IPentekosti iyidili lobuKristu eligujwa njalo ngonyaka. Ngosuku lwePentekosti, AmaKristu akhumbula ukuthululwa komoya ongcwele. Ukuza komoya ongcwele kwakudingeka ebuntwini. Kodwa kungani? Kusho ukuthini ngePhentekhosti kanye nokuthululwa komoya ongcwele ngokweBhayibheli?
Isithembiso sikaYise
Lapho beba ndawonye, babuza kuye, ethi, Nkosi, Uyakubuyisela emuva lo mbuso kwa-Israyeli? Wayesethi kubo, Akukhona ukuthi wazi izikhathi noma izinkathi zonyaka, uBaba awubeke phezu kwakhe ngamandla akhe. Kepha na niyakwamukela amandla, Ngemuva kwalokho uMoya oNgcwele ufikile: Niyakuba ngofakazi kimi bobabili eJerusalema, nakulo lonke iJudiya, naseSamariya, nasengxenyeni esemhlabeni. Lapho esekhulume lezi zinto, ngenkathi bebona, Wasuswa phezulu; Ifu lamukele ngaphandle kokubona kwabo (IzEnzo 1:6-9)
Ngemuva kukaJesu’ ukubusa, UJesu wasebenzisa 40 izinsuku nabafundi bakhe. UJesu wafundisa abafundi bakhe ngombuso kaNkulunkulu.
Lapho uJesu nabafundi bakhe beseNtabeni Imimoya, UJesu wayala abafundi bakhe ukuba balinde eJerusalema ngesithembiso sikaYise.
Abafundi bacabanga, Ukuthi uJesu wabiza ukubuyiselwa kombuso wakwa-Israyeli. Kepha uJesu wakhuluma ngomunye umbuso: i Umbuso kaNkulunkulu.
UJesu waphendula abafundi bakhe, ukuthi bekungengenxa yokuthi bazi izikhathi noma inkathi. Ngoba kuphela ubaba wayazi.
UJesu waqhubeka futhi wathembisa ukuthi bazothola amandla ngemuva kokuthi uMoya oNgcwele uzokwehlela. Ukuze, Babengofakazi bakhe futhi bashumayela iVangeli futhi balethe izwi emhlabeni wonke.
Ngemuva kukaJesu Ukhuphukele ezulwini, Abafundi babuyela eJerusalema, egumbini eliphezulu.
Egumbini eliphezulu, uJesu’ Abafundi balindele isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele.
Abafundi balindele isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele ngesikhathi somkhosi wezithelo zokuqala
Ngenkathi abafundi bebesegumbini eliphezulu eJerusalema, ukugujwa komkhosi wamasonto kwenzeka. Lomkhosi wamasonto waziwa nangokuthi umkhosi wezithelo zokuqala (Idili lePentekosti).
Amadoda angamaJuda aqhamuka kuwo wonke umhlaba ethempelini laseJerusalema. Baye ethempelini, ukunikeza uNkulunkulu izithelo zabo zokuqala. Banika uNkulunkulu umnikelo wokuzithandela wezandla zabo, bathokoza phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo. Ngalolo suku, Bakhumbula isikhathi ababeyisibopho eGibhithe.
Umgubho womkhosi wamasonto wenzeka ngasikhathi sinye lapho abafundi beNkosi uJesu Kristu babehlangene egumbini eliphezulu. Ngenkathi abafundi bebethandaza, Balinda isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele.
Bebengazi, ukuthi babezoba izithelo zokuqala zendalo entsha Ngosuku lokugujwa komkhosi wezithelo zokuqala.
Kwenzekani ngosuku lwePhentekhosti?
Ngosuku lwePhentekhosti abafundi bakaJesu bathola isithembiso sikaYise futhi bagcwala uMoya oNgcwele. Ngalolo suku oluhle lwePentekosti, Ukuzalwa kwendalo entsha kwenzeka eJerusalema.
Ngesikhathi somkhosi wamasonto, i 120 Abafundi babendawonye egumbini eliphezulu. Kwathi lapho bethandaza, UMoya oNgcwele wehlela abafundi.
Lapho usuku lwePhentekhosti lwenzeka ngokugcwele, Bonke babene-accord eyodwa endaweni eyodwa. Futhi kungazelelwe kwavela umsindo ovela ezulwini njengomoya onamandla, Futhi yagcwalisa yonke indlu ababehlala kuyo. Kwabonakala kubo izilimi ezinjengobavukile zinjengomlilo, Futhi yahlala phezu kwayo ngakubo bonke futhi bonke bagcwala ngoMoya oNgcwele, futhi waqala ukukhuluma ngezinye izilimi, Njengoba umoya ubanikeza inkulumo futhi lapho babehlala emaJudani aseJerusalema, amadoda azinikele, ezizweni zonke eziphansi kwezulu.
