Icebo likaThixo loSapho lwaNaphakade

NguMdala Ulisses Soares

WeQumrhu labaPostile Abalishumi Elinambini

Iintsapho ezamkela icebo likaThixo, zithande njengoko uMsindisi wayethanda, kwaye zihloniphe iminqophiso yazo ngenye imini ziya kudla ilifa “iintsikelelo zobomi obungunaphakade nenzaliseko yovuyo.”

ifoto yeTempile yaseSão Paulo eBrazil — Ekupheleni komsebenzi wam wobufundisi wexesha elizeleyo, ndakuvuyela xa ndafumana isipho esisesam kwaye ndatywinelwa kubazali bam kwitempile yaseSão Paulo eBrazil.

Abazali bam, uApparecido noMercedes, babesuka kwiimvelaphi ezahlukeneyo zonqulo, kodwa amava bobomi babo babalungiselela ukuba bamkele ivangeli ebuyisiweyo.

Utata wam wakhulela kusapho olulungileyo kodwa olungakholwayo. Nangona kunjalo, njengomfana wayenomdla kwinkolo. Wayeyifunda iBhayibhile, esiya kwiiklasi zeBhayibhile, kwaye wafunda ubomi bukaYesu Krestu. Izifundo zakhe zamenza waba nomdla omkhulu kuzo zombini ivangeli yoMsindisi nosapho, zimshiya nomnqweno wokutshata nomntu onengqondo efanayo.

Ngokwahlukileyo, umama wayevela kusapho olukholwayo ngokunzulu. Bayamkela imigaqo yevangeli, besiya kwiinkozo zebandla, kwaye baziqhelanisa nenkolo yabo ngokuthembekileyo. Ekhulela kula meko, umama waba luhlobo lomntu ongazange awuphose umhlangano webandla.

Kwaye, emva kokuba abazali bam batshata kwaye mna nabantakwethu safika, benze konke okusemandleni abo ukusikhulisa ngokukhanya kolwazi lwabo lwemigaqo yevangeli. Ngenye imini umakazi owayelilungu elingaziyo leBandla likaYesu Krestu labaNgcwele beMihla kaYesu Krestu, wathi kutata wam, “Unamakhwenkwe amane, sithandwa. Ukuba ufuna ngokwenene ukukhulisa usapho olusekelwe kuKrestu kwaye ube noThixo kusapho lwakho, kufuneka uye kwibandla lam.

Utata wayiva into awayithethayo, kodwa akazange athathe nyathelo kwade kwaba yimini abafundisi bevangeli bexesha elizeleyo bafika kuluntu lwethu, bankqonkqoza kumnyango wethu, baza baqalisa ukusifundisa. Wakhawuleza waqonda ukuba babemele ibandla umakazi wam wayemkhuthaze ukuba enze uphando ngalo.

Ukukhanya neNyaniso

Enye yezinto ezazibangela umdla kubazali bam ekuqaleni kwivangeli ebuyisiweyo kaYesu Krestu kukubaluleka okubekwa liBandla kusapho nemfundiso yokuba “uninzi lomsebenzi kaThixo wosindiso nokuphakamisa wenziwa ngosapho.” Ngaphambi kokuba babhaptizwe, abazali bam bachukunyiswa yinto ababeyifunda kangangokuba bamema abamelwane ukuba bazibandakanye nabo kwizifundo zabafundisi bevangeli.

iifoto zabazali bakaMdala uSoares — Enye yezinto ezazibangela umdla kubazali bam ekuqaleni kwivangeli ebuyisiweyo kaYesu Krestu kukubaluleka okubekwa liBandla kusapho.

Njengoko babedibana nabafundisi bevangeli, kwaye baqhubeka nokufunda ivangeli emva kobhaptizo lwabo, abazali bam bafunda iindlela “zokukhulisa abantwana [babo] ekukhanyeni nasenyanisweni” kwaye nendlela “yokulungisa indlu [yabo]” ngokwasemoyeni” (IMfundiso neMinqophiso 93:40, 43).

Bafunde ukuba “usapho lubaluleke kakhulu kwicebo loMdali lwesiphelo sanaphakade sabantwana baKhe” kwaye nokuba “ulonwabo kubomi losapho lungaphunyezwa ngokugqibeleleyo xa lusekelwe phezu kweemfundiso zeNkosi uYesu Krestu.”

