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Ukugwema kokuqala nembali

Ngokuka Johane MacDuff

Umfazi wathi kuye, "Mkhosi, nginike leli agua ukuba ngingaphathazeki, ndingadingi ukuza lapha njalo ukudonsa agua."

Wayesithi kuye, "Hamba, biza umyeni wakho, ubuye."

"Ndingenawo umyeni," waphendula.

UJesu wathi kuye, "Ukulungile uma usho ukuthi ungenawo umyeni. Iqiniso, ube namyeni abahlanu, yena umuntu onaye hhayi umyeni wakho. Okuwachazile njalo kuyiqiniso."

"Mkhosi," umfazi wathi, "ngiyabona ukuthi ungumprofethi. Uyabona, ooyabheke kulo mintshe, kodwa wena bayathi kuye, abantu baseJudiya, bathi indawo lapho kumele khona kukhonza khona eJerusalema."

UJesu wathi, "Nkosi, kholwa, kuza isikhathi lapho nina khonza uyise, nani kulo mintshe, nani eJerusalema. Abasamariya bakhonza abazi; si bakhonza esazi, ngokuthi ukusindiswa kuvela kubantu baseJudiya. Kodwa kuza isikhathi, sekufikile, lapho abakhonzi abayiqiniso bakhonza uyise ngomoya, nangeqiniso, ngokuthi abakhonzi abayiqiniso abayifunayo uyise. UThixo umoya; abakhonzi bakhe kumele bakhonze ngomoya, nangeqiniso."

Umfazi wathi, "Ngiyazi ukuthi uMesiya (okuthiwa nguKristu) John 4:15-25

Lezi zeliso, "Mkhosi, ngiphe leli su amanzi ukuze ngingombi futhi ngingadingi ukuza lapha njalo ukuze ngidwebe amanzi," zithole zinezincazelo ezahlukahlukene futhi ezingqubuzana. Siyanqatsha ngokushesha, njengoba singaneliseki, lokho okwakuyokubonisa njengokuziveza kwenkolo efana nomntwana, ukuthuthuka okwengeziwe ekukholweni kowesifazane okwakuzophela ekukholweni okuqinisekile. Ukuchazwa okuhlukahlukene okubili kuphela okubonakala kunengqondo. Impendulo yakhe yayingenza kube yinto edingekayo kuphela ngumthenga ongenalwazi; kwaba ukuveza kwenhliziyo ephansi, ephuza, efile kunazo zonke izinto zokomoya—ingenakho, njengoba sesibonile, ukuphakamisa ngaphezu kwezinto zomhlaba, noma ukukhipha incazelo ephezulu kunencazelo ephathelene nezinto eziphathekayo kuphela ezingakatholakali ngaphandle kwesitsha esinyongweni, kanye nokonga isikhathi nomsebenzi ngokukhululwa kwesidingo sokuthi "uza lapha njalo ukuze udwebe amanzi."

Ukuchazwa okuhlukahlukene je okungenzeka kube nokuvumelana nezimimanyeni zowesifazane kanye nomoya wendaba, ukuthi impendulo yakhe yayingeyona into edingekayo yokumanga noma yokukholwa, kodwa kunalokho kwaba ukuzama, ngokugwema nokuhleka, ukuze anciphise izinto zokomoya—kwathiwa kulezi zinzweni, ngenkulumo ephambuka, ebukhali. Kungenzeka ukuthi wayesho, ngenjongo yokugwema izinto zokomoya, 'Ewe, impela, leli su lamanzi aphilayo lingumsebenzi omuhle! Ngempela lingumsebenzi omuhle ukwazi nokuba. Mkhosi, ngiphe leli su amanzi, ukuze ngingombi, ndingadingi ukuza lapha njalo ukuze ngidwebe amanzi.'

Ongathi, kweli, engxenyeni yokuqala yengxoxo, wenziwe isithembiso sezinto ezingcono. Ubone, ngandlela thize, ethonywe yubuntu olungavamile lwalo Mpamantshwa waseJerusalema, waphendula ngubuntu. Kodwa umbono, enhliziyweni yakhe lapho uk pride nesono yayibusa, wawumzuzwana nje—igagasi lalithinta kuphela ilitye eliphilayo ukuze lihlehle futhi phakathi kwamanzi aginayo. Imvelo yakudala kanye nethoni eliphikayo zibuyile zathatha ulawulo. Ukhunguphela usola indlela yokukhuluma evumelana nomugeleke wonke wemicabango yakhe yenyama nempilo yenyama. Akanalo ukukholwa, akalona ukubekezela, kulokhu kukhuluma okungathiwa. Impendulo yakhe ikwspirit yokuhleka, yokungabazi, yokudelela njengabahloli ngesikhathi sika Ezekile, "Ah, Nkosi, bati ngathi, Akakhulumi amazwi angaqondakali na?"

