Ubondwe oNgcwele

Ibhande Eliyingcwele

1 Korinte 7:6-16

NgokuDavid Strain

Ukuba ningathanda, zikopi zeLizwi likaThixo elingcwele ezandleni zenu, nivule nezinye kum, ukuya kw1 Korinte, isahluko 7; 1 Korinte 7, iivesi 6 ukuya kusive 16 kwiphepha 955 ukuba usebenzisa enye yeebhayibhile zikawenu. Njengoba nivula apho, makhuthaze kuwe ngenkosi yenu, nangokuqina kwenu njengoko siye sahlangabezana neendawo ezithile ezingumngoma kule leta kaPaul. Ndicinga ukuba emva komyalezo wale Ndzima yokuqala, umfana omncinci weza kum emva kwenkonzo, wathi, "Ndiyakhathazwa kukuba 1 Korinte iphelile!" Ewe, isenokukwenza ube nesibindi ukwazi ukuba emva kwale Ndzima ndiza kuba kude kwi minbuso imizuzu emine. Ndiza kuthatha ikhefu iiveki ezimbini neentsapato zama, yaye malunga namashumi amahlanu anesikhombiso sabantu benkonzo yethu baza kuhlana nam, noThixo wam, neentsapato zama e-UK ukwenza ukhenketho oluthile lweemfanelo zokomoya. Sizakujonga iindawo zokuHlaziya, yaye sifunde ngeemfanelo zethu, ezingeyemfanelo yenkos yimizi e-UK kuphela, kodwa nemfanelo yethu apha. Ngakho ke, ninceni ngathi. Kungenza nibe vuyiswe ukwazi, ngakumbi xa nijonga izinto eziza kutshengwa phambi kwenu, emva kwale Ndzima kuya kuba nekhefu elincinane elinikezelwa phambi kokuba sibuye kumyalezo kaPaul kule leta.

Ndingakufanele ngikuqaphele ukuthi ndizame kakhulu ukufupha nokwenza lokhu ngomoya owula; ngesaba nokuthi ndilehlile kakhulu ekukweni kwakho, ngakho lungimiseleni! Namuhla ndinika okuthile okungafani nenyama eluhlaza futhi ngethemba lokuthi akuyi kubi kakhulu kuwe! 1 Korinte umbhalo wesi-7 – vumelani nginikeze umdwebo wamanye amacala okufanele athawakale. Lokhu yindawo esiya kuyona njengoba sifundisana izinto bese siyifunda kunye emva kokuthandaza. Okokuqala, uPawuli uyatufundisa ngokungashadile kanye nomgibelo kaThixo. Ukungashadile kanye nomgibelo kaThixo. Okwesibili, ukuhlukana nomuzi kaThixo. Ukuhlukana nomuzi kaThixo. Okwesithathu, umshado – kule ngxenye, umshado onzima futhi ongangeki – umshado kanye noVangelo lukaThixo. Ukungashadile kanye nomgibelo kaThixo. Ukuhlukana nomuzi kaThixo. Umshado kanye noVangelo lukaThixo. Yilowo umdwebo wethu. Ngaphambi kokuba siqale ukuwufundisana, ngiyakucela ukuthi uthobise ikhanda lakho nami njengoba sithandaza?

Yise, iLizwi lakho liyasakazwa phambi kwethu nanamhlanje sithandaza umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele ukunika ukukhanya ekuyeni kwethu nokuqala iminyango yethu yokuthola inyani, ukuze sihambe ngokuzithoba ekulandeleni ukulalela njengoba sifuna ukulandela iNkosi yethu neyiSikhulisi, uJesu, oyena okhulumela kithi. Ngoba siyacela lokhu egameni Lakhe, amen.

1 Korinte umbhalo wesi-7 evesini lesi-6. Yilowo uLizwi lukaThixo uMninimandla:

Kwa lesi sikhathi, hhayi ngumyalo, kodwa njengokuvuma, ngiyalo. Ngifisa ukuthi bonke babe njenga mina. Kodwa yedwa ngamnye unomgibelo wakhe kaThixo, oyedwa ngenye indlela.

Kubantu abangatshatshanga nabalila, ngiyalo ukuthi kuhle kubo ukuhlala bengatshatshanga, njenga mina. Kodwa uma bengakwazi ukuzilawula, mabashade. Ngoba kuhle ukushada kunokuvutha ngomiyolo.

Kwaabashadile nginika lo mkhuba (hambi ngimi, kodwa iNkosi): umfazi akakufanele ukuzihlukanisa nomyeniwe (kodwa uma enza njalo, akakufanele ukutshata omunye umuntu noma aphinde abuyelane nomyeniwe), nomyeni akakufanele ukumkhulula umfazi wakhe.

