Isahluko Seshumi Nesithupha
Amazwi Okugcina Kubafundi
1. Lezi zinto ngizikhulume kini, ukuze ningakhubeki.
2. Bayakunikhipha esinagogeni; kodwa ihora liyeza, lapho wonke onibulalayo uyothi ukhonza uNkulunkulu.
3 Lokhu bayakukwenza kini, ngokuba bengamazanga uBaba noma mina.
4. “Kepha ngikhulume lokhu kini ukuba, nxa kufika ihora, nizikhumbule, ngokuba ngizishilo kini; kepha lezizinto angizisho kini kwasekuqaleni, ngokuba benginani.
Phakathi naso sonke isikhathi sakhe esemhlabeni, uJesu wenza izimangaliso eziningi. Waphendula amanzi aba yiwayini, wathulisa ulwandle, wondla izixuku, welapha abagulayo, wavusa abafileyo. Kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke, uJesu weza ukuze asindise abantu ngokubafundisa iqiniso. Nakuba uJesu enza izimangaliso eziningi, zonke izimangaliso ngokuyinhloko zaziyisifundo esingokomoya. Ngalezi zimangaliso uJesu wayefanekisa indlela uNkulunkulu asiphulukisa ngayo kukho konke ubuthakathaka obungokomoya, asihlanze ngamanzi eqiniso laKhe laphezulu, asondle ngesinkwa sothando Lwakhe olungcwele, futhi asibuyisele ekuphileni okusha. 1
Njengoba uJesu asho ngemva nje kokuba ephulukise indoda eChibini laseBethesda, “Isikhathi siyeza, sesikhona namanje, lapho abafileyo beyakulizwa izwi leNdodana kaNkulunkulu; futhi abezwayo bayophila” (Johane 5:26). ‘Ukuzwa izwi leNdodana kaNkulunkulu’ kuwukwamukela iqiniso uJesu alifundisayo nokulifaka ekuphileni komuntu. Lena insindiso. Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi endodeni eyayiseChibini laseBethesda nakithi sonke: “Lezi zinto nginitshela zona ukuze nisindiswe.”Johane 5:34). 2
Lomqondo, wokuthi uJesu usho lezi zinto ukuze sisindiswe, uhlobene nomsebenzi Wakhe oyinhloko. Kungukusindisa isintu ngezinto azifundisayo. Lokhu kubonakala ikakhulukazi enkulumweni yokuvalelisa. Kula mazwi okugcina kubafundi Bakhe, uJesu uyaqhubeka ebafundisa izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu abayodinga ukuzazi—izinto ezidingekayo ukuze basindiswe. Ngemva kokugeza izinyawo zabo, uJesu wathi kubo: “Uma nazi lezi zinto, nibusisiwe uma nizenza.”Johane 13:17). Kumelwe baqale bazi iqiniso uJesu ayekade ebafundisa lona ngaphambi kokuba bathole injabulo yokuphila ngokuvumelana nalo.
Manje, njengoba uJesu esondela ekupheleni kwenkulumo yokuvalelisa, uyaphinda futhi ukhumbuza abafundi bakhe ukuba bagxilise ingqondo yabo kulokho akade ebafundisa khona. Njengoba uJesu ekubeka emazwini okuqala alesi sahluko, “Lezi zinto ngizikhulume kini ukuze ningakhubeki.”Johane 16:1). UJesu uyazi ukuthi abafundi bakhe bazobhekana nobunzima obukhulu, futhi ukholo lwabo luyovivinywa. Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi kubo: “Bayonikhipha esinagogeni, futhi noma ubani onibulalayo uyothi ukhonza uNkulunkulu.”Johane 16:2).
Ngomfanekiso ongcwele, abafundi bamelela bonke abaphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso uJesu alifundisa ngokuthobeka. Kodwa njengalabo abafuna ukuxosha abafundi esinagogeni, kunengxenye yethu engafuni ukuzwa iqiniso, futhi imelana nokuphila ngokuvumelana nalo. Iholwa ubugovu esikhundleni seNkosi, ingancamela ukufulathela iqiniso, iligweme, noma izame nokulibhubhisa. Lena incazelo engaphakathi yesixwayiso sikaJesu, “Bayonixosha esinagogeni, futhi noma ubani onibulalayo uyothi ukhonza uNkulunkulu. 3
UJesu ube esechaza ukuthi kungani beyokwenza lezi zinto kubafundi. Wathi: “Lokhu bayakukwenza kini, ngokuba bengamazanga uBaba noma Mina.”Johane 16:3). Lapha “uBaba” umelela uthando lwaphezulu, futhi uJesu umele iqiniso laphezulu. Ezimpilweni zethu, kungase kube nezikhathi lapho ukuqonda kwethu okuhle neqiniso kuhlanekezelwa ubugovu noma kukhohliswe ithonya elithonya labanye. Kulezi zikhathi, siye saphika uJesu, samxosha esinagogeni, futhi sachitha iqiniso abezele ukuzosilethela lona. Konke lokhu kuqukethwe esitatimendeni esifushane, “abamazi uBaba noma Mina.” 4
Lezi yizimpi ezingokomoya ezilindele abafundi. Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukuba bazazi lezi zinto ezizokwenzeka. Njengoba uJesu esho kubo, “Lezi zinto nginitshele zona, ukuze, lapho kufika isikhathi, nikhumbule ukuthi nganitshela khona.”Johane 16:4). UJesu ube esechaza ukuthi kungani elinde kuze kube manje ukuze abatshele ngokushushiswa okuzayo. Njengoba ekubeka, “Lezi zinto anginitshelanga zona ekuqaleni, ngokuba benginani. Kodwa manje ngiya kulowo ongithumileyo.”Johane 16:4-5).
Ngokwengxenye enkulu, ukuqala kokuphila kwethu okungokomoya isikhathi esijabulisayo. Ukufunda iqiniso elisha kungase kujabulise, futhi ngokuvamile kuba nomuzwa wokuthi ngeke siphinde sinqotshwe izifiso zemvelo yethu ephansi. Noma iZwi likaNkulunkulu lingase likhulume ngokushushiswa okuzayo, lokhu akubonakali kusebenza kithi. Asikwazi ngisho nokucabanga isikhathi sokulingwa lapho sizizwa sihlukanisiwe noNkulunkulu. Kodwa kuyofika isikhathi lapho siyobhekana khona nenselele yokuphila ngokuvumelana nalokho esikukholelwayo. Ezikhathini ezinjalo, nakuba iNkosi isenathi, kuyozwakala sengathi sisodwa.
Ngakho-ke, lapho uJesu ethi kubafundi Bakhe, “Lezi zinto anginitshelanga zona ekuqaleni, ngokuba benginani,” ubhekisela ezigabeni zokuqala zokuzalwa kabusha. Kodwa manje isikhathi sesifikile sokuba abafundi bazi ngokushushiswa okuzokwenzeka maduze, ikakhulukazi njengoba kubonakala sengathi uJesu akekho. Ngaleso sikhathi, intukuthelo evuthayo yabo bonke labo ababezonda uJesu iyophendukela kubafundi Bakhe. Ngakho-ke, abafundi kudingeka bahlale bekulungele. Ukuphinda lokho uJesu akusho lapho eqala le ngxenye yenkulumo yokuvalelisa, “Lezi zinto ngizikhulume kini ukuze ningakhubeki.” 5
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Njengoba uJesu eqala ingxenye yokugcina yenkulumo Yakhe yokuvalelisa, utshela abafundi Bakhe ukuthi ukushushiswa kuyofika. Uthi ubatshela lezi zinto ukuze bangakhubeki. Njengabafundi, kudingeka sazi ukuthi kuyovela izimo eziyobekela inselele izinkolelo zethu ezijulile. Isibonelo, kungase kwenzeke okuthile, noma kungase kushiwo okuthile okuvusa ukusabela okungokomzwelo okusheshayo. Ngokungazelelwe, sizithola sizizwa sizivikela, sisaba, sithukuthele, silimele, noma sicasukile. Ukuhlasela okumangazayo okufana nalokhu, okubonakala kuqhamuka ngaphandle, kungasifica singalindele. Ngezikhathi ezinjalo, kungase kube sengathi sicatshangelwa imicabango nemizwa engemihle, futhi sesizokhubeka. Ngakho-ke, njengokusebenza okungokoqobo, khetha indinyana yombhalo ongayikhumbula lapho kufika ukucasha okungenakugwenywa. Yibhale ekhadini futhi uhambe nayo emini. Ngokwesibonelo, ungasebenzisa isiqephu esinjengalesi: “Ungesabi, ngoba nginawe. ungapheli amandla, ngokuba mina nginguNkulunkulu wakho; ngizokuqinisa, futhi ngizokusiza” (Isaya 41:10). Noma nje, “Thula futhi wazi ukuthi nginguNkulunkulu” (AmaHubo 46:10). 6
Isono, Ukulunga, Nokwahlulela
5. Kepha manje ngiya kongithumileyo, kepha akakho kinina ongibuzayo, ukuthi uya ngaphi na?
6 Kodwa ngoba ngikhulume lezizinto kini, usizi lugcwele enhliziyweni yenu.
7 Kepha mina nginitshela iqiniso: kunilungele ukuba ngimuke; ngoba uma ngingahambi, uMduduzi kayikuza kini; kepha uma ngimuka, ngiyakumthumela kini.
8. Lapho esefikile, uyakusola izwe ngesono, nangokulunga, nangokwahlulela;
9 ngesono, ngokuba abakholwa yimi;
10 nangobulungisa, ngokuba ngiya kuBaba, ningabe nisangibona;
11 langokwahlulela, ngoba umbusi walumhlaba usegwetshiwe.
Ngemva kokunikeza lezi zixwayiso, uJesu ukhumbuza abafundi bakhe ukuthi usezohamba. Njengoba esho, “Manje ngiya kulowo ongithumileyo” (Johane 16:5). UJesu wabe esenezela, “Akakho kinina ongibuzayo ukuthi, ‘Uyaphi na?’” (Johane 16:5). Uma uthi nhlá, lokhu kungase kudideke. Phela, lapho uJesu etshela abafundi bakhe okokuqala ukuthi uyahamba, uPetru wathi: “Nkosi, uyaphi na?” (Johane 13:36). Futhi amavesi ambalwa kamuva, uTomase wathi, “Nkosi asazi lapho uya khona, futhi singayazi kanjani indlela na? (Johane 14:5).