Manje lapho lokhu kuhlolwe phesheya, Isixuku sahlangana ndawonye, futhi kwahlazeka, Ngoba ukuthi yilowo nalowo wabezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakhe. Futhi bonke bamangala bamangala, ukusho omunye komunye komunye, Bheka, Akubona bonke laba abakhuluma amaGalileeans? Futhi sizwa kanjani yilowo nalowo olimini lwethu, lapho sazalwa khona? Amabele, namaMede, nama-Elamu, kanye nabahlali baseMesopotamia, naseJudiya, kanye ne-cappadocia, ePontus, ne-Asia, I-phrygia, kanye nePamfiliya, eGibhithe, nasezingxenyeni zeLibya mayelana neCyrene, kanye nabantu abangabazi baseRoma, AmaJuda namaproselithe, Izikebhe nama-Arabians, Siyabazwa bekhuluma ngezilimi zethu imisebenzi emangalisayo kaNkulunkulu. Futhi bonke bamangala, futhi bebengabaza, ukusho omunye komunye komunye, Kusho ukuthini lokhu? Abanye bahlekisa, La madoda agcwele iwayini elisha(IzEnzo 2:1-13)
Ngosuku lwePentekosti, Umoya womuntu wavuswa kwabafileyo
Lokho uNkulunkulu alahlekelwe ku Insimu yase-Edene wabuyela kuye egumbini eliphezulu; Amadodana akhe nendodakazi yakhe. Lapho uMoya oNgcwele wefika kubafundi, umoya wabo usheshe wavuka kwabafileyo. Ngobhapathizo noMoya oNgcwele, Bathola Umoya KaNkulunkulu Nemvelo.
Baba yindalo entsha; uhlobo olusha njengoba kwabikezelwa eBhayibhelini. Kwakuwukuphela kwesimo senyama yakudala (ethaka) indoda (Imvelo kaDeveli) kanye nokuqala kwesimo esisha sokomoya sendoda entsha (Imvelo kaNkulunkulu).
Kwakuyisiqalo se Isivumelwano esisha Ngomoya ovalwe yigazi eliyigugu likaJesu. UMoya oNgcwele washeshisa umoya wabantu waphinda wamphinda wamphawula uMoya wamakholwa kuKristu ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu.
Ngosuku lwePentekosti, Indalo entsha yazalwa
Futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi ngosuku lwePentekosti, Indalo entsha yazalwa. Indalo entsha iyaphila ngaphandle kwesimo ewile. Kepha indalo entsha iye yagcwala kuJesu Kristu futhi ihleli kuye futhi isebenza kuyo Igunya lakhe namandla kaMoya oNgcwele.
Abafundi bebengesaba izigqila zemvelo endala yesono yendoda ewile nodeveli. Kepha abafundi baba ngamakhosi phezu kwesono nokufa kanye namakhosi phezu kukaDeveli nemimoya emibi (amademoni).
Ngaphambi kokuthi bathole uMoya oNgcwele futhi baba yindalo entsha, umoya wabo wawufile.
Babengokwemvelo futhi belawulwa futhi beholwa yinyama yabo (izinzwa, ingqondo yenyama (imicabango), imizwa, imizwelo, intando, izinkanuko, kanye nezifiso). Babeshonile eziphambekweni nasezonweni (Oh. Kwabase-Efesu 2, 1 UPetru 4:1-6, AbaseKolose 3:5-11).
Ngakho-ke ukuza komoya ongcwele kwafika nokuboniswa okubonakalayo nokuzwakalayo.
Abafundi bezwa umsindo, Ukuvela Ezulwini, njengomoya onamandla. Kwabonakala kubo, Izilimi ezi-Cloven zifana nomlilo, Futhi yahlala phezu kwayo ngamunye wabo.
Isithembiso sikaJesu sagcwaliseka, Yisiphi isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele uBaba asithunyelwa egameni lakhe.
Ngosuku lwePentekosti, UMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo futhi baba yingxenye ye (ngokomoya) Isidumbu sikaJesu Kristu; iBandla.