Kwaabanye ngithi (ngimi, hambi iNkosi) ukuthi uma umshatshile unomfazi oyintombazana, yena uyavumelana ukuhlala naye, akakufanele ukumkhulula. Uma umfazi enomyeni oyintombazana, yena uyavumelana ukuhlala naye, akakufanele ukumkhulula. Ngoba umyeni oyintombazana uyangcweliswa ngenxa yomfazi wakhe, nomfazi oyintombazana uyangcweliswa ngenxa yomyeni wakhe. Kungenjalo, abantwana benu babengeke babe ngcwele, kodwa njengoba kunjalo, bangcwele. Kodwa uma umshatshili oyintombazana ezihlukanisa, makube njalo. Kwezo zimo umshatshili noma udadewabo akabandli. UThixo unikile ukuthula. Ngoba wazi njani, mke, ukuthi ungamsindisa umyeni wakho? Noma wazi njani, myeni, ukuthi ungamsindisa umke wakho?

Amen, nokuthi dudulela UThixo ukuthi ukhulumile ngiNkosi yakhe, iNkosi engcwele, enganaphutha.

Ukuba wedwa neNgaweni loThixo

Masikhathaze ngakuqhubeka singenise kwisihloko sokuqala, uma ningavumelani. Masibuke okulishoyo uPawuli lapha ekuqaleni ngobunganga kanye nesipho sikaNkulunkulu. Ubunganga kanye nesipho sikaNkulunkulu. Umhlaba osizungezile ucabanga ukuthi ukugcizelela ukuzila ukudla kobunganga, njengoba iZibhalo zeKhristu zikucacisa, kusho ukugweba abantu abangashadile ekuphileni okungaphelelangi. Kulungile? “Ungumuntu ongaphelelangi. Awunakwazi ukuba nempilo yakho yonke uma uphila ubunganga, ubunganga.” Yileyo mbono yomhlaba futhi ngesikhathi esithile, ngaphansi kwengcindezi yombono lowo, abantu abangashadile bethu bezwa ukungaphatheki okukhulu nokunganeliseki. Siyakuthola ukwaneliseka kube nzima. Futhi masibhekane nakho, kunezikhathi ezithile lapho ibandla lingasizi kakhulu, khona? Ngenkathi umhlaba ucindezela ukuba ushintshe indlela yakho yokuziphatha ngenkathi ungashadi, ibandla ngesikhathi esithile licindezela ukuba ushade ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Abantu abangashadile phakathi kwethu bavame ukulibalwa. Futhi unganokusho ukuzwa ukuthi njengomuntu ongashadile ebandleni likaJesu Khristu, uhlwaya ukusweleka, yaye okufanele ukwenze, uma ufuna ngempela ukuba yingxenye yabo, ukushada ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Akungabazeki ukuthi ubunganga namhlanje, ikakhulukazi uma ungumKristu, bunzima.

Kuhle Ukuba Uhlale Ungashadi

Kodwa uqaphele ukuthi uPawuli ukhuluma kanjani ngokungashadile ekumushweni wethu, njenga? Imisho yesi-6 kuye ku-9, “Njengokuvuma, hhayi ngayo myalo, ngiyakhuluma lokhu. Ngifisa ukuthi bonke babe njenga mina. Kodwa ngamunye unomgani kaNkulunkulu, omunye ngomgani owodwa komunye ngomgani owahlukile. Kwabangatshatshanga nabalila, ngiyakhuluma ukuthi kuhle kubo ukuhlala bengesatshatshi, njenga mina.” UPawuli uyazi ukuthi uma evuma ukungashadile njengokuhle njengokuhle, uyazichaya engozini yokungaqondwa yisigaba esithile sebandla laseKhorinthu. “Kuhle ukuhlala ungatshatshi njenga mina,” uyakhuluma, kodwa bekhona abaqinisi baseKhorinthu bakhumbula ababecabanga ukuthi ukungashadile nokungazihlanganisi nokugana kwakungekhona nje kuphela into enye phakathi kwamaKristu kodwa kufanele ibe yinto evamile kubo bonke, kuwo wonke umuntu, njengoba besifuna ukumlandela uJesu. Ucansi kubo, ngaphansi kwazo izimo, lwalungcwele futhi luyahaha, y yini ukuphila okungcwele kumele kusho ukuphila njengomuntu ozila ukudla, ekhululekile ebadlini bemzimba nawokugana.

