Ivangeli kwindawo yoluntu enezomthetho

INdevu eSikweni Esilixesha

1 Korinte 6:1-8

NguDavid Strain

Kwenzek’ ukuba nithathe ikopi yeSibhalo esingcwele ezandleni zenu, nivule nezin’ kuye ku 1 Korinte isahluko 6; 1 Korinte isahluko 6, kwiphepha 954 ukuba nisebenzisa enye yeebhayibhile zikaw’esonto. Ngaoku, kwixesha lokugqibela besikwisahluko 5, kwaye besicinga ngomhlaba onzima uPawulos azakuqala ukuwugubungela kwinxalenye yeli lixa leencwadi zika 1 Korinte. Isahluko 1 ukuya ku 4 bezolile kwaye ukuhamba kwabo kube lula, kodwa njengoko besitshilo kwisahluko 5, ukusukela apha kuya phambili yinto yokuhamba ngenqanawa emanzini agwebu; ukuhamba kwabo kunzima. Kukho izinto ezinomcel’ ingqondo. Kwixesha lokugqibela kwisahluko 5, uyakhumbula, wajongana nengxaki yokuziphatha okubi ngokwesondo kunye nendisiplini yecawa. Lelo xesha ingxaki egquba iicawa zaseKhorinte inento yokwenza nabamkholwayo bekana’ omnye komnye, ngokuqhelekileyo ngeengxabano ezincinane phakathi kwesibhalo sencawa yendawo, ezinkundleni zelizwe. UPawulos ubhala ukub’abombuza nokujongana nengxaki enob’ubi.

Kwaye njengoko sizama ukucinga ngcembe ngcetshwa imfundisho kaPaul osi, kukho imibandela emibini yokuqala enokuncedisa njengoko sisondela kumbhalo ukuze siwuqonde siwusebenze ngokufanelekileyo. Eyokuqala ihlobomene nento uPaul ongayithethiyo kwi 1 Corinthians 6, iivesi 1 ukuya 8. Akasithethiyo ukuba imibandela yomthetho wolwaphulo-mthetho kufanele igcinwe iyaziwa kwaye iphathwe ngaphakathi yinkhaba. Yinto ayithethiyo. Akasithethiyo ukuba ukwebiwa okanye ukuhlukumeza okanye imibandela yeso sthlelo kufanele zigcinwe zingaphumi enkundleni okanye ngaphandle komthetho. Ngokwenene, xa wayefunwa, u-apostola uPaul wayelungele ukusebenzisa amalungelo akhe asemthethweni njengomwamkelwa waseRoma waza wazibhengeza enkundleni yejulisti ukuze afumane uncedo nokuqaqa. Umgwebi womthetho, uya kutsho kuthi kwi Roma umhlathi 13, ungumkhonzi kaThixo, umkhonzi wakhe, uThixo ammisileyo wamqesha okulungiselela. Ngako uPaul akasithethiyo apha ukuba asifanele sibhengeze kumthetho welizwe xa kunesidingo. Kukho iimeko apho abakholekileyo bashiywa bengenawo nawaphi na okhetho, besenza ukuzikhusela okanye abanye, ngokusebenzisa umthetho welizwe xa kungekho okhetho olunye olusele.

Koko akuzange kwenzeke eKorinte, nangona. Kucebeka eKorinte, amalungu enkhabo ayengalikhumbuli izibopho zawo njengoKristu ukuxolelana omnye komnye nokuthandana omnye komnye nokusebenzisa isigxina omnye komnye. Kwaye endaweni yoko, yayisebenzisa inkundla ukubala amanqaku, ukwenza imali, noku fumana inzuzo yokukhuphisana kwishishini nasekuhlaleni ngokusithabela abazalwane nabahesteri kuKrestu. Kwaye njengoko unakucinga, oko kwakidiliza ibandla lenkhabo yaseKorinte. Kwaye ngako yinto yokuqala ukhumbula njengoko sisebenza kwinguqu yesi 1 Corinthians 6:1-11. UPawulos akayidevheli ukusetyenziswa kwomthetho womgwebi xa kunesidingo, kodwa ucelomngeni luhlobo lokusetyenziswa kwawo ngenxa yenzuzo nezimali ekwenzeka eKorinte.