Nakuba, uma kulinganiswa, kungeyona into ebaluleke kakhulu, sikhetha ukucabanga ukuthi owokugcina uvumelana kakhulu nalokho okwenzeka ngokulandelayo iNkosi yethu eyenze kwaba nesidingo. Nini yena njalo ebona ukuthi uyadlala, noma enza kanjalo, nezidingo ezijulile zomphefumulo wakhe, uyasebenzisa izindlela ezinamandla ukuze amvuse kusukala kwakhe, nobonzi, nengozi. 'Umoya, notshani, nomlilo' kumele ulandelwe 'ngzwi elincane elithulile'.

Ngenxa yalo, uyeka ingxoxo ngesiquphe, aphinde atshintshe umxholo. Akukho okunye okusengakushiwo njengokuhambisana nomfanekiso omuhle womthombo wamanzi aphilayo. Uma angakwazi ukusondela ngomfanekiso nezifaniso, uyakwazi ukufika ekhaya kwakhe ngokusebenzisa amaqiniso athile lapho engenako ukuphunyuka. Uyawakisa ukungaqondi nokutolika izifundiso ezifananisayo, kodwa akakwazi ukungaqondi ngokuqinile nokubhideka kobuzima bakhe. Uletha ekuboneni isono sakhe. Ekuphela konke ukukhuluma okufananisayo, uthuma umuzi wokubona, "Hamba, shayela umyeni wakho, uze hapa!"

In umoya wokukhanya, wokuzingca—okubonisa umlingiswa wakhe kanye nomlando wakhe—uphendula, ngaphandle kokuzizwa enam shame noma ukudabuka, "Ndingenawo umyeni." Mhlawumbe, engenalwazi ngokuphelele iNkosana uyaliphambanisa, yena owafunda amakhasi agcwele imibhalo yinhliziyo yakhe, wazama ukuphambana iqiniso ngamazwi aliwanga. Kodwa wakuvuselela ngokushesha ukuthi Lo okhona phambi yakhe, wayengu'owazi izimfihlo zinhliziyo yakhe—owahlulela imicabango nemiqondo yinhliziyo. Ngumgomo owodwa ufafanisa ibali elimbi yimpilo yakhe nomsebenzi wakhe wokugcina wokwenza isono. ''UJesu wathi kuye, Wathi kahle, Ndingenawo umyeni, ngokuthi ube namyeni abahlanu, yena omkhona njengomyeni akakho; yileyo wathi ngokuqinisile."

Kungenzeka besingacabanga ukuthi emva kwalokhu, ukuphambana kwakungenzeka; ukuthi, njengendoni ethimila phansi kwenyoni ey'esabekayo noma inkonjane, yena owesabekayo makazi ahlazeke phansi kwizinto ezivumbulwa nguOne ophile kakuhle, wena owakhipha ebusheni bakhe ubufakazi bokungcola nokuhlazeka; nokuthi waziphonsa ahlazekile wathi, "Ingabe ungitholile, oweNkwenye?"

O ngceli onesihlahla ngempela kwakungaphumeleli ukushaya umkisho; kodwa yena njengaye, njengokuhlaba inhliziyo yakhe, wenza umzamo omkhulu wokuguqula isihloko—ukuphambana ukuhlolwa. Lokhu wazama ukukwenza ngokukhohlisa kabili. Okokuqala kuphela kwalokhu okubili, kanye nendlela uNkosi yethu ayiphatha ngayo, siyakwazi ukuhlola kule nkathi.

