Ufunda okuthile okusha nsuku zonke... njengaleli qiniso elisha, kozakwenu, ngolunye usuku kuleli sonto elidlule:
Igama lesiLatini esilihumusha ngokuthi "isonto" lithi "ecclesia", elivela egameni lesiGreki elithi "ἐκκλησία" (ekklesia), elisuselwa egameni elithi "αλέω" (kaleo), noma "ukubiza".
I-"ekklesia", eGreece yasendulo, kwakuwumhlangano wabantu ababizelwe ndawonye. Kwakungeyona eyenkolo ngempela - ngokuvamile nje umbuthano obizelwa ukwenza izinqumo zomphakathi.
Lokho kuqaphela kolimi kwavusa isitimela somcabango: Lapho sizama ukuphakamisa imicabango yethu ngaphezu kokufuna ukudla nendawo yokuhlala, futhi sicabanga ngalokho iNkosi esibizela kona ngempela -- kuyasiza ukukwenza ndawonye, noma ngokwethu?
Lithini iBhayibheli ngakho? Kukhona amavesi athile "ndawonye". Nazi ezimbalwa:
“Lapho kubuthene ababili noma abathathu, ngikhona lapho phakathi kwabo.” (Mathewu 18:20).
"Ingelosi yebandla laseFiladelfiya bhala..." (IsAmbulo 3:7)
Ngizomemezela igama lakho kubafowethu. Ngizokudumisa phakathi kwebandla. (AmaHubo 22:22)
Futhi, futhi, kukhona ezinye iziqephu "zodwa". Nazi izibonelo ezimbili:
Kepha wena, nxa ukhuleka, ngena ekamelweni lakho, uthi usuvale umnyango wakho, ukhuleke kuYihlo osekusithekeni; uYihlo obona ekusithekeni uyakukuvuza. (Mathewu 6:6)
Kwathi uDaniyeli esekwazi ukuthi umbhalo usayiniwe, wangena endlini yakhe (amafasitele ekamelo lakhe evulekile ngaseJerusalema), waguqa ngamadolo kathathu ngosuku, wakhuleka, wabonga phambi kukaNkulunkulu wakhe, njengalokho enzile. ngaphambili. (Daniyeli 6:10)
Impendulo yeBhayibheli ibonakala sengathi sidinga KOKUBILI. Kukhona amandla nogqozi oluvela ngokuhlangana ndawonye, nokukhulekela omunye nomunye. Kukhona futhi isikhathi lapho ngamunye kufanele simbe sijule ngempela futhi sizenzele ngokwethu. Akekho omunye ongakwenzela lezo zinqumo ezishintsha izifundo.
Kodwa... kulokhu kubhalwa, kwenzeka kuyiSonto. INkosi isibizele ekklesia. Ngezinye izikhathi ungakwazi ukungena othandweni nasekuhlakanipheni kwaphezulu kalula, noma ngendlela entsha, ku-ekklesia. Kuwuhlobo lokuthanda umakhelwane, lokufuna ukuhlanganiswa nothando oluhle nemibono yeqiniso yabanye abantu.
Mhlawumbe ngenxa yaleso sizathu, kuyingxenye ejulile yokuba umuntu. Cabanga nje... abantu, amashumi ezinkulungwane zeminyaka, bebuthene ndawonye ezindaweni zomlilo - bekhuluma, becula, benza umculo, bedansa - ngokuvamile befuna ubuNkulunkulu.
