UKristu

Noma ubani obeka ithemba lakhe kuKristu ungumKristu. Ngokuvuselelwa nguMoya oNgcwele, umKristu uthola ukuzalwa kabusha futhi ungeniswa ebuhlotsheni obulungile noNkulunkulu kanye nabanye abantu ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ngokutholwa. Impilo yomKristu ibonakala ngesithelo sikaMoya oNgcwele. (AmaRoma 10,9-13; KwabaseGalathiya 2,20; UJohane 3,5-7; Maka 8,34; UJohane 1,12-ishumi nesithupha; 3,16-17; AmaRoma 5,1; 8,9; Johane 13,35; KwabaseGalathiya 5,22-23)

Kusho ukuthini ukuba ngumntwana kaNkulunkulu?

Abafundi bakaJesu babengazibona bebalulekile ngezinye izikhathi. Ngesinye isikhathi babuza uJesu, “Ngubani omkhulu embusweni wezulu?” ( Mathewu 18,1). Ngamanye amazwi: yiziphi izimfanelo zomuntu siqu uNkulunkulu angathanda ukuzibona kubantu bakhe, iziphi izibonelo azithola zingcono kakhulu?

Umbuzo omuhle. UJesu wabaphakamisa ukuze aveze iphuzu elibalulekile: “Ngaphandle kokuba niphenduke nibe njengabantwana abancane, anisoze nangena embusweni wezulu” ( ivesi 3 ).

Kumelwe ukuba abafundi bamangala, uma babengadidekile. Mhlawumbe babecabanga ngomuntu ofana no-Eliya owabiza umlilo wehle ezulwini waqothula izitha ezithile, noma umshisekeli ofana noFinehasi owabulala abantu ababephula umthetho kaMose (4. UMose 25,7-8). Ingabe babengebona abakhulu emlandweni wabantu bakaNkulunkulu?

Kepha umbono wabo wosayizi wawususelwa kumanani amanga. UJesu ubakhombisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu akafuni ukubona izenzo ezibukisayo noma ezinesibindi kubantu bakhe, kepha ufuna izimfanelo ezingatholakala ezinganeni. Okuqinisekile ngukuthi uma umuntu engafani nezingane ezincane, umuntu akangeni embusweni nhlobo!

Kubuphi ubuhlobo okufanele sibe njengezingane? Ingabe kufanele sibe abangavuthiwe, izingane, abangenalwazi? Cha, bekufanele ngabe sazishiya kudala izindlela zobuntwana (1. AbaseKorinte 13,11). Bekufanele silahle izici ezithile ezifana nezengane, kodwa sigcine ezinye.

Enye yezimfanelo esizidingayo ukuthobeka, njengoba uJesu asho kuMathewu 18:4 , “Noma ubani ozithoba njengalo mntwana nguye omkhulu kunabo bonke embusweni wezulu.” Umuntu othobekile engqondweni kaNkulunkulu mkhulu kunabo bonke—isibonelo sakhe okuhle kakhulu emehlweni kaNkulunkulu angathanda ukukubona kubantu bakhe.

Ngesizathu esihle; ngoba ukuthobeka kuyimfanelo kaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu ukulungele ukudela amalungelo akhe ukuze sisindiswe. Lokho uJesu akwenza ngenkathi eba yinyama kwakungeyona into engahambisani nesimo sikaNkulunkulu, kodwa kwakuyisambulo sokuhlala kukaNkulunkulu uqobo. UNkulunkulu ufuna sifane noKristu, sizimisele nokuyeka amalungelo ukuze sisebenzele abanye.

Ezinye izingane zithobekile kanti ezinye azithobekile. UJesu wasebenzisa ingane ethile ukwenza iphuzu elilodwa licace: kufanele siziphathe njengabantwana ngezindlela ezithile - ikakhulukazi ebudlelwaneni bethu noNkulunkulu.

UJesu wabuye wachaza ukuthi lapho esemncane umuntu kufanele aphathe abanye abantwana ngemfudumalo ( ivesi 5 ), okwakusho ukuthi wayecabanga ngabantwana bangempela nabantwana ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Njengabantu abadala, kufanele siphathe abantu abasha ngenhlonipho nangenhlonipho. Ngokufanayo, kufanele ngesizotha nangenhlonipho samukele amakholwa amasha angakavuthwa ebuhlotsheni bawo noNkulunkulu nasekuqondeni kwawo imfundiso yobuKristu. Ukuthobeka kwethu akudluleli ebuhlotsheni bethu noNkulunkulu kuphela, kodwa nakulabo nabanye abantu.