Nge ukushintsha okrehlayo nokuphazamisa uqala isihloko esiphikisanayo. Yibo kuphela abame ngase kwendawo yangempela, nalendawo yonke, engashintshanga iphakathi ndawo kaNkosi Yakobo, abangakwazi ukuqonda ngokugcwele nokuqamba isenzakalo, njengokukhomba phezulu kuya ekuphakameni kwentaba engcwele eduze, wathi, "Mkhonzi, ngiyabona ukuthi ungumprofethi. Uyabona, o phakathi kwabafileyo, bazenzekelayo kule ndawo, wena yena uthi eJerusalema kukho indawo okufanele amadoda akhonze kuyo." Yena wayesekhulume, emsebenzini, ngezihloko zokwehlukana—ukwehlukana okukhona phakathi kowayezukulu nowaSamarita. Wayesuka kulokho, waya embuzweni wezembali noyokhokho mayelana noYakobo Uyise. Manje umema ukuxoxa ngempikiswano phakathi kwamasonto amabili kaGerizimu naZiyoni, nawezicelo zao zokungcweleka.

Kuthini lokhu; kodwa kunokwenzeka kanjani ukukhuluma ngokukhululekile ngezihloko eziphikisanayo, uqale imibuzo yokuqagela—amaphuzu ebhaso yenkolo—ulwe impi yeqembu, uyivikele kufele ngamunye ngokuqiniseka, uthi, "itempeli yaNkosi, itempeli yaNkosi, itempeli yaNkosi," nokho ukuphila kwakho kungenakho ukholo. Nanga lapo; hhayi kuphela ephula imithetho yasezulwini nomhlaba, kodwa futhi engenandaba nhlobo ekhathazekile; nokho, ngokusobala ngesibindi somxhushumkhulumi, ungena enkundleni njenge wena; angakhuluma kalula embuzweni osemthethweni; angakhuluma, ngesifiso esikhulu sokuba seqembu, "oyise," wayesizidla ngokuba sehlukene nesizwe sakwaYuda.

Umfanekiso, enkulu! wabantu abaningi nokho, abaphila ekungazini okukhulu ngecala labo nobungozi, ububi babo ekutheni nasekuthwaleni; abangakwazi nokho ukulwela imibandela yezinhlanga; abathi, ngokuzenza bodwa, bazigwebela ekuphakamiseni nasekuthwaleni kwemibandela—bavuthela kakhulu umkhalo wokuhlukanisa imibandela yenkolo; amaqhawe akhathazekile emibandeleni yezinkolelo nezinhlanga, asebenzisa izikhali zabo ngokucopheleleyo njengoba imibandela yomuntu siqu nasebenzayo ingagwenywa ngekhanda; nokho baphoxekile kakhulu ekukhubazekeni kwabo, kodwa bakhubazekile kakhulu ekukhubazekeni nasekuthwaleni kwabanye—ukwethemba imibandela, kuthatha indawo iinjilazi ukuba nayo ekufihleni ukuthwala kwabantu. Kunjalo, umfazi waseSamariya wakwenza njengokuqala kwakhe ukugwema.

Masiphulalele nokho impendulo ethethelelayo yoMsindisi; umyalelo wokuthi, ekucaciseni okungcono kwengqondo, singahle sikuhlele kabusha. Uqala ukunika impendulo eyimfanelo nesenziwa kokuqinisekisa umbuzo wakhe, nasebenzisa kuthwala kwakhe amaqiniso amakhulu, okwakufanele ukududuza konke ukhuluphalwa konke. Kumbuzo wakhe ngemibandela yokuphikisana kweMount Gerizim neZion, Uthi, ngaphandle kokuthandabuza, i-othodoxy yezinhlanga zamaJuda ne-heterodoxy yezinhlanga zamaSamariya: "Nina niyakwazi lokho enini badumazayo; siyakwazi lokho esikudumazayo, ngokuthi ukusindiswa kwabantu yisiko lamaJuda." Uthi akakuthandi ukugxeka ukungapheleli kwezenkolelo zamaSamariya—ukwenqaba kwabo ukulandelana kwabaprofethi abaphefumlelwe, kanye nokubakekela kwabo izikhali zikamthakathi ezingxenyeni ezithile ezihlanganiswe ekuthwaleni kukaThixo wama-Israyeli eGerizim. Ngokufanisa imikhosi yabo yenkolo nemikhosi yaseFenike neGrike, bahleleke bazakhele i-altare enesiqu, "KwaThixo Ongaziwa."

