IGamenti yo Bubingeleli obuNgcwele

NguMongameli Jeffrey R. Holland

UMongameli Obambeleyo weQumrhu labaPostile Abalishumi Elinambini

Njengenxalenye yesipho setempile, sinikwe isikhumbuzo esibambekayo esingcwele seminqophiso yethu—uphawu loMsindisi ngokwaKhe.

Kungakhathaliseki ulungiselelo ababelinikwe ngokungathandabuzekiyo neziqinisekiso abazama ukuzikhumbula, imele ukuba yasisothusa ngokumangalisayo ku-Adam no-Eva ukushiya iParadesi yabo yase-Edeni baze bangene kwihlabathi eliwileyo.

Ngokuphaphileyo okundilisekileyo, baqonda ukuba kuthetha ukuthini ukurhweba ngokuzola kwabo, ubomi babo obuzolileyo nobungakhathali ngeihlabathi lenkcaso nokubila, ameva nosizi—ekugqibeleni lilandelwa yinto ebizwa ngokuba kukufa. Babengenakukwazi kwasekuqaleni oko kuthethwa kuko konke oku, kodwa kungekudala bafumanisa ukuba suku ngalunye lunokuzisa intlungu entsha. Eneneni, eyona nto yayibuhlungu kakhulu yayikukuqonda ukuba babeya kujongana nako konke oku bohlulwe kuBawo wabo waseZulwini—“bevalwe bangabikho ebusweni bakhe,” uMoses kamva wayeza kubhala.

Kunikwe oku kwahlukana nobulolo kwihlabathi elibandayo, eloyikekayo, hayi indlela ekumele ukuba kwakuthuthuzela ngayo ku-Adam no-Eva ukukhumbula into enye: ukuba izithembiso zazenziwe—into engcwele nengunaphakade ebizwa ngokuba yiminqophiso. Babethembisile ukuba bayakuthobela uBawo yonke imihla yobomi babo, kwaye Yena wayethembise ukubabonelela ngoMsindisi, owayeza kukhulula intlungu nosizi lwabo, ahlawulele iimpazamo zabo, kwaye ababuyisele ngokukhuselekileyo ebusweni baKhe.

Kodwa aba bantu bafayo babeza kukhumbula njani oko bakuthembisileyo? Babeya kuhlala njani beyiphaphele imeko yabo eyingozi—bephaphile ngalo lonke ixesha, imini nobusuku?!

Isikhumbuzo seMinqophiso Yabo

Ebakhumbuza ngolo hlobo Yena wabanika “iingubo zeemfele.” Isisipho esinjani esi kwaye sasifike ngexesha elifanelekileyo. Emva kokuba betyile kwisiqhamo esalelweyo, u-Adam no-Eva baqonda ukuba babehamba ze. Okokuqala, bazama ukugquma ubuze babo ngamagqabi omkhiwane. Emva koko, besoyika ukuba oko kusilela, bazama ukuzifihla eNkosini. (Umzamo wobudenge onjalo yayibubungqina bokuba ukufa kwakuzinza!) Ukusukela kuloo mzuzu ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, uBawo onothando umeme abantwana baKhe ukuba beze, bephuma ekuzifihleni, beze kuYe. Kwaye njengokuba kunjalo ngeengubo zeemfele ngoko kunye nezinto ezahlukeneyo zokunxiba ukususela ngoko, Yena ngenceba yaKhe akasishiyanga size kodwa wabambathise abathobelayo “kwingubo yobulungisa,” isikhumbuzo sezithembiso neminqophiso yethu. Ezi “gamenti zosindiso” zingumqondiso wesona sipho sikhulu kuzo zonke, iNtlawulo kaYesu Krestu.

Igamenti InguMqondiso woMsindisi

Ewe, konke oku kucinga ngo-Adam no-Eva kunye neminqophiso nempahla, ewe, kungaphezulu nje kokuzilolonga ngokwasengqondweni. Akunzima ukuyithelekelela indlela u-Adam no-Eva abavakalelwa ngayo, kuba nathi sijamelana neengxaki kweli hlabathi liwileyo. Nathi sohluliwe kubukho bukaThixo, kwaye siyazibekela kude ngalo lonke ixesha sisona. Njengo-Adam no-Eva, sinikwe laa Msindisi ufanayo, uYesu Krestu waseNazarete, uAlfa no-Omega, uNyana kaThixo ophilayo. Njengo-Adam no-Eva, senze iminqophiso noThixo. Kwaye, njengenxalenye yesipho esisakho setempile, sinikwe isikhumbuzo esibambekayo esingcwele saloo minqophiso—uphawu loMsindisi ngokwaKhe. Kwixesha lethu lokuzihlanganisela kukaThixo ibizwa ngokuba yigamenti yobubingeleli obungcwele.

Siyinxiba le gamenti ngaphantsi kwempahla yethu yangaphandle. Naluphina uxanduva endinalo, nokuba yeyiphi na indima endiyidlalayo ebomini, nokuba yintoni na imisebenzi yobomi bemihla ngemihla eyifunayo, ngaphantsi kwako konke yiminqophiso yam—rhoqo nangonaphakade. Ngaphantsi kwako konke zezo zithembiso zingcwele endibambelele kuzo ngokunxungupheleyo. Igamenti ayibonakaliswa phambi kwehlabathi, neminqophiso yam. Kodwa ndizigcina zombini zisondele kum—ngokusondele kangangoko ndinako. Zona zingokobuqu kakhulu kwaye zingcwele ngokugqithisileyo.