Icala lesibini eliphambili eliza kusinceda njengoko sizama ukuqonda umyalezo kaPawulu apha inento yokwenza nendlela engaqhelekanga imigqala yoku-1 ukuya ku-8 xa uyibeka kwimeko kule nxalenye yephetri. Ngoko isahluko se-5, khumbula, uPawulu, wajongana nenkcaso ethile kakhulu nengathi nzima yokuziphatha okungcwele. Waze wathetha ngedisipline yecawa kwilungu elikwi-cawa elingcwele kodwa lingayeki. Emva koko kwisiqingatha sesibini sesahluko se-6, uza kubuya kwakhona kumba wesono wezocansi. Kwaye emva koko uya kutshintshela ngokwendalo. Ngoko kwisahluko se-5 nesiqingatha sesibini sesahluko se-6, uthetha ngezocansi ezingahleliwanga nenezono. Kwaye ke, ngokwendalo kwisahluko se-7, uya kuthetha ngomtshato nozocansi oluhleliweyo nolufezekileyo noluthokozisayo kuThixo. Yaye yonke le nto inengqiqo ethile; kunengqiqo kuyo.

Kwaye ke sifumana ukujika kwisahluko se-6, 1 ukuya ku-8, sikrwela iintloko zethu kancinane kuba apha kanye phakathi kolu xoxo lwezocansi loluntu kukho le ngxaki yamaqela. Yintoni kanye isahluko se-6, 1 ukuya ku-8, sikwenza apha? Ndicinga ukuba zinto zibini zokugcina engqondweni ezinokusinceda kuphendula loo mbuzo. Okokuqala, khumbula, ukuba kwisahluko se-5 uPawulu wabiza amaKhorinthi ukuba asebenzise idisipline yecawa; babengayenzi, babengathandi ukuyisebenzisa idisipline yecawa kwinkcaso yokuziphatha okungcwele, okwesikandalazo, koluntu, ngesondo elenziwa yenye yamalungu awo. Ngoko kwisahluko se-5, abali thintela ukuthatha amanyathelo ayimfuneko, ecclesiastical, yombomvu kwzono yangempela. Kodwa kwisahluko se-6 – yintoni le yokuthelekisa – babonakala bevuyela kakhulu ukuthatha amanyathelo angayomfuneko, abuyokhohlakeleyo, amalawu nasekuhlanganyeleni kuphela ukuze benze imali ngokukhawuleza.

Zinto zibini azibonakali zilingana kwaphela. Ngaba zilingana? Kukho umahluko, ukuphikisana, kwaye kufanele sizive ubuhlungu balo. Bakhathazekile ngombono wokuqondisa umbandi, kodwa abanalo ingxaki yokumangalela ilungu lombandi wabo ngenxa yesenti ngasinye abasinayo, ukuba nje babenako. Ezi zinto akufanele zibe njalo, uPawulos uyasema.

Kwaye isizathu esinye sokuba le nto ibekhona mhlawumbi ilahlekelwe yindlela izinto zathi zavezwa kuPawulos yiKhorinthians kwasekuqaleni. Kwaye uphendula kubo ngokulandelelana kwazo. Kwaye uphendula kubo ngecala ngalinye, nokuba zikumahluko emibandini kwizahluko 1 ukuya ku 4 okanye ukungcola ngesondo okanye ukuqondisa umbandi okanye amasutana phakathi kwabakholekileyo, uthatha icala ngalinye, phantse njengophando lwecala, ukubonisa indlela, nokuba yintoni na le nto ijongene nathi, impendulo kunye nento yokuthintela isifo ngasinye yinto enye nje. Ufumene iNgxilongo kaYesu Kristo owesulwa kuwo iintliziyo nezindlu zabakholekileyo eKhorinto. Kwaye uthi, “Ukuba ngenene uyifumana le nto, ukuba le nto yaqalisa ukungena kwaye iqalele kwakhona ucinga lwakho ukusuka emhlabathini, ngoko zonke ezinye ziyatshintsha.” Ingxaki yokwenene eKhorinto inento yokwenza nokusilela kwabo ukuqonda nokufumana iNgxilongo.

Kwaye isahluko 6, 1 ukuya ku 11, sisiphando nje esinye phakathi kwezimbalwa kule leta sibonisa ukuba iindaba ezimnandi ngoYesu ziyasenza ngokwenene kwinyaniso ebomini behlabathi elonakeleyo, elinjengelo lethu. Ke kaloku masizame kunye, njengoko sifunda le nto kwisikhathi esilandelayo, ukugcina ezo zinto ziqale zivele engqondweni yethu. Ziyasinceda, ndicinga, ziqonde isiqubulo sempikiswano kaPawulos. Phambi kokuba sifunde iZibhalo kunye, masithobe iintloko zethu siqezele!

Uyihlo, iLizwi lakho liya phambi kwethu. Sithandazela umusa wokuliva nokuliphakela umyalezo walo, kwaye ngalo, tsintsiywa, sigobise amadolo ethu phambi koThixo Yesu owuKumkani wamakumkani noThixo wabathixo. Kwaye silicela egameni Lakhe, amen.

