KwabaseKolose 3:12-14, UPawulu wabhala ngalokho abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu okufanele bakubeke kuyo. UPawulu wabhala, Ngakho-ke kufakwe, Njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, Ngcwele futhi sithandwa, amathumbu wesihe, umusa, ukuthobeka kwengqondo, ubumnene, ukubekezela; Ukubekezelelana, futhi bathethelelana, Uma noma yimuphi umuntu exabana nanoma yikuphi: njengoba nje noKristu wakuthethelela, kanjalo nani. Futhi ngaphezu kwazo zonke lezi zinto zibekwe ohlwini, okuyisibopho sokuphelela. Kusho ukuthini lokhu?
Indoda entsha imelela umbuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni
Uma ukholelwa kuJesu Kristu futhi uzelwe kabusha kuKristu, Udluliselwe ebumnyameni ungene ekukhanyiseni futhi awusekho owomhlaba, Kepha umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Ube yindoda entsha; Ukuzalwa kukaNkulunkulu nothando lwakho akuphumi kuwe nasemhlabeni wonke, Kepha kuNkulunkulu nombuso wezulu (Oh. UJohane 3:5; 12:36, Kwabase-Efesu 4:17-24; 5:8-10, AbaseKolose 1:12-14; 3:1-4, 1 UJohane 5:4-5).
Njengendodana kaNkulunkulu (lokhu kusebenza kokubili abesilisa nabesifazane) nesakhamuzi soMbuso kaNkulunkulu, lapho uJesu eyiNkosi futhi ebusa, Uzomela lo Mbuso emhlabeni.
Uqokwe uNkulunkulu njengenxusa lombuso wakhe futhi uzokumelela umthetho womoya wokuphila kuKristu Jesu obhalwe enhliziyweni yakho eNgcwele ngoMoya oNgcwele, Ngubani ohlala kuwe.
Imvelo yakho iguqukile ngokuvuselela kabusha kuKristu ngakho-ke awusayikuphila njengendoda endala (indoda ewile) futhi uhambe futhi usabele njengengane engalaleli, ubani onoDeveli njengoYise futhi ungowasemhlabeni.
Uyakususa indoda endala nezenzo zakhe, ugqoke indoda entsha, Ngubani ovuselelwa olwazini ngaye owadala yena. Uyohamba njengengane elalelayo, owabuyisana noNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu futhi unaNkulunkulu njengoBaba futhi ongombuso wezulu.
Yini okufanele abakhethiweyo kaNkulunkulu?
Ngakho-ke kufakwe, Njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, Ngcwele futhi sithandwa, amathumbu wesihe, umusa, ukuthobeka kwengqondo, ubumnene, ukubekezela (AbaseKolose 3:12)
Njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, Ngcwele futhi sithandwa, Uyakubeka indoda entsha uhambe ufanele uJehova, wembeke
- Amathumbu wesihe (Amakhalobiko, Isihe, Uthando lwangaphakathi, nesihawu)
- Umusa (usizo, Lokho kungukuziphatha okuhle (Ngomlingiswa kanye nokuziphatha okuhle), ubumnene, Ubuqotho bokuziphatha okuhle)
- Ukuthobeka kwengqondo (isizotha, ukuthobeka kwengqondo, ukwehlisa umoya (emthethweni))
- Ubumnene (ubumnene, ngokuthobeka okufihliwe)
- Ukubekezela (ukubekekela, isibindi: ukubekezela, ukubekezela)*
Lezi zici ziyingxenye yezithelo zomoya futhi zibonisa ukuthi uzelwe nguNkulunkulu futhi ungowakhe. Ngoba njengoba uNkulunkulu egcwele ububele, isihe, -nomusa, hle, nokubekezela, Amadodana akhe kufanele ahambe futhi ahambe kuwo (Oh. KwabaseGalathiya 5:22, Kwabase-Efesu 4:1-3; 5:8-9)
Ukubekezelela futhi athethelene
Ukubekezelelana, futhi bathethelelana, Uma noma yimuphi umuntu exabana nanoma yikuphi: njengoba nje noKristu wakuthethelela, kanjalo nani (AbaseKolose 3:13)
Abangcwele KuKristu bayakuyekane, Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi wonke umuntu uhlukile.
