Ngaba siyamazi uThixo?

 

Ngaba siyamazi uThixo?

 

Kwincwadi ye-Eksodus, sibona ibali lamaSirayeli asaba eYiputa phantsi kokhokelo lukaMoses. Xa abantu babona izibetho ezilishumi kwiYiputa, baqonda ukuba uThixo uyabakhusela yaye uyabakhokela, yaye babekholose ngoThixo. Yaye xa abona ukwahlulwa koLwandle Olubomvu, amele ukuba othuswa ngokwenene aza achukunyiswa ngamandla kaThixo. UMoses wakhokelela amaSirayeli kwiNtaba yeSinayi ukuze afumane amacwecwe amatye eMithetho Elishumi kuThixo. Noko ke, xa iintsuku ezingamashumi amane zadlula ngaphandle kweendaba, baqalisa ukuxhalaba.

 

Akukho namnye kumaSirayeli owakha wambona uThixo, kwaye bakholwa kuphela kuThixo ngoMoses kwaye babengamazi nokumazi uThixo ababekholelwa kuye. AmaSirayeli akazange adale aze anqule izithixo ngaphandle koThixo, kodwa anqula ithole legolide, ecinga ukuba nguThixo. Oku kwakungenxa yokuba babefuna uThixo obonakala enesimo kunoThixo ongabonakaliyo.

 

Kwiicawa ezininzi namhlanje, abefundisi bathetha ngemfuneko yokuhlangana noThixo. Nangona bengazange bambone uThixo, asazi ukuba amakholwa angadibana njani noThixo. Abefundisi bayabuza, ngaba wakha wadibana noThixo? Bubudenge kangakanani loo nto? Kusenokwenzeka ukuba abazange badibane noThixo, kodwa banyanzela abanye ukuba benjenjalo. Kulo mbuzo, kufuneka sibuyele emva kwaye sicinge ngaphambi kwe-Eksodus.

 

UMoses wayekhe wayinkosana yaseYiputa, kodwa emva kokubulala ijoni laseYiputa, waba yimbacu waza wabalekela kwaMidiyan, apho wahlala khona njengomalusi phantse iminyaka engamashumi amane. Noko ke, ngenye imini wabona umlilo ongacimiyo etyholweni waza weva nelizwi likaThixo. Wathi uThixo: UThixo wasiva isikhalo soonyana bakaSirayeli ebukhobokeni eYiputa, wawukhumbula umnqophiso wakhe noAbraham, noIsake, noYakobi, wabakhupha eYiputa, uMoses abe yinkokeli yabo.

 

UMoses wacinga ukuba lo nguThixo ngelizwi aliva livela elangatyeni, kodwa akazange akholwe koko waza wacela ukubona imiqondiso emibini. Umqondiso wokuqala yayikukuba intonga yajika yaba yinyoka, kwaza kwavela iqhenqa ezandleni zakhe. Uphawu lwesibini yayikukuba inyoka yaguqulwa yabuyela ekubeni ngumsebenzi kwaye isandla esineqhenqa sabuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo.

 

Ngemiqondiso emibini, uMoses wakholelwa ukuba lowo wayethetha edangatyeni nguThixo, kodwa wayenexhala lokuba abantu babeza kukholelwa na ukuba lowo wayedibene naye nguThixo. Ngoko ukuba abantu abakholwa, thabatha amanzi kuMlambo umNayile uze uwagalele emhlabeni. Wathi amanzi oMlambo umNayile ayeza kujika abe ligazi emhlabeni, yaye xa abantu bekubona oku, baya kukholwa.

 

UMoses waya ebantwini waza wabachazela into eyenzekileyo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku waza wabaqinisekisa ukuba uThixo wayeza kubakhupha eYiputa, kodwa abazange bamkholelwe uMoses. Ekugqibeleni uThixo wezisa izibetho ezilishumi eYiputa, ngoko abantu bakholelwa ukuba uThixo unabo. Bandula ke, emva kweMfuduko yabo, babona ukwahlukana kolwandle baza bafikelela kwiNtaba yeSinayi. Noko ke, abantu abazange bambone uThixo, yaye bakholelwa ukuba uThixo unabo emva kokubona ummangaliso owabonakala ngoMoses.