1 Korinthians isahluko 6 kwivesi 1. Eli ligama likaThixo uMninimandla onke:

Xa omnye wenu enelungelo lokumangalela omnye, ngaba unesibindi sokuya enkundleni phambi kwabongqingileyo endaweni yabantu abantu abcwangcisiweyo? Okanye ngaba anazi ukuba abantu abantu abcwangcisiweyo baya kugcina isigwebo emhlabeni? Yaye ukuba umhlaba uya kugcina isigwebo nguwe, ngaba anifanelekanga ukuba nigwebe imibandela ephambili? Ngaba anazi ukuba siza kugcina isigwebo seengelef? Ndingakanani ke ngakumbi imibandela yobomi benda? Yaye ukuba ninazo iimeko ezinjalo, kutheni ngokuzenza phambi kwabantu abangabakho ebandleni? Ndithetha oku ukuze kube yihlazo kwenu. Ngaba kunokwenzeka ukuba kungekho mntu phakathi kwenu okwazi ukulamla ingxabano phakathi kwabazalwana, kodwa umzalwana uyea enkundleni ngokuchasene nomzalwana, yaye oko phambi kwabangathembeki? Ukuba nina nenza amatyala omnye komnye, le yinto yokuzihlazisa kwenu. Kutheni ngingahlupheki? Kutheni ngingaxhatshazwa? Kodwa nina ngokwenu niyahlupha kwaye niyaxhatshaza – kwabazalwana ngabom!

Okanye ngaba anazi ukuba abongqingileyo abayi kukufda umbuso kaThixo? Musa ukukhohliswa: abantu abaziphatha ngokungcwangcileyo, aboodola, abantu abakhuluma njengesikhohlakazi, amadoda adlala ngobani, abantshintshi, abantu abagrumphi, abaseli, abantu abathethayo, abaqhambi, abayi kukufda umbuso kaThixo. Yaye abantu abanjalo babeko lilinye kwenu. Kodwa nina bahlanjwa, nina baCwangciswa, nina bazithethelele ngegama leNkosi uYesu Kristo yaye ngomoya kaThixo.

Amen, yaye siyamdumisa uThixo ngokuba wathetha ngomlomo oyiNgcwele.

Ukuba sasingeza kuchonga ingxaki engingcambu yovalo eKorintho, eyona diagnozu ilungileyo endiyifumeneyo yile ikhankanywe ngumphawuli omnye “ukhohlwa iNgxele.” Ukhohlwa iNgxele – yiloo nto abantu baseKorintho bayehlupheka. Ndafunda ibali – enyanisweni ndilubonile olu bali kwindawo yeendaba kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo malunga nendoda ekuthiwa uBenjamin Kyle awayefunyenwe eqhekezewe waza washiywa, kwaye ngoku uhlupheka kukhohlwa okumandundu. Usichitha sonke ixesha lakhe kule mihla ejonge kwiwebhusayithi zabantu abanyamalalayo ukuze azifumane; ezama ukuzalisa ibali elingekhoyo. Ulahlekelwe yinkalo yakhe; akazi ukuba ungubani.

Abantu baseKorintho benza – kwaye kwakhona nje kwimiba eyahlukeneyo uPawulos achweliweyo, siyabona oku. Benza ngathi into enjalo yenzekile kubo. Bane uhlobo lokhohlwa iNgxele. Iindaba ezimnandi malunga noYesu, inkalo yabo entsha kuye, ibeyekhohlwa kwaye ingahoywa kwaye ibeyekhohlwa kwimeko ngemeeko. Ukuba ujonga kwisicatshulwa sethu, uya kubona uPawulos enze oko ngumbuzo wakhe othi, “Ngaba anazi?” Kwaye kwivesi 2, “Ngaba anazi ukuba abantu abalungileyo banokwahlula umhlaba?” Kwaye kwivesi 3, “Ngaba anazi ukuba siza kwahlula iingelosi?” Kwaye kwivesi 9, “Ngaba anazi ukuba abantu abangakholwayo ngekufumana ubukumkani bukaThixo?” Kukho izinto ekufuneka bayazi. UPawulos ebafundisile; uKefas ebafundise abanye babo. uApolos ebekunabo waza wabafundisa; abanye babavulele iSibhalo. UPawulos ebhalile kubo ngaphambili. Bebefundiswe kakuhle kwizinto zikaThixo yaye bekufanele bayazi. Kodwa babonakala baye bakhohlwa. Yabo yimeko yokhohlwa iNgxele. Kwaye iingxaki ezibuhlungu zilandela.