Nakuba kuyiqiniso ukuthi uPetru noTomase base bebuzile kakade ukuthi uJesu uyaphi, imibuzo yabo yayingekho ngoJesu nokuthi kwakuzokwenzekani kuYe. Kunalokho, ukukhathazeka kwabo kwakuwukuthi babeyophila kanjani ngaphandle kokuba khona kukaJesu ngokoqobo. Kwakuzokwenzekani kubo? Babeyokwenzenjani lapho uJesu esehambile? Babezokwazi kanjani ukuthi bazoshonaphi? Njengoba uJesu esho, “Ngokuba ngikhulume lokho kini, usizi lugcwele ezinhliziyweni zenu.” Nokho, emphefumulweni olandelayo, uJesu unikeza amazwi enduduzo. “Nginitshela iqiniso,” kusho uJesu kubo. “Kunisiza ukuba ngihambe; ngoba uma ngingamuki, uMduduzi kayikuza kini; kepha uma ngimuka, ngiyakumthumela kini.”Johane 16:7).
Isikhathi siyafika empilweni yethu ngayinye lapho kumele senze khona uguquko ukusuka ekufundeni kuye ekwenzeni. Lokhu kunjalo, nakubafundi. UJesu uzobe ephumela eceleni, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, ukuze abafundi bakhe basukume. Nokho, ngisho noma uJesu engekho kubo ngokwenyama, Uyoba nabo ngendlela ejule nakakhulu: Uyoba nabo emoyeni. Ngale ndlela, ukuqiniseka kwabo kuyoqina njengoba uJesu eqhubeka esebenzela ekuthuthukiseni ukuqonda kwabo, ebakhuthaza ukuba basebenzise iqiniso abelokhu ebafundisa lona. Ngale ndlela, bazobe bethuthukisa intando entsha. Kunjengokungathi uJesu uthi kubo, “Manje sekuyithuba lenu lokuba nikwenze konke enginifundise khona. Ungakhathazeki; ngizoba nawe. Ngisho nasezikhathini ezinzima kakhulu, ngizoba lapho kuwe. Ngisazokusiza—kodwa ngaphakathi.” 7
Lona-ke “uMsizi”. Kubhekiselwa endleleni uJesu ayobasiza ngayo ngaphakathi ngeqiniso alibiza ukuba libakhumbule. Kungalesi sizathu uMsizi ebizwa nangokuthi “umoya weQiniso.” UnguMoya oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu okanye nabo, ukhumbuza zonke izinto uJesu aye abafundise zona, ebakhanyisela, futhi ebakhuthaza ukuba bakhuthazele emizamweni yabo. 8
Konke lokhu kuyingxenye yalokho okwenzekayo lapho uMoya oNgcwele—uMsizi—eza kithi. Kukhona ukukhanyiselwa; kukhona ugqozi. Kodwa kukhona okunye futhi. UJesu ubeka kanje: “Ngizothumela kini uMsizi . . . Futhi lapho esefikile, uyobonisa izwe ngesono, nangokulunga, nangokwahlulela.”Johane 16:8).
Ulahlwe yisono
UJesu usanda kusho ukuthi uMsizi uyojezisa izwe ngesono, ngokulunga, nangokwahlulela. Esokuqala salokhu “ukulahla izwe ngesono.” Isizathu, kusho uJesu, kungenxa yokuthi “abakholwa yimi” (Johane 16:9). Igama lesiGreki elihunyushwe ngokuthi “ukuboshwa” lithi ????e? [e-leng-si-eye]. Kuqukethe incazelo yokuthi umuntu unecala ngokuzumayo, noma ububi bomuntu buvezwe kungazelelwe. Ezinye izincazelo zihlanganisa ukusolwa, ukukhuzwa, noma ukusolwa ngokuziphatha komuntu. Lokhu kuba njalo ikakhulukazi lapho ngokungazelele siqaphela ukuthi besiphila ngokuphambene neqiniso. Njengoba uJesu asho, uMsizi uzojezisa izwe ngesono “ngoba abakholwa Kimi.”
Lapho uJesu ethi, “abakholwa Kimi,” akakhulumi ngamazwi okholo angabonakali, noma isimemezelo sokwethembeka esivumweni esithile sokholo. Ukhuluma ngempilo ngokwemithetho Yakhe. Njengoba atshela abafundi Bakhe ekuqaleni kwenkulumo yokuvalelisa, “Uma ningithanda, gcinani imiyalo Yami” (Johane 14:15). Ebuyela kulesi sihloko emavesini ambalwa kamuva, uJesu uthi, “Lowo onemiyalo Yami futhi ayigcine, nguyena ongithandayo” (Johane 14:21). Futhi uyanezela, “Futhi ongangithandiyo akawagcini amazwi ami” (Johane 14:24). Kafushane, sibonisa ukholo lwethu kuJesu ngokuphila ngokuvumelana nezimfundiso Zakhe. 9
Khona-ke, ‘ukulahlwa ngesono,’ kubhekisela esikhathini, noma ngisho nomzuzwana, lapho siqaphela khona ukuthi besingayigcini imiyalo kaNkulunkulu, noma besiphila ngokuvumelana namazwi Akhe. Singase sizithole sithi, “Lokho engisanda kukwenza akuyena umuntu engifuna ukuba yikho,” noma “Indlela engakhuluma ngayo nalowo muntu akuyona indlela engifuna ukuphatha ngayo abantu,” noma, “Lo mcabango okhona. emqondweni wami njengamanje akulona uhlobo lomcabango engifuna ukuba nalo.” Ezikhathini ezinjengalezi, siyaqaphela ukuthi besiphila ngokwehlukana nesimiso sikaNkulunkulu, futhi sizisola kakhulu ngakho. Yilokhu okushiwo “ukulahlwa unembeza,” noma, njengoba uJesu asho, uMsizi ‘uyojezisa izwe ngesono. 10
Kulo mongo, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi ngeke “silahlwe unembeza” noma “silahlwe yisono” ngaphandle kokuba sazi kuqala ukuthi siyini isono. Yingakho ingokomoya liqala ngemiyalo. Ngamafuphi, zisifundisa ukuthi ububi buyini—hhayi nje ukona abantu, kodwa nokona kuNkulunkulu. Uma isisekelo sesibekiwe eMithethweni Eyishumi, lokhu kungajuliswa ngokuqhubeka nokufunda iZwi, ikakhulukazi incazelo yalo engokomoya, kanye nokwenza amaqiniso afundwa kule nqubo.
Kancane kancane, njengoba umuntu eqala ukubona ngaphakathi okwengeziwe ububi umuntu ahlose ukukuhlosile, futhi ebufulathela, yilapho isimilo somoya siyakhula. Ekugcineni, lowo muntu uthola ukwenyanya okubi nothando ngobuhle, ukwenyanya amanga nothando ngeqiniso. Itholakala kanje impilo kamoya. Futhi yilokhu okwenza abantu babone ukuthi kusho ukuthini “ukulahlwa ngesono.” 11
Ulahlwe yicala lokulunga
Lapho abantu beqaphela ukuthi bebephila ukuphila okunesono—okuwukuphila okuphambene nemiyalo kaNkulunkulu—bangase banqume ukushintsha izindlela zabo. Njengoba beqala ukugcina imithetho, babeka uNkulunkulu kuqala, bagwema ukulisebenzisa ngeze igama lakhe, bakhumbula isabatha ukuze balingcwelise, futhi bahlonipha uyise nonina. Ngaphezu kwalokho, balwela ukumelana nazo zonke izifiso zokubulala, ukuphinga, ukweba, ukuqamba amanga, noma ukufisa.
Nakuba lesi kuyisiqalo esihle, kuphakama inkinga entsha. Ukulunga uJesu afika ukuzokuletha, ekuqaleni, esikhundleni salokho ukulunga kwabo. Bekholelwa ukuthi okuhle abakwenzayo kuvela kubo, bazenza abalungile, Kungalesi sizathu manje uJesu uthi lapho uMsizi efika, uyosola izwe hhayi nje ngesono, kodwa nangokulunga. Lapho ukuzenza abalungile kudaluliwe, abantu baphinde bazizwe “ benecala.” Bayaqaphela ukuthi bebelokhu bekhohliswa ukuthi ubuhle babo buvela kubo kunokuba isipho esingapheli esivela kuNkulunkulu. Kungalesi sizathu uJesu ethi uMsizi ‘uyogwema izwe ngokulunga.
UJesu wabe esethi umhlaba uyolahlwa ngecala lokulunga “ngoba ngiya kuBaba, anisayikungibona” (Johane 16:10). Ezingeni langempela, uJesu ukhuluma ngokubethelwa Kwakhe okuzayo. Ngaleso sikhathi, Uyobe “eya kuBaba” futhi “angabe esabonwa.” Ezingeni elijulile, lapho uJesu ethi “uya kuBaba,” usho ukuthi iqiniso laphezulu lihlanganiswa nothando lwaphezulu, nokuthi laba ababili bayoba munye. Futhi lapho uJesu ethi, “Ningabe nisangibona,” kusho ukuthi lapho iqiniso selihlanganiswe ngokugcwele nothando, uthando kuphela oluyobonakala.
Yilokhu kanye okwenzekayo ekukhuleni kwethu ngokomoya. Ekuqaleni, siyaziphoqa ukuba senze lokho okufundiswa iqiniso. Lokhu kumele kuholwe ngeqiniso. Kodwa lapho sibona ubuhle ngaphakathi kweqiniso, ushintsho lufika phezu kwethu. Siqala ukwenza okulungile, hhayi ngeqiniso, kodwa ngobuhle. Yilokhu uJesu akushoyo lapho ethi, “Ngiya kuBaba, anisayikungibona.” Uma lesi sikhathi soshintsho sifika, asisebenzi kangako eqinisweni, kodwa sisuka ebuhleni obungaphakathi eqinisweni—okungukuthi, othandweni.
Nakuba lesi kuyisikhathi esimangalisayo soshintsho kithi, kuhilela nengozi engokomoya. Uma nje sisasebenza ngeqiniso, singakabi othandweni, siyakuqaphela ukushiyeka kwethu, siqaphela ukuthambekela kwethu kobugovu, futhi siyaqaphela ukumelana kwethu. Ngakho-ke, kudingeka siqhubeke siziphoqa ukuba senze okulungile. Kodwa lapho siqala ukusebenza othandweni, kungase kube sengathi sizenzela thina, kalula nangokukhululeka, ngaphandle kosizo lukaNkulunkulu. Kubonakala sengathi kuzenzakalela.
