Isahluko Seshumi Nantathu
UJesu Ugeza Izinyawo Zabafundi Bakhe
1 Kwathi ungakafiki umkhosi wePhasika, uJesu ekwazi ukuthi ihora lakhe selifikile ukuba asuke kuleli zwe aye kuYise, ebathandile abakhe abasezweni, wabathanda kwaze kwaba sekupheleni.
2 Sekudlulile ukudla kwakusihlwa, uSathane esefakile enhliziyweni kaJuda Iskariyothe kaSimoni ukuba amkhaphele;
3. UJesu ekwazi ukuthi uYise unikele zonke izinto esandleni sakhe, lokuthi waphuma kuNkulunkulu, njalo uya kuNkulunkulu;
4. wasukuma ekudleni, wabeka izingubo zakhe, wathatha ilembu, wabhinca.
5. Wathela amanzi endishini, waqala ukugeza izinyawo zabafundi, nokuzesula ngendwangu yelineni abeyibhince.
6 Wafika kuSimoni Petru, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, wena ugeza izinyawo zami na?
7. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: Engikwenzayo kawukwazi kalokhu, kodwa uzakwazi emva kwalokhu.
8. UPetro wathi kuye: Kawusoze wageza inyawo zami. UJesu wamphendula wathi: Ngaphandle kokuthi ngikugeze, kawulasabelo lami.
9 USimoni Petru wathi kuye: Nkosi, kungabi izinyawo zami zodwa, kodwa nezandla nekhanda.
10. UJesu wathi kuye: Ogezileyo kasweli lutho ngaphandle kokugeza inyawo, kodwa uhlambulukile ngokupheleleyo; futhi nina nihlanzekile, kodwa hhayi nonke.
11 Ngoba wayemazi lowo omkhaphelayo; ngakho wathi: Kalihlambulukile lonke.
12 Kwathi esezigezile inyawo zabo, wathatha izembatho zakhe, wabuye wahlala ekudleni, wathi kubo: Liyakwazi yini engikwenze kini?
13 Ningibiza ngokuthi: Mfundisi, neNkosi; usho kahle, ngokuba nginguye.
14 Ngakho-ke uma ngigeze izinyawo zenu, mina engiyiNkosi noMfundisi, nani nifanele ukugezana izinyawo.
15 Ngokuba ngininike isibonelo, ukuze njengalokho ngenzile kini, nenze nani.
16. Amen, amen, ngithi kini: Inceku ayinkulu kunenkosi yayo, futhi umphostoli kamkhulu kunalowo oyithumileyo.
17 Uma nazi lezizinto, nibusisiwe uma nizenza.
Isahluko esandulele saqala ngemva nje kokuba abaholi benkolo bekhiphe umyalo wokuthi uma kukhona owaziyo ukuthi uJesu ukuphi, kwakufanele kubikwe ukuze bambambe. Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wayehambe waya eBhethaniya lapho ayedla khona isidlo sakusihlwa noMariya, uMarta, uLazaru, nabanye babafundi. Kwakungalesosikhathi, ezinsukwini eziyisithupha ngaphambi komkhosi wePhasika, nobusuku bangaphambi kokungena ngokunqoba, lapho uMariya agcoba khona izinyawo zikaJesu ngamafutha aligugu, futhi wesula izinyawo zaKhe ngezinwele zakhe.
UJuda, naye owayekhona, wakhononda ngokuthi isenzo sikaMariya sokukhulekela sasiwukumosha, ukuthi amafutha ayengathengiswa ngodenariyu abangamakhulu amathathu, nokuthi imali yayinganikezwa abampofu. Amazwi kaJudasi, ayezwakala ethembekile futhi ephana, ayehluke kakhulu ezinhlosweni zakhe zobugovu. Empeleni, uJudas wayehlose ukuyisebenzisela imali (bheka Johane 12:6).
Ukuzenzisa kukaJudasi, okuzoba ngesinye sezindikimba eziphambili kulesi sahluko esilandelayo, kusikhumbuza ubuzenzisi bababhali nabaFarisi ababekhonza ngaphandle, kodwa bekhohlakele ngaphakathi. KuMathewu, uJesu uthi kubo: “Bafarisi abayizimpumputhe, hlanzani kuqala ingaphakathi lenkezo noqwembe”Mathewu 23:26). Encwadini kaMarku, uJesu uthi kubo: “Waprofetha kahle u-Isaya ngani nina bazenzisi, ethi: ‘Lesi sizwe singidumisa ngezindebe zomlomo, kodwa inhliziyo yaso ikude nami.Marku 7:6-7; Isaya 29:13). KuLuka, uJesu uthi kubo: “Nina baFarisi nihlanza ingaphandle lendebe nesitsha, kepha ngaphakathi nigcwele ukuhaha nobubi.”Luka 11:39).
Emavangelini amathathu okuqala, agxile kakhulu ekuphendukeni nasenguqukweni, kuyaqondakala ukuthi kungashiwo lukhulu ngokuhlanza kuqala ingaphakathi lendebe. Lokhu kuqala ngokuphenduka. Okulandelayo kuza inguquko ngokuvuleka kancane kancane kokuqonda. Lezi zinyathelo zokuqala ziyadingeka ngaphambi kokuba umuntu enze okuhle okuhle ngempela—okuhle okuvela eNkosini hhayi okuvela kuye. Njengoba uJesu asho lapho Eqala inkonzo Yakhe, “Mzenzisi! Khipha kuqala ugongolo esweni lakho, khona-ke uzakubonisisa ukukhipha ucezwana esweni lomfowenu.”Mathewu 7:5). Yilokhu okushiwo ukuhlanza kuqala ingaphakathi. 1
Nokho, eVangelini NgokukaJohane, kunokugcizelelwa okukhulu esinyathelweni esilandelayo kule nqubo. Umfundi unxuswa ukuba angagcini nje ngokubona isono futhi afunde iqiniso, kodwa futhi akufake ekuphileni lokho akufundile. Kulapho kuphela lapho kungashiwo khona ukuthi umuntu usegezwe ngokuphelele—okokuqala ngaphakathi ngokuphenduka nenguquko, bese kuba ngaphandle ngokusebenzisa iqiniso ekuphileni komuntu.
Ngokuvumelana nalokho, lesi siqephu esilandelayo, esenzeka ezinsukwini eziyisithupha ngemva kokuba uMariya egcobe izinyawo zikaJesu, simayelana nohlobo oluthile lokugeza: UJesu ugeza izinyawo zabafundi Bakhe. Iqala ngencazelo yothando lukaJesu olungantengantengi ngabantu Bakhe. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngaphambi komkhosi wePhasika, uJesu esazi ukuthi ihora lakhe lase lifikile ukuba amuke kuleli zwe aye kuYise, ebathandile abakhe abasezweni, wabathanda kwaze kwaba sekupheleni.” Johane 13:1). Lo mfanekiso onamandla wothando lwangempela lukaJesu ngabafundi Bakhe uhluke kakhulu nokungathembeki kukaJuda. Njengoba kulotshiwe evesini elilandelayo, “Kwathi sekudliwe isidlo sakusihlwa, uSathane wayesekufakile enhliziyweni kaJuda Iskariyothe, kaSimoni, ukuba amkhaphele.” Johane 13:2).
Ngesikhathi udeveli esebenza enhliziyweni kaJuda, uJesu uyasukuma esidlweni sakusihlwa, ubeka eceleni izingubo Zakhe, futhi abhince ithawula. Ngemva kwalokho uthela amanzi endishini futhi uqala ukugeza izinyawo zabafundi.