Kuyo, baqala ukubambana ngenkqubo yenkundla enesimo esikhumbuza ngakumbi ubomi babo bakudala kunobomi obutsha ekufanele bukarakterise njengabakristu. Kwaye ke Paulo ubuza kwivesi 1, “Xa eninye yenu enye ngxabano kwenye, ngaba uyathanda ukuya enkundleni phambi kwabantu abangakholwayo endaweni yabantu abhayeli?” Yiloo nto bayo ngoku. Bangabantu abhayeli. Oko kukuthi, bangabantu abangcwele – babekelwe ngaphashe ngenceba nomsebenzi kaThixo kubomi babo kuNkosi Yesu Kristo; bamiselwe Nguye. Kwaye bekufanele ukuba bangasabi phila njengokuba bebephehle ngaphambili ngokweemilinganyo zehlabathi, kodwa ngoku ngokweemilinganyo zoKumkani Yesu okubango. Bebekho ingxaki abezabalaza nayo abantu abaninzi kuthi usekhathazwa. Bazabalaza, ngoku bakuba bebaKrestu, ukulahla imikhwa nemifumo kunye neemlinganyo zobomi babo bangaphambili. Mamka, nje ngomzuzu, ngindlela omfundi omnye achaza ngayo indlela iinkundla zomthetho ezisebenza ngayo kwihlabathi lamaKhorinthi. Uthi, “Ekuthatheni isigqibo sokumangalela, kwakufuneka kuqala kubalwe iindleko kunye namathuba okuphumelela, hayi ngesiseko sezenzo zomtshutshisi, kodwa ngestatus yentlalo yemandla kunye namaqhagamshelo anamandla. Abantu kwihlabathi lakudala,” uthi, “balwela isidima kwiinkundla zomthetho. Kwaye umntu ufumana isidima ngokubetha phantsi umphikisi. Ukuzingela kwenkululeko kuthiwa akukho lula kubani ke ukuzingela ubulungisa.”

Ndiyo ingxaki eKorintho! Ababengakuthanga ukulunga; babekuthanga ukuqhubela phambili kwimpilo yoluntu ngokusithathathisa abanye ababebethaca indawo yabo ngendlela ethile. Kwaye nokuba babengabakholeki okanye hayi, andabengayikhathalelanga. “Ityala elincinci,” njengabakubiza uPawulo kwivesi yesi-2, livumba ngokuziqhenya nokuzi phakamisa nokungathandana njengoko basebenza ngendlela endala njengoko babenza ngaphambi kokuba babe abakristu. Babebekhathazwa kukulibala iNgubani. Babelibala ukuba ngoku bakhe “kwiKristo,” ngoku uYesu wabahlenga, bayizidalwa ezintsha ekufuneka baphile ubomi obutsha kwisimo sokuhlangana kwabantu bakaThixo – ibandla likaYesu Kristo.

Kwaye uPawulo wabaphatha ngoku libala kwizinyathelo ezintathu, iindlela ezintathu zokuba isaznakileyo seNgubani esiyiyo kufuneka sibumbe ukuba ngubani na. Okokuqala, ukuba ujonga kwipassage, okokuqala kwivesi 1 ukuya ku-3, uthetha ngobomngeni bethu, apho siye khona ngoku bakhe sikristu; isiphelo sethu. Okwesibini, kwivesi 4 ukuya ku-8, uthetha ngobomngeni, ubiz’ ukuba sijongane nendlela esiphila ngayo ngoku nangona sikristu. Kwaye okwesithathu kwivesi 9 ukuya ku-11, uthetha ngobomngeni; ngubani na owaba nguThixo ngomusa wakhe xa wabasenza abakristu. Ukuba singayiqonda le mibandela, uPawulo uthi, siya kuqala ukubuyisela isaznakileyo sokuba ngubani na njengabantu kwKristo, kwaye oko kuya kutshintsha yonke into.

Ubomngeni Bethu

Ngakumbi, masijonge kunye kwiivesi 1 ukuya ku-3, nceda. UPawulo usikhomba kwikamva, ikamva lethu, apho siya khona ngoku ukuba singamaKristu. Ngoku uza kuthengisa ukuba uluntu lukaKristu lube nakho ukulamla kwiingxabano ngaphakathi kwaye lubuye lulethe usawoti phakathi kwabazalwane nabahesteri abakholelweyo ngaphandle kwesidingo sokuya ezinkantolo zasekhosheni kwimicimbi emininzi. Ibandla, emva koko, lilizwe elingafaniyo nelinye, linika uMoya kaThixo, aboni abasindisiweyo ngobabalo olwanamathela kuKristo. Kwaye kuya kubuza kwi-vesi yesi-5, "Ngaba kunokwenzeka ukuba akukho namnye phakathi kwenu okulumkileyo ngokwaneleyo ukulamla ingxabano phakathi kwabazalwane?" Ibandla libe nakho ukwenza njalo. Kodwa apha kwiivesi 1 ukuya ku-3 usixelela ukuba kutheni kufuneka sisombulule imicimbi ngaphakathi xa abakholelweyo behlukana bengavumelani.

