Ukulungiselela Uzuko

DO uye uzive uphazamisekile xa usiva iingxelo ezinje ngokuba "zahlule kwizinto onazo" okanye "ulahle umhlaba", njl. Ukuba kunjalo, kusoloko kungenxa yokuba sinembono egqwethekileyo malunga nobukristu — ukuba yinkolo yentlungu nokohlwaya.

Xa uThixo wadala izulu nomhlaba, wakhangela kulo yaye "Yabona ukuba kulungile." ^[1]I-X 1: 25 Kodwa maxa wambi, ubumoya babangcwele bebuya kushiya ubani acinge ukuba nantoni na ebangela ulonwabo okanye ulonwabo ngokusisiseko sisihendo esisikhokelela kude kukulunga okukhulu ngakumbi, okunguThixo. Kodwa uThixo ngokwakhe wadala indalo iphela kunye nayo yonke into ekuyo ukuze umntu axhamle aze ahoye. Ngoko ke, ukutshona kwelanga okuhle, isiqhamo somdiliya, isonka sesivuno, uncumo lomnye, imincili yothando lomtshato… zonke ezi zimiqondiso ezikhomba ukulunga okukhulu: uThixo.

Kwaye oko is ingongoma. Isono sokuqala, kwaye ngenxa yoko ukwenzakala esikwenzileyo kwindalo yethu yobuntu, kuyigqwethe injongo yantlandlolo yendalo: ukusikhokelela kubudlelane obunzulu kunye noBathathu Emnye oNgcwele. Ngequbuliso, ukutshona kwelanga okuhle kuba kukusukela umhlaba; isiqhamo somdiliya sisikholiswa yiwayini; isonka sesivuno siba sisihlandlo sokudla; uncumo lomnye luba ngumnqweno wokufumana abanye; imincili yothando olusemtshatweni iba kukukhanuka ulonwabo lwenyama, njalo njalo. Uyabona ke ukuba indalo ilungile, kodwa kunjalo isono loo nto igqwetha okulungileyo, ijika ibe yintlungu. Njengoko uYesu wathi:

Wonke umenzi wesono ulikhoboka lesono. ( Yohane 8:34 )

UYesu ngokwakhe waphefumlela umoya osentabeni, wangcwalisa amanzi, wangcwalisa isiqhamo somdiliya, wazonwabela iziqhamo zemisebenzi yabanye, kwanasetafileni yaboni. Kodwa Yena wayeyindoda ekhululekileyo. Kuloo nkululeko kuphela awathi Wakushiya konke ukuze alungelwe ngakumbi: uzuko noBawo—kunye nokuba nokwenzeka koko wena nam babenokuba nesabelo kobo zuko. Ke, kufuneka sithi namhlanje ngeentliziyo zethu zonke:

Ndiyabulela kuwe kuba ndenziwe ngokoyikekayo, ngokubalulekileyo; ziyamangalisa izenzo zakho. (Indumiso yanamhlanje)

Kodwa injongo yale misebenzi kukusikhokelela kuvuyo nenkululeko engokweentombi noonyana bakaThixo, makubulelwe kuYesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu. Ngaloo ndlela, uPawulos oNgcwele uthi kwisifundo sokuqala, “Ukuba ukutya kuyamkhubekisa umzalwana wam, andisayi kuphinda ndiyidle inyama, ukuze ndingamkhubekisi umzalwana wam.” Ukutya akungombandela; ^[2]Kumzekelo kaPawulos, ukutya inyama ebingelelwe kwizithixo kwakungunobangela wesono. lutyekelo olugabadeleyo lokuyijika ibe sisithixo.

Yiyo loo nto uYesu esifundisa kwiVangeli ukuba singagwebi okanye sigwebe abanye. Sonke siyizidalwa eziwileyo ezithi, naxa sibhaptiziwe, zithwale ubomi bukaThixo kwintente yasemhlabeni enyakazelayo, irhuqe kwaye isitsalele emhlabeni. Kufuneka sibone ukuba obu bunzima, eli nxeba entliziyweni yomntu, liyinkqubo-ihamba kulo lonke uluntu. Yaye ngaloo ndlela, kufuneka sincedane ukuba siphume kwisono sobukhoboka, yaye ewe, ngokufuthi ngeendleko ezinkulu zobuqu.

Zithandeni iintshaba zenu, benzeleni okulungileyo abo banithiyayo, basikeleleni abo baniqalekisayo, nibathandazele abo banitshutshisayo... Yibani nenceba, njengokuba naye uYihlo enenceba. (IVangeli yanamhlanje)

Kufuneka sihlale sizikhumbuza ukuba sonke senzelwe uzuko, senzelwe ubudlelane noThixo. Yaye ngokomlinganiselo esizivula ngawo iintliziyo zethu kuYe size silahle le minqweno iphazamisekileyo kunye nezo ntwana zenyama ezisikhokelela kwinkanuko, linqanaba uThixo anokunxibelelana ngalo noBukumkani kuthi. Yiyo loo nto ndisithi ubuKristu bubo hayi inkolo yentlungu nesohlwayo, kodwa ukulungiselela-ukulungiselela ukufumana ubomi obungenasiphelo bukaThixo. Ewe, ufuna ukuthelekisa nokogqitha isisa sethu Kuye. Ngoko ke, nangona umyezo wase-Eden uvaliwe, kukho into enkulu esilindele yona. ^[3]“Izinto ezingabonwanga liso, nezingaviwanga ndlebe, nezingathanga qatha entliziyweni yomntu, uThixo azilungisele abo bamthandayo. (1 Kor. 2: 9)

Obu bomi kunye nazo zonke iimpawu zexeshana zokulunga ziyadlula. Ngoku bangamalungiselelo ozuko olukhulu olulindele abo banyula uMsindisi phezu kwesono.

Yiphani, niphiwe nezipho; umlinganiselo omhle, ohlohliweyo, ohlunguzelweyo, ophuphumayo, nowothululwa esondweni lenu. Kuba umlinganiselo enilinganisela ngawo, niya kulinganiselwa kwangawo nani. (IVangeli yanamhlanje)