Xa sithetha ngokumisela kwakhona iBandla lamaKrestu, asithethi ngokuseka inkolo entsha. Ngokuchasene noko. Sithetha ngokubuyela kunqulo olwalukho ngenkulungwane yokuqala-uhlobo olwalungaziwa kakhulu kule mihla. Kukho amawaka amahlelo obuKristu kunye namahlelo kwihlabathi liphela ukusuka kwi-ultra-enkulu, njengeCawa yamaKatolika, ukuya kwelinye lamahlumela asekuhlaleni. Kodwa inye into ekubonakala ukuba bonke banayo ngokufanayo kukuba kukho umntu okhokela ibandla kwaye onyanzelisa iseti yemithetho kunye nesakhelo semfundiso yenkolo ekufuneka bonke bathobele kuyo ukuba banqwenela ukuhlala bemanyene nelo bandla. Ewe kunjalo, kukho amanye amaqela angengawo amahlelo ngokupheleleyo. Ulawulwa yintoni? Into yokuba iqela lizibiza ngokuba ayililo ihlelo ayithethi ukuba ikhululekile kwingxaki esisiseko ebuthintele ubuKrestu phantse kwasekuqaleni: utyekelo lwamadoda athabathayo kwaye ekugqibeleni awuphathe umhlambi njengowawo. Kodwa kuthekani ngamaqela aya kwelinye icala anyamezele zonke iinkolelo nokuziphatha? Uhlobo "lwento ehambayo" yonqulo.

Indlela yomKrestu yindlela yokumodareyitha, indlela ehamba phakathi kwemithetho engqongqo yomFarisi kunye nokuziphatha okubi ngokwesini kwenkululeko. Ayisiyondlela ilula, kuba ayakhelwanga kwimigaqo, kodwa kwimigaqo, kwaye imigaqo ilukhuni kuba ifuna ukuba sizicingele kwaye sithathe uxanduva ngezenzo zethu. Imithetho ilula kakhulu, akunjalo? Konke okufuneka ukwenze kukulandela oko inkokheli ethile ezimeleyo ikuxelela ukuba uyenze. Uthatha uxanduva. Ewe, kunjalo, ngumgibe. Ekugqibeleni, sonke siya kuma phambi kwesihlalo sokugweba sikaThixo size siphendule ngezenzo zethu. Isizathu, “bendilandela imiyalelo kuphela,” ngekhe usike ngelo xesha.

Ukuba siza kukhula siye kumlinganiso wobungakanani bokuzala kukaKristu, njengoko uPawulos wabongoza abase-Efese ukuba benze (Efese 4:13) kuya kufuneka siqale sisebenzise iingqondo neentliziyo zethu.

Kwindlela yokupapasha ezi vidiyo, siceba ukukhetha iimeko eziqhelekileyo ezivela amaxesha ngamaxesha kwaye ezifuna ukuba sithathe izigqibo. Andizukubeka mithetho, kuba oko kuya kuba kukuzikhukhumalisa kwam, kwaye iya kuba linyathelo lokuqala kwindlela yolawulo lomntu. Akukho mntu ufanele ukuba yinkokeli yakho; NguKristu kuphela. Ulawulo lwakhe lusekwe kwimigaqo ayibekileyo ethi xa idityaniswe nesazela esiqeqeshiweyo sobuKristu, isikhokelele kwindlela elungileyo.

Umzekelo, sinokuzibuza ngokuvota kunyulo lwezopolitiko; nokuba singazibhiyozela iiholide ezithile; NjengeKrisimesi okanye iHalloween, nokuba singakhumbula na usuku lokuzalwa lomntu okanye uSuku loMama; okanye yintoni enokuthi yenzeke kweli hlabathi lanamhlanje umtshato ohloniphekileyo.

Masiqale ngale yokugqibela, kwaye siza kugubungela ezinye kwiividiyo ezizayo. Kwakhona, asikhangeli mithetho, kodwa siyisebenzisa njani imigaqo yeBhayibhile ukuze samkeleke kuThixo.

Umbhali wamaHebhere wacebisa: “Umtshato mawubekeke phakathi kwenu nonke, nesilili somtshato masingadyojwa, kuba uThixo uya kubagweba abahenyuzi nabakrexezi.” (Hebhere 13: 4)

Ngoku oko kungabonakala kuthe tye, kodwa kuthekani ukuba isibini esitshatileyo esinabantwana siqala ukunxulumana nebandla lakho kwaye emva kwexesha ufundile ukuba bebekunye iminyaka eli-10, kodwa bengazange babhalise umtshato wabo phambi kukarhulumente? Ngaba ubuya kubajonga njengomtshato ohloniphekileyo okanye ungababiza ngokuba ngabahenyuzi?

Ndicelile kuJim Penton ukuba abelane ngophando ngalo mbandela oza kusinceda ekuboneni ukuba yeyiphi imigaqo-nkqubo esinokuyisebenzisa ukwenza isigqibo esithandekayo kwiNkosi yethu. Jim, ungakhathala ukuthetha ngale nto?