Ukungashadile Akukho Kulazelo

Ndile, njengoba uPawuli eqinisisa futhi adumisa ukungashadi apha, unenjongo yokuthi sibone ngokucacileyo ibhalansi ekhathalelayo yengxabano yakhe. Bhekani umbhalo nami. Qaphelani ukuba lokhu akuyona into eyaliweyo. Isiqephu 6, ukungashadi akukho ngqo, nokuba sikhuluma ngani abaqinisi baseKorinte. Ibandla likaThixo alinakho ukubopha imizwa yethu nokunyanzela ukuba sihlale njengabesifazane. Kwaye njalo, umlando omde, onobugwenzi bokuziphatha kocansi, umzekelo, ebandleni lamaRoma Katolika, ngokuqinisekileyo loo nto isinika ubufakazi bonke esibudingayo ukuze sibonise ukuthi kungenzeka ntoni xa sidlula ngapha kweLizwi likaThixo kule ndawo. Lokhu akuyona into eyaliweyo, uPawuli uyasema; oku kukuvuma. Uyavuma ukuba ukungashadi ngumsebenzi omuhle noyazikhathaza. Ngaye, uthi uma bonke bekayena kuye babe njengaye nokuthi baphile ubomi bokungashadi – abangenwezi imithwalo nemikhathazo eza nomshado. Njengoba esho kwingxenye ephambili kwisiqephu 28, “Abashadayo bazakuba neenkathazo zehlabathi, mina ngingathanda ukunigcina kude naloo nto.” Ekungashadeni kwake, uPawuli wathola inkululeko nenkululeko yokuphila uKristu nokumlandela kule ndawo akuyo. Kwaye kulo ungashadi lulandela uJesu, wathola ukwaneliseka okukhulu nokujabula yena ufuna into enjalo kwabaseKorinte.

Ndisa lokhu u ngena umyayezo ka Paule, kungaba yinto eluncedo kuwe ukwazi ukuba kukho ubungqina obungenziwa ukuba Paule, ngomnye umntu ebomini bakhe, kunokwenzeka ukuba wayeshadile. Ngaphambi kokuguquka kwakhe, uya kukhumbuza ukuba wayeyinxalenye yeqela eliqatha kakhulu lobuYuda. Wayefariseu, yena ukuba ungumfana ofariseu, kubo kwakuyinto eqhelekileyo ukuba ushadile. Wayeyinxalenye yebhunga lolawulo lwabYuda, ubhunga lweSanhedrin, olufuna ukuba ushadile. Ngoko ngoku uPaule ebhala i1 Korinte, mhlawumbi wayesesele ungoweswidowayi, okanye mhlawumbi umfazi wakhe walishiya wamshiya ngenxa yokuguquka kwakhe kuKristu. Yinto leyo, ngendlela, ingenza amazwi evesi 12 ukuya ku 16 angabi nje kuphela iingcebiso ezingabonakaliyo kunye nokufundisa okuvela kuPaule. Ingenza kube yinto etyub painful, yenzululwazi yakhe. Akunakwenzeka ukuba uPaule athetha ngomtshato kunye nobungqala apha, akabhalei njengomfana osungqinisekanga osicaphukileyo ngabafazi. Hayi, kunokwenzeka ukuba ubhale njengomntu onentliziyo yakhe ithwele amanxeba okulahleka, ofuna ukusindisa iKhorinte yakhe enothando intlungu efanayo.

Kodwa nokuba yintoni na oyenzayo - kwaye yinto leyo kuphela uqikelelo - nokuba yintoni na oyenzayo, into enye ilucacile. UPaule akacabangi ngobungqala ngendlela abantu bethu becinga ngayo, akunjalo? Nokuba bakhona emhlabeni, abangakukhathaleli kakhulu kwiziko lomtshato kodwa abanakho ukuqonda ukuba kutheni ubungqala nobungqala kufanele ukuhamba kunye. Yinto leyo umhlaba wonke. Okanye apha eKirkini, ucinga ukuba ubungqala yinto ekufuneka ihlanganywe ukuze ube yinxalenye yeqela leKirkha lendawo. UPaule uyala zombini ezigabini, uyabona? Hayi, UPaule uthi ubungqala bulungile. Ubungqala buneyodwa isidima kunye nexabiso.

Ngamnye UnomGift Uyakhe

Kodwa qaphela, ngicela, ukuthi uPawuli ubeka umehluko phakathi kwababo abahlala bebhadala nabo bashada, hhayi kubantu ngokwabo, per say, kodwa esiphelweni sikaNkulunkulu. Uyabona lokho evesini 7? Bheka evesini 7. “Ngamunye unesisipho sakhe esivela kuNkulunkulu, omunye anesisipho esinjalo, omunye anesisipho esinjalo.” Kwangathi ukubhadala kube yisipho sikaNkulunkulu. Manje ngiyazi ukuthi abanye benu bayacabanga – “Gee, lolo yisipho esingathandi nje ukuba nalo! Sisipho nje!” Hhayi, ngiyakuqonda. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba umxothe uPawuli ngokuphelele, vumela amazwi akhe asikhulume kancane. Uthi yisipho. IZwi elihunyushwa “isipho” linalo izimpande ezifanayo nezwi elesiwe lihunyushwa “ngokuphana.” Lokho, ngiyathini, kuyasikhulula. UPawuli uthi, uma uNkulunkulu ekuphelelisile ngobuphrofethi bakhe ebiza ukuba uphile ubhadala, uyakunika lophana olwanele ukuba uthole, ekubhadaleni kwako, ukwaneliseka nokuthula nokusebenza ekhonzweni leNkosi uJesu Kristu. Lophana ekubhadaleni kwako yisisekelo sokholo nokubekezela njengoba ulandela iNkosi uJesu. Kunophana lwawe ekubhadaleni kwako.

