4. Ubhaptizo lwamanzi (ukufa) nobhaptizo loMoya oyiNgcwele (uvuko)

 4. Ubhaptizo lwamanzi (ukufa) nobhaptizo loMoya oyiNgcwele (uvuko)


Ukufa kuza kabini. Olokuqala lubhaptizo lwamanzi, kwaye ukufa kwesibini lubhaptizo lomlilo. Ukufa kokuqala, ubhaptizo lwamanzi, luthetha ukufa esonweni. Isono (indoda endala) iye yasonjululwa. Okwesibini ukufa lubhaptizo lomlilo. Ngoko ke, abangcwele bakwangabantu abamiphefumlo yabo eyaphuma emzimbeni yatshiswa yafa. Ngoko, ngamandla oMoya oyiNgcwele, umntu uzalwa evela ezulwini. Olu lubhaptizo loMoya oyiNgcwele.

Ubhaptizo lwamanzi sisithethe esivakalisa ukufa kwisono. Abantu abaninzi abaluqondi kakuhle ubhaptizo lwamanzi. Bacinga ukuba ubhaptizo lwamanzi luzihlamba izono, kodwa alukokuhlanjwa kwezono, kodwa kukufa kwizono. Eyoku-1 kaPetros 3:21 ithi: “Lowo ufana nqwa nobhaptizo lusisindisayo ngoku, (kungekhona ukulahla ukungcola kwenyama, kodwa kukuphendulwa kwesazela esilungileyo ngakuThixo), ngovuko lukaYesu Kristu. Amanzi sisithembiso (umqondiso) wokuba umntu omdala uyafa esonweni aze avuswe njengomntu omtsha. Isono sisonjululwe. Umkhombe kaNowa ufuzisela ubhaptizo lwamanzi.

Ngoko, okwesibini, amakholwa kufuneka akhulule imiphefumlo yawo kwaye atshintshe kwiingubo ezivela ezulwini. Ukuze atshintshe umphefumlo wakhe, kufuneka abhaptizwe ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nomlilo. Ukubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nomlilo kuthetha ukuba umntu uqala afe ngomlilo aze aphinde azalwe enoMoya oyiNgcwele. KuMateyu 3:11, “Mna okunene ndinibhaptizela enguqukweni ngamanzi.” kodwa lowo uzayo emva kwam unamandla kunam, ozimbadada ndingakulingeneyo ukuziphatha; uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nangomlilo yena.”

KuLuka 12:49-50 , “Ndize kuphosa umlilo ehlabathini; Ndiya kuthini na, ukuba sele uphethiwe? Kukho ke lubhaptizo ndifanele ukubhaptizwa ngalo; Hayi indlela endicinezeleke ngayo ide ifezeke.’ Umgwebo womlilo weSodom neGomora ufuzisela umlilo nobhaptizo loMoya oyiNgcwele. Ngoko ke, umphefumlo ofunyenwe kubazali uyafa kwaye ufumana iimpahla (umzimba womoya) ezulwini. Ukwambatha umzimba womoya luvuko.

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