Umthandazo wesikhungo uyakhankanywa kwabase-Efese 6:18 (phakathi kwabanye). Umthandazo nesikhungo zibalulekile ngaphandle kwesikrweqe somoya sikaThixo. Ngoba? So that you can stand in the evil day against the whiles of the devil. Let’s look at what the Bible says about supplication prayer.
What does supplication prayer mean in the Bible?
The word ‘supplication’ in Ephesians 6:18 is translated from the Greek word déēsis (G1162). Déēsis means a petition:- umthandazo, request, supplication.
A prayer of supplication is a request or petition to God. Supplication is used for personal needs, the needs of others and/or requests regarding the will of God and the Kingdom of God.
Supplication prayers are not begging prayers and not meant to gather as many earthly treasures as possible and to please the flesh. But supplication prayers are meant for the Kingdom of God and to exalt and glorify Jesus Christ and the Father.
Ngoku, makhe sijonge igama elithi ‘déēsis’ kunye nendlela esetyenziswa ngayo kwiZibhalo zeTestamente eNtsha.
Umthandazo ophendulweyo womthandazo kaZakariya noElizabhete
KwiNcwadi kaLuka, sifunda ngombingeleli uZekariya nomfazi wakhe uElizabhete (ezintombini zika-Aron) nendlela uThixo awawuphendula ngayo umthandazo wabo wokukhunga.
Kwaye kwenzeka, oko kukuthi, ekuphumezeni kwakhe ububingeleli phambi koThixo, ngokweqela lakhe, ngokwesiko lobubingeleli, Iqashiso lakhe laba lokutshisa iziqhumiso ekungeneni kwakhe etempileni kaYehova. Kwaye yonke inkitha yabantu ithandaza ngaphandle ngexesha lesiqhumiso, kwabonakala kuye isithunywa seNkosi, simi ngasekunene kwesibingelelo sesiqhumiso.. Uthe ke uZekariya, akumbona, wakhathazeka, wafikelwa luloyiko. Sathi ke isithunywa kuye, Musa ukoyika, uZekariya: ngenxa yakho umthandazo (deēsis) iyaviwa; wothi ke umfazi wakho uElizabhete akuzalele unyana, umthiye igama elinguYohane. (ULuka 1:8-13)
UMbingeleli uZakariya noElizabhete babengamalungisa bobabini phambi koThixo. Bahamba ngayo yonke imithetho nemimiselo kaThixo, bengenakusoleka.
Nangona kunjalo, babengenamntwana. UElizabhete wayeludlolo yaye bobabini babebadala.
Bayakholelwa, ukuba uThixo nguye yedwa, Ngubani onokubonelela, into abayifunayo.
Ke ngoko bathandaza umthandazo wesikhungo kwaye bawenza umnqweno wabo nesicelo sabo saziwe kuThixo. Lo nto, UThixo wayenokwanelisa iintswelo zabo zobuqu.
Asazi ukuba bathandazela nini okanye ixesha elingakanani umntwana. Kodwa siyazi ukuba bathandaza kuThixo baza bazisa isicelo sabo somntwana kuThixo.
UThixo wasiphendula isicelo sabo ngexesha lakhe elimisiweyo.
Ngexesha elimisiweyo likaThixo, the angel Gabriel appeared to Zacharias. The angel Gabriel told him that his prayer (petition, request) was heard. His wife Elisabeth would bear him a son and call him UYohane.
The supplications of widows in the Bible
KuLuka 2:36-37, we read about the prophetess Anna, who served God continuously in the temple with fastings and prayers (izibongozo).
There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and imithandazo (deēsis) night and day (ULuka 2:36-37)
And in the first letter to Timothy, Paul wrote about the continuous supplications and prayers of the widow.
Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in izibongozo (deēsis) and prayers night and day (1 uTimoti 5:5)
The supplication prayers of the disciples of John and the Pharisees in the Bible
KuLuka 5:33 we read about the disciples of John and the Pharisees and that they often fast and offered supplication prayers to God and made their request known to God.
And they said unto Him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make imithandazo (deēsis), and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? Wathi ke yena kubo, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? Kodwa iintsuku ziya kuza, when the Bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days (ULuka 5:33-35)
What does the Bible say about the supplications of Jesus Christ?
NgamaHebhere 5:7, we read that Jesus offered up prayers and supplications (petitions, requests) for that which He needed, kunye nodanduluko olunamandla, neenyembezi kuYise, lowo unako ukumsindisa ekufeni. Wavakala ke ukuba wayesoyika.
Owathi ngemihla yenyama yaKhe, xa wayesondeze imithandazo kunye izibongozo (deēsis) kunye nodanduluko olunamandla, neenyembezi kulowo unako ukumsindisa ekufeni, Wavakala esoyika (Hebhere 5:7)
Ngenxa yemithandazo nezibongozo zakhe uYesu wakwazi ukuzalisekisa Isicwangciso sikaThixo.
