Inhlawulo Elinganiselwe

Imfundiso Yenhlawulo Elinganiselwe iphikisana kakhulu kumaphuzu amahlanu eZimfundiso Zomusa. Amanye amagama engiwezwe esetshenziswa ukuchaza le mfundiso Ukuhlengwa Okuqinisekile, Ukuhlawulelwa Okuqinisekile noma Ukuhlengwa Okukhethekile. Into eyodwa engiyazi ngokuqinisekile, kubonakala sengathi iyona ebangela ukudideka okukhulu. Ingabe inhlawulo kaKristu isemhlabeni wonke; kwabo bonke? Noma ingabe inhlawulo kaKristu yenzelwe iqembu elikhethiwe labantu? Ngikholwa ukuthi singathola izimpendulo zethu eZwini ukuze sisekele lesi sakamuva. Uma inhloso kaNkulunkulu ekuhlawulweni kukaKristu kwakungenxa yabo bonke, sibhekene nokomhlaba: inkolelo yokuthi sonke isintu siyosindiswa. Izwi lisitshela ngokusobala ukuthi akubona bonke abayosindiswa, ukuthi kukhona labo abayobhubha. “Ngenani ngesango elincane. Ngokuba isango libanzi nendlela ibanzi eyisa ekubhujisweni, futhi baningi abangena ngayo. Yeka ukuthi lincane kangakanani isango nendlela eyisa ekuphileni ilukhuni, futhi bambalwa abayitholayo.” NgokukaMathewu 7:13-14. Leli ivesi elilodwa nje eliphikisana nenkolelo yomhlaba. Abantu abaningi bazobhubha esihogweni. Uma lokho uKristu akufezile esiphambanweni kwakungokwabantu bonke, khona-ke wonke umuntu ubeyosindiswa. Isiphambano sasinenjongo ecacile, eqondile, nenhloso. Uma ukufa Kwakhe bekungokwenhlawulo yabo bonke, futhi bonke bengasindiswa, khona-ke uKristu ubengeke akufeze lokho abekudinga. Ngeke kube “isivumelwano esenziwe.”

Etestamenteni Elidala, uhlelo lwemihlatshelo kaLevi kwakungeyona eyabo bonke abantu, kwakungeyabantu bakwa-Israyeli kuphela, abantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiwe. Futhi njengaleyonqubo nje, uKristu wafela abakhethiweyo baKhe, hhayi bonke abantu. Ujesu waya esiphambanweni kulabo abaphiwe nguBaba. “Wonke umuntu uBaba aNginika yena uyokuza Kimi, futhi ozayo Kimi angisoze ngamlahlela ngaphandle. Ngokuba ngehle ezulwini, hhayi ukuba ngenze intando yami, kodwa intando yalowo ongithumileyo. Lokhu kuyintando yongithumileyo: ukuba ngingalahlekelwa namunye walabo anginike bona kodwa ngibavuse ngosuku lokugcina.” NgokukaJohane 6:37-39. Akubona bonke abantu abayosindiswa, izimvu Zakhe kuphela. “Mina nginguMalusi omuhle. Umalusi omuhle udela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu zakhe.” NgokukaJohane 10:11. “Izimvu zaKhe kuphela ezizwa izwi laKhe. Ubabiza ngamagama. NgokukaJohane 10:3. Ukufa kukaKristu kwakuwuhlelo lukaNkulunkulu oluqondile lwabakhethiweyo. Ukufa Kwakhe kwafezwa ukuze kusindise izimvu Zakhe, abaqokiweyo Bakhe nabakhethiweyo Bakhe, hhayi nje ngenxa yethuba noma ithuba lokuthi sonke isintu sisindiswe. Ukuhlengwa okwafezwa uKristu kwakungekona nje into engenzeka; kwakuyisiqiniseko sabakhethiweyo baKhe. 

Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kanje, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade. NgokukaJohane 3:16. Siyazi kakade ukuthi akubona bonke abayokholwa futhi basindiswe. “Ngokuba baningi ababiziweyo, kepha bayingcosana abakhethiweyo.” NgokukaMathewu 22:14. Ngokuphindaphindiwe iZwi liyayiphikisa inkolelo yomhlaba wonke. Ukristu waqinisekisa ukuhlengwa kwabakhethiweyo Bakhe. “Wayelithanda iBandla, futhi wazinikela ngenxa yalo.” Kwabase-Efesu 5:25. Ukuhlawulela Okulinganiselwe kufundiswa ngokucacile emiBhalweni. Unkulunkulu wakhetha abakhethiweyo baKhe ngaphambi kokusekelwa kwezwe. Kwabase-Efesu 1:4. Ngakho umbuzo - uKristu wafela bani? Wafela abakhethiweyo. 

Sonke isono esenziwe abantu kusukela ekuqaleni kwesikhathi, kuze kufike uKrestu, siyosingathwa nguNkulunkulu. Kwabakhethiweyo, ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwabekwa phezu kweNdodana Yakhe futhi yakhokhwa ngokugcwele. Kwabangakholwayo lolo laka luyoba phezu kwabo esihogweni. Le mfundiso yayinzima kakhulu kimina ukuba ngiyiqonde, kodwa lapho ngifunda amanye amaphuzu amane eZimfundiso Zomusa, uMoya oNgcwele wavula amehlo ami ngabuka uBukhosi bukaNkulunkulu. Singabuza ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu engakhetha ukusindisa abanye hhayi bonke, kodwa izingqondo zethu akuzona ezikaNkulunkulu. Ubani ongawazi umqondo kaNkulunkulu? “Ngokuba imicabango yami ayisiyo imicabango yenu, nezindlela zenu azisizo izindlela zami. Lesi isimemezelo seNkosi. Ngoba njengoba izulu liphakeme kunomhlaba, kanjalo izindlela zami ziphakeme kunezindlela zenu, nemicabango yami kunemicabango yenu.” —Isaya 55:8-9. Unkulunkulu unguMbusi futhi “ubonisa umusa kulabo Afuna ukubabonisa.” KwabaseRoma 9:18. Esikhundleni sokuthi le mfundiso ibangele ukudideka, ngikhetha ukukholelwa ekubuseni koBukhosi nokubusa kukaNkulunkulu kanye neZwi Lakhe. 

Inhliziyo yeNkosi ihlezi phezu kwabakhethiweyo Bakhe. Akakhulekeli bonke, uthandazela labo aphiwe nguBaba. NgokukaJohane 17:9. Wazingcwelisa ngenxa yabakhethiweyo baKhe. NgokukaJohane 17:19. Abakhethiweyo bakhe ‘bakhethwe ukuba balalele uKristu. 1 KaPetru 1:2. Imfundiso Yenhlawulo Elinganiselwe kufanele ilethe injabulo kwabakhethiweyo Bakhe. Sikhululekile ngempela. Isikweletu sethu sesikhokhiwe, ngokugcwele. Asisahlukanisiwe noNkulunkulu futhi akusadingeki ukuba silinde ulaka Lwakhe. Ukristu wayeyinhlawulo yethu.  

ngu-Kelly Smith

Imibuzo yengxoxo kujenali:

1. Wawuyini umsebenzi kaJesu siqu? Isifaniso ‘somalusi nezimvu’ siwusizo kanjani?
2. Iyini injongo noma nenhloso yokufa kukaJesu?
3. Kusho ukuthini ngokuthi “ukubuyisana okubambelayo?” Kungani kubalulekile ukukuqonda lokhu?
4. Ukufa kukaJesu kwafezani ngempela ‘izimvu zakhe? Lamagama amane emfundiso yenkolo (isihawu, inhlawulo, ukubuyisana, ukuhlenga) asisiza kanjani ukuthi siqonde kangcono okwafezwa?

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