 

Le nkolelo iyawa ngephanyazo. UThixo wathembisa ukuba xa abantu bengena eKanan, wayeya kubanika ilizwe eliqukuqela ubisi nobusi. Noko ke, abantu bacebisa ukuba kuthunyelwe iintlola ezilishumi elinesibini eKanan ukuba ziye kubahlola. Ngoko, uThixo uyakuvumela oku ngoMoses, zize iintlola zingene kwilizwe lakwaKanan. Kuthiwa iintlola ezilishumi ezabuya emva kweentsuku ezingama-40 ziya kufa ukuba zingena eKanan. Babona iAnakjason apho, ixhobe ngeenqwelo zentsimbi.

Kuphela ziintlola ezimbini, uYoshuwa noKalebhi, abaxelela uMoses, "Ukuba abantu bangena eKanan, uThixo uya kubanika ilizwe ledinga." Noko ke, kuthiwa onke amaSirayeli awakholelwa amazwi eentlola ezilishumi aza alila ngokukrakra ubusuku bonke.

 

Ekugqibeleni uThixo wababhadulisa entlango iminyaka engamashumi amane waza wababulala bonke. Kuphela ngabantu abatsha abazalelwa entlango, abantwana abangaphantsi kweminyaka eli-19 ubudala ngexesha leMfuduko, noYoshuwa noKalebhi abangena eKanan. Phakathi kwamaSirayeli, kwakukho amadoda amalunga nama-600 000, yaye amadoda namabhinqa xa edityanisiwe asenokuba ayephindaphindwe kabini ukusa kathathu, kodwa oku kuthetha ukuba akukho namnye kwabakhulileyo ngelo xesha owangena eKanan ngaphandle koYoshuwa noKalebhi. Nangona la madoda mabini engazange ambone okanye adibane noThixo, ayekholelwa kumazwi kaMoses kuphela. Abanye abazange balikholelwe idinga likaThixo.

 

Kumacawe anamhlanje, abefundisi bathetha ngokulula ngokudibana noThixo. Ngokucacileyo bathi simele sidibane noThixo ngokobuqu. Kuthetha ukuthini ukuba ngumntu? Akufunekanga sithethe ngokudibana noThixo ngokulula njengokuhlangana nabantu. Sinokukhumbula umboniso wokuhlangana noThixo ngengcwele. Intente yokuhlangana yahlulwe yaba yiyadi yengcwele nendawo engcwele. Kambe ke, kwakungekho mahluko phakathi kweNdawo Engcwele neNgcwele kaNgcwele ngaphambi kokuba oonyana ababini baka-Aron benze amadini ngemililo eyahlukahlukeneyo, kodwa emva koko, iNdawo Engcwele neNgcwele kaNgcwele yahlulwa ngomkhusane.

 

Injongo yokuba abantu bangene kwiyadi yengcwele yayikukufumana uxolelo lwezono zabo kuThixo. Ukuze zixolelwe izono zabo, abantu bazisa imvu okanye elinye idini, baxhele idini, badlulisele izono zabo kwisilwanyana, baze banikele igazi lesilwanyana kumbingeleli, aze emva koko atshize ngalo esibingelelweni aze enze isithethe apho umoni enikela igazi. izono zixolelwe. wenze. Ngoko ke, abantu abazange bakwazi ukungena esibingelelweni, yaye yayingababingeleli kuphela ababengena engcweleni. Abantu abanakumbona okanye badibane noThixo. Kuphela ngumbingeleli omkhulu owayengena kanye ngonyaka kweYona Ngcwele aze ahlangane noThixo ukuze acamagushele izono zabantu.