Ukubhadala Akusiyo Isijeziso

Mhlawumbe namhlanje ulwela ukukhangwa kobufanasondo, futhi njengoba ufuna ukuhamba ekungcweliseni nokuthemba uJesu uyazi ukuthi kuwe umgwaqo wokholo luyakubandakanya ubhadala bezocansi nokubhadala. Mhlawumbe ungathanda kakhulu kunathi ukuthola owesakhe, futhi nokho uNkulunkulu akakuholanga kule ndlela. Ngicela uqonde ukuthi akukho, engqondweni kaPawuli, ithuba lokuthi ukubhadala kwako kungaba ngandlela yehlelo lakho. Ukubhadala akusiyo isijeziso. Akusiyo isigwebo senjela, ngaphandle kokuthi oontanga bakho bathi okuhlukile. Cha, njengoba kungazwakala kithi, iBhayibheli lithi ukubhadala kungaba yisipho sophana, nemithombo yophana itholakala kuwe ukuze kukugcine, kukusembele, kukwanelise phakathi kwalo njengoba unamathela kuJesu Kristu.

Akubayi Bonke Ukubhadala

Ndipo ndaka, pho nina umakhele ukuze uPawuli akhawuleze ukuqinisekisa imfundisho yakhe lapha evesi 9. Qaphela ves 9. Akuyeki umuntu bonke abizwa bakhethwe ukuba babe yedwa. Kuba abanye, umzabalazo wokuhlanzeka kobulili uyanzima kakhulu. UPawuli uthi, “kungenxa yokuthi bengakwazi ukuzilawula, bakahlanzeni. Kuba kungcono ukushada kunokushiswa yinyongo.” Ngakho uPawuli ubeka phambi kwethu umfanekiso oyibinary yempilo yobuKristu. Ibinary leyo asikhululekile kuyo. Ukuchaza kobulili; ukwethembeka emshadweni. Lomfanekiso wempilo yobuKristu. Isipho sikaThixo esihanjiswa ngokwehlukahlukana, ngokwenhloso yakhe yokubusa, yiyo eyenza umehluko wonke. Ukuba yedwa nokuzila; noma umshado owethembeka zinjengesikhathi ukulandela imiyalo yaNkosi uJesu leyo ayosabeka ububele esiyidingayo ukuze simkhazise yena nokuphila impilo eqhubekayo yokuKhonza kwakhe. Ngakho yinto yokuqala engifuna uyibone lapha – ukuba yedwa nesipho sikaThixo.

Ukwehlukana nesikhala sikaThixo

Kwesibili, masicabange ngomshado nokuhlukanisa kanye nelizwi likaNkulunkulu. Gxila kancane nami kulelo cala elincane lesi sisho esikuyo kuvesi 10. Uyabona, lapho uPawuli esithi, “(nginye, kodwa iNkosi)” nokuphambene kwalo phansi kuvesi 12, “kwabanye ngithi (Ngi, kodwa hhayi iNkosi)”? Lowo masisho amabili ngaphakathi emyakeni ebangelene ukudida kwabaningi ukuzibuza yini uPawuli afundisa lapha. Abanye bakhathazeka mhlawumbe luphakamisa ukuthi ingxenye eyodwa iphefumlelwe enye ingxenye hhayi. Noma, ukuthi ingxenye eyodwa inegunya likaKristu ngemuva kwayo enye iyisicebiso kaPawuli, olungenzi ekupheleni. Nakhu okwenzekayo. Kalula nje kuvesi 10, uPawuli ungenisa imfundiso ekhishwe yiNkosi uJesu Kristu mayelana nokuhlukanisa nomshado omusha. Yilowo yisizathu esithi, “Hhayi Ngi, kodwa iNkosi.” Lolu imfundiso ejwayelekile kaJesu eyaziwa emakheleni, kungenzeka phakathi kwabaseKhorinthi. Futhi kanjalo, isibonelo, imfundiso kaJesu ku Mark 10:12 uPawuli uphindaphinda amazwi kaJesu lapha. “Ungahlukanisi; ungashadi kabusha noma uhlangane.” Uphinde amazwi kaJesu – “Hhayi Ngi, kodwa iNkosi.”