Ngaphezu kwalokho, iZiyoni being the city ekhethwe ngamaholide lapho amadoda ekufanele akhuphuke khona, babegweba ukwephula, bengagunyazwa, ubumbano oludala lwenkonzo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uJesu uyengeza, njengoba Enye ngokwakhe wetribe kaJuda, "Siyazi okuthi siyakhonza." Abayahuudi babengabagcini abaqinisekisiwe nguThixo beqiniso; "Kubo kwanikezwa amagama kaThixo." Abakhonza eZiyoni, ngandlela thize, njengabakhonza abaguqukile ekuhambeni okuthembekile kwababaholi babo, babugcina ubumwe babo, bengabulali, kanye nezikhungo zikaMosi nezakaLevi. Kanye nePentateuchu, bahlonipha isigunyazo sezwi labaprofethi elalilungiselela umsebenzi weNkosi entsha. Abab koruphi ngenkonzo kaBhali. Izithembiso zethempeli zazingcoliswe yizenzo zomthakathi nomphenyi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, "Ukusindiswa" (ngokwempela, emsuka, "ukusindiswa," noma, njengabanye abekufasire, "uMsindisi," iMesiya othemiweyo, "kuyabakwaJuda. Ngabo, njengokwenyama, uKristu wayezofika. Kutribe kaJuda, hhayi kwaEfrayimu, wayezovela.

Umthombo ovuliwe ngenxa yesono nangenxa yokungcola kwawokuqala, "wawu wendlini kaDavide nabahlali baseJerusalema." iNkosi yayikhethile iJerusalema njengendawo yokubeka igama layo lapho. Amanzi aphilayo kaHezekieli, afanekisela umusa nom благословение weNkosi, ayawaphuma eThempelini laseZiyoni ukuze avuselele aze afike emhlabeni wonke—endle yasemhlabeni yonke. Hayi, phambili, hhayi ngaphandle kwedlozi nokubonakalayo isenzo sezwi elilapha lisetshenziswe. Akusiyo "ukusindiswa" kuyakuba, kodwa "kuyaba," kwabakwaJuda, mhlawumbe kubonisa kumlaleli ukuthi lo Msindisi noma "Ukusindiswa" bekusale kuvuleleke, aze akhe umsebenzi wokulungiselela owengeziwe noyisikhala lapho Ekhuluma ngaye, ngaphandle kwedlozi, njengoMesiya othemiweyo.

Kodwa ngokuvikela ngokungathandabuzeki izimangalo zaseJerusalema nezaseZiyoni, Uyakwazi nokwazi izindaba ezimbili ezithokozisa umhlaba wonke, mayelana nomthimikiso wokukhulekela kanye nendlela yokukhulekela. Singaphindaphinda nokulandelana okwenzeka kunzuzo. Ngokuthimikiso KOKHUKHULEKELA, Unika owesifazane ongena ulwazi lwalokhu ukuvezwa kweNkulunkulu Omkhulu ngakhoke ezindlebeni ezimbili—

(1.) "INkulunkulu uMoya," noma "INkulunkulu moya." Kungenzeka yena, kuleli cala, wayenazo izizathu ezimbili zokwenza lokhu ngokubuya kwemvelo engokwenyama kaJehova. Izinhlobo zemvelo, njengoba sesibonisile ngaphambili, zazivunyiwe ekukhulekeleni okuhlanganisiwe kukaGerizimu, ukuze kuvumelane nokuthanda kanye nezifiso zezihambi ezingokwezizwe—izinhlobo ezazibonwa njengezisemthethweni, futhi ezazicathulwa zingabi nazo mpembelelo ngaphandle kwendawo ekuzungeze ithempeli noma isibuyekezo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukholo olusulungekile lwalonakaliswa nakakhulu ngokuhlanganisa lokhu okwenyama, nokukhulekela komoya okungamanga. Abathembeki bakaBali babenomoya obusayo phezu kwezindawo nemvelo—amahlathi nezintaba, umlilo, umoya, namanzi. UJesu uveza iqiniso elikhazimulayo, elaliphambana nokulingisa okubi kwalokhu.

