IVangeli kaYesu Krestu eGxile kuSapho

Imfundiso yeBandla likaYesu Krestu labaNgcwele beMihla yokuGqibela igxile kusapho. Okubalulekileyo kwimfundiso yethu kusapho yitempile. Imimiselo efunyanwa apho isenza sikwazi ukubuyela njengeentsapho zanaphakade phambi bukaBawo wethu oseZulwini.

Ukusukela kwinkomfa yajikelele kaTshazimpuzi 2025, uMongameli uRussell M. Nelson waye wabhengeza ulwakhiwo lweetempile ezintsha ezingama-200. Wayethanda ukwazisa ngeetempile ezintsha ekuqukunjelweni kwekomfa yajikelele nganye, kwaye sonke sasivuya kunye naye. Nangona kunjalo, ngenani elikhulu leetempile ngoku kwinqanaba lokuqala lokucwangcisa nokwakha, kufanelekile ukuba sithobe ukubhengezwa kweetempile ezintsha. Ke ngoko, ngemvume yeQumrhu labaPostile abaLishumi elineSibini, asisayi kubhengeza naziphi na iitempile ezintsha kule nkomfa. Ngoku siyakuqhubela phambili ekuboneleleni ngemimiselo ye-tempile kumalungu eBandla kwihlabathi jikelele, kuquka nokumisela ixesha nendawo zokwazisa ukwakhiwa kweetempile ezintsha.

Isabelo sentetho yam endisandul’ ukuyinikela yabhalwa emva kosweleka koMongameli wethu othandekayo uRussell M. Nelson. Okulandelayo ngoku kwabhalwa kwaye kwamkelwa kwiiveki ezingaphambili, kodwa kusamele iimfundiso zam, eziphefumlelwe yiNkosi.

Isibhengezo sosapho, esabhengezwa kwiminyaka engama-30 eyadlulayo, sibhengeza ukuba “usapho lumiselwe nguThixo” kwaye “lungundoqo kwicebo loMdali lesiphelo sanaphakade sabantwana baKhe.” Ikwavakalisa ukuba “umyalelo kaThixo wokuba abantwana baKhe bande baze bawuzalise umhlaba uhlala usebenza.” Yaye “sihlabela mgama sivakalisa ukuba uThixo uyalele ukuba amandla angcwele okuvelisa afanele asetyenziswe kuphela phakathi kwendoda nomfazi, abatshate ngokusemthethweni njengendoda nomfazi.” NjengoMdala ngelo xesha uRussell M. Nelson wafundisa abaphulaphuli bedyunivesithi yaseBrigham Young, usapho “lubalulekile kwicebo likaThixo. … Enyanisweni, injongo yeli cebo kukuphakamisa usapho.”

IBandla likaYesu Krestu ngamanye amaxesha laziwa njengebandla egxile kusapho. Yiyo! Ulwalamano lwethu noThixo nenjongo yobomi bethu basemhlabeni icacisiwe ngokwemigaqo yosapho. Ivangeli likaYesu Krestu licebo likaBawo wethu oseZulwini ukuze kuzuze abantwana baKhe bomoya. Sinokuthi ngenene icebo levangeli lafundiswa kuthi kuqala kwibhunga losapho lwanaphakade, liphunyezwa ngamasapho ethu asemhlabeni, kwaye injongo yalo kukuphakamisa abantwana bakaThixo kwiintsapho zanaphakade.

Nangona kukho loo mxholo wemfundiso, kukho ukuchasa. EMelika sijongene nobunzima kokuwohloka komtshato nokuzala abantwana. Kangangeminyaka ephantse ibe likhulu umlinganiselo weentsapho eziphethwe zizibini ezitshatileyo liye lehla, kwaye nenani lokuzala liye lehla. Imitshato kunye namanani okuzala kwamalungu eBandla lethu alungile kakhulu, kodwa nawo ehlile kakhulu. Kubalulekile ukuba abaNgcwele beMihla yokuGqibela bangaphulukani nokuqonda kwabo injongo yomtshato nexabiso labantwana. Elo likamva esililwelayo. “Ukuphakanyiswa ngumcimbi wosapho,” uMongameli Nelson usifundisile. “Kungemimiselo esindisayo yevangeli kaYesu Krestu kuphela apho iintsapho zinokuphakanyiswa.”

Ukwehla kwesizwe emtshatweni kunye nokuzala kuyaqondakala ngenxa yezizathu zembali, kodwa imilinganiselo yabaNgcwele beMihla yokuGqibela kunye nezenzo kufuneka ziphucule—zingalandeli—loo mizila.

