Mhlawumbi umshumayeli odumileyo kule post blog inokuba nguYesu. Ukhe wazibuza, uya kuba njani uYesu kwixesha lethu?
A famous preacher comes to the church
Khawufane ucinge, you hear that a famous preacher is coming to your church. You’ve heard and read a lot about this famous preacher, and about all the signs and wonders that follow him.
You’re so excited, ukuba ugqibe ekubeni ulungiselele itheko lesidlo sangokuhlwa. Awumemi kuphela lo mshumayeli udumileyo, kodwa nomfundisi, abadala abambalwa, kunye namanye amalungu ebandla.
You have made all the necessary dinner preparations and are all set! Then it’s time, and all the invited guests arrive and take their seats at the dinner table.
An awkward silence during dinner with the preacher
Everyone is excited, kwaye kukho i-ambiaance elungileyo. You begin to serve the first course. After you’re done, you sit down and prepare for prayer. But then something awkward happens. The preacher starts eating.
You are surprised by his behaviour and at the same time a bit confused. You look at the others that are waiting with folded hands, ready to pray. They all look at the preacher that is enjoying his food.
Awuyazi indlela yokusingatha le meko, kwaye kukho ukuthula okungaqhelekanga.
Emva koko ngokukhawuleza umshumayeli odumileyo uyavela, and says with a calm voice, “You are surprised that I don’t pray out loud, kunye nawe as a mere formality. You don’t approve this behaviour. Kodwa makhe sithethe ngawe nangezenzo zakho. Uyancuma kwaye wenze ngobuhlobo kwaye ungcwele phambi komntu wonke, kwaye uthetha ezo zinto, abantu abafuna ukuva. But you didn’t talk and acted that way to your husband and children before we arrived. And as soon as everyone leaves, omnye umntu wonke uya kuphuma. You will speak evil behind their backs and gossip.
Izenzo zakho azihambelani namazwi owathethayo, kunye neengcebiso ozinika abanye. Utsho into enye, kodwa wenza okwahlukileyo. You make a lot of promises, ongayigciniyo; ulixoki.
Let’s not forget your tithing and offering, you only give your money to the church ukuya receive more back. Uphila ngokwentando yakho. And you only help people to be noticed. You put yourself on a pedestal and are selfish.
You criticize and judge others for the things you do in secret”.
Abadlali boBomi
Umfundisi uzama ukuphazamisa umshumayeli odumileyo. But then the preacher confronts everyone at the table and says:
“You’re no better, uyafana nje. You’re all actors of life; you act one way in front of people but as soon as they are gone you act another way. You all pretend to be so pious, while your heart and thinking don’t line up with your words. You all want others to see you and put you on a pedestal.
You’re all so fond and attached to your titles, izikhundla, nezihlalo zenu phambi kwebandla, Ugweba kwaye ubaphathe abantu, ngokwembonakalo yawo, okanye ngokobutyebi babo. You’re more focused on prosperity and wealth than the Kingdom of God, ngokuba wena love money and therefore money has become the center of your life”.
Indibano yobudlelwane ebandleni
Okanye khawucinge, unendibano yobudlelane ebandleni. You are having a good time with your fellow brothers and sisters. Ngelixa usitya kwaye usela, uxoxa ngemiba yemihla ngemihla kwaye wabelana ngazo zonke ii-ins kunye nokuphuma.
You’re having a good time, until this famous preacher comes in and says:
“You only focus on yourself. You make time to please yourself and to have a good time. You’re all so selfish. Awubuqondi uBukumkani bukaThixo. Unokuba nexesha elimnandi njani, okwangoku, so many souls are lost?“
The famous preacher speaks hard words in the church
Then it’s time for the famous preacher to speak in the church. Many people have come to the church and are excited to hear the words of this famous preacher and see the signs and wonders.
But instead of preaching a motivational sermon, a confrontational sermon is preached, that a lot of people don’t like to hear.
The famous preacher tells them about his life, indlela awazalwa ngayo ngokutsha ngamandla oMoya oyiNgcwele.
He speaks about laying down his own life so that he could walk as indalo entsha; unyana kaThixo.
