Ukusoka kumelela isivumelwano phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu Bakhe. Esivumelwaneni Esidala, yonke ingane yesilisa, ababengababantu bakaNkulunkulu, wasokwa ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili ejwabuni lenyama yakhe. Lapho iSivumelwano Esisha simiswa, Isivumelwano Esidala sabola saphelelwa yisikhathi (amaHebheru 8:13). Ngakho-ke ukusoka enyameni ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili kwakungasekho. Ukusoka enyameni kwathathelwa indawo ukusoka kuKristu; ukusoka emoyeni (AbaseKolose 2:11-12). Kodwa kusho ukuthini ukusoka kuJesu Kristu ngokweBhayibheli?
Ukusoka Esivumelwaneni Esidala
Lesi isivumelwano Sami, eniyakuzigcina, phakathi kwaMi nawe kanye nenzalo yakho emva kwakho; Wonke amadodana kini makasokwe. Niyakusoka ijwabu lenu; futhi kuyakuba luphawu lwesivumelwano phakathi kwami nani. Onezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili makasokwe phakathi kwenu, wonke amadodana ezizukulwaneni zenu, ozelwe endlini, loba othengwe ngemali loba ngubani ongamaziyo, ongesiye owenzalo yakho. Ozelwe endlini yakho, lalowo othengwa ngemali yakho, kumele asokwe: isivumelwano sami siyakuba senyameni yenu, sibe yisivumelwano esiphakade. Nomntwana wesilisa ongasokile, ijwabu lakhe elingasokanga, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo; usephule isivumelwano sami (Genesis 17:10-14).
UNkulunkulu wenza isivumelwano sakhe no-Abrahama. Uphawu lwalesi sivumelwano kwakuwukusokwa kwenyama ejwabu. Yonke ingane yesilisa, ababengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu; Umhlangano wakhe, kwadingeka asokwe ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili.
Isivumelwano sasigcinwa ngokugcina ukusoka
Isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu sagcinwa ngokugcina ukusoka. Wonke umuntu, owayesokile wahlukaniswa nguNkulunkulu kubantu abangamaqaba futhi engowakhe. Babengabantu baKhe. Ngakho-ke babeyozuza wonke amalungelo okuba izakhamuzi zamaJuda, eyayiqukethe isivikelo namalungiselelo kaNkulunkulu.
UNkulunkulu wayeyobavikela abantu baKhe futhi abanikeze lokho abakudingayo, kuyilapho abantu bakaNkulunkulu belalela izwi Lakhe. Kwakumele bagcine Imiyalo Yakhe nezimiso futhi siphile ngokwentando Yakhe. Lezi kwakuyizimo.
Izigqila nabafokazi babesokwa enyameni
Kodwa abesilisa kuphela benzalo ka-Abrahama abasokwa ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili. Izigqila zesilisa nabafokazi nabo kwakudingeka basokwe (Genesis 17:12, 13, Eksodusi 12:48). Asokwa ukuze abe yingxenye yesivumelwano futhi ajabulele amalungelo okuba izakhamuzi zamaJuda.
Lapho ingane yesilisa yayingasokiwe, wayengeyena owabantu bakaNkulunkulu futhi akazange aphile ngaphansi kwesivikelo Sakhe.
Lokhu sikubona empilweni kaMose. Lapho uMose ehamba nomkakhe nendodana yakhe, uJehova wazama ukubulala indodana yakhe. Ngokushesha nje lapho indodana kaMose isokiwe, iNkosi yamshiya yedwa.
Kwathi endleleni endlini yezihambi, ukuthi iNkosi yamhlangabeza, futhi wayefuna ukumbulala. USipora wayesethatha itshe elibukhali, wanquma ijwabu lendodana yakhe, wayiphonsa ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wathi, Impela ungumyeni wegazi kimi. Ngakho wamdedela: wabe esethi, Ungumyeni wegazi, ngenxa yokusoka (Eksodusi 4:24-25)
Kungani ukusoka kwakunganakwa abantu bakaNkulunkulu?
Kunesikhathi lapho ukusoka kwakunganakwa, okungukuthi, lapho abantu bakaNkulunkulu bezulazula ehlane. Zonke izingane zesilisa, abazalelwa ehlane babengasokanga.
Lapho uJoshuwa nabantu bakaNkulunkulu, baseGiligali, UNkulunkulu wayala uJoshuwa ukuba abuyisele ukusoka. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, bonke abesilisa babuye basokwa (UJoshuwa 5:2-9).