Bafunda ukuba “imitshato neentsapho eziphumeleleyo zisekwa kwaye zilondolozwa kwimigaqo yomthandazo, yokholo, yenguquko, yoxolelwano, yentlonipho, yothando, yemfesane, yomsebenzi, kunye nemisebenzi yokuzonwabisa enempilo.”

Bafunda ukuba iintsapho zingaphila ngonaphakade kwaye “intlalontle ekhoyo phakathi kwethu apha, iya kubakho phakathi kwethu apho, kuphela iya kudityaniswa nobuqaqawuli banaphakade” (IMfundiso neMinqophiso 130:2).

Kwaye bafunda ukuba “injongo ephambili yayo yonke imfundiso, yonke imisebenzi eBandleni kukuba abazali nabantwana babo bonwabile ekhaya, batywinwe kumtshato wanaphakade, kwaye badityanisiwe kwizizukulwana zabo.”

Ngolo lwazi, babenqwenela ukutywinwa njengosapho ngonaphakade.

Iliso Elijonge Ephakadeni

Emva kokuba abazali bam bebhaptiziwe, baqhelisela oko babekufunda, besuka ehlabathini besiya kubukumkani bevangeli. Basebenza ukuhlanganisa usapho lwethu ngokuba nomhlangano wosapho wangokuhlwa wekhaya nesifundo sezibhalo sosapho, ukuya kwiintlanganiso zeBandla ngokuthembeka, nokwenza umsebenzi wembali yosapho. Ngalo mizamo yomanyano, babenethemba lokudala usapho olugxile kwicebo losindiso olujonge ephakadeni.

Ngo-1965, unyaka abazali bam ababhaptizwa ngawo, itempile ekufutshane neSão Paulo, eBrazil, yayiseMesa, eArizona, malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-6,000 (9,650 km) ukusuka apho. Ukuhamba kwakubiza kakhulu kusapho lwethu, ngoko ke abazali bam kwafuneka balinde de kube kukunikezelwa kweTempile yaseSão Paulo eBrazil ngo-1978 ngaphambi kokuba bafumane imimiselo yabo yetempile baze batywinwe. Ngelo xesha, ndandisenza umsebenzi wobufundisi eRio de Janeiro.

Kwiinyanga ezimbini ngaphambi kokuba ndigqibe umsebenzi wam wobufundisi ngeyoMdumba 1980, umongameli wam wobufundisi wavumela mna neqabane lam ukuba sihambe ubusuku bonke namalungu esteyki ukusuka eRio de Janeiro ukuya etempileni eSão Paulo ukuze ndifumane isipho esisesam kwaye nditywinwe kubazali bam. Njengabazali bam, ndandilinde iminyaka emininzi ukuze ndifumane iintsikelelo ezithenjisiweyo zemimiselo neminqophiso yetempile.

Loo mava atshintsha umbono wam wekamva kwaye andinika umbono wam wokuqala wobunyani bamazwi kaMongameli uRussell M. Nelson akutshanje: “Ixesha etempileni liya kukunceda ukuba ucinge silestiyali kwaye ubambe umbono wokuba ungubani ngokwenene, umntu onganguye, kunye nohlobo lobomi onokuba nabo ngonaphakade.”

Ixesha lam elifutshane etempileni kweso sihlandlo laphembelela kakhulu inkonzo yam yobufundisi. Ngaloo mbono mtsha, ukungqina ngetempile nokubaluleka kwecebo likaThixo leentsapho kananjalo kwaba nefuthe elihlala lihleli ebomini bam.

Xa mna nomfazi wam, uRosana, satshata emva kweminyaka emibini yomsebenzi wobufundisi, satywinwa etempileni sinombono wokukhulisa usapho lwethu lwanaphakade. Ukwenza njalo, sasebenza kunye ukudala amasiko osapho afana nalawo abazali bethu babesifundise wona, onke egxile kuMsindisi, kwiimfundiso zaKhe, nakwiimfundiso zabaprofeti baKhe banamhlanje.

Namhlanje abantwana bethu bakhulisa abantwana babo ngemigaqo efanayo yevangeli yolonwabo. Kuthi, usapho luyinto yonke kuba siyakuqonda ukubaluleka kosapho kwicebo likaThixo.

