IPentekosti ngumsitho ongumKristu obhiyozelwa minyaka le. NgoMhla wePentekoste, AmaKristu akhumbula ukuthululwa koMoya oyiNgcwele. Ukuza koMoya oyiNgcwele kwakuyimfuneko eluntwini. Kodwa kutheni? Yintoni intsingiselo yePentekosti kunye nokuthululwa koMoya oyiNgcwele ngokwebhayibhile?
Idinga likaBawo
Bakubon’ ukuba ngoko bahlanganisene, babuza kuYe, esithi, Nkosi, uya kububuyisela ngeli xesha na ubukumkani kuSirayeli?? Wathi ke yena kubo, Asikokwenu ukwazi amaxesha nokuba ngamathuba;, athe uBawo wawabeka kwelakhe igunya. Niya kwamkela ke amandla, emva koko uMoya oyiNgcwele uhlile phezu kwenu: nibe ngamangqina am eYerusalem, nakulo lonke elakwaYuda, nakwaSamari, kuse eziphelweni zehlabathi. Akuba ezithethile ezi zinto, ngoxa babebukele, Wanyuswa; lathi ilifu lamthabatha emehlweni abo (IZenzo 1:6-9)
Emva koYesu’ uvuko, UYesu wachitha 40 iintsuku nabafundi bakhe. UYesu wafundisa abafundi bakhe ngoBukumkani bukaThixo.
Xa uYesu nabafundi bakhe babekwiNtaba yemiNquma, UYesu wayalela abafundi Bakhe ukuba balinde eYerusalem idinga likaBawo.
Abafundi bacinga, UYesu uYesu wabhekisa ekubuyiselweni kobukumkani bakwaSirayeli. Kodwa uYesu wathetha obunye ubukumkani: i UBukumkani bukaThixo.
UYesu wabaphendula abafundi bakhe, ukuba ibingekokwabo ukwazi amaxesha okanye ixesha. Kuba nguBawo kuphela owayesazi.
UYesu waqhubeka wathembisa ukuba baya kwanela ukuba baya kufumana amandla emva kokuba uMoya oyiNgcwele uza kubafikelela. Lo nto, bangamangqina aKhe kwaye bashumayele iindaba ezilungileyo kwaye bazise iLizwi kulo lonke ihlabathi.
Emva koYesu wenyuka waya ezulwini, abafundi babuyela eYerusalem, kwigumbi eliphezulu.
Kwigumbi eliphezulu, UYesu’ Abafundi balinde isithembiso soMoya oyiNgcwele.
Abafundi basilindile isithembiso soMoya oyiNgcwele ngexesha lomthendeleko weziqhamo zokuqala
Ngoxa abafundi babekwigumbi eliphezulu eYerusalem, kubhiyozelwa umthendeleko weeveki. Lo Mthendeleko weeVeki ukwabizwa ngokuba nguMthendeleko weZiqhamo zokuqala (Umthendeleko wePentekoste).
Amadoda angamaJuda avela kwihlabathi liphela kwitempile yaseYerusalem. Baya etempileni, ukuze banike uThixo intlahlela yabo. Bamnika isandla enkulukanisi bezandla zabo, bavuya ngenxa yeNkosi uThixo wabo. Ngalo mhla, bakhumbula ixesha lobukhoboka eYiputa.
Umthendeleko weveki yenzeka kwangaxeshanye apho abafundi beNkosi uYesu Kristu babekunye kwigumbi eliphezulu. Ngoxa abafundi babethandaza, balinda idinga loMoya oyiNgcwele.
Babengazi, ukuba babeza kuba ziziqhamo zokuqala zendalo entsha ngomhla wokubhiyozelwa komthendeleko weziqhamo zokuqala.
Kwenzeka ntoni ngomhla wePentekoste?
Ngomhla wePentekosti abafundi bakaYesu bafumana isithembiso sikatata kwaye bazaliswe nguMoya oyiNgcwele. Olona suku lumangalisayo lwePentekosti, Ukuzalwa kwendalo entsha kwenzeka eYerusalem.
Ngexesha lomthendeleko weeveki, i 120 abafundi babendawonye kwigumbi eliphezulu. Bathe besathandaza, uMoya oyiNgcwele wehla phezu kwabafundi.
Xa wawuzalisekile umhla wepentekoste, baye bonke bemxhelo mnye ndaweni-nye. Kwaza ngequbuliso kwaphuma ezulwini isandi somoya ovuthuza ngamandla, wayizalisa yonke indlu ababehleli kuyo. Kwabonakala kubo iilwimi ezabekayo, ngathi zezomlilo, lwahlala phezu kwabo bonke ngabanye, bazaliswa nguMoya oyiNgcwele, baqala ukuthetha ngalwimi zimbi, njengoko uMoya wayebanika ukuba bathethe. Ke kaloku kwakumi eYerusalem amaYuda, amadoda azinikeleyo, kuzo zonke iintlanga eziphantsi kwezulu.
