Umkhuleko wokunxusa ukhulunywa ngabo kwabase-Efesu 6:18 (phakathi kwabanye). Umkhuleko nokunxusa kubalulekile ngaphandle kwezembatho zempi zikaNkulunkulu. Ngobani? Ukuze nikwazi ukuma ngosuku olubi nimelene nesikhathi sikaSathane. Ake sibheke ukuthi iBhayibheli lithini ngomthandazo wokunxusa.
Usho ukuthini umthandazo wokunxusa eBhayibhelini?
Igama elithi ‘ukunxusa’ kweyabase-Efesu 6:18 lihunyushwe lisuselwa egameni lesiGreki elithi deēsis (G1162). I-Déēsis isho isicelo:- umthandazo, isicelo, ukunxusa.
Umthandazo wokunxusa uyisicelo noma isicelo kuNkulunkulu. Ukunxusa kusetshenziselwa izidingo zomuntu siqu, izidingo zabanye kanye/noma izicelo mayelana nentando kaNkulunkulu kanye noMbuso kaNkulunkulu.
Imithandazo yokunxusa ayiyona imikhuleko yokucela futhi ayihloselwe ukuqoqa ingcebo yasemhlabeni eminingi ngangokunokwenzeka nokujabulisa inyama.. Kodwa imithandazo yokunxusa ihloselwe uMbuso kaNkulunkulu nokudumisa nokukhazimulisa uJesu Kristu noYise..
Manje, ake sibheke igama elithi ‘déēsis’ nokuthi lisetshenziswa kanjani emiBhalweni yeTestamente Elisha.
Umkhuleko ophenduliwe wokunxusa kukaZakariya no-Elisabeth
Encwadini kaLuka, sifunda ngompristi uZakariya nomkakhe u-Elisabethe (emadodakazini ka-Aroni) nokuthi uNkulunkulu wawuphendula kanjani umthandazo wabo wokunxusa.
Futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi ngesikhathi esenza ubupristi phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngokohlelo lwesigaba sakhe, Ngokwesiko lesikhundla sobupristi, inkatho yakhe yayingowokushisa impepho, lapho engena ethempelini likaJehova. Isixuku sonke sabantu sasikhuleka ngaphandle ngesikhathi sempepho, kwabonakala kuye ingelosi yeNkosi imi ngakwesokunene se-altare lempepho.. Kwathi uZakariya embona, wayekhathazekile, uvalo lwamehlela. Kodwa ingelosi yathi kuye, Ungesabi, uZakariya: okwakho umthandazo (i-deēsis) kuyezwakala; umkakho u-Elisabethe uyakukuzalela indodana, uzakuthi ibizo layo nguJohane. (Luka 1:8-13)
UmPristi uZakariya no-Elisabethe bobabili babelungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Bahamba ngayo yonke imiyalo nezimiso zikaNkulunkulu bengenakusoleka.
Nokho, babengenamntwana. U-Elisabeth wayeyinyumba futhi bobabili base bekhulile.
Bakholwa, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayenguye yedwa, Ubani ongahlinzeka, ababekufuna.
Ngakho-ke bakhuleka umkhuleko wokunxusa futhi benza isifiso sabo nesicelo sabo saziwe kuNkulunkulu. Ukuze, UNkulunkulu wayengazinikeza izidingo zabo siqu.
Asazi ukuthi bayithandazela nini noma isikhathi esingakanani ingane. Kodwa siyazi ukuthi bathandaza kuNkulunkulu futhi benza isicelo sabo somntwana saziwe kuNkulunkulu.
UNkulunkulu wasiphendula isicelo sabo ngesikhathi saKhe esimisiwe.
Ngesikhathi esimisiwe sikaNkulunkulu, ingelosi uGabriyeli yabonakala kuZakariya. Ingelosi uGabriyeli yamtshela ukuthi umthandazo wakhe (isicelo, isicelo) kwezwakala. Umkakhe u-Elisabethe wayezomzalela indodana futhi ayibize UJohane.
Ukunxusa kwabafelokazi eBhayibhelini
KuLuka 2:36-37, sifunda ngomprofethikazi u-Ana, ababekhonza uNkulunkulu ngokungaphezi ethempelini ngokuzila ukudla nangokukhuleka (ukunxusa).
Kwakukhona u-Anna oyedwa, umprofethikazi, indodakazi kaFanuweli, owesizwe sakwa-Aseri: wayesekhulile ngeminyaka, wayesehlale nendoda iminyaka eyisikhombisa kusukela ebuntombini bakhe; Futhi wayengumfelokazi cishe iminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nane, engasuki ethempelini, kodwa wakhonza uNkulunkulu ngokuzila ukudla la imikhuleko (i-deēsis) ubusuku nemini (Luka 2:36-37)
Futhi encwadini yokuqala kuThimothewu, UPawulu wabhala ngokunxusa nemithandazo eqhubekayo yomfelokazi.