Bathola umoya wakhe nemvelo yakhe. UMoya oNgcwele wathatha indawo yakhe emizimbeni yabo nasemizimbeni yabo yaba yindawo yakhe yokuhlala; Ithempeli lakhe.
Ukuthululwa koMoya oNgcwele nokukhuluma ngezinye izilimi
UJesu wathi, ukuthi babezoba ofakazi bakhe emhlabeni wonke. Lapho abafundi bethola umbhabhadiso ngoMoya oNgcwele, Baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye izilimi. UMoya oNgcwele wakhuluma ngabo wafakaza ngoJesu Kristu uMesiya nemisebenzi emangalisayo kaNkulunkulu. Njengoba uJesu athi kubafundi bakhe, UMoya oNgcwele uzoba ngufakazi wakhe. Futhi yilokho impela okwenzeka ngosuku lwePentekosti. Ngoba 120 Abafundi baqala ukukhuluma ngezilimi ezintsha bakhuluma ngazo zonke izinhlobo zezilimi ezahlukene.
Amadoda amaJuda, oqhamuka kwamanye amazwe futhi bonke babuthene ndawonye eJerusalema ukuzogubha umkhosi wamasonto, wezwa lo msindo.
Bahlangana futhi babazwa bekhuluma ngezilimi zabo.
Amadoda amaJuda amangala amangala. Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi laba baseGalile abangafundile bakhulume kanjani ngezilimi zabo ngemisebenzi emangalisayo kaNkulunkulu? Kwenzeka kanjani lokho?
Bebengazi, Ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele wakhuluma ngabo ngemisebenzi emangalisayo kaNkulunkulu.
Ngemuva kwaloko Phetro wasukuma nge 11 abafundi futhi bakhuluma ngesibindi. UPeter, owayenayo wakuphika uJesu kathathu, Ngoba wayesaba abantu nempilo yakhe, Manje wasukuma ngesibindi. Nasemandleni oMoya oNgcwele, UPhetro wakhuluma kubo ngesibindi.
Ukuthi amazwi omprofethi uJoel agcwaliseka kanjani ngosuku lwePhentekhosti
Ngosuku lwePentekosti, Amagama omprofethi uJoweli, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeyothululela umoya wakhe phezu kwako konke inyama agcwaliseka. UPeter wakuqinisekisa lo mcimbi. UPhetro wafakaza kaJesu; iNdodana kaNkulunkulu neZwi eliphilayo. Wafakazela isithembiso, uJehova wanikela ngomprofethi uJoweli.
Kuzakuthi emva kwalokho, ukuthi ngithululele umoya wami phezu kwenyama yonke; amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha, abadala benu bayakuphupha amaphupho, izinsizwa zenu ziyobona imibono: Naphezu kwezinceku nezincekukazi ngalezo zinsuku ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami. Futhi ngizobonakalisa izimangaliso ezulwini nasemhlabeni, igazi, nomlilo, nezinsika zentuthu. Ilanga lizoguqulwa laba ubumnyama, nenyanga igazi, Ngaphambi kosuku olukhulu nolwesabekayo lweNkosi. Kuzokwenzeka, Ukuthi noma ngubani obizayo igama leNkosi lizokhululwa (UJoweli 2:28-32)
UPhetro wafakaza ngoJesu Kristu, Ukufa kwakhe, nokuvuka. Lapho abantu bezwa uPetru eshumayela, Bonke bakhungathekile enhliziyweni babuze ukuthi bazokwenzenjani
UPetro wabaphendula, “Phenduka futhi ube abhapathizwe Wonke umuntu kini e Igama likaJesu Kristu Ukuxolelwa izono, Niyakuthola isipho soMoya oNgcwele”.
Balalela amazwi kaPetru futhi babhapathizwa. Futhi ngosuku lwePentekosti, maqondana 3000 Imiphefumulo yengezwe esontweni; uMzimba kaKristu.
Izithelo zokuqala zendalo entsha ngosuku lwePhentekhosti
Isikhathi esiphelele sikaNkulunkulu! Ngalolo suku lwePhentekhosti, Ngosuku lomkhosi wamasonto (Idili lezithelo zokuqala), Lapho abantu bamaJuda bebuthene ezizweni zonke, EJerusalema, Isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele safika.
Ngesikhathi esifanele; Ngosuku lwesokudla nangesikhathi esifanele, UZimu weza wazembula ngomunye umduduzi, UMoya oNgcwele nangokuthi 3120 waba izithelo zokuqala ze indalo entsha.
‘Yiba usawoti womhlaba’