Ngoku xa kungxolwa le nto ngaphandle, yabuthelana inkitha, kwaye baphoxeka, ekubeni elowo ubebeva bethetha ngezakomawabo iintetho. Bathi nqa ke bonke, bamangaliswa, besitsho omnye komnye, Khangela, Aba bathethayo asingamaGalili bonke;? Thina ke siva njani ke, wonke umntu ethetha ngezakomawethu iintetho, esazalelwa kuyo? AmaPati, namaMedi, namaElam, nabemi baseMesopotami, nakwelakwaYuda, kunye neKapadokiya, ePonto, kunye neAsia, eFrigiya, kunye nePamfiliya, eYiputa, nakwimimandla yeLibhiya malunga neKirene, nabasemzini baseRoma, amaYuda namaguquka, AmaKrete namaArabhi, Siyabava bathetha ngeelwimi zethu ngemisebenzi yethu, imisebenzi emangalisayo kaThixo. Kwaye bonke babemangalisiwe, kwaye babethandabuza, besitsho omnye komnye, Ithetha ukuthini lento? Abanye baphoxisa bathi, La madoda azele yiwayini entsha(IZenzo 2:1-13)
NgoMhla wePentekoste, umoya womntu wavuka kwabafileyo
Oko uThixo waphulukana nako Umyezo wase-Eden ibuyela kuye kwigumbi eliphezulu; Oonyana bakhe nentombi. Xa uMoya oyiNgcwele wehla phezu kwabafundi, Umoya wabo uyaphika kwaye uvukile kwabafileyo. Ngokubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, Bafumene umoya wendalo kaThixo nendalo.
Baba sisidalwa esitsha; uhlobo olutsha njengoko kwaxelwa kwangaphambili eBhayibhileni. Yaba sisiphelo semvelo yenyama yakudala (iwile) indoda (Indalo kaMtyholi) nesiqalo sendalo entsha yokomoya yomntu omtsha (Ubume bukaThixo).
Yayikukuqalisa kwe UMnqophiso Omtsha Kumoya otywiniweyo ligazi elixabisekileyo likaYesu. UMoya oyiNgcwele ovuselela umoya wabantu waphinda wadibana noMoya wamakholwa kuKristu nomoya kaThixo.
NgoMhla wePentekoste, indalo entsha yazalwa
Kwaye kwenzeka, ukuba ngoMhla wePentekoste, indalo entsha yazalwa. Indalo entsha ayisaphili kwimeko yokuwa. Kodwa indalo entsha iyonke iphilisiwe kuYesu Krestu kwaye ihleli kuye kwaye isebenza Igunya lakhe namandla oMoya oyiNgcwele.
Abafundi babengasengabo amakhoboka esimo esidala sesono somntu owileyo nosathana. Kodwa abafundi beyinkosi ngenxa yesono nokufa kunye neenkosi phezu kukaMtyholi kunye nemimoya ebunjiweyo (iidemon).
Phambi kokuba bamkele uMoya oyiNgcwele kwaye babe sisidalwa esitsha, umoya wabo wawufile.
Babezemvelo kwaye belawulwa kwaye bekhokelwa yinyama yabo (iimvakalelo, ingqondo yenyama (iingcinga), iimvakalelo, iimvakalelo, intando, iinkanuko, kunye neminqweno). Babefile ngeziphoso nakwizono (Owu. Kwabase-Efese 2, 1 UPetros 4:1-6, KwabaseKolose 3:5-11).
Ngoko ke ukufika kukaMoya oyiNgcwele kweza nembonakalo ebonakalayo nevakalayo.
Abafundi beva isandi, evela ezulwini, njengomoya onamandla. Kwabonakala ke kubo, Iilwimi ezicandekileyo ngathi zezomlilo, lwahlala phezu kwabo bonke ngabanye.
Isithembiso sikaYesu sazaliseka, eyayilidinga loMoya oyiNgcwele awathi uBawo wamthumela eGameni laKhe.
NgoMhla wePentekoste, uMoya oyiNgcwele wehla phezu kwabo kwaye baba yinxalenye yebandla (ngokomoya) Umzimba kaYesu Kristu; iBandla.
Bafumene umoya kunye nendalo yakhe. UMHEBE oyiNgcwele wathabatha indawo yakhe emizimbeni yabo kwaye imizimba yabo yaba yindawo yakhe yokuhlala; Itempile yakhe.