Manje lowo ungumfelokazi ngempela, futhi eyincithakalo, uthembele kuNkulunkulu, aqhubeke angene ukunxusa (i-deēsis) nemikhuleko ubusuku nemini (1 UThimothewu 5:5)
Imithandazo yokunxusa yabafundi bakaJohane nabaFarisi eBhayibhelini
KuLuka 5:33 sifunda ngabafundi bakaJohane nabaFarisi nokuthi babevame ukuzila ukudla futhi benze imithandazo yokunxusa kuNkulunkulu futhi benza isicelo sabo saziwe kuNkulunkulu..
Basebesithi kuye, Kungani abafundi bakaJohane bezila ukudla njalo, futhi wenze imikhuleko (i-deēsis), kanjalo nabafundi babaFarisi; kodwa abakho bayadla, baphuze? Wayesethi kubo, Ningenza yini abantwana bomkhwenyana bazile ukudla, umkhwenyana esenabo? Kodwa izinsuku zizofika, lapho uMyeni esesusiwe kubo, khona-ke bayakuzila ngalezo zinsuku (Luka 5:33-35)
Lithini iBhayibheli ngokunxusa kukaJesu Kristu?
KumaHeberu 5:7, sifunda ukuthi uJesu wenza imithandazo nokunxusa (izicelo, izicelo) ngalokho Ayekudinga, ngokukhala okunamandla nangezinyembezi kuBaba owayenamandla okumsindisa ekufeni. Futhi Wezwakala ngokwesaba.
Ngubani ezinsukwini zenyama yakhe, lapho esenikele imikhuleko futhi ukunxusa (i-deēsis) ngokukhala okunamandla nezinyembezi kuye onamandla okumsindisa ekufeni, futhi wazwakala ngoba wesaba (amaHebheru 5:7)
Ngenxa yemithandazo nokunxusa Kwakhe uJesu wakwazi ukugcwalisa Icebo likaNkulunkulu.
Umkhuleko womfundi nokunxusa mayelana nesithembiso sikaBaba
Lapho uJesu enyukela ezulwini, abafundi baya eJerusalema ekamelweni eliphezulu, kanye nabesifazane nabanye abaningi. Egumbini eliphezulu, baqinisela nganhliziyonye ekukhulekeni nasekunxuseni, eyayibonakala ngokuqiniseka kwayo injongo.
Ngenxa yokholo lwabo, ukulalela kwabo amazwi kaJesu, nomkhuleko nokunxusa kwabo, basemukela isithembiso sikaBaba; uMoya oNgcwele. Bathola isithembiso futhi bakwazi ukufeza umsebenzi omkhulu kaJesu Kristu futhi babe Ofakazi bakhe (IzEnzo 2).
Kwathi bengena, bakhuphukela ekamelweni eliphezulu, lapho ahlala khona bobabili uPetro, kanye noJames, noJohane, kanye no-Andrew, UFiliphu, kanye noTomase, Bartholomew, kanye noMathewu, uJakobe indodana ka-Alfewu, kanye noSimon Zelotes, loJudasi umfowabo kaJakobe. Bonke laba baqhubeka nganhliziyonye emthandazweni futhi ukunxusa (i-deēsis), nabesifazane, loMariya unina kaJesu, kanye nabafowabo (IzEnzo 1:13-14)
Umkhuleko kaPawulu wokunxusela uIsrayeli
Umthandazo kaPawulu wokunxusa kuNkulunkulu wawunjalo, ukuze u-Israyeli afinyelele olwazini lweqiniso futhi asindiswe.
Bazalwane, isifiso senhliziyo yami futhi umthandazo (i-deēsis) kuNkulunkulu ngoIsrayeli, ukuze basindiswe (AmaRoma 10:1)
Umkhuleko kaPawulu wokunxusa ibandla
UPawulu wayehlale ethandazela bonke abangcwele. UPawulu wathandazela abangcwele baseFilipi noThimothewu phakathi kwabanye.
Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami kukho konke ukunikhumbula, Njalo kukho konke umthandazo (i-deēsis) okwami ngenxa yenu nonke isicelo (i-deēsis) ngenjabulo, Ngokuhlanganyela kwenu evangelini kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube manje (AbaseFilipi 1:3-5)
Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu, engimkhonzayo kobaba ngonembeza omhlophe, ukuze ngingaphezi ukukukhumbula emikhulekweni yami (i-deēsis) ubusuku nemini; (i-deēsis(2 UThimothewu 1:3))
Umthandazo wokunxusa webandla laseKorinte ngoPawulu nabangane bakhe
UPawulu wabhala encwadini yesibili eya ebandleni likaNkulunkulu eKorinte kanye nabo bonke abangcwele abakulo lonke elase-Akhaya, mayelana nosizi nokuthi ibandla laseKorinte labathandazela kanjani.