Njengaye, ngezansi evesi 12 lapho enza isitatement sevesi, “Hhayi iNkosi, kodwa mina,” konke akwenzayo nje ukuchaza ukuthi kuleli phuzu, lokhu nieziwi, amazwi abhalwe phansi kaJesu awasebenzisi, kodwa kunalokho lokhu kukaPaul kwisikhundla sakhe njengompostoli ogqugquzelwe uThixo. Ukucophele kakhulu ukungadluliseli owakhe umfundiso njengokungathi y amazwi kaJesu. Le yisango eliye lalandisa iBandla kuwo wonke umlando walo, uyazi. “Hhayi abalobi beTestamente Entsha, bakha nje amazwi kaJesu ukuze bafanele isihloko sabo. Lapho bezama ukukholisa iBandla ukulandela indlela ethile yokwenza, bakha nje isitatement esinye, sabadlulisela njengamazwi kaKristu lapho de facto yayiwumuntu owakhe owakhe umbono.” Kodwa lokhu akuwona umsebenzi kaPaul apostoli apha nhlobo, njengoba? Ubhekisela amazwi kaKristu yena ufuna ukucacisa lapho ecaphuna umthombo owenziwe yena noma lapho ekhulumela khona kwisikhundla sakhe njengompostoli. Masiyacacisa – zombili amazwi akhe nawo kaKristu anesigunyazo soLwazi lukaThixo, kodwa uPaul akanankinga yokusebenzisa umthombo wakhe njengoba efuna noma azame ukuthola isigunyazo sezitatementi ezirekhodiwe zikaKristu ngento akhulumela yena ngokugqugquzelwa kwangqo koMoya oNgcwele. Ngamanye amazwi, isimiso esisebenzayo esilawula indlela kaPaul yonke apha y uwukuhlonipha okukhulu nokuzithoba ngesigunyazo sikaThixo eshulumela ngabakhonzi bakhe abanje bazirekhodile kusiBhalo esiNgcwele.

Isigunyazo soLwazi lukaThixo

Ndiyo, na zinto ezibalulekile kithi ukuzibona ngoba uPawuli unazo izinto ezithile ezingathiwa inselelo apha. Futhi thina kudingeka sazi, na abakwaKorinte badingeka bazi, "Kwa ngani emhlabeni kufanele bakhathazeke ngabo?" Futhi uPawuli ufuna siqonde ukuthi kufanele bakhathazeke ngabo ngoba banayo isisindo na wwandla lukaKristu na umpostoli Wakhe. Bakhanda, oko, wwandla lukaLwazi lukaThixo. Ngoku qaphela ngononko imfundiso kaPawuli. Uthi ukuhlukana akusiyo inketho yokuthi uhlale unayo ephaketheni lakho uma izinto ziqala ukuba nzima kancane endleleni. Akuwona umsebenzi wamaKhristu ukwenza kanjalo. AbakwaKorinte abaqinile babethi – khumbula, babeka ukungashadi phezulu kwephiramidi yezinto ezilungileyo. Futhi bathi uma ungakwazi ukungashadi nokwenzeka ekuhlanganeni kwakho, khona inketho engcono kuwe uma ufuna ukuba ngcwele yikho ukuhlukana. E, uPawuli wabakhumbuza ngemfundiso kaJesu. Ukuhlukana, ngenkathi kungathiwa kunzima, akusilo iKhristu. Kunalokho, thina kudingeka sinamathelane, silwe ngenxa yezinhlangano zethu.

Ukuhlukana Okungekho Emthethweni

Kukhona izizathu ezimbili okuthiwa ngazo iZibhalo zivumela ukuhlukana. Sizofika kuzo ngomzuzu othile. Futhi uPawuli wathi uma uhlukana ngokungekho emthethweni, awufanele uphinde ushathe. Kufanele uhlale ungashadile noma usethelelane. Ngoku, lokho kunzima; masibhekane nakho. Lokho kunzima. Futhi uPawuli ushiya izinto eziningi apha zingashiwanga. Sinawo imibuzo uPawuli angayiphathi. Uphendula imibuzo ethile yabakwaKorinte na yingakho sinawo imibuzo engaphendulwa. Kutheni abo bahlukane baphinde bashade khona bengafanele? Ingabe akukhona ithemba kubo? Kutheni abo abashadile ekuhlanganeni kwabo kwathiwa kubi kakhulu? Kutheni ngabo, Pawuli? Mhlawumbe sonke sazi abantu abasemizimbeni ethile njengale, khonzi? Futhi uPawuli akusho okuningi ngesimo nobili.

