana nengcebo. Ngandlela thile kuzofana nokuzuza umbuso njengefa. Ngandlela thile kuzofana nokuphathwa kwezimpahla zeNkosi. Kuzofana nokuba nesivini esiphethwe inkosi yaso. Kuzoba njengomthwalo wemfanelo emadolobheni. Kuzofana nedili lomshado lapho sihlanganyela enjabulweni yeNkosi. Umvuzo ufana nalezi zinto - nokunye okuningi.

Izibusiso zethu zokomoya zizoba ngcono kakhulu kunezinto ezibonakalayo esizaziyo kulempilo. Ubuphakade bethu ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu buzokhazimula kakhulu futhi bujabulise kakhulu kunemivuzo yenyama. Zonke izinto ezibonakalayo, noma ngabe zihle kanjani noma zibaluleke kangakanani, ziyizithunzi nje ezifiphele zemivuzo engcono kakhulu yasezulwini.

Injabulo yaphakade noNkulunkulu

UDavide wakubeka ngale ndlela: “Uyangibonisa indlela yokuphila: phambi kwakho kukhona ukugcwala kwenjabulo, futhi kukhona intokozo esandleni sakho sokunene kuze kube phakade.” ( IHubo 16,11). UJohane wasichaza njengesikhathi lapho “kungeke kusaba khona ukufa, noma ukulila, noma ukukhala, noma ubuhlungu.” ( IsAmbulo 20,4 ) Ngakho, “ukufa kungeke kusaba khona.” Wonke umuntu uzojabula kakhulu. Ngeke kusaba khona ukunganeliseki kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo. Akekho oyokwazi ukucabanga ukuthi izinto zingaba ngcono ngisho nangendlela encane. Siyobe sesiyifezile inhloso uNkulunkulu asidalele yona.

U-Isaya wachaza ezinye zalezo njabulo lapho ebikezela isizwe esasiyobuyela ezweni laso: “Abahlengiweyo bakaJehova bayakubuya beze eSiyoni ngokujabula; injabulo yaphakade iyoba phezu kwamakhanda abo; Injabulo nokuthokoza kuyofika kubo, futhi ubuhlungu nokububula kuyomuka.” ( Isaya 3 Kor5,10). Siyoba ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu futhi siyojabula kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili. Yilokhu inkolo yobuKrestu ngokwesiko eyayifuna ukuyiveza ngomqondo wokuya ezulwini.

Ingabe Akulungile Ukufuna Umvuzo?

Abanye abagxeki bobuKrestu bahlekise ngomqondo wezulu njengethemba elingelona iqiniso - kepha ukuhlekwa usulu akuyona indlela enhle yokuphikisana. Kepha umbuzo wangempela uwukuthi: kukhona umvuzo noma cha? Uma kukhona umvuzo eZulwini, akusikho ukuhlekisa uma sinethemba lokuwuthola. Uma siklonyelisiwe ngempela-ke kuyahlekisa ukungazifuni.

Iqiniso elimsulwa liwukuthi uNkulunkulu uthembise ukusivuza. “Kepha ngaphandle kokukholwa akwenzeki ukumthokozisa uNkulunkulu; ngoba ozayo kuNkulunkulu umelwe ukukholwa ukuthi ukhona, nokuthi umvuzo wabo ubapha labo abamfunayo.” ( Hebheru 11,6). Ukukholelwa emvuzweni kuyingxenye yokholo lobuKristu. Noma kunjalo, abanye abantu bacabanga ukuthi kuwukululaza ngandlela-thile noma akuhloniphekile ngamaKristu ukufuna umvuzo ngomsebenzi wawo. Bacabanga ukuthi amaKristu kufanele akhonze ngesisusa sothando ngaphandle kokulindela umvuzo ngomsebenzi wawo. Kodwa lokho akuwona umlayezo ophelele weBhayibheli. Ngaphezu kwesipho samahhala sensindiso ngomusa ngokukholwa, iBhayibheli lithembisa imivuzo kubantu bomuntu, futhi akukubi ukufisa izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu.

Impela kufanele sikhonze uNkulunkulu ngogqozi lothando hhayi njengabaqashi abasebenza iholo kuphela. Yize kunjalo imibhalo ikhuluma ngemivuzo futhi iyasiqinisekisa ukuthi sizoklonyeliswa. Kuyinto ehloniphekile ngathi ukukholelwa ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu futhi sikhuthazwe yizo. Imivuzo akuyona ukuphela kwesisusa sabantwana bakaNkulunkulu abahlengiwe, kepha bayingxenye yephakeji uNkulunkulu asinikeze lona.

Lapho ukuphila kuba nzima, kusisiza ukuba sikhumbule ukuthi kukhona okunye ukuphila lapho siyovuzwa khona. “Uma sithembela kuKristu kulokhu kuphila, singabalusizi kunabo bonke abantu” (1. AbaseKorinte 15,19). UPawulu wayazi ukuthi ukuphila esikhathini esizayo kwakuyokwenza ukuzidela kwakhe kuzuzise. Wadela ubumnandi besikhashana efuna ubumnandi besikhathi eside (Filipi 3,8).

