Lapho uJesu ekhuluma noNikhodemu ngokuzalwa kabusha. UJesu wanikeza isizathu sokuthi kungani umuntu kumelwe azalwe kabusha nokuthi angazalwa kanjani ngokusha. Nakuba uNikodemu wayengumFarisi, isifundiswa nomfundisi emibhalweni engcwele kanye nombusi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, UNikodima wayeseyikhehla, okusho ukuthi uNikodemu wayengowenyama. Wayenokuqonda okujulile kwemibhalo engcwele, kodwa uNikodemu wayengaqondi ukuthi uJesu wayesho ukuthini ngokuzalwa ngokusha nokuthi umuntu uzalwa kanjani ngokusha?
UJesu waphendula wathi kuye, Ngiqinisile, ngempela, ngithi kuwe, Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwe ngokusha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu. UNikodima wathi kuye, Umuntu angazalwa kanjani esemdala? Angangena ngokwesibili esiswini sikanina, futhi azalwe? UJesu waphendula, Ngiqinisile, ngempela, ngithi kuwe, Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwe ngamanzi langoMoya, angengene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama; nalokho okuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya (UJohane 3:3-6)
Kusho ukuthini ukuzalwa kabusha?
Ukuvuselelwa kusho: (ngokomoya) ukuzalwa kabusha (isimo noma isenzo), leyo, (ngokomfanekiso) ukulungiswa okungokomoya; ngokuqondile ukubuyiselwa kukaMesiya: – ukuvuselelwa (G 3824 i-paliggenesis)
Ngeke ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngemisebenzi yakho, kodwa ungangena kuphela ngomsebenzi kaJesu Kristu nangenqubo yokuzalwa kabusha.
Hhayi ngemisebenzi yokulunga esiyenzile, kodwa ngokomusa wakhe wasisindisa, ngokugezwa kokuzalwa kutsha, kanye nokuvuselelwa kukaMoya oNgcwele; owasithululela phezu kwethu ngokuchichimayo ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu (Thithu 3:5-6)
Ukuzalwa kabusha noma ukuzalwa kabusha akusho ukuguqulwa kwendlela yokuphila, futhi akugcini ngokudabuka ngesono, noma ngokuba yinkolo noma ukuya esontweni, ubulungu besonto, imisebenzi yobuntu njll.
Umuntu angaba umuntu omuhle ngokwezwe; isazi sobuntu kanye nelungu elithembekile lebandla, ukwenza okuhle (uthando) isebenza, ukwazi yonke imibhalo eseBhayibhelini futhi ungakavuseleli.
UNikodemu uyisibonelo esiphelele salokhu.
UNikodima wayeyindoda ekholwayo. Wayezimisele ngezinto zikaNkulunkulu, kodwa uNikodima akazalwanga ngokusha. Akekho ongangena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngemisebenzi emihle, amakhono omuntu siqu, umzamo noma ubuhle.
Umuntu angazalwa kanjani ngokusha futhi angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu?
Kukhona kuphela indlela eyodwa ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu futhi lokho kungenqubo yokuzalwa kabusha noma ngamanye amazwi: ngokuzalwa ngokusha. Le nqubo iwumfanekiso ongokomoya wokuzalwa kwemvelo. Ayikho enye indlela izoni ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu futhi babuyisane noNkulunkulu, bese kuthi ngokuzalwa kabusha.
Lapho uNikodemu ebuza uJesu ukuthi umuntu angazalwa kanjani ngokusha, UJesu wenza umfanekiso womoya.
Akekho umuntu ongaqonda ngempela ukuthi umoya uvelaphi nezindlela zomoya. Kodwa nakuba singase singawuqondi umoya, sizwa amandla omoya.
Ikona okufanayo nokuzalwa kabusha. Akekho okwazi ukuqonda ngomqondo wenyama ukuthi umuntu uzalwa kanjani ngokusha, kodwa sonke sizwa amandla okuvuselelwa, lapho usuzalwa ngokusha.
Lapho uJesu ekhuluma ngokuzalwa kabusha futhi enikeza umfanekiso womoya, UJesu wayelindele ukuthi uNikodemu axhumanise amazwi Akhe namazwi omprofethi uHezekeli:
Wayesethi kimi, Profetha emoyeni, profetha, indodana yomuntu, athi emoyeni, Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova; Uvela emimoyeni yomine, O umoya, futhi uphefumulele phezu kwalaba ababuleweyo, ukuze baphile. Ngakho ngaprofetha njengokungilaya kwakhe, kwasekungena umoya kuwo, basebephila, basukuma bema ngezinyawo, ibutho elikhulu kakhulu (UHezekeli 37:9,10)
Izingxenye ezinhlanu zokuzalwa okusha?
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