Umthandazo wabafundi kunye nesikhungo malunga nedinga likaBawo
Xa uYesu wanyukela ezulwini, Abafundi bemka baya eYerusalem kwigumbi eliphezulu, kunye nabafazi nabanye abaninzi. Kwigumbi eliphezulu, Bazingisa ngamxhelo mnye ekuthandazeni nasekukhungeni, eyayiphawulwa ngokuqiniseka kwayo ngenjongo.
Ngenxa yokholo lwabo, ukuthobela kwabo amazwi kaYesu, nokuthandaza nokukhunga kwabo, balamkele idinga likaBawo; UMoya oyiNgcwele. Baye bafumana isithembiso kwaye bakwazi ukufezekisa uthumo olukhulu lukaYesu Kristu kwaye babe Amangqina akhe (IZenzo 2).
Bathe bakungena, benyuka baya egumbini eliphezulu, apho wayehlala khona uPetros, kunye noYakobi, noJohn, kunye noAndreya, UPhilip, noTomas, Bartholomew, kunye noMateyu, uYakobi ka-Alifeyu, kunye noSimon Zelotes, noYuda, umzalwana kaYakobi. Aba bonke babezingisa ngamxhelo mnye ekuthandazeni nasekuthandazeni supplication (deēsis), kunye nabafazi, noMariya unina kaYesu, kunye nabazalwana bakhe (IZenzo 1:13-14)
Umthandazo kaPawulos ngenxa yamaSirayeli
Umthandazo kaPawulos wokukhunga kuThixo wawunjalo, ukuze uSirayeli efikelele ekuyazini inyaniso aze asindiswe.
Abazalwana, umnqweno wentliziyo yam kwaye umthandazo (deēsis) kuThixo kumaSirayeli, ukuze basindiswe (AmaRoma 10:1)
Umthandazo kaPawulos webandla
UPawulos wayesoloko ebathandazela bonke abangcwele. UPawulos wathandazela abangcwele baseFilipi noTimoti phakathi kwabanye.
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every umthandazo (deēsis) of mine for you all making request (deēsis) with joy, For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now (KwabaseFilipi 1:3-5)
Ndiyabulela kuThixo, Ngubani endikhonza kookhokho bam ngesazela esinyulu, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers (deēsis) night and day; (deēsis(2 uTimoti 1:3))
The supplication prayer of the church at Corinth for Paul and his companions
Paul wrote in the second letter to the church of God at Corinth with all the saints which were in all Achaia, about the tribulation and how the church at Corinth prayed for them.
For we would not, bazalwana, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: Ngubani osinikele ekufeni kakhulu, kwaye ndihlangula: esithembele kuye ukuba usaya kusihlangula; Nani nincedisana kunye umthandazo (deēsis) yeyethu, ukuba isipho esisinikele kuthi ngeendlela zabantu abaninzi enkosi banokunikwa ngabaninzi egameni lethu (2 KwabaseKorinte 1:8-11)
UPawulos wabhala ngendlela ababecinezeleke ngayo ngokungaphaya komlinganiselo, above strength, kangangokuba bade baphelelwa ngamathemba nobomi.
Wabhala ngendlela ababengazithembi ngayo, kodwa kuThixo, ovusa abafileyo, wabahlangula ekufeni okungaka, nokuba ebeya kubahlangula.
UPawulos wakhankanya nendlela ibandla elabanceda ngayo ngomthandazo wabo wokukhunga; isicelo sabo, isicelo kwiimfuno zabo.
Ndiyazi ukuba oku kuya kubuyisela usindiso lwam kuwe umthandazo (deēsis), noncedo loMoya kaYesu Kristu, Ngokokulindela kwam nangokwethemba lam, ukuze ndingabi nazintloni nganto, kodwa oko ngako konke ukungafihlisi, njengesiqhelo, ngokunjalo nangoku enziwe mkhulu uKristu emzimbeni wam, nokuba kungobomi, okanye ngokufa (KwabaseFilipi 1:19-20)
Kwi-Filippip 1:19, UPawulos waphinda wakubethelela ukubaluleka komthandazo webandla kuPawulos nokuba ngokuyinxenye kungenxa yomthandazo wabo (isicelo sabo) baye baba nako ukumvakalisa uKristu phakathi kwabantu.
UPawulos wayivuma imfuneko yokuthandazela abangcwele waza wabethelela kwiinxalenye ezininzi zeBhayibhile ukubaluleka kokuthandazela amanye amakholwa nokuzingisa emthandazweni nokunganikezeli.. (Funda kwakhona: Ukubaluleka kokuthandazela amanye amakholwa).
