EBhayibhelini kuJohane 3: 1-10, UJesu wakhuluma noNikhodemu ngokuzalwa kabusha. UJesu wathi kuNikhodemu ukuthi kumelwe uzalwe ngokusha. Kodwa wayeqonde ukuthini uJesu uma ethi kumelwe nizalwe ngokusha? Kusho ukuthini ukuzalwa ngokusha ngamanzi nangoMoya? Ungazalwa kanjani ngokusha?
“Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwe ngokusha, angeke awubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu futhi angengene embusweni kaNkulunkulu”
Kwakukhona umuntu wakubaFarisi, nguNikhodemu, umbusi wamaJuda: Lowo weza kuJesu ebusuku, wathi kuye, Rabi, siyazi ukuthi ungumfundisi ovela kuNkulunkulu: ngoba kakho ongenza lezizibonakaliso ozenzayo, ngaphandle kokuthi uNkulunkulu abe laye. 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. Ungamangali ngokuthi ngithe kuwe, Kufanele nizalwe kabusha. Umoya uvunguza lapho obala khona, uyawuzwa umsindo wawo, kodwa angazi ukuthi livela ngaphi, nalapho liya khona: unjalo wonke ozelwe nguMoya. UNikodima waphendula wathi kuye, Zingenzeka kanjani lezi zinto? UJesu waphendula wathi kuye, Ungumbusi wakwa-Israyeli, futhi akazi lezizinto? (UJohane 3:1-10)
UNikodima wayengumFarisi, uthisha, nombusi wakwa-Israyeli
UNikodima wayengumFarisi, umfundisi nombusi, nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli, kodwa uNikodemu wayengaqondi ukuthi uJesu wayesho ukuthini ngokuzalwa ngokusha. UNikodemu wayeyilungu elicebile nelinamandla lendikimba yokwahlulela ephakeme kakhulu eJudeni lasendulo, iSanhedrin enkulu. Wayengomunye wothisha abaphezulu esizweni. Wayephiwe, brilliant, futhi wayenokuqonda okujulile kwemibhalo engcwele, kanye neziprofetho zikaMesiya.
Ebusuku, UNikodima waya kuJesu wambuza: “Rabi, siyazi ukuthi Wena ungumfundisi ovela kuNkulunkulu: ngoba kakho ongenza lezizimangaliso ozenzayo Wena, ngaphandle kokuthi uNkulunkulu abe laye”.
Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba uNikodemu aqhubeke nengxoxo yakhe, UJesu wamphazamisa. UJesu wathi, ukuthi uma umuntu engazalwa ngokusha, akaboni, futhi bangangeni embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa kungani uJesu asho lokhu?
UNikodima wayengumbusi, wayecebile, wayekholwa, wayeyazi imibhalo, wayenguthisha, wayekholelwa kuNkulunkulu, wayemesaba uNkulunkulu, wamukela i okungaphezu kwemvelo, futhi wayehlonipha uJesu. Nokho … ngazo zonke lezi zinto akakwazanga ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
Umuntu wenyama akakwazi ukuqonda izinto zikaMoya
UNikodima akazange aqonde, ukuthi uJesu wayesho ukuthini ngokuzalwa ngokusha. Ngenxa yokuthi uNikodemu wayengowenyama, UNikodima ubhekisele ekuzalweni kwenyama. Lapho uJesu ephendula uNikodima, wayengakaqondi ukuthi uJesu wayesho ukuthini. UJesu wathi, ukuze yena njengomfundisi wakoIsrayeli akwazi ukuthi wayesitshoni. Ngoba umuntu angakwazi kanjani, oshumayela futhi afundise amazwi kaNkulunkulu, akaziqondi izinto zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu?
UNikodemu wayenolwazi olukhulu lobuhlakani bemiBhalo, izwi elilotshiwe. Kodwa uNikodemu wayengazi futhi engaliqondi iZwi Eliphilayo.
UNikodima akazange abone uJesu njengeNdodana kaNkulunkulu, kuyilapho imibhalo ifakaza Ngaye. Ngakho-ke, UNikodima kwakufanele azi, ukuthi uJesu wayeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. UNikodima wabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu unaye, kodwa wabona uJesu njengoMfundisi kuphela, owayethunywe nguNkulunkulu.
UJesu wabonakalisa uMbuso kaNkulunkulu endaweni yemvelo
Ngaphambi kokuba uJesu eze kulo mhlaba futhi waba umuntu ngokugcwele, Wahlala noNkulunkulu; UBaba Wakhe. UJesu waphila eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu futhi weza kulo mhlaba, ukushumayela uMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Akagcinanga ngokushumayela ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu, kodwa Waletha uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kulomhlaba.