Ebukhwekweni bam kwiminyaka engama-80 eyadlulayo, ndandihlala kwifama kamakhulu notatomkhulu kwindawo apho phantse zonke izinto ezazisenzeka emini zaziphantsi kolwalathiso losapho. Kwakungekho mabonakude okanye ezinye izinto ze-elektroniki ezazinokuphazamisa imisebenzi yosapho. Ngokwahlukileyo koko, kuluntu lwanamhlanje olusezidolophini, amalungu ambalwa afumana izinto ezifanayo ezisekelwe kusapho. Ukuhlala ezidolophini nezithuthi zala maxesha, ulonwabo olulungelelanisiweyo, nonxibelelwano oluhamba ngesantya esiphezulu zenze kwalula ngolutsha ukuba luphathe amakhaya alo njengendawo yokuhlala, apho lulala khona luze lutye ngamaxesha athile kodwa apho kukho ulwalathiso oluncinane kakhulu lwabazali kwimisebenzi yalo.

Iimpembelelo zabazali nazo ziye zaphazanyiswa yindlela uninzi lwamalungu akhoyo eBandla aphila ngayo. Kumaxesha adluleyo, enye yeempembelelo ezinkulu ezazisenza iintsapho ezimanyeneyo ngamava okuzamazama kunye ekusukeleni usukelo olufanayo—njengokulawula intlango okanye ukufumana imali yokuziphilisa. Usapho lwalulungelelanisiwe kwaye lwaqhuba iyunithi yemveliso yezoqoqosho. Namhlanje, iintsapho ezininzi ziiyunithi zokusetyenziswa kwezoqoqosho, ezingadingi iqondo eliphezulu lombutho wosapho kunye nentsebenziswano.

Njengoko iimpembelelo zabazali zincipha, abaNgcwele beMihla yokuGqibela basenomthwalo abawunikwe nguThixo wokufundisa abantwana babo ukuba balungiselele ikamva losapho lwethu ngonaphakade (bona IMfundiso neMinqophiso 68:25). Uninzi lwethu kufuneka lukwenze oku xa ingezizo zonke iintsapho zethu zemveli. Uqhawulo-mtshato, ukufa, nokwahlukana zizinto zokwenene. Oko kwenzeka kusapho endakhulela kulo.

Utata wam wasweleka xa ndandineminyaka esixhenxe ubudala, ngoko mna nomntakwethu omncinane nodadewethu sakhuliswa ngumama ongumhlolokazi. Kwezona meko zinzima, waqhubela phambili. Wayeyedwa kwaye ephukile, kodwa ngoncedo lweNkosi, imfundiso yakhe enamandla yeBandla ebuyisiweyo yasikhokela. Indlela awayethandazela uncedo lwasezulwini ekukhuliseni abantwana bakhe, ibe wasikelelwa! Sakhulela kwikhaya elonwabileyo apho utata wethu ongasekhoyo wayesoloko engumntu wokwenene. Wasifundisa ukuba sinotata kwaye unomyeni kwaye sasizakuhlala silusapho ngenxa yomtshato wabo wasetempileni. Utata wethu wayengekho nje okwexeshana kuba iNkosi yayimbizele kumsebenzi owahlukileyo.

Ndiyazi ukuba amanye amasapho akonwabanga kangako, kodwa wonke umama ongenaqabane angafundisa ngothando lukaBawo oseZulwini neentsikelelo zomtshato wasetempileni. Nawe ungayenza lento! Icebo likaBawo oseZulwini liqinisekisa oku kunokwenzeka kumntu wonke. Sonke sinombulelo ngomtshato wasetempileni nangeentsikelelo ezilindelekileyo zokutywinwa njengosapho lwanaphakade. Njengomama wam, siyathanda ukucaphula isithembiso sikaLehi kunyana wakhe uYakobi sokuba uThixo “uya kuzingcwalisa iimbandezelo zakho ukuba zibe yinzuzo kuwe” (2 Nifayi 2:2). Oko kusebenza kusapho ngalunye lwabaNgcwele beMihla yokuGqibela, luphelele okanye olungagqibekanga ngoku. Silibandla losapho.

Imfundiso yethu kunye nokholo lwethu kwiintsapho zanaphakade ziyasomeleza kwaye zisimanya. Andisokuze ndisilibale isithembiso sikaTatomkhulu ozala umama uHarris, xa thina bantwana sasihlala kwifama yakhe kufutshane nePayson, eUtah. Wandixelela iindaba ezibuhlungu zokuba utata uswelekele kwindawo ekude yaseDenver, eColorado. Ndibaleke ndayongena ekamereni ndaguqa ecaleni kwebhedi, ndikhala intliziyo yam ibuhlungu. Wandilandela uTatomkhulu wayoguqa ngamadolo ecaleni kwam waza wathi “ndizakuba nguyihlo.“ Eso sithembiso sinobubele ngumzekelo onamandla wento enokwenziwa ngumakhulu nootatomkhulu ukuze bavale izikhewu xa iintsapho zilahlekelwa okanye zilahlekelwe lilungu.