Ukuthululwa koMoya oyiNgcwele nokuthetha ngeelwimi
Wathi uYesu, ukuba babe ngamangqina akhe ehlabathini lonke. Xa abafundi bamkela ubhaptizo ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, baqala ukuthetha ngalwimi zimbi. UMoya oyiNgcwele wathetha ngabo kwaye wangqina ngoYesu Krestu uMesiya kunye nemisebenzi emangalisayo kaThixo. Njengoko uYesu watshoyo kubafundi bakhe, uMoya oyiNgcwele uyakuba lingqina laKhe. Kwaye yiloo nto kanye eyenzekayo ngoMhla wePentekoste. Ngenxa yokuba 120 abafundi baqalisa ukuthetha ngeelwimi ezintsha yaye bethetha ngazo zonke iintlobo zeelwimi ezahlukahlukeneyo.
Amadoda angamaYuda, ababevela kwamanye amazwe yaye bonke bahlanganisana eYerusalem ukuze babhiyozele umthendeleko weeveki, weva esi sandi.
Bahlanganisana ke, babeva bethetha ngeelwimi zabo.
Amadoda angamaYuda akhwankqiswa yaye amangaliswa. Kwakunokwenzeka njani ukuba aba bantu baseGalili bangakwazi ukuthetha ngeelwimi zabo ngemisebenzi emangalisayo kaThixo? Yayinokwenzeka njani loo nto?
Babengazi, ukuba uMoya oyiNgcwele wathetha ngabo ngemisebenzi emangalisayo kaThixo.
Wesuka wema uPetros kunye nabo 11 Abafundi baze bathethe ngokungafihlisiyo. UPeter, ababenayo wamkhanyela uYesu amaxa amathathu, ngokuba ebesoyika abantu, nomphefumlo wakhe, wema ngenkalipho. Nasemandleni kaMoya oyiNgcwele, Wathetha ngokungafihlisiyo kubo uPetros.
Zazaliseka njani amazwi omprofeti uJoel ngomhla wePentekosti
NgoMhla wePentekoste, amagama omprofeti uYoweli, Ukuba uThixo uya kuthulula uMoya wakhe phezu kwayo yonke inyama yakhe, yonke inyama, ayazaliseka. UPeter waqinisekisa lo msitho. UPetros wangqina kaYesu; uNyana kaThixo kunye neLizwi eliPhilayo. Wangqina ngesithembiso, awathetha ngalo uThixo ngomprofeti uYoweli.
Kuya kuthi emveni kokuba njalo, ukuba ndiya kuthulula uMoya wam phezu kwenyama yonke; oonyana benu neentombi zenu baprofete, amadoda enu amakhulu aya kuphupha amaphupha, amadodana enu aya kubona imibono: Kwanaphezu kwabakhonzi naphezu kwabakhonzazana ndothulula uMoya wam ngaloo mihla. ndenze izimanga emazulwini nasehlabathini;, igazi, kunye nomlilo, neentsika zomsi. Ilanga liya kujika libe bubumnyama, nenyanga ibe ligazi, ingekafiki imini enkulu neyoyikekayo kaYehova. Kwaye kuya kwenzeka, ukuze bonke abasukuba belinqula igama leNkosi basindiswe (Yoweli 2:28-32)
UPetros wangqina ngoYesu Kristu, Ukufa kwakhe, novuko. Xa abantu beva uPetros eshumayela, bahlabeka entliziyweni bonke bebuza ukuba mabenze ntoni
Wabaphendula ke uPetros, “Guquka kwaye ube ubhaptiziwe nonke ngabanye kwi Igama likaYesu Kristu ukuze kuxolelwe izono, kwaye niya kwamkela isipho soMoya oyiNgcwele”.
Bawathobela amazwi kaPeter kwaye babhaptizwa. Nangomhla wePentekosti, malunga 3000 imiphefumlo yongezwa eCaweni; uMzimba kaKristu.
Iziqhamo zokuqala zendalo entsha ngosuku lwePentekosti
Elinjani lona ixesha elifanelekileyo likaThixo! Ngaloo Mhla wePentekoste, ngoMhla woMthendeleko weeVeki (Umthendeleko weZiqhamo zokuqala), xa abantu bamaYuda babuthelana ndawonye bephuma kuzo zonke iintlanga, eYerusalem, lafika idinga loMoya oyiNgcwele.
Ngexesha elifanelekileyo; ngemini elungileyo nangexesha elifanelekileyo, UThixo weza waza wazityhila ngomnye uMthuthuzeli, uMoya oyiNgcwele kwaye malunga 3120 zaba ziziqhamo zokuqala ze indalo entsha.
‘Yiba yityuwa yomhlaba’