 

Abo basecaweni yanamhlanje bacinga ukuba bamele baguquke ezonweni zabo baze bafumane uxolelo mihla le abanakuhlangana noThixo ngokuthe ngqo. Ngawo lawo akwintendelezo yengcwele. Ngoko, bayalifuna igazi likaYesu kanye njengokuba bebulala izilwanyana zedini baze banike umbingeleli igazi. Abakakhululi esonweni, kwaye bafuna ukufa kukaYesu emnqamlezweni yonke imihla. Abadibananga noYesu owafela emnqamlezweni, kwaye bafuna igazi likaYesu kuphela. Banokuhlangana njani noThixo?

 

Kanye njengokuba amaSirayeli abona izibetho ezilishumi ngexesha leMfuduko aza afumana imimangaliso emangalisayo enjengokwahlulwa koLwandle Olubomvu nokujikwa kwamanzi akrakra abe ngamanzi anencasa entlango, Nkqu kumabandla anamhlanje, kusenokubakho amakholwa aye abe namava angaqondakaliyo, baqhayisa ngokuba baye badibana noThixo ngokusekelwe kuloo mava. Noko ke, oku yayingekuko ukudibana noThixo, kodwa yayibubungqina obufutshane nje bamandla kaThixo. Aboni abanakuze bahlangane noThixo.

 

Ngoko sinokudibana njani noThixo? EBhayibhileni, iiNgcwele kuthiwa zingababingeleli basebukhosini. Umntu ongcwele kufuneka ahlulwe kwikholwa elizibandakanye nebandla ukuze likholelwe kuYesu. Ikholwa linokuba ngcwele ngephanyazo, kodwa oko akukho lula. INgcwele eba ngumbingeleli wasebukhosini kunye nekholwa elivuma izono zabo mihla le kwaye lidinga igazi likaYesu ngabantu ababini abahlukeneyo. Abangcwele ngabo bangena kwingcwele njengababingeleli basebukhosini, kodwa amakholwa akholelwa ukuba izono zawo kufuneka zixolelwe yonke imihla ngabo bakwintendelezo yengcwele.

 

Ukuze abe yiNgcwele kwiTestamente eNtsha, amakholwa kufuneka abhaptizwe. Ubhaptizo lubandakanya ubhaptizo lwamanzi kunye nobhaptizo lomlilo. Ubhaptizo aluniki mvume ngomsitho. Ubhaptizo sisithethe sokukholelwa ukuba umntu ufile. Ubhaptizo lwamanzi luyimbonakaliso yokufela emanzini. Ngamanye amazwi, imela ukufa kwisono. KumaHebhere, iMfuduko yamaSirayeli eYiputa nokuwela uLwandle Olubomvu ibonakaliswa ngokubhaptizwa emanzini. Kuthetha ukufa kwihlabathi (isono). Oku kucaciswe kakuhle kwabaseRoma 6:3-7 . Kuvakala ukuba ixhego libhubhile. Umntu omdala ufanekisela umntu wokuqala, uAdam, oweza emhlabeni enomzimba wesono.

 

Yintoni ubhaptizo lomlilo? Kufana nesiko lokutshintsha iimpahla. Ikholwa likhulula impahla yalo yangaphambili linxibe impahla entsha. Iimpahla zangaphambili zibonakaliswa njengomzimba wenyama. Impahla entsha ibizwa ngokuba ngumzimba womoya. Oku kucaciswe kweyoku-1 kwabaseKorinte isahluko 15. Umzimba womoya sisinxibo sikaKristu. Olu luvuko. Uvuko aluthethi ukuba umzimba owafunyanwa kubazali ubuyela ebomini, kodwa luthetha ukuba kukuzalwa kokomoya okuvela ezulwini. Yimbonakaliso yokuba sisidalwa sasemoyeni esisuka kumphefumlo, kunye nembonakaliso yokuba sisidalwa esitsha.