Abazali, abangatshatanga okanye abatshatileyo—nabanye, njengoomakhulu nootatomkhulu, abaphumeza loo ndima ebantwaneni—bangabafundisi abanobuchule. Eyona mfundiso iphumelelayo ngumzekelo wabo. Isangqa sosapho yeyona ndawo ifanelekileyo yokubonisa nokufunda imilinganiselo engunaphakade, enjengokubaluleka komtshato nabantwana, injongo yobomi, nomthombo wokwenene wovuyo. Ikwayeyona ndawo ifanelekileyo yokufunda ezinye izifundo ezibalulekileyo ebomini, ezinjengobubele, ukuxolela, ukuzeyisa, nokubaluleka kwemfundo nomsebenzi onyanisekileyo.

Ewe, amalungu eBandla amaninzi anamalungu osapho athandwayo angazamkeliyo iinqobo zevangeli kunye nolindelo. Amalungu anjalo afuna uthando nomonde lwethu. Ngokunxulumene omnye nomnye, kufuneka sikhumbule ukuba ukugqibelela esikufunayo akupheleliselwanga kwiimeko ezicinezelayo zokufa. Imfundiso enkulu kwi IMfundiso neMinqophiso 138:57–59 iyasiqinisekisa ukuba inguquko nokukhula kwasemoyeni kungaqhubeka kwilizwe lemimoya elilandela ubomi basemhlabeni. Okubaluleke ngakumbi, njengokuba iintsapho zimanyana ukuze someleze omnye komnye, kufuneka sonke sikhumbule ukuba izono neentsilelo ezingenakuthintelwa sonke esizifumana ebomini basemhlabeni zinokuxolelwa ngenguquko ngenxa yozuko neNtlawulelo esindisayo kaYesu Krestu.

UMsindisi wethu, uYesu Krestu, ungoyena mzekelo wethu ubalaseleyo. Siya kusikelelwa ukuba sixelisa ubomi bethu ngokweemfundiso zaKhe nokuzincama. Ukulandela uKrestu nokuzinikela ekukhonzeni omnye komnye lolona nyango lulungileyo lokuzingca nobuntu obuthile ngoku obubonakala buxhaphake kakhulu.

Abazali bakwanabo nomsebenzi wokufundisa abantwana babo ulwazi olusebenzayo ngaphandle kwemigaqo yevangeli. Iintsapho zimanyana xa zisenza izinto ezinentsingiselo kunye. Izitiya zosapho zakha ubudlelwane bosapho. Amava avuyisayo osapho omeleza amaqhina osapho. Ukuhlala ententeni, imisebenzi yezemidlalo, nolunye uhlobo lokuzonwabisa luxabiseke ngokukodwa kwiintsapho ezibophelelayo. Iintsapho kufuneka ziququzelele umanyano losapho ukukhumbula izinyanya, ezikhokelela etempileni.

Abazali bafanele bafundise abantwana ubuchule obusisiseko bokuphila, kuquka ukusebenza eyadini nasekhaya. Ukufunda iilwimi kukulungiselela inkonzo yobuvangeli nobomi bale mihla. Ootitshala bezi zifundo basenokuba ngabazali okanye oomakhulu nootatomkhulu okanye amalungu osapho olongezelelekileyo. Iintsapho ziyaphumelela xa zifunda njengeqela zize zilulekwe kunye kuyo yonke imibandela exhalabisa usapho namalungu alo.

Abanye basenokuthi, “Kodwa asinaxesha layo nayiphi na loo nto.” Ukufumana ixesha lokwenza oko kuxabiseke ngokwenene, abazali abaninzi baya kufumanisa ukuba banokuphendukela usapho lwabo ukuba bacima ulwazi ngobugcisa jikelele babo. Kwaye bazali, khumbulani, into efunwa ngabo bantwana ngenene kwisidlo sangokuhlwa lixesha nani.

Iintsikelelo ezinkulu ziza kwiintsapho ukuba zithandaza kunye, ziguqa ubusuku nentsasa ukunika umbulelo ngeentsikelelo nokuthandazela iinkxalabo ezifanayo. Iintsapho zikwasikelelekile njengoko zinqula kunye kwiinkonzo zeBandla nakwezinye iindawo zokuthandaza. Ulwalamano lwentsapho lomelezwa ngamabali eentsapho, ngokuyilwa kwezithethe zentsapho nokwabelana ngamava angcwele. Bahlala beyeyona mbangi ibalaseleyo yenkuthazo kuthi nakwinzala yethu.

Ndiyangqina ngeNkosi uYesu Krestu, onguNyana oKuphela koZelweyo kaThixo, uBawo wethu waNaphakade. Uyasimema ukuba silandele indlela yomnqophiso ekhokelela kumanyano losapho lwasezulwini. Amandla okutywina obubingeleli, akhokelwa zizitshixo ezibuyiselweyo kwiTempile yaseKirtland, ahlanganisa iintsapho kunye ngonaphakade (bona IMfundiso neMinqophiso 110:13–16). Okwangoku zisetyenziswa kwinani elikhulayo leetempile zeNkosi kwihlabathi jikelele. Oku kuyinene. Masibeyinxalenye yayo, Ndiyathandaza, egameni lika Yesu Krestu, amen.