Ekukhumbuleni loo minqophiso, ezo zithembiso zindlela-mbini, sinxiba igamenti kubomi bethu bonke. Oku kuziqhelanisa kubonisa umnqweno wethu wokuba uMsindisi abe yimpembelelo eqhubekayo ebomini bethu. Eminye imiqondiso ethandekayo ingamaxesha ngamaxesha. Sibhaptizwa kube kanye ebomini bethu. Sithatha umthendeleko kanye ngeveki. Siya etempileni xa iimeko zisivumela. Kodwa igamenti yobubingeleli obungcwele yohlukile: lo mqondiso siwuhlonipha yonke imini nobusuku.

Yiloo ndlela iminqophiso eyiyo—ayibekelwa bucala ngenxa yokulungelwa okanye ukungakhathali kwaye ayilungiswanga ukuze ifanele izimbo kunye nefashoni yoluntu. Kubomi bomfundi kaYesu Krestu, iindlela zehlabathi kufuneka zilungiswe ukuze zihambelane neminqophiso yethu, hayi enye indlela.

Xa sinxiba igamenti, thina, njengoko uBongameli bokuQala bufundisile, sinxiba umqondiso ongcwalisekileyo kaYesu Krestu. Ukuba kunjalo, kutheni singaze sikhangele isizathu sokususa loo mqondiso? Kutheni le nto singazibandeza isithembiso samandla, ukukhuselwa, nenceba emelwa sigamenti? Ngokuchasene noko, nanini na xa kufuneka siyikhulule okwexeshana igamenti, kufuneka sikulangazelele ukuyinxiba kwakhona, ngokukhawuleza, kuba sikhumbula ngokubini izithembiso neengozi ezinika intsingiselo kwiminqophiso yethu. Ngaphezu kwako konke, sikhumbula umnqamlezo nengcwaba elingenanto likaKrestu.

Abanye basenokuthi, “Ndinazo ezinye iindlela zokukhumbula uYesu.” Kwaye ndingaphendula, ilungile loo nto. Okukhona ngcono. Sonke masicinge ngeendlela ezininzi kangangoko sinako ukugcina ukuzibophelela kwethu ukuba “sisoloko simkhumbula.” Kodwa ngokwenza oko, bekuya kuba kukungakhathali ukutyeshela ngabom isikhumbuzo iNkosi ngokwaYo eyasinika kophiweyo, igamenti yobubingeleli obungcwele.

UYesu Krestu nevangeli yaKhe ithetha yonke into kum. Onke amathemba am angunaphakade neminqweno, yonke into endiyibambe ngexabiso, ixhomekeke kuYe. Yena “uliliwa losindiso lwam,” indlela yam yokufikelela kuBawo wam waseZulwini, ekuphela kwendlela yam yokubuyela kwinto endandinayo kwaye ngoku endifuna ukuba nayo kwakhona, kunye nokunye okuninzi kakhulu. Isipho saKhe kuthi sesona sisa ndakhe ndasifumana, esona sisa ndakhe ndasiphiwa—esasithengwe njengoko kwakunjalo ngokubandezeleka okungapheliyo, esandiselwe kwinani elingenasiphelo, sinikwe ngothando olungenasiphelo. Ameva neenkunzane, iintlungu nonxunguphalo, usizi nesono seli hlabathi liwileyo zonke “ziginywe kuKrestu.”

Ngoko ke ndinxibe igamenti yobubingeleli obungcwele yonke imihla nasebusuku ngokufanelekileyo oko ndaphiwa kwiminyaka engama-64 eyadlulayo, ndineminyaka eyi-19—ngenxa yokuba ndiyamthanda Yena kwaye ndidinga izithembiso ezizimeleyo.

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Ezinye iimpendulo kolu didi lwemibuzo zingafumaneka ku temples.ChurchofJesusChrist.org kwaye nakwicandelo le General Handbook. Amalungu entsapho athembekileyo neenkokeli zinokubuzwa ngombandela wobuqu. Kukho, nangona kunjalo, isikhokelo esicace kakhulu esinikiweyo kwimimiselo yokuqalwa, kwaye kukho ngonaphakade kanaphakade uBawo oseZulwini, okwaziyo kwaye okuthandayo kwaye oqonda yonke into malunga neemeko zakho. Angavuya kakhulu ukuba umbuze Yena le mibuzo ngokobuqu.

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Nceda ungaphazami ukungaqonda. Njengokuba ufikelela kwinkokhelo yobuthixo, uMoya awuzuku phembelela ukuba wenze ngaphantsi kokulandela imiyalelo efunyenwe etempileni nengcebiso yobuprofeti eyabelwe buBongameli Bokuqala kwingxelo yabo yakutshanje. UBawo onothando akayi kukunceda uzithethelele ngokwenza okungaphantsi koko unokukwenza ukuze uvisisane nemilinganiselo yaKhe yozinikela nokuthozama eya kukusikelela ngoku nangonaphakade. Kodwa ingaba Yena uyayiqonda imibuzo yakho, kwaye Yena uyakunceda ukuba ufumane iintsikelelo zokuhlonipha igamenti nokugcina iminqophiso yakho? Ewe! Ngaba ufanele udibane neengcali zonyango kunye nezempilo xa kuyimfuneko? Kanjalo! Ngaba ufanele ungayikhathaleli ingqiqo okanye ujonge ngaphaya kophawu? Ndithandazela ukuba awuyikwenza njalo.

Andikwazi ukuphendula yonke imibuzo onayo. Andikwazi nokuphendula yonke imibuzo endinayo. Kodwa ndingakwazi, njengomPostile weNkosi uYesu Krestu, ukuthembisa ngoncedo lukaThixo onothando, ofuna yonke impumelelo nentsikelelo yakho, ngeendlela ongenakuziqonda ngoku okanye uzibone kwangaphambili, njengokuba ugcina iminqophiso oyenzileyo kunye nawe.