Iqiniso lokuthi uJesu ubeka eceleni izingubo Zakhe libalulekile. Yisona sikhathi kuphela kunoma yimaphi amavangeli esiwafunda ngoJesu ebeka eceleni izingubo Zakhe. Ngisho nezingubo zigqokisa umzimba, amaqiniso angempela ombhalo agqokisa incazelo ejulile yeZwi. Ngakho-ke, lapho uJesu ekhumula izingubo Zakhe, kumelela ukwambulwa kweqiniso elijulile kubafundi Bakhe. 2
Ngalezo zinsuku ukugezwa kwezinyawo kwakwenziwa yizinceku. Kwakungeke kucatshangwe ukuthi inkosi igeza izinyawo zanoma ubani. Nokho, uJesu, osanda kunconywa njengenkosi yabo ezayo, uyagoba ukuze ageze izinyawo zabafundi baKhe. Emangazwe yilokho uJesu akwenzayo, uPetru wathi kuJesu: “Nkosi, ingabe wena ugeza izinyawo zami?” Ephendula umbuzo kaPetru, uJesu wathi kuye: “Engikwenzayo awukwazi manje, kodwa uyokwazi ngemva kwalokhu.” Johane 13:7).
Esadidekile, uPetru uthi, “Anisoze nageza izinyawo zami” Johane 13:8). UJesu uyaphendula, “Uma ngingakugezi, awunasabelo nami” Johane 13:9). Eqhubeka engayiqondi inhloso kaJesu, uPetru uthi, “Nkosi, kungabi yizinyawo zami zodwa, kodwa nezandla nekhanda lami” Johane 13:9). Ephendula, uJesu uthi, “Ogeziweyo udinga kuphela ukugeza izinyawo zakhe” Johane 13:10).
Ezingeni elingokoqobo, lapho uJesu ethi, “Ogeziwe udinga kuphela ukugeza izinyawo Zakhe,” kusho ukuthi okuwukuphela kwengxenye engase idinge ukunakekelwa okwengeziwe izinyawo, ikakhulukazi kubafundi abebegqoke izimbadada futhi behamba phezu kothuli. imigwaqo. Ngalezo zinsuku, kwakuyoba inhlonipho kubo ukukhumula izimbadada zabo futhi bageze izinyawo zabo ngaphambi kokungena emzini womuntu. Izinyawo kuphela okwakuzodingeka zigezwe, hhayi umzimba wonke.
Njengenhlalayenza, amazwi kaJesu anencazelo ejulile. Kuyo yonke imibhalo engcwele, ukugeza ngamanzi kufanekisa ukususwa kobubi nokuhlanzwa esonweni. Ngokwesibonelo, u-Isaya uthi, “Gezani, nihlanzeke; susani ububi bezenzo zenu phambi kwamehlo ami. Yekani ukwenza okubi, fundani ukwenza okuhle” (Isaya 1:16-17). Uma sifuna ukulandela uJesu, kumelwe sihlanzwe ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Sihlanzwa “ngaphakathi” ngokuqala ngokuphenduka esonweni, ngemva kwalokho sifunde iqiniso, bese sivuma. Lokhu ukuhlanzwa kwengqondo nenhliziyo. 3
Khona-ke, inqubo yokuvuselela iqala ngaphakathi, kodwa ayigcini lapho. Kumelwe futhi sivumele iNkosi ukuba “igeze izinyawo zethu.” Ngenxa yokuthi izinyawo zethu zithinta umhlaba njalo, zihambisana nezenzo zangaphandle zokuphila kwethu. Ngakho-ke, kumelwe sivumele iNkosi ukuba iqondise futhi iqondise izinyathelo zethu. Lokhu sikwenza ngokuhamba ngazo zonke izindlela uJehova asiyale ngazo. Sihlanza kanje “ingaphandle”. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi, “Izinyathelo zomuntu ziqondiswa nguJehova” (AmaHubo 37:23), futhi “Hambani ngazo zonke izindlela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aniyale ngazo, ukuze niphile, futhi kube kuhle kini.”Dutheronomi 5:33). 4
UJesu, oseneminyaka emithathu enabafundi Bakhe, manje usondela ekupheleni kwenkonzo Yakhe yasemhlabeni. Njengoba isikhathi sokuboshwa nokubethelwa Kwakhe sisondela, uJesu ugxila ezintweni zokugcina nezibaluleke kakhulu afuna abafundi Bakhe bazi. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, uJesu ufuna baveze ngezenzo zabo ezidlulele ekuphileni kwabo konke abakufunde kuYe. Yilokhu okumelelwa ukugeza kukaJesu izinyawo zabafundi Bakhe. Ubathathe ngenqubo yokuphenduka nenguquko. Baye babona imimoya emibi ixoshwa, bezwa uJesu eshumayela futhi babona izimangaliso. Manje sekuyisikhathi sokuba bakusebenzise ekuphileni konke abakufundile. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Ogeziwe udinga kuphela ukugeza izinyawo, kodwa uhlanzekile ngokuphelele.” 5
Khona-ke uJesu uthi, “Kodwa anihlanzekile nonke” Johane 13:11). La mazwi awabhekiseli kuPetru kuphela, kodwa nakubafundi bonke, ikakhulukazi kuJudasi. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uJesu uyazi ukuthi uJuda usezomkhaphela ngalobo busuku.
Ngemva kokugeza izinyawo
Isikhathi esifushane, uJesu uye wakhumula izembatho Zakhe futhi wafundisa abafundi Bakhe ngesibonelo hhayi ngemiyalo. Manje, njengoba uJesu eqeda ukugeza izinyawo, ubuye agqoke izingubo zakhe, ahlale phansi nabafundi bakhe, futhi athi, “Niyakwazi yini engikwenzile kini na? Johane 13:12). Njengoba ingekho impendulo yabafundi, uJesu uchaza incazelo yokugeza izinyawo. Wathi: “Ngakho-ke uma mina, iNkosi noMfundisi wenu, nginigeze izinyawo, nani nifanele ukugezana izinyawo. Ngokuba ngininike isibonelo sokuba nenze njengalokho ngenzile kini.” Johane 13:14-15).