Ikamva lethu elizayo

Kwaye usikhomba kwikamva lethu elizayo. Jonga kwi-vesi yesi-2. "Ngaba anazi ukuba abaNgcwele baya kugcina umhlaba? Kwaye ukuba umhlaba uza kugcina ngenu, ngaba aningakwazi ukuzama iimeko ezincinci? Ngaba anazi ukuba siza kugcina iingelosi? Kungakanani ke, imicimbi esemhlabeni?” KwiMvelaphi, phantse ngokuqinisekileyo kukho iindima ezinjengoMateyu 19:28, amazwi kaYesu, apho athe wawatshela abafundi bakhe baya kuhlala naye kwizitulo zobukhosi, bagcine uSirayeli ekudalweni okutsha. Okanye iNcwadi yesiHebhere, njengakwincwadi kaDaniyeli isahluko 7, apho, kuDaniyeli 7, umprofeti “wabona omnye onjengoNyana kaThixo onikwa ulawulo nobuthorwa nohlaba.” Kwaye kuDaniyeli 7:27 sifunda, “Uhlaba nobuthorwa nobukhulu behlabathi phantsi kwezulu lonke luya kunikwa abantu bamaNgcwele oThixo oPhezulu.” Siza kubusa nogcina kanye noYesu Kristo. Lowo ikamva lethu elizayo elinobukhazikhazi.

Kodwa amaKhorinthi, uPawuli uthi, ngokuchasene, abantu abanomdla kwizinto ezingabalulekanga, nangona bekufanele ukuba bagwebe izithunywa zeengelosi ngomnye usuku. Ngokuqinisekileyo, kwaze kube kanye apha nokuba, kweli xesha, uthi, “kwimatters ezikhoyo kule ngxaki,” ibandla elinomdla onjalo likwazi ukulungisa izinto phakathi kwabakholekileyo. “Khumbulani apho nikhona,” uthi kuthi. Khumbulani isidima esiphakamileyo nendima ekhethekileyo enye ngenye uya kuyizalisekisa kwinkundla yasezulwini. Niya kuba ngagwebi! Kufanele njani ukuziphatha apha ngaphambi kwexesha elizayo? Nina niza kugweba izithunywa zeengelosi, ngaba niyakwazi ukuzibhomela phakathi apha? Nina niza kuhlala noKristu kwitribhunal yokugqibela, ngaba nisebenzisa amaqhinga esizwe ukuze niphucule isimo senu apha, kwanezo iindleko kunye nokwenzakala kwabazoduma njengoogxa benu ngaloo mini yokugqibela? Khumbulani umdla wenu wokugqibela nohlala kuwo. Ikamva lethu, apho sikhona, ngoku ukuba singamaKristu.

Okhoyo Ngoku

Emva koko, okwesibini, uPawuli uthi kuthi kufuneka sijongene nokhoyo ngoku – indlela esiphila ngayo, rhoqo nangona singamaKristu. Khangelani kwiivesi 4 ukuya ku 8. Isitshixo kwingxabano kaPawuli apha kukubona ukuphindaphinda kwelithi, “umgadikazi.” Khangelani umyalezo; iivesi 4 ukuya ku 8:

Ke ukuba ninazo iimeko ezinjalo, kutheni niziweka phambi kwabantu abangenamkhuba kwibandla? Oku kuthiwa ukuze kube yihlazo lenu. Ngaba kunokwenzeka ukuba akukho namnye phakathi kwenu okwazi ukulungisa ingxabano phakathi kwabagadikazi, kodwa umgadikazi aye enkundleni ngokuchasene nomgadikazi, yaye phambi kwabangathembeki? Ukuba neemlandu phakathi kwenu yinto yokuba sele ilikhala lenu. Kutheni kungezehlupheke? Kutheni kungezehlupheke? Kodwa nina ngokwenu niyahlupha niyakhohlisa – kwanezigadikazi zenu!

Ukulibala kwabo iVangeli kuthetha ukuba ubuwazi babo kuKristu bayeke ukusebenza nokusebenza ngendlela enengqiqo kubo ukucinga okanye ubomi babo. Inyani yokuba babengabazalwane nabahlambe ngenxa yokholo kuYesu, ukuba babengusapho, bekufanele ukuba benze umahluko lonke. Kodwa endaweni yoko, babefikisana amacala abo phambi kwabo bangenamkhuba ecwengiweyo kwicawa, um verse 4. Kwaye ke uPawulos uthi, verse 5, bekufanele ukuba babe namihloni kubo. Ngokuvisisana, icawa inamandla asisiseko kunye nezipho eziyidingayo phakathi kwabakhokeli bayo ukuncedisa ekulungiseni iingxabano ezisiseko nezincinci? Kukho umntu okrelekrele ngokwaneleyo, ngokuvisisana! Abakhorinthi, niyakukhumbula, babefu influence ubowam wisdom. “Ewe,” uPawulos uthi, “ ukuba ningabakrelekrele, ngaba akukho mntu ukwaziyo ukuncedisa ukulamla phakathi kwabo bakhulumuziweyo?”