NjengoGunyazisiweyo Jikelele, ndafumana intsikelelo yokutywina abantwana bam abathathu kumaqabane abo etempileni. Ukuba jonga emehlweni abo ngethuba beguqa ngalo esibingelelweni etempileni yayingamava amahle. Ndandibona inzala yam isikelelwa yimigaqo efanayo yevangeli abazali bam ababendifundise yona kunye neyokuba mna noRosana sabafundisa yona. Ndandibona ezo ntsikelelo ziqhubeka kwizizukulwana ezizayo. Kwaye ndakhunjuzwa ukuba ngubani owenza konke kube nokwenzeka.

Isikhumbuzo seKrisimesi

Usapho lubalulekile kwicebo likaThixo lolonwabo, kodwa ngaphandle koMsindisi uYesu Krestu, elo cebo alinakwenzeka. Intlawulelo yaKhe nemimiselo kunye neminqophiso efumaneka kwivangeli yaKhe yenza kube nokwenzeka isithembiso sokuphakanyiswa.

UMongameli uNelson ubhengeze wathi: “Ukuphakanyiswa ngumcimbi wosapho. “Kungemimiselo esindisayo yevangeli kaYesu Krestu kuphela apho iintsapho zinokuphakanyiswa.” Injongo yokugqibela esiyizabalazelayo kukuba sonwabe njengosapho—sinikwe isipho esisesethu, sitywinwe, kwaye silungiselelwe ubomi obungunaphakade phambi koThixo.”

Xa ndityelela iindawo endingazange ndizibone ngaphambili, ndizama ukufumana umfanekiso omncinci wokuzalwa kukaYesu okhumbuza mna noRosana ngoMsindisi. Ndakha ingqokelela eninzi.

Ngethuba ndicinga ngaloo miboniso yokuzalwa kukaYesu ithobekileyo, mna nomfazi wam sakhe sacinga, “Yintoni ebaluleke kakhulu ebomini bethu?” Impendulo, ewe, nguMsindisi, ivangeli yaKhe, nosapho lwethu. Ukuze sikhumbule uthando lukaBawo wethu waseZulwini ngathi kwaye nokuba kungenxa yoMsindisi apho isithembiso seentsapho ezingunaphakade senzeka khona, ngaphambi kweKrismesi kwiminyaka embalwa eyadlulayo sabeka zonke iziganeko sokuzalwa kukaYesu kwiishelufu ezimbini ezinkulu ekhayeni lethu—saza sazishiya endaweni yokuzibeka emva kweeholide zeKrismesi. Elo siko lisinceda sigcine umoya weKrisimesi ekhayeni lethu unyaka wonke.

Yonke imihla xa sijonga ezo ziganeko zokuzalwa kukaYesu, zisikhumbuza ngobunono ngendima ephambili yoMsindisi ebomini bethu. Zisikhumbuza ukuba uxolo emhlabeni ngoku (bona Luka 2:14) nolonwabo olungunaphakade kwihlabathi elizayo zixhomekeke kuMsindisi nasekuhlonipheni iminqophiso esiyenzileyo naYe. Kwaye zisikhumbuza thina “weza ehlabathini, nkqu uYesu, ukuze abethelelelwe emnqamlezweni ihlabathi, aze athwale izono zehlabathi, aze alihlambulule kubo bonke ububi”

“Ukuze ngaye bonke babe nokusindiswa abo uBawo ababeke emandleni akhe baze benziwa nguye” (IMfundiso neMinqophiso 76:41–42).

Kanye njengokuba safunda ezi nyaniso kubazali bethu, mna noRosanna sisebenze nzima ukuze sizidlulisele ebantwaneni bethu. Ngoku abantwana bethu bafundisa abantwana babo ezi nyaniso. Imbewu eyatyalwa ezintliziyweni zabazali bam kwiminyaka engama-60 eyadlulayo kwikhaya lethu elincinci eBrazil idubule yaza yavelisa isiqhamo “esisesona, sixabiseke kakhulu, esimnandi ngaphezu kwabo bonke ubumnandi, kwaye esimhlophe ngaphezu kwayo yonke into emhlophe, ewe, kwaye esicwenge ngaphezu kwayo yonke into ecwengileyo” (Alma 32:42).

Ndiyangqina ukuba abo bamkela icebo likaThixo leentsapho, bathande njengoko uMsindisi wayethanda, kwaye bahloniphe iminqophiso yabo ngenye imini baya kudla ilifa “iintsikelelo zobomi obungunaphakade nenzaliseko yovuyo” kunye nabathandekayo babo kunye noBawo noNyana.