Lawa magama abhekisa endikimbeni eqhubekayo yenkonzo etholakala kuwo wonke amavangeli. Kokubili uMathewu noMarku, uJesu wathi, “INdodana yomuntu ayizelanga ukuzokhonzwa, kodwa ukukhonza” (Mathewu 20:28; Marku 10:45). Futhi kuLuka, uJesu wathi, “Ngiphakathi kwenu njengokhonzayo” (Luka 22:27). Uma uJesu, oyiNkosi noMfundisi wabo, ekwazi ukuzithoba ukuze abakhonze, nabo kufanele bazithobe ukuze bakhonze omunye nomunye. 6
UJesu wabe esethi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Inceku ayinkulu kunenkosi yayo, nothunyiweyo akamkhulu kunalowo oyithumileyo.” Johane 13:16). Ezingeni elingokoqobo, lokhu kunengqondo. Inceku ayinkulu kunenkosi yayo. Nokho, ezingeni elijulile, la magama aba nencazelo entsha. Iqiniso lihloselwe ukukhonza. Ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, “inceku.” Isebenza njengendlela uthando olubonakaliswa ngayo. 7
Ngakho-ke, ngokuphathelene nalokhu, uJesu uthi iqiniso alilikhulu kunothando. Isebenza ekuboniseni uthando, njengoba nje noJesu ebonisa uthando olwalungaphakathi Kwakhe kusukela ekuqaleni. Kwakungenxa yothando Lwakhe olukhulu ukuthi uNkulunkulu weza emhlabeni njengoJesu—uLizwi enziwe inyama—ukuzofundisa iqiniso. Njengoba kushiwo embhalweni ongcwele, “uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana Yakhe.” Othunyiwe akamkhulu kunalowo omthumileyo. Iqiniso alilikhulu kunothando elivela kulo. 8
Njengeqiniso laphezulu emhlabeni, uJesu weza ukuzokhonza. Njengomuntu kaNkulunkulu Onamandla, uJesu wasebenzela abantu Bakhe ngokunqoba izihogo ukuze abantu bangaphinde bagajwe amandla abo. NjengoNyanga wobuNkulunkulu, Wakhonza abantu baKhe ngokubangela izinyonga ukuba zihambe, abagulayo basime, nezimpumputhe ukuba zibone. UJesu wakwenza lokhu kokubili emazingeni emvelo nangokomoya. Kodwa, ngaphezu kwakho konke, njengeNkosi noMfundisi wabo owayezichaza, uJesu wakhonza abantu baKhe ngokubafundisa iqiniso ukuze balenze, futhi ngalokho bathole izibusiso zasezulwini. Kungakho uJesu ephetha lesi siqephu ngala mazwi, “Uma nazi lezi zinto, nibusisiwe uma nizenza” Johane 13:17). 9
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Kulesi senzakalo, uJesu uthi, “inceku ayinkulu kunenkosi yayo.” Nakuba lokhu kunengqondo ngezinga elingokoqobo, uJesu usho okuthile okujule kakhulu. Usho ukuthi iqiniso, elisebenza njengendlela noma ithuluzi uthando olubonakaliswa ngalo, akufanele libhekwe njengeliphakeme noma elibaluleke ngaphezu kothando. Njengesicelo esisebenzayo, phawula indlela ongase ukulangazelele ngayo ukufakazela iphuzu lakho noma ukunqoba impikiswano. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, iqiniso lizibona likhulu kunothando. Ukulunga kubonakala njengokubaluleke ngaphezu kokuba nomusa. Yilapho ubudlelwano buhlukana khona. Akungcono ukulunga kunokuthi ube nomusa. Futhi akungcono ukuba nomusa kunokulungile. Nakuba umusa kufanele uhole, ukulunga akufanele kushiywe ngaphandle. Umusa nokulunga kufanele kusebenze ndawonye, njengento eyodwa, njengoba nje ubuhle neqiniso kusebenza ndawonye njengento eyodwa. Ngokuzayo uma uzithola ungavumelani, vumela ubuhle neqiniso kusebenze ndawonye njengabalingani abalinganayo. Khumbula ukuthi inceku ayinkulu kunenkosi yayo. 10
UDeveli noSathane
18 Angikusho ngani nonke; ngiyabazi engibakhethileyo; kodwa ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: Odla isinkwa lami ungiphakamisele isithende sakhe.
19. Kusukela manje ngiyanitshela kungakenzeki, ukuze, nxa sekwenzeka, nikholwe ukuthi nginguye.
20. Amen, amen, ngithi kini: Owamukela engimthumayo uyangamukela Mina; lowemukela Mina, wemukela oNgithumileyo.
21. Eseshilo lokho uJesu wakhathazeka emoyeni, wafakaza, wathi: Amen, amen, ngithi kini: Omunye kinina uzongikhaphela.
22 Base bebukana abafundi bamangala ukuthi usho bani lokhu.
23 Kwakukhona ngasesifubeni sikaJesu omunye wabafundi bakhe, uJesu amthandayo.
24 Ngakho uSimoni Petru wamqhweba ukuthi abuze ukuthi ukhuluma ngobani.
25. Yawela esifubeni sikaJesu, yathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngubani na?
26 UJesu waphendula wathi: Nguye engizamnika ucezu, eselicwile. Walucwilisa ucezu, walunika uJuda Iskariyothe kaSimoni.
27 Ngemva kocezu, uSathane wangena kuye. UJesu wathi kuye: Okwenzayo, kwenze masinyane.
28 Kodwa kakho owakwazi kwabahleziyo ukuthi ukutshoni kuye.
29 Ngoba abanye babecabanga ukuthi, ngoba uJudasi wayelesikhwama, uJesu wathi kuye: Thenga esikudingayo emkhosini, kumbe ukuthi kabele abayanga.
30 Eseluthathile ucezu waphuma masinyane; futhi kwakusebusuku.
Njengoba lesi sahluko siqala, saziswa ngumlandi ukuthi udeveli wayesefake enhliziyweni kaJuda isifiso sokukhaphela uJesu (bheka Johane 13:2). Kungakho uJesu manje ethi, “Omunye wenu uzongikhaphela” futhi “Anihlanzekile nonke.” Lapho abafundi besazibuza ukuthi yimuphi kubo oyoba umkhapheli, uJesu uphendula umbuzo osezingqondweni zabo, ethi, “Nguye engiyakumnika ucezu lwesinkwa, lapho ngisicwilisile.” Johane 13:26).
Ngokuveza umkhapheli Wakhe ngale ndlela, uJesu ugcwalisa isiprofetho esanikezwa emibhalweni yesiHeberu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngisho nomngane wami omkhulu ebengimethemba, obedla isinkwa sami, ungiphakamisele isithende sakhe.”AmaHubo 41:9). Ngakho, kulotshiwe ukuthi ngemva kokuba uJesu ecwilisile isinkwa, “wasinika uJuda Iskariyothe, indodana kaSimoni” Johane 13:26). Ngale ndlela-ke, uJesu uveza uJudas njengomkhapheli Wakhe.
Kunezikhathi ezimbili ezibalulekile ohlelweni lwesinqumo sikaJuda sokukhaphela uJesu. Esokuqala yilapho “udeveli efaka enhliziyweni kaJuda ukuba akhaphele uJesu” Johane 13:2). Futhi eyesibili ichazwa kanje: “Emva kokuba uJuda eseluthathile ucezu lwesinkwa, uSathane wangena kuye” Johane 13:27). “Udeveli” owangena kuqala enhliziyweni kaJuda umelela izifiso ezimbi ezivela ezinhliziyweni zethu, kanti igama elithi “Sathane,” elangena kuye kamuva, limelela imibono engamanga engena ezingqondweni zethu. Umgomo womoya ulula: izifiso ezimbi zikhiqiza imicabango engamanga. 11
Kuliqiniso ukuthi sonke sizalelwe izulu ngamazinga omqondo aphusile nangokomoya angathuthukiswa futhi afinyeleleke. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi sonke sizalwa sithambekele ebubini bazo zonke izinhlobo. Lobu bubi kumelwe bubonakale, buvunywe, futhi bususwe ukuze kungene amathonya asezulwini. Khona-ke, okwenzeka kuJuda kumelela okuthile okwenzeka kithi sonke noma nini lapho kuphakama isifiso esibi. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi, “USathane wakufaka enhliziyweni yakhe.” 12
Esimweni sethu, kungase kuvele njengesifiso sokukhohlisa, ukweba, noma ukuqamba amanga, isifiso sokuziphindiselela, noma ukuthambekela kokuzitika ngokuzidabukela. Kungaba buhlungu njengokufisa ukuziphindiselela ngamazwi abuhlungu, noma okulimazayo njengesifiso sokusakaza inhlebo enonya ewukubulala okungokomoya nobufakazi bamanga. Empeleni, kuwukulangazelela ukwenza noma yini ephambene nemiyalo yaphezulu.
Lezi zifiso, izifiso, nokuthambekela okuvela kithi kubizwa ngokuthi, “udeveli.” Lezi zifiso zilandelwa ukuhluzeka kanye nezizathu ezisebenza ukuqinisekisa nokusekela lezi zifiso. Lokhu kucabanga okungamanga kubizwa ngokuthi, “uSathane.” Uma sesifukamele isifiso esibi entandweni, futhi sikuqinisekisile ngobuhlakani bethu, iba yingxenye yalokho esiyikho. Ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, “sesinqumile.” Ngakho-ke, azi ukuthi uJuda wayesesithathile isinqumo sokukhaphela uJesu—ehlanganisa isifiso esibi nokuqonda okungamanga—uJesu uthi kuye, “Okwenzayo kwenze masinyane” Johane 13:27). 13
Abanye abafundi abazi ukuthi uJesu usho ukuthini ngala mazwi. Abanye bacabanga ukuthi uJesu ucela uJudasi, umphathisikhwama wabo, ukuba athenge izinto ezengeziwe zedili. Abanye bacabanga ukuthi uJuda uhlela ukunika abampofu okuthile (bheka Johane 13:28-29). Lezi bekungaba izinto ezinhle ngoJudasi ukuba azenze ngokushesha, kodwa lokhu akukhona lokho uJuda ayecabanga ngakho—futhi uJesu uyakwazi.