UThixo ungumoya. Akayena uThixo wendawo, okhawulelwe yintaba le eseceleni; kodwa uThixo Omkhulu, Othandekayo—hambey' ema sweni athile okanye isiqephu sehlabathi, kodwa ngokomchazi omuhle wezinye zezo ziZulu abantu baseSamariya abazithiyileyo, "Ndinga nyuka yehla ngaya ezulwini, Uyaphaya. Ndinga yenza umbhede wami eHadi, khangela Uyaphaya. Ndinga thatha amaphiko ekuseni, ndinga sihlala emiphethweni yaselwandle, ndawo yakho isandla sakho siyandikhokhela, isandla sakho esokunene siyandibamba." Ngokuchasene nokukhonzwa ngumoya—inkathazo yezinto zamangongo abathakathi bawo nabathakathi—bekhona umongo wokwazi ongabonakaliyo. Lawa moya, athiwa ngabanye babo ukuba ahlala emahlathini nasemakhazeni nasemachibini eGerizimu, okanye, ngendlela yedemoni ukuze athabathe umphefumlo womuntu—bawaphethanga ubongo babo, iifomu zokholo olungenamsebenzi. Kodwa nanko apha kubantu baseYuda, bekhona uMoya oneenyaniso (uThixo Othandekayo), ongadingi amathempeli akhiwe ngezandla.

Kodwa, kwelokhu, ukukhonzwa kwabantu baseSamariya, nokokhonzwa komfanekiso womthwala okanye womoya wendawo, kuye kwaba yinto engenamsebenzi. Inkolo yaba yinto engenamsebenzi kwaphela—umjikelezo wezinto zangaphandle, apho ukukhonzwa kwenyaniso, ukukhonzwa kwentliziyo nokul obeyekileyo kobom, kungenandlela. Akhona apha ekukhonzweni kulo uThixo weMoya. "Abakhonza Kuye kumele bakhonze ngumoya nangokwenyaniso." Ndonzele, ke, isitatimende sikaMsindisi siyayidinga ukulwa nezinto zamangongo ngembali enkulu yezinto zonkolo zonkolo—ubuntu bweThixo Oyintloko okhonzwayo.

Lesi owesifazane kungenzeka ukuthi wayejwayele, mhlawumbe kusukela ebuntwaneni, ezinye zalezi zinkolelo ezingavamile, nezingaphezu kwemvelo mayelana nomhlaba wemiphefumulo. Wayezungezwe abaprofethi ababedukisa, futhi wayekholelwa emimangalisweni yabo edukisayo. UKristu uyamsa ekukhulekeleni kwemiphefumulo kwabathile. "Nina kukhukhuphela into engeyazi."—Nina uqambe umhlaba wemiphefumulo nomhlaba wamaphupho ongenakho ukwenzeka. Kodwa manje ngiyakudalula iqiniso elikhulu enifihlile ngenxa yemilingo yenu, naliwile ngenxa yendlela yenu: "UThixo umphefumulo, NABO bonke abamkhukhukelayo kumele amkhukhulele ngomphefumulo nangeqiniso.

(2.) Uyenza iphuzu lesibili nelikhazikayo—elisha kakhulu nelimangaza mayelana nemvelo negama loThixo Oyinhloko. UThixo njengo BAFDLO. "UBafdlo." Leli igama elisha—i-apokali yse yothixo Oyinhloko wabantu bakhe. Usanda kukhuluma ngokuziqhenya kwesigaba sakhe ngo "obaba bakethu," noBafdlo Yakobo. Ngokuphambene nokuqhenya kwakhe, uJesu angakhuluma ngoBafdlo weqiniso—uBafdlo onaphakade—uBafdlo weKhesa lakhe lilonke kanye nabantu bakhe. Leli igama, elingaziwa emibhalweni yabaprofethi bamaJuda, kodwa elingowehora elisha nelisa ekuseni kweSigidlo seVangeli. "Isure, (lokho je, isure seVangeli), iyafika, yaye manje ikhona, lapho abakhukhukelayo abathile bekhukhukela uBafdlo.

Owesifazane waseSychar wayenecala lokudumisa ezinye izibandla ezisantu zokwehlaba. Akekho na umthungo weharpa owalala engqondweni yakhe wawuka usekuvikeni okwesaba, mayelana nencazelo yegama elisha? Ngenxa yokwehlaba kwakhe njengaye, angakwazi na ukukhumbula isure andlela ebuntwaneni bakhe, ukukhumbula isure andlela ayethanda ukulizwa? Phakathi phakathi kwezinye izibandla zabantu, angakwazi na ukucabanga, na ukubamana ngothando ngesibandla esidala na esithandekayo kunazo zonke?