I-Vangeli Victory

Kodwa endaweni yoko, babeya phambi kwabangathembeki, abungadilizi, beshushuma isigqibo. Kwaye uthi kwivesi 7 ukuba “le yinto yokuncedwa kwenu. Kungenzeka nibekhathazwe okanye nidukiswe endaweni yoko.” Kutheni le nto iyinto yokuncedwa kwabakristu ukwenza njalo? Into yokuncedwa kungenxa yokuba i-Evangeli ithi ukuba ungowamJesu kukuwa ngumgadikazi okanye udade wabantu abangabanawe mhlawumbi ubungenakwabelana nantoni. Awubafaneli! Awubazi! Nabobabo abakwazi! Imvelaphi yabo, ubuzwe babo, inkululeko yabo – yonke into ingaba ikude kakhulu kuwe, ngaphandle kwendawo yakho yokuzola. Kodwa ngoku, zonke ezo zinto zinjalo, ngoku ube nomnye kubo ngoKristu. Ngoku ningabafowunyanana! Bantakwethu nabodadewethu. Ningabotywe ndawonye ngamabhande angcwele eluthando lweEvangeli. Kwaye ngoku kufuneka nixolele; kufuneka nijike elinye isidlele. Kufuneka wenzani umonde; kufuneka ushiye isipho sakho kwisibabi ude uhambe ubuyelane nomgadikazi wakho. Kwaye xa wenzi njalo, nehlabathi libukele, njengoko ubuhlobo buxinezeleke kwanenye isizathu sokuba buqhekeke buze bube yinto embi kodwa endaweni yoko ibandla likaThixo lihambelana njalo elinye nelinye ngothando yaye lifune ukubuyelana, uPawulos uthi yinto yokuwina. Yinto yokuwina yeEvangeli. Ihlabathi libona ukuba ningabafundi bakaKristu ngeluthando lwenu enilomnye kolinye!

Ukuncedwa kweEvangeli

Ngubuthe akusiyo loo nto yayenzekayo eKhorintho, yayiyo? Endaweni yokuphumelela kweNgilazi, njengokuba ubudlelwane buye bafumana uxinzelelo, njengoko zonke ibudlelwane zethu kufuneka zenziwe, babuyela kwindawo yokungagqibeki yobomi babo bakudala yaye endaweni yokuphumelela kweNgilazi njengoko ihlabathi elibonakalayo libona ukuba umusa wenza ntoni – utshintsha iqela lonke labantu libe ku fanekiso kaKrestu abayokhonza nokuba baxakeke omnye komnye – endaweni yoko, babona abantu beshushuluza amatyala phambili baye bezitsalela omnye komnye phambi kwabantwe, besihlazo omnye komnye yaye bezisa iNgilazi kubantu abayithandiyo. Yimpumelelo! Xa ihlabathi elisingqongileyo liwa kwintlabila yaye ukungathembani nomntu nomntu nokucaphuka okuncinci yaye loo mancuncuncu aqina abe yimf紛eko yaye ukucaphuka okuzinzileyo, xa ihlabathi lenza njalo yaye abantu bakaThixo basukuma uxolo nerekhonsileyi, befuna ukuphila ngoxolo omnye komnye ngokus soweit kuxhomekeke kubo, batsalela omnye komnye kanye njengoko uThixo ekristu abatsalele wena, xa ihlabathi libona oko, yimpumelelo yeNgilazi.

Ndiza kubuza okomnye, ingaba ihlabathi libona oko kuthi? Impumelelo yeNgilazi? Okanye libona kwakhona yaye kwakhona ukungaphumeleli njengoko sibuyela ekungagqibekini kokuzikhusela, ukuziqhenya ukungathembani nokubambana ngamanxeba nokucaphuka yaye ukungonwabi nokukhanya? “Sifanele sikhathazwe yithi,” utsho uPawulos, “x’a njengabazalwana nabah sisekhona benza njengokwihlabathi.” UKristu ufilele kithi. Umoya wakhe uhlala ngaphakathi kithi. ILizwi lakhe likhokela amanyathelo ethu yaye sisukuma kwemf紛eko zethu ezincinci yaye kwimiphakamo yethu yokuzingqina phambi kwabantwe behlabathi elibonakalayo. Yimpumelelo. Yimpumelelo. Ngako uPawulos ubiz’ ukuba sikhumbule ikamva lethu, isiphelo sethu – yimnandi enye ngelanga siya kuba yaye indima esiya kuyifeza njengabagwebi phezu kwehlabathi lonke kunye noKrestu uGwebi oPhakamileyo – yaye ukuphila ekukhanyeni kweso siphelo sizayo. Yaye ubiz’ ukuba sijongane nobani esikhoyo ngoku, ukubona ukuba ezo zinto akufanelanga zibe.