Uma lokhu kwenzeka, iqiniso elisilethe kulesi simo soguquko lisuke lingabonakali okwesikhashana. Yilokhu okwenzekayo lapho sikhohlwa ukuthi lonke iqiniso nakho konke okuhle kungokukaJehova yedwa. Lapho silahlekelwa umbono waleli qiniso, sikholelwa ngamanga ukuthi okuhle esikwenzayo kuvela kithi. Lokhu kuholela ekuzethembeni kobumina kunokuthembela kuNkulunkulu, ekwanelisekeni kunokuthembela kuNkulunkulu, nasekuziboneni olungile kunokuba kuthi konke ukulunga kuvela eNkosini kuphela. 12
Kodwa isikhathi siyeza, lapho sibona ukuthi akukho okuhle esingakwenza ngokwethu, nokuthi konke okuhle kuvela othandweni lukaBaba. Njengamagatsha okumelwe ahlale emvinini, kumelwe sihlale eNkosini uma sifuna ukwamukela ubuhle neqiniso angasinika lona kuphela. Ukukholelwa ukuthi singaphila ngaphandle komvini, noma senze noma yini enhle kithina, kuwukuzikhohlisa. Njengoba nje amaphaphu engakwazi ukuphefumula ngokwawo, nenhliziyo ingakwazi ukuzishaya yodwa, ngeke siliqonde iqiniso noma sibonise uthando ngaphandle kweNkosi. 13
Ngakho-ke uMsizi akafiki nje kuphela ukuzobonisa izwe ngesono, kodwa futhi ukuzobonisa izwe ngenkolelo yokuzibona elungile yokuthi abantu bangenza okuhle ngemizamo yabo siqu noma ukuthi bangazisindisa ngokwabo—ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu. Yilokhu okushiwo “ukugwetshwa ngokulunga.” 14
Ulahlwe yicala lokwahlulela
UJesu useshilo kakade ukuthi uMsizi uyojezisa izwe ngesono nokulunga. Manje uthi uMduduzi uyojezisa izwe “ngokwahlulelwa, ngoba umbusi waleli zwe usegwetshiwe.”Johane 16:11). Enye indlela yokuqonda la mazwi ukucabangela isimo somhlaba ngesikhathi sokuza kokuqala kweNkosi. Ngaleso sikhathi, ubugovu, ukuhaha, nokuhahela amandla kwase kukhule kangangokuthi isihogo sase sihlasela izulu. Ububi babubusa phezu kokuhle emiqondweni yabantu. Amanga ayebusa esikhundleni seqiniso. Kafushane, ukuzithanda nokuthanda izinto ezibonakalayo zezwe ‘kwakubusa. Yilokhu uJesu akubiza ngokuthi “umbusi wezwe.”
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, inkolo yayisezingeni eliphansi kakhulu. Ukwesaba kwakuthatha indawo yokukholwa; umthetho wawuthatha indawo yothando. Abantu abalungile babengenandawo yokuphendukela eqinisweni elalingabavikela emangeni. Ngenxa yokuthi imimoya emibi yayingagcini nje ngokulawula izingqondo zabantu, kodwa nemizimba yabo, ukungenwa amademoni kwakusakazeke yonke indawo. Ngisho nezingelosi zezulu eliphansi neliphakathi zazihlaselwa amathonya esihogo. Ngakho-ke, kwakufanele kwenziwe isinqumo esivamile. UNkulunkulu kwadingeka eze esesimweni somuntu ukuze anqobe isihogo, abuyisele ukuhleleka kwasezulwini, futhi afundise amaqiniso ayeyoholela ekumisweni kabusha kokukholwa kweqiniso. Lokhu kwakuyiqiniso ngaleso sikhathi, futhi kuseyiqiniso nanamuhla. 15
Ekwenzeni lesi sahlulelo, uNkulunkulu wanikeza iqiniso elalizosiza abantu bahlukanise okuhle nokubi okungaphakathi kubo, lokho okuqotho kulokho okungethembeki ngaphakathi kwabo, nalokho okuhloswe okuhle nokubi. phakathi kwabo. Akekho owaphonswa esihogweni noma wavuselwa ezulwini, kodwa inkululeko yokuzikhethela yaphinde yabuyiselwa. Abantu babengayikhetha ngokukhululekile indlela eyayingaholela ekuphileni okudabukisayo, kokuhlushwa esihogweni noma endleleni eyayiyoholela ekuphileni okujabulisayo, okunokuthula ezulwini. Ukuhleleka kwaphezulu kwase kuphinde kwafika emhlabeni, ngezimfundiso zikaJesu Kristu, okwenza abantu bakwazi ukuphila ngenkululeko engokomoya. Ngale ndlela, umbusi wezwe wahlulelwa. 16
Kodwa kukhona futhi indlela yokuqonda amazwi kaJesu ngombusi wezwe ngezinga lomuntu siqu, lomuntu ngamunye. Nathi, sithambekele ekuvumeleni umbusi wezwe okithi ukuba aqhwage indawo kaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kungenzeka noma nini lapho umbusi waleli zwe ebusa kithi. Uma kunje, izahlulelo zethu zithatha indawo yeqiniso likaNkulunkulu.
Ngezinga esenza ngalo lokhu, sithatha ukuthi izahlulelo zethu zilungile ngokungenakuphikwa, sidla emthini wokwazi okuhle nokubi. Yile ndlela ukuzenza olungile kokubili ngaphambi futhi kuholela ekwedelweni kwabanye kanye nokwahlulela okulahlayo. Ezikhathini ezinjalo, sikholelwa ukuthi ‘sinjengoNkulunkulu,’ nokuthi ukwahlulela kwethu kuphakeme kunokwabanye. Noma nini lapho siqaphela ukuthi lokhu kuyenzeka kithi, ‘silahlwa ngecala lokwahlulela. 17
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Nakuba kuyiqiniso ukuthi akufanele nanini senze izahlulelo ezizibona silungile, kusamelwe senze izahlulelo ezilungile—okungukuthi, izahlulelo ezingenalo ukulahlwa. Njengoba uJesu asho ngaphambili kulelivangeli, “Yahlulelani ngokwahlulela okulungileyo” (Johane 7:24). Ngokwesibonelo, kudingeka senze izinqumo mayelana nokuthi sizoboleka yini ithuluzi umuntu okungenzeka angalibuyiseli, noma sivume ukugitsheliswa umuntu ophuze utshwala. Othisha kumele benze izinqumo mayelana nokuthuthukisa abafundi. Futhi amajaji asenkantolo kudingeka enze izinqumo mayelana nokuthi umuntu umsulwa noma unecala. Uma wenza lezi zinhlobo zokwahlulela, akusho ukuthi “uyahlulela.” Izahlulelo ziyadingeka. Ngaphandle kwabo, umphakathi ubungahlukana. Nokho, nakuba kufanele senze izahlulelo mayelana nezenzo futhi siphoqelele imiphumela, kufanele siqhubeke sicabanga kahle ngabanye futhi silwele ukuqonda ukuziphatha kwabo. Njengesicelo esisebenzayo, ke, gwema ukwahlulela lapho ngokuzenzakalelayo ucabanga ukuthi kunenhloso embi. Kunalokho, lwela ukucabanga kahle ngabanye futhi uqonde ukuziphatha kwabo. NguJehova kuphela owazi izinhloso zomuntu. 18
UJesu “UnguMoya Weqiniso”
12 Ngisenezinto eziningi engizonitshela zona, kodwa ningekuthwale manje.
13. Kepha nxa esefikile, uMoya weQiniso, uyakuniholela kulo lonke iqiniso; ngokuba aliyikuzikhulumela lona, kepha elikuzwayo liyakukhuluma; njalo lizamemezela kini izinto ezizayo.
14 Kuyakungikhazimulisa, ngokuba kuyakwamukeliswa okwaMi, futhi kunibikele kona.
15 Konke lokho uBaba anakho, kungokwami; ngalokho ngithe lizakwemukela kokwami, litshumayele kini.
Nakuba uJesu enezinto eziningi okufanele azitshele abafundi Bakhe, uyazi ukuthi ukwaziswa okuningi angathanda ukubatshela kona kungaphezu kokukuqonda. Ngakho wathi kubo: “Nginezinto eziningi engizonitshela zona, kodwa anikwazi ukuzithwala manje.”Johane 16:12). Ube esenezela, “Kodwa lapho umoya weqiniso usufikile, uzoniholela kulo lonke iqiniso” (Johane 16:13). Umoya weQiniso kuyoba nguJesu uqobo Lwakhe, eza kubo futhi avule ukuqonda kwabo iZwi laKhe.
Uthi-ke uJesu uma kufika umoya weQiniso, “Akayikuzikhulumela ngokwakhe, kodwa lokho Akuzwayo uyakukukhuluma; futhi uzonitshela izinto ezizayo” (Johane 16:13). Lawa magama abhekisela esimweni sesambulo. Sonke isambulo sinomsuka waso othandweni lwaphezulu. Lolo thando, olungaphezu kokuqonda komuntu, lwenziwa ukuqonda komuntu ngamazwi akhulunywa nguJesu nemifanekiso ayinikezayo. Lapho uJesu ethi “uyezwa,” ubhekisela emandleni Akhe okuqonda uthando lwaphezulu okuphuma kulo iqiniso. Kusuka kulolu thando lapho ekhuluma nabafundi Bakhe kanye nomunye nomunye wethu, ehumusha ulimi olungapheli lothando lwaphezulu emazwini nasezithombeni ezingaqondwa futhi zisetshenziswe ekuphileni. 19
Noma kunjalo, okuningi kwalokho uJesu akushoyo, ikakhulukazi kulo myalezo wokuvalelisa, kunzima ukukuqonda. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi kubafundi. Ngenxa yokuthi iZwi liqukethe ukujula kokuhlakanipha okungapheli, kuyaqondakala ukuthi abafundi ngeke bakwazi ukuqonda yonke into. Kodwa bangaqiniseka ngento eyodwa: lapho umoya weQiniso ufika kubo, uyokhazimulisa uJesu. Izoveza ukuthi uJesu ungubani ngempela, ukuthi uBaba ukuYe ngayiphi indlela, ukuyiphi indlela ekuBaba, futhi ngayiphi indlela uJesu noYise baMunye. Njengoba uJesu ekubeka, lapho umoya weQiniso usufikile, “UyoNgikhazimulisa.” Ngaphezu kwalokho, “Uyothatha okungokwami futhi amemezele kini” (Johane 16:14). 20
Umoya weQiniso-ke, uyoveza ubunkulunkulu obuphelele obungaphakathi kuJesu. Izofundisa ukuthi uziqu-zintathu “kaYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele,” akayena uziqu-zintathu wabantu abahlukene, kodwa kunalokho unezici ezintathu zikaNkulunkulu oyedwa. “UBaba” uthando olungcwele ngaphakathi kuJesu. “INdodana” iyiqiniso laphezulu uJesu alikhulumayo. Futhi “uMoya oNgcwele” ungamandla kanye nomthelela walelo qiniso njengoba uqhubeka ukubusisa, ukukhanyisela, kanye nokukhuthaza bonke abalamukelayo. Ngamanye amazwi, uJesu noYise ababona abantu abahlukene. BaMunye. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Konke uBaba anakho kungokwami” (Johane 16:15). 21
Ngakho-ke, ngomqondo ojwayelekile, uMoya oNgcwele uyikho konke okuphumayo noma okuvela kuNkulunkulu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa konke okuhle, konke okuyiqiniso, nakho konke okungcwele. Noma kunjalo, kusasele imibuzo ebalulekile mayelana nokuthi abantu bangaqiniseka kanjani ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele unabo. Kudingeka bakhumbule kuphela ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele uyobasola ngesono, ubasole ngokulunga, futhi ubagwebe ngokwahlulela ngokuqala ngokubakhumbuza izimfundiso zikaNkulunkulu, bese ubaphefumulela ukuba baphile ngokuvumelana nalezo zimfundiso.