Ukusoka kwakufanekisela ukuhlanzeka nobungcwele
Ukusoka kwakuwuphawu lwesivumelwano phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu Bakhe. Lokhu kusokwa kwakufanekisela ukuhlanzeka nobungcwele. Kwakufanekisela ukusulwa kwesono (ukungalaleli uNkulunkulu) nokuphila ngokulalela umthetho kaNkulunkulu nemiyalo Yakhe.
UNkulunkulu wenza intando yaKhe yaziwe kubantu baKhe, ngokubanika uMthetho waKhe. Lo Mthetho wawusuvele ukhona, ngaphambi kokuba uNkulunkulu azibhale izibhebhe zamatshe futhi wabanika abantu baKhe ngoMose.
Umthetho kaNkulunkulu umele intando kaNkulunkulu.
Ngokusoka, owesilisa, owathwala inhlanyelo, kwathiwa ihlanzekile futhi ihlanzekile futhi ingeyabantu bakaNkulunkulu abangcwele. Ukusoka kwakuwubufakazi bobulungu bebandla likaNkulunkulu (ibandla).
Ngokuba kusukela manje akusayikungena kuwe (eJerusalema) ongasokile nongcolile (Isaya 52:1)
Futhi akusoze kwangena kuwo (eJerusalema) noma yini engcolisayo, nanoma yimuphi osebenzayo kuyisinengiso, noma wenza amanga: kodwa labo abalotshiweyo eNcwadini yokuphila yeWundlu (IsAmbulo 21:27)
Ukusoka Esivumelwaneni Esisha
Ukusokwa enyameni kwakuwuphawu nesiko leSivumelwano Esidala, phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu baKhe. Lokhu kusoka kwabonisa ukuthi bangabakaNkulunkulu. Kodwa ukusoka enyameni kwalahlekelwa ukubaluleka kwakho lapho iSivumelwano Esisha kuJesu Kristu siqala ukusebenza.
Ukusoka okudala kwathathelwa indawo ukusoka okusha, okwakungeyeSivumelwano Esisha: ukusoka kuJesu Kristu.
Ukusoka Emoyeni
Esivumelwaneni Esisha, kwakungabalulekile, noma ngabe umuntu usokile enyameni noma qha, kodwa uba umuntu esokwa kuKristu Jesu, eMoyeni. Okwakubalulekile kwaba, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umuntu wayeyibekile phansi inyama yakhe kanye nemvelo yayo yesono, futhi waba isidalwa esisha kuJesu Kristu.
Ngokuba kuKristu Jesu ukusoka akulutho, nokungasoki, kodwa isidalwa esisha. Futhi bonke abahamba ngokwalo mthetho, ukuthula makube phezu kwabo, nesihawu, naphezu kuka-Israyeli kaNkulunkulu (KwabaseGalathiya 6:15-16)
Lapho iSivumelwano Esisha simiswa futhi Isivumelwano Esidala saphelelwa yisikhathi, amaJuda aphoqa abeZizwe, ababa abantu bakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu, ukusokwa enyameni. Babebambelele kakhulu emasikweni nasemikhubeni yabo, ukuthi babecabanga ukuthi ukusokwa enyameni kwakusadingeka ukuze babe yilungu lebandla likaNkulunkulu (iBandla).
Kwehla abathile bevela eJudiya bafundisa abazalwane, wathi, ngaphandle kokuthi nisokwe ngokwendlela kaMozisi, aninakusindiswa (IzEnzo 15:1)
Kodwa uPawulu wababonisa, ukuthi kwakungasafaneleki. Ukusoka kwenyama kwakungokweSivumelwano Esidala futhi kwakungaseyona ingxenye yeSivumelwano Esisha.
Kusho ukuthini ukusoka kuJesu Kristu?
13:13 Enisokwa kuye futhi ngokusoka okwenziwa ngezandla, ekuhlubuleni umzimba wezono zenyama ngokusoka kukaKristu: Wangcwatshwa naye embhapathizweni, navuswa ngakho kanye naye ngokholo lwamandla kaNkulunkulu, owamvusa kwabafileyo (AbaseKolose 2:11-12)
UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakusoka inhliziyo yakho, nenhliziyo yenzalo yakho, ukuthanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, langomphefumulo wakho wonke, ukuze uphile (Duteronomi 30:6)
Ngoba akasiye umJuda, okuyinto eyodwa ngaphandle; nokusoka akusikho lokho, okungaphandle enyameni: Kodwa ungumJuda, okunguye ngaphakathi; nokusoka kungokwenhliziyo, emoyeni, futhi hhayi encwadini; okutuswa kwakhe akuveli kubantu, kodwa kaNkulunkulu (AmaRoma 2:28-29)
Ukusokwa kwenyama kwakuwuphawu lwesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu no-Abrahama.