Ukudlula Kwethu

Kwaye ke, ekugqibeleni, ukuba nijonge kunye nam kwiivesi 9 ukuya 11, uyabasikhumbuza ngeenkalo zethu zangaphambili – ukuba ngubani na waba yintoni xa, ngobubele bukaThixo, wabasenza abantu bakaKristu. Siza kubuya kwiivesi 9 ukuya 11, uThixo uyavuma, kwixesha elizayo ukuze sijonge ezi vesi ngokucopheleleyo, ngoko, okwangoku, ngaba uqaphele nje indlela uPawulos abakhumbuza ngayo inyani, inyani esisiseko abathi babonakala bayilibale. “Ngaba awazi ukuba abangabongikiyo abayi kukufumana ubukumkani bukaThixo?” ivesi 9. Yiloo ndlela uPawulos abechaza ngayo abo bagwebi, abo bagwebi behedene phambi kwabo amaKhorinthians azisa omnye nomnye kwiilwimi zabo kwiivesi 1, abo bangabongikiyo. Kwaye apha uthi, “Kaloku ke, makuboniswe kuwe isiphelo sabo bangabongikiyo.” Ubachaza kwiivesi 9 no 10 ngenxa yesono sabo esibaxabisayo. “Musa ukukhohliswa: abangabongikiyo ngenxa yobane, nootshabalalisi bezi thixo, nabakrexezi, nendoda ezisebenzisa njengeesini, nabantshontshi, nabahamayo, nabakhala ngokugqithisileyo, nabasebenzisa ilwazi lokuqhatha abayi kukufumana ubukumkani bukaThixo.” Aboni babexhelwa ngaphandle kobukumkani bukaThixo; yiloo nto uthi. Umfanekiso ngowokulumkisa.

Yiba Ngubani Oko Wena Really Unjani!

Emva koko, ulahla ibhombu; “Kwaye kwakunjengo wena! Kodwa wawuhlanywa, wawu ngcwelelwa, wawu thethelelwa egameni leNkosi uYesu Kristo nangenxa yoMoya kaThixo wethu.” “Abakori, yile nto iphambili ongowayo ngokupheleleyo, yona, ukuba nje ungayifumana kakuhle engqondweni yakho, yayiza kuqalisa ukukuguqula. Naye indlela ohlala ngayo ngoku ayizukuba yintlupheko, kodwa kwanokuwaqalisa ukubakho, ekugqibeleni, uloyiso. Yile nto iphambili! Ulibhoye ukuba noni owaba nguwo ngoku, hayi owaba ngubani ngaphambili. Ngoku uYesu Kristo ebezithe wena ngabomu kuwe ngeThumela, yonke into itshintshile. Nonikwaye owahlulwa bubomi bakudala bokhathaza.

Hayi, uPawulos udwelise uluhlu lwezono ezahlula abantu. Kodwa uthi, “Ngoku ekubeni nifikile kuYesu, zona azisanamchaza. Hayi, ongowayo njalo, Abakori. Ninshlanlwe waze wacocwa waza wangcwelelwa waza wabolelwa kubri ngoThixo ezulwini waza wanxitywa ngobulungisa bukaYesu Kristo. Yilowo ongowayo ngoku ukuba ungumkholekileyo. Yilowo ongowayo! Xesha lokuqala ukuphila njalo. Xesha lokuqala ukubakho ngubani ongowayo! Akumangalisi ukuba ulwa nezingqumbo zisoni ekhayeni lakho xa uqhubeka uzichaza njengoowakho ngaphambili hayi ngubani ongowayo ngoku kuYesu. Khumbula owakho umfanekiso omtsha, wokwenyaniso. Ufike kuKrestu yaye ke okudala kuhambile yaye okutsha kuvele. Ungumdali omtsha. Bakho njengoowakho ngoku!