 

Ubhaptizo loMlilo luqhagamshelwe kubhaptizo loMoya oyiNgcwele kuba lufezwa ngamandla kaMoya oyiNgcwele. Abo balufumeneyo ubhaptizo loMoya oyiNgcwele bakholelwa ukuba nangona benomzimba, bavukile. Ngamanye amazwi, baye baba ngabo baguquke bangena kwimpahla kaKrestu. Iimpahla zikaKristu zimelwe njengempahla enxitywa ngababingeleli kwiTestamente eNdala. Ngamanye amazwi, lixesha lokuba ube ngumbingeleli wasebukhosini. Ukukholelwa kuYesu akumenzi umntu abe ngumbingeleli wasebukhosini, kodwa umntu okholelwa ukuba wafa kunye noYesu waza wavuswa noKristu ngobhaptizo (ubhaptizo emanzini nomlilo) uba ngumbingeleli wasebukhosini. Ke, itempile yakhiwe entliziyweni yeNgcwele. Ekubeni itempile yakhiwa, iNgcwele ibizwa ngokuba yicawa. Icawe ayisosakhiwo, iNgcwele libandla.

 

Wathi uYesu, Guqukani, kuba ubukumkani bamazulu busondele. Izulu nguYesu ngokwakhe. Noko ke, uYesu wafa emnqamlezweni, wavuswa emva kweentsuku ezintathu, wanyukela ezulwini kwiintsuku ezingama-40 kamva, waza wathumela uMoya oyiNgcwele ngePentekoste.

Apha, amakholwa ayaphazama; azinxulumanisi ukuza koMoya oyiNgcwele entliziyweni yongcwele nokuza kwesibini kukaYesu. Ukuza kukaMoya oyiNgcwele kuthetha ukubuya kwesibini kukaYesu. Ngaphambi komnqamlezo, uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe, “Ndiza kubuya kamsinya.” Yiloo nto kanye eyenzekayo ngomhla wePentekoste. Ngenxa yokuba uKrestu weza kwitempile eyakhiwe ezintliziyweni zabaNgcwele, abaNgcwele ababa ngababingeleli noKrestu bahlangana etempileni.

 

Xa abantu becawa bethetha ngoBathathu Emnye, bathi uThixo uYise, uThixo uNyana, noThixo uMoya Oyingcwele. Noko ke, amazwi anjalo akakho eBhayibhileni kuba mnye kuphela uThixo. Emehlweni abantu, mnye kuphela osebenza njengoYise, uNyana, noMoya oyiNgcwele. Ngoko ke uMoya oyiNgcwele owangena entliziyweni yongcwele nguThixo noKristu. Ngoko iba lizulu. Izulu entliziyweni lizinzisiwe.

 

Yintoni umahluko phakathi kwezulu nobukumkani bukaThixo? Izulu libizwa ngokuba “He Basileia ton Uranon” (ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν) ngesiGrike. Abefundisi abaninzi bathi ekubeni iZulu lisininzi, kukho amazulu amathathu; Izulu lokuqala yisibhakabhaka, elesibini izulu yindalo iphela, elesithathu izulu bubukumkani bukaThixo. Bubuvuvu obu. Abefundisi bathi, “Kuyanyelisa ngamaYuda ukusebenzisa igama likaThixo,” ngoko balibiza ngokuba lizulu. Ibinzana elithi izulu ligxininiswe kwiVangeli kaMateyu. Noko ke, izulu, “He Basileia ton Uranon,” lithetha ubukumkani bukaThixo entliziyweni. Ngamanye amazwi, ukubuya kwesibini kukaKrestu kuba bubukumkani bukaThixo obuqondwa ezintliziyweni zabaNgcwele. Ukufa emnqamlezweni kunye noYesu, ukuvuka kunye noKristu, ukwakha itempile entliziyweni, kwaye kuphela itempile apho uKristu abuyela khona iba bubukumkani bukaThixo.