Ngokuba asithandi, bazalwane, anikwazi yini usizi lwethu olwasehlela e-Asiya, ukuthi sacindezelwa ngokungenakulinganiswa, ngaphezu kwamandla, saze salahla ithemba nangempilo: Kodwa thina ngokwethu sasinesigwebo sokufa, ukuthi singazithembi thina, kodwa kuNkulunkulu ovusa abafileyo: Owasikhulula ekufeni okungaka, futhi uyakhulula: Esimethembayo ukuthi usazosikhulula; Nani nisiza ndawonye umthandazo (i-deēsis) kithi, ukuze isipho esisiphiwe thina ngabantu abanengi sibongwe ngabanengi ngenxa yethu (2 AbaseKorinte 1:8-11)
UPawulu wabhala ngendlela ababecindezelwe ngayo ngokungenakulinganiswa, ngaphezu kwamandla, kangangokuthi baphelelwa yithemba ngisho nangokuphila.
Wabhala ukuthi babengazithembi kanjani, kodwa kuNkulunkulu, Ovusa abafileyo futhi owayebakhulule ekufeni okungaka futhi wayeyobakhulula.
UPhawuli waphinda waveza ukuthi ibandla labasiza njani ngokukhuleka kwabo; isicelo sabo, isicelo ngezidingo zabo.
Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuyakuphendukela insindiso yami ngesandla sakho umthandazo (i-deēsis), kanye nokunikezwa kukaMoya kaJesu Kristu, Ngokulangazela kwami nethemba lami, ukuze ngingabi lenhloni ngalutho, kodwa lokho ngesibindi sonke, njengenjwayelo, kanjalo noKristu uyakuphakanyiswa emzimbeni wami, loba ngempilo, kumbe ngokufa (AbaseFilipi 1:19-20)
KwabaseFilipi 1:19, UPawule waphinda wagcizelela ukubaluleka komthandazo webandla kuPawuli futhi lokho ngokwengxenye ngenxa yomthandazo wabo (isicelo sabo) babekwazi ukushumayela uKristu phakathi kwabantu.
UPawulu wasivuma isidingo sokuthandazela osanta futhi wagcizelela ezingxenyeni eziningana zeBhayibheli ukubaluleka kokuthandazela esikholwa nabo nokuphikelela emthandazweni futhi ungayeki.. (Funda futhi: Ukubaluleka Kokuthandazela Amanye Amakholwa).
Abangcwele babesekelana ezidingweni zikamoya nasezidingweni zemvelo
Ngokuba ukukhonza kwalolu hlelo akugcini nje ukwanelisa ukuswela kwabangcwele, kodwa futhi kuvame ngokubonga okuningi kuNkulunkulu; Ngokufakazela kwalenkonzo bayamdumisa uNkulunkulu ngokuzithoba kwenu evangelini likaKristu., kanye lokwabela kwenu ngokukhululekileyo kubo, lakubo bonke abantu; Futhi ngabo umthandazo (i-deēsis) kwakho, elinilangazelela ngenxa yomusa omkhulu kaNkulunkulu phakathi kwenu. Makabongwe uNkulunkulu ngesipho sakhe esingakhulumekiyo (2 AbaseKorinte 9:12-15)
Ngokulalela kwebandla laseKorinte nesiphiwo salo (ukuqoqwa kwemali) kwabangcwele eJudiya, ibandla alinikezi kuphela izidingo zabangcwele baseJudiya, kodwa uNkulunkulu wakhazinyuliswa ngabo isenzo sokupha.
Abangcwele baseJudiya babonga futhi bamdumisa uNkulunkulu ngokuzithoba kwabo evangelini likaKristu. Babonga kakhulu ngokunikezela kwabo ngokukhululekile kubo, banxusa ibandla laseKorinte
Ibandla lanikeza izidingo zemvelo zabangcwele baseJudiya futhi ngokubuyisela, abangcwele baseJudiya bakhuleka becela kuNkulunkulu ngezidingo zomoya zebandla laseKorinte.