Owakho Umfanekiso Omusha kuKrestu

Nantsi yinto eyimfuneko yokwenene, into oyifunayo nokuba yinto eyimfuneko kuwe, ekuxabongeni kwakho kwemihla ngemihla, ekulweleni kwakho kwemihla ngemihla ukuphila ngobukhazikhazi bukaKristu nokulandela ukungcwele okusebenzayo. Abantu abaninzi kuthi ngabathengwa ukucinga, “Into eyimfuneko yokwenene yinto yamandla angaphezu kwendalo, into yamandla angakumbi ukunika amandla injini yonyama lwam ukundinceda ukuba ulilize. Into enkulu! Into entsha!” Ayiyo le iyicebiso likaPaulusi. Icebiso lakhe alikho kukhangela into entsha, into engakumbi. Icebiso lakhe, endaweni yoko, kukubuya kwinto uThixo asebenzile kuwe ngoYesu Kristu, ukuqonda iNgumkelelo kunye nobuwena obutsha Kuye. Ukuyifumana ingcaciso. Ukuyiqala ukuyicinezela phantsi kuwo wonke umngxuma nasekhanda nasehlathini lobom yoboya bakho. Ukuyivumela ifike kude kube yindawo yonke ize uqalise ukuphila ekukhanyeni kwayo. Akusekho njengenceba yesono. Akusekho phantsi kwengililo yobom bakudala. Umntwana wobubele. Wamkelwa kusapho. Uzalo ngokutsha ngomoya kaThixo. Uthetheleleke waza waba ngcwele, hayi ngobungcwele bam njengokungathi izinto ezidweliswe nguPaulusi azindikhathazi okanye zindikhwehlise. Hayi, ndiya kufumana umbuso, wena, umkholwa ngoYesu, uya kufumana umbuso, hayi kuba aweselehluli kodwa kuba wena ubalwa njengongcwele kuKristu.

Kwaye xa uqonda oko, i-wonder kunye ne-joy yayo ziya kuqala ukuvuselela kwaye zinqezelekeza isandla sakho ukuze unike intsimbi kwintando yakho, ukuzimisela, ukuze uqale ukulandela ukuthobela uKumkani Yesu ngentliziyo ejabulayo. Uya kuqala ukucindezela xa ubuhlobo buqala ukwaphuka. Endaweni yokurhoxisa, uya kulandela ukulamla xa yonke into ngaphakathi kuwe ithi urhoxise umva kwindlela yelizwe, ukuma ngemuva kweebarricades zakho uze uphose iigranada kumntu ngamnye uze wenzakalise uze utshabalalise omnye nomnye. Hayi, xa uqonda ukuba ungubani ngokwenene kuKristo, ube yisicakathi komunye nomnye endaweni yoko uze ulandele ukulamla. Bekungekho ukoyiswa oko, bekunjalo? Xa ilizwe lijonga ukubona ukuba abaKristu baziphatha njani phantsi koxinzelelo. Hayi, bekuyintshatsatsi. Xa libona kuthi, xa sihlala kunye, libona kubuhlobo obunzima, obungenakhohlakala, obungenakhohlakala abantu abangayekiyo abayikhohlakali, kodwa abalandelelanayo ngamthando kuba singusapho kwaye sinye kuKristo. Bekuyintshatsatsi ngenene. Yintoni uboniso lwamandla eVangeli.

Yiloo nto uPawulos ebiza kuthi. Ngako oko sikhumbule ikamva lethu – apho sikhona ngoku xa singaKristu. Ngedayithile siya kuhlala ilizwe, sihlala iingelosi. Siza kuba yijaji eliphezulu ngedayithile. Apha, sikwimqeqesho. Kufanele sihlale sazi ukuba ikamva lethu liya kuba yintoni. Kufanele sijongane nenkqubela, sibone ezo ndawo apho namhlanje sihlala khona kumanqanaba aphantsi, kude kakhulu ngaphantsi kwesazisi esitsha kunye nokuma. Kude kakhulu ngaphantsi kobomi obo sibizwa kubo. Kwaye kufanele tuduke. Kwaye kufanele sikhumbule okwedluleyo – oko uThixo akwenzile kuKristo ekhoneni nasezintliziyweni zethu nguKristo ngeVangeli, ebeka njengoNtsha. Kwaye xa siqonda, kufanele siqale ukuhlala ekukhanyeni kwayo, ube ngubani ngokwenene. Ngaba iNkosi inganika umusa ukwenza oko kanye? Masithandaze kunye!

O yitayile, Utata, siyavuma amaxesha apho sivumele khona ukulibala iNgubani, siye sazishiya ibe ngubani, sisaphila ngathi singabani esasisakuba, hayi singabani esiyiyo ngoku kuKristo. Ngaba ungasixolela ngokuphila phantsi kakhulu kunezono zethu njengabantwana bakaThixo, abamkeliweyo ngobubele bakho, bahlanjwa yaye babekwa bucala ngenxa yenkazimulo yakho yaye bahlalulwa ezinkundleni zezulu? Ndoyacela, unobubele kuthi. Yaye njengoko siqonda imangaliso yobani oyenzileyo ukuba sibe, ungasikhulisa yaye usikhuphele ukuba siphile njengabani esiyiyo? Kuba siyacela ngoGama likaYesu, amen.