UJesu, ukukhanya kwezwe, uye wakhuthaza futhi wakhuthaza abafundi bakhe ukuba bahambe ekukhanyeni. Kodwa uJudas ukhetha ukukwenqaba lokho kukhanya futhi ahambe ebumnyameni. Kulokhu, uJuda umelela leyo ndawo kulowo nalowo kithi owenqaba ukulandela lapho iNkosi isiholela khona. Kunalokho, uJudas usebenzisa kabi ngamabomu isipho sokuhluzeka kwengqondo ukuze aqinisekise ukugqugquzelwa kwentando embi. Imibhalo ichaza lesi simo sengqondo ngendlela elula, enamandla kakhulu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi, “Kwakusebusuku” Johane 13:30). 14
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Ekusetshenzisweni kwethu kwangaphambilini, sikhulume ngendlela ubuhle neqiniso okusebenzisana ngayo njengento eyodwa, nokuthi umusa kufanele uhole kuyilapho iqiniso lisebenza. Kodwa kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi ububi namanga kuyasebenzisana. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, ububi buholela, futhi amanga asekela futhi athethelele izifiso ezimbi ngokucabanga okuhlakaniphile. Ngakho-ke, njengesicelo esisebenzayo, noma nini lapho uzithola unezinhloso zobugovu noma uqaphela ukuthi usesimweni esibi, qaphela imicabango engamanga egeleza ekusekeleni izinhloso zobugovu futhi uthethelela isimo esibi. Lesi yisikhathi sokukuyisa eNkosini ngomkhuleko. Ungase ungakwazi ukushintsha isimo sakho ngokushesha, kodwa ungashintsha imicabango yakho ngokucabanga, “Imuphi umyalezo weqiniso nowothando uNkulunkulu angathanda ngibe nawo njengamanje?” Futhi ungashintsha ukuziphatha kwakho ngokubuza, “Yini uNkulunkulu angathanda ngiyenze kulesi simo?” Ngokungafani noJudas, owavumela amanga akhonze okubi, vumela iqiniso likhonze ubuhle, wenze lokho owaziyo ukuthi kuyiqiniso. Uma ugxila emicabangweni yeqiniso nasekuziphatheni okulungile, imizwa emisha izolandela. Lokhu kungaba namandla nakakhulu uma uvumela iNkosi ukuba ihole imicabango yakho, futhi iqondise ukuziphatha kwakho. Njengoba uzama ukwenza lokhu, ikakhulukazi uma ungakuthandi, iNkosi ingashintsha isimo sakho, yethule imizwa emisha, futhi iqinise intando yakho entsha. 15
“Njengoba Ngikuthandile”
31 Kuthe esephumile uJesu wathi: “Kalokhu iNdodana yomuntu ikhazimulisiwe, noNkulunkulu ukhazimulisiwe kuyo.
32 Uma uNkulunkulu ekhazimulisiwe kuye, noNkulunkulu uyakumkhazimulisa kuye, ahle amkhazimulise.
33. Bantwanyana, ngisenani isikhashana; Niyakungifuna, nanjengalokho ngasho kumaJuda ukuthi lapho ngiya khona ningeze nina; ngakho manje ngithi kini.
34. Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane; njengalokhu nginithandile, nani nithandane.
35 Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma nithandana.
36 USimoni Petru wathi kuye: “Nkosi, uya ngaphi na? UJesu wamphendula wathi, Lapho ngiya khona, ungengilandele kalokhu, kodwa uzakungilandela kamuva.
37. UPetro wathi kuye: Nkosi, ngingekulandele khathesi ngani? ngiyakubeka phansi umphefumulo wami ngenxa yaKho.
38. UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Uyakudela ukuphila kwakho ngenxa yami na? Amen, amen, Ngithi kuwe: Iqhude aliyikukhala uze ungiphike kathathu.
Ekupheleni kwesiqephu esidlule, uJesu wathatha isinkwa, wasicwilisa, wasinika uJudasi. Ngale ndlela, uJesu wabonisa ukuthi uJuda wayengumkhapheli Wakhe, lowo okwaprofethwa ukuthi wayengeke nje adle isinkwa noJesu, kodwa futhi ‘nokuphakamisela isithende sakhe’ ngokumelene Naye. Ngemva kokuba esemukele isinkwa uJesu asicwilisayo, uJuda waphuma masinyane kwaze kwaba sebusuku (bheka Johane 13:18, 26, 30).
Isiqephu esilandelayo siqala ngamagama athi, “Ngakho, lapho esephumile” Johane 13:31). La mazwi abhekisela kuJuda Iskariyothe oye waphuma ebusuku, cishe ukuze anikele uJesu kubaphathi bethempeli futhi aqoqe umvuzo wakhe. Ngokombono owodwa lesi yisikhathi esimnyama empilweni kaJesu. Ukhashelwa ngumfundi wakhe asanda kugeza izinyawo zakhe.
Kodwa uJesu uwuchaza ngendlela ehluke kakhulu. Ekubona njengethuba lokukhazimulisa uNkulunkulu nokukhazinyuliswa nguNkulunkulu, uJesu uthi, “Manje iNdodana yomuntu ikhazimulisiwe, noNkulunkulu ukhazinyulisiwe kuyo. Uma uNkulunkulu ekhazimulisiwe kuye, uNkulunkulu uyakumkhazimulisa futhi kuye, amkhazimulise masinyane.” Johane 13:31-32). Lokhu-ke kuyinyunyana ehambisanayo. Noma nini lapho “inkazimulo” kukhulunywa ngayo eZwini, maqondana noJesu noYise, ibhekisela ebunyeni obukhazimulayo beqiniso laphezulu (“iNdodana”) nobuhle baphezulu (“uYise). 16
Nakuba kunezilingo eziningi ezizayo, eqinisweni, ezinye ezinzima kakhulu, uJesu usefinyelele kwesinye isigaba esiqondile nesibalulekile enqubweni yokukhazimulisa lapho isimo Sakhe sobuntu sobunkulunkulu sihlanganiswa ngokugcwele nobunkulunkulu Bakhe bangaphakathi, kanye nalokhu kukhazinyuliswa ngamandla Akhe uqobo. Kukulesi simo sokukhazinyuliswa lapho uJesu manje ephendukela kubafundi Bakhe, ethi, “Bantwanyana, ngisazoba nani isikhashana. Niyongifuna; futhi njengoba ngasho kumaJuda, ‘Lapho ngiya khona, aninakuza nina’” Johane 13:33). 17
Lesi isikhathi sokuqala kunoma yiliphi ivangeli lapho uJesu ekhomba ubudlelwano Bakhe nabafundi njengoBaba “nabantwana” Bakhe. Kukulesi simo sokukhazimuliswa lapho manje ethi, “Lapho ngiya khona, ningeze nina.” Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uJesu akakhulumi ngendawo ethile, kodwa ukhuluma ngenqubo yangaphakathi.
Nakuba inqubo kaJesu ingeyokudumisa, ehlanganisa iqiniso laphezulu nobuhle obungcwele ngaphakathi Kwakhe, eyethu yehlukile. Esimeni sethu, nakuba umzamo wethu omkhulu udingeka, kuyinqubo yokuphenduka, inguquko, kanye nokuzalwa kabusha—ikakhulukazi umzamo wokuphila ngokuvumelana nezimfundiso zeNkosi. Ukwengeza, kufanele kuvunywe ukuthi lokho singakwenza kuphela ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, hhayi awethu. Ngakho-ke, uJesu ukhuluma ngeqiniso lapho ethi, “Lapho ngiya khona mina ningeze nina.” 18
Umyalo omusha
Kuleli qophelo lapho uJesu, uMfundisi wawo ophakeme, ebanikeza khona isabelo esisha. Uthi: “Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane. Njengoba nje nginithandile, nani kufanele nithandane. Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma nithandana.” Johane 13:34-35).