Umxholo wonke womtshato unzima kakhulu, njengoko ndiyazi indlela ebekuhlupha ngayo kumaNgqina kaYehova nakwindawo ahlala kuyo. Qaphela ukuba phantsi kwemfundiso ka-Rutherford yowe-1929 yaMandla aPhakamileyo, amaNgqina akazange anikele ngqalelo ingako kumthetho welizwe. Ngexesha lesithintelo bekukho ubungqina obuninzi bamaNgqina phakathi kweToronto neBrooklyn kwaye, namaNgqina angene kwimitshato evumayo ahlala ethathwa njengathembekileyo kumbutho. Okumangalisayo kukuba, ngo-1952 uNathan Knorr wagqiba kwelokuba nasiphi na isibini esasisabelana ngesondo ngaphambi kokuba umtshato waso uqiniswe ngummeli welizwe elalizimeleyo sasiza kususwa kubudlelane nangona oko kwakuchasene nemfundiso yowe-1929 eyayingashiywanga kude kube phakathi kwiminyaka engamashumi amathandathu.

Ndimele ndikhankanye, nangona kunjalo, ukuba uMbutho wenze into eyodwa. Benza oku ngo-1952. Yayikukuba ukuba isibini esithile se-JW sasihlala kwilizwe elalifuna umtshato osemthethweni ngumbutho othile wezenkolo, esi sibini i-JW sasingatsho nje ukuba siza kutshata phambi kwebandla lasekuhlaleni. Ke emva koko, xa umthetho utshintshiwe, kuye kwafuneka ukuba bafumane isatifikethi somtshato waseburhulumenteni.

Kodwa makhe siqwalasele banzi umbuzo womtshato. Okokuqala nokuphambili, yonke imitshato eyayifakwa ku-Israyeli wamandulo yayikukuba esi sibini sasinento efana nomsitho wasekhaya saza sagoduka sagqiba umtshato waso ngesondo. Kodwa loo nto yatshintsha kwiminyaka ephezulu ephakathi kweCawa yamaKatolika. Ngaphantsi kwenkqubo yomthendeleko, umtshato waba ngumthendeleko ekufuneka wenziwe ngumbingeleli kwimiyalelo engcwele. Kodwa xa uHlaziyo lwenzeka, yonke into yatshintsha kwakhona; oorhulumente behlabathi bathatha ishishini lokubhalisa imitshato ngokusemthethweni; okokuqala, ukukhusela amalungelo epropathi, kwaye okwesibini, ukukhusela abantwana kwi-bastardy.

Ewe umtshato waseNgilani kunye neekoloniyali zayo ezininzi zazilawulwa yiCawa yaseNgilani ukuya kuthi ga kwinkulungwane yeshumi elinesithoba. Umzekelo, ootatomkhulu nootatomkhulu bam kwafuneka batshate eUpper Canada kwiAnglican Cathedral eToronto, nangona umtshakazi wayengumBhaptizi. Kwanasemva komfelandawonye ngo-1867 eCanada, iphondo ngalinye lalinamandla okunika ilungelo lokwenza umtshato kwiicawa ezahlukeneyo nakwimibutho yezenkolo, kwaye abanye akunjalo. Okuphawuleka kukuba, amaNgqina kaYehova ayevunyelwe ukuba atshate ngokusemthethweni kumaphondo ambalwa emva kweMfazwe yesibini (II) yeHlabathi, kwaye kakhulu, kamva eQuebec. Ke, ndiseyinkwenkwana, ndiyakhumbula ukuba zingaphi izibini zamaNgqina kaYehova ezazihamba imigama emide ukuze zitshate eUnited States. Kwaye kuDandatheko nasebudeni beMfazwe yesibini (II) yeHlabathi kwakudla ngokungenakwenzeka, ngakumbi xa amaNgqina ayengavumelekanga kangangeminyaka emine. Yiyo ke loo nto, abaninzi bebotshelelwe kunye, kwaye uMbutho awunangxaki.

Imithetho yomtshato iye yahluka kakhulu kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo. Umzekelo, eScotland, izibini zinokutshata ixesha elide ngokuxela isifungo phambi kwengqina okanye amangqina. Kungenxa yeso sizathu izibini zamaNgesi zinqumla umda zingena eScotland kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana. Rhoqo, iminyaka yomtshato ibiphantsi kakhulu. Ootatomkhulu noomakhulu babekhangela iikhilomitha ezininzi ukusuka entshona Canada ukuya eMontana ngo-1884 ukuze batshate umtshato waseburhulumenteni. Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabini anesine, wayeneminyaka elishumi elinesithathu nesiqingatha. Into enomdla kukuba utyikityo lukatata wakhe kwilayisensi yabo yomtshato ebonisa imvume yakhe emtshatweni wabo. Ke umtshato kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo ubuye wahluka kakhulu.