Ngenxa yeqiniso, ukuthi umuntu wayengahamba elandela inyama kuphela, basokiwe enyameni.
Nokho, ngokuza kukaJesu Kristu nomhlatshelo Wakhe, isivumelwano esiDala esavalwa nge igazi lezilwane yaphelelwa yisikhathi.
Isivumelwano Esidala sathathelwa indawo yiSivumelwano Esisha esavalwa ngegazi eliyigugu likaJesu Kristu.
Iveyili lethempeli lasokwa (iqashwe kabili) futhi indlela eya kuNkulunkulu yayingasekho ngokusoka enyameni noma ngezimiso nemikhuba, lompristi omkhulu ethempelini. Kodwa indlela eya kuNkulunkulu yayingoJesu Kristu; umPristi Omkhulu wesivumelwano esisha.
UJesu waba iveli kuNkulunkulu
Ukuba ngakho, bazalwane, isibindi sokungena endaweni engcwele ngegazi likaJesu, Ngendlela entsha nephilayo, asingcwelisele lona, ngeveli, okusho ukuthi, Inyama yakhe; Futhi ngokuba nomPristi oMkhulu phezu kwendlu kaNkulunkulu; Masisondele ngenhliziyo eqinisileyo ngokuqiniseka okugcwele kokukholwa, izinhliziyo zethu zifafaziwe kunembeza omubi, nemizimba yethu igezwe ngamanzi acwebileyo (amaHebheru 10:19-22)
UJesu Kristu waba iveli kuNkulunkulu. UJesu wayethathe zonke izono nobubi besintu phezu Kwakhe. Wathwala isijeziso sesono, efile. Ngakho uJesu wangena eHayidese. Kodwa… UJesu akazange ahlale lapho! Ukufa kwakungenamandla ngokwanele ukuze kugcinwe uJesu lapho.
UJesu Kristu wakunqoba ukufa futhi wavuswa kwabafileyo, ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. Inyama yakhe eyayenziwe isono yabekwa phansi. UJesu wavuswa ‘esitsha’ umzimba. Umzimba owawungonakalisiwe ngobubi, kodwa wagcwaliswa ukuphila okuphakade.
Ngakho uJesu waba isinkwa esingenamvubelo esivela ezulwini, ngoBani, abaningi babeyosindiswa futhi bathole ukuphila okuphakade.
UJesu wamemezela ukufa nokuvuka Kwakhe
UJesu wakhuluma kaningi kubafundi bakhe ngokufa nokuvuka Kwakhe. Kwakumele afe, ukuze ngokuvuka kwakhe ekufeni, nokwenyukela eZulwini, uMoya oNgcwele wayengafika futhi ahlale ezimpilweni zezidalwa ezintsha.
Izidalwa ezintsha zaziziphikile. Babenakho babeka phansi isimo sabo sesono futhi bavuswa kwabafileyo ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele.
UJesu waqhathanisa ukuphila Kwakhe, ukufa, nokuvuka ngembewu.
Uma imbewu yokusanhlamvu ingafi, imbewu yokusanhlamvu ihlala iyimbewu yokusanhlamvu futhi ngeke ithele izithelo.
UJesu wayengakhetha ukuhlala eyimbewu yokusanhlamvu. Wayengakhetha ukuziphilela Yena, kodwa uJesu akakwenzanga lokho.
UJesu wayemthanda uBaba Wakhe futhi wakhetha ukwenza intando kaBaba Wakhe emhlabeni.
UJesu wayeyizibulo lika indalo entsha, uNkulunkulu amdala ekuqaleni ngaphambi kokuba u-Adamu one.
NgoJesu’ ukufa nokuvuka; ngegazi laKhe, bekungenzeka ukuba ube yindalo entsha Kuye. Kodwa ukuze ube isidalwa esisha kufanele ulahle eyakho impilo endala; imvelo yenu yesono kanye nezinkanuko zayo kuqala. Ngoba imbewu yokusanhlamvu ayizange ibhekisele kuJesu kuphela’ ukufa nokuvuka, kodwa kuso sonke isoni, okholwa kuye.