Kuyo yonke imibhalo yesiHeberu, ngisho nasemavangelini amathathu okuqala, ubizo olungaguquki luwukuthanda abanye njengoba sizithanda thina. Lesi isinyathelo esibalulekile nesibalulekile ekukhuleni kwethu ngokomoya. Kodwa umyalo omusha usimema ukuba sikhuphuke nakakhulu. Kulo myalo omusha, akushiwo lutho ngawe. Abafundi babizelwa ukuba bathande abanye hhayi njengoba bezithanda bona, kodwa kunalokho njengoba uJesu ebathanda.
Kithina, ngokuqondene nabafundi, lolu akulona uthando oluzakhela lona. Lolu akulona uthando olusekelwe ekutheni sizithanda kangakanani. Kunalokho, uthando olugeleza kithina luvela eNkosini kuphela. Kungakho uJesu ethi: “Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane, njengoba nje nami nginithandile. Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma ninothando phakathi kwenu.” Johane 13:34-35). 19
Khona-ke, uJesu ubizela abafundi Bakhe kokuthile okuphakeme nokuphakeme kunokuzithanda. Kuyinto eyodwa ukuthanda abanye njengoba sizithanda thina. Kuthinta umuzwa wethu wokulingana nokungenzeleli, futhi kuyisiqalo esihle sokuthuthuka ngokomoya. Kodwa sibizelwe kokuthile okuphakeme, ohlotsheni oluhlukile lothando. Sibizelwe ukuthanda abanye, hhayi njengoba sizithanda thina, kodwa njengoba uJesu esithanda. Njengoba uJesu esho, “bonke bayokwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma ninothando phakathi kwenu.” 20
Ukuba ngumfundi
Akukhona okokuqala uJesu ekhuluma ngokuba ngumfundi. Ngaphambilini kuleli vangeli, uJesu wathi, “Uma nihlala ezwini Lami, ningabafundi Bami isibili. Niyakulazi iqiniso, neqiniso liyakunikhulula” Johane 8:31-32). Manje, Uthi, “Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi baMi, uma ninothando omunye komunye.”
Lezi zici ezimbili zokuba umfundi ziyaphelelisana. Esinye sezici sihilela ukuvumela uthando lweNkosi lugeleze kithi njengomusa, ukucabangela, nozwela. Kodwa lokhu kufanele kufaneleka isici sesibili sokuba umfundi. Lesi isici esigxile ekuhlaleni eZwini leNkosi, ukufunda iqiniso, nokuzuza ukuhlakanipha. Lokhu akubandakanyi nje izimfundiso zikaJesu ngothando, ukuthethelela, nokuzidela, kodwa nezimfundiso Zakhe ngokuzithiba, isiyalo, nokugcina imiyalo.
Ukukubeka ngenye indlela, uthando esilwenza kwabanye luncike ezingeni kanye nenani leqiniso esilitholile. Ngale ndlela, ubufundi buhlanganisa kokubili uthando nokuhlakanipha, ubuhle neqiniso, inkululeko nokuhleleka. Zombili ziyadingeka. 21
Kunokuba agxile emyalweni omusha, incazelo yawo, nokusebenza kwawo ekuphileni kwakhe, uPetru ubuyisela ingxoxo kulokho uJesu ayekusho esikhathini esidlule, ngaphambi nje kokunikeza umyalo omusha. Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wathi: “Lapho ngiya khona, ningeze nina.” Eweqa ngokuphelele umyalo omusha, uPetru uthi, “Nkosi, uyaphi” Johane 13:36).
UPetru, njengabanye abafundi, akanazi kahle izimpi ezimbi uJesu azilwile nezihogo ukuze alethe inkululeko yabo. Futhi abakaze basibone isifundo sesiphambano—isifundo esasingabasiza baqonde ukujula kothando lukaJesu. Yebo, uJesu ukwazi konke lokhu ngoPetru, nangabo bonke abanye abafundi. Kodwa uJesu uyazi nokuthi njengoba bephila ngokuvumelana nalokho abafundise kona, kancane kancane siyofika isikhathi lapho nabo beyokwazi khona ukuthanda abanye njengoba ebathanda. Kungakho uJesu enezela, “Lapho ngiya khona ungengilandele manje, kepha uyakungilandela kamuva” (Johane 13:36).
Lapho uJesu ethi, “Lapho ngiya khona nina, ningeze nina,” ubhekise ekukhazinyulisweni Kwakhe, inqubo eba Munye ngayo nothando lwaphezulu ngaphakathi Kwakhe. Lapho uJesu enezela, “Lapho ngiya khona, anikwazi ukungilandela manje, kodwa niyongilandela kamuva,” ukhuluma ngokuzalwa kabusha kwethu.
Njengabantu, umsebenzi wethu wukulwela ukuhlanganisa iqiniso esilithola eNkosini nobuhle obuhlobene nalelo qiniso. Yebo, ngeke sikwenze lokhu ngokwethu, kodwa kuphela ngamandla avela eNkosini esiza kithi. Noma kunjalo, njengoba silwela ukuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso, njengokungathi ngemizamo yethu siqu, futhi njengoba sikwenza ngokuphindaphindiwe, ubuhle neqiniso kuqala ukuhlangana kithi. Ekugcineni, lokhu kuba “imvelo yesibili.”
Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, lapho iqiniso nobuhle buhlangana ngokwengeziwe kithi, kulapho kuthiwa ‘sizelwe ngokusha. Lena inqubo yethu yokuzalwa kabusha. Futhi yingakho uJesu ethi, “Lapho ngiya khona, anikwazi ukungilandela manje, kodwa niyongilandela kamuva. 22
Esacabanga ukuthi uJesu ukhuluma ngokuya endaweni engokoqobo, uPetru uyakhononda, ethi, “Nkosi kungani ngingenakukulandela manje? Ngizodela ukuphila kwami ngenxa yakho” Johane 13:37). Lawa ngamazwi anesibindi, kodwa uJesu uyazi ukuthi ngaphambi kokusa uPetru uzophelelwa isibindi futhi enqabe ukuvuma ukuthi uyamazi ngisho noJesu. Ngakho-ke, uJesu, uphendula ngombuzo, ethi kuPetru, “Uyakudela ukuphila kwakho ngenxa yami na? Eqaphela ukuthi uPetru uzomphika, uJesu ube esenezela, “Ngiqinisile ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Iqhude aliyikukhala uze ungiphike kathathu.” Johane 13:38).