Abangcwele babexhasana kwiintswelo zokomoya nakwiimfuno zemvelo
Ngokuba ulungiselelo lwalo mbuso alwaneli kuzalisela iintsilelo zabangcwele;, kanti ke uphuphuma imibulelo emininzi kuye uThixo; bathi, ngako ukucikideka kolo lulungiselelo, bamzukise uThixo ngenxa yokulululamela kwenu uvumo lwenu kwiindaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu., and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men; And by their umthandazo (deēsis) yeyakho, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift (2 KwabaseKorinte 9:12-15)
Through the obedience of the church at Corinth and their gift (collection of money) to the saints at Judea, the church not only supplied the needs of the saints in Judea, but God was glorified through their act of giving.
The saints in Judea thanked and glorified God for their professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ. They thanked them for their liberal distribution to them, and they made petitions for the church at Corinth
The church supplied the natural needs of the saints at Judea and in return, the saints at Judea prayed and made requests to God for the spiritual needs of the church at Corinth.
Supplications for all people, for kings and all, who are in authority
Ndiyavuselela ngoko, loo nto, Okokuqala, izibongozo (deēsis), imithandazo, izithandazeli, nokubulela, yenzelwe abantu bonke; Ookumkani, nakubo bonke abasegunyeni; ukuze sihlale ngokonwaba nangokuzola, sinokuhlonela uThixo, nokundileka konke. Kuba oku kuhle, kwamkelekile emehlweni oMsindisi wethu uThixo; Oya kuthi bonke abantu basindiswe, bafikelele ekuyazini inyaniso (1 uTimoti 2:1-4)
Paul commanded Timothy first of all, that petitions be made continually for personal needs, prayers and intercessions, giving of thanks on behalf of all men, on behalf of kings and all those holding high positions, in order that they would lead a quiet and peaceful life in godliness and honesty. So that they could represent and preach the Kingdom of God to the people and establish God’s Kingdom on earth.
Because it is the desire and the will of God that all man be saved. It’s God’s will that all man come to the experiential knowledge of the truth and no one be lost.
Therefore the saints need to pray. They need to make supplication prayer and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the sinners, abalahlekileyo.
Umthandazo wokukhunga wena kunye nabanye
ngako konke ukuthandaza nokukhunga, nithandaza amaxesha onke (deēsis) ngoMoya, niyiphaphamele loo nto ngako konke ukuzingisa nokukhunga, ngenxa yabo bonke abangcwele (Kwabase-Efese 6:18)
UPawulos wayalela abangcwele ukuba bangambathi nje kuphela isikrweqe sikaThixo kodwa ngako konke ukuthandaza nokukhunga, nithandaza amaxesha onke nikuye uMoya. Lo nto, babenokuma ngomhla ombi baze beme ngokuchasene namaxesha kaMtyholi. (Funda kwakhona: Ngaba unokusixhathisa isilingo??).
Babefanele bahlale bephaphile ngokomoya yaye bephaphe ngako konke ukuzingisa nezikhungo ngenxa yazo zonke iingcwele, ukuze babe nako ukuma ngomhla ombi, nangamaxesha kaMtyholi, bazishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo zikaYesu Kristu.
Lumka akukho nto; kodwa ezintweni zonke ngomthandazo nangomthandazo supplication (deēsis) zaziseni iingcelo zenu kuThixo ninombulelo (KwabaseFilipi 4:6)
Xa uzelwe ngokutsha kwaye ufumene indalo kaThixo, nithandaze nikuMoya ngokwentando yakhe
Your requests shall be made known unto God through your prayer and supplication with thanksgiving and shall be according to His will and for His Kingdom.
What is the supplication prayer of the righteous?
The effectual fervent umthandazo (deēsis) of a righteous man availeth much (UJames 5:16)
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their imithandazo (deēsis): but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil (1 UPetros 3:12)
God hears the fervent prayers, petitions, supplications of the righteous and empowers them. Ngokuba, the righteous submit to God, trust God, and live in obedience to His will.
The righteous love God and do those things, which pleases God. Ngenxa yoko, the prayer of supplication of the righteous shall also be according to His will.
What are characteristics of supplication prayer?
Iimpawu zomthandazo wokukhunga zikhankanywe kolu luhlu lungezantsi:
- Umthandazo wokukhunga uzithoba kuThixo kwaye uvuma uThixo ukuba ungubani
- Umthandazo wokukhunga uyamphakamisa uThixo
- Umthandazo wokukhunga uthembele kuThixo kwaye unokholo kuThixo, ngenxa yoko anokukwenza
- Umthandazo wokukhunga sisibongozo okanye isicelo esiseMoyeni ngokwentando kaThixo
- Umthandazo wokukhunga sisibongozo, cela iimfuno zakho kunye/okanye zabanye
- Umthandazo wokukhunga uqhubeka, ezingisayo, kwaye ulindele
- Umthandazo wokukhunga uhlala ubulela kuThixo
Kwaye xa umthandazo womthandazo uphendulwa, UThixo uzukisiwe.
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’