The famous preacher tells them that he is a son of God and the Holy Spirit dwells in him.
He continues and tells the congregation that it is impossible to keep walking in sin if you have become a new creation. If you walk in sin, wena u Ikhoboka lesono, and therefore a slave of the devil who sinned against God.
Abantu abaninzi abahleki. Abakuthandi ukuva la mazwi angathandekiyo nanzima. Abamthandi tu lo mshumayeli. The people like the signs and wonders, kodwa abawathandi amazwi akhe.
Bamfumana ethembekile, unqulo kakhulu, ukuba semthethweni kakhulu, yakudala, njl.. Ngokuba ayilulo ubabalo lonke?
Ibandla lonke lijongene nendlela abaphila ngayo, which most of them don’t appreciate. Most believers are offended at his words. Baphakama bayishiya icawe.
Only a few people stay and listen to the words of this famous preacher. Instead of feeling offended, they feel sad and ashamed for their lifestyle. They are convicted of their sins and ask forgiveness and repent.
Lizakwenza ntoni ibandla ngalo mshumayeli?
Ingaba ucinga ntoni, will this church invite this famous preacher again? Or will the church ask him to leave, as soon as he steps down from the pulpit, due to his hard words? Ngaba ngokwenene le ndoda yayingenaluthando, ngqwabalala, krwada, abangenanceba, kwaye engapheliyo?
What do you think about this famous preacher after these incidents? Ngaba usamthanda? Would you still see him the same way as you did before: njengomntu kaThixo? Ngaba usafuna ukunxulumana naye, follow him, and listen to his messages?
A havoc in the church
Kwiiveki ezimbini kamva, uvula iphephandaba lasekuhlaleni uze ufunde lo mxholo ulandelayo: Havoc in the church. You are curious and start reading: umshumayeli owaziwayo wenze isiphithiphithi kwivenkile yeencwadi zecawe........
Could this famous preacher be Jesus?
This famous preacher could have been Jesus in our time. Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, an article is written about Jesus Christ and Who Jesus really is.
Baninzi abashumayeli – and create(d) a wrong image of the true Jesus Christ.
They describe Jesus as some kind of ‘new age god’, owamkela yonk' into kwaye onyamezela yonk' into. Instead of describing Jesus as a loving but also a righteous, noThixo ongcwele, Who hates sin and would never approve of sin.
Ngenxa yenyani, that most Christians don’t read and study the Bible themselves, the truth is lost in the multitude of the words of man.
Ngelishwa, ukuhlolisiswa yinto eqhelekileyo kwiicawa ezininzi. Amaxesha amaninzi umfanekiso wecala elinye wenziwa ongahambelani nenyaniso.
Ngoku, let’s have a look at the Scriptures in the Bible from which these examples are inspired.
A Pharisee invited Jesus for dinner
As He spake, UmFarisi othile wayemcela ukuba aye komulela kuye: Wangena ke, sahlala satya. Uthe ke akubona oko umFarisi, wamangaliswa kukuba engathanga kuqala ahlambe phambi kokuba kutyiwe. Wathi uYehova kuye, Ngoku ke nina baFarisi nihlamba umphandle wendebe nesitya;; kodwa umbilini wakho uzele kukuphanga nokungendawo. Ziyatha nina, Lowo wenza ingaphandle akawenzanga na kwangaphakathi? Yiphani amalizo kwizinto eninazo; kwaye, khangela, zonke izinto zihlambulukile kuni.
Kodwa yeha nina!, abaFarisi! ngokuba ninikela izishumi zetyeleba nezenxina nezemifuno yonke, kwaye sidlule umgwebo nothando lukaThixo: ezi benimelwe kukuthi nizenze, kwaye ungayishiyi enye ingenziwanga. Yeha nina!, abaFarisi! kuba nithanda izihlalo eziphambili ezindlwini zesikhungu, nemibuliso kwiindawo zembutho. Yeha nina!, ababhali nabaFarisi, abahanahanisi! ngokuba ninjengamangcwaba angabonakaliyo, namadoda ahamba phezu kwawo akawazi.