Wabhapathizelwa kwabafile baKhe
Lapho ukholwa kuJesu Kristu futhi phenduka yokuhamba kwakho, udela ukuphila kwakho okona; isimo sakho sesono. Uyokwenza lokhu ngokomfanekiso ngobhapathizo lwamanzi.
Ngokubhapathizwa emanzini, ubeka phansi impilo yakho endala yenyama njengesoni futhi usokwe kuJesu Kristu. Ubhapathiziwe futhi uhlanganiswe ekufeni kukaJesu Kristu.
Ngakho sembelwa kanye naye ngokubhapathizelwa ekufeni: ukuthi njengalokhu uKristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngenkazimulo kaYise, kanjalo nathi kufanele sihambe ekuphileni okusha (AmaRoma 6:4-5)
Ngokubekwa kwenyama yakho futhi ungcwatshwe ekufeni kukaJesu Kristu, awuseyena okadeveli nombuso wobumnyama. Ukufa akusabusa kini.
Uyibekile phansi inyama yakho ngokubhapathizwa emanzini (ukufa kukaJesu Kristu) nomoya wakho uvusiwe kwabafileyo ngobhapathizo lukaMoya oNgcwele (ukuvuka kukaJesu Kristu).
Inqubo yokungcwelisa
KuJesu Kristu, senziwe ngcwele futhi nilungile. Uhlukaniselwe uNkulunkulu emhlabeni ngakho ungokaNkulunkulu noMbuso Wakhe. Ube yindodana kaNkulunkulu futhi uphiwe uMoya oNgcwele.
UMoya oNgcwele uhlala kuwe ekugcwaleni kwakhe. Ngakho-ke, unamandla onke kaMoya oNgcwele okubulala zonke izenzo zenyama.
Ngokuba uma niphila ngokwenyama, niyakufa: kepha uma nibulala imisebenzi yomzimba ngoMoya, niyakuphila (AmaRoma 8:13)
Ukucekela phansi izenzo zenyama kubizwa nangokuthi inqubo yokungcweliswa. Wonke amakholwa kufanele adlule kule nqubo futhi azongcweliswa yiZwi nangoMoya oNgcwele.
Luyini uphawu lokusoka kuJesu Kristu?
Ukusoka kuJesu Kristu kusho, ukuthi ulalise ikhehla. Wafa esonweni kuJesu Kristu. Ngakho anisayikuhamba ngokwenyama esonweni. Wenziwe ngcwele futhi ulungile kuye.
Uzokwenza vuselela ingqondo yakho ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu ukuze ingqondo yakho yenyama nendlela yakho endala yokucabanga, lokho kucabanga njengomhlaba, izovuselelwa ngamazwi kaNkulunkulu futhi ihambisane nentando kaNkulunkulu.
Uyokwazi intando kaNkulunkulu nemiyalo Yakhe. Futhi uma ukholwa emazwini Akhe, nihambe kuzo.
Niyakuhamba ngemiyalo yaKhe, ezimele intando Yakhe futhi zihambe emva kukaMoya.
Lobu ubufakazi, uphawu, lokusoka kwenu kuKristu Jesu.
Ukuhamba kwakho nokulalela kwakho iZwi kuyakhombisa ukuthi usokiwe yini kuJesu Kristu.
Ukhona yini umuntu obizwe esokile? makangabi ngongasoki. Ukhona yini obizwe engasokile? makangasoki. Ukusoka akulutho, nokungasoki akulutho, kodwa ukugcina imithetho kaNkulunkulu. (1 AbaseKorinte 7:18-19)
Amakholwa; ibandla likaNkulunkulu, yilezo, abasokiwe kuKristu Jesu:
Qaphela izinja, xwayani izisebenzi ezimbi, qaphela ukusika. Ngoba thina singabokusoka, abakhonza uNkulunkulu ngomoya, futhi zithokoze kuKristu Jesu, futhi lingabi lethemba enyameni (AbaseFilipi 3:2-3)
Lapho usokiwe ngempela kuJesu Kristu, niyohamba emiyalweni Yakhe nithwale isithelo sikaMoya esikhundleni sesithelo senyama.
Imisebenzi oyenzayo nesithelo osithelayo kuyobonakala ukuthi ngempela uyibekile yini inyama yakho; isimo sakho sesono, njalo nisokiwe kuJesu Kristu.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