UThixo wayesinjalo kuye—uThixo wayeyise—lo Moya wendawo yonke wayeyise yendawo yonke yabathanda uThixo ngomoya nangokwenyaniso. Lo mcamango wayeza kuye njengangoku wayengakaze abe njalo. Wayeza kuye nokukhanga okutsha. Wayeza kuye afundise ngomzuzu iinganekwane eziningi zeBaal; yaye ngokukhethekileyo, ithenda yakhe yokwenza uYehova ka-Israyeli abonwe njengondlobongela nokwesaba—uThixo okwenzeka kwintshabalalo, kodwa hayi wothando nobuhle abantu abanokuthanda nokuthemba.

Ngo lo uyise onamandla, uYesu uthi, "uyise ufuna abantu abanjalo ukuba bamthande." Ngaba la mazwi akazange awenzele ngakumbi lo gama lakhe elitsha? Igama elithi "ufuna" alikho kwintshiso 'okanye 'okuthanda,' kodwa kukufuna, ukukhangela nokufumana. Yeyonke ingumphathi "ufuna abakhe be phe散ile ngosuku olumnyama noludumo." "Nina, na, ndiza kukhangela abakhe be phe na ndibafumane." Ngaba yena wayengengomnye wabo be phe abakhe, ingumkhohlakele kakhulu bonke abakwe fold? Umphathi wayekhangela yena—kwaye kunokuthiwa, lo mfanekiso weTestamente Yakudala ulandelwa yisimboli esithandekayo seVangeli, "Uyise" ufuna umntwana wakhe owonakeleyo—ee, noyise akalindi e palaseni yakhe ukulinda umntwana ogaradiweyo, kodwa uphuma ahambe kuye ngomsebenzi wothando lukaYise. Nyathelo elitsha nelikhulu kwinduli apho yena akhuphuka aye kuso ukusuka kwindlu yobunzulu nokhuhlakele!

'Yababa, Yababa wami;' 'Uyafuna mina.' Lelo gama lasehlabathini, njengoba sesathi, lingaba yinto ekhumbulekayo ekhathala. Eli lelinye lamathumba eliweni phansi kweGerizimu lingaba yinto ekhumbulekayo; wayenobonga ukuthi yena othi ungowabo akazange aphile ukubona ihlazo ekuphileni kwakhe okungcwele. Kodwa isibandla esidala nesingcwele sasehlabathini singaphindwa ngendlela entsha nokuqhubeka. I Nkulunkulu waseGerizimu, iNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, iNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama no-Isaka noJakobe — UnguYababa wami. Ngingakhalela Kuye, "Wena ungubaba wami, iNkulunkulu wami, kanye neNdawo yensindiso yami."

Uma engenakwazi ukuqonda iqiniso eliyigugu, yena weza phambi kwayo isikhathi eside ukuze akwenze. Mhlawumbe isikhathi eside ngemuva kwalolu xoxo lwaphela, yena kungenzeka ukuthi aphile ukufunda iminyaka yezayo, emncwini ovela kothile, onguye kanye naye, wayengum monumenti weNhlawulo yobabini kanye nothando lweNkulunkulu oluyisibonelo, 2 Corinthians 6:18)

Kodwa akuyona into kuphela yokuthi umuntu ohlukweni uveza into enkulu yokukhonzwa uJesu ayiveza kowesifazikazi waseSychar. Unokwembula into ekaNgcwele ngokulinganayo nebalulekile mayelana nendawo NOKUZIPHATHA KOKHONZWA. "UJesu wathi kuye, Owesifazikazi, kholwa yini, ihora liyafika lapho wena khona uya kukhonza uBaba, hhayi kule nqaba, hhayi eJerusalema"(noma, "hhayi kule nqaba kuphela, hhayi eJerusalema, wena uya kukhonza uBaba"). Ukukhonzwa kwendawo zonke kuya kuphela; zonke izinto ezindala ziya kuphela, zonke izinto ziya kwenziwa zintsha. Kufika isikhathi, ngaphansi kokulungiselela ukusatshiswa, uThixo wayehlulele abantu kuYe. eJerusalema yayiyigumbi lakhe lokulalelwa emhlabeni, ibandula labantu bela okuyiqiniso; ifu elingcwele, uphawu lweZulu, liye phumula ngaphakathi kweholy of holies ngaphakathi ethempelini laseZiyoni. Kodwa isikhathi seVangeli sesifikile, into yangempela iyafika, nezithunzi ziyahamba. Maduze ivelo elingcwele lalethempeli liyakrazulwa, alukhulisi kuphela ukuqedwa nokushabalala kokukhonzwa kwonke kwemilingo, kodwa nokucinywa kwendawo zonke zenkolo ezikhethekile, "izindawo ezingcwele"– ukuqaliswa kwesikhathi sokubonga emhlabeni wonke – ubrathelo bezizwe ngaphansi koMoya onguMncwele – ibandla eliqoqwe lizwe ngalelo, ngaphansi koBaba oyedwa.