 

Ngaba sinokudibana noThixo ngokulula? Siyabona ukuba akukho lula ukudibana noThixo. Oku kuthetha ukuba ukukholelwa kuYesu akuthethi ukuba uya kudibana noThixo ngoko nangoko. Ukukholwa kuYesu kuthetha ukukholwa kuYesu. Luyintoni ukholo lukaYesu? Kuthetha ukufa nokuvuka komnqamlezo. Kwabangcwele, ukufa komnqamlezo novuko kuphunyezwa ngokukholwa kuYesu kuphela. Olu lukholo oluphuma ezulwini. Ngaphandle kokuba ukholo luphuma ezulwini, wonke umntu usemthethweni. Oku kuthetha ukuba basengaboni kwiyadi yengcwele. Oku kucaciswe kakuhle kumaGalati 3:22-23 .

 

Ukuze sihlangane noThixo, kufuneka sife esonweni (ubhaptizo lwamanzi), sife emzimbeni wethu wenyama (sitshintshe iimpahla zethu), sizalwe njengomzimba womoya (uvuko), kwaye singene elukholweni lukaKristu. Ukufa kuza kabini. Olu lubhaptizo lwamanzi kunye nobhaptizo lomlilo. KwiGenesis 2:17, “Ke wona umthi wokwazi okulungileyo nokubi uze ungawudli; kuba mhla uthe wadla kuwo, uya kufa.” (kjv) IBhayibhile yesiXhosa ithi “.....uya kufa ngokuqinisekileyo”.

(וּמֵעֵ֗ץ הַדַּעַת טֹוב וָרָע לֹא תֹאכַל מִמֶּנּוּ כִּי בְּיֹום אֲכָלְךָ֥ מִמֶּנּוּ מִתָּו מִמֶּנּוּ מִתְּתֹו Ibhayibhile ֥ות תָּמֽוּת).

תָּמֽוּת (ifomu esisiseko uMut) מֹ֥ות (ifomu esisiseko uMut) “Mut” uthetha ukufa. Ngenxa yokuba isithi kufa kabini, ugxininiso lwatshintshwa kwinguqulelo yeBhayibhile yesiNgesi. Endaweni yokuba kuthiwe “fa kufa”, iye yatshintshwa yayakuthi”ngokuqinisekileyo yafa”.

Ngoko ke oku kuba kukufa kwesibini. Ukufa kokuqala kukufa emanzini, kwaye ukufa kwesibini kukufa emlilweni woMoya oyiNgcwele. Emva koko, uThixo ubangela ukuba abafi kabini bazalwe ezulwini. KuYohane 3:5, “waphendula uYesu wathi, Inene, inene, ndithi kuwe, Ukuba umntu akathanga azalwe ngamanzi nanguMoya, akanakungena ebukumkanini bukaThixo.

 

Nangona sisithi siyakholelwa kuThixo, simele sicinge kwakhona enoba siyakholelwa kusini na kuYehova, uThixo oyinyaniso. Kanye njengokuba amaSirayeli enza ithole legolide elibonakalayo aza alibiza ngokuba nguThixo ebudeni beMfuduko yawo, simele sihlolisise nzulu enoba amakholwa nawo ayakwenza oku. Simele sicinge ukuba unguThixo ocinga ngokomfanekiso wethole legolide elinika iintsikelelo kwihlabathi, okanye nokuba unguyise olindele unyana wolahleko.

 

UThixo uyafika kwabo bazibikayo. Bonke abantu abasehlabathini bamele basiqonde isibakala sokuba bangoonyana bolahleko abamshiyileyo uThixo. Kuthetha ukubanjiswa ehlabathini. Babefile ngokomoya yaye babengamqondi nokumqonda uThixo. Njengomzekeliso womhlwayeli, akukho ndlela yokuhlangana noThixo ngaphandle kokuba siphila ehlabathini yaye sizabalazela ukuphila ngokomoya. Wathi uThixo kuMoses, Wathi yena, Usivile ukukhala kwabantu bam ebukhobokeni babo kuFaro. Ihlabathi lilawulwa nguSathana, njengoFaro. Ngoko ke, sinokuhlangana noThixo kuphela ukuba singabantu abasokolayo ngokomoya nabakhalayo. Xa siqonda ukuba bonke abantu bangoonyana bolahleko abafanelwe kukufa kuThixo, sinokuphila ngokomoya.