Kuyiqiniso ukuthi uPetru uzophika uJesu, kodwa uPetru naye uzothethelelwa, futhi kuzosa usuku olusha. Kuyisifundo sonke esingakhuthazeka kuso. Ngisho noma intando yethu endala, kanye nezifiso zayo zokuzisebenzela kanye nezinto ezincanyana inqotshwa futhi ibekwe eceleni, iNkosi yakha futhi iqinisa intando entsha ngaphakathi kwethu, ikakhulukazi njengoba sifuna ukugcwalisa amazwi omthetho omusha, sithandane. njengoba uJesu esithanda. Njengoba silwela ukwenza lokhu, kusekuseni kosuku olusha, olumenyezelwa ukukhala kweqhude. 23
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Kuze kube manje, kungenzeka ubusebenzisa ngokoMthetho Wegolide: “Yenza kwabanye njengoba uthanda ukuba benze kuwe,” noma “Phatha abanye ngendlela obungathanda ukuphathwa ngayo.” Lezi yizimiso ezinhle, kepha umyalo omusha ukubizela ukuthi wamukele okufanelekile okuphezulu. Kufanele uthande abanye njengoba uJesu ekuthanda. Lolu hlobo lothando akulona uthando oluzakhela wena, futhi akulona uthando olusekelwe endleleni ofuna abanye bakuphathe ngayo. Kunalokho, kuwuthando oluza kini oluvela eNkosini kuphela. Ngenxa yalokhu, akukho lutho "lobumina" kulo. Ngezinye izikhathi kubonakala kubalingani abashadile abangabhekana nokulimala nokufa kunokuba bavumele umlingani wabo ukuba alinyazwe nganoma iyiphi indlela. Ngezinye izikhathi kubonakala kubazali ababeka eceleni izidingo zabo zokunakekela ingane ebabiza ebusuku. Kungabonakala lapho umuntu ongamazi ezama ukusiza othile osesimweni esinzima ngaphandle kwenjongo ethile ngaphandle kokuthi “iyinto efanele ukuyenza.” Zonke lezi ziyizibonelo zokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuthanda ngendlela engaphezulu kokuzicabangela wena. Njengendlela ewusizo, yamukela lesi sici sokuba umfundi—thanda abanye njengoba uJesu akuthanda. 24
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 8: “Ukuqaphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona nokuthi kunoNkulunkulu oyedwa kugeleza emhlabeni wonke kusuka kuNkulunkulu kuya emiphefumulweni yabantu. Kukhona ukungena okuvela kuNkulunkulu kuwo wonke umuntu. Lokhu kusobala ekuvumeni kwawo wonke umuntu ukuthi konke okuhle okuhle ngempela nokukhona kumuntu nokwenziwa umuntu kuvela kuNkulunkulu.” Bhekafuthi Umusa 27: “Ngaphambi kokuhle umuntu akwenzayo kuwubuhle besisa, ububi kumele bususwe kuqala, ngoba kuphambene nesisa. Lokhu kwenziwa ngokuphenduka. Njengoba ububi kumelwe baziwe kuqala ngesizathu sokuthi kufanele buqedwe, iDicalogue yaba ngeyokuqala yeZwi, futhi kulo lonke eLobukholwa nayo ingeyokuqala emfundisweni yeBandla. Bonke bangeniswa eBandleni ngokwazi okubi futhi bangakwenzi ngoba kuphambene noNkulunkulu.”
2. Inkolo YamaKristu Eqiniso 215:4: “Izinto ezinhle neziyiqiniso encazelweni yeZwi engokoqobo zifana nezitsha noma izembatho zobuhle obunqunu neqiniso elifihlwe ezincazelweni zeZwi ezingokomoya nezasezulwini.”
3. I-Arcana Coelestia 9088:3: “EZwini, ‘amanzi’ afanekisela amaqiniso okholo lapho umuntu ehlanzwa futhi enziwe kabusha, ngoba ububi bususwa ngamandla akhe.”
4. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 666:2: “Inkulumo ethi ‘ukugeza’ isho ukuhlanzwa ebubini nasemangeni, okumele kuvuselelwe kabusha. Ngakho-ke, amazwi athi, ‘ogezile’ afanekisela lowo ohlanziwe, okungukuthi, ovuselelwe ngokuphathelene nokukamoya, okuwubuhle bothando neqiniso lemfundiso. Lezi kufanele ziqale zamukelwe ngenkumbulo futhi ziqondwe, okungukuthi, kufanele zaziwe futhi zivunywe. Amagama athi, ‘akudingeki kube kuphela ukugezwa izinyawo zakhe’ asho into engokwemvelo noma yangaphandle okumelwe ihlanzwe noma yenziwe kabusha. Lokhu kwenziwa ngokuphila ngokwemithetho yothando nokholo, okungukuthi, ngokwempahla namaqiniso emfundiso evela eZwini. Ngokwezinga okwenziwa ngalo lokhu, umuntu uyacwengwa noma avuselelwe kabusha; ngoba ukuphila ngokwezimfanelo ezinhle namaqiniso emfundiso evela eZwini kuwukuthanda ukuwenza bese usuka lapho, okufana nokuthinteka yikho nokubathanda…. Yingakho kuthiwa ngaleso sikhathi ‘umuntu uhlanzekile.’”
5. I-Arcana Coelestia 9325:10: “Ingxenye yemvelo [noma yangaphandle kakhulu] yobuntu bethu ingeyokuqala yokuthola iqiniso eZwini leNkosi, kodwa ingeyokugcina ukwenziwa kabusha. Futhi lapho sekwenziwe kabusha umuntu wonke uvuselelwe. Lokhu kwakusho amazwi eNkosi kuPetru lapho igeza izinyawo zabafundi. UJesu wathi, ‘Lowo ogeziweyo kakusweli lutho ngaphandle kokugeza inyawo zakhe, njalo umuntu wonke uhlambulukile.’”
6. I-Arcana Coelestia 3441:4: “Mayelana nokuhle, iqiniso ngokwalo liyinceku. Ngenxa yalokhu iNkosi izibiza ngokuthi, Lowo okhonzayo.”
7. Umusa 109: “Iqiniso engqikithini yalo lihle; futhi iqiniso liwuhlobo lokuhle, njengoba nje inkulumo iwuhlobo lomsindo.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 753: “Yonke imfanelo yobuhle ilolongwa amaqiniso. Ubuhle buyingqikithi yeqiniso; iqiniso liwuhlobo lobuhle. Okungenalo uhlobo ngeke kube nekhwalithi. Ubuhle neqiniso akuhlukaniseki ngaphezu kwentando nengqondo, noma (ukusho into efanayo ngenye indlela) kunomuzwa ohlobene nothando oluthile nokucabanga okuhambisana nalowo muzwa.”
8. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 5948: “Kunezinto ezibalulekile nezinto eziwusizo. Ukwenza futhi kukhiqizwe noma yimuphi umphumela okubalulekile kumele kunikezwe ithuluzi engenza ngalo. Futhi ngokwendlela insimbi eyenziwe ngayo, ngakho-ke izenzo ezibalulekile. Ngokwesibonelo, umzimba usebenza njengethuluzi lomoya wawo; eyangaphandle isebenza njengethuluzi langaphakathi; ulwazi lweqiniso lusebenza njengethuluzi leqiniso; futhi iqiniso lisebenza njengethuluzi lokuhle.”
9. Zulu nesi Hogo 450: “Izingelosi zithanda wonke umuntu, futhi azifisi lutho ngaphandle kokusebenzela, ukufundisa, nokuholela ezulwini. Lokhu kuyinjabulo yabo enkulu.” Bhekafuthi Zulu nesi Hogo 399: “Kuyinjabulo yawo wonke umuntu osezulwini ukwabelana nabanye ngezinjabulo nezibusiso zabo; futhi njengoba kuyisimo sabo bonke abasezulwini kuyacaca ukuthi intokozo yasezulwini ayinakulinganiswa…. Ukwabelana okunjalo kuphuma ezithandweni ezimbili zezulu, okuwuthando eNkosini kanye nothando kumakhelwane. Ukwabelana ngezinto ezibajabulisayo yiwona kanye uhlobo lwalolu thando. Uthando eNkosini lunjalo ngoba uthando lweNkosi luwuthando lokwabelana ngayo yonke into enakho nabo bonke njengoba luthanda injabulo yabo bonke. Kubo bonke abamthandayo kukhona uthando olufanayo, ngokuba iNkosi ikubo.”
10. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 4267: “Ngokuphathelene nokuhle kubizwa ngokuthi ‘inkosi’ futhi iqiniso libizwa ngokuthi ‘inceku,’ nokho futhi babizwa ngokuthi ‘abazalwane.’ Babizwa ngokuthi ‘abazalwane’ ngoba lapho kuhlangene okuhle neqiniso, okuhle kubonakala ngaphakathi iqiniso njengasesithombeni, futhi ngemva kwalokho benza kanyekanye ukuze kube nomphumela. Kodwa okuhle kubizwa ngokuthi ‘inkosi’ nangokuthi ‘inceku’ yeqiniso ngaphambi kokuba zihlanganiswe, ikakhulu lapho kuba nokuphikisana ngokuthi iyiphi ehamba phambili kwenye.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 4269: “Ngaphambi kokuba abantu benziwe kabusha, iqiniso libonakala lithatha isikhundla sokuqala futhi elihle okwesibili, kodwa lapho behlelwa kabusha, ukuhleleka kuyaguquka bese okuhle kuthathe isikhundla sokuqala neqiniso okwesibili…. Isisa siyisisekelo sesenzo sabo lapho bephila ukuphila okuhambisana namaqiniso okholo nothando okufundiswa ngenxa yaleyo mpilo.”
11. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 120: “Njengoba bonke ububi namanga kuvela esihogweni, futhi njengoba izihogo zibizwa kanjalo, ngegama elilodwa, 'udeveli' noma 'uSathane,' kulandela ukuthi 'ngodeveli' kuphinde kufanekiswe bonke ububi, futhi 'ngoSathane' wonke amanga.” Bhekafuthi Ambulo sAmbuliwe 382: “Amanga ahambisana nobubi. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ububi buveza amanga, njengoba ilanga lishisa; ngoba lapho intando ithanda okubi, ingqondo ithanda amanga, futhi ivutha inkanuko yokuthethelela ububi, futhi ububi obulungisiswa ekuhlakanipheni bungamanga obubi.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YamaKristu Eqiniso 334:6-8: “Ukukhanya okungokomoya kungaphezu kokunengqondo, futhi ngaphansi kokunengqondo kunokukhanya kwemvelo. Lokhu kukhanya kwemvelo kungokwemvelo kangangokuthi abantu banganikeza izimpikiswano ukuze basekele noma yini abayithandayo…. Ukukwazi ukusekela izingxabano kunoma yini umuntu ayifunayo, nokho, akukhona ukuhlakanipha. Ubuhlakani buyakwazi ukubona ukuthi okuyiqiniso kuyiqiniso nokuthi okungamanga kungamanga, futhi kunikeze izimpikiswano zokusekela lokho. ”
12. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 612: “Lapho abantu bezalwa, bathambekele ebubini bazo zonke izinhlobo. Ngenxa yalokho kuthambekela banesifiso salobu bubi…. Lezi zifiso zibabangela ukuba bazonde noma ubani obaphikisayo ... bacabange ukuthi kwamukeleka ngokuphelele ukuphinga, ukuthatha izinto ngezenzo eziyimfihlo zokweba, nokuhlambalaza abantu, abafakaza amanga…. Ngokusobala-ke, wonke umuntu uzalwa eyisihogo esincane. Noma kunjalo, ngokungafani nezilwane, abantu nabo bazalwa benamazinga angaphakathi engqondo angokomoya. Bazalelwa izulu…. [Kodwa okokuqala] isihogo kumelwe sisuswe endleleni.”
13. Nothando Lobunkulunkulu Nenhlakanipho Yobunkulunkulu 268: “Ububi obuqinisekisiwe namanga kuhlala kumuntu futhi kuba yizindaba zothando lomuntu kanjalo nempilo yakhe. Izimpikiswano zokuvikela ububi namanga azilutho ngaphandle kokuchitha okuhle neqiniso, futhi uma zikhula, ziwukulahlwa kwazo. Ngoba okubi kulahla futhi kwenqaba okuhle, kuyilapho amanga achitha futhi alenqabe iqiniso…. Isizathu siwukuthi konke umuntu akuqinisekisayo kuba yindaba yothando nempilo yomuntu. Kuba yindaba yothando lomuntu ngoba kuba yindaba yentando nengqondo yomuntu, futhi intando nengqondo kwakha impilo yawo wonke umuntu.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 3986:4: “Ubuhle bothando kuNkulunkulu kanye nobuhle besisa kumakhelwane, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi amaqiniso kanye nokuthandwa kweqiniso kungahluka kangakanani, nokho kuyalamukela iqiniso langempela nokuhle…. Kuhluke kakhulu esimweni salabo abasothandweni lokuzithanda nezwe. Laba abazivumeli ukuholwa nokugotshwa yiNkosi kanye neNkosi, kodwa bamelana ngokuqinile, ngokuba bafisa ukuzihola; futhi lokhu kusenjalo nakakhulu lapho besezimisweni zamanga eziqinisekisiwe. Uma nje bengalesi similo, abavumi ubuNkulunkulu.”
14. Inhlakanipho Yobungelosi 286: “Kungumthetho wokuqondisa kukaNkulunkulu ukuthi umuntu kufanele enze ngokukhululeka ngokwendlela yokucabanga, okungukuthi, kusukela kumakhono amabili abizwa ngokuthi inkululeko nokucabangela…. Umuntu angasebenzisa kabi lawa makhono futhi asuke enkululekweni ngokwesizathu aqinisekise noma yini ebonakala imjabulisa umuntu. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umuntu angenza noma yini ibonakale inengqondo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi inengqondo ngokwayo noma cha.”
15. I-Arcana Coelestia 4353:3: “Lapho amaqiniso ehunyushwa esenzweni, abantu bangeniswa isinyathelo ngesinyathelo ku ... uthando olubhekiswe kumakhelwane nothando eNkosini…. Isenzo siza kuqala; uzimisele uyalandela. Ngoba lapho abantu beholwa ukuqonda kwabo ukwenza noma yisiphi isenzo, ekugcineni baholwa yintando yabo ukuze basenze. ” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 1937: 6-7: “Lapho abantu beziphoqa ukuba bamelane nokubi namanga, futhi benze okuhle, kuba nothando lwasezulwini, uJehova abe eselusho, futhi adala ngalo ubuyena obusha. Ngakho-ke, iNkosi ithanda ukuthi kubonakale kubantu ukuthi lokhu kuziphoqa kungokwabo. Lomqondo wokuziphoqa ugcwaliswa iNkosi kwenye impilo ngenjabulo nenjabulo engenamkhawulo. Abantu abanjalo futhi bayakhanyiselwa ngokwezinga elithile ukuze babone futhi baze baqiniswe eqinisweni lokuthi abazange baziphoqelele i-athomu elilodwa, kodwa ukuthi zonke izinto zomzamo wentando yabo, ngisho nomfutho omncane kunayo yonke, bezivela eNkosini; nokuthi isizathu sokuba kubonakale sengathi kwakuphuma kubo kwakungokuba banikezwe intando entsha yiNkosi.”
16. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 128: “Esehambile uJuda, uJesu wathi: “Manje iNdodana yomuntu ikhazimulisiwe, noNkulunkulu ukhazimulisiwe kuyo. Uma uNkulunkulu ekhazimulisiwe kuye, uNkulunkulu uyakumkhazimulisa futhi kuye, amkhazimulise masinyane.”Johane 13:31, 32). Lapha ukudunyiswa kubhekisela kokubili kuNkulunkulu uYise neNdodana; lithi, ‘uNkulunkulu uyakhazinyuliswa kuye futhi uzomkhazimulisa kuye.’ Ngokusobala lokhu kusho ukuthi baba munye…. EZwini, igama elithi ‘inkazimulo,’ lapho libhekisela eNkosini, lisho iqiniso laphezulu elihlanganiswe nokulunga kwaphezulu.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2011: “Ukuhlanganiswa kwesimo somuntu seNkosi nobuNkulunkulu Bakhe kufana neqiniso nobuhle, futhi ukuhlanganisa ubunjalo Bakhe bobunkulunkulu nobuntu Bakhe kufana nobuhle neqiniso. Inyunyana iyavumelana. INkosi yayifukamele ngaphakathi kwayo iqiniso ngokwalo, elihlangene nokulunga, nobuhle obuhlangene neqiniso. Ubunkulunkulu obungapheli abunakuchazwa njengento ngaphandle kobuhle neqiniso uqobo. Ngakho ingqondo yomuntu alenzi iphutha lapho icabanga ngeNkosi njengobuhle uqobo neqiniso uqobo.”