Um牧 Shepherd uyaphuma, hhayi njengakudala, emahlathini eJuda noma eIsrayeli, kodwa phakathi kwezindawo ezingenamgwaqo emhlabeni, ukusuka empumalanga ekude kuya eNtshonalanga ekude, noma kukuphi lapho kukhona abalahlekile nabahambahambayo. Futhi akukho indawo eyodwa phakathi kwesiphambe sonke esikhulu kunenye. IGerizimu — leyo "intaba yokubonga" eyaziwa — manje inika igama layo emhlabeni wonke. " Kuzo zonke izindawo lapho Ngibhalisa khona igama Lami, Ngiyofika kuwe ngikubusise." Iglobhu lonke, elinephahla eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka njengophahla lwayo, liyokuwa umtemple omkhulu wokhulu Olabonwa Kakhulu futhi Ongabonwa. Israeli yangempela futhi yamukelwa — "Ababingelela uBaba," bayakutholakala kuwo wonke umhlaba oyakheli — kulezo zimo ezikhazimulayo zelanga lapho ubuhedeni buzulazule khona isikhathi eside — lapho ummosque nepagoda bezikhotholela isikhathi eside ukudelela isikhala sikaKristu — ema pulazini nakumasimu okude eNtshonalanga, emihlabathini eyomileyo yezindawo ezishisayo — noma phakathi kwama- iceberg webusika obandayo — yebo, hhayi ngaphansi kwekhethe elikhazimulayo noma igalari elihlotshisiwe, kunekhaya elilula lendlu, umgobho othe umhlabathi, umgwaqo othe umhlabathi wezintaba, ihlathi elingenamgwaqo lemlandisi, umkhumbi owodwa noma umphanda womfazi nokapteni, igumbi elilodwa lomdlavu, umdlavu, umuntu olele, oyekayo —

"Noma kuphi lapho befuna Khona, Wena uyatholakala, Futhi yonke indawo iyindawo engcwele."

Inkosazana yaseSamariya yabonisa, ngokuziqhenya kwesigaba nesizwe, endaweni njengokungathi yinto yonke. Kodwa, kwimpendulo yakhe emfushane, uJesu umemezela iqiniso elikhulu, ukuthi indawo ayiyinto. Umnikelo wezinto wawungabalulekile, kodwa umnikelo owamukelekile nowenjabulisa kulelo Ndawo Enkulu nomoya kaBaba kwakuyiphunga lenhliziyo ephukile nenempilo engcwele. Zonke izimpawu zangaphandle, iGerizimu neZiyoni, nezimfuneko zazo ezingqubuzanayo, ziyasokanywa ekungcweliseni kwethempeli eliphakeme, ithemple elingaphakathi—"Nina ithemple loMoya oNgcwele." "Ithemple yeNkosi ingcwele, ithemple eninayo."

Kuphakathi kwezinye izifundo ezibalulekile nezicindezela, lezi zitatements ezinkulu ziletha ekhaya kithi, ngokuqiniseka eyodwa yinto, umsebenzi, hhayi nje kuphela wokuthambisa umsebenzi wokuzikhukhumeza wobungcwele bezinkolo, kodwa ubuwula bokubeka izindlela zangaphandle ezingeni elifanayo noma endlini yokholo nemigomo yokulalela. Nini abantu baya kuphakamisa lesi sakhiwo esiyinkimbidzo esifihla futhi sivimbe izilinganiso ezinkulu zeThempeli leqiniso? Nini ilanga liya kuvuka ukucisha lezi zinyebo zomlilo owenzelwe yethu? Nini izinto ezibonakalayo ziya kuvumela ukuthwala izinto ezingokomoya; umuntu kanye nezinto ezingashintshi ukuya ezintweni zikaThixo nezokuphila? Nini abantu ngabanye namaChiesa, njengabantwana bomndeni onguwonkewonke, beza, ngokholo olufana lokholo lwengane nelothando, ukukhukhumeza 'uBaba?'