“Nawe uyasithuka”
Laphendula ke elinye lamagqwetha, Yathi kuye, Inkosi, Enjenje ukuthetha uyasingcikiva nathi.
Watsho, Yeha, nani!, nina baqondisi-mthetho! Ngokuba abantu nibathwalisa imithwalo enzima, nani ngokwenu aniyichukumisi imithwalo leyo nangamnye umnwe wenu. Yeha nina!! ngokuba niyawakha amangcwaba abaprofeti, bazibulala ooyihlo. Inene niyangqina ukuba niyavumelana nezenzo zooyihlo: ngokuba bababulala okunene, niwakha ke nina amangcwaba abo. Ngenxa yoko batsho nobulumko bukaThixo, ndiya kubathumela abaprofeti nabapostile, inxenye kubo baya kuyibulala, bayitshutshise inxenye: Ukuba igazi labo bonke abaprofeti, elachithwayo kwasekusekweni kwehlabathi, ingafunwa kwesi sizukulwana; Ukususela egazini lika-Abheli ukuya kwigazi likaZekariya, elatshabalala phakathi kwesibingelelo netempile: Inene ndithi kuni, Iya kufunwa kwesi sizukulwana.
Yeha nina!, amagqwetha! Ngokuba nasisusa isitshixo sokwazi;: aningenanga nina, nabangenayo nabangena. Kwaye njengoko wayezithetha ezi zinto kubo, Baza ababhali nabaFarisi bambongoza kakhulu, nokumcaphukisa ukuba athethe izinto ezininzi: Bamlalele, efuna ukunqakula into ephuma emlonyeni wakhe, ukuze bammangalele (ULuka 11:37-53)
Abafundi abaninzi bamshiya uYesu, ngenxa yamazwi Akhe anzima
Wathi kubo uYesu, Inene, inene, Ndithi kuni, Ngaphandle kokuba niyayitya inyama yonyana womntu, kwaye usele igazi lakhe, Aningabi nabomi kuwe. Otya inyama yam, kwaye usele igazi lam, unobomi obunguNaphakade; kwaye ndiza kumvusa ngomhla wokugqibela. Kuba inyama yam ikukudla, inyaniso, kwaye igazi lam lisela ngenene. Lowo utya inyama yam, kwaye usele igazi lam, uhlala kum, nam mna. Njengoko uBawo ophilayo undithumile, kwaye ndihlala nguBawo: Ke lowo undidlayo, Ewe, uya kuphila ngam. Esi seso sonka esihla emhlabeni: Akunjalo njengoko ooyihlo batya imana, kwaye bafile: Lowo usidlayo kwesi sonka uya kuphila ngonaphakade.
Ezi zinto wazithetha endlwini yesikhungu, njengoko wayefundisa eKapernahum. Baninzi ngoko kubafundi bakhe, bakukuva oko, watsho, Lilizwi elinzima eli; ngubani onokuyiva? Xa uYesu wayesazi ngaphakathi kwakhe ukuba abafundi bakhe bayakrokra ngako, Wathi kubo, Ngaba oku kuyakukhubekisa? Hi ke, nokuba nithe nambona uNyana woMntu enyukela apho ebefudula ekhona?? Ngumoya odlisa ubomi; inyama yona ayincedi lutho: amazwi endiwathethayo kuni, bangumoya, kwaye zibubomi.
Kodwa kukho abathile kuni abangakholwayo. Kuba ebesazi kwasekuqalekeni uYesu, ukuba ngoobani na ababengakholwa, nokuba ngubani na oya kumngcatsha.
Watsho, ngenxa yoko ndithe kuni, ukuze kungabikho mntu unokuza kum, ukuba akalinikwanga nguBawo. Ukususela ngelo xesha into eninzi yabafundi bakhe yabuya umva, akaba sahamba naye (UYohane 6:53-66)
The people didn’t believe the words of Jesus because they didn’t belong to His sheep
Waye ehambahamba uYesu etempileni, evarandeni kaSolomon. Amngqonga ngoko amaYuda, Yathi kuye, Koda kube nini usenza ukuba sithandabuze?? ukuba unguye uKristu, sixelele ngokucacileyo. Wabaphendula uYesu, Ndikuxelele, anakholwa: imisebenzi endiyenzayo egameni likaBawo, bayangqina ngam.