Ngezinga abantu abenza ngalo lokhu, uMoya oNgcwele kaJesu uyoba ubukhona obuphilayo, obuqondisayo, obukhanyiselayo, nobukholisayo ezimpilweni zabo. Mayelana nalokhu, kungashiwo ngempela ukuthi uJesu unguMoya oNgcwele okanye nathi. Ufika engumoya weQiniso, kungeyisikho kuphela ukusola, kodwa futhi ukukhanyisela, kungekuphela ukuveza, kodwa nokufundisa, kungekuphela ukusola nokusola, kodwa nokududuza nokuvuselela.22
Usizi Luyophenduka Injabulo
16 Kuseyisikhashana aniyikungibona; kubuye kube yisikhashana ningibone, ngokuba ngiya kuBaba.
17. Ngakho abanye kubafundi bakhe bakhuluma bodwa, besithi: Kuyini lokhu akutshoyo kithi: Kuseyisikhashana aniyikungibona; futhi, okwesikhatshana, lizangibona; lokuthi: Ngoba mina ngiya kuBaba?
18 Ngakho bathi: Kuyini lokhu akutshoyo ukuthi: Okwesikhatshana? Asazi ukuthi uthini.
19 UJesu wayesekwazi ukuthi babethanda ukumbuza, wathi kubo: “Niyafunana ngalokho engithe: Kuseyisikhashana aniyikungibona, kubuye kube yisikhashana; , nizoNgibona na?
20. Amen, amen, ngithi kini: Niyakukhala nilile, kepha izwe liyakujabula; niyakuba-lusizi, kepha usizi lwenu luyakuba-ngukuthokoza.
21 Owesifazana nxa ebeletha ulolusizi, ngoba ihola lakhe selifikile; kodwa nxa umntwana esezelwe, kabe esakhumbula ukuhlupheka ngenxa yentokozo yokuthi kuzelwe umuntu emhlabeni.
22 Nani-ke nilusizi manje; kodwa ngizaphinda nginibone, lenhliziyo yenu izathokoza;
23 Ngalolo suku aniyikungibuza lutho. Amen, amen, Ngithi kini: Noma yini eniyakukucela kuBaba egameni lami, uyoninika khona.
24 Kuze kube manje anikaceli lutho egameni lami; celani, lizakwamukeliswa, ukuze intokozo yenu igcwale.
Nakuba abafundi bemi phambi kokukhanya kwezwe, basesebumnyameni kakhulu. Abaqondi ukuthi kungani uJesu kudingeka abashiye, noma ukuthi usho ukuthini ngokuthi “ukuya kuBaba,” noma ukuthi usho ukuthini lapho ethi uzobuyela kubo ngemva kwesikhashana. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Kuseyisikhashana aniyikungibona; kubuye kube yisikhashana ningibone, ngokuba ngiya kuBaba.”Johane 16:16).
Bedidekile ngalokho uJesu akushoyo, abafundi bakhuluma bodwa, “Kuyini lokhu akusho kithi? 'Kuseyisikhashana aniyikungibona; kubuye kube yisikhashana ningibone, ngokuba ngiya kuBaba na? (Johane 16:17). UJesu uyazi ukuthi lapho eshiya abafundi Bakhe ngokwenyama, bayoba lusizi. Noma kunjalo, uJesu ubatshela kusengaphambili ukuthi akufanele bakhathazeke. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi uJesu akagxili ekuhluphekeni Kwakhe, okusasele amahora ambalwa nje kuphela, kodwa ugxile ekuhluphekeni abafundi Bakhe abazobhekana nakho.
UJesu uyazi nokuthi abanye abantu bayokujabulela ukufa Kwakhe okusobala, bekholelwa ukuthi bambulele. Kodwa uJesu utshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi bangakhathazeki ngalokhu. Ubaqinisekisa ngokuthi nakuba beyoba lusizi, usizi lwabo ngeke lube phakade. Njengoba uJesu esho: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Niyakukhala, nilile, kepha izwe liyakujabula; niyakuba-lusizi, kepha usizi lwenu luyakuphenduka lube-yinjabulo” (Johane 16:20).
UJesu ube eseqhathanisa usizi abafundi abayoba nalo nosizi lowesifazane obelethayo. Uthi, “Owesifazane, lapho ebeletha, ulusizi ngokuba isikhathi sakhe sesifikile; kodwa nxa esebelethile umntwana, akabe esakhumbula usizi ngenxa yentokozo yokuthi kuzelwe umuntu emhlabeni.”Johane 16:21).
Isifaniso sicacile. UJesu usebatshelile kakade abafundi bakhe ukuthi “ihora lakhe selifikile” (Johane 12:23). Ngamanye amazwi, ihora lokubethelwa Kwakhe liyasondela. Uyazi ukuthi kuyoba isikhathi sosizi. Njengowesifazane obelethayo, abafundi nabo bayobhekana nesikhathi esibuhlungu. Nokho, umshikashika uyadingeka ngaphambi kokuba kube nokuzalwa. Ngokufanayo, abafundi bayobhekana novivinyo olwengeziwe ngaphambi kokuba ukholo lwabo lupheleliswe. Kodwa uma bephusha, bethembela kuJesu, umphumela uyoba yinkazimulo. Usizi lwabo luyophenduka injabulo.
Endabeni yowesifazane, kuzalwa ingane. Kubafundi, nakubo bonke abantu ababhekana nenqubo yokuzalwa kabusha, intando entsha izalwa ngaphakathi kwabo, kanye nomuzwa omusha wenjabulo. Konke lokhu kuqukethwe emazwini kaJesu aduduzayo lapho ethi kubafundi Bakhe, “Nina manje nilusizi; kodwa ngiyobuye nginibone, inhliziyo yenu ijabule; intokozo yenu akakho oyakuniphuca yona.”Johane 16:22).
Engabuzi lutho eNdodaneni
UJesu ube esenikeza esinye isibikezelo. Uthi, “Ngalolo suku aniyikungibuza lutho” (Johane 16:23). Ukungaceli lutho eNdodaneni kusho ukuthi ngeke besancika ngokuyinhloko eqinisweni. Nakuba intuthuko yabo engokomoya kumelwe nakanjani iqale ngokufunda iqiniso, abafundi bayobizelwa ukuba bathathe isinyathelo esilandelayo kule nqubo. Lokhu bekuyohlanganisa ukuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso. Ngokwenza kanjalo, babeyokwazi ukufinyelela othandweni lelo qiniso elivela kulo. Yilokhu uJesu akushoyo lapho ethi, “Noma yini eniyakukucela kuBaba egameni lami uyoninika khona” (Johane 16:23).
UJesu usebenzisa ulimi olungokomfanekiso ukuchaza isinyathelo esilandelayo sokuziphendukela kwemvelo kwabafundi Bakhe. Nakuba babezoqala uhambo lwabo olungokomoya ngokufunda iqiniso, kancane kancane babeyobona futhi bezwe ubuhle obungaphakathi kwalelo qiniso, ikakhulukazi njengoba babephila ngokuvumelana nalo. Ngokwenza kanjalo, kwakuyoba nokuhlehla. Iqiniso lalingeke lisaba elokuqala, kodwa kunalokho ubuhle buyoba ngowokuqala. Yilokhu uJesu akushoyo lapho ebatshela ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi babeyoqonda “kuBaba” ngokuqondile. Ngamanye amazwi, bazoqala ukusebenza ngothando.
Kubafundi, ukuya ngokuqondile kuBaba kusho ukuthi uthando nobuhle kwakuyoza kuqala. Khona-ke, kulolo thando nobuhle, babeyothola iqiniso elijulile. Ukuphila ngokuvumelana nalelo qiniso elisha nelijulile, babeyobhekana nezimo ezijulile zothando nobuhle, njalo njalo ingunaphakade. Uma sebeqalile lolu hambo besuka eqinisweni beya ebuhleni, besuka ebuhleni besiya eqinisweni, noma yini ababengayicela yayiyohambisana nentando kaBaba. Ngakho-ke, uJesu angasho ngempela kubo, “Noma yini eniyakukucela kuBaba egameni lami uyoninika khona.”
Lokhu kuguqulwa akuzi kalula. Ngaphambi kokuthi kwenzeke, kunomshikashika omude lapho imvelo endala kumele ibekwe eceleni, kuthathwe isimo esisha. Nakuba imvelo endala yenziwa buthaka futhi ibhidlizwa, kunesikhathi sokulila nobuhlungu. Ukuyeka imikhuba emidala, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukulutheka ngokomzimba noma ukuthambekela okubi okuzuzwe njengefa, kungase kuhilele umzabalazo omkhulu. Kodwa-ke, lena ukuphela kwendlela yokuthi intando entsha ingazalwa kithi, kanye nomuzwa omusha wenkululeko. Kule nkululeko entsha silandela uJesu, hhayi ngoba kuyinto efanele ukuyenza (okuyiqiniso ebuhleni), kodwa ngoba sithanda ukwenza kanjalo (okuyinto enhle eqinisweni). 23
Uma nje abafundi beya ngokuqondile kuBaba ngale ndlela, bezivumela ukuba baqondiswe futhi baqondiswe yiqiniso leZwi likaNkulunkulu, futhi benza kanjalo ngothando, bayokwamukela konke abakucelayo. Kungakho uJesu ethi, “Kuze kube manje anikaceli lutho egameni lami.” Ngaphambili, imithandazo yabo yayingekho egameni likaJesu. Okusho ukuthi, babengathandazelanga ngokuzithoba, noma lezo zinto ezihambisana nentando kaNkulunkulu. Nokho, kusukela manje kuqhubeke, bazothandaza “egameni likaJesu”—okungukuthi, hhayi nje kuphela ngamaqiniso abanikeze wona, kodwa futhi nangenhliziyo ethobekile, enothando. Ngezinga abakwenza ngalo lokhu, imithandazo yabo iyophendulwa ngezindlela ezimangalisayo. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Celani, nizakwamukeliswa, ukuze ukuthokoza kwenu kugcwale” (Johane 16:24).