Kwenzeka kaningi ukuthi abafowethu nodadewethu esontweni ngeke bahambisane futhi bathukuthele futhi baphile ngokungathetheleli.
Kepha uPawulu wayala abangcwele ukuba babekezele futhi bayekele omunye komunye futhi bathethelelane, Uma noma yimuphi umuntu exabana nanoma yikuphi.
Lapho othile ekudumazayo, Kukuphatha ngokungafanele, noma uthi noma wenza okuthile okungakukhuba noma ukukulimaza, Uzomthethelela umuntu, NjengoYihlo ozelwe kuye, Futhi njengoKristu, Okuthethelele wena, Lapho uphenduka wacela intethelelo (Oh. Eksodusi 34:6-7, Isintu 14:18, Amahubo 86:5; 103:2-3, AmaRoma 3:24-26, Kwabase-Efesu 1:7; 4:32, AbaseKolose 2:13, 1 UJohane 1:9).
Awuyikuholwa ngokungathetheleli, ukubaba, futhi inzondo, Kepha uyakuthethelela, ukuze uzovuswa (Funda futhi: Iyini imfihlo yokuthethelela?).
Faka ophayo (uthando), okuyisibopho sokuphelela
Futhi ngaphezu kwazo zonke lezi zinto zibekwe ohlwini, okuyisibopho sokuphelela. (AbaseKolose 3:14)
Futhi ngaphezu kwazo zonke lezi zinto, Ubekwe (uthando) okuyisibopho sokuphelela (Ukuvuthwa Kokuziphatha Nokomoya). Yinto ebophayo egcina yonke into ndawonye (feza) womabili 'amalungu’ yendoda entsha njengamalungu esonto.
IBhayibheli alibhekiseli othandweni lomhlaba, okunguthando olunobugovu nolunobuntu, lapho abantu besikhungo futhi lapho izingane ezingalaleli zobumnyama zingena khona lapho kwamukelwa khona imisebenzi yobumnyama.
Kepha iBhayibheli libhekisela othandweni lukaNkulunkulu, okukhiqizwa enhliziyweni yazo zonke izinkolelo ezizelwe, Ngubani ongokaNkulunkulu futhi anikele ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu.
Uthando lukaNkulunkulu luyinqaba futhi (uqobo-) uthando lomhlatshelo, Yimiphi imihlatshelo yonke into, kufaka phakathi 'ukuzenzela' ngenxa kaJesu Kristu; iZwi eliphilayo, neNdodana kaNkulunkulu ethandekayo.
Lolu thando luthanda uNkulunkulu ngaphezu kwakho konke futhi wonke umuntu futhi luveze kuNkulunkulu naseZwini lakhe nokulalela amagama nemiyalo kaNkulunkulu noJesu Kristu futhi liyisiphathimandla esiphakeme kunazo zonke ezimpilweni zalezo, Obani abazelwe nguNkulunkulu futhi bangabakhe.
Lolu thando luyisithelo somoya futhi sithanda ukulunga nokuzonda isono nobubi ngakho-ke lolu thando alusoze lwavuma isono.
Uma uhamba othandweni, Uyakuzithoba kuNkulunkulu futhi niyakulalela amazwi akhe nemiyalo, nihamba ngokulunga emva kwentando yakhe, lapho ufakazela khona ukuthi uyamthanda ngokweqiniso futhi usekuYe futhi uhlale othandweni lwakhe nokuthi uYise neNdodana ngoMoya oNgcwele bahlala kuwe.