Nina anikholwa;, ngokuba aningabezimvu zam, Njengoko benditshilo kuwe. Ezam izimvu ziyaliva ilizwi lam, kwaye ndiyabazi, bandilandela ke bona: mna ndizinika ubomi obungunaphakade; Kwaye azisayi kutshabalala, akukho bani uya kuzihlutha esandleni sam. Utata wam, eyandinika yona, mkhulu kunabo bonke; Kwaye akukho namnye unako ukubakhupha esandleni sikatata. Mna notata sinye.
Abuya ngoko amaYuda achola amatye ukuba amxulube. Wabaphendula uYesu, Mininzi imisebenzi emihle endanibonisayo, ivela kuBawo;; Nindixuluba ngenxa yawuphi na umsebenzi (UYohane 10:23-32)
Ukucocwa kweTempile
Yaye ‘yayikufuphi ipasika yamaYuda, wenyuka uYesu waya eYerusalem, *Endlwini kaThixo wafika kukho abathengisi beenkomo, neegusha, namahobe, nabatshintshi bemali behleli phantsi: Wenza iziniya ngeentsontelo, Wabakhupha bonke etempileni;, neegusha, kunye neenkomo; wabaphalaza abatshintshi’ imali, wazibhukuqa iitafile; Wathi nakwabo bathengisa ngamahobe, Thatha ezi zinto apha; musani ukuyenza indlu kaBawo indlu yokuthengisela. Bakhumbula ke abafundi bakhe, ukuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ukuzondelela indlu yakho kundidlile kanye (UYohane 2:13-17)
Jesus spoke righteous words coming from the Father
Jesus didn’t only speak friendly words and He didn’t approve of all lifestyles, including the sins of man. He spoke righteous words coming from the Father, that were often confrontational and hard to hear
UYesu akazange ahambe ngokubona, Wayehamba, ethetha izinto ezisezintliziyweni zabantu.
Kwaye uMoya weNkosi uya kuhlala phezu kwakhe, uMoya wobulumko nowokuqonda, uMoya wecebo namandla, uMoya wokwazi nowokoyika uYehova; Uya kumenza abe nokuqonda ngokukhawuleza ekoyikeni uYehova: angagwebi ngokubona kwamehlo akhe, ungohlwayi emva kokuva kweendlebe zakhe: Ke uya kuligweba ngobulungisa izisweli, kwaye wohlwaye ngokulunga kwabathobekileyo bomhlaba: yaye uya kuwubetha umhlaba ngentonga yomlomo wakhe, and with the breath of His lips shall He slay the wicked (uIsaya 11:2-4)
UYesu wasityhila isono
UYesu akazange asamkele isono, kodwa Wazityhila zonke (ifihliwe) sins that were in the lives of people. Waqubisana nabo wabayalela ukuba bangabi sasona. Umzekelo, when Jesus met a Samaritan woman at the well. Jesus confronted her with her way of living, wathi makangabi sona.
The truth is often hard, yaye abantu abaninzi abafuni nokuva ngenyaniso. This used to be the case, and this still is the case. Akukho nto itshintshileyo kuyo yonke iminyaka.
Kodwa ukuba ufuna ngokwenene landela uYesu and live after the will of the Father, you must also accept these hard sayings of Jesus into your life and not reject them. When you reject these hard words, wena Yala uYesu kananjalo.
Only when you hear the complete truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God, you can renew our minds with the truth, adjust your life to the truth, kwaye uhambe enyanisweni. When you apply the whole truth to your life, you shall walk in spiritual freedom, Njengoonyana bakaThixo (oku kusebenza kuzo zombini iinkunzi nemazi).
UYesu wathetha amazwi anzima, not because He wanted to punish people or lay heavy laws upon the people. But He spoke these words of truth and of life so that the people could experience real spiritual freedom in Him; emazwini Akhe.
The freedom of this world leads the people in spiritual bondage of the devil. Kuphela yiNyaniso, UYESU khristu, opens your spiritual eyes so that you find out the truth and walk in it.
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’