Abba, baba

UJesu wayazi ukuthi unobuhlobo obukhethekile noNkulunkulu. Nguye kuphela owayemazi kahle uyise ukuthi akwazi ukumambula kwabanye (Mathewu 11,27). UJesu wabiza uNkulunkulu ngolimi lwesi-Aramu elithi Abba, igama lothando elisetshenziswa izingane nabantu abadala uma bebhekisela koyise. Icishe ifane negama lethu lesimanje elithi "baba". UJesu wakhuluma noyise ngomthandazo, ecela usizo lwakhe futhi embonga ngezipho zakhe. UJesu usifundisa ukuthi asikho isidingo sokuthopha ukuze sikhulume nenkosi. Ungubaba wethu. Singakhuluma naye ngoba ungubaba wethu. Wasinika lelo lungelo. Ngakho singaqiniseka ukuthi uyasizwa.

Nakuba singebona abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngendlela uJesu ayiNdodana yakhe, uJesu wafundisa abafundi bakhe ukuba bathandaze kuNkulunkulu njengobaba. Eminyakeni eminingi kamuva uPawulu wathatha isikhundla sokuthi ibandla laseRoma, elingamakhilomitha angaphezu kwenkulungwane ukusuka ezindaweni ezikhuluma isi-Aramu, nalo lingabiza uNkulunkulu ngegama lesi-Aramu elithi Abba (Rom. 8,15).

Akudingekile ukusebenzisa igama elithi Abba emithandazweni namuhla. Kodwa ukusetshenziswa kabanzi kwaleli gama eSontweni lokuqala kukhombisa ukuthi kwaba nethonya elikhulu kubafundi. Babenikezwe ubudlelwano obusondele kakhulu noNkulunkulu, ubudlelwano obabubaqinisekisa ukufinyelela kuNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu.

Igama elithi Abba lalikhethekile. Amanye amaJuda awathandazanga kanjalo. Kodwa abafundi bakaJesu benza kanjalo. Babemazi uNkulunkulu njengobaba wabo. Babengabantwana benkosi, hhayi nje amalungu esizwe esikhethiwe.

Ukuzalwa kabusha nokutholwa

Ukusetshenziswa kwezingathekiso ezihlukahlukene kwasiza abaphostoli ukuze baveze ubudlelwane obusha amakholwa ayenabo noNkulunkulu. Igama elithi insindiso lalidlulisela umqondo wokuthi siba impahla kaNkulunkulu. Sahlengwa emakethe yezigqila yesono ngenani elikhulu—ukufa kukaJesu Kristu. “Umklomelo” awukhokhelwanga muntu othile, kodwa udlulisela umqondo wokuthi insindiso yethu yeza ngezindleko.

Igama elithi ukubuyisana ligcizelele iqiniso lokuthi sasikade siyizitha zikaNkulunkulu nokuthi ubungani manje sebubuyiselwe ngoJesu Kristu. Ukufa kwakhe kwavumela ukuqedwa kwezono ezasehlukanisa noNkulunkulu ohlwini lwethu lwezono. UNkulunkulu usenzele lokhu ngoba besingeke sikwazi ukuzenzela thina.

Ngemuva kwalokho iBhayibheli lisinikeza okufana okuningana. Kepha iqiniso lokusebenzisa ama-analogies ahlukahlukene lisiholela ekuphethweni ukuthi akekho noyedwa kubo ongasinikeza isithombe esiphelele. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi kuma-analogies amabili abengaphikisana ngenye indlela: eyokuqala ikhombisa ukuthi sizalwe ngokwaphezulu njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kanti enye ikhombisa ukuthi samukelwa.

Lezi zifaniso ezimbili zisikhombisa okuthile okubalulekile mayelana nokusindiswa kwethu. Ukuzalwa kabusha kusho ukuthi kukhona ushintsho olukhulu kumuntu wethu, ushintsho oluqala kancane lukhule phakathi kwempilo yethu. Siyisidalwa esisha, abantu abasha abaphila enkathini entsha.

Ukwamukelwa komntwana kusho ukuthi sasikade singabafokazi embusweni, kodwa manje, ngesinqumo sikaNkulunkulu nangosizo lukaMoya oNgcwele, sesimenyezelwe njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu futhi sinamalungelo aphelele wefa nobuyena. Thina, ebesikude ngaphambili, silethwe ngomsebenzi wokusindisa kaJesu Kristu. Sifa kuye, kepha akudingeki sife ngenxa yakhe. Kuyo siphila, kepha akusibona abaphilayo, kepha singabantu abasha abadalwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu.

Sonke isingathekiso sinencazelo yaso, kepha futhi sinamaphuzu aso abuthakathaka. Akukho lutho emhlabeni olubonakalayo olungadlulisa ngokugcwele lokho uNkulunkulu akwenzayo ezimpilweni zethu. Ngezifaniso asinikeze zona, isithombe seBhayibheli sokuba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu sivumelana kahle kakhulu.

