Ubukumkani bamazulu busondele.

KuMateyu 3:2, “Guqukani, kuba ubukumkani bamazulu busondele.” Kufuneka kubekho umahluko phakathi kobukumkani bamazulu nobukumkani bukaThixo.


Igama lesiHebhere elithi "ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν" liguqulelwe njengobukumkani bezulu, obubukumkani bukaThixo entliziyweni. UYesu uxelela abantu ukuba baguqukele kuThixo njengoko uThixo esondela ezintliziyweni zabo. Ubukumkani bamazulu nguYesu Kristu. Kwabo baguqukayo, uYesu Krestu ungena ezintliziyweni zabo.


Iingelosi ezonileyo ebukumkanini bukaThixo zakhulula iimpahla zazo kwaye imimoya yazo yavalelwa embizeni yaba ngabantu. Abantu bavalelwe emhlabeni. Ngoko abantu bafa kabini.


KwiGenesis 2:17, “Ke wona umthi wokwazi okulungileyo nokubi uze ungawudli; kuba mhla uthe wadla kuwo, uya kufa.” IBhayibhile yesiHebhere ithi, “fa uze ufe.” Nantsi lapho. Kwaye kuYohane 3:3, “UYesu waphendula wathi kuye, Inene, inene, ndithi kuwe, Ukuba akathanga umntu azalwe ngokutsha, akanakububona ubukumkani bukaThixo. Kuchazwa “njengokuzalwa ngokutsha.” Owokuqala uza kufa (kabini) aze azalwe evela ezulwini. Ngokuphathelele ukufa okubini, ukufa kokuqala kukufa kwisono (ubhaptizo emanzini), kwaye ukufa kwesibini kukufa emphefumlweni (ubhaptizo emlilweni).

 

Ukufa komnqamlezo yinkqubo yokufa esonweni nokukhulula iimpahla ezimdaka zomphefumlo. Ngoko uYesu washumayela iindaba ezilungileyo koomoya abasentolongweni. Ngamanye amazwi, wangena ezintliziyweni zabo bonke abantu waza wabatyhilela ukuba umele ufe. Kweyoku- 1 kaPetros 3:19-20 , “ewathi ngako wahamba, washumayela koomoya abasentolongweni; ababengeva, xenikweni ukuzeka kade umsindo kukaThixo kwakulindile ngemihla kaNowa, xeshikweni kwakhiwa umkhombe, ekwathi ngawo bambalwa, oko kukuthi, imiphefumlo esibhozo, yasindiswa ngamanzi.

Ubhaptizo lwamanzi luthetha ukufa esonweni. KwabaseRoma 6:6-7 sisazi nje oku, ukuba umntu wethu omdala wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni kunye naye, ukuze umzimba wesono uphuthiswe, size singabi sasikhonza isono. kuba owafayo ugwetyelwe, wakhululwa kuso isono.


Ukufa komphefumlo kubhaptizo lomlilo, ukufa komphefumlo (umntu wokuqala, uAdam) okwaphuma emzimbeni. Ikholwa liyaguquka lisuka kumzimba wenyama liye kumzimba womoya (impahla kaKristu). KuMateyu 3:11-12, “Mna okunene ndinibhaptizela enguqukweni ngamanzi.” kodwa lowo uzayo emva kwam unamandla kunam, ozimbadada ndingakulingeneyo ukuziphatha; yena uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nangomlilo; ingqolowa yakhe kuvimba; Ke wona umququ uya kuwutshisa ngomlilo ongacimiyo.


Kukho iintsuku ezintathu phakathi kokufa nokuvuka kukaYesu. Usuku lwesithathu lubonisa ukwakhiwa kwetempile. KuYohane 2:19, “waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Yichitheni le tempile, mna ke ndiya kuyivusa ngeentsuku ezintathu. Abangcwele abafa kunye noYesu banetempile eyakhiwe ezintliziyweni zabo. Kwaye uvuko lutshintsho lwempahla ukusuka kumzimba wenyama ukuya kumzimba womoya (umphefumlo omtsha). Kweyoku- 1 kwabaseKorinte 15:44-47 , “kuhlwayelwa umzimba wemvelo; kuvuka umzimba womoya. Kukho umzimba ongowemvelo, kukho nomzimba ongowomoya.


Ngokunjalo kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Owokuqala umntu uAdam waba ngumphefumlo odla ubomi; owokugqibela uAdam wadala umoya odlisa ubomi. Ke akuqali okomoya; kuqala okwemvelo; kwandule ke oko koMoya. Owokuqala umntu uphume emhlabeni, ungowomhlaba; Owesibini umntu yiNkosi ephuma emazulwini.


Abo bafa emnqamlezweni kunye noYesu (ubhaptizo lwamanzi) kwaye bakholelwa ukuba umzimba wabo wenyama (umphefumlo) ufile (ubhaptizo lomlilo) baya kunxiba iimpahla ezivela ezulwini. Olu luvuko. Uvuko ayilulo uvuko lomzimba wokuqala, kodwa kukwambathwa komzimba womoya (impahla kaKristu) evela ezulwini. Yiyo loo nto abangcwele besiba ngababingeleli kwaye banxibe iimpahla ezingcwele zombingeleli.


Ukunyuka kuthetha ukuba ikholwa lingena kwitempile eyakhiwe entliziyweni. Oku kungenxa yokuba itempile ithetha ubukumkani bukaThixo. Kweyoku-1 kwabaseKorinte 3:16, “Anazi na ukuba niyitempile kaThixo, nokuba uMoya kaThixo umi ngaphakathi kwenu?


Waza uYesu wabaxelela abaFarisi ukuba baguquke, kuba ubukumkani busondele. Izulu liba bubukumkani bukaThixo entliziyweni. Oku kufanekisela ukufa kukaYesu emnqamlezweni, ukuvuka, nokunyukela ebukumkanini bukaThixo. Ke ngoko, abangcwele bakwasekunene kwetrone ebukumkanini bukaThixo.


UkuBuya kweSibini nguThixo ongena etempileni ezintliziyweni zamakholwa. Lo nguImanuweli, kwaye ngesiGrike yiParousian. Kuthetha ubukho bukaThixo. Abantu benkonzo basalindele ukubuya kwesibini kukaYesu, kodwa ukubuya kwesibini kukaYesu kube yinyaniso kwabo banetempile yakhelwe ezintliziyweni zamakholwa. Ke, abangcwele kunye noKrestu bahlangana etempileni kwaye babe nomsitho womtshato wasezulwini.

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