Ukuqonda iSabathaIsampula

Liyini ISabatha

UGenesise 2: 2-3 kulapho sibona khona ukubalulwa kokuqala komqondo weSabatha. UNkulunkulu, uMdali, wayesanda kuqeda wonke umsebenzi wokudala ayekade ewenza, futhi yilapho aphumula khona. Olimini lokuqala lwesiHeberu, igama elisho "ukuphumula" ngu shabbat, futhi lisho ukuyeka ukusebenza. Futhi yilokho kanye uNkulunkulu akwenza. Hhayi ngoba wayediniwe noma ediniwe, ngoba ukudala umhlaba akuzange kumkhokhele uNkulunkulu. Wavele waphumula, ngoba umsebenzi ayekade ewenzile ezinsukwini eziyisithupha ezedlule wawusuqediwe. Ngakho-ke, umqondo weSabatha waqala.

Ake siqhubekele phambili emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka siye ku-Eksodusi 20. Kulesi sahluko, iMiyalo Eyishumi yanikezwa uMose kubantu abangamaJuda.Kulabo abayishumi ababaliwe, owesine wayenencazelo enemininingwane eminingi. Ithi:

Khumbula usuku lwesabatha, ulungcwelise. Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyakusebenza, uwenze wonke umsebenzi wakho, kepha usuku lwesikhombisa luyisabatha likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; kuwo awuyikusebenza msebenzi, wena noma indodana yakho noma indodakazi yakho, isilisa sakho noma isigqilakazi sakho noma izinkomo zakho noma umfokazi ohlala nawe. Ngoba ngezinsuku eziyisithupha iNkosi yenza amazulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, nakho konke okukukho, waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa; ngakho-ke iNkosi yalubusisa usuku lwesabatha yalungcwelisa. Eksodusi 20: 8-11 NASB

Ukuhlonipha iSabatha kusho ukuthi “ukuligcina lingcwele,” futhi ukungcwele kumane kusho ukuhlukaniswa. Ngakho-ke, iSabatha lethu kufanele libukeke ngokuhlukile kunezinye izinsuku eziyisithupha zethu isonto. Lapho silwela ukugcina iSabatha, ekugcineni kusizuzisa thina. 

Ukuphumula kubukeka ngokuhlukile kuwo wonke umuntu. Mhlawumbe awulona uhlobo lomuntu ofuna ukubeka phansi usuku lwakho lokuphumula, kepha ukhetha ukusebenza noma ukuchitha isikhathi nabangane. Noma mhlawumbe awudingi ukuphumula okungako ngokomzimba, kepha ngokwengqondo nangokomzwelo ungasebenzisa ikhefu. Ngemuva kwalokho, yenza ukukhetha ukukhipha noma yini ekubangela ukuthi uhlale uxhumekile kulokho okukukhiphe izinsuku eziyisithupha. Noma yini ephumuzayo kuwe, lapho-ke yindlela osebenzisa ngayo isikhathi sakho ngeSabatha lakho. 

Chitha isikhathi esithile ucabanga ukuthi kuyini okukufakela uphethiloli ngemuva kokuchitha izinsuku eziyisithupha usebenza. Futhi ungakhathazeki uma ungayi “ukuthola kahle” njalo. UNkulunkulu akakuthukutheleli ngokungaligcini iSabatha. Akukona okwakhe, kungenxa yakho! Qhubeka uzijwayeze ukuthi ungaphumula kanjani ngeSabatha lakho.