UJesu Unokwanele

Ndipo nditsho ngokulula ukuba ndiyazi ukuba abanye benu bazabalaza nokuhluleka okanye ngobuhlungu okanye ngeziphumo ezintsonkothileyo zezigqibo ezimbi kulo lonke eli candelo lokuqhawula umtshato nokutshata kwakhona. Kwaye kufuneka wazi ukuba kukho ukuxolelwa kwezono kule nto njengakwyonke else, nenceba yokubuhlungu kuthi ngamnye kuso sonke isimo. Kufuneka sikhumbuze, apha, nakwimiphumela yovuthano oluvela kubudlelwane bethu obaphukileyo, uYesu Kristu uyaneleyo kuthi kwaye kukho inceba kuthi kuye. Ndipo nditsho, ukuba ufuna ukuthetha ngeenkcukacha zeemeko zakho kunye neemeko, ndingathanda ukudibana nawe njengoko ndazi ukuba abanye abapastori apha bangathanda ukwenza okufanayo. Ngoko nceda uze uthethe nam ngoku lizayo.

Ukubizwa KokuTshatana Ukunyaniseka

Hayi, masivume ngokunyanisekileyo ubunzima apha kunye nemibuzo ebhaliweyo isishiya singaphendulwa ngazo zonke iindlela. Kodwa imiqathango esinokuyikhankanya kunye neemeko ezintsonkothileyo esinokuzazi, asiyeki isigqibo eso uPawulos afuna sizamkele. Ukufundisa okunegunya kokubili kukaYesu noMpostoli wakhe ophefumlelweyo, ebiz’ ukuba siTshatane ukunyaniseka, ukuthembeka. Ukubizwa kubupostoli kubadlula oogodlo bethu, uyabona? Utsho ngendlela esiphila ngayo kunye njengamaqabane. Amazwi kaYesu, nditsho ngobuhlobo, amazwi kaYesu aphazamisa indlela esisabela ngayo, sikhathalele, nokuba sikhonza njani, nendlela esikhonza ngayo omnye komnye kwimanyano yomtshato wobuKristu. Ngokulula, awunako ukufunda uPawulos ngokufanelekileyo, kweli ndawo, uze ugqibe kwelokuba kulungile ukumlandela uYesu ngeCawa, uze uwanyathel’ phantsi imitshato yakho ekhaya, uLwesu uze kube uMgqibelo.

Naye ezinsukwini zethu nakuzukulwane lwethu, lapho ukuhlukana kulula, kushibhe, kuphinde kusheshe, lapho, uma ungakuzizwa, ungaphuma komunye umshado uphinde uqale omusha ngokungabhemi nokuthola isigstigma esincane, ngosuku olunjalo, amazwi kaPaul – awuvumelani na? – akhuluma ngokucacile nangobukhali obudingeka sikuthelele. Naye njengoba siwazwa, masikhumbule ukuthi afika nobunzima nobuthori beLizwi likaThixo. UKristo uyala, uPaul ufundisa, yaye noma singathandi, lokho kuyaqeda. Akunjalo?

Umshado nePhakethe likaThixo

Ukuba single nesipho sikaThixo. Ukuhlukana neLizwi likaThixo. Naye ekugcineni, umshado nePhakethe likaThixo. Masibukele imisho yesi-12 kuye ku-16. Kubonakala ukuthi abanye babantu bebandla eKorinte babeshadile, yaye omunye wabashadile waba umKristu, omunye wabashadile ahlala engenaguqukile ekhukhuleleni lakhe. Naye kulezo zimo, abanye eKorinte babesithi, "Ukungazi uJesu kusisizathu esanele sokuhlukana. Umuntu ongakholekiyi yisikhala esingcolisayo, esonakalisa ekuphileni kwakho kweKristu. Kudingeka uphume kulo mshado uma ufuna ukuba ngcwele." Lokho kubonakala ukuthi bekucabangwa eKorinte. Buka impendulo kaPaul kubo imisho yesi-12 nesi-13. "Uma umuntu ongakholekiyi ethe ukuhlala emshadweni, umyeni noma umkayo oyakholeka hhayi kudingeka amhlukanise." Naye buka isizathu imisho yesi-14. "Umyeni ongakholekiyi uyangcwele ngenxa yomkayo. Umkayo ongakholekiyi uyangcwele ngenxa yomyeni. Kungenjalo, abantwana bakho babe yingcolile. Kodwa njengoba kunjalo, bangcwele." Kukhona ukuhlobisa, ubungcwele obufika emshadweni ngenxa yokuthi omunye wabashadile aguqukile.