Ngesikhathi uJesu eshumayela futhi eletha uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kubantu bakaNkulunkulu, izibonakaliso nezimangaliso eziningi zamlandela.
UMbuso kaNkulunkulu wabonakala endaweni yemvelo, ngokuthethelelwa kwezono, ukuphulukisa, ukukhululwa, izimpawu, nezimangaliso.
uNikodemu, omunye wabaFarisi, wezwa futhi wabona imisebenzi kaJesu. UNikodima wabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu unoJesu, kodwa wayecabanga ukuthi uJesu ungumfundisi. Lapho uNikodemu elindele ukuthi uJesu uzoqinisekisa ukuthi ungumfundisi, UJesu waqala ukukhuluma ngokuzalwa ngokusha.
Kungani uJesu akhuluma ngokuzalwa ngokusha?
Hhayi-ke, ngoba uJesu wawuphendula umbuzo kaNikhodemu mayelana nemisebenzi Yakhe. UJesu wakhuluma ngakho indalo entsha. UJesu wamtshela, ukuthi akunakwenzeka ukubona uMbuso kaNkulunkulu, loba ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kokuzalwa kabusha; ezalwa ngamanzi (ubhapathizo lwamanzi) kanye loMoya (ubhapathizo ngoMoya oNgcwele).
UJesu wazalwa ngamanzi futhi wazalwa ngoMoya oNgcwele. Ube kade iNdalo entsha; iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
Wayengowokuqala kwabaningi, lokho kwakuyolandela futhi futhi kwakuyoba amadodana kaNkulunkulu; ozalwa ngu amanzi kanye loMoya.
UJesu wamelela futhi wabonakalisa uMbuso kaNkulunkulu, ngoba wavela embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngesikhathi sokuphila Kwakhe emhlabeni, Waqhubeka nokuhamba Kwakhe kuloMbuso.
UJesu wayewazi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu, yingakho ayekwazi ukushumayela nokuletha uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kubantu bakaNkulunkulu emhlabeni.
Uma umuntu ovela ezweni, ake sithi izwe A, uzothunyelwa njengenxusa ezweni B, ngaphandle kokwazi imithetho, imithethonqubo, kanye nomthetho wezwe A, ngeke kwenzeke ukuthi lo muntu afeze umsebenzi wakhe njengenxusa futhi amele izwe u-A. Ngoba inxusa lingamela izwe kanjani, bengawazi umthetho, imithethonqubo, namasiko alelizwe? Akunakwenzeka.
Inxusa loMbuso kaNkulunkulu
Kuyafana namakholwa, okufanele bamelele uMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Ngoba ungawumelela kanjani uMbuso kaNkulunkulu, uma ungazi kangako ngoMbuso?
- Ungawushumayela kanjani uMbuso kaNkulunkulu, uma ungawazi umthetho nemithethonqubo?
- Futhi ungawushumayela kanjani uMbuso kaNkulunkulu, uma ungalaleli futhi ungawugcini umthetho neziqondiso zalo Mbuso?
- Ungawushumayela kanjani uMbuso kaNkulunkulu, uma ungayazi iNkosi noma ungayilaleli iNkosi nentando Yayo?
- Futhi ungawumelela kanjani uMbuso kaNkulunkulu, uma uqhubeka nokwenza intando yakho, zizenzele eyakho imithetho futhi uphile ngemithetho yakho? Akunakwenzeka!
Awukwazi ukushumayela uMbuso kaNkulunkulu usenyameni
Kuphela uma usuzelwe kabusha; ezalwa ngamanzi kanye loMoya, nizokwazi ukubona umbuso kaNkulunkulu futhi ningene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
Ungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu, ngenkathi usaphila lapha emhlabeni futhi hhayi ngemva kokufa kwakho (Funda futhi: Kungani izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha kungeke kufike kwabaningi?).
Lapho usuzalwa ngokusha, isikhundla sakho esisha sikuJesu Kristu eZulwini. Nini uhlezi kuYe, uzokwazi ukuletha uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kulo mhlaba. Woshumayela ukuphila futhi ukwabele ukuphila kwabanye futhi uyovusa abafileyo (ngokomoya nangokwemvelo).
Kusho ukuthini ukuzalwa ngokusha ngamanzi nangoMoya?