Izicelo zabo bonke abantu, eyamakhosi nabo bonke, abasegunyeni
Ngakho ngiyakhuthaza, lokho, okokuqala nje, ukunxusa (i-deēsis), imikhuleko, abakhulekeli, nokubonga, lwenzelwe abantu bonke; Okwamakhosi, lakubo bonke abasegunyeni; ukuze siphile impilo ezolileyo lenokuthula kukho konke ukuhlonipha uNkulunkulu leqiniso. Ngoba lokhu kuhle futhi kuyamukeleka emehlweni kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu; Oyokwenza ukuba bonke abantu basindiswe, nasekufinyeleleni ekulazini iqiniso (1 UThimothewu 2:1-4)
UPawulu wamyala uThimothewu kuqala, ukuthi izicelo zenziwe ngokuqhubekayo mayelana nezidingo zomuntu siqu, imikhuleko nokuncenga, ebonga abantu bonke, egameni lamakhosi nabo bonke abasezikhundleni eziphezulu, ukuze baphile ukuphila okunokuthula nokunokuthula ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu nokwethembeka. Ukuze bamelele futhi bashumayele uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kubantu futhi bamise uMbuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni.
Ngoba kuyisifiso nentando kaNkulunkulu ukuba bonke abantu basindiswe. Kuyintando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi bonke abantu bafinyelele olwazini lweqiniso futhi kungabikho muntu olahlekile.
Ngakho abangcwele badinga ukukhuleka. Kudingeka benze umkhuleko wokunxusa futhi bashumayele ivangeli likaJesu Kristu ezoni, abalahlekile.
Umkhuleko wokuzinxusela wena nabanye
nikhuleka njalo ngakho konke ukukhuleka nokunxusa (i-deēsis) eMoyeni, futhi ubuke lapho ngakho konke ukubekezela nokunxusa kwabo bonke abangcwele (Kwabase-Efesu 6:18)
UPawulu wayala abangcwele ukuba bangagqoki nje kuphela izikhali zikaNkulunkulu kodwa futhi ukukhuleka njalo ngakho konke ukukhuleka nokunxusa ngoMoya. Ukuze, babekwazi ukuma ngosuku olubi futhi bamelene nezikhathi zikadeveli. (Funda futhi: Ungakwazi yini ukumelana nesilingo?).
Kwakufanele bahlale bephapheme ngokomoya futhi babheke ngakho konke ukubekezela nokunxusela bonke abangcwele, ukuze bakwazi ukuma ngosuku olubi nangezikhathi zikaSathane, bashumayele ivangeli likaJesu Kristu.
Uqaphele lutho; kodwa kukho konke ngomkhuleko la ukunxusa (i-deēsis) izicelo zenu mazaziwe nguNkulunkulu ngokubonga (AbaseFilipi 4:6)
Lapho usuzelwe kabusha futhi wamukele isimo sikaNkulunkulu, nikhuleke ngoMoya njengentando yakhe
Izicelo zakho ziyokwaziswa kuNkulunkulu ngokukhuleka kwakho nokunxusa kanye nokubonga futhi ziyoba ngokwentando yakhe nangoMbuso wakhe..
Uyini umthandazo wokuncenga olungileyo?
Ukuvutha okusebenzayo umthandazo (i-deēsis) kolungileyo kunenzuzo enkulu (UJames 5:16)
Ngoba amehlo eNkosi aphezu kwabalungileyo, lendlebe zakhe zisilalele imikhuleko (i-deēsis): kodwa ubuso beNkosi bubomvuphakathi kwabenza okubi (1 UPetru 3:12)
UNkulunkulu uyayizwa imithandazo eqotho, izicelo, ukunxusa kwabalungileyo futhi abaphe amandla. Ngoba, abalungileyo bayazithoba kuNkulunkulu, themba uNkulunkulu, futhi siphile ngokulalela intando Yakhe.
Abalungile bayamthanda uNkulunkulu futhi bayazenza lezo zinto, okuthokozisa uNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yalokho, umkhuleko wokunxusa kolungileyo nawo uyakuba njengentando yakhe.
Yiziphi izici zomthandazo wokunxusa?
Izimpawu zomthandazo wokunxusa zibalulwe ohlwini olungezansi:
- Umkhuleko wokunxusa uthobela uNkulunkulu futhi uvuma ukuthi uNkulunkulu Ungubani
- Umkhuleko wokunxusa uphakamisa uNkulunkulu
- Umkhuleko wokunxusa uthembele kuNkulunkulu futhi unokholo kuNkulunkulu, ngalokho Angakwenza
- Umkhuleko wokunxusa uyisicelo noma isicelo kuMoya ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu
- Umkhuleko wokunxusa uyisicelo, cela izidingo zakho kanye/noma zabanye
- Umthandazo wokunxusa uyaqhubeka, ephikelelayo, kanye nolindele
- Umkhuleko wokunxusa uhlale ubonga uNkulunkulu
Futhi lapho umthandazo wokunxusa uphendulwa, UNkulunkulu uyakhazinyuliswa.
‘Yiba usawoti womhlaba’