UPawulu wayengesabi ukusebenzisa ulimi “lokuzuza” (Filipi 1,21; 1. UThimothi 3,13; 6,6; amaHebheru 11,35) ukusebenzisa. Wayazi ukuthi ukuphila kwakhe kwakusasa kwakuyoba ngcono kakhulu kunoshushiso lwalokhu kuphila. UJesu wabuye wacabanga ngezibusiso zomhlatshelo wakhe, futhi wayekulungele ukubekezelela isiphambano ngoba wabona injabulo enkulu kwabafileyo.2,2).

Lapho uJesu eseluleka ngokuthi siqoqe ingcebo ezulwini (Mathewu 6,19-20) ubengamelene nokutshala imali - ubemelene nokutshala imali okubi. Ungafaki imali emiklomelweni yesikhashana, tshala emiklomelweni yasezulwini eyohlala phakade. “Uyovuzwa ngokucebile ezulwini” (Mathewu 5,12). “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufana nengcebo efihlwe ensimini” (Mathewu 13,44).

UNkulunkulu usilungiselele okuthile okuhle ngokumangalisayo futhi sizokuthola kujabulisa ngokwedlulele. Kulungile ngathi ukuthi sibheke phambili kulezi zibusiso, futhi lapho sibala izindleko zokulandela uJesu, kulungile ngathi ukubala izibusiso nezithembiso ezithenjisiwe.

“Noma yini enhle umuntu ayenzayo, uyakwamukeliswa yiNkosi.” (Efe 6,8). “Noma yini eniyenzayo, yenzeni ngokusuka enhliziyweni kungathi nenzela uJehova, hhayi abantu, nazi ukuthi umvuzo wenu uyakuba yifa elivela kuJehova. Nikhonza iNkosi uKristu!” (Kolose 3,23-24). “Qaphelani ukuba ningalahlekelwa esikusebenzele, kodwa nithole umvuzo ogcweleyo” (2. Johane 8).

Izithembiso ezinhle kakhulu

Lokho uNkulunkulu asigcinele kona kungaphezu kokukucabanga kwethu. Ngisho nakulempilo, uthando lukaNkulunkulu lungaphezu kwamandla ethu ukuluqonda (Kwabase-Efesu 3,19). Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu kuphakeme kunomqondo wethu (KwabaseFilipi 4,7), futhi injabulo yakhe ingaphezu kwamandla ethu ukuyibeka ngamazwi (1. UPetrus 1,8). Khona-ke, kangakanani-ke okungenakwenzeka ukuchaza ukuthi kuyoba kuhle kangakanani ukuphila noNkulunkulu phakade?

Ababhali beBhayibheli abasinikanga imininingwane eminingi. Kepha kunento eyodwa esiyaziyo ngokuqinisekile - kuzoba okuhlangenwe nakho okuhle kakhulu esake saba nakho. Kungcono kunemidwebo emihle kakhulu, kungcono kunokudla okumnandi kakhulu, kungcono kunomdlalo othokozisa kakhulu, kungcono kunemizwa engcono kakhulu kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho esake saba nakho. Kungcono kunanoma yini esemhlabeni. Kuzoba umvuzo omkhulu! UNkulunkulu unomusa ngempela! Sithole izethembiso ezinkulu kakhulu neziyigugu - nelungelo lokwabelana nabanye ngalo myalezo omuhle kangaka. Yeka injabulo okufanele igcwalise izinhliziyo zethu!

Ukusebenzisa amagama ka 1. UPetrus 1,3-9: “Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, owasizala kabusha ngokwesihawu sakhe esikhulu ethembeni eliphilayo ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kwabafileyo, efeni elingonakali, elingenabala, nelingenakonakala, engabuniyo, egcinelwe nina eZulwini nina enilondolozwe ngamandla kaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kube yinsindiso elungiselwe ukwambulwa ngesikhathi sokugcina. Khona-ke niyojabula manje ukuthi manje nilusizi isikhashana, uma kufanele, ezilingo ezihlukahlukene, ukuze ukholo lwenu lufunyanwe luqotho futhi luyigugu kakhulu kunegolide elibhubhayo elicwengisiswa ngomlilo, kube yindumiso, nenkazimulo nodumo. Inkazimulo lapho uJesu Kristu embulwa. Animbonanga kodwa niyamthanda; futhi manje niyakholwa kuye, nakuba ningamboni; kodwa niyojabula ngentokozo engakhulumekiyo nenkazimulo, lapho nifinyelela umgomo wokukholwa kwenu, okuwukuthi, ukusindiswa kwemiphefumulo.”

Sinezizathu eziningi zokukubonga, izizathu eziningi zokujabula nokugubha okuningi!

nguJoseph Tkach

Ifa lamakholwa