17. IJerusalema Elisha Nezimfundiso Zalo ZaseZulwini 155: “Ngokuba konke okuhle neqiniso kuvela kuJehova, akuveli kumuntu; futhi njengoba okuhle okuvela kumuntu kungekuhle, ngakho-ke ukufaneleka akusikho okukamuntu, kodwa kungokukaJehova kuphela. Ukufaneleka kweNkosi kuwukuthi, emandleni Akhe usindise isintu; nokuthi futhi Usindisa labo abenza okuhle Kuye.” Bhekafuthi Inhlakanipho Yobungelosi 116: “Konke okuhle nokuyiqiniso kuvela kuJehova, akuveli kumuntu.”
18. Inhlakanipho Yobungelosi 32: “Lezi ziqu [ezingokomoya] empeleni zivulwa kumuntu yiNkosi ngokwempilo yomuntu kulo mhlaba, kodwa hhayi ngokubonakalayo nangokusobala kuze kube yilapho umuntu esehambile kulo mhlaba; futhi njengoba zivulwa futhi kamuva zipheleliswa, umuntu uya ngokuya esondela eduze neNkosi. Lokhu kuhlangana ngokuqhubeka kusondela kungase kuqhubeke kwanda kuze kube phakade; kanye nezingelosi kuyakhula; nokho ayikho ingelosi engafinyelela noma isondele ngisho nezinga eliphakeme kakhulu loThando Nokuhlakanipha kweNkosi, ngoba iNkosi ayinasiphelo futhi ingelosi inomkhawulo, futhi akukho silinganiso phakathi kokungapheli nokungenamkhawulo.”
19. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 548: “Imithetho yombuso weNkosi iyiqiniso laphakade, yonke esekelwe emthethweni owodwa omkhulu wokuthi abantu bayothanda iNkosi ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinto nomakhelwane babo njengoba bezithanda bona, futhi manje, uma bebengaba izingelosi, ngisho nangaphezu kwabo ngokwabo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 5850: “Ukube abantu bebephila esimweni sokuhleleka abadalwe bekuso bebeyothanda umakhelwane wabo njengoba bezithanda bona. Ngempela, babeyothanda umakhelwane wabo ngaphezu kwabo siqu, njengoba kwenza izingelosi.”
20. I-Arcana Coelestia 10490:7: “Ukuba ngumfundi weNkosi kusho ukuholwa yiyo, hhayi ngobumina, ngalokho okuhle neqiniso okuvela eNkosini hhayi ngobubi namanga.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Yembulwa 325:3: “Ngokuthi ‘abafundi’ kubhekiselwa kubo bonke abakhulekela iNkosi futhi baphile ngokuvumelana namaqiniso eZwi laKhe.”
21. I-Arcana Coelestia 3820:2: “Labo abasemaqinisweni angaphandle bayalazi iqiniso elivamile lokuthi okuhle kufanele kwenziwe kwabampofu. Kodwa abazi ukuthi bahlukanise kanjani ukuthi obani abampofu ngempela, futhi kancane kancane ukuthi ‘abampofu’ eZwini kubhekiselwa kubo abangokomoya. Ngenxa yalokho benza okuhle ngokufana kokubi nokuhle, bengaqapheli ukuthi ukwenza okuhle kokubi kuwukwenza okubi kwabahle, ngoba ngaleyo ndlela omubi unikezwa indlela yokwenza okubi kwabahle. Ngakho-ke, labo abasentshisekweni enjalo bangaphansi kokuhlaselwa okukhulu kakhulu okuvela kwabanobuqili nabakhohlisayo. Ngokuphambene nalokho abasemaqinisweni angaphakathi bayazi ukuthi obani abampofu, futhi bayabandlulula phakathi kwabo, futhi benza okuhle kuwo wonke umuntu ngokobuntu bomuntu ngamunye.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 2189:2: “Kubantu abaguqukayo nabaguqukayo, impilo yothando, okuyimpilo yasezulwini uqobo, izalwa njalo futhi ikhula ngeqiniso. Uma iqiniso litshaliwe, kulapho ukuphila kwesisa kupheleliswa. Ngakho-ke, inani leminikelo yokupha elikhona kumuntu lincike kukhwalithi nenani leqiniso kulowo muntu.”
22. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10387: “Konke ukuzalwa kabusha kwenziwa yiNkosi ngamaqiniso okholo nokuphila ngokuvumelana nawo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9918: “Lapho impilo yomuntu iholwa ngokuhambisana nezindaba zemfundiso, lezo zinto zemfundiso ezihlobene neqiniso ziba yizindaba zokholo, futhi lezo eziphathelene nokuhle ziba yizinkanuko zesisa, futhi zibizwa ngokuthi ngokomoya. Lapho lokhu kwenzeka, acishe anyamalale enkumbulweni yangaphandle noma engokwemvelo futhi abonakale sengathi angokwemvelo, ngoba atshalwe ekuphileni komuntu, njengoba nje noma yini eyenziwa ngokujwayela ngokuvamile iba imvelo yesibili.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YamaKristu Eqiniso 613:2: “Ukuzalwa kabusha kwenzeka ngendlela efanayo nesihogo esisuswa ngayo futhi sithathwe ezulwini. Ngokwemvelo yethu yokuqala—imvelo esizalwa nayo—siyisihogo esincane. Ngokwemvelo yethu yesibili, imvelo esiyithola ekuzalweni kwethu kwesibili, siyizulu elincane.”
23. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 187:2: “EZwini, ‘ubusuku’ bufanekisela isimo sokungakholwa nokungabi bikho kwesisa. Futhi ukukhala kweqhude ekuntweleni kokusa kusho ukuqala kwesimo esisha lapho kuvela ukholo nesisa. Kulapho umuntu ethanda khona amaqiniso futhi efisa ukuguqulwa yiwo.”
24. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 548: “Imithetho yombuso weNkosi ingamaqiniso aphakade, wonke asekelwe emthethweni owodwa omkhulu wokuthi abantu bayothanda iNkosi ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinto nomakhelwane wabo njengoba bezithanda bona, futhi ngisho nangaphezu kwabo siqu, ngokuba uma bengaba njengezingelosi lokhu. yilokho okumele bakwenze…. Abantu bayamangala ngokuthi kukhona uthando olunjalo ezulwini, nokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi abantu bathande umakhelwane wabo ngaphezu kwabo siqu, njengoba bezwile ukuthi kufanele bathande umakhelwane wabo njengoba bezithanda bona…. Ukuba nokwenzeka kothando olunjalo kubonakala othandweni olukhona phakathi kwabantu abathile, abangafa kunokuba bavumele abalingani babo abashadile balinyazwe; futhi, othandweni lwabazali ngezingane zabo, ngokuthi umama uyobekezelela indlala kunokuba abone usana lwakhe olulambile…. Futhi, ekugcineni, ukuba nokwenzeka kwayo kubonakala kulo kanye uhlobo lothando, oluthola injabulo yalo ekukhonzeni abanye, hhayi ngenxa yobumina kodwa ngenxa yothando.” Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1594: “Uma nje izingelosi nabantu bephila impilo yokuthandana [kunokuba bazithande], iNkosi ibanika umuzwa wasezulwini wokuzimela, ukuze kubonakale kubo sengathi benza okuhle ngokwabo…. Nokho, labo abathandanayo bayavuma futhi bakholelwa ukuthi akukho buhle noma iqiniso elingokwabo kodwa ukuthi konke kungokweNkosi. Amandla okuthanda omunye njengoba ezithanda wona, futhi ikakhulukazi, ukuthanda omunye ngaphezu kwawo (njengoba izingelosi zenza) kuyisipho esivela eNkosini, njengoba nazo zivuma futhi zikholelwa.”