Ubungcwele Bomkayo Ongakholekiyi

Nokuthiwa ngokucacile uPawuli akusho ukuthi umuntu ongakholwa uyangcweliswa yena ngokwakhe ngokuzenzakalelayo, njengokungathi ngothi ukufika kwabantu, ngenxa yokuthi ushade nomkholwa. Uma uthi ubheka imisho yeshumi nanhlanu neshumi nesithupha, uyabona ukuthi uPawuli uyakwazi ukuba nokwenzeka, nokwenzeka okubuhlungu, ukuthi umuntu ongakholwa angasebenza njengakwenzeka angakholwa yena, aze aphelele ngaphandle kwentshad婚姻 ngokuphelele. Ngakho-ke lokhu akusifundisi isindiso ngenxa yokuhlangana. Ukwenzeka kwakhe kukusize ekutheni uPawuli asho, unika isifaniso esincedo. Uyabona khona esikhathini sesibili semisho yeshumi nane. Uthi isimo sesithile sinjengalokho okwenzeka kwabantwana bakho. Uma unawe umkholwa ongakholwa, injengalokho. Uthi abantwana, ngenxa yokuthi bakanye nomzali oyedwa okholwanga, banesimo esikhethekile. Abangcwele; bayangcweliswa. Lolo lwimi lubalulekile. Lithathwe kwiTestamente Endala Imibhalo, Imibhalo yesiTestamente Endala. KwiTestamente Endala, abangcwele bavinjwa emphakathini wesiBingele; bavinjwa ukusondela kuThixo njengamalungu ebandla lakwa-Israyeli. Kodwa umntwana womzali oyedwa okholwanga, uPawuli wathi, akasemi kuleso simo. Cha, bayalilwa emphakathini wesiBingele. Bayamalungu, abangaphandle. Bayamalungu ebandla; abangcwele kodwa bangcweliswa, konke lokhu ngenxa yokuthi umntwana womzali oyedwa okholwanga.

Naye njengokwes aside, yilowo kanye nezizathu zokuthi sidlulise lokho esikudlulisele khona emizuzu embalwa iledlule njengoba besihlambisa u-Audrey Nicole White. Siyabaptiza abantwana babamkholwayo ngoba, kusukela ezinsukwini zika-Abrahamu, uThixo ubahlanganisile njalo abantwana babazali abakholekileyo phakathi komuntuhood webandla lakhe futhi wabayalile ukuba bamkele isibonakaliso sokuba yingcwele – ukusoka eTestamenteni Elidala; ubaptizo eTestamenteni Elisha. Futhi kubonakala, ngendlela uPawuli akhangela ngayo amaKhorinthi, ukuthi bonke babazi ngalowo mkhuba nenkqubo enxulumene nabantwana babo. Naye uPawuli uthi, “Ngoku ke, enxulumene nento ethile ondisile yona, apho ukhona emtshatweni omnye wenu sele ekholile, kwenzeka ntoni apho? Ngaba umkholwayo oyenza umkholwayo angcwele? Ngaba oku kuyawenza mtshato ungasebenzi? Ngaba kuyamwenza ube yinto embi phambi koThixo? Hayi,” uthi. Esela kulo mzekeliso, ukuhamba kwempembelelo kuvela kummkholwayo ukuya kummkholwayo kulo mzekelo mtshatweni yena mtshato unalo ukungcwele okuxhumene nawo okwenza kube yamkelekile phambi koThixo. Hayi umongo wokuthi ukuze ube emtshatweni kuthetha ukonza isono, kodwa kunoko umongo wokuthi nangona ingeyona into efanelekileyo ukuyenza emtshatweni ingaba yindawo yokholo lwethu lokumzisela uzuko uThixo.

Umtshato Ngaphandle Isono

Nokha uPawuli usho ukuthi uma umuntu angakholwa efuna ukuhamba, umbhalo wesi-15, umkholwa akabandakanywa, “hambiswanga.” Hiyo, angahlukana ngaphandle kwezono. Futhi ngiyakholwa, angashada futhi ngendlela efanayo nomfazi noma umhlolokazi ekhululekile ukushada emva kokufa komngani wabo wokuqala. Isibandla somshado sichithwe. Ababandakanywa, hambiiswanga. Hiyo lisho ukuthi, ukuze kucace, kunezimo ezimbili lapho ukuhlukana kuvumelekile kwiZwi. Kukhona ukuligana, umfanekiso, kwiindima ezinjengo Mathewu 19:9. UJesu ufundisa ngokucacile. Futhi njengoPawuli asho lapha, kukhona okwesibili ukushiya komkholwa ngumuntu angakholwa. Futhi phakathi kwemisho yabo, uPawuli usifundisa ukuthi kungaba ukuthi ukuhlukana kungenakugwema – kuncane ukuchitha isibandla somshado kunokuzama ukusibopha ndawonye. Ngoba uPawuli usho, “UThixo ukubize ekuthuleni.” Ngamanye amaxesha kufanele uvume ukunshabalala. Mhlawumbe umgwaqo wokuthula kule meko ukuvumela ukuhlukana. UPawuli usho ukuthi njengokuvuma, kuthekwa isono esiphazamisa ubudlelwane eKhorinte.