Ukuzalwa kabusha noma ukuzalwa kabusha kuhunyushwe egameni lesiGreki i-paliggenesis (G3824) kanye nezindlela: (ngokomoya) ukuzalwa kabusha (isimo noma isenzo), leyo, (ngokomfanekiso) ukulungiswa ngokomoya; ngokuqondile ukubuyiselwa kukaMesiya: – ukuvuselelwa.
Ukuzalwa ngokusha kwenza hhayi kusho ukuguqulwa nje kwendlela yokuphila. Futhi akugcini ngokudabuka ngenxa yesono, noma ngokuba nenkolo, noma ngokuya esontweni, ukuya emikhosini yesonto, ubulungu bebandla, ukwenza imisebenzi emihle yokusiza abantu, njll.
Umuntu angaba nomusa kakhulu, kuhle, uthando, nomuntu obheka ubuntu kanye nelungu elithembekile lebandla futhi elibandakanyeka emisebenzini eminingi yesonto.
Umuntu angaba nolwazi olukhulu lweBhayibheli noma abe isazi sezenkolo, umshumayeli, noma umfundisi, futhi ungavuseleli.
UNikodemu empeleni uyisibonelo esiphelele salokhu.
UNikodima wayengumFarisi, indoda ekholwayo. Wayengathí sina ngoNkulunkulu nomfundisi wemiBhalo, kodwa uNikodima akazalwanga ngokusha.
Akekho ongangena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngemisebenzi emihle, impilo yokuzinikela, amakhono omuntu siqu, umzamo, noma ubuhle. Yinye kuphela indlela yokubona nokungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu, futhi lokho kungoJesu Kristu kanye nenqubo yokuzalwa kabusha; ukuzalwa okusha.
Ukuzalwa kabusha kuhambisana nokuzalwa kwemvelo okungokomoya. Ayikho enye indlela izoni ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu kunokuzalwa kutsha kuKristu (Funda futhi: Kungani inyama negazi kungenakulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu?).
Ukuzalwa ngokusha kuKristu kusho ukufa kuwena
Uma ungangeni embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngesikhathi sokuphila kwakho lapha emhlabeni, wena ngeke ungene embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngemva kokufa kwakho. Kuphela uma uzimisele ukufela ‘uqobo lwakho’, nikela ukuphila kwakho kuJesu, Memukele njengoMsindisi neNkosi yakho futhi umlandele, kulapho kuphela lizakwemukela ukuphila okuphakade (Funda futhi: Umsunguli wensindiso yaphakade).
Uma ngempela fela 'ngokwami', khona anisayikuhamba emikhubeni yenu yakudala. Ngoba kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi umuntu ofile alande owakhe impilo endala? Akunakwenzeka. Umuntu ofile uyangcwatshwa futhi kuba njalo uma ungcwatshwa ngobhapathizo.
Umuntu wenyama (omdala wena) ungcwatshwa endlini yokubhabhadisa. Ngakho-ke, endala awusekho.
Ngemva kokubeka phansi impilo yakho endala (ubhapathizo), umoya wakho uyovuswa kwabafileyo, ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele futhi niyakwamukeliswa uMoya oNgcwele (ubhapathizo ngoMoya oNgcwele). Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi uMoya oNgcwele uhlala ngaphakathi kuwe.
Kuphela uma uMoya oNgcwele efika futhi ehlala ngaphakathi komzimba wakho ofile, ukuvuselelwa kuzokwenzeka.
Indalo entsha uvukile kwabafileyo, lapho ufile enyameni futhi umoya wakho wavuswa kwabafileyo ngoJesu Kristu, ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. Ngaphandle kukaJesu Kristu, akunakwenzeka ukuba indalo entsha.
Lapho umoya wakho usuyaphila futhi usuyisidalwa esisha, yisikhathi sokuthi wondle umoya wakho ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu. Ukuze, umoya wakho uyokhula futhi uvuthwe futhi uyobusa phezu kwenyama yakho; umphefumulo, kanye nomzimba, futhi niyohamba emva kukaMoya futhi nihambe kulomhlaba njengesidalwa esisha, indodana kaNkulunkulu (kokubili abesilisa nabesifazane), uNkulunkulu amdala ngoJesu Kristu.
Niyohamba embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngokulalela uJesu Kristu; iZwi, ngokuba ummeleli woMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Niyoshumayela futhi nibonakalise uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kubantu, ngokubaphilisa nokubabuyisanisa noNkulunkulu, ukuze imiphefumulo eminingi isindiswe ekulahlweni okuphakade.
‘Yiba usawoti womhlaba’