Izingane ziba kanjani

UNkulunkulu unguMdali, uMhlinzeki neNkosi. Kepha okubaluleke kakhulu kithi ukuthi ungubaba. Kuyisibopho esisondelene esivezwa ebudlelwaneni obubaluleke kakhulu emasikweni ekhulu lokuqala.

Abantu bomphakathi wangaleso sikhathi baziwa ngoyise. Isibonelo, igama lakho kungenzeka ukuthi kwakunguJoseph, indodana ka-Eli. Uyihlo ubezonquma indawo yakho emphakathini. Uyihlo ngabe usinqumile isimo sakho sezomnotho, umsebenzi wakho nomlingani wakho wesikhathi esizayo. Noma yini oyizuze njengefa ngabe ivela kubaba wakho.

Emphakathini wanamuhla, omama bavame ukudlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu. Abantu abaningi namuhla banobudlelwano obungcono nonina kunaboyise. Ukube iBhayibheli belingabhalwa namuhla, umuntu ubengacabanga nemifanekiso yomama. Kepha ngezikhathi zebhayibheli imizekeliso kababa ibibaluleke kakhulu.

UNkulunkulu, kwesinye isikhathi oveza izimfanelo zakhe zobuzali, nokho uhlala ezibiza ngobaba. Uma ubudlelwano bethu nobaba wethu wasemhlabeni buhle, khona-ke isifaniso sisebenza kahle. Kepha uma sinobudlelwano obubi nobaba, kunzima ngathi ukubona ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzama ukusitshelani ngobudlelwano bethu naye.

Asifanele ilungelo lokwahlulelwa kokuthi uNkulunkulu akangcono kunoBaba wethu wasemhlabeni. Kepha mhlawumbe sidala ngokwanele ukumcabanga ngobuhlobo bomzali obuhle obungenakufinyelelwa ngumuntu. UNkulunkulu ungcono kunobaba ohamba phambili.

Singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu simbheka kanjani uNkulunkulu njengoBaba wethu?

• Uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngathi lujulile. Uyazidela ukuze asenze siphumelele. Usidale wafana naye futhi ufuna ukusibona siqedwa. Izikhathi eziningi kungabazali kuphela lapho sibona khona ukuthi kufanele sibazise kangakanani abazali bethu ngakho konke abasenzele khona. Ebudlelwaneni bethu noNkulunkulu, singazizwa sifiphele lokho abhekene nakho okusemandleni ethu.
• Njengabantu abathembele kuye ngokuphelele, sibheka kuNkulunkulu ngokuqiniseka okugcwele. Ingcebo yethu ayanele. Siyamethemba ukuthi uzosinikeza izidingo zethu futhi asiqondise ezimpilweni zethu.
• Sijabulela ukulondeka kwakhe nsuku zonke ngoba siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke uyasinakekela. Uyazazi izidingo zethu, kungaba isinkwa sethu sansuku zonke noma usizo ezimeni eziphuthumayo. Akudingeki
  khathazeka ngokukhathazeka, ngoba ubaba uzosinakekela.
• Njengezingane, siqinisekisiwe ngekusasa embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Ukuze sisebenzise esinye isifaniso, njengezindlalifa sizoba nengcebo eyisimanga futhi sihlale edolobheni lapho igolide liyochichima njengothuli. Lapho siyoba nokugcwala okungokomoya okubaluleke kakhulu kunanoma yini esikwaziyo namuhla.
• Sinokuzethemba nesibindi. Singashumayela ngesibindi ngaphandle kokwesaba ukushushiswa. Noma singabulawa, asesabi; ngoba sinobaba okungekho muntu ongasiphuca.
• Singabhekana nezilingo sinethemba. Siyazi ukuthi ubaba wethu uyabuvumela ubunzima bokusikhulisa ukuze senze kangcono ngokuhamba kwesikhathi2,5-11). Siyaqiniseka ukuthi izosebenza ezimpilweni zethu, ukuthi ngeke inqatshwe kithi.

Lezi yizibusiso ezinkulu. Mhlawumbe ungacabanga ngokuningi. Kepha ngineqiniso lokuthi akukho okungcono endaweni yonke kunokuthi ube ngumntwana kaNkulunkulu. Lesi yisibusiso esikhulu kunazo zonke embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Lapho sesifana nezingane ezincane, sizodla ifa lonke lenjabulo nezibusiso zikaJehova
umbuso kaNkulunkulu ongunaphakade ongenakunyakaziswa.

UJoseph Tkach

UKristu