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Ukuthembela “ezwini elingaphakathi” lomuntu, ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sombhalo ongcwele, kungaholela abantu enkingeni enkulu. Yingakho uNkulunkulu enikeze isambulo esibizwa ngokuthi “iZwi likaNkulunkulu.” Noma kunjalo, singakwazi ukuthatheka ngemibono yethu, sikhiphe izinto ngaphandle komongo, sifunde umbhalo nge-lens ye-ajenda yethu, futhi siyenze isho lokho esifuna ukukusho ngoba simagange ukufakazela iphuzu lethu. Ukuvimbela lokhu, iNkosi ithembisa ukuthi izobuya futhi njengomoya weQiniso—iqiniso eliyosiholela kulo lonke iqiniso. Ukuze samukele ngokufanelekile umoya weQiniso uma ufika kithina, kufanele sikhululeke kuzo zonke izinhlelo ngaphandle kwesifiso esithobekile sokufunda nokusebenzisa iqiniso Lakhe ekusetshenzisweni kwempilo. Ngakho-ke, njengesicelo esingokoqobo, funda iZwi ngomthandazo unesifiso esisodwa kuphela engqondweni: okungukuthi, ukuba iNkosi ivule amehlo akho ukuze ubone ukuthi ungalisebenzisa kanjani iqiniso Lakhe ekuphileni kwakho. Yilokho uDavide ayekhuluma ngakho lapho ekhuleka kuJehova, ethi: “Vula amehlo ami ukuba ngibone izimangaliso emthethweni wakho.”AmaHubo 119:18). 24
Ekhuluma Ngomfanekiso
25. Lokhu ngikukhulume kini ngemifanekiso; kodwa isikhathi siyeza lapho ngingasayikukhuluma kini ngemifanekiso, kodwa ngizalitshela obala ngoBaba.
26 Ngalolo suku niyakucela egameni lami; futhi kangitsho kini ukuthi ngizalincengela kuBaba;
27. Ngokuba uBaba uqobo uyanithanda, ngokuba nina ningithandile, nakholwa ukuthi mina ngavela kuNkulunkulu.
28. Ngaphuma kuBaba, ngeza emhlabeni; ngiyabuya futhi emhlabeni, ngiya kuBaba.
29. Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Bheka, manje usukhuluma obala, awusho mfanekiso.
30 Manje siyazi ukuthi wazi zonke izinto, futhi awudingi ukuba umuntu akubuze. Ngalokhu siyakholwa ukuthi waphuma kuNkulunkulu.
31 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Selikholwa yini khathesi?
32 Bhekani, isikhathi siyeza, sesifikile, sokuthi nihlakazeke, kube yilowo nalowo aye kowabo, ningishiye ngedwa; futhi angingedwa, ngokuba uBaba unaMi.
33. Lezi zinto ngizikhulume kini ukuba nibe nokuthula kimi; emhlabeni niyakuba nokuhlupheka; kepha qinisekani, mina ngilinqobile izwe.
Sesifikile isikhathi sokuba uJesu aphethe inkulumo yakhe yokuvalelisa. Uye waduduza abafundi Bakhe, wabayala, wabaxwayisa, futhi wabatshela lokho okufanele bakulindele. Uthembise nokuthi uMoya oNgcwele uzoba nabo.
Okuningi kwalokho uJesu akutshele abafundi bakhe bekungokomfanekiso. Uye wasebenzisa amagama anjengokuthi “uYise” nelithi “iNdodana” ngezindlela abangakaziqondi okwamanje. Babengazi kanjani ukuthi “ngoBaba,” wayekhuluma ngomfanekiso wothando lwaphezulu olungaphakathi Kwakhe? Babengazi kanjani ukuthi lapho ezibiza ngokuthi “iNdodana,” wayekhuluma ngendlela engokomfanekiso ngokuhlakanipha kwaphezulu ayebafundisa kona? Futhi babengazi kanjani ukuthi lapho ekhuluma “ngoMoya oNgcwele,” wayekhuluma ngendlela engokomfanekiso ngethonya laphezulu eliphuma Kuye ukuze lifudumale izinhliziyo zabo ngothando futhi lifake izingqondo zabo ngeqiniso? Kungenzeka ukuthi abafundi babenokwazi okufiphele ngalezi zinto, kodwa, ngokuqinisekile, kwakungakacaci ngokuphelele kubo. 25
Ngakho-ke, uJesu uthi, “Lezi zinto ngizikhulume kini ngolimi olungokomfanekiso; kodwa siyeza isikhathi lapho ngingasayikukhuluma kini ngolimi olungokomfanekiso, kodwa ngiyonitshela ngokusobala ngoBaba.”Johane 16:25). Lapho lolo suku lufika, abantu bayokwazi ukuqonda ukuthi uJesu noYise baMunye ngempela. Ngeke kube nesidingo sokuthandazela isihe sikaBaba ngokuncenga kweNdodana. Kunalokho, abantu bazokwazi ukusondela othandweni lukaNkulunkulu olungapheli ngeqiniso abanikeze lona ekuthatheni Kwakhe isimo somuntu. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Ngalolo suku niyocela egameni laMi, futhi angisho ukuthi ngizonithandazela kuBaba; ngokuba uBaba uqobo uyanithanda, ngokuba nina ningithandile, nakholwa ukuthi mina ngaphuma kuNkulunkulu.”Johane 16:26-27).
Kule ndima uJesu uthi, “Angisho kini ukuthi ngizonithandazela kuBaba.” Ngamanye amazwi, asikho isizathu sokucela uJesu ukuba asilamulele phambi kukaBaba lapho sithandaza. UBaba akasithukuthelele. Kunalokho, uyasithanda, futhi ufisa ukuba size Kuye ngokuqondile ukuze sithole izibusiso zothando Lwakhe. Futhi siza kuye ngokuqondile lapho imithandazo yethu iqondiswa ukuhlakanipha asinikeze kona ngokuba senyameni Kwakhe njengoJesu Kristu.
UJesu ube esethi, “Ngaphuma kuBaba futhi ngiza ezweni; manje ngiyawushiya umhlaba ngiya kuBaba” (Johane 16:28). Ngamazwi ambalwa nje, uJesu ufingqa umsebenzi Wakhe wonke: Waphuma kuBaba njengoLizwi enziwe inyama; futhi Uzobuyela kuBaba. Uzophinda futhi athathe inkazimulo egcwele Ayenayo ekuqaleni. Ngenxa yalokhu, abantu manje bazoba nokuqonda okucacile kweqiniso, isivikelo saphakade emathonyeni esihogo, kanye nombono obonakalayo kaNkulunkulu onothando.
Amazwi athi, “Ngaphuma kuBaba futhi ngiza ezweni; futhi manje ngiyalishiya izwe futhi ngiya kuBaba,” bashaya abafundi ngendlela eqondakala kalula. Ngakho bathi kuJesu: “Manje usukhuluma ngokusobala, awukhulumi ngomfanekiso.”Johane 16:29). Manje bayaqiniseka ukuthi igunya likaJesu alinakungatshazwa. Njengoba bakubeka, “Manje siyaqiniseka ukuthi wazi zonke izinto, futhi awudingi ukuba umuntu akubuze.”Johane 16:30).
Kubonakala sengathi ekugcineni sebeqala ukuqonda, noma ngabe kuyindlela engokoqobo. Njengoba bekubeka, “Sikholwa ukuthi Waphuma kuNkulunkulu” (Johane 16:30). Nakuba bengase bangaqondi ngokucacile ukuthi uJesu usho ukuthini ngamagama athi “uBaba,” “iNdodana,” nelithi “uMoya oNgcwele,” bayabuqaphela ubunkulunkulu bukaJesu. Yindawo lapho ukholo lweqiniso luqala khona. 26
“Uyakholwa manje?”
Ephendula isimemezelo sabafundi sesibindi sokholo, uJesu ubabuza umbuzo. Wathi, “Niyakholwa manje na?” (Johane 16:31). Lona umbuzo ovusa ilukuluku, ikakhulukazi ngoba abafundi basanda kuveza ukukholelwa kwabo ebunkulunkulwini bukaJesu, bethi Wazi “zonke izinto,” futhi izimfundiso Zakhe azinakungabaza. Pho kungani uJesu ebabuza, “Seniyakholwa manje na?”
Umbuzo kaJesu usikhumbuza isimo esifanayo lapho uPetru ememezela ukuthi uzimisele ukulandela uJesu noma kuphi futhi adele ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa Yakhe. Ephendula, uJesu wathi: “Uyakudela ukuphila kwakho ngenxa yami na? (Johane 13:38). UJesu wabe esetshela uPetru ukuthi iqhude ngeke likhale kuze kube yilapho uPetru esephike kathathu. Ngokufanayo, nakuba abafundi manje sebememezela ukuthi uJesu wazi zonke izinto, nokuthi ukukholwa kwabo Kuye kuqinisekile, uJesu ubuza ukuqina kokukholelwa kwabo ngombuzo olula, “Ingabe manje seniyakholwa?”
Kungani uJesu ayengasho lokhu? Enye impendulo ukuthi uJesu ufuna baphinde bahlole ukujula kwezinkolelo zabo. Abafundi babonakala beqiniseka, bezinikele, futhi bezinikele ngokuphelele. Kodwa uJesu uyazi ukuthi kunomehluko phakathi kokukholwa okungakavivinywa kosaqalayo nokholo oluvundisiwe oluye lwabhekana nomlilo wokulingwa. Uyazi ukuthi nakuba beqotho ekumemezeleni ukholo lwabo, alukanyakazi. Kungase kube ngokoqobo, kodwa kusebuthakathaka. Kungakho uJesu enezela igama elithi “manje” lapho ebuza, “Niyakholwa manje na?” Kunjengokungathi Uthi, “Yebo, ngiyabona ukuthi inkolelo yakho ingokoqobo njengamanje—manje. Kodwa ingabe niyoqhubeka nikholwa lapho nidlula ezilingweni ezizayo?”