Kukhona Ithemba

Kodwa, kukulu ithemba. Yaye yile ndawo uPawuli aphela kuyo – nge nota yethemba. Nokuba kwimeko engalunganga kangaka achazayo, nokuba xa ukholo lwabo olutsha kuYesu luzisa lonke uhlobo lweentsingiselo ezintsha zomtshato. Kukulu ithemba. Jonga kwivesi 16. "Wazi njani, mngandweni, nokuba uya kusindisa umyeni wako? Okanye wazi njani, mnyameni, nokuba uya kusindisa umkayo?" Musa ukuphuma nje nje kumtshato ngenxa yokuba kubonakala kuwe ukuba kulula ngaloo ndlela. Ngubani owaziyo. Mhlawumbi imithandazo yakho ethe qwa, uxolo lwakho olutsha, ulonwabo lwakho oluhlala njalo nokuba kwimeko ezama kakhulu yaye eguquguqukayo, ubumnandi bakho nentlabaliso yakho kumpumputhe wakho ongakholelwayo, ubufakazi bakho bamandla aguqulayo yegrace – mhlawumbi ubufakazi bakho buya kumvulisa yena kuKristo ngobabalo Lwakhe. Xa uzifumana ukimtshatweni ocaphukisayo endaweni yokonwabisa, xa uKristo angabelwanga phakathi kwenu, xa lo qhawulo lunzima lugxobhoza eyenu, uyanizwa ukuba nibambe kangaka kuKristo uya kuthi umpumputhe wakho ongakholelwayo abone kuwe ukuba uYesu Kristo uyanele, yena uyakwanela kuwe. Kufuneka ukholele iVangeli uze uphile ekukhanyeni kwalo apha kunokuthi kuwe, umyeni wakho okanye umkayo ongakholelwayo angakwazi ukungavumi inyaniso yakhe namandla akhe. Unayo, ukuba akuyonto nje kuphela ukuyibeka ngaloo ndlela, unayo ithuba phakathi kweentlungu zayo zonke ukwenza uYesu abe ngumakhulu. Ngubani owaziyo nokuba uya kumvulisa umspuoti wakho kuKristo? Kukulu ithemba ngenxa yeVangeli.

UKristo Uyamandla ethu

Iyinjeli efanayo eyaphuka phezu kwenu yadenza isidalwa esisha, ngiphakathi kwenu, ingaphuka phezu komkakho ongakholwayo, ingene ebuhlotsheni bakho yenze busha. Khumbulani, kuwo wonke umshado, wonke umshado wobuKristu, ngokuqinisekile, kungaba nzima kangakanani, kukhona abathathu phakathi kwenu. Kukhona abathathu phakathi kwenu. Aningedwa nomkakho ongakholwayo. UYesu Kristu ukhona nawe, yena uyakwazi, akunjalo? Akunjalo? Uyakwazi ukwenza ngokweqe ngokuningi ngaphezu kwokhu sicela noma sicinga! UPawuli ubiza ukuba sibe sethikelekile ezindaweni ezinzima, kodwa yena usibiza ukuba sikhumbule ukuthi uKristu ukhona nawe ukuze akusize kulezo zindaweni ezinzima.

Ukuba wedwa nesihe sikaThixo. Kukho umusa wokwanelisa inhliziyo ekubizweni okuhloniphekileyo kokuphila wedwa nokungashadile. Ukwehlukana nLizwi likaThixo. Ukufundisa kwenkulturhoni okunzima kukaKristu noPawuli kunegunya loLizwi likaThixo, kumayala akhe kufanele sigobe. Nomshado noVangelo lukaThixo. Nokwenzeka emishadweni enzima, iVangelo liyakshintsha, akunjalo? Uyagentshintsha. Njengoko likushintsha, lingashintsha umkakho, lonke ulwalamano lwakho, ekhazimulweni nasidumiso sikaThixo. Kukho ithemba elihlala likhona kuYesu Kristu. Inkos ibasikele ukuba sihlale ekukhanyeni koLizwi lakhe olungcwele, sinamathele kuye. Masithandaze ndawonye.

Thixo wethu, Baba, sivuma kuwe ukuthi lezi zizinto ezinzima, njengoba silwisa nazo, sifuna ukuzisebenzisa ngokwethembeka emiphakathini yethu, sithandaza umusa. Sisize. Sisize ukuba siphile ekulaleleni okujabulisayo, ekugobeleni kwetikhozo zikaJesu, ngisho njengoko kuthetha kithi ekubeni wedwa kwethu noma emishadweni yethu, ngisho nini imishado yethu ingeyiyo efanelekileyo kodwa ibuhlungu yadabuka, yenza isilonda. Mayi iVangelo, ngokuqinisekile, kuzo zonke izimo, libe yingentshintsho ekhazimulweni nasidumiso sikaThixo. Mayi liqalise oShintsho olukhulu kithi, enhliziyweni yethu, kuba sicela ngoJesu igama. Amen.

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