Uma ungithanda, gcina imiyalo Yami. Futhi ngizokhuleka kuBaba, futhi Uzokunika omunye uMduduzi, ukuze Ahlale nawe phakade; Ngisho uMoya weqiniso; izwe elingemamukele, ngoba ayimnaka, futhi akamazi: kodwa lina liyamazi; ngoba uhlezi lawe, futhi uzakuba kini (UJohane 14:15-17)
UJesu waphendula wathi kuye, Uma umuntu engithanda Mina, uzogcina amazwi Ami: futhi uBaba Wami uyomthanda, futhi Sizofika kuye, futhi senze indawo yethu yokuhlala kuye (UJohane 14:23)
Njengoba uBaba angithanda, ngakho-ke ngikuthandile: Qhubekani nithandana nami. Uma nigcina imiyalo yami, Niyakugcina Uthando lwami; Njengoba nje ngigcine imiyalo kababa wami, futhi bahlale othandweni lwakhe (UJohane 15:9-10)
O Ubaba Olungile, Umhlaba awukwazi: Kepha ngikwazile, Futhi laba bayazi ukuthi ungithumile. Futhi ngimemezele igama lakho, futhi uzokumemezela: Ukuthi uthando ongilingingithandile lube kubo, futhi mina kubo (UJohane 17:25-26)
Ukuthanda umakhelwane wakho
Othandweni lukaNkulunkulu, okuthululelwa enhliziyweni yakho nalapho nithanda uNkulunkulu, Uzothanda umakhelwane wakho. Lokhu akusho ukuthi uba ukugeza okufisayo futhi ubekezelele futhi uvumele zonke izinto, -lingeneyo isono, Okuhamba ekuvukeleni nasekungalaleli uNkulunkulu naseZwini lakhe ngokungakholelwa.
Ngokuphambene nalokho, Uma umthanda ngokweqiniso umakhelwane wakho, Uyakukhuluma iqiniso likaNkulunkulu futhi ubize umakhelwane wakho ukuba uphenduke futhi ususe isono. Ngoba uyazi ukuthi imisebenzi yenyama imbi futhi ithola ukonakala, okuholela esihogweni kanye nokufa kwesibili echibini eliPhakade lomlilo hhayi impilo yaphakade.
Kepha ukuthanda umakhelwane wakho kusho, ukuthi awuqambi amanga kwi-neigbour yakho, Awukopela kumakhelwane wakho, awulimazi i-neigbour yakho, Awufeli ubufebe, Awuphingi, awufisi impahla yomakhelwane wakho, Awuntshontbi kumakhelwane wakho, Akumelwe ube ngu-jaleous, ungabi nomona umakhelwane wakho, awuyikuzonda futhi ungabulali umakhelwane wakho, njalo njalo (Funda futhi: Kusho ukuthini ukuthanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena? futhi Usungula kanjani umthetho?)
Abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, Ngcwele futhi sithandwa, Hamba othandweni lukaNkulunkulu
Abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, Ngcwele futhi sithandwa, bangabakaNkulunkulu futhi bahambe othandweni olulungile lukaNkulunkulu, futhi hhayi othandweni lomhlaba, futhi unqobe ububi ngokwenza okuhle.
NjengoJesu Kristu, Owayegcwele uMoya oNgcwele futhi wahamba ngokulalela uNkulunkulu futhi wanqoba okubi ngokwenza okuhle (Yize lokho okuhle uJesu akwenzanga njalo kwakubhekwa emhlabeni okuhle kodwa kube kubi), Futhi naphezu kwezikhuthazo zaqhubeka zishumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu nobizo lokuphenduka futhi kudalulwe futhi kwabhubhisa imisebenzi yobumnyama, kufinyelela ekubethelweni nasekuvukeni kwabafileyo, UJesu wamnqoba noDeveli nokufa kwakhe futhi wakhombisa uNkulunkulu uthando lwakhe ngomuntu kanye nakubo bonke
‘Yiba usawoti womhlaba’
*Concordance eqinile, Isichazamazwi se-Vine expsository, Umdanso