Ku-Israyeli wamandulo, kwakungekho mfuneko yokubhalisa phambi kukarhulumente. Ngexesha lomtshato kaJoseph noMary bekunjalo. Ngapha koko, isenzo sokubandakanyeka sasifana nomtshato, kodwa esi yayisisivumelwano phakathi kwamaqela, hayi isenzo somthetho. Yiyo ke loo nto, akuba uYosefu esiva ukuba uMariya ukhulelwe, wagqiba kwelokuba aqhawule umtshato ngokufihlakeleyo kuba "engafuni kumenza umboniso obonakalayo esidlangalaleni". Oku bekuya kwenzeka kuphela ukuba isivumelwano sabo somtshato / somtshato besigcinwe ngasese kude kube lelo xesha. Ukuba bekukho esidlangalaleni, ngekhe kubekho ndlela yokugcina imfihlo yoqhawulo mtshato. Ukuba wayewuqhawula umtshato ngokufihlakeleyo — nto leyo amaYuda ayivumela ukuba yenziwe yindoda — wayeya kugwetywa njengomhenyuzi, kunokuba akrexeze. Umntu wokuqala wayefuna atshate notata womntwana, lowo ngokungathandabuzekiyo uYosefu wayecinga ukuba ungowakwaSirayeli, ngelixa yena wayegwetyelwa ukufa. Inqaku lelokuba konke oku kwenziwa ngaphandle kokubandakanyeka kukarhulumente.

Sifuna ukugcina ibandla licocekile, lingenabakrexezi nabahenyuzi. Nangona kunjalo, yintoni ebandakanya ihambo enjalo? Ngokucacileyo indoda eqesha ihenyukazi ibandakanyeka ekuziphatheni okubi. Abantu ababini abalala nomntu ongathandani naye ngokucacileyo babandakanyeka ekuhenyuzeni, kwaye ukuba omnye wabo utshatile, ukrexezile. Kodwa kuthekani ngomntu othi, njengoYosefu noMariya, enze umnqophiso phambi koThixo wokutshata, aze aphile ubomi ngokuvisisana neso sithembiso?

Masiyenze nzima le meko. Ungathini xa isibini ekubhekiswa kuso sisenza oko kwilizwe okanye iphondo apho umtshato oqhelekileyo ungavunywa ngokusemthethweni? Ngokucacileyo, abanakho ukuthatha ithuba lokukhuselwa phantsi komthetho okhusela amalungelo epropathi; kodwa ukungazifumani kwezibonelelo zomthetho ayizizo izinto ezifanayo nokwaphula umthetho.

Umbuzo iba ngulo: Ngaba singabagweba njengabahenyuzi okanye singabamkela ebandleni lethu njengesibini esitshatileyo phambi koThixo?

KwiZenzo 5:29 sixelelwa ukuba sithobele uThixo kunabantu. AmaRoma 13: 1-5 isixelela ukuba sithobele amagunya awongamileyo kwaye singachasani nawo. Ngokucacileyo, isibhambathiso esenziwe phambi koThixo sisebenza ngakumbi kunesivumelwano esisemthethweni yiyo i ezenziwe phambi kwakhe nawuphi na urhulumente wehlabathi. Bonke oorhulumente behlabathi abakhoyo namhlanje baya kudlula, kodwa uThixo uya kuhlala ngonaphakade. Ke, umbuzo uba: Ngaba urhulumente ufuna ukuba abantu ababini abahlala kunye batshate, okanye ngaba kukhethwa? Ngaba ukutshata ngokusemthethweni kunokubangela ukwaphulwa komthetho welizwe?

Kwandithatha ixesha elide ukuzisa umfazi wam waseMelika eCanada ngoo-1960, kwaye unyana wam omncinci wayenengxaki efanayo ekuziseni inkosikazi yakhe yaseMelika eCanada ngeminyaka yoo-1980. Kwityala ngalinye, sasitshate ngokusemthethweni kumazwe ngaphambi kokuqala kwenkqubo yokufudukela kwelinye ilizwe, into ephikisana nomthetho wase-US. Ukuba sasitshatile phambi kweNkosi, kodwa hayi phambi kwabasemagunyeni ngesasivumelana nomthetho welizwe kwaye siyiququzelela kakhulu inkqubo yokufudukela emveni koko ngebesitshate ngokusemthethweni eCanada, eyayiyimfuneko ngelo xesha ekubeni sasingamaNgqina kaYehova silawulwa yimithetho kaNathan Knorr.

Inqaku lakho konke oku kukubonisa ukuba akukho mithetho inzima kwaye ikhawulezayo, njengoko sakha safundisa ukukholelwa nguMbutho wamaNgqina kaYehova. Endaweni yoko, kufuneka sivavanye imeko nganye ngokuxhomekeke kwiimeko ezikhokelwe yimithetho-siseko ebekwe kwisibhalo, esona sisekelo ngumgaqo wothando.

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