Mhlaba onjani owehlukile wawuyoba, uma lezi zinyebo ezimbili ezokuphila—ezokuphila 'imibhalo'—zikhuluma ukukhanya kwazo, futhi zivunyelwe ukwenza umsebenzi wazo omkhulu! "UThixo ungumoya"—lenzi ithiyori yokuqala neyisisekelo somthumeli wokuguqula ubuzenkolo nezindlela ezibonakalayo zenkolo—zifuna 'umoya neqiniso,' ukuhlanzeka nokukhuthala, ukudumisa kwenhliziyo nokungcweliswa kwempilo. "UThixo unguBaba"—lenzi yivangelo yothando oluxolisayo kubantu abalahlekile, abalahlekileyo, abalele.

Kwazi ukuthi siyazi yini ukubaluleka—kwazi ukuthi sicabanga ngokuqondana yini ukuzithoba nokududuza, kwaleli gama eliphindwe kabili? UThixo ungumMOYA! Kuyavusa njengani, kuyamangalisa njengani ukuba yinto yokukhumbula njalo leli qiniso elilula kodwa elikhulu kunazo zonke; ukuthi yilo Mkhulu, yilo Ongabonakali, olingaziwa, olingakwazi ukulandwa, ongawawi—ukhonke ov ubiquitous, phansi, nxunguphalanga, eduze nami—isifakazi sokwenza kwami konke, ngokweso lokuqapha elingaphosheli lihlolisisa emigwaqweni eyimfihlo yinhliziyo yami! "Ngingaphi ngiweqe khona emoyeni wakho, noma ngingaphi ngibaleke khona ebubini bakho?"

UThixo ungubaba wami! Ukwazi ukumthusa okungijikelezile uMoya oPhakamileyo kuya ku thando. Iwlakazi neliso elimnyama ziguquka zibe yinto ekhazimulisa ngothando oluthambileyo. Yilo onke-ubonayo yilo likhulu kunawo wonke ubudlelwane babantu—umzali ongaphezu komhlaba yinto engabonakali yobo bokuba likhulu. "Ubaba"—kodwa ungubaba kaKristo iNdodana; "Ubaba wami," y ngakho "ubaba wenu." Hhayi ubaba wobuntu bonke, lelo lalela elobaba kaThixo—kodwa ubaba walobuntu oluhlangiwe olunabrandwele obamelayo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, yilo nikela, ngomshwana okhazimulayo, isimo nokufaneleka kokuba ndodana: "Bonke abamkelayo, wabanika isikhulu (ilungelo) lokuba ndodana zikaThixo, ngabo bonke abakholelwa egameni lakhe." "Ukube wazi isipho sikaThixo, yilo ayezitshela wena, Nika amanzi ukuba ngiwaphuze, wawamcela yena, yilo wawangenika amanzi aphilayo."

Kungenzeka yini ukuthi ukuvezwa kukaNkulunkulu weKhristu, uNkulunkulu weVangeli kungafiki kude kunalokhu? Yebo; nokho elinye igama negama eliphezulu kuNkulunkulu oNgamandla Onke, elivela kule nhlobompo kamoya, laligcinelwe enye yalezi abapostoli (owayesehambile edolobheni ukuyothenga ukudla,) kamuva ukuze aveze kubantu abakholekileyo naseBandleni. Le ntshumayelo yaseSamariya, manje ikhaphela ebunzini, ingase futhi ifunde ngeday emi epistolenzi yakhe, izincwadi zokukhanya okuphilayo. Ngayo, ukuvela kweKharaktha Divina kuphela. IZulu alazi okungaphezulu—alingenza okungaphezulu. I-arkhanjeli ayakwazi ukunyuka phezulu. Yisichasiso esiphakeme kakhulu seBaba; futhi uJesu uyishiya ezindebeni, singasho ngobuningi, ezilandelayo okulungile kwakhe ukuyibiza: "UThixo uTHANDO."

Lesi sikhokho esikhanyayo sokholo—lesi sinyathelo sesithathu nesokugcina kwileli eligoldile, masikwazi ukufinyelela kuso. Sinyuke kule ngxaki enhle, masibe nethu ukubamba igama elithathu—leyo trinity yemihlola kaThixo, nemihlola yayo yonke elevayo nemihlola yokuphila. Isihloko esithathu sokucabanga eBandleni emhlabeni, sizokwakha isihloko esithathu sokucabanga kokudumisa nokudumisa okuphakade eBandleni labadumisiwe—

UThixo u SPIRIT,

UThixo u BABA,

UThixo u THANDO!