Kuyafana nangalowo nalowo kithi. Lapho sisezintabeni, kulula ukumemezela ukuthi siyakholelwa kuNkulunkulu. Singamemezela ukuthi wazi konke, ukuthi iZwi lakhe liyigunya eliphakeme kakhulu ekuphileni kwethu, nokuthi sizimisele ukumlandela noma kuphi. Lezi zimo zenkolelo eziphakeme zibalulekile, kodwa ziyisiqalo nje sokukholwa. Ukukholwa kweqiniso kuNkulunkulu, ukukholwa okuqotho Kuye, kuza kuphela ngenxa yokuhlala ngokweqiniso ezimfundisweni Zakhe ngezikhathi ezinzima—ikakhulukazi lezo zikhathi lapho sithambekele ekulahlekelweni ukwethemba kwethu ezimfundisweni Zakhe, futhi silahle ukholo lwethu Kuye.
Lokhu kuyacaca evesini elilandelayo. UJesu uthi: “Isikhathi siyeza, yebo, sesifikile, sokuba nihlakazeke, kube yilowo nalowo aye kowabo, ningishiye ngedwa.”Johane 16:32). Lapha uJesu unanela amazwi kaZakariya, lapho aprofetha khona ukuthi uMalusi wayeyoshaywa, “nezimvu zihlakazeke” ( NW )Zakariya 13:7).
Bayohlakazwa, kusho uJesu, “yilowo nalowo aye kwelakubo.” Eqinisweni, uJesu ubikezela ukuthi ngesikhathi sokubethelwa Kwakhe—isikhathi lapho uMalusi eyoshaywa—yilowo nalowo uyobuyela ekhaya lakhe, nasekuphepheni kwabantu bakubo. Ngokujule nakakhulu, uJesu ukhuluma ngenqubo sonke esidlula kuyo phakathi nokuvivinywa kwethu kokholo okunzima kakhulu. Lezi yizikhathi lapho sithambekele ekubuyeleni ezimeni zethu zangaphambili, nezindlela zethu zokucabanga nemizwa ezingavuselelwanga. Kulezi zikhathi ngamunye wethu ulingeka ukuba abuyele kulokho “okwethu.” Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “Thina sonke sidukile njengezimvu. Thina siphenduke, wonke umuntu, endleleni yakhe” (Isaya 53:6). 27
Nokho, uNkulunkulu uhlale ebiza ngamunye wethu ukuba ashiye emuva izindlela zethu zobugovu zokuzimisela, ukucabanga, nokuziphatha. Usicela ukuthi simlandele siye ezweni elisha, izwe azosibonisa lona, izwe lapho ukucabanga kwethu, ukuzimisela kanye nokwenza kwethu akuseyona eyethu, kodwa kunalokho kuyintando kaNkulunkulu kithi. Lena intando yethu entsha. Kungumqondo wasezulwini wobumina ovela kithi noma nini lapho indlela kaNkulunkulu iba indlela yethu, futhi noma nini lapho intando kaNkulunkulu iba intando yethu. 28
“Yiba nenhliziyo enhle…”
UJesu manje usondela ekupheleni kwenkulumo Yakhe yokuvalelisa. Kunokuba aphethe ngesixwayiso esingathi sína, uJesu uphetha ngamazwi aduduzayo esiqinisekiso. Uthi, “Nokho angingedwa, ngoba uBaba unami” (Johane 16:32). Kuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi ngisho nasekulingweni kwethu okunzima kakhulu, ngisho nalapho izinkolelo zethu zizanyazanyiswa, futhi sizizwa silahliwe ngokuphelele futhi sisodwa, uthando lwaphezulu, olubizwa ngokuthi “uBaba,” luhlala lukhona njengoMthombo wokuphila kwethu, lusisekele njengo impande isekela amagatsha. Lolu thando luhlala lukhona, futhi lutholakala njalo. Yilokho uJesu akushoyo lapho ethi, “UBaba unami.” Ngomqondo ongokomoya, uJesu uthi uthando lwaphezulu ngaso sonke isikhathi luhlangene neqiniso laphezulu. Abakwazi ukuhlukaniswa ngoba bamunye.
Lokhu kuphinda kusebenze empilweni yethu ngayinye. Awukho umgomo ophakeme ukwedlula ukuhlanganisa iqiniso esilaziyo nesifiso sokuphila ngokuvumelana nalo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kumelwe sikwazi ukuthi, “uBaba unami”—okungukuthi, kumelwe siqiniseke ukuthi iqiniso esilenzayo ligcwele uthando lukaBaba. Noma nini lapho senza lokhu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izimo zinzima kangakanani, futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izivunguvungu zangaphakathi zinamandla kangakanani, siyoba nokuthula.
Leli yiqiniso elibalulekile uJesu alivezayo lapho ethula amazwi okuphetha enkulumo Yakhe yokuvalelisa. Amazwi akhe acacile, anokunqoba, futhi agcwele isithembiso sokuthula. Ebuyela kusizathu semfundiso Yakhe yonke, Uthi “Lezi zinto ngizikhulume kini ukuze nibe nokuthula Kimi. Ezweni niyakuba nosizi; kepha yimani isibindi, mina ngilinqobile izwe” (Johane 16:33).
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Amazwi athi, “Yiba nesibindi” aqukethe isiqinisekiso esingcwele sokuthi ngenxa yokuthi uJesu uye walinqoba izwe, nathi singalinqoba. Lokhu akusho ukuthi izinsuku zethu zizoba lula. Eqinisweni, ngaphambi nje kokuba akhuthaze abafundi bakhe ukuba babe nesibindi, uJesu uthi kubo, “ezweni niyakuba-nosizi.” Nokho, uma sihlala sigxilile eZwini leNkosi, silwa eqinisweni lalo, futhi sithembela kuJesu yedwa, ngeke nje sinqobe ngezikhathi zokulingwa, siyoba nokuthula ngisho naphakathi kwezivunguvungu. Ngakho-ke, njengendlela ewusizo, sebenzisa inkulumo ethi “Yiba nesibindi” njengesikhumbuzo sokuthi uJesu useyinqobile kakade yonke imicabango nemizwelo yesihogo engase ivele engqondweni yakho. Lona “izwe” uJesu alinqobile—umhlaba wangaphakathi wokucabanga nomuzwa ongakwazi ukuwunqoba nawe. Ngakho-ke lapho kuvela izingxabano zangaphakathi, yilwani sengathi kuvela emandleni enu, kodwa yazini futhi nivume ukuthi amandla onke avela eNkosini kuphela. Ukuze wenze lokho, uzodinga ukubeka ithemba lakho eliphelele kuJesu, okunguye yedwa ongasho ngokweqiniso ukuthi, “Mina ngilinqobile izwe.” 29
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 501: “Kuyabuzwa namuhla ukuthi kungani izimanga zingasenzi ngendlela eyazenza ngayo. Kukhona inkolelo yokuthi uma kwenzeka, wonke umuntu uzovuma uNkulunkulu ngokusuka ekujuleni kwezinhliziyo zabo. Isizathu esenza ukuthi izimanga zingenzeki namuhla ngendlela ezazizenza ngayo ukuthi izimanga ziyaphoqa; baphuca umuntu inkululeko yokuzikhethela ezindabeni ezingokomoya. Benza abantu basemhlabeni kakhulu kunomoya. Kusukela ngesikhathi sokuBuya kweNkosi, wonke umuntu emhlabeni wobuKristu ube namandla okuba ngokamoya. Futhi baba ngokomoya kuphela okuvela eNkosini ngeZwi.”
2. I-Arcana Coelestia 9311:4: “Inkulumo ethi, ‘ukuzwa izwi leNdodana kaNkulunkulu’ isho ukufundiswa amaqiniso okholo, nokuwalalela. ‘Ukuphila’ kusho ukuphiwa ukuphila okungokomoya ngala maqiniso.”
3. I-Arcana Coelestia 10490:7: “Ukuba ngumfundi weNkosi kuwukuholwa Nguye hhayi ngobuwena, kanjalo kufanele kuholwe yizinto ezinhle namaqiniso avela eNkosini, hhayi ububi namanga.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 9942:12: “Ngabafundi abayishumi nambili babemelelwe bonke abasezintweni nasemaqinisweni avela eNkosini, futhi ngomqondo ongaqondakali zonke izinzuzo zothando namaqiniso okholo avela eNkosini.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 4247:2: Okuhle kugeleza njalo eqinisweni, futhi iqiniso lithola okuhle, ngoba amaqiniso ayizitsha zokuhle. Okuwukuphela kwezitsha okuhle kwaphezulu okungafakwa kuzo amaqiniso angempela.”
4. Ambulo sAmbuliwe 613: “Emavangelini, noma nini lapho iNkosi ibhekisela ‘kuBaba,’ ibhekisela ebuhleni baphezulu bothando Lwayo lwaphezulu, futhi noma nini lapho iNkosi ibhekisela ‘eNdodaneni,’ ibhekisela eqinisweni laphezulu lokuhlakanipha Kwayo kwaphezulu. Lapho iNkosi ikhazimulisa ubuntu Bayo, laba ababili bahlanganiswa njengomphefumulo nomzimba wawo nomzimba nomphefumulo wawo.”
5. I-Arcana Coelestia 9163:2: “EZwini, ‘ukukhubeka’ kusho ukuholelwa ekwenzeni okubi, kanjalo nokuwela emaqinisweni uye emangeni.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 1510:1-2: “Ithonya elithonya lemimoya emibi liwukuthi lapho lisebenza komunye umuntu, lenza iqiniso libonakale lingamanga. Iphinde ivuse zonke izinhlobo zemibono esekelayo, ukuze iqinisekise umuntu ukuba amukele amanga njengeqiniso nokubi njengokuhle. Lokhu kubonisa ukuthi abantu bangaqinisekiswa kalula kanjani emangeni nasebubini uma bengakholelwa emaqinisweni avela eNkosini.”
6. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 123[3]: “Abaningi esihogweni … bazinikela ekuprakthizeni indlela abangahlasela ngayo, baqamekele, bavimbezele futhi bahilele labo abavela ezulwini.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 840: “Uma nje isilingo sisekhona, abantu bacabanga ukuthi iNkosi ayikho. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi imimoya emibi ihlukumeza abantu baze baphelelwe ithemba. Lokhu kuletha umuzwa omkhulu wokuphelelwa ithemba kangangokuthi abantu abakholelwa nhlobo ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona. Nokho ngezikhathi ezinjalo iNkosi iba khona kakhulu kunalokho abantu abangakukholelwa.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2706: “INkosi ngempela ikhona kuwo wonke umuntu, ngoba awukho omunye umthombo wokuphila, futhi ilawula imininingwane emincane kakhulu yempilo yawo wonke umuntu, ngisho nakubantu ababi kakhulu, ngisho nabantu abasesihogweni. Kodwa ubusa ngezindlela ezahlukene kuye ngokuthi abantu bakuthola kanjani ukuphila Kwakhe. Ngalabo abemukela ukuphila kweNkosi (okuwuthando lokulunga Kwakhe kanye neqiniso) ngendlela engalungile, futhi bayiphendukezele othandweni lobubi namanga, iNkosi isekhona ... ngokunembile izinga elifanayo lapho ububi buqhelelene nokuhle, futhi amanga aqhelelene neqiniso.”
7. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 126: “Esilingweni kuba sengathi umuntu ushiywe yedwa, kodwa umuntu akashiywa yedwa, njengoba uNkulunkulu ngaleso sikhathi esuke eseduze kakhulu naye esezingeni elijulile, esekela ngasese.”
8. Imfundiso yeJerusalema Elisha Mayelana neNkosi 51: “Manje, njengoba ngoMoya oNgcwele kubhekiselwa kuye ngokuqondile ngokuthi iNkosi ekuhlakanipheni kwaphezulu, futhi ngenxa yalokho ngokuqondene neqiniso laphezulu, kuyacaca ukuthi kungani kuthiwa uMoya oNgcwele uyakhanyisela, ufundise, futhi uphefumule.”
9. I-Arcana Coelestia 10645:2: “Abaningi bacabanga ukuthi bakhonza uJehova ngokukholwa lapho bekholelwa ezintweni zemfundiso yebandla, nokuthi bakhonza uJehova ngothando lapho bemthanda. Nokho uJehova akakhonzwa ngokukholwa nje kuphela, nangokuthanda nje kuphela, kodwa ngokuphila ngokwemiyalo Yakhe.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 802:7: “Kuyinto eyodwa ukukholelwa othile, futhi enye ukukholelwa kothile; ngokufanayo, kungenye into ukukholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona, nokunye ukukholelwa Kuye. Ukukholelwa kuNkulunkulu kuhlanganisa kokubili ukuba nokholo nokwenza [intando Yakhe].”
10. Ukwahlulelwa Kokugcina (Posthumous) 205: “Unembeza ungusizi emoyeni ngokwenza okuphambene nezimiso zaphezulu, kanye nokujabulisa imicabango ephambene nayo. Kulokhu, kuvela usizi lukanembeza. Yilapho abantu bezibona besesimweni sokulahlwa.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1077: “Unembeza wakhiwa ngamaqiniso okholo, ngoba lokho abantu abakuzwile, abakuvumayo, futhi abakukholelwayo kwenza unembeza kubo. Emva kwalokho ukwenza okuphambene nalokho kungukwenza okuphambene nonembeza wabo, njengokuba kusobala kubo bonke; ukuze ngaphandle kokuba kungamaqiniso okholo abantu abawezwayo, abawavumayo, futhi bakholwe, akunakwenzeka ukuba babe nonembeza weqiniso.”
11. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 902: “Ukuphila kukamoya kutholwa kuphela ngokuphila ngokwemithetho eseZwini. Le miyalo inikezwe ngokufingqiwe eSivumelwaneni soMbuso, okungukuthi, Ungaphingi, Ungebi, Ungabulali, Ungafakazi amanga, Ungafisi okuhle kwabanye. Le miyalo iyimiyalo okumelwe yenziwe, ngoba lapho abantu benza lokhu, imisebenzi yabo mihle futhi ukuphila kwabo kuba okungokomoya, ngoba lapho abantu begwema okubi futhi bezonda, kuze kube manje bayothanda futhi bathande okuhle. Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 837:4-5: “Abantu kufanele bazi ukuthi ziyini ububi izono, okokuqala kusukela eNcwadini yeNkathi yeNkathi YezoMbuso, futhi kamuva basuke eZwini yonke indawo, futhi kufanele bacabange ukuthi bayizono kuNkulunkulu, nokuthi lezi zono zigodla futhi zihlukanise abantu ezulwini, futhi zibalahle futhi zibagwebele esihogweni. Ngakho-ke, into yokuqala yenguquko ukuzigwema izono, ukuzigwema, futhi ekugcineni ukuzonda. Kodwa ukuze bazigweme, bazigweme, futhi babelane nazo kumelwe bathandaze kuJehova bacele usizo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kufanele babagweme futhi bahlukane nabo ngoba bamelene neZwi, ngaleyo ndlela bamelene neNkosi, futhi kusukela lapho bamelene nezulu, futhi ngenxa yokuthi ngokwabo bangabantu abangenanyama.” (Mathewu 6:24)
12. I-Arcana Coelestia 4007:4: “Bonke abaya ezulwini balahla izinto ezimbili: ukuzanelisa nokuzethemba kwakho ngokweqile, nomuzwa wokufaneleka, noma ukuzenza abalungile. Lokhu bakushintsha ngomqondo wasezulwini wokuzicabangela, onikezwe iNkosi, kanye nokufaneleka noma ukulunga kweNkosi. Lapho beqhubeka bekwenza lokhu, kulapho beya bejula ezulwini.” Bhekafuthi IJerusalema Elisha Nezimfundiso Zalo ZaseZulwini 155: “Njengoba konke okuhle neqiniso kuvela eNkosini, futhi akukho okuvela kumuntu, futhi okuhle okuvela kumuntu akuwona ubuhle bangempela, kusho ukuthi ukufaneleka akukona okomuntu, kodwa eNkosini kuphela. Kungukufaneleka kweNkosi ukuthi ngamandla Ayo Wasindisa isintu, futhi uyaqhubeka nokusindisa labo abenza okuhle Kuye. Yingakho noma ubani okubhekiselwa kuye ukufaneleka nokulunga kweNkosi ebizwa ngokuthi ‘ulungile’ eZwini, futhi noma ubani okuthiwa ukulunga komuntu siqu nokufaneleka kwakhe kubizwa ngokuthi ‘ongalungile.’”
13. Imfundiso YeJerusalema Elisha Mayelana NeNkosi 51[3]: “Njengabantu emhlabeni, izingelosi ziyaphefumula futhi izinhliziyo zazo zishaya. Ukuphefumula kwabo kwamaphaphu abo kuvumelana nokwamukela kwabo ukuhlakanipha kwaphezulu okuvela eNkosini, nokushaya kwenhliziyo yabo kuvumelana nokwamukela kwabo uthando lwaphezulu oluvela eNkosini.”
14. I-Arcana Coelestia 1661: 4-5: “ Lapho abantu becabanga ukuthi okuhle neqiniso kusuka kubo nokuthi amandla okumelana nawo angowabo, impahla namaqiniso abalwa ngawo nobubi namanga akuzona ngempela izinto ezinhle namaqiniso, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zibonakala zingakanani, ngoba baye babhekana nazo. lokho okungokwabo okungaphakathi kubo, futhi babeka ukufaneleka kwabo ekunqobeni, beqhosha njengokungathi banqobile ububi namanga, kuyilapho eqinisweni kuyiNkosi yodwa elwayo futhi inqobe.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 9715:2: “Alukho neze ukufaneleka nokulunga okwabantu; kodwa ukulunga nokulunga kukaJehova kubalelwa kubo lapho bevuma ukuthi akukho okuphuma kubo, kodwa konke okuvela eNkosini. Kulokhu kungukuthi iNkosi yodwa evuselela abantu; ngokuba ukukhiqiza kabusha abantu kungukuxosha izihogo kubo, ngenxa yalokho ububi namanga avela esihogweni, kanye nokutshala izulu esikhundleni sabo; okungukuthi, izimpahla zothando namaqiniso okukholwa, ngoba lezi zenza izulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngezimpi eziqhubekayo nezihogo iNkosi yakhazimulisa uMuntu Wakhe, okungukuthi, wawenza ubuNkulunkulu; ngoba njengalokhu abantu bezalwa kutsha ngezimpi eziyizilingo, ngokunjalo leNkosi yakhazinyuliswa ngezimpi eziyizilingo. Ngenxa yalokho, ukukhazinyuliswa koMuntu weNkosi ngamandla Akhe kuwukufaneleka nokulunga. Basindiswa kanjalo abantu, ngokuba ngalokho izihogo zonke zithotshiswe yiNkosi kuze kube phakade.”
15. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 121: “Ngesikhathi sokufika kweNkosi okokuqala izihogo zase zikhule zaze zagcwala umhlaba wonke wemimoya, ophakathi kwezulu nesihogo, futhi ngaleyo ndlela azizange nje ziphonse isiphithiphithi izulu elibizwa ngokuthi eliphansi kunazo zonke, kodwa futhi lalihlasele izulu eliphakathi, abalidla ngezindlela eziyinkulungwane, futhi elaliyobhujiswa ukuba lalingazange lisekelwe uJehova.”
16. Zulu nesi Hogo 548: “Nakuba iNkosi iholela yonke imimoya kuye ngezingelosi nangokufika okuvela ezulwini, imimoya egxile ebubini imelana kanzima futhi icishe ihlubuke eNkosini. Bedonswa uthando lwabo lobubi, njengokungathi ngentambo, bafuna ukulandela. Ngenxa yokuthi bayadonswa, futhi ngenxa yokuthi bafuna ukulandela, baziphonsela esihogweni ngokukhululeka.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 2235:6: “Ukusola izwe ngokulunga kuwukulahla noma yini ephikisana nobuhle…. Ukulahla izwe ngecala lokwahlulela kuwukulahla nganoma yini mayelana neqiniso…. Inkulumo ethi, ‘Umbusi wezwe uye wahlulelwa’ isho ukuthi ububi buphonswe esihogweni sabo siqu, lapho bungeke busalimaza khona.” Bhekafuthi Imfundiso yeJerusalema eliSha malungana neziBhalo eziNgcwele 85: “Amagama athi ‘ukwahlulela’ nelithi ‘ukulunga’ ashiwo kaningi ngoba ‘ukwahlulela’ kubikezelwa ngamaqiniso, futhi ‘ukulunga’ kokuhle, ngakho ‘ukwenza ukwahlulela nokulunga’ kusho ukwenza ngeqiniso nokuhle. Isizathu sokuthi ‘ukwahlulela’ kubikezelwe iqiniso, futhi ‘ukulunga’ kokuhle ukuthi uhulumeni weNkosi embusweni ongokomoya ubizwa ngokuthi ‘ukwahlulela,’ futhi embusweni wezulu ubizwa ngokuthi ‘ukulunga.’”
17. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 565: “Abantu basendulo babenegama labantu abaphikisana ngesisekelo semibono yodwa: babebabiza ngokuthi izinyoka zomuthi wolwazi [wokuhle nokubi]. Okuvelayo kufanele kube nokubalulekile okuphansi, hhayi okuphezulu kakhulu…. Ngaphandle kokuba umcabango wethu uphakanyiswe ngaphezu kwezinga lemizwa yethu ezwakalayo, sinokuhlakanipha okuncane kakhulu.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 5758:2: “Ukuzibiza njengeqiniso lomuntu siqu kanye nokuhle komuntu lokho okuvela eNkosini kuwukuzenza olungile…. Labo abacabanga ngale ndlela bazibona kuzo zonke izenzo eziqondile abazenzela umakhelwane wabo, futhi lapho benza lokhu, bazithanda kakhulu kunabo bonke abanye, ababadelelayo. Nakuba bengase bangavezi le ndelelo ngamazwi, nokho kusezinhliziyweni zabo.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 1949:2: “Iqiniso elingenakulunga liyashesha ukuthola amaphutha, alikhethi, limelana nabo bonke, futhi libheka wonke umuntu njengonephutha.”
18. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1088: “Labo abasothandweni abacabangi lutho ngaphandle kokuhle kwabanye futhi bakhuluma kahle ngabo kuphela. Lokhu abakwenzi ngenxa yabo siqu noma ngokufuna ukuzuza umusa kunoma ubani, kodwa kuvela eNkosini esebenza phakathi kwabo ngothando.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1079: “Abasothandweni ababuboni ububi babanye. Kunalokho, baqaphela okuhle nokuyiqiniso, babeke incazelo enhle yokubi namanga. Injalo imvelo yazo zonke izingelosi, kungokuthile ezinakho okuvela eNkosini.” Bhekafuthi Nomshado Wasezulwini 523: “Bekungaba njani ngomphakathi ukube bezingekho izinkantolo zomthetho, futhi uma abantu bengavunyelwe ukuba bathole isahlulelo sabo komunye? Kodwa ukwahlulela ukuthi ingqondo yangaphakathi noma umphefumulo unjani ngaphakathi, ngaleyo ndlela ukuthi isimo somuntu esingokomoya siyini kanjalo nesiphetho somuntu ngemva kokufa—akukho muntu ovunyelwe ukwahlulela ngalokhu, ngoba kwaziwa yiNkosi kuphela.”
19. I-Arcana Coelestia 8705:2: “Umqondo wohlamvu lweZwi utholwa abantu abavamile, ukuze bangeniswe emaqinisweni angaphakathi.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 8920:2: “Lapho uLizwi ehla emazulwini, usendleleni elamukeleka kubo bonke, abasezulwini nabasemhlabeni.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10322: “Okuvela kuNkulunkulu kwehlela kubantu ngendlela yasezulwini. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, kuhlaliswe ezulwini ekuhlakanipheni kwezingelosi ezulwini, nasemhlabeni ekubambeni kwabantu emhlabeni. Ngakho-ke, iZwi liqukethe umqondo wangaphakathi noma ongokomoya wezingelosi kanye nomuzwa wangaphandle noma wemvelo wabantu abasemhlabeni.”
20. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6788: “UMoya oNgcwele uyisipho esingcwele esivela kuBuntu BeNkosi BobuNkulunkulu. Kungalesi sizathu iNkosi ithi: ‘Lowo uBaba ayakumthumela egameni lami,’ futhi ‘Lowo engiyakumthumela kini evela kuBaba,’ futhi ‘Uyokwamukela kokungokwami futhi anibikele kona. ; konke uBaba anakho kungokwami, ngalokho ngithe uyakwamukeliswa kokungokwami, anibikele khona.” Kusobala futhi ukuthi igama elithi ‘ngcwele’ lisetshenziswa lapho kubhekiselwa khona eqinisweni ngoba iPharacle ibizwa ngokuthi iNhlangano. 'umoya weQiniso.'” Bheka futhi I-Arcana Coelestia 10738:2: “INkosi ibiza umoya weQiniso ngokuthi ‘iParaclete,’ kanye noMoya oNgcwele ophuma kuYo. UMoya oNgcwele awuzikhulumi ngokwawo, kodwa ukhuluma eNkosini [uJesu Kristu], okuyilapho kuchazwa ubuNkulunkulu obuvela eNkosini.”
21. I-Arcana Coelestia 6993:2: “UZiqu-zintathu wonke, uYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele, uphelele eNkosini. Ngakho-ke munye uNkulunkulu, kabathathu. EZwini kukhulunywe ‘ngoYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele’ ukuze abantu bavume iNkosi kanye nobuNkulunkulu obukuyo. Ngoba abantu babesebumnyameni obukhulu, njengoba kunjalo nanamuhla. Kungenjalo, bebengeke bavume noma yibuphi ubuNkulunkulu kuMuntu weNkosi. Kubo, lo mbono wawungeke uqondwe ngokuphelele, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke ukukholelwa. Futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyiqiniso ukuthi kukhona uZiqu-zintathu, kodwa munye, okungukuthi, eNkosini; futhi kuyavunywa futhi emasontweni obuKristu ukuthi uZiqu-zintathu uhlala ngokuphelele kuYe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iNkosi yafundisa obala ukuthi yayimunye noYise (Johane 14:9-12); nokuthi okungcwele okukhulunywe nguMoya oNgcwele akusikho okukaMoya kodwa okuvela eNkosini.
. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9264: “UMoya oNgcwele uyiqiniso laphezulu futhi muhle, ngoba ubungcwele obuphuma kuJehova.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 139[1]: “UMoya oNgcwele uyiqiniso laphezulu, kanye namandla nomsebenzi waphezulu ovela kuNkulunkulu oyedwa, okuye uZiqu-zintathu waphezulu, kanjalo kuvela eNkosini uNkulunkulu uMsindisi.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 139[4]: “Lapho iNkosi ikhuluma ngoMduduzi kanye noMoya oNgcwele, yayibhekise Kuye.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8127: “Ngenkathi uJehova esesemhlabeni, wayeyiqiniso elingcwele. Kepha ngasemuva, lapho esekhazinyulisiwe, waba futhi njengokulunga koMuntu. Khona-ke, kulokhu kuphuma iqiniso laphezulu, ‘elinguMoya weQiniso’ noma ‘uMoya oNgcwele.’”
23. I-Arcana Coelestia 5773:2: “Mayelana nokulila ... kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi kubantu abavuselelwa ukuguqulwa kwenzeka. Okusho ukuthi, okokuqala baholwa ngeqiniso kokuhle, kodwa emva kwalokho baholwa besuka kokuhle baye eqinisweni. Phakathi nesikhathi lapho lokhu kuguqulwa kwenzeka, noma lapho isimo sishintshwa futhi siphenduka into ephambene nalokho okwakukhona ngaphambili, kuba nokulila. Ngoba bangaphansi kwezilingo, okuthi ngazo izinto zabo ngokufanele zibe buthakathaka futhi zibhidlizwe, futhi kwethulwe okuhle. Kanye nalokho kwethulwa intando entsha, futhi kulokhu kube nenkululeko entsha.”
24. Imfundiso yeJerusalema eliSha malungana neziBhalo eziNgcwele 57: “Ukukhanyiselwa kunikezwa labo abathanda amaqiniso ngoba engamaqiniso, futhi abawasebenzisa ekusetshenzisweni kwempilo ngoba beseNkosini, futhi iNkosi ikubo. Ngokuba uJehova uyiqiniso lakhe uqobo; futhi lapho lokhu kuthandwa ngoba kuyiqiniso laphezulu—futhi lokhu kuyathandwa lapho kusetshenziswa—khona-ke iNkosi ikhona kukho nabantu.”
25. I-Arcana Coelestia 2329:4: “Labo abathanda iNkosi kanye nesisa kumakhelwane, bajwayelene futhi bavuma uZiqu-zintathu. Noma kunjalo, basazithoba phambi kweNkosi [uJesu Kristu] futhi bakhonze Yona yodwa, ngesizathu sokuthi bayazi ukuthi akukho ukungena koBunkulunkulu ngokwaKhe obubizwa ngokuthi ‘uYise’ ngaphandle kweNdodana; nokuthi konke oNgcwele okungoMoya oNgcwele kuphuma kuye [uJesu Kristu]. Lapho bekulo mbono, abakhulekeli omunye ngaphandle kwaKhe [uJesu Kristu] okukhona ngaye futhi okuvela kuye zonke izinto, kanjalo Munye.”
26. Inkolo YamaKristu Eqiniso 342:1-2 “Ukuvuma ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu kuwumgomo wokuqala wokholo iNkosi eyawembula futhi yawumemezela lapho Ifika emhlabeni…. INkosi yathi phezu kwaleli dwala, okungukuthi, phezu kweqiniso kanye nokuvuma ukuthi iyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, iyokwakha ibandla layo; ngoba ‘idwala’ lisho iqiniso.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 379: “Phakathi kwawo wonke amaqiniso aqala ukholo futhi alubumba, inkolelo yokuthi iNkosi iyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu ingeyokuqala.”
27. I-Arcana Coelestia 6657:2: “Isilingo senzeka lapho abantu bededelwa ebubini babo.”
28. I-Arcana Coelestia 8179:2: “Uma abantu bephakathi kwezilingo, bavame ukuxega izandla zabo bese bephendukela emithandazweni kuphela, bese beyithulula ngokujulile, bengazi ukuthi imithandazo enjalo [ngaphandle komzamo] ayizuzi lutho, kodwa kufanele balwe namanga nobubi izihogo ukwethula. Amaqiniso okukholwa ayizindlela zokulwa naleyo mpi, futhi awusizo ngoba aqinisa izinhlobo zokuhle namaqiniso aphikisana namanga nobubi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ezingxabanweni ezilethwa izilingo, abantu kufanele balwe njengokungathi bakwenze ngamandla abo, kodwa kufanele bavume futhi bakholwe ukuthi lokho bakwenza ngamandla eNkosi…. Lapho benza lokhu, bathola umuzwa omusha wobumina. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi indawo yasezulwini, okuyintando entsha.”
29. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10828: “INkosi yeza emhlabeni ukuze isindise isintu, ebesiyobhubha phakade; futhi Wasisindisa ngokunqoba izihogo ezazigcwele wonke umuntu owafika emhlabeni futhi owaphuma emhlabeni. Futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ngalokhu: ukuthi wakhazimulisa ubuntu Bakhe, ngoba ngale ndlela Angakwazi ukubamba izihogo ngokuzithoba kuze kube phakade. Ukunqotshwa kwezihogo kanye nokukhazinyuliswa ngesikhathi esisodwa komuntu Wakhe kwenziwa ngezilingo ezamukelwa kubuntu Bakhe, nangokunqoba okuqhubekayo. Uthando lwakhe esiphambanweni lwaluyisilingo sokugcina kanye nokunqoba okugcwele. Ukuthi iNkosi yanqoba izihogo Yona ngokwayo ifundisa lapho Ithi…. ‘Yibani nesibindi; Mina ngiwunqobile umhlaba